Supermicro C7SIM-Q manual

C7SIM-Q USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0b[...]

Manual Revision: Revision 1.0b Printed Date: September 9, 2010 Unless you request a nd receive written permission fr om Super Micro Computer, Inc. , you may not copy any part of this docu ment. Information in this docum ent is subject to change without noti ce. Other products and c ompanies referred to herein are tr ademarks or registered tradem ar[...]

Preface iii Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features, specications and performance of the mainboard and provides detailed information about the chipset. Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when installing the processo r , m emory modules and other hardware components into the system. If you encoun[...]

C7SIM-Q User ’s Manual iv T able of Contents Preface ........................................................................................................................ iii Manual Organization .................................................................................................... iii Conventions Used in the Manual ..............[...]

v T able of Contents A TX/Auxiliary Power Connectors ........................................................... 2-20 Universal Serial Bus (USB) ..................................................................... 2-21 Chassis Intrusion ...................................................................................... 2-21 Fan Headers ........[...]

C7SIM-Q User ’s Manual vi No Video .................................................................................................. 3-1 Memory Errors ........................................................................................... 3-2 Losing the System’s Setup Conguration ................................................ 3-2 3-2 [...]

Quick-Start Guide vii 1 Installing the Processor 2 Installing the Heatsink and Fans 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4[...]

3 4 Installing the Memory Modules Installing the I/O Shield 1 2 Note: The chassis image included here is for illustration purposes only . C7SIM-Q User ’s Manual viii 1 2 3 Lock Lock Press Down[...]

ix 5 Installing the Motherboard 6 Connecting the Power Supply 1 2 3 4 1 2 JPUSB2 JPUSB2 JPUSB2[...]

C7SIM-Q User ’s Manual x 7 Installing Internal Peripherals 8 Installing External Peripherals Add-on Cards SA T A Drives 1 2 DVI-D[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview Checklist Co ngrat ulati ons on purc hasi ng y our c omp uter mot her boar d f rom an a ckn owle dged lea der in the in dustr y. S uper micr o b oard s a re desi gned wi th the ut most at tenti on to det ail to pr ovide you w ith th e highe st stan dards i n qualit y and p er for manc [...]

1-2 C7SIM-Q User ’ s Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer , Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. T el: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (T echnical Support) Web Site: www .supermicro.com Europe Address: Super Micro Compu[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 Note: All pic tures and draw ings shown in this manual w ere based upon the latest PCB Rev ision available at the time of pu blishing of the manual. The motherboa rd you've received may or may not look exactly the same as the one shown in this manual. C7SIM-Q Image[...]

1-4 C7SIM-Q User ’ s Manual JPUSB2 Motherboard Layout Important Notes to the User • Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only . • See Chapt er 2 for detailed information o n jumpers, I/O por ts and JF1 front panel conne ctions. • " " ind icates the locatio n of "Pin 1.' 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 7 1 8 1 9 1 10 1 33 1 [...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 C7SIM-Q Quick Reference Number Connectors Description 40 JPW1 A TX 24-Pin Power Connector 19,20 COM1, COM2 Serial Port 1 & 2 Headers 44 DIMM 1A, 2A, 1B, 2B Memory Slots 12,35,36,43 Fans 4,2,1,3 Fan 4: CPU Fan, Fan 1/2/3: Chassis Fan Headers 29 T -SGPIO-0/1 Serial General Purpose IO headers (for SA T A) 37 JF1 FP Cont[...]

1-6 C7SIM-Q User ’ s Manual Number Jumpers Description Default Setting 27 JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Chapter 2) 16 JI 2 C1/JI 2 C2 SMB to PCI Slots Open/Open (Disabled) 14 JP AC Audio Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) 4, 46 JPUSB1, JPUSB2 USB Wake-up Enable (JPUSB1: Back Panel, JPUSB2: Front Panel) Pins 1-2 (Enabled) 30 JD1 External Buzzer/Speaker Pins 3-4 (In[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 Motherboard Features CPU Single Intel ® Core TM i7, Core i5, Core i3 and Pentium ® series processor in an LGA1 156 socket. Memory Four (4) 240-pin, DDR3 SDRAM DIMM sockets with sup - port for up to 16GB of UDIMM memory (Non-ECC/DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz memory only .) DIMM sizes UDIMM 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB Chipset Intel Q57 E[...]

1-8 C7SIM-Q User ’ s Manual Plug and Play (PnP), APM 1.2, PCI 2 .3, ACPI 1.0 /2.0, USB Keyboard Support PC Health Monitor - ing Onboard voltage monito rs for CPU core voltag e, memo ry voltage, +1.8V , +3.3V , +5 +/-12V , +3.3V standby , +5V standby , Vbat (battery voltage), HT , Memory , Chipset. Fan status monitor with rmware for 4-pin fan s[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 C7SIM-Q System Block Diagram Note: This is a genera l block diagram an d may not exactly r epresent the feature s on your motherbo ard. See the follow ing pages for the actual specications of each motherboard. Block Diagram DDR3 (CHA) PCIe2.0_x16 RoHS 6/6 LPC I/O W83627DHG-P PCIe x16 SLOT DDR3 (CHB) DIMM1(Far) DIMM2 D[...]

1-10 C7SIM-Q User ’ s Manual 1-2 Chipset Overview The C7SI M- Q sup por ts th e Intel® Core TM i7, Core i5, Core i3 and Pentium ® proces - sor series for the LGA 1 156 socket. Bu ilt up on th e func tio nali ty a nd the c apa bili ty of the s ingle - chi p Inte l Q57 Ex pres s c hipset , th e C7SIM - Q mothe rbo ard p rovid es t h e p e r f o r[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 1 1-3 PC Health Monitoring This sect ion d escribes the P C hea lth monitoring features of the C7SIM-Q. These features are supported by an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip. Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then re stored to [...]

1-12 C7SIM-Q User ’ s Manual Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start blink - ing to indicate that the CPU is in the suspe nd mode. When the user presses any key , the CPU will wake-up and the LED indicator will automatically stop blinking and remain on. BIOS Support fo[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-13 1-6 Super I/O The C7SIM-Q provide s two onboard high -speed, 16 550-compatible (UART) serial communication headers. Each UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a pro - grammable baud rate generator , complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system. Both UART s provide legacy speed with baud rate o[...]

1-14 C7SIM-Q User ’ s Manual conguratio n technology for AMT that e nable a user to con gure “bare-b ones” systems before the OS and/or software management agents are installed. Intel T rusted Execution T echnology (Intel TXT) Intel T rusted Execution T echnology (Intel TXT) is used to verify a launch envi - ronment. It establishes the [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Electro-Static Sensitive Devices Electro-static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. T o prevent dam- age to your system board, it is importa nt to handl e it very care fully . The fo llowing measures are generally sufcient to protect your equipment from ESD. Precautions • Us[...]

2-2 C7SIM-Q User's Manual JPUSB2 2-2 Motherboard Installation All motherboards have standard mounti ng holes to t different typ es of chassis. Make sure that the l ocations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and chassis match. Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fas - teners, metal ones are highly recomme[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-3 Installation Instructions Install the I/O shield into t he chassis. Locate the mounting holes on t he motherb oard. Refe r to the layout on the previous page for mounting hole locations. Locate the matching mount ing hol es on the chassis. Install stando f fs in the chassis as needed. Alig n the mount ing holes o n the m[...]

2-4 C7SIM-Q User's Manual 2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation W arning : When ha ndling the processor p ackage, av oid placing di rect pressure on the label area of fan. Notes: Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before add - ing, remov ing or chang ing an y hardw are co mponents. Make s ure th at you install the proces[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 Align the CP U key that is the semi-circle cuto uts against the socket keys. Once the CPU key is aligned, carefully lower the CPU straight down t o the socke t (Do not drop the CPU on the socket. Do not move the CPU horizontally or vertically) . D o not rub the CPU against th e sur face or against a ny pi ns of the socke[...]

2-6 C7SIM-Q User's Manual W arning: The CPU will only seat inside the socket in one direction. Make sure it is properly inserted before closing the load plate. If it doesn't close properly , do no t force i t as it may damage your CPU . Instea d, open t he load plate again and do uble-check if the C PU is aligned prop erly . Use your thum[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die for the required amount has already been applied. Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink Screw#1 Screw#2 Motherboard Mounting Holes Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws. Screw in two diagonal screws (i.e., the #1 and the #2 screws) until jus[...]

2-8 C7SIM-Q User's Manual W arning: We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsi nk be removed. However , if you do need to uninstall the heatsink, please follow the instruc - tions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket. Removing the Heatsink ! Unscrew the heatsink screws from the m otherboard in[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-9 Thermal Grease Heatsink Fins Installing an Active Fan CPU Heatsink Locate the CPU Fan power con - nector on t he motherboard. Position th e heatsink so that the heatsink fa n wires are closes t to the CPU fan power co nnector and are not interfered with o ther components. Inspect the CPU Fan wires to make sure t hat the [...]

2-10 C7SIM-Q User's Manual Recommended Supermicro heatsink: SN K-P 00 46A 4 active heatsink Align the four heatsink fasteners with the mounting holes on the mother - board. Gently push the pairs of diago - nal fasteners (#1 & #2, and #3 & #4) into the mounting holes until you he ar a click. ( Note: Make sure to orient each fasten er so[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 1 Unplug the power cord f rom the power supply . Disconnect the heatsink fan wires from the CPU fan header . Use your nger tips to gently press on the fastener cap and turn it counter - clockwise to make a 1/4 (90 0 ) turn, and then pull the fastener upward to loosen it. Repeat Step 3 to loosen all f asteners from the[...]

2-12 C7SIM-Q User's Manual JPUSB2 Memory Banks 2-4 System Memory CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM mod ules to prev ent any poss ible damage. How to Install DIMMs Insert the desired numb er of DIMMs into th e memory slots, st arting with 1. DIMM1A (Channel 1, DIMMA - see the Figu re below), then DI MM2A, DIMM1B &am[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 Insert the DIMM mod - ule vertically and press down until the module snaps into place. T o Remove: Use your th umbs to gently push the Lock/ Release tab s near both ends of the module. Pull the DIMM module upwards. Installing and Removing DIMMs Position th e bottom key of the DIMM module so i t aligns with the receptive[...]

2-14 C7SIM-Q User's Manual Note: D ue to mem or y a lloc ati on t o syst em dev ice s, t he a mount of m emor y that rem ains avail able fo r op era tion al u se w ill be red uce d w hen 4 G B of R A M i s use d. The redu cti on in m emo ry availa bili ty i s disp rop or ti onal. For Microsoft Windows users: Microsoft implemented a design chan[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-15 JPUSB2 2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specication. See Figure belo w for the colors a nd locations of the various I/O ports . 1. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports Back Pan el I/O Port Locations and Den itions Back Panel Connectors[...]

2-16 C7SIM-Q User's Manual JPUSB2 2. Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis. These connectors are de - signed specically for use with Super Micro server chassis. See Figure below for the descriptio ns of the variou s control pan[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the table on the right for pin denitions. Power LED PinDenitions(JF1) Pin# Denition 15 LED_Anode+ 16 PWR LED Signal 3.FrontControlPanelPinDenitions A. PWR LED connector B. HDD LED connector HDD LED The HDD L[...]

2-18 C7SIM-Q User's Manual A. NIC1 LED B. NIC2 LED C. OH/FF LED D. Power Fail NIC1/NIC2 Indicator The NIC1 and NIC2 (Network Inter - face C ontrol ler) LED connect ion f or the GLAN ports are located on p ins 1 1 & 12, and 9 & 10 of JF1. Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity . Refer to the table on the right for pin de?[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 Power Butt on The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily contacting both pins will power on/off the system. This button can also be con - gured to function as a suspend button (with a setting in the BIOS - see Chapter 4). T o turn off the power when the system is set to suspend mode, p[...]

2-20 C7SIM-Q User's Manual 2-6 Connecting Cables A TX/Au xiliary Power Connec tors A 24-pin main power connector is lo - cated at JPW1. This power connector meets the SSI EPS 12V specica - tion. See the table on the right for pin denitions. A TX Power 24-pin Connector PinDenitions Pin# Denition Pin # Denition 13 +3.3V 1 +3.3V[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 JPUSB2 Universal Serial Bus (USB) There are 14 USB 2.0 (Universal S e r i a l B u s ) p o r t s/ h e a d e r s o n th e motherboard. Eight (8) of them are back panel USB ports (USB 0/ 1/2/3, USB 4/5 and USB 6/7). There are also four (4) headers th at can be used f or front panel connections (USB 10/1 1, U S B 12 / 1 3 )[...]

2-22 C7SIM-Q User's Manual JPUSB2 Fan Headers The C 7SIM-Q has four chassis fan headers (Fan 1 to Fan 4) . Fan 4 is the CPU Fan. Fan 1 to Fan 3 are system/chassis fans. Note: Pins 1-3 of a 4-pin fan headers are backward compatible with the tradi - tional 3- pin f ans.) See the table on the right for pin denitions. *The onboard fan speed s a[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 JPUSB2 A TX P S/2 Key board an d PS/2 Mouse Ports The A TX PS/2 keyb oard and the PS/2 mouse ports are located at J8. The mo use p ort i s abo ve the k eyb oar d port. See the table on the right fo r pin denitions. PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Denitions Pin# Denition 1 Data 2 NC 3 Ground 4 VCC 5 Clock 6 NC [...]

2-24 C7SIM-Q User's Manual JPUSB2 A. WOR B. WOL W ake-On-Ring The Wake-On-Ring header is des - ignated JWOR. This function allows your computer to "wake-up" when receiving an incoming call when in the suspend state. See the table on the right for pin denitions. Y ou must have a Wake-On-Ring car d and cable to use this feature. W a[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-25 JPUSB2 Speaker A Speaker/ Buzzer head er is located on t he motherbo ard. See the tab le on the right f or speaker pin de nitions. Note: T he sp e ak er co nn ec to r pins are for use with an external speaker . If you wish to use the onboard speaker , you should close pins 3-4 with a j umper . LAN 1 and LAN 2 (Gigabi[...]

2-26 C7SIM-Q User's Manual JPUSB2 A. HD Audio B. S/PDIF Header High DenitionAudio (HDA)  The C7SIM-Q features a 7.1 +2 Chan nel Hig h De nit ion Aud io (H DA) co dec th at pro vid es 10 DAC channels, simultaneously supporting 7.1 sound playback and two channels of in de pe nd e nt s te re o so un d o ut pu t ( mu lt ip le [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-27 JPUSB2 Front Panel Audio Control I f s u p p li e d w i t h o u r c h a s s i s , a t t a c h th e F ro n t P an el a u di o i nt er f ac e c ar d to t his he ader . Not e that i f fron t pane l hea dph ones ar e p lugg ed in, th e ba ck p a n e l a u d i o o u t p u t i s d i s a b l e d . I n additi on, if the front p[...]

2-28 C7SIM-Q User's Manual JPUSB2 A. VGA B. DVI-D A A DVI-D Port The DVI- D port (Dig ital Visual Interf ace) is a multi -pin interface des igned for carrying high-resolu tion video signals. The DVI Port is located below the V GA Conne ctor on the I/O backpanel. Refer to the board layout be - low for the location. This connector is used to dis[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-29 Serial_Link-SGPIO PinDenitions Pin# Denition Pin Denition 1 NC 2 NC 3 Ground 4 DA T A Out 5 Load 6 Ground 7 Clock 8 NC T -SGPIO 0/1 Headers T wo T -SGPIO (Serial-Link General Pur - pose Input/Output) headers are located near the SA T A connectors on the moth - e r b oa r d . Th e s e h ea d e r s ar e u s[...]

2-30 C7SIM-Q User's Manual 2-7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers T o mo dify the ope ration of th e mo therboard, jum pers can be use d to cho ose between option al s ettings. Jumpers crea te s horts between two pins to chang e th e fu nction of the c onnector . Pin 1 i s identie d with a squa re solder p ad on the pri nted circu it bo[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-31 A. JI 2 C1 / JI 2 C2 C. Audio Enable C. HDA/AC97 Select JPUSB2 Audio Enable (JP AC) Pin# Denition 1-2 Enabled (*default) 2-3 Disabled Audio Enabl e JP AC e nables o r disabl es the onboard audio connec tions. See the table on the r ig ht fo r j um p er se tt i ng s. T h e d ef au l t setting is Enabled. A B C PCI/PC [...]

2-32 C7SIM-Q User's Manual JPUSB2 A B Speaker On the JD1 header , Pi ns 3~4 are u sed for internal speaker . Close Pins 3~4 with a cap to use the onboard speaker. If you wish to use an external speaker , close Pins 1~4 wi th a cable . See the table on the right for pin denitions. Speaker Connector PinDenitions Pin Setting Denition [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-33 Clear CMOS JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this "jumper" consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS. T o c lear CMOS , use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection. Always remove the AC power cord from the syste[...]

2-34 C7SIM-Q User's Manual JPUSB2 USB W ake-Up Use the JPUSB jumpers to enable the funct ion o f "System W ake-Up via USB devices", which allows you to "wake -up" the system by pr essing a key on the USB or PS/2 keyboard or by clicking the USB o r PS/2 mouse of y our system. The JP USB jumpers are used together with the USB[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-35 JPUSB2 GLAN LEDs There are two Giga bit-LAN ports. Each of these Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports has two LEDs. The yellow LED (right) indicates activity , while the Link/Speed LED (left) may be green, amber or of f to indicate the speed of the connecti on. See the tab les at right fo r more information . 2-8 Onboard Indicato[...]

2-36 C7SIM-Q User's Manual JPUSB2 A. Power LED Onboard PWR LED Indicator (LE1) LED Color Denition Off System Off On Standby Power On Green System On Onboar d Power LED (LED2 ) The Onboard 3.3V Standby Power LED is located at LED2 on the motherboard. When L ED2 is off, t he system is off. When t he LED li ght is gre en, the system is on. Whe[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-37 2-9 Disk Drive Connections SA T A Disk Drive Connectors Six Serial A T A (SA T A) disk drive con - nectors (I -SA T A 0~5) are l ocated on the motherboard . See the ta ble on the right for pin denitions. SA T A Connectors PinDenitions Pin# Signal 1 Ground 2 SA T A_TXP 3 SA T A_TXN 4 Ground 5 SA T A_RXN 6 SA T A[...]

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3-1 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting Chapter 3 T roubleshooting 3-1 T roubleshooting Procedures Use the following pro cedures to troubleshoot your sys tem. If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assista nce, refe r to the ‘T e chnical Su pport Procedures’ and/or ‘Ret urning Merchandis e for Service’ sect ion(s) in this c[...]

3-2 C7SIM-Q User's Manual 2. Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. Refer to Appendix A for details on beep codes. Note: If you are a system integrator , VAR or OEM, a POST diagnos - tics card is recommended. For I/O port 80h codes, refer to App. B. Memory Errors 1. Make sur e that the DIMM mo dules are properly installed. 2. Y [...]

3-3 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting 3. If you still ca nnot resolve the problem, include the fol lowing inform ation when contacting Super Micro for technical support: • Motherboard model and PCB revision number • BIOS rele ase date/version (this can be seen on the initial display when your system rst boots up) • System conguration An examp[...]

3-4 C7SIM-Q User's Manual Notes: Be sure to t ype i n a s pace af ter "a mi". T he dr ive let te r " F:>" i s use d onl y as an examp le and i s the dr ive let ter of yo ur boot able d evice or USB p en/ thu mb dr ive. It may b e d if fere nt on you r sy stem. A lways u se the  le nam ed “ami. bat ” to update t h[...]

3-5 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting Question: I instal led my micro phone c orrectly but I can' t reco rd any sound. What should I do? Answer: Go to <Start >, <Prog rams>, <Accessories>, <Entertainment> and the n <V olume Control>. Under the Prop erties tab, scroll d own th e list of dev ices i n the menu and check th[...]

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Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the C7SIM-Q . The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily updated. This chapter de - scribes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens. Note: For instructions on BIOS recovery , please r efer to the[...]

4-2 C7SIM-Q How to Start the Setup Utility Normally , the only visible Power-On Self-T est (POST) routine is the memory test. As the memory is bei ng tested, press the <Delete > key to enter the main menu of the AMI BIOS S etup Utility . From th e main menu, you can access t he other set up screens. An AMI BIOS identication string is displ[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-3 System Overview: The following BIOS information will be displayed: System Time/System Date Use this option to change the system time and date. Highlight System T ime or Sys - tem Date using the arrow keys. Enter new values through the k eyboard. Press the <T ab> key or the arrow keys to move between elds. The da te [...]

4-4 C7SIM-Q 4-3  Advanced Setup Congurations Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and hit <Enter> to access the submenu items:  BOOT Feature Quick Boot If Enabled, this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for system boot. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Quiet Boot This option allows [...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-5 W ait For 'F1' If Error Thi s fo rc es t he sy stem to wa it u ntil the 'F1' key i s pr esse d i f an er ror occ urs . The opti ons ar e Disa bled an d Enabled . Hit 'Del' Message Display Thi s fea ture disp lays " Pre ss D EL to ru n Set up" dur ing POST . The o ptions are Enabled and[...]

4-6 C7SIM-Q ting. Select Auto for the BIOS to automatica lly select the CPU multiplier setting for your system. The options are Default and Manual. Clock Spread Spectrum Select Enable to use the feature of Clock Spectrum, which will allow the BIOS to monitor and attempt to redu ce the level of E lectromagnetic Interference caused by the c omponents[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-7 Simultaneous Multi-Threading (Available when supported by the CPU) Set to Enabled to use the Hyper-Threading T e chnology , which will result in increased CPU performance. The options are Disabled and Enabled. Active Processor Cores Set to Enabled to use a proc essor's Secon d Core a nd beyond. (Please refer to Intel&ap[...]

4-8 C7SIM-Q  Advanced Chipset Control The items included in the Advanced Settings submenu are listed below . Memory Remap Feature When enabled, this feature allow s the remapping of everlappe d PCI memory above the total physical memory . The settings are Enabled and Disabled. Intel VT -d Select Enabled to enable Intel's V irtualization T e[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-9 SA T A#1 Conguration If Compatibl e is se lected, it sets SA T A#1 to legacy co mpatibility mode, se lecting Enhanced will set SA T A#1 to native SA T A mode. The options are Disabled, Com - patible, Enhanced. Congure SA T Aas This feature allows the user to select the drive type for SA T A#1. The options are [...]

4-10 C7SIM-Q Disabled t o all ow da ta to be transferred from and to the dev ice o ne se ctor at a time. Select Auto to allow data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it. The options are Auto and Disabled. PIO Mode The IDE PI O (Programm able I/O) Mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive [...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-1 1 Select UDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1. It has a 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 UDMA3 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 3. It has a data transfer rate of 66. 6 MBs. Select U DMA4 to all ow the BIOS [...]

4-12 C7SIM-Q PCI IDE Bus Master When enabled, the BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for reading/writing to IDE drives. The options are Disabled and Default. ROM Scan Ordering This item determines what kind of option ROM to activate over another . The options are Onboard First and Add-on First. PCI Slot 1, PCIe Slot 2~4 OPROM Use this feature to enable or[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-13 Serial Port Mode This feature allo ws the user to set the serial port mode for Co nsole Redire ction. The options are 1 15200 8, n 1 ; 576 00 8, n, 1; 384 00 8, n, 1; 192 00 8, n, 1; and 9600 8, n, 1. Flow Control This feature allows the user to set the ow control for Console Redirection. The options are None , Hardware,[...]

4-14 C7SIM-Q The options are: The Early Alarm: Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm (includ - • ing the LED and the buzzer) to be triggered as soon as the CPU temperature reaches the CPU overheat threshold as predened by the CPU manufacturer . The Default Alarm • : Select t his setting if yo u w ant the CPU overh eat [...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-15 The Earl y Alar m – the Ove rheat LED and system buzze r will be activated exactl y when the Hig h level is re ached. The CP U fan wi ll run at full speed to bri ng the CPU temperature down. Note: In both the alarms above, please take immediate actio n as shown below . See CPU Overheat Alarm to modify the above alarm sett[...]

4-16 C7SIM-Q of the Initial PWM Cycle in order to balance the needs between system cooling and power saving. The B alanced setting is recommended for regular systems with normal hardwar e co ngurations. Select Energ y S aving for the onboard fans to run at 30 % of th e Initial PWM Cycle for bes t power efciency an d maximum quietness. The Opt[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-17 ACPI V ersion Features The options are ACPI v1.0, ACPI v2.0 and ACPI v3.0. Please refer to ACPI's website for further explanation: http://www .acpi.info/  T rusted Computing TCG/TPM Support Select Y es to enable support for trusted platforms (TPM 1.1/1.2) and allow the BIOS to a utomatically download the drivers nee[...]

4-18 C7SIM-Q  Intel® TXT (L T) Conguration Intel TXT Initialization Intel TXT (Trusted Execution T echnology) helps protect against software-based at - tacks and ensures protection, condentia lity and integr ity of data stored or created on the system. The options are Enabled and Disabled. When enabled the following information a[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-19 4-4 Security Settings The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password. If you use both pass - words, the Supervisor password must be set rst. Superv isor Passw ord This item indicates if a supervisor password has been entered for the system. Clear means such a passwor d has not been used, Set means a superviso r p[...]

4-20 C7SIM-Q Use t his featu re to co ngu re Boot S etti ngs:  Boot Device Priority This f eature allows the user to specif y the seq uence of priority for the Boot Device. The settings are 1st boo t device, 2nd boot device, 3rd boot device , 4th boot device, 5th boot de vice and Disabled. 1st Boot Device - 1st Floppy Drive • 2nd Boot De[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-21  Hard Disk Drives This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority from the available Hard Drives . 1st Drive [SA T A: XXXXXXXXXX] • 2nd Drive [SA T A: XXXXXXXXXX] •  Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Removable Drives. The setti ngs are [...]

4-22 C7SIM-Q Save Changes and Exit When you have complete d the syst em con guration changes, select this option to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer , so the new system con - guration parameters can take effect. Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press <Enter>. Discard Changes and Exit Select this op[...]

Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST (Power-On Self -T e st) routines, which are performed eac h 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 n ot all[...]

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Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions B-1 Driver/T ool Installation Display Screen Notes : 1. Click the icons showi ng a ha nd writing on the paper to view the readme les for each item. Click a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item (from top to the bottom) one at a time. After installing each item, you must re-boot th[...]

B-2 C7SIM-Q User's Manual Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information) B. Conguring Supero Doctor III The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-based management tool that supports remote man agement capabilit y . It includes Rem ote a nd Lo cal M anagement tools. The local management is called t he SD III Client. The[...]

Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions B-3 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) Note : SD III Software Revisi on 1.0 can be downl oaded fr om our Web site at: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. Y ou can also download SDIII User's Guide at: http://www .supermicro.com/PRODUCT/Manuals/SDIII/User[...]

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Intel® AMT Manage ment Engine Setup C-1 Appendix C Intel ® AMT Management Engine Setup This section describes how to setup the Intel Active Management T echnology (AMT) Engine using the Intel Management Engine BIOS Extension. Intel Active Management T echnology The AMT feature built into this motherboard, combined with Intel processors that featu[...]

C-2 C7SIM-Q User's Manual Setup 1. Immediately after POST , press <Ctrl-P> to enter the AMT conguration. 2. T o lo g into the Intel Man agement Engine (ME), e nter the pass word. If this is your rst login, the default passwor d is "admin". Intel ME wi ll then prompt you to generate a new password. Please enter it twice to[...]

Intel® AMT Manage ment Engine Setup C-3 If you see the following message: "Error - Intel(R) ME p assword change rejected", then you are using a weak password. Please enter a different password. 3. Select " Intel® ME General S ettings" at the MA IN MENU. 4. Sel ect "Intel® ME Sta te Control", and set this to " E[...]

C-4 C7SIM-Q User's Manual Intel® ME Platform Conguration Intel ME State Control Disabling the Intel ME through the MEBX prevents the Intel ME co de from executing. This allows an IT technician to el iminate the Intel ME as the potent ial problem. This is used primarily for debugging purposes. The options are Enable and Disable. Ch[...]

Intel® AMT Manage ment Engine Setup C-5 Network Setup Intel® ME Network Name Settings Host Name - This will be the host name of the machine. • Domain Name - A domain name where the machine belongs to. • Shared/Dedicated FQDN - This determines if the FQDN (Fully Qualied • Domain Name ) is shared with the host and the same as the oper atin[...]

C-6 C7SIM-Q User's Manual Manual ID - The IPv6 Interface ID is set manually . Selecting this type re quires tha t the Manual Interface ID is set with a valid value. IPV6 Address - Enter the IPV6 address. • IPV6 Default Router - Enter the IPV6 address of the network router • this interface will use. Preferred DNS IPV6 Address - the DNS serv[...]

Appendix E: BIOS Recovery D-1 Appendix D - BIOS Recovery The recovery procedure described in this section is to be used only when you are advised by your Supermicro T echnical Support representative, or in cases of emer - gencies where the system no longer can boot due to a corrupted BIOS. DO NOT re-program (re-ash) the BIOS if your system is ru[...]

D-2 C7SIM-Q User's Manual 5. When t he Boot Sector Recovery Process is complete, the sy stem will reboot automatically and you will see a checksum error on your screen. Part 2 - BIOS Reprogramming (Re-Flashing) After completing the Boot Sector Recovery Process, you will need to reprogram (“re-ash”) the proper BIO S binary le again in[...]

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