Supermicro Supero H8DA8-2, User Manual

Page 1: ...H8DA8 2 H8DAE 2 USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0c SUPER ...

Page 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 o...

Page 3: ...nformation 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 ...

Page 4: ... Health Monitoring 1 10 1 4 Power Configuration Settings 1 11 1 5 Power 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 Connecting Cables 2 9 ATX Power Connector 2 9 Processor Power Connector ...

Page 5: ...2 16 SGPIO 2 16 Audio Output Jumper Header 2 16 HD Audio 2 17 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 Onboard Speaker Enable Disable 2 20 PCI X Slot Speed 2 20 SCSI Controller Enable Disable 2 20 SCSI Termination Enable Disable 2 21 USB Power Select 2 21 IEEE ...

Page 6: ... 1 Before Power On 3 1 No Power 3 1 No Video 3 1 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 2 4 4 Boot Menu 4 16 4 5 Security Menu 4 17 4 6 Exit Menu 4 18 Appendices Appendix A BIOS Er...

Page 7: ...verboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer Included with retail box only One 1 H8DA8 2 H8DAE 2 serverboard One 1 IDE cable CBL 036L 02 One 1 floppy cable CBL 022L One 1 USB 2 0 port cable CBL 083L One 1 Firewire IEEE 1394 cable CBL 0173L One 1 SCSI cable H8DA8 2 only CBL 034L U320 Four 4 SATA cables H8DA8 2 only CBL 044L Six 6 SATA cables H8DAE 2 only CBL 044L Two...

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Page 9: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Note H8DA8 2 is pictured The H8DAE 2 shares the same layout but with no SCSI compo nents connectors or jumpers Figure 1 1 H8DA8 2 H8DAE 2 Image ...

Page 10: ...IMMA 2B DIMMA 2A JPW2 DIMMB 2A DIMMB 2B DIMMB 1A DIMMB 1B SIM LP Slot 5 x4 PCI Express Slot 6 x16 PCI Express Slot 4 x8 PCI Express Slot 3 x16 PCI Express Slot 2 PCI X 133 MHz Slot 1 PCI X 100 MHz ZCR BIOS IDE 1 JFDD1 JA1 IO 55 MCP55 Pro NEC uPD720400 AIC 7902 JB2 CD1 SATA0 SATA1 SATA4 SATA2 SATA5 SATA3 COM1 COM2 FAN5 FAN6 CPU2 Fan FAN8 FAN1 JPI2 C JPWF FAN2 J3P JAR JF1 FAN3 JWF1 JCF1 CPU FAN1 FAN...

Page 11: ...tput CD1 Audio In for CD COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Ports FAN 1 8 System Fan Headers IDE 1 IDE Drive Connector J32 4 pin Auxiliary Power Connector JA1 JB2 U320 SCSI Channel A Channel B Connector JAR Power Fail Alarm Reset Header J137 Audio Ports JD1 Onboard Speaker Keylock Power LED JF1 Front Panel Connector JFDD1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JLAN1 2 Gigabit Ethernet RJ...

Page 12: ...133 MHz One 1 PCI X 100 MHz supports ZCR 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 Hyper Transport 1 2V two memory banks 1 8V chipset 1 5V Fan status monitor with firmware software on off and speed control Watch Dog Environmental temperature monitor...

Page 13: ... 10 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 LAN JWOL Onboard 3 3V standby power LED SCS...

Page 14: ...HT link 1 GHz DIMM 1A 128 bit data 16 bit ECC DDR2 667 533 400 DDR2 667 533 400 Slot 5 PCI E x4 Slot 3 PCI E x16 SATA Ports 6 IDE ATA133 USB Ports 8 S I O BIOS Floppy Kybd Mouse Serial Ports 2 AMD OpteronTM Processor CPU1 128 bit data 16 bit ECC NEC uPD720400 SCSI Ports 2 LPC DIMM 2A DIMM 1A DIMM 1B DIMM 2A DIMM 2B IPMI nVidia IO 55 Slot 6 PCI E x16 GLAN Ports 2 AIC 7902 Slot 4 PCI E x8 16 x 16 HT...

Page 15: ...d 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 a PCI Express x16 slot and interfaces with the NEC uPD720400 NEC uPD720400 This I O bridge chip provides one PCI Express x8 upstream port and two PCI X domains Each bridge supports PCI masters that include clock request and grant signals This hub connects to...

Page 16: ...of these 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...

Page 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...

Page 18: ... 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 wro...

Page 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...

Page 20: ...1 14 H8DA8 2 H8DAE 2 User s Manual Notes ...

Page 21: ...ard 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 e...

Page 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 ...

Page 23: ...d 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...

Page 24: ...installed 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 Supermicro heatsinks...

Page 25: ... 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 continuous gr...

Page 26: ...orted 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 memory which is...

Page 27: ... 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 ...

Page 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 ...

Page 29: ...3 3V Processor Power Connector In addition to the primary ATX power connector above the 12v 8 pin processor power connector at JPW2 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 JPW2 Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V Auxiliary Power Connector The 4 pin ...

Page 30: ...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 co...

Page 31: ...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 0 a...

Page 32: ...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 USB2 0 headers USB4 5 and USB6 7 are inclu...

Page 33: ... JD1 pins 1 2 and 3 are for the power LED and pins 4 through 7 are for the speaker 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 6 and 7 with a jumper Speaker Connector Pin Definitions JD1 Pin Definition 4 Red wire 5V 5 No connection 6 Buzzer signal 7 Speaker data PWR...

Page 34: ...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 which may be used to monitor the status of the power supply fans and system temperature See the table on the right for pin definitions I...

Page 35: ...chassis if available or to a microswitch to allow you to turn off the alarm that sounds when a power supply module fails See the table on the right for pin definitions Alarm Reset Header Pin Definitions JAR Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 Reset Signal Compact Flash Power Header A Compact Flash Card Power header is located at JWF1 For the Compact Flash Card to work properly you will firstneedtoconnectthe...

Page 36: ...re HeadersPin Definitions 1394_1 1394_2 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 TPA 6 TPA 2 Ground 7 Ground 3 TPB 8 TPB 4 VP 9 VP 5 Key 10 S Ground SGPIO SGPIO1 and SGPIO2 Serial General Purpose Input Output provide a bus between the SATA controller and the SATA drive backplane to provide SATA enclosure management func tions Connect the appropriate cables from the backplane to the SGPIO1 and SGPIO2 header...

Page 37: ...o 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 Ri...

Page 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...

Page 39: ...f you 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 ...

Page 40: ...aker wires PCI X Slot Speed Jumpers JPX1A and JPX2A on the H8DA8 2 H8DAE 2 can be used to change the speed of PCI X slot 1 and PCI X slot 2 respectively See the tables on the right for jumper settings PCI X Slot Speed Jumper Settings JPX1A JPX2A Jumper Setting Definition Open Auto Pins 1 2 PCI X 66 MHz Pins 2 3 PCI 66 MHz Note JPX1A controls the speed for PCI X slot 1 and JPX1B controls the speed ...

Page 41: ... the system is powered on The Dual Power setting will allow the USB ports to have power whenever the system s AC power cord is connected regardless of whether the system is powered on or not See the table on right for jumper settings USB Power Select Jumper Settings JPUSB Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Standard Power Pins 2 3 Dual Power IEEE 1394 Enable Disable Jumper JPI1 is used to enable or...

Page 42: ...uminated the DA1 and DA2 LEDs indicate activity on SCSI chan nels A and B respectively These LEDs are located near the SCSI con troller chip See the table on the right for LED states SCSI Activity LEDs DA1 DA2 State System Status On SCSI channel active Off SCSI channel inactive Onboard Power LED DP4 is an Onboard Power LED When this LED is lit it means power is present on the serverboard In suspen...

Page 43: ...al 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 JFDD1 Pin Definition Pin Definit...

Page 44: ...Data 7 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 ...

Page 45: ...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 GND...

Page 46: ... 6 13 DB 7 47 DB 7 14 DB P 48 DB P 15 Ground 49 Ground 16 DIFFSENS 50 Ground 17 TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR 18 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR 19 Reserved 53 Reserved 20 Ground 54 Ground 21 ATN 55 ATN 22 Ground 56 Ground 23 BSY 57 BSY 24 ACK 58 ACK 25 RST 59 RST 26 MSG 60 MSG 27 SEL 61 SEL 28 C D 62 C D 29 REQ 63 REQ 30 I O 64 I O 31 DB 8 65 DB 8 32 DB 9 66 DB 9 33 DB 10 67 DB 10 34 DB 11 68 DB 11 SCSI Connectors H8DA8...

Page 47: ...he 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 display as shown in Figure 2 7 will appe...

Page 48: ...se for 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 Fi...

Page 49: ...Chapter 2 Installation 2 29 Figure 2 5 SATA RAID Utility Main Screen Figure 2 6 SATA RAID Utility Array List ...

Page 50: ...puter 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 shoul...

Page 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...

Page 52: ...fer 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 t...

Page 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...

Page 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...

Page 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 m...

Page 56: ...e 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 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 BIOS 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 Enab...

Page 57: ...ther to include the ACPI APIC table pointer in the RSDT pointer list The available options are Enabled and Disabled Headless Mode Use this setting to Enable or Disable headless operation mode through ACPI Power Button Mode Allows the user to change the function of the power button Options are On Off and Suspend Watch Dog Timer Select This setting is used to Enable or Disable the Watch Dog Timer fu...

Page 58: ...led or Disabled with this setting Serial ATA Devices This setting is used to determine if SATA drives will be used and how many Op tions are Disabled Device 0 Device 0 1 and Device 0 1 2 nVidia RAID Setup nVidia RAID Function This setting is used to Enable or Disable the nVidia ROM If Enabled the set ting below will appear SATA0 1 2 Primary Secondary Channel This setting is used to Enable or Disab...

Page 59: ...ectors at a time if the device supports it The options are Auto and Disabled PIO Mode PIO Programmable I O mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The 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 determin...

Page 60: ...y Secondary Channel Highlight one of the items above and press Enter to access 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 dat...

Page 61: ...A3 UDMA4 and UDMA5 SWDMA Single Word 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 optio...

Page 62: ...92 224 and 248 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Set this value to allow or restrict the system from giving the VGA adapter card an interrupt address The options are Yes and 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 valu...

Page 63: ...r 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 Mem Clk Tristate C3 ALTVID Use this setting to Enable or Disable memory clock tristate during C3 and ALT VID CS Sparing Enable Use this setting to Enable or Disable CS Sparing Memory Hole Remapping When Enabled...

Page 64: ...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 enter power down mode by deasserting the clock enable signal when DIMMs are not in use Options are Auto and Disabled Alternate VID Specify the alternate VID while in...

Page 65: ...rupt Request address of serial port 1 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8 IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address The options are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 MAC0 LAN0 Bridge Settings are En...

Page 66: ...Mode Tells BIOS which mode to select for serial port 2 The options are Normal IrDA and ASKIR Parallel Port Address Select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are 378 278 and 3BC Parallel Port Mode Specify the parallel port mode The options are Normal Bi directional EPP and ECP Parallel Port IRQ Select the IRQ interrupt request for the parallel port The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 ...

Page 67: ...e redirection Options are None Hardware and Software Redirection After BIOS POST Options are Disable no redirection after BIOS POST Boot Loader redirection during POST and 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 ...

Page 68: ...control the speed of the onboard fans Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to continuously run at full speed 12V The options are 1 Disable Full Speed 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation 4 4 pin Server 5 4 pin Workstation 6 Quiet and 7 Super Quiet ...

Page 69: ...dress and current IP address in the BMC are shown MAC Address Use the and keys to select the parameter The MAC address and cur rent MAC address in the BMC are shown Subnet Address Use the and keys to select the parameter The subnet address and current subnet address in the BMC are shown Set PEF Configuration PEF Support Use this setting to Enable or Disable PEF support If enabled the following PEF...

Page 70: ...the following items Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to prioritize the boot sequence from the available de vices The devices to set are 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device 4th Boot Device Hard Disk Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available hard disk drives 1st Drive Specifies the boot sequence for the 1st Hard Drive Removable Drive...

Page 71: ...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 the Security Setup screen Select Disabled to deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection Select Enabled to enable boot sector protection When Enabled AMI BIOS displays a warning when any progra...

Page 72: ...ion 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 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 BIO...

Page 73: ...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...

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Page 75: ... 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 setti...

Page 76: ...red 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 ...

Page 77: ... 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...

Page 78: ...PL 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 d...

Page 79: ...e 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 ...

Page 80: ...ad 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 Perfor...

Page 81: ...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 ...

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