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1. Rear UO Ports 6 USB 0 1 1 PS 2 Mouse 11 Back Surround 2 PS 2 Keyboard 7 USB 2 3 4 5 12 Side Surround 3 COM Port 8 LAN1 13 Line In 4 VGA Port 9 LAN2 14 Front 5 IPMI LAN Port 10 CEN LFE 15 Microphone In Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 2 3 for the pin definitions of the various connectors Refer to Section 2 6 for details Figure 2 3 JF1 Front Control Panel Header JF1 20 19 Power Fail LED Tr Ver Ground ele Reset Ground Power 2 1 2 7 H8DA6 I F Serverboard User s Manual 2 7 Connector Definitions ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition Power Connectors 13 3 3V 1 3 3V A 24 pin main power supply connector JPW1 i4 12V o 3 3V and two 8 pin CPU PWR connectors 15 COM 3 COM JPW2 JPW3 on the motherboard These 16 Fe ON 4 5V power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V de CM E an specification In addition to the 24 pin ATX i8 CH e Ap power connector the 12V 8 pin CPU PWR TE Er connectors at JPW2 JPW3 must also be le NEON connected to your power supply See the En GE table on the right for pin definitions 22 5V 10 12V Warning To prevent damage to the power 23 45V De supply or motherboard please use a power 24 COM 12 433V supply that contains a 24 pin and two 8 pin power connectors Be sure to connect these 12V 8 pin PWR Con nector
2. H8DA6 I F Serverboard User s Manual 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation A Installation Procedure 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 Follow the procedures as listed below to install the serverboard into a chassis 1 Install the processor s and the heatsink s Install the serverboard in the chassis Install the memory and add on cards Finally connect the cables and install the drivers Installing the Processors 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 Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU Locate and align pin 1 ofthe CPU socket with pin 1 of the CPU Both are marked with a triangle 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation 3 Align pin 1 ofthe CPU with pin 1 of the socket Once aligned carefully place the CPU into the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket move the CPU horizontally or vertically or rub the CPU against the socket or against any pins of the socket which may damage the CPU and or the socket 4 With the CPU inserted into the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that it is properly installed and flush with the socket Then gently lower the silver CP
3. connectors to the 24 pin JPW1 and the two Pin Definitions 8 pin JPW2 JPW3 power connectors on the Pins Definition motherboard Failure in doing so will void the 1 through 4 Ground manufacturer warranty on your power supply 5 through 8 12V and motherboard Required Connection PW_ON Connector Power Button The PW_ON connector is on pins 1 and 2 of S SE JF1 This header should be connected to the Pin Definition chassis power button See the table on the 4 PW_ON right for pin definitions Braun Reset Connector Reset Button Pin Definiti The reset connector is located on pins 3 and m JF1 SE 4 of JF1 and attaches to the reset switch on Pin Definition the computer chassis See the table on the 3 Rossi right for pin definitions Gigund Overheat Fan Fail LED OH OH Fan Fail f LED LED Stat Connect an LED to the OH connection on A Pin Definitions SES JF1 State Indication pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating or fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin 7 definitions and status indicators Control Pin Definition Solid Overheat Vec Blinking Fan fail 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 on the right 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
4. e Super Doctor III s PMI 1 5 2 0 Optional Dimensions e Extended ATX form 13 68 x 13 05 347 x 331 mm 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 3 AMD SR5690 SP5100 Chipset System Block Diagram 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 128 bit Data 16 blt ECC 128 bit Data 16 bit ECC Slot 5 Slot 7 DDR2 53316671800 DDR2 53316671800 DIMM 4A DIMM 4B DIMM 4A DIMM 4B DIMM 3A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A DIMM 38 DIMM 2A DIMM 28 Lima 24 DIMM 28 7 DIMM1A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 1B I HT Link AMD 16 16 1GHz AMD Socket F Socket F HT Link CPU2 16 16 1GHz CPU1 HT Link Hilik 16 16 1GHz 16 16 1GHz PCI E GEN2 X16 PCLEGEN2X4 gt Slot 4 SR5690 Pcte genz xie Slot 1 PCIE GEN
5. 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB and 8 GB memory modules are supported It is highly recommended that you remove the power cord from the system before installing or changing memory modules Please refer to our web site for memory that has been tested on the H8DA6 I F serverboard Support The H8DA6 l F supports single or dual channel DDR2 667 533 400 registered ECC SDRAM Only interleaved memory is supported so you must populate two DIMM slots at a time see procedure above 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 Note Due to a CPU limitation fully populating DIMM slots with DDR2 667 will pull the speed down to 533 MHz Please see our web site for possible updates to this limitation Maximum Memory The H8DA6 l F supports a maximum of 128 GB of DDR2 800 667 533 registered ECC SDRAM Exercise extreme caution when installing or removing memory modules to prevent any possible damage 2 5 H8DA6 I F Serverboard User s Manual Figure 2 1 Side and Top Views of DDR Installation Notch mp Notch To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place The release tabs should Ka Note Notch Release close if they do not era you should close them receptive point yourself on the slot Note the notch in the slot and on the bottom of the DIMM These preve
6. 2 Ground Wake up Power DC Pin Definitions JPI2C Pin Definition 1 Data 2 Ground 3 Clock 4 NC Overheat LED Pin Definitions JOH1 Pin Definition 1 3 3V OH Active H8DA6 I F Serverboard User s Manual Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 Attach the appropriate cable to inform you of a chassis intrusion Power LED Speaker On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are used for power LED indication and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the tables on the right for pin definitions If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Connect a cable to pins 4 7 of JD1 to use an external speaker ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse are located next to the Back Panel USB Ports 0 3 on the motherboard See the table at right for pin definitions Compact Flash Card PWR Connector A Compact Flash Card Power Connector is located at JWF1 For the Compact Flash Card to work properly you will need to enable with JCF1 and connect a Compact Flash Card power cable to JWF1 first Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 Pin Definition 1 Battery voltage Intrusion signal PWR LED Connector Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pin 1 Anode Pin2 Cathode Pina NA Speaker Connector Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pins 4 7 External Speaker Internal Speake
7. 46 EXE Mens anna 17 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Bet Uneompressed lnitialzation Codes sese 1 B 2 Bonlblack Recovery Ounces dcir 2 B 3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes sese sese essere ee ege ee 3 vi Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard 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 Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer One 1 H8DA6 I F serverboard either H8DA6 F H8DA6 H8DAi F or H8DAi One 1 CD containing drivers and utilities One 1 9 pin Serial Port cable CBL 0010L One 1 ATA 66 100 IDE LP cable CBL 0036L 03 Four 4 Six 6 for H8DAi F boards 2ft Amphenol SATA cables CBL 0044L Two 2 50cm IPASS TO 4 SATA cables CBL 0097L 02 H8DA6 F boards only One 1 Standard I O shield MCP 260 00025 0N Two 2 Retention Brackets BKT 0012L 11 H8DA6 I F Serverboard User s Manual 1 2 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com Gener
8. 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Note NC indicates no connection SGPIO The T SGPIO1 T SGPIO2 Serial General Purpose Input Output headers provide a bus between the SATA controller and the backpane to provide SATA enclosure management functions Connect the appropriate cable from the backplane to these headers to utilize SATA management functions on your system SMBus Header The header at SMBus is for the System Management Bus Connect the appropriate cable here to utilize SMB on the system See the table on the right for pin definitions Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is designated JWOL See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use the Wake On LAN feature Power I2C The JPI2C header is for power TC which may be used to monitor the status of the power supply fan and system temperature See the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat LED Connect an LED to the JOH1 header to provide warning of chassis overheating See the table on the right for pin definitions Chapter 2 Installation SGPIO Header Pin Definitions T SGPIO1 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 NC NC Ground Data Load Ground NC NC Note NC indicates no connection SMBus Header Pin Definitions SMBus Pin Definition Data Ground Clock No Connection Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL Pin Definition 1 5V Standby
9. Dog e Environmental temperature monitoring via BIOS s Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss e System resource alert via included utility program e Auto switching voltage regulator for the CPU core e CPU thermal trip support s C temperature sensing logic 1 7 H8DA6 l F Serverboard User s Manual ACPI Features e Microsoft OnNow e Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator e BIOS support for USB keyboard e Wake On LAN WOL and Wake On Ring WOR headers e Internal external modem ring on Onboard UO e On chip SATA controller supporting six 6 SATA ports RAID 0 1 10 sup ported e One 1 UDMA IDE 133 100 port e LSI 2008 8 port SAS2 controller supports two 2 I Pass connectors H8DA6 and H8DA6 F only and supports RAID 0 1 10 and JBOD Optional RAID 5 Support with AOC IMRRAKEY 2008 LSI key e Two 2 IEEE 1394 single ports w header e Two 2 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial port one header and one port e Ten 10 USB Universal Serial Bus 2 0 ports 6x rear 2x header 2x type A e Onboard Intel 82576 dual port Ethernet controller for 10 100 1000Base T sup port for two 2 LAN ports e One 1 dedicated IPMI LAN port H8DA6 F and H8DAi F only e Onboard Matrox G200 graphics controller with 16 MB DDR2 memory sup ports one 1 VGA port e 7 1 HD Audio ports ALC888 chip Other e Onboard power LED e Chassis intrusion detection CD Utilities e BIOS flash upgrade utility
10. Flash Cards only Do not use Host Data 1 POSL DAAI it for other devices If populated with a Host Data 0 Host Data 15 Compact Flash Card IDE 1 the blue slot Ground Key will be available for one device only For DRQ3 Ground the Compact Flash Card to work properly WO Write Ground you will first need to enable with JCF1 and I O Read Ground connect a power cable to JWF1 IOCHRDY BALE DACK3 Ground IRQ14 lOCS16 Addr1 Ground Addr Addr2 Chip Select 0 Chip Select 1 Activity Ground H8DA6 I F Serverboard User s Manual SATA Ports SATA Ports Pin Definitions There are no jumpers to configure the SATA SATAO SATA3 ports which are designated SATAO through SATA5 See the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition Ground TXP men Ground RXN RXP Ground SAS Ports SAS Ports Pin Definitions SASO SAS7 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 TXP There are eight SAS ports included on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions TXN 4 Ground RXN 6 RXP Ground Note JPS1 must be set correctly to enable the SAS controller 2 11 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 array or on a separate non RAID drive
11. Hit lt DEL gt message next 3Bh The Hit lt DEL gt message is displayed The protected mode memory test is about to start i 40h Preparing the descriptor tables next 42h The descriptor tables are prepared 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 Data initialized Checking for memory wraparound at 0 0 and finding the total system memory size next The memory wraparound test is done Memory size calculation has been done Writing patterns to test memory next The memory pattern has been written to extended memory Writing patterns to the base 640 KB memory next 45 h 46h h 47 Patterns written in base memory Determining the amount of memory below 1 MB next The amount of memory below 1 MB has been found and verified The amount of memory above 1 MB has been found and verified Checking for a soft reset and clearing the memory below 1 MB for the soft reset next If this is a power on situation going to checkpoint 4Eh next Ch The memory below 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset Clearing the memory above 1 MB next Dh The memory above 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset Saving the memory size next Go ing to checkpoint 52h next Eh The memory test started but not as the result of a soft reset Displa
12. Release Date April 15 2010 Unless you request and receive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER 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 2010 by SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface 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 H8DA6 I F This series includes the following serverboards and characteristics Lo H8DA6 F H8DA6 H8DAi F H8DAi The H8DA6 1 F is based on the AMD SR5690 SP5100 chipset and supports dual AMD Socket F type processors with up to 128 GB of DDR2 800 667 533 registered ECC SDRAM Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site for updates on supported processors http www supermicro com aplus This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 includes a checklist of what should be included in your motherboard box describes the features specifications and performance of the motherboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static sensitive devices Read th
13. See the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 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 on the right for pin definitions 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 on the right for pin definitions NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Referto the table on the right for pin definitions LAN1 2 Ethernet Ports Two Gigabit Ethernet ports designated LAN1 and LAN2 are located beside the VGA port Additionally there is a dedicated LAN poor for IPMI above the two rear USB ports These Ethernet ports accept RJ45 type cables 2 9 Chapter 2 Installation NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 Vee Ground NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 11 Vee Ground HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 Vee HD Active Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 5vstoy 16 Control NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 19 Control 20 Ground H8DA6 I F Serverboard User s Manual Universal Serial Bus Ports Universal Serial Bus Ports Pin Def
14. Select No to allow AMIBIOS to configure all devices in the system PCI Latency Timer 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 PCI IDE Busmaster Use this setting to Enable or Disable BIOS enabled uses of PCI Busmastering for reading or writing to IDE drives ROM Scan Ordering This setting determines which kind of option ROM activates before another Options are Onboard First or Add On First PCI Slot 1 7 Optrom Use these settings to Enable or Disable the OPROM Option ROM firmware for slot 1 through 7 Onboard LAN Option ROM Select This setting allows you to select iSCSI support instead of PCI Express support for Intel 82576 or 82574L communication chips Options are PXE or iSCSI Load Onboard LAN 1 2 Option ROM Use these settings to Enable or Disable the onboard option ROM for LAN 1 or 2 This setting must be enabled for each LAN port to view the Boot Menu settings for it Load Onboard SAS Option ROM Use this setting to Enable or Disable the onboard SAS option ROM Boots Graphic Adapter Priority This setting allows you to select the boot priority for your graphics adapters in your system Options include Onboard VGA Slot 6 or Other 4 11 H8DA6 I F Serverboard User s Manual gt Remote Access Configuration Remote Access Use this option to Enable or Disable Remote Access in your
15. avoid problems caused by power surges Warning To prevent the possibility of explosion do not use the wrong type of onboard CMOS battery or install it upside down Chapter 1 Introduction 1 7 Super UO The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O Winbond BMC chip includes 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 I O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super UO provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTS one of which supports serial infrared communication Each UART in cludes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage ment 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 th
16. be used in a Supermicro SC747 or 2U above chassis systems 2 Make sure that the I O ports on the motherboard align with their respective holes in the I O shield at the rear of the chassis Mounting the Motherboard onto the Tray in the Chassis 1 Carefully mount the motherboard 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 motherboard that line up with the standoffs 3 Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard to the mainboard tray tighten until just snug if too tight you might strip the threads Metal screws provide an electrical contact to the motherboard ground to provide a continuous ground for the system 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation 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 1 2 Install to slots CPU1 DIMM1A and CPU1 DIMM1B first then to CPU1 DIMM2A and CPU1 DIMM2B etc Always install in pairs and in the numerical order of the DIMM slots See support information below 3 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 Always install pairs of DIMMs to both CPU DIMM slots for more efficient operation Note 256 MB 512 MB
17. mes sage next Ch Programming the WINBIOS Setup options next Dh The WINBIOS Setup options are programmed Resetting the hard disk controller next a F 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 bus 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 B 5 H8DA6 I F Serverboard User s Manual Checkpoint Code Description EINE Any initialization required after the option ROM test has completed Configuring the timer data aa o Set the timer and printer base addresses Setting the RS 232 base address next area and printer base address next Returned after setting the RS 232 base address Performing any required initialization before the Coprocessor test next Ch Required initialization before the Coprocessor test is over Initializing the Coprocessor next Dh Coprocessor initialized Performing any required initialization after the Coprocessor test next Initialization after the Coproc
18. next Starting memory sizing next 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 initialization code is copied to segment 0 and control will be transferred to segment 0 D6h Control is in segment 0 Next checking if lt Ctrl gt lt Home gt was pressed and verifying the system BIOS checksum If either lt Ctrl gt lt Home gt was pressed or the system BIOS checksum is bad next will go to checkpoint code EOh Otherwise going to checkpoint code D7h B 1 H8DA6 I F Serverboard User s Manual B 2 Bootblock Recovery Codes The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution Code Description The onboard floppy controller if available is initialized Next beginning the base 512 KB memory test Initializing the interrupt vector table next Initializing the DMA and Interrupt controllers next Enabling the floppy drive controller and Timer IRQs Enabling internal cache memory Initializing the floppy drive Looking for a floppy diskette in drive A Reading the first sector of the diskette A read error occurred while reading the floppy drive in drive A Next searching for the AMIBOOT ROM file in the root directory BOOT ROM file Next reading the AMIBOOT ROM file cluster by cluster The AMIBOOT ROM file is not the correct size Next disabling internal cache memo
19. 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 Wake On Ring Header WOR Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state 1 6 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 H8DA6 l F requires the use of proprietary power supplies Please refer to the pinout information for the power connectors in Section 6 of Chapter 2 for detailed information on power requirements 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
20. the LAN Ethernet ports See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled Compact Flash Master Slave Select A Compact Flash Master Primary Slave Secondary Select Jumper is located at JCF1 Close this jumper to enable Compact Flash Card For the Compact Flash Card or the Compact Flash Jumper JCF1 to work properly you will need to connect the Compact Flash Card power cable to JWF1 first Refer to the board layout below for the location Audio Mode Select Jumper JL2 allows you to select the Audio mode You can choose using AC 97 Audio or HD High definition Audio The default setting is Open to use HD Audio See the table on the right for jumper settings IEEE 1394 Firewire Enable Disable Jumper JPI1 allows you to enable or disable the IEEE 1394 Firewire ports See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled 2 17 Chapter 2 Installation LAN Jumper Settings JPL Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Compact Flash Card Master Slave Select JCF1 Jumper Setting Definition Disabled Open Slave Secondary Closed Master Primary Audio Mode Select Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Closed AC 97 Panel Open HD Audio Default IEEE 1394 Firewire Jumper Settings JPI1 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled H8DA6 I F Serverboard User s Manu
21. 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 lt Enter gt Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discard Changes Select this option and press lt Enter gt 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 lt Enter gt 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 Load Fail Safe Defaults To set this feature select Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not maximum performance 4 17 H8DA6 l F Serverboard User s Manual Notes 4 18 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST Power On Self Test routines which are performed each time the system is powered on errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue the boot up proces
22. 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 lt Enter gt lt ESC gt lt Arrow gt keys etc can be used at any time during the setup navigation process 4 1 H8DA6 I F Serverboard User s Manual 4 2 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 System Time System Date You can edit this field to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or System Date using the lt Arrow gt keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Arrow gt keys to move between fields The date must be entered in DAY MM DD YYYY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Please note that time is in a 24 hour format For example 5 30 A M appears as 05 30 00 and 5 30 P M as 17 30 00 4 3 Advanced Settings Menu Boot Features Quick Boot If Enabled this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for the system to boot up The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot If Disabled norma
23. 08 Heartbeat LED The LEDS2 SAS2008 Heartbeat LED shows LEDS2 SAS2 activity on the serverboard See the Sale System Status Blinking SAS Controller is Active SAS Connector Inactive 2 18 Chapter 2 Installation 2 10 Floppy IDE SAS and SATA Drive Connections Use the following information to connect the IDE hard disk drive cables e A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 e The 80 wire ATA100 66 IDE hard disk drive cable that came with your system has two connectors to support two drives This special 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 IDE Connectors IDE Drive Connector Pin Definitions IDE 1 There are two IDE connectors one blue and one white on the serverboard IDE 1 SR Png EE blue is designated as the Primary IDE SE a Crou drive The white connector is designated as Most Data 7 pa inde the Secondary IDE drive and is reserved Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 for Compact Flash Card use only See the Host Data 5 Host Data 10 note below See the table on the right for Host Data 4 Host Data 11 pin definitions Host Data 3 Host Data 12 Note The white slot is reserved for poses moo Deta 1e Compact
24. 2 X16 PCLEGEN2x4 gt Slot 6 pcte enzx16 gt Slot 3 fe SR5690 e pue 212 ki pr RJ45 i INTEL PCI E GEN2 X4 A Bi AA KAWELA ds SAS Controller SAS RJ45 LSI 2008 SS A Link MUX Clock Gen VGA RMII DDR2 SDRAM 64MB X16 B M C PO KS IDE ATA 133 2x USB PSU I2C VGA SMBus S P51 00 N ems WPCMASOR e SATA x6 3 TPM SPI Flash ao KB MS HWM W83627DHG P W83795G AUDIO COM1 FE PHY come RJ45 RTL8201N 2xusg USB 1 9 H8DA6 I F Serverboard User s Manual 1 3 Chipset Overview The H8DA6 l F motherboard is based on the AMD SR5690 SP5100 chipset This chipset functions as a Media and Communications Processor MCP Control lers for the system memory are integrated directly into AMD Opteron processors AMD SR5690 SP5100 Processor The AMD SR5690 is a single chip high performance HyperTransport peripheral controller It includes a 46 lane PCI Express interface an AMD Opteron 16 bit Hyper Transport interface link and a dual port Gb Ethernet interface This systemboard contains two of these chips Each chip connects directly to a CPU and to different peripheral devices The SP5100 is a single chip peripheral controller that connects to the system s SATA drives a 6 port Serial ATA interface a 10 port USB 2 0 interface and other peripheral devices as a secondary controller HyperTransport Technology HyperTransport technology is a high speed low latency point to point link tha
25. AM to be corrected when idle Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds The default is Disabled gt DRAM Timing Configuration Memory Clock Mode This setting specifies the memory clock mode Options are Auto Limit and Manual DRAM Timing Mode This setting specifies the DRAM timing mode Options are Auto and DCTO DCT1 and Both Alternate VID Specify the alternate VID while in low power states Options are Auto and various voltages from 800V to 1 050V in increments of 025V Memory Timing Parameters This setting selects which nodes timing parameters to display CPU Node 0 or CPU Node 1 Hyper Transport Configuration NODEO PCI X2 HT Link Link Speed The Hyper Transport link will run at this speed if it is slower than or equal to the system clock speed Options include 1 GHz and Auto Link Width Hyper Transport runs at this width Options include Auto 4 Bit 8 Bit and 16 Bit 4 7 H8DA6 I F Serverboard User s Manual NODEO NODE1 HT Link Speed Link Speed The Hyper Transport link will run at this speed if it is slower than or equal to the system clock speed and what the board is capable Options include 1 GHz and Auto NODEO NODE1 HT Link Width Link Width Hyper Transport runs at this width Options include Auto 4 Bit 8 Bit and 16 Bit IOMMU This setting is used to disable or set the GART size in systems without AGP Options include AGP Present Disab
26. Administration Systems Managerment Report Help a Health Information Intrusion CPUl Chassis CPU2 Chassis 2 25 H8DA6 l F Serverboard User s Manual Figure 2 8 Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Remote Control 3 Supero Doctor III Microsoft Internet Explorer E 8 x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help AN Ee gt ESuper Doctor M IT Sms Remote Management x DEE System Info Health Info Performance Remote Control Configuration Administration Systems Managernent Report Help Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down within a specified time the default is 30 seconds Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Service Daemon running at all times on this system Provide TCP IP connectivity Power control Note Super Doctor III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web Site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_Ill You can also download the Super Doctor Ill User s Guide at lt http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIll UserGuide pdf gt For Linux we recommend that you use the Supero Doctor II applictation instead 2 26 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed
27. Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site SUPERMICRO Computer Inc 2 24 Chapter 2 Installation Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor III program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called SD Ill Client The Supero Doctor III program included on the CD ROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor Ill interface Note The default User Name and Password for SuperDoctor Ill is ADMIN ADMIN Note When SuperDoctor III is first installed it adopts the temperature threshold settings that have been set in BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Super Doctor as the Super Doctor settings override the BIOS settings To set the BIOS temperature threshold settings again you would first need to uninstall SuperDoctor III Figure 2 7 Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Health Information T Supero Doctor III Microsoft Internet Explorer EE lal x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help E Sou Wee em ESuper Doctor LIT Il re nen Remote Management EN System Info Health Info Performance Remote Control Configuration
28. Diskettes and Manuals and follow the instructions 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 Note You need to have an external USB floppy when building the driver diskette Window s Vista Windows 2008 or later Windows OS systems can use a USB stick instead of a floppy Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS Before installing the Windows Operating System you must change some of the BIOS settings Changing BIOS SATA RAID Settings 1 Boot up the system and hit the lt Del gt key to enter the BIOS Setup Utlility After the Setup Utility loads 2 Use the arrow keys to move to the Exit menu Scroll down with the arrow keys to the Load Optimal Defaults setting and press lt Enter gt Select OK to confirm then lt Enter gt to load the default settings 2 21 H8DA6 l F Serverboard User s Manual 3 Use the arrow keys to move to the Advanced menu then scroll down to Advanced Chipset Control and enter SourthBridge Configuration and press the lt Enter gt key Once in the submenu scroll down to OnChip SATA Type and choose the RAID option see Figure 2 4 Figure 2 4 BIOS Setup Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY OnChip SATA Type Native IDE 4 Hit the lt Esc gt key twice and scroll to the Exit menu Select Save Chan
29. Header Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports PS2 Mouse Keyboard connectors SAS Ports SATA Ports Serial General Purpose Input Output Headers Universal Serial Bus USB Ports Headers Type A Ports VGA Connector 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction Motherboard Features CPU e Dual AMD Opteron 2000 series Socket F type processors Note Supports 237x 238x 235x and 24xx processors Please refer to our web site for further details on supported processors Note This serverboard requires that two CPUs be installed to have full function support Memory e Sixteen single dual channel DIMM slots supporting up to 128 GB of DDR2 800 667 533 registered ECC SDRAM Note Due to a CPU specification fully populating DIMM slots with DDR2 800 667 memory downgrades the speed to DDR2 533 MHz see our web site for possible updates to this Refer to Section 2 4 before installing memory and our web site for recommended DIMMs Chipset e Two AMD SR5690 and one AMD SP5100 chipsets Expansion Slots e Four 4 PCI Express x16 Gen 2 slots e Two 2 PCI Express x4 in x8 Gen 2 slots e One 1 PCI slot BIOS e 16 Mb AMIBIOS SPI Flash ROM e APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 ACPI 2 0 is BIOS supported SMBIOS 2 3 Plug and Play PnP BIOS Rescue hot keys USB Keyboard support Hardware BIOS Virus protection RTC Wakeup PC Health Monitoring e Onboard voltage monitors e Fan status monitor with firmware software on off and speed control e Watch
30. N LFE Front 2 3 4 Microphone_In 5 6 Line In CD1 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Left 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right 10 in Audio Pin Definitions Pin Signal 1 Microphone_Left Audio_Ground Microphone_Right Audio_Detect Line_2 Right Ground Jack Detect Key com co ESE O KON gt KON M Line 2 Left o Ground H8DA6 I F Serverboard User s Manual IEEE 1394 Connection 1394 1 connectivity for IEEE 1394 Firewire in Definition Pin Definition devices See the tables on the right for pin PTPAO 2 PTPAO definitions GND 4 GND PTPB1 6 PTPBI N BOSA Co PWR 1394 E PWR 1394 10 zy Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition PTPAO 2 PTPAO GND 4 GND PTPB1 Lo PTPB1 PWR 1394 E PWR 1394 ZY JS_IBTN1 Connection This connector allows you to install the optional AOC IMRRAKEY 2008 LSI add on card to the serverboard This add on card allows you to use RAID 5 for your system RAID with LSI 2008 controller Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers 3 2 1 Pins Log To modify the operation of the motherboard HERR jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function SEN of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the diagram at
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32. No Video 1 Ifthe power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables 2 Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to Appendix A for details on beep codes Note If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnostics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to Appendix B Memory Errors 1 Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 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 for memory details 3 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between slots and noting the results 4 Check the power supply voltage 115V 230V switch Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still sup plies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 Ifthe above steps do not fix the setup configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs 3 2 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer we d
33. SUPER H8DA6 H8DA6 F H8DAI H8DAI F USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0c 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 and documentation is the property of Supermicro and or its licensors and is supplied only under a license Any use or reproduction of this product is not allowed except as expressiy permitted by the terms of said license 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 disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be g
34. See the instructions below for details Serial 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 20 Chapter 2 Installation 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 Building a Driver Diskette 1 Insert the CD into your CD ROM drive and start the system A display as shown in Figure 2 6 will appear 2 Click on the icon labeled Build Driver
35. U retention plate into place 5 Carefully press the CPU socket 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 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 H8DA6 l F Serverboard User s Manual 2 3 Mounting the Motherboard into a Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both the motherboard and the chassis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Check the Compatibility of the Motherboard Ports and the I O Shield 1 The H8DA6 l F motherboard requires a chassis that can support a board of 13 68 x 13 05 in size It was designed to
36. al 2 9 Onboard Indicators LAN LED Connection Speed Indicator LAN1 LAN2 LEDs LED Color Definition The Ethernet ports located beside the VGA of 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 on the right for the functions associated with the connection speed LED 10 MHz Green 100 MHz Amber 1 GHz Dedicated IPMI LAN LEDs IPMI LAN Link LED Left amp A dedicated IPMI LAN is also included on Activity EED Miah he HBDABSIHL P The amber LED om ann ka SCH Link Green 100 Mb s the right indicates activity while the green Left Solid LED on the left indicates the speed of the Activity Amber Active connection See the table at right for more Right zu information BMC Heartbeat LED BMC Heartbeat DP5 LED Settings Color Status Definition Green Blinking BMC Normal A BMC Baseboard Management Control Heartbeat LED is located at DP5 on the motherboard When DP5 is on the BMC F Not functioning Controller functions normally See the tables normally at right for more information The DP4 Power LED is located near FAN4 When this LED is lit it means power is System Status present on the serverboard Be sure to turn 2 ee off the system and unplug the power cord s off before removing or installing components No power connected SAS20
37. al Power Down Enable This setting enables or disables DDR power down mode Options are Enabled and Disabled Power Down Mode This sets the power down mode Options are Channel and Chip Se lect ECC Configuration ECC Mode This submenu affects the DRAM scrub rate based on its setting Options include Disabled Basic Good Super Max and User Selecting User activates the other options for user setting DRAM ECC Enable This setting allows hardware to report and correct memory errors automati cally maintaining system integrity Options are Enabled or Disabled DRAM Scrub Redirect This setting allows the system to correct DRAM ECC errors immediately when they occur even if background scrubbing is off Options are Enabled or Disabled 4 Bit ECC Mode Allows the user to enabled 4 bit ECC mode also known as ECC Chipkill Options are Enabled and Disabled DRAM BG Scrub Corrects memory errors so later reads are correct Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds The default is Disabled Data Cache BG Scrub Allows L1 cache RAM to be corrected when idle Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds The default is Disabled 4 6 Chapter 4 BIOS L2 Cache BG Scrub Allows L2 cache RAM to be corrected when idle Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds The default is Disabled L3 Cache BG Scrub Allows L3 cache R
38. al Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 1 H8DA6 I F Serverboard Image FRERRRR LG ERS HERR O BIRNEN POCA y ANNAN LT PURDUE DIENEN HPEERER O BIEDEN RER LEN Bray von HEN RUNEN uns YMN UM N Y H M Y l anna asen ovservvervur suse Note The H8DAi F serverboard does not have onboard SAS support integrated 1 3 H8DA6 I F Serverboard User s Manual Figure 1 2 H8DA6 l F Serverboard Layout not drawn to scale po gt c ZA DP5 LED GIS ollz 5 COM Gm j LAN1 Ru o VGA 5 n g 5 8 m USMB1 BMC 5 Y IANS EIS FANG 2 FA
39. all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Always disconnect the AC power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Check that the onboard power LED is lit DP4 on the motherboard 2 Make sure that the power connector is connected to your power supply 3 Make sure that no short circuits exist between the motherboard and chassis 4 Disconnect all cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 5 Remove all add on cards 6 Install a CPU and heatsink making sure it is fully seated and connect the internal chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well 7 Use the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as recommended by the manufacturer To avoid possible explosion do not install the CMOS battery upside down No Power 1 Make sure that no short circuits exist between the motherboard and the chas sis 2 Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set 3 1 H8DA6 I F Serverboard User s Manual 4 Turn the power switch on and off to test the system 5 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still sup plies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one
40. ble sese 16 SAS Enable Disable annen neen sneren onnenenenen AEren eree arei Eea Eist 16 LAN Enable Disable aan ee E 17 Compact Flash Master Slave Selkti uu uuuse netten 17 Audio Mode Select iii iii 17 IEEE 1394 Firewire Enable Disable nnn nnee eneen nen 17 Onboard Indicators easda irai eneen 18 LANTLAN2 LEDS eee eee 18 Dediealed lPMILANIEEDS asten ee slds 18 BMG Heartbeat LED aaa ea en 18 Power LED ann ea 18 SAS2008 Heartbeat LED 18 Floppy IDE SAS and SATA Drive Connections uk 19 IDE esl Lee 19 SATA POMS seite ie HH ee al an 20 SAS RONS Ee te eelerer 20 Enabling SATA RAID en eee benee eene 20 NS nn ternene 20 H8DA6 l F Serverboard User s Manual Installing the OS SATA Driver aus il na renden 21 Building a Driver Diskette en 21 Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOG 21 Using the Adaptec RAID Utility sas sees seen nee 23 Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation neen 23 22 Ef BR LAN tiendan a a a a 24 nm One 25 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures sion dodo 1 A ee ee ee 1 NOIPOWEL er en ee een 1 NOVIO WEE 2 Memon e 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration ennen eneen enen neen nennen 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures mc iaeiiai 3 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions sisas eege 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Genvice ANNER 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Lal oe lee DEE 1 OS Eng TE 2 4 3 Advanced Settings Meinl 2 4 4 Security Neenee ee ee ee 16 4 5 Boot Mesina 16
41. ce as either Static or DHCP Selecting Static allows you to manually set the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway Address IP Address Push a number key to modify the parameter and enter the IP Address The IP address and current IP address in the BMC are shown Subnet Mask Push a number key to modify the parameter and enter the Subnet Mask Address The subnet address and current subnet address in the BMC are shown gt Gateway Address Push a number key to modify the parameter and enter the Gateway Address The Gateway address and current Gateway address in the BMC are shown MAC Address Push a number key to modify the parameter and enter the MAC Address The MAC address and current MAC address in the BMC are shown BMC Watch Dog Timer Action This setting is used to set the Watch Dog function The options are Disabled Reset System Power Down and Power Cycle Event Log Configuration View Event Log Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to view the contents of the event log Mark All Events as Read Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to mark all events as read Clear Event Log Select Yes and press lt Enter gt to clear all event logs The options are Yes and No to verify 4 15 H8DA6 I F Serverboard User s Manual PCI Express Error Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable PCI Express Advanced Error Logging 4 4 Security Menu AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor an
42. ct 4 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 4 which has a data transfer rate of 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 DMA Mode Selects the DMA Mode Options are Auto SWDMAO SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMAO MDWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMAO UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMAS3 UDMA4 and UDMA5 SWDMA Single Word DMA MWDMA Multi Word DMA UDMA UltraDMA SMART Get Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow BIOS to auto detect hard disk drive support Select Disabled to prevent AMI BIOS from using the S M A R T Select Enabled to allow AMI BIOS to use the S M A R T to sup port hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32 Bit Data Transfer Select Enabled to activate the function of 32 Bit data transfer Select Dis abled to deactivate the function The options are Enabled and Disabled IDE Detect Timeout Sec Use the keys to adjust and select the time out for detecting ATA ATAPI devices The default value is 35 4 10 Chapter 4 BIOS PCI PnP Configuration Clear NVRAM Select Yes to clear NVRAM during boot up The options are Yes and No Plug amp Play O S 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
43. d a User password If you use both passwords the Supervisor password must be set first Change Supervisor Password Select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu and then type in the password Change User Password Select this option and press lt Enter gt 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 attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 5 Boot Menu The Boot Menu is accessible only when the Load Onboard LAN Option ROM setting in the PCI PnP Configuration menu is enabled gt Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to prioritize the boot sequence from the available devices Hard Disk Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available hard disk drives CD DVD Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available CD DVD drives 4 16 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 6 Exit Menu Select the Exit tab from AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes select
44. does not support ACPI Options are Yes or No 4 13 H8DA6 l F Serverboard User s Manual Suspend Mode This setting selects the ACPI state used for system suspend Options include S1 POS S3 STR and Auto ACPI APIC Support Determines whether to include the ACPI APIC table pointer in the RSDT pointer list The available options are Enabled and Disabled Headless Mode Use this setting to Enable or Disable headless operation mode through ACPI ACPI Version Features Use this setting the determine which ACPI version to use Options are ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2 0 and ACPI v3 0 Trusted Computing TCG TPM Support This setting allows you to enable or disable TPM TCG TPM 1 1 1 2 support in the BIOS Optiosn are Yes or No gt IPMI Configuration This menu shows static information about the IPMI firmware revision and status of the BMC as well as options for IPMI configuration View BMC System Event Log Pressing the Enter key will open the following settings Use the and keys to navigate through the system event log Clear BMC System Event Log Selecting this and pressing the Enter key will clear the BMC system event log Set LAN Configuration Use the and keys to choose the desired channel number Channel Number This option sets the channel number for the SEI LAN CONFIG Command to any proper value below 16 Chapter 4 BIOS IP Address Source This setting sets the IP address sour
45. done The keyboard com mand byte is written next The keyboard controller command byte is written Next issuing the Pin 23 and 24 blocking and unblocking command Next checking if lt End or lt Ins gt keys were pressed during power on Initializing CMOS RAM if the Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the lt End gt key was pressed Next disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2 The video display has been disabled Port B has been initialized Next initializing the chipset The 8254 timer test will begin next Next programming the flash ROM The memory refresh line is toggling Checking the 15 second on off time next Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required configuration before the video ROM test All necessary processing before passing control to the video ROM is done Looking for the video ROM next and passing control to it 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 next Making the BIOS code segment writable and performing any necessary configuration before initializing the interrupt vectors y 3 N The configuration required before interrupt vector initialization has completed Interrupt vector initialization is about to begin Interrupt vector initialization is done Clea
46. e Regulator for the CPU Core The 5 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 5 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 aterm 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 H8DA6 I F Serverboard User s Manual Main Switch Override Mechanism The power button can function as a system suspend button When the user de presses 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 During the SoftOff state the power sup ply provides
47. e Super I O can be flexibly adjusted to meet ISA PnP requirements which support ACPI and APM Advanced Power Management H8DA6 l F Serverboard User s Manual Notes Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent damage to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions e Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge e Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag e Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts e When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins e 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 e Use only the correct type of CMOS onboard battery as specified by the manu facturer 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 2 1
48. ence 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 3 3 H8DA6 I F Serverboard User s Manual 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 xxxx rom Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs 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 Po
49. essor and Clock Options CPU Configuration This displays static information on the Module Version AGESA Version Physical Count and Logical Count for the system s processor s and clock CPU Information This setting is used to select which physical CPU s information to display Options include Processor 0 or Processor 1 The information for the selected processor includes Processor number Revision Cache L1 L2 L3 Speed NB CLK Able to Change Frequency and uCode Patch Level Note Zero is always the Boot Strap Processor or main CPU with all others being Application Processors 4 3 H8DA6 I F Serverboard User s Manual GART Error Reporting This option should remain disabled for normal operation The driver developer may enable this option for testing purposes Options are Enabled or Disabled Microcode Update This setting Enables or Disables microcode updating Secure Virtual Machine Mode This setting is used to Enable or Disable SVM Power Now This setting is used to Enable or Disable the AMD Power Now feature Power Cap This setting is used to describe and set the highest performance P state in the operating system Options include P state 0 P state 1 P state 3 and P state 4 ACPI SRAT Table This option Enables or Disables the building of the ACPI SRAT Table CPU Prefetching Use this setting to Enable or Disable CPU prefetching IO Prefetching Use this setting to Enable or Disable IO prefetchin
50. essor test is complete Checking the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next an Displaying any soft errors next an The soft error display has completed Setting the keyboard typematic rate next The keyboard typematic rate is set Programming the memory wait states next Memory wait state programming is over Clearing the screen and enabling parity and the NMI next 7h NMI and parity enabled Performing any initialization required before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000 next Initialization before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h completed Passing control to the adaptor ROM at EOOOh next Returned from adaptor ROM at E000h control Performing any initialization required after the E000 option ROM had control next a Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed Displaying the system configuration next Uncompressing the DMI data and executing DMI POST initialization next 99h 9Ah 9Bh 9 9 9Eh A2h A3h A4h A5h A A8h A9h Aah Abh BOh EN The system configuration is displayed Copying any code to specific areas Code copying to specific areas is done Passing control to INT 19h boot loader next B 6
51. etup 2 23 H8DA6 I F Serverboard User s Manual 2 12 Installing Drivers The CD that came bundled with the system contains drivers some of which must be installed such as the chipset driver After inserting this CD into your CD ROM drive the display shown in Figure 2 6 should appear If this display does not appear click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CD ROM drive Finally double click on the S Setup icon Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you should reboot the system before moving on to the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Figure 2 6 Driver Tool Installation Display Screen S SUPERMICRO H8D4A6 i Motherboard Drivers and Tools WinXP Q ATI Catalyst Install Manager L Si SUPERMICR Drivers amp Tools Matrox G200e Graphics Driver Universal Audio Architecture Driver Dual AMD chipset SR5690 SP5100 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver HSDA6 HSDA6 F H8DAi H8DAi F LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III T at 1 l H D 7 H lt o 9 L TYLTYL r3 reef oe Z D I H H Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD
52. g Probe Filter Use this setting to enable the Probe Filter Options include Auto or Disabled Clock Spread Spectrum Use this setting to Enable or Disable Clock Spread Spectrum 4 4 Chapter 4 BIOS gt Advanced Chipset Control gt NorthBridge Configuration gt Memory Configuration Bank Interleaving Select Auto to automatically enable a bank interleaving memory scheme when this function is supported by the processor The options are Auto and Disabled Node Interleaving Use this setting to enable the Node interleaving memory scheme when this function is supported by the processor The options are Enabled or Disabled Channel Interleaving Selects the channel interleaving memory scheme when this function is supported by the processor The options are Disabled Address Bits 6 Address Bits 12 XOR of Address Bits 20 16 6 and XOR of Address Bits 20 16 9 MemClk Tristate C3 ALTVID Use this setting to Enable or Disable memory clock tristate during C3 and ALT VID Memory Hole Remapping When Enabled this feature enables hardware memory remapping around the memory hole Options are Enabled and Disabled CS Sparing Enable This setting will reserve a spare memory rank in each node when enabled Options are Enable and Disable DCT Unganged Mode This setting enables unganged DRAM mode 64 bit Options are Auto ganged mode and Always unganged mode 4 5 H8DA6 I F Serverboard User s Manu
53. ges and Exit and hit lt enter gt then hit lt Enter gt again to verify 5 After exiting the BIOS Setup Utility the system will reboot When prompted during the startup press the lt CTRL A gt key when prompted to run the Adaptec RAID Utility program see Figure 2 5 2 22 Chapter 2 Installation Using the Adaptec RAID Utility The Adaptec RAID Utility program is where you can define the drives you want to include in the RAID array and the mode and type of RAID Figure 2 5 Adaptec RAID Utility Program Screen anage Arrays reate Array dd Delete Hotspare Configure Drives Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation You may also use the procedure below to install the RAID driver during the Window s OS installation 1 With the Windows OS installation CD in the CD ROM drive restart the system 2 When you see the prompt hit the lt F6 gt key to enter Windows setup 3 Eventually a blue screen will appear with a message that begins Windows could not determine the type of one or more storage devices When you see the screen hit the lt S gt key to Specify Additional Device then insert the driver diskette you just created into the floppy drive 4 Highlight Manufuacturer Supplied Hardware Support Disk and hit the lt Enter gt key 5 Highlight the first Adaptec RAID driver shown and press the lt Enter gt key to install it 6 Press lt Enter gt again to continue with the Windows s
54. initi USB0 1 USB4 5 Six Universal Serial Bus ports USB 2 0 are e i USB1 located beside the LAN ports Two additional Pin Ee Pin Definition Type A ports USB4 5 are included on the 4 5V 4 5V motherboard near the PCI Slot 1 See the 2 Po 2 PO table on the right for pin definitions 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground USB Headers Two USB 2 0 headers USB2 3 are also Universal Serial Bus Headers Pin Definitions USB2 3 included on the motherboard These may Pin Fer Pin or be connected to provide front side access A 4 5V 4 5V USB cable not included is needed for the 2 PO 2 PO connection See the table on the right for 3 pou 3 POs pin definitions 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 Key 5 NC Note NC indicates no connection Fan Headers Fan Header Pin Definitions This motherboard has eight fan headers Fani to Fan8 These 4 pin fans headers Pin Definition e 1 Ground are backward compatible with 3 pin fans A m P N Ky However fan speed control is available 3 Tachometer for 4 pin fans only The fan speeds are controlled by the BIOS See the table on the 4 PWR Modulation right for pin definitions Serial Ports Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 The COM1 serial port is located beside the VGA port Refer to the Pin Definition Pin Definition motherboard layout for the location of SE SES the COM2 header See the table on Se CS the right for pin definitions SDP BSS 4 DTR
55. is chapter when installing the processor s and memory modules and when installing the motherboard in a chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the hard disk drives the various ports and the power and reset buttons and the system LEDs If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes troubleshooting procedures for the video the 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 In addition you can visit our web site for more detailed information Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Code Messages Appendix B lists BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes H8DA6 I F Serverboard User s Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 OVL EAT A E senken irn ea anne en EE ande sdasusnee E E E 1 Checklist O 1 12 Contacting Eer EE 2 1 3 e lee 27 v csicsas nea EE a E EE EER 10 AMD SR5690 SP5100 Processor see 10 HiyperTransport Technology ennen een 10 14 PO Health Monto dee a ne cer eames dennen 10 1 5 Power Connguration E ne CC 11 16 ie Hei TEE 12 def Super VO cada aaa 13 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices en 1 PPR SCA NOT 1 UI MPACKING BE 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation si ti sinisin enneeneeeen veer envenn 2 23 Mou
56. l POST messages will be displayed on boot up If Enabled this display the OEM logo instead of POST messages Add On ROM Display Mode This option sets the display mode for Option ROM The options are Force BIOS or Keep Current Bootup Num Lock This option selects the power on state for the NUM lock to either On or Off PS 2 Mouse Support Use this option to select support for the PS 2 mouse Options are Disabled Enabled or Auto 4 2 Chapter 4 BIOS Wait for F1 if Error 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 Hit DEL Message Display Use this option to Enable or Disable the Press DEL to run setup message in POST Watch Dog Function This option allows the system to restart when it is not active more than 5 minutes Options are Enabled or Disabled Power Mode Button This option selects the Power Button functionality Options are Instant Off or 4 seconds Override Restore on AC Power Loss This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Power Off Power On and Last State Interrupt 19 Capture Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 The options are Enabled and Disabled Proc
57. led 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB and 1 GB HD Audio Azalia Device This setting allows you to enable or disable your HD Audio Azalia device Options include Enabled Disabled and Auto Frontside Audio Mode Use this setting to set the frontside audio mode The default is HD Audio OHCI EHCI HC Device Functions These settings allow you to either Enable or Disable functions for OHCI or EHCI bus devices USB 2 0 Controller This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the USB 2 0 Controller Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to enable the support for USB Legacy devices 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 Auto 4 8 Chapter 4 BIOS IDE Configuration Onboard PCI IDE Controller This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the PCI IDE controller On Chip SATA Channel This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the OnChip SATA channel On Chip SATA Type Use this setting to set the On Chip SATA type Options include Native IDE RAID AHCI and Legacy IDE SATA IDE Combined Mode This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the SATA IDE combined mode PATA Channel Configuration This allows you to set PATA channel configuration Options include SATA as Primary or SATA as secondary Primary Secondary Third Fourth IDE Master Slave Type This selects the type
58. nt the DIMM from being installed incorrectly Eeer Top View of DDR Slot gently push each re JL JL Release Tab lease tab outward to release the DIMM from the slot E 2 5 PCI Expansion Cards A riser card is used to support one standard size full height full length PCI expansion card Installing a PCI Expansion Card 1 Confirm that you have the correct riser card for your chassis model and the add on card includes a standard bracket 2 Remove the chassis cover 3 Install the riser card by sliding card into the appropriate riser card in the motherboard 4 Choose the PCI slot shield in which to place the add on card 5 In that slot open the PCI slot shield lever and slide the shield sideways 6 From inside the chassis remove the PCI slot shield 7 Slide the add on card into the riser card and attach the add on card bracket in place of the PCI slot shield 8 Secure the add on card by closing the PCI slot shield lever 9 Connect cables to the add on card as necessary 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation 2 6 UO Port and Control Panel Connections The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC99 specification to make setting up your system easier See Figure 2 2 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Figure 2 2 O Port Locations and Definitions d TR el HU o Ne Go 6 66 6
59. nting the Motherboard into a Chassis nenn en 4 2 4 Installing Memory E 5 2 5 PCI Expansi n ad eee Dee nT litis 6 2 6 UO Port and Control Panel Connections sss sse eee nennen eee eee 7 Front Control Panel ae deans van denm EES ee deelen 7 2 7 Connector Definitions eee eee eee eee 8 Power Connectors tir E e aaa EK EEEE 8 PW CND DEE mense een EE 8 Reset Connector sese eee 8 Overh at Fan Fail LED OA ea ee 8 Ee EAR E 9 en LED E 9 ADD EE 9 Power On LED aka 9 APP iaa apara araa ni arid 9 LANZ Ethernet Pole eerste tet ege an 9 Universal Serial Bus PONES 0oooococccccconoconoccconccnnnnononononnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnncnnnnnnnnnnnos 10 USB Headers sese 10 Fan Headers anne tae 10 serial POMS iii a idad 10 Table of Contents 2 8 2 9 2 10 2 11 SO ee 11 e UE ERT TEE 11 Wake On LAN A 11 POWER ETT 11 Overhe t LED ne ee ea naar 11 Chassis Intrusion eee ee eee 12 Power LED Speaker za ee 12 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse PortS uk 12 Compact Flash Card PWR Connector eee eee eee lia 12 Back Panel High Definition Audio HD Audio en 13 GD amp 10 Pin Audio Header aa 13 Video Gonnector nennen eneen ennen eeeren ee 13 IEEE 1394 GonnechON En zelnen 14 JS IBT NI1 Gonnecti nsass enter 14 Jumper Settings sr ee u ee een 15 Explanation eet 15 CMOS Cleafs e eek ke caes nem nn eh EEES 15 ECO PCI Express AM 16 Walch Dog Enable Disable escocia 16 TPM Support E 16 VGA Enable Disa
60. o 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 Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Ques Dons FAQs sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site before contacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site Note Not all BIOS can be flashed depending on the modifications to the boot block code 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting us for technical support e Motherboard model and PCB revision number e BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up e 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 department by e mail 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What type of memory does my motherboard support Answer The H8DA6 I F supports up to 128 GB of DDR2 800 667 533 400 registered ECC SDRAM or 64 GB with a single CPU installed Both single and dual channel configuratiosn are supported See Section 2 4 for details on installing memory and refer to the Supermicro website for tested memory as a refer
61. of device connected to the system Options include Auto CD DVD Not Installed and ARMD LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive The options are Disabled and Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block 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 supports it The options are Auto and Disabled 4 9 H8DA6 1 F Serverboard User s Manual PIO Mode PIO Programmable UO 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 of 3 3 MBs Select 1 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 1 which has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MBs Select 2 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 2 which has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select 3 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 3 which has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MBs Sele
62. overned by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Super Micro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause harmful interference with radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm Manual Revision 1 0c
63. r PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Pin Definitions PS2 Keyboard PS2 Mouse Pin Definition Pins Definition KB Data 1 Mouse Data No 2 No Connection Connection 3 Ground Ground Mouse KB 4 VCC 5V Mouse KB VCC 5V KB Clock 5 Mouse Clock No Connec 6 No Connec tion tion VCC with 1 5A PTC current limit Back Panel High Definition Audio HD Audio This serverboard features a 7 1 2 Channel High Definition Audio HDA codec that provides 10 DAC channels The HD Audio connections simultaneously supports multiple streaming 7 1 sound playback with 2 channels of independent stereo output for front L amp R rear L amp R center and subwoofer speakers Use the software included in the CD ROM with your motherboard to use this feature CD amp 10 pin Audio Headers A 4 pin CD header CD1 and a 10 pin Front Panel Audio header J138 are also located on the motherboard These headers allow you to use the onboard sound for audio CD playback Connect an audio cable from your CD drive to the CD header that fits your cable s connector See the tables at right for pin definitions for these headers Video Connector A Video VGA connector is located below the COM Port on the IO backplane This connector is used to provide video and CRT display 2 13 Chapter 2 Installation HD Audio WIS ea G ge O eja BP HD Audio Conn Signal 1 Side Surround Back_Surround CE
64. r Slave Closed Master JI C1 JIC2 12C to PCI E Slot Enable Disable Both Closed Enabled JL2 Audio Mode Select Open HD Mode JPG1 VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JP IEEE 1394 Firewire Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL LAN Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPS1 SAS Controller Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPT1 Trusted Platform Modules Jumper Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset LED Description LAN Ports LEDs for the LAN Ethernet ports Dedicated IPMI LAN LEDs for the dedicated IPMI LAN Ethernet port DP5 LED for BMC Activity DP4 Power LED LEDS2 SAS2008 heartbeat LED 1 5 Connector 1394_1 1394_2 COM1 COM2 FAN 1 8 HD Audio CD In FP Audio IDE 1 IPMI LAN JD1 JF1 JS _IBTN1 JL1 JOH1 JPI2C JPW1 JPW2 3 JSMB1 SMBus JWF1 JWOL LAN1 2 PS2 Mouse Keyboard SAS0 3 SAS4 7 SATAO SATA5 T SGPIO 1 TSGPIO 2 USB0 1 USB2 3 4 5 JUSB2 JUSB4 5 VGA H8DA6 l F Serverboard User s Manual Description IEEE 1394 Firwire connectors COM Serial Port Header Chassis CPU Fan Headers 7 1 Channel High Definition Audio JAUDIO1 CD In CD 1 Front Panel Audio J138 IDE Drive Connector Dedicated IPMI LAN Port Speaker Header Front Panel Connector AOC IMRRAKEY 2008 LSI Connector Chassis Intrusion Header Overheat Warning Header Power PC Header 24 pin Main ATX Power Connector 12V 8 pin CPU Power Connectors System Management Bus Header Compact Flash Card Power Connector Wake On LAN
65. right for an example of jumping pins 1 and 2 Refer to the motherboard layout page for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the X JBT1 contact pads jumper is off the pins 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 with 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 Note Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS 2 15 H8DA6 l F Serverboard User s Manual I2C to PCI Express Slot Jl C1 JI C2 allows you to enable the 1 C 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 on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog Enable Disable JWD enables the Watch Dog function a system monitor that takes action when a software 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 See the
66. ring the password if the POST DIAG switch is on Any initialization before setting video mode will be done next Initialization before setting the video mode is complete Configuring the monochrome mode and color mode settings next Bus initialization system static output devices will be done next if present See the last page for additional information B 3 H8DA6 I F Serverboard User s Manual Checkpoint Code Description Eh Completed post video ROM test processing If the EGA VGA controller is not found performing the display memory read write test next Fh The EGA VGA controller was not found The display memory read write test is about to begin Oh 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 m CA 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 h The new cursor position has been read and saved Displaying the
67. ry Next detecting the type of flash ROM Next erasing the flash ROM Next programming the flash ROM Flash ROM programming was successful Next restarting the system BIOS Fih The AMIBOOT ROM file is not in the root directory Next reading and analyzing the floppy diskette FAT to find the clusters occupied by the AMI B 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes 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 OAh The CMOS checksum calculation is done Initializing the CMOS status register for date and time next The CMOS status register is initialized Next performing any required initialization before the keyboard BAT command is issued 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 performing any neces sary initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test The initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test is
68. s The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot up pro cedure 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 A 1 AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Circuits have been reset Ready to power up 5 short 1 long No memory detected in system 1 long 8 short Video adapter disabled or missing A 1 H8DA6 l F Serverboard User s Manual Notes A 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes When AMIBIOS performs the Power On Self Test it writes checkpoint codes to I O port 0080h If the computer cannot complete the boot process diagnostic equipment can be attached to the computer to read I O port 0080h 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 Initializing the DMA controller performing the keyboard controller BAT test starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat mode
69. ssed Programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 next 6 h 2h 65h 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 80h The keyboard test has started Clearing the output buffer and checking for stuck keys Issuing the keyboard reset command next 81h A keyboard reset error or stuck key was found Issuing the keyboard controller interface test command next 82 The keyboard controller interface test completed Writing the command byte and initializing the circular buffer next The command byte was written and global data initialization has completed Checking for a locked key next 83 4 8 Locked key checking is over Checking for a memory size mismatch with CMOS RAM data next The memory size check is done Displaying a soft error and checking for a password or bypassing WINBIOS Setup next h The password was checked Performing any required programming before WINBIOS Setup next 87h The programming before WINBIOS Setup has completed Uncompressing the WINBIOS Setup code and executing the AMIBIOS Setup or WINBIOS Setup utility next h h h h 8 5 86 F Returned from WINBIOS Setup and cleared the screen Performing any necessary program ming after WINBIOS Setup next 89h The programming after WINBIOS Setup has completed Displaying the power on screen
70. system If enabled the settings below will appear Serial Port Number Use this setting to select the serial port for console redirection Options include COM1 COM2 or COM3 The displayed base address and IRQ for the serial port changes to reflect the selection you make Note Make sure the selected port is enabled Serial Port Mode 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 Flow Control Selects the flow control to be used for console redirection Options are None Hardware and Software Redirection After BIOS POST Options are Disable no redirection after BIOS POST Boot Loader redirection during POST and during boot loader and Always redirection always active Note that some OS s may not work with this set to Always Terminal Type Selects the type of the target terminal Options are ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Allows you to Enable or Disable VT UTF8 combination key support for ANSI VT100 terminals Sredir Memory Display Delay Use this setting to set the delay in seconds to display memory information Options are No Delay 1 sec 2 secs and 4 secs Chapter 4 BIOS Hardware Health Configuration CPU Overheat Alarm 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 ligh
71. t 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 Fan Speed Control Modes 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 fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to continuously run at full speed 12V The options are Full Speed FS Performance PF Balanced BL and Energy Saving ES FAN1 Speed through FAN8 Reading The speeds of the onboard fans in rpm are displayed here Other items in the submenu are systems monitor displays for the following information NB 1 Temperature NB2 Temperature SAS Temperature CPU1 VCore CPU2 VCore CPU1 Mem VTT CPU2 Mem VTT CPU1 Mem CPU2 Mem NB1 1 1V NB2 1 1V 5V 12V 12V 3 3Vcc 3 3VSB VBAT and HT Voltage ACPI Configuration High Performance Event Timer This setting Enables or Disables the high performance event timer PS 2 KB MS Wakup This option Enables or Disables the keyboard mouse wakeup for these devices USB Device Wakup Use this setting to Enable or Disable USB device wakup from S3 S4 ACPI Aware O S This setting enables or disables ACPI support for the operating system Use Enable Yes if the OS supports ACPI Use Disable No if the OS
72. t 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 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the H8DA6 I F The motherboard 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 volt age 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 1 10 Chapter 1 Introduction 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 is triggered Auto Switching Voltag
73. table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS TPM Support Enable JPT1 allows the user to enable TPM Trusted Platform Modules support to enhance data integrity and system security See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled VGA Enable Disable JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the VGA port The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA See the table on the right for jumper settings SAS Enable Disable JPS1 allows you to enable or disable the SAS controller The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable SAS See the table on the right for jumper settings 12C to PCI Express Slot Jumper Settings JPI C1 JPI C2 Jumper Setting Definition Closed Enabled Open Disabled Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Reset Pins 2 3 NMI Open Disabled Note when Watch Dog is enabled the user must write their own application software to disable the Watch Dog Timer TPM Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPG1 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPG1 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled SAS Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPS1 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled LAN Enable Disable Change the setting of jumper JPL to enable or disable
74. troduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS Setup utility for the H8DA6 I F serverboard 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 the Manual Download area of our web site for any changes to BIOS that may not be reflected in this manual Starting the Setup Utility To enter the BIOS Setup Utility hit the lt Delete gt key while the system is booting up In most cases the lt Delete gt key is used to invoke the BIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as lt F1 gt lt F2 gt etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a 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 DP indicates a submenu Highlighting such an item and pressing the lt Enter gt key will open the list of settings
75. wer 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 motherboard 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be fore any warranty service will be 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 http www supermicro com support rma This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in curred 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 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 In
76. ying the first 64 KB memory size next Fh The memory size display has started The display is updated during the memory test Perform ing the sequential and random memory test next fi 00 er gt LO y A gt gt gt gt D GH The memory below 1 MB has been tested and initialized Adjusting the displayed 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 B 4 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint Code Description 54h Shutdown was successful The CPU is in real mode Disabling the Gate A20 line parity and the NMI 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 lt DEL gt message next 59h The Hit lt DEL gt message is cleared The lt WAIT gt message is displayed Starting the DMA and interrupt controller test next 60 The DMA page register test passed Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register test next The DMA controller 1 base register test passed Performing the DMA controller 2 base register test next The DMA controller 2 base register test pa

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