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This manual is written for system integrators, PC technician and knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the C2SBC-Q motherboard. The C2SBC-Q supports single Core 2 Duo/Core 2 Quad Processor with a system bus speed of 1333 MHz/1066 MHz/800 MHz. The Intel Core 2 Duo/Core 2 Quad Processor supports the 775-Land Grid Array Package that interfaces with the motherboard via an LGA775 socket.
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry. Super Micro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance. Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard.
Chapter 1: Introduction C2SBC-Q Image Note: All pictures and drawings shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard you have received may or may not look exactly the same as...
• See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front panel connections. • " " indicates the location of Pin 1. • For RAID Confi guration and OS installation instructions, please refer to the user guides posted on our web site at www. supermicro. CPU Fan JSMB Intel Q35...
C2SBC-Q User’s Manual Motherboard Features Processor • Single Intel Core 2 Duo/Core 2 Quad processor with a system bus speed of 1333/1066/800 MHz Memory • Single or dual channel non-ECC unbuffered DDR2 up to 8GB/s at 800/667 MH for single channel mode or dual-channel interleaved mode in four DIMM...
Drivers and software for Intel Q35 chipset utilities Dimensions • ATX form factor, 12.0" x 9.6" (304.8 x 243.8 mm) Note: For RAID Confi guration and OS installation instructions, please refer to the user guides posted on our web site at www. supermicro.com. Chapter 1: Introduction...
Chipset Overview The Intel Q35 Chipset is specially designed for use with Intel Core 2 Duo and Quad core processors. It consists of two primary components: the Graphic Memory Con- troller Hub (GMCH) and the I/O Controller Hub (ICH9). The GMCH manages the data fl...
BIOS chapter of this manual to change this setting. The default set- ting is Last State. PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the C2SBC-Q. The motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring.
It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates of 1 GHz and faster. C2SBC-Q accommodates 12V ATX power supplies. Although most power supplies generally meet the specifi cations required by the CPU, some are in- adequate.
32-bit sample depth, up to 192 kHz of same rate, and can be used with a variety of microphones for input. With these versatile audio capabilities built in, the C2SBC-Q provides the user with a state of the art audio experience that is larger than life.
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.
C2SBC-Q User's Manual Processor and Heatsink Installation Warning: When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan. Notes: 1. Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before add- ing, removing or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU LGA 775 socket before you install the CPU heatsink.
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3. Use your thumb and your index fi n- ger to hold the CPU at the top center edge and the bottom center edge of the CPU. 4. Align CPU Pin1 (the CPU corner marked with a triangle) against the socket corner that is marked with a triangle cutout.
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C2SBC-Q User's Manual Installing the Heatsink 1. Locate the CPU Fan on the mother- board. (Refer to the layout on the right for the CPU Fan location.) 2. Position the heatsink in such a way that the heatsink fan wires are closest to the CPU fan and are not interfered with other components.
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Chapter 2: Installation 8. Repeat Step 6 to insert all four heatsink fasteners into the mounting holes. 9. Once all four fasteners are securely insert- ed into the mounting holes and the heatsink is properly installed on the motherboard, con- nect the heatsink fan wires to the CPU Fan connector.
Repeat for all modules. (See step 1 above). Memory Support The C2SBC-Q supports up to 8 GB Unbuffered Non-ECC DDR2 800/677 MHz in 4 DIMMs. Populating DIMM1A,DIMM1B, and/or DIMM2A, DIMM2B with memory modules of the same size and of the same type will result in dual channel, two- way interleaved memory which is faster than the single channel, non-interleaved memory.
Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability System Device Firmware Hub fl ash memory (System BIOS) Local APIC Area Reserved for the chipset I/O APIC (4 Kbytes) PCI Enumeration Area 1 PCI Express (256 MB) PCI Enumeration Area 2 (if needed) -Aligned on 256-MB boundary- VGA Memory TSEG...
C2SBC-Q User's Manual Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specifi cation. See the graphics below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports. 1. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports...
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 designed specifi - cally for use with Super Micro server chassis. See graphics for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators.
C2SBC-Q User's Manual 3. Front Control Panel Pin Defi nitions Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions. HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1.
NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC (Network Interface Control- ler) LED connection for GLAN port1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1, and the LED connection for GLAN Port2 is on Pins 9 and 10. Attach NIC LED cables to display network activity. Refer to the table on the right for pin defi...
C2SBC-Q User's Manual Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach it to a hardware reset switch on the computer case. Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions.
Connecting Cables ATX/Auxiliary Power Connectors A 24-pin main power connector is locat- ed at J40, and a 4-pin power connector is located at J41 on the motherboard. These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specifi cation. Note: The 4-pin 12V PWR supply is also required to provide adequate power to the system.
C2SBC-Q User's Manual Universal Serial Bus (USB) There are 12 USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) ports/headers on the motherboard. Six of them are Back Panel USB ports: USB 0/1 (J11) and USB 2/3/4/5 (J43). USB 6/7 (J44), and USB 8/9 (J45) are headers that can be used for front panel connections.
Fan Headers The C2SBC-Q has three chassis fan head- ers (Fan 1 to Fan 3). Fan 1 is the CPU Fan. Fan 2 to Fan 3 are system/chassis fans. Note: Pins 1-3 of a 4-pin fan head- ers are backward compatible with the traditional 3-pin fans.
C2SBC-Q User's Manual ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the PS/2 mouse are located at J28. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. (The mouse port is above the key- board port. See the table on the right for pin defi...
Wake-On-Ring The Wake-On-Ring header is des- ignated JWOR. This function allows your computer to receive and be "awakened" by an incoming call when in the suspend state. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. You must have a Wake-On-Ring card and cable to use this feature.
C2SBC-Q User's Manual Speaker A Speaker/Buzzer header is located on the motherboard. See the table on the right for speaker pin defi nitions. Note: The speaker connector pins are for use with an external speaker. If you wish to use the onboard speaker, you should close pins 3-4 with a jumper.
High Defi nition Audio (HDA) The C2SBC-Q features a 7.1+2 Channel High Defi nition Audio (HDA) (J46) codec that provides 10DAC channels, simultaneously supporting 7.1 sound playback, and two channels of independent stereo sound output (multiple streaming) through the front panel stereo out for front L&R, and center.
C2SBC-Q User's Manual Front Panel Audio Control When front panel headphones are plugged in, the back panel audio output is disabled. This is done through the FP Audio header (J12). If the front panel interface card is not connected to...
Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard, jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings. Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector. Pin 1 is identifi ed with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board.
C2SBC-Q User's Manual Watch Dog Enable/Disable Watch Dog is a system monitor that can reboot the system when a software application hangs. Close pins 1-2 to reset the system if an applica- tion hangs. Close pins 2-3 to generate a non- maskable interrupt signal for the application that hangs.
PCI/PCI-E Slots to SMB Speeds Jumpers JI C1/JI C2 allow you to connect PCI/PCI-Exp. Slots to the System Manage- ment Bus. The default setting is open to disable the connection. See the table on the right for jumper settings. Clear CMOS JBT1 is used to clear CMOS.
C2SBC-Q User's Manual IDE Enable/Disable JP2 enables or disables IDE on the C2SBC-Q. See the table on the right for jumper settings. The default setting is Enabled. Audio Enable JP5 enables or disables the onboard audio connections. See the table on the right for jumper settings.
USB Wake-Up Use JPUSB jumpers to enable the function of "System Wake-Up via USB devices", which al- lows you to "wake-up" the system by pressing a key on the USB keyboard or by clicking the USB mouse of your system. The JPUSB jumpers are used together with the USB Wake-Up function in the BIOS.
C2SBC-Q User's Manual Onboard Indicators GLAN LEDs There are two Gigabit-LAN ports (J50,J11) on the motherboard. Each Gigabit Ether- net LAN port have two LEDs. The yellow LED indicates activity; while the Link LED may be green, amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection.
Onboard Power LED (LE1) The Onboard 3.3V Standby Power LED is located at LE1 on the motherboard. When LE1 is off, the system is off. When the LED is on, the power is on. Unplug the power cable before removing or installing components.
C2SBC-Q User's Manual Parallel Port Connector and IDE Hard Drive Connections Note the following when connecting the hard disk drive cables: • A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. Parallel Port Connector The parallel (printer) connector is lo- cated next to Fan 2.
IDE Connector There is one IDE Connector on the C2SBC-Q. This connection supports two IDE devices. Be sure to close Pin 1 and Pin 2 of JP2 to enable the IDE connector before using it. (Please refer to section 2-7 for more details.) See the table on the right for pin defi...
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the ‘Technical Support Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter. Always disconnect the AC power cord before adding, changing or installing any hardware components.
C2SBC-Q User's Manual Check that the 115V/230V switch on the power supply is properly set. Turn the power switch on and off to test the system. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still sup- plies ~3VDC.
Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support, please take the following steps. Also, note that as a motherboard manufacturer, Supermicro does not sell directly to end-users, so it is best to fi rst check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services.
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Question: How do I utilize the onboard HD sound? Answer: The onboard HD sound available on the C2SBC-Q can be enabled with the audio driver software that was included in your motherboard package. When activated, sound will be routed through the jacks next to the LAN Port according to the audio connection descriptions listed on Page 2-8.
For faster service, RMA authorizations may be requested online (http://www. supermicro.com/support/rma/). This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in- curred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration, misuse, abuse or improper maintenance of products.
Please refer to the Manual Download area of the Super Micro web site <http://www.supermicro.com> for any changes to the BIOS not refl ected in this manual. System BIOS The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM ®...
C2SBC-Q User's Manual Running Setup Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted. The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the appropriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen. All displayed text is described in this section, although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options (see the next page).
Chapter 4: BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time, key in the correct information in the appropriate fi elds. Then press the <Enter> key to save the data. System Date Using the arrow keys, highlight the month, day and year fi...
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C2SBC-Q User's Manual Native Mode Operation Select Serial ATA for SATA or select Auto (Native Mode) for ATA. The options are: Serial ATA and Auto. Serial ATA (SATA) RAID Enable Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions. (For the Windows OS environment, use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled.
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Chapter 4: BIOS Type This option allows you to select the type of IDE hard drive. Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically determine the hard drive's capacity, number of heads, etc.). Select User to allow the user to enter the parameters for the HDD installed at this connection.
C2SBC-Q User's Manual Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. The items with a triangle beside them have sub- menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing <Enter>.
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Chapter 4: BIOS High Precision Event Time Select Yes to activate the High Precision Event Timer (HPET), which is capable of producing periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real-time Clock (RTC) in synchronizing multimedia streams, providing smooth playback and reducing the dependency on other timestamp calculation devices in a CPU.
C2SBC-Q User's Manual Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor. Frequency Ratio (Available when supported by the CPU.) The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU.
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to be regulated via the CPU Internal Clock modulation when the CPU temperature reaches the overheat threshold. The options are Disabled and Enabled. Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch (Available when supported by the CPU.) The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled. The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if set to Enabled.
C2SBC-Q User's Manual Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. Warning: Be cautious when changing the Advanced settings. An incorrect setting, a very high DRAM frequency or an incorrect DRAM timing may result in system instability. When this occurs, revert to the default setting.
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Chapter 4: BIOS memory to be used by the Internal Graphics Device. The options are 1 MB and 8 MB. IGD Memory Size This feature allows the user to set the total amount of graphics memory to be used by the Internal Graphics Device. The settings are 128 MB, 256 MB (default in Fixed mode) and MAXDVMT (default in DVMT mode).
C2SBC-Q User's Manual Memory Cache Cache System BIOS Area Use this setting to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a System BIOS buffer and allow BIOS to write (cache) data into this reserved memory area. Select Write Protect to enable this function, and this area will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only.
into L1, L2, L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations. Select Uncached to disable this function. Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time. Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the extended memory area above 1 MB.
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C2SBC-Q User's Manual Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master. A high-priority, high- throughout device may benefi...
Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master. A high-priority, high- throughout device may benefi t from a greater clock rate. The options are Default, 0020h, 0040h, 0060h, 0080h, 00A0h, 00C0h, and 00E0h. For Unix, Novelle and other Operating Systems, please select the option: other.
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C2SBC-Q User's Manual Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for Serial Port B. The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4. COM 3 This setting allows you to decide how the system controls COM 3. The options are Enabled (user defi...
DMA Channel This setting allows you to specify the DMA channel for the parallel port. The options are DMA1 and DMA3. Hardware Monitoring CPU Temperature Threshold This option displays a CPU temperature overheat threshold that will activate the alarm when the CPU temperature reaches this preset temperature threshold. The Default setting is 75 C.
C2SBC-Q User's Manual Security Settings Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>. All Security BIOS settings are described in this section.
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Chapter 4: BIOS Fixed Disk Boot Sector Select Normal to enable the function of Write-Protect to protect the boot sector on the hard drives against viruses. Password on Boot When this feature is set to Enabled, a password is required for a user to enter the system at bootup.
C2SBC-Q User's Manual Boot Settings Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specifi c Help window. All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section.
Chapter 4: BIOS Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section. Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made.
Appendix A: POST Error Beep Codes Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes This section lists POST (Power On Self Test) error beep codes for the Phoenix BIOS. POST error beep codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal. This section lists Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors. Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST, BIOS will display a POST code that describes the problem.
South Bridge RAID Settings before installing the Windows OS and other software drivers. To confi gure RAID settings, please refer to RAID Confi guration User Guides posted on our web site at www.supermicro.com/support/manuals. (Note: The Intel ICH9R HostRAID Controller does not support the Windows 2000 OS.)
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Windows XP/2000/2003 installation. After the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS Installation is completed, the system will automatically reboot. Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with your motherboard into the CD Drive during system boot, and the main screen will display.
Software Installation Instructions C-1 Installing Drivers After you've installed the Windows Operating System, a screen as shown below will appear. You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed. To install these software programs and drivers, click the icons to the right of these items.
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C2SBC-Q User's Manual C-2 Confi guring Supero Doctor III The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-base management tool that supports remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools. The local management is called the SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system.
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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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(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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