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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 H8SGL(-F) serverboard. The H8SGL(-F) serverboard is based on the AMD® SR5650/SP5100 chipset and supports one AMD Socket G34 type processor with up to 128 GB of D[...]

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v T able of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview ............................................................................................................ 1 Checklist ............................................................................................................. 1 1-2 Contacting Supermicro ..................................[...]

vi Fan Headers ................................................................................................. 1 1 Serial Ports ................................................................................................... 1 1 SGPIO ......................................................................................................... 12 C[...]

T able of Contents vii Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3-1 T roubleshooting Procedures .............................................................................. 1 Before Power On ............................................................................................... 1 No Power .................................................................[...]

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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. Please check that the following items[...]

1-2 H8SGL(-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.com (T echnical Support) Web Site: www .supermicro.com Europe Address: [...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 Figure 1-1. H8SGL(-F) Image[...]

1-4 H8SGL(-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. Figure 1-2. H8SGL(-F) Motherboard Layout (not drawn to scale) JPW1 JPI2C1 JF1 JPW2 JWF1 IPMB SA T A5 SA T A4 SA T A3 SA T A2 SAT A1 SA TA0 JWOL JD1 JCF1 JOH1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 H8SGL(-F) Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Section 2-7) JCF1 Compact Flash Master/Slave Closed (Master) JD1 Power LED Pins 1-3: Power LED Pins 4-7: Speaker JI 2 C1/JI 2 C2 I 2 C to PCI-E Slot Enable/Disable Both Closed (Enabled) JPB BMC Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPG1 VGA Ena[...]

1-6 H8SGL(-F) Serverboard User ’s Manual Connector Description COM1/COM2 COM1 Serial Port/Header F AN 1-6 Chassis/CPU Fan Headers IDE#1 IDE Disk Drive Connector IPMB System Management Bus Header for the IPMI Slot IPMI LAN Dedicated IPMI LAN Port (H8SGL-F only) JD1 Speaker Header JF1 Front Panel Connector JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 Motherboard Features CPU Single AMD Opteron 6100 series (Socket G34 type) processor • Note: Refer to our web site for details on supported processors. Memory Single/Dual/T ri/Quad channel DIMM slots supporting up to 128 GB of DDR3- • 1333/1066/800 registered ECC SDRAM or 32 GB of DDR3-1333/1066/800 MHz unbuffered ECC[...]

1-8 H8SGL(-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) • Onboard I/O Six (6) SA T A ports supported by an on-chip SA T A controller (RAID 0, 1, 10 • supported) Eight (8) USB (Universal Serial Bus 2.0) ports (2x rear , 4x [...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 D IMM A0 D IMM A1 CPU 1 HT3 L ink 16 / 16 -3.2GHz D IMM B0 D IMM B1 D IMM C0 D IMM C1 D IMM D0 D IMM D1 PCI SLOT 1 PCI-E G EN2 X 8 Slot6 PCIE x8/x16 IDE ( ATA/ 133 ) SA TA x 6 PCI-E G EN2 X 8 Slot5 x8 PCI-E G EN2 x1 INTE L 82574 L RJ45 A-Link SP5100 BM C VGA WPCM450- R PCI LPC SMB us SI O W83527H G HW M W83795G SPI Flas [...]

1-10 H8SGL(-F) Serverboard User ’s Manual 1-3 Chipset Overview The H8SGL(-F) serverboard is based on the AMD SR5650/SP5100 chipset. This chipset functions as a Media and Communications Processor (MCP). Controllers for the system memory are integrated directly into AMD Opteron processors. AMD SR5650/SP5100 Processor The AMD SR5650/SP5100 are each [...]

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. Auto-Sw[...]

1-12 H8SGL(-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. Remote PC setup, up-dates and access tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traf fi c is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted.[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-13 The IRQs, DMAs and I/O space resources of the Super I/O can be fl exibly adjusted to meet ISA PnP requirements, which support ACPI and APM (Advanced Power Management).[...]

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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. Precautions Use a grounded wris[...]

H8SGL(-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. Installation Procedure Follow the procedures as listed below to install the [...]

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). T riangle Use your thumb and your index fi [...]

H8SGL(-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. Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners, meta[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place. 3. With four CPUs installed, repeat step 2 to populate the CPU2 DIMM slots. 4. Always install four DIMMs to both CPU DIMM slots for more ef fi cient operation. Note: 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB and 16 GB memory modules are supported. It is highly recommended t[...]

H8SGL(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-6 Memory Population for Optimal Performance -For a Motherboard with One CPU (CPU1) Installed # DIMMS CPU Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 4 DIMMs CPU1 P1-1A P1-2A P1-3A P1-4A 8 DIMMs CPU1 P1-1A P1-1B P1-2A P1-2B P1-3A P1-3B P1-4A P1-4B Note: Memory speed support is dependent on the type of CPU used [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 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. add-on card includes a standard bracket. Remove the chassis cover . 2. Install the riser[...]

H8SGL(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-8 1 2 5 4 3 6 7 8 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. Figure 2-2. I/O Port Locations and De fi nitions Fron[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-9 2-7 Connector De fi nitions Power Connectors A 24-pin main power supply connector(JPW1) and three 8-pin CPU PWR connector (JPW2) on the motherboard. These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specification. In addition to the 24-pin A TX power connector , the 12V 8-pin CPU PWR connector at JPW2 must also be connected t[...]

H8SGL(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-10 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. Attach the hard drive LED cable here to display disk activi[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 1 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 (USB2/3) are included on the motherboard. See the table on the right for pin de fi nitions. Universal Serial Bus Ports Pin De fi nitions (USB 0/1, USB2/3) USB0 Pin # [...]

H8SGL(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-12 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. W ake-On-LAN Pin De fi nitions (JWOL) Pin# De fi nition 1 +5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake-up SGPIO [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 A TX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports The A TX PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse are located next to the Back Panel USB Ports 0~3 on the motherboard. See the table at right for pin de fi nitions. PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Pin De fi nitions PS2 Keyboard PS2 Mouse Pin# De fi nition Pin# De fi nition 1 KB Data 1 Mouse Data 2 No[...]

H8SGL(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-14 Compact Flash Card PWR Connector A Compact Flash Card Power Connector is located at JWF1. For the Compact Flash Card to work properly , you will need to enable with JCF1 and connect a Compact Flash Card power cable to JWF1 fi rst. 2-8 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers T o modify the operation of t[...]

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. See the table on the right for jumper settings. VGA Enable/Disable Jumper Settings (JPG1) Jumper Setting De fi nition Pins 1-2 Enabled Pins 2-3 Disabled I2C to PCI-Express Slot JI 2 C1/JI 2 C2 al[...]

H8SGL(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-16 W atch Dog Enable/Disable JWD enables the W atch Dog function, a system monitor that takes action when a software application freezes the system. Jumping pins 1-2 will have WD reboot the system if a program freezes. Jumping pins 2-3 will generate a non-maskable interrupt for the program that has frozen.[...]

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. See the table on the right for the functions associated with the connection sp[...]

H8SGL(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-18 2-10 IDE 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 A133/100/66 IDE hard disk drive cable that came with your sys- • tem has two connectors to support two dri[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 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. The installation procedure differs depending on whether you wish to have the operating system installed on a RAID array or on a separate non-RAID[...]

H8SGL(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-20 Figure 2-4. BIOS Setup Screen Note: Y ou need to have an external USB fl oppy when building the driver diskette. Window's Vista, Windows 2008 or later Windows OS systems can use a USB stick instead of a fl oppy . Enabling SA T A RAID in the BIOS Before installing the Windows Operating System, you[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 After exiting the BIOS Setup Utility , the system will reboot. When prompted 4. during the startup, press the <CTRL+A> key when prompted to run the Dot- Hill RAID Utility program (see Figure 2-5). Using the Adaptec RAID Utility The Adaptec® RAID Utility program is where you can de fi ne the drives you want to in[...]

H8SGL(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-22 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 . (If this d[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 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. The Supero Doctor III program included on the CD-ROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monito[...]

H8SGL(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-24 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 .supermicro.com/ PRODUCT/Manuals/SDIII/UserGuide.pdf>. For Linux, we recommend tha[...]

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 H8SGL(-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 5. supplies ~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. cables. Use the speaker to[...]

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. They should know of any possible[...]

3-4 H8SGL(-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.exe (BIOS fl ash utility) and the BIOS image (xxx.rom) fi les. Copy these fi les to a bo[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS™ Setup utility for the H8SGL(-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. Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet [...]

4-2 H8SGL(-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. The Main Menu screen provides you with a system overview , which includes the version, built date [...]

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. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Hit 'DEL&apo[...]

4-4 H8SGL(-F) Serverboard User ’s Manual  Processor and Clock Options CPU Con fi guration This displays static information on the Module V ersion, Physical Count and Logical Count for the system's processor(s) and clock. CPU Information The information for the installed processor includes Revision, Cache L1/L2/L3, Speed, NB CLK, Able to [...]

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. Node Interleaving This option enables node memory interleaving. Op[...]

4-6 H8SGL(-F) Serverboard User ’s Manual  DRAM Timing Con fi guration DRAM Timing Con fi g This option allows you to set the DRAM timing con fi guration for the system. Options include Auto or Manual. Memory Clock Speed This option sets the memory clock speed. Options include 200 MHz, 266 MHz, 333 MHz, 400 MHz, 533 MHz, 667 MHz 800 MHz and [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-7  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. Options include Native IDE, RAID , AHCI and[...]

4-8 H8SGL(-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. Select Auto to allow BIOS to auto detect the PIO mode. Use this value if the IDE disk drive [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-9  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 .) Select No to allow AMIBIOS to c[...]

4-10 H8SGL(-F) Serverboard User ’s Manual Primary Video Controller This option speci fi es the primary video controller for Onboard VGA or Other.  SuperIO Device Con fi guration Serial 1 Address This option speci fi es the base I/O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 1. Select "Disabled" to prevent the serial[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 1 Flow Control Selects the fl ow control to be used for console redirection. Options are None, Hardware and Software. 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[...]

4-12 H8SGL(-F) Serverboard User ’s Manual  ACPI Con fi guration PS2 KB/MS W akeup This setting allows you to Enable or Disable PS2 keyboard and mouse wakeup. ACPI Aware O/S This setting Enables or Disables ACPI support for the system's operating system. Options include Ye s (enabled) or No (disabled). ACPI APIC Support Determines whether[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-13 IP Address Source Select the source of this machine's IP address. If Static is selected, you will need to know and enter manually the IP address of this machine below . If DHCP is selected, the BIOS will search for a DHCP (Dynamic Host Con fi gu- ration Protocol) server in the network it is attached to, and request the ne[...]

4-14 H8SGL(-F) Serverboard User ’s Manual  Event Log Con fi guration View Event Log Pressing the Enter key will open the event log. Use the "  " and "  " keys to navigate through the system event log. Mark All Events as Read Selecting this and pressing the Enter key marks all events as read in the event log. Clear Ev[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-15 4-4 Boot Menu The Boot Menu is accessible only when the "Load Onboard LAN Option ROM" setting (in the PCI/PnP Con fi guration menu) is enabled.  Boot Device Priority This feature allows you to prioritize the boot sequence from the list of available devices. A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the [...]

4-16 H8SGL(-F) Serverboard User ’s Manual 4-5 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 ta[...]

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. The error messages normally appear on the screen. Fatal errors are those which will not allow t[...]

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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-1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The uncompr[...]

B-2 H8SGL(-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. E1h Initializing the interrupt vector table next. E2h Initializing[...]

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. Next, checking for a soft reset or a power on condition. 05h The BIOS stack has been built. [...]

B-4 H8SGL(-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. The display memory read/write test is about to begin. 30h The display memory read/write test passed[...]

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. 58h The memory size was adjusted for r[...]

B-6 H8SGL(-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. Setting the RS-232 base address next. 9Bh Returned after setting the RS-232 base address. Perf[...]