Supero H8SCM, User Manual

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL Revision 1 2c SUPER H8SCM H8SCM F ...

Page 2: ...PAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed t...

Page 3: ...tures specifications and performance of the motherboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static sensitive devices Read this chapter when installing the processor s and memory modules and when installing the motherboard in a chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the hard disk drives the various ports and the power and reset b...

Page 4: ...ments 2 1 About Standardized Warning Statements 2 1 2 2 Static Sensitive Devices 2 4 Precautions 2 4 Unpacking 2 4 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 5 2 4 Mounting the Serverboard into a Chassis 2 7 2 5 Installing Memory 2 7 DIMM Module Population Configuration 2 9 2 6 PCI Expansion Cards 2 9 2 7 I O Port and Control Panel Connections 2 10 Front Control Panel 2 10 2 8 Connector Definitions...

Page 5: ...ideo Connector 2 17 2 9 Jumper Settings 2 18 Explanation of Jumpers 2 18 CMOS Clear 2 18 LAN1 2 Enable Disable 2 19 VGA Enable Disable 2 19 Compact Flash Master Slave Select 2 19 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 19 Onboard Speaker Enable Disable 2 20 I2C to PCI Express Slot 2 20 BMC Jumper 2 20 2 10 Onboard Indicators 2 21 GLAN LEDs 2 21 IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs 2 21 BMC Heartbeat LED 2 21 Power LED 2 22...

Page 6: ...wer On 3 1 No Power 3 1 No Video 3 2 Memory Errors 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction 4 1 4 2 Main Menu 4 2 4 3 Advanced Settings Menu 4 2 4 3 Security Menu 4 16 4 4 Boot Menu 4 16 4 5 Exit Menu 4 17 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix...

Page 7: ...er One 1 H8SCM F serverboard One 1 I O shield MCP 260 00027 0N One 1 Retention bracket BKT 0012L One 1 9 pin serial port cable CBL 0010L One 1 ATA 66 100 IDE LP cable CBL 0036L 03 Six 6 2ft Amphenol SATA cable CBL 0044L Note For your system to work properly please follow the links below to download all necessary drivers utilities and the user s manual for your motherboard Supermicro product manual...

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Page 9: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Figure 1 1 H8SCM F Image ...

Page 10: ... JD1 FAN4 FAN3 FAN2 FAN5 SATA0 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 JWF1 JPW1 JF1 JPW2 JPI2C1 JIPMB JWOL1 JCF1 JL1 JOH1 JWD1 JPG1 JPL2 JPL1 JBT1 DP2 DP1 IPMI_LAN CPU FAN1 DIMM2B DIMM2A DIMM1B DIMM1A T SGPIO1 T SGPIO2 IDE 1 CPU USB6 SLOT7 PCI E 2 0 X8 X16 IN X16 SLOT6 PCI E 2 0 X8 USB4 5 USB2 3 SLOT4 PCI 33MHz LAN2 LAN1 COM2 BATTERY COM1 VGA USB0 1 KB Mouse SLOT5 PCI E 2 0 X4 in X8 BMC AMD SR5650 AMD SP51...

Page 11: ...en Disabled JPB1 BMC Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPG1 VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 LAN 1 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL2 LAN 2 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD1 Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset LED Description LAN Ports LEDs for the LAN Ethernet ports Dedicated IPMI LAN H8SCM F only LEDs for the dedicated IPMI LAN Ethernet port H8SCM F only DP1 LED for BMC Heartbeat DP2 LED for Ser...

Page 12: ...IPMB H8SCM F only System Management Bus Header for the IPMI Slot JPI2C1 Power I2 C Header JPW1 24 pin Main ATX Power Connector JPW2 12V 8 pin CPU Power Connectors JWF1 Compact Flash Card Power Connector JWOL1 Wake On LAN Header JLPC1 TPM Header LAN1 2 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports PS2 Mouse Keyboard PS2 Mouse Keyboard connectors SATA0 SATA5 SATA Ports T SGPIO 1 TSGPIO 2 Serial General Purpose Input ...

Page 13: ...ne SP5100 Southbridge chipset Expansion Slots One 1 PCI Express x8 in x16 slot Gen 2 One 1 PCI Express x8 Gen 2 One 1 PCI Express x4 in x8 slot Gen 2 One 1 PCI slot BIOS 16 Mb AMI BIOS SPI Flash ROM APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 ACPI 2 0 is BIOS supported SMBIOS 2 3 Real Time Clock Wakeup Plug and Play PnP BIOS resume hot keys Hardware BIOS Virus Protection PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage ...

Page 14: ... 4x header 1x type A Two 2 LAN ports supported by two onboard Intel 82574L Ethernet controllers for 10 100 1000Base T One 1 dedicated IPMI LAN port H8SCM F only One 1 VGA port supported by an onboard Matrox G200 graphics controller with 16 MB DDR2 memory One 1 UDMA IDE 133 100 connector Two COM Ports one external serial port one Fast UART 16550 port Other Onboard power LED Chassis intrusion detect...

Page 15: ... SIO W83527HG HWM W83795G SPI Flash KB MS COM2 RMII DDR2 SDRAM 64MB X16 PSU I2C IPMB FE PHY RTL8201N VGA RJ45 Clock Gen TPM SR5650 COM1 RJ45 INTEL 82574L PCI SLOT1 PCI E GEN2 X4 Slot2 SWITCH PCI E GEN2 x1 7xUSB Note This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your motherboard See the previous pages for the actual specifications of your motherboard Figure 1 3 AMD S...

Page 16: ...ntegrated circuits This is done partly by reducing the number of buses in the chipset to reduce bottlenecks and by enabling a more efficient use of memory in multi processor systems The end result is a significant increase in bandwidth within the chipset 1 5 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the H8SCM F serverboard The serverboard has an onboard Syste...

Page 17: ...cribes the features of your motherboard that deal with power and power settings Microsoft OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive system wide approach to system and device power control OnNow is a term for a PC that is always on but appears to be off and responds immediately to user or other requests Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state ...

Page 18: ... occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboard has a 3 pin header WOL to connect to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has WOL capability Wake On LAN must be enabled in BIOS 1 7 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even...

Page 19: ...communication Each UART includes 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 provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Co...

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Page 21: ...in its entirety before installing or configuring components in the Supermicro chassis These warnings may also be found on our web site at http www supermicro com about policies safety_information cfm Battery Handling Warning There is a danger of explosion if the battery is replaced incorrectly Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used...

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Page 24: ... components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of CMOS ...

Page 25: ... chassis 1 Install the processor s and the heatsink s 2 Install the motherboard in the chassis 3 Install the memory and add on cards 4 Finally connect the cables and install the drivers Installing the Processors 1 Begin by removing the cover plate that protects the CPU Lift the lever on the CPU socket until it points straight up With the lever raised lift open the silver CPU retention plate Triang...

Page 26: ... airflow in your system 3 Align pin 1 of the CPU with pin 1 of the socket Once aligned carefully place the CPU into the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket move the CPU horizontally or vertically or rub the CPU against the socket or against any pins of the socket which may damage the CPU and or the socket 4 With the CPU inserted into the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure...

Page 27: ...ert screws into all the mounting holes in the motherboard that line up with the standoffs 3 Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard to the mainboard tray tighten until just snug if too tight you might strip the threads Metal screws provide an electrical contact to the motherboard ground to provide a continuous ground for the system Caution Exercise extreme caution when installing or remov...

Page 28: ...rd supports up to 32 GB of ECC Non ECC UDIMM or up to 128 GB of ECC RDIMM in four 4 DIMM slots Memory Population for Optimal Performance DIMMS Channel 1 Channel 2 2 DIMMs DIMM1A DIMM2A 4 DIMMs DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIMM2B Note Memory speed support is dependent on the type of CPU used on the board Figure 2 1 Installing DIMM into Slot To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps ...

Page 29: ...at remains available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional 2 6 PCI Expansion Cards A riser card is used to support one standard size full height full length PCI expansion card Installing a PCI Expansion Card 1 Confirm that you have the correct riser card for your chassis model and the add on card includes a standard bra...

Page 30: ...trol panel connectors See Figure 2 3 for the pin definitions of the various connectors Refer to Section 2 6 for details Figure 2 3 JF1 Front Control Panel Header JF1 NMI x key 3 3V Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc 3 3V Reset Power Ground x key Power LED HDD LED NIC1 Activity LED NIC2 Activity LED OH Fan Fail LED Power Fail LED Ground Ground 2 1 20 19 1 2 5 4 3 6 Figure 2 2 I O Port Locations and Definitions Rear I...

Page 31: ...the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard Reset Connector The reset connector is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 and attaches to the reset switch on the computer chassis See the table on the right for pin definitions Power Connector The Power connector is on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 This header should be connected to the chassis power button See the table on the right for pin defini...

Page 32: ...ED The LED connections for LAN1 are on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 Attach LAN LED cables to display network activity See the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 Vcc 14 HD LED Overheat Fan Fail LED OH Connect an LED to the OH connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating or fan failure Refer to the table on the right ...

Page 33: ...use PS2 ports USB0 1 One additional Type A port USB6 is included on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions Universal Serial Bus Ports Pin Definitions USB 0 1 USB6 USB0 Pin Definition USB1 Pin Definition 1 5V 1 5V 2 PO 2 PO 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground LAN1 2 Ethernet Ports Two Gigabit Ethernet ports designated LAN1 and LAN2 are located beside the VGA port Additionally there ...

Page 34: ...d control is available for 4 pin fans only The fan speeds are controlled by the BIOS H8SCM or IPMI if present H8SCM F See the table on the right for pin definitions USB Headers Four USB 2 0 headers USB2 3 and USB4 5 are also included on the motherboard These may be connected to provide front side access A USB cable not included is needed for the connection See the table on the right for pin defini...

Page 35: ...dule TPM available separately from a third party vendor A TPM is a security device that allows encryption and authentication of hard drives disallowing access if the TPM associated with it is not installed in the system See the table on the right for pin definitions Trusted Platform Module Header Pin Definitions JLPC1 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 LCLK 2 GND 3 LFRAME 4 No Pin 5 LRESET 6 VCC5 7 L...

Page 36: ...ED Speaker On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are used for power LED indication and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the tables on the right for pin definitions If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Connect a cable to pins 4 7 of JD1 to use an external speaker PWR LED Connector Pin Definitions JD1 Pin Setting Definition Pin 1 Anode Pin2 Cathode Pin3 NA Speaker Conn...

Page 37: ...IO backplane This connector is used to provide video and CRT display Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is designated JWOL1 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 JWOL1 Pin Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up Overheat LED Connect an LED to the JOH1 header to pro...

Page 38: ...he system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Note 2 Be sure to remove the onboard CMOS Battery before you short JBT1 to clear CMOS Note 3 Clearing CMOS will also clear all passwords Note 4 Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS 2 9 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings ...

Page 39: ...nable Compact Flash Card For the Compact Flash Card or the Compact Flash Jumper JCF1 to work properly you will need to connect the Compact Flash Card power cable to JWF1 first Refer to the board layout below for the location Compact Flash Card Master Slave Select JCF1 Jumper Setting Definition Open Slave Secondary Closed Master Primary Watch Dog Enable Disable JWD1 enables the Watch Dog function a...

Page 40: ...r To use an external speaker remove the jumper and connect the speaker wires to pins 4 5V and 7 control signal See the table on the right for settings and the table associated with the Power LED Keylock Speaker connection previous section for jumper settings Onboard Speaker Enable Disable Pin Definitions JD1 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 6 and 7 Jump for onboard speaker Pins 4 and 7 Attach extern...

Page 41: ...at right for more information IPMI LAN Link Speed LED Left Activity LED Right Color Status Definition Off Off No Connection Green Solid Link Speed Left 100 Mb s Amber Blinking Activity Right Active IPMI LAN Activity LED Link LED 2 10 Onboard Indicators GLAN LEDs There are two LAN ports LAN1 2 on the motherboard Each Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The Yellow LED on the right indicates connection an...

Page 42: ... 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 SATA Ports There are no jumpers to configure the SATA ports which are designated SATA0 through SATA5 See the table on the right for pin definitions SATA Ports Pin Definitions SATA0 SATA5 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Ground 5 RXN 2 TXP 6 RXP 3 TX...

Page 43: ...a 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 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 Ground IDE Connector There is one IDE connector on the serverboa...

Page 44: ...e operating system installed as part of a bootable RAID array or installed to a separate non RAID hard drive If on a separate drive you may install the driver either during or after the OS installation If you wish to have the OS on a SATA RAID array you must follow the procedure below and install the driver during the OS installation Building a Driver Diskette You must first build a driver diskett...

Page 45: ...he arrow keys to move to the Advanced menu then scroll down to IDE configuration On this submenu scroll down to OnChip SATA Type and choose the RAID option Figure 2 4 RAID Codebase submenu appears This setting allows you to select the codebase for your RAID setup Options are either Adaptec or DotHill 3 Press the Esc key twice and scroll to the Exit menu Select Save Changes and Exit and press Enter...

Page 46: ...H8SCM F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL 2 26 Figure 2 6 Adaptec RAID Utility Program Screen Figure 2 5 DotHill RAID Utility Program Screen ...

Page 47: ...n the CD drive restart the system 2 Press Enter again to continue with the Windows setup 3 When you see the prompt hit the F6 key to enter Windows setup 4 Eventually a blue screen will appear with a message that begins Windows could not determine the type of one or more storage devices When you see the screen hit the S key to Specify Additional Device then insert the driver diskette you just creat...

Page 48: ...oading and installing the drivers and utilities the display shown in Figure 2 7 should appear Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you should reboot the system before moving on to the next item on the list The bo...

Page 49: ...em information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the SuperDoctor III interface Note The default User Name and Password for SuperDoctor III is ADMIN ADMIN Note When SuperDoctor is first installed it adopts the temperature threshold settings that have been set in BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within SuperDoctor...

Page 50: ...er s Manual can be downloaded from the Supermicro web site at http www supermicro com products accessories software SuperDoctorIII cfm For Linux we recommend that you use the SuperoDoctor II application instead Figure 2 9 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen Remote Control ...

Page 51: ...e manufacturer CR2032 Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Figure 2 10 Installing the Onboard Battery Please handle used batteries carefully Do not damage the battery in any way a damaged battery may release hazardous materials into the environment Do not discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landfill Please comply with the regulations set up by your l...

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Page 53: ...s 4 Disconnect all cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 5 Remove all add on cards 6 Install a CPU and heatsink making sure it is fully seated and connect the internal chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well 7 Use the correct type of onboard CMOS battery CR2032 as recommended by the manufacturer To avoid possible explo...

Page 54: ...onfiguration 1 Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the setup configura...

Page 55: ...e my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site Please check our BIOS warning 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 motherboard mod...

Page 56: ...4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be fore any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or...

Page 57: ...such as F1 F2 etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a tex...

Page 58: ...eys 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 Boot Feature 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...

Page 59: ...n when you turn off the system Options include 4 second Overide and Instant Off Restore on AC Power Loss This sets the action that occurs when an AC power loss occurs Options include Power Off Power On and Last State Interrupt 19 Capture Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 The options are Enabled and Disabled EUP Support This setting allows you to enable or disable supplied standby p...

Page 60: ...to Enable or Disable the AMD Power Now feature Power Cap This option can decide the highest P state in the OS Options include P state 0 through P state 4 ACPI SRAT Table This option Enables or Disables the building of the ACPI SRAT Table CPU Down Core Mode This option sets down core support for the CPU Options include Disabled 1 Core through n Cores in odd numbered increments The value n is depend...

Page 61: ...include Auto or Disabled CS Sparing This setting will reserve a spare memory rank in each node when enabled Options are Enabled and Disabled Bank Swizzle Mode This setting Enables or Disables the bank swizzle mode ECC Configuration ECC Mode This submenu affects the DRAM scrub rate based on its setting Options include Disabled Basic Good Super Max and User Selecting User activates the other options...

Page 62: ...CI or EHCI bus devices USB 2 0 Controller Mode Use this setting to configure the USB 2 0 Controller in either Hi Speed 480 Mps or Full Speed 12 Mps mode Options include Enabled Hi Speed Mode or Disabled Full Speed Mode 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 ...

Page 63: ...s include SATA as Primary or SATA as secondary Primary Secondary Third Fourth IDE Master Slave LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive The options are Disabled and Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block mo...

Page 64: ...ng generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured after 1999 For other disk drives such as IDE CD ROM drives check the specifications of the drive DMA Mode Selects the DMA Mode Options are Auto SWDMA0 SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMA0 MDWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMA0 UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMA3 UDMA4 and UDMA5 SWDMA Single Word DMA MWDMA Multi Word DMA UDMA UltraDMA S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technolog...

Page 65: ...ng to IDE drives ROM Scan Ordering This setting determines which kind of option ROM activates prior to another Options include Onboard First and Addon First PCI Slot 4 These settings Enable or Disable the specified PCI slot in your system PCIE x4 Slot5 PCI x8 Slot 6 PCI x8 x16 Slot 7 These settings Enable or Disable the specified PCIE slot in your system Onboard LAN Option ROM Select This setting ...

Page 66: ...s option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 2F8 IRQ3 to allow the serial port to use 2F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address Options include Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2F8 IRQ3 Serial Port 2 Attribute This option allows you to set COM2 as a normal serial port or as virtual COM for SOL Options are SOL or COM Remote Access Configurati...

Page 67: ... the delay in seconds to display memory information Options are No Delay 1 sec 2 secs and 4 secs Hardware Health Configuration CPU Overheat Alarm This setting allows you to specify the type of alarm for CPU overheating Options include The Early Alarm and The Default Alarm Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to determine how the system will control the speed of the onboard fans The...

Page 68: ... and Default Alarm default options in the BIOS and is required to be implemented in all fan speed control modes The Early Alarm is enabled when the Tctl value 65 and is disabled when the Tctl value drops from 65 to 62 The Default Alarm default setting is enabled when the Tctl value 70 and is disabled when the Tctl value drops from 70 to 67 When COA either Early or Default Alarm is enabled the foll...

Page 69: ...Aware O S This setting Enables or Disables ACPI support for the system s operating system Options include Yes enabled or No disabled ACPI APIC Support Determines whether 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 ACPI Version Features Use this...

Page 70: ...esired channel number Note Each question in this group may take a considerable amount of time IP Address Source Select the source of this machine s IP address If Static is selected you will need to know and enter manually the IP address of this machine below If DHCP is selected the BIOS will search for a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server in the network it is attached to and request t...

Page 71: ...x xx xx with xx in hex form only The current MAC address in the BMC is shown BMC Watch Dog Timer Action This setting is used to set the Watch Dog function which allows the BMC to reset or powerdown the system if the OS crashes or hangs Options include Disabled Reset System Power Down and Power Cycle Event Log Configuration View Event Log Pressing the Enter key will open the event log Use the and k...

Page 72: ...Enabled to enable boot sector protection When Enabled AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 4 Boot Menu The Boot Menu is accessible only when the Load Onboard LAN Option ROM setting in the PCI PnP Configuration menu is enabled Boot Device Priority This ...

Page 73: ...nd press Enter Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to AMI BIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select ...

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Page 75: ...ould consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error All errors listed with the exception of Beep Code 8 are fatal errors A 1 AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message Description 1 be...

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Page 77: ...nitialization code checksum will be verified D1h Initializing the DMA controller performing the keyboard controller BAT test starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat mode next D3h Starting memory sizing next D4h Returning to real mode Executing any OEM patches and setting the Stack next D5h Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at E000 0000h The initialization code is copied...

Page 78: ...Looking for a floppy diskette in drive A Reading the first sector of the diskette Efh A read error occurred while reading the floppy drive in drive A F0h Next searching for the AMIBOOT ROM file in the root directory F1h The AMIBOOT ROM file is not in the root directory F2h Next reading and analyzing the floppy diskette FAT to find the clusters occupied by the AMIBOOT ROM file F3h Next reading the ...

Page 79: ...s keys were pressed during power on Initializing CMOS RAM if the Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the End key was pressed 12h Next disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2 13h The video display has been disabled Port B has been initialized Next initializing the chipset 14h The 8254 timer test will begin next 19h Next programming ...

Page 80: ...otected mode for the memory test next 43h Entered protected mode Enabling interrupts for diagnostics mode next 44h Interrupts enabled if the diagnostics switch is on Initializing data to check memory wraparound at 0 0 next 45h Data initialized Checking for memory wraparound at 0 0 and finding the total system memory size next 46h The memory wraparound test is done Memory size calculation has been ...

Page 81: ...d next 81h A keyboard reset error or stuck key was found Issuing the keyboard controller interface test command next 82h The keyboard controller interface test completed Writing the command byte and initializing the circular buffer next 83h The command byte was written and global data initialization has completed Checking for a locked key next 84h Locked key checking is over Checking for a memory ...

Page 82: ...king the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next A2h Displaying any soft errors next A3h The soft error display has completed Setting the keyboard typematic rate next A4h The keyboard typematic rate is set Programming the memory wait states next A5h Memory wait state programming is over Clearing the screen and enabling parity and the NMI next A7h NM...