SUPER MICRO Computer H8QME-2, H8QM8-2 User Manual

SUPER

H8QM8-2

H8QME-2

®

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0d

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Preface

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
H8QM8-2/H8QME-2 serverboard. The H8QM8-2/H8QME-2 is based on the nVidia®
MCP55Pro and AMD 8132 chipset and supports two or four AMD Opteron Socket F
type processors and up to 128 GB DDR2-667/533/400 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.

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 provides BIOS Error Beep Code Messages.
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

H8QM8-2/H8QME-2 Image ...................................................................... 1-3

H8QM8-2/H8QME-2 Serverboard Layout ................................................ 1-4

H8QM8-2/H8QME-2 Quick Reference ..................................................... 1-5

Serverboard Features .............................................................................. 1-6

nVidia MCP55 Pro/AMD-8132 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 ....................................................................... 1-11

1-5 Power Supply ............................................................................................... 1-12

1-6 Super I/O .......................................................................................................1-13

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 ...................................................... 2-5

2-4 Installing Memory ........................................................................................... 2-5

2-5 I/O Port and Control Panel Connections ........................................................ 2-7

2-6 Connecting Cables ......................................................................................... 2-8

ATX Power Connector .............................................................................. 2-8

Processor Power Connector .................................................................... 2-8

NMI Button ............................................................................................... 2-8

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

HDD LED ................................................................................................ 2-9

NIC1 LED ................................................................................................. 2-9

NIC2 LED ................................................................................................. 2-9

Overheat/Fan Fail LED ............................................................................ 2-9

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

Reset Button .......................................................................................... 2-10

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

Universal Serial Bus Ports ..................................................................... 2-10

USB Headers ......................................................................................... 2-11

Serial Port .............................................................................................. 2-11

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

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

Power LED/Keylock/Speaker ................................................................. 2-12

ATX PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports .......................................................... 2-12

Chassis Intrusion .................................................................................... 2-12

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

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

Wake-On-Ring ........................................................................................ 2-13

SMBus Power Header ........................................................................... 2-13

3rd Power Supply Alarm Reset Header ................................................. 2-13

JLAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports) ....................................................................... 2-14

Compact Flash Power Headers ............................................................. 2-14

3rd Power Supply Fail Detect Header ................................................... 2-14

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

2-7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-15

Explanation of Jumpers ......................................................................... 2-15

CMOS Clear ........................................................................................... 2-15

VGA Enable/Disable ............................................................................... 2-16

JLAN Enable/Disable ............................................................................. 2-16

2

I

C to PCI-X Slots Enable/Disable ......................................................... 2-16

SCSI Controller Enable/Disable ............................................................. 2-17

SCSI Termination Enable/Disable .......................................................... 2-17

Compact Flash Master/Slave ................................................................. 2-17

PCI-X Slot Frequency Select ................................................................. 2-18

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

2-8 Onboard Indicators ....................................................................................... 2-19

JLAN1/JLAN2 LEDs ............................................................................... 2-19

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

2-9 Floppy, IDE, Parallel Port, SCSI and SATA Drive Connections ................... 2-20

Floppy Connector ................................................................................... 2-20

IDE Connector ........................................................................................ 2-21

Parallel Port Connector .......................................................................... 2-22

SATA Connectors ................................................................................... 2-22

SCSI Connectors ................................................................................... 2-23

2-10 Enabling SATA RAID .................................................................................... 2-24

2-11 Installing Software Drivers ............................................................................ 2-26

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 4: BIOS

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

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

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

4-4 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) H8QM8-2/H8QME-2 serverboard

 One (1) IDE cable (CBL-036L-02)

 One (1) fl oppy cable (CBL-022L)

 One (1) COM port cable (CBL-010)

 One (1) SCSI cable, H8QM8-2 only (CBL-034L-U320)

 Two (2) SATA cables, H8QM8-2 only (CBL-044L)

 Four (4) SATA cables, H8QME-2 only (CBL-044L)

 Four (4) heatsink retention modules with four (8) screws (BKT-0012L)

 One (1) I/O shield (CSE-PT7L)

 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: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

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

Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)
[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacifi c

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

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

Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw
Technical Support:
Email: [e-mail]
Tel: [phone], ext.132 or 139

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Figure 1-1. H8QM8-2/H8QME-2 Image

Chapter 1: Introduction

Note:
H8QM8-2 is pictured. The H8QME-2 shares the same layout but with no SCSI com­ponents, connectors or jumpers.

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Figure 1-2. H8QM8-2/H8QME-2 Serverboard Layout

(not drawn to scale)

SUPER H8QM8-2

FAN7/CPU3

Kybd/

Mouse

USB0/1

COM1

Parallel

Port

J4

VGA

JLAN1

JLAN2

FAN8/CPU4

FAN9

JPL1

ES 1000

ATI

Battery

Slot #5: PCI-Express x8

JPG1

HT Connector

CPU 3

DIMMC 2A
DIMMC 2B
DIMMC 1A
DIMMC 1B

DIMMD 1B
DIMMD 1A
DIMMD 2B
DIMMD 2A

CPU 4

Slot #6: PCI-Express x16 HT Connector

2

C3

JI

2

JI

C4

JPXA1/JPXB1

Slot #4: 133/100 MHz PCI-X

Slot #3: 133/100 MHz PCI-X

COM2

Slot #2: 100 MHz PCI-X

2

C1

JI

2

JI

C2

Slot #1: 100 MHz PCI-X (ZCR)

JUSB2/3

JWD

nFAN2

BIOS

nFAN1

N-SATA3N-SATA1

nVidia MCP55 Pro

JWOL

N-SATA5N-SATA4N-SATA2N-SATA0

AMD-8132

JBT1

JPA2

JA1: SCSI CH A

DIMMB 1B
DIMMB 1A
DIMMB 2B
DIMMB 2A

CPU 2

CPU 1

DIMMA 2A
DIMMA 2B
DIMMA 1A
DIMMA 1B

JF2

SIMSO

AIC-7902W

PS_SMBUS

JA2: SCSI CH B

JF1

JPA1

JPA3/JL1

FAN1

FAN2

FAN3/CPU2

FAN4/CPU1

FAN5

SGPIO1
SGPIO2
JWF1

JP1

JWOR

JOH1

Speaker

IDE#1

Floppy

J3P

JAR

DP2

FAN6

J1B1

JPW1

JPW2

Notes:

1. Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.

2. The H8QME-2 has the same layout as the H8QM8-2 but with no SCSI compo­nents, connectors or jumpers.

3. The silkscreen on the motherboard noting CPU3 and CPU4 have been reversed
on PCB revisions 2.01 and later. Since you must install either two or four CPUs, this
change has no affect on the board's functionality.

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H8QM8-2/H8QME-2 Quick Reference

Jumpers Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Section 2-7)

2

JI

C1/2 I2C to PCI-X Enable/Disable Pins 2-3 (Disabled)

2

C3/4 I2C to PCI-E Enable/Disable Pins 2-3 (Disabled)

JI
JP1 Compact Flash Card Master/Slave Closed (Master)
JPA1* SCSI Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPA2/JPA3* SCSI Channel A/B Term. Open (Enabled)
JPG1 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL1 JLAN Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPXA1 PCI-X Slots 1 & 2 Freq. Select Open (Auto)
JPXB1 PCI-X Slots 3 & 4 Freq. Select Open (Auto)
JWD Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Connectors Description

COM1, COM2 COM1/COM2 Serial Port/Header
FAN 1-9 CPU/Chassis Fan Headers
Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector
HT Connector Hyper Tranport Slot
IDE#1 IDE Drive/Compact Flash Card Connector
J1B1 24-Pin ATX Power Connector
J3P 3rd Power Supply Fail Detect
J4 Parallel (Printer) Port
JA1/JA2* U320 SCSI Channel A/B Connector
JAR 3rd Power Supply Alarm Reset Header
JF1 Front Panel Connector
JF2 Onboard Speaker/Keylock/Power LED
JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header
JLAN1/2 Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) Ports
JOH1 Overheat Warning Header
JPW1/JPW2 8-Pin Processor Power Connectors
JWF1 Compact Flash Card Power Connector
JWOL Wake-On-LAN Header
JWOR Wake-On-Ring Header
nFAN 1-2 Chipset Fan Headers
N-SATA0 ~ 5 Serial ATA Ports
PS_SMBUS System Management (I
SIMSO IPMI 2.0 (with virtual media over LAN) Slot
SGPIO1/SGPIO2 SGPIO Headers
USB0/1 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports
USB2/3 USB Headers

*H8QM8-2 only

2

C) Power Header

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Serverboard Features

CPU

• Two (dual) or four (quad) AMD Opteron Socket F type processors

Memory

• Sixteen dual-channel DIMM slots supporting up to 128 GB DDR2-667/533/400
registered ECC SDRAM (or 256 GB of DDR2-667/533/400 for 8-way only)

Note: Only 64 GB supported in dual-CPU confi gurations. Refer to Section 2-4 before installing.

Chipset

• nVidia MCP55 Pro

• AMD-8132

Expansion Slots

• One (1) PCI-Express x16 slot

• One (1) PCI-Express x8 slot

• Two (2) PCI-X 133/100 MHz slots

• Two (2) PCI-X 100 MHz slot (one is a ZCR slot)

• Two (2) HT (Hyper Transport) slots

BIOS

• 8 Mb AMIBIOS

• DMI 2.3, PCI 2.2, ACPI 2.0, SMBIOS 2.3, Plug and Play (PnP)

®

LPC Flash ROM

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)

• Adaptec AIC-7902W U320 SCSI controller (H8QM8-2 only, RAID 0, 1, 10 and
JBOD)

• One (1) UltraDMA (ATA) 133/100 IDE port

• One (1) fl oppy port interface (up to 2.88 MB)

• Two (2) Fast UART 16550 compatible serial ports

• On-chip (AMD-8132) Ethernet controller supports two Gigabit LAN ports

• PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports

• Four (4) USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports/headers

Other

• Wake-on-Ring (JWOR)

• Wake-on-LAN (JWOL)

• Chassis intrusion detection

CD Utilities

• BIOS fl ash upgrade utility

Dimensions

• Extended ATX form factor, 16" x 13.05" (406 x 332 mm)

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DDR2-667/533/400

DIMMC 2A

DIMMC 2B

DIMMC 1A

DIMMC 1 B

DIMMD 1B

DIMMD 1A

DIMMD 2B

DIMMD 2 A

Slot #1: PCI-X 100

Slot #2: PCI-X 100

SCSI

Po rts (2)

AIC 7902W

Slot #3: PCI-X 133/100

Slot #4: PCI-X 133/100

Gb LAN Ports (2)

16 x 16 HT link (1 GHz )

PCI-X
CH A

PCI-X
CH B

AMD Socket F Type

Processor (CPU3)

AMD Socket F Type

Processor (CPU2)

AMD
8132

16 x 16 HT link (1 GHz)

800 MHz link

ATI

ES 1000

SIMSO

AMD Socket F Type

Processor (CPU4)

AMD Socket F Type

Processor (CPU1)

nVidia

MCP55Pro

S I/O BIOS

PCI-E

SATA

UDMA133

USB 2.0

LPC

DDR2- 667/533/400

DIMMB 1B

DIMMB 1A

DIMMB 2B

DIMMB 2A

DIMMA 2A

DIMMA 2B

DIMMA 1A

DIMMA 1B

Slot #5: PCI-E x8

Slot #6: PCI-E x16

SATA Ports (6)

IDE (ATA133)

USB Ports (4)

IPMI

Floppy

Kybd/

Mouse

Serial Ports

(2)

Parallel

Port

Figure 1-3. nVidia MCP55 Pro/AMD-8132 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 H8QM8-2/H8QME-2 serverboard is based on the nVidia MCP55 Pro and AMD­8132 chipset. The MCP55 Pro functions as Media and Communications Processor
(MCP) and the AMD-8132 as a PCI-X Tunnel. Controllers for the system memory
are integrated directly into the AMD Opteron processors.

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, a dual-port
Gb Ethernet interface, an ATA133 bus master interface and a USB 2.0 interface.
This hub connects directly to CPU#1.

AMD-8132 HyperTransport PCI-X Tunnel

This hub includes AMD-specifi c technology that provides two PCI-X bridges with
each bridge supporting a 64-bit data bus as well as separate PCI-X operational
modes and independent transfer rates. Each bridge supports up to fi ve PCI masters
that include clock, request and grant signals. This hub connects to the processors
and through them to system memory. It also interfaces directly with the Serial ATA
and Ethernet controllers.

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 H8QM8-2/H8QME-

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 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.

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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.

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 (JWOL)

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.

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Wake-On-Ring Header (JWOR)

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.

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 H8QM8-2/H8QME-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.

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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 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).

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Chapter 2: Installation

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

Two 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.

Installing the Processor (must populate two or four CPU sockets)

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.

Triangles

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.

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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.

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.

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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 dual-CPU configurations,
only the CPU1 and CPU2 DIMM slots
are addressable for a maximum of 16
GB memory.

*Note: The silkscreen on the motherboard noting CPU3 and CPU4 have been re­versed on PCB revisions 2.01 and later. Since you must install either two or four
CPUs, this change has no affect on the board's functionality.

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Installing the Heatsink Retention Modules

Two heatsink retention modules (BKT-0012L) and four screws are included in the
retail box. Once installed, these are used to help attach the heatsinks to the CPUs.
To install, align the module with the standoffs of the preinstalled CPU backplate and
with the four feet on the module contacting the serverboard. Secure the retention
module to the backplate with two of the screws provided. See Figure 2-1. Repeat for
the second CPU socket. Note: BKT-0012L is included for use with non-proprietary
heatsinks only. When installing proprietary heatsinks, only BKT-0011L (the CPU
backplate) is needed. The BKT-0012L retention module was designed to provide
compatibility with clip-and-cam type heatsinks from third parties.

Figure 2-1. CPU Heatsink Retention Module Installation

Installing the Heatsink

The use of active type heatsinks (except for 1U systems) are recommended. Con­nect the heatsink fans to the appropriate fan headers on the serverboard. To install
the heatsinks, please follow the installation instructions included with your heatsink
package (not included).

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