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  • Page 1 ® UPER H8DGi H8DGi-F H8DG6 H8DG6-F USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.1b...
  • 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

    Non-ECC UDIMM or up to 256 GB of ECC RDIMM. This board series includes the following serverboards and characteristics: Embeded IPMI Onbard SAS2 H8DG6 H8DGi H8DG6-F H8DGi-F Please refer to the motherboard specifi cations pages on our web site for updates on supported processors (http://www.supermicro.com/aplus/). This product is intended to be professionally installed.
  • Page 4 H8DG6/i(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Notes...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Overview ......................1-1 Checklist ......................1-1 Contacting Supermicro ..................1-2 H8DG6/i(-F) Quick Reference ................. 1-5 Chipset Overview ..................1-10 AMD SR5690/SP5100 Chipset ..............1-10 HyperTransport Technology ................1-10 PC Health Monitoring ..................1-10 Power Confi...
  • Page 6 H8DG6/i(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Power I2C ....................2-12 Trusted Platform Module Header ............. 2-12 JSMB1 (H8DG6/i-F only) ................. 2-12 Wake-On-LAN ..................2-13 LAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports) ................2-13 ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports ..........2-13 DOM Power Connector ................2-13 SGPIO ......................
  • Page 7 Using the Adaptec RAID Utility ..............2-23 Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation ......... 2-23 2-12 Installing Drivers .................... 2-24 Supero Doctor III ................... 2-25 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures ................3-1 Before Power On .................... 3-1 No Power ......................3-1 No Video ......................
  • Page 8 H8DG6/i(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Notes viii...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    One (1) 15.7-inch USB 2.0 2-Port with Key cable (CBL-0083L) • Two (2) 50-cm I-Pass to four SATA PBF cables (CBL-0097L-02) (for H8DG6 and H8DG6-F only) • Four (4) 2ft. Amphenol, SATA cable (CBL-0044L) (Six for H8DGi or H8DGi-F) • One (1) CD containing drivers and utilities...

  • Page 10: Contacting Supermicro

    H8DG6/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 11 Chapter 1: Introduction Figure 1-1. H8DG6/i(-F) Image...
  • Page 12 H8DG6/i(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Figure 1-2. H8DG6/i(-F) Motherboard Layout (not drawn to scale) COM1 JPL1 LAN2 LAN1 FAN6 INTEL FAN5 Windbond 82576 JWOL1 FAN7/CPU1 JPB1 JPG1 JWD1 CPU1 BATTERY JBT1 JOH1 SP5100 SR5690 JPS1 JWF1 CPU2 LEDS1 SR5690 2008 SAS2 SAS 4~7 SAS 0~3 FAN8/CPU2...

  • Page 13: H8Dg6/I(-F) Quick Reference

    Pins 1-2 (Reset) Description LAN Ports LEDs for the LAN Ethernet ports Dedicated IPMI LAN LEDs for the dedicated IPMI LAN Ethernet port (H8DGi/6-F only) LED for BMC Heartbeat LED for Serverboard Power-On LED for UID Button LEDS1 SAS2008 Heartbeat LED...
  • Page 14 Connector Description COM1/COM2 COM1 Serial Port/Header FAN 1-8 Chassis/CPU Fan Headers IPMI LAN Dedicated IPMI LAN Port (H8DGi/6-F only) Speaker Header Front Panel Connector JIBTN1 RAIDKey for RAID 5 SAS support (optional for H8DG6(-F)) Chassis Intruder Header JOH1 Overheat Warning Header...

  • Page 15: Motherboard Features

    Chapter 1: Introduction Motherboard Features • Dual AMD Opteron 6000 series (AMD Socket G34 type) processor Note: Refer to our web site for details on supported processors. Memory • Sixteen (16) four channel DIMM slots support up to 64 GB of ECC/Non- ECC UDIMM or up to 256 GB of ECC RDIMM DDR3-1600/1333/1066 in 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB or 16 GB sizes of 1.5V or 1.35V voltages.
  • Page 16 H8DG6/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) Onboard I/O • Six (6) SATA ports supported by an on-chip SATA controller (RAID 0, 1, 10 supported) •...
  • Page 17 Chapter 1: Introduction Figure 1-3. AMD Dual SR5690 and one 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 18: Chipset Overview

    H8DG6/i(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Chipset Overview The H8DG6/i(-F) serverboard is based on the AMD Dual SR5690 and one SP5100 chipset. This chipset functions as a Media and Communications Processor (MCP). Controllers for the system memory are integrated directly into AMD Opteron processors.

  • Page 19: Power Confi Guration Settings

    Chapter 1: Introduction 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 20: Power Supply

    H8DG6/i(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Main Switch Override Mechanism The power button can function as a system suspend button. When the user depresses 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 21: Super I/O

    Chapter 1: Introduction 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 22 H8DG6/i(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Notes 1-14...

  • Page 23: 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 24: Processor And Heatsink Installation

    H8DG6/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. 1.
  • Page 25 Chapter 2: Installation 3. 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. 4. Align pin 1 of the CPU with pin 1 of the socket.

  • Page 26: Mounting The Motherboard Into A Chassis

    H8DG6/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 27 Chapter 2: Installation 3. Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place. 4. With four DIMMs installed, repeat step 2 to populate the CPU2 DIMM slots. Always install four DIMMs to both CPU DIMM slots for more effi cient operation.

  • Page 28: Dimm Module Population Confi Guration

    H8DG6/i(-F) Serverboard User's Manual Memory Population for Optimal Performance -For a Motherboard with One CPU (CPU1) Installed # DIMMS Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 4 DIMMs CPU1 P1-1A P1-2A P1-3A P1-4A 8 DIMMs CPU1 P1-1A P1-1B P1-2A P1-2B P1-3A P1-3B...

  • Page 29: 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 30: I/O Port And Control Panel Connections

    H8DG6/i(-F) 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. Figure 2-2.

  • Page 31: 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 two 8-pin CPU PWR connectors (JPW2/JPW3) on the motherboard. These PS_ON power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specifi...

  • Page 32: Overheat (Oh)/Fan Fail/Pwr Fail/Uid Led

    H8DG6/i(-F) Serverboard User's Manual Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/UID OH/Fan Fail/ PWR Fail/Blue_UID LEDPin Defi nitions (JF1) Connect an LED cable to pins 7 and 8 of Pin# Defi nition JF1 to use the Overheat/Fan Fail/Power Fail Blue_LED-Cathode(UID)/5.5V.SB and UID LED connections. The Red LED on OH/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/UID LED (Red) pin 8 provides warnings of an overheat, fan...

  • Page 33: Serial Ports

    Chapter 2: Installation Serial Ports Serial Port Pin Defi nitions (COM1/COM2) The COM1 serial port is located beside the Pin # Defi nition Pin # Defi nition VGA port. Refer to the motherboard layout for the location of the COM2 header. See the table on the right for pin defi...

  • Page 34: Overheat Led

    H8DG6/i(-F) Serverboard User's Manual Overheat LED Overheat LED Pin Defi nitions Connect an LED to the JOH1 header to (JOH1) provide warning of chassis overheating. See Pin# Defi nition the table on the right for pin defi nitions. 3.3V OH Active Power I2C Power I Pin Defi...

  • Page 35: Wake-On-Lan

    Chapter 2: Installation Wake-On-LAN Wake-On-LAN Pin Defi nitions The Wake-On-LAN header is designated (JWOL1) JWOL1. See the table on the right for pin Pin# Defi nition defi nitions. You must have a LAN card with +5V Standby a Wake-On-LAN connector and cable to use Ground the Wake-On-LAN feature.

  • Page 36: Sgpio

    H8DG6/i(-F) 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 Load Ground functions.

  • Page 37: Video Connector

    Chapter 2: Installation Video Connector A Video (VGA) connector is located below the COM Port on the IO backplane. This connector is used to provide video and CRT display. JIBTN1 Header (only on H8DG6(-F)) A RAIDKey header, located at JIBTN1, provides RAID function support in order to use RAID 5 SAS support.

  • Page 38: Jumper Settings

    H8DG6/i(-F) 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 39: Lan Enable/Disable

    Chapter 2: Installation LAN Enable/Disable LAN Jumper Settings (JPL1) Change the setting of jumper JPL1 to enable Jumper Setting Defi nition or disable the LAN1/2 Ethernet ports. See Pins 1-2 Enabled the table on the right for jumper settings. The Pins 2-3 Disabled default setting is enabled.

  • Page 40: Watch Dog Enable/Disable

    H8DG6/i(-F) 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 Jumping pins 1-2 will have WD reboot the Open Disabled...

  • Page 41: Bmc Heartbeat Led

    Chapter 2: Installation BMC Heartbeat LED BMC Heartbeat (DP1) LED Settings A BMC (Baseboard Management Control) Color Status Defi nition Heartbeat LED is located at DP1 on the Green Blinking BMC: Normal motherboard. When DP1 is on, the BMC Not functioning Controller functions normally.

  • Page 42: 2-10 Sas And Sata Drive Connections

    H8DG6/i(-F) Serverboard User's Manual 2-10 SAS and SATA Drive Connections SATA Ports SATA Ports Pin Defi nitions There are no jumpers to confi gure the SATA (SATA0-SATA5) ports, which are designated SATA0 through Pin # Defi nition SATA5. See the table on the right for pin Ground defi...

  • Page 43: 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 44: Enabling Sata Raid In The Bios

    H8DG6/i(-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 45: 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 46: 2-12 Installing Drivers

    H8DG6/i(-F) 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 47: 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) 2-25...
  • Page 48 H8DG6/i(-F) 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 49: 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 50: No Video

    H8DG6/i(-F) 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. No Video 1.

  • Page 51: 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 52: Returning Merchandise For Service

    H8DG6/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 53: Chapter 4 Bios

    Chapter 4: BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS™ Setup utility for the H8DG6/i(-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 54: Main Menu

    H8DG6/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 processors in the system and the amount of memory installed in the system.

  • Page 55: 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 56: Advanced Chipset Control

    H8DG6/i(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Microcode Update This setting Enables or Disables microcode updating. 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.
  • Page 57 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 58 H8DG6/i(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual Memory Timing Parameters This selects the which node's timing parameters to display. The only selection for this option is CPU Node 0. Clock Speed Information Clock speed information for memory is displayed under this Northbridge Chipset Confi rguration page. This information includes Memory CLK, CAS Latency (Tcl), RAS/CAS Delay (Trcd), Row Precharge Time (Trp), Min Active RAS (Tras), RAS/RAS Delay (Trrd), Row Cycle (Trc), Read to Precharge (Trtp), Write Recover Time (Twr) and Memory Type.
  • Page 59 Chapter 4: BIOS SATA IDE Combined Mode This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the SATA IDE combined mode. PATA Channel Confi guration This allows you to set PATA channel confi guration. Options include SATA as Primary or SATA as secondary. ...
  • Page 60 H8DG6/i(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual DMA Mode Selects the DMA Mode. Options are Auto, SWDMA0, SWDMA1, SWDMA2, MWDMA0. MDWDMA1, MWDMA2, UDMA0. UDMA1, UDMA2, UDMA3, UDMA4 and UDMA5. (SWDMA=Single Word DMA, MWDMA=Multi Word DMA, UDMA=UltraDMA.) S.M.A.R.T. Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) can help predict impending drive failures.
  • Page 61 Chapter 4: BIOS ROM Scan Ordering This setting determines which kind of option ROM activates prior to another. Options include Onboard First and Addon First. PCIe x4 Slot 1/PCIe x16 Slot 2/PCIe x8 Slot 3/PCIe x16 Slot 4/PCIe x4 Slot 5/PCIe x16 Slot 6 These settings Enable or Disable the specifi...
  • Page 62 H8DG6/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 and COM3*.
  • Page 63 Chapter 4: BIOS  Hardware Health Confi guration CPU Overheat Alarm This setting allows you to specify the type of alarm for CPU overheating. Options include The Early Alarm and The Default Alarm. Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to determine how the system will control the speed of the onboard fans.

  • Page 64: Trusted Computing

    H8DG6/i(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual NUMA Support This setting Enables or Disables the building of a ACPI SRAT table.  Trusted Computing TCG/TPM Support This setting enables/disables TPM/TCG (TPM 1.1/1.2) support in BIOS. Options include No or Yes.  IPMI Confi guration This menu shows static information about the IPMI fi...
  • Page 65 Chapter 4: BIOS 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. In the fi eld provided here enter the IP address in the decimal form of xxx.xxx. xxx.xxx with xxx having a value of less than 256 and in decimal form only The IP address and current IP address in the BMC are shown.

  • Page 66: Security Menu

    H8DG6/i(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual SR56x0 (RD890S) PCIE Error Log This setting allows you set an error log ofr PCIE errors. Options include Yes or No. Security Menu AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password. If you use both passwords, the Supervisor password must be set fi...

  • Page 67: Boot Menu

    Chapter 4: BIOS 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 68: Exit Menu

    H8DG6/i(-F) Serverboard User’s Manual 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 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 H8DG6/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: B-2 Bootblock Recovery Codes

    H8DG6/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: 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 74 H8DG6/i(-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. The display memory read/write test passed.
  • Page 75 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 76 H8DG6/i(-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. Returned after setting the RS-232 base address.

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