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H8DCL-i

H8DCL-iF

H8DCL-6

H8DCL-6F

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0

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Page 1: ...H8DCL i H8DCL iF H8DCL 6 H8DCL 6F 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 li...

Page 3: ...otherboard box describes the features specifications and performance of the motherboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static sensit...

Page 4: ...iv H8DCL i 6 F Serverboard User s Manual Notes...

Page 5: ...lator for the CPU Core 11 1 5 Power Configuration Settings 11 Microsoft OnNow 11 Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator 11 BIOS Support for USB Keyboard 11 Main Switch Override Mechanism 12 Wak...

Page 6: ...Ports 12 Power LED Speaker 12 JIPMB1 H8DCL 6 iF only 13 Chassis Intrusion 13 Overheat LED 13 LAN1 2 Ethernet Ports 13 Serial Ports 13 Power I2C 14 Compact Flash Card PWR Connector 14 SATA DOM Power C...

Page 7: ...Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS 23 Using the Adaptec RAID Utility 24 Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation 24 2 12 Installing Drivers 25 Supero Doctor III 26 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1...

Page 8: ...6 F Serverboard User s Manual 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 Initializa...

Page 9: ...ith 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 retai...

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 T...

Page 11: ...1 Introduction 1 3 Figure 1 1 H8DCL i 6 F Image Note The board you receive may not look exactly like the image above some components shown in the image may be changed in later revisions of this serve...

Page 12: ...1 JOH1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 JPL1 JPS1 JWD1 JPG1 JPL2 JPUSB1 JF1 SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 SATA0 SATA5 SAS2 SAS1 SAS0 FAN4 SAS7 SAS6 SAS5 SAS4 SAS3 T SGPI02 T SGPI01 SPEAKER USB4 5 COM2 USB2 3 IDE 1 SLOT5 PCI...

Page 13: ...Pins 1 2 Enabled JPG1 VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 JPL2 LAN 1 2 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPS1 Onboard SAS2 Enable Disable H8DCL 6 F Pins 1 2 Enabled JPUSB1 USB Wakeup Pins 1 2 Enab...

Page 14: ...L 6F JPI2C1 Power I2 C Header JPW1 24 pin Main ATX Power Connector JPW2 JPW3 12V 8 pin CPU Memory Power Connectors JTPM1 Trusted Platform Module Header JWF1 Compact Flash Card Power Connector JWF2 SAT...

Page 15: ...thbridge chipset Expansion Slots One 1 PCI Express x8 in x16 slot Gen 2 slot Three 3 PCI Express x8 Gen 2 slots One 1 PCI Express x4 in x8 slot Gen 2 slot One 1 PCI 133Mhz slot BIOS 16 Mb AMIBIOS SPI...

Page 16: ...L 6F only Seven 7 USB Universal Serial Bus 2 0 ports 2x rear 4x header 1x type A Two 2 LAN ports supported by two onboard Intel 82574L Ethernet controllers for 10 100 1000Base T One 1 dedicated IPMI L...

Page 17: ...DIMM B0 DIMM B1 CH B CH A PCI E GEN2 X8 PCI SLOT1 USB TypeA USB Header IDE PCI E SLOT3 PCI E GEN2 X4 PCI E SLOT4 PCI E SLOT6 PCI E SLOT5 PCI E GEN2 X8 RJ45 USB x2 PCI E GEN2 X1 PCI E SLOT2 PCI E GEN2...

Page 18: ...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 i...

Page 19: ...ribes 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 On...

Page 20: ...ed in BIOS 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 that have high CPU clock rates T...

Page 21: ...ce 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...

Page 22: ...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 i...

Page 23: ...o 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...

Page 24: ...the CPU on the socket move 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...

Page 25: ...erboard onto the Tray 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 in...

Page 26: ...e per channel 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 6...

Page 27: ...mory to work properly follow the tables below for memory installation Per Channel DIMM Populations Options DIMM Type DIMM A DIMM B Max MHz 1 5V DIMMs Max MHz 1 35V DIMMs 6 core Only Max GB Channel Unb...

Page 28: ...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 slot shield Secure the add on card by closing the PCI slot shiel...

Page 29: ...ons 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...

Page 30: ...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 Required Connection 12V 8 pin PWR Connector Pin Definit...

Page 31: ...t for pin definitions HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 Vcc 14 HD Active Reset Connector The reset connector is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 and attaches to the reset switch on the compu...

Page 32: ...USB0 1 One additional Type A port USB6 is included on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions Universal Serial Bus Ports Pin Definitions USB 0 1 USB6 USB0 Pin Definition USB1 Pi...

Page 33: ...you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Connect a cable to pins 4 7 of JD1 to use an external speaker Speaker Connector Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pins 4 7 External Speaker Pins 6 7 Intern...

Page 34: ...appropriate cable here to use the IPMB I2C connection on your system JIPMB1 Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Data 2 Ground 3 Clock 4 No Connection LAN1 2 Ethernet Ports Three Gigabit Ethernet ports de...

Page 35: ...O backplane This connector is used to provide video and CRT display Power I2C The JPI2C1 header is for power I2 C which may be used to monitor the status of the power supply fan and system temperature...

Page 36: ...ncryption and authentication 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 Heade...

Page 37: ...ns 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 CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS which will also clear...

Page 38: ...ress 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 set both jumpers to the same setting If enabled both jumpers...

Page 39: ...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...

Page 40: ...vity LED Right Color Status Definition Link Left Green Solid 100 Mb s Activity Right Amber Blinking Active Power LED DP2 is an Onboard Power LED When this LED is lit it means power is present on the s...

Page 41: ...at came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings for the hard disk drive IDE Drive Connector Pin Definitions IDE 1 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Reset IDE 2 Ground 3...

Page 42: ...ns SATA0 SATA5 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Ground 5 RXN 2 TXP 6 RXP 3 TXN 7 Ground 4 Ground SAS Ports Pin Definitions SAS0 SAS7 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 Ground 5 RXN 6...

Page 43: ...re 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 RAID hard...

Page 44: ...the Del key to enter the BIOS 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...

Page 45: ...Installing 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...

Page 46: ...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...

Page 47: ...system 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...

Page 48: ...p 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 us...

Page 49: ...H8DCL i 6 F Serverboard User s Manual 2 28 Notes...

Page 50: ...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 c...

Page 51: ...alled 1 You should be using proper ECC DDR 3 memory see next page Also it is 2 recommended that you use the same memory type and speed for all DIMMs in the system See Section 2 4 for memory details Ch...

Page 52: ...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 site Distributors For immediate as...

Page 53: ...edures below to flash from a BIOS flash floppy or USB disk For filename exe Run the filename exe file under Windows to create the BIOS flash floppy 1 disk Insert the floppy into the system for which y...

Page 54: ...as quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for W...

Page 55: ...rominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete...

Page 56: ...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 57: ...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...

Page 58: ...Disabled Power Button Function This sets the function of the power button when you turn off the system Options include 4 second Overide and Instant Off Restore on AC Power Loss This sets the action th...

Page 59: ...sabled 1 Core through n Cores in odd numbered increments The value n is depend on the core per CPU node Clock Spread Spectrum This option sets the spread spectrum modulation to either Enabled or Disab...

Page 60: ...User activates the other options for user setting DRAM ECC Enable This setting allows hardware to report and correct memory errors au tomatically maintaining system integrity Options are Enabled or D...

Page 61: ...either Hi Speed 480 Mps or Full Speed 12 Mps mode Options include Enabled Hi Speed Mode or Disabled Full Speed Mode Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to enable the support for USB Legacy Disable Lega...

Page 62: ...d 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 pro...

Page 63: ...ta 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 de...

Page 64: ...able 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 SAS Option ROM This option allows you to enable or...

Page 65: ...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...

Page 66: ...ling 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 foll...

Page 67: ...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 This menu contains options for inputing...

Page 68: ...ess In the field provided here enter the Gateway 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...

Page 69: ...m 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...

Page 70: ...evices This option allows you to retry boot devices Options include Enabled and Disabled 4 5 Exit Menu Select the Exit tab from AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen Save C...

Page 71: ...automatically 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 Default...

Page 72: ...uld 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 c...

Page 73: ...A 2 H8DCL i 6 F Serverboard User s Manual Notes...

Page 74: ...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 75: ...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 th...

Page 76: ...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 77: ...itch 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 t...

Page 78: ...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 79: ...ors 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 programm...

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