Supero C7SIM-Q User Manual

C7SIM-Q

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0c

Manual Revision: Revision 1.0c

Printed Date: March 11, 2011

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FCC Statement: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,
uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
manufacturer’s instruction manual, may cause interference with radio communications. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning
the equipment off and on, you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more
of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation
between the equipment and the receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different
from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television
technician for help.
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warning applies only to products containing CR (Manganese Dioxide) Lithium coin cells. “Perchlorate
Material-special handling may apply. See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”

WARNING: Handling of lead solder materials used in this
product may expose you to lead, a chemical known to
the State of California to cause birth defects and other
reproductive harm.

Preface

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Manual Organization

Chapter 1 describes the features, specications and performance of the mainboard

and provides detailed information about the chipset.

Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when
installing the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into
the system.

If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes troubleshooting
procedures for the video, the memory and the system setup stored in CMOS.

Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on
running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A provides BIOS POST Messages. Appendix B provides Driver soft­ware installation instructions. Appendix C are setup instructions for the Intel Active
Management Techology (AMT), and Appendix D describes the BIOS Recovery
instructions.

Conventions Used in the Manual:

Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and
to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself:

Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installation,
to prevent bodily injury or damage to the components.

Note: Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure

correct system setup.

!

Preface

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgable
PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the
C7SIM-Q motherboard. The C7SIM-Q supports a single Intel® CoreTM i7, Core i5,
Core i3 and Pentium® processor series in an LGA1156 socket. Featuring the In­tel Q57 Express, the C7SIM-Q also offers substantial enhancement in price/sys­tem performance ratio in a cost-effective, small form-factor package. Please refer
to our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/products/) for updates on supported
processors. This product is intended to be installed and serviced by professional
technicians.

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Table of Contents

Preface ........................................................................................................................ iii

Manual Organization ....................................................................................................iii

Conventions Used in the Manual ..................................................................................iii

Quick-Start Guide .........................................................................................................vii

Chapter 1: Introduction

1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1

Checklist ..................................................................................................... 1-1

Contacting Supermicro ............................................................................... 1-2

C7SIM-Q Image ........................................................................ 1-3

C7SIM-Q Layout ......................................................................... 1-4

C7SIM-Q Quick Reference .......................................................... 1-5

Motherboard Features .............................................................................. 1-7

System Block Diagram ............................................................................... 1-9

1-2 Chipset Overview ......................................................................................... 1-10

1-3 PC Health Monitoring ................................................................................... 1-11

1-4 Power Conguration Settings ....................................................................... 1-11

1-5 Power Supply ............................................................................................... 1-12

1-6 Super I/O ...................................................................................................... 1-13

1-6 Intel vPro Technology ................................................................................... 1-13

Chapter 2: Installation

2-1 Electro-Static Sensitive Devices ..................................................................... 2-1

2-2 Motherboard Installation .................................................................................. 2-2

2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation ................................................................ 2-4

2-4 System Memory ............................................................................................. 2-12

2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports ............................................................... 2-15

1. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports................................................................ 2-15

2. Front Control Panel ....................................................................................2-16

3. Front Control Panel Pin Denitions ............................................................ 2-17

Power LED ............................................................................................. 2-17

HDD LED ................................................................................................. 2-17

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators ..................................................................... 2-18

Overheat/Fan Fail LED ........................................................................... 2-18

Power Fail LED ....................................................................................... 2-18

Reset Button ............................................................................................ 2-19

Power Button ........................................................................................... 2-19

2-6 Connecting Cables ....................................................................................... 2-20

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ATX/Auxiliary Power Connectors ........................................................... 2-20

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ..................................................................... 2-21

Chassis Intrusion ...................................................................................... 2-21

Fan Headers ............................................................................................. 2-22

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports ............................................ 2-23

Serial Ports ............................................................................................... 2-23

Wake-On-Ring ......................................................................................... 2-24

Wake-On-LAN .......................................................................................... 2-24

LAN1/LAN2 Ports ..................................................................................... 2-25

Speaker Connector .................................................................................. 2-25

High Denition Audio (HDA) ..................................................................... 2-26

S/PDIF Header ......................................................................................... 2-26

Front Panel Audio Control ........................................................................ 2-27

Power LED ............................................................................................... 2-27

VGA Port ..................................................................................................2-28

DVI-D Port ................................................................................................ 2-28

T-SGPIO 0/1 Headers .............................................................................. 2-29

Power Supply I

2

C Connector ................................................................... 2-29

2-7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-30

Explanation of Jumpers ......................................................................... 2-30

Audio Enable .......................................................................................... 2-31

HD/AC97 Select ..................................................................................... 2-31

PCI/PCI-E Slots to SMB ........................................................................ 2-31

Speaker Select ....................................................................................... 2-32

LAN Port Enable/Disable ....................................................................... 2-32

Intel Management Engine (ME) ............................................................. 2-32

TPM Support Enable ................................................................................ 2-33

Clear CMOS ............................................................................................. 2-33

USB Wake-Up .......................................................................................... 2-34

2-8 Onboard Indicators ....................................................................................... 2-35

GLAN LED Indicators ............................................................................... 2-35

Onboard Power LED ................................................................................ 2-36

2-9 Disk Drive Connections ................................................................................ 2-37

SATA Disk Drive Connectors .................................................................... 2-37

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures ........................................................................... 3-1

Before Power On ....................................................................................... 3-1

No Power ................................................................................................... 3-1

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No Video .................................................................................................. 3-1

Memory Errors ........................................................................................... 3-2

Losing the System’s Setup Conguration ................................................ 3-2

3-2 Technical Support Procedures ........................................................................ 3-2

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions ........................................................................... 3-3

3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service ................................................................. 3-5

Chapter 4: BIOS

4-1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 4-1

Starting the BIOS Setup Utility ........................................................................ 4-1

4-2 Main Setup ...................................................................................................... 4-2

4-3 Advanced Setup Conguration ......................................................................... 4-4

4-4 Security Settings ............................................................................................ 4-21

4-5 Boot Settings .................................................................................................. 4-22

4-6 Exit Options .................................................................................................... 4-23

Appendices:

Appendix A: BIOS Error Beep Codes .......................................................................A-1

Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions ...........................................................B-1

Appendix C: Intel® AMT Management Engine Setup ................................................C-1

Appendix D: BIOS Recovery ......................................................................................D-1

Quick-Start Guide

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1

Installing the Processor

2

Installing the Heatsink and Fans

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

3

4

Installing the Memory Modules

Installing the I/O Shield

1

2

Note: The chassis image included here is for illustration purposes only.

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2

3

Lock

Lock

Press Down

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5

Installing the Motherboard

6

Connecting the Power Supply

1

2

3

4

1

2

JPUSB2

JPUSB2

JPUSB2

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Installing Internal Peripherals

8

Installing External Peripherals

Add-on Cards

SATA Drives

1

2

DVI-D

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged
leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention
to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance.

Please check that the following items have all been included with your mother­board. If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

All of the following items are included in the Retail Box Only:

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

Four (4) SATA cables (CBL-0044L)

One (1) I/O Shield (MCP-260-00033-ON)

One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual (MNL-1174)

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
980 Rock Ave.
San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] (General Information)
[e-mail] (Technical Support)
Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.
Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] (General Information)
[e-mail] (Technical Support)
[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacic      

Address: Super Micro, Taiwan
4F, No. 232-1 Liancheng Road
Chung-Ho 235, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw
Technical Support:
Email: [e-mail]
Tel: [phone], ext.132 or 139

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Note: All pictures and drawings shown in this manual were based upon the latest

PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard

you've received may or may not look exactly the same as the one shown in this

manual.

C7SIM-Q Image

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JPUSB2

Motherboard Layout

Important Notes to the User

• Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.

• See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front

panel connections.

• " " indicates the location of "Pin 1.'

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C7SIM-Q Quick Reference

Number Connectors Description

40 JPW1 ATX 24-Pin Power Connector

19,20 COM1, COM2 Serial Port 1 & 2 Headers

44 DIMM 1A, 2A, 1B, 2B

Memory Slots

12,35,36,43 Fans 4,2,1,3 Fan 4: CPU Fan, Fan 1/2/3: Chassis Fan Headers

29 T-SGPIO-0/1 Serial General Purpose IO headers (for SATA)

37 JF1 FP Control Panel Header

33 JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

38 JLED Onboard Power LED Connector

2 VGA Video/Graphics Connector

21 JWOL Wake-on-LAN Header

23 JWOR Wake-on-Ring Header

32 SPK Onboard Speaker/Buzzer

3 DVI Digital Visual Interface (DVI-D)

17 J5 Front Panel Audio Header Connector

1 J8 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

42 JPW2 12V 8-Pin Power Connector

11 J6 Back Panel Audio Ports

6 LAN1 RJ45 Connector for LAN1

9 LAN2 RJ45 Connector for LAN2

39 LED2 Standby Power LED Indicator

28 SATA 0,1,2,3,4,5 SATA Connectors

45 JPCIE4 PCI-E 2.0 x16 Slot

47 JPCIE3 PCI-E x1 Slot

48 JPCIE2 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x16 Slot)

49 JPCIE1 PCI-32 (5V) Slot

5 USB 0, 1, 2, 3 (Back Panel) USB Ports

7 USB 4/5 (Back Panel) USB Ports

10 USB 6/7 (Back Panel) USB Ports

22,24 USB 8, 9 Type A USB Ports

31 USB 10/11, 12/13 Front Panel USB Headers

41 JPI2C PWR supply (I

2

C) System Management Bus

25 BATT Onboard Battery

15 JS/PDIF S/PDIF Header

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Number Jumpers Description Default Setting

27 JBT1 CMOS Clear

(See Chapter 2)

16 JI

2

C1/JI2C2 SMB to PCI Slots Open/Open (Disabled)

14 JPAC Audio Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

4, 46 JPUSB1, JPUSB2

USB Wake-up Enable
(JPUSB1: Back Panel, JPUSB2:
Front Panel)

Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

30 JD1 External Buzzer/Speaker

Pins 3-4 (Internal Buzzer)

Pins 1-4 (External Speaker)
8 JPL1 LAN1 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
13 JPL2 LAN2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

26 JPT1 Trusted Platform Module Enable

Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

Pins 2-3 (Disabled)

34 JP3 Intel Management Engine Open (Enabled)

18 JL2

AC97/HD Audio Selector
(Front Panel)

Open (HD Audio)

Closed (AC97)

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Motherboard Features

CPU Single Intel® CoreTM i7, Core i5, Core i3 and Pentium® series

processor in an LGA1156 socket.

Memory Four (4) 240-pin, DDR3 SDRAM DIMM sockets with sup-

port for up to 16GB of UDIMM memory (Non-ECC/DDR3
1333/1066/800 MHz memory only.)

DIMM sizes

UDIMM 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB

Chipset Intel Q57 Express Chipset

Expansion Slots One (1) PCI-Express 2.0 x16

One (1) PCI-Express 2.0 x4 (in x16 slot)

One (1) PCI-Express 2.0 x1

One (1) 32-bit PCI 33MHz

I/O Devices SATA Connections

SATA Ports Six (6)

USB Device Connectors

Four (4) USB 2.0/1.0 ports in two on-board headers

Eight (8) rear USB 2.0/1.0 ports (back panel)

Two (2) on-board Type A USB ports (2.0/1.0)

Network Connections

Two LAN Ports: One (1) RJ45 10/100/1000 Ethernet port
(LAN1, Intel 82578DM) and One (1) RJ45 10/100/1000
Ethernet port (LAN2, Intel 82574L)

Keyboard/Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse ports (back panel)

Serial (COM) Ports

Two (2) 16550 Fast UART serial headers (on-board)

Audio

Six (6) I/O Jacks for High Denition audio support (HD 7.1),

One (1) S/PDIF header

Video and Graphics

One (1) Digital Visual Port (DVI-D) port

One (1) back panel VGA connector

BIOS 32 Mb SPI AMI BIOS

®

SM Flash BIOS

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Plug and Play (PnP), APM 1.2, PCI 2.3, ACPI 1.0/2.0, USB
Keyboard Support

PC Health Monitor-

ing

Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core voltage, memory
voltage, +1.8V, +3.3V, +5 +/-12V, +3.3V standby, +5V
standby, Vbat (battery voltage), HT, Memory, Chipset.

Fan status monitor with rmware for 4-pin fan speed con­trol

CPU 4-Phase-switching voltage regulator

SuperDoctor III, Watch Dog, NMI

Power-on mode control for recovery from AC power loss

System resource alert via Supero Doctor III

Auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core

CPU Thermal Trip support

Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support

ACPI Features Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

BIOS support for USB keyboard

Internal/External modem ring-on

Other Features Trusted Platform Module (TPM 1.2) support

Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

Wake-on-Ring (WOR)

Suspend-to-RAM

Supports VRD 11.1

Intel

®

Active Management Technology (AMT)

Intel

®

vProTM Technology

Onboard +5V Standby Power Warning LED

RoHS 6/6 compliant

CD Utilities BIOS ash upgrade utility

Drivers and software utilities for the Intel Q57 chipset

Dimensions Micro ATX form factor, 9.6" x 9.6" (243.8 mm x 243.8 mm)

Note: Motherboard specications listed above are subject to change without no-

tice.

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C7SIM-Q System Block Diagram

Note: This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent

the features on your motherboard. See the following pages for the

actual specications of each motherboard.

Block Diagram

DDR3 (CHA)

PCIe2.0_x16

RoHS 6/6

LPC I/O

W83627DHG-P

PCIe x16 SLOT

DDR3 (CHB)

DIMM1(Far)
DIMM2

DIMM1(Far)
DIMM2

4 UDIMM

1333/1066MHz

1333/1066MHz

5.0Gb

PCH

FLASH
SPI 64Mb

SPI

CK505
Rev1.0

CLOCK

COM1,2

PS/2

LPC

HEALTH
INFO

Intel Q57

Intel
LGA1156
Processor

TPM1.2

PCIe_5~8_x4

2.5Gbps

PCIe x16 SLOT

PCIe x1 SLOT

PCIe_3_x1

2.5Gbps

x4 DMI

2.5Gb

x8 FDI

GLAN1
82578DM

RJ45

GLAN2
82574L

RJ45

PCIe_1_x1

2.5Gbps

PCIe_2_x1

2.5Gbps

VRM 11.1

VID[0-7]

MISC VRs

DDPD_DVI

PCI 32

1 PCI 32 SLOT

6 SATA PORTS

SATA-II

300MB/s

14 USB PORTS

USB2.0

480Mbps

DVI-D

VGA

VGA

ALC889

HD 7.1

HD

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1-2 Chipset Overview

The C7SIM-Q supports the Intel® CoreTM i7, Core i5, Core i3 and Pentium

®

proces­sor series for the LGA 1156 socket. Built upon the functionality and the capability
of the single-chip Intel Q57 Express chipset, the C7SIM-Q motherboard provides
the performance and feature set required for single-processor-based systems with

conguration options optimized for Small Ofce/Home Ofce (SOHO) computing

platforms.

The high-speed Direct Media Interface (DMI) featured in the Intel Q57 chipset
enables the C7SIM-Q motherboard to offer a high-speed Direct Media Interface
(DMI) for chip-to-chip true isochronous communication with the processor. This
feature allows the motherboard to achieve up to 10 Gb/s of software-transparent
data transfer on each direction, achieving better performance than comparable
systems. The C7SIM-Q also features Function Disable, Intruder Detect, and a TCO
timer to enable the system to recover from a software/hardware lock.

Intel Q57 Express Chipset Features

Active Management Technology•

Anti-Theft Technology•

Remote PC Assist•

Direct Media Interface (up 10 Gb/s transfer, Full Duplex)•

Intel® Matrix Storage Technology and Intel Rapid Storage Technology•

Dual NAND Interface•

Intel I/O Virtualization (VT-d) Support•

Intel Trusted Execution Technology Support•

PCI Express 2.0 Interface (up to 5.0 GT/s)•

SATA Controller (up to 3G/s)•

Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI)•

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1-3 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the C7SIM-Q. These
features are supported by an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip.

Recovery from AC Power Loss

BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when
AC power is lost and then restored to the system. You can choose for the system
to remain powered off (in which case you must press the power switch to turn it
back on) or for it to automatically return to a power on state. See the Power Lost
Control setting in the BIOS chapter of this manual to change this setting. The default
setting is Last State.

Onboard Voltage Monitoring

The onboard voltage monitor will scan the following voltages continuously: CPU
core, +1.8V, +3.3V, +5V, +/-12V, +3.3V Stdby, +5V Stdby, VBAT, HT, Memory,
Chipset. Once a voltage becomes unstable, it will give a warning or send an error

message to the screen. The user can adjust the voltage thresholds to dene the

sensitivity of the voltage monitor by using SD III.

Fan Status Monitor with Software

PC health monitoring can check the RPM status of the cooling fans via Supero
Doctor III.

CPU Overheat LED and Control

This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning feature

in the BIOS. This allows the user to dene an overheat temperature. When this

temperature reaches this pre-dened overheat threshold, the CPU thermal trip

feature will be activated and send a signal to the buzzer and, at the same time, the
CPU speed will be decreased.

1-4 PowerCongurationSettings

This section describes the features of your motherboard that deal with power and
power settings.

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Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start blink­ing to indicate that the CPU is in the suspend mode. When the user presses any
key, the CPU will wake-up and the LED indicator will automatically stop blinking
and remain on.

BIOS Support for USB Keyboard

If the USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system, it will function as a normal
keyboard during system bootup.

Main Switch Override Mechanism

When an ATX power supply is used, the power button can function as a system
suspend button. When the user presses the power button, the system will enter a
SoftOff state. The monitor will be suspended, and the hard drive will spin down.
Press the power button again to wake-up the whole system. During the SoftOff
state, the ATX power supply provides power to the system to keep the required
circuitry "alive". In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power,
just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds. The power will turn off and no
power will be provided to the motherboard.

1-5 Power Supply

As with all computer products, a stable power source is necessary for proper and
reliable operation. It is even more important for processors that have high CPU
clock rates of 1 GHz and faster.

The C7SIM-Q accommodates ATX12V standard power supplies. Although

most power supplies generally meet the specications required by the CPU, some

are inadequate. A 2-Amp of current supply on a 5V Standby rail is strongly recom­mended.

It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets

ATX12V standard power supply Specication 1.1 or above. It is also required that

the 12V 8-pin power connection (JPW2) be used for adequate power supply. In
areas where noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to install a line

lter to shield the computer from noise. It is recommended that you also install a

power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges.

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1-6 Super I/O

The C7SIM-Q provides two onboard high-speed, 16550-compatible (UART) serial
communication headers. Each UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a pro­grammable baud rate generator, complete modem control capability and a processor
interrupt system. Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2
Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1 Mb/s,
which support higher speed modems.

The Super I/O provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced Conguration

and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage­ment through a SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management
to reduce power consumption.

1-7 Intel® vProTM Technology

Intel vPro technology is a set of hardware and software elements built into a PC’s
motherboard and other hardware. It is a combination of processor technologies,
hardware enhancements, management features, and security technologies that
allow remote access to the PC for monitoring, maintenance, and management.
Intel vPro allows the user to run these features independently from the state of the
operating system (OS), or power state of the PC. It is intended to help businesses
gain critical maintenance and servicing capabilities, security enhancements, and

system cost benets.

PCs with vPro have three main elements: 1) a processor with vPro support; 2) in­tegrated components to reduce the number of discrete components in the system;
and 3) hardware-based management and security technology, such as Intel AMT
which is built into this motherboard.

Intel vPro elements supported by the C7SIM-Q motherboard include:

Intel Active Management Technology (Intel AMT)

Intel Active Management Technology (Intel AMT) is a set of hardware-based
features that allow remote access to the PC for management and security tasks,
regardless whether an OS is down or the PC is powered off. It includes Remote

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conguration technology for AMT that enable a user to congure “bare-bones”

systems before the OS and/or software management agents are installed.

Intel Trusted Execution Technology (Intel TXT)

Intel Trusted Execution Technology (Intel TXT) is used to verify a launch envi­ronment. It establishes the root of trust, which allows software to establish a
chain of trust for virtualized environments. Intel TXT also protects secrets during
power transitions for both orderly and disorderly shutdowns.

Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT)

Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT) is a hardware-based technology. Intel
VT lets you run multiple Operating Systems on the same PC, or run a specialized
or critical application in a separate space (a virtual PC on the physical system)
in order to help protect the application, or privacy of sensitive information.

Truste Platform Module (TPM) Support (v. 1.2)

Support for Microsoft Windows Vista, including Microsoft Windows Vista Bit­Locker with an industry-standard Trusted Platform Module.

For more information on Intel vPro, please visit the Intel vPro Technology section
at Intel's website (http://www.intel.com/technology/vpro/index.htm).

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Installation

2-1 Electro-Static Sensitive Devices

Electro-static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent dam­age to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following

measures are generally sufcient to protect your equipment from ESD.

Precautions

• Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.

• Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic

bag.

• Handle the board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral

chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

• When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.

• Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in

use.

• For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent

conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and
the motherboard.

• Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specied by the manu­facturer. Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explo­sion.

Unpacking

The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage. When
unpacking the board, make sure that the person handling it is static protected.

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2-2 Motherboard Installation

All motherboards have standard mounting holes to t different types of chassis.

Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and
chassis match. Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fas­teners, metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard
to the chassis. Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly.
Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray.

Tools Needed

Philips Screwdriver

Pan head screws (8 pieces)

Location of Mounting Holes

There are eight (8) mounting holes on this motherboard indicated by the arrows.

Stand Offs

(Only if needed, up
to 8 pieces)

Caution: 1) To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components, please
do not use a force greater than 8 lb/inch on each mounting screw during
motherboard installation. 2) Some components are very close to the mount­ing holes. Please take precautionary measures to prevent damage to these
components when installing the motherboard to the chassis.

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Installation Instructions

Install the I/O shield into the chassis.

Locate the mounting holes on the motherboard. Refer to the layout on the
previous page for mounting hole locations.

Locate the matching mounting holes on the chassis. Install standoffs in the
chassis as needed. Align the mounting holes on the motherboard against the
mounting holes on the chassis.

Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damage to mother­board components.

Insert a Pan head #6 screw into a mounting hole on the motherboard and its
matching mounting hole on the chassis, using the Philips screwdriver.

Repeat Step 4 to insert #6 screws into all mounting holes.

I/O Shield

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2

3

Stand Off

4

5

6

Make sure that the motherboard is securely placed in the chassis.

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2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation

Warning: When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct

pressure on the label area of fan.

Notes:

Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before add­ing, removing or changing any hardware components. Make sure that
you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU
heatsink.

If you buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use an Intel-certied

multi-directional heatsink only.

Make sure to install the serverboard into the chassis before you install
the CPU heatsinks.

When receiving a serverboard without a processor pre-installed, make sure
that the plastic CPU socket cap is in place and none of the socket pins
are bent; otherwise, contact your retailer immediately.

Refer to the Supermicro web site for updates on CPU support.

Load Lever

Press the load lever to release the load plate, which covers the CPU socket,
from its locking position.

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Align the CPU key that is the semi-circle cutouts against the socket keys. Once
the CPU key is aligned, carefully lower the CPU straight down to the socket
(Do not drop the CPU on the socket. Do not move the CPU horizontally or
vertically). Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of
the socket to avoid damage to the CPU or the socket.) With the CPU inside

Use your thumb and your index nger to hold the CPU at the top center edge

and the bottom center edge of the CPU.

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Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate. Remove the plastic cap.

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Warning: The CPU will only seat inside the socket in one direction. Make
sure it is properly inserted before closing the load plate. If it doesn't close
properly, do not force it as it may damage your CPU. Instead, open the
load plate again and double-check if the CPU is aligned properly.

Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down to the lever lock.

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CPU properly
installed

Load lever locked
into place

the socket, inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU
is properly installed.