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1. Wake On LAN Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is located Pin Definitions at JWOL on the motherboard See the Ring Bennition table on the right for pin definitions pov Semelo You must also have a LAN card with 2 Ground a Wake On LAN connector and cable 3 Wake up to use this feature 4 a BBBERE F A WOR ma B WOL Ae Sol POLE WB GLAN CIRL intel CHOIR Em a es a a CDN g i S Ba E E 2 ri a j j Ea Ue falas Mn Zanim S 9 an TERE SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual GLAN 1 Giga bit Ethernet Port A G bit Ethernet port is located at J11 on the IO backplane This port accepts RJ45 type cables GLAN1 Speaker A Speaker Buzzer header J9 is Speaker Connector located on the motherboard See the Pin Definitions table on the right for speaker pin defi Pin Setting Definition nitions Note The speaker connector Pins 3 4 Internal Speaker pins are for use with an external Pins 1 4 External Speaker speaker If you wish to use the on board speaker you should close pins 3 4 with a jumper CPU Fan EE KBMOUSE 7 an one
2. jjijijiie ROI Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions Back Panel Connectors Keyboard Purple PS 2 Mouse Green COM Port 1 Turquoise Parallel Port Printer Back Panel USB Port 3 Back Panel USB Port4 Back Panel USB Port 5 Back Panel USB Port 6 9 Back Panel USB Port 1 10 Back Panel USB Port 2 11 Gigabit LAN 1 12 Side_Surround Grey 13 Back_Surround Black 14 CEN LFE Orange 15 Microphone In Pink 16 Front Green 17 Line In Blue 18 VGA Not included on the C2SBE AN 9 9 BG SS N 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connectors are designed specifically for use with Super Micro server chassis See the pictures below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions JF1 Header Pins Power LED LED_Anode HDD LED LED_Anode NIC1 LED LED_Anode x x OH Fan Fail LED LED_Anode xX x Ground Reset gt Reset Button lt 0 e gt Ground o PWR gt Power Button e r H E Ea N 2 9 SUPER C
3. Current TPM State This item shows the current TPM State only Change TPM State Select Enabled amp Activate to enable TPM support for the system Select De activate amp Disabled to disable the function of TPM support If No Change is selected no changes will be done to the current TPM State Select Clear to clear or erase all information related to TPM support If set to Clear the sub menu Physical Presence Operations will appear Select Reject to cancel the selection Select Execute to proceed with selection All information related to TPM Support will be erased 4 24 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 7 Boot Settings Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section Boot List Boot Priority Order Excluded from Boot Orders The devices included in the boot list section above are bootable devices listed in the sequence of boot order as specified The boot functions for the devices included in the candidate list above are currently disabled Use a lt gt key or a lt gt key to move the device up or down Use the lt f gt key or the lt r gt key to specify the type of an USB device either fixed or removable You can select one item from the boot list and hit the lt x gt key to remove it from the li
4. Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as 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 2 Motherboard Installation Note Be sure to mount the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU onto the motherboard 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 Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Caution 1 Please do not use a force greater than 8 Ib inch on each mounting screw during motherboard installation 2 Some components are very close to the mounting holes Please take precautionary measures to prevent damage to these components when installing the motherboard to the chassis 2 1 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Fan Installation When han
5. 1 10 Insert Microsoft s Windows XP 2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start booting up from CD See Note 1 above Press the lt F6 gt key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays When the Windows XP 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify ad ditional device s Insert the Driver Diskette ITE 8212 ATA RAID Controller for Windows or the Driver Diskette ITE 8211 ATA ATAPI Controller for Windows into Drive A and press lt Enter gt See Note 1 above When the Windows XP 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify ad ditional device s Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2003 Driver for ICH9R into Drive A and press the lt Enter gt key Choose the Intel R ICH9R SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2003 Setup Screen and press the lt Enter gt key Press the lt Enter gt key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the lt Enter gt key to continue with the installation From the Windows XP 2003 Setup screen press the lt Enter gt key The XP 2003 Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows XP 2003 installation After the Windows XP 2003 OS Installation is completed the system will auto matically reboot C 10 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup
6. Parade POT A GLAN1 B Speaker Buzzer North Bridge Soi POLE xt GLANCTRL intel CHIR is kaka ig ngog Tai w Li reja Soh B Ci Paral cesta adond ae Ciri Qani gt a con Kid kiii pag a fel fel 5 e d u g Ves ao fe a i Fee akisi cobs 3 fates N Chapter 2 Installation High Definition Audio HDA The C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE features a 7 1 2 Channel High Definition Audio HDA J46 codec that provides 10DAC channels eae P __Blue Line In simultaneously supporting 7 1 sound playback IES and two channels of independent stereo sound Black Back_ j 7 output multiple streaming through the front panel Surround ee Green Front oM stereo out for front L amp R rear L amp R center and Grey Side _ ry en Pink Mic In subwoofer speakers This feature is activated Surround m R with the Advanced software in the CD ROM that came with your motherboard Sound is then output through the Line In Line Out and MIC jacks See at the picture at right CD Header A 4 pin CD header is located at CD1 and an CD1 Pin Definition Auxiliary header is located at J12 on the moth
7. Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existing array 1 From the main menu select Manage Arrays and hit lt Enter gt as shown on the previous page 2 From the List of Arrays dialog box shown below select the array you want to view and press Enter The Array Properties dialog box appears as shown below showing detailed information on the array The physical disks associated with the array are dis played here amge Arrays array an bathe FALD 287 203 Inlate H rtawaya Cont igure ives Rrra 4H R her wid Size 3E Krite tacha byohlad Slules Stripe Size HH EM HGH He U U HUB a3 ji i 69 808 3 Press Esc to return to the previous menu D 13 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual Rebuilding Arrays Note 1 Rebuilding applies to Fault Tolerant array RAID 1 only If an array Build process is interrupted or when one critical member is missing you must perform a Rebuild to restore its functionality For a critical array rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to create a spare before you can rebuild an array To Rebuild an array 1 From the Main Menu select Manage Arrays as shown in the screen below From the List of Arrays select the array you want to rebuild 2 Press lt Ctrl gt and lt R gt to rebuild r Ha 1n Han ange F
8. Cache A000 AFFF Cache B000 BFFF Cache C800 CBFF Cache CC00 CFFF Cache D000 D3FF Cache D400 D7FF Cache D800 DBFF Cache DC00 DFFF Select Disabled to prevent the data stored in the memory block specified from being cached into a cache area in the CPU or a buffer in the Static DROM Select USWC Caching to use the Uncached Speculative and Write Combined Mode for the data in the memory block specified Select Write Through to allow the data stored in the memory block specified to be cached into a CPU cache area and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the memory block specified Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer to the memory block specified without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Disabled USWC Caching Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache E000 E3FF Cache E400 E7FF Cache E800 EBFF Cache EC00 EFFF Select Disabled to prevent the data stored in the memory block specified from being cached into a cache area in the CPU or a buffer in the Static DROM Select USWC Caching to use the Uncached Speculative and Write Combined Mode for the data in the memory block specified Select Write Through to allow the data stored in the 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS memory block specified to be cached into a CPU cache area and written into the system memory at the same tim
9. Function 1 Select Enabled to enable Function 1 of Internal Graphics Device 2 which will allow IGD Device2 to use a 2nd Adaptor by entering a specified value The options are Auto and Disabled DVMT 4 0 Mode This feature allows the user to configure the DVMT 4 0 Graphics Memory to be used by the Internal Graphics Device The options are Fixed DVMT and Auto Pre allocated Memory Size This feature allows the user to set the total amount of Pre allocated graphics memory to be used by the Internal Graphics Device The options are 1 MB and 8 MB IGD Memory Size This feature allows the user to set the total amount of graphics memory to be used by the Internal Graphics Device The settings are 128 MB 256 MB and MAXDVMT DVMT Graphics Memory This feature allows the user to display the DVMT Graphics Memory settings Azalia Audio Controller This option allows the user to enable or disable the onboard Azalia Audio Controller 4 12 Chapter 4 BIOS Select Auto to allow the HD Audio Controller to be automatically enabled when detected by the BIOS The options are Enable Disabled and Auto Route Port 80h Cycles to This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to The options are Disabled PCI and LPC Memory Cache Cache System BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a System BIOS buffer and allow BIOS to write cache data into this reserve
10. Note 1 Integrated Graphics support is not available for the P35 Chipset Note 2 ICHOR is available on the C2SBA II only 1 9 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual 1 2 Chipset Overview The Intel G33 P35 chipset is specially designed for use with the Intel dual core processors It consists of two primary components the Graphic Memory Controller Hub GMCH and the I O Controller Hub ICH9 ICH9R The GMCH North Bridge manages the data flow between the CPU interface FSB the System Memory interface the External Graphics interface and the I O Controller through the DMI Direct Media Interface The ICH9 ICH9R South Bridge provides a multitude of I O related functions Graphic Memory Controller Hub GMCH Utilizing a single LGA 775 socket processor the G33 P35 GMCH supports an FSB frequency of 1 33 GHz 1 06 GHz Host initiated I O cycles are decoded to the PCI Express the DMI or the GMCH configuration space Host initiated memory cycles are decoded to PCI Express DMI or system memory The GMCH supports 36 bit host bus addressing and a Cache Line Size of 64 bytes The GMCH supports one or two channels of DDR2 memory with up to two DIMMs per channel with a maximum bandwidth of 6 4 GB s in asymmetric mode or 12 8 GB s in symmetric mode using DDR2 800 MHz memory It also supports an op portunistic refresh scheme a memory thermal management scheme and Partial Writes to Memory using Data Mask DM signals The GMCH
11. Ping Definition erboard These headers allow you to use the 1 Left Stereo Signal onboard sound for audio CD playback Con 2 Ground nect an audio cable from your CD drive to the 3 E header that fits your cable s connector Only 4 Right Stereo one CD header can be used at any one time Signal See the tables at right for pin definitions lt E M A HD Audio B CD In Ine G33 C Front Panel Audio Nor Bridge GIAN CIRL el HIR i in T iiy Sot 3 a janie Cis be cm ra s an PUSH ial u miwar ni l Audo CTRL _ SUPER C2SBA SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual Front Panel Audio Control When front panel headphones are plugged in the back panel audio output is disabled This is done through the FP Audio header eee Sige Panel Audio J12 Ifthe front panel interface card is not OS END connected to the front panel audio header MIC_R FP_Audio Detect Line_2_R Pull down to Ground FP_Jack Detect Key Line_2_L Pull down to Ground jumpers should be installed on the header J12 pin pairs 1 2 5 6 and 9 10 If these jumpers are not installed the back panel NY a ar wm 2 9 lol e line out connector will be disabled and microphone input Pin 1 will be lef
12. Soul Bigs et Aa Baz j nln a an 1E 8212 Puse2 foliar folie SUPER C2SBA ibe ug pmm we Pisi 80880285 2 28 Chapter 2 Installation 2 9 Parallel Port Floppy Drive and IDE Hard Drive Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires e Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Parallel Printer Port Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition Parallel Printer Port 7 RS ay Toes Connector 3 Data Bit 0 4 Error The parallel printer port is located Si apata Biti gen at J30 See the table on the right for za u DO pin definitions 2 Raats TUES 11 Data Bit 4 12 GND 13 Data Bit 5 14 GND 15 Data Bit 6 16 GND 17 Data Bit 7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 Write Data 23 PE 24 Write Gate 25 SLCT 26 NC B Z Processor Q REBERE BeRBER KEMOUSE ok 1 A Parallel Port V Ez Ine 638 FAR TT TemBr e Sil POLE xt
13. ata 4 24 4 7 Boot SOU 5 l 3 aa Ayak y ak ana L k n ea ena a A D NE Ka be vn W n N da 4 25 ARB BEX L kis kay aids ik Ran ARAN Ek b ka a HEB NK ed tend ak Eke G KER Seaton E Y RAE 4 26 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages cccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesecaeeeeeeueeeeeseaees A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Cod S ission k zibl diaya diaa aea B 1 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines ccceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeaees C 1 ApAppendix D The Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines EEEEEEEEEEUUjUEU D 1 Appendix E Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers U U U j j j j j E 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 Super Micro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer All the following items are included in the retail box only One 1 Super Micro Mainboard One 1 floppy drive ribbon cable CBL 022L Four 4 SATA cables CBL 0044L For C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE Six 6 SATA cables CBL 0044L For the C2SBA II only
14. d Insert a formatted diskette into drive A and press lt Enter gt as prompted e Exit the program after the process is completed Then reboot the system f Insert the Microsoft Windows OS Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start to boot up from CD g Press the lt F6 gt key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays h When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s i Insert the driver diskette Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA Raid Controller Driver into Drive A and press the lt Enter gt key j Choose the Adaptec Embedded Host Serial ATA Raid Controller from the list indicated in the Windows OS Setup Screen and press the lt Enter gt key k Press the lt Enter gt key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the lt Enter gt key to continue with the installation From the Windows OS Setup screen press lt Enter gt The OS Setup will automati cally load all device files and then continue with the Windows OS installation m After the Windows OS Installation is completed the system will automatically reboot D 20 Appendix E Software Installation Instructions Appendix E Software Installation Instructions E 1 Installing Drivers After you ve installed the Windows Operating System a sc
15. i E PUSI E on L A siiin Biei mmn k Da REZI EREN La TI Jt PSE Axe Eraba Cini Cl a on La Cis Qising 9 E e mi 8 i e _ j lt a Jemjea m E a i Nn 2 29 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located at J27 See the table on the right for pin definitions CPU Fan EE BIMQUSE 7 En m al Processor n loon BES REBERE Parade Por Intel 633 A North Bridge POLE At ea mam EE a l Soit Bid LE mn ua ae z 3 D on E x ed Li e a Pot _ Fa me Ez efa eo m b URS esl a meen 5 Bd ite n Sr Oe L ene Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN 3 Ground 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 Ground 8 Index 9 Ground 10 Motor Enable 11 Ground 12 Drive Select B 13 Ground 14 Drive Select B 15 Ground 16 Motor Enable 17 Ground 18 DIR 19 Ground 20 STEP 21
16. it displays A 4 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Press lt F1 gt to resume lt F2 gt to Setup lt F3 gt for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message Press lt F1 gt to start the boot process or lt F2 gt to enter Setup and change the settings Press lt F3 gt to display the previous screen usually an initialization error of an Option ROM i e an add on card Write down and follow the information shown on the screen Press lt F2 gt to enter Setup Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identified Run the 120 Configuration Utility One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT Run an 120 Configuration Utility e g the SAC utility System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copied to shadow RAM UMB upper limit segment address nnnn Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks indicating released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory man ager Video BIOS shadowed Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM A 5 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual Notes A 6 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Test codes for the Phoenix BIOS POST codes are divided into two categories recoverable and terminal Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error
17. to set the options See the next page When you first power on the computer the Phoenix BIOS is immediately acti vated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways 1 By pressing lt Delete gt immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the lt Delete gt key to activate the main Setup menu Press the lt Delete gt key to enter Setup 4 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu Use the Left Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting Press the lt Esc gt key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus Items that use submenus are indicated with the icon With the item highlighted press the lt Enter gt key to access the submenu 4 2 Chapter 4 BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu t s 36 33 Systen Date re7 24 28071 E lt Tab gt lt Sbift Tab or legacy Diskette A t 1 44r1 3 mB 383 lt Enter gt selects field M t Date Hard Dish Pre De lay Disabled Serial ATA LEsab1led Native Node Operation Ifato SATA RAID Enable Disabled SATA AHCI Enable Disabled SATA AHCI Legacy Enable Disabled gt IDE Channel Maste
18. C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE supports up to 8 GB Unbuffered Non ECC DDR2 800 677 MHz in 4 DIMMs Populating DIMM 1A DIMM 1B and or DIMM 2A DIMM 2B with memory modules of the same size and of the same type will result in dual channel two way interleaved memory which is faster than the single channel non interleaved memory Notes 1 Due to the OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory 2 Both Unbuffered ECC and Non ECC memory modules can be installed in the memory slots However the functionality of ECC is not supported by the chipset 3 Due to memory allocation to system devices memory remaining available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional Refer to the following Memory Availability Table for details For Microsoft Windows users Microsoft imple mented a design change in Windows 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 informa tion please read the following article at Microsoft s Knowledge Base website at http support microsoft com kb 888 137 Chapter 2 Installation 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 K
19. Con igure Drives D 4 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Configuring Disk Drives You may need to configure a disk drive before you can use it Caution Configuring a disk may overwrite the partition table on the disk and may make any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not configure a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which disks are associated with a particular array please refer to Viewing Array Properties To configure a disk drive 1 From the main menu shown on Page D 4 select Configure Drives and hit lt Enter gt as shown below anage firrays raate Array Con igure Dr D 5 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual 2 From the Select Drives for Configuring List shown below select the drives you want to configure and press lt Insert gt Select drives far Conf ger tage 7 Selected Br lowe MOC Mb 46C9 8FLA 1 69 208 HDC HD7 40CD 08FLAZ 69 208 HIC HD74003 8FLAL 69 260 Mi 4 i I H l 3 The drive you ve selected will appear in the Selected Drives Dialog Box on the right as shown below Repeat the same steps until all drives that you want to configure appear in the selected drives box Select drives for Conf igur ing Selected Drives Ha STJHBH1JR5 74 508 68 ST388B1396 HZ HDC HD 4HED BMFLAZ 69 260 83 URC KD74GCD B8FLAL 69 208 AS WDC HD74aCD AAFLAZ 69 268 4 On
20. Default configuration used System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS The BIOS installed Default Setup Values If you do not want these values enter Setup and enter your own values If the error persists check the system battery or contact your dealer System timer error The timer test failed Requires repair of system board Real time clock error Real Time Clock fails BIOS hardware test May require board repair Check date and time settings BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real Time Clock May require setting legal date 1991 2099 Previous boot incomplete Default configuration used Previous POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On systems with control of wait states improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct This error is cleared the next time the system is booted Memory Size found by POST differed from CMOS Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS Diskette drive A error Diskette drive B error Drive A or B is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests Check to see that the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette drive
21. Ground 22 Write Data 23 Ground 24 Write Gate 25 Ground 26 Track 00 27 Ground 28 Write Protect 29 Ground 30 Read Data 31 Ground 32 Side 1 Select 33 Ground 34 Diskette A Floppy Chapter 2 Installation IDE Connectors For the IDE Drive Connectors C2SBA II C2SBA only Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition There are two IDE connectors on the 7 pect ETE n EREN C2SBA II C2SBA Be sure to close 5 HestDala n pains Pin 1 and Pin 2 of JP2 to enable the 5 ween 6 TACO IDE connectors before using them 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 Please refer to the jumper section for 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 more details See the table on the right 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 for pin definitions 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 O Write 24 Ground 25 I O Read 26 Ground 27 OCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 Ground 31 RQ14 32 I0CS16 33 Addr1 34 Ground 35 Addro 36 Addr2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 Ground CPU Fan a r Processor BERBER BERB Icons Paateron VG A IDE 1 B IDE 2 DIMMA Intl 633 North Bridge S7 POLE Xt GLAN CTRL nie I
22. Heatsink 1 Locate the CPU Fan on the mother board Refer to the layout on the right for the CPU Fan location 2 Position the heatsink in such a way that the heatsink fan wires are closest to the CPU fan and are not interfered with other components 3 Inspect the CPU Fan wires to make sure that the wires are routed through the bottom of the heatsink 4 Remove the thin layer of the protec tive film from the copper core of the heatsink Thermal Grease Warning CPU overheat may occur if the protective film is not removed from the heatsink 5 Apply the proper amount of thermal grease on the CPU Note if your heatsink came with a thermal pad please ignore this step 6 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 clear ance between the fan wires and the fins of the heatsink Heatsink Fastener 7 Align the four heatsink fasteners with the mounting holes on the mother board Gently push the pairs of diago nal fasteners 1 amp 2 and 3 amp 4 into the mounting holes until you hear a click Note Make sure to orient each fastener in a way that the narrow end of the groove is pointing outward Narrow end of the groove points outward 2 4 8 Repeat Step 6 to insert all four heatsink fasteners into the mounting holes 9 Once all four fasteners are securely insert ed into the mounting holes and the
23. One 1 PCI Express x4 Slot 5 One 1 PCI Express x1 Slot 7 e Four 4 32 bit PCI 33MHz Slot 1 to Slot 4 Slot 4 Not available on the C2SBA II C2SBA BIOS e DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 2 0 SMBIOS 2 3 and Plug and Play PnP PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU Core Voltage Memory Voltage 1 8V 3 3V 3 3V standby 5V Vbat battery voltage and 12V Fan status monitor with firmware 4 pin fan speed control e CPU 3 Phase switching voltage regulator e SuperDoctor III Watch Dog NMI Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss e CPU System overheat LED and control System resource alert via Supero Doctor III Auto switching voltage regulator for the CPU core CPU Thermal Trip support e Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 support e Trusted Platform Module TPM support ACPI Features Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator BIOS support for USB keyboard Main switch override mechanism e External modem ring on 1 7 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual Onboard I O Built in ICH9 SATA Controller 4 connectors for 4 devices For the C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE Built in ICH9R SATA Controller 6 connectors for 6 devices For the C2SBA II 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB 1 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial port neader Intel 82566 Gigabit Ethernet Controller PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports ITE 8212 IDE controller or ITE 8211 IDE controller for PCB Rev 1 2a and
24. Rear View When viewing from the rear side of the chassis BMMQUSE Icon Paral Pat A GLAN Port1 LEDs North Bdge Soi POLE xt fe setey iel CHOR ising Fy Bs ig TI ji Z a fel el j d Puse2 piai tober ITE 8212 ua m_ Spe ol z pea SUPER C2SBA SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual KEMOUSES 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 cable before removing or installing components See the layout below for the LED location XE CPU Far ye 4 Pe Icon Paral Pot nel 633 cai E JUSI E Au d ewey ease d nad Fass EP North Bridge Soi POLE xt piel CHOR Onboard PWR LED Indicator Settings LED Color Definition Off System Off On Standby Power On Green System On A Power LED
25. SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Complete ENTER b Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to highlight the RAID set drive to reset and press lt Space gt to select For this feature to work properly you must select all drives within a RAID volume c Press lt Enter gt to reset the RAID set drive A Warning message displays d Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility a From the main menu select item4 Exit and press lt Enter gt A warning message will appear b Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu C 9 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual C 2 Installing the Windows XP 2003 OS for Systems with RAID Functions For C2SBA II only Note 1 Your motherboard may come with the ITE 8212 IDE Controller chip or the ITE 8211 Controller chip For proper OS installation please obtain your ITE IDE Controller model and other driver information before starting the OS installation To obtain your ITE Controller model or other driver information you can either reboot the system and obtain your controller driver Information displayed on the Option ROM screen at bootup or identify your ITE IDE Controller and other controller chips if available on the motherboard by referring to the board layout on Page 1 4 in Chapter 1 Note 2 The Intel ICH9R SATA RAID does not support the Windows 2000
26. The Intel Matrix Storage supported by the ICH9R allows the user to create RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets by using only six identical hard disk drives The Intel Matrix Storage Technology creates two partitions on each hard disk drive and generate a virtual RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets It also allows you the change the HDD partition size without any data Configuring BIOS settings for SATA RAID Functions in the Native Mode 1 Press the lt Del gt key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time powering on the system we recommend you load the Optimized Default Settings If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys to select the Exit Settings Once in the Exit settings Scroll down to select Load Optimized Default Settings and press the lt Enter gt key Select OK to confirm the selection Press the lt Enter gt key to load the default settings for the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main section in BIOS 4 Scroll down to SATA RAID Enabled and press lt Enter gt Then select En abled 5 Scroll down to Exit Select Save and Exit from the Exit menu Press the lt Enter gt key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 6 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 7 During the system boot up press the lt Ctrl gt and lt I gt keys simultaneously to run the Intel RAID Configuration Utility whe
27. build operation 5 When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger drive to a smaller drive is allowed However the destination drive must be at least half the capacity of the source drive 6 It is not recommended that you migrate or build an array on Windows dynamic disks volumes because it will result in data loss Warning Do not interrupt the process when you create a RAID 0 using the Migrate option If you do you will not be able to restart the system or to recover the data that was on the source drive D 10 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Adding a Bootable Array To make an array bootable 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the array you want to make bootable and press lt Ctrl gt and lt B gt 3 Enter Y to create a bootable array when the following message is displayed This will make all other existing bootable array non bootable Do you want to make this array bootable Yes No Then a bootable array will be created An asterisk will appear next to the bootable array as shown in the picture below li airror t 2 Con igure Drives Deleting a Bootable Array To delete a bootable array 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the bootable array you want to delete and press lt Ctrl gt and lt B gt Note a bootable array is the array marked with an asterisk as show
28. contains one PCI Express x16 16 lane port intended for an external PCI Express graphics card that is compatible with the PCI Express Base Specifica tion revision 1 1 This PCI E x16 port runs at a frequency of 2 5 GB s on each lane and supports a maximum theoretical bandwidth of 40 GB s in each direction for an aggregate of 8 GB s x16 It supports traditional PCI AGP style traffic and a PCI Exp Enhanced Addressing Mechanism with advanced capabilities in automatic discovery negotiation and training of link out of reset Providing the high speed chip to chip connection between the GMCH and ICH9 ICH9R is the Direct Media Interface DMI The DMI integrates advanced priority based servicing allowing for concurrent traffic true isochronous transfer capabilities and permitting current as well as legacy software to function seamlessly Intel ICH9 ICH9R System Features The Intel 9th Generation I O Controller Hub ICH9 ICH9R supports a variety of I O related functions and PCI devices including the following DMI to PCI Bridge LPC Controller Thermal Subsystem SMBus Controller USB FS LS UHCI Controllers 1 2 and 3 1 10 Chapter 1 Introduction 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
29. enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM The options are Enabled and Disabled Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master The options are Enabled and Disabled SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for the bus master A high priority high throughout device may benefit from a greater clock rate The options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00A0h 00COh and OOEOh For Unix Novelle and other Operating Systems please select the option other If a drive fails after the installation of a new software you might want to change this setting and try again A different OS requires a different bus master clock rate IDE RAID Mode Available on the Onboard PCI IDE Submenu This feature allows you to set the IDE RAID Mode The default setting is ATA ATAPI gt PCI E x1 Slot Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following PCI Express Port 1 Select Enabled to always enable PCI Ex1 Port 1 Select Disabled to disable PCI Ex1 Port 1 and all other PCI E ports When set to Auto PCI Ex1 Port 1 will be enabled if a PCI add on card is detected The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM The options are Enabled and Disabled Enable Master This setting allows you to
30. manual 1 3 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual Motherboard Layout Wat CPU Fan 4 m Ho o ez z lt 4 Pin PWR w a o z e e Ea s a Processor arami ac a N Z o x S a 6 x eG N Intel G33 7 a North Bridge gt x P lt Slot PCI E x1 GLAN CTRL Pra S Wn Bisi i A Iz Please see important notes on Page 1 6 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction C2SBA tlI C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE Quick Reference Jumpers Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JKB Keyboard Enabled Pins 1 2 Enabled JI2C1 J12C2 SMB to PCI Slots Open Open Disabled JP2 ITE IDE Enabled Pins 1 2 Enabled See Note 4 JP3 TPM Enabled Pins 1 2 Enabled See Note 6 JP5 Audio Enabled Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 Giga bit LAN Enab Pins 1 2 Enabled JPUSB1 B P USB Wake Up Pins 2 3 Disabled JPUSB2 F P USB Wake Up Pins 2 3 Disabled JWD Watch Dog Enable Pins 1 2 Reset Connectors Description Audio Audio Port J46 FP Audio Front Panel Audio Connector J12 CD1 Audio CD Input CD In Header COM1 COM2 COM Port Serial Port 1 amp Port 2 Connectors J31 J13 DIMM 1A 2A 1B 2B Memory DIMM Slots 1 through 4 Fans 1 5 Fan1 CPU Fan Fan2 5 System Chassis Fan Headers Floppy Floppy Disk Connector J27 Front Control Panel Front Control Panel Header JF1 IDE 1 IDE 2 IDE Hard Drive 1 amp Hard Drive 2 See N
31. minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Summary Screen This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays the system configuration during bootup gt Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor CPU Overclocking Available when supported by the CPU This feature allows the user to enable and configure Overclocking settings in order to boost system performance The options are Disabled 5 10 and 15 Please note that Supermicro does not recommend CPU Overclocking because it might cause the system to become unstable The default setting is Disabled If this feature is not set to Disabled the following two items will display CPU OverVoltage Available when supported by the CPU This feature allows the CPU to operate at higher voltage settings than normal settings The options are Disabled 5 10 and 15 Please note that Supermicro does not recommend CPU OverVoltage because it might cause the system to become unstable The default setting is Disabled Memory OverVoltage Available when supported by the CPU This feature allows memory modules to operate at higher voltage settings than normal settings The options are Disabled 5 10 and 15 Please note that Supermicro does not recommend Memory OverVoltage because it might cause the system to become unstable The defau
32. on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Power Lost Con trol setting in the BIOS chapter of this manual to change this setting The default setting is Last State 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE The motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Core 1 8V 3 3V 3 3V standby 5V Vbat and 12V The onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages 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 moni tor by using SuperO Doctor III 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 application 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 ope
33. to go to the BIOS setup screen and press lt F9 gt 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 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 security and audio drivers Question How do utilize the onboard HD sound Answer The onboard HD sound available on the C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE can be enabled with the audio driver software that was included in your motherboard package When activated sound will be routed through the jacks next to the LAN Port according to the audio connection descriptions listed on Page 2 8 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 Answer Go to lt Start gt lt Programs gt lt Accessories gt lt Entertainment gt and then lt Volume Control gt Under the Properties tab scroll down the list of devices in the menu and check the box beside Microphone Question After have in
34. with a setting in the BIOS see Chapter 4 To turn off the power when set to sus pend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds 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 BEE EER BERBER SUPER C2SBA Sil PE x a KIR 2 12 Reset Button Pin Definitions Pin Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground Power Button Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Power On 2 Ground A Reset B PWR Button Power LED e LED_Anode HDD LED oO LED_Anode NIC1 LED LED_Anode e x LED_Anode oO x Chapter 2 Installation 2 6 Connecting Cables ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions ATX Main Power Connector Pin Definition Pin Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V A 24 pin main power connector is 44 12V 2 3 3V located at J40 This power connector 15 COM 3 COM meets the SSI EPS 12V specifica 16 PS_ON 4 5V tion See the table on the right for pin 17 COM p COM definitions 18 COM 6 5V 19 COM 7 COM 20 Res NC 8 PWR_OK 214 5V 9 5VSB 4 pin CPU Power Connector 22 45V 10 12V A 4 pin 12V power connector is lo
35. 2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual Front Control Panel Pin Definitions Power LED Power LED Pin Definitions The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition 15 LED_Anode 16 PWR LED Signal HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located BUDD TED Pin Definitions on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach a hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity for any hard drives on the system including SAS and Serial ATA See the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition 13 LED_Anode 14 HD Active E a 7 A PWR LED ec st B HDD LED ST L lt Gower LED o o LED_Anode upp Lev o o LED_Anode ii NIC1 LED O LED_Anode x lt O x Me OH Fan Fail LED LED_Anode x oj x Ground O O Reset gt Reset Button recap US E R Ground PwR gt Power Button a SUPER C2SBA Chapter 2 Installation NIC1 Indicator GLAN1 2 LED The NIC Network Interface Control Pin Definitions ler LED connection for the GLAN port Pin Definition is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 11 LED_Anode Attach t
36. A number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Ship ping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product prob lems 3 5 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual 3 6 Chapter 4 BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS Setup utility for the C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to the Manual Download area of the Super Micro web site lt http www supermicro com gt for any changes to the BIOS not reflected in this manual System BIOS The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM PC XT AT and PS 2 compatible computers The Phoenix BIOS stores the system parameters types of disk drives video displays etc in the CMOS The CMOS memory re quires very little electrical power When th
37. Aarts yaaa BR Ok V N E Mecha es 2 31 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures ii EEE kk keka kek kk kK kk KK KK kK KARA 3 1 Before POWER One csetn cee cesero ut cece aiaa eE uses acitin dares cc 3 1 NO POWE k13 karl n ya bda lena Bay n g z base bak kak Pak erg erk be KERA he bist dest ka el HELA Aka 3 1 NOZV Q O kasek n d ke Ka eed da dak Wad aha ee 3 1 Memory Errors kiika d rek ak ds da kek dere in Abdel a le k s Va d s Ka Ka Ua a be bay eee 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration EE 3 2 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual 3 2 Technical Support Procedures K iiE kk kk kek k KE KA KAKA KK AYA 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions 00 0 0 eee eee EEE kaka kla ad ak kla Aa ek kwa kAA 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service LE kk kk e 3 5 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 In iFOdUGEO is l kn siyay dere ke ik nera ka renk d radan dk nk kla aa da r v kra Haa iaiia 4 1 4 2 Running Setup h i keke k k k kk k ek kk kK K A kK A KA kK A KA kK KA KK KAR RA 4 2 4 3 Main BIO SS GU s r iya s r ened Ea GEWRE Kaka nA BAR k KA DAD eh unearned 4 3 4 4 Advanced Setup xx nosies kh ka yaaa kak dia kara ax ca daa ka uk al Ek B a ka dak aka l 4 7 4 5 Security Setup sce e gt eoeoe erwrr r nx rrr toda debeiniohlas 4 22 40 SPM State ve j5 nnn Aie na atten te et vad eka Seren b yiye e ekr
38. 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 3 3 when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com by phone at 408 503 8000 option 2 or by fax at 408 503 8019 Frequently Asked Questions Question What type of memory does my motherboard support Answer The C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE supports unbuffered DDR2 667 800 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 compatibility For more information please read the following article at Microsofts Knowledge Base website at http support microsoft com kb 888137 Question How do I 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 motherboar
39. B nA Be bU Ewna RA HEZAR E dekey 2 20 257 8 Jumper Settings ik xi xin 24 4ala Ein inin overseas dakan aa eee ck ea krd 2 21 Explanation of Jumpers s x bik le kede Ki ella ki da ke ER aea a 2 21 GLAN Enable Disabl i i A k otir dikini dille kalan k kil n k n 1y n k ka Deha ES k ne 2 21 CMOS Cleats crete DD ha ei ie eae Rakes 2 22 Watch Dog Enable icin eda eae gee ee A 2 22 PCI PCI Exp Slots to SMB Speeds ccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeesseeeeeseeaee 2 23 Keyboard Wake Up k Eke kk kek kk ke kk kk kk kK kk Ka RR 2 23 IDE Enable Disable iii iow Syed due mad n Helana eya da xawaze keza inetd 2 24 TPM ERADl si 5y kuya naa A par ane ten et energie 2 24 Udio Enable so sis eee axek eel A dehe y d ene ed ieee u deka 2 25 WSB Wake Up irs x xan x xanan key EKA yel eee arden n ata arene tees eco 2 26 228 Onboard NGicatons vases cecA vows ste c s lke reds ke ka d n vere keya na k r b ke suk ken bek d VAN 2 27 GLEAN LED Indicators in xan Ai l yaaa lan dak aa den d ayek Al ba du yak k z 2 27 Onboard Pow r LED casas ic kk debare k l Kul kl BEL AE Ae nelle tees 2 28 2 9 Parallel Port Floppy Drive and IDE Hard Drive Connections 2 29 Parallel Port Connectors sieeve d d lr xulk idee dk diw diy akan aa de nadan sa na AY AV 2 29 Floppy zolala elo SN r nn n nn 2 30 IDE GORn GIOT S yl Ay yaaa
40. B 3 99 Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3 99 I O APIC 4 Kbytes 4 KB 3 99 PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3 76 PCI Express 256 MB 256 MB 3 51 PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed 512MB 3 01 Aligned on 256 MB boundary VGA Memory 16 MB 2 85 TSEG 1MB 2 84 Memory available to OS and other ap 2 84 plications Installing and Removing DIMMs Release Nota Notch ra should align with the receptive point on the slot To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom oe SUPER C2SBA To Remove Use your thumbs Top View of DDR2 Slot to gently push the release tabs SE NAN near both ends of L the module This should release it from the slot L Release Tab 2 7 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE 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 the graphics below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Back Panel Connectors IO Ports 4 Coli hl IG e E B SUPER C2SBA
41. B OY jn N cated at J41 on the motherboard This 24 GOM A hd power connector also meets the SSI AAP EPS 12V specification and is required Bin a to ensure adequate power to the pro Bin Dinion cessor See the table on the right for TEN ruma pin definitions 3 and 4 12V CPU Fan KEMOUSE k loon Parada Pot 24 pin ATX PWR Q Dimmie A 24 pin ATX PWR B 4 pin PWR nll 633 North Bridge Sil POLE 8 Bate nel CHO Cis ig A id South Bridge israr 3 a ini Eins z HN di u Ez Joc fas La ire sora PER foliar folate a rvi W R SUPER C2SBA y mn sa KE bk SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual Universal Serial Bus USB Back Panel USB 1 6 Pin Definitions There are 12 USB 2 0 Universal Pin Definitions Serial Bus ports headers on the 1 5V motherboard Six of them are Back 2 PO Panel USB ports USB 1 2 J11 and 3 PO USB 3 4 5 6 J43 USB 7 8 J44 4 Ground and USB 9 10 J45 are headers S NA that can be used for front panel con Front Panel USB 7 8 9 10 and Front Accessible Onboard USB 11 12 nections Additionally USB 11 J47 Connections and USB 12 J48 a
42. C2SBE e 8 The ICH9R and SATA Ports 2 amp 3 JS3 4 are available on the C2BA II 9 G33 is available on the C2SBA C2SBA II C2SBA P35 is available on the C2SBE only Overclocking Considerations Warning Please be aware of the following conditions when overclock ZA ing is used Setting a high CPU FSB Speed overclocking DRAM Frequency or selecting a high CPU V Core voltage memory voltage chipset voltage ICH chipset voltage or the FSB termination voltage may result in system instability If this occurs revert the setting to the default setting In addition extra fans may be needed for proper system cooling The C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE offers the option of over clocking however Super Micro is not responsible for any damage caused by the use of overclocking 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction Motherboard Features CPU Single Intel Xeon 3000 Series Core 2 Quad Core 2 Duo Processor with a system bus speed of 1 33 GHz 1 066 GHz e Supports Intel Dual Core Technology Hyper Threading Wide Dynamic Execu tion FSB Dynamic Bus Inversion DBI Advanced Digital Media Boost Smart Memory Access and Thermal Management 2 TM2 Memory e Supports unbuffered single or dual channel Non ECC Unbuffered DDR2 up to 8GB s DDR2 800 667 for single channel mode or dual channel Interleaved mode Chipset e Intel G33 P35 GMCH North Bridge ICH9 ICH9R South Bridge Expansion Slots One 1 PCI Express x16 Slot 6
43. CHS Audo CTRL a a Solth Blagg Sout jot Pore Sta BS va Erz efa m Fired ET turan Fi r m USE ag amn wnt SUPER C2SBA SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual Notes 2 32 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 a A O N Before Power On Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chas sis 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 that the 4 pin 12v power connector at J41 is connected to your power supply No
44. Guidelines C 3 Installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS for Systems without RAID Functions Insert Microsoft s Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start booting up from CD Press the lt F6 gt key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays When the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s Insert the driver diskette ITE RAID XP 2000 2003 Driver for IDE into Drive A and press the lt Enter gt key Press the lt Enter gt key to proceed with the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the lt Enter gt key to continue with the installation From the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen press the lt Enter gt key The XP 2000 2003 Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue with the Windows XP 2000 2003 installation After the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS Installation is completed the system will automatically reboot Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with your motherboard into the CD Drive during system boot and the main screen will display SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual Notes Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines For the C2SBA II Only After all the hardware has been installed you m
45. Number of RAID Volumes supported Two Total Drives in RAID Configurations Four Examples of Valid RAID Configurations Two drives of RAID 1 two drives of RAID 0 Two drives of RAID 1 two drives of RAID 1 Three drives of RAID 0 Four drives of RAID 0 Examples of Invalid RAID Configurations Three drives of RAID 0 two drives of RAID 1 Note this table is applicable to Adaptec s HostRAID Controller Firmware only SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual To configure the Adaptec SATA RAID for Operating Systems that support RAID functions Windows Red Hat amp SuSe Linux 1 Press the lt Del gt key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time powering on the system we recommend you load the Optimized Default Settings If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys to select the Exit Settings Once in the Exit settings Scroll down to select Load Optimized Default Settings and press the lt Enter gt key Select OK to confirm the selection Press the lt Enter gt key to load the default settings for the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main section in BIOS 4 Scroll down to SATA Control Mode and press the lt Enter gt key to select Enhanced 5 Scroll down to SATA RAID Enabled and press lt Enter gt Then select En abled 6 Scroll down to ICH RAID Codebase an
46. P2 enables or disables IDE 1 and IDE 2 on the C2SBA II C2SBA See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is en abled TPM Enable For the C2SBA C2SBA II C2SBA Use JP3 to enable or disable Trust Platform Module Management TPM on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is Enabled CPU Fan z BIMQUSE 7 En m S10 W 3627DHG Icon Parade Por DIMM A North Bridge ae t HGR agog L e CON ad oR gt Ee c a aes a Erh GU att PS ug man E Ge L be Puse2 foliar folie ITE 8212 SUPER C2SBA IDE Enable Jumper Settings Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default 2 3 Disabled TPM Enable Jumper Settings Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default 2 3 Disabled A IDE Enable B TPM Enable Chapter 2 Installation Audio Enable Audio Enable JP5 enables or disables the onboard Jumper Settings audio connections See the table on the Pin Definition right for jumper settin
47. PER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual 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 level 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 buz
48. Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor s password which allows access to the BIOS Set User Password When the item Set User Password is highlighted hit the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up 4 22 Chapter 4 BIOS Fixed Disk Boot Sector Select Normal to enable the function of Write Protect to protect the boot sector on the hard drives against viruses Password on Boot When this feature is set to Enabled a password is required for a user to enter the system at bootup The options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required TPM Trusted Platform Modules Support Select Enabled to enable support for trusted platforms and allow the BIOS to automatically download the drivers needed to provide support for the platforms specified The options are Enabled and Disabled If set to Enabled the TPM State screen displays See the next section 4 23 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual 4 6 TPM Trusted Platform Modules State Choose the TPM State menu from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility with the arrow keys You should see the following display Iten Specific Help Change TIM Etate Ke Change 1
49. Power 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 sup plies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one No Video If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to Appendix A for details on beep codes 3 1 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnostics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 You should be using unbuffered DDR2 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 Secti
50. SUPER SUPER C2SBA II SUPER C2SBA SUPER C2SBA SUPER C2SBE USER S MANUAL Revision 1 1c The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com Super Micro Computer Inc Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer sh
51. T4HLD HHFLRZ SATA Port IG NDC HDTA4HLD HHFLMI Z7 HHIKZI SATA Port 15 NDC UD74HCD HAFLAZ 31 BAF ely drives present at POST are displayad filaplec SATA Host R1D Controller sd Select SATA Disk and press lt Enter gt SATA Port 0 ST 3008 1285 d SATA Port 1 HOC HDP40CD OUFLAL 27 i 2 Select the desired disk and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears D 16 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines To format a disk Note The operation of Formatting Disk allows you to perform a low level format ting of a hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk Serial ATA drives are low level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low level formatted again 3 When the screen shown below displays select Format Disk and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears N N ree fetest 5s me t Adaptec SATA HostMID Control lor Select SATA Disk and press Ester SATA Port 0 ST3000 13 ATA Port WDC HD 4RCD 88FLA1 MIR Port 2 NIN Fort 5 Only drives present at POST are displayed 4 Read the warning message when it appears in the screen as shown below To continue with disk formatting select Yes and hit lt Enter gt Otherwise select No and press lt Enter gt Caution Formatting a disk destroys all data on the drive Be sure to back up your data before formatting a disk ee wnn Re ee Hu W W felaptec SATA HoatkAID Controller i SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Ma
52. Two 2 IDE hard drive cables CBL 0036L 3 C2SBA II C2SBA Only One 1 Super Micro CD containing drivers and utilities One 1 User s BIOS Manual 1 1 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual Contacting Super Micro Headquarters Address Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Taiwan 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE Image e e e e Be or et Be 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
53. You will remain in the Setup utility 4 26 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages During the Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for problems If a prob lem is found the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message The following is a list of such BIOS messages Failure Fixed Disk Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly Check to see if fixed disk is at tached properly Run Setup Find out if the fixed disk type is correctly identified Stuck key Stuck key on keyboard Keyboard error Keyboard not working Keyboard Controller Failed Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup Shadow Ram Failed at offset nnnn Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was de tected System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was de tected Extended RAM Failed at offset nnnn Extended memory not working or not con figured properly at offset nnnn System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead Replace the battery and run Setup to reconfigure the system A 1 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual System CMOS checksum bad
54. a connector located on the IO Backpanel and COM2 is a header located at J13 See the table on the right for pin definitions i iO PUSB SUPER C2SBA net BE j ulu Fa North Bridge Sof POLE xt GLANCTRL jie CHIR Aug CTRL Audio Enabled Pa TU PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Data NC Ground VCC Clock NC O a A O N Serial Port Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Pin 10 is available on COM2 only NC No Connection A Keyboard Mouse B COM1 C COM2 CON BOS rad oe crRf n Pus ire mu j Pez n fist tobias idee Chapter 2 Installation Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is des Wake On Ring ignated JWOR This function allows Pin petinitions your computer to receive and be Pin Definition awakened by an incoming call when l goung in the suspend state See the table on 2 Wake up the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature
55. a tare Sectere rary ab Nediyan Capes t r preti yir Ea irinin Maximin Capac ity LDA PYernat Total Cectore Maxinun Capac ityt Maltivfector Transfare Disabled Litt Mode Control Disabled 32 Mit 170 Disabled Transfer Mode Standard Ultra DHA Neder Type This option allows you to select the type of IDE hard drive Select Auto to allow BIOS to automatically detect the hard drive s capacity number of heads etc The option User allows the user to enter the parameters for the HDD installed at this connection Enter a number between 1 to 39 to select a predetermined HDD type Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed Select ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed CHS Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS TYPE This item displays the type of IDE or SATA Device Cylinders This item indicates the status of Cylinders Headers This item indicates the number of headers Sectors This item displays the number of sectors Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum storage capacity of the system 4 5 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual LBA Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS Total Sectors This item displays the number of total sectors available in the LBA Format Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA Format Multi Sector Transfers This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block
56. aa eee ean ean e yr ner E erie WO H deve KAN eza ere 2 10 NICI LED India lOIS s ku d ata aaay bik hinda kana daa kalak kak k ura da h k aux aa A Aa 2 11 OH Fan Fail LED A a xak enrad a weran daxin kenan EE 2 11 Reset B e n rae N R DAN a DE e aen e N a Nan 2 12 PWR Buttons a reya nere del k le r der n A Eke k ak dak o N Tasek Nen kara ez derdek da 2 12 2 6 Connecting Cables ic at ss xi adi azkaka yi n kany dadan daban dala kid aka d RR AN LA da WAR A M 2 13 ATX Auxiliary Power Connectors l EiE kk kek kk kk 2 13 Universal Serial BUS USB kk kek kk e 2 14 Table of Contents Ghassis7IntruSloni innnan a eaGl ein l k keka d ka sen nee 2 14 Ran gi lt 5 la gt jo ROME WA DN DA A ae Acie AS oe 2 15 VGA COnNne Clon DD DD 2 15 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Potts ccceceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 2 16 Seral POMS eh DD eed aad eee eee 2 16 Wake On RIng 2 xu das danya cin ances vans aaa 2 17 Wake On LAN niais asoih uani heker eban kn iat san da berb kk da Alek ded 2 17 GIANT POM PE so au VD e dts eee ea etre 2 18 speaker Conneclonsy ssen i sud bl s n kkin b ki en vain ie inte bie 2 18 High Definition Audio HDA E kk kk kk ek keke 2 19 CD Header Auxiliary Audio Header idd kek 2 19 Front Panel Audio Control u kk kek kk kk kk e 2 20 Power kE D EE dillan By isi sr age cika ee y ah
57. above supports two IDE hard drives for the C2SBA II C2SBA only Up to 12 USB Universal Serial Bus 2 0 ports for a speed of up to 480Mbps Realtek ALC 883 7 1 Channel High Definition Audio HDA codec supports 10 DAC Channels Built in GMCH and onboard VGA connector Not available on C2SBE Other Trusted Platform Module TPM 1 2 support For the C2SBA C2SBA II C2SBA only Wake on LAN Wake on Ring WOR System Bus Clock Frequency Selection Overclocking Support Note Suspend to RAM Onboard 3V Standby Power Warning LED LE1 Pb Free CD Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility Drivers and software for Intel G33 P35 chipset utilities Dimensions ATX form factor 12 0 x 9 6 304 8 x 243 8 mm 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction VAM 110K BMHLON LGA775_ PROCESSOR Kiyoko CLK FSB 1333 1066MHz INTEGRATED DDR2 800 667 DIMM_CHA GRAPHICS G33 P35 _ ia CHB GMCH MCH 1 PCIE_x16 GRAPHIC il _PCIE_x1 PCIE_x1 Y 4 or 6 SATAII PORTS 1_PCIE_x8 12x USB2 0 AUSB20 4 4n Cea PCI_32 N 3 PCL x34 PCI_32 SPI BIOS PCIE x1 U 82566 G_LAN Lec AB TPM EE RJ45 PORT W83627DHG 7 1 CH LPC 1 0 HD_AUDIO HD_AUDIO KB MS SER 1 2 PORTS ji The Intel G33 P35 Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your motherboard See the following pages for the actual specifications of each motherboard
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59. ce both drives display in the selected drive box press lt Enter gt D 6 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines 5 Read the warning message as shown in the screen below WARMTH Configuring drives wlll urite Array efarnation on to the selected drives Brive size will be rounded off to naet standard size Do you want to contine this operat lonT fes io 6 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to configure If correct type Y to continue SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual Creating Arrays Before you create arrays make sure that the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system Note that disks with no usable space or disks that are un initialized or not formatted are shown in gray and cannot be used Note It is recommended that you configure devices before you create arrays To create an array 1 From the main menu shown on page D 4 select Create Array 2 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as the screen shown below Note To de select any disk highlight the disk and press Delete Select drives to create Array elected Drives 8 ST380813A9S 74 368 81 HDC HD 48E0 88FLf1 69 860 62 HDC HD 49CD 0FLA2 69 8CB 83 HDC HD74 GD 0FLAL 69 8CB fS HDC HD 485D B0FLR2 69 668 3 The arrays you have selected will appear on the Selected Drives dialog box on the right as shown below 4 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are
60. cluded 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 Note 1 Both default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor Ill settings take pre cedence 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 Doctor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen I Health Information EL Dam CR Gaee PAAA ANI NANI i E 2 Appendix E Software Installation Instructions Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Il Remote Control Graceful power control Bogert gt Dorset TI dires a exer te m m ther OS lo rdo ar thet dirwn sthn a pele tane fr def a dit 3D conski Before te ryrie reboots er chats diwr 2 alowed to cancel the asten Ji ayak ae s 1 errer Tamoin namng at all tasa onthe citer actz mntr y Kare Sper Prevele TCHIP Power control Note SD III Software Revis
61. d memory area Select Write Protect to enable this function and this area will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Video BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a Video BIOS buffer and allow BIOS to write cache data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable the function and this area will be reserved for Video BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Base 0 512K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area block 0 512K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or to be written into L1 L2 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Base 512K 640K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the memory area 512K 640K
62. d 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 flash bat with the new BIOS rom file from your bootable device or USB pen thumb drive Use the following format F gt flash xxxxxxxx rom lt Enter gt Note Be sure to insert a space immediately after flash and use only the file named flash bat to update the BIOS 3 3 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual 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 utility 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 lt F1 gt
63. d select Adaptec Then press lt En ter gt For ICH RAID Codebase Change the setting from Intel to Adaptec 7 Scroll down to Exit Select Exit Saving Changes from the Exit menu Press the lt Enter gt key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 8 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 9 During the system boot up press the lt Ctrl gt and lt A gt keys simultaneously to run the Intel RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following message Press lt Ctrl gt lt A gt for Intel RAID Configuration Utility D 2 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Controller Driver The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller adds SATA RAID functional ity and performance enhancements to a motherboard RAID striping RAID 0 allows data to be written across multiple drives greatly improving hard disk I O performance RAID mirroring RAID 1 allows data to be simultaneously written to two drives improving data security even if a single hard disk fails A Stripe of Mirrors RAID 10 provides multiple RAID 1 mirrors and a RAID 0 stripe maximiz ing data security and system efficiency By incorporating the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the motherboard design Supermicro s C2SBA II offers the user the benefits of SATARAID without the high costs associated with hardware RAID applications Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC The A
64. daptec RAID Configuration Utility an embedded BIOS Utility includes the following Array Configuration Utility Use this utility to create configure and manage ar rays Disk Utilities Use this option to format or verify disks To run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility you will need to do the following 1 Enable RAID functions in the system BIOS Refer to Chapter 4 for System BIOS Configurations 2 Press the lt Ctrl gt and lt A gt keys simultaneously when prompted to do so during system boot Refer to the previous page for detailed instructions A Using the Array Configuration Utility ACU When you press lt Ctrl gt and lt A gt keys simultaneously at the prompt during system bootup the main menu will appear Note To select an option use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then press the lt Enter gt key to select it To return to the previous menu press the lt ESC gt key Press the lt Insert gt key to select a drive When a drive is highlighted selected press the lt Delete gt key to de select it D 3 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual fdaptec SATA HostRAlD Costroller lil Opt ions Array Coefigaretion Utility Disk Utilities Managing Arrays Select this option to view array properties and configure array settings To select this option using the arrow keys and the lt enter gt key select Managing Arrays from the main menu as shown above elete Hotspare
65. dling 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 adding 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 Intel LGA 775 Processor package contains the CPU fan and heatsink as sembly 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 purchasing an LGA 775 Processor or when receiving a motherboard with an LGA 775 Processor pre installed make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU pins are bent otherwise contact the retailer immediately 5 Refer to the MB Features Section for more details on CPU support Installation of the LGA 775 Processor Load Lever top of the 1 Press the load lever to release Load Plate h the load plate which covers the CPU socket from its locking position 2 Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate Load Plate with PnP Cap attached 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation 3 Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU at the North Center Edge and the South Center Edge of the CPU North Center Edge 4 Align CPU Pin1 the CPU corner marked with a tr
66. e Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the memory block specified Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer to the memory block specified without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Disabled USWC Caching Write Through Write Protect and Write Back gt PNP Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PNP Play amp Plug devices PCI Device Slot 1 PCI Device Slot 4 Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following settings Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM The options are Enabled and Disabled Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master The options are Enabled and Disabled Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for the bus master A high priority high throughout device may benefit from a greater clock rate The options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00A0h 00COh and OOEOh For Unix Novelle and other Operating Systems please select the option other If a drive fails after the installation of a new software you might want to change this setting and try again A different OS requires a different Bus master clock rate gt Onboard PCI IDE Onboard LAN PCI IDE for C2SBA II C2SBA only Option ROM Scan When
67. e computer is turned off a backup battery provides power to the CMOS logic enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the CMOS logic by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing the lt Delete gt key at the appropriate time during system boot See below 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 lt Delete gt key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens such as the Security and Power menus Beginning with Section 4 3 detailed descriptions are given for each parameter setting in the Setup utility Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent possible boot failure 4 1 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual 4 2 Running Setup Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the ap propriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen All displayed text is described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how
68. eaas sets r eens ak kak dy r d k w k ba k BRAN ki dir 1 10 1 3 Recovery from AC Power LOSS l Eke kk ek ek kk K KK KAK KK KK 1 11 1 4 PC Health Monitoring E kk kk kk kk kk k K ke kk kK k RA 1 11 tS AGPL F allUrf Siy s kan di kele e l and dra KN daka ra ban An aa D Dak dR kr bk EE aN dak 1 11 1 6 Power SUPDIY sipiin san ka k bin kak erk ke a bdn kek d a eh dak ku b kai k d bc P re h K k h k hl a dah A AKR 1 12 1 7 Versatile Media Capabilities LEEEE EEE kk kek kk k 1 13 1 8 Super NO s i ake dae da b d MAWA kaka n dak dade ductile Ke Ke Valea wed viva k A Kan 1 13 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices EEE kk kk k KK KK KA KAK kk 2 1 2 2 Motherboard Installation Eke kk ek kK k kk 2 1 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation E eeennnnennrenennnene 2 2 2 4 Installing DDR2 Memory E E Eek kek kk kek kk KK kK KAK KK KK kk KA 2 6 2 5 Control Panel Connectors lO Ports d eke ke 2 8 Back Panel Connectors lO POrilS EEk kek kk kk kk kk kK RA 2 8 Front Control Panel is ks s lix esa ki ald lay karin ark dek bawan Anak b d anya kK L kb dk AE dand TEAN 2 9 Front Control Panel Pin Definitions LLkk kek 2 10 PWR LED operna ne ahve aut K ka Te abeya acs kade ede eka AER 2 10 PIDEN E r
69. eader on a Network Interface Card NIC that has WOL capability In addition an onboard LAN controller can also support WOL without any connection to the WOL header The 3 pin WOL header is to be used with a LAN add on card only Note Wake On LAN requires an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates of 1 GHz and faster The SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE 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 recommended 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 4 pin power connection J41 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 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 7 Versatile Media Capabilities High Definition Audio The High Definition Audio Controller embedded in the ICH9 ICH9R delivers up to 4 codecs that can be used for different types of codecs such a
70. efinition 1 Ground compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans 2 12V See the table on the right for pin definitions 3 Tchometer The onboard fan speeds are controlled by 4 PWR Modulation Thermal Management via BIOS Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting Note Default Disabled When using Thermal Management settings please use all 3 pin fans or all 4 pin fans on the motherboard VGA Connector Not available on the C2SBE A VGA connector JG1 is located next to the USB ports on the IO backplane Refer to the board layout below for the location A Fan 1 CPU Fan B Fan 2 C Fan 3 D Fan 4 E Fan 5 F VGA TSF T ia North Bridge Foie J 00 Soi POLE xt GLANCTRL piel CHOR Audo CTRL H URENA South Bridge L cee z BOs j u Fie Ba 2 PU 3 rwe j Ez na anal ee a wet Iz a as SUPER C2SBA SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse are located at J28 See the table on the right for pin definitions The mouse port is above the key board port See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial Ports COM1 J31 is
71. elect Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions For the Windows OS environment use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled When this item is set to Enabled the item ICH RAID Code Base will be available for you to select either Intel or Adaptec Host RAID firmware If this item is set to Disabled the item SATA AHCI Enable will be available The options are Enabled and Disabled SATA AHCI Enable Select Enabled to use the Serial ATA Advanced Host Interfacing This feature is available when the Windows XP OS the SPI BIOS Chip and the IAA Driver are installed in the system Take caution when using this function This feature is for advanced programmers only The options are Enabled and Disabled SATA AHCI Legacy Enable Select Enabled use the SATA Advanced Host Interface Legacy Mode When in AHCI Legacy Mode SATA Port 5 and SATA Port 6 are disabled Take caution when using this function This feature is for advanced programmers only The options are Enabled and Disabled gt SATA Port1 SATA Port2 SATA Port3 SATA Port4 and SATA 5 These settings allow the user to set the parameters of slots indicated above Hit lt Enter gt to access the following sub menu screen Set the correct configurations accordingly 4 4 Chapter 4 BIOS T Item Specific Help i CAE Fornat linders m x 5 para a Ha al this Cylinders wes gota s Monade ta guro _ e SATA sta Sectors gajoa Tt drivo dab Lie
72. enable the selected device as the PCI bus master The options are Enabled and Disabled Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for the bus master A high priority high throughout device may benefit from a greater clock rate The options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00A0h 00COh and OOEOh For Unix Novelle and other Operating Systems please select the option other If a drive fails after the installation of a new software you might want to change this setting and try again A different OS requires a different bus master clock rate gt PEG PCI Express Graphics Port Submenu Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following 4 16 Chapter 4 BIOS PCI Express Graphics PEG Port This submenu is for debugging only Select Auto to automatically enable the PCI Express Graphics Port if a PCI add on card is detected Select Disabled to always disable the PEG Port Select Enabled to always enable the PEG Port Debugging is enabled if a debug card is detected The default setting is Auto When the PCI Exp Graphics Port is enabled the following items will be displayed PEG Port Enabled PEG Port Number PEG Width PEG Port Slot Number PEG Power Limit PEG Slot Card Detect gt PCI Express x4 Slot Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following PCI Express Port 5 Select Enabled to always enable PCI Ex4 Po
73. erials This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm Manual Revision Rev 1 1c Release Date July 20 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 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE motherboard The C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE supports single Intel Xeon 3000 Series Core 2 Quad Core 2 Duo Processor with a system bus speed of up to 1 33 GHz The Intel Core 2 Quad Core 2 Duo Processor supports the 775 Land Grid Array Package which interfaces with the motherboard via an LGA775 socket With the support of the Quad Core D
74. es RAID 0 Migrate Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and Note one drive with data you wish to preserve RAID 1 Build1 Any time you wish to create a RAID 1 but especially if you have data on one drive that you wish to preserve RAID 1 Clear Creating a RAID 1 on new drives or when you want to ensure that the array contains no data after creation RAID 1 Quick Fastest way to create a RAID 1 Appropriate when using new drives RAID 1 Init Note If you select Migrate for RAID 0 or Build for RAID 1 you will be asked to select the source drive The contents of the source drive will be preserved How ever the data on the new drive will be lost D 9 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual 5 When you are finished press lt Done gt as the screen shown below Array Type Array Label firrey Size Stripe Size Create RAID vie Notes 1 Before adding a new drive to an array be sure to back up any data stored on the new drive otherwise all data will be lost 2 If you stop the Build or Clear process on a RAID 1 you can restart it by press ing lt Ctrl gt and lt R gt 3 If you ve used the Quick Init option to create a RAID1 it may return some data mis comparison when you run a consistency check at a later time This is normal 4 The Adaptec Host RAID allows you to use drives of different sizes in a RAID However you can only select a smaller drive as the source or first drive during a
75. es fext SPME Selects ENTER Selection C e Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to highlight a drive and press lt Space gt to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive When all RAID drives for this volume have been selected hit lt Enter gt f When the Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed g Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays h When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 5 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual Creating a RAID 10 RAID 1 RAID 0 a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Masager option ROM v5 1 8 1813 AZ 2 Copyright C 2221 85 Intel Corparat los All Rights Reserved j Nane Volen RAID Level RALDIACRAID H Disks Select Disks Size xB Capacity CB Create Volume Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nano is case sensitive and can not comtain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 10 set and press lt Enter gt c When RAID Level item is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Dow
76. gs The default he Enabled default setting is Enabled 2 3 Disabled g NE r CPU Fan a E A Audio Enable Intel 633 kaa Toht So POLE WIE GLAN CIRL Bat ie CHB Ado CTRL E ri souti Bil con iy FOL EST BIOS ad Pos M ee n n wo fees a Pus i ISIE ire mu j Ez STR Eaa Buzz maman wi Spa od e EROS SUPER C2SBA SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual E USB Wake Up Use JPUSB jumpers JPUSB1 JPUSB2 to en able the function of System Wake Up via USB devices which allows you to wake up the system by pressing a key on the USB keyboard or by clicking the USB mouse of your system The JPUSB jumpers are used together with the USB Wake Up function in the BIOS Enable both jumpers and the BIOS setting to allow the system to wake up via USB Devices See the table on the right for jumper settings and jumper connections Note JPUSB1 is for Back Panel USB ports 1 2 3 4 5 6 and JPUSB2 is for Front Panel USB ports 7 8 9 10 and Front Accessible USB ports 11 12 Note The default jumper setting for the USB ports is Disabled However when the USB Wake Up function is enabled in the BIOS and the desired USB ports are enabled via the JPUSB jumper please be sure to remove all USB devices f
77. h 69h 6Ah 6Bh 6Ch 70h 72h 76h 7Ch 7Dh 7Eh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Ah 8Bh 8Ch 8Fh 90h 91h 92h 93h 95h 96h 97h 98h Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB Test extended memory Test extended memory address lines Jump to UserPatch1 Configure advanced cache registers Initialize Multi Processor APIC Enable external and CPU caches Setup System Management Mode SMM area Display external L2 cache size Load custom defaults optional Display shadow area message Display error messages Check for configuration errors Check for keyboard errors Set up hardware interrupt vectors Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring optional Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs optional Late POST device initialization Detect and install external RS232 ports Configure non MCD IDE controllers Detect and install external parallel ports Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices Re initialize onboard I O ports Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional Initialize BIOS Data Area Enable Non Maskable Interrupts NMIs Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS 2 mouse Initialize floppy controller Determine number of ATA drives optional Initialize hard disk controllers Initialize local bus hard disk controllers Jump to UserPatch2 Build MPTABLE for multi processor boards Install CD ROM for boot Clear huge ES segment register Fix up Mul
78. he NIC LED cables to display 12 NIC1 LED network activity Refer to the table on Signal the right for pin definitions OH Fan Fail LED Overheat Fan Fail LED OH elnpenniiens Pin Definition Connect an LED to the OH Fan Fail Mi LED_Anode connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to ean Fa provide advanced warnings of chassis LED Signal overheating or fan failure Refer to the 2 ieee OH Fan Fail Indicator table on the right for pin definitions Status State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing cour cc A NIC1 LED Feres B OH Fan Fail LED LED_Anode LED_Anode LED_Anode X LED_Anode x ay O O Reset gt Reset Button e m ran O O pwr gt Power Button S J a SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to a hardware reset switch on the computer case 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 contacting both pins will power on off the system This button can also be con figured to function as a suspend button
79. heatsink is properly installed on the motherboard connect the heatsink fan wires to the CPU Fan connector Heatsink Removal 1 Unplug the power cord from the power supply 2 Disconnect the heatsink fan wires from the CPU fan header 3 Use your finger tips to gently press on the fastener cap and turn it counterclockwise to make a 1 4 90 turn and then pull the fastener upward to loosen it 4 Repeat Step 3 to loosen all fasteners from the mounting holes 5 With all fasteners loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU 2 5 Chapter 2 Installation SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual 2 4 Installing DIMMs Note Check the Super Micro web site for recommended memory modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance See step 1 DIMM Installation 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with DIMM1A The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time beginning with DIMM1A DIMM1B then DIMM2A and DIMM2B 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules See step 1 above Memory Support The
80. hinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis In addition the cables used in PATA are limited to a length of 40cm while Serial ATA cables can be up to one meter in length Overall SATA provides better func tionality than PATA Introduction to the Intel ICH9R Serial RAID Located in the South Bridge of the G33 chipset the I O Controller Hub ICH9R provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports 1 channel UltraATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and six Serial ATA SATA ports The ICH9R supports the following PATA and SATA device configurations Legacy mode and Native mode C 1 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual Intel HostRAID Configurations The following types of Intel s HostRAID configurations are supported RAID 0 Data Striping this writes data in parallel interleaved striped sections of two hard drives Data transfer rate is doubled over using a single disk RAID1 Data Mirroring an identical data image from one drive is copied to another drive The second drive must be the same size or larger than the first drive RAID 10 Striping amp Mirroring RAID 0 and 1 schemes are combined without parity information to get the benefits of both RAID 5 both data and parity information are striped and mirrored across three or more hard drives Intel Matrix Storage
81. iangle against the socket corner that is marked with a triangle cutout South Center Edge 5 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 CPU Key semi on the socket golden dot circle cutout 6 Once aligned carefully lower the below the circle CPU straight down to the socket Note Do not drop the CPU on the socket Do not move the CPU horizon Corner with a tally or vertically Do not rub the CPU triangle cutout against the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid damage to the CPU or the socket 7 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed Load Lever 8 Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down to the lever lock 9 If the CPU is properly installed into the socket the plastic PnP cap will be automatically released from the load plate when the load lever is pushed in the lever lock Remove the PnP cap from the motherboard ZA Warning Please save the plas tic PnP cap The motherboard must Plastic cap be shipped with the PnP cap properly is released installed to protect the CPU socket from the pins Shipment without the PnP cap load plate properly installed will cause damage if CPU to the socket pins properly installed 2 3 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual Installation of the
82. interrupt Check Intel Branding string Alert Standard Format initialization Log error if micro code not updated properly The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POST Code Description E0h E1h E2h E3h E4h E5h E6h E7h E8h E9h EAh EBh ECh EDh EEh EFh FOh Fih F2h F3h F4h FSh F6h F7h Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize system timer Initialize system I O Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS ROM Go to BIOS Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Shadow Boot Block System memory test Initialize interrupt vectors Initialize Run Time Clock Initialize video Initialize System Management Manager Output one beep Clear Huge Segment Boot to Mini DOS Boot to Full DOS If the BIOS detects errors on 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM error it displays an additional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that have failed For example 2C 0002 means address line 1 bit one set has failed 2E 1020 means data bits 12 and 5 bits 12 and 5 set have failed in the lower 16 bits The BIOS also sends the bitmap to the port 80 LED display It first displays the checkpoint code followed by a delay the high order byte another delay and then the low order byte of the error It repeats this sequence continuously B 5 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE Use
83. ion 1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 20h 1 3 1 1 Test DRAM refresh 22h 1 3 1 3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller 24h Set ES segment register to 4 GB 28h Auto size DRAM 29h Initialize POST Memory Manager 2Ah Clear 512 kB base RAM 2Ch 1 3 4 1 RAM failure on address line xxxx 2Eh 1 3 4 3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus 2Fh Enable cache before system BIOS shadow 32h Test CPU bus clock frequency 33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager 36h Warm start shut down 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 4th Initialize extended memory for RomPilot optional 42h Initialize interrupt vectors 45h POST device initialization 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices 4Ah Initialize all video adapters in system 4Bh QuietBoot start optional 4Ch Shadow video BIOS ROM 4Eh Display BIOS copyright notice 4Fh Initialize MultiBoot 50h Display CPU type and speed 51h Initialize EISA board optional 52h Test keyboard 54h Set key click if enabled 55h Enable USB devices 58h 2 2 3 1 Test for unexpected interrupts 59h Initialize POST display service 5Ah Display prompt Press lt ESC gt to enter SETUP 5Bh Disable CPU cache B 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description 5Ch 60h 62h 64h 66h 67h 68
84. ion 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_IlII You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor II E 3 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual Notes Disclaimer Continued The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems medical equipment nuclear facilities or systems aircraft aircraft devices aircraft emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims demands actions litigation and proceedings of any kind arising out of or related to such ultra hazardous use or sale
85. is attached correctly Incorrect Drive A type run SETUP Type of floppy drive A not correctly identified in Setup Incorrect Drive B type run SETUP Type of floppy drive B not correctly identified in Setup A 2 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages System cache error Cache disabled RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache On older boards check the cache jumpers You may have to replace the cache See your dealer A disabled cache slows system performance considerably CPU ID CPU socket number for Multi Processor error EISA CMOS not writeable ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to EISA CMOS DMA Test Failed ServerBlOS2 test error Cannot write to extended DMA Direct Memory Access registers Software NMI Failed ServerBlOS2 test error Cannot generate software NMI Non Maskable Interrupt Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed ServerBlOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long Device Address Conflict Address conflict for specified device Allocation Error for device Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device CD ROM Drive CD ROM Drive identified Entering SETUP Starting Setup program Failing Bits nnnn The hex number nnnn is a map of the bits at the RAM address which failed the memory test Each 1 one in the map indicates a failed bit See errors 230 231 or 232 above for offset address of the failure in System Extended or Shadow memory Fixed Di
86. led gt Integrated Device Control Sub menu USB Host Controller 1 This feature allows the user to configure the control setting for USB Host Controller 1 The default setting is Enabled USB Host Controller 2 This feature allows the user to configure the control setting for USB Host Controller 2 The default setting is Enabled 4 11 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual Memory Reclaiming Select Enable to enable the functionality of Memory Remapping above 4GB The settings are Enabled and Disabled Enable VT d Select Enabled to enable Intel s Virtualization Technology support for Direct I O VT d by reporting the I O device assignments to VMM through the DMAR ACPI Tables This feature offers fully protected I O resource sharing across the Intel platforms providing the user with greater reliability security and availability in networking and data sharing The settings are Enabled and Disabled Default Primary Video Adapter This feature allows the user to select the video device used by the BIOS during POST If set to Auto PEG PCI IGD Internal Graphics Device devices will be selected If set to IGD Internal Graphics Device IGD and PCI devices will be selected If set to PEG PEG and PCI devices will be selected If set to PCI PCI PEG and IGD devices will be selected I GD Device 2 This feature allows the user to enable or disable Internal Graphics Device 2 by entering a specified value IGD Device 2
87. lled Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for Serial Port A The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for Serial Port A The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Serial Port B This setting allows you to decide how the system controls Serial Port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled Mode This setting allows you to set the type of device that will be connected to Serial Port B The options are Normal and IR for an infrared device Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for Serial Port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for Serial Port B The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Parallel Port This setting allows you to decide how the system controls the parallel port The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are 378 278 and 3BC Chapter 4 BIOS Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for the parallel port The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 Mode This feature allows you to specify the parallel port mode The options are Output only Bi Directional EPP and ECP DMA Channel This item allows you t
88. lt setting is Disabled 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 Machine Checking Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to activate the function of Machine Checking and allow the CPU to detect and report hardware machine errors via a set of model specific registers MSRs The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 9 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual Fast String Operations Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable the fast string operations for special CPU instructions The options are Disabled and Enabled Compatible FPU Code Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to keep the content of the last instruction Operating Code OPCode in the floating point FP state The options are Disabled and Enabled Split Lock Operation Set to Enabled to mask alignment check exceptions for split lock transactions The options are Disabled and Enabled Thermal Management 2 Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use the Thermal Management 2 TM2 Technology which will lower the CPU voltage and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a predefined overheat threshold Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 TM1 and allow CPU clocking to be regulated via the CPU Internal Clock modulation when
89. media system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB g Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays h When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 4 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Creating a RAID 1 Volume a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key The following screen will appear letel R Matrix Storage Manager option FOM v5 1 8 1813 IONE waits Copyright C 2883 85 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Wane Wolung RAID Level BRIEL Gurr di Select Disks Strip Size H Capacity 8 8 C3 Create Volune Eater a string between ond 16 characters is leagth that can be used to usiquely idewtify the FAID volune This nane is case sessitive and cas not comtain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 1 set and press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Enter gt key to go to the next field You can use the lt Esc gt key to select the previous menu c When RAID Level item is highlighted press the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 1 Mirror and hit lt Enter gt d When Select Disks Item is height lighted press lt Enter gt to select the HDD to configure as RAID The following pop up screen displays See the note on Page C 3 elect 2 ti Previc
90. n Arrow gt keys to select RAID 10 RAID1 RAIDO and hit lt Enter gt d When Select Disks Item is height lighted press lt Enter gt to select the HDD to configure as RAID The following pop up screen displays See the note on Page C 3 13 Prev bome feet SPACE Se loct ENTER Se o e Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to highlight a drive and press lt Space gt to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive When all RAID drives for this volume have been selected hit lt Enter gt f When the Stripe Size is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select the stripe size from 4 KB to 128 KB for your RAID 10 and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is 64 KB Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size g When the RAID Volume Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed h Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays i When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 6 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Creating a RAID 5 Set Parity a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key The following scree
91. n in the picture above 3 When the following message is displayed The array is already marked bootable Do you want to make this array as not bootable Yes No Enter Y to delete a bootable array The bootable array will be deleted and the asterisk will disappear Note Do not use the delete key to delete the bootable array SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual Adding Deleting Hotspares To add a Hotspare Note In order to rebuild a RAID RAID 0 or RAID 1 you would need to add a new HDD as a hotspare 1 From the main menu shown on Page D 4 select Add Delete Hotspares 2 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you want to designate as a hotspare and press lt Insert gt and then press lt Enter gt 3 Press Yes when the following prompt is displayed Do you want to create spare Yes No The spare you have selected will appear in the Selected drives Menu To delete a Hotspare 1 From the main menu shown on Page D 4 select Add Delete Hotspares 2 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the Hotspare you want to delete and press lt delete gt and then press lt Enter gt 3 When the following warning is displayed Do you want to delete the hot spare Yes No press Yes to delete the hotspare you have selected DD 1 s r Hoo Dorey T3RER 1106 BS HIC HDT4RCD BRFLFZ HDC MIT4959 BFLn1 HOC WDT4ACD BAFLAZ MDC MD Al D 12
92. n prompted by the following message Press lt Ctrl gt lt gt for the Intel RAID Configuration Utility Note The Intel RAID Configuration Utility is only available for systems with two or more drives installed The Intel RAID Utility screen will not display in systems with one drive installed C 2 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Using the Intel ICH9R SATA RAID Utility Program 1 Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes a After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility the system will automatically reboot The following screen appears after Power On Self Test RAID Volunes nN f Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial 2 TypeStatus Vol IB H HW b When you see the above screen press the lt Ctrl gt and the lt I gt keys simultane ously to access the main menu of the SATA RAID Utility c Use the Up and Down arrow keys to select Create RAID Volume Delete RAID Volume Reset Disks to Non RAID or Exit Note All graphics and screen shots shown in the manual are for reference only The screen shots shown in the manual do not imply Super Micro s endorsement or non en dorsement on any 3rd party s product Your screens may or many not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual C 3 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual Creating a RAID 0 Volume a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key The follo
93. n will appear CREATE VOLUME NENU J hane Volon PAID Level RAIDS Parity Disks Select Disks Strip Size 64 KB Capacity 6 46 CB Create Volane HELP Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the PAID volune This nane is case sensitive and cas not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 5 set and press lt Enter gt c When the Raid Level is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 5 Parity and hit lt Enter gt d When the Disk item is highlighted press lt Enter gt to select the HDD to configure as RAID The following pop up screen displays See the note on Page C 3 LL r j e Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to highlight a drive and press lt Space gt to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive When all RAID drives for this volume have been selected hit lt Enter gt f Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select the stripe size ranging from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 5 array and hit lt Enter gt Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB g Enter your desired RAID volume capacity and press lt Enter gt when the capacity item is highlighted The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed h Press Enter when the C
94. nabled to enable Execute Disable Bit and allow the processor to classify areas in memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot and thus preventing a worm or a virus from inserting and creating a flood of codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack The options are Disabled and Enabled For more information please visit Intel and Microsoft web sites Intel Speed Step Support 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 effort to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation The options are Enabled C States GV1 GV3 are enabled GV1 GV3 Only C States Disabled C States Only G1 G3 Disabled and Disabled C States GV1 GV3 are disabled Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information gt Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings A Warning Take caution when changing the Advanced settings An incorrect setting a very high DRAM frequency or an incorrect DRAM timing may result in system instability When this occurs reset the setting to the default setting Clock Spectrum Feature When set to Enabled the BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed The options are Enabled and Disab
95. nditions 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 system s absolute temperature reading i e 27 C Fan1 Fan 5 If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fan as specified Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation PWM Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to constantly run at full speed 12V The Options are 1 Disable and 2 Optimized for Workstations with 4 pin Note In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take prece dence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor III adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to the
96. nual To verify disk media ie a ae ee felaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 8 lect SATA Disk anl press lt Enter gt SATA Port 8 513800135 ATA Port 1 HDC kb7406D 00TL 1 SATA Port Z4 SATA Port 3 bz SATA Port 5 3 Oely drives present at POST are disployed 3 When the screen shown above displays select Verify Disk Media and press lt Enter gt 4 A message will display indicating that the selected drive will be scanned for media defects Select Yes and hit lt Enter gt to proceed with disk verifying other wise select No and hit lt Enter gt a ve Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller t Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 1 Once you have completed RAID array configurations press ESC to exit The following screen will appear 2 Press Yes to exit the Utility Arrow keys to move cursor iter to select option lt Esc gt to exit e defaelt D 19 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual D 2 Installing the Intel ICH9R Driver by Adaptec and the OS a Insert Supermicro s bootable CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during the system reboot and the screen Supermicro Driver Diskette Maker will appear b Choose from the list the item Intel ICH9R Driver by 3rd Party Adaptec and press lt Enter gt c From the next screen displayed choose the OS driver you want to install and press lt Enter gt
97. o specify the DMA channel for the parallel port The options are DMA1 and DMA3 Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS and OS controlled gt Hardware Monitoring CPU Overheat Alarm This option allows the user to select the CPU Overheat Alarm setting which de termines 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 instability When the CPU temperature reaches this predefined threshold the CPU and system cool ing fans will run at full speed The options are The Default Alarm Setting 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 5 C 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 The Early Alarm Setting Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm 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 CPU1 Temperature The CPU Temperature feature will display the CPU temperature status as detected by the BIOS 4 19 SU
98. occurs during POST the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the follow ing beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 repetitive long beep no memory detected 1 continuous beep w Front Panel Overheat LED on system overheat Terminal POST Errors If a terminal type of error occurs BIOS will shut down the system Before doing so BIOS will write the error to port 80h attempt to initialize video and write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h POST Code Description 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag OAh Initialize CPU registers OBh Enable CPU cache 0Ch Initialize caches to initial POST values OEh Initialize I O component OFh Initialize the local bus IDE 10h Initialize Power Management 11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values 12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot 13h Reset PCI Bus Mastering devices 14h Initialize keyboard controller 16h 1 2 2 3 BIOS ROM checksum 17h Initialize cache before memory Auto size B 1 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual POST Code Description 18h 8254 timer initialization 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initializat
99. on 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still sup plies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup 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 us ers so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com support faqs before contacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Note Not all BIOS can be flashed it depends on the modifications to the boot block code 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when 3 2 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 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
100. or jumper settings Keyboard Wake Up The JKB jumper is used together with the Keyboard Wake Up function in BIOS Enable the jumper and the BIOS setting to allow the user to wake the system up by hitting a key on the keyboard See the table on the right for jumper settings Your power supply must meet ATX specification 2 01 or higher and supply 720 mA of standby power to use this feature CPU Fan EE OMi vod Paraet POT E fe iz SUPER C2SBA Cade d j sa kenek Fang U A do CTRL L gra AdeEnaer DIMM1A IE PUSI North Bridge So PCHE x6 GLANCTRL Jel CHR ising fat PORT Chapter 2 Installation SMBus to PCI X PCI Exp Slots Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Closed Enabled Open Disabled Default Eo se a Solih ri Risa Dizin ra ae Cal Cie con REE AE zI wz jere a nau POSS e fees e a Buz m r Eu U z P ER 2 23 KB Wake up Enable Jumper Settings Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default 2 3 Disabled SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual IDE Enable Disable J
101. ote 4 J9 Speaker Header J40 ATX 24 Pin Power Connector J41 12V 4 pin Power Connector Required connection JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JLED Onboard Power LED Indicator KB Mouse PS 2 Keyboard Mouse J28 LE1 Standby Power LED Indicator Parrallel Parallel Printer Port J30 SATA 0 1 4 5 Intel SATA 0 1 4 5 Headers See Note 8 Slot 1 Slot 4 PCI 33 MHz PCI 1 4 See Note 5 Slots 5 7 PCI E x4 Slot5 PCI E x16 Slot6 PCI Ex1 Slot7 BP USB 1 2 amp GLAN Back Panel Universal Serial Ports 1 2 amp G LAN Port BP USB 3 6 Back Panel Universal Serial Ports 3 6 J43 FP USB 7 8 9 10 Front Panel USB ports 7 8 J44 USB 9 10 J45 FP USB 11 12 Front Accessible USB ports 11 J47 USB 12 J48 VGA Video Graphics Connector See Note 7 WOL Wake On LAN Header WOR Wake On Ring Header All notes indicated above are listed on Page 1 6 1 5 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual Important Notes to the User 1 Jumpers not indicated are for testing only 2 See Chapter 2 for detailed information on CPU Heatsink installation memory population jumpers connectors I O ports and JF1 front panel connections 3 mg indicates the location of Pin 1 4 IDE is available on the C2SBA C2SBA C2SBA II only 5 PCI Slot 4 is not available on the C2SBA C2SBAHII e 6 Trusted Platform Module TPM support is available on the C2SBA and C2SBA tII C2SBA only e 7 VGA is not available on the
102. ower cord from the system before clearing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog is a system monitor that can reboot the system when a software application hangs Watch Dog Close pins 1 2 to reset the system if an applica Jumper Settings tion hangs Close pins 2 3 to generate a non Jumper Setting Definition maskable interrupt signal for the application that Pis 1 2 Bean hangs See the table on the right for jumper set i Pins 2 3 NMI tings Watch Dog must also be enabled in the 7 Open Disabled BIOS Note When enabled the user needs to write his her own application software to disable the Watch Dog Timer g NE E Pe a A Clear CMOS DIMM1A B Watch Dog Enable IE PUBI North Bridge GLAN CIRL 2 HEC Kira 2l 5 a eq LI ismi eeen 2 Fi Rea i ee DD pa ER KBMOUSE PCI PCI E Slots to SMB Speeds Jumpers Jl2C1 JI2C2 allow you to con nect PCI PCI Exp Slots to the System Management Bus The default setting is open to disable the connection See the table on the right f
103. pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins GLAN Enable Disable JPL1 enables or disables the GLAN Port on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled CPU Fan EE a OMi Para Pat TSB TT SUPER C2SBA E odas ezen ene Far a IE PUSI North Bridge Sil POLE So POLE 6 GLAN CIRL Connector 2 a Jumper Cap 3 2 1 Setting Pin 1 2 short GLAN Enable Jumper Settings Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default 2 3 Disabled A GLAN Port1 Enable Eo se ial CHOIR Riegel ig ngm cae r a Js a Cig Gata ox z E ani Cie RE REW S Fred ceo n foe cra mez a eq amp i TA Use Talawart 2 Frotte RE z gee an BEE 2 21 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC p
104. r IDE Channel Slave gt IDE Channel 1 Master IDE Channel 1 Slave SATA Port 2 SATA Port 2 Syston Nenary eon kn Extended Menary eon ku Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the lt Enter gt key to save the data System Date Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the lt Enter gt key to save the data Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in BIOS Date The item displays the date that the BIOS was built Hard Disk Pre Delay Select Enable to allow for the time needed for a hard drive to perform initialization before it is accessed by the BIOS after power up to prevent possible system boot failure A boot failure may occur if the BIOS accesses a hard drive that has not been properly initialized The default setting is Disabled 4 3 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual Serial ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of the Serial ATA The options are Disabled and Enabled Native Mode Operation Select Serial ATA for SATA or select Auto Native Mode for ATA The options are Serial ATA and Auto Serial ATA SATA RAID Enable C2SBA II Only S
105. r s Manual Notes B 6 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines For the C2SBA II Only After all the hardware has been installed you must first configure SATA HostRAID or SAS HostRAID before you install the Windows Operating System and other software drivers Important Notes to the User Note 1 This chapter describes RAID Configuration Instructions for the Intel ICH9R Host RAID Controller designed for the Windows OS Note 2 If you do not wish to configure onboard SATA or SAS RAID functions please go directly to Section C 2 and Appendix D for the operating system amp other software installation instructions C 1 Introduction to Serial ATA and Parallel ATA To configure the SATA RAID functions you must first use the Intel ICH9R SATA RAID Utility program to configure the RAID Level that you desire before installing the Windows XP 2003 operating system and other software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Super Micro CD that came packaged with your motherboard Note the current version of the ICH9R SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP 2003 Operating Systems Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface that uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports transfer rates up to 3 0 Gbps Because the serial cables used in SATA are t
106. rating 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 ICH9 ICH9R chip provides advanced power management functions that will greatly improve the performance of various low power suspend states and SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual enhance clock control A hardware based component provides software indepen dent 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 Wake On LAN WOL Wake On LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup up dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboard has a 3 pin header WOL to connect to the 3 pin h
107. re onboard USB connectors that can be accessed from Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 5V 1 5V the front side of the chassis See the T jn pg tables on the right for pin definitions 5 BOE 3 ious 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 Key 5 No connection Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located Pin Definitions at JL1 on the motherboard Attach an Pin Definition appropriate cable from the chassis to 1 Intrusion Input inform you of a chassis intrusion when 2 Ground it is opened N Be ah gt a a one Paral Por A Back panel USB Ports 1 2 B Back panel USB Ports 3 4 5 6 C Front Panel USB 7 8 D Front Panel USB 9 10 E USB 11 F USB 12 G Chassis Intrusion North Bridge u cun A do CTRL a i s Sol Bi Bad BI CON i mje am PUS r mu j Ez iz maze wet Iz EAA SUPER C2SBA Fan Headers The C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE has five chassis fan headers Fan 1 to Fan 5 Fan 1 is the CPU Fan Fan 2 to Fan 5 are system chassis fans Note Pins 1 3 of a 4 pin fan headers are backward Chapter 2 Installation Fan Header Pin Definitions Pin D
108. reate Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays i When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 7 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual Deleting a RAID Volume Warning Be sure to back up your data before deleting a RAID set You will lose all data on the disk drives when deleting a RAID set a From the main menu select item2 Delete RAID Volume and press lt Enter gt b Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select the RAID set you want to delete and press lt Del gt A Warning message displays c When asked Are you sure you want to delete this volume Y N press Y to delete the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Delete Volume menu C 8 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Resetting to Non RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD Warning Be cautious when you reset a RAID volume HDD to non RAID or Resetting a RAID HDD Resetting a RAID volume HDD or Resetting a RAID HDD will reformat the HDD and delete the internal RAID structure on the drive a From the main menu select item3 Reset Disks to Non RAID and press lt Enter gt The following screen will appear let KR Mate te Namager opts aun 1 8 1851 Copyright C 2883 85 Inte Corporat ix Ril Rights Rese 1 Create PAID Volene Select the disks that should be reset _f11 PrevlousAlext
109. reen 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 x Ss 2 Intel Boslahe Chovet INF Files SUPERMICR B Microtoht D ec x 9 0 Drivers amp Tools Intel G33 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Diver Chipset C2S8SBA C25SB8BA Universal Asako Auchtectse Driver Intel P35 Thin FEA Posek High Detntion Audo Dive CISBE A Intel PEO Neehwxk Connectors Dever TPM Software Package SUPERMICRO Supero eder II Dul dwa dak atat Ard maraisi Boese CO I Ado Stat Up Nest Tine Fo mae rimgo pleare wat SUPERMICRO meb ste Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note 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 E 1 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual E 2 Configuring Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor III 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 in
110. res Floppy Check Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to verify the type of floppy drive at bootup Select Disabled to speed up the boot process The settings are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the graphic logo screen display during bootup QuickBoot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed POST Errors Select Enabled to stop the POST routine and allow the system to display error mes sages when an error occurs at bootup The options are Enabled and Disabled ACPI Mode Use this setting to determine whether you want to use the ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management on your system The options are Yes and No 4 7 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual ACPI Sleep Mode This setting allows you to configure the ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Sleep Mode for your system The options are 1 S3 and S1S3 High Precision Event Time Select Yes to activate the High Precision 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
111. rom the USB ports whose USB jumpers are set to Disabled before the system goes into the standby mode CPU Fan N PTPR Processor BBEBEE BBBBRE BRBBBB Para PIT Pai 4 Neth Bridge ica bt nie CHAR w Be n Tsim AN i in 7 n a J E Tam fam i J g I SUPER C2SBA i fi USB Wake up Enable Jumper Settings Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled 2 3 Disabled A JPUSB1 B JPUSB2 Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Onboard Indicators GLAN Link Speed LED Indicator GLAN LEDs LED Color Definition There is one Gigabit LAN port J11 This Gigabit Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The yellow GLAN Activity LED right see below indicates activity while the GLAN Link Speed LED left may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information Off No Connection or 10 Mbps Green On 100 Mbps Amber On 1 Gbps GLAN Activity LED Indicator Color Definition Yellow Flashing ConnectionActive GLAN Link Speed LED GLAN Activity LED
112. rrayn reate Array d Delete Hotspare Con igure Drives D 14 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Deleting Arrays Warning Back up the data on an array before you delete it to prevent data loss Deleted arrays cannot be restored To delete an existing array 1 From the main menu shown on Page D 4 select Manage Arrays 2 Select the array you wish to delete and press lt delete gt 3 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press lt Enter gt The fol lowing prompt is displayed Warning Deleting the array will render array unusable Do you want to delete the array Yes No RAID 1 only the following prompt is also displayed Deleting the partition will result in data loss Do you also want to delete the parti tion Yes No 4 Press Yes to delete the array and partition or No to return to the previous menu 5 Press Esc to return to the previous menu SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities Tr n bnn He Heed Ree By tee fMdaptec SATA HostRilD Controller 0 Options Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities 1 From the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Menu select Disk Utilities as shown above and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears SATA Port 2 HOC HD
113. rt 5 Select Disabled to always disable PCI Ex4 Port 5 If PCI E x1 Port 1 is disabled PCI E x4 Port 5 will be disabled as well When set to Auto PCI Ex4 Port 5 will be enabled if a PCI add on card is detected The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM The options are Enabled and Disabled Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master The options are Enabled and Disabled Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for the bus master A high priority high throughout device may benefit from a greater clock rate The options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00A0h 00COh and OOEOh For Unix Novelle and other Operating Systems please select the option other If a drive fails after the installation of a new software you might want to change this setting and try again A different OS requires a different bus master clock rate SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual gt I O Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings KBC Clock Input This setting allows you to select the clock frequency for the Keyboard Controller The options are 6MHz 8MHz 12MHz and 16MHz Serial Port A This setting allows you to decide how the system controls Serial PortA The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS contro
114. s audio and mo dem 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 C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE provides the user with a surreal audio experience that is larger than life I O Virtualization Technology VT d With the Intel ICH9 built in the C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE supports I O Virtualization Technology VT d that enables multiple operating systems and ap plications to run in independent partitions Each partition uses its own subset of host physical memory and behaves like a virtual machine VM providing isolation and protection across multiple partitions This feature is available when a processor that supports the virtualization of platforms is installed on the motherboard 1 8 Super I O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selection a clock genera tor drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O supports two 360 K 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and da
115. se thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed Vcore A 12V VDIMM 5V 3 3V 12V 3 3Vsb Vbat 4 21 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual 4 5 Security Settings Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing lt Enter gt All Security BIOS settings are described in this section Main Advanced Tl State hysical Presence operations Boot E Iten Specific Help User Password Is Set Supervisor Password Set User Passvord Pixed disk hoot sector Norna11 Password on boot Disabled TPM Support Disabled ri u ye F9 Esc Enter Pie Supervisor Password Is 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 Is 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 Set Supervisor
116. selected The Array Proper ties menu displays ct drives to create Arr elected Drives ST388613AS 68 ST386813AS 74 363 WDC MD744CD B4FLAL H B1 HDC HDT485D BHFLR1 59 BEB WDC HD748CD BBFLAL 69 BCB WDC HD740CD BAFLAZ 69 869 D 8 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Assigning Array Properties Once a new array is completed you can assign properties to the array Caution Once the array is created and its properties are assigned and you can not change the array properties using this utility To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu as shown in the screen below select an array type and press Enter Only the available array types will be displayed on the screen RAID 0 or RAID 1 requires two drives Array Type RAID Stripe RAID 1 Birror Array Lade Array Size Stripe Size Create MAID via 2 Under the item Arrays Label type in a label and press lt Enter gt label shall not be more than 15 characters Note The 3 For RAID 0 select the desired stripe size Note Available stripe sizes are 16 32 and 64 KB 64K is default Please do not change the default setting 4 The item Create RAID via allows you to select between the different ways of creating methods for RAID 0 and RAID 1 The following table gives examples of when each is appropriate Raid Level Create Via When Appropriate RAID 0 No Init Creating a RAID 0 on new driv
117. sk n Fixed disk n 0 3 identified A 3 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual Invalid System Configuration Data Problem with NVRAM CMOS data I O device IRQ conflict I O device IRQ conflict error PS 2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen PS 2 Mouse installed nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn Cache SRAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB System RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested One or more 120 Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed 120 block storage devices Operating system not found Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A are properly identified Parity Check 1 nnnn Parity error found in the system bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Parity is a method for checking errors in binary data A parity error indicates that some data has been corrupted Parity Check 2 nnnn Parity error found in the I O bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address
118. st of bootable devices to make its resource available for other bootable devices Subsequently you can select an item from the candidate list and hit the lt x gt key to remove it from the candidate list and put it in the boot list This item will then become a bootable device See details on how to change the priority of boot order of devices in the Item Specific Help window 4 25 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual 4 8 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section Item Specific telp Exit Discarding Changes xit Syeten Setup and Leed Setup Defaults save your changes te Discard Changes ons fave Changers Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made
119. stalled 4 pieces of 1GB Memory why does the BIOS only detect about 3 145 GB of memory during POST Answer Because the chipset does not support memory remapping and PCI E memory requires a great deal of memory so there is a memory hole located around the 4GB memory address 3 4 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Question How do I connect the ATA100 66 cable to my IDE device s Answer The 80 wire 40 pin high density ATA100 66 IDE cable that came with your system 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 Question Why doesn t by USB devices no longer work correctly after installing the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility in Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 Answer This is a timing conflict between Windows File Protection and the Setup program This is described in greater detail and a hotfix is available at Microsoft s website at http support microsoft com kb 921411 en us 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RM
120. struction embedded in a CPU The High Precision Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer The default setting is No Power Button Behavior If set to Instant Off the system will power on or power off the system immediately as soon as the user hits the power button The options are Instant Off and 4 second Override Resume On Modem Ring Select On to wake your system up when an incoming call is received by your modem The options are On and Off Resume On PME Select On to wake your system up from the PME The options are On and Off PS2 Keyboard KB Mouse Wake Up Select Enable to wake your system up from S3 S4 or S5 state The options are Enabled and Disabled This feature is available when the jumper JKB is enabled by closing pin 1 and pin 2 Please refer to Chapter 2 USB Wake Up This feature is used to awaken the system from Standby mode by a Universal Se rial Bus USB device such as a USB mouse or USB keyboard The options are Enabled and Disabled Power Loss Control This setting allows you to decide how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Stay Off Power On and Last State Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to enable Legacy USB Support The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 8 Chapter 4 BIOS Watch Dog Select Enabled to automatically reset the system if the system is not active for more than 4
121. t floating which can lead to excessive back panel microphone noise and cross talk See the table below for pin definitions Power LED PWR LED The Power LED connector is designated Pin Defa en JLED This connection is used to provide Pin Definition LED Indication of power supplied to the av 2 K system See the table on the right for pin y 3 Ground definitions Dt Sia rax n Processor kevl Paaa POT A Front Panel Audio B PWR LED North Bridge HIS TCHIR SUPER C2SBA QO PAE Audo Enabled Cisia iri gt Sot B ir engel Bana ig SATAY EO KU g a Porc as 7 amp e JPUSB2 TnikWEZAI Fae Si ITE 8212 a swat ee i Chapter 2 Installation 2 7 KBMOUSE 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
122. ta transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also 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 sys tem 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 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual Notes Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Chapter 2 Installation Static Sensitive Devices Electro Static Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent damage to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions e Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag e 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
123. the CPU temperature reaches the overheat threshold Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled The options are Disabled and Enabled Set Maximum Ext CPUID 3 When set to Enabled the Maximum Extended CPUID will be set to 3 The options are Disabled and Enabled Echo TPR Set to Enabled to prevent xTPR messages from being sent to the system The options are Disabled and Enabled C1 Enhanced Mode Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable the Enhanced Halt State to lower CPU voltage frequen cy to prevent overheat The options are Enabled and Disabled Note Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Intel Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions Chapter 4 BIOS creating multiple virtual systems in one computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information No Execute Mode Memory Protection Available when supported by the CPU and the OS Set to E
124. ti Processor table 1 2 Search for option ROMs and shadow if successful One long two short beeps on checksum failure B 3 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual POST Code Description 99h Check for SMART Drive optional 9Ch Set up Power Management 9Dh Initialize security engine optional 9Eh Enable hardware interrupts 9Fh Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives AOh Set time of day A2h Check key lock A4h Initialize typematic rate A8h Erase lt ESC gt prompt AAh Scan for lt ESC gt key stroke ACh Enter SETUP AEh Clear Boot flag BOh Check for errors Bih Inform RomPilot about the end of POST optional B2h POST done prepare to boot operating system B4h 1 One short beep before boot B5h Terminate QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS and PPM Structures B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display MultiBoot menu BEh Clear screen optional BFh Check virus and backup reminders COh Try to boot with INT 19 Cih Initialize POST Error Manager PEM C2h Initialize error logging C3h Initialize error display function C4h Initialize system error flags C6h Console redirection init C7h Unhook INT 10h if console redirection enabled C8h Force check optional C9h Extended ROM checksum optional CDh Reclaim console redirection vector B 4 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description D2h D4h D8h DEh Unknown
125. to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 512K 640K Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU 4 13 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Extended Memory Area If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the extended memory area above 1 MB Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back
126. to be used in the multi sector transfer The options are Disabled 4 Sectors 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0 Master Device via the LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 Bit I O This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of a 32 bit data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabled Transfer Mode This option allows the user to set the transfer mode The options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PlO2 Fast PIO3 Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode This option allows the user to select Ultra DMA Mode The options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 Installed Memory This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being present in the system System Memory This display informs you how much memory is available in the system 4 6 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing lt Enter gt Iton Specific Help gt Advanced Processor Options P Advanced Chipset Control Select Boot features gt Memory Cache gt Pel Configuration gt 170 Device Conf igurat inn gt Harduaro Monitor Boot Featu
127. ual Core Technology Wide Dynamic Execution FSB Dynamic Bus Inversion DBI Advanced Digital Media Boost Smart Memory Access and Thermal Management 2 TM2 the C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE delivers unparalleled system performance and great power efficiency in a slim package Please refer to the motherboard specifica tions 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 technician 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 the 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 lists BIOS POST Codes Appendix C Appendix D and Appendix E list HostRAID Setup Guidelines and Other 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 injur
128. ust first configure the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID before you install the Windows operating system The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro bootable CDs that came packaged with your motherboard Note 1 The following section provides information on the Adaptec SATA RAID Driver based on the Intel ICH9R Controller D 1 Introduction to the Adaptec Embedded SATA RAID Controller Driver Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface It uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports SATA Transfer rates up to 3 0 Gbps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Paral lel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long while Serial ATA cables can extend up to one meter Overall Serial ATA provides better functionality than Parallel ATA Introduction to the Intel ICH9R Controller Hub Located in the South Bridge of the Intel G33 Chipset the ICH9R Controller Hub provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports the Adaptec s firmware which support up to six Serial ATA drives up to two RAID volumes and up to six drives in RAID Configurations Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Controller Firmware supports Drives supported Four
129. wing screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option RON 5 1 8 1813 ICH7R wRAIDS Copyright C 2883 85 Intel Corporation fll Rights Reserved t Nane Wolung RAID Level RAIDACStripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 8 8 GB Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volune This mane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 0 set and press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Enter gt key to go to the next field You can use the lt Esc gt key to select the previous menu c When RAID Level item is highlighted press the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 0 Stripe and hit lt Enter gt d When the Select Disks item is highlighted press lt Enter gt to select the HDD to configure as RAID The following pop up screen displays See the note on Page C 3 elect 2 to 4 disks t wlous Met SPACE Se e Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to highlight a drive and press lt Space gt to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive When all RAID drives for this volume have been selected hit lt Enter gt f Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select the stripe size ranging from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 0 array and hit lt Enter gt Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multi
130. y to yourself eee Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage to the components Note Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure cor rect system setup SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE User s Manual Table of Contents About This Mamuall assarrar HDK da ede XE k a r a a ae aia iii Manual OrgamiZation xcsayma anan d n kalak abin k h n ka kk dak ak BER buka kalak ka n n n E n k b n ka y M K da iii Conventions Used in the Manual ke kaka keke keka ke kek kk kK KAKA iii Chapter 1 Introduction 121 OVCIVIOWisitsee tected A deere E Gaeta Aaa aes 1 1 j1 gt e 1 i Uo A E acca tenes O patron E feces cess VE te wie pases aie 1 1 Contacting Super V i Cr i x kk siy dlkln aN ENEE raderna NENANA E HW AE W n k KURK k 1 2 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE Image EAE EE EE EEEEEEE 1 3 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE Layout 1 4 SUPER C2SBA II C2SBA C2SBA C2SBE Quick Reference 1 5 Motherboard Features a i ssed nace ena id Kasa za b ka nak DEDI ME Az y 2 ana e HEVA n a 1 7 Intel G33 P35 Chipset System Block Diagram EE 1 9 1 2 Chipset OvervieW sla as sie cneteens ete extsic
131. zer will be activated exactly when the High level is reached The CPU fan will run at full speed to bring the CPU temperature down 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 4 Celsius Fahrenheit has been upgraded to a more advanced feature by Intel in its newer processors The basic concept is each CPU is embedded by unique temperature information that the motherboard can read This Temperature Threshold or Temperature Tolerance has been assigned at the factory and is the baseline on 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 Temperature Tolerances the installed CPU can now send information to the motherboard what its Temperature Tolerance is and not the other way around This results in better CPU thermal management 4 20 Chapter 4 BIOS Supermicro has leveraged this feature by assigning a temperature status to certain thermal co

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