Supero H8DCL-i, H8DCL-iF, H8DCL-6, H8DCL-6F User Manual
H8DCL-i
H8DCL-iF
H8DCL-6
H8DCL-6F
USER’S MANUAL
Revision 1.0
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Preface
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Preface
About This Manual
This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and
knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the
H8DCL-i/6(F) serverboards. This series includes the following serverboards and
characteristics:
Embeded IPMI Onbard SAS2
H8DCL-i No No
H8DCL-6 No Yes
H8DCL-iF Yes No
H8DCL-6F Yes Yes
The H8DCL-i/6(F) serverboards are based on the AMD® SR5690/SP5100
chipset and all support two AMD Socket C32 type processors with up to
32GB of ECC/Non-ECC UDIMM or up to 128GB of ECC RDIMM.
Please refer to the motherboard specifi cations pages on our web site for updates on
supported processors (http://www.supermicro.com/aplus/). This product is intended
to be professionally installed.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1 includes a checklist of what should be included in your motherboard
box, describes the features, specifi cations and performance of the motherboard
and provides detailed information about the chipset.
Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static-sensitive devices. Read this
chapter when installing the processor(s) and memory modules and when installing
the motherboard in a chassis. Also refer to this chapter to connect the hard disk
drives, the various ports, and the power and reset buttons and the system LEDs.
If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes troubleshooting
procedures for the video, the memory and the setup confi guration stored in CMOS.
For quick reference, a general FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section is
provided. Instructions are also included for contacting technical support. In addition,
you can visit our web site for more detailed information.
Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on
running the CMOS Setup utility.
Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Code Messages.
Appendix B lists BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes.
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Notes
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
1-1 Overview ............................................................................................................ 1
Checklist ............................................................................................................. 1
1-2 Contacting Supermicro ....................................................................................... 2
H8DCL-i/6(F) Quick Reference .......................................................................... 5
1-3 Chipset Overview ............................................................................................. 10
AMD SR5690/SP5100 Processor .................................................................... 10
HyperTransport Technology ............................................................................. 10
1-4 PC Health Monitoring ....................................................................................... 10
Onboard Voltage Monitors ............................................................................... 10
Fan Status Monitor with Firmware/Software Speed Control .......................... 10
CPU Overheat/Fan Fail LED and Control ....................................................... 11
Auto-Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core .......................................11
1-5 Power Confi guration Settings............................................................................11
Microsoft OnNow ...............................................................................................11
Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator ............................................... 11
BIOS Support for USB Keyboard......................................................................11
Main Switch Override Mechanism ................................................................... 12
Wake-On-LAN (WOL) ...................................................................................... 12
1-6 Power Supply ................................................................................................... 12
1-7 Super I/O .......................................................................................................... 12
Chapter 2 Installation
2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices ..................................................................................... 1
Precautions ........................................................................................................ 1
Unpacking .......................................................................................................... 1
2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation................................................................... 2
2-3 Mounting the Motherboard into a Chassis ......................................................... 4
2-4 Installing Memory ............................................................................................... 4
DIMM Module Population Confi guration ....................................................... 6
2-5 PCI Expansion Cards ......................................................................................... 7
2-6 I/O Port and Control Panel Connections ........................................................... 8
Front Control Panel ............................................................................................ 8
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2-7 Connector Defi nitions ........................................................................................ 9
Power Connectors ........................................................................................ 9
Unit Identifi er Button ...................................................................................... 9
Fan Headers .................................................................................................. 9
PW_ON Connector ...................................................................................... 10
Reset Connector ......................................................................................... 10
Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH)....................................................................... 10
NIC2 (LAN2) LED ........................................................................................ 10
NIC1 (LAN1) LED ........................................................................................ 10
HDD LED ..................................................................................................... 10
Power On LED .............................................................................................11
NMI Button ................................................................................................... 11
Universal Serial Bus Ports ........................................................................... 11
USB Headers ............................................................................................... 11
JIBTN1 Header(optional for H8DCL-6(F)) ....................................................11
SGPIO ......................................................................................................... 12
ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports ............................................... 12
Power LED/Speaker .................................................................................... 12
JIPMB1 (H8DCL-6/iF only) .......................................................................... 13
Chassis Intrusion ........................................................................................ 13
Overheat LED .............................................................................................. 13
LAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports) .............................................................................. 13
Serial Ports .................................................................................................. 13
Power I2C .................................................................................................... 14
Compact Flash Card PWR Connector ........................................................ 14
SATA DOM Power Connector ..................................................................... 14
Video Connector .......................................................................................... 14
Trusted Platform Module Header ................................................................ 15
2-8 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................... 16
Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................... 16
CMOS Clear ................................................................................................ 16
Compact Flash Master/Slave Select ........................................................... 17
I2C to PCI-Express Slot .............................................................................. 17
VGA Enable/Disable .................................................................................... 17
LAN1/2 Enable/Disable .............................................................................. 17
SAS Enable/Disable .................................................................................... 17
USB Wake-Up ............................................................................................ 18
Watch Dog Enable/Disable ......................................................................... 18
BMC Jumper ............................................................................................... 18
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2-9 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................... 19
LAN1/LAN2 LEDs ........................................................................................ 19
Dedicated IPMI LAN LEDs (H8DCL-6/iF only) ........................................... 19
BMC Heartbeat LED ................................................................................... 19
Power LED .................................................................................................. 19
UID LED (LE1) ........................................................................................... 19
2-10 IDE, SAS and SATA Drive Connections .......................................................... 20
IDE Connector ............................................................................................. 20
SAS Ports (H8DCL-6(F) Only) .................................................................... 21
SATA Ports .................................................................................................. 21
2-11 Enabling SATA RAID ........................................................................................ 22
Serial ATA (SATA)............................................................................................. 22
Installing the OS/SATA Driver .......................................................................... 22
Building a Driver Diskette ............................................................................ 22
Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS .................................................................... 23
Using the Adaptec RAID Utility ........................................................................ 24
Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation ............................................ 24
2-12 Installing Drivers ............................................................................................... 25
Supero Doctor III .............................................................................................. 26
Chapter 3 Troubleshooting
3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures .............................................................................. 1
Before Power On ............................................................................................... 1
No Power ........................................................................................................... 1
No Video ............................................................................................................ 2
Memory Errors .................................................................................................. 2
Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration .......................................................... 2
3-2 Technical Support Procedures ........................................................................... 3
3-3 Frequently Asked Questions .............................................................................. 3
3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service.................................................................... 6
Chapter 4 BIOS
4-1 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 1
4-2 Main Menu ......................................................................................................... 2
4-3 Advanced Settings Menu ................................................................................... 2
4-3 Security Menu .................................................................................................. 14
4-4 Boot Menu ........................................................................................................ 14
4-5 Exit Menu ......................................................................................................... 15
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Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes
Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes
B-1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes .................................................................... 1
B-2 Bootblock Recovery Codes ................................................................................ 2
B-3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes .................................................................... 3
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Chapter 1
Introduction
1-1 Overview
Checklist
Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged
leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to
detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance.
Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard.
If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.
One (1) H8DCL-i/6(F) serverboard•
One (1) I/O shield (MCP-260-00027-0N)•
Two (2) Retention brackets (BKT-0012L)•
One (1) 9-pin serial port cable (CBL-0010L)•
Eight (8; H8DCL-6(F)) or Six (6; H8DCL-i(F)) 2ft. Amphenol, SATA cable •
(CBL-0044L)
One (1) CD containing drivers and utilities•
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1-2 Contacting Supermicro
Headquarters
Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
980 Rock Ave.
San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000
Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008
Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information)
support@supermicro.com (Technical Support)
Web Site: www.supermicro.com
Europe
Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.
Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0) 73-6400390
Fax: +31 (0) 73-6416525
Email: sales@supermicro.nl (General Information)
support@supermicro.nl (Technical Support)
rma@supermicro.nl (Customer Support)
Asia-Pacifi c
Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.
Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County
Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: +886-(2) 8226-3990
Fax: +886-(2) 8226-3991
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw
Technical Support:
Email: support@supermicro.com.tw
Tel: 886-2-8228-1366, ext.132 or 139
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Figure 1-1. H8DCL-i/6(F) Image
Note: The board you receive may not look exactly like the image above, some
components shown in the image may be changed in later revisions of this
serverboard.
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Notes:
Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.
Not all ports, jumpers or LED Indicators are available on all serverboards.
Figure 1-2. H8DCL-6F Motherboard Layout
(not drawn to scale)
3-SGPI02
JIPMB1
JIBTN1
JD1
JTPM1
BATTERY
JWF1
JWF2
JUIDB1
JPI2C1
USB6
JPW3 JPW2
JPW1
DP1
DP2
FAN1
FAN3
FAN2
LE1
JBT1
JCF1
JOH1
JI2C1
JI2C2
JL1
JPL1
JPS1
JWD1
JPG1
JPL2
JPUSB1
JF1
SATA4
SATA3
SATA2
SATA1
SATA0
SATA5
SAS2
SAS1
SAS0
FAN4
SAS7
SAS6
SAS5
SAS4
SAS3
T-SGPI02
T-SGPI01
SPEAKER
USB4/5
COM2
USB2/3
IDE#1
SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X8
SLOT4 PCI-E 2.0 X8
SLOT1 PCI 33MHZ
FAN5/
CPU1 FAN
P1-DIMM2B
P1-DIMM2A
P1-DIMM1B
P1-DIMM1A
SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0 X16(X8/X16 SIGNAL IN X16 SLOT)
LAN2 LAN1
CPU2
FAN6/
CPU2 FAN
UID
CPU1
P2-DIMM1A
P2-DIMM1B
P2-DIMM2A
P2-DIMM2B
USB0/1
IPMI LAN
KB/MOUSE
COM1VGA
SLOT3 PCI-E 2.0 X8
SLOT2 PCI-E 2.0 X4 IN X8
AMD
SP5100
AMD
SR5690
LSI
2008
SAS2
3-SGPI01
BMC
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H8DCL-i/6(F) Quick Reference
Jumper Description Default Setting
JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Section 2-7)
JCF1 Compact Flash Master/Slave Closed (Master)
JI2C1/JI2C2 I2C to PCI-E Slot Enable/Disable Both Closed (Enabled)
JPB1 BMC Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPG1 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL1/JPL2 LAN 1/2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPS1 Onboard SAS2 Enable/Disable (H8DCL-6(F)) Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPUSB1 USB Wakeup
Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JWD1 Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)
LED Description
LAN Ports LEDs for the LAN Ethernet ports
Dedicated IPMI LAN LEDs for the dedicated IPMI LAN Ethernet port (H8DCL-iF/H8DCL-6F)
DP1 LED for BMC Heartbeat
DP2 LED for Serverboard Power-On
LE1 LED for UID Button
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Connector Description
COM1/COM2 COM1 Serial Port/Header
FAN 1-6 Chassis/CPU Fan Headers
IDE#1 IDE Disk Drive Connector
IPMI LAN Dedicated IPMI LAN Port (H8DCL-iF/H8DCL-6F)
JD1 Speaker Header
JF1 Front Panel Connector
JIBTN1 RAIDKey for RAID 5 SAS support (optional for H8DCL-6(F)
JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header
JOH1 Overheat Warning Header
JIPMB1 System Management Bus Header for the IPMI Slot
(H8DCL-iF/H8DCL-6F)
JPI2C1 Power I
2
C Header
JPW1 24-pin Main ATX Power Connector
JPW2/JPW3 +12V 8-pin CPU/Memory Power Connectors
JTPM1 Trusted Platform Module Header
JWF1 Compact Flash Card Power Connector
JWF2 SATA DOM (Disk-On-Module) Power Connector
LAN1/2 Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) Ports
KB/Mouse PS2 Mouse/Keyboard connectors
SAS0~3, SAS4~7 SAS2 Ports (H8DCL-6(F))
SATA0 ~ SATA5 SATA Ports
3-SGPIO1/3-SGPIO2 Serial General Purpose Input/Output Header for SAS (H8DCL-6(F))
T-SGPIO1/TSGPIO2 Serial General Purpose Input/Output Header for SATA
UID Unit Identifi er Button
USB0/1, USB2/3, USB4/5, USB6 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports, Headers and Type-A Port
VGA VGA Connector
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Motherboard Features
CPU
Dual AMD Opteron 4100 series (AMD Socket C32 type) processors•
Note: Refer to our web site for details on supported processors.
Memory
Eight (8) single and dual channel DIMM slots support up to •
32GB of ECC/Non-ECC UDIMM or up to 128GB of ECC RDIMM
DDR3-1333/1066/800 in 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB or 16 GB sizes of 1.5V or
1.35V voltages.
Note: Refer to Section 2-4 before installing memory and our web site for recommended DIMMs.
Note: Refer the tested memory list on the motherboard website.
Chipset
AMD SR5690 chipset and one SP5100 Southbridge chipset•
Expansion Slots
One (1) PCI-Express x8 (in x16 slot) Gen.2 slot•
Three (3) PCI-Express x8 Gen. 2 slots•
One (1) PCI-Express x4 (in x8 slot) Gen. 2 slot•
One (1) PCI 133Mhz slot•
BIOS
16 Mb AMIBIOS•
®
SPI Flash ROM
APM 1.2, DMI 2.3, PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0 (ACPI 2.0 is BIOS supported), SMBIOS •
2.3, Real Time Clock Wakeup, Plug and Play (PnP), BIOS resume hot keys,
Hardware BIOS Virus Protection
PC Health Monitoring
Onboard voltage monitors•
Fan status monitor with fi rmware/software on/off and speed control•
Watch Dog•
Environmental temperature monitoring via BIOS•
Power-up mode control for recovery from AC power loss•
System resource alert (via included utility program)•
Auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core•
CPU thermal trip support•
I• 2C temperature sensing logic
Chipkill Support•
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ACPI Features
Microsoft OnNow•
Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator•
BIOS support for USB keyboard•
Onboard I/O
Six (6) SATA ports supported by an on-chip SATA controller (RAID 0, 1, 10 •
supported)
Eight (8) SAS ports supported by an LSI 2008 SAS2 controller (RAID 0, 1, •
10 supported; RAID 5 support optional with AOC-SAS2-RAID5-KEY installed.
(H8DCL-6/H8DCL-6F only)
Seven (7) USB (Universal Serial Bus 2.0) ports (2x rear, 4x header, •
1x type A)
Two (2) LAN ports supported by two onboard Intel® 82574L Ethernet controllers •
for 10/100/1000Base-T
One (1) dedicated IPMI LAN port (H8DCL-iF/H8DCL-6F only)•
One (1) VGA port supported by an onboard Matrox•
®
G200 graphics controller
(with 16 MB DDR2 memory)
One (1) UDMA IDE 133/100 connector•
Two COM Ports (one external serial port, one Fast UART 16550 port)•
Other
Onboard power LED•
Chassis intrusion detection•
CD Utilities
BIOS fl ash upgrade utility•
Super Doctor III•
IPMI 1.5 / 2.0 •
Dimensions
ATX form: 12" x 10" (304.8 mm x 254 mm)•
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DIMM A0
DIMM A1
AMD
Socket C32
CPU2
AMD
Socket C32
CPU1
HT3 Link
16x16 bits 5.2GT/s
HT3 Link
16 x16 bits 6.4GT/s
SATA x6
PCI-E GEN2 X8/X16
A-Link
SP5100
BMC
WPCM450-R
PCI
LPC
SMBus
SIO
W83527
SPI Flash
RMII
DDR2 SDRAM
64Mb X16bit
PSU I2C
IPMB
3rd LAN PHY
RTL8201N
VGA
HWM
W83795G
SR5690
(42 PCIE 2.0 Lanes)
COM2
COM1
PCI-E GEN2 X8
DIMM B0
DIMM B1
CH B
CH A
DIMM A0
DIMM A1
DDR3
1333/1066/800MT/s
DIMM B0
DIMM B1
CH B
CH A
PCI-E GEN2 X8
PCI SLOT1
USB
TypeA
USB
Header
IDE
PCI-E SLOT3
PCI-E GEN2 X4
PCI-E SLOT4
PCI-E SLOT6
PCI-E SLOT5
PCI-E GEN2 X8
RJ45
USB
x2
PCI-E GEN2 X1
PCI-E SLOT2
PCI-E GEN2 X4
GLAN1 82574
PCI-E GEN2 X1
PCI-E GEN2 X1
GLAN2 82574
RJ45
RJ45
GLAN3 82574
(Optional)
RJ45
LSI SAS2008
SAS x8
USB8/9
DDR3
1333/1066/800MT/s
HT3 Link
16 x16 bits 6.4GT/s
USB
Header
USB
TypeA
Figure 1-3. AMD SR5690/SP5100 Chipset:
System Block Diagram
Note: This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent
the features on your motherboard. See the previous pages for the
actual specifi cations of your motherboard.
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1-3 Chipset Overview
The H8DCL-i/6(F) serverboard is based on the AMD SR5690/SP5100 chipset. This
chipset functions as a Media and Communications Processor (MCP). Controllers for
the system memory are integrated directly into AMD Opteron processors.
AMD SR5690/SP5100 Processor
The AMD SR5690/SP5100 are each a single-chip, high-performance HyperT ransport
peripheral controller. It includes a 42-lane PCI Express interface, an AMD Opteron
16-bit Hyper Transport interface link, a six-port Serial ATA interface and a seven-port
USB 2.0 interface. This hub connects directly to the CPU.
HyperTransport Technology
HyperTransport technology is a high-speed, low latency point to point link that was
designed to increase the communication speed by a factor of up to 48x between
integrated circuits. This is done partly by reducing the number of buses in the
chipset to reduce bottlenecks and by enabling a more effi cient use of memory
in multi-processor systems. The end result is a signifi cant increase in bandwidth
within the chipset.
1-4 PC Health Monitoring
This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the H8DCL-i/6(F)
serverboard. The serverboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that
supports PC health monitoring.
Onboard Voltage Monitors
The onboard voltage monitor will continuously scan crucial voltage levels. Once
a voltage becomes unstable, it will give a warning or send an error message to
the screen. Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to defi ne the sensitivity of the
voltage monitor. Real time readings of these voltage levels are all displayed in
BIOS.
Fan Status Monitor with Firmware/Software Speed Control
The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans. The onboard
fans are controlled by thermal management via BIOS.
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CPU Overheat/Fan Fail LED and Control
This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat/Fan Fail warning
function in the BIOS. This allows the user to defi ne an overheat temperature. When
this temperature is exceeded or when a fan failure occurs, the Overheat/Fan Fail
warning LED is triggered.
Auto-Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core
The 5-phase-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to
AMD Opteron 4100 series processors and auto-sense voltage IDs ranging from 0.8
V to 1.55V. This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system
more stable.
1-5 Power Confi guration Settings
This section describes the features of your motherboard that deal with power and
power settings.
Microsoft OnNow
The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive, system-wide approach to system
and device power control. OnNow is a term for a PC that is always on but appears
to be off and responds immediately to user or other requests.
Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator
When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start blinking
to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode. When the user presses any key, the
CPU will wake-up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on.
BIOS Support for USB Keyboard
If a USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system, it will function like a normal
keyboard during system boot-up.
Note: To wake up the system from an S4 state by the USB keyboard/mouse, please
connect the keyboard/mouse to USB port 0/1 at the rear I/O side.
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Main Switch Override Mechanism
The power button can function as a system suspend button. When the user
depresses the power button, the system will enter a SoftOff state. The monitor
will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down. Depressing the power button
again will cause the whole system to wake-up. During the SoftOff state, the power
supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive. In case the
system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power, just depress and hold the
power button for 4 seconds. The power will turn off and no power will be provided
to the motherboard.
Wake-On-LAN (WOL)
Wake-On-LAN is defi ned as the ability of a management application to remotely
power up a computer that is powered off. Remote PC setup, up-dates and access
tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffi c is kept to a
minimum and users are not interrupted. Wake-On-LAN must be enabled in BIOS.
1-6 Power Supply
As with all computer products, a stable power source is necessary for proper and
reliable operation. It is even more important for processors that have high CPU
clock rates.
The H8DCL-i/6(F) serverboard requires the use of proprietary power supplies.
Please refer to the pinout information for the power connectors in Section 7 of
Chapter 2 for detailed information on power requirements.
In areas where noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to install a
line fi lter to shield the computer from noise. It is recommended that you also install
a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges.
Warning: To prevent the possibility of explosion, do not use the wrong type of
onboard CMOS battery or install it upside down.
1-7 Super I/O
The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O Winbond® BMC chip includes a
data separator, write pre-compensation circuitry, decode logic, data rate selection,
a clock generator, drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic. The
wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I/O greatly reduces the number
of components required for interfacing with fl oppy disk drives.
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The Super I/O provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced Confi guration
and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management
through a SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management to
reduce power consumption.
The IRQs, DMAs and I/O space resources of the Super I/O can be fl exibly adjusted
to meet ISA PnP requirements, which support ACPI and APM (Advanced Power
Management).
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Chapter 2
Installation
2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent
damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully . The following
measures are generally suffi cient to protect your equipment from ESD.
Precautions
Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.•
Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic •
bag.
Handle the board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral •
chips, memory modules or gold contacts.
When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.•
Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not •
in use.
For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent •
conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and
the motherboard.
Use only the correct type of CMOS onboard battery as specifi ed by the manu-•
facturer. Do not install the CMOS onboard battery upside down, which may
result in a possible explosion.
Unpacking
The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage. When
unpacking the board, make sure the person handling it is static protected.
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2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation
Exercise extreme caution when handling and installing the processor.
Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding,
removing or changing any hardware components.
Installation Procedure
Follow the procedures as listed below to install the motherboard into a chassis.
Install the processor(s) and the heatsink(s).1.
Install the motherboard in the chassis.2.
Install the memory and add-on cards.3.
Finally, connect the cables and install the drivers.4.
Installing the Processors
Begin by removing the cover plate that 1.
protects the CPU. Lift the lever on the
CPU socket until it points straight up.
With the lever raised, lift open the silver
CPU retention plate.
Triangles
Use your thumb and your index fi nger 2.
to hold the CPU. Locate and align pin
1 of the CPU socket with pin 1 of the
CPU. Both are marked with a triangle.
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Installing the Heatsinks
We recommend the use of active type heatsinks (except for 1U systems). Use any
onboard fan header for the CPU's heatsink fan. To install the heatsink, please follow
the installation instructions included with your heatsink package (not included).
Align pin 1 of the CPU with pin 1 of the 3.
socket. Once aligned, carefully place
the CPU into the socket. Do not drop
the CPU on the socket, move the CPU
horizontally or vertically or rub the CPU
against the socket or against any pins
of the socket, which may damage the
CPU and/or the socket.
With the CPU inserted into the socket, 4.
inspect the four corners of the CPU to
make sure that it is properly installed
and fl ush with the socket. Then, gently
lower the silver CPU retention plate into
place.
Carefully press the CPU socket lever 5.
down until it locks into its retention
tab. For a dual-CPU system, repeat
these steps to install another CPU into
the CPU#2 socket (and into CPU#2,
#3 and #4 sockets for a quad-CPU
confi guration).
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