Preface
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Preface
About This Manual
This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and
knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the
H8DCL-i/6(F) serverboards. This series includes the following serverboards and
characteristics:
Embeded IPMI
Onbard SAS2
H8DCL-i
No
No
H8DCL-6
No
Yes
H8DCL-iF
Yes
No
H8DCL-6F
Yes
Yes
The H8DCL-i/6(F) serverboards are based on the AMD® SR5690/SP5100
chipset and all support two AMD Socket C32 type processors with up to
32GB of ECC/Non-ECC UDIMM or up to 128GB of ECC RDIMM.
Please refer to the motherboard specifi cations pages on our web site for updates on
supported processors (http://www.supermicro.com/aplus/). This product is intended
to be professionally installed.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1
includes a checklist of what should be included in your motherboard
box, describes the features, specifi cations and performance of the motherboard
and provides detailed information about the chipset.
Chapter 2
begins with instructions on handling static-sensitive devices. Read this
chapter when installing the processor(s) and memory modules and when installing
the motherboard in a chassis. Also refer to this chapter to connect the hard disk
drives, the various ports, and the power and reset buttons and the system LEDs.
If you encounter any problems, see
Chapter 3
, which describes troubleshooting
procedures for the video, the memory and the setup confi guration stored in CMOS.
For quick reference, a general FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section is
provided. Instructions are also included for contacting technical support. In addition,
you can visit our web site for more detailed information.
Chapter 4
includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on
running the CMOS Setup utility.
Appendix A
provides BIOS Error Beep Code Messages.
Appendix B
lists BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes.
