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SMBus Header ......................................................................................... 2-12

SGPIO ...................................................................................................... 2-12

Serial Ports ............................................................................................... 2-13

Wake-On-LAN .......................................................................................... 2-13

Power SMB (I

C) ...................................................................................... 2-13

Video Connector ....................................................................................... 2-13

Power LED/Speaker ................................................................................. 2-14

Overheat LED ........................................................................................... 2-14

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports ............................................ 2-14

JIBTN1 Header ......................................................................................... 2-14

Chassis Intrusion ..................................................................................... 2-15

Unit Identifi er Button ................................................................................. 2-15

Trusted Platform Module Header ............................................................. 2-15

Compact Flash Card PWR Connector ..................................................... 2-15

Fan Headers ............................................................................................. 2-16

2-8 Jumper

Settings

............................................................................................ 2-17

Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................ 2-17

CMOS Clear ............................................................................................. 2-17

I2C to PCI-Express Slot ........................................................................... 2-18

Watch Dog Enable/Disable ...................................................................... 2-18

VGA Enable/Disable ................................................................................. 2-18

LAN1/2 Enable/Disable ........................................................................... 2-18

BMC Jumper ............................................................................................ 2-19

SAS Enable/Disable ................................................................................. 2-19

2-9 Onboard

Indicators

........................................................................................ 2-19

GLAN LEDs .............................................................................................. 2-19

IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs ....................................................................... 2-20

Power LED ............................................................................................... 2-20

IPMI LED .................................................................................................. 2-20

UID LED (LE1) ........................................................................................ 2-20

2-10 SAS and SATA Drive Connections ............................................................... 2-21

SATA Ports ............................................................................................... 2-21

SAS Ports ................................................................................................. 2-21

2-11 Enabling SATA RAID ..................................................................................... 2-22

Serial ATA (SATA).......................................................................................... 2-22

Installing the OS/SATA Driver ....................................................................... 2-22

Building a Driver Diskette ......................................................................... 2-22

H8QGL-6/iF SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL

Summary of Contents for H8QGL-6F

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL Revision 1 1 SUPER H8QGL 6F H8QGL iF...

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: ...pecifications 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 inst...

Page 4: ...iv H8QGL 6 iF 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: ...gsgevaar 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...

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 H8QGL 6 iF SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL Notes...

Page 9: ...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 Expansion Cards 2 7 2 6 I O Port and Control Pa...

Page 10: ...umper Settings 2 17 Explanation of Jumpers 2 17 CMOS Clear 2 17 I2C to PCI Express Slot 2 18 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 18 VGA Enable Disable 2 18 LAN1 2 Enable Disable 2 18 BMC Jumper 2 19 SAS Enable...

Page 11: ...3 2 Memory Errors 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service 3 5 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 I...

Page 12: ...Notes xii H8QGL 6 iF SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL...

Page 13: ...g contact your retailer One 1 H8QGL 6 iF serverboard One 1 I O shield MCP 260 00027 0N One 1 9 pin serial port cable CBL 0010L Eight 8 H8QGL 6F or six 6 H8QGL iF 2ft Amphenol SATA cables CBL 0044L Not...

Page 14: ...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 15: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Note Some components shown in the above image may be changed or unavailable in later revisions of this serverboard Figure 1 1 H8QGL 6F Image...

Page 16: ...1 4 H8QGL 6 iF SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL Note Some components shown in the above image may be changed or unavailable in later revisions of this serverboard Figure 1 2 H8QGL iF Image...

Page 17: ...T1 USB7 JPI2C1 COM1 JPW1 SPEAKER JTPM1 UID LAN2 LAN1 SLOT6 PCI E 2 0 X16 SLOT5 PCI E 2 0 X8 IN X16 FAN7 CPU4 FAN9 CPU3 FAN4 CPU1 FAN1 CPU2 P3 DIMM1A P2 DIMM3A P2 DIMM4A P3 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM1A P...

Page 18: ...Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled 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 H8QGL 6F Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD1 Watch Dog Pins...

Page 19: ...CPU Memory 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...

Page 20: ...he tested memory list on the motherboard website Chipset Dual AMD SR5690 plus one SP5100 Southbridge chipset Expansion Slots Three 3 PCI Express x16 Gen 2 Two 2 PCI Express x8 in x16 Gen 2 One 1 PCI E...

Page 21: ...the AOC SAS2 RAID5 KEY add on card installed H8QGL 6F 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 T...

Page 22: ...008 PCIE X4 LAN Intel 82576 PCIE x4 Winbond WPCM450 USB PORT X7 AMD SP5100 VGA HT Link 16 16 1GHz AMD SR5690 2 PCIE X8 SLOT 3 PCIE_ X8 CH 1A 1B 2A 2B CH 1A 1B 2A 2B 4x DIMM 4x DIMM G34 SOCKET 2 G34 SO...

Page 23: ...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 24: ...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 indicate...

Page 25: ...ower 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...

Page 26: ...14 H8QGL 6 iF SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL The IRQs DMAs and I O space resources of the Super I O can be flexibly adjusted to meet ISA PnP requirements which support ACPI and APM Advanced Power Managemen...

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: ...ion 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: ...or the socket 5 With the CPU inserted into the socket 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 retentio...

Page 30: ...the I O Shield 7 The H8QGL 6 iF serverboard requires a chassis that can support a board of LxW 16 48 x 13 418 x 330 mm in size 8 Make sure that the I O ports on the motherboard align with their respe...

Page 31: ...ry Support The H8QGL 6 iF serverboard supports single dual tri quad channel DDR3 1866 1600 1333 1066 Mhz speed registered ECC or Unbuffered ECC non ECC SDRAM Populating four adjacent slots at a time w...

Page 32: ...4 16 DIMMs CPU1 P1 1A P1 2A P1 3A P1 4A CPU2 P2 1A P2 2A P2 3A P2 4A CPU3 P3 1A P3 2A P3 3A P3 4A CPU4 P4 1A P4 2A P4 3A P4 4A DIMM Module Population Configuration For memory to work properly follow...

Page 33: ...ssis cover 3 Install the riser card by sliding card into the appropriate slot in the motherboard 4 Choose the PCI slot shield in which to place the add on card 5 In that slot open the PCI slot shield...

Page 34: ...board 6 VGA Port 2 PS 2 Mouse 7 LAN1 3 USB0 1 8 LAN2 4 IPMI LAN 9 UID 5 COM1 Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 2 3 for the pin definiti...

Page 35: ...oard Failure in doing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions JPW1 Pin Definition Pin Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V 14 12V 2...

Page 36: ...or power failure The Blue LED on pin 8 works as the UID LED indicator for the front panel UID switch Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions OH Fan Fail PWR Fail Red LED and UID Blue LED P...

Page 37: ...nition 19 NMI 20 Ground Universal Serial Bus Ports Two Universal Serial Bus ports USB 2 0 are located beside the Keyboard and Mouse PS2 ports USB0 1 One additional Type A port USB6 is included on the...

Page 38: ...PIO1 3 SGPIO2 headers provide the same function between the SAS controller and the backpane and have the same pin definitions only on H8QGL 6F SGPIO Header Pin Definitions T SGPIO1 T SGPIO2 3 SGPIO1 3...

Page 39: ...the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use the Wake On LAN feature Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL Pin Definition 1 5V Standby...

Page 40: ...vide warning of chassis overheating See the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat LED Pin Definitions JOH1 Pin Definition 1 3 3V 2 OH Active ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS...

Page 41: ...h Rear UID and Front Panel UID Indicators will illuminate Push either button again to turn off both indicators These UID indicators provide easy identification of a system unit that may be in need of...

Page 42: ...achometer 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 43: ...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 44: ...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 Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD1 Jumper Setting Definition...

Page 45: ...e or disable the SAS controller The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable SAS See the table on the right for jumper settings This LED is only available on the H8QGL 6F serverboard 2 9 Onboard...

Page 46: ...D is lit it means power is present on the serverboard Be sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord s before removing or installing components Power LED DP3 State System Status On Standby p...

Page 47: ...s 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 Grou...

Page 48: ...he 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 installati...

Page 49: ...ress 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 SATA Configuration and press the Enter key Once in thi...

Page 50: ...ndows 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 Window...

Page 51: ...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 52: ...l 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...

Page 53: ...Manual 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 in...

Page 54: ...y the manufacturer CR2032 Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Figure 2 9 Installing the Onboard Battery OR Please handle used batteries carefully Do not damage the b...

Page 55: ...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 56: ...ure 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 recommended power supplies 2...

Page 57: ...eed 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB or 32 GB size SDRAM or up to 128 GB with a single CPU installed Both single and dual channel configuratiosn are supported See Section 2 4 for details on installing memory...

Page 58: ...r filename zip 1 Prepare a DOS or 98 bootable USB disk 2 Extract filename zip file under Windows into the USB disk 3 Boot up system for which BIOS will be flashed from 98 bootable USB disk 4 At the pr...

Page 59: ...urning 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 vendo...

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Page 61: ...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 cann...

Page 62: ...keyboard Press the Tab key or the Arrow 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 forma...

Page 63: ...ss This sets the action that occurs when an AC power loss occurs Options include Power Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog Timer This sets the Watch Dog Timer Options include Enabled or Disabled Pro...

Page 64: ...in the Operating System Options include P state 0 P state 1 P state 2 P state 3 and P state 4 CPU DownCore Mode This sets the CPU DownCore Mode for your system If you change this option then a cold re...

Page 65: ...de This submenu sets the level of ECC protection Options include Disabled Basic Good Super Max and User Selecting User activates the other option for user setting Note The Super ECC mode dynamically s...

Page 66: ...pset Configuration SouthBridge Chipset Information SouthBridge dhipset information is displayed at the top of this menu on the SouthBridge chipset CIMx version used OHCI EHCI HC Device Functions These...

Page 67: ...A Logical Block Addressing 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...

Page 68: ...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 Disabl...

Page 69: ...OPROM These four settings Slot 1 through Slot 4 allow you to enable or disable the numbered slot s Op ROM except for the VGA card Options are Enabled or Disabled Load Onboard LAN 1 Option ROM This set...

Page 70: ...et 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 2...

Page 71: ...e No Delay 1 sec 2 secs and 4 secs Hardware Health Configuration CPU Overheat Temperature This setting allows you to specify the type of alarm for CPU overheating Options include The Early Alarm and T...

Page 72: ...when the Tctl value drops from 70 to 67 When COA either Early or Default Alarm is enabled the following actions are required to be executed System overheating LED is required to be ON and to solid red...

Page 73: ...ble ACPI support for the operating system if it supports ACPI Options include Yes enable ACPI support or No disable ACPI support ACPI Version Features Use this setting the determine which ACPI version...

Page 74: ...DHCP Selecting Static allows you to manually set the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway Address IP Address In the field provided here enter the IP address in the decimal form of xxx xxx xxx xxx with x...

Page 75: ...upervisor and a User password If you use both passwords the Supervisor password must be set first Change Supervisor Password Select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu and then type in...

Page 76: ...the boot sequence from the list of available hard disk 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...

Page 77: ...it menu and press Enter Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes a...

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Page 79: ...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 pag...

Page 80: ...A 2 H8QGL 6 iF SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL Notes...

Page 81: ...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 82: ...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 83: ...keys were pressed during power on Initializing CMOS RAM if the 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...

Page 84: ...otected mode for the memory test next 43h Entered protected mode Enabling interrupts for diagnostics mode next 44h Interrupts enabled if the diagnostics switch is on Initializing data to check memory...

Page 85: ...next 81h A keyboard reset error or stuck key was found Issuing the keyboard controller interface test command next 82h The keyboard controller interface test completed Writing the command byte and in...

Page 86: ...king the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next A2h Displaying any soft errors next A3h The soft error display has completed Setting the keyboard type...

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