Supero AS-4040C-8R, AS-4040C-TR User Manual

AS 4040C-TR

AS 4040C-8R

USER’S MANUAL

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Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians. It

provides information for the installation and use of the AS4040C-TR/4040C-8R.

Installation and maintainance should be performed by experienced technicians

only.

The 4040C-TR/4040C-8R is a high-end tower based on the SC748TQ-R1000/

SC748S-R1000 server chassis and the H8QCE/H8QC8 serverboard, which sup-

ports four AMD Opteron™ 800 series processors and up to 32 GB of ECC registered

DDR400 or 64 GB of ECC registered DDR333/266 SDRAM memory.

Preface

Manual Organization

Chapter 1: Introduction

The fi rst chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the

server system and describes the main features of the H8QCE/H8QC8 serverboard

and the SC748TQ-R1000/SC748S-R1000 chassis, which make up the 4040C-

TR/4040C-8R.

Chapter 2: Server Installation

This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the 4040C-TR/4040C-8R into

a rack and check out the server confi guration prior to powering up the system. If

your server was ordered without processor and memory components, this chapter

will refer you to the appropriate sections of the manual for their installation.

Chapter 3: System Interface

Refer here for details on the system interface, which includes the functions and

information provided by the control panel on the chassis as well as other LEDs

located throughout the system.

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Chapter 4: System Safety

You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview

of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the

4040C-TR/4040C-8R.

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup

Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the H8QCE/H8QC8 serverboard, in-

cluding the locations and functions of connectors, headers and jumpers. Refer

to this chapter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when

reconfi guring the serverboard.

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup

Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC748TQ-R1000/SC748S-R1000

1U rackmount server chassis. You should follow the procedures given in this chapter

when installing, removing or reconfi guring SATA/SCSI or peripheral drives and when

replacing the system power supply units and cooling fans.

Chapter 7: BIOS

The BIOS chapter includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa-

tion on running the CMOS Setup Utility.

Appendix A: BIOS Error Beep Codes

Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes

Appendix C: System Specifi cations

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Table of Contents

Preface

About This Manual ...................................................................................................... iii

Manual Organization ................................................................................................... iii

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

1-2 Serverboard Features ..................................................................................... 1-2

1-3 Server Chassis Features ................................................................................ 1-3

Chapter 2: Server Installation

2-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 2-1

2-2 Unpacking the System ................................................................................... 2-1

2-3 Preparing for Setup ........................................................................................ 2-1

Choosing a Setup Location .................................................................... 2-2

Rack Precautions .................................................................................... 2-2

Server Precautions ................................................................................. 2-2

Rack Mounting Considerations ............................................................... 2-3

2-4 Installing the System into a Rack ................................................................... 2-4

Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails .............................................. 2-4

Installing the Chassis Rails ....................................................................... 2-5

Installing the Rack Rails ............................................................................ 2-6

Installing the Server into the Rack ............................................................ 2-7

2-5 Checking the Serverboard Setup ................................................................... 2-8

2-6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup ....................................................................... 2-9

Chapter 3: System Interface

3-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 3-1

3-2 Control Panel Buttons .................................................................................... 3-1

Reset ....................................................................................................... 3-1

Power ...................................................................................................... 3-1

3-3 Control Panel LEDs ........................................................................................ 3-2

Power Fail ................................................................................................ 3-2

Overheat/Fan Fail .................................................................................. 3-2

NIC2 .......................................................................................................... 3-2

NIC1 .......................................................................................................... 3-2

HDD ........................................................................................................ 3-3

Power ...................................................................................................... 3-3

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3-4 Drive Carrier LEDs .......................................................................................... 3-3

Chapter 4: System Safety

4-1 Electrical Safety Precautions ........................................................................... 4-1

4-2 General Safety Precautions ............................................................................. 4-2

4-3 ESD Precautions ............................................................................................ 4-3

4-4 Operating Precautions ..................................................................................... 4-4

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup

5-1 Handling the Serverboard ................................................................................ 5-1

5-2 Mounting the Serverboard into a Chassis ....................................................... 5-2

5-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation ................................................................ 5-3

5-4 Connecting Cables .......................................................................................... 5-5

Connecting Data Cables ........................................................................... 5-5

Connecting Power Cables ......................................................................... 5-5

Connecting the Control Panel ................................................................... 5-5

5-5 I/O Ports ........................................................................................................... 5-6

5-6 Installing Memory ............................................................................................. 5-7

5-7 Adding PCI Cards ............................................................................................ 5-8

5-8 Serverboard Details ......................................................................................... 5-9

H8QC8/H8QCE Layout ........................................................................... 5-9

H8QC8/H8QCE Quick Reference ......................................................... 5-10

5-9 Connector Defi nitions .................................................................................... 5-11

ATX Power Connector .......................................................................... 5-11

Auxilliary 1 Power Connector ............................................................... 5-11

Auxilliary 2 Power Connector ............................................................... 5-11

Power LED ............................................................................................ 5-11

HDD LED ................................................................................................. 5-12

NIC1 LED .............................................................................................. 5-12

NIC2 LED .............................................................................................. 5-12

Overheat/Fan Fail LED ........................................................................... 5-12

Power Fail LED ....................................................................................... 5-13

Reset Button .......................................................................................... 5-13

Power Button ........................................................................................... 5-13

Universal Serial Bus Ports ...................................................................... 5-13

USB Headers ......................................................................................... 5-14

Serial Ports .............................................................................................. 5-14

Fan Headers ............................................................................................ 5-14

JLAN 1/2 (Ethernet Ports) ........................................................................ 5-14

Power LED/Keylock/Speaker .................................................................. 5-15

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ATX PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Ports ....................................................... 5-15

Chassis Intrusion .................................................................................... 5-15

Wake-On-LAN ......................................................................................... 5-16

Wake-On-Ring ......................................................................................... 5-16

Overheat LED ........................................................................................ 5-16

3rd Power Supply Alarm Reset Header ................................................. 5-16

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C Header for Power Supply ................................................................. 5-17

SMBus Header ........................................................................................ 5-17

Additional Fan Headers ......................................................................... 5-17

Compact Flash Power Headers ............................................................. 5-17

5-10 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................. 5-18

Explanation of Jumpers ........................................................................... 5-18

CMOS Clear ............................................................................................ 5-18

SCSI Controller Enable/Disable ............................................................. 5-19

SCSI Termination Enable/Disable .......................................................... 5-19

3rd Power Supply Fail Signal Enable/Disable ........................................ 5-19

Watch Dog Enable/Disable ..................................................................... 5-20

JLAN Enable/Disable .............................................................................. 5-20

VGA Enable/Disable ................................................................................ 5-20

5-11 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................ 5-21

JLAN1/JLAN2 LEDs ................................................................................ 5-21

5-12 Floppy, IDE, Parallel Port, SCSI and SATA Drive Connections .................... 5-22

Floppy Connector .................................................................................... 5-22

IDE Connectors ....................................................................................... 5-23

Parallel Port Connector .......................................................................... 5-24

SATA Ports ............................................................................................. 5-24

SCSI Connectors ................................................................................... 5-25

5-13 Enabling SATA RAID .................................................................................... 5-26

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup

6-1 Static-Sensitive Devices .................................................................................. 6-1

6-2 Control Panel ................................................................................................... 6-3

6-3 System Fans .................................................................................................... 6-4

Fan Failure ................................................................................................ 6-4

Replacing Chassis Fans ........................................................................... 6-4

6-4 Drive Bay Installation ...................................................................................... 6-6

SCSI and SATA Drives ............................................................................. 6-6

Installing Components in the 5.25" Drive Bays ........................................ 6-8

6-5 Power Supply ................................................................................................... 6-9

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Power Supply Failure ................................................................................ 6-9

Removing/Replacing the Power Supply .................................................... 6-9

Chapter 7: BIOS

7-1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 7-1

7-2 Main Setup ........................................................................................................ 7-2

7-3 Advanced Settings Menu ................................................................................ 7-2

7-4 Boot Menu ..................................................................................................... 7-15

7-5 Security Menu ................................................................................................ 7-17

7-6 Exit Menu ....................................................................................................... 7-17

Appendices:

Appendix A: BIOS Error Beep Codes ....................................................................... A-1

Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes ............................................................ B-1

Appendix C: System Specifi cations ......................................................................... C-1

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

The AS4040C-TR/4040C-8R is a high-end quad processor server that is comprised

of two main subsystems: the SC748TQ-R1000/SC748S-R1000 1U server chassis

and the H8QCE/H8QC8 serverboard. Please refer to our web site for information

on operating systems that have been certifi ed for use with the 4040C-TR/4040C-

8R.

In addition to the serverboard and chassis, various hardware components have

been included with the 4040C-TR/4040C-8R:

 One (1) fl oppy drive w/ fl oppy drive cable (CBL-0051L)

 Three (3) 9-cm hot-swap chassis fans (FAN-0090)

 Three (3) 8-cm exhaust fans (FAN-0081)

 Four (4) heatsink retention modules with 8 screws (BKT-0005L)

 Four (4) CPU backplates, pre-installed (BKT-0004L)

 Three (3) 5.25" dummy drive trays w/ rails (CSE-PT36)

 One (1) air shroud (CSE-PT0125)

 SATA Accessories (4040C-TR only)

One (1) SATA backplane (CSE-SAS-M35TQ)

Four (4) SATA cables (CBL-0044L)

Five (5) SATA drive carriers [CSE-PT39(B)]

 SCSI Accessories (4040C-8R only)

One (1) SCSI backplane (CSE-SCA-016)

One (1) SCSI cable (CBL-0063L)

Five (5) SCA SCSI drive carriers [CSE-PT39(B)]

 One (1) CD containing drivers and utilities

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Optional:

 One (1) rackmount kit (MCP-290-00001-00)

1-2 Serverboard Features

At the heart of the 4040C-TR/4040C-8R lies the H8QCE/H8QC8, a quad proces-

sor serverboard based on the nVidia nForce Pro 2200 (CK804)/AMD8132 chipset.

Below are the main features of the H8QCE/H8QC8. (See Figure 1-1 for a block

diagram of the chipset).

Processors

The H8QCE/H8QC8 supports four 940-pin AMD Opteron 800 Series 64-bit pro-

cessors. Please refer to the serverboard description pages on our web site for a

complete listing of supported processors (www.supermicro.com/aplus/).

Memory

The H8QCE/H8QC8 has sixteen 184-pin DIMM slots (four for each CPU), which sup-

port up to 32 GB of registered ECC DDR400 SDRAM or up to 64 GB of registered

ECC DDR333/266 SDRAM. The memory is an interleaved confi guration, which

requires modules of the same size and speed to be installed in pairs.

Onboard SATA (4040C-TR only)

SATA is provided with an on-chip 3 GB/sec SATA controller. The H8QCEprovides

four SATA ports.

Onboard SCSI (4040C-8R only)

Onboard SCSI is provided with an Adaptec AIC-7902W SCSI chip, which supports

dual channel, Ultra320 SCSI at a throughput of 320 MB/sec for each channel. The

H8QCE provides two LVD Ultra320 SCSI ports.

Onboard Controllers/Ports

One fl oppy drive controller and one ATA/133/100 controller are provided to sup-

port up to four hard drives or ATAPI devices. The color-coded I/O ports include

one COM port (an additional COM header is located on the serverboard), a VGA

(monitor) port, two USB 2.0 ports, PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports and two G-bit

Ethernet ports.

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ATI Graphics Controller

The H8QCE/H8QC8 features an integrated ATI video controller based on the Rage

XL graphics chip.

Other Features

Other onboard features that promote system health include onboard voltage moni-

tors, a chassis intrusion header, auto-switching voltage regulators, chassis and CPU

overheat sensors, virus protection and BIOS rescue.

1-3 Server Chassis Features

The 4040C-TR/4040C-8R is a high-end, scaleable server platform. The following

is a general outline of the main features of the SC748TQ-R1000/SC748S-R1000

server chassis.

System Power

The SC748TQ-R1000/SC748S-R1000 features a redundant 1000W power supply

composed of two separate power modules. This power redundancy feature allows

you to replace a failed power supply without shutting down the system.

SATA Subsystem (4040C-TR only)

The SATA subsystem supports up to four 3 Gb/sec SATA hard drives, which are

hot-swappable. The SATA drives are connected to a SATA backplane. A RAID

controller card can be used with the backplane to provide data security.

Note: The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot-

swap capability of the SATA drives.

SCSI Subsystem (4040C-8R only)

The SCSI subsystem supports up to four 80-pin SCA Ultra320 SCSI hard drives,

which are hot-swappable. Any standard 3.5" drives are supported. SCA = Single

Connection Attachment.) The SCSI drives are connected to a duale channel SCA

backplane with SAF-TE. A RAID controller card can be used with the SCA back-

plane to provide data security.

Note: The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot-

swap capability of the SCSI drives.

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PCI Expansion Slots

The SC748TQ-R1000/SC748S-R1000 chassis supports the use of up to seven

standard size (full-height, full-length) expansion cards.

Front Control Panel

The control panel provides you with system monitoring and control. LEDs indicate

system power, power fail, HDD activity, network activity and overheat/fan fail. A

main power button and a system reset button are also included.

I/O Backplane

The I/O backplane on the SC748TQ-R1000/SC748S-R1000 provides seven PCI

expansion slots for standard size add-on cards, one COM port, a VGA port, two

USB 2.0 ports, PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports and two gigabit Ethernet ports.

Cooling System

The SC748TQ-R1000/SC748S-R1000 chassis has an innovative cooling design that

includes three 9-cm hot-swap chassis fans and three 8-cm exhaust fans located at

the rear of the chassis. The power supply modules also include a cooling fan. All

chassis and power supply fans operate continuously.

A setting in BIOS (see Chapter 7) is used to control the system fan speed. This

setting uses voltage control to allow fans to run at different speeds.

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DDR400/333/266

DIMM 2B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 1A

128-bi t data + 16-bit ECC

DIMM 2B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 1A

Slot #1: PCI-X 100 MHz

Slot #2: PCI-X 100 MHz

Dual SCSI Channels

Slot #3: PCI-X 100 MHz

Slot #4: PCI-X 100 MHz

Gb LAN Por ts (2)

PCI-X CH A

PCI-X CH B

AMD Opteron

CPU #3

16 x 16 HT link

(1 GHz )

AMD Opteron

CPU #2

8132

TM

TM

16 x 16 HT link (1 GHz)

AMD Opteron

CPU #4

16 x 16 HT link

(1 GHz )

AMD Opteron

CPU #1

2200

(CK804 )

TM

128-bit data + 16-bit ECC

TM

PCI-E

PCI-32

DDR400/333/266

DIMM 2B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 1A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 1A

Slot #5: PCI-E x8

Slot #6: PCI-E x8

UDMA133

Rage XL

SATA Por ts (4)

USB Ports ( 4)

IPMI

HW

Monitor

Fans

(8)

LPC Bus

Kybd/

Mouse

LPC I/O

FDD

Parallel

Port

FWH

COM
Ports

Figure 1-1. nVidia nForce Pro 2200/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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Chapter 2

Server Installation

2-1 Overview

This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your AS4040C-TR/4040C-8R up

and running. Following these steps in the order given should enable you to have

the system operational within a minimum amount of time. This quick setup assumes

that your system has come to you with the processors and memory preinstalled. If

your system is not already fully integrated with a serverboard, processors, system

memory etc., please turn to the chapter or section noted in each step for details

on installing specifi c components. The 4040C-TR/4040C-8R may be employed

either as a tower or mounted in a rack as a 4U rackmount chassis. If using it as

a tower unit, please read the Server Precautions in the next section and then skip

ahead to Section 2-5.

2-2 Unpacking the System

You should inspect the box the system was shipped in and note if it was damaged

in any way. If the server itself shows damage you should fi le a damage claim with

the carrier who delivered it.

Decide on a suitable location for the 4040C-TR/4040C-8R. It should be situated

in a clean, dust-free area that is well ventilated. Avoid areas where heat, electrical

noise and electromagnetic fi elds are generated. You will also need it placed near

a grounded power outlet. Be sure to read the Rack and Server Precautions in the

next section.

2-3 Preparing for Setup

The box the system was shipped in may include two sets of rail assemblies, two

rail mounting brackets and mounting screws needed for installing the system into a

rack (optional kit). Follow the steps in the order given to complete the installation

process in a minimum amount of time. Please read this section in its entirety before

you begin the installation procedure outlined in the sections that follow.

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Choosing a Setup Location

- Leave enough clearance in front of the system to enable you to open the front

door completely (~25 inches).

- Leave approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back of the system to allow for

suffi cient airfl ow and ease in servicing.

-This product is for installation only in a Restricted Access Location (dedicated

equipment rooms, service closets and the like).

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Warnings and Precautions!

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Rack Precautions

- Ensure that the leveling jacks on the bottom of the rack are fully extended to the

fl oor with the full weight of the rack resting on them.

- In single rack installation, stabilizers should be attached to the rack.

- In multiple rack installations, the racks should be coupled together.

- Always make sure the rack is stable before extending a component from the

rack.

- You should extend only one component at a time - extending two or more simul-

taneously may cause the rack to become unstable.

Server Precautions

- Review the electrical and general safety precautions in Chapter 4.

- Determine the placement of each component in the rack before you install the

rails.

- Install the heaviest server components on the bottom of the rack fi rst, and then

work up.

- Use a regulating uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to protect the server from

power surges, voltage spikes and to keep your system operating in case of a power

failure.

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Allow the hot plug SATA/SCSI drives and power supply units to cool before touch-

ing them.

-

Always keep the rack's front door and all server panels and covers closed when

not servicing to maintain proper cooling.

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Rack Mounting Considerations

Ambient Operating Temperature

If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the ambient operating tempera-

ture of the rack environment may be greater than the ambient temperature of the

room. Therefore, consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an

environment compatible with the manufacturer’s maximum rated ambient tempera-

ture (Tmra).

Reduced Airfl ow

Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that the amount of airfl ow required

for safe operation is not compromised.

Mechanical Loading

Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that a hazardous condition does not

arise due to uneven mechanical loading.

Circuit Overloading

Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to the power

supply circuitry and the effect that any possible overloading of circuits might have

on overcurrent protection and power supply wiring. Appropriate consideration of

equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern.

Reliable Ground

A reliable ground must be maintained at all times. To ensure this, the rack itself

should be grounded. Particular attention should be given to power supply connec-

tions other than the direct connections to the branch circuit (i.e. the use of power

strips, etc.).

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2-4 Installing the System into a Rack

This section provides information on installing the system into a rack unit. Rack

installation requires the use of the optional rackmount kit If the system has already

been mounted into a rack or if you are using it as a tower, you can skip ahead to

Sections 2-5 and 2-6. There are a variety of rack units on the market, which may

mean the assembly procedure will differ slightly. The following is a guideline for

installing the server into a rack with the rack rails provided in the rackmount kit.

You should also refer to the installation instructions that came with the rack unit

you are using.

Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails

The optional rackmount kit (MCP-290-00001-00) includes two rack rail assemblies.

Each of these assemblies consist of two sections: an inner fi xed chassis rail that

secures to the chassis and an outer rack rail that secures directly to the rack itself.

The inner and outer rails must be detached from each other before installing.

To remove the inner chassis rail, pull it out as far as possible - you should hear a

"click" sound as a locking tab emerges from inside the rail assembly and locks the

inner rail. Depress the locking tab to pull the inner rail completely out. Do this for

both assemblies (one for each side).

Figure 2-1. Inner Fixed Chassis Rail

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Installing the Chassis Rails

You will need to remove the top bezel cover and the feet to add rack rails to the

chassis. First, remove the top and right covers (top and left covers when standing

as a tower chassis) by depressing the latch on the rear lip of the top (side if tower)

cover to release it - then push the cover off. Finally, unscrew the four feet and

remove them from the chassis (see Figure 2-2).

You can now attach rack rails to the top and bottom (now the sides) of the chassis.

First add the rack handles. Then position the inner chassis rail sections you just

removed along the side of the chassis making sure the screw holes line up. Note

that these two rails are left/right specifi c. Screw the rail securely to the side of the

chassis (see Figure 2-3). Repeat this procedure for the other rail on the other side

of the chassis. You will also need to attach the rail brackets when installing into a

telco rack.

Locking Tabs: The chassis rails have locking tabs that serve to lock the server into

place when installed and pushed fully into the rack, which is its normal position.

Figure 2-2. Preparing to Install the Chassis Rails

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Figure 2-3. Installing the Rails to the Chassis

Installing the Rack Rails

Determine where you want to place the 4040C-TR/4040C-8R in the rack. (See Rack

and Server Precautions in Section 2-3.) Position the fi xed rack rail/sliding rail guide

assemblies at the desired location in the rack, keeping the sliding rail guide facing

the inside of the rack. Screw the assembly securely to the rack using the brackets

provided. Attach the other assembly to the other side of the rack, making sure both

are at the exact same height and with the rail guides facing inward.

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Installing the Server into the Rack

You should now have rails attached to both the chassis and the rack unit. The next

step is to install the server into the rack. You should have two brackets in the rack

mount kit. Install these fi rst keeping in mind that they are left/right specifi c (marked

with "L" and "R"). Then, line up the rear of the chassis rails with the front of the

rack rails. Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails, keeping the pressure even on

both sides (you may have to depress the locking tabs when inserting).

When the server has been pushed completely into the rack, you should hear the

locking tabs "click". Finish by inserting and tightening the thumbscrews that hold

the front of the server to the rack (see Figure 2-4).

Figure 2-4. Installing the Server into a Rack

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2-5 Checking the Serverboard Setup

After setting up the the system, you will need to open the unit to make sure the

serverboard is properly installed and all the connections have been made.

1. Accessing the inside of the system (see Figure 2-5)

(If rack mounted, fi rst release the retention screws that secure the unit to the

rack. Grasp the two handles on either side and pull the unit straight out until it

locks (you will hear a "click").) There are two screws that secure the cover to

the chassis - remove these fi rst. Using the indentations on the side cover (see

Figure 2-5), push the cover to slide it off the chassis. You can then lift the cover

from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server.

2. Check the CPUs (processors)

You may have four processors already installed into the serverboard. Each

processor should have its own heatsink attached. See Chapter 5 for instructions

on processor installation.

3. Check the system memory

Your server may have come with system memory already installed. Make sure

all DIMMs are fully seated in their slots. For details on adding system memory,

refer to Chapter 5.

4. Installing add-on cards

If desired, you can install add-on cards to the system. See Chapter 5 for details

on installing PCI add-on cards.

5. Check all cable connections and airfl ow

Make sure all power and data cables are properly connected and not blocking

the chassis airfl ow. See Chapter 5 for details on cable connections.

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2-6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup

Next, you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the SATA/SCSI

drives and backplane have been properly installed and all connections have been

made.

1. Accessing the drive bays

All drives can be accessed from the front of the server. For servicing the CD-

ROM, IDE hard drives and fl oppy drives, you will need to remove the top/left

chassis cover. The SATA/SCSI disk drives can be installed and removed from

the front of the chassis without removing any chassis covers.

2. Installing components into the 5.25" drive bays

To install components into the 5.25" drive bays, you must fi rst remove the top/

left chassis cover as described in the previous section. Refer to Chapter 6 for

details.

3. Installing CD-ROM and fl oppy disk drives

Refer to Chapter 6 if you need to reinstall a CD-ROM and/or fl oppy disk drive

to the system.

4. Check the SATA/SCSI disk drives

Depending upon your system's confi guration, your system may have one or

more drives already installed. If you need to install SATA/SCSI drives, please

refer to Chapter 6.

5. Check the airfl ow

Airfl ow is provided by three 9-cm hot-swap chassis fans working in conjunction

with three 8-cm exhaust fans, which are located at the rear of the chassis. The

system component layout was carefully designed to promote suffi cient airfl ow

through the chassis. Also note that all power and data cables have been routed

in such a way that they do not block the airfl ow generated by the fans. Keep

this in mind when you reroute them after working on the system.

6. Supplying power to the system

The last thing you must do is to provide input power to the system. Plug the

power cords from the power supplies unit into a high-quality power strip that of-

fers protection from electrical noise and power surges. It is recommended that

you use an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). Finally, depress the power on

button on the front of the chassis.

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Figure 2-5. Accessing the Inside of the System

(Rack Confi guration shown)

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Chapter 3

System Interface

3-1 Overview

There are several LEDs on the control panel as well as others on the SATA/SCSI

drive carriers to keep you constantly informed of the overall status of the system

as well as the activity and health of specifi c components. There are also two but-

tons on the chassis control panel. This chapter explains the meanings of all LED

indicators and the appropriate response you may need to take.

3-2 Control Panel Buttons

There are two push-buttons located on the front of the chassis. These are (in

order from left to right) a reset button and a power on/off button.

 Reset:

 Power: The main power switch is used to apply or remove power from the

power supply to the server system. Turning off system power with this button

removes the main power but keeps standby power supplied to the system.

Use the reset switch to reboot the system.

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3-3 Control Panel LEDs

The control panel located on the front of the SC748TQ-R1000/SC748S-R1000

chassis has fi ve LEDs. These LEDs provide you with critical information related

to different parts of the system. This section explains what each LED indicates

when illuminated and any corrective action you may need to take.

 Power Fail: Indicates a power supply module has failed. This should be

accompanied by an audible alarm. A backup power supply module will take the

load and keep the system running but the failed module will need to be replaced.

Refer to Chapter 6 for details on replacing failed power supply modules. This LED

should be off when the system is operating normally.



Overheat/Fan Fail: When this LED fl ashes it indicates a fan failure. When

on continuously (on and not fl ashing) it indicates an overheat condition, which

may be caused by cables obstructing the airfl ow in the system or the ambient

room temperature being too warm. Check the routing of the cables and make

sure all fans are present and operating normally. You should also check to make

sure that the chassis covers are installed. Finally, verify that the heatsinks are

installed properly (see Chapter 5). This LED will remain fl ashing or on as long as

the overheat condition exists.

2

 NIC2: Indicates network activity on GLAN2 when fl ashing .

1

 NIC1: Indicates network activity on GLAN1 when fl ashing.

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 HDD: Indicates IDE channel activity. On the 4040C-TR/4040C-8R, this

light indicates SATA/SCSI and/or CD-ROM drive activity when fl ashing.

 Power: Indicates power is being supplied to the system's power supply

units. This LED should normally be illuminated when the system is operating.

3-4 Drive Carrier LEDs

SATA Drives (4040C-TR)

Each SATA drive carrier has two LEDs.

 Green: When illuminated, the green LED on the front of the SATA drive car-

rier indicates drive activity. A connection to the SATA backplane enables this LED

to blink on and off when that particular drive is being accessed.

 Red: The red LED indicates two states. When blinking, it indicates the drive

is rebuilding. When solid, it indicates a drive failure. If a SATA drive fails, you

should be notifi ed by your system management software. Please refer to Chapter

6 for instructions on replacing failed SATA drives.

SCSI Drives (4040C-8R)

Each SCSI drive carrier has two LEDs.

 Green: When illuminated, the green LED on the front of the SCSI drive car-

rier indicates drive activity. A connection to the SCSI SCA backplane enables this

LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is being accessed.

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 Red: The SAF-TE compliant backplane activates the red LED to indicate a

drive failure. If one of the SCSI drives fail, you should be notifi ed by your system

management software. Please refer to Chapter 6 for instructions on replacing failed

SCSI drives.

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Chapter 4: System Safety

Chapter 4

System Safety

4-1 Electrical Safety Precautions

!

Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from

harm and the AS4040C-TR/4040C-8R from damage:

 Be aware of the locations of the power on/off switch on the chassis as well as

the room's emergency power-off switch, disconnection switch or electrical

outlet. If an electrical accident occurs, you can then quickly remove power

from the system.

 Do not work alone when working with high voltage components.

 Power should always be disconnected from the system when removing or

installing main system components, such as the serverboard, memory

modules and the CD-ROM and fl oppy drives (not necessary for SATA or

SCSI drives). When disconnecting power, you should fi rst power down the

system with the operating system and then unplug the power cords from all

the power supply modules in the system.

 When working around exposed electrical circuits, another person who is

familiar with the power-off controls should be nearby to switch off the power

if necessary.

 Use only one hand when working with powered-on electrical equipment. This

is to avoid making a complete circuit, which will cause electrical shock.

Use extreme caution when using metal tools, which can easily damage any

electrical components or circuit boards they come into contact with.

 Do not use mats designed to decrease electrostatic discharge as protection

from electrical shock. Instead, use rubber mats that have been specifi cally

designed as electrical insulators.

 The power supply power cord must include a grounding plug and must be

plugged into grounded electrical outlets.

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 Serverboard Battery: CAUTION - There is a danger of explosion if the onboard

battery is installed upside down, which will reverse its polarities (see Figure

4-1). This battery must be replaced only with the same or an equivalent type

recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to

the manufacturer's instructions.

 CD-ROM Laser: CAUTION - this server may have come equipped with a CD-

ROM drive. To prevent direct exposure to the laser beam and hazardous

radiation exposure, do not open the enclosure or use the unit in any

unconventional way.

4-2 General Safety Precautions

!

Follow these rules to ensure general safety:

 Keep the area around the 4040C-TR/4040C-8R clean and free of clutter.

 The 4040C-TR/4040C-8R weighs approximately 65.5 lbs (29.7 kg) when fully

loaded. When lifting the system, two people at either end should lift slowly

with their feet spread out to distribute the weight. Always keep your back

straight and lift with your legs.

 Place the chassis top cover and any system components that have been

removed away from the system or on a table so that they won't accidentally

be stepped on.

 While working on the system, do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and

unbuttoned shirt sleeves, which can come into contact with electrical circuits

or be pulled into a cooling fan.

 Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body, which are excellent metal

conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into

contact with printed circuit boards or areas where power is present.

 After accessing the inside of the system, close the system back up and secure

it to the rack unit with the retention screws after ensuring that all connections

have been made.

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4-3 ESD Precautions

!

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is generated by two objects with different electrical

charges coming into contact with each other. An electrical discharge is created to

neutralize this difference, which can damage electronic com ponents and printed

circuit boards. The following measures are generally suffi cient to neutralize this

difference before contact is made to protect your equipment from ESD:

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

 Keep all components and printed circuit boards (PCBs) in their antistatic

bags until ready for use.

Chapter 4: System Safety

 Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic

bag.

 Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing, which

may retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap.

 Handle a board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral

chips, memory modules or 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.

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4-4 Operating Precautions

!

Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the

4040C-TR/4040C-8R is operating to ensure proper cooling. Out of warranty

damage to the 4040C-TR/4040C-8R system can occur if this practice is not

strictly followed.

Figure 4-1. Installing the Onboard Battery

LITHIUM BATTERY

LITHIUM BATTERY

OR

BATTERY HOLDER BATTERY HOLDER

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Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup

Chapter 5

Advanced Serverboard Setup

This chapter covers the steps required to install processors and heatsinks to the

H8QCE/H8QC8 serverboard, connect the data and power cables and install add-

on cards. All serverboard jumpers and connections are described and a layout

and quick reference chart are included in this chapter. Remember to close the

chassis completely when you have fi nished working on the serverboard to protect

and cool the system suffi ciently.

5-1 Handling the Serverboard

Static electrical discharge can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent dam-

age to printed circuit boards, it is important to handle them very carefully (see

Chapter 4). Also note that the size and weight of the serverboard can cause

it to bend if handled improperly, which may result in damage. To prevent the

serverboard from bending, keep one hand under the center of the board to sup-

port it when handling. The following measures are generally suffi cient to protect

your equipment from static discharge.

Precautions

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

• Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic

bag.

• Handle a 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, add-on cards and peripherals back into their antistatic

bags when not in use.

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.

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5-2 Mounting the Serverboard into a Chassis

All serverboards and 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 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 H8QCE/H8QC8 serverboard requires a chassis that can support extended

ATX boards of 16.4" x 13" in size, such as the SC818S+-1000. 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.

Installing the CPU Backplates

Four CPU backplates (BKT-0004) are included in the retail box. The backplates

prevent the CPU area of the serverboard from bending and provide a base for at-

taching the heatsink retention modules. To install, begin by peeling off the release

paper to expose the adhesive. On the underside of the serverboard, locate the two

holes on either side of the CPU socket. Attach the adhesive side of the backplate

to the board by inserting the standoffs into the two holes and applying light pres-

sure so that the backplate sticks to the underside of the board. Repeat for all CPU

sockets. See Figure 5-1.

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5-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation

Exercise extreme caution when handling and installing the proces-

!

Installing the Processor (must populate all four CPU sockets)

1. Lift the lever on CPU socket #1 until

it points straight up.

sor. Always connect the power cord last and always remove it be-

fore adding, removing or changing any hardware components.

2. Use your thumb and your index fi n-

ger to hold the CPU. Locate pin 1 on

the CPU socket and pin 1 on the CPU.

Both are marked with a triangle.

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.

Triangles

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5. Gently press the CPU socket lever

down until it locks in the plastic tab.

Repeat these steps to install additional

CPUs into the other three sockets.

Installing the Heatsink Retention Modules

Four heatsink retention modules (BKT-0005) and eight screws are included in the

retail box. Once installed, these are used to help attach the heatsinks to the CPUs.

To install, position the module so that the CPU backplate standoffs insert through the

holes on the heatsink retention module and the four feet on the module contact the

serverboard. Secure the retention module to the backplate with two of the screws

provided. See Figure 5-1. Repeat for the second CPU socket.

Note: BKT-0005 is included for use with non-proprietary heatsinks only. When

installing Supermicro heatsinks, only BKT-0004 (CPU backplate) is needed. The

BKT-0005 retention module was designed to provide compatibility with clip-and-cam

type heatsinks from third parties.

Installing the Heatsinks

To install the heatsink (SNK-P0012, optional), do not apply any thermal compound

to the heatsink or CPU die - the proper amount has already been applied. Place

the heatsink directly on the CPU so that the two mounting holes are aligned with

those on the CPU backplate. Make sure the heatsink sits completely fl at on the

CPU - if not completely fl at, the space between the two will degrade the heat

dissipation function of the heatsink, which may cause the processor to overheat.

Screw in the two screws until just snug (do not fully tighten), then fi nish by fully

tightening both screws.

Figure 5-1. CPU Backplate/Heatsink Retention Module Installation

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5-4 Connecting Cables

Now that the processors are installed, the next step is to connect the cables to

the serverboard. These include the data (ribbon) cables for the peripherals and

control panel and the power cables.

Connecting Data Cables

The ribbon cables used to transfer data from the peripheral devices have been

carefully routed in to prevent them from blocking the airfl ow throiugh the chassis.

If you need to disconnect any of these cables, you should take care to reroute

them as they were originally when reconnecting them (make sure the red wires

connect to the pin 1 locations). The following data cables (with their serverboard

connector locations noted) should be connected (refer to the serverboard layout

diagram for connector locations.

 CD-ROM cable (JIDE1)

 Floppy Drive cable (Floppy)

 Control Panel cable (JF1, see next page)

 4040C-TR: SATA cables (SATA0-SATA2)

 4040C-8R: SCSI cables (JA1, JA2)

Connecting Power Cables

The H8QCE/H8QC8 has a 24-pin primary power supply connector "J1B1" for

connection to the ATX power supply. Connect the appropriate connector from

the power supply to J1B1 connector to supply power to the serverboard. See the

Connector Defi nitions section in this chapter for power connector pin defi nitions.

In addition, your power supply must be connected to the 8-pin Auxilliary power

connectors (at JPW1 and JPW2, respectively).

Connecting the Control Panel

JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors. See Figure

5-2 for the pin locations of the various front control panel buttons and LED indica-

tors and refer to section 5-9 for details. Note that even and odd numbered pins

are on opposite sides of each header.

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All JF1 wires have been bundled into single keyed ribbon cable to simplify the

connection. The red wire in the ribbon cable plugs into pin 1 of JF1. Connect the

other end of the cable to the Control Panel printed circuit board, located just behind

the system status LEDs in the chassis. Note: NC indicates no connection.

Figure 5-2. Front Control Panel Header Pins (JF1)

20 19

NC

NC

x (key)

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1

NIC2

OH/Fan Fail LED

Power Fail LED

Ground

Ground

2 1

x (key)

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset Button

Power Button

5-5 I/O Ports

The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specifi cation. See
Figure 5-3 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports.

Figure 5-3. Rear Panel I/O Ports

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5-6 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 5-4). For each bank of four DIMM slots, install fi rst into DIMM 1A, then

1B, then 2A, then 2B. See support information and notes on optimizing memory

perfomance below.

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

Note: Each processor has its own built-in memory controller. 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.

Support

The H8QC8/H8QCE supports single or dual-channel, registered ECC

DDR400/333/266 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.

Optimizing memory performance

With the mandatory four processors installed, it is better to spread out pairs of

DIMMs across all four CPU memory banks than fi lling up one CPU memory bank

while leaving any others empty. For example, if you were to install eight DIMMs

you should install two in the CPU1 DIMM slots, two in the CPU2 DIMM slots, two

in the CPU3 DIMM slots and two in the CPU4 DIMM slots (slots 1A and 1B in

each of the four banks) rather than four in any single CPU bank of four 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.

Maximum memory: 64 GB for DDR333/266 and 32 GB for DDR400.

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Figure 5-4. 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.

Note the notch in the slot and on the bottom of the DIMM.
These prevent the DIMM from being installed incorrectly.

To Remove:

Use your thumbs to
gently push each re­lease tab outward to
release the DIMM from
the slot.

5-7 Adding PCI Cards

1. PCI slots:

The H8QCE/H8QC8 has six PCI expansion slots. All slots may be populated with

add-on cards in the SC748TQ-R1000/SC748S-R1000 chassis.

2. PCI card installation:

To install a PCI add-on card, begin by removing the screw from the backpanel PCI

slot shield that covers the PCI expansion slot. Insert the PCI card into the riser

card, pushing down with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card. Finish by

securing the card to the chassis with the same screw you removed from the PCI

shield.

Note: the PCI slot shields help promote proper airlow in the chassis and shield the

inside of the system from EMI (electromagnetic interference). For these reasons,

make sure there is always a shield covering each unused slot.

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5-8 Serverboard Details

Figure 5-5. H8QC8 Serverboard Layout

(not drawn to scale)

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FAN7/CPU3

J3

USB0/1

COM1

Parallel Port

VGA

JLAN1

JLAN2

FAN9

82546

JPL1

Rage XL

Graphics

JPG1

Battery

FAN8/CPU4

Slot 6: PCI-E x8

J12

HT Connector

CPU3

DIMMC4

DIMMC3

DIMMC2

DIMMC1

DIMMD4

DIMMD3

DIMMD2

DIMMD1

CPU2

2

JI

C3

2

C4

JI

Slot 5: PCI-E x8

JPXA1/JPXB1

Slot 4: PCI-X 133/100 MHz

Slot 3: PCI-X 133/100 MHz

2

C2

JI

2

C1

JI

JUSB2/3

nFAN2

JWOL

COM2

Slot 2: PCI-X 100 MHz

Slot 1: PCI-X 100 MHz (ZCR)

JWD

J34

BIOS

nFAN1

JSMB

HT Connector

nForce

Pro 2200

(CK804)

AMD 8132

SATA3SATA2SATA1SATA0

JBT1

JA1

DIMMB1

DIMMB2

DIMMB3

DIMMB4

CPU4

CPU1

DIMMA1

DIMMA2

DIMMA3

DIMMA4

JPA2

JIPMI

Super

IO

AIC-7902W

J16

JPA3/JL1

JA2

Speaker

JWF2

JP2

JPA1

JF1JF2

FAN3/CPU2

FAN4/CPU1

JWF1

Floppy

IDE#1

IDE#2

JOH1

JAR

FAN1

FAN2

FAN5

FAN6

J3P

JP1/

JWOR

J1B1JPW1JPW2

Note: Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only. The H8QCE shares the

same layout but does not include SCSI controllers, connectors, or jumpers.

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H8QC8/H8QCE Quick Reference

Jumpers Description Default Setting

J3P 3rd Power Fail Detect Open (Disabled)

JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 5-10

JP1/JP2 Compact Flash Drive Select Both Closed (Master)

JPA1* SCSI Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPA2/JPA3* SCSI CH A/B Termination Both Open (Enabled)

JPG1 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL1 GLAN Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JWD Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Connectors Description

COM1, COM2 COM1/COM2 Serial Port/Header

FAN 1-9 System/CPU Fan Headers

Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector

IDE#1/IDE#2 IDE#1/IDE#2 Connectors

J1B1 24-Pin ATX Power Connector

J3 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports

J16 I

J34 HT Connectors

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

JIPMI IPMI Daughter Card Slot

JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

JLAN1/2 Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) Ports

JOH1 Overheat Warning Header

JPW1 Auxiliary 1 Power Connector

JPW2 Auxiliary 2 Power Connector

JSMB System Management Bus Header

JWF1/2 Compact Flash Power Headers

JWOL Wake-On-LAN Header

JWOR Wake-On-Ring Header

nFAN1/4 Additional Fan Headers (nFAN3/4 used with air shroud)

SATA0-3 Serial ATA Connectors

Speaker Onboard Speaker (Buzzer)

USB0/1 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports 0/1

USB2/3 USB2/3 Headers

*H8QC8 only

2

C Header for Power Supply

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5-9 Connector Defi nitions

ATX Power Connector

The primary ATX power supply con-

nector (J1B1) meets the SSI (Super-

set ATX) 24-pin specifi cation. Refer to

the table on the right for the pin defi ni-

tions of the ATX 24-pin power connec-

tor. This connection supplies power to

the chipset, fans and memory.

Note: You must also connect the 8-pin

JPW1 and JPW2 power connectors to

your power supply (see below).

Auxiliary 1 Power
Connector

In addition to the primary ATX power

connector (above), the 8-pin Auxiliary

1 power connector at JPW1 must also

be connected to your power supply.

See the table on the right for pin

defi nitions.

ATX Power 24-pin Connector

Pin Defi nitions (J1B1)

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

Auxiliary 1 Power

Connector

Pin Defi nitions (JPW1)

Pins Defi nition

1 through 4 Ground

5 through 8 +12V

Required Connection

Auxiliary 2 Power
Connector

The 8-pin Auxiliary 2 power connector

at JPW2 must also be connected to

your power supply. See the table on

the right for pin defi nitions.

Power LED

The Power LED connection is located

on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the

table on the right for pin defi nitions.

Auxiliary 2 Power

Connector

Pin Defi nitions (JPW2)

Pins Defi nition

1 through 4 Ground

5 through 8 +12V

Required Connection

Power LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

15 Vcc

16 Control

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HDD LED

The HDD (IDE Hard Disk Drive) LED

connection is located on pins 13 and

14 of JF1. Attach the IDE hard drive

LED cable to display disk activity.

Refer to the table on the right for pin

defi nitions.

NIC1 LED

The NIC1 (Network Interface Control-

ler) LED connection is located on pins

11 and 12 of JF1. Attach the NIC1

LED cable to display network activity.

Refer to the table on the right for pin

defi nitions.

HDD LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

13 Vcc

14 HD Active

NIC1 LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

11 Vcc

12 NIC1 Active

NIC2 LED

The NIC2 (Network Interface Control-

ler) LED connection is located on pins

9 and 10 of JF1. Attach the NIC2

LED cable to display network activity.

Refer to the table on the right for pin

defi nitions.

Overheat/Fan Fail LED

Connect an LED to the OH connection

on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide ad-

vanced warning of chassis overheat-

ing. Refer to the table on the right for

pin defi nitions and status indicators.

OH/Fan Fail LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

7 Vcc

8 Control

NIC2 LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

9 Vcc

10 NIC2 Active

OH/Fan Fail

LED Status

State Indication

Solid Overheat

Blinking Fan fail

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Power Fail LED

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The Power Fail LED connection is

located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1. Refer

to the table on the right for pin defi ni-

tions. This feature is only available

for systems with redundant power

supplies.

Reset Button

The Reset Button connection is lo-

cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach

it to the hardware reset switch on the

computer case. Refer to the table on

the right for pin defi nitions.

Power Button

Power Fail LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

5 Vcc

6 Control

Reset Button

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

3 Reset

4 Ground

The Power Button connection is

located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Mo-

mentarily contacting both pins will

power on/off the system. This button

can also be confi gured to function

as a suspend button (see the Power

Button Mode setting in BIOS). To turn

off the power when set to suspend

mode, depress the button for at least

4 seconds. Refer to the table on the

right for pin defi nitions.

Universal Serial Bus Ports
(USB0/1)

Two Universal Serial Bus ports

(USB2.0) are located beside the key-

board/mouse ports. See the table on

the right for pin defi nitions.

Power Button

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

1PW_ON

2 Ground

Universal Serial Bus Ports

Pin Defi nitions (USB0/1)

USB0
Pin # Defi nition

1 +5V 1 +5V

2 PO- 2 PO-

3 PO+ 3 PO+

4 Ground 4 Ground

USB1
Pin # Defi nition

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USB Headers

Two additional USB2.0 head-

ers (USB2/3) are included on the

serverboard. These may be con-

nected 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.

Serial Ports

The COM1 serial port is located under

the parallel port and the COM2 header

is located between PCI slots #2 and

#3. Refer to the table on the right for

pin defi nitions.

Universal Serial Bus Headers

Pin Defi nitions (USB2/3)

USB2
Pin # Defi nition

1 +5V 1 +5V

2 PO- 2 PO-

3 PO+ 3 PO+

4 Ground 4 Ground

5 Key 5 No connection

Serial Port Pin Defi nitions

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

USB3
Pin # Defi nition

(COM1/COM2)

Fan Headers

The serverboard has nine fan head-

ers, which are designated FAN1

through FAN9. Fans speed may be

set to full or variable speed with a

BIOS setting. See the table on the

right for pin defi nitions.

Note: when using active heatsinks,

FAN4 is for CPU1, FAN3 is for CPU2,

FAN7 is for CPU3 and FAN8 is for

CPU4.

Note: NC indicates no connection.

Fan Header

Pin Defi nitions

(FAN1-9)

Pin# Defi nition

1 Ground (Black)

2 +12V/9V (Red)

3 Tachometer

Note: Fan speed may controlled by a BIOS

setting to change with system temperature.

As a result, pin 2 may be either 12V or 9 V.

See page 7-14.

JLAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports)

Two Gigabit Ethernet ports (desig-

nated JLAN1 and JLAN2) are located

beside the COM2 port. These Ether-

net ports accept RJ45 type cables.

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Power LED/Keylock/Speaker

On the JF2 header, pins 2, 4 and 6

are for the power LED, pins 8 and 10

are for the keylock and pins 1, 3, 5

and 7 are for the speaker (there is no

pin 9). See the tables on the right for

pin defi nitions and below right for pin

locations

Note: The speaker connector pins are

for use with an external speaker. If

you wish to use the onboard speaker,

you should close pins 5 and 7 with a

jumper.

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Speaker Connector

Pin Defi nitions (JF2)

Pin# Defi nition

1 Red wire, speaker data

3NC

5 Buzzer signal

7 Speaker data

Pwr LED/Keylock Connector

Pin Defi nitions (JF2)

Pin# Defi nition

2 +Vcc

4 -Vcc

6 -Vcc

8 Keylock

10 Ground

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and
PS/2 Mouse Ports

The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the PS/2

mouse ports are located at J3. The

mouse is the top (green) port. See the

table on the right for pin defi nitions.

JF2 Pinout

1

3

5

7

9

PS/2 Keyboard and

Mouse Port Pin
Defi nitions (J3)

Pin# Defi nition

1 Data

2NC

3 Ground

4 VCC

5 Clock

6NC

2

4

6

8

10

Chassis Intrusion

A Chassis Intrusion header is located

at JL1. Attach the appropriate cable

to inform you of a chassis intrusion.

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Chassis Intrusion

Pin Defi nitions (JL1)

Pin# Defi nition

1 Intrusion Input

2 Ground

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Wake-On-LAN

The Wake-On-LAN header is desig-

nated 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.

Wake-On-Ring

Wake-On-LAN

Pin Defi nitions

(JWOL)

Pin# Defi nition

1 +5V Standby

2 Ground

3 Wake-up

The Wake-On-Ring header is desig-

nated JWOR. This function allows

your computer to receive and "wake-

up" by an incoming call to the modem

when in suspend state. See the table

on the right for pin defi nitions. You

must have a Wake-On-Ring card and

cable to use this feature.

Overheat LED

Connect an LED to the JOH header to

provide warning of chassis overheat-

ing. See the table on the right for pin

defi nitions.

Wake-On-Ring

Pin Defi nitions

(JWOR)

Pin# Defi nition

1 Ground (Black)

2 Wake-up

Overheat LED

Pin Defi nitions (JOH)

Pin# Defi nition

1 +3.3V

2 OH Active

3rd Power Supply Alarm
Reset Header

Connect a cable from your power

supply to JAR to provide you with

warning of a power supply failure.

The warning signal is passed through

the PWR_LED pin to indicate a power

failure. See the table on the right for

pin defi nitions.

3rd Power Supply

Alarm Reset Header

Pin Defi nitions (JAR)

Pin# Defi nition

1 P/S 1 Fail Signal

2 P/S 2 Fail Signal

3 P/S 3 Fail Signal

4 Reset (from MB)

Note: This feature is only available when using

redundant power supplies.

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I2C Header for Power Supply

The I2C header at J16 may be used

to monitor the power supply. See the

table on the right for pin defi nitions.

SMBus Header

The JSMB header is provided for

System Management Bus connec-

tion. See the table on the right for pin

defi nitions.

I2C Header for Power

Supply

Pin Defi nitions (J16)

Pin# Defi nition

1 Clock

2 Data

3 PWR Fail

4 Gnd

5 +3.3V

SMBus Header

Pin Defi nitions (JSMB)

Pin# Defi nition

1 Data

2 Gnd

3 Clock

4NC

Additional Fan Headers

Four additional fan headers, desig-

nated nFAN1 through nFAN4, are

included on the serverboard. nFAN1

and nFAN2 should be connected

to the heatsinks on the 2200 and

8132 (chipset) chips and nFAN3 and

nFAN4 should be connected to the

heatsinks that are used with the air

shroud. See the table on the right for

pin defi nitions.

Compact Flash Power
Headers

JWF1 and JWF2 are power headers for

compact fl ash devices, which can be

connected to the IDE ports. See the

table on the right for pin defi nitions.

Additional Fan Header

Pin Defi nitions

(nFAN1-4)

Pin# Defi nition

112V

2 Ground

DOC Power Header

Pin Defi nitions (JWF1)

Pin# Defi nition

1+5V

2 Ground

3 Signal

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5-10 Jumper Settings

Explanation of
Jumpers

To modify the operation of the

serverboard, 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 serverboard

layout page for jumper locations.

Note 1: On two-pin jumpers,

"Closed" means the jumper is on

and "Open" means the jumper is

off the pins.

CMOS Clear

Connector

321

Pins

Jumper

321

Setting

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS and will also clear any passwords. Instead of pins,

this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents

of CMOS.

To clear CMOS,

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

2) With the power disconnected, short the CMOS pads with a metal object such as

a small screwdriver for at least four seconds.

3) Remove the screwdriver (or shorting device).

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

Notes:

Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS.

The onboard battery does not need to be removed when clearing CMOS, however

you must short JBT1 for at least four seconds.

JBT1 contact pads

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SCSI Controller Enable/
Disable (4040C-8R only)

Jumper JPA1 is used to enable or dis-

able the Adaptec AIC-7902W SCSI

controller. The default setting is on pins

1-2 to enable SCSI. See the table on

right for jumper settings.

SCSI Termination Enable/
Disable (4040C-8R only)

Jumpers JPA2 and JPA3 are used to

enable or disable termination for SCSI

channels A and B, respectively. The

default setting is open to enable termi-

nation. See the table on right for jump-

er settings.

Note: In order for the SCSI drives to

function properly, please do not change

the default setting (enabled) set by the

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SCSI Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings (JPA1)

Both Jumpers Defi nition

Pins 1-2 Enabled

Pins 2-3 Disabled

SCSI Term. Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings (JPA2/JPA3)

Jumper Setting Defi nition

Open Enabled

Closed Disabled

manufacturer.)

3rd Power Supply Fail Signal
Enable/Disable

The system can notify you in the event

of a power supply failure. This feature

assumes that three redundant power

supply units are installed in the chas-

sis. If you only have one or two power

supplies installed, you should disable

the function with the J3P header to pre-

vent false alarms. See the table on the

right for jumper settings.

3rd Power Supply Fail Signal

Jumper Settings (J3P)

Jumper Setting Defi nition

Open Disabled

Closed Enabled

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Watch Dog Enable/Disable

JWD controls the Watch Dog function.

Watch Dog is a system monitor that

can reboot the system when a software

application hangs. Pins 1-2 will cause

WD to reset the system if an applica-

tion has frozen. Pins 2-3 will disable

the Watch Dog feature. See the table

on the right for jumper settings. Watch

Dog must also be enabled in BIOS (set-

ting located in the Power Menu).

JLAN Enable/Disable

Change the setting of jumper JPL1

to enable or disable the JLAN1 and

JLAN2 Gb Ethernet ports. See the

table on the right for jumper settings.

The default setting is enabled.

Watch Dog

Jumper Settings (JWD)

Jumper Setting Defi nition

Pins 1-2 Reset

Pins 2-3 Disabled

Note: When enabled, the user needs to

write their own application software in or-

der to disable the Watch Dog timer.

JLAN1/2 Enable/Disable
Jumper Settings (JPL1)

Jumper Setting Defi nition

Pins 1-2 Enabled

Pins 2-3 Disabled

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 set-

tings.

VGA Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings (JPG1)

Jumper Setting Defi nition

Pins 1-2 Enabled

Pins 2-3 Disabled

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5-11 Onboard Indicators

JLAN1/JLAN2 LEDs

The Ethernet ports (located beside

the VGA port) have two LEDs. On

each Gb LAN port, one LED indicates

activity when blinking while the other

LED may be green, amber or off to

indicate the speed of the connection.

See the table on the right for the func-

tions associated with the connection

speed LED.

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JLAN LED

(Connection Speed Indicator)

LED Color Defi nition

Off 10 MHz

Green 100 MHz

Amber 1 GHz

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5-12 Floppy, IDE, Parallel Port, SCSI and SATA Drive
Connections

Use the following information to connect the fl oppy and hard disk drive cables.

 The fl oppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires.

 A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1.

 A single fl oppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide

for two fl oppy disk drives. The connector with twisted wires always connects to

drive A, and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to

drive B.

 The 80-wire ATA133 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.

Floppy Connector

The fl oppy connector is located

beside the IDE#1 connector.

See the table on the right for

pin defi nitions.

Floppy Drive Connector
Pin Defi nitions (Floppy)

Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition

1 GND 2 FDHDIN

3 GND 4 Reserved

5 Key 6 FDEDIN

7 GND 8 Index-

9 GND 10 Motor Enable

11 GND 12 Drive Select B-

13 GND 14 Drive Select A-

15 GND 16 Motor Enable

17 GND 18 DIR-

19 GND 20 STEP-

21 GND 22 Write Data-

23 GND 24 Write Gate-

25 GND 26 Track 00-

27 GND 28 Write Protect-

29 GND 30 Read Data-

31 GND 32 Side 1 Select-

33 GND 34 Diskette

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IDE Connectors

There are no jumpers to confi g-

ure the onboard IDE#1 and #2

connectors. See the table on

the right for pin defi nitions.

IDE Drive Connectors

Pin Defi nitions (IDE#1/IDE#2)

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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Parallel Port
Connector

The parallel (printer) port is

located on the I/O backplane.

See the table on the right for

pin defi nitions.

Parallel Port Connector

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition

1 Strobe- 2 Auto Feed-

3 Data Bit 0 4 Error-

5 Data Bit 1 6 Init-

7 Data Bit 2 8 SLCT IN-

9 Data Bit 3 10 GND

11 Data Bit 4 12 GND

13 Data Bit 5 14 GND

15 Data Bit 6 16 GND

17 Data Bit 7 18 GND

19 ACK 20 GND

21 BUSY 22 Write Data

23 PE 24 Write Gate

25 SLCT 26 NC

SATA Ports

There are no jumpers to con-

fi gure the SATA ports, which

are designated SATA0-SATA3.

See the table on the right for

pin defi nitions.

SATA Drive Ports

Pin Defi nitions (SATA0-SATA3)

Pin # Defi nition

1 Ground

2TXP

3TXN

4 Ground

5RXN

6RXP

7 Ground

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SCSI Connectors
(4040C-8R only)

Refer to the table at right for

pin defi nitions for the Ultra320

SCSI connectors located at

JA1 and JB1.

Ultra320 SCSI Drive Connectors

Pin Defi nitions (JA1/JB1)

Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition

1 +DB (12) 35 -DB (12)

2 +DB (13) 36 -DB (13)

3 +DB (14) 37 -DB (14)

4 +DB (15) 38 -DB (15)

5 +DB (P1) 39 -DB (P1)

6 +DB (0) 40 -DB (0)

7 +DB (1) 41 -DB (1)

8 +DB (2) 42 -DB (2)

9 +DB (3) 43 -DB (3)

10 +DB (4) 44 -DB (4)

11 +DB (5) 45 -DB (5)

12 +DB (6) 46 -DB (6)

13 +DB (7) 47 -DB (7)

14 +DB (P) 48 -DB (P)

15 Ground 49 Ground

16 DIFFSENS 50 Ground

17 TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR

18 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR

19 Reserved 53 Reserved

20 Ground 54 Ground

21 +ATN 55 -ATN

22 Ground 56 Ground

23 +BSY 57 -BSY

24 +ACK 58 -ACK

25 +RST 59 -RST

26 +MSG 60 -MSG

27 +SEL 61 -SEL

28 +C/D 62 -C/D

29 +REQ 63 -REQ

30 +I/O 64 -I/O

31 +DB (8) 65 -DB (8)

32 +DB (9) 66 -DB (9)

33 +DB (10) 67 -DB (10)

34 +DB (11) 68 -DB (11)

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5-13 Enabling SATA RAID

Serial ATA (SATA)

Serial ATA (SATA) is a physical storage interface that employs a single cable with a

minimum of four wires to create a point-to-point connection between devices. This

connection is a serial link that supports a SATA transfer rate from 150 MBps. The

serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel

ATA (PATA) and can extend up to one meter in length, compared to only 40 cm for

PATA cables. Overall, SATA provides better functionality than PATA.

Installing the OS/SATA Driver

Before installing the OS (operating system) and SATA RAID driver, you must decide

if you wish to have the operating system installed as part of a bootable RAID array

or installed to a separate non-RAID hard drive. If on a separate drive, you may

install the driver either during or after the OS installation. If you wish to have the

OS on a SATA RAID array, you must follow the procedure below and install the

driver during the OS installation.

Note: the SATA RAID driver is supported by Windows 2000 and XP only.

Building a Driver Diskette

You must fi rst build a driver diskette from the 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 5-6 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 CD-ROM drive

of the new system you are about to confi gure.

Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS

Before installing the Windows Operating System, you must change some settings

in BIOS. Boot up the system and hit the <Del> key to enter the BIOS Setup Utlility.

After the Setup Utility loads,

1. Use the arrow keys to move to the Exit menu. Scroll down with the arrow keys

to the "Load Optimal Defaults setting and press <Enter>. Select "OK" to confi rm,

then <Enter> to load the default settings.

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2. Use the arrow keys to move to the "Advanced" menu, then scroll down to "IDE

Confi guration" and press the <Enter> key. Once in the IDE Confi guration submenu,

scroll down to "Confi guration nVidia RAID ROM" and press <Enter> to access that

submenu. Highlight the setting "RAID Option ROM" and press enter, change the

setting to Enabled and hit <Enter> again. Two new settings should now be dis-

played: "Master SATA as RAID" and "Slave SATA as RAID". Enable both of these

settings, whether you think you will use them both or not.

3. Hit the <Esc> key twice and scroll to the Exit menu. Select "Save Changes and

Exit" and hit <enter>, then hit <Enter> again to verify.

4. After exiting the BIOS Setup Utility, the system will reboot. When prompted

during the startup, press the <F10> key when prompted to run the nVidia RAID

Utility program.

Using the nVidia RAID Utility

The nVidia 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. Two main windows

are shown in the utility. The "Free Disks" window on the left will list all available

drives. Use the arrow keys to select and move drives to the window on the right,

which lists all drives that are to become part of the RAID array.

Once you have fi nished selecting the drives and type of RAID you wish to use for

your RAID array, press the <F7> key. You will be prompted to verify your choice; if

you want to continue with your choices, select "Yes". Note that selecting "Yes" will

clear all previous data from the drives you selected to be a part of the array. You

are then given the choice of making the RAID array bootable by pressing the the

<B> key. After you have fi nshed, press the <Ctrl> and <X> keys simultaneously.

Installing the OS and Drivers

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

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

blue screen will appear with a message that begins "Windows could not determine

the type of one or more storage devices . . ." When you see the screen, hit the <S>

key to "Specify Additional Device", then insert the driver diskette you just created

into the fl oppy drive. Highlight "Manufuacturer Supplied Hardware Support Disk"

and hit the <Enter> key. Highlight the fi rst "nVidia RAID" driver shown and press

the <Enter> key to install it. Soon a similar blue screen will appear again. Again hit

the <S> key, then highlight the second item, "nForce Storage Controller" and press

the <Enter> key, then <Enter> again to continue with the Windows setup.

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Figure 5-6. Driver Installation Screen Shot

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Chapter 6

Advanced Chassis Setup

This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform simple

maintenance on the SC748TQ-R1000/SC748S-R1000 chassis. Following the com-

ponent installation steps in the order given will eliminate most common problems. If

some steps are unnecessary, skip ahead to the step that follows. Refer to Chapter

2 for instructions on installing the system as a 4U rackmount.

Tools Required

The only tool you will need is a Philips screwdriver.

6-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Static electrical discharge can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent damage

to any printed circuit boards (PCBs), it is important to handle them very carefully.

The following measures are generally suffi cient to protect your equipment from

static discharge.

Precautions

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

• Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic

bag.

• Handle a 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, add-on cards 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.

Unpacking

The serverboard is shipped in antistatic packaging. When unpacking the board,

make sure the person handling it is static protected.

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Figure 6-1. Chassis Front View

5.25" Drive Bays (2)

System ResetMain Power

System LEDs

5x SATA/SCSI Drive Bays

USB Ports

Floppy Drive

2x Power Supply Modules

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6-2 Control Panel

The front control panel must be connected to the JF1 connector on the serverboard

to provide you with system status and alarm indications. A ribbon cable has bundled

these wires together to simplify this connection. Connect the cable from JF1 on the

serverboard (making sure the red wire plugs into pin 1) to the appropriate comnnec-

tor on the front control panel PCB (printed circuit board). Pull all excess cabling over

to the control panel side of the chassis. The LEDs on the control panel inform you

of system status - see Figure 6-2 for details. See Chapter 5 for details on JF1.

Figure 6-2. Front Control Panel LEDs

Power

HDD

NIC1

NIC2

Overheat/Fan Fail

Power Fail

Indicates power is being supplied to the system.

Indicates IDE device and hard drive activity. On the

SC748TQ-R1000/SC748S-R1000, this LED indicates

SATA/SCSI hard drive activity when fl ashing.

1

Indicates network activity on LAN port 1.

2

Indicates network activity on LAN port 2

When this LED fl ashes, it indicates a fan failure. When

on continuously it indicates an overheat condition (see

Chapter 3 for details).

Indicates a power supply failure.

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6-3 System Fans

Three 9-cm chassis cooling fans (located in the center of the chassis) provide

cooling airfl ow while three 8-cm exhaust fans expel hot air from the chassis. The

fans should all be connected to headers on the serverboard (see Chapter 5). Each

power supply module also has a cooling fan.

Fan Failure

Under normal operation all chassis fans, exhaust fans and the power supply fans

run continuously. The chassis fans are hot-swappable and can be replaced without

powering down the system.

Replacing Chassis Fans

1. Identifying the failed fan

To locate and replace a failed chassis fan, begin by removing the top/left chassis

cover (see Chapter 2 for details on removing the cover). Locate the fan that has

stopped working.

2. Removing a hot-plug fan housing

Depress the locking tab on the failed fan: on a chassis fan, puch the tab on the side

of the housing inward, on the exhaust fan push down on the colored tab. With the

tab depressed, pull the unit straight out (see Figure 6-3). The wiring for these fans

has been designed to detach automatically.

3. Installing a new system fan

Replace the failed fan with an identical one (available from Supermicro). Install it

in the same position and orientation as the one you removed; it should click into

place when fully inserted. Check that the fan is working then replace the top/left

side chassis panel.

Removing the air shroud

Under most circumstances you will not need to remove the air shroud to perform

any service on the system. However, if you wish to temporarily remove it (the air

shroud sould always be in place when the system is operating), please follow this

procedure. Begin by depressing the tabs at the front and rear of the shroud to

unlock it, then lift it up and out of the chassis (see Figure 6-4). To reinstall, simply

position the air shroud in its proper place and push it in until you hear it click.

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Figure 6-3. Removing a Chassis Fan

Figure 6-4. Removing the Air Shroud

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6-4 Drive Bay Installation

SCSI and SATA Drives

A total of eight SCSI or six SATA drives may be housed in the SC748TQ-R1000/

SC748S-R1000 chassis. For SATA, the drive IDs are preconfi gured as 0 through

3 in order from bottom to top (or from left to right if rackmounted). For SCSI, the

drive IDs are preconfi gured as 0 through 3 (channel A) in order from bottom to top

(or from left to right if rackmounted).

Regardless of how many SATA/SCSI drives are installed, all

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drive carriers must remain in the drive bays to promote proper

airfl ow.

1. Installing/removing hot-swap SATA/SCSI drives

The SATA/SCSI drive carriers are all easily accessible at the front of the chassis.

These drives are hot-swappable, meaning they can be removed and installed with-

out powering down the system. To remove a carrier, fi rst open the front bezel then

push the release button located beside the drive LEDs. Swing the handle fully out

and then use it to pull the unit straight out.

Note: Your operating system must have RAID support to enable the hot-swap

capability of the SATA/SCSI drives.

2. Mounting a SATA/SCSI drive in a drive carrier

The SATA/SCSI drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and

removal from the chassis. These carriers also work to promote proper airfl ow for

the system. For this reason, even carriers without SATA/SCSI drives must remain

in the server. If you need to add a new SATA/SCSI drive, insert the drive into the

carrier with the printed circuit board side facing down so that the mounting holes

align with those in the carrier. Secure the drive to the carrier with four screws (see

Figure 6-5).

3. SATA/SCSI backplane

The SATA/SCSI drives plug into a SATA/SCSI backplane. SCSI: Two data cables

(CBL-037L-U320 and CBL-0063L) need to be connected from the serverboard to

the appropriate connectors on the backplane to provide dual-channel operation for

the SCSI drives. There are also two power connectors on the backplane - both

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Figure 6-4. Removing a SCSI Drive Carrier

Figure 6-5. Mounting a SCSI Drive in a Carrier

Important! Use extreme caution when working around the SATA/

SCSI backplane. Do not touch the backplane with any metal

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should be connected. SATA: Four data cables (CBL-061L) and two SATA LED

cables (CBL-0157L) need to be connected from the serverboard to the appropriate

connectors on the backplane to support the SATA drives. You cannot cascade the

SATA/SCSI backplane.

objects and make sure no ribbon cables touch the backplane or

obstruct the airfl ow holes.

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Installing Components in the 5.25" Drive Bays

1. Drive bay confi guration

The 4040C-TR/4040C-8R has three 5.25" drive bays. Components such as an

extra fl oppy drive, IDE hard drives or DVD/CD-ROM drives can be installed into

these 5.25" drive bays.

2. Mounting components in the drive bays

First power down the system and then remove the top/left chassis cover to access

the drive components. With the cover off, remove the two or four screws that

secure the drive carrier to the chassis (one side only) then push the entire empty

drive carrier out from the back.

Adding a DVD/CD-ROM drive: remove the guide plates (one on each side) from

the empty drive carrier and screw them into both sides of the DVD/CD-ROM drive

using the holes provided. Then slide the DVD/CD-ROM into the bay and secure

it to the chassis with the drive carrier screws you fi rst removed. Attach the power

and data cables to the drive. Replace the top/left chassis cover before restoring

power to the system.

Adding an IDE or fl oppy drive: to add one of these drives, install it into one of the

removed empty drive carriers with the printed circuit board side toward the carrier

so that the drive's mounting holes align with those in the carrier. Secure the drive

to the carrier with four screws then slide the assembly into the bay and secure it to

the chassis with the drive carrier screws you fi rst removed. Attach the power and

data cables to the drive. Replace the top/left chassis cover before restoring power

to the system.

Note: A red wire typically designates the location of pin 1. You should keep the

drive carriers inserted in any unused drive bays to reduce EMI and noise and to

facilitate the airfl ow inside the chassis.

Figure 6-7. Adding a Component Without a Drive Carrier

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6-5 Power Supply

The SuperServer 4040C-TR/4040C-8R has a redundant 1000 watt power supply

consisting of two power modules. Each power supply module has an auto-switching

capability, which enables it to automatically sense and operate at a 100V - 240V

input voltage.

Power Supply Failure

If either of the two power supply modules fail, the other module will take the full

load and allow the system to continue operation without interruption. The PWR

Fail LED will illuminate and remain on until the failed unit has been replaced. Re-

placement units can be ordered directly from Supermicro (see contact information

in the Preface). The hot-swap capability of the power supply modules allows you

to replace the failed module without powering down the system.

Removing/Replacing the Power Supply

You do not need to shut down the system to replace a power supply unit. The

redundant feature will keep the system up and running while you replace the failed

hot-swap unit. Replace with the same model - (see Appendix C).

1. Removing the power supply

First unplug the power cord from the failed power supply unit. Then depress the

locking tab on the power supply unit and pull the unit straight out by the handle.

See Figure 6-8.

2. Installing a new power supply

Replace the failed module with another power supply module (must be the exact

same - refer to Appendix C for part number). Simply push the new power supply

unit into the power bay until you hear a click. Finish by plugging the AC power cord

back into the unit.

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Figure 6-8. Removing a Power Supply Module

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Chapter 7: BIOS

Chapter 7

BIOS

7-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the AMIBIOS™ Setup utility for the H8QCE/H8QC8. 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 mes-

sage. 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.) Set-

tings 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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7-2 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.

7-3 Advanced Settings Menu

 CPU Confi guration Sub-Menu

GART Error Reporting

This setting is used for testing only.

MTRR Mapping

This determines the method used for programming CPU MTRRs when 4 GB or more

memory is present. The options are Continuous, which makes the PCI hole non-

cacheable, and Discrete, which places the PCI hole below the 4 GB boundary.

 IDE Confi guration

Onboard PCI IDE Controller

The following options are available to set the IDE controller status: Disabled will dis-

able the controller. Primary will enable the primary IDE controller only. Secondary

will enable the secondary IDE controller only. Both will enable both the primary and

the secondary IDE controllers. The six controllers listed are for two dual-channel

IDE and eight SATA devices.

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Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave

Highlight one of the items above and press <Enter> to access the submenu for

that item.

Type

Select the type of device connected to the system. The options are Not Installed,

Auto, CDROM and ARMD.

LBA/Large Mode

LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a method of addressing data on a disk drive.

In the LBA mode, the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB. For drive capacities of

over 137 GB, your system must be equipped with 48-bit LBA mode addressing.

If not, contact your manufacturer or install an ATA/133 IDE controller card that

supports 48-bit LBA mode. 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 sec-

tor at a time. Select "Auto" to allows the data transfer from and to the device

occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it. The options are Auto

and Disabled.

PIO Mode

PIO (Programmable I/O) mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive

and the programmable IDE controller. As the PIO mode increases, the cycle time

decreases. The options are Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4. Select Auto to allow AMI

BIOS to auto detect the PIO mode. Use this value if the IDE disk drive support

cannot be determined. Select 0 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 0. It has a

data transfer rate of 3.3 MBs. Select 1 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1.

It has a data transfer rate of 5.2 MBs. Select 2 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO

mode 2. It has a data transfer rate of 8.3 MBs. Select 3 to allow AMI BIOS to

use PIO mode 3. It has a data transfer rate of 11.1 MBs. Select 4 to allow AMI

BIOS to use PIO mode 4. It 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.

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data transfer rate of 3.3 MBs. Select 1 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1 for

a data transfer rate of 5.2 MBs. Select 2 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2

for a data transfer rate of 8.3 MBs. Select 3 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode

3 for a data transfer rate of 11.1 MBs. Select 4 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO

mode 4 for 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 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.

SATA Port 0, SATA Port 1, SATA Port 2, SATA Port 3

Displays the status of all SATA devices (automatically detected by BIOS during

system start up).

Hard Disk Write Protect

Select Enabled to enable the function of Hard Disk Write Protect to prevent data

from being written to HDD. The options are Enabled or Disabled.

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec)

This feature allows the user to set the time-out value for detecting ATA, ATA PI

devices installed in the system. The options are 0 (sec), 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and

35.

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ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection

This setting allows AMI BIOS to auto-detect the 80-Pin ATA(PI) cable. The options

are Host, Device and Host & Device.

SATA0 IDE Interface

This setting is used to Enable or Disable the serial controller for SATA0.

SATA1 IDE Interface

This setting is used to Enable or Disable the serial controller for SATA1.

First Boot Device From

Use this setting to select the fi rst boot device as being P-ATA or S-ATA.

 Confi guration nVidia RAID ROM

RAID Option ROM

This setting is used to Enable or Disable the nVidia ROM.

 Floppy Confi guration

Floppy A

Move the cursor to these fi elds via up and down <arrow> keys to select the fl oppy

type. The options are Disabled, 360 KB 5 1/4", 1.2 MB 5 1/4", 720 KB 3½", 1.44

MB 3½”, and 2.88 MB 3½".

Floppy B

Move the cursor to these fi elds via up and down <arrow> keys to select the fl oppy

type. The options are Disabled, 360 KB 5 1/4", 1.2 MB 5 1/4", 720 KB 3½", 1.44

MB 3½”, and 2.88 MB 3½".

Onboard Floppy Controller

Use this setting to Enable or Disable the onboard fl oppy controller.

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 PCI/PnP Confi guration

Clear NVRAM

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

Plug & Play OS

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

Set this value to allow or restrict the system from giving the VGA adapter card an

interrupt address. The options are Yes and No.

Palette Snooping

Select "Enabled" to inform the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed

in the system in order for the graphics card to function properly. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

PCI IDE BusMaster

Set this value to allow or prevent the use of PCI IDE busmastering. Select "Enabled"

to allow AMI BIOS to use PCI busmaster for reading and writing to IDE drives. The

options are Disabled and Enabled.

Offboard PCI/ISA IDE Card

This option allows the user to assign a PCI slot number to an Off-board PCI/ISA

IDE card in order for it to function properly. The options are Auto, PCI Slot1, PCI

Slot2, PCI Slot3, PCI Slot4, PCI Slot5, and PCI Slot6.

IRQ3/IRQ4/IRQ5/IRQ7/IRQ9/IRQ10/IRQ11/IRQ14/IRQ15

This feature specifi es the availability of an IRQ to be used by a PCI/PnP device.

Select Reserved for the IRQ to be used by a Legacy ISA device. The options are

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Available and Reserved.

DMA Channel0/Channel1/Channel3/Channel5/Channel6/Channel7

Select Available to indicate that a specifi c DMA channel is available to be used by

a PCI/PnP device. Select Reserved if the DMA channel specifi ed is reserved for

a Legacy ISA device. The options are Available and Reserved.

Reserved Memory Size

This feature specifi es the size of memory block to be reserved for Legacy ISA

devices. The options are Disabled, 16K, 32K and 64K.

Super IO Confi guration

Serial Port1 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. The options are Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4,

3E8/IRQ4 and 2E8/IRQ3.

Serial Port2 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. The options are Disabled, 2F8/IRQ3,

3E8/IRQ4 and 2E8/IRQ3.

Serial Port 2 Mode

Tells BIOS which mode to select for serial port 2. The options are Normal,

IrDA and ASKIR.

Parallel Port Address

This option specifi es the I/O address used by the parallel port. Select Disabled to

prevent the parallel port from accessing any system resources. When the value of

this option is set to Disabled, the printer port becomes unavailable. Select 378 to

allow the parallel port to use 378 as its I/O port address. The majority of parallel

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ports on computer systems use IRQ7 and I/O Port 378H as the standard setting.

Select 278 to allow the parallel port to use 278 as its I/O port address. Select 3BC

to allow the parallel port to use 3BC as its I/O port address.

Parallel Port Mode

Specify the parallel port mode. The options are Normal, Bi-directional, EPP

and ECP.

Parallel Port IRQ

Select the IRQ (interrupt request) for the parallel port. The options are IRQ5
and IRQ7.

 Chipset Menu

 North Bridge Confi guration

 Memory Confi guration

Memclock Mode

This setting determines how the memory clock is set. Auto has the memory

clock by code and Limit allows the user to set a standard value.

MCT Timing Mode

Sets the timing mode for memory. Options are Auto and Manual.

User Confi guration Mode

Options are Auto and Manual.

Bank Interleaving

Use this setting to control bank interleaving. Options are Auto and Dis-

abled.

Burst Length

Use this setting to set the memory burst length. 64-bit Dq must use 4 beats.

Options are 8 beats, 4 beats and 2 beats.

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Hardware Memory Hole

When "Enabled", allows software memory remapping around the memory

hole. Options are Enabled and Disabled. Note: this is only supported by

Rev E0 processors and above.

Node Interleaving

Use this setting to Enable or Disable node interleaving.

Bank Swizzle Mode

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

 ECC Confi guration

DRAM ECC Enable

DRAM ECC allows hardware to report and correct memory errors automati-

cally. Options are Enabled and Disabled.

MCA DRAM ECC Logging

When Enabled, MCA DRAM ECC logging and reporting is enabled.

Options are Enabled and Disabled.

ECC Chipkill

Allows the user to enabled ECC Chipkill. Options are Enabled and

Disabled.

DRAM Scrub Redirect

Allows system to correct DRAM ECC errors immediately, even with

background scrubbing on. Options are Enabled and Disabled.

DRAM BG Scrub

Corrects memory errors so later reads are correct. Options are Dis-

abled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds.

L2 Cache BG Scrub

Allows L2 cache RAM to be corrected when idle. Options are Disabled and

various times in nanoseconds and microseconds.

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Data Cache BG Scrub

Allows L1 cache RAM to be corrected when idle. Options are Disabled and

various times in nanoseconds and microseconds.

 IOMMU Option Menu

IOMMU Mode

IOMMU is supported on Linux-based systems to convert 32-bit I/O addresses

to 64-bit. Options are Disabled, Best Fit and Absolute. Selecting the Best

Fit or Absolute settings allows the user to select aperture size.

Power Down Control

Allows DIMMs to power down when not in use by deasserting the clock enable

signal. Options are Auto and Disabled.

Memory Ticking Parameters

Allows the user to select which CPU Node's timing parameters (memory clock,

etc.) to display. Options are CPU Node 0, CPU Node1, CPU Node 2 and CPU

Node 3.

 South Bridge Confi guration

CPU Spread Spectrum

This setting is used to enable spread spectrum for the CPU. Options are Dis-

abled and Center Spread.

SATA Spread Spectrum

This setting is used to enable spread spectrum for the SATA. Options are Dis-

abled and Down Spread.

PCI Express Spread Spectrum

This setting is used to enable spread spectrum for the PCI Express. Options

are Disabled and Down Spread.

Primary Video

This setting is used to switch the PCI bus scanning order while searching for the

video card. It allows the user to select the type of primary VGA in case of multiple

video controllers. Options are Slave PCI-Express and Master PCI-Express.

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 ACPI Confi guration

 Advanced ACPI Confi guration

ACPI 2.0 Features

"Yes" enables RSDP pointers to 64-bit fi xed system description pages. Options

are Yes and No.

ACPI APIC Support

Select "Enabled" to allow the ACPI APIC table pointer to be included in the RSDP

pointer list. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

ACPI SRAT Table

Use this setting to Enable or Disable the building of an ACPI SRAT table.

AMI OEMB Table

When Enabled, tells BIOS to include the OEMB table pointer to R(X) SDT pointer

lists. Options are Enabled and Disabled.

Headless Mode

Enable this setting to activate the Headless Operation Mode through ACPI. The

options are Enabled and Disabled.

 Power Menu

Power Button Mode

Allows the user to change the function of the power button. Options are On/Off

and Suspend.

Restore on AC Power Loss

This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns

after an unexpected loss of power. The options are Power Off, Power On and

Last State.

Watch Dog Timer

This setting is used to Enable or Disable the Watch Dog Timer function. It must be

used in conjunction with the Watch Dog jumper (see jumper section for details).

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 Hyper Transport Confi guration

CPU0: CPU1 HT Link Speed

The HT link will run at the speed specifi ed in this setting if it is slower than or equal

to the system clock and if the board is capable. Options are Auto, 200 MHz, 400

MHz, 600 MHz, 800 MHz and 1 GHz.

CPU0: CPU1 HT Link Width

The HT link will run at the width specifi ed in this setting. Options are Auto, 2 bit,

4 bit, 8 bit and 16 bit.

CPU0: PCI-X0 HT Link Speed

The HT link will run at the speed specifi ed in this setting if it is slower than or equal

to the system clock and if the board is capable. Options are Auto, 200 MHz, 400

MHz, 600 MHz, 800 MHz and 1 GHz.

CPU0: PCI-X0 HT Link Width

The HT link will run at the width specifi ed in this setting. Options are Auto, 2 bit,

4 bit, 8 bit and 16 bit.

CPU: HT_Slot HT1 Link Speed

This setting becomes accessible when a card is installed to the J34 HT slot. The

HT link will run at the speed specifi ed in this setting if it is slower than or equal to

the system clock and if the board is capable. Options are Auto, 200 MHz, 400

MHz, 600 MHz, 800 MHz and 1 GHz.

CPU: HT_Slot HT1 Link Width

This setting becomes accessible when a card is installed to the J34 HT slot.The

HT link will run at the width specifi ed in this setting. Options are Auto, 2 bit, 4 bit,

8 bit and 16 bit.

 MPS Confi guration

MPS Revision

This setting allows the user to select the MPS revision level. The options are 1.1

and 1.4.

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 PCI Express Confi guration

Active State Power Management

Use this setting to Enable or Disable PCI Express L0s and L1 link power states.

 AMD PowerNow Confi guration

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

 SMBIOS Confi guration

SMBIOS SMI Support

Enable or Disable SMBIOS wrapper support for PnP function 50h-54h.

 Remote Access Confi guration

Remote Access

Allows you to Enable or Disable Remote Access.

 USB Confi guration

This screen will display the module version and all USB enabled devices.

USB Controller Support

Enable the controller for your USB ports. Options are Disabled, USB 1.1 only and

USB 1.1 + USB 2.0.

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. The options are Disabled,

Enabled and Auto.

USB 2.0 Controller Mode

Select the controller mode for your USB ports. Options are HiSpeed and FullSpeed.

(HiSpeed=480 Mbps, FullSpeed=12 Mbps).

BIOS EHCI Hand-Off

Enable or Disable a workaround for OS's without EHCI hand-off support.

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 System Health Monitor

CPU Overheat Temperature

Use the "+" and "-" keys to set the CPU temperature threshold to between 65o

o

and 90

C. When this threshold is exceeded, the overheat LED on the chassis

will light up and an alarm will sound. The LED and alarm will turn off once the

CPU temperature has dropped to 5 degrees below the threshold set. The default

setting is 78

o

C.

Other items in the submenu are all systems monitor displays for the following

information:

CPU1 Temperature, CPU2 Temperature, CPU3 Temperature, CPU4 Temperature,

CPU1 Vcore, CPU2 Vcore, CPU3 Vcore, CPU4 Vcore, +5Vin, +12Vin, -12Vcc (V),

and Battery Voltage.

 System Fan Monitor

Fan Speed Control Modules

This feature allows the user to determine how the system will control the speed

of the onboard fans. If the option is set to "Server Mode", the fan speed will vary

between full speed (12V) and reduced speed (9V), based on system temperature.

Selecting to "Disable" will have the onboard fans to continuously run at full speed

(12V). The options are 1) Disable, Full Speed and 2) Server Mode.

FAN1 Speed through FAN9 Speed

The speeds of the onboard fans (in rpm) are displayed here. FAN7 is intended to

be used for the CPU1 heatsink fan and FAN8 is intended to be used for the CPU2

heatsink fan.

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7-4 Boot Menu

This feature allows the user to confi gure the following items:

 Boot 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 setting controls the display of add-on ROM (read-only memory) messages.

Select "Force BIOS" to allow the computer system to force a third party BIOS to

display during system boot. Select "Keep Current" to allow the computer system

to display the BIOS information during system boot.

Boot up Num-Lock

Set this to "On" to allow the Number Lock setting to be modifi ed during boot up.

The options are On and Off.

PS/2 Mouse Support

This setting is to specify PS/2 mouse support. The options are Auto, Enabled

and Disabled.

Wait for ‘F1’ If Error

Enable to activate the Wait for F1 if Error function. The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display

Enable to display the message telling the user to hit the DEL key to enter the setup

utility. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Interrupt 19 Capture

Enable to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19. The options are Enabled and Dis-

abled.

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 Boot Device Priority

This feature allows the user to prioritize the sequence for the Boot Device. The

devices to set are:

· 1st Boot Device

· 2nd Boot Device

· 3rd Boot Device

· 4th Boot Device

 Hard Disk Drives

This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from available hard disk

drives.

 Removable Drives

This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from available remov-

able drives.

1st Drive

Specifi es the boot sequence for the 1st Removable Drive. The options are 1st

Floppy Drive and Disabled.

OS Installation

Specify the OS used. Options are Linux and Other.

Onboard SCSI Host RAID

Use this setting to Enable or Disable the SCSI Host RAID.

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7-5 Security Menu

AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password. If you use both passwords,

the Supervisor password must be set fi rst.

Change Supervisor Password

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

the password.

Change User Password

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

the password.

Boot Sector Virus Protection

This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen. Select "Disabled" to

deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection. Select "Enabled" to enable boot sector

protection. When "Enabled", AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program (or

virus) issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the

hard disk drive. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

7-6 Exit Menu

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

screen.

Save Changes and Exit

When you have completed the system confi guration changes, select this option

to leave BIOS Setup and reboot the computer, so the new system confi guration

parameters can take effect. Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu

and press <Enter>.

Discard Changes and Exit

Select this option to quit BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to

the system confi guration and reboot the computer. Select Discard Changes and

Exit from the Exit menu and press <Enter>.

Discard Changes

Select this option and press <Enter> to discard all the changes and return to AMI

BIOS Utility Program.

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Load Optimal Defaults

To set this feature, select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press

<Enter>. Then Select "OK" to allow BIOS to automatically load the Optimal Defaults

as the BIOS Settings. The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system

performance, but may not work best for all computer applications.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

To set this feature, select Load Fail-Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press

<Enter>. The Fail-Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability, but

not maximum performance.

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Appendix A: BIOS Error Beep Codes

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 pro-

cedure. 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.

POST codes may be read on the debug LEDs located beside the LAN port on the

serverboard backplane. See the description of the Debug LEDs (LED1 and LED2)

in Chapter 5.

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

8 beeps Display memory read/write error Video adapter missing or

with faulty memory

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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 check-

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

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

sum will be verifi ed.

memory refresh and entering 4 GB fl at mode next.

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

0.

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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

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 mem-

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

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.

512 KB memory test.

ory.

by the AMIBOOT.ROM fi le.

FDh Next, programming the fl ash ROM.

FFh Flash ROM programming was successful. Next, restarting the system BIOS.

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Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

date and time next.

before the keyboard BAT command is issued.

keyboard controller.

any necessary initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test.

board command byte is written next.

blocking and unblocking command.

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

the chipset.

2Bh Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required confi guration before the

video ROM test.

2Ch All necessary processing before passing control to the video ROM is done. Look-

ing for the video ROM next and passing control to it.

2Dh The video ROM has returned control to BIOS POST. Performing any required pro-

cessing after the video ROM had control

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

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

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

terrupt vector 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

27h Any initialization before setting video mode will be done next.

28h Initialization before setting the video mode is complete. Confi guring the mono-

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

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

2Fh The EGA/VGA controller was not found. The display memory read/write test is

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 alter-

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

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

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

switch is on.

chrome mode and color mode settings next.

last page for additional information.

found, performing the display memory read/write test next.

about to begin.

nate display memory read/write test next.

retrace checking next.

this chapter for additional information.

additional information.

3Ah The new cursor position has been read and saved. Displaying the Hit <DEL> mes-

3Bh The Hit <DEL> message is displayed. The protected mode memory test is about

40h Preparing the descriptor tables next.

42h The descriptor tables are prepared. Entering protected mode for the memory test

43h Entered protected mode. Enabling interrupts for diagnostics mode next.

44h Interrupts enabled if the diagnostics switch is on. Initializing data to check memory

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

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

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

48h Patterns written in base memory. Determining the amount of memory below 1 MB

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

sage next.

to start.

next.

wraparound at 0:0 next.

tem memory size next.

Writing patterns to test memory next.

base 640 KB memory next.

next.

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

Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

58h The memory size was adjusted for relocation and shadowing. Clearing the Hit

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

above 1 MB next.

next. Going to checkpoint 52h next.

64 KB memory size next.

test. Performing the sequential and random memory test next.

memory size for relocation and shadowing next.

information next.

next.

parity, and the NMI next.

depending on relocation and shadowing next.

<DEL> message next.

the DMA and interrupt controller test next.

60h The DMA page register test passed. Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register

62h The DMA controller 1 base register test passed. Performing the DMA controller 2

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

66h Completed programming DMA controllers 1 and 2. Initializing the 8259 interrupt

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

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

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

83h The command byte was written and global data initialization has completed. Check-

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

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

test next.

base register test next.

and 2 next.

controller next.

keys. Issuing the keyboard reset command next.

interface test command next.

initializing the circular buffer next.

ing for a locked key next.

RAM data next.

or bypassing WINBIOS Setup next.

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Checkpoint Code Description

86h The password was checked. Performing any required programming before WIN-

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

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

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

8Ch Programming the WINBIOS Setup options next.

8Dh The WINBIOS Setup options are programmed. Resetting the hard disk controller

8Fh The hard disk controller has been reset. Confi guring the fl oppy drive controller

91h The fl oppy drive controller has been confi gured. Confi guring the hard disk drive

95h Initializing the bus option ROMs from C800 next. See the last page of this chapter

96h Initializing before passing control to the adaptor ROM at C800.

97h Initialization before the C800 adaptor ROM gains control has completed. The adap-

98h The adaptor ROM had control and has now returned control to BIOS POST. Perform-

BIOS Setup next.

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

programming after WINBIOS Setup next.

screen message next.

next.

next.

controller next.

for additional information.

tor ROM check is next.

ing any required processing after the option ROM returned control.

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

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 initializa-

9Ch Required initialization before the Coprocessor test is over. Initializing the Coproces-

9Dh Coprocessor initialized. Performing any required initialization after the Coproces-

9Eh Initialization after the Coprocessor test is complete. Checking the extended 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

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

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

timer data area and printer base address next.

tion before the Coprocessor test next.

sor next.

sor test next.

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

and the NMI next.

to the adaptor ROM at E000 next.

control to the adaptor ROM at E000h next.

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Checkpoint Code Description

Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes

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

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

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

after the E000 option ROM had control next.

confi guration next.

next.

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