SUPER MICRO Computer H8QI6-F, H8QII-F user manual Overview, Checklist

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Chapter 1: Introduction

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.

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One (1) H8QI6/i-F serverboard

One (1) I/O shield (MCP-260-00027-0N)

Four (4) Retention brackets (BKT-0012L)

One (1) 9-pin serial port cable (CBL-0010L)

One (1) ATA 66/100 IDE LP cable (CBL-0036L-03)

Eight (8) 2ft. Amphenol, SATA cable (CBL-0044L) (only 6 cables for H8QIi-F)

One (1) CD containing drivers and utilities

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Contents Super Manual Revision Release Date January 29 Manual Organization About This ManualH8QI6/i-F Serverboard User’s Manual Table of Contents Sgpio Bios Viii Overview ChecklistHeadquarters Contacting SupermicroEurope Asia-PaciﬁcH8QI6-F Image H8QI6/i-F Motherboard Layout H8QI6/i-F Quick Reference Jumper Description Default SettingConnector Description Motherboard Features Onboard I/O DimensionsOther CD UtilitiesAMD SR5690/SP5100 Chipset System Block Diagram PC Health Monitoring Chipset OverviewAMD SR5690/SP5100 Processor HyperTransport TechnologyPower Conﬁguration Settings Super I/O Power SupplyWake-On-LAN WOL Wake-On-Ring Header WORUIO H8QI6/i-F Serverboard User’s Manual Installation Triangles Processor and Heatsink InstallationInstalling the Heatsinks Mounting the Motherboard onto the Tray in the Chassis Mounting the Motherboard into a ChassisMaximum Memory SupportPCI Expansion Cards Installing a PCI Expansion CardFront Control Panel I/O Port and Control Panel ConnectionsPower Connectors Connector DeﬁnitionsPwon Connector Reset ConnectorPower On LED NMI ButtonLAN1/2 Ethernet Ports USB Headers Universal Serial Bus PortsFan Headers Serial PortsPower I2C SMBus HeaderWake-On-LAN Chassis Intrusion Power LED/SpeakerOverheat LED ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse PortsVideo Connector Compact Flash Card PWR ConnectorUnit Identiﬁer Button JIBTN1 Header Optional for H8QIi/H8QIi-F/H8QIi+-FJumper Settings Explanation of JumpersCmos Clear VGA Enable/Disable Watch Dog Enable/DisableI2C to PCI-Express Slot Compact Flash Master/Slave SelectSAS Enable/Disable LAN1/2 Enable/DisablePower LED Onboard IndicatorsLAN1/LAN2 LEDs Dedicated Ipmi LAN LEDs10 IDE, SAS and Sata Drive Connections IDE ConnectorsSAS Ports H8QI6-F Only Sata PortsInstalling the OS/SATA Driver Enabling Sata RAIDSerial ATA Sata Enabling Sata RAID in the Bios Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation Using the Adaptec RAID UtilityDriver/Tool Installation Display Screen Installing DriversSupero Doctor Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen Remote Control Page Troubleshooting Procedures Before Power OnNo Power Memory Errors Losing the System’s Setup ConﬁgurationNo Video Frequently Asked Questions Technical Support ProceduresQuestion How do I update my BIOS? Question What type of memory does my motherboard support?Question Whats on the CD that came with my motherboard? Returning Merchandise for ServiceIntroduction Starting the Setup UtilityAdvanced Settings Menu Main MenuCPU Conﬁguration Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth IDE Master/Slave IDE ConﬁgurationDMA Mode PIO ModeIDE Detect Timeout Sec A.R.TPCI/PnP Conﬁguration Floppy ConﬁgurationSuperI/O Conﬁguration Hyper-Transport Conﬁguration Memory Conﬁguration Chipset Conﬁguration NorthBridge ConﬁgurationECC Conﬁguration Dram Timing Conﬁguration SouthBridge ConﬁgurationPCI Express Conﬁguration RD890 ConﬁgurationCompliance Mode Slot Power Limit, WNB-SB Port Features NB-SB Link Apsm Remap Port Device NumberPowerdown Unused Lanes GPP Core SettingsSB Core Setting Turn Off PLL During L1/L23 Core ConﬁgurationHyper Transport Conﬁguration Unit ID Clumping HT3 Link Power StateHT Link Tristate NB Deemphesis LevelAcpi Conﬁguration Advanced Acpi Conﬁguration Debug OptionIpmi Conﬁguration View BMC System Event LogSet LAN Conﬁguration MPS Conﬁguration Remote Access ConﬁgurationPCI Express Conﬁguration Gateway AddressUSB Conﬁguration Bios Settings Conﬁguration Boot Settings MenuSecurity Menu Boot Device PriorityHard Disk Drives CD/DVD DrivesExit Menu Beep Code Error Message Description Amibios Error Beep CodesH8QI6/i-F Serverboard User’s Manual Uncompressed Initialization Codes Appendix B Bios Post Checkpoint 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