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1. 5 Vcc fer to the table on the right for pin 6 Ground definitions A OH Fan Fail LED B PWR Supply Fail Ed NMI x x q 2 Power LED Vcc EB HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc EB OH Fan Fail LED Vcc E PWR Fail LED Vcc Ground Reset gt Reset Button g Br H Ground PWR gt Power Buttor E al ae 2 11 X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset Ground pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button can also be configured to function as a suspend 1 Signal button with a setting in the BIOS see 3V Standby Chapter 4 To turn off the power when set to suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds R
2. X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual Keylock Keylock Pin Definitions The keyboard lock connection is designated JK1 Utilizing this header allows you to inhibit any actions made on the keyboard effectively locking it Pin Definition 1 Ground Keylock R N IPMB IPMB Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition The IPMB Header of IPMI is designated J12 SDATA See the table on right for pin definitions GND SCLK DIMM A6 Branch 0 Channel 0 gal A Keylock ETTI resen B IPMB Header DIMMA Branch O 0 DMA Branch 0 DMA Branch 0 0 FANG DIVMAL Branch O herr 0 m DMMB Branch 0 Channel T DIMMS ranch 0 anna 1 DMMB Beho Channa 1 DIMMS DIMM B2 Brarch0Grama 1 DIMMBI Branch 0 Chama 1 Intel 7300 DIMM C Branch 1 Channa 2 DMG Branch 1 Chad 2 CPU3 7 _ OMMCA Branch Chand 2 I TIMO Branch 2 g DIMM 2 Branch 2 J Baz jac Z DIMMCI Branch 1 Channa 2 RABE 7 DMMDeBendilCame 3j DIMM D5 Branc
3. 2 17 Wake On LAN Me 2 17 GLAN 1 2 Ethernet nette Ek topo 2 18 Speaker Power LED Header 2 18 Fl ad s RN 2 19 2 19 Alarm 2 20 Power SMB Connector karika ki bind nad 2 20 Overheat Fan Fail k kk kk e kk k kk kk KA KAK 2 21 Compact Flash Power Connector udin cca diee tnnt eo ine etnies 2 21 lle 2 22 2 22 2 6 Jumper Settings MENT 2 23 Explanation Of JUMPErS nik wad bala 2 23 GLAN Enable Disable 2 23 CMOS 2 24 Watch n din n RIN Hek 2 24 VGA Enable Disable kk kk k kk kek kk kk k 2 25 Bus to PCI 2 25 Onboard SAS Enable MegaRAID 2 26 Compact Flash Master Slave 2 26 CPU Power 0 kk k k K k nnne 2 27 ard Power Supply Power Fault 1 ett Ea re 2 27 2 7 Onboard Indicators
4. g USB1 xn North Bridge DIMM C6 Branch 1 Channel 2 DMG Branch 2 Branch 2 TIMM C3 Branch I Channa 2 DIMMC2 Branch 2 DIVM CI Branch 1 Channel 2 DIMI D6 Branch 1 Charmed 3 DIMMDS Branch 1 Chand 3 DMD Branch 1 Chand 3 TIMMS Branch 1 Channa 3j Z DMMD Branch DIV DI Branch 1 Channa 3 g n 5 A Ja _JKML Fan Headers The 7 7 has nine CPU chassis system fan headers 1 to Fan9 All these fans are 4 pin fans However Pins 1 3 of the fan headers are backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans See the table on the right for pin definitions The onboard fan speeds are controlled by Thermal Management via Hardware Monitoring under the Advanced Section in the BIOS The default setting is Disabled When using Thermal Management setting please use all 3 pin fans or all 4 pin fans on the motherboard Power Fault Po
5. North Bridge DIMM C6 Branch 1 2 DIMM C5 Branch 1 Channel 2 DINM CA Branch 1 Channel 2 DIMMC3 Branch I Charmed 2 DIVM C2 Branch 1 Channel 2 DIMMCI Branch 1 Charmed 2 TIMVD6 Branch 1 Channa 3 i DMMDS BranchiChermd 3j UN 78 7 TIMMDI Branch 3 1994008 3 T i Bo i DINMD2 Branch 1 Channel 3 DIMMDI Branch 1 Channel 3 IVA J IDE2 10 1 il 1 I PW2 Chapter 2 Installation IDE Connectors IDE Drive Connectors Pin Definitions There are two IDE Connectors JIDE1 ping Definition Pin Definition Blue JIDE2 White on the moth 1 Reset IDE 2 Ground erboard The blue IDE connector 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 JIDE1 is designated as the Primary 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 IDE Drive The white IDE connector 7 HostData5 8 Host Data 10 JIDE2 is designated as the Second 9 Host Data 4 10 Data 11 ary IDE Drive reserved for Compact Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 Flash Card use only See the note 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 below See t
6. X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual 2 7 Onboard Indicators Li ctivity o T CE ion GLAN LEDs Rear View When viewing from the There are two GLAN ports on the moth rear side of the chassis erboard Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The yellow LED indicates uen olor Status Definition activity while the other LED may be RENT green orange or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information LED Color Definition Off No Connection or 10 Mbps GLAN Link Indicator Green 100 Mbps Amber 1 Gbps Onboard Power LED LE1 An Onboard Power LED is located at LE1 on the motherboard When this LED Indi Off System Off PWR cable cator is on the system is on Be sure to not connected unplug the power cable before removing Green System On or adding any components See the table Green ACPI S1 State Flashin on the right for more details aee Onboard PWR LED Indicator LE1 LED Color Definition Green ACPI S3 STR State Flashing Slowly ERE gt 77 GLAN Port1 LEDs ET B Port2 LEDs DIMMAS Branch 0 Channel 0 H DIMM AM Branch 0 Channel 0 i d DMA Branch 0 Channa 0 C Onboard PWR LED DIMM A2 Branch 0 Chama 0 FANG OMMA Branch Channa 0 DIMM 6 Branch 0 Chand 1 2 199485 1 2 1 DIMMB3
7. 2 DIMMCI Branch 1 Chand 2 FAN gt __DIMMD6 Branch 1 Channel 3 DIMM D5 Branch 1 Channel 3 DIMM D4 Branch 1 Channel 3 DIMM D3 Branch 1 Chama 3 Ea DIMM D2 Branch 1 Channel 3 DIMMDI Branch 1 Channel 3 BES SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual Notes 2 32 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chap ter Note Always disconnect the power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis 2 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 3 Remove all add on cards 4 Install a CPU in the CPU Socket and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Make sure that the CPU is properly seated Be sure to check all jumper settings as well No Power 1 Make sure that there are no shor
8. FANS E g DIMMC6 Branch 1 Chand 2 North Bridge Pad DIMMCI Branch 1 Channel 2 DIMM D6 Branch 1 Channel 3 DIMM DS Branch 1 Channel 3 E DMMDi BarhlCeme3 DIMM D3 Branch 1 Channel 3 DIMM D2 Branch 1 Channel 3 DIMMDI Branch 1 Channel 3 i 19 484 0 Chapter 2 Installation VGA Enable Disable VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the VGA port The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA See the table on the right for jumper settings Both Jumpers Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Default Pins 2 3 Disabled l2C Bus to PCI X PCI Exp Slots Jumpers J10 and J11 allow you to con 5 I C to PCI X PCI Exp nect the System Management Bus 12 Jumper Settings to PCI X PCI E slots Slots 3 4 5 6 If jumper Setting Definition set to open both jumpers need to be closed J11 Closed Enabled set to open to disable this function and vice versa The default setting is Open Disabled See the table on the right for jumper settings J10 Open J11 Open Disabled Default EC JD spy A VGA Enabled DIV AS Branch 0 Channa 0 DIMMAS Branch 0 Cern
9. Chapter 2 Installation Overheat LED Pin Definitions Pin Definition 5vDC OH Active OH Fan Fail LED State Solid Message Overheat Fan Fail Blinking Compact Flash Card PWR Connector Jumper Definition On Compact Flash Power On Compact Flash Power Off i A Overheat Fan Fail LED ni B Compact Flash PWR DIMMAI Branch 0 Channel 0 DIMM B6 Branch 0 Channel 1 DIMM B5 Branch 0 Channel 1 DIMM B4 Branch 0 Channel 1 DIMMB3 Branch 0 Channel 1 DIMM B2 Branch O Channel 1 7300 DIMMBI Branch 0 Channel 1 North Bridge DIMM C6 Branch 1 Chama 2 DIMM C5 Branch 1 Channel 2 DIMMC3 Branch 1 Channa 2 DIMM C2 Branch 1 Channel 2 DIMM Cl Branch 1 Channel 2 DM Branch 1 Chand 2 i BB FAN lg ar DIMM Branch 1 Channel 3 DIMM D4 Branch 1 Channel 3 DIMM D3 Branch 1 Channel 3 T T DIMM D6 Branch 1 Chamnel 3 DIMM D2 Branch 1 Channel 3 DIMMDI Branch 1 Channel 3 Intel ESB2 Soth Bridge
10. Pin Definition Pin Definition NC DATA Out Note NC No Connections A SGPIO J15 B SGPIO J16 C VGA SUPERO X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual Alarm Reset If three power supplies are installed the system will notify you when any of the three power modules fail Con nect JAR to a micro switch to turn off the alarm that is activated when a power module fails See the table on the right for pin definitions Power SMB C Connector Power SMB I C Connector located at J13 monitors the status of the power supply fan and system tem perature See the table on the right for pin definitions Alarm Reset Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 45V JD FAN7 5 1 DIMMA6 Branch 0 Channel 0 DIMMAS Branch Channel 0 DIMMA4 Branch 0 Channel 0 DIMM Branch 0 Channel 0 DIMM A2 Branch 0 Channa 0 DIMM A1 Branch 0 Channel 0 PWR SMB Pin Definitions Definition Clock Data PWR Fail Input from PS to MB Ground 3 3V A Alarm Reset B PWR SMB FANG DIMM B6 Branch 0 Channel 1 DIMMBS Branch 0 Carr 1 DIMM B4 Branch 0 Channel 1 DIMMB3 Branch 0 Channel 1 DIMM B2 Branch O Channel 1 Intel 7300 DIMMBI Branch 0 Charme 1 North Bridge DIMM C6
11. FANT DIMMA6 Branch 0 Channel 0 DIMM A4 Branch 0 Channel 0 DIMMAS Branch 0 Channel 0 DIMM A2 Branch 0 Channa 0 DIMMAS Branch 0 Chana 0 gu DIMM 1 Branch 0 Channel 0 Definition Definition 3 3V 3 3V 12V 3 3V COM COM PS_ON 5V COM COM COM Res NC 5V 5V 5V Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 Required Connection A 24 pin ATX PWR B 8 pin CPU PWR 2 C 8 pin CPU PWR JPW3 DIMM B6 Branch 0 Channel 1 DIMMBS Branch 0 Carr 1 DIMM B4 Branch 0 Channel 1 DIMMB3 Branch 0 Channel 1 DIMM B2 Branch 0 Channel 1 mue Jam Jemi DIMM B1 Branch 0 Chame 1 Intel 7300 er DIMM C6 Branch 1 Chand 2 North ence DIMMCS Branch 1 Channel 2 DIMM Branch 1 Channa 2 IVCAL DIVM Branch 1 Charri 2 DIMM C2 Branch 1 Channel 2 DIMMCI Branch 1 Chama 2 U3 DIMM D5 Branch 1 Channel 3 DIMM D6 Branch 1 Channel 3 DIMM D4 Branch 1 Channa 3 GPU DIMMS Branch 1 amd 3 DIMM D2 Branch 1 Channel 3 DIMMDI Br
12. 2 28 GLAN LEDS 2 28 Onboard Power LED wis i cere bikara ria b nb e kik E b hak 2 28 SAS Activity LED Indicator 2 29 SAS Heartbeat 2 29 2 8 Floppy and Hard Disk Drive Connections EEE 2 30 V SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual Floppy Se ga lt O 2 30 SIMSO nu 2 30 IDE GONMECIONS is REN 2 31 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures EEE kK kk kk KA kk KA A 3 1 creuse sine n ka b y cle u Hu ike e 3 1 3 1 rM 3 1 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 3 1 ETTOIS oot a rrr 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Ek 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions e einen oca rao eee Ek kek keke E RE pane AKA KA 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for 0 kk kK DE 3 3 Chapter 4 BIOS 451 TAMCOCUCHON e PET 4 1 4 2 Main Setup kk aCe merry eee kK KA KAKA A KAKA kk kk 4 2 4 3 Advanced Setup rc Rm 4 3 4 A Boot Setup 4 19 NE ERE S m A KAR AK AKA kK KA KA KA A KA 4 22 4 6 cocus DIOL oe 4 23 Appendices Appendix
13. PIO Mode The IDE PIO Programmable Mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 0 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MBs Select 1 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MBs Select 2 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select 3 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MBs Select 4 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs This setting generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured after 1999 For other disk drives such as IDE CD ROM drives check the specifications of the drive 4 5 SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual DMA Mode Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically detect the DMA mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select SWDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 2 1 MBs Select SWDMAt to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select SWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer r
14. Select Enabled to activate the onboard SMBus System Management Bus controller The options are Enabled and Disabled USB Functions This feature allows the user to decide the number of onboard USB ports to be enabled The Options are Disabled 2 USB ports 4 USB ports and 6 USB ports USB2 0 Controller Select Enabled to activate the onboard USB2 0 controller The options are Enabled and Disabled 54 Minimum Assertion Width This setting allows the user to select a desired length of time to be used as the 51 54 Min Assertion Width The options are 4 5 Sec 3 4 Sec 2 3 Sec and 1 2 Sec 4 10 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS Restore on AC Power Loss This setting allows you to decide how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected power loss The options are Stay Off Power On and Last State PCI E Port Configuration Slot 6 PCI E x4 Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically configure PCI E Slot 5 settings The options are Disabled and Auto ESB2 Hub Configuration PCI Bus Frequency This option allows the user to set the maximum PCI speed to be used in the PCI slot specified Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically detect the capability of the device installed on the bus The options for Slot 1 are Auto 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz PCI X and 133 MHz PCI X The options for Slot 2 are Auto 66 MHz PCI 100 MHz PCI X and 133 MHz PCI X Port Decode
15. Warning Be sure to back up your data before deleting RAID set You will lose all data on the disk drives when deleting a RAID set a From the main menu select item2 Delete RAID Volume and press Enter b Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the RAID set you want to delete and press Del A Warning message displays c When asked Are you sure you want to delete this volume Y N press Y to delete the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Delete Volume menu B 8 Appendix B Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Resetting to Non RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD Warning Be cautious when you reset a RAID volume HDD to non N RAID or Resetting a RAID HDD Resetting a RAID volume HDD or Resetting a RAID HDD will reformat the HDD and delete the internal RAID structure on the drive a From the main menu select item3 Reset Disks to Non RAID and press Enter The following screen will appear tel R Matrix Storage Manager option RUM 1 8 1613 ILH R Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume Select the disks that should be reset 111 Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Select ion Complete ENTER Select Menu b Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to highlight the RAID set drive to reset and press Space to select c Press Enter to reset the RAID set drive A Warning message displays d Press Y to
16. This option allows the user to select the decode range for the I O connections The options are 4K Decode and 1K Decode RAS Sticky Error Handling This option allows the user to decide how to handle Sticky RAS errors The options are Clear Errors and Leave Errors unchanged VGA 16 Bit Decode Select Enabled to enable the function of decoding VGA for the devices installed behind the PXH PCI Controller Hub The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 11 SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual gt Event Log Configuration Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log View Event Log This feature allows the user to view all unread events Mark All Events as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark the DMI events as read Clear Event Log This setting will clear all event logs when set to OK The options are OK and Cancel ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging Configuration This item allows the user to enable or disable the support for the operating system gt Advanced ACPI Configuration Use this feature to configure advanced ACPI options Select Yes if the operating system supports ACPI Select No if the operating system does not support ACPI ACPI Version Features Select Yes to allow the RSDP pointers to point to the 64 bit System Descrip tion Tables Select No to deactivate this function The options are ACPI
17. d E Fans DIMM C6 Branch 1 amd 2 DMG Branch 2 DIMM CA Branch 1 2 F 7 TIWMCG Bam Tara 2 DIVM C2 Branch Came 2 DIVIM CI Branch 1 2 eor DIMMDe Branch 1 Channel 3 5 DIMM Branch 1Charnd 3 gt DMMDi BanhilChamd3 DIV D 1 amd 3 Ea DMMB2 BanrhlChemd 3j DIMM D1 Branch 1 Channel 3 Chapter 2 Installation CPU Power Select CPU PWR Select Jumper Settings JP5 allows you to select CPU power set tings The default position is Open to Jumper Setting Definition support 150 W for 2U systems See the Open 130W for 2U Platform Default table on the right for jumper settings Closed 90W for 1U Platform 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Detect The system can notify you in the event 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault of a power supply failure This feature is Jumper Settings available when three power supply units Jumper Setting Definition are installed in the chassis with one act Closed Enabled ing as a backup If you only have one Open Disabled Default or two power supply units installed you should
18. 1CH 4CHs BJ READ 42568 5 17085 WRITE 8 5GB S E DDRZ867 4CHs lac READ 5 3GB S 216 5 WRITE 10 7GB S P RT 4 X8 3 PCI X 133 Slot 3 3V KPCI X 133 1GB S pc x 133 ESB Interface pios PCI E x8 Slot PCLEx4 2GB S p Backpanel mini SAS ORTHO HCK ESB2 E PC BUS 33MHz x4b slo Serial Port sas x4 H _______ PORTH PEXH lt min SASH 0986 KE CHEX 258 8 A PORTH PEXH a liier 5 2 KBIMS S usg L 1USB2 0Port0 A Port 1 SOL DB15VGA Port SOUTH BRIDGE 58071 USB USB2 0Port2 EST000 32 83 132MBIS j 32 89 32MB DDR2 USB SDRAM USB2 0Por4 10583 480 USBd Ug oPorts BUND Primary IDE 133MB S SATAO IDE M IDE S TMDS Block Diagram of the Intel 7300 Chipset Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the Intel 7300 chipset the X7QC3 X7QCE motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for Quad processor based systems with configuration options optimized for communica tions storage computation or database applications The 7300 chipset supports Quad Intel Xeon 7300 7200 Quad Core Dual Core processors with front side bus s
19. 2 Ground 3 Wake up A WOR FANG FANQ DIMM D5 Branch 1 Channel 3 2 3 DIMM D4 Branch 1 Channel 3 DIMM D3 Branch 1 Carr 3 DIMM D2 Branch 1 Channel 3 DIMMDI Branch 1 Channel 3 TPWL lewa SUPERO X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual GLAN 1 2 Gigabit Ethernet Ports Two G bit Ethernet ports 1 and GLAN2 JLAN2 located the backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables Power LED Speaker On JD1 header pins 1 3 are for a power LED and pins 4 7 are for the speaker Close pins 4 7 with a jumper to use an external speaker lf you wish to use the onboard speaker please close pins 6 7 See the table on the right for speaker pin defini tions Speaker Connector Pin Setting Definition Pins 6 7 Internal Speaker Pins 4 7 External Speaker m giao A E DMM 0 Chama 0 EH DIMMAS Branch Channel 0 ja B GLAN2 AZ Branch 0 DIMM A3 Berho Cree PWR LED Speaker DIMM A2 Branch 0 BEEN DIMM AL Branch O Charme 0 a DMM B6 Branch 0 Channa 1 DIMMBS Bran
20. Branch 0 Charme 1 DIMM B2 Branch0Chama 1 DIMMBI Branch0Channd 1 Intel 7300 g JO J E North Bridge DIMM C6 Branch 1 Channa 2 DMG Branch 2 DMG Branch 2 TIMM C3 Branch Channa 2 DIMMC2 Branch 1 Chand 2 DIVM CI Branch 1 Channel 2 DIMMD Branch 1 Charmed 3 T DME Branch 1 Chand 3 DMD Branch 1 Chand 3 TIMMS Branch 1 Channa 3 DIMM D2 Branch 1 Chad 3 DIM DI Branch 3 g n 5 OREN EERO Chapter 2 Installation J KM SAS Activity LED LES1 is used to indicate the status of SAS activity See the layout below for the LED location SAS is for the 7 only SAS Heartbeat LED SAS Heartbeat LED is located at LES2 See the layout below for the LED location SAS is for the 7 only JD DIMMA6 Branch 0 Channel 0 DIMMAS Branch 0 Channel 0 DIMMA4 Branc
21. p C COM2 DIMM Z2 Branch 0 Chama 0 FANG DIVMAL Branch Channa 0 DIMM B6 Branch 0 Channel 1 DIMM B5 Branch Channel 1 gt __ Cher 1 DIMM B3 Branch O err 1 A DMMB2 Branch 4 5 DIMMBI Branch 0 Channel 1 Irta 7300 8 J ni E DIMV C6 Branch 1 Chand 2 Noth Bridge mj OMG Gahidard 2 DIM CI Branch Channa 2 DMG Branch 1 2 DMC Branch 1 2 DIMMCI Branch 1 Chand 2 DIM D6 Branch 1 Channa 3j al 7 DINMDS Branch 1 3 3 DIYM Di Branch 1 Channa 3 i DMMDB Branch 1 Channel 3 E Exo 2 1999402 Bah 1 3 7 3 S Xem JT J 102 1 i CIRL _ Sora j JPI Jw 8 5 151 151 2153 Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is desig nated JWOR1 This function allows your compute
22. A BIOS POST 00 5 uitio Eke ek kek paa kek A 1 Appendix B Intel Setup Guidelines B 1 Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C 1 vi 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 Check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer All are included in the Retail Box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices CBL 036L 03 One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 022L Four 4 SATA cables CBL 0044L Two 2 SAS cables CBL 0097 02 X7QC3 only One 1 I O backpanel shield CSE PTO7L One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities One 1 User s BIOS Manual 14 SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europ
23. Branch 1 Chama 2 DIMMCS Branch 1 Channel 2 DIMM Branch 1 Channel 2 DIVM Branch 1 2 DIMM C2 Branch 1 Channel 2 DIMM CI Branch 1 Chama 2 J Baz jac FANQ DIMM D6 Branch 1 Chama 3 DIMM D5 Branch 1 Channel 3 DIMM D4 Branch 1 Channel 3 DIMM D3 Branch 1 Carr 3 DIMM D2 Branch 1 Channel 3 DIMM D1 Branch 1 Channel 3 a JPWL PE Overheat LED Fan Failure The JOH1 header is used to connect an LED to provide warning of chassis over heating This LED will blink to indicate a fan failure Refer to the table on right for pin definitions Compact Flash Card PWR Connector A Compact Flash Card Power Connector is located at JWF1 Forthe CompactFlash Card to work properly you will need to configure the Jumper JCF1 properly and connect a Compact Flash Card power cable to JWF1 first Refer to the board layout below for the location JD FAN7 DIMMA6 Branch Channel 0 DIMMAS Branch 0 Channel 0 DIMM A4 Branch 0 Channa 0 DIMM Branch 0 Channel 0 Branch Channel 0
24. Disk Drive Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Floppy Connector Pin Definition Pin Definition The floppy connector is located at Ground 2 FDHDIN J17 See the table below for pin Ground 4 Reserved definitions 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 Ground 8 Index 9 Ground 10 Motor Enable 11 Ground 12 Drive Select B 118 Ground 14 Drive Select B 15 Ground 16 Motor Enable SIMSO Slot 17 Ground 18 DIR SIMSO Slot is located at J19 on 19 999 the motherboard Refer to the layout ound below for the SIMSO Slot location Lp 2z 25 Ground 26 Track 00 27 Ground 28 Write Protect 29 Ground 30 Read Data 31 Ground 32 Side 1 Select 59 Ground 34 Diskette B ul A Floppy DIMMAS Branch 0 Channel 0 DIMM A4 Branch 0 Chamel 0 Branch 0 Channel 0 DIMM 2 Branch 0 Channel 0 rang DIMMAL Branch 0 Chama 0 T 1 DIMMB6 Branch 0 Channel 1 SIMSO DIMMBS Branch Chama 1 DMMBA EanchOChare 1 DIMMB3 Branch Chara 1 DIMM B2 Branch O Chame 1 DIMMBI Branch 0 Chand 1 Intel 7300 g eot EBE
25. Execute Disable Bit feature to allow the processor to classify areas in the system memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot thus preventing a worm or a virus from creating a flood of codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack Note For more information regarding hardware software support for this function please refer to Intel s and Microsoft s web sites Intel R SpeedStep tm Technology Available when supported by the CPU The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology allows the system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation Select Enabled to allow the CPU speed to be controlled by the OS Select Disabled to allow the CPU speed to be controlled by the user via a CMOS Setting Refer to Intel s web site for detailed information gt IDE Configuration Submenu When this submenu is selected the AMI BIOS automatically displays the follow ing items ATA IDE Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the ATA IDE mode The options are Disabled Compatible and Enhanced Configure SATA As This feature allows the user to configure the onboard SATA slots as IDE Drives RAID Drives or AHCI Drives The options are IDE RAID Intel RAID Adaptec and AHCI 4 4 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS Primary IDE Channel Master Slave Secondary IDE Channel Master Slave and Third IDE Channel Master Slave
26. J mz HE 1 Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only EB aie e 5 SIMSO J19 e a sr JPG1 LE Sm 583 15712154 amp 101 84 21063 21155 Jim phy FAN2 FAN1 z Jom 2 See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections 3 indicates the location of Pin 1 4 SAS is available on the X7QC3 only 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Quick Reference X7QC3 X7QCE Jumper Description Default Setting J10 J11 SMB to PCI Slots 3 4 5 6 Open Open Disable JBT1 CMOS Clear See Pg 2 23 JCF1 Compact Flash Master Slave Pins 1 2 Master JP5 CPU PWR Select Open 130W for 2U JP13 3rd PWR Failure Detect Open Disabled JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 GLAN1 GLAN2 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPS1 Onboard SAS Enable Pins 1 2 SAS Enabled JPS2 MegaRAID Enable Closed MegaRAID JWD1 Watch Dog Enable Pins 1 2 WD Reset Connector Description DIMM A1 DIMM 06 Memory DDR2 ECC Fully Buffered FBD DIMM Slots FAN 1 9 System cooling chassis fans GLAN1 2 G bit Ethernet Ports J12 IPMB Header of the IPMI module J13 PWR SMBus 12C Connector J15 J16 Serial General Purpose Input Output Header
27. These settings allow the user to set the parameters of Primary IDE Channel Master Slave Secondary IDE Channel Master Slave and Third IDE Channel Master Slave slots Hit lt Enter gt to activate the following submenu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the submenu are the following Type This feature allows the user to select the type of device connected to the system The options are Not Installed Auto CDROM and ARMD LBA Large Mode Logical Block Addressing LBA is a method of addressing data on a disk drive In the LBA mode the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB For drive capacities over 137 GB your system must be equipped with a 48 bit LBA mode address ing If not contact your manufacturer or install an ATA 133 IDE controller card that supports 48 bit LBA mode The options are Disabled and Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer This feature allows the user to use the Block Mode to boost the IDE drive per formance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if the Block Mode is not used If the Block Mode is used data will be transferred of up to 64 KB per interrupt If set to Disabled data will be transferred from and to the device one sector at a time If set to Auto data will be transferred from and to the device multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it The options are Auto and Disabled
28. card or a network card to handle some or all packet processing of this add on card For this motherboard the TOE device is built inside the ESB 2 South Bridge chip The options are Enabled and Disabled MCH Memory Controller Hub Branch Mode This feature allows the user to decide how the two memory branches operate System address space can either be interleaved between the two branches or sequencing from one branch to another Mirror mode offers data correction by maintaining two copies of data in two branches Single Channel 0 allows a single DIMM population during system manufacturing The options are Branch Interleave Branch Sequencing Branch Mirroring and Single Channel 0 Patrol Scrubbing Scrubbing is a process that allows the North Bridge to correct correctable memory errors found on FBD memory modules Select Enabled to use Patrol Scrubbing a background ECC memory correction activity initiated by the North Bridge to find and correct memory errors by scanning all memory modules doing simulated READs while checking for ECC errors When an ECC error is detected during this process it is logged as a Patrol error A correctable error is corrected and written back into memory The options are Enabled and Disabled Demand Scrubbing Scrubbing is a process that allows the North Bridge to correct correctable memory errors found on an FBD memory module When the CPU or I O issues a demand read command and the read data from memory t
29. disable this the default setting with JP13 to prevent false alarms rm r A CPU PWR Select 3rd PWR PWR Fault DIMMAS Branch 0 Channa 0 gu JR DMM Branch Cher 0 B DMA Branch 0 Channa 0 Branch O Chard 0 il FANS DIMMAI Branch O Channa 0 DIVM B6 Branch 0 Channel DIMMBS Branch 0 Chand 1 il 72 DIMMBA ranch OCharnd 1 DIVM B3 BranchO Channel 1 DIMM B2 Branch 1 DIV BI Branch 0 Charme T Intel 7300 0581 0 DIMM C5 Branch 1 Channel 2 i t 7 __ 2 Noth DIMM C4 Branch 1 Chand 2 B F 7 DMWGOaclGurd2 1 DIMM C2 Branch 1 Channa 2 EFE J aai VAT DIMM Cl Branch 1 Chamel 2 FANS DIMM D6 Branch 1 Charm 3 DIMMDS Branch 1 Channel 3 E 7 TIMMDI Branch 1 Char 3 DIMMS 1 amd 3 Ew Branch Chard 3 DIMMDI Branch 1 Channel 3 IDEL 40d J zan i
30. from being written to HDD The options are Enabled or Disabled IDE Detect Time Out This feature allows the user to set the system time out value to allow the BIOS to detect the ATA ATAPI devices installed in the system The options are 0 sec 5 Mode 1 0 15 20 25 30 and 35 ATA PI 80Pin Cable Detection This feature allows the AMI BIOS to automatically detect 80Pin ATA PI Cable The options are Host amp Device Host and Device 4 6 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS Configuration This option allows the user to configure the settings for the Floppy Drives installed in the system Floppy A Floppy B Move the cursor to these fields via the up and down arrow keys to select the floppy type The options are Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 5 1 4 720 KB 3V2 1 44 MB 3 and 2 88 MB 312 The default settings for Floppy is 1 44 MB 3 7 and for Floppy B is Disabled gt PCI PnP Configuration This feature allows the user to set the PCI PnP configurations for the following items Clear NVRAM Select Yes to clear NVRAM during system boot The options are Yes and No Plug amp Play OS Select Yes to allow the OS to configure Plug amp Play devices This is not required for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug amp Play Select No to allow the AMI BIOS to configure all devices in the system PCI Latency Timer This feature sets the latency Timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI b
31. presence of the IDE device installed on the port specified by the user and automatically display the status of the IDE drive as detected by the BIOS gt Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the Advanced Power Management set tings Power Management APM Select Enabled to use Advanced Power Management features The options are Enabled and Disabled Video Power Down Mode If set to Suspend video will go into the Suspend Mode when the system is in the Suspend or Standby Mode The options are Disabled and Suspend Hard Disk Power Down Mode If set to Suspend the onboard hard disk drives will go into the Suspend Mode when the system is in the Suspend or Standby Mode The options are Disabled and Suspend 4 13 SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual Suspend Time Out If set to Disabled the system will not go into the Suspend mode no matter how long it is inactive If set to 1 Minute the system will go into the Suspend mode if the system is inactive for more than 1 minute The options are Disabled Min 2 Min 4 8 Min 10 20 Min 30 Min 40 50 60 Min Throttle Slow Clock Ratio This feature allows the user to set the Duty Cycle Ratio in the Throttling mode The options are 87 5 75 62 5 50 37 5 25 and 12 5 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Monitoring Select Monitor to allow the keyboard and PS 2 Mouse to be monitored regularly The options are
32. reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility a From the main menu select item4 Exit and press Enter A warning message will appear b Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu B 9 SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual B 2 Installing a New Windows OS to a RAID System a Insert the Microsoft the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start booting up from CD b Press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays c When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s d Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2000 2003 for ESB2 into Drive A and press the lt Enter gt key e Choose the Intel R ESB2 SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2000 2003 Setup Screen and press the lt Enter gt key f Press the lt Enter gt key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are speci fied press the lt Enter gt key to continue with the installation g From the Windows OS Setup screen press the lt Enter gt key The Windows OS Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows OS installation h After the Windows OS Installation is completed the system will aut
33. x4 slot in x8 slot PCI Slot3 One 64 bit PCI X 133 MHz slot PCI Slot4 BIOS 8Mb AMI Flash ROM APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP USB Keyboard support Hardware BIOS Virus Protection and SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores Memory Voltage Chipset Voltage 1 8V 3 3V 5V 42V 12V 3 3V standby 5V standby VBAT Fan status monitor with firmware control e CPU chassis temperature monitors Low noise fan speed control Platform Environment Control Interface PECI ready CPU fan auto off in sleep mode Pulse Width Modulation PWM fan control temperature sensing logic Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 support CPU slow down on temperature overheat CPU thermal trip support for processor protection Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss Chassis intrusion detection e System resource alert via Supero Doctor III 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction ACPI Features Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism ACPI Power Management Power on mode for power recovery Onboard Intel ESB2 supports six SATA ports with RAIDO RAID1 RAID10 and RAID5 supported in the Window OS environment The 82575EB supports two Giga bit LAN ports w IOAT supported One EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interface One floppy port interface Two COM ports 1 header 1 port Up to four USB 2 0 Universal
34. 1 Channel 3 7 DMMDS BarhiChems3 DIMM D3 Branch 1 Channel 3 DIMM D2 Branch 1 Channel 3 DIMM D1 Branch 1 Channel 3 DIMM D4 Branch 1 Channel 3 IDEL 56 kysi 1153 55 gt Fan 1 Fan 2 Fan 3 Fan 4 Fan 5 Fan 6 Fan 7 Fan 8 Fan 9 PWR Fault jo je SUPERO X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports Mouse Torta Definitions The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 Pin Definition mouse are located at JKM1 See the 1 Data table on the right for pin definitions 2 The mouse port is above the key board port See the table on the right 4 VCC for pin definitions 5 e Serial Ports Serial Port Pin Definitions is a connector located on the Pins Definition Pins Definition IO Backpanel and COM is a header 1 DCD 6 DSR located at JCOM2 See the table on 2 RXD 7 RTS the right for pin definitions 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Pin 10 is available on COM2 only NC No Connection Ly Keyboard Mouse DIMM Branch 0Chamd 0 DIMMAS Branch 0 COM1 DIMM Branch 0 Channel 0
35. 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation kk 2 2 2 3 lt lt 2 5 2 4 Control Panel Connectors and 2 7 A Back Panel Connectors IO 2 7 B Front Control 2 8 C Front Control Panel Pin Definitions 2 9 NM E tO CR PR 2 9 zb 2 9 US ER RM 2 10 NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators 000000000000 2 10 Overheat Fan Fail LED 2 11 Power Fall 2 11 Reset Button 2 12 Table of Contents Power Button 2 12 2 5 Connecting Cables MERETUR ER TER NN 2 13 Power Connector esce ieri ne ee prega ena b na naka k dama yeu ERR da xa aa ed 2 13 Processor Power Connector hK lljtli EEE kk Rn kk KAYA 2 13 Universal Serial Bus kk 2 14 CASSIS INTUSION EET 2 14 Fan Headers 2 15 Power Faull diete dacs na b n rera dre ku ka d rad na 2 15 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse POrls ett 2 16 Serial POL S sc gasin bekan ka Kaka E bak aa Wek nae l da nans E ses ens ek ban nne da 2 16
36. Channel B4 Branch 0 Channel 1 IMM B3 Branch 0 Channel 1 MM B2 Branch 0 Channel 1 D D D D D D DIMM B6 Branch 0 Channel D D D D D 5 B1 Branch 0 Channel 1 FAN8 aD MM C6 Branch 1 Channel 2 MM C5 Branch 1 Channel 2 JCOMT MM C4 Branch 1 Channel 2 MM C3 Branch 1 Channel 2 MM C2 Branch 1 Channel 2 C1 Branch 1 Channel 2 29 05 Branch 1 Channel eo MM D4 Branch 1 Channel D3 Branch 1 Channel 29 SUPERO X QC3 a D2 Branch 1 Channel D D D D D D E DIMM D6 Branch 1 Channe c 5 Di D D D MM D1 Branch 1 Channel 3 e o PCLSlot amp PCI E x8 in x16 slot _ PCI Slot5 PCI E x4 in x8 Slot PCI Slot4 PCI X 133MHz 58105 PCI Slot3 PCI E X8 in X8 slot om P eos m N N Button Battery 3 DBT a WORI 0 2 Notes SAS 4i 4 7 SAS 4i 0 3 JUSB2 Intel 7300 North Bridge i Bo ou Do od LE1 m gt gt
37. Ignore and Monitor Power Button Mode If set to On Off system power will be turned on off when the user presses the power button If setto the Suspend Mode the system will go into the Suspend mode when the user presses the power button The options are On Off and Suspend Advanced Resume Event Control Resume On Ring Select Enabled to wake up the system when the modem receives an incoming call The default setting is Disabled Resume On PME Select Enabled to allow PME to generate a wake event The options are Enabled and Disabled Resume On RTC Alarm Select Enabled to use the Real Time Clock to set the timer for the system to wake up The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 14 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS gt Hardware Health Configuration This feature allows the AMIBIOS Setup Utility to display the following items gt Temperatures CPU Overheat Temperature This feature displays the pre defined CPU Overheat temperature threshold The options range from 65 C to 90 Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to set the desired setting The default setting is 78 C The AMIBIOS Setup Utility will automatically monitor and display the following in formation CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature CPU3 Temperature CPU4 Tempera ture and System Temperature gt Fan Speed Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fa
38. QC3 X7QCE User s Manual Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to the AMIBIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter Then Select OK to allow the AMIBIOS Setup Utility to automatically load Optimal Defaults to the BIOS Settings The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer ap plications Load Fail Safe Defaults To set this feature select Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not for maximum performance 4 24 Appendix A BIOS POST Codes Appendix A BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Test codes for the Phoenix BIOS POST codes are divided into two categories recoverable and terminal Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes 1 long and 8 short beeps video configuration error 1 repetitive long beep no memory detected 1 continuous beep Overheat LED on System Overheat Terminal POST Errors If a terminal type of error occurs BIOS will shut down the system Before doing so BIOS will write the error to port 80h attempt to initialize video a
39. SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen l Health Information Health Information Chassis Chassis Appendix Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen ll Remote Control ote Management Info Health Info Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down within a specified time the default i Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Service Daemon running at all times on this system Provide TCP IP connectivity Note The SD III Software can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero Doctor You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http Awww supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual Notes
40. SUPERO SUPERO X7QC3 SUPERO X7QCE USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a 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 if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent 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 shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clar
41. Serial Bus 2 ports 1 Header ATI ES1000 Graphic Controller with 32 MB Super I O Winbond W83627DHF Other External modem ring on Wake on LAN WOL Wake on Ring WOR Console redirection Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions Proprietary 16 x 14 3 406 4mm x 363 2mm 1 7 SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual CPUO VRD CPUO VRD CPU0 VRD CPU0 VRD VR11 VR11 VR11 VR11 CPU 0 CPU 1 CPU2 CPU 3 SOCKET SOCKET P SOCKET P SOCKET Xeon MP Xeon MP Xeon MP Xeon MP E E EB GBIs for 533MHz 21 GB s for 667MHz PCI Ex16 Slot K PCI Ex8 4GB S FORT FBD CHO 8GB S Intel 7300 BRANCH 0 FBD 8GB S PCI Ex Slot PCI Ex8 4GB S PORT NORTH BRIDGE EAN 2575EB ZOAR TOAN POR BRANCH1 EX Dual GLANs PORT p RT CH3 8GB S a 2 NorthBound IN x14 SouthBound OUTx10 Ruas JRJ45 DDR2533
42. Unless you request and receive written permission from Supermicro 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 2009 by Super Micro Computer Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users lt provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE motherboard The SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE supports four Intel Xeon 7300 7200 Quad Core Dual Core processors with a front side bus speed of 1 066 GHz With four Xeon 7300 7200 processors built in the X7QC3 X7QCE offers superior computing performance system reliability and power effi ciency optimized for embedded storage and communications platforms The fea tures supported by this motherboard include the Extended Memory 64 Technology EM64T large Integrated L2 cache capacity of up to 8 MB DBS Demand Based Switching with Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology Enhanced Reliability and Manageability Streaming SIMD Extensions SSE3 Instructions and Intel Execute Disable Bit Features The X7QC3 X7QCE offers a superb solution for intensive complex 1 environments and is ideal for cost effective heterogeneous syste
43. V 1 0 ACPI V 2 0 and ACPI V 3 0 ACPI APIC Support Select Enabled to allow the ACPI APIC Table Pointer to be included in the RSDP pointer list The options are Enabled and Disabled AMI OEMB Table Select Enabled to allow the OEMB Table Pointer to be included in the R x SDT pointer lists The options are Enabled and Disabled Headless Mode Select Enabled to activate the Headless Operation Mode through the ACPI and allow the BIOS to boot up the system without using other I O devices The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 12 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS gt Chipset ACPI Configuration High Precision Event Time Select Enabled to activate the High Precision Event Timer HPET which is capable of producing periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real time Clock RTC can in synchronizing multimedia streams providing smooth playback and reducing the dependency on other timestamp calculation devices such as an x86 RDTSC Instruction embedded in a CPU The High Precision Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer The options for this feature are Enabled and Disabled gt General WHEA Configuration WHEA Support Select Enabled to enable WHEA Windows Hardware Error Architecture support which will improve system memory performance The options are Enabled and Disabled gt AHCI Configuration AHCI Port 0 AHCI Port 5 This feature allows the AMIBIOS Setup Utility to automatically detect the
44. a 0 JR B J10 OMMA Branch 0 Crama 0 D Branch 0 Cram 0 E oni C J11 Branch 0 Channel 0 DIMMAI Branch 0 Channel 0 F 1 DIMMBS Branch 0 Channel T DIMM B5 Branch 0 Channa 1 zazan G DIMM Branch 0 Channel 1 DIMM B2 Branch 0 Channel 1 5 DIMMBI Branch 0 Channa 1 Intel 7300 USB1 58 t 7 DMMCS BanchiCem 2 North Bridge DMG Branch 1 Channa 2 DIYMCTTaran 1 2 pem F 7 DMWGOaclGurd2 1 DIMM C2 Branch 1 Channa 2 EFE J aai DIMM Cl Branch 1 Chamel 2 FANS Branch 1 Chand 3 DIMMDS Branch 1 Channel 3 E 7 TIMMDI Branch 1 Char 3 DIMMS 1 amd 3 Ea ____DIMMD Branch 1 Chama 3 DIMMDI Branch 1 Channel 3 IDEL i lew SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual Onboard SAS Enable MegaRAID Enable Onboard SAS Enable Jumper Set tings JPS1 Both Jumpers Definition JPS1 allows you to enable the onboard SAS Connecti
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46. anch 1 Channel 3 SUPERO X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual Universal Serial Bus USB Back Panel USB 05 0 1 There are five USB 2 0 Universal Se Pin Definitions rial Bus ports headers on the moth 1 5V erboard USB Ports 0 1 JUSB1 are NE located on the Back Panel USB NUS 2 3 JUSB2 and USB 4 JUSB3 _ eam be accessed from the front panel Front Panel USB See the tables on the right for pin Pin Definitions definitions Pin 5 WIT 1 5V 1 5V 2 PO 2 PO 3 PO Po 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 Key 5 No connection Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions at JL1 on the motherboard Attach an appropriate cable from the chassis to inform you of a chassis intrusion when the chassis is opened Pin Definition 1 Intrusion Input paw gp z A Backpanel USB 0 1 SS j B D Front Panel USB 2 3 DIMM 5 Branch 0 Channa 0 C Chassis Intrusion DIMMAA Branch Channel 0 DMA Branch Channa 0 erie DIMMA2 Branch 0 Channel 0 FANG DIMMAI Branch 0 Channa 0 r DIV B6 Branch Channa 1 5 DMMBS Banch Chamd 1 7 DMMBA Branch Channa T DMMB Branch DIMMED Branch Channa 1 DIMMBI BranchO hama 1 7300
47. ate of 8 3 MBs Select MWDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select MWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 13 3 MBs Select MWDMA2 to al low the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs Select UDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode O It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs It has the same transfer rate as PIO mode 4 and Multi Word DMA mode 2 Select UDMAt to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 25 MBs Select UDMA to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 33 3 MBs Select UDMAS to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 66 6 MBs Select UDMAA to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 4 has a data transfer rate of 100 MBs The options are Auto SWDMAn MWDMAn and UDMAn S M A R T For Hard disk drives Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow the AMIBIOS Setup Utility to au tomatically detect hard disk drive support The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32 Bit Data Transfer Select Enabled to use the feature of 32 Bit data transfer Select Disabled to disable this function The options are Enabled and Disabled Hard Disk Write Protect Select Enabled to use the feature of Hard Disk Write Protect to prevent data
48. ays Select 2 to 4 disks to use in creating the volane TL Previous Hext SPACE Selects CENTERJ Selection Complete e Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to highlight a drive and press lt Space gt to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive f Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select the stripe size ranging from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 0 array and hit lt Enter gt Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB g Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays h When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu B 4 Appendix B Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Creating a RAID 1 Volume a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option v5 1 4 1813 ICH7R wRAIDS Copyright C 2883 85 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Uoluni RAID Level RAIDI Hirr Disks Select Disks Strip Size NA Capacity 8 8 GB Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain spe
49. c bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPERO X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Notes 1 Always connect the power cord last and remove it before adding remov ing or changing any components Make sure to install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink 2 Intel s boxed Xeon CPU package contains the CPU fan and heatsink assembly If you buy a CPU separately use only Intel certified heatsink and fan 3 Make sure to install the heatsink backplate and the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink and fan See below 4 When purchasing a motherboard with an Xeon 7300 7200 Quad Core Dual Core INT mPGA CPU Socket make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU Socket pins are bent otherwise contact the retailer im mediately 5 All graphics sh
50. ch 0 Channa 1 Jin DMMBA BranchOCherre 1 DIMMS Branch O Channel 1 DIMMB2 Branch OChannd 1 DIMMBI Branch 0 Channa 1 Intel 7300 5 mo a S 4 DIMMC Branch 1 rama 2 Nerih Erke 1 T DIMM C5 Branch 1 Chand 2 QU3 Branch 1 reri 2 E DIMMC3 Branch 1 Channd 2 JVGNI DIMM C2 Branch 1 Channel 2 DMMCIGandil drama 2 D a DMM Branch 3j 7 TIMMD5 Brah 1 Chana 3 DIMM D4 Branch 1 Channa 3 GPU DIMM D3 Branch 1 Chand 3 B Ea T Branch 3 BARREN DIMM D1 Branch 1 Channel 3 ovo d Chapter 2 Installation SGPIO Header SGPIO Header Pin Definitions The SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output headers are located at J15 J16 on the motherboard These 1 headers are usedto talkto a system 3 monitoring chip on the backplane See 5 the table onthe right for pin definitions Refer to the board layout below for the location of the header VGA Conn
51. cial characters b Specify a name for the RAID 1 set and press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Enter gt key to go to the next field You can use the lt Esc gt key to select the previous menu c When RAID Level item is highlighted press the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 1 Mirror and hit lt Enter gt d When the Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed e Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays f When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu B 5 SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual Creating a RAID 10 RAID 1 RAID 0 a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM 95 1 1813 ICH R wRAIDS Copyright C 2883 85 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 RAID Level RAIDIACRAIDAN Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity xwwx CB Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 10 set and press lt Enter gt c When RAID Leve
52. dules To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom DDR2 FBD Memory Notch Note Notch should align with the Release Tab receptive point on the slot To Remove Top View of DDR2 FBD Slot Use your thumbs to gently push the release tabs near both ends of the module This should release it from the slot Release Tab Release Tab Memory Support 1 The X7QC3 X7QCE supports up to 192 GB fully buffered FBD ECC DDR2 667 533 in 24 DIMM slots 4 channels two branches Single memory scheme two way interleaved memory scheme and four way interleaved memory scheme are supported Using four way interleaved memory will result in best memory performance Please use memory modules of the same type same speed same timing and same organization on a motherboard 2 5 SUPERO X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual 2 For memory update granularity Two DIMMs are required in non mirrored mode one pair on a selected branch and four DIMMs are required in mirrored mode on both branches Memory Configuration Table Branch 0 Branch 1 Channel 0 Bank 0 Channel 1 Bank 1 Channel 2 Ban
53. e For faster service You can also request a RMA authorization online http www supermicro com support rma This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems 3 4 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS Setup Utility for the X7QC3 X7QCE The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily updated using a floppy disk based program This chapter describes the basic navigation of the AMIBIOS Setup Utility setup screens Starting BIOS Setup Utility To enter the AMIBIOS Setup Utility screens hit the Delete key while the sys tem is booting up Note In most cases the Delete key is used to invoke the AMIBIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as F1 F2 etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this user s guide The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured Options in blue can be configured by the user The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Oft
54. e Address Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Computer Taiwan 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE Image G e a TITRE ee eed ee a e T tm 9606 376606 Note The drawings and graphics shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual 1 3 SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale SP1 MM A6 Branch 0 Channel 0 MM A5 Branch 0 Channel 0 MM A4 Branch 0 Channel o MM A3 Branch 0 Channel MM A2 Branch 0 Channel MM A1 Branch 0 Channel B5 Branch 0
55. e 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 The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS under Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature reaches a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the thermal fan control to lower the CPU temperature The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert the user when the chassis temperature is too high System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor in the Windows OS environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux Supero Doctor is used to notify the user of certain system events For example if the system is running low on virtual memory and there is insufficient hard drive space for saving the data you can be alerted of the potential problem You can also configure Supero Chapter 1 Introduction Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature goes beyond a pre defined range 1 5 F
56. e system before clearing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog Watch Dog JWD1 is a system monitor that can reboot the system when a software application Jumper Setting Definition hangs Close pins 1 2 to reset the system if an Pins 1 2 EE application hangs Close pins 2 3 to generate a non maskable interrupt signal for the application Pins 2 3 that hangs See the table on the right for jumper Open Disabled settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS 7 red A Clear CMOS 2 DMMAS Branch 0 Channa 0 DIMMAS Branch 0 Charme 0 PID Watch Dog Enable AM 0 E DMA Branch DIMM A2 Branch 0 0 Ea FANG DIMMA Branch 0 Chand 0 5 DIMM B6 Branch0Chama 1 DIMMBS Branch O Channel 1 jUsBl DIMM B4 Branch0Chamd 1 QU P DIMMB3 Branch 0 Cema 1 DIMM B2 Branch Chama 1 DIMMBI Branch0Chamd 1 1487300 TE Jai DIMMS Branch 1 Channel 2 DIMM C4 Branch 1 Chame 2 pee DIMM C3 Branch 1 Channel 2 DIMM C2 Branch 1 Charrel 2
57. eatures ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specifi cation 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 DVD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture indepen dent implementation that is compatible with Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows 2003 Servers Systems Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Pressing the power button again awaken the whole system During the SoftOff state the ATX power suppl
58. ection allows the user to configure the multiprocessors table MPS Revision This feature allows the user to select the MPS Revision Please follow the in structions given on the screen to select the MPS Revision Number The options are 1 1 and 1 4 gt PCI Express Configuration This section allows the user to configure the PCI Express slots Active State Power Management Select Enabled to activate the function of power management for signal transac tions between the PCI Express LO and L1 Links The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 16 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS gt SMBIOS Configuration SMBIOS SMI Support Select Enabled to enable the function of SMBIOS SMI Wrapper support for PnP Func 50h 54h The options are Enabled and Disabled gt Remote Access Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Remote Access Configuration Use the up and down arrow keys to select an item Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to change the value of the selected option Remote Access This feature allows the user to enable the function of Remote Access The options are Enabled and Disabled If the item Remote Access is set to Enabled the following items will display Serial Port Number This feature allows the user to select the serial port for Console Redirection The options are COM1 and 2 Base Address IRQ This feature allows the user to set the Base Address and IRQ settings for or 2 The defau
59. ector VGA connector JVGA1 is located next to the COM1 port on the IO backplane Refer to the board layout below for the location DIMM A6 Branch 0 Channel 0 DIMMAS Branch 0 Channel 0 DIMM A4 Branch 0 Channel 0 Branch 0 Chamel 0 Branch 0 Channel 0 NC Ground JFL DIMMAIT Branch 0 Charme 0 DIMMIB6 Branch 0 Chama 1 DIMMBS Branch Game 1 i 1094484 0 DIMMB3 Branch Crama 1 DIMMB2 BranchO Crama 1 05 m DIMMBI Branch 0 Channa 1 Intel 7300 E DMG Branch 1 amd 2 Nath Bie DIMMCS Branch 1 Channa 2 a DIMM C4 Branch 2 Jha J9ar 3 ZEN J Gai DIMM D6 Branch 1 Channel 3 DMM hi DIMM C2 Branch 1 Channel 2 DIMMCI Branch 1 Channel 2 DIVIM D5 ranch 1 Channa 3 i DMMDi raxhlChemd3 B Fy _ DOMMES Branch 3 E 7 DIMMD2 Branch 1 DIMMDI Branch 1 Cama 3
60. ed in the system Ratio CMOS Setting Available when SpeedStep is disabled This option allows the user to set the ratio between the CPU Core Clock and the FSB frequency The default setting is Auto Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the OS and the CPU If set to Enabled the hardware prefetcher will prefetch streams of data and instructions from the main memory to the L2 cache in the forward or backward manner to improve CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the OS and the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 8 SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual Intel lt R gt Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform torun multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creating multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Execute Disable Bit Capability Available when supported by the OS and the CPU Set to Enabled to enable the
61. efer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition A Reset Button i B Power Button ER E Ground NMI u x Power LED Vcc EB 1 HDD LED Vcc n 7 E NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc H OH Fan Fail LED Vcc PWR Fail LED Vcc Ground Ground Reset Oo PWR gt Power Buttor 80 109 Chapter 2 Installation 2 5 Connecting Cables ATX Main Power Connector There are a 24 pin main power supply connector JPW1 and two 8 pin CPU PWR connectors JPW2 JPW3 on the motherboard These power con nectors meet the SSI EPS 12V speci fication See the table on the right for pin definitions For the 8 pin PWR Connectors JPW2 JPW3 please refer to the item listed below Processor Power Connector In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above The 12V 8 pin CPU PWR connectors located at JPW2 and JPW3 must also be con nected to your motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions ATX Main Power Connector Pin Definitions
62. en a text message will accompany it Note the AMIBIOS Setup Utility has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or change any of these text messages The AMIBIOS Setup Utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of the AMIBIOS Setup Utility hot keys can be used at any time during the setup navigation process These keys include F1 lt F10 gt Enter ESC ar row keys etc 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 AMIBIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing Del at the appropriate time during system boot Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the Delete key to enter the main menu of the AMIBIOS Setup Utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens An AMIBIOS identification string is displayed at the bottom left corner of the screen below the copyright message Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent possible boot failure 4 1 SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual 4 2 Main Setup When you first enter the AMIBIOS Setup Utility you will enter the Main setup screen You can always return to the Main setup screen by selec
63. fore downloading You can choose from the zip file and the exe file If you choose the zip BIOS file please unzip the BIOS file onto a bootable USB device Run the batch file using the format flash bat filename rom from your bootable USB device to flash the BIOS Then your system will automatically reboot 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 Warning Do not shut down reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be fore any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your 3 3 SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complet
64. h 0 Channel 0 DIMM Branch 0 Channel 0 DIMM 2 Branch 0 Channa 0 DIMM 1 Branch 0 Channel 0 DIMM B6 Branch 0 Channel 1 DIMMBS Branch 0 Carr 1 DIMM B4 Branch 0 Channel 1 DIMMB3 Branch 0 Channel 1 DIMM B2 Branch 0 Channel 1 DIMMBI Branch 0 Channa 1 m DIMM C6 Branch 1 Chama 2 DIMM 5 Branch 1 Channel 2 Intel 7300 DIMM Branch 1 Channel 2 DIMM Branch Cham 2 DIMM C2 Branch 1 Channel 2 DIMM CI Branch 1 Chama 2 DIMM D6 Branch 1 Chama 3 DIMM D5 Branch 1 Channel 3 DIMM D4 Branch 1 Channel 3 DIMM D3 Branch 1 Channa 3 DIMM D2 Branch 1 Channel 3 DIMM D1 Branch 1 Channel 3 PCLE x4 inx8 Slot SAS Activity LED Indicator LED Color Definition On Off FANG 3 FAN lew SAS Active SAS Not Active A LES1 SAS Act LED B LES2 SAS Heartbeat LED SUPERO X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual 2 8 Floppy Drive and Hard
65. h 1 Channel 3 DIMM D4 Branch 1 Channel 3 7 TIMMD3 Ban 1and 3 a DMMD Branch 1 Char 3 DIMMDI Branch 1 Channel 3 ovo d SUPER X1Q3 Chapter 2 Installation 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers 2 Connector w Tomodify the operation ofthe motherboard Pins can used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts ZERE between two pins to change the function Jumper of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a WEND 3 2 1 square solder pad on the printed circuit go 1 See the motnenvoaid layout pages Selin L for jumper locations Pin 1 2 short Note On two jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins GLAN Enable Disable JPL1 enables or disables the GLAN Port1 GLAN Port2 on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper set tings The default setting is enabled GLAN Enable Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default Disabled JON gt spy m A GLAN Port1 Enable DIMM A6 Branch 0 Channel 0 DIMMAS Branch 0 Channel 0 DIMM A4 Branch 0 Channa 0 Branch 0 Channel 0 DMA BranchO C
66. hana 0 FANG DIMMAL Branch 0 Crama 0 DIM B6 Branch 1 5 DIMM B5 Branch 0 Channa 1 ji DMMBA Brarh0 arre 1 Branch 0 Channel 1 DIMMB2 Branch 0 Clare 1 DIMMBI Branch 0 Channel 1 Intel 7300 ba FANS DIMMC6 ranch Chad 2 NothBide DMG Branch 1 Charme 2 DIVM C Branch Carme 2 DIVM ranch 1 2 DIMM C2 2 DIMM Branch 2 ERE JUsBl J ki Ra j 1 BHO VAL Jao Jaa 7 DIMM D6 Branch 3 ECE DIMM D4 Branch 1 Channa 3 eE 1 _ Crema 3 DIMMDI Branch 1 Channel 3 X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from th
67. he table on the right for 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 pin definitions 17 Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 Ground 20 Key Note JIDE2 the white slot is reserved Oum GP for Compact Flash Card only Do not 23 TOWE NECS use it for other devices If JIDE2 is ECT 26 populated with a Compact Flash 57 OCRE o8 BALE JIDE1 the blue slot will be available 353 pack BUNC for one device only For the Compact IRQ14 32 lOCS16 Flash Card to work properly you will as E need to connect a power cable 35 36 Addr2 JWF1 first 37 Chip Selecto 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 Ground FANT yy gi A IDE 1 5 DMMAG BranchO Channa 0 DIMMAS Branch Charme 0 gu E JR B IDE 2 DIMMA Branch 0 0 DIMMAS Branch Channel 0 d DIMM A2 Branch 0 Chand 0 _ FANG DIMM AL Branch 0 Chama 0 DMMB Bachide T DIVME5 Branch i DMMBA Bendio herd 1 DIMMS DIMM B2 Branch 0Grama 1 DIMMBI Branch Chema 1 7300 ERE J Bam um DIM C6 Branch 1 Cama 2 Nath Bridge DIMMCS Branch 1 2 ous Bahi Channa 2 DMG Branch 1 Cram 2 Men Jv Jw Jomm DIMM C2 Branch 1 Channel 2
68. ify the boot sequence for the first Removable Drive and the second Removable Drive The options are 1st Floppy Drive USB Pepper Virtual Disc 1 2nd Drive and Disabled gt CD DVD Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available CD DVD Drives 1st Drive 2nd Drive This option allows the user to specify the boot sequence for the First CD DVD Drive and the Second CD DVD Drive 4 21 SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual 4 5 Security Settings The AMIBIOS Setup Utility provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both passwords the Supervisor password must be set first Change Supervisor Password Supervisor Password This feature indicates if a supervisor s password has been entered User Password This feature indicates if a user s password has been entered Change Supervisor Password Select this option and press Enter to access the submenu and then enter the password User Access Level Select Limited to allow the user to change the values of selected fields such as Date and Time Select No Access to prevent the user from entering the BIOS Setup Utility Select View Only to allow the user to enter the BIOS Setup Utility and view the settings The user is not allowed to make changes to setup settings Select Full Access to give the user the full privilege to enter the Setup Utility and change the value of any setup setting as he she chooses Change User Password Selec
69. in ATX power supply Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the mother board some are inadequate You should use one that will supply at least 400W of power In addition the 12V 8 pin is also required for adequate power supply to the CPU Also your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant For detailed information please refer to the web site at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line 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 Superl O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selection a clock genera tor drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O supports 360 Kb 720 Kb 1 2 Mb 1 44 Mb or 2 88 Mb disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high s
70. is feature allows the user to configure the following items BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Settings Configuration gt Boot Settings Quick Boot If Enabled this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for system bootup The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot This option allows the bootup screen options to be modified between POST mes sages or the OEM logo Select Disabled to allow the computer system to display the POST messages Select Enabled to allow the computer system to display the OEM logo AddOn ROM Display Mode This option allows the BIOS to display AddOn ROM read only memory messages Select Force BIOS to display a third party BIOS during system boot Select Keep Current to display the current BIOS information during system boot Bootup Num Lock This option allows the Number Lock setting to be modified during bootup The default setting is On The options are On and Off PS 2 Mouse Support This option allows the PS 2 mouse support to be modified The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled 4 19 SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual Parity Checking This option allows the user to enable or disable SB IDCHK and PCI SERR Parity Checking The options are Enabled and Disabled Wait for F1 If Error Select Enable to allow the system to wait for the user to press F1 when an error occurs The options are Enabled and Disabled Hit DEL Message Display Selec
71. k 2 Channel 3 Bank 3 2DIMMs J 81 J J J TT fe Tm T 4 DIMMs B1 Dl 8 DIMMs 1 2 1 82 CI c2 eu m 102 12 Al A2 A3 2 B3 2 C3 01 02 D3 DIMMs 16 Al 2 4 1 82 B3 4 2 C3 C4 D1 D2 D3 D4 DIMMs 18 1 2 4 5 2 B3 4 B5 2 C3 C4 C5 D1 D2 D3 D4 05 DIMMs 24 1 2 4 5 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 1 C2 C4 C5 C6 D2 D3 D4 05 D6 DIMMs Notes i indicates DIMM slots not populated ii Both FDB DDR 533MHz and 668MHz are supported however please insert memory modules of the same type and same speed on a motherboard starting with Slot A1 iii Installing pair s of memory modules of the same type and the same speed will result in Interleaved memory Single way Two way Interleaved and four way Interleaved memory schemes are supported For best performance please install pairs of memory modules in both Branch 0 and Branch 1 which will result in four way interleaved memory scheme iv For memory to work properly please follow the restrictions listed in the table 3 Due to memory allocation to system devices memory remaining available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional Refer to the Me
72. l item is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 10 RAID1 RAIDO and hit lt Enter gt d When the Stripe Size is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select the stripe size from 4 KB to 128 KB for your RAID 10 and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is 64 KB Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size e When the RAID Volume Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed f Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays g When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu B 6 Appendix Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Creating a RAID 5 Set Parity a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 8 1813 ICH7R wRAIDS Copyright C 2683 85 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Nane VolunS RAID Level RAIDS Parity Disks Select Disks Strip Size 64 KB Capacity B8 GB Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not c
73. lt setting for COM1 is 3F8h 4 The default setting for is 2F8h 8 Serial Port Mode This feature allows the user to set the serial port mode for Console Redirection The options are 115200 8 N 1 57600 8 N 1 38400 8 N 1 19200 8 N 1 and 9600 8 N 1 Flow Control This feature allows the user to set the flow control for Console Redirection The options are None Hardware and Software Redirection After BIOS POST Select Disabled to turn off Console Redirection after Power On Self Test POST Select Always to keep Console Redirection active all the time after POST Note This setting may not be supported by some operating systems Select Boot Loader to keep Console Redirection active during POST and Boot Loader The options are Disabled Boot Loader and Always 4 17 SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual Terminal Type This feature allows the user to select the target terminal type for Console Redirection The options are ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Comb Key Support This feature allows the user to select Enabled to enable the VT UTF8 Combination Key support for the ANSI VT100 Terminals The options are Enabled and Disabled Sredir Memory Display Delay This feature allows the user to decide how many seconds the BIOS will wait before memory information is displayed The options are No Delay Delay 1 Sec Delay 2 Sec and Delay 4 Sec 4 18 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS 4 4 Boot Configuration Th
74. m integration Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site http www supermicro com products for updates on supported processors This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mainboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions Read this chapter when installing the processor memory modules and other hardware components into the system If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes troubleshooting procedures for video memory and system setup stored in the CMOS Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A provides BIOS POST Codes Appendix B and Appendix C list HostRAID Setup Guidelines and Other Software Driver and Program Installation Instructions Conventions Used in the Manual Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself Danger Caution Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic stem failure or to avoid bodily injury Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage to the components Note Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure cor
75. mation when contacting Supermicro for technical support e Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up 3 2 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com support contact cfm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com or by fax at 408 503 8000 option 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can support Answer The X7QC3 X7QCE has 24 240 pin DIMM slots that support DDR2 FBD ECC 533 667 SDRAM modules It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes See Chapter 2 for detailed Information Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing any problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site 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 file to your computer Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure that it is newer than your BIOS be
76. mory Availability Table below for details System Device Firmware Hub flash memory 1 MB System BIOS Local APIC 4KB Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB APIC 4 Kbytes 4KB PCI Express 256 MB 256 MB PCI Enumeration Area 2 if 512 MB needed Aligned on 256 MB boundary VGA Memory TSEG Memory available to OS and other applications Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory 3 99 3 99 3 99 3 99 3 76 3 51 3 01 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation 2 4 Control Panel 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 A Back Panel Connectors IO Ports n ak 7 j So cag i SUPER XQ fo at Al a E C EIE Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions Back Panel Connectors 1 Keyboard Purple 2 PS 2 Mouse Green 3 Back Panel USB Port 0 4 Back Panel USB Port 1 5 COM Port 1 T
77. multane ously to have the main menu of the SATA RAID Utility appear Note All graphics and screen shots shown in the manual are for reference only The screen shots shown in the manual do not imply Supermicro s endorsement or non en dorsement on any 3rd party s product Your screens may or many not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual B 3 SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual Creating a RAID 0 Volume a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the Enter key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 8 1813 ICH R wRAIDS Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Volung RAID Level RAID Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 8 8 GB Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 0 set and press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Enter gt key to go to the next field You can use the lt Esc gt key to select the previous menu c When RAID Level item is highlighted press the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 0 Stripe and hit lt Enter gt d When the Disks item is highlighted press lt Enter gt to select the HDD to configure as RAID The following pop up screen See the note on Page C 3 displ
78. n speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation PWM Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chassis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to run at full speed 12V 100 PWM at all times The Options are 1 Disable 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation 4 4 pin Server and 5 4 pin Workstation Fani Fan9 Speeds gt Voltage Voltage Monitoring CPU1 CPU4 Vcore 3 3V 5VStandby 12Vcc 12Vcc Vtt VDD 1 5V and Vbatt Note In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor lll settings take pre cedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor 111 adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS 4 15 SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual gt MPS Configuration This s
79. nd write the error in the top left corner of the screen SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual Notes Appendix B Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Appendix B Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines After all the hardware has been installed you must first configure Intel s ESB2 SATA RAID before you install the Windows Operating System and other software drivers Important Notes to the User Note 1 If you do not wish to configure onboard SATA RAID functions please go directly to Section C 2 and Appendix D for the OS amp Other Software Installation Note 2 This chapter describes RAID Configuration Instructions for the Intel ESB2 Host RAID Controller designed for the Windows OS To configure the LSI SAS please refer to the LSI folder for the LSI SAS Utility and documentation The LSI folder is included in the CD ROM that came with your motherboard B 1 Introduction to Serial ATA and Parallel ATA To configure the SATA RAID functions you must first use the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Utility program to configure the RAID Level that you desire before installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 operating system and other software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your motherboard Note that the current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating Systems Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface
80. ntrol Ground Power LED Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 The Power LED connection is located Ram Pin Definition on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the 15 45V table on the right for pin definitions Ground Power LED n HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED OH Fan Fail LED PWR Fail LED Ground Ground SUPER XQG md 2 9 X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located HDD LED on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach a Pin Definitions JF1 hard drive LED cable here to display Pin Definition disk activities for any hard drives on 13 45V the system including Serial ATA and 14 HD Active IDE See the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Control ler LED connection for GLAN is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 add tem and the LED connection for GLAN D SE Port2 is on Pins 9 and 10 Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity
81. omatically reboot Note the current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only support the Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating System B 10 Appendix Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C 1 Installing Drivers other than the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver 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 8 SUPERMICRO X7QC3 server board Drivers amp Tools WinXP Intel Clarksboro Chipset INF Files SUPERMICR Drivers amp Tools Microsoft Directs 9 0 ATI Graphics driver A 2 Intel Matrix Storage Manager pon L Intel 7400 Chipset Adaptec Storage Manager X7QC3 E LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor Build driver diskettes and manuals SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Browse Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Notes 1 Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item Click a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item from to
82. ons However JPS2 is used to enable MegaRAID configura Pins 1 2 SATA Enabled Default Pins 2 3 SAS Enabled tion See the table on the right for jumper Mega RAID Enable Jumper Settings JPS2 settings 5 5 is available on the X7QC3 only Jumper Setting Definition Closed MegaRAID Default Open SAS Integrated RAID Compact Flash Master Slave Select A CompactFlash Master Primary Slave Secondary Select Jumper is located at JCF1 Close this jumper to enable Compact Flash Card For the Compact Flash Cardorthe Compact Flash Jumper JCF1 to work properly you will need to connect the Compact Flash Card power cable to JWF1 first Refer to the board layout below for the location Compact Flash Card Master Slave Select Jumper Definition Open Slave Secondary Closed Master Primary JDlar 3 tres A JPS1 al DMA Brancho 0 DIMMAS Branch Charme 0 SET JFL B JPS2 rur HB C Branch 0 Charred 0 DIMMAL Branch 0 Crama 0 DIMMB6 Branch 0 Channel 1 DIMM B5 Branch 7 TIMMB4 8raxh0 Gana 1 DIMMB3 Branch0 Chand 1 DIMM B2 Branch0 Channel 1 DIMMBI Branch0 Creme 1 EREQ zazan G J Joa ja J aai At UBI
83. ontain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 5 set and press lt Enter gt c When the Raid Level is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 5 Parity and hit lt Enter gt d When the Disk item is highlighted press lt Enter gt to select the HDD to configure as RAID The following pop up screen See the note on Page C 3 displays Select 2 to 4 disks to use in creating the volane fl Previous Mext SPACE Selects CEMTER Selection Complete e Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to highlight a drive and press lt Space gt to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive f Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select the stripe size ranging from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 5 array and hit lt Enter gt Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB g Enter your desired RAID volume capacity and press lt Enter gt when the capacity item is highlighted The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed h Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays i When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu B 7 SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual Deleting RAID Volume
84. options are Disabled 16K 32K 64K gt Super IO Configuration Onboard Floppy Controller Select Enabled to enable the onboard floppy controller The options are Enabled and Disabled Floppy Drive Swap Select Enabled to allow for floppy drive swap The default setting is Disabled Serial Port1 Address Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base I O port addresses and the Interrupt Request ad dresses for Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8 IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address The options for Serial Port 1 are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 The options for Serial Port 2 are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Mode This option allows the user to configure the Serial Port2 Mode The Options are Normal IrDA and Ask IR gt Chipset Settings This item allows the user to configure the Advanced Chipset settings for the system 4 8 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS gt North Bridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the North Bridge Chipset settings Crystal Beach DMA This feature uses the Intel AT Acceleration Technology to accelerate the performance of TOE devices Note A TOE device is a specialized dedicated processor that is installed on an add on
85. own in this manual are for reference only The components that came with your motherboard may or may not look exactly the same as the pictures shown in this manual Heatsink Installation Procedures For proper system setup please fol low the procedure below 1 Install the heatsink backplate into CPU gt the chassis if CPU Socket 2 Install the motherboard into the chassis Motherboard 3 Install the CPU onto the mother CPU Retention board Pracket Pre installed 4 Install the heatsink or and cooling i fans if any Backplate i 5 Connect fan and power cables if any CPU Installation 1 Lift the lever on the CPU socket lift the lever completely as shown on the picture on the right otherwise you will damage the CPU socket when power is applied Note if multiple CPUs are installed be sure to install CPU1 first 2 Insert the CPU in the socket making sure that pin 1 of the CPU aligns with pin 1 of the socket both corners are marked with a triangle Note When using only one CPU install it into CPU socket 1 Please note that sockets 2 43 and 4 will be automatically disabled if only one CPU is used 3 Press the lever down until you hear the click so you can be sure that the CPU is securely installed in the CPU socket Chapter 2 Installation Socket lever in the locking Position Figure 2 1 PGA604 Socket Empty and with Processor In
86. p to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system 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 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 SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual C 2 Configuring Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor Ill program is a Web based management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called the SD III Client The Supero Doctor III program included in the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor Ill displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note 1 Both default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take pre cedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor Ill adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the
87. peed 16550 compatible se rial communication ports UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 Kbps 500 Kbps or 1 Mbps which support higher speed modems The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage Chapter 1 Introduction ment through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual Notes Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent damage to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The fol lowing 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 antistati
88. peeds of up to 1 066GHz The chipset consists of the 7300 Memory Controller Hub MCH and the Enterprise South Bridge 2 ESB2 The 7300 MCH chipset is designed for symmetric multiprocessing across four independent front side bus interfaces Each front side bus uses a 64 bit wide 1066MHz data bus that transfers data at 8 5 GB s for a total bandwidth of 34 GB s The MCH chipset connects up to 32 Fully Buffered DIMM 2 modules providing a total memory bandwidth of up to 25 5 GB s for 533 and 32 GB s for 667 capable of addressing up to 512 GB of memory The MCH chipset also provides seven x4 PCI Express and one x4 ESI interface ESI to the ESB2 In addition the 7300 chipset offers a wide range of Reliability Availability amp Serviceability RAS features including memory interface ECC x4 x8 Single Device Data Correction parity protection memory mirroring memory sparing and Hot Plug support on the PCI E Note If the processor used also supports these features Designed to be used with conjunction of the 7300 chipset the Xeon 7300 7200 Quad Core Dual Core Processor provides a feature set as follows The Xeon 7300 7200 Quad Core Dual Core Processors L1 Cache Size Instruction Cache 32KB Data Cache 32KB L2 Cache Size 4MB 8MB 4 shared between two cores for a total of 8MB per processor Data Bus Transfer Rate 8 5 GB s Multi Processor Support 1 Processor per FSB Package 604 pin mPGA 7300 MCH Feature
89. r to receive and be awakened by an incoming call to the modem when the system is in suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is located at JWOL1 on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin defini tions You must have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use this feature JD SP1 DIMM A6 Branch 0 Channel 0 DIMMAS Branch Channel 0 DIMM A4 Branch 0 Channel 0 DIMM Branch 0 Channel 0 DIMM 2 Branch 0 Channa 0 DIMM A1 Branch 0 Channel 0 Chapter 2 Installation Wake On Ring Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Ground Wake up Wake On LAN Pin Definitions Pin Definition DIMM B6 Branch 0 Channel 1 DIMMBS Branch 0 Carr 1 DIMM B4 Branch 0 Channel 1 um DIMMB3 Branch 0 Channel 1 DIMM B2 Branch 0 Channel 1 Intel 7300 DIMMBI Branch 0 Charme 1 North Bridge DIMM C6 Branch 1 Chama 2 DIMM 5 Branch 1 Channel 2 DIMM Branch 1 Channel 2 IVCAL DIVM Branch 1 Charri 2 DIMM C2 Branch 1 Channel 2 DIMMCI Branch 1 Chama 2 1 45V Standby
90. re combined without parity information to get the benefits of both RAID 5 both data and parity information are striped and mirrored across three or more hard drives The Intel Matrix Storage The Intel Matrix Storage supported by the ESB2 allows the user to create RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets by using only four identical hard disk drives The Intel Matrix Storage Technology creates two partitions on each hard disk drive and generate a virtual RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets It also allows you the change the HDD partition size without any data Configuring BIOS settings for SATA RAID Functions Native Mode 1 Press the Del key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time powering on the system we recommend you load the Optimized Default Settings If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys to select the Exit Settings Once in the Exit settings Scroll down to select Load Optimized Default Settings and press the Enter key Select OK to confirm the selection Press the Enter key to load the default settings for the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main section in BIOS 4 Scroll down to SATA Controller Mode and press the Enter key to select Enhanced 5 Scroll down to SATA RAID Enabled and press Enter Then select En abled 6 Scroll down to Exit Select Save and Exit from the Exit menu Pres
91. rect system setup SUPERO X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manual iii Manual Organization kk m iii Conventions Used in the 2 2 000000 06060 000000000 kanya y a he k iii Chapter 1 Introduction MW rem 1 1 GERIT arsi ee tre E E M EM 1 1 Contacting Supermicro NER E Tm 1 2 SUPERG X QC3 X QGE Image quas 1 3 SUPERG X7QC3 X7QCE Layout esses enne 1 4 Quick dieit dix a d da d n da kan ked s k 1 5 Motherboard Features m C 1 6 Intel 7300 Chipset System Block Diagram 1 8 1 2 Chipset Overview MR Rer 1 9 Special Features Rm 1 10 1 4 PC Health Monitoring 1 10 INE lc 0 c TT ET 1 11 1 5 Power nir cakes Geen dal nun da dee e beka tias cu usc EIS j a 1 12 SUDE 6 EM 1 12 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive 2 1 arka 2 1 UNPACKING rrr rd
92. s Quad independent processor buses 1 processor per bus Each bus supports up to 4 physical processor cores 40 bit address ability support Double pumped address buses with a peak address bandwidth of 533 million addresses second Parity protection on address and data signals Intel ESB2 Features Dual Interface to Memory Controller Supports PCI Express Rev 1 0a PCI PCI X Rev 2 3 Hot Plug Controller ACPI Power Management Logic Support 1 9 SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual 1 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Power Lost Control setting in the Advanced Setup section to change this setting The default setting is Last State 1 4 Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X7QC3 X7QCE All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores Chipset Voltage Memory Voltage 1 8V 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 3 3V Standby 5V Standby and VBAT An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error messag
93. s 1 2 J17 Floppy Disk Drive Connector J19 SIMSO Slot J3P1 PWR Supply Module Failure JAR Alarm Reset JCOM1 JCOM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port and Serial Connector JD1 Power LED pins1 3 SpeakerHeader pins 4 7 JF1 Front Control Panel Connector JK1 Keylock Header JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JIDE1 JIDE2 IDE 1 HDD IDEZ2 HDD reserved for Comport Flash JKM1 Keyboard Mouse Connectors JOH1 Overheat LED JPW1 24 Pin ATX PWR Connector JPW2 JPW3 12V 8 pin PWR Connectors JS1 JS6 Intel SATA 0 5 Connectors JSM1 JSM2 SAS 4i Connection 40 3 JSM1 SAS i 4 7 JSM2 JUSB1 Back Panel USB 0 1 JUSB2 3 Front Panel Accessible USB 2 3 JUSB2 USB4 JUSB3 JVGA1 VGA Port JWF1 Compact Card PWR Connector JWOL1 Wake on LAN Header JWOR 1 Wake on Ring Header LED Indicator Description LE1 Power LED See Note 4 on Pg 1 4 LES1 LES2 SAS Act LED LES1 SAS Heartbeat LED LES2 1 5 SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Quad Intel Xeon 7300 7200 Quad Core Dual Core processors at a front side bus speed of 1 066 GHz Memory e 24 240 pin DIMM sockets with support up to 192 GB ECC Fully Buffered DDR2 667 533 Memory See Section 2 3 in Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot Popula tion Chipset Intel 7300 chipset including the 7300 Memory Control Hub and the Enterprise South Bridge 2 ESB2 Expansion Slots Two PCI E x8 slots one in x8 slot PCI Slot3 one in x16 slot PCI Slot6 One PCI E
94. s the Enter key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 7 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 8 During the system boot up press the Ctrl and I keys simultaneously to run the Intel RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following message Press Ctrl lt l gt for the Intel RAID Configuration Utility Note The Intel RAID Configuration Utility is only available for systems with two or more drives installed The Intel RAID Utility screen will not display in systems with one drive installed B 2 Appendix B Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Using the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Utility Program 1 Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes a After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility the system will automatically reboot The following screen appears after Power On Self Test RAID Volunes None def ined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID B MDC WD2588SD 81K WD HMAL72834971 232 9GB HDC MHD2588SD 81K 2834599 12 96B HDC HD2588JD BHF HD HMREH1376189 232 9GB HDC HD2588JD 8BF WD MMAEH1449527 FAM 9GB ress 78 to enter Configuration Utility idaptec SCSI BIOS 04 30 0 opyright 2883 Adaptec Inc All Rights Reserved 444 Press lt Ctril gt lt A gt for SCSISelect Utility gt gt gt lot h ID LUN Vendor Product Size Bu H b When you see the above screen press the lt Ctrl gt and the lt I gt keys si
95. stalled Empty socket A Warning Make sure you lift the le ver completely when installing the CPU otherwise damage to the socket or CPU may installed Triangle 2 3 X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual Installation and Removal of the Heatsink CEK Passive Heatsink CEK Heatsink Installation 1 Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die the required amount Screw 1___ has already been applied 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism 3 Screw in two diagonal screws ie the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not over tighten the screws to avoid possible damage if to the CPU 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws 2 MN To Uninstall the Heatsink Warning We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be re moved However if you need to uninstall the heatsink please follow the instructions on the next page to uninstall the heatsink to avoid damaging the CPU or the CPU socket E Screw 3 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws z 3 from the motherboard in the sequence as show in the picture on the right 2 Hold the heatsink as shown in the picture on the right and gen
96. status Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 9 11 Vcc 10 12 Ground A HDD LED gt B NIC1 LED C NIC2 LED Ground X x j 7 Power LED Vcc Q oD Vcc JE nca Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc OH Fan Fail LED PWR Fail LED Vcc Ground Reset Reset Button PWR Power Buttor Ground SUPERO TS 2 10 Chapter 2 Installation Overheat Fan Fail LED OH OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Connect an LED cable to the OH Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warnings of chassis overheating or fan failure Pin Definition 7 Vcc Ground Refer to the table on the right for pin EI atus definitions State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing Power Fail LED PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Re Pin Definition
97. t Enabled to display the Setup Message Press DEL to run Setup when the user hits the DEL key The options are Enabled and Disabled Interrupt 19 Capture Select Enabled to allow Option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 The options are Enabled and Disabled Boots Graphic Adapter Priority This feature allows the user to select which graphics controller to be used as the primary boot device The options are Auto and Onboard VGA Watch Dog Timer If enabled this option will automatically reset the system if the system is not active for longer than a predefined time period The options are Enabled and Disabled gt Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot De vice The settings are 1st Floppy Drive CD ROM ATAPI CDROM and Disabled The default settings are the following 1st boot device 1st Floppy Drive 2nd boot device USB 3rd boot device Network IBA GE Slot 4th boot device Network GE Slot 5th boot device 1st Floppy Device 4 20 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS gt Disk Drive This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available HDDs 1st Drive This option allow the user to specify the boot sequence for the first HDD 1st boot device Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Remov able Drives 1st Drive 2nd Drive This option allow the user to spec
98. t circuits between the motherboard and the chassis 2 Make sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set 4 Turn the power switch on and off to test the system 5 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to make sure that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one No Video 1 If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables 2 Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to the Appendix B for details on beep codes Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to make sure that it still 3 1 SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual supplies If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnostics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App Memory Errors 1 Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Determine if DIMMs of different speeds or types have been installed and make sure that the BIOS se
99. t this option and press Enter to access the submenu and then type in the password 4 22 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS Password Check Set to Setup to allow the system to perform a password check when the BIOS Setup is invoked Set to Always to allow the system to perform a password check when the BIOS Setup is invoked or when the system boots up Boot Sector Virus Protection This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen Select Disabled to deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection Select Enabled to enable boot sector protection When Enabled the AMIBOIS displays a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the AMIBIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Save Changes and Exit Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave the BIOS Setup and reboot the computer so the new system configuration parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt 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 4 23 SUPER X7
100. that uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports transfer rates up to 3 0 Gbps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis In addition the cables used in PATA are limited to a length of 40cm while Serial ATA cables can be up to one meter in length Overall SATA provides better func tionality than PATA Introduction to the Intel ESB2 Serial RAID Located in the South Bridge of the 7300 chipset the Controller Hub ESB2 provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports 1 channel UItraATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and four Serial ATA SATA ports The ESB2 supports the following PATA and SATA device configurations Legacy mode and Native mode B 1 SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual The Intel HostRAID Configurations The following types of Intel s HostRAID configurations are supported RAID 0 Data Striping this writes data in parallel interleaved striped sections of two hard drives Data transfer rate is doubled over using a single disk RAID1 Data Mirroring an identical data image from one drive is copied to another drive The second drive must be the same size or larger than the first drive RAID 10 Striping amp Mirroring RAID 0 and 1 schemes a
101. ting the Main tab at the top of the screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below When you select the Main Setup the following items will be automatically displayed System Overview The following BIOS information will be displayed AMIBIOS Version Build Date ID Processors When you select this option the AMIBIOS Setup Utility will automatically display the status of processors as shown below Type Speed Count System Memory This option allows the AMIBIOS Setup Utility to display the status of memory modules installed in the system System Time System Date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or System Date using the arrow keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the Tab key or the arrow keys to move between fields The date must be entered DAY MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in 24 hour format For example 5 30 A M appears as 05 30 00 and 5 30P M as 17 30 00 4 2 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS 4 3 Advanced Settings The Advanced Settings screen and submenus are listed below gt CPU Configuration Warning When you first enter the Advanced Setup screen the Setup Warning will be displayed Please follow the instruction and set the correct value for each item to ensure proper system setup gt CPU Configuration Submenu Configure Advanced CPU Settings This feature displays the settings of the processor s install
102. tly wriggle the heatsink to S A loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive ena force when wriggling the heatsink 3 Once the heatsink is loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before you re install the CPU and the heatsink Chapter 2 Installation 2 3 Installing DIMM Modules Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation 1 Insert the desired number of Fully Buffered DDR2 modules into the memory slots starting with DIMM A1 To enhance memory performance please install two memory modules of the same type and of the same speed at a time beginning with DIMM A1 DIMM A2 then DIMM B1 DIMM B2 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to avoid incorrect memory installation 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above Installing FBD DDR2 Memory Mo
103. tup is configured for the fastest speed of RAM used It is recommended that you use DIMM modules of the same type and same speed on a motherboard 3 Make sure that you are using the correct type of DDR2 Fully Buffered FBD ECC 533 667 SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer 4 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between four slots and noting the results 5 Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots As an interleaved memory scheme is used you must install two modules at a time beginning with Bank 0 then Bank 1 and so on see Section 2 3 6 Check the position of the 115V 230V switch on the power supply 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer Supermicro does not sell directly to end us ers so it is best to 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 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com support faqs before contacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com support bios 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following infor
104. urns out to be a correctable ECC it is corrected and sent to the original source Memory is updated as well Select Enabled to use Demand Scrubbing for ECC memory correction The options are Enabled and Disabled Branch Dependent Sparing Select Enabled to use the feature of branch dependent sparing The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 9 SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual Branch Specific Sparing Select Enabled to enable the sparing feature for a branch specified The options are Enabled and Disabled Branch Interleaving Select Enable to enable the functions of Memory Interleaving for a branch specified The options for Memory Interleaving are 1 1 2 1 and 4 1 FBD Throttling Mode Select Enabled to use the feature of closed loop thermal throttling on a fully buffered FBD memory module If Enabled thermal throttling will be activated when the temperature of an FBD module reaches a predefined threshold The default setting is Enabled Spread Spectrum Mode If Enabled the BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed The options are Enabled and Disabled Non Compliance Mode Select the Compliance Mode to enable the PCI Express Compliance Mode The options are Non Compliance and Compliance gt South Bridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the Intel ICH South Bridge settings SMBus Controller
105. urquoise 6 Port Blue 7 Gigabit LAN 1 8 Gigabit LAN 2 See Section 2 5 for details SUPERO X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual B Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connectors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See the figure below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions JF1 Header Pins Ground NMI X X i E i Power LED Vcc TED 3 HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc E OH Fan Fail LED Vcc PWR Li EE Ground Reset Reset Button Ground PWR Power Buttor 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation C Front Control Panel Pin Definitions NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button Pin Definition header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 19 Co
106. us Se lect 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles The default setting is 64 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Select Yes to allow the system to give the VGA adapter card an interrupt address The options are Yes and No Palette Snooping Select Enabled to inform the onboard PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system in order for the graphics card to function properly The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI IDE BusMaster Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to use the PCI busmaster to read from and write to the onboard IDE drives The options are Enabled and Disabled Offboard PCI ISA IDE Card This option allows the user to assign a PCI slot number to an off board PCI ISA IDE card in order for it to function properly The options are Auto PCI Slot1 PCI Slot2 PCI Slot3 PCI Slot4 PCI Slot5 and PCI 51016 4 7 SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ14 IRQ15 This feature specifies the availability of an IRQ to be used by a PCI PnP device Select Reserved for an IRQ to be used by a Legacy ISA device The options are Available and Reserved DMA Channels 0 1 3 5 6 7 Select Available to indicate that a specific DMA channel is available to be used by a PCI PnP device Select Reserved if a DMA channel specified is reserved for a Legacy ISA device Reserved Memory Size This feature specifies the size of memory block to be reserved for Legacy ISA devices The
107. wer Supply Failure Connect a cable from your power supply to the Power Fault Header J3P1 to provide a warning of power supply failure This warning signal is passed through the PWR LED pin to indicate a power failure on the chassis See the table on the right for pin definitions Note This feature is only available when using Chapter 2 Installation Fan Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Ground 12V Tachometer PWR Modulation Pin Definition 1 PWR 1 Fail PWR 2 Fail PWR 3 Fail Signal Alarm Reset Supermicro redundant power supplies gt sp gt IMM AG Branch 0 Channd 0 DIMMAS Branch O Chama 0 DIMM A4 Branch 0 Charme 0 DIMM Branch0Chamd 0 Branch 0 Chama 0 DIMMAT Branch 0 Crema 0 DIMMIB6 Branch 0 Channel T DIMMBS Branch 1 DIMMB4 Branch 0Char nd 1 B DIMM B2 Branch 0 Channel 1 3 7 DMMB3 Banb Chamd 1 BE 7 DMMBl Barch0 Creme 1 Intel 7300 1 amp Branch 1 Cama 2 1094945 1 2 i QNS i gt BS 8 5 DIMMC3 Branch 1 Channa 2 DIMM C2 Branch 1 Channel 2 DIMMCI Branch 1 Channel 2 K DIMM D6 Branch
108. y provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine External Modem Ring On Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the Standby or Off state Note that external modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply Wake On LAN Wake On LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup up dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboard has a 3 pin header WOL to connect to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has SUPER X7QC3 X7QCE User s Manual WOL capability In addition an onboard LAN controller can also support WOL without any connection to the WOL header The 3 pin WOL header is to be used with a LAN add on card only Note Wake On LAN requires an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The X7QC3 X7QCE can only accommodate 24 p

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