SUPER MICRO Computer H8QII-F, H8QI6-F user manual Manual Revision Release Date January 29

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FCC Statement: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instruction manual, may cause harmful interference with radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense.

California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials: This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR (Manganese Dioxide) Lithium coin cells. “Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply. See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”

WARNING: Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm.

Manual Revision 1.0

Release Date: January 29, 2010

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Contents Super Manual Revision Release Date January 29 About This Manual Manual OrganizationH8QI6/i-F Serverboard User’s Manual Table of Contents Sgpio Bios Viii Checklist OverviewEurope Contacting SupermicroHeadquarters Asia-PacificH8QI6-F Image H8QI6/i-F Motherboard Layout Jumper Description Default Setting H8QI6/i-F Quick ReferenceConnector Description Motherboard Features Other DimensionsOnboard I/O CD UtilitiesAMD SR5690/SP5100 Chipset System Block Diagram AMD SR5690/SP5100 Processor Chipset OverviewPC Health Monitoring HyperTransport TechnologyPower Configuration Settings Wake-On-LAN WOL Power SupplySuper I/O Wake-On-Ring Header WORUIO H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User’s Manual Installation Processor and Heatsink Installation TrianglesInstalling the Heatsinks Mounting the Motherboard into a Chassis Mounting the Motherboard onto the Tray in the ChassisSupport Maximum MemoryInstalling a PCI Expansion Card PCI Expansion CardsI/O Port and Control Panel Connections Front Control PanelPwon Connector Connector DefinitionsPower Connectors Reset ConnectorLAN1/2 Ethernet Ports Power On LEDNMI Button Fan Headers Universal Serial Bus PortsUSB Headers Serial PortsWake-On-LAN Power I2CSMBus Header Overheat LED Power LED/SpeakerChassis Intrusion ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse PortsUnit Identifier Button Compact Flash Card PWR ConnectorVideo Connector JIBTN1 Header Optional for H8QIi/H8QIi-F/H8QIi+-FCmos Clear Jumper SettingsExplanation of Jumpers I2C to PCI-Express Slot Watch Dog Enable/DisableVGA Enable/Disable Compact Flash Master/Slave SelectLAN1/2 Enable/Disable SAS Enable/DisableLAN1/LAN2 LEDs Onboard IndicatorsPower LED Dedicated Ipmi LAN LEDsIDE Connectors 10 IDE, SAS and Sata Drive ConnectionsSata Ports SAS Ports H8QI6-F OnlySerial ATA Sata Installing the OS/SATA DriverEnabling Sata RAID Enabling Sata RAID in the Bios Using the Adaptec RAID Utility Installing the RAID Driver During OS InstallationInstalling Drivers Driver/Tool Installation Display ScreenSupero Doctor Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen Remote Control Page No Power Troubleshooting ProceduresBefore Power On No Video Memory ErrorsLosing the System’s Setup Configuration Question How do I update my BIOS? Technical Support ProceduresFrequently Asked Questions Question What type of memory does my motherboard support?Returning Merchandise for Service Question Whats on the CD that came with my motherboard?Starting the Setup Utility IntroductionCPU Configuration Advanced Settings MenuMain Menu IDE Configuration Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth IDE Master/SlaveIDE Detect Timeout Sec PIO ModeDMA Mode A.R.TFloppy Configuration PCI/PnP ConfigurationSuperI/O Configuration Hyper-Transport Configuration Chipset Configuration NorthBridge Configuration Memory ConfigurationECC Configuration SouthBridge Configuration Dram Timing ConfigurationRD890 Configuration PCI Express ConfigurationNB-SB Port Features NB-SB Link Apsm Slot Power Limit, WCompliance Mode Remap Port Device NumberSB Core Setting Turn Off PLL During L1/L23 GPP Core SettingsPowerdown Unused Lanes Core ConfigurationHyper Transport Configuration HT Link Tristate HT3 Link Power StateUnit ID Clumping NB Deemphesis LevelDebug Option Acpi Configuration Advanced Acpi ConfigurationSet LAN Configuration Ipmi ConfigurationView BMC System Event Log PCI Express Configuration Remote Access ConfigurationMPS Configuration Gateway AddressUSB Configuration Boot Settings Menu Bios Settings ConfigurationHard Disk Drives Boot Device PrioritySecurity Menu CD/DVD DrivesExit Menu Amibios Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message DescriptionH8QI6/i-F Serverboard User’s Manual Appendix B Bios Post Checkpoint Codes Uncompressed Initialization CodesBootblock Recovery Codes Uncompressed Initialization Codes H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User’s Manual Appendix B Bios Post Checkpoint Codes Rate next A9h Aah Abh B0h B1h 00h H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User’s Manual