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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.
PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the H8DGG-QF serverboard. The H8DGG-QF serverboard is based on the AMD® SR5690/SP5100 chipset and supports two AMD Socket G34 type processors with up to 256GB of DDR3 Registered ECC 1333/1066/800 SDRAM or 64GB of DDR3 Unbuffered ECC/non- ECC SDRAM in16 DIMMs.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Overview ......................1 Checklist ......................1 Contacting Supermicro ..................2 H8DGG-QF Quick Reference ................5 Chipset Overview ....................9 AMD SR5690/SP5100 Processor ..............9 HyperTransport Technology ................9 PC Health Monitoring ..................9 Power Confi guration Settings................10 Power Supply ....................11...
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H8DGG-QF Serverboard User’s Manual Fan Headers ....................11 SGPIO ......................12 Power I2C ....................12 Chassis Intrusion ..................12 Overheat LED ....................12 IPMB ......................12 Unit Identifi er Button ..................13 Video Connector ..................13 LAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports) ................13 Serial Port ....................
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Table of Contents Memory Errors ....................2 Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration ............2 Technical Support Procedures ................3 Frequently Asked Questions ................3 Returning Merchandise for Service..............4 Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction ......................1 Main Menu ......................2 Advanced Settings Menu ...................
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) H8DGG-QF serverboard • One (1) CD containing drivers and utilities...
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H8DGG-QF Serverboard User’s Manual Figure 1-2. H8DGG-QF Motherboard Layout (not drawn to scale) COM1 LAN2 LAN1 JBMC1 SR5690 SR5690 SP5100 JBT1 CPU1 BATTERY FAN6 FAN5 CPU2 FAN4 FAN2 JPI2C2 JPI2C1 Notes: Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only. Not all ports, jumpers or LED Indicators are available on all serverboards.
H8DGG-QF 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 of...
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Chapter 1: Introduction • C temperature sensing logic ACPI Features • Microsoft OnNow • Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator • BIOS support for USB keyboard • Hardware BIOS Virus protection • Wake-On-LAN (WOL) • Internal/external modem ring-on Onboard I/O •...
Chapter 1: Introduction Chipset Overview The H8DGG-QF serverboard is based on the dual AMD SR5690 and one AMD SP5100 chipsets. These chipset functions as a Media and Communications Processors (MCP). Controllers for the system memory are integrated directly into AMD Opteron processors.
H8DGG-QF 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.
It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates. The H8DGG-QF 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.
ISA PnP requirements, which support ACPI and APM (Advanced Power Management). The H8DGG-QF is a specially-designed serverboard that features Supermicro's UIO (Universal I/O) technology. UIO serverboards have a PCI-Express x4 and x8 signals that can support PCI-E cards or any one of several types of UIO card types to add SAS ports, additional LAN ports, Infi...
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 •...
H8DGG-QF 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.
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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.
Check the Compatibility of the Motherboard Ports and the I/O Shield The H8DGG-QF serverboard requires a chassis that can support a board of 7.74" x 16.64" (197 x 423 mm) in size. It was designed to be used in a Supermicro GPU system.
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(128-bit) memory, which is faster than non-interleaved (64-bit) memory. Maximum Memory Maximum memory for the H8DGG-QF serverboard is up to 256GB of DDR3 Registered ECC 1333/1066/800 or 64GB of DDR3 Unbuffered ECC/non-ECC SDRAM. Figure 2-1. DIMM Installation...
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)
H8DGG-QF 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.
Chapter 2: Installation Connector Defi nitions ATX Power 20-pin Connector Pin Defi nitions Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition Power Connectors PS_ON_N GND1 A 20-pin main power supply connector(JPW1/ 5V_STBY GND2 JPW3) and three 8-pin CPU PWR connectors GND6 GND3 (JPW2/JPW4) on the motherboard.
H8DGG-QF 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...
Chapter 2: Installation NMI Button NMI Button Pin Defi nitions The non-maskable interrupt button header is (JF1) located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1. Refer to the Pin# Defi nition table on the right for pin defi nitions. Control Ground Universal Serial Bus Ports Universal Serial Bus Ports...
H8DGG-QF Serverboard User's Manual SGPIO SGPIO Header Pin Defi nitions (T-SGPIO1/TSGPIO2) The T-SGPIO1/ T-SGPIO2 (Serial General Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition Purpose Input/Output) headers provide a bus between the SATA controller and the backpane Ground Data to provide SATA enclosure management...
Chapter 2: Installation Unit Identifi er Button UID Button Pin Defi nitions There is one Unit Identifi er (UID) button on Pin# Defi nition the rear control I/O panel and another UID Ground button located on the control panel. When Ground you push either UID button, both Rear Button In...
H8DGG-QF 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.
Chapter 2: Installation BMC Jumper BMC Jumper Enable (JBMC1) Jumper Settings JBMC1 is used to enable or disable theBMC Jumper Setting Defi nition (Baseboard Management Control) Chip and Pins 1-2 Enabled (default) the onboard IPMI connection.This jumper is Pins 2-3 Disabled used together with the IPMI settings in the BIOS.
IPMI LAN Link LED (Left) & Activity LED (Right) A dedicated IPMI LAN is also included on the Color Status Defi nition H8DGG-QF serverboard. The amber LED on Link Green: 100 Mb/s the right indicates activity, while the green (Left)
Chapter 2: Installation 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 SATA5. See the table on the right for pin Ground defi...
H8DGG-QF 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.
Chapter 2: Installation 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.
H8DGG-QF Serverboard User's Manual 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). Using the Adaptec RAID Utility The Adaptec®...
Chapter 2: Installation 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.
H8DGG-QF 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.
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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 download the Super Doctor III User's Guide at: <http://www.supermicro.com/ PRODUCT/Manuals/SDIII/UserGuide.pdf>.
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.
H8DGG-QF 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.
Frequently Asked Questions Question: What type of memory does my motherboard support? Answer: The H8DGG-QF serverboard supports up to 256GB of DDR3 Registered ECC 1333/1066/800 or 64GB of DDR3 Unbuffered ECC/non-ECC SDRAM. Single/ dual/tri/quad channel confi guratios are supported. See Section 2-4 for details on installing memory.
H8DGG-QF 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...
Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS™ Setup utility for the H8DGG-QF 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.
H8DGG-QF 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.
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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.
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H8DGG-QF Serverboard User’s Manual Microcode Update This setting Enables or Disables microcode updating. 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.
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Chapter 4: BIOS Power Down Mode This sets the DDR power down mode. Options are Auto, Channel and Chip Select. DRAM Parity Enable This sets the DRAM Parity Enable to either Auto, Enabled and Disabled. Bank Swizzle Mode This sets the Bank Swizzle Mode to either Auto, Enabled and Disabled. ...
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H8DGG-QF Serverboard User’s Manual Data Cache BG Scrub Allows L1 cache RAM to be corrected when idle. Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds. L2 Cache BG Scrub Allows L2 cache RAM to be corrected when idle. Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds.
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Chapter 4: BIOS 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.
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H8DGG-QF Serverboard User’s Manual L1 Immediate ACK This setting allows you to Enable or Disable L1 ACK. When enabled, the L1 will be ACK'd immediately. Lane Reversal Use this setting to Enable or Disable Lane Reversal. Hot Plug Support Use this setting to set Hot Plug Support. Options include Disabled and Native.
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Chapter 4: BIOS Turnoff Off PLL During L1/L23 This setting allows you to Enable or Disable turning off PLL during L1/ L23. TX Drive Strength Use this setting to confi gure TX drive strength. Options include Auto, 26mA, 20mA, 22mA and 24mA. TXCLK Clock Gating in L1 Use this setting to Enable or Disable the TXCLK clock gating in L1.
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H8DGG-QF Serverboard User’s Manual 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 &...
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Chapter 4: BIOS BIOS EHCI Hand Off This is a workaround for OS's without EHCI hand-off support. The EHCI ownership change should be claimed by the EHCI driver. Options are Enabled or Disabled. Legacy USB 1.1 HC Support This option Enables or Disables support for legacy USB 1.1 HC. ...
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H8DGG-QF Serverboard User’s Manual Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred. Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block mode is not used. Block mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt.
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Chapter 4: BIOS S.M.A.R.T. Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) can help predict impending drive failures. Select "Auto" to allow BIOS to auto detect hard disk drive support. Select "Disabled" to prevent AMI BIOS from using the S.M.A.R.T. Select "Enabled" to allow AMI BIOS to use the S.M.A.R.T. to support hard drive disk.
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H8DGG-QF Serverboard User’s Manual Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Use this option to allocate IRQ to the PCI VGA card. Opiton include Yes and No. Selecting Yes assigns IRQ to PCI VGA card if the card requests IRQ. Selecting No means the system will not assign IRQ to the PCI VGA card even if the card requests IRQ.
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Chapter 4: BIOS HotPlug Reserve Memory Size This option sets the size of the memory block that is reserved for HotPlug or CardBus devices. Options include Auto, 8M, 16M, 32M, 64M, 128MB, 256MB and 512MB. Hotplug Reserve PFMemory Size This option sets the size of the memory block that is reserved for HotPlug or CardBus devices.
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H8DGG-QF Serverboard User’s Manual Serial Port Mode Selects the serial port settings to use. Options are (115200 8, n, 1), (57600 8, n, 1), (38400 8, n, 1), (19200 8, n, 1) and (09600 8, n, 1). Flow Control Selects the fl ow control to be used for console redirection. Options are None, Hardware and Software.
Chapter 4: BIOS Other items in the submenu are systems monitor displays for the following information: CPU 1 Temperature, CPU 2 Temperature, System Temperature, Air Temperature, Fan 1-8 Reading, CPU 1 VCore, CPU 2 VCore, CPU 1 DDR3 Memory, CPU 2 DDR3 Memory, CPU 1 Memory Vref 0.75V, CPU 2 Memory Vref 0.75V, SR5690 Core Power P1V1, 1.8V, 5V, 12V, 3.3V, 3.3V STB, Battery 3.0V and CPU 1 1.2V.
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H8DGG-QF Serverboard User’s Manual Set LAN Confi guration Use the "+" and "-" keys to choose the desired channel number. This displays Channel Number and Channel Number Status information. IP Address This submenu sets the IP address source as either Static or DHCP. Selecting Static allows you to manually set the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway Address.
Chapter 4: BIOS Clear Event Log Selecting this and pressing the Enter key clears the system event log. Security Menu AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password. If you use both passwords, the Supervisor password must be set fi rst. Change Supervisor Password Select this option and press <Enter>...
H8DGG-QF Serverboard User’s Manual CD/DVD Drives This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list of available CD/ DVD drives. A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu. ...
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.
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...
H8DGG-QF 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.
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.
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H8DGG-QF 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.
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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.
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H8DGG-QF 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.