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2. o 9 olo olo olo e ojo o 9 KB MOUSE z 59 LIES Ea 2 E DE E z F B BB i E HE i Ur 5 EB Qo E E Fel E M BE HDD LED j m o gt amp E 28 NIC1 LED 4 i z z E E P _ D x 4 8 A OH Fan Fail LED lt i 9o V SLOT7 PCI E X16 x Ground Ground AUDIO FP o a JF1 Header Pins 5 S LED_Anode f 4 LED Anode LED Anode 5 LED Anode 4 gt x 4 Reset gt Reset Button j lt PWR gt Power Button J SUPERO C2G41 User s Manual NIC1 Indicator The NIC Network Interface Control ler LED connection for the GLAN port is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat Fan Fail LED OH Connect an LED to the OH Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warnings of chassis overheating or fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions DIMMIB 16A775CPU HDMI USBA 5 SPDIF OUT KEINOT Uc i DD i n Jwi DLIGIGOGICIOOHICIOUCI LIDOGDIOOLCICIOOOIDO
3. gt E EO a d ESATAS 3 3 Em amp SLOTS PCI 33MH pan e D Tr El SLOT4 PCI 33MHZ E j E A AUDIO FP COM2 USBO 1 uses C C a le pa 553 3 esse psss9 pssss PA o ls 9999999 j S PowerLED 4 o gt LED Anode V 4 HDD LED 4 o O gt LED_Anode 4 lt NIC1 LED lt O gt LED_Anode gt 4 x 4 oj o X 4 X OH Fan Fail LED lt o o gt LED_Andde 4 S 4 x o o px Ground Reset Button Ground pwr gt Power Button y JF1 Header Pins 2 18 Chapter 2 Installation 3 Front Control Panel Pin Definitions Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach a hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity See the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 LED_Anode 16 PWR LED Signal HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 LED_Anode 14 HD Active Qs LED connector Qo LED connector
4. P trol ower contro H Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII User Guide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor II SUPER C2G41 User s Manual Notes G4 Appendix D BIOS Recovery Appendix D BIOS Recovery The recovery procedure described in this section is to be used only when advised by your Supermicro Technical Support representative or in cases of emergencies where the system no longer can boot due to a corrupted BIOS DO NOT re program re flash the BIOS if your system is running properly D 1 Recovery Process from a USB Device Drive Recommended Method If the BIOS file is corrupted and the system is not able to boot up this feature will allow you to recover the BIOS image using a USB attached device A USB Flash Drive or a USB CD DVD ROM RW drive may be used for this purpose Please note that a USB Hard Disk drive is NOT supported at this time and the recovery process will only recognize COM1 Below is a two part procedure to recover the BIOS Part 1 Boot Sector Recovery Process 1 Using a different system download and copy the correct BIOS binary image into a USB flash device or a writable CD DVD disc s Root Directory Rename the downloaded file to super rom so the recovery process can recog
5. z s 8 5 Q 8 8 2 3 a TERT amp TEEN TENA io SLOT4 PCI 33MHZ USBO 1 wezn Oo O Gee Goss dag 2 20 GLAN 1 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 11 LED_Anode 12 NIC1 LED Signal OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition Ui LED_Anode 8 OH Fan Fail LED Signal OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing Q nici LED B OH Fan Fail LED JF1 Header Pins 3 Power LED lt e LED_Anode HDD LED o LED_Anode V 4 Q NIC1 LED lt LED_Anode x 4 o o gt x OH Fan Fail LED PA ojo LED Anode iJ se gt x lt o o x V A X Ground Reset gt Reset Button 4 Ground O O PWR Power Button p 2 1 Chapter 2 Installation Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to a hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily con tacting both pins will power on off the sys tem This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button with a setting in the BIOS see Chapter 4 To turn off the power when set to suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds
6. gt Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot De vice 4 20 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS The settings are 1st Floppy Drive and Disabled The default settings are the fol lowing e 1st Boot Device 1st Floppy Drive 2nd Boot Device SATA P Hard Disk Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Hard Disk Drives 1st Drive SATA P Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Remov able Drives 1st Drive 4 6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen BIOS SETUP UTILTY Advanced Security Exit Options Exit system setup ere after saving the changes Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 key can be used for this operation Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit vXX XX C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc 4 21 SUPER C2G41 User s Manual Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer so the new system con figuration parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes and Exit Select
7. Link LED may be green amber or off to LED Color Definition indicate the speed of the connection See Off No Connection or 10 Mbps the tables at right for more information Green On 100 Mbps Amber On 1 Gbps Link Activity LED Rear View CLAN Port LEDs When viewing from the rear side of the chassis u KB MOUSE HAA m Q9 89 Obes E DoE amp i a j a rasl amp DB E BER z 5 OD amp DD 2 bo DH 5 oD 3 z ED 8 BH un S H IDD s EH i E 8 me EE z 2 6 m E 2 E 83 o E E a 8 8 38 r 5 33 s m a e P R g 33 2 B 88 83 98 SLOT7 PCI E X16 Pa tie S BN e 2 SLOT6 PCI E X1 E E Be g a 3 ms oS CENE Ti E SLOTS PCI 33MH D Z 2 uz D AUDIO FP COM2 USBO 1 vss Q 8C soo H ur 53357 mica O z koog EH 220 Rese z Ezzereseya O SUPERO C2G41 User s Manual Onboard Power LED LE1 The Onboard 3 3V Standby Power LED is located at LE1 on the motherboard When LE1 is off the system is off When the green light is on the system is on When the LED is on the power is on Unplug the power
8. Connectors Description JPW1 ATX 24 Pin Power Connector COM1 COM2 COM and COM2 Header Connectors DIMM 1A 1B Memory Slots FAN 1 3 Fan 1 CPU Fan Fan 2 3 Chassis Fan Headers HDMI Back Panel HDMI Port IDE IDE Connector JF1 FP Control Panel Header JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JWOL Wake on LAN Header BUZZER Internal Buzzer Speaker AUDO FP Front Panel Audio Header Connector KB MOUSE PS 2 Keyboard Mouse SPDIF SIPDIF Out Header JPW2 12V 8 Pin Power Connector AUDIO Back Panel Audio Ports LAN Ethernet Gigabit LAN Connector LE1 Standby Power LED Indicator I SATA 0 1 2 3 SATA Headers Slot 4 5 PCI 33 MHz Slots Slot 6 PCI Express x1 Slot Slot 7 PCI Express x16 Slot USB 0 1 2 3 Front Panel USB Ports USB 4 5 6 7 Back Panel USB Ports VGA Video Graphics Connector 1 5 SUPER C2G41 User s Manual Motherboard Features Supported Processors Single Intel Core 2 Duo Core 2 Quad Pentium Celeron Processor with a system bus speed of 1333 1066 800 MHz Supports Intel Dual Core Technology Thermal Management 2 TM2 Memory Supports single or dual channel unbuffered non ECC DDR3 memory up to 4GB at 1066 800 MHz for single channel mode or dual channel interleaved mode in four DIMM sockets Note See Section 2 4 for details Chipset Intel G41 Express Intel ICH7 Expansion Slots One 1 PCI Express x16 One 1 PCI Express x1 Two 2 32 bit PCI 33MHz BIOS 8Mb Firmware AMI BIOS Flas
9. Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Note Do not close or short Pins 1 amp 2 since this will cause the system to continuously reboot KE MOUSE EEG ev aa Li Hg E DOE E i cf UGA775CPU HDMI OODGOS00000000 OOOOO0G0000000 USB4 5 SPDIF OUT FANS E 9 USB6 7 LAN AUDIO SLOT PCI E X16 SLOT4 PCI 33MHZ AUDIO FP coma USBO 1 USB2 3 HA Gs E k 559 5551 m li 2 21 Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 1 Signal Ground Reset Q Button JF1 Header Pins N LED Anode Power LED olo HDD LED o O LED_Anode NIC1 LED LED_Anode x e x OH Fan Fail LED lt o 9 LED_Anode x lt o o x amp Ground O Reset gt Reset Button e Ground O O PWR Power Button SU 2 6 PERO C2G41 User s Manual Connecting Cables ATX Auxiliary Power Connectors A 24 pin main power connector is lo cated at JPW1 This power connector meets the SSI EPS 12V specifica See the table on the right for pin definitions tion 4 pin CPU Power Con
10. Standby or S4 Hibernate State The options are Enabled and Disabled PS 2 KB MS Wake Up This feature is used to awaken the system from Standby mode by a PS 2 mouse or PS 2 keyboard The options are Enabled and Disabled Restore on AC Power Loss The feature allows the user to set the power state after a power outage Select Power Off for the system power to remain off after a power loss Select Power On for the system power to be turned on after a power loss Select Last State to allow the system to resume its last state before a power loss The options are Power On Power Off and Last State Power Button Function If set to Instant Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user pushes the power button If set to 4 Seconds Override the system will power off when the user pushes the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are Instant Off and 4 Seconds Override 4 5 SUPER C2G41 User s Manual MPS Revision This feature allows the user to specify the version of the Multi Processor Specifica tion MPS the motherboard is using The options are 1 4 and 1 1 Interrupt 19 Capture Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function When this item is set to Enabled the ROM BIOS of the host adaptors will capture Interrupt 19 at boot and allow the drives that are attached to these host adaptors to func tion as bootable disks If this item is set to Disabled the ROM BIOS of the host
11. This should release it from the slot Pull the DIMM module upwards Release _ Chapter 2 Installation Note Due to memory allocation to system devices the amount of memory that remains available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional For Microsoft Windows users Microsoft implemented a design change in Win dows XP with Service Pack 2 SP2 and Windows Vista This change is specific to the Physical Address Extension PAE mode behavior which improves driver compatibility For more information please read the following article at Microsoft s Knowledge Base website at http support microsoft com kb 888137 Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory System 1 MB 3 99 BIOS Local APIC 4 KB 3 99 Area Reserved for the chipset 2MB 3 99 I O APIC 4 Kbytes 4 KB 3 99 PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3 76 PCI Express 256 MB 256MB 3 51 PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed 512 MB 3 01 Aligned on 256 MB boundary VGA Memory 16 MB 2 85 TSEG 1 MB 2 84 Memory available to OS and other ap 2 84 plications 2 15 SUPERO C2G41 User s Manual 2 5 Control Panel Connectors IO Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure below for the colors and locatio
12. Use the feature to set the amount of system memory to be used by the Internal Graphics Devices The options are Disabled Enabled 32 MB Enabled 64 MB and Enabled 128 MB IGD GTT Graphics Memory Size This feature allows the user to select the IGD GTT Graphics Size The Default setting is No VT Mode 2 MB PEG Port Configuration PEG Port PCI E Graphics Port Use the feature to configure the PEG Port The Default setting is Auto to allow the PEG Port to be automatically detected and configured by the BIOS gt Video Function Configuration DVMT Mode Select Select DVMT Mode to enable Dynamic Video Memory Technology DVMT mode which dynamically allocates video memory for optimal efficiency on 2D 3D video applications The options are Fixed Mode and DVMT Mode DVMT Fixed Memory This option allows the user to set the amount of memory to be used for the operation of DVMT Fixed Mode The options are 128 MB 256 MB and Maximum DVMT Spread Spectrum Clock If Enabled the BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference when ever needed The options are Enabled and Disabled Frontside Audio Mode This feature lets you choose the audio mode for the front side audio connectors of the motherboard Select HD Audio for High Definition Audio or AC 97 for legacy audio The options are HD Audio and AC 97 4 9 SUPER C2G41 User s Manual Active
13. rear L amp R center and subwoofer speakers This feature is activated with the Advanced software in the CD ROM that came Or Audio with your motherboard Sound is then output through the Line In Line Out and MIC jacks See at the picture at right Blue Line In Green Front Grey Side Surround Pink Mic In KB MOUSE PSKEM 9 E FANT CPUFAN 9 DIMM1A DIMM1B Bd ATXI2VI JPW2 VGA j HDMI EE E 5 oD 2 E a Da E E 2 05 E BED E E z o E DO E DH 5 E BD uM 8 HD u B gt DO a El amp DL m amp El HD ke E oD HE 8 I L T o a USB6 7 LAN FAN2 000000000 0000000000 80000000000000000000 SLOT7 PCI E X16 amp g 4 N 2 gt sma 8 f TEE 2 EL 2 b pic IR a B 4 AUDIO FP com2 USBO 1 uses 8I H oes O E 22 3 HHA Esse Esee gon z pesses O 2 28 Chapter 2 Installation Front Panel Audio Control High Definition Fron Panel When front panel headphones are plugged in the back panel audio outputis disabled Em Thisis done through the FP Audio header 5
14. 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro 9 com support bios Note Not all BIOS can be flashed it depends on the modifications to the boot block code Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Super Micro for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your System first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our 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 by phone at 408 503 8000 option 2 or by fax at 408 503 8019 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What type of memory does my motherboard support Answer The C2G41 supports unbuffered non ECC DDR3 1066 800 MHz memory modules See Section 2 4 for details on installing memory Question Why does Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista show less memory than what is physically installed Answer Microsoft implemented a design change in Windows XP with Service Pack 2 SP2 and Windows Vista This change is specific to the Physical Ad dress Extension PAE mode behavior which improves driver comp
15. 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 of 1 GHz and faster The SUPER C2G41 accommodates 12V ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate A 2 Amp of current supply on a 5V Standby rail is strongly recom mended It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets 12V ATX power supply Specification 1 1 or above It is also required that the 12V 8 pin power connection JPW2 be used for high load configurations 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 Versatile Media Capabilities High Definition Audio The High Definition Audio Controller embedded in the ICH7 delivers up to 4 codecs that can be used for different types of codecs such as audio and modem codecs Operating at 3 3V or 1 5V the embedded Audio Controller supports a multi channel audio stream 32 bit sample depth up to 192 kHz of same rate and can be used with a variety of microphones for input With these versatile audio capabilities built in the C2G41 provides the user with a surreal audio experience that is larger than
16. C2G41 User s Manual Fan Headers Fan Header Pin Definitions Fan1 3 The C2G41 has three chassis fan headers Fan 1 to Fan 3 Fan 1 is the CPU Fan Fan 2 to Fan 3 are system chassis fans Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 3 Tachometer 4 PWR Modulation Note Pins 1 3 of a 4 pin fan headers are backward compatible with the tradi tional 3 pin fans See the table on the Overheat LED right for pin definitions The onboard Pin Definitions fan speeds are controlled by Thermal Pin Definition Management via BIOS Hardware Moni 1 5vDC toring in the Advanced Setting Default 2 OH Active Disabled When using Thermal Manage ment settings please use all 3 pin fans Fan 1 CPU Fan ran 2 ran 3 or all 4 pin fans on the motherboard DIMM1B VGA OO O0 AKM JPW2 LGA775 CPU ATX POWERI HDMI USB4 5 SPDIF OUT USB6 7 LAN AUDIO SLOT7 PCI E X16 SLOT6 PCI E X1 rj uuum P gt m E E Eee oe hd Gaia Emr fy fy AUDIO FP com2 USBO 1 s23 O a E os pecs Booey 5555 5 O HFE Ecsed soo mooo z Ez555377 2 Q 2 24 Chapter 2 In
17. Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Remove all add on cards Install a CPU and heatsink making sure it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well Use the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the Manufacturer Do not install the CMOS battery upside down to avoid possible explosion Make sure the 4 pin 12v power connector at JPW2 is connected to your power supply No Power 1 a A OO N Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chas sis Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set Turn the power switch on and off to test the system The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify 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 3 1 SUPER C2G41 User s Manual 2 Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to Appendix A for details on beep codes Note If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnos tics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Y
18. 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 Terminal Type This feature allows the user to select the target terminal type for Console Redi rection The options are ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 SUPER C2G41 User s Manual VT UTF8 Combo Key Support A terminal keyboard definition that provides a way to send commands from a remote console Available options are Enabled and Disabled Sredir Memory Display Delay This feature defines the length of time in seconds to display memory information The options are No Delay Delay 1 Sec Delay 2 Sec and Delay 4 Sec Trusted Computing TCG TPM Support Select Yes to enable support for trusted platforms TPM 1 2 and allow the BIOS to automatically download the drivers needed to provide support for the platforms specified The options are Yes and No Execute TPM Command This feature Enables or Disables the sending of commands to the TPM The options are Don t Change Enabled and Disabled Clear the TPM Press Enter to clear the TPM memory This will erase all information related to TPM support If TCG TPM Support is set to Yes the TPM Status will display TPM Enable
19. RUDENG AUDIO FP If the front panel interface EE m card is not connected to the front panel 7 ES FEE audio header jumpers should be installed on the header pin pairs 1 2 5 6 and 2 Ame AR 9 10 If these jumpers are not installed i a a ath the back panel line out connector will J cU UR be disabled and microphone input Pin A AS 1 will be left floating which can lead to 91 tines2 excessive back panel microphone noise 10 SENSEZ RETURN and cross talk See the table below for pin definitions OQ Front Panel Audio B 3 E M O KB MOUSE PSEM I tH D 9 E FANI CPUFAN 9 DIMM1A ATROVI JPW2 VGA LGA775 CPU ATX POWERI HDMI USB4 5 SPDIF OUT JPW1 JUHHUULHHUULIHUULI LIOOLILIOOLILIOULILIO FALI oussis mmoso ranj USB6 7 LAN lI TIITTITITITIITIIIIIIIIIIITIIL TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIL SS TEINITITITTITTTITTITITTITITITITTITTTITTTTITTITITITITTITITITTITITITITTITITTITIT AUDIO 000000000 0000000000 80000000000000000000 BATTERY Oo z 8 g 3 15a 8 D IET E a s f ENN Zi S In TA AUDIO FP COM2 USBO 1 useas O oe em E993 boos osos sss PII mo Oo as FERE H 2231 Gees zpos
20. Serial Bus USB Front Panel USB 6 7 8 9 and Front Ac cessible Onboard USB 10 Connections There are 8 USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus ports headers on the mother Pin Definition Pin Definition board Four of them are Back Panel 1 5V 1 5V USB ports USB 4 5 and USB 6 7 2 PO 2 PO The other four are headers that can 3 PO 3 PO be used for front panel connections 4 Ground 4 Ground USB 0 1 USB 2 3 See the tables on 5 Key 5 Orestem the right for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion Back Panel USB Pin Definitions JL1 0 5 Pin Definition A Pin Definitions Chassis Intrusion iro dan hears rare 2 Ground A Chassis Intrusion header is located 2 PO at JL1 on the motherboard Attach an 3 PO appropriate cable from the chassis to 4 Ground inform you of a chassis intrusion when 5 N A it is opened Q Back panel USB Ports 4 5 Front Panel USB 2 3 B Back panel USB Ports 6 7 Chassis Intrusion Front Panel USB 0 1 KB MOUSE oan HD DH mej EI JPW2 HDMI 1GA775 CPU OOOOOOGOOGSOOO FAL masss nms USB4 5 SPDIF OUT 2 3 Q E E i 5 8 EI 2 stor AUDIO FP USB0 1 seza O Oo Eg 22 3 Esed E om E 2 23 SUPERO
21. State Power Management Select Enabled to enable Active State Power Management for signal transactions between LO and L1 Links on the PCI Express Bus in order to maximize power saving and transaction speeds The options are Enabled and Disabled 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 6 USB ports and 8 USB ports USB2 0 Controller Select Enabled to activate the onboard USB2 0 controller The options are En abled and Disabled Note This function is not available if USB Functions above is set to more than 8 USB ports P USB Configuration This feature allows the user to configure USB settings for the motherboard Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to use Legacy USB devices If this item is set to Auto Legacy USB support will be automatically enabled if a legacy USB device is installed on the motherboard and vise versa The settings are Disabled Enabled and Auto USB 2 0 Controller Mode This setting allows you to select the USB 2 0 Controller mode The options are Full Speed 12 Mbps and HiSpeed 480 Mbps BIOS EHCI Hand Off Select Enabled to enable BIOS Enhanced Host Controller Interface support to provide a workaround solution for an operating system that does not have EHCI Hand Off support When enabled the EHCI Interface will be changed from the BIOS controlled to the OS controlled The options are Disabl
22. Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs Select UItraDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs It has the same transfer rate as PIO mode 4 and Multi Word DMA mode 2 Select UItraDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 25 MBs Select UItraDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 33 3 MBs Select UItraDMAS to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 66 6 MBs Select UltraDMAA to allow the BIOS 4 12 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 4 It has a data transfer rate of 100 MBs The options are Auto SingleWordDMAn MultiWordDMAn and UltraDMAn S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically de tect hard disk drive support Select Disabled to prevent the AMI BIOS from using the S M A R T Select Enabled to allow the AMI BIOS to use the S M A R T to support hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32 Bit Data Transfer Select Enabled to enable 32 Bit data transfer The options are Disabled and Enabled P 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 No and Yes Plug amp Play OS Sele
23. a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray User Supplied Tools amp Hardware Needed ee Philips Screwdriver Pan head screws 8 pieces Stand Offs 8 pieces Only if needed Location of Mounting Holes There are six 6 mounting holes on this motherboard indicated by the arrows o xO KB B E Dole amp z 2 Do T E DH OB 3 BE oo 5 EB UL 25 a L E i Fi Da El Lj 5 z 2 E 3 E gt o 8 xj 2 E AUDIO FP USBO 1 usa O ERE Gass 339 EZEZ azo do not use a force greater than 8 Ib inch on each mounting screw during motherboard installation 2 Some components are very close to the mount ing holes Please take precautionary measures to prevent damage to these components when installing the motherboard to the chassis Gro Caution 1 To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components please 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation Installation Instructions 1 Install the I O shield into the chassis l O Shield Locate the matching mounting holes on the chassis Install standoffs in the Locate the mounting holes on the motherboard Refer to the layout on the previous page for mo
24. are Enabled and Disabled High Performance Event Timer Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer HPET that produce 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 In struction embedded in a CPU The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 4 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS P ACPI Configuration Use this feature to configure ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management settings for your system ACPI Aware OS Select Yes to enable ACPI support for the OS Disable this feature if ACPI is not supported by your OS The options are Yes and No Suspend Mode This setting allows you to configure the ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface state for your system when it is in the Supsend mode The options are S1 POS S3 STR and Auto ACPI Version Feature This feature allows the user to select ACPI Version for the system The options are ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2 0 and ACPI v3 0 Watch Dog Function Select Enable to enable Watch Dog Timer and allow the system to reboot when it is inactive for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled USB Device Wake Up Select Enable to wake up the system via a USB device when the system is in S3
25. be changed Limited allows only limited fields to be changed such as Date and Time No Access prevents User access to the Setup Utility Change User Password Select this option and press Enter to access the submenu and then type in a new User Password 4 19 SUPER C2G41 User s Manual Clear User Password Available only if User Password has been set Use this option to clear the User Password The options are OK and Cancel Password Check Use this option to configure when users are prompted for a password Available options are Setup and Always Setup Ask for password before granting access to the BIOS setup utility only Always Ask for password before granting access to the BIOS setup utility and each time the system boots Boot Sector Virus Protection This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen When Enabled the AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 5 Boot Configuration Use this feature to configure Boot Settings BIOS SETUP UTILTY Advanced Security Boot Settings Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence gt Hard Disk Drives gt Removable Drives gt CD DVD Drives Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit vXX XX C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc
26. cable before removing or installing components See the layout below for the LED location Onboard PWR LED Indicator LE1 LED Color Definition off System Off On Standby Power On Green System On KB MOUSE Psem z op s zs l Ds amp g 2 z 8 a 8 E A 3 E Js Ji 3 jii 3 USB6 7 LAN FAN3 AUDIO SUPERO O64 Cere DIMM1A DIMM1B JPW1 OCIHGOOROOEEHOOEI 00000000000000 O li AUDIO FP COM2 USBO 1 USB2 3 553 3 ooo 53335 ooo TEH l s oo eee 990 990 O EE Jf LIIS goreevedi oo i 6699959 2 34 Chapter 2 Installation 2 9 Disk Drive Connections Note the following when connecting the hard disk drive cables Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 7 IDE Drive Connectors IDE Disk Drive Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition Ther
27. life SUPER C2G41 User s Manual High Definition Video HDMI The C2G41 also includes a High Definition Multimedia Interface HDMI connector on the motherboard This connector transmits digital video signals providing superb multimedia interface support With these versatile audio and video capabilities built in this motherboard provides the user with a state of the art audio video experience that is larger than life 1 8 Super I O The C2G41 features the ITE IT8720F JX LPC I O and provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O provides functions that comply with the ACPI Advanced Configura tion and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power man agement through a SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Electro Static Sensitive Devices Electro static Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent dam age to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally suffi
28. system installation to prevent bodily injury or damage to the components Note Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure Q correct system setup SUPER C2G41 User s Manual Table of Contents About This Manual 5 2 rna rooted hu HHHH HH HH Hv iii Manual Organization serapan rie cc e er a Fi zu la n nadine eru VEY a eva eie nanos iii Conventions Used in the Manual ioter ikea tans sti cci che a Cod ne rada iii Chapter 1 Introduction US MERO I Mr 1 1 erede ek Contacting Supermicro SUPER C2G41 Image SUPER C2641 Layout sib ct in NS 1 4 SUPER C2G41 Quick Reference sess 1 5 Motherboard Features L Eke kerek nennen nnne rennen nnns 1 6 Intel G41 Chipset System Block Diagram 1 8 122 GCHIPSEt OVERVIOW C SQ 1 9 1 3 Recovery from AC Power Loss w 1 10 1 4 PC Health IMOnIOnNG xl coord pter de re acess 1 10 120 ACPI Feature se rere Ean AEA E E Anes ue Let IUE 1 10 126 IPOWOI SUDDply iuste eee a torte i EENEN hn 1 11 1 7 Versatile Media Capabilities as s ul sl sal bana kalana kakul aa 1 11 1 8 Super lO SON appe EUR a LEO Ma a yay 1 12 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Electro Static Sensitive Devices ilc l dika dalal dla sikil L alay 2 1 2 2 Motherboard Installation 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation i isi sisemisi 2 4 2 4 Installing
29. 2 25 Keyboard Mouse com Qcov SUPERO C2G41 User s Manual Wake On LAN Wake On LAN Pin Definitions The Wake On LAN header is located JWOL at JWOL on the motherboard See the Pin Definition table on the right for pin definitions 1 5V Standby You must also have a LAN card with 2 Ground a Wake On LAN connector and cable 3 Wake up to use this feature Q vo KB MOUSE 5 EO psem i ZE ak Dg I E DOJE amp ZE z a a gt E d dz E E iss DO 5 BB rh o z U JE BH a NA amp DO kl biu DD 2 m EH GE o t oo t z m E 2 amp 5 E E 88 r le 2 Bjo o amp 3 5 J BS E 88 BEE 33 SLOT PCI E X16 Sa H o N SX E E 3 SATA 2 Sj kl ETA s r i TSATAT pc GL Em A AUDIO FP COM2 USBO 1 usas ue E HRE Gssed R22 83227 gad j 2 26 Chapter 2 Installation GLAN 1 Gigabit Ethernet Port A Gigabit Ethernet port is located on the IO backplane This port accepts RJ45 type cables Speaker A Speaker Buzz
30. 2 29 pie Weron Tero nee NE My 2 30 ADMI POT a yn ne M 2 30 2 Jumper Settings ca Eee bie sre cx DI KERGE A hn ka E ARR WERA aa aED i 2 31 Explanation ot J mmpets eee ttr ban wayan aA bavikek nun 2 31 TPM Support Enable oe rere erento een cre Po ere ERE 2 32 Clear CMOS i usan depre seb D ern eoe een bae ett eee 2 32 2 8 Onboard IndiCatore 2 crier ihn erre o DO ede p uda ea tesa Ra deut docu 2 33 GLAN LED Indicators p Ere tte Pee Dti eene 2 33 Onboard Rower Sim D RR RES 2 34 2 0 Bard Drive Corrections ciyen eni root etre tace perve EEEN ae e NAE 2 35 IDE Disk Drive COPnedCtor s ioter ith ESE 2 35 SATA Disk Drive COnHectOlS acce eroe bi eee rece 2 36 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures siya dla yk kla a siya nebat dee e peus 3 1 Before Power Oh six ya bayan dae inen k dak pk ka wl k n iea s na ket baw aai Aa oeeie 3 1 NOPOWG ERNE E E E oe oi arias 3 1 NO V E HM 3 1 Memory ETO SN ayak oot eter ope Pn dee anny eue eol 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 3 2 3 2 Technical Support ProCedUutes spss 2 icd reote reis oae eos 3 2 3 3 Prequently Asked QUeStiOns rrr reete nr a kaka ya kan Feb HEKE HARE 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service E kk kk kk KRA 3 5 Chapter 4 BIOS c B iee eio PERPE 4 1 Starting the BIOS Setup Utility sees
31. 2 DIMM slots Populating these DIMM modules with a pair of memory modules of the same type and same size will result in interleaved memory which will improve memory performance Installing and Removing DIMMs KB MOUSE ssam B con IILI owsssimso O FANIE curan S Memory Banks DIMMTA Hes HDMI ULDUULLDNULDDUULI LIGOLILIOOL X IOULILIO USB4 5 SPDIF OUT USB6 7 LAN AUDIO BUZ SLOT6 PCI E X1 Li AUDIO FP o i SUPERO C2G41 User s Manual The DDR3 Slot 1 Position the DIMM module s bottom key so it aligns with the receptive point on the slot Notches Push the Lock Release 2 tabs to their Release positions Make sure that the DIMM module s side notches align with the slot s Lock Release tabs as it is pressed in Insert the DIMM mod ule vertically and press down until the module snaps into place When the module is properlly inserted the Lock Release tabs will automatically secure the DIMM module locking it into place To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push the Lock Release tabs near both ends of the module
32. CP 260 00032 ON One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities CDR C2 1 1 SUPER C2G41 User s Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Tel Fax Email Web Site Europe Address Tel Fax Email Asia Pacific Address Tel Fax Web Site Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A 1 408 503 8000 1 408 503 8008 marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support www supermicro com Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands 31 0 73 6400390 31 0 73 6416525 sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Super Micro Taiwan 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C 886 2 8226 3990 886 2 8226 3991 www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email Tel support supermicro com tw 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction SUPER C2G41 Image 9 Note All pictures and drawings shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as those in this manual 1 3 SUPER C2G41 User s Manual Motherboard Layout
33. DDRI Moemlory 2 tre ra aya er xo NARA HER D n ASE HA AA SA YA KARN AH ARA 2 13 2 5 Control Panel Connectors lO Ports s idiaya layan aa naa yay ke y a 2 16 1 Back Panel Connectors Descript OnS EE ee 2 17 2 Front Control Panel oer trate bien ien er 3 Front Control Panel Pin Definitions PWR WED ine e ettet e EH pet elc aran metes AOD ED T NICI PE Din di Ga lO ius cer Hane ma ka Ert eer ehe eno asians e ignc EET Reset BUK nk s e reae ki dad np eere pee Dcus puuedeoe PWR Button is 2 6 Connecting Cables nente cie p i c edere Ue EE EI nea ee ATX Auxiliary Power Connectors EEEE eke keke kk kek kk Universal Serial Bus USB Au Lc nun ice tree Recien balk Table of Contents Chassis IntrUsiOis rcr em ti t trance oet Spe SERT 2 23 Fan Leaders nth t Due e pe kane dre la ees Muda da Os 2 24 OverheatUFah Fail EED JOLED ici iri alla yad klanan nada recte 2 23 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports ssssesesss 2 25 Seal POM E 2 25 Wake OMRING iyya xay P 2 25 Wake On LAN 3 tite e eene tene dust ttd ee bee ect 2 26 GEANIPOR ur ILLUM iret E APERIRI e IE 2 27 Speaker Connector ui ace fes et eee esc de Ra bez n rbaz daya dete 2 27 High Definition Audio HDA atate icone da d k an 2 28 Front Panel Audio Control ein edge He puente de Od
34. DMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor Ill settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor IIl 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 Ill 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 File Edit View Favorites Tools Help i coeli SUDer Dr Remote Management E Info Health In 1 Health Information Intrusion CPUl Chassis CPUZ Chassis C 2 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Il Remote Control Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help ES Cg RAZIN n Super lt Doctor III ies TAL Remote Management E HEN Health Info Performance Control Configuration Adrninistration Systems Managerrent Report Help 1 Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down within a specified time the default is 30 seconds 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
35. Disable Status TPM Owner Status Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 4 Security Settings The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both pass words the Supervisor password must be set first BIOS SETUP UTILTY Advanced i Boot Exit Security Settings Install or Change the password Supervisor Password Installed User Password Installed Change Supervisor Password User Access Level Full Access Clear User Password Password Check Setup Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit vXX XX C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc Supervisor Password This item indicates if a supervisor password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password This item indicates if a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system Change Supervisor Password Select this option and press Enter to access the submenu and then type in a new Supervisor Password User Access Level Available when Supervisor Password is set as above Available options are Full Access grants full User read and write access to the Setup Utility View Only allows access to the Setup Utility but the fields cannot
36. Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable For Serial Port1 select the address to use as its I O port address The options are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 For Serial Port2 select the address to use as its I O port address The options are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port 2 Mode Use this feature to configure Serial Port 2 mode The options are Normal IrDA and ASK IR IrDA Infra Red Data is an industry standard for remote control devices ASK IR Amplitude Shifted Keying Infra Red is a protocol compatible with Sharp branded PDAs and other infra red devices Hardware Health Configuration This feature allows the user to monitor Hardware Health of the system and review the status of each item when displayed CPU Overheat Alarm This option allows the user to select the CPU OverheatAlarm setting which determines when the CPU OH alarm will be activated to provide warning of possible CPU overheat Warning Any temperature that exceeds the CPU threshold temperature predefined by the CPU manufacturer may result in CPU overheat or system 4 14 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS instability When the CPU temperature reaches this predefined threshold the CPU and system cooling fans will run at full speed The options are The Early Alarm Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat al
37. O 2 29 SUPERO C2G41 User s Manual VGA Connector A VGA connector is located next to the OR USB ports on the IO backplane Refer to GAS the board layout below for the location HDMI Port The HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface Port is located next to the USB ports on the I O backplane and just below the VGA Connector Refer to the board layout below for the location This connector is used to display both high definition video and digital sound through an HDMI capable display using just a Q vo single HDMI cable Qv poso HRS 5 o O KB MOUSE ken I tH DI FANI CPU FAN AJLI akiu DIMM1A DIMM1B ATROVI JPW2 o VGA 2 E HD ki g DE E DO 3 SIE EI ZOD DO DO 5 oD o g EBD z EEG G EI amp cL 8 uv iss H bo E z o 2 sod 3 4 m o oo E z amp 3 m B oo E 89 I 2 98 i a 9 A 7 58 8 5S 89 2 AS 98 33 98 jli SLOTS PCI 33MHZ S ATAL D o GS TSATAG SLOT4 PCI 33MHZ USBO 1 saza Q pocoo ooooo JPT1 3 2 Ee
38. SUPERO SUPER C2G41 USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com Super Micro Computer Inc Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software 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 SUPERMICRO 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 SUPERMICRO 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 Clara County in the State of California USA The
39. State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Super Micro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product ECC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause interference with radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lith
40. Windows XP 2003 installation You will be asked to enter the disk partition where the Operating System is to be installed please see Warning below and to enter the date time and the Windows Activation Key After the Windows XP 2003 OS Installation is completed the system will auto matically reboot Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with your motherboard into the CD Drive during system boot and the main screen will display Follow the on screen instructions Note To install the Linux Operating System please refer to the OS Installa tion Guides posted on our web site at www supermicro com support manuals For other Operating System platforms please follow your software provider s instructions Warning You will lose all data residing in a disk drive partition when it is deleted or reformatted B 1 SUPER C2G41 User s Manual Notes Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Appendix C Software Installation Instructions A Installing Drivers After you ve installed the Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To install these software programs and drivers click the icons to the right of these items amp SUPERMICRO C2G41 Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP x xj Intel Chipset INF Files 8 SUPERMICR Microsoft DirectX 9 0 Drivers amp Tools amp Intel Graphics Media Accel
41. XN Ground SATA RXN SATA RXP Ground KB MOUSE Psem VGA oo DU AUAM JPW2 FAN CPUFAN LGA775 CPU HDMI CEFE USB4 5 SPDIF OUT rans lE USB6 7 LAN AUDIO SLOT7 PCI E X16 DIMMIA DIMMIB IIIITTIITTITITTTITITTTITITITII pose EEERIES re o SLOT6 PCI E X1 TIT BATTERY ees O ATX_POWERI JPW1 ULILIOOLIBIOUCIBOULIL ILIDOLILIOOLILIOULILIO FAL cxssiswtmuson 000000000 0000000000 80000000000090000000 USBO 1 USB2 3 5535353 posso 999 999 2 36 c Q samtao I SATA1 Q I SATA2 I SATA3 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Always disconnect the AC power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chas sis
42. activated sound will be routed through the jacks next to the LAN Port according to the audio connection descriptions listed on Chapter 2 You must also set the HD Audio setting to Auto in the Advanced Chipset section of the BIOS setup Question installed my microphone correctly but can t record any sound What should do 3 4 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Answer Go to Start Programs Accessories Entertainment and then Volume Control Under the Properties tab scroll down the list of devices in the menu and check the box beside Microphone Question How do connect the ATA100 66 cable to my IDE device s Answer The 80 wire 40 pin high density ATA100 66 IDE cable not supplied with the motherboard has two connectors to support two drives This special cable must be used to take advantage of the speed the ATA100 66 technology offers Connect the blue connector to the onboard IDE header and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the documentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be fore any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of
43. adaptors will not capture Interrupt 19 and the drives attached to these adaptors will not function as bootable devices Standby Power in S5 This feature provides the option to select between standard power saving mode and EuP control Select Disabled to activate low power consumption under EuP requirements Note EuP Expected Unserved Power is a set of regulations adopted by the European Commission EC that imposes mandatory targets on low power consumption Select Enabled to allow the system to go to power saving mode while maintaining wake up capabilities The options are Enabled and Disabled P Processor amp Clock Options Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the OS and the CPU If set to Enabled the hardware prefetcher will prefetch streams of data and instruc tions from the main memory to the L2 cache 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 Max CPUID Value Limit This feature allows the user to set the maximum CPU ID value Enable this function to boot the legacy operating systems that cannot support processors with extended CPUID functions The options are Enabled and Disabled for the Windows OS Intel amp Virtualization T
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45. arm including the LED and the buzzer to be triggered as soon as the CPU temperature reaches the CPU overheat threshold as predefined by the CPU manufacturer The Default Alarm Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm including the LED and the buzzer to be triggered when the CPU temperature reaches about 59C above the threshold temperature as predefined by the CPU manufacturer to give the CPU and system fans additional time needed for CPU and system cooling CPU Temperature The CPU Temperature feature will display the CPU temperature status as detected by the BIOS Low This level is considered as the normal operating state The CPU temperature is well below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS Fan Speed Control User intervention No action required Medium The processor is running warmer This is a precautionary level and generally means that there may be factors contributing to this condition but the CPU is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS The fans may adjust to a faster speed depending on the Fan Speed Control settings User intervention No action is required However consider checking the CPU fans and the chassis ventilation for blockage High The processor is running hot This is a caution lev
46. atibility For more information please read the following article at Microsofts Knowledge Base website at http support microsoft com kb 888137 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 Awww supermicro com support bios Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS rom file to your computer Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure that it is newer than your BIOS before downloading You may choose the zip file or the exe file If you choose the zipped BIOS file please unzip the BIOS file onto a bootable device or a USB pen thumb drive To flash the BIOS run the batch file named ami bat with the new BIOS rom file from your bootable device or USB pen thumb drive Use the following format F gt ami xxxxxxxx rom Enter 3 3 SUPER C2G41 User s Manual Notes Be sure to type in a space after ami Always use the file named ami bat to update the BIOS When completed your system will automatically reboot If you choose the exe file please run the exe file under Windows to create the BIOS flash floppy disk Insert the floppy disk into the system you wish to flash the BIOS Then boot the system to the floppy disk The BIOS utilit
47. cient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Putthe motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the manu facturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explo sion 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 C2G41 User s Manual 2 2 Motherboard Installation All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and chassis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fas teners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use
48. ct 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 bus Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles The options are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 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 op tions are Disabled and Enabled 4 13 SUPER C2G41 User s Manual 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 Disabled and Enabled Slot 4 PCI 33MHz Slot 5 PCI 33MHz Slot 6 PCIE X1 Slot 7 PCIE X16 Select Enabled to activate the OPROM for a PCI slot specified The options are Enabled to enable OPROM for the slot specified and Disabled Load Onboard LAN 1 Option ROM Select Enabled to load the onboard LAN Option ROM The options are Enabled and Disabled gt Super IO Configuration Serial Port1 Port2 Address This option specifies the base I O port address for the Serial Ports Select
49. ction 1 2 Chipset Overview q The Intel G41 Express Chipset combined wtih the Intel Core 2 processor fam ily and the ICH7 I O controller offers an uncomparable match to deliver new digital capabilities for the home consumer Also included with the C2G41 motherboard is the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Intel GMA X4500 for built in support for smooth high definition video playback without the need for third party accelerators or decoders Intel Core 2 processor Support The Intel G41 Express chipset fully supports the Intel Core 2 Duo Quad Pentium processor and Intel Celeron processor Among the features supported are 1333 1066 800 MHz System Bus Fast Memory Access Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Intel Flex Memory Technology Intel Clear Video Technology HDMI Interface Intel High Definition Audio Intel ICH7 System Features The I O Controller ICH7 provides the data buffering and interface arbitration re quired for the system to operate efficiently It also provides the bandwidth needed for the system to maintain its peak performance The ICH7 supports PCI slots Se rial ATA ports USB 2 0 ports and dual channel IDE devices In addition the ICH7 offers the Intel Matrix Storage Technology which provides various RAID options for data protection and rapid data access It also supports the next generation of client management through the use of PROActive technology in conjunction with Intel s next generation Gi
50. e 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 O 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 DMA Mode Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically detect IDE DMA mode when the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select SingleWordDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 2 1 MBs Select SingleWordDMA 1 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select SingleWordDMA to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select MultiWordDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode O It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select MultiWordDMA 1 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 13 3 MBs Select MultiWordDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Multi
51. e is one IDE Disk Drive Connector 1 Reset IDE 2 Ground on the C2G41 that can support up 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 to two IDE devices Please refer to 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 the jumper section for more details 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 See the table on the right for pin 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 definitions 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 Ground 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 Ground 23 l O Write 24 Ground 25 l O Read 26 Ground 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 Ground 31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16 33 Addr1 34 Ground 35 Addr0 36 Addr2 97 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 Ground KB MOUSE LI Qv Obes B sl CE E 3 E I SIBE 3 pa 5 EE BB O oF SIBE E EW Da 5 kasd FS E 2 2 E T 2 9 w 88 g E BF 3 Es El SLOT7 PC E X16 a Bc 5 SLOTA PCI 33MHZ o SUPERO C2G41 User s Manual SATA Disk Drive Connectors Four Serial ATA SATA disk drive con nectors I SATA 0 3 are located on the motherboard to provide serial link con nections Serial Link connections provide faster data transmission than those of the traditional Parallel ATA These four SATA connectors are supported by the Intel ICH Chip South Bridge See the table on the right for pin definitions SATA Connectors Pin Definitions Pin 1 EE o B EON KS Signal Ground SATA TXP SATA T
52. echnology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creat ing multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled 4 6 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 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 Available when supported by the OS and the CPU Set to Enabled to enable the Execute Disable Bit 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 The default is Enabled Refer to Intel and Microsoft Web Sites for more information Core Multi Processing Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use a processor s Second Core and beyond Please refer to Intel s web site for more information The options are Disabled and Enabled PECI Select Enabled to activate the processor s Platform Environment Control Interface PECI feature PECI uses the processor s Digital Thermal Sensor DTS to man age thermal conditions Please see the item CPU Overheat Alarm under Hard ware Health Configu
53. ected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note the AMI BIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or change any of these text messages The AMI BIOS Setup Utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of the AMI BIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at any time during the setup navigation process These keys include F1 F10 Enter lt ESC gt arrow 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 AMI BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing Del at the appropriate time during system boot 4 1 SUPER C2G41 User s Manual 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 AMI BIOS Setup Utility From the main menu you can access the other setup Screens An AMI BIOS identification string is displayed at the left bottom corner of the screen below the copyright message Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible boot failure 4 2 Main Setup When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will enter the Main setup screen You can always r
54. ed and Enabled USB Beep Message Select Enabled to activate a beep alarm when an error occurs on a USB device at bootup The options are Disabled and Enabled Chapter 4 AMI BIOS FIDE Configuration When this submenu is selected the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of the IDE Devices and displays the following items ATA IDE Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the ATA IDE settings The options are Disabled Compatible and Enhanced Legacy IDE Channels Available when Compatible is selected This feature allows the user to select what type of IDE channel s to use SATA or PATA and in what priority Primary or Secondary The options are SATA Only PATA Pri SATA Sec SATA Pri PATA Sec and PATA Only Hard Disk Write Protect Select Enabled to use the feature of Hard Disk Write Protect to prevent data from being written to HDD The options are Disabled and Enabled IDE Detect Time Out Sec Use this feature to set the time out value for the BIOS to detect the ATA ATAPI devices installed in the system The options are 0 sec 5 10 15 20 25 30 and 35 Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Third IDE Master Slave Third IDE is available only when Enhanced is selected under ATA IDE Configuration These settings allow the user to set the parameters of Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave and Third IDE Master Slave slots Hit Enter to activate the foll
55. el since the CPU s Tem perature Tolerance has been reached or has been exceeded and may activate an overheat alarm The Default Alarm the Overheat LED and system buzzer will activate if the High condition continues for some time after it is reached The CPU fan will run at full speed to bring the CPU temperature down If the CPU temperature still increases even with the CPU fan running at full speed the system buzzer will activate and the Overheat LED will turn on The Early Alarm the Overheat LED and system buzzer will be activated exactly when the High level is reached The CPU fan will run at full speed to bring the CPU temperature down 4 15 SUPER C2G41 User s Manual Note In both the alarms above please take immediate action as shown below See CPU Overheat Alarm to modify the above alarm settings User intervention If the system buzzer and Overheat LED has activated take action immediately by checking the system fans chassis ventilation and room temperature to correct any problems Note the system may shut down if it con tinues for a long period to prevent damage to the CPU Notes The CPU thermal technology that reports absolute temperatures 9 Celsius Fahrenheit has been upgraded to a more advanced feature by Intel in its newer processors The basic concept is that each CPU is embedded by a unique temperature information that the motherboard can read This Temperature Threshold or Temperature To
56. er is located on the mother board next to the IDE connector Qc o Speaker Buzzer 5333 KB MOUSE 5 FEES us PSEM e N zt c 2 sw g f bi DI S 5 SE E DOJE amp SHE SE 3 g SEE OF a 5 B HB Aleta z E amp 2 S E g 2 Edina E DO E DD 5 i m r1 2 g E z DD a jw E amp DEI S Hv E JOD vi HP EJ HD B H M DO E LL E ri E 2 g E 5 E E o aM a E 88 NL hel B oo Ed B E Glos o H oo 8 BS E 29 2 as j 33 33 3 on SLOT6 PCI E X1 Ti JWOL Qr O BATTERY Ti HZ SLOT4 PCI 33MHZ LI JBT1 cosas 8 al c AUDIO FP COM2 USBO 1 vsz Ba ep 99 39 HA 99333 55353 u O fr l o o o ol Ecsed ooo 990 Z TERE OJ 2 27 SUPERO C2G41 User s Manual High Definition Audio HDA The C2G41 features a 7 1 2 Channel High CEME Definition Audio HDA codec that provides 10 DAC channels simultaneously supporting Black Back 7 1 sound playback and two channels of eund independent stereo sound output multiple streaming through the front panel stereo out for front L amp R
57. erator Driver 9 Universal Audio Architecture Driver C2G41 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Realtek Network Interface Driver Trusted Platform Module Driver SUPERMICRO Computer Inc SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD T Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Notes 9 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 top 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 C 1 SUPER C2G41 User s Manual B Configuring Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor Ill program is a Web base 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 on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III 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 Q Note 1 Both default user name and password are A
58. eseessessseeseeeseeeeennrnn 4 1 4 2 Main Setup n reco c i aran MERA ie Pere Y R W ba n E d WER nil iene 4 2 4 3 Advanced Setup Configuration essent nnns 4 4 SUPER C2G41 User s Manual 4 4 Security Seltings eene UE ecce eai eb ie ce eet ete W ka en E Renee edet 4 19 425 JBOOL COIIGULa lO cu siy kul x kaka a d ka ray k l ka se paka ke E sedere d bun h z n kars e kala AN 4 20 4267 EXIE Option sx yay eet s a iia 4 21 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages S 1 x uylala yk n d lan alayan lh clba nda yalla nine belake nan A 1 Appendix B Installing the Microsoft Windows OS sse B 1 Appendix C Software Driver Installation Instructions C 1 Appendix D BIOS Recovery onini etienne ema nana d de a p ER ak ane D 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 Please check that the following items have all been included with your mother board If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer All of the following items are included in the Retail Box Only One 1 Supermicro Mainboard Two 2 SATA cables CBL 0044L One 1 I O Shield M
59. eturn to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILTY Advanced Security Boot Exit System Overview Use ENTER TAB SSS HHHH HHGQ or SHIFT TAB to 20 40 select a field System Date Tue 06 14 2009 Use or to Supermicro C2G41 configure system time Version 1 00 Build Date 06 09 09 ID 10607000 Processor Intel R Core TM 2 Duo CPU E8400 3 00GHz Speed 3000MHz Physical Count Ed Logical Count 2 Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit System Memory Populated Size 2048MB Available Size 2048MB vXX XX C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc System Overview The following BIOS information will be displayed System Time System Date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or Sys tem Date using the arrow keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the lt Tab gt key or the arrow keys to move between fields The date must be entered in 4 2 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 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 Supermicro C2G41 This feature displays the version numbers and ID of the motherboard Version Build Date ID Processor The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of proces
60. gabit Ethernet controllers Note For detailed information please refer to Intel s website and search for the keywords G41 Express 1 9 SUPER C2G41 User s Manual 1 3 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 BIOS chapter of this manual to change this setting The default set ting is Last State 1 4 PC Health Monitoring The motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring The onboard voltage monitor will scan the voltages of the Onboard Voltage Moni tors for the Onboard voltage monitors for the CPU core G41 core and memory voltage 5V 12V and 3 3V continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable it will give a warning or send an error message to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor by using SuperO Doctor Ill 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specifica tion defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and app
61. h BIOS Plug and Play PnP APM 1 2 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 2 0 USB Keyboard Support PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core G41 core and memory voltage 5V 12V and 3 3V e 3 Phase switching voltage regulator Adjustable CPU Clock frequency ratio 3 4 pin fan headers supports 3 pin fans w o speed control Status monitor for speed control on off control Low noise fan speed control Pulse Width Modulation PWM fan connector CPU Chassis temperature monitoring CPU thermal trip support Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 support ACPI Features ACPI ACPM Power Management Main switch override mechanism Keyboard wake up from soft off Power on mode for AC power recovery 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction Onboard I O Disc Drive Four 4 SATA ports One 1 EIDE Controller supports 2 IDE devices Video and Graphics One 1 Onboard VGA Connector Intel GMA X4500 One 1 HDMI 1 3 port Audio Six 6 I O Jacks for High Definition audio support VIA VT1708BHD 7 1 One 1 S PDIF Digital Coaxial Port One 1 S PDIF Digital Optical Port Networking One 1 RJ45 10 100 1000 Ethernet port Realtek RTL8111C VC GR Security Trusted Platform Module TPM 1 2 support Serial USB Keyboard and Mouse Two 2 16550 Fast UART serial headers on board One 1 PS 2 mouse and One 1 keyboard port Two 2 USB 2 0 1 0 internal headers four devices Four 4 rear USB 2 0 1 0 ports back
62. icated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to the num ber of beeps for the corresponding error BIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message Description 1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset Ready to power up 5 short beeps 1 long Memory error No memory detected in the beep system 8 beeps Display memory Video adapter missing or with read write error faulty memory 1 continuous beep System Overheat 1 continuous beep with the with the front panel front panel OH LED on OH LED on A 1 SUPER C2G41 User s Manual Notes Appendix B Installing the Windows OS Appendix B Installing the Microsoft Windows OS After all the hardware has been installed you may now install your Operating System The following instructions assume that you are installing a fresh copy of Windows OS into an empty partition on a disk drive B 1 Installing the Microsoft Windows XP 2003 Operating System 1 Turn on the system and insert the Microsoft Windows XP 2003 Setup CD in the CD or DVD Drive Reboot the system The system will perform POST and search for a bootable drive When prompted by the system asking whether you wish to boot from the CD press the space bar on your keyboard The Windows OS Setup screen will display Windows OS Setup will automati cally load all Windows supplied device drivers and then continue with the
63. ium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm Manual Revision 1 0 Release Date July 15 2009 Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer Inc you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 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 It provides information for the installation and use of the Supermicro C2G41 motherboard The C2G41 motherboard supports a single Intel Core 2 Quad Duo Pentium and Celeron processor with a system bus speed of 1333 1066 800 MHz The Intel Core 2 Quad Duo Pentium amp and Celeron processor supports the 775 Land Grid Array Package that interfaces with the motherboard via an LGA775 socket With support for Dual Core and Quad Core Technology and featuring the Intel G41 Express chipset the C2G41 also features HDMI 1 3 High Definitio
64. lerance has been assigned at the factory and is the baseline by which the motherboard takes action during different CPU temperature conditions i e by increasing CPU Fan speed triggering the Overheat Alarm etc Since CPUs can have different Tem perature Tolerances the installed CPU can now send its Temperature Toler ance to the motherboard resulting in better CPU thermal management Supermicro has leveraged this feature by assigning a temperature status to certain thermal conditions in the processor Low Medium and High This makes it easier for the user to understand the CPU s temperature status rather than by just simply seeing a temperature reading i e 25 C The information provided above is for your reference only For more information on thermal management please refer to Intel s Web site at www Intel com System Temperature This displays the absolute system temperature i e 34 C Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disabled to disable the fan speed control function and allow the onboard fans to constantly run at the full speed 12V The options are Full Speed Di
65. lication software This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs telephones and stereos In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI pro vides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating sys tem independent interface for configuration control ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 2003 Windows 2003 Servers Enhanced Power Management The onboard ICH7 chip provides advanced power management functions that will greatly improve the performance of various low power suspend states and en Chapter 1 Introduction hance clock control A hardware based component provides software independent thermal management that is compatible with the ACPI Revision 3 0a 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 BIOS Support for USB Keyboard If the USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system it will function like a normal keyboard during system boot up 1
66. mage done to the CPU or the CPU socket gt Unscrew the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as shown in the illustration below Gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink Once the CPU is loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU socket Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink removing the used thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before re installing the CPU and the heatsink AISI INI Loosen screws in se quence as shown Screwit4 Screw 1 2 4 e Screw 2 Motherboard e dd Screw 3 Remove the Heatsink Bracket from under neath the mother board Chapter 2 Installation 2 4 Installing DDR3 Memory Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules CAUTION ror Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage DIMM Installation 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with DIMM1A Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent incorrect DIMM module installation 2 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat step 1 to install DIMM1B if needed Memory Support The C2G41 supports up to 4GB of Unbuffered Non ECC DDR3 1066 800 MHz in
67. n Press F1 to go to setup Press F9 to load the defaults and then press F10 to save and exit D 2 Recovery Process from an IDE SATA ATAPI Disc Drive This process is identical to the Boot Sector Recovery Process from a USB Device Drive as above except that the BIOS image file super rom is loaded from an IDE ATAPI CD DVD ROM RW disc drive that is attached to the system Note that loading from an IDE SATA hard disk drive is NOT supported 1 Using a different system download and copy the correct BIOS binary image into a writable CD DVD disc s Root Directory Rename the downloaded file to super rom so the recovery process can recognize and read the BIOS binary file 9 Note Record Burn the CD DVD R RW disc using the ISO 9600 standard format Refer to your CD DVD mastering application documentation for instructions on how to do this 2 Insert the newly created disc into the IDE SATA ATAPI CD DVD ROM RW drive of the system that has the corrupted BIOS and power the system down 3 Follow the step by step instructions under Part 1 Recovery Process from a USB Device Drive above starting from Step 3 and continue on to Part 2 BIOS Reprogramming Re Flashing If your system still does not boot up after performing the above procedure then there may be other issues with your motherboard Please contact your customer Service representative D 2 Disclaimer The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for
68. n Multimedia Interface a S PDIF Port Sony Philips Digital Interchange Format USB 2 0 sockets 7 1 Audio a Gb LAN port and Intel GMA 4500 graphics giving the C2G41 motherboard a good balance of price and system performance 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 and serviced by a techni cian 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 the video the memory and the system setup stored in CMOS Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A provides BIOS POST Messages Appendix B are setup instructions for installing Microsoft Windows Appendix C provides Driver software 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 Warning Important information given to ensure proper
69. n one direction Make sure it is properly inserted before closing the load plate If it doesn t close properly do not force it as it may damage your CPU Instead open the load plate again and double check that the CPU is aligned properly 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation automatically released from the load plate when the load lever is pushed in 6 If the CPU is properly installed into the socket the plastic PnP cap will be the lever lock Remove the PnP cap from the motherboard Load lever locked into place CPU properly installed Plastic Cap The plastic cap is released from the load plate if the CPU has been properly installed Important Please save the plastic PnP cap The motherboard must be AN shipped with the PnP cap properly installed to protect the CPU socket pins Shipment without the PnP cap properly installed will cause damage to the socket pins 2 7 SUPERO C2G41 User s Manual Installing an Active Fan CPU Heatsink Note Heatsink and hardware are not supplied with the motherboard Locate the CPU Fan power connector on the motherboard Refer to the layout on the right for the CPU Fan location Position the heatsink so that the heatsink fan wires are closest to the CPU fan power connector and are not interfered with other components Inspect the CPU Fan wires to make sure that the wires are routed through the bottom of the heatsink lej N Remove the thin layer of the p
70. nector A 4 pin 12V power connector is located at JPW2 on the motherboard This power connector also meets the SSI EPS 12V specification and is required to ensure adequate power to the pro cessor See the table on the right for pin definitions ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions Pins 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Definition 3 3V 12V COM PS_ON COM COM COM Res NC 5V 5V 5V COM Pin Definition 1 3 3V 3 3V COM 5V COM 2 3 4 5 6 5V 7 COM 8 PWR OK 9 5VSB 10 12V 11 12V 12 3 3V 12V 4 pin Power Con nector Pin Definitions KB MOUSE o psem j FAN CPUFAN tH Aum JPW2 HDMI LGA775 CPU DIMMIA DIMMIB L lt Lem JBT1 cwos EAR AXCPONERI Jewi gogggongo0ggug s 00000000000000 5 r 2 Je WE j 3 did m z E E a 3 I t g R a SLOT7 PCI E X16 SLOT6 PCI E X1 Ex E JWOL EI AUDIO FP COM2 USBO 1 USB2 3 O Ez Esed Esed Rui ES g Pins Definition 1and2 Ground 3 and 4 12V Q Q 24 pin ATX PWR Q 4 pin PWR Chapter 2 Installation Universal
71. nize and read the BIOS binary file 2 Insert the USB device that contains the new BIOS binary image super rom and power the system down 3 While powering on the system press and hold Ctrl and Home simultane ously on your keyboard until the USB device s LED indicator comes on This will take a few seconds or up to one minute 4 Once the USB device s LED is on release the Ctrl and Home keys The System may generate beep codes to indicate that the BIOS ROM firmware is being reprogrammed The screen will also display a message as shown below DO NOT INTERRUPT THIS PROCESS Starting FLASH Recovery NVRBM data will be destroyed CHOS data will be destroyed Ending FLASH Recovery FLASH Update completed successfully Rebooting D 1 SUPER C2G41 User s Manual 5 When the Boot Sector Recovery Process is complete the system will reboot automatically and you will see a checksum error on your screen Part 2 BIOS Reprogramming Re Flashing After completing the Boot Sector Recovery Process you will need to reprogram re flash the proper BIOS binary file again into the BIOS ROM in order to have the correct BIOS file loaded by the system For details on how to flash re flash a BIOS please check our website for Update your BIOS or see the section 3 3 FAQ of this manual DO NOT INTERRUPT THIS PROCESS When completed the system will reboot automatically and you will see a checksum error agai
72. ns of the various I O ports 1 Back Panel Connectors IO Ports e Ti Rm CHASSIS TAL DIMM1B LGA775 CPU VGA HDMI Am JPW2 UUHUUDDUULDUUL DUULDUULDUULLUJ n USB4 5 SPDIF OUT AUDIO USB6 7 LAN FANS SUPERS C2641 SLOTS PCI 33MH SLOTA PCI 33MHZ 29s Bess p3337553 O O Rear View Back Panel I O Port Location 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation Back Panel Connectors Descriptions Keyboard Purple this port is for a keyboard with a PS 2 type con nector PS 2 Mouse Green attach a PS 2 type pointing device to this con nector such as a mouse or a trackball VGA this is the default VGA display connector HDMI for High Definition monitors with an HDMI interface 5 S PDIF Optical connect to receivers speakers that has a S PDIF compatible optical audio input S PDIF Coaxial attach to a device with a Coaxial digitial audio input USB Ports attach USB devices to these ports as needed such as mice memory card readers etc USB Port 5 8 USB Port 4 9 USB Port 6 Go USB Port 7 m Gigabit LAN connect to a network using an RJ45 type cable connec tor 2 Side S
73. ou should be using unbuffered DDR3 memory see the next page Also it is recommended that you use the same memory speed for all DIMMs in the system See Section 2 4 for memory limitations 3 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between slots and noting the results 4 Check the power supply voltage 115V 230V switch 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 verify that it still supplies 3VDC 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 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer Super Micro does not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 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 fags before contacting Technical Support
74. owing submenu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the submenu are Type Select the type of device connected to the system The options are Not Installed Auto CD DVD and ARMD ATAPI Removable Media Device LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing 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 addressing 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 4 11 SUPER C2G41 User s Manual Block Multi Sector Transfer Block Mode boosts the IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if Block Mode is not used Block Mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt Select Disabled to allow data to be transferred from and to the device one sector at a time Select Auto to allow data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it The options are Disabled and Auto PIO Mode The IDE PIO Programmable I O Mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow th
75. panel Other Features Super Doctor Ill Lead Free RoHS compliant CD Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility Drivers and software for the Intel G41 Express chipset utilities Dimensions Micro ATX form factor 9 6 x 8 6 9 Note Specifications are subject to change without notice 1 7 SUPER C2G41 User s Manual Block Diagram a NIEL VRM 11 1 45 pin Intel P4 Processor Core 2 Duo amp Core 2 Quad amp Dual Core FSB 1333 1066 800MH HDMI MUX amp eee HDMI Level shifter BW 10GB s DDR3 1066 800MHz VGA INTEL HAWEA DIMM1A DDR3 Socket 240P G41 GMCH i PCIE x16 BW 8G s Freq TOOMHz SERWEL S DIMM1B DDR3 Socket 240P BW 2GB s USB V2 0 BW 500MB s Freq 100MHz USB x8 BW 480MB s GFreq 48MHz port 0 7 INTEL PCIE x1 IDE ICH 7 REALTEK ATA 100 ac HD Audio Codac PCI Slot 120pin AD17 ALC888 VC2 PCI Slot 120pin AD18 BW 133MB s Freq 33MHz I SATAO I SATA1 SATA I TPM FSATA2 BW 36 s INFINEON SLB9635TT _12 I SATA3 ITE 8720F J SPIROM Super I O COM X2 KB MS C2G41 System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent 9 the features on your motherboard See the following pages for the actual specifications of each motherboard Chapter 1 Introdu
76. pply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then close pins 1 and 2 to clear CMOS TPM enable Clear CMOS 533377 9oo oj 5 O O KB MOUSE san I tH D FANI CPU FAN m DIMMIB ATKIN JPW2 DIMM1A VGA LGA775 CPU ATX POWER i HDMI USB4 5 SPDIF OUT JPW1 UDDOULCLHOOCUDCUOLI cere LIOOLILIOOLILIOOLILIO EAL q xss xmso FAN3 Ho RoHS USB6 7 LAN FAN2 IDE AUDIO jooo 000000000 0000000000 80000000000000000000 SLOT7 PCI E X16 o n H gt J BUZZER o us SLOT6 PCI E X1 E Hi 5 o JWOL G lt E a 3 VS 3 _ CEN E ES Ur 5 E ag j ES AUDIO FP COM2 USBO 1 usa C E ge55 n AR O Ez Essos ERE ga951 82327 dig ugssssssg O 2 32 Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Onboard Indicators GLAN Activity Indicator GLAN LEDs Color Status Definition There is one Gigabit LAN port This Giga Yellow mem Rene bit Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The yellow LED indicates activity while the GLAN Link Indicator
77. ration later in this section for more information The options are Enabled and Disabled Intel Speed Step Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and allow the System to automatically adjust the processor voltage and core frequency in an ef fort to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation The options are Enabled and Disable Intel C State Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the Intel C State Technology and allow the BIOS to automati cally set the system power to C2 C3 C4 State in an effort to reduce power consump tion and heat dissipation The options are Enabled and Disabled C1E Support Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Halt State feature C1E significantly reduces the CPU s power consumption by reducing the CPU s clock cycle and voltage during a Halt State The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 7 SUPER C2G41 User s Manual gt Advanced Chipset Settings The items included in the Advanced Settings submenu are listed below P NorthBridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for the Intel 945GME NorthBridge chipset Memory Remap Feature PCI memory resources will overlap with the total physical memory if 4GB of memory or above is installed on the motherboard When this occurs Enable this function to reallocate the overlapped physical memory to a location above
78. rd d u esssssssEGD O 3 JF1 2 30 Chapter 2 Installation 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins Connector Pins 3 2 1 Top View 2 1 Top View Connector Pins with a Jumper installed on pins 1 and 2 2 31 SUPERO C2G41 User s Manual TPM Support Enable TPM Support Enable Jumper Settings JPT1 allows the user to enable TPM Jumper Setting Definition Trusted Platform Module support to 1 2 Enabled enhance data integrity and system 2 3 Disabled security See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is Clear CMOS JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS Note For an ATX power su
79. ro tective film from the copper core of the heatsink A Warning CPU may overheat if the protective film is not removed from the heatsink Apply the proper amount of thermal grease on the CPU Note if your heatsink came with a thermal pad please ignore this step e If necessary rearrange the wires to make sure that the wires are not pinched between the heatsink and the CPU Also make sure to keep clearance between the fan wires and the fins of the heatsink le 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation Align the four heatsink fasteners with the mounting holes on the moth erboard Gently push the pairs of diagonal fasteners 1 amp 2 and 3 amp 4 into the mounting holes until you hear a click Note Make sure to orient each fastener so that the narrow end of the groove is pointing outward Repeat Step 7 to insert all four heat sink fasteners into the mounting holes Push down LOCK v Ls sss Unlock Once all four fasteners are se curely inserted into the mounting holes and the heatsink is proper ly installed on the motherboard connect the heatsink fan wires to the CPU Fan connector 2 9 SUPERO C2G41 User s Manual Removing the Heatsink Warning We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be re moved However if you do need to remove the heatsink please follow the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink and prevent damage to the CPU or other componen
80. sabled WS Desktop and Super Quiet Fan Speeds The BIOS will automatically display the speed of the fans indicated in this item in RPMs 4 16 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Voltage Monitoring Vcore Vnbcore VDIMM 5V 12V 3 3Vcc Vbat Note In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor III adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doc tor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS Remote Access Configuration Remote Access This allows the user to enable the Remote Access feature The options are Dis abled and Enabled If Remote Access is set to Enabled the following items will display Serial Port Number This feature allows the user decide which serial port to be used for Console Redirection The options are COM 1 and COM 2 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
81. sors as shown be low Processor Speed Physical Count Logical Count System Memory This option allows the AMI BIOS to display the status of memory modules installed in the system Populated Size Available Size 4 3 SUPER C2G41 User s Manual 4 3 Advanced Setup Configuration Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and hit lt Enter gt to access the submenu items BIOS SETUP UTILTY Security Boot Exit Advanced Settings Configure Settings EE during System Boot gt Processor amp Clock Options gt Advanced Chipset Control gt IDE Configuration gt PCI PnP Configuration gt Super IO Device Configuration gt Hardware Health Configuration gt Remote Access Configuration gt Trusted Computing Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit vXX XX C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc P BOOT Feature QuickBoot If Enabled this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for system boot The options are Enabled and Disabled QuietBoot 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 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
82. stallation ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse are located at J8 See the table 1 on the right for pin definitions mouse port is above the keyboard port See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial Ports COM 1 and COM 2 are header con nectors on the motherboard See the 1 table on the right for pin definitions The PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions Data NC Ground VCC Clock o a A Q N NC Pin Definition Serial Port Pin Definitions Pin DCD RXD TXD DTR a A WwW N Ground Definition Pin Definition DSR RTS CTS RI NC KB M pUSE PSEM VGA 2 D JPW2 2 5 Hp 2 E BH E EBD 2 E EDD 2 BH DH 5 BD 3 IHD e 2 Do a dv E DH LJ S Hv IBS Hi HS Hi D0 8 o r 2 z m oo E E a 5 z E 38 Ei E 33 5 Bi oo j 9 s les EE 3 J B3 E EH 2 AS 88 SLOT7 PCI E X16 EH o B O 8 n 8 5 2 SLOT6 PCI E X1 BATTERY Oo H SLOT4 PCI 33MHZ AUDIO FP Oo USBO 1 5 ri cam Hon cusssumiso O O DIMM1A DIMM1B e XMOSQEAR 53333 HH i e posso JT HH
83. the total physical memory to resolve the memory overlapping situation The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI MMIO Allocation Use this feature to assign the address for PCI Memory mapped IO MMIO allocation The Default setting is 4 GB to 3072 MB DRAM Frequency This feature allows the user to select the DRAM Frequency setting The options are Auto Auto detect 800 MHz and 1067 MHz Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Select Enable to allow the BIOS to read the SPD Serial Presence Detect chip which is built in the memory module in order to get the exact memory specifica tions The options are Enabled and Disabled Memory Hole Use the feature to allocate memory resource reserved for use of PCI devices If set to 15 MB 16MB the reserved memory will be placed in the location around 15 MB 16 MB The options are Disabled and 15 MB 16 MB Boot Graphics Adapter Priority Use this feature to select the graphics controller to be used as the primary boot device The options are IGD PCI IGD PCI PEG PEG IGD and PEG PCI See below for an explanation of the acronyms For example if PEG PCI is selected the system will look for a PCI E graphics PEG adapter first if none is found then it uses the PCI graphics PCI adapter to boot 4 8 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS PEG PCI E Graphics adapter optional add on card PCI PCI graphics adapter optional add on card IGD Internal Graphics Display built in IGD Graphics Mode Select
84. the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU pins are bent otherwise contact the retailer immediately Refer to the MB Features Section for more details on CPU support Installing the LGA775 Processor Press the load lever to release the load plate which covers the CPU socket from its locking position Load Lever Chapter 2 Installation 2 Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU at the top center edge and the bottom center edge of the CPU North Center South Center Edge Align CPU Pin1 the CPU corner marked with a triangle against the socket corner that is marked with a triangle cutout Align the CPU key that is the semi circle cutout below a golden dot against the socket key the Notch on the same side of the triangle cutout on the socket Once aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down to the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket Do not move the CPU horizontally or vertically 2 5 SUPERO C2G41 User s Manual Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid damage to the CPU or the socket With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed Socket Key Socket Notch 5 Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down to the lever lock Hook Lever Lock Warning The CPU will only seat inside the socket i
85. the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in curred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems 3 5 SUPER C2G41 User s Manual Notes 3 6 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 1 Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the C2G41 The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily updated This chapter de Scribes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens Starting BIOS Setup Utility To enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screens press the Delete key while the System is booting up Note In most cases the Delete key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS 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 manual The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured Options in blue can be configured by the user The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is sel
86. this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter Then select OK to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically load Optimal De faults to the BIOS Settings The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer applications 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 22 Appendix A AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST Power On Self Test routines which are performed each time the system is powered on errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue the boot up process The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufac turer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually commun
87. ts Active Heatsink Removal e N E e A Unplug the power cord from the power supply Disconnect the heatsink fan wires from the CPU fan header Use your finger tips to gently press on Remov the fastener cap and turn it counter clockwise to make a 1 4 90 turn and then pull the fastener upward to loosen it Repeat Step 3 to loosen all fasteners from the mounting holes With all fasteners loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU Pull Up us Unlock Chapter 2 Installation Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die the required amount has already been applied neath Screw in two diagonal screws i e the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not over tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the Motherboard s and the Heatsink Bracket under Note Heatsink and hardware are not supplied with the motherboard Screw 1 Screw 2 Motherboard Mounting Holes Heatsink Bracket 2 11 SUPERO C2G41 User s Manual Removing the Heatsink Warning We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to uninstall the heatsink please follow the instruc tions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent da
88. unting hole locations 3 chassis as needed Align the mounting holes on the motherboard against the mounting holes on the chassis Stand Off Ul EZ M Chassis Su Chassis Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damage to mother 4 board components 5 Insert a Pan head 6 screw into a mounting hole on the motherboard and its matching mounting hole on the chassis using the Philips screwdriver SN Motherboard e 1 Chassis ep Motherboard g Chassis Repeat Step 4 to insert 6 screws into all mounting holes Make sure that the motherboard is securely placed in the chassis 2 3 SUPERO C2G41 User s Manual 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation Warning 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 always remove it before add 9 ing removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU LGA 775 socket before you install the CPU heatsink 2 The boxed Intel LGA 775 processor contains the CPU fan and heatsink assembly If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use only Intel certified multi directional heatsink and fan 3 Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink and fan 4 When receiving a motherboard without a processor pre installed make sure that
89. urround Grey connect to side surround speakers channels left and right Back Surround Black connect to rear surround speakers channels left and right CEN LFE Orange connect to the center speaker channel and LFE Low Frequency Effects speaker usually a subwoofer 15 Microphone In Pink connect to a microphone 16 Front Green connect to the front surround speakers channels left and right 2 Line In Blue attach to audio input devices such as disc players MP3 players etc SUPERO C2G41 User s Manual 2 Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connectors are de signed specifically for use with Super Micro server chassis See Figure below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions KB MOUSE eer i Oo Psem T E lt E i DUJ amp 2 a E oD 2 DO E IBE z 3 zIBD 3 3 JEID Bu DO 5 BD zal 3 IHD 6 di Q 5 TM 5 op m HD i NA ER E T z 2 o E 5 T 2 a s 2 E B g BUZZER
90. y will automatically flash the BIOS without any prompts Please note that this process may take a few minutes to complete Do not be concerned if the screen is paused for a few minutes Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure When the BIOS flashing screen is completed the system will reboot and will show Press F1 or F2 At this point you will need to load the BIOS defaults Press F1 to go to the BIOS setup screen and press F9 to load the default settings Next press lt F10 gt to save and exit The system will then reboot Note The SPI BIOS chip installed on this motherboard is not removable To repair or replace a damaged BIOS chip please send your motherboard to RMA at Supermicro for service Question think my BIOS is corrupted How can I recover my BIOS Answer Please see Appendix D BIOS Recovery for detailed instructions 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 Question How do utilize the onboard HD sound Answer The onboard HD sound available on the C2G41 can be enabled with the audio driver software that was included in your motherboard package When

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