Supero X7QCE, X7QC3 User Manual

®

SUPER

X7QC3

X7QCE

USER’S MANUAL

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Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and

knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of

the

four Intel® Xeon 7300/7200 Quad-Core/Dual-Core processors with a front side bus

speed of 1.066 GHz. With four Xeon 7300/7200 Quad-Core/Dual-Core processors

built in, the X7QC3/X7QCE offers superior computing performance, system reli-

ability and power effi ciency for embedded, storage, and communications platforms.

The features supported by this motherboard include the Extended Memory 64

Technology (EM64T), large Integrated L2 cache capacity (of up to 8 MB), DBS

(Demand-Based Switching) with Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Enhanced

Reliability and Manageability, Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 (SSE3) Instructions,

and Intel Execute Disable Bit Features. The X7QC3/X7QCE offers a superb solution

for intensive, complex I/O environments, and is ideal for cost-effective, heteroge-

neous system integration. Please refer to the motherboard specifi cations pages

on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/products) for updates on supported

processors. This product is intended to be professionally installed.

X7QC3/X7QCE motherboard. The X7QC3/X7QCE supports

Preface

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 describes the features, specifi cations and performance of the mainboard

and provides detailed information about the chipset.

Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when

installing the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into

the system.

If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes troubleshooting

procedures for the video, the memory and the system setup stored in the CMOS.

Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on

running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A and Appendix B provide BIOS POST Messages and POST Codes.

Appendix C and Appendix D list HostRAID Setup Guidelines and Other Software

Driver and Program Installation Instructions.

Conventions Used in the Manual:

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

Danger/Caution: Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic

system failure or to avoid bodily injury.

Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installation or

to prevent damage to the components.

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

rect system setup.

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Table of Contents

Preface

About This Manual ...................................................................................................... iii

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

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

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

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

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

X7QC3/X7QCE Image .............................................................. 1-3

X7QC3/X7QCE Layout .............................................................. 1-4

Quick Reference ...................................................................................... 1-5

Motherboard Features ................................................................................ 1-6

Intel 7300 Chipset: System Block Diagram ............................................. 1-8

1-2 Chipset Overview ........................................................................................... 1-9

1--3 Special Features ........................................................................................... 1-10

1-4 PC Health Monitoring .................................................................................... 1-10

1-5 ACPI Features .............................................................................................. 1-11

1-6 Power Supply ............................................................................................... 1-12

1-7 Super I/O ........................................................................................................ 1-12

Chapter 2: Installation

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

Precautions ................................................................................................ 2-1

Unpacking ................................................................................................ 2-1

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

2-3 Installing DIMMs ............................................................................................. 2-5

2-4 Control Panel Connectors and IO Ports ......................................................... 2-7

A. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports .............................................................. 2-7

B. Front Control Panel ................................................................................... 2-8

C. Front Control Panel Pin Defi nitions .......................................................... 2-9

NMI Button ............................................................................................... 2-9

Power LED ............................................................................................... 2-9

HDD LED .............................................................................................. 2-10

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators ..................................................................... 2-10

Overheat/Fan Fail LED ......................................................................... 2-11

Power Fail LED .........................................................................................2-11

Reset Button ......................................................................................... 2-12

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Power Button .......................................................................................... 2-12

2-5 Connecting Cables ......................................................................................... 2-13

ATX Power Connector .......................................................................... 2-13

Processor Power Connector ................................................................. 2-13

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ..................................................................... 2-14

Chassis Intrusion .................................................................................... 2-14

Fan Headers .......................................................................................... 2-15

Power Fault .............................................................................................. 2-15

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports ..................................................... 2-16

Serial Ports .............................................................................................. 2-16

Wake-On-Ring .......................................................................................... 2-17

Wake-On-LAN .......................................................................................... 2-17

GLAN 1/2 (Ethernet) Ports ....................................................................... 2-18

Speaker/Power LED Header .................................................................. 2-18

SGPIO Headers ....................................................................................... 2-19

VGA Connector ....................................................................................... 2-19

Alarm Reset .............................................................................................. 2-20

Power SMB Connector ............................................................................. 2-20

Overheat/Fan Fail LED ............................................................................ 2-21

Compact Flash Power Connector ............................................................ 2-21

Keylock ..................................................................................................... 2-22

IPMB Header ............................................................................................ 2-22

2-6 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-23

Explanation of Jumpers ......................................................................... 2-23

GLAN Enable/Disable ............................................................................ 2-23

CMOS Clear ............................................................................................ 2-24

Watch Dog ................................................................................................ 2-24

VGA Enable/Disable ................................................................................. 2-25

I2C Bus to PCI Slots ................................................................................ 2-25

Onboard SAS Enable/MegaRAID Enable ................................................ 2-26

Compact Flash Master/Slave Select ........................................................ 2-26

CPU Power Select ................................................................................... 2-27

3rd Power Supply Power Fault ................................................................ 2-27

2-7 Onboard Indicators ....................................................................................... 2-28

GLAN LEDs .............................................................................................. 2-28

Onboard Power LED ................................................................................ 2-28

SAS Activity LED Indicator ....................................................................... 2-29

SAS Heartbeat LED ................................................................................. 2-29

2-8 Floppy and Hard Disk Drive Connections ................................................... 2-30

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Floppy Connector .................................................................................... 2-30

SIMSO Slot ............................................................................................... 2-30

IDE Connectors ........................................................................................ 2-31

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration ................................................ 3-1

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

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

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

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

Chapter 4: BIOS

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

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

4-3 Advanced Setup ............................................................................................... 4-3

4-4 Boot Setup ...................................................................................................... 4-20

4-5 Security Setup ............................................................................................... 4-23

4-6 Exit Options .................................................................................................... 4-24

Appendices:

Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages ..........................................................................A-1

Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes ................................................................................B-1

Appendix C: Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines ..........................................................C-1

Appendix D: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers ..................................D-1

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged

leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention

to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance.

Check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard. If

anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer. All are included

in the Retail Box.

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

One (1) ribbon cable for IDE devices (CBL-036L-03)

One (1) fl oppy ribbon cable (CBL-022L)

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

Two (2) SAS cables (CBL-0097-02) (*X7QC3 only)

One (1) I/O backpanel shield (CSE-PT07L)

One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer, B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacifi c

Address: Super Micro Computer, Taiwan

4F, No. 232-1 Liancheng Road

Chung-Ho 235, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel: +8 86 - (2) 82 26 -3 9 90

Fax: [phone]

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: [e-mail]

Tel: [phone], ext.132 or 139

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Figure 1-1. X7QC3/X7QCE Image

Note: The drawings and graphics shown in this manual were based on 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 the manual.

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Figure 1-2. X7QC3/X7QCE Motherboard Layout

(not drawn to scale)

JKM1

FAN9

X7QC3

JCOM2

JCOM1

JVGA1

LAN
CTRL

BIOS

S I/O

Battery

JUSB1

FAN8

GLAN1

GLAN2

JPL1

FAN7

DIMM A6 (Branch 0 Channel 0)

DIMM A5 (Branch 0 Channel 0)

DIMM A4 (Branch 0 Channel 0)

DIMM A3 (Branch 0 Channel 0)

DIMM A2 (Branch 0 Channel 0)

DIMM A1 (Branch 0 Channel 0)

DIMM B6 (Branch 0 Channel 1)

DIMM B5 (Branch 0 Channel 1)

DIMM B4 (Branch 0 Channel 1)

DIMM B3 (Branch 0 Channel 1)

DIMM B2 (Branch 0 Channel 1)

DIMM B1 (Branch 0 Channel 1)

DIMM C6 (Branch 1 Channel 2)

DIMM C5 (Branch 1 Channel 2)

DIMM C4 (Branch 1 Channel 2)

DIMM C3 (Branch 1 Channel 2)

DIMM C2 (Branch 1 Channel 2)

DIMM C1 (Branch 1 Channel 2)

DIMM D6 (Branch 1 Channel 3)

DIMM D5 (Branch 1 Channel 3)

DIMM D4 (Branch 1 Channel 3)

DIMM D3 (Branch 1 Channel 3)

DIMM D2 (Branch 1 Channel 3)

DIMM D1 (Branch 1 Channel 3)

PCI Slot6 PCI-E x8 (in x16 slot)

PCI Slot5 PCI-E x4 (in x8 Slot)

PCI S

lot

4 PCI-X 133MHz

PCI S

lot3 PCI-E X8 (in X8 slot)

JK1

JP5

I-Button

JPS1

JWOR1

JPS2

JBT1

SAS
CTRL

JD1

SP1

SAS-4i #4~#7

JSM2
LES1

JSM1

SAS-4i #0~#3

LES2

JUSB2

Intel ESB2

South
Bridge

JL1

J12

JWOL1

J11

JUSB3

Intel 7300

North Bridge

JP4

J10

JP13

J3P1

J15

J16

J14

JP2

JAR

JS1

JS2

SIMSO

CPLED1

CPLED2

JS4

JS3

VGA
CTRL

CPLED0
JPG1

JS5

CPU0

CPU 2

JS6

J19

J13

CPU1

CPU 3

JWF1

JIDE2

J17

JIDE1

JCF1

JOH1

LE1

JF1

FAN6

FAN5

J6

J8

FAN4

FAN3

J9

J7

FAN2

FAN1

JWD1

JPW1

JPW3

JPW2

Notes:

1. Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.

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

connections.

3. " " indicates the location of Pin 1.

4. SAS is available on the X7QC3 only.

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Quick Reference X7QC3/X7QCE

Jumper Description Default Setting

J10/J11 SMB to PCI Slots #3/#4/#5/#6 Open/Open (Disable)

JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Pg. 2-23)

JCF1 Compact Flash Master/Slave Pins 1-2 (Master)

JP5 CPU PWR Select Open (130W for 2U)

JP13 3rd PWR Failure Detect Open (Disabled)

JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL1 GLAN1/GLAN2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPS1 Onboard SAS Enable Pins 1-2 (SAS Enabled)

JPS2 MegaRAID Enable Closed (MegaRAID)

JWD1 Watch Dog Enable Pins 1-2 (WD Reset)

Connector Description

DIMM A1~DIMM D6 Memory DDR2 ECC Fully Buffered (FBD) DIMM Slots

FAN 1-9 System cooling/chassis fans

GLAN1/2 G-bit Ethernet Ports

J12 IPMB Header (of the IPMI module)

J13 PWR SMBus I2C Connector

J15/J16 Serial General Purpose Input/Output Headers 1~2

J17 Floppy Disk Drive Connector

J19 SIMSO Slot

J3P1 PWR Supply Module Failure

JAR Alarm Reset

JCOM1/JCOM2 COM1/COM2 Serial Port and Serial Connector

JD1 Power LED(pins1-3)/SpeakerHeader (pins 4-7)

JF1 Front Control Panel Connector

JK1 Keylock Header

JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

JIDE1/JIDE2 IDE#1 HDD, IDE#2 HDD (reserved for Comport Flash)

JKM1 Keyboard/Mouse Connectors

JOH1 Overheat LED

JPW1 24-Pin ATX PWR Connector

JPW2/JPW3 +12V 8-pin PWR Connectors

JS1~JS6 Intel SATA 0-5 Connectors

JSM1/JSM2 SAS-4i Connection #0~3 (JSM1), SAS-4i #4~7 (JSM2)

JUSB1 Back Panel USB 0/1

JUSB2/3 Front Panel Accessible USB 2/3(JUSB2),USB4(JUSB3)

JVGA1 VGA Port

JWF1 Compact Card PWR Connector

JWOL1 Wake-on-LAN Header

JWOR1 Wake-on-Ring Header

LED Indicator Description

LE1 Power LED (*See Note 4 on Pg. 1-4.)

LES1/LES2 SAS Act LED (LES1), SAS Heartbeat LED (LES2)

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Motherboard Features

CPU

• Quad Intel

®

Xeon 7300/7200 Quad-Core/Dual-Core processors at a front side

bus speed of 1.066 GHz

Memory

• 24 240-pin DIMM sockets with support up to 192 GB ECC FBD (Fully Buffered)

DDR2 667/533 Memory (*See Section 2-3 in Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot Popula-

tion.)

Chipset

• Intel 7300 chipset, including: the 7300 Memory Control Hub (MCH) and the

Enterprise South Bridge 2 (ESB2)

Expansion Slots

• Two PCI-E x8 slots (one in x8 slot: PCI Slot3, one in x16 slot: PCI Slot6)

• One PCI-E x4 slot (in x8 slot: PCI Slot3)

• One 64-bit PCI-X 133 MHz slot (PCI Slot4)

BIOS

• 8 Mb AMI

®

Flash ROM

• APM 1.2, DMI 2.3, PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0, Plug and Play (PnP), USB Keyboard

support, Hardware BIOS Virus Protection and SMBIOS 2.3

PC Health Monitoring

• Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores, Memory Voltage, Chipset Voltage,

+1.8V, +3.3V, +5V, +12V, −12V, +3.3V standby, +5V standby and VBAT

• Fan status monitor with fi rmware control

• CPU/chassis temperature monitors

• Low noise fan speed control

• Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI) ready

• CPU fan auto-off in sleep mode

• Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) fan control

2

• I

C temperature sensing logic

• Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support

• CPU slow-down on temperature overheat

• CPU thermal trip support for processor protection

• Power-up mode control for recovery from AC power loss

• Chassis intrusion detection

• System resource alert via Supero Doctor III

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ACPI Features

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• Main switch override mechanism

• ACPI Power Management

• Power-on mode for power recovery

Onboard I/O

• Intel ESB2 supports six SATA ports (with RAID0, RAID1, RAID10 and RAID5

supported in the Window OS environment)

• The 82575EB supports two Giga-bit LAN ports (w/IOAT supported)

• One EIDE Ultra DMA/100 bus master interface

• One fl oppy port interface

• Two COM ports (1 header, 1 port)

• Up to four USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) (2 ports, 1 Header)

• ATI ES1000 Graphic Controller (with 32 MB)

• Super I/O: Winbond W83627DHF

Other

• External modem ring-on

• Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

• Wake-on-Ring (WOR)

• Console redirection

• Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS

CD/Diskette Utilities

• BIOS fl ash upgrade utility and device drivers

Dimensions

• Proprietary 16 x 14.3" (406.4mm x 363.2mm)

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PCI-Ex16 Slot

PCI-Ex8 Slot

82575EB ZOAR

Dual GLANs

RJ45

RJ45

PCI-X 133 Slot (3.3V)

PCI-E x8 Slot

mini-S

AS

SAS x4

LSI-1068E

mini-S

AS

SAS x4

DB15

VGA Port

ATI ES1000

32MB DDR2
SDRAM

PCI-Ex8 (4GB/S)

PCI-Ex8 (4GB/S)

PCI-Ex4 (2GB/S)

PCI-X 133 (1GB/S)

PCI-Ex4 (2GB/S)

PCI-Ex8 (2GB/S)

PCI 32/33 (132MB/S)

CPU0

SOCKET P SOCKET P SOCKET P

PO RT
#4 & #5

PO RT
#6 & #7

PO RT
#1

PC I-X 133

PORT#0 (HCK)

PORT#1 (PEXH)
PORT#2 (PEXH)

VRD

VR11

Xeon MP

1067 MT/S

CPU0

VRD CPU0

VR11

.5GB/S
8

1067 MT/S

Intel 7300

NORTH BRIDGE

ESB2-E

8.5GB/S

VRD CPU0

VR11

CPU 2CPU 1CPU 0

Xeon MPXeon MP

1067 MT/S

PO RT
#2 & #3

PO
#4 X8

SOUTH BRIDGE

PC I 32/33

VR11

CPU 3

SOCKET P

Xeon MP

8.5GB/S

PO RT
#0

PC I-E x8 (4GB/S)

RT

PO

#3

ESB Interface

USB

VRD

8.5GB/S

1067 MT/S

PCI-E x4 "ESI" (2GB/S)
RT

17 GB/s for 533MHz
21 GB/s for 667MHz

FBD CH0 (8GB/S)

BRANCH 0

FBD CH1 (8GB/S)

FBD CH2 (8GB/S)

BRANCH 1

FBD CH3 (8GB/S)

NorthBound IN x14

DDR2-533

READ
WR

DDR2-667

READ

WRITE

LPC BUS

33MH

USB2.0Port0

480Mb/S

USB2.0Port1

480Mb/S

USB2.0Port2

480Mb/S

USB2.0 Port3

480Mb/S

USB2.0Port4

480Mb/S

USB2.0Port5

480Mb/S

SouthBound OUT

4.25GB/S

ITE

5.3GB/S

z x4b

JUSB 1
FRONT
USB

2

JUSB

AR

RE

US

B

JUSB3

B x1

US

10.7GB/S

BIOS
FWH

BMC

IPMI 2.0

x10

4 CHs1 CH

17GB/

8.5GB/S

4 CHs1 CH
21GB/S

Winbond

W

S

SIO

83627H

F

PS/2 KB/MS

Serial Port

Backpanel

Serial Port

FDD

SO L

3Gb/S

SATA II

SATA 4

SATA II

3Gb/S

SATA 3

3Gb/S

SATA II

SATA 2

3Gb/S

SATA II

SATA 1

SATA II

SATA0

IDE- M
IDE- S

Primary IDE 133MB/S

TMDS

3Gb/S

SATA II

SATA 5

3Gb/S

Figure 1-9. Block Diagram of the Intel 7300 Chipset

Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see the previous Motherboard

Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard.

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1-2 Chipset Overview

Built upon the functionality and the capability of the Intel 7300 chipset, the X7QC3/

X7QCE motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for Quad

processor-based systems with confi guration options optimized for communica-

tions, storage, computation or database applications. The 7300 chipset supports

®

Quad Intel

speeds of up to 1.066GHz. The chipset consists of the 7300 Memory Controller

Hub (MCH), and the Enterprise South Bridge 2 (ESB2).

The 7300 MCH chipset is designed for symmetric multiprocessing across four

independent front side bus interfaces. Each front side bus uses a 64-bit wide,

1066MHz data bus that transfers data at 8.5 GB/s for a total bandwidth of 34 GB/s.

The MCH chipset connects up to 32 Fully Buffered DIMM 2 modules, providing

a total memory bandwidth of up to 25.5 GB/s (for 533) and 32 GB/s (for 667),

capable of addressing up to 512 GB of memory. The MCH chipset also provides

seven x4 PCI-Express and one x4 ESI interface (ESI) to the ESB2. In addition, the

7300 chipset offers a wide range of Reliability, Availability & Serviceability (RAS)

features, including memory interface ECC, x4/x8 Single Device Data Correction,

CRC, parity protection, memory mirroring, memory sparing and Hot-Plug support

on the PCI-E. (Note: If the processor used also supports these features.)

Xeon 7300/7200 Quad-Core/Dual-Core processors with front side bus

Designed to be used with conjunction of the 7300 chipset, the Xeon 7300/7200

Quad-Core/Dual-Core Processor provides a feature set as follows:

The Xeon 7300/7200 Quad-Core/Dual-Core Processors

L1 Cache Size: Instruction Cache (32KB), Data Cache (32KB)

•

L2 Cache Size: 4MB/8MB (4MB shared between two cores for a total of

•

8MB per processor)

Data Bus Transfer Rate: 8.5 GB/s

•

Multi-Processor Support: 1 Processor per FSB

•

Package: 604-pin mPGA

•

7300 MCH Features

Quad independent processor buses (1 processor per bus)

•

Each bus supports up to 4 physical processor cores

•

40-bit address ability support

•

Double-pumped address buses with a peak address bandwidth of 533 million

•

addresses/second

Parity protection on address and data signals

•

Intel ESB2 Features

Dual Interface to Memory Controller

•

Supports PCI-Express Rev. 1.0a, PCI/PCI-X Rev. 2.3

•

Hot-Plug Controller

•

ACPI Power Management Logic Support

•

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1-3 Special Features

Recovery from AC Power Loss

BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when

AC power is lost and then restored to the system. You can choose for the system

to remain powered off (in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it

back on) or for it to automatically return to a power-on state. See the Power Lost

Control setting in the Advanced Setup section to change this setting. The default

setting is Last State.

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X7QC3/X7QCE.

All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health

monitoring.

Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores, Chipset Voltage,
Memory Voltage, +1.8V, +3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V, +3.3V Standby,
+5V Standby and VBAT.

An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously. 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 defi ne the sensitivity of the voltage

monitor.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control

The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans. The onboard

CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS (under

Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting).

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 reaches a user-

defi ned threshold. The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU. Once

it detects that the CPU temperature is too high, it will automatically turn on the

thermal fan control to lower the CPU temperature. The onboard chassis thermal

circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert the user when the

chassis temperature is too high.

CPU Overheat LED and Control

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

in the BIOS. This allows the user to defi ne an overheat temperature. When the

CPU temperature reaches the pre-defi ned threshold, both the overheat fan and

the warning LED are triggered.

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System Resource Alert

This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS

environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux. Supero Doctor is used to

notify the user of certain system events. For example, if the system is running

low on virtual memory and there is insuffi cient hard drive space for saving the

data, you can be alerted of the potential problem. You can also confi gure Supero

Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature goes beyond

a pre-defi ned range.

1-5 ACPI Features

ACPI stands for Advanced Confi guration and Power Interface. The ACPI specifi -

cation defi nes a fl 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 DVD-ROMs, network cards,

hard disk drives and printers.

In addition to enabling operating system-directed power management, ACPI

provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating

system-independent interface for confi guration control. ACPI leverages the Plug

and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture-indepen-

dent implementation that is compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP and

Windows 2003 Servers/Systems.

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

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

to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode. When the user presses any key, the

CPU will wake-up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on.

Main Switch Override Mechanism

When an ATX power supply is used, the power button can function as a system

suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state. The monitor will be

suspended and the hard drive will spin down. Pressing the power button again

"awaken" the whole system. During the SoftOff state, the ATX power supply

provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system "alive." In case the

system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power, just press and hold the

power button for 4 seconds. This option can be set in the Power section of the

BIOS Setup routine.

External Modem Ring-On

Wake-up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing

when the system is in the Standby or Off state. Note that external modem ring-on

can only be used with an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply.

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Wake-On-LAN

Wake-On-LAN is defi ned as the ability of a management application to remotely

power up a computer that is powered off. Remote PC setup, up-dates and asset

tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffi c is kept

to a minimum and users are not interrupted. The motherboard has a 3-pin header

(WOL) to connect to the 3-pin header on a Network Interface Card (NIC) that has

WOL capability. In addition, an onboard LAN controller can also support WOL

without any connection to the WOL header. The 3-pin WOL header is to be used

with a LAN add-on card only.

Note: Wake-On-LAN requires an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply.

1-6 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.

The X7QC3/X7QCE can only accommodate 24-pin ATX power supply. Although

most power supplies generally meet the specifi cations required by the mother-

board, some are inadequate. You should use one that will supply at least 400W

of power. In addition, the 12V 8-pin is also required for adequate power supply to

the CPU. Also your power supply must supply 1.5A for the Ethernet ports.

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

ATX power supply Specifi cation 2.02 or above. It must also be SSI compliant

(For detailed 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 fi 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.

1-7 Super I/O

The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a fl oppy disk drive

controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077/765, a data separator,

write pre-compensation circuitry, decode logic, data rate selection, a clock genera-

tor, drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic. The wide range of

functions integrated onto the Super I/O greatly reduces the number of components

required for interfacing with fl oppy disk drives. The Super I/O supports 360 Kb,

720 Kb, 1.2 Mb, 1.44 Mb or 2.88 Mb disk drives and data transfer rates of 250

Kb/s, 500 Kb/s or 1 Mb/s.It also provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible se-

rial communication ports (UARTs). Each UART includes a 16-byte send/receive

FIFO, a programmable baud rate generator, complete modem control capability

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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

Kbps, 500 Kbps, or 1 Mbps, which support higher speed modems.

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

and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage-

ment through an SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management

to reduce power consumption.

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Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent

damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The fol-

lowing measures are generally suffi cient to protect your equipment from ESD.

Precautions

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

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

bag.

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

chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

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

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

in use.

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

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

the motherboard.

• Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specifi ed by the

manufacturer. Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible

explosion.

Unpacking

The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage. When

unpacking the board, make sure the person handling it is static protected.

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2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation

When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pressure

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on the label area of the fan.

Notes: 1. Always connect the power cord last and remove it before adding, remov-

ing or changing any components. Make sure to install the processor into the CPU

socket before you install the CPU heatsink.

2. Intel's boxed Xeon CPU package contains the CPU fan and heatsink assembly.

If you buy a CPU separately, use only Intel-certifi ed heatsink and fan.

3. Make sure to install the heatsink backplate and the motherboard into the chassis

before you install the CPU heatsink and fan. (*See below.)

4. When purchasing a motherboard with an Xeon 7300/7200 Quad-Core/Dual-

Core INT-mPGA CPU Socket, make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place

and none of the CPU Socket pins are bent; otherwise, contact the retailer im-

mediately.

5. All graphics shown in this manual are for reference only. The components that

came with your motherboard may or may not look exactly the same as the pictures

shown in this manual.

Heatsink

Installation Procedures

For proper system setup, please fol-

low the procedure below:

1. Install the heatsink backplate into

the chassis if needed.

2. Install the motherboard into the

chassis.

3. Install the CPU onto the mother-

board.

4. Install the heatsink or/and cooling

fans (if any).

5. Connect fan and power cables

(if any).

CPU Socket

Motherboard

CPU Retention
Bracket (Pre­installed)

Backplate

CPU

2-2

CPU Installation

1. Lift the lever on the CPU socket: lift

the lever completely as shown on the

picture on the right; otherwise, you will

damage the CPU socket when power

is applied. *

Note: if multiple CPUs are installed, be

sure to install CPU1 fi rst.

2. Insert the CPU in the socket, making

sure that pin 1 of the CPU aligns with

pin 1 of the socket (both corners are

marked with a triangle).

Note: When using only one CPU,

install it into CPU socket #1. Please

note that sockets #2, #3 and #4 will

be automatically disabled if only one

CPU is used.

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Socket lever

Pin1

3. Press the lever down until you hear

the *click* so you can be sure that the

CPU is securely installed in the CPU

socket.

Figure 2-1. PGA604 Socket: Empty and with Processor Installed

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Warning! Make

sure you lift the le-

ver completely when

installing the CPU;

otherwise, damage

to the socket or CPU

may occur.

Lever

Triangle

Processor

(installed)

Triangle

Socket lever in the

locking Position

Empty socket

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Installation and Removal of the Heatsink

CEK Heatsink Installation

1. Do not apply any thermal grease to the

heatsink or the CPU die; the required amount

has already been applied.

2. Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so

that the four mounting holes are aligned with

those on the retention mechanism.

3. Screw in two diagonal screws (ie the #1 and

the #2 screws) until just snug (-do not over-

tighten the screws to avoid possible damage

to the CPU.)

4. Finish the installation by fully tightening all

four screws.

CEK Passive Heatsink

Screw#1

Screw#2

Screw#1

Screw#2

To Uninstall the Heatsink

Warning: We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be re-

moved. However, if you do need to uninstall the heatsink, please follow the

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instructions on the next page to uninstall the heatsink to avoid damaging

the CPU or the CPU socket.

1. Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws

from the motherboard in the sequence as

show in the picture on the right.

2. Hold the heatsink as shown in the picture

on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to

loosen it from the CPU. (Do not use excessive

force when wriggling the heatsink!!)

3. Once the heatsink is loosened, remove the

heatsink from the CPU socket.

4. Clean the surface of the CPU and the

heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease.

Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease

on the surface before you re-install the CPU

and the heatsink.

Screw#1

Screw#4

Screw#3

Screw#2

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2-3 Installing DIMM Modules

Note: Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules.

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM

modules to prevent any possible damage. Also note that the

memory is interleaved to improve performance (see step 1).

DIMM Installation (See Figure 2-2)

1. Insert the desired number of Fully Buffered DDR2 modules into the memory slots,

starting with DIMM #A1. To enhance memory performance, please install two

memory modules of the same type and of the same speed at a time, beginning

with DIMM #A1, DIMM #A2, then DIMM #B1, DIMM #B2.

2. Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot. Pay attention to the notch along

the bottom of the module to avoid incorrect memory installation.

3. Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot.

Repeat for all modules (see step 1 above).

Figure 2-2. Installing FBD DDR2 Memory Modules

Notch

Release Tab

X7QC3

To Remove:

DDR2 FBD Memory

Note: Notch should
align with the
receptive point on
the slot.

Top View of DDR2 FBD Slot

Notch

Release Tab

Use your thumbs to
gently push the release
tabs near both ends of
the module. This should
release it from the slot.

To Install: Insert
module vertically
and press down until
it snaps into place.
Pay attention to the
alignment notch at
the bottom.

Memory Support

1. The X7QC3/X7QCE supports up to 192 GB fully buffered (FBD) ECC DDR2

667/533 in 24 DIMM slots (4 channels, two branches). Single memory scheme,

two-way interleaved memory scheme and four-way interleaved memory scheme

are supported. Using four-way interleaved memory will result in best memory

performance. Please use memory modules of the same type, same speed, same

timing and same organization on a motherboard.

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2. For memory update granularity: Two DIMMs are required in non-mirrored mode

(one pair on a selected branch), and four DIMMs are required in mirrored mode

(on both branches).

Memory Configuration Table

Branch 0

Channel 0 (Bank 0) Channel 1 (Bank 1)

2 DIMMs A1 --- --- --- --- --- B1

4 DIMMs A1 --- --- --- --- --- B1

8 DIMMs A1 A2 --- --- --- --- B1

12
DIMMs
16
DIMMs
18
DIMMs
24
DIMMs

A1 A2 A3 --- --- --- B1

A1 A2 A3 A4 --- --- B1

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 --- B1

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 B1

--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

--- --- --- --- --- C1 --- --- --- --- --- D1 --- --- --- --- ---

B2 --- --- --- --- C1 C2 --- --- --- --- D1 D2 --- --- --- ---

B2 B3 --- --- --- C1 C2 C3 --- --- --- D1 D2 D3 --- --- ---

B2 B3 B4 --- --- C1 C2 C3 C4 --- --- D1 D2 D3 D4 --- ---

B2 B3 B4 B5 --- C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 --- D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 ---

B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6

Branch 1

Channel 2 (Bank 2) Channel 3 (Bank 3)

*Notes: i. “---“ indicates DIMM slots not populated. ii. Both FDB DDR 533MHz and 668MHz are

supported; however, please insert memory modules of the same type and same speed on a
motherboard, starting with S

lot A1. iii. Installing pair(s) of memory modules of the same type and the
same speed will result in Interleaved memory. S ingle-way, Two-way Interleaved and four-way
Interleaved memory schemes are supported

. For best performance, please install pairs of memory
modules in both Branch 0 and Branch 1, which will result in four-way interleaved memory scheme. iv.
For memory to work properly, p lease follow the r

estrictions listed in the table.

3. Due to memory allocation to system devices, memory remaining available for

operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used. The reduction in

memory availability is disproportional. (Refer to the Memory Availability Table below

for details.)

Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability

System Device Size Physical Memory

Firmware Hub fl ash memory
(System BIOS)

Local APIC 4 KB 3.99

Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3.99

I/O APIC (4 Kbytes) 4 KB 3.99

PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3.76

PCI Express (256 MB) 256 MB 3.51

PCI Enumeration Area 2 (if
needed) -Aligned on 256-MB
boundary-

VGA Memory 16 MB 2.85

TSEG 1 MB 2.84

Memory available to OS and
other applications

1 MB 3.99

512 MB 3.01

Remaining (-Available)
(4 GB Total System Memory)

2.84

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2-4 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports

The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specifi cation. See

Figure 2-3 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports.

A. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports

2

1

X7QC3

4

3

5 6 7

Figure 2-3. Back Panel I/O Port Locations and Defi nitions

Back Panel Connectors

1. Keyboard (Purple)

2. PS/2 Mouse (Green)

3. Back Panel USB Port 0

4. Back Panel USB Port 1

5. COM Port 1 (Turquoise)

6. VGA Port (Blue)

7. Gigabit LAN 1

8. Gigabit LAN 2

8

(*See Section 2-5 for details.)

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B. Front Control Panel

JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally

located on a control panel at the front of the chassis. These connectors are de-

signed specifi cally for use with Supermicro server chassis. See Figure 2-4 for the

descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators. Refer to the

following section for descriptions and pin defi nitions.

Figure 2-4. JF1 Header Pins

1920

Ground

NMI

X7QC3

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

PWR Fail LED

Ground

Ground

X

2

1

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

PWR

Reset Button

Power Butto

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NMI Button

The non-maskable interrupt button

header is located on pins 19 and 20

of JF1. Refer to the table on the right

for pin defi nitions.

Power LED

The Power LED connection is located

on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the

table on the right for pin defi nitions.

NMI Button

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

19 Control

20 Ground

Power LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

15 +5V

16 Ground

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A. NMI

B. PWR LED

Ground

B

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

PWR Fail LED

Ground

Ground

1920

NMI

A

X

2

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

Reset Button

Power Butto

PWR

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HDD LED

The HDD LED connection is located

on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach a

hard drive LED cable here to display

disk activities (for any hard drives on

the system, including Serial ATA and

IDE). See the table on the right for

pin defi nitions.

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators

The NIC (Network Interface Control-

ler) LED connection for GLAN port1

is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1

and the LED connection for GLAN

Port2 is on Pins 9 and 10. Attach the

NIC LED cables to display network

activity status. Refer to the table on

the right for pin defi nitions.

HDD LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

13 +5V

14 HD Active

GLAN1/2 LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

9/11 Vcc

10/12 Ground

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A. HDD LED

B. NIC1 LED

C. NIC2 LED

Ground

Power LED

HDD LED

A

B

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

C

OH/Fan Fail LED

PWR Fail LED

Ground

Ground

1920

NMI

X

2

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

Reset Button

Power Butto

PWR

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Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH)

Connect an LED cable to the OH/Fan

Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of

JF1 to provide advanced warnings

of chassis overheating or fan failure.

Refer to the table on the right for pin

defi nitions.

Power Fail LED

The Power Fail LED connection is

located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1. Re-

fer to the table on the right for pin

defi nitions.

OH/Fan Fail LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

7 Vcc

8 Ground

OH/Fan Fail Indicator

Status

State Defi nition

Off Normal

On Overheat

Flash­ing

Fan Fail

PWR Fail LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

5 Vcc

6 Ground

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A. OH/Fan Fail LED

B. PWR Supply Fail

Ground

X

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

A

PWR Fail LED

B

Ground

Ground

1920

NMI

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

Reset Button

Power Butto

PWR

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Reset Button

The Reset Button connection is located

on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach it to the

hardware reset switch on the computer

case. Refer to the table on the right for

pin defi nitions.

Power Button

The Power Button connection is located

on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily

contacting both pins will power on/off

the system. This button can also be

configured to function as a suspend

button (with a setting in the BIOS - see

Chapter 4). To turn off the power when

set to suspend mode, press the button

for at least 4 seconds. Refer to the table

on the right for pin defi nitions.

Reset Button

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

3 Reset

4 Ground

Power Button

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

1 Signal

2 +3V Standby

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A. Reset Button

B. Power Button

Ground

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

PWR Fail LED

Ground

Ground

1920

NMI

X

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

Reset Button

A

Power Butto

PWR

2

1

B

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2-5 Connecting Cables

ATX Main Power Connector

There are a 24-pin main power supply

connector(JPW1) and two 8-pin CPU

PWR connectors (JPW2/JPW3) on

the motherboard. These power con-

nectors meet the SSI EPS 12V speci-

fi cation. See the table on the right for

pin defi nitions. For the 8-pin PWR

Connectors (JPW2/JPW3), please

refer to the item listed below.

Processor Power Connector

In addition to the Primary ATX power

connector (above), The 12V 8-pin

CPU PWR connectors located at

JPW2 and JPW3 must also be con-

nected to your motherboard. See the

table on the right for pin defi nitions.

ATX Main Power Connector

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition

13 +3.3V 1 +3.3V

14 -12V 2 +3.3V

15 COM 3 COM

16 PS_ON 4 +5V

17 COM 5 COM

18 COM 6 +5V

19 COM 7 COM

20 Res (NC) 8 PWR_OK

21 +5V 9 5VSB

22 +5V 10 +12V

23 +5V 11 +12V

24 COM 12 +3.3V

12V 8-pin CPU Power

Pin Defi nitions

Pins Defi nition

1 through 4 Ground

5 through 8 +12V

Required Connection

JKM1

FAN9

X7QC3

JVGA1

S I/O

Battery

JCOM2

JCOM1

LAN
CTRL

BIOS

JUSB1

FAN7

DIMM A6 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A5 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A4 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A3 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A2 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A1 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM B6 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B5 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B4 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B3 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B2 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B1 (Branch 0Channel 1)

FAN8

DIMM C6 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C5 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C4 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C3 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C2 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C1 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM D6 (Branch 1Channel 3)

GLAN1

DIMM D5 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D4 (Branch 1Channel 3)

GLAN2

DIMM D3 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D2 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D1 (Branch 1Channel 3)

PCI Slot6 PCI-E x8(in x16 slot)

PCI Slot5 PCI-E x4(in x8 Slot)

JPL1

PCI S

PCI S

JK1

JP5

I-Button

JBT1

JPS1

JWOR1

JPS2

JD1

lot

4 PCI-X 133MHz

lot3 PCI-E X8 (inX8 slot)

SAS
CTRL

SAS-4i #4~#7

JSM2
LES1

JSM1

SAS-4i #0~#3

SP1

CPU0

CPU1

Intel 7300

North Bridge

CPU 3

CPU 2

JIDE2

J19

JWF1

JS6

J13

J17

LES2

JUSB2

Intel ESB2

South
Bridge

JL1

J12

JUSB3

JWOL1

JP2

J14

JP4

VGA
CTRL

CPLED1

CPLED0

CPLED2

JPG1

J11

J10

JP13

JS2

JS4

JAR

J3P1

J15

JS3

J16

JS5

JS1

JIDE1

JCF1

JOH1

JPW3

JPW2

JWD1

C

JPW1

LE1

JF1

FAN6

FAN5

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

A

B

A. 24-pin ATX PWR

B. 8-pin CPU PWR (JPW2)

C. 8-pin CPU PWR (JPW3)

J6

J8

J9

J7

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Universal Serial Bus (USB)

There are fi ve USB 2.0 (Universal Se-

rial Bus) ports/headers on the moth-

erboard. USB Ports 0/1 (JUSB1) are

located on the I/O Back Panel. USB

2/3 (JUSB2) and USB 4 (JUSB3) can

be accessed from the front panel.

See the tables on the right for pin

defi nitions.

Chassis Intrusion

A Chassis Intrusion header is located

at JL1 on the motherboard. Attach an

appropriate cable from the chassis

to inform you of a chassis intrusion

when the chassis is opened.

Back Panel USB

(USB0/1)

Pin# Defi nitions

1+5V

2PO-

3PO+

4 Ground

5N/A

Front Panel USB

Pin Defi nitions

USB2/USB4
Pin # Defi nition

USB3
Pin # Defi nition

1 +5V 1 +5V

2PO- 2 PO-

3PO+ 3 PO+

4 Ground 4 Ground

5 Key 5 No connection

Chassis Intrusion

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition

1 Intrusion Input

2 Ground

JKM1

FAN9

X7QC3

JVGA1

S I/O

Battery

JCOM2

JCOM1

LAN
CTRL

BIOS

JUSB1

JPL1

FAN7

DIMM A6 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A5 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A4 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A3 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A2 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A1 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM B6 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B5 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B4 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B3 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B2 (Branch 0Channel 1)

A

DIMM B1 (Branch 0Channel 1)

FAN8

DIMM C6 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C5 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C4 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C3 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C2 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C1 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM D6 (Branch 1Channel 3)

GLAN1

DIMM D5 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D4 (Branch 1Channel 3)

GLAN2

DIMM D3 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D2 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D1 (Branch 1Channel 3)

PCI Slot6 PCI-E x8(in x16 slot)

PCI Slot5 PCI-E x4(in x8 Slot)

PCI S

PCI S

JK1

JP5

I-Button

JBT1

JPS1

JWOR1

JPS2

JD1

lot

4 PCI-X 133MHz

lot3 PCI-E X8 (inX8 slot)

SAS
CTRL

SAS-4i #4~#7

JSM2
LES1

JSM1

SAS-4i #0~#3

SP1

CPU0

CPU1

Intel 7300

North Bridge

CPU 3

CPU 2

JIDE2

J19

JWF1

J13

J17

LES2

JUSB2

B

Intel ESB2

South
Bridge

D

JL1

J12

JUSB3

JWOL1

JP2

J14

JP4

VGA
CTRL

CPLED1

CPLED0

CPLED2

JPG1

J11

J10

C

JP13

JS2

JS4

JS6

JAR

J3P1

J15

JS3

J16

JS5

JS1

JIDE1

JCF1

JOH1

JPW3

JPW2

JWD1

JPW1

FAN2

FAN1

LE1

FAN6

FAN5

FAN4

FAN3

A. Backpanel USB 0/1

B/D. Front Panel USB 2/3

JF1

C. Chassis Intrusion

J6

J8

J9

J7

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Fan Headers

The X7QC3/X7QCE has nine CPU/chassis/

system fan headers (Fan1 to Fan9). All these

fans are 4-pin fans. However, Pins 1-3 of the

fan headers are backward compatible with the

traditional 3-pin fans. See the table on the right

for pin defi nitions. The onboard fan speeds

are controlled by Thermal Management (via

Hardware Monitoring) under the Advanced
Section in the BIOS. The default setting is

Disabled. When using Thermal Management

setting, please use all 3-pin fans or all 4-pin

fans on the motherboard.

Chapter 2: Installation

Fan Header

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition

1 Ground

2 +12V

3 Tachometer

4 PWR Modulation

Power Fault (Power Supply Failure)

Connect a cable from your power supply to

the Power Fault Header (J3P1) to provide a

warning of power supply failure. This warning

signal is passed through the PWR_LED pin to

indicate a power failure on the chassis. See the

table on the right for pin defi nitions.

JD1

G

DIMM A6 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A5 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A4 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A3 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A2 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A1 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM B6 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B5 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B4 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B3 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B2 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B1 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM C6 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C5 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C4 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C3 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C2 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C1 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM D6 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D5 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D4 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D3 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D2 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D1 (Branch 1Channel 3)

PCI Slot6 PCI-E x8(in x16 slot)

PCI Slot5 PCI-E x4(in x8 Slot)

PCI S

lot

4 PCI-X 133MHz

PCI S

lot3PCI-EX8(inX8slot)

JP5

SAS
CTRL

JBT1

SAS-4i #4~#7

JSM2
LES1

JSM1

SAS-4i #0~#3

SP1

CPU0

CPU1

Intel 7300

North Bridge

CPU 3

CPU 2

LES2

JUSB2

Intel ESB2

South
Bridge

JL1

J12

JUSB3

JWOL1

JP2

J14

JP4

J

J11

J10

JP13

JS2

JAR

J3P1

J15

J16

JS1

CPLED1

CPLED2

JS4

JS3

CPLED0
JPG1

VGA
CTRL

J19

JWF1

JS6

J13

JS5

JKM1

FAN9

X7QC3

JVGA1

S I/O

Battery

JCOM2

JCOM1

LAN
CTRL

BIOS

JUSB1

GLAN2

I

JPL1

FAN8

GLAN1

JK1

JWOR1

FAN7

H

I-Button

JPS1

JPS2

PWR Supply Fail LED

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition

1 PWR 1: Fail

2 PWR 2: Fail

3 PWR 3: Fail

4 Signal: Alarm Reset

Note: This feature is only available when using

Supermicro redundant power supplies.

J6

J8

J9

J7

A. Fan 1

B. Fan 2

C. Fan 3

D. Fan 4

E. Fan 5

F. F an 6

G. Fan 7

H. Fan 8

I. Fan 9

J. PWR Fault

FAN2

FAN1

LE1

JF1

F

FAN6

FAN5

E

D

FAN4

FAN3

C

B

A

JIDE2

JIDE1

JWD1

JOH1

JPW1

JCF1

JPW3

JPW2

J17

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X7QC3/X7QCE User's Manual

ATX PS /2 Keybo ar d an d
PS/2 Mouse Ports

The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the PS/2

mouse are located at JKM1. See the

table on the right for pin defi nitions.

(The mouse port is above the key-

board port. See the table on the right

for pin defi nitions.)

Serial Ports

COM1 is a connector located on the

IO Backpanel and COM2 is a header

located at JCOM2. See the table on

the right for pin defi nitions.

PS/2 Keyboard and

Mouse Port Pin

Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition

1 Data

2NC

3 Ground

4 VCC

5 Clock

6NC

Serial Port Pin Defi nitions

Pin # Defi nition Pin # Defi nition

1 DCD 6 DSR

2RXD 7RTS

3TXD 8CTS

4 DTR 9 RI

5 Ground 10 NC

JKM1

FAN9

X7QC3

JVGA1

S I/O

Battery

C

JCOM2

JCOM1

LAN
CTRL

JUSB1

B

GLAN1

GLAN2

JPL1

BIOS

FAN7

DIMM A6 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A5 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A4 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A3 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A2 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A1 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM B6 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B5 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B4 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B3 (Branch 0Channel 1)

A

DIMM B2 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B1 (Branch 0Channel 1)

FAN8

DIMM C6 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C5 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C4 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C3 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C2 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C1 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM D6 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D5 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D4 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D3 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D2 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D1 (Branch 1Channel 3)

PCI Slot6 PCI-E x8(in x16 slot)

PCI Slot5 PCI-E x4(in x8 Slot)

PCI S

lot

PCI S

JK1

JP5

I-Button

JBT1

JPS1

JWOR1

JPS2

JD1

4 PCI-X 133MHz

lot3PCI-EX8(inX8slot)

SAS
CTRL

SAS-4i #4~#7

JSM2
LES1

JSM1

SAS-4i #0~#3

(Pin 10 is available on COM2
only. NC: No Connection.)

SP1

CPU0

CPU1

Intel 7300

North Bridge

CPU 3

CPU 2

JIDE2

J19

JWF1

J13

LES2

JUSB2

Intel ESB2

South
Bridge

JL1

J12

JUSB3

JWOL1

JP2

J14

JP4

VGA
CTRL

CPLED1

CPLED0

CPLED2

JPG1

J11

J10

JP13

JS2

JS4

JS6

JAR

J3P1

J15

JS3

J16

JS5

JS1

LE1

JF1

FAN6

FAN5

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

JIDE1

JWD1

JOH1

JPW1

JCF1

JPW3

JPW2

J17

A. Keyboard/Mouse

B. COM1

C. COM2

J6

J8

J9

J7

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Wake-On-Ring

Chapter 2: Installation

The Wake-On-Ring header is desig-

nated JWOR1. This function allows

your computer to receive and be

"awakened" by an incoming call to

the modem when the system is in

suspend state. See the table on the

right for pin definitions. You must

have a Wake-On-Ring card and cable

to use this feature.

Wake-On-LAN

The Wake-On-LAN header is located

at JWOL1 on the motherboard. See

the table on the right for pin defi ni-

tions. (You must have a LAN card

with a Wake-On-LAN connector and

cable to use this feature.)

Wake-On-Ring

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition

1 Ground

2 Wake-up

Wake-On-LAN

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition

1 +5V Standby

2 Ground

3 Wake-up

JKM1

FAN9

X7QC3

JVGA1

S I/O

Battery

JCOM2

JCOM1

LAN
CTRL

BIOS

JUSB1

FAN7

DIMM A6 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A5 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A4 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A3 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A2 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A1 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM B6 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B5 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B4 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B3 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B2 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B1 (Branch 0Channel 1)

FAN8

DIMM C6 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C5 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C4 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C3 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C2 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C1 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM D6 (Branch 1Channel 3)

GLAN1

DIMM D5 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D4 (Branch 1Channel 3)

GLAN2

DIMM D3 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D2 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D1 (Branch 1Channel 3)

PCI Slot6 PCI-E x8(in x16 slot)

PCI Slot5 PCI-E x4(in x8 Slot)

JPL1

PCI S

PCI S

JK1

JP5

I-Button

JBT1

JPS1

A

JWOR1

JPS2

JD1

lot

4 PCI-X 133MHz

lot3 PCI-E X8 (inX8 slot)

SAS
CTRL

SAS-4i #4~#7

JSM2
LES1

JSM1

SAS-4i #0~#3

SP1

CPU0

CPU1

Intel 7300

North Bridge

CPU 3

CPU 2

JIDE2

J19

JWF1

JS6

J13

J17

LES2

JUSB2

Intel ESB2

South
Bridge

JL1

J12

B

JWOL1

JUSB3

JP2

J14

JP4

VGA
CTRL

CPLED1

CPLED0

CPLED2

JPG1

J11

J10

JP13

JS2

JS4

JAR

J3P1

J15

JS3

J16

JS5

JS1

JIDE1

JCF1

JOH1

JPW3

JPW2

JWD1

JPW1

FAN2

FAN1

LE1

JF1

FAN6

FAN5

FAN4

FAN3

A. WOR

B. WOL

J6

J8

J9

J7

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GLAN 1/2 (Gigabit Ethernet
Ports)

Two G - bi t Ethe r ne t p or ts: GL AN1

(JLAN1) and GLAN2 (JLAN2) are

located on the I/O backplane. These

ports accept RJ45 type cables.

Power LED/Speaker

GLAN1

GLAN2

On JD1 header, pins 1-3 are for a

power LED and pins 4-7 are for the

speaker. Close pins 4-7 with a jumper

to use an external speaker. If you

wish to use the onboard speaker,

please close pins 6-7. See the table

on the right for speaker pin defi ni-

tions.

JD1

C

DIMM A6 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A5 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A4 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A3 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A2 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A1 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM B6 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B5 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B4 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B3 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B2 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B1 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM C6 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C5 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C4 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C3 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C2 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C1 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM D6 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D5 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D4 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D3 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D2 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D1 (Branch 1Channel 3)

PCI Slot6 PCI-E x8(in x16 slot)

PCI Slot5 PCI-E x4(in x8 Slot)

PCI S

lot

4 PCI-X 133MHz

PCI S

lot3PCI-EX8(inX8slot)

JP5

SAS
CTRL

JBT1

SAS-4i #4~#7

JSM2
LES1

JSM1

SAS-4i #0~#3

SP1

Intel 7300

North Bridge

JP2

J14

JP4

Intel ESB2

South
Bridge

LES2

JUSB2

J11

J10

JP13

JUSB3

JAR

J3P1

JL1

J12

J15

J16

JS1

JWOL1

JKM1

FAN9

X7QC3

JVGA1

S I/O

Battery

JCOM2

JCOM1

LAN
CTRL

BIOS

JUSB1

A

GLAN2

JPL1

FAN8

GLAN1

B

JK1

JWOR1

FAN7

I-Button

JPS1

JPS2

JS2

CPLED1

CPLED2

JS4

JS3

CPLED0
JPG1

VGA
CTRL

Speaker Connector

Pin Setting Defi nition

Pins 6-7 Internal Speaker

Pins 4-7 External Speaker

LE1

JIDE1

JCF1

JOH1

JPW3

JPW2

JWD1

JPW1

FAN2

FAN1

JF1

FAN6

FAN5

FAN4

FAN3

CPU0

CPU1

CPU 3

CPU 2

JIDE2

J19

JWF1

JS6

J13

JS5

J17

A. GLAN1

B. GLAN2

C. PWR LED/Speaker

J6

J8

J9

J7

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Chapter 2: Installation

SGPIO Header

The SGPIO (Serial General Purpose

Input/Output) headers are located at

J15/J16 on the motherboard. These

headers are used to "talk to" a system-

m o n it o r i n g c h i p on t h e ba c k p l an e . Se e

the table on the right for pin defi nitions.

Refer to the board layout below for the

location of the header.

VGA Connector

A VGA connector (JVGA1) is located

next to the COM1 port on the IO

backplane. Refer to the board layout

below for the location.

SGPIO Header

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition Pin Defi nition

1 *NC 2 *NC

3 Ground 4 DATA Out

5 Load 6 Ground

7 Clock 8 *NC

Note: NC= No Connections

JKM1

FAN9

X7QC3

JVGA1

S I/O

Battery

JCOM2

JCOM1

C

LAN
CTRL

BIOS

JUSB1

GLAN1

GLAN2

JPL1

FAN7

DIMM A6 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A5 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A4 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A3 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A2 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A1 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM B6 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B5 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B4 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B3 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B2 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B1 (Branch 0Channel 1)

FAN8

DIMM C6 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C5 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C4 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C3 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C2 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C1 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM D6 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D5 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D4 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D3 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D2 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D1 (Branch 1Channel 3)

PCI Slot6 PCI-E x8(in x16 slot)

PCI Slot5 PCI-E x4(in x8 Slot)

PCI S

PCI S

JK1

JP5

I-Button

JBT1

JPS1

JWOR1

JPS2

JD1

lot

4 PCI-X 133MHz

lot3PCI-EX8(inX8slot)

SAS
CTRL

SAS-4i #4~#7

JSM2
LES1

JSM1

SAS-4i #0~#3

SP1

CPU0

CPU1

Intel 7300

North Bridge

CPU 3

CPU 2

JIDE2

J19

JWF1

J13

LES2

JUSB2

Intel ESB2

South
Bridge

JL1

J12

JUSB3

JWOL1

JP2

J14

JP4

VGA
CTRL

CPLED1

CPLED0

CPLED2

JPG1

J11

J10

JP13

B

A

JS2

JS4

JS6

JAR

J3P1

J15

JS3

J16

JS5

JS1

LE1

JF1

FAN6

FAN5

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

JIDE1

JWD1

JOH1

JPW1

JCF1

JPW3

JPW2

J17

A. SGPIO (J15)

B. SGPIO (J16)

C. VGA

J6

J8

J9

J7

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Alarm Reset

If three power supplies are installed,

the system will notify you when any

of the three power modules fail. Con-

nect JAR to a micro-switch to turn

off the alarm that is activated when a

power module fails. See the table on

the right for pin defi nitions.

Alarm Reset

Pin Defi nitions

Pin Setting Defi nition

Pin 1 Ground

Pin 2 +5V

Power SMB (I2 C) Connector

Power SMB (I2 C) Connector, located

at J13, monitors the status of the

power supply, fan and system tem-

perature. See the table on the right

for pin defi nitions.

JD1

DIMM A6 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A5 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A4 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A3 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A2 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A1 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM B6 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B5 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B4 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B3 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B2 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B1 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM C6 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C5 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C4 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C3 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C2 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C1 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM D6 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D5 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D4 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D3 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D2 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D1 (Branch 1Channel 3)

PCI Slot6 PCI-E x8(in x16 slot)

PCI Slot5 PCI-E x4(in x8 Slot)

PCI S

lot

4 PCI-X 133MHz

PCI S

lot3PCI-EX8(inX8slot)

JP5

SAS
CTRL

JBT1

SAS-4i #4~#7

JSM2
LES1

JSM1

SAS-4i #0~#3

SP1

Intel 7300

North Bridge

JP2

J14

JP4

Intel ESB2

South
Bridge

LES2

JUSB2

A

J11

J10

JP13

JUSB3

JAR

J3P1

JL1

J12

J15

J16

JS1

JWOL1

JKM1

FAN9

X7QC3

JVGA1

S I/O

Battery

JCOM2

JCOM1

LAN
CTRL

BIOS

JUSB1

GLAN2

JPL1

FAN8

GLAN1

JK1

JWOR1

FAN7

I-Button

JPS1

JPS2

JS2

CPLED1

CPLED2

JS4

JS3

CPLED0
JPG1

PWR SMB

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition

1 Clock

2 Data

3 PWR Fail (Input from PS to MB)

4 Ground

5 +3.3V

A. Alarm Reset

B. PWR SMB

J6

J8

J9

J7

VGA
CTRL

LE1

JIDE1

JCF1

JOH1

JPW3

JPW2

JWD1

JPW1

FAN2

FAN1

JF1

FAN6

FAN5

FAN4

FAN3

CPU0

CPU1

CPU 3

CPU 2

JIDE2

J19

JWF1

B

JS6

J13

JS5

J17

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Chapter 2: Installation

Overheat LED/Fan Failure

The JOH1 header is used to connect an

LED to provide warning of chassis over-

heating. This LED will blink to indicate a

fan failure. Refer to the table on right for

pin defi nitions.

Compact Flash Card PWR
Connector

A Compact Flash Card Power Connector is

located at JWF1. For the Compact Flash Card

to work properly, you will need to confi gure

the Jumper-JCF1 properly and connect a

Compact Flash Card power cable to JWF1

fi rst. Refer to the board layout below for

the location.

Overheat LED

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition

1 5vDC

2 OH Active

OH/Fan Fail LED

State Message

Solid Overheat

Blinking Fan Fail

Compact Flash Card PWR

Connector

Jumper Defi nition

On Compact Flash

Power On

Off Compact Flash

Power Off

JKM1

FAN9

X7QC3

JVGA1

S I/O

Battery

JCOM2

JCOM1

LAN
CTRL

JUSB1

BIOS

FAN7

DIMM A6 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A5 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A4 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A3 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A2 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A1 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM B6 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B5 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B4 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B3 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B2 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B1 (Branch 0Channel 1)

FAN8

DIMM C6 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C5 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C4 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C3 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C2 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C1 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM D6 (Branch 1Channel 3)

GLAN1

DIMM D5 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D4 (Branch 1Channel 3)

GLAN2

DIMM D3 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D2 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D1 (Branch 1Channel 3)

PCI Slot6 PCI-E x8(in x16 slot)

PCI Slot5 PCI-E x4(in x8 Slot)

JPL1

PCI S

PCI S

JK1

JP5

I-Button

JBT1

JPS1

JWOR1

JPS2

JD1

lot

4 PCI-X 133MHz

lot3PCI-EX8(inX8slot)

SAS
CTRL

SAS-4i #4~#7

JSM2
LES1

JSM1

SAS-4i #0~#3

SP1

CPU0

CPU1

Intel 7300

North Bridge

CPU 3

CPU 2

JIDE2

A

J19

JWF1

B

JS6

J13

JS5

J17

LES2

JUSB2

Intel ESB2

South
Bridge

JL1

J12

JUSB3

JWOL1

JP2

J14

JP4

VGA
CTRL

CPLED1

CPLED0

CPLED2

JPG1

J11

J10

JP13

JS2

JS4

JAR

J3P1

J15

JS3

J16

JS1

JIDE1

JCF1

JOH1

JPW3

JPW2

JWD1

JPW1

FAN2

LE1

JF1

FAN6

FAN5

FAN4

FAN3

FAN1

A. Overheat/Fan Fail LED

B. Compact Flash PWR

J6

J8

J9

J7

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Keylock

The keyboard lock connection is designated

JK1. Utilizing this header allows you to inhibit

any actions made on the keyboard, effectively

"locking" it.

IPMB Header

The IPMB Header of IPMI is designated J12.

See the table on right for pin defi nitions.

Keylock

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition

1 Ground

2 Keylock R-N

IPMB

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition

1SDATA

2GND

3 SCLK

4NC

JKM1

FAN9

X7QC3

JVGA1

S I/O

Battery

JCOM2

JCOM1

LAN
CTRL

JUSB1

GLAN2

JPL1

BIOS

FAN7

DIMM A6 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A5 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A4 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A3 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A2 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A1 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM B6 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B5 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B4 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B3 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B2 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B1 (Branch 0Channel 1)

FAN8

DIMM C6 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C5 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C4 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C3 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C2 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C1 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM D6 (Branch 1Channel 3)

GLAN1

DIMM D5 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D4 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D3 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D2 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D1 (Branch 1Channel 3)

PCI Slot6 PCI-E x8(in x16 slot)

PCI Slot5 PCI-E x4(in x8 Slot)

PCI S

PCI S

A

JK1

JP5

I-Button

JBT1

JPS1

JWOR1

JPS2

JD1

lot

4 PCI-X 133MHz

lot3PCI-EX8(inX8slot)

SAS
CTRL

SAS-4i #4~#7

JSM2
LES1

JSM1

SAS-4i #0~#3

SP1

CPU0

CPU1

Intel 7300

North Bridge

CPU 3

CPU 2

JIDE2

J19

JWF1

J13

J17

LES2

JUSB2

Intel ESB2

South
Bridge

B

JL1

J12

JUSB3

JWOL1

JP2

J14

JP4

VGA
CTRL

CPLED1

CPLED0

CPLED2

JPG1

J11

J10

JP13

JS2

JS4

JS6

JAR

J3P1

J15

JS3

J16

JS5

JS1

JIDE1

JCF1

JOH1

JPW3

JPW2

JWD1

JPW1

FAN2

FAN1

LE1

JF1

FAN6

FAN5

FAN4

FAN3

A. Keylock

B. IPMB Header

J6

J8

J9

J7

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2-6 Jumper Settings

Explanation of Jumpers

To modify the operation of the motherboard,

jumpers can be used to choose between

optional settings. Jumpers create shorts

between two pins to change the function

of the connector. Pin 1 is identifi ed with a

square solder pad on the printed circuit

board. See the motherboard layout pages

for jumper locations.

Note: On two pin jumpers, "Closed" means

the jumper is on and "Open" means the

jumper is off the pins.

Connector

Pins

Jumper

Cap

Setting

Chapter 2: Installation

3 2 1

3 2 1

Pin 1-2 short

GLAN Enable/Disable

JPL1 enables or disables the GLAN

Port1/GLAN Port2 on the motherboard.

See the table on the right for jumper set-

tings. The default setting is enabled.

JD1

DIMM A6 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A5 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A4 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A3 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A2 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A1 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM B6 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B5 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B4 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B3 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B2 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B1 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM C6 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C5 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C4 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C3 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C2 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C1 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM D6 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D5 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D4 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D3 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D2 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D1 (Branch 1Channel 3)

PCI Slot6 PCI-E x8(in x16 slot)

PCI Slot5 PCI-E x4(in x8 Slot)

PCI S

lot

4 PCI-X 133MHz

PCI S

lot3PCI-EX8(inX8slot)

JP5

SAS
CTRL

SAS-4i #4~#7

JSM2
LES1

JSM1

SAS-4i #0~#3

SP1

Intel 7300

North Bridge

JP2

J14

JP4

Intel ESB2

South

LES2

JUSB2

JL1

Bridge

JUSB3

J12

JWOL1

CPLED2

J11

J10

JP13

JS2

JAR

J3P1

J15

JS3

J16

JS1

JKM1

FAN9

A

X7QC3

JVGA1

S I/O

Battery

JCOM2

JCOM1

LAN
CTRL

BIOS

JUSB1

JPL1

FAN8

GLAN1

GLAN2

JK1

JWOR1

FAN7

I-Button

JBT1

JPS1

JPS2

CPLED1

CPLED0
JPG1

JS4

VGA
CTRL

JS5

CPU0

CPU 2

JS6

GLAN Enable

Pin# Defi nition

1-2 Enabled (*default)

2-3 Disabled

LE1

JF1

FAN6

FAN5

JOH1

JPW3

JPW2

JWD1

JPW1

FAN2

FAN1

FAN4

J6

J8

FAN3

J9

J7

CPU1

CPU 3

JIDE2

JIDE1

J19

JCF1

JWF1

J13

J17

A. GLAN Port1 Enable

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CMOS Clear

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this "jumper" consists

of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS. To clear

CMOS, use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both

pads at the same time to short the connection. Always remove the AC

power cord from the system before clearing CMOS.

Note: For an ATX power supply, you must completely shut down the system, remove

the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS.

Watch Dog Enable/Disable

Watch Dog (JWD1) is a system monitor that can

reboot the system when a software application

hangs. Close pins 1-2 to reset the system if an

application hangs. Close pins 2-3 to generate a

non-maskable interrupt signal for the application

that hangs. See the table on the right for jumper

settings. Watch Dog must also be enabled in the

BIOS.

Watch Dog

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition

Pins 1-2 Reset

(*default)

Pins 2-3 NMI

Open Disabled

JKM1

FAN9

X7QC3

JVGA1

S I/O

Battery

JCOM2

JCOM1

LAN
CTRL

JUSB1

GLAN1

GLAN2

JPL1

BIOS

FAN7

DIMM A6 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A5 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A4 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A3 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A2 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A1 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM B6 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B5 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B4 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B3 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B2 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B1 (Branch 0Channel 1)

FAN8

DIMM C6 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C5 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C4 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C3 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C2 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C1 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM D6 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D5 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D4 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D3 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D2 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D1 (Branch 1Channel 3)

PCI Slot6 PCI-E x8(in x16 slot)

PCI Slot5 PCI-E x4(in x8 Slot)

PCI S

PCI S

JK1

JP5

I-Button

JBT1

A

JPS1

JWOR1

JPS2

JD1

lot

4 PCI-X 133MHz

lot3 PCI-E X8 (inX8 slot)

SAS
CTRL

SAS-4i #4~#7

JSM2
LES1

JSM1

SAS-4i #0~#3

SP1

CPU0

CPU1

Intel 7300

North Bridge

CPU 3

CPU 2

FAN2

FAN1

LE1

JF1

FAN6

FAN5

FAN4

FAN3

A. Clear CMOS

B. Watch Dog Enable

J6

J8

J9

J7

B

JIDE2

JIDE1

JWD1

JOH1

JPW1

JCF1

JWF1

JPW3

JPW2

J13

J17

LES2

JUSB2

Intel ESB2

South
Bridge

JL1

J12

JUSB3

JWOL1

JP2

J14

JP4

J11

J10

JP13

JS2

JAR

J3P1

J15

J16

JS1

CPLED1

CPLED2

JS4

JS3

CPLED0
JPG1

VGA
CTRL

J19

JS6

JS5

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Chapter 2: Installation

VGA Enable/Disable

JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the

VGA port. The default position is on pins

1 and 2 to enable VGA. See the table on

the right for jumper settings.

I2C Bus to PCI-X/PCI-Exp.
Slots

Jumpers J10 and J11 allow you to con-

nect the System Management Bus (I

to PCI-X/PCI-E slots (Slots 3/4/5/6)

set to open, both jumpers need to be

set to open to disable this function and

vice versa. The default setting is Open

(Disabled.) See the table on the right for

jumper settings.

2

C)

. If

VGA Enable/Disable Jumper

Settings

Both Jumpers Defi nition

Pins 1-2 Enabled (*Default)

Pins 2-3 Disabled

I2C to PCI-X/PCI-Exp

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition

J10: Closed J11:Closed Enabled

J10: Open J11: Open Disabled (*Default)

JKM1

FAN9

X7QC3

JCOM2

JCOM1

JVGA1

LAN
CTRL

S I/O

Battery

JUSB1

FAN8

GLAN1

GLAN2

JPL1

BIOS

JK1

JWOR1

FAN7

DIMM A6 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A5 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A4 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A3 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A2 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A1 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM B6 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B5 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B4 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B3 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B2 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B1 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM C6 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C5 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C4 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C3 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C2 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C1 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM D6 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D5 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D4 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D3 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D2 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D1 (Branch 1Channel 3)

PCI Slot6 PCI-E x8(in x16 slot)

PCI Slot5 PCI-E x4(in x8 Slot)

PCI S

lot

4 PCI-X 133MHz

PCI S

lot3PCI-EX8(inX8slot)

JP5

I-Button

SAS
CTRL

JBT1

JPS1

JPS2

JD1

SAS-4i #4~#7

JSM2

LES1

JSM1

SAS-4i #0~#3

SP1

CPU0

CPU1

Intel 7300

North Bridge

CPU 3

CPU 2

JIDE2

J19

JWF1

A

JS6

J13

J17

LES2

JUSB2

Intel ESB2

South
Bridge

C

JL1

J12

JUSB3

JWOL1

JP2

J14

JP4

VGA
CTRL

CPLED1

CPLED0

CPLED2

JPG1

J11

J10

B

JP13

JS2

JS4

JAR

J3P1

J15

JS3

J16

JS5

JS1

JIDE1

JCF1

JOH1

JPW3

JPW2

JWD1

JPW1

FAN2

FAN1

FAN5

FAN4

LE1

JF1

FAN6

J6

J8

FAN3

J7

A. VGA Enabled

B. J10

C. J11

J9

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Onboard SAS Enable/
MegaRAID Enable

JPS1 allows you to enable the onboard

SAS Connections. However, JPS2 is

used to enable MegaRAID confi gura-

tion. See the table on the right for jumper

settings. (*SAS is available on the

X7QC3 only.)

Compact Flash Master/Slave
Select

A Compac t Flash Master (Primary)/Slave

(Secondary) Select Jumper is located

at JCF1. Close this jumper to enable

Compact Flash Card. For the Compact

Flash Card or the Compact Flash Jumper

(JCF1) to work properly, you will need to

connect the Compact Flash Card power

cable to JWF1 fi rst. Refer to the board

layout below for the location.

Onboard SAS Enable Jumper Set-

tings (JPS1)

Both Jumpers Defi nition

Pins 1-2 SATA Enabled (*Default)

Pins 2-3 SAS Enabled

Mega_RAID Enable

Jumper Settings (JPS2)

Jumper Setting Defi nition

Closed MegaRAID (*Default)

Open SAS Integrated RAID

Compact Flash Card Master/

Slave Select

Jumper Defi nition

Open Slave (Secondary)

Closed Master (Primary)

JKM1

FAN9

X7QC3

JVGA1

S I/O

Battery

JCOM2

JCOM1

LAN
CTRL

BIOS

JUSB1

GLAN1

GLAN2

JPL1

FAN7

DIMM A6 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A5 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A4 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A3 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A2 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A1 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM B6 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B5 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B4 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B3 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B2 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B1 (Branch 0Channel 1)

FAN8

DIMM C6 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C5 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C4 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C3 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C2 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C1 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM D6 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D5 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D4 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D3 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D2 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D1 (Branch 1Channel 3)

PCI Slot6 PCI-E x8(in x16 slot)

PCI Slot5 PCI-E x4(in x8 Slot)

PCI S

lot

PCI S

JK1

JP5

I-Button

JBT1

A

JPS1

JWOR1

JPS2

B

JD1

4 PCI-X 133MHz

lot3 PCI-E X8 (inX8 slot)

SAS
CTRL

SAS-4i #4~#7

JSM2
LES1

JSM1

SAS-4i #0~#3

SP1

CPU0

CPU1

Intel 7300

North Bridge

CPU 3

CPU 2

JIDE2

J19

JWF1

JS6

J13

J17

LES2

JUSB2

Intel ESB2

South
Bridge

JL1

J12

JUSB3

JWOL1

JP2

J14

JP4

J11

J10

JP13

J3P1

J15

J16

VGA
CTRL

CPLED1

CPLED0

CPLED2

JPG1

JS2

JS4

JAR

JS3

JS5

JS1

JIDE1

JCF1

LE1

JF1

FAN6

FAN5

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

JWD1

JOH1

JPW1

C

JPW3

JPW2

A. JPS1

B. JPS2

C. JCF1

J6

J8

J9

J7

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CPU Power Select

JP5 allows you to select CPU power set-

tings. The default position is "Open" to

support 150 W for 2U systems. See the

table on the right for jumper settings.

3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault
Detect

Chapter 2: Installation

CPU PWR Select Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition

Open 130W for 2U Platform (*Default)

Closed 90W for 1U Platform

The system can notify you in the event

of a power supply failure. This feature is

available when three power supply units

are installed in the chassis with one act-

ing as a backup. If you only have one

or two power supply units installed, you

should disable this (the default setting)

with JP13 to prevent false alarms.

JD1

DIMM A6 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A5 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A4 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A3 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A2 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A1 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM B6 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B5 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B4 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B3 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B2 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B1 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM C6 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C5 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C4 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C3 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C2 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C1 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM D6 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D5 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D4 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D3 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D2 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D1 (Branch 1Channel 3)

PCI Slot6 PCI-E x8(in x16 slot)

PCI Slot5 PCI-E x4(in x8 Slot)

PCI S

lot

4 PCI-X 133MHz

PCI S

lot3PCI-EX8(inX8slot)

A

JP5

SAS
CTRL

JBT1

SAS-4i #4~#7

JSM2

LES1

JSM1

SAS-4i #0~#3

SP1

Intel 7300

North Bridge

JP2

J14

JP4

Intel ESB2

LES2

JUSB2

JL1

South
Bridge

J11

JUSB3

J12

J16

JWOL1

CPLED1

CPLED0

CPLED2

JPG1

B

J10

JP13

JS2

JS4

JAR

J3P1

J15

JS3

JS1

JKM1

FAN9

X7QC3

JVGA1

S I/O

Battery

JCOM2

JCOM1

LAN
CTRL

BIOS

JUSB1

GLAN1

GLAN2

JPL1

FAN8

JK1

JWOR1

FAN7

I-Button

JPS1

JPS2

VGA
CTRL

3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition

Closed Enabled

Open Disabled (*Default)

LE1

JIDE1

JCF1

JOH1

JPW3

JPW2

JWD1

JPW1

FAN2

FAN1

FAN5

FAN4

JF1

FAN6

J6

J8

FAN3

J7

CPU0

CPU1

CPU 3

CPU 2

JIDE2

J19

JWF1

JS6

J13

JS5

J17

A. CPU PWR Select

B. 3rd PWR PWR Fault

J9

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2-7 Onboard Indicators

GLAN LEDs

There are two GLAN ports on the moth-

erboard. Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port

has two LEDs. The yellow LED indicates

activity, while the other LED may be

green, orange or of f to indicate the speed

of the connection. See the tables at right

for more information.

Onboard Power LED (LE1)

An Onboard Power LED is located at LE1

on the motherboard. When this LED Indi-

cator is on, the system is on. Be sure to

unplug the power cable before removing

or adding any components. See the table

on the right for more details.

Link

LED

Activity

LED

(Rear View: When viewing from the
rear side of the chassis.)

GLAN Activity Indicator

Color Status Defi nition

Yellow Flashing Active

GLAN Link Indicator

LED Color Defi nition

Off No Connection or 10 Mbps

Green 100 Mbps

Amber 1 Gbps

Onboard PWR LED Indicator (LE1)

LED Color Defi nition

Off System Off (*PWR cable

Green System On

Green:
Flashing
Quickly

Green:
Flashing
Slowly

not connected)

ACPI S1 State

ACPI S3 (STR) State

JKM1

FAN9

X7QC3

JVGA1

S I/O

Battery

JCOM2

JCOM1

LAN
CTRL

BIOS

JUSB1

GLAN1

GLAN2

JPL1

FAN7

DIMM A6 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A5 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A4 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A3 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A2 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A1 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM B6 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B5 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B4 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B3 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B2 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B1 (Branch 0Channel 1)

FAN8

DIMM C6 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C5 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C4 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C3 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C2 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C1 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM D6 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D5 (Branch 1Channel 3)

A

DIMM D4 (Branch 1Channel 3)

B

DIMM D3 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D2 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D1 (Branch 1Channel 3)

PCI Slot6 PCI-E x8(in x16 slot)

PCI Slot5 PCI-E x4(in x8 Slot)

PCI S

lot

PCI S

JK1

JP5

I-Button

JBT1

JPS1

JWOR1

JPS2

JD1

4 PCI-X 133MHz

lot3 PCI-E X8 (inX8 slot)

SAS
CTRL

SAS-4i #4~#7

JSM2
LES1

JSM1

SAS-4i #0~#3

SP1

CPU0

CPU1

Intel 7300

North Bridge

CPU 3

CPU 2

JIDE2

J19

JWF1

J13

J17

LES2

JUSB2

Intel ESB2

South
Bridge

JL1

J12

JUSB3

JWOL1

JP2

J14

JP4

VGA
CTRL

CPLED1

CPLED0

CPLED2

JPG1

J11

J10

JP13

JS2

JS4

JS6

JAR

J3P1

J15

JS3

J16

JS5

JS1

JIDE1

JCF1

JOH1

LE1

C

JF1

FAN6

FAN5

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

JWD1

JPW1

JPW3

JPW2

A. GLAN Port1 LEDs

B. GLAN Port2 LEDs

C. Onboard PWR LED

J6

J8

J9

J7

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SAS Activity LED

LES1 i s u s ed to in di c at e t h e s t at us o f S A S

activity. See the layout below for the LED

location. (*SAS is for the X7QC3 only.)

SAS Heartbeat LED

SAS Heartbeat LED is located at LES2.

See the layout below for the LED location.

(*SAS is for the X7QC3 only.)

SAS Activity LED Indicator

LED Color Defi nition

On SAS: Active

Off SAS: Not Active

JKM1

FAN9

X7QC3

JVGA1

S I/O

Battery

JCOM2

JCOM1

LAN
CTRL

BIOS

JUSB1

JPL1

FAN7

DIMM A6 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A5 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A4 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A3 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A2 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A1 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM B6 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B5 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B4 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B3 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B2 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B1 (Branch 0Channel 1)

FAN8

DIMM C6 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C5 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C4 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C3 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C2 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C1 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM D6 (Branch 1Channel 3)

GLAN1

DIMM D5 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D4 (Branch 1Channel 3)

GLAN2

DIMM D3 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D2 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D1 (Branch 1Channel 3)

PCI Slot6 PCI-E x8(in x16 slot)

PCI Slot5 PCI-E x4(in x8 Slot)

PCI S

PCI S

JK1

JP5

I-Button

JBT1

JPS1

JWOR1

JPS2

JD1

lot

4 PCI-X 133MHz

lot3 PCI-E X8 (inX8 slot)

SAS
CTRL

A

SAS-4i #4~#7

JSM2
LES1

JSM1

SAS-4i #0~#3

SP1

CPU0

CPU1

Intel 7300

North Bridge

CPU 3

CPU 2

JIDE2

J19

JWF1

JS6

J13

J17

LES2

JP2

J14

JP4

VGA

Intel ESB2

South
Bridge

B

JUSB2

J11

J10

JUSB3

J3P1

JL1

J12

J15

J16

JWOL1

CTRL

CPLED1

CPLED0

CPLED2

JPG1

JP13

JS2

JS4

JAR

JS3

JS5

JS1

JIDE1

JCF1

JOH1

JPW3

JPW2

JWD1

JPW1

FAN2

FAN1

LE1

JF1

FAN6

FAN5

FAN4

FAN3

A. LES1: SAS Act. LED

B. LES2: SAS Heartbeat

LED

J6

J8

J9

J7

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2-8 Floppy Drive and Hard Disk Drive Connections

Note the following when connecting the fl oppy and hard disk drive cables:

• The fl oppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires.

• A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1.

Floppy Drive Connector

Floppy Connector

The fl oppy connector is located at

J17. See the table below for pin

defi nitions.

SIMSO Slot

A SIMSO Slot is located at J19 on

the motherboard. Refer to the layout

below for the SIMSO Slot location.

Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition

1 Ground 2 FDHDIN

3 Ground 4 Reserved

5 Key 6 FDEDIN

7 Ground 8 Index

9 Ground 10 Motor Enable

11 Ground 12 Drive Select B

13 Ground 14 Drive Select B

15 Ground 16 Motor Enable

17 Ground 18 DIR

19 Ground 20 STEP

21 Ground 22 Write Data

23 Ground 24 Write Gate

25 Ground 26 Track 00

27 Ground 28 Write Protect

29 Ground 30 Read Data

31 Ground 32 Side 1 Select

33 Ground 34 Diskette

Pin Defi nitions

JKM1

FAN9

X7QC3

JVGA1

S I/O

JCOM2

JCOM1

LAN
CTRL

Battery

JUSB1

JPL1

BIOS

FAN7

DIMM A6 (Branch 0 Channel 0)

DIMM A5 (Branch 0 Channel 0)

DIMM A4 (Branch 0 Channel 0)

DIMM A3 (Branch 0 Channel 0)

DIMM A2 (Branch 0 Channel 0)

DIMM A1 (Branch 0 Channel 0)

DIMM B6 (Branch 0 Channel 1)

DIMM B5 (Branch 0 Channel 1)

DIMM B4 (Branch 0 Channel 1)

DIMM B3 (Branch 0 Channel 1)

DIMM B2 (Branch 0 Channel 1)

DIMM B1 (Branch 0 Channel 1)

FAN8

DIMM C6 (Branch 1 Channel 2)

DIMM C5 (Branch 1 Channel 2)

DIMM C4 (Branch 1 Channel 2)

DIMM C3 (Branch 1 Channel 2)

DIMM C2 (Branch 1 Channel 2)

DIMM C1 (Branch 1 Channel 2)

DIMM D6 (Branch 1 Channel 3)

GLAN1

DIMM D5 (Branch 1 Channel 3)

DIMM D4 (Branch 1 Channel 3)

GLAN2

DIMM D3 (Branch 1 Channel 3)

DIMM D2 (Branch 1 Channel 3)

DIMM D1 (Branch 1 Channel 3)

PCI Slot6 PCI-E x8 (in x16 slot)

PCI Slot5 PCI-E x4 (in x8 Slot)

PCI S

PCI S

JK1

JP5

I-Button

JBT1

JPS1

JWOR1

JPS2

JD1

lot

4 PCI-X 133MHz

lot3 PCI-E X8 (in X8 slot)

SAS
CTRL

SAS-4i #4~#7

JSM2

LES1

JSM1

SAS-4i #0~#3

SP1

CPU0

CPU1

Intel 7300

North Bridge

CPU 3

CPU 2

B

JP2

J14

JP4

VGA

Intel ESB2

South
Bridge

LES2

JUSB2

J11

J10

JUSB3

J3P1

JL1

J12

J15

J16

JWOL1

CTRL

CPLED1

CPLED0

CPLED2

JPG1

JP13

JS2

JS4

JAR

JS3

JS5

JS1

JIDE2

J19

JWF1

A

JS6

J13

LE1

JF1

FAN6

FAN5

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

JIDE1

JWD1

JOH1

JPW1

JCF1

JPW3

JPW2

J17

A. Floppy

B. SIMSO

J6

J8

J9

J7

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IDE Connectors

There are two IDE Connectors (JIDE1:

Blue, JIDE2: White) on the moth-

erboard. The blue IDE connector

(JIDE1) is designated as the Primary

IDE Drive. The white IDE connector

(JIDE2) is designated as the Second-

ary IDE Drive, reserved for Compact

Flash Card use only. (See the note

below.) See the table on the right for

pin defi nitions.

Note: JIDE2 (the white slot) is reserved

for Compact Flash Card only. Do not

use it for other devices. If JIDE2 is

populated with a Compact Flash Card,

JIDE1 (the blue slot) will be available

for one device only. For the Compact

Flash Card to work properly, you will

need to connect a power cable to

JWF1 fi rst.

IDE Drive Connectors

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition

1 Reset IDE 2 Ground

3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8

5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9

7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10

9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11

11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12

13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13

15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14

17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15

19 Ground 20 Key

21 DRQ3 22 Ground

23 I/O Write 24 Ground

25 I/O Read 26 Ground

27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE

29 DACK3 30 Ground

31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16

33 Addr1 34 Ground

35 Addr0 36 Addr2

37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1

39 Activity 40 Ground

JKM1

FAN9

X7QC3

JVGA1

S I/O

Battery

JCOM2

JCOM1

LAN
CTRL

BIOS

JUSB1

JPL1

FAN7

DIMM A6 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A5 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A4 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A3 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A2 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM A1 (Branch 0Channel 0)

DIMM B6 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B5 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B4 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B3 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B2 (Branch 0Channel 1)

DIMM B1 (Branch 0Channel 1)

FAN8

DIMM C6 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C5 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C4 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C3 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C2 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM C1 (Branch 1Channel 2)

DIMM D6 (Branch 1Channel 3)

GLAN1

DIMM D5 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D4 (Branch 1Channel 3)

GLAN2

DIMM D3 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D2 (Branch 1Channel 3)

DIMM D1 (Branch 1Channel 3)

PCI Slot6 PCI-E x8(in x16 slot)

PCI Slot5 PCI-E x4(in x8 Slot)

PCI S

PCI S

JK1

JP5

I-Button

JBT1

JPS1

JWOR1

JPS2

JD1

lot

4 PCI-X 133MHz

lot3 PCI-E X8 (inX8 slot)

SAS
CTRL

SAS-4i #4~#7

JSM2
LES1

JSM1

SAS-4i #0~#3

SP1

CPU0

CPU1

Intel 7300

North Bridge

CPU 3

CPU 2

JIDE2

J19

B

JWF1

JS6

J13

J17

LES2

JUSB2

Intel ESB2

South
Bridge

JL1

J12

JUSB3

JWOL1

JP2

J14

JP4

VGA
CTRL

CPLED1

CPLED0

CPLED2

JPG1

J11

J10

JP13

JS2

JS4

JAR

J3P1

J15

JS3

J16

JS5

JS1

JIDE1

JCF1

JOH1

JPW3

JPW2

A

JWD1

JPW1

FAN2

FAN1

LE1

JF1

FAN6

FAN5

FAN4

FAN3

A. IDE#1

B. IDE#2

J6

J8

J9

J7

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures

Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have followed all

of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the ‘Technical Support

Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chap-

ter. Note: Always disconnect the power cord before adding, changing or

installing any hardware components.

Before Power On

1. Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and the

chassis.

2. Disconnect all ribbon/wire cables from the motherboard, including those for the

keyboard and mouse.

3. Remove all add-on cards.

4. Install a CPU in the CPU Socket and connect the chassis speaker and the power

LED to the motherboard. (Make sure that the CPU is properly seated. Be

sure to check all jumper settings as well.)

No Power

1. Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and the

chassis.

2. Make sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions.

3. Check that the 115V/230V switch on the power supply is properly set.

4. Turn the power switch on and off to test the system.

5. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to make sure that it still

supplies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

No Video

1. If the power is on but you have no video, remove all the add-on cards and

cables.

2. Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. Refer to the Appendix

B for details on beep codes.

Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration

1. Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply. A poor quality power

supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information. Refer to

Section 1-6 for details on recommended power supplies.

2. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to make sure that it still

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supplies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

3. If the above steps do not fi x the Setup Confi guration problem, contact your

vendor for repairs.

NOTE

If you are a system integrator, VAR or OEM, a POST diagnostics

card is recommended. For I/O port 80h codes, refer to App. B.

Memory Errors

1. Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed.

2. Determine if DIMMs of different speeds or types have been installed and make

sure that the BIOS setup is confi gured for the fastest speed of RAM used.

It is recommended that you use DIMM modules of the same type and same

speed on a motherboard.

3. Make sure that you are using the correct type of DDR2 Fully Buffered (FBD)

ECC 533/667 SDRAM (*recommended by the manufacturer.)

4. Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between

four slots and noting the results.

5. Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots. As an interleaved

memory scheme is used, you must install two modules at a time, beginning

with Bank 0, then Bank 1, and so on (see Section 2-3).

6. Check the position of the 115V/230V switch on the power supply.

3-2 Technical Support Procedures

Before contacting Technical Support, please take the following steps. Also, note

that as a motherboard manufacturer, Supermicro does not sell directly to end-us-

ers, so it is best to fi rst check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting

services. They should know of any possible problem(s) with the specifi c system

confi guration that was sold to you.

1. Please go through the ‘Troubleshooting Procedures’ and 'Frequently Asked

Question' (FAQ) sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site

(

http://www.supermicro.com/support/faqs/) before contacting Technical

Support.

2. BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at

com/support/bios/

3. If you still cannot resolve the problem, include the following information when

contacting Supermicro for technical support:

• Motherboard model and PCB revision number

• BIOS release date/version (this can be seen on the initial display when your

system fi rst boots up)

)

(http://www.supermicro.

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•System confi guration

An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at

supermicro.com/support/contact.cfm).

4. Distributors: For immediate assistance, please have your account number

ready when placing a call to our technical support department. We can be

reached by e-mail at [e-mail] or by fax at [phone],

option 2.

(http://www.

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can

support?

Answer: The X7QC3/X7QCE has 24 240-pin DIMM slots that support DDR2

FBD ECC 533/667 SDRAM modules. It is strongly recommended that you do not

mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes. (See Chapter 2 for detailed

Information.)

Question: How do I update my BIOS?

Answer: It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are ex-

periencing no problems with your system. Updated BIOS fi les are located on our

web site at

warning message and the info on how to update your BIOS on our web site. Also,

check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your BIOS before

downloading. Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS fi le to your

computer. Unzip the BIOS fi les onto a bootable fl oppy and reboot your system.

Follow the Readme.txt to continue fl ashing the BIOS.

(

prevent possible system boot failure!)

Question: What's on the CD that came with my motherboard?

Answer: The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that

will greatly enhance your system. We recommend that you review the CD and

install the applications you need. Applications on the CD include chipset drivers

for Windows and security and audio drivers.

(http://www.supermicro.com/support/bios/). Please check our BIOS

*Warning: Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to

3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service

A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be-

fore any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain service by calling your

vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. When returning

to the manufacturer, the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the

outside of the shipping carton, and mailed prepaid or hand-carried. Shipping and

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handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service

is complete.

This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in-

curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation, misuse, abuse or improper

maintenance of products.

During the warranty period, contact your distributor fi rst for any product problems.

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Chapter 4: AMIBIOS

Chapter 4

BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the AMIBIOS Setup Utility for the X7QC3/X7QCE. The

AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily updated using

a fl oppy disk-based program. This chapter describes the basic navigation of the

AMIBIOS Setup Utility setup screens.

Starting BIOS Setup Utility

To enter the AMIBIOS Setup Utility screens, hit the <Delete> key while the sys-

tem is booting up. (Note: In most cases, the <Delete> key is used to invoke the

AMIBIOS setup screen. There are a few cases when other keys are used, such

as <F1>, <F2>, etc.)

Each main BIOS menu option is described in this user’s guide. The Main BIOS

setup menu screen has two main frames. The left frame displays all the options

that can be confi gured. “Grayed-out” options cannot be confi gured. Options in blue

can be confi gured by the user. The right frame displays the key legend. Above the

key legend is an area reserved for a text message. When an option is selected in

the left frame, it is highlighted in white. Often a text message will accompany it.

(Note: the AMIBIOS Setup Utility has default text messages built in. Supermicro

retains the option to include, omit, or change any of these text messages.)

The AMIBIOS Setup Utility uses a key-based navigation system called hot keys.

Most of the AMIBIOS Setup Utility hot keys can be used at any time during the

setup navigation process. These keys include <F1>, <F10>, <Enter>, <ESC>, ar-

row keys, etc. (Note: Options printed in Bold are default settings.)

How To Change the Confi guration Data

The confi guration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by

entering the AMIBIOS Setup utility. This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing

<Del> at the appropriate time during system boot.

Starting the Setup Utility

Normally, the only visible POST (Power On Self Test) routine is the memory test.

As the memory is being tested, press the <Delete> key to enter the main menu of

the AMIBIOS Setup Utility. From the main menu, you can access the other setup

screens. An AMIBIOS identifi cation string is displayed at the bottom left corner of

the screen, below the copyright message.

Warning!! Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the

BIOS to prevent possible boot failure.

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4-2 Main Setup

When you fi rst enter the AMIBIOS Setup Utility, you will enter the Main setup

screen. You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab

at the top of the screen. The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below.

When you select the Main Setup, the following items will be automatically

displayed:

System Overview: The following BIOS information will be displayed:

AMIBIOS

Version / Build Date/ID

Processors

When you select this option, the AMIBIOS Setup Utility will automatically display

the status of processors as shown below.

Type/Speed/Count

System Memory

This option allows the AMIBIOS Setup Utility to display the status of memory

modules installed in the system.

System Time/System Date

Use this option to change the system time and date. Highlight System Time or

System Date using the arrow keys. Enter new values through the keyboard. Press

the <Tab> key or the arrow keys to move between fi elds. The date must be entered

in DAY/MM/DD/YY format. The time is entered in HH:MM:SS format.

The time is in 24-hour format. For example, 5:30 A.M. appears as 05:30:00, and

5:30P.M. as 17:30:00.)

(Note:

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4-3 Advanced Settings

The Advanced Settings screen and submenus are listed below:

Chapter 4: AMIBIOS

Warning

When you fi rst enter the Advanced Setup screen, the Setup Warning will be

displayed. Please follow the instruction and set the correct value for each

item to ensure proper system setup.

CPU Confi guration Submenu

Confi gure Advanced CPU Settings

This feature displays the settings of the processor(s) installed in the system.

Ratio CMOS Setting (*Available when SpeedStep is disabled.)

This option allows the user to set the ratio between the CPU Core Clock and the

FSB frequency. The default setting is 6.

Hardware Prefetcher (*Available when supported by the OS and the CPU.)

If set to Enabled, the hardware prefetcher will prefetch streams of data and

instructions from the main memory to the L2 cache in the forward or backward

manner to improve CPU performance. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch (*Available when supported by the OS and

the CPU.)

The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled. The

CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled. The options

are Disabled and Enabled.

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Intel <R> Virtualization Technology (*Available when supported by
the CPU.)

Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform

to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions, creating

multiple "virtual" systems in one physical computer. The options are Enabled and

Disabled. Note: If there is any change to this setting, you will need to power off

and restart the system for the change to take effect. Please refer to Intel’s web

site for detailed information.

Execute-Disable Bit Capability (*Available when supported by the OS and

the CPU.)

Set to Enabled to enable the Execute Disable Bit feature to allow the processor to

classify areas in the system memory where an application code can execute and

where it cannot, thus preventing a worm or a virus from creating a fl ood of codes

to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack. Note: For

more information regarding hardware/software support for this function, please

refer to Intel's and Microsoft's web sites.

Intel (R) SpeedStep (tm) Technology (*Available when supported by the

CPU.)

The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology allows the system to automatically adjust

processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consumption

and heat dissipation. Select Enabled to allow the CPU speed to be controlled by

the OS. Select Disabled to allow the CPU speed to be controlled by the user via

a CMOS Setting. (Refer to Intel’s web site for detailed information.)

IDE Confi guration Submenu

When this submenu is selected, the AMI BIOS automatically displays the follow-

ing items:

ATA/ IDE Confi guration

This feature allows the user to confi gure the ATA/IDE mode. The options are

Disabled, Compatible, and Enhanced.

Confi gure SATA As

This feature allows the user to confi gure the onboard SATA slots as IDE

Drives, RAID Drives, or AHCI Drives. The options are IDE, RAID Intel, RAID

Adaptec, and AHCI.

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Primary IDE Channel Master/Slave, Secondary IDE Channel Master/
Slave and Third IDE Channel Master/Slave

These settings allow the user to set the parameters of Primary IDE Channel

Master/Slave, Secondary IDE Channel Master/Slave and Third IDE Channel

Master/Slave slots. Hit <Enter> to activate the following submenu screen for

detailed options of these items. Set the correct confi gurations accordingly. The

items included in the submenu are the following:

Type

This feature allows the user to select the type of device connected to the system.

The options are Not Installed, Auto, CDROM, and ARMD.

LBA/Large Mode

Logical Block Addressing (LBA) is a method of addressing data on a disk drive.

In the LBA mode, the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB. For drive capacities

over 137 GB, your system must be equipped with a 48-bit LBA mode address-

ing. If not, contact your manufacturer or install an ATA/133 IDE controller card

that supports 48-bit LBA mode. The options are Disabled and Auto.

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)

This feature allows the user to use the Block Mode to boost the IDE drive per-

formance by increasing the amount of data transferred. Only 512 bytes of data

can be transferred per interrupt if the Block Mode is not used. If the Block Mode

is used, data will be transferred of up to 64 KB per interrupt. If set to Disabled,

data will be transferred from and to the device one sector at a time. If set to

Auto, data will be transferred from and to the device multiple sectors at a time

if the device supports it. The options are Auto and Disabled.

PIO Mode

The IDE PIO (Programmable I/O) Mode programs timing cycles between the

IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller. As the PIO mode increases,

the cycle time decreases. The options are Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4. Select Auto

to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically detect the PIO mode. Use this value

if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined. Select 0 to allow the AMI

BIOS to use PIO mode 0. It has a data transfer rate of 3.3 MBs. Select 1 to

allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1. It has a data transfer rate of 5.2 MBs.

Select 2 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2. It has a data transfer rate

of 8.3 MBs. Select 3 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3. It has a data

transfer rate of 11.1 MBs. Select 4 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4.

It has a data transfer rate of 16.6 MBs. This setting generally works with all

hard disk drives manufactured after 1999. For other disk drives, such as IDE

CD-ROM drives, check the specifi cations of the drive.

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DMA Mode

Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically detect the DMA mode. Use this

value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined. Select SWDMA0

allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 0. It has a data transfer rate

of 2.1 MBs. Select SWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode

1. It has a data transfer rate of 4.2 MBs. Select SWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to

use Single Word DMA mode 2. It has a data transfer rate of 8.3 MBs. Select

MWDMA0 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 0. It has a data

transfer rate of 4.2 MBs. Select MWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word

DMA mode 1. It has a data transfer rate of 13.3 MBs. Select MWDMA2 to al-

low the BIOS to use Multi-Word DMA mode 2. It has a data transfer rate of

16.6 MBs. Select UDMA0 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 0. It has

a data transfer rate of 16.6 MBs. It has the same transfer rate as PIO mode 4

and Multi Word DMA mode 2. Select UDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra

DMA mode 1. It has a data transfer rate of 25 MBs. Select UDMA2 to allow the

BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 2. It has a data transfer rate of 33.3 MBs. Select

UDMA3 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 3. It has a data transfer

rate of 66.6 MBs. Select UDMA4 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode

4 . It has a data transfer rate of 100 MBs. The options are Auto, SWDMAn,

MWDMAn, and UDMAn.

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S.M.A.R.T. For Hard disk drives

Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) can help predict

impending drive failures. Select Auto to allow the AMIBIOS Setup Utility to au-

tomatically detect hard disk drive support. The options are Disabled, Enabled,

and Auto.

32-Bit Data Transfer

Select Enabled to use the feature of 32-Bit data transfer. Select "Disabled"

to disable this function. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Hard Disk Write Protect

Select Enabled to use the feature of Hard Disk Write Protect to prevent data from

being written to HDD. The options are Enabled or Disabled.

IDE Detect Time Out

This feature allows the user to set the system time-out value to allow the BIOS to

detect the ATA, ATAPI devices installed in the system. The options are 0 (sec),

5, Mode 1.0, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35.

ATA(PI ) 80Pin Cable D et ec tion

This feature allows the AMI BIOS to automatically detect 80Pin ATA(PI) Cable.

The options are Host & Device, Host, and Device.

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Floppy Confi guration

This option allows the user to confi gure the settings for the Floppy Drives installed

in the system.

Floppy A/Floppy B

Move the cursor to these fi elds via the up and down arrow keys to select the

fl oppy type. The options are Disabled, 360 KB 5 1/4", 1.2 MB 5 1/4", 720 KB

3½", 1.44 MB 3½”, and 2.88 MB 3½".

PCI/PnP Confi guration

This feature allows the user to set the PCI/PnP confi gurations for the following

items:

Clear NVRAM

Select Yes to clear NVRAM during system boot. The options are Yes and No.

Pl

ug & Play OS

Select Yes to allow the OS to confi gure Plug & Play devices. (*This is not required

for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug & Play.) Select No

to allow the AMI BIOS to confi gure all devices in the system.

PCI Latency Timer

This feature sets the latency Timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus. Se-

lect 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles. The default setting is 64.

Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA

Select Yes to allow the system to give the VGA adapter card an interrupt address.

The options are Yes and No.

Palette Snooping

Select Enabled to inform the onboard PCI devices that an ISA graphics device

is installed in the system in order for the graphics card to function properly. The

options are Enabled and Disabled.

PCI IDE BusMaster

Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to use the PCI busmaster to read from and write

to the onboard IDE drives. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Offboard PCI/ISA IDE Card

This option allows the user to assign a PCI slot number to an off-board PCI/ISA

IDE card in order for it to function properly. The options are Auto, PCI Slot1, PCI

Slot2, PCI Slot3, PCI Slot4, PCI Slot5, and PCI Slot6.

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IRQ3/IRQ4/IRQ5/IRQ7/IRQ9/IRQ10/IRQ11/IRQ14/IRQ15

This feature specifi es the availability of an IRQ to be used by a PCI, PnP device.

Select Reserved for an IRQ to be used by a Legacy ISA device. The options are

Available and Reserved.

DMA Channels 0/1/3/5/6/7

Select Available to indicate that a specifi c DMA channel is available to be used

by a PCI/PnP device. Select Reserved if a DMA channel specifi ed is reserved

for a Legacy ISA device.

Reserved Memory Size

This feature specifi es the size of memory block to be reserved for Legacy ISA

devices. The options are Disabled, 16K, 32K, 64K.

Super IO Confi guration

Onboard Floppy Controller

Select Enabled to enable the onboard fl oppy controller. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

Floppy Drive Swap

Select Enabled to allow for fl oppy drive swap. The default setting is Disabled.

Serial Port1 Address/Serial Port2 Address

This option specifi es the base I/O port addresses and the Interrupt Request ad-

dresses for Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2. Select Disabled to prevent the serial

port from accessing any system resources. When set to Disabled, the serial port

physically becomes unavailable. Select 3F8/IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use

3F8 as its I/O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address. The options for

Serial Port 1 are Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4, 3E8/IRQ4, and 2E8/IRQ3. The options for

Serial Port 2 are Disabled, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4 and 2E8/IRQ3.

Serial Port2 Mode

This option allows the user to confi gure the Serial Port2 Mode. The Options

are Normal, IrDA, and Ask IR.

Advanced Chipset Settings

This item allows the user to confi gure the Advanced Chipset settings for the

system.

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North Bridge Confi guration

This feature allows the user to confi gure the North Bridge Chipset settings.

Crystal Beach/DMA

This feature uses the Intel I/O AT (Acceleration Technology) to accelerate the

performance of TOE devices. Note: A TOE device is a specialized, dedicated

processor that is installed on an add-on card or a network card to handle some

or all packet processing of this add-on card. For this motherboard, the TOE

device is built inside the ESB 2 South Bridge chip. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

MCH (Memory Controller Hub) Branch Mode

This feature allows the user to decide how the two memory branches operate.

System address space can either be interleaved between the two branches

or sequencing from one branch to another. Mirror mode offers data correction

by maintaining two copies of data in two branches. Single Channel 0 allows a

single DIMM population during system manufacturing. The options are Branch

Interleave, Branch Sequencing, Branch Mirroring, and Single Channel 0.

Patrol Scrubbing

Scrubbing is a process that allows the North Bridge to correct correctable

memory errors found on FBD memory modules. Select Enabled to use Patrol

Scrubbing, a background ECC memory correction activity initiated by the North

Bridge to fi nd and correct memory errors by scanning all memory modules

doing simulated "READs" while checking for ECC errors. When an ECC error

is detected during this process, it is logged as a Patrol error. A correctable

error is corrected and written back into memory. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

Demand Scrubbing

Scrubbing is a process that allows the North Bridge to correct correctable

memory errors found on an FBD memory module. When the CPU or I/O issues

a demand- read command, and the read data from memory turns out to be

a correctable ECC, it is corrected and sent to the original source. Memory is

updated as well. Select Enabled to use Demand Scrubbing for ECC memory

correction. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Branch Dependent Sparing

Select Enabled to use the feature of branch-dependent sparing. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

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Branch 0 Rank Sparing/Branch 1 Rank Sparing

Select Enabled to enable the sparing feature for Branch 0 or Branch 1 of the

memory bus. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Branch 0 Rank Interleaving/Branch 1 Rank Interleaving

Select Enable to enable the functions of Memory Interleaving for Branch 0 Rank

or Branch 1 Rank. The options for Memory Interleaving are 1:1, 2:1 and 4:1.

FBD Throttling

Select Enabled to use the feature of closed-loop thermal throttling on a fully

buffered (FBD) memory module. If Enabled, thermal throttling will be activated

when the temperature of an FBD module reaches a predefi ned threshold. The

default setting is Enabled.

Spread Spectrum Mode

If Enabled, the BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference

caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference

whenever needed. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Non-Compliance Mode

Select the Compliance Mode to enable the PCI-Express Compliance Mode.

The options are Non-Compliance and Compliance.

South Bridge Confi guration

This feature allows the user to confi gure the Intel ICH South Bridge settings.

SMBus Controller

Select Enabled to activate the onboard SMBus (System Management Bus)

controller. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

USB Functions

This feature allows the user to decide the number of onboard USB ports to be

enabled. The Options are: Disabled, 2 USB ports, 4 USB ports, and 6 USB

ports.

USB2.0 Controller

Select Enabled to activate the onboard USB2.0 controller. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

SLP_S4# Minimum Assertion Width

This setting allows the user to select a desired length of time to be used as

the SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width. The options are 4-5 Sec., 3-4 Sec., 2-3

Sec., and 1-2 Sec.

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Restore on AC Power Loss

This setting allows you to decide how the system will react when power returns

after an unexpected power loss. The options are Stay Off, Power On, and

Last State.

PCI-E Port Confi guration

Slot#6 PCI-E x8

Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically confi gure PCI-E Slot#6 settings.

The options are Disabled and Auto.

ESB2 PCI-X Hub Confi guration

PCI Bus Frequency

This option allows the user to set the maximum PCI speed to be used in the

PCI slot specifi ed. Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically detect the

capability of the device installed on the bus. The options for Slot 1 are Auto,

33 MHz PCI, 66 MHz PCI, 66 MHz PCI-X, 100 MHz PCI-X, and 133 MHz

PCI-X. The options for Slot 2 are Auto, 66 MHz PCI, 100 MHz PCI-X, and

133 MHz PCI-X.

I/O Port Decode

This option allows the user to select the decode range for the I/O connections.

The options are 4K Decode and 1K Decode.

RAS Sticky Error Handling

This option allows the user to decide how to handle Sticky RAS errors. The

options are Clear Errors and Leave Errors (unchanged).

VGA 16-Bit Decode

Select Enabled to enable the function of decoding VGA for the devices installed

behind the PXH PCI Controller Hub. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

IDTCV152 Spread Spectrum

Select Enable to enable IDTCV152 Spread Spectrum. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

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Event Log Confi guration

Highlight this item and press <Enter> to view the contents of the event log.

View Event Log

This feature allows the user to view all unread events.

Mark All Events as Read

Highlight this item and press <Enter> to mark the DMI events as read.

Clear Event Log

This setting will clear all event logs when set to OK. The options are OK and

Cancel.

ECC Event Logging

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging.

USB Confi guration

This feature allows the user to confi gure the USB settings.

Legacy USB Support

Select Enabled to enable USB Legacy support. Disable legacy support if there

are no USB devices installed in the system. The options are Disabled, Enabled,

and Auto.

USB 2.0 Controller Mode

This setting allows you to confi gure the USB 2.0 Controller Mode. The options

are Hi-Speed (480 Mbps) and Full Speed-(12Mbps).

BIOS EHCI Hand-Off

Select Enabled to halt the operation of the ECHI Host controller that is not

supported by the Operating System during OHCI OS handover calls. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

Hot Plug USB FDD Support

Set to Enabled to create a dummy FDD device to be used as a hot-plug FDD.

Set to Auto for a hot-plug FDD device to be automatically created if a USB FDD

is not detected. The options are Auto, Enabled and Disabled.

USB Mass Storage Device Confi guration

This feature allows the user to confi gure the USB Mass Storage Device set-

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USB Mass Storage Device Reset Delay

This feature allows the user to set the time needed for the system to detect a

specifi c USB Mass Storage Device before it executes the next command. The

options are 10 Seconds, 20 Seconds, 30 Seconds, and 40 Seconds.

Emulation Type

This feature allows the user to confi gure the emulation type for the USB

Mass Storage Device. If set to Auto, any USB device less than 530MB will be

emulated as a fl oppy drive, and the remaining will be emulated as hard disk

drives. The Forced FDD option can be used to force a HDD-formatted drive

to boot as a fl oppy drive. The options are Auto, Floppy, Forced FDD, HDD,

and CD ROM.

APCI Confi guration

This item allows the user to enable or disable the ACPI support for the operating

system.

Advanced ACPI Confi guration

Use this feature to confi gure advanced ACPI options. Select Yes if the operating

system supports ACPI. Select No if the operating system does not support

ACPI.

ACPI Version Features

Select Yes to allow the RSDP pointers to point to the 64-bit System Descrip-

tion Tables. Select No to deactivate this function. The options are ACPI V.1.0,

ACPI V.2.0, and ACPI V.3.0.

ACPI APIC Support

Select Enabled to allow the ACPI APIC Table Pointer to be included in the

RSDP pointer list. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

AMI OEMB Table

Select Enabled to allow the OEMB Table Pointer to be included in the R(x)SDT

pointer lists. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Headless Mode

Select Enabled to activate the Headless Operation Mode through the ACPI

and allow the BIOS to boot up the system without using other I/O devices.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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ACPI Confi guration

High Precision Event Time

Select Enabled to activate the High Precision Event Timer (HPET), which is capable

of producing periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real-time Clock

(RTC) can in synchronizing multimedia streams, providing smooth playback and

reducing the dependency on other timestamp calculation devices, such as an x86

RDTSC Instruction embedded in a CPU. The High Precision Event Timer is used

to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer. The options for this feature are

Enabled and Disabled.

AHCI Confi guration

AHCI Port 0 ~ AHCI Port 5

This feature allows the AMIBIOS Setup Utility to automatically detect the presence

of the IDE device installed on the port specifi ed by the user and automatically

display the status of the IDE drive as detected by the BIOS.

APM Confi guration

This feature allows the user to confi gure the Advanced Power Management set-

tings.

Power Management/APM

Select Enabled to use Advanced Power Management features. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

Video Power Down Mode

If set to Suspend, video will go into the Suspend Mode when the system is in the

Suspend or Standby Mode. The options are Disabled and Suspend.

Hard Disk Power Down Mode

If set to Suspend, the onboard hard disk drives will go into the Suspend Mode

when the system is in the Suspend or Standby Mode. The options are Disabled

and Suspend.

Suspend Time Out

If set to Disabled, the system will not go into the Suspend mode no matter how

long it is inactive. If set to 1 Minute, the system will go into the Suspend mode

if the system is inactive for more than 1 minute. The options are Monitor and

Ignored.

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Throttle Slow Clock Ratio

This feature allows the user to set the Duty Cycle Ratio in the Throttling mode.

The options are 87.5%, 75%, 62.5%, 50%, 37.5%, 25%, and 12.5%.

Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Monitoring

Select Monitor to allow the keyboard and PS/2 Mouse to be monitored regularly.

The options are Ignore and Monitor.

Power Button Mode

If set to On/Off, system power will be turned on/off when the user presses the

power button. If set to the Suspend Mode, the system will go into the Suspend mode

when the user presses the power button. The options are On/Off and Suspend.

Advanced Resume Event Control

Resume On Ring

Select Enabled to wake up the system when the modem receives an incoming

call. The default setting is Disabled.

Resume On PME#

Select Enabled to allow PME to generate a wake event. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

Resume On RTC Alarm

Select Enabled to use the Real Time Clock (RTC) to set the timer for the system

to wake up. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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Hardware Health Confi guration

This feature allows the AMIBIOS Setup Utility to display the following items:

Temperatures

CPU Overheat Temperature

This feature displays the pre-defi ned CPU Overheat temperature threshold. The

options range from 65oC to 90oC. Use the <+> and <-> keys to set the desired

setting. The default setting is 78

The AMIBIOS Setup Utility will automatically monitor and display the following in-

formation:

CPU1 Temperature, CPU2 Temperature, CPU3 Temperature, CPU4 Tempera-

ture and System Temperature

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C.

Fan Speed

Fan Speed Control Modes

This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the

onboard fans. The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative. When the

CPU on-die temperature increases, the fan speed will also increase, and vice

versa. If the option is set to 3-pin fan, the fan speed is controlled by voltage. If the

option is set to 4-pin, the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation

(PWM). Select 3-pin if your chassis came with 3-pin fan headers. Select 4-pin if

your chassis came with 4-pin fan headers. Select Workstation if your system is

used as a Workstation. Select Server if your system is used as a Server. Select

Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to run

at full speed (12V/100% PWM) at all times. The Options are: 1. Disable, 2. 3-pin

(Server), 3. 3-pin (Workstation), 4. 4-pin (Server) and 5. 4-pin (Workstation).

Fan1-Fan9 Speeds

Voltage

Voltage Monitoring

CPU1-CPU4 Vcore, +3.3V, +5VStandby, +12Vcc, -12Vcc, Vtt, VDD, 1.5V and

Vbatt.

Note: In the Windows OS environment, the Supero Doctor III settings take pre-

cedence over the BIOS settings. When fi rst installed, Supero Doctor III adopts

the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS. Any subsequent

changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor, since the SD

III settings override the BIOS settings. For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS

temperature threshold settings, please change the SDIII settings to be the same

as those set in the BIOS.

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 MPS Confi guration

This section allows the user to confi gure the multiprocessors table.

MPS Revision

This feature allows the user to select the MPS Revision. Please follow the in-

structions given on the screen to select the MPS Revision Number. The options

are 1.1 and 1.4.

PCI Express Confi guration

This section allows the user to confi gure the PCI Express slots.

Active State Power Management

Select Enabled to activate the function of power management for signal transac-

tions between the PCI Express L0 and L1 Links. The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

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SMBIOS Confi guration

SMBIOS SMI Support

Select Enabled to enable the function of SMBIOS SMI Wrapper support for PnP

Func 50h-54h. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Remote Access Confi guration

You can use this screen to select options for the Remote Access Confi guration.

Use the up and down arrow keys to select an item. Use the <+> and <-> keys to

change the value of the selected option.

Remote Access

This feature allows the user to enable the function of Remote Access. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

If the item "Remote Access" is set to Enabled, the following items will display:

Serial Port Number

This feature allows the user to select the serial port for Console Redirection.

The options are COM1 and COM2.

Base Address, IRQ

This feature allows the user to set the Base Address and IRQ settings for

COM1 or COM2. The default setting for COM1 is 3F8h, 4. The default setting

for COM2 is 2F8h, 8.

Serial Port Mode

This feature allows the user to set the serial port mode for Console Redirection.

The options are 11520 0 8 , N , 1; 57600 8, N, 1; 38400 8, N, 1; 19200 8, N, 1;

and 9600 8, N, 1.

Flow Control

This feature allows the user to set the fl ow control for Console Redirection.

The options are None, Hardware, and Software.

Redirection After BIOS POST

Select Disabled to turn off Console Redirection after Power_On_Self_Test

(POST). Select Always to keep Console Redirection active all the time after

POST. (Note: This setting may not be supported by some operating systems.)

Select Boot Loader to keep Console Redirection active during POST and Boot

Loader. The options are Disabled, Boot Loader, and Always.

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Terminal Type

This feature allows the user to select the target terminal type for Console

Redirection.The options are ANSI, VT100, and VT-UTF8.

VT-UTF8 Comb Key Support

This feature allows the user to select Enabled to enable the VT-UTF8

Combination Key support for the ANSI/VT100 Terminals. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

Sredir Memory Display Delay

This feature allows the user to decide how many seconds the BIOS will wait

before memory information is displayed. The options are No Delay, Delay 1

Sec., Delay 2 Sec.; and Delay 4 Sec.

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4-4 Boot Confi guration

This feature allows the user to confi gure the following items:

Boot Settings

Quick Boot

If Enabled, this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time

needed for system bootup. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Quiet Boot

This option allows the bootup screen options to be modifi ed between POST mes-

sages or the OEM logo. Select Disabled to allow the computer system to display

the POST messages. Select Enabled to allow the computer system to display the

OEM logo.

AddOn ROM Display Mode

This o ption allows the BIOS to display AddOn ROM (read-only memory) messages.

Select Force BIOS to display a third party BIOS during system boot. Select "Keep

Current" to display the current BIOS information during system boot.

Bootup Num-Lock

This option allows the Number Lock setting to be modifi ed during bootup. The

default setting is On. The options are On and Off.

PS/2 Mouse Support

This option allows the PS/2 mouse support to be modifi ed. The options are Auto,

Enabled and Disabled.

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Parity Checking

Thi s option allo ws the user to enable or disable SB IDCHK # and PCI SERR # Parity

Checking. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Wait for ‘F1’ If Error

Select Enable to allow the system to wait for the user to press F1 when an error

occurs. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display

Select Enabled to display the Setup Message: "Press DEL to run Setup" when the

user hits the DEL key. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Interrupt 19 Capture

Select Enabled to allow Option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

Boots Graphic Adapter Priority

This feature allows the user to select which graphics controller to be used as the

primary boot device. The options are Auto and Onboard VGA.

Watch Dog Timer

If enabled, this option will automatically reset the system if the system is not

active for longer than a predefi ned time period. The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

Boot Device Priority

This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot De-

vice.

The settings are 1st Floppy Drive, CD ROM, ATAPI CDROM and Disabled. The

default settings are the following:

· 1st boot device – 1st Floppy Drive

· 2nd boot device – USB:

· 3rd boot device – Network: IBA GE Slot

· 4th boot device – Network: IBA GE Slot

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Hard Disk Drive

This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available HDDs.

1st Drive

This option allow the user to specify the boot sequence for the fi rst HDD.

· 1st boot device

Removable Drives

This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Remov-

able Drives.

1st Drive/2nd Drive

This option allow the user to specify the boot sequence for the fi rst Removable

Drive and the second Removable Drive.

The options are 1st Floppy Drive, USB: Pepper Virtual Disc 1 (2nd Drive),

and Disabled.

CD/DVD Drives

This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available CD/DVD-

Drives.

1st Drive/2nd Drive

This option allows the user to specify the boot sequence for the First CD/DVD

Drive and the Second CD/DVD Drive.

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4-5 Security Settings

The AMIBIOS Setup Utility provides a Supervisor and a User password. If you use

both passwords, the Supervisor password must be set fi rst.

Supervisor Password

This feature indicates if a supervisor's password has been entered (installed).

User Password

This feature indicates if a user's password has been entered (installed).

Change Supervisor Password

Select this option and press <Enter> to access the submenu, and then type in

the password.

User Access Level

Select Limited to allow the user to change the values of selected fi elds such as

Date and Time. Select No Access to prevent the user from entering the BIOS

Setup Utility. Select View Only to allow the user to enter the BIOS Setup Utility

and view the settings. The user is not allowed to make changes to setup settings.

Select Full Access to give the user the full privilege to enter the Setup Utility and

ch a ng e the val ue of any set up se tt in g as he /s h e cho os es .

Change User Password

Select this option and press <Enter> to access the submenu, and then type in

the password.

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Password Check

Set to Setup to allow the system to perform a password check when the BIOS

Setup is invoked. Set to Always to allow the system to perform a password check

when the BIOS Setup is invoked or when the system boots up.

Boot Sector Virus Protection

This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen. Select "Disabled" to

deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection. Select "Enabled" to enable boot sector

protection. When Enabled, the AMIBOIS displays a warning when any program

(or virus) issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector

of the hard disk drive. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

4-6 Exit Options

Select the Exit tab from the AMIBIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS

Setup screen.

Save Changes and Exit

When you have completed the system confi guration changes, select this option to

leave the BIOS Setup and reboot the computer, so the new system confi guration

parameters can take effect. Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu

and press <Enter>.

Discard Changes and Exit

Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes

to the system confi guration and reboot the computer. Select Discard Changes and

Exit from the Exit menu and press <Enter>.

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Discard Changes

Select this option and press <Enter> to discard all the changes and return to the

AMIBIOS Utility Program.

Load Optimal Defaults

To set this feature, select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press

<Enter>. Then, Select "OK" to allow the AMIBIOS Setup Utility to automatically

load Optimal Defaults to the BIOS Settings. The Optimal settings are designed

for maximum system performance, but may not work best for all computer ap-

plications.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

To set this feature, select Load Fail-Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press

<Enter>. The Fail-Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability, but

not for maximum performance.

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Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages

Appendix A

BIOS POST Messages

During the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS will check for problems. If a prob-

lem is found, the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message. The following is

a list of such BIOS messages.

Failure Fixed Disk

Fixed disk is not working or not confi gured properly. Check to see if fi xed disk is at-

tached properly. Run Setup. Find out if the fi xed-disk type is correctly identifi ed.

Stuck key

Stuck key on keyboard.

Keyboard error

Keyboard not working.

Keyboard Controller Failed

Keyboard controller failed test. May require replacing keyboard controller.

Keyboard locked - Unlock key switch

Unlock the system to proceed.

Monitor type does not match CMOS - Run SETUP

Monitor type not correctly identifi ed in Setup

Shadow Ram Failed at offset: nnnn

Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was de-

tected.

System RAM Failed at offset: nnnn

System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was de-

tected.

Extended RAM Failed at offset: nnnn

Extended memory not working or not confi gured properly at offset nnnn.

System battery is dead - Replace and run SETUP

The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead. Replace the battery and

run Setup to reconfi gure the system.

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System CMOS checksum bad - Default confi guration used

System CMOS has been corrupted or modifi ed incorrectly, perhaps by an application

program that changes data stored in CMOS. The BIOS installed Default Setup Values.

If you do not want these values, enter Setup and enter your own values. If the error

persists, check the system battery or contact your dealer.

System timer error

The timer test failed. Requires repair of system board.

Real time clock error

Real-Time Clock fails BIOS hardware test. May require board repair.

Check date and time settings

BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real-Time Clock. May require

setting legal date (1991-2099).

Previous boot incomplete - Default confi guration used

Previous POST did not complete successfully. POST loads default values and offers

to run Setup. If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected,

the next boot will likely fail. On systems with control of wait states, improper Setup

settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot. Run Setup

and verify that the waitstate confi guration is correct. This error is cleared the next

time the system is booted.

Memory Size found by POST differed from CMOS

Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS.

Diskette drive A error

Drive A: is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests. Check to see that the

drive is defi ned with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette drive is

attached correctly.

Incorrect Drive A type - run SETUP

Type of fl oppy drive A: not correctly identifi ed in Setup.

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System cache error - Cache disabled

RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache. On older boards, check the cache

jumpers. You may have to replace the cache. See your dealer. A disabled cache

slows system performance considerably.

CPU ID:

CPU socket number for Multi-Processor error.

EISA CMOS not writeable

ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot write to EISA CMOS.

DMA Test Failed

ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot write to extended DMA (Direct Memory Access)

registers.

Software NMI Failed

ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot generate software NMI (Non-Maskable Interrupt).

Fail-Safe Timer NMI Failed

ServerBIOS2 test error: Fail-Safe Timer takes too long.

Device Address Confl ict

Address confl ict for specifi ed device.

Allocation Error for: device

Run ISA or EISA Confi guration Utility to resolve resource confl ict for the specifi ed

device.

CD ROM Drive

CD ROM Drive identifi ed.

Entering SETUP ...

Starting Setup program

Failing Bits: nnnn

The hex number nnnn is a map of the bits at the RAM address which failed the memory

test. Each 1 (one) in the map indicates a failed bit. See errors 230, 231, or 232 above

for offset address of the failure in System, Extended, or Shadow memory.

Fixed Disk n

Fixed disk n (0-3) identifi ed.

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Invalid System Confi guration Data

Problem with NVRAM (CMOS) data.

I/O device IRQ confl ict

I/O device IRQ confl ict error.

PS/2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen:

PS/2 Mouse installed.

nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed

Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.

nnnn Cache SRAM Passed

Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested.

nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed

Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.

nnnn kB System RAM Passed

Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.

One or more I2O Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot

Menu

There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I2O block-storage

devices.

Operating system not found

Operating system cannot be located on either drive A: or drive C:. Enter Setup and

see if fi xed disk and drive A: are properly identifi ed.

Parity Check 1 nnnn

Parity error found in the system bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display

it on the screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????. Parity is a method

for checking errors in binary data. A parity error indicates that some data has been

corrupted.

Parity Check 2 nnnn

Parity error found in the I/O bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it

on the screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????.

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Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to Setup, <F3> for previous

Displayed after any recoverable error message. Press <F1> to start the boot process

or <F2> to enter Setup and change the settings. Press <F3> to display the previous

screen (usually an initialization error of an Option ROM, i.e., an add-on card). Write

down and follow the information shown on the screen.

Press <F2> to enter Setup

Optional message displayed during POST. Can be turned off in Setup.

PS/2 Mouse:

PS/2 mouse identifi ed.

Run the I2O Confi guration Utility

One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Confi guration Request bit set

in the LCT. Run an I2O Confi guration Utility (e.g. the SAC utility).

System BIOS shadowed

System BIOS copied to shadow RAM.

UMB upper limit segment address: nnnn

Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks, indicating

released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory man-

ager.

Video BIOS shadowed

Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM.

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Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes

Appendix B

BIOS POST Codes

This section lists the POST (Power On Self Test) codes for the Phoenix BIOS. POST

codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal.

Recoverable POST Errors

When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST, the BIOS will display an

POST code that describes the problem. BIOS may also issue one of the following

beep codes:

1 long and two short beeps - video confi guration error

1 repetitive long beep - no memory detected

Terminal POST Errors

If a terminal type of error occurs, BIOS will shut down the system. Before doing

so, BIOS will write the error to port 80h, attempt to initialize video and write the

error in the top left corner of the screen. The following is a list of codes that may

be written to port 80h.

POST Code Description

01h IPMI Initialization

02h Verify Real Mode

03h Disable Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI)

04h Get CPU type

06h Initialize system hardware

07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM.

08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values

09h Set IN POST fl ag

0Ah Initialize CPU registers

0Bh Enable CPU cache

0Ch Initialize caches to initial POST values

0Eh Initialize I/O component

0Fh Initialize the local bus IDE

10h Initialize Power Management

11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values

12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot

13h Reset PCI Bus Mastering devices

14h Initialize keyboard controller

16h 1-2-2-3 BIOS ROM checksum

17h Initialize cache before memory Auto size

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POST Code Description

18h 8254 timer initialization

1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization

1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller

20h 1-3-1-1 Test DRAM refresh

22h 1-3-1-3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller

24h Set ES segment register to 4 GB

28h Auto size DRAM

29h Initialize POST Memory Manager

2Ah Clear 512 kB base RAM

2Ch 1-3-4-1 RAM failure on address line xxxx*

2Eh 1-3-4-3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx* of low byte of memory bus

2Fh Enable cache before system BIOS shadow

32h Test CPU bus-clock frequency

33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager

36h Warm start shut down

38h Shadow system BIOS ROM

3Ah Auto size cache

3Ch Advanced confi guration of chipset registers

3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values

41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot (optional)

42h Initialize interrupt vectors

45h POST device initialization

46h 2-1-2-3 Check ROM copyright notice

48h Check video confi guration against CMOS

49h Initialize PCI bus and devices

4Ah Initialize all video adapters in system

4Bh QuietBoot start (optional)

4Ch Shadow video BIOS ROM

4Eh Display BIOS copyright notice

4Fh Initialize MultiBoot

50h Display CPU type and speed

51h Initialize EISA board (optional)

52h Test keyboard

54h Set key click if enabled

55h Enable USB devices

58h 2-2-3-1 Test for unexpected interrupts

59h Initialize POST display service

5Ah Display prompt “Press <ESC> to enter SETUP”

5Bh Disable CPU cache

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POST Code Description

5Ch Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB

60h Test extended memory

62h Test extended memory address lines

64h Jump to UserPatch1

66h Confi gure advanced cache registers

67h Initialize Multi Processor APIC

68h Enable external and CPU caches

69h Setup System Management Mode (SMM) area

6Ah Display external L2 cache size

6Bh Load custom defaults (optional)

6Ch Display shadow-area message

70h Display error messages

72h Check for confi guration errors

76h Check for keyboard errors

7Ch Set up hardware interrupt vectors

7Dh Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring (optional)

7Eh Initialize coprocessor if present

80h Disable onboard Super I/O ports and IRQs (optional)

81h Late POST device initialization

82h Detect and install external RS232 ports

83h Confi gure non-MCD IDE controllers

84h Detect and install external parallel ports

85h Initialize PC-compatible PnP ISA devices

86h Re-initialize onboard I/O ports.

87h Confi gure Motherboard Confi gurable Devices (optional)

88h Initialize BIOS Data Area

89h Enable Non-Maskable Interrupts (NMIs)

8Ah Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area

8Bh Test and initialize PS/2 mouse

8Ch Initialize fl oppy controller

8Fh Determine number of ATA drives (optional)

90h Initialize hard-disk controllers

91h Initialize local-bus hard-disk controllers

92h Jump to UserPatch2

93h Build MPTABLE for multi-processor boards

95h Install CD ROM for boot

96h Clear huge ES segment register

97h Fix up Multi Processor table

98h 1-2 Search for option ROMs and shadow if successful. One

long, two short beeps on checksum failure

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POST Code Description

99h Check for SMART Drive (optional)

9Ch Set up Power Management

9Dh Initialize security engine (optional)

9Eh Enable hardware interrupts

9Fh Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives

A0h Set time of day

A2h Check key lock

A4h Initialize typematic rate

A8h Erase <ESC> prompt

AAh Scan for <ESC> key stroke

ACh Enter SETUP

AEh Clear Boot fl ag

B0h Check for errors

B1h Inform RomPilot about the end of POST (optional)

B2h POST done - prepare to boot operating system

B4h 1 One short beep before boot

B5h Terminate QuietBoot (optional)

B6h Check password (optional)

B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS and PPM Structures

B9h Prepare Boot

BAh Initialize SMBIOS

BCh Clear parity checkers

BDh Display MultiBoot menu

BEh Clear screen (optional)

BFh Check virus and backup reminders

C0h Try to boot with INT 19

C1h Initialize POST Error Manager (PEM)

C2h Initialize error logging

C3h Initialize error display function

C4h Initialize system error fl ags

C6h Console redirection init.

C7h Unhook INT 10h if console redirection enabled

C8h Force check (optional)

C9h Extended ROM checksum (optional)

CDh Reclaim console redirection vector

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POST Code Description

D2h Unknown interrupt

D4h Check Intel Branding string

D8h Alert Standard Format initialization

D9h Late init for IPMI

DEh Log error if micro-code not updated properly

The following are for boot block in Flash ROM

POST Code Description

E0h Initialize the chipset

E1h Initialize the bridge

E2h Initialize the CPU

E3h Initialize system timer

E4h Initialize system I/O

E5h Check force recovery boot

E6h Checksum BIOS ROM

E7h Go to BIOS

E8h Set Huge Segment

E9h Initialize Multi Processor

EAh Initialize OEM special code

EBh Initialize PIC and DMA

ECh Initialize Memory type

EDh Initialize Memory size

EEh Shadow Boot Block

EFh System memory test

F0h Initialize interrupt vectors

F1h Initialize Run Time Clock

F2h Initialize video

F3h Initialize System Management Manager

F4h Output one beep

F5h Clear Huge Segment

F6h Boot to Mini DOS

F7h Boot to Full DOS

Note: If the BIOS detects errors on 2C, 2E, or 30 (base 512K RAM error), it displays

an additional word-bitmap (xxxx) indicating the address line or bits that have failed.

For example, “2C 0002” means address line 1 (bit one set) has failed. “2E 1020"

means data bits 12 and 5 (bits 12 and 5 set) have failed in the lower 16 bits. The

BIOS also sends the bitmap to the port-80 LED display. It fi rst displays the checkpoint

code, followed by a delay, the high-order byte, another delay, and then the loworder

byte of the error. It repeats this sequence continuously.

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Appendix C: Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines

Appendix C

Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines

After all the hardware has been installed, you must fi rst confi gure Intel's ESB2

SATA RAID* before you install the Windows Operating System and other software

drivers.

Important Notes to the User:

Note 1: If you do not wish to confi gure onboard SATA RAID functions, please go

directly to Section C-2 and Appendix D for the OS & Other Software Installation.

Note 2: This chapter describes RAID Confi guration Instructions for the Intel ESB2

Host RAID Controller designed for the Windows OS. To confi gure the LSI SAS

HostRAID, please refer to the LSI folder for the LSI SAS HostRAID Utility and

documentation. The LSI folder is included in the CD-ROM that came with your

motherboard.

C-1 Introduction to Serial ATA and Parallel ATA

To confi gure the SATA RAID functions, you must fi rst use the Intel ESB2 SATA

RAID Utility program to confi gure the RAID Level that you desire before installing

the Windows XP/2000/2003 operating system and other software drivers. (The

necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with

your motherboard.) Note that the current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility

can only support Windows XP/2000/2003 Operating Systems.

Serial ATA (SATA)

Serial ATA (SATA) is a physical storage interface that uses a single cable with a

minimum of four wires to create a point-to-point connection between devices. It

is a serial link, which supports transfer rates up to 3.0 Gbps. Because the serial

cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA

(PATA), SATA systems have better airfl ow and can be installed in smaller chassis.

In addition, the cables used in PATA are limited to a length of 40cm, while Serial

ATA cables can be up to one meter in length. Overall, SATA provides better func-

tionality than PATA.

Introduction to the Intel ESB2 Serial RAID

Located in the South Bridge of the 7300 chipset, the I/O Controller Hub (ESB2)

provides the I/O subsystem with access to the rest of the system. It supports 1-

channel UltraATA/100 Bus Master IDE controller (PATA) and four Serial ATA (SATA)

ports. The ESB2 supports the following PATA and SATA device confi gurations:

Legacy mode and Native mode.

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The Intel HostRAID Confi gurations

The following types of Intel's HostRAID confi gurations are supported:

RAID 0 (Data Striping): this writes data in parallel, interleaved ("striped") sections

of two hard drives. Data transfer rate is doubled over using a single disk.

RAID1 (Data Mirroring): an identical data image from one drive is copied to another

drive. The second drive must be the same size or larger than the fi rst drive.

RAID 10 (Striping & Mirroring): RAID 0 and 1 schemes are combined (without parity

information) to get the benefi ts of both.

RAID 5: both data and parity information are striped and mirrored across three or

more hard drives.

The Intel Matrix Storage

The Intel Matrix Storage, supported by the ESB2, allows the user to create RAID

0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets by using only four identical hard disk drives.

The Intel Matrix Storage Technology creates two partitions on each hard disk drive

and generate a virtual RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets. It also allows

you the change the HDD partition size without any data.

Confi guring BIOS settings for SATA RAID Functions (Native Mode)

1. Press the <Del> key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.

Note: If it is the fi rst time powering on the system, we recommend you load the

Optimized Default Settings. If you have already done so, please skip to Step 3.

2. Use the arrow keys to select the "Exit" Settings. Once in the "Exit" settings,

Scroll down to select "Load Optimized Default Settings" and press the <Enter>

key. Select "OK" to confi rm the selection. Press the <Enter> key to load the default

settings for the BIOS.

3. Use the arrow keys to select the "Main" section in BIOS.

4. Scroll down to "SATA Controller Mode" and press the <Enter> key to select

"Enhanced"

5. Scroll down to "SATA RAID Enabled" and press <Enter>. Then, select "En-

abled."

6. Scroll down to "Exit". Select "Save and Exit" from the "Exit" menu. Press the

<Enter> key to save the changes and exit the BIOS.

7. Once you've exited the BIOS Utility, the system will re-boot.

8. During the system boot-up, press the <Ctrl> and <I> keys simultaneously to run

the Intel RAID Confi guration Utility when prompted by the following message: Press

<Ctrl> <I> for the Intel RAID Confi guration Utility.

Note: The Intel RAID Confi guration Utility is only available for systems with two or

more drives installed. The Intel RAID Utility screen will not display in systems with

one drive installed.

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Using the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Utility Program

1. Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes:

a. After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility, the system will automatically

reboot. The following screen appears after Power-On Self Test.

b. When you see the above screen, press the <Ctrl> and the <I> keys simultane-

ously to have the main menu of the SATA RAID Utility appear:

Note: All graphics and screen shots shown in the manual are for reference only. The

screen shots shown in the manual do not imply Supermicro's endorsement or non-en-

dorsement on any 3rd party's product. Your screens may or many not look exactly the

same as the graphics shown in this manual.

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Creating a RAID 0 Volume:

a. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key.

The following screen will appear:

b. Specify a name for the RAID 0 set and press the <Tab> key or the <Enter> key

to go to the next fi eld. (You can use the <Esc> key to select the previous menu.)

c. When RAID Level item is highlighted, press the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys

to select RAID 0 (Stripe) and hit <Enter>.

d. When the Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the HDD to confi gure

as RAID. The following pop-up screen (*See the note on Page C-3) displays:

e. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to highlight a drive and press <Space>

to select it. A triangle appears to confi rm the selection of the drive.

f. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to select the stripe size, ranging from

4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 0 array, and hit <Enter>. (Note: For a server, please

use a lower stripe size, and for a multimedia system, use a higher stripe size. The

default stripe size is 128 KB.)

g. Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. A warning message

displays.

h. When asked "Are you sure you want to create this volume (Y/N), press "Y" to

create the RAID volume, or type "N" to go back to the Create Volume menu.

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Creating a RAID 1 Volume:

a. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key.

The following screen will appear:

b. Specify a name for the RAID 1 set and press the <Tab> key or the <Enter> key

to go to the next fi eld. (You can use the <Esc> key to select the previous menu.)

c. When RAID Level item is highlighted, press the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys

to select RAID 1 (Mirror) and hit <Enter>.

d. When the Capacity item is highlighted, enter your RAID volume capacity and hit

<Enter>. The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed.

e. Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. A warning message

displays.

f. When asked "Are you sure you want to create this volume (Y/N), press "Y" to

create the RAID volume, or type "N" to go back to the Create Volume menu.

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Creating a RAID 10 (RAID 1+ RAID 0):

a. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key.

The following screen will appear:

b. Specify a name for the RAID 10 set and press <Enter>.

c. When RAID Level item is highlighted, use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys

to select RAID 10 (RAID1 + RAID0) and hit <Enter>.

d. When the Stripe Size is highlighted, use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to

select the stripe size from 4 KB to 128 KB for your RAID 10 and hit <Enter>. The

default setting is 64 KB. (Note: For a server, please use a lower stripe size, and

for a multimedia system, use a higher stripe size.)

e. When the RAID Volume Capacity item is highlighted, enter your RAID volume

capacity and hit <Enter>. The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed.

f. Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. A warning message

displays.

g. When asked "Are you sure you want to create this volume (Y/N), press "Y" to

create the RAID volume, or type "N" to go back to the Create Volume menu.

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