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USER’S MANUAL

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H8QG7-LN4F

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Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0d SUPER H8QG7 LN4F H8QGi LN4F ...

Page 2: ...PAIRING 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 State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed t...

Page 3: ...s a checklist of what should be included in your motherboard 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 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 c...

Page 4: ...g Statements 2 1 2 2 Static Sensitive Devices 2 4 Precautions 2 4 Unpacking 2 4 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 5 2 4 Mounting the Motherboard into a Chassis 2 7 2 5 Installing Memory 2 7 DIMM Module Population Configuration 2 10 2 6 PCI Expansion Cards 2 11 2 7 I O Port and Control Panel Connections 2 12 Front Control Panel 2 12 2 8 Connector Definitions 2 13 Power Connectors 2 13 Power...

Page 5: ... SATA DOM Power Connector 2 19 Compact Flash Card PWR Connector 2 19 SAS Battery Backup Connector 2 20 Video Connector 2 20 2 9 Jumper Settings 2 21 Explanation of Jumpers 2 21 CMOS Clear 2 21 I2C to PCI Express Slot 2 22 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 22 VGA Enable Disable 2 22 LAN1 2 3 4 Enable Disable 2 22 SAS Enable Disable 2 23 BMC Jumper 2 23 2 10 Onboard Indicators 2 23 LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 LEDs...

Page 6: ...oting Procedures 3 1 Before Power On 3 1 No Power 3 1 No Video 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 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction 4 1 4 2 Main Menu 4 2 4 3 Advanced Settings Menu 4 3 4 6 Security Settings Menu 4 16 4 5 Boot Settings Menu 4 17 4 8 Exit Men...

Page 7: ...wo 2 Ipass to 4 SATA 50 cm W 50 cm SB S 26AWG I O cables CBL 0097L 02 H8QG7 LN4F only Four 4 SATA CABLE 61 cm FLAT S S PBF 26AWG flat I O cables CBL 0044L H8QG7 LN4F only Six 6 SATA CABLE 61 cm FLAT S S PBF 26AWG flat I O cables CBL 0044L H8QGi LN4F only One 1 MCP 260 00060 0N I O shield with EMI gasket Note For your system to work properly please follow the links below to download all necessary d...

Page 8: ...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 nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Web Site www supermicro com Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Computer Inc 3F No 150 Jian 1st Rd Zhonghe Dist New Taipei City 235 Taiwan R O C Tel ...

Page 9: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Figure 1 1 H8QG7 i LN4F Image ...

Page 10: ... JPI2C1 JPW1 SPEAKER JTPM1 P3 DIMM4B SAS4 7 USB4 5 SAS0 3 SATA0 SATA1 SATA3 SATA2 SATA5 SATA4 USB2 3 USB6 SLOT1 PCI E 2 0 X8 SLOT2 PCI E 2 0 X16 SLOT3 PCI E 2 0 X8 SLOT4 PCI E 2 0 X16 P2 DIMM1A P2 DIMM1B P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B CPU1 P2 DIMM3A UID LE1 P2 DIMM3B P2 DIMM4A LAN4 P2 DIMM4B LAN3 P1 DIMM4A P1 DIMM3B LAN2 CPU2 P1 DIMM3A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM2A LAN1 P1 DIMM1B VGA P4 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1A P4 DIMM1B P4 D...

Page 11: ...e Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 LAN 1 2 3 4 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPS1 SAS Controller Enable Disable only on H8QG7 LN4F Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD1 Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset LED Description LAN Ports LEDs for the LAN Ethernet ports Dedicated IPMI LAN LEDs for the dedicated IPMI LAN Ethernet port LE1 LED for UID Button DP1 LED for IPMI Heartbeat DP3 LED for Serverboard Power On LEDS1 SAS Activity LED H8...

Page 12: ...ector JPW2 3 4 12V 8 pin CPU Power Connectors JS3 SAS Battery Backup Cable Port JSD1 SATA DOM Device_On_Module Power Connector JTPM1 Trusted Platform Module Header JWF1 Compact Flash Card Power Connector JSTBY1 Standby Power Connection header LAN1 2 3 4 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports PS2 Mouse Keyboard PS2 Mouse Keyboard connectors SAS0 3 SAS4 7 SAS Ports only on H8QG7 LN4F SATA0 SATA5 SATA Ports T S...

Page 13: ... our web site for recommended DIMMs Chipset One SR5690 one SR5670 and SP5100 Southbridge chipsets Expansion Slots Two 2 PCI E 2 0 x16 slots Two 2 PCI E 2 0 x8 slots BIOS 16 Mb AMI BIOS SPI Flash ROM APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 ACPI 2 0 is BIOS supported SMBIOS 2 3 Real Time Clock Wakeup Plug and Play PnP BIOS resume hot keys PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors Fan status monitor wit...

Page 14: ... 10 50 and 60 H8QG7 LN4F only One 1 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial header Seven 7 USB Universal Serial Bus 2 0 ports 2x rear 4x header 1x type A Four 4 LAN ports supported by an onboard Intel i350 quad port Ethernet controller for 10 100 1000Base T One 1 dedicated IPMI LAN port Two 2 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports One 1 VGA port supported by an onboard Matrox G200eW graphics controller with 16 M...

Page 15: ...CH 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 4A 4B CH 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 4A 4B SLOT 3 PCIE_ X8 SLOT 4 PCIE_ X16 PCIE X16 PCIE X8 PCIE X8 LSI SAS2 2208 HT Link HT Link 8x DIMM G34 SOCKET 2 8x DIMM G34 SOCKET 1 8x DIMM G34 SOCKET 4 G34 SOCKET 3 8x DIMM DDR3 1600 1333 1066 DDR3 1600 1333 1066 DDR3 1600 1333 1066 DDR3 1600 1333 1066 Figure 1 3 SR5690 SR5670 SP5100 Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diag...

Page 16: ...p to 48x between 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 is a significant increase in bandwidth within the chipset 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the H8QG7 i LN4F serverboard The serverboa...

Page 17: ...ower 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 comprehensive system wide approach to system and device power control OnNow is a term for a PC that is always on but appears to be off and responds immediately to user or other requests Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indic...

Page 18: ... 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 header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has WOL capability Wake On LAN must be enabled 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...

Page 19: ...a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system The UART also provides legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interfa...

Page 20: ...1 14 H8QG7 i LN4F Serverboard User s Manual Notes ...

Page 21: ...in its entirety before 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 Warning There is a danger of explosion if the battery is replaced incorrectly Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used...

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Page 23: ...este producto debe seguir todas las leyes y reglamentos nacionales Attention La mise au rebut ou le recyclage de ce produit sont généralement soumis à des lois et ou directives de respect de l environnement Renseignez vous auprès de l organisme compétent המוצר סילוק אזהרה ו להנחיות בהתאם להיות חייב זה מוצר של סופי סילוק המדינה חוקי Waarschuwing De uiteindelijke verwijdering van dit product dient t...

Page 24: ...ts 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 in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of CMO...

Page 25: ...ocedure 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 and add on cards 4 Finally connect the cables and install the drivers Installing the Processors 1 Begin by removing the cover plate that protects the CPU Lift the lever on the CPU socket until it points st...

Page 26: ...st any pins of the socket which may damage the CPU and 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 retention plate into place 6 Carefully press the CPU socket lever down until it locks into its retention tab For a dual CPU system repeat these steps to ...

Page 27: ...nd the I O Shield 7 The H8QG7 i LN4F serverboard requires a chassis that can support a board of 16 48 x 13 in size 8 Make sure that the I O ports on the motherboard align with their respective holes in the I O shield at the rear of the chassis Mounting the Motherboard onto the Tray in the Chassis 1 Carefully mount the motherboard onto the motherboard tray by aligning the motherboard mounting holes...

Page 28: ...4F serverboard Memory Support The H8QG7 i LN4F serverboard supports thirty two 32 single dual tri quad channel DDR3 1600 1333 1066 Mhz registered UDIMM RDIMM LRDIMM SDRAM memory modules Populating four 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 64 bit memory Maximum Memory The H8QG7 i LN4F se...

Page 29: ... CPU2 P2 1A P2 2A P2 3A P2 4A 16 DIMMs CPU1 P1 1A P1 1B P1 2A P1 2B P1 3A P1 3B P1 4A P1 4B CPU2 P2 1A P2 1B P2 2A P2 2B P2 3A P2 3B P2 4A P2 4B Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a Motherboard with Four CPUs CPU1 CPU2 CPU3 CPU4 Installed DIMMS CPU Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 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...

Page 30: ...00 MHz 8 GB DR DR 1333 MHz 16 GB RDIMM SR or DR Empty 1600 MHz 1333 MHz 16 GB SR SR 1600 MHz 16 GB DR DR 1600 MHz 32 GB QR Empty 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 32 GB QR QR 1066 MHz 800 MHz 64 GB LRDIMM QR Empty 1333 MHz 32 GB QR QR 64 GB Note 1 Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory Note 2 Due to memory allocation to system devices the amount of memory that remains a...

Page 31: ...sis cover 3 Install the riser card by the 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 lever and slide the shield sideways 6 From inside the chassis 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 shie...

Page 32: ...5 VGA Port 10 UID Figure 2 2 I O Port Locations and Definitions 1 2 5 4 3 6 7 8 9 10 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 JF1 Front Control Panel Header JF1 NMI x key 3 3V Vcc NIC1 Activity LED NIC2 Activity LED Vcc 3 3V Reset Power Ground ...

Page 33: ...will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V 14 12V 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 12V 8 pin PWR Connector Pin Definitions Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 ...

Page 34: ...e 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 Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 7 Vcc 8 OH Fan Fail PWS Fail Red LED and UID Blue LED OH Fan Fail PWR Fail LED Status Red LED State Indication Off Normal On Overheat Flashing Fan Fail NIC2 Link Ac...

Page 35: ...he right for pin definitions NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 19 NMI 20 Ground NIC3 LAN3 LED The LED connections for LAN3 are on pins 3 and 4 of JPK1 Attach LAN LED cables to display network activity See the table on the right for pin definitions NIC4 LED Pin Definitions JPK1 Pin Definition 1 Activity 2 Link NIC3 LED Pin Definitions JPK1 Pin Definition 3 Activity 4 Link NIC4 LAN4 LED ...

Page 36: ...us Headers Pin Definitions USB2 3 USB4 5 JUSB2 JUSB3 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 5V 2 5V 3 PO 4 PO 5 PO 6 PO 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 Key 10 NC Note NC indicates no connection SGPIO The T SGPIO1 T SGPIO2 Serial General Purpose Input Output headers provide a bus between the SATA controller and the backpane to provide SATA enclosure management functions Connect the appropriate cable from the backplan...

Page 37: ...on 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Tachometer 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 pin fans only The fan speeds are controlled by IPMI See the table on the right for pin definitions ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse are ...

Page 38: ...the board There is also another UID button located on the control panel When you push either UID button both 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 service Trusted Platform Module Header This header is used to connect a Trusted Platform Modu...

Page 39: ...pin definitions Power SMB I2 C Pin Definitions JPI2C1 Pin Definition 1 Clock 2 Data 3 PWR Fail 4 Ground 5 3 3V Overheat LED Connect an LED to the JOH1 header to provide 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 SATA DOM Power Connector A power connector for SATA DOM Disk_On_Module devices is loc...

Page 40: ...pport for cache data of onboard SAS devices during a power outage Cache data can be retained for up to 48 hours See the table on the right for pin definitions SAS Battery Backup Connector Pin Definitions JS3 Pin Definition Pin Definition 2 INPLACE2 1 INPLACE1 4 BBSTATUS _3V3 3 Data 6 Ground 5 Ground 8 PFAIL_N 7 PWRGD_P1V5 10 BBE_3V3 9 Ground 12 BBSTROBE _3V3 11 Data 14 Ground 13 Data 16 BBU_SMDA _...

Page 41: ...ich 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 power cord s It is also recommended that you remove the onboard battery from the serverboard 2 With the power disconnected short the CMOS pads with a metal object such as a small screwdriver 3 Remove ...

Page 42: ...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 Pins 1 2 Reset Pins 2 3 NMI Open Disabled Note when Watch Dog is enabled the user must write their own application software to disable the Watch Dog Timer VGA Enable Disable JPG1 allows you to enable or...

Page 43: ...PS1 allows you to enable 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 2 10 Onboard Indicators LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 LEDs The Ethernet ports located beside the VGA port have two LEDs On each Gb LAN port one LED blinks to indicate activity while the other may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connect...

Page 44: ...PMI LED The serverboard contains an IPMI LED DP1 located near the corner above the PCI E slots When this LED is lit it means a connection is active for the built in IPMI on the serverboard Note This LED is not installed on non IPMI boards IPMI LED DP1 State System Status On Active connection Off No connection IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs A dedicated IPMI LAN is also included on the H8QG7 i LN4F serverb...

Page 45: ...rboard only See the table on the right for pin definitions Note JPS1 must be set correctly to enable the SAS controller 2 11 SATA Drive Connections SATA Ports There are no jumpers to configure the SATA ports which are designated SATA0 through SATA5 See the table on the right for pin definitions SATA Ports Pin Definitions SATA0 SATA3 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Ground 5 RXN 2 TXP 6 RXP 3 TXN 7 ...

Page 46: ... the 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 If you wish to have the OS on a SATA RAID array you must follow the procedure below and install the driver during the OS installation Building a Driver Diskette You must first build a driver disk...

Page 47: ...he arrow keys to move to the Advanced menu then scroll down to IDE configuration On this submenu scroll down to OnChip SATA Type and choose the RAID option Figure 2 4 RAID Codebase submenu appears This setting allows you to select the codebase for your RAID setup Options are either Adaptec or DotHill 3 Press the Esc key twice and scroll to the Exit menu Select Save Changes and Exit and press Enter...

Page 48: ...H8QG7 i LN4F Serverboard User s Manual 2 28 Figure 2 6 Adaptec RAID Utility Program Screen Figure 2 5 DotHill RAID Utility Program Screen ...

Page 49: ...n the CD drive restart the system 2 Press Enter again to continue with the Windows setup 3 When you see the prompt hit the F6 key to enter Windows setup 4 Eventually a blue screen will appear with a message that begins Windows could not determine the type of one or more storage devices When you see the screen hit the S key to Specify Additional Device then insert the driver diskette you just creat...

Page 50: ...wnloading and installing the drivers and utilities the display shown in Figure 2 7 should appear 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 these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you should reboot the system before moving on to the next item on the list The...

Page 51: ...em 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 III is ADMIN ADMIN Note When SuperDoctor is first installed it adopts the temperature threshold settings that have been set in BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within SuperDoctor...

Page 52: ... User s 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 instead Figure 2 9 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen Remote Control ...

Page 53: ...manufacturer CR2032 Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Figure 2 10 Installing the Onboard Battery OR Please handle used batteries carefully Do not damage the battery in any way a damaged battery may release hazardous materials into the environment Do not discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landfill Please comply with the regulations set up by your ...

Page 54: ...H8QG7 i LN4F Serverboard User s Manual 2 34 Notes ...

Page 55: ...s 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 chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well 7 Use the correct type of onboard CMOS battery CR2032 as recommended by the manufacturer To avoid possible explo...

Page 56: ...Setup 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 recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the setup co...

Page 57: ...1066 Mhz speed 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB or 32 GB size SDRAM memory Single dual tri quad channel configuratios are supported See Section 2 5 for details on installing memory Question How do I update my 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 messag...

Page 58: ... momentary on off switch must be held for more than four seconds to shut down the system This feature is required to implement 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 be fore any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise ...

Page 59: ...d 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 cannot be configured The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a t...

Page 60: ...e AMIBIOS the type speed and number of the processors in the system and the amount of memory installed in the system System Time System Date You can edit this field to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or System Date using the Arrow keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the Tab key or the Arrow keys to move between fields The date must be entered in DAY MM DD YYYY fo...

Page 61: ...or F1 if Error This setting controls the system response when an error is detected during the boot sequence When enabled BIOS will stop the boot sequence when an error is detected at which point you will need to press the F1 button to re enter the BIOS setup menu The options are Enabled and Disabled Hit DEL Message Display Use this option to Enable or Disable the Press DEL to run setup message in ...

Page 62: ...ision Cache L1 L2 L3 Speed NB CLK Able to Change Frequency and uCode Patch Level GART Error Reporting This option should remain disabled for normal operation The driver developer may enable this option for testing purposes Options are Enabled or Disabled Microcode Update This setting Enables or Disables microcode updating Secure Virtual Machine Mode This setting Enables or Disables the Secure Virt...

Page 63: ...port This option configures the C1E Support for your system Options include Disabled and Auto Clock Spread Spectrum This option Enables or Disables spread spectrum modulation Advanced Chipset Control Chipset Information Chipset Information is displayed at the top of this menu on the chipset CIMx version used NorthBridge Chipset Configuration Memory Configuration Bank Interleaving This option allow...

Page 64: ...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 sets the DRAM scrub rate so all of memory is scrubbed in 8 hours DRAM ECC Enable This setting allows hardware to report and correct memory errors automatically maintaining system integrity Options are Ena...

Page 65: ...tion page SouthBridge Chipset Configuration 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 Controller in either Hi Speed 480 Mps or Full Speed 12 Mps mode Legacy USB Support This setting enables support for any legacy USB in your system Options include Enable...

Page 66: ...econdary Third IDE Master Slave LBA Large Mode LBA 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 of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block mode is not used Block mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per i...

Page 67: ...d DMA MWDMA Multi Word DMA 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 Disabled to prevent AMI BIOS from using the S M A R T Select Enabled to allow AMI BIOS to use the S M A R T to support hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32...

Page 68: ...board First or Addon First Slot 1 Slot 4 PCI E Option ROM 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 Onboard LSI SAS Option ROM This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the onboard LSI SAS option ROM Load Onboard LAN 1 4 Option ROM This setting allows you to enable or disable the Load Onboard LAN ROM for LAN 1 thr...

Page 69: ...n is set 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 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2F8 IRQ3 Remote Access Configuration Remote Access Use this option to Enable or Disable Remote Access in your system If enabled the settings below will appear Serial Port Nu...

Page 70: ...y Use this setting to set the delay in seconds to display memory information Options are No Delay 1 sec 2 secs and 4 secs Hardware Health Configuration CPU Overheat Alarm This setting allows you to specify the type of alarm for CPU overheating Options include The Early Alarm and The Default Alarm Other items in the submenu are systems monitor displays for the following information CPU1 CPU4 Temper...

Page 71: ...ault setting is enabled when the Tctl value 70 and is disabled 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 Onboard buzzer or speaker is required to be ON and to be a continuous sound All system fans are required to be operated at full speed Sy...

Page 72: ...ptions are Enabled and Disabled Headless Mode Use this setting to enable or disable headless operation mode through ACPI WHEA Support Use this setting to enable or disable Windows Hardware Error Architecture NUMA Support This setting Enables or Disables the building of an ACPI SRAT Table IPMI Configuration This menu shows static information about the IPMI firmware revision and status of the BMC as...

Page 73: ...address in the BMC are shown IP Address In the field provided here enter the IP address in the hex form of xx xx xx xx xx xx with xx in hex form only The current IP address in the BMC is shown Subnet Mask In the field provided here enter the Subnet 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 subnet address in the BMC ...

Page 74: ... provides a Supervisor 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 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 the bottom of th...

Page 75: ...equence 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 sequence from the list of available CD DVD drives A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu USB Drives This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list ...

Page 76: ...he Exit 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 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 Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this f...

Page 77: ... 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 page correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error All errors listed with the exception of Beep Code 8 are fatal errors A 1 AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message Description 1...

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Page 79: ...nitialization 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 sizing next D4h Returning to real mode Executing any OEM patches and setting the Stack next D5h Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at E000 0000h The initialization code is copied...

Page 80: ...h 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 root directory F1h The AMIBOOT ROM file is not in the root directory F2h Next reading and analyzing the floppy diskette FAT to find the clusters occupied by the AMIBOOT ROM file F3h Next reading th...

Page 81: ...s 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 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 test will begin next 19h Next programming ...

Page 82: ...protected 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 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 test is done Memory size calculation has bee...

Page 83: ...d 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 initializing the circular 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 ...

Page 84: ...ecking 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 typematic rate next A4h The keyboard typematic rate is set Programming the memory wait states next A5h Memory wait state programming is over Clearing the screen and enabling parity and the NMI next A7h ...

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