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H8SGL(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL

Serial Port 2 Attribute

This option allows you to set COM2 as a normal serial port or as virtual COM 

for SOL. Options are 

SOL

 or COM.

 Remote Access Confi guration

Remote Access

Use this option to 

Enable

 or Disable 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 refl ect the selection you make.

Note:

 Make sure the selected port is enabled.

Serial Port Mode

Selects the serial port settings to use. Options are 

(115200 8, n, 1)

, (57600 8, 

n, 1), (38400 8, n, 1), (19200 8, n, 1) and (09600 8, n, 1).

Flow Control

Selects the fl ow 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 Type

Selects the type of the target terminal. Options are 

ANSI

, VT100 and VT-UTF8.

VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support

Allows you to 

Enable

 or Disable VT-UTF8 combination key support for ANSI/

VT100 terminals.

Sredir Memory Display Delay

Use this setting to set the delay in seconds to display memory information. 

Options are 

No Delay

, 1 sec, 2 secs and 4 secs.

Summary of Contents for Supero H8SGL

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL Revision 1 2 SUPER H8SGL H8SGL F...

Page 2: ...IRING 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 St...

Page 3: ...s the features specifications and performance of the motherboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static sensitive devices Read this c...

Page 4: ...iv H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL Notes...

Page 5: ...re 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 War...

Page 6: ...sgevaar indien de batterij verkeerd vervangen wordt Vervang de batterij slechts met hetzelfde of een equivalent type die door de fabrikant aanbevolen wordt Gebruikte batterijen dienen overeenkomstig f...

Page 7: ...ndes erfolgen Advertencia Al deshacerse por completo de este producto debe seguir todas las leyes y reglamentos nacionales Attention La mise au rebut ou le recyclage de ce produit sont g n ralement so...

Page 8: ...viii H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL Notes...

Page 9: ...Precautions 2 1 Unpacking 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 3 Mounting the Motherboard into a Chassis 2 4 2 4 Installing Memory 2 4 DIMM Module Population Configuration 2 6 2 5 PCI Exp...

Page 10: ...e Disable 2 16 Onboard Speaker Enable Disable 2 16 Compact Flash Master Slave Select 2 17 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 17 USB Wake Up 2 17 BMC Jumper 2 17 2 9 Onboard Indicators 2 18 LAN1 LAN2 LEDs 2 18...

Page 11: ...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...

Page 12: ...Notes xii H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL...

Page 13: ...tailer One 1 H8SGL F serverboard One 1 I O shield MCP 260 00027 0N One 1 Retention bracket BKT 0035L One 1 9 pin serial port cable CBL 0010L One 1 ATA 66 100 IDE LP cable CBL 0036L 03 Six 6 2ft Amphen...

Page 14: ...pe Address Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro...

Page 15: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Figure 1 1 H8SGL F Image...

Page 16: ...TA3 SATA2 SATA1 SATA0 JWOL JD1 JCF1 JOH1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 DP3 BATTERY JBT1 JPL1 JPL2 JPUSB1 JPG1 JWD FAN2 FAN1 FAN6 FAN5 FAN3 FAN4 DIMM4B DIMM4A DIMM3B DIMM3A DIMM2B DIMM2A DIMM1B DIMM1A T SGPIO1 T SGP...

Page 17: ...sable Both Open Disabled JPB BMC Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPG1 VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 LAN 1 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL2 LAN 2 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPUSB1 U...

Page 18: ...is Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat Warning Header JPI2C1 Power I2C Header JPW1 24 pin Main ATX Power Connector JPW2 12V 8 pin CPU Power Connectors JWF1 Compact Flash Card Power Connector JWOL Wake On L...

Page 19: ...Slots One 1 PCI Express x8 in x16 slot Gen 2 One 1 PCI Express x8 Gen 2 One 1 PCI Express x4 in x8 slot Gen 2 Three 3 PCI slots BIOS 16 Mb AMI BIOS SPI Flash ROM APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 ACPI...

Page 20: ...2x type A Two 2 LAN ports supported by two onboard Intel 82574 dual port Ethernet controller for 10 100 1000Base T One 1 dedicated IPMI LAN port H8SGL F only One 1 VGA port supported by an onboard Ma...

Page 21: ...I LPC SMBus SIO W83527HG HWM W83795G SPI Flash KB MS COM2 RMII DDR2 SDRAM 64MB X16 PSU I2C IPMB FE PHY RTL8201N VGA RJ45 Clock Gen TPM SR5650 COM1 RJ45 INTEL 82574L PCI SLOT2 PCI SLOT3 PCI E GEN2 X4 S...

Page 22: ...tegrated 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...

Page 23: ...e 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 c...

Page 24: ...s and access tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboard has a 3 pin header WOL to connect to the 3 pin...

Page 25: ...ommunication Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with b...

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Page 27: ...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...

Page 28: ...on Procedure Follow the procedures as listed below to install the motherboard into a chassis 1 Install the processor s and the heatsink s 2 Install the motherboard in the chassis 3 Install the memory...

Page 29: ...e 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 i...

Page 30: ...sert screws into all the mounting holes in the motherboard that line up with the standoffs 3 Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard to the mainboard tray tighten until just snug if too tight...

Page 31: ...mum Memory The H8SGL F serverboard supports up to 256 GB of registered ECC or 64 GB of unbuffered ECC non ECC SDRAM in eight 8 DIMM slots Figure 2 1 Installing DIMM into Slot To Install Insert module...

Page 32: ...pulations Options DIMM Type DIMM A DIMM B Max MHz 1 5V DIMMs Max MHz 1 35V DIMMs Max GB Channel UDIMM SR or DR Empty 1600 MHz 1333 MHz 8 GB SR SR 1600 MHz 8 GB DR DR 1333 MHz 16 GB RDIMM SR or DR Empt...

Page 33: ...assis 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...

Page 34: ...Port Locations and Definitions 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 Sectio...

Page 35: ...er 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 button See the table on the...

Page 36: ...e on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 Attach LAN LED cables to 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...

Page 37: ...ans only The fan speeds are controlled by the BIOS See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial Ports The COM1 serial port is located beside the VGA port Refer to the motherboard layout for t...

Page 38: ...Pin Definitions T SGPIO1 T SGPIO2 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 NC 2 Data 3 Ground 4 Data 5 Load 6 Ground 7 CLK 8 NC Note NC indicates no connection Power I2C The Power System Management Bus I2 C co...

Page 39: ...ker 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 clos...

Page 40: ...on the right for pin definitions Trusted Platform Module Header Pin Definitions JLPC1 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 LCLK 2 GND 3 LFRAME 4 No Pin 5 LRESET 6 VCC5 7 LAD3 8 LAD2 9 VCC3 10 LAD1 11 LAD0...

Page 41: ...ch 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 p...

Page 42: ...LAN1 2 Enable Disable Change the setting of jumper JPL1 or JPL2 to enable or disable the LAN1 or LAN2 Ethernet port See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled LAN1...

Page 43: ...you will need to connect 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 S...

Page 44: ...LAN LEDs A dedicated IPMI LAN is also included on the H8SGL F serverboard The amber LED on the right indicates activity while the green LED on the left indicates the speed of the connection See the t...

Page 45: ...1 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Reset IDE 2 Ground 3 Host Data 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...

Page 46: ...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...

Page 47: ...s setting and press Enter Select OK to confirm then Enter to load the default settings 2 Use the arrow keys to move to the Advanced menu then scroll down to IDE configuration Once in this submenu scro...

Page 48: ...ows OS installation CD in the CD ROM drive restart the system 2 When you see the prompt hit the F6 key to enter Windows setup 3 Eventually a blue screen will appear with a message that begins Windows...

Page 49: ...and installing the drivers and utilities the display shown in Figure 2 6 should appear Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons...

Page 50: ...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 I...

Page 51: ...anual 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 ins...

Page 52: ...rer CR2032 Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Figure 2 9 Installing the Onboard Battery LITHIUM BATTERY BATTERY HOLDER Please handle used batteries carefully Do not...

Page 53: ...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...

Page 54: ...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 recomme...

Page 55: ...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...

Page 56: ...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 v...

Page 57: ...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 58: ...ys 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...

Page 59: ...system to restart when system is inactive more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Power Button Function This sets the function of the power button when you turn off the system Options...

Page 60: ...his setting Enables or Disables microcode updating Secure Virtual Machine Mode This setting is used to Enable or Disable SVM Power Now This setting is used to Enable or Disable the AMD Power Now featu...

Page 61: ...nclude Auto or Disabled CS Sparing This setting will reserve a spare memory rank in each node when enabled Options are Enabled and Disabled Bank Swizzle Mode This setting Enables or Disables the bank...

Page 62: ...abled OHCI EHCI HC Device Functions These settings allow you to either Enable or Disable functions for OHCI or EHCI bus devices USB 2 0 Controller Mode Use this setting to configure the USB 2 0 Contro...

Page 63: ...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 mod...

Page 64: ...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 defa...

Page 65: ...er This option specifies the primary video controller for Onboard VGA or Other SuperIO Device Configuration Serial 1 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request addre...

Page 66: ...serial port settings to use Options are 115200 8 n 1 57600 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 Hard...

Page 67: ...Medium Tctl Value 46 Tctl Value 60 High Tctl Value 61 and Above Note Only CPU temperature Low Medium High and system temperature RT1 are required to be displayed in BIOS and in system monitoring softw...

Page 68: ...be OFF All system fans are required to be returned to a normal non CPU overheating LFSC condition Condition When a CPU is overheating Front Panel Overheating LED On and Solid Red Onboard Buzzer or Spe...

Page 69: ...mber This displays Channel Number and Channel Number Status information This menu contains options for inputing settings for the SET LAN Configuration Command See IPMI 1 5 Specification table 11 1 for...

Page 70: ...ay address in the decimal form of xxx xxx xxx xxx with xxx having a value of less than 256 and in decimal form only The current Gateway address in the BMC is shown MAC Address In the field provided he...

Page 71: ...sub menu and then type in the password Change User Password Select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu and then type in the password Boot Sector Virus Protection This option is near th...

Page 72: ...n disabled in the corresponding type menu Hard Disk Drives This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list of available hard disk drives A device that is in parenthesis has been dis...

Page 73: ...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 Prog...

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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...

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Page 77: ...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 78: ...ooking 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 79: ...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 80: ...ch 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 tes...

Page 81: ...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 82: ...s 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 programmin...

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