Supermicro H8QG6+-F User Manual Download Page 9

Page: 9 / 84

Chapter 1: Introduction

1-1

Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged

leader in the industry. 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) H8QG6/i-F serverboard

•

One (1) I/O shield (MCP-260-00003-00)

•

Four (4) Retention brackets (BKT-0035L)

•

One (1) 9-pin serial port cable (CBL-0010L)

•

Eight (8) (H8QG6-F) or six (6) (H8QGi-F) 2ft. Amphenol, SATA cables

•

(CBL-0044L)

One (1) CD containing drivers and utilities

•

Summary of Contents for H8QG6+-F

Page 1: ...H8QG6 F H8QGi F USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 SUPER ...

Page 2: ...n 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 comme...

Page 3: ...ifications 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 drives the various ports and the power and reset buttons and...

Page 4: ...iv H8QG6 i F Serverboard User s Manual Notes ...

Page 5: ...ensitive Devices 1 Precautions 1 Unpacking 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 3 Mounting the Motherboard into a Chassis 4 2 4 Installing Memory 4 DIMM Module Population Configuration 7 2 5 PCI Expansion Cards 8 2 6 I O Port and Control Panel Connections 9 Front Control Panel 9 2 7 Connector Definitions 10 Power Connectors 10 PW_ON Connector 10 HDD FP UID Switch 10 Overheat OH Fan Fail P...

Page 6: ...anation of Jumpers 16 CMOS Clear 16 I2C to PCI Express Slot 17 Watch Dog Enable Disable 17 VGA Enable Disable 17 LAN1 2 Enable Disable 17 SAS Enable Disable 17 USB Wake Up 18 BMC Jumper 18 2 9 Onboard Indicators 19 LAN1 LAN2 LEDs 19 Dedicated IPMI LAN LEDs 19 Power LED 19 IPMI LED 19 UID LED LE1 19 2 10 SAS and SATA Drive Connections 20 SATA Ports 20 SAS Ports H8QG6 F Only 20 2 11 Enabling SATA RA...

Page 7: ...ation 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures 3 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction 1 4 2 Main Menu 2 4 3 Advanced Settings Menu 2 4 4 PCI PNP Settings Menu 10 4 5 Boot Settings Menu 12 4 6 Security Settings Menu 13 4 7 Chipset Settings Menu 14 4 8 Exit Menu 22 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes B 1...

Page 8: ...Notes viii H8QG6 i F Serverboard User s Manual ...

Page 9: ...u 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 H8QG6 i F serverboard One 1 I O shield MCP 260 00003 00 Four 4 Retention brackets BKT 0035L One 1 9 pin serial port cable CBL 0010L Eight 8 H8QG6 F or six 6 H8QGi F 2ft Amphenol SATA cabl...

Page 10: ...dress 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 886 2 8226 39...

Page 11: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Figure 1 1 H8QG6 F Image ...

Page 12: ...C1 COM1 JPW1 JTPM1 UIO PCI E 2 0 X8 USB2 3 USB4 5 SATA0 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 SAS1 SAS0 SAS3 SAS2 SAS4 SAS5 SAS7 SAS6 KB MOUSE IPMI LAN USB0 1 LAN1 CPU1 CPU3 CPU4 CPU2 P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM3B P2 DIMM4A P2 DIMM4B P1 DIMM4A P1 DIMM3B P1 DIMM3A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM1B P1 DIMM1A P4 DIMM1B P4 DIMM2A P4 DIMM2B P4 DIMM3A P4 DIMM3B P4 DIMM4A P4 DIMM4B P4 D...

Page 13: ...ed JPG1 VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 LAN 1 2 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPS1 SAS Controller Enable Disable only on H8QG6 F Pins 1 2 Enabled JPUSB1 USB Wakeup 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 LE1 LED for UID Button DP1 LED for IPMI Heartbeat DP3 L...

Page 14: ...V 8 pin CPU Power Connectors JSMB1 System Management Bus Header SMBus JTPM1 Trusted Platform Module Header JWF1 Compact Flash Card Power Connector JWOL1 Wake On LAN Header LAN1 2 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports PS2 Mouse Keyboard PS2 Mouse Keyboard connectors SAS0 3 SAS4 7 SAS Ports only on H8QG6 F SATA0 SATA5 SATA Ports 3 SGPIO1 3 SGPIO2 Serial General Purpose I O Header for SAS only on H8QG6 F T SGP...

Page 15: ...s one SR5670 and one SP5100 Southbridge chipset Expansion Slots Two 2 PCI Express x16 Gen 2 Two 2 PCI Express x8 Gen 2 One 1 UIO 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 BIOS resume hot keys PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors Fan status monitor with firmware software on off and speed ...

Page 16: ...upported Raid 5 Optional H8QG6 F only Two 2 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial port one header and one port Seven 7 USB Universal Serial Bus 2 0 ports 2x rear 4x 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 G200 graphics controller with 16 MB DDR2 m...

Page 17: ...MM DDR3 1333 1066 USB USB PORT 0 6 SLOT 4 PCIE_ X16 LSI SAS2 2008 PCIE X4 Intel 82576 PCIE x4 AMD SP5100 Winbond WPCM450 VGA HT Link 16 16 1GHz AMD SR5670 2 DDR3 1333 1066 DDR3 1333 1066 HT Link PCIE X8 SLOT 1 PCIE_ X8 CH A0 A1 B0 B1 C0 C1 D0 D1 8x DIMM DDR3 1333 1066 CH A0 A1 B0 B1 C0 C1 D0 D1 G34 SOCKET 1 Figure 1 3 AMD SR5690 5670 SP5100 Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block...

Page 18: ... a factor of up to 48x between 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 H8QG6 i F serverboard Th...

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: ...all 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 includes a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selection a clock generator drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wi...

Page 21: ...ement 1 7 UIO The H8QG6 i F is a specially designed serverboard that features Supermicro s UIO Universal I O technology UIO serverboards have a PCI Express x4 and x8 signals that can support PCI E cards or any one of several types of UIO card types to add SAS ports additional LAN ports Infiniband etc to the serverboard This allows the user to tailor the serverboard to their own needs ...

Page 22: ...1 14 H8QG6 i F 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: ... Procedure Follow the procedures as listed below to install the motherboard into a chassis Install the processor s and the heatsink s 1 Install the motherboard in the chassis 2 Install the memory and add on cards 3 Finally connect the cables and install the drivers 4 Installing the Processors Begin by removing the cover plate that 1 protects the CPU Lift the lever on the CPU socket until it points...

Page 25: ...e 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 With the CPU inserted into the socket 5 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 Carefully press the CPU socket lever 6 down unt...

Page 26: ...ray in the Chassis Carefully mount the motherboard onto the motherboard tray by aligning the 1 motherboard mounting holes with the raised metal standoffs in the tray Insert screws into all the mounting holes in the motherboard that line up with 2 the standoffs Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard to the mainboard 3 tray tighten until just snug if too tight you might strip the threads M...

Page 27: ...non ECC SDRAM Only interleaved memory is supported so you must populate two DIMM slots at a time see procedure above Populating two 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 H8QG6 i F serverboard supports up to 512 GB of DDR3 1333 1066 800 registered ECC or 1...

Page 28: ... CPU2 P2 1A P2 2A P2 3A P2 4A 16 DIMMs CPU1 P1 1A P1 1B P1 2A P1 2B P1 3A P1 3B P1 4A P1 4B CPU2 P2 1A P2 1B P2 2A P2 2B P2 3A P2 3B P2 4A P2 4B Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a Motherboard with Four CPUs CPU1 CPU2 CPU3 CPU4 Installed DIMMS CPU Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2 Branch 3 8 DIMMs CPU1 P1 1A P1 2A CPU2 P2 1A P2 2A CPU3 P3 1A P3 2A CPU4 P4 1A P4 2A 16 DIMMs CPU1 P1 1A P1 2A P1...

Page 29: ...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 Memory Allocation Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory System B...

Page 30: ...hassis cover 2 Install the riser card by sliding card into the appropriate riser card in the 3 motherboard Choose the PCI slot shield in which to place the add on card 4 In that slot open the PCI slot shield lever and slide the shield sideways 5 From inside the chassis remove the PCI slot shield 6 Slide the add on card into the riser card and attach the add on card bracket 7 in place of the PCI sl...

Page 31: ...ader 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 Rear I O Ports 1 Keyboard 6 VGA Port 2 PS 2 Mouse 7 LAN1 3 USB0 1 8 LAN2 4 IPMI LAN 9 UID 5 COM1 Power Button 2 1 20 19 Ground Key Power LED HDD LED NIC1 Link LED NIC2 Link LED OH Fan Fail PWR Fail UID L...

Page 32: ...in 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 Ground 5 through 8 12V Required Connection PW_ON Connector The PW_ON connector is on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 This header should be connected to the chass...

Page 33: ... to the table on the right for pin definitions OH Fan Fail PWR Fail Blue_UID LEDPin Defi nitions JF1 Pin Definition 7 Blue_LED Cathode UID 5 5V SB 8 OH Fan Fail PWR Fail UID LED Red OH Fan Fail PWR Fail LED Status Red LED State Indication Off Normal On Overheat Flashing Fan Fail Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin d...

Page 34: ...Bus Headers Pin Definitions USB2 3 USB4 5 USB2 Pin Definition USB3 Pin Definition 1 5V 1 5V 2 PO 2 PO 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 Key 5 NC Fan Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Tachometer 4 PWR Modulation Fan Headers This motherboard has nine fan headers Fan1 to Fan9 These 4 pin fans headers are backward compatible with 3 pin fans However fan speed control is available for 4...

Page 35: ...ut Output headers provide a bus betweentheSATAcontrollerandthebackpane to provide SATA enclosure management functions Connect the appropriate cable from the backplane to the T SGPIO1 header to utilize SATA management functions on your system Likewise the 3 SGPIO1 3 SGPIO2 headers provide the same function between the SAS controller and the backpane and have the same pin definitions only on H8QG6 F...

Page 36: ...B VCC 5V 4 Mouse KB VCC 5V 5 KB Clock 5 Mouse Clock 6 No Connection 6 No Connection VCC with 1 5A PTC current limit Power 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 ...

Page 37: ...der This 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 TPM associated with it is not installed in the system See the table on the right for pin definitions Trusted Platform Module Header Pin Definitions JTPM1 Pin Definition Pin Defi...

Page 38: ...the jumper is off the pins Connector Pins Jumper Setting 3 2 1 3 2 1 CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS which 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 First power down the system and unplug the power cord s 1 With the power disconnected short the CMOS pads with a metal object such 2 as ...

Page 39: ...n freezes the system Jumping pins 1 2 will have WD reboot 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 Settin...

Page 40: ...junction with the USB Wake Up function in the BIOS See the table on the right for jumper settings and jumper connections the default is Enabled BMC Jumper JPB1 is used to enable or disable theBMC Baseboard Management Control Chip and the onboard IPMI connection This jumper is used together with the IPMI settings in the BIOS The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to Enable BMC See the table on the...

Page 41: ...ED Right Color Status Definition Link Left Green Solid 100 Mb s Activity Right Amber Blinking Active 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 13 for further UID details Power LED DP3 is an Onboard Power LED When this LED is lit it means power is presen...

Page 42: ...finitions SATA Ports Pin Definitions SATA0 SATA5 Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 Ground 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 Ground SAS Ports Pin Definitions SAS0 SAS7 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 Ground 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 Ground SAS Ports H8QG6 F Only There are eight SAS ports included on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions Note JPS1 must be set correctly to enable th...

Page 43: ...talling 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 the driver ...

Page 44: ...IOS Setup Utlility After the Setup Utility loads Use the arrow keys to move to the Exit menu Scroll down with the arrow 1 keys to the Load Optimal Defaults setting and press Enter Select OK to confirm then Enter to load the default settings Use the arrow keys to move to the Advanced menu then scroll down to 2 Chipset Configuration Next enter SourthBridge Configuration and press the Enter key Once ...

Page 45: ...ling the RAID Driver During OS Installation You may also use the procedure below to install the RAID driver during the Window s OS installation With the Windows OS installation CD in the CD ROM drive restart the 5 system When you see the prompt hit the F6 key to enter Windows setup 6 Eventually a blue screen will appear with a message that begins Windows 7 could not determine the type of one or mo...

Page 46: ...he 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 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 icon with...

Page 47: ...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 SuperDoctor III is ADMIN ADMIN Note When SuperDoctor 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 within Super Do...

Page 48: ...te at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also download the Super Doctor III User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we recommend that you use the Supero Doctor II applictation instead Figure 2 8 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen Remote Control ...

Page 49: ... your power supply 2 Make sure that no short circuits exist between the motherboard and chassis 3 Disconnect all cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard 4 and mouse Remove all add on cards 5 Install a CPU and heatsink making sure it is fully seated and connect the 6 internal chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well Use the correct ...

Page 50: ...led 1 You should be using registered ECC DDR 3 memory see next page Also 2 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 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between slots 3 and noting the results Check the power supply voltage 115V 230V switch 4 Losing the System s Setup Configuration Make sure that ...

Page 51: ...an 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 Answer The H8QG6 i F serv...

Page 52: ...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 the ...

Page 53: ...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 tex...

Page 54: ...ered 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 CPU 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...

Page 55: ... is a method of addressing data on a disk drive The options are Disabled and Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block mode is not used Block mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt Select Disabled to allow the data to be transferred from and to th...

Page 56: ...Word DMA MWDMA Multi Word DMA UDMA UltraDMA S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help 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 use the S M A R T to sup port hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Aut...

Page 57: ...s option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 2F8 IRQ3 to allow the serial port to use 2F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address Options include Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2F8 IRQ3 Serial Port Mode This sets the serial port mode for your system Options include Normal IrDA and ASK IR Restore on AC Power Loss This sets the action that occ...

Page 58: ...tem Event Log Selecting this and pressing the Enter key will clear the BMC system event log Set LAN Configuration Use the and keys to choose the desired channel number This displays Channel Number and Channel Number Status information IP Address This submenu sets the IP address source as either Static or DHCP Selecting Static allows you to manually set the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway Addres...

Page 59: ... your system Options include revision 1 1 and 1 4 PCI Express Configuration Relaxed Ordering Enables or Disables PCI Express Device Relaxed Ordering in the system Options include Auto Disabled or Enabled Extended Tag Field When this option is enabled it allows the device to use the 8 bit TAG field as a requester Options include Auto Disabled or Enabled No Snoop This option enables or disables the ...

Page 60: ...8 n 1 38400 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 and 09600 8 n 1 Flow Control Selects the flow control to be used for console redirection Options are None Hardware and Software Redirection After BIOS POST Options are Disable no redirection after BIOS POST Boot Loader redirection during POST and during boot loader and Always redirection always active Note that some OS s may not work with this set to Always Terminal T...

Page 61: ...upport The EHCI ownership change should be claimed by the EHCI driver Options are Enabled or Disabled Legacy USB1 1 HC Support This option Enables or Disables support for USB1 1 HC devices USB Mass Storage Device Configuration This submenu is used to configure USB mass storage class devices USB Mass Storage Reset Delay Use this option to set the number of seconds POST waits for the USB mass storag...

Page 62: ...tains RPM information for them Fan Speed Control Modes This submenu allows you to determine how the system will control the speed of the onboard fans The options are Full Speed FS Max Cooling Perfor mance PF Better Cooling Balanced BL Balance between performance and energy saving Energy Saving ES Lower Power and Noise 4 4 PCI PNP Settings Menu Clear NVRAM Select Yes to clear NVRAM during boot up T...

Page 63: ... most PCI IDE cards Options include Auto PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 5 and PCI Slot 6 IRQ3 IRQ15 Settings These settings specify if IRQ is available to be used by PCI PnP devices or is reserved for use by legacy ISA devices Options are Available or Reserved DMA Channel 0 DMA Channel 7 Settings These settings specify if a DMA Channel is available to be used by PCI PnP devices...

Page 64: ... on boot up If Enabled this display the OEM logo instead of POST messages Add On ROM Display Mode This option sets the display mode for Option ROM The options are Force BIOS or Keep Current Bootup Num Lock This option selects the power on state for the NUM lock to either On or Off PS 2 Mouse Support Use this option to select support for the PS 2 mouse Options are Disabled Enabled or Auto Wait for ...

Page 65: ...t sequence from the list of available removable drives A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu CD DVD Drives This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list of available CD DVD drives A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu Network Drives This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from th...

Page 66: ...nd Disabled 4 7 Chipset Settings Menu NorthBridge Configuration Memory Configuration Channel Interleaving Selects the channel interleaving memory scheme when this function is sup ported by the processor The options are Disabled or Auto Enable Clock to All DIMMs This option allows you to Enable or Disable unused clocks to DIMMs even when memory slots are not populated Memory Hole Remapping When Ena...

Page 67: ...ECC mode dynamically sets the DRAM scrub rate so all of memory is scrubbed in 8 hours DRAM ECC Enable This setting allows hardware to report and correct memory errors automati cally maintaining system integrity Options are Enabled or Disabled DRAM Scrub Redirect This setting allows the system to correct DRAM ECC errors immediately when they occur even if background scrubbing is off Options are Ena...

Page 68: ...are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds The default is 2 56us DRAM Timing Configuration DRAM Timing Config This setting specifies the DRAM timing configuration Options are Auto and Manual Memory Timing Parameters This selects the which node s timing parameters to display Options are CPU Node 0 or CPU Node 1 SouthBridge Configuration SB Debug Configuration A15 ECOs This setti...

Page 69: ... this option is set to GEN1 Setting this option to Auto will leave the port to run at the default mode OHCI EHCI HC Device Functions These settings allow you to either Enable or Disable functions for OHCI or EHCI bus devices 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 Nativ...

Page 70: ...L1 L0s L1 L0 Downstream and L0 Downstream L1 Note For ATI GFx Card M2x use L1 only For ATI GFx Card M5x use both L0s L1 Link Width Use this setting to configure the Link Width Options include Auto x1 x2 x4 x8 and x16 Slot Power Limit W Use this setting to configure the Slot Power Limit power The user can adjust this value using the and keys The default is 75 Compliance Mode This setting allows you...

Page 71: ...upport Use this setting to Disable or Enable NP NB SB VC1 traffic support Compliance Mode Use this setting to Enable or Disable Compliance Mode for the NB SB port GPP1 GPP3b Core Settings These submenus allow you to specify GPP core settings Each submenu allows you to define the same settings listed below Core Configuration This setting allows you to configure core configuration Options include Au...

Page 72: ...A TXCLK Clock Gating in L1 Use this setting to Enable or Disable the TXCLK clock gating in L1 LCLK Clock Gating in L1 Use this setting to Enable or Disable the LCLK clock gating in L1 Debug Option Peer to Peer Among GPP1 GPP2 Use this setting enable or disable Peer to Peer among GPP1 GPP2 Options include Auto Enabled and Disabled Reset to Training Delay ms Use the keys to change the reset to train...

Page 73: ...igure the HT3 Link power state Options include Auto LS0 LS1 LS2 and LS3 Unit ID Clumping Use this setting to configure Unit ID clumping Options include Disabled Auto UnitID 2 3 UnitID B C and UnitID 2 3 B C HT Link Tristate This setting allwos you to configure the HT Link Tristate Options include Auto Disabled CAD CTL and CAD CTL CLK NB Deemphesis Level Use this to set the NB deemphesis level Opti...

Page 74: ...idge Interrupt Pin This option Enables or Disables the Northbridge Interrupt Pin 4 8 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 Select Save C...

Page 75: ...lly 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 76: ...4 24 H8QG6 i F Serverboard User s Manual Notes ...

Page 77: ...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 78: ...A 2 H8QG6 i F Serverboard User s Manual Notes ...

Page 79: ...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 80: ...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 81: ...e 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 82: ...tch 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 Pat...

Page 83: ...cular 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 programmin...

Page 84: ...rs 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 Initial...

Search results

Summary of Contents for H8QG6+-F

Reviews:

Related manuals for H8QG6+-F

Brands by name

Popular brands

Supermicro H8QG6+-F, User Manual

Search results

Summary of Contents for H8QG6+-F

Reviews:

Related manuals for H8QG6+-F

Brands by name

Popular brands