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H8DSP-8
H8DSP-i

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0a

Summary of Contents for H8DSP-8

Page 1: ...H8DSP 8 H8DSP i USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a...

Page 2: ...OSSIBILITY 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 REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING IN...

Page 3: ...rmation 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 serverboa...

Page 4: ...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 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 3 Mounting the Serv...

Page 5: ...peaker Enable Disable 2 15 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 15 SCSI Controller Enable Disable 2 16 SCSI Termination Enable Disable 2 16 VGA Enable Disable 2 16 Power Force On 2 16 I2 C to PCI Enable Disable...

Page 6: ...Frequently Asked Questions 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction 4 1 4 2 Main Setup 4 2 4 3 Advanced Settings Menu 4 2 4 4 PCI PnP Menu 4 10 4 5 Boot Menu 4 11...

Page 7: ...highest standards 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 One...

Page 8: ...1 2 H8DSP 8 H8DSP i User s Manual Notes...

Page 9: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Figure 1 1 H8DSP 8 H8DSP i Image Note the H8DSP 8 is pictured The H8DSP i shares the same layout but without SCSI controllers jumpers or connectors...

Page 10: ...N1 USB0 1 BIOS 1UIPMI JWOR JWD1 Speaker Rage XL JPG1 JI2 C1 JI2 C2 J22 PCI 1 100 MHz PCI X ZCR PCI 2 133 MHz PCI X AIC 7902W JPA1 JPA2 JPA3 HT 1000 U320 SCSI CHA PCI Express 1 PCI Express 2 SATA0 1 JI...

Page 11: ...N1 2 9 10 Fan Headers J15 Secondary Power Connector J22 System Management Bus IPMB Header J43 Primary ATX Power Connector proprietary JA1 Ultra320 SCSI Channel A Connector JB1 Ultra320 SCSI Channel B...

Page 12: ...64 bit 133 MHz PCI X slot 3 3V One 1 64 bit 100 MHz PCI X PCI slot 3 3V ZCR supported Two 2 x8 PCI Express slots BIOS 8 Mb Firmware Hub AMIBIOS Flash ROM APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 ACPI 2 0 is B...

Page 13: ...1000 controller for 4 port SATA subsystem RAID 0 1 and 10 supported One 1 ATA100 IDE port One 1 oppy port interface up to 2 88 MB Two 2 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial connectors 1 header 1 port Em...

Page 14: ...f your serverboard ServerWorks HT 1000 ServerWorks HT 2000 AMD OpteronTM Processor 1 AMD OpteronTM Processor 2 184 pin DIMMs 184 pin DIMMs 16 x 16 1 GB 16 x 16 1 GB 144 bit 266 400 MT s 144 bit 266 40...

Page 15: ...CI X and Gigabit Ethernet The HyperTransport architecture allows concurrency between the HyperTransport bus and PCI Express and PCI X The processor side of the HT link supports transfer rates of 2000...

Page 16: ...levels are all displayed in the System Health Monitor section of BIOS Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Software Speed Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onb...

Page 17: ...tem it will function like a normal keyboard during system boot up Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button When the user...

Page 18: ...recommended Note that the power supply connectors on the H8DSP 8 H8DSP i are of a proprietary design and require a proprietary power supply for proper connection It is strongly recommended that you us...

Page 19: ...speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs one of which supports serial infrared communication Each UART in cludes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete...

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Page 21: ...rd 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: ...stalling the CPU Backplates Two CPU backplates BKT 0004 are optional items that may be included in the retail box The backplates prevent the CPU area of the serverboard from bending and provide a base...

Page 23: ...nstalling the Heatsink Retention Modules Two heatsink retention modules BKT 0005 and four screws are optional items that may be included in the retail box Once installed these are used to help attach...

Page 24: ...nting holes with the raised metal standoffs in the tray Insert screws into all the mounting holes in the serverboard that line up with the standoffs Then use a screwdriver to secure the serverboard to...

Page 25: ...e on previous page and charts on following page The CPU2 DIMM slots can only be accessed when two CPUs are installed however the CPU2 DIMM slots are not required to be populated when two CPUs are inst...

Page 26: ...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 indicates a...

Page 27: ...rious 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 variou...

Page 28: ...f ferent than usual with pins 1 and 2 on opposite sides NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin de nitions NMI B...

Page 29: ...etwork Interface Control ler LED connection is located on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Attach the NIC2 LED cable to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin de nitions OH Fan Fail LED...

Page 30: ...seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin de nitions USB0 1 Universal Serial Bus Ports Two Universal Serial Bus ports USB2 0 are located to the left of the LAN ports See the table on the right...

Page 31: ...und 10 NC Fan Header Pin De nitions FAN1 2 9 10 Pin De nition 1 FAN2 Power 2 FAN2 Tachometer 3 Ground 4 Ground 5 FAN1 Tachometer 6 FAN1 Power USB2 3 Headers Two additional USB2 0 head ers USB2 3 are i...

Page 32: ...eaker Connector Pin De nitions JD1 Pin De nition 4 Red wire Speaker data 5 No connection 6 Buzzer signal 7 Speaker data PWR LED Connector Pin De nitions JD1 Pin De nition 1 Vcc 2 Vcc 3 Vcc PS 2 Keyboa...

Page 33: ...lack 2 Wake up DOC Power Header JWF1 is a power header for a DOC Disk On Chip device Connect the appropriate cable here to provide power to a DOC device on your sys tem See the table on the right for...

Page 34: ...er 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...

Page 35: ...that can reboot the system when a software application hangs Pins 1 2 will cause WD to reset the system if an applica tion has frozen Pins 2 3 will generate a non maskable interrupt signal for the app...

Page 36: ...er for the SCSI drives to function properly please do not change the default setting enabled set by the manufacturer SCSI Term Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPA2 JPA3 Jumper Setting De nition Open En...

Page 37: ...he left orange LED indicates when there is a connection link See the table on the right for the functions associated with the left connection LED JLAN Left LED Connection Indicator LED Color De nition...

Page 38: ...l 12 hexidecimal C Decimal Hexidecimal Equivalent 0 9 0 9 10 A 11 B 12 C 13 D 14 E 15 F 1 2 4 8 DB5 8 DB1 4 1 2 4 8 1 2 4 8 DB5 8 DB1 4 1 2 4 8 Example Unilluminated LED 0 Illuminated LED 1 POST Code...

Page 39: ...rs to support two drives The blue connector connects to the on board IDE connector interface and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the documentation that came with your disk drive for...

Page 40: ...a 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 Data 14 17...

Page 41: ...DB 7 47 DB 7 14 DB P 48 DB P 15 Ground 49 Ground 16 DIFFSENS 50 Ground 17 TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR 18 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR 19 Reserved 53 Reserved 20 Ground 54 Ground 21 ATN 55 ATN 22 Ground 56 Ground 23 BSY...

Page 42: ...nitions This is a four port connector SATA 4 Port Connector Pin De nitions JSM1 Pin De nition Pin De nition 1 Ground 2 RXD 3 RXD 4 Ground 5 TXD 6 TXD 7 Ground 8 RX1 9 RX1 10 Ground 11 TX1 12 TX1 13 Gr...

Page 43: ...oard and mouse 5 Remove all add on cards 6 Install a CPU and heatsink making sure it is fully seated and connect the chas sis speaker and the power LED to the serverboard Check all jumper settings as...

Page 44: ...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 45: ...that you not upgrade your BIOS 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...

Page 46: ...plement the ACPI features on the serverboard 3 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 r...

Page 47: ...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 48: ...e using the Arrow keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the Tab key or the Arrow keys to move between elds The date must be entered in DAY MM DD YYYY format The time is entered in HH MM SS...

Page 49: ...urer or install an ATA 133 IDE controller card that supports 48 bit LBA mode The options are Disabled and Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amo...

Page 50: ...elp predict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow BIOS to auto detect hard disk drive support Select Disabled to prevent AMI BIOS from using the S M A R T Select Enabled to allow AMI BIOS to u...

Page 51: ...to con gure Plug Play devices This is not required for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug Play Select No to allow AMIBIOS to con gure all devices in the system PCI Latency Timer...

Page 52: ...riting 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 it to function...

Page 53: ...harp IR SIR and Consumer KBC Clock Source The options for the KBC clock source are 8 MHz 12 MHz and 16 MHz Restore on AC Power Loss Thissettingallowsyoutochoosehowthesystemwillreactwhenpowerreturnsaft...

Page 54: ...Ms even if DIMM slots are empty Options are Enabled and Disabled Hardware Memory Hole When Enabled allows software memory remapping around the memory hole only supported by rev E0 processors and above...

Page 55: ...en idle Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds Data Cache BG Scrub Allows L1 cache RAM to be corrected when idle Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds a...

Page 56: ...nter to be included in the RSDT pointer list The options are Enabled and Disabled ACPI OEMB Table This setting when enabled will include an OEMB table pointer to pointer lists Options are Enabled and...

Page 57: ...peed speci ed in this setting if it is slower than or equal to the system clock and if the board is capable Options are Auto 200 MHz 400 MHz 600 MHz 800 MHz and 1 GHz CPU0 HT2000 HT Link Width The HT...

Page 58: ...Legacy support if there are no USB devices installed in the system The options are Enabled and Disabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode Select the controller mode for your USB ports Options are HiSpeed and F...

Page 59: ...controlled by the Thermal Management Settings pre con gured by the user with this setting Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chassis came with 4 pin fan hea...

Page 60: ...support The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled Wait for F1 If Error Enable to activate the Wait for F1 if Error function The options are Enabled and Disabled Hit DEL Message Display Enable to displ...

Page 61: ...MI BIOS provides 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...

Page 62: ...n 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 Utilit...

Page 63: ...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 wi...

Page 64: ...A 2 H8DSP 8 H8DSP i User s Manual Notes...

Page 65: ...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 66: ...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 67: ...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 68: ...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 69: ...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 70: ...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 71: ...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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