Supero SBA-7142G-T4 User Manual

SBA-7142G-T4

Blade Module

User’s Manual

Revison 1.0a

SBA-7142G-T4 Blade Module User’s Manual

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Preface

About this Manual

This manual is written for professional system integrators, Information Technology
professionals, service personnel and technicians. It provides information for the
installation and use of Supermicro's SBA-7142G-T4 Blade Module. Installation and
maintenance should be performed by experienced professionals only.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1: Introduction

The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the
SBA-7142G-T4 Blade Module and describes its main features.

Chapter 2: System Safety

You should familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety
precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the SBA-7142G-T4
Blade Module.

Chapter 3: Setup and Installation

Refer to this chapter for details on installing the SBA-7142G-T4 Blade Module into the
SuperBlade chassis. Other sections cover the installation and placement of memory
modules and the installation of hard disk drives into the blade module.

Chapter 4: Blade Module Features

This chapter covers features and component information about the SBA-7142G-T4
Blade Module. Included here are descriptions and information for mainboard
components, connectors, LEDs and other features of the blade module.

Chapter 5: RAID Setup Procedure

RAID setup and operations for the SBA-7142G-T4 Blade Module are covered in this
chapter.

Chapter 6: BIOS

BIOS setup is covered in this chapter for the SBA-7142G-T4 Blade Module.

Appendix A: BIOS POST Codes

BIOS POST Codes for the SBA-7142G-T4 Blade Module are explained in this appendix.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction.......................................................................1-1

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

1-2 Product Checklist of Typical Components.....................................1-1

1-3 Blade Module Features....................................................................1-2

Processors..............................................................................................1-2

Memory...................................................................................................1-2

Storage....................................................................................................1-3

Density....................................................................................................1-3

1-4 Contacting Supermicro.....................................................................1-5

Chapter 2 System Safety..................................................................2-1

2-1 Electrical Safety Precautions...........................................................2-1

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

2-3 Electrostatic Discharge Precautions..............................................2-2

2-4 Operating Precautions......................................................................2-3

Chapter 3 Setup and Installation.................................................3-1

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

3-2 Installing Blade Modules..................................................................3-1

Powering Up a Blade Unit.......................................................................3-1

Powering Down a Blade Unit ..................................................................3-1

Removing a Blade Unit from the Enclosure............................................3-1

Removing/Replacing th e Bl ade Cover....................................................3-2

Installing a Blade Unit into the Enclosure ...............................................3-2

3-3 Processor Installation .......................................................................3-4

3-4 Onboard Battery Installation............................................................3-5

3-5 Memory Installation...........................................................................3-6

Populating Memory Slots........................................................................3-6

DIMM Installation....................................................................................3-9

3-6 Hard Disk Drive Installation...........................................................3-10

Removing a Hard Drive Carrier.............................................................3-10

Installing a Hard Drive..................................... .. ....................................3-10

3-7 Installing the Operating System....................................................3-12

Installing with an External USB CD-ROM Drive....................................3-12

Installing via PXE Boot..........................................................................3-12

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Installing via Virtual Media (Drive Redirection) .....................................3-13

3-8 Management Software ...................................................................3-13

3-9 Configuring and Setting up RAID.................................................3-13

Chapter 4 Blade Module Features..............................................4-1

4-1 Control Panel.....................................................................................4-2

Power Button ..........................................................................................4-3

KVM Button.............................................................................................4-3

LED Indicators ........................................................................................4-3

KVM Connector.......................................................................................4-3

4-2 Mainboard...........................................................................................4-4

Jumpers..................................................................................................4-6

CMOS Clear............................................................................................4-6

4-3 Blade Unit Components...................................................................4-7

Memory Support .....................................................................................4-8

Hard Disk Drives.....................................................................................4-8

Chapter 5 RAID Setup Procedure...............................................5-1

5-1 BIOS Setup ........................................................................................5-2

Chapter 6 BIOS.......................................................................................6-1

6-1 Introduction.........................................................................................6-1

Running Setup........................................................................................6-1

6-2 Main BIOS Setup Menu ...................................................................6-1

System Time/System Date .....................................................................6-2

6-3 Advanced Settings Menu.................................................................6-2

Boot Feature...........................................................................................6-3

Processor & Clock Options.....................................................................6-4

Advanced Chipset Control......................................................................6-4

IDE Configuration....................................................................................6-6

PCI/PnP Configuration............................................................................6-7

Super IO Device Configuration...............................................................6-8

Remote Access Configuration ................................................................6-8

Hardware Health Configuration...............................................................6-9

ACPI Configuration.................................................................................6-9

IPMI Configuration........................................................................ ........6-10

Event Log Configuration .......................................................................6-11

6-4 Security Menu..................................................................................6-11

6-5 Boot Menu........................................................................................6-12

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6-6 Exit Menu..........................................................................................6-13

Appendix A BIOS POST Codes....................................................A-1

A-1 BIOS POST Messages....................................................................A-1

A-2 BIOS POST Codes...........................................................................A-4

Recoverable POST Errors......................................... ... ..........................A-4

Terminal POST Errors.............. .......................................... ... ..................A-4

Uncompressed Initialization Codes......................................................A-4

Bootblock Recovery Codes..................................................................A-5

Uncompressed Initialization Codes......................................................A-6

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List of Figures

Figure 1-1. Full Rack of Blade Enclosures and Blade Servers.........................1-4

Figure 3-1. Inserting a Blade into the Enclosure...............................................3-3

Figure 3-2. Locking the Blade into Position.......................................................3-3

Figure 3-3. Installing a G34 Processor in a Socket...........................................3-5

Figure 3-4. Installing the Onboard Battery.......... ... ... .. ......................................3-6

Figure 3-5. 16-Slot DIMM Numbering for Blade Module...................................3-8

Figure 3-6. Installing a DIMM into a Memory Slot........................ ... ..................3-9

Figure 3-7. Installing a Hard Drive in a Carrier................................................3-11

Figure 4-1. SBA-7142G-T4 Blade Unit Front View ...........................................4-1

Figure 4-2. Blade Control Panel........................................................................4-2

Figure 4-3. BHQGE Mainboard.........................................................................4-4

Figure 4-4. BHQGE Block Diagram ...................................................... .. ... .......4-5

Figure 4-5. Exploded View of SBA-7142G-T4 Blade Module ...........................4-7

Figure 5-1. IDE Configuration Screen – Configure RAID Drives.......................5-2

Figure 5-2. Exit BIOS Setup..............................................................................5-3

Figure 5-3. Screen Message.............................................................................5-4

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List of Tables

Table 1-1. SBA-7142G-T4 Blade Specification Features..................................1-2

Table 3-1. Populating Memory Slots for Interleaved Operation........................3-7

Table 4-1. SBA-7142G-T4 Blade Unit Features................................................4-1

Table 4-2. Blade Control Panel.........................................................................4-2

Table 4-3. Blade Module LED Indicators ..........................................................4-3

Table 4-4. BHQGE Mainboard Layout..............................................................4-5

Table 4-5. Main Components of SBA-7142G-T4 Blade Unit.............................4-8

Table 6-1. Boot Feature Submenu....................................................................6-3

Table 6-2. Processor & Clock Options Submenu..............................................6-4

Table 6-3. Advanced Chipset Control Submenu...............................................6-4

Table 6-4. IDE Configuration Submenu............................................................6-6

Table 6-5. PCI/PnP Configuration Submenu ....................................................6-7

Table 6-6. Super IO Configuration Submenu....................................................6-8

Table 6-7. Remote Access Configuration Submenu.........................................6-8

Table 6-8. Hardware Health Configuration Submenu.......................................6-9

Table 6-9. ACPI Configuration Submenu..........................................................6-9

Table 6-10. IPMI Configuration Submenu.......................................................6-10

Table 6-11. Event Log Configuration Submenu..............................................6-11

Table 6-12. Security Menu..............................................................................6-11

Table 6-13. Boot Menu....................................................................................6-12

Table 6-14. Exit Menu.....................................................................................6-13

Table A-1. BIOS POST Messages....................................................................A-1

Table A-2. Uncompressed Initialization Error Codes........................................A-4

Table A-3. Bootblock Recovery Error Codes....................................................A-5

Table A-4. Uncompressed Initialization Error Codes........................................A-6

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

The SBA-7142G-T4 blade module is a compact self-contained server that connects into
a pre-cabled enclosure that provides power, cooling, management and networking
functions. One enclosure for the SBA-7142G-T4 blade module can hold ten blade units.

In this manual, “blade system” refers to the entire system (including the enclosure and
blades units), “blade” or “blade unit” refers to a single blade module and “blade
enclosure” is the chassis that the blades, power supplies and modules are housed in.

Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been
certified for use with the SuperBlade (www.supermicro.com/products/superblade/).

1-2 Product Checklist of Typical Components

Your blade module ships with its mainboard already installed in its chassis. Memory,
hard disk drives and the CPU must all be installed by the user after shipment. See

Chapter 3: "Setup and Installation" on page 3-1 for details on installation of these

components.
Aside from the blade module unit itself, the optional AOC-XEH-iN2 Mezzanine add-on

card (with 10G Pass-Through or 10G Switch) may be ordered for your blade module
along with the following add-on cards:

• AOC-IBH-XDD

• AOC-IBH-XDS

• AOC-IBH-XQS

• AOC-IBH-XQD
See the Supermicro website and the SuperBlade Network Modules User’s Manual on

your SuperBlade system’s CD-ROM for more details on these add-on cards.

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1-3 Blade Module Features

Table 1-1 lists the main features of the SBA-7142G-T4 blade module. See the

proceeding section for components typically included in a blade system and other
optional components. Specific details on the SBA-7142G-T4 bla de module is found in

Chapter 4: "Blade Module Features" on page 4-1.

Table 1-1. SBA-7142G-T4 Blade Specification Features

Mainboard

Processors

FSB Speed HyperTranport HT 3.0
Chipset AMD SR5650 & SP5100 chipset
Graphics Controller One embedded Matrox G200eW Graphics chip with 16MB of SDRAM
BIOS 16 Mb AMI® SPI Flash EPROM BIOS

Memory Capacity

SATA Controller SATA Controller SP5100 on-chip control l er for four Serial ATA drives total.
Hard Drive Bays Four (4) hot-swap drive bays for 2.5" SATA disk drives or SSD drives.

BHQGE (proprietary form factor)
Blade Module Chassis Dimensions (HxWxD): 11.32” x 1.67” x 20.5”

Supports four 1944-pin G34 socket AMD Opteron 6100 series processors
per blade module. Please refer to our web site for a complete listing of
supported processors.

Sixteen 240-pin DIMM sockets per node supporting up to 256 GB of ECC
Registered DDR3-1600/1333/1066 SDRAM DIMMs or 64 GB of ECC
Unbuffered DDR3-1600/1333/1066 SDRAM DIMMs.

Processors

The SBA-7142G-T4 blade module supports up to four 1944-pin G34 socket AMD
Opteron 6100 series processors.

Refer to the Supermicro web site for a complete listing of supported processors (http://

www.supermicro.com/products/superblade). Please note that you will need to check the

detailed specifications of a particular blade module for a list of the CPUs it supports.
Details on installation of the processor into the SBA-7142G-T4 blade module are found

in Chapter 3: "Setup and Installation" on page 3-1.

Memory

The SBA-7142G-T4 blade module has sixteen 240-pin DIMM sockets that can support
up to 64 GB of ECC Unbuffered DDR3-1600/1333/1066 SDRAM or 256 GB of ECC
Registered DDR3-1600/1333/1066 SDRAM DIMMs. Both interleaved and
non-interleaved memory are supported, so you may populate any number of DIMM
slots.

Please refer to the Supermicro web site for a list of supported memory
(www.supermicro.com/products/superblade). The detailed specifications for a blade
module will contain a link to a list of recommended memory sizes and manufacturers.

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Details on installation of memory modules into the SBA-7142G-T4 blade module are
found in Chapter 3: "Setup and Installation" on page 3-1.

Storage

The SBA-7142G-T4 blade module can have four 2.5" SATA (Serial A TA) hard disk drives
in front-mounted easy removable carriers. See Chapter 3: "Setup and Installation" on

page 3-1 for storage installation details.

Density

A maximum of ten blade modules may be installed into a single blade enclosure with
two nodes. Each blade enclosure is a 7U form factor, so a standard 42U rack may
accommodate up to six enclosures with 60 blade modules. With the inclusion of six
CMM modules, twelve Gigabit Ethernet switches and twelve 10G or InfiniBand switches,
this would occupy up to 84U space in a conventional 1U dual processor server
configuration.

Figure 1-1 displays a view of a full rack with six blade enclosures in it, each with ten

blades to an enclosure.

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Figure 1-1. Full Rack of Blade Enclosures and Blade Servers

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1-4 Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer , Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Chapter 1: Introduction

Email:

Web Site: www.supermicro.com

[e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

[e-mail] (General Information)
Email:

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacific

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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Chapter 2

System Safety

2-1 Electrical Safety Precautions

Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and
the SuperBlade from damage:

• Be aware of how to power on/off the enclosure power supplies and the individual
blades 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 blade module when removing or
installing such system components as the mainboard, memory modules and
processors.

• 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 specifically designed as
electrical insulators.

• The power supply power cords must include a grounding plug and L line. It must be
plugged into grounded electrical outlets. Power input requires 110-240 VAC,
depending upon your power supply module.

• Mainboard Battery: This battery must be replaced only with the same or an
equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer (CR2032 Lithium 3V battery).
Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions.

WARNING: There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed
upside down, which will reverse its polarities.

WARNING: Please handle used batteries carefully. Do not damage the battery in
any way; a damaged battery may release hazardous materials into the
environment. Do not discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landfill.
Please comply with the regulations set up by your local hazardous waste
management agency to dispose of your used battery properly.

• Mainboard replaceable soldered-in fuses: Self-resetting PTC (Positive Temperature
Coefficient) fuses on the mainboard must be replaced by trained service technicians

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only. The new fuse must be the sa me or equivalent as the one replaced. Contact
technical support for details and support.

2-2 General Safety Precautions

Follow these rules to ensure general safety:

• Keep the area around the SuperBlade clean and free of clutter.

• Place the blade module 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, replace the blade module's cover before
installing it back into the blade enclosure.

2-3 Electrostatic Discharge 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 components and printed circuit
boards.

The following measures are generally sufficient 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.

• Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the 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 mainboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use.

• For grounding purposes, make sure the blade enclosure provides excellent
conductivity between the power supplies, the blade modules and the mainboard.

WARNING: This product may be connected to an IT power system. In all cases,
make sure that the unit is also reliably connected to Earth (ground).

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2-4 Operating Precautions

Care must be taken to assure that the cover of the blade unit is in place when the blade
is operating to assure proper cooling. Out of warranty damage to the blade can occur if
this practice is not strictly followed.

Any drive carrier without a hard drive installed must remain fully installed in the drive bay
when the blade module is operating to ensure proper airflow.

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Chapter 3

Setup and Installation

3-1 Overview

This chapter covers the setup and installation of the blade module and its components.

3-2 Installing Blade Modules

Up to ten SBA-7142G-T4 blade modules may be installed into a single blade enclosure
(depending upon your enclosure and blade). Blade modules with Windows and Linux
operating systems may be mixed together in the same blade enclosure.

Powering Up a Blade Unit

Each blade unit may be powered on and off independently from the rest of the blades
installed in the same enclosure. A blade unit may be powered up in two ways:

• Press the power button on the blade unit.

• Use IPMIView or the web-browser based management utility to apply power using
either a CMM module, or by the use of the onboard BMC chip in the blade module.

Powering Down a Blade Unit

A blade unit may be powered down in either of five ways:

• Press the power button on the blade unit.

• Use IPMIView or the web-browser based management utility to power down (if you
have Operator or Admin privileges on the CMM).

• Use SMCIPMItool when connected to the CMM to power down (if you have
Operator or Admin privileges on the CMM).

• Use IPMIview or a browser connected to the onboard BMC chip to power down.

• Use SMCIPMItool
chip, if you have Operator or Admin privileges.

to use a Command Line Interface (CLI) to the onboard BMC

Removing a Blade Unit from the Enclosure

Although the blade system may continue to run, individual blades should always be
powered down before removing them from the enclosure.

Removing a Blade Unit from the Enclosure

1. Power down the blade unit (see "Powering Down a Blade Unit" above).

2. Squeeze both handles to depress the red sections then pull out both handles
completely and use them to pull the blade unit from the enclosure.

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NOTE: Blade Modules can be Hot-Plugged from the enclosure.

Removing/Replacing the Blade Cover

The blade cover must be removed to access the mainboard when you need to install or
remove processors, memory units, the onboard battery and so on.

Removing/Replacing the Blade Cover

1. Remove the blade unit from the enclosure (see "Removing a Blade Unit from the

Enclosure" above).

2. Depress the two buttons on the cover while pushing the cover toward the rear of the
blade unit. When it stops, lift the cover off the blade unit.

3. To replace the cover, fit the six grooves in the cover into the studs in the sides of the
blade, then slide the cover toward the front of the blade to lock it into place.

Installing a Blade Unit into the Enclosure

Make sure the cover of the blade unit has been replaced first before installing a blade
unit in the enclosure.

Installing a Blade Unit into the Enclosure

1. Slowly push the blade unit into its bay with the handles fully pulled out (see

Figure 3-1).

2. When the blade stops, push the handles back in to their locked position, making
sure the notches in both handles catch the lip of the enclosure (see Figure 3-2).

NOTE: Blade Modules can be Hot-Plugged into the enclosure.

WARNING: Use extreme caution when inserting a blade module into the
enclosure. If the blade's power connector becomes damaged, it can damage

pins on other blade bays that it is inserted into.

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Figure 3-1. Inserting a Blade into the Enclosure

Figure 3-2. Locking the Blade into Position

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3-3 Processor Installation

One to four 1944-pin G34 socket AMD Opteron 6100 series processors may be installed
to the mainboard of the blade module. See Chapter 1 for general information on the
features of the blade unit and the Supermicro web site for further details including
processor, memory and operating system support.

WARNING: This action should only be performed by a trained service
technician. Allow the processor heatsink to cool before removing it.

Removing a Processor

1. Power down and remove the blade unit from the enclosure (see Section 3-2:

Installing Blade Modules on page 3-1 for details).

2. Remove the cover of the blade unit (see "Removing/Replacing the Blade Cover" on

page 3-2).

3. Loosen the two screws that secure the heatsink to the mainboard.

4. Remove the heatsink by gently rotating it back-and-forth sideways with your fingers
to release it from the processor. Set the heatsink aside and upside-down so that
nothing comes into contact with the thermal grease on its underside.

5. Raise the lever of the processor socket up until the processor is released from the
socket, then lift the silver cover plate and remove the processor.

WARNING: This action should only be performed by a trained service
technician.

Installing a Processor

1. If present, remove the protective black PnP cap from the processor socket.

2. Raise the lever of the processor socket until it reaches its upper limit.

3. Lift the silver cover plate completely up and out of the way.

NOTE: Be careful not to damage the pins protruding from the CPU socket.

4. Align pin 1 of the processor with pin 1 of the socket (both are marked with a small
gold triangle) and gently seat the processor into the socket (Figure 3-3).

5. Check to make sure the processor is flush to the socket and fully seated.

6. Lower the socket lever until it locks.

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Gold Triangle

Socket Lever

CPU Cover Plate

7. To install the heatsink, apply thermal grease to the top of the processor. (If
reinstalling a heatsink, first clean off the old thermal grease with a clean, lint-free
cloth.)

8. Place the heatsink on the processor then tighten one screw until snug, then the
other screw.

9. When both screws are snug, tighten them down to secure the heatsink to the
mainboard.

NOTE: Do not overtighten the screws as this may damage the processor or the
heatsink.

10. Replace the cover on the blade unit and finish by installing the unit back into the
blade enclosure.

Figure 3-3. Installing a G34 Processor in a Socket

3-4 Onboard Battery Installation

A battery is included on the mainboard to supply certain volatile memory components
with power when power has been removed from the blade module. If this battery dies, it
must be replaced with an equivalent CR2032 Lithium 3V battery. Dispose of used
batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions. See Figure 3-4 for a diagram of
installing a new onboard battery.

WARNING: There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed
upside down, which reverses its polarities.

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Lithium Battery

Battery Holder

Figure 3-4. Installing the Onboard Battery

3-5 Memory Installation

The mainboard of each blade unit must be populated with DIMMs (Dual In-line Memory
Modules) to provide system memory. The DIMMs should all be of the same size and
speed and from the same manufacturer to avoid compatibility issues. See details
below on supported memory and our web site (www.supermicro.com/products/

superblade for recommended memory.

Populating Memory Slots

The mainboard of a SBA-7142G-T4 blade module has 16 memory slots. Both
interleaved and non-interleaved memory are supported, so you may populate any
number of DIMM slots.

Populating slots at the same time with memory modules of the same size and of the
same type will result in four-channel, interleaved memory, which is faster than
single-channel, non-interleaved memory. See Table 3-1 and Figure 3-5 for details.

For an interleaved configuration, memory modules of the same size and speed
must be installed. You should not mix DIMMs of different sizes and speeds.

NOTE: The DIMM slot number specified in Table 3-1 equals the DIMM slot to

be populated. A “---” indicates that the DIMM slot should be left unpopulated.
DIMMs for one board are P1/P2 and P3/P4 for the other board.

NOTE: Though multiple DIMM memory module types and speeds may be
supported, you need to use DIMM memory modules of the same speed and
type.

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Table 3-1. Populating Memory Slots for Interleaved Operation

Number

of

DIMMs

Chapter 3: Setup and Installation

CPU Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel3 Channel4

CPU1 P1-DIMM1

4 DIMMs

8 DIMMs

12 DIMMs

16 DIMMs

CPU2 P2-DIMM1
CPU3 P3-DIMM1
CPU4 P4-DIMM1
CPU1 P1-DIMM1 P1-DIMM2
CPU2 P2-DIMM1 P2-DIMM2
CPU3 P3-DIMM1 P3-DIMM2
CPU4 P4-DIMM1 P4-DIMM2
CPU1 P1-DIMM1 P1-DIMM2 P1-DIMM3
CPU2 P2-DIMM1 P2-DIMM2 P2-DIMM3
CPU3 P3-DIMM1 P3-DIMM2 P3-DIMM3
CPU4 P4-DIMM1 P4-DIMM2 P4-DIMM3
CPU1 P1-DIMM1 P1-DIMM2 P1-DIMM3 P1-DIMM4
CPU2 P2-DIMM1 P2-DIMM2 P2-DIMM3 P2-DIMM4
CPU3 P3-DIMM1 P3-DIMM2 P3-DIMM3 P3-DIMM4
CPU4 P4-DIMM1 P4-DIMM2 P4-DIMM3 P4-DIMM4

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Edge of Board

Toward CPU

Toward CPU

Edge of Board

Toward CPU

Toward CPU

P1-DIMM2

P1-DIMM1

P1-DIMM3

P1-DIMM4

P3-DIMM3

P3-DIMM4

P3-DIMM2

P3-DIMM1

P4-DIMM2

P4-DIMM1

P4-DIMM3

P4-DIMM4

P2-DIMM3

P2-DIMM4

P2-DIMM2

P2-DIMM1

Figure 3-5. 16-Slot DIMM Numbering for Blade Module

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T o Install: Insert module vertically
and press down until it snaps into
place. Pay attention to the bottom
notch.

To Remove: Use your thumbs to
gently push each release tab
outward to free the DIMM from the
slot.

DIMM Installation

WARNING: Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules

to prevent any possible damage.

Installing DIMM Memory Modules

1. Power down the blade module (see "Powering Down a Blade Unit" on page 3-1).

2. Remove the blade from the enclosure and the cover from the blade (see

"Removing/Replacing the Blade Cover" on page 3-2).

3. Insert each DIMM vertically into its slot. Pay attention to the notch along the bottom
of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM incorrectly (see Figure 3-6).

Figure 3-6. Installing a DIMM into a Memory Slot

4. Gently press down on the DIMM until it snaps into place in the slot. Repeat for all
modules (see Table 3-1 for installing DIMMs into the slots in the correct order).

5. Replace the air shroud and the blade cover and install the blade module back into
the enclosure.

6. Power up the blade unit (see "Powering Up a Blade Unit" on page 3-1).

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3-6 Hard Disk Drive Installation

Hard disk drives are installed in “carriers” which are hot-swappable and can be removed
or replaced without powering down the blade unit they reside in. A blade module needs
a hard disk drive with an operating system installed to operate.

WARNING: To maintain proper airflow, all hard drive bays must have drive
carriers inserted during operation whether or not a drive is installed in the carrier.

Removing a Hard Drive Carrier

To remove a hard drive carrier, do the following:

Removing a Hard Drive Carrier

1. Locate the colored “Open” button at the bottom of the drive carrier and press it with
your thumb. This action releases the drive carrier from the drive bay.

2. Pull the release handle out about 45-degrees, then use it to pull the drive carrier out.

Installing a Hard Drive

To Install a hard drive, use the following procedure:

Installing a Hard Drive

1. Remove a blank drive carrier from the blade (see removal procedure above).

2. Insert a 2.5” drive into the carrier with the PCB side facing down and the connector
end toward the rear of the carrier.

3. Align the drive in the carrier so that the screw holes of both line up. Note that there
are holes in the carrier marked “SATA” to aid in correct installation.

4. Secure the drive to the carrier with four screws as shown in Figure 3-7: "Installing a

Hard Drive in a Carrier" on page 3-11.

5. Insert the drive carrier into its slot keeping the Open button at the bottom. When the
carrier reaches the rear of the bay the release handle w ill retract.

6. Push the handle in until you hear the carrier click into its locked position.

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Figure 3-7. Installing a Hard Drive in a Carrier

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3-7 Installing the Operating System

An operating system (OS) must be installed on each blade module. Blades with
Microsoft Windows OS and blades with Linux OS can both occupy and operate within
the same blade enclosure. Refer to the SuperMicro web site for a complete list of
supported operating systems.

There are several methods of installing an OS to the blade modules.

Installing with an External USB CD-ROM Drive

The most common method of installing the OS is with an external USB CD-ROM drive.
Take the following steps to install the OS to a blade module:

WARNING: Installing the OS from an external CD-ROM drive may take several
hours to complete.

1. Connect an SUV cable (Serial port/USB port/Video port cable) to the KVM
connector on the front of the blade module. You will then need to attach a USB hub
to the USB port on this cable to provide multiple USB ports.

2. Connect the external CD-ROM drive, a USB keyboard and a mouse to the USB hub.
You will also need to connect a monitor to the video connector on the SUV cable.
Turn on the blade module.

3. Insert the CD containing the OS into the CD-ROM drive.

4. Follow the prompts to begin the installation.

Installing via PXE Boot

PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) is used to boot a computer over a network. To
install the OS via PXE, the following conditions must be met:

1. The PXE B

2. A PXE server has been configured (this can be another blade in the system).

3. The PXE server must be connected over a network to the blade to be booted.

4. The blade has only non-partitioned/unformatted hard drives installed and no
bootable devices attached to it.

Once these conditions are met, make sure the PXE server is running. Then turn on the
blade on which you wish to boot and/or install the OS. The BIOS in the blade will look at
all bootable devices and finding none will connect to the PXE server to begin the boot/
install.

OOT option in BIOS must be enabled.

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Installing via Virtual Media (Drive Redirection)

You can install the OS via Virtual Media through either the IPMIview (Java based client
utility), SMCIPMItool or the Web-based Management Utility. With this method, the OS is
installed from an ISO image that resides on another system/blade.

Refer to the manuals on your SuperBlade CD-ROM for further details on the Virtual
Media (CD-ROM or Drive Redirection) sections of these two utility programs.

3-8 Management Software

System management may be performed with either of three software packages:
IPMIview, SMCIPMItool or a Web-based Management Utility. These are designed to
provide an administrator with a comprehensive set of functions and monitored data to
keep tabs on the system and perform management activities.

Refer to the manuals on your SuperBlade CD-ROM for further details on the various
functions provided by these management programs.

3-9 Configuring and Setting up RAID

Each blade module that supports two or more hard drives may be used to create a RAID
array. The procedures for doing this vary depending upon the blade model chosen for
your SuperBlade system.

See Chapter 5 for details on how to configure and set up RAID on your blade module.

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Chapter 4

Blade Module Features

Figure 4-1. SBA-7142G-T4 Blade Unit Front View

This chapter describes the SBA-7142G-T4 blade unit. Installation and maintenance
should be performed by experienced technicians only.

See Figure 4-1 for a front view of the blade unit and Table 4-1 for its features.

Table 4-1. SBA-7142G-T4 Bl ade Unit Features

Feature Description

Processors Four 1944-pin G34 sockets for AMD Opteron 6100 series processors .

Supports up to 256 GB of ECC Registered DDR3-1600/1333/1066

Memory

Storage Up to four 2.5" hot-plug SATA or SSD hard disk drives
Ports Serial, USB and KVM port

Features

Power Consumption

SDRAM DIMMs or 64 GB of ECC Unbuffered DDR3-1600/1333/1066
SDRAM DIMMs in sixteen DIMM slots

Onboard Matrox G200eW Graphics chip with 16 MB of SDRAM, IPMI 2.0,
Plug and Play, APM 1.2, DMI 2.3, PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0/2.0, SMBIOS 2.3,
Real Time Clock

Base Power Draw (~35W) / Power per CPU (85W/115W/137W/140W) /
Power per DIMM (typically ~7W)

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4-1 Control Panel

Each blade has a similar control panel (Figure 4-2) with power on/off button, a KVM
connector, a KVM button and four LEDs on the top front of the unit. The numbers
mentioned in Figure 4-2 are described in Table 4-2.

Figure 4-2. Blade Control Panel

Table 4-2. Blade Control Panel

Item Function State Description

1 Power Button N/A Turns blade module on and off
2 KVM Button N/A Initiates KVM function

3 Power LE D

4 KVM/UID LED

5 Network/IB LED

Green Indicates power status “On”
Orange Indicates power status “Off” (with power cabl es plugged in)
Blue Indicates KVM being utilized on blade unit
Flashing Blue Indicates UID activated on blade module
Flashing Green Indicates network activity over LAN
Flashing Orange Indicates network activity over InfiniBand module

System Fault

6

LED

7 KVM Connector N/A Connector for SUV/KVM cable

Red

Indicates a memory error, overheat, VGA error or any error
that prevents booting

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Power Button

Each blade has its own power button so that individual blade units within the enclosure
may be turned on or off independently of the others. Press the power button (#1) to turn
on the blade server. The power LED (#3) will turn green. To turn off, press and hold the
power button for >4 seconds (one second if between POST and boot-up) and the power
LED will turn orange.

KVM Button

KVM stands for Keyboard/Video/Mouse. With KVM, a user can control multiple blades
with a single keyboard/video/mouse setup. Connect your keyboard, mouse and monitor
to the USB and VGA connectors on the CMM module, then push the KVM button on the
control panel of the blade module you wish to access.

LED Indicators

Blade module LEDs are described below in Table 4-3.

Table 4-3. Blade Module LED Indicators

LED State Description

Green Power On

Power LED

KVM/UID LED
(Blue)

Network LED
(Green)

System Fault
LED (Red)

Amber Standby
Red Power Failure
Steady On Indicates that KVM has been initialized on this blade module

Flashing

Flashing

Steady On

Serves as a UID indicator (the UID function is activated with a
management program)

Flashes on and off to indicate traffic (Tx and Rx data) on the LAN
connection to this blade module.

This LED illuminates red when a fatal error occurs. This may be the
result of a memory error, a VGA error or any other fatal error that
prevents the operating system from booting up .

a

a. In the event of a power failure, the N+1 Redundant Power Supply (if included in your

system's configuration) shares the system load to provide uninterrupted operation. The
failed power supply should be replaced with a new one as soon as possible.

KVM Connector

Alternatively , you may connect a KVM cable (CBL-0218L, with a keyboard/video/mouse
attached) to the KVM connector (#7) of the blade you wish to access. To switch to
another blade, disconnect the cable then reconnect it to the new blade.

See the Web-based Management Utility User’s Manual on your SuperBlade system
CD-ROM for further details on using the KVM function remotely.

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4-2 Mainboard

The mainboard of the SBA-7142G-T4 blade unit is a proprietary design, which is based
on the AMD SR5650 & SP5100 chipset. See Figure 4-4 for a block diagram of this
chipset, Figure 4-3 for a view of the BHQGE Mainboard and Figure 4-5 for an exploded
view diagram of the blade unit.

Figure 4-3. BHQGE Mainboard

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4x DIMM

4x DIMM

G34-SOCKET #3

4x DIMM

G34-SOCKET #1

4x DIMM

G34-SOCKET #2

VRM

G34-SOCKET #4

VRM

HT Link

HT Link

VRM VRM

HT Link

HT Link

DDR3-1333/1066

DDR3-1333/1066

DDR3-1333/1066

DDR3-1333/1066

MIDDLE PLANE

SATA CONN.

4 PORTs

SATA

LPC I/O

83527

LPC

Front
VGA

WINBOND

HERMON

DDR II

PCI

AMD

SR5650

AMD

SP5100

RTL8201N

ALink

G-LAN

2 PORTs

PCI-e X4 Gen2

DAUGHTER

CARD

PCI-e X16 Gen2

HT Link

USB PORT

USB

Front KB,MS

Table 4-4. BHQGE Mainboard Layout

Item Description

1 CPU Sockets
2 DIMM Slots
3 Space for 2.5” SATA Hard Drive
4 Gbx Connector (for power and logic to backplane)
5 TPM Connector
6 Onboard Battery
7 AMD SR5650 chipset
8 SP5100 Chipset
9 KVM Module includes USB Type -A Connector (Not Shown)
10 NPCM450 BMC Controller with Embedded Matrox G200eW Graphics chip
11 InfiniBand or 10G Daughter Card Connectors

Figure 4-4. BHQGE Block Diagram

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Jumpers

The jumpers present on the mainboard are used by the manufacturer only; there are no
jumpers used to configure the operation of the mainboard.

CMOS Clear

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS and will also clear any passwords. JBT1 consists of two
contact pads located near the BIOS chip (#10 in Figure 4-3).

Clearing CMOS

1. First power down the blade and remove it from the enclosure.

2. Remove the blade cover to access the mainboard (see "Removing/Replacing the

Blade Cover" on page 3-2 for further details). Short the CMOS pads with a metal

object such as a small screwdriver.

3. Replace the cover, install the blade back into the enclosure and power it on.

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4-3 Blade Unit Components

1

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

5

Figure 4-5. Exploded View of SBA-7142G-T4 Blade Module

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Table 4-5. Main Components of SBA-7142G-T4 Blade Unit

Item Description

1 Blade Unit/Module
2 SATA Hard Drives (4 total)
3 DIMMs (system memory, 16 total)
4 CPU Heatsinks (4 total)
5 Top Cover

Memory Support

The SBA-7142G-T4 blade module each supports up to 256 GB of ECC Registered
DDR3-1600/1333/1066 SDRAM or 64 GB of ECC Unbuffered DDR3-1600/1333/1066
SDRAM in sixteen DIMM sockets. See Section 3-5 for further details on mainboard
memory installation.

Hard Disk Drives

The SBA-7142G-T4 blade unit accommodates up to four 2.5" SATA hard disk drives,
which are mounted in drive “carriers”. The drives are hot-swappable and can be
removed or replaced without powering down the blade unit they reside in. The four
drives can be used to set up a RAID array (SATA RAID 0 or 1 only) or JBOD. These
drives use a blue color for the Blade HDD active LED.

WARNING: Enterprise level hard disk drives are recommended for use in
Supermicro chassis and servers. For information on recommended HDDs, visit
the Supermicro WEB SITE at http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/files/

storage/SAS-1-CompList-110909.pdf.

WARNING: To maintain proper airflow, both hard drive bays must have drive
carriers inserted during operation whether or not a drive is installed in the carrier.

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RAID Setup Procedure

Each SBA-7142G-T4 blade module supports four hard drives, which may be used to
create a RAID array.

Important Notes

Please read the following notes and warnings before setting up your RAID array.

NOTE: Before adding a new drive to an array, back up any data contained on
the new drive. Otherwise, all data will be lost.

NOTE: If you stop the BUILD or CLEAR process on a RAID 1 from the ACU, you
can restart it by pressing <C

NOTE: A RAID 1 created using the QUICK INIT option may return some data
miscompares if you later run a consistency check. This is normal and is not a
cause for concern.

TRL> + <R>.

NOTE: The ACU allows you to use drives of different sizes in an array.
However, during a build operation, only the smaller drive can be selected as the
source or first drive.

NOTE: When migrating from single volume to RAID 0, migrating from a larger
drive to a smaller drive is allowed. However, the destination drive must be at
least half the capacity of the source drive.

WARNING: Adaptec does not recommend that you migrate or build an array on
Windows dynamic disks (volumes), as it will result in data loss.

WARNING: Do not interrupt the creation of a RAID 0 using the MIGRATE option. If
you do, you will not be able to restart or to recover the data that was on the
source drive.

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5-1 BIOS Setup

Use the BIOS setup to configure to set RAID options. The BIOS setup procedure is
shown below.

See Chapter 6 for information on using your system’s BIOS setup.

Setting up the BIOS for RAID

1. In the A
C

DVANCED SETTINGS screen of the BIOS Setup, select the IDE

ONFIGURATION sub-menu and press ENTER.

2. In the IDE Configuration screen that appears (Figure 5-1), select the OnChip SATA
Type option and select RAID.

Figure 5-1. IDE Configuration Screen – Configure RAID Drives

3. Press the Esc key once to exit the IDE C
menu in the BIOS setup. From the Exit menu, select S

ONFIGURATION screen and go to the EXIT

AVE CHANGES AND EXIT to

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confirm your RAID configuration changes and exit the BIOS Setup (Figure 5-2).

Figure 5-2. Exit BIOS Setup

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4. Your system will reboot. When the reboot displays the screen message in

Figure 5-3 press C

TRL-A to bring up the RAID Configuration Utility.

Figure 5-3. Screen Message

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BIOS

6-1 Introduction

This document describes the AMI® BIOS Setup utility for the SBA-7142G-T4 Blade
Module. The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using
a floppy disk-based program.

Running Setup

NOTE: Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted.

The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the
appropriate text from the M
section, although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the
options.

AIN BIOS SETUP screen. All displayed text is described in this

When you first power on the computer, the BIOS is immediately activated. While the
BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways:

1. By pressing <D

2. When the message Press the <Delete> key to enter Setup appears briefly at the
bottom of the screen during the POST, press the <D
S

ETUP menu.

ELETE> immediately after turning the system on, or

ELETE> key to activate the main

6-2 Main BIOS Setup Menu

The MAIN MENU screen has two main frames. The left frame displays all the options that
can be configured. “Grayed-out” options cannot be configured. The right frame displays
the key legend. Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message. When an
option is selected in the left frame, it is highlighted in white. Often a text message will
accompany it.

NOTE: The BIOS has default text messages built in. SuperMicro retains the
option to include, omit, or change any of these text messages.

Settings printed in Bold are the default values. Use the U
among the different settings in each menu. Use the L
the options for each setting.

P/DOWN arrow keys to move

EFT/RIGHT arrow keys to change

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Items that use sub-menus are indicated with the  icon. With the item highlighted,
press the <E

NTER> key to access the submenu.

The BIOS setup utility uses a key-based navigation system called hot keys. Most of
these hot keys (<F1>, <F10>, <E
used at any time during the setup navigation process. Press the <E
CMOS S

ETUP menu.

NTER>, <ESC>, <ARROW> keys, and so on) can be

SC> key to exit the

When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup utility , you will see the MAIN MENU screen. You
can always return to the M
with the arrow keys. The M

AIN MENU by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen

AIN 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 the SYSTEM TIME/SYSTEM DATE field to change the system time and date.
Highlight S
through the keyboard. Press the <T
fields.

YSTEM TIME or SYSTEM DATE using the <ARROW> keys. Enter new values

AB> key or the <ARROW> keys to move between

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.

6-3 Advanced Settings Menu

Choose Advanced from the BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. The
items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting
the item and pressing <E
S

ETTINGS menu:

• Boot Feature

• Processor & Clock Options

• Advanced Chipset Control

• IDE Configuration

• PCI/PnP Configuration

• Super IO Device Configuration

• Remote Access Configuration

• Hardware Health Configuration

• ACPI Configuration

• IPMI Configuration

• Event Log Configuration

NTER>. Below is a list of all submenus in the ADVANCED

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Boot Feature

The menu options in the BOOT FEATURE submenu and their descriptions are shown in

Table 6-1.

Table 6-1. Boot Feature Submenu

Menu Option Description

Quick Boot

Quiet Boot

AddOn ROM Display
Mode

Bootup Num-Lo c k

PS/2 Mouse Support

Wait for ‘F1’ If Error

Hit ‘DEL’ Message
Display

Interrupt 19 Capture When Enabled, this option allows the system’s option ROMs to trap interrupt 19.

Watch Dog Function

Power Button
Function

Restore on AC Power
Loss

This option allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting . This will decrease the
time needed to boot the system. Options include Enabled or Disabled.

When this option is Enabled, it displays the OEM Logo instead of POST
messages. When Disabled, it displays normal POST messages.

This option sets the display mode for Option ROM. It can be set as either Force
BIOS or Keep Current.

This option selects the power-on st ate for the Numlock. It can be set t o either On
or Off.

Use this option to select support for the PS/2 mouse. Options include Auto,
Enabled or Disabled.

This option sets the system to wait for the F1 key to be pressed if an error
occurs. Options include Enabled or Disabled.

This option displays the message “Press DEL to run Setup in Post” when
enabled. Options include Enabled or Disabled.

This option allows the system to restart when it is not active more than 5
minutes. Options include Enabled or Disabled.

This sets the power button function to either Instant Off or 4 Second Override.

This option allows you to specify the action the system will t ake when there is an
AC power loss. Options include Power-Off, Power-On or Last State.

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Processor & Clock Options

The menu options in the PROCESSOR & CLOCK OPTIONS submenu and their descriptions
are shown in Table 6-2.

Table 6-2. Processor & Clock Options Submenu

Menu Option Description

This menu displays static information for each CPU in the system. It includes

CPU Settings (Static)

CPU Manufacturer, Chip information, Revision, Speed, Cache L1, Cache L2,
Cache L3, NB Clk, Able to change frequency and uCode Patch Level.

Gart Error Reporting

Microcode Update This option allows you to enable or disable microcode updating for the system.
Secure Virtual

Machine Mode

PowerNow

PowerCap

ACPI SRAT Table This option enables or disables the building of the ACPI SRAT Table.

CPU Down Core

C1E Support This option allows you to disable or enable C1E support in your system.
Clock Spread

Spectrum

This option should remain disabled for normal operation. The driver developer
may enable it for testing purpose. Options include Disabled and Enabled.

This option allows you to enable or disable Secure Virtual Machine Mode (SVM)

This option allows you to enable or disable the generation of ACPI _PPC, _PPS,
and _PCT objects.

This option can decide the highest performance P-state in the OS. Options
include P-state 0, P-stat e 1, P-state 2, P-state 3 and P-state 4.

This option allows you to specify the Down Core support for the CPU. Options
include Disabled, 2 cores, 4 cores, 6 cores, 8 cores and 10 cores.

This setting allows you to disable or enable clock spread spectrum modulation
in your system.

Advanced Chipset Control

The menu options in the Advanced Chipset Control submenu and their descriptions are
shown in Table 6-3.

Table 6-3. Advanced Chipset Control Submenu

Menu Option Description

Chipset Version
Information

 NorthBridge
Configuration

 Memory
Configuration

Bank
Interleaving

Node
Interleaving

This static information is provided for the chipset CIMx version.

This submenu contains the following submenus and options for NorthBridge
Configuration.

This submenu contains the following options for Memory Configuration.

This option enables Bank Memory Interleaving. Options include Auto and
Disabled.

This option enables Node Memory Interleaving. Options include Auto and

Disabled.

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Table 6-3. Advanced Chipset Control Submenu

Menu Option Description

Chapter 6: BIOS

Channel
Interleaving

CS Sparing
Enable

Bank Swizzle
Mode

 ECC
Configuration

ECC Mode

DRAM
ECC
Enable

 DRAM Timing
Configuration

DRAM Timing
Configuration

IOMMU This option enables or disables the IOMMU setting.

This option enables Channel Interleaving. Options include Auto and Disabled.

This option reserves a spare memory rank in each node. Options include
Enabled and Disabled.

This option enables or disables bank swizzle mode.

This submenu contains the following options for ECC Configuration.

This option sets the level of ECC protection. Setting the option to ‘Sup er’ ECC
mode dynamically sets the DRAM scrub rate so all of memory is scrubbed in 8
hours. If you set this option to ‘User’ then you may further set the DRAM ECC
Enable option manually . O ptions include Disabled, Basic, Good, Super, Max and
User.

This option is only available for manual setting if the ECC Mode option above is
set to ‘User”. This option allows hardware to report and correct memory errors
automatically, maintaining system integrity. Options include Enabled or
Disabled.

This submenu contains the following options for DRAM T iming Configuration.

This option allows you to set th e DRAM Timing configuration as Auto or Manual.

Memory Timing
Parameters

Memory
Information

 SouthBridge
Configuration

OHCI HC and
EHCI HC Bus
Settings

USB 2.0
Controller Mode

Legacy USB
Support

This option selects which node’s timing parameters to display. Options include
CPU Node 0 or CPU Node 3.

Static memory information is also displayed in this submenu that includes
Memory CLK, CAS Latency (Tcl), RAS/CAS Delay (Trcd), Row Precharge Time
(Trp), Min Active RAS (Tras), RAS/RAS Delay (Trrd), Row Cycle (Trc), Read to
Precharge (Trtp), Write Recover Time (Twr).and Memory Type.

This submenu contains the following submenus and options for SouthBridge
Configuration.

These settings allow to enable or disable the various OHCI or EHCI HC bus
settings.

This option allows you to configure the USB 2.0 controller in HiSpeed (480Mbps)
or Full Speed (12Mbps) mode. Options include Enabled or Disabled.

This option enables support for legacy USB devices. Auto disables legacy
support if no USB devices are connected. Options include Auto, Enabled or
Disabled.

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IDE Configuration

The menu options in the IDE ConfiguraTION submenu and their descriptions are shown
in Table 6-4

Table 6-4. IDE Configuration Submenu

Menu Option Description

OnChip SATA
Channel

OnChip SATA Type

SATA IDE Combined
Mode

PATA Channel Config

Primary/Secondary/
Third/Fourth Master/
Slave submenus

Device
Information

Type

LBA/Large Mode

Block
(Multi-Sector
Transfer)

This option enables or disables the on-chip SATA channel.

This option specifies the on-chip SATA type. Options include Native IDE, RAID,
AMD_AHCI and Legacy IDE.

This option enables or disables SATA IDE Combined Mode in your system.

This option specifies the PATA Channel configuration. You may specify either
SATA as Primary or SATA as Secondary as options.

These submenus are specifying options for each installed Master/Slave drive in
the system. Their common options are described below.

Static device i nformat ion is sho wn at the t op of this sub menu for Device , Vendor,
Size, LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA and S.M.A.R.T
information.

Use thsi option to select the type of device connected to the system. Options
include Not Installed, Auto, CD/DVD and ARMD.

LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a method of addressing data on a disk drive .
The options are Disabled and Auto.

Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data
transferred. Only 512 bytes of data can be tra nsferred per inter rupt 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
sector 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 (Programmable I/O) mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive
and the programmable IDE controller. As the PIO mode increases, the cycle t ime
decreases.

The options are Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4. Select Auto to allow BIOS to auto detect
the PIO mode. Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determin ed.

PIO Mode

DMA Mode

Select 0 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 0, which has a data transfer rate of 3. 3
MBs. Select 1 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 1, which has a data transfer rate of

5.2 MBs. Select 2 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 2, which has a data transfe r
rate of 8.3 MBs. Select 3 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 3, which has a data
transfer rate of 1 1. 1 MBs. Select 4 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 4, which has a
data transfer rate of 16.6 MBs. This setting generall y works with all hard disk
drives manufactured after 1999. For other disk drives, such as IDE CD-ROM
drives, check the specifications of the drive.

Selects the DMA Mode. Options are Auto, SWDMA0, SWDMA1, SWDMA2,
MWDMA0. MDWDMA1, MWDMA2, UDMA0. UDMA1, UDMA2, UDMA3,
UDMA4, UDMA5. and UDMA6.

(SWDMA=Single Word DMA, MWDMA=Multi Word DMA, UDMA=UltraDMA.)

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Table 6-4. IDE Configuration Submenu (Continued)

Menu Option Description

Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Techno logy (SMART) can help predict
impending drive failures. Select "Auto" to allow BIOS to auto detect hard disk

S.M.A.R.T

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.

Chapter 6: BIOS

32Bit Data
Transfer

IDE Detect Time Out

Select "Enabled" to activate the funct ion of 32-Bit dat a transfer . Sel ect "Disabled"
to deactivate the function. The option s are Enabled and Disabled.

Use the +/- keys to adjust and select the time out for detecting ATA/ATAPI
devices. The default value is 35.

PCI/PnP Configuration

The menu options in the PCI/PNP CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are
shown in Table 6-5.

Table 6-5. PCI/PnP Configuration Submenu

Menu Option Description

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

Select YES to allow the OS to configure Plug & Play devices.

Plug & Play OS

PCI Latency Timer

NOTE: Selecting Y
that supports Plug & Play.

Select No to allow AMIBIOS to configure all devices in the system.
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.

ES is not required for system boot if your system has an OS

PCI IDE BusMaster

ROM Scan Ordering

PCIE X16 Slot 1 This option enables or disables slot OPROM.
Onboard LAN Option

ROM Select
Load Onboard LAN 1

Option ROM
Load Onboard LAN 2

Option ROM
Primary Video

Controller

When enabled, this allows BIOS to use PCI busmastering for reading/writing to
IDE drives. Options include Enabled and Disabled.

This setting determines which kind of option ROM activates prior to another.
Options include Onboard First and Addon First.

This setting allows you to select the onboard LAN option RO M for iSCSI or PXE.
Note: You must enable ONLY LAN1 when t he iSCSI support option is specified.

This option allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN 1 option ROM.

This option allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN 2 option ROM.

This option specifies the primary video controller for Onboard VGA or Other.

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Super IO Device Configuration

The menu options in the SUPER IO CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are
shown in Table 6-6.

Table 6-6. Super IO Configuration Submenu

Menu Option Description

This option specifies the base I/O por t addr ess and Interrupt Request address of

ISABLED, 3F8/IRQ4, 3E8/IRQ4 and 2E8/IRQ3.

ISABLED, the serial port physically

ISABLED, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4 and 2E8/IRQ3.

ISABLED, the serial port physically becomes

Serial Port1 Address

Serial Port2 Address

serial port 1. The options are D

• Select D
resources. When this option is set to D
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.

This option specifies the base I/O por t addr ess and Interrupt Request address of
serial port 2. The options are D

Select D
When this option is set to D
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.

ISABLED to prevent the serial port from accessing any system

ISABLED to prevent the serial port from accessing a ny system resour ces.

Serial Port 2 Attribute

This option can set COM 2 as a normal serial port or virtual COM for SOL.
Options are COM or SOL.

Remote Access Configuration

The menu options in the REMOTE ACCESS CONFIGURATION submenu and their
descriptions are shown in Table 6-7.

Table 6-7. Remote Access Configuration Submenu

Menu Option Description

Remote Access

Serial Port Number

Serial Port Mode

Flow Control

Redirection After
BIOS POST

Allows you to Enable or Disable remote access. If enabled, the settings below
will appear.

Selects the serial port to use for console redirection. Options are COM1 and

COM2*

Selects the serial port settings to use. Options are (115200 8, n, 1), (57600 8,

1), (38400 8,
Selects the flow control to be used for console redirection. Options are None,

ARDWARE and SOFTWARE.

H
Options are D

(redirection during POST and during boot loader) and Always (redirection
always active). Note that some OS's may not work with this set to Always.

N, 1), (19200 8, N, 1) AND (09600 8, N, 1).

ISABLE (no redirection after BIOS POST), BOOT LOADER

N,

Terminal Type Selects the type of the target terminal: ANSI, VT100 and VT-UTF8.

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Table 6-7. Remote Access Configuration Submenu (Cont inued)

Menu Option Description

Chapter 6: BIOS

VT-UTF8 Combo Key
Support

Sredir Memory
Display Delay

Allows you to Enable or DISABLE VT-UTF8 combination key support for ANSI/
VT100 terminals.

Use this setting to set the delay in seconds to display memory information.
Options are No Delay, 1

SEC, 2 SECS and 4 SECS.

Hardware Health Configuration

The menu options in the HARDWARE HEALTH CONFIGURATION submenu and their
descriptions are shown in Table 6-8.

Table 6-8. Hardware Health Configuration Submenu

Menu Option Description

CPU Overheat Alarm

CPU Information

This option lets you specify t he CPU Overheat Alarm to either The Ea rly Alarm or
The Default Alarm.

Static CPU health information is shown in this submenu. The following
information is shown: CPU 1 Temperature, CPU Temperature, NB Temperature,
System Temperature, CPU1 Vcore, CPU2 Vcore, CPU1 Mem VTT, CPU2 Mem
VTT, CPU1 Mem, CPU2 Mem, 1.1V, 5V , 5VSB, +12V, 3.3Vcc and 3.3VSB.

ACPI Configuration

The menu options in the ACPI CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are
shown in Table 6-9.

Table 6-9. ACPI Configuration Submenu

Menu Option Description

ACPI Aware O/S

ACPI APIC
support

Headless Mode This setting Enables or Disables the Headless operation mode through ACP I.

ACPI Version
Features

This option enables or disables ACPI support for the operating system. Options
are Yes or No.

Use this setting to include the ACPI APIC table pointer to the RSDT pointer list.
Options are Enabled and Disabled.

This option enables RSDP pointers to the 64-bit Fixed System Descript ion Tabl e
and specifies the ACPI Version. Options are ACPI v1.0, ACPI v2.0 and ACPI
v3.0.

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IPMI Configuration

The menu options in the IPMI CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are
shown in Table 6-10.

Table 6-10. IPMI Configuration Submenu

Menu Option Description

IPMI Information
Display (Static)

 View BMC System
Event Log

SEL Entry
Number

Clear BMC System
Event Log

 Set LAN
Configuration

 IP Address Use this sub-menu for IP Address configuration.

IP Address
Source

IP Address

 Subnet Mask Use this sub-menu for Subnet Mask configuration.

Subnet Mask

This static display provides information for the S t atus of BMC and IPMI Firmware
Revision.

This sub-menu allows you to view all events in the BMC Event Log. It will take a
maximum of 15 seconds to read all BMC SEL records.

Use the +/- keys to traverse the BMC Event Log.

Use this option to clear all events in the BMC System Event Log.

This is the input for the SET LAN Configuration command. See IPMI 1.5
Specification Table 19.1 for details.

NOTE: Each question in this sub-menu may ta ke a considerab le amoun t of time
to complete.

This setting allows you to specify either a DHCP or Static IP Address Soruce. If
you select Stat ic for the IP Address Source, then the IP Address setting becomes
active.

This setting allows you to set the IP Address for your LAN Configuration in
decimal format of XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX and with values less than 256. The
current IP Address is statically displayed below.

This setting allows you to set the Subnet Mask for your LAN Configuration in
decimal format of XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX and with values less than 256. The
current Subnet Maks is statically displayed below.

 Gateway
Address

Gateway
Address

 MAC Address Use this sub-menu for MAC Address configuration.

MAC Address

Use this sub-menu for Gateway Address configuration.

This setting allows you to set the Gateway Address for your LAN Configuration in
decimal format of XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX and with values less than 256. The
current Gateway Address is statically displayed below.

This setting allows you to set the IP Address for your LAN Configuration in hex
format of XX.XX.XX.XX.XX.XX. The cu rrent MAC A ddre ss is st atically d isp layed
below.

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Event Log Configuration

The menu options in the EVENT LOG CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are
shown in Table 6-11.

Table 6-11. Event Log Configuration Submenu

Menu Option Description

View Event Log Highlight this item and press <ENTER> to view the contents of the event log.
Mark All Events as

Read

Clear Event Log

SR56x0 (RD890S)
PCIE Error Log

Highlight this item and press <ENTER> to mark all events as read.

Select Yes and press <E

O to verify.

N
This option allows you to enable or disable the SR56x0 (RD890S) PCIE error

log. Options include Yes or No.

NTER> to clear all event logs. The options are YES and

6-4 Security Menu

The menu options for the SECURITY menu are shown in Table 6-12.
The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password. If you use both passwords,

the Supervisor password must be set first.

Table 6-12. Security Menu

Menu Option Description

Change Supervisor
Password

Change User
Password

Boot Sector Virus
Protection

Select this option and press <ENTER> to access the sub menu, and then type in
the password.

Select this option and press <ENTER> to access the sub menu, and then type in
the password.

This option is near the bottom of the S

NABLED and Disabled.

E

• Select D

• Select E

When E
issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the b oot sector of the ha rd
disk drive.

ISABLED to deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection.
NABLED to enable boot sector protection.

NABLED, the AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program (or virus)

ECURITY SETUP screen. The options are

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6-5 Boot Menu

The menu options for the BOOT menu are shown in Table 6-13.

Table 6-13. Boot Menu

Menu Option Description

 Boot Device
Priority

1st ~ Boot
Devices

Removable Drives

1st ~ Drive

 Hard Disk Drives

1st ~ Drive

CD/DVD Drives

Use this sub-menu to specify the boot device priority sequence for devices
installed in your system. .

These settings specify the boot sequence from the available devices installed in
your system. A device enclosed in parenthe sis indicates that it has been
disabled in the corresponding type menu. Options for all three of these sett ings
are available boot devices and Disabled.

The devices to set are: 1

TH BOOT DEVICE and so on.

4

ST BOOT DEVICE, 2ND BOOT DEVICE, 3RD BOOT DEVICE,

This sub-menu specifies the boot device pr iority sequence from the available
removable drives installed in your system.

These settings specify the boot sequence from the available removable drive
devices installed in your system.

The devices to set are: 1
4

TH BOOT DEVICE and so on.

ST BOOT DEVICE, 2ND BOOT DEVICE, 3RD BOOT DEVICE,

This sub-menu specifies the boot device pr iority sequence from the available
hard drives installed in your system.

These settings specify the boot sequence from the available hard disk drives
devices installed in your system.

The devices to set are: 1

TH BOOT DEVICE and so on.

4

ST BOOT DEVICE, 2ND BOOT DEVICE, 3RD BOOT DEVICE,

This sub-menu specifies the boot device pr iority sequence from the available
CD/DVD drives installed in your system.

1st ~ Drive

USB Drives

1st ~ Drive

Network Drives

1st ~ Drive

Retry Boot Devices

These settings specify the boot sequence from the available CD/DVD drive
devices installed in your system.

The devices to set are: 1

TH BOOT DEVICE and so on.

4

ST BOOT DEVICE, 2ND BOOT DEVICE, 3RD BOOT DEVICE,

This sub-menu specifies the boot device pr iority sequence from the available
USB drives installed in your system.

These settings specify the boot sequence from the available USB drive devices
installed in your system.

The devices to set are: 1

TH BOOT DEVICE and so on.

4

ST BOOT DEVICE, 2ND BOOT DEVICE, 3RD BOOT DEVICE,

This sub-menu specifies the boot device pr iority sequence from the available
Network drives installed in your system.

These settings specify the boot sequence from the available Network drive
devices installed in your system.

The devices to set are: 1

TH BOOT DEVICE and so on.

4

ST BOOT DEVICE, 2ND BOOT DEVICE, 3RD BOOT DEVICE,

This option allows the system to retry boot devices. Options are Enabled or

Disabled.

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6-6 Exit Menu

Select the EXIT tab from AMI BIOS SETUP UTILITY screen to enter the EXIT BIOS SETUP
screen. The options for the E
additionally press <E

SC> to exit without saving or <F10> to save your settings and exit.

Menu Option Description

When you have completed the system configuration ch anges, select this option
Save Changes and
Exit

to leave BIOS Setup and reboot the computer, so the new system configuration

parameters can take effect. Select S

and press <E

XIT menu are shown in Table 6-14. You may also

Table 6-14. Exit Menu

AVE CHANGES AND EXIT from the EXIT menu

NTER>.

Discard Changes and
Exit

Discard Changes

Load Optimal
Defaults

Load Fail-Safe
Defaults

Select this option to quit BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to

the system configuration and reboot the compu ter . Select D

XIT from the EXIT menu and press <ENTER>.

E

Select this option and press <E

NTER> to discard all the changes and return to

ISCARD CHANGES AND

AMI BIOS Utility Program.

To set this feature, select LOAD OPTIMAL DEFAULTS from the EXIT menu and press

<E

NTER>. Then Select OK to allow BIOS to automatically load the OPTIMAL

EFAULTS as the BIOS Settings. The OPTIMAL SETTINGS are designed for

D

maximum system performance, but may not work best for all computer

applications.

To set this feature, select L

press <E

NTER>. The FAIL-SAFE settings are designed for maximum system

OAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS from the EXIT menu and

stability, but not maximum performance.

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Appendix A

BIOS POST Codes

A-1 BIOS POST Messages

During the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS will check for problems. If a problem is
found, the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message. The following is a list of
such BIOS messages.

Table A- 1. BIOS POST Messages

BIOS Message Description

Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly. Check to

Failure Fixed Disk

Stuck key Stuck key on keyboard.
Keyboard error Keyboard not working.

see if fixed disk is attached properl y. Run Setup. Find out if the
fixed-disk type is correctly identified.

Keyboard Controller Failed

Keyboard locked - Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed.
Monitor type does not match CMOS -

Run SETUP

Shadow Ram Failed at offset: nnnn

System RAM Failed at offset: nnnn

Extended RAM Failed at offset: nnnn

System battery is dead - Replace and
run SETUP

System CMOS checksum bad - Default
configuration used

System timer error The timer test failed. Requires repair of system board.

Real time clock error

Keyboard controller failed test. May require replacing keyboard
controller.

Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup

Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which
the error was detected.

System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which
the error was detected.

Extended memory not working or not configured properly at
offset nnnn.

The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead.
Replace the battery and run Setup to reconfigure the system.

System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly,
perhaps by an application program t hat changes dat a st ored in
CMOS. The BIOS installed Default Setup Values. If you do no t
want these values, enter Setup and enter your own values. If
the error persists, check the system battery or contact your
dealer.

Real-Time Clock fails BIOS hardware t est. May require board
repair.

Check date and time settings

BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real-Time
Clock. May require setting legal date (1991-2099).

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Table A-1. BIOS POST Messages (Continued)

BIOS Message Description

Previous POST did not complete successfully. POST loads
default values and offers to run Se tup. If the f ailure was caused

by incorrect values and they are not corrected, the next boot
Previous boot incomplete - Default
configuration used

will likely fail. On systems with control of wait states, improper

Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error

on the next boot. Run Setup and verify that the waitstate

configuration is correct. This error is cleared the next time the

system is booted.
Memory Size found by POST differed

from CMOS
Diskette drive A error

Diskette drive B error
Incorrect Drive A type - run SETUP Type of floppy drive A: not co rrectly identified in Setup.

Incorrect Drive B type - run SETUP Type of floppy drive B: not correctly identified in Setup.

System cache error - Cache disabled

CPU ID: CPU socket number for Multi-Processor error.
EISA CMOS not writeable ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot write to EISA CMOS.

DMA Test Failed

Software NMI Failed

Fail-Safe Timer NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error: Fail-Safe Timer takes too long.
device Address Conflict Address conflict for specified device.

Allocation Error for: device

Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS.

Drive A: or B: is present but fail s the BIOS PO ST diskette test s.

Check to see that the drive is defined with the proper diskette

type in Setup and that the diskette drive is attached correctly.

RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache. On older

boards, check the cache jumpers. You may have to replace the

cache. See your dealer . A disabled cache slows system

performance considerably.

ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot write to extended DMA (Direct

Memory Access) registers.

ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot generate software NMI

(Non-Maskable Interrupt).

Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource

conflict for the specified device.
CD ROM Drive CD ROM Drive identified.
Entering SETUP... Starting Setup program

Failing Bits: nnnn

Fixed Disk n Fixed disk n (0-3) identified.
Invalid System Configuration Data Problem with NVRAM (CMOS) data.
I/O device IRQ conflict I/O device IRQ confl ict error.
PS/2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen: PS/2 Mouse installed.

The hex number nnnn is a map of the bit s a t the RAM addr ess

which failed the memory test. Each 1 (one) in the map

indicates a failed bit. See errors 230, 231, or 232 above for

offset address of the failure in System, Ex tended, or Shadow

memory.

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Table A-1. BIOS POST Messages (Continued)

BIOS Message Description

:

nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed

nnnn Cache SRAM Passed

nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed

nnnn kB System RAM Passed

One or more I2O Block Storage
Devices were excluded from the Setup
Boot Menu

Operating system not found

Parity Check 1 nnnn

Parity Check 2 nnnn

Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully

tested.

Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes

successfully tested.

Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes

successfully tested.

Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes

successfully tested.

There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all

installed I2O block-storage devices.

Operating system cannot be located on either drive A: or drive

C:. Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A: are properly

identified.

Parity error found in the system bus. BIOS attempts to locate

the address and display it on the screen. If it cannot locate the

address, it displays ????. Parity is a method for checking

errors in binary data. A parity error indicates that some data

has been corrupted.

Parity error found in the I/O bus. BIOS attempts to locate the

address and display it on the screen. If it cannot locate the

address, it displays ????.

Displayed after any recoverable error message. Press <F1> t o
Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to Setup,

<F3> for previous

Press <F2> to enter Setup

PS/2 Mouse: PS/2 mouse identified.

Run the I2O Configuration Utility

System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copied to shadow RAM.

UMB upper limit segment address:

nnnn

Video BIOS shadowed Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM.

start the boot process or <F2> to enter Setup and change the

settings. Press <F3> to display the previous screen (usually an

initialization error of an Option ROM, i.e., an add-on card).

Write down and follow the information shown on the screen.

Optional message displayed durin g POST. Can be turned of f in

Setup.

One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the

Configuration Request bit set in the LCT. Run an I2O

Configuration Utility (e.g. the SAC utility).

Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper

Memory Blocks, indicating released segments of the BIOS

which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory manager.

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A-2 BIOS POST Codes

This section lists the POST (Power-On Self-Test) codes for the AMI BIOS. POST codes
are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal.

Recoverable POST Errors

When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST, the BIOS will display an POST
code that describes the problem. BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes:

• One long and two short beeps – video configuration error

• One repetitive long beep – no memory detected

Terminal POST Errors

If a terminal type of error occurs, BIOS will shut down the system. Before doing so,
BIOS will write the error to port 80h, attempt to initialize video and write the error in the
top left corner of the screen.

The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h.

Uncompressed Initialization Codes

The uncompressed initialization checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution in
table Table A-2.

Table A-2. Uncompressed Initialization Error Codes

Post Code Description

D0h

D1h
D3h
D4h

D5h

D6h

The NMI is disabled. Power on delay is starting. Next, the initialization
code checksum will be verified.

Initializing the DMA controller, performing the keyboard controller BAT
test, starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat mode next.

Starting memory sizing next.
Returning to real mode. Executing any OEM patches and setting the

Stack next.
Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at

E000:0000h. The initialization code is copied to segment 0 and control
will be transferred to segment 0.

Control is in segment 0. Next, checking if <Ctrl> <Home> was pressed
and verifying the system BIOS checksum. If either <Ctrl> <Home> was
pressed or the system BIOS checksum is bad, next will go to checkpoint
code E0h. Otherwise, going to checkpoint code D7h.

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Bootblock Recovery Codes

The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution in Table A-3.

Table A-3. Bootblock Recovery Error Codes

Post Code Description

E0h
E1h

E2h
E6h
Edh
Eeh
Efh

F0h
F1h

F2h
F3h

F4h
E0h
E1h

E2h
E6h
Edh
Eeh
Efh

F0h
F1h

F2h
F3h

F5h
FBh

The onboard floppy controller if available is initialized. Next, beginning the
base 512 KB memory test.

Initializing the interrupt vector table next.
Initializing the DMA and Interrupt controllers next.
Enabling the floppy drive controller and Timer IRQs. Enabling internal

cache memory.
Initializing the floppy drive.

Looking for a floppy diskette in drive A:. Reading the first sector of the
diskette.

A read error occurred while reading the floppy drive in drive A:.
Next, searching for the AMIBOOT.ROM file in the root directory.
The AMIBOOT.ROM file is not in the root directory.
Next, reading and analyzing the floppy diskette FAT to find the clusters

occupied by the AMIBOOT.ROM file.
Next, reading the AMIBOOT.ROM file, cluster by cluster.

The AMIBOOT.ROM file is not the correct size.
The onboard floppy controller if available is initialized. Next, beginning the

base 512 KB memory test.
Initializing the interrupt vector table next.

Initializing the DMA and Interrupt controllers next.
Enabling the floppy drive controller and Timer IRQs. Enabling internal

cache memory.
Initializing the floppy drive.

Looking for a floppy diskette in drive A:. Reading the first sector of the
diskette.

A read error occurred while reading the floppy drive in drive A:.
Next, searching for the AMIBOOT.ROM file in the root directory.
The AMIBOOT.ROM file is not in the root directory.
Next, reading and analyzing the floppy diskette FAT to find the clusters

occupied by the AMIBOOT.ROM file.
Next, reading the AMIBOOT.ROM file, cluster by cluster.

Next, disabling internal cache memory.
Next, detecting the type of flash ROM.

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Table A-3. Bootblock Recovery Error Codes

Post Code Description

FCh
FDh

FFh

Next, erasing the flash ROM.
Next, programming the flash ROM.
Flash ROM programming was successful. Next, restarting the system

BIOS.

Uncompressed Initialization Codes

The following runtime checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution in Table A-4.
These codes are uncompressed in F0000h shadow RAM.

Table A-4. Uncompressed Initialization Error Codes

Post Code Description

03h
05h

06h
07h
08h

0Ah

0Bh

0Ch

0Eh

0Fh

10h

11h

12h
13h
14h

19h

The NMI is disabled. Next, checking for a soft reset or a power on
condition.

The BIOS stack has been built. Next, disabling cache memory.
Uncompressing the POST code next.
Next, initializing the CPU and the CPU data area.
The CMOS checksum calculation is done next.
The CMOS checksum calculation is done. Initializing the CMOS status

register for date and time next.
The CMOS status register is initialized. Next, performing any required

initialization before the keyboard BAT command is issued.
The keyboard controller input buffer is free. Next, issuing the BAT

command to the keyboard controller.
The keyboard controller BAT command result has been verified. Next,

performing any necessary initialization after the keyboard controller BAT
command test.

The initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test is done.
The keyboard command byte is written next.

The keyboard controller command byte is written. Next, issuing the Pin 23
and 24 blocking and unblocking command.

Next, checking if <End or <Ins> keys were pressed during power on.
Initializing CMOS RAM if the Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot
AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the <End> key was
pressed.

Next, disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2.
The video display has been disabled. Port B has been initialized. Next,

initializing the chipset.
The 8254 timer test will begin next.

Next, programming the flash ROM.

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Table A-4. Uncompressed Initialization Error Codes

Post Code Description

1Ah

2Bh

2Ch

2Dh

The memory refresh line is toggling. Checking the 15 second on/off time
next.

Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required configuration
before the video ROM test.

All necessary processing before passing control to the video ROM is
done. Looking for the video ROM next and passing control to it.

The video ROM has returned control to BIOS POST. Performing any
required processing after the video ROM had control

Reading the 8042 input port and disabling the MEGAKEY Green PC

23h

feature next. Making the BIOS code segment writable and performing any
necessary configuration before initializing the interrupt vectors.

24h

25h
27h
28h

2Ah

2Eh

2Fh

30h

31h

32h
34h

37h
38h

39h

3Ah

3Bh

The configuration required before interrupt vector initialization has
completed. Interrupt vector initialization is about to begin.

Interrupt vector initialization is done. Clearing the password if the POST
DIAG switch is on.

Any initialization before setting video mode will be done next.
Initialization before setting the video mode is complete. Configuring the

monochrome mode and color mode settings next.
Bus initialization system, static, output devices will be done next, if

present. See the last page for additional information.
Completed post-video ROM test processing. If the EGA/VGA controller is

not found, performing the display memory read/write test next.
The EGA/VGA controller was not found. The display memory read/write

test is about to begin.
The display memory read/write test passed. Look for retrace checking

next.
The display memory read/write test or retrace checking failed. Performing

the alternate display memory read/write test next.
The alternate display memory read/write test passed. Looking for

alternate display retrace checking next.
Video display checking is over. Setting the display mode next.

The display mode is set. Displaying the power on message next.
Initializing the bus input, IPL, general devices next, if present. See the last

page of this chapter for additional information.
Displaying bus initialization error messages. See the last page of this

chapter for additional information.
The new cursor position has been read and saved. Displaying the Hit

<DEL> message next.
The Hit <DEL> message is displayed. The protected mode memory test

is about to start.

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Table A-4. Uncompressed Initialization Error Codes

Post Code Description

40h
42h
43h
44h

45h

46h

47h

48h
49h

4Bh

4Ch

4Dh

4Eh

4Fh

50h
51h
52h

53h

54h

57h

58h

Preparing the descriptor tables next.
The descriptor tables are prepared. Entering protected mode for the

memory test next.
Entered protected mode. Enabling interrupts for diagnostics mode next.

Interrupts enabled if the diagnostics switch is on. Initializing data to check
memory wraparound at 0:0 next.

Data initialized. Checking for memory wraparound at 0:0 and finding the
total system memory size next.

The memory wraparound test is done. Memory size calculation has been
done. Writing patterns to test memory next.

The memory pattern has been written to extended memory. Writing
patterns to the base 640 KB memory next.

Patterns written in base memory. Determining the amount of memory
below 1 MB next.

The amount of memory below 1 MB has been found and verified.
The amount of memory above 1 MB has been found and verified.

Checking for a 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.

The memory below 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset. Clearing the
memory above 1 MB next.

The memory above 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset. Saving the
memory size next. Going to checkpoint 52h next.

The memory test started, but not as the result of a soft reset. Displaying
the first 64 KB memory size next.

The memory size display has started. The display is updated during the
memory test. Performing the sequential and random memory test next.

The memory below 1 MB has been tested and initialized. Adjusting the
displayed memory size for relocation and shadowing next.

The memory size display was adjusted for relocation and shadowing.
The memory above 1 MB has been tested and initialized. Saving the

memory size information next.
The memory size information and the CPU registers are saved. Entering

real mode next.
Shutdown was successful. The CPU is in real mode. Disabling the Gate

A20 line, parity, and the NMI next.
The A20 address line, parity, and the NMI are disabled. Adjusting the

memory size depending on relocation and shadowing next.
The memory size was adjusted for relocation and shadowing. Clearing

the Hit <DEL> message next.

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Table A-4. Uncompressed Initialization Error Codes

Post Code Description

59h

60h

62h

65h

66h
67h

7Fh
80h

81h

82h

83h

84h

85h

86h

The Hit <DEL> message is cleared. The <WAIT...> message is displayed.
Starting the DMA and interrupt controller test next.

The DMA page register test passed. Performing the DMA Controller 1
base register test next.

The DMA controller 1 base register test passed. Performing the DMA
controller 2 base register test next.

The DMA controller 2 base register test passed. Programming DMA
controllers 1 and 2 next.

Completed programming DMA controllers 1 and 2. Initializing the 8259
interrupt controller next.

Completed 8259 interrupt controller initialization.
Extended NMI source enabling is in progress.
The keyboard test has started. Clearing the output buffer and checking for

stuck keys. Issuing the keyboard reset command next.
A keyboard reset error or stuck key was found. Issuing the keyboard

controller interface test command next.
The keyboard controller interface test completed. Writing the command

byte and initializing the circular buffer next.
The command byte was written and global data initialization has

completed. Checking for a locked key next.
Locked key checking is over. Checking for a memory size mismatch with

CMOS RAM data next.
The memory size check is done. Displaying a soft error and checking for

a password or bypassing WINBIOS Setup next.
The password was checked. Performing any required programming

before WINBIOS Setup next.
The programming before WINBIOS Setup has completed.

87h

Uncompressing the WINBIOS Setup code and executing the AMIBIOS
Setup or WINBIOS Setup utility next.

88h

89h
8Ch
8Dh

8Fh

91h

Returned from WINBIOS Setup and cleared the screen. Performing any
necessary programming after WINBIOS Setup next.

The programming after WINBIOS Setup has completed. Displaying the
power on screen message next.

Programming the WINBIOS Setup options next.
The WINBIOS Setup options are programmed. Resetting the hard disk

controller next.
The hard disk controller has been reset. Configuring the floppy drive

controller next.
The floppy drive controller has been configured. Configuring the hard disk

drive controller next.

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Table A-4. Uncompressed Initialization Error Codes

Post Code Description

95h
96h
97h

98h

99h

9Ah

9Bh

9Ch

9Dh

9Eh

A2h
A3h

A4h

A5h

A7h

A8h

A9h

Aah
Abh

B0h

Initializing the bus option ROMs from C800 next. See the last page of this
chapter for additional information.

Initializing before passing control to the adaptor ROM at C800.
Initialization before the C800 adaptor ROM gains control has completed.

The adaptor ROM check is next.
The adaptor ROM had control and has now returned control to BIOS

POST. Performing any required processing after the option ROM
returned control.

Any initialization required after the option ROM test has completed.
Configuring the timer data area and printer base address next.

Set the timer and printer base addresses. Setting the RS-232 base
address next.

Returned after setting the RS-232 base address. Performing any required
initialization before the Coprocessor test next.

Required initialization before the Coprocessor test is over. Initializing the
Coprocessor next.

Coprocessor initialized. Performing any required initialization after the
Coprocessor test next.

Initialization after the Coprocessor test is complete. Checking the
extended keyboard, keyboard ID, and Num Lock key next. Issuing the
keyboard ID command next.

Displaying any soft errors next.
The soft error display has completed. Setting the keyboard typematic rate

next.
The keyboard typematic rate is set. Programming the memory wait states

next.
Memory wait state programming is over. Clearing the screen and

enabling parity and the NMI next.
NMI and parity enabled. Performing any initialization required before

passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000 next.
Initialization before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h

completed. Passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h next.
Returned from adaptor ROM at E000h control. Performing any

initialization required after the E000 option ROM had control next.
Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed. Displaying the

system configuration next.
Uncompressing the DMI data and executing DMI POST initialization next.

The system configuration is displayed.

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Table A-4. Uncompressed Initialization Error Codes

Post Code Description

B1h
00h

Copying any code to specific areas.
Code copying to specific areas is done. Passing control to INT 19h boot

loader next.

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