SUPER MICRO Computer X6QT8, X6QTE+ Connector

Chapter 2: Installation

2-19

SMB Power (I2 C)

Connector

I2 C Connector (PSSMB), located

next to the IDE#2 Connector, moni-

tors onboard power supply, fan and

system temperatures.

PWR SMB

Pin Deﬁ nitions

Pin# Deﬁ nition

1 Clock

2 Data

3N/A

4N/A

5N/A

SMB Header

A System Management Bus header is

located at J22. Connect the appropri-

ate cable here to utilize SMB on your

system.

SMB Header

Pin Deﬁ nitions

Pin# Deﬁ nition

1 Data

2 Ground

3 Clock

4 No Connection

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

A. SMB

B. PWR SMB

A

B

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