Supermicro H8DC8, User Manual

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Page 2: ...UMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR THE VENDOR 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 t...

Page 3: ...rboard 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 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...

Page 4: ...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 ATX Power Connector 2 8 Processor Power Connector 2 8 Auxiliary Power Connect...

Page 5: ...r 2 15 Keylock Header 2 15 2 7 Jumper Settings 2 16 Explanation of Jumpers 2 16 CMOS Clear 2 16 3rd Power Supply Fail Signal Enable Disable 2 17 I2 C to PCI Enable Disable 2 17 Audio Enable Disable 2 17 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 18 PCI X Slot Speed 2 18 Onboard Speaker Enable Disable 2 18 SCSI Termination Enable Disable 2 19 SCSI Controller Enable Disable 2 19 USB Standby Power Enable Disable 2 1...

Page 6: ...ry 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 18 4 6 Exit Menu 4 19 Appendices Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Cod...

Page 7: ...hat 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 H8DC8 H8DCi serverboard One 1 IDE cable CBL 036 One 1 floppy cable CBL 022 One 1 USB 2 0 port cable CBL 083 Two 2 SATA cables CBL 044 One 1 SCSI cable H8DC8 only CBL 034 U320 Two 2 CPU backplates BKT 0004 Two 2 heatsink retentio...

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Page 9: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Note H8DC8 is pictured The H8DCi shares the same layout but with no SCSI compo nents connectors or jumpers Figure 1 1 H8DC8 H8DCi Image ...

Page 10: ...1 J101 FAN5 FAN6 JPW2 ATX Power JLAN1 2 JC2 Line In Out J24 CPU1 DIMM 1A CPU1 DIMM 2B CPU1 DIMM 2A CPU1 DIMM 1B FAN2 FAN1 JF1 FAN3 CPU2 DIMM 2A CPU2 DIMM 2B CPU2 DIMM 1A CPU2 DIMM 1B Slot 6 x16 PCI Express Slot 5 PCI 33 MHz Slot 4 x16 PCI Express Slot 3 PCI X 133 100 MHz Slot 2 PCI X 133 100 MHz Slot 1 PCI X 100 MHz ZCR JWOL USB6 7 Battery FAN4 FAN7 CPU1 Fan JPAC JIDE1 JIDE2 JA1 JI2 C1 JP10 JAR Sp...

Page 11: ... for CD COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Ports FAN 1 8 System Fan Headers JIDE 1 JIDE 2 IDE Drive Connectors J1B4 24 Pin ATX Power Connector J4 Parallel Printer Port J22 System Management Bus Header J24 Power Supply I2 C Header J32 4 pin Auxiliary Power Connector JA1 U320 SCSI Channel A Connector JAR 3rd Power Supply Alarm Reset Header JB2 U320 SCSI Channel B Connector JC1 JC2 JC1 MIC Port JC2 LineIn Li...

Page 12: ... slots One 1 PCI X 100 MHz slot ZCR slot One 1 32 bit 33 MHz PCI slot BIOS 8 Mb AMIBIOS LPC Flash ROM DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 ACPI 2 0 is BIOS supported SMBIOS 2 3 Plug and Play PnP PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for two CPU cores Hyper Transport 1 2V two memory banks 2 5V nVidia 2200 2050 chipset 1 5V Fan status monitor with firmware software on off and speed control Watch Dog Envi...

Page 13: ...d 10 Two 2 UltraDMA ATA 133 100 IDE ports One 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB Two 2 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial ports On chip nVidia 2200 2050 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 Other Wake on Ring JWOR Wake on LAN JWOL AC97 Audio CODEC Onboard 3 3V standby power LED DP1 SCSI channel act...

Page 14: ...4 2200 AMD OpteronTM Processor CPU2 16 x 16 HT link 1GHz DIMM B1 DIMM B2 DIMM B3 DIMM B4 DIMM A1 DIMM A2 DIMM A3 DIMM A4 128 bit data 16 bit ECC DDR400 333 266 DDR400 333 266 16 x 16 HT link 1GHz PCI E x16 Slot 4 PCI E x4 slot 7 LAN 2 PCI E x16 Slot 6 PCI Slot 5 LAN 1 SATA Ports 4 AC97 IDE ATA133 USB Ports 8 S I O FWH Kybd Mouse Floppy Parallel Port COM Ports AMD OpteronTM Processor CPU1 128 bit d...

Page 15: ...ocessor The 2050 is pin to pin compatible with the 2200 It includes a PCI Express inter face with 20 lanes and an AMD Opteron 16 bit Hyper Transport interface link The GLAN 2 connects directly to the 2050 MCP 8132 HyperTransport PCI X Tunnel This hub includes AMD specific technology that provides two PCI X bridges with each bridge supporting a 64 bit data bus as well as separate PCI X operational m...

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 t...

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

Page 19: ...rts 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 PC compatible prin...

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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 ex...

Page 22: ... 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 Attach the adhesive side of the backplate to...

Page 23: ...PU 1 DIMM slots are addressable and the IO4 chip will not function properly 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...

Page 24: ...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 gro...

Page 25: ...nd 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 See charts on following page Optimi...

Page 26: ...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 performance...

Page 27: ...f 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 Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Reset Button Power Button Power LED HDD LED NIC1 NIC2 OH Fan Fail LED Power ...

Page 28: ... 12 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 29: ...r 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 connection ...

Page 30: ... 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 ar...

Page 31: ...he 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 Extra USB Headers Four additional USB2 0 headers USB4 5 and USB6 7 are included on ...

Page 32: ...ge 2 Intrusion signal Overheat LED Connect an LED to the JOH1 header to provide warning of chassis over heating See the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat LED Pin Definitions JOH1 Pin Definition 1 3 3V 2 OH Active Power LED Speaker On 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...

Page 33: ...You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature Wake On Ring Pin Definitions JWOR Pin Definition 1 Ground Black 2 Wake up Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL Pin Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up I2 C Header The header at J24 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 I2 C Heade...

Page 34: ...nd 4 Left Signal 3rd Power Supply Alarm Header Connect a cable from your power supply to JP10 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 3rd Power Supply Alarm Header Pin Definitions JP10 Pin Definition 1 P S 1 Fail Signal 2 P S 2 Fail Signal 3 P S 3 Fail Signal 4...

Page 35: ...he J26 header is used both as a jump er and a cable header Jump pins 5 6 and 9 10 to use the backpanel jacks for AC97 audio output see Figure 2 3 J26 also gives you the option of direct ing the audio output to Line In Line Out Mic jacks that may be added to the front of the chassis requires additional hardware not included See the table on the right for pin definitions Audio Output Jumper Header Pi...

Page 36: ...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 37: ...rd audio is pro vided by AC97 audio CODEC for high quality 6 channel 5 1 sound The de fault setting is on pins 1 2 to enable the audio See the table on right for jumper settings Audio Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPAC Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled 3rd Power Supply Fail Signal Enable Disable The system can notify you in the event of a power supply failure This featur...

Page 38: ...JPX1B and JPX1A on the H8DC8 H8DCi can be used to change the speed of PCI X slots 2 and 3 and PCI X slot 1 respectively See the tables on the right for jumper settings PCI X Slot Speed Jumper Settings JPX1A JPX1B Jumper Setting Definition Open Auto Pins 1 2 PCI X 66 MHz Pins 2 3 PCI 66 MHz Note JPX1B controls the speed for PCI X slots 2 and 3 and JPX1A controls the speed for PCI X slot 1 The defaul...

Page 39: ...rmination See the table on right for jumper settings Note In order for the SCSI drives to function properly please do not change the default setting enabled set by the manufacturer SCSI Term Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPA2 JPA3 Jumper Setting Definition Open Enabled Closed Disabled USB Standby Power Enable Disable Jumper J13 is used to enable or dis able the presence of standby power for all on...

Page 40: ...r supply is being supplied to the serverboard DP1 should normally be illuminated when the system is con nected to AC power whether turned on or not DP1 will flash on and off when the system is in an S1 S3 Suspend to RAM or S4 Suspend to Disk state See the table on the right for DP1 LED states 3 3V Standby LED DP1 State System Status On Standby power present on serverboard Off No power connected Fla...

Page 41: ...l 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 Definition ...

Page 42: ...ost 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...

Page 43: ...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 21 ...

Page 44: ... 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 H8DC8 only...

Page 45: ...d 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 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 N...

Page 46: ...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 tha...

Page 47: ... you 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 mainboard model on the web page and download the corre...

Page 48: ...able must be used to take advantage of the speed 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 requi...

Page 49: ... 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 messag...

Page 50: ...Y 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 CPU Configuration Sub Menu GART Error Reporting This setting is used for testing only MTRR Mapping This determines the method used for programming CPU MTRRs when 4 GB or more memory is present The options...

Page 51: ... occur multiple sectors 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 c...

Page 52: ...r Select Disabled to deactivate the function The options are Enabled and Disabled Hard Disk Write Protect Select Enabled to enable the function of Hard Disk Write Protect to prevent data from being written to HDD The options are Enabled or Disabled IDE Detect Time Out Sec This feature allows the user to set the time out value for detecting ATA ATA PI devices installed in the system The options are...

Page 53: ... keys to select the floppy type The options are Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 5 1 4 720 KB 3 1 44 MB 3 and 2 88 MB 3 Onboard Floppy Controller Use this setting to Enable or Disable the onboard floppy controller PCI PnP Menu Clear NVRAM Select Yes to clear NVRAM during boot up The options are Yes and No Plug Play OS Select Yes to allow the OS to configure Plug Play devices This is not required for syst...

Page 54: ... user to assign a PCI slot number to an Off board PCI ISA IDE card in order for it to function properly The options are Auto PCI Slot1 PCI Slot2 PCI Slot3 PCI Slot4 PCI Slot5 and PCI Slot6 IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ14 IRQ15 This feature specifies the availability of an IRQ to be used by a PCI PnP device Select Reserved for the IRQ to be used by a Legacy ISA device The options are Avai...

Page 55: ... use 2F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address The options are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port 2 Mode Tells BIOS which mode to select for serial port 2 The options are Normal IrDA and ASKIR Parallel Port Address This option specifies the I O address used by the parallel port Select Disabled to prevent the parallel port from accessing any system resources Wh...

Page 56: ...utomatically enable interleaving memory scheme when this function is supported by the processor The options are Auto and Disabled Burst Length Use this setting to set the memory burst length 64 bit Dq must use 4 beats Options are 8 beats 4 beats and 2 beats Hardware Memory Hole When Enabled this feature enables hardware memory remapping around the memory hole Options are Enabled and Disabled Note ...

Page 57: ... and Disabled DRAM BG Scrub Corrects memory errors so later reads are correct Options are Dis abled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds L2 Cache BG Scrub Allows L2 cache RAM to be corrected when idle Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds Data Cache BG Scrub Allows L1 cache RAM to be corrected when idle Options are Disabled and various times in nanosec...

Page 58: ... This setting is used to enable spread spectrum for the SATA Options are Dis abled and Down Spread PCI Express Spread Spectrum This setting is used to enable spread spectrum for the PCI Express Options are Disabled and Down Spread Primary Video This setting is used to switch the PCI bus scanning order while searching for the video card It allows the user to select the type of primary VGA in case o...

Page 59: ...Op tions are Yes and No ACPI APIC Support Select Enabled to allow the ACPI APIC table pointer to be included in the RSDP pointer list The options are Enabled and Disabled ACPI SRAT Table Use this setting the Enable or Disable the building of an ACPI SRAT Table AMI OEMB Table When Enabled tells BIOS to include the OEMB table pointer to R X SDT pointer lists Options are Enabled and Disabled Headless...

Page 60: ...equal to the system clock and if the board is capable Options are Auto 200 MHz 400 MHz 600 MHz 800 MHz and 1 GHz CPU0 PCI X0 HT Link Width The HT link will run at the width specified in this setting Options are Auto 2 bit 4 bit 8 bit and 16 bit Power Menu Power Button Mode Allows the user to change the function of the power button Options are On Off and Suspend Restore on AC Power Loss This setting...

Page 61: ...owerNow feature SMBIOS Configuration SMBIOS SMI Support Enable or Disable SMBIOS wrapper support for PnP function 50h 54h Remote Access Configuration Remote Access Allows you to Enable or Disable Remote Access Serial Port Number Selects the serial port to use for console redirection Options are COM1 and COM2 Serial Port Mode Selects the serial port settings to use Options are 115200 8 n 1 57600 8 n ...

Page 62: ... the delay in seconds to display memory information Op tions are No Delay 1 sec 2 secs and 4 secs USB Configuration This screen will display the module version and all USB enabled devices USB Controller Support Enable the controller for your USB ports Options are Disabled USB 1 1 only and USB 1 1 USB 2 0 Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to enable the support for USB Legacy Disable Legacy support i...

Page 63: ...ge CPU2 DIMM voltage 1 5V 2 5V 3 3V Vcc V 3 3VSB 5Vin 5VSB 12Vin 12Vcc V 1 2V for Hyper Transport and battery voltage System Fan Monitor Fan Speed Control Modules This feature allows the user to determine how the system will control the speed of the onboard fans Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the...

Page 64: ...puter system to force a third party BIOS to display during system boot Select Keep Current to allow the computer system to display the BIOS information during system boot Boot up Num Lock Set this to On to allow the Number Lock setting to be modified during boot up The options are On and Off PS 2 Mouse Support This setting is to specify PS 2 mouse support The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled W...

Page 65: ... the boot sequence from available hard disk drives 1st Drive Specifies the boot sequence for the 1st Hard Drive Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from available remov able drives 1st Drive Specifies the boot sequence for the 1st Removable Drive The options are 1st Floppy Drive and Disabled CD DVD Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequenc...

Page 66: ...r 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 program or virus issues a Disk Format command or at...

Page 67: ...eboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to AMI BIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter Then Select OK to allow BIOS to automatically load the Optimal Defaults as the BIOS Setting...

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Page 69: ...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 71: ...s are listed in order of execution Checkpoint Code Description D0h The NMI is disabled Power on delay is starting Next the initialization code check sum will be verified D1h Initializing the DMA controller performing the keyboard controller BAT test starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat mode next D3h Starting memory sizing next D4h Returning to real mode Executing any OEM patches and settin...

Page 72: ...rred 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 interna...

Page 73: ...d during power on Initializing CMOS RAM if the Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the End key was pressed 12h Next disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2 13h The video display has been disabled Port B has been initialized Next initializing the chipset 14h The 8254 timer test will begin next 19h Next programming the flash ROM 1Ah T...

Page 74: ...L 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 de...

Page 75: ... was adjusted for relocation and shadowing Clearing the Hit DEL message next 59h The Hit DEL message is cleared The WAIT message is displayed Starting the DMA and interrupt controller test next 60h The DMA page register test passed Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register test next 62h The DMA controller 1 base register test passed Performing the DMA controller 2 base register test next 65h T...

Page 76: ...ontrol 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 Performing ...

Page 77: ...0 option ROM had control next Aah Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed Displaying the system configuration next Abh Uncompressing the DMI data and executing DMI POST initialization next B0h The system configuration is displayed B1h Copying any code to specific areas 00h Code copying to specific areas is done Passing control to INT 19h boot loader next ...

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