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2. HSSGL Adaptec Storage Manager Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site SUPERMICRO Computer Inc 2 29 H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL Supero Doctor Ill The SuperDoctor 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 III Client The SuperDoctor IIl program included on the CD ROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system SuperDoctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the SuperDoctor IIl interface Note The default User Name and Password for SuperDoctor III is ADMIN ADMIN Note When SuperDoctor is first installed it adopts the temperature threshold settings that have been set in BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within SuperDoctor as the SuperDoctor settings override the BIOS settings To set the BIOS temperature threshold settings again you would first need to uninstall SuperDoctor Figure 2 8 Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Health Information e II Remote Management 2 30 Chapter 2 Installation Figure 2 9
3. to support hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32 Bit Data Transfer Select Enabled to activate the function of 32 Bit data transfer Select Disabled to deactivate the function The options are Enabled and 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 gt 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 Select No to allow AMIBIOS to configure all devices in the system 4 8 Chapter 4 BIOS 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 prior to another Options include Onboard First and Addon First PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 These settings Enable or Disable the specified PCI slot in your system PCIE x4 Slot4 PCI x8 Slot 5 PCI x8 x16 Slot 6 These settings Enable or Disable the specified PCIE sl
4. 4Bh 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 4Ch The memory below 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset Clearing the memory above 1 MB next 4Dh The memory above 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset Saving the memory size next Going to checkpoint 52h next 4Eh The memory test started but not as the result of a soft reset Displaying the first 64 KB memory size next 4Fh The memory size display has started The display is updated during the memory test Performing the sequential and random memory test next 50h 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 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint Code Description 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 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 relocatio
5. Use the and keys to choose the desired channel number This displays Channel Number and Channel Number Status information This menu contains options for inputing settings for the SET LAN Configuration Command See IPMI 1 5 Specification table 11 1 for details Use the and keys to choose the desired channel number Note Each question in this group may take a considerable amount of time IP Address Source Select the source of this machine s IP address If Static is selected you will need to know and enter manually the IP address of this machine below If DHCP is selected the BIOS will search for a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server in the network it is attached to and request the next available IP address The options are DHCP and Static The following items are assigned IP addresses automatically if DHCP is selected under IP Address Source above IP Address This submenu sets the IP address source as either Static or DHCP Selecting Static allows you to manually set the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway Address In the field provided here enter the IP address in the decimal form of xxx xxx Xxx xxx with xxx having a value of less than 256 and in decimal form only The IP address and current IP address in the BMC are shown Subnet Mask In the field provided here enter the Subnet address in the decimal form of XXX XXX XXX XXX with xxx having a value of less than 256 and in decimal form only The
6. 3 Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place Note 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB or 32 GB size 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 H8SGL F serverboard 2 7 H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL Memory Support The H8SGL F serverboard supports single dual tri quad channel DDR3 1600 1333 1066 Mhz MHz registered ECC Unbuffered ECC non ECC SDRAM Populating four adjacent slots at a time with memory modules of the same size and type will result in interleaved 128 bit memory which is faster than non interleaved 64 bit memory Maximum Memory The H8SGL F serverboard supports up to 256 GB of registered ECC or 64 GB of unbuffered ECC non ECC SDRAM in eight 8 DIMM slots Figure 2 1 Installing DIMM into Slot To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom Note Notch should align with To Remove Use the receptive key point on the slot your thumbs to gently Release Tab push the release tabs near both ends of the module This should release it from the Top View of DDR3 Slot Slot 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a Motherboard with One CPU CPU1
7. 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 Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 OVENIEW 1 1 Checklist 1 2 Contacting SUpetrmlGEO e ciet eec rere te sc be te tiec 1 2 E WE Oe tte ies KE 1 7 1 4 Chipset OVOrVigW iiec vereor cenit Aastra 1 10 AMD SR5650 SP5100 ChipSel ttt ie e tette 1 10 HyperTransport Technology wiii eere rennen 1 10 1 5 PC Health Monitoring 1 10 1 6 Power Configuration Settings esee 1 11 1 7 Power Supply iei de RR pen nes dE E dE 1 12 1 8 Super I O Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Standardized Warning Statements sss 2 1 About Standardized Warning Statement sene 2 1 2 2 Static Sensitive Devices eicit et ao bosko He Ee HORE dane 2 4 Precautions lee le xe ieri eiie nod eR er ka nee ke ORA E 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installaton cc eee cee cess cess eeeeeeeneeseneeeeaees 2 5 2 4 Mounting the Motherboard into a Chassis 2 7 2 5 Installing Memory ente rrr enr rn oerte eere 2 7 DIMM Module Population Configuration 0 0 0 cceeceeeeeseeeeeeteseeeeeeeeneeeeeees 2 9 2 6 POL Expansion Cards inicie cn rie eire pan yan Edge 2 10 2 7 WO Port and Control Panel Connec
8. Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Remote Control SuperDoctor III Remote Management Info Health Info P Remote Control Graceful power control cancelable Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down the system within 30 seconds On the system console a pop up window will appear with a message telling the local user to save his working files Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action either locally or remotely Power control noncancelable Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down the system right away The system will reboot or shut down without any warning messages It s not allowed to cancel the action Si Note The SuperDoctor IIl program and User s Manual can be downloaded from the Supermicro web site at http www supermicro com products accessories software SuperDoctorlll cfm For Linux we recommend that you use the SuperoDoctor II application instead 2 31 H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL 2 14 Serverboard Battery Caution There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed upside down which will reverse its polarites see Figure 2 10 This battery must be replaced only with the same or an equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer CR2032 Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Figure 2 10 Installing the Onboard Battery LITHIUM BA
9. 100 LED Yellow 3V3SB 5 TD1 14 Link 1000 LED Yellow 3V3SB 6 TD2 15 Ground 7 TD2 16 Ground 8 TD3 17 Ground 9 TD3 18 Ground Note NC indicates no connection 2 18 Chapter 2 Installation 2 9 Jumper Settings 3 2 1 Pins Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two Bade mm pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the diagram at right for an example of jumping pins 1 and 2 Refer to the motherboard layout page for jumper locations Jumper INS Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins CMOS Clear JBT1 contact pads 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 It is also recommended that you remove the onboard battery from the serverboard 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 1 For an ATX power supply you must completely s
10. 2 12 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 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 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 Supermicro drivers for your system Drivers can be found
11. P state 0 through P state 4 ACPI SRAT Table This option Enables or Disables the building of the ACPI SRAT Table CPU Down Core Mode This option sets down core support for the CPU Options include Disabled 1 Core through n Cores in odd numbered increments The value n is depend on the core per CPU node C States Support This option specifies C States support Options include Disabled C2 and C2 amp C3 Clock Speed Spectrum This option enables or disables spread spectrum modulation 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 This option enables node memory interleaving Options include Auto or Disabled Channel Interleaving This option enables channel memory interleaving Options include Auto or Disabled CS Sparing This setting will reserve a spare memory rank in each node when enabled Options are Enabled and Disabled Bank Swizzle Mode This setting Enables or Disables the bank swizzle mode gt 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 allo
12. POST Performing any required processing after the video ROM had control 23h 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 24h The configuration required before interrupt vector initialization has completed Interrupt vector initialization is about to begin 25h Interrupt vector initialization is done Clearing the password if the POST DIAG switch is on 27h Any initialization before setting video mode will be done next 28h Initialization before setting the video mode is complete Configuring the monochrome mode and color mode settings next H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL Checkpoint Code Description 2Ah Bus initialization system static output devices will be done next if present See the last page for additional information 2Eh Completed post video ROM test processing If the EGA VGA controller is not found performing the display memory read write test next 2Fh The EGA VGA controller was not found The display memory read write test is about to begin 30h The display memory read write test passed Look for retrace checking next 31h The display memory read write test or retrace checking failed Performing the alternate display memory read write test next 32h The alternat
13. at ftp ftp supermicro com You will have to create this disk on a computer that is already running and with the OS installed Building a Driver Diskette 1 Install your system drives from the FTP website A display as shown in Figure 2 7 will appear 2 Click on the icon labeled Build Driver Diskettes and Manuals and follow the instructions to create a floppy disk with the drivers 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 2 25 H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS Before installing the Windows operating system you must change some settings in the BIOS Boot up the system and hit the Delete key to enter the BIOS Setup Utlility After the setup utility loads 1 Use the arrow keys to move to the Exit menu Scroll down using the arrow keys to Load Optimal Defaults and press Enter Select OK to confirm then Enter to load the default settings 2 Use the arrow keys to move to the Advanced menu then scroll down to IDE configuration On this submenu scroll down to OnChip SATA Type and choose the RAID option Figure 2 4 RAID Codeba
14. menu and then type in the password Change User Password Select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu and then type in the password Boot Sector Virus Protection This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen Select Disabled to deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection Select Enabled to enable boot sector protection When Enabled AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 4 Boot Menu The Boot Menu is accessible only when the Load Onboard LAN Option ROM setting in the PCI PnP Configuration menu is enabled gt Boot Device Priority This feature allows you to prioritize the boot sequence from the list of available devices A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu gt Hard Disk Drives This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list of available hard disk drives A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu 4 16 Chapter 4 BIOS gt CD DVD Drives This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list of available CD DVD drives A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu Retry Boot Devices This option allows you to retry boot devices Options include Enabled and Disabled 4 5 E
15. quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the setup configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer we do not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please review the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Questions FAQs sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site before contacting Technical Support 3 2 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 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 Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your System first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical
16. scan crucial voltage levels Once a voltage becomes unstable it will give a warning or send an error message to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Real time readings of these voltage levels are all displayed in BIOS Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Software Speed Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard fans are controlled by thermal management via BIOS 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 Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core The 6 phase switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to AMD Opteron 6000SE series processors 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 6 Power Configuration Settings This section describes the features of your motherboard that deal with power and power settings Microsoft OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive system wide approach to system and device power control OnNow is a term for a PC that is always on but appears to be off and responds immediately to
17. ts Onboard Indicators nennen 2 22 EANT WAN2 LE D ere 16i itti eene t rer ti rer em eret 2 22 Dedicated IPMI LAN EEDS tnt konsa avk onet ooo masse 2 22 Power EE ei doe Weleda 2 22 IDE and SATA Drive CGonnechlons 2 23 IDE CONN COl etre ci meret eer aces SATA POMS Enabling SATA RAID ie Serial ATA GATA nne one onore eterne erret eren nre nnne nne Installing the OS SATA Driver otii ettet eri einer 2 25 Building a Driver Diskette t retirer ree pee s 2 25 Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS nenne 2 26 Table of Contents Using the DotHill and Adaptec RAID Utility eeee 2 28 Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation sess 2 28 2 13 Installing BC Supero Doctor III SE 2 14 Serverboard B ttery eee cene oer meer eee eritis 2 32 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Sc Troubleshooting PrOCedures neci ret en e oi e mo riores 3 1 Before Power OM stro e et tradite erp re D NP On tike 3 1 No Power ka KW WEE Memory e 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Contiouratlon ne 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures eene 3 2 3 39 Frequently Asked Questions ret nnt tete rene 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Gervice AA 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 LAAtFOA WE WON T M 4 1 EU EE dap nye saki pa oton satan pea san e Re ena pea ERO ss ven 4 2 4 3 Advanced Sett
18. 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 H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL Main Switch Override Mechanism The power button can function as a system suspend button When the user depresses the power button the system will enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Depressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the System malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just depress and hold the power button for 4 seconds The power will turn off and no power will be provided to the motherboard Wake On LAN WOL Wake On LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup up dates and access tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboard has a 3 pin header WOL to conne
19. CMOS status register is initialized Next performing any required initialization before the keyboard BAT command is issued OCh The keyboard controller input buffer is free Next issuing the BAT command to the keyboard controller OEh The keyboard controller BAT command result has been verified Next performing any necessary initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test OFh The initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test is done The keyboard command byte is written next 10h The keyboard controller command byte is written Next issuing the Pin 23 and 24 blocking and unblocking command dih Next checking if End or Ins keys were pressed during power on Initializing CMOS RAM if the Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the End key was pressed 12h Next disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2 13h The video display has been disabled Port B has been initialized Next initializing the chipset 14h The 8254 timer test will begin next 19h Next programming the flash ROM 1Ah The memory refresh line is toggling Checking the 15 second on off time next 2Bh Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required configuration before the video ROM test 2Ch All necessary processing before passing control to the video ROM is done Looking for the video ROM next and passing control to it 2Dh The video ROM has returned control to BIOS
20. Installed DIMMS CPU Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 4 DIMMs CPU1 P1 1A P1 2A P1 3A P1 4A 8 DIMMs CPU1 P1 1A P1 1B P1 2A Pi 2B P1 3A P1 3B P1 4A P1 4B Note Memory speed support is dependent on the type of CPU used on the board DIMM Module Population Configuration For memory to work properly follow the tables below for memory installation Per Channel DIMM Populations Options DIMM Type DIMM A DIMM B Max MHz Max MHz Max GB 1 5V DIMMs 1 35V DIMMs Channel SR or DR Empty 1600 MHz 8GB UDIMM SR SR 1600 MHz 1333 MHz 8GB DR DR 1333 MHz 16 GB SR or DR Empty 1600 MHz 16 GB SR SR 1600 MHz 1333 MHz 16 GB RDIMM DR DR 1600 MHz 32 GB QR Empty 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 32 GB QR QR 1066 MHz 800 MHz 64 GB QR Empty 1333 MHz 32 GB LRDIMM QR QR 1333 MHz 64 GB Note 1 Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory Note 2 Due to memory allocation to system devices the amount of memory that remains available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional 2 9 H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL 2 6 PCI Expansion Cards A riser card is used to support one standard size full height full length PCI expansion card Installing a PCI Expansion Card 1 owns w 0 Confirm that you have the correct riser card for you
21. PU 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 Triangle 5 With the CPU inserted into the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that it is properly installed and flush with the socket Then gently lower the silver CPU retention plate into place 6 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 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 that are included with your heatsink package Note Make sure the heatsink is placed so that the fins of the heatsink are in the direction of the airflow in your system 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation 2 4 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 M
22. SUPERO H8SGL H8SGL F USER S MANUAL Revision 1 2c 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 and 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 expressly permitted by the terms of said license IN NO EVENT WILL Super Micro Computer Inc 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 SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC 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 custom
23. 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 H8SGL F serverboard supports up to 256 GB of registered ECC or 64 GB of unbuffered ECC non ECC DDR3 1600 1333 1066 Mhz speed 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB or 32 GB size SDRAM See Section 2 5 for details on installing memory Question How do I update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your current BIOS before downloading Select your motherboard model on the web page and download the corresponding BIOS file to your computer Unzip the BIOS update file in which you will find the readme txt flash instructions the afudos exe BIOS flash utility and the BIOS image xxx rom files Copy these files to a bootable floppy disk insert the disk into drive A and reboot the system At the DOS prompt after rebooting enter the command flash without quotation marks then type in the BIOS file that you want to update with xxxx rom Question What s on the CD that c
24. TTERY BATTERY HOLDER Please handle used batteries carefully Do not damage the battery in any way a damaged battery may release hazardous materials into the environment Do not discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landfill Please comply with the regulations set up by your local hazardous waste management agency to dispose of your used battery properly 2 32 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed 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 A OO m a a A WwW rnm Before Power On Check that the onboard power LED is lit DP3 on the motherboard Make sure that the power connector is connected to your power supply Make sure that no short circuits exist between the motherboard and chassis Disconnect all cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Remove all add on cards Install a CPU and heatsink making sure it is fully seated and connect the internal chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well Use the correct type of onboard CMOS battery CR2032 as rec
25. 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 management through a SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption The IRQs DMAs and UO space resources of the Super I O can be flexibly adjusted to meet ISA PnP requirements which support ACPI and APM Advanced Power Management H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL Notes Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Ba Chapter 2 Installation Standardized Warning Statements About Standardized Warning Statements The following statements are industry standard warnings provided to warn the user of situations which have the potential for bodily injury Should you have questions or experience difficulty contact Supermicro s Technical Support department for assistance Only certified technicians should attempt to install or configure components Read this section in its entirety before installing or configuring components in the Supermicro chassis These warnings may also be found on our web site at http www supermicro com about policies safety information cfm
26. ake 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 H8SGL F serverboard requires a chassis that can support a board of 12 x 8 305 x 203 mm in size 2 Make sure that the UO 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 Warning Exercise extreme caution when installing or removing memory modules to prevent any possible damage 2 5 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 CPU1 DIMM2A CPU1 DIMM3A and CPU1 DIMMAA etc Always install in groups of four and in the numerical order of the DIMM slots See support information below
27. al Bus Headers Four USB 2 0 headers USB4 5 Pin Definitions USB4 5 USB6 7 and USB6 7 are also included on JUSB4 JUSB5 the motherboard These may be connected to provide front side access EU Pete S Deneve A USB cable not included is needed SE KE Bo E for the connection See the table on the 3 PO 4 PO right for pin definitions 5 PO 6 PO 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 Key 10 NC Note NC indicates no connection 2 14 Chapter 2 Installation Fan Headers Fan Header Pin Definiti This motherboard has six fan headers pa a n Fani to Fan6 These 4 pin fans Ping Definition headers are backward compatible regu with 3 pin fans However fan speed 2 12v control is available for 4 pin fans only 3 Tachometer The fan speeds are controlled by the 4 PWR Modulation BIOS H8SGL or IPMI if present H8SGL F See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial Ports Serial Port Pin Definitions The COM1 serial port is located COM1 COM2 beside the VGA port Refer to the Pin Definition Pin Definition motherboard layout for the location of 1 DCD 6 DSR the COM2 header See the table on the 2 RXD 7 RTS right for pin definitions 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Note NC indicates no connection SGPIO SGPIO Header Pin Definitions The T SGPIO1 T SGPIO2 Serial T SGFIO1 TSGFIQ2 General Purpose Input Output Pin Definition Pin D
28. al 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 Connector IDE Drive Connector There is one IDE connector on the Pn Dern tons DEA serverboard See the table on the right 9 Definition Fr eH for pin definitions EE 2 Gon 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 Ze Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 17 Host Data O 18 Host Data 15 19 Ground 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 Ground 23 UO Write 24 Ground 25 I O Read 26 Ground 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 Ground 31 IRQ14 32 locs16 33 Addri 34 Ground 35 AddrO 36 Addr2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 Ground 2 23 H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL SATA Ports There are no jumpers to configure the SATA ports which are designated SATAO through SATA5 See the table on the right for pin definitions 2 24 SATA Ports Pin Definitions SATAO SATA5 Pin Definition Ping Definition 1 Ground 5 RXN 2 TXP 6 RXP 3 TXN T Ground 4 Ground Chapter 2 Installation
29. ame 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 3 3 H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL Question Why can t I turn off the power using the momentary power on off switch Answer The instant power off function is controlled in BIOS by the Power Button Mode setting When the On Off feature is enabled the motherboard will have instant off capabilities as long as the BIOS has control of the system When the Standby or Suspend feature is enabled or when the BIOS is not in control such as during memory count the first screen that appears when the system is turned on the momentary on off switch must be held for more than four seconds to shut down the System This feature is required to implement the ACPI features on the 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 applie
30. ammable I O mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases 4 7 H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL 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 Select 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 UDMAS UDMA4 and UDMAS SWDMA Single Word DMA MWDMA Multi Word DMA UDMA UltraDMA S M A R T Self 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
31. atures on your motherboard See the previous pages for the actual specifications of your motherboard 1 9 H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL 1 4 Chipset Overview The H8SGL F serverboard is based on the AMD SR5650 SP5100 chipset This chipset functions as a Media and Communications Processor MCP Controllers for the system memory are integrated directly into AMD Opteron processors AMD SR5650 SP5100 Chipset The AMD SR5650 SP5100 are each a single chip high performance HyperTransport peripheral controller It includes a 22 lane PCI Express interface an AMD Opteron 16 bit Hyper Transport interface link a six port Serial ATA interface and a eight port USB 2 0 interface This hub connects directly to the CPU HyperTransport Technology HyperTransport technology is a high speed low latency point to point link that was designed to increase the communication speed by a factor of up to 48x between integrated circuits This is done partly by reducing the number of buses in the chipset to reduce bottlenecks and by enabling a more efficient use of memory in multi processor systems The end result is a significant increase in bandwidth within the chipset 1 5 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the H8SGL F serverboard The serverboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors The onboard voltage monitor will continuously
32. ble PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the H8SGL F serverboard The H8SGL F serverboard is based on the AMD SR5650 SP5100 chipset and supports one AMD Socket G34 type processor with up to 256 GB of registered ECC or 64 GB of unbuffered ECC non ECC DDR3 1600 1333 1066 Mhz SDRAM The H8SGL serverboard does not have IPMI capability whereas the H8SGL F serverboard does 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 this chapter when installing the processor s and memory modules and when installing the motherboard in a chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the hard disk drives the various ports and the power and reset 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
33. ct to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has WOL capability Wake On LAN must be enabled in BIOS 1 7 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates Please refer to the pinout information for the power connectors in Section 2 7 of Chapter 2 for detailed information on power requirements for the H8SGL F In areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges Warning To prevent the possibility of explosion do not use the wrong type of onboard CMOS battery or install it upside down Chapter 1 Introduction 1 8 Super UO The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O Winbond amp BMC chip includes 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 UO greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTS one of which supports serial infrared communication Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO
34. current subnet address in the BMC is shown 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS Gateway Address In the field provided here enter the Gateway address in the decimal form of XXX XXX XXx xxx with xxx having a value of less than 256 and in decimal form only The current Gateway address in the BMC is shown MAC Address In the field provided here enter the MAC address in the hex form of xxxx xx xx Xx xx with xx in hex form only The current MAC address in the BMC is shown BMC Watch Dog Timer Action This setting is used to set the Watch Dog function which allows the BMC to reset or powerdown the system if the OS crashes or hangs Options include Disabled Reset System Power Down and Power Cycle gt Event Log Configuration View Event Log Pressing the Enter key will open the event log Use the 1 and J keys to navigate through the system event log Mark All Events as Read Selecting this and pressing the Enter key marks all events as read in the event log Clear Event Log Selecting this and pressing the Enter key clears the system event log SR56x0 RD890S PCIE Error Log This setting allows you set an error log ofr PCIE errors Options include Yes or No 4 15 H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL 4 3 Security Menu AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both passwords the Supervisor password must be set first Change Supervisor Password Select this option and press Enter to access the sub
35. d IPMI LAN port H8SGL F only One 1 VGA port supported by an onboard Matrox G200 graphics controller with 16 MB DDR2 memory One 1 UDMA IDE 133 100 connector Two COM Ports one external serial port one Fast UART 16550 port Other Onboard power LED Chassis intrusion detection CD Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility Super Doctor III IPMI 1 5 2 0 Dimensions ATX form LxW 12 x 8 305 x 203 mm 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 3 AMD SR5650 SP5100 Chipset System Block Diagram DIMMTA 24 DIMM1B L N DIMMA CPU1 vi piMM2B w DIMMA v L DIMM3B m DIMMA em LT DIMM4B 16 16 2 6 GHz Kass e TE POE GENZx PCIE GENZ XB Slot6 PCIE x8 x16 ago INTEL PCI E GEN2 X8 SWITCH Slot5 x8 RJ45 FE 82574L r SR5650 Slo cows B BIB coma RMN 5 5 5 Clock Gen VGA 1 i te DDR2 SDRAM M a T EDAD 64MB X16 ro BMC SP5100 PSU DC VGA SMBus 4 SATA SE WPCM450 R m IPMB ize 3 TPM FE PHY 7 RTL8201N ae See kemsi TEM W83527HG W83795G RJ45 8XUSB Note This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the fe
36. d 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 4 1 Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS Setup utility for the H8SGL F serverboard The 16 Mb AMI BIOSO 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 Delete key while the system is booting up In most cases the Delete key is used to invoke the BIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as F1 F2 etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured The right frame displays t
37. e display memory read write test passed Looking for alternate display retrace checking next 34h Video display checking is over Setting the display mode next 37h The display mode is set Displaying the power on message next 38h Initializing the bus input IPL general devices next if present See the last page of this chapter for additional information 39h Displaying bus initialization error messages See the last page of this chapter for additional information 3Ah The new cursor position has been read and saved Displaying the Hit DEL message next 3Bh The Hit DEL message is displayed The protected mode memory test is about to start 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 nterrupts enabled if the diagnostics switch is on Initializing data to check memory wraparound at 0 0 next 45h Data initialized Checking for memory wraparound at 0 0 and finding the total system memory size next 46h The memory wraparound test is done Memory size calculation has been done Writing patterns io test memory next 47h The memory pattern has been written to extended memory Writing patterns to the base 640 KB memory next 48h Patterns written in base memory Determining the amount of memory below 1 MB next 49h The amount of memory below 1 MB has been found and verified
38. efinition headers provide a bus between the i KE 2 Bata SATA controller and the backpane to 3 Ground 4 Data provide SATA enclosure management 5 Load 6 Ground functions Connect the appropriate 7 CLK 8 NC cable from the backplane to the Note NC indicates no connection T SGPIO1 header to utilize SATA management functions on your system 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 15 H8SGL 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 Overheat LED Connect an LED to the JOH1 header to provide warning of chassis overheating 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 Power System Management Bus 12C connector JPI C1 monitors the power suppply fan and system temperatures See the table on the right for pin definitions IPMB A System Management Bus header for the IPMI slot is located at IPMB Connect the appropriate cable here to use the IPMB I2C connection on your system 2 16 Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 Pin Definition 1 Ba
39. er shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement Refer to Supermicro s web site for FCC Compliance Information 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 2c Release Date March 11 2014 Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer Inc you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2014 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 knowledgea
40. erboard components temperatures such as memory chipset SAS and 10Gb controllers However for SMCI standard release version BIOS and system monitoring software motherboard components temperatures are NOT required to be displayed CPU Overheating Alarm COA CPU Overheating Alarm COA has Early Alarm and Default Alarm default options in the BIOS and is required to be implemented in all fan speed control modes The Early Alarm is enabled when the Tctl value 65 and is disabled when the Tctl value drops from 65 to 62 The Default Alarm default setting is enabled when the Tctl value 70 and is disabled when the Tctl value drops from 70 to 67 When COA either Early or Default Alarm is enabled the following actions are required to be executed System overheating LED is required to be ON and to solid red Onboard buzzer or speaker is required to be ON and to be a continuous sound All system fans are required to be operated at full speed System monitoring software such as Super Doctor and IPMI if available is required to report and record CPU overheating events in the event logs When COA either Early or Default Alarm is disabled the following actions are required to be executed System overheating LED is required to be OFF Onboard buzzer or speaker is required to be OFF All system fans are required to be returned to a normal non CPU overheating LFSC condition 4 12 Condition F
41. ernet ports Dedicated IPMI LAN DP3 LED for Serverboard Power On LEDs for the dedicated IPMI LAN Ethernet port H8SGL F only 1 5 H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL Connector COM1 COM2 FAN 1 6 IDE 1 IPMB IPMI LAN JD1 JF1 JL1 JOH1 JPI2C1 JPW1 JPW2 JWF1 JWOL JLPC1 LAN1 2 PS2 Mouse Keyboard SATAO SATA5 T SGPIO1 T SGPIO2 USBO0 1 USB4 5 USB2 3 USB6 7 VGA Description COMI Serial Port Header Chassis CPU Fan Headers IDE Disk Drive Connector System Management Bus Header for the IPMI Slot Dedicated IPMI LAN Port H8SGL F only Speaker Header Front Panel Connector Chassis Intrusion Header Overheat Warning Header Power I2C Header 24 pin Main ATX Power Connector 12V 8 pin CPU Power Connectors Compact Flash Card Power Connector Wake On LAN Header TPM Connector Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports PS2 Mouse Keyboard connectors SATA Ports Serial General Purpose Input Output Header for SATA Universal Serial Bus USB Ports Type A Ports and Headers VGA Connector 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Motherboard Features CPU Single AMD Opteron 6000 series processor Note Refer to our web site for details on supported processors Memory e Single Dual Tri Quad channel DIMM slots supporting up to 256 GB of registered ECC or 64 GB of unbuffered ECC non ECC DDR3 1600 1333 1066 Mhz speed 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB or 32 GB size SDRAM Note Refer t
42. f 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 process The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error All errors listed with the exception of Beep Code 8 are fatal errors A 1 AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message Description 1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset Ready to power up 5 short 1 long Memory error No memory detected in the system 1 long 8 short Video error Video adapter disabled or missing H8SGL 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 UO port 0080h If the computer cannot complete the boot process diagnostic equipment can be attached to the computer to read UO port 0080h B 1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The uncompressed initialization checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution Check
43. he 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 D indicates a submenu Highlighting such an item and pressing the Enter key will open the list of settings within that submenu The BIOS setup utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of these hot keys F1 F10 Enter ESC Arrow keys etc can be used at any time during the setup navigation process 4 1 H8SGL 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 Arrow keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the Tab key or the Arrow keys to move between fields The da
44. hut down the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Note 2 Be sure to remove the onboard CMOS Battery before you short JBT1 to clear CMOS Note 3 Clearing CMOS will also clear all passwords Note 4 Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS 2 19 I2C to PCI Express Slot JIPC1 JIPC2 allows you to enable the IC 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 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 LAN1 2 Enable Disable Change the setting of jumper JPL1 or JPL2 to enable or disable the LAN1 or LAN2 Ethernet port See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled Onboard Speaker Enable Disable The JD1 header allows you to use either an external speaker or the internal onboard speaker To use the internal onboard speaker close pins 6 and 7 with a jumper To use an external speaker remove the jumper and connect the speaker wires to pins 4 5V and 7 control signal See the table on the right for settings and the table associated with the Power LED Keylock Speaker connection previous section for jumper se
45. ings Men ege crece niam eot cater ers 4 2 4 3 TT AT E 4 16 4 4 Boot dE 4 16 Sach ee Ee eg 4 17 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes B 1 B 2 B 3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes eene B 1 Bootblock Recovery Cogdee 2 eie pet eth n ca Ete d cd B 2 Uncompressed Initialization Codes ns B 3 vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 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 H8SGL F serverboard One 1 UO shield MCP 260 00027 0N One 1 Retention bracket BKT 0035L One 1 9 pin serial port cable CBL 0010L One 1 ATA 66 100 IDE LP cable CBL 0036L 03 Six 6 2ft Amphenol SATA cable CBL 0044L Note For your system to work properly please follow the links below to download all necessary drivers utilities and the user s manual for your motherboard Supermicro product manuals http www supermicro com support manuals Product drivers and utilities ftp ftp supermicro com Product safety information http super dev about policies safe
46. isplay memory information Options are No Delay 1 sec 2 secs and 4 secs gt Hardware Health Configuration CPU Overheat Alarm This setting allows you to specify the type of alarm for CPU overheating Options include The Early Alarm and The Default Alarm Fan Speed Control This feature allows the user to determine how the system will control the speed of the onboard fans The options are Full Speed FS Max Cooling Performance PF Better Cooling Balanced BL Balance between performance and energy saving Energy Saving ES Lower Power and Noise Other items in the submenu are systems monitor displays for the following information CPU Temperature NB Temperature Air Temperature System Temperature Fan 1 6 Reading CPU VCore CPU Mem VTT CPU Mem 1 1V 1 8V 5V 12V 12V 3 3 Vcc 3 3 VSB VBAT and HT Voltage 4 11 H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL CPU Temperature Display CTD CPU Temperature descriptions are defined as Low Tctl Value Lowest Value Tctl Value 45 Medium gt Tctl Value 46 Tctl Value 60 High Tctl Value 61 and Above Note Only CPU temperature Low Medium High and system temperature RT1 are required to be displayed in BIOS and in system monitoring software Other Motherboard components such as memory chipset SAS and 10Gb controllers and others are not requried to display temperatures For debugging and testing purposes BIOS and system monitoring software can show moth
47. lay network activity See the table on the right for pin definitions AES 12 Activity HDD LED HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located Bn pio in 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 Ping Definition 13 Vcc 14 HDD LED 2 13 H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL Power On LED Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Ping Definition The Power On LED connector is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 This connection is used to provide LED unm 15 3 3V indication of power being supplied to the system See the table on the right 16 PowerLED for pin definitions NMI Button NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button Rin e s header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition 19 NMI 20 Ground Universal Serial Bus Ports Universal Serial Bus Ports Two Universal Serial Bus ports USB Pin Definitions USB 0 1 USB2 3 2 0 are located beside the Keyboard RE s z and Mouse PS2 ports Two additional Pin Definition Pin Definition Type A ports USB2 3 are included on 1 45V 1 45V the motherboard See the table on the 2 PO 2 PO right for pin definitions 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground USB Headers Universal Seri
48. le Reset Ground ele Power 2 1 2 11 H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL 2 8 Connector Definitions ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions Power Connectors Pin Definition Pin Definition A 24 pin main power supply 13 3 3V 1 3 3V connector JPW1 and three 8 pin 14 42V 2 43 3Vv CPU PWR connector JPW2 on the Emm n COM motherboard These power connectors 16 PEON a ET meet the SSI EPS 12V specification In addition to the 24 pin ATX power SEN PANES connector the 12V 8 pin CPU PWR 18 GOM See connector at JPW2 must also be 19 COM 7 COM connected to your power supply See 20 Res NC 8 PWR OK the table on the right for pin definitions 21 5V 9 5VSB Warning To prevent damage to the 22 45V 10 12V power supply or motherboard please 23 5V 11 12V use a power supply that contains both 24 COM 12 43 3V a 24 pin and 8 pin power connectors f Be sure to connect these connectors 12V 8 pin PWR Connector to the 24 pin JPW1 and the three Pin Definitions 8 pin JPW2 power connectors on Pins Definition the motherboard Failure in doing so Tute Grenn will void the manufacturer warranty on 5 through 8 412V your power supply and motherboard Required Connection Power Connector Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Ping Definition The Power connector is on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 This header should be connected to the chassis power button See the table o
49. led Power Button Function This sets the function of the power button when you turn off the system Options include 4 second Overide and Instant Off Restore on AC Power Loss This sets the action that occurs when an AC power loss occurs Options include Power Off Power On and Last State Interrupt 19 Capture Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 The options are Enabled and Disabled EUP Support This setting allows you to enable or disable supplied standby power in S5 Set to Enabled to for EUP requirements and set to Disabled for wakening capability 4 3 H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL gt Processor and Clock Options CPU Configuration This displays static information on the Module Version Physical Count and Logical Count for the system s processor s and clock CPU Information The information for the installed processor includes Revision Cache L1 L2 L3 Speed NB CLK Able to Change Frequency and uCode Patch Level 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 option can decide the highest P state in the OS Options include
50. les Attention La mise au rebut ou le recyclage de ce produit sont g n ralement soumis des lois et ou directives de respect de l environnement Renseignez vous aupr s de l organisme comp tent qian pro gums vn pim nna Dap ng an m IL Dw DIO PAD Ado ll eel glll g el gill pren Ub A lala casts ital l ja ilaill l i aie Zan e Ale AS AA AA AN A AZA de AAA Buch Waarschuwing De uiteindelijke verwijdering van dit product dient te geschieden in overeenstemming met alle nationale wetten en reglementen 2 3 H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL 2 2 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 Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the co
51. n and shadowing next 58h The memory size was adjusted for relocation and shadowing Clearing the Hit DEL message next 59h The Hit DEL message is cleared The WAIT message is displayed Starting the DMA and interrupt controller test next 60h The DMA page register test passed Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register test next 62h The DMA controller 1 base register test passed Performing the DMA controller 2 base register test next 65h The DMA controller 2 base register test passed Programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 next 66h Completed programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 Initializing the 8259 interrupt controller next 67h Completed 8259 interrupt controller initialization 7Fh Extended NMI source enabling is in progress 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 82h The keyboard controller interface test completed Writing the command byte and initializing the circular buffer next 83h The command byte was written and global data initialization has completed Checking for a locked key next 84h Locked key checking is over Checking for a memory size mismatch with CMOS RAM data next 85h The memory size check is done Displaying a soft error and checking for a password or bypassing WINBIOS Setup next 86h The pas
52. n the right for pin definitions 1 Power 2 Ground Reset Connector Reset Button The reset connector is located on pins pipe pple JF1 3 and 4 of JF1 and attaches to the E Pin Definition reset switch on the computer chassis a S t See the table on the right for pin SES definitions 4 Ju 2 12 Chapter 2 Installation Power Fail LED PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Ping Definition The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 5 3 3V 6 Power Fail LED Overheat Fan Fail LED OH OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Ping Definition Connect an LED to the OH connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating or fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions and status indicators 7 Vcc 8 OH Fan Fail Red LED OH Fan Fail LED Status State Indication Solid Overheat Blinking Fan fail NIC2 Activity LED NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Ping Definition 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 AME 10 Activity NIC1 Activity LED NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition The LED connections for LAN1 are on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 Attach LAN LED cables to disp
53. nal Speaker PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Pin Definitions PS2 Keyboard Pin Definition PS2 Mouse Pin Definition 1 KB Data 1 Mouse Data 2 No Connection 2 No Connection 3 Ground 3 Ground 4 Mouse KB 4 Mouse KB VCC 5V VCC 5V 5 KB Clock 5 Mouse Clock 6 No Connection 6 No Connection VCC with 1 5A PTC current limit H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL Trusted Platform Module Header Trusted Platform Module Header The JLPC1 header is used to connect Pin Betinitlons FOT a Trusted Platform Module TPM Pin Definition Pin Definition available separately from a third party 1 LOLK 2 GND vendor ATPM is a security device that 3 LFRAME 4 No Pin allows encryption and authentication of 5 LRESET 6 vccs hard drives disallowing access if the 7 Laps 8 LAD2 TPM associated with it is not installed mm ag ms in the system See the table on the l a 11 LADO 12 GND right for pin definitions 13 RSVO 14 RSV1 15 SB3V 16 SERIRQ 17 GND 18 CLKRUN 19 LPCPD 20 RSV2 LAN1 2 Ethernet Ports LAN Ports LAN1 2 Two Gigabit Ethernet ports designated Pin Bennition LAN1 and LAN2 are located beside Pin Definition Pin Definition the VGA port Additionally there is a 1 P2V5SB 10 SGND dedicated LAN for IPMI on top of the 2 TDO 11 Act LED two rear USB ports These Ethernet 3 TDO 12 P3V3SB ports accept RJ45 type cables 4 TDi 13 Link
54. nclude Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2F8 IRQ3 Serial Port 2 Attribute This option allows you to set COM2 as a normal serial port or as virtual COM for SOL Options are SOL or COM gt Remote Access Configuration Remote Access Use this option to Enable or Disable Remote Access in your 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 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 4 10 Chapter 4 BIOS 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 d
55. next BOh The system configuration is displayed Bih Copying any code to specific areas 00h Code copying to specific areas is done Passing control to INT 19h boot loader next
56. o Section 2 5 before installing memory and our web site for recommended DIMMs Chipset e AMD SR5650 chipset and one SP5100 Southbridge chipset Expansion Slots One 1 PCI Express x8 in x16 slot Gen 2 One 1 PCI Express x8 Gen 2 One 1 PCI Express x4 in x8 slot Gen 2 Three 3 PCI slots BIOS e 16 Mb AMI BIOS 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 Real Time Clock Wakeup Plug and Play PnP BIOS resume hot keys Hardware BIOS Virus Protection PC Health Monitoring e Onboard voltage monitors Fan status monitor with firmware software on off and speed control e Watch Dog Environmental temperature monitoring via BIOS e 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 e PC temperature sensing logic e Chipkill Support 1 7 H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL D D D D D ACPI Features Microsoft OnNow Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator BIOS support for USB keyboard Wake On LAN WOL Onboard UO Six 6 SATA ports supported by an on chip SATA controller RAID 0 1 and 10 supported Eight 8 USB Universal Serial Bus 2 0 ports 2x rear 4x header 2x type A Two 2 LAN ports supported by two onboard Intel amp 82574 dual port Ethernet controller for 10 100 1000Base T One 1 dedicate
57. oking for a floppy diskette in drive A Reading the first sector of the diskette Efh A read error occurred while reading the floppy drive in drive A FOh Next searching for the AMIBOOT ROM file in the root directory Fih The AMIBOOT ROM file is not in the root directory F2h Next reading and analyzing the floppy diskette FAT to find the clusters occupied by the AMIBOOT ROM file F3h Next reading the AMIBOOT ROM file cluster by cluster F4h The AMIBOOT ROM file is not the correct size F5h Next disabling internal cache memory FBh Next detecting the type of flash ROM FCh Next erasing the flash ROM FDh Next programming the flash ROM FFh Flash ROM programming was successful Next restarting the system BIOS 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 0Ah The CMOS checksum calculation is done Initializing the CMOS status register for date and time next oBh The
58. ommended by the manufacturer To avoid possible explosion do not install the CMOS battery upside down No Power Make sure that no short circuits exist between the motherboard and the chassis Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set Turn the power switch on and off to test the system The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 1 H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL No Video 1 If the 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 App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 You should be using registered ECC DDR 3 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 5 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
59. ot in your system Onboard LAN Option ROM Select This setting allows you to select the onboard LAN option ROM for iSCSI or PXE Note You must enable ONLY LAN1 when the iSCSI support option is specified Load Onboard LAN 1 Option ROM This option allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN 1 option ROM Load Onboard LAN 2 Option ROM This option allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN 2 option ROM Primary Video Controller This option specifies the primary video controller for Onboard VGA or Other 4 9 H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL gt SuperlO Device Configuration Serial 1 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 1 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any System resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8 IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its UO port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address Options include Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Serial 2 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 2F8 IRQ3 to allow the serial port to use 2F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address Options i
60. ping pins 1 2 will have Pins 2 3 NMI WD reboot the system if a program Open Disabled freezes Jumping pins 2 3 will generate Note when Watch Dog is enabled the user must write a non maskable interrupt for the their own application software to disable the Watch Dog Timer program that has frozen See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS USB Wake Up Backpanel USB Wake Up Enable JPUSB1 JPUSB1 jumper allows you to wake Jumper Settings up the system by pressing a key on the USB keyboard or by clicking the USB mouse of your system These jumpers are used in conjunction with the USB Wake Up function in the BIOS See the table on the right for jumper settings and jumper connections the default is Enabled Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled default Pins 2 3 Disabled 2 21 H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL BMC Jumper JPB is used to enable or disable theBMC Baseboard Management Control Chip and the onboard IPMI connection This jumper is used together with the IPMI settings in the BIOS The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to Enable BMC See the table on the right for jumper settings 2 10 Onboard Indicators LAN1 LAN2 LEDs The Ethernet ports located beside the VGA port have two LEDs On each Gb LAN port one LED blinks to indicate activity while the other may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connec
61. point Code Description DOh The NMI is disabled Power on delay is starting Next the initialization code checksum will be verified Dih Initializing the DMA controller performing the keyboard controller BAT test starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat mode next D3h Starting memory sizing next D4h Returning to real mode Executing any OEM patches and setting the Stack next D5h Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at E000 0000h The initialization code is copied to segment 0 and control will be transferred to segment 0 D6h Control is in segment 0 Next checking if Ctrl 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 H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL B 2 Bootblock Recovery Codes The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution Checkpoint Code Description EOh The onboard floppy controller if available is initialized Next beginning the base 512 KB memory test Eth Initializing the interrupt vector table next E2h Initializing the DMA and Interrupt controllers next E6h Enabling the floppy drive controller and Timer IRQs Enabling internal cache memory Edh Initializing the floppy drive Eeh Lo
62. printer base address next 9Ah Set the timer and printer base addresses Setting the RS 232 base address next 9Bh Returned after setting the RS 232 base address Performing any required initialization before the Coprocessor test next 9Ch Required initialization before the Coprocessor test is over Initializing the Coprocessor next 9Dh Coprocessor initialized Performing any required initialization after the Coprocessor test next 9Eh Initialization after the Coprocessor test is complete Checking the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next A2h Displaying any soft errors next A3h The soft error display has completed Setting the keyboard typematic rate next A4h The keyboard typematic rate is set Programming the memory wait states next A5h Memory wait state programming is over Clearing the screen and enabling parity and the NMI next A7h NMI and parity enabled Performing any initialization required before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000 next A8h Initialization before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h completed Passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h next A9h Returned from adaptor ROM at E000h control Performing any initialization required after the E000 option ROM had control next Aah Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed Displaying the system configuration next Abh Uncompressing the DMI data and executing DMI POST initialization
63. r chassis model and the add on card includes a standard bracket Remove the chassis cover Install the riser card by sliding card into the appropriate slot in the serverboard Choose the PCI slot shield in which to place the add on card In that slot open the PCI slot shield lever and slide the shield sideways From inside the chassis remove the PCI slot shield Slide the add on card into the riser card and attach the add on card bracket in place of the PCI slot shield Secure the add on card by closing the PCI slot shield lever Connect cables to the add on card as necessary 2 10 Chapter 2 Installation 2 7 VO Port and Control Panel Connections The UO ports are color coded to make setting up your system easier See Figure 2 2 below for the colors and locations of the various UO ports Figure 2 2 I O Port Locations and Definitions J E 9 O Rear UO Ports 1 Keyboard 5 COM1 2 PS 2 Mouse 6 VGA Port 3 USBO 1 7 LAN1 4 IPMI LAN 8 LAN2 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 7 for details Figure 2 3 JF1 Front Control Panel Header JF1 20 19 HDD LED ele Vcc NIC1 Activity LED e Vcc NIC Activity LED e e Vcc OH Fan Fail LED e e Vcc Power Fail LED e e g 3v Ground e
64. ront Panel Overheating LED Onboard Buzzer or Speaker System Fan Speed Controls BMC BMC Event Log Super Doctor When a CPU is overheating On and Solid Red On and Continuous Sound Full Speed Report PROCHOT Record PROCHOT Report PROCHOT Chapter 4 BIOS Record PROCHOT Super Doctor Event Log gt ACPI Configuration PS2 KB MS Wakeup This setting allows you to Enable or Disable PS2 keyboard and mouse wakeup ACPI Aware O S This setting Enables or Disables ACPI support for the system s operating system Options include Yes enabled or No disabled ACPI APIC Support Determines whether to include the ACPI APIC table pointer in the RSDT pointer list The available options are Enabled and Disabled Headless Mode Use this setting to Enable or Disable headless operation mode through ACPI ACPI Version Features Use this setting the determine which ACPI version to use Options are ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2 0 and ACPI v3 0 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 4 13 H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL gt 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 gt Set LAN Configuration
65. rrect type of CMOS onboard battery as specified by the manufacturer Do not install the CMOS onboard battery upside down which may result in a possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation Warning Exercise extreme caution when handling and installing the processor Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Installation Procedure Follow the procedures as listed below to install the motherboard into a chassis 1 Install the processor s and the heatsink s 2 Install the motherboard in the chassis 3 Install the memory and add on cards 4 Finally connect the cables and install the drivers Installing the Processors 1 Begin by removing the cover plate that protects the CPU Lift the lever on the CPU socket until it points straight up 2 With the lever raised lift open the silver CPU retention plate 2 5 H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL 3 Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU Locate and align pin 1 of the CPU socket with pin 1 of the CPU Both are marked with a triangle 4 Align pin 1 of the CPU with pin 1 of the socket Once aligned carefully place the CPU into the socket Do not drop the C
66. se submenu appears This setting allows you to select the codebase for your RAID setup Options are either Adaptec or DotHill Figure 2 4 BIOS Setup Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY RAID 3 Press the lt Esc gt key twice and scroll to the Exit menu Select Save Changes and Exit and press lt Enter gt then press lt Enter gt again to verify 4 After exiting the BIOS Setup Utility the system reboots When prompted during the startup to use the DotHilll RAID Utility program press the lt CTRL R gt key Figure 2 5 or to use the Adaptec RAID Utility program press the lt CTRL A gt key Figure 2 6 2 26 Chapter 2 Installation Figure 2 5 DotHill RAID Utility Program Screen Initialize Disk s Figure 2 6 Adaptec RAID Utility Program Screen fidaptec Embedded SATA RAID controller 0 firray Configuration Utilit isplay Delete the Arrays 2 27 H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL Using the DotHill and Adaptec RAID Utility The RAID Utility program allows you to define the drives you want to include in the RAID array and the mode and type of RAID Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation You may also use the procedure below to install the RAID driver during the Windows OS installation 1 With the Windows OS installation CD ROM in the CD drive restart the system Press Enter again to continue with the Windows setup When you see the prompt hit the F6 key to en
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68. sword 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 88h Returned from WINBIOS Setup and cleared the screen Performing any necessary programming after WINBIOS Setup next 89h The programming after WINBIOS Setup has completed Displaying the power on screen message next 8Ch Programming the WINBIOS Setup options next 8Dh The WINBIOS Setup options are programmed Resetting the hard disk controller next 8Fh The hard disk controller has been reset Configuring the floppy drive controller next 91h The floppy drive controller has been configured Configuring the hard disk drive controller next 95h Initializing the 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 H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL Checkpoint Code Description 97h Initialization before the C800 adaptor ROM gains control has completed The adaptor ROM check is next 98h The adaptor ROM had control and has now returned control to BIOS POST Performing any required processing after the option ROM returned control 99h Any initialization required after the option ROM test has completed Configuring the timer data area and
69. te must be entered in DAY MM DD YY Y Y 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 gt Boot Feature Quick Boot If Enabled this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for the system to boot up The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot If Disabled normal POST messages will be displayed on boot up If Enabled this display the OEM logo instead of POST messages Add On ROM Display Mode This 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 Allows system to restart when system is inactive more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disab
70. ter Windows setup Eventually a blue screen will appear with a message that begins Windows could not determine the type of one or more storage devices When you see the screen hit the S key to Specify Additional Device then insert the driver diskette you just created into the floppy drive Highlight Manufuacturer Supplied Hardware Support Disk and hit the Enter key Highlight the first Adaptec RAID driver shown and press the Enter key to install it 2 28 Chapter 2 Installation 2 13 Installing Drivers The Supermicro Website contains drivers and utilities for your system at ftp ftp supermicro com some of which must be installed such as the chipset driver After downloading and installing the drivers and utilities the display shown in Figure 2 7 should appear Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you should reboot the system before moving on to the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the utilities Figure 2 7 Driver Tool Installation Display Screen amp SUPERMICRO H8SGL Motherboard Drivers and Tools WinXP ATI Catalyst Install Manager SU PE R M IC RO B Matrox G200e Graphics Driver Drivers amp Tools AMD SR5650 SP5100 chipset
71. tion See the table on the right for the functions associated with the connection speed LED Dedicated IPMI LAN LEDs A dedicated IPMI LAN is also included on the H8SGL F serverboard The amber LED on the right indicates activity while the green LED on the left indicates the speed of the connection See the table at right for more information Power LED DP3 is an Onboard Power LED When this LED is lit it means power is present on the serverboard Be sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord s before removing or installing components 2 22 BMC Jumper Enable JPB Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled default Pins 2 3 Disabled LAN LED Connection Speed Indicator LED Color Definition Off 10 MHz Green 100 MHz Amber 1GHz IPMI LAN Link LED Left amp Activity LED Right Color Status Definition Green Link 100 Mb s Solid Left Amber Activity Active Blinking Right Power LED DP3 State System Status On Standby power present on motherboard Off No power connected Chapter 2 Installation 2 11 IDE and SATA Drive Connections Use the following information to connect the IDE hard disk drive cables Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 The 80 wire ATA133 100 66 IDE hard disk drive cable that came with your System has two connectors to support two drives This speci
72. tions 0urvirieroroerororrerrososesononosnoonanonon 2 11 Front Control PANO owa iren inde iren ebrio ate 2 8 Connector Definitions Power CONNMECIONS orare rie en HI HU FOR ETE tienen EXTR Power CONASCLON ki si sos ene ec e e REEL HERR CES son o pa EORR E espantan aka ci Reset Connector c npe ied ero o tenth e o nidis Power Fail LED ET Overheat Fan Fail LED OF Je vie ee i ettet fret 2 13 NIC2 Activity BED irre ei eren eiae re en 2 13 NIG1 Activity EE 2 13 UBI Ho LETT 2 13 Power On BED ch iei rero mer DaTmHROT On IRI 2 14 bs stie M Mn 2 14 H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL 2 9 2 10 2 11 Universal Serial Bus Ports ne e cmn ee eee 2 14 USB Headers ei rete ent aboard ad 2 14 Power LEDiGpeaker AAA ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports Compact Flash Card PWR Connector see Trusted Platform Module Header eene LANT 2 Ethernet PONS kis deerat reor decente rl ee tees Jumper Settings Explanatiori of JUImpersisasaso deed rado Gene ce rre ett pr krass asa lee I2C to PCI Express Glot VGA Enable Disable 5 ras avyon pan enar kenn See erecta needed EAN 2 Enable BIsable treo eer rere n nes Onboard Speaker Enable Disable eee Compact Flash Master Slave Geet Watch Dog Enable Disable 5 n nenne USB Wake Up w BMG J mbp Ot uat nee ede rre te etae e ettet de
73. ttery Handling A Warning There is a danger of explosion if the battery is replaced incorrectly Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions SELLO PY filios RA ELSI TD TUE th RAO SERED BOES Herd SEIT Az 2 MiESES Al EI SOSOZIE FEV BA AS BECO HABE DTMAUT FEW Bx e Gi s Ho YA GH ES SAR FA TOS Fete 6 RA TET AS TRE AA 24 AY ru E HA EX AZA RR LH ANE D EI FE e m FDT A AGE SEF ROS RAZ A IT SRE H EI ERU SE RESCUE EDU AZA AYTI 2 1 H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL Warnung Bei Einsetzen einer falschen Batterie besteht Explosionsgefahr Ersetzen Sie die Batterie nur durch den gleichen oder vom Hersteller empfohlenen Batterietyp Entsorgen Sie die benutzten Batterien nach den Anweisungen des Herstellers Attention Danger d explosion si la pile n est pas remplac e correctement Ne la remplacer que par une pile de type semblable ou quivalent recommand e par le fabricant Jeter les piles usag es conform ment aux instructions du fabricant jAdvertencia Existe peligro de explosi n si la bater a se reemplaza de manera incorrecta Reemplazar la bater a exclu
74. ttery voltage 2 Intrusion signal Overheat LED Pin Definitions JOH1 Pin Definition il 3 3V 2 OH Active Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL Pin Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up Power PC Pin Definitions JPI2C Pin Definition 1 Clock 2 Data 3 PWR Fail 4 Ground 5 3 3V IPMB Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Data 2 Ground 3 Clock 4 No Connection 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 2 17 Chapter 2 Installation PWR LED Connector Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pin 1 Anode Pin2 Cathode Pin3 NA Speaker Connector Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pins 4 7 External Speaker Pins 6 7 Inter
75. ttings H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL FC to PCI Express Slot Jumper Settings JPC1 JFC2 Jumper Setting Definition Closed Enabled Open Disabled VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPG1 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled LAN1 2 En Disable Jumper Settings JPL1 JPL2 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled Onboard Speaker Enable Disable Pin Definitions JD1 Pins Definition 6and7 Jump for onboard speaker 4and7 Attach external speaker wires Note Pins 4 7 are used only for the onboard speaker 2 20 Chapter 2 Installation Compact Flash Master Slave Select Compact Flash Card Master Slave Select JCF1 A Compact Flash Master Primary Jumper Settings 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 Jumper Setting Definition Open Slave Secondary Closed Master Primary Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog JWD JWD enables the Watch Dog function Jumper Settings a system monitor that takes action Jumper Setting Definition when a software application freezes Pins 1 2 Reset the system Jum
76. ty information cfm f you have any questions please contact our support team at support supermicor com 1 1 H8SGL 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 General 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 Web Site www supermicro com Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Computer Inc 3F No 150 Jian 1st Rd Zhonghe Dist New Taipei City 235 Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3992 Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Web Site www supermicro com tw 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 1 H8SGL F Image H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL Figure 1 2 H8SGL F Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale
77. ws hardware to report and correct memory errors automatically maintaining system integrity Options are Enabled or Disabled This is option is only active if ECC Mode above is set to User 4 5 H8SGL F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL gt DRAM Timing Configuration DRAM Timing Config This option allows you to set the DRAM timing configuration for the system Options include Auto or Manual Memory Clock Speed This option sets the memory clock speed Options include 200 MHz 266 MHz 333 MHz 400 MHz 533 MHz 667 MHz 800 MHz and 933 MHz Memory Timing Parameters This selects the which node s timing parameters to display Options are CPU Node 0 or CPU Node 1 IOMMU This setting is used to enable or disable or set the GART size in systems without AGP Options include Enabled and Disabled 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 Mode Use this setting to configure the USB 2 0 Controller in either Hi Speed 480 Mps or Full Speed 12 Mps mode Options include Enabled Hi Speed Mode or Disabled Full Speed Mode Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to enable the support for USB Legacy Disable Legacy support if there are no USB devices installed in the system Auto disabled Legacy support if no USB devices are connected The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto gt IDE Configuration Onboard PCI IDE Controller This setting allo
78. ws you to Enable or Disable the PCI IDE controller OnChip SATA Channel This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the OnChip SATA channel 4 6 Chapter 4 BIOS OnChip SATA Type Use this setting to set the OnChip SATA type Options include Native IDE RAID AHCI and Legacy IDE RAID Codebase This submenu appears when you choose RAID from the OnChip SATA Type setting above This setting allows you to select the codebase for using your RAID setup Options are either Adaptec or DotHill 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 gt Primary Secondary Third Fourth IDE Master Slave LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive The options are Disabled and Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block 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 PIO Mode PIO Progr
79. xit 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 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 H8SGL 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 Sel

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