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  • Page 1 ® UPER H8SCM H8SCM-F USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.1a...
  • Page 2 Clara County in the State of California, USA. The State of California, County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes. Super Micro's total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product.

  • Page 3: About This Manual

    The H8SCM(-F) serverboard is based on the AMD® SR5650/SP5100 chipset and supports one AMD Socket C32 type processor with up to 32 GB of ECC/Non-ECC UDIMM or up to 64 GB of ECC RDIMM SDRAM memory. The H8SCM serverboard does not have IPMI capability, whereas the H8SCM-F serverboard does.
  • Page 4 H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Notes...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Overview ......................1-1 Checklist ......................1-1 Contacting Supermicro ..................1-2 H8SCM(-F) Quick Reference ................1-5 Chipset Overview .................... 1-9 AMD SR5650/SP5100 Chipset ............... 1-9 HyperTransport Technology ................1-9 PC Health Monitoring ..................1-9 Power Confi guration Settings................ 1-10 Power Supply ....................1-11...
  • Page 6 Wake-On-LAN ..................2-12 Power I2C ....................2-12 ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports ..........2-13 Power LED/Speaker ................. 2-13 JIPMB (H8SCM-F only) ................2-13 Compact Flash Card PWR Connector ............. 2-13 Video Connector ..................2-14 Jumper Settings .................... 2-14 Explanation of Jumpers ................
  • Page 7 Table of Contents Supero Doctor III ................... 2-23 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures ................3-1 Before Power On .................... 3-1 No Power ......................3-1 No Video ......................3-2 Memory Errors ....................3-2 Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration ............3-2 Technical Support Procedures ................
  • Page 8 H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Notes viii...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    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) H8SCM(-F) serverboard • One (1) I/O shield (MCP-260-00027-0N) •...

  • Page 10: Contacting Supermicro

    H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual 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 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Web Site: www.supermicro.com Europe Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.
  • Page 11 Chapter 1: Introduction Figure 1-1. H8SCM(-F) Image...
  • Page 12 H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Figure 1-2. H8SCM(-F) Motherboard Layout (not drawn to scale) COM1 JPG1 JPL2 JPL1 SR5650 SATA0 SATA1 SP5100 JBT1 SATA2 SATA3 BATTERY SATA4 SATA5 JWD1 USB2/3 IDE#1 FAN4 FAN3 USB6 Notes: Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.

  • Page 13: H8Scm(-F) Quick Reference

    Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset) Description LAN Ports LEDs for the LAN Ethernet ports Dedicated IPMI LAN (H8SCM-F only) LEDs for the dedicated IPMI LAN Ethernet port (H8SCM-F only) LED for BMC Heartbeat LED for Serverboard Power-On Connector Description COM1/COM2...

  • Page 14: Motherboard Features

    H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Motherboard Features • Single AMD Opteron 4000 series (AMD Socket C32 type) processor Note: Refer to our web site for details on supported processors. Memory • Four (4) single and dual channel DIMM slots support up to 32 GB of ECC/ Non-ECC UDIMM or up to 64 GB of ECC RDIMM DDR3-1600/1333/1066 in 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB or 16 GB size of 1.5V or 1.35V voltages.
  • Page 15 1x type A) • Two (2) LAN ports supported by two onboard Intel® 82574L Ethernet controllers for 10/100/1000Base-T • One (1) dedicated IPMI LAN port (H8SCM-F only) • ® One (1) VGA port supported by an onboard Matrox G200 graphics controller (with 16 MB DDR2 memory) •...

  • Page 16: System Block Diagram

    H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Figure 1-3. AMD SR5650/SP5100 Chipset: System Block Diagram Note: This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your motherboard. See the previous pages for the actual specifi cations of your motherboard.

  • Page 17: Chipset Overview

    Chapter 1: Introduction Chipset Overview The H8SCM(-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 Chipset The AMDSR5650/SP5100 are each a single-chip, high-performance HyperTransport peripheral controller.

  • Page 18: Power Confi Guration Settings

    H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual 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 defi ne an overheat temperature. When this temperature is exceeded or when a fan failure occurs, the Overheat/Fan Fail warning LED is triggered.

  • Page 19: Power Supply

    It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates. The H8SCM(-F) serverboard requires the use of proprietary power supplies. Please refer to the pinout information for the power connectors in Section 7 of Chapter 2 for detailed information on power requirements.

  • Page 20: Super I/O

    H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Super I/O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O Winbond® BMC chip includes a data separator, write pre-compensation circuitry, decode logic, data rate selection, a clock generator, drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic. The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I/O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with fl...

  • Page 21: Chapter 2 Installation

    Chapter 2: Installation Chapter 2 Installation Static-Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures are generally suffi cient to protect your equipment from ESD. Precautions •...

  • Page 22: Processor And Heatsink Installation

    H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 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 motherboard into a chassis.
  • Page 23 Chapter 2: Installation 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.

  • Page 24: Mounting The Motherboard Into A Chassis

    Check the Compatibility of the Motherboard Ports and the I/O Shield 1. The H8SCM(-F) serverboard requires a chassis that can support a board of 9.6" x 8.6" (244 x 218 mm) in size. 2. Make sure that the I/O ports on the motherboard align with their respective holes in the I/O shield at the rear of the chassis.
  • Page 25 (128-bit) memory, which is faster than non-interleaved (64-bit) memory. Maximum Memory The H8SCM(-F) serverboard supports up to 32 GB of ECC/Non-ECC UDIMM or up to 64 GB of ECC RDIMM in 4 DIMM slots. Figure 2-1. Installing DIMM into Slot...

  • Page 26: Dimm Module Population Confi Guration

    H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User's Manual Memory Population for Optimal Performance # DIMMS Channel 1 Channel 2 2 DIMMs DIMM1A DIMM2A 4 DIMMs DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIMM2B Note: Memory speed support is dependent on the type of CPU used on the board.

  • Page 27: Pci Expansion Cards

    Chapter 2: Installation Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Available (4 GB Total System Memory) Firmware Hub fl ash memory (System BIOS) 1 MB 3.99 GB Local APIC 4 KB 3.99 GB Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3.99 GB I/O APIC (4 Kbytes)

  • Page 28: I/O Port And Control Panel Connections

    H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User's Manual I/O Port and Control Panel Connections The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC99 specifi cation to make setting up your system easier. See Figure 2-2 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports.

  • Page 29: Connector Defi Nitions

    Chapter 2: Installation Connector Defi nitions ATX Power 24-pin Connector Pin Defi nitions Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition Power Connectors +3.3V +3.3V A 24-pin main power supply connector(JPW1) -12V +3.3V and three 8-pin CPU PWR connector (JPW2) on the motherboard. These power connectors PS_ON meet the SSI EPS 12V specification.

  • Page 30: Nic2 (Lan2) Led

    LAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports) Two Gigabit Ethernet ports (designated LAN1 and LAN2) are located beside the VGA port. Additionally, for the H8SCM-F serverboard, there is a dedicated LAN for IPMI on top of the two rear USB ports. These Ethernet ports accept RJ45 type cables.

  • Page 31: Universal Serial Bus Ports

    Chapter 2: Installation Universal Serial Bus Ports Universal Serial Bus Ports Pin Defi nitions (USB 0/1, Two Universal Serial Bus ports (USB 2.0) are USB6) located beside the Keyboard and Mouse PS2 USB0 USB1 ports (USB0/1). One additional Type A port Pin # Defi...

  • Page 32: Sgpio

    H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User's Manual SGPIO SGPIO Header Pin Defi nitions (T-SGPIO1/TSGPIO2) The T-SGPIO1/ T-SGPIO2 (Serial General Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition Purpose Input/Output) headers provide a bus between the SATA controller and the backpane Ground Data to provide SATA enclosure management...

  • Page 33: Atx Ps/2 Keyboard And Ps/2 Mouse Ports

    Pin Defi nitions Pin Setting Defi nition Pins 4~7 External Speaker Pins 6~7 Internal Speaker JIPMB (H8SCM-F only) JIPMB Pin Defi nitions A System Management Bus header for the Pin# Defi nition IPMI slot is located at IPMB. Connect the Data...

  • Page 34: Video Connector

    H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User's Manual Video Connector A Video (VGA) connector is located below the COM Port on the IO backplane. This connector is used to provide video and CRT display. Jumper Settings Connector Pins Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard,...

  • Page 35: Lan1/2 Enable/Disable

    Chapter 2: Installation LAN1/2 Enable/Disable LAN1/2 En/Disable Jumper Settings (JPL1/JPL2) Change the setting of jumper JPL1 or JPL2 Jumper Setting Defi nition to enable or disable the LAN1 or LAN2 Pins 1-2 Enabled Ethernet port. See the table on the right Pins 2-3 Disabled for jumper settings.

  • Page 36: Onboard Speaker Enable/Disable

    H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User's Manual Onboard Speaker Enable/Disable Onboard Speaker Enable/Disable Pin Defi nitions (JD1) The JD1 header allows you to use either an Pins Defi nition external speaker or the internal (onboard) 6 and 7 Jump for onboard speaker speaker. To use the internal onboard speaker,...

  • Page 37: Onboard Indicators

    Color Status Defi nition A dedicated IPMI LAN is also included on the Green: Link 100 Mb/s H8SCM-F serverboard. The amber LED on Solid (Left) the right indicates activity, while the green Amber Activity Active LED on the left indicates the speed of the...

  • Page 38: 2-10 Ide And Sata Drive Connections

    H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-10 IDE and SATA 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 ATA133/100/66 IDE hard disk drive cable that came with your sys- tem has two connectors to support two drives.

  • Page 39: 2-11 Enabling Sata Raid

    Chapter 2: Installation 2-11 Enabling SATA RAID Now that the hardware is set up, you must install the operating system and the SATA RAID drivers, if you wish to use RAID with your SATA 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 drive.

  • Page 40: Enabling Sata Raid In The Bios

    H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User's Manual Note: You 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 SATA RAID in the BIOS Before installing the Windows Operating System, you must change some settings in BIOS.

  • Page 41: Using The Adaptec Raid Utility

    Chapter 2: Installation 4. After exiting the BIOS Setup Utility, the system will reboot. When prompted 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®...

  • Page 42: 2-12 Installing Drivers

    H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 5. Highlight the fi rst "Adaptec RAID" driver shown and press the <Enter> key to install it. 6. Press <Enter> again to continue with the Windows setup. 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.

  • Page 43: Supero Doctor Iii

    Chapter 2: Installation Supero Doctor III The SuperDoctor® 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 SuperDoctor III program included on the CD-ROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system.
  • Page 44 H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User's Manual Figure 2-8. Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen (Remote Control) Note: The SuperDoctor III program and User’s Manual can be downloaded from the Supermicro web site at http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/software/ SuperDoctorIII.cfm.For Linux, we recommend that you use the SuperoDoctor II application instead.

  • Page 45: Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

    Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 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 ‘Technical Support Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter. Always disconnect the AC power cord before adding, changing or installing any hardware components.

  • Page 46: No Video

    H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 4. Turn the power switch on and off to test the system. 5. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still supplies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

  • Page 47: Technical Support Procedures

    Frequently Asked Questions Question: What type of memory does my motherboard support? Answer: The H8SCM(-F) serverboard supports up to 32 GB of ECC/Non- ECC UDIMM or up to 64 GB of ECC RDIMM in DDR3-1600/1333/1066 MHz 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB or 16 GB size SDRAM memory. See Section 2-4 for details on installing memory.

  • Page 48: Returning Merchandise For Service

    H8SCM(-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...

  • Page 49: Chapter 4 Bios

    Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS™ Setup utility for the H8SCM(-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 be recorded in this manual.

  • Page 50: Main Menu

    H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Main Menu When you fi rst enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, you will see the Main Menu screen. You can always return to the Main Menu by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen with the arrow keys.

  • Page 51: Processor And Clock Options

    Chapter 4: BIOS Wait 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.

  • Page 52: Advanced Chipset Control

    H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual GART Error Reporting This option should remain disabled for normal operation. The driver developer may enable this option for testing purposes. Options are Enabled or Disabled. Microcode Update This setting Enables or Disables microcode updating. Secure Virtual Machine Mode This setting is used to Enable or Disable SVM.
  • Page 53 Chapter 4: BIOS Node Interleaving This option enables node memory interleaving. Options include Auto or Disabled. Channel Interleaving This option enables channel memory interleaving. Options include Auto or Disabled. CS Sparing This setting will reserve a spare memory rank in each node when enabled. Options are Enabled and Disabled.
  • Page 54 H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual IOMMU This setting is used to enable or disable or set the GART size in systems without AGP. Options include Enabled and Disabled. OHCI/EHCI HC Device Functions These settings allow you to either Enable or Disable functions for OHCI or EHCI bus devices.
  • Page 55 Chapter 4: BIOS  Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth IDE Master/Slave 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 Transfer) Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred.
  • Page 56 H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual S.M.A.R.T. Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) can help predict impending drive failures. Select "Auto" to allow BIOS to auto detect hard disk drive support. Select "Disabled" to prevent AMI BIOS from using the S.M.A.R.T. Select "Enabled" to allow AMI BIOS to use the S.M.A.R.T. to sup- port hard drive disk.
  • Page 57 Chapter 4: BIOS PCIE x4 Slot5/PCI x8 Slot 6/PCI x8/x16 Slot 7 These settings Enable or Disable the specifi ed PCIE slot in your system. Onboard LAN Option ROM Select This setting allows you to select the onboard LAN option ROM for iSCSI or PXE.
  • Page 58 H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual  Remote Access Confi guration Remote Access Use this option to Enable or Disable Remote Access in your system. If enabled, the settings below will appear. Serial Port Number Use this setting to select the serial port for console redirection. Options include COM1, COM2*.
  • Page 59 Chapter 4: BIOS  Hardware Health Confi guration CPU Overheat Alarm This setting allows you to specify the type of alarm for CPU overheating. Options include The Early Alarm and The Default Alarm. Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to determine how the system will control the speed of the onboard fans.

  • Page 60: Trusted Computing

    H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual  Trusted Computing TCG/TPM Support This setting enables/disables TPM/TCG (TPM 1.1/1.2) support in BIOS. Options include No or Yes.  IPMI Confi guration This menu shows static information about the IPMI fi rmware revision and status of the BMC, as well as options for IPMI confi...
  • Page 61 Chapter 4: BIOS In the fi eld provided here enter the IP 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 IP address and current IP address in the BMC are shown. Subnet Mask In the fi...

  • Page 62: Security Menu

    H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Security Menu AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password. If you use both passwords, the Supervisor password must be set fi rst. Change Supervisor Password Select this option and press <Enter> to access the sub menu, and then type in the password.

  • Page 63: Exit Menu

    Chapter 4: BIOS Retry Boot Devices This option allows you to retry boot devices. Options include Enabled and Disabled. 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 confi...
  • Page 64 H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Notes 4-16...

  • Page 65: Appendix A Bios Error Beep Codes

    Appendix A: BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST (Power-On Self-Test) 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.
  • Page 66 H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Notes...

  • Page 67: Appendix B Bios Post Checkpoint Codes

    Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes When AMIBIOS performs the Power On Self Test, 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 uncompressed initialization checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution: Checkpoint...

  • Page 68: B-2 Bootblock Recovery Codes

    H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual B-2 Bootblock Recovery Codes The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution: Checkpoint Code Description The onboard fl oppy controller if available is initialized. Next, beginning the base 512 KB memory test. Initializing the interrupt vector table next.

  • Page 69: B-3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes

    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 The NMI is disabled. Next, checking for a soft reset or a power on condition. The BIOS stack has been built.
  • Page 70 H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Checkpoint Code Description Completed post-video ROM test processing. If the EGA/VGA controller is not found, performing the display memory read/write test next. The EGA/VGA controller was not found. The display memory read/write test is about to begin.
  • Page 71 Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint Code Description Shutdown was successful. The CPU is in real mode. Disabling the Gate A20 line, parity, and the NMI next. The A20 address line, parity, and the NMI are disabled. Adjusting the memory size depending on relocation and shadowing next.
  • Page 72 H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Checkpoint Code Description Any initialization required after the option ROM test has completed. Confi guring the timer data area and printer base address next. Set the timer and printer base addresses. Setting the RS-232 base address next.

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