Supero H8QGL-6F User manual

USER'S MANUAL
Revision 1.1
®
SUPER
H8QGL-6F
H8QGL-iF

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Manual Revision 1.1
Release Date: January 10, 2014
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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 H8QGL-6/iF serverboards. The H8QGL-6F serverboard includes onbard SAS2
support while the H8QGL-iF does not.
The H8QGL-6/iF serverboard is based on the AMD® Dual SR5690/SP5100
chipset and supports four AMD Socket G34 type processors with up to 512 GB of
DDR3-1866/1600/1333/1066 Mhz speed SDRAM.
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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Standardized Warning Statements
Standardized Warning Statements
About Standardized Warning Statements
The following statements are industry standard warnings, provided to warn the user
of situations which have the potential for bodily injury. Should you have questions
or experience difficulty, contact Supermicro's Technical Support department
for assistance. Only certified technicians should attempt to install or configure
components.
Read this section in its entirety before installing or configuring components in the
Supermicro chassis.
These warnings may also be found on our web site at http://www.supermicro.
com/about/policies/safety_information.cfm.
Battery Handling
Warning!
There is a danger of explosion if the battery is replaced incorrectly. Replace the
battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.
Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions
電池の取り扱い
電池交換が正しく行われなかった場合、破裂の危険性があります。交換する電池はメー
カーが推奨する型、または同等のものを使用下さい。 使用済電池は製造元の指示に従
って処 分して下さい。
警告
电池更换不当会有爆炸危险。请只使用同类电池或制造商推荐的功能相当的电池更
换原有电池。请按制造商的说明处理废旧电池。
警告
電池更換不當會有爆炸危險。請使用製造商建議之相同或功能相當的電池更換原有
電池。請按照製造商的說明指示處理廢棄舊電池。
Warnung
Bei Einsetzen einer falschen Batterie besteht Explosionsgefahr. Ersetzen Sie die
Batterie nur durch den gleichen oder vom Hersteller empfohlenen Batterietyp.
Entsorgen Sie die benutzten Batterien nach den Anweisungen des Herstellers.

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Attention
Danger d'explosion si la pile n'est pas remplacée correctement. Ne la remplacer
que par une pile de type semblable ou équivalent, recommandée par le fabricant.
Jeter les piles usagées conformément aux instructions du fabricant.
!הרהזא
תנכס תמייקץוציפ.הניקת אל ךרדב הפלחוהו הדימב הללוסה לשףילחהל שי
גוסב הללוסה תאמםאותהתרבחלמומ ןרציתצ.
תוללוסה קוליסתושמושמהעצבל שי.ןרציה תוארוה יפל
ﺮﻄﺧ ﻙﺎﻨﻫﻦﻣﻝﺍﺪﺒﺘﺳﺍ ﺔﻟﺎﺣ ﻲﻓ ﺭﺎﺠﻔﻧﺍﺔﻳﺭﺎﻄﺒﻟﺍﺔﺤﻴﺤﺻ ﺮﻴﻏ ﺔﻘﻳﺮﻄﺑﻚﻴﻠﻌﻓ
ﺔﻳﺭﺎﻄﺒﻟﺍ ﻝﺍﺪﺒﺘﺳﺍ
ﻂﻘﻓﻉﻮﻨﻟﺍ ﺲﻔﻨﺑﺎﻬﻟﺩﺎﻌﻳ ﺎﻣ ﻭﺃﺎﻤﻛﺖﺻﻭﺃﺔﻌﻨﺼﻤﻟﺍ ﺔﻛﺮﺸﻟﺍ ﻪﺑ
ﺕﺎﻳﺭﺎﻄﺒﻟﺍ ﻦﻣ ﺺﻠﺨﺗﻟﺎﻘﻓﻭ ﺔﻠﻤﻌﺘﺴﻤﻟﺍﺔﻌﻧﺎﺼﻟﺍ ﺔﻛﺮﺸﻟﺍ ﺕﺎﻤﻴﻠﻌﺘ
Waarschuwing
Er is ontploffingsgevaar indien de batterij verkeerd vervangen wordt. Vervang de
batterij slechts met hetzelfde of een equivalent type die door de fabrikant aanbevolen
wordt. Gebruikte batterijen dienen overeenkomstig fabrieksvoorschriften afgevoerd
te worden.
경고!
배터리가 올바르게 교체되지 않으면 폭발의 위험이 있습니다. 기존 배터리와
동일하거나 제조사에서 권장하는 동등한 종류의 배터리로만 교체해야 합니다.
제조사의 안내에 따라 사용된 배터리를 처리하여 주십시오.
¡Advertencia!
Existe peligro de explosión si la batería se reemplaza de manera incorrecta.
Reemplazar la batería exclusivamente con el mismo tipo o el equivalente
recomendado por el fabricante. Desechar las baterías gastadas según las
instrucciones del fabricante.

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Product Disposal
Warning!
Ultimate disposal of this product should be handled according to all national laws
and regulations.
製品の廃棄
この製品を廃棄処分する場合、国の関係する全ての法律・条例に従い処理する必要が
あります。
警告
本产品的废弃处理应根据所有国家的法律和规章进行。
警告
本產品的廢棄處理應根據所有國家的法律和規章進行。
Warnung
Die Entsorgung dieses Produkts sollte gemäß allen Bestimmungen und Gesetzen
des Landes erfolgen.
¡Advertencia!
Al deshacerse por completo de este producto debe seguir todas las leyes y
reglamentos nacionales.
Attention
La mise au rebut ou le recyclage de ce produit sont généralement soumis à des
lois et/ou directives de respect de l'environnement. Renseignez-vous auprès de
l'organisme compétent.
רצומה קוליס
!הרהזא
ותויחנהל םאתהב תויהל בייח הז רצומ לש יפוס קוליס.הנידמה יקוח
Waarschuwing
De uiteindelijke verwijdering van dit product dient te geschieden in overeenstemming
met alle nationale wetten en reglementen.
ﻲﺋﺎﻬﻨﻟﺍ ﺺﻠﺨﺘﻟﺍﻦﻣﺞﺘﻨﻤﻟﺍ ﺍﺬﻫﻪﻌﻣ ﻞﻣﺎﻌﺘﻟﺍ ﻲﻐﺒﻨﻳﻟﺎﻘﻓﻭﻊﻴﻤﺠﺔﻴﻨﻁﻮﻟﺍ ﺢﺋﺍﻮﻠﻟﺍﻭ ﻦﻴﻧﺍﻮﻘﻟﺍ ﺪﻨﻋ
경고!
이 제품은 해당 국가의 관련 법규 및 규정에 따라 폐기되어야 합니다.

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
1-1 Overview .........................................................................................................1-1
Checklist..........................................................................................................1-1
1-2 Contacting Supermicro....................................................................................1-2
1-3 Chipset Overview...........................................................................................1-11
AMD SR5690/SP5100 Chipsets ....................................................................1-11
HyperTransport Technology...........................................................................1-11
1-4 PC Health Monitoring.....................................................................................1-11
1-5 Power Configuration Settings........................................................................1-12
1-6 Power Supply................................................................................................ 1-13
1-7 Super I/O.......................................................................................................1-13
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
Power Connector........................................................................................2-9
Reset Connector ...................................................................................... 2-10
Power Fail LED........................................................................................2-10
Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/UID LED............................................ 2-10
NIC2 (Link/Activity) LED...........................................................................2-10
NIC1 (Link/Activity) LED...........................................................................2-10
HDD LED...................................................................................................2-11
Power LED Connector ..............................................................................2-11
NMI Button ................................................................................................2-11
Universal Serial Bus Ports........................................................................2-11
USB Headers ............................................................................................2-11
LAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports)........................................................................... 2-12
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SMBus Header......................................................................................... 2-12
SGPIO......................................................................................................2-12
Serial Ports...............................................................................................2-13
Wake-On-LAN .......................................................................................... 2-13
Power SMB (I2C)...................................................................................... 2-13
Video Connector....................................................................................... 2-13
Power LED/Speaker................................................................................. 2-14
Overheat LED........................................................................................... 2-14
ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports............................................2-14
JIBTN1 Header......................................................................................... 2-14
Chassis Intrusion ..................................................................................... 2-15
Unit Identifier Button................................................................................. 2-15
Trusted Platform Module Header............................................................. 2-15
Compact Flash Card PWR Connector..................................................... 2-15
Fan Headers............................................................................................. 2-16
2-8 Jumper Settings............................................................................................2-17
Explanation of Jumpers ................................................................................ 2-17
CMOS Clear............................................................................................. 2-17
I2C to PCI-Express Slot...........................................................................2-18
Watch Dog Enable/Disable ...................................................................... 2-18
VGA Enable/Disable................................................................................. 2-18
LAN1/2 Enable/Disable ........................................................................... 2-18
BMC Jumper ............................................................................................ 2-19
SAS Enable/Disable................................................................................. 2-19
2-9 Onboard Indicators........................................................................................2-19
GLAN LEDs..............................................................................................2-19
IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs....................................................................... 2-20
Power LED...............................................................................................2-20
IPMI LED.................................................................................................. 2-20
UID LED (LE1) ........................................................................................2-20
2-10 SAS and SATA Drive Connections ............................................................... 2-21
SATA Ports ............................................................................................... 2-21
SAS Ports.................................................................................................2-21
2-11 Enabling SATA RAID.....................................................................................2-22
Serial ATA (SATA)..........................................................................................2-22
Installing the OS/SATA Driver....................................................................... 2-22
Building a Driver Diskette.........................................................................2-22
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Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS................................................................. 2-23
Using the Adaptec RAID Utility..................................................................... 2-24
Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation......................................... 2-24
2-12 Installing Drivers............................................................................................ 2-25
SuperDoctor III.............................................................................................. 2-26
2-13 Serverboard Battery...................................................................................... 2-28
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........................................................................ 3-2
3-3 Frequently Asked Questions........................................................................... 3-3
3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service.................................................................3-5
Chapter 4 BIOS
4-1 Introduction...................................................................................................... 4-1
4-2 Main Menu ...................................................................................................... 4-2
4-3 Advanced Settings Menu................................................................................ 4-2
4-6 Security Settings Menu.................................................................................4-15
4-5 Boot Settings Menu.......................................................................................4-16
4-8 Exit Menu......................................................................................................4-17
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) H8QGL-6/iF serverboard
• One (1) I/O shield (MCP-260-00027-0N)
• One (1) 9-pin serial port cable (CBL-0010L)
• Eight (8) (H8QGL-6F) or six (6) (H8QGL-iF) 2ft. Amphenol, SATA cables
(CBL-0044L)
Note: For your system to work properly, please follow the links below to download
all necessary drivers/utilities and the user’s manual for your motherboard.
• Supermicro product manuals: http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/
• Product drivers and utilities: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com
• Product safety information:
http://super-dev/about/policies/safety_information.cfm
• If you have any questions, please contact our support team at:
[e-mail]

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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)
Web Site: www.supermicro.com
Asia-Pacific
Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
3F, No. 150, Jian 1st Rd.
Zhonghe Dist., New Taipei City 235
Taiwan (R.O.C)
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
Tel: [phone]
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

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Note: Some components shown in the above image may be changed or unavailable
in later revisions of this serverboard.
Figure 1-1. H8QGL-6F Image

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Note: Some components shown in the above image may be changed or unavailable
in later revisions of this serverboard.
Figure 1-2. H8QGL-iF Image

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Note: Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only. Not all ports, jumpers or LED
Indicators are available on all serverboards.
Figure 1-3. H8QGL-6/iF Motherboard Layout
(not drawn to scale)
JIBTN1
1
FAN6
FAN5
FAN8
FAN3 FAN2
JD1 JF1
JI2C1
JI2C2
JOH1
JL1
LE1
JWF1
DP1
DP3
JPW4
JPW3 JPW2
BATTERY
JPG1
JPB1
JPL1
JWD1
JPS1
JWOL1
T-SGPIO2 3-SGPIO1
3-SGPIO2
T-SGPIO1
JSMB1 COM2
JBT1
USB7
JPI2C1
COM1
JPW1
SPEAKER
JTPM1
UID
LAN2 LAN1
SLOT6 PCI-E 2.0 X16
SLOT5 PCI-E 2.0 X8 IN X16
FAN7/
CPU4
FAN9/
CPU3
FAN4/
CPU1 FAN1
/CPU2
P3-DIMM1A
P2-DIMM3A P2-DIMM4A
P3-DIMM2A
P2-DIMM2A P2-DIMM1A
P4-DIMM4A
P1-DIMM4A P1-DIMM1A P1-DIMM2A P1-DIMM3A
P3-DIMM4A P3-DIMM3A P4-DIMM1A P4-DIMM2A P4-DIMM3A
CPU3
KB/ MOUSE
CPU2
VGA
CPU1
SLOT4 PCI-E 2.0 X16
SLOT3 PCI-E 2.0 X8 IN X16 SLOT1 PCI-E 2.0 X4 IN X16
USB6
USB2/3 USB4/5
SATA5
SATA3
SATA4
SATA1
SATA2
SATA0
SAS7
SAS6
SAS4
SAS5
SAS3
SAS2
SAS1
SAS0
SLOT2 PCI-E 2.0 X16
USB0/1
IPMI LAN
CPU4
BMC Intel
82576
AMD
SP5100
AMD
SR5690
LSI
2008
SAS2
AMD
SR5690

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H8QGL-6/iF Quick Reference
Jumper Description Default Setting
JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Section 2-7)
JI2C1/JI2C2 I2C to PCI-E Slot Enable/Disable Both Open (Disabled)
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)
JPS1 SAS Controller Enable/Disable (only on H8QGL-6F) Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JWD1 Watch Dog 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
LE1 LED for UID Button
DP1 LED for IPMI Heartbeat
DP3 LED for Serverboard Power-On

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Connector Description
COM1/COM2 COM1 Serial Port/Header
FAN 1-9 Chassis/CPU Fan Headers
IPMI LAN Dedicated IPMI LAN Port
JD1 Speaker Header
JF1 Front Panel Connector
JIBTN1 RAIDKey for RAID 5 SAS support (only on H8QGL-6F)
JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header
JOH1 Overheat Warning Header
JPI2C1 Power I2C Header
JPW1 24-pin Main ATX Power Connector
JPW2/3/4 +12V 8-pin CPU/Memory Power Connectors
JSMB1 System Management Bus Header (SMBus)
JTPM1 Trusted Platform Module Header
JWF1 Compact Flash Card Power Connector
JWOL1 Wake-On-LAN Header
LAN1/2 Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) Ports
KB/Keyboard PS2 Mouse/Keyboard connectors
SAS0~3, SAS4~7 SAS Ports (only on H8QGL-6F)
SATA0 ~ SATA5 SATA Ports
3-SGPIO1/3-SGPIO2 Serial General Purpose I/O Header for SAS (only on H8QGL-6F)
T-SGPIO1/T-SGPIO2 Serial General Purpose Input/Output Header for SATA
UID Unit Identifier Button
USB0/1, USB6, USB2/3, USB4/5 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports, Type-A Port and Headers
VGA VGA Connector

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Motherboard Features
CPU
• Quad AMD Opteron 6000 series (AMD Socket G34 type) processors
Note: You must install at least two processors for full functions to be supported.
Memory
• Sixteen (16) single/dual/tri/quad channel DIMM slots supporting up to
512 GB of registered ECC RDIMM/LRDIMM or 128 GB of Unbuffered
ECC/non-ECC UDIMM DDR3-1866/1600/1333/1066 Mhz speed,
1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB or 32 GB size SDRAM at 1.35V or 1.5
voltages
Note: Refer to Section 2-4 before installing memory and our web site for recommended DIMMs.
Note: Refer the tested memory list on the motherboard website.
Chipset
• Dual AMD SR5690 plus one SP5100 Southbridge chipset
Expansion Slots
• Three (3) PCI-Express x16 Gen. 2
• Two (2) PCI-Express x8 (in x16) Gen. 2
• One (1) PCI-Express x4 (in x16) Gen. 2
BIOS
• 16 Mb AMI BIOS® SPI Flash ROM
• APM 1.2, 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,
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