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  • Page 1 ® UPER H8DA6+ H8DA6+-F H8DAI+ H8DAI+-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

    Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the H8DA6+/I+(-F). This series includes the following serverboards and charac- teristics: H8DA6+-F H8DA6+ H8DAi+-F, H8DAi+ Embeded IPMI...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Overview ......................1 Checklist ......................1 Contacting Supermicro ..................2 Chipset Overview ..................... 10 AMD SR5690/SP5100 Processor ..............10 HyperTransport Technology ................10 PC Health Monitoring ..................10 Power Confi guration Settings................11 Power Supply ....................
  • Page 5 Table of Contents SGPIO ......................11 SMBus Header .....................11 Wake-On-LAN ....................11 Power I2C .....................11 Overheat LED ....................11 Chassis Intrusion ..................12 Power LED/Speaker ..................12 ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports ..........12 Compact Flash Card PWR Connector ............12 (Back_Panel) High Defi...
  • Page 6 Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS ............... 22 Using the Dot Hill RAID Utility ................. 23 Installing the OS and Drivers ................23 Installing the OS and Drivers ................24 Supero Doctor III ....................25 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures ................1 Before Power On ....................1 No Power ......................

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1: Introduction 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.

  • Page 8: Contacting Supermicro

    H8DA6+/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 9 Chapter 1: Introduction Figure 1-1. H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard Image Note: The H8DAi+(-F) serverboard does not have onboard SAS support integrated.
  • Page 10 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Figure 1-2. H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard Layout (not drawn to scale) COM1 DP5 LED LAN1 FAN6 LAN2 JSMB1 FAN5 CD-in JI2C2 JI2C1 JPT1 JWOL CPU2 JPI1 BATTERY JPS1 JBT1: CMOS CLEAR SR5690 SP5100 CPU1 LEDS2 SR5690 LSI2008 T-SGPIO2 DP4 LED T-SGPIO1 SAS 0~3...
  • Page 11 Chapter 1: Introduction H8DA6+/I+(-F) Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Section 2-7) JCF1 Compact Flash Master/Slave Closed (Master) C1/JI C to PCI-E Slot Enable/Disable Both Closed (Enabled) Audio Mode Select Open (HD Mode) JPG1 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPI1 IEEE 1394 Firewire Enable...
  • Page 12 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Connector Description 1394_1/1394_2 IEEE 1394 Firwire connectors COM1/COM2 COM1 Serial Port/Header FAN 1-8 Chassis/CPU Fan Headers (HD) Audio/CD-In/FP Audio 7.1 Channel High Defi nition Audio (JAUDIO1)/CD-In (CD-1)/Front Panel Audio (J138) IDE#1 IDE Drive Connector IPMI LAN Dedicated IPMI LAN Port Speaker Header Front Panel Connector...

  • Page 13: Motherboard Features

    Chapter 1: Introduction Motherboard Features • Dual AMD Opteron 2000 series (Socket F type) processors Note: Supports 237x, 238x, 235x and 24xx processors. Please refer to our web site for further details on supported processors. Note: This serverboard requires that two CPUs be installed to have full function support. Memory •...
  • Page 14 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual ACPI Features • Microsoft OnNow • Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator • BIOS support for USB keyboard • Wake-On-LAN (WOL) and Wake-On-Ring (WOR) headers • Internal/external modem ring-on Onboard I/O • On-chip SATA controller supporting six (6) SATA ports (RAID 0, 1, 10 sup- ported) •...

  • Page 15: System Block Diagram

    Chapter 1: Introduction 128 bit Data + 16 bit ECC 128 bit Data + 16 bit ECC DDR2 533/667/800 DDR2 533/667/800 DIMM 4A DIMM 4B DIMM 4A DIMM 4B DIMM 3A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A DIMM 3B DIMM 2A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 2B DIMM 1A...

  • Page 16: Chipset Overview

    H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Chipset Overview The H8DA6+/I+(-F) motherboard is based on the AMD SR5690/SP5100 chipset. This chipset functions as a Media and Communications Processor (MCP). Control- lers for the system memory are integrated directly into AMD Opteron processors. AMD SR5690/SP5100 Processor The AMD SR5690 is a single-chip, high-performance HyperTransport peripheral controller.

  • Page 17: Power Confi Guration Settings

    Chapter 1: Introduction Fan Status Monitor with Firmware/Software Speed Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans. The onboard fans are controlled by thermal management via BIOS. 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.

  • Page 18: Power Supply

    H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Main Switch Override Mechanism The power button can function as a system suspend button. When the user de- presses the power button, the system will enter a SoftOff state. The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down. Depressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake-up.

  • Page 19: Super I/O

    Chapter 1: Introduction Super I/O ® The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O Winbond BMC chip includes a fl oppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077/765, a data separator, write pre-compensation circuitry, decode logic, data rate selection, a clock generator, drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic.
  • Page 20 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Notes 1-14...

  • Page 21: Chapter 2 Installation

    Chapter 2: Installation 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 22: Processor And Heatsink Installation

    H8DA6+/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 23 Chapter 2: Installation 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

    H8DA6+/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 25: Installing Memory

    Chapter 2: Installation Installing Memory Installing Memory Insert each memory module vertically into its slot, paying attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the module incorrectly (see Figure 2-1). Install to slots CPU1/DIMM1A and CPU1/DIMM1B fi rst, then to CPU1/ DIMM2A and CPU1/DIMM2B, etc.

  • Page 26: Pci Expansion Cards

    H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual Figure 2-1. Side and Top Views of DDR Installation Notch Notch To Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place. The release tabs should Release Release Note: Notch should align close - if they do not with its you should close them receptive point...

  • Page 27: I/O Port And Control Panel Connections

    Chapter 2: Installation 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 28: Connector Defi Nitions

    H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 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 two 8-pin CPU PWR connectors (JPW2/ JPW3) on the motherboard.

  • Page 29: Nic2 (Lan2) Led

    Chapter 2: Installation NIC2 (LAN2) LED NIC2 LED Pin Defi nitions The LED connections for LAN2 are on pins (JF1) 9 and 10 of JF1. Attach LAN LED cables to Pin# Defi nition display network activity. See the table on the right for pin defi...

  • Page 30: Universal Serial Bus Ports

    H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual Universal Serial Bus Ports Universal Serial Bus Ports Pin Defi nitions (USB0/1, USB4/5) Six Universal Serial Bus ports (USB 2.0) are USB0 USB1 located beside the LAN ports. Two additional Pin # Defi nition Pin # Defi nition Type A ports (USB4/5) are included on the motherboard near the PCI Slot 1.

  • Page 31: Sgpio

    Chapter 2: Installation SGPIO SGPIO Header Pin Defi nitions (T-SGPIO1) 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 Ground Data backpane to provide SATA enclosure man- Load Ground agement functions.

  • Page 32: Chassis Intrusion

    H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion Pin Defi nitions (JL1) A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1. Pin# Defi nition Attach the appropriate cable to inform you of Battery voltage a chassis intrusion. Intrusion signal Power LED/Speaker PWR LED Connector Pin Defi...

  • Page 33: (Back_Panel) High Defi Nition Audio (Hd Audio)

    Chapter 2: Installation (Back_Panel) High Defi nition Audio (HD HD Audio Audio) This serverboard features a 7.1+2 Chan- nel High Definition Audio (HDA) codec that provides 10 DAC channels. The HD Audio connections simultaneously supports multiple-streaming 7.1 sound playback with (BP) HD Audio 2 channels of independent stereo output for Conn# Signal...

  • Page 34: Ieee 1394 Connection

    H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual IEEE 1394 Connection 1394_1 Pin Defi nitions Connectors 1394_1 and 1394_2 provide Pin # Defi nition Pin # Defi nition connectivity for IEEE 1394 (Firewire) de- PTPAO+ PTPAO- vices. See the tables on the right for pin defi...

  • 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 be- tween two pins to change the function of the Setting connector.

  • Page 36: I2C To Pci-Express Slot

    H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual I2C to PCI-Express Slot C to PCI-Express Slot Jumper Settings C1/JI C2 allows you to enable the I C bus (JPI C1/JPI to communicate with the PCI-Express slot. Jumper Setting Defi nition For the jumpers to work properly, please set Closed Enabled both jumpers to the same setting.

  • Page 37: Lan Enable/Disable

    Chapter 2: Installation LAN Enable/Disable LAN Jumper Settings (JPL) Change the setting of jumper JPL to enable Jumper Setting Defi nition or disable the LAN Ethernet ports. See the Pins 1-2 Enabled table on the right for jumper settings. The Pins 2-3 Disabled default setting is enabled.

  • Page 38: Onboard Indicators

    H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual Onboard Indicators LAN LED (Connection Speed Indicator) LAN1/LAN2 LEDs LED Color Defi nition The Ethernet ports (located beside the VGA 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 39: 2-10 Floppy, Ide, Sas And Sata Drive Connections

    Chapter 2: Installation 2-10 Floppy, 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 40: Sata Ports

    H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 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...

  • Page 41: 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 42: Enabling Sata Raid In The Bios

    H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 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.

  • Page 43: Using The Dot Hill Raid Utility

    Chapter 2: Installation Using the Dot Hill RAID Utility The Dot Hill® 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. DOT-Hill RAID Utility Program Screen Installing the OS and Drivers With the Windows OS installation CD in the CD-ROM drive, restart the system.
  • Page 44 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual Installing the OS and Drivers With the Windows OS installation CD in the CD-ROM drive, restart the system. When you see the prompt, hit the <F6> key to enter Windows setup. Eventually a blue screen will appear with a message that begins "Windows could not determine the type of one or more storage devices .

  • Page 45: 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 46 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User's Manual Figure 2-8. Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen (Remote Control) Note: SD 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 SDIII User's Guide at: <http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/Manuals/SDIII/UserGuide.pdf>.

  • Page 47: 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 48: No Video

    H8DA6+/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 49: Technical Support Procedures

    Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 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 50: Returning Merchandise For Service

    H8DA6+/I+(-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 51: Chapter 4 Bios

    Chapter 4: BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS™ Setup utility for the H8DA6+/I+(-F) serverboard. The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a fl ash chip and can be easily up- graded 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 52: Main Menu

    H8DA6+/I+(-F) 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. The Main Menu screen provides you with a system overview, which includes the version, built date and ID of the AMIBIOS, the type, speed and number of the pro- cessors in the system and the amount of memory installed in the system.
  • Page 53 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 54 H8DA6+/I+(-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 55: Advanced Chipset Control

    Chapter 4: BIOS Advanced Chipset Control 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. The options are Auto and Disabled. Node Interleaving Use this setting to enable the Node interleaving memory scheme when this function is supported by the processor.
  • Page 56 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual 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.
  • Page 57 Chapter 4: BIOS 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 Disabled. L3 Cache BG Scrub Allows L3 cache RAM to be corrected when idle. Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds.
  • Page 58 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual NODE0: NODE1 HT Link Speed Link Speed The Hyper Transport link will run at this speed if it is slower than or equal to the system clock speed and what the board is capable. Options include 1 GHz and Auto. NODE0: NODE1 HT Link Width Link Width Hyper Transport runs at this width.
  • Page 59 Chapter 4: BIOS On Chip SATA Channel This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the OnChip SATA channel. On Chip SATA Type Use this setting to set the On Chip SATA type. Options include Native IDE, RAID, AHCI and Legacy IDE. SATA IDE Combined Mode This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the SATA IDE combined mode.
  • Page 60 H8DA6+/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 61 Chapter 4: BIOS 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 62 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Remote Access Confi guration Remote Access Use this option to Enable or Disable Remote Access in your system. If enabled, the settings below will appear. Serial Port Number Use this setting to select the serial port for console redirection. Options include COM1, COM2 or COM3*.
  • Page 63 Chapter 4: BIOS Hardware Health Confi guration CPU Overheat Alarm Use the "+" and "-" keys to set the CPU temperature threshold to between 65 C. When this threshold is exceeded, the overheat LED on the chassis will light up and an alarm will sound.

  • Page 64: Trusted Computing

    H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Suspend Mode This setting selects the ACPI state used for system suspend. Options include S1 (POS), S3 (STR) and Auto. ACPI APIC Support Determines whether to include the ACPI APIC table pointer in the RSDT pointer list.
  • Page 65 Chapter 4: BIOS IP Address Source This setting sets the IP address source as either Static or DHCP. Select- ing Static allows you to manually set the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway Address/ IP Address Push a number key to modify the parameter and enter the IP Address. The IP address and current IP address in the BMC are shown.

  • Page 66: Security Menu

    H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual PCI Express Error Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable PCI Express Advanced Error Log- ging. 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>...

  • Page 67: 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 68 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Notes 4-18...

  • Page 69: 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 70 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Notes...

  • Page 71: 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 72 H8DA6+/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 73 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 74 H8DA6+/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 mono- chrome mode and color mode settings next.
  • Page 75 Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes 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.
  • Page 76 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Checkpoint Code Description The password was checked. Performing any required programming before WIN- BIOS Setup next. The programming before WINBIOS Setup has completed. Uncompressing the WINBIOS Setup code and executing the AMIBIOS Setup or WINBIOS Setup utility next.
  • Page 77 Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes 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.
  • Page 78 H8DA6+/I+(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Notes...

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