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H8DMT/H8DMT -F H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -IBXF Serverboards User ’ s Manual Revison 1.0a H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX H8DMT -F/H8DMT -IBXF.
H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -F/H8DMT - IBXF User ’s Manual ii The information in th is User ’s Manual has been ca refully reviewed and is believed to be accurate.
iii Preface About this Manual This manual is written for system integr ators, PC technicians and kn owledgeable PC users. It provides information for the in stallation and use of the H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/ H8DMT -F/H8DMT -IBXF serverboards.
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v Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction .............. ................... ................. .................... . 1-1 1-1 Overview ................... ................. ................... ................. .................... . 1-1 Checklist ..
H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -F/H8DMT - IBXF User ’s Manual vi 2-5 I/O Port and Control Panel Connections .......... ................... .......... 2-6 Front Control Panel ............. ................... .................... ................... ........
vii 2-10 Enabling SA T A RAID ..................... ................. .................... .......... 2-17 Installing the OS/ SA T A Driver ...................... ................... ................. ..... 2-18 Building a Driver Diskette ............
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1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview Congratulations on purchasing your com puter Serverbo ard from an acknowledged leader in the industry . Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highes t standards in quality and per formance.
H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -F/H8DMT - IBXF User ’s Manual 1-2 1-2 Images and Layout s Figure 1-1. H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX Family Serverboard Image.
1-3 Chapter 1: Introduction Figure 1-2. H8DMT -F/H8DMT -IBXF Family Serverboard Im age NOTE: The H8DMT/H8DMT-F serverboards shares the same layout as the H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -IBXF serverboards, but do not include InfiniBand components.
H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -F/H8DMT - IBXF User ’s Manual 1-4 Figure 1-3. H8DMT -IBX/H8D MT -IBXF Family Serverboar d Layout NOTE: Jumpers used for test or debug purposes only are not indicated.
1-5 Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 Quick Reference Ta b l e 1 - 1 . J u m p e r s Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear (see Section 2-7 ) JBMC1 BMC and Video Enable Heade r Pins 1-2 (Enable.
H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -F/H8DMT - IBXF User ’s Manual 1-6 1-4 Serverboard Features CPU Dual AMD Opteron 2000 series processors (Socke t F type) NOTE: Refer to our web site for det ails on supported processors.
1-7 Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 Chip set Overview The H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -F/H8DMT -IBXF Serverboard is based on the nVidia MCP55 Pro Chipset, which functions as a Media and Communications Processor (MCP). Controllers for the system memory are integrated directly into Opteron processors.
H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -F/H8DMT - IBXF User ’s Manual 1-8 nVidia MCP55 Pro Chipse t Media and Communications Processor The nVidia MCP55 Pro Chipset is a single-chip, high-performance HyperTransport peripheral controller .
1-9 Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 Power Configuration Settings This section describes the features of your motherboard that deal w ith power and power settings. Microsof t OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive, system-wide ap proach to system and device power control.
H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -F/H8DMT - IBXF User ’s Manual 1-10 1-8 Power Supply As with all computer products, a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation. It is even more importa nt for processors that have high CPU clock rates.
1-1 1 Chapter 1: Introduction 1-10 Cont acting 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.
H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -F/H8DMT - IBXF User ’s Manual 1-12 1-1 1 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service will be rendered. Y o u ca n obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number .
2-1 Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 St atic-Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. T o prevent damage to your system board, it is important to handl e it very carefully . The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD.
H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -F/H8DMT - IBXF User ’s Manual 2-2 2-2 Processor and Heat sink Inst allation Follow the procedures in this section for installing the processor and heatsink into the H8DMT Serverboard. Installing the Processors 1. Begin by removing the cover plate that pr otects the CPU.
2-3 Chapter 2: Inst allation 3. Once aligned, carefully place the CPU into the socket. Do not drop the CPU on the socket, move the CPU horizontally or vertic ally or rub the CPU against the socket or against any pins of the socket, which may damage the CPU and/or the socket.
H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -F/H8DMT - IBXF User ’s Manual 2-4 Installing the Heatsinks We recommend the use of active type heats inks (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).
2-5 Chapter 2: Inst allation 2-4 Inst alling Memory Installing Memory 1. Insert each memory module vertically into its slot, paying attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inser ting the module incorrectly (see Figure 2-6 ). 2.
H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -F/H8DMT - IBXF User ’s Manual 2-6 Support The H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -F/H8DMT - IBXF Serverboards support single or dual-channel, DDR2-800/667/533 registered ECC SDRAM. Only interleaved memory is supported, so you must populate two DIMM slots at a time.
2-7 Chapter 2: Inst allation Front Control Pane l JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors. See Figure 2-8 for the pin definitions of the various connectors.
H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -F/H8DMT - IBXF User ’s Manual 2-8 Auxiliary Power Connector A 4-pin 12V auxiliary power connector is incl uded to provide power to har d drive disks. See the table below for pin definitions. PW_ON Connector The PW_ON connector is on pins 1 and 2 of JF1.
2-9 Chapter 2: Inst allation 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 t able below for pin definitions. NIC1 (LAN1) LED The LED connections for LAN1 are on pins 1 1 and 12 of JF1.
H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -F/H8DMT - IBXF User ’s Manual 2-10 NMI Button The non-maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1. Refer to the table below for pin definitions. Universal Serial Bus Port s T wo Universal Serial Bus ports (USB 2.
2-1 1 Chapter 2: Inst allation Serial Port s The COM1 serial port is located beside t he VGA port. Refer to the motherboard layout for the location of the COM2 header . See the table below for pin definitions. Fan Headers The H8DMT has four 4-pin proprietary fan headers.
H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -F/H8DMT - IBXF User ’s Manual 2-12 Overheat LED Connect an LED to the JOH1 header to provide warning of chassis overheating. See the table below for pin definitions. Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1.
2-13 Chapter 2: Inst allation SGPIO The T -SGPIO1 (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) header provide s a bus between the SA T A controller and the SA T A driv e backplane to pr ovide SA T A enclosure management functions.
H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -F/H8DMT - IBXF User ’s Manual 2-14 CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS, which will also clear any passwords. Instead of pins, this jumper consists of contact p ads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents of CMOS. T o Clear CMOS 1.
2-15 Chapter 2: Inst allation BMC/Video Enable/Disable JBMC1 connector allows you to enable or disable the IPMI a nd Video. The default position is on for both pin 1 and pin 2 to enabl e both IPMI and VGA.
H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -F/H8DMT - IBXF User ’s Manual 2-16 InfiniBand Port Enable/Disable JIB1 enables or disables the InfiniBand port on t he H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX Serverboards. The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enabl e the port. See the table below for jumper settings.
2-17 Chapter 2: Inst allation 2-9 Drive Connections There are no IDE or floppy drive connectors on the moth erboard. Use the following information to connect the SA T A drive cables. SA T A Ports There are no jumpers to configure the SA T A ports, which are designated SA T A0 through SA T A3.
H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -F/H8DMT - IBXF User ’s Manual 2-18 Inst alling 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.
2-19 Chapter 2: Inst allation Using the nV idia RAID Utility The nVidia RAID Utility program is where you can define the drives you want to include in the RAID array and the mode and type of RAID. T wo main windows are shown in the utility . 1. The F REE D ISKS wind ow on the left will list all av ailable drives.
H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -F/H8DMT - IBXF User ’s Manual 2-20 then on the icon representing your CD-ROM drive. Finally , double click on the S S ETUP icon.
3-1 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3-1 T roubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your Serverboard. If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance,.
H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -F/H8DMT - IBXF User ’s Manual 3-2 Memory Errors 1. Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed. 2. Y ou should be using registered ECC DDR-2 memory (se e next page). Also, it is recommended that you use the same memory type and speed for all DI MMs in the system.
3-3 Chapter 3: T roubleshoo ting • BIOS release date/version ( this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up) • System configuration An example of a T echnical Support form is posted on our web site.
H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -F/H8DMT - IBXF User ’s Manual 3-4 3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service will be rendered. Y ou can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number .
4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS™ Setup utility for the H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/ H8DMT -F/H8DMT -IBXF Serverboards. The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk-based program.
H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -F/H8DMT - IBXF User ’s Manual 4-2 System Time/System Date Y ou can edit th is field to change t he system time and date. Highlight System Time or System Date using the <A RROW > keys. Enter new values through the keyboard.
4-3 Chapter 4: BIOS WHEA Support Use this setting to Enable or D ISABLE WHEA (Windows Hardware Error Architecture) support. WHEA provides a common infrastr ucture for reporting hardware errors on Windows plat forms and was designed to improve recovery following fatal h ardware errors.
H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -F/H8DMT - IBXF User ’s Manual 4-4 PIO Mode PIO (Programmable I/O) mo de programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller . As the PIO mode increases, the cycle time decreases. The options are Aut o , 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4.
4-5 Chapter 4: BIOS T able 4-4. Ad vanced Chipset Control Submenu Menu Item Description NorthBridge Configuration submenu See T able 4-5 for fur ther details and submenus. SouthBridge Configurat ion submenu See T able 4-6 for fur ther details and submenus.
H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -F/H8DMT - IBXF User ’s Manual 4-6 L2 Cache BG Scrub Allows L2 cache RAM to be corrected when idle. Opti ons are Disabled and various times in nanosec onds an d microseconds. L3 Cache BG Scrub Allows L3 cache RAM to be corrected when idle.
4-7 Chapter 4: BIOS T abl e 4-8. I/O Device Con figuration Submenu Menu Item Description Serial Port1 Address This option specifies the base I/O port addr ess and Interrupt Request address of serial port 1. The options are D ISABLED , 3F8/ IRQ4 , 3E8/IRQ4 and 2E8/IRQ3.
H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -F/H8DMT - IBXF User ’s Manual 4-8 T able 4-1 1. Hardware He alth Monitor Submenu Menu Item Description CPU Overheat Alarm Use the "+" and "-" keys to set the CPU temperature thre shold to between 65 o and 90 o C.
4-9 Chapter 4: BIOS 4-5 Boot Menu The B OOT menu is accessible only when the L OAD O NBOARD LAN O PTI ON ROM setting (in the PCI/P N P C ONFIGURATION menu) is enabled. Menu items in the B OOT menu are shown below in T able 4-13 . 4-6 Security Menu AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password.
H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -F/H8DMT - IBXF User ’s Manual 4-10 4-7 Exit Menu Select the E XIT t ab from AMI BIOS S ETUP U TILITY screen to enter the E XIT BIOS S ETUP screen.
A-1 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST (Power-On Self-T est) rout ines, which are performed ea ch 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.
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B-1 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes B-1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The uncompressed initialization checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution: B-2 Bootblock Recovery Codes The bootblock recovery checkpoint c odes are listed in ord er of execution: Checkpoint Code Description D0h The NMI is disabled.
H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -F/H8DMT - IBXF User ’s Manual B-2 B-3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The following runtime checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution. These codes are uncompressed in F0000h shadow RAM. FCh Next, erasing the flash ROM.
B-3 : 2Dh The video ROM has returned control to BI OS POST . Performing any required processing af ter the video ROM had control 23h Reading the 8042 input po rt and disabling the MEGAKEY Green PC feature next. Making the BIOS code segment writ able and performing any necessary configuration before ini tializing the interrupt vectors.
H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -F/H8DMT - IBXF User ’s Manual B-4 47h The memory pattern has been writte n to extended memory . Writing p atterns to the base 640 KB memory next. 48h Patterns written in base memory . Determining the amount of memory below 1 MB next.
B-5 : 82h The keyboard controller interface test completed . Writing the command byte and initializing the circular buffer next. 83h The command byte was written and global dat a initialization has completed. Checking for a locked key next. 84h Locked key checking is over .
H8DMT/H8DMT -IBX/H8DMT -F/H8DMT - IBXF User ’s Manual B-6 A3h The soft error display has comple ted. Setting the keyboard typematic rate next. A4h The keyboard typematic rate is set. Programmin g the memory wait states next. A5h Memory wait st ate programming is over .
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