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  • Page 1 ® ® FB25910200...
  • Page 2 This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. RIOWORKS makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
  • Page 3 FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    1-1 P ..........................7 ACKING LIST 1-2 O ................8 PERATING NVIRONMENTAL EQUIREMENTS 1-3 S ...........................9 OTICE CHAPTER 2 MAINBOARD OVERVIEW..................11 2-1 HDAMEX-SLI L .......................12 AYOUT 2-2 R I/O P ........................13 ANEL ORTS 2-3 I ......................16 NTERNAL CONNECTORS 2-3.1 Serial ATA II Connector ......................16 2-3.2 IDE and Floppy Connectors ....................17...
  • Page 5 3-7.3 Graphics Card Driver Setting....................42 3-8 I ......................43 NSTALL XPANSION ARDS 3-8.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure ................43 3-8.2 Assigning IRQs for PCI Expansion Cards ................43 3-9 P ......................44 OWERING ON YOUR YSTEM CHAPTER 4 BIOS SETUP .........................45 4-1 S BIOS S .........................46 TARTING ETUP...

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Getting Started

    16GB of memory using registered PC3200/2700/2100 ECC DDR memory modules. The HDAMEX-SLI is designed for professional workstation field. In order to provide the best quality main board, HDAMEX-SLI uses “digital VRM” components. Without any aluminum electrolytic capacitors is RIOWORKS’s best quality guarantee.

  • Page 7: Packing List

    1-1 Packing list Remove all items from the box and make sure you have these following items: HDAMEX-SLI workstation Board The RIOWORKS HDAMEX-SLI hardware installation guide (This Document) Power Installation CD Kit (including drivers and software) Two heatsink retention modules...

  • Page 8: Operating Environmental Requirements

    1-2 Operating Environmental Requirements To ensure the reliability and performance of HDAMEX-SLI Workstation System, please maintain the operating environment described below: The ambient operating temperature is 0°C to 40°C The relative humidity of operation is 10% to 85% non-condensing. Leave your system in the shipping crate at its final destination for 24 hours in the environment where you will set it up.

  • Page 9: Safe Notice

    1-3 Safe Notice assumes the reader of this document is an experienced systems integrator. Please RIOWORKS read our instruction while you are installing the system. General Safety Precautions Keep the area around the Workstation clean and free of clutter. Workstations weigh a lot. When lifting the system, two people should lift slowly from opposite ends with their feet spread out to distribute the weight.

  • Page 10: Operating Precautions

    For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and the motherboard. After accessing the inside of the system, close the system back up and secure it to the rack unit with the retention screws after ensuring that all connections have been made.

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Mainboard Overview

    Chapter 2 Mainboard Overview This chapter covers the below key points: Mainboard layout Rear IO layout Internal IO connectors IDE connector Floppy connector SATA connector USB headers IEEE-1394 headers COM port...

  • Page 12: Hdamex-Sli Layout

    2-1 HDAMEX-SLI Layout Dual AMD Opteron™ Socket 940 Processors Dual PCI Express x16 slots Dual Channel DDR400 Registered Memory Modules PCI-X 64bits 64/100/133MHz NVIDIA nForce™ Professional 2200 MCP SLI Converter ® 8131 PCI-X 1.0 Tunnel EPS12V Power Connectors ® Dual Broadcom PCI Express GbE This layout may differ from the actual product.

  • Page 13: Rear Panel I/O Ports

    2-2 Rear Panel I/O Ports This is an illustration of the Mainboard rear I/O port array PS/2 Mouse Connector (6-pin Female) The system will direct IRQ12 to the PS/2 mouse if one is detected. If no mouse is detected, IRQ12 will be free for expansion cards to use.
  • Page 14 USB Port Function HDAMEX-SLI provides the four USB 2.0 ports at the rear panel. USB 2.0 supports 480Mb/second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals. You can connect or disconnect USB cables when the system is turned on.
  • Page 15 Audio Jacks (Phone Jacks) The interface is supported by the onboard RealTek ALC-655. It has 3 phone jacks for Speaker-Out, Microphone In, and Line-In. Besides; there are two phone jacks for Rear Out and Center Out, and a S/PDIF Out. Headset/2-Channel 4-Channel 6-Channel...

  • Page 16: Internal Io Connectors

    2-3.1 Serial ATA II Connector HDAMEX-SLI supports up to 4 SATA devices each with data transfer rates of 300MB/s. Four Serial ATA ports are supported by nForce™ Professional 2200 MCP. This Mainboard features four Serial ATA ports for four Serial ATA devices.

  • Page 17: 2-3.2 Ide And Floppy Connectors

    2-3.2 IDE and Floppy Connectors The two 40-pin IDE connectors (primary and secondary channels) support 80-conductor IDE ribbon cables. Connect the single connector end to the Mainboard. Then, connect the two connectors at the other end to your IDE device(s). If you connect two hard disks to the same cable, you must set the second drive as a Slave through its jumper settings.

  • Page 18: 2-3.3 Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    Floppy Disk Drive Connector 2-3.4 USB 2.0 Ports and Header -- J15, J135, J120 HDAMEX-SLI supports USB 2.0 ports. USB 2.0 ports locate at the front and rear panel both. USB 2.0 supports transfer rates of up to 480MB/s. USB 2.0 headers...

  • Page 19: 2-3.5 Com2 Header

    2-3.5 COM2 Header The COM2 Port Bracket Connector lets you add an additional serial port, to which you can connect peripherals such as serial modems and pointing devices. Pin 2 Pin 1 Pin1 Pin2 DCD# Pin3 Pin4 DTR# Pin5 Pin6 DSR# Pin7 Pin8...

  • Page 20: Chapter 3 Hardware Installation

    Chapter 3 Hardware Installation This chapter covers the below key points: Mainboard installation Jumper setting Heatsink and CPU installation Memory installation EPS Power 12V CPU FAN SLI converter Installation Install expansion card Power on your system...

  • Page 21: Mainboard Installation

    3-1 Mainboard Installation This section explains the basic requirements for installing the motherboard in a system housing or “chassis”. Since housing designs vary widely, you will need to consult the housing documentation for specific information. To install the motherboard in a system housing, you will need to do the following: •...

  • Page 22: 3-1.2 Screw Holes

    3-1.2 Screw holes Place twelve (12) screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis. Warning Do not overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard. Place this side towards the rear of the chassis...

  • Page 23: Jumper Setting For Mainboard

    3-2 Jumper Setting for Mainboard This section covers the jumper setting. Refer to the following illustration for the location of the jumpers. IEEE-1394 header (J132) Case open pin header (CN814) Audio connector (J143) PCI-X switch jumper (JP3, JP4) CD-IN header (J12) Front panel switch header (CN48) S/PDIF In/Out (J147) LAN LED Header (J110)

  • Page 24: 3-2.1 Cd In Header

    3-2.1 CD In header There is CD-In 4-pin connector to connect your internal sound devices to the Sound Card. 3-2.2 Audio Connector There is no external output connector on the mainboard. Therefore, there is an audio connector on the left-down corner.

  • Page 25: 3-2.3 S/Pdif Header

    3-2.3 S/PDIF header SPDIF IN SPDIF OUT...

  • Page 26: 3-2.4 Clear Cmos Header

    3-2.4 Clear CMOS Header The onboard button cell battery powers the CMOS RAM. It contains all the BIOS setup information. Normally, it is necessary to keep the jumper connected to pin1 and pin2 (Default) to retain the RTC data as shown below. Follow these instructions to clear the CMOS RTC data: AC off.

  • Page 27: 3-2.5 Case Open Pin Header

    3-2.6 PCI-X switch jumper HDAMEX-SLI provides three PCI-X slots. It could be divided into Channel A and B. PCI-X 1 is the channel A; PCI-X 2 and 3 is the channel B. By the jumper setting, the slots can be up to 133 MHz or down to 100MHz.

  • Page 28: 3-2.7 Front Panel Switch Header

    3-2.7 Front Panel Switch Header Reset Button (2-pin RST) This 2-pin connector connects to the chassis-mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without turning your power switch off and on. This is a preferred method of rebooting your system to prolong the life of your system’s power supply.

  • Page 29: Heatsink And Cpu Installation

    The heatsink and fan assembly shown in this picture may not exactly match the one provided by RIOWORKS. The AMD Opteron processor heatsink requires the retention frame and the backplate to be attached to the motherboard. If the retention frame and backplate are already attached to the motherboard, proceed to step 7.
  • Page 30 Step 3 Press firmly on the socket to ensure proper contact of the backplate and motherboard. Step 4 Carefully place retention frame motherboard. The screw holes must align with the backplate standoffs. Step 5 Place the screws and tighten down the retention frame.
  • Page 31 Step 7 Gently push down on the processor while lowering the locking lever and latching it into the fully locked position. Step 8 Do not apply any power (voltage) to the system until the heatsink is fully installed. Step 9 The heatsink has a thermal interface material pre-applied on the bottom.
  • Page 32 Step 11 Hook the spring clip under the cam lever to the mounting lug on the retention frame first. Some force may need to be applied. Step 12 Make sure the retention clip is aligned with the plastic lug on the retention frame. Carefully push straight down on the clip.
  • Page 33 Step 15 Ensure the cam lever is locked into the retention frame. Connect the fan power lead to the proper connector to the motherboard. Check the installation completely to make sure heatsink is installed correctly before starting the system. When the system is first powered-on, verify that the processor heatsink kit is turning at a rapid rate. If the fan is spinning at a slow rate or not spinning at all, power-down the system immediately to avoid any thermal damage.

  • Page 34: Install Memory

    3-4 Install Memory The system mainboard uses Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM). Two pair’s banks are available; each bank supports one CPU with Hyper Transport Technology. The memory DIMMs accommodates PC2100/2700/3200 (DDR266/DDR333/DDR400) and Double Data Rate Memory (DDR) memory modules in 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, and 2GB combinations.

  • Page 35: 3-4.1 Memory Installation Procedures

    3-4.1 Memory Installation Procedures Locate the DIMM modules Make sure the DIMM’s pins are facing down, and check that the pin arrangement on the memory module resembles the one pictured below. IMPORTANT Always populate H0 DIMM socket before installing memory modules in the H1 DIMM sockets.
  • Page 36 Insert the module into the DIMM socket and press down evenly on both ends firmly until the DIMM module is securely in place. (The tabs of the DIMM socket will close-up to hold the DIMM in place when the DIMM is properly installed into the socket.)

  • Page 37: Eps Power Supply

    The 8-pin connector provides a dedicated power supply for the CPUs. IMPORTANT RIOWORKS always recommends our customers use EPS12V Power supplies. For any power damaged, please contact your retailer or RIOWORKS technicians.

  • Page 38: Cpu/ System Fan Connectors

    3-6 CPU/ System Fan Connectors There are six 3-pin fan connectors in the Mainboard. Two fans are used for CPU1 and CPU0; four fans are for system and back. These connectors support cooling fans of 500mA (6W) or less. All fan drive current minimum are must over 1.5V.

  • Page 39: Sli Converter

    Simply changing SLI converter direction could switch two modes. You can see the texts printed on the converter card to recognize two modes. When you see the RIOWORKS logo in reverse order, you are running the SLI mode. Otherwise, you are running the normal mode.

  • Page 40: 3-7.1Enabling Sli Mode

    3-7.1Enabling SLI Mode 1. Gently spread the retaining clips of the socket and the module may then be removed from the socket. Hold the module by the edges and lift it away from the socket. 2. Position the SLI Mode side of the module above the socket at a 25°...

  • Page 41: 3-7.2 Connecting Two Graphics Cards

    Important HDAMEX-SLI provides dual PCI-Express x16 slots for graphic use. It provides the higher performance and greater bandwidth than the traditional AGP slot. HDAMEX-SLI does not support AGP slot, so please choose the graphic card with PCI-Express interface.

  • Page 42: 3-7.3 Graphics Card Driver Setting

    3-7.3 Graphics Card Driver Setting 1. Click the NVIDIA Settings icon on your Windows taskbar. 2. From the pop-up menu, please select nView Desktop Manager, and then click nView Properties 3. Under the NVIDIA controller panel, you could find your display option. (ex: GeForce 6600GT option) Under this option, please click the slider to display the following screen, and then select the SLI multi-GPU item.

  • Page 43: Install Expansion Cards

    3-8 Install Expansion Cards Warning Please power off your power supply completely when adding removing any expansion card or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion card. 3-8.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary hardware or software setting changes such any jumper configuration.

  • Page 44: Powering On Your System

    3-9 Powering on your System Follow these instructions to power on the computer after you have installed the Mainboard and all system devices. Be sure that all switches are off (in some systems, Off is marked by “O”). After double-checking all jumper settings and connections, close the system chassis cover.

  • Page 45: Chapter 4 Bios Setup

    Chapter 4 BIOS Setup This chapter discusses the AMI BIOS Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. The Setup program allows users modifying the basic system configurations according to their requirements. This special information is then stored in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

  • Page 46: Starting Bios Setup

    4-1 Starting BIOS Setup The AMI BIOS is immediately activated when you power on the computer every time. The BIOS reads the system information contained in the CMOS and begins the process of checking out the system and configuring it. After finishing configuring the whole system, then BIOS will continue to seek an operating system on one of the disks, launch then turn control over to the operating system.

  • Page 47: Updating Bios Setup

    Move the latest BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk. Using “NVFLASH.EXE” to update the BIOS Update the BIOS using the AMIFLASH.EXE utility in DOS environment. Visit the RIOWORKS website ( http://www.rioworks.co.jp ) to download the latest BIOS file for your motherboard.
  • Page 48 When the BIOS update process is complete, the utility returns to the DOS prompt. The AMI BIOS is immediately activated when you power on the computer every time. The BIOS reads the system information contained in the CMOS and begins the process of checking out the system and configuring it. After finishing configuring the whole system, then BIOS will continue to seek an operating system on one of the disks, launch then turn control over to the operating system.

  • Page 49: Using Setup

    4-3 Using Setup In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, press <Esc> to quit. The following table provides more details about how to navigate in the Setup program using the keyboard. Function Up Arrow( ) Key Move to the previous item Down Arrow( ) Key Move to the next item...
  • Page 50 IMPORTANT The BIOS does NOT automatically save values that you have modified. If you do not save your values before you exit the BIOS Setup Utility, all your changes will be lost. If after making and saving system changes with the BIOS Setup Utility, you discover that your computer is no longer able to boot, the AMI BIOS supports an override, which will reset your system to the Failsafe defaults.

  • Page 51: Main Menu

    4-4 Main Menu This is the first screen that is displayed when you enter the BIOS Setup Utility. Each tab lined on the top of the screen represents each different menu. The following picture shows the main menu. Main menu shows the information of BIOS version, date and ID;...

  • Page 52: 4-5.1 Cpu Configuration Submenu

    4-5.1 CPU Configuration Submenu In CPU configuration, you can set up CPU frequency and enable/disable the Error Reporting. GART error reporting should remain disabled for the normal operation. 4-5.2 IDE Configuration Submenu You can make the selections on IDE Configuration menu.

  • Page 53: First Boot Device

    Feature Options Description OnBoard PCI IDE Disable Disable: disable the integrated IDE controller Controller Primary Primary: enable only the Primary IDE controller Secondary Secondary: enable only the Secondary IDE controller Both Both: enable both IDE controllers Hard Disk Write Disable Disable/Enable the hard disk write protection.

  • Page 54: 4-5.4 Super I/O Configuration Submenu

    4-5.4 Super I/O Configuration Submenu 4-5.5 Hardware Health Configuration Submenu On this menu, you can monitor the system status. It would show the CPU and system temperature.

  • Page 55: 4-5.6 Acpi Setting Submenu

    4-5.6 ACPI Setting Submenu Select the ACPI state used for system suspend. 4-5.7 Hyper Transport Configuration Submenu To set up the hyper transport speed and bandwidth, you can adjust over this menu. The incorrect manipulation will impede the system running.

  • Page 56: 4-5.8 Mps Configuration Submenu

    4-5.8 MPS Configuration Submenu 4-5.9 PCI Express Configuration Submenu Enable/Disable PCI Express L0 and L1 link power states.

  • Page 57: 4-5.10 Remote Access Configuration Submenu

    4-5.10 Remote Access Configuration Submenu 4-5.11 USB Configuration Submenu Adjust the USB speed on this submenu. There are two speeds, HiSpeed and FullSpeed, for your configuration.

  • Page 58: 4-5.12 The Advanced Setting Description

    4-5.12 The Advanced setting description Feature Options Description Floppy Disabled Select Floppy A or Floppy B and Configuration then selects floppy-diskette type 5 1/2” 360 KB installed in your system. 5 1/2” 1.2 MB 3 1/2” 720 KB 3 1/2” 1.44 MB 3 1/2”...

  • Page 59: Pci Pnp Menu 1

    4-6 PCI PnP Menu PCI PnP Menu 1 PCI PnP Menu 2...
  • Page 60 Feature Options Description Clear NVRAM Clear NVRAM during System Boot Plug & Play O/S Yes: lets the O/S configure PnP devices not required for boot if your system has a Plug and Play O/S PCI Latency Timer 32, 64, 96, 128, Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device 160, 192, 224, latency timer register...

  • Page 61: Boot Menu

    4-7 Boot Menu Boot Menu 1: Boot Settings Boot Menu 2: Boot Device Priority...
  • Page 62 Boot Menu 3: Hard Disk Drives Boot Menu 4: Removable Drives Feature Description Boot Device Priority Specify the boot device priority sequence Hard Disk Drives Specify the boot device priority sequence from available hard drives Removable Drives Specify the boot device priority sequence from available removable drives...

  • Page 63: 4-7.1 Boot Settings Configuration Submenu

    4-7.1 Boot Settings Configuration Submenu Feature Options Description Quick Boot Disabled Allow BIOS to skip tests while booting Enabled Quiet Boot Disabled Disabled: Display normal POST messages Enabled Enabled: Display OEM logo Add-on Force BIOS Set display mode for option ROM Display Mode Keep Current Bootup Num-Lock...

  • Page 64: Security Menu

    4-8 Security Menu Security Menu 1: Change Supervisor Password Security Menu 2: Change User Password...
  • Page 65 Security Menu 3: Clear User Password Security Menu 4: Boot Sector Virus Protection Feature Options Description Change Supervisor Install or change the password Password Change User Password Install or change the password Clear User Password Setup: check password while invoking setup Always: check password while invoking setup as well as on each boot Boot...

  • Page 66: Northbridge Chipset Configuration Menu

    4-9 NorthBridge Chipset Configuration Menu...

  • Page 67: 4-9.1 Memory Configuration Submenu

    4-9.1 Memory Configuration Submenu Feature Options Description It can be set by the code using AUTO, or if you Memclock Mode Auto Limit use LIMIT, you can set one of the standards. MCT Timing Mode See 4-9.1.1 User Config Mode See 4-9.1.1 Interleaving allows memory accesses to be Auto...

  • Page 68: 4-9.1.1 Mct Timing Mode Submenu

    4-9.1.1 MCT Timing Mode Submenu MCT Timing Mode User Config Mode...

  • Page 69: 4-9.2 Ecc Configuration Submenu

    4-9.2 ECC Configuration Submenu Feature Options Description DRAM ECC Enable Disabled DRAM ECC allows hardware to report and correct memory errors automatically maintaining Enabled system integrity. L2 Cache BG Scrub Disable Allows the L2 date cache ram to be corrected while idle.

  • Page 70: 4-9.3 Iommu Mode Submenu

    4-9.3 IOMMU Mode Submenu Feature Options Description IOMMU Mode Disabled Best Fit Absolute...

  • Page 71: Power Menu

    4-10 Power Menu The Power menu items allow you to change the power management settings. Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options.

  • Page 72: Exit Menu

    4-11 Exit Menu Feature Description Save Changes and Exit Exit system setup after saving the changes F10 key can be used for this operation Discard Changes and Exit Exit system setup without saving the changes ESC key can be used for this operation Discard Changes Discard changes done so far to any of the setup question F7 key can be used for this operation...
  • Page 73 Important Any wrong values setting may cause system to malfunction. Therefore, RIOWORK Suggests loading optimal defaults while any error happens.

  • Page 74: Chapter 5 Technology Support

    Jumper settings or BIOS updates. FAQ sections on RIOWORKS Website are often helpful since other user's questions are often your own. Email us at: support@rioworks.co.jp, and we will try to answer your questions within 24 hours.

  • Page 75: Mainboard Specification

    Mainboard Specification Processor Two PGA 940 pin sockets Support up to two AMD Opteron processors Dual Digital VRM Chipset NVIDIA nForce™ Professional 2200 AMD 8131 PCI-X Tunnel chip Winbond W83627THF Super I/O chip System Memory Support ECC Registered SDRAM memory module Support up to 16GB memory capacity Support PC3200/PC2700/2100 Total eight 184pin 2.5V DIMM slots...
  • Page 76 Support NVIDIA RAID 0, 1, 0+1 Onboard LAN Dual Broadcom PCI-E 5721 Gigabit Ethernet Controller Dual RJ-45 port at the rear panel Onboard IDE Support dual channel master mode IDE ports and up to four EIDE devices IEEE-1394 TI TSB43AB22 chipset Onboard IO One floppy connector One 9 pin serial port connector...
  • Page 77 Extended ATX form factor 12” x 13” board size Power Digital VRM design Support EPS 12V power...

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