SUPER MICRO Computer H8QM3-2 User Manual
SUPER
H8QM3-2
H8QMi-2
®
USER’S MANUAL
Revision 1.1a
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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
H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 serverboard. The H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 is based on the nVidia®
MCP55 Pro and IO55 chipset and supports two or four AMD Opteron Socket F
type 8000 series processors and up to 256 GB of DDR2-800/667/533 registered
ECC SDRAM.
Please refer to the serverboard specifi cations pages on our web site for updates on
supported processors (http://www.supermicro.com/aplus/). This product is intended
to be professionally installed.
Preface
Manual Organization
Chapter 1 includes a checklist of what should be included in your serverboard
box, describes the features, specifi cations and performance of the serverboard 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 serverboard in a chassis. Also refer to this chapter to connect the fl oppy and
hard disk drives, the parallel and serial ports, the mouse and keyboard and the
twisted wires for 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 lists BIOS Error Beep Codes.
Appendix B lists BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1
Checklist .................................................................................................... 1-1
Contacting Supermicro ............................................................................. 1-2
H8QM3-2 Image ....................................................................................... 1-3
H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 Serverboard Layout ................................................... 1-4
H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 Quick Reference ........................................................ 1-5
Serverboard Features .............................................................................. 1-6
Chipset: System Block Diagram................................................................ 1-8
1-2 Chipset Overview ........................................................................................... 1-9
1-3 PC Health Monitoring ................................................................................... 1-10
1-4 Power Confi guration Settings ....................................................................... 1-10
1-5 Power Supply ............................................................................................... 1-12
1-6 Super I/O ........................................................................................................1-12
Chapter 2: Installation
2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices ................................................................................. 2-1
2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation ............................................................... 2-2
2-3 Mounting the Serverboard into a Chassis ...................................................... 2-4
2-4 Installing Memory ........................................................................................... 2-4
2-5 I/O Port and Control Panel Connections ........................................................ 2-6
2-6 Connector Defi nitions ..................................................................................... 2-7
ATX Power Connector .............................................................................. 2-7
Processor Power Connectors .................................................................. 2-7
NMI Button ............................................................................................... 2-7
Power LED ............................................................................................... 2-7
HDD LED ................................................................................................ 2-8
NIC1 LED ................................................................................................. 2-8
NIC2 LED ................................................................................................. 2-8
Overheat/Fan Fail LED ............................................................................ 2-8
Power Fail LED ........................................................................................ 2-8
Reset Button ............................................................................................ 2-9
Power Button ............................................................................................ 2-9
Universal Serial Bus Ports ....................................................................... 2-9
USB Headers ........................................................................................... 2-9
Serial Ports ............................................................................................. 2-10
Fan Headers .......................................................................................... 2-10
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Overheat LED ........................................................................................ 2-10
Power LED/Speaker ............................................................................... 2-10
JLAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports) ....................................................................... 2-11
ATX PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports .......................................................... 2-11
Chassis Intrusion .................................................................................... 2-11
Wake-On-LAN ........................................................................................ 2-11
2
I
C Header .............................................................................................. 2-11
Wake-On-Ring ........................................................................................ 2-12
Compact Flash Power Headers ............................................................. 2-12
3-SGPIO1/3-SGPIO2 ............................................................................. 2-12
T-SGPIO1/T-SGPIO2 ............................................................................. 2-12
2-7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-13
Explanation of Jumpers ......................................................................... 2-13
CMOS Clear ........................................................................................... 2-13
VGA Enable/Disable ............................................................................... 2-14
JLAN Enable/Disable ............................................................................. 2-14
2
I
C to PCI-X Slots .................................................................................. 2-14
2
I
C to PCI-E Slots .................................................................................. 2-14
Compact Flash Master/Slave ................................................................. 2-14
Watch Dog Enable/Disable ..................................................................... 2-15
PCI-X Slot Speed ................................................................................... 2-15
SAS RAID Select ................................................................................... 2-16
2-8 Onboard Indicators ....................................................................................... 2-16
JLAN1/JLAN2 LEDs ............................................................................... 2-16
Onboard Power LED .............................................................................. 2-16
SAS Activity LED .................................................................................... 2-16
2-9 Floppy, IDE SATA and SAS Drive Connections ........................................... 2-17
Floppy Connector ................................................................................... 2-17
IDE Connector ........................................................................................ 2-18
SATA Ports ............................................................................................. 2-18
SAS Ports ............................................................................................... 2-19
SIMLC (IPMI) Slot .................................................................................. 2-19
2-10 Enabling SATA RAID .................................................................................... 2-20
2-11 Installing Software Drivers ............................................................................ 2-23
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting
3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures ........................................................................... 3-1
Before Power On ..................................................................................... 3-1
No Power ................................................................................................. 3-1
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Memory Errors ......................................................................................... 3-2
Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration ................................................ 3-2
3-2 Technical Support Procedures ........................................................................ 3-2
3-3 Frequently Asked Questions ........................................................................... 3-3
3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service ................................................................ 3-4
Chapter 4: BIOS
4-1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 4-1
4-2 Main Menu ...................................................................................................... 4-2
4-3 Advanced Settings Menu ............................................................................... 4-2
4-4 Boot Menu .................................................................................................... 4-16
4-5 Security Menu ............................................................................................... 4-17
4-6 Exit Menu ...................................................................................................... 4-18
Appendices:
Appendix A: BIOS Error Beep Codes
Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes
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Chapter 1
Introduction
1-1 Overview
Checklist
Congratulations on purchasing your computer serverboard from an acknowledged
leader in the industry. Our 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 serverboard.
If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.
Included with retail box only
One (1) H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 serverboard
One (1) IDE cable (CBL-036L-03)
One (1) fl oppy cable (CBL-022L)
One (1) COM port cable (CBL-010L)
Eight (8) SATA cables (CBL-044L): H8QM3-2 only
Six (6) SATA cables (CBL-044L): H8QMi-2 only
One (1) I/O shield (CSE-PT55L)
One (1) CD containing drivers and utilities
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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, 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 1-1. H8QM3-2 Image
Chapter 1: Introduction
Note: the H8QMi-2 has the same layout but does not include SAS ports or components.
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Figure 1-2. Serverboard Layout
(not drawn to scale)
SUPER H8QM3-2
FAN7/
CPU4
Kybd/
Mouse
USB0/1
COM1
VGA
JLAN1
JLAN2
FAN8/
CPU3
FAN9
JPL1
JPG1
COM2
ATI
ES 1000
Slot #5: PCI-Express x16
Slot #4: PCI-Express x4
Slot #3: PCI-Express x8
Slot #2: PCI-Express x16
2
C3
JI
2
JI
C4
Slot #1: PCI-X 133/100 MHz
CPU 4
DIMMC 4A
DIMMC 4B
DIMMC 3A
DIMMC 3B
DIMMC 2A
DIMMC 2B
DIMMC 1A
DIMMA 1B
DIMMD 1B
DIMMD 1A
DIMMD 2B
DIMMD 2A
DIMMD 3B
DIMMD 3A
DIMMD 4B
DIMMD 4A
CPU 3
2
C2
JI
2
JI
C1
SIMLC
BIOS
JWD
Battery
CPU2 DIMMs
CPU1 DIMMs
SATA0
JWOL
CPU4 DIMMs
CPU3 DIMMs
nVidia
MCP55 Pro
I Button
SATA1
SATA2
SATA3
Speaker
SATA4
SATA5
USB2/3
JBT1
NEC
uPD720404
JPX1A
3-SGPIO2 3-SGPIO1
JD1
DIMMB 1B
DIMMB 1A
DIMMB 2B
DIMMB 2A
DIMMB 3B
DIMMB 3A
DIMMB 4B
DIMMB 4A
CPU 2
CPU 1
DIMMA 4A
DIMMA 4B
DIMMA 3A
DIMMA 3B
DIMMA 2A
DIMMA 2B
DIMMA 1A
DIMMA 1B
nVidia
IO55
JPX2A
SAS0
SAS1
1068E
SAS2
JPS1
T-SGPIO2
LSI
SAS3
SAS4
JF1
JWOR
T-SGPIO1
JL1
JCF1
LES1
JWF1
SAS5
SAS6
FAN2
FAN3/
CPU2
FAN4/
CPU1
FAN5
SAS7
JOH1
IDEFLOPPY
FAN1
FAN6
JPI
J1B1
JPW1JPW2
2
C
Notes:
Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.
The H8QMi-2 has the same layout as the H8QM3-2 but does not include SAS ports
or components.
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H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 Quick Reference
Jumpers Description Default Setting
JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Section 2-7)
JCF1 Compact Flash Card Master/Slave Closed (Master)
JPS1* SAS RAID Select Closed (SR RAID)
JPX1A PCI-X Slot Speed Select Pins 2-3 (133 MHz)
JPX2A PCI-X Slot Speed Select Open (Disabled)
2
C1/JI2C2 I2C to PCI-X Pins 2-3 (Disabled)
JI
2
JI
C3/JI2C4 I2C to PCI-E Pins 2-3 (Disabled)
JPG1 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL1 JLAN Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JWD Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)
Connectors Description
3-SGPIO1/3-SGPIO2* SGPIO Headers (used with SAS)
COM1/COM2 COM1 Serial Port/Header
FAN 1-9 Chassis/CPU Fan Headers
Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector
I Button* I Button (for RAID 5 support)
IDE IDE Drive/Compact Flash Card Connector
J1B1 24-Pin ATX Power Connector
JD1 Onboard Speaker/Power LED
JF1 Front Panel Connector
JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header
JLAN1/2 Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) Ports
JOH1 Overheat Warning Header
2
JPI
C I2C Header
JPW1/JPW2 8-Pin Processor Power Connectors
JWF1 Compact Flash Card Power Connector
JWOL Wake-On-LAN Header
JWOR Wake-On-Ring Header
SAS0 ~ SAS7* Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Ports
SATA0 ~ 5 Serial ATA (SATA) Ports
T-SGPIO1/T-SGPIO2 SGPIO Headers (used with SATA)
SIMLC IPMI 2.0 (with virtual media over LAN) Slot
USB0/1 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports
USB2/3 USB Headers
*H8QM3-2 only
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Serverboard Features
CPU
• Two (dual) or four (quad) AMD Opteron 8000 series Socket F type processors
Memory
• Thirty-two dual-channel DIMM slots supporting up to 256 GB of registered ECC
DDR2-800/667/533 SDRAM
Note: Refer to Section 2-4 before installing. Slots fully populated with DDR2-800 or DDR2-667 will run at
533 MHz due to a chipset limitation.
Chipset
• nVidia MCP55 Pro
• IO55
Expansion Slots
• Two (2) PCI-Express x16 slots
• One (1) PCI-Express x8 slot
• One (1) PCI-Express x4 slot (x8 slot using x4 signal)
• One (1) PCI-X 133/100 MHz slot
• One (1) SIMLC slot (for IPMI card)
BIOS
• 8 Mb AMIBIOS
®
LPC Flash ROM
• DMI 2.3, PCI 2.2, ACPI 2.0, SMBIOS 2.3, Plug and Play (PnP)
PC Health Monitoring
• Onboard voltage monitors for four CPU cores, Hyper Transport (1.2V), memory
banks (1.8V), chipset (1.5V)
• Fan status monitor with fi rmware/software on/off and speed control
• Watch Dog
• Environmental temperature monitoring via BIOS
• Power-up mode control for recovery from AC power loss
• System resource alert (via included utility program)
• Auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core
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ACPI Features
• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator
• BIOS support for USB keyboard
• Main switch override mechanism
• Internal/external modem ring-on
Onboard I/O
• On-chip SATA controller supporting six (6) 3 Gb/s SATA ports (RAID 0, 1, 0+1,
5 and JBOD)
• LSI 1068E SAS controller supporting eight (8) SAS ports (RAID 0, 1, 10 and
JBOD, optional RAID 5 support with iButton installed) (H8QM3-2 only)
• One (1) UltraDMA (ATA) 133/100 IDE port
• One (1) fl oppy port interface
• Two (2) Fast UART 16550 compatible serial ports
• On-chip (Intel 82546) Ethernet controller supports two Gb Ethernet ports
• PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports
• Four (4) USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports/headers
• ATI ES1000 graphics chip
Other
• Wake-on-Ring (JWOR)
• Wake-on-LAN (JWOL)
• Chassis intrusion detection
Dimensions
• Extended ATX form factor, 16.4" x 13" (417 x 330 mm)
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DDR2-667/533/400
DIMMs 1A ~ 4B
DDR2-667/533/400
DIMMs 1A ~ 4B
Slot #2: PCI-E x16
Slot #3: PCI-E x8
Slot #4: PCI-E x4
AMD Socket F Type
Processor (CPU3)
AMD Socket F Type
Processor (CPU2)
PCI-E
nVidia
IO55
16 x 16 HT link (1 GHz)
16 x 16 HT link (1 GHz)
ATI
ES 1000
SIMLC
AMD Socket F Type
Processor (CPU4)
AMD Socket F Type
Processor (CPU1)
PCI 32
nVidia
MCP55
Pro
S I/O BIOS
Floppy
LPC
Kybd/
Mouse
PCI-E x8
PCI-E x4
PCI-E x16
SATA
UDMA133
USB 2.0
DDR2-667/533/400
DIMMs 1A ~ 4B
DDR2-667/533/400
DIMMs 1A ~ 4B
SAS Ports (8)
Slot #5: PCI-E x16
SATA Ports (6)
IDE (ATA133)
USB Ports (4)
Serial Ports
(2)
LAN Ports (2)
NEC uPD720404
Slot #1: PCI-X 133
Figure 1-3. nVidia MCP55 Pro/IO55 Chipset:
System Block Diagram
Note: This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent
the features on your serverboard. See the previous pages for the
actual specifi cations of your serverboard.
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1-2 Chipset Overview
The H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 serverboard is based on the nVidia MCP55 Pro and IO55
chipset. The MCP55 Pro functions as Media and Communications Processor (MCP)
and the IO55 as a PCI-E Tunnel. An NEC uPD720404 chip is also included as a
bridge for the GB LAN ports and the PCI-X slot. Note that the controllers for the
system memory are integrated directly into the AMD CPUs.
MCP55 Pro Media and Communications Processor
The MCP55 Pro is a single-chip, high-performance HyperTransport peripheral controller. It includes a 28-lane PCI Express interface, an AMD Opteron 16-bit Hyper
Transport interface link, a six-port (3 Gb/s) Serial ATA interface, an ATA133 bus
master interface and a USB 2.0 interface. This hub connects directly to CPU1.
IO55
This hub connects directly to CPU2 via a 16 x 16 1 GHz Hyper Transport link. The
IO55 includes an interface for the PCI-Express slots.
NEC uPD720404
This I/O bridge chip provides one PCI-Express x4 upstream port and two PCI-X
domains. Each bridge supports PCI masters that include clock, request and grant
signals. This hub links the MCP55 with the PCI-X slot (slot #1) and the Gb LAN
ports.
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.
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1-3 PC Health Monitoring
This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the H8QM3-2/H8QMi-
2. The serverboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports
PC health monitoring.
Onboard Voltage Monitors for four CPU cores, Hyper Transport
(1.2V), memory (1.8V), chipset (1.5V)
The onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously . Once a voltage
becomes unstable, it will give a warning or send an error message to the screen.
Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to defi ne the sensitivity of the voltage moni-
tor. 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.
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, then, the Overheat/Fan
Fail warning LED is triggered.
Auto-Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core
The 5-phase-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to 100A
and auto-sense voltage IDs. This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus
make the system more stable.
1-4 Power Confi guration Settings
This section describes the features of your serverboard 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.
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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
When an ATX power supply is used, 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 ATX 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 serverboard.
Wake-On-LAN
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 serverboard has a 3-pin header
(JWOL) 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. Note that Wake-On-LAN
can only be used with an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply.
Wake-On-Ring Header
Wake-up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing
when the system is in the SoftOff state. Note that external modem ring-on can only
be used with an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply.
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1-5 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 H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 accommodates 12V ATX power supplies. Although most
power supplies generally meet the specifi cations required by the CPU, some
are inadequate. A 2 amp current supply on a 5V Standby rail is strongly recommended.
It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets
12V ATX power supply Specifi cation 1.1 or above. Additionally, 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.
1-6 Super I/O
The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include 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 supports two 360
K, 720 K, 1.2 M, 1.44 M or 2.88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb/s,
500 Kb/s or 1 Mb/s.
It also provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication ports
(UARTs), one of which supports serial infrared communication. Each UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud rate generator, complete
modem control capability and a processor interrupt system. Both UARTs provide
legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed
with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1 Mb/s, which support higher speed modems.
The Super I/O provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced Confi guration
and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management through a SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management
to reduce power consumption.
The IRQs, DMAs and I/O space resources of the Super I/O can be fl exibly adjusted
to meet ISA PnP requirements, which support ACPI and APM (Advanced Power
Management).
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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 serverboard 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 serverboard.
• Use only the correct type of CMOS onboard battery as specifi ed by the manufac-
turer. Do not install the CMOS onboard battery upside down, which may result
in a possible explosion.
Unpacking
The serverboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage. When
unpacking the board, make sure the person handling it is static protected.
Installation Procedures
Follow the procedures as listed below to install the serverboard into a chassis:
1. Install the processor(s) and the heatsink(s).
2. Install the serverboard in the chassis.
3. Install the memory and add-on cards.
4. Finally, connect the cables and install the drivers.
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2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation
Exercise extreme caution when handling and installing the processor. Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding, removing or changing any hardware components.
CPU Backplates
Four CPU backplates (BKT-0011L) have been preinstalled to the serverboard to
prevent the CPU area of the serverboard from bending and to provide a base for
attaching the heatsink retention modules.
Single, dual or quad-CPU confi gurations only are supported. For a single-CPU
confi guration, install to the CPU1 socket. For a dual-CPU confi guration, install to
the CPU1 and CPU2 sockets.
Installing Processors
1. Begin by removing the cover plate
that 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.
2. Use your thumb and your index
fi nger to hold the CPU. Locate and
align pin 1 of the CPU socket with pin
1 of the CPU. Both are marked with
a triangle.
Triangles
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3. Align pin 1 of the CPU with pin 1
of the socket. Once aligned, carefully
place the CPU into the socket. Do not
drop the CPU on the socket, move the
CPU horizontally or vertically or rub the
CPU against the socket or against any
pins of the socket, which may damage
the CPU and/or the socket.
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4. With the CPU inserted into the
socket, inspect the four corners of the
CPU to make sure that it is properly installed and fl ush with the socket. Then,
gently lower the silver CPU retention
plate into place.
5. Carefully press the CPU socket le-
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 gurations, memory must be installed
in the DIMM slots associated with the
installed CPU(s). (This will limit the
maximum amount of memory.)
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2-3 Mounting the Serverboard into a Chassis
All serverboards have standard mounting holes to fi t different types of chassis.
Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both the serverboard
and the chassis match. Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal
mounting fasteners, metal ones are highly recommended because they ground
the serverboard to the chassis. Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are
screwed in tightly.
1. Check the compatibility of the serverboard ports and the I/O shield
The H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 serverboard requires a chassis that can support extended
ATX boards of 16" x 13" in size. Make sure that the I/O ports on the serverboard
align with their respective holes in the I/O shield at the rear of the chassis.
2. Mounting the serverboard onto the mainboard tray in the chassis
Carefully mount the serverboard onto the mainboard tray by aligning the serverboard
mounting holes with the raised metal standoffs in the tray. Insert screws into all
the mounting holes in the serverboard that line up with the standoffs. Then use a
screwdriver to secure the serverboard to the mainboard tray - tighten until just snug
(if too tight you might strip the threads). Metal screws provide an electrical contact
to the serverboard ground to provide a continuous ground for the system.
2-4 Installing Memory
CAUTION
Exercise extreme care when installing or removing memory modules
to prevent any possible damage.
1. Insert each memory module vertically into its slot, paying attention to the notch
along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the module incorrectly (see
Figure 2-2). Insert fi rst into the 1A slot(s), then the 1B slot(s), etc. See support
information below.
2. Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place.
Note: Each processor has its own built-in memory controller, consequently each
CPU has an eight-slot memory bank associated with it. (Memory installed into a
bank with no CPU present cannot be accessed.) 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB and
4 GB memory modules are supported. It is highly recommended that you remove
the power cord from the system before installing or changing DIMMs.
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Support
The H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 supports single or dual-channel, registered ECC DDR2800/667/533 SDRAM.
Both interleaved and non-interleaved memory are supported, so you may populate
any number of DIMM slots (see note on previous page). 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
that when slots are fully populated with DDR2-800 or DDR2-667 DIMMs, memory
will run at 533 MHz due to a chipset limitation.
Optimizing memory performance
It's better to spread pairs of DIMMs across all memory banks with a CPU installed
than to fi ll up one CPU memory bank while leaving another empty. For example, if
you were to install eight DIMMs in a quad-CPU confi guration, you should install two
in the CPU1 DIMM slots (slots 1A and 1B), two in the CPU2 DIMM slots, two in the
CPU3 slots and two in the CPU4 slots rather than four in any two CPU DIMM slots.
If you install four more, install two in the remaining CPU1 DIMM slots and two in
the the remaining CPU2 DIMM slots, etc. This balances the load over all CPUs to
optimize performance. In a single or dual-CPU confi guration, memory can only be
installed in the slots associated with CPU#1 or CPU#1 and CPU#2, respectively.
Maximum memory: 256 GB of DDR2-800/667/533. (Dual-CPU confi guration: 128
GB maximum, single-CPU confi guration: 64 GB maximum.)
Figure 2-2. Side and Top Views of DDR Installation
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.
Notch
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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