SUPER MICRO Computer X6QT8, X6QTE+ 2-11, Overheat/Fan Fail LED, Power Fail LED

Chapter 2: Installation

2-11Overheat/Fan Fail LED

Connect an LED to the OH/Fan Fail

LED connection on pins 7 and 8 of

JF1 to provide an advanced warning

of chassis overheating and fan failure.

Refer to the table on the right for pin

deﬁ nitions.

Power Fail LED

The Power Fail LED connection is

located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1. Refer

to the table on the right for pin deﬁ ni-

tions.

OH/Fan Fail LED

Pin Deﬁ nitions (JF1)

Pin# Deﬁ nition

7 Vcc

8 Ground

OH/Fan Fail Indicator

Status

State Deﬁ nition

Off Normal

On Overheat

Flash-

ing

Fan Fail

PWR Fail LED

Pin Deﬁ nitions (JF1)

Pin# Deﬁ nition

5 Vcc

6 Ground

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Ground

Ground

1920

Vcc

X

Ground NMI

X

Vcc

PWR Fail LED

NIC2 LED

A. OH/Fan Fail LED

B. PWR Fail LED

A

B

DIMM A6

DIMM B6

DIMM B2

DIMM A2

DIMM B5

DIMM A5

JRB1

24-Pin ATX PWR

CPU 4

CPU 3

COM2

ICH5R

JPL1

JP13

Slot 5 PCI-Ex4(in x8 Slot)

Battery

JPG1 SCSI Channel A

I-SATA1

IPMI

IDE #2

Fan1

VGA

CTRL

USB2/3

KB/

Mouse

USB0/1

COM1

VGA

(South Bridge)

DIMM B1

DIMM A1

X6QT8

®

SUPER

WOL1 I-SATA2

Fan2

GLAN2

DIMM B8

DIMM A8

DIMM B7

DIMM A7

Fan7

Fan8

GLAN1

DIMM A3

DIMM B3

DIMM A4

Fan9

GLAN

CTRL

Slot 6 PCI-Ex8(inx16 slot)

BIOS

Slot 4 PCI-X 133MHz

Slot 3 PCI-X 133MHz

Slot 2 PCI-X 133MHz

Slot 1 PCI-X 100MHz (*: ZCR/Green Slot: X6QT8)

S I/O

J3P1

JAR1

SMB

JL1

WOR1

SCSI Channel B

IDE #1

PSSMB

WD1

Fan3

Fan4

CPU 2

CPU 1

Fan6

Fan5

LE1

JD1

UXMB1

UXMB2

UXMB3

DA1

DA2

J27

JPA1

8-Pin PW

8-Pin PW

UXMB4

E8501

(North Bridge)

PXH

PXH

SCSI

AIC7902W

DIMM B4

JPA2

JWF1

Floppy

JOH1

JPA3

JBT1

JWF2

SPKR

CPLD

JFSB1

JTAG

FP CTRL

Contents

Main S Printed in the United States of America iii Preface About This Manual Manual Organization Conventions Used in this Manual Table of Contents iv Preface Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Installation v vi Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Chapter 4: BIOS Appendices: 1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview Checklist Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Europe Asia-Paci c 1-3 Important Notes to the User 1-4 Figure 1-2A. SUPER X6QT8 Motherboard Layout (not drawn to scale) JS1 JS2 S Fan2 DIMM B8 DIMM A8 DIMM B7 DIMM A7 Fan7 Fan8 Quick Reference (X6QT8) 1-5 Jumper Description Default Setting JP13 3rd Power Supply Fail Detect Off (Disabled) Alarm Reset Power Supply Alarm Reset (JAR1) Page Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 Figure 1-2B. SUPER X6QTE+ Motherboard Layout (not drawn to scale) X6QTE+ S DIMM B8 DIMM A8 DIMM B7 DIMM A7 DIMM A3 DIMM B3 DIMM A4 DIMM B4 Quick Reference (X6QTE+) 1-8 Jumper Description Default Setting JP13 3rd Power Supply Fail Detect Off (Disabled) Alarm Reset Power Supply Alarm Reset (JAR1) Motherboard Features 1-10 Chapter 1: Introduction 1-11 Figure 1-9. Block Diagram of the E8501 Chipset PCI4 PCIEXP1 Independent Memory Interface I/O Interfaces HI 1.5 Transaction Processing Capabilities 1-3 Special Features 1-4 PC Health Monitoring 1-14 Thermal Management/CPU VRM Overheat VRM Protection Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator 1-15 Main Switch Override Mechanism External Modem Ring-On (WOR) 1-6 Power Supply 1-16 1-7 Super I/O 2-1 Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices Precautions Unpacking 2-2 2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2-3 Page 2-5 Processor (installed) Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis Empty socket Warning! 2-6 2-3 Installing DIMMs CAUTION DIMM Installation (See Figure 2-2) Memory Support DIMM Memory 2-4 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports A. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports 1 Figure 2-3. Back Panel I/O Port Locations and De nitions Back Panel Connectors 2 3 2-9 C. Front Control Panel Pin De nitions Power LED NMI Button NMI Button 2-10 X6QT8/X6QTE+ User's Manual NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators HDD LED HDD LED 2-11 Overheat/Fan Fail LED Power Fail LED OH/Fan Fail LED Pin# De nition 7 Vcc 8 Ground 2-12 X6QT8/X6QTE+ User's Manual Power Button Reset Button Reset Button 2-5 Connecting Cables ATX Power Connector Secondary Power Connectors ATX Power 24-pin Connector A. 24-Pin PWR B. 8-Pin PWR 2-14 X6QT8/X6QTE+ User's Manual Chassis Intrusion Universal Serial Bus (USB) Chassis Intrusion Pin De nitions (JL1) Pin# De nition 1 Intrusion Input 2-15 X6QT8 GLAN2 DIMM B5 24-Pin ATX PWR 2-16 X6QT8/X6QTE+ User's Manual Serial Ports GLAN (Giga-bit Ethernet) Ports A. COM1 B. COM2 C. GLAN1 D. GLAN2 J G DF E Fan Headers 2-18 X6QT8/X6QTE+ User's Manual redundant Supermicro power supplies. Power Supply Failure VGA Connector Connector I 2 C Connector next to the IDE#2 Connector, moni- tors onboard power supply, fan and system temperatures. PWR SMB Pin De nitions Pin# De nition 1 Clock 2 Data 3N/A 4N/A 5N/A SMB Header 2-20 X6QT8/X6QTE+ User's Manual A. PWR LED/SPKR-JD1 B. Compact Flash PWR-JWF1 C. Compact Flash PWR-JWF2 Power LED/Speaker (JD1) Compact Flash Card PWR Connectors (JWF1, JWF2) 2-21 A. JTAG B. Alarm Reset JTAG Connector Alarm Reset (JAR1) Alarm Reset Jumper Settings Jumper Setting De nition Open 2-6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector Pins Jumper Cap Setting 3 2 1 GLAN Ports Enable/Disable 2-23 Watch Dog CMOS Clear Watch Dog Jumper Settings (JWD) Jumper Setting De nition Reset* Pins 2-3 NMI Open Disabled 2-24 X6QT8/X6QTE+ User's Manual VGA Enable/Disable VGA Enable/Disable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting De nition A. VGA Enable B. FSB Speed Select 2-25 X6QT8 DIMM B5 DIMM A6 DIMM B6 DIMM B2 DIMM A2 DIMM A5 2-26 X6QT8/X6QTE+ User's Manual Disabled* X6QT8 DIMM B5 2-7 Onboard Indicators A. GLAN LEDs B. Overheat LED Overheat LED (JOH1) Overheat LED Pin De nitions Pin# De nition 1 5vDC 2 OH Active 2-28 X6QT8/X6QTE+ User's Manual X6QT8 DIMM B5 DIMM A6 DIMM B6 DIMM B2 DIMM A2 2-8 Floppy, IPMI, Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections A. Floppy Floppy Connector The oppy connector is located at JFDD1. See the table below for pin 2-30 X6QT8/X6QTE+ User's Manual IDE Connectors A. IDE 1 B. IDE 2 C. JWF1 D. JWF2 2-31 Ultra320 SCSI Connectors (*X6QT8 Only) IPMI 2.0 Socket A. SCSI Channel A B. SCSI Channel B C. IPMI 2.0 Socket Page 3-1 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures Before Power On No Power No Video 3-2 Technical Support Procedures NOTE Memory Errors 3-3 3-3 Frequently Asked Questions 3-4 3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service 4-1 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS 4-1 Introduction Starting BIOS Setup Utility How To Change the Con guration Data Starting the Setup Utility 4-2 Main Setup 4-3 Advanced Settings Warning Page Page 4-6 X6QT8/X6QTE+ Users Manual PIO Mode DMA Mode S.M.A.R.T. For Hard disk drives Page Page Page Page 4-11 Hardware Health Con guration Temperatures CPU Overheat Temperature Fan Speed Voltage Page Page Page 4-15 BIOS Settings Con guration Interrupt 19 Capture 4-4 Boot Settings Page 4-5 Security Settings 4-6 Exit Options Page Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A-1 Beep Code Error Message Description Page B-1 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes B-1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes B-2 The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution: B-2 Bootblock Recovery Codes B-3 B-3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes B-4 B-5 B-6 B-7 Page C-1 Software Installation C-1 Introduction to the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver Serial ATA (SATA) Introduction to the Intel ICH5R I/O Controller Hub ATA Operate Mode The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Controller Driver C-3 Using the Adaptec RAID Con guration Utility (ARC) A. Using the Array Con guration Utility (ACU) Page C-5 C-6 Creating Arrays C-7 C-8 C-9 C-10 C-11 Initializing Disk Drives Page Page Page Page Page C-17 C-18 C-2 Installing Intel's ICH5R Driver by Adaptec and the Windows OS C-19 C-3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Installing Drivers other than the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver