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1. LED in JF1 for pin definitions Serial Ports COM1 COM4 Serial Ports COM2 COM3 COM4 Pin Definitions In addition to COM1 which is located Pind Defnon Pind Definition on the I O back panel there are three DED me Serial port headers on the motherboard 2 RXD 7 RTS for COM2 COM3 and COM4 See the a 2 m table on the right for pin definitions 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 N A A PWR LED B COM2 C COM3 D COMA E COM1 BH P mme f 0 AO i ES we i mE a e MACCODE i 3 c i PEE 1 BAR CODE i ES BE RoHS c La rz m ge OC L ol og E m ERA ZA ES NO NM 7 i UM sal E sil mcum TIE 2 26 Chapter 2 Installation DOM PWR Connector JSD1 DOM PWR Pin Definitions The Disk On Module DOM power connector located at JSD1 provides 5V Gen1 Gen power to a solid state DOM storage device connected to one of the SATA ports See the table on the 9 Ground right for pin definitions Pin Definition 1 5V 2 Ground Wake On LAN Wake On LAN JWOL Pin Definitions JWOL Pin Definition The Wake On LAN header is located at JWOL on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use this feature 1 5V Standby 2 Ground
2. 4 18 Boot Sector Virus Protection iier tremere reina 4 18 4 4 JBootSettlngs ioo re ee der nie SERE EARNED aU ER UNS HERR VER VERA RR EL SRE RM 4 19 Setup Prompt Timeout en nete AT tet tenta 4 19 Boot Option 1 Boot option 2 Boot Option 3 etc ee 4 19 Hard Disk DriV6s nte tr rennen c rn reiner Ep HS 4 19 4 9 JEXICODIIOIS nenne eean ee E E aee E ENE EE iti E 4 20 save Changes and EXIL n e rei ERE 4 20 Discard Changes and EXIE 2 nti detiene ttt breed 4 20 Discard Glialmges 3 nor een enge en dado ae 4 20 Restore Defaults caaea org PEE RR ERE PER DANS EE ECEY HY FUE PEXVNU IS LR NEU FRK UE EY 4 21 Save As User Defaults ener nein 4 21 Restore User Defaults erre prie trier eer iva n OS Freud s 4 21 Boot Overtide iiem bete ie pe e eet era ee deine gu 4 21 Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device 4 21 gt Reset System with ME disabled Mode ccccccccscssesessesesecsseccseeesececsecsesecseeaeaee 4 21 xi SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 BIOS Error Bee p COd6S iice rade crt ttd et etai Anti A 1 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B31 installing Drivers s eorr E E teritur cast EE EERE eT B 2 Configuring SuperDoctor Hi Appendix C UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions C 1 An Overview to the UEFI BIOS sssssssseeee e mee C 1 C 2 How to Recover the UEFI BIOS Image the Main BIOS B
3. Speaker JD1 On the JD1 header Pins 3 4 are used for internal speaker Close Pins 3 4 with a cap to use the onboard speaker If you wish to use an external speaker close Pins 1 4 with a cable See the table on the right for pin definitions Chapter 2 Installation Internal Buzzer Pin Definition Pin Definitions Pin 1 Pos Beep In Neg Alarm Speaker Pin 2 Speaker Connector Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pins 3 4 Internal Speaker Pins1 4 External Speaker A Internal Buzzer B Speaker Header a C m E L s SUPERS 1 ETA C7Q67 H is Ree ro E T 3 suce EE 0000000000000 sms 3 I zl MAC CODE i g a Bs o aa i ED E H i i g E Em DE H d 5 vj al eee BAR CODE Ai RoHS 8 ce ou N ad ALWAYS POPULATE BLUE SOCKET FIRST wow EE Sons Dt URES E omms 0l Po po 2 25 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual Onboard Power LED JLED Onboard PWR LED An onboard Power LED header is lo ee cated at JLED This Power LED header Pin Definition i 1 VCC is connected to Front Control Panel indi 2 No C ti located at JF1 to indicate the status of SVO EMIOH S Connection to PWR System power See the table on the right
4. A Audio Enable ER i z MAC CODE 4 1 E amp i E ES 3 QR BAR CODE ei RoHS i mund CE 7 iom Nr 3 N em A NS MUT RUE soor esr omme NE ON ECC DORS DIMM REQUIRED wna omma onan 2 32 nmt Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Onboard Indicators LAN1 LAN2 Link LED LAN 1 LAN 2 LEDs E Lj LED Two LAN ports LAN 1 LAN 2 are located on the I O backplane of the motherboard Each Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The LAN 1 LAN 2 Link LEDs Green Amber Off yellow LED indicates activity while the Link LED may be green amber or off to indicate oT the speed of the connections See the tables at right for more information LED Color Definition Green 100 Mbps Amber 1 Gbps No Connection or 10 Mbps Onboard Power LED LED1 Onboard PWR LED Indicator An Onboard Power LED is located LED Status at LED1 on the motherboard When Status Definition LED1 is on the AC power cable is Cii System of On System on or connected Make sure to disconnect the power cable before removing or System off and PWR Cable Connected installing any component See the layout below for the LED location A LAN Port 1 B LAN Port 2 C PWR LED MAC CODE id 1 m F
5. Frontside Audio Mode This feature selects the type of audio output on the frontside audio header interface Select HD Audio for High Definition otherwise select AC 97 for legacy audio Chapter 4 AMI BIOS PCH IO Port 80 Decoding Selects Port 80 Decoding between LPC or PCI for debug purposes The settings are PCI and LPC Deep Sx Select Enabled to enable Deep Sleep State support The settings are Enabled and Disabled gt On Board Chip Configuration This item displays the On Board Chip options gt ASMedia 1061 SATA Controller ASMedia 1061 SATA Controller Select Enabled to activate the on board ASMedia SATA controller The settings are Enabled and Disabled gt ASMedia 1042 XHCI Controller ASMedia XHCI Controller Select Enabled to activate the on board ASMedia XHCI controller The settings are Enabled and Disabled Spread Spectrum Clocking Select Enabled to activate Spread Spectrum Clocking The settings are Enabled and Disabled Port A Port B Battery Charge Select Enabled to activate the battery charging function on the USB ports The settings are Enabled and Disabled USB 3 0 Legacy Support This feature enables support for legacy USB devices on the USB 3 0 ports The options are Enabled and Disabled XHCI Hand off Select Enabled for Operating Systems without XHCI hand off support The XHCI ownership change will be claimed by the XHCI driver The settings are Enabled and Disabled 4 11 SUPER C
6. Six 6 Front Accessible USB 2 0 ports on three head ers and Two 2 Front Accessible USB 3 0 ports on one header Keyboard Mouse One shared PS 2 Keyboard Mouse port on the I O backpanel Serial COM Ports Three 3 front accessible Serial Port headers COM2 COM3 COM4 One 1 Serial Port on the back panel COM1 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction Audio Five 5 Female Mini Jacks for High Definition Audio on the Back Panel Front Panel Audio Header One 1 SP DIF Optical Out on the back panel SP DIF In and SP DIF Out Headers Super I O Nuvoton NCT6776F BIOS 64 Mb AMI BIOS SPI Flash BIOS Play and Plug PnPO DMI 2 3 PCI 2 3 ACPI 1 0 2 0 3 0 USB Keyboard and SMBIOS 2 5 Power Configuration ACPI ACPM Power Management Main Switch Override Mechanism Keyboard Wake up from Soft Off Internal External Modem Ring On Power on mode for AC power recovery PC Health Monitoring CPU Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core 3 3V 5V 12V 3 3V Stdby VBAT Memory VCORE for CPU CPU 4 phase switching voltage regulator CPU System overheat LED and control CPU Thermal Trip support Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 support Fan Control Fan status monitoring with firmware 4 pin Pulse Width Modulation fan speed control Low noise fan speed control System Management PECI Platform Environm
7. x 4 s x Ground Reset Reset Button Ground pwr Power Button 2 21 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to a hardware reset switch on the computer case to reset the system Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily con tacting both pins will power on off the sys tem 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 in the suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 1 Signal 2 3V Standby A Reset Button B PWR Button Power LED HDD LED NIC1 LED S NIC2 LED OH Fan Fail LED o x o Ground O Ground O 2 22 LED Anode LED Anode LED Anode LED Anode LED Anode x esel gt Reset Button a m Power Button Chapter 2 Installation 2 6 Connecting Cables This section provides brief descriptions and pin out definitions for onboard headers and connectors Be sure to use the correct cable for each header or connector For information on Backpanel USB an
8. Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related A issue Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the system In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update If you need to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is updating to avoid possible boot failure C 1 An Overview to the UEFI BIOS The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI specification provides a software based interface between the operating system and the platform firmware in the pre boot environment The UEFI specification supports an architecture independent mechanism for add on card initialization to allow the UEFI OS loader which is stored in the add on card to boot up the system UEFI offers a clean hand off control to a computer system at bootup C 2 How to Recover the UEFI BIOS Image the Main BIOS Block An AMIBIOS flash chip consists of a boot sector block and a main BIOS code block a main BIOS image The boot sector block contains critical BIOS codes including memory detection and recovery codes for the user to flash a new BIOS image if the original BIOS image is corrupted When the system power is on the boot sector codes execute first Once it is completed the main BIOS code will continue with System initialization and bootup Note Follow the BIOS Recovery instructions below for BIOS recovery Y when the main B
9. provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 2008 Operating Systems Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start to blink to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on 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 This motherboard accommodates 24 pin ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate In addition the 12V 4 pin power connector located at JPW2 is also required to ensure adequate power supply to the system Also your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports Warning 1 To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard please use a power supply that contains a 24 pin and a 8 pin power con nectors Be sure to connect these connectors to the 24 pin JPW1 and the 4 pin JPW2 power connectors on the motherboard Failure in doing so will voi
10. 2 Channel High Definition Audio HDA codec that provides 10 DAC channels The HD Audio connections simultaneously supports multiple streaming 7 1 sound playback with 2 channels of independent stereo output through the front panel stereo out for front rear center and subwoofer speakers Use the Advanced software included in the CD ROM with your motherboard to enable this function BP HD Audio Conn Signal SPDIF_Out Surround_Out CEN LFE_Out Mic_In Line_Out T Ena O Eon o EE Line_In A SPDIF_Out B Surround_Out C CEN LFE Out D Mic In E Line Out F Line In Chapter 2 Installation Front Accessible Audio Header 10 in Audio y Pin Definitions A 10 pin Audio header is also n Pin Signal located on the motherboard This 7 1 Microphone_Left header allows you to use the on pene board sound for audio playback 2 _ Audio Ground Connect an audio cable to the au 3 Microphone Right dio header to use this feature See 4 Audio Detect the tables at right for pin definitions 5 Line 2 Right for these headers 6 Ground i Jack_Detect 8 Key A Audio Header 9 Line_2_Left 10 Ground TOSH C aman j E TAL m i l E E mes MACCODE oo m i i i por L9 9 Ra HI 3 E gl BAR CODE
11. 3 Wake up A DOM PWR B JWOL Lut e me f Lo i Ben Ej Ma i i LI MACCODE ij if dj i C T E m BARCODE al RoHS Ce ALWAYS POPULATE BLUE SOCKET FIRST One NON ECC DDRS DIMM REQUIRED r ias oma p IMMA mn mm um i pa i ud M B E F 2 27 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual Wake On Ring JWOR The Wake On Ring header is located at JWOR This function allows your computer to wake up when receiving an incoming call to the modem while in the suspend state This header is provided to support legacy devices See the table on the right for pin defi nitions SPDIF IN SPDIF OUT JSPDIF_IN Wake On Ring Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 Wake up JSPDIF_OUT _SPDIF_In SPDIF Out Pin Definitions Pin Definitions The SP DIF In JSPDIF IN and SP Pin Definition Pin Definition DIF Out JSPDIF OUT are used 1 S PDIF In 4 S PDIF_Out for digital audio You will also need 2 Ground 2 Ground the appropriate cables to use these features AJWOR B SPDIF IN C SPDIF OUT p 33 uu 1 D anha l uH i T W MAC CODE H mel f i j E z FEE E M u BA
12. Al RoHS CE OX L eww Sp un N E peo Ea M e 3 ALWAYS POPULATE BLUE SOCKET FIRST de A Lodge Dd E p P oe sal 5 ES i ae a eee ip i i p 2 17 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual HDMI Port One HDMI High Definition Multimedia Inter face Port is located next to the VGA port on the I O backpanel This connector is used to display both high definition video and digital sound through an HDMI capable display using a single HDMI cable not included VGA Port A VGA port is located next to the USB ports on the I O backpanel Use this port to con nect to a compatible VGA display Serial Port COM1 Serial port COM1 is located on the I O back panel There are three other Serial port headers on the motherboard for COM2 Serial Ports COM2 COM3 COM4 Pin Definitions COM3 and COM4 see page 2 26 for more information See the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RXD T RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 N A A HDMI Port B VGA Port C COM1 Port Chapter 2 Installation 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 designed spe cifically for use with Supermicro chassis See the figure below for the descriptions of the front control panel buttons and LED indicators Re
13. Cables rtt Ere tet tn t Ped pasanta 2 23 ATX Main PWR amp CPU PWR Connectors JPW1 amp JPW2 2 23 Fari Headers Fan Farid aine deciperet Dan petit een 2 24 Chassis Intrusion JET 2 2 rit cr den epe re EL Recens 2 24 Internal Buzzer SP 1 entree tee ede bleu iA 2 25 jor py X 2 25 Onboard Power LED JEED oreet trac reuerti ed 2 26 Serial Ports COMT1 COMMA iiie nieto tdi n 2 26 DOM PWR Connector JSD1 eie edd eere 2 27 Wake On LAN JWOL oer a aee reee AE EE nre reennni 2 27 Wake On Ri g JWOR ten isanne ep d eee ps 2 28 SPDIF IN SPDIF OUT JSPDIF IN JSPDIF OUT 2 28 JUMPER Settings ec teres ete xe e He e tete e E Eder 2 29 Explanation Of Jumper icon cete eet senta a peer EEOSE 2 29 LAN Port Enable Disable JPE2 22 iretur bt innen 2 29 vii SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual CMOS Glear JBT1 5 eet eher a teu te uet eer er p sacs 2 30 PCI Slot SMB Enable PC1 PC2 seen 2 30 ME Recovery Enable JPME T 2 itte i rient Dicti 2 31 HD FP Audio AC 97 FP Audio Select JHD AC1 sessesss 2 31 Audio Enable JPAGT cec tg dee e oe t RE 2 32 VE MEO oreet m X 2 33 EAN A EAN 2 WEDS ii e eriperet EE Pr or re xcci ee p HERE ERE 2 33 Onboard Power EED LEDT iorsin acna c cte pes 2 33 2 9 SATA COnneCIIOfIS eiecn eintreten ee p RE ia
14. H i i E H i amp sxscode RoHS ce 7 T 2 33 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual 2 9 SATA Connections SATA Connections I SATA0 I SATA5 Four Serial ATA SATA 3 0 connectors I SATA 0 1 A SATA 0 1 are located on the motherboard In addition four SATA 2 0 I SATA 2 5 connectors are also located on the board The SATA 2 0 ports are supported by the Intel Q67 PCH chip while SATA 3 0 ports are supported by the Intel PCH and ASMedia SATA Controllers The SATA 3 0 ports support RAID 0 1 while the SATA 2 0 ports support RAID 0 1 5 amp 10 These Serial Link connections provide faster data transmission than legacy Parallel ATA See the table on the right for pin definitions SATA 2 0 3 0 Connectors C7Q67 H SATA Connector Types Pin Definitions Port Connection Type Pin Signal I SATA 0 1 SATA 3 0 1 Ground I SATA 2 3 4 5 SATA 2 0 2 SATA_TXP A SATA 0 1 SATA 3 0 amp SATA TXN 4 Ground S SATA RXN 6 SATA RXP if Ground A I SATA 3 0 0 B I SATA 3 0 1 te 5 i gis O SATA 2 0 2 EDD DIR p eee D LSATA 2 0 3 all RENE CF E SATA 2 0 4 m au FERE 4 ESATA 2 0 5 k l RoHS G A SATA 3 0 0 i Sk f H A SATA 3 0 1 ped p 2 34 Chapter 3 Troubleshootin
15. OSTA gu C ammm O i DESIGNED IN USA ov HOMI Le m i x Ld m S x B N REN NN se m ESSO m H mk MAC CODE H E i E o i TES Slee E E i M i F 1 BAR CODE gos E AE RoHS y CN ge CS E ou zRU L N 2 ALWAYS POPULATE BLUE SOOKE ST i e s NE NON ECE DORS DMM REGURE Ve RS i J pos mmia oe H Y omoa T mum p aS Cus mul Vos Important Notes to the User See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections m indicates the location of Pin 1 Jumpers not indicated are for testing only When LED1 Onboard Power LED Indicator is on system power is on Un plug the power cable before installing or removing any components 1 3 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual C7Q67 H Quick Reference HD AUDIO LAN 1 IKB MOUSE mL TT Camo d Tell MACCODE s Em A Zap AUDIO FP azari i Cz JCPUVRD SMB au Bak CODE A AH RoHS e H cE 7 G ESAS IES E ESAS i EN ca wt C7Q67 H Jumpers Jumper Description Default JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chpt 2 JHD AC1 High Definition Front Panel Audio AC 97 FP Audio Select See Chpt 2 JFC1 JC2 SMB to PCI Slots Off Disabled JPAC1 Audio Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL2 LAN2 Disable Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPME1 Intel ME Mode Select Off Normal 1 4 Chapter 1 Introductio
16. The settings are Enabled and Disabled 4 9 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual Wake on LAN from S5 Select Enabled to enable the capabiltiy to wake up the system from the S5 power state Soft Off State through the Ethernet controller The set tings are Enabled and Disabled USB Functions This feature will enable or disable the motherboard s USB functions The options are Enabled and Disabled If enabled the following op tions are available Legacy USB Support This feature enables support for legacy USB devices Select Auto to disable legacy support if USB devices are not present Select Disable to have USB devices available only for EFI applications The options are Enabled Disabled and Auto Port 60 64 Emulation This feature enables or disables I O port 60h 64h emulation sup port This should be enabled for complete USB keyboard legacy support for non USB aware Operating Systems The options are Disabled and Enabled BIOS EHCI Hand Off This item is for Operating Systems that does not support Enhanced Host Controller Interface EHCI hand off When enabled EHCI ownership change will be claimed by the EHCI driver The settings are Enabled and Disabled Azalia HD Audio Select Enabled to enable the Azalia High Definition Audio feature The settings are Enabled and Disabled Azalia Internal HDMI Codec Select Enabled to enable the internal HDMI CODEC Coder Decoder for Azalia The settings are Enabled and Disabled
17. USB 0 1 USB 2 3 USB 4 5 Front Panel Accessible USB 2 0 Headers 0 1 2 3 4 5 USB 3 0 FP Front Panel Accessible USB 3 0 Header 0 1 HDMI Backpanel HDMI Port VGA Backpanel VGA Port C7Q67 H LED Indicators LED Description Color State Status LED1 Onboard Standby PWR LED Green Solid on Power On 1 5 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Single 2nd Generation Intel Core i7 i5 i3 DT processor in an LGA1155 socket Memory Four 4 SDRAM slots support up to 32 GB of DDR3 Unbuf fered Non ECC 1333 1066 memory Supports dual channel memory bus DIMM sizes UDIMM 1 GB 2 GB 4GB and 8GB Chipset Intel Q67 Express Expansion Slots Two 2 PCI Express 2 0 x1 slot One 1 PCI Express 2 0 x4 slot One 1 PCI Express 2 0 x16 slot Two 2 PCI 33 MHz slots 5 Volts Network Connections Two 2 Gigabit Ethernet Controllers LAN1 Intel 82579LM PHY LAN2 Intel 82574L Two 2 RJ 45 Rear I O Panel Connectors with Link and Activity LEDs I O Devices SATA Connections SATA 3 0 6Gb s Two 2 A SATA 0 1 via ASMedia RAID 0 1 SATA 3 0 6Gb s Two 2 I SATA 0 1 via Intel Q67 RAID 0 1 SATA 2 0 3Gb s Four 4 I SATA 2 5 via Intel Q67 RAID 0 1 5 10 MS Windows RAID 0 1 10 Linux USB Devices Six 6 USB 2 0 ports on the rear I O panel
18. devices aircraft emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims demands actions litigation and proceedings of any kind arising out of or related to such ultra hazardous use or sale
19. ete weate 1 1 Ghecklisix oes ates entes cs er scatet 1 1 Motherboard Features 1 2 Chipset OVOrVIBW eerte tier dee ceruice masa aec p Greed Ere aici Intel Q67 Express Chipset Features retrieve po 123 Special Features eere tote t ee caer iege up a volte Recovery from AC Power LOSS ccccceeeceeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeeenaeeees 1 4 IPC Health Monitolilig ooi ec tet n ie ent enne Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control Environmental Temperature Control s essen SYVSLEMLRESOUNCCPAI GNU eM tS JAGPI EGalUIGS iioii eoe E EEEE es ria et edes ve e CE FERE E Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator sssssssssssss 1 11 126 Power Supply teret bte ee tero ire one e de edes 1 11 1 7 Super I O Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices i 0s a eee eee 2 1 FPS CAIRNS RECTE 2 1 WN PACKING eee LE 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation cccccecceeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaneeeeteennetees 2 2 Installing the E GA1155 Processor ducit vei ted perpe 2 2 Installing an Active CPU Heatsink with Fan 2 5 Removing thie Heatsink coherente edt erp cab ta 2 7 2 9 Installing DD RS MORE eiit ettet rb acest iae te esae 2 8 DIMM lristallatioh ooo cet ne e Ree D pet teet 2 8 Removing Memory Modules ccceeeeececeeeeeeeeeetecaeeeeeeeeeeeesseneeeeeeenneeees 2 8 Memory SUPPO sa iiie oett re
20. if Needed Location of Mounting Holes caer y m E i y a w z NEN i Em Ei Po m n g m y a PE i 7 RE i x x as H em T 28 i 2 Yna H t n c f 5 FEE A i H ial BAR CODE BE i RoHS CE 3 e s m Er j N E3 au ps 5 iB z i 7 T me Rome DIM e l n MCA E om E ess UU raum Un be c Caution 1 To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components please do not use a force greater than 8 Ib inch on each mounting screw during motherboard installation 2 Some components are very close to the mounting holes Please take precautionary measures to avoid damaging these components when installing the motherboard to the chassis 2 11 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual Installing the Motherboard 1 Install the I O shield into the back of the chassis 2 Locate the mounting holes on the motherboard See the previous page 3 Locate the matching mounting holes on the chassis Align the mounting holes on the motherboard against the mounting holes on the chassis 4 Install standoffs in the chassis as needed AL 5 Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damaging other motherboard components Chassis CE 6 Using the Philips screwdriver insert a Philips head 6 screw into a mounting hole on the motherboard and its match
21. increase for effective system cooling Select Full Speed to allow the onboard fans to run at full speed of 100 Pulse Width Modulation Duty Cycle for maximum cooling This setting is recommended for special system configuration or debugging Select Standard for the onboard fans to run at 50 of the Initial PWM Cycle in order to balance the needs between system cooling and power saving This setting is recommended for regular systems with normal hardware configurations The options are Full Speed 100 of PWM Cycle and Standard 50 of PWM Cycle 4 15 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual CPU Temperature This feature displays the CPU temperature status in text Low Medium or High Low This level is considered as the normal operating state The CPU temperature is well below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The mother board fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS Fan Speed Control User intervention No action required Medium The processor is running warmer This is a precautionary level and generally means that there may be factors contributing to this condition but the CPU is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS The fans may adjust to a faster speed depending on the Fan Speed Control settings User intervention No action is required However consider checkin
22. of Serial ATA Controller 1 is Enhanced SATA Port0 Port5 This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drives on the particular SATA port RAID Mode The following items are displayed when RAID Mode is selected SATA Port0 Port5 This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drives on the particular SATA port Hot Plug Set this item to Enabled to enable hot plugging The options are En abled and Disabled gt PCle PCI PnP Configuration This feature allows the user to set the PCI PnP configurations for the following items PCI ROM Priority When there are multiple Option ROMs Legacy and EFI compatible this feature specifies what Option ROM to launch The options are Legacy ROM and EFI Compatible ROM PCI Latency Timer This feature sets the latency Timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI bus clock cycles The options are 32 PCI Bus Clocks 64 PCI Bus Clocks 96 PCI Bus Clocks 128 PCI Bus Clocks 160 PCI Bus Clocks 192 PCI Bus Clocks 224 PCI Bus Clocks and 248 PCI Bus Clocks Active State Power Management Select Enabled to enable Active State Power Management for signal transactions between LO and L1 Links on the PCI Express Bus in order to maximize power saving and transaction speeds The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 13 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual PCle Max Read Request Size This item manually sets the maximum
23. read request size of the PCI Express device or allows the system BIOS to choose the value Auto The options are Auto 128 Bytes 256 Bytes 512 Bytes 1024 Bytes 2048 Bytes and 4096 Bytes PCI Slot 1 amp 2 Option ROM Use this feature to enable or disable PCI slot Option ROMs The options are Dis abled and Enabled PCle Slot 3 4 5 amp 7 Option ROM Use this feature to enable or disable PCle slot Option ROMs The options are Disabled and Enabled Onboard LAN1 LAN2 Option ROM This feature enables or disables the onboard ROM option for LAN1 and LAN2 The options are Disabled and Enabled gt Super IO Device Configuration Nuvoton LPC I O NCT6776F Serial Port 1 Serial Port 2 Select Enabled to enable the onboard serial port The options are Enabled and Disabled Serial Port 1 Serial Port 2 Settings This option specifies the base I O port address and the Interrupt Request address of Serial Port 1 2 Select Auto to let the BIOS automatically assign the base I O and IRQ address The options for Serial Port 1 are Auto IO 3F8h IRQ 4 IO 3F8h IRQ 3 4 10 11 IO 2F8h IRQ 3 4 10 11 IO 3E8h IRQ 3 4 10 11 and lO 2E8h IRQ 3 4 10 11 The options for Serial Port 2 are Auto IO 2F8h IRQ 3 IO 3F8h IRQ 3 4 10 11 IO 2F8h IRQ 3 4 10 11 IO 3E8h IRQ 3 4 10 11 and lO 2E8h IRQ 3 4 10 11 PS2 KB MS Wake up This feature is used to awaken the system from Standby mode by a PS 2 mou
24. the traditional 3 pin fans we rec ommend the use 4 pin fans to take advantage of the fan speed control in the BIOS Hardware Monitoring section This allows the BIOS to automatically adjust fan speeds based on the motherboard s detected system temperature Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion JL1 A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 on the motherboard Attach the appropriate cable from the chassis to inform you of a chassis intru sion when the chassis is opened Fan Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Ground Black 2 2 5A 12V Red 3 Tachometer 4 PWM Control Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 Pin Definition 1 Intrusion Input 2 Ground A Fan 1 CPU Fan B Fan 2 C Fan 3 D Fan 4 E Chassis Intrusion E a MAC CODE 2 24 i E awong amg S 3 H a ERI i BS 33 p BRS Fi d REEL HES BAR CODE RoHS gis qs zn rl a N N m won at ge ES j ns oru TER sco E y he NON ECC DORS DIMMREGUNED lien N M 3 Ez y Poe imas DIMNOS d omoa 1 E is E i B By T Internal Buzzer SP1 The Internal Buzzer SP1 can be used to provide audible indications for various beep codes See the table on the right for pin definitions
25. unlocked the battery will pop out from the holder 4 Remove the battery Battery Battery Lock R d Proper Battery Disposal Warning Please handle used batteries carefully Do not damage the bat A tery in any way a damaged battery may release hazardous materials into the environment Do not discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landfill Please comply with the regulations set up by your local hazardous waste management agency to dispose of your used battery properly 3 5 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual Battery Installation 1 To install an onboard battery follow the steps 1 amp 2 above and continue below 2 Identify the battery s polarity The positive side should be facing up 3 Insert the battery into the battery holder and push it down until you hear a click to ensure that the battery is securely locked Warning When replacing a battery be sure to only replace it with the same type Battery Holder thea aa 2 Press down until This side up you hear a click 3 5 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number For faster service you may also obtain RMA authorizations online http www supermicro com support rma When you return the motherboard to the manufacturer the RMA numb
26. 5 5V 3 USB_PN2 4 USB_PN3 2 USB_PN1 6 USB_PNO 5 USB_PP2 6 USB_PP3 3 USB_PP1 7 USB_PPO 7 Ground 8 Ground 4 Ground 8 Ground 9 Key 10 Ground Front Panel USB 3 0 0 1 Pin Definitions Pin Pin Signal Name Description A Backpanel USB 2 0 9 1 10 VBUS PORT B Backpanel USB 2 0 8 2 n D USB 2 0 Differential Pair C Backpanel USB 2 0 10 3 42 D D Backpanel USB 2 0 13 E Backpanel USB 2 0 12 4 13 Ground Ground of PWR Return F Backpanel USB 2 0 11 5 14 StdA_SSRX SuperSpeed Receiver G Front Panel USB 2 0 4 5 6 15 StdA_SSRX Differential Pair H Front Panel USB 2 0 2 3 T 16 GND_DRAIN Ground for Signal Return Front Panel USB 2 0 0 1 8 17 StdA_SSTX SuperSpeed Transmitter aie J Front Panel USB 3 0 0 1 9 18 StdA_SSTX Differential Pair SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual Ethernet Ports Two Gigabit Ethernet ports LAN1 LAN2 are located next to the HD Au dio Connector on the I O Backpanel to provide network connections These ports accept RJ45 type cables Note Please refer to the LED In dicator Section for LAN LED information LAN Ports Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 P2V5SB 10 SGND 2 TDO 11 Act LED 3 TDO 12 P3V3SB 4 TD1 13 Link 100 LED Green 3V3SB 5 TD1 14 Link 1000 LED Yellow 3V3SB 6 TD2 15 Ground T TD2 16 Ground 8 TD3 17 Ground 9 TD3 88 Ground NC No Connection Back Panel High Definition Audio HD Audio This motherboard features a 7 1
27. 7Q67 H User s Manual gt PLX PEX8604 BA PCle Gen2 Switch Port 0 Port 5 This feature activates the specified PEX8604 PCle port The options are Enabled and Disabled Read Pacing This feature activates Read Pacing on PEX8604 chip The options are Enabled and Disabled gt IDE SATA Configuration When this submenu is selected the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of the IDE Devices and displays the following items SATA Mode This item selects the mode for the installed drives The options are Disabled IDE Mode AHCI Mode and RAID Mode AHCI Mode The following items are displayed when AHCI Mode is selected Aggressive Link Power Management This feature Enables or Disables Agressive Link Power Management sup port for Cougar Point BO stepping and later The options are Enabled and Disabled SATA Port0 Port5 This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drives on the particular SATA port Staggered Spin Up Set this item to Enabled to enable Staggered Spin up support The options are Enabled and Disabled Hot Plug Set this item to Enabled to enable hot plugging The options are En abled and Disabled 4 12 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS IDE Mode The following items are displayed when IDE Mode is selected Serial ATA Controller 0 1 This feature is used to activate deactivate the SATA controller and sets the compatibility mode The options are Enhanced and Compatible The default
28. CPI C2 state to the operating system The options are Disabled and Enabled CPU C6 Report Select Enabled for the CPU to report C6 ACPI C3 state to the operating system The options are Disabled and Enabled Package C State limit Select Auto for the AMI BIOS to automatically set the limit on the C State package register The options are CO C1 C6 C7 and No Limit gt Turbo Boost Technology Available when Intel EIST technology is Enabled This feature allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in specific conditions Factory Long Duration Power Limit This feature displays the value of the processor power consumption limit in Watts set by the manufacturer for a long duration time window Long Duration Power Limit Use this feature to set the processor power consumption limit in Watts value for a long duration time window Factory Long Duration Maintained This feature displays the manufacture preset time value in milliseconds when the Long Duration Power Limit is maintained Long Duration Maintained Use this feature to set the time value when the Long Duration Power Limit is maintained 4 7 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual Recommended Short Duration Power Limit The system s power consumption may exceed the processor s default power setting and the Short Duration Power Limit when operating in the turbo mode This feature displays the Short Duration Power Limit value recommended by the manufacturer f
29. I O System BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must press the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Advanced BIOS Setup section to change this setting The default setting is Last State 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the board All have an onboard System Hardware Monitoring chip that supports PC health monitoring An onboard voltage monitor will scan these onboard voltages continuously CPU Vcore 12V 1 5V 3 3V 3 3VSB and Battery Voltage 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 define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control PC health monitoring in the BIOS can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS under the Hardware Monitoring section 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 exceeds a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU Once the ther mal senso
30. IOS block crashes However when the BIOS Boot sec tor crashes you will need to send the motherboard back to Supermicro for RMA repair C 3 To Recover the Boot Sector Using a USB Attached Device This feature allows the user to recover a BIOS image using a USB attached device without additional utilities used A USB flash device such as a USB Flash Drive or C 1 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual a USB CD DVD ROM RW device can be used for this purpose However a USB Hard Disk drive cannot be used for BIOS recovery at this time To perform UEFI BIOS recovery using a USB attached device follow the instruc tions below 1 Using a different machine copy the Super ROM binary image file into the disc Root Directory of a USB device or a writeable CD DVD website at www supermicro com to download the BIOS image into a USB Note If you cannot locate the Super ROM file in your driver disk visit our flash device and rename it to Super ROM for BIOS recovery use 2 Insert the USB device that contains the new BIOS image Super ROM into your USB drive and power on the system 3 While powering on the system keep pressing Ctrl and Home simultane ously on your PS2 keyboard until your hear two short beeps This may take from a few seconds to one minute 4 After locating the new BIOS binary image the system will enter the BIOS Recovery menu as shown below b Proceed with flash update Note At this point yo
31. PER C7Q67 H User s Manual No Video 1 If the power is on but you have no video in this case you will need to re move all the add on cards and cables first 2 Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to Appendix A for details on beep codes 3 Remove all memory modules and turn on the system If the alarm is on check the specs of memory modules reset the memory or try a different one Memory Errors 1 Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly installed and fully seated in the slots 2 You should be using unbuffered Non ECC DDR3 1 5V 1333 1066 MHz memory recommended by the manufacturer Also it is recommended that you use the memory modules of the same type and speed for all DIMMs in the system Do not use memory modules of different sizes different speeds and different types on the same motherboard 3 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between slots to see if you can locate the faulty ones 4 Check the switch of 115V 230V power supply Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Please be sure to use a high quality power supply A poor quality power sup ply may cause the system to lose CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 5 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still sup plies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configur
32. RCODE ai RoHS Ce 7j V Sm mee C L omma 2 28 Chapter 2 Installation 2 7 Jumper Settings Jumper Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the mother Connector Pins board jumpers can be used to choose 3 2 1 between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the Top View function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed X n circuit board olala Note On two pin jumpers e S Top View Closed means the jumper is on Gimeno wie pios and Open means the jumper is die off the pins GLAN Enable LAN Port Enable Disable JPL2 Jumper Settings Jumper JPL2 enables or disables LAN pine iDennition Port 2 on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The de fault setting is enabled 1 2 Enabled default 2 3 Disabled A LAN Port 2 Enable 4 5 mum d 5 Lo a i n m zi Bs o 9 3 MAC CODE i 5 na my if EO rupe fs E G H Al amp BAR CODE Al G RoHS j cE V LI mae CO fit zB Lk a aa N i AE zm f am um ama DN e d 3 fgl um cana fa i H E Ns o i 1 H XE vio n al x ae 3 a amara 2 29 SUPER C7Q67 H Us
33. SUPERO C7Q67 H USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com Super Micro Computer Inc Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software and docu mentation is the property of Supermicro and or its licensors and is supplied only under a license Any use or reproduction of this product is not allowed except as expressly permitted by the terms of said license IN NO EVENT WILL SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer sh
34. Super IO Device Configuration sss 4 14 N votori EPG VO NGTOT TOF iioi tip rri reap ctn eran 4 14 Serial Port 1 4 Senal Port 2 nct OO A EUR ORE 4 14 Serial Port 1 Serial Port 2 Settings eessssseessss 4 14 Table of Contents PS2 KB MS Wake lp e irc eterni nid ee hear ere E pee 4 14 ITE EPC WO T8760 oie reo ect Een tee A 4 15 Serial Port 3 Serial Port 4 eerta timere rent 4 15 Serial Port 3 Seral Port 4 Settings rte 4 15 P Hardware Health Configuration essent 4 15 Fan Speed Control Mode itinera tror stare SER Re REB cR 4 15 CPU Temperatute 2 teens er ede tene vede eed 4 16 System Temperature Peripheral Temperature sss 4 16 Fan 1 Fan 4 Reading er nit triente ci eerte Fea e e bee ad 4 16 VCORE 12V VDIMM 5VCC VTT CPU AVCC 3 3VCC VSB VBAT 4 16 ACPI Configuration sesiunea cte eee d en ct pc 4 16 High Precision Event Timers rore mettre Ta 4 16 Suspend Mode Oct 4 17 9 AMT Config ration 2 tei rir n ipe c ER n eee Ere Ebo iaia 4 17 PAD 4 17 UnconfigureAMITIME cadera y other rege hoo Pot tease sk entre erum ceo ck Ense snes 4 17 Watch Dog Timers ds ios ct cto pene e eo tee Hv EP cr Fed eb ek 4 17 4 9 Security Seting S iie tha a aia ende pe ubl o qx re dag 4 18 Administrator Password eret tet rere e rios 4 18 WSC Mie
35. aene er 4 10 BIOS EHCI Hamd Off 4 10 Azalia HD AUGIO inean a OA AREE D S AST 4 10 Azalia Internal HOMI COJEG iiis unia aS 4 10 Frontside Audio MOde or rentre eere et 4 10 PCH IO Port 80 Decodihg rn atr teretes ran rented 4 11 Be8p SX iei etui ep deas a ra neget Pepe Greene 4 11 ASMedia 1061 SATA Controller esseeeeeeeenennen 4 11 ASMedia XHCI Controller 1 nei ttn rn tnr nant 4 11 Spread Spectrum Clocking ccccccccceeeeseeeeeeeeneeeeteeeeeeeeecneeeeeseneeeeeeened 4 11 Port A Port B Battery Charge iere rrr eee ob etu eta 4 11 USB 3 0 Legacy Support ertet aS emere tare 4 11 XHCI Elaridsoff 2i necare eben see avec vete enc 4 11 POU 0 PONE o P 4 12 Read PaGing su ir ict e crece n rotten eee ut erue ende iE 4 12 PIDE SATA Confiquration cree eec dre 4 12 SATAJMOGO 3 oderit Hed a C y e ORE des 4 12 PPCle PCI PnP Configuration sss 4 13 PCI ROMNLPT OFIL iiio iier ripe epe te i ir t E essen RES 4 13 ix E Eatency TIME e 4 13 Active State Power Management cccecceeeeeeeeeeeteeneeeeeeeeeneeeeeeaaee 4 13 PCle Max Read Request Size ccccececececeecneeeeeeeneeeeteeneeeeeseenaeeeteeaee 4 14 PCI Slot 1 8 2 Option ROM aiio inen c reor o be 4 14 PCle Slot 3 4 5 amp 7 Option ROM nete ecc 4 14 Onboard LAN1 LAN2 Option ROM sessie adaa 4 14 gt
36. all be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reason able protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause interference with radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turn ing the equipment off and on you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perch
37. ation problem contact your vendor for repairs 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please make sure that you have followed all the steps listed below Also Note that as a motherboard manufacturer Supermicro 3 2 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting does not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 3 3 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our website http www supermicro com support faqs before contacting Technical Sup port BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our website at http www supermi cro com support bios Note Not all BIOS can be flashed Some cannot be flashed it depends on the boot block code of the BIOS If you ve followed the instructions above to troubleshoot your system and still cannot resolve the problem then contact Supermicro s technical support and provide them with the following information Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your System first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our website at http www su permicro com support contact cf
38. aunch EFI Shell from filesystem device This feature when initiated will attempt to launch an EFI shell application shellx64 efi from one of the available file system devices Press lt Enter gt to activate gt Reset System with ME disabled Mode If this feature is activated the system will reset and temporarily disable ME Press lt Enter gt to activate 4 21 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual Notes 4 22 Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST Power On Self Test routines which are performed each time the system is powered on errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue with bootup The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors will not allow the system to continue to bootup If a fatal error oc curs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes BIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code LED Error Message Description 1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset Ready to power up 5 short beeps 1 long Memory error No memory detected in the beep system 8 beeps Display memory Video adapter missing or with read write error faulty memory OH LED On System OH System Overh
39. cal Count System Memory This displays the size of memory available in the system Size 4 3 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual 4 3 Advanced Setup Configurations Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and press lt Enter gt to access the submenu items Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc gt Boot Feature gt Boot Feature Quiet Boot Use this feature to select the screen display between POST messages or the OEM logo at bootup Select Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages The options are Enabled and Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode Use this feature to set the display mode for Option ROM The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current Bootup Num Lock This feature selects the Power on state for the Numlock key The options are Off and On Wait For F1 If Error This forces the system to wait until the F1 key is pressed if an error occurs The options are Disabled and Enabled Interrupt 19 Capture Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function When this item is set to Enabled the ROM BIOS of the host adaptors will capture Interrupt 19 at bootup and allow the drives that are attached to these host adaptors to function 4 4 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS as bootable disks If this item is set to Disabled the ROM BIOS of the host adap tors will not capture Interrupt 19 and the driv
40. d Front Panel USB ports refer to Page 2 17 For Front Panel Audio please refer to Page 2 19 ATX Main PWR amp CPU PWR Connectors JPW1 amp JPW2 The 24 pin main power connector JPW1 is used to provide power to the motherboard The 4 pin CPU PWR connector JPW2 is also required for the processor These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specification See the table on the right for pin definitions Q a A v Pin 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions JPW1 Definition Pin Definition 3 3V 1 PIW 12V 2 3 3V COM 3 COM PS_ON 4 5V COM 5 COM COM 6 5V COM 7 COM Res NC 8 PWR_OK 5V 9 5VSB 5V 10 12V 5V 11 12V COM 12 3 3V ED 4 Pin Processor PWR 12V 8 pin Power Connec tor Pin Definitions Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V Required PWR jj IT T 5 eI p L I B Lg I Bes m H E me MACCObE i i t i gt Maca RoHS E ES ON Rv EA 2 23 l oa i A 24 Pin ATX Main PWR B 4 Pin Processor PWR oy ES SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual Fan Headers Fan 1 Fan 4 The C7Q67 H has four fan headers Fan 1 Fan 4 These fans are 4 pin fan headers Although pins 1 3 of the fan headers are backward com patible with
41. d the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard 1 11 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual 2 To provide adequate power to SATA devices please connect the SATA DOM PWR connector JWF1 to the power supply It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant For more information please refer to the web site at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter 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 Super I O supports two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration 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 Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installati
42. ddress Extension PAE mode which improves driver compatibility For more information please read the following article at Microsoft s Knowledge Base website at http support microsoft com kb 888137 2 9 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability System Device Firmware Hub flash memory System BIOS Local APIC Area Reserved for the chipset l O APIC 4 Kbytes PCI Enumeration Area 1 PCI Express 256 MB PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed Aligned on 256 MB boundary VGA Memory TSEG Memory available to OS and other applications Size 1MB 4KB 2MB 4KB 256 MB 256 MB 512 MB 16 MB 1MB Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory 3 99 3 99 3 99 3 99 3 76 3 51 3 01 2 85 2 84 2 84 2 10 Chapter 2 Installation 2 4 Motherboard Installation All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and chassis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fas teners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Tools Needed GZ EB ZF Philips Screwdriver 3 c Philips Screws Standoffs Only
43. dministrator rights The password must be 3 to 20 characters long Access Level Administrator Select Screen User Password Select Item Select Change Opt General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults Save amp Exit Exit Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Version 2 11 1210 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc If the Administrator password is defined ONLY this controls access to the BIOS setup ONLY If the User s password is defined ONLY this password will need to be entered during each system startup or boot and will also have Administrator rights in the setup Passwords must be at least 3 and up to 20 characters long Administrator Password Press Enter to create a new or change an existing Administrator password User Password Press Enter to create a new or change an existing User password Boot Sector Virus Protection When Enabled the BIOS 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 18 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 4 Boot Settings Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc DE ME Co Artele otsin Boot Esi Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key gt Boot Options Priority 65535 0xFFFF means indefinite Hard Disk Drives waiting gt Delete Boot Option Select Screen Select Item Select C
44. earance between the fan wires and the fins of the heatsink 2 5 Chapter 2 Installation Recommended Supermicro heatsink SNK P0046A4 active heatsink SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual 7 Align the four heatsink fasten ers with the mounting holes on the motherboard Gently push the pairs of diagonal fasteners 1 amp 2 and 3 amp 4 into the mounting holes until you hear a click Also make sure to orient each fastener so that the narrow end of the groove is pointing Push down outward LOCK sc lt A Unlock 8 Repeat Step 7 to insert all four heatsink fasteners into the mounting holes 9 Once all four fasteners are securely inserted into the mounting holes and the heat sink is properly installed on the motherboard connect the heatsink fan wires to the CPU Fan connector 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation Removing the Heatsink Warning We do not recommend A that the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to remove the heatsink please follow the instructions be low to remove the heatsink and to prevent damage done to the CPU or other components Active Heatsink Removal f 1 Unplug the power cord from the IB plug the PWR cord power supply 2 Disconnect the heatsink fan wires from the CPU fan header 3 Use your finger tips to gently press on the fastener cap and turn it counterclockwise to make a 1 4 90 turn and pull the fasten
45. eat A 1 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual Notes A 2 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 1 Installing Drivers After you ve installed the Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To install these software programs and drivers click the icons to the right of these items Note To install the Windows Operating System please refer to the instructions posted on our website at http www supermicro com support manuals S SUPERMICRO C7Q67 Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP X Intel Chipset INF files SUPERMICR Drivers amp Tools Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Microsoft Net Framework Intel Q67 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Express Chipset Intel Management Engine Intel Rapid Storage Technology USB 3 0 Drivers Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers Trusted Platform Module Driver Optional SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD T Auto Start Up Next Time Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note 1 Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item Click on a computer icon to the right of an item to install this item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must reboot the s
46. eatures on your motherboard See the Motherboard Features pages for the actual specifications of each motherboard Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview The C7Q67 H supports a single 2nd generation Intel Core i7 i5 i3 DT processor in the LGA 1155 Socket Built upon the functionality and the capability of the Q67 Ex press chipset the motherboard provides substantial enhancement to system per formance and storage capability for high performance platforms in a sleek package The high speed Direct Media Interface DMI featured in the Intel Q67 Express chipset supports high speed Direct Media Interface DMI for chip to chip true iso chronous communication providing up to 10 Gb s of software transparent data transfer rate on each read write direction In addition the C7Q67 H also features a TCO timer which allows the system to recover from a software hardware lock and perform tasks including Function Disable and Intruder Detect Intel Q67 Express Chipset Features Direct Media Interface up 10 Gb s transfer Full Duplex e Intel Matrix Storage Technology and Intel Rapid Storage Technology Dual NAND Interface e Intel I O Virtualization VT d Support Intel Trusted Execution Technology Support PCI Express 2 0 Interface up to 5 0 GT s SATA Controller up to 6Gb sec Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI 1 9 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual 1 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss Basic
47. ed ami bat to update the BIOS and insert a space between ami bat and the filename The BIOS ROM filename will bear the motherboard name i e C7Q67 H and build version as the extension For example C7Q67 H0 115 When completed your system will automatically reboot If you choose the exe file please run the exe file under Windows to create the BIOS flash floppy disk Insert the floppy disk into the system you wish to flash the BIOS Then boot the system to the floppy disk The BIOS util ity will automatically flash the BIOS without any prompts Please note that this process may take a few minutes to complete Do not be concerned if the screen is paused for a few minutes When the BIOS flashing screen is completed the system will reboot and will show Press F1 or F2 At this point you will need to load the BIOS defaults Press F1 to go to the BIOS setup screen and press F9 to load the default settings Next press lt F10 gt to save and exit The system will then reboot A Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure Important The SPI BIOS chip installed on this motherboard is not re movable To repair or replace a damaged BIOS chip please send your motherboard to RMA at Supermicro for service Question think my BIOS is corrupted How can recover my BIOS Answer Please see Appendix C BIOS Recovery for detailed instructions Question W
48. empt to decrease the interference whenever needed The options are Enabled and Disabled Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU If set to Enabled the hardware prefetcher will prefetch streams of data and instruc tions from the main memory to the L2 cache to improve CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 5 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled for the CPU to prefetch both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised Select Disabled for the CPU to prefetch both cache lines for 64 bytes The options are Disabled and Enabled Intel Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the Intel Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creat ing 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 which will allow the processor to designate areas in the system memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot thus preventing a worm or a virus fr
49. ent Configuration Interface 2 0 support System resource alert via SuperDoctor III SuperDoctor Ill Watch Dog NMI Chassis Intrusion header and detection CD Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility Drivers and software for Intel Q67 Express chipset utili ties Other ROHS 6 6 Full Compliance Lead Free Dimensions ATX form factor 12 0 x 9 6 1 7 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual GLAN2 PCle x1 SLOT 3 PCle x1 SLOT 4 2 USB3 0 PORTS 2 SATA6G PORTS C7Q67 H Block Diagram C7Q67 H BLOCK DIAGRAM RoHS 6 6 PCle2 0_x16 PCle x16 SLOT 7 AA PCle x4 SLOT 5 PCle20 x1 3 PCle20 xi PCHE SWITCH g PEX8604 PCle20 xi J PCISLOT 2 PCISLOT 1 2 SATA II PORTS 4 SATA II PORTS 12 USB PORTS PCle20 x4 PCle20 xi ASMedia ASM1042 PCle20 xi ASMedia ASM1061 PCle20 xi J DDR3 CHA DIMMIA Blue INTEL LGA1155 1333 1066mHz LOMME Sandy Bridge DT Socket H2 DDR3 CHB DIMNZA Blu 1333 1066MHz LOMMiE eu VRM 12 x4 DMI x4FOI 5GT s 27 Gbps PCIe20 x Intel Couger Point Q67 PCH COM1 2 P S2 KB MS HEALTH INFO NCT6776F LPC1 0 System Block Diagram g Analogl port A Digital port C SPI Lec LPC GUANT 82579LM VGA HDMIC TPM1 2 Pin Header RealTEK ALC898 FLASH SPI 64Mb Note This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the f
50. er s Manual CMOS Clear JBT1 JBT1 is used to clear the saved system setup stored in the CMOS chip To clear the contents of the CMOS completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 with a jumper Remove the jumper before powering on the system again This will erase all user settings and revert everything to their factory set defaults PCI Slot SMB Enable I C1 I C2 PCI Slot_SMB Enable Jumper Settings Use Jumpers lC1 PC2 to enable PCI SMB System Management Bus support Jumper Setting Definition to improve system management for the EE reg PCI slots See the table on the right for eee idu jumper settings A Clear CMOS B JPC1 C JEC2 SUPER 0 C7067 H mmm E DESINEDIN USA vent H H T Li s H MAC CODE H H ale i i E E Li m 1 i FE 1 BARCODE a a RoHS Ej anus y V SN L iru et Leh ax By 2d ALWAYS POPULATE BLUE SOCKET FIRST E RERO ECE BORI ONE QURE DIMMIB pou p omas E d BON cn a H P o Hoo95595099 i 5 La Essa E lal era 2 9 9999 999999 lanamaan MEERES s m So 2 30 ME Recovery Enable JPME1 Close JPME1 to enable ME Manufacture Mode Recovery See the table on the right for jumper settings HD FP Audio AC 97 FP Audio Select JHD AC1 Jumper JHD AC1 al
51. er should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and 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 incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product prob lems 3 6 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 1 Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the C7Q67 H The ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily updated This chapter describes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens Note For AMI BIOS Recovery please refer to the UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions in Appendix C Starting BIOS Setup Utility To enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screens press the lt Delete gt key while the system is booting up Note In most cases the lt Delete gt key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as lt F1 gt lt F2 gt etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured Options in blue can be configured by the user The righ
52. er upward to loosen it 4 Repeat Step 3 to loosen all fasteners from the mounting holes Pull Up lt A Unlock 5 With all fasteners loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU 2 7 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual 2 3 Installing DDR3 Memory Note Check the Supermicro website for recommended memory mod ules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage DIMM Installation 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with DIMM1A Slot A Channel 1 see the next page for the location For best performance please use the memory modules of the same type and speed in the same bank 2 Push the release tabs outwards on both ends of the DIMM slot to unlock it 3 Align the key of the DIMM mod ule with the receptive point on the memory slot 4 Align the notches on both ends of the module against the receptive points on the ends of the slot 5 Use two thumbs together to press the notches on both ends of the module straight down into the slot until the module snaps into place 6 Press the release tabs to the lock positions to secure the DIMM module Release Tabs into the slot Press both notches straight down into 4 NA au the memory slot e A 7 Removing Memory Modules Reverse the steps above to remove the DIMM modules from the motherboard 2 8 Memory Support The C7Q67 H supp
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54. es attached to these adaptors will not function as bootable devices The options are Enabled and Disabled gt Power Configuration Power Button Function This feature controls how the system shuts down when the power button is pressed Select 4 Seconds Override for the user to power off the system after pressing and holding the power button for 4 seconds or longer Select Instant Off to instantly power off the system as soon as the user presses the power button The options are 4 Second Override and Instant Off Restore on AC Power Loss Use this feature to set the power state after a power outage Select Power Off for the system power to remain off after a power loss Select Power On for the system power to be turned on after a power loss Select Last State to allow the system to resume its last power state before a power loss The options are Power On Power Off and Last State Resume on RTC Alarm This feature enables or disables system resume on RTC Real Time Clock alarm The options are Disabled and Disabled gt Processor amp Clock Options Warning Take Caution when changing the Advanced settings An incorrect value a very high DRAM frequency or an incorrect DRAM timing setting may cause system to become unstable When this occurs revert to the setting to its manufacture default setting Clock Spread Spectrum If Enabled the BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will att
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56. etup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup Screen Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer so the new system con figuration 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 configuration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program 4 20 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Restore Defaults To set this feature select Restore Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt These are factory settings designed for maximum system stability but not for maximum performance Save As User Defaults To set this feature select Save as User Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt En ter gt This enables the user to save any changes to the BIOS setup for future use Restore User Defaults To set this feature select Restore User Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt En ter gt Use this feature to retrieve user defined settings that were saved previously Boot Override Set this feature to override a previously defined boot device The available devices will be listed below L
57. fer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions NE Lamm 0 i E ES fi i 4 ane PL NUN i MAC CODE g H vom BE rm ra 11 E ete FEM is ii 1 E H C pi ERIGI BAR CODE at Boot RoHS ce V ams sl C N i ID Lt N z NA KONIUTE RUE soona reped m via Power LED a o LED Anode Pin 16 5 o Pin 15 HDD LED Oo Oo LED Anode O0 oo NIC1 LED O LED_Anode 4 OO NIC2 LED o Oo LED Anode OO OH Fan Fail LED olo LED Anode OO OO x o0 909 P x Pin2 O Pin 1 Ground Reset gt Reset Button Ground PWR Power Button JF1 Header Pins 2 19 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual Front Control Panel Pin Definitions Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach a cable here to indicate the status of HDD related activities including IDE SATA activities See the table on the Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 5V 16 Ground HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 5V 14 HD Active right for pin definiti
58. g 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 chapter Always disconnect the AC power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure that the Standby PWR LED is not on Note If it is on the onboard power is on Be sure to unplug the power cable before installing or removing the components 2 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chassis 3 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Also be sure to remove all add on cards 4 Install a CPU and heatsink be sure that it is fully seated and then connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well No Power 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chassis 2 Make sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check if 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 3 1 SU
59. g the CPU fans and the chassis ventilation for blockage High The processor is running hot This is a caution level since the CPU s Temperature Tolerance has been reached or has been exceeded and may activate an overheat alarm The information provided above is for your reference only For more information on thermal management please refer to Intel s Web site at www Intel com System Temperature Peripheral Temperature This feature displays the temperature readings from the system sensor chassis and peripheral devices Fan 1 Fan 4 Reading This feature displays the fan speed readings from fan interfaces Fan1 through Fan4 VCORE 12V VDIMM 5VCC VTT_CPU AVCC 3 3VCC VSB VBAT This feature displays the current voltages of the above voltage monitors gt ACPI Configuration Use this feature to configure Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI power management settings for your system High Precision Event Timers Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer HPET that produces periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real time Clock RTC does in 4 16 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS synchronizing multimedia streams providing smooth playback and reducing the de pendency on other timestamp calculation devices such as an x86 RDTSC Instruc tion embedded in the CPU The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer The options are E
60. hange Opt General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults Save amp Exit Exit Version 2 11 1210 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Setup Prompt Timeout Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key Enter 65535 OxFFFF to wait indefinitely gt Boot Options Priority This feature allows the user to specify which devices are boot devices and the order of priority from which the systems boots from during startup Boot Option 1 Boot option 2 Boot Option 3 etc The settings are Built in EFI Shell any detected boot device and Disabled Hard Disk Drives Boot Option 1 Boot option 2 Boot Option 3 etc gt Delete Boot Option This feature allows the removal of a boot device and the order of priority from which the systems boots from during startup SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual 4 5 Exit Options Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Security Boot Exit system setup after saving Discard Changes and Exit the changes Discard Changes Restore Defaults Save as User Defaults Restore User Defaults Boot Override P0 WDC WD800AAJS 00B4A0 Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device gt Reset System with ME disable Mode E Select Screen Select Item Select Change Opt General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults Save amp Exit Exit Version 2 11 1210 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Select the Exit tab from the BIOS S
61. hat 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 security programs and audio drivers 3 4 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Question Why do get an error message IASTOR SYS read error and press F6 to install Intel RAID driver when installing Windows on my motherboard Answer To solve this issue disable the IPMI jumper Another solution is to use a USB floppy drive instead of the onboard floppy drive For the IPMI jumper location please check Chapter 1 Question What is the heatsink part number for my C7Q67 H motherboard Answer For the 1U passive heatsink ask for SNK P0046P back plate is included For the 2U active heatsink use SNK P0046A4 Question Why can t recover the BIOS even when I ve followed the instructions in the user s manual for the motherboard Answer Please disable the IPMI jumper and try it again For the jumper location please check Chapter 1 3 4 Battery Removal and Installation Battery Removal To remove the onboard battery follow the steps below 1 Power off your system and unplug your power cable 2 Locate the onboard battery as shown below 3 Using a tool such as a pen or a small screwdriver push the battery lock out wards to unlock it Once
62. he settings are Enabled and Disabled 4 8 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS PCI Express Port This feature can force to enable or disable the onboard PCI Express port The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto PEG Force Gen1 This feature forces Gen1 support on the PCI Express Graphics PEG port The options are Disabled and Enabled Detect Non Compliant Device This feature enables or disables the detection of a non compliant device that is attached to the PCI Express Graphics PEG port The options are Disabled and Enabled Initiate Graphics Adapter This feature selects which graphics controller to use as a boot device The options are IGD PCI IGD PCI PEG PEG IGD and PEG PCI Note IGD Integrated Graphics Device IGD Memory This feature selects the amount of memory for the Integrated Graphics Device IGD The options are Disabled 32M 64M and 128M Render Standby This feature enables or disables render standly by the Internal Graphics Device IGD The options are Disabled and Enabled IGD Multi Monitor This feature enables or disables multi monitor support by the Internal Graphics Device IGD The options are Disabled and Enabled Memory Remap This feature enables or disables the memory above 4GB The options are Enabled and Disabled gt South Bridge Configuration This item displays the current South Bridge configuration GbE Controller Select Enabled to enable the onboard gigabit Ethernet controller
63. ing mounting hole on the chassis 8 C 8 A Motherboarc d 9 se Ls Motherboard 1 U Chassis Chassis J 7 Repeat Step 5 to insert 6 screws into all mounting holes 8 Make sure that the motherboard is securely placed in the chassis Note Images displayed are is for illustration only Your chassis or compo nents might look different from those shown in this manual 2 12 Chapter 2 Installation 2 5 Connectors lO Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See the figure below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Backplane I O Panel HD Audio o Backplane I O Panel A USB 2 0 Port 9 G USB 2 0 Port 10 M SPDIF Out B USB 2 0 Port 8 H USB 2 0 Port 13 N Surround Out C Keyboard Mouse Gb LAN Port 1 O Center LFE Out D VGA Port J USB 2 0 Port 11 P Mic In E Serial Port COM1 K USB 2 0 Port 12 Q Line Out F HDMI Port L Gb LAN Port 2 R Line In HD Audio SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual ATX PS 2 Keyboard Mouse PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Pin Ports Definitions PS2 Keyboard PS2 Mouse The ATX PS 2 keyboard and y Pin Definition Pin Definition PS 2 mouse are located next to 1 KB Dat 1 M Dat the Back Panel USB Ports 8 9 on the motherboard See the table at E Ioico
64. l Supermicro be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update If you have to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is updating This is to avoid possible boot failure Warning Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related 4 2 Main Setup When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will enter the Main setup screen You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Boot Ex 4 2 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS System Overview The following BIOS information will be displayed 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 lt Tab gt key or the arrow keys to move between fields The date must be entered in Day MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in the 24 hour format For example 5 30 P M appears as 17 30 00 The following BIOS items will also be displayed Supermicro C7Q67 H BIOS Version ME Firmware Version Build Date Processor The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of the processor used in the motherboard as shown below Type of Processor Speed Physical Count Logi
65. lock C 1 C 3 To Recover the Boot Sector Using a USB Attached Device C 1 xii Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer The following items are included in the retail box One 1 Supermicro Motherboard Two 2 SATA cables One 1 I O shield One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities e One 1 User s Manual 1 1 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual SUPER C7Q67 H Motherboard Image available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received Note All graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual Chapter 1 Introduction ES gs E 28 Fee HE of ES alse m Blog of E C7Q67 H Motherboard Layout SUPERG
66. lorate Materials This Perchlorate warn ing applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this prod uct may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm Manual Revision 1 0 Release Date March 19 2012 Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer Inc you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2012 by Super Micro Computer Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER C7Q67 H motherboard About This Motherboard The SUPER C7Q67 H supports a single 2nd generation Intel Core i7 i5 i3 DT processor in an LGA 1155 socket With the Intel Q67 Express chipset built in the C7Q67 H motherboard offers substantial enhancement in system performance and storage capability for high performance system platforms in a sleek package Please refer
67. lows the user to select between High Definition Front Panel Audio and AC 97 Front Panel Audio support See the table on the right for jumper settings Chapter 2 Installation ME Recovery Jumper Settings Settings Definition On Enabled Off Normal Default HD Audio AC 97 Audio Select Jumper Settings Settings Definition On AC 97 Audio Front Panel Off HD Audio Front Panel Default A ME Recovery B HD Audio AC 97 Audio Select c amm d Lo A i sonaro Baas E 1 RE MACCODE j mn ma 1 E i ps i i BH Lgs eR fee i 1 Le 3 E eL i E fy BARCODE Vas al RoHS M ce F 34 D i a N f ze Ex soe a d TN RON SCC DORS DAI neu s as H c omms g lura DIMA Ic DIMNG E i E 3 DE A i d HE E cug 00000 i B Y EH i E e 005296 p SII 2 31 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual Audio Enable JPAC1 JPAC1 allows you to enable or disable the onboard audio support The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable on board audio connections See the table on the right for jumper settings 7067 4 DESIGNED IN USA Audio Enable Disable Jumper Settings Both Jumpers Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled
68. m 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 support supermicro com by phone at 408 503 8000 option 2 or by fax at 408 503 8019 Frequently Asked Questions Question What type of memory does my motherboard support Answer The C7Q67 H supports up to 32GB of unbuffered Non ECC DDR3 SDRAM 1 5V 1333 1066 MHz See Section 2 3 for details on installing memory Question How do update my BIOS Answer We do NOT recommend that you upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing any problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on 3 3 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual our website at http www supermicro com support bios Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS ROM file to your computer Also check the current BIOS revision to make sure that it is newer than your BIOS before downloading You may choose the zip file or the exe file If you choose the zipped BIOS file please unzip the BIOS file onto a bootable device or a USB pen thumb drive To flash the BIOS run the batch file named ami bat with the new BIOS ROM file from your bootable device or USB pen thumb drive Use the following format F gt ami bat BIOS ROM filename xxx Enter Note Always use the file nam
69. n C7Q67 H Headers Connectors Connector Description Audio FP Front Panel Audio Header HD AUDIO High Definition Audio Connectors on the I O back panel B1 SP1 Onboard Battery Internal Speaker Buzzer COM1 COM2 COM3 COM4 COM1 Port Back Panel COM 2 3 4 Serial Port Headers Fan1 Fan4 System CPU Fan Headers Fan1 CPU Fan JCPUVRD SMB PWM SMB programming header for debugging only JD1 Speaker buzzer Pins 1 2 Buzzer Pins 1 4 External Speaker JF1 Front Panel Control Header JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JLED1 Power LED Indicator Header JPW1 24 pin ATX Main Power Connector Required JPW2 12V 4 pin CPU power Connector Required KB Mouse Keyboard Mouse Connectors LAN1 LAN2 Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN1 2 JSPDIF_In JSPDIF_OUT SPDIF_ Sony Philips Digital Interface _In SPDIF_Out Headers JSD1 SATA DOM Device_On_Module Power Connector JWOL Wake_On_LAN Header JWOR1 Wake On Ring Header Slot 7 PCI Express 2 0 x16 Slot Slot 3 Slot 4 PCI Express 2 0 x1 Slot Slot 1 Slot 2 PCI 33MHz Slot 5V Slot 5 PCI Express 2 0 x4 Slot A SATAO A SATA1 ASMedia Serial ATA SATA 3 0 Ports 0 1 6Gb sec I SATAO I SATA1 Intel Q67 Serial ATA SATA 3 0 Ports 0 1 6Gb sec I SATA 2 1 SATAS Intel Q67 Serial ATA SATA 2 0 Ports 2 5 3Gb sec USB 8 9 Backpanel USB 2 0 8 9 USB 11 12 10 13 Backpanel USB 2 0 Ports 11 12 and Ports 10 13
70. nabled and Disabled Suspend Mode This setting allows you to configure the ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface sleep state for your system when it is in the Suspend mode The options are Suspend Disabled S1 POS and S3 STR S3 STR is the deepest sleep state in these options P AMT Configuration AMT This option enables Intel AMT support The options are Enabled and Disabled Unconfigure AMT ME This option allows the Intel AMT ME to be unconfigured without password operation The options are Enabled and Disabled Watch Dog Timer Allows AMT to reset or power down the system if the operating system or BIOS hangs or crashes The options are Disabled and Enabled OS WatchDog Timer BIOS WatchDog Timer These options appear if Watch Dog Timer above is enabled This is a timed delay in seconds before a system power down or reset after a BIOS or operating System failure is detected Directly enter the value in seconds SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual 4 3 Security Settings Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc DuCHMEEAVeciSeM Security meleJejmlios sin Password Description Set Setup Administrator Password If ONLY the administrator s password is set then this only limits access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup If ONLY the User s password is set then this is a power on password and must be entered to boot or enter Setup In Setup the User will have A
71. nei 2 34 SATA Connections I SATAO I SATAS ecceecceeceseeeereeteeeereeeeeeeeneeeneees 2 34 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures sniene ee ect eee ee Rez 3 1 ipe 3 1 NO POWE 3 1 Uem men c RET 3 2 Memory EMOS tere eic tope tente began abt Brace toe E cte aeque 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration sssssssssss 3 2 9 2 Technical Support Procedures ceca ce icr reete edente 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions ien eot errato erit aaa 3 3 3 4 Battery Removal and Installation eesssssssssssseseenneeeneenee 3 5 Battery REMOVA ees ns E cone nce en vant ten de NEE IURE DIL 3 5 Proper Battery Disposal neon cerei o etur i 3 5 3 5 Returning Merchandise for S rvi sisisi nnas 3 6 Battery InstallatiOri otro ebrii en cene etd eua et iade 3 6 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introd Ctt oin dci De aeter enr avout edes Praed th ince ve us Ge YR Due RR 4 1 Starting BIOS Setup Utility tet de te pd Ere 4 1 How To Change the Configuration Data sssssssee 4 1 How to Start the Setup Utlliby erecti ete ea rerom cen 4 2 4 2 ETSI Uo c a a aa EEEE E 4 2 System OVervieW silai Heilo eadar led edt Note ee aain 4 3 System Time System Dale eorr proram uuaghdsatepyaevecuenueneenesances 4 3 Supermicro C7 Q67 H reor eet pta enr dee an 4 3 BIOS V
72. nneetion 2 Nereida right for pin definitions 3 Ground Ground 4 Mouse KB VCC 4 Mouse KB VCC 5V 5V 5 KB Clock 5 Mouse Clock 6 No Connection 6 No Connection VCC with 1 5A PTC current limit Note This motherboard offers three Keyboard Mouse connection options as shown in the graphic below A Plug in a PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 Mouse cable to the PS2 Keyboard Mouse port B Plug in a Y cable that that includes a keyboard cable and mouse cable to the PS 2 Keyboard Mouse port e C Connect a USB keyboard cable or a USB mouse cable to any USB port Keyboard Mouse For a PS 2 keyboard cable a PS 2 Mouse cable or a PS 2 Y cable optional For a USB keyboard cable or a USB mouse cable in any USB port optional 2 14 Universal Serial Bus USB Chapter 2 Installation Six Universal Serial Bus 2 0 ports 8 9 10 13 11 12 are located on the I O back panel USB 2 0 headers 0 1 2 3 4 5 and USB 3 0 header 0 1 JUSB30 are used to provide front chassis access using USB cables not included See the tables below for pin definitions 2 15 Front Panel USB 2 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 Back Panel USB 2 0 8 9 10 13 11 12 Pin Definitions Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 5V 2 5V 1 5v
73. om flooding illegal codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack The default is Enabled Refer to Intel and Microsoft Web Sites for more information Intel Hyper Threading Technology Available when supported by the OS and the CPU Select Enabled to enable Hyper_Threading support to increase CPU performance The options are Enabled and Disabled Active Processor Cores Enables selection of the number of the processor s core to acivate Please refer to Intel s web site for more information The options are All and 1 Power Technology Use this feature to select a power saving scheme for the motherboard The options are Disabled Energy Efficient and Custom If Custom is selected the following options become available EIST EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology allows the system to automati cally adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power 4 6 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS consumption and heat dissipation Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information The options are Disabled and Enabled P STATE Coordination This feature selects the type of coordination for the P State of the processor P State is a processor operational state that reduces the processor s voltage and frequency This makes the processor more energy efficient resulting in further energy gains The options are HW_ALL SW_ALL and SW ANY CPU C3 Report Select Enabled for the CPU to report C3 A
74. on 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To avoid dam aging your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient 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 Putthe 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 Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure that the person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation A Warning When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan M Important Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing
75. ons A PWR LED B HDD LED C Power LED nooo NIC1 LED NIC2 LED OH Fan Fail LED x CPAP es Ground Ground Ojo o 2 20 s LED Anode S LED Anode LED Anode LED Anode L s LED Anode lt f x Reset Reset Button PWR Power Button NIC1 NIC2 LAN1 LAN2 The NIC Network Interface Controller LED connection for LAN port 1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for LAN Port 2 is on Pins 9 and 10 NIC1 LED and NIC2 LED are 2 pin NIC LED headers Attach NIC LED cables to NIC1 and NIC2 LED indicators to display network activities Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat OH Fan Fail Connect an LED cable to OH Fan Fail connections on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide warnings for chassis overheat fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions A NIC1 LED B NIC2 LED C OH Fan Fail Chapter 2 Installation LAN1 LAN2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 11 veo 10 12 Ground OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition if Vcc Blue UID LED 8 OH Fan Fail LED OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing Power LED olo LED Anode HDD LED o o LED Anode G NIC1 LED olo LED Anode NIC2 LED 4 LED Anode 9 OHrFan Fail LED L b LED Anode
76. or changing any hardware components Make sure that you in stall the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use an Intel certified multi directional heatsink only Make sure to install the system board into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink When receiving a server board without a processor pre installed make sure that the plastic CPU socket cap is in place and none of the socket pins are bent otherwise contact your retailer immediately Refer to the Supermicro website for updates on CPU support Installing the LGA1155 Processor 1 Press the load lever to release the load plate which covers the CPU socket from its locking position Load Lever 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation 2 Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate Remove the plastic cap 3 Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU at the North center edge and the South center edge of the CPU L y o X North Center Edge d ONY South Center Edge 4 Align the CPU key that is the semi circle cutouts against the socket keys Once it is aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket Do not move the CPU horizontally or verti cally 2 3 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual 5 Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid damaging the CPU or the socke
77. or turbo mode operation By increasing this value the processor can provide bet ter performance for a short duration operation The default setting is 1 25 Long Duration that means 1 25 times the value of Long Duration Power Limit indicated above Short duration power limit The system s power consumption may exceed the processor s default power setting and the Short Duration Power Limit when operating in the turbo mode By increas ing this value the processor can provide better performance for a short duration operation Chipset Configuration WARNING Setting the wrong values in the following sections may cause the system to malfunction gt CPU Bridge Configuration This item displays the current CPU Revision Current CPU1 Memory Fre quency Memory Type and Memory Reference Code Revision Memory Frequency This feature allows the user to select the memory speed Under normal conditions please set this to Auto The options are Auto Force DDR 800 Force DDR 1066 and Force DDR 1333 F System Agent Configuration This item displays the current North Bridge Revision VT d Select Enabled to enable Intel s Virtualization Technology support for Direct I O VT d by reporting the I O device assignments to VMM through the DMAR ACPI Tables This feature offers fully protected I O resource sharing across the Intel platforms providing the user with greater reliabil ity security and availability in networking and data sharing T
78. orts up to 32GB of Unbuffered UDIMM DDR3 Non ECC 1333 1066 MHz in 4 memory slots Populating these DIMM modules with a pair of memory modules of the same type and same size will result in interleaved memory which will improve memory performance Please refer to the table below Slot B Channel 1 Slot A Channel 1 Blue Slot Slot B Channel 2 Slot A Channel 2 Blue Slot Memory Population Guidelines MM Towards the CPU Chapter 2 Installation Wrenner ann E iL Towards the edge of the motherboard Please follow the table below when populating the C7Q67 H DDR3 Unbuffered Non ECC UDIMM Memory DIMM Slots per DIMMs Populat DIMM Type POR Speeds Ranks per DIMM any Channel ed per Channel combination 2 d Unbuffered 1066 1333 Single Rank Dual Rank DDR3 2 2 Unbuffered 1066 1333 Single Rank Dual Rank DDR3 Notes Due to memory allocation to system devices the amount of memory that remains available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional See the following table for details ForMicrosoft Windows users Microsoft implemented a design change in the Windows XP with Service Pack 2 SP2 and Windows Vista This change is specific to the behavior of Physical A
79. r detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the thermal fans to prevent the CPU from overheating The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert the user when the chassis temperature is too high Note To avoid possible system overheating please be sure to provide adequate airflow to your system System Resource Alert This feature is available when the system is used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux Supero 1 10 Chapter 1 Introduction mn eee Doctor is used to notify the user of certain system events For example you can also configure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature CPU temperatures voltages and fan speeds go beyond predefined thresholds 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specifica tion defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI also
80. re threshold settings please change the SD III Client settings to be the same as those set in BIOS SuperDoctor Ill Interface Display Screen l Health Information cim II Remote Management int Report Help B 2 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions SuperDoctor Ill Interface Display Screen ll Remote Control SuperDoctor III Remote Management info Health Info Remote Control Graceful power control cancelable Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down the system within 30 seconds On the system console a pop up window will appear with a message telling the local user to save his working files Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action either locally or remotely Power control noncancelable Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down the system right away The system will reboot or shut down without any warning messages It s not allowed to cancel the action Note The SuperDoctor Ill software and manual may be downloaded from our Website at http www supermicro com products accessories software SuperDoctorlll cfm For Linux we still recommend that you use SuperDoctor Il this version is also available for download at the link above B 3 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual Notes B 4 Appendix C UEFI BIOS Recovery Appendix C UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions Warning
81. recautions Note Additional Information given to differentiate various models or pro vides information for correct system setup Contacting Supermicro Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Tel Fax Email Web Site Europe Address Tel Fax Email Asia Pacific Address Tel Fax Web Site Technical Support Email Tel Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A 1 408 503 8000 1 408 503 8008 marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support www supermicro com Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands 31 0 73 6400390 31 0 73 6416525 sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma gsupermicro nl Customer Support Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C 886 2 8226 3990 886 2 8226 3991 www supermicro com tw support supermicro com tw 886 2 8226 5990 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Motherboard Manta e Tre an raz LtTo o eT Conventions Used in the Manudl 2 ette tene cere I HERE E iv Contacting SUpermicrO u iu cione ta cb osuere eet scores be beret pute ee uUo V Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 OVOEVIOW raano e eese doi ie e onte nas aoi ense i tede tas vant
82. se or PS 2 keyboard This must be enabled in the system level and Operating System O S as well if supported 4 14 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS S1 OS Control Enables system wake up from S1 default S5 OS Control Enables system wake up from S1 S3 S4 S5 Force Enable Wake up support is always enabled regardless whether it is disabled in the O S Force Disable Wake up support is always disabled regardless whether it is enabled in the O S ITE LPC I O IT8760 Serial Port 3 Serial Port 4 Select Enabled to enable the onboard serial port The options are Enabled and Disabled Serial Port 3 Serial Port 4 Settings This option specifies the base I O port address and the Interrupt Request address of Serial Port 1 2 Select Auto to let the BIOS automatically assign the base I O and IRQ address The options for Serial Port 3 are Auto IO 3E8h IRQ 11 IO 3F8h IRQ 3 4 10 11 IO 2F8h IRQ 3 4 10 11 IO 3E8h IRQ 3 4 10 11 and lO 2E8h IRQ 3 4 10 11 The options for Serial Port 4 are Auto IO22bE8h IRQ 10 IO 3F8h IRQ 3 4 10 11 IO 2F8h IRQ 3 4 10 11 IO 3E8h IRQ 3 4 10 11 and lO 2E8h IRQ 3 4 10 11 gt Hardware Health Configuration Fan Speed Control Mode 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
83. t 6 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed 7 Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down to the lever lock CPU properly installed oad lever locked into place Warning You can only install the CPU inside the socket only in one direction A Make sure that it is properly inserted into the CPU socket before closing the load plate If it doesn t close properly do not force it as it may damage your CPU Instead open the load plate again and double check that the CPU is aligned properly 2 4 Installing an Active CPU Heatsink with Fan Locate the CPU Fan power connec tor on the motherboard Refer to the layout on the right for the CPU Fan location Position the heatsink so that the heatsink fan wires are closest to the CPU fan power connector and are not interfered with other compo nents Inspect the CPU Fan wires to make sure that the wires are routed through the bottom of the heatsink Remove the thin layer of the protec tive film from the heatsink Warning CPU overheat may occur if the protective film is not 5 6 removed from the heatsink Apply the proper amount of thermal grease on the CPU Note if your heatsink came with a thermal pad please ignore this step If necessary rearrange the wires to make sure that the wires are not pinched between the heatsink and the CPU Also make sure to keep cl
84. t 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 AMI BIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or change any of these text messages The AMI BIOS Setup Utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of the AMI BIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at any time during the setup navigation process These keys include F1 lt F10 gt Enter lt ESC gt ar row keys etc Y Note Options printed in Bold are default settings How To Change the Configuration Data The configuration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the AMI BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing Del at the appropriate time during system boot 4 1 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual How to Start the Setup Utility Normally the only visible Power On Self Test POST routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the lt Delete gt key to enter the main menu of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens An AMI BIOS identification string is displayed at the left bottom corner of the screen below the copyright message issue Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the system In no event shal
85. tel Virtualization Technology ssseem 4 6 Execute Disable Bit Capability 1 tte renes 4 6 Intel Hyper Threading Technology sseeseeseeeenene 4 6 Active Processor GCOL GS eroe gei ER E Ey Pre e Ye RR endet 4 6 Power Technology nrerin ert rop rn ete Dee eda eee A ETE 4 6 Turbo Boost Technology Factory Long Duration Power Limit ret 4 7 Long Duration Power LiIMit aipessssi rccte et rre t eges 4 7 Factory Long Duration Maintained ssssssss 4 7 Long Duration Maintained 3 e220 iori tre eese 4 7 Recommended Short Duration Power Limit 4 8 Short duratiori power limit iiec e re rede 4 8 CFS STS ON TIM E Mo CD RETE 4 8 Memory ErequefGy uu nic croi eoo aina eseen deat atta 4 8 Ap 4 8 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual POI EXpr6SS POE coo one etre Cer rea eee ieee 4 9 PEG FOCE ODIT ccce dade ete keen ce eai dr ndE cand deo Lee D Reed eG 4 9 Detect Non Compliant Device eram dedere LR eda toys 4 9 Initiate Graphics Adapter erret tertie i eet pne 4 9 IGD MEMON T M j 4 9 Render Standby ioi e err A pu k e ae E nee 4 9 IGD MultEMORIIOE eee Ern et t itte ern Pte ae 4 9 elyjsxenmucltnce 4 9 Wake oti LAN from SS rnt mre tte rre rnt rg 4 10 Legacy USB SUP DOF asst iiu iiio seti eer denied pecu buste abre P SE Ru eva 4 10 Port 60 64 Emulation reote
86. to our website http www supermicro com products for processor and memory support updates This product is intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mother board and provides detailed information on the Intel Q67 Express chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions Read this chapter when in stalling the processor memory modules and other hardware components into the system If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes trouble shooting procedures for video memory and system setup stored in the CMOS Chapter 4 includes an introduction to the BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B lists software program installation instructions Appendix C contains UEFI BIOS Recovery instructions SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual 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 A Warning Critical information to prevent damage to the components or data loss Important Important information given to ensure proper system installa tion or to relay safety p
87. u may decide if you want to start with BIOS Recov ery If you decide to proceed with BIOS Recovery follow the procedures below C 2 Appendix C UEFI BIOS Recovery 5 When the screen as shown above displays using the arrow key select the item Proceed with flash update and press the Enter key You will see the progress of BIOS Recovery as shown in the screen below Note Do not interrupt the process of BIOS flashing until it is com pleted 6 After the process of BIOS Recovery is complete press any key to reboot the system 7 Using a different system extract the BIOS package into a bootable USB flash drive C 3 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual 8 10 11 12 When a DOS prompt appears enter AMI BAT BIOSname at the prompt Y Note Do not interrupt this process until BIOS flashing is completed After seeing the message that BIOS update is completed unplug the AC pow er cable from the power supply to clear CMOS and then plug the AC power cable in the power supply again to power on the system Press Del continuously to enter the BIOS Setup utility Press F3 to load default settings After loading default settings press F4 to save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup utility C 4 Disclaimer Continued The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems medical equipment nuclear facilities or systems aircraft aircraft
88. ystem before proceeding with the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Note 2 When making a storage driver diskette by booting into a Driver CD please set the SATA Configuration to Compatible Mode and configure SATA as IDE in the BIOS Setup After making the driver diskette be sure to change the SATA settings back to your original settings B 1 SUPER C7Q67 H User s Manual B 2 Configuring SuperDoctor III The SuperDoctor Ill program is a Web based management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management tool is called the SD III Client The SuperDoctor Ill program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the envi ronment and operations of your system SuperDoctor Ill displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the SuperDoctor III interface Note 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the SuperDoctor III settings take pre cedence over the BIOS settings When first installed SuperDoctor Ill adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within SuperDoctor since the settings over ride the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperatu

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