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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 H8QG6/i+-F serverboards. The H8QG6+-F serverboard includes onbard SAS2 support while the H8QGi+-F does not.

The H8QG6/i+-F serverboard is based on the AMD® SR5690/SP5100 chipset and supports four AMD Socket G34 type processors with up to 512 GB of DDR3-1333/1066/800 registered ECC SDRAM.

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.

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.

Preface

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

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

Checklist ............................................................................................................. 1

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

H8QG6/i+-F Quick Reference ............................................................................ 5

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

AMD SR5690/SP5100 Chipsets ...................................................................... 10

HyperTransport Technology ............................................................................. 10

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

1-5 Power Conﬁ guration Settings............................................................................11

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

1-7 Super I/O .......................................................................................................... 12

Chapter 2 Installation

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

Precautions ........................................................................................................ 1

Unpacking .......................................................................................................... 1

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

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

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

DIMM Module Population Conﬁ guration ....................................................... 6

2-5 PCI Expansion Cards ......................................................................................... 8

2-6 I/O Port and Control Panel Connections ........................................................... 9

Front Control Panel ............................................................................................ 9

2-7 Connector Deﬁ nitions ...................................................................................... 10

Power Connectors ...................................................................................... 10

PW_ON Connector ...................................................................................... 10

HDD/FP UID Switch .................................................................................... 10

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/UID LED ................................................ 11

Power Fail LED ............................................................................................11

Reset Connector .......................................................................................... 11

Power Button ................................................................................................11

Universal Serial Bus Ports .......................................................................... 12

USB Headers .............................................................................................. 12

LAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports) .............................................................................. 12

Video Connector .......................................................................................... 12

Compact Flash Card PWR Connector ........................................................ 12

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JIBTN1 Header(only on H8QG6+-F) ........................................................... 12

Fan Headers ................................................................................................ 13

Serial Ports .................................................................................................. 13

SGPIO ......................................................................................................... 13

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

SMBus Header ............................................................................................ 14

Power I2C .................................................................................................... 14

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports ............................................... 14

Chassis Intrusion ........................................................................................ 14

Overheat LED .............................................................................................. 15

Power LED/Speaker .................................................................................... 15

Unit Identiﬁ er Button .................................................................................... 15

Trusted Platform Module Header ................................................................ 16

2-8 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................... 17

Explanation of Jumpers ...................................................................................17

CMOS Clear ................................................................................................ 17

VGA Enable/Disable .................................................................................... 17

I2C to PCI-Express Slot .............................................................................. 18

Watch Dog Enable/Disable ......................................................................... 18

LAN1/2 Enable/Disable .............................................................................. 18

SAS Enable/Disable ....................................................................................18

USB Wake-Up ............................................................................................ 19

BMC Jumper ............................................................................................... 19

2-9 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................... 20

LAN1/LAN2 LEDs ........................................................................................ 20

Dedicated IPMI LAN LEDs .......................................................................... 20

Power LED .................................................................................................. 20

IPMI LED ..................................................................................................... 20

UID LED (LE1) ........................................................................................... 20

2-10 SAS and SATA Drive Connections .................................................................. 21

SATA Ports .................................................................................................. 21

SAS Ports (H8QG6+-F Only) ...................................................................... 21

2-11 Enabling SATA RAID ........................................................................................ 22

Serial ATA (SATA)............................................................................................. 22

Installing the OS/SATA Driver .......................................................................... 22

Building a Driver Diskette ............................................................................ 22

Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS .................................................................... 23

Using the Adaptec RAID Utility ........................................................................ 24

Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation ............................................ 24

Table of Contents

2-12 Installing Drivers ............................................................................................... 25

Supero Doctor III .............................................................................................. 26

Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

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

Before Power On ............................................................................................... 1

No Power ........................................................................................................... 1

No Video ............................................................................................................ 2

Memory Errors .................................................................................................. 2

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

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

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

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

Chapter 4 BIOS

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

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

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

4-4 PCI/PNP Settings Menu ................................................................................... 10

4-5 Boot Settings Menu .......................................................................................... 12

4-6 Security Settings Menu .................................................................................... 13

4-7 Chipset Settings Menu ..................................................................................... 14

4-8 Exit Menu ......................................................................................................... 22

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

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

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

B-3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes .................................................................... 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) H8QG6/i+-F serverboard•

One (1) CD containing drivers and utilities•

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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: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information)

support@supermicro.com (Technical Support)

Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Tel: +31 (0) 73-6400390 Fax: +31 (0) 73-6416525 Email: sales@supermicro.nl (General Information)

support@supermicro.nl (Technical Support) rma@supermicro.nl (Customer Support)

Asia-Paciﬁ c

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd. Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel: +886-(2) 8226-3990 Fax: +886-(2) 8226-3991 Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw Technical Support: Email: support@supermicro.com.tw Tel: 886-2-8228-1366, ext.132 or 139

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JWD1

JPG1 JPB1

USB2/3

USB4/5

T-SGPIO2 3-SGPIO2

T-SGPIO1

3-SGPIO1

JTPM1

USB6

SATA5 SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 SATA0

SAS7 SAS6 SAS5 SAS4 SAS3 SAS2 SAS1 SAS0

JPI2C1

JSMB1

JPL1

COM2

JL1

JWOL1

AMD

SP5100

JIBTN1

JPS1

DP1

JI2C1

JI2C2

JBT1

JPUSB1

JWF1

LSI

2008

SAS2

DP3

JOH1

JPW3 JPW2

Figure 1-2. H8QG6/i+-F Motherboard Layout

(not drawn to scale)

LAN2

P2-DIMM4A

P2-DIMM4B

FAN5

LAN1

P1-DIMM4A

P1-DIMM4B

VGA

FAN8

P1-DIMM3A

P1-DIMM3B

CPU2

P1-DIMM2A

P1-DIMM2B

BMC

Battery

AMD

SR5690

Intel

82576

SLOT4 PCI-E 2.0 X16

P2-DIMM1A

JPW1

LE1

UID

FAN9

CPU1 CPU3

P2-DIMM2A

P2-DIMM3A

P2-DIMM1B

P2-DIMM2B

P2-DIMM3B

FAN6

COM1

P1-DIMM1A

P1-DIMM1B

P4-DIMM1A

P4-DIMM1B

FAN4

IPMI LAN

USB0/1

P4-DIMM2A

P4-DIMM2B

FAN3

MOUSE

KB/

P4-DIMM3A

FAN2

P4-DIMM4A

P4-DIMM3B

FAN7

P3-DIMM4B

P4-DIMM4B

P3-DIMM4A

P3-DIMM3B

CPU4

P3-DIMM3A

P3-DIMM2B

P3-DIMM2A

P3-DIMM1B

JD1

FAN1

P3-DIMM1A

JF1

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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H8QG6/i+-F Quick Reference

Jumper Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Section 2-7)

C1/JI2C2 I2C to PCI-E Slot Enable/Disable Both Closed (Enabled) JPB1 BMC Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPG1 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPL1 LAN 1/2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPS1 SAS Controller Enable/Disable (only on H8QG6+-F) Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPUSB1 USB Wakeup

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 LE1 LED for UID Button DP1 LED for IPMI Heartbeat DP3 LED for Serverboard Power-On

Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

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Connector Description

COM1/COM2 COM1 Serial Port/Header FAN 1-9 Chassis/CPU Fan Headers IPMI LAN Dedicated IPMI LAN Port JD1 Speaker Header JF1 Front Panel Connector JIBTN1 RAIDKey for RAID 5 SAS support (only on H8QG6+-F) JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat Warning Header

JPI2C1 Power I JPW1 24-pin Main ATX Power Connector JPW2/3 +12V 8-pin CPU Power Connectors JSMB1 System Management Bus Header (SMBus) JTPM1 Trusted Platform Module Header JWF1 Compact Flash Card Power Connector JWOL1 Wake-On-LAN Header LAN1/2 Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) Ports PS2 Mouse/Keyboard PS2 Mouse/Keyboard connectors SAS0~3, SAS4~7 SAS Ports (only on H8QG6+-F) SATA0 ~ SATA5 SATA Ports 3-SGPIO1/3-SGPIO2 Serial General Purpose I/O Header for SAS (only on H8QG6+-F) T-SGPIO-1/TSGPIO-2 Serial General Purpose Input/Output Header for SATA UID Unit Identiﬁ er Button USB0/1, USB2/3, USB4/5, USB6 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports, Headers, and Type-A Ports VGA VGA Connector

C Header

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Motherboard Features

CPU

Quad AMD Opteron 6100 series (Socket G34 type) processors•

Note: You must install at least two processors for full functions to be supported.

Memory

Thirty-Two (32) single/dual/tri/quad channel DIMM slots supporting up to 512 • GB of DDR3-1333/1066/800 registered ECC or 128GB of DDR3 Unbuffered ECC/non-ECC SDRAM

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

Chipset

One AMD SR5690 chipset and one SP5100 Southbridge chipset•

Expansion Slots

One (1) PCI-Express x16 Gen. 2•

BIOS

16 Mb AMIBIOS• APM 1.2, 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,

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• CPU thermal trip support• I• 2C temperature sensing logic

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ACPI Features

Microsoft OnNow• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator• BIOS support for USB keyboard• Wake-On-LAN (WOL)• Internal/external modem ring-on• Hardware BIOS Virus protection•

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) (H8QG6+-F only)

Two (2) Fast UART 16550 compatible serial port (one header and one port)• Seven (7) USB (Universal Serial Bus 2.0) ports (2x rear, 4x header, •

1x type A) Two (2) LAN ports supported by an onboard Intel® 82576 dual port Ethernet •

controller for 10/100/1000Base-T One (1) dedicated IPMI LAN port• One (1) VGA port supported by an onboard Matrox•

(with 16 MB DDR2 memory)

G200 graphics controller

Other

Onboard power LED• Chassis intrusion detection•

CD Utilities

BIOS ﬂ ash upgrade utility• Super Doctor III• IPMI 1.5 / 2.0 (Optional)•

Dimensions

Propriatory format: 16.48" x 13" (418 x 330 mm)•

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CH A0,A1 B0,B1 C0,C1 D0,D1

8x DIMM

DDR3-1333/1066

VRM

G34-SOCKET #4

VRM

G34-SOCKET #2

HT Link

VGA

HT Link

Intel

82576

Winbond

WPCM450

H/W_MONITOR

W83795

9_FAN_CONN.

G34-SOCKET #3

G34-SOCKET #1

PCIE (x4)

AMD

SR5690

AMD

SP5100

LPC SIO

W83527DHG-P

Keyboard/

Mouse

HT Link

16x16-5.2GT/S

HT Link

LPC BUS

Figure 1-3. AMD SR5690/SP5100 Chipset:

System Block Diagram

VRM

CH A0,A1 B0,B1 C0,C1 D0,D1

DDR3-1333/1066

VRM

DDR3-1333/1066

PCIE (X4)

PCIE (X16)

SATA

USB

FWH

8x DIMM

LSI

SAS2 2008

SLOT#4

PCIE_(X16)

6x PORTS SATA_CONN

USB PORT

(0-6)

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.

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1-3 Chipset Overview

The H8QG6/i+-F serverboard is based on the AMD SR5690/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 Chipsets

The AMD SR5690/SP5100 are each a single-chip, high-performance HyperT ransport peripheral controller. It includes a 42 or 30-lane PCI Express interface, an AMD Opteron 16-bit Hyper Transport interface link, a six-port Serial ATA interface, a dualport Gb Ethernet interface and a seven-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 H8QG6/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 Opteron 6100SE series processors. 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.

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.

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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 H8QG6/i+-F serverboard requires the use of proprietary power supplies. Please refer to the pinout information for the power connectors in Section 6 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.

1-7 Super I/O

The Super I/O 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.

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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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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

Exercise extreme caution when handling and installing the processor. Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding, removing or changing any hardware components.

Installation Procedure

Follow the procedures as listed below to install the motherboard into a chassis.

Install the processor(s) and the heatsink(s).1.

Install the motherboard in the chassis.2.

Install the memory and add-on cards.3.

Finally, connect the cables and install the drivers.4.

Installing the Processors

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

With the lever raised, lift open the silver 2. CPU retention plate.

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Use your thumb and your index ﬁ nger 3. 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.

Align pin 1 of the CPU with pin 1 of the 4. 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.

With the CPU inserted into the socket, 5. 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.

Chapter 2: Installation

Triangle

Carefully press the CPU socket lever 6. 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 (and into CPU#2, #3 and #4 sockets for a quad-CPU conﬁ guration).

Note: in single and dual-CPU conﬁ gurations, memory must be installed in the DIMM slots associated with the installed CPU(s). Memory is limited to a maximum of 32 GB for a single CPU and 64 GB for dual CPU conﬁ gurations.

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 included with your heatsink package (not included).

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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

The H8QG6/i+-F serverboard requires a chassis that can support a board of 1.

16.48" x 13" in size.

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

Mounting the Motherboard onto the Tray in the Chassis

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

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

Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard to the mainboard 3. 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.

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

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Installing Memory

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

Install to slots CPU1/DIMM1A, CPU1/DIMM2A, CPU1/DIMM3A and CPU1/2. 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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Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place.3.

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

Note: 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB and 16 GB 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 H8QG6/i+-F serverboard.

Memory Support

The H8QG6/i+-F serverboard supports single/dual/tri/quad-channel, DDR31333/1066/800 registered ECC/Unbuffered ECC/non-ECC SDRAM. Only interleaved memory is supported, so you must populate four DIMM slots at a time (see procedure below).

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 H8QG6/i+-F serverboard supports up to 512 GB of DDR3-1333/1066/800 registered ECC or 128GB of DDR3 Unbuffered ECC/non-ECC SDRAM.

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. DIMM Installation

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

Memory Population for Optimal Performance – For a Motherboard with

Four CPUs (CPU1, CPU2, CPU3 & CPU4) Installed

# DIMMS CPU Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4

CPU1 P1-1A P1-2A P1-3A P1-4A

16 DIMMs

32 DIMMs

CPU2 P2-1A P2-2A P2-3A P2-4A CPU3 P3-1A P3-2A P3-3A P3-4A CPU4 P4-1A P4-2A P4-3A P4-4A 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 CPU3 P3-1A P3-1B P3-2A P3-2B P3-3A P3-3B P3-4A P3-4B CPU4 P4-1A P4-1B P4-2A P4-2B P4-3A P4-3B P4-4A P4-4B

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

SR or DR Empty

1333 MHz 1333 MHz 8 GBSR SR

DR DR

SR or DR Empty

1333 MHz 1333 MHz 16 GBSR SR DR DR QR Empty 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 16 GB QR QR 1066 MHz 800 MHz 32 GB

Max. MHz,

1.35V DIMMs

Max. GB/

Channel

Note 1: Due to OS limitations, some operating systems may not show more than

4 GB of memory.

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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.

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-M

boundaryVGA 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)

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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

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

Remove the chassis cover.2.

Install the riser card by sliding card into the appropriate riser card in the 3. motherboard.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

3 6 7 8 9

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

2 1

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2-7 Connector Deﬁ nitions

Power Connectors

A 24-pin main power supply connector(JPW1) and three 8-pin CPU PWR connectors (JPW2/JPW3/JPW4) 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 connectors at JPW2/JPW3/JPW4 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 a 24-pin and three 8-pin power connectors. Be sure to connect these connectors to the 24-pin (JPW1) and the three 8-pin (JPW2 and JPW4) power connectors on the motherboard. Failure in doing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard.

PW_ON Connector

The PW_ON connector is on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. This header should be connected to the chassis power button. 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 Button

Pin Deﬁ nitions

(JF1)

Pin# Deﬁ nition 15 PW_ON 16 Ground

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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Pin Deﬁ nitions

(JF1)

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Universal Serial Bus Ports

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

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.

LAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports)

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

Universal Serial Bus Ports

Pin Deﬁ nitions (USB0/1, USB6)

USB0 Pin # Deﬁ nition

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

Universal Serial Bus Headers

Pin Deﬁ nitions (USB2/3, USB6/7)

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.

USB1 Pin # Deﬁ nition

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.

Compact Flash Card PWR Connector

A Compact Flash Card Power Connector is located at JWF1.

JIBTN1 Header (only on H8QG6+-F)

A RAIDKey header, located at JIBTN1, provides RAID function support in order to use RAID 5 SAS support.

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Fan Headers

This motherboard has nine fan headers (Fan1 to Fan9). 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

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.

SGPIO

The T-SGPIO1/ T-SGPIO2 (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) headers provide a bus between the SAT A 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.

Likewise, the 3-SGPIO1/3-SGPIO2 headers provide the same function between the SAS controller and the backpane, and have the same pin deﬁ nitions (only on H8QG6+-F).

Fan Header

Pin Deﬁ nitions

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

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.

SGPIO Header Pin Deﬁ nitions

(T-SGPIO1/TSGPIO2) (3SGPIO1/3SGPIO2))

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

Note: NC indicates no connection.

Wake-On-LAN

The Wake-On-LAN header is designated JWOL. 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.

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Pin Deﬁ nitions

(JWOL)

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

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SMBus Header

The header at SMBus is for the System Management Bus. Connect the appropriate cable here to utilize SMB on the system. 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.

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 0~3 on the motherboard. See the table at right for pin deﬁ nitions.

SMBus Header

(SMBus)

Pin Deﬁ nitions

(JSMB1)

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

Power I2C

Pin Deﬁ nitions

(JPI2C)

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

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

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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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 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.

Unit Identiﬁ er Button

There is a Unit Identiﬁ er (UID) button on the rear I/O of the board. There is 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.

Overheat LED

Pin Deﬁ nitions

(JOH1)

Pin# Deﬁ nition 1 3.3V 2 OH Active

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

UID Button

Pin Deﬁ nitions

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

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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.

Trusted Platform Module Header

Pin Deﬁ nitions

(JTPM1)

Pin# Deﬁ nition Pin# Deﬁ nition 1 LCLK GND 3 LFRAME No Pin 5 LRESET VCC5 7 LAD3 LAD2 9 VCC3 LAD1 11 LAD0 GND 13 RSV0 RSV1 15 SB3V SERIRQ 17 GND CLKRUN 19 LPCPD RSV2

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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

Jumper

3 2 1

Setting

JBT1 contact pads

First power down the system and unplug the power cord(s).1.

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

Remove the screwdriver (or shorting device).3.

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

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

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.

VGA Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings (JPG1)

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

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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.

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.

LAN1/2 Enable/Disable

Change the setting of jumper JPL1 to enable to enable or disable the LAN1 and LAN2 Ethernets ports. See the table on the right for jumper settings. The default setting is enabled.

I2C to PCI-Express Slot

Jumper Settings

(JI2C1/JI2C2)

Jumper Setting Deﬁ nition Closed Enabled Open Disabled

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.

LAN1/2 En/Disable

Jumper Settings (JPL1)

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

SAS Enable/Disable

JPS1 allows you to enable or disable the SAS controller. The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to ena ble SAS. Se e the tabl e on the ri ght for ju mper set tin gs.

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SAS Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings (JPS1)

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

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USB Wake-Up

JPUSB1 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)

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.

Backpanel USB

Wake-Up Enable (JPUSB1)

Jumper Settings

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

BMC Jumper Enable (JPB1)

Jumper Settings

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

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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.

Dedicated IPMI LAN LEDs

A dedicated IPMI LAN is also included on the H8QG6/i+-F serverboard. The amber LED on the ri g ht i n d i cates activity, while the green LED on t he left indicate s the speed of the conn ecti on. See t he tab le at rig ht for more information.

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.

LAN LED

(Connection Speed

Indicator)

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

IPMI LAN Link LED

(Left) & Activity LED (Right)

Color Status Deﬁ nition Link

(Left) Activity

(Right)

Green: Solid

Amber: Blinking

Power LED

(DP3)

State System Status

On Standby power present

on motherboard

Off No power connected

100 Mb/s

Active

IPMI LED

The serverboard contains an IPMI LED (DP1) located near the corner above the PCI-X slots. When this LED is lit, it means a connection is active for the built-in IPMI on the serverboard.

Note: This LED is not installed on non-IPMI boards.

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.

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IPMI LED (DP1)

State System Status

On Active connection

Off No connection

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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 (H8QG6+-F Only)

There are eight SAS ports included on the motherboard. 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

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

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

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

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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.

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,

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

Use the arrow keys to move to the "Advanced" menu, then scroll down to 2. "Chipset Conﬁ guration". Next enter "SourthBridge Conﬁ guration" and press the <Enter> key. 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

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

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

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.

Figure 2-5.Adaptec RAID Utility Program Screen

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:

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

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

Eventually a blue screen will appear with a message that begins "Windows 3. 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.

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

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

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

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

Note: The default User Name and Password for SuperDoctor III is ADMIN / ADMIN.

Note: When SuperDoctor III 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 Super Doctor, as the Super Doctor settings override the BIOS settings. To set the BIOS temperature threshold settings again, you would ﬁ rst need to uninstall SuperDoctor III.

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: Super Doctor III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our

Web Site at: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. You can also download the Super Doctor III User's Guide at: <http://www.supermicro.com/ PRODUCT/Manuals/SDIII/UserGuide.pdf>. For Linux, we recommend that you use the Supero Doctor II applictation instead.

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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

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

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

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

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

Remove all add-on cards.5.

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

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

No Power

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

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

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

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

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

No Video

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

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

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

You should be using registered ECC DDR-3 memory (see next page). Also, 2. 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.

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

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

Losing the System’s Setup Conﬁ guration

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

If you still cannot resolve the problem, include the following information when 3. 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 H8QG6/i+-F serverboard supports up to thirty-two (32) single/dual

channel DIMM slots supporting up to 512 GB of DDR3-1333/1066/800 registered ECC or 128GB of DDR3 Unbuffered ECC/non-ECC SDRAM (or 128 GB with a single CPU installed). Both single and dual channel conﬁ guratiosn are supported. 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 experi-

encing 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.

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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.

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 But-

ton 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 H8QG6/i+-F serverboard. The AMI ROM 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

 CPU Conﬁ guration

CPU Conﬁ guration

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

CPU Information

This setting is used to select which physical CPU's information to display. Options include Processor 0 or Processor 1. The information for the selected processor includes Processor number, Revision, Cache L1/L2/L3, Speed, NB CLK, Able to Change Frequency and uCode Patch Level.

Note: Zero is always the "Boot Strap Processor" or main CPU with all others being "Application Processors".

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.

Microcode Update

This setting Enables or Disables microcode updating.

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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.

ACPI SRAT Table This option Enables or Disables the building of the ACPI SRAT Table.

Clock Spread Spectrum

This option should remain Disabled for normal operation. The driver developer may enable it for testing purposes.

 IDE Conﬁ guration

Onboard PCI IDE Controller

This setting allows you to set the options for the PCI IDE controller. Options include Disabled, Primary, Secondary or Both.

 Primary/Secondary/Third 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.

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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.)

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.

Hard Disk Write Protect

Use this setting to Enable or Disable hard disk write protection for your system. This is effective only if the device is accessed through the BIOS.

IDE Detect Timeout (Sec)

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

ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection

This option selects the mechanism used for detecting the installation of an 80-pin ATA(PI) cable. Options include Host & Device, Host or Device.

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 SuperI/O 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.

Serial Port Mode

This sets the serial port mode for your system. Options include Normal, IrDA and ASK IR.

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.

Watch Dog Timer This sets the Watch Dog Timer. Options include Enabled or Disabled.

 ACPI Conﬁ guration

 Advanced ACPI Conﬁ guration

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.

ACPI APIC Support

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

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AMI OEMB Table

This setting speciﬁ es whether to include the OEMB table pointer to the R(X) SOT pointer lists. Options include Enabled or Disabled.

Headless Mode

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

 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.

 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.

 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.

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 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.

 MPS Conﬁ guration

MPS Revision

This option allows you to set the MPS revision for your system. Options include revision 1.1 and 1.4.

 PCI Express Conﬁ guration

Relaxed Ordering

Enables or Disables PCI Express Device Relaxed Ordering in the system. Options include Auto, Disabled or Enabled.

Extended Tag Field

When this option is enabled, it allows the device to use the 8-bit TAG ﬁ eld as a requester. Options include Auto, Disabled or Enabled.

No Snoop

This option enables or disables the PCI Express device No Snoop option. Options include Auto, Disabled or Enabled.

Active State Power Management

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the PCI Express L0s and L1 link power states.

Extended Synch

If this option is enabled, it allows the generation of extended synchronization patterns. Options include Auto, Disabled or Enabled.

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 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.

Serial Port Number

Use this setting to select the serial port for console redirection. Options include COM1, COM2 or 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 VTUTF8.

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.

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 USB Conﬁ guration

This submenu displays the Module Version and lists the USB devices that are enabled as well as the following options.

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.

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.

BIOS EHCI Hand Off

This is a workaround for OS's without EHCI hand-off support. The EHCI ownership change should be claimed by the EHCI driver. Options are Enabled or Disabled.

Legacy USB1.1 HC Support This option Enables or Disables support for USB1.1 HC devices.

 USB Mass Storage Device Conﬁ guration

This submenu is used to conﬁ gure USB mass storage class devices.

USB Mass Storage Reset Delay

Use this option to set the number of seconds POST waits for the USB mass storage device after the Start Unit command. Options include 10, 20, 30 and 40 seconds.

Emulation Type

This sets the emulation type for USB mass storage devices. If Auto, USB devices less than 530 MB will be emulated as Floppy and remaining as Hard Disk drive. The Force FDD option can be used to force a HDD formatted drive to boot as an FDD (example: ZIP drive). Options include Auto, Floppy, Forced FDD, Hard Disk and CD-ROM.

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 System Health Monitor

CPU Overheat Temperature

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

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

CPU1 T emperature, CPU2 T emperature, CPU3 T emperature, CPU4 Temperature, System Temperature, Fan 1-9 Reading, Chipset FAN1-2, CPU1 VCore, CPU2 VCore, CPU3 VCore, CPU4 VCore, 3.3V Vcc (V), + 5Vin, +12V Vcc (V), CPU1~4 DIMM Voltage, Chipset SR56x0 Voltage, 3.3V standby, Battery Voltage

 System Fan Monitor

This submenu contains lists the system fans and contains RPM information for them.

 Fan Speed Control Modes

This submenu allows you 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).

4-4 PCI/PNP Settings Menu

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.

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Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA

Use this option to allocate IRQ to the PCI VGA card. Opiton include Yes and No. Selecting Yes assigns IRQ to PCI VGA card if the card requests IRQ. Selecting No means the system will not assign IRQ to the PCI VGA card even if the card requests IRQ.

Pallette Snooping

This option Enables or Disables Pallette Snooping. If enabled, the system informs the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the sytem so the card will function normally.

PCI IDE Busmaster

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

Offboard PCI/ISA IDE Card

Some PCI IDE cards may require this option to be set to the PCI slot number that is holding the card. The Auto setting works for most PCI IDE cards. Options include

Auto, PCI Slot 1, PCI Slot , PCI Slot 3, PCI Slot 4, PCI Slot 5 and PCI Slot 6.

IRQ3 ~ IRQ15 Settings

These settings specify if IRQ is available to be used by PCI/PnP devices or is reserved for use by legacy ISA devices. Options are Available or Reserved.

DMA Channel 0 ~ DMA Channel 7 Settings

These settings specify if a DMA Channel is available to be used by PCI/PnP devices or is reserved for use by legacy ISA devices. Options are Available or Reserved.

Reserved Memory Size

This option speciﬁ es the size of the memory block reserved for legacy ISA devices. Options include Disabled, 16k, 32k or 64k.

HotPlug Reserve I/O Port Size

This option speciﬁ es the size of the I/O port block to reserve for HotPlug or CardBus devices. Options include Auto, 4K, 8K, 12K, 16K, 20K, 24K and 28K.

HotPlug Reserve Memory Size

This option speciﬁ es the size of the memory block to reserve for HotPlug or CardBus devices. Options include Auto, 8M, 16M, 32M, 65M, 128MB, 256MB or 512MB.

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HotPlug Reserve PFMemory Size

This option speciﬁ es the size of the prefetchable memory block to reserve for HotPlug or CardBus devices. Options include Auto, 32M, 64M, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1024M or 2048M.

Onboard NIC PXE Option ROM This option Enables or Disables the onboard NIC PXE option ROM.

4-5 Boot Settings Menu

 BIOS Settings Conﬁ guration

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.

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.

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Interrupt 19 Capture

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

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

4-6 Security Settings 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.

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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.

4-7 Chipset Settings Menu

 NorthBridge Conﬁ guration

 Memory Conﬁ guration

Channel Interleaving

Selects the channel-interleaving memory scheme when this function is supported by the processor. The options are Disabled or Auto.

Enable Clock to All DIMMs

This option allows you to Enable or Disable unused clocks to DIMMs even when memory slots are not populated.

Memory Hole Remapping

When "Enabled", this feature enables hardware memory remapping around the memory hole. Options are Enabled and Disabled.

CS Sparing Enable

This option will reserve a spare memory rank in each node when enabled. Options are Enable and Disable.

Power Down Enable

This option enables or disables DDR power down mode. Options are Auto, Enabled and Disabled.

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Power Down Mode

This sets the DDR power down mode. Options are Auto, Channel and Chip Select.

DRAM Parity Enable This sets the DRAM Parity Enable to either Auto, Enabled and Disabled.

Bank Swizzle Mode This sets the Bank Swizzle Mode to either Auto, Enabled and Disabled.

 ECC Conﬁ guration

ECC Mode

This submenu sets the level of ECC protection. Options include Disabled, Basic, Good, Super, Max and User. Selecting User activates the other options for user setting.

Note: The "Super" ECC mode dynamically sets the DRAM scrub rate so all of memory is scrubbed in 8-hours.

DRAM ECC Enable

This setting allows hardware to report and correct memory errors automatically, maintaining system integrity. Options are Enabled or Disabled.

DRAM Scrub Redirect

This setting allows the system to correct DRAM ECC errors immediately when they occur, even if background scrubbing is off. Options are Enabled or Disabled.

4-Bit ECC Mode

Allows the user to enabled 4-bit ECC mode (also known as ECC Chipkill). Options are Enabled and Disabled.

DRAM BG Scrub

Corrects memory errors so later reads are correct. Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds. The default is

163.8us.

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Data Cache BG Scrub

Allows L1 cache RAM to be corrected when idle. Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds. The default is 2.56us.

L2 Cache BG Scrub

Allows L2 cache RAM to be corrected when idle. Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds. The default is 2.56us.

L3 Cache BG Scrub

Allows L3 cache RAM to be corrected when idle. Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds. The default is 2.56us.

 DRAM Timing Conﬁ guration

DRAM Timing Conﬁ g

This setting speciﬁ es the DRAM timing conﬁ guration. Options are Auto and Manual.

Memory Timing Parameters This selects the which node's timing parameters to display. Options are CPU

Node 0 or CPU Node 1.

 SouthBridge Conﬁ guration

 SB Debug Conﬁ guration

A15 ECOs This setting Disables or Enables A15 ECOs.

Port 0 ~ Port 5 ESP

These settings allow you to set Port 0 through Port 5 ESP help as either ESP or ISP.

Dis #THRMTRIP before KBRst

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable Dis #THRMTRIP before KBRst.

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SATA-IDE Ports Auto Clk Ctrl

This option, when enabled, will shutdown the clocks for unused SATA prots in IDE mode, IDE->AHCI and IDE->AMD_AC modes. This will enable some power savings, but please note that if you shutdown the clock then the hotplug for that port will not work. Options are Disabled or Enabled.

SATA-AHCI Ports Auto Clk Ctrl

This option, when enabled, will shutdown the clocks for unused SATA prots in AHCI and AMD-AHCI modes. This will enable some power savings, but please note that if you shutdown the clock then the hotplug for that port will not work. Options are Disabled or Enabled.

SATA Port 0 ~ Port 5 Mode

This setting forces the SATA selected SATA port to run at GEN1 mode if this option is set to GEN1. Setting this option to Auto will leave the port to run at the default mode.

OHCI/EHCI HC Device Functions

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

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, AHCI and Legacy IDE.

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

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

Primary or SATA as secondary.

Power Saving Features

Use this option to Enable or Disable power down saving features in the Southbridge chipset. This feature should be enabled for mobile systems and disabled for desktop systems. See the AMD SB700 Power Saving document for more details.

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 RD890 Conﬁ guration

 PCI Express Conﬁ guration

 Port 02 ~ Port 13 Features

This submenu allows you to set the features for Ports 02 through 13 in the system. Each port submenu allows you to deﬁ ne the same settings below.

Gen 2 High Speed Mode

This setting allows you to set the Gen 2 high-speed mode. Options include

Auto, Disabled, Software Initiated and Advertised RC.

Link ASPM Use this setting to configure the Link ASPM. Options include Dis-

abled, L0s, L1, L0s & L1, L0 Downstream and L0 Downstream

+ L1. Note: For ATI GFx Card M2x use L1 only. For ATI GFx Card M5x use

both L0s & L1.

Link Width

Use this setting to conﬁ gure the Link Width. Options include Auto, x1, x2, x4, x8 and x16.

Slot Power Limit, W

Use this setting to conﬁ gure the Slot Power Limit power. The user can adjust this value using the + and - keys. The default is 75.

Compliance Mode This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the Compliance Mode.

Remap Port Device Number

This setting allows you remap the Port Device number. Options include

Auto and port numbers between 2 and 13.

L1 Immediate ACK

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable L1 ACK. When enabled, the L1 will be ACK'd immediately.

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Lane Reversal Use this setting to Enable or Disable Lane Reversal.

Hot Plug Support

Use this setting to set Hot Plug Support. Options include Disabled and Native.

 NB-SB Port Features

NB-SB Link APSM Use this to set the NB-SB Link ABSM. Options include L1 and Disabled.

Link Width

This setting allows you to set the Link Width for the NB-SB port. Options include Auto, x1, x2 and x4.

NP NB-SB VC1 Trafﬁ c Support Use this setting to Disable or Enable NP NB-SB VC1 trafﬁ c support.

Compliance Mode

Use this setting to Enable or Disable Compliance Mode for the NB-SB port.

 GPP1 ~ GPP3b Core Settings

These submenus allow you to specify GPP core settings. Each submenu allows you to deﬁ ne the same settings listed below.

Core Conﬁ guration

This setting allows you to conﬁ gure core conﬁ guration. Options include

Auto, 1x16 and 2x8.

Powerdown Unused Lanes

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the powerdown of unused lanes.

Turnoff Off PLL During L1/L23

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable turning off PLL during L1/ L23.

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TX Drive Strength

Use this setting to conﬁ gure TX drive strength. Options include Auto, 26mA, 20mA, 22mA and 24mA.

TXCLK Clock Gating in L1 Use this setting to Enable or Disable the TXCLK clock gating in L1.

LCLK Clock Gating in L1 Use this setting to Enable or Disable the LCLK clock gating in L1.

 SB Core Setting

TX Drive Strength

Use this setting to conﬁ gure TX drive strength. Options include Auto, 26mA, 20mA, 22mA and 24mA.

TXCLK Clock Gating in L1 Use this setting to Enable or Disable the TXCLK clock gating in L1.

LCLK Clock Gating in L1 Use this setting to Enable or Disable the LCLK clock gating in L1.

 Debug Option

Peer to Peer Among GPP1/GPP2

Use this setting enable or disable Peer to Peer among GPP1/GPP2. Options include Auto, Enabled and Disabled.

Reset to Training Delay (ms)

Use the +/- keys to change the reset to training delay time setting. The default is 50.

Receiver Detection Pooling (ms)

Use the +/- keys to change the receiver detection pooling time setting. The default is 180.

Hide Unused PCIE P2P Bridges

Use this setting to Enable or Disable the hiding of unused PCIE P2P bridges.

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GFX Card Workaround

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the GFX Card workaround on your system.

 Debug Bus Conﬁ guration

PCIE Debug Bus This setting Enables or Disables PCIE debugging of the bus.

 Hyper Transport Conﬁ guration

HT Extended Address

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the HT extended address. Options include Enabled, Disabled and Auto.

HT3 Link Power State

This setting allows you to conﬁ gure the HT3 Link power state. Options include

Auto, LS0, LS1, LS2 and LS3.

Unit ID Clumping

Use this setting to conﬁ gure Unit ID clumping. Options include Disabled, Auto, UnitID 2/3, UnitID B/C and UnitID 2/3 & B/C.

HT Link Tristate

This setting allwos you to conﬁ gure the HT Link Tristate. Options include

Auto, Disabled, CAD/CTL and CAD/CTL/CLK.

NB Deemphesis Level

Use this to set the NB deemphesis level. Options include Disabled, 0.4 dB,

1.32 dB, -2.08dB, 3.1 dB, 4.22 dB, 5.50 dB and 7.05 dB.

IOMMU

This setting is used to disable or set the GART size in systems without AGP. Options include AGP Present, Disabled, 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB and 1 GB.

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Primary Video Controller

Use this setting to specify the primary video controller boot order. Options include PCIE-GPP1-GPP2-GPP3a-PCI, PCIE-GPP2-GPP1-GPP3a-PCI, PCIE-GPP3aGPP1-GPP2-PCI or PCI-PCIE-GPP1-GPP2-GPP3a.

PCI Spread Spectrum Use this setting to Enable or Disable PCI Spread Spectrum in the system.

 Debug Option

Memory Decod on Sec. 6FX

Use this option to set memory decod on sector 6FX. Options are Disabled or Force.

IOC Peer-to-Peer Mode

Use this option to set the IOC peer-to-peer mode. Options include Auto, Default, Mode1 and Mode2

Northbridge Interrupt Pin This option Enables or Disables the Northbridge Interrupt Pin.

4-8 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.

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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

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 short, 1 long 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

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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