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1. AMD amp lt Socket F Lael Socket F lt EL lt HT PCIx16 USB rox 55 PROS AKILA PCI E Slot HM 4x SATA s W83793AG IB MT25408 INTEL T OS 4x Fan m BI Giga LAN lt 82575 lt L W83627DHG ICOM Giga LAN amp Y WPCM450 Giga LAN RTL820IN RMIL DDR 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 The H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF Serverboard is based on the nVidia MCP55 Pro Chipset which functions as a Media and Communications Processor MCP Controllers for the system memory are integrated directly into Opteron processors 1 7 H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF User s Manual nVidia MCP55 Pro Chipset Media and Communications Processor The nVidia MCP55 Pro Chipset is a single chip high performance HyperTransport peripheral controller It includes a 28 lane PCI Express interface an AMD Opteron 16 bit Hyper Transport interface link a four port Serial ATA interface a dual port Gb Ethernet interface a dual ATA133 bus master interface and a USB 2 0 interface This hub connects directly to the CPU HyperTransport Technology HyperTransport technology is a hi
2. 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS cote EL t eds 4 1 4 1 Introduction tette t rete ert 4 1 4 2 Starting the Setup Utility sees 4 1 4 3 m ERE RIMIS 4 1 System Time System Date 4 2 4 4 Advanced Settings Menu sss 4 2 4 5 Boot Menu nete dt ne nett teret dete tue 4 9 4 6 Security Menu 4 9 x dune nana Sain eee 4 10 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint B 1 B 1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes B 1 B 2 Bootblock Recovery Codes B 1 B 3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes B 2 vii H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF User s Manual Notes viii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Congratulations on purchasing your computer Serverboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Checklist Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retail
3. 2 16 LAN1 LAN2 LEDS 2 16 Power a E m D mE 2 16 InfiniBand LED Indicators 2 16 2 9 Drive CONNECTIONS 2 17 SATA Ports tec RE RI EI EDU PUDE 2 17 vi 2 10 Enabling 2 17 Installing the OS SATA 2 18 Building a Driver 2 18 Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS 2 18 Using the nVidia RAID Utility esee 2 19 Installing the OS and Drivers 2 19 2 11 Installing Drivers sene 2 19 Chapter 3 1 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures 3 1 Before Power odas ion e bri repe beet 3 1 NO POWOr ned ee iret e 3 1 iet rn 3 1 Memory Errors ate da e RUE 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
4. Memory state programming is over Clearing screen and enabling parity and the NMI next A7h NMI and parity enabled Performing any initialization required before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000 next A8h Initialization before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h completed Passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h next Returned from adaptor ROM at E000h control Performing any initialization required after the E000 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 BOh The system configuration is displayed Bih Copying any code to specific areas 00h Code copying to specific areas is done Passing control to INT 19h boot loader next Disclaimer The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support Systems medical equipment nuclear facilities or systems aircraft aircraft devices aircraft emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully
5. 10 2 Pin Definition 11 Vcc 12 NIC1 Chapter 2 Installation HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 18 and 14 of JF1 Attach the hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity for any hard drives on the system including SAS Serial ATA and IDE See the table below for pin definitions Pin Definition 13 14 HD Active Power On LED The Power On LED connector is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 This connection is used to provide LED indication of power being supplied to the system See the table below for pin definitions Pin Definition 15 5V Stby 16 Control 2 9 H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF User s Manual NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table below for pin definitions Pin Definition 19 Control 20 Ground Universal Serial Bus Ports Two Universal Serial Bus ports USB 2 0 are located beside the LAN1 2 ports Two additional ports USB4 5 are included on the motherboard near the SIMSO slot See the table below for pin definitions USBO USB1 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 5V 1 5V 2 PO 2 PO 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground USB Headers Two USB 2 0 headers USB2 3 are also included on the motherboard These may be connected to provide front side access A USB cable no
6. NorthBridge Configuration See Table 4 5 for further details and submenus submenu SouthBridge Configuration See Table 4 6 for further details and submenus submenu Table 4 5 NorthBridge Configuration Submenu Menu Item Description Configuration Bank Interleaving Channel Interleaving Enable Clock to All Dimms Mem Tristate C3 ALTVID Memory Hole Remapping CS Sparing DCT Unganged Mode Power Down Enable Power Down Mode Configuration ECC Mode DRAM ECG Enable DRAM SCRUB REDIRECT 4 Bit ECC Mode DRAM BG Scrub Data Cache BG Scrub Select Auto to automatically enable a bank interleaving memory scheme when this function is supported by the processor The options are Auto and DISABLED Selects the channel interleaving memory scheme when this function is supported by the processor The options are DISABLED ADDRESS BITs 6 ADDRESS 5 12 XOR of Address Bits 20 16 6 and XOR oF ADDRESS BITS 20 16 9 Use this setting to enable unused clocks to all DIMMSs even if some DIMM slots are unpopulated Options are ENABLED and Disabled Use this setting to ENABLE or Disable memory clock tristate during C3 and ALT VID When Enabled this feature enables hardware memory remapping around the memory hole Options are Enabled and DISABLED This setting will reserve a spare memory rank in each node when enabled Options are ENABLE and Disable This setting
7. ENTER key 5 Highlight the first NVIDIA driver shown and press the ENTER key to install it 6 Soon a similar blue screen will appear again Again hit the S key then highlight the second item NFORCE STORAGE CONTROLLER and press the ENTER key then ENTER again to continue with the Windows setup 2 11 Installing Drivers The CD that came bundled with the Serverboard contains drivers some of which must be installed such as the chipset driver 1 After inserting this CD into your CD ROM drive the display shown in Figure 2 10 should appear If this display does not appear click on the Mv COMPUTER icon and 2 19 H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF User s Manual then on the icon representing your CD ROM drive Finally double click on the S SETUP icon 2 Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item 3 Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time 4 After installing each item you should reboot the system before moving on to the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Figure 2 10 Driver Tool Installation Display Screen SUPERMICRO H8DMT IBX Server Board Drivers amp Tools WinXP AMD Processor Power Management Driver SUPERMICR eX zl nVidia MCP55 Chipset Driver Drivers amp Tools nVIDIA ET
8. Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices sss 2 1 hated se uus 2 1 eiie WE ee 2 1 Installation 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 3 Mounting the Mainboard into a Chassis 2 4 2 4 Installing 2 5 SUDDOFT s sehen teh Oe Lu d qa e de 2 6 Maximum 2 6 H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF User s Manual 2 5 I O Port and Control Panel Connectione 2 6 Front Control Pariel eee eese C dee vin insides 2 7 2 6 Connector Definitions 2 7 Power 2 7 Auxiliary Power Connector essen 2 8 PW ON Gonnecltor xay e eene ter tre erue e EYE ka 2 8 Reset COnhector i s de nter e EEE aveo 2 8 Overheat Fan Fail LED 2 8 NIG2 LAN2 LED sies etie ite etta er te t ete 2 9 LAND LED eiit ecole roce reote MEYA T 2 9 HID Dil E Di eb tees tens Nal EEN e 2 9 Power Qn L
9. EPP or Extended Capabilities Port ECP The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management through a SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption The IRQs DMAs and I O space resources of the Super I O can be flexibly adjusted to meet ISA PnP requirements which support and APM Advanced Power Management Chapter 1 Introduction 1 10 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Tel Fax Email Web Site Europe Address Tel Fax Email 9 Asia Pacific Address Tel Fax Web Site Technical Support Email Tel Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A 1 408 503 8000 1 408 503 8008 marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support www supermicro com Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands 31 0 73 6400390 31 0 73 6416525 sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C 886 2 8226 3990 886 2 8226 3991 www supermicro com tw support supermicro com tw 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 H8DMT H8DMT
10. F H8DMT IBXF User s Manual Auxiliary Power Connector A 4 pin 12V auxiliary power connector is included to provide power to hard drive disks See the table below for pin definitions Pin Definition 1 12V 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 5V PW_ON Connector The PW_ON connector is on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 This header should be connected to the chassis power button See the table below for pin definitions Pin Definition 1 PW_ON 2 Ground 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 below for pin definitions Pin Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground 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 tables below for pin definitions and for LED status indicators Pin Definition 7 Vcc 8 Control 2 8 NIC2 LAN2 LED The LED connections for LAN2 are on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Attach LAN LED cables to display network activity See the table below for pin definitions NIC1 LAN1 LED The LED connections for LAN1 are on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 Attach LAN LED cables to display network activity See the table below for pin definitions State Indication Solid Overheat Blinking Fan Fail Pin Definition 9
11. HUE 1 1 1 2 Images and Layouts sse 1 2 1 3 Quick Reference sss 1 5 1 4 Serverboard Features sss 1 6 1 5 Chipset 1 7 nVidia MCP55 Pro Chipset Media and Communications Processor 1 8 HyperTransport 1 8 1 6 PC Health Monitoring 1 8 Onboard Voltage 1 8 Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Software Speed Control 1 8 CPU Overheat Fan Fail LED and Control 1 8 Auto Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU 1 8 1 7 Power Configuration 1 9 Microsoft OnNOw enne nnn KK KAK KA kk A KA 1 9 Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State 1 9 BIOS Support for USB 1 9 Main Switch Override Mechanism 1 9 Wake On LAN WOL t oN 1 9 1 8 Power Supply sss 1 10 1 9 Super an tede ee e Dies 1 10 1 10 Contacting Supermicro sss 1 11 1 11 Returning Merchandise for Service 1 12
12. IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF User s Manual 1 11 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before 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 hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete For faster service RMA authorizations may be requested online at http Awww supermicro com support rma Whenever possible repack the add on card in the original Supermicro box using the original packaging materials If these are no longer available be sure to pack the add on card in an anti static bag and inside the box Make sure that there is enough packaging material surrounding the add on card so that it does not become damaged during shipping This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent damage to your system board i
13. IBXF User s Manual Overheat LED Connect an LED to the JOH1 header to provide warning of chassis overheating See the table below for pin definitions Pin Definition 1 3 3V 2 OH Active Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 Attach the appropriate cable to inform you of a chassis intrusion See the table below for pin definitions Pin Definition 1 Intrusion signal 2 Battery voltage Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is designated JWOL You must have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use the Wake On LAN feature See the table below for pin definitions Pin Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up SMBus Header The header at SMBus is for the System Management Bus for the H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF Serverboards Connect the appropriate cable here to utilize SMB on the system See the table below for pin definitions Pin Definition 1 Data 2 Ground 3 Clock 4 No Connection 2 12 Chapter 2 Installation SGPIO The T SGPIO1 Serial General Purpose Input Output header provides a bus between the SATA controller and the SATA drive backplane to provide SATA enclosure management functions Connect the appropriate cables from the backplane to the T SGPIO1 header to utilize SATA management functions on your system See the table below for pin definitions Pin Defi
14. RMA authorizations may be requested online http www supermicro com support rma This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS Setup utility for the HSaDMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF Serverboards The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program NOTE Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to AN the Manual Download area of our web site for any changes to BIOS may not be reflected in this manual 4 2 Starting the Setup Utility To enter the BIOS Setup Utility hit the Delete key while the system is booting up In most cases the DELETE key is used to invoke the BIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used 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 t
15. a Supermicro 1U Twin system 2 Make sure that the ports on the Serverboard align with their respective holes in the I O shield at the rear of the chassis Mounting the Mainboard onto the Tray in the Chassis 1 Carefully mount the Serverboard onto the motherboard tray by aligning the motherboard mounting holes with the raised metal standoffs in the tray 2 Insert screws into all the mounting holes in the Serverboard that line up with the standoffs 3 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 system 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation WARNING Exercise extreme caution when installing or removing memory A modules to prevent any possible damage 2 4 Installing Memory Installing Memory 1 Insert each memory module vertically into its slot paying attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the module incorrectly see Figure 2 6 Figure 2 6 Side and Top Views of DDR Installation To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place The release tabs should close if they do not you should close them yourself Pay attention to the bottom notch To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the DIMM from the slot Notc
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17. enables unganged DRAM mode 64 bit Options are AUTO ganged mode and Always unganged mode This setting enables or disables the DDR power down mode Options are Enabled and DISABLED This sets the power down mode Options are Channel and CHIP SELECT This setting affects the DRAM scrub rate based on its setting Options are DISABLED Basic GOOD SUPER and User Depending upon the setting chosen some or all of the following settings will become active DRAM ECC allows hardware to report and correct memory errors automatically Options are Enabled and DISABLED Allows system to correct DRAM ECC errors immediately even with background scrubbing on Options are Enabled and DISABLED Allows the user to enabled 4 bit ECC mode also known as ECC Chipkill Options are ENABLED and Disabled Corrects memory errors so later reads are correct Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds Allows L1 cache RAM to be corrected when idle Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF User s Manual Table 4 5 NorthBridge Configuration Submenu Continued Menu Item Description 12 Cache BG Allows L2 cache RAM to be corrected when idle Options are Disabled and Scrub various times in nanoseconds and microseconds L3 Cache BG Allows L3 cache RAM to be corrected when idle Options are Disabled and Scrub various times in nanosecon
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19. wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just depress and hold the power button for 4 seconds The power will turn off and no power will be provided to the motherboard Wake On LAN WOL Wake On LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup up dates and access tracking can 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 Note that Wake On LAN can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply 1 9 H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF User s Manual 1 8 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The H8DMT accommodates 12V proprietary power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate A 2 amp current supply on a 5V Standby rail is strongly recommended It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets 12V ATX power supply Spec
20. 9 CMOS m CLEAR 3 MCP55V Pro 69 JWD Ji2C2 SPEAKER i O e 9 T SGPIO1 o o o o JWOL 9 F z m CPU1 9IUSB 2 3 gt gt WOHTI BATTERY 59 53 JF1 29 ol o o o o CPU2 c c c STRSTR Fm lt 3 o Jai J 2 o o m gt e gt o WR2 JWRI S I oL FAN2 rang 2 2 ihe ms 0510 NOTE Jumpers used for test or debug purposes only are not indicated r 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Quick Reference Table 1 1 Jumpers Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear see Section 2 7 JBMC1 BMC and Video Enable Header Pins 1 2 Enabled JI C1 J C2 to PCI E Slot Both Closed Enabled JIB1 InfiniBand Enable Disable HSDMT H8DMT IBX only Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL LAN Controller Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset Table 1 2 Connectors Connector Description COM1 COM2 COM1 Serial Port Header FAN 1 4 Chassis CPU Fan Headers J2 Auxiliary Power Connector for IDE drives JF1 Front Panel C
21. A TO CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS AND OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM Manual Revison 1 0a Release Date March 6 2009 Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer Inc you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2008 by Super Micro Computer Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface About this Manual This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the HSDMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF serverboards All these serverboards are based on the nVidia MCP55 Pro chipset and support AMD Opteron processors with up to 64 GB of DDR2 800 667 533 400 registered ECC SDRAM The differences between these serverboards is that some have full IPMI capability some have InfiniBand components and some have both or neither capability Refer to the chart below for details on which boards have which capabilities Serverboard Full IPMI InfiniBand Capability Components H8DMT H8DMT F X 2 H8DMT IBX X H8DMT IBXF X X Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site for updates on supported processors http www supermicro com aplus This product is i
22. ED ee anal 2 9 NMI BUOM eie iioii tete cette eerte eene eet 2 10 Universal Serial Bus 2 10 USB Headers 5 Ree t dete 2 10 Serial Pots audi tst e eu kira 2 11 Fan Headers cn eee mm 2 11 LAN1 2 Ethernet 2 11 Dedicated LAN Ethernet kk kk ke 2 11 OVerheat BED iier ERREUR e i 2 12 Chassis Intrusion a dark k K k 2 12 Wake Qn E AN eR a ER xak ae l v wa va SEREK 2 12 SMB s Heade r xeyala be entidad pvp 2 12 Inlet IB Ren YE k 2 13 Power ZE keze de 2 13 2 7 Jumper Settings ie eee 2 13 Explanation of 2 13 CGMOS GIear z sica oie NU crece Her b oh oc e 2 14 LAN Controller Enable Disable 2 14 BMO Video 2 15 2 1 PCI Express Slot 2 15 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 15 InfiniBand Port Enable Disable 2 16 2 8 Onboard
23. Microsoft DirectX 9 0 MCP55V Pro Chipset H8DMT IBX 45 Browse Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site 2 20 3 1 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your Serverboard If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to Section 3 2 Technical Support Procedures on page 3 2 and or Section 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service on page 3 4 in this chapter Always disconnect the AC power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components a a e Before Power Check that the onboard power LED is lit DP4 on the motherboard Make sure that the ATX power connector is connected to your power supply Make sure that no short circuits exist between the Serverboard and chassis Disconnect all cables from the Serverboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Remove all add on cards Install a CPU and heatsink making sure it is fully seated and connect the internal chassis speaker and the power LED to the Serverboard Check all jumper settings as well Use the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as recommended by the manufacturer To avoid possible explosion do not install the CMOS battery upside down No Power Make sure that no short circuits exist between the Serverboard and the chassis Verify that all jump
24. UPERMICR H8DMT H8DMT F H8DMT IBX H8DMT IBXF Serverboards H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF User s Manual Revison 1 0a H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF User s Manual The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com Super Micro Computer Inc Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPERMICRO 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
25. 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 4 Advanced Settings Menu The submenus in the ADVANCED SETTINGS menu are listed in Table 4 1 through Table 4 12 below Table 4 1 BIOS Features Submenu Menu Item Description If Enabled this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time Quick Boot needed for the system to boot up The options are Enabled and DISABLED If Disabled normal POST messages will be displayed on boot up If Enabled Quiet Boot this display the OEM logo instead of POST messages Change this setting if using a 64 bit Linux operating system The available OS Installation options are Other and LiNUX Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 The options are ENABLED and Interrupt 19 Capture Disabled This setting controls the system response when an error is detected during the boot sequence When enabled BIOS will stop the boot sequence when an error is detected at which point you will need to press the F1 button to re enter the BIOS setup menu The options are Enabled and DISABLED Wait for F1 if Error Use this setting to determine whether ACPI mode will be used The options are AGPI esie Yes and Advanced ACPI Configuration Submenu MCP55 ACPI Determines whether to enable or disable the MCP55 ACPI HPET table Options HPET Table ar
26. am is where you can define the drives you want to include in the RAID array and the mode and type of RAID Two main windows are shown in the utility 1 The FREE Disks window on the left will list all available drives Use the arrow keys to select and move drives to the window on the right which lists all drives that are to become part of the RAID array 2 Once you have finished selecting the drives and type of RAID you wish to use for your RAID array press the lt F7 gt key You will be prompted to verify your choice if you want to continue with your choices select YES 3 You are then given the choice of making the RAID array bootable by pressing the the lt B gt key After you have finished press the lt CTRL gt and lt X gt keys simultaneously WARNING Selecting Yes clears all previous data from the drives you selected to be a part of the array Installing the OS and Drivers To install the OS and drivers do the following 1 With the Windows OS installation CD in the CD ROM drive restart the system 2 When you see the prompt hit the F6 key to enter Windows setup Eventually a blue screen will appear with a message that begins WINDOWS COULD NOT DETERMINE THE TYPE OF ONE OR MORE STORAGE DEVICES 3 When you see the screen hit the S key to SPECIFY ADDITIONAL DEVICE then insert the driver diskette you just created into the floppy drive 4 Highlight MANUFACTURER SUPPLIED HARDWARE SUPPORT Disk and hit the
27. atal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue the boot up process The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should 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 Table A 1 AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message Description 1 beep 5 short 1 long 1 long 8 short Refresh Memory error Video error Circuits have been reset Ready to power up No memory detected in system Video adapter disabled or missing H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF User s Manual Notes A 2 Appendix BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes B 1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The uncompressed initialization checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution Checkpoint Code Description Doh The NMI is disabled Power on delay is starting Next the initialization code checksum will be verified Dih Initializing the DMA controller performing the keyboard controller BAT test starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat mode next D3h Starting memory si
28. cket lever down until it locks into its retention tab For a dual CPU system repeat these steps to install another CPU into the CPU 2 socket and into CPU 2 3 and 4 sockets for a quad CPU configuration NOTE In single and dual CPU configurations memory must be installed in the DIMM slots associated with the installed CPU s Memory is limited to a maximum of 32 for single CPU and 64 GB for dual CPU configurations 2 3 H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF User s Manual Figure 2 5 Secure the CPU with Socket Lever Installing the Heatsinks We recommend the use of active type heatsinks except for 1U systems Use any onboard fan header for the CPU s heatsink fan To install the heatsink please follow the installation instructions included with your heatsink package not included 2 3 Mounting the Mainboard into a Chassis All Serverboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both the Serverboard and the chassis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the Serverboard to the chassis Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Checking the Compatibility of the Mainboard Ports and the Shield 1 The H8DMT Serverboard requires a chassis that can support a board of 16 4 x 6 5 in size It was designed to be used in
29. d memory size for relocation and shadowing next 51h The memory size display was adjusted for relocation and shadowing 52h The memory above 1 MB has been tested and initialized Saving the memory size information next 53h The memory size information and the CPU registers are saved Entering real mode next Shutdown was successful The CPU is in real mode Disabling the Gate A20 line 54h parity and the next 57h The A20 address line parity and the NMI are disabled Adjusting the memory size depending on relocation and shadowing next 58h The memory size 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 The DMA controller 2 base register test passed Programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 next 66h Completed programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 Initializing the 8259 interrupt controller next 67h Completed 8259 interrupt controller initialization 7Fh Extended NMI source enabling is in progress The keyboard test has started Clearing the output buffer and checking for stuck 80h keys Issuing the keyboard reset command next 8th A keyboard reset error or stuck key was f
30. ds and microseconds Memory Clock Mode DRAM Timing Mode IOMMU Option Men IOMMU Mode DRAM Timing Configuration This setting specifies the memory clock mode Options are Auto and MANUAL This setting specifies the DRAM timing mode Options are Auto and DCT Used to disable or set the GART size in systems without AGP Options are AGP Present DISABLED 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB and 1 GB Table 4 6 SouthBridge MCP55 Configuration Submenu USB 1 1 Controller USB 2 0 Controller Legacy USB Support Menu Item Description CPU LDT Spread Enables spread spectrum for the CPU LDT Options are Center Spread DOWN Spectrum SPREAD or DISABLED PCIE Spread Allows you to Enable or DISABLE spread spectrum for PCI Express Spectrum pe ie Enables spread spectrum for the SATA Options are Enabled and DISABLED Allows you to Enable or DisABLE the USB 1 1 controller Setting to either Enable or DisABLE the USB 2 0 controller Select Enabled to enable support for USB Legacy devices Use DISABLE to disable Legacy support if there are no USB devices installed in the system AUTO disables Legacy support if no USB devices are connected The options are DISABLED Enabled and Auro Table 4 7 Processor amp Clock Options Submenu Menu Item Description MTRR Mapping Thermal Throttling Power Now Secure Virtual Machine Mode CPU Page This determines the method used for programmi
31. e Enabled or DISABLED ACPI Version Use this setting the determine which version to use Options are ACPI Features v1 0 ACPI v2 0 and ACPI v3 0 ACPI APIC Determines whether to include the ACPI APIC table pointer in the RSDT pointer Support list The available options are Enabled and DISABLED Determines whether to include the AMI OEMB table pointer in the RSDT pointer ARNE TRIS list The available options are Enabled and DISABLED Use this setting to ENABLE or Disable headless operation mode through ACPI Headless Mode This setting is used to update the ACPI FACP table to indicate headless operations without a monitor gt General WHEA Configuration Submenu Chapter 4 BIOS Table 4 1 BIOS Features Submenu Continued Menu Item Description Use this setting to Enable or DISABLE WHEA Windows Hardware Error WHEA Support Architecture support WHEA provides a common infrastructure for reporting Power Button Mode Watch Dog Timer Select Restore on AC Power Loss hardware errors on Windows platforms and was designed to improve recovery following fatal hardware errors Allows the user to change the function of the power button Options are On Off and SUSPEND This setting is used to ENABLE or Disable the Watch Dog Timer function It must be used in conjunction with the Watch Dog jumper see Chapter 2 for details To enable choose from 1 2 3 4 8 15 or 30 MIN This setting allows you to ch
32. e 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 options are DISABLED ENABLED and Auto Select Enabled to activate the 32 Bit Data Transfer function Select DISABLED to deactivate the function The options are Enabled and DISABLED Menu Item Table 4 3 PCI PnP Configuration Submenu Description Slot 1 OPROM Load Onboard LAN Option ROM Clear NVRAM Plug amp Play OS PCI Latency Timer Use this setting to enable or disable the OPROM Option ROM firmware for slot 1 The options are Yes and No Use this setting to ENABLE or Disable the onboard option ROM This setting must be enabled to view the BOOT MENU settings Select YES to clear NVRAM Non Volatile Random Access Memory during boot up The options are YES and No Select YES to allow the OS to configure Plug amp Play devices This is not required for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug amp Play Select No to allow AMIBIOS to configure all devices in the system This option sets the latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus Select a value to set the PCI latency in PCI clock cycles Options are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 Chapter 4 BIOS Table 4 4 Advanced Chipset Control Submenu Menu Item Description
33. eck to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one If the above steps do not fix the setup configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer we do not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please review the Section 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures on page 3 1 and Section 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions on page 3 3 in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site before contacting Technical Support BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site block code NOTE Not BIOS can be flashed depending on the modifications to the boot 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting us for technical support Serverboard model and PCB revision number 3 2 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your System first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is posted on our web site Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when contacting our technical support depart
34. ed Entering protected 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 done Writing patterns to test memory next H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF User s Manual Checkpoint Code Description The memory pattern has been written to extended memory Writing patterns to 47h the base 640 KB memory next 48h Patterns written in base memory Determining the amount of memory below 1 MB next 49h The amount of memory below 1 MB has been found and verified The memory below 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset Clearing the memory 4Ch above 1 MB next The memory above 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset Saving the memory 4Dh f size next Going to checkpoint 52h next The memory test started but not as the result of a soft reset Displaying the first 4Eh 64 KB memory size next The memory size display has started The display is updated during the memory 4Fh test Performing the sequential and random memory test next 50h The memory below 1 MB has been tested and initialized Adjusting the displaye
35. er Included with retail box only One 1 HSDMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF Serverboard e Two 2 SATA cables CBL 0288L One 1 CD containing drivers and utilities 1 1 H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF User s Manual 1 2 Images and Layouts Figure 1 1 H3DMT H8DMT IBX Family Serverboard Image em qr 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 2 H3DMT F H8DMT IBXF Family Serverboard Image Emme m N Be 6 mmn m mmm 201 4 44 M NOTE The H8DMT H8DMT F serverboards shares the same layout as the H8DMT IBX H8DMT IBXF serverboards but do not include InfiniBand components The H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF serverboards have full IPMI capability and a dedicated LAN port above the two USB ports whereas the H8DMT H8DMT IBX serverboards do not 1 3 H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF User s Manual Figure 1 3 HBDMT IBX H8DMT IBXF Family Serverboard Layout VGAI x fuer InfiniBand P LAN2 LAN USB1 2 InfiniBand Windbond Controller WPCM450 BMC Video 29 JBMCI P283 B3 c BIOS 2 g 3 E
36. ers are set to their default positions Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set Turn the power switch on and off to test the system 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 No Video If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to Appendix A for details on beep codes 3 1 H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF User s Manual recommended For port 80h codes refer to Appendix f NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnostics card is 3 2 Memory Errors Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed You should be using registered ECC DDR 2 memory see next page Also it is recommended that you use the same memory type and speed for all DIMMs in the System See Section 2 4 Installing Memory on page 2 5 for memory details Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between slots and noting the results Check the power supply voltage 115V 230V switch Losing the System s Setup Configuration 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 8 for details on recommended power supplies The battery on your motherboard may be old Ch
37. ext message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often text message will accompany it Note that BIOS has default text messages built in We retain the option to include omit or change any of these text messages Settings printed in Bold are the default values A gt indicates a submenu Highlighting such an item and pressing the ENTER key will open the list of settings within that submenu The BIOS setup utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of these hot keys lt F1 gt lt F10 gt ENTER ARROW keys etc be used at any time during the setup navigation process 4 3 Main Menu When you first enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will see the MAIN MENU screen You can always return to the Main Menu by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen with the arrow keys The MAIN MENU screen provides you with a system overview which includes the version built date and ID of the AMIBIOS the type speed and number of the processors in the system and the amount of memory installed in the system 4 1 H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF User s Manual System Time System Date You can edit this field to change the system 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 lt ARROW gt keys to move between fields The date must be entered in DA
38. gh speed low latency point to point link that was designed to increase the communication speed by a factor of up to 48x between integrated 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 6 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the HBDMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF serverboard The serverboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors The onboard voltage monitor will continuously scan crucial voltage levels Once a voltage becomes unstable it will give a warning or send an error message to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Real time readings 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 define an overheat temperature When this temperature is exceeded or when a fan failure occurs the Overheat Fan Fail warning LED i
39. h 4 Notch ow Note Notch ma should align with its receptive point on the slot Note the notch in the slot and on the bottom of the DIMM These prevent the DIMM from being installed incorrectly Top View of DDR Slot Release Tab TE IL Release Tab 2 Install to slots CPU1 DIMM1B and CPU1 DIMM14A first then to CPU1 DIMM2B and CPU1 DIMM2A etc Always install in pairs and in the numerical order of the DIMM slots See Support information below Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place 4 With two CPUs installed repeat step 2 to populate the CPU2 DIMM slots visit the http www supermicro com web site NOTE For the latest memory information on the serverboard please 2 5 H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF User s Manual Support The H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF Serverboards support single dual channel DDR2 800 667 533 registered ECC SDRAM Only interleaved memory is supported so you must populate two DIMM slots at a time 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 Maximum Memory For the latest information on the maximum memory for the H8DMT serverboard please visit the http www supermicro com web site 2 5 Port and Control Panel Connections The I O ports are color coded in confor
40. 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 A onboard CMOS battery or install it upside down 1 9 Super I O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selection a clock generator drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTS one of which supports serial infrared 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 250K 500K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O supports one PC compatible printer port SPP Bi directional Printer Port BPP Enhanced Parallel Port
41. ink Installation Follow the procedures in this section for installing the processor and heatsink into the H8DMT Serverboard WARNING Exercise extreme caution when handling and installing the processor Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components 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 Figure 2 1 Removing the CPU Cover Plate Say 2 Use your thumb and your index 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 Align pin 1 of the CPU with pin 1 of the socket Figure 2 2 Aligning the CPU with Socket 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation 3 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 Figure 2 3 Placing the CPU into the Socket 4 With the CPU inserted into the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that it is properly installed and flush with the socket Then gently lower the silver CPU retention plate into place Figure 2 4 Inspecting the CPU Installation 5 Carefully press the CPU so
42. ith a metal object such as a small screwdriver 3 Remove the screwdriver or shorting device 4 Reconnect the power cord s and power on the system T NOTE Do not use the PW ON connector to clear CMOS LAN Controller Enable Disable The JPL jumper allows you to enable or diable the serverboard s LAN controller The default position is on for both pins 1 and pin 2 to enable the LAN Controller See the table below for jumper settings Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 LAN Controller Enabled Default Pins 2 3 LAN Controller Disabled 2 14 Chapter 2 Installation BMC Video Enable Disable JBMC1 connector allows you to enable or disable the IPMI and Video The default position is on for both pin 1 and pin 2 to enable both IPMI and VGA See the table below for jumper settings Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 BMC and Video Enabled Pins 2 3 BMC and Video Disabled I2C to PCI Express Slot JI2C1 JI2C2 allows you to enable the I2C bus to communicate with the PCI Express slot For the jumpers to work properly please set both jumpers to the same setting If enabled both jumpers must be enabled If disabled both jumpers must be disabled See the table below for jumper settings Jumper Setting Definition Closed Enabled Open Disabled Watch Dog Enable Disable JWD enables the Watch Dog function a system monitor that takes action when a sof
43. lizing dih 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 18h 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 The memory refresh line is toggling Checking the 15 second on off time next 2Bh Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required configuration before the video ROM test 2Ch All necessary processing before passing control to the video ROM is done Looking for the video ROM next and passing control to it Checkpoint Code Description The video ROM has returned control to BIOS POST Performing any required processing after the video ROM had control Reading the 8042 input port and disabling the MEGAKEY Green PC feature 23h next Making the BIOS code segment writable and performing any necessary configuration before initializing the interrupt vectors 24h The configuration required before interrupt vector initialization has completed Interrupt vector initialization is about to begin 25h Interrupt vector initialization is done Clearing the password if the POST DIAG Switch is on 27h Any initialization before setting video mode will be done nex
44. mance with the PC99 specification to make setting up your system easier See Figure 2 7 below for the colors and locations of the various ports Figure 2 7 I O Port Locations and Definitions Dedicated LAN Port ET InfiniBand LAN1 LAN2 Port e e e e e 1 e e e e e e LJ USB 0 1 COM1 Port VGA Port Ports Turquoise Blue NOTE The InfiniBand port is only available for the HBSDMT IBX H8DMT IBXF serverboards NOTE The dedicated LAN port above the USB ports is only present for H8DMT F H8DMT IBXFserverboards 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 2 8 for the pin definitions of the various connectors Refer to Section 2 6 for details Figure 2 8 JF1 Header Pin Connectors 2 6 Connector Definitions Power Connector The proprietary power supply connector JWR1 and JWR2 meets the SSI Superset ATX 20 pin specification Refer to the table below for the pin definitions of the ATX 20 pin power connector This connection supplies power to the chipset fans and memory Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 GND 11 PS_ON_N 2 GND 12 5V_STBY 3 GND 13 GND 4 GND 14 GND 5 GND 15 GND 6 NC 16 NC 12V 17 12V 8 12V 18 12V 9 12V 19 12V 10 12V 20 12V 2 7 H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT
45. ment by e mail 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What type of memory does my motherboard support Answer The H8DMT supports up to 32 GB of DDR2 800 667 533 registered ECC SDRAM or 16 GB with a single CPU installed Memory must be installed in an interleaved configuration only See Section 2 4 for details on installing memory Refer to the http www supermicro com web site for more details Question How do update 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 model on the web page and download the corresponding BIOS file to your computer Unzip the BIOS update file in which you will find the readme txt flash instructions the afudos exe BIOS flash utility and the BIOS image xxx rom files Copy these files to a bootable floppy disk insert the disk into drive A and reboot the system At the DOS prompt after rebooting enter the command flash without quotation marks then type in the BIOS file that you want to update with Question What s on the CD came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs
46. moving or installing components See the table below for Power LED state status information State State Status Standby power present on On motherboard Off No power connected InfiniBand LED Indicators Two InfiniBand LED indicators LE2 LE3 are located near the InfiniBand port of the H8DMT H8DMT IBX Serverboards The green LED LE2 is the InfiniBand link LED while the yellow LED LES indicates activity Refer to the tables below for details 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation Color Status Definition Green Solid InfiniBand Connected Off Off No Connection Color Status Definition Yellow Solid InfiniBand Active Yellow Dim InfiniBand Connected Activity Idle Off Off No Connection 2 9 Drive Connections There are no IDE or floppy drive connectors on the motherboard Use the following information to connect the SATA drive cables SATA Ports There are no jumpers to configure the SATA ports which are designated SATAO through See the table below for pin definitions Pin Description 1 Ground TXP TXN Ground RXN RXP WO Ground 2 10 Enabling SATA RAID Now that the hardware is set up you must install the operating system and the SATA RAID drivers if you wish to use RAID with your SATA drives The installation procedure differs depending on whether you wish to have the operating system installed on a RAID Se
47. n the submenu are systems monitor displays for the following information Other CPU1 TEMPERATURE CPU2 TEMPERATURE for 2U systems SYSTEM Information TEMPERATURE VCOREA VCOREB for 2U systems HT VOLTAGE CPU1 MEM VTT CPU2 MEM VTT CPU1 MEM CPU2 MEM 12V 3 3V VDD 5V VSB 1 5V and VBAT Table 4 12 IPMI Configuration Menu Item Description View BMC System Use and keys to navigate through the system event log Pressing the Enter key will open the following setting Selecting this and pressing the Enter key will clear the BMC system event log Use the and keys to choose the desired channel number Use the and keys to select the parameter The IP address and current IP address in the BMC are shown Use the and keys to select the parameter The MAC address and current MAC address in the BMC are shown Use the and keys to select the parameter The subnet address and current subnet address in the BMC are shown on Submenu Use this setting to ENABLE or Disable PEF support When enabled the following settings will appear This setting is used to set the Watch Dog function The options are Disabled RESET SYSTEM POWER DOWN and POWER CYCLE Chapter 4 BIOS 4 5 Boot Menu The Boor menu is accessible only when the LOAD ONBOARD LAN OPTION ROM setting in the PCI PNP CONFIGURATION menu is enabled Menu items in the menu sh
48. ng CPU MTRRs when 4 GB or more memory is present The options are Continuous which makes the PCI hole non cacheable and DISCRETE which places the PCI hole below the 4 GB boundary Used to ENABLE or Disable thermal to generate a power management event This setting is used to ENABLE or Disable the AMD Power Now feature This setting is used to Enable or DisABLE SVM Secure Virtual Machine This setting is used to Enable or DisABLE the CPU Page Translation Table Translation Table Chapter 4 BIOS Table 4 8 I O Device Configuration Submenu Menu Item Description Serial Porti Address Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 1 The options are DISABLED 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 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 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address This option specifies the base port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 2 The options are DISABLED 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 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 2F8 IRQ3 to allow the serial port to use 2F8 a
49. ng the flash ROM FFh Flash ROM programming was successful Next restarting the system BIOS B 3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The following runtime checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution These codes are uncompressed in F0000h shadow RAM Checkpoint Code Description 03h The NMI is disabled Next checking for a soft reset or a power on condition 05h The BIOS stack has been built Next disabling cache memory 06h Uncompressing the POST code next 07h Next initializing the CPU and the CPU data area 08h The CMOS checksum calculation is done next 0Ah The CMOS checksum calculation is done Initializing the CMOS status register for date and time next OBh The CMOS status register is initialized Next performing any required initialization before the keyboard BAT command is issued OCh The keyboard controller input buffer is free Next issuing the BAT command to the keyboard controller The keyboard controller BAT command result has been verified Next OEh performing any necessary initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test The initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test is done The keyboard command byte is written next 10h The keyboard controller command byte is written Next issuing the Pin 23 and 24 blocking and unblocking command Next checking if End or Ins keys were pressed during power on Initia
50. nition Pin Definition 1 NC 2 NC B Dataln 4 DataOut 5 Load 6 Ground 7 Clock 8 NC 1 Note NC indicates no connection Power 12 The JPI2C header is for power 12 which may be used to monitor the status of the power supply fan and system temperature See the table below for pin definitions Pin Definition 1 Clock 2 Data 3 Power Fail 4 Ground 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the diagram at right for an example of jumping pins 1 and 2 Refer to the motherboard layout page for jumper locations NOTE two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins 2 13 H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF User s Manual Figure 2 9 Jumper Connector Pins and Setting 3 2 1 Connector e Pins Jumper 4 3 2 1 CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS which 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 w
51. ns to create a floppy disk with the driver on it 3 Once it s been created remove the floppy and insert the installation CD for the Windows Operating System you wish to install into the CD ROM drive of the new System you are about to configure Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS Before installing the Windows Operating System you must change some settings in the BIOS Boot up the system and hit the DEL key to enter the BIOS Setup Utility After the Setup Utility loads do the following 1 Use the arrow keys to move to the EXIT menu Scroll down with the arrow keys to the LOAD OPTIMAL DEFAULTS setting and press ENTER Select OK to confirm then ENTER to load the default settings 2 Use the arrow keys to move to the ADVANCED menu then scroll down to NVIDIA RAID SETUP and press the ENTER key 3 submenu scroll down to NVIDIA RAID FUNCTION and enable the setting which will cause the SATAO 1 2 PRIMARY SECONDARY settings to appear Enable the SATA devices and channels you will be using 4 the Esc key twice and scroll to the EXIT menu Select SAVE CHANGES AND EXIT then hit ENTER then hit ENTER again to verify 5 After exiting the BIOS Setup Utility the system will reboot When prompted during the startup press the lt F10 gt key when prompted to run the nVidia RAID Utility program 2 18 Chapter 2 Installation Using the nVidia RAID Utility The nVidia RAID Utility progr
52. ntended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 This chapter includes a checklist of what should be included in your Serverboard box It also describes the features specifications and performance of the Serverboard along with detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 This chapter 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 power and reset buttons and system LEDs Sections on enabling SATA RAID and system drivers are also included Chapter 3 If you encounter any problems see this chapter which describes troubleshooting procedures for the video memory and the setup configuration stored in CMOS For quick reference a general FAQ Frequently Asked Questions section is provided Instructions are also included for contacting technical support Chapter 4 This chapter includes an introduction to the motherboard s BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A This appendix provides BIOS Error Beep Code Messages Appendix B This appendix lists BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF User s Manual Notes Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 LERON EA karke nennen nennen 1 1 Checklist I ee e
53. nu items are described in Table 4 15 below Table 4 15 Exit Menu Menu Item Description Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Load Optimal Defaults Load Fail Safe Defaults When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave BIOS Setup and reboot the computer so the new system configuration parameters can take effect Select SAVE CHANGES AND EXIT from the ExIT menu and press ENTER 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 Select this option and press ENTER to discard all the changes and return to AMI BIOS Utility Program 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 Settings The OPTIMAL settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer applications To set this feature select LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS from the EXIT menu and press ENTER The FAIL SAFE settings are designed for maximum system stability but not maximum performance Appendix BIOS Error Codes During the POST Power On Self Test routines which are performed each time the System is powered on errors may occur Non f
54. on SMBIOS 2 3 Plug and Play PnP Onboard voltage monitors Fan status monitor with firmware software on off and speed control Watch Dog Environmental temperature monitoring via BIOS Power up mode control for recovery from AC po wer loss System resource alert via included utility program Auto switching voltage regulator for the CPU core CPU thermal trip support 2C temperature sensing logic Microsoft OnNow Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator BIOS support for USB keyboard Wake On LAN WOL Internal external modem ring on On chip SATA controller supporting four 4 SATA ports RAID 0 1 041 5 and JBOD supported One 1 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial port On chip MCP55 Pro Ethernet controller supports two Gigabit LAN ports 2 2 Internal USB Universal Serial Bus 2 0 ports headers Two 2 rear USB ports Onboard Windbond WPCM450 BMC graphics controller Mellanox Connect X MT25408 20Gb s Infiniband Onboard 3 3V standby power LED Chassis intrusion detection BIOS flash upgrade utility Proprietary form factor 16 4 x 6 5 417 x 165 mm Chapter 1 Introduction 1 5 Chipset Overview Figure 1 4 nVidia MCP55 Pro Chipset System Block Diagram s
55. onnector JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat Warning Header JWOL Wake On LAN Header JWR1 20 Pin Proprietary Power Connector JWR2 20 Pin Proprietary Power Connector LAN 1 2 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports Dedicated LAN Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Port H8DMT F H8DMT IBXFonly PWRPC Power I C Header SATAO SATA3 SATA Ports SMBus System Management Bus Header H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF only T SGPIO 1 Serial General Purpose Input Output Header USBO0 1 USB2 3 4 5 Universal Serial Bus USB Ports Headers Table 1 3 LEDs LED Description DP4 Onboard Power LED LE2 InfiniBand Physical Link LED Red InfiniBand Logical Link LED Yellow H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF User s Manual 1 4 Serverboard Features CPU Memory Chipset Expansion Slots BIOS PC Health Monitoring ACPI Features Onboard I O Other CD Utilities Dimensions Dual AMD Opteron 2000 series processors Socket F type NOTE Refer to our web site for details on supported processors Eight dual channel DIMM slots supporting up to 64 GB of DDR2 800 667 533 registered ECC SDRAM NOTE Refer to Section 2 4 before installing memory NOTE Please refer to the latest updated tested memory lists on the motherboard web site nVidia MCP55 Pro Chipset One 1 PCI Express x16 slot 8 Mb LPC Flash ROM BIOS features include APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 ACPI 2 0 is BIOS supported BIOS rescue hot keys Hardware BIOS virus protecti
56. oose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are POWER OFF POWER ON and Last State This setting allows the user to select the MPS MultiProcessor Specification MIPS Reven revision level The options are 1 1 and 1 4 Table 4 2 SATA Configuration Submenu Menu Item Description Serial ATA Devices nVidia RAID Function SerialATA 0 1 Primary Secondary Channel LBA Large Mode Block Multi Sector Transfer This setting is used to determine if SATA drives will be used and how many Options are DISABLED DEVICE 0 and Device 0 1 This setting is used to ENABLE or Disable the nVidia ROM If enabled the setting below will appear This setting is used to ENABLE or Disable the SATAO Primary SATAO Secondary SATA1 Primary and SATA1 Secondary channels four settings total If enabled the following settings will appear LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive The options are DISABLED and Auto 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 Select DISABLED to allow the data to be transferred from and to the device one sector at a time Select Auto to allows the data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device support
57. ound Issuing the keyboard controller interface test command next Checkpoint Code Description 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 size mismatch with CMOS RAM data next 85h The memory size check is done Displaying a soft error and checking for a password or bypassing WINBIOS Setup next 86h The password was checked Performing any required programming before WINBIOS Setup next The programming before WINBIOS Setup has completed Uncompressing the 87h WINBIOS Setup code and executing the AMIBIOS Setup or WINBIOS Setup utility next 88h Returned from WINBIOS Setup and cleared the screen Performing any necessary programming after WINBIOS Setup next 89h The programming after WINBIOS Setup has completed Displaying the power on Screen message next 8Ch Programming the WINBIOS Setup options next 8Dh The WINBIOS Setup options are programmed Resetting the hard disk controller next 8Fh The hard disk controller has been reset Configuring the floppy drive controller next 91h The floppy drive controller has been configured Configuring the hard disk drive controller next 95h Initializing the b
58. own below in Table 4 13 Table 4 13 Boot Menu Menu Item Description Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Drives This feature allows the user to prioritize the boot sequence from the available devices This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available hard disk drives 4 6 Security Menu AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both passwords the Supervisor password must be set first in the SECURITY menu Menu items for the security menu are shown below in Table 4 14 Table 4 14 Security Menu Menu Item Description Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Boot Sector Virus Protection Select this option and press ENTER to access the sub menu and then type in the password Select this option and press ENTER to access the sub menu and then type in the password 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 the 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 H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF User s Manual 4 7 Exit Menu Select the Exit tab from AMI BIOS SETUP UTILITY screen to enter the EXIT BIOS SETUP screen Then Exit me
59. rial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface that employs a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices This connection is a serial link that supports a SATA transfer rate from 150 MBps The serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA and can extend up to one meter in length compared to only 40 cm for PATA cables Overall SATA provides better functionality than PATA 2 17 H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF User s Manual Installing the OS SATA Driver Before installing the OS operating system and SATA RAID driver you must decide if you wish to have the 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 diskette from the Supermicro 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 1 Insert the CD into your CD ROM drive and start the system A display as shown in Figure 2 10 will appear 2 Click on the icon labeled BUILD DRIVER DISKETTES AND MANUALS and follow the instructio
60. s it The options are Auto and DISABLED H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF User s Manual Table 4 2 SATA Configuration Submenu Continued Menu Item Description PIO Mode DMA Mode S M A R T 32 Bit Data Transfer 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 BIOS to auto detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 0 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 0 which has a data transfer rate o 3 3 MBs Select 1 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 1 which has data transfer rate o 5 2 MBs Select 2 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 2 which has a data transfer rate o 8 3 MBs Select 3 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 3 which has data transfer rate o 11 1 MBs Select 4 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 4 which has data transfer rate o 16 6 MBs This setting 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 Selects the DMA Mode Options are Auto SWDMAO SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMAO MDWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMAO UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMA3 UDMA4 and UDMAS SWDMASSingle Word DMA MWDMA Multi Word DMA UDMA UltraDMA Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impending driv
61. s its I O port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address Table 4 9 DMI Event Logging Submenu Menu Item Description View Event Log Mark All Events as Read Clear Event Log Highlight this item and press ENTER to view the contents of the event log Highlight this item and press ENTER to mark all events as read Select Yes and press ENTER to clear all event logs The options are YEs and to verify Table 4 10 Console Redirection Submenu Menu Item Description Remote Access Serial Port Number Serial Port Mode Flow Control Redirection After BIOS POST Terminal Type VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Sredir Memory Display Delay Allows you to ENABLE or Disable remote access If enabled the settings below will appear Selects the serial port to use for console redirection Options are COM1 and Selects the serial port settings to use Options are 115200 8 n 1 57600 8 N 1 38400 8 N 1 19200 8 N 1 and 09600 8 N 1 Selects the flow control to be used for console redirection Options are None HARDWARE and SOFTWARE Options are DISABLE no redirection after BIOS POST 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 Selects the type of the target terminal Options are ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 Allows you to Enable or Di
62. s triggered Auto Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core The 3 phase switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to 80A and auto sense voltage IDs ranging from 0 8 V to 1 55V This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 7 Power Configuration Settings This section describes 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 the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on BIOS Support for USB Keyboard If a USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system it will function like a normal keyboard during system boot up Main Switch Override 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
63. saBLE VT UTF8 combination key support for ANSI VT100 terminals Use this setting to set the delay in seconds to display memory information Options are No Delay 1 SEC 2 SECS and 4 SECS H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF User s Manual Table 4 11 Hardware Health Monitor Submenu Menu Item Description CPU Overheat Alarm System Fan Monitor Use the and keys to set the CPU temperature threshold to between 65 and 90 C When this threshold is exceeded the overheat LED on the chassis will light up and an alarm will sound The LED and alarm will turn off once the CPU temperature has dropped to 5 degrees below the threshold set The default setting is 72 C Submenu This feature allows you to determine how the system will control the speed of the onboard fans Select WORKSTATION if your system is used as a Workstation Event Log Clear BMC System Event Log Set LAN Configuration IP Address MAC Address j Subnet Mask Set PEF Configurati PEF Support BMC Watch Dog Timer Action Fan Speed Select SERVER if your system is used as a server Select Disable to disable the Control 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 and 3 WORKSTATION FAN1 Speed through The speeds of the onboard fans in rpm are displayed here Reading Other items i
64. t 28h Initialization before setting the video mode is complete Configuring the monochrome mode and color mode settings next 2Ah Bus initialization system static output devices will be done next if present See the last page for additional information 2Eh Completed post video ROM test processing If the EGA VGA controller is not found performing the display memory read write test next 2Fh The controller was not found The display memory read write test is about to begin 30h The display memory read write test passed Look for retrace checking next 31h The display memory read write test or retrace checking failed Performing the alternate display memory read write test next 32h The alternate display memory read write test passed Looking for alternate display retrace checking next 34h Video display checking is over Setting the display mode next 37h The display mode is set Displaying the power on message next 38h Initializing the bus input IPL 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 message next The Hit DEL message is displayed The protected mode memory test is about 3Bh to start 40h Preparing the descriptor tables next 42h The descriptor tables are prepar
65. t included is needed for the connection See the table below for pin definitions USB2 USB3 4 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 5V 1 5V 2 PO 2 PO 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 Key 5 No connection 2 10 Chapter 2 Installation Serial Ports The serial port is located beside the VGA port Refer to the motherboard layout for the location of the COM2 header See the table below for pin definitions Pinz Definition Pin Definition 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RXD 3 RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC 1 Note NC indicates no connection Fan Headers The H8DMT has four 4 pin proprietary fan headers Each fan header supports one 4 pin fans with PWM mode See the table below for pin definitions NOTE The onboard fan speed is controlled by the CPU die temperature Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Ground 3 Tachometer for Fan 2 PWR DC Speed 4 PWM Pulse Width CTRL Modulation LAN1 2 Ethernet Ports Two Gigabit Ethernet ports designated LAN1 and LAN2 are located beside the COM These Ethernet ports accept RJ45 type cables Dedicated LAN Ethernet Port One Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port is located above the USB ports the H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF serverboards as a Dedicated LAN port for IPMI use This port is not present on the HSDMT H8DMT IBX serverboards 2 11 H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT
66. t is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its 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 e 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 onboard battery as specified by the manufacturer Do not install the CMOS onboard battery upside down which may result in a possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected Installation Procedure Follow the procedures as listed below to install the motherboard into a 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 2 1 H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF User s Manual 2 2 Processor and Heats
67. that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers Question Why can t turn off the power using the momentary power on off switch Answer The instant power off function is controlled in BIOS by the Power Button Mode setting When the On Off feature is enabled the motherboard will have instant off capabilities as long as the BIOS has control of the system When the Standby or Suspend feature is enabled or when the BIOS is not in control such as during memory count the first screen that appears when the system is turned on the momentary on off switch must be held for more than four seconds to shut down the system This feature is required to implement the ACPI features on the Serverboard 3 3 H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF User s Manual 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before 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 hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete For faster service
68. tware application freezes the system Jumping pins 1 2 will have WD reboot the System if a program freezes Jumping pins 2 3 will generate a non maskable interrupt for the program that has frozen Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS See the table below for jumper settings NOTE When Watch Dog is enabled the user must write their own application software to disable the Watch Dog Timer Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Reset Pins 2 3 NMI Open Disabled 2 15 H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF User s Manual InfiniBand Port Enable Disable JIB1 enables or disables the InfiniBand port on the HBSDMT H8DMT IBX Serverboards The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable the port See the table below for jumper settings Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled 2 8 Onboard Indicators LAN1 LAN2 LEDs The Ethernet ports located beside the VGA port have two LEDs On each Gb LAN port one LED blinks to indicate activity while the other may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the table below for the functions associated with the connection speed LED LED Color Definition Off 10 MHz Green 100 MHz Amber 1GHz Power LED DP4 is an Onboard Power LED When this LED is lit it means power is present on the serverboard Be sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord s before re
69. us option ROMs from C800 next See the last page of this chapter for additional information 96h Initializing before passing control to the adaptor ROM at C800 97h Initialization before the C800 adaptor ROM gains control has completed The adaptor ROM check is next 98h The adaptor ROM had control and has now returned control to BIOS POST Performing 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 any required initialization before the Coprocessor test next 9Ch Required initialization before the Coprocessor test is over Initializing the Coprocessor next 9Dh Coprocessor initialized Performing any required initialization after the Coprocessor test next Initialization after the Coprocessor test is complete Checking the extended 9Eh keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next A2h Displaying any soft errors next H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF User s Manual Checkpoint Code Description 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
70. zing next D4h Returning to real mode Executing any OEM patches and setting the Stack next Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at E000 0000h The D5h initialization code is copied to segment 0 and control will be transferred to segment 0 B 2 Bootblock Recovery Codes The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution Checkpoint Code Description The onboard floppy controller if available is initialized Next beginning the base 512 KB memory test E1h Initializing the interrupt vector table next E2h Initializing the DMA and Interrupt controllers next E6h Enabling the floppy drive controller and Timer IRQs Enabling internal cache memory Edh Initializing the floppy drive Efh A read error occurred while reading the floppy drive in drive A FOh Next searching for the AMIBOOT ROM file in the root directory Fih 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 internal cache memory FBh Next detecting the type of flash ROM H8DMT H8DMT IBX H8DMT F H8DMT IBXF User s Manual Checkpoint Code Description FCh Next erasing the flash ROM FDh Next programmi

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