CADnetwork Workstation W30 User manual

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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.
• 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.
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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,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. LGA2011-3CPUsocket 1-4
4. ATXpowerconnectors(24-pinEATXPWR;8-pinEATX12V_1;4-pin
EZTX12V_2)
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5. MemOK!button 1-10
6. Intel®X99SerialATA6Gb/sconnectors(7-pinSATA6G_12,SATA6G_34,
SATA6G_56/SATAEXPRESS,SATA6G_78,SATA6G_910)
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7. USB3.0connectors(20-1pinUSB3_12,USB3_34) 1-23
8. CPUOverVoltagejumper(3-pinCPU_OV) 1-13
9. U.2connector(U.2) 1-33
10. EZXMPswitch 1-11
11. Thunderboltheader(5-pinTB_HEADER) 1-29
12. ClearRTCRAMjumper(2-pinCLRTC) 1-12
13. Systempanelconnector(20-8pinPANEL) 1-27
14. DirectKeyconnector(2-pinDRCT) 1-28
15. USB2.0connectors(10-1pinUSB1112;USB1314) 1-24
16. T_Sensorconnector(2-pinT_SENSOR1) 1-29
17. M.2socket3 1-22
18. TPMconnector(14-1pinTPM) 1-28
19. Q-CodeLEDs 1-15
20. Resetbutton 1-9
21. Power-onbutton 1-9
22. AuraStripHeaders(4-pinRGB_HEADER) 1-32
23. Serialportconnector(10-1pinCOM) 1-30
24. Frontpanelaudioconnector(10-1pinAAFP) 1-31
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LGA2011-3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
LGA2011-3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
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Recommended memory congurations
1.1.4 System memory
Themotherboardcomeswitheight(8)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dual-
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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efcientmemorycoolingsystemtosupportafull
memoryload(8DIMMs)oroverclockingcondition.
• 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.
• ThedesignoftheDIMMfanmayvary.EnsurethattheDIMMfantstothe
motherboard.
Memory congurations
Youmayinstall2GB,4GBand8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2.0x1_2slot PCIe2.0x1_2slot
6PCIe3.0/2.0x16_4slot PCIe3.0/2.0x16_4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
conguration 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 x16 N/A
TripleVGA/
PCIecards x8 x16 x8
28-LANE CPU PCI Express 3.0 operating mode
VGA conguration 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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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fail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DIAG_DRAMLED.
• TheDIAG_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DIAG_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DIAG_DRAMLEDlightscontinuously.ReplacetheDIMMswithones
recommendedintheMemoryQVL(QualifiedVendorsLists)inthisusermanualorat
www..com.
• 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.