Supermicro H8QME-2 - Manual

Supermicro H8QME-2

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – Printed in the United States of America
  • Page 3 – iii; Preface; About This Manual
  • Page 4 – iv; Table of Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Page 6 – Chapter 3: Troubleshooting; Procedures
  • Page 7 – Chapter 1; Checklist; Included with retail box only
  • Page 8 – Contacting Supermicro; Headquarters
  • Page 12 – Serverboard Features
  • Page 14 – System Block Diagram; This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent
  • Page 15 – Overview; are integrated directly into the AMD Opteron processors.; MCP55 Pro Media and Communications Processor; and Ethernet controllers.; HyperTransport Technology; within the chipset.
  • Page 16 – -3 PC Health Monitoring; PC health monitoring.; Fan Status Monitor with Firmware/Software Speed Control; fans are controlled by thermal management via BIOS.; CPU Overheat/Fan Fail LED and Control; Fail warning LED is triggered.; Auto-Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core; to run cooler and thus make the system more stable.
  • Page 17 – Confi guration Settings; Microsoft OnNow; to be off and responds immediately to user or other requests.; Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator; will turn off and no power will be provided to the serverboard.
  • Page 18 – Supply; protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges.
  • Page 20 – Notes
  • Page 21 – Chapter 2: Installation; Chapter 2; Devices; Precautions; • Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.; Unpacking; Install the serverboard in the chassis.
  • Page 22 – -2 Processor and Heatsink Installation; Installing the Processor (must populate two or four CPU sockets); sor. Always connect the power cord last and always remove it be-
  • Page 24 – the second CPU socket.; Figure 2-1. CPU Heatsink Retention Module Installation
  • Page 25 – -3 Mounting the Serverboard into a Chassis; or are screwed in tightly.; Mounting the serverboard onto the mainboard tray in the chassis; Memory; CAUTION; to prevent any possible damage.
  • Page 26 – Figure 2-2. Side and Top Views of DDR Installation; Support; can only be installed in the banks associated with CPU#1 and CPU#2.; Maximum memory
  • Page 27 – -5 I/O Port and Control Panel Connections; Front Control Panel
  • Page 28 – Cables; ATX Power Connector
  • Page 29 – Power LED
  • Page 30 – Reset Button
  • Page 32 – Overheat LED
  • Page 34 – SGPIO
  • Page 35 – CMOS Clear; Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS.; Settings; Explanation of
  • Page 37 – Compact Flash Master/Slave
  • Page 38 – Watch Dog Enable/Disable
  • Page 39 – Indicators
  • Page 40 – Floppy Connector
  • Page 41 – IDE Connector; There are no jumpers to con-
  • Page 42 – See the table on the right for
  • Page 43 – Refer to the table at right for
  • Page 44 – -10 Enabling SATA RAID; functionality than PATA.; Installing the OS/SATA Driver; driver during the OS installation.; Building a Driver Diskette; of the new system you are about to confi gure.; Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS; After the Setup Utility loads,
  • Page 45 – Using the nVidia RAID Utility
  • Page 47 – -11 Installing Software Drivers; in order from top to bottom; After installing each item, you must reboot the system
  • Page 49 – Before Power On
  • Page 50 – NOTE; If you are a system integrator, VAR or OEM, a POST diagnostics; Memory Errors; Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed.; Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration; tion 1-6 for details on recommended power supplies.; -2 Technical Support Procedures; BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site.
  • Page 51 – Question: What type of memory does my serverboard support?
  • Page 52 – to take advantage of the speed the ATA133 technology offers.; Connect the blue; actual jumper locations and settings.; -4 Returning Merchandise for Service; maintenance of products.
  • Page 53 – Starting the Setup Utility; menu option is described in this manual.; Bold; are the default values.
  • Page 54 – Menu; Main; System Time/System Date; System Time; -3 Advanced Settings Menu; BOOT Features; Quick Boot; Enabled; Quiet Boot; Disabled; Add-On ROM Display Mode; Force BIOS
  • Page 56 – CPU Confi guration
  • Page 57 – nVidia RAID Setup
  • Page 58 – The options are Disabled and; Auto; PIO Mode; decreases. The options are; Auto
  • Page 59 – DMA Mode; to deactivate the function. The options are Enabled and; Type
  • Page 60 – Hard Disk Write Protect; from being written to HDD. The options are Enabled or
  • Page 61 – PCI/PnP Confi guration; Yes
  • Page 62 – Reserved Memory Size; Onboard SCSI HostRAID; Super IO Confi guration; Serial Port1 Address; Serial Port2 Address; Normal
  • Page 63 – Chipset Confi guration; NorthBridge Confi guration
  • Page 65 – SouthBridge Confi guration
  • Page 67 – VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support; Enable; Sredir Memory Display Delay; No Delay; System Health Monitor; CPU Overheat Temperature; System Fan Monitor; Fan Speed Control
  • Page 68 – Boot Device Priority; Removable Drives; st Drive; Floppy Drive
  • Page 69 – the Supervisor password must be set fi rst.; Change Supervisor Password; hard disk drive. The options are Enabled and
  • 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; not maximum performance.
  • Page 71 – Fatal errors; AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes; Beep Code
  • Page 73 – Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes; Appendix B; can be attached to the computer to read I/O port 0080h.; Uncompressed Initialization Codes
  • Page 74 – Bootblock Recovery Codes
  • Page 75 – These codes are uncompressed in F0000h shadow RAM.
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Page 2 - Printed in the United States of America

Manual Revision 1.0d Release Date: September 9, 2008 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 th...

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 H8QM8-2/H8QME-2 serverboard. The H8QM8-2/H8QME-2 is based on the n...

Page 4 - iv; Table of Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction

H8QM8-2/H8QME-2 User’s Manual iv Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1 Checklist ...............................................................................................

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