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Chapter 2: Overview

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Chapter 2

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Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged

leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to

detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance.

Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard.

If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

The following items are included in the retail box.

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

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Six (6) Serial ATA cables (CBL-0044Lx6) (for X8QBE-F)

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Two (2) I-Pass to 4 Serial ATA (50-cm) cables (CBL-097L-02) (for X8QB6-F)

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One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities

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One (1) User's/BIOS Manual (MNL#1178)

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Summary of Contents for X8QB6-F

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 X8QB6 F X8QBE F ...

Page 2: ... DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between the manufacturer and the customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The ...

Page 3: ...Please refer to our Website http www supermicro com for updates on supported processors This product is intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians Manual Organization Chapter 1 provides quick installation instructions Chapter 2 describes the features specifications and performance of the mother board and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 3 provides hard...

Page 4: ...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 pro vides information for correct system setup X8QB6 F X8QBE F Motherboard User s Manual ...

Page 5: ... Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Website www su...

Page 6: ... 2 12 2 5 ACPI Features 2 13 2 6 Power Supply 2 13 2 7 Super I O 2 14 2 8 Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450R Controller 2 14 Chapter 3 Installation 3 1 Static Sensitive Devices 3 1 Precautions 3 1 Unpacking 3 1 3 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation 3 2 Installing an LGA 1567 Processor 3 2 Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink 3 4 Removing the Passive Heatsink 3 5 3 3 Installing and Removing the Memory...

Page 7: ...n 3 20 3 6 Connecting Cables 3 21 Power Connectors 3 21 Fan Headers 3 22 Chassis Intrusion 3 22 Internal Speaker 3 23 Power LED Speaker 3 23 TPM Header Port 80 3 24 Overheat LED Fan Fail 3 24 Power SMB I2 C Connector 3 25 IPMB 3 25 T SGPIO 1 2 Headers 3 26 3 7 Jumper Settings 3 27 Explanation of Jumpers 3 27 GLAN Enable Disable 3 27 CMOS Clear 3 28 Watch Dog Enable Disable 3 28 VGA Enable 3 29 TPM...

Page 8: ...4 4 3 Frequently Asked Questions 4 5 4 4 Returning Merchandise for Service 4 6 Chapter 5 BIOS 5 1 Introduction 5 1 Starting BIOS Setup Utility 5 1 How To Change the Configuration Data 5 1 Starting the Setup Utility 5 2 5 2 Main Setup 5 2 5 3 Advanced Setup Configurations 5 4 5 4 PCI PnP Configuration 5 21 5 5 Boot Configuration 5 23 5 6 Security Settings 5 25 5 6 RC Settings 5 26 5 7 Chipset Setti...

Page 9: ...te B Align the CPU key with the socket key D Once the CPU is fully seated on the socket press the socket clip down to lock it C Align CPU Pin 1 against Socket Pin 1 Once they are aligned lower the CPU down to the socket A Apply the appropriate amount of ther mal grease to 0 13mm in thickness B Insert the two push pins on the sides of the heatsink into the mounting holes on the motherboard turning ...

Page 10: ... B C A B Note Chassis and I O plate images are for illustration purposes only They may be different from what you have A Align the key on the DIMM module against that of the DIMM socket B Insert the DIMM module straight down to the DIMM socket C Press the notches on the ends of the DIMM module inwards to lock it ...

Page 11: ...1 3 Chapter 1 Quick Installation Guide X8QB6 X8QBE Rev 1 01a X8QB6 X8QBE Rev 1 01a 1 5 Installing the Motherboard 1 6 Connecting the Power Supply A B C D A B ...

Page 12: ...Motherboard User s Manual 1 7 Installing Internal Peripherals 1 8 Installing External Peripherals Add on Cards SATA SAS2 Drives A B IPMI LAN Serial Port COM1 Mouse VGA Port LAN 1 2 Ports USB 0 1 Keyboard UID Switch USB 2 3 ...

Page 13: ...standards in quality and performance Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer The following items are included in the retail box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard Six 6 Serial ATA cables CBL 0044Lx6 for X8QBE F Two 2 I Pass to 4 Serial ATA 50 cm cables CBL 097L 02 for X8QB6 F One 1 Supermicro CD ...

Page 14: ...therboard Image Note All graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual ...

Page 15: ...N8 FAN9 LAN1 USB0 1 IPMI_LAN T SGPIO2 JPW5 JPW3 JPW1 JPI2C SAS4 7 SAS0 3 P3 DIMM1A P3 DIMM8A P3 DIMM7A P3 DIMM6A P3 DIMM5A P3 DIMM4A P3 DIMM3A P3 DIMM2A P4 DIMM5A P4 DIMM6A P4 DIMM7A P4 DIMM8A P4 DIMM1A P4 DIMM2A P4 DIMM3A P4 DIMM4A P2 DIMM6A P2 DIMM5A P2 DIMM8A P2 DIMM7A P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM4A P1 DIMM8A P1 DIMM7A P1 DIMM6A P1 DIMM5A P1 DIMM4A P1 DIMM3A P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM1A CPU1 CP...

Page 16: ... SATA3 I SATA2 I SATA1 JL1 PORT80 USB5 T SGPIO1 BIOS OHLED Slot5 PCI E 2 0 X8 Slot6 PCI E 2 0 x16 X8 Slot2 PCI E 2 0 x8 Slot3 PCI E 2 0 x16 x8 FAN11 JF1 IPMB FAN2 FAN1 FAN3 FAN4 FAN6 FAN7 FAN10 FAN8 FAN9 LAN1 USB0 1 IPMI_LAN T SGPIO2 JPW5 JPW3 JPW1 JPI2C SAS4 7 SAS0 3 P3 DIMM1A P3 DIMM8A P3 DIMM7A P3 DIMM6A P3 DIMM5A P3 DIMM4A P3 DIMM3A P3 DIMM2A P4 DIMM5A P4 DIMM6A P4 DIMM7A P4 DIMM8A P4 DIMM1A P...

Page 17: ...5 Intel SB SATA Connectors 0 5 JD1 Speaker Power LED Indicator JF1 Front Panel Control Header JL1 Chassis Intrusion JLPC1 Port 80 JOH1 Overheat Fan Fail LED JPI2 C Power Supply SMBbus I2 C Header JPW1 2 JP4 5 12V 8 Pin Power Connectors See Warning on Pg 2 6 JPW3 ATX 24 Pin Power Connector See Warning on Pg 2 6 JUID_OW1 UID Override Header JWOR Wake On Ring LAN1 LAN2 G bit Ethernet Ports 1 2 IPMI L...

Page 18: ...ors to the 24 pin JPW3 and the four 8 pin JPW1 2 JPW4 5 power connectors on the motherboard Failure in doing so will void the manu facturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard VGA Backpanel VGA Port X8QB6 F X8QBE F LED Indicators LED Description State Status D10 BMC Heartbeat LED Green Blinking Normal LED 8 Standby PWR LED Green On SB Power On LED 26 UID LED Blue On Windows OS Blinking L...

Page 19: ...and 8GB Virtualization VT x VT d and VT c I O Intel QuickData Technology with Intel 82576 LAN Controller supports Intel 82576 1 LSI 2108 Hardware RAID w Battery Backup 2 Chipset Intel 7500 Chipset 7500 IOH ICH10R Expansion Two 2 PCI Express 2 0 x16 slots Slot3 Slot6 or Four 4 PCI Express2 0 x8 Slot2 Slot5 Slot3 Slot6 Slots Graphics Winbond BMC Video Controller Matrox G200eW Network One Intel 82576...

Page 20: ... mechanism Keyboard Wake up from Soft Off Power on mode for AC power recovery PC Health CPU Monitoring Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU1 Vcore CPU2 Vcore CPU3 Vcore CPU4 Vcore NIC Vcore BMC Vcore AUX Vcore Standby ME Vcore 12V Scale 1 5V 3 3V Vcc V 3 3VSB Battery Voltage and IOPV12 CPU 7 Phase switching voltage regulator CPU System overheat LED and control CPU Thermal Trip support Therm...

Page 21: ...erview 2 9 Dimensions 16 79 L x 16 00 W 324 87 mm x 406 40 mm Note For IPMI Configuration Instructions please refer to the Embedded IPMI Configuration User s Guide available http www supermicro com support manuals ...

Page 22: ... Winbond BMC w Video KVM SIO Fan Speed CTRL PECI Voltage Monitoring PCI USB 1 0 USB 2 0 Kawela Dual GLAN PCIE1 0x4 RMII PHY GLAN GLAN PHY 10 100 RMII RJ45 10 100LAN Rear Video Video Memory DDR2 BMC FW Flash SPI HM W83795G SMBus Serial Port Fans x10 Fan CTRL LPC LPC Reset PWR GPIO CTRL Processor 4 Processor 2 Processor 1 x2 Mill Brook DDR3 800 1066 x2 Mill Brook DDR3 800 1066 x2 Mill Brook DDR3 800...

Page 23: ...nsmission in addition to a differential forwarded clock The two x16 PCI Express Gen 2 connections can also be configured as x8 and x4 links to comply with PCI E Base Specification Rev 2 0 These PCI E Gen 2 lanes supports peer to peer read and write transactions In addition the legacy IOH provides a x4 ESI Enterprise South Bridge Interface link support for the legacy bridge The 7500 chipset also of...

Page 24: ... Voltage and IOPV12 Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error mes sage is sent to the screen The user can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS under t...

Page 25: ...figuration control ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 2008 Operating Systems Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When...

Page 26: ... higher speed modems The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage ment through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption 2 8 Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450R Controller The Nuvoton WPCM450R Controller is a Baseboard Management Controller BM...

Page 27: ...ot 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 that your system chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correc...

Page 28: ...sink fans When purchasing a motherboard without a 7500 Series processor pre 3 installed make sure that the CPU socket plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU socket pins are bent otherwise contact the retailer immediately Refer to the Motherboard Features Section for more details on CPU support 4 Installing an LGA 1567 Processor Press the socket clip to release the load plate which covers the ...

Page 29: ... the CPU against the surface of the socket or its pins With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make 8 sure that the CPU is properly installed Once the CPU is securely seated on the socket lower the CPU load plate to 9 the socket Use your thumb to gently push the socket clip down to the clip lock 10 Warning Please save the plastic cap The motherboard must be shipped wi...

Page 30: ...3 mm 1 to the heatsink Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the two mounting holes on the 2 heatsink are aligned with those on the retention mechanism 3 Insert two push pins on the sides of the heatsink through the mounting holes on the motherboard and turn the push pins clockwise to lock them 1U Heatsink SNK P0044P 2U 4U Heatsink SNK P0045P ...

Page 31: ...eatsink and turn counter clock wise to 2 loosen it Repeat the same step to loosen the second push pin Hold the heatsink as shown in the picture below and 3 gently wriggle the heat sink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink Once the heatsink is loosened remove the heatsink from the motherboard 4 To reinstall the CPU and the heatsink clean the surface of th...

Page 32: ...ory modules of the same type and same speed in the same bank Position the DIMM module s bottom key so it aligns with the receptive point 2 on the slot Lock Release Tabs Notches Release Release Release Release Press Down Removing Memory Modules Reverse the steps above to remove the DIMM modules from the motherboard Push the Lock Release tabs to their Release positions Make sure that the 3 side notc...

Page 33: ...1 3A P1 5A P1 7A Any memory pairs in P1 2A 4A 6A 8A DIMM slots 2 CPUs 4 DIMMs CPU1 CPU2 P1 1A P1 3A P2 1A P2 3A 2 CPUs 6 DIMMs CPU1 CPU2 P1 1A P1 3A P1 5A P1 7A P2 1A P2 3A 2 CPUs 8 DIMMs CPU1 CPU2 P1 1A P1 3A P1 5A P1 7A P2 1A P2 3A P2 5A P2 7A 2 CPUs 10 16 DIMMs CPU1 CPU2 P1 1A P1 3A P1 5A P1 7A P2 1A P2 3A P2 5A P2 7A Any memory pairs in P1 P2 DIMM slots 3 CPUs 6 DIMMs CPU1 CPU2 CPU3 or CPU4 P1...

Page 34: ...e 7500 Series Processor Platform DIMM Slots per DDR Channel DIMMs Populated per DDR Channel RDIMM Type RDIMM Reg Registered POR Speeds in MHz Ranks per DIMM Any Combination 1 1 Reg ECC DDR3 800 978 1066 SR DR or QR 2 1 Reg ECC DDR3 800 978 1066 SR DR or QR 2 2 Reg ECC DDR3 800 978 1066 Mixing SR DR QR Population Rules 1 Any combination of x4 and x8 RDIMMs with 1 Gb or 2 Gb DRAM Density are support...

Page 35: ... click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Tools Needed Philips Screwdriver Pan head screws 12 pieces Standoffs 12 pieces if needed Location of Mounting Holes There are nine 9 mounting holes on this motherboard indicated by the arrows Caution 1 To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components please do not use a force greater ...

Page 36: ...n the chassis as needed 4 Install the motherboard into the chassis carefully to avoid damaging mother 5 board components Using the Philips screwdriver insert a Pan head 6 screw into a mounting 6 hole on the motherboard and its matching mounting hole on the chassis Repeat Step 5 to insert 6 screws into all mounting holes 7 Make sure that the motherboard is securely placed in the chassis 8 Note Imag...

Page 37: ...the PC 99 specification See the picture below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Back Panel Connectors I O Ports Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions Back Panel USB Port 0 1 Back Panel USB Port 1 2 IPMI_Dedicated LAN 3 COM Port 1 Turquoise 4 VGA Blue 5 Gigabit LAN 1 6 Gigabit LAN 2 7 UID Switch 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 38: ...onal Front Panel USB connec tions USB 2 3 USB5 are on the motherboard to provide front chassis access Cables are not included See the tables on the right for pin definitions FP USB 2 3 5 Pin Definitions USB 2 Pin Definition USB 3 5 Pin Definition 1 5V 1 5V 2 PO 2 PO 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 NC 5 Key NC No connection Backplane USB 0 1 Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5V 2 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 5 NA...

Page 39: ...rovides serial connection support See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial COM Ports Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 N A COM1 1 Video Connection A Video VGA port is located below COM1 on the I O backplane Refer to the board layout below for the locations 1 COM1 2 VGA 1 2 ...

Page 40: ...on the backplane to provide KVM support for IPMI 2 0 All these ports accept RJ45 type cables Note Please refer to the LED Indicator Sec tion for LAN LED information LAN Ports Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 P2V5SB 10 SGND 2 TD0 11 Act LED 3 TD0 12 P3V3SB 4 TD1 13 Link 100 LED Yel low 3V3SB 5 TD1 14 Link 1000 LED Yellow 3V3SB 6 TD2 15 Ground 7 TD2 16 Ground 8 TD3 17 Ground 9 TD3 18 Ground NC No Con...

Page 41: ...8 of the Front Control Panel at JF1 Connect a cable to Pin 8 on JF1 for Front Panel UID LED indication When you press the UID switch both Rear UID LED and Front Panel UID LED Indicators will be turned on Press the UID switch again to turn off both LED In dicators These UID Indicators provide easy identification of a system unit that may be in need of service Note UID can also be triggered via IPMI...

Page 42: ...16 LED15 LED23 LED20 LED17 LED14 LED19 LED21 LED24 VGA COM1 JD1 JWOR JPRST1 LAN2 I SATA5 I SATA4 I SATA3 I SATA2 I SATA1 JL1PORT80 USB5 T SGPIO1 BIOS OHLED Slot5 PCI E 2 0 X8 Slot6 PCI E 2 0 x16 X8 Slot2 PCI E 2 0 x8 Slot3 PCI E 2 0 x16 x8 FAN11 JF1 IPMB FAN2 FAN1 FAN3 FAN4 FAN6 FAN7 FAN10 FAN8 FAN9 LAN1 USB0 1 IPMI_LAN T SGPIO2 JPW5 JPW3 JPW1 JPI2C SAS4 7 SAS0 3 P3 DIMM1A P3 DIMM8A P3 DIMM7A P3 D...

Page 43: ...Key X8QB6 X8QBE Rev 1 01a Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 19 Control 20 Ground Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition...

Page 44: ...the LED connection for GLAN Port 2 is on Pins 9 and 10 Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach a cable here to indicate HDD activ ity See the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 3 3V Standby 14 HD Active B C A H...

Page 45: ...d 8 of JF1 to use the Overheat Fan Fail Power Fail and UID LED connections The Red LED on pin 7 provides warn ings of overheat fan failure or power failure The Blue LED on pin 8 works as the front panel UID LED indicator The Red LED takes precedence over the Blue LED by default Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions OH Fan Fail PWR Fail Blue_UID LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition ...

Page 46: ...power on off the system This button can also be con figured to function as a suspend button with a setting in the BIOS See Chapter 5 To turn off the power when the system is set to suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 1 Signal 2 Ground Reset Button The Reset Button connection is loca...

Page 47: ... Top BMC Firmware USB2 3 LED5 LED6 LED7 LED8 LED9 P5V_STBY JPL1 BMCRST BT2 JOH1 JPT1 JPS1 JPG1 JP3 JP1 Bottom Warning To provide adequate power supply to the motherboard be sure to connect the 24 pin ATX PWR and the 8 pin PWR connec tors to the power supply Failure to do so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard 3 6 Connecting Cables Power Connectors A24 pinmainpo...

Page 48: ...AN CTRL Intel 82576 Intel ICH10R Intel IOH 7500 LSI 2108 SAS CTRL Winbond BIOS Debug D10 Top BMC Firmware USB2 3 LED5 LED6 LED7 LED8 LED9 P5V_STBY JPL1 BMCRST BT2 JOH1 JPT1 JPS1 JPG1 JP3 JP1 Bottom Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 on the motherboard Attach an appropriate cable from the chassis to inform you of a chassis intrusion when the chassis is opened Chassis Int...

Page 49: ...N CTRL Intel 82576 Intel ICH10R Intel IOH 7500 LSI 2108 SAS CTRL Winbond BIOS Debug D10 Top BMC Firmware USB2 3 LED5 LED6 LED7 LED8 LED9 P5V_STBY JPL1 BMCRST BT2 JOH1 JPT1 JPS1 JPG1 JP3 JP1 Bottom B A A Internal Speaker Buzzer B PWR LED Speak er Power LED Speaker On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are used for power LED indication and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the tables on the right for pin defini...

Page 50: ...AN5 X8QB6 X8QBE Rev 1 01a BMC CTRL LAN CTRL Intel 82576 Intel ICH10R Intel IOH 7500 LSI 2108 SAS CTRL Winbond BIOS Debug D10 Top BMC Firmware USB2 3 LED5 LED6 LED7 LED8 LED9 P5V_STBY JPL1 BMCRST BT2 JOH1 JPT1 JPS1 JPG1 JP3 JP1 Bottom A B A TPM Port 80 Head er B Overheat LED Overheat LED Fan Fail The JOH1 header is used to connect an LED indicator to provide warnings of chassis overheating or fan f...

Page 51: ... DIMM4A P1 DIMM8A P1 DIMM7A P1 DIMM6A P1 DIMM5A P1 DIMM4A P1 DIMM3A P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM1A CPU1 CPU2 CPU3 UID_SWITCH CPU4 UID_LED BMC_HB PVIOP12 I SATA0 JPW4 JPW2 FAN5 X8QB6 X8QBE Rev 1 01a BMC CTRL LAN CTRL Intel 82576 Intel ICH10R Intel IOH 7500 LSI 2108 SAS CTRL Winbond BIOS Debug D10 Top BMC Firmware USB2 3 LED5 LED6 LED7 LED8 LED9 P5V_STBY JPL1 BMCRST BT2 JOH1 JPT1 JPS1 JPG1 JP3 JP1 Bottom A B A...

Page 52: ...IMM6A P2 DIMM5A P2 DIMM8A P2 DIMM7A P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM4A P1 DIMM8A P1 DIMM7A P1 DIMM6A P1 DIMM5A P1 DIMM4A P1 DIMM3A P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM1A CPU1 CPU2 CPU3 UID_SWITCH CPU4 UID_LED BMC_HB PVIOP12 I SATA0 JPW4 JPW2 FAN5 X8QB6 X8QBE Rev 1 01a BMC CTRL LAN CTRL Intel 82576 Intel ICH10R Intel IOH 7500 LSI 2108 SAS CTRL Winbond BIOS Debug D10 Top BMC Firmware USB2 3 LED5 LED6 LED7 LED8 LE...

Page 53: ...12 I SATA0 JPW4 JPW2 FAN5 X8QB6 X8QBE Rev 1 01a BMC CTRL LAN CTRL Intel 82576 Intel ICH10R Intel IOH 7500 LSI 2108 SAS CTRL Winbond BIOS Debug D10 Top BMC Firmware USB2 3 LED5 LED6 LED7 LED8 LED9 P5V_STBY JPL1 BMCRST BT2 JOH1 JPT1 JPS1 JPG1 JP3 JP1 Bottom 3 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the mother board jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings J...

Page 54: ...0 Top BMC Firmware USB2 3 LED5 LED6 LED7 LED8 LED9 P5V_STBY JPL1 BMCRST BT2 JOH1 JPT1 JPS1 JPG1 JP3 JP1 Bottom CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord fr...

Page 55: ...PU4 UID_LED BMC_HB PVIOP12 I SATA0 JPW4 JPW2 FAN5 X8QB6 X8QBE Rev 1 01a BMC CTRL LAN CTRL Intel 82576 Intel ICH10R Intel IOH 7500 LSI 2108 SAS CTRL Winbond BIOS Debug D10 Top BMC Firmware USB2 3 LED5 LED6 LED7 LED8 LED9 P5V_STBY JPL1 BMCRST BT2 JOH1 JPT1 JPS1 JPG1 JP3 JP1 Bottom A A VGA Enabled B TPM Enabled B Note For more information on IPMI configuration please refer to the WPCM 450 IPMI BMC Us...

Page 56: ...AN8 FAN9 LAN1 USB0 1 IPMI_LAN T SGPIO2 JPW5 JPW3 JPW1 JPI2C SAS4 7 SAS0 3 P3 DIMM1A P3 DIMM8A P3 DIMM7A P3 DIMM6A P3 DIMM5A P3 DIMM4A P3 DIMM3A P3 DIMM2A P4 DIMM5A P4 DIMM6A P4 DIMM7A P4 DIMM8A P4 DIMM1A P4 DIMM2A P4 DIMM3A P4 DIMM4A P2 DIMM6A P2 DIMM5A P2 DIMM8A P2 DIMM7A P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM4A P1 DIMM8A P1 DIMM7A P1 DIMM6A P1 DIMM5A P1 DIMM4A P1 DIMM3A P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM1A CPU1 C...

Page 57: ... State Definition Link Left Green Solid 100 Mbps Activity Right Amber Blinking Active GLAN LEDs There are two GLAN ports on the moth erboard Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The Yellow Left LED in dicates activity The Link LED on the right may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information Activity LED GLAN Link Indicator Right...

Page 58: ... DIMM3A P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM1A CPU1 CPU2 CPU3 UID_SWITCH CPU4 UID_LED BMC_HB PVIOP12 I SATA0 JPW4 JPW2 FAN5 X8QB6 X8QBE Rev 1 01a BMC CTRL LAN CTRL Intel 82576 Intel ICH10R Intel IOH 7500 LSI 2108 SAS CTRL Winbond BIOS Debug D10 Top BMC Firmware USB2 3 LED5 LED6 LED7 LED8 LED9 P5V_STBY JPL1 BMCRST BT2 JOH1 JPT1 JPS1 JPG1 JP3 JP1 Bottom A B A Onboard PWR LED B BMC Heartbeat LED BMC Heartbeat LED A BMC...

Page 59: ...P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM4A P1 DIMM8A P1 DIMM7A P1 DIMM6A P1 DIMM5A P1 DIMM4A P1 DIMM3A P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM1A CPU1 CPU2 CPU3 UID_SWITCH CPU4 UID_LED BMC_HB PVIOP12 I SATA0 JPW4 JPW2 FAN5 X8QB6 X8QBE Rev 1 01a BMC CTRL LAN CTRL Intel 82576 Intel ICH10R Intel IOH 7500 LSI 2108 SAS CTRL Winbond BIOS Debug D10 Top BMC Firmware USB2 3 LED5 LED6 LED7 LED8 LED9 P5V_STBY JPL1 BMCRST BT2 JOH1 JPT1 JPS1 JPG...

Page 60: ...E Rev 1 01a BMC CTRL LAN CTRL Intel 82576 Intel ICH10R Intel IOH 7500 LSI 2108 SAS CTRL Winbond BIOS Debug D10 Top BMC Firmware USB2 3 LED5 LED6 LED7 LED8 LED9 P5V_STBY JPL1 BMCRST BT2 JOH1 JPT1 JPS1 JPG1 JP3 JP1 Bottom Serial ATA SAS2 Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 TX_P 3 TX_N 4 Ground 5 RX_N 6 RX_P 7 Ground A I SATA0 B I SATA1 C I SATA2 D I SATA3 E I SATA4 F I SATA5 Serial ATA Ports T...

Page 61: ...he motherboard and 1 chassis Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for 2 the keyboard and mouse Remove all add on cards 3 Install CPU 1 first making sure it is fully seated and connect the front panel 4 connectors to the motherboard No Power Make sure that no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis 1 Make sure that the ATX power connectors are proper...

Page 62: ...ugging the power cord and contracting both pads on the CMOS Clear Jumper JBT1 Refer to Section 3 7 in Chapter 3 Remove all components from the motherboard especially the DIMM mod 2 ules Make sure that the system s power is on and memory error beeps are activated Turn on the system with only one DIMM module If the system boots check 3 for bad DIMM modules or slots by following the Memory Errors Tro...

Page 63: ... fully seated in their slots Follow the 5 instructions given in Section 3 3 in Chapter 3 Please follow the instructions given in the DIMM Population Tables listed on 6 Page 3 8 to install your memory modules When the System Becomes Unstable A When the system becomes unstable during or after OS installation check the following CPU BIOS support Check if your CPU is supported and if you have the late...

Page 64: ... minimum configuration with a CPU and a memory module installed to identify the trouble areas Refer to the steps listed in Section A above for proper troubleshooting proce dures Identifying bad components by isolating them If necessary remove a compo 4 nent in question from the chassis and test it in isolation to make sure that it works properly Replace a bad component with a good one Check and ch...

Page 65: ... 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 gateway com 4 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can support Answer The motherboard supports Registered ECC DDR3 1066 MHz SDRAM modules It is strongly recommended that you do not mix me...

Page 66: ... the used battery Answer Please handle used batteries carefully Do not damage the battery in any way a damaged battery may release hazardous materials into the environment Do not discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landfill Please comply with the regulations set up by your local hazardous waste management agency to dispose of your used battery properly 4 4 Returning Merchandise for S...

Page 67: ... right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note the AMI BIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or change any of these text messages The AMI BIOS Setup Utility uses a key based navigation s...

Page 68: ...o not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related issue Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the system In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update If you have to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is updating This is to avoid possible boot failure 5 ...

Page 69: ... BIOS Build Date This item displays the date when this BIOS was complete AMIBIOS Micro code Revision This item displays the revision number of the BIOS Micro_code used in your system Processor The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of the processor used in your system CPU Type This item displays the type of CPU used in the motherboard Speed This item displays the speed of the CPU detec...

Page 70: ... configure advanced CPU settings The following items are included in this section Configure advanced CPU settings This feature allows the user to configure CPU Bridge settings The items in the submenu are listed below Module Revision This item displays the module revision number Manufacturer This item displays the manufacturer of the CPU used in the motherboard Type This item displays the type of ...

Page 71: ...En abled Sever Class Use this item to identify the server class for your system so that the prefectcher settings listed below can be correctly configured The options are Enterprise HPC High Performance Cluster and Custom for customized servers Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU If enabled the hardware prefetcher will prefetch streams of data and instructions from the main memo...

Page 72: ... support which will allow the proces sor to designate areas in the system memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot thus preventing a worm or a virus from flooding illegal codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack The default is Enabled Refer to Intel and Microsoft Web Sites for more information CPU Multi Core Enable Disable Available when suppor...

Page 73: ...the following items SATA 1 Configuration If Compatible is selected it sets SATA 1 to legacy compatibility mode Selecting Enhanced sets SATA 1 to native SATA mode The options are Disabled Compat ible and Enhanced Configure SATA 1 as Not available when SATA 1 Configuration is disabled This feature allows the user to select the drive type for SATA 1 The options are IDE RAID and AHCI When the option R...

Page 74: ...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 data to be transferred from and to the device one secto...

Page 75: ... to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MB s Select MWDMA0 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MB s Select MWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 13 3 MB s Select MWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MB s Select...

Page 76: ...Use this feature to set the timeout value for the BIOS to detect the ATA ATAPI devices installed in the system The options are 0 sec 5 10 15 20 25 30 and 35 ATA PI 80Pin Cable Detection This item allows the user to determine which components to be used to detect 80Pin ATA PI cable The options are Host Device Host and Device Super IO Device Configuration Serial Port1 Address IRQ Serial Port2 Addres...

Page 77: ...d from the BIOS controlled to the OS controlled The options are Disabled and Enabled Legacy USB1 1 HC Support Select Enabled to enable Legacy USB 1 1 HC support The settings are Disabled and Enabled Hot Plug USB FDD Support When this item is set to Enabled a dummy Floppy Device Drive will be created as a Hot Plug Floppy device in the system When this item is set to Auto a dummy floppy device will ...

Page 78: ...r S4 State The options are Enabled and Disabled High Precise Event Timer Select Enabled to activate the High Precise Event Timer HPET to produce periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real time Clock RTC does in synchro nizing multimedia streams providing smooth playback and reducing the dependency on other timestamp calculation devices such as an x86 RDTSC Instruction embed ded in ...

Page 79: ...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 and Enabled Event Log Configuration View Event Log Use this option to view the System Event Log Mark All Events as Read This option marks all events as read The options are OK and Cancel Clear Event Log This option clears the Event ...

Page 80: ...1 Temperature CPU 4 Temperature The CPU thermal technology that reports absolute temperatures Celsius Fahr enheit has been upgraded to a more advanced feature by Intel in its newer processors The basic concept is each CPU is embedded by unique temperature information that the motherboard can read This Temperature Threshold or Tem perature Tolerance has been assigned at the factory and is the basel...

Page 81: ...rmation on thermal management please refer to Intel s Web site at www Intel com System Temperature 1 Reading System Temperature 4 Reading The system temperature as specified above will be displayed in degrees in Celsius and Fahrenheit as it is detected by the BIOS Fan 1 Speed Fan 10 Speed This feature displays the fan speed readings from fan interfaces Fan 1 through Fan 10 Fan Speed Control Modes ...

Page 82: ...form Management Interface IPMI is a set of common interfaces that IT administrators uses to monitor system health and to manage the system as a whole For more information on the IPMI specifications please visit Intel s website at www intel com Status of BMC The Baseboard Management Controller BMC manages the interface between system management software and platform hardware This item displays the ...

Page 83: ... in the following graphics Channel Number This feature displays the channel number Channel Number Status This feature returns the channel status for the Channel Number selected above Channel Number is OK or Wrong Channel Number IP Address Parameter Selector This item displays the status of the IP Address Parameter Selector IP Address Source This features allows the user to select how an IP address...

Page 84: ...is machine however it may be overwritten The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 MAC Address Configuration Parameter Selector This item displays the status of the MAC Address Parameter Selector Current Mac Address in BMC The BIOS will automatically enter the current Mac address in BMC for this ma chine however it may be overwritten Mac addresses are 6 two digit...

Page 85: ...rting the I O device assignments to VMM through the DMAR ACPI Tables This feature offers fully protected I O resource sharing across the Intel platforms providing the user with greater reliability security and availability in networking and data sharing The options are Enabled and Disabled MPS Configuration MPS Revision This feature allows the user to specify the version of the Multi Processor Spe...

Page 86: ...d Max Supported the Maximum Size supported by the device Active State Power Management Select Enabled to use the power management for signal transactions between the PCI Express L0 and L1 Links Select Enabled to configure PCI Exp L0 and L1 Link power states The options are Disabled and Enabled Extended Synch Select Enabled to generate Synchronization patterns The options are Auto Disabled and Enab...

Page 87: ...er The options are Disabled Boot Loader and Always Terminal Type This feature allows the user to select the target terminal type for Console Redirec tion The options are ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support A terminal keyboard definition that provides a way to send commands from a remote console The options are Enabled and Disabled Sredir Memory Display Delay This feature defines the l...

Page 88: ... 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles The options are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 Palette Snooping Select Enable to allow the BIOS to inform PCI E devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so that the ISA graphics card can function properly The options are Disabled and Enabled Onboard VGA Select Enable to enable VGA support The options are Disabled and Enabled...

Page 89: ...POST mes sages or the OEM logo Select Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages The op tions are Enabled and Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode This sets the display mode for Option ROM The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current Bootup Num Lock This feature selects the Power on state for the Numlock key The options are Off and On...

Page 90: ... Dog Timer will allow the system to reboot when it is inactive for longer than the Watch Dog Timer Value set in the next item The options are Enabled and Disabled Watch Dog Timer Value This feature allows the user to set the time value for the Watch Dog Timer The options are 2 Minutes 5 Minutes and 10 Minutes Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for...

Page 91: ...as not been used Change Supervisor Password Select this feature and press Enter to access the submenu and then enter a new Supervisor Password User Access Level Available when Supervisor Password is set as above Select Full Access to grant full User read and write access to the Setup Utility Select View Only to allow the user to access to the Setup Utility without chang ing the fields Select Limit...

Page 92: ...s a warning if 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 5 6 RC Settings This section allows the user to configure QPI and Memory Controller settings QPI Configuration This feature display QPI frequency and allows the user to configure the following items Current QPI Frequency This item disp...

Page 93: ...hat a QPI debug message will dis play CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check Mode CRC or Polynomial Code Checksum is designed to detect accidental changes made to raw computer data in networks storage devices and HDDs This feature allows the user to select the CRC Mode The options are 8bit CRC and 16bit Roll ing CRC QPI Quick Path Interconnect Links Speed QuickPath Interconnect QPI is the connection between ...

Page 94: ...revision number Current QPI Frequency This item displays the current QPI frequency MRC QPI RC Version This item displays the MRC QPI RC version number NUMA Support Select Enabled to enable Non Uniform Memory Access NUMA support to enhance CPU performance The options are Enabled and Disabled North Bridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for the Intel North Bridge...

Page 95: ... to configure the South Bridge settings USB Functions This feature allows the user to decide the number of onboard USB ports to be en abled The Options are Disabled 2 USB ports 4 USB ports 6 USB ports 8 Ports 10 Ports and 12 USB ports USB Port Configuration This feature allows the user to configure USB port settings The Options are 6x6 USB Ports and 8x4 USB ports USB 2 0 Controller Available when ...

Page 96: ...vity from the S3 S6 state The options are Enabled and Disabled PCIE Ports Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for the following PCI Exp ports PCIE Port 0 PCIE Port 1 PCIE Port 2 PCIE Port 3 PCIE Port 4 Select Enabled to enable the port specified Select Disabled to disable the port specified Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically enable the port when a devic...

Page 97: ...it 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 Enter Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from th...

Page 98: ...rboard User s Manual Load Fail Safe Defaults To set this feature select Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not for maximum performance ...

Page 99: ...f a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes BIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code LED Error Message Description 1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset Rea...

Page 100: ...A 2 X8QB6 F X8QBE F User s Manual Notes ...

Page 101: ...a storage driver diskette by booting into a Driver CD please set the SATA Configuration to Compatible Mode and configure SATA as IDE in the BIOS Setup After making the driver diskette be sure to change the SATA settings back to your original settings Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 1 Installing Software Programs After you ve installed the operating system a screen as shown below wi...

Page 102: ...Doctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doc tor III adopts the temperature thresh...

Page 103: ...ote Control Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp Supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor II ...

Page 104: ...B 4 X8QB6 F X8QBE F Motherboard User s Manual Notes ...

Page 105: ... expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims demands actions ...

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