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  • Page 1 ® UPER H8DCT-F H8DCT-IBQF USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0b...
  • Page 2 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 person or organization of the updates.
  • Page 3 PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the H8DCT-F/-IBQF serverboard. The H8DCT-F/-IBQF serverboard is based on the AMD® SR5670/SP5100 chipset and supports two AMD Socket C32 type processors with up to 32 GB of ECC/ Non-ECC UDIMM or up to 128 GB of ECC RDIMM.
  • Page 4 H8DCT-F/-IBQF 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 H8DCT-F/-IBQF Quick Reference ..............1-5 Chipset Overview .................... 1-9 AMD SR5670/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 H8DCT-F/-IBQF Serverboard User’s Manual LAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports) ................2-11 Unit Identifi er Button ..................2-11 IPMB ......................2-12 Trusted Platform Module Header ............. 2-12 Power I2C ....................2-12 Overheat LED ................... 2-12 T-SGPIO ....................2-13 Universal Serial Bus Ports ............... 2-13 USB Headers ................... 2-13 Chassis Intrusion ..................
  • Page 7 Table of Contents 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 ................ 3-3 Frequently Asked Questions ................
  • Page 8 H8DCT-F/-IBQF 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) H8DCT-F/-IBQF serverboard • Two (2) I/O cables (CBL-0228L) •...

  • Page 10: Contacting Supermicro

    H8DCT-F/-IBQF 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. H8DCT-IBQF Image...
  • Page 12 H8DCT-F/-IBQF Serverboard User’s Manual Figure 1-2. H8DCT-F/-IBQF Motherboard Layout (not drawn to scale) COM1 JIB1 Speaker JPG1 SR5670 JBT1 SP5100 SATA0 Battery SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 CPU1 CPU2 FAN3 FAN2 FAN1 Notes: Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only. Not all ports, jumpers or LED Indicators are available on all serverboards.

  • Page 13: H8Dct-F/-Ibqf Quick Reference

    Chapter 1: Introduction H8DCT-F/-IBQF Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Section 2-7) JIB1 Infi niBand Enable/Disable (H8DCT-IBQF only) Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JI2C1/JI2C2 I2C to PCI-E Slot Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPB1 BMC Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

  • Page 14: Motherboard Features

    H8DCT-F/-IBQF Serverboard User’s Manual Motherboard Features • Dual AMD Opteron 4100 series (AMD Socket C32 type) processor Note: Refer to our web site for details on supported processors. Memory • Twelve (12) dual channel DIMM slots support up to 32 GB of ECC/ Non-ECC UDIMM or up to 128 GB of ECC RDIMM DDR3-1333/1066 in 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB or 16 GB size of 1.5V or 1.35V voltages.
  • Page 15 Chapter 1: Introduction ACPI Features • Microsoft OnNow • Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator • BIOS support for USB keyboard • Wake-On-LAN (WOL) Onboard I/O • Four (4) SATA ports supported by an on-chip SATA controller (RAID 0, 1, 10 supported) •...

  • Page 16: System Block Diagram

    H8DCT-F/-IBQF Serverboard User’s Manual Figure 1-3. AMD SR5670/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

    The end result is a signifi cant increase in bandwidth within the chipset. PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the H8DCT-F/-IBQF serverboard. The serverboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring.

  • Page 18: Power Confi Guration Settings

    H8DCT-F/-IBQF 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 H8DCT-F/-IBQF 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

    H8DCT-F/-IBQF 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

    H8DCT-F/-IBQF 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 H8DCT-F/-IBQF serverboard requires a chassis that can support a board of 6.5" x 16.64" (165 x 423 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 H8DCT-F/-IBQF serverboard supports up to 32 GB of ECC/Non-ECC UDIMM or up to 128 GB of ECC RDIMM SDRAM in 12 DIMM slots. Figure 2-1. Installing DIMM into Slot...

  • Page 26: Dimm Module Population Confi Guration

    H8DCT-F/-IBQF Serverboard User's Manual Memory Population for Optimal Performance -For a Motherboard with One CPU (CPU1) Installed # DIMMS Channel 1 Channel 2 2 DIMMs CPU1 P1-1A P1-2A 4 DIMMs CPU1 P1-1A P1-1C P1-2A P1-2C 6 DIMMs CPU1 P1-1A P1-1B...

  • 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

    H8DCT-F/-IBQF 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 Proprietary 20-pin Connector Pin Defi nitions Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition Power Connectors PS_ON_N The proprietary power supply connector 5V_STBY (JPW1 and JPW2) meets the SSI (Superset ATX) 20-pin specifi cation. Refer to the table below for the pin defi...

  • Page 30: Overheat/Fan Fail Led (Oh)

    H8DCT-F/-IBQF Serverboard User's Manual Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH) OH/Fan Fail LED OH/Fan Fail Pin Defi nitions LED Status Connect an LED to the OH connection on (JF1) State Indication pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced Pin# Defi nition...

  • Page 31: Serial Ports

    LAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports) Two Gigabit Ethernet ports (designated LAN1 and LAN2) are located beside the Serial port. Additionally, for the H8DCT-F/- IBQF serverboards, there is a dedicated LAN for IPMI on top of the two rear USB ports. These Ethernet ports accept RJ45 type cables.

  • Page 32: Ipmb

    H8DCT-F/-IBQF Serverboard User's Manual IPMB IPMB Pin Defi nitions A System Management Bus header for the Pin# Defi nition IPMI slot is located at IPMB. Connect the Data appropriate cable here to use the IPMB I2C Ground connection on your system.

  • Page 33: T-Sgpio

    Chapter 2: Installation T-SGPIO T-SGPIO Header Pin Defi nitions (T-SGPIO1) The T-SGPIO1 (Serial General Purpose Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition Input/Output) headers provide a bus between the SATA controller and the backpane Ground Data to provide SATA enclosure management Load Ground functions.

  • Page 34: Jumper Settings

    H8DCT-F/-IBQF Serverboard User's Manual Jumper Settings Connector Pins Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard, Jumper jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings. Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function Setting of the connector. Pin 1 is identifi ed with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board.

  • Page 35: Infi Niband Port Enable/Disable (H8Dct-Ibqf Only)

    Chapter 2: Installation Infi niBand Port Enable/Disable Infi niBand Port (H8DCT-IBQF only) Jumper Enable (JIB1) Jumper Settings JB1 enables or disables the Infi niBand port Jumper Setting Defi nition on H8DCT-IBQF serverboard. The default Closed Enabled position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable the port. Open Disabled See the table below for jumper settings.

  • Page 36: Watch Dog Enable/Disable

    H8DCT-F/-IBQF Serverboard User's Manual Watch Dog Enable/Disable Watch Dog Jumper Settings (JWD1) JWD1 enables the Watch Dog function, a Jumper Setting Defi nition system monitor that takes action when a Pins 1-2 Reset software application freezes the system. Pins 2-3...

  • Page 37: Onboard Indicators

    Chapter 2: Installation Onboard Indicators LAN LED (Connection Speed Indicator) LAN1/LAN2 LEDs LED Color Defi nition The Ethernet ports (located beside the Serial 10 MHz port) have two LEDs. On each Gb LAN port, Green 100 MHz one LED blinks to indicate activity while the Amber 1 GHz other may be green, amber or off to indicate...

  • Page 38: 2-10 Sata Drive Connections

    H8DCT-F/-IBQF Serverboard User's Manual 2-10 SATA Drive Connections SATA Ports SATA Ports Pin Defi nitions There are no jumpers to confi gure the SATA (SATA0-SATA3) ports, which are designated SATA0 through Pin # Defi nition SATA3. See the table on the right for pin Ground defi...

  • 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

    H8DCT-F/-IBQF 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

    H8DCT-F/-IBQF 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

    SuperDoctor, as the SuperDoctor settings override the BIOS settings. To set the BIOS temperature threshold settings again, you would fi rst need to uninstall SuperDoctor. Figure 2-7. Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen (Health Information) 2-23...
  • Page 44 H8DCT-F/-IBQF 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

    H8DCT-F/-IBQF 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 H8DCT-F/-IBQF serverboard supports up to 32 GB of ECC/ Non-ECC UDIMM or up to 128 GB of ECC RDIMM DDR3-1333/1066 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

    H8DCT-F/-IBQF 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 H8DCT-F/-IBQF 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

    H8DCT-F/-IBQF 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 Chapter 4: BIOS 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. Watch Dog Function Allows system to restart when system is inactive more than 5-minutes.

  • Page 52: Advanced Chipset Control

    H8DCT-F/-IBQF Serverboard User’s Manual 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. Power Cap This option can decide the highest P-state in the OS. Options include P-state 0 through P-state 4.
  • Page 53 Chapter 4: BIOS  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. Selecting User activates the other options for user setting. DRAM ECC Enable This setting allows hardware to report and correct memory errors au- tomatically, maintaining system integrity.
  • Page 54 H8DCT-F/-IBQF Serverboard User’s Manual Legacy USB Support Select "Enabled" to enable the support for USB Legacy. Disable Legacy support if there are no USB devices installed in the system. "Auto" disabled Legacy support if no USB devices are connected. The options are Disabled, Enabled and Auto.
  • Page 55 Chapter 4: BIOS 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 56 H8DCT-F/-IBQF Serverboard User’s Manual  PCI/PnP Confi guration Clear NVRAM Select Yes to clear NVRAM during boot-up. The options are Yes and No. Plug & Play O/S Select Yes to allow the OS to confi gure Plug & Play devices. (This is not required for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug &...
  • Page 57 Chapter 4: BIOS  SuperIO Device Confi guration Serial 1 Address This option specifi 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.
  • Page 58 H8DCT-F/-IBQF Serverboard User’s Manual 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.
  • Page 59 Chapter 4: BIOS  ACPI Confi guration ACPI Aware O/S This setting Enables or Disables ACPI support for the system's operating system. Options include Yes (enabled) or No (disabled). ACPI APIC Support Determines whether to include the ACPI APIC table pointer in the RSDT pointer list.
  • Page 60 H8DCT-F/-IBQF Serverboard User’s Manual IP Address Source Select the source of this machine's IP address. If Static is selected, you will need to know and enter manually the IP address of this machine below. If DHCP is selected, the BIOS will search for a DHCP (Dynamic Host Confi gu- ration Protocol) server in the network it is attached to, and request the next available IP address.

  • Page 61: Security Menu

    Chapter 4: BIOS  Event Log Confi guration View Event Log Pressing the Enter key will open the event log. Use the "" and "" keys to navigate through the system event log. Mark All Events as Read Selecting this and pressing the Enter key marks all events as read in the event log.

  • Page 62: Boot Menu

    H8DCT-F/-IBQF Serverboard User’s Manual Boot Menu The Boot Menu is accessible only when the "Load Onboard LAN Option ROM" setting (in the PCI/PnP Confi guration menu) is enabled.  Boot Device Priority This feature allows you to prioritize the boot sequence from the list of available devices.

  • Page 63: Exit Menu

    Chapter 4: BIOS 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 guration changes, select this option to leave BIOS Setup and reboot the computer, so the new system confi guration parameters can take effect.
  • Page 64 H8DCT-F/-IBQF 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 H8DCT-F/-IBQF 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

    H8DCT-F/-IBQF 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 H8DCT-F/-IBQF 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 H8DCT-F/-IBQF 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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