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Page 3 - iii; Preface; About This Manual; T h i s m a n u a l i s w r i t t e n f o r s y s t e m i n t e g r a t o r s , P C t e c h n i c i a n s a n d
Preface iii Preface About This Manual T h i s m a n u a l i s w r i t t e n f o r s y s t e m i n t e g r a t o r s , P C t e c h n i c i a n s a n d knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the H8DI3+/I+(-F) Serverboard. The H8DI3+/I+(-F) serverboard is based ...
Page 4 - Manual Organization; iv
Manual Organization Chapter 1 includes a checklist of what should be included in your serverboard box, describes the features, specifi cations and performance of the serverboard and provides detailed information about the chipset. Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static-sensitive devic...
Page 5 - Table of Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction; Supermicro; Chapter 2 Installation; Devices
H8DI3+/I+(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual v Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview ............................................................................................................ 1 Checklist ......................................................................................
Page 8 - viii; Notes
Page 9 - Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 1; Checklist
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer serverboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and p...
Page 10 - Headquarters
1-2 H8DI3+/I+(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual 1-2 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: [email protected] (General Information) [email protected] (Technical Support...
Page 12 - Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.
1-4 H8DI3+/I+(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Notes: Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only. Not all ports, jumpers or LED Indicators are available on all serverboards. Figure 1-2. H8DI3+/I+(-F) Serverboard Serverboard Layout (not drawn to scale) JPI2C JPW3 JPW2 JPW1 JF1 JWF1 JWOL JPL2 JPT1 ...
Page 15 - Serverboard Features
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 Serverboard Features CPU Dual AMD Opteron 2000 series (Socket F type) processors • Note: Supports 237x, 238x, 235x and 24xx processors. Please refer to our web site for further details on supported processors. Memory Sixteen single/dual channel DIMM slots supporting up to...
Page 17 - System Block Diagram; This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent; BMC
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 Figure 1-3. AMD SR5690/SP5100 Chipset: System Block Diagram Note: This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your serverboard. See the previous pages for the actual specifi cations of your serverboard. DDR2 DDR2 DDR2 533/667/800 Socket F...
Page 18 - Overview; T h e A M D S R 5 6 9 0 a n d S P 5 1 0 0 a r e e a c h s i n g l e - c h i p , h i g h - p e r f o r m a n c e; HyperTransport Technology; -4 PC Health Monitoring; supports PC health monitoring.; Onboard Voltage Monitors; fans are controlled by thermal management via BIOS.
1-10 H8DI3+/I+(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual 1-3 Chipset Overview The H8DI3+/I+(-F) Serverboard serverboard is based on the AMD SR5690/SP5100 chipset. This chipset functions as a Media and Communications Processor (MCP). Controllers for the system memory are integrated directly into AMD Opteron proc...
Page 19 - Confi guration Settings; to be off and responds immediately to user or other requests.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-11 CPU Overheat/Fan Fail LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat/Fan Fail warning function in the BIOS. This allows the user to defi ne an overheat temperature. When this temperature is exceeded or when a fan failure occurs, the Over...
Page 20 - when the system is in the SoftOff state.; Supply; Chapter 2 for detailed information on power requirements.
1-12 H8DI3+/I+(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Wake-On-LAN (WOL) Wake-On-LAN is defi ned as the ability of a management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off. Remote PC setup, up-dates and access tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffi c is kep...
Page 23 - Chapter 2: Installation; Chapter 2; Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com; Precautions; Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.; Unpacking
Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures are generally suffi cient to protect your equip...
Page 24 - -2 Processor and Heatsink Installation; removing or changing any hardware components.; Triangles
H8DI3+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-2 ! 2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation Exercise extreme caution when handling and installing the processor. Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding, removing or changing any hardware components. Installation Procedure Follo...
Page 26 - -3 Mounting the Serverboard into a Chassis; Supermicro 1U Twin system.; Memory; Installing Memory
H8DI3+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-4 2-3 Mounting the Serverboard into a Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fi t different types of chassis. Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both the serverboard and the chassis match. Although a chassis may have...
Page 27 - Support; Due to a CPU limitation, fully populating DIMM slots with; Maximum Memory; Figure 2-1. Side and Top Views of DDR Installation
Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place. 3. With two CPUs installed, repeat step 2 to populate the CPU2 DIMM slots. 4. Always install pairs of DIMMs to both CPU DIMM slots for more effi cient operation. Note: 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB and 8...
Page 28 - -5 PCI Expansion Cards; Installing a PCI Expansion Card
H8DI3+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-6 2-5 PCI Expansion Cards A riser card is used to support one standard size (full height full length) PCI expansion card. Installing a PCI Expansion Card Confi rm that you have the correct riser card for your chassis model and the 1. add-on card includes a s...
Page 29 - -6 I/O Port and Control Panel Connections; Front Control Panel
Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 2-6 I/O Port and Control Panel Connections The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC99 specifi cation to make setting up your system easier. See Figure 2-2 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports. Figure 2-2. I/O Port Locations and Defi ...
Page 30 - Defi nitions; Power Connectors
H8DI3+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-8 2-7 Connector Defi nitions Power Connectors A 24-pin main power supply connector(JPW1) a n d t w o 8 - p i n C P U P W R c o n n e c t o r s (JPW2/JPW3) on the serverboard. These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specifi cation. In addition to the 24-p...
Page 32 - USB Headers; Fan Headers
H8DI3+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-10 Universal Serial Bus Ports Two Universal Serial Bus ports (USB 2.0) are located beside the Keyboard and Mouse PS2 ports. Two additional Type A ports (USB4/5) are included on the serverboard near the PCI Slot 1. See the table on the right for pin defi niti...
Page 35 - Compact Flash Card PWR Connector; Settings; Explanation of Jumpers; CMOS Clear; To Clear CMOS; JBT1 contact pads
Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 Compact Flash Card PWR Connector A Compact Flash Card Power Connector is located at JWF1. For the Compact Flash Card to work properly, you will need to enable it with the JCF1 jumper and connect a Compact Flash Card power cable to JWF1 fi rst. 2-8 Jumper Settings Explana...
Page 36 - I2C to PCI-Express Slot; Watch Dog Enable/Disable; PCI-X Slot Frequency Selection
H8DI3+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-14 VGA Enable/Disable JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the VGA port. The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA. See the table on the right for jumper settings. VGA Enable/Disable Jumper Settings (JPG1) Jumper Setting Defi nition Pins 1-2 Enab...
Page 37 - Compact Flash Master/Slave Select; SAS RAID Mode Select
Chapter 2: Installation 2-15 LAN1/2 Enable/Disable Change the setting of jumper JPL1 and JPL2 to enable or disable the LAN1 and LAN2 Ethernets ports, respectively. See the table on the right for jumper settings. The default setting is enabled. LAN1/2 En/Disable Jumper Settings (JPL1/JPL2) Jumper Set...
Page 38 - Indicators; Dedicated IPMI LAN LEDs
H8DI3+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-16 2-9 Onboard Indicators LAN1/LAN2 LEDs The Ethernet ports (located beside the VGA port) have two LEDs. On each Gb LAN port, one LED blinks to indicate activity while the other may be green, amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection. See the tabl...
Page 39 - -10 Floppy, SAS and SATA Drive Connections; IDE Connectors
Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 2-10 Floppy, SAS and SATA Drive Connections Use the following information to connect the IDE hard disk drive cables. A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. • The 80-wire ATA100/66 IDE hard disk drive cable that came with your system • has two co...
Page 40 - Floppy Drive Connector; SAS Ports
H8DI3+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-18 SATA Ports There are no jumpers to confi gure the SATA ports, which are designated SATA0 through SATA5. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. SATA Ports Pin Defi nitions (SATA0-SATA3) Pin # Defi nition 1 Ground 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 Ground 5 RXN 6 RXP ...
Page 41 - -11 Enabling SATA RAID; Installing the OS/SATA Driver; driver during the OS installation.; Building a Driver Diskette; ROM drive of the new system you are about to confi gure.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 2-11 Enabling SATA RAID Now that the hardware is set up, you must install the operating system and the SATA RAID drivers, if you wish to use RAID with your SATA drives. The installation procedure differs depending on whether you wish to have the operating system installe...
Page 42 - Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS; After the Setup Utility loads,
H8DI3+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-20 Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS Before installing the Windows Operating System, you must change some settings in BIOS. Boot up the system and hit the <Del> key to enter the BIOS Setup Utlility. After the Setup Utility loads, Use the arrow keys to mov...
Page 43 - Figure 2-5. Adaptec RAID Utility Program Screen; Using the Adaptec RAID Utility; to include in the RAID array and the mode and type of RAID.; Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation; With the Windows OS installation CD in the CD-ROM drive, restart the
Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 Figure 2-5. Adaptec RAID Utility Program Screen Using the Adaptec RAID Utility The Adaptec® RAID Utility program is where you can defi ne the drives you want to include in the RAID array and the mode and type of RAID. Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation You...
Page 44 - -12 Installing Drivers; on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD.
H8DI3+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-22 Figure 2-6. Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen 2-12 Installing Drivers The CD that came bundled with the system contains drivers, some of which must be installed, such as the chipset driver. After inserting this CD into your CD-ROM drive, the display...
Page 45 - Supero Doctor III; for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 Supero Doctor III The Supero Doctor III program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools. The local management is called SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program included on the CD-ROM tha...
Page 47 - Procedures; Before Power On
3-1 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 ...
Page 49 - Question: What type of memory does my serverboard support?
3-3 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 3-2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support, please take the following steps. Also, note that as a serverboard manufacturer, we do not sell directly to end-users, so it is best to fi rst check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooti...
Page 50 - What's on the CD that came with my serverboard?; and security and audio drivers.; -4 Returning Merchandise for Service; maintenance of products.
3-4 H8DI3+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual Select your serverboard model on the web page and download the corresponding BIOS fi le to your computer. Unzip the BIOS update fi le, in which you will fi nd the readme.txt (fl ash instructions), the afudos.exe (BIOS fl ash utility) and the BIOS image (xx...
Page 51 - Starting the Setup Utility; Bold
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS™ Setup utility for the H8DI3+/I+(-F) Serverboard. The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a fl ash chip and can be easily upgraded using a fl oppy disk-based program. Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings...
Page 52 - Menu; Main; -3 Advanced Settings Menu; Boot Feature
4-2 H8DI3+/I+(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual 4-2 Main Menu When you fi rst enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, you will see the Main Menu screen. You can always return to the Main Menu by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen with the arrow keys. The Main Menu screen provides you with a system ov...
Page 53 - Processor & Clock Options
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-3 Wait for F1 if Error This setting controls the system response when an error is detected during the boot sequence. When enabled, BIOS will stop the boot sequence when an error is detected, at which point you will need to press the F1 button to re-enter the BIOS setup menu. The op...
Page 54 - Memory Confi guration
4-4 H8DI3+/I+(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Secure Virtual Machine Mode This setting is used to Enable or Disable SVM. Power Now This setting is used to Enable or Disable the AMD Power Now feature for generating ACPI _PPC, _PSS and _PCT objects. Power Cap This setting can be used to decide the highe...
Page 55 - ECC Confi guration
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-5 Channel Interleaving Selects the channel-interleaving memory scheme when this function is supported by the processor. The options are Disabled, Address Bits 6, Address Bits 12, XOR of Address Bits [20:16, 6] and XOR of Address Bits [20:16, 9]. Mem Clk Tristate C3/ALTVID Use this ...
Page 57 - DRAM Timing Confi guration; SouthBridge Confi guration
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-7 DRAM Timing Confi guration Memory Clock Mode This setting specifi es the memory clock mode. Options are Auto , Limit and Manual. DRAM Timing Mode This setting specifi es the DRAM timing mode. Options include Auto , DCT 0, DCT 1 and Both. Alternate VID Specify the alternate VID wh...
Page 58 - PCI Express Confi guration
4-8 H8DI3+/I+(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual RD890 Confi guration PCI Express Confi guration Port Features This submenu allows you to set the features for Ports 02 through 13 in the system. Each port submenu allows you to defi ne the same settings below. Gen 2 High Speed Mode This setting allows you ...
Page 60 - Hyper Transport Confi guration
4-10 H8DI3+/I+(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual TX Drive Strength Use this setting to confi gure TX drive strength. Options include Auto , 26mA, 20mA, 22mA and 24mA. TXCLK Clock Gating in L1 Use this setting to Enable or Disable the TXCLK clock gating in L1. LCLK Clock Gating in L1 Use this setting to ...
Page 63 - PCI/PnP Confi guration
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-13 IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) Use this to set the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices. Options are 0-35 seconds in 5 second increments. PCI/PnP Confi guration Clear NVRAM Select Yes to clear NVRAM during boot-up. The options are Yes and No . Plug & Play OS Select Yes ...
Page 64 - Super IO Device Confi guration; Disabled
4-14 H8DI3+/I+(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Load Onboard LAN 2 Option ROM Use this setting to Enable or Disable the onboard LAN 2 option ROM. Load Onboard SAS Option ROM Use to setting to Enable or Disable SAS option ROM. Boots Graphic Adapter Priority Use this setting to specify the priority for t...
Page 65 - Remote Access Confi guration
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-15 Remote Access Confi guration Remote Access Allows you to Enable or Disable remote access. If enabled, the settings below will appear. Serial Port Number Selects the serial port to use for console redirection. Options are COM1, COM2 and COM3 . Serial Port Mode Selects the serial ...
Page 67 - IP Address Source
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-17 ACPI Aware O/S This setting enables or disables ACPI support for the Operating System. Options include Yes for enable and No for disable. ACPI APIC Support Determines whether to include the ACPI APIC table pointer in the RSDT pointer list. The available options are Enabled and D...
Page 68 - Event Log Confi guration; navigate through the system event log.
4-18 H8DI3+/I+(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual IP Address In the fi eld provided here enter the IP address in the decimal form of xxx.xxx. xxx.xxx with xxx having a value of less than 256 and in decimal form only. Subnet Mask In the fi eld provided here enter the Subnet address in the decimal form of ...
Page 69 - the Supervisor password must be set fi rst.; Change Supervisor Password; hard disk drive. The options are Enabled and; Boot Device Priority; removable drive devices.
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-19 4-4 Security Menu AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password. If you use both passwords, the Supervisor password must be set fi rst. Change Supervisor Password Select this option and press <Enter> to access the sub menu, and then type in the password. Change User P...
Page 70 - Save Changes and Exit; BIOS Utility Program.; Load Optimal Defaults; performance, but may not work best for all computer applications.; Load Fail-Safe Defaults
4-20 H8DI3+/I+(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual 4-6 Exit Menu Select the Exit tab from AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen. Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system confi guration changes, select this option to leave BIOS Setup and reboot the computer, so t...
Page 71 - the system is powered on, errors may occur.; Fatal errors; for possible repairs.; A-1 AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes; Appendix A: BIOS Error Beep Codes
Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST (Power-On Self-Test) routines, which are performed each time the system is powered on, errors may occur. Non-fatal errors are those which, in most cases, allow the system to continue the boot-up process. The error messages normally appear on the scree...
Page 73 - Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes; Appendix B; can be attached to the computer to read I/O port 0080h.; B-1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes
B-1 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. ...
Page 74 - B-2 Bootblock Recovery Codes
B-2 H8DI3+/I+(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual B-2 Bootblock Recovery Codes The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution: Checkpoint Code Description E0h The onboard fl oppy controller if available is initialized. Next, beginning the base 512 KB memory test. E1h Initializing...
Page 75 - B-3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes; These codes are uncompressed in F0000h shadow RAM.
B-3 Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes B-3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The following runtime checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution. These codes are uncompressed in F0000h shadow RAM. Checkpoint Code Description 03h The NMI is disabled. Next, checking for a soft reset or a power...
