Supermicro H8DA3-2-B manual

H8DA3-2 H8DAi-2 USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.1 S UPER ®[...]

Manual Revision 1.1 Release Date: November 30, 2009 The information in this User ’s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate. The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document, makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual, or to notify any p[...]

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 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 serverboard. The H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 is based on the nV idia® MCP55 chipset and supports single or dual AMD Socket F type processors and up to 64 GB [...]

H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User ’s Manual T able of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1 Checklist .................................................................................................... 1-1 Contacting Supermicro ..............[...]

v T able of Contents Serial Ports .............................................................................................. 2-12 Fan Headers .......................................................................................... 2-12 LAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports) .......................................................................... 2-12 Powe[...]

H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User ’s Manual Chapter 3: T roubleshooting 3-1 T roubleshooting Procedures ........................................................................... 3-1 Before Power On ....................................................................................... 3-1 No Power ............................................................[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer serverboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry . Our 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 a[...]

1-2 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User ’s Manual Contacting Super Micro 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: Super Mic[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 Figure 1-1. H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 Image Note: the H8DA3-2 is pictured. The H8DAi-2 shares the same layout but does not include SAS components.[...]

1-4 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User ’s Manual Notes: Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only . The H8DAi-2 does not include SAS components. Figure 1-2. H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 Serverboard Layout (not drawn to scale) Battery S UPER H8DA3-2 CPU2 CPU1 / DIMMA 1B CPU1 Kb/Mse USB0/1/2/3 Parallel Port LAN1/2 Audio J1B1 CPU1 / DIMMA 1A CPU1 / DIMMA 2B CPU1 / DIMM[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 Quick Reference Jumpers Description Default Setting J3P 3rd Power Fail Detect En/Dis Closed (Enabled) JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 2-7 JCF1 Compact Flash Master/Slave Closed (Master) JF2 Onboard Speaker Pins 5-7 (Enabled) JI 2 C1/2 I 2 C to PCI Enable/Disable Pins 2-3 (Disabled) JPS1* SAS RAID Select Close[...]

1-6 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User ’s Manual Serverboard Features CPU • Single or dual AMD 64-bit Socket F , Opteron 2000 type processors Memory • Eight dual/single channel DIMM slots supporting up to 64 GB of DDR2- 800/667/533/400 registered ECC ECC SDRAM Note: Memory capacities are halved for single CPU systems. Refer to Section 2-4 before installing[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 ACPI Features • Microsoft OnNow • LED for suspend state indication • BIOS support for USB keyboard • Main switch override mechanism • Internal/external modem ring-on • Suspend to RAM (STR) Onboard I/O • On-chip SA T A controller for six (6) SA T A ports (RAID 0, 1, 0+1 and 5) • LSI 1068E SAS controller fo[...]

1-8 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User ’s Manual Figure 1-3. nVidia MCP55 Pro/IO-55 Chipset: System Block Diagram Note: This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your serverboard. See the previous pages for the actual speci fi cations of your serverboard. DI MM 1 B DI MM 2 B nVid ia MCP55 Pro AMD Socket F Pr oce ss or ( C P[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 1-2 Chipset Overview The H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 serverboard is based on the nVidia MCP55 Pro/IO-55 chipset. The nV idia MCP55 Pro functions as Media and Communications Proces- sor (MCP) and the IO-55 as a PCI-X Bridge. Controllers for the system memory are integrated directly into the AMD Opteron processors. MCP55 Pro Media and[...]

1-10 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User ’s Manual 1-3 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2. The serverboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring. Onboard V oltage Monitors for two CPU cores, 3.3V , +5Vin, +12V in, 5V standby and battery voltage The onboard[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 1 1-4 Power Con fi guration Settings This section describes the features of your serverboard that deal with power and power settings. Microsoft OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive, system-wide approach to system and device power control. OnNow is a term for a PC that is always on but appears to be off a[...]

1-12 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User ’s Manual 1-5 Power Supply As with all computer products, a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation. It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates. The H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 accommodates 12V A TX power supplies. Although most power supplies generally meet the speci fi catio[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-13 1-6 Super I/O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a fl oppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077/765, a data separator , write pre-compensation circuitry , decode logic, data rate selection, a clock genera- tor , drive interface control logic and interrupt and[...]

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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 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. Precautions • Use a grounde[...]

2-2 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User's Manual ! 2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation Installing the Processor (install to the CPU#1 socket fi rst) 1. Begin by removing the cover plate that protects the CPU. Lift the lever on CPU socket #1 until it points straight up. With the lever raised, lift open the silver CPU retention plate. 2. Use your thumb an[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-3 3. Align pin 1 of the CPU with pin 1 of the socket. Once aligned, carefully place the CPU into the socket. Do not drop the CPU on the socket, move the CPU horizontally or vertically or rub the CPU against the socket or against any pins of the socket, which may damage the CPU and/or the socket . 4. With the CPU inserted i[...]

2-4 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User's Manual Installing the Heatsink The use of active type heatsinks (except for 1U systems) are recommended. Con- nect the heatsink fans to the appropriate fan headers on the serverboard. T o install the heatsinks, please follow the installation instructions included with your heatsink package (not included). Installing [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 2-3 Mounting the Serverboard into a Chassis All serverboards and 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 serverboard and the chassis match. Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners, meta[...]

2-6 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User's Manual Figure 2-2. 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 s[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 Populating Memory Banks for 128-bit Operation CPU1 DIMM1A CPU1 DIMM1B CPU1 DIMM2A CPU1 DIMM2B CPU2 DIMM1A CPU2 DIMM1B CPU2 DIMM2A CPU2 DIMM2B XX XX XX XX XX XX XXXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXX XX XXXXXXXX XX XXXX XX XX XXXXXX Populating Memory Banks for 64-bit Operation CPU1 DIMM1A CPU1 DIMM1B CPU1 DIMM2A CPU1 DIMM2B CPU2 DIMM1A CP[...]

2-8 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User's Manual 2-5 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 2-3 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports. Figure 2-3. I/O Port Locations and De fi nitions Front Control Panel JF1 co[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-9 2-6 Connector De fi nitions A TX Power Connector The primary A TX power supply con- nector (J1B1) meets the SSI (Super- set A TX) 24-pin speci fi cation. Refer to the table on the right for the pin de fi ni- tions of the A TX 24-pin power connec- tor . This connection supplies power to the chipset, fans and memory . N[...]

2-10 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User's Manual Overheat/Fan Fail LED Connect an LED to the OH connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide ad- vanced warning of chassis overheat- ing. Refer to the table on the right for pin de fi nitions and status indicators. NIC1 LED The NIC1 (Network Interface Control- ler) LED connection is located on pins 1 1 and 12[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 1 Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1. Refer to the table on the right for pin de fi ni- tions. This feature is only available for systems with redundant power supplies. Power Fail LED Pin De fi nitions (JF1) Pin# De fi nition 5 Vcc 6 Control Reset Button The Reset Button con[...]

2-12 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User's Manual Fan Headers The H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 has eight fan headers, which are designated F AN1 through F AN8. Fans are Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) and their speed is controlled via Thermal Management with a BIOS setting. See the table on the right for pin de fi nitions. Note: when using active heatsinks (those with fans)[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 A TX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports The A TX PS/2 keyboard and the PS/2 mouse ports are located on the IO backplane. The mouse is the top (green) port. See the table on the right for pin de fi nitions. PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin De fi nitions Pin# De fi nition 1 Data 2N C 3 Ground 4 VCC 5 Clock 6N C Overhea[...]

2-14 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User's Manual W ake-On-LAN The W ake-On-LAN header is desig- nated 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. Note: W ake-On-LAN from S3, S4, S5 states are supported by LAN1. LAN2 supports W ake-On-LAN from S1 [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-15 Power Fail Alarm Reset Header Connect JAR to the alarm reset but- ton on your chassis (if available) or to a microswitch to allow you to turn off the alarm that sounds when a power supply module fails. See the table on the right for pin de fi nitions. Alarm Reset Header Pin De fi nitions (JAR) Pin# De fi nition 1 Gro[...]

2-16 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User's Manual Audio Output Header The Audio_FP header gives you the option of directing the audio output to Line In/Line Out/ Mic jacks that may be added to the front of the chassis (requires additional hardware, not in- cluded). See the table on the right for pin de fi nitions. Audio Output Header Pin De fi nitions (Aud[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 Audio Ports (J42) HD (High De fi nition) audio is provided with an onboard Realtek ALC883 audio chip. The H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 features 6-channel (5.1) sound for front L&R, rear L&R, center and subwoofer speakers with the use of a mic or line-in device. Without the use of a mic or line-in device, 8-channel sound (7.[...]

2-18 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User's Manual 2-7 J u m p e r S et t i n g s Explanation of Jump ers T o mo dif y th e ope rati on of t he ser verboard, jumpers can be used to choose between optional se tt ings. Jum per s c reate s hor ts b et ween t wo p in s to ch an g e th e fu nc ti o n of th e c onne ct or . Pin 1 i s ide nti fi ed with a squ are s[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 I 2 C to PCI En ab le /D is abl e The JI 2 C 1 /2 pa ir of ju mp er s al lo ws yo u to c onn ec t th e Syste m Ma nag eme nt Bus t o the P CI expa nsi on sl ots. T he def ault s et ti ng is d isa ble d (pi ns 2- 3) for b o t h j u m p e r s . B o t h c o n n e c t o r s m u s t be s et the s am e ( J I 2 C1 is for d at [...]

2-20 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User's Manual USB Power S el ec t J u m p e r J P U S B i s u s e d t o s e l e c t t h e powe r st ate for t he US B po r t s. Th e St and ard s et tin g mea ns po wer is a p - pli ed t o the p or t s onl y whe n th e syste m is p owere d on. T he D ual Powe r set ti ng wi ll all ow th e US B po r t s to have po wer wh en[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 2-8 Onboard Indicators LAN1/LAN2 LEDs The Ethernet ports (located beside the VGA port) have two LEDs. On each Gb LAN port, one LED indicates activity when blinking while the other LED may be amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection. See the table on the right for the func- tions associated with the connectio[...]

2-22 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User's Manual 2-9 Floppy , IDE, Parallel Port, SAS and SA T A Drive Connections Use the following information to connect the fl oppy and hard disk drive cables.  The fl oppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires.  A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1.  A single fl oppy disk drive r[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 IDE Connector There are no jumpers to con- fi gure the onboard IDE#1 con- nector . See the table on the right for pin de fi nitions. IDE Drive Connector Pin De fi nitions (IDE#1) Pin# De fi nition Pin # De fi nition 1 Reset IDE 2 Ground 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Da[...]

2-24 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User's Manual SA T A Ports There are no jumpers to con fi g- ure the Serial A T A ports, which are designated SA T A0 through SA T A5. See the table on the right for pin de fi nitions. SA T A Ports Pin De fi nitions (SA T A0-SA T A5) Pin # De fi nition 1 Ground 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 Ground 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 Ground Parallel Port Co[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-25 SAS Ports There are eight Serial Attached SCSI ports on the H8DA3-2 (SAS0~3 and SAS4~7). See the table on the right for pin de fi nitions. SAS Ports Pin De fi nitions (SAS0~3, SAS4~7) Pin# De fi nition Pin # De fi nition A1 Ground B1 Ground A2 RX 0+ B2 TX 0+ A3 RX 0- B3 TX 0- A4 Ground B4 Ground A5 RX 1+ B5 TX 1+ A6[...]

2-26 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User's Manual 2-10 Enabling SA T A RAID Note: For SAS RAID (H8DA3-2), please refer to LSI manual on the driver CD. Serial A T A (SA T A) Serial A T A (SA T A) is a physical storage interface that employs a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point-to-point connection between devices. This connection is a [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-27 2. Use the arrow keys to move to Advanced > Floppy/IDE/SA T A Con fi guration > nVidia RAID Setup and press the <Enter> key . Once in the submenu, enable the "nVidia RAID Function" setting, which will cause the SA T A0/1/2 Primary/Secondary settings to appear . Enable the SA T A devices and channe[...]

2-28 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User's Manual Figure 2-5. SA T A RAID Utility: Main Screen Figure 2-6. SA T A RAID Utility: Array List[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-29 2-1 1 Installing Drivers After all the hardware and operating system have been installed, you need to install certain drivers. The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your serverboard. After inserting this CD into your CD-ROM drive, the display shown in Figure 2-7 should appea[...]

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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 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User's Manual NOTE If you are a system integrator , V AR or OEM, a POST diagnostics card is recommended. For I/O port 80h codes, refer to App. B. 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 (see next page). Also, it is recommended tha[...]

3-3 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting 3. If you still cannot resolve the problem, include the following information when contacting us for technical support:  Serverboard model and PCB revision number  BIOS release date/version (this can be seen on the initial display when your system fi rst boots up)  System con fi guration An example of a T [...]

3-4 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User's Manual Question: Why can't I turn off the power using the momentary power on/off switch? Answer: The instant power of f function is controlled in BIOS by the Power But- ton Mode setting. When the On/Off feature is enabled, the serverboard will have instant off capabilities as long as the BIOS has control of the [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS™ Setup utility for the H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2. 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 be rec[...]

4-2 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 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 and ID[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-3 Boot up Num-Lock Set this value to allow the Number Lock setting to be modi fi ed during boot up. The options are On and Off. PS/2 Mouse Support Set this value to modify support for a PS/2 mouse. The options are Auto , En- abled and Disabled. W ait for ‘F1’ If Error Select Enable to activate the W ait for F1 if Error functi[...]

4-4 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User ’s Manual Headless Mode Use this setting to Enable or Disable headless operation mode through ACPI. MCP55 ACPI HPET T able Use this setting to either Enable or Disable the MCP55 ACPI HPET table. Suspend Mode This setting is used to select the ACPI state used for system suspend. The options are S1 (POS), S3 (STR) and Auto [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-5  CPU Con fi guration The submenu lists CPU information and the following settings: GART Error Reporting This setting is used for testing only (setting should be disabled ). Power Now This setting is used to Enable or Disable the AMD Power Now feature. Thermal Throttling This setting is used to Enable or Disable Thermal Throt[...]

4-6 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User ’s Manual LBA/Large Mode LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a method of addressing data on a disk drive. The options are Disabled and Auto . Block (Multi-Sector T ransfer) Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred. Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block m[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-7 DMA Mode Selects the DMA Mode. Options are Auto , SWDMA0, SWDMA1, SWDMA2, MWDMA0. MDWDMA1, MWDMA2, UDMA0. UDMA1, UDMA2, UDMA3, UDMA4 and UDMA5. (SWDMA=Single Word DMA, MWDMA=Multi W ord DMA, UDMA=UltraDMA.) S.M.A.R.T . Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting T echnology (SMART) can help predict impending drive failures. Select &q[...]

4-8 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User ’s Manual cannot be determined. Select 0 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 0. It has a data transfer rate of 3.3 MBs. Select 1 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1. It has a data transfer rate of 5.2 MBs. Select 2 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2. It has a data transfer rate of 8.3 MBs. Select 3 to allow AMI BIOS to use[...]

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 OS 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 co[...]

4-10 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User ’s Manual DMA Channel 0/Channel 1/Channel 3/Channel 5/Channel 6/Channel 7 Select Available to indicate that a speci fi c DMA channel is available to be used by a PCI/PnP device. Select Reserved if the DMA channel speci fi ed is reserved for a Legacy ISA device. The options are A vailable and Reserved. Reserved Memory S[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 1  Super IO Con fi guration Serial Port1 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 port from accessing any system resources. When this option is set to Disabled , the serial port physically becomes unavailable. [...]

4-12 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User ’s Manual  Chipset Con fi guration  NorthBridge Con fi guration  Memory Con fi guration Memclock Mode This setting determines how the memory clock is set. Auto has the memory clock by code and Manual and Limit allow the user to set a standard value. MCT Timing Mode Sets the timing mode for memory . Options ar[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-13  ECC Con fi guration DRAM ECC Enable DRAM ECC allows hardware to report and correct memory errors automati- cally . Options are Enabled and Disabled. 4-Bit ECC Mode Allows the user to enabled 4-bit ECC mode (also known as ECC Chipkill). Options are Enabled and Disabled . DRAM Scrub Redirect Allows system to correct DRAM ECC[...]

4-14 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User ’s Manual  SouthBridge Con fi guration CPU/LDT Spread Spectrum Enables spread spectrum for the CPU/LDT . Options are Center Spread , Down Spread or Disabled. PCIE Spread Spectrum Allows you to Enable or Disable spread spectrum for PCI-Express.. SA T A Spread Spectrum Enables spread spectrum for the SA T A. Options ar[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-15  USB Mass Storage Device Con fi guration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay Set the USB mass storage reset delay to 10 sec., 20 sec. , 30 sec. or 40 sec. Device #1 Emulation T ype If set to Auto, USB devices < 530MB will be emulated as a fl oppy drive and the remaining as hard drives. The Forced FDD setting forces a formatted[...]

4-16 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User ’s Manual 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 so[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-17  System Health Monitor 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 chas- sis will light up and an alarm will sound. The LED and alarm will turn of f once the CPU temperature has droppe[...]

4-18 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User ’s Manual 4-4 Boot Menu This menu allows the user to con fi gure the following items:  Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to prioritize the boot sequence from the available devices.  Hard Disk Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from available hard disk drives.  Remov[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-19 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. Select Save [...]

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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 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 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. E6h Enabling the fl oppy drive controller and T imer IRQs. Enabling[...]

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. 07h Next, initializing the CPU and the CPU data area. 08h The CMOS checksum calculation is do[...]

B-4 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 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. Con fi guring the mono- chrome mode and color mode setti[...]

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. Going to checkpoint 52h next. 4Eh The memory test started, but not as the result of a soft [...]

B-6 H8DA3-2/H8DAi-2 User ’s Manual Checkpoint Code Description 86h The password was checked. Performing any required programming before WIN- BIOS 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. 88h Returned from WINBIOS Setup an[...]

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. Displaying the system con fi guration next. Abh Uncompressing the DMI data and exec[...]

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