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1. 1 SCREW 0 4 SCREW N Ki E E al aN NO 3 SCREW 0 2 SCREW Figure 2 Figure 3 Chapter 2 Installation 3 Secure the heatsink onto the CPU by tightening all four screws as shown in Figure 3 4 Repeat the above steps 1 3 to install the second heatsink on the second CPU if needed as shown in the Figure 4 Figure 4 The i2DML 8G2 iG2 with two heatsinks installed G Connecting the Power Supply to the motherboard and the Power Pods 1 Connect the 24 pin power connector from the AC Power Supply to the motherboard Refer to Page 1 4 for the locations of power connectors 2 Connect two 2 4 pin 12V 15A power connectors from the AC Power Supply to the power pods 2 9 SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual 2 3 Installing DIMMs Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules http www supermicro com TECHSUPPORT FAQs Memory_vendors htm CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation 1 Insert either 4 or 8 identical DIMMs Memory of the same size and type into the memory slots starting with DIMM1 J16 DIMM2 J13 DIMM3 J11 amp DIMM4 J9 DIMM1 DIMM4 are the DIMM sockets colored
2. Wake On Ring zem 5 MRH D q w S LI S ms e DIMM Ven SES One GC H an E Z SC si O J E pesn sue 5 S sLAN CH CSR Far i sion d E Dr A st D voj a scsi Cont O oE E Fran Sosa ES f A Fer 2 21 SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual SMB SMB Header Pin Definitions J22 A System Management Bus Pin Numb Definiti header is located at J22 Connect T z Data the appropriate cable here to uti S E lize SMB on your system 4 No Connection Alarm Reset Alarm Reset Jumper Settings Th ill notif in th SS e system will notify you in the unser event of a power supply failure Position __ Definition g Open Enabled This feature assumes that Super Closed Disab
3. Seer E 6 GLAN SMB a Enable a IPMI ar SIOH eL k fo 7 ICH4 or p Ces BIOS4BI0S5 BIOSg South 5 O e 2 scsi Se SPKR Bridge a 3 Controller BIOS3BI082 Bios O poe Speaker CLR ISSi FF CMOS Fang C SCSI B_ COM2 USB2 3 Intrusion Fi 2 25 SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual Watch Dog J31 controls Watch Dog a system Watch Dog monitor that takes action when a Jumper Settings J31 6 e Jumper software application freezes the Position Definition i 2 j Pins 1 2 WD to Reset system Pins 1 2 will have WD re Pins Ba WDT NNI set the system if a program Open Disabled freezes Pins 2 3 will generate a non maskable interrupt for the pro gram that has frozen requires soft ware implementation Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS Note Watch Dog is for OEM use only WD sets a timer and it will reset after the time specified expired ACustom code must be written to stop this function if WD is set to enabled in the BIOS and via a jumper on board VGA Enable Disable VGA Enable Disa
4. EN a ER GE 3 z om oe O A a sore eal Les Bridge D e 2 sa oy Front rR Chassis Intrusion J CR CTER Fang A cmos Chassis USB2 3 Intrusion E 2 19 SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual Fan Headers Fan Header Pin Definitions The i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 has Gg Definition eight fan headers See the table S Sono ee on the right for pin definitions 2 Tachometer Caution Fan headers are DC power Speaker Header CN4 The Speaker header is located on a o CN4 See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions Note The 3 eo speaker connector pins are for del Speaker use with an external speaker If you wish to use the onboard 1 e speaker you should close pins 3 and 4 with a jumper to enable it FANS FAN1 PWR Alarm SMB Fault AA o 24Pin PW1 Fand ran DIMMT DIMM F sone g T VRM top CPUT FAN7 5 f z p 8 o rae DIMM3 e D VRM top Cr DIMM4 DIMM8 3 Y
5. There are two Serial Ports on the Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition i n 1 DCD 6 DSR i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 COM1 J5 2 Serial In 7 RTS is aconnector and COM2 J38 is S SE Out a a header See the tables on the 5 Ground right for pin definitions COM1 Port wr Al G Fault Reset F DIMMI pui ian FS ud DIMM M2 Led DIMM6 m 5 ps T mr z Q wor o pal DIMMA Hae 18 Cnc Ga dDIUM w iiio Scsl z T E m Enable U ICH4 ZS a ra p Fis BIOS4BIOS5 BIOSE Seth ug S gt ale scs SCSI SPKR Sg D 3 Contrdller LED BIOS 1081 Front Panel a 3pios2P CTLR Speaker CLR kassi Eang Fang scs B CR USBI BOS Intrusion Fang COM2 Port USB 2 3 2 18 Chapter 2 Installation GLAN Ports Ethernet Ports F 1 ers Two Gigabit Ethernet ports desig nated LAN1 LAN2 are located between Keyboard Mouse con nectors and the VGA connector This port accepts RJ45 type cables Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intiuslon Pin Definitions J25 A Chassis Intrusion header J25 Pin is located below the S UO chip Number Definition Attach the appropriate cable to in 2 Ground form you of a chassis intrusion See the tables on the right for pin definitions GLAN1 GLAN2 A Ke Gang SS ET EE Ss boy i i Bal am
6. Controller BIOSJ 10S2 Speake an8 SCSI B GLAN Enable Clear CMOS I VGA i Po4H ee Dan i SME Enable TCTLR Gr SIOH SCSI m Enable ICH4 Ser BIOS4BI0S5 BIOSG South SCSI SCH Ven SPKR Bridge BIOS3BIOS2 BIOS1 Front Panel Speaker CLR CTLR Fang e cmos Fhassis SCSI B USB2 3 Intrusion 2 24 wlDEZ a DEI 7 SESA Debug Codes LED Controller Chapter 2 Installation SCSI Enable Disable iZ2DML 8G2 only r SCSI Enable Disable Jumper Settings The SCSI jumper at JA1 allows you JA1 to enable or disable the onboard E einion SCSI controller The normal de Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled fault position is on pins 1 2 to en able SCSI termination See the table on the right for jumper set tings SCSI Enable
7. 2 27 SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual 2 8 COM Port IDE IPMI and SCSI Connections Note the following when connecting the hard disk drive cable e A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 COM Port 1 J5 amp COM 2 Header J38 The COM Port 1 is located on J5 and the COM 2 Header is located on J38 COM 1 p a i eun aun B ault Pin PWT FE DIMMT l DIMT ae i Lo DIMM6 are DIMM7 VRM top kat z E L i GC H MRH D lt ZE Q wor FOX T che E DIMMS z l O N DIM aa rem ome Wi TPM aioe g DIMM4 o U Fiona Ze F id AE e a 2 a E tery Wa SMB SlGLAN CTLR IBW Scsl E m Enable ICH4 p Misi BIOS4BIOS5 BIOBa South scsi SCS SPKR Bridge Controller LED BIOS3B10S2 BIO O Speaker U CLR cMos F scsiB com USB2 3 Inti 2 28 Chapter 2 Installation IDE Connectors IDE Con
8. 2 Push the Edge Connector toward the CPU until you hear a click and the Signal Pins are fully seated in the Edge Connector Itanium2 CPU 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation 3 Locate four 4 M3 screws in the VRM 008 package Secure the Power Pod onto the motherboard with four 4 M3 screws as shown in the picture below 3 Secure the Power Pod onto the motherboard with four 4 M3 screws 4 Repeat Step 1 and Step 2 to install the second Itanium2 CPU w Power Pod as needed Dual Itanium 2 Processors w Power Pods installed SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual F Installing the Heatsink on the CPU for CPU w o Heatsink only Warning Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink the required amount of thermal grease has already been applied Note To maximizing the cooling effect of the i2DML 8G2 iG2 we strongly recommend that Supermicro s proprietary heatsinks SNK 046 be used with the Itanium 2 CPUs 1 Place the heatsink P N SKT 0046 on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism as shown in Figure 1 below 2 Screw in two diagonal screws ie the 1 and 2 screws until just snug do not fully tighten then do the same with the remaining diagonal screws as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 Figure 1 the heatsink retention module
9. SCH LED Sek denies Front F BIOS3BIOS2 B1OS1 O TLR Speaker CLR 7 a CMOS SCSI B_ COM2 USB2 3 fusion SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual Ultra 320 SCSI Connectors iZ2DML 8G2 only Refer to the table below for the pin definitions of the Ultra 320 SCSI connectors SCSI A located on J18 and SCSI B located on J3 68 pin Ultra 320SCSI Connectors J18 and J3 Connector Connector Contact Contact Number Signal Names Number Signal Names 1 DB 12 35 DB 12 2 DB 13 36 DB 13 3 DB 14 37 DB 14 4 DB 15 38 DB 15 5 DB P1 39 DB P1 6 DB 0 40 DB 0 7 DB 1 41 DB 1 8 DB 2 42 DB 2 9 DB 3 43 DB 3 10 DB 4 44 DB 4 11 DB 5 45 DB 5 12 DB 6 46 DB 6 13 DB 7 47 DB 7 14 DB P 48 DB P 15 GROUND 49 GROUND 16 DIFFSENS 50 GROUND 17 TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR 18 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR 19 RESERVED 53 RESERVED 20 GROUND 54 GROUND 21 ATN 55 ATN 22 GROUND 56 GROUND 23 BSY 57 BSY 24 ACK 58 ACK 25 RST 59 RST 26 MSG 60 MSG 27 SEL 61 SEL 28 C D 62 C D 29 REQ 63 REQ 30 Del 64 VO 31 DB 8 65 DB 8 32 DB 9 66 DB 9 33 DB 10 67 DB 10 34 DB 11 68 DB 11 GLAN E GLAN Enable CTLR cen LI SCSI e m Enable B LSI Dle
10. d Ss O i PWR Fail LED ang CSR o A be Po a 2 14 Chap ter 2 Installation ven HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of U66 Attach the hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity for any hard drives on the system including SCSI Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin defini tions NIC1 LED The NIC Network Interface Con troller LED connection for the GLAN port is located on pins 11 and 12 of U66 Attach the NIC LED cable to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC2 LED The NIC Network Interface Con troller LED connection for the GLAN port is located on pins 9 and 10 of U66 Attach the NIC LED HDD LED Pin Definitions U66 Pin Number Definition 13 14 Vec HD Active NIC Defi LED Pin initions U66 Pin Number Definition 11 12 Vcc GND NIC 2 LED Pin Definitions U66 Pin Number Definition 2 15 9 Vcc cable to display network activity 10 GND Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED NIC1 LE n NIC2 LE l S 20 19 G
11. 38h 39h 3Ah 3Bh 40h 42h 43h 44h 45h 46h Code Description 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 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 the 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
12. GND Reset Pin Definitions U66 Pin Number Definition 3 4 Reset Ground und C X J X gt Ba o lt Q Ground Ground 5 Reset gt Reset Button O Pw gt ower Button Chapter 2 Installation usso Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of U66 Momentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button with a setting in BIOS see Chap ter 4 To turn off the power when set to suspend mode de press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Universal Serial Bus USBO 1 Four USB 2 0 ports USBO 1 J1 are located on the back panel USBO is the bottom connector and USB1 is the top connector of J1 See the table on the right for pin definitions DRECHEN EE Van one D HU Lr DANT VRMop mp zs p EI 99 o gt E SH Kach an sion gaa D ER a ES Oo CG poe Gwe Power Button Connector Pin Definitions U66 Pin Number Definition 1 PW_ON 2 Ground Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions
13. The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions e Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge e Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the anti static bag e Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or gold contacts e When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins e Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use e For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides ex cellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual 2 2 Itanium2 Processor and Heatsink Installation pressure on the label area of the fan Also do not place the motherboard on a conductive surface which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up i When handling the processor package avoid placing direct IMPORTANT Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heat sink Note To optimize the
14. e 6 MB AMI Flash BIOS total of 6 BIOS chips e PCI 2 2 BIOS chips Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 e ACPI limited PC Health Monitoring e Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores system voltages e Fan status monitor with firmware software on off Speed control e CPU chassis temperature monitors e CPU fan speed control e CPU slow down on temperature overheat e CPU thermal trip support for processor protection 5V standby alert LED e Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss e Auto switching for VRMs e System overheat LED and control e Chassis intrusion detection Thermal Control e Overheat LED Indication e Thermal control e 8 Fan connectors ACPI Features e Internal external modem ring On e Control of power on mode for recovery of power loss e CPU thermal trip support for processor protection e Main switch override mechanism Onboard I O e LSI Dual Channel Ultra 320 SCSI i2DML 8G2 only e One IPMI 1 5 amp 2 0 socket e One Intel 82546 Gigabit Ethernet controller which supports two GLAN ports e Onboard ATI Rage XL 8MB PCI Graphic Control e Super I O W83627 e Winbond Hardware Monitoring IC W82791 e Low Pin Count LPC Super I O with one external serial port and an internal header supporting 2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports e Dual ATA100 channels 1 7 SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual e Up to 4 USB 2 0 2 ports and 2 headers Other e Internal external mod
15. 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 IDE 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 the BIOS to auto detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 0 to allow the BIOS to use PIO mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MBs Select 1 to allow the BIOS to use PIO mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MBs Select 2 to allow the BIOS to use PIO mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select 3 to allow the BIOS to use PIO mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MBs Select 4 to allow the BIOS to use PIO mode 4 It 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 4 6 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS DMA Mode Select Auto to allow the BIOS to auto detect the DMA mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select SWDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mod
16. 7Fh 80h EM 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Bh 8Ch 8Dh 8Fh 9th Code Description The DMA page register test passed Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register test next The DMA controller 1 base register test passed Performing the DMA controller 2 base register test next The DMA controller 2 base register test passed Programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 next Completed programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 Initializing the 8259 interrupt controller next Completed 8259 interrupt controller initialization Extended NMI source enabling is in progress The keyboard test has started Clearing the output buffer and checking for stuck keys Issuing the keyboard reset command next A keyboard reset error or stuck key was found Issuing the keyboard controller interface test command next The keyboard controller interface test completed Writing the com mand byte and initializing the circular buffer next The command byte was written and global data initialization has completed Checking for a locked key next Locked key checking is over Checking for a memory size mismatch with CMOS RAM data next The memory size check is done Displaying a soft error and checking for a password or bypassing WINBIOS Setup next The password was checked Performing any required programming before WINBIOS Setup next The programming before WINBIOS Setup has completed Uncompressing the WINBIOS Setup code and e
17. 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual Table of Contents Preface 721010 5 TAS E21 a gt eeperepreeereere preteen eece cert rpece ct eer rert ercrr preter errrrercecerrerterrcrcrrcreer er pre creep iii Manual Organization Chapter 1 Introduction T T ee EE 1 1 Checklist E 1 1 Contacting EE e DEE 1 2 Super i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 IMage siseses 1 3 Super i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 Layout 0 eeeeeeceereeteeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeens 1 4 Super i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 Quick Reference ce eeeeeeeeeeeeeteees 1 5 Motherboard Feature ccsccesisccccssnticrcsecseccescavccecstcventseceectavstnavbeecteneddevees Intel E7505 Chipset System Block Diagram P 1 2 Chipset OVGIVIEW EE T Special F atutee zuieeeeg eeg er ege ddeEeu e eena a Ee DEEE ianya Recovery from AC Power LOSS E 1 4 PC Health Monitoring 1 5 AGPI Features osccccinssasvenctavsivannianaunaainwnia nina 126 ower Supply seeisciccdsderece te ne ereeee eevee esate eceaeeiaa rice E S per VO EE Chapter 2 Installation ST Static Sensitive DeVICES vcaseccssseccsssices cvsssaccacsreereavecerveesasedissieaseavserteceasy 2 1 PRECAUTIONS ei cihehectiens iiv at Eed Aeddi 2 1 WMD ACHING BEE 2 1 2 2 Itanium 2 Processor Heatsink and Heatsink Installation ceee 2 2 2 3 Installing DIMMs 2 4 I O Ports Control Panel Connectors EE 2 11 2 5 Connecting We 2 13 EPS 12V P w r ConnecClors avsss2ianinicincateiasiaiaian cies 2 13 Processor VRM Power Connector
18. CPU socket See Note as shown in the picture below Be Itanium 2 CPU CPU1 Socket 2 Use an M2 5 Hex Key to properly install and securely lock the Itanium 2 CPU onto the socket as shown below Use an M2 5 Hex Keys a to secure the CPU 3 Make sure that the CPU is in its proper locking position To lock it Use an M2 5 Hex key to turn the lock in the clockwise direction To unlock it turn the lock in the sounter clock direction CPU unlocked CPU locked Pointer Pointer 4 Repeat the Steps 1 3 to install CPU 2 if needed Notes Please refer to Chapter 1 Page 1 4 for the locations of CPU1 Socket and CPU2 Socket 2 5 SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual E Installing and securing the Power Pod onto the Itanium 2 CPU Notes 1 7The CPU Power Pod is a VRM mechanism specially designed for the Itanium 2 processors 1 Locate the opening slot on the CPU Power Pod and align the opening slot with the Itanium2 CPU installed on the motherboard 2 Carefully push the Edge Connector of the Power Pod toward the CPU until the Signal Pins on both edges of the CPU are fully seated in the Edge Connector and you hear a click Warning Unless the Signal Pins of the CPU are fully seated in the Edge Connector of the Power Pod the CPU will not function correctly 1 Align the opening slot of the CPU Power Pod with the Opening slot of the GPU Power Pod CPU Power Pod
19. Setup screen the Setup Warning will be displayed Please follow the instruction and set the correct value for each item to prevent the system from malfunctioning gt Super IO Configuration Sub Menu elt Chipet gislugd wa AT bur Lon pre Niger W dE Serial Port ts a bugs Up ken insera Gelp ue um ei iit 225 Copyright 105 200 Americas Aeqatremds Je 4 4 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Serial Porti Address Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base I O port addresses and Interrupt Request addresses of Serial Port 1 and Serial Port2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial ports from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial ports physically becomes unavailable The op tions are Enabled and Disabled The default setting for Serial Porti is Enabled When Enabled is se lected for Serial Port the address for Serial Port will be automatically set to 2F8 IRQ3 The default setting for Serial Port2 is Disabled When Disabled is se lected for Serial Port2 Serial Port2 will physically become unavailable gt IDE Configurations Sub Menu The screen for the Primary IDE Master is shown below Primary IDE Raabe THard Diak d rbi This displag E Mmary E Tai iT bie bel latin of miio b Socined ary zli IT ep COR Hecitlon of T KETTER r That belec bors atA cra ilosi E Daio Slad wire ri ejer izu Reiter Ge bo Seah Screen i teers Help Fil Same de
20. USB 0 1 J1 Pin Pin Number Definition Number Definition 1 5V 1 5V 2 PO 2 PO 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 N A 5 Key sl DIMM7 DIMM4 DIMM8 amp I Geer Ground 1 o A x Power LED lt HDDLED lt Y NIC1 LED lt o y NIC2LED lt o Overheat LED M o Ki Power Fail LED lt a Fan an erg Nowe ben Lech PWR On Button 2 17 S Ground Reset gt Reset Button z Ground Pwr gt Power Butjon SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Header An extra USB header USB2 3 J21 can be used for front side USB access You will need a USB cable to use either connection Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions Serial Ports Front Panel Universal Serial Bus J21 Pin Definitions FPUSB2 FOUSB3 Pin Number Definition 1 5V 2 Po 3 PO 4 Ground 5 Key Serial Ports Pin Definitions COM1 J5 COM2 J38
21. and printer base address next Set the timer and printer base addresses Setting the RS 232 base address next Returned after setting the RS 232 base address Performing any required initialization before the Coprocessor test next Required initialization before the Coprocessor test is over Initializing the Coprocessor next Coprocessor initialized Performing any required initialization after the Coprocessor test next Initialization after the Coprocessor test is complete Checking the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next Displaying any soft errors next The soft error display has completed Setting the keyboard typematic rate next Initialization before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h completed Passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h next Returned from adaptor ROM at E000h control Performing any initialization required after the E000 option ROM had control next Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed Displaying the system configuration next The system configuration is displayed Copying any code to specific areas Code copying to specific areas is done Passing control to EFI B 6
22. applications Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site http www supermicro com Product_page product m htm for updates on sup ported processors This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 begins with a checklist of what should be included in your mainboard 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 you want to install the processor and DIMM memory modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives SCSI drives the IDE interfaces the parallel and serial ports the keyboard and mouse the power supply and various control panel buttons and indicators If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes trouble shooting procedures for the video the memory and the setup configuration stored in CMOS For quick reference a general FAQ Frequently Asked Questions section is provided Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa tion on running the CMOS Setup utility Chapter 5 provides instructions on software drivers and OS installation Appendix A lists AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes and the Common Debug Codes Appendix B provides BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes SUPER i2DML
23. configured Grayed out options cannot be config ured Options in blue can be configured by the user The right frame dis plays 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 AMIBIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or change any of these text messages The AMI BIOS setup utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of the BIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at any time during the setup navigation process These keys include lt F1 gt lt F10 gt lt Enter gt lt ESC gt lt Arrow gt keys and so on Note Options printed in Bold are default settings 4 1 SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual 4 2 Main Setup When you first enter the BIOS Setup Utility you will enter the Main setup screen You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below Adeanced t Eu n ornai Im Stes Tine iaia Mig Kito Security 1 IS ol WLAN NTA ARLA DNR CH WK H Chr ULAR all oi 05 HC Copyright 15 2000 Ge jca Geqeairesds Dor When you select the Main Setup the following items will be automatically displayed AMI BIOS Version BIOS Built Date BIOS ID System Memory Language Menu
24. 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 The 8254 timer test is over Starting the memory refresh test next The memory refresh line is toggling Checking the 15 second on off time next Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required configu ration before the video ROM test All necessary processing before passing control to the video ROM is done Looking for the video ROM next and passing control to it The video ROM has returned control to BIOS POST Performing any required processing after the video ROM had control Reading the 8042 input port and disabling the MEGAKEY Green PC feature next Making the BIOS code segment writable and performing any necessary configuration before initializing the interrupt vectors B 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint 24h 25h 27h 28h 2Ah 2Eh 2Fh 30h 3th 32h 34h 37h
25. last page of this chapter for additional information The new cursor position has been read and saved Displaying the Hit lt DEL gt message next The Hit lt DEL gt 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 Interrupts enabled if the diagnostics switch is on Initializing data to check memory wraparound at 0 0 next Data initialized Checking for memory wraparound at 0 0 and finding the total system memory size next The memory wraparound test is done Memory size calculation has been done Writing patterns to test memory next B 3 SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual Checkpoint Code Description 47h 48h 49h 4Bh 4Ch 4Dh 4Eh 4Fh 50h 51h 52h 53h 54h 57h 58h 59h 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 Determining the amount of memory above 1 MB memory next 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 chec
26. the S M A R T Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to use the S M A R T to support hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32Bit Data Transfer Select Enabled to activate the function of 32 Bit data transfer Select Disabled to deactivate the function The options are Enabled and Dis abled ARMD Emulation Type The feature allows the BIOS to set ARMD Emulation type The options are Auto Floppy and Hard Disk 4 7 SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual ATA PI Detect Time Out The feature allows AMI BIOS to set the time out value for detecting ATA PI devices The options are 0 5 10 15 20 25 and 30 ATA PI 80Pin Cable Detection This feature allows the BIOS to auto detect 80Pin ATA PI Cable The op tions are Host amp Device Host and Device gt Boot Settings Configuration This item allows the user to configure the system s boot settings henson Host Settiaga Coal Iasrat iin Dinabbed Display mal POST eau iiet Dei Chica bi bel MB Enabled Displags DER Ling FATZ of AG ap K Select Soreee TL elect ie a hasr pl ine Fl emer el help Flo are end Ee jt EX fait vi fi Copyright IS 09 eera Begatrnedn n Quiet Boot Set this value to allow the boot up screen options to be modified between POST messages or OEM logo The default setting is Disabled Select Dis abled to allow the computer system to display the POST messa
27. the same channel The User will not be able to build RAID if the drives are connected to two different channels SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual 5 4 2 Creating RAID Arrays Please note that this is only a brief instruction to show the user how to build RAID 1 in the LSI Logic Utility For detailed information please refer to LSI Logic s Documentation Creating RAID 1 Array 1 Choose EFI Shell Built in in EFI Boot Manager 2 Find out the ID number of the onboard controller s driver and record the number of drv This step is absolutely needed if you have one or more LSI Logic controllers in the same system Shell gt drvcfg 3 Go to the LSI Logic Utility Shell gt drvcfg s xx Note xx drv number 4 Once you re inside the LSI Logic MPT SCSI Setup Utility highlight the channel in which the drives are connected to and which you want to build RAID 1 in and hit the lt Enter gt Key Make sure that the LSI controller is enabled in both channels 00 channel A A high density connector located on the back of the board 01 channel B the on board LVD connector 5 You will see a list of items that are available Items in lighter color are the ones that can be accessed by the user Notes The item Device Properties displays the status of drives speed controller and SAF TE if present The item RAID Properties shows the location where you should enter to build RAID 6 Highli
28. with the highest standards in quality and performance Check that the following items have all been included with your mother board If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer One 1 Supermicro Itanium2 Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices CBL 036 One 1 heatsink retention w Mounting screws SKT 0147 RM IT2 Two 2 Power Pods VRM mechanism for the Itanium 2 CPUs VRM 0008 One 1 Supermicro CD ROM One 1 User s BIOS Manual 1 1 SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address SuperMicro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl RMA Dept Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Taiwan D5 4F No 16 Chien Ba Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 1 SU
29. 0 d anit rom EATE EE 0 S19 4 hpl Lu IRAK NRW Th 207 banipsi Aia tgi 18 Fileds T 5207 bytes E Piriat falii anif ilast anid ron inor ican Mopiirrada 8 aif laab atility Feraion lb mpr lybl 00 Anar Aan Hegalremio bm M II All rights reserved Radel g TIDS jae fibe dina Calidatiog BLIS nam ue GAIAMEN F ARAA RA FRAT tonn aa Pasi Hmi Lo fafa lt voboes iim 8 When asked Reset NVRAM to default value y n type y at the prompt if you want to reset all default values after flashing the BIOS y This will reset your NVRAM which typically resets your boot options in EFI to manufacturer defaults If you previously added options to boot from CDROM or Windows these will disappear after NVRAM is reset and in this case you will have to re add the options n This will leave NVRAM alone thus your boot options will still remain the same as before BIOS flashed Type n at the prompt if you want to keep the default values after BIOS flashing as shown in the screen above myn 9 When asked Proceed with flash update y n type y at the prompt to update the BIOS Type n at the prompt if you do not want to update the BIOS If you type y the system will automatically update the BIOS file 10 After BIOS is updated you will be asked Reset CMOS to default values will be done during the next boot y n as shown in the screen below y if you want to reset BIOS to manufacturer s default sett
30. 5 COM2 J38 COM1 amp COM2 Serial Port and Header CPU1 J30 CPU2 J29 CPU 1 2 Sockets DIMM 1 8 J9 J16 Memory RAM Slots DIMM1 J16 DIMM2 J13 DIMM3 J11 DIMM4 J9 DIMM5 J15 DIMM6 J14 DIMM7 J12 DIMM8 J10 Note 2 DS3 DS4 Common Debug Codes LEDs DS7 SCSI LED Note 4 Fan Headers 1 8 Fani Fan8 Headers Front Panel CTRL U66 Front Control Panel Connector Note 3 IDE1 J37 IDE2 J35 IDE1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors IPMI J26 IPMI 1 5 2 0 Connector PCI X J19 PCI X Bus 256 Pin Slot PW1 J20 PW2 J36 Power and Power2 24 Pin Connectors PWR Fault U62 Power Fault Connector Speaker CN4 Speaker Connector Note3 SMB J22 System Management Bus Connector SMB_Power J27 System Management Bus Power Header SCSI A amp B J18 J3 SCSI A Connector J18 SCSI B Connector J3 Note 4 USB 0 1 J1 Back Panel Universal Serial Ports USB2 3 J21 Front Panel USB Headers VGA Connector J2 VGA Connector WOR J6 Wake on Ring Header Notes 1 For 1U servers use Fan1 amp Fan2 for CPU cooling For 2U servers use Fani Fan2 Fan3 Fand for CPU cooling 2 See Chapter 2 for Memory Installation Instructions 3 See Chapter 2 for detailed information 4 For i2DML 8G2 only 5 See Page 2 24 for more information 1 5 SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU e Two Intel Itanium2 Processor sockets and power pod sites support Single or dual Intel Itanium 2 pro
31. Baies BIOS WE a Controller MED BIOS1 7 SCSI Channel A SCSI Channel B 2 30 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 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 Note Always disconnect the power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Notes 1 It might take longer than usual up to 40 seconds to boot up the system The larger the memory size is the longer it will take to boot the system 2 Please wait at least 10 seconds between power off and power on for proper VRMs discharge 3 The i2ZDML 8G2 iG2 supports Limited ACPI functions only the functions of SO Active and S5 Complete power off are supported 4 The minimum power requirement is 500W and above Also two 4 pin 12V 15A power connectors are required for CPU Power Pods VRMs 5 There is no BIOS Recovery function available Should a problem occur after flashing BIOS all six BIOS chips will have to be replaced Before Power On 1 Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and chassi
32. Codes Beep Code Error Message Description 1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset Ready to power up 5 short 1 long Memory error No memory detected in system 8 beeps Display memory read write error Video adapter missing or with faulty memory A 1 SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual A 2 A 64 Common Debug Codes Common Debug Codes for the IA 64 systems are listed below Checkpoints Code Description DS4 DS3 On On SNC found and start memory sizing On Off Initial system memory and SIOH Off On Valid memory and SIOH found Off Off ICH4 found Note The Debug Codes LEDs DS3 DS4 are located next to the IDE2 Connector Please refer to the Motherboard layout on Page 1 4 Chapter 1 for DS3 DS4 locations 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 Checkpoint CodeDescription DOh The NMlis disabled Power on delay is starting Next the initialization code checksum will be verified Dih Initializing the DMA controller performing the keyboard controller BAT test starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat mode next D3h Starting memory sizing next D4h Returning to real mode Executing any OEM patches and setting the Stac
33. IL fain S uuerd if Searttu Exif selen siey with Sau iimy the chingon g UMnges ly piimal Defaults Lewd Falloale Defaults Discord Changes Select Sores T Select imm Ester fio io Sul Frem Fl Gereral Seit Fm aid Ell Ex Gii 2 85 Olar jobt 1385 2080 Ger ran Bepalen Tor Exit Saving Changes When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave BIOS Setup and reboot the computer so the new system configuration parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Exit Discarding Changes Select this option to quit BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Then Select OK to allow BIOS to automatically load Optimal Defaults to BIOS Settings The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer applications Load Fail Safe Defaults To set this feature select Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not maximum performance 4 16 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Discarding Changes Select this option and press lt Enter gt to discard all th
34. ML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual Power Fail LED Power Fail LED Pin Definitions U66 The Power Fail LED connection is Pin located on pins 5 and 6 of U66 A EE Refer to the table on the right for 6 GND pin definitions NMI Button NMI Button Pin Definitions U66 o r Pin The non maskable interrupt button Number Definitfon header is located on pins 19 and 19 Control 20 of U66 Refer to the table on 20 Ground the right for pin definitions Power LED PWR_LED Pin Definitions The Power LED connection is lo U66 Pin cated on pins 15 and 16 of U66 Number Definition Refer to the table on the right for 15 Noo 16 Control pin definitions NMI Butto PWR LED Ge sus Goud lt o o NM PWR Alarm SW gt f DNS a mmm ower LED lt o o Vec af DINE JP seg ba P ue HDD LED OO vec i di NIC1 LED O OQ Vee DIMMS o f DIMMT Vater oe NIC2 LED lt fe x Du ps a EI Overheat LED e ojo Ver S cO ower Fail LED lt o o veo e SIE S lt PCIX OA Ground 7 Reset gt Reset Button pean ous O Ground Pwr y Power Button Fo e a T U icra S E Fis go vj
35. N N KMA a of LEE FAN4 FAN2 Z PCI X ene p 7 O P64H M P TP TIPMI giou d Zeng 2l d HS o P dio SCSI H Controller QO Le J FAN8 an8 SCSI B OM 13 FANS FANG H d Boscbosg BIOSG South LED SAKR Bridge BIOS3BIOS2 BIOS1 Ch Speaker Speaker CLRLI Rassi Fang CMOS an come USB2 3 Intrusioh 2 20 Chapter 2 Installation Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is des ignated JWOR J6 This function allows your computer to receive and wake up by an incoming call to the modem when in suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature Power Fault Connect a cable from your power supply to the U62 header to pro vide warning of power supply fail ure This warning signal is passed through the PWR_LED pin on U66 to indicate of a power fail ure on the chassis See the table on the right for pin definitions PWR Fault ault Wake on Ring Pin Definitions JWOR J6 Pin Number Definition 1 Ground 2 Wake up Power Fault Pin Definitions U62 Pin Number Definition 1 P S 1 Fail Signal 2 P S 2 Fail Signal 3 P S 3 Fail Signal 4 Reset from MB Note This feature is only available when using redundant Supermicro power supplies REECH FE
36. Obtain a USB Pen or a USB storage device 2 0 recommended 2 From our web site download the following two files into the USB pen or device amiflash efi and bios rom The link to the files is www supermicro com 3 Connect the USB device to one of the USB ports See Page 1 4 for USB port locations 4 Boot up the system with the USB pen connected to a USB port The system will boot to the EFI Boot Manager Highlight the EFI Shell Built in and press lt Enter gt to select it Boot to EFI Boot Manager fEOL ST IES Himin Server Chee Bool optine aalnbininca mm lise T ami i to change oplitadal Uae Estar to aelecl an option 5 Once the EFI shell Built in is selected you enter the EFI Shell In the EFI Shell locate the USB device for example fsO or fs1 Chapter 5 Software Installation t ka A Fi Shell Bei I TER EEL CTIE HFEA 1D Part ipa Pad A Parle pee Pen ee Locate the USB device Ex The location of the USB device ample Example 6 At the Shell command prompt type Shell gt fsX X is the number of sector which your USB pen is located at This command will change the directory from Shell to fsX 5 3 SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual ranir ivar gi Aricent amii lant f i Laiti EET HIE HIRTT sirsa Lot rand isk efi CIR CIMT Beso ll Gaperalcro DE ita EFSZmOR Eege Supernions 200 les CIMT Ba
37. PER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 Image Note The difference between the iZDML 8G2 and the i2DML iG2 There is LSI Ultra 320 SCSI on the i2DML 8G2 and there is no SCSI on the i2DML iG2 SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual Figure 1 2 SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale PWR Alarm SMB Fault Reset PW U62 ong 927 my2024Pin PW1 Fan3 Fan1 DIMM1 J16 L DIMM5 J15 E DIMM2 DEN Lr a d DIMM6 J14 PWR Pod CPU1 z VRM ba Ee Wano 3 HS MRH D MRH D Fel J30 Si KAKA 8 8 wor DIMM3 J11 z PW Pod DIMM7 J12 d VRM top Ka ATI RAGE DIMM4 J9 l _XL bottom DIMM J10 m J29 S E a wD E A MRH D MRH D VGA Reset M31 Ne J Enabled ES JV te wit z Gi E p19 PCI X 256 Pin l gt SNC N z North a m Battery Bridge m Ui P64H SMB rks GLAN oO om EIS vum Ce de
38. Port Switch SPS is not used in the i2DML 8G2 iG2 Chapter 1 Introduction Complementary Components include UO Controller Hub ICH4 The ICH4 is the fourth generation I O Controller Hub subsystem that inte grates many of the input output functions of the chipset including a two channel ATA100 Bus Master IDE controller The ICH4 also interfaces with PCI and various communications ports Nearly all communications between the GMCH and the ICH4 takes place over the hub Interface which is a 66 MHz 266 MB s bus P64H2 PCI X Hub P64H2 The P64H2 PCI X Hub provides a 16 bit connection to the MCH for high performance I O capability and two 64 bit PCI X interfaces 1 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Power Lost Control setting in the Advanced BIOS Setup section Peripheral Device Configuration to change this setting The de fault setting is Last State 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Software On Off Co
39. SUPER SUPER i2DML 8G2 SUPER i2DML iG2 USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com SUPERMICRO COMPUTER reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO COMPUTER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL 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 THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The
40. 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 Unless you request and receive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2004 by SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 motherboard The SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 supports single or dual Intel Itanium 2 processors at a 400 MHz front side bus Uniquely designed for demanding enterprise and tech nical applications the Itanium 2 processor with 6 MB L3 Cache can provide performance increases of up to 30 to 50 percent or more over the original Intanium 2 processor With its massive execution resources 6 4GB sec system bus bandwidth and 1 5GHz core speed the latest Itanium 2 proces sor offers high end reliability flexibility and scalability features for busi ness critical computing and the most data intensive
41. This option allows you to set the default Language used by the BIOS Select English US if you wants to use English as your default Language 4 2 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt BSP Information When you select this option AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of each of the following items as shown in the screen below EI 2716 LD ef 5 Copyright 905 2800 aer Iren Requires Te Number of CPU s BSP Type BSP Speed BSP CPU1 ID BSP CPU2 ID BSP L1 Cache BSP L2 Cache BSP L3 Cache System Time System Date Use this option 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 YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in 24 hour format For ex ample 5 30 A M appears as 05 30 00 and 5 30P M as 17 30 00 4 3 SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual 4 3 Advanced BIOS Setup The Advanced BIOS Setup screen and sub menus are listed below SETUP UC LL TE Fa lia Piel am PLIPaP Setan Warming me Warr Sebting hem ue thie ren be ladirecl lees Sat come ihe mben Lo nal fone d bo e Se z i i mi igara i tren Select erer re Select Dies Eel Go be Tai Seren O20 Copyright 667009 fee ican Balda Ire Setup Warning When you first enter the Advanced
42. a lt Saparalecrn DECH te amgralern kin plama 10 lF i443 CPIE fent Superstore EPAEOG ies L l bbe ILel 8h 10 ile G251 456 aalik rus Lie ltd OK 519 944 ipl ge ILIAJ Rrbip MAT banaje a bg IR Fileted 7 25707 bytes E Piria ie When the fsx directory appears type in the file name at the prompt fsx amiflash ami64 rom eg for the example shown above at the prompt type fs0 gt amiflash ami64 rom and press lt Enter gt as shown below lp Ch RIIT Bmp bn 4 096 lal limis OUT Wi sirain bat IET 5 36 ramiixi afi et 2 4 rawit Hl 14a MG COMBE Bese Saparaicro IIPHIIEI iie PNAC JHI 1H 15 2NI CFAE Bese aparaire OR ite Paerebcral LIRDRG Ieanlt Saparnicrn IZEMIBE is CPF Geen it porabo PRS tes onl ren wl Le baie deo H ATi gan 1 TT AAP leah athlete Haraine 1 62 3E C Aser icin Eeqatrends Ier 1965 307 All riphke revered GT BMS iniga fila Then the system will start loading the BIOS Image file 5 4 Chapter 5 Software Installation After the BIOS Image file is loaded the following screen will appear ees Oe IV irman tet Wap sg J ind islet Laibar Ll r CDA A maii R el DEE hehe CDR CAT Bete lt Langrenrrn IRCH ie fed by Sepernicro _ ile H1523 Absa CDIR 265 CFDA Kowii Zrrarslera IZIAR Le Led by Sopereicre files LASA Ei ASAH CWA Beat Sagernicrn LORICH is sted by Sepernicro itn DAC tE n mA CERN beg Sepernicra IIIARIGI Lis Led by operadores UE Lela Tiia 0 29
43. ad feu ES fait S E Copy ight Se 001 eer ican Beaudlresgln 1i When you select this Sub Menu AMI BIOS automatically displays the status of the following items Device Vendor Size LBA Mode PIO Node Async DMA Ultra DMA SMART 4 5 SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Sub Menu From the Advanced Setup screen press lt Enter gt to access this sub menu for the primary and secondary IDE master and slave drives Use this screen to select options for the Primary and Secondary IDE drives Use the up and down lt Arrow gt keys to select an item Use the lt Plus gt and lt Minus gt keys to change the value of the selected option Type Select the type of device connected to the system The options are Not Installed Auto CDROM and ARMD LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive In LBA mode the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB For drive ca pacities over 137 GB your system must be equipped with 48 bit LBA mode addressing If not contact your manufacturer or install an ATA 133 IDE controller card that supports 48 bit LBA mode The options are Disabled or 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
44. ah bed TETI ab 15 Opa igh Aa American Regitresds fr USB Function Select Enabled to enable the USB Host Controller The options are Disabled and Enabled Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to enable the support for USB Legacy The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual 4 4 PCI PnP Configuration This feature allows the user to set PCI PnP configurations Aol Suit 1 fin Deh Change Dpt Im Fi General Help FIO re end Ent Hit inr ight 1985 2089 fer kan Reqatresds Inc PCI Latency Timer This option sets the latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus The default setting is 64 Select 32 to set the PCI latency to 32 PCI clock cycles Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles Select 96 to set the PCI latency to 96 PCI clock cycles Select 128 to set the PCI latency to 128 PCI clock cycles Select 160 to set the PCI latency to 160 PCI clock cycles Select 192 to set the PCI latency to 192 PCI clock cycles Select 224 to set the PCI latency to 224 PCI clock cycles Select 248 to set the PCI latency to 248 PCI clock cycles Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Set this value to allow or restrict the system from giving the VGA adapter card an interrupt address The options are Yes and No PCI IDE BusMaster Set this value to allow or prevent the use of PCI IDE busmastering Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to use PCI busmaster for
45. al fo Gefect Gores KT eat r Changer Ogi iim Fl Emsal Help Filia SAS wa Balt Ke Let wi G tonn et IR 20011 Aer kan fairen Joc SCSI amp PCI Slot1 Frequency This setting allows the user to set the maximum PCI bus speed for the slot specified Options are PCI 33MHz PCI 66MHz PCIX 66MHz PCIX 100MHz PCIX 133MHz and Auto If set to Auto the maximum bus speed will be decided by the AMI BIOS based on the capability of the device of the bus Power Loss Control This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power Options are Stay Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog Timer This setting is used to enable or disabled the Watch Dog Timer function It must be used in conjunction with the J31 jumper see Chapter 2 for details Options are Enabled and Disabled Note Watch Dog is for OEM use only WD sets a timer and it will reset after the time specified expired ACustom code must be written to stop this function if WD is set to enabled in the BIOS and via a jumper on board 4 10 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt Remote Access Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Remote Access Configu ration Use the up and down lt Arrow gt keys to select an item Use the lt Plus gt and lt Minus gt keys to change the value of the selected option patusa eect Lan igure Beenie Geen ZG wed pag aneters mier
46. ble JV1 allows you to enable or dis Jumper Settings JV1 able the VGA port The default po a PPE d Jumper sition is on pins 1 and 2 to enable Position Definition S 1 2 Enabled default VGA See the table on the right for 2 3 Disabled jumper settings a DIMMS i SS i cy 5 LZ Watch Dog Reset Se ol 1 Cp WD Reset m SIN iS EE SNC A iS S O a 3 i Battery a 2 26 Chapter 2 Installation 2 7 Onboard Indicators Common Debug Codes LEDs There are two Common Debug LEDs located next to the IDE 2 Con nector See the table below for the functions associated with the Debug Codes LEDs DS4 DS3 On On SNC found and start memory sizing On Off Initial system memory and SIOH Off On Valid memory and SIOH found Off Off ICH4 found SCSI Activity LED i2DML 8G2 Only The SCSI Activity LED is located next to the LSI SCSI Controller When the SCSI Activity LED blinks it indicates that the SCSI channels are ative DS4 bottom K N Enable TER e scsi Le ivi k E Enable SCSI Activity LED HANN b Ma 8 alls scsl D T Controller 3 dg Q
47. cessors at a 400 MHz front side bus system speed up to 1 5 GHz 6MB L3 Cache Notes Please refer to the support section of our web site for a complete listing of supported processors http www supermicro com TECHSUPPORT TechSupport htm Chipset e Intel E8870 chipset e SNC M Scalable Node Controller of the E8870 chipset e SIOH Server I O Hub of the E8870 chipset e Four Memory Repeater Hubs DDR MRH D components of the E8870 chipset e One P64H2 PCI X bridge component e Network Interface Controller NIC 10 100 1000 Ethernet controller that provides two GLAN ports e One I O Control Hub 4 ICH 4 component 4 USB ports 2 at the rear 2 headers at the front 2 IDE bus routed through the flex cable to the peripheral board supporting one ATA100 master device e 6 MB Flash using 6 Firmware Hub FWH components Memory e Eight 184 pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB Registered ECC DDR 200 PC1600 SDRAM utilizing DDR266 operating at 200 MHz Note 4 way Interleaved memory requires at least 4 pieces of identical memory modules to be installed at the same time See Section 2 3 for details Expansion Slots For 1U Server e One 64 bit PCI X 100 slot For iZDML 8G2 One 64 bit PCI X 133 slot For i2DML iG2 For 2U servers it can support up to 3 PCI X slots e One 64 bit PCI X 100 slot For iZDML 8G2 One 64 bit PCI X 133 slot For i2DML iG2 e Two 64 bit PCI X 133 slots 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction BIOS
48. cification See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Figure 2 3 I O Port Locations and Definitions For i2DML 8G2 only a OKATO DA ae DA k External SCSI USB GLAN1 GLAN2 Video Port 2 11 SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual Front Control Panel U66 U66 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are nor mally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connec tors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See the figure below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions Figure 2 4 Front Control Panel U66 Header Pins Ground X Power LED HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED Overheat LED Power Fail LED Ground Ground 20 Speaker Connector CN4 Reset Pwr Reset Button Power Button CN4 contains header pins for the Speaker Header located at the front of the chassis See the Connector Section for details Figure 2 5 CN4 Header Pins Speaker Chapter 2 Installation 2 5 Connecting Cables Vegan EPS 12V Power Connectors Main PS There are two 24 pin main power supply connectors PW1 PW2 on the board These power connec tors meet the SSI EPS 12V specifi cation Only one 24 pin connec tor is needed S
49. e 0 It has a data transfer rate of 2 1 MBs Select SWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select SWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select MWDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select MWDMAY1 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 13 3 MBs Select MWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs Select UDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs It has the same transfer rate as PIO mode 4 and Multi Word DMA mode 2 Select UDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 25 MBs Select UDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 33 3 MBs Select UDMA3 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 66 6 MBs Select UDMA4 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 4 It has a data transfer rate of 100 MBs The Options are Auto SWDMAO SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMAO MWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMAO UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMA83 and UDMA4 S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help pre dict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow BIOS to auto detect hard disk drive support Select Disabled to prevent the BIOS from using
50. e B2546 IPMI J26 Sep Dep scsi 3 palm WA T Enable S4 s5 S6 ICH4 o zale Fisi BIOS4BIOS5 BIOS6 South ls vol S 20 ml m scsi Bridge S EX Controller SCSI S3 2 SI SEKA Front Panel a LED BIOS3BIOs2 BIOS1 JBT1 CTLR SpeakerCN4 CLR 25 Fans come G21 cmos Chassis U68 Fang SCSI B J5 J38 USB2 3 Intrusion Fan Notes 1 Jumpers not noted are for testing purposes only 2 W indicates the location of Pin 1 3 For 1U servers please use Fani and Fan2 for CPU cooling For 2U servers please use Fan1 Fan2 Fan3 amp Fand for CPU cooling 4 The difference between the i2DML 8G2 and the i2DML iG2 There is LSI 320 SCSI on the i2DML 8G2 and there is no SCSI on the i2DML iG2 Warning The heatsink on the MRH D chip has been pre installed by the Ultra manufacturer Please do not touch it Turning the heatsink in a wrong way will damage it and will void the manufacturer s warranty 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Quick Reference iZDML 8G2 i2DML iG2 Please refer to Chapter 2 for pin definitions and detailed information Jumper Description Default Setting J7 GLAN Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled J31 Watch Dog Note 3 Pins 1 2 Reset JBT1 CMOS Clear Note 5 JA1 SCSI Enable Disable Note 4 Pins 1 2 Enabled JV1 VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled Connector Description Alarm Reset CN5 Fail Alarm Reset Switch BIOS 1 6 S1 6 BIOS 1 6 Chassis Intrusion J25 Chassis Intrusion Header COM1 J
51. e changes and return to the BIOS Utility Program SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual Notes Chapter 5 Software Installation Chapter 5 Software Drivers and the Operating System Installation After all the hardware has been installed you need to install the operating system and other software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CDs that came packaged with your motherboard 5 1 Introduction to the EFI Platform The EFI Extensible Firmware Interface Platform is a new firmware architecture that provides os interface between the operating system and the aS computer firmware BIOS It abstracts system Si 3 data specified in the system BIOS and translates Eyo _ it into an object oriented language that can be EFI easily accessed by the OS It provides a rich ar environment for system pre installation EFI 58 ER initializes chipset buses drivers and locates OS 38 ag loaders Once the EFI Firmware boots up the system it hands over the system operation to the BIOS OS When running in the background in the OS T e environment EFI still provides the system with 35 simple runtime services such as monitoring m firmware settings and system reset Due to the mardware inter operability between the OS and the system BIOS EFI optimizes the performance of the 64 bit Itanium2 systems SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual 5 2 Flash the AMI BIOS 1
52. ee the tables on the right for pin definitions Processor Power Connectors For CPU VRMs In addition to the primary SSI EPS12V 24 pin power connectors above there are also two 4 pin EPS 12V 15A VRM power connec tors to be connected to CPU Power Pods VRMs Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions EPS 12V Power Supply 24 pin Connectors J20 J36 Pin Definitions Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V 14 12V 2 3 3V 15 COM 3 COM 16 PS_ON 4 5V 17 COM 5 COM 18 COM 6 5V 19 COM 7 COM 20 Res NC 8 PWR_OK 21 5V 9 5VSB 22 5V 10 12V 23 5V 11 12V 24 COM 12 3 3V EPS 12V Power Supply 4 pin Connectors Pin Definitions Pin Pin Number Definition Number Definition 1 Thru 2 Ground 3 Thru 4 12V PW1 24 Pin PWR Connector CPU VRMs SMB PWR Alarm Fault Mani PW Co a 24pm PWT EE GL CONT VRM op Var ES Gan an SIOH Du icH4 3 o Eg O oR Si cl IN Q A A N Q E N oO UI mu o oe 9 Ten Fe E a PW2 24 Pin PWR Connector Fans SUPER i2D
53. em ring on e Console redirection e Watch Dog amp Supero Doctorlll for system manageability e In Target Probe ITP port e Joint Test Action Group JTAG boundary scan support through ITP or external source e Core ratio programming via the SNC M e Clock Buffering Embedded D2D converters e IC Logic Includes Field Replacement Unit FRU device ID that is accessed through a private IC bus Temperature sensors CD ROM e BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions e ATX Ext 12 05 x 13 1 306 1mm x 331 5mm Chapter 1 Introduction Processor 2 16GB Max DDR200 Processor 1 Dun WER D Love PEN DIMM2 wen DK oue DIS MECH L ou Mu Dk DMM4 DIS VGA 82546 ben kK SH USB orts 0 1 2 T 7 3 4 5 GE 1 VXB Slot LSI SCSI i2DML U d a Se sn zm mm eee ee Figure 1 9 Block Diagram of the i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 Motherboard Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of the motherboard 1 9 SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual 1 2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the Intel E8870 870 chipset the i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for high end server platforms with configuration options optimized for communications presentation
54. functionality and capability of the i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 we recommend that i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 be installed in Su permicro chassis only Warning The heatsink on the MRH D chip has been pre installed by the manufacturer Please do not touch it Turning the heatsink in a wrong way will damage it and will void the manufacturer s warranty A Locating the components included in the shipping package Locate the following components which are included in the shipping package Two 2 Power Pod VRM 0008 Two 2 ltanium 2 Heatsinks SNK 0046 not included sold separately One Package of Retention Mechanism including One 1 Retention Mechanism SKT 0147 RM IT2 Eight 8 M3 5mm Screws Three 3 6 32 4 5mm Screws Six 6 6 32 8mm Screws One 1 M2 5 Hex Key for CPU removal and locking Chapter 2 Installation B Installing the Heatsink Retention Mechanism on the Motherboard 1 Place the retention mechanism P N SKT 0147 RM IT2 on the mother board as shown in the picture below 2 Secure the retention mechanism onto the motherboard by screwing three 3 6 32 4 5MM screws into the mounting holes on the back of the motherboard 1 Place the retention mechanism on the motherboard 2 Screw in three 6 32 4 5mm screws on the reverse side of the motherboard 2 3 SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual C Installing Motherboard into chassis Note To optimize the functi
55. ges Select Enabled to allow the computer system to display the OEM logo 4 8 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt Advanced System Health This feature allows the BIOS to automatically display the status of the fol lowing items et CPU Ikaeckeag Teaperaiere ron 65 C to C by talig e TUTE E Wilia MA Mioi Lew CAR Uor TRE th hW Stani 1H i a e alec eg d Dem H Select tes 1 340 IN U LZ99 kat Al Ent L A EN Exii d i for HI db wg ESET IT Sa y 007 05 Ci Copp rein 185 20871 ect Iran hegaizends Toc gt System Health Monitor AMIBIOS automatically monitors and displays the status of the following items CPU Overheat Temperature This feature allows the user to set the temperature threshold Once the CPU temperature reaches the threshold the CPU Overheat Alarm will be set off to give warnings to the user CPUI Temperature CPU2 Temperature for 2U systems System Temperature gt System Fan Monitor This feature allows the BIOS to automatically monitor and display the speeds of fans installed in the system 4 9 SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual gt Peripheral Device Configuration This feature allows the user to configure Peripheral Device settings HS SETUP UT ELL aT Peripheral hoke Coafigural ioe This qens inn will il low do select Whe KSIRC Shai Prepri a ll puslsan Hl las oponi oe Lol Cmte Lo e pogram Uaich M Timi cided bima me ke raped ities of the wmi we t
56. ght RAID Properties and hit the lt Enter gt key non 7 Under the Array disk column change No to Yes by using or key followed by lt Enter gt to select the drives to be configured for RAID 1 Remember you have to do this step twice to configure both drives 8 Once you ve configured RAID 1 make sure to save the configuration and then exit Now you can reset the system and start the OS installa tion Appendix A AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes and Common Debug 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 normally appear on the screen Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error All errors listed with the exception of Beep Code 8 are fatal errors POST codes may be read on the debug LEDs located beside the LAN port on the motherboard backplane See the description of the Debug LEDs LED1 and LED2 in Section 2 6 A 1 1A 32 Error Beep
57. i pria ama Lippe majte iora I inable Eleal Screen bes uig Ch Copyright Ip 2811 Americas Megatrend Dor Remote Access This feature allows the user to enable or disable the function of Remote Access If Disabled is not select then you can select a Remote Access type The options are Enable or Disabled Serial Port Number Select the serial port you want to use for console redirection You can set the value for this option to either COM1 or COM2 Serial Port Mode Select the baud rate you want the serial port to use for console redirection Select 115200 8 n 1 to select 115200 as the baud rate transmitted bits per second of the serial port Select 57600 8 n 1 to set 57600 as the baud rate transmitted bits per second of the serial port Select 19200 8 n 1 to set 19200 as the baud rate transmitted bits per second of the serial port The default setting is 115200 8 n 1 Flow Control Select the flow control for console redirection You can set the value for this option to one of the following None RTS CTS or XOn XOff 4 11 SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual Terminal Type Select the Terminal Type for console redirection You can set the value for this option to one of the following ANSI VT100 VT100 Plus or VT UTF8 Note To use the function of Console redirection Please check the following requirements a Null Modem Cable Connect the Remote Syste
58. in blue If four more DIMMs are used insert DIMM5 J15 DIMM6 J14 DIMM7 J12 and DIMM8 J10 into the slots DIMM5 DIMM8 are the DIMM sockets colored in black The memory scheme is interleaved and you must install four modules at a time beginning with DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 blue slots 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above Memory Support The i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 supports up to 16 GB of buffered Reg ECC DDR 200 utilizing DDR 266 memory operating at DDR 200 All motherboards were designed to support 2 GB modules in each slot Figure 2 2 Installing and Removing DIMMs To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention Se to the Tab Notch p Notch Release Tab alignment notch at the bottom Note Notch should align with the receptive point on the slot 2 10 Chapter 2 Installation Top View of DDR Slot Release Tab L L Release Tab To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push near the edge of both ends of the module This should release it from the slot 2 4 OPorts Control Panel Connectors The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 spe
59. ings during the next boot or n if you only want to update BIOS without resetting it to manufacturer s default settings Please note that this reset will not affect EFI boot options myn 11 Then you will be asked Reset the system y n Type y at the prompt if you want to automatically reboot the system SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual 5 3 Adding the CDROM boot option in the EFI 1 Power on the system and go into the EFI Boot Manager 2 Select Boot Option Maintenance Menu 3 Select Add a Boot Option 4 Select Removable Media Boot Acpi PNPOA03 0 Pci 1F 1 ATA Secondary Master Please note if your CDROM drive is connected to the primary IDE connector you must choose it accordingly 5 Enter a new description such as CDROM 6 When asked Enter Boot Option Data type A Ascii U Unicode N No boot Option Then press lt Enter gt 7 When asked Enter bootOption Data type Data will be stored as Unicode string Then press lt Enter gt 8 When asked Save changes to NVRAM Y Yes N No press K 9 Select Exit option to exit the Add Boot option menu 10 Select the Exit option to exit the Boot Maintenance Menu 11 Once you re back to the EFI Boot Manager you now can select the CDROM boot option to boot from the OS installation CD Chapter 5 Software Installation 5 4 Accessing the LSI Logic Utility a
60. k 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 lt Ctrl gt lt Home gt was pressed and verifying the system BIOS checksum If either lt Ctrl gt lt Home gt was pressed or the system BIOS checksum is bad next will go to checkpoint code E0h Otherwise going to checkpoint code D7h Bi SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual Checkpoint 03h 05h 06h 07h 08h OAh OBh OCh OEh OFh 10h 1th 12h 13h 14h 19h 1Ah 2Bh 2Ch 2Dh 23h 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 command 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
61. kpoint 4Eh next The memory below 1 MB has been cleared 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 shadow ing Testing the memory above 1 MB next The memory above 1 MB has been tested and initialized Saving the memory size information next The memory size information and the CPU registers are saved Entering real mode next Shutdown was successful The CPU is in real mode Disabling the Gate A20 line parity and the NMI next The A20 address line parity and the NMI are disabled Adjusting the memory size depending on relocation and shadowing next The memory size was adjusted for relocation and shadowing Clearing the Hit lt DEL gt message next The Hit lt DEL gt message is cleared The lt WAIT gt message is displayed Starting the DMA and interrupt controller test next B 4 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint 60h 62h 65h 66h 67h
62. led micro redundant power supply units are installed in the chassis If you only have a single power supply installed you should dis able this the default setting with CN5 to prevent false alarms See the table on the right for jumper settings The Alarm Reset header is located next to the PWR Fault header and close to Fan3 Alarm Reset ae ai SME Bs Fault Resat PW m 24Pin S S SS zem lt DIMM1 EJA Lp d DIMM5 di DIMM2 Ge GZ CR Leo DIMM6 Se H CC S 7 l fl SMB e l S z Patt fy el P64H SM Lee m GLAN H a Enable a O CTLR TIPMI 2 SCSI 3 e m Enetie ICH4 bes D BIOS4BIOSS5 BIOS a b Sasi SCSI 4 Aus SE Se 3 LED Controller BIOS3BI0S2 Bios pene rene a Speaker Ra hassis Fang EENS Assa Intrusion Fang 2 22 Chapter 2 Installation SMB Power SC Connector GC Connector J27 located be tween the PWR ForceOn Header and the PWR Fault header moni tors the status of PWR Supply Fan and system temperature SMB PWR Connec SMB PWR Pin Definitions J27 Pin Definition Clock Data N A N A N A D P G bh zz k ven De UL t 1 Ska a 2 6 Jumper Setting
63. ll 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 ap plied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover dam ages incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Chapter 4 AMIBIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS for the i2ZDML 8G2 i2DML iG2 The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program This chapter describes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens Starting BIOS Setup Utility To enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screens hit the lt Delete gt key while the system is booting up Note In most cases the lt Delete gt key is used to invoke the BIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as lt F1 gt lt F2 gt and so on Each main BIOS menu option is described in this user s guide The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be
64. m and the Host System the i2DML motherboard b On the Host System set the BIOS option CMOS Setup gt Advanced gt Remote Access Configuration Remote Set the item Remote Access to Serial Set the item Serial Port Number to COM1 or COM2 used as connection Set the item Serial Port Mode to the one that matches to the Remote System 115200 8 n 1 57600 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 or 9600 8 n 1 c On the Remote System Windows NT 4 0 Windows 98 Windows 95 Windows 2000 Start gt Programs gt Accesories gt Communications gt HyperTerminal Set the following parameters Connect using gt Direct to COM port Select the Com port Bits Per Second gt Match to BIOS setting on the Host System Data bits gt 8 Parity gt n Stop bits gt 1 Flow Control gt Hardware Please also be aware the following options if necessary Function Arrow and Ctrl Keys together will function as gt Terminal Keys Backspace keys functions as gt Ctrl H For Emulation gt select the item ANSI For Telnet Terminal ID gt use ANSI d Because the Function key has been redefined by Hyper Terminal you cannot use the Del key to get into the CMOS setup screen But another Key lt F4 gt will bring you into the CMOS screen when memory is counting 4 12 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt USB Configuration This feature allows the user to configure USB settings LED Cm gare im En
65. nd building RAID 1 5 4 1 Some common concerns 1 When the onboard SCSI controller does not detect hard drives make sure that the onboard SCSI is enabled through jumper JA1 and that the SCSI NVRAM is updated To update the SCSI NVRAM please do the following a Download the following three files nvdata dat nvdata efi and nvdata sav into a USB pen b Go to the EFI Shell and locate the USB pen c At the prompt type fs1 gt nvdata nvdata dat 2 If the hard drives are detected by the SCSI controller but the system is slow in following the user s command inside the LSI Logic utility environment please send the motherboard back to Supermicro s RMA Department to have the onboard NVRAM cleaned up because the problem is caused by un cleaned soldering 3 It is absolutely normal for the SCSI controller to take a while to detect the Hard drives since the firmware of the hard drives is built inside the EFI environment 4 It may take a while to build the RAID array but the user does not have to wait for it to complete before he she can start loading the OS To load the OS you need to exit the SCSI utility or reset the system and then proceed with the OS installation while the RAID1 Array is being Built in the background 5 Please note that only RAID 1 is supported by the current version of SCSI controller No other RAID array is supported 6 To building RAID 1 Array please make sure that the drives are configured in
66. nector Pin Definitions Th t J35 J37 ere are NO JUMPErS to Pin Number Function Pin Number Function configure the onboard IDE 1 1 Reset IDE 2 GND 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 and 2 connectors at J37 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 i 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 and J35 respectively See 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 the table on the right for pin 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 seat 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 definitions 15 Host Data1 16 Host Data 14 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 GND 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 GND 23 VO Write 24 GND 25 UO Read 26 GND 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 GND 31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16 33 Addr 1 34 GND 35 Addr 0 36 Addr 2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 GND IPMI J26 is designated as the IPMI Socket for the i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 Motherboard sue PWR Alarm Fault Reset PW REN GE Sue IDE 2 Left 24 Pin PW2 Debug Codes LED Battery e O 4 s 20 IPMI scsi m JEnable ICH4 Wisi BIOS4BI0S5 BIOS6 South 5 1 0 SCSI
67. ntrol The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard 3 pin chassis fans are controlled by the power management func tions SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function in the BIOS This allows the user to define an overheat tempera ture When this temperature is exceeded fans will speed up and the warning LED is triggered Auto Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core The auto switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to 20A current and auto sense voltage IDs ranging from 1 1V to 1 5V sup ported by VRMs only This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable 1 5ACPI Features External Modem Ring On Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state Note that external modem ring on can only be used with an SSI compliant power supply 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 requires a 24 pin connector and two 4 pin 12V 15A connectors for CPU VRMs Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate You should use one that will
68. onality and the capability of the i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 we strongly recommend that the i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 be installed in Supermicro s proprietary chassis only the SC813HS 500W for 1 U SC823HS 500W for 2U 1 Locate six 6 6 32 8mm screws in the retention mechanism shipping package 2 On the retention mechanism located on the motherboard locate the six mounting holes as shown in the picture below and locate their six corresponding mounting holes in the chassis 3 Align the six mounting holes on the motherboard against the corre sponding mounting holes in the chassis 4 Screw six 6 6 32 8mm screws into the mounting holes on the retention mechanism and the mounting holes in the chassis as shown in the pictures below 5 Locate six 6 32 4 5mm screws included in the chassis mounting kit Secure the motherboard onto the chassis by screwing 6 32 4 5mm screws into all the remaining mounting holes on the motherboard and the mounting holes in the chassis 1 Screw six 6 32 8mm screws into mounting holes on the board and on the chassis d 2 Secure the motherboard onto the chassis by screwing 6 32 4 5mm screws into all the remaining mounting holes on the board and on the chassis 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation D Installing and securing the Itanium 2 CPU onto the motherboard 1 Insert the Itanium 2 CPU into the CPU1 Socket Make sure that CPU Pin 1 is aligned with the cut angle of the
69. oting Procedure cccssscscssssessseesssecesssoascnsecetssseonstscesseees 3 1 Betore Power On sescvandic aaneen tenn EE hind 3 1 No Power N Vid NEE Memory EES 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration cc ceeeceeeeeeeteereeeeees 3 2 SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual 3 2 Technical Support Procedures AE 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions sss ssissessieeinsiertnrinterintntnttnrtnrenrtnrnntenen ne 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service Chapter 4 BIOS dt IMROGUCHON sisaan aE EE Ea 4 1 4 2 Main BIOS Setup EE 4 2 4 3 Advanced Setup dsc eur caueiedean avai iEn 4 4 4 4 PGIUPMP CONPGUPATION amp 21s cess conciececseesscarcecs capesssartgarabeestectsadesceucenevencssdeatcssiseee 4 14 4 5 Security SOtup EE 4 15 4 6 Exit Options css cevtecedieccs asseguri e a esra ean iaee 4 16 Chapter 5 Software Drivers and the OS Installation 5 1 Introduction to the EFI PLatform 522 Elek Sanna O RR 5 3 Adding the CDROM Boot Option in EF 5 6 5 4 Accessing the LSI Utility and Building RAID In 5 7 Appendices Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes and the Common Debug Codes A 1 Appendix b BIOS POST RE EE B 1 vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an ac knowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you
70. rdund lt E NMI LA Ehle ae dda 7 Power NED J alo Vcc Su VRM top me gt OWE LED lt alo Vcc DIMME AF j A 1 ED lt EI J Ve g x Lie NIC2LED lt o x S O n l Overheat LED lt vec ere P al LED lt o vec i sion A 8 S Sa A H Di Be Ground Reset gt Reset Button Ze N SCH Re Ground pwr gt Power Button SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual vegan o Overheat LED OH Connect an LED to the OH connec tion on pins 7 and 8 of U66 to pro vide advanced warning of chassis overheating Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo cated on pins 3 and 4 of U66 At tach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat LED Reset Button PWR Alarm SMB Fault Pw EOLA A e Ve m Ven sms wenn z EE 8 sms e DIMM7 VRNEop oF zess Ss 4r C IEN A E GE snc paan aua FJeLAN ed Con me sion l vm Fist o voj la S be EH o a 2 16 G wer LE J gt HDD LED lt 12 NO LED Overheat L Power Fail L Overheat OH LED Pin Definitions U66 Pin Definition Number 7 8 Vcc
71. reading and writing to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled PCI Slot1 ROM Select Enabled to enable the function of PCI Slot1 Option ROM The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 14 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt Hardware Health Monitoring H W Health Function Select Enabled to enable the function of Hardware Health Monitoring Device The Options are Enabled and Disabled Overheat Temperature Trips The feature allows the user to set the CPU temperature threshold The options range from 65 C to 90 C The default setting is 78 C 4 5 Security Settings AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both passwords the Supervisor password must be set first RE Serer UTILITY Rain fonc PLL Pa Select Screen EL eleri ben Lripr Choe Geena le lp Las anal Eent 207 85 Cop ight DOE 91 Geer can Aeqatreeds Toc Change Supervisor Password Select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu and then type in the password Change User Password Select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu and then type in the password Clear User Password Select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu You can use the sub menu to clear the user password 4 15 SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual 4 6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen i
72. recommended For BIOS POST codes refer to App A Memory Errors 1 Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Determine if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed It is recom mended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system 3 Make sure you are using the correct type of ECC DDR 200 SDRAM utilizing DDR 266 operating at 200 MHz EDO SDRAM and PC100 133 SDRAM are not supported 4 Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots As an interleaved memory scheme is used you must install four or eight iden tical memory modules at the same time beginning with DIMM1 DIMM4 sockets colored in blue If eight DIMMs are used install DIMM5 DIMM8 sockets colored in black see Section 2 3 5 Check the position of the 115V 230V switch on the power supply Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Ensure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup informa tion 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 r vendor for r irs 3 2 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Al
73. s ssssssessieeiesissrerinernsrnrrnrrnrenne 2 13 Power Fail LED ussen nag eaa e bl ar SAS 2 14 NMI BULOM need eebe Power LED HDD Bn E NIC1 LED NIC2 DEE Table of Contents Overheat WED wiisvacnat geed eaniaranss Reset BO ege steed Shi gege denge Power BELGE ege eege tin EES Universal Serial Bus USBO 1 Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Headers USB2 3 nesses 2 18 TIET GLAN Ethernet Port a si puisiin Aids deelen as CMASSISHIMINUSI OM EE Fan H adeGrsiavciiti iii ce nines Lan Seana ees Speaker OAC Cf msisite ioraa seteteeds asthe hara Erann KEER Wake Ee EE Power Fault Header A SMB System Management Bus Alarm Resets SEENEN EE a e a a ae aTa SMB ower COnne Clon seosta in aitaa TE aah 226 JUMPER le EE Explanation et GLAN Enable Disable CMOS e SCSIENable DISABIG eeneg beekgd ege eerdedekee aai a da eah Watch Dog Enable DISAable ccsssscccccsaseseseansenseccuseesstesssacsecsoresseesnens VGA Enabl e Disable gegen caus accanniah dee dCe ege nei 2 7 Onboard INGICAOrS iiics naaar eee arani ENEE ee CCommon Debug Codes LEDS ineeiieo SCSI Activity LEDs epar a e e Ra Ea ia e TRSTA A 2 8 Serial Port Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections sesssssseseeree 2 28 COM Port Connectors IDE CONNECTION S ennhe ira deee Eaa IPM COMMGCtOR ot c2 ceczsescees cess eencceedeseesstekivacesaaccaussbvecsesvesSiasseasenddsdecsvenses Ulifa 320 SCSI eren ele 2 30 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 8 1 Troublesho
74. s 2 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 3 Remove all add on cards 4 Install one CPU making sure it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well No Power 1 Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and the chas sis Disconnect the AC plug from the power supply for more than 2 minutes to reset short circuit protection 2 Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set 4 Connect the AC plug to the power supply and turn the power switch on SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual and off to test the system 5 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 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 the Appendixes for details on beep codes 3 Make sure that the CPU is securely locked in the CPU socket 4 Make sure that the 4 pin 12V 15A connector is used on the VRM Power Pod 5 Make sure that the CPU is completely inserted into the VRM Power Pod Please refer to Page 2 6 in Chapter 2 NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnos tics card is
75. s Explanation of goa ve oe CIT To modify the o i f th y peration of the motherboard jumpers can be lea used to choose between 8 3 2 4 optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins Setting DH Pin 1 2 short to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins 2 23 SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual GLAN Enable Disable GLAN Enable Disable e Jumper Settings J7 enables or disables the GLAN J7 port s on the motherboard See Jumper o p Position Definition the table on the right for jumper Pins 1 2 Enabled settings The default setting is Pins eit Disabled enabled CMOS Clear JBT1 is not literally a jumper but con sists of two contact pads To clear the contents of CMOS short these JBT1 pads together by touching them both with a metal conductor such as the head of a small screwdriver For ATX SSI power supplies you must completely shut down the system and remove the AC power cord be fore clearing CMOS ES PCI X LANZ ILAMW P64H GLAN Enable R SCSI J Enable Misi BIOS4BIOS5 scsi SCSI LED
76. so note that as a motherboard manufacturer Super Micro does 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 go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com TECHSUPPORT TechSupport htm be fore contacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com techsupport download htm 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 Super Micro 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 on our web site at http www supermicro com techsupport contact_support htm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com or by phone at 408 503 8000 option 2 You can also send fax to us at 408 503 8019 3 3 Frequen
77. storage computation or database applications The Intel E8870 chipset consists of the following four primary components the Scalable Node Controller SNC Server I O Hub SIOH the Memory Repeater Hub for Synchronous Double Data Rate Memory MRH_D and Scalability Port Switch SPS Note Below Comple mentary components include the I O Hub Controller Intel ICH4 the Firm ware Hub FWH and the PCI Bus Bridge P64H2 The major bus groups are Processor system bus supporting up to two processors and one Scalable Node Controller SNC with a maximum operating frequency of 200 MHz 400 MT s Rambus and SNC Interface the Interconnection between the SNC and Memory Repeater Hub MRH D operating at a maximum frequency of 400 MHz Synchronous DDR Interface interface between the MRH D and up to four DIMM sockets operating at the operating clock frequency of 100 MHz per branch channel Scalability Port SP Interface a 400MHz double pumped simultaneous bi directional signaling SBD interface Hub Interface 2 0 interface between the SIOH and the P64H2 using 266 MHz strobes on a 16 bit wide data bus Hub Interface 1 5 interface between the SIOH and the ICH4 using 133 MHz strobes on a 8 bit wide data bus Local Firmware Hub LPC Interface between the SNC and local firmware System Management Bus SMBus a subset of the I C serial bus integrated into the SNC SPS and SIOH Note The Scalability
78. supply at least 500W of power and an even higher wattage power supply is recommended for high load configurations Also your power supply must supply 2A for the Ethernet ports and the E8870 chipset It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets SSI EPS 12V 1U 500W PS Specification To verify the status of SSI compliance please visit the web site at http www ssiforum org Addi Chapter 1 Introduction tionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recom mended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges 1 7 Super UO The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator com plete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual Notes Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electric Static Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To pre vent damage to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully
79. tly Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my mother board can support Answer The i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 has eight 184 pin DIMM slots that sup port registered ECC DDR 200 PC1600 SDRAM modules utilizing DDR 266 operating at 200 MHz It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes Either 4 or 8 of identical DIMMs shall be installed SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are experiencing no problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http www supermicro com 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 BIOS before downloading Note There is no BIOS Recovery function available for the motherboard Should a problem occur after you flash the BIOS you will need to change all six BIOS chips 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 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service wi
80. xecuting the AMIBIOS Setup or WINBIOS Setup utility next Returned from WINBIOS Setup and cleared the screen Performing any necessary programming after WINBIOS Setup next The programming after WINBIOS Setup has completed Displaying the power on screen message next The first screen message has been displayed The lt WAIT gt message is displayed Performing the PS 2 mouse check and extended BIOS data area allocation check next Programming the WINBIOS Setup options next The WINBIOS Setup options are programmed Resetting the hard disk controller next The hard disk controller has been reset Configuring the floppy drive controller next The floppy drive controller has been configured Configuring the hard disk drive controller next B 5 SUPER i2DML 8G2 i2DML iG2 User s Manual Checkpoint 95h 96h 97h 98h 99h 9Ah 9Bh 9Ch 9Dh 9Eh A2h A3h A8h AQh Aah BOh Bih 00h Code Description Initializing the bus option ROMs from C800 next See the last page of this chapter for additional information Initializing before passing control to the adaptor ROM at C800 Initialization before the C800 adaptor ROM gains control has com pleted The adaptor ROM check is next The adaptor ROM had control and has now returned control to BIOS POST Performing any required processing after the option ROM returned control Any initialization required after the option ROM test has completed Configuring the timer data area

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