Supermicro Supero H8DAR-E, User Manual

Page 1: ...H8DAR T H8DAR E USER S MANUAL Revision 1 1a SUPER ...

Page 2: ...NDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING 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 ...

Page 3: ... 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 serial ports the mouse and keyboard and the twisted wires for the power and reset buttons and the system LEDs If you ...

Page 4: ...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 4 2 4 Installing Memory 2 4 2 5 I O Port and Control Panel Connections 2 7 2 6 Connecting Cables 2 8 Primary ATX Power Supply Connector 2 8 Secondary Power Connector 2 8 ...

Page 5: ...Explanation of Jumpers 2 15 CMOS Clear 2 15 JLAN1 2 Enable Disable 2 16 VGA Enable Disable 2 16 I2 C to PCI Enable Disable 2 16 SATA Controller Enable Disable 2 16 Onboard Speaker Enable Disable 2 17 3rd Power Supply Fail Signal Enable Disable 2 17 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 17 SATA Firmware Flash 2 18 2 8 Onboard Indicators 2 18 JLAN1 2 LEDs 2 18 3 3V Power LED 2 18 2 9 Floppy IDE and SATA Drive ...

Page 6: ...ly Asked Questions 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction 4 1 4 2 Main Setup 4 2 4 3 Advanced Settings Menu 4 2 4 4 PCI PnP Menu 4 10 4 5 Boot Menu 4 11 4 6 Security Menu 4 13 4 7 Chipset Menu 4 14 4 8 Power Menu 4 17 4 9 Exit Menu 4 18 Appendices Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes B 1 vi ...

Page 7: ...dards in quality and performance Please check that the following items 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 H8DAR T H8DAR E serverboard One 1 IDE cable CBL 036 One 1 floppy cable CBL 022 Two 2 CPU backplates BKT 0004 Two 2 heatsink retention modules with four 4 screws BKT 0005 One 1 I O ...

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Page 9: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Figure 1 1 H8DAR T H8DAR E Image ...

Page 10: ...M 1B FAN2 FAN1 JF1 FAN3 CPU1 DIMM 2A CPU1 DIMM 2B CPU1 DIMM 1A CPU1 DIMM 1B Rage XL Graphics PCI X 133 MHz 6 JWD Broadcom BCM5704 Winbond Super I O BIOS USB4 JWOL JI2 C1 JI2 C2 JPL Battery 88SX6081 AMD 8111 AMD 8132 USB2 3 FAN4 JIDE 1 JFDD1 JPG1 J3P JAR SPKR Figure 1 2 H8DAR T H8DAR E Serverboard Layout not drawn to scale JBT1 J1B4 JOH1 FAN5 JL1 JS10 M SATA0 JIDE 2 PCI X 133 MHz 7 J132 JPS1 COM2 J...

Page 11: ...em Management Bus Header J32 4 Pin Auxiliary Power Connector J101 PS 2 Keyboard Port J132 PS 2 Mouse Port J1B4 24 Pin ATX Power Connector JAR Power Supply Alarm Reset Header JD1 Internal Speaker Buzzer Enable Power LED Header JF1 Front Panel Connector JFDD1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector JIDE 1 JIDE 2 IDE 1 IDE 2 Connectors JK1 Keylock Header JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JLAN1 2 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45...

Page 12: ...efore installing Chipset AMD 8132 8111 Expansion Slots Two 2 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X 3 3V BIOS 4 Mb Firmware Hub AMIBIOS Flash ROM APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 ACPI 2 0 is BIOS supported Plug and Play PnP PC Health Monitoring Onboard monitors for CPU core voltage 3 3V 5Vin 12V and battery volt age Fan status monitor with firmware software speed control in BIOS Watch Dog NMI Environmental temperat...

Page 13: ...up to 2 88 MB Two 2 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial connectors 1 header 1 port Broadcom BCM5704 Ethernet controller supports two Gigabit LAN ports PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Five 5 USB 1 1 ports two ports three headers ATI Rage 8 MB XL graphics chip VGA port Other Wake on Ring JWOR Wake on LAN JWOL Onboard 3 3V power LED DP5 CD Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility Dimensions Extended ATX...

Page 14: ...our serverboard AMD 8111 AMD 8132 AMD OpteronTM Processor 1 AMD OpteronTM Processor 2 184 pin DIMMs 184 pin DIMMs 16 x 16 Hyper Transport 2000 MT s 16 x 16 Hyper Transport 1200 MT s 144 bit 200 400 MT s 144 bit 200 400 MT s 133 MHz PCI X Slot Broadcom BC5704C 133 MHz PCI X Slot ATA133 USB 1 1 ATI Rage XL 8 MB Winbond W83627HF Super I O PS 2 Kybd Mouse Floppy Disk Drive Serial Ports BIOS LPC Link 8...

Page 15: ...e supports up to five PCI masters that include clock request and grant signals This hub connects to the processors and through them to system memory It also interfaces directly with the Serial ATA and Ethernet controllers 8111 HyperTransport I O Hub The 8111 I O hub provides the interface between the 8132 hub and various sub systems including the Winbond Super I O functions the onboard graphics th...

Page 16: ... displayed in the System Health Monitor section of 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 u...

Page 17: ...rride Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can 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 requ...

Page 18: ...ification 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 wrong type of onboard CMOS battery or install it upside down WOL c...

Page 19: ...h speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs one 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 whi...

Page 20: ...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 ex...

Page 21: ...ket Triangles Installing the CPU Backplates Two CPU backplates BKT 0004 are included in the retail box The backplates prevent the CPU area of the serverboard from bending and provide a base for at taching the heatsink retention modules To install begin by peeling off the release paper to expose the adhesive On the underside of the serverboard locate the two holes on either side of the CPU socket A...

Page 22: ...e addressable Installing the Heatsink Retention Modules Two heatsink retention modules BKT 0005 and four screws are included in the retail box Once installed these are used to help attach the heatsinks to the CPUs To install position the module so that the CPU backplate standoffs insert through the holes on the heatsink retention module and the four feet on the module contact the serverboard Secur...

Page 23: ... 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 ground for the sys...

Page 24: ...e 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 faster than non interleaved 64 bit memory Optimizing memo...

Page 25: ...X 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 performan...

Page 26: ...s 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 Button Power Button Ground x key Power LED HDD LED NIC1 NIC2 OH Fan Fa...

Page 27: ...2V 24 COM 12 3 3V Secondary Power Connector In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above the Secondary 12v 8 pin power connector at JPW2 must also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions Secondary Power Connector Pin Definitions JPW2 Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on ...

Page 28: ...ED 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 connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the IDE hard drive ...

Page 29: ...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 Two Universal Serial Bus ports USB1 1 are lo...

Page 30: ...Tachometer Power Fail and Alarm Reset Header Connect a cable from your power sup ply to the JP10 header to provide you with warning of a power supply failure The warning signal is passed through the PWR_LED pin to indicate a power failure See the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail Alarm Reset Header Pin Definitions JP10 Pin Definition 1 P S 1 Fail Signal 2 P S 2 Fail Signal 3 P S 3 ...

Page 31: ... data PWR LED Connector Pin Definitions JD1 Pin Definition 1 Vcc 2 Vcc 3 Vcc Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is desig nated JWOL See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use the Wake On LAN feature Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL Pin Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is desig ...

Page 32: ...22 Connect the appro priate cable here to utilize SMB on your system See the table on the right for pin definitions SMB Pin Definitions J22 Pin Definition 1 SMB Data 2 Ground 3 SMB Clock 4 N A Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 Attach the appropriate cable to inform you of a chassis intrusion Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 Pin Definition 1 Intrusion Input 2 Groun...

Page 33: ... of Serial ATA drive activity See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial ATA Activity LED Pin Definitions JS9 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 SATA0 LED 6 NC 2 SATA1 LED 7 NC 3 SATA2 LED 8 NC 4 SATA3 LED 9 NC 5 Ground 10 Key Note NC indicates no connection Keylock A keylock header is located at JK1 Utilizing this header allows you to inhibit any actions made on the key board effectively ...

Page 34: ... 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 Remove...

Page 35: ... Pins 2 3 Disabled I2 C to PCI Enable Disable JI2 C1 2 pair of jumpers allow you to connect the System Management Bus to any one of the PCI slots The default setting is on pins 1 2 for both jumpers to enable the connection Both con nectors must have the same setting JI2 C1 is for data and JI2 C2 is for the clock See the table on right for jump er settings I2 C to PCI Enable Disable Jumper Settings...

Page 36: ...en Pins 2 3 will generate a non maskable interrupt signal for the application that is frozen See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Reset Pins 2 3 NMI Open Disabled Note When enabled the user needs to write their own application software in or der to disable the Watch Dog Timer Onboard S...

Page 37: ... Amber 1 Gb s 3 3V Power LED When illuminated the DP5 LED indicates that power from the pow er supply is being supplied to the serverboard DP5 indicates the pres ence of 3 3V See the table on the right for DP5 LED states 3 3V Power LED DP5 Color System Status Green Power present on serverboard Off No power present on serverboard SATA Firmware Flash H8DAR T Jumper JPS2 is used to flash the firm war...

Page 38: ...ould 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 Definition 1 GND 2...

Page 39: ...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 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 Ground SATA Ports There are no jumpers to con figure the SATA ports whi...

Page 40: ...rovides better functionality than PATA Configuring BIOS settings for SATA RAID To use SATA first enable the SATA controller with the JPS1 jumper 1 Press the Del key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time to power on the system we recommend that you load the Optimized Default Settings If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys t...

Page 41: ...dapt ec RAID Controller User s Guide Emb_SA_RAID_UG pdf which is located in the CD that came with this serverboard You can also download a copy of Adaptec s User s Guide from our website Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC To run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility you will need to enable the RAID function in the system BIOS refer to Chapter 4 for System BIOS configurations and then press th...

Page 42: ...elect Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays 4 Select the array you wish to delete and press Delete 5 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press Enter The following prompt is displayed Warning Deleting the array will render array unusable Do you want to delete the array Yes No RAID 1 only the following prompt is also displayed Deleting the partitio...

Page 43: ... press Enter The label cannot be more than 15 characters 3 For RAID 0 select the desired stripe size Available stripe sizes are 16 32 and 64 KB default It is recommended that you do not change the default setting 4 The item Create RAID via allows you to select between the different meth ods of creating RAID 0 and RAID 1 The following table gives examples of when each is appropriate RAID Level Crea...

Page 44: ...end that you migrate or build an array on Windows dynamic disks volumes as it will result in data loss Warning Do not interrupt the creation of RAID 0 using the Migrate option If you do you will not be able to restart or to recover the data that was on the source drive Adding a Bootable Array 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the list of arrays select the array you want to make boot...

Page 45: ...n installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new array or if it appears grayed out you may have to initialize it before you can use it as part of an array Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in an array Caution Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes any data on the disk inaccessible If the dri...

Page 46: ...d 2 Press Ctrl R to rebuild Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your SATA hard disks To access the disk utilities 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Disk Utilities 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter You can choose from the following options 1 Format Disk Simulates a l...

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Page 48: ...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 chas sis 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 No Power 1 M...

Page 49: ...er 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 th...

Page 50: ...ou not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experi encing problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site 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 web page and download the corr...

Page 51: ... 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 rendere...

Page 52: ... 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 53: ...m 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 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 CP...

Page 54: ...essing If not contact your manufacturer or install an ATA 133 IDE controller card that supports 48 bit LBA mode 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 interrupt Se...

Page 55: ...to 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 Enabled to activate the function of 32 Bit data transfer Select Disabled to deactivate the function The options are Enabled and Disa...

Page 56: ... 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 Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request addre...

Page 57: ...address 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 ACPI Configuration ACPI Aware OS Use this setting to tell BIOS if the operating system recognizes ACPI functions The options are Yes and No Advanced ACPI Configuration ACPI 2 0 Support Sele...

Page 58: ...isabled Event Log Configuration View Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log Mark All Events as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark the DMI events as read Clear Event Log This setting will clear all event logs when set to OK The options are OK and Cancel Event Log Statistics Highlight this item and press Enter to view details on the count of...

Page 59: ... width specified in this setting Options are Auto 2 bit 4 bit 8 bit and 16 bit MPS Configuration MPS Revision This setting allows the user to select the MPS revision level The options are 1 1 and 1 4 Remote Access Configuration Remote Access Use this setting to Enable or Disable remote access If Enabled is selected you can select a Remote Access type USB Configuration This screen will display the ...

Page 60: ...5 Vin 12Vin 12V Vcc 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 If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled based upon the CPU die temperature When the CPU die temperature is higher the fan speed will be higher as well Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin...

Page 61: ...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 Disabled and Enabled Offboard PCI ISA ID...

Page 62: ...certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for the system to boot up The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot If Disabled normal POST messages will be displayed on boot up If Enabled this display the OEM logo instead of POST messages Add On ROM Display Mode This setting controls the display of add on ROM read only memory messages Select Force BIOS to allow the computer system to fo...

Page 63: ... sequence for the Boot Device with the devices installed in the system The default settings with generic names are 1st Boot Device Removeable drive e g floppy drive 2nd Boot Device CD DVD 3rd Boot Device Hard drive 4th Boot Device LAN Hard Disk Drives This feature allows the user to prioritize the Boot sequence from available hard drives 1st Drive 2nd Drive 3rd Drive 4th Drive Specify the boot seq...

Page 64: ...Change User Password Select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu and then type in the password Clear User Password Select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu You can use the sub menu to clear the user 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 En...

Page 65: ...y burst length 64 bit Dq must use 4 beats Options are 8 beats 4 beats and 2 beats Enable Clock to All DIMMs This setting allows the user to enable unused clocks to DIMMs even if DIMM slots are empty Options are Enabled and Disabled Software Memory Hole When Enabled allows software memory remapping around the memory hole Options are Enabled and Disabled Hardware Memory Hole When Enabled allows soft...

Page 66: ...bled and Disabled DRAM BG Scrub Corrects memory errors so later reads are correct Options are Disabled 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 nano...

Page 67: ...from the generated value HT Link0 N Comp Mode Allows user to set values for this mode Options are Auto hardware compensa tion values Data allows user to override auto values with an absolute value CalComp Data allows user to add to the generated value and CalComp Data allows user to subtract from the generated value HT Link0 RZ Comp Mode Allows user to set values for this mode Options are Auto har...

Page 68: ...oss 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 disabled the Watch Dog Timer function It must be used in conjunction with the Watch Dog jumper see Chapter 2 for details The options are Disabled and Enabled ...

Page 69: ...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 70: ...sult 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 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 A 1 AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code E...

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Page 72: ... 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 73: ...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 74: ... 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 75: ...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 76: ...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 77: ...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 78: ...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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