Supero H8DG6, User Manual

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Preface
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Preface
About This Manual
This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable
PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the H8DG6/i(-F)
serverboard.
The H8DG6/i(-F) serverboard is based on the AMD® Dual SR5690 and one SP5100
chipset and supports two AMD Socket G34 type processor with up to 64 GB of ECC/
Non-ECC UDIMM or up to 256 GB of ECC RDIMM. This board series includes the
following serverboards and characteristics:
Embeded IPMI Onbard SAS2
H8DG6 Yes
H8DGi
H8DG6-F Yes Yes
H8DGi-F Yes
Please refer to the motherboard specifi cations pages on our web site for updates on
supported processors (http://www.supermicro.com/aplus/). This product is intended
to be professionally installed.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1 includes a checklist of what should be included in your motherboard
box, describes the features, specifi cations 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 the system LEDs.
If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3 , which describes troubleshooting
procedures for the video, the memory and the setup confi guration stored in CMOS.
For quick reference, a general FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section is
provided. Instructions are also included for contacting technical support. In addition,
you can visit our web site for more detailed information.
Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on
running the CMOS Setup utility.
Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Code Messages.
Appendix B lists BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes.