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H8DI3+/I+(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual

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Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS ............................................................... 20

Using the Adaptec RAID Utility ........................................................................ 21

Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation ............................................ 21

2-12 Installing

Drivers

............................................................................................... 22

Supero Doctor III .............................................................................................. 23

Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting

Procedures

.............................................................................. 1

Before Power On ............................................................................................... 1

No Power ........................................................................................................... 1

No Video ............................................................................................................ 2

Memory Errors .................................................................................................. 2

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

3-2

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

3-3 Frequently

Asked

Questions

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3-4

Returning Merchandise for Service.................................................................... 4

Chapter 4 BIOS

4-1 Introduction

......................................................................................................... 1

4-2 Main

......................................................................................................... 2

4-3

Advanced Settings Menu ................................................................................... 2

4-4 Security

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4-5 Boot

........................................................................................................ 19

4-6 Exit

......................................................................................................... 20

Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes

Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes

B-1

Uncompressed Initialization Codes .................................................................... 1

B-2

Bootblock Recovery Codes ................................................................................ 2

B-3

Uncompressed Initialization Codes .................................................................... 3

Summary of Contents for MNL-H8DI3+

Page 1: ...SUPER H8DI3 F H8DI3 H8DII F H8DII USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0c...

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 limi...

Page 3: ...100 chipset and supports dual AMD Socket F type processors with up to 128 GB of DDR2 800 667 533 registered ECC SDRAM This series includes the following serverboards and characteristics H8DI3 F H8DI3...

Page 4: ...various ports and the power and reset buttons and the system LEDs If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes troubleshooting procedures for the video the memory and the setup configu...

Page 5: ...tatic Sensitive Devices 1 Precautions 1 Unpacking 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 3 Mounting the Serverboard into a Chassis 4 2 4 Installing Memory 4 Support 5 Maximum Memory 5 2 5 PCI E...

Page 6: ...LAN1 2 Enable Disable 15 Compact Flash Master Slave Select 15 SAS Enable Disable 15 SAS RAID Mode Select 15 JPS2 allows you to select the SAS RAID mode either Software RAID or IT Mode Close this jump...

Page 7: ...1 No Video 2 Memory Errors 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 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 In...

Page 8: ...viii Notes Preface...

Page 9: ...andards 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 IDE cable CBL...

Page 10: ...ress 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 Te...

Page 11: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Figure 1 1 H8DI3 I F Serverboard Image...

Page 12: ...4 FAN3 FAN7 FAN1 FAN2 FAN5 FAN8 FAN6 JL1 JOH1 JPS2 JCF1 JI2C2 JI2C1 USB6 7 USB2 3 KB MOUSE USB 0 1 IPMI LAN COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 COM2 USB4 USB5 I BUTTON SAS 4 7 T SGPIO1 SAS 0 3 SMBus1 SLOT6 PCI E 2 0 x...

Page 13: ...sable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 JPL2 LAN 1 2 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPS1 SAS Controller Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPS2 SAS RAID Mode On Software RAID JPX1A JPX1B PCI X Slot Frequency Select...

Page 14: ...L1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat Warning Header JPI2C Power I2 C Header JPW1 24 pin Main ATX Power Connector JPW2 3 12V 8 pin CPU Power Connectors JWF1 Compact Flash Card Power Connector JWOL...

Page 15: ...ommended DIMMs Chipset AMD SR5690 SP5100 chipset southbridge Expansion Slots Two 2 PCI Express x16 x8 signal slots Slot 4 and 6 One 1 PCI Express x8 slot Slot 5 One 1 PCI Express x8 x4 signal slot Slo...

Page 16: ...onal RAID 5 support with I Button installed Two 2 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial port one header and one port Two on board PCIE link INTEL 82574L Gigabit ethernet chipset supports two Gigabit LAN p...

Page 17: ...B6 DIMM B8 DIMM A5 DIMM B6 DIMM A7 DIMM B8 DIMM A3 DIMM A1 DIMM B2 DIMM B4 DIMM A5 DIMM A7 DIMM A3 DIMM A1 DDR2 533 667 800 PCI E GEN2 X8 Slot6 PCI E GEN2 X8 SAS Controller LSI 1068E IDE ATA 133 SATA...

Page 18: ...the communication speed by 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...

Page 19: ...ears to be off 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 indi...

Page 20: ...g when the system is in the SoftOff state 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors t...

Page 21: ...ARTs one of which supports serial infrared communication Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt s...

Page 22: ...1 14 H8DI3 I F Serverboard User s Manual Notes...

Page 23: ...its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the serverboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not i...

Page 24: ...a chassis Install the processor s and the heatsink s 1 Install the serverboard in the chassis 2 Install the memory and add on cards 3 Finally connect the cables and install the drivers 4 Installing t...

Page 25: ...any pins of the socket which may damage the CPU and or the socket With the CPU inserted into the socket 4 inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that it is properly installed and flush with...

Page 26: ...Mounting the Serverboard onto the Tray in the Chassis Carefully mount the serverboard onto the serverboard tray by aligning the 1 serverboard mounting holes with the raised metal standoffs in the tray...

Page 27: ...ove 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 Note Due to a CPU...

Page 28: ...assis cover 2 Install the riser card by sliding card into the appropriate riser card in the 3 serverboard Choose the PCI slot shield in which to place the add on card 4 In that slot open the PCI slot...

Page 29: ...itions 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...

Page 30: ...t switch on the computer chassis See the table on the right for pin definitions PW_ON Connector The PW_ON connector is on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 This header should be connected to the chassis power butto...

Page 31: ...o display network activity See the table on the right for pin definitions Power On LED The Power On LED connector is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 This connection is used to provide LED indication...

Page 32: ...erial 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 Key 5 NC Fan Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 12V 3 T...

Page 33: ...See the table on the right for pin definitions SMBus Header Pin Definitions SMBus Pin Definition 1 Data 2 Ground 3 Clock 4 No Connection SGPIO The T SGPIO1 Serial General Purpose Input Output header p...

Page 34: ...ck 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...

Page 35: ...Refer to the serverboard layout page for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins Connector Pins Jumper Setting 3 2 1 3 2 1 CMO...

Page 36: ...hen a software application 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 froz...

Page 37: ...nect the Compact Flash Card power cable to JWF1 first Refer to the board layout below for the location Compact Flash Card Master Slave Select JCF1 Jumper Setting Definition Open Slave Secondary Closed...

Page 38: ...ates the speed of the connection See the table at right for more information IPMI LAN Link LED Left Activity LED Right Color Status Definition Link Left Green Solid 100 Mb s Activity Right Amber Blink...

Page 39: ...a 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 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 Ground 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22...

Page 40: ...on 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN 3 Ground 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 Ground 8 Index 9 Ground 10 Motor Enable 11 Ground 12 Drive Select B 13 Ground 14 Drive Select B 15 Ground 16 Motor Enable 17 Ground 18 DIR 19...

Page 41: ...iver 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 R...

Page 42: ...to load the default settings Use the arrow keys to move to the Advanced menu then scroll down to 2 Advanced Chipset Control and enter SourthBridge Configuration and press the Enter key Once in the su...

Page 43: ...installation CD in the CD ROM drive restart the 1 system When you see the prompt hit the F6 key to enter Windows setup 2 Eventually a blue screen will appear with a message that begins Windows 3 could...

Page 44: ...is 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...

Page 45: ...nformation 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 A...

Page 46: ...e 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...

Page 47: ...your power supply 2 Make sure that no short circuits exist between the serverboard and chassis 3 Disconnect all cables from the serverboard including those for the keyboard 4 and mouse Remove all add...

Page 48: ...ed 1 You should be using registered ECC DDR 2 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 C...

Page 49: ...CB revision number BIOS release 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 si...

Page 50: ...ave 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 scree...

Page 51: ...uch 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 canno...

Page 52: ...ds 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...

Page 53: ...minutes Power Button Mode This setting allows you to select the power button functionality Options include Instant Off and 4 seconds Override Restore on AC Power Loss If the system loses power this s...

Page 54: ...an ACPI SRAT table CPU Prefetching This setting Enables or Disables CPU prefetching IO Prefetching This setting Enables or Disables IO prefetching Probe Filter Use this setting for the initialization...

Page 55: ...hole Options are Enabled and Disabled CS Sparing This setting will reserve a spare memory rank in each node when enabled Options are Enable and Disable DCT Unganged Mode This setting enables unganged...

Page 56: ...are correct Doing this while memory is not being used improves performance Options are Disabled and time increments from 40ns to 655 4us with 163 8us the default Note When AMD s Node Interleave featur...

Page 57: ...s which nodes timing parameters to display CPU Node 0 or CPU Node 1 SouthBridge Configuration OHCI EHCI HC Device Functions These settings allow you to either Enable or Disable functions for bus de vi...

Page 58: ...L0s L1 L0 Downstream and L0 Downstream 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 Pow...

Page 59: ...sable or Enable NP NB SB VC1 traffic support Compliance Mode Use this setting to Enable or Disable Compliance Mode for the NB SB port GPP Core Settings These submenus allow you to specify GPP core set...

Page 60: ...ng to configure TX drive strength Options include Auto 26mA 20mA 22mA and 24mA TXCLK Clock Gating in L1 Use this setting to Enable or Disable the TXCLK clock gating in L1 LCLK Clock Gating in L1 Use t...

Page 61: ...r Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to enable the support for USB Legacy Disable Legacy support if there are no USB devices installed in the system Selecting Auto disables Legacy support if no USB dev...

Page 62: ...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 transf...

Page 63: ...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 using PCI Busmastering...

Page 64: ...Port2 Address This setting specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this o...

Page 65: ...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...

Page 66: ...nce 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...

Page 67: ...log Clear BMC System Event Log Selecting this and pressing the Enter key will clear the BMC system event log Set LAN Configuration This menu contains options for inputing settings for the SET LAN Con...

Page 68: ...rovided here enter the MAC address in the hex form of xx xx xx xx xx xx with xx in hex form only BMC Watch Dog Timer Action This setting is used to set the Watch Dog function which allows the BMC to r...

Page 69: ...otection 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 Disa...

Page 70: ...ation 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 Ut...

Page 71: ...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 pa...

Page 72: ...A 2 H8DI3 I F Serverboard User s Manual Notes...

Page 73: ...itialization 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...

Page 74: ...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...

Page 75: ...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 h...

Page 76: ...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 te...

Page 77: ...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 C...

Page 78: ...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 programmi...

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