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  • Page 1 ® UPER H8QI6-F H8QIi-F USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0b...
  • Page 2 Please Note: For the most up-to-date version of this manual, please see our web site at www.supermicro.com. Super Micro Computer, Inc. ("Supermicro") reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice. This product, including software and documentation, is the property of Supermicro and/or its licensors, and is supplied only under a license.

  • Page 3: Manual Organization

    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 H8QI6-F H8QIi-F 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.
  • Page 4 H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User’s Manual Notes...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 1 Introduction Overview ... 1 Checklist ... 1 Contacting Supermicro ... 2 H8QI6/i-F Quick Reference ... 5 Chipset Overview ... 10 AMD SR5690/SP5100 Processor ... 10 HyperTransport Technology ... 10 PC Health Monitoring ... 10 Power Confi guration Settings...11 Power Supply ...
  • Page 6 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 ...
  • Page 7 2-12 Installing Drivers ... 23 Supero Doctor III ... 24 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures ... 1 Before Power On ... 1 No Power ... 1 No Video ... 2 Memory Errors ... 2 Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration ... 2 Technical Support Procedures ...
  • Page 8 H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User’s Manual Notes viii...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    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.

  • Page 10: Contacting Supermicro

    H8QI6/i-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. H8QI6-F Image...
  • Page 12 H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User’s Manual Figure 1-2. H8QI6/i-F Motherboard Layout Intel 82576 SR5100 SR5690 SATA0 SATA1 Battery SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 JIBTN1 SR5690 SAS0 2008 SAS1 SAS2 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 DP5004 SAS6 SAS7 IDE#1 JPW4 JOH1 JPW3 JPW2 JPW1 Notes: Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.

  • Page 13: H8Qi6/I-F Quick Reference

    H8QI6/i-F Quick Reference Jumper Description JBT1 CMOS Clear JCF1 Compact Flash Master/Slave C1/JI C to PCI-E Slot Enable/Disable JPG1 VGA Enable/Disable JPL1 LAN 1/2 Enable/Disable JPS1 SAS Controller Enable/Disable Watch Dog LAN Ports Dedicated IPMI LAN DP5004 Default Setting (See Section 2-7) Closed (Master) Both Closed (Enabled) Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
  • Page 14 HT Connectors (2) IDE Disk Drive Connector Dedicated IPMI LAN Port Speaker Header Front Panel Connector RAIDKey for RAID 5 SAS support (optional for H8QI6-F) Chassis Intrusion Header Overheat Warning Header Power I C Header 24-pin Main ATX Power Connector...

  • Page 15: Motherboard Features

    Motherboard Features • Quad AMD Opteron 8000 series (Socket F type) processors Note: Support for 837x, 838x, 839x and 84xx processors. Refer to our web site for details on supported processors. Note: You must install at least two processors for full functions to be supported. Memory •...
  • Page 16 Six (6) SATA ports supported by an on-chip SATA controller (RAID 0, 1, 10 supported) • Eight (8) SAS ports supported by an LSI 2008 SAS2 controller (RAID 0, 1, 10 supported; Raid 5 Optional) (H8QI6-F only) • Two (2) Fast UART 16550 compatible serial port (one header and one port) •...

  • Page 17: System Block Diagram

    I/O CONN. DDR2-533/667 1207-SOCKET #4 4x DIMM DDR2-533/667 1207-SOCKET #2 4x DIMM UIO SLOT PCIE X8 SLOT#1 SR5690 PCIE X4 in X8 SLOT#2 PCIE X16 SLOT#3 PCIE X4 in X8 SLOT#5 PCIE X8 Figure 1-3. AMD SR5690/SP5100 Chipset: Note: This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your motherboard.

  • Page 18: Chipset Overview

    H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User’s Manual Chipset Overview The H8QI6/i-F serverboard is based on the AMD SR5690/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 SR5690/SP5100 Processor The AMD SR5690/SP5100 are each a single-chip, high-performance HyperTrans- port peripheral controller.

  • Page 19: Power Confi Guration Settings

    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 20: Power Supply

    H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User’s Manual Wake-On-LAN (WOL) Wake-On-LAN is defi 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 traffi c is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted.
  • Page 21 Chapter 1: Introduction The Super I/O supports one PC-compatible printer port (SPP), Bi-directional Printer Port (BPP) , Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) or Extended Capabilities Port (ECP). The Super I/O provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced Confi guration and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage- ment through a SMI or SCI function pin.
  • Page 22 H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User’s Manual Notes 1-14...

  • Page 23: Chapter 2 Installation

    Static-Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent dam- age 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 24: Processor And Heatsink Installation

    H8QI6/i-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. Install the processor(s) and the heatsink(s).
  • Page 25 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 26: Mounting The Motherboard Into A Chassis

    H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User's Manual 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, metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis.
  • Page 27 Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place. With two CPUs installed, repeat step 2 to populate the CPU2 DIMM slots. Always install pairs of DIMMs to both CPU DIMM slots for more effi cient operation. Note: 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB and 8 GB memory modules are sup- ported.

  • Page 28: Pci Expansion Cards

    H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User's Manual PCI Expansion Cards A riser card is used to support one standard size (full height full length) PCI expan- sion card. Installing a PCI Expansion Card Confi rm that you have the correct riser card for your chassis model and the add-on card includes a standard bracket.

  • Page 29: I/O Port And Control Panel Connections

    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. Figure 2-2.

  • Page 30: Connector Defi Nitions

    H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User's Manual Connector Defi nitions Power Connectors A 24-pin main power supply connector(JPW1) and three 8-pin CPU PWR connectors (JPW2/JPW3/JPW4) on the motherboard. These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specifi cation. In addition to the 24-pin ATX power connector, the 12V 8-pin CPU PWR connectors at JPW2/JPW3/JPW4 must also be connected to your power supply.

  • Page 31: Nic2 (Lan2) Led

    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 defi nitions. NIC1 (LAN1) LED The LED connections for LAN1 are on pins 11 and 12 of JF1.

  • Page 32: Universal Serial Bus Ports

    H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User's Manual Universal Serial Bus Ports Two Universal Serial Bus ports (USB 2.0) are located beside the Keyboard and Mouse PS2 ports. Two additional Type A ports (USB4/5) are included on the motherboard. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. USB Headers Four USB 2.0 headers (USB2/3 and USB6/7) are also included on the motherboard.

  • Page 33: Sgpio

    SGPIO The T-SGPIO1/ T-SGPIO2 (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) headers provide a bus between the SATA controller and the backpane to provide SATA enclosure man- agement functions. Connect the appropriate cable from the backplane to the T-SGPIO1 header to utilize SATA management func- tions on your system.

  • Page 34: Chassis Intrusion

    H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User's Manual Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1. Attach the appropriate cable to inform you of a chassis intrusion. Overheat LED Connect an LED to the JOH1 header to pro- vide warning of chassis overheating. See the table on the right for pin defi...

  • Page 35: Unit Identifi Er Button

    Unit Identifi er Button SW1 is a Unit Identifi er (UID) button. There is another UID button located on the control panel. When you push either UID button, both Rear UID and Front Panel UID Indica- tors will illuminate. Push either button again to turn off both indicators.

  • Page 36: Jumper Settings

    H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User's Manual Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard, jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings. Jumpers create shorts be- tween two pins to change the function of the connector. Pin 1 is identifi ed with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board.

  • Page 37: I2C To Pci-Express Slot

    I2C to PCI-Express Slot C1/JI C2 allows you to enable the I to communicate with the PCI-Express slot. For the jumpers to work properly, please set both jumpers to the same setting. If enabled, both jumpers must be enabled. If disabled, both jumpers must be disabled.

  • Page 38: Lan1/2 Enable/Disable

    H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User's Manual LAN1/2 Enable/Disable Change the setting of jumper JPL1 to enable to enable or disable the LAN1 and LAN2 Ethernets ports. See the table on the right for jumper settings. The default setting is enabled. SAS Enable/Disable JPS1 allows you to enable or disable the SAS controller.

  • Page 39: Onboard Indicators

    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 speed LED.

  • Page 40: Ide, Sas And Sata Drive Connections

    H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User's Manual 2-10 IDE, SAS 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 ATA100/66 IDE hard disk drive cable that came with your system has two connectors to support two drives.

  • Page 41: Sata Ports

    SATA0 through SATA5. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. SAS Ports (H8QI6-F Only) There are eight SAS ports included on the motherboard. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions.

  • Page 42: Enabling Sata Raid

    H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User's Manual 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 43: Enabling Sata Raid In The Bios

    Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS Before installing the Windows Operating System, you must change some settings in BIOS. Boot up the system and hit the <Del> key to enter the BIOS Setup Utlility. After the Setup Utility loads, Use the arrow keys to move to the Exit menu. Scroll down with the arrow keys to the "Load Optimal Defaults setting and press <Enter>.

  • Page 44: Using The Adaptec Raid Utility

    H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User's Manual Using the Adaptec RAID Utility The Adaptec® RAID Utility program is where you can defi ne the drives you want to include in the RAID array and the mode and type of RAID. Figure 2-5.Adaptec RAID Utility Program Screen Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation You may also use the procedure below to install the RAID driver during the Win- dow's OS installation:...

  • Page 45: Installing Drivers

    Chapter 2: Installation 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 display does not appear, click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CD-ROM drive.

  • Page 46: Supero Doctor Iii

    H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User's Manual 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 monitor the environment and operations of your system.
  • Page 47 Chapter 2: Installation Figure 2-8. Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen (Remote Control) Note: Super Doctor III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our Web Site at: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. You can also down- load the Super Doctor III User's Guide at: <http://www.supermicro.com/PROD- UCT/Manuals/SDIII/UserGuide.pdf>.
  • Page 48 H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User's Manual Notes 2-26...

  • Page 49: 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 50: No Video

    H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User's Manual Turn the power switch on and off to test the system. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still sup- plies ~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 cables.

  • Page 51: Technical Support Procedures

    Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical 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 problem(s) with the specifi...

  • Page 52: Returning Merchandise For Service

    H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User's Manual 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 bootable fl oppy disk, insert the disk into drive A and reboot the system. At the DOS prompt after rebooting, enter the command "fl...

  • Page 53: Chapter 4 Bios

    Chapter 4: BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS™ Setup utility for the H8QI6/i-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 54: Main Menu

    H8QI6/i-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. You can always return to the Main Menu by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen with the arrow keys.

  • Page 55: Ide Configuration

    Secure Virtual Machine Mode This setting is used to Enable or Disable SVM. Power Now This setting is used to Enable or Disable the AMD Power Now feature. ACPI SRAT Table This option Enables or Disables the building of the ACPI SRAT Table. CPU Prefetching Use this setting to Enable or Disable CPU prefetching.
  • Page 56 H8QI6/i-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.

  • Page 57: Floppy Configuration

    Chapter 4: BIOS ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection This option selects the mechanism used for detecting the installation of an 80-pin ATA(PI) cable. Options include Host & Device, Host or Device. Floppy Confi guration Floppy A Use this option to select the type of fl oppy drive connected to the system for the Floppy A.

  • Page 58: Super Io Configuration

    H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User’s Manual PCI IDE Busmaster Use this setting to Enable or Disable BIOS enabled uses of PCI Busmastering for reading or writing to IDE drives. Offboard PCI/ISA IDE Card Some PCI IDE cards may require this option to be set to the PCI slot number that is holding the card.

  • Page 59: Hyper-Transport Confi Guration

    Serial 2 Address This option specifi es the base I/O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 2. 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.

  • Page 60: Chipset Configuration

    H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User’s Manual NODE0: NODE1 HT Link Width Link Width Hyper Transport runs at this width. Options include Auto, 4 Bit, 8 Bit and 16 Bit. Chipset Confi guration NorthBridge Confi guration Memory Confi guration Bank Interleaving Select Auto to automatically enable a bank-interleaving memory scheme when this function is supported by the processor.
  • Page 61 Power Down Enable This setting enables or disables DDR power down mode. Options are Enabled and Disabled. Power Down Mode This sets the power down mode. Options are Channel and Chip Select. ECC Confi guration ECC Mode This submenu affects the DRAM scrub rate based on its setting. Options include Disabled, Basic, Good, Super, Max and User.

  • Page 62: South Bridge Configuration

    H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User’s Manual L2 Cache BG Scrub Allows L2 cache RAM to be corrected when idle. Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds. The default is 2.56us. L3 Cache BG Scrub Allows L3 cache RAM to be corrected when idle. Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds.
  • Page 63 SATA IDE Combined Mode This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the SATA IDE combined mode. PATA Channel Confi guration This allows you to set PATA channel confi guration. Options include SATA as Primary or SATA as secondary. Power Saving Features Use this option to Enable or Disable power down saving features in the Southbridge chipset.
  • Page 64 H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User’s Manual Slot Power Limit, W Use this setting to confi gure the Slot Power Limit power. The user can adjust this value using the + and - keys. The default is 75. Compliance Mode This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the Compliance Mode. Remap Port Device Number This setting allows you remap the Port Device number.
  • Page 65 GPP Core Settings These submenus allow you to specify GPP core settings. Each submenu allows you to defi ne the same settings listed below. Core Confi guration This setting allows you to confi gure core confi guration. Options include Auto, 1x16 and 2x8. Powerdown Unused Lanes This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the powerdown of unused lanes.
  • Page 66 H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User’s Manual LCLK Clock Gating in L1 Use this setting to Enable or Disable the LCLK clock gating in L1. Debug Option Peer to Peer Among GPP1/GPP2 Use this setting enable or disable Peer to Peer among GPP1/GPP2. Options include Auto, Enabled and Disabled.
  • Page 67 HT3 Link Power State This setting allows you to confi gure the HT3 Link power state. Options include Auto, LS0, LS1, LS2 and LS3. Unit ID Clumping Use this setting to confi gure Unit ID clumping. Options include Disabled, Auto, UnitID 2/3, UnitID B/C and UnitID 2/3 & B/C. HT Link Tristate This setting allwos you to confi...

  • Page 68: Advanced Acpi Confi Guration

    H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User’s Manual Primary Video Controller Use this setting to specify the primary video controller boot order. Options include PCIE-GPP1-GPP2-GPP3a-PCI, PCIE-GPP2-GPP1-GPP3a-PCI, PCIE-GPP3a- GPP1-GPP2-PCI or PCI-PCIE-GPP1-GPP2-GPP3a. PCI Spread Spectrum Use this setting to Enable or Disable PCI Spread Spectrum in the system. Debug Option Memory Decod on Sec.

  • Page 69: Ipmi Confi Guration

    Headless Mode Use this setting to Enable or Disable headless operation mode through ACPI. 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 guration. View BMC System Event Log Pressing the Enter key will open the following settings.

  • Page 70: Mps Configuration

    H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User’s Manual Gateway Address In the fi eld provided here enter the Gateway 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 current Gateway address in the BMC is shown. MPS Confi...

  • Page 71: Usb Configuration

    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 not work with this set to Always. Terminal Type Selects the type of the target terminal.

  • Page 72: Boot Settings Menu

    H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User’s Manual USB Mass Storage Reset Delay Use this option to set the number of seconds POST waits for the USB mass storage device after the Start Unit command. Options include 10, 20, 30 and 40 seconds. Emulation Type This sets the emulation type for USB mass storage devices.

  • Page 73: Security Menu

    Hit 'DEL' Message Display Use this option to Enable or Disable the "Press DEL to run setup" message in POST. Interrupt 19 Capture Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Boot Device Priority This feature allows you to prioritize the boot sequence from the list of available devices.

  • Page 74: Exit Menu

    H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User’s Manual Change User Password Select this option and press <Enter> to access the sub menu, and then type in the password. Boot Sector Virus Protection This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen. Select "Disabled" to deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection.

  • Page 75: Appendix A Bios Error Beep Codes

    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. The error messages normally appear on the screen. Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot-up pro- cedure.
  • Page 76 H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User’s Manual Notes...

  • Page 77: Appendix B Bios Post Checkpoint Codes

    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 78: Bootblock Recovery Codes

    H8QI6/i-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. Initializing the DMA and Interrupt controllers next.

  • Page 79: Uncompressed Initialization 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 80 H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User’s Manual Checkpoint Code Description Interrupt vector initialization is done. Clearing the password if the POST DIAG switch is on. Any initialization before setting video mode will be done next. Initialization before setting the video mode is complete. Confi guring the monochrome mode and color mode settings next.
  • Page 81 Checkpoint Code Description The memory below 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset. Clearing the memory above 1 MB next. The memory above 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset. Saving the memory size next. Go- ing to checkpoint 52h next.
  • Page 82 H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User’s Manual Checkpoint Code Description The password was checked. Performing any required programming before WINBIOS Setup next. The programming before WINBIOS Setup has completed. Uncompressing the WINBIOS Setup code and executing the AMIBIOS Setup or WINBIOS Setup utility next. Returned from WINBIOS Setup and cleared the screen.
  • Page 83 Checkpoint Code Description Returned from adaptor ROM at E000h control. Performing any initialization required after the E000 option ROM had control next. Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed. Displaying the system confi guration next. Uncompressing the DMI data and executing DMI POST initialization next. The system confi...
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