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Page 1 X8QB6-LF X8QBE-LF USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0...
Page 2 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, and makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual, or to notify any person or organization of the updates.
Page 3 Front Side Bus technology. Integrating Intel Turbo Boost Technology, 45nm Process Technology, combined with support of up to 4D CPU cores and 24MB L3 cache, the X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF motherboard substan- tially enhances system performance for HPC/Cluster/Database server platforms.
Page 4 X8QB6-LF /X8QBE-LF Motherboard User’s Manual Conventions Used in the Manual Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent damage to the system or injury to yourself: Danger/Caution: Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic...
Page 5 Preface Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Website: www.supermicro.com Europe Address: Super Micro Computer B.V. Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands Tel:...
Page 6: Table Of Contents
X8QB6-LF /X8QBE-LF Motherboard User’s Manual Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 Quick Installation Guide Installing the CPU ................... 1-1 Installing the CPU/Heatsink/CPU Fans ............1-1 Installing the Memory Modules ............... 1-2 Installing the I/O Shield ................... 1-2 Installing the Motherboard ................1-3 Connecting the Power Supply.................
Page 7 IPMB ......................3-26 T-SGPIO 1/2 Headers ................3-27 Wake-On-Ring ..................3-27 Unit Identiﬁ cation Switch/LED ..............3-28 RAIDKey Header (Optional for X8QB6-LF only) ........3-28 Jumper Settings .................... 3-29 Explanation of Jumpers ................3-29 GLAN Enable/Disable ................3-29 CMOS Clear ..................... 3-30 Watch Dog Enable/Disable ..............
Page 8 Boot Conﬁ guration ..................5-29 Security Settings ................... 5-29 Exit Options ....................5-31 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes BIOS Error Beep Codes ................. A-1 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions Installing Software Programs ................B-1 Conﬁ guring Supero Doctor III ................. B-2 viii...
Page 9: Chapter 1 Quick Installation Guide
Chapter 1: Quick Installation Guide Chapter 1 Quick Installation Guide Installing the CPU CPU Key A. Press the socket clip down to unlock B. Align the CPU key with the socket it. Gently lift the socket clip to open the key.
Page 10: Installing The Memory Modules
X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User’s Manual Installing the Memory Modules A. Press the release tabs on the both B. Use two thumbs to press both ends of the DIMM socket outwards to notches of the module straight down unlock it. into the DIMM socket.
Page 11: Installing The Motherboard
Chapter 1: Quick Installation Guide Installing the Motherboard X8QB6/E-LF Rev. 2.0 Connecting the Power Supply X8QB6/E-LF Rev. 2.0 Note: Please connect the 24-pin power connector and four 8-pin power connectors to the power supply to provide adequate power supply to your system.
Page 12: Installing Internal Peripherals
X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User’s Manual Installing Internal Peripherals Add-on Cards SATA/SAS2 Drives Installing External Peripherals IPMI LAN Serial Port VGA Port USB 0/1 LAN 1/2 Ports (COM1) Switch...
Page 13: Chapter 2 Overview
One (1) Supermicro Mainboard • Six (6) Serial ATA cables (CBL-0044Lx6) (for X8QBE-LF) • Two (2) I-Pass to 4 Serial ATA (50-cm) cables (CBL-097L-02) (for X8QB6-LF) • One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities • One (1) User's/BIOS Manual Optional (Required for Extended Battery Backup Support - X8QB6-LF only) The items listed below are available for purchase at Supermicro.
Page 14 X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User’s Manual Motherboard 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...
Page 15 Note 1: The model name of this board is located next to P4-DIMM3B. Note 2: SAS2 connections and the LSI 2008 SAS2 Controller are available on the X8QB6-LF only. Note 3: For the latest CPU/Memory updates, please refer to our website at http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/ for details.
Page 16 X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User’s Manual X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Quick Reference COM1 FAN10 LAN1 USB0/1 JVGA1 UID-LED BMC_HB LED26 (Lower) JUIDB1 UID-SW FAN9 FAN8 JPRST1 CTRL IPMI_LAN LAN2 (Upper) Intel ICH10R BIOS X8QB6/E-LF Rev. 2.0 Intel COM2 CPU1 CPU3 CPU2 CPU4 JIBTN1 SAS0~3 SAS4~7...
Page 17 C Header (for an IPMI Card) I-SATA 0~5 Intel SB SATA Connectors 0~5 Speaker/Power LED Indicator Front Panel Control Header JIBTN1 RAID_Key for RAID support (X8QB6-LF only) Chassis Intrusion JLPC1 LPCI (Low-Proﬁ le PCI) Port 80 JOH1 Overheat/Fan Fail LED...
Page 18 X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User’s Manual (IPMI) LAN IPMI_Dedicated LAN SAS 0~3, 4~7 Serial_Attached_SCSI Connectors 0~3, 4~7 (X8QB6-LF) Onboard Buzzer (Internal Speaker) Slot2 PCI-Express 2.0 x8 (See PCI Conﬁ g. Tables on P. 2-9) Slot3, Slot5 PCI-Exp. 2.0 x16/X8 (See PCI Conﬁ g. Tables on P. 2-9) Slot4, Slot6 PCI-Exp 2.0 x4 in x8 (See PCI Conﬁ...
Page 19 Chapter 2: Overview Motherboard Features • ® Four Intel E7-4800/7500 processors; each proces- sor supports four full-width Intel QuickPath Intercon- nect (QPI) links (with support of up to 25.6 GT/s per QPI link and with Data Transfer Rate of up to 6.4 GT/s per direction) •...
Page 20 X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User’s Manual I/O Devices SATA Connections • SATA Ports Six (6) • R A I D ( W i n - RAID 0, 1, 10 dows) *RAID 5 Optional (via RAID- Key) • RAID (Linux) RAID 0, 1, 10 SAS2 Connections •...
Page 21 Low noise fan speed control • System PECI (Platform Environment Conﬁ guration Interface) Management 2.0 support • System resource alert via Supero Doctor III • SuperoDoctor III, Watch Dog, NMI • Chassis Intrusion Header and Detection • Dimensions 16.79" (L) x 16.00" (W) (426.46 mm x 406.40 mm) PCI-E 2.0 Conﬁ...
Page 22 X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User’s Manual VRM11.1 DDR3-DIMM DDR3-DIMM DDR3-DIMM DDR3-DIMM DDR3-DIMM 800/1066 800/1066 800/1066 800/1066 800/1066 DDR3-DIMM DDR3-DIMM DDR3-DIMM DDR3-DIMM DDR3-DIMM DDR3-DIMM DDR3-DIMM DDR3-DIMM 800/1066 800/1066 800/1066 800/1066 800/1066 800/1066 800/1066 800/1066 DDR3-DIMM DDR3-DIMM DDR3-DIMM 800/1066 800/1066 800/1066 Nehalem-EX Nehalem-EX 6.4GT/s QPI 6.4GT/s...
Page 23: Chipset Overview
Chapter 2: Overview Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the Intel 7500 platform, the X8QB6- LF/X8QBE-LF motherboard provides the performance and support for quad_pro- cessor-based HPC/Cluster/Database servers. The 7500 platform consists of the E7-4800/7500 processor, the 7500 (IOH), and the ICH10R (South Bridge). With the Intel QuickPath interconnect (QPI) controller built in, the E7-4800/7500 processor offers point-to-point system interconnect interface, enhancing system performance by utilizing serial link interconnections with increased bandwidth...
Page 24: Special Features
X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User’s Manual Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss The Basic I/O System (BIOS) provides a setting for you to determine how the sys- tem will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system. You can...
Page 25: Acpi Features
This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux. Supero Doctor is used to notify the user of certain system events. For example, you can conﬁ gure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature, CPU temperatures, voltages and fan speeds go beyond a predeﬁ...
Page 26: Super I/O
X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User’s Manual connectors. Be sure to connect these power supply connectors to the 24-pin (JPWR3) and three of the four 8-pin power connectors (JPWR1, JPWR2, JPWR4, or JPWR5) on the motherboard. Failure to do so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard.
Page 27: Chapter 3 Installation
Chapter 3: Installation Chapter 3 Installation Static-Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To avoid dam- aging your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures are generally sufﬁ cient to protect your equipment from ESD. Precautions •...
Page 28: Processor And Heatsink Installation
X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User's Manual Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan. Notes: Always connect the power cord last, and always remove it before adding, removing or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink.
Page 29 Chapter 3: Installation After removing the plastic cap, using your thumb and the index ﬁ nger, hold the CPU at the north and south center edges. Align the CPU key, which is a semi-circle cutout, against the socket key, which is the notch below the gold color dot on the side of the socket. CPU Key CPU Pin 1 Align Pin 1 on the CPU against Pin 1 on the CPU socket.
Page 30: Installing A Passive Cpu Heatsink
X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User's Manual Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink Apply the proper amount of thermal grease to the heatsink. Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the two mounting holes on the heatsink are aligned with those on the retention mechanism.
Page 31: Removing The Passive Heatsink
Chapter 3: Installation Removing the Passive Heatsink Warning: We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be re- moved. However, if you do need to remove the heatsink, please follow the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink to avoid damaging the CPU or other components.
Page 32: Installing And Removing The Memory Modules
X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User's Manual Installing and Removing the Memory Modules Note: Check Supermicro's website for recommended memory modules. CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage. Installing & Removing DIMMs Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with P1- DIMM #1A.
Page 33 Chapter 3: Installation Memory Support for the X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard The X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard supports up to 1 TB* Registered ECC DDR3 1066 MHz memory in 32 DIMM slots. These RDIMMs run at 800/978/1066 via a memory buffer. For the latest memory updates, please refer to our website a at http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard.
Page 34 X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User's Manual 3 CPUs (P1-) 1A-3A (2 DIMMs) (CPU1+CPU2+CPU3) (P1-) 1A-3A, 2A-4A (4 DIMMs) (P1-) 1A-3A, 2A-4A, 1B-2B, 3B-4B (8 DIMMs) (P1-) 1A-1B, 3A-3B (2 DIMMs) (P1-) 1A-1B-2A, 3A-3B-4A (6 DIMMs) (P1-) 2A-4A (2 DIMMs) (P1-) 2A-2B, 4A-4B (4 DIMMs)
Page 35 Chapter 3: Installation RDIMM Support POR on the E7-4800/7500 Series Processor Platform DIMM Slots DIMMs RDIMM Type POR Speeds (in Ranks per DIMM per DDR Populated (RDIMM: Reg.= MHz) (Any Combination) Channel per DDR Registered) Channel Reg. ECC DDR3 800,978, 1066 SR, DR, or QR Reg.
Page 36: Motherboard Installation
X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User's Manual Motherboard Installation All motherboards have standard mounting holes to ﬁ t different types of chassis. Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and chassis match. Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fas- teners, metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis.
Page 37: Installing The Motherboard
Chapter 3: Installation Installing the Motherboard Install the I/O shield into the chassis. Locate the mounting holes on the motherboard. Locate the matching mounting holes on the chassis. Align the mounting holes on the motherboard against the mounting holes on the chassis. Install standoffs in the chassis as needed.
Page 38: Control Panel Connectors/I/O Ports
X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User's Manual Control Panel Connectors/I/O Ports The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 speciﬁ cation. See the picture below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports. Back Panel Connectors/I/O Ports X8QB6/E-LF Rev.
Page 39: Serial Ports
Chapter 3: Installation Serial Ports Serial COM) Ports Pin Deﬁ nitions Two COM connections (COM1 & Pin # Deﬁ nition Pin # Deﬁ nition COM2) are located on the motherboard. COM1 is located on the Backplane I/O panel. COM2, located close to the 7500 IOH, provides front accessible serial support.
Page 40: Universal Serial Bus (Usb)
X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User's Manual Universal Serial Bus (USB) FP USB (2/3, 5) Backplane USB (0/1) Pin Deﬁ nitions Two Universal Serial Bus ports (USB Pin Deﬁ nitions USB 2 USB 3/5 0/1) are located on the I/O back panel. Pin # Deﬁ nition Pin # Deﬁ...
Page 41: Ethernet Ports
Chapter 3: Installation Ethernet Ports LAN Ports Pin Deﬁ nition Two Ethernet ports (LAN1/LAN2) are Pin# Deﬁ nition located on the I/O backplane on the P2V5SB SGND motherboard. In addition, an IPMI_ TD0+ Act LED Dedicated LAN is located above USB TD0- P3V3SB 0/1 ports on the backplane to provide...
Page 42: Unit Identifi Er Switch
X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User's Manual Unit Identiﬁ er Switch UID Switch A Unit Identiﬁ er (UID) Switch and two LED Pin# Deﬁ nition Indicators are located on the motherboard. Ground The UID Switch is located next to the LAN Ground ports on the backplane. The Rear UID LED Button In (LED26) is located next to the UID Switch.
Page 43: Front Control Panel
Chapter 3: Installation Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo- cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis. These connectors are designed speciﬁ cally for use with Supermicro's server chassis. See the ﬁ gure below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators.
Page 44: Front Control Panel Pin Defi Nitions
X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User's Manual Front Control Panel Pin Deﬁ nitions NMI Button NMI Button Pin Deﬁ nitions (JF1) The non-maskable interrupt button Pin# Deﬁ nition header is located on pins 19 and 20 Control of JF1. Refer to the table on the right Ground for pin deﬁ...
Page 45: Hdd Led
Chapter 3: Installation HDD LED HDD LED Pin Deﬁ nitions (JF1) The HDD LED connection is located Pin# Deﬁ nition on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach a 3.3V Standby cable here to indicate HDD activ- HD Active ity. See the table on the right for pin deﬁ...
Page 46: Overheat (Oh)/Fan Fail/Pwr Fail/Uid Led
X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User's Manual Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/ OH/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/UID LED Pin Deﬁ nitions (JF1) UID LED Pin# Deﬁ nition Connect an LED cable to OH/Fan Fail/ Red+ (Blue LED Cathode) Front UID LED connection on pins 7 Blue+ (OH/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/...
Page 47: Reset Button
Chapter 3: Installation Reset Button Reset Button Pin Deﬁ nitions (JF1) The Reset Button connection is located Pin# Deﬁ nition on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach it to a Reset hardware reset switch on the computer Ground case. Refer to the table on the right for pin deﬁ...
Page 48: Connecting Cables
X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User's Manual Connecting Cables ATX Power 24-pin Connector Pin Deﬁ nitions Pin# Deﬁ nition Pin # Deﬁ nition Power Connectors +3.3V +3.3V -12V +3.3V 2 4 - p i n m a i n p o w e r...
Page 49: Fan Headers
Chapter 3: Installation Fan Headers Fan Header Pin Deﬁ nitions This motherboard has 11 system/CPU Pin# Deﬁ nition fan headers (Fan 1 to Fan11) on the Ground motherboard. All these 4-pin fans head- +12V ers are backward compatible with the Tachometer traditional 3-pin fans.
Page 50: Internal Speaker
X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User's Manual Internal Speaker Internal Buzzer (SP1) Pin Deﬁ nition The Internal Speaker, located at SP1, Pin# Deﬁ nitions can be used to provide audible indica- Pin 1 Pos. (+) Beep In tions for various beep codes. See the Pin 2 Neg.
Page 51: Lpci Port 80
Chapter 3: Installation LPCI Port 80 LPCI Port 80 Header Pin Deﬁ nitions An LPCI (Low-Proﬁ le PCI) Port 80 Pin # Deﬁ nition Pin # Deﬁ nition header is located at JLPC1 to provide LCLK Port 80 connection. Use this header LFRAME# <(KEY)>...
Page 52: Power Smb (I 2 C) Connector
X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User's Manual Power SMB (I C) Connector PWR SMB Pin Deﬁ nitions Power System Management Bus (I Pin# Deﬁ nition Connector (JPI C1) monitors power Clock supply, fan and system temperatures. Data See the table on the right for pin PWR Fail deﬁ...
Page 53: T-Sgpio 1/2 Headers
Chapter 3: Installation T-SGPIO 1/2 Headers T-SGPIO Pin Deﬁ nitions Two SGPIO (Serial Link General Pin# Deﬁ nition Deﬁ nition Purpose Input/Output) headers are located at JP5/JP6 on the mother- Ground Data board. These headers support Serial Load Ground Link interface for onboard SATA con- Clock nections.
Page 54: Unit Identifi Cation Switch/Led
X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User's Manual Unit Identiﬁ cation Switch/LED UID Switch (UID) Pin Deﬁ nitions A Unit Identiﬁ er switch (UID) and a rear UID Pin# Deﬁ nition LED indicator (LED26) are located next to Ground Fan10 on the back of the chassis. When...
Page 55: Jumper Settings
Chapter 3: Installation Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector Pins To modify the operation of the mother- board, jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings. Jumpers create Jumper shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector. Pin 1 is identi- ﬁ...
Page 56: Cmos Clear
X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User's Manual CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this "jumper" consists of contact pads to prevent 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.
Page 57: Vga Enable
Chapter 3: Installation VGA Enable VGA Enable Jumper Settings Jumper JPG1 allows the user to en- Jumper Setting Deﬁ nition able the onboard VGA connectors. The Enabled (Default) default setting is 1-2 to enable the con- Disabled nection. See the table on the right for jumper settings.
Page 58: Sas2 Enable (X8Qb6-Lf Only)
SAS2 Enable Close pins 1-2 of JPS1 to enable SAS2 Jumper Settings (Serial_Attached_SCSI) support on the Jumper Setting Deﬁ nition X8QB6-LF motherboard. See the table Enabled (Default) on the right for jumper settings. The Disabled default setting is enabled. BMC Enable...
Page 59: Bmc Reset
Chapter 3: Installation BMC Reset BMC Reset Jumper Settings Use Jumper JPRST1 to reset the BMC settings Jumper Setting Deﬁ nition on the motherboard. See the table on the right Closed BMC Reset for jumper settings. Open Normal (Default) J_UID_OW (-Overwriting) J_UID-OW (-Overwriting) Jumper Settings When the jumper J_UID_OW is set to Off (de-...
Page 60: Me Recovery
X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User's Manual ME Recovery ME Recovery Pin Deﬁ nitions J36 (JPME2) is used for ME Firmware Pin# Deﬁ nition Recovery mode, which will limit system No Connection resource for essential function use only Signal without putting restrictions on power Ground use.
Page 61: Onboard Led Indicators
Chapter 3: Installation A c t i v i t y L i n k Onboard LED Indicators GLAN LEDs There are two GLAN ports on the moth- Rear View (when facing the erboard. Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port rear side of the chassis) has two LEDs.
Page 62: Rear Uid Led
X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User's Manual Rear UID LED UID LED LED Status The rear UID LED is located at LED26 Color/State OS Status on the backplane. This LED is used in Blue: On Windows OS Unit Identiﬁ ed conjunction with the rear UID switch to...
Page 63: Onboard Power Led
Chapter 3: Installation Onboard Power LED Onboard PWR LED Indicator LED Status An Onboard 5V Standby Power LED is LED Color Deﬁ nition located at LED 8 on the motherboard. System Off (PWR cable not connected) When this LED is on, the system is on. Be Green System On sure to turn off the system and unplug the...
Page 64: Serial Ata Connections
X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User's Manual Serial ATA Connections Serial ATA Ports Serial ATA/SAS2 Pin Deﬁ nitions There are six Serial ATA Ports (I-SATA0~I- Pin# Deﬁ nition SATA 5) located on the motherboard. Ground These por ts, suppor ted by the Intel...
Page 65: Chapter 4 Troubleshooting
Chapter 4: Troubleshooting Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the ‘Technical Support Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter. Note: Always disconnect the power cord before adding, changing or installing any hardware components.
Page 66 X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User's Manual No Video If the power is on, but you have no video, remove all the add-on cards and cables. Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. Refer to Appendix A for details on beep codes.
Page 67 Chapter 4: Troubleshooting Memory Errors When a No_Memory_Beep_Code is issued by the system, check the following: Make sure that the memory modules are compatible with the system and that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed. (For memory compatibility, refer to the Memory Compatibility Chart posted on our Website @ http://www.
Page 68: Technical Support Procedures
X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User's Manual within the normal range. Also check the front panel Overheat LED, and make sure that the Overheat LED is not on. Adequate power supply: Make sure that the power supply provides adequate power to the system. Make sure that all power connectors are connected.
Page 69: Frequently Asked Questions
Chapter 4: Troubleshooting through its channels, so it is best to ﬁ rst check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services. They should know of any possible problem(s) with the speciﬁ c system conﬁ guration that was sold to you. Please go through the ‘Troubleshooting Procedures’...
Page 70: Returning Merchandise For Service
X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User's Manual revision to make sure that it is newer than your BIOS before downloading. You can choose from the zip ﬁ le and the .exe ﬁ le. If you choose the zip BIOS ﬁ le, please unzip the BIOS ﬁ le onto a bootable USB device. Run the batch ﬁ le using the format AMI.bat ﬁ...
Page 71: Chapter 5 Bios
BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF. The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily updated. This chapter describes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens.
Page 72 X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User’s Manual Note: For BIOS Recovery, please refer to the UEFI BIOS Recovery In- structions posted on our website at http://www.supermicro.com/support/ manuals/. Starting the Setup Utility Normally, the only visible Power-On Self-Test (POST) routine is the memory test.
Page 73: Main Setup
Chapter 5: AMI BIOS Main Setup When you ﬁ rst 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. System Overview: The following BIOS information will be displayed: System Time/System Date Use this option to change the system time and date.
Page 74: Advanced Setup Confi Gurations
X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User’s Manual Advanced Setup Conﬁ gurations Use the arrow keys to select Advanced Settings and press <Enter> to access the submenu items. Warning: Be sure to select the correct setting for each item in this section. A wrong setting selected may cause the system to malfunction.
Page 75 Chapter 5: AMI BIOS PS/2 Mouse Support Select Enabled to enable PS/2 Mouse support. Select Auto to enable the onboard PS/2 mouse when a PS/2 mouse is detected. The options are Enable, Disabled, and Auto. Wait For 'F1' If Error This forces the system to wait until the 'F1' key is pressed when an error occurs.
Page 76 X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User’s Manual Hardware Prefetcher (Available when supported by the CPU) If enabled, the hardware prefetcher will prefetch streams of data and instructions from the main memory to the L2 cache to improve CPU performance. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
Page 77 Chapter 5: AMI BIOS Intel® HT (Hyper-Threading) Technology (Available when supported by the CPU) Select Enabled to use Intel Hyper-Threading Technology which will allow the CPU to run multiple threads per CPU core and perform multiple tasks at the same time. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Page 78 X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User’s Manual C3 Auto Demotion If this feature is set to Enabled, the CPU will conditionally demote C6 or C7 re- quests to C3 based on un-core auto-demote information. The options are Disabled and Enabled. ACPI T State When this feature is enabled, CPU Throttling state will be reported in the ACPI (Advanced Conﬁ...
Page 79 Chapter 5: AMI BIOS CRC Mode Use this feature to select the QPI CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) mode, which will determine how often the raw computer data stored in a network or a hard disk device is checked for CRC. The options are 8Bit CRC and 16Bit Rolling CRC. QPI (Quick Path Interconnect) Links Speed Use this feature to set the data transfer speed for QPI Link connections.
Page 80 X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User’s Manual Mirroring Mirroring support allows data stored in one location to be copied into another location for data redundancy and security. The options are listed below: • No Mirroring (Mirroring Disabled), • Intra-Socket Mirrored Nx1 to Nx3 (Memory Controller 1 to Memory Controller 3 of the same DIMM socket), •...
Page 81 Chapter 5: AMI BIOS Hemisphere Mode This feature is used to set the memory hemisphere mode. Select Enabled to prevent CPU's cache agent 1 from accessing cache agent 2 in an effort to reduce memory latency and maximize performance. This setting requires that both DIMM modules and DRAM sizes are conﬁ...
Page 82 X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User’s Manual and Maximum supported. Extended Tag Field Select Enabled to use the 8-bit Tag ﬁ eld of a device as a requester. The options are Auto, Disabled and Enabled. No Snoop If this feature is set to Enabled, No_Snoop option for a PCI-Express device will be enabled.
Page 83 Chapter 5: AMI BIOS Ports, 10 USB Ports, and 12 USB Ports. (If this item is set to Enabled, USB 2.0 Controller will be enabled.) USB Port Conﬁ guration This feature is used to conﬁ gure USB port settings. The Options are: 6x6 USB Ports and 8x4 USB Ports.
Page 84 X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User’s Manual PCIE Ports Conﬁ guration PCIE Port 0 ~ PCIE Port 4 This feature is used to conﬁ gure PCI-E port settings. Select Auto to allow a speci- ﬁ ed PCIE port to be enabled if a PCIE device is detected. The settings are Auto, Enabled and Disabled.
Page 85 Chapter 5: AMI BIOS SATA#2 Conﬁ guration (Available when the option-IDE is selected.) Select Enhanced to set SATA#2 to Native SATA mode. The options are Disabled and Enhanced. Primary IDE Master/Slave, Secondary IDE Master/Slave, Third IDE Master, and Fourth IDE Master These settings allow the user to set the parameters for the slots indicated above.
Page 86 X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User’s Manual Select 3 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3. It has a data transfer rate of 11.1 MB/s. Select 4 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4. It has a data transfer bandwidth of 32-Bits.
Page 87 Chapter 5: AMI BIOS Select UDMA6 to allow BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 6. It has a data transfer rate of 133 MB/s. 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 hard disk drive failures.
Page 88 X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User’s Manual SR-IOV Supported Single Root I/O Virtualization is an industry-standard mechanism that allows devices to be shared simultaneously among several virtual machines. SR-IOV is capable of partitioning a PCI device into several virtual interfaces in order to share the re- sources of a PCI Express (PCIe) device under a virtual environment.
Page 89 Chapter 5: AMI BIOS Serial Port2 Select Select SOL for Serial Port 2 to be used for SOL (Serial-Over-LAN). Select COM to use Serial Port 2 for onboard COM2 connection. The options are SOL and COM. USB Conﬁ guration This feature allows the user to conﬁ gure USB settings for the motherboard. Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to use Legacy USB devices.
Page 90 X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User’s Manual Advanced ACPI Conﬁ guration This feature allows the user to conﬁ gure Advanced ACPI (Advanced Conﬁ guration and Power Interface) settings. ACPI Version Features Use this feature to select the ACPI version to be used in the system. The options are ACPI v1.0, ACPI v2.0 and ACPI v3.0.
Page 91 Chapter 5: AMI BIOS 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 the CPU.
Page 92 X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User’s Manual avoid possible system overheating, please be sure to provide adequate airﬂ ow to your system. 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 predeﬁ...
Page 93 Chapter 5: AMI BIOS Medium – The processor is running warmer. This is a ‘precautionary’ level and generally means that there may be factors contributing to this condition, but the CPU is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU ‘Temperature Tolerance’. The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as conﬁ...
Page 94 X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User’s Manual Voltage Monitoring CPU1 Vcore, CPU2 Vcore, CPU3 Vcore, CPU4 Vcore, +1.0V, +1.2V, +1.8V, +1.1VSB, +12V, VDIMM, 3.3V V, 3.3VSB, Battery Voltage, and IOPV12. IPMI Conﬁ guration Intelligent Platform 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.
Page 95 Chapter 5: AMI BIOS Clear BMC System Event Log Clear BMC System Log now Select OK and press <Enter> to clear the BMC system log immediately. Select Cancel to keep the BMC System log. The options are OK and Cancel. Caution: Any cleared information is unrecoverable.
Page 96 X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User’s Manual Current IP Address in BMC The BIOS will automatically enter the current IP address in BMC for this machine; however it may be overwritten. The value of each three-digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255.
Page 97 Chapter 5: AMI BIOS Current IP Address in BMC The BIOS will automatically enter the current IP address in BMC for this machine; however it may be overwritten. The value of each three-digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255. Remote Access Conﬁ...
Page 98 X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User’s Manual Sredir Memory Display Delay This feature deﬁ nes the length of time in seconds to display memory information. The options are No Delay, Delay 1 Sec, Delay 2 Sec, and Delay 4 Sec. Trusted Computing (Optional)
Page 99: Boot Confi Guration
Chapter 5: AMI BIOS Boot Conﬁ guration Use this feature to conﬁ gure boot settings. Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot Device. The settings are 1st boot device, 2nd boot device, 3rd boot device, 4th boot device, 5th boot device and Disabled.
Page 100 X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User’s Manual Supervisor Password This item indicates if a Supervisor password has been entered for the system. "Not Installed" means a Supervisor password has not been used. User Password This item indicates if a user password has been entered for the system. "Not In- stalled"...
Page 101: Exit Options
Chapter 5: AMI BIOS Password Check Select Setup for the system to check for a password at Setup. Select Always for the system to check for a password at bootup. The options are Setup and Always. Boot Sector Virus Protection If this item is enabled, AMI BIOS displays 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.
Page 102 X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF Motherboard User’s Manual Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature, select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press <Enter>. Then, select OK to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically load Optimal De- faults to the BIOS Settings. The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer applications.
Page 103: Appendix A Bios Error Beep Codes
Appendix A: BIOS POST Error Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST (Power-On Self-Test) routines, which are performed at each system boot, errors may occur. Non-fatal errors are those which, in most cases, allow the system to continue to boot.
Page 104 X8QB6-LF/X8QBE-LF User's Manual Notes...
Page 105: Appendix B Software Installation Instructions
Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B-1 Installing Software Programs After you've installed the operating system, a screen as shown below will appear. You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been in- stalled.
Page 106 The Supero Doctor III program is a web-based management tool that supports remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools. The local management is called the SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system.
Page 107 Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote 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...
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Page 109 (Disclaimer Continued) The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems, medical equipment, nuclear facilities or systems, aircraft, aircraft devices, aircraft/emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in signiﬁ cant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage.

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