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H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User's Manual

SATA Ports

There are no jumpers to confi g-

ure the Serial ATA ports, which 

are designated SATA0 through 

SATA5.  See the table on the 

right for pin defi nitions.

SATA Ports

Pin Defi nitions (SATA0-SATA5)

Pin #           Defi nition     

1

Ground

2

TXP

3

TXN

4

Ground

5

RXN

6

RXP

7

Ground

Parallel Port 
Connector

See the table on the right for 

pin defi nitions of the parallel 

(printer) port.

Parallel Port Connector

Pin Defi nitions

Pin#     Defi nition                  Pin #      Defi nition

1

Strobe-

2

Auto Feed-

3

Data Bit 0

4

Error-

5

Data Bit 1

6

Init-

7

Data Bit 2

8

SLCT IN-

9

Data Bit 3

10

GND

11

Data Bit 4

12

GND

13

Data Bit 5

14

GND

15

Data Bit 6

16

GND

17

Data Bit 7

18

GND

19

ACK

20

GND

21

BUSY

22

Write Data

23

PE

24

Write Gate

25

SLCT

26

NC

Содержание H8DA3-2

Страница 1: ...H8DA3 2 H8DAi 2 USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0c SUPER ...

Страница 2: ...for the resolution 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 limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is op...

Страница 3: ...ion 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 serverboard in a chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives the parallel and serial ports the mouse and keyboard and the twisted wires for the power and reset buttons and the syst...

Страница 4: ...ower Supply 1 12 1 6 Super I O 1 13 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 3 Mounting the Serverboard into a Chassis 2 5 2 4 Installing Memory 2 5 2 5 I O Port and Control Panel Connections 2 8 2 6 Connector Definitions 2 9 ATX Power Connector 2 9 Processor Power Connector 2 9 Auxiliary Power Connector 2 9 Power LED 2 9 HDD LED 2 10 NIC...

Страница 5: ...2 7 Jumper Settings 2 18 Explanation of Jumpers 2 18 CMOS Clear 2 18 3rd Power Supply Fail Signal Enable Disable 2 19 I2 C to PCI Enable Disable 2 19 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 19 Power LED Speaker 2 20 USB Power Select 2 20 Compact Flash Master Slave 2 20 SAS Controller Enable Disable 2 21 2 8 Onboard Indicators 2 21 LAN1 LAN2 LEDs 2 21 3 3V Standby LED 2 21 2 9 Floppy IDE Parallel Port SAS and S...

Страница 6: ...em 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 2 4 4 Boot Menu 4 18 4 5 Security Menu 4 18 4 6 Exit Menu 4 19 Appendices Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes vi ...

Страница 7: ...ms have all been included with your serverboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer Included with retail box only One 1 H8DA3 2 H8DAi 2 serverboard One 1 IDE cable CBL 036L 03 One 1 floppy cable CBL 022L H8DA3 2 Four 4 SATA cables CBL 044L H8DAi 2 Six 6 SATA cables CBL 044L One 1 USB 2 0 port cable CBL 083L Two 2 iPass SATA cables H8DA3 2 only CBL 0097L 02 Two 2 heat...

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Страница 9: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Figure 1 1 H8DA3 2 H8DAi 2 Image Note the H8DA3 2 is pictured The H8DAi 2 shares the same layout but does not include SAS components ...

Страница 10: ...U1 DIMMA 2A JPW1 CPU2 DIMMB 2A CPU2 DIMMB 2B CPU2 DIMMB 1A CPU2 DIMMB 1B SIMLP Slot 2 PCI 33 MHz Slot 1 PCI Exp x8 BIOS IDE 1 Floppy SAS4 7 MCP55 Pro LSI 1068E SATA5 COM1 COM2 FAN5 FAN6 CPU2 Fan FAN8 FAN1 JPI2 C FAN2 J3P JF1 FAN3 JWF1 JCF1 CPU1 FAN FAN7 FAN4 JWOR Speaker USB6 7 JPUSB JWOL Audio_FP JPX2A JPX1A JI2 C1 JI2 C2 JBT1 DP2 JPW2 JOH1 JF2 SAS0 3 T SGPIO1 T SGPIO2 JWD JL1 JAR nVidia IO55 SAT...

Страница 11: ... Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector IDE 1 IDE Drive Connector J1B1 24 Pin ATX Power Connector J42 Audio Ports JAR Power Fail Alarm Reset Header JF1 Front Panel Connector JF2 Onboard Speaker Keylock Power LED JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat Warning Header JPI2 C Power Supply I2 C Header JPW1 8 Pin Processor Power Connector JPW2 4 pin Auxiliary Power Connector JWF1 Compact Flash Card Powe...

Страница 12: ... Express x16 slot Two 2 PCI Express x4 in PCI Express x8 slots One 1 32 MHz PCI One 1 low profile SIMLP slot for IPMI card BIOS 8 Mb AMIBIOS LPC Flash ROM DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 2 0 SMBIOS 2 3 Plug and Play PnP PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for two CPU cores 3 3V 5Vin 12Vin 5V standby and battery voltage Fan status monitor with firmware software on off and speed control Watch Dog Envir...

Страница 13: ...D optional RAID 5 support with iButton installed One 1 UltraDMA ATA 133 100 IDE port One 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB Two 2 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial ports On chip nVidia MCP55 Ethernet controller supports two Gigabit LAN ports PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Eight 8 USB Universal Serial Bus 2 0 ports headers Realtek ALC 883 HD Audio for 7 1 sound Other Wake on Ring JWOR Wake on...

Страница 14: ...Processor CPU2 16 x 16 HT link 1 GHz DIMM1A 128 bit data 16 bit ECC DDR2 667 533 DDR2 667 533 Slot 5 PCI E x4 Slot 1 PCI E x8 SATA Ports 6 IDE ATA133 1 USB Ports 8 S I O BIOS Floppy Kybd Mouse Serial Ports 2 AMD Socket F Processor CPU1 128 bit data 16 bit ECC LPC DIMM2A DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIMM2B IPMI nVidia IO 55 Slot 2 PCI GLAN Ports 2 Slot 6 PCI E x16 16 x 16 HT link 1 GHz 16 x 16 HT link 1 GH...

Страница 15: ...t Serial ATA interface a dual port Gb Ethernet interface a single ATA133 bus master interface and a USB 2 0 interface This hub connects directly to CPU 1 and through that to CPU 2 IO 55 This hub connects directly to CPU1 via a 16 x 16 1 GHz Hyper Transport link The IO 55 includes an interface for three PCI Express slots HyperTransport Technology HyperTransport technology is a high speed low latenc...

Страница 16: ... voltage levels are all displayed in BIOS Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Software Speed Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard fans are controlled by thermal management via BIOS CPU Overheat Fan Fail LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat Fan Fail warning function in the BIOS This allows the user to define a...

Страница 17: ... function as a system suspend button When the user depresses the power button the system will enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Depressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up Dur ing the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions an...

Страница 18: ...a high quality power supply that meets 12V ATX power supply Specification 1 1 or above Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges Warning To prevent the possibility of explosion do not use the wron...

Страница 19: ...ne of which supports serial infrared communication Each UART in cludes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provide 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 supports one P...

Страница 20: ...1 14 H8DA3 2 H8DAi 2 User s Manual Notes ...

Страница 21: ...rd 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 serverboard Use only the correct type of CMOS onboard battery as specified by the manufac turer Do not install the CMOS onboard battery upside down which may result in a possible exp...

Страница 22: ...ndex finger to hold the CPU Locate and align pin 1 of the CPU socket with pin 1 of the CPU Both are marked with a triangle Triangles Installing the CPU Backplates Two CPU backplates BKT 0011L have been preinstalled to the serverboard to prevent the CPU area of the serverboard from bending and to provide a base for attaching the heatsink retention modules Exercise extreme caution when handling and i...

Страница 23: ...nd or the socket 4 With the CPU inserted into the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that it is properly in stalled and flush with the socket Then gently lower the silver CPU retention plate into place 5 Carefully press the CPU socket lever down until it locks into its reten tion tab For a dual processor system repeat these steps to install another CPU into the CPU 2 socket Not...

Страница 24: ...nstalled these are used to help attach the heatsinks to the CPUs To install align the module with the standoffs of the preinstalled CPU backplate and with the four feet on the module contacting the serverboard Secure the retention module to the backplate with two of the screws provided See Figure 2 1 Repeat for the second CPU socket Note BKT 0012L is included for use with non Super Micro heatsinks...

Страница 25: ...ligning the serverboard mounting holes with the raised metal standoffs in the tray Insert screws into all the mounting holes in the serverboard that line up with the standoffs Then use a screwdriver to secure the serverboard to the mainboard tray tighten until just snug if too tight you might strip the threads Metal screws provide an electrical contact to the serverboard ground to provide a contin...

Страница 26: ...mory are supported so you may populate any number of DIMM slots see note on previous page and charts on following page The CPU2 DIMM slots can only be accessed when two CPUs are installed however the CPU2 DIMM slots are not required to be populated when two CPUs are installed Populating two adjacent slots at a time with memory modules of the same size and type will result in interleaved 128 bit me...

Страница 27: ...X X X X X X Populating Memory Banks for 64 bit Operation CPU1 DIMM1A CPU1 DIMM1B CPU1 DIMM2A CPU1 DIMM2B CPU2 DIMM1A CPU2 DIMM1B CPU2 DIMM2A CPU2 DIMM2B X X X X X X X X X X X X Notes X indicates a populated DIMM slot If adding at least four DIMMs with two CPUs installed the configurations with DIMMs spread over both CPUs and not like the con figuration in row 5 will result in optimized performance N...

Страница 28: ... the various I O ports Figure 2 3 I O Port Locations and Definitions Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 2 4 for the pin definitions of the various connectors Refer to Section 2 6 for details Figure 2 4 JF1 Front Control Panel Header JF1 NMI x key Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Reset Power Ground x key Power LED HDD LED NIC1 NIC2 OH Fan Fail LE...

Страница 29: ... 12 3 3V Processor Power Connector In addition to the primary ATX power connector above the 12v 8 pin processor power connector at JPW1 must also be connected to your power supply This connection supplies power to the CPUs See the table on the right for pin definitions Processor Power Connector Pin Definitions JPW1 Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V Auxiliary Power Connector The 4 pin...

Страница 30: ...rol ler LED connection is located on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Attach the NIC2 LED cable to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 7 Vcc 8 Control NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 11 Vcc 12 NIC1 Active NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 Vcc 10 NIC2 Active HDD LED The HDD IDE Hard Disk Drive LED conne...

Страница 31: ... and 2 of JF1 Mo mentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button see the Power Button Mode setting in BIOS To turn off the power when set to suspend mode depress the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Universal Serial Bus Ports USB0 1 2 3 Four Universal Serial Bus ports USB2 ...

Страница 32: ...ports desig nated LAN1 and LAN2 are located beside the COM2 port These Ether net ports accept RJ45 type cables Note NC indicates no connection Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Fan Header Pin Definitions FAN1 8 Pin Definition 1 Ground Black 2 12V Red 3 Tachometer 4 PWM Control USB Headers Four additional USB...

Страница 33: ... are for the power LED and pins 1 3 5 and 7 are for the speaker Pins 8 and 10 are for the keylock See the tables on the right for pin definitions Note The speaker connector pins are for use with an external speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 5 and 7 with a jumper Speaker Connector Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Definition 1 Red wire 5V 3 No connection 5 Buzzer signal 7 Spea...

Страница 34: ...omputer to receive and wake up by an incoming call to the modem when in suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature Wake On Ring Pin Definitions JWOR Pin Definition 1 Ground Black 2 Wake up Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL Pin Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up Power Supply I2 C Header The JPI2 C header is for I2 C...

Страница 35: ...rly you will firstneedtoconnectthedevice spower cable to JWF1 and correctly set the Compact Flash Jumper JCF1 Compact Flash Power Header Pin Definitions JWF1 Pin Definition 1 5V 2 Ground 3 Signal SGPIO T SGPIO1 and T SGPIO2 Serial General Purpose Input Output pro vide a bus between the SATA control ler and the SATA drive backplane to provide SATA enclosure management functions Connect the appropriate...

Страница 36: ...n Definition 1 MIC left channel 2 Ground 3 MIC right channel 4 Front panel audio detect 5 Line out right channel 6 MIC jack detect 7 Front audio jack detect 8 Key 9 Line out left channel 10 Line out jack detect Notes NC indicates no connection Pins 6 and 10 are not active when a header is used for front side audio access Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 Attach the appr...

Страница 37: ...audio Refer to the diagrams below for the port definitions when employing 5 1 or 7 1 sound on your system Green jack Line Out Pink jack Mic Blue jack Line In Audio Jacks 5 1 Sound Black jack Front L R Gray jack Center Subwoofer Orange jack Surround L R Audio Jacks 7 1 Sound Green jack Center Pink jack Surround Left Blue jack Front Left Black jack Subwoofer Gray jack Surround Right Orange jack Front...

Страница 38: ...r is off the pins CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS and 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 2 With the power disconnected short the CMOS pads with a metal object such as a small screwdriver for at least four seconds 3 Remov...

Страница 39: ...only have one or two power supplies installed you should disable the function with the J3P header to pre vent false alarms See the table on the right for jumper settings 3rd Power Supply Fail Signal Jumper Settings J3P Jumper Setting Definition Open Disabled Closed Enabled Note When enabled the user needs to write their own application software in or der to disable the Watch Dog timer Watch Dog JWD...

Страница 40: ...umper allows you to assign either master or slave status a compact flash card installed in IDE1 See the table on the right for jumper settings Compact Flash Master Slave Jumper Settings JCF1 Jumper Setting Definition Closed Master Open Slave Power LED Speaker On JF2 pins 2 4 and 6 are for the power LED and pins 1 3 5 and 7 are for the speaker Pins 8 and 10 are for the keylock See the tables on the r...

Страница 41: ...board Power LED When this LED is lit it means power is present on the serverboard In suspend mode this LED will blink on and off Be sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord s be fore removing or installing components Onboard Power LED DP2 State System Status On Standby power present on serverboard Off No power connected Flashing System in standby state SAS Controller Enable Disable H8...

Страница 42: ...ecial cable should be used to take advantage of the speed this new technology offers The blue connector connects to the onboard IDE connector interface and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the documentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings for the hard disk drive Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Floppy Pin Definition Pin Defini...

Страница 43: ... 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 Ground 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 Ground 23 I O Write 24 Ground 25 I O Read 26 Ground 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 Ground 31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16 33 Addr1 34 Ground 35 Addr0 36 Addr2 ...

Страница 44: ...TXN 4 Ground 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 Ground Parallel Port Connector See the table on the right for pin definitions of the parallel printer port Parallel Port Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Strobe 2 Auto Feed 3 Data Bit 0 4 Error 5 Data Bit 1 6 Init 7 Data Bit 2 8 SLCT IN 9 Data Bit 3 10 GND 11 Data Bit 4 12 GND 13 Data Bit 5 14 GND 15 Data Bit 6 16 GND 17 Data Bit 7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 G...

Страница 45: ... Definitions SAS0 3 SAS4 7 Pin Definition Pin Definition A1 Ground B1 Ground A2 RX 0 B2 TX 0 A3 RX 0 B3 TX 0 A4 Ground B4 Ground A5 RX 1 B5 TX 1 A6 RX 1 B6 TX 1 A7 Ground B7 Ground A8 SB7 B8 SB0 A9 SB3 B9 SB1 A10 SB4 B10 SB2 A11 SB5 B11 SB6 A12 Ground B12 Ground A13 RX 2 B13 TX 2 A14 RX 2 B14 TX 2 A15 Ground B15 Ground A16 RX 3 B16 TX 3 A17 RX 3 B17 TX 3 A18 Ground B18 Ground ...

Страница 46: ...ure below and install the driver during the OS installation Note the SATA RAID driver is supported by Windows 2000 and XP only Building a Driver Diskette You must first build a driver diskette from the CD ROM that was included with the system You will have to create this disk on a computer that is already running and with the OS installed Insert the CD into your CD ROM drive and start the system A ...

Страница 47: ...or your RAID array press the F7 key You will be prompted to verify your choice if you want to continue with your choices select Yes Note that selecting Yes will clear all previous data from the drives you selected to be a part of the array You are then given the choice of making the RAID array bootable by pressing the the B key After you have finshed press the Ctrl and X keys simultaneously Figure ...

Страница 48: ...2 28 H8DA3 2 H8DAi 2 User s Manual Figure 2 5 SATA RAID Utility Main Screen Figure 2 6 SATA RAID Utility Array List ...

Страница 49: ...er icon and then on the icon 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 tabs to the right of these in order from top to bottom to install each item one at a time After installing each item you must reboot the system before moving on to the next item on the list You should in...

Страница 50: ...2 30 H8DA3 2 H8DAi 2 User s Manual Notes ...

Страница 51: ...d mouse 5 Remove all add on cards 6 Install a CPU and heatsink making sure it is fully seated and connect the in ternal chassis speaker and the power LED to the serverboard Check all jumper settings as well 7 Use the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as recommended by the manufac turer To avoid possible explosion do not install the CMOS battery upside down 8 Note that the 5VSB supplied from you...

Страница 52: ... Refer to Sec tion 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your serverboard 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 configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note ...

Страница 53: ... your BIOS if you are not experi encing problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site http www supermicro com aplus support bios Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your current BIOS before downloading Select your serverboard model on the we...

Страница 54: ...d the ATA133 technology offers Connect the blue connector to the onboard IDE header and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the documentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings 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 render...

Страница 55: ...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 mes sage When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text mess...

Страница 56: ...ate 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 00 and 5 30 P M as 17 30 00 4 3 Advanced Settings Menu Boot Features Quick Boot If Enabled this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for the system to boot up The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet...

Страница 57: ...nabled and Disabled Interrupt 19 Capture Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 The options are Enabled and Disabled OS Installation Change this setting if using a 64 bit Linux operating system The available op tions are Other and Linux ACPI Configuration ACPI Version Features Use this setting the determine which ACPI version to use Options are ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2 0 and ACPI v3 0 ACPI APIC...

Страница 58: ... are On Off and Suspend Restore on AC Power Loss This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Power Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog Timer This setting is used to Enable or Disable the Watch Dog Timer function It must be used in conjunction with the Watch Dog jumper see Chapter 2 for details MPS Configuration M...

Страница 59: ...loppy A Move the cursor to these fields via up and down arrow keys to select the floppy type The options are Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 5 1 4 720 KB 3 1 44 MB 3 and 2 88 MB 3 Floppy B Move the cursor to these fields via up and down arrow keys to select the floppy type The options are Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 5 1 4 720 KB 3 1 44 MB 3 and 2 88 MB 3 Onboard Floppy Controller Use this setting to Ena...

Страница 60: ...e options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow AMI BIOS to auto detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 0 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MBs Select 1 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MBs Select 2 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of...

Страница 61: ...the submenu for that item If a drive is present information on that drive will be displayed here 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 ...

Страница 62: ...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 Bit Data Transfer Select Enable...

Страница 63: ... No Palette Snooping Select Enabled to inform the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system in order for the graphics card to function properly The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI IDE BusMaster Set this value to allow or prevent the use of PCI IDE busmastering Select Enabled to allow AMI BIOS to use PCI busmaster for reading and writing to IDE drives The options are D...

Страница 64: ... a PCI PnP device Select Reserved if the DMA channel specified is reserved for a Legacy ISA device The options are Available and Reserved Reserved Memory Size This feature specifies the size of memory block to be reserved for Legacy ISA devices The options are Disabled 16K 32K and 64K Onboard SAS Controller This option allows the user to Enable or Disable the onboard SAS controller ...

Страница 65: ...o use 2F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address The options are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port 2 Mode Tells BIOS which mode to select for serial port 2 The options are Normal IrDA and ASKIR Parallel Port Address This option specifies the I O address used by the parallel port Select Disabled to prevent the parallel port from accessing any system resources W...

Страница 66: ...ocessor The options are Auto and Disabled Enable Clock to All DIMMs Use this setting to enable unused clocks to all DIMMSs even if some DIMM slots are unpopulated Options are Enabled and Disabled MemClk Tristate C3 ALTVID Use this setting to Enable or Disable memory clock tristate during C3 and ALT VID CS Sparing Enable This setting will reserve a spare memory rank in each node when enabled Option...

Страница 67: ...er reads are correct Options are Dis abled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds L2 Cache BG Scrub Allows L2 cache RAM to be corrected when idle Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds Data Cache BG Scrub Allows L1 cache RAM to be corrected when idle Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds Power Down Control Allows DIMMs to ...

Страница 68: ...AN0 MAC1 LAN1 Settings are Auto and Disabled for MAC1 LAN1 USB 1 1 Controller Enable or disable the USB 1 1 controller USB 2 0 Controller Enable or disable the USB 2 0 controller Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to enable the support for USB Legacy Disable Legacy support if there are no USB devices installed in the system Auto disabled Legacy support if no USB devices are connected The options ar...

Страница 69: ...tents of the event log Mark All Events as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark all events as read Clear Event Log Select Yes and press Enter to clear all event logs The options are Yes and No to verify PCI Express Configuration Active State Power Management Used to Enable or Disable the PCI Express L0 and L1 link power states Remote Acess Configuration Remote Access Allows you to Enable ...

Страница 70: ... during boot loader and Always redirection always active Note that some OS s may not work with this set to Always Terminal Type Selects the type of the target terminal Options are ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Allows you to Enable or Disable VT UTF8 combination key support for ANSI VT100 terminals Sredir Memory Display Delay Use this setting to set the delay in seconds to displa...

Страница 71: ... System Tem perature CPU1Vcore CPU2Vcore for dual CPU systems 3 3V 5Vin 12Vin 5V standby and battery voltage System Fan Monitor Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to determine how the system will control the speed of the onboard fans Select Workstation if your system is used as a Worksta tion Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed...

Страница 72: ...y Menu AMI BIOS 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 th...

Страница 73: ...eboot 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 feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter Then Select OK to allow BIOS to automatically load the Optimal Defaults as the BIOS Setting...

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Страница 75: ...l 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 POST codes may be read on the debug LEDs located beside the LAN port on the serverboard backplane See the description of the Debug LEDs LED1 an...

Страница 76: ...A 2 H8DA3 2 H8DAi 2 User s Manual Notes ...

Страница 77: ...s are listed in order of execution Checkpoint Code Description D0h The NMI is disabled Power on delay is starting Next the initialization code check sum 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 settin...

Страница 78: ...curred 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 the AMIBOOT ROM file cluster by cluster F4h The AMIBOOT ROM file is not the correct size F5h Next disabling inter...

Страница 79: ...d 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 the flash ROM 1Ah T...

Страница 80: ...IPL general devices next if present See the last page of this chapter for additional information 39h Displaying bus initialization error messages See the last page of this chapter for additional information 3Ah The new cursor position has been read and saved Displaying the Hit DEL mes sage next 3Bh The Hit DEL message is displayed The protected mode memory test is about to start 40h Preparing the ...

Страница 81: ... was adjusted for relocation and shadowing Clearing the Hit DEL message next 59h The Hit DEL message is cleared The WAIT message is displayed Starting the DMA and interrupt controller test next 60h The DMA page register test passed Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register test next 62h The DMA controller 1 base register test passed Performing the DMA controller 2 base register test next 65h T...

Страница 82: ... control and has now returned control to BIOS POST Perform ing any required processing after the option ROM returned control 99h Any initialization required after the option ROM test has completed Configuring the timer data area and printer base address next 9Ah Set the timer and printer base addresses Setting the RS 232 base address next 9Bh Returned after setting the RS 232 base address Performin...

Страница 83: ...0 option ROM had control next Aah Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed Displaying the system configuration next Abh Uncompressing the DMI data and executing DMI POST initialization next B0h The system configuration is displayed B1h Copying any code to specific areas 00h Code copying to specific areas is done Passing control to INT 19h boot loader next ...

Страница 84: ...B 8 H8DA3 2 H8DAi 2 User s Manual Notes ...

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