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Page 1 ® UPER H8DGU H8DGU-F USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0...
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: About This Manual
PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the H8DGU(-F) serverboards. The H8DGU(-F) serverboard is based on the AMD® SR5690/SP5100 chipset and supports four AMD Socket G34 type processors with up to 256 GB of DDR3- 1333/1066/800 registered ECC/Non-ECC SDRAM.
Page 4 H8DGU(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Notes...
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Overview ......................1 Checklist ......................1 Contacting Supermicro ..................2 H8DGU(-F) Quick Reference ................5 Chipset Overview ....................9 AMD SR5670/SP5100 Processor ..............9 HyperTransport Technology ................9 PC Health Monitoring ..................9 Power Conﬁ guration Settings................10 Power Supply ....................11...
Page 6 H8DGU(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual USB Headers ....................11 Fan Headers ....................11 Serial Ports ....................11 T-SGPIO ...................... 12 UIO Power Connector ................. 12 LAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports) ................12 Chassis Intrusion ..................13 Overheat LED ....................13 Power LED/Speaker ..................13 ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports ..........13 Unit Identiﬁ...
Page 7 Table of Contents 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 ................3 Frequently Asked Questions ................
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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) H8DGU(-F) serverboard • Six (6) 2ft. Amphenol, SATA cable (CBL-0044L) •...
Page 10: Contacting Supermicro
H8DGU(-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. H8DGU-F Image...
Page 12 H8DGU(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Figure 1-2. H8DGU-F Motherboard Layout (not drawn to scale) COM1 JPL1 CPU2 Winbond BATTERY CPU1 JBT1 SR5670 SP5100 JWF1 SATA0 SATA2 SATA4 JOH1 FAN3 SATA1 SATA3 SATA5 Notes: Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.
Page 13: H8Dgu(-F) Quick Reference
COM1/COM2 COM1 Serial Port/Header FAN 1-8 Chassis/CPU Fan Headers IPMB System Management Bus Header for the IPMI Slot IPMI LAN Dedicated IPMI LAN Port (H8DGU-F only) Speaker Header Front Panel Connector Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat Warning Header JPW1 24-pin Main ATX Power Connector...
Page 14: Motherboard Features
H8DGU(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Motherboard Features • Dual AMD Opteron 6100 series (Socket G34 type) processors Note: You must install at least two processors for full functions to be supported. Memory • Sixteen single/dual/tri/quad channel DIMM slots supporting up to 256GB...
Page 15 • Two (2) LAN ports supported by an onboard Intel® 82576 dual port Ethernet controller for 10/100/1000Base-T • One (1) dedicated IPMI LAN port (H8DGU-F only) • ® One (1) VGA port supported by an onboard Matrox G200 graphics controller...
Page 16 H8DGU(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual DIMM A1 HT3 Link DIMM A1 DIMM A0 8x8-3.2GT/s DIMM A0 DIMM B1 DIMM B1 DIMM B0 HT3 Link Socket G34 DIMM B0 Socket G34 DIMM C1 DIMM C1 8x8-3.2GT/s DIMM C0 CPU1 CPU2 DIMM C0...
Page 17: Chipset Overview
Chapter 1: Introduction Chipset Overview The H8DGU(-F) serverboard is based on the AMD SR5670/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 SR5670/SP5100 Processor The AMD SR5670/SP5100 are each a single-chip, high-performance HyperTrans- port peripheral controller.
Page 18: Power Conﬁ Guration Settings
H8DGU(-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 H8DGU(-F) serverboard requires the use of proprietary power supplies. Please refer to the pinout information for the power connectors in Section 6 of Chapter 2 for detailed information on power requirements.
Page 20 H8DGU(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Notes 1-12...
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
H8DGU-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 Use your thumb and your index ﬁ nger to hold the CPU. Locate and align pin 1 of the CPU socket with pin 1 of the CPU. Both are marked with a triangle. Align pin 1 of the CPU with pin 1 of the socket.
Page 24: Mounting The Motherboard Into A Chassis
Check the Compatibility of the Motherboard Ports and the I/O Shield The H8DGU-F serverboard requires a chassis that can support a board of 12.1" x 13" (304 x 330 mm) in size. 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: Installing Memory
CAUTION! Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage. Memory Support The H8DGU(-F) supports up to 256GB of DDR3-1333/1066/800MHz registered ECC SDRAM or 64 GB of DDR3-1333/1066/800 MHz unbuffered ECC/non-ECC SDRAM in 16 DIMM slots. See the following table for memory installation.
Page 26: Dimm Module Population Conﬁ Guration
H8DGU-F Serverboard User's Manual Memory Population for Optimal Performance -For a Motherboard with One CPU (CPU1) Installed # DIMMS Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2 Branch 3 2 DIMMs CPU1 P1-1A P1-2A 4 DIMMs CPU1 P1-1A P1-2A P1-3A P1-4A 8 DIMMs...
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
2. PS/2 Mouse 6. VGA Port 3. USB0/1 7. LAN1 4. IPMI LAN (H8DGU-F only 8. LAN2 Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors. See Figure 2-3 for the pin deﬁ nitions of the various connectors. Refer to Section 2-6 for details.
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 connectors (JPW2/JPW3/JPW4) on the motherboard. PS_ON These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V speciﬁ...
Page 30: Overheat/Fan Fail Led (Oh)
H8DGU-F Serverboard User's Manual Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH) OH/Fan Fail LED Pin Deﬁ nitions OH/Fan Fail Connect an LED to the OH connection on (JF1) LED Status pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced Pin# Deﬁ nition State...
Page 31: Universal Serial Bus Ports
Chapter 2: Installation Universal Serial Bus Ports Universal Serial Bus Ports Pin Deﬁ nitions (USB0/1, USB6) Two Universal Serial Bus ports (USB 2.0) are USB0 USB1 located beside the Keyboard and Mouse PS2 Pin # Deﬁ nition Pin # Deﬁ nition ports.
Page 32: T-Sgpio
LAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports) Two Gigabit Ethernet ports (designated LAN1 and LAN2) are located beside the VGA port. Additionally, for the H8DGU-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 33: Chassis Intrusion
Chapter 2: Installation Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion Pin Deﬁ nitions A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1. (JL1) Attach the appropriate cable to inform you of Pin# Deﬁ nition a chassis intrusion. Battery voltage Intrusion signal Overheat LED Overheat LED Pin Deﬁ...
Page 34: Unit Identiﬁ Er Button
H8DGU-F Serverboard User's Manual Unit Identiﬁ er Button UID Button Pin Deﬁ nitions In addition to the UID (Unit Identiﬁ er) button Pin# Deﬁ nition on the rear I/O panel, there is another UID Ground button located on the control panel. When...
Page 35: Jumper Settings
Chapter 2: Installation 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 36: I2C To Pci-Express Slot
H8DGU-F Serverboard User's Manual I2C to PCI-Express Slot I2C to PCI-Express Slot Jumper Settings C1/JI C2 allows you to enable the I C bus (JI2C1/JI2C2) to communicate with the PCI-Express slot. Jumper Setting Deﬁ nition For the jumpers to work properly, please set...
Page 37: Onboard Indicators
Dedicated IPMI LAN LEDs IPMI LAN Link LED (Left) & Activity LED (Right) A dedicated IPMI LAN is also included on Color Status Deﬁ nition the H8DGU-F serverboard (DP5001). The Link Green: 100 Mb/s amber LED on the right indicates activity, (Left) Solid...
Page 38: Sata Drive Connections
H8DGU-F Serverboard User's Manual 2-10 SATA Drive Connections SATA Ports SATA Ports Pin Deﬁ nitions (SATA0-SATA3) There are no jumpers to conﬁ gure the SATA Pin # Deﬁ nition Pin # Deﬁ nition ports, which are designated SATA0 through Ground SATA5.
Page 39: 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
H8DGU-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 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 Adaptec® RAID Utility program (see Figure 2-5). Figure 2-5.Adaptec RAID Utility Program Screen Using the Adaptec RAID Utility The Adaptec RAID Utility program is where you can deﬁ...
Page 42: Installing Drivers
H8DGU-F Serverboard User's Manual Highlight the ﬁ rst "Adaptec RAID" driver shown and press the <Enter> key to install it. 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 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 44 H8DGU-F Serverboard User's Manual 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 download the Super Doctor III User's Guide at: <http://www.supermicro.com/ PRODUCT/Manuals/SDIII/UserGuide.pdf>.
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
H8DGU-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 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 H8DGU(-F) serverboard supports up to 256 GB of DDR3-1333/1066 registered ECC/Non-ECC SDRAM (or 128 GB with a single CPU installed). Both single and dual channel conﬁ guratiosn are supported. See Section 2-4 for details on installing memory.
Page 48: Returning Merchandise For Service
H8DGU-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 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS™ Setup utility for the H8DGU-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
H8DGU-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 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
H8DGU-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: Ide Conﬁ Guration
H8DGU-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: Pci/Pnp Conﬁ Guration
H8DGU-F Serverboard User’s Manual 32-Bit Data Transfer Select "Enabled" to activate the function of 32-Bit data transfer. Select "Disabled" to deactivate the function. The options are Enabled and Disabled. IDE Detect Timeout (Sec) Use the +/- keys to adjust and select the time out for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices.
Page 57: Superio Device Conﬁ Guration
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: Hardware Health Conﬁ Guration
H8DGU-F 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: Acpi Conﬁ Guration
Chapter 4: BIOS ACPI Conﬁ guration PS2 KB/MS Wakeup This setting allows you to Enable or Disable PS2 keyboard and mouse wakeup. 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 H8DGU-F 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 guration Protocol) server in the network it is attached to, and request the next available IP address.
Page 61: Event Log Conﬁ Guration
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
H8DGU-F Serverboard User’s Manual 4-4 Boot Menu Boot Device Priority This feature allows you to prioritize the boot sequence from the list of available devices. A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu. Hard Disk Drives This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list of available hard disk drives.
Page 63 Chapter 4: BIOS Discard Changes Select this option and press <Enter> to discard all the changes and return to AMI BIOS Utility Program. Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature, select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press <Enter>.
Page 64 H8DGU-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.
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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: Bootblock Recovery Codes
H8DGU(-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: 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 H8DGU(-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 H8DGU(-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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