Supero C7Z170-M operation manual

C7Z170-M

C7H170-M

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0b

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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 1.0b
Release Date: September 9, 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 C7Z170-M/C7H170-M motherboard.

Manual Organization

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

motherboard, and provides detailed information on the Intel Z170/H170
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

• Four (4) SATA cables

• One (1) I/O shield

• One (1) Quick Reference Guide

• One (1) Driver CD

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: 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)

Web Site: www.supermicro.nl

Asia-Pacic

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

3F, No. 150, Jian 1st Rd.

Zhonghe Dist., New Taipei City 235

Taiwan (R.O.C)

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

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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 Z170/H170 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 LGA1151 Processor ........................................... 2-3

Installing an Active CPU Heatsink with Fan ............................... 2-6

Removing the Heatsink ........................................................... 2-8

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

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

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

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

Memory Population Guidelines ............................................... 2-11

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 Port ................................................................... 2-17

Back Panel High Denition Audio (HD Audio) ...................... 2-17

S/PDIF Port ..................................................................... 2-18

VESA® DisplayPort™ ........................................................ 2-18

HDMI Port ....................................................................... 2-18

DVI-D Port ...................................................................... 2-18

Front Control Panel .............................................................. 2-19

Front Control Panel Pin Denitions ......................................... 2-20

Power LED ..................................................................... 2-20

HDD LED ........................................................................ 2-20

NIC1 (LAN) ..................................................................... 2-20

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail ..................................................... 2-20

Reset Button .................................................................. 2-21

Power Button .................................................................. 2-21

2-7 Connecting Cables ............................................................... 2-22

ATX Main PWR, CPU, AUX PWR Connectors (JPW1, JPW2, JPW3) ..
2-22

Fan Headers (Fan 1 ~ Fan 5) ............................................ 2-23

Chassis Intrusion (JL1) .................................................... 2-23

Internal Buzzer (SP1) ....................................................... 2-24

Speaker (JD1) ................................................................. 2-24

Onboard Power LED (JLED1) .............................................. 2-25

Serial Port (COM1) ........................................................... 2-25

DOM PWR Connector (JSD1).............................................. 2-26

SPDIF OUT (JSPDIF_OUT) ................................................. 2-26

Standby Power Header (JSTBY1) ........................................ 2-27

PCI-E M.2 Connector (PCI-E M.2) ....................................... 2-27

Front Panel Audio Header (AUDIO FP) ................................ 2-28

TPM Header/Port 80 Header .............................................. 2-28

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2-8 Jumper Settings .................................................................. 2-29

Explanation of Jumpers ........................................................ 2-29

LAN Enable/Disable .......................................................... 2-29

Clear CMOS & JBT1 .......................................................... 2-30

PCI Slot SMB Enable (I2C1/I2C2) ........................................ 2-30

Audio Enable (JPAC1) ....................................................... 2-31

Manufacturing Mode (JPME2) ............................................. 2-31

USB Wake Up (JPUSB1/JPUSB2) ........................................ 2-32

Watch Dog Enable/Disable ................................................. 2-32

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

Power Button (POWER BUTTON) ........................................ 2-33

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

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

LAN LEDs ........................................................................ 2-34

Onboard Power LED (LED1) .............................................. 2-34

M.2 On Board (LED2) ...................................................... 2-35

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

SATA Connections (I-SATA0~I-SATA5) ................................ 2-36

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

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

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Restore Defaults ................................................................ 4-3

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

Save Prole 1 / Save Prole 2 ............................................. 4-5

Load Prole 1 / Load Prole 2 ............................................. 4-5

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

Information ........................................................................... 4-9

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

CPU Flex Ratio Override .................................................... 4-10

CPU Flex Ratio Settings .................................................... 4-11

Hyper-threading ............................................................... 4-11

Overclocking lock ............................................................. 4-11

Intel® Virtualization Technology ....................................... 4-11

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

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

CPU AES ......................................................................... 4-11

Boot Performance Mode .................................................... 4-12

HardWare P states (HWP) ................................................. 4-12

Power Management .............................................................. 4-13

Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) .................................................... 4-13

Turbo Mode ..................................................................... 4-13

CPU C States ................................................................... 4-13

Enhanced C-States ........................................................... 4-13

C-State Auto Demotion ..................................................... 4-14

C-State Un-demotion ........................................................ 4-14

Package C State Demotion ................................................ 4-14

Package C State Undemotion ............................................. 4-14

Package C State limit ....................................................... 4-14

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CPU Thermal Conguration ................................................ 4-14

4-5 Extra Performance ............................................................... 4-15

Extra Performance ............................................................ 4-15

Core Voltage Offset(mV) ................................................... 4-15

System Agent Voltage(mV) ............................................... 4-15

Memory OC Support ......................................................... 4-15

DRAM CH_A/B Voltage ...................................................... 4-15

4-6 Memory .............................................................................. 4-16

Memory Information............................................................. 4-16

Memory Cong .................................................................... 4-17

Maximum Memory Frequency ............................................ 4-17

Max TOLUD (Top of Low Usable DRAM) ............................... 4-17

Memory Scrambler ........................................................... 4-18

Fast Boot ........................................................................ 4-18

4-7 Booting .............................................................................. 4-18

Boot Device Settings ............................................................ 4-18

Quiet Boot ...................................................................... 4-18

Boot Mode Select ............................................................. 4-19

Legacy Boot Order #1~#7 ................................................ 4-19

Delete Driver Option ......................................................... 4-19

NETWORK Drive BBS Priorities ........................................... 4-19

BIOS Features ..................................................................... 4-19

Setup Prompt Timeout ...................................................... 4-19

Bootup NumLock State ..................................................... 4-20

Wait for "F1" for Error .......................................................... 4-20

Re-try Boot ..................................................................... 4-20

Power Button Function ...................................................... 4-20

AC Loss Policy Depend on ................................................. 4-20

EuP Support .................................................................... 4-20

4-8 Input/Output ....................................................................... 4-21

SATA .................................................................................. 4-21

SATA Controllers .............................................................. 4-21

SATA Mode Selection ........................................................ 4-21

Port 0 ~ Port 5 ................................................................ 4-21

Hot Plug ......................................................................... 4-21

Spin Up Device ................................................................ 4-22

SATA Device Type ............................................................ 4-22

PCIe/PCI/PnP ...................................................................... 4-22

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PCIe Slot Performance ...................................................... 4-22

PEG Port Conguration...................................................... 4-22

PEG 0:1:0 ....................................................................... 4-22

Enable Root Port .............................................................. 4-22

Max Link Speed ............................................................... 4-23

ASPM .............................................................................. 4-23

CPU SLOT3 PCI-E 3.0 X16 Power Limit Value ....................... 4-23

CPU SLOT3 PCI-E 3.0 X16 Power Limit Value ....................... 4-23

PEG0 Max Payload Size ..................................................... 4-23

Program PCIe ASPM after OpROM ...................................... 4-23

PCH SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X4 ...................................................... 4-23

PCH SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X4 .................................................. 4-23

ASPM Support.................................................................. 4-23

L1 Substates ................................................................... 4-24

PCIe Speed ..................................................................... 4-24

Detect Non-Compliant Device ............................................ 4-24

PCIE LTR Lock ................................................................. 4-24

M.2 PCI-E X4 ...................................................................... 4-24

M.2 PCI-E X4 ................................................................... 4-24

ASPM Support.................................................................. 4-24

L1 Substates ................................................................... 4-24

PCIe Speed ..................................................................... 4-24

Detect Non-Compliant Device ............................................ 4-24

PCIE LTR Lock ................................................................. 4-25

PCH SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X1 ...................................................... 4-25

PCH SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X1 .................................................. 4-25

ASPM Support.................................................................. 4-25

L1 Substates ................................................................... 4-25

PCIe Speed ..................................................................... 4-25

Detect Non-Compliant Device ............................................ 4-25

PCIE LTR Lock ................................................................. 4-25

Option ROM execution .......................................................... 4-25

Video OPROM Policy ......................................................... 4-25

Storage OPROM ROM/UEFI Driver ...................................... 4-25

PCIe/PCI/PnP Conguration ................................................... 4-26

PCH SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X1 OPROM,
PCH SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X4 OPROM,
CPU SLOT3 PCI-E 3.0 X16 OPROM,

Select Disabled to deactivate the selected slot, Legacy to activate

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the slot in legacy mode and EFI to activate the slot in EFI mode.

The options are Disabled, Legacy and EFI. .......................... 4-26

Onboard LAN Option ROM Type .......................................... 4-26

Onboard LAN1 Option ROM ............................................... 4-26

Onboard LAN2 Option ROM Type ........................................ 4-26

Network Stack ................................................................. 4-26

Ipv4 PXE Support (Available when Network Stack is set to

Enabled) ......................................................................... 4-26

Ipv6 PXE Support (Available when Network Stack is set to

Enabled) ......................................................................... 4-26

USB Settings ....................................................................... 4-27

Legacy USB Support ......................................................... 4-27

USB 3.1 Support .............................................................. 4-27

Install Windows 7 USB Support ......................................... 4-27

PCH-FW (Firmware) ............................................................. 4-28

ME FW Image Re-Flash ..................................................... 4-28

Super IO Conguration ......................................................... 4-29

Serial Port 1 Conguration .................................................... 4-29

Serial Port ....................................................................... 4-29

Device Settings ................................................................ 4-29

Change Settings .............................................................. 4-29

4-9 Hardware Monitor ................................................................ 4-30

Temperature ........................................................................ 4-30

Fan Speed .......................................................................... 4-31

Fan Speed Control Mode ................................................... 4-31

Voltage ............................................................................... 4-32

4-10 Management ....................................................................... 4-33

ACPI Settings ...................................................................... 4-33

ACPI Sleep State ............................................................. 4-33

Console Redirection .............................................................. 4-34

COM1 ............................................................................. 4-34

Console Redirection .......................................................... 4-34

SuperFlash Utility................................................................. 4-38

4-11 Chipset .............................................................................. 4-42

System Agent...................................................................... 4-42

VT-d ............................................................................... 4-42

SW Guard Extensions (SGX) .............................................. 4-42

PRMRR Size ..................................................................... 4-43

Graphics ............................................................................. 4-43

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RC6 (Render Standby) ...................................................... 4-43

IGFX VBIOS Version ......................................................... 4-44

Graphics Turbo IMON Current ............................................ 4-44

Primary Display ............................................................... 4-44

Internal Graphics ............................................................ 4-44

GTT Size ......................................................................... 4-44

Aperture Size .................................................................. 4-44

DVMT Pre-Allocated .......................................................... 4-44

DVMT Total Gfx Memory .................................................... 4-44

Gfx (Graphics) Low Power Mode ........................................ 4-44

PM Support ..................................................................... 4-45

PAVP Mode ...................................................................... 4-45

IGFX Clock Frequency ....................................................... 4-45

PCH-IO ............................................................................... 4-45

HD Audio ........................................................................ 4-45

PCH LAN Controller .......................................................... 4-46

Wake on LAN ................................................................... 4-46

PCIE PLL SSC .................................................................. 4-46

Unlock PCH P2SB ............................................................. 4-46

PMC READ DISABLE ......................................................... 4-46

4-12 Security............................................................................. 4-47

Password ............................................................................ 4-47

Administrator Password ..................................................... 4-47

User Password ................................................................. 4-47

Password Check ............................................................... 4-48

Secure Boot Menu ............................................................... 4-48

Secure Boot .................................................................... 4-48

Secure Boot Mode ............................................................ 4-49

CSM Support ................................................................... 4-49

Key Management ................................................................ 4-49

Provision Factory Default Keys ........................................... 4-50

Enroll Factory Default Keys ................................................ 4-50

Platform Key(PK) ............................................................. 4-50

Set New Key ................................................................... 4-50

Delete Key ...................................................................... 4-51

Key Exchange Key ............................................................ 4-51

Set New Key ................................................................... 4-51

Append Key ..................................................................... 4-51

Delete Key ...................................................................... 4-51

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Authorized Signatures ....................................................... 4-51

Set New Key ................................................................... 4-51

Append Key ..................................................................... 4-52

Delete Key ...................................................................... 4-52

Forbidden Signatures ........................................................ 4-52

Delete Key ...................................................................... 4-52

Set New Key ................................................................... 4-52

Append Key ..................................................................... 4-52

Authorized TimeStamps .................................................... 4-52

Set New Key ................................................................... 4-52

Append Key ..................................................................... 4-53

Delete Key ...................................................................... 4-53

4-13 Recovery ........................................................................... 4-53

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

1-1 Overview

About this Motherboard

The C7Z170-M/C7H170-M supports a single 6th Generation Intel® Core™

i7/i5/i3 processors in an LGA 1151 (H4) socket. With the Intel® Z170/

H170 Express chipset built in, the C7Z170-M (supports overclocking)

and the C7H170-M motherboard offers substantial system performance

and storage capability in a smaller footprint. Please refer to our website

(http://www.supermicro.com/products/) for processor and memory sup-

port updates.

1-2 Chipset Overview

Intel Z170/H170 Express Chipset Features

• Direct Media Interface (up 8 GT/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 3.0 Interface (up to 8 GT/s)

• SATA Controller (up to 6Gb/sec)

• Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI)

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1-3 Motherboard Features

CPU

Single Intel Core i3/i5/i7 6th generation processor
in an LGA1151 type socket.

Memory

C7Z170-M: Four (4) slots support up to 64GB of
unbuffered, non-ECC, 3300MHz(OC) DDR4 memory

C7H170-M: Four (4) slots support up to 64GB of
unbuffered, non-ECC, 2133MHz DDR4 memory

Dual-channel memory

DIMM sizes

UDIMM 4GB, 8GB, 16GB

Chipset

Expansion Slots

Intel® Z170/H170 Express

One (1) PCI-E 3.0 X16 slot

One (1) PCI-E 3.0 X4 (in X4) slot

One (1) PCI-E 3.0 X1 slot

One () PCI-E 3.0 M.2 X4 slot/connector

Network

One (1) Gigabit Ethernet Controller

Connections

One (1) RJ-45 rear I/O panel connectors with Link
and Activity LEDs

I/O Devices SATA Connections

SATA 3.0 (6Gb/s) Six (6) I-SATA 0~5, via Intel Z170/

H170 Express chipset

RAID 0, 1, 5, 10

USB Devices

Two (2) USB 2.0, Four (4) USB 3.0 ports on the
rear I/O panel

Two (2) front-accessible USB 2.0 ports on one
header, two (2) front accessible USB 3.0 ports on
one header and two (2) front accessible USB 3.1
ports on one header.

Keyboard/Mouse

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

Other I/O Ports

One (1) DisplayPort, One (1) DVI-D Port, One (1)
HDMI Port

One (1) Serial Port header (COM1)

1-2

Audio

One (1) High Denition Audio 7.1 channel connector

supported by Realtek ALC1150 on the back panel

One (1) Front Panel Audio Header

One (1) S/PDIF Out on the rear side of the chassis

Super I/O

Nuvoton NCT6792D-B

BIOS

128 Mb AMI BIOS® SPI Flash BIOS

Plug and Play (PnP0, DMI 2.8, PCI 2.3, ACPI

1.0/2.0/3.0, and USB Keyboard

Power Configuration

ACPI/ASPM Power Management

Main Switch Override Mechanism

Power-on mode for AC power recovery

Health Monitoring CPU Monitoring

Onboard monitors: VCPU, 12V, VCPU_SA, 5VCC,
VDIMM, VCPU_IO, VCPU_GT, VDIMM_2.5, PCH 1.0V,

3.3V_DL, AVCC, VSB3, 3.3VCC, VBAT, VCPU_STPLL

CPU 4+1 Phase Switching Voltage Regulator

GT 3 Phase Switching Voltage Regulator

CPU/System overheat LED and control

CPU Thermal Trip support

Thermal Monitor 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, NMI

Chassis Intrusion header and detection

CD Utilities

BIOS ash upgrade utility

Drivers and software for Intel® Z170/H170 Ex­press chipset utilities

Other

Dimensions

ROHS 6/6 (Full Compliant, Lead Free)

ATX form factor (9.6" x 9.6") (243.84 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: VCPU, 12V, VCPU_SA, 5VCC, VDIMM, VCPU_IO,

VCPU_GT, VDIMM_2.5, PCH 1.0V, 3.3V_DL, AVCC, VSB3, 3.3VCC, VBAT,
VCPU_STPLL. 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, a 12V 4-pin power connector at
JPW3, and a 12V 8-pin power connector located at JPW2 are 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, 8-pin and a 4-pin
power connector. Be sure to attach these connectors to the 24-pin
(JPW1), 8-pin (JPW2), and 4-pin (JPW3) power headers 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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C7Z170-M/C7H170-M 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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+

1

JHD_AC1:Audio AC97 and HD audio jumper

3 PIN POWER LED

JLED1:

X

C7Z170-M/C7H170-M Motherboard Layout

JAUDIO1

DESIGNED IN USA

REV:1.00

C7Z170-M

AUDIO FP

MH1

JHD_AC1

SPEAKER:1-4

JD1:

BUZZER:3-4

JD1

USB 8/9(3.1)

19

1

JPUSB2

USB 2/3

7

JPCIE1

PCH SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X4

PCH SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X1

JPCIE2

JPUSB2:USB 8/9 WAKE UP

1-2 ENABLE

2-3 DISABLE

COM1

2-3:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

1-2:NORMAL

JPME2:

JPME2

1

JWD1

JWD1:

2-3:NMI

1-2:RST

WATCH DOG

3

JF1

PWR

ON

RST

CMOS CLEAR

JBT1

OH/FF

LED

NIC2

2-3:BIOS RECOVERY

1-2:NORMAL

JBR1:

NIC1

HDD PWR

5V STBY POWER

LEDLED

JSTBY1

JLED1

LED1

JBR1

S1

JI2C2

JI2C1

JF1
JTPM1

JI2C1/JI2C2
ON:ENABLE
OFF:DISABLE

JTBT1

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

SATA DOM PWR

JSD1:

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JL1:

CHASSIS INTRUSION

JL1

JSPDIF_OUT

CPU SLOT3 PCI-E 3.0 X16

USB 10/11(3.0)

FAN3

JPAC1

JUSB30_I4

MH2

JPAC1:AUDIO
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

MH12

M.2 PCI-E X4

HD AUDIO

JPW3

FAN5

LED2

C

A

BT1

+

JPW1

1

USB 6/7(3.0)

LAN

USB 4/5(3.0)

JUSBLAN1

CPU

ALWAYS POPULATE RED SOCKET FIRST
UNB NON-ECC DDR4 DIMM REQUIRED

S/PDIF OUT

HDMI/DP

DVI

KB/MOUSE

USB 0/1

JPUSB1

JPL1

JPL1

LAN

1-2

ENABLE

2-3

DISABLE

FAN4

JPW2

JPUSB1:USB0/1 WAKE UP

1-2 ENABLE

2-3 DISABLE

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

FAN1

/CPU FAN

TP104

TP103

TP100

DIMMA1
DIMMA2

DIMMB1

DIMMB2

CLEAR CMOS

S8

BIOS Restore

S11

Power Button

JSMB2

FAN2

S4

JSMB1

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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PCIe x16 SLOT #3

PCIe x1 SLOT #1

PCIe x4 SLOT #2

4 X USB 3.0 Rear

2 X USB 3.0 Header

2 X USB 2.0 Front

2 X USB 2.0 Rear

ASM1142 USB3.1

Display Port

HDMI

DVI

PCIe3.0_x16

8.0GT/s

Digital port B

Digital port C

Digital port D

PCIe3.0_x1

8GT/s

PCIe3.0_x4

8GT/s

USB3.0
5Gbps

USB3.0
5Gbps

USB2.0
480Mbps

USB2.0
480Mbps

PCIe3.0_x1

8GT/s

C7Z170-M Block Diagram

IMVP8

INTEL LGA1151

6th Gen CPU

DDI B

(Socket-H4)

DDI C

x4 DMI
8GT/s

Intel

SKL PCH-H
Z170

PCH

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SVID

IMVP8

DDR4 (CHA)

2133/1866/1600MHz

DDR4 (CHB)

2133/1866/1600MHz

PCIe3.0_x1 GLAN1

8GT/s

SATA-III

6Gb/s

PCIe3.0_x4

8GT/s

I219

DIMMA0

DIMMA1

DIMMB0

DIMMB1

6X SATA-III

M.2 SOCKET SSD

RJ45

2 X USB 3.1 Header

Realtek ALC1150

Audio Jack/ Aduio Pin Header

AZALIA

1-9

SPI

FLASH
SPI 128Mb

LPC

PS2 KB/MS

TPM1.2 Header

NCT6792D-B

LPC I/O

COM1 Header

Supermicro C7Z170-M/C7H170-M Motherboard User’s Manual

C7H170-M Block Diagram

x4 DMI
8GT/s

IMVP8

PCIe x16 SLOT #3

PCIe x1 SLOT #1

PCIe x4 SLOT #2

4 X USB 3.0 Rear

2 X USB 3.0 Header

2 X USB 2.0 Front

2 X USB 2.0 Rear

ASM1142 USB3.1

Display Port

HDMI

DVI

PCIe3.0_x16

8.0GT/s

Digital port B

Digital port C

Digital port D

PCIe3.0_x1

8GT/s

PCIe3.0_x4

8GT/s

0

USB3.
5Gbps

USB3.0
5Gbps

USB2.0
480Mbps

USB2.0
480Mbps

PCIe3.0_x1

8GT/s

INTEL LGA1151

6th Gen CPU

DDI B

(Socket-H4)

DDI C

Intel

SKL PCH-H
H170

PCH

SVID

IMVP8

DDR4 (CHA)

2133/1866/1600MHz

DDR4 (CHB)

2133/1866/1600MHz

PCIe3.0_x1 GLAN1

8GT/s

SATA-III

6Gb/s

PCIe3.0_x4

8GT/s

DIMMA0

DIMMA1

DIMMB0

DIMMB1

I219

RJ45

6X SATA-III

M.2 SOCKET SSD

2 X USB 3.1 Header

Realtek ALC1150

Audio Jack/ Aduio Pin Header

AZALIA

1-10

FLASH
SPI 128Mb

SPI

LPC

PS2 KB/MS

TPM1.2 Header

NCT6792D-B

LPC I/O

COM1 Header

JPUSB1

JHD_AC1:Audio AC97 and HD audio jumper

JD1

+

1

1

7

1

3

JF1

PWR

ON

RST

X

OH/FF

LED

NIC2

NIC1

HDD PWR

LEDLED

JF1

JTPM1

JLED1:

JTPM1:TPM/PORT80

3 PIN POWER LED

AUDIO FP

JHD_AC1

JD1:

USB 8/9(3.1)

19

JPUSB2

USB 2/3

JWD1

2-3:NMI

CMOS CLEAR

JBT1

2-3:BIOS RECOVERY
1-2:NORMAL

JBR1:

JLED1

I-SATA5

COM1

1-2:RST

5V STBY POWER

JSTBY1

I-SATA4

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C7Z170-M/C7H170-M Quick Reference

JAUDIO1

DESIGNED IN USA

REV:1.00

C7Z170-M

MH1

SPEAKER:1-4
BUZZER:3-4

JPCIE2

JPCIE1

PCH SLOT2 PCI-E 3.0 X4

PCH SLOT1 PCI-E 3.0 X1

JL1:

JPUSB2:USB 8/9 WAKE UP

CHASSIS INTRUSION

1-2 ENABLE

2-3 DISABLE

JPAC1

JSPDIF_OUT

CPU SLOT3 PCI-E 3.0 X16

MH2

JPAC1:AUDIO
1-2:ENABLE
2-3:DISABLE

MH12

HD AUDIO

FAN5

USB 6/7(3.0)

JPW3

JUSBLAN1

LAN

USB 4/5(3.0)

S/PDIF OUT

HDMI/DP

JL1

LED2

M.2 PCI-E X4

C

A

2-3:ME MANUFACTURING MODE

1-2:NORMAL

JPME2:

JPME2

JWD1:

WATCH DOG

CPU

BT1

+

LED1

JBR1

S1

JI2C2

JI2C1

JI2C1/JI2C2
ON:ENABLE
OFF:DISABLE

JTBT1

USB 10/11(3.0)

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

JUSB30_I4

FAN3

JPW1

1

JSD1:

SATA DOM PWR

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

ALWAYS POPULATE RED SOCKET FIRST
UNB NON-ECC DDR4 DIMM REQUIRED

DVI

KB/MOUSE

USB 0/1

JPL1

JPL1

LAN

1-2

ENABLE

2-3

DISABLE

FAN4

JPW2

JPUSB1:USB0/1 WAKE UP

1-2 ENABLE

2-3 DISABLE

MAC CODE

BAR CODE

FAN1
/CPU FAN

TP104

TP103

TP100

DIMMA1
DIMMA2

DIMMB1

DIMMB2

CLEAR CMOS

S8

BIOS Restore

S11

Power Button

JSMB2

FAN2

S4

JSMB1

Jumper Description Default

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

JI2C1/JI2C2 SMB to PCI Slots On (Enabled)

JPAC1 Audio Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL1 LAN1 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPME2 Intel Manufacturing Mode Pins 1-2 (Normal)

JWD1 Watch Dog Enable Pins 1-2 (RST)

JBR1 BIOS Recovery Switch Toggle Switch, Off (Disabled)

JPUSB1 USB Wake Up Enable (Back Panel USB 0/1) Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

Power Button Internal Power Button Push Button Switch

BIOS Restore Restores the BIOS from Firmware ('SUPER.

Push Button Switch

ROM') on a USB memory device

Clear CMOS Clear CMOS Switch Push Button Switch

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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

COM1 COM1 Port Header

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

JD1 Speaker/buzzer (Pins 1~4: External Speaker, Pins 3~4: Buzzer)

JF1 Front Panel Control Header

JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

JLED1 Power LED Indicator Header

JPW1 24-pin ATX Main Power Connector (Required)

JPW2 +12V 8-pin CPU power Connector (Required)

JPW3 +12V 4-pin Peripheral Power Connector

JSD1 SATA DOM (Disk On Module) Power Connector

JSPDIF_OUT Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) Out Header

JSTBY1 Standby Power Header

SP1 Internal Speaker/Buzzer

I-SATA0~5 (Intel Z170) Serial ATA (SATA 3.0) Ports 0~5 (6Gb/sec)

USB 2/3 Front Panel Accessible USB 2.0 Headers 2/3

USB 8/9 (3.1) Front Panel Accessible USB 3.1 Header 8/9

USB 10/11 (3.0) Front Panel Accessible USB 3.0 Header 10/11

PCI-E M.2 CONNECTOR PCI-E M.2 Connector, PCIe M.2 supports M-Key (PCIe3.0 x4) storage

card only.

JTPM1 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Header

LED Description Color/State Status

LED1 Onboard Standby PWR LED Green: Solid on Power On

LED2 M.2 LED Green: M.2 on board M.2 on board

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