Supero H8QI6-F Manual de usuario
H8QI6-F
H8QIi-F
USER’S MANUAL
Revision 1.0b
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Manual Revision 1.0b
Release Date: December 15, 2010
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Preface
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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.
This series includes the following serverboards and characteristics:
Embeded IPMI Onbard SAS2 1U Board
H8QI6-F Yes Yes
H8QIi-F Yes
The H8QI6/i-F serverboard is based on the AMD® SR5690/SP5100 chipset
and supports four AMD Socket F type processors with up to 128 GB of DDR2-
800/667/533 registered ECC SDRAM.
Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site for updates on
supported processors (http://www.supermicro.com/aplus/). This product is intended
to be professionally installed.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1 includes a checklist of what should be included in your motherboard
box, describes the features, specifications and performance of the motherboard
and provides detailed information about the chipset.
Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static-sensitive devices. Read this
chapter when installing the processor(s) and memory modules and when installing
the motherboard in a chassis. Also refer to this chapter to connect the hard disk
drives, the various ports, and the power and reset buttons and the system LEDs.
If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes troubleshooting
procedures for the video, the memory and the setup configuration stored in CMOS.
For quick reference, a general FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section is pro-
vided. Instructions are also included for contacting technical support. In addition,
you can visit our web site for more detailed information.
Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on
running the CMOS Setup utility.
Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Code Messages.
Appendix B lists BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes.
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Notes
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
1-1 Overview ............................................................................................................ 1
Checklist............................................................................................................. 1
1-2 Contacting Supermicro....................................................................................... 2
H8QI6/i-F Quick Reference................................................................................ 5
1-3 Chipset Overview............................................................................................. 10
AMD SR5690/SP5100 Processor.................................................................... 10
HyperTransport Technology ............................................................................. 10
1-4 PC Health Monitoring....................................................................................... 10
1-5 Power Configuration Settings............................................................................11
1-6 Power Supply................................................................................................... 12
1-7 Super I/O.......................................................................................................... 12
Chapter 2 Installation
2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices..................................................................................... 1
Precautions ........................................................................................................ 1
Unpacking .......................................................................................................... 1
2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation................................................................... 2
2-3 Mounting the Motherboard into a Chassis......................................................... 4
2-4 Installing Memory............................................................................................... 4
2-5 PCI Expansion Cards......................................................................................... 6
2-6 I/O Port and Control Panel Connections ........................................................... 7
Front Control Panel............................................................................................ 7
2-7 Connector Definitions ........................................................................................ 8
Power Connectors ........................................................................................ 8
PW_ON Connector........................................................................................ 8
Reset Connector ........................................................................................... 8
Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH)......................................................................... 8
NIC2 (LAN2) LED.......................................................................................... 9
NIC1 (LAN1) LED.......................................................................................... 9
HDD LED....................................................................................................... 9
Power On LED.............................................................................................. 9
NMI Button .................................................................................................... 9
LAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports)................................................................................ 9
Universal Serial Bus Ports.......................................................................... 10
USB Headers .............................................................................................. 10
Fan Headers................................................................................................ 10
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Serial Ports.................................................................................................. 10
SGPIO..........................................................................................................11
SMBus Header.............................................................................................11
Wake-On-LAN ..............................................................................................11
Power I2C.....................................................................................................11
Chassis Intrusion ........................................................................................ 12
Overheat LED.............................................................................................. 12
Power LED/Speaker.................................................................................... 12
ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports............................................... 12
Unit Identifier Button.................................................................................... 13
JIBTN1 Header(optional for H8QIi/H8QIi-F/H8QIi+-F)................................ 13
Compact Flash Card PWR Connector........................................................ 13
Video Connector.......................................................................................... 13
2-8 Jumper Settings............................................................................................... 14
Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................... 14
CMOS Clear................................................................................................ 14
I2C to PCI-Express Slot.............................................................................. 15
Watch Dog Enable/Disable ......................................................................... 15
Compact Flash Master/Slave Select........................................................... 15
VGA Enable/Disable.................................................................................... 15
LAN1/2 Enable/Disable .............................................................................. 16
SAS Enable/Disable.................................................................................... 16
2-9 Onboard Indicators........................................................................................... 17
LAN1/LAN2 LEDs........................................................................................ 17
Dedicated IPMI LAN LEDs.......................................................................... 17
UID LED (LE1) ........................................................................................... 17
Power LED.................................................................................................. 17
2-10 IDE, SAS and SATA Drive Connections .......................................................... 18
IDE Connectors........................................................................................... 18
SATA Ports .................................................................................................. 19
SAS Ports (H8QI6-F Only).......................................................................... 19
2-11 Enabling SATA RAID........................................................................................ 20
Serial ATA (SATA)............................................................................................. 20
Installing the OS/SATA Driver.......................................................................... 20
Building a Driver Diskette............................................................................ 20
Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS............................................................... 21
Using the Adaptec RAID Utility........................................................................ 22
Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation............................................ 22
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2-12 Installing Drivers............................................................................................... 23
Supero Doctor III.............................................................................................. 24
Chapter 3 Troubleshooting
3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures.............................................................................. 1
Before Power On ............................................................................................... 1
No Power ........................................................................................................... 1
No Video ............................................................................................................ 2
Memory Errors .................................................................................................. 2
Losing the System’s Setup Configuration.......................................................... 2
3-2 Technical Support Procedures........................................................................... 3
3-3 Frequently Asked Questions.............................................................................. 3
3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service.................................................................... 4
Chapter 4 BIOS
4-1 Introduction......................................................................................................... 1
4-2 Main Menu ......................................................................................................... 2
4-3 Advanced Settings Menu................................................................................... 2
4-5 Boot Settings Menu.......................................................................................... 20
4-6 Security Menu.................................................................................................. 21
4-8 Exit Menu......................................................................................................... 22
Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes
Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes
B-1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes.................................................................... 1
B-2 Bootblock Recovery Codes................................................................................ 2
B-3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes.................................................................... 3
Notes
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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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.
Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard.
If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.
One (1) H8QI6/i-F serverboard•
One (1) I/O shield (MCP-260-00027-0N)•
Four (4) Retention brackets (BKT-0012L)•
One (1) 9-pin serial port cable (CBL-0010L)•
One (1) ATA 66/100 IDE LP cable (CBL-0036L-03)•
Eight (8) 2ft. Amphenol, SATA cable (CBL-0044L) (only 6 cables for H8QIi-F)•
One (1) CD containing drivers and utilities•
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1-2 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
Web Site: www.supermicro.com
Europe
Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.
Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0) 73-6400390
Fax: +31 (0) 73-6416525
Asia-Pacific
Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.
Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County
Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: +886-(2) 8226-3990
Fax: +886-(2) 8226-3991
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw
Technical Support:
Tel: 886-2-8228-1366, ext.132 or 139
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