Supero H8DCT-F User manual

H8DCT-F
H8DCT-IBQF
USER’S MANUAL
Revision 1.0b
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Preface
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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
H8DCT-F/-IBQF serverboard.
The H8DCT-F/-IBQF serverboard is based on the AMD® SR5670/SP5100 chipset
and supports two AMD Socket C32 type processors with up to 32 GB of ECC/
Non-ECC UDIMM or up to 128 GB of ECC RDIMM. This board series includes the
following serverboards and characteristics:
Serverboard Embeded IPMI Embeded InfiniBand
H8DCT-F Yes
H8DCT-IBQF Yes Yes
Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site for updates on
supported processors (http://www.supermicro.com/aplus/). This product is intended
to be professionally installed.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1 includes a checklist of what should be included in your motherboard
box, describes the features, specifications and performance of the motherboard
and provides detailed information about the chipset.
Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static-sensitive devices. Read this
chapter when installing the processor(s) and memory modules and when installing
the motherboard in a chassis. Also refer to this chapter to connect the hard disk
drives, the various ports, and the power and reset buttons and the system LEDs.
If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes troubleshooting
procedures for the video, the memory and the setup configuration stored in CMOS.
For quick reference, a general FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section is
provided. Instructions are also included for contacting technical support. In addition,
you can visit our web site for more detailed information.
Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on
running the CMOS Setup utility.
Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Code Messages.
Appendix B lists BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes.

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
1-1 Overview .........................................................................................................1-1
Checklist..........................................................................................................1-1
1-2 Contacting Supermicro....................................................................................1-2
H8DCT-F/-IBQF Quick Reference................................................................... 1-5
1-3 Chipset Overview............................................................................................1-9
AMD SR5670/SP5100 Chipset....................................................................... 1-9
HyperTransport Technology............................................................................ 1-9
1-4 PC Health Monitoring...................................................................................... 1-9
1-5 Power Configuration Settings........................................................................1-10
1-6 Power Supply.................................................................................................1-11
1-7 Super I/O....................................................................................................... 1-12
Chapter 2 Installation
2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices..................................................................................2-1
Precautions .....................................................................................................2-1
Unpacking .......................................................................................................2-1
2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation................................................................2-2
2-3 Mounting the Motherboard into a Chassis......................................................2-4
2-4 Installing Memory............................................................................................2-4
DIMM Module Population Configuration .................................................... 2-6
2-5 PCI Expansion Cards......................................................................................2-7
2-6 I/O Port and Control Panel Connections ........................................................2-8
Front Control Panel......................................................................................... 2-8
2-7 Connector Definitions .....................................................................................2-9
Power Connectors .....................................................................................2-9
Auxiliary Power Connector.........................................................................2-9
PW_ON Connector.....................................................................................2-9
Reset Connector ........................................................................................ 2-9
Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH)....................................................................2-10
NIC2 (LAN2) LED.....................................................................................2-10
NIC1 (LAN1) LED.....................................................................................2-10
HDD LED.................................................................................................. 2-10
Power On LED......................................................................................... 2-10
NMI Button ............................................................................................... 2-10
Serial Ports................................................................................................2-11
Fan Headers..............................................................................................2-11
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LAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports)............................................................................2-11
Unit Identifier Button..................................................................................2-11
IPMB.........................................................................................................2-12
Trusted Platform Module Header.............................................................2-12
Power I2C................................................................................................. 2-12
Overheat LED........................................................................................... 2-12
T-SGPIO...................................................................................................2-13
Universal Serial Bus Ports....................................................................... 2-13
USB Headers ........................................................................................... 2-13
Chassis Intrusion ..................................................................................... 2-13
Video Connector....................................................................................... 2-13
2-8 Jumper Settings............................................................................................ 2-14
Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................ 2-14
CMOS Clear.............................................................................................2-14
InfiniBand Port Enable/Disable
(H8DCT-IBQF only)..................................................................................2-15
I2C to PCI-Express Slots......................................................................... 2-15
BMC Jumper ............................................................................................ 2-15
VGA Enable/Disable................................................................................. 2-15
LAN Enable/Disable ................................................................................ 2-15
Watch Dog Enable/Disable ...................................................................... 2-16
2-9 Onboard Indicators........................................................................................2-17
LAN1/LAN2 LEDs.....................................................................................2-17
Dedicated IPMI LAN LEDs .....................................................................2-17
Power LED............................................................................................... 2-17
UID LED (LE1) ........................................................................................2-17
2-10 SATA Drive Connections...............................................................................2-18
SATA Ports ............................................................................................... 2-18
2-11 Enabling SATA RAID.....................................................................................2-19
Serial ATA (SATA)..........................................................................................2-19
Installing the OS/SATA Driver....................................................................... 2-19
Building a Driver Diskette.........................................................................2-19
Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS.................................................................2-20
Using the Adaptec RAID Utility.....................................................................2-21
Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation.........................................2-21
2-12 Installing Drivers............................................................................................ 2-22
Supero Doctor III........................................................................................... 2-23
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Chapter 3 Troubleshooting
3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures........................................................................... 3-1
Before Power On ............................................................................................3-1
No Power ........................................................................................................ 3-1
No Video .........................................................................................................3-2
Memory Errors ...............................................................................................3-2
Losing the System’s Setup Configuration.......................................................3-2
3-2 Technical Support Procedures........................................................................ 3-3
3-3 Frequently Asked Questions........................................................................... 3-3
3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service.................................................................3-4
Chapter 4 BIOS
4-1 Introduction...................................................................................................... 4-1
4-2 Main Menu ...................................................................................................... 4-2
4-3 Advanced Settings Menu................................................................................4-2
4-3 Security Menu............................................................................................... 4-13
4-4 Boot Menu..................................................................................................... 4-14
4-5 Exit Menu......................................................................................................4-15
Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes
Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes
B-1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes.................................................................B-1
B-2 Bootblock Recovery Codes.............................................................................B-2
B-3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes.................................................................B-3

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Chapter 1: Introduction
1-1
Chapter 1
Introduction
1-1 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.
If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.
• One (1) H8DCT-F/-IBQF serverboard
• Two (2) I/O cables (CBL-0228L)
• One (1) CD containing drivers and utilities

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1-2 Contacting Supermicro
Headquarters
Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
980 Rock Ave.
San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected] (General Information)
[email protected] (Technical Support)
Web Site: www.supermicro.com
Europe
Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.
Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected] (General Information)
[email protected] (Technical Support)
[email protected] (Customer Support)
Asia-Pacific
Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.
Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County
Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw
Technical Support:
Email: [email protected]
Tel: [phone]

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Figure 1-1. H8DCT-IBQF Image

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Notes:
Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.
Not all ports, jumpers or LED Indicators are available on all serverboards.
Figure 1-2. H8DCT-F/-IBQF Motherboard Layout
(not drawn to scale)
FAN2 FAN1
FAN3
IPMB
JPW2
JPW1
Speaker
UID
LE1
JB2
JTPM1
PCI-Express x16 Gen. 2
DP2
JBT1
Battery
JL1
JPG1
JWD1
JPL1
JF1
SATA2
SATA0
SATA1
SATA3
T-SGPIO1
P2-DIMM2C P2-DIMM1C
P1-DIMM2C P1-DIMM1C
JPB1
IPMI_LAN
JOH1
JI2C1
VGA COM1
P1-DIMM2A
P1-DIMM2B
P1-DIMM1A
P1-DIMM1B
USB2/3
LAN2 LAN1
USB0/1
P2-DIMM2A
P2-DIMM2B P2-DIMM1B
P2-DIMM1A
CPU1
CPU2
IB BMC NIC
AMD
SR5670
AMD
SP5100
JPI2C1
J163
JIB1
JI2C2

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H8DCT-F/-IBQF Quick Reference
Jumper Description Default Setting
JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Section 2-7)
JIB1 InfiniBand Enable/Disable (H8DCT-IBQF only) Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JI2C1/JI2C2 I2C to PCI-E Slot Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPB1 BMC Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPG1 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL1 LAN 1/2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JWD1 Watch Dog Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Reset)
LED Description
LAN Ports LEDs for the LAN Ethernet ports
Dedicated IPMI LAN LEDs for the dedicated IPMI LAN Ethernet port
DP2 LED for Serverboard Power-On
LE1 LED for UID Button
Connector Description
COM1 COM1 Serial Port/Header
FAN 1-3 Chassis/CPU Fan Headers
IPMB System Management Bus Header (SMBus)
IPMI LAN Dedicated IPMI LAN Port
J163 Auxiliary Power Connector
JB2 InfiniBand Connector (H8DCT-IBQF only)
JF1 Front Panel Connector
JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header
JOH1 Overheat Warning Header
JTPM1 Trusted Platform Module Header
JPI2C1 Power I2C Header
JPW1/JPW2 20-Pin Proprietary Power Connectors
LAN1/2 Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) Ports
SATA0 ~ SATA3 SATA Ports
T-SGPIO-1 Serial General Purpose Input/Output Header for SATA
UID Unit Identifier Button
USB0/1, USB2/3 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports, Headers and Type-A Port
VGA VGA Connector

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Motherboard Features
CPU
• Dual AMD Opteron 4100 series (AMD Socket C32 type) processor
Note: Refer to our web site for details on supported processors.
Memory
• Twelve (12) dual channel DIMM slots support up to 32 GB of ECC/
Non-ECC UDIMM or up to 128 GB of ECC RDIMM DDR3-1333/1066 in
1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB or 16 GB size of 1.5V or 1.35V voltages.
Note: Refer to Section 2-4 before installing memory and our web site for recommended DIMMs.
Chipset
• AMD SR5670 chipset and one SP5100 Southbridge chipset
Expansion Slots
• One (1) PCI-Express x16 Gen. 2
BIOS
• 16 Mb AMIBIOS® SPI Flash ROM
• DMI 2.3, PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0 (ACPI 2.0 is BIOS supported), SMBIOS 2.3, Real
Time Clock Wakeup, Plug and Play (PnP), BIOS resume hot keys, Hardware
BIOS Virus Protection
PC Health Monitoring
• Onboard voltage monitors
• Fan status monitor with firmware/software on/off and speed control
• Watch Dog
• Environmental temperature monitoring via BIOS
• Power-up mode control for recovery from AC power loss
• System resource alert (via included utility program)
• Auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core
• CPU thermal trip support
• I2C temperature sensing logic
• Chipkill Support

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ACPI Features
• Microsoft OnNow
• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator
• BIOS support for USB keyboard
• Wake-On-LAN (WOL)
Onboard I/O
• Four (4) SATA ports supported by an on-chip SATA controller (RAID 0, 1, 10
supported)
• Four (4) USB (Universal Serial Bus 2.0) ports (2x rear, 2x header)
• Two (2) LAN ports supported by two onboard Intel® 82576 Ethernet controllers
for 10/100/1000Base-T
• One (1) dedicated IPMI LAN port
• One (1) VGAport supported by an onboard Matrox®G200eW graphics controller
(with 16 MB DDR2 memory)
• One COM Port (external serial port)
• One Mellonox Connect-X InfiniBand supporting a single QSFP connector
Other
• Onboard power LED
• Chassis intrusion detection
CD Utilities
• BIOS flash upgrade utility
• Super Doctor III
• IPMI 1.5 / 2.0
Dimensions
• Proprietary format: 6.5" x 16.64" (165 x 423 mm)

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AMD
Socket C32
CPU2
HT3 Link
16x16 bits 5.2GT/s
PCI-E GEN2 X16
Slot1
PCI-E GEN2 X4
INTEL
KAWELA
A-Link
SP5100
SATA x4
BMC
VGA
WPCM450-R
PCI
SMBus
SIO
W83527SPI Flash
RMII
DDR2 SDRAM
64Mb X16bit
PSU I2C
IPMB
VGA
RJ45USB x4
FE PHY
RTL8201N
LPC
HWM
W83795G
SR5670
RJ45
RJ45
COM1
PCI-E GEN2 X8
Mellanox
ConnectX
DDR3
1333/1066/800MT/s
DIMM A0
DIMM A1
DIMM A2
DIMM B0
DIMM B1
DIMM B2
CH B
CH A
DDR3
1333/1066/800MT/s
DIMM A0
DIMM A1
DIMM A2
DIMM B0
DIMM B1
DIMM B2
CH A
HT3 Link
16 x16 bits 6.4GT/s
HT3 Link
16 x16 bits 6.4GT/s
CH B
AMD
Socket C32
CPU1
Figure 1-3. AMD SR5670/SP5100 Chipset:
System Block Diagram
Note: This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent
the features on your motherboard. See the previous pages for the
actual specifications of your motherboard.

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1-3 Chipset Overview
The H8DCT-F/-IBQF serverboard is based on the AMD SR5670/SP5100 chipset.
ThischipsetfunctionsasaMedia andCommunicationsProcessor(MCP).Controllers
for the system memory are integrated directly into AMD Opteron processors.
AMD SR5670/SP5100 Chipset
The AMD SR5670/SP5100 chispsets are each a single-chip, high-performance
HyperTransport peripheral controller. They include a 30-lane PCI Express interface,
an AMD Opteron 16-bit Hyper Transport interface link, a four-port Serial ATA
interface and a four-port USB 2.0 interface. This hub connects directly to the CPU.
HyperTransport Technology
HyperTransport technology is a high-speed, low latency point to point link that was
designed to increase the communication speed by a factor of up to 48x between
integrated circuits. This is done partly by reducing the number of buses in the
chipset to reduce bottlenecks and by enabling a more efficient use of memory
in multi-processor systems. The end result is a significant increase in bandwidth
within the chipset.
1-4 PC Health Monitoring
This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the H8DCT-F/-IBQF
serverboard. The serverboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that
supports PC health monitoring.
Onboard Voltage Monitors
The onboard voltage monitor will continuously scan crucial voltage levels. Once
a voltage becomes unstable, it will give a warning or send an error message to
the screen. Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the
voltage monitor. Real time readings of these voltage levels are all displayed in
BIOS.
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.

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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 define an overheat temperature. When
this temperature is exceeded or when a fan failure occurs, the Overheat/Fan Fail
warning LED is triggered.
Auto-Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core
The 5-phase-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to
AMD Opteron 4100 series processors and auto-sense voltage IDs ranging from 0.8
V to 1.55V. This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system
more stable.
1-5 Power Configuration Settings
This section describes the features of your motherboard that deal with power and
power settings.
Microsoft OnNow
The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive, system-wide approach to system
and device power control. OnNow is a term for a PC that is always on but appears
to be off and responds immediately to user or other requests.
Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator
When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start blinking
to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode. When the user presses any key, the
CPU will wake-up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on.
BIOS Support for USB Keyboard
If a USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system, it will function like a normal
keyboard during system boot-up.
Note: To wake up the system from an S4 state by the USB keyboard/mouse, please
connect the keyboard/mouse to USB port 0/1 at the rear I/O side.

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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. During the SoftOff state, the power
supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive. In case the
system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power, just depress and hold the
power button for 4 seconds. The power will turn off and no power will be provided
to the motherboard.
Wake-On-LAN (WOL)
Wake-On-LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to remotely
power up a computer that is powered off. Remote PC setup, up-dates and access
tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept
to a minimum and users are not interrupted. The motherboard has a 3-pin header
(WOL) to connect to the 3-pin header on a Network Interface Card (NIC) that has
WOL capability. Wake-On-LAN must be enabled in BIOS.
1-6 Power Supply
As with all computer products, a stable power source is necessary for proper and
reliable operation. It is even more important for processors that have high CPU
clock rates.
The H8DCT-F/-IBQF serverboard requires the use of proprietary power supplies.
Please refer to the pinout information for the power connectors in Section 7 of
Chapter 2 for detailed information on power requirements.
In areas where noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to install a
line filter to shield the computer from noise. It is recommended that you also install
a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges.
Warning: To prevent the possibility of explosion, do not use the wrong type of
onboard CMOS battery or install it upside down.

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1-7 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 floppy disk drives.
The Super I/O provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication
ports (UARTs), one of which supports serial infrared communication. Each UART
includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud rate generator,
complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system. Both UARTs
provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps as well as an advanced
speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1 Mb/s, which support higher speed
modems.
The Super I/O provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced Configuration
andPowerInterface),which includessupportof legacyandACPIpowermanagement
through a SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management to reduce
power consumption.
The IRQs, DMAs and I/O space resources of the Super I/O can be flexibly adjusted
to meet ISA PnP requirements, which support ACPI and APM (Advanced Power
Management).