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Infi niBand Port Enable/Disable
(H8DGT-HLIBQF only) ............................................................................. 2-12

I2C to PCI-Express Slot ........................................................................... 2-13

Watch Dog Enable/Disable ...................................................................... 2-13

VGA Enable/Disable ................................................................................. 2-13

BMC Jumper ............................................................................................ 2-13

LAN1/2 Enable/Disable ........................................................................... 2-13

2-9 Onboard

Indicators

........................................................................................ 2-14

LAN1/LAN2 LEDs ..................................................................................... 2-14

Dedicated IPMI LAN LEDs ....................................................................... 2-14

IPMI LED .................................................................................................. 2-14

Power LED ............................................................................................... 2-14

Infi niBand LED Indicators ......................................................................... 2-15

UID LED (LE1) ........................................................................................ 2-15

2-11 Enabling SATA RAID ..................................................................................... 2-16

Serial ATA (SATA).......................................................................................... 2-16

Installing the OS/SATA Driver ....................................................................... 2-16

Building a Driver Diskette ......................................................................... 2-16

Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS ................................................................. 2-17

Using the Adaptec RAID Utility ..................................................................... 2-18

Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation ......................................... 2-18

2-12 Installing

Drivers

............................................................................................ 2-19

Supero Doctor III ........................................................................................... 2-20

Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting

Procedures

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

Before Power On ............................................................................................ 3-1

No Power ........................................................................................................ 3-1

No Video ......................................................................................................... 3-2

Memory Errors ............................................................................................... 3-2

Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration ....................................................... 3-2

3-2

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

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

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

4-3

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

4-3 Security

............................................................................................... 4-14

H8DGT-HLF/HLIBQF Serverboard User’s Manual

Summary of Contents for H8DGT-HLF

Page 1: ...H8DGT HLF H8DGT HLIBQF USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 SUPER ...

Page 2: ... of any such disputes Super Micro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commer...

Page 3: ...luded in your motherboard box describes the features specifications and performance of the motherboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static sensitive devices Read this chapter when installing the processor s and memory modules and when installing the motherboard in a chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the hard disk dri...

Page 4: ...iv H8DGT HLF HLIBQF Serverboard User s Manual Notes ...

Page 5: ...ng 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 3 Mounting the Motherboard into a Chassis 2 4 2 4 Installing Memory 2 4 DIMM Module Population Configuration 2 6 2 5 PCI Expansion Cards 2 7 2 6 I O Port and Control Panel Connections 2 8 2 7 Connector Definitions 2 9 LAN1 2 Ethernet Ports 2 9 Universal Serial Bus Ports 2 9 USB Headers 2 9 Serial Ports 2 9 Overheat LED 2 10 Unit Identifier Butto...

Page 6: ... Driver Diskette 2 16 Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS 2 17 Using the Adaptec RAID Utility 2 18 Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation 2 18 2 12 Installing Drivers 2 19 Supero Doctor III 2 20 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures 3 1 Before Power On 3 1 No Power 3 1 No Video 3 2 Memory Errors 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedur...

Page 7: ... 4 Boot Menu 4 14 4 5 Exit Menu 4 15 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes B 1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes B 1 B 2 Bootblock Recovery Codes B 2 B 3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes B 3 ...

Page 8: ...Notes viii H8DGT HLF HLIBQF Serverboard User s Manual ...

Page 9: ...ustry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer One 1 H8DGT HLF HLIBQF serverboard One 1 CD containing drivers and utilities ...

Page 10: ...m Europe Address Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 88...

Page 11: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Figure 1 1 H8DGT HLF Image ...

Page 12: ...1 4 H8DGT HLF HLIBQF Serverboard User s Manual Figure 1 2 H8DGT HLIBQF Image ...

Page 13: ... 3 H8DGT HLF HLIBQF Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale JP3 JTPM1 JWD1 JPB1 JPL1 JIB1 JPG1 JOH1 JI2C1 JI2C2 BATTERY JBT1 DP2 LE2 LE3 DP1 JB1 LE1 SXB1 PCI E X8 UID VGA COM1 LAN2 LAN1 SXB2 PCI E X16 P1 DIMM4A P1 DIMM3A P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM2A USB4 USB2 3 COM2 IPMI_LAN USB0 1 P2 DIMM1A CPU1 P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM4A CPU2 AMD SP5100 AMD SR5690 QDR IB BMC NIC SPEAKER ...

Page 14: ...net ports Dedicated IPMI LAN LEDs for the dedicated IPMI LAN Ethernet port LE1 LED for UID Button LE2 InfiniBand Physical Link LED Red H8DGT HLIBQF only LE3 InfiniBand Logical Link LED Yellow H8DGT HLIBQF only DP1 LED for IPMI activity DP2 LED for Serverboard Power On Connector Description COM1 COM2 COM1 Serial Port Header IPMI LAN Dedicated IPMI LAN Port JB1 InfiniBand QSFP Connector H8DGT HLIBQF...

Page 15: ...idge chipset RAID 0 1 or 10 supported Expansion Slots One 1 PCI Express x16 Gen 2 One 1 PCI Express x8 in x4 Gen 2 for SAS adapter cards BIOS 16 Mb AMIBIOS SPI Flash ROM APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 ACPI 2 0 is BIOS supported SMBIOS 2 3 Real Time Clock Wakeup Plug and Play PnP and BIOS resume hot keys PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors Fan status monitor with firmware software on of...

Page 16: ...B Universal Serial Bus 2 0 ports 2x rear 2x header 1x type A Two 2 LAN ports supported by an onboard Intel 82576 dual port Ethernet controller for 10 100 1000Base T One 1 dedicated IPMI LAN port One 1 VGA port supported by an onboard Matrox G200e graphics controller with 16 MB DDR2 memory One Mellonox Connect X2 InfiniBand supporting a single QSFP connector H8DGT HLIBQF only Other Onboard power LE...

Page 17: ...DR2 SDRAM 64Mb X16bit PSU I2C IPMB VGA FE PHY RTL8201N SIO W83527 LPC HWM W83795G COM2 COM1 Clock Gen SPI Flash INTEL KAWELA RJ45 RJ45 PCI E GEN2 X16 Slot1 PCI E GEN2 X8 Mellanox Connect X2 Slot2 PCI E GEN2 X4 RJ45 USB x5 SP5100 SMBus SATA x6 PCI E GEN2 X8 SR5690 A Link HT3 Link 16x16 5 2GT s DIMM 1A DIMM 2A DIMM 3A DIMM 4A DIMM 1A DIMM 2A DIMM 3A DIMM 4A AMD Socket G34 CPU2 HT3 Link 8 8 x 8 8 6 4...

Page 18: ...integrated circuits This is done partly by reducing the number of buses in the chipset to reduce bottlenecks and by enabling a more efficient use of memory in multi processor systems The end result is a significant increase in bandwidth within the chipset 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the H8DGT HLF HLIBQF serverboard The serverboard has an onb...

Page 19: ...ff and responds immediately to user or other requests Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on BIOS Support for USB Keyboard If a USB keyboard is the only keybo...

Page 20: ... a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges Warning To prevent the possibility of explosion do not use the wrong type of onboard CMOS battery or install it upside down 1 7 Super I O The Super I O Winbond W83527 chip includes a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selection a clock generator drive interface control logic and interrupt and...

Page 21: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 13 The IRQs DMAs and I O space resources of the Super I O can be flexibly adjusted to meet ISA PnP requirements which support ACPI and APM Advanced Power Management ...

Page 22: ...1 14 H8DGT HLF HLIBQF Serverboard User s Manual Notes ...

Page 23: ...h its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of ...

Page 24: ...ion Procedure Follow the procedures as listed below to install the motherboard into a chassis 1 Install the processor s and the heatsink s 2 Install the motherboard in the chassis 3 Install the memory and add on cards 4 Finally connect the cables and install the drivers Installing the Processors 1 Begin by removing the cover plate that protects the CPU Lift the lever on the CPU socket until it poi...

Page 25: ...refully place the CPU into the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket move the CPU horizontally or vertically or rub the CPU against the socket or against any pins of the socket which may damage the CPU and or the socket 5 With the CPU inserted into the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that it is properly installed and flush with the socket Then gently lower the silver CPU...

Page 26: ...shield at the rear of the chassis Mounting the Motherboard onto the Tray in the Chassis 1 Carefully mount the motherboard onto the motherboard tray by aligning the motherboard mounting holes with the raised metal standoffs in the tray 2 Insert screws into all the mounting holes in the motherboard that line up with the standoffs 3 Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard to the mainboard tr...

Page 27: ...00 registered ECC Unbuffered ECC non ECC SDRAM Populating four adjacent slots at a time with memory modules of the same size and type will result in interleaved 128 bit memory which is faster than non interleaved 64 bit memory Maximum Memory T h e H 8 D G T H L F H L I B Q F s e r v e r b o a r d s u p p o r t s u p t o 32 GB of ECC Non ECC UDIMM or up to 128 GB of ECC RDIMM SDRAM in eight 8 DIMM ...

Page 28: ...Hz 4 GB Registered DIMM SR or DR 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 16 GB QR 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 16 GB Note 1 Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory Note 2 Due to memory allocation to system devices the amount of memory that remains available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional Possible System...

Page 29: ...chassis cover 3 Install the riser card by sliding card into the appropriate riser card in the motherboard 4 Choose the PCI slot shield in which to place the add on card 5 In that slot open the PCI slot shield lever and slide the shield sideways 6 From inside the chassis remove the PCI slot shield 7 Slide the add on card into the riser card and attach the add on card bracket in place of the PCI slo...

Page 30: ...color coded in conformance with the PC99 specification to make setting up your system easier See Figure 2 2 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Figure 2 2 I O Port Locations and Definitions Rear I O Ports 1 USB0 6 VGA Port 2 USB1 7 InfiniBand Port H8DGT HLIBQF only 3 LAN1 8 UID 4 LAN2 9 IPMI LAN 5 COM1 ...

Page 31: ... 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground USB Headers Two USB 2 0 headers USB2 3 are also included on the motherboard These may be connected to provide front side access A USB cable not included is needed for the connection See the table on the right for pin definitions Universal Serial Bus Headers Pin Definitions USB2 3 USB2 Pin Definition USB3 Pin Definition 1 5V 1 5V 2 PO 2 PO 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 ...

Page 32: ...ndicators These UID indicators provide easy identification of a system unit that may be in need of service Video Connector A Video VGA connector is located below the COM Port on the IO backplane This connector is used to provide video and CRT display Trusted Platform Module Header This header is used to connect a Trusted Platform Module TPM available separately from a third party vendor A TPM is a...

Page 33: ...ections for the H8DGT series motherboards Plug an Adapter card into this connector to use the functions indicated above This connector is designed specifically for a Supermicro proprietary adapter card SXB1 Adapter Card Slot Connector A PCI Express 2 0 x8 in x4 slot SXB1 is located at JPCIE2 on the motherboard This slot is used for an SMC proprietary SAS adapter card ...

Page 34: ...ny passwords Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents of CMOS To Clear CMOS 1 First power down the system and unplug the power cord s It is also recommended that you remove the onboard battery from the serverboard 2 With the power disconnected short the CMOS pads with a metal object such as a small screwdriver 3 Remove the screwdriver or sh...

Page 35: ...the system if a program freezes Jumping pins 2 3 will generate a non maskable interrupt for the program that has frozen See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS Note when Watch Dog is enabled the user must write their own application software to disable the Watch Dog Timer Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD1 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Reset Pins 2 3 ...

Page 36: ... LED on the left indicates the speed of the connection See the table at right for more information Power LED DP2 is an Onboard Power LED When this LED is lit it means power is present on the serverboard Be sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord s before removing or installing components Power LED DP2 State System Status On Standby power present on motherboard Off No power connected ...

Page 37: ...D indicators LE2 LE3 are located near the InfiniBand port of the H8DGT HLIBQF serverboard The green LED LE2 is the InfiniBand link LED while the yellow LED LE3 indicates activity Refer to the tables at the right for details InfiniBand LED LE2 Activity LED Color Status Definition Green Solid InfiniBand Connected Off Off No Connection InfiniBand LED LE3 Activity LED Color Status Definition Yellow So...

Page 38: ...Before installing the OS operating system and SATA RAID driver you must decide if you wish to have the operating system installed as part of a bootable RAID array or installed to a separate non RAID hard drive If on a separate drive you may install the driver either during or after the OS installation If you wish to have the OS on a SATA RAID array you must follow the procedure below and install t...

Page 39: ... the Del key to enter the BIOS Setup Utlility After the Setup Utility loads 1 Use the arrow keys to move to the Exit menu Scroll down with the arrow keys to the Load Optimal Defaults setting and press Enter Select OK to confirm then Enter to load the default settings 2 Use the arrow keys to move to the Advanced menu then scroll down to IDE configuration Once in this submenu scroll down to OnChip S...

Page 40: ...een Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation You may also use the procedure below to install the RAID driver during the Window s OS installation 5 With the Windows OS installation CD in the CD ROM drive restart the system 6 When you see the prompt hit the F6 key to enter Windows setup 7 Eventually a blue screen will appear with a message that begins Windows could not determine the type of...

Page 41: ...r CD ROM drive the display shown in Figure 2 5 should appear If this display does not appear click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CD ROM drive Finally double click on the S Setup icon Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom ...

Page 42: ...ystem information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note The default User Name and Password for Supero Doctor III is ADMIN ADMIN Note When Supero Doctor III is first installed it adopts the temperature threshold settings that have been set in BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made withi...

Page 43: ... supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also download the Supero Doctor III User s Guide at http www supermicro com products Accessories software SuperODoctorIII cfm For Linux we recommend that you use the Supero Doctor II application instead Figure 2 7 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen Remote Control ...

Page 44: ...H8DGT HLF HLIBQF Serverboard User s Manual 2 22 Notes ...

Page 45: ...our power supply 3 Make sure that no short circuits exist between the motherboard and chassis 4 Disconnect all cables from the motherboard 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 internal chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well 7 Use the correct ty...

Page 46: ... installed 2 You should be using registered ECC DDR 3 memory see next page Also it is recommended that you use the same memory type and speed for all DIMMs in the system See Section 2 4 for memory details 3 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between slots and noting the results 4 Check the power supply voltage 115V 230V switch Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Make sur...

Page 47: ...lease date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is posted on our web site Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when contacting our technical support department by e mail 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What type of memory does my motherboard support ...

Page 48: ...ll have instant off capabilities as long as the BIOS has control of the system When the Standby or Suspend feature is enabled or when the BIOS is not in control such as during memory count the first screen that appears when the system is turned on the momentary on off switch must be held for more than four seconds to shut down the system This feature is required to implement the ACPI features on t...

Page 49: ...ed such as F1 F2 etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be 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 ...

Page 50: ... 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 Boot Feature Configuration Quick Boot If Enabled this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for the system to boot up The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot If Disabled normal POST messages will be displayed ...

Page 51: ...wer Off Power On or Last State Processor Clock Options Configuration CPU Configuration This displays static information on the Module Version AGESA Version Physical Count and Logical Count for the system s processor s and clock CPU Information This setting is used to select which physical CPU s information to display Options include Processor 0 or Processor 1 The information for the selected proce...

Page 52: ...ents The value n is depend on the core per CPU node C1E Support This option Enables or Disables C1E support Clock Speed Spectrum This option enables or disables spread spectrum modulation Advanced Chipset Control Configuration NorthBridge Configuration Memory Configuration Bank Interleaving Select Auto to automatically enable a bank interleaving memory scheme when this function is supported by the...

Page 53: ...rs DRAM ECC Enable This setting allows hardware to report and correct memory errors automatically maintaining system integrity Options are Enabled or Disabled DRAM Timing Configuration DRAM Timing Config This setting specifies the DRAM timing configuration Options are Auto and Manual HT Speed Support This setting selects HT Link frequency A cold reset is needed after changing this setting Options ...

Page 54: ...stem Auto disabled Legacy support if no USB devices are connected The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto IDE Configuration On Chip SATA Channel This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the OnChip SATA channel On Chip SATA Type Use this setting to set the On Chip SATA type Options include Native IDE RAID AMD_AHCI and Legacy IDE SATA IDE Combined Mode This setting allows you to Enable or Disa...

Page 55: ...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 transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select 3 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 3 which has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MBs Select 4 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 4 which has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs This setting generally...

Page 56: ...Plug Play Select No to allow AMIBIOS to configure all devices in the system PCI Latency Timer This option sets the latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus Select a value to set the PCI latency in PCI clock cycles Options are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 PCI IDE Busmaster Use this setting to Enable or Disable BIOS enabled uses of PCI Busmastering for reading or writing to IDE drives Onboard I...

Page 57: ...allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN 1 option ROM Load Onboard LAN 2 Option ROM This option allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN 2 option ROM Boots Graphic Adapter Priority This option specifies the primary video controller for Onboard VGA or Offboard VGA SuperIO Device Configuration Serial 1 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request addres...

Page 58: ...sable Remote Access in your system If enabled the settings below will appear Serial Port Number Use this setting to select the serial port for console redirection Options include COM1 COM2 The displayed base address and IRQ for the serial port changes to reflect the selection you make Note Make sure the selected port is enabled Serial Port Mode Selects the serial port settings to use Options are 1...

Page 59: ...ooling Balanced BL Balance between performance and energy saving Energy Saving ES Lower Power and Noise Other items in the submenu are systems monitor displays for the following information CPU 1 Temperature CPU 2 Temperature NB Temperature VRD1 Temperature VRD2 Temperature System Temperature Air Temperature Fan 1 Reading Fan 2 Reading CPU1 Vcore CPU2 Vcore CPU1 Mem VTT CPU2 Mem VTT CPU1 Mem CPU2 ...

Page 60: ...guration Use the and keys to choose the desired channel number This displays Channel Number and Channel Number Status information This menu contains options for inputing settings for the SET LAN Configuration Command See IPMI 1 5 Specification table 11 1 for details Use the and keys to choose the desired channel number Note Each question in this group may take a considerable amount of time IP Addr...

Page 61: ...ress In the field provided here enter the Gateway address in the decimal form of xxx xxx xxx xxx with xxx having a value of less than 256 and in decimal form only The current Gateway address in the BMC is shown MAC Address In the field provided here enter the MAC address in the hex form of xx xx xx xx xx xx with xx in hex form only The current MAC address in the BMC is shown Event Log Configuratio...

Page 62: ...ogram or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 4 Boot Menu The Boot Menu is accessible only when the Load Onboard LAN Option ROM setting in the PCI PnP Configuration menu is enabled Boot Device Priority This feature allows you to prioritize the boot sequence from the list of available devices A devic...

Page 63: ...Devices This option allows you to retry boot devices Options include Enabled and Disabled 4 5 Exit Menu Select the Exit tab from AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave BIOS Setup and reboot the computer so the new system configuration parameters can take effect Sele...

Page 64: ... to automatically load the Optimal Defaults as the BIOS Settings The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer applications Load Fail Safe Defaults To set this feature select Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not maximum performance ...

Page 65: ...u should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error All errors listed with the exception of Beep Code 8 are fatal errors A 1 AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message Description ...

Page 66: ...A 2 H8DGT HLF HLIBQF Serverboard User s Manual Notes ...

Page 67: ...nitialization code checksum will be verified D1h Initializing the DMA controller performing the keyboard controller BAT test starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat mode next D3h Starting memory sizing next D4h Returning to real mode Executing any OEM patches and setting the Stack next D5h Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at E000 0000h The initialization code is copied...

Page 68: ...Eeh Looking for a floppy diskette in drive A Reading the first sector of the diskette Efh A read error occurred while reading the floppy drive in drive A F0h Next searching for the AMIBOOT ROM file in the root directory F1h The AMIBOOT ROM file is not in the root directory F2h Next reading and analyzing the floppy diskette FAT to find the clusters occupied by the AMI BOOT ROM file F3h Next reading...

Page 69: ...he 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 interrupt controllers 1 and 2 13h The video display has been disabled Port B has been initialized Next initializing the chipset 14h The 8254 timer test will begin next 19h Next programming the flash ROM 1Ah The memory refresh line is toggling Checking...

Page 70: ...switch is on Initializing data to check memory wraparound at 0 0 next 45h Data initialized Checking for memory wraparound at 0 0 and finding the total system memory size next 46h The memory wraparound test is done Memory size calculation has been done Writing patterns to test memory next 47h The memory pattern has been written to extended memory Writing patterns to the base 640 KB memory next 48h ...

Page 71: ...ular buffer next 83h The command byte was written and global data initialization has completed Checking for a locked key next 84h Locked key checking is over Checking for a memory size mismatch with CMOS RAM data next 85h The memory size check is done Displaying a soft error and checking for a password or bypassing WINBIOS Setup next 86h The password was checked Performing any required programming...

Page 72: ...errors next A3h The soft error display has completed Setting the keyboard typematic rate next A4h The keyboard typematic rate is set Programming the memory wait states next A5h Memory wait state programming is over Clearing the screen and enabling parity and the NMI next A7h NMI and parity enabled Performing any initialization required before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000 next A8h Ini...

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