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Chapter 1: Introduction

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Introduction

SUPER P4QH8/P4QH6

Figure 1-1. SUPER P4QH8/P4QH6 Image

Note: The only difference between the P4QH8 and the P4QH6 is the type of

onboard SCSI controller (Ultra320 and Ultra160, respectively).

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Page 1: ...SUPER P4QH8 SUPER P4QH6 USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a SUPER...

Page 2: ...ILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH TH...

Page 3: ...devices Read this chapter when you want to install the processor and DIMM memory modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk d...

Page 4: ...3 Special Features 1 9 ATI Graphics Controller 1 9 BIOS Recovery 1 9 Recovery from AC Power Loss 1 9 1 4 PC Health Monitoring 1 10 1 5 ACPI Features 1 11 1 6 Power Supply 1 13 1 7 Super I O 1 13 Chapt...

Page 5: ...essor Speed 2 15 2 7 Jumper Settings 2 16 CMOS Clear 2 16 SCSI Termination Enable Disable 2 16 LAN Enable Disable 2 17 Spread Spectrum Enable Disable 2 17 Third Power Supply Fail Alarm Enable Disable...

Page 6: ...ures 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service 3 5 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS 4 1 Introduction 4 1 4 2 BIOS Features 4 2 4 3 Running Setup 4 2 Main Menu 4 3 4 4 Advanced BIOS...

Page 7: ...ed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer One 1 Supermicro Mainboard Four 4 CPU heatsink fans Four 4 sets of CPU heatsink retention clips One 1 MEC Memory Extension Card One 1 MEC Retention...

Page 8: ...pe Address SuperMicro 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 9: ...troduction 1 3 Introduction SUPER P4QH8 P4QH6 Figure 1 1 SUPER P4QH8 P4QH6 Image Note The only difference between the P4QH8 and the P4QH6 is the type of onboard SCSI controller Ultra320 and Ultra160 r...

Page 10: ...purposes only The P4QH6 has an AIC 7899 SCSI controller CPU1 CPU2 ATX POWER CPU4 CPU3 SMB IPMI J38 J47 BATTERY IPMB COM2 4 Speaker VGA Port CPU FAN1 KYBD MOUSE ATI Rage XL J20 J21 Parallel Port USB0 1...

Page 11: ...verheat Chassis Fan Headers D13 D20 Debug LEDs see Section 2 8 IPMI IPMI Slot optional JA1 JA2 Ultra320 160 Channel A B LVD SCSI JF1 Front Control Panel Header JP46 Power Supply Fail Header JP50 Front...

Page 12: ...ered ECC DDR 200 PC1600 SDRAM Note Memory modules must be installed four at a time into the MEC see Section 2 3 DDR 266 PC2100 is supported but only at 200 MHz Chipset ServerWorks Grand Champion HE Ex...

Page 13: ...ual channel ATA 100 EIDE bus master controller 1 floppy port interface 2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports 1 EPP ECP Enhanced Parallel Port Extended Capabilities Port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboa...

Page 14: ...es Section for details on the features of your motherboard CMIC 400 MHz Host Bus CPU 2 CPU 1 CPU 4 CPU 3 CIOB30 REMC 288 bit 200 MHz Memory Bus REMC REMC REMC Memory Board 32 GB Total CIOB30 DIMM Slot...

Page 15: ...ial Features ATI Graphics Controller The P4QH8 P4QH6 has an integrated ATI video controller based on the Rage XL graphics chip The Rage XL utilizes 8 MB of memory and fully supports sideband addressin...

Page 16: ...onmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user defined threshold...

Page 17: ...ides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application soft ware This enables the system to automatically turn on and...

Page 18: ...m malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just depress and hold the power button for 4 seconds This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine External Modem Ring On Wake...

Page 19: ...commend the Supermicro SC862 4U chassis CSE 0035 and the SC850 P4 power supply PWS 0039 which provides 700 watts of continuous power 1 7 Super I O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chi...

Page 20: ...I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Con figuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features...

Page 21: ...ore removing the board from the anti static bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid to...

Page 22: ...the motherboard and the chassis to secure the CPUs White pegs 4 2 Insert the white pegs into the black anchors Do not force the white pegs all the way in only about 1 3 of the way into the black anch...

Page 23: ...lever down until you hear it click into the locked position Socket lever in locked position 4 Secure the other retention bracket into position by repeating Step 3 8 Apply the proper amount of thermal...

Page 24: ...User s Manual Figure 2 1 603PGA Socket Empty and with Processor Installed Warning Make sure you lift the lever completely when installing the CPU If the lever is only partly raised damage to the sock...

Page 25: ...before inserting the DIMMs 2 Populating the MEC Important Because memory is accessed by a four way interleaving scheme you must install modules four at a time and in the order shown in Figure 2 2 and...

Page 26: ...king sure it is fully seated Finish by tightening the two screws that secure the retention plate to the chassis Note Always install DIMMs from the bottom of the MEC card up and in groups of four If fo...

Page 27: ...ur thumbs to gently push near the edge of both ends of the module This should release it from the slot Figure 2 3 Installing DIMM into Slot To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it...

Page 28: ...nitor Port Blue LAN Port Note COM2 4 is a header located near the battery on the motherboard 2 4 I OPorts Control Panel Connectors The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specifica...

Page 29: ...ront control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions Note JF1 conforms to the 34 pin SSI standard to be used with Supermicro chassis which...

Page 30: ...NC 21 5V 22 5V 23 5V 24 COM Pin Number Definition 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 COM 4 5V 5 COM 6 5V 7 COM 8 PW R_OK 9 5VSB 10 12V 11 12V 12 3 3V IDE HDD LED The IDE HDD Hard Drive LED con nection is located on pin...

Page 31: ...efinitions Pin Number 11 13 Definition PW _O N Ground PW R_O N Connector Pin Definitions JF1 Reset The Reset connection is located on pins 15 and 17 of JF1 Attach it to the hardware reset switch on th...

Page 32: ...ble on the right for pin definitions Keyboard L ock Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 22 24 Definition 5V GND Overheat LED OH Connect an LED to pin 26 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overhe...

Page 33: ...l Ports COM1 COM3 is located under the parallel port see Figure 2 4 See the table on the right for pin defini tions The COM2 COM4 header is located near the battery on the motherboard Serial Port Pin...

Page 34: ...Pin Num ber 1 2 3 4 Definition P S 1 Fail Signal P S 2 Fail Signal P S 3 Fail Signal Reset from MB Pin Number 1 2 3 Definition 5V Standby Ground W ake up W ake O n LAN Pin Definitions W O L Wake On LA...

Page 35: ...ch 1 Processor Speed The red DIP switch labeled SW1 has four individual switches which are used to set the proces sor speed Refer to the table on the right for the correct settings for the vari ous sp...

Page 36: ...per consists of con tact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connec...

Page 37: ...default position is closed to enable Spread Spectrum See the table on the right for jumper settings Jum per Position Open Closed Definition Disabled Enabled Spread Spectrum Jumper Settings JP5 Third...

Page 38: ...e both jumpers must be either enabled or disabled Jum per Position 1 2 2 3 Definition Enabled Disabled VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP55 JP60 Jum per Position Open Closed Definition Enabled Disa...

Page 39: ...o D20 to get the high left digit of the corresponding hexidecim al POST code Example The exam ple on the left indicates a hexidecim al POST code of C6 This is determ ined in the following m anner D17...

Page 40: ...disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Parallel Port Connector The parallel port is locat...

Page 41: ...otor Enable 18 DIR 20 STEP 22 W rite Data 24 W rite Gate 26 Track 00 28 W rite Protect 30 Read Data 32 Side 1 Select 34 Diskette Floppy Connector Pin Definitions JP19 Pin Num ber Function 1 Reset IDE...

Page 42: ...9 30 31 32 33 34 Signal Nam es DB 12 DB 13 DB 14 DB 15 DB P1 DB 0 DB 1 DB 2 DB 3 DB 4 DB 5 DB 6 DB 7 DB P GROUND GROUND TERMPW R TERMPW R RESERVED GROUND ATN GROUND BSY ACK RST MSG SEL C D REQ I O DB...

Page 43: ...ing this CD into your CDROM drive the display shown in Figure 2 5 should appear If this dis play does not appear click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CDROM drive Finall...

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Page 45: ...and mouse 3 Remove all add on cards 4 Install one CPU making sure it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well No Power 1 M...

Page 46: ...irectly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that...

Page 47: ...ort htm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com or b...

Page 48: ...r updating your BIOS please clear the CMOS then load Optimal Values in the BIOS Question After flashing the BIOS my system does not have video How can I correct this Answer If the system does not have...

Page 49: ...ment the ACPI features on the motherboard 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service will be rende...

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Page 51: ...o the BIOS ROM enabling it to retain the system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is then configured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS which gains co...

Page 52: ...ive AMIBIOS supports PC Health Monitoring chips When a failure occurs in a monitored activity AMIBIOS can sound an alarm and display a message The PC Health Monitoring chips monitor CPU temperature Ch...

Page 53: ...to illustrate how to navigate through the menus Note Items displayed in gray are preset and cannot be selected Items with a blue arrow are commands not options i e Discard Changes The Main BIOS Setup...

Page 54: ...rIO Configuration to go to the sub screen for that item Advanced BIOS Setup options are displayed by highlighting the option using the arrow keys All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this...

Page 55: ...n specifies the base I O port address of serial port 2 The settings for this item include Disabled 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Serial Port 2 IRQ This option specifies the Interrupt Request address of serial port...

Page 56: ...This option specifies the parallel port mode The settings for this item include Normal Bi directional EPP and ECP ECP Mode DMA Channel This option allows the user to set the setting for the ECP Mode o...

Page 57: ...The data to and from the device will occur one sector at a time Auto This option allows the BIOS to auto detect device support for Multi Sector Transfers on the specified channel If supported this op...

Page 58: ...or ATA PI Removable Media Disk Primary IDE Slave When the system enters Setup BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices This option displays the auto detection status of IDE de vices The...

Page 59: ...specify which of floppy drive you have installed in the A drive The settings are Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 5 1 4 720 KB 3 1 2 1 44 MB 3 1 2 and 2 88 MB 3 1 2 Floppy B Use this option to specify whi...

Page 60: ...ld not be changed Slow This sets the rate the computer repeats a key to under 8 times per second Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot This option allows the BIOS to skip certain tests that are norma...

Page 61: ...example would be a system administrator must remote boot the system The computer system does not have a keyboard currently attached If this setting is set the system will continue to bootup in to the...

Page 62: ...operations stored in the L1 cache aren t copied to main memory until absolutely necessary This is the default setting System BIOS Cacheable This option enables you to move the system BIOS to the memor...

Page 63: ...tem Health Monitor The BIOS continuously monitors the health of your system by measuring certain voltage levels and temperatures Clicking this option and hitting Enter will display a list of monitored...

Page 64: ...pied to RAM When Enabled the contents of 16 KB of video ROM beginning at the above address are copied shadowed from ROM to RAM BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit...

Page 65: ...rt The settings for this option are Enabled and Disabled Jackson Technology Enables Jackson Technology if supported by the operating system Jack son Technology is a method of creating an additional vi...

Page 66: ...ency Timer This option specifies the latency timing of the PCI clocks for all PCI devices Settings include 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 PCI clocks 4 6 PCI PnP Setup Choose PCI PnP Setup from the A...

Page 67: ...raphics chipset can be mounted on a PCI card Always check with your adapter card manuals first before modifying the default settings in the BIOS PCI IDE BusMaster The settings for this option are Disa...

Page 68: ...ms Power Management When enabled this option displays the following four options relating to power management The settings are Disabled and Enabled 4 7 Power Setup Choose Power Setup from the AMIBIOS...

Page 69: ...he use of a sleep button that can be connected to the motherboard The settings are Disabled and Sus pend Video Power Down This option specifies the power state that the VGA video subsystem enters afte...

Page 70: ...e system devices The settings for the 1st Boot Device are Removable Device ATAPI CDROM Hard Drive and Intel UNDI PXE 2 0 2nd Boot Device The settings for the 2nd Boot Device are Removable Device ATAPI...

Page 71: ...CDROM Hard Drive and Intel UNDI PXE 2 0 Hard Disk Drives Use this screen to view the hard drives that have been auto detected or entered manually on your system Removable Devices Use this screen to v...

Page 72: ...security If you select password support you are prompted for a 1 6 character password Type the password on the keyboard The password does not appear on the screen when typed Make sure you write it dow...

Page 73: ...option to clear the user password so that it is not required to be entered when the system boots up Boot Sector Virus Protection This option allows you to enable or disable a virus detection program...

Page 74: ...tem setup wi saving the changes Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Scr F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 03 C Copyright 1985 2000 American Megatrends Inc Exit Saving Changes Highli...

Page 75: ...system features Load Failsafe Defaults Highlighting this setting and then pressing Enter provides the safest set of parameters for the system Use them if the system is behaving errati cally Discard Ch...

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Page 77: ...e usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error All errors listed with...

Page 78: ...SUPER P4QH8 P4QH6 User s Manual A 2 Notes...

Page 79: ...g Next the initialization 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 St...

Page 80: ...ding and analyzing the floppy diskette FAT to find the clusters occupied by the AMIBOOT ROM file F3h Next reading the AMIBOOT ROM file cluster by cluster F4h The AMIBOOT ROM file is not the correct si...

Page 81: ...sed 12h Next disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2 13h The video display has been disabled Port B has been initialized Next initializing the chipset 14h The 8254 timer te...

Page 82: ...ce checking next 34h Video display checking is over Setting the display mode next 37h The display mode is set Displaying the power on message next 38h Initializing the bus input IPL general devices ne...

Page 83: ...xt 4Fh The memory size display has started The display is updated during the memory test Performing the sequential and random memory test next 50h The memory below 1 MB has been tested and initialized...

Page 84: ...completed Checking for a locked key next 84h Locked key checking is over Checking for a memory size mismatch with CMOS RAM data next 85h The memory size check is done Displaying a soft error and chec...

Page 85: ...after the Coprocessor test next 9Eh Initialization after the Coprocessor test is complete Checking the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next A2h Dis...

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