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® S UPER H8DA6+ H8DA6+-F H8DAI+ H8DAI+-F USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0c.
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Preface iii 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 H8DA6+/I+(-F).
H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User ’s Manual iv T able of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview ............................................................................................................ 1 Checklist .............................
v T able of Contents SGPIO .......................................................................................................... 1 1 SMBus Header ............................................................................................. 1 1 W ake-On-LAN .
H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User ’s Manual vi Installing the OS/SA T A Driver .......................................................................... 21 Building a Driver Diskette ....................................................................
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 performance.
1-2 H8DA6+/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. T el: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 Figure 1-1. H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard Image Note: The H8DAi+(-F) serverboard does not have onboard SAS support integrated..
1-4 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User ’s Manual Notes: Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only . Jumper JS_IBTN1 is only available on H8DA6+-F and H8DA6+ serverboards.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Section 2-7) JCF1 Compact Flash Master/Slave Closed (Master) JI 2 C1/JI 2 C2 I 2 C to .
1-6 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User ’s Manual Connector Description 1394_1/1394_2 IEEE 1394 Firwire connectors COM1/COM2 COM1 Serial Port/Header F AN 1-8 Chassis/CPU Fan Headers (HD) Audio/CD-In/FP Audio 7.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 Motherboard 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. Note: This serverboard requires that two CPUs be installed to have full function support.
1-8 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User ’s Manual ACPI Features Microsoft OnNow • Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator • BIOS support for USB keyboard • W ake-On-LAN (WOL) and W ake-On-Rin.
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 motherboard. See the previous pages for the actual speci fi cations of your motherboard.
1-10 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User ’s Manual 1-3 Chipset Overview The H8DA6+/I+(-F) motherboard is based on the AMD SR5690/SP5100 chipset. This chipset functions as a Media and Communications Processor (MCP). Control- lers for the system memory are integrated directly into AMD Opteron processors.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 1 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 de fi ne an overheat temperature. When this temperature is exceeded or when a fan failure occurs, the Overheat/Fan Fail warning LED is triggered.
1-12 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User ’s Manual Main Switch Override Mechanism The power button can function as a system suspend button. When the user de- presses the power button, the system will enter a SoftOff state. The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-13 1-7 Super I/O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O Winbond ® BMC chip includes a fl oppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 820.
1-14 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User ’s Manual Notes.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. T o prevent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully . The following measures are generally suf fi cient to protect your equipment from ESD.
H8DA6+/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.
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. T o install the heatsink, please follow the installation instructions included with your heatsink package (not included).
H8DA6+/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.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 2-4 Installing Memory Installing Memory Insert each memory module vertically into its slot, paying attention to the 1. notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the module incorrectly (see Figure 2-1). Install to slots CPU1/DIMM1A and CPU1/DIMM1B fi rst, then to CPU1/ 2.
H8DA6+/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 Con fi rm that you have the correct riser card for your chassis model and the 1.
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 speci fi cation to make setting up your system easier . See Figure 2-2 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports.
H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-8 2-7 Connector De fi nitions Power Connectors A 24-pin main power supply connector(JPW1) and two 8-pin CPU PWR connectors (JPW2/JPW3) on the motherboard. These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V speci fi cation.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-9 NIC2 (LAN2) LED The LED connections for LAN2 are on pins 9 and 10 of JF1. Attach LAN LED cables to display network activity . See the table on the right for pin de fi nitions. HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1.
H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-10 Universal Serial Bus Ports Six Universal Serial Bus ports (USB 2.0) are located beside the LAN ports. T wo additional T ype A ports (USB4/5) are included on the motherboard near the PCI Slot 1. See the table on the right for pin de fi nitions.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 1 Overheat LED Connect an LED to the JOH1 header to provide warning of chassis overheating. See the table on the right for pin de fi nitions. Overheat LED Pin De fi nitions (JOH1) Pin# De fi nition 1 3.3V 2 OH Active W ake-On-LAN The W ake-On-LAN header is designated JWOL.
H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-12 Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1. Attach the appropriate cable to inform you of a chassis intrusion.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 CD1 Pin De fi nition Pin# De fi nition 1 Left 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right (Back_Panel) High De fi nition Audio (HD Audio) This serverboard features a 7.1+2 Channel High Definition Audio (HDA) codec that provides 10 DAC channels.
H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-14 IEEE 1394 Connection Connectors 1394_1 and 1394_2 provide connectivity for IEEE 1394 (Firewire) devices.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-15 2-8 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers T o 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 .
H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-16 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.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 LAN Enable/Disable Change the setting of jumper JPL to enable or disable the LAN Ethernet ports. See the table on the right for jumper settings.
H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-18 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.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 2-10 Floppy , IDE, SAS and SA T A 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 A T A100/66 IDE hard disk drive cable that came with your system • has two connectors to support two drives.
H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-20 SA T A Ports There are no jumpers to con fi gure the SA T A ports, which are designated SA T A0 through SA T A5.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 Installing the OS/SA T A Driver Before installing the OS (operating system) and SA T A RAID driver , you must decide if you wish to have the operating system installed as part of a bootable RAID array or installed to a separate non-RAID hard drive.
H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-22 Figure 2-4. BIOS Setup Screen Use the arrow keys to move to the "Advanced" menu, then scroll down to 3. "Advanced Chipset Control" and enter "SourthBridge Con fi guration" and press the <Enter> key .
Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 Figure 2-5. Adaptec RAID Utility Program Screen Using the Adaptec RAID Utility The Adaptec® RAID Utility program is where you can de fi ne the drives you want to include in the RAID array and the mode and type of RAID.
H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-24 Figure 2-6. Driver/T ool 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 2-6 should appear .
Chapter 2: Installation 2-25 Supero Doctor III The Supero Doctor III program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability .
H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-26 Note: Super Doctor III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our Web Site at: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. Y ou can also download the Super Doctor III User's Guide at: <http://www .
3-1 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting Chapter 3 T roubleshooting 3-1 T roubleshooting 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 ‘T echnical Support Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter .
3-2 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual T urn 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 sup- 5. plies ~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 add-on cards and 1.
3-3 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting 3-2 T echnical Support Procedures Before contacting T echnical 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 troubleshooting services.
3-4 H8DA6+/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.
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS™ Setup utility for the H8DA6+/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.
4-2 H8DA6+/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. Y ou can always return to the Main Menu by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen with the arrow keys.
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-3 W ait 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.
4-4 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User ’s Manual GART Error Reporting This option should remain disabled for normal operation. The driver developer may enable this option for testing purposes. Options are Enabled or Disabled . Microcode Update This setting Enables or Disables microcode updating.
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-5 Advanced Chipset Control NorthBridge Con fi guration Memory Con fi guration Bank Interleaving Select Auto to automatically enable a bank-interleaving memory scheme when this function is supported by the processor . The options are Auto and Disabled .
4-6 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User ’s Manual Power Down Enable This setting enables or disables DDR power down mode. Options are Enabled and Disabled. Power Down Mode This sets the power down mode. Options are Channel and Chip Se- lect. ECC Con fi guration ECC Mode This submenu affects the DRAM scrub rate based on its setting.
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-7 L2 Cache BG Scrub Allows L2 cache RAM to be corrected when idle. Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds. The default is Disabled . L3 Cache BG Scrub Allows L3 cache RAM to be corrected when idle. Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds.
4-8 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User ’s Manual NODE0: NODE1 HT Link Speed Link Speed The Hyper T ransport link will run at this speed if it is slower than or equal to the system clock speed and what the board is capable. Options include 1 GHz and Auto .
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-9 IDE Con fi guration Onboard PCI IDE Controller This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the PCI IDE controller . On Chip SA T A Channel This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the OnChip SA T A channel. On Chip SA T A T ype Use this setting to set the On Chip SA T A type.
4-10 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard 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.
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 1 PCI/PnP Con fi guration Clear NVRAM Select Y es to clear NVRAM during boot-up. The options are Y es and No . Plug & Play O/S Select Y es to allow the OS to con fi gure Plug & Play devices. (This is not required for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug & Play .
4-12 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User ’s Manual Remote Access Con fi 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.
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-13 Hardware Health Con fi guration CPU Overheat Alarm Use the "+" and "-" keys to set the CPU temperature threshold to between 65 o and 90 o C. When this threshold is exceeded, the overheat LED on the chassis will light up and an alarm will sound.
4-14 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User ’s Manual Suspend Mode This setting selects the ACPI state used for system suspend. Options include S1 (POS) , S3 (STR) and Auto. ACPI APIC Support Determines whether to include the ACPI APIC table pointer in the RSDT pointer list.
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-15 IP Address Source This setting sets the IP address source as either Static or DHCP . Selecting Static allows you to manually set the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway Address/ IP Address Push a number key to modify the parameter and enter the IP Address.
4-16 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User ’s Manual PCI Express Error Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable PCI Express Advanced Error Logging. 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.
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-17 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 con fi guration changes, select this option to leave BIOS Setup and reboot the computer , so the new system con fi guration parameters can take effect.
4-18 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User ’s Manual Notes.
Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST (Power-On Self-T est) 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.
A-2 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User ’s Manual Notes.
B-1 Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes When AMIBIOS performs the Power On Self T est, 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.
B-2 H8DA6+/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.
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.
B-4 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User ’s Manual Checkpoint Code Description 2Eh Completed post-video ROM test processing. If the EGA/VGA controller is not found, performing the display memory read/write test next. 2Fh The EGA/VGA controller was not found.
B-5 Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint Code Description 54h Shutdown was successful. The CPU is in real mode. Disabling the Gate A20 line, parity , and the NMI next. 57h The A20 address line, parity , and the NMI are disabled. Adjusting the memory size depending on relocation and shadowing next.
B-6 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User ’s Manual Checkpoint Code Description 99h Any initialization required after the option ROM test has completed. Con fi guring the timer data area and printer base address next. 9Ah Set the timer and printer base addresses.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Supermicro MBD-H8DA6+-O è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Supermicro MBD-H8DA6+-O - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Supermicro MBD-H8DA6+-O imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Supermicro MBD-H8DA6+-O ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Supermicro MBD-H8DA6+-O, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Supermicro MBD-H8DA6+-O.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Supermicro MBD-H8DA6+-O. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Supermicro MBD-H8DA6+-O insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
