Supermicro H8DGi, H8DGi-F, H8DG6, H8DG6-F USER MANUAL

SUPER

H8DGi
H8DGi-F
H8DG6
H8DG6-F

®

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.1c

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Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable
PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the H8DG6/i(-F)
serverboard.

The H8DG6/i(-F) serverboard is based on the AMD® Dual SR5690 and one SP5100
chipset and supports two AMD Socket G34 type processor with up to 128 GB of
ECC/Non-ECC UDIMM or 512 GB of ECC RDIMM. This board series includes the
following serverboards and characteristics:

Embeded IPMI Onboard SAS2

H8DG6 Yes
H8DGi
H8DG6-F Yes Yes
H8DGi-F Yes

Please refer to the motherboard specifi cations pages on our web site for updates on
supported processors (http://www.supermicro.com/aplus/). This product is intended
to be professionally installed.

Preface

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 includes a checklist of what should be included in your motherboard

box, describes the features, specifi cations and performance of the motherboard
and provides detailed information about the chipset.

Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static-sensitive devices. Read this
chapter when installing the processor(s) and memory modules and when installing
the motherboard in a chassis. Also refer to this chapter to connect the hard disk
drives, the various ports, and the power and reset buttons and the system LEDs.

If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes troubleshooting
procedures for the video, the memory and the setup confi guration stored in CMOS.
For quick reference, a general FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section is
provided. Instructions are also included for contacting technical support. In addition,
you can visit our web site for more detailed information.

Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on
running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Code Messages.
Appendix B lists BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes.

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

1-1 Overview .........................................................................................................1-1

Checklist ..........................................................................................................1-1

1-2 Contacting Supermicro ....................................................................................1-2

H8DG6/i(-F) Quick Reference .........................................................................1-5

1-3 Chipset Overview ..........................................................................................1-10

AMD SR5690/SP5100 Chipset .....................................................................1-10

HyperTransport Technology .......................................................................... 1-10

1-4 PC Health Monitoring .................................................................................... 1-10

1-5 Power Confi guration Settings.........................................................................1-1 1

1-6 Power Supply ................................................................................................1-12

1-7 Super I/O ....................................................................................................... 1-13

Chapter 2 Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices ..................................................................................2-1

Precautions .....................................................................................................2-1

Unpacking .......................................................................................................2-1

2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation................................................................ 2-2

2-3 Mounting the Motherboard into a Chassis ...................................................... 2-4

2-4 Installing Memory ............................................................................................2-4

DIMM Module Population Confi guration .................................................... 2-6

2-5 PCI Expansion Cards ...................................................................................... 2-7

2-6 I/O Port and Control Panel Connections ........................................................ 2-8

Front Control Panel ......................................................................................... 2-8

2-7 Connector Defi nitions ..................................................................................... 2-9

Power Connectors .....................................................................................2-9

Power LED Connector ............................................................................... 2-9

HDD/FP UID Switch ...................................................................................2-9

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/UID LED ............................................ 2-10

Power Fail LED ........................................................................................2-10

Reset Connector ...................................................................................... 2-10

Power Button ............................................................................................ 2-10

Serial Ports ................................................................................................2-11

Fan Headers ..............................................................................................2-11

Power LED/Speaker ..................................................................................2-11

Chassis Intrusion ......................................................................................2-11

Overheat LED ...........................................................................................2-12

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Power I2C .................................................................................................2-12

Trusted Platform Module Header ............................................................. 2-12

JSMB1 ......................................................................................................2-12

Wake-On-LAN ..........................................................................................2-13

LAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports) ........................................................................... 2-13

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports ............................................2-13

DOM Power Connector ............................................................................2-13

SGPIO ......................................................................................................2-14

Unit Identifi er Button ................................................................................. 2-14

Universal Serial Bus Ports ....................................................................... 2-14

USB Headers ........................................................................................... 2-14

Video Connector ....................................................................................... 2-15

JIBTN1 Header ......................................................................................... 2-15

2-8 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-16

Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................ 2-16

CMOS Clear ............................................................................................. 2-16

LAN Enable/Disable ................................................................................2-17

SAS Enable/Disable .................................................................................2-17

VGA Enable/Disable ................................................................................. 2-17

I2C to PCI-Express Slot ...........................................................................2-17

BMC Jumper ............................................................................................ 2-17

Watch Dog Enable/Disable ...................................................................... 2-18

USB Wake-Up ......................................................................................... 2-18

2-9 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................2-18

LAN1/LAN2 LEDs ..................................................................................... 2-18

Dedicated IPMI LAN LEDs .....................................................................2-18

BMC Heartbeat LED ................................................................................ 2-19

Power LED ...............................................................................................2-19

SAS2008 Heartbeat LED ......................................................................... 2-19

UID LED (LE1) ........................................................................................ 2-19

2-10 SAS and SATA Drive Connections ............................................................... 2-20

SATA Ports ...............................................................................................2-20

SAS Ports ................................................................................................. 2-20

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2-11 Enabling SATA RAID ..................................................................................... 2-21

Serial ATA (SATA)..........................................................................................2-21

Installing the OS/SATA Driver ....................................................................... 2-21

Building a Driver Diskette ......................................................................... 2-21

Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS ................................................................. 2-22

Using the Adaptec RAID Utility ..................................................................... 2-23

Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation ......................................... 2-23

2-12 Installing Drivers ............................................................................................2-24

Supero Doctor III ........................................................................................... 2-25

2-13 Serverboard Battery ......................................................................................2-27

Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures ........................................................................... 3-1

Before Power On ............................................................................................ 3-1

No Power ........................................................................................................ 3-1

No Video ......................................................................................................... 3-1

Memory Errors ...............................................................................................3-2

Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration .......................................................3-2

3-2 Technical Support Procedures ........................................................................ 3-2

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions ........................................................................... 3-3

3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service................................................................. 3-4

Chapter 4 BIOS

4-1 Introduction ......................................................................................................4-1

4-2 Main Menu ...................................................................................................... 4-2

4-3 Advanced Settings Menu ................................................................................4-2

4-3 Security Menu ............................................................................................... 4-15

4-4 Boot Menu ..................................................................................................... 4-16

4-5 Exit Menu ...................................................................................................... 4-17

Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes
Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes

B-1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes ................................................................. B-1

B-2 Bootblock Recovery Codes ............................................................................. B-2

B-3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes ................................................................. B-3

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged
leader in the industry. Supermicro 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.
If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

• One (1) H8DG6/i(-F) serverboard

• One (1) I/O shield (MCP-260-00027-0N)

• One (1) 9-pin serial port cable (CBL-0010L)

• One (1) 15.7-inch USB 2.0 2-Port with Key cable (CBL-0083L)

• Two (2) 50-cm I-Pass to four SATA PBF cables (CBL-0097L-02) (for H8DG6

and H8DG6-F only)

• Four (4) 2ft. Amphenol, SATA cable (CBL-0044L) (Six for H8DGi or H8DGi-F)

Note: For your system to work properley, please follow the links below to download
all necessary drivers/utilities and the user’s manual for your server.

• SMCI product manuals: http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/

• Product drivers and utilities: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com

• If you have any questions, please contact our support team at support@

supermicro.com

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1-2 Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)
Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacifi c

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.

Chung-Ho Dist., New Taipei City 235

Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw
Technical Support:
Email: [e-mail]
Tel: [phone]

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DP1

JWOL1

JPB1

USB2/3

SLOT1 PCI-E 2.0 X4 (IN X8)

USB4/5

JWD1

T-SGPIO2T-SGPIO1

BATTERY

JBT1

JOH1

AMD

SP5100

SATA0

SATA1

SATA2

SATA3

JPS1

SATA4

COM2

1

JWF1

SATA5

LEDS1

JTPM1

USB7USB6

BMC

Windbond

SLOT2 PCI-E 2.0 X16

LSI

2008

SAS2

Figure 1-2. H8DG6/i(-F) Motherboard Layout

(not drawn to scale)

JPG1

SLOT3 PCI-E 2.0 X8

INTEL
82576

JSMB1

SLOT4 PCI-E 2.0 X16

AMD

SR5690

JL1

AMD

SR5690

LE1

SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X4 (IN X8)

JI2C2

JI2C1

SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0 X16

UID

P2-DIMM1A

P2-DIMM1B

JPL1

FAN5

FAN7/CPU1

P2-DIMM2A

LAN2

P2-DIMM2B

P2-DIMM3A

LAN1

CPU1

P2-DIMM3B

P2-DIMM4A

P2-DIMM4B

VGA

FAN6

P1-DIMM4B

P1-DIMM4A

CPU2

COM1

P1-DIMM3B

P1-DIMM3A

IPMI_LAN

USB0/1

P1-DIMM2B

P1-DIMM2A

KB/MOUSE

P1-DIMM1A

P1-DIMM1B

JPW1 JPW3 JPW2

SAS 4~7

JIBTN1

SAS 0~3

JD1

DP3

FAN4

FAN3

JF1

FAN2

FAN1

JPI2C1

Notes:

Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.
Not all ports, jumpers or LED Indicators are available on all serverboards.

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H8DG6/i(-F) Quick Reference

Jumper Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Section 2-7)
JI2C1/JI2C2 I2C to PCI-E Slot Enable/Disable Both Open (Disabled)
JPB1 BMC Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPG1 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL1 LAN 1 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPS1 SAS Controller Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JWD1 Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)

LED Description

LAN Ports LEDs for the LAN Ethernet ports
Dedicated IPMI LAN LEDs for the dedicated IPMI LAN Ethernet port (H8DGi/6-F only)
DP1 LED for BMC Heartbeat
DP3 LED for Serverboard Power-On
LE1 LED for UID Button
LEDS1 SAS2008 Heartbeat LED

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Connector Description

COM1/COM2 COM1 Serial Port/Header
FAN 1-8 Chassis/CPU Fan Headers
IPMI LAN Dedicated IPMI LAN Port (H8DGi/6-F only)
JD1 Speaker Header
JF1 Front Panel Connector
JIBTN1 RAIDKey for RAID 5 SAS support (optional for H8DG6(-F) only)
JL1 Chassis Intruder Header
JOH1 Overheat Warning Header

2

JPI2C1 Power I
JPW1 24-pin Main ATX Power Connector
JPW2/3 +12V 8-pin CPU Power Connectors
JTPM1 Trusted Platform Module Header
JSMB1 System Management Bus Header (SMBus)
JWF1 SATA DOM (Disk_On_Module) PWR
JWOL1 Wake-On-LAN Header
LAN1/2 Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) Ports
PS2 Mouse/Keyboard PS2 Mouse/Keyboard connectors
SAS0~3, SAS4~7 SAS Ports (H8DG6(-F) only)
SATA0 ~ SATA5 SATA Ports
T-SGPIO-1/T-SGPIO-2 Serial General Purpose Input/Output Header for SATA
USB0/1, USB2/3, USB4/5, USB6/7 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports, Headers and Type-A Port
VGA VGA Connector

C Header

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Motherboard Features

CPU

• Dual AMD Opteron 6000 series (AMD Socket G34 type) processor

Note: Refer to our web site for details on supported processors.

Memory

• Sixteen (16) four channel DIMM slots support up to 128 GB of ECC/Non-ECC

UDIMM or 512 GB of ECC RDIMM, with DDR3-1600/1333/1066 Mhz speed
SDRAM in 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB or 32 GB sizes of 1.5V or 1.35V
voltages.

Note: Refer to Section 2-4 before installing memory and our web site for recommended DIMMs.

Chipset

• Dual AMD SR5690 chipsets and one SP5100 Southbridge chipset

Expansion Slots

• Three (3) PCI-Express x16 Gen. 2

• One (1) PCI-Express x8 Gen. 2

• Two (2) PCI-Express x4 (in x8 slot) Gen. 2

BIOS

• 16 Mb AMIBIOS

• DMI 2.3, PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0 (ACPI 2.0 is BIOS supported), SMBIOS 2.3, Real

Time Clock Wakeup, Plug and Play (PnP), BIOS resume hot keys, Hardware
BIOS Virus Protection

®

SPI Flash ROM

PC Health Monitoring

• Onboard voltage monitors

• Fan status monitor with fi rmware/software on/off and speed control

• Watch Dog

• Environmental temperature monitoring via BIOS

• Power-up mode control for recovery from AC power loss

• System resource alert (via included utility program)

• Auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core

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• CPU thermal trip support

2

• I

C temperature sensing logic

• Chipkill Support

ACPI Features

• Microsoft OnNow

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• BIOS support for USB keyboard

• Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

Onboard I/O

• Six (6) SATA ports supported by an on-chip SATA controller (RAID 0, 1, 10

supported)

• Eight (8) SAS ports supported by an LSI 2008 SAS2 controller (RAID 0, 1, 10

supported; Raid 5 Optional) (H8DG6(-F) only)

• Eight (8) USB (Universal Serial Bus 2.0) ports (2x rear, 2x headers (USB 2/3

and USB 4/5), 2x type A)

• Two (2) LAN ports supported by one onboard Intel® 82576 Ethernet controllers

for 10/100/1000Base-T

• One (1) dedicated IPMI LAN port (H8DG6/i-F only)

• One (1) VGA port supported by an onboard Matrox

(with 16 MB DDR2 memory)

®

G200 graphics controller

• Two COM Ports (one external serial port, one Fast UART 16550 port)

Other

• Onboard power LED

• Chassis intrusion detection

CD Utilities

• BIOS fl ash upgrade utility

• Super Doctor III

• IPMI 1.5 / 2.0

Dimensions

• Extended-ATX form: (LxW) 12" x 13" (305 x 330 mm)

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Figure 1-3. AMD Dual SR5690 and one SP5100 Chipset:

System Block Diagram

Note: This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent

the features on your motherboard. See the previous pages for the

actual specifi cations of your motherboard.

8x DIMM

SLOT#2

PCIE_(X16)

SLOT#1

PCIE_(X4)

SLOT#4

PCIE_(X16)

DDR3

1600/1333/1066

VRM

G34-SOCKET #2

SR5690#2

16/16-2.6GHz

HT Link

AMD

VGA

HT Link

b

16 x16

Intel 82576

Winbond

WPCM450

H/W_MONITOR

CONN. (8)

s 6.4GHz

it

LAN

W83795

FAN

PCIE (x4)

G34-SOCKET #1

16/16-2.6GHz

HT Link

AMD

SR5690#1

AMD

SP5100

LPC SIO

W83627DHG-P

KEYBOARD/

MOUSE

VRM

LPC BUS

DDR3

1600/1333/1066

PCIE (X8)

PCIE (X4)

PCIE (X8)

PCIE (X16)

SATA

USB

FWH

8x DIMM

LSI

SAS2 2008

SLOT#5

PCIE_(X4)

SLOT#3

PCIE_(X8)

SLOT#6

PCIE_(X16)

SATA PORT X6

USB PORT X8

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1-3 Chipset Overview

The H8DG6/i(-F) serverboard is based on the AMD Dual SR5690 and one SP5100
chipset. This chipset functions as a Media and Communications Processor (MCP).
Controllers for the system memory are integrated directly into AMD Opteron
processors.

AMD SR5690/SP5100 Chipset

The AMD Dual SR5690 and one SP5100 are each a single-chip, high-performance
HyperTransport peripheral controller . It includes a 42-lane PCI Express interface, an
AMD Opteron 16-bit Hyper Transport interface link, a six-port Serial ATA interface
and an eight-port USB 2.0 interface. This hub connects directly to the CPU.

HyperTransport Technology

HyperTransport technology is a high-speed, low latency point to point link that was
designed to increase the communication speed by a factor of up to 48x between
integrated circuits. This is done partly by reducing the number of buses in the
chipset to reduce bottlenecks and by enabling a more effi cient use of memory
in multi-processor systems. The end result is a signifi cant increase in bandwidth
within the chipset.

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the H8DG6/i(-F)
serverboard. The serverboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that
supports PC health monitoring.

Onboard Voltage Monitors

The onboard voltage monitor will continuously scan crucial voltage levels. Once
a voltage becomes unstable, it will give a warning or send an error message to
the screen. Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to defi ne the sensitivity of the
voltage monitor. Real time readings of these voltage levels are all displayed in BIOS.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware/Software Speed Control

The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans. The onboard
fans are controlled by thermal management via BIOS.

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CPU Overheat/Fan Fail LED and Control

This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat/Fan Fail warning
function in the BIOS. This allows the user to defi ne an overheat temperature. When
this temperature is exceeded or when a fan failure occurs, the Overheat/Fan Fail
warning LED is triggered.

Auto-Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core

The 6-phase-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to
AMD Opteron 6000SE series processors and auto-sense voltage IDs ranging from

0.8 V to 1.55V. This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system
more stable.

1-5 Power Confi guration Settings

This section describes the features of your motherboard that deal with power and
power settings.

Microsoft OnNow

The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive, system-wide approach to system
and device power control. OnNow is a term for a PC that is always on but appears
to be off and responds immediately to user or other requests.

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start blinking
to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode. When the user presses any key, the
CPU will wake-up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on.

BIOS Support for USB Keyboard

If a USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system, it will function like a normal
keyboard during system boot-up.

Note: To wake up the system from an S4 state by the USB keyboard/mouse, please
connect the keyboard/mouse to USB port 0/1 at the rear I/O side.

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Main Switch Override Mechanism

The power button can function as a system suspend button. When the user
depresses the power button, the system will enter a SoftOff state. The monitor
will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down. Depressing the power button
again will cause the whole system to wake-up. During the SoftOff state, the power
supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive. In case the
system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power, just depress and hold the
power button for 4 seconds. The power will turn off and no power will be provided
to the motherboard.

Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

Wake-On-LAN is defi ned as the ability of a management application to remotely
power up a computer that is powered off. Remote PC setup, up-dates and access
tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffi c is kept
to a minimum and users are not interrupted. The motherboard has a 3-pin header
(WOL) to connect to the 3-pin header on a Network Interface Card (NIC) that has
WOL capability. Wake-On-LAN must be enabled in BIOS.

1-6 Power Supply

As with all computer products, a stable power source is necessary for proper and
reliable operation. It is even more important for processors that have high CPU
clock rates.

The H8DG6/i(-F) serverboard requires the use of proprietary power supplies. Please
refer to the pinout information for the power connectors in Section 7 of Chapter 2
for detailed information on power requirements.

In areas where noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to install a
line fi lter to shield the computer from noise. It is recommended that you also install
a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges.

Warning: To prevent the possibility of explosion, do not use the wrong type of
onboard CMOS battery or install it upside down.

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1-7 Super I/O

The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O Winbond® BMC chip includes a
data separator, write pre-compensation circuitry, decode logic, data rate selection,
a clock generator, drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic. The
wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I/O greatly reduces the number
of components required for interfacing with fl oppy disk drives.

The Super I/O provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication
ports (UARTs), one of which supports serial infrared communication. Each UART
includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud rate generator,
complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system. Both UARTs
provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps as well as an advanced
speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1 Mb/s, which support higher speed
modems.

The Super I/O provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced Confi guration
and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management
through a SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management to reduce
power consumption.

The IRQs, DMAs and I/O space resources of the Super I/O can be fl exibly adjusted
to meet ISA PnP requirements, which support ACPI and APM (Advanced Power
Management).

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Notes

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Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent
damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following
measures are generally suffi cient to protect your equipment from ESD.

Precautions

• Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.

• Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic

bag.

• Handle the board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral

chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

• When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.

• Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not

in use.

• For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent

conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and
the motherboard.

• Use only the correct type of CMOS onboard battery as specifi ed by the

manufacturer. Do not install the CMOS onboard battery upside down, which
may result in a possible explosion.

Unpacking

The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage. When
unpacking the board, make sure the person handling it is static protected.

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2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation

Caution: When handling the processor, avoid placing direct pressure on the label

area of the fan. Also, do not place the serverboard on a conductive surface, which can
damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up.

Notes:

• Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding,

removing or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install the
processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink.

• If you buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use the heatsink included

with the server only.

• Make sure to install the serverboard into the chassis before you install the CPU

heatsinks.

• When receiving a serverboard without a processor pre-installed, make sure that

the plastic CPU socket cap is in place and none of the socket pins are bent;
otherwise, contact your retailer immediately.

• Refer to the Supermi cro web s ite for upd ates on CPU su ppor t.

Installing the Processors

1. Begin by removing the cover plate that
protects the CPU. Lift the lever on the
CPU socket until it points straight up.

Caution! Please save the plastic cap. The serverboard must be shipped with the plastic
cap properly installed to protect the CPU socket pins. Shipment without the plastic cap
properly installed may cause damage to the socket pins

2. With the lever raised, lift open the silver
CPU retention plate. Align the CPU keys
with the socket keys.

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3. Use your thumb and your index fi nger
to hold the CPU. Locate and align pin
1 of the CPU socket with pin 1 of the
CPU. Both are marked with a triangle.

4. Align pin 1 of the CPU with pin 1 of the
socket. Once aligned, carefully place
the CPU into the socket. Do not drop

the CPU on the socket, move the CPU
horizontally or vertically or rub the CPU
against the socket or against any pins
of the socket, which may damage the
CPU and/or the socket.

5. With the CPU inserted into the socket,
inspect the four corners of the CPU to
make sure that it is properly installed
and fl ush with the socket. Then, gently
lower the silver CPU retention plate into
place.

Caution: The CPU will only seat inside the socket in one direction. Make sure it is
properly inserted before closing the load plate. If it doesn't close properly, do not force
it as it may damage your CPU. Instead, open the load plate again and double-check
that the CPU is aligned properly.

6. Carefully press the CPU socket lever
down until it locks into its retention tab.
For a dual-CPU system, repeat these
steps to install another CPU into the
CPU#2 socket.

Triangle

Note: in single and dual-CPU confi gurations, memory must be installed in the DIMM

slots associated with the installed CPU(s).

Note: see Chapter 6 for details on installing the air shroud.

Caution: Supermicro recommends that you utilize a Processor Installation/Removal

tool to install or remore the processor from the serverboard without causing the
processor or serverboard damage.

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Installing the Heatsinks

We recommend the use of active type heatsinks (except for 1U systems). Use any
onboard fan header for the CPU's heatsink fan. To install the heatsink, please follow
the installation instructions that are included with your heatsink package.

2-3 Mounting the Motherboard into a Chassis

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 the motherboard
and the chassis match. Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal
mounting fasteners, metal ones are highly recommended because they ground
the motherboard to the chassis. Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are
screwed in tightly.

Check the Compatibility of the Motherboard Ports and the I/O Shield

1. The H8DG6/i(-F) serverboard requires a chassis that can support a board of
(LxW) 12" x 13" (305 x 330 mm) in size.

2. Make sure that the I/O ports on the motherboard align with their respective
holes in the I/O shield at the rear of the chassis.

Mounting the Motherboard onto the Tray in the Chassis

1. Carefully mount the motherboard onto the motherboard tray by aligning the
motherboard mounting holes with the raised metal standoffs in the tray.

2. Insert screws into all the mounting holes in the motherboard that line up with
the standoffs.

3. Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard to the mainboard tray
– tighten until just snug (if too tight you might strip the threads). Metal
screws provide an electrical contact to the motherboard ground to provide a
continuous ground for the system.

Caution: Exercise extreme caution when installing or removing memory modules to
prevent any possible damage.

2-4 Installing Memory

Installing Memory

1. Insert each memory module vertically into its slot, paying attention to the
notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the module
incorrectly (see Figure 2-1).

2. Install to slots CPU1/DIMM1A, CPU1/DIMM2A, CPU1/DIMM3A and CPU1/
DIMM4A, etc. Always install in groups of four and in the numerical order of
the DIMM slots. See support information below.

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3. Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place.

4. With four DIMMs installed, repeat step 2 to populate the CPU2 DIMM
slots. Always install four DIMMs to both CPU DIMM slots for more effi cient
operation.

Note: 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB or 32 GB size memory modules are
supported. It is highly recommended that you remove the power cord from the
system before installing or changing memory modules. Please refer to our web site
for memory that has been tested on the H8DG6/i(-F) serverboard.

Memory Support

The H8DG6/i(-F) serverboard supports single/dual/tri/quad channel,
DDR3-1600/1333/1066 Mhz speed registered ECC/Unbuffered ECC/non-ECC
SDRAM.

Populating four adjacent slots at a time with memory modules of the same size and
type will result in interleaved (128-bit) memory, which is faster than non-interleaved
(64-bit) memory.

Maximum Memory

The H8DG6/i(-F) serverboard supports a maximum of up to 128 GB of ECC/Non­ECC UDIMM or 512 GB of ECC RDIMM in sixteen (16) DIMM slots.

To Install: Insert
module vertically and
press down until it
snaps into place.
Pay attention to the
alignment notch at
the bottom.

To Remove: Use
your thumbs to gently
push the release tabs
near both ends of the
module. This should
release it from the
slot.

Figure 2-1. Installing DIMM into Slot

Notch

Notch

Front View

Note: Notch should align with

the receptive key point on

Release Tab Release Tab

the slot.

Top View of DDR3 Slot

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Memory Population for Optimal Performance

-For a Motherboard with One CPU (CPU1) Installed

# DIMMS CPU Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4

4 DIMMs CPU1 P1-1A P1-2A P1-3A P1-4A
8 DIMMs CPU1 P1-1A P1-1B P1-2A P1-2B P1-3A P1-3B P1-4A P1-4B

-For a Motherboard with Two CPUs (CPU1 & CPU2) Installed

Memory Population for Optimal Performance

# DIMMS CPU Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4

8 DIMMs

16 DIMMs

CPU1 P1-1A P1-2A P1-3A P1-4A
CPU2 P2-1A P2-2A P2-3A P2-4A
CPU1 P1-1A P1-1B P1-2A P1-2B P1-3A P1-3B P1-4A P1-4B
CPU2 P2-1A P2-1B P2-2A P2-2B P2-3A P2-3B P2-4A P2-4B

DIMM Module Population Confi guration

For memory to work properly, follow the tables below for memory installation:

Per Channel DIMM Populations Options

DIMM Type DIMM A DIMM B Max. MHz,

1.5V DIMMs

Unbuffered

DIMM

Registered

DIMM

LRDIMM

SR or DR Empty 1600 MHz

SR SR 1600 MHz 8 GB
DR DR 1333 MHz 16 GB

SR or DR Empty 1600 MHz

SR SR 1600 MHz 16 GB
DR DR 1600 MHz 32 GB
QR Empty 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 32 GB
QR QR 1066 MHz 800 MHz 64 GB
QR Empty 1333 MHz 32 GB
QR QR 1333 MHz 64 GB

Max. MHz,

1.35V DIMMs

1333 MHz

1333 MHz

Max. GB/

Channel

8 GB

16 GB

Note 1: Due to OS limitations, some operating systems may not show more than
4 GB of memory.

Note 2: Due to memory allocation to system devices, the amount of memory that
remains available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used.
The reduction in memory availability is disproportional.

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Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability

System Device Size Physical Memory Available

Firmware Hub fl ash memory (System BIOS) 1 MB 3.99 GB
Local APIC 4 KB 3.99 GB
Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3.99 GB
I/O APIC (4 Kbytes) 4 KB 3.99 GB
PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3.76 GB
PCI Express (256 MB) 256 MB 3.51 GB
PCI Enumeration Area 2 (if needed) - aligned on

256-MB boundary
VGA Memory 16 MB 2.85 GB
TSEG 1 MB 2.84 GB
Memory available for the OS & other applications 2.84 GB

512 MB 3.01 GB

(4 GB Total System Memory)

2-5 PCI Expansion Cards

A riser card is used to support one standard size (full height full length) PCI
expansion card.

Installing a PCI Expansion Card

1. Confi rm that you have the correct riser card for your chassis model and the
add-on card includes a standard bracket.

2. Remove the chassis cover.

3. Install the riser card by sliding card into the appropriate slot in the
serverboard.

4. Choose the PCI slot shield in which to place the add-on card.

5. In that slot, open the PCI slot shield lever and slide the shield sideways.

6. From inside the chassis, remove the PCI slot shield.

7. Slide the add-on card into the riser card and attach the add-on card bracket
in place of the PCI slot shield.

8. Secure the add-on card by closing the PCI slot shield lever.

9. Connect cables to the add-on card as necessary.

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2-6 I/O Port and Control Panel Connections

The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC99 specifi cation to make
setting up your system easier. See Figure 2-2 below for the colors and locations
of the various I/O ports.

Figure 2-2. I/O Port Locations and Defi nitions

2

1

4

3 6 7 8 9

5

Rear I/O Ports

1. Keyboard 6. VGA Port

2. PS/2 Mouse 7. LAN1

3. USB0/1 8. LAN2

4. IPMI LAN 9. UID

5. COM1

Front Control Panel

JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors. See Figure 2-3
for the pin defi nitions of the various connectors. Refer to Section 2-6 for details.

Figure 2-3. JF1: Front Control Panel Header (JF1)

20 19

Ground

Key

Power LED

HDD LED
NIC1 (Link) LED
NIC2 (Link) LED

OH/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/UID LED

Power Fail LED

Ground
Ground

No Connection
Key

3.3V
FP UID Switch/3.3VSB
NIC1 (Activity) LED
NIC2 (Activity) LED
Blue_LED_Cathode (UID)/5V SB

3.3V
Reset Button
Power Button

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2-7 Connector Defi nitions

Power Connectors

A 24-pin main power supply connector(JPW1)
and two 8-pin CPU PWR connectors
(JPW2/JPW3) on the motherboard. These
power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V
specifi cation. In addition to the 24-pin ATX
power connector, the 12V 8-pin CPU PWR
connector at JPW2 and JPW3 must also be
connected to your power supply. See the
table on the right for pin defi nitions.

Warning: To prevent damage to the power
supply or motherboard, please use a power
supply that contains both a 24-pin and 8-pin
power connectors. Be sure to connect these
connectors to the 24-pin (JPW1) and the two
8-pin (JPW2/JPW3) power connectors on the
motherboard. Failure in doing so will void the
manufacturer warranty on your power supply
and motherboard.

Power LED Connector

The Power LED connector is on pins 15 and
16 of JF1. This header should be connected
to the chassis power LED connection. See
the table on the right for pin defi nitions.

ATX Power 24-pin Connector

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition
13 +3.3V 1 +3.3V
14 -12V 2 +3.3V
15 COM 3 COM
16 PS_ON 4 +5V
17 COM 5 COM
18 COM 6 +5V
19 COM 7 COM
20 Res (NC) 8 PWR_OK
21 +5V 9 5VSB
22 +5V 10 +12V
23 +5V 11 +12V
24 COM 12 +3.3V

12V 8-pin PWR Connector

Pin Defi nitions

Pins Defi nition
1 through 4 Ground
5 through 8 +12V

Required Connection

Power LED

Pin Defi nitions

(JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
15 3.3V
16 Power LED

HDD/FP UID Switch

The HDD/UID Switch connections are
located on pins 13/14 of JF1. Attach a
hard-drive LED cable to display HDD or
SATA activities. This connection can also
be used as a front panel UID (Unit Identifi
er) switch. The UID LED on Pin 7 of JF1
works in conjunction with this UID Switch.
When the user presses and releases the UID
switch, the UID LED will be turned on or off
to indicate the location of the unit. (Refer to
Page 2-11 for more details.)

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HDD/UID Switch

Pin Defi nitions

(JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
13 UID Signal/3.3V
14 HDD Active

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Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/UID
LED

Connect an LED cable to pins 7 and 8 of
JF1 to use the Overheat/Fan Fail/Power Fail
and UID LED connections. The Red LED on
pin 8 provides warnings of an overheat, fan
failure or power failure. The Blue LED on pin
7 works as the UID LED indicator for the front
panel UID switch located on pins 13~14 of
JF1. When Jumper J_UID_OW is set to off
(default), the Red LED takes precedence
over the Blue LED. (See Page 2-19 for
details.) 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 nitions.

Reset Connector

The reset connector is located on pins 3 and
4 of JF1 and attaches to the reset switch on
the computer chassis. See the table on the
right for pin defi nitions.

OH/Fan Fail/ PWR Fail/Blue_UID

LEDPin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
7 Blue_LED-Cathode(UID)/5.5V.SB
8 OH/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/UID LED

(Red)

OH/Fan Fail/PWR Fail

LED Status (Red LED)

State Indication
Off Normal
On Overheat
Flashing Fan Fail

PWR Fail LED

Pin Defi nitions

(JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
5 3.3V
6 PWR Fail LED

Reset Button

Pin Defi nitions

(JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
3 Reset
4 Ground

Power Button

The Power Button connection is located on
pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily contacting
both pins will power on/off the system. This
button can also be confi gured to function
as a suspend button (with a setting in the
BIOS - see Chapter 4). To turn off the power
when set to suspend mode, press the button
for at least 4 seconds. Refer to the table on
the right for pin defi nitions.

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Power Button

Pin Defi nitions

(JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
1 PWR
2 Ground

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Serial Ports

The COM1 serial port is located beside the
VGA port. Refer to the motherboard layout
for the location of the COM2 header. See the
table on the right for pin defi nitions.

Fan Headers

This motherboard has eight fan headers
(Fan1 to Fan8). These 4-pin fans headers
are backward compatible with 3-pin fans.
However, fan speed control is available
for 4-pin fans only. The fan speeds are
controlled by the BIOS. See the table on the
right for pin defi nitions

Power LED/Speaker

On the JD1 header, pins 1~3 are used for
power LED indication, and pins 4-7 are for
the speaker. See the tables on the right for
pin defi nitions. If you wish to use the onboard
speaker, you should close pins 6~7 with a
jumper. Connect a cable to pins 4~7 of JD1
to use an external speaker.

Serial Port Pin Defi nitions

(COM1/COM2)

Pin # Defi nition Pin # Defi nition
1 DCD 6 DSR
2 RXD 7 RTS
3 TXD 8 CTS
4 DTR 9 RI
5 Ground 10 NC

Note: NC indicates no connection.

Fan Header

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 Tachometer
4 PWR Modulation

PWR LED Connector

Pin Defi nitions

Pin Setting Defi nition
Pin 1 Anode (+)
Pin2 Cathode (-)
Pin3 NA

Speaker Connector

Pin Defi nitions

Pin Setting Defi nition
Pins 4~7 External Speaker
Pins 6~7 Internal Speaker

Chassis Intrusion

A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1.
Attach the appropriate cable to inform you of
a chassis intrusion.

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Chassis Intrusion

Pin Defi nitions

(JL1)

Pin# Defi nition
1 Battery voltage
2 Intrusion signal

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Overheat LED

Connect an LED to the JOH1 header to
provide warning of chassis overheating. See
the table on the right for pin defi nitions.

Power I2C

The JPI2C1 header is for power I2C, which
may be used to monitor the status of the
power supply, fan and system temperature.
See the table on the right for pin defi nitions.

Trusted Platform Module Header

This header is used to connect a Trusted
Platform Module (TPM), available separately
from a third-party vendor. A TPM is a
security device that allows encryption and
authentication of hard drives, disallowing
access if the TPM associated with it is not
installed in the system. See the table on the
right for pin defi nitions.

Overheat LED

Pin Defi nitions

(JOH1)

Pin# Defi nition
1 3.3V
2 OH Active

Power I2C

Pin Defi nitions

(JPI2C1)

Pin# Defi nition
1 Data
2 Ground
3 Clock
4NC

Trusted Platform Module Header

Pin Defi nitions (JTPM1)

Pin# Defi nition Pin# Defi nition
1 LCLK 2 GND
3 LFRAME 4 No Pin
5 LRESET 6 VCC5
7 LAD3 8 LAD2
9 VCC3 10 LAD1
11 LAD0 12 GND
13 RSV0 14 RSV1
15 SB3V 16 SERIRQ
17 GND 18 CLKRUN
19 LPCPD 20 RSV2

JSMB1

A System Management Bus header for
the IPMI slot is located at IPMB for the
H8DG6-F/H8DGi-F serverboards. Connect
the appropriate cable here to use the IPMB
I2C connection on your system.

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JSMB1

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 Data
2 Ground
3 Clock
4 No Connection

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Wake-On-LAN

The Wake-On-LAN header is designated
JWOL1. See the table on the right for pin
defi nitions. You must have a LAN card with
a Wake-On-LAN connector and cable to use
the Wake-On-LAN feature.

LAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports)

Two Gigabit Ethernet ports (designated
LAN1 and LAN2) are located beside the
VGA port. Additionally, for the H8DG6/i-F
serverboards, there is a dedicated LAN for
IPMI on top of the two rear USB ports. These
Ethernet ports accept RJ45 type cables.

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse
Ports

The A TX PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse are
located next to the Back Panel USB Ports 0/1
on the motherboard. See the table at right for
pin defi nitions.

Wake-On-LAN

Pin Defi nitions

(JWOL1)

Pin# Defi nition
1 +5V Standby
2 Ground
3 Wake-up

PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Pin

Defi nitions

PS2 Keyboard PS2 Mouse
Pin# Defi nition Pin# Defi nition
1 KB Data 1 Mouse Data
2 No

Connection

3 Ground 3 Ground
4 Mouse/KB

VCC (+5V)
5 KB Clock 5 Mouse Clock
6 No

Connection
VCC: with 1.5A PTC (current limit)

2 No

Connection

4 Mouse/KB

VCC (+5V)

6 No

Connection

DOM Power Connector

A power connector for SATA DOM (Disk_
On_Module) is located at JWF1. Connect
the appropriate cable here to provide power
support for your DOM devices.

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DOM PWR

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 +5V
2 Ground
3 Ground

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SGPIO

The T-SGPIO1/ T-SGPIO2 (Serial General
Purpose Input/Output) headers provide
a bus between the SATA controller and
the backpane to provide SATA enclosure
management functions. Connect the
appropriate cable from the backplane
to the T-SGPIO1 header to utilize SATA
management functions on your system.

Unit Identifi er Button

There is a Unit Identifi er (UID) button on the
rear I/O of the board. There is also another
UID button located on the control panel.
When you push either UID button, both
Rear UID and Front Panel UID Indicators will
illuminate. Push either button again to turn off
both indicators. These UID indicators provide
easy identifi cation of a system unit that may
be in need of service.

Universal Serial Bus Ports

Two Universal Serial Bus ports (USB 2.0)
are located beside the Keyboard and Mouse
PS2 ports (USB0/1). Two additional Type
A ports (USB6/7) are also included on the
motherboard. See the table on the right for
pin defi nitions.

SGPIO Header Pin Defi nitions

(T-SGPIO1/TSGPIO2)

Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition
1NC 2NC
3 Ground 4 Data
5 Load 6 Ground
7NC 8NC

Note: NC indicates no connection.

UID Button

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 Ground
2 Ground
3 Button In
4 Ground

Universal Serial Bus Ports

Pin Defi nitions (USB 0/1,

USB6/7)

USB0
Pin # Defi nition

1 +5V 1 +5V
2 PO- 2 PO­3 PO+ 3 PO+
4 Ground 4 Ground

USB1
Pin # Defi nition

USB Headers

Four USB 2.0 headers (USB2/3 and USB4/5)
are also included on the motherboard. These
may be connected to provide front side
access. A USB cable (not included) is needed
for the connection. See the table on the right
for pin defi nitions.

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Universal Serial Bus Headers

Pin Defi nitions (USB2/3,

USB4/5)

USB2
Pin # Defi nition

1 +5V 1 +5V
2 PO- 2 PO­3 PO+ 3 PO+
4 Ground 4 Ground
5 Key 5 NC

Note: NC indicates no connection.

USB3
Pin # Defi nition

Video Connector

A Video (VGA) connector is located below
the COM Port on the IO backplane. This
connector is used to provide video and CRT
display.

JIBTN1 Header

A RAIDKey header (only available on
H8DG6/H8DG6-F serverboards), located at
JIBTN1, provides RAID function support in
order to use RAID 5 SAS support.

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2-8 Jumper Settings

Connector

Pins

3 2 1

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. See the diagram at right for an
example of jumping pins 1 and 2. Refer
to the motherboard layout page for jumper
locations.

Note: On two-pin jumpers, "Closed" means
the jumper is on and "Open" means the
jumper is off the pins.

CMOS Clear

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS, which will also clear any passwords. Instead of pins,
this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents
of CMOS.

To Clear CMOS

1. First power down the system and unplug the power cord(s). It is also
recommended that you remove the onboard battery from the serverboard.

2. With the power disconnected, short the CMOS pads with a metal object such
as a small screwdriver.

3. Remove the screwdriver (or shorting device).

4. Reconnect the power cord(s) and power on the system.

Note: Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS.

Jumper

3 2 1

Setting

JBT1 contact pads

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LAN Enable/Disable

Change the setting of jumper JPL1 to enable
or disable the LAN1/2 Ethernet ports. See
the table on the right for jumper settings. The
default setting is enabled.

SAS Enable/Disable

JPS1 allows you to enable or disable the
SAS controller on the H8DG6/H8DG6-F
serverboards. The default position is on pins
1 and 2 to enable SAS. See the table on the
right for j umper s ett ings.

VGA Enable/Disable

JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the
VGA port. The default position is on pins 1
and 2 to enable VGA. See the table on the
right for jumper settings.

I2C to PCI-Express Slot

JI2C1/JI2C2 allows you to enable the I2C bus
to communicate with the PCI-Express slot.
For the jumpers to work properly, please set
both jumpers to the same setting. If enabled,
both jumpers must be enabled. If disabled,
both jumpers must be disabled. See the table
on the right for jumper settings.

LAN Jumper Settings

(JPL1)

Jumper Setting Defi nition
Pins 1-2 Enabled
Pins 2-3 Disabled

SAS Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings (JPS1)

Jumper Setting Defi nition
Pins 1-2 Enabled
Pins 2-3 Disabled

VGA Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings (JPG1)

Jumper Setting Defi nition
Pins 1-2 Enabled
Pins 2-3 Disabled

I2C to PCI-Express Slot

Jumper Settings

(JI2C1/JI2C2)

Jumper Setting Defi nition
Closed Enabled
Open Disabled

BMC Jumper

JPB1 is used to enable or disable theBMC
(Baseboard Management Control) Chip and
the onboard IPMI connection.This jumper is
used together with the IPMI settings in the
BIOS. The default position is on pins 1 and
2 to Enable BMC. See the table on the right
for jumper settings.

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BMC Jumper Enable (JPB1)

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition
Pins 1-2 Enabled (default)
Pins 2-3 Disabled

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Watch Dog Enable/Disable

JWD1 enables the Watch Dog function, a
system monitor that takes action when a
software application freezes the system.
Jumping pins 1-2 will have WD reboot the
system if a program freezes. Jumping pins
2-3 will generate a non-maskable interrupt for
the program that has frozen. See the table
on the right for jumper settings. Watch Dog
must also be enabled in BIOS.

USB Wake-Up

JPUSB2 jumper allows you to "wake up"
the system by pressing a key on the USB
keyboard or by clicking the USB mouse of
your system. These jumpers are used in
conjunction with the USB Wake-Up function
in the BIOS. See the table on the right for
jumper settings and jumper connections. (the
default is Enabled)

2-9 Onboard Indicators

LAN1/LAN2 LEDs

The Ethernet ports (located beside the VGA
port) have two LEDs. On each Gb LAN port,
one LED blinks to indicate activity while the
other may be green, amber or off to indicate
the speed of the connection. See the table
on the right for the functions associated with
the connection speed LED.

Watch Dog

Jumper Settings (JWD1)

Jumper Setting Defi nition
Pins 1-2 Reset
Pins 2-3 NMI
Open Disabled

Note: When Watch Dog is enabled,
the user must write their own
application software to disable the
Watch Dog Timer.

Backpanel USB

Wake-Up Enable (JPUSB2)

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition
Pins 1-2 Enabled (default)
Pins 2-3 Disabled

LAN LED

(Connection Speed

Indicator)

LED Color Defi nition
Off 10 MHz
Green 100 MHz
Amber 1 GHz

Dedicated IPMI LAN LEDs

A dedicated IPMI LAN is also included on
the H8DG6-F/H8DGi-F serverboards. The
amber LED on the right indicates activity,
while the green LED on the left indicates
the speed o f the conn ection. S ee the tab le
at right for mo re infor matio n.

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IPMI LAN Link LED

(Left) & Activity LED (Right)

Color Status Defi nition
Green:

Solid
Amber

Blinking

Link
(Left)

Activity
(Right)

100 Mb/s

Active

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BMC Heartbeat LED

A BMC (Baseboard Management Control)
Heartbeat LED is located at DP1 on the
motherboard. When DP1 is on, the BMC
Controller functions normally. See the tables
at right for mo re infor matio n.

Power LED

DP3 is an Onboard Power LED. When
this LED is lit, it means power is present
on the serverboard. Be sure to turn off the
system and unplug the power cord(s) before
removing or installing components.

SAS2008 Heartbeat LED

The LEDS1 SAS2008 Heartbeat LED on the
H8DG6/H8DG6-F serverboards shows SAS2
activity on the serverboard. See the table to
the right for information on this LED.

UID LED (LE1)

A rear UID LED Indicator, located at LE1,
works in conjunction with the rear UID switch
to provide easy identifi cation for a unit that
might be in need of service. Refer to Page
2-13 for further UID details.

BMC Heartbeat (DP1)

LED Settings

Color Status Defi nition
Green Blinking BMC: Normal
Off Off Not functioning

State System Status
On Standby power present

Off No power connected

SAS2008 Heartbeat LED

State System Status
Blinking SAS Controller is Active
Off SAS Connector Inactive

normally

Power LED

(DP3)

on motherboard

(LEDS1)

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2-10 SAS and SATA Drive Connections

SATA Ports

There are no jumpers to confi gure the SATA
ports, which are designated SATA0 through
SATA5. See the table on the right for pin
defi nitions.

SAS Ports

There are eight SAS ports that are included
only on the H8DG6/H8DG6-F motherboards.
See the table on the right for pin defi nitions.

Note: JPS1 must be set correctly to enable
the SAS controller.

SATA Ports

Pin Defi nitions

(SATA0-SATA5)

Pin # Defi nition
1 Ground
2 TXP
3 TXN
4 Ground
5 RXN
6 RXP
7 Ground

SAS Ports
Pin Defi nitions
(SAS0 ~ SAS7)

Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition
1 Ground 2 TXP
3 TXN 4 Ground
5 RXN 6 RXP
7 Ground

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2-11 Enabling SATA RAID

Now that the hardware is set up, you must install the operating system and the
SATA RAID drivers, if you wish to use RAID with your SATA drives. The installation
procedure differs depending on whether you wish to have the operating system
installed on a RAID array or on a separate non-RAID drive. See the instructions
below for details.

Serial ATA (SATA)

Serial ATA (SATA) is a physical storage interface that employs a single cable with a
minimum of four wires to create a point-to-point connection between devices. This
connection is a serial link that supports a SATA transfer rate from 150 MBps. The
serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel
ATA (PATA) and can extend up to one meter in length, compared to only 40 cm for
PATA cables. Overall, SATA provides better functionality than PATA.

Installing the OS/SATA Driver

Before installing the OS (operating system) and SATA RAID driver, you must decide
if you wish to have the operating system installed as part of a bootable RAID array
or installed to a separate non-RAID hard drive. If on a separate drive, you may
install the driver either during or after the OS installation. If you wish to have the
OS on a SATA RAID array, you must follow the procedure below and install the
driver during the OS installation.

Building a Driver Diskette

Y ou must fi rst build a driver diskette from the Supermicro CD-ROM that was included
with the system. (You will have to create this disk on a computer that is already
running and with the OS installed.)

Building a Driver Diskette

1. Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive and start the system. A display as
shown in Figure 2-6 will appear.

2. Click on the icon labeled "Build Driver Diskettes and Manuals" and follow the
instructions to create a fl oppy disk with the driver on it.

3. Once it's been created, remove the fl oppy and insert the installation CD for
the Windows Operating System you wish to install into the CD-ROM drive of
the new system you are about to confi gure.

Note: You need to have an external USB fl oppy when building the driver diskette.
Window's Vista, Windows 2008 or later Windows OS systems can use a USB stick
instead of a fl oppy.

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Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS

Before installing the Windows Operating System, you must change some settings
in BIOS. Boot up the system and hit the <Del> key to enter the BIOS Setup Utlility.
After the Setup Utility loads,

1. Use the arrow keys to move to the Exit menu. Scroll down with the arrow
keys to the "Load Optimal Defaults setting and press <Enter>. Select "OK" to
confi rm, then <Enter> to load the default settings.

2. Use the arrow keys to move to the "Advanced" menu, then scroll down to
"IDE confi guration". Once in this submenu, scroll down to "OnChip SATA
Type" and choose the "RAID" option (see Figure 2-4).

Figure 2-4. BIOS Setup Screen

3. Hit the <Esc> key twice and scroll to the Exit menu. Select "Save Changes
and Exit" and hit <enter>, then hit <Enter> again to verify.

4. After exiting the BIOS Setup Utility, the system will reboot. When prompted
during the startup, press the <CTRL+A> key when prompted to run the Dot­Hill RAID Utility program (see Figure 2-5).

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Figure 2-5.Adaptec RAID Utility Program Screen

Using the Adaptec RAID Utility

The Adaptec® RAID Utility program is where you can defi ne the drives you want
to include in the RAID array and the mode and type of RAID.

Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation

Y ou may also use the procedure below to install the RAID driver during the Window's
OS installation:

1. With the Windows OS installation CD in the CD-ROM drive, restart the
system.

2. When you see the prompt, hit the <F6> key to enter Windows setup.

3. Eventually a blue screen will appear with a message that begins "Windows
could not determine the type of one or more storage devices . . ." When you
see the screen, hit the <S> key to "Specify Additional Device", then insert the
driver diskette you just created into the fl oppy drive.

4. Highlight "Manufuacturer Supplied Hardware Support Disk" and hit the
<Enter> key.

5. Highlight the fi rst "Adaptec RAID" driver shown and press the <Enter> key to
install it.

6. Press <Enter> again to continue with the Windows setup.

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2-12 Installing Drivers

The CD that came bundled with the system contains drivers, some of which must
be installed, such as the chipset driver. After inserting this CD into your CD-ROM
drive, the display shown in Figure 2-6 should appear. (If this display does not appear ,
click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CD-ROM
drive. Finally, double click on the S "Setup" icon.)

Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme fi les for each
item. Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item (from
top to the bottom) one at a time. After installing each item, you should reboot the
system before moving on to the next item on the list. The bottom icon with a CD
on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD.

Figure 2-6. Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

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Supero Doctor III

The SuperDoctor® 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 SD III Client. The SuperDoctor III program included on the
CD-ROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment
and operations of your system. SuperDoctor III displays crucial system information
such as CPU temperature, system voltages and fan status. See the Figure below
for a display of the SuperDoctor III interface.

Note: The default User Name and Password for SuperDoctor III is ADMIN / ADMIN.
Note: When SuperDoctor is fi rst installed, it adopts the temperature threshold

settings that have been set in BIOS. Any subsequent changes to these thresholds
must be made within SuperDoctor, as the SuperDoctor settings override the BIOS
settings. To set the BIOS temperature threshold settings again, you would fi rst need
to uninstall SuperDoctor.

Figure 2-7. Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen (Health Information)

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Figure 2-8. Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen (Remote Control)

Note: The SuperDoctor III program and User’s Manual can be downloaded from the

Supermicro web site at http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/software/
SuperDoctorIII.cfm. For Linux, we recommend that you use the SuperoDoctor II
application instead.

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2-13 Serverboard Battery

Caution: There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed upside

down, which will reverse its polarites (see Figure2-9). This battery must be replaced
only with the same or an equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer
(CR2032). Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Figure 2-9. Installing the Onboard Battery

LITHIUM BATTERY

BATTERY HOLDER

Please handle used batteries carefully. Do not damage the battery in any way; a
damaged battery may release hazardous materials into the environment. Do not
discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landfi ll. Please comply with the
regulations set up by your local hazardous waste management agency to dispose
of your used battery properly.

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

3-1 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.

Before Power On

1. Check that the onboard power LED is lit (DP3 on the motherboard).

2. Make sure that the power connector is connected to your power supply.

3. Make sure that no short circuits exist between the motherboard and chassis.

4. Disconnect all cables from the motherboard, including those for the keyboard
and mouse.

5. Remove all add-on cards.

6. Install a CPU and heatsink (making sure it is fully seated) and connect the
internal (chassis) speaker and the power LED to the motherboard. Check all
jumper settings as well.

7. Use the correct type of onboard CMOS battery (CR2032) as recommended
by the manufacturer. To avoid possible explosion, do not install the CMOS
battery upside down.

No Power

1. Make sure that no short circuits exist between the motherboard and the
chassis.

2. Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions.

3. Check that the 115V/230V switch on the power supply is properly set.

4. Turn the power switch on and off to test the system.

5. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still
supplies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

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1. If the power is on but you have no video, remove all the add-on cards and
cables.

2. Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. Refer to Appendix A
for details on beep codes.

Note: If you are a system integrator, VAR or OEM, a POST diagnostics card is
recommended. For I/O port 80h codes, refer to App. B.

Memory Errors

1. Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed.

2. You should be using proper ECC DDR-3 memory (see next page). Also, it is
recommended that you use the same memory type and speed for all DIMMs
in the system. See Section 2-4 for memory details.

3. Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between slots
and noting the results.

4. Check the power supply voltage 115V/230V switch.

Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration

1. Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply. A poor quality
power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information.
Refer to Section 1-6 for details on recommended power supplies.

2. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still
supplies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

3. If the above steps do not fi x the setup confi guration problem, contact your
vendor for repairs.

3-2 Technical Support Procedures

Before contacting Technical Support, please take the following steps. Also, note
that as a motherboard manufacturer, we do not sell directly to end-users, so it is
best to fi rst check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services. They
should know of any possible problem(s) with the specifi c system confi guration that
was sold to you.

1. Please review the ‘Troubleshooting Procedures’ and 'Frequently Asked
Questions' (FAQs) sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site
before contacting Technical Support.

2. BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site. Note: Not all BIOS
can be fl ashed depending on the modifi cations to the boot block code.

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3. If you still cannot resolve the problem, include the following information when
contacting us for technical support:

• Motherboard model and PCB revision number

• BIOS release date/version (this can be seen on the initial display when your

system fi rst boots up)

• System confi guration

An example of a Technical Support form is posted on our web site.
Distributors: For immediate assistance, please have your account number ready

when contacting our technical support department by e-mail.

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What type of memory does my motherboard support?
Answer: The H8DG6/i(-F) serverboard supports a maximum memory of up

to 128 GB of ECC/Non-ECC UDIMM or up to 512 GB of ECC RDIMM, with
DDR3-1600/1333/1066 Mhz speed, 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB or 32 GB size
SDRAM memory. See Section 2-4 for details on installing memory.

Question: How do I update my BIOS?
Answer: It is recommended that you not upgrade your BIOS if you are not

experiencing problems with your system. Updated BIOS fi les are located on our
web site. Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to
update your BIOS on our web site. Also, check the current BIOS revision and make
sure it is newer than your current BIOS before downloading.

Select your motherboard model on the web page and download the corresponding
BIOS fi le to your computer. Unzip the BIOS update fi le, in which you will fi nd the
readme.txt (fl ash instructions), the afudos.exe (BIOS fl ash utility) and the BIOS
image (xxx.rom) fi les. Copy these fi les to a bootable fl oppy disk, insert the disk
into drive A and reboot the system. At the DOS prompt after rebooting, enter the
command "fl ash" (without quotation marks) then type in the BIOS fi le that you want
to update with (xxxx.rom).

Question: What's on the CD that came with my motherboard?
Answer: The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will

greatly enhance your system. We recommend that you review the CD and install the
applications you need. Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows
and security and audio drivers.

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Question: Why can't I turn off the power using the momentary power on/off
switch?

Answer: The instant power off function is controlled in BIOS by the Power Button

Mode setting. When the On/Off feature is enabled, the motherboard will have instant
off capabilities as long as the BIOS has control of the system. When the Standby
or Suspend feature is enabled or when the BIOS is not in control such as during
memory count (the fi rst screen that appears when the system is turned on), the
momentary on/off switch must be held for more than four seconds to shut down the
system. This feature is required to implement the ACPI features on the motherboard.

3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service

A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be­fore any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain service by calling your
vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number . When returning to
the manufacturer, the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside
of the shipping carton, and mailed prepaid or hand-carried. Shipping and handling
charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete.

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 in­curred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration, misuse, abuse or improper
maintenance of products.

During the warranty period, contact your distributor fi rst for any product problems.

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Chapter 4

BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the AMIBIOS™ Setup utility for the H8DG6/i(-F) serverboard.
The 16 Mb AMI BIOS® is stored in a fl ash chip and can be easily upgraded using
a fl oppy disk-based program.

Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been added
or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual. Please refer to the Manual
Download area of our web site for any changes to BIOS that may not be refl ected
in this manual.

Starting the Setup Utility

To enter the BIOS Setup Utility, hit the <Delete> key while the system is booting-up.
(In most cases, the <Delete> key is used to invoke the BIOS setup screen. There
are a few cases when other keys are used, such as <F1>, <F2>, etc.) Each main
BIOS menu option is described in this manual.

The Main BIOS screen has two main frames. The left frame displays all the options
that can be confi gured. “Grayed-out” options cannot be confi gured. The right frame
displays the key legend. Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text
message. When an option is selected in the left frame, it is highlighted in white. Often
a text message will accompany it. (Note that BIOS has default text messages built
in. We retain the option to include, omit, or change any of these text messages.)
Settings printed in Bold are the default values.

A " "indicates a submenu. Highlighting such an item and pressing the <Enter>
key will open the list of settings within that submenu.

The BIOS setup utility uses a key-based navigation system called hot keys. Most
of these hot keys (<F1>, <F10>, <Enter>, <ESC>, <Arrow> keys, etc.) can be used
at any time during the setup navigation process.

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4-2 Main Menu

When you fi rst enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, you will see the Main Menu screen.
You can always return to the Main Menu by selecting the Main tab on the top of
the screen with the arrow keys.

The Main Menu screen provides you with a system overview, which includes the
version, built date and ID of the AMIBIOS, the type, speed and number of the
processors in the system and the amount of memory installed in the system.

System Time/System Date

You can edit this fi eld to change the system time and date. Highlight System Time
or System Date using the <Arrow> keys. Enter new values through the keyboard.
Press the <Tab> key or the <Arrow> keys to move between fi elds. The date must
be entered in DAY/MM/DD/YYYY format. The time is entered in HH:MM:SS format.
Please note that time is in a 24-hour format. For example, 5:30 A.M. appears as
05:30:00 and 5:30 P.M. as 17:30:00.

4-3 Advanced Settings Menu

 Boot Feature

Quick Boot

If Enabled, this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time
needed for the system to boot up. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Quiet Boot

If Disabled, normal POST messages will be displayed on boot-up. If Enabled,
this display the OEM logo instead of POST messages.

Add On ROM Display Mode

This option sets the display mode for Option ROM. The options are Force BIOS
or Keep Current.

Bootup Num Lock
This option selects the power-on state for the NUM lock to either On or Off.

PS/2 Mouse Support

Use this option to select support for the PS/2 mouse. Options are Disabled,
Enabled or Auto.

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Wait for F1 if Error

This setting controls the system response when an error is detected during the
boot sequence. When enabled, BIOS will stop the boot sequence when an error
is detected, at which point you will need to press the F1 button to re-enter the
BIOS setup menu. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Hit 'DEL' Message Display

Use this option to Enable or Disable the "Press DEL to run setup" message in
POST.

Interrupt 19 Capture

Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19. The options are Enabled
and Disabled.

Watch Dog Function

Allows system to restart when system is inactive more than 5-minutes. The
options are Enabled and Disabled.

Power Button Function

This sets the function of the power button when you turn off the system. Options
include 4-second Overide and Instant Off.

Restore on AC Power Loss

This sets the action that occurs when an AC power loss occurs. Options include
Power Off, Power On and Last State.

 Processor and Clock Options

CPU Confi guration

This displays static information on the Module Version, Physical Count and
Logical Count for the system's processor(s) and clock.

CPU Information

The information for the installed processor includes Revision, Cache L1/L2/L3,
Speed, NB CLK, Able to Change Frequency and uCode Patch Level.

GART Error Reporting

This option should remain disabled for normal operation. The driver developer
may enable this option for testing purposes. Options are Enabled or Disabled.

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Microcode Update
This setting Enables or Disables microcode updating.

Secure Virtual Machine Mode
This setting is used to Enable or Disable SVM.

Power Now
This setting is used to Enable or Disable the AMD Power Now feature.

Power Cap
This option can decide the highest P-state in the OS. Options include P-state

0 through P-state 4.

CPU Down Core Mode

This option sets down core support for the CPU. Options include Disabled, 1
Core through n Cores in odd numbered increments. The value n is depend on
the core per CPU node.

C1E Support
This option specifi es C1E support. Options include Enabled and Disabled.

Clock Speed Spectrum
This option enables or disables spread spectrum modulation.

 Advanced Chipset Control

Chipset Version Information

The top of the Advanced Chipset Settings screen contains static version
information for the installed chipsets on the serverboard.

 NorthBridge Confi guration

 Memory Confi guration

Bank Interleaving

Select Auto to automatically enable a bank-interleaving memory scheme
when this function is supported by the processor. The options are Auto
and Disabled.

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Node Interleaving

This option enables node memory interleaving. Options include Auto or

Disabled.

Channel Interleaving

This option enables channel memory interleaving. Options include Auto
or Disabled.

CS Sparing

This setting will reserve a spare memory rank in each node when enabled.
Options are Enabled and Disabled.

Bank Swizzle Mode
This setting Enables or Disables the bank swizzle mode.

 ECC Confi guration

ECC Mode

This submenu affects the DRAM scrub rate based on its setting. Options
include Disabled, Basic, Good, Super, Max and User. Selecting User
activates the other options for user setting.

DRAM ECC Enable

This setting allows hardware to report and correct memory errors
automatically, maintaining system integrity. Options are Enabled or
Disabled. This is option is only active if ECC Mode above is set to User.

 DRAM Timing Confi guration

DRAM Timing Confi g

This option allows you to set the DRAM timing confi guration for the system.
Options include Auto or Manual.

IOMMU

This setting is used to enable or disable or set the GART size in systems
without AGP. Options include Enabled and Disabled.

Memory Timing Parameters

This selects the which node's timing parameters to display. The only selection
for this option is CPU Node 0.

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Clock Speed Information

Clock speed information for memory is displayed under this Northbridge
Chipset Confi rguration page. This information includes Memory CLK, CAS
Latency (Tcl), RAS/CAS Delay (Trcd), Row Precharge Time (Trp), Min Active
RAS (Tras), RAS/RAS Delay (Trrd), Row Cycle (Trc), Read to Precharge
(Trtp), Write Recover Time (Twr) and Memory Type.

 NorthBridge Confi guration

OHCI/EHCI HC Device Functions

These settings allow you to either Enable or Disable functions for OHCI or
EHCI bus devices.

USB 2.0 Controller Mode

Use this setting to confi gure the USB 2.0 Controller in either Hi-Speed (480
Mps) or Full Speed (12 Mps) mode. Options include Enabled (Hi-Speed
Mode) or Disabled (Full Speed Mode).

Legacy USB Support

Select "Enabled" to enable the support for USB Legacy. Disable Legacy
support if there are no USB devices installed in the system. "Auto" disabled
Legacy support if no USB devices are connected. The options are Disabled,
Enabled and Auto.

 IDE Confi guration

Onboard PCI IDE Controller
This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the PCI IDE controller.

On Chip SATA Channel
This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the OnChip SATA channel.

On Chip SATA Type

Use this setting to set the On Chip SATA type. Options include

Native IDE, RAID, AMD_AHCI and Legacy IDE.

SATA IDE Combined Mode

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the SATA IDE combined mode.

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PATA Channel Confi guration
This allows you to set PATA channel confi guration. Options include S ATA as

Primary or SATA as secondary.

Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth IDE Master/Slave

LBA/Large Mode

LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a method of addressing data on a disk
drive. The options are Disabled and Auto.

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)

Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data
transferred. Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block
mode is not used. Block mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt.

Select "Disabled" to allow the data to be transferred from and to the device
one sector at a time. Select "Auto" to allows the data transfer from and to the
device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it. The options
are Auto and Disabled.

PIO Mode

PIO (Programmable I/O) mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive
and the programmable IDE controller. As the PIO mode increases, the cycle
time decreases.

The options are Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4. Select Auto to allow BIOS to auto
detect the PIO mode. Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be
determined. Select 0 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 0, which has a data
transfer rate of 3.3 MBs. Select 1 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 1, which has
a data transfer rate of 5.2 MBs. Select 2 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 2,
which has a data transfer rate of 8.3 MBs. Select 3 to allow BIOS to use PIO
mode 3, which has a data transfer rate of 11.1 MBs. Select 4 to allow BIOS
to use PIO mode 4, which has a data transfer rate of 16.6 MBs. This setting
generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured after 1999. For other
disk drives, such as IDE CD-ROM drives, check the specifi cations of the drive.

DMA Mode

Selects the DMA Mode. Options are Auto, SWDMA0, SWDMA1, SWDMA2,
MWDMA0. MDWDMA1, MWDMA2, UDMA0. UDMA1, UDMA2, UDMA3,
UDMA4 and UDMA5. (SWDMA=Single Word DMA, MWDMA=Multi Word
DMA, UDMA=UltraDMA.)

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S.M.A.R.T.

Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) can help
predict impending drive failures. Select "Auto" to allow BIOS to auto detect
hard disk drive support. Select "Disabled" to prevent AMI BIOS from using
the S.M.A.R.T. Select "Enabled" to allow AMI BIOS to use the S.M.A.R.T.
to support hard drive disk. The options are Disabled, Enabled, and Auto.

32-Bit Data Transfer

Select "Enabled" to activate the function of 32-Bit data transfer. Select
"Disabled" to deactivate the function. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

IDE Detect Timeout (Sec)

Use the +/- keys to adjust and select the time out for detecting ATA/ATAPI
devices. The default value is 35.

 PCI/PnP Confi guration

Clear NVRAM
Select Yes to clear NVRAM during boot-up. The options are Yes and No.

Plug & Play O/S

Select Yes to allow the OS to confi gure Plug & Play devices. (This is not required
for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug & Play.) Select No
to allow AMIBIOS to confi gure all devices in the system.

PCI Latency Timer

This option sets the latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus. Select a value
to set the PCI latency in PCI clock cycles. Options are 32, 64, 96, 128, 160,
192, 224 and 248.

PCI IDE Busmaster

Use this setting to Enable or Disable BIOS enabled uses of PCI Busmastering
for reading or writing to IDE drives.

ROM Scan Ordering

This setting determines which kind of option ROM activates prior to another.
Options include Onboard First and Addon First.

PCIe x4 Slot 1/PCIe x16 Slot 2/PCIe x8 Slot 3/PCIe x16 Slot 4/PCIe x4
Slot 5/PCIe x16 Slot 6

These settings Enable or Disable the specifi ed PCIe slot in your system.

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Onboard LAN Option ROM Select
This setting allows you to select the onboard LAN option ROM for iSCSI or PXE.
Note: You must enable ONLY LAN1 when the iSCSI support option is specifi ed.

Load Onboard LAN 1 Option ROM
This option allows you to Enable or Disable the onboard LAN 1 option ROM.

Load Onboard LAN 2 Option ROM
This option allows you to Enable or Disable the onboard LAN 2 option ROM.

Boots Graphic Adapter Priority

This option specifi es the priority for the graphic adapter for either Onboard VGA
or Offboard VGA.

 SuperIO Device Confi guration

Serial 1 Address

This option specifi es the base I/O port address and Interrupt Request address
of serial port 1. Select "Disabled" to prevent the serial port from accessing any
system resources. When this option is set to Disabled, the serial port physically
becomes unavailable. Select "3F8/IRQ4" to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its
I/O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address. Options include Disabled,

3F8/IRQ4, 3E8/IRQ4 and 2E8/IRQ3

Serial 2 Address

This option specifi es the base I/O port address and Interrupt Request address
of serial port 2. Select "Disabled" to prevent the serial port from accessing any
system resources. When this option is set to "Disabled", the serial port physically
becomes unavailable. Select "2F8/IRQ3" to allow the serial port to use 2F8 as its
I/O port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address. Options include Disabled,
2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4 and 2F8/IRQ3.

 Remote Access Confi guration

Remote Access

Use this option to Enable or Disable Remote Access in your system. If enabled,
the settings below will appear.

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Serial Port Number

Use this setting to select the serial port for console redirection. Options include
COM1, COM2 and COM3*. The displayed base address and IRQ for the serial
port changes to refl ect the selection you make.

Note: Make sure the selected port is enabled.

Serial Port Mode

Selects the serial port settings to use. Options are (115200 8, n, 1), (57600 8,
n, 1), (38400 8, n, 1), (19200 8, n, 1) and (09600 8, n, 1).

Flow Control

Selects the fl ow control to be used for console redirection. Options are None,
Hardware and Software.

Redirection After BIOS POST

Options are Disable (no redirection after BIOS POST), Boot Loader (redirection
during POST and during boot loader) and Always (redirection always active).
Note that some OS's may not work with this set to Always.

Terminal Type
Selects the type of the target terminal. Options are ANSI, VT100 and VT-UTF8.

VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support

Allows you to Enable or Disable VT-UTF8 combination key support for ANSI/
VT100 terminals.

Sredir Memory Display Delay

Use this setting to set the delay in seconds to display memory information.
Options are No Delay, 1 sec, 2 secs and 4 secs.

 Hardware Health Confi guration

CPU Overheat Alarm

This setting allows you to specify the type of alarm for CPU overheating. Options
include The Early Alarm and The Default Alarm.

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Fan Speed Control Modes

This feature allows the user to determine how the system will control the speed
of the onboard fans. The options are Full Speed/FS (Max Cooling), Performance/
PF (Better Cooling), Balanced/BL (Balance between performance and energy
saving), Energy Saving/ES (Lower Power and Noise).

Other items in the submenu are systems monitor displays for the following
information:

CPU 1 Temperature, CPU 2 Temperature, NB Temperature, VRD 1
Temperature, VRD 2 Temperature, System Temperature, Air Temperature,
Fan 1-8 Reading, CPU 1 VCore, CPU 2 VCore, CPU 1 Mem VTT, CPU 2
Mem VTT, CPU 1 Mem, CPU 2 Mem, 1.1V, 1.8V, 5V +12V, 3.3 Vcc, 3.3 VSB,
VBAT and HT Voltage.

CPU Temperature Display (CTD)

CPU Temperature descriptions are defi ned as:

Low  [Tctl Value = Lowest Value, Tctl Value = -45]

Medium  [Tctl Value = -46, Tctl Value = 60]

High  [Tctl Value = -61 and Above]

Note: Only CPU temperature (Low, Medium, High) and system temperature (RT1)
are required to be displayed in BIOS and in-system monitoring software. Other
Motherboard components such as memory, chipset, SAS and 10Gb controllers,
and others are not requried to display temperatures. For debugging and testing
purposes, BIOS and system monitoring software can show motherboard
components’ temperatures (such as memory, chipset, SAS and 10Gb controllers).
However for SMCI standard release version BIOS and system monitoring software,
motherboard components’ temperatures are NOT required to be displayed.

CPU Overheating Alarm (COA)

CPU Overheating Alarm (COA) has “Early Alarm” and “Default Alarm” (default)
options in the BIOS, and is required to be implemented in all fan speed control
modes.

The Early Alarm is enabled when the Tctl value = 65, and is disabled when the Tctl
value drops from 65 to 62.

The Default Alarm (default setting) is enabled when the Tctl value = 70, and is
disabled when the Tctl value drops from 70 to 67.

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When COA (either Early or Default Alarm) is enabled, the following actions are
required to be executed:

• System overheating LED is required to be ON and to solid red.

• Onboard buzzer or speaker is required to be ON and to be a continuous sound.

• All system fans are required to be operated at full speed.

• System monitoring software (such as Super Doctor and IPMI if available) is

required to report and record CPU overheating events in the event logs.

When COA (either Early or Default Alarm) is disabled, the following actions are
required to be executed:

• System overheating LED is required to be OFF.

• Onboard buzzer or speaker is required to be OFF.

• All system fans are required to be returned to a normal, non-CPU-overheating

LFSC condition.

Condition When a CPU is overheating

Front Panel Overheating LED On and Solid Red
Onboard Buzzer or Speaker On and Continuous Sound
System Fan Speed Controls Full Speed
BMC Report PROCHOT
BMC Event Log Record PROCHOT
Super Doctor Report PROCHOT
Super Doctor Event Log Record PROCHOT

 ACPI Confi guration

PS2 KB/MS Wakeup
This setting allows you to Enable or Disable PS2 keyboard and mouse wakeup.

ACPI Aware O/S

This setting Enables or Disables ACPI support for the system's operating system.
Options include Yes (enabled) or No (disabled).

ACPI APIC Support

Determines whether to include the ACPI APIC table pointer in the RSDT pointer
list. The available options are Enabled and Disabled.

Headless Mode

Use this setting to Enable or Disable headless operation mode through ACPI.

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ACPI Version Features

Use this setting the determine which ACPI version to use. Options are ACPI
v1.0, ACPI v2.0 and ACPI v3.0.

NUMA Support
This setting Enables or Disables the building of a ACPI SRAT table.

 Trusted Computing

TCG/TPM Support

This setting enables/disables TPM/TCG (TPM 1.1/1.2) support in BIOS. Options
include No or Yes.

 IPMI Confi guration

This menu shows static information about the IPMI fi rmware revision and status of
the BMC, as well as options for IPMI confi guration.

View BMC System Event Log

Pressing the Enter key will open the following settings. Use the "+" and "-" keys
to navigate through the system event log.

Clear BMC System Event Log

Selecting this and pressing the Enter key will clear the BMC system event log.

Set LAN Confi guration

Use the "+" and "-" keys to choose the desired channel number. This displays
Channel Number and Channel Number Status information.

This menu contains options for inputing settings for the SET LAN Confi guration
Command. See IPMI 1.5 Specifi cation, table 11.1 for details. Use the "+" and
"-" keys to choose the desired channel number.

Note: Each question in this group may take a considerable amount of time.

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IP Address Source

Select the source of this machine's IP address. If Static is selected, you will
need to know and enter manually the IP address of this machine below.
If DHCP is selected, the BIOS will search for a DHCP (Dynamic Host
Confi guration Protocol) server in the network it is attached to, and request
the next available IP address. The options are DHCP and Static.

The following items are assigned IP addresses automatically if DHCP is
selected under IP Address Source above:

IP Address

This submenu sets the IP address source as either Static or DHCP. Selecting
Static allows you to manually set the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway
Address.

In the fi eld provided here enter the IP address in the decimal form of xxx.xxx.
xxx.xxx with xxx having a value of less than 256 and in decimal form only The
IP address and current IP address in the BMC are shown.

Subnet Mask

In the fi eld provided here enter the Subnet address in the decimal form of
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx with xxx having a value of less than 256 and in decimal form
only. The current subnet address in the BMC is shown.

Gateway Address

In the fi eld provided here enter the Gateway address in the decimal form of
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx with xxx having a value of less than 256 and in decimal form
only. The current Gateway address in the BMC is shown.

MAC Address

In the fi eld provided here enter the MAC address in the hex form of xx.xx.xx.xx.
xx.xx with xx in hex form only. The current MAC address in the BMC is shown.

BMC Watch Dog Timer Action

This setting is used to set the Watch Dog function, which allows the BMC to reset
or powerdown the system if the OS crashes or hangs. Options include Disabled,
Reset System, Power Down and Power Cycle.

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 Event Log Confi guration

View Event Log

Pressing the Enter key will open the event log. Use the "" and "" keys to
navigate through the system event log.

Mark All Events as Read

Selecting this and pressing the Enter key marks all events as read in the event
log.

Clear Event Log

Selecting this and pressing the Enter key clears the system event log.

SR56x0 (RD890S) PCIE Error Log

This setting allows you set an error log ofr PCIE errors. Options include Yes
or No.

4-3 Security Menu

AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password. If you use both passwords,
the Supervisor password must be set fi rst.

Change Supervisor Password

Select this option and press <Enter> to access the sub menu, and then type in
the password.

Change User Password

Select this option and press <Enter> to access the sub menu, and then type in
the password.

Boot Sector Virus Protection

This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen. Select "Disabled" to
deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection. Select "Enabled" to enable boot sector
protection. When "Enabled", AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program (or
virus) issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the
hard disk drive. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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4-4 Boot Menu

The Boot Menu is accessible only when the "Load Onboard LAN Option ROM"
setting (in the PCI/PnP Confi guration menu) is enabled.

Boot Device Priority

This feature allows you to prioritize the boot sequence from the list of available
devices. A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding
type menu.

Removable Drives

This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list of available
Removable drives. A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the
corresponding type menu.

Hard Disk Drives

This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list of available hard
disk drives. A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding
type menu.

CD/DVD Drives

This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list of available CD/
DVD drives. A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding
type menu.

USB Drives

This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list of available USB
drives. A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type
menu.

Network Drives

This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list of available
Network drives. A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the
corresponding type menu.

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Retry Boot Devices
This option allows you to retry boot devices. Options include Enabled and Disabled.

4-5 Exit Menu

Select the Exit tab from AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup
screen.

Save Changes and Exit

When you have completed the system confi guration changes, select this option
to leave BIOS Setup and reboot the computer, so the new system confi guration
parameters can take effect. Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and
press <Enter>.

Discard Changes and Exit

Select this option to quit BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the
system confi guration and reboot the computer. Select Discard Changes and Exit
from the Exit menu and press <Enter>.

Discard Changes

Select this option and press <Enter> to discard all the changes and return to AMI
BIOS Utility Program.

Load Optimal Defaults

To set this feature, select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press
<Enter>. Then Select "OK" to allow BIOS to automatically load the Optimal Defaults
as the BIOS Settings. The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system
performance, but may not work best for all computer applications.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

To set this feature, select Load Fail-Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press
<Enter>. The Fail-Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability, but not
maximum performance.

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Appendix A: BIOS Error Beep Codes

Appendix A

BIOS Error Beep Codes

During the POST (Power-On Self-Test) routines, which are performed each time
the system is powered on, errors may occur.

Non-fatal errors are those which, in most cases, allow the system to continue the
boot-up process. The error messages normally appear on the screen.

Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot-up
procedure. If a fatal error occurs, you should consult with your system manufacturer
for possible repairs.

These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps. The
numbers on the fatal error list (on the following page) correspond to the number
of beeps for the corresponding error. All errors listed, with the exception of Beep
Code 8, are fatal errors.

A-1 AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes

Beep Code Error Message Description

1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset (Ready to power up)
5 shorts, 1 long beep Memory error No memory detected in system
1 long, 8 short Video error Video adapter disabled or missing

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Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes

Appendix B

BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes

When AMIBIOS performs the Power On Self Test, it writes checkpoint codes to I/O
port 0080h. If the computer cannot complete the boot process, diagnostic equipment
can be attached to the computer to read I/O port 0080h.

B-1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes

The uncompressed initialization checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution:

Checkpoint Code Description

D0h The NMI is disabled. Power on delay is starting. Next, the initialization code checksum will be

D1h Initializing the DMA controller, performing the keyboard controller BAT test, starting memory

D3h Starting memory sizing next.
D4h Returning to real mode. Executing any OEM patches and setting the Stack next.
D5h Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at E000:0000h. The initialization

D6h Control is in segment 0. Next, checking if <Ctrl> <Home> was pressed and verifying the system

verifi ed.

refresh and entering 4 GB fl at mode next.

code is copied to segment 0 and control will be transferred to segment 0.

BIOS checksum. If either <Ctrl> <Home> was pressed or the system BIOS checksum is bad,
next will go to checkpoint code E0h. Otherwise, going to checkpoint code D7h.

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B-2 Bootblock Recovery Codes

The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution:

Checkpoint Code Description

E0h The onboard fl oppy controller if available is initialized. Next, beginning the base 512 KB

E1h Initializing the interrupt vector table next.
E2h Initializing the DMA and Interrupt controllers next.
E6h Enabling the fl oppy drive controller and Timer IRQs. Enabling internal cache memory.
Edh Initializing the fl oppy drive.
Eeh Looking for a fl oppy diskette in drive A:. Reading the fi rst sector of the diskette.
Efh A read error occurred while reading the fl oppy drive in drive A:.
F0h Next, searching for the AMIBOOT.ROM fi le in the root directory.
F1h The AMIBOOT.ROM fi le is not in the root directory.
F2h Next, reading and analyzing the fl oppy diskette FAT to fi nd the clusters occupied by the

F3h Next, reading the AMIBOOT.ROM fi le, cluster by cluster.
F4h The AMIBOOT.ROM fi le is not the correct size.
F5h Next, disabling internal cache memory.
FBh Next, detecting the type of fl ash ROM.
FCh Next, erasing the fl ash ROM.
FDh Next, programming the fl ash ROM.
FFh Flash ROM programming was successful. Next, restarting the system BIOS.

memory test.

AMIBOOT.ROM fi le.

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B-3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes

The following runtime checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution.
These codes are uncompressed in F0000h shadow RAM.

Checkpoint Code Description

03h The NMI is disabled. Next, checking for a soft reset or a power on condition.
05h The BIOS stack has been built. Next, disabling cache memory.
06h Uncompressing the POST code next.
07h Next, initializing the CPU and the CPU data area.
08h The CMOS checksum calculation is done next.
0Ah The CMOS checksum calculation is done. Initializing the CMOS status register for date and

0Bh The CMOS status register is initialized. Next, performing any required initialization before the

0Ch The keyboard controller input buffer is free. Next, issuing the BAT command to the keyboard

0Eh The keyboard controller BAT command result has been verifi ed. Next, performing any

0Fh The initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test is done. The keyboard

10h The keyboard controller command byte is written. Next, issuing the Pin 23 and 24 blocking and

11h Next, checking if <End or <Ins> keys were pressed during power on. Initializing CMOS RAM

12h Next, disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2.
13h The video display has been disabled. Port B has been initialized. Next, initializing the chipset.
14h The 8254 timer test will begin next.
19h Next, programming the fl ash ROM.
1Ah The memory refresh line is toggling. Checking the 15 second on/off time next.
2Bh Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required confi guration before the video ROM

2Ch All necessary processing before passing control to the video ROM is done. Looking for the

2Dh The video ROM has returned control to BIOS POST. Performing any required processing after

23h Reading the 8042 input port and disabling the MEGAKEY Green PC feature next. Making the

24h The confi guration required before interrupt vector initialization has completed. Interrupt vector

25h Interrupt vector initialization is done. Clearing the password if the POST DIAG switch is on.
27h Any initialization before setting video mode will be done next.
28h Initialization before setting the video mode is complete. Confi guring the monochrome mode and

2Ah Bus initialization system, static, output devices will be done next, if present. See the last page

time next.

keyboard BAT command is issued.

controller.

necessary initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test.

command byte is written next.

unblocking command.

if the Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the
<End> key was pressed.

test.

video ROM next and passing control to it.

the video ROM had control

BIOS code segment writable and performing any necessary confi guration before initializing the
interrupt vectors.

initialization is about to begin.

color mode settings next.

for additional information.

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Checkpoint Code Description

2Eh Completed post-video ROM test processing. If the EGA/VGA controller is not found, performing

2Fh The EGA/VGA controller was not found. The display memory read/write test is about to begin.
30h The display memory read/write test passed. Look for retrace checking next.
31h The display memory read/write test or retrace checking failed. Performing the alternate display

32h The alternate display memory read/write test passed. Looking for alternate display retrace

34h Video display checking is over. Setting the display mode next.
37h The display mode is set. Displaying the power on message next.
38h Initializing the bus input, IPL, general devices next, if present. See the last page of this chapter

39h Displaying bus initialization error messages. See the last page of this chapter for additional

3Ah The new cursor position has been read and saved. Displaying the Hit <DEL> message next.
3Bh The Hit <DEL> message is displayed. The protected mode memory test is about to start.
40h Preparing the descriptor tables next.
42h The descriptor tables are prepared. Entering protected mode for the memory test next.
43h Entered protected mode. Enabling interrupts for diagnostics mode next.
44h Interrupts enabled if the diagnostics switch is on. Initializing data to check memory wraparound

45h Data initialized. Checking for memory wraparound at 0:0 and fi nding the total system memory

46h The memory wraparound test is done. Memory size calculation has been done. Writing patterns

47h The memory pattern has been written to extended memory. Writing patterns to the base 640

48h Patterns written in base memory. Determining the amount of memory below 1 MB next.
49h The amount of memory below 1 MB has been found and verifi ed.
4Bh The amount of memory above 1 MB has been found and verifi ed. Checking for a soft reset and

4Ch The memory below 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset. Clearing the memory above 1 MB

4Dh The memory above 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset. Saving the memory size next.

4Eh The memory test started, but not as the result of a soft reset. Displaying the fi rst 64 KB memory

4Fh The memory size display has started. The display is updated during the memory test.

50h The memory below 1 MB has been tested and initialized. Adjusting the displayed memory size

51h The memory size display was adjusted for relocation and shadowing.
52h The memory above 1 MB has been tested and initialized. Saving the memory size information

53h The memory size information and the CPU registers are saved. Entering real mode next.

the display memory read/write test next.

memory read/write test next.

checking next.

for additional information.

information.

at 0:0 next.

size next.

to test memory next.

KB memory next.

clearing the memory below 1 MB for the soft reset next. If this is a power on situation, going to
checkpoint 4Eh next.

next.

Going to checkpoint 52h next.

size next.

Performing the sequential and random memory test next.

for relocation and shadowing next.

next.

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Checkpoint Code Description

54h Shutdown was successful. The CPU is in real mode. Disabling the Gate A20 line, parity, and

57h The A20 address line, parity, and the NMI are disabled. Adjusting the memory size depending

58h The memory size was adjusted for relocation and shadowing. Clearing the Hit <DEL> message

59h The Hit <DEL> message is cleared. The <WAIT...> message is displayed. Starting the DMA

60h The DMA page register test passed. Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register test next.
62h The DMA controller 1 base register test passed. Performing the DMA controller 2 base register

65h The DMA controller 2 base register test passed. Programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 next.

66h Completed programming DMA controllers 1 and 2. Initializing the 8259 interrupt controller next.
67h Completed 8259 interrupt controller initialization.
7Fh Extended NMI source enabling is in progress.
80h The keyboard test has started. Clearing the output buffer and checking for stuck keys. Issuing

81h A keyboard reset error or stuck key was found. Issuing the keyboard controller interface test

82h The keyboard controller interface test completed. Writing the command byte and initializing the

83h The command byte was written and global data initialization has completed. Checking for a

84h Locked key checking is over. Checking for a memory size mismatch with CMOS RAM data

85h The memory size check is done. Displaying a soft error and checking for a password or

86h The password was checked. Performing any required programming before WINBIOS Setup

87h The programming before WINBIOS Setup has completed. Uncompressing the WINBIOS Setup

88h Returned from WINBIOS Setup and cleared the screen. Performing any necessary

89h The programming after WINBIOS Setup has completed. Displaying the power on screen

8Ch Programming the WINBIOS Setup options next.
8Dh The WINBIOS Setup options are programmed. Resetting the hard disk controller next.
8Fh The hard disk controller has been reset. Confi guring the fl oppy drive controller next.
91h The fl oppy drive controller has been confi gured. Confi guring the hard disk drive controller next.
95h Initializing the bus option ROMs from C800 next. See the last page of this chapter for additional

96h Initializing before passing control to the adaptor ROM at C800.
97h Initialization before the C800 adaptor ROM gains control has completed. The adaptor ROM

98h The adaptor ROM had control and has now returned control to BIOS POST. Performing any

the NMI next.

on relocation and shadowing next.

next.

and interrupt controller test next.

test next.

the keyboard reset command next.

command next.

circular buffer next.

locked key next.

next.

bypassing WINBIOS Setup next.

next.

code and executing the AMIBIOS Setup or WINBIOS Setup utility next.

programming after WINBIOS Setup next.

message next.

information.

check is next.

required processing after the option ROM returned control.

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Checkpoint Code Description

99h Any initialization required after the option ROM test has completed. Confi guring the timer data

9Ah Set the timer and printer base addresses. Setting the RS-232 base address next.
9Bh Returned after setting the RS-232 base address. Performing any required initialization before

9Ch Required initialization before the Coprocessor test is over. Initializing the Coprocessor next.
9Dh Coprocessor initialized. Performing any required initialization after the Coprocessor test next.
9Eh Initialization after the Coprocessor test is complete. Checking the extended keyboard, keyboard

A2h Displaying any soft errors next.
A3h The soft error display has completed. Setting the keyboard typematic rate next.
A4h The keyboard typematic rate is set. Programming the memory wait states next.
A5h Memory wait state programming is over. Clearing the screen and enabling parity and the NMI

A7h NMI and parity enabled. Performing any initialization required before passing control to the

A8h Initialization before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h completed. Passing control to

A9h Returned from adaptor ROM at E000h control. Performing any initialization required after the

Aah Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed. Displaying the system confi guration

Abh Uncompressing the DMI data and executing DMI POST initialization next.
B0h The system confi guration is displayed.
B1h Copying any code to specifi c areas.
00h Code copying to specifi c areas is done. Passing control to INT 19h boot loader next.

area and printer base address next.

the Coprocessor test next.

ID, and Num Lock key next. Issuing the keyboard ID command next.

next.

adaptor ROM at E000 next.

the adaptor ROM at E000h next.

E000 option ROM had control next.

next.

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