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H8DCR-3
H8DCR-i

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0a

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Page 1: ...H8DCR 3 H8DCR i USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a...

Page 2: ...ENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF R...

Page 3: ...verboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static sensitive devices Read this chapter when installing the processor s and memory module...

Page 4: ...nitoring 1 10 1 4 Power Con guration Settings 1 11 1 5 Power Supply 1 12 1 6 Super I O 1 13 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 1 2 2 Mounting the Serverboard into a Chassis 2 2 2 3...

Page 5: ...Jumper Settings 2 16 Explanation of Jumpers 2 16 CMOS Clear 2 16 3rd Power Supply Fail Signal Enable Disable 2 17 I2 C to PCI Enable Disable 2 17 Compact Flash Master Slave 2 17 VGA Enable Disable 2...

Page 6: ...s Setup Con guration 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction 4 1 4 2 Main Menu 4 2 4 3 Adv...

Page 7: ...ndards in quality and performance Please check that the following items have all been included with your serverboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer Included with r...

Page 8: ...ess SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Tech...

Page 9: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Note H8DCR 3 is pictured The H8DCR i shares the same layout but with no SAS compo nents connectors or jumpers Figure 1 1 H8DCR 3 H8DCR i Image...

Page 10: ...AN2 LAN1 USB0 1 BIOS 1UIPMI JWOR JWD Speaker Rage XL JPG1 JI2 C1 J22 Slot 6 133 MHz PCI X Slot 7 100 MHz PCI X ZCR AIC 9410W nVidia nForce Pro 2200 PCI Express x8 PCI Express x8 SATA0 JIDE1 JFDD1 CPU1...

Page 11: ...DE 2 IDE Drive Connectors J1B4 20 Pin ATX Power Connector J22 System Management Bus Header J32 4 pin Auxiliary Power Connector JAR Power Supply Alarm Reset Header JD1 Onboard Speaker Keylock Power LED...

Page 12: ...Two 2 PCI Express x8 slots One 1 PCI X 133 MHz slot One 1 PCI X 100 MHz slot ZCR slot BIOS 8 Mb AMIBIOS LPC Flash ROM APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 ACPI 2 0 is BIOS supported SMBIOS 2 3 Plug and Pl...

Page 13: ...A ATA 133 100 IDE ports One 1 oppy port interface up to 2 88 MB Two 2 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial ports Two 2 Broadcom BCM5721 controllers support two Gb LAN Ethernet ports PS 2 mouse and PS 2 k...

Page 14: ...nForce Pro 2200 AMD OpteronTM Processor CPU2 16 x 16 HT link 1GHz DIMM1B DIMM2B DIMM3B DIMM4B DIMM1A DIMM2A DIMM3A DIMM4A 128 bit data 16 bit ECC DDR400 333 266 DDR400 333 266 16 x 16 HT link 1GHz BCM...

Page 15: ...hernet controllers connect directly to the nForce Pro 2200 8132 HyperTransport PCI X Tunnel This hub includes AMD speci c technology that provides two PCI X bridges with each bridge supporting a 64 bi...

Page 16: ...ese voltage levels are all displayed in BIOS Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Software Speed Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard fans are controlled...

Page 17: ...function as a system suspend button When the user depresses the power button the system will enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Depressing the power...

Page 18: ...use a high quality power supply that meets 12V ATX power supply Speci cation 1 1 or above Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line lter to shie...

Page 19: ...ts serial infrared communication Each UART in cludes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provid...

Page 20: ...1 14 H8DCR 3 H8DCR i User s Manual Notes...

Page 21: ...d and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting...

Page 22: ...ypes of chassis Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both the serverboard and the chassis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners metal ones a...

Page 23: ...the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket move the CPU horizontally or vertically or rub the CPU against the socket or against any pins of the socket which may damage the CPU and or the socket Tri...

Page 24: ...o install position the module so that the CPU backplate standoffs insert through the holes on the heatsink retention module and the four feet on the module contact the serverboard Secure the retention...

Page 25: ...or changing any memory modules With Opteron 246 C stepping CPUs and above Support The H8DCR 3 H8DCR i supports single or dual channel registered ECC DDR400 333 266 SDRAM Both interleaved and non inter...

Page 26: ...ress down until it snaps into place The release tabs should close if they do not you should close them yourself To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push each re lease tab outward to release the DIMM f...

Page 27: ...X X X X X X X X X X X X Populating Memory Banks for 64 bit Operation CPU1 DIMM1A CPU1 DIMM1B CPU1 DIMM2A CPU1 DIMM2B CPU2 DIMM1A CPU2 DIMM1B CPU2 DIMM2A CPU2 DIMM2B X X X X X X X X X X X X Notes X ind...

Page 28: ...various I O ports Figure 2 3 I O Port Locations and De nitions Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 2 4 for the pin de nitions of the var...

Page 29: ...right for pin de nitions Processor Power Connector Pin De nitions JPW2 Pins De nition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V Auxiliary Power Connector The 4 pin auxiliary power connector at J32 must also...

Page 30: ...ay network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin de nitions OH Fan Fail LED Pin De nitions JF1 Pin De nition 7 Vcc 8 Control NIC1 LED Pin De nitions JF1 Pin De nition 11 Vcc 12 NIC1 Active...

Page 31: ...et to suspend mode depress the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin de nitions Universal Serial Bus Ports USB0 1 Two Universal Serial Bus ports USB2 0 are located besi...

Page 32: ...onal USB2 0 head ers USB2 3 are included on the serverboard These may be con nected to provide front side access A USB cable not included is needed for the connection See the table on the right for pi...

Page 33: ...ion 1 Clock 2 Data 3 PWR Fail 4 Gnd 5 3 3V Overheat LED Connect an LED to the JOH1 header to provide warning of chassis over heating See the table on the right for pin de nitions Overheat LED Pin De n...

Page 34: ...n Ring card and cable to use this feature Wake On Ring Pin De nitions JWOR Pin De nition 1 Ground Black 2 Wake up Wake On LAN Pin De nitions JWOL Pin De nition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up SMBus He...

Page 35: ...e on your system See the table on the right for pin de nitions Compact Flash Power Connector Pin De nitions JWF1 Pin De nition 1 5V 2 Ground 3 Signal JSLED1 Header JSLED1 is used to provide LED indica...

Page 36: ...is off the pins CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS and will also clear any passwords Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents of CMOS To c...

Page 37: ...e installed in the chas sis If you only have one or two power supplies installed you should disable the function with the J3P header to pre vent false alarms See the table on the right for jumper sett...

Page 38: ...ows you to use either an external speaker or the in ternal onboard speaker To use the internal onboard speaker close pins 6 and 7 with a jumper To use an external speaker remove the jumper and connect...

Page 39: ...ns 1 2 PCI X 66 MHz Pins 2 3 PCI 66 MHz Note JPX1A controls the speed for PCI X slot 6 and JPX2A controls the speed for PCI X slot 7 The default setting for both is Auto LAN1 2 Enable Disable Change t...

Page 40: ...om the power supply is being supplied to the serverboard DP1 should normally be illuminated when the system is con nected to AC power whether turned on or not DP1 will ash on and off when the system i...

Page 41: ...to take advantage of the speed this new technology offers The blue connector connects to the onboard IDE connector interface and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the documentation th...

Page 42: ...Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Da...

Page 43: ...3 TXN 4 Ground 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 Ground SAS Ports Pin De nitions JSM1 JSM2 Pin De nition Pin De nition 1 Rx0 2 Rx0 3 Rx1 4 Rx1 5 Rx2 6 Rx2 7 Rx3 8 Rx3 9 Tx3 10 Tx3 11 Tx2 12 Tx2 13 Tx1 14 Tx1 15 Tx0 16 T...

Page 44: ...non RAID hard drive If on a separate drive you may install the driver either during or after the OS installation If you wish to have the OS on a SATA RAID array you must follow the procedure below and...

Page 45: ...ecome part of the RAID array Once you have nished selecting the drives and type of RAID you wish to use for your RAID array press the F7 key You will be prompted to verify your choice if you want to c...

Page 46: ...ne Kit on the CD After the program is installed open it by going to Start Programs nVidia Cor poration Media Shield On the left side of the program s main window click Create Array under System Tasks...

Page 47: ...including those for the keyboard and mouse 5 Remove all add on cards 6 Install a CPU and heatsink making sure it is fully seated and connect the in ternal chassis speaker and the power LED to the ser...

Page 48: ...Refer to Sec tion 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your serverboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If...

Page 49: ...if you are not experi encing problems with your system Updated BIOS les are located on our web site Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site...

Page 50: ...our hard drive s Consult the documentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings Question How do I enable SAS Answer Insert the supplied CD and run the AFU...

Page 51: ...F1 F2 etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be con gured Grayed out options cannot be co...

Page 52: ...AY 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 4 3 Advanced Settings Menu CP...

Page 53: ...bled to allow the data to be transferred from and to the device one sec tor at a time Select Auto to allows the data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supp...

Page 54: ...nsfer Select Disabled to deactivate the function The options are Enabled and Disabled Hard Disk Write Protect Select Enabled to enable the function of Hard Disk Write Protect to prevent data from bein...

Page 55: ...and down arrow keys to select the oppy type The options are Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 5 1 4 720 KB 3 1 44 MB 3 and 2 88 MB 3 Onboard Floppy Controller Use this setting to Enable or Disable the onb...

Page 56: ...r reading and writing to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled Offboard PCI ISA IDE Card This option allows the user to assign a PCI slot number to an Off board PCI ISA IDE card in order for...

Page 57: ...Enabled and Disabled Node Interleaving Use this setting to Enable or Disable Node Interleaving ECC Con guration DRAM ECC Enable DRAM ECC allows hardware to report and correct memory errors automati c...

Page 58: ...ed systems to convert 32 bit I O addresses to 64 bit Options are AGP Present Disabled 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB and 1GB Memory Timing Parameters Allows the user to select which CPU Node s timing par...

Page 59: ...nt the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8 IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O...

Page 60: ...nd ECP EPP Parallel Port IRQ Select the IRQ interrupt request for the parallel port The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 KBC Clock Rate This settings for the KBC Clock rate are 6 MHz 8 MHz 12 MHz and 16 MHz...

Page 61: ...e this setting to Enable or Disable the remote access function When enabled the options below will appear Serial Port Number Selects the serial port to use for console redirection The options are COM1...

Page 62: ...Vcc and battery voltage There is one BIOS setting in this submenu System Fan Monitor This feature allows the user to determine how the system will control the speed of the onboard fans If the option i...

Page 63: ...Reset Sysytem Power Cycles OEM Action and Diagnostics Int Alert Startup Delay This setting allows you to Enable or Disable a delay for the alert startup If Enabled the following settings will appear...

Page 64: ...1 1 USB 2 0 Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to enable the support for USB Legacy Disable Legacy support if there are no USB devices installed in the system The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto...

Page 65: ...e a third party BIOS to display during system boot Select Keep Current to allow the computer system to display the BIOS information during system boot Boot up Num Lock Set this to On to allow the Numb...

Page 66: ...s a Supervisor and a User password If you use both passwords the Supervisor password must be set rst Change Supervisor Password Select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu and then type...

Page 67: ...eboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to AMI BIOS Utility Progr...

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Page 69: ...ally communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error All errors listed with the e...

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Page 71: ...s are listed in order of execution Checkpoint Code Description D0h The NMI is disabled Power on delay is starting Next the initialization code check sum will be veri ed D1h Initializing the DMA contro...

Page 72: ...occurred while reading the oppy drive in drive A F0h Next searching for the AMIBOOT ROM le in the root directory F1h The AMIBOOT ROM le is not in the root directory F2h Next reading and analyzing the...

Page 73: ...d 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 12h Next disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interru...

Page 74: ...PL general devices next if present See the last page of this chapter for additional information 39h Displaying bus initialization error messages See the last page of this chapter for additional inform...

Page 75: ...was adjusted for relocation and shadowing Clearing the Hit DEL message next 59h The Hit DEL message is cleared The WAIT message is displayed Starting the DMA and interrupt controller test next 60h The...

Page 76: ...ontrol and has now returned control to BIOS POST Perform ing any required processing after the option ROM returned control 99h Any initialization required after the option ROM test has completed Con g...

Page 77: ...option ROM had control next Aah Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed Displaying the system con guration next Abh Uncompressing the DMI data and executing DMI POST initialization...

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