Supero C7X99-OCE-F operation manual

C7X99-OCE

C7X99-OCE-F

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.1

The information in this User’s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate. The
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or organization of the updates. Please Note: For the most up-to-date version of this manual,

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will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product.

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 instruc­tions, may cause harmful interference to 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,
the user is 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 receiver.

• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

• Consult the authorized dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials: This Perchlorate warning
applies only to products containing CR (Manganese Dioxide) Lithium coin cells. “Perchlorate Material­special 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.

Manual Revision 1.1
Release Date: September 21, 2016

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Copyright © 2016 by Super Micro Computer, Inc. All rights reserved.

Printed in the United States of America

Preface

Preface

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and
knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and
use of the C7X99-OCE/C7X99-OCE-F motherboard.

Manual Organization

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

the motherboard, and provides detailed information on the Intel X99
Express 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 video, memory and system setup stored in the
CMOS.

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

Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes.

Appendix B lists software program installation instructions.

Appendix C contains UEFI BIOS Recovery instructions.

Appendix D contains an introduction and instructions regarding the Dual

Boot Block feature of this motherboard.

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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.

The following items are included in the retail box.

• One (1) Supermicro Motherboard

• Six (6) SATA cables (single packed/boxed only) or,

• Two (2) SATA cables (bulk packed only)

• One (1) I/O shield

• One (1) Quick Reference Guide

• One (1) Driver CD (C7X99-OCE single packed/boxed only)

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:

Attention! Critical information to prevent damage to the com­ponents or injury to yourself.

Important: Important information given to ensure proper sys­tem installation or to relay safety precautions.

Note: Additional Information given to differentiate various mod­els or provides information for correct system setup.

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Standardized Warning Statements

Standardized Warning Statements

The following statements are industry-standard warnings, provided to
warn the user of situations which have the potential for bodily injury.

Should you have questions or experience difculty, contact Supermicro's
Technical Support department for assistance. Only certied technicians
should attempt to install or congure components.

Read this section in its entirety before installing or conguring compo-

nents in the Supermicro chassis.

Battery Handling

Warning!

There is a danger of explosion if the battery is replaced incorrectly. Re­place the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended
by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manu­facturer's instructions

電池の取り扱い

電池交換が正しく行われなかった場合、破裂の危険性があります。 交換する電池はメー
カーが推奨する型、または同等のものを使用下さい。 使用済電池は製造元の指示に従
って処分して下さい。

警告

电池更换不当会有爆炸危险。请只使用同类电池或制造商推荐的功能相当的电池更

换原有电池。请按制造商的说明处理废旧电池。

警告

電池更換不當會有爆炸危險。請使用製造商建議之相同或功能相當的電池更換原有

電池。請按照製造商的說明指示處理廢棄舊電池。

Warnung

Bei Einsetzen einer falschen Batterie besteht Explosionsgefahr. Ersetzen

Sie die Batterie nur durch den gleichen oder vom Hersteller empfohlenen

Batterietyp. Entsorgen Sie die benutzten Batterien nach den Anweisungen

des Herstellers.

Attention

Danger d'explosion si la pile n'est pas remplacée correctement. Ne la

remplacer que par une pile de type semblable ou équivalent, recom-

mandée par le fabricant. Jeter les piles usagées conformément aux

instructions du fabricant.

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¡Advertencia!

Existe peligro de explosión si la batería se reemplaza de manera incor­recta. Reemplazar la batería exclusivamente con el mismo tipo o el
equivalente recomendado por el fabricante. Desechar las baterías gasta­das según las instrucciones del fabricante.

!הרהזא

תנכס תמייקץוציפ .הניקת אל ךרדב הפלחוהו הדימב הללוסה לש ףילחהל שי

גוסב הללוסה תא מ םאותה תרבחלמומ ןרציתצ.

תוללוסה קוליס תושמושמה עצבל שי .ןרציה תוארוה יפל







경고!



배터리가 올바르게 교체되지 않으면 폭발의 위험이 있습니다. 기존 배터리와 동일
하거나 제조사에서 권장하는 동등한 종류의 배터리로만 교체해야 합니다. 제조사
의 안내에 따라 사용된 배터리를 처리하여 주십시오.

Waarschuwing

Er is ontplofngsgevaar indien de batterij verkeerd vervangen wordt. Ver­vang de batterij slechts met hetzelfde of een equivalent type die door de
fabrikant aanbevolen wordt. Gebruikte batterijen dienen overeenkomstig
fabrieksvoorschriften afgevoerd te worden.

Product Disposal

Warning!

Ultimate disposal of this product should be handled according to all na­tional laws and regulations.

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製品の廃棄

この製品を廃棄処分する場合、国の関係する全ての法律・条例に従い処理する必要が
ありま す。

警告

本产品的废弃处理应根据所有国家的法律和规章进行。

警告

本產品的廢棄處理應根據所有國家的法律和規章進行。

Warnung

Die Entsorgung dieses Produkts sollte gemäß allen Bestimmungen und
Gesetzen des Landes erfolgen.

¡Advertencia!

Al deshacerse por completo de este producto debe seguir todas las leyes
y reglamentos nacionales.

Attention

La mise au rebut ou le recyclage de ce produit sont généralement soumis
à des lois et/ou directives de respect de l'environnement. Renseignez­vous auprès de l'organisme compétent.

רצומה קוליס

!הרהזא

ו תויחנהל םאתהב תויהל בייח הז רצומ לש יפוס קוליס.הנידמה יקוח

 

경고!

이 제품은 해당 국가의 관련 법규 및 규정에 따라 폐기되어야 합니다.

Waarschuwing

De uiteindelijke verwijdering van dit product dient te geschieden in over-

eenstemming met alle nationale wetten en reglementen.

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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:

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

www.supermicro.com

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacic

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd

Chung-Ho Dist., New Taipei City 235

Taiwan

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Web
Site:

www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: [e-mail]

Tel: [phone]

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Where to Find More Information

For your system to work properly, please follow the links below to

download all necessary drivers/utilities and the user's manual for your

motherboard.

SMCI product manuals: http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/

Product Drivers and utilities: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/

If you have any questions, please contact our support team at support@

supermicro.com.

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Table of Contents

Preface

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

Checklist ..........................................................................................iv

Conventions Used in the Manual .........................................................iv

Standardized Warning Statements ....................................................... v

Battery Handling ....................................................................... v

Product Disposal .......................................................................vi

Contacting Supermicro ..................................................................... viii

Where to Find More Information..........................................................ix

Chapter 1

Introduction

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

About this Motherboard .......................................................... 1-1

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

Intel X99 Express Chipset Features .......................................... 1-1

1-3 Motherboard Features ............................................................... 1-2

1-4 Special Features .................................................................... 1-4

Recovery from AC Power Loss ................................................. 1-4

1-5 PC Health Monitoring .............................................................. 1-4

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control ............................... 1-4

Environmental Temperature Control ......................................... 1-4

System Resource Alert ........................................................... 1-5

1-6 ACPI Features ....................................................................... 1-5

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator .......................... 1-5

1-7 Power Supply ........................................................................ 1-6

1-8 Super I/O ............................................................................. 1-6

Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Installation Components and Tools Needed ............................... 2-1

2-2 Static-Sensitive Devices .......................................................... 2-2

Precautions ........................................................................... 2-2

Unpacking ............................................................................. 2-2

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

Installing the Processor ......................................................... 2-3

Installing a CPU Heatsink ........................................................ 2-7

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Removing a Heatsink ............................................................. 2-8

2-4 Installing DDR4 Memory ......................................................... 2-9

DIMM Installation .................................................................. 2-9

Removing Memory Modules ..................................................... 2-9

Memory Population Guidelines ............................................... 2-10

Memory Support .................................................................. 2-10

2-5 Motherboard Installation ....................................................... 2-12

Tools Needed ....................................................................... 2-12

Location of Mounting Holes ................................................... 2-12

Installing the Motherboard .................................................... 2-13

2-6 Connectors/IO Ports ............................................................. 2-14

Back I/O Panel .................................................................... 2-14

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ................................................ 2-15

Ethernet Ports ................................................................. 2-16

Back Panel High Denition Audio (HD Audio) ...................... 2-16

PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port ................................................ 2-17

VGA Port (C7X99-OCE-F only) ........................................... 2-17

Front Control Panel .............................................................. 2-18

Front Control Panel Pin Denitions ......................................... 2-19

Power LED ..................................................................... 2-19

HDD LED ........................................................................ 2-19

NIC1/NIC2 (LAN1/LAN2) ................................................... 2-19

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail ..................................................... 2-19

NMI Button ..................................................................... 2-20

Power Fail ....................................................................... 2-20

Reset Button .................................................................. 2-20

Power Button .................................................................. 2-20

2-7 Connecting Cables ............................................................... 2-21

ATX Main PWR & CPU PWR Connectors (JPW1 & JPW2) ........ 2-21

Fan Headers (Fan 1 ~ Fan 5) ............................................ 2-22

Chassis Intrusion (JL1) .................................................... 2-22

Internal Buzzer (SP1) ....................................................... 2-23

Power LED / Speaker (JD1) ............................................... 2-23

DOM PWR Connector (JSD1).............................................. 2-24

Standby Power Header (STBY1) ......................................... 2-24

System Management Bus (JIPMB1) ................................2-24

TPM Header (JTPM1) ........................................................ 2-25

Power Supply I2C (JPI2C1) ................................................ 2-25

Front Panel Audio Header (AUDIO FP) ................................ 2-26

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OC Front Panel (OC FRONT PANEL) .................................... 2-26

2-8 Jumper Settings .................................................................. 2-27

Explanation of Jumpers ........................................................ 2-27

LAN1/LAN2 Enable/Disable ................................................ 2-27

Clear CMOS (JBT1, CLR_CMOS_SW) ................................... 2-28

PCI Slot SMB Enable (I2C1/I2C2) ........................................ 2-28

Audio Enable (JPAC1) ....................................................... 2-29

Watch Dog Enable/Disable ................................................. 2-29

USB Wake-Up (JPUSB1) .................................................... 2-30

Over-Clock Management Buttons ....................................... 2-31

Manufacturing Mode (JPME2) ............................................. 2-32

VGA Enable/Disable (JPG1) ............................................... 2-32

BMC Enable/Disable (JPB1) ............................................... 2-32

BIOS Recovery Switch (JBR1) ............................................ 2-33

Power Button (S4) ........................................................... 2-33

BIOS Restore (S11) .......................................................... 2-33

2-9 Onboard Indicators ................................................................ 2-34

LAN 1/LAN 2 LEDs ........................................................... 2-34

BMC Heartbeat (LEDM1) .................................................. 2-34

Power LED (LED1) ........................................................... 2-35

Status Display (LED4) ..................................................... 2-35

2-10 SATA Connections ................................................................ 2-36

SATA Connections (I-SATA0~5, S-SATA0~3) ........................ 2-36

2-10 The OC Front Control Panel (Optional) ................................... 2-37

Over-Clocking Buttons (OC1, OC2, OC3) ............................. 2-37

Clear CMOS and Reset ...................................................... 2-37

Boot BIOS Switch ............................................................. 2-37

BIOS Recovery................................................................. 2-37

Front USB Port ................................................................ 2-37

Installing the OC Front Control Panel .................................. 2-38

Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

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

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

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

No Video .............................................................................. 3-2

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

When the System is Losing the Setup Conguration .................. 3-2

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

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions .................................................... 3-4

3-4 Battery Removal and Installation ............................................. 3-5

Battery Removal .................................................................... 3-5

Proper Battery Disposal .......................................................... 3-5

3-5 Returning Motherboard for Service ........................................... 3-6

Battery Installation ................................................................ 3-6

Chapter 4

BIOS

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

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

How To Change the Conguration Data .................................... 4-2

How to Start the Setup Utility ................................................. 4-2

4-2 Saving and Loading................................................................ 4-3

Save and Load ...................................................................... 4-3

Restore Defaults ................................................................ 4-4

Save All Settings Only ........................................................ 4-4

Save Changes and Exit ....................................................... 4-4

Save Changes and Reset ..................................................... 4-4

Discard Changes ............................................................... 4-4

Exit without Save ............................................................... 4-4

Discard Changes and Reset ................................................. 4-4

Proles ................................................................................. 4-4

4-3 System Information ............................................................... 4-6

Motherboard ......................................................................... 4-6

System Date ..................................................................... 4-6

System Time ..................................................................... 4-6

CPU ..................................................................................... 4-7

Memory ................................................................................ 4-8

4-4 Processor/CPU ....................................................................... 4-9

Motherboard ......................................................................... 4-9

Performance ........................................................................ 4-10

Hyper-Threading [ALL] ...................................................... 4-10

Execute Disable Bit .......................................................... 4-10

Intel® Virtualization Technology ........................................ 4-10

PPIN Control .................................................................... 4-11

Hardware Prefetcher ......................................................... 4-11

Adjacent Cache Prefetch ................................................... 4-11

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DCU Streamer Prefetcher .................................................. 4-11

DCU IP Prefetcher ............................................................ 4-11

Direct Cache Access (DCA Support) .................................... 4-11

X2APIC ........................................................................... 4-11

AES-NI ........................................................................... 4-11

Power Management .............................................................. 4-12

EIST (P-states) ................................................................ 4-12

Turbo Mode ..................................................................... 4-12

P-state coordination ......................................................... 4-13

4-5 Chipset ............................................................................... 4-14

System Agent...................................................................... 4-14

Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) ......................................... 4-15

PCH I/O .............................................................................. 4-16

Azalia ............................................................................. 4-16

On Board Chip ..................................................................... 4-17

4-6 Overclocking ....................................................................... 4-18

CPU OverClocking ................................................................ 4-18

AVX2 Negative Offset ....................................................... 4-18

VCCU Voltage Offset ......................................................... 4-18

SfrTrim Option ................................................................. 4-19

Cores Enabled ................................................................. 4-19

CPU Core Ratio ............................................................... 4-19

Load SMC CPU OC Setting ................................................. 4-19

BCLK Ratio ...................................................................... 4-20

BCLK Clock Frequency (1/100 MHz) ................................... 4-20

CPU Non Turbo Ratio Override ........................................... 4-20

Package TDP Lock Enable ................................................. 4-21

Long Duration Power Limit (Watt) ..................................... 4-21

Long Duration Power Limit Time (Seconds) ......................... 4-21

Short Duration Power Limit Switch ..................................... 4-21

Short Duration Power Limit (Watt) .................................... 4-21

Package Current Lock ....................................................... 4-21

Processor Current Limit (1/8 Amp) ..................................... 4-21

Disable OverClocking Lock ................................................. 4-22

CPU Voltage Mode ............................................................ 4-22

CPU Adaptive Voltage Target (mV) ..................................... 4-22

CPU Voltage Offset (mV) ................................................... 4-22

Memory OverClocking ........................................................... 4-23

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4-7 Memory .............................................................................. 4-28

Memory Information............................................................. 4-28

Memory Conguration .......................................................... 4-29

4-8 Management ......................................................................... 4-30

ACPI Settings ...................................................................... 4-30

ACPI Sleep State ............................................................. 4-30

High Precision Event Timer ................................................ 4-30

Console Redirection .............................................................. 4-31

COM 1 ............................................................................ 4-31

Enable Console Redirection ................................................ 4-31

SOL ................................................................................ 4-33

PCH-FW (Firmware) ............................................................. 4-37

Me FW Image Re-Flash ..................................................... 4-37

4-9 IPMI .................................................................................... 4-38

IPMI ................................................................................... 4-38

System Event Log ............................................................ 4-38

SEL Components .............................................................. 4-38

Erasing Settings ............................................................... 4-39

Erase SEL ....................................................................... 4-39

When SEL is Full .............................................................. 4-39

BMC Network Conguration ................................................... 4-39

Update IPMI LAN Conguration .......................................... 4-39

Conguration Address Source ........................................... 4-39

4-10 Input/Output ....................................................................... 4-41

SATA .................................................................................. 4-41

SATA Controller ................................................................ 4-41

Congure SATA as ............................................................ 4-41

sSATA ................................................................................. 4-43

sSATA Controller .............................................................. 4-43

Congure sSATA as .......................................................... 4-44

PCIe/PCI/PnP ...................................................................... 4-45

Above 4G Decoding ......................................................... 4-45

SR-IOV Support ............................................................... 4-45

CPU SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X8 (IN X16) BIFURCATION ................. 4-45

CPU SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X8 (IN X16) - Gen X ......................... 4-46

SLOT2 and SLOT4 Selection .............................................. 4-46

CPU SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X8 (IN X16) - GEN X,

CPU SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X8 (IN X16) - GEN X, ........................ 4-46

CPU SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16 - Bifurcation .............................. 4-46

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CPU SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16 - Gen X ..................................... 4-46

CPU SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X8 (IN X16) OPROM,
CPU SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X8 (IN X16) OPROM,
PCH SLOT3 PCI-E 2.0 X1 (IN X4) OPROM,
CPU SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X8 (IN X16) OPROM,
PCH SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X1 (IN X4) OPROM,

CPU SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16 OPROM ..................................... 4-46

Video Option ROM Type .................................................... 4-46

Onboard LAN Option ROM Type .......................................... 4-46

Onboard LAN1 Option ROM/Onboard LAN2 Option ROM ........ 4-47

Network Stack ................................................................. 4-47

ASPM Support.................................................................. 4-47

VGA Priority .................................................................... 4-47

USB Settings ....................................................................... 4-48

Legacy USB Support ......................................................... 4-48

XHCI Hand-Off ................................................................. 4-48

EHCI Hand-Off ................................................................. 4-48

xHCI Mode ...................................................................... 4-49

EHCI1 ............................................................................. 4-49

EHCI2 ............................................................................. 4-49

Super IO Conguration ......................................................... 4-49

Serial Port 1 Conguration ................................................ 4-49

Current Cong ................................................................. 4-49

Change Settings .............................................................. 4-50

4-11 Security ............................................................................. 4-51

Password ............................................................................ 4-51

Administrator Password ..................................................... 4-51

User Password ................................................................. 4-51

Password Check ............................................................... 4-52

Secure Boot ........................................................................ 4-52

Secure Boot .................................................................... 4-52

Secure Boot Mode ............................................................ 4-53

Key Management ................................................................ 4-53

Default Key Provision ........................................................ 4-53

Enroll All Factory Default Keys ........................................... 4-53

Save All Secure Boot Variables .......................................... 4-53

Platform Key ................................................................... 4-53

Delete PK ........................................................................ 4-53

Set New PK ..................................................................... 4-53

Key Exchange Key ............................................................ 4-54

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Delete KEK ...................................................................... 4-54

Set New KEK ................................................................... 4-54

Append KEK .................................................................... 4-54

Authorized Signatures ....................................................... 4-54

Delete DBT ...................................................................... 4-54

Set New DBT ................................................................... 4-54

Append DBT .................................................................... 4-54

Forbidded Signatures ........................................................ 4-55

Delete DBX ..................................................................... 4-55

Set New DBX ................................................................... 4-55

Append DBX .................................................................... 4-55

4-12 Booting .............................................................................. 4-56

Boot Device Settings ............................................................ 4-56

Quiet Boot ...................................................................... 4-56

Boot Mode Select ............................................................. 4-56

Fixed Boot Order Priorities ................................................ 4-56

Delete Driver Option ......................................................... 4-57

Network Drive BBS Priorities ............................................. 4-57

UEFI Application Boot Priorities .......................................... 4-58

BIOS Features ..................................................................... 4-58

Bootup Numlock State ...................................................... 4-58

AddOn ROM Display Mode ................................................. 4-58

Wait For "F1" If Error ....................................................... 4-58

Interrupt 19 Capture ........................................................ 4-59

Retry Boot ...................................................................... 4-59

Watch Dog Function ......................................................... 4-59

Power Button Function ...................................................... 4-59

Restore on AC Power Loss ................................................. 4-59

CSM Support ................................................................... 4-59

EUP Support .................................................................... 4-59

Fast Boot ........................................................................ 4-60

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Appendix A

BIOS Error Beep Codes

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

Appendix B

Software Installation Instructions

B-1 Installing Drivers ................................................................... B-1

B-2 Conguring SuperDoctor® III ................................................. B-2

Appendix C

UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions

C-1 An Overview to the UEFI BIOS ................................................ C-1

C-2 How to Recover the UEFI BIOS Image (-the Main BIOS Block) .... C-1

C-3 To Recover the Main BIOS Block Using a USB-Attached Device .... C-2

Appendix D

Dual Boot Block

D-1 Introduction ..........................................................................D-1

BIOS Boot Block ....................................................................D-1

BIOS Boot Block Corruption Occurrence ..................................D-1

D-2 Steps to Reboot the System by switch JBR1 ............................. D-2

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

About this Motherboard

The C7X99-OCE/C7X99-OCE-F Motherboard supports a single Intel®

Core™ i7 processor, in an LGA 2011-3 socket. With the Intel® DHX99

Platform Controller Hub (X99) built in, the C7X99-OCE/C7X99-OCE-F

Motherboard motherboard offers substantial system performance and

storage capability for overclocking platforms in a sleek package. Please

refer to our website (http://www.supermicro.com/products/) for proces-

sor and memory support updates.

1-2 Chipset Overview

Intel X99 Express Chipset Features

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

• Intel® Matrix Storage Technology and Intel Rapid Storage Technology

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

• Intel Trusted Execution Technology Support

• PCI Express Interface (up to 5.0 GT/s for Gen2 and 8.0 GT/s for Gen3)

• SATA Controller (up to 6Gb/sec)

• Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI)

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1-3 Motherboard Features

CPU

Single Intel® Core™ i7 Series CPU, LGA2011-3
socket.

Memory

64GB of Unbuffered (UDIMM) DDR4 non­ECC 2133~3300(OC) MHz in 8 memory slots.

Four-channel memory

DIMM sizes

UDIMM 1 GB, 2 GB, 4GB, and 8GB

Chipset

Expansion Slots

Intel® X99 Express

Four (4) PCI Express 3.0 x16, running at 16/16/
NA/8 or 16/8/8/8. Note: PCIe Slot#1 (x4) and

Slot#4 (x16) are disabled when an Intel Core i7­5820K is installed. This is due to the CPU having
a limitation of 28 PCIe lanes, compared to 40 with
other CPU models.

Two (2) PCI Express 2.0 x1 (in x4) slots

Network
Connections

Two (2) Gigabit Ethernet Controllers, Intel i210-AT
gigabit LAN controller. IPMI support shared with
LAN1.

Two (2) RJ-45 rear I/O panel connectors with Link
and Activity LEDs

I/O Devices SATA Connections

I-SATA 3.0 (6Gb/s) Six (6) Total (I-SATA0~5)

Compatible with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10

S-SATA 3.0 (6Gb/s) Four (4) Total (S-SATA0~3)

No RAID support

USB Devices

Eight (8) USB 3.0 ports: Six (6) ports on the rear
I/O panel and Two (2) ports on one header

Keyboard/Mouse

One shared PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse port on the I/O
rear I/O panel

Graphics

One (1) VGA Port (C7X99-OCE-F only)

Supports nVidia® SLi™ Technology (C7X99-OCE
only)

Other I/O Ports

One (1) Serial Port header (COM1)

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Audio

One (1) High Denition Audio 5.1 channel connector

supported by Realtek ALC1150 on the back panel

One (1) Front Panel Audio Header

One (1) SPDIF In/Out on the rear side of the chassis

Super I/O

Nuvoton 6776

BIOS

128 Mb AMI BIOS® SPI Flash BIOS

Plug and Play (PnP0, DMI 2.3, PCI 2.3, ACPI

1.0/2.0/3.0, USB Keyboard and SMBIOS 2.7

Power Configuration

ACPI/ACPM Power Management

Main Switch Override Mechanism

Keyboard Wake-up from Soft-Off

Internal/External Modem Ring-On

Power-on mode for AC power recovery

Health Monitoring CPU Monitoring

Onboard voltage monitors for +1.05V, +5V, +/­12V, VBAT, Memory, CPU Core

CPU 8-phase switching voltage regulator

CPU/System overheat LED and control

CPU Thermal Trip support

Fan Control

Fan status monitoring with rmware 4-pin fan

speed control

Low noise fan speed control

System Management

PECI (Platform Environment Conguration Inter­face) 2.0 support

System resource alert via SuperDoctor® III

SuperDoctor III, Watch Dog, NMI

IPMI (for C7X99-OCE-F only)

Chassis Intrusion header and detection

CD Utilities

BIOS ash upgrade utility

Drivers and software for Intel® X99 Express chip­set utilities

Other

Dimensions

ROHS 6/6 (Full Compliance, Lead Free)

ATX form factor (12.0" x 9.6") (304.8 mm x

243.84 mm)

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1-4 Special Features

Recovery from AC Power Loss

Basic I/O System (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 Advanced BIOS
Setup section to change this setting. The default setting is Last State.

1-5 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the board.
All have an onboard System Hardware Monitoring chip that supports PC
health monitoring. An onboard voltage monitor will scan these onboard
voltages continuously: +1.05V, +5V, +/-12V, VBAT, Memory, CPU Core.
Once a voltage becomes unstable, a warning is given, or an error mes­sage is sent to the screen. The user can adjust the voltage thresholds

to dene the sensitivity of the voltage monitor.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control

PC health monitoring in the BIOS can check the RPM status of the cool­ing fans. The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal
Management via SIO.

Environmental Temperature Control

The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time
and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature
exceeds a user-dened threshold. The overheat circuitry runs indepen­dently from the CPU. Once the thermal sensor detects that the CPU
temperature is too high, it will automatically turn on the thermal fans to
prevent the CPU from overheating. The onboard chassis thermal circuitry
can monitor the overall system temperature and alert the user when the
chassis temperature is too high.

Note: To avoid possible system overheating, please be sure to

provide adequate airow to your system.

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System Resource Alert

This feature is available when the system is used with SuperDoctor III in the

Windows OS environment or used with SuperDoctor II in Linux. SuperDoctor

is used to notify the user of certain system events. For example, you can also

congure SuperDoctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature,

CPU temperatures, voltages and fan speeds go beyond predened thresholds.

1-6 ACPI Features

ACPI stands for Advanced Conguration and Power Interface. The ACPI

specication denes a exible and abstract hardware interface that

provides a standard way to integrate power management features

throughout a PC system, including its hardware, operating system and

application software. This enables the system to automatically turn on

and off peripherals such as CD-ROMs, network cards, hard disk drives

and printers.

In addition to enabling operating system-directed power management,

ACPI also provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play,

and an operating system-independent interface for conguration control.

ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures, while providing

a processor architecture-independent implementation that is compatible

with Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 2008 Operating Systems.

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will

start to blink to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode. When the user

presses any key, the CPU will "wake up", and the LED will automatically

stop blinking and remain on.

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1-7 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.

This motherboard accommodates 24-pin ATX power supplies. Although

most power supplies generally meet the specications required by the

CPU, some are inadequate. In addition, the 12V 8-pin power connector
located at JPW2 is also required to ensure adequate power supply to the
system. Also your power supply must supply 1.5A for the Ethernet ports.

Attention! To prevent damage to the power supply or mother­board, please use a power supply that contains a 24-pin and a
8-pin power connectors. Be sure to connect these connectors to
the 24-pin (JPW1) and the 8-pin (JPW2) power connectors on the
motherboard.

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

that meets ATX power supply Specication 2.02 or above. It must also

be SSI compliant. (For more information, please refer to the web site
at http://www.ssiforum.org/). Additionally, 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.

1-8 Super I/O

The Super I/O supports two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial commu­nication ports (UARTs). 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 an SMI or SCI function pin. It also
features auto power management to reduce power consumption.

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C7X99-OCE/C7X99-OCE-F Motherboard Image

Note: All graphics 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 graphics shown in this manual.

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C7X99-OCE/C7X99-OCE-F Motherboard Layout

MH2

C7X99-OCE-F

19

1

1

S11

JUSB30_I2

4

Important Notes to the User

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

JF1 front panel connections.

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

• Jumpers not indicated are for testing only.

• When LED1 (Onboard Power LED Indicator) is on, system power

is on. Unplug the power cable before installing or removing any
components.

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JPI2C1

C7X99-OCE/C7X99-OCE-F Motherboard Quick Reference

JBR1
1-2:NORMAL
2-3:BIOS RECOVERY

J29

J30

PWR ON OH/FF NIC1NIC2RST X

PWR LEDHDD LED NMIX

JWD1

:WATCH DOG

2-3 NMI

JTPM1

COM1

SW_BIOSRC

S4

S10

S7

S6

S5

S9

2

19

1

JWD1

1-2 RST

:TPM/PORT80

JUSB30_I2

MH10

JSTBY1

JIPMB1

JBR1

CPU SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X8 (IN X16)

JPME2

JI2C2

JI2C1

OC_FRONT_PANEL

A

JF1

LED1

C

1
SPEAKER
PWR LED

JD1

USB 16/17(3.0)

2-3 DISABLE

JPG1

1-2 ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

2-3:DISABLE

1-2:ENABLE

LED4

JPB1

JPG1

2-3 DISABLE

VGA

JI2C2

2-3:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

JI2C1

JPB1

1-2 ENABLE

JPME2

1-2:NORMAL

CHASSIS INTRUSION

CA

LEDM1

CPU SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X8 (IN X16)

PCH SLOT3 PCI-E 2.0 X1 (IN X4)

IPMI CODE

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

S11

JL1

JBT1

CMOS CLEAR

SP1

+

S-SATA2

S-SATA3

S8

JPAC1

JPAC1
1-2 ENABLE
2-3 DISABLE

PCH SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X1 (IN X4)

CPU SLOT4 PCI-E 3.0 X8 (IN X16)

C7X99-OCE/
C7X99-OCE-F

I-SATA2

I-SATA4S-SATA0

I-SATA3

I-SATA5S-SATA1

JL2

CPU SLOT6 PCI-E 3.0 X16

+

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

AUDIO_FP

MH2

DIMMA1

HD AUDIO

FAN5

1-2 ENABLE
2-3 DISABLE

JPL2

JAUDIO1

CLR_CMOS_SW

USB 12/13(3.0)

LAN2

LAN1

USB 10/11(3.0)

JPL1

VGA

JPUSB1

USB14/15 WAKE UP

JPUSB1

1-2 ENABLE
2-3 DISABLE

USB 14/15(3.0)

MH9

FAN4

DIMMA2

DIMMB1

DIMMB2

CPU

BT1

JPW2

MH11

FAN1

DIMMD2

DIMMD1

DIMMC2

JSD1

:SATA DOM POWER

FAN3

4

JPW1

:PWR I2C

DIMMC1

FAN2

1

Jumper Description Default

JBT1* Clear CMOS (on board) (See Chpt. 2)

JI2C1/JI2C2 SMB to PCI Slots Off (Disabled)

JPAC1 Audio Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL1/JPL2 LAN1/LAN2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPME2 Intel Recovery Mode Pins 1-2 (Normal)

JWD1 Watch Dog Enable Pins 1-2 (RST))

JBR1 BIOS Recovery Mode Pins 2-3 (Disabled)

JPUSB1 USB Wake Up Enable (Back Panel) Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPB1 BMC Enable/Disable (C7X99-OCE-F only) Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPG1 Onboard VGA Enable (C7X99-OCE-F only) Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

* For the C7X99-OCE-F, reboot time may be longer after clearing CMOS. This is due to the additional

IPMI functions.

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Connector Description

I/O Back Panel See Back Panel I/O Connectors, below right

Audio FP Front Panel Audio Header

BT1 Onboard Battery

Fan 1,2,3,4,5 System/CPU Fan Headers (Fan1: CPU Fan)

JD1 Power LED / Speaker Header (Pins 4-7: External Speaker)

JF1 Front Panel Control Header

JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

JPW1 24-pin ATX Main Power Connector (Required)

JPW2 +12V 4-pin CPU power Connector (Required)

JSD1 SATA DOM (Disk On Module) Power Connector

JSTBY1 Standby Power Header

SP1 Internal Speaker/Buzzer

I-SATA0~4, 5~9 (Intel X99) Serial ATA (SATA 3.0) Ports 0~9 (6Gb/sec)

USB 16/17 Front Panel Accessible USB 3.0 Headers 16/17

OC FRONT PANEL Header for the Over-Clocking Control Panel

S4 Power Button

S11 BIOS Restore

S5, S6, S7 Over-Clocking Buttons OC1(15%), OC2(20-25%), OC3 (User-Dened in BIOS)

S9 Home Button, Default setting (non-OC)

S10 Memory Overclocking Button

S8 Clear CMOS Button (on board)

JPI2C1 Power Supply SMBbus I2C Header.

JTPM1 Trusted Platform Module Header

JIPMB1 System Management Bus header (for IPMI only)

LED Description Color/State Status

LEDM1 BMC Heartbeat* Green: Blinking BMC Normal

LED4 Status Display (C7X99-OCE only) Digital Readout Download the status codes below**

LED1 Power LED On: Steady System On and Running

**Download the AMI status codes at http://www.ami.com/support/doc/ami_aptio_4.x_status_codes_pub.pdf

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CRT

DDR3

BMC Boot Flash

IPMB
Power supply
Memory VR
CPU VR
XDP
I210
PCIE SLOT
TPM

Temp Sensor
RT1RT2

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C7X99-OCE/C7X99-OCE-F Block Diagram

XDP

TPM HEADER
Debug Card

SPI

Voltage monitor

COM Port

PS2 Port

VR12.5
8 PHASE
145W

LGA2011-3

DMI

PCH

C7X99 Series

SPI

SWITCH

XDP

PCI-E X1 Gen2

PCI-E X1 Gen2

6.0 Gb/S

USB 2.0

USB 3.0

USB 3.0

BIOS
SPI ROM

#0-8

#0-7

#0-6

#0-5

VR12.5
2 PHASE

DDR4

RJ45

RJ45

AST2400

SIO

NCT6776F

ASM1182e

BMC

PCI-E X16 Gen3

PCI-E X8 Gen3

PCI-E X1 Gen2

PCI-E X1 Gen2

LAN

I210

PCI-E X1 Gen2

LAN

I210

RMII/NCSI

PCI-E X1 Gen2

USB 2.0

SMB

LPC

JPCIE6

JPCIE1

JPCIE3

JPCIE5

SPI

SMB

80 port

CTRLFAN SPEED

#0-1

ASMedia 1042AE

ASMedia 1042AE

#4

#3

#2

#1

#0

SATA

#9

#8

#7

#5

USB

USB

FERICOM
repeater

#0-3

#0-2

DDR4

PCI-E

SWITCH

#0-4

USB 3.0

VR12.5
2 PHASE

PCI-E X16 or X8 Gen3

JPCIE4

PCI-E X8 Gen3

JPCIE2

USB3.0
USB2.0

USB3.0

USB2.0

USB

System Block Diagram

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

the features on your motherboard. See the Motherboard Features

pages for the actual specications of each motherboard.

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Notes

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