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

1