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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 H8QI6/i-F serverboards.
iv H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User ’ s Manual Notes.
v T able of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview ............................................................................................................ 1 Checklist .........................................................................
vi Serial Ports .................................................................................................. 10 SGPIO .......................................................................................................... 1 1 SMBus Header ...
T able of Contents vii 2-12 Installing Drivers ............................................................................................... 23 Supero Doctor III .......................................................................................
Notes viii H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User ’ s Manual.
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 H8QI6/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. H8QI6-F Image.
1-4 H8QI6/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.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 H8QI6/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 PCI-.
1-6 H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User ’ s Manual Connector Description COM1/COM2 COM1 Serial Port/Header F AN 1-9 Chassis/CPU Fan Headers HT Connector HT Connectors (2) IDE#1 IDE Disk Drive Connector IPMI .
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 Motherboard Features CPU Quad AMD Opteron 8000 series (Socket F type) processors • Note: Support for 837x, 838x, 839x and 84xx processors. Refer to our web site for details on supported processors. Note: Y ou must install at least two processors for full functions to be supported.
1-8 H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User ’ s Manual Microsoft OnNow • Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator • BIOS support for USB keyboard • W ake-On-LAN (WOL) • Internal/external modem ring-.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 4x DIMM 4x DIMM 1207-SOCKET #4 1207-SOCKET #3 4x DIMM LPC BUS KB. 4x DIMM MS. FWH DDR2-533/667 1207-SOCKET #2 LPC I/O W83627HF VRM SR5690 PCIE (X16) H/W_MONITOR HT Link 16/16-1GHz I/O_CONN. 16/16-1GHz PCIE (X16) W83795 Fan Control HT Link 16/16-1GHz I/O CONN.
1-10 H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User ’ s Manual 1-3 Chipset Overview The H8QI6/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.
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 H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User ’ s Manual W ake-On-LAN (WOL) W ake-On-LAN is de fi ned as the ability of a management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-13 The Super I/O supports one PC-compatible printer port (SPP), Bi-directional Printer Port (BPP) , Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) or Extended Capabilities Port (ECP).
1-14 H8QI6/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 dam- age 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.
H8QI6/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).
H8QI6/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 Figure 2-1. Side and T op Views of DDR Installation T o Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place. The release tabs should close - if they do not you should close them yourself. T o Remove: Use your thumbs to gently push each re- lease tab outward to release the DIMM from the slot.
H8QI6/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 expan- sion 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 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 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.
H8QI6/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 three 8-pin CPU PWR connectors (JPW2/JPW3/JPW4) 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.
H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User's Manual 2-10 Universal Serial Bus Ports T wo Universal Serial Bus ports (USB 2.0) are located beside the Keyboard and Mouse PS2 ports. T wo additional T ype A ports (USB4/5) are included on the motherboard. See the table on the right for pin de fi nitions.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 1 W ake-On-LAN The W ake-On-LAN header is designated JWOL. See the table on the right for pin de fi nitions. Y ou must have a LAN card with a W ake-On-LAN connector and cable to use the W ake-On-LAN feature.
H8QI6/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 UID Button Pin De fi nitions Pin# De fi nition 1 Ground 2 Ground 3 Button In 4 Ground Unit Identi fi er Button SW1 is a Unit Identi fi er (UID) button. There is another UID button located on the control panel. When you push either UID button, both Rear UID and Front Panel UID Indica- tors will illuminate.
H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User's Manual 2-14 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 be- tween two pins to change the function of the connector .
Chapter 2: Installation 2-15 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.
H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User's Manual 2-16 LAN1/2 Enable/Disable Change the setting of jumper JPL1 to enable to enable or disable the LAN1 and LAN2 Ethernets ports.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 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.
H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User's Manual 2-18 2-10 IDE, SAS and SA T A Drive Connections Use the following information to connect the IDE hard disk drive cables.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 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. See the table on the right for pin de fi nitions.
H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User's Manual 2-20 2-1 1 Enabling SA T A RAID Now that the hardware is set up, you must install the operating system and the SA T A RAID drivers, if you wish to use RAID with your SA T A drives.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 Enabling SA T A 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 move to the Exit menu.
H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User's Manual 2-22 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.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 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 .
H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User's Manual 2-24 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.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-25 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 down- load the Super Doctor III User's Guide at: <http://www .
H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User's Manual 2-26 Notes.
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 H8QI6/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 H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User's Manual readme.txt ( fl ash instructions), the afudos.exe (BIOS fl ash utility) and the BIOS image (xxx.rom) fi les. Copy these fi les to a bootable fl oppy disk, insert the disk into drive A and reboot the system.
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS™ Setup utility for the H8QI6/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 H8QI6/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 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 SRA T T able This option Enables or Disables the building of the ACPI SRA T T able.
4-4 H8QI6/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 4-5 A T A(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection This option selects the mechanism used for detecting the installation of an 80-pin A T A(PI) cable. Options include Host & Device , Host or Device. Floppy Con fi guration Floppy A Use this option to select the type of fl oppy drive connected to the system for the Floppy A.
4-6 H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User ’ s Manual PCI IDE Busmaster Use this setting to Enable or Disable BIOS enabled uses of PCI Busmastering for reading or writing to IDE drives. Offboard PCI/ISA IDE Card Some PCI IDE cards may require this option to be set to the PCI slot number that is holding the card.
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-7 Serial 2 Address This option speci fi es the base I/O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 2. Select "Disabled" to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources. When this option is set to "Disabled", the serial port physically becomes unavailable.
4-8 H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User ’ s Manual NODE0: NODE1 HT Link Width Link Width Hyper T ransport runs at this width. Options include Auto , 4 Bit, 8 Bit and 16 Bit.
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-9 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 Select. ECC Con fi guration ECC Mode This submenu affects the DRAM scrub rate based on its setting.
4-10 H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User ’ s Manual 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 2.56us. L3 Cache BG Scrub Allows L3 cache RAM to be corrected when idle.
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 1 SA T A IDE Combined Mode This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the SA T A IDE combined mode. PATA Channel Con fi guration This allows you to set PATA channel con fi guration. Options include S ATA a s Primary or SA T A as secondary .
4-12 H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User ’ s Manual Slot Power Limit, W Use this setting to con fi gure the Slot Power Limit power . The user can adjust this value using the + and - keys. The default is 75 . Compliance Mode This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the Compliance Mode.
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-13 GPP Core Settings These submenus allow you to specify GPP core settings. Each submenu allows you to de fi ne the same settings listed below . Core Con fi guration This setting allows you to con fi gure core con fi guration.
4-14 H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User ’ s Manual LCLK Clock Gating in L1 Use this setting to Enable or Disable the LCLK clock gating in L1. Debug Option Peer to Peer Among GPP1/GPP2 Use this setting enable or disable Peer to Peer among GPP1/GPP2. Options include Auto, Enabled and Disabled .
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-15 HT3 Link Power State This setting allows you to con fi gure the HT3 Link power state. Options include Auto , LS0, LS1, LS2 and LS3. Unit ID Clumping Use this setting to con fi gure Unit ID clumping. Options include Disabled , Auto, UnitID 2/3, UnitID B/C and UnitID 2/3 & B/C.
4-16 H8QI6/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.
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-17 Headless Mode Use this setting to Enable or Disable headless operation mode through ACPI. IPMI Con fi guration This menu shows static information about the IPMI fi rmware revision and status of the BMC, as well as options for IPMI con fi guration.
4-18 H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User ’ s Manual Gateway Address In the fi eld provided here enter the Gateway 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 Gateway address in the BMC is shown.
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-19 Redirection After BIOS POST Options are Disable (no redirection after BIOS POST), Boot Loader (redirection during POST and during boot loader) and Always (redirection always active). Note that some OS's may not work with this set to Always.
4-20 H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User ’ s Manual USB Mass Storage Reset Delay Use this option to set the number of seconds POST waits for the USB mass storage device after the Start Unit command. Options include 10, 20 , 30 and 40 seconds. Emulation T ype This sets the emulation type for USB mass storage devices.
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-21 Hit 'DEL' Message Display Use this option to Enable or Disable the "Press DEL to run setup" message in POST . Interrupt 19 Capture Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
4-22 H8QI6/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.
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 H8QI6/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 H8QI6/i-F Serverboard 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.
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.
B-4 H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User ’ s Manual Checkpoint Code Description 25h Interrupt vector initialization is done. Clearing the password if the POST DIAG switch is on. 27h Any initialization before setting video mode will be done next. 28h Initialization before setting the video mode is complete.
B-5 Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint Code Description 4Ch The memory below 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset. Clearing the memory above 1 MB next. 4Dh The memory above 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset. Saving the memory size next.
B-6 H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User ’ s Manual Checkpoint Code Description 86h The password was checked. Performing any required programming before WINBIOS Setup next. 87h The programming before WINBIOS Setup has completed. Uncompressing the WINBIOS Setup code and executing the AMIBIOS Setup or WINBIOS Setup utility next.
B-7 Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint Code Description A9h Returned from adaptor ROM at E000h control. Performing any initialization required after the E000 option ROM had control next. Aah Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed.
B-8 H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User ’ s Manual Notes.
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