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1. SUPER X6QT8 EB Fan DIMM B8 oF DIMM A8 CPU1 E SPKR DIMM B7 DIMM A7 an6 a i A VGA Enable CPU2 s B FSB Speed Select DIMM A5 KB Fan4 DIMM B5 DIMM AG E8501 DIMM B6 DIMM B2 North Bridge com cPU4 DIMM A2 Fan2 1 DIMM B1 DIMM A1 VGA UXMB2 UXMB1 GLAM Fang DIMM A3 DIMM B3 DIMM 4 d all g DIMM B4 ICHSR d LAN jj all Fran Slot 6 PCI Ex8 inx16 slot Bel E E lot 5 PCI Ex4 in x8 Slot Bios 1 VGA PCI X 133MHz J327 a scsi cal a siot 3 133MHz JPA AICT902W 8 NIE m B 51012 PCI X 133MHz 4 810 E ANE ZCR Green Slot X6QTS g s Battery po hQ BTI pues E os sue 6 psa I SATA1 SATA2 Chapter 2 Installation SCSI Controller Enable Disable For X6QT8 only Jumper allows you to enable or disable the SCSI Controller The default setting is pins 1 2 to enable the SCSI Controller See the table on the right for jumper settings SCSI Termination Enable Disable For X6QT8 only Jumper JPA2 allows you to enable or disable SCSI Channel A Termina tion and JPA3 for SCSI Channel B Termination The default setting is open to enable the termination of the SCSI connectors Note For the SCSI drives to function properly please do not change the default setting set by the manu
2. SUPER XxeQT8 E en Fan DIMM B8 C DIMM A8 CPU1 SPKR DIMM B7 DIMM A7 NS UXMBA fans 2 ang DIMM A5 KB A Gen DIMM B5 mE A Keyboard Mouse DIMM A6 SB0 1 E8501 DIMM B6 B 1 North Bridge 1 DIMM CPU4 C Fan2 DIMM A2 DIMM B1 D Fan3 DIMM A1 1 von CW E J UXMB2 UXMB1 5 GLANI a GANZ DIMM A3 DIMM B3 Ean DIMM A4 1211 5 DIMM B4 ICHSR z Fan8 _ LAN siot 6 PCI Ex8 inx16 slot pui PXH South Bridge E J Fan9 VGA CTRL 114 PCI X 133MHz af Slot 3 PCI X 133MHz AIC7902W EN al s j Slot 2 PCI X 133MHz a ES bards E H E Slot 1 PCI X 100MHz ZCR Green Slot X6QT8 5 E amp Battery BT1 cow2 sve EHE CE 5823 FSATAT SATA2 SCSI Channel A JL scsi Channel 2 17 SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE Users Manual Connector VGA connector JVGA1 is located next to the GLAN1 onthelO backplane Refer to the board layout below for the location Power Supply Failure Connect a cable from your power sup ply to the J3P1 header to provide a warning of power supply failure This warning signal is passed through the PWR_LED pin to indicate of a power failure on the chassis See the table
3. PAR h 1 lot 1 PCI X 100MHz ZCR Green Slot 6078 EE I SATA1 2 y SUPER X6QT8 DIMM B8 oF DIMM A8 CPU1 E SPKR DIMM B7 DIMM A7 an6 UXMB4 UXMB3 Fan CPU2 Fang DIMM A5 DIMM B5 Mouse SB0 1 DIMM A6 DIMM B6 DIMM B2 North Bridge Han 4 DIMM 2 Fai DIMM B1 DIMM A1 VGA UXMB2 UXMB1 T GLAM Fang DIMM A3 Ca DIMM B3 PMI DIMM A4 zll g DIMM B4 ICH5R x LAN PCI Ex8 inx16 slot MEE ge TRL Slot6 16 slot PXH South Bridge Blot 5 PCI Ex amp in Stef Bios lt VGA CTRL 50 4 PCI X 133MHz J27 z scsi 9 a siot 3 133MHz EN FEES slot 2 PCI X 133MHz amp L Pin Setting Definition Pins 6 7 Internal Speaker Pins 4 7 External Speaker Compact Flash Card PWR Connectors Header Definition JWF1 Compact Flash 1 JIDE1 JWF2 Compact Flash 2 JIDE2 A PWR LED SPKR JD1 B Compact Flash PWR JWF 1 C Compact Flash PWR JWF2 Chapter 2 Installation JTAG Connector JTAG Connector located next to the IDE2 connector allows you to configure the onboard CPLD Complex Programmable Logic Device See the table on the righ
4. 2 18 A VGA B PWR Supply Fail Chapter 2 Installation SMB Header A System Management Bus header is located at J22 Connect the appropri ate cable here to utilize SMB on your system SMB Power Connector la C Connector PSSMB located next to the IDEZ2 Connector moni tors onboard power supply fan and system temperatures SMB Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition Data Ground Clock No Connection PWR SMB Pin Definitions Pin Definition Clock Data N A N A N A kJ SUPERO X6QT8 DIMM B8 O DIMM A8 o T a DIMM B7 DIMM A7 Fan8 UXMB4 UXMB3 DIMM A5 KB Mouse DIMM B5 5 0 1 DIMM 6 DIMM B6 DIMM B2 ICOM1 DIMM A2 DIMM B1 DIMM A1 UXMB2 UXMB1 DIMM A3 DIMM B3 DIMM A4 1 2 E8501 North Bridge CPU 4 LY IPMI DIMM B4 Slot 6 PCI Ex8 inx16 slot Blot 5 PCI Ex4 in x8 Slot BIOS ICHSR Floppy South Bridge Slot 4 PCI X 133MHz Slot 3 PCI X 133MHz Slot 2 PCI X 133MHz gt 2 QBTI
5. A SCSI Controller Enable B SCSI Channel A Term En able C SCSI Channel B Term En able IDE 2 in PW 8 Pin Pw 24 Pin ATX PWR 2 25 SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual 3rd PWR Supply PWR Failure Detect JP13 This function allows the system to no tify you in the event of a power supply failure This feature assumes that three power supply units are installed in the chassis with one acting as a backup If you only have one or two power supply units installed you should disable this jumper to prevent false alarms 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Closed Enabled Open Disabled Default SUPER X6QT8 DIMM B8 Fang O DIMM A8 SPKR DIMM B7 DIMM A7 UXMB4 UXMB3 DIMM A5 DIMM B5 CPU1 Leo FP CTRL CPU2 Fan4 DIMM A6 DIMM B6 DIMM B2 DIMM A2 E8501 North Bridge A 3rd PWR Fail Detect Fan3 DIMM B1 DIMM A1 TT UXMB2 UXMB1 DIMM A3 DIMM B3 DIMM A4 DIMM B4 Blot PCI Ex4 in 8 Slot Slot 6 PCI Ex8 inx16 slot BIOS Slot 4 PCI X 133MHz CPU4
6. DIMM B2 North Bridge DIMM A2 DIMM B1 CPUA DIMM A1 UXMB2 UXMB1 CPU 3 GLAM GLAN2 DIMM A3 5 DIMM B3 DIMM A4 E DIMM B4 2 ICHSR LAI TRI L 81016 PCI Ex8 inx16 slot South Bridge BIOS lot 5 PCI Exd in x8 Slot Slot 4 PCI X 133MHz IDE 1 VGA CTRL svo 51013 PCI X 133MHz 51012 PCI X 133MHz PAR EDI s Es h 1 lot 1 PCI X 100MHz ZCR Green Slot 6078 a EN aw I SATA1 5 2 SCSI Channel A scsi Channel 227 JERI al IDA scsi AIC7902W IDE 2 24 Pin ATX PWR 2 22 Setting 3 2 1 3 2 1 Pin 1 2 short GLAN Enable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Pins 1 2 Default Pins 2 3 Definition Enabled Disabled A GLAN 1 2 Enable Chapter 2 Installation 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
7. 2 5 ICH5R South Bridge J27 Slot 3 PCI X 133MHz Slot 2 PCI 133MHz BT1 En bei J COM2 Slot 1 PCI X 100MHz ZCR Green Slot 6 8 IDA Di IPMI ICPLD E scsl JBA1 AIC7902W 21 IDE 1 IDE 2 Kan JOH1 et cad T 24 Pin ATX PWR 1 ET 2 I SATA2 SCSI Channel A 7 scsi Channel 2 26 Chapter 2 Installation 2 7 Onboard Indicators GLAN LEDs There are two Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports located beside the Video port on the motherboard Each GLAN port has two LEDs The blinking Amber LED indicates activity while the other LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the table at right for the functions associated with the second LED Overheat LED JOH1 The JOH1 header is used to connect an LED to provide warnings of chassis over heating Refer to the layout below for the location Also See the table on the right for pin definitions Fan DIMM B8 DIMM A8 CPU1 SPKR DIMM B7 DIMM A7 an6 SUPER X6QT8 EDI 5 UXMB4 UXMB3 CPU2 Fang DIMM A5 Mouse DIMM B5
8. DIMM A8 SPKR DIMM B7 DIMM A7 Fang UXMB4 UXMB3 DIMM A5 KB Mouse DIMM B5 DIMM A6 DIMM B6 DIMM B2 1 DIMM A2 DIMM B1 DIMM A1 VGA GLAM Fang UXMB2 UXMB1 GLAN2 DIMM A3 DIMM B3 DIMM A4 CPU1 CPU2 E8501 North Bridge CPUA CPUS DIMM B4 lot 6 8 16 slot LAN ex VGA lot 5 PCI Ex4 in x8 Slot BIOS ICHSR South Bridge FL su jot 4 PCI X 133MHz lot 3 PCI X 133MHz lot 2 PCI X 133MHz svo 227 JPA1 IDAZ a AR E Slot 1 PCI X 100MHz ZCR Green Slot X6QT8 Battery BTI gs 2 sue 2 SCSI Channel A 7 IDE Drive Connectors Pin Definitions IDE Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Reset IDE 2 Ground 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Ho
9. Ground Power LED The Power LED connection is located Pm Dennitions AF1 Pin Definition on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 13 23V Ground A NMI B PWR LED Groun X X sense EN Power LED Vcc Q e T Ed M HDD LED Vcc UXMB4 UXMB3 EUN NIC1 LED Vcc nar DIMM 6 8501 NIC2 LED Vcc E 5 OH Fan Fail LED Vcc Lm y PWR Fail LED Vcc ELDER r Ely RE Ground Reset gt Reset Button Wr i Pi PWR Power Button asm EGA L Scsrchannel A X 2 9 SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual HDD LED HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located Pin Definitions JF1 on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach a Pin Definition hard drive LED cable here to display 13 5V a hard disk drive activity including HD Active SCSI Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Control GLAN1 2 LED
10. Arrow keys to move cursor Enter to select option Esc to exit default For more information regarding Adaptec RAID Utility please refer to the Adaptec User s Guide in the CD included in your shipping package You can also download a copy of the Adaptec User s Guide from our web site at www supermicro com SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual C 2 Installing Intel s ICH5R Driver by Adaptec and the Windows OS a Insert Supermicro s bootable CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during the system reboot and the screen Super Micro Driver Diskette Maker will appear b From the list displayed on the screen choose the item Intel ICH5R Driver by 3rd Party Adaptec and press ENTER c From the next screen displayed choose the OS driver you want to install and press lt Enter gt d Insert a formatted diskette into drive A and press Enter as prompted e Exit the program after the process is completed Then reboot the system f Insert Microsoft Windows OS Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start to boot up from CD g Press the F6 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 Adaptec Embedded H
11. ler LED connections for the GLAN Pin Definitions JF1 port1 is located on pins 11 and 12 Pinf Definition of JF1 and for the GLAN port2 is 9 11 Vcc Ground located on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 At 10 12 tach the NIC LED cables to display network activity Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions A HDD B NIC1 NIC2 20 19 Groun NMI X X SUPER X6QT8 Ez a Q ms id t Power LED Vcc E id HDD LED Vcc 5 EI NIC1 LED Vcc LB NIC2 LED Vcc ea OH Fan Fail LED Vcc IF n ELS ol PWR Fail LED Vcc EB B ss H Ground Reset Reset Button SATAT SATAZIL SCSI Channel scsichannel B7 Ground PWR Power Button 2 10 Overheat Fan Fail LED Connect an LED to the OH Fan Fail LED connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide an advanced warning of chassis overheating and fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the table on the rig
12. Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer Supermicro does not sell directly to end us ers so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Ques tion FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site at http www supermicro com support faqs before contacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades 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 done to the boot block code Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Super Micro for technical support Motherboard model PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com support contact cfm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com by phone at 408 503 800
13. SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE Users Manual Rebuilding Arrays Note 1 Rebuilding applies to Fault Tolerant array RAID 1 only If an array Build process or initialization is interrupted or critical with one member missing you must perform a Rebuild to get the array to Optimal status 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 Ctrl R to Rebuild 9 anage Arrays reate Array E nitialize Drives Symbol Indicates this array is bootable Del Delete Array inter Display Array properties and members Curs Verify Array Ctrl R gt Rebuild Array lt Ctrl B gt Appendix C Software Installation 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 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility as shown in the screen below 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt Options Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities Arrow keys to move cursor Enter to select option Esc to exit x default SUPER X6QT8 X
14. B3 DIMMs A5 amp B5 DIMMs 7 amp B7 Please also refer to Pg 2 6 in Chapter 2 for details 8 The X6QTE supports up to 95W CPUs 1 7 SUPER 8 Users Manual Quick Reference X6QTE Jumper Description Default Setting J27 Processor Speed Strapping Enable On Enabled Chpt 2 JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JFSB1 Front Side Bus Speed Select Off 200 MHz JP13 3rd Power Supply Fail Detect Off Disabled JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 LAN1 LAN 2 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD1 Watch Dog Enable Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description ATX PWR Primary 24 pin ATX PWR Connector JPW1 Required 8 pin PWR 12V 8 pin PWR Connectors JPW2 JPW3 Required Alarm Reset Power Supply Alarm Reset JAR1 Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion Header JL 1 COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector Header Compact Flash PWR Compact Flash PWR JWF1 IDE1 JWF2 IDE2 DIMM A1 B8 Memory RAM Slots FAN 1 9 CPU Chassis System Fan Headers Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector FP CTRL Front Control Panel Connector GLAN 1 2 G bit Ethernet Ports IDE1 IDE2 IDE 1 amp 2 Connectors Compact Flash Card supported IPMI IPMI 2 0 Socket JTAG JTAG Connector for the CPLD JP2 Note5 Pg 1 7 KB MS PS 2 Keyboard Mouse PWR LED SPKR PWR Supply Fail PWR SMB PSSMB SMB PWR LED Pins1 3 Speaker Pins 5 7 JD1 PWR Supply Failure Header J3P1 Power SMB 12 System Management Bus SMBus System Management Bu
15. Definition Definition panel and additional two USB head 1 5V 1 5V ers USB 2 3 on the motherboard 2 PO 2 PO These two USB USB 2 3 headers 3 PO 3 PO can be used to provide front side 4 Ground 4 Ground chassis access cables not included 5 N A 5 Key See the tables on the right for pin definitions SUPER X6QT8 Em Fan DIMM B8 oF C DIMM A8 cput 9e Chassis Intrusion UXMB4 UXMB3 B USB 0 1 C USB 2 3 DIMM A5 alin DIMM B5 Cl qe ee e 1 DIMM CPU4 DIMM A2 DIMM B1 Har DIMM A1 Fui DIMM A3 2 DIMM B3 IPM i DIMM A4 F lcpu DIMM B4 ICH5R H PXH South Bridge E E Slot 4 PCI X 133MHz Eus Slot 3 PCI X 133MHz AIGTI02W 8 E Slot 2 PCI X 133MHz e 8 HE AR Slot 1 PCI X 100MHz ZCR E E t O por sve 4 j SATAT SATA2 _SCSI Channel 70 scst Channel 87 gt Chapter 2 Installation Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is des ignated JWOL on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin defini tions You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use this feature Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is des ignated JWOR This function allows your computer to receive and to be woken by an incoming call to the mo dem when in suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions Y
16. H 2 sue 324858 82 9 FSATA1 SATAZ 3 Channel J scsi Channel Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions Definition Pin Definition 3 3 1 3 3 12V 3 3 COM COM PS ON 5V COM COM COM 5V COM COM Res NC PWR_OK oO N gt C N 5V 5VSB 5V 12V 5V 12V COM 12 3 3V Secondary Power Connector Pin Definitions Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V A 24 Pin PWR B 8 PWR SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 A Chassis Intrusion header is located E Pin Definition at JL1 Attach an appropriate cable to inform you of a chassis intrusion Intrusion Input Ground Universal Serial Bus USB Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions There are two Universal Serial Bu Unive S i USB 0 1 FP USB 2 3 ports USB 0 1 located on the Pin
17. The video ROM has returned control to BIOS POST Performing any required pro cessing after the video ROM had control Reading the 8042 input port and disabling the MEGAKEY Green PC feature next Making the BIOS code segment writable and performing any necessary configura tion before initializing the interrupt vectors The configuration required before interrupt vector initialization has completed In terrupt vector initialization is about to begin B 3 SUPERO X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual Checkpoint 25h 27h 28h 2Ah 2Eh 2Fh 30h 31h 32h 34h 37h 38h 39h 3Ah 3Bh 40h 42h 43h 44h 45h 46h 47h 48h 49h 4Bh Code Description Interrupt vector initialization is done Clearing the password if the POST DIAG switch is on Any initialization before setting video mode will be done next Initialization before setting the video mode is complete Configuring the mono chrome mode and color mode settings next Bus initialization system static output devices will be done next if present See the last page for additional information Completed post video ROM test processing If the EGA VGA controller is not found performing the display memory read write test next The EGA VGA controller was not found The display memory read write test is about to begin The display memory read write test passed Look for retrace checking next The display memory read write test or retrace checki
18. 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 2 3 Installing DIMMS inox n ba Weka kala Way 2 6 2 4 Control Panel Connectors and lO Ports 2 7 A Back Panel Connectors IO E 2 7 B Front Control 2 8 C Front Control Panel Pin Definitions 2 9 EE 2 9 Power apes N 2 9 re rere MU DUI MEE derat 2 10 NICTINIC2 LED 2 10 Table of Contents OverheatFan Fall LED 22 2 11 Power Fail DED istic 2 11 Reset DU 2 12 Power BUIO DUREE 2 12 2 5 Connecting Cables 0 et 2 13 Power Connector tei binda doces WA b naka e Dad nas Sad drka 2 13 Processor Power Connector 2 13 CHASSIS Em 2 14 Universal Serial 2 14 Wake OhzEAN co opu to Eee 2 15 2 15 Sepal POMS 2 16 GELAN Ethernet POR eee ct 2 16 ATX PS 2 Keyboard a
19. 66 MHz base clock with 266 MB s bandwidth Legacy I O interconnection to the ICH5R Transaction Processing Capabilities 64 transactions processed concurrently 128 entry Common Data Cache for write combining and write buffering 1 12 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss The feature allows the user to set the power state after a power outage You can select Power Off for the system power to remain off after a power loss Select Power On for the system power to be turned on after a power loss Select Last State to allow the system to resume its last state before the power loss The default setting is Last State 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE It has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores 3 3V 5V 12V 12V and 3 3V Standby An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds via Supero Doctor III to define the sen sitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Fan Speed Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS Environmental Temperature Cont
20. ATA Ports The options are P0 Master P1 Slave and PO Slave P1 Master Primary IDE Channel Master Slave Secondary IDE Channel Master Slave These settings allow the user to set the parameters of Primary IDE Channel Master Slave and Secondary IDE Channel Master Slave slots Hit lt Enter gt to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the sub menu are Type Select the type of device connected to the system The options are Not Installed Auto CDROM and ARMD LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive In the LBA mode the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB For drive capacities over 137 GB your system must be equipped with a 48 bit LBA mode addressing If not contact your manufacturer or install an ATA 133 IDE controller card that supports 48 bit LBA mode The options are Disabled and Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Block Mode boosts the IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if Block Mode is not used Block Mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt Select Disabled to allow the data to be transferred from and to the device one sec tor at a time Select Auto to allows the data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it The options are Auto
21. Chipset settings for the sys tem gt NorthBridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for the Intel E7520 NorthBridge chipset Memory Remap Feature Select Enabled to allow remapping of the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory The options are Enabled and Disabled Max Payload of Slot 5 Slot 6 This feature allows the user to set the maximum payload size that PCI Exp Slot 5 Slot 6 can support for Transaction Layer Packets TLPs The options are 128B and 256B gt SouthBridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for the Intel ICH South Bridge chipset Power Button Instant Off If set to Enabled the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If to Disabled the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are Enabled and Disabled gt Intel PCI X Hub Configuration Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4 Bus Frequency This option allows the user to set the maximum PCI speed to be used in the PCI slot specified Select Auto to allow the BIOS automatically detect the capability of the device installed on the bus The options for Slot 1 are Auto 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X and 100 MHz PCI X The options for Slot 2 to Slot 4 are Auto 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI 100 MHz PCI X and 133 MHz PCI X Port Decode This option allows the user to select the
22. Driver Installation Instructions please refer to the Adaptec RAID Controller User s Guide Emb SA RAID UG pdf in the CD that came with this motherboard You can also download a copy of Adaptec s User s Guide from our web site at www supermicro com C 2 Appendix C Software Installation Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility is an embedded BIOS Utility including Array Configuration Utility Use this utility when you want to create configure and manage arrays Disk Utilities Use this option to format or verify disks To run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility you will need to enable the RAID function in the system BIOS refer to Chapter 4 for System BIOS Configurations and then press the Ctrl and A keys simultaneously when prompted to do so during the system startup Refer to the previous page for detailed instructions Note To select an option use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then press the Enter key to select it To return to the previous menu press the lt 5 gt key A Using the Array Configuration Utility ACU The Array Configuration Utility ACU enables you to create manage and delete arrays from the controller s BIOS add and delete spare drives and initialize drives During the system startup press Ctrl and A simultaneously and the main menu will appear 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt Embedde
23. PCI devices on the PCI bus The default setting is 64 Select 32 to set the PCI latency to 32 PCI clock cycles Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles Select 96 to set the PCI latency to 96 PCI clock cycles Select 128 to set the PCI latency to 128 PCI clock cycles Select 160 to set the PCI latency to 160 PCI clock cycles Select 192 to set the PCI latency to 192 PCI clock cycles Select 224 to set the PCI latency to 224 PCI clock cycles Select 248 to set the PCI latency to 248 PCI clock cycles 4 7 SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Set this value to allow or restrict the system from giving the VGA adapter card an interrupt address The options are Yes and No Palette Snooping Select Enabled to inform the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system in order for the graphics card to function properly The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI IDE BusMaster Set this value to allow or prevent the use of PCI IDE busmastering Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to use the PCI busmaster for reading and writing to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled Offboard PCI ISA IDE Card This option allows the user to assign a PCI slot number to an off board PCI ISA IDE card in order for it to function properly The options are Auto PCI Slot1 PCI Slot2 PCI Slot3 PCI Slot4 PCI Slot5 and PCI Slot6 IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9I IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ14 IR
24. Utility 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays 4 Select the array you wish to delete and press Delete 5 n the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press Enter The following prompt is displayed Warning Deleting the array will render 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 6 Press Yes to delete the array or partition or No to return to the previous menu 7 Press Esc to return to the previous menu C 5 SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE Users Manual Creating Arrays Before creating arrays make sure 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 are shown in gray and cannot be used See nitializing Disk Drives To create an array 1 Turn on your computer and press CtrltA when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility Main Menu ACU as shown on the first screen on page C 5 3 From the ACU menu select Create Array 4 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as the screen shown be low Note To deselect any disk highlight the disk and press Delete 12 n n Elect drives t e Array 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 468 01 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 46B C 6 Appendix
25. full speed 12V The options are Disable 3 pin Server and 3 pin Workstation Fan1 Fan9 Speeds gt Voltage Voltage Monitoring CPU 1 CPU4 Vcore 3 3V 5V 12 12Vcc 3 3V Standby 4 11 SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual MPS Configuration This section allows the user to configure the multiprocessors table MPS Revision This feature allows the user to select the MPS Revision Please follow the instruc tions given on the screen to select the MPS Revision Number The options are 1 1 and 1 4 gt PCI Express Configuration This section allows the user to configure the PCI Express slots Active State Power Management Select Enabled to activate the function of power management for signal transac tions between the PCI Express LO and L1 Links The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 12 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS SMBIOS Configuration SMBIOS SMI Support Select Enabled to enable the function of SMBIOS SMI Wrapper support for PnP Func 50h 54h The options are Enabled and Disabled Remote Access Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Remote Access Configuration Use the up and down arrow keys to select an item Use the and keys to change the value of the selected option Remote Access This feature allows the user to enable the function of Remote Access The options are Enabled and Disabled If the item Remote Access is set to Enabled you can sel
26. is not a cause for concern 4 The ACU allows you to use drives of different sizes in a RAID However during a build operation only the smaller drive can be selected as the source or first drive 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 Adaptec does not recommend that you migrate or build an array on Windows dynamic disks volumes as it will result in data loss Warning Do not interrupt the creation of a RAID 0 using the Migrate option If you do you will not be able to restart or to recover the data that was on the source drive C 9 SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE Users Manual 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 Ctrl B 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 f Main Menu anage Arrays ist of Arrays 00 mirror RAID 1 34 468 reate Array nitialize Drives 5 Deleting a Bootable Array To delete a bootable array 1 From the Main me
27. m _ g DIMM B4 LAN 56 PCI Ex8 inx16 slot PTRL EO PXH South Bridge VGA zB CTRL 510 4 PCI X 133MHz J27 scsi ka 2 Slot 3 PCI X 133MHz AIC7902W 9 g H PXH DAIL Slot 2 PCI X 133MHz a a svo ne H JAR hi S Slot 1 PCIX 100MHz ZCR Green Slot X6QT8 5 amp B Batte eB z amp jen EHE 38273 FSATAT SATA2 SCSI Channel A 70 scsi Channel 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse are located at JKM1 on the I O Backplane See the table on the right for pin definitions Fan Headers There are nine fan headers Fan 1 to Fan 9 on the motherboard These Fans are CPU and system cooling fans See the table on the right for pin definitions Please refer to Health Monitoring in the BIOS Advanced Setting for fan speed control set tings PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions Pin Definition a A Cc N Fan Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition Ground Black 12 Red Tachometer
28. ma yan 2 27 SCSI Chann l Indicators 2 or ertet yan yekin 2 28 Onboard Power LED s s xus k lakin na WER kan b k n RR 2 28 SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy IPMI Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections 2 29 Floppy CONNMECHOM y h nak ken e renee 2 29 IDE Connectors link na 2 30 Ultra 320 SCSI Connectors dene tiere kal cez kekan ay eb 2 31 IPMI2 0 SOCK Gl 2 2 31 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures 3 1 Before Power ON Em 3 1 NOPOWET m HM 3 1 ERE 3 1 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 3 1 Memory ec ER 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures 2 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions 2 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 int OQduUGC lOD E 4 1 4 2 Main SOUP 4 2 4 3 Advanced a 4 3 4 4 Boot Setup zil kanya a ea aka x cab UR 4 16 4 5 Security Setup da xalk k bakan kk kak a da KE aiaa 4 18 4 6 wrawR pwaXx Onpree__ e 4 19 Appendices Appe
29. on the right for pin definitions PWR Fail Pin Definitions Definition PWR 1 Fail Signal PWR 2 Fail Signal PWR 3 Fail Signal PWR 4 Fail Signal Note This feature is only available when using redundant Supermicro power supplies SUPER X6QT8 DIMM B8 DIMM A8 DIMM B7 DIMM A7 UXMB4 Fang UXMB3 DIMM A5 KB Mouse DIMM B5 CPU1 LE1r1 CTRL CPU2 DIMM I DIMM B6 DIMM B2 DIMM A2 E8501 North Bridge DIMM B1 DIMM A1 VGA UXMB2 GLAN1 Fang UXMB1 GLAN2 DIMM A3 DIMM B3 DIMM A4 DIMM B4 Slot 6 PCI Ex8 inx16 slot Blot 5 PCI Ex4 in x8 Slot Slot 4 PCI X 133MHz Slot 3 PCI X 133MHz Slot 2 PCI X 133MHz Slot 1 PCI X 100MHz ZCR Green Slot 4 Fan2 CPUS ICH5R South Bridge IDE 1 BT1 E SCSI AIC7902W 21 IDE 2 8 8 24 Pin ATX PWR JESBI E H E pesa 2 scsi channel SCSI Channel B
30. rs Browse CD Auto Start Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site Driver Tool Installation Display Screen SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at atime After installing each item you must re boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Please refer to the Adaptec User s Guide for the installation of Adaptec s Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver Adaptec s User s Guide is included in the CD You can also download a copy of the user s guide from our web site SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called SD Client The Supero Doctor program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to moni tor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor interface The default user name and password are ADMIN Supero Doctor Interface
31. seconds the BIOS shall wait before memory information is displayed The options are No Delay Delay 1 Sec Delay 2 Sec and Delay 4 Sec USB Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the USB settings USB Function This feature allows you to enable the USB Ports The options are Disabled 2 USB Ports 4 USB Ports and Enabled Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to enable USB Legacy support Disable legacy support if there are no USB devices installed in the system The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto USB 2 0 Controller This setting allows you to enable or disable the USB 2 0 Controller The options are Disabled and Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode This setting allows you to configure the USB 2 0 Controller Mode The options are Hi Speed 480 Mbps and Full Speed 12Mbps Stop EHCI HC in OHCI Handover Select Enabled to halt an ECHI Host Controller during OHCI OS handover calls when the EHCI Host Controller is not supported by the Operating System Hot Plug USB FDD Support Set to Enabled to create a dummy FDD device to be used as a hot plug FDD Set to Auto for a hot plug FDD device to be automatically created if a USB FDD is not detected The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled 4 14 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt BIOS Settings Configuration Quick Boot If Enabled this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for system bootup The options are Enabled and Dis
32. setup SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manual iii Manual RET iii Conventions Used in this Manual nennen iii Chapter 1 Introduction 151 MC 1 1 Checklist 1 1 Gontactirig da d na dak 1 2 SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE Image nes 1 3 BUPERIE Layout s ne mesk nia 1 4 SUPERG X6QT8 Quick Reference sss 1 5 SUPER XOOTE Ay Oe peer orit are eine ees 1 7 SUPERG X6QTE Quick Reference eene 1 8 Motherboard dan ka 1 9 Intel E8501 Chipset System Block Diagram 1 11 1 2 Chipset Overview cece teeter ee ee ee te ea ee ee ettet kk ken k A Bad 1 12 1 3 Special Features 1 13 Recovery from AC Power LOSS 1 13 1 4 Health 1 13 1 5 ACPI 1 14 156 Power Supply ee is 1 15 7 S per oret 1 16 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices ccc cece cece ee ee ee eee ee ee te ee eae nennen
33. support more than 4GB of memory Figure 2 2 Installing and Removing DIMMs To Install Insert mod ule vertically and press down until it snaps into Release Note Notch Release place Pay attention to Tab should align ith th the alignment notch at the bottom on the slot 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation To Remove Top View of DDR Slot Use your thumbs to gen tly push near the edge of Release Tab Release Tab both ends of the module This should release it from the slot 2 4 Control Panel Connectors IO Ports The ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various ports A Back Panel Connectors IO Ports SUPER xears P2 HC er E 1 8 0 Figure 2 3 Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions Back Panel Connectors 1 Keyboard Purple 2 PS 2 Mouse Green 3 Back Panel USB Port 1 4 Back Panel USB Port 2 5 COM Port 1 Turquoise 6 VGA Port Blue 7 Gigabit LAN 1 8 Gigabit L
34. to the table on the right for pin definitions 3 Reset Ground Power Button Power Button The Power Button connection is Pin Definitions JF1 located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Pinf Definition Momentarily contacting both pins 1 Signal will power on off the system To turn 2 3V Standby off the power when set to suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions A Reset B PWR Button Groun NMI X X SUPER X6QTS DIMM B8 E Power LED Vcc DIMM A7 ja A au HDD LED Vcc pm DM As NIC1 LED EIS H NIC2 LED Vcc sm sa Fail LED fs B Fm PWR Fail LED Vcc ss amp TH Ground Reset Reset Button og E 6 E ird 2 SCSI Channel A DK scsi Channel sJ Ground PWR Power Button Chapter 2 Installation 2 5 Connecting Cables ATX Power Connector There is a 24 pin main power sup ply connector JPW1 and two 8 pin CPU PWR connectors
35. 0 option 2 or by fax at 408 503 8019 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can support Answer The X6QT8 X6QTE has 16 240 pin DIMM slots that support registered ECC DDR2 533 400 SDRAM modules It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing any problem with your system Updated BIOS files are located in our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web Site Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your BIOS before downloading Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers 3 3 SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be fore any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When retu
36. 6 8501 DIMM B6 DIMM B2 North Bridge 4 DIMM 2 DIMM B1 DIMM A1 UXMB2 UXMB1 CPU 3 DIMM A3 DIMM B3 DIMM A4 zi ICHSR DIMM B4 Floppy IDE 4 N L Slot 6 PCI Ex8 inx16 slot South Bridge TRI Blot 5 PCI Exa in x8 5100 Bios CTRL Slot4 PCI X 133 J27 scsi AIC7902W PXH yout 51013 PCI X 133MHz IDE 2 51012 PCI X 133MHz PW 24 Pin ATX PWR svo 8 i JESB1 E Slot 1 PCI X 100MHz ZCR Green Slot X6QT8 BT1 pu z E 2 5 2 SCSI Channel J scsi Channel 2 27 Connection Speed Indicator GLAN Left LED Off LED Color Definition Green 100 Mbps Amber 10Mbps or No Connection 1 Gbps GLAN Right LED Activity Indicator LED Color Amber Definition Flashing Active Overheat LED Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5vDC OH Active A GLAN LEDs B Overheat LED SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE Users Manual SCSI Ch
37. 6QTE Users Manual 2 From the ARC menu select Disk Utilities as shown in the screen below 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt Options Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities Arrow keys to move cursor lt Enter gt to select option lt Esc gt to exit w default 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter as shown in the screen below 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt SATA Port WDC WD360GD GGELX1 32 06632 SATA Port WDC WD360GD OOELX1 32 06632 SATA Port No device SATA Port No device SATA Port No device SATA Port No device SATA Port No device SATA Port No device Only drives present at POST are displayed firrou keys to move cursor Enter to select option Esc to exit default C 16 Appendix C Software Installation You can choose from the following options 1 Format Disk Simulates a low level format of the 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 Caution Formatting destroys all data on the drive Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation 2 Verify Disk Media Scans the media of a disk drive for defects 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 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt
38. AN 2 See Section 2 5 for details 2 7 SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual B Front Control Panel Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally located on a front control panel of the chassis These connectors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See Figure 2 4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions Figure 2 4 JF1 Header Pins la SUPER X6QT8 EZ Groun NMI Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc 1 NIC1 LED Vcc TT NIC2 LED Vcc B 0 HOMES ao Meo BL Fail LED Vcc PWR Fail LED Vcc Ground Reset Reset Button Ground PWR gt Power Button 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation C Front Control Panel Pin Definitions NMI Button NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 The non maskable interrupt button Pin Definition header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 19 Control
39. Bridge lot 5 PCI Ex4 in x8 Slot Bios VGA PCI X 133MHz J27 2 scsi Ni siot 3 133MHz alcrao2w PXH pet PCI X 133MHz 8 JE JAR M amp la 5 iz ZCR Green Slot X6QT8 JFSB1 2 ERI ME 2 SCSI Channel A J scsi channel B 2 23 Pins 1 2 Reset Default Pins 2 3 NMI Open Disabled A Clear CMOS B JWD1 SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE Users Manual Enable Disable Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPG1 enables or disables the VGA Connector on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings Pins 1 2 Default Definition Jumper Setting Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled FSB Speed Select FSB Jumper Settings Front Side Bus Speed Select Jumper located at JFSB1 allows you to set the FSB speed See the table on the right ar for jumper settings Jumper Setting Definition 167 MHz Closed
40. C Software Installation 5 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected The Array Properties menu displays as the screen shown below Select drives ti create Array ect 08 WDC WD3606D OOELX1 34 468 00 WDC WD3506D OOELX1 34 468 91 WDC WD360GD GOELX1 34 468 Assigning Array Properties Once you ve create a new array you are ready to assign the properties to the array Caution Once the array is created and its properties are assigned you cannot change the array properties using the ACU You will need to use the Adaptec Stor age Manager Browser Edition Refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in the enclosed CD 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 Note that only the available array types RAID 0 and RAID1 are displayed on the screen RAID 0 or RAID 1 requires two drives C 7 SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual Array Properties Array Type RAID O Stripe RAID 1 Mirror Array Labe Array Size Stripe Size Create RAID via 2 Under the item Arrays Label type in an label and press Enter Note The label shall not be more than 15 characters 3 For RAID 0 select the desired stripe size Note Available stripe sizes are 16 32 and 64 KB default It is recommended that you do not change the default setting 4 The item Create RAID via allows you to select between the di
41. C7902W Slot 2 PCI X 133MHz E IDE 2 Pin PW Pin 2 21 JTAG Connector Definition Alarm Reset Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Open Default Closed Enabled Disabled A JTAG B Alarm Reset SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins GLAN Ports Enable Disable JPL1 enables or disables GLAN ports on the motherboard When set to Enabled both GLAN Ports 1 amp 2 are enabled When Disabled both GLAN Ports 1 amp 2 are disabled See the table on the right for jumper settings Connector Pins Jumper Cap Ut SUPER X6QT8 DIMM B8 Fang DIMM A8 CPU1 DIMM B7 DIMM A7 10 CTRL UXMB4 UXMB3 CPU2 DIMM A5 Mous DIMM B5 e DIMM A6 E8501 DIMM B6 1
42. Display Screen l Health Information Supero Doctor Microsoft Internet Explorer EU 1 laj xj File Edit View Favorites Tools Help System Info Health Info fo Remote Control Configuration Administration Systems Managerrent Report Help u Health Information CPUl Chassis CPU2 Chassis C 20 Appendix C Software Installation Supero Doctor Interface Display Screen Ill Remote Control 3 Supero Doctor III Microsoft Internet Explorer File View Favorites Tools Help Info Health In Performance Rernc Control Configuration Adrninistration Syst lanagerrnent Report Help Remote Control gt Graceful power control Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down within a specified time the default is 30 seconds Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Service Daemon running at all times on this system Provide TCP IP connectivity Power control Note SD Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero Doctor You can also download User s Guide at http Awww supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend Supero Doctor II C 21 SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual Notes C 22
43. ER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual Watch Dog Timer If enabled this option will automatically reset the system if the system is not active for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled 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 Restore on AC Power Loss The feature allows the user to set the power state after a power outage Select Power Off for the system power to remain off after a power loss Select Power On for the system power to be turned on after a power loss Select Last State to allow the system to resume its last state before the power loss The options are Power On Power Off and Last State 4 4 Boot Settings This feature allows the user to configure the following items BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Boot Settings Configuration 4 16 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot De vice The settings are 1st Floppy Drive CD ROM ATAPI CDROM and Disabled The default settings are 1st boot device 1st Floppy Drive 2nd boot device CD DVD PS UJDA770 3rd boot device SCSI 00 AIC 7902B 4th boot device Network IBA GE Slot 5th boot device Network IBA GE Slot 6th boot device Network IBA GE Slot Hard Disk Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from avai
44. I CTRL Slot 4 PCI X 133MHz J27 o z 1 he a t Slot 3 PCI X 133MHz g PXH lt Lb IM svo Slot 2 PCI X 133MHz g Hi a Slot 1 X 100MHz ZeRIGreen Slot X6QT8 Lo Cre sve 5 2 SCS Channel A JL scsi Channel 2 28 Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Floppy IPMI Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 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 Floppy Connector Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Floppy The floppy connector is located at Pin Definition Pin Definition JFDD1 See the table below for pin 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN definitions 3 Ground 4 Reser
45. ID Configuration Utility gt Embedded SATA HostRAID Control Options Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities Arrow keys to move cursor Enter to select option Esc to exit x default 3 Select Initialize Drives as shown in the screen below SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE Users Manual anage Arrays reate Array nitialize Drives _ Symbol indicates this array is bootable Del Delete Array Enter gin pus and Cur18 Verify Array Ri 4 4C k Bootable Array 12 Moves Cursor 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish to initialize and press Insert as shown in the screen below Select drives for initializatio 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 468 01 WDC WD360GD OGELX1 34 468 Appendix C Software Installation 5 Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected as shown in the screen below Select drives for initialization Selected 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 468 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 468 01 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 468 6 Press Enter 7 Read the warning message as shown in the screen Warning Initialization will erase all Array information from the selected drives Any Array using any of these drives as members will be affected Do you want to continue Yes No _ 8 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize If cor rect type Y to continue C 13
46. IOS Settings The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer applications 4 19 SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual Load Fail Safe Defaults To set this feature select Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not for maximum performance 4 20 Appendix A AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST Power On Self Test routines which are performed each time the system is powered on errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue the boot up process The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufac turer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to the num ber of beeps for the corresponding error Beep Code Error Message Description 1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset Ready to power up 5 short 1 long Memory error No memory detected in system 8 beeps Display memory read write error Video adapter missing or with faulty memory A 1 SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual Notes Appendi
47. JPW2 JPW3 on the board This power connector meets the SSI EPS 12V specification See the table on the right for pin defini tions For CPU PWR JPW2 JPW3 please refer to the item listed below Secondary Power Connectors In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above the 12V 8 pin Processor connectors located at JPW2 JPWS must also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions J SUPER X6QT8 an Fan DIMM B8 oF O DIMM A8 cPU1 SPKR DIMM B7 DIMM A7 UXMB4 UXMB3 cPu2 Fang DIMM A5 Fim KB Mouse DIMM BS 5 0 1 DIMM A6 E8501 DIMM B6 DIMM B2 North Bridge 1 CPUA4 DIMM A2 Fan2 DIMM B1 DIMM A1 VGA I UXMB2 UXMB1 CPU3 GLANI Fang aie DIMM A3 iW DIMM B3 DIMM A4 eu gt DIMM B4 ICH5R 8 CTRL Slot 6 PCI Ex8 inx16 slot PXH South Bridge VGA ERE CTRL 510 4 PCI X 133MHz J27 ol E scsi bag Slot 3 133MHz ACTOMW 8 PXH DAIL Slot 2 133MHz a suo ar amp De E Slot 1 PCI X 100MHz ZCR Green Slot X6QT8 E E k Battery JBT1 Paye xb 4
48. MB CA I SATATII SATA2 l SCSI Channel A J scsi Channel Ground Black Wake up A WOL B WOR SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual Serial Ports Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 There are one Serial Port COM1 pin Definition Pin Definition JCOM1 and one Serial Header pm COM2 JCOM2 on the motherboard The Serial Header located at JCOM2 exe can be accessed from the front panel See the table on the right for definitions GLAN Giga bit Ethernet Ports NC Note Pin 10 is included on the header but not on the port NC indicates no connection Two G bit Ethernet ports designated JLAN1 JLAN8 are located on the IO backplane These ports accept RJ45 ys SUPER X6QT8 an Fan DIMM B8 oF O DIMM A8 cPU1 A COM1 SPKR DIMM B7 2 UXMB4 UXMB3 m C GLAN1 DIMM 45 D 2 DIMM B5 D DIMM A6 DIMM 6 DIMM B2 North Bridge 4 DIMM A2 87 Fan2 DIMM B1 DIMM A1 UXMB2 UXMB1 CPU3 DIMM A3 DIMM B3 1 1 DIMM A4 g
49. Mpg 0081400 DIMMs Ophir gt 82571 TEREA PCIX BUS 133 MHZ X8 4 DDRII 400 DEE n IMI B DDRII 400 Be E8501 XMB DIMMs PCI X BUS 133 MHZ r 1 1 ar PCI EXPx16 SLOT PCIEXP C PCIEXP2 j 4 Me DDRII 400 n 4 DDRII 400 SLOT j ranean X4 die PCIEXP1 1PCLX i PCHXBUS 133 MHZ POIEXP AQ 3 4 PXH XMB 4 DDRI 400 sLo 1 DIMMs IDE i UDMAMO TEGE PCI X BUS 100 MHZ PRISEC N SLOT MHZ 5 PCI BUS 32 BIT VGA SATA 2 SATA 0 1 SCSI AIC7902W USB PORT Lec 0 1 2 3 11 LPC 1 0 BMC CON FWH Keyboard COM1 Mouse Floppy 2 MONITOR Figure 1 9 Block Diagram of the E8501 Chipset Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard SUPER 8 Users Manual 1 2 Chipset Overview The E8501 Chipset Built upon the functionality and the capability of the E8501 chipset the X6QT8 X6QTE motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for 4 Way servers with configuration options optimized for communications storage computa tion or database applications The Intel E8501 chipset is built around the E8501 chipset North Bridge NB and the Intel E8501 chips
50. P51 coma Slot 1 PCI X 100MHz ZCR Green Slot IS N scsi AIC7902W co cas r3 JPA2 Cop EE I SATA2 JESB1 scsi Channel scsi Channel B7 IDE 1 8 Pin 8 PW 24 ATX PWR an6 5 Fan4 Fan2 N 2 19 A SMB B PWR SMB SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual Power LED Speaker JD1 On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are for a power LED and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the table on the right for speaker pin defini tions Note The speaker connector pins are for use with an external speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Compact Flash Card PWR Connectors JWF1 JWF2 Two CompactFlash Card Power Connectors are located at JWF 1 and JWF2 For Compact Flash Cards to work properly you will need to connect power cables to JWF 1 JWF2 See the tables on the right for details Refer to the board layout below for the location Speaker Connector S svo
51. Q15 This feature specifies the availability of an IRQ to be used by a PCI PnP device Select Reserved for an IRQ to be used by a Legacy ISA device The options are Available and Reserved DMA Channel 0 Channel 1 Channel 3 Channel 5 Channel 6 Channel 7 Select Available to indicate that a specific DMA channel is available to be used by a PCI PnP device Select Reserved if a DMA channel specified is reserved for a Legacy ISA device Reserved Memory Size This feature specifies the size of memory block to be reserved for Legacy ISA devices The options are Disabled 16K 32K 64K gt Super IO Configuration Submenu Onboard Floppy Controller Set to enabled to enable the onboard floppy controller The options are Enabled and Disabled Serial Port1 Address Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base I O port addresses and the Interrupt Request ad dresses of Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8 IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address The options for Serial Port 1 are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 The options for Serial Port 2 are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 4 8 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt Advanced Chipset Settings This item allows the user to configure the Advanced
52. QTE Users Manual Figure 1 2A SUPER X6QT8 Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale UPERO X6QT8 DIMM B8 DIMM DIMM B7 DIMM A7 19 DIMM A6 DIMM B6 E8501 North Bridge 4 PNRjpw4 8 Pin P w2 JP U Notes 1 Jumpers not indicated are for testing only 2 a indicates the location of Pin 1 3 SCSI PCI Slots 1 5 and PXHs are available on the X6QT8 only 4 Both IDE 1 and IDE 2 support compact flash cards When a compact flash card is installed be sure to connect a power cable to its PWR header JWF1 for IDE1 JWF2 for IDE2 5 UXMB1 UXMB4A These are extended memory bridge chips that came with the chipset 6 CPLD stands for Complex Programmable Logic Devices 7 For the SCSI ZCR card to work properly please install it in the green slot 8 If one CPU is used install it in CPU Socket 1 if two CPUs are used install them in Sockets 1 amp 2 If three install them in Sockets 1 2 and 3 9 For best memory performance install DIMM modules in the following slots first DIMMs A1 amp B1 DIMMs amp B3 DIMMs A5 amp B5 DIMMs A7 amp B7 Also refer to Pg 2 6 in Chapter 2 for details 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Quick Reference X6QT8 Jumper Description Default Setting J27 Processor Speed Strapping Enable On Enabled Chpt 2 JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JFSB1 Front Side Bus Speed Select Off 200 MHz JP13 3rd Power Su
53. SUPERO SUPERO X6QT8 SUPER X6QTE USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com SUPERMICRO COMPUTER 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 documenta tion may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO COMPUTER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES PARTICULAR THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The Sta
54. Slot 6 Internal Buzzer Intel Serial ATAO JS1 Serial ATA1 JS2 Connectors Back Panel USB Ports 0 1 Front Panel USB 2 3 VGA Connector Wake on LAN Header JWOL1 Wake on Ring Header JWOR1 Note For CPU and Memory Installation please Notes 8 9 on Page 1 4 1 5 SUPER xear8 XeQTE Users Manual LED Indicator Description DA1 DA2 Onboard SCSI Chan A amp Chan B LEDs OH LED Overheat LED JOH1 Onboard PWR LED Power LED Indicator LE1 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 2B SUPER X6QTE Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale E8501 North Bridge DIMM A3 DIMM B4 Slot 6 PCI Ex8 in x16 slot 24 Pin ATX PWR IDE 2 8 8 PW iu ews JWF1 ee Notes 1 Jumpers not indicated are for testing only 2 g indicates the location of Pin 1 3 Both IDE 1 and IDE 2 support compact flash cards When a compact flash card is installed be sure to connect a power cable to its PWR header JWF1 for IDE1 JWF2 for IDE2 4 UXMB1 UXMB4A These are extended memory bridge chips that came with the chipset 5 CPLD stands for Complex Programmable Logic Devices If one CPU is used install it in CPU Socket 1 if two CPUs are used install them in Sockets 1 amp 2 If three install them in Sockets 1 2 and 3 7 For best memory performance install DIMM modules in the following slots first DIMMs A1 amp B1 DIMMs amp
55. X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Also do not place the motherboard on a conductive surface which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent system bootup IMPORTANT Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before add ing removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heat sink Note For proper system cooling please use the heatsink provided by Supermicro CPU Installation 1 Lift the lever on the CPU socket ift the lever completely as shown on the picture on the right otherwise you will damage the CPU socket when power is applied Install CPUfT first Socket lever 2 Insert the CPU in the socket making sure that pin 1 of the CPU aligns with pin 1 ofthe socket both corners are marked with a triangle When using only one CPU install it into CPU socket 1 CPU Sockets will be automatically disabled if not in use 3 Press the lever down until you hear a click so you can be sure that the CPU is securely installed in the CPU socket Note CPUs shown in the pictures are for display only Socket lever in the Your CPU may or may not look exactly the same as the locking Position ones shown in the graphics above 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation Heatsink Insta
56. abled Quiet Boot This option allows the boot up screen options to be modified between POST mes sages or the OEM logo Select Disabled to allow the computer system to display the POST messages Select Enabled to allow the computer system to display the OEM logo Add On ROM Display Mode This option allows the BIOS to display add on ROM read only memory messages Select Force BIOS to display a third party BIOS during system boot Select Keep Current to display the current BIOS information during system boot Boot up Num Lock This option allows the Number Lock setting to be modified during boot up The default setting is On The options are On and Off PS 2 Mouse Support This option allows the PS 2 mouse support to be modified The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled System Keyboard This option allows the user to enable or disable all keyboards connected to the system The options are Present and Absent Wait for F1 If Error Select Enable to activate the function of Wait for F1 if Error The options are En abled and Disabled Hit DEL Message Display Select Enabled to display the Setup Message when the user hits the DEL key The options are Enabled and Disabled Onboard SCSI RAID Select Enable to enable the Onboard SCSI RAID devices The options are Enabled and Disabled Interrupt 19 Capture Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 15 SUP
57. an be used in front end back end general purpose communication and storage market segments Please refer to our web site http www supermicro com products motherboard for updates on supported processors This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mother board 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 Chapter 3 describes troubleshooting procedures for the video the memory and the system setup stored in CMOS Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A provides BIOS POST Messages Appendix B lists BIOS POST Codes Appendix C lists Software Installation Instructions Conventions Used in this Manual Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself Danger Caution Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage to the components Note Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure correct system
58. and Disabled 4 5 SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual PIO Mode The IDE PIO Programmable Mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 0 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode O It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MBs Select 1 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MBs Select 2 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select 3 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MBs Select 4 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs This setting generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured after 1999 For other disk drives such as IDE CD ROM drives check the specifications of the drive DMA Mode Select Auto to allow the BIOS to auto detect the DMA mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select SWDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode O It has a data transfer rate of 2 1 MBs Select SWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word mode 1 It has data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select SWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 2 It has a data trans
59. and shadowing next 58h The memory size was adjusted for relocation and shadowing Clearing the Hit DEL message next 59h The Hit DEL message is cleared The WAIT message is displayed Starting the DMA and interrupt controller test next 60h The DMA page register test passed Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register test next 62h The DMA controller 1 base register test passed Performing the DMA controller 2 base register test next 65h The DMA controller 2 base register test passed Programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 next 66h Completed programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 Initializing the 8259 interrupt controller next 67h Completed 8259 interrupt controller initialization 7Fh 80h The keyboard test has started Clearing the output buffer and checking for stuck keys Issuing the keyboard reset command next Extended NMI source enabling is in progress 81h A keyboard reset error or stuck key was found Issuing the keyboard controller interface test command next 82h The keyboard controller interface test completed Writing the command byte and initializing the circular buffer next 83h The command byte was written and global data initialization has completed Check ing for a locked key next 84h Locked key checking is over Checking for a memory size mismatch with CMOS RAM data next 85h The memory size check is done Displaying a soft error and checking for a password or bypassing WINBIOS Setu
60. annel Indicators DA2 X6QT8 only There are two SCSI Channel Status LEDs DA1 DA2 on the motherboard DA1 indicates the SCSI Channel A activity and DA 2 Channel B See the layout below for DA1 and DA2 locations Onboard Power LED LE1 Onboard PWR LED Indicator LE1 There is an Onboard Power LED LE1 LED Color Definition located on the motherboard When LE1 Off System Off is off the system is off When the green Green System On light is on the system is on See the layout below for the LED location SUPER X6QT8 ETI Fan DIMM B8 DA1 DIMM A8 CPU1 SPKR DIMM B7 B DA2 DIMM A7 a C LE1 UXMBA UXMB3 ane CPU2 um DIMM A5 DIMM B5 Fan ranan DIMM 6 E8501 Fan i DIMM B6 DIMM B2 North Bridge T DIMM A2 DIMM B1 t DIMM A1 Fani I UXMB2 UXMB1 GLAN1 Fang DIMM A3 2 DIMM B3 DIMM 4 lcpLol 2 DIMM B4 ICHSR H x E R Slot 6 PCI Ex8 inx16 slot PXH South Bridge VGA
61. connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clear ing CMOS Note For an ATX power suppl ou must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Watch Dog JWD1 controls Watch Dog a system monitor that takes actions when a software application hangs Closing pins 1 2 to allow Watch Dog to reset the system if a program hangs Closing pins 2 3 will generate a non maskable Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD Jumper Setting Definition interrupt for the program hangs This requires software implementation Watch Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS 5 SUPER X6QT8 Fan7 DIMM B8 oF DIMM 8 CPU1 SPKR DIMM B7 DIMM A7 an6 UXMB4 UXMB3 Fan CPU2 Fang DIMM A5 DIMM B5 Mouse j eme DIMM A6 DIMM B6 DIMM B2 North Bridge EU 4 DIMM 2 2 DIMM B1 DIMM A1 VGA UXMB2 UXMB1 CRUS GLAM Fang GLAN2 DIMM A3 DIMM B3 ru DIMM A4 DIMM B4 ICHSR LAN 16 PCI Ex amp inxt slot EIE ge TRL 18106 PCHExB inxt slot PXH South
62. ctor Virus Protection This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen Select Disabled to deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection Select Enabled to enable boot sector protection When Enabled the AMIBOIS displays a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 18 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the AMIBIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Save Changes and Exit Saving Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave the BIOS Setup and reboot the computer so the new system configuration parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discarding Changes and Exit Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discarding Changes Select this option and press lt Enter gt to discard all the changes and return to the AMIBIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Then Select OK to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically load Optimal Defaults to the B
63. d SATA HostRAID Control leri Options Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities Arrow keys to move cursor Enter to select option Esc to exit default C 3 SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE Users Manual Managing Arrays Select this option to view array properties and delete arrays The following sec tions describe the operations Of Managing Arrays To select this option use the arrow keys and the enter key to select Manag ing Arrays from the main menu as shown above Main Menu anage Arrays reate Array nitialize Drives Appendix C Software Installation Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existing array 1 At the BIOS prompt press Ctrl A 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays as shown on the previous Screen 4 From the List of Arrays dialog box select the array you want to view and press Enter The Array Properties dialog box appears showing detailed information on the array The physical disks associated with the array are displayed here 5 Press Esc to return to the previous menu Deleting Arrays Warning Back up the data on an array before you delete it to prevent the loss of data Deleted arrays cannot be restored To delete an existing array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC main menu select Array Configuration
64. d printer base addresses Setting the RS 232 base address next Returned after setting the RS 232 base address Performing any required initializa tion before the Coprocessor test next Required initialization before the Coprocessor test is over Initializing the Coproces sor next Coprocessor initialized Performing any required initialization after the Coproces sor test next Initialization after the Coprocessor testis complete Checking the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next Displaying any soft errors next The soft error display has completed Setting the keyboard typematic rate next The keyboard typematic rate is set Programming the memory wait states next Memory wait state programming is over Clearing the screen and enabling parity and the NMI next NMI and parity enabled Performing any initialization required before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000 next Initialization before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h completed Passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h next B 6 Checkpoint A9h Aah Abh BOh Bih 00h Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Code Description Returned from adaptor ROM at E000h control Performing any initialization required after the E000 option ROM had control next Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed Displaying the system configuration next Uncompressing the DMI da
65. d set the correct value for each item to prevent the system from malfunctioning CPU Configuration Sub Menu Configure Advanced CPU Settings This option allows the user to configure the Advanced CPU settings for the processor s installed in the system Ratio CMOS Setting Available when SpeedStep is disabled This option allows the user to set the ratio between the CPU Core Clock and the FSB frequency The default setting is 16 L3 Cache Available when supported by the OS and the CPU Select Enabled to enable L3 Level 3 Cache in the CPU The options are Enabled and Disabled Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the OS and the CPU If set to Enabled the hardware prefetcher will pre fectch streams of data and instructions from main memory to L2 cache in the forward or backward manner to improve CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 3 SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the OS and the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled The options are Disabled and Enabled Max CPUID Value Limit This feature allows the user to set the maximum CPU ID value Enable this function to boot the legacy operating systems that cannot support processors with extended CPUID functions The options are Enabled and Disabled Va
66. decode range for the I O connections The options are 4K Decode and 1K Decode 1G Bit Decode Select Enabled to enable the function of decoding for the devices installed behind the PXH PCI Controller Hub The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 9 SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual gt Configuration This item allows the user to enable or disable the support for the operating system ACPI OS Select Yes to enable ACPI support for your operating system The options are Yes and No gt Advanced ACPI Configuration Use this feature to configure additional ACPI options Select Yes if the operating system supports ACPI Select No if the operating system does not support ACPI The options are No and Yes ACPI 2 0 Features Select Yes to allow the RSDP pointers to point to the Fixed System Description Tables Select No to deactivate this function The options are Yes and No ACPI APIC Support Select Enabled to allow the ACPI APIC Table Pointer to be included in the RSDP pointer list The options are Enable and Disabled AMI OEMB Table Select Enabled to allow the OEMB Table Pointer to be included in the R X SDT pointer lists The options are Enabled and Disabled Headless Mode Select Enabled to activate the Headless Operation Mode through the ACPI and will allow the BIOS to boot up the system without any keyboard mouse and video The options are Enabled and Disabled gt Event Log Confi
67. e 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 Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 3 1 SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnostics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to Appendix Memory Errors 1 Make sure that all DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Determine if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and verify that the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest speed of RAM used It is recom mended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system 3 Make sure that you are using the correct type of Registered ECC DDR2 533 400 SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer 4 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between two slots and noting the results 5 Make sure that all memory modules are fully seated in their slots an inter leaved memory scheme is used you must install two modules at a time See Section 2 3 6 Check the position of the 115V 230V switch on the power supply 3 2 Technical Support Procedures
68. ect a Remote Access type and configure the following settings Serial Port Number This feature allows the user to select the serial port for Console Redirection The options are COM1 and 2 Base Address This feature allows the user to set Base Address for the Serial Port Selected The default setting is 2F8h 8 Serial Port Mode This feature allows the user to set the serial port mode for Console Redirection The options are 115200 8 N 1 57600 8 N 1 38400 8 N 1 19200 8 N 1 and 9600 8 N 1 Flow Control This feature allows the user to set the flow control for Console Redirection The options are None Hardware and Software Redirection After BIOS POST This feature allows the user to select Disabled to turn off Console Redirection after POST Select Always to keep Console Redirection active all the time Note this setting may not be supported by some operating systems Select Boot Loader to keep Console Redirection active during POST and Boot Loader 4 13 SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual Terminal Type This feature allows the user to select the target terminal type for Console Redirection The options are ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Comb Key Support This feature allows the userto select Enabled to enable the VT UTF8 Combination Key support for the ANSI VT100 Terminals The options are Enabled and Disabled Sredir Memory Display Delay This feature allows the user to decide how many
69. ect the power cord before adding changing or install ing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chas sis 2 Install one CPU making sure it is fully seated at a time connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well 3 Use only the correct type of CMOS battery as recommended by the Manufacturer Do not install the battery upside down to avoid possible explosion No Power 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chas sis 2 Make sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Make sure that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set 4 Turn the power switch on and off to test the system 5 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one No Video 1 If the power is on but you have no video remove add on cards if possible to simplify system configuration 2 Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to Appendix A and Appendix B for details on beep codes 2a Check if the onboard video is enabled through Jumper JPG1 2b Remove all memory modules to make sure that the system gives alarms for no memory If the system beeps memory modules can be bad or incom patible See Section 2 3 for more information on supported memory Losing th
70. et external Bridge XMB The E8501 chipset North Bridge NB provides the interconnection between 64 bit Intel Xeon MP 7000 Series 7100 Series Processors XMB via four independent Memory Interfaces components via PCI Express Links and ICH5R It sup ports up to four 64 bit Xeon processor MP 7000 Series 7100 Series processors at a Front Side Bus of 667MHz or 800MHz It offers ECC protection on data signals parity protection on address signals and supports Return Data by Enhanced Defer to allow for extraordinary completion Independent Memory Interface Memory support features include the following Four Independent Memory Interface IMI ports each with up to 5 33 GB bandwidth read and 2 67 GB bandwidth write simultaneously at 166 7 MHz or with up to 6 4 GB bandwidth read and 3 2 GB bandwidth write simulta neously at 200 MHz 40 bit addressing support provides one terabyte addressing capability Memory technology independent Interfaces The E8501 chipset relies on PCI Express to provide the interconnection between the North Bridge and the I O subsystem The subsystem is based on three x4 PCI Express links two x8 PCI Express links and one HI1 5 link Three x4 and two x8 each can be configured as two x4 making a total of seven x4 links Dual PXH Controllers with 2 PCI X buses per controller Each bus supports up to 133 MHz Note for the X6QT8 only HI 1 5 8 bit wide 4x data transfer
71. facturer See the table on the right for jumper settings SCSI Enable Disable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Default Pins 2 3 Disabled SCSI Termination Enable Disable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Open Default Enabled Closed Disabled SUPER X6QT8 Fan DIMM B8 Fang SPKR DIMM B7 DIMM A8 DIMM A7 cPU1 LE10 FP CTRL UXMB4 UXMB3 DIMM A5 KB Mouse I 2 DIMM B5 lUSB0 1 E8501 DIMM A6 DIMM B6 COM1 DIMM B2 North Bridge DIMM A2 DIMM B1 4 DIMM 1 UXMB2 UXMB1 CPU3 JPL1 Biot 5 PCI Ex4 in x8 Slot BIOS DIMM B3 DIMM 4 DIMM B4 ICH5R Floppy ze Slot 6 PCI Ex8 inx16 slot PXH South Bridge CTRL Slot 4 PCI X 133 2 Slot3 PCI X 133MHz Slot 2 PCI X 133MHz Slot 1 PCI X 100MHz ZCR Green Slot X6QT8 ESE Batter GIBT d em COM2 sve I SATAT JI SATA2 SCSI Channel scsi Channel DIMM A3 me IDE 1
72. fer rate of 8 3 MBs Select MWDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode O It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 13 3 MBs Select MWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs Select UDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode O It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs It has the same transfer rate as PIO mode 4 and Multi Word DMA mode 2 Select UDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1 It has data transfer rate of 25 MBs Select UDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 33 3 MBs Select UDMAS to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 66 6 MBs Select UDMA4 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 4 It has a data transfer rate of 100 MBs The options are Auto SWDMAn MWDMAn and UDMAn S M A R T For Hard disk drives Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to auto detect hard disk drive support Select Disabled to prevent the AMI BIOS from using the S M A R T Select Enabled to allow the AMI BIOS to use the S M A R T to support hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 4 6 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 32 Bit Data Transfer Select Enabled to activate the function of 32 Bit data transfer Se
73. fer to the layout be i 16 DIFFSENS 50 Ground low for the IPMI Socket location 17 TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR 18 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR 19 Reserved 53 Reserved 20 Ground 54 Ground 21 ATN 55 ATN A SCSI Channel A 22 Ground 56 Ground B SCSI Channel B Z9 EEN zy EREMO C IPMI 2 0 Socket 98 AGK 25 RST 59 RST 26 MSG 60 MSG SUPER X6QT8 Car 3 27 SEL 61 SEL Fan DIMM B8 E Q E 28 cip 62 C D DIMM A7 Fan6 29 REQ 63 REQ E cruz 30 l O 64 DIMM A5 Fan4 A DIM Bs 31 DB 8 65 DB 8 DIMM A6 E DIMM B6 32 DB 9 66 DB 9 co DIMM B2 North Bridge N DIMM az sanal 33 DB 10 67 DB 10 DIMM B1 DIMM A1 V k 34 DB 11 68 DB 11 GLAN1 GLAN2 DIMM A3 2 DIMM B3 DIMM A4 DIMM B4 x e siot 6 PCI Ex8 inx16 slot m 31014 PCI X 133MHz E FM 5103 PCI X 133MHz IDAZL gt Slot2 PCI X 133MHz pu E A i ET Slot 1 PCI X 100MHz ZCRiGreen Slot X6QT8 Le gt H Oren se ESATAT ean seston Y 2 31 SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual Notes 2 32 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Note Always disconn
74. fferent creating methods for RAID 0 and RAID 1 The following table gives examples of when each is appropriate Raid Level Create When Appropriate RAID 0 No Init Creating a RAID 0 on new drives 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 However the data on the new drive will be lost C 8 Appendix C Software Installation 5 When you are finished press Done as the screen shown below Array Array Label Array Size Stripe Size Create RAID via Notes 1 Before adding a new drive to an array back up any data contained on the new drive Otherwise all data will be lost 2 If you stop the Build or Clear process on a RAID 1 from ACU you can restart it by pressing Ctrl R 3 A RAID 1 created using the Quick Init option may return some data mis com pares if you later run a consistency check This is normal and
75. g internal cache mem Edh Initializing the floppy drive Eeh Looking for a floppy diskette in drive A Reading the first sector of the diskette Efh A read error occurred while reading the floppy drive in drive A FOh Next searching for the AMIBOOT ROM file in the root directory F1h The AMIBOOT ROM file is not in the root directory F2h Next reading and analyzing the floppy diskette FAT to find the clusters occupied by the AMIBOOT ROM file F3h Next reading the AMIBOOT ROM file cluster by cluster F4h The AMIBOOT ROM file is not the correct size F5h Next disabling internal cache memory FBh Next detecting the type of flash ROM FCh Next erasing the flash ROM FDh Next programming the flash ROM FFh Flash ROM programming was successful Next restarting the system BIOS B 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes B 3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The following runtime checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution These codes uncompressed in F0000h shadow RAM Checkpoint Code Description 03h 05h The NMI is disabled Next checking for a soft reset or a power on condition The BIOS stack has been built Next disabling cache memory 07h 08h Next initializing the CPU and the CPU data area 06h Uncompressing the POST code next The CMOS checksum calculation is done next OAh The CMOS checksum calculation is done Initializing the CMOS
76. guration Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log View Event Log This feature allows the user to view all unread events Mark All Events as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark the DMI events as read Clear Event Log This setting will clear all event logs when set to OK The options are OK and Cancel 4 10 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt Hardware Health Configuration This feature allows the AMI BIOS to automatically display the status of the follow ing items gt Temperatures CPU Overheat Temperature This feature allows the user to set the CPU Overheat temperature threshold The options range from 65 to 90 Use the and lt gt keys to set the desired setting The default setting is 78 The AMI BIOS will automatically monitor and display the following information CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature CPU3 Temperature CPU4 Tempera ture and System Temperature b Fan Speed Fan Speed Control This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa Select Workstation if your system is used as a workstation Select Server if your system is used as a server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control func tion to allow the onboard fans to constantly run at
77. he Exit menu Press the Enter 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 startup press the Ctrl and the A keys simultaneously to run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following mes sage Press Ctrl A for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Controller Driver Adaptec s Embedded Serial ATA RAID with HostRAID controller adds RAID func tionality to the Serial ATA I O controller by supporting RAID 0 Striping or RAID 1 Mirroring to enhance the industry s pioneer PCl to e host controller products RAID striping RAID 0 can greatly improve hard disk I O performance because of its capability in striping data across multiple drives RAID mirroring RAID 1 allows the data to be simultaneously written to two drives so critical data is always available even if a single hard disk fails Due to the built in functionality the X6QT8 X6QTE is specially designed to keep pace with the increasing performance demands of computer systems by improving disk throughput and providing data accessibility regardless of a single disk failure By incorporating the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the motherboard design Supermicro s X6QT8 X6QTE offers the user with the benefits of SATARAID without the high costs associated with hardware RAID applications Note For Adaptec s RAID
78. ht for pin defini tions Chapter 2 Installation OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 OH Fan Fail Indicator Status Pin Definition Vcc Ground State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 Vcc 6 Ground A OH Fan Fail LED B PWR Fail LED 20 19 Groun SUPERG XGQTS a5 j X Power LED as HDD LED e NIC1 LED E NIC2 LED DIMM A3 Tura LED DMMBA e H 8 Si PWR Fail LED Hm BM 5 7 ij Ground aa 5651 channel J scsi channe Ground 2 11 Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Reset gt Reset Button PWR Power Button SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual Reset Button Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo Pin Def n ti ns JF1 cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach Ring Definition it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer
79. ission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges 1 7 Super I O The 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 360 K 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O supports one PC compatible printer port SPP Bidirectional Printer Port BPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP or Extended Capabilities Port ECP The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Po
80. lable Hard Drives 1st Drive 1ST boot device SCSI 00 AIC 7902B Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Remov able Drives 1st Drive This option allow the user to specify the boot sequence for 1st Removable Drive The options are 1st Floppy Drive and Disabled CD DVD Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available CD DVD Drives 1st Drive This option allows the user to specify the boot sequence for the 1st CD DVD Drive The options are CD DVD PS UJDA770 CD DVD and Disabled SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual 4 5 Security Settings The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both pass words the Supervisor password must be set first BIOS SETUP UTILITY Change Supervisor Password Change Supervisor Password Select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu and then type in the password Change User Password Select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu and then type in the password Clear User Password This option allows the user to clear a password that has been previously entered into the system Password Check Set to Setup to allow the system to perform a password check when the BIOS Setup is invoked Set to Always to allow the system to perform a password check when the BIOS Setup is invoked or when the system boots up Boot Se
81. lect Disabled to disable this function The options are Enabled and Disabled Hard Disk Write Protect Select Enabled to enable the function of Hard Disk Write Protect to prevent data from being written to HDD The options are Enabled or Disabled IDE Detect Time Out This feature allows the user to set the time out value for detecting ATA ATA PI devices installed the system The options 0 sec 5 Mode 1 0 15 20 25 30 and 35 ATA PI 80Pin Cable Detection This feature allows the AMI BIOS to auto detect 80Pin ATA PI Cable The options are Host amp Device Host and Device Floppy Configuration This option allows the user to configure the settings for the Floppy Drives installed in the system Floppy A Floppy B Move the cursor to these fields via up and down arrow keys to select the floppy type The options are Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 5 1 4 720 KB 1 44 MB and 2 88 MB PCI PnP Configuration This feature allows the user to set the PCI PnP configurations for the following items Clear NVRAM Select Yes to clear NVRAM during system boot The options are Yes and No Plug amp Play OS Select Yes to allow the OS to configure Plug amp Play devices This is not required for system boot if you system has an OS that supports Plug amp Play Select No to allow the AMI BIOS to configure all devices in the system PCI Latency Timer This option sets the latency of all
82. llation need to have Heatsink Mounting plate installed on the chassis to prevent damage to the CPU and the motherboard IMPORTANT Due to the weight of the Passive Heatsink about 1KG you 1 Do not apply any thermal compound to Passive Heatsink the heatsink or the CPU die the required amount has already been applied 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism Screw 1 Screw 2 3 Screw in two diagonal screws ie the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws NO 1 SCREW NO 4 SCREW A N0 3 SCREW N0 2 SCREW Note The CPU heatsink shown in the picture above is for display only Your heatsink may or may not look exactly the same as the one shown in the graphic above 2 3 SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual To Un install the Heatsink Caution We do not recommend that you remove the CPU or heatsink lease follow the in N However if you do need to un install the heatsink structions below to uninstall the heatsink to revent damage to the CPU or the CPU socket 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws f
83. ller Hub provides the subsystem with access to the rest of the system It sup ports 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and two Serial ATA SATA Host Controllers which support up to two Serial ATA ports and up to two RAID drives The ICH5R Controller Hub supports the following Parallel PATA and Serial SATA device configurations ATA Operate Mode You can select from the following two modes Combined Mode and Enhanced Mode Combined Mode In this mode system BIOS assigns the traditional IRQ 14 and IRQ 15 for the use of HDD Up to 4 ATA devices are supported by this mode Within the Combined Mode the following three modes are supported C 1 SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual Non Combined Mode Parallel ATA only with the maximum of 4 devices sup ported Non Combined Mode Serial ATA only with the maximum of 2 devices sup ported Combined Mode SATA devices and PATA with the support of 2 devices each total 4 devices maximum For IDE SATA configurations please refer to the table below To configure SATA RAID for Operating Systems that support RAID functions Windows Red Hat amp SuSe Linux 1 Select Advanced Setting from the AMI BIOS menu 2 Select the IDE Configuration menu 3 Change the IDE Configuration to P ATA Only 4 Under the item Configure S ATA as RAID select Yes 5 Tap the Esc key and scroll down to Exit Select Save and Exit from t
84. mode The CPU will slow down and the VRM current will drop to prevent the VRM from overheating The settings are 88 C 98 C 108 C Default Auto Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core The auto switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to 20A current This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable 1 5 Features The Advanced Configuration and Power Interface specification defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware op erating 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 provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 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
85. nd Mouse 2 17 Fan E MR 2 17 VGA me EE 2 18 Power Supply Fall tij E bak a a 2 18 SMB H ad ix seina E ka kwan ku y He kb RAN 2 19 Power Connector eic Eu REY eee 2 19 Power LED Speaker ener ban W RA n kana ka 2 20 Compact Flash Card Power Connectors 2 20 STAG CONNCCIOF dE S 2 21 Alarm R SOL i Ed k saya d an k W kefik naa ena RR R uA 2 21 2 6 Jumper Se tli Ss ss say ada y lan kay n tenax te tee Ra berka aya yadan daa dawan kawa dank ui k dan 2 21 Explanation Of Jurmipers 25 6 etra xe n di ak a xer ak e 2 22 Enable Disable esiste 2 22 eire oc RU 2 23 Watch DOG rete ER e teal e EUER e ere D Red a kr deua Va kena a 2 23 VGA 22200000 2 24 FSB Speed So l G daban ya diyana nay kan n ada 2 24 SCSI Controller Enable Disable ii sinc diaya kaka kun kalle 2 25 SCSI Termination Enable Disable LL Ek 2 25 3rd Power Supply Power Failure 2 26 2 7 Onboard IndiCatO S cete 2 27 GLAN LE E 2 27 LED d
86. nderpool Technology Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to utilize enhanced virtualization capabilities provided by the Intel Vanderpool Technology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creating multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Execute Disable Bit Available when supported by the OS and the CPU Set to Enabled to enable the Execute Disable Bit to allow the processor to classify areas in the system memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot thus preventing a worm or a virus from creating a flood of codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack Note For more information regarding hardware software support for this function please refer to Intel s and Microsoft s web sites Single Logical Processor Mode Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to allow the processor to operate in the single core mode allowing Logical Processor 0 CORE 0 to remain active The options are Enabled and Disabled Hyper Threading Technology This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of Hyper Threading Enabling Hyper Threading results in increased CPU performance In
87. ndix A BIOS POST A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST B 1 Appendix C Software Installation C 1 vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer All included in the retail box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices CBL 036L 2 One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 022L Two 2 SATA cables CBL 0044L One 1 SCSI Cable CBL 034L U320 X6QT8 only One 1 I O backpanel shield CSE PTO7L One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities CDR INTC Q One 1 Motherboard BIOS User s Manual One 1 Adaptec SCSI User s Manual MNL 0669 X6QT8 Only 1 1 SUPER 8 Users Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address SuperMicro 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 w
88. next The amount of memory below 1 MB has been found and verified The amount of memory above 1 MB has been found and verified Checking for a soft reset and clearing the memory below 1 MB for the soft reset next If this is a power on situation going to checkpoint 4Eh next B 4 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint Code Description 4Ch The memory below 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset Clearing the memory above 1 MB next 4Dh The memory above 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset Saving the memory size next Going to checkpoint 52h next 4Eh The memory test started but not as the result of a soft reset Displaying the first 64 KB memory size next 4Fh The memory size display has started The display is updated during the memory test Performing the sequential and random memory test next memory size for relocation and shadowing next 50h The memory below 1 MB has been tested and initialized Adjusting the displayed 51h The memory size display was adjusted for relocation and shadowing 52h The memory above 1 MB has been tested and initialized Saving the memory size information next 53h The memory size information and the CPU registers are saved Entering real mode next 54h Shutdown was successful The CPU is in real mode Disabling the Gate A20 line parity and the NMI next 57h The A20 address line parity and the NMI are disabled Adjusting the memory size depending on relocation
89. ng failed Performing the alter nate display memory read write test next The alternate display memory read write test passed Looking for alternate display retrace checking next Video display checking is over Setting the display mode next The display mode is set Displaying the power on message next Initializing the bus input IPL general devices next if present See the last page of this chapter for additional information Displaying bus initialization error messages See the last page of this chapter for additional information The new cursor position has been read and saved Displaying the Hit lt DEL gt mes sage next The Hit lt DEL gt message is displayed The protected mode memory test is about to start Preparing the descriptor tables next The descriptor tables are prepared Entering protected mode for the memory test next Entered protected mode Enabling interrupts for diagnostics mode next Interrupts enabled if the diagnostics switch is on Initializing data to check memory wraparound at 0 0 next Data initialized Checking for memory wraparound at 0 0 and finding the total sys tem memory size next The memory wraparound test is done Memory size calculation has been done Writing patterns to test memory next The memory pattern has been written to extended memory Writing patterns to the base 640 KB memory next Patterns written in base memory Determining the amount of memory below 1 MB
90. nnector Four PCI X slots Slot 1 PCI X 100MHz ZCR Slots 2 4 PCI X 133MHz Note Slot 1 to Slot 5 are not available on the BIOS 8 Mb AMI Flash ROM e APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 USB Keyboard and Hardware BIOS Virus protection PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores 3 3V 5V 12V 12V and 3 3V standby CPU 5 phase switching voltage regulator CPU chassis temperature monitors Environmental temperature monitor and control via Supero Doctor 12 Temperature sensing logic CPU fan auto off in sleep mode CPU thermal trip support for processor protection Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU core System overheat LED and control Chassis intrusion detection System resource alert via Super Doctor III Thermal Management 2 support 1 9 SUPER 8 Users Manual Fan Status Monitor for fan speed on off control VRM Protection Feature 88 C 98 C 108 C Default 98 C ACPI Power Features Main switch override mechanism Wake on Ring WOR Wake on LAN WOL support Power on mode for AC power recovery Chassis Intrusion LED Indicators SCSI Activity LEDs X6QT8 only Power LED Software e PMI 2 0 optional e Supero Doctorlll Watch Dog NMI Onboard I O Adaptec AIC 7902 Ultra 320 dual channel SCSI connect
91. nu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the bootable array you want to delete and press Ctrl B a bootable array is the array marked with an asterisk as shown in the picture above 3 Enter Y to delete a bootable array when the following message is displayed The array is already marked bootable Do you want to make this array as not bootable Yes No Then the bootable array will be deleted and the asterisk will disappear Note do not use the delete key to delete the bootable array C 10 Appendix C Software Installation Initializing Disk Drives If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new ar ray or if it appears grayed out you may have to initialize it before you can use it as part of an array Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in an array Caution Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes 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 initialize 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 initialize drives 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU as shown in the screen below 4 Adaptec RA
92. ors supports HostRAID 0 1 10 and JBOD X6QT8 only One IPMI 2 0 Socket ntel 82571 EB dual port gigabit Ethernet controller Two EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interfaces supports UDMA Mode5 PIO Mode4 ATA 100 and up to 4 IDE devices One floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports 2USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus rear ports USB 2 0 internal headers 2 headers Two Intel ICH5R Serial ATA Connectors support RAID 0 1 JBOD One ATI ES1000 16MB Super National 87427 One Fast UART 16550 Serial port and one header One VGA port Other Internal external modem ring on Chassis intrusion detection header Console redirection SDDC support CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions Proprietary 16 x 14 3 406 4mm x 363 22 mm 1 10 Chapter 1 Introduction PROCESSOR PROCESSOR 3 VRM K gt CPU1 CPUS lt VRM gt lle g 8 gt I o gt iE ea IDEE gt PROCESSOR 2 VRM K gt CPU2 8 PRO ORA KVRM 4 DDRII 400 GbitLAN PCIEXP D X4 LMAN x
93. ost 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 speci fied press the lt Enter gt key to continue with the installation From the Windows OS Setup screen press the lt Enter gt key The OS Setup will au tomatically load all device files and then continue the Windows OS installation m After Windows OS Installation is completed the system will automatically re boot Appendix C Software Installation C 3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Installing Drivers other than the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you ve installed Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To install these software programs and drivers click the icons to the right of these items S SUPERMICRO X60QT8 server board Drivers amp Tools WinXP x Intel E8501 Chipset INF Files SUPERMICR Drivers amp Tools Microsoft DirectX 9 0 ATI Graphics driver Intel E8501 Chipset Adaptec Storage Manager X6QTS Series Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor Ill Build driver diskettes and manuals 9 EE ho
94. ou must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL Pin Definition 5V Standby Ground Wake up Wake On Ring Pin Definitions JWOR Pin Definition 1 SUPER X6QT8 pi Fan DIMM B8 ij Q DIMM A8 CPU 1 AE SPKR DIMM B7 DIMM A7 an 5 4 CPU2 Fang DIMM A5 KB Fan4 wal DIMM B5 DIMM E8501 DIMM B6 DIMM B2 North Bridge 1 4 DIMM A2 2 1 DIMM B1 DIMM A1 an VGA UXMB2 UXMB1 CPU3 GLAM Fang GLAN2 DIMM A3 wa DIMM B3 DIMM 4 ke di _ DIMM B4 ICH5R HIE a LAN Slot 6 PCI Ex8 inx16 slot Wels L e PXH South Bridge E Blot PCI Ex4 in x8 5100 Bios lt E VGA CTRL Biota PCI X 133MHz H s al H siot 3 PCI X 133MHz E gk 8 suo get PCI X 133MHz 2 11 EE JAR a amp E Slot 1 PCI X 100MHz 4 IA rel X6QT8 5 JESB1 Battery BT1 jen OF A S
95. p next B 5 SUPERO X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual Checkpoint 86h 87h Code Description The password was checked Performing any required programming before WIN BIOS Setup next The programming before WINBIOS Setup has completed Uncompressing the WINBIOS Setup code and executing the AMIBIOS Setup or WINBIOS Setup utility next Returned from WINBIOS Setup and cleared the screen Performing any necessary programming after WINBIOS Setup next The programming after WINBIOS Setup has completed Displaying the power on Screen message next Programming the WINBIOS Setup options next The WINBIOS Setup options are programmed Resetting the hard disk controller next The hard disk controller has been reset Configuring the floppy drive controller next The floppy drive controller has been configured Configuring the hard disk drive controller next Initializing the bus option ROMs from C800 next See the last page of this chapter for additional information Initializing before passing control to the adaptor ROM at C800 Initialization before the C800 adaptor ROM gains control has completed The adap tor ROM check is next The adaptor ROM had control and has now returned control to BIOS POST Perform ing any required processing after the option ROM returned control Any initialization required after the option ROM test has completed Configuring the timer data area and printer base address next Set the timer an
96. pply Fail Detect Off Disabled JPA1 SCSI Controller Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPA2 JPA3 SCSI Chan A Chan B Term Enable Off Enable JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 LAN1 LAN 2 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD1 Watch Dog Enable Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description ATX PWR Primary 24 pin ATX PWR Connector JPW1 Required 8 pin PWR 12V 8 pin PWR Connectors JPW2 JPW3 Required Alarm Reset Power Supply Alarm Reset JAR1 Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion Header JL 1 COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector Header Compact Flash PWR Compact Flash PWR JWF1 IDE1 JWF2 IDE2 DIMM A1 B8 Memory RAM Slots See Pg 2 6 in Chapter 2 FAN 1 9 CPU Chassis System Fan Headers Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector FP CTRL Front Control Panel Connector JF 1 GLAN 1 2 G bit Ethernet Ports IDE1 IDE2 IDE 1 amp 2 Connectors Compact Flash Card supported IPMI IPMI 2 0 Socket JTAG JTAG Connector for the CPLD JP2 Note 6 Pg 1 4 KB MS PS 2 Keyboard Mouse PWR LED SPKR PWR Supply Fail PWR SMB PSSMB SCSI SMB Slot1 Slot2 Slot4 Slot5 Slot6 Speaker SPKR I SATA1 2 USB 0 1 2 3 VGA WOL WOR PWR LED Pins1 3 Speaker Pins 5 7 JD1 PWR Supply Failure Header J3P1 Power SMB 12 System Management Bus SCSI Channel A JA1 Channel B JA2 Connectors SMBus System Management Bus J22 Slot1 PCI X 100 ZCR See Note 7 on Pg 1 4 PCI X133MHz slots PCI Ex4 in x8 Slot Slot 5 PCI Ex8 in x16 slot
97. rning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover any damage incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems 3 4 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Chapter 4 AMIBIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS Setup Utility for the X6QT8 X6QTE The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily updated using a floppy disk based program This chapter describes the basic navigation of the AMIBIOS Setup Utility setup screens Starting BIOS Setup Utility To enter the AMIBIOS Setup Utility screens hit the Delete key while the system is booting up Note In most cases the Delete key is used to invoke the AMIBIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as F1 F2 etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this user s guide The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured Options in blue can be configured by the user The right frame displays the ke
98. rol The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU It can continue to monitor for overheat conditions even when the CPU is in sleep mode Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the ther mal control fan to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature is too high CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function in the BIOS This allows the user to define an overheat temperature SUPER 8 Users Manual Thermal Management CPU VRM Overheat When the CPU reaches 70 C and above Overheat the CPU will go into throttling state CPU Voltage will decrease to reduce CPU power consumption When the CPU temperature reaches 78 C Default and above the Overheat LED and the Alarm Buzzer will be turned on in addition to the slowing down of the CPU Once the CPU temperature returns to normal the CPU voltage will return to normal as well allowing the CPU to run at maximum speed VRM Protection When the CPU VRM temperature reaches the threshold preset by the user in the BIOS the system will go into TM Thermal Management
99. rom the motherboard in the sequence as show in the picture on the right 2 Hold the heatsink as shown in the pic ture on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink 3 Once the CPU is loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before you re install the CPU and the heatsink 2 4 e W NO4SCRBN A a NO 3 SCR W N0 2 SCREW Chapter 2 Installation Figure 2 1 PGA604 Socket Empty and with Processor Installed Empty socket A Warning Make sure that you lift the lever completely when installing the CPU otherwise damage to the socket or CPU may occur Note The CPU shown in the picture is for display only Your CPU may or may not look exactly the same as the one shown in the picture above Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both the motherboard and the 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
100. s J22 Slot6 PCI Ex8 in x16 slot Speaker SPKR Internal Buzzer I SATA1 2 Intel Serial ATAO JS1 Serial ATA1 JS2 Connectors USB 0 1 2 3 Back Panel USB Ports 0 1 Front Panel USB 2 3 VGA VGA Connector WOL Wake on LAN Header JWOL1 WOR Wake on Ring Header JWOR1 LED Indicator Description OH LED Overheat LED JOH1 Onboard PWR LED Power LED Indicator LE1 Note The X6QTE supports up to 95W CPUs 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction Motherboard Features CPU Latest CPU technology supports single dual or quad 64 bit Intel Xeon processor MP 7000 Series and 7100 Series processors at front side bus speed of 800 or 677 MHz supports the dual system bus architecture with increased bus speeds and bandwidth especially designed or the 4 way server platform The X6QTE supports up to 95W CPUs Memory 16 Sixteen 240 pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB Registered ECC DDR2 533 400 SDRAM Note Interleaved memory requires memory modules to be installed in pairs See Section 2 3 for details Chipset ntel E8501 chipset including E8501 Chipset North Bridge with E8501 Chipset External Memory Bridge XMB ICH5R South Bridge and PXH PCI Controller Hub PXH Controller is available for the X6QT8 only Expansion Slots See Note 3 on Page 1 4 Two PCI Exp slots Slot 5 PCI Ex4 in x8 slot x4 signal in x8 connector Slot 6 PCI E x8 in x 16 slot x8 signal in x16 co
101. st Data 1 16 Host Data 14 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 Ground 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 Ground 23 Write 24 Ground 25 Read 26 Ground 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 Ground 31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16 33 Addr1 34 Ground 35 36 2 3r Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 Ground A IDE 1 B IDE2 C JWF1 D JWF2 Chapter 2 Installation Ultra320 SCSI Connectors Ultra320 SCSI Drive Connector X6QT8 Only Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition Refer to the table below for the pin 08 12 35 DB 12 definitions of the Ultra320 SCSI 5 08 13 36 DB 13 connectors SCSI Channel A located 08 14 37 DB 14 at JA1 and SCSI Channel B located DB 15 38 15 at JA2 5 DB P1 39 DB P1 6 DB 0 40 DB 0 7 DB 1 41 DB 1 8 DB 2 42 DB 2 9 DB 3 43 DB 3 10 DB 4 44 DB 4 11 DB 5 45 DB 5 12 DB 6 46 DB 6 IPMI 2 0 Socket 13 DB 7 47 DB 7 14 DB P 48 DB P An IPMI 2 0 Socket is located on the 15 Ground 49 Ground motherboard Re
102. status register for date and time next OBh The CMOS status register is initialized Next performing any required initialization before the keyboard BAT command is issued OCh The keyboard controller input buffer is free Next issuing the BAT command to the keyboard controller OEh The keyboard controller BAT command result has been verified Next performing any necessary initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test OFh The initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test is done The key board command byte is written next 10h The keyboard controller command byte is written Next issuing the Pin 23 and 24 blocking and unblocking command 11h Next checking if lt End or lt Ins gt keys were pressed during power on Initializing CMOS RAM if the Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the lt End gt key was pressed Next disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2 The video display has been disabled Port B has been initialized Next initializing the chipset The 8254 timer test will begin next Next programming the flash ROM The memory refresh line is toggling Checking the 15 second on off time next Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required configuration before the video ROM test All necessary processing before passing control to the video ROM is done Look ing for the video ROM next and passing control to it
103. suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on Chapter 1 Introduction Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Pressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds This option can be set in the Power Button Instant Off feature under the Advanced Chipset Section in the BIOS Setup External Modem Ring On WOR Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state Note that external modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply Wake On LAN WOL Wake On LAN is defined as the ability of management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup updates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboard has a 3 pin header WOL to connect to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC tha
104. t for pin definitions Alarm Reset 1 The system will notify you in the event of a power supply failure This feature is only available for chassis with Supermicro redun dant power supply units installed If you only have a single power supply installed you should not connect anything to this header JAR1 to prevent false alarms See the table on the right for jumper settings SUPER X6QT8 ETI La DIMM B8 BE DIMM A8 1 DIMM B7 DIMM A7 UXMB4 UXMB3 CPU2 DIMM A5 Rand DIMM B5 DIMM A6 DIMM B6 DIMM B2 North Bridge DIMM A2 DIMM B1 4 DIMM A1 UXMB2 UXMB1 CPU3 Fans DIMM A3 Bd apu TRL Slot 6 8 16 slot PH South Bridge DIMM B3 DIMM A4 DIMM B4 ICHSR Floppy IDE 1 24 Pin ATX PWR gt Blot 5 PCI Ex4 in x8 Slot Bios VGA TRL 5 227 Slot 4 PCI X 133MHz g27 5101 PCI X 100MHz ZCR Green Slot X6QT8 JESB1 28 BTI ze n PGtr ONZ owe TE H psa I SATA1 IFSATA2 SCSI Channel A IL scsi Channel zi scsi Slot 3 PCI X 133MHz AI
105. t has WOL capability In addition an onboard LAN controller can also support WOL without any connection to the WOL header The 3 pin WOL header is to be used with a LAN add on card only Note Wake On LAN requires an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The X6QT8 X6QTE can only accommodate 24 pin and 8 pin power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate Your power supply must one 24 pin and two 12V 8 pin connectors and should supply at least 650W of power an even higher wattage power supply is recommended for high load configurations Also your power must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports Note Two additional 12V 8 pin power connectors JPW2 JPW3 are required for Intel Xeon MP CPUs Failure to provide this extra power to the CPU may make it unstable within a few minutes of operation See Section 2 6 for details on power connectors 1 15 SUPER 8 Users Manual It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 01 or above It must also be SSI compliant refer to the web site at http www ssiforum org for details Additionally in areas where noisy power transm
106. ta and executing DMI POST initialization next Copying any code to specific areas The system configuration is displayed Code copying to specific areas is done Passing control to INT 19h boot loader next B 7 SUPERO X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual Notes B 8 Appendix C Software Installation Appendix C Software Installation After all the hardware has been installed you must first configure the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Driver before you install the Windows operating system The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro bootable CDs that came packaged with your motherboard C 1 Introduction to the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA 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 from 150MBps Because the serial cables used 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 ICH5R I O Controller Hub Located in the South Bridge of the Intel E8501 Chipset the ICH5R Contro
107. te of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product Manual Revision Rev 1 0 Release Date Nov 22 2006 Unless you request and receive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER 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 2006 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 X6QT8 X6QTE motherboard The SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE supports single dual or quad 64 bit Intel Xeon processor MP 7000 Series and 7100 Series processors at a front side bus speed of 800 or 677 MHz Based upon the 64 bit Intel Xeon MP 7000 Series 7100 Series processors the SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE supports the dual system bus architecture and allows for symmetric multiprocessing across two shared system bus interfaces providing performance enhancement with increased bus speeds and bandwidth This motherboard is especially designed for the 4 way server platform and c
108. tel R SpeedStep tm Technology Available when supported by the CPU The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology allows the system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation Select Maximum to set the CPU speed to the maximum Select Minimum to set the CPU speed to the minimum Select Auto to allow the CPU speed to be controlled by the OS Select Disabled to disable this feature Refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Intel R C State Technology 4 4 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS C1 Configuration Mode Available when supported by the CPU Select Standard to enable the C1 Halt State to partially turn off the CPU internal clocks to conserve energy and prevent system overheating when the OS is idle Select Enhanced to enable the Enhanced C1 Halt State to lower the CPU clock frequency and the supply voltage before turning off the clocks gt IDE Configuration Sub Menu When this sub menu is selected the AMI BIOS automatically displays the follow ing items IDE Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the IDE mode The options are Disabled P ATA Parallel ATA only S ATA Serial ATA only and P ATA amp ATA Combined Mode Operation This feature allows the user to select the IDE Combined Mode The options are 1st Channel and 5 1st Channel S ATA Ports Definition This feature allows the user to configure the Serial
109. tray Please note that some components are very close to the mounting holes Take caution when installing or removing these components to prevent damage to the components 2 5 SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual 2 3 Installing DIMMs DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM Installation See Figure 2 2 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with the first DIMM of the first bank Each UXMB chip is independent from each other 50 memory modules can be installed on the first bank of a UXMB Controller For best memory performance 8 memory modules minimal are required 2 modules for each UXMB chip See the Memory Table below DIMM Memory UXMB1 UXMB2 UXMB3 0 4 2 To optimize memory performance install DIMM modules in the following slots first DIMMs A1 amp B1 DIMMs amp B3 DIMMs A5 amp B5 DIMMs A7 amp B7 3 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 4 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules Memory Support The X6QT8 X6QTE supports up to 64 GB of Reg ECC DDR2 533 400 PC3200 memory Note Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not
110. tup When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will enter the Main setup screen You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY When you select the Main Setup the following items will be automatically displayed System Overview The following BIOS information will be displayed AMIBIOS Version Build Date ID Processors When you select this option the AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of processors as shown below Type Speed Count System Memory This option allows the AMI BIOS to display the status of memory installed in the system System Time System Date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or System Date using the arrow keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the lt Tab gt key or the arrow keys to move between fields The date must be entered in DAY MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in 24 hour format For example 5 30 A M appears as 05 30 00 and 5 30P M as 17 30 00 4 2 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 3 Advanced Settings The Advanced Settings screen and sub menus are listed below TxsotRedeerkn dee gt CPU Configuration Warning When you first enter the Advanced Setup screen the Setup Warning will be displayed Please follow the instruction an
111. ved 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 Ground 22 Write Data 23 Ground 24 Write Gate 25 Ground 26 Track 00 27 Ground 28 Write Protect 29 Ground 30 Read Data SUPER X6QT8 5 Fan DIMM 88 95 31 Ground 32 Side 1 Select O DIMM A8 CPU1 l ELE 33 Ground 34 Diskette cPU2 DIMM A5 randl Mouse DIMM ES rj Fan A Floppy 1 4 DIMM A2 I DIMM B1 ran DIMM A1 GLANI DIMM A3 2 DIMM B3 DIMM A4 ji E DIMM B4 ICH5R E PT rote PCI Ex inx16 siot E CTRL pone Tan Slot 3 PCI X 133MHz pag crew 8 s H PXH IDA1LI Ji a 25 lot 2 PCI X 133MHz 5 al a E Slot 1 PCI X 100MHz ZCR Green Slot 8 5 JESB1 E L H om su EHE E I SATA1 j SATA2 _SCSI Channel A scsi ar 2 29 SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual IDE Connectors There are no jumpers to configure the onboard IDE 1 and IDE 2 Both IDE 1 and IDE 2 support Compact Flash Cards When a com pact card is used you will need to connect a power cable to its power connector to provide adequate power to the drive JWF1 IDE 1 JWF2 IDE 2 See the table on the right for pin definitions SUPER X6QT8 Fan DIMM B8
112. wer Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage ment through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electric Static Discharge ESD can damage electronic components N 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 Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the manu facturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explo sion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPER
113. ww supermicro com Europe Address SuperMicro 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 SuperMicro Taiwan SuperMicro 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 Figure 1 1 SUPEReX6QT8 Image H v 9 e e Important Notes to the User 1 All images and graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB revision available at the time of publishing of this manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual 2 The X6QTE does not contain onboard SCSI components and dual PXH Con trollers It has only one PCI Exp slot Slot 6 PCI Exp x16 3 When one CPU is used install it in CPU Socket 1 When two CPUs are used install them in Socket 1 and Socket 2 If three CPUs are used install them in Sockets 1 2 and 3 4 To optimize memory performance please refer to Memory Installation on Page 2 6 in Chapter 2 1 3 SUPER x6aT8 X6
114. x B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes When AMIBIOS performs the Power On Self Test it writes checkpoint codes to port 0080h Ifthe computer cannot complete the boot process diagnostic equipment can be attached to the computer to read port 0080h B 1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The uncompressed initialization checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution Checkpoint Code Description DOh The NMI is disabled Power on delay is starting Next the initialization code check sum will be verified Dih Initializing the DMA controller performing the keyboard controller BAT test starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat mode next D3h Starting memory sizing next D4h Returning to real mode Executing any OEM patches and setting the Stack next D5h Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at E000 0000h The initialization code is copied to segment 0 and control will be transferred to segment 0 SUPERO X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual B 2 Bootblock Recovery Codes The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution Checkpoint Code Description EOh The onboard floppy controller if available is initialized Next beginning the base 512 KB memory test E1h Initializing the interrupt vector table next E2h Initializing the DMA and Interrupt controllers next E6h Enabling the floppy drive controller and Timer IRQs Enablin
115. y legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note the AMI BIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or change any of these text messages The AMIBIOS Setup Utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of the AMIBIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at any time during the setup navigation process These keys include F1 lt F10 gt Enter lt ESC gt arrow keys and etc Note Options printed in Bold are default settings How To Change the Configuration Data The configuration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the AMI BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing Del at the appropriate time during system boot Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the Delete key to enter the main menu of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens An AMIBIOS identification string is displayed at the left bottom corner of the screen below the copyright message Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible boot failure 4 1 SUPER X6QT8 X6QTE User s Manual 4 2 Main Se

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