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Chapter 2: Installation

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The SuperDoctor III program and User’s Manual can be downloaded from the

Supermicro web site at

http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/software/

SuperDoctorIII.cfm

.For Linux, we recommend that you use the SuperoDoctor II

application instead.

Figure 2-9. Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen (Remote Control)

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Summary of Contents for H8DGU-LN4F+

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL Revision 1 1c SUPER H8DGU LN4F ...

Page 2: ...PAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed t...

Page 3: ...of the motherboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static sensitive devices Read this chapter when installing the processor s and memory modules and when installing the motherboard in a chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the hard disk drives the various ports and the power and reset buttons and the system LEDs If you enc...

Page 4: ...tatements 2 1 2 2 Static Sensitive Devices 2 4 Precautions 2 4 Unpacking 2 4 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 5 2 4 Mounting the Motherboard into a Chassis 2 7 2 5 Installing Memory 2 7 DIMM Module Population Configuration 2 10 2 6 PCI Expansion Cards 2 11 2 7 I O Port and Control Panel Connections 2 12 Front Control Panel 2 12 2 8 Connector Definitions 2 13 Power Connectors 2 13 Power Co...

Page 5: ...9 UIO Power Connector 2 20 Trusted Platform Module Header 2 20 2 8 Jumper Settings 2 21 Explanation of Jumpers 2 21 CMOS Clear 2 21 LAN1 2 3 4 Enable Disable 2 22 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 22 I2C to PCI Express Slot 2 22 VGA Enable Disable 2 22 2 9 Onboard Indicators 2 23 LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 LEDs 2 23 IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs 2 23 Power LED 2 23 BMC Heartbeat LED 2 24 UID LED LE1 2 24 2 10 SATA Dr...

Page 6: ...wer 3 1 No Video 3 2 Memory Errors 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 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 Advanced Settings Menu 4 2 4 3 Security Menu 4 16 4 4 Boot Menu 4 16 4 5 Exit Menu 4 17 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Che...

Page 7: ...ing listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer One 1 H8DGU LN4F serverboard Two 2 2ft Amphenol SATA cable CBL 0044L Two 2 Retention brackets BKT 0035L Note For your system to work properly please follow the links below to download all necessary drivers utilities and the user s manual for your motherboard Supermicro product manuals http www supermicro com support manuals Product driver...

Page 8: ...ddress 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 Web Site www supermicro com Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Computer Inc 3F No 150 Jian 1st Rd Zhonghe Dist New Taipei City 235 Taiwan R O C Tel 8...

Page 9: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Figure 1 1 H8DGU LN4F Image ...

Page 10: ...T1 FAN2 FAN3 FAN4 FAN5 FAN7 FAN1 FAN6 DP5 DP4 JPI2C JIPMB1 JPW2 JPW3 LE1 SPEAKER UIOP VGA2 VGA1 UID USB2 3 USB6 COM2 USB4 5 T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 PCI E 2 0 X16 PCI E 2 0 X4 X1 X1 IN X8 PCI E 2 0 X8 in X4 LAN4 LAN3 P1 DIMM4C P1 DIMM4B P1 DIMM4A P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM3A P1 DIMM2C P1 DIMM3C P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1C P1 DIMM1B P1 DIMM2B LAN2 LAN1 P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1C P2 DIMM1B P2 DIMM3C P2 DIMM2C ...

Page 11: ...n Disabled JPG1 VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 LAN 1 2 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL2 LAN 3 4 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD1 Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset LED Description LAN Ports LEDs for the LAN Ethernet ports Dedicated IPMI LAN LEDs for the dedicated IPMI LAN Ethernet port DP4 LED for Serverboard Power On DP5 LED for BMC Heartbeat LE1 LED for UID Button ...

Page 12: ...C Header JPK1 NIC3 NIC4 LED Header JTPM1 Trusted Platform Module Header JPW1 24 pin Main ATX Power Connector JPW2 3 12V 8 pin CPU Power Connectors JWF1 Compact Flash Card Power Connector LAN1 2 3 4 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports PS2 Mouse Keyboard PS2 Mouse Keyboard connectors UID Unit Identifier Button UIOP Universal I O Power Connector SATA0 SATA5 SATA Ports T SGPIO 1 TSGPIO 2 Serial General Purpos...

Page 13: ...pset Expansion Slots 1U Left Side 1 1 UIO PCI Express x8 or 2 PCI Express x8 or 1 PCI Express x16 or 1 1 UIO PCI Express x16 2U Left Side 1 2 UIO PCI Express x8 or 1 1 UIO PCI Express x16 or 3 PCI Express x8 2U Right Side 1 1 1 PCI Express x4 x1 x1 BIOS 16 Mb AMI BIOS SPI Flash ROM APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 ACPI 2 0 is BIOS supported SMBIOS 2 3 Real Time Clock Wakeup Plug and Play PnP BIOS ...

Page 14: ... 2 0 ports 2x rear 4x header 1x type A Four 4 LAN ports supported by two onboard Intel 82576 dual port Ethernet controllers for 10 100 1000Base T One 1 dedicated IPMI LAN port Two 2 VGA ports supported by an onboard Matrox G200 graphics controller with 16 MB DDR2 memory Two COM Ports one external serial port one Fast UART 16550 port Other Onboard power LED Chassis intrusion detection CD Utilities ...

Page 15: ...Gen PCI E GEN2 X8 Slot2 TPM HWM W83795G SR5690 RJ45 PCI E GEN2 X4 X1 X1 Slot3 PCI E GEN2 X16 Slot1 DIMM A0 DIMM B0 DIMM C0 DIMM D0 DIMM D0 DIMM C0 DIMM B0 DIMM A0 HT3 Link 8 8 3 2GHz COM2 COM1 PCI E GEN2 X4 LAN3 4 INTEL KAWELA 82576 RJ45 RJ45 AMD Socket G34 CPU2 AMD Socket G34 CPU1 HT3 Link 16 16 2 6 GHz LAN1 2 INTEL KAWELA 82576 Figure 1 3 AMD SR5690 SP5100 Chipset System Block Diagram Note This ...

Page 16: ...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 5 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the H8DGU LN4F serverboard The serverboard has an onboard S...

Page 17: ...the system more stable 1 6 Power Configuration Settings This section describes the features of your motherboard that deal with power and power settings Microsoft OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive system wide approach to system and device power control OnNow is a term for a PC that is always on but appears to be off and responds immediately to user or other requests Slow Blinking...

Page 18: ...er requirements In areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges Warning To prevent the possibility of explosion do not use the wrong type of onboard CMOS battery or install it upside down 1 8 Super I O The disk dr...

Page 19: ...ace which includes support of legacy andACPI power management through a SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption The IRQs DMAs and I O space resources of the Super I O can be flexibly adjusted to meet ISA PnP requirements which support ACPI and APM Advanced Power Management ...

Page 20: ...1 14 H8DGU LN4F Serverboard User s Manual Notes ...

Page 21: ...in its entirety before installing or configuring components in the Supermicro chassis These warnings may also be found on our web site at http www supermicro com about policies safety_information cfm Battery Handling Warning There is a danger of explosion if the battery is replaced incorrectly Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used...

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Page 23: ...este producto debe seguir todas las leyes y reglamentos nacionales Attention La mise au rebut ou le recyclage de ce produit sont généralement soumis à des lois et ou directives de respect de l environnement Renseignez vous auprès de l organisme compétent המוצר סילוק אזהרה ו להנחיות בהתאם להיות חייב זה מוצר של סופי סילוק המדינה חוקי Waarschuwing De uiteindelijke verwijdering van dit product dient t...

Page 24: ...s components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of CMOS...

Page 25: ...ocedure 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 points st...

Page 26: ...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 retention plate into place 6 Carefully press the CPU socket lever down until it locks into its retention tab For a dual CPU system repeat these steps to install another CPU into the CPU 2 socket and into ...

Page 27: ... O Shield 1 The H8DGU LN4F serverboard requires a chassis that can support a board of LxW 12 8 x 16 5 325 x 419 mm in size 2 Make sure that the I O ports on the motherboard align with their respective holes in the I O 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 mounti...

Page 28: ...n the H8DGU LN4F serverboard Memory Support The H8DGU LN4F serverboard supports single dual tri quad channel DIMMs with DDR3 1600 1333 1066 Mhz speed 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 The H8DGU LN4F serverboard supports up to128 GB o...

Page 29: ...tion for Optimal Performance For a Motherboard with Two CPUs CPU1 CPU2 Installed CPU Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 8 DIMMs CPU1 P1 1A P1 2A P1 3A P1 4A CPU2 P2 1A P2 2A P2 3A P2 4A 16 DIMMs CPU1 P1 1A P1 1C P1 2A P1 2C P1 3A P1 3C P1 4A P1 4C CPU2 P2 1A P2 1C P2 2A P2 2C P2 3A P2 3C P2 4A P2 4C 24 DIMMs CPU1 P1 1A P1 1B P1 1C P1 2A P1 2B P1 2C P1 3A P1 3B P1 3C P1 4A P1 4B P1 4C CPU2 P2 ...

Page 30: ...mpty Empty 1600 MHz 1333 MHz 16 GB SR Empty SR 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 16 GB DR Empty DR 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 32 GB SR SR SR 1066 MHz 1066 MHz 12 GB Empty QR Empty 1066 MHz 1066 MHz 32 GB DR DR DR 1066 MHz 800 MHz 48 GB LRDIMM QR Empty Empty 1333 MHz 32 GB QR Empty QR 1333 MHz 64 GB QR QR QR 800 MHz 96 GB Note 1 Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory Note 2 Due t...

Page 31: ... 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 slot shield 8 Secure the add on card by closing the PCI slot shield lever 9 Connect cables to the add on card as necessary Note If the left side riser is with 2 or more x8...

Page 32: ...ouse 6 VGA Port 10 LAN4 3 USB0 1 7 LAN1 11 UID 4 IPMI LAN 8 LAN2 1 2 5 4 3 6 7 8 9 10 11 Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 2 3 for the pin definitions of the various connectors Refer to Section 2 6 for details Figure 2 3 JF1 Front Control Panel Header JF1 NMI x key 3 3V Vcc NIC1 Activity LED NIC2 Activity LED Vcc 3 3V Reset Power Gro...

Page 33: ...e in doing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V 14 12V 2 3 3V 15 COM 3 COM 16 PS_ON 4 5V 17 COM 5 COM 18 COM 6 5V 19 COM 7 COM 20 Res NC 8 PWR_OK 21 5V 9 5VSB 22 5V 10 12V 23 5V 11 12V 24 COM 12 3 3V 12V 8 pin PWR Connector Pin Definitions Pins Definition 1 through 4 Groun...

Page 34: ... or power failure The Blue LED on pin 8 works as the UID LED indicator for the front panel UID switch Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions OH Fan Fail PWR Fail Red LED and UID Blue LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 7 Vcc 8 OH Fan Fail PWS Fail Red LED and UID Blue LED OH Fan Fail PWR Fail LED Status Red LED State Indication Off Normal On Overheat Flashing Fan Fail NIC2 Link Act...

Page 35: ...table on the right for pin definitions Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 3 3V 16 Power LED HDD LED The HDD LED connections are located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach a hard drive LED cable to display HDD or SATA activities Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 Vcc 14 HDD LED NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button head...

Page 36: ...s Universal Serial Bus Headers Pin Definitions USB2 3 USB4 5 JUSB2 JUSB3 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 5V 2 5V 3 PO 4 PO 5 PO 6 PO 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 Key 10 NC Note NC indicates no connection SGPIO The T SGPIO1 T SGPIO2 Serial General Purpose Input Output headers provide a bus between the SATA controller and the backpane to provide SATA enclosure management functions Connect the appropriate cab...

Page 37: ...s the power suppply fan and system temperatures See the table on the right for pin definitions Power SMB I2 C Pin Definitions JPI2C Pin Definition 1 Clock 2 Data 3 PWR Fail 4 Ground 5 3 3V Video Connector A Video VGA1 connector is located below the COM Port on the IO backplane Another connector VGA2 is located on the serverboard below the VGA1 connector These connectors are used to provide video a...

Page 38: ...r LED Speaker On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are used for power LED indication and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the tables on the right for pin definitions If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Connect a cable to pins 4 7 of JD1 to use an external speaker PWR LED Connector Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pin 1 Anode Pin2 Cathode Pin3 NA Speaker Conne...

Page 39: ... the VGA ports Additionally for the H8DGU LN4F serverboard there is a dedicated LAN for IPMI on top of the two rear USB ports These Ethernet ports accept RJ45 type cables LAN Ports LAN1 2 3 4 Pin Definition Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 P2V5SB 10 SGND 2 TD0 11 Act LED 3 TD0 12 P3V3SB 4 TD1 13 Link 100 LED Yellow 3V3SB 5 TD1 14 Link 1000 LED Yellow 3V3SB 6 TD2 15 Ground 7 TD2 16 Ground 8 TD3 17 G...

Page 40: ...1 3V3 B12 3V3_STBY A12 3V3 B13 3V3_STBY A13 P12V_2 B14 GND A14 P12V B15 GND A15 P12V B16 GND_1 A16 P12V B17 GND_2 A17 P12V B18 GND_3 A18 GND_7 Trusted Platform Module Header The JTPM1 header is used to connect a Trusted Platform Module TPM available separately from a third party vendor A TPM is a security device that allows encryption and authentica tion of hard drives disallowing access if the TP...

Page 41: ...ich will also clear any 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 ...

Page 42: ...ch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD1 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Reset Pins 2 3 NMI Open Disabled Note when Watch Dog is enabled the user must write their own application software to disable the Watch Dog Timer I2C to PCI Express Slot JI2 C1 JI2 C2 allows you to enable the I2 C bus to communicate with the PCI Express slot For the jumpers to work properly please...

Page 43: ...he tables at right for more information IPMI LAN Link Speed LED Left Activity LED Right Color Status Definition Off Off No Connection Green Solid Link Speed Left 100 Mb s Amber Blinking Activity Right Active IPMI LAN Activity LED Link LED LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 LEDs The Ethernet ports located beside the VGA port have two LEDs On each Gb LAN port one LED blinks to indicate activity while the other may...

Page 44: ...und UID LED LE1 A rear UID LED Indicator located at LE1 works in conjunction with the rear UID switch to provide easy identification for a unit that might be in need of service Refer to Page 2 19 for further UID details BMC Heartbeat DP5 LED Settings Color Status Definition Green Blinking BMC Normal Off Off Not functioning normally BMC Heartbeat LED A BMC Baseboard Management Control Heartbeat LED...

Page 45: ...rating 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 the driver during the OS installation Building a Driver Diskette You must first build a driver diskette fro...

Page 46: ...2 Use the arrow keys to move to the Advanced menu then scroll down to IDE configuration On this submenu scroll down to OnChip SATA Type and choose the RAID option Figure 2 4 RAID Codebase submenu appears This setting allows you to select the codebase for your RAID setup Options are either Adaptec or DotHill 3 Press the Esc key twice and scroll to the Exit menu Select Save Changes and Exit and pres...

Page 47: ...Chapter 2 Installation 2 27 Figure 2 6 Adaptec RAID Utility Program Screen Figure 2 5 DotHill RAID Utility Program Screen ...

Page 48: ...D ROM in the CD drive restart the system 2 Press Enter again to continue with the Windows setup 3 When you see the prompt hit the F6 key to enter Windows setup 4 Eventually a blue screen will appear with a message that begins Windows could not determine the type of one or more storage devices When you see the screen hit the S key to Specify Additional Device then insert the driver diskette you jus...

Page 49: ...g and installing the drivers and utilities the display shown in Figure 2 7 should appear 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 one at a time After installing each item you should reboot the system before moving on to the next item on the list The bottom ...

Page 50: ...al system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the SuperDoctor III interface Note The default User Name and Password for SuperDoctor III is ADMIN ADMIN Note When SuperDoctor is first installed it adopts the temperature threshold settings that have been set in BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supe...

Page 51: ...Manual can be downloaded from the Supermicro web site at http www supermicro com products accessories software SuperDoctorIII cfm For Linux we recommend that you use the SuperoDoctor II application instead Figure 2 9 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen Remote Control ...

Page 52: ...by the manufacturer CR2032 Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Figure 2 10 Installing the Onboard Battery OR 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 b...

Page 53: ...s 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 type of onboard CMOS battery CR2032 as recommended by the manufacturer To avoid possible explo...

Page 54: ...up Configuration 1 Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the setup confi...

Page 55: ...update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing problems with your system Updated BIOS files 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 Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your current BIOS before downloading Select your motherboar...

Page 56: ... 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be fore any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid o...

Page 57: ... 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 te...

Page 58: ...keys to move between fields 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 4 3 Advanced Settings Menu Boot Feature Quick Boot If Enabled this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for the system to boot up The option...

Page 59: ...utton when you turn off the system Options include 4 second Overide and Instant Off Restore on AC Power Loss This sets the action that occurs when an AC power loss occurs Options include Power Off Power On and Last State Interrupt 19 Capture Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 The options are Enabled and Disabled EUP Support This setting allows you to enable or disable supplied stand...

Page 60: ... highest P state in the OS Options include P state 0 through P state 4 ACPI SRAT Table This option Enables or Disables the building of the ACPI SRAT Table CPU Down Core This option sets down core support for the CPU Options include Disabled 1 core through n cores in odd numbered increments The value n depends upon the number of cores per CPU node C1E Support This option specifies C1E support Optio...

Page 61: ... Good Super Max and User Selecting User activates the other options for user setting DRAM ECC Enable This setting allows hardware to report and correct memory errors automatically maintaining system integrity Options are Enabled or Disabled This is option is only active if ECC Mode above is set to User DRAM Timing Configuration DRAM Timing Config This option allows you to set the DRAM timing confi...

Page 62: ... are Disabled Enabled and Auto IDE Configuration Onboard PCI IDE Controller This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the PCI IDE Controller OnChip SATA Channel This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the OnChip SATA channel OnChip SATA Type Use this setting to set the OnChip SATA type Options include Native IDE RAID AHCI and Legacy IDE RAID Codebase This submenu appears when you choose RA...

Page 63: ...ce 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 Mode PIO Programmable I O mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to all...

Page 64: ...ata transfer Select Disabled to deactivate the function The options are Enabled and Disabled IDE Detect Timeout Sec Use the keys to adjust and select the time out for detecting ATA ATAPI devices The default value is 35 PCI PnP Configuration Clear NVRAM Select Yes to clear NVRAM during boot up The options are Yes and No Plug Play O S Select Yes to allow the OS to configure Plug Play devices This is...

Page 65: ...able 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 Load Onboard LAN 3 Option ROM This option allows you to Enable or Disable the onboard LAN 2 option ROM Load Onboard LAN 4 Option ROM This option allows you to Enable or Disable the onboard LAN 2 option ROM SuperIO Device Configuration Serial 1 Address ...

Page 66: ...le 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 1152...

Page 67: ...will control the speed of the onboard fans The options are Full Speed FS Max Cooling Performance PF Better Cooling 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 CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature NB Temperature VRD1 Temperature VRD2 Temperature System Temperature ...

Page 68: ... fan speed control modes The Early Alarm is enabled when the Tctl value 65 and is disabled when the Tctl value drops from 65 to 62 The Default Alarm default setting is enabled when the Tctl value 70 and is disabled when the Tctl value drops from 70 to 67 When COA either Early or Default Alarm is enabled the following actions are required to be executed System overheating LED is required to be ON a...

Page 69: ...s setting Enables or Disables ACPI support for the system s operating system Options include Yes enabled or No disabled ACPI APIC Support Determines whether to include the ACPI APIC table pointer in the RSDT pointer list The available options are Enabled and Disabled Headless Mode Use this setting to Enable or Disable headless operation mode through ACPI ACPI Version Features Use this setting the ...

Page 70: ...ou will need to know and enter manually the IP address of this machine below If DHCP is selected the BIOS will search for a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server in the network it is attached to and request the next available IP address The options are DHCP and Static The following items are assigned IP addresses automatically if DHCP is selected under IP Address Source above IP Address ...

Page 71: ... setting is used to set the Watch Dog function which allows the BMC to reset or powerdown the system if the OS crashes or hangs Options include Disabled Reset System Power Down and Power Cycle Event Log Configuration View Event Log Pressing the Enter key will open the event log Use the and keys to navigate through the system event log Mark All Events as Read Selecting this and pressing the Enter k...

Page 72: ... Enabled to enable boot sector protection When Enabled AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program 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...

Page 73: ...d press Enter Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot 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 Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select L...

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Page 75: ...ould 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 1 be...

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Page 77: ...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 78: ... 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 AMIBOOT ROM file F3h Next reading the...

Page 79: ...s 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 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 ...

Page 80: ...rotected mode for the memory test next 43h Entered protected mode Enabling interrupts for diagnostics mode next 44h Interrupts enabled if the diagnostics 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...

Page 81: ...d next 81h A keyboard reset error or stuck key was found Issuing the keyboard controller interface test command next 82h The keyboard controller interface test completed Writing the command byte and initializing the circular 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 ...

Page 82: ...cking the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next A2h Displaying any soft 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 N...

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