Supermicro H8QGI+-F - Manual

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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...

Page 3 - iii; Preface; About This Manual

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 H8QG6/i+-F serverboards. The H8QG6+-F serverboard includes onbard ...

Page 4 - iv; Notes

Page 5 - Table of Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction

v Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview ............................................................................................................ 1 Checklist ............................................................................................................. 1 1-2 Contact...

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Page 9 - Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 1; Checklist; One (1) CD containing drivers and utilities

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and p...

Page 10 - Supermicro; Headquarters

1-2 H8QG6/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) W...

Page 12 - Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.

1-4 H8QG6/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. H8QG6/i+-F Motherboard Layout (not drawn to scale) JIBTN1 FAN 6 FAN 5 FAN9 FAN8 FAN7 FAN 1 FAN 2 FAN 3 FAN 4 JD1 J...

Page 15 - Motherboard Features

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 Motherboard Features CPU Quad AMD Opteron 6100 series (Socket G34 type) processors • Note: You must install at least two processors for full functions to be supported. Memory Thirty-Two (32) single/dual/tri/quad channel DIMM slots supporting up to 512 • GB of DDR3-1333/10...

Page 17 - System Block Diagram; This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 G34-SOCKET #3 8x DIMM 8x DIMM FWH Keyboard/ Mouse LPC SIO W83527DHG-P G34-SOCKET #2 VRM G34-SOCKET #4 AMD SR5690 PCIE (X16) H/W_MONITOR W83795 LPC BUS 9_FAN_CONN. VRM 6x PORTSSATA_CONN SATA HT Link HT Link VRM VRM HT Link 16x16-5.2GT/S HT Link HT Link 8x DIMM DDR3-1333/10...

Page 18 - Overview; HyperTransport Technology; -4 PC Health Monitoring; supports PC health monitoring.; Onboard Voltage Monitors; fans are controlled by thermal management via BIOS.

1-10 H8QG6/i+-F Serverboard User’s Manual 1-3 Chipset Overview The H8QG6/i+-F 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 processors. AMD SR5690...

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 - Supply; for detailed information on power requirements.

1-12 H8QG6/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 kept t...

Page 23 - Chapter 2: Installation; Chapter 2; Devices; 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.

H8QG6/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 Follow t...

Page 25 - Installing the Heatsinks; Triangle

Chapter 2: Installation 2-3 Installing the Heatsinks We recommend the use of active type heatsinks (except for 1U systems). Use any onboard fan header for the CPU's heatsink fan. To install the heatsink, please follow the installation instructions included with your heatsink package (not included). ...

Page 26 - -3 Mounting the Motherboard into a Chassis; holes in the I/O shield at the rear of the chassis.; Memory; Installing Memory

H8QG6/i+-F Serverboard User's Manual 2-4 2-3 Mounting the Motherboard 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 motherboard and the chassis match. Although a chassis may have bo...

Page 28 - DIMM Module Population Confi guration; Per Channel DIMM Populations Options

H8QG6/i+-F Serverboard User's Manual 2-6 Memory Population for Optimal Performance -For a Motherboard with One CPU (CPU1) Installed # DIMMS CPU Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 4 DIMMs CPU1 P1-1A P1-2A P1-3A P1-4A 8 DIMMs CPU1 P1-1A P1-1B P1-2A P1-2B P1-3A P1-3B P1-4A P1-4B Memory Population ...

Page 29 - Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability

Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 Note 2 : Due to memory allocation to system devices, the amount of memory that remains available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used. The reduction in memory availability is disproportional. Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability Sys...

Page 30 - -5 PCI Expansion Cards; Installing a PCI Expansion Card

H8QG6/i+-F Serverboard User's Manual 2-8 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 stan...

Page 31 - -6 I/O Port and Control Panel Connections; Front Control Panel

Chapter 2: Installation 2-9 1 2 5 4 3 6 7 8 9 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 L...

Page 32 - Defi nitions; Power Connectors

H8QG6/i+-F Serverboard User's Manual 2-10 2-7 Connector Defi nitions Power Connectors A 24-pin main power supply connector(JPW1) a n d t h r e e 8 - p i n C P U P W R c o n n e c t o r s (JPW2/JPW3/JPW4) on the motherboard. These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specifi cation. In addition to t...

Page 34 - USB Headers; Compact Flash Card PWR Connector

H8QG6/i+-F Serverboard User's Manual 2-12 Universal Serial Bus Ports Two Universal Serial Bus ports (USB 2.0) are located beside the Keyboard and Mouse PS2 ports. One additional Type A port (USB6) is also included on the motherboard. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Universal Serial ...

Page 35 - Fan Headers; SGPIO

Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 Fan Header Pin Defi nitions Pin# Defi nition 1 Ground 2 +12V 3 Tachometer 4 PWR Modulation Fan Headers This motherboard has nine fan headers (Fan1 to Fan9). These 4-pin fans headers are backward compatible with 3-pin fans. However, fan speed control is available for 4-pi...

Page 39 - Settings; Explanation of Jumpers; CMOS Clear; To Clear CMOS

Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 2-8 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard, jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings. Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector. Pin 1 is identifi ed with a square solder pad o...

Page 40 - I2C to PCI-Express Slot; Watch Dog Enable/Disable

H8QG6/i+-F Serverboard User's Manual 2-18 I2C to PCI-Express Slot JI 2 C1/JI 2 C2 allows you to enable the I 2 C bus to communicate with the PCI-Express slot. For the jumpers to work properly, please set both jumpers to the same setting. If enabled, both jumpers must be enabled. If disabled, both ju...

Page 41 - BMC Jumper

Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 Backpanel USB Wake-Up Enable (JPUSB1) Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Defi nition Pins 1-2 Enabled (default) Pins 2-3 Disabled USB Wake-Up JPUSB1 jumper allows you to "wake up" the system by pressing a key on the USB keyboard or by clicking the USB mouse of your s...

Page 42 - Indicators; Dedicated IPMI LAN LEDs; IPMI LED

H8QG6/i+-F Serverboard User's Manual 2-20 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 table o...

Page 43 - -10 SAS and SATA Drive Connections

Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 2-10 SAS and SATA Drive Connections 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-SATA5) Pin # Defi nition 1 Ground 2 TXP 3 TXN 4...

Page 44 - -11 Enabling SATA RAID; Installing the OS/SATA Driver; driver during the OS installation.; Building a Driver Diskette

H8QG6/i+-F Serverboard User's Manual 2-22 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 sy...

Page 45 - Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS; After the Setup Utility loads,

Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 Figure 2-4. BIOS Setup Screen Note: You need to have an external USB fl oppy when building the driver diskette. Window's Vista, Windows 2008 or later Windows OS systems can use a USB stick instead of a fl oppy. Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS Before installing the Windows...

Page 46 - Using the Adaptec RAID Utility; to include in the RAID array and the mode and type of RAID.; Figure 2-5.Adaptec RAID Utility Program Screen; Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation; With the Windows OS installation CD in the CD-ROM drive, restart the

H8QG6/i+-F Serverboard User's Manual 2-24 After exiting the BIOS Setup Utility, the system will reboot. When prompted 4. during the startup, press the <CTRL+A> key when prompted to run the Dot- Hill RAID Utility program (see Figure 2-5). Using the Adaptec RAID Utility The Adaptec® RAID Utility...

Page 47 - -12 Installing Drivers; on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD.

Chapter 2: Installation 2-25 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 shown in Figure...

Page 48 - Supero Doctor III; for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface.

H8QG6/i+-F Serverboard User's Manual 2-26 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 t...

Page 51 - Chapter 3: Troubleshooting; Chapter 3; Procedures; Before Power On; Check that the onboard power LED is lit (DP3 on the motherboard).; No Power; Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions.

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 52 - No Video; NOTE; Memory Errors

3-2 H8QG6/i+-F Serverboard User's Manual Turn the power switch on and off to test the system. 4. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still 5. supplies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one. No Video If the power is on but you have no video, remove all the a...

Page 53 - Question: What type of memory does my motherboard 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 motherboard 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 54 - What's on the CD that came with my motherboard?; and security and audio drivers.; -4 Returning Merchandise for Service; maintenance of products.

3-4 H8QG6/i+-F Serverboard User's Manual Select your motherboard 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 (xxx.r...

Page 55 - Starting the Setup Utility; BIOS menu option is described in this manual.; Bold; are the default values.

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS™ Setup utility for the H8QG6/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 ma...

Page 56 - Menu; Main; -3 Advanced Settings Menu; CPU Confi guration

4-2 H8QG6/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 overv...

Page 57 - IDE Confi guration

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-3 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. ACPI SRAT Table This option Enables or Disables the building of the ACPI SRAT Table. Clock Spread Spectrum This option should ...

Page 59 - SuperI/O Confi guration; Disabled; ACPI Confi guration

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-5 SuperI/O Confi guration Serial 1 Address This option specifi es the base I/O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 1. Select "Disabled" to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources. When this option is set to Disabled , the serial por...

Page 60 - Set LAN Confi guration; IP Address

4-6 H8QG6/i+-F Serverboard User’s Manual AMI OEMB Table This setting specifi es whether to include the OEMB table pointer to the R(X) SOT pointer lists. Options include Enabled or Disabled. Headless Mode Use this setting to Enable or Disable headless operation mode through ACPI. IPMI Confi guration ...

Page 61 - MPS Confi guration

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-7 Subnet Mask In the fi eld provided here enter the Subnet address in the decimal form of xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx with xxx having a value of less than 256 and in decimal form only. The current subnet address in the BMC is shown. Gateway Address In the fi eld provided here enter the Gateway...

Page 62 - Remote Access Confi guration

4-8 H8QG6/i+-F Serverboard User’s Manual Remote Access Confi guration Remote Access Use this option to Enable or Disable Remote Access in your system. If enabled, the settings below will appear. Serial Port Number Use this setting to select the serial port for console redirection. Options include CO...

Page 64 - System Health Monitor; CPU Overheat Temperature; System Fan Monitor; Fan Speed Control Modes; Clear NVRAM

4-10 H8QG6/i+-F Serverboard User’s Manual System Health Monitor CPU Overheat Temperature This setting allows you to specify the type of alarm for CPU overheating. Options include The Early Alarm and The Default Alarm . Other items in the submenu are systems monitor displays for the following informa...

Page 66 - -5 Boot Settings Menu; BIOS Settings Confi guration

4-12 H8QG6/i+-F Serverboard User’s Manual HotPlug Reserve PFMemory Size This option specifi es the size of the prefetchable memory block to reserve for HotPlug or CardBus devices. Options include Auto , 32M, 64M, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1024M or 2048M. Onboard NIC PXE Option ROM This option Enables or ...

Page 67 - Interrupt 19 Capture; Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19. The options are; Enabled; Boot Device Priority; corresponding type menu.; Network Drives; -6 Security Settings Menu; the Supervisor password must be set fi rst.; Change Supervisor Password

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-13 Interrupt 19 Capture Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Boot Device Priority This feature allows you to prioritize the boot sequence from the list of available devices. A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the...

Page 68 - -7 Chipset Settings Menu; NorthBridge Confi guration

4-14 H8QG6/i+-F Serverboard User’s Manual Change User Password Select this option and press <Enter> to access the sub menu, and then type in the password. Boot Sector Virus Protection This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen. Select "Disabled" to deactivate the Boot ...

Page 69 - ECC Confi guration

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-15 Power Down Mode This sets the DDR power down mode. Options are Auto , Channel and Chip Select. DRAM Parity Enable This sets the DRAM Parity Enable to either Auto , Enabled and Disabled. Bank Swizzle Mode This sets the Bank Swizzle Mode to either Auto , Enabled and Disabled. ECC ...

Page 71 - AMD SB700 Power Saving

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-17 SATA-IDE Ports Auto Clk Ctrl This option, when enabled, will shutdown the clocks for unused SATA prots in IDE mode, IDE->AHCI and IDE->AMD_AC modes. This will enable some power savings, but please note that if you shutdown the clock then the hotplug for that port will not ...

Page 72 - PCI Express Confi guration

4-18 H8QG6/i+-F Serverboard User’s Manual RD890 Confi guration PCI Express Confi guration Port 02 ~ Port 13 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 ...

Page 73 - GPP1 ~ GPP3b Core Settings

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-19 Lane Reversal Use this setting to Enable or Disable Lane Reversal. Hot Plug Support Use this setting to set Hot Plug Support. Options include Disabled and Native. NB-SB Port Features NB-SB Link APSM Use this to set the NB-SB Link ABSM. Options include L1 and Disabled. Link Width...

Page 74 - SB Core Setting

4-20 H8QG6/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 Ena...

Page 75 - Hyper Transport Confi guration

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-21 GFX Card Workaround This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the GFX Card workaround on your system. Debug Bus Confi guration PCIE Debug Bus This setting Enables or Disables PCIE debugging of the bus. Hyper Transport Confi guration HT Extended Address This setting allows you...

Page 76 - Debug Option

4-22 H8QG6/i+-F Serverboard User’s Manual Primary Video Controller Use this setting to specify the primary video controller boot order. Options include PCIE-GPP1-GPP2-GPP3a-PCI , PCIE-GPP2-GPP1-GPP3a-PCI, PCIE-GPP3a- GPP1-GPP2-PCI or PCI-PCIE-GPP1-GPP2-GPP3a. PCI Spread Spectrum Use this setting to ...

Page 77 - Load Optimal Defaults; performance, but may not work best for all computer applications.; Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-23 Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature, select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press <Enter>. Then Select "OK" to allow BIOS to automatically load the Optimal Defaults as the BIOS Settings. The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system perfor...

Page 79 - 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 81 - 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 82 - B-2 Bootblock Recovery Codes

B-2 H8DGU(-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 the...

Page 83 - 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...

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