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1. d o 0 o U EE E MEd E g 0 Rear I O 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 8 for details Figure 2 3 JF1 Front Control Panel Header JF1 20 19 2 10 Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Connector Definitions Power Connectors ATX Power 24 pin Connector A 24 pin main power supply Pin Dotinitons connector JPW1 and one 8 pin Pin Definition Pin Definition CPU PWR connector JPW2 on the 18 Jee 1 JLe zn motherboard These power connectors 14 12V 2 3 3V meet the SSI EPS 12V specification 15 COM 3 COM In addition to the 24 pin ATX power 16 PS ON 4 45V connector the 12V 8 pin CPU PWR 17 COM B com connector at JPW2 must also be ia leau 6 gem connected to your power supply See mett mme the table on the right for pin definitions 20 Res NC 8 PWR OK Warning To prevent damage to the 21 45V 9 5VSB power supply or motherboard please c 22 5V 10 12V use a power supply that contains a 24 j 28 45V 11 12V pin and one 8 pin power connectors Be sure to connect these connectors 24 COM 12 3 3V to the 24 pin JPW1 and the 8 pin JPW2 power connectors on the 12V 8 pin PWR Co
2. 1 Ground 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 Ground 5 RXN 6 RXP Y Ground SAS Ports SAS Ports Pin Definitions There are eight SAS ports included on SASO SAS7 the H8SML 7 H8SML 7F serverboards only See the table on the right for pin Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 TXP definitions 3 TXN 4 Ground Note JPS1 must be set correctly to 5 RXN 6 RXP enable the SAS controller T Ground 2 22 Chapter 2 Installation 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
3. 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 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 T oos w D Confirm that you have the correct riser card for your 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 motherboard 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 9 H8SML 7 i F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL 2 7 O Port and Control Panel Connections The I O 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 o Ch
4. SAS Enable Disable JPS1 allows you to enable or disable the SAS controller The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable SAS See the table on the right for jumper settings BMC Jumper JPB1 is used to enable or disable the BMC 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 TPM Support Enable JPT1 allows the user to enable TPM Trusted Platform Modules support to enhance data integrity and system security See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled 2 20 SAS Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPS1 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled BMC Jumper Enable JPB1 Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled default Pins 2 3 Disabled TPM Enable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definitio 12 Enabled Default 2 3 Disabled Chapter 2 Installation 2 10 Onboard Indicators LAN1 LAN2 LEDs LAN LED Connection Speed The Ethernet ports located beside the Indicator VGA port have two LEDs On each Gb LAN port one LED blinks to indicate activity while the other may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the table on the amber Weng right for the
5. 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 Channel Interleaving This option enables channel memory interleaving Options include Auto or Disabled 4 5 H8SML 7 i F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL CS Sparing Enable This setting will reserve a spare memory rank in each node when enabled Options are Enabled and Disabled Power Down Enable This option allows you to Enable or Disable DDR power down mode 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 allows 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 gt Memory Timing Configuration Memory Timing Config This option allows you to set the DRAM timing configuration for the system Options include Auto or Manual Memory Clock Speed This options is only configurable if Memory Timing Config is set to Manual This option sets the memory clock speed to either 200 Mhz 266 Mhz 333 Mhz 400 Mhz 533 Mhz 667 Mhz 800 Mhz or 933 Mhz HT S
6. FP UID switch support Chassis intrusion detection CD Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility SuperDoctor III IPMI 1 5 2 0 Optional Dimensions Propriatory format LxW 9 6 x 9 6 243 84 x 243 84 mm 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 3 H8SML 7 i F Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale SOCKET EU AM3R2 UDIMM 1600 1B CPU X JUDIMM 1660 2A UDIMM 1600 2B HT3 Link 16 16 2 6 GHz deg ei PCI E GEN2 X8 omaja n INTEL Lu PEGEN Slot7 PCI E 2 0 x8 In x16 Bell 82574L B 0JA 1 INTEL PCHE GEN2 x1 PCI E GEN2 X8 RJA5 K 8257AL SR5650 swircH gt Slot5 PCI E 2 0 x8 SAS x8 N LSI2308 K COM PCI E GEN2 X4 coma RMII w slot PCI E 2 0 x4 in x8 VGA LA Link DDR2 SDRAM pol Cork cen 64MB X16 BMC PSU I2C VGA SMBus SP5100 SATA x6 WPCM450 R m IPMB Lee y Tem FE PHY RTL820IN sio SPI Masti weasezHa 9 MS HWM W83795G RJ45 7xUSB Note This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your motherboard See the previous pages for the actual specifications of your motherboard
7. an m 521 Dw DIO p19 gt 0 Ado gll eel gll y a al e Ub A Jalil AM Hal la a lell alki aie KEE e are AS 519 xb ATT Y 149 92 3171590 su Waarschuwing De uiteindelijke verwijdering van dit product dient te geschieden in overeenstemming met alle nationale wetten en reglementen 2 3 H8SML 7 i 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 correct type of CMOS onboard battery as specified by the manufacturer Do not install the CMOS onboard battery upside down which may result in a possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid s
8. 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 SWDMAZ MWDMAO MDWDMA1 MWDMAZ UDMAO UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMAZ UDMA4 and UDMA5 SWDMA Single Word DMA MWDMA Multi Word DMA UDMA UItraDMA 4 8 Chapter 4 BIOS 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 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 A
9. 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 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors Fan status monitor with firmware software on off and speed control e Watch Dog NMI e Environmental temperature monitoring via BIOS 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 1 7 H8SML 7 i F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL e D D D ACPI Features Microsoft OnNow Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator BIOS support for USB keyboard Hardware BIOS Virus protection Wake On LAN WOL Internal external modem ring on Onboard UO Six 6 SATA ports supported by an on chip SATA controller RAID 0 1 and 10 supported Eight 8 SAS ports supported by an LSI 2308 SAS2 controller RAID 0 1 and 10 supported H8SML 7 and H8SML 7F only Seven 7 USB Universal Serial Bus 2 0 ports 2x rear 2x headers USB 2 3 and USB 4 5 1x type A Two 2 LAN ports supported by two onboard Intel 82574L single port Ethernet controllers for 10 100 1000Base T One 1 dedicated IPMI LAN port H8SML 7F and H8SML iF only One 1 VGA port supported by an onboard Matrox G200eW graphics controller with 16 MB DDR2 memory Other Onboard power LED Suspend State indicator LED
10. 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 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS 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 current subnet address in the BMC is shown 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 xx xx xx xx Xx xx With xx in hex form only The current MAC address in the BMC is shown K Event Log Configuration View Event Log Pressing the Enter key will open
11. USB6 USB2 3 USB4 5 VGA Description Serial General Purpose Input Output Header for SAS COM Serial Port Header Chassis CPU Fan Headers Dedicated IPMI LAN Port Speaker Header Front Panel Connector System Management Bus Header SMBus Chassis Intrusion Header Overheat Warning Header Power PC Header 24 pin Main ATX Power Connector 412V 8 pin CPU Power Connector SATA DOM Device On Module Power Connector Standby Power Connector Trusted Platform Module Header Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports PS2 Mouse Keyboard connectors SAS Ports only on H8SML 7 F 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 One AMD Opteron 3000 series AMD Socket AM3 type processors Memory The H8SML 7 i F serverboard contains four 4 single dual channel DIMM slots supporting up to 32 GB of Unbuffered ECC non ECC DDR3 1600 1333 1066 Mhz speed 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB or 8 GB size SDRAM memory Note Refer to Section 2 5 before installing memory and our web site for recommended DIMMs Chipset One SR5650 chipset and one SP5100 Southbridge chipset Expansion Slots One 1 PCI Express x8 in x16 Gen 2 One 1 PCI Express x4 in x8 slot Gen 2 One 1 PCI Express x8 Gen 2 H8SML i and H8SML iF only BIOS e 16 Mb AMI BIOS SPI Flash ROM AMI 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI
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13. or Disable the onboard LAN 2 option ROM SAS Onboard SAS Option ROM This option allows you to Enable or Disable the onboard SAS option ROM Boots Graphic Adapter Priority This option specifies the graphic adapter priority for Onboard VGA or Offboard VGA 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 I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address Options include Disabled 3F8 IRQA 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 IRQS to allow the serial port to use 2F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address Options include Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2F8 IRQ3 Serial Port 2 Attribute This option allows you to set COM as a normal serial port or as virtual COM for SOL Options are SOL or COM 4 10 Chapter 4 BIOS gt Remote Access Configuration Remote Access Use this option to Enable or Disable Re
14. 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 4 13 H8SML 7 i F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL 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 WHEA Support Use this setting to Enable or Disable Windows Hardware Error Architecture 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 gt View BMC System Event Log Qn 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 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
15. the event log Use the 7 and 4 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 PCIE Error Log This setting allows you set an error log ofr PCIE errors Options include Yes or No 4 15 H8SML 7 i 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 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 se
16. 1 4 Chipset Overview The H8SML 7 i F serverboard is based on the one AMD SR5650 and one SP5100 chipsets These chipset functions as a Media and Communications Processors MCP Controllers for the system memory are integrated directly into AMD Opteron processors AMD SR5650 SP5100 Chipsets The SR5650 and SP5100 chips 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 seven port USB 2 0 interface This hub connects directly to the CPU 1 9 H8SML 7 i F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL 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 H8SML 7 i 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 scan crucial voltage levels Once a voltage becomes unstable it will giv
17. 3SB 5 TD1 14 Link 1000 LED Yellow 3V3SB 6 TD2 15 Ground T TD2 16 Ground 8 TD3 17 Ground 9 TD3 18 Ground Note NC indicates no connection Universal Serial Bus Ports Universal Serial Bus Ports Two Universal Serial Bus ports USB Pin Definitions USB 0 1 USB6 2 0 are located beside the Keyboard Bre a a ffe and Mouse PS2 ports USBO 1 S SCH S pe One additional Type A port USB6 is 2 PO 2 PO included on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions ess X Los 4 Ground 4 Ground USB Headers Universal Serial Bus Headers Four USB 2 0 headers USB2 3 Pin Definitions USB2 3 USB4 5 and USB4 5 are also included on JUSBA JUSB5 the motherboard These may be A Pins Definition Pin Definition connected to provide front side access e 1 V 2 5V A USB cable not included is needed i S for the connection See the table on the SE T DE right for pin definitions 5 PO 6 PO 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 Key 10 NC Note NC indicates no connection 2 14 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 on the motherboard See the table at right for pin definitions SGPIO The T SGPIO1 T SGPIO2 Serial General Purpose Input Output headers provide a bus between the SATA controller and the backpane to provide SATA enclosure management
18. 5 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 I O space resources of the Super I O can be flexibly adjusted to meet ISA PnP requirements which support ACPI and APM Advanced Power Management Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 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 Battery 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
19. ANUAL 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 BATTERY BATTERY HOLDER 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 30 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 B 0 m al a A 0 rnm Before Power On Check that the onboard power LED is lit DP2 on the motherboard Make sure that the power connector is connected to your power supply Make s
20. Alarm Fan Speed Control Modes 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 System Temperature Fan 1 5 Reading CPU VCore CPU Mem 1 1V 1 8V 5V 12V 12V 3 3 Vcc 3 3 VSB VBAT and HT Voltage CPU Temperature Display CTD CPU Temperature descriptions are defined as Low gt Tctl Value Lowest Value Tctl Value 45 Medium gt Tctl Value 46 Tctl Value 60 High gt 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 motherboard 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 de
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22. D will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on BIOS Support for USB Keyboard If a USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system it will function like a normal keyboard during system boot up Main Switch Override Mechanism 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 connect to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has WOL capability Wake On LAN must be enabled in BIOS H8SML 7 i F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL 1 7 Power S
23. ID Utilitv 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 enter Windows setup Eventually a blue screen will appear with a message that begins Windows could not determine the type of one or more storage devices 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 26 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 bo
24. MANUAL Support The H8SML 7 i F serverboard supports single dual channel DDR3 1600 1333 1066 Mhz speed Unbuffered ECC non ECC SDRAM Populating two adjacent slots at a time with memory modules of the same size and type will result in interleaved 128 bit memory which is faster than non interleaved 64 bit memory Maximum Memory Maximum memory for the H8SML 7 i F serverboard is up to 32 GB of DDR3 Unbuffered ECC SDRAM in four 4 slots Figure 2 1 DIMM Installation Notch Notch To Install Insert module verticallv and press down until it snaps into place Pav attention to the alignment notch at the bottom Note Notch should align with the receptive kev point on the slot Release Tab To Remove Use vour thumbs to gently push Release Tab the release tabs near both ends of the module This should release it from the slot Top View of DDR3 Slot 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation Memory Population for Optimal Performance DIMMS Channel 1 Channel 2 2 DIMMs DIMM1A DIMM2A 4 DIMMs DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIMM2B DIMM Module Population Configuration For memory to work properly follow the tables below for memory installation Per Channel DIMM Populations Options DIMM Type DIMMA DIMM B Max MHz Max MHz Max GB 1 5V DIMMs 1 35V DIMMs Channel SR or DR Empty 1600 MHz 1333 MHz 8GB UDIMM SR SR 1600 MHz 1333 MHz 4GB DR DR 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 16 GB
25. OS 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 H8SML 7 i 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 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 in
26. S Setup Utility hit the Delete key while the system is booting up In most cases the Delete key is used to invoke the BIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as F1 F2 etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a 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 KT indicates a submenu Highlighting such an item and pressing the Enter key will open the list of settings within that submenu The BIOS setup utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of these hot keys lt F1 gt lt F10 gt Enter lt ESC gt Arrow keys etc can be used at any time during the setup navigation process 4 1 H8SML 7 i F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL 4 2 Main Menu Figure 4 1 Main BIOS Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY security Boot E opuright 1985 When you first enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will see the Main Menu screen You can always return to the Main Menu by
27. SUPERO H8SML 7 H8SML i H8SML 7F H8SML iF USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0c The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document 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 m
28. TA ATAPI devices The default value is 35 K 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 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 X4 Slot 6 These settings Enable or Disable the specified PCI slot in your system 4 9 H8SML 7 i F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL PCIE x8 Slot7 These settings Enable or Disable the specified PCIE slot 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
29. al d SS E v 89 9 9 9 m m m N N N LSI x x x 2308 5 l 4 d z x E g L CPU1 El eo Z o o o o Ja 3 ANO A SI ZS Elz ie SR5650 xi s 5 8 3 G o gt Ki c S 7 JORH1 AMD 88 SP5100 3 Ha i i 3 59 Dei La Cut r ri r BSO ario b b b bolol olo i o Pi PrP gt gt PIPIP 7 E deg a 28 8 2628 1 m Notes Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only Not all ports jumpers or LED Indicators are available on all serverboards 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction H8SML 7 i F Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 2 7 JI2C1 JI2C2 12C to PCI E Slot Enable Disable Both Open Disabled JPB1 BMC Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPG1 VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 2 LAN 1 2 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPS1 SAS Controller Enable Disable only on H8SML 7 F Pins 1 2 Enabled JPT1 TPM Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enable JWD1 Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset LED Description LAN Ports LEDs for the LAN Ethernet ports Dedicated IPMI LAN LEDs for the dedicated IPMI LAN Ethernet port DP1 LED for IPMI Heartbeat DS1 LED for Serverboard Power On 1 5 H8SML 7 i F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL Connector 6 SGPIO1 6 SGPIO2 COM1 2 FAN 1 5 IPMI LAN JD1 JF1 JIPMB1 JL1 JOH1 JPI2C1 JPW1 JPW2 JSD1 JSTBY1 JTPM1 LAN1 2 PS2 Mouse Keyboard L SASO 7 SATAO SATA5 T SGPIO1 T SGPIO2 USBO 1
30. ans and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the H8SML 7 i F serverboard The H8SML 7 i F serverboard is based on the AMD SR5650 SP5100 chipsets and supports one AMD Socket AM3 type processor with up to 32 GB of DDR3 Unbuffered ECC DDR3 1600 1333 1066 Mhz SDRAM in four 4 DIMMs The only differences between the various models of boards is that the H8SML 7 and H8SML 7F serverboards have SAS2 capability and that the H8SML 7F and H8SML iF serverboards have IPMI capability 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 genera
31. anufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed 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 0c Release Date March 12 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 O 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 technici
32. ared via a soft reset Clearing the memory above 1 MB next The memory above 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset Saving the memory size next Going to checkpoint 52h next The memory test started but not as the result of a soft reset Displaying the first 64 KB memory size next The memory size display has started The display is updated during the memory test Performing the sequential and random memory test next The memory below 1 MB has been tested and initialized Adjusting the displayed memory size for relocation and shadowing next 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 relocation and shadowing next 58h The memory size was adjusted for relocation and shadowing Clearing the Hit DEL message next 59h The Hit DEL message is cleared The WAIT message is displayed Starting the DMA and interrupt controller test next 60h The DMA page register test passed Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register t
33. 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 Enter Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to AMI BIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter Then Select OK to allow BIOS to automatically load the Optimal Defaults as the BIOS 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 Enter The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not maximum performance 4 18 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST Power On Self Test routines which are performed each time the system is powered on errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue the boot up process The error messages normall
34. d Enabled or Auto 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 Interrupt 19 Capture Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 The options are Enabled and Disabled Watch Dog Function Allows system to restart when system is inactive more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 3 H8SML 7 i F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL 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 Resume On RTC Alarm This setting allows you to Enable or Disable RTC to generate a wake event for S4 S5 or legacy soft off K Processor and Clock Options CPU Configuration This displays static information on the Module Version Socket Count Node Count Core Count and HT Link Frequency for the system s processor s and clock CPU Information The information for the installed processor includes Revision Cache L1 L2 L3 Spe
35. display network activity See the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity for any hard drives on the system including SAS Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin definitions 2 12 PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 3 3V 6 Power Fail LED OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition TA Vec 8 OH Fan Fail Red LED OH Fan Fail LED Status State Indication Solid Overheat Blinking Fan fail NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 Vcc 10 Activity NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 11 Vcc 12 Activity HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 Vcc 14 HD LED Power On LED The Power On LED connector is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 This connection is used to provide LED indication of power being supplied to the system See the table on the right for pin definitions NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Fan Headers This motherboard has five fan headers Fani to Fan5 These 4 pin fans headers are backward compatible with 3 pin fans However fan speed control is available for 4 pin fans only The fan speeds are controlled by t
36. e T 2 9 2 7 O Port and Control Panel Connections 2 10 Front Control Panel cir rmt nt ee e e OE PER EE 2 10 2 8 Connector Definitions xiii t c a eng 2 11 Power Connectors o cebat etl Bree He eee et RD S 2 11 Power Connector Reset Connector Power Fall LED i sai aro OvetrheatFan Fail LED KOM ic iei ttes 2 12 INIG2 Activity BED a ia ian sa eph rope eben edd 2 12 NICI Activity LED casas tere p redd terrere 2 12 FID Dy LED actores 2 12 H8SML 7 i F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL 2 9 2 10 2 11 2 12 Power Om LE Di i rn RODEO EROS 2 13 LAT e e E 2 13 Fari ie aie ete eg epe t Hg Eb te repaso ti 2 13 Serial Ports Video ee LAN1 2 Ethernet ROMs ii iii tr ccr etna e te eR P eerta Universal Serial BUS Porto sisien ja eee oriri eror tes USB Heades tege ege an Oria Power LED Speaker sese eee SATA DOM Power Connector Overheat WED iconos rrr nre Ee ES Ragan Chassis o Ee GE Standby Power Connector AAA Trusted Platform Module Header Power SMB FG iuncto n ssec pae est ee i nb d edad J mper Settings ee fre etre Re det e Rae e eee Explanation Of JUMPELS L cierre said arp erre tap emi Io das drets CMOS Cla en I2G to POEEXptesS SOL eei anr as Watch Dog Enable Disable 5 hne VGA Enable Disable mener ene ete rre eet ideas EANT 2 Enable Disable nie nen teer ce SAS Enable Disable ep BMG JUMP e eet tee tpe e te
37. e a warning or send an error message to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Real time readings of these voltage levels are all displayed in BIOS Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Software Speed Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard fans are controlled by thermal management via BIOS CPU Overheat Fan Fail LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat Fan Fail warning function in the BIOS This allows the user to define an overheat temperature When this temperature is exceeded or when a fan failure occurs the Overheat Fan Fail warning LED is triggered Auto Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core The 3 phase switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to Opteron 3000 series processors This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable Chapter 1 Introduction 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 user or other requests Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LE
38. ed 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 C State Mode This specifies the method of C State enablement Options include Disabled and C6 4 4 Chapter 4 BIOS Power Cap This option can decide the highest P state in the OS Options include P state 0 through P state 4 HPC Mode This option Enables or Disables support for P state HPC mode CPB Mode This option specifies the method of core performance boost environment Options include Disabled and Auto 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 C1E Support This option specifies C1E support Options include Enabled and Disabled Clock Speed Spectrum This option Enables or Disables spread spectrum modulation K Advanced Chipset Control Chipset Information Information on chipset models and their versions is statically displayed here gt NorthBridge Configuration gt Memory Configuration
39. ense eb e detis TPM Support Enable Onboard 8 le ee LANT LAN2 BEDS ctr rr rrr a t ner dee eas Dedicated IPMI LAN LEDS cocinas 2 21 ROWentED rss rca eddie 2 21 IPMI LED WE 2 21 SAS and SATA Drive Connection 2 22 SATA Ports SAG PONS rei OT Enabling SATA RAID caia per EYE EHE RETE HIR 2 23 Serial ATA SATA isst ro a As 2 23 Table of Contents Installing the OS SATA Driver ierit epe Bullding a Driver BISKetle acce cce o etre dei eec cres Enabling SATA RAID in th BIOS ettet es Using the DotHill and Adaptec RAID Utility E Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation 2 26 2 19 installing Y BEE 2 27 superDoctor gl ii alidi a f 2 28 2 14 Serverboard Battery coacciones area cananea das 2 30 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures isis is 3 1 Before EE 3 1 No se M 3 1 INO VIGO 3 2 Memory fl o l JARA 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration eee 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures sirio te Ce eos 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions esse seer ee eee eee eee 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 sse elel oct ipee toe ite pee aep ce ax beenden 4 1 d Main Moni 4 2 4 3 Advanced Settings Men 4 3 4 3 Security Menu E E E 10e E 4 5 EXit MO U m Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Code
40. erchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be fore any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete For faster service RMA authorizations may be requested online http www super micro 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 H8SML 7 i F serverboard The 16 Mb AMI BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to the Manual Download area of our web site for any changes to BIOS that may not be reflected in this manual Starting the Setup Utility To enter the BIO
41. est 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 password was checked Performing any required programming before WINBIOS Setup next 87h The programming before WINBIOS Setup has completed Uncompressing the WINBIOS Setup code and executing the AMIBIOS Setup or WINBIOS Setup utility next 88h Returned from WINBIOS Setup and cleared the screen Performing any necessary programming after WINBI
42. f jumping pins 1 and 2 Refer to the motherboard layout page for jumper locations Jumper Out Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins CMOS Clear JBTI 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 shut 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 18 Chapter 2 Installation 12C to PCI Express Slot FC to PCI Express Slot 2 2 Jumper Settings JEC1 JEC2 allows you to enable the JEC1 JEC2 ISC bus to communicate with the PCI mes e Jumper Setting Definition Express slot For the jumpers to work Closed Enabled properly please set bo
43. fault 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 4 12 Chapter 4 BIOS 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 K 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
44. functions Connect the appropriate cable from the backplane to the T SGPIO1 header to utilize SATA management functions on your system Likewise the 6 SGPIO1 6 SGPIO2 headers provide the same function between the SAS controller and the backpane and have the same pin definitions only on H8SML 7 and H8SML 7F SMBus Header The JIPMB1 header at SMBus is for the System Management Bus Connect the appropriate cable here to utilize SMB on the system See the table on the right for pin definitions 2 15 Chapter 2 Installation PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Pin Definitions PS2 Keyboard Pin Definition 1 2 3 4 5 6 KB Data No Connection Ground Mouse KB VCC 5V KB Clock No Connection PS2 Mouse Pin Definition 1 Mouse Data 2 No Connection 3 Ground 4 Mouse KB VCC 5V 5 Mouse Clock 6 No Connection VCC with 1 5A PTC current limit SGPIO Header Pin Definitions T SGPIO1 TSGPIO2 6 SGPIO1 6 SGPIO2 Pin Definition i NC 3 Ground 5 Load 7 CLK Ping Definition 2 Data 4 Data 6 Ground 8 NC Note NC indicates no connection SMBus Header SMBus Pin Definitions JIPMB1 Pin Definition 1 Data 2 Ground 3 Clock 4 No Connection H8SML 7 i F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL 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
45. functions associated with the connection speed LED LED Color Definition Off 10 MHz Green 100 MHz Dedicated IPMI LAN LEDs IPMI LAN Link LED A dedicated IPMI LAN is also included A SED O on the H8SML 7F and H8SML iF E a serverboards The amber LED on the E SE KE right indicates activity while the green Amber Activity Active LED on the left indicates the speed of Blinking f Right the connection See the table at right for more information Power LED Power LED DS1 is an Onboard Power LED psn When this LED is lit it means power Siate System Status is present on the serverboard Be On Standby power present on motherboard sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord s before removing or installing components Off No power connected IPMI LED IPMI LED DP1 The serverboard contains an IPMI LED DP1 located near the corner above the PCI E slots When this LED is lit alee ees it means a connection is active for the Off No connection built in IPMI on the serverboard State System Status Note This LED is not installed on non IPMI boards 2 21 H8SML 7 i F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL 2 11 SAS and SATA Drive Connections SATA Ports SATA Ports Pin Definitions SATAO SATA5 Pin Definition There are no jumpers to configure the SATA ports which are designated SATAO through SATA5 See the table on the right for pin definitions
46. he 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 Codebase 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 3 Press the Esc key twice and scroll to the Exit menu Select Save Changes and Exit and press Enter then press Enter 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 24 Chapter 2 Installation Figure 2 5 DotHill RAID Utility Program Screen Initialize Disk s Figure 2 6 Adaptec RAID Utility Program Screen Adaptec Embedded SATA RAID controller O Array Configuration Utilit isplay Delete the Arrays 2 25 H8SML 7 i F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL Using the DotHill and Adaptec RAID Utility The RA
47. he BIOS or by IPMI if present on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial Ports The COM serial port is located beside the VGA port Refer to the motherboard layout for the location of the COM2 header See the table on the right for pin definitions Video Connector A Video VGA connector is located below the COM Port on the IO backplane This connector is used to provide video and CRT display 2 13 Chapter 2 Installation Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 3 3V 16 Power LED NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 19 NMI 20 Ground Fan Header FAN1 FAN5 Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Tachometer 4 PWR Modulation Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Note NC indicates no connection H8SML 7 i F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL LAN1 2 Ethernet Ports LAN Ports LAN1 2 Two Gigabit Ethernet ports designated Pin Definition 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 H8SML 7F and 3 TDO 12 P3V3SB H8SML iF only These Ethernet ports 4 TDt 13 Link 100 LED accept RJ45 type cables Yellow 3V
48. he power on message next Initializing the bus input IPL general devices next if present See the last page of this chapter for additional information Displaying bus initialization error messages See the last page of this chapter for additional information The new cursor position has been read and saved Displaying the Hit DEL message next The Hit DEL message is displayed The protected mode memory test is about to start Preparing the descriptor tables next The descriptor tables are prepared Entering protected mode for the memory test next Entered protected mode Enabling interrupts for diagnostics mode next nterrupts enabled if the diagnostics switch is on Initializing data to check memory wraparound at 0 0 next Data initialized Checking for memory wraparound at 0 0 and finding the total system memory size next The memory wraparound test is done Memory size calculation has been done Writing patterns 0 test memory next The memory pattern has been written to extended memory Writing patterns to the base 640 KB memory next Patterns written in base memory Determining the amount of memory below 1 MB next The amount of memory below 1 MB has been found and verified The amount of memory above 1 MB has been found and verified Checking for a soft reset and clearing the memory below 1 MB for the soft reset next If this is a power on situation going to checkpoint 4Eh next The memory below 1 MB has been cle
49. ield at the rear of the chassis Mounting the Motherboard onto the Tray in the Chassis 1 Carefully mount the motherboard onto the motherboard tray by aligning the motherboard mounting holes with the raised metal standoffs in the tray 2 Insert screws into all the mounting holes in the motherboard that line up with the standoffs 3 Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard to the mainboard tray tighten until just snug if too tight you might strip the threads Metal Screws provide an electrical contact to the motherboard ground to provide a continuous ground for the system 2 5 Installing Memory Warning Exercise extreme caution when installing or removing memory modules to prevent any possible damage 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 DIMM1A DIMM2A etc Always install in groups of two and in the numerical order of the DIMM slots See support information below 3 Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place Note 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB or 8 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 H8SML 7 i F serverboard 2 7 H8SML 7 i F SERVERBOARD USER S
50. ion before initializing the interrupt vectors The configuration required before interrupt vector initialization has completed Interrupt vector initialization is about to begin Interrupt vector initialization is done Clearing the password if the POST DIAG switch is on Any initialization before setting video mode will be done next Initialization before setting the video mode is complete Configuring the monochrome mode and color mode settings next H8SML 7 i F Serverboard User s Manual Checkpoint 2Ah 2Eh 2Fh 30h 31h 32h 34h 37h 38h 39h 3Ah 3Bh 40h 42h 43h 44h 45h 46h 47h 48h 49h 4Bh 4Ch 4Dh 4Eh 4Fh 50h 51h Code Description Bus initialization system static output devices will be done next if present See the last page for additional information Completed post video ROM test processing If the EGA VGA controller is not found performing the display memory read write test next The EGA VGA controller was not found The display memory read write test is about to begin The display memory read write test passed Look for retrace checking next The display memory read write test or retrace checking failed Performing the alternate display memory read write test next The alternate display memory read write test passed Looking for alternate display retrace checking next Video display checking is over Setting the display mode next The display mode is set Displaying t
51. istered 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 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 down
52. itialization 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 next BOh The svstem configuration is displaved Bih Copying any code to specific areas 00h Code copying to specific areas is done Passing control to INT 19h boot loader next
53. l FAQ Frequently Asked Questions section is provided Instructions are also included for contacting technical support In addition you can visit our web site for more detailed information Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Code Messages Appendix B lists BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 OVENVIEW i e 1 1 Checklist 1 2 Contacting SUPONMI RA is ita ciet ei ai del 1 2 H8SML 7 i F Quick Reference seen nsara 1 5 1 3 Motherboard Features neret re nr 1 7 1 4 Chipset EE 1 9 AMD SHRH5650 SP5100 ChipSets sic iieri tr he eiie 1 9 HyperTransport Technology 0 ssseenennenennnnenanzonannenennnanannennanenenenanzansenan ena 1 10 1 5 PC Health Monitoring aiia ertet n teniente tet 1 10 1 6 Power Configuration Settings essen 1 11 1 7 Power Supply oui TE Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Standardized Warning Statements sess 2 1 About Standardized Warning Statements sse 2 1 2 2 Static Sensitive Devices Precautions ERE lee lte EE 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation sese 2 5 Installing the PrOCessOr nr rnt rrr rotes 2 5 2 4 Mounting the Motherboard into a Chassis 2 7 2 5 Installing Memory omnia 2 7 DIMM Module Population Configuration sss sss sese sees ee sees 2 9 2 6 POl Expansiori
54. loaded 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 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 H8SML 7 i F serverboard supports up to 32 GB of Unbuffered ECC DDR3 1600 1333 1066 Mhz speed 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB or 8 GB size SDRAM memory Single dual channel configuratios are supported See Section 2 5 for details on installing memory Question How do l update my BIOS Answer lt 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 comp
55. may damage the CPU and or the socket 4 With the CPU inserted into the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that it is properly installed and flush with the socket Then carefully press the CPU socket lever down until it locks into its retention tab 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 Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Check the Compatibility of the Motherboard Ports and the I O Shield 1 The H8SML 7 F serverboard requires a chassis that can support a board of LxW 9 6 x 9 6 243 84 x 243 84 mm in size 2 Make sure that the I O ports on the motherboard align with their respective holes in the I O sh
56. mmand to the keyboard controller The keyboard controller BAT command result has been verified Next performing any necessary initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test The initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test is done The keyboard command byte is written next The keyboard controller command byte is written Next issuing the Pin 23 and 24 blocking and unblocking command Next checking if lt End or lt Ins gt keys were pressed during power on Initializing CMOS RAM if the Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the lt End gt key was pressed Next disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2 The video display has been disabled Port B has been initialized Next initializing the chipset The 8254 timer test will begin next Next programming the flash ROM The memory refresh line is toggling Checking the 15 second on off time next Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required configuration before the video ROM test All necessary processing before passing control to the video ROM is done Looking for the video ROM next and passing control to it The video ROM has returned control to BIOS POST Performing any required processing after the video ROM had control Reading the 8042 input port and disabling the MEGAKEY Green PC feature next Making the BIOS code segment writable and performing any necessary configurat
57. mote 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 Flow Control Selects the flow control to be used for console redirection Options are None Hardware and Software Redirection After BIOS POST Options are Disable no redirection after BIOS POST Boot Loader redirection during POST and during boot loader and Always redirection always active Note that some OS s may not work with this set to Always Terminal Type Selects the type of the target terminal Options are ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Allows you to Enable or Disable VT UTF8 combination key support for ANSI VT100 terminals Sredir Memory Display Delay Use this setting to set the delay in seconds to display memory information Options are No Delay 1 sec 2 secs and 4 secs 4 11 H8SML 7 i F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL 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
58. nnector motherboard Failure in doing so will Pin Definitions void the manufacturer warranty on Fins Definition your power supply and motherboard 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 412V Required Connection Power Connector Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin 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 on the right for pin definitions 1 Power 2 Ground Reset Connector Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition The reset connector is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 and attaches to the reset switch on the computer chassis See the table on the right for pin definitions 3 Reset 4 Ground H8SML 7 i F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat Fan Fail LED OH Connect an LED to the OH connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating or fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions and status indicators NIC2 Activity LED The LED connections for LAN2 are on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Attach LAN LED cables to display network activity See the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 Activity LED The LED connections for LAN1 are on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 Attach LAN LED cables to
59. ontroller 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 Home was pressed and verifying the system BIOS checksum If either Ctrl Home was pressed or the system BIOS checksum is bad next will go to checkpoint code EOh Otherwise going to checkpoint code D7h B 1 H8SML 7 i F Serverboard User s Manual B 2 Bootblock Recovery Codes The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution Checkpoint E0h Eth E2h E6h Edh Eeh Efh FOh Fih F2h F3h F4h F5h FBh FCh FDh FFh Code Description The onboard floppy controller if available is initialized Next beginning the base 512 KB memory test Initializing the interrupt vector table next Initializing the DMA and Interrupt controllers next Enabling the floppy drive controller and Timer IRQs Enabling internal cache memory Initializing the floppy drive Looking for a floppy diskette in drive A Reading the first sector of the diskette A read error occurred while reading the floppy drive in drive A Next searching for the AMIBOOT ROM file in the r
60. oot directory The AMIBOOT ROM file is not in the root directory Next reading and analyzing the floppy diskette FAT to find the clusters occupied by the AMIBOOT ROM file Next reading the AMIBOOT ROM file cluster by cluster The AMIBOOT ROM file is not the correct size Next disabling internal cache memory Next detecting the type of flash ROM Next erasing the flash ROM Next programming the flash ROM Flash ROM programming was successful Next restarting the system BIOS 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 03h 05h 06h 07h 08h OAh OBh OCh OEh OFh 10h 11h 12h 13h 14h 19h 1Ah 2Bh 2Ch 2Dh 23h 24h 25h 27h 28h Code Description The NMI is disabled Next checking for a soft reset or a power on condition The BIOS stack has been built Next disabling cache memory Uncompressing the POST code next Next initializing the CPU and the CPU data area The CMOS checksum calculation is done next The CMOS checksum calculation is done Initializing the CMOS status register for date and time next The CMOS status register is initialized Next performing any required initialization before the keyboard BAT command is issued The keyboard controller input buffer is free Next issuing the BAT co
61. pe 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 4 7 H8SML 7 i F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL 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 Programmable I O mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow BIOS to auto detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select
62. peed Support This option allows you to select an HT Link Frequency Options are H1 and Auto Note A cold reset is required if you change this option IOMMU This setting is used to enable or disable or set the GART size in systems without AGP Options include Enabled and Disabled 4 6 Chapter 4 BIOS gt SouthBridge Configuration 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 Route Port 80h Cycles To This option allows you to set route 80h cycles to either PCI or LPC gt IDE Configuration Onboard PCI IDE Controller This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the PCI IDE controller OnChip SATA Channel This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the OnChip SATA channel OnChip SATA Type Use this setting to set the OnChip SATA type Options include Native IDE RAID AMD AHCI and Legacy IDE RAID Codebase This submenu appears when you choose RAID from the OnChip SATA Ty
63. quence from the list of available devices A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu gt Removable Drives This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list of available Removable drives A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu 4 16 Chapter 4 BIOS 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 K 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 gt USB Drives This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list of available USB drives A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu gt Network Drives This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list of available Network 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 17 H8SML 7 i F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL 4 5 Exit Menu Select the Exit tab from AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen Save Changes and Exit When you have
64. 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 SATA DOM Power Connector A power connector for SATA DOM Disk On Module devices is located at JSD1 Connect an appropriate cable here to provide power support for your DOM devices Overheat LED Connect an LED to the Jon header to provide warning of chassis overheating See the table on the right for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 Attach the appropriate cable to inform you of a chassis intrusion 2 16 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 Internal Speaker SATA DOM Power Connector Pin Definitions JSD1 Pin Definition 1 45V 2 Ground 3 Ground Overheat LED Pin Definitions JOH1 Pin Definition 1 3 3V 2 OH Active Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 Pin Definition 1 Battery voltage 2 Intrusion signal Chapter 2 Installation Standby Power Connector Standby Power The Standby Power connection Pin Definitions JSTBY1 header is located at JSTBY1 on the Pin Definitio motherboard See the table on the right for pin definition
65. s B 1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes sem B 1 B 2 Bootblock Recovery Codes wisest eere ds B 2 B 3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes eene B 3 vi Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer One 1 H8SML 7 i F serverboard Eight 8 2ft Amphenol SATA cables CBL 0044L H8SML 7 and H8SML 7F only Six 6 2ft Amphenol SATA cables CBL 0044L H8SML i and H8SML iF only One 1 15 7 inch USB 2 0 2 Port with key cable CBL 0083L One 1 9 pin serial port cable CBL 0010L One 1 I O shield MCP 260 00027 0N One 1 back plate BKT 0017L One 1 retention bracket BKT 0018L 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 safety_information cfm If you have any questions please contac
66. s You must also have uno 2 Ground a cable to use this feature 3 Wake up Trusted Platform Module Header Trusted Platform Module Header The JTPM1 header is used to connect Pin Defi itions CIT a Trusted Platform Module TPM Pin Definition Pin Definition available separatelv from a third partv 1 JLCLK 2 GND vendor A TPM 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 mmm um in the system See the table on the be 11 LADO 12 GND right for pin definitions 13 RSVO 14 RSV1 15 SB3V 16 SERIRQ 17 GND 18 CLKRUN 19 LPCPD 20 RSV Power SMB PC Power SMB PC The Power System Management Bus ire PC connector JPI2C1 monitors EE Pin Definition the power suppply fan and system temperatures See the table on the i idus right for pin definitions 2 Pala 3 PWR Fail 4 Ground 5 3 3V 2 17 H8SML 7 i F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL 2 9 Jumper Settings 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 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 o
67. selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen with the arrow keys The Main Menu screen provides you with a system overview which includes the version built date and ID of the AMIBIOS the type speed and number of the processors in the system and the amount of memory installed in the system System Time System Date You can edit this field to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or System Date using the lt Arrow gt keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Arrow gt keys to move between fields The date must be entered in DAY MM DD YYYY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Please note that time is in a 24 hour format For example 5 30 A M appears as 05 30 00 and 5 30 P M as 17 30 00 4 2 Chapter 4 BIOS 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 Disable
68. t our support team at support supermicor com 1 1 H8SML 7 i F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL 1 2 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information supportOsupermicro 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 supportOsupermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Web Site www supermicro com Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Computer Inc SF 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 H8SML 7 i F Image an eee 1 3 H8SML 7 i F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL Figure 1 2 H8SML 7 i F Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale L VGA COMI 5 8 E 85 Zug LANG LAN1 g E A Winbond JU E A E WPCM450 JPG1 lo yu a o o z 5 5 I5
69. tatic 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 Caution 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 Processor Use the procedure below in order to install the AMD Opteron 3000 processor into the AMD Socket AM3 processor socket Installing the Processor 1 Begin by lifting the lever on the CPU socket until it points straight up 2 Lift the processor socket lever vertically up and open 2 5 H8SML 7 i F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL 3 With the lever raised locate and align pin 1 of the CPU socket with pin 1 of the CPU Both are marked with a triangle Place the processor into the AMD Socket AM3 processor Socket so that both are aligned then carefully place the CPU into the socket Warning Do not drop the CPU on the socket move the CPU horizontally or vertically or rub the CPU against the Socket or against any pins of the socket otherwise you
70. th jumpers to the same setting If enabled both Open Dino jumpers must be enabled If disabled both jumpers must be disabled See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog JWD1 enables the Watch Dog function Jumper Settings JWD1 a system monitor that takes action Jumper Setting Definition when a software application freezes Pins 1 2 Reset the system Jumping 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 Teir 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 VGA Enable Disable VGA Enable Disable JPG1 allows you to enable or disable Jumper Settings JPG1 the VGA port The default position is on Jumper setting Definition pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA See the Pins 1 2 Enabled table on the right for jumper settings Pins 2 3 Disabled LAN1 2 Enable Disable LAN1 2 En Disable Jumper Change the setting of jumper JPL1 2 to Settings JPL1 2 enable or disable the LAN1 and LAN2 Jumper Setting Definition Ethernet ports See the table on the Pins 1 2 Enabled right for jumper settings The default Pins 2 3 Disabled setting is enabled 2 19 H8SML 7 i F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL
71. ttom 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 S SUPERMICRO H8SML Motherboard Drivers and Tools WinXP EN ATI Catalyst Install Manager SUPERMICRO Q Matrox G200e Graphics Driver Drivers amp Tools AMDE SR5650 SP5100 chipset HSSML Adaptec Storage Manager LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers SUPERMICRO SuperDoctor Ill Build driver diskettes and manuals SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Browse CD T Auto Start Up Next Time H8SML 7 i F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL SuperDoctor III 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 III interface Note The default User Name and Password for SuperDoctor III is ADMIN ADMIN Note When SuperDoctor is first installed it adopts the temperature threshold settings that ha
72. upply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The H8SML 7 i F serverboard requires the use of proprietary power supplies Please refer to the pinout information for the power connectors in Section 8 of Chapter 2 for detailed information on power requirements In areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help 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 1 8 Super UO The Super I O 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 I O 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 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 11
73. ure 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 recommended by the manufacturer To avoid possible explosion do not install the CMOS battery upside down No Power Make sure that no short circuits exist between the 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 H8SML 7 i 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 Appendix B Memory Errors 1 Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 You should be using reg
74. uter 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 3 3 H8SML 7 i F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers Question Why can t 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 M
75. ve 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 SuperDoctor lll Interface Display Screen Health Information ei II Remote Management 2 28 Chapter 2 Installation Figure 2 9 SuperDoctor Ill Interface Display Screen Remote Control SuperDoctor III Remote Management Info Health Info P 1 Remote Control Graceful power control cancelable Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down the svstem within 30 seconds On the svstem 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 S 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 29 H8SML 7 i F SERVERBOARD USER S M
76. 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 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 23 H8SML 7 i 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 t
77. y 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 1 beep 5 short 1 long 1 long 8 short Error Message Refresh Memory error Video error Description Circuits have been reset Ready to power up No memory detected in system Video adapter disabled or missing H8SML 7 i F SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL Notes A 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes When AMIBIOS performs the Power On Self Test it writes checkpoint codes to I O port 0080h If the computer cannot complete the boot process diagnostic equipment can be attached to the computer to read I O port 0080h B 1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The uncompressed initialization checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution Checkpoint Code Description DOh The NMI is disabled Power on delay is starting Next the initialization code checksum will be verified Dih Initializing the DMA controller performing the keyboard c

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