CADnetwork RenderCube XL User manual

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Product Introduction
Chapter 1: Product Introduction
• Unplugthepowercordfromthewallsocketbeforetouchinganycomponent.
• Beforehandlingcomponents,useagroundedwriststraportouchasafelygrounded
objectorametalobject,suchasthepowersupplycase,toavoiddamagingthemdue
tostaticelectricity.
• HoldcomponentsbytheedgestoavoidtouchingtheICsonthem.
• Wheneveryouuninstallanycomponent,placeitonagroundedantistaticpadorinthe
bagthatcamewiththecomponent.
• Beforeyouinstallorremoveanycomponent,ensurethattheATXpowersupplyis
switchedofforthepowercordisdetachedfromthepowersupply.Failuretodoso
maycauseseveredamagetothemotherboard,peripherals,orcomponents.
1.1 Motherboard overview
1.1.1 Before you proceed
Takenoteofthefollowingprecautionsbeforeyouinstallmotherboardcomponentsorchange
anymotherboardsettings.

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Referto1.1.9 Internal connectorsand2.3.1 Rear I/O connectionformoreinformation
aboutrearpanelconnectorsandinternalconnectors.
1.1.2 Motherboard layout

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Layout contents
Connectors/Jumpers/Buttons and switches/Slots Page
1. DDR4DIMMslots 1-5
2. CPU,CPUoptional,waterpump,highamp,extension,andchassisfan
connectors(4-pinCPU_FAN;4-pinCPU_OPT;4-pinW_PUMP;4-pin
H_AMP_FAN;5-pinEXT_FAN;4-pinCHA_FAN1-2)
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3. ATXpowerconnectors(24-pinEATXPWR;8-pinEATX12V_1;4-pin
EATX12V_2)
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4. LGA2011-v3CPUsocket 1-4
5. MemOK!button 1-12
6. M.2Socket3 1-30
7. U.2connector(U.2_1-2) 1-24
8. Intel®SerialATA6Gb/sconnectors(7-pinSATA6G_12,SATA6G_34,
SATA6G_56/SATAEXPRESS_1,SATA6G_78,SATA6G_910)
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9. EZXMPswitch 1-14
10. CPUOverVoltagejumper(3-pinCPU_OV) 1-14
11. DirectKeyconnector(2-pinDRCT) 1-29
12. Systempanelconnector(20-3pinPANEL) 1-28
13. Thunderboltheader(5-pinTB_HEADER) 1-30
14. USB2.0connectors(10-1pinUSB1112) 1-25
15. SLI/CFXswitch 1-13
16. USB3.0connectors(20-1pinUSB3_12,USB3_34) 1-23
17. T_Sensorconnector(2-pinT_SENSOR1) 1-32
18. RGBHeader(4-pinRGB_HEADER) 1-31
19. TPMconnector(14-1pinTPM) 1-29
20. ClearCMOSbutton(CLR_CMOS) 1-13
21. Q-CodeLEDs 1-17
22. Resetbutton 1-11
23. Power-onbutton 1-11
24. Frontpanelaudioconnector(10-1pinAAFP) 1-22
25. Digitalaudioconnector(4-1pinSPDIF_OUT) 1-22

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1.1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
ThemotherboardcomeswithasurfacemountLGA2011-v3socketdesignedforIntel®Core™
i7processors.
• EnsurethatallpowercablesareunpluggedbeforeinstallingtheCPU.
• Uponpurchaseofthemotherboard,ensurethatthePnPcapisonthesocketandthe
socketcontactsarenotbent.ContactyourretailerimmediatelyifthePnPcap
ismissing,orifyouseeanydamagetothePnPcap/socketcontacts/motherboard
components.willshoulderthecostofrepaironlyifthedamageisshipment/transit-
related.
• Keepthecapafterinstallingthemotherboard.willprocessReturnMerchandise
Authorization(RMA)requestsonlyifthemotherboardcomeswiththecaponthe
LGA2011-v3socket.
• Theproductwarrantydoesnotcoverdamagetothesocketcontactsresultingfrom
incorrectCPUinstallation/removal,ormisplacement/loss/incorrectremovalofthePnP
cap.

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Recommended memory configurations
1.1.4 System memory
ThemotherboardcomeswitheightDDR4(DoubleDataRate4)QuadInlineMemory
Modules(DIMM)slots.
ADDR4moduleisnotcheddifferentlyfromaDDR,DDR2,orDDR3module.DONOT
installaDDR,DDR2,orDDR3memorymoduletotheDDR4slot.

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• YoumayinstallvaryingmemorysizesinChannelA,ChannelB,ChannelC,and
ChannelD.Thesystemmapsthetotalsizeofthelower-sizedchannelforthequad-
channelconguration.Anyexcessmemoryfromthehigher-sizedchannelisthen
mappedforsingle-channeloperation.
• AccordingtoIntel®CPUspec,DIMMvoltagebelow1.65Visrecommendedtoprotect
theCPU.
• Duetothememoryaddresslimitationon32-bitWindows®OS,whenyouinstall4GB
ormorememoryonthemotherboard,theactualusablememoryfortheOScanbe
about3GBorless.Foreffectiveuseofmemory,werecommendthatyoudoanyofthe
following:
a) Useamaximumof3GBsystemmemoryifyouareusinga32-bitWindows®OS.
b) Installa64-bitWindows®OSwhenyouwanttoinstall4GBormoreonthe
motherboard.
c) Formoredetails,refertotheMicrosoft®supportsiteathttp://support.microsoft.
com/kb/929605/en-us.
• ThedesignoftheDIMMfanmayvary.EnsurethattheDIMMfantstothe
motherboard
• ThedefaultmemoryoperationfrequencyisdependentonitsSerialPresenceDetect
(SPD),whichisthestandardwayofaccessinginformationfromamemorymodule.
Underthedefaultstate,somememorymodulesforoverclockingmayoperateata
lowerfrequencythanthevendor-markedvalue.Tooperateatthevendor-marked
oratahigherfrequency,refertosection3.5 Ai Tweakermenu formanualmemory
frequencyadjustment.
• Forsystemstability,useamoreefficientmemorycoolingsystemtosupportafull
memoryload(8DIMMs)oroverclockingcondition.
• Memorymoduleswithmemoryfrequencyhigherthan2133MHzandtheir
correspondingtimingortheloadedXMPprofileisnottheJEDECmemorystandard.
ThestabilityandcompatibilityofthememorymodulesdependontheCPU’s
capabilitiesandotherinstalleddevices.
• AlwaysinstalltheDIMMSwiththesameCASLatency.Foranoptimumcompatibility,
werecommendthatyouinstallmemorymodulesofthesameversionordatacode
(D/C)fromthesamevendor.Checkwiththevendortogetthecorrectmemory
modules.
• exclusivelyprovideshyperDIMMsupportfunction.
• HyperDIMMsupportissubjecttothephysicalcharacteristicsofindividualCPUs.Load
theX.M.P.orD.O.C.P.settingsintheBIOSforthehyperDIMMsupport.
• VisitthewebsiteforthelatestQVL.
Memory configurations
Youmayinstall1GB,2GB,4GB,8GBand16GBunbufferedandnon-ECCDDR4DIMMs
intotheDIMMsockets.

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1.1.5 Expansion slots
Unplugthepowercordbeforeaddingorremovingexpansioncards.Failuretodosomay
causeyouphysicalinjuryanddamagemotherboardcomponents.
Slot No. Slot Description
40-LANE 28-LANE
1PCIe3.0/2.0x16_1slot PCIe3.0/2.0x16_1slot
2PCIe2.0x1_1slot PCIe2.0x1_1slot
3PCIe2.0x16_2slot PCIe2.0x16_2slot
4PCIe3.0/2.0x16_3slot PCIe3.0/2.0x16_3slot
5PCIe3.0/2.0x16_4slot PCIe3.0/2.0x16_4slot
6PCIe3.0/2.0x16_5slot PCIe2.0x16_5slot

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• WerecommendthatyouprovidesufcientpowerwhenrunningCrossFireX™orSLI™
mode.
• ConnectachassisfantothemotherboardconnectorlabeledCHA_FAN1-2when
usingmultiplegraphicscardsforbetterthermalenvironment.
40-LANE CPU PCI Express 3.0 operating mode
VGA configuration PCIe 3.0/2.0
x16_1
PCIe 3.0/2.0
x16_3
PCIe 3.0/2.0
x16_4
PCIe 3.0/2.0
x16_5
SingleVGA/PCIecard
x16
(singleVGA
recommended)
N/A N/A N/A
DualVGA/PCIecards x16 x16 N/A N/A
TripleVGA/PCIecards x16 x16 N/A x8
x8 x8 x8 N/A
28-LANE CPU PCI Express 3.0 operating mode
VGA configuration PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16_1 PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16_3 PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16_4
SingleVGA/PCIecard x16(singleVGA
recommended) N/A N/A
DualVGA/PCIecards x16 x8 N/A
TripleVGA/PCIecards x8 x8 x8

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40-LANE CPU Bandwidth allocation
USB3_34 USB3.1_EA34 SATA Express
PCIEX16_2
X2
not occupied
(default)
V V SATA
X2
occupied
V
(USB2.0speed) V SATA
X4 V
(USB2.0speed) -SATA
none V V SATA/PCIE
M.2 U.2_2
PCIEX16_3
X16
(default) - -
X8 V V
U.2_1
PCIEX16_5
X8
(default) -
X4 V

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PCIEX16_2
1
shared with PCIEX16_2
1
shared with PCIEX16_3
2
PCIEX16_3
2
shared with PCIEX16_2
1
shared with PCIEX16_2
1
shared with PCIEX16_3
2
28-LANE CPU Bandwidth allocation
USB3_34 USB3.1_EA34 SATA Express
PCIEX16_2
X2
not occupied
(default)
V V SATA
X2
occupied
V
(USB2.0speed) V SATA
X4 V
(USB2.0speed) -SATA
none V V SATA/PCIE
USB3.1_EA34 SATA Express
PCIEX16_3
X8
(default) - -
none V V

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1.1.6 Onboard buttons and switches
Onboardbuttonsandswitchesallowyoutone-tuneperformancewhenworkingonabareor
open-casesystem.Thisisidealforoverclockersandgamerswhocontinuallychangesettings
toenhancesystemperformance.
1. Power-on button
Themotherboardcomeswithapower-onbuttonthatallowsyoutopoweruporwake
upthesystem.Thebuttonalsolightsupwhenthesystemispluggedtoapowersource
indicatingthatyoushouldshutdownthesystemandunplugthepowercablebefore
removingorinstallinganymotherboardcomponent.
2. Reset button
Presstheresetbuttontorebootthesystem.

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3. MemOK! button
InstallingDIMMsthatarenotcompatiblewiththemotherboardmaycausesystemboot
failure.IfthesystemfailstobootduringPOSTstageandtheDRAM_LEDnearthe
MemOK!buttonlightscontinuously,presstheMemOK!buttonuntiltheDRAM_LED
startsblinking.Systemwillbeginautomaticmemorycompatibilitytuningandrebootfor
successfulboot.
• Refertosection1.1.8 Onboard LEDsfortheexactlocationoftheDRAM_LED.
• TheDRAM_LEDalsolightsupwhentheDIMMisnotproperlyinstalled.Turnoffthe
systemandreinstalltheDIMMbeforeusingtheMemOK!function.
• TheMemOK!buttondoesnotfunctionunderWindows®OSenvironment.
• Duringthetuningprocess,thesystemloadsandtestsfailsafememorysettings.It
takesabout30secondsforthesystemtotestonesetoffailsafesettings.Ifthetest
fails,thesystemrebootsandteststhenextsetoffailsafesettings.Theblinkingspeed
oftheDRAM_LEDincreases,indicatingdifferenttestprocesses.
•Duetomemorytuningrequirement,thesystemautomaticallyrebootswheneach
timingsetistested.IftheinstalledDIMMsstillfailtobootafterthewholetuning
process,theDRAM_LEDlightscontinuously.ReplacetheDIMMswithones
recommendedintheMemoryQVL(QualifiedVendorsLists)inthisusermanual.
• IfyouturnoffthecomputerandreplaceDIMMsduringthetuningprocess,thesystem
continuesmemorytuningafterturningonthecomputer.Tostopmemorytuning,turn
offthecomputerandunplugthepowercordforabout5–10seconds.
• IfyoursystemfailstobootupduetoBIOSoverclocking,presstheMemOK!button to
bootandloadtheBIOSdefaultsettings.AmessagewillappearduringPOST
remindingyouthattheBIOShasbeenrestoredtoitsdefaultsettings.
• WerecommendthatyoudownloadandupdatetothelatestBIOSversionafterusing
theMemOK!function.

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4. Clear CMOS button (CLR_CMOS)
PressthisbuttontocleartheBIOSsetupinformationonlywhenthesystemshangs
duetooverclocking.
5. SLI/CFX switch
Thisswitchallowsyoutodeterminetheslotsfor2-WAYor3-WAYgraphicscard
installation.Whenenabled,thePCIELEDsneartheslotslightup,tellingyoutoinstall
thegraphicscardstothespecicslots.
• TheLEDsbelowtheSLI/CFXswitchandnearthePCIEslotslightupwhentheSLI/
CFXswitchisenabled.Refertosection1.1.8 Onboard LEDsfortheexactlocationof
theSLI/CFXandPCIELEDs.
• AfteradjustingPCIEbandwidthintheBIOS,shutdownthesystemforthePCIELEDs
toupdatethelightingeffect.

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1.1.7 Jumpers
1. CPU Over Voltage jumper (3-pin CPU_OV)
TheCPUOverVoltagejumperallowsyoutosetahigherCPUvoltageforaexible
overclockingsystem,dependingonthetypeoftheinstalledCPU.TogainmoreCPU
voltagesetting,insertthejumpertopins2-3.TogobacktoitsdefaultCPUvoltage
setting,insertthejumpertopins1-2.
6. EZ XMP switch
EnablethisswitchtooverclocktheinstalledDIMMs,allowingyoutoenhancethe
DIMM’sspeedandperformance.

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1.1.8 Onboard LEDs
1. POST State LEDs
ThePOSTStateLEDsprovidethestatusofthesekeycomponentsduringPOST
(Power-OnSelf-Test):CPU,memorymodules,VGAcard,andharddiskdrives.Ifan
errorisfound,thecriticalcomponent’sLEDstayslitupuntiltheproblemissolved.
2. EZ XMP LED (XLED1)
ThisLEDlightsupwhenyouenabletheEZXMPswitch.

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3. SLI/CFX LED
TheSLI/CFXLEDslightupwhenSLI/CFXswitchisenabled.
4. PCIE LEDs
ThePCIELEDslightuptoindicatewhichPCIEslotstousewhenSLI/CFXswitchis
enabled.

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5. ID LEDs
TheIDLEDslightuptobringyouanultimatelightingeffect.
6. Q-Code LED
TheQ-CodeLEDdesignprovidesyouwitha2-digiterrorcodethatdisplaysthesystem
status.RefertotheQ-Codetableonthenextpagefordetails.

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Q-Code table
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Code Description
00 Notused
01 Poweron.Resettypedetection(soft/hard).
02 APinitializationbeforemicrocodeloading
03 SystemAgentinitializationbeforemicrocodeloading
04 PCHinitializationbeforemicrocodeloading
06 Microcodeloading
07 APinitializationaftermicrocodeloading
08 SystemAgentinitializationaftermicrocodeloading
09 PCHinitializationaftermicrocodeloading
0B Cacheinitialization
0C – 0D ReservedforfutureAMISECerrorcodes
0E Microcodenotfound
0F Microcodenotloaded
10 PEICoreisstarted
11 – 14 Pre-memoryCPUinitializationisstarted
15 – 18 Pre-memorySystemAgentinitializationisstarted
19 – 1C Pre-memoryPCHinitializationisstarted
2B – 2F Memoryinitialization
30 ReservedforASL(seeASLStatusCodessectionbelow)
31 MemoryInstalled
32 – 36 CPUpost-memoryinitialization
37 – 3A Post-MemorySystemAgentinitializationisstarted
3B – 3E Post-MemoryPCHinitializationisstarted
4F DXEIPLisstarted
50 – 53 Memoryinitializationerror.Invalidmemorytypeorincompatiblememory
speed
54 Unspeciedmemoryinitializationerror
55 Memorynotinstalled
56 InvalidCPUtypeorSpeed
57 CPUmismatch
58 CPUselftestfailedorpossibleCPUcacheerror
59 CPUmicro-codeisnotfoundormicro-codeupdateisfailed

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Q-Code table
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Code Description
5A InternalCPUerror
5B ResetPPIisnotavailable
5C – 5F ReservedforfutureAMIerrorcodes
E0 S3Resumeisstared(S3ResumePPIiscalledbytheDXEIPL)
E1 S3BootScriptexecution
E2 Videorepost
E3 OSS3wakevectorcall
E4 – E7 ReservedforfutureAMIprogresscodes
E8 S3ResumeFailed
E9 S3ResumePPInotFound
EA S3ResumeBootScriptError
EB S3OSWakeError
EC – EF ReservedforfutureAMIerrorcodes
F0 Recoveryconditiontriggeredbyrmware(Autorecovery)
F1 Recoveryconditiontriggeredbyuser(Forcedrecovery)
F2 Recoveryprocessstarted
F3 Recoveryrmwareimageisfound
F4 Recoveryrmwareimageisloaded
F5 – F7 ReservedforfutureAMIprogresscodes
F8 RecoveryPPIisnotavailable
F9 Recoverycapsuleisnotfound
FA Invalidrecoverycapsule
FB – FF ReservedforfutureAMIerrorcodes
60 DXECoreisstarted
61 NVRAMinitialization
62 InstallationofthePCHRuntimeServices
63 – 67 CPUDXEinitializationisstarted
68 PCIhostbridgeinitialization
69 SystemAgentDXEinitializationisstarted
6A SystemAgentDXESMMinitializationisstarted
6B – 6F SystemAgentDXEinitialization(SystemAgentmodulespecic)

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Code Description
70 PCHDXEinitializationisstarted
71 PCHDXESMMinitializationisstarted
72 PCHdevicesinitialization
73 – 77 PCHDXEInitialization(PCHmodulespecic)
78 ACPImoduleinitialization
79 CSMinitialization
7A – 7F ReservedforfutureAMIDXEcodes
90 BootDeviceSelection(BDS)phaseisstarted
91 Driverconnectingisstarted
92 PCIBusinitializationisstarted
93 PCIBusHotPlugControllerInitialization
94 PCIBusEnumeration
95 PCIBusRequestResources
96 PCIBusAssignResources
97 ConsoleOutputdevicesconnect
98 Consoleinputdevicesconnect
99 SuperIOInitialization
9A USBinitializationisstarted
9B USBReset
9C USBDetect
9D USBEnable
9E – 9F ReservedforfutureAMIcodes
A0 IDEinitializationisstarted
A1 IDEReset
A2 IDEDetect
A3 IDEEnable
A4 SCSIinitializationisstarted
A5 SCSIReset
A6 SCSIDetect
A7 SCSIEnable
A8 SetupVerifyingPassword
Q-Code table