Supero H8DGG-QF User Manual

H8DGG-QF

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0c

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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
H8DGG-QF serverboard.

The H8DGG-QF serverboard is based on the AMD® SR5690/SP5100 chipset
and supports two AMD Socket G34 type processors with up to 256GB of DDR3
Registered ECC 1333/1066/800 SDRAM or 64GB of DDR3 Unbuffered ECC/non­ECC SDRAM in16 DIMMs.

Please refer to the motherboard specifi cations pages on our web site for updates on
supported processors (http://www.supermicro.com/aplus/). This product is intended
to be professionally installed.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 includes a checklist of what should be included in your motherboard

box, describes the features, specifi cations and performance of the motherboard
and provides detailed information about the chipset.

Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static-sensitive devices. Read this
chapter when installing the processor(s) and memory modules and when installing
the motherboard in a chassis. Also refer to this chapter to connect the hard disk
drives, the various ports, and the power and reset buttons and the system LEDs.

If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes troubleshooting
procedures for the video, the memory and the setup confi guration stored in CMOS.
For quick reference, a general FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section is
provided. Instructions are also included for contacting technical support. In addition,
you can visit our web site for more detailed information.

Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on
running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Code Messages.
Appendix B lists BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

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

Checklist ............................................................................................................. 1

1-2 Contacting Supermicro ....................................................................................... 2

H8DGG-QF Quick Reference ............................................................................ 5

1-3 Chipset Overview ............................................................................................... 9

AMD SR5690/SP5100 Processor ...................................................................... 9

HyperTransport Technology ............................................................................... 9

1-4 PC Health Monitoring ......................................................................................... 9

1-5 Power Confi guration Settings........................................................................... 10

1-6 Power Supply ....................................................................................................11

1-7 Super I/O ...........................................................................................................11

1-7 UIO ................................................................................................................... 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

2-7 Connector Defi nitions ........................................................................................ 9

Power Connectors ........................................................................................ 9

PW_ON Connector ........................................................................................ 9

Reset Connector ........................................................................................... 9

Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH)....................................................................... 10

NIC2 (LAN2) LED ........................................................................................ 10

NIC1 (LAN1) LED ........................................................................................ 10

HDD LED ..................................................................................................... 10

Power On LED ............................................................................................ 10

NMI Button ................................................................................................... 11

Universal Serial Bus Ports ........................................................................... 11

USB Headers ............................................................................................... 11

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Fan Headers .................................................................................................11

SGPIO ......................................................................................................... 12

Power I2C .................................................................................................... 12

Chassis Intrusion ........................................................................................ 12

Overheat LED .............................................................................................. 12

IPMB ............................................................................................................ 12

Unit Identifi er Button .................................................................................... 13

Video Connector .......................................................................................... 13

LAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports) .............................................................................. 13

Serial Port .................................................................................................... 13

2-8 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................... 14

Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................... 14

CMOS Clear ................................................................................................14

BMC Jumper ............................................................................................... 15

Watch Dog Enable/Disable ......................................................................... 15

LAN1/2 Enable/Disable .............................................................................. 15

VGA Enable/Disable .................................................................................... 15

2-9 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................... 16

LAN1/LAN2 LEDs ........................................................................................ 16

Dedicated IPMI LAN LEDs .......................................................................... 16

UID LED (LE1) ...........................................................................................16

Power LED .................................................................................................. 16

2-10 SATA Drive Connections ..................................................................................17

SATA Ports .................................................................................................. 17

2-11 Enabling SATA RAID ........................................................................................ 18

Serial ATA (SATA)............................................................................................. 18

Installing the OS/SATA Driver .......................................................................... 18

Building a Driver Diskette ............................................................................ 18

Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS .................................................................... 19

Using the Adaptec RAID Utility ........................................................................ 20

Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation ............................................ 20

2-12 Installing Drivers ............................................................................................... 21

Supero Doctor III .............................................................................................. 22

Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

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

Before Power On ............................................................................................... 1

No Power ........................................................................................................... 1

No Video ............................................................................................................ 2

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Memory Errors .................................................................................................. 2

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

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

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

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

Chapter 4 BIOS

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

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

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

4-4 Security Menu .................................................................................................. 19

4-5 Boot Settings Menu .......................................................................................... 19

4-6 Exit Menu ......................................................................................................... 20

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

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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) H8DGG-QF serverboard•

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

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

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

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

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

Asia-Pacifi c

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

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

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

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Figure 1-1. H8QI6-F Image

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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. H8DGG-QF Motherboard Layout

(not drawn to scale)

BATTERY

JIPMB2

JPI2C1

JPI2C2

SLOT SBX-2A

FAN6

FAN5

FAN8

FAN7

FAN4

FAN3

FAN2

FAN1

LE1

JPW2

JPW4

JF1

JBT1

JWD1

JPL1

JPG1

JBMC1

DP2

JSPK1

JL1

JOH1

SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5SATA0 SATA1

JPW1

JPW3

USB0/1

IPMI_LAN

SLOT2 PCI-E 2.0 X8 (in X16)

P1-DIMM1A

CPU2

P1-DIMM1B

P1-DIMM2A

LAN1

P1-DIMM2B

P1-DIMM3A

P1-DIMM3B

COM1

P1-DIMM4A

P1-DIMM4B

P2-DIMM4B

P2-DIMM4A

P2-DIMM3B

P2-DIMM3A

VGA

UID

SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X8 (in X16)

SLOT4 PCI-E 2.0 X16

P2-DIMM2A

P2-DIMM2B

P2-DIMM1A

P2-DIMM1B

USB2/3

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

CPU1

LAN2

BMC

NIC

AMD

SP5100

AMD

SR5690

AMD

SR5690

SLOT SBX-1A

SLOT1 PCI-E 2.0 X16

JTPM1

SLOT3 PCI-E 2.0 X16

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H8DGG-QF Quick Reference

Jumper Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Section 2-7)
JBMC1 BMC Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPG1 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL1 LAN 1/2 Enable/Disable 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
LE1 LED for UID Button
DP2 LED for Serverboard Power-On

Connector Description

COM1 COM1 Serial Port
FAN 1-8 Chassis/CPU Fan Headers
IPMI LAN Dedicated IPMI LAN Port
JF1 Front Panel Connector
JIPMB2 System Management Bus Header for the IPMI Slot
JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header
JOH1 Overheat Warning Header
JPI2C1/JPI2C2 Power I

2

C Headers
JPW1/3 20-pin Main ATX Power Connectors
JPW2/4 +12V 8-pin CPU Power Connectors
JSPK1 Speaker Header
JTPM1 Trusted Platform Module Header
LAN1/2 Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) Ports
SATA0 ~ SATA5 SATA Ports
T-SGPIO-1/TSGPIO-2 Serial General Purpose Input/Output Header for SATA
UID Unit Identifi er Button
USB0/1 and USB2/3 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports and Headers
VGA VGA Connector

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Motherboard Features

CPU

Dual AMD Opteron 6100 series (Socket G34 type) processors•

Note: You must install at least two processors for full functions to be supported.

Memory

Sixteen single/dual/tri/quad channel DIMM slots supporting up to 256GB of •
DDR3 Registered ECC 1333/1066/800 or 64GB of DDR3 Unbuffered ECC/
non-ECC SDRAM

Note: Refer to Section 2-4 before installing memory and our web site for recommended DIMMs.

Chipset

Dual AMD SR5690 chipsets and one SP5100 Southbridge chipset•

Expansion Slots

1U (2 GPU):

Two (2) PCI-Express x16 Gen. 2•
One (1) PCI-Express x8 (in x16 slot) Gen. 2•

Note: Slot SBX-1A with slot 1 and slot SBX-2A with slot 2 require a SuperMicro
riser card or add-on card to work properly. The riser cards need both the SBX and
PCI-E slots on each side of the serverboard to be connected.

BIOS

16 Mb AMIBIOS•

®

SPI Flash ROM

AMI 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

PC Health Monitoring

Onboard voltage monitors•
Fan status monitor with fi rmware/software on/off and speed control•
Watch Dog/NMI•
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•

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I• 2C temperature sensing logic

ACPI Features

Microsoft OnNow•
Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator•
BIOS support for USB keyboard•
Hardware BIOS Virus protection•
Wake-On-LAN (WOL)•
Internal/external modem ring-on•

Onboard I/O

Six (6) SATA ports supported by an on-chip SATA controller (RAID 0, 1, 10 •
supported)

One (1) Fast UART 16550 compatible serial port•
Four (4) USB (Universal Serial Bus 2.0) ports (2x rear, 2x header)•
Two (2) LAN ports supported by an onboard Intel® 82576 dual port Ethernet •

controller for 10/100/1000Base-T
One (1) dedicated IPMI LAN port•
One (1) VGA port supported by an onboard Matrox•

®

G200 graphics controller

(with 16 MB DDR2 memory)

Other

Onboard power LED•
Suspend State indicator LED•
UID/Remote UID•
Chassis intrusion detection•
Chipkill support•

CD Utilities

BIOS fl ash upgrade utility•
Super Doctor III•
IPMI 1.5 / 2.0 (Optional)•

Dimensions

Propriatory format: 7.74" x 16.64" (197 x 423 mm)•

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AMD

Socket G34

CPU2

HT3 Link

(8+8)x(8+8)-6.4GT/s

HT3 Link
16x16-5.2GT/s

HT3 Link

8x8-3.2GT/s

PCI-E GEN2 X16

Slot3

SATA x6

PCI-E GEN2 X16

Slot1

A-Link

SP5100

BMC
VGA

WPCM450-R

PCI

LPC

USB

SIO

W83527

HWM

W83795G

SPI Flash

RMII

DDR2 SDRAM

64Mb X16bit

PSU I2C

IPMB

FE PHY

RTL8201N

VGA

Clock Gen

TPM (/OPT)

SR5690-S

COM

PCI-E GEN2 X4

INTEL

KAWELA

RJ45

RJ45

SR5690-M

Slot5

Slot2

Slot4

PCI-E GEN2 X8

PCI-E GEN2 X8

PCI-E GEN2 X16

HT3 Link
16x16-5.2GT/s

HT3 Link

8x8-3.2GT/s

AMD

Socket G34

CPU1

DIMM A1

DIMM A0

DIMM B0

DIMM B1

DIMM C0

DIMM C1

DIMM D0

DIMM D1

DIMM A0

DIMM A1

DIMM B0

DIMM B1

DIMM C0

DIMM C1

DIMM D0

DIMM D1

4xUSB

RJ45

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 H8DGG-QF serverboard is based on the dual AMD SR5690 and one AMD
SP5100 chipsets. These chipset functions as a Media and Communications
Processors (MCP). Controllers for the system memory are integrated directly into
AMD Opteron processors.

AMD SR5690/SP5100 Processor

The dual AMD SR5690 and single SP5100 chips are each a single-chip, high­performance HyperTransport 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, a dual-port Gb Ethernet interface and a four-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 H8DGG-QF
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 6-phase-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to Opteron
6100SE series processors. This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make
the system more stable.

1-5 Power Confi guration Settings

This section describes the features of your motherboard that deal with power and
power settings.

Microsoft OnNow

The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive, system-wide approach to system
and device power control. OnNow is a term for a PC that is always on but appears
to be off and responds immediately to user or other requests.

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start blinking
to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode. When the user presses any key, the
CPU will wake-up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on.

BIOS Support for USB Keyboard

If a USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system, it will function like a normal
keyboard during system boot-up.

Main Switch Override Mechanism

The power button can function as a system suspend button. When the user
depresses the power button, the system will enter a SoftOff state. The monitor
will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down. Depressing the power button
again will cause the whole system to wake-up. During the SoftOff state, the power
supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive. In case the
system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power, just depress and hold the
power button for 4 seconds. The power will turn off and no power will be provided
to the motherboard.

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Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

Wake-On-LAN is defi ned as the ability of a management application to remotely
power up a computer that is powered off. Remote PC setup, up-dates and access
tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffi c is kept
to a minimum and users are not interrupted. The motherboard has a 3-pin header
(WOL) to connect to the 3-pin header on a Network Interface Card (NIC) that has
WOL capability. Wake-On-LAN must be enabled in BIOS.

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 H8DGG-QF serverboard requires the use of proprietary power supplies. Please
refer to the pinout information for the power connectors in Section 6 of Chapter 2
for detailed information on power requirements.

In areas where noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to install a
line fi lter to shield the computer from noise. It is recommended that you also install
a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges.

Warning: To prevent the possibility of explosion, do not use the wrong type of
onboard CMOS battery or install it upside down.

1-7 Super I/O

The Super I/O 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.

The Super I/O provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication
ports (UARTs), one of which supports serial infrared communication. Each UART
includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud rate generator,
complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system. Both UARTs
provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps as well as an advanced
speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1 Mb/s, which support higher speed
modems.

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.

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The IRQs, DMAs and I/O space resources of the Super I/O can be fl exibly adjusted
to meet ISA PnP requirements, which support ACPI and APM (Advanced Power
Management).

1-7 UIO

The H8DGG-QF is a spe cially- designed ser verboar d that features Supe rmicro's
UIO (Universal I/O) technology. UIO serverboards have a PCI-Express x4 and
x8 signa ls that c an supp or t PCI - E car ds or any one o f several t ype s of UIO c ard
types to add SAS ports, additional LAN ports, Infi niband®, etc. to the serverboard.
This all ows the u ser to ta ilor th e ser verb oard to t heir ow n needs.

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Notes

Chapter 2: Installation

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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 2.
CPU retention plate.

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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).

Triangle

Use your thumb and your index fi nger 3.
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.

Align pin 1 of the CPU with pin 1 of the 4.
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, 5.
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 6.
down until it locks into its retention
tab. For a dual-CPU system, repeat
these steps to install another CPU into
the CPU#2 socket (and into CPU#2,
#3 and #4 sockets for a quad-CPU
confi guration).

Note: in single and dual-CPU confi gurations, memory must be installed in the DIMM
slots associated with the installed CPU(s). Memory is limited to a maximum of 32
for single CPU and 64 GB for dual CPU confi gurations.