SUPER
H8QI6-F
®
H8QIi-F
USER’S MANUAL
Revision 1.0a
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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
H8QI6/i-F serverboards.
This series includes the following serverboards and characteristics:
Embeded IPMI Onbard SAS2 1U Board
H8QI6-F Yes Yes
H8QIi-F Yes
The H8QI6/i-F serverboard is based on the AMD® SR5690/SP5100 chipset
and supports four AMD Socket F type processors with up to 128 GB of DDR2800/667/533 registered ECC SDRAM.
Preface
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.
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
1-1 Overview ............................................................................................................ 1
Checklist ............................................................................................................. 1
1-2 Contacting Supermicro ....................................................................................... 2
H8QI6/i-F Quick Reference ................................................................................ 5
1-3 Chipset Overview ............................................................................................. 10
AMD SR5690/SP5100 Processor .................................................................... 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
2-5 PCI Expansion Cards ......................................................................................... 6
2-6 I/O Port and Control Panel Connections ........................................................... 7
Front Control Panel ............................................................................................ 7
2-7 Connector Defi nitions ........................................................................................ 8
Power Connectors ........................................................................................ 8
PW_ON Connector ........................................................................................ 8
Reset Connector ........................................................................................... 8
Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH)......................................................................... 8
NIC2 (LAN2) LED .......................................................................................... 9
NIC1 (LAN1) LED .......................................................................................... 9
HDD LED ....................................................................................................... 9
Power On LED .............................................................................................. 9
NMI Button .................................................................................................... 9
LAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports) ................................................................................ 9
Universal Serial Bus Ports .......................................................................... 10
USB Headers .............................................................................................. 10
Fan Headers ................................................................................................ 10
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Serial Ports .................................................................................................. 10
SGPIO ..........................................................................................................11
SMBus Header ............................................................................................. 11
Wake-On-LAN ..............................................................................................11
Power I2C .....................................................................................................11
Chassis Intrusion ........................................................................................ 12
Overheat LED .............................................................................................. 12
Power LED/Speaker .................................................................................... 12
ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports ............................................... 12
Unit Identifi er Button .................................................................................... 13
JIBTN1 Header(optional for H8QIi/H8QIi-F/H8QIi+-F) ................................ 13
Compact Flash Card PWR Connector ........................................................ 13
Video Connector .......................................................................................... 13
2-8 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................... 14
Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................... 14
CMOS Clear ................................................................................................ 14
I2C to PCI-Express Slot .............................................................................. 15
Watch Dog Enable/Disable ......................................................................... 15
Compact Flash Master/Slave Select ........................................................... 15
VGA Enable/Disable .................................................................................... 15
LAN1/2 Enable/Disable .............................................................................. 16
SAS Enable/Disable .................................................................................... 16
2-9 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................... 17
LAN1/LAN2 LEDs ........................................................................................ 17
Dedicated IPMI LAN LEDs .......................................................................... 17
UID LED (LE1) ........................................................................................... 17
Power LED .................................................................................................. 17
2-10 IDE, SAS and SATA Drive Connections .......................................................... 18
IDE Connectors ........................................................................................... 18
SATA Ports .................................................................................................. 19
SAS Ports (H8QI6-F Only) .......................................................................... 19
2-11 Enabling SATA RAID ........................................................................................ 20
Serial ATA (SATA)............................................................................................. 20
Installing the OS/SATA Driver .......................................................................... 20
Building a Driver Diskette ............................................................................ 20
Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS ............................................................... 21
Using the Adaptec RAID Utility ........................................................................ 22
Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation ............................................ 22
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2-12 Installing Drivers ............................................................................................... 23
Supero Doctor III .............................................................................................. 24
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
4-5 Boot Settings Menu .......................................................................................... 20
4-6 Security Menu .................................................................................................. 21
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) H8QI6/i-F serverboard
•
One (1) I/O shield (MCP-260-00027-0N)•
Four (4) Retention brackets (BKT-0012L)•
One (1) 9-pin serial port cable (CBL-0010L)•
One (1) ATA 66/100 IDE LP cable (CBL-0036L-03)•
Eight (8) 2ft. Amphenol, SATA cable (CBL-0044L) (only 6 cables for H8QIi-F)•
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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Figure 1-2. H8QI6/i-F Motherboard Layout
(not drawn to scale)
SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X8
AMD
SR5690
LE1
UID
SLOT6 PCI-E X16
JWF1
JCF1
FAN9
FAN8-CPU4
DIMMA-1B
DIMMA-1A
DIMMA-2B
FAN6
JWD1
JPG1
USB4
USB5
SATA0
SATA1
SATA2
SATA3
SATA4
SATA5
SAS0
SAS1
SAS2
SAS3
SAS4
SAS5
SAS6
SAS7
JPI2C1
JOH1
JSMB1
BMC
JPL1
SLOT1 PCI-E 2.0 X4 (in X8)
UIO PCI-E 2.0 X8
SLOT2 PCI-E 2.0 X16
JI2C1
JI2C2
COM2
JWOL1
JBT1
AMD
SR5100
USB2/3
USB6/7
Battery
T-SGPIO2
T-SGPIO1
JIBTN1
LSI
2008
SAS2
3-SGPIO2
3-SGPIO1
JPS1
JL1
JPW4
JPW3 JPW2 JPW1
Intel
82576
SLOT3 PCI-E 2.0 X4 (in X8)
SLOT4 PCI-E 2.0 X16
AMD
SR5690
DP5004
IDE#1
LAN1/2
IPMI_LAN
DIMMA-2A
VGA
DIMMC-2A
DIMMC-2B
CPU1
FAN5 FAN4-CPU1 FAN3-CPU2
COM1
DIMMC-1A
DIMMC-1B
DIMMD-1B
USB0/1
DIMMD-1A
KB/
MOUSE
DIMMD-2B
FAN7-CPU4
DIMMD-2A
CPU2
FAN2
FAN1
CPU4CPU3
DIMMB-2A
DIMMB-2B
DIMMB-1B
DIMMB-1A
JD1
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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H8QI6/i-F Quick Reference
Jumper Description Default Setting
JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Section 2-7)
JCF1 Compact Flash Master/Slave Closed (Master)
2
JI
C1/JI2C2 I2C to PCI-E Slot Enable/Disable Both Closed (Enabled)
JPG1 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL1 LAN 1/2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPS1 SAS Controller Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JWD 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
DP5004 LED for Serverboard Power-On
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Connector Description
COM1/COM2 COM1 Serial Port/Header
FAN 1-9 Chassis/CPU Fan Headers
HT Connector HT Connectors (2)
IDE#1 IDE Disk Drive Connector
IPMI LAN Dedicated IPMI LAN Port
JD1 Speaker Header
JF1 Front Panel Connector
JIBTN1 RAIDKey for RAID 5 SAS support (optional for H8QI6-F)
JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header
JOH1 Overheat Warning Header
2
JPI2C1 Power I
JPW1 24-pin Main ATX Power Connector
JPW2/3/4 +12V 8-pin CPU Power Connectors
JSMB1 System Management Bus Header (SMBus)
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 H8QI6-F)
SATA0 ~ SATA5 SATA Ports
3-SGPIO1/3-SGPIO2 Serial General Purpose Input/Output Header for SAS
T-SGPIO-1/TSGPIO-2 Serial General Purpose Input/Output Header for SATA
UID Unit Identifi er Button
USB0/1, USB4/5, USB2/3, USB6/7 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports, Type-A Ports and Headers
VGA VGA Connector
C Header
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Motherboard Features
CPU
Quad AMD Opteron 8000 series (Socket F type) processors•
Note: Support for 837x, 838x, 839x and 84xx processors. Refer to our web site for details on
supported processors.
Note: You must install at least two processors for full functions to be supported.
Memory
Sixteen single/dual channel DIMM slots supporting up to 128 GB of DDR2-•
800/667/533 registered ECC SDRAM
Note: Refer to Section 2-4 before installing memory and our web site for recommended DIMMs.
Chipset
Dual AMD SR5690 chipset and one SP5100 Southbridge chipset•
Expansion Slots
Three (3) PCI-Express x16 Gen. 2•
One (1) PCI-Express x8 Gen. 2•
Two (2) PCI-Express x4 (in x8 slot) Gen. 2•
One (1) UIO•
BIOS
16 Mb AMIBIOS•
DMI 2.3, PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0 (ACPI 2.0 is BIOS supported), SMBIOS 2.3, Real
•
Time Clock Wakeup, Plug and Play (PnP), BIOS resume hot keys,
®
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
ACPI Features
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Microsoft OnNow•
Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator•
BIOS support for USB keyboard•
Wake-On-LAN (WOL)•
Internal/external modem ring-on•
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) (H8QI6-F only)
Two (2) Fast UART 16550 compatible serial port (one header and one port)
•
Six (6) USB (Universal Serial Bus 2.0) ports (2x rear, 2x header, 2x 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)
One (1) UDMA IDE 133/100 connector
•
Other
Onboard power LED•
Chassis intrusion detection•
CD Utilities
BIOS fl ash upgrade utility•
Super Doctor III•
IPMI 1.5 / 2.0 (Optional)•
Dimensions
Extended ATX form: 16" x 13" (406 x 330 mm)•
®
G200 graphics controller
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4x DIMM
4x DIMM
UIO SLOT
PCIE X8
SLOT#1
PCIE X4 in X8
SLOT#2
PCIE X16
SLOT#3
PCIE X4 in X8
SLOT#5
PCIE X8
DDR2-533/667
DDR2-533/667
I/O CONN.
16/16-1GHz
HT Link
VRM
1207-SOCKET #4
16/16-1GHz
HT Link
VRM VRM
1207-SOCKET #2
16/16-1GHz
HT Link
AMD
SR5690
VGA
HT Link
16/16-1GHz
HT Link
16/16-1GHz
82576
Winbond
WPCM450
Intel
VRM
PCIE (x4)
I/O_CONN.
HTX
16/16-1GHz
HT Link
1207-SOCKET #3
16/16-1GHz
HT Link
1207-SOCKET #1
16/16-1GHz
HT Link
AMD
SR5690
AMD
SP5100
LPC BUS
DDR2-533/667
DDR2-533/667
PCIE (X4)
PCIE (X16)
PCIE (X16)
SATA
UDMA/133
USB
4x DIMM
4x DIMM
LSI
SAS2 2008 (port 0~7)
SLOT#4
PCIE_(X16)
SLOT#6
PCIE_(X16)
6x PORTS
SATA_CONN
IDE
PRI/SEC
USB PORT(0-5)
H/W_MONITOR
W83795
Fan Control
LPC I/O
W83627HF
KB.
MS.
FWH
Figure 1-3. AMD SR5690/SP5100 Chipset:
System Block Diagram
Note: This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent
the features on your motherboard. See the previous pages for the
actual specifi cations of your motherboard.
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1-3 Chipset Overview
The H8QI6/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 Processor
The AMD SR5690/SP5100 are each a single-chip, high-performance HyperTransport peripheral controller. It includes a 46-lane PCI Express interface, an AMD
Opteron 16-bit Hyper Transport interface link, a six-port Serial ATA interface, a
dual-port Gb Ethernet interface and a six-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 H8QI6/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 volt-
age 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 3-phase-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to 80A
and auto-sense voltage IDs ranging from 0.8 V to 1.55V . This will allow the regulator
to run cooler and thus make the system more stable.
1-5 Power Confi guration Settings
This section describes the features of your motherboard that deal with power and
power settings.
Microsoft OnNow
The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive, system-wide approach to system
and device power control. OnNow is a term for a PC that is always on but appears
to be off and responds immediately to user or other requests.
Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator
When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start blinking
to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode. When the user presses any key, the
CPU will wake-up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on.
BIOS Support for USB Keyboard
If a USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system, it will function like a normal
keyboard during system boot-up.
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.
Wake-On-Ring Header (WOR)
Wake-up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing
when the system is in the SoftOff state.
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 H8QI6/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 disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O Winbond® Hermon BMC chip
includes a fl oppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard
82077/765, 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.
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The Super I/O supports one PC-compatible printer port (SPP), Bi-directional Printer
Port (BPP) , Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) or Extended Capabilities Port (ECP).
The Super I/O provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced Confi guration
and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management through a SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management
to reduce power consumption.
The IRQs, DMAs and I/O space resources of the Super I/O can be fl exibly adjusted
to meet ISA PnP requirements, which support ACPI and APM (Advanced Power
Management).
1-7 UIO
The H8QI6/i-F is a specially-designed serverboard that features Supermicro's
UIO (Universal I/O) technology. UIO ser verboards have a PCI-Express x4 and
x8 signa ls that c an supp or t PCI - E car ds or any one o f several t ype s of UIO c ard
types to add SAS ports, additional LAN ports, Infi niband®, etc. to the serverboard.
This all ows the u ser to ta ilor th e ser verb oard to t heir ow n needs.
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Chapter 2
Installation
2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. T o 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 manu-
•
facturer. 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.
!
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.
Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding,
removing or changing any hardware components.
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
CPU retention plate.
Use your thumb and your index fi nger 2.
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.
Triangles
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Align pin 1 of the CPU with pin 1 of 3.
the socket. Once aligned, carefully
place the CPU into the socket. Do
not drop the CPU on the socket,
move the CPU horizontally or
vertically or rub the CPU against
the socket or against any pins of
the socket, which may damage the
CPU and/or the socket.
With the CPU inserted into the 4.
socket, inspect the four corners
of the CPU to make sure that it is
properly installed and fl ush with the
socket. Then, gently lower the silver CPU retention plate into place.
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Carefully press the CPU socket le-5.
ver 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 gura-
tions, memory must be installed in the
DIMM slots associated with the installed
CPU(s). Memory is limited to a maximum
of 32 for 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 H8QI6/i-F serverboard requires a chassis that can support a board of 1.
16.64" x 6.8" in size. It was designed to be used in a Supermicro 1U Twin
system.
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 tray - 3.
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 mod-
!
ules to prevent any possible damage.
2-4 Installing Memory
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 and CPU1/DIMM1B fi rst, then to CPU1/2.
DIMM2A and CPU1/DIMM2B, etc. Always install in pairs 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 two CPUs installed, repeat step 2 to populate the CPU2 DIMM slots. 4.
Always install pairs of DIMMs to both CPU DIMM slots for more effi cient
operation.
Note: 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB and 8 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 H8QI6/i-F serverboard.
Support
The H8QI6/i-F serverboard supports single or dual-channel, DDR2-800/667/533/400
registered ECC SDRAM. Only interleaved memory is supported, so you must populate two DIMM slots at a time (see procedure above).
Populating two 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. Note: Due to a CPU limitation, fully populating DIMM slots with
DDR2-667 will pull the speed down to 533 MHz. Please see our web site for possible updates to this limitation.
Maximum Memory
128 GB of DDR2-800/667/533/400 registered ECC SDRAM.
Figure 2-1. Side and Top Views of DDR Installation
Notch
To Install:
Insert module vertically
and press down until it
snaps into place. The
release tabs should
close - if they do not
you should close them
yourself.
To Remove:
Use your thumbs to
gently push each release tab outward to
release the DIMM from
the slot.
Release
Tab
Note: Notch
should align
with its
receptive point
on the slot
Note the notch in the slot and on the bottom of the DIMM.
These prevent the DIMM from being installed incorrectly.
Notch
Release
Tab
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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
2
4
1
3 6 7
5
Rear I/O Ports
1. Keyboard 6. VGA Port
2. PS/2 Mouse 7. LAN1
3. USB0 8. LAN2
4. USB1 9. IPMI LAN
5. COM1 10. UID
8
9
10
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
x (key)
Power LED
HDD LED
NIC1
NIC2
OH/Fan Fail LED
Power Fail LED
Ground
Ground
2 1
NMI
x (key)
Vcc
Vcc
Vcc
Vcc
Vcc
Vcc
Reset
Power
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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,JPW3 and JPW4) power
connectors on the motherboard. Failure in
doing so will void the manufacturer warranty
on your power supply and motherboard.
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
PW_ON Connector
The PW_ON connector is on pins 1 and 2 of
JF1. This header should be connected to the
chassis power button. See 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.
Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH)
Connect an LED to the OH connection on
pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced
warning of chassis overheating or fan failure.
Refer to the table on the right for pin defi ni-
tions and status indicators.
Pin# Defi nition
1 PW_ON
2 Ground
Pin# Defi nition
3 Reset
4 Ground
OH/Fan Fail
LED
Pin Defi nitions
(JF1)
Pin# Defi nition
7 Vcc
8 Control
Power Button
Pin Defi nitions
(JF1)
Reset Button
Pin Defi nitions
(JF1)
OH/Fan Fail
LED Status
State Indication
Solid Overheat
Blinking Fan fail
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NIC2 (LAN2) LED
The LED connections for LAN2 are on pins
9 and 10 of JF1. Attach LAN LED cables to
display network activity. See the table on the
right for pin defi nitions.
NIC1 (LAN1) LED
The LED connections for LAN1 are on pins
11 and 12 of JF1. Attach LAN LED cables to
display network activity. See the table on the
right for pin defi nitions.
HDD LED
The HDD LED connection is located on pins
13 and 14 of JF1. Attach the hard drive LED
cable here to display disk activity (for any
hard drives on the system, including SAS,
Serial ATA and IDE). See the table on the
right for pin defi nitions
NIC2 LED
Pin Defi nitions
(JF1)
Pin# Defi nition
9 Vcc
10 Ground
NIC1 LED
Pin Defi nitions
(JF1)
Pin# Defi nition
11 Vcc
12 Ground
HDD LED
Pin Defi nitions
(JF1)
Pin# Defi nition
13 Vcc
14 HD Active
Power On LED
The Power On LED connector is located
on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. This connection
is used to provide LED indication of power
being supplied to the system. See the table
on the right for pin defi nitions.
NMI Button
The non-maskable interrupt button header is
located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1. Refer to 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 poor for IPMI beside the two rear USB
ports. These Ethernet ports accept RJ45
type cables.
Power LED
Pin Defi nitions
(JF1)
Pin# Defi nition
15 5V Stby
16 Control
NMI Button
Pin Defi nitions
(JF1)
Pin# Defi nition
19 Control
20 Ground
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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. Two additional Type A ports (USB4/5)
are included on the motherboard. See the
table on the right for pin defi nitions.
USB Headers
Four USB 2.0 headers (USB2/3 and USB6/7)
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.
Universal Serial Bus Ports
Pin Defi nitions (USB0/1, USB4/5)
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
Fan Headers
This motherboard has eight 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.
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.
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SGPIO
The T-SGPIO1/ T-SGPIO2 (Serial General
Purpose Input/Output) headers provide a
bus between the SATA controller and the
backpane to provide SATA enclosure management functions. Connect the appropriate
cable from the backplane to the T-SGPIO1
header to utilize SATA management functions on your system.
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.
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.
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.
SMBus Header
Pin Defi nitions
(SMBus)
Pin# Defi nition
1 Data
2 Ground
3 Clock
4 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.
Power I2C
The JPI2C1 header is for power I
2
C, 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.
Wake-On-LAN
Pin Defi nitions
(JWOL)
Pin# Defi nition
1 +5V Standby
2 Ground
3 Wake-up
Power I2C
Pin Defi nitions
(JPI2C)
Pin# Defi nition
1 Data
2 Ground
3 Clock
4NC
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Chassis Intrusion
A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1.
Attach the appropriate cable to inform you of
a chassis intrusion.
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.
Chassis Intrusion
Pin Defi nitions (JL1)
Pin# Defi nition
1 Battery voltage
2 Intrusion signal
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
ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse
Ports
The ATX 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.
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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 Connec-
tion
VCC: with 1.5A PTC (current limit)
2 No
Connection
4 Mouse/KB
VCC (+5V)
6 No Connec-
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Unit Identifi er Button
SW1 is a Unit Identifi er (UID) button. 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.
JIBTN1 Header
(optional for H8QIi/H8QIi-F/H8QIi+-F)
A RAIDKey header, located at JIBTN1, provides RAID function support in order to use
RAID 5 SAS support.
Compact Flash Card PWR Connector
A Compact Flash Card Power Connector
is located at JWF1. For the Compact Flash
Card to work properly, you will need to enable with JCF1 and connect a Compact Flash
Card power cable to JWF1 fi rst.
UID Button
Pin Defi nitions
Pin# Defi nition
1 Ground
2 Ground
3 Button In
4 Ground
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.
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2-8 Jumper Settings
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.
Connector
3 2 1
Pins
Jumper
3 2 1
Setting
JBT1 contact pads
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
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.
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I2C to PCI-Express Slot
2
JI
C1/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
JWD 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.
I2C to PCI-Express Slot
Jumper Settings
2
C1/JPI2C2)
(JPI
Jumper Setting Defi nition
Closed Enabled
Open Disabled
Watch Dog
Jumper Settings (JWD)
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.
Compact Flash Master/Slave Select
A Compact Flash Master (Primary)/Slave
(Secondary) Select Jumper is located at
JCF1. Close this jumper to enable Compact
Flash Card. For the Compact Flash Card
or the Compact Flash Jumper (JCF1) to
work properly, you will need to connect the
Compact Flash Card power cable to JWF1
fi rst. Refer to the board layout below for the
location.
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.
Compact Flash Card Master/
Slave Select (JCF1)
Jumper Setting Defi nition
Open Slave (Secondary)
Closed Master (Primary)
VGA Enable/Disable
Jumper Settings (JPG1)
Jumper Setting Defi nition
Pins 1-2 Enabled
Pins 2-3 Disabled
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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.
SAS Enable/Disable
JPS1 allows you to enable or disable the
SAS controller. The default position is on
pins 1 and 2 to e nable SAS. S ee the tabl e
on the r ight fo r jumpe r sett ings.
LAN1/2 En/Disable
Jumper Settings (JPL1)
Jumper Setting Defi nition
Pins 1-2 Enabled
Pins 2-3 Disabled
SAS Enable/Disable
Jumper Settings (JPS1)
Jumper Setting Defi nition
Pins 1-2 Enabled
Pins 2-3 Disabled
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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
H8QI6/i-F serverboard (DP5001). The amber
LED on the right ind i cates ac t i v i ty, while the
green LED on the lef t indicates the speed
of the co nnec tion. S ee the t able at ri ght for
more information.
(Connection Speed Indicator)
LED Color Defi nition
Off 10 MHz
Green 100 MHz
Amber 1 GHz
IPMI LAN Link LED (DP5001)
(Left) & Activity LED (Right)
Color Status Defi nition
Link
(Left)
Activity
(Right)
LAN LED
Green:
Solid
Amber:
Blinking
100 Mb/s
Active
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.
Power LED
DP5004 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.
Power LED
(DP5004)
State System Status
On Standby power present
on motherboard
Off No power connected
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2-10 IDE, SAS and SATA Drive Connections
Use the following information to connect the IDE hard disk drive cables.
A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1.
•
The 80-wire ATA100/66 IDE hard disk drive cable that came with your system •
has two connectors to support two drives. This special cable should be used
to take advantage of the speed this new technology offers. The blue connector
connects to the onboard IDE connector interface and the other connector(s) to
your hard drive(s). Consult the documentation that came with your disk drive for
details on actual jumper locations and settings for the hard disk drive.
IDE Connectors
There are two IDE connectors (one blue
and one white) on the serverboard. IDE#1
(blue) is designated as the Primary IDE
drive. The white connector is designated as
the Secondary IDE drive and is reserved
for Compact Flash Card use only. (See the
note below.) See the table on the right for
pin defi nitions.
Note: The white slot is reserved for Compact
Flash Cards only. Do not use it for other
devices. If populated with a Compact Flash
Card, IDE#1 (the blue slot) will be available
for one device only. For the Compact Flash
Card to work properly, you will fi rst need to
enable with JCF1 and connect a power cable
to JWF1.
IDE Drive Connector
Pin Defi nitions (IDE#1)
Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition
1 Reset IDE 2 Ground
3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8
5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9
7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10
9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11
11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12
13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13
15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14
17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15
19 Ground 20 Key
21 DRQ3 22 Ground
23 I/O Write 24 Ground
25 I/O Read 26 Ground
27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE
29 DACK3 30 Ground
31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16
33 Addr1 34 Ground
35 Addr0 36 Addr2
37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1
39 Activity 40 Ground
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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 (H8QI6-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-SATA3)
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 SA TA 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.) Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive and start
the system. A display as shown in Figure 2-6 will appear. Click on the icon labeled
"Build Driver Diskettes and Manuals" and follow the instructions to create a fl oppy
disk with the driver on it. Once it's been created, remove the fl oppy and insert the
installation CD for the Windows Operating System you wish to install into the CDROM drive of the new system you are about to confi gure.
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Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS
Before installing the Windows Operating System, you must change some settings
in BIOS. Boot up the system and hit the <Del> key to enter the BIOS Setup Utlility.
After the Setup Utility loads,
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.
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).
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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
You 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 sys-1.
tem.
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 <En-4.
ter> key.
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.
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2-12 Installing Drivers
The CD that came bundled with the system contains drivers, some of which must
be installed, such as the chipset driver. After inserting this CD into your CD-ROM
drive, the display shown in Figure 2-6 should appear. (If this display does not appear ,
click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CD-ROM
drive. Finally, double click on the S "Setup" icon.)
Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme fi les for each
item. Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item (from
top to the bottom) one at a time. After installing each item, you should reboot the
system before moving on to the next item on the list. The bottom icon with a CD
on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD.
Figure 2-6. Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen
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Supero Doctor III
The 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
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 (DP 5004 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 as recommended by the 7.
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 chas-1.
sis.
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 sup-5.
plies ~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.
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.
NOTE
Memory Errors
Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed.1.
You should be using registered ECC DDR-2 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 sup-2.
plies ~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 Ques-1.
tions' (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 H8QI6/i-F serverboard supports up to 128 GB of DDR2-800/667/533
registered ECC SDRAM (or 64 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.
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
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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 H8QI6/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 V ersion, 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.
CPU Prefetching
Use this setting to Enable or Disable CPU prefetching.
IO Prefetching
Use this option to Enable or Disable IO prefetching.
Probe Filter
Use this option to set the initialization mode for the probe fi lter. Options include
Auto, Disabled and MP Mode.
IDE Confi guration
Onboard PCI IDE Controller
This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the PCI IDE controller.
Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth IDE Master/Slave
LBA/Large Mode
LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a method of addressing data on a disk
drive. The options are Disabled and Auto.
Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)
Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data
transferred. Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block
mode is not used. Block mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt.
Select "Disabled" to allow the data to be transferred from and to the device
one sector at a time. Select "Auto" to allows the data transfer from and to the
device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it. The options
are Auto and Disabled.
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PIO Mode
PIO (Programmable I/O) mode programs timing cycles between the IDE
drive and the programmable IDE controller. As the PIO mode increases, the
cycle time decreases. The options are Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4. Select Auto to
allow BIOS to auto detect the PIO mode. Use this value if the IDE disk drive
support cannot be determined. Select 0 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 0,
which has a data transfer rate of 3.3 MBs. Select 1 to allow BIOS to use PIO
mode 1, which has a data transfer rate of 5.2 MBs. Select 2 to allow BIOS
to use PIO mode 2, which has a data transfer rate of 8.3 MBs. Select 3 to
allow BIOS to use PIO mode 3, which has a data transfer rate of 11.1 MBs.
Select 4 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 4, which has a data transfer rate of
16.6 MBs. This setting generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured
after 1999. For other disk drives, such as IDE CD-ROM drives, check the
specifi cations of the drive.
DMA Mode
Selects the DMA Mode. Options are Auto, SWDMA0, SWDMA1, SWDMA2,
MWDMA0. MDWDMA1, MWDMA2, UDMA0. UDMA1, UDMA2, UDMA3,
UDMA4 and UDMA5. (SWDMA=Single Word DMA, MWDMA=Multi Word
DMA, UDMA=UltraDMA.)
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.
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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.
Floppy Confi guration
Floppy A
Use this option to select the type of fl oppy drive connected to the system for the
Floppy A. Options include Disabled, 360 KB 5 1/4, 1.2 MB 5 1/4, 720 KB 3.5,
1.44 MB 3.5 or 2.88 MB 3.5
Floppy B
Use this option to select the type of fl oppy drive connected to the system for the
Floppy B. Options include Disabled, 360 KB 5 1/4, 1.2 MB 5 1/4, 720 KB 3.5,
1.44 MB 3.5 or 2.88 MB 3.5
PCI/PnP Confi guration
Clear NVRAM
Select Yes to clear NVRAM during boot-up. The options are Yes and No.
Plug & Play O/S
Select Yes to allow the OS to confi gure Plug & Play devices. (This is not required
for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug & Play.) Select No
to allow AMIBIOS to confi gure all devices in the system.
PCI Latency Timer
This option sets the latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus. Select a value
to set the PCI latency in PCI clock cycles. Options are 32, 64, 96, 128, 160,
192, 224 and 248.
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.
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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 de-
vices. Options include Disabled, 16k, 32k or 64k.
Onboard NIC Option ROM
This option Enables or Disables the onboard NIC option ROM.
Onboard LSI SAS Option ROM
This option Enables or Disables the onboard LSI SAS option ROM.
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
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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.
Hyper-Transport Confi guration
NODE0: PCI-X2 HT Link
Link Speed
The Hyper Transport link will run at this speed if it is slower than or equal
to the system clock speed. Options include 1 GHz and Auto.
Link Width
Hyper Transport runs at this width. Options include Auto, 4 Bit, 8 Bit and
16 Bit.
NODE0: NODE1 HT Link Speed
Link Speed
The Hyper Transport link will run at this speed if it is slower than or equal
to the system clock speed and what the board is capable. Options include
1 GHz and Auto.
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NODE0: NODE1 HT Link Width
Link Width
Hyper Transport runs at this width. Options include Auto, 4 Bit, 8 Bit and
16 Bit.
Chipset Confi guration
NorthBridge Confi guration
Memory Confi guration
Bank Interleaving
Select Auto to automatically enable a bank-interleaving memory scheme
when this function is supported by the processor. The options are Auto
and Disabled.
Channel Interleaving
Selects the channel-interleaving memory scheme when this function is
supported by the processor. The options are Disabled, Address Bits 6,
Address Bits 12, XOR of Address Bits [20:16, 6] and XOR of Address
Bits [20:16, 9].
Mem Clk Tristate C3/ALTVID
Use this setting to Enable or Disable memory clock tristate during C3
and ALT VID.
Memory Hole Remapping
When "Enabled", this feature enables hardware memory remapping around
the memory hole. Options are Enabled and Disabled.
CS Sparing
This setting will reserve a spare memory rank in each node when enabled.
Options are Enable and Disable.
DCT Unganged Mode
This setting enables unganged DRAM mode (64-bit). Options are Auto
(ganged mode) and Always (unganged mode).
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Power Down Enable
This setting enables or disables DDR power down mode. Options are
Enabled and Disabled.
Power Down Mode
This sets the power down mode. Options are Channel and Chip
Select.
ECC Confi guration
ECC Mode
This submenu affects the DRAM scrub rate based on its setting. Options
include Disabled, Basic, Good, Super, Max and User. Selecting User
activates the other options for user setting.
DRAM ECC Enable
This setting allows hardware to report and correct memory errors
automatically, maintaining system integrity. Options are Enabled or
Disabled.
DRAM Scrub Redirect
This setting allows the system to correct DRAM ECC errors immediately
when they occur, even if background scrubbing is of f. 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.
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.
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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
Memory Clock Mode
This setting specifi es the memory clock mode. Options are Auto, Limit
and Manual.
DRAM Timing Mode
This setting specifi es the DRAM timing mode. Options are Auto and DCT0,
DCT1 and Both.
Alternate VID
Specify the alternate VID while in low power states. Options are Auto and
various voltages from .800V to 1.050V in increments of .025V.
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
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.
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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.
RD890 Confi guration
PCI Express Confi guration
Port 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
Disabled, 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.
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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.
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 NBSB port.
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GPP 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.
TX Drive Strength
Use this setting to confi gure TX drive strength. Options include Auto,
26mA, 20mA, 22mA and 24mA.
Turnoff PLL During L1/L23
This setting allows you to Enable or Disable turning off PLL during
L1/L23.
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
Turn Off PLL During L1/L23
Use this setting to Enable or Disable turning off the PLL during L1/
L23.
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.
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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.
PCIE Overclocking
Use this setting to Enable or Disable PCIE overclocking.
Reset to Training Delay (ms)
Use the +/- keys to change the reset to training delay time setting.
The default is 2.
Receiver Detection Pooling (ms)
Use the +/- keys to change the receiver detection pooling time
setting. The default is 40.
Hide Unused PCIE P2P Bridges
Use this setting to Enable or Disable the hiding of unused PCIE
P2P bridges.
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.
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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
Debug Option
NB Transmitter Attenuation
Use this to set the NB Transmitter Attenuation by using the +/- keys to
change the number. The default number is 00.
CPU Transmitter Attenuation
Use this to set the CPU Transmitter Attenuation by using the the +/- keys
to change the number. The default number is 00.
CPU Deemphesis Level
Use this to set the CPU deemphesis level. Options include Disabled,
3dB, 6dB and 8dB.
NB & CPU HT Time Margining
Use this to Enable or Disable NB and CPU HT time margining.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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
Active State Power Management
This setting allows you to Enable/Disable PCI Express L0s and L1 link power
status.
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.
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Redirection After BIOS POST
Options are Disable (no redirection after BIOS POST), Boot Loader (redirection
during POST and during boot loader) and Always (redirection always active).
Note that some OS's may not work with this set to Always.
Terminal Type
Selects the type of the target terminal. Options are ANSI, VT100 and
VT-UTF8.
VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support
Allows you to Enable or Disable VT-UTF8 combination key support for ANSI/
VT100 terminals.
Sredir Memory Display Delay
Use this setting to set the delay in seconds to display memory information. Options are No Delay, 1 sec, 2 secs and 4 secs.
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.
USB Mass Storage Device Confi guration
This submenu is used to confi gure USB mass storage class devices.
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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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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.
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Hit 'DEL' Message Display
Use this option to Enable or Disable the "Press DEL to run setup" message in
POST.
Interrupt 19 Capture
Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19. The options are Enabled
and Disabled.
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.
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.
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.
4-6 Security Menu
AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password. If you use both passwords,
the Supervisor password must be set fi rst.
Change Supervisor Password
Select this option and press <Enter> to access the sub menu, and then type in
the password.
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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.
4-8 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.
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
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 AMI-
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.
BOOT.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 neces-
0Fh The initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test is done. The keyboard com-
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
time next.
keyboard BAT command is issued.
controller.
sary initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test.
mand 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.
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Checkpoint Code Description
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
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.
color mode settings next.
for additional information.
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.
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
clearing the memory below 1 MB for the soft reset next. If this is a power on situation, going to
checkpoint 4Eh next.
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Checkpoint Code Description
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. Go-
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. Perform-
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.
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
next.
ing to checkpoint 52h next.
size next.
ing the sequential and random memory test next.
for relocation and shadowing next.
next.
the NMI next.
on relocation and shadowing next.
next.
and interrupt controller test next.
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
test next.
the keyboard reset command next.
command next.
circular buffer next.
locked key next.
next.
bypassing WINBIOS Setup next.
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Checkpoint Code Description
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 program-
89h The programming after WINBIOS Setup has completed. Displaying the power on screen mes-
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
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
next.
code and executing the AMIBIOS Setup or WINBIOS Setup utility next.
ming after WINBIOS Setup next.
sage next.
information.
check is next.
required processing after the option ROM returned control.
area and printer base address next.
the Coprocessor test next.
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
ID, and Num Lock key next. Issuing the keyboard ID command next.
next.
adaptor ROM at E000 next.
the adaptor ROM at E000h next.
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Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes
Checkpoint Code Description
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.
E000 option ROM had control next.
next.
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Notes
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