Page 2 - Printed in the United States of America
Manual Revision 1.0c Release Date: November 13, 2007 Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer, Inc., you may not copy any part of this document. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Other products and companies referred to herein are tr...
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 H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 serverboard. The H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 is based on the n...
Page 4 - Table of Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; Supply; Chapter 2: Installation; Defi; iv
H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 User’s Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1 Checklist ..................................................................................................
Page 5 - Chapter 3: Troubleshooting
v Table of Contents Overheat LED ........................................................................................ 2-10 Power LED/Speaker ............................................................................... 2-10 JLAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports) ................................................
Page 7 - Chapter 1; Checklist; Included with retail box only
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. Our boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performa...
Page 8 - Contacting Supermicro; Headquarters; Super
1-2 H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 User’s Manual 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) Web Site: ww...
Page 10 - Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.
1-4 H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 User’s Manual Notes: Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only. The H8QMi-2 has the same layout as the H8QM3-2 but does not include SAS ports or components. Figure 1-2. Serverboard Layout (not drawn to scale) S UPER H8QM3-2 CPU 4 CPU 2 CPU 1 CPU 3 DIMMC 4A DIMMC 4B DIMMC 3...
Page 12 - Serverboard Features
1-6 H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 User’s Manual Serverboard Features CPU • Two (dual) or four (quad) AMD Opteron 8000 series Socket F type processors Memory • Thirty-two dual-channel DIMM slots supporting up to 128 GB of registered ECC DDR2-667/533/400 SDRAM Note: Refer to Section 2-4 before installing. Chipset •...
Page 14 - System Block Diagram; This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent
1-8 H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 User’s Manual Figure 1-3. nVidia MCP55 Pro/IO55 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. nVidia MC P55 Pro AMD Sock...
Page 15 - Overview; system memory are integrated directly into the AMD CPUs.; MCP55 Pro Media and Communications Processor; IO55 includes an interface for the PCI-Express slots.; HyperTransport Technology; within the chipset.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 1-2 Chipset Overview The H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 serverboard is based on the nVidia MCP55 Pro and IO55 chipset. The MCP55 Pro functions as Media and Communications Processor (MCP) and the IO55 as a PCI-E Tunnel. An NEC uPD720404 chip is also included as a bridge for the GB LAN po...
Page 16 - 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; make the system more stable.; Confi guration Settings; Microsoft OnNow; to be off and responds immediately to user or other requests.
1-10 H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 User’s Manual 1-3 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the H8QM3-2/H8QMi- 2. The serverboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring. Onboard Voltage Monitors for four CPU cores, Hyper Transport (...
Page 17 - Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator; will turn off and no power will be provided to the serverboard.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-11 Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode. When the user presses any key, the CPU will wake-up and the LED will automatically stop blinking a...
Page 18 - protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges.
1-12 H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 User’s Manual 1-5 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 H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 accommodates 12V ATX power supplies. Although most pow...
Page 19 - Chapter; Devices; Precautions; • Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.; Unpacking; Install the serverboard in the chassis.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent dam- age to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures are generally suffi cient to protect your equi...
Page 20 - -2 Processor and Heatsink Installation; Installing Processors; sor. Always connect the power cord last and always remove it be-
2-2 H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 User's Manual ! 2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation Installing Processors CPU Backplates Four CPU backplates (BKT-0011L) have been preinstalled to the serverboard to prevent the CPU area of the serverboard from bending and to provide a base for attaching the heatsink retentio...
Page 22 - -3 Mounting the Serverboard into a Chassis; Mounting the serverboard onto the mainboard tray in the chassis; Memory; CAUTION; to prevent any possible damage.
2-4 H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 User's Manual 2-3 Mounting the Serverboard into a Chassis All serverboards 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 both plast...
Page 23 - Figure 2-2. Side and Top Views of DDR Installation; Support
Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 Figure 2-2. Side and Top Views of DDR Installation To Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place. The r e l e a s e t a b s s h o u l d close - if they do not you should close them yourself. To Remove: U s e y o u r t h u m b s t o gently p...
Page 24 - -5 I/O Port and Control Panel Connections; Front Control Panel
2-6 H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 User's Manual 2-5 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 2-3 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports. Figure 2-3. I/O Port Locations and ...
Page 25 - Defi nitions; ATX Power Connector
Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 2-6 Connector Defi nitions ATX Power Connector The primary ATX power supply con- nector (J1B1) meets the SSI (Super- set ATX) 24-pin specifi cation. Refer to the table on the right for the pin defi ni- tions of the ATX 24-pin power connec- tor. This connection supplies power...
Page 26 - Power Fail LED
2-8 H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 User's Manual Overheat/Fan Fail LED Connect an LED to the OH connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide ad- vanced warning of chassis overheat- ing. Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions and status indicators. NIC1 LED The NIC1 (Network Interface Control- ler) LED...
Page 27 - USB Headers
Chapter 2: Installation 2-9 Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo- cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case. Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Power Button T h e P o w e r B u t t o n c o n n e c t i o n i s located on pins...
Page 28 - Note
2-10 H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 User's Manual Fan Headers The serverboard has nine fan head- e r s , w h i c h a r e d e s i g n a t e d FA N 1 through FAN9. Fans speed may be set to full or variable speed with a BIOS setting. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Note: when using active heatsinks, F...
Page 29 - C Header
Chapter 2: Installation 2-11 ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the PS/2 mouse ports are located at J3. The mouse is the top (green) port. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Defi nitions (J3) Pin# Defi nition 1 Data 2 NC 3 Gro...
Page 31 - CMOS Clear; Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS.; Settings; Explanation of
Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS and will also clear any passwords. Instead of pins, this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents of CMOS. To clear CMOS, 1) First power down the system and unplug the power cord(s). 2) With the p...
Page 32 - Compact Flash Master/Slave
2-14 H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 User's Manual 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 set- tings. VGA Enable/Disable Jumper Settings (JPG1) Jumper Setting Defi nition Pins 1-2 Enabled Pins ...
Page 33 - Watch Dog Enable/Disable
Chapter 2: Installation 2-15 Watch Dog Enable/Disable JWD controls the Watch Dog function. Watch Dog is a system monitor that can reboot the system when a software application hangs. Pins 1-2 will cause WD to reset the system if an applica- tion has frozen. Pins 2-3 will generate a non-maskable inte...
Page 34 - Indicators; Flashing IT Firmware
2-16 H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 User's Manual 2-8 Onboard Indicators JLAN1/JLAN2 LEDs The Ethernet ports have two LEDs. On each Gb LAN port, one LED indi- cates activity when blinking while the other may be amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection. See the table on the right for the speed LED indic...
Page 35 - Floppy Connector
Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 2-9 Floppy, IDE, SATA and SAS Drive Connections Use the following information to connect the fl oppy and hard disk drive cables. The fl oppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires. A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. A single fl oppy disk driv...
Page 36 - IDE Connector; SATA Ports
2-18 H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 User's Manual IDE Connector There are no jumpers to con- fi gure the onboard IDE connec- tor. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. IDE Drive Connector Pin Defi nitions (IDE) Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition 1 Reset IDE 2 Ground 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 ...
Page 38 - -10 Enabling SATA RAID; Installing the OS/SATA Driver; Building a Driver Diskette
2-20 H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 User's Manual 2-10 Enabling SATA RAID Note: For SAS RAID, please refer to LSI manual on the driver CD. Serial ATA (SATA) Serial ATA (SATA) is a physical storage interface that employs a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point-to-point connection between devic...
Page 39 - Using the nVidia RAID Utility
Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 2. Use the arrow keys to move to the "Advanced" menu, then scroll down to "nVidia RAID Function" and press the <Enter> key. Use this setting to enable the RAID function. After enabling RAID, use the next setting to enable all drives you wish to incl...
Page 41 - -11 Installing Software Drivers; in order from top to bottom; After installing each item, you must reboot the system
Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 2-11 Installing Software Drivers After all the hardware and operating system have been installed, you need to install certain drivers. The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your serverboard. After inserting this CD into your ...
Page 42 - Notes
Page 43 - 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 44 - 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.; BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site.
3-2 H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 User's Manual NOTE If you are a system integrator, VAR or OEM, a POST diagnostics card is recommended. For I/O port 80h codes, refer to App. B. Memory Errors 1. Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed. 2. You should be using registered ECC DDR-2 memory (s...
Page 45 - Question: What type of memory does my serverboard support?
3-3 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 3. If you still cannot resolve the problem, include the following information when contacting us for technical support: Serverboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date/version (this can be seen on the initial display when your system fi rst boots up) System ...
Page 46 - 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.
3-4 H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 User's Manual Question: Why can't I turn off the power using the momentary power on/off switch? Answer: The instant power off function is controlled in BIOS by the Power But- ton Mode setting. When the On/Off feature is enabled, the serverboard will have instant off capabilities ...
Page 47 - Starting the Setup Utility; 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 H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2. 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 may have be...
Page 48 - Menu; Main; System Time/System Date; System Time; BOOT Settings Confi guration; Quick Boot; Enabled; Quiet Boot; Disabled; Add-On ROM Display Mode; Force BIOS
4-2 H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 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 overview, whi...
Page 50 - CPU Confi guration
4-4 H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 User’s Manual Headless Mode Use this setting to Enable or Disable headless operation mode through ACPI. MCP55 ACPI HPET Table Use this setting to either Enable or Disable the MCP55 ACPI HPET table. Power Confi guration: Power Button Mode Allows the user to change the function of t...
Page 52 - Disable; Primary IDE Master/Slave; PIO Mode; Auto
4-6 H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 User’s Manual Serial ATA Devices This setting is used to determine if SATA drives will be used and how many. Op- tions are Disabled, Device 0, Device 0/1 and Device 0/1/2 . nVidia RAID Function This setting is used to Enable or Disable the nVidia ROM. If Enabled, the setting belo...
Page 53 - DMA Mode; to deactivate the function. The options are Enabled and; Type; The options are Disabled and; to allows the data transfer from and to the device occur
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-7 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 specifi cations of the drive. DMA Mode Selects the DMA Mode. Options are SWD...
Page 54 - decreases. The options are; such as IDE CD-ROM drives, check the specifi cations of the drive.; Hard Disk Write Protect; from being written to HDD. The options are Enabled or
4-8 H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 User’s Manual PIO Mode PIO (Programmable I/O) mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller. As the PIO mode increases, the cycle time decreases. The options are Auto , 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4. Select Auto to allow AMI BIOS to auto detect the PIO...
Page 55 - PCI/PnP Confi guration; Yes
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-9 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 to allow the OS to confi gure Plug & Play devices. (This is not required for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug & Pla...
Page 56 - Reserved Memory Size; Onboard SATA Controller; Super IO Confi guration; Serial Port1 Address; Serial Port2 Address; Normal
4-10 H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 User’s Manual IRQ3/IRQ4/IRQ5/IRQ7/IRQ9/IRQ10/IRQ11/IRQ14/IRQ15 This feature specifi es the availability of an IRQ to be used by a PCI/PnP device. Select Reserved for the IRQ to be used by a Legacy ISA device. The options are Available and Reserved. DMA Channel 0/Channel 1/Channel...
Page 57 - Chipset Confi guration; NorthBridge Confi guration
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-11 Chipset Confi guration NorthBridge Confi guration Memory Confi guration Memclock Mode This setting determines how the memory clock is set. Auto has the memory clock by code and Limit allows the user to set a standard value. MCT Timing Mode Sets the timing mode for memory. Options a...
Page 59 - SouthBridge/MCP55 Confi guration
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-13 SouthBridge/MCP55 Confi guration CPU/LDT Spread Spectrum Enables spread spectrum for the CPU/LDT. Options are Center Spread , Down Spread or Disabled. PCIE Spread Spectrum Allows you to Enable or Disable spread spectrum for PCI-Express. SATA Spread Spectrum Enables spread spectru...
Page 60 - Remote Access Confi guration
4-14 H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 User’s Manual Event Log Confi guration View Event Log Highlight this item and press <Enter> to view the contents of the event log. Mark All Events as Read Highlight this item and press <Enter> to mark all events as read. Clear Event Log Select Yes and press <Enter&...
Page 61 - System Health Monitor
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-15 Terminal Type Selects the type of the target terminal: ANSI , VT100 and VT-UTF8. VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support Allows you to Enable or Disable VT-UTF8 combination key support for ANSI/ VT100 terminals. Sredir Memory Display Delay Use this setting to set the delay in seconds to displ...
Page 62 - Boot Device Priority; Hard Disk Drives; st Drive; Floppy Drive
4-16 H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 User’s Manual 4-4 Boot Menu This feature allows the user to confi gure the following items: Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to prioritize the boot sequence from the available de- vices. The devices to set are: · 1st Boot Device · 2nd Boot Device · 3rd Boot Devic...
Page 63 - the Supervisor password must be set fi rst.; Change Supervisor Password; hard disk drive. The options are Enabled and
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-17 4-5 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 Pa...
Page 64 - 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.
4-18 H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 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 the new syst...
Page 65 - Fatal errors; AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes; Beep Code
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 67 - Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes; Appendix B; can be attached to the computer to read I/O port 0080h.; 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 68 - Recovery
B-2 H8QM3-2/H8QMi-2 User's Manual Checkpoint Code Description E0h The onboard fl oppy controller if available is initialized. Next, beginning the base 512 KB memory test. E1h Initializing the interrupt vector table next. E2h Initializing the DMA and Interrupt controllers next. E6h Enabling the fl oppy...
Page 69 - These codes are uncompressed in F0000h shadow RAM.
B-3 Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint Code Description 03h The NMI is disabled. Next, checking for a soft reset or a power on condition. 05h The BIOS stack has been built. Next, disabling cache memory. 06h Uncompressing the POST code next. 07h Next, initializing the CPU and the CPU d...
