SUPER MICRO Computer H8SCM-F user manual Onboard Indicators, Glan LEDs, Ipmi Dedicated LAN LEDs

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Chapter 2: Installation

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GLAN LEDs

There are two LAN ports (LAN1/2) on the motherboard. Each Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs. The Yellow LED on the right indicates connection and activity. The Link LED on the left side may be green, amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection. See the tables at right for more information.

 

GLAN LED

Link Speed

Activity

LED

LED

GLAN Activity Indicator

(Right) LED Settings

Color

 

Status

 

Definition

Off

 

No Connections

 

Yellow

 

Flashing

 

Active

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAN Connection Speed

Indicator (Left) LED Settings

LED Color

 

Definition

Off

 

10 MHz

 

Green

 

100 MHz

 

Amber

 

1 GHz

 

 

 

 

IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs

In addition to LAN Ports 1/2, an IPMI Dedicated LAN is also located on the I/O Backplane. The amber LED on the right indicates connection and activity; while the green LED on the left indicates the speed of the

 

IPMI LAN

Link LED

Activity LED

IPMI LAN

Link/Speed LED (Left)

& Activity LED (Right)

connection. See the tables at right for more information.

Color

 

Status

Off

 

Off

 

Green:

 

Link/

Solid

 

Speed

 

 

(Left)

Amber

 

Activity

Blinking

 

(Right)

 

 

 

Definition

No Connection

100Mb/s

Active

BMC Heartbeat LED

A BMC (Baseboard Management Control) Heartbeat LED is located at DP1 on the motherboard. When DP1 is on, the BMC Controller functions normally. See the tables at right for more information.

BMC Heartbeat (DP1))

LED Settings

Color

 

Status

 

Definition

Green

 

Blinking

 

BMC: Normal

 

 

Off

 

Off

 

Not functioning

 

 

 

 

normally

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Contents Super Page Manual Organization About This ManualTable of Contents Sgpio Bios Overview ChecklistHeadquarters Contacting SupermicroEurope Asia-PacificH8SCM-F Image H8SCM-F Serverboard Layout H8SCM-F Quick Reference Default SettingJumper DescriptionConnector Memory Serverboard FeaturesChipset Expansion SlotsDimensions Acpi FeaturesOnboard I/O OtherAMD SR5650/SP5100 Chipset System Block Diagram PC Health Monitoring Chipset OverviewAMD SR5650/SP5100 Chipset HyperTransport TechnologyPower Configuration Settings Wake-On-LAN WOL Power SupplyMain Switch Override Mechanism Super I/O Page About Standardized Warning Statements Battery HandlingStandardized Warning Statements Page 製品の廃棄 Product DisposalPage Triangles Processor and Heatsink InstallationInstalling the Heatsinks Mounting the Serverboard into a Chassis Installing MemoryMemory Population for Optimal Performance Memory SupportMaximum Memory Per Channel Dimm Populations Options PCI Expansion CardsDimm Type Max. MHz Max. GB 5V DIMMs 35V DIMMsFront Control Panel I/O Port and Control Panel ConnectionsPower Connectors Connector DefinitionsPower Connector Reset ConnectorOverheat/Fan Fail LED OH Power Fail LEDNIC2 Activity LED NIC1 Activity LEDNMI Button Power On LEDLAN1/2 Ethernet Ports Universal Serial Bus PortsUSB Headers Chassis IntrusionSerial Ports Fan HeadersPower SMB Pin Definitions JPI2C1 Power SMB I2C ConnectorTrusted Platform Module Header Sgpio Header Pin DefinitionsATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports Power LED/SpeakerCompact Flash Card PWR Connector Overheat LED Video ConnectorWake-On-LAN Jipmb H8SCM-F onlyCmos Clear Jumper SettingsExplanation of Jumpers VGA Enable/Disable LAN1/2 Enable/DisableWatch Dog Enable/Disable Compact Flash Master/Slave SelectBMC Jumper Onboard Speaker Enable/DisableI2C to PCI-Express Slot Glan LEDs Onboard IndicatorsIpmi Dedicated LAN LEDs BMC Heartbeat LEDSata Ports Power LEDIDE and Sata Drive Connections IDE Drive Connector Pin Definitions IDE#1 IDE ConnectorSerial ATA Sata Installing the OS/SATA DriverEnabling Sata RAID Bios Setup Screen Enabling Sata RAID in the BiosDotHill RAID Utility Program Screen Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation Using the DotHill and Adaptec RAID UtilityDriver/Tool Installation Display Screen Installing DriversSupero Doctor Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen Remote Control 10. Installing the Onboard Battery Serverboard BatteryPage No Power Troubleshooting ProceduresBefore Power On Memory Errors Technical Support ProceduresLosing the System’s Setup Configuration No VideoQuestion How do I update my BIOS? Frequently Asked QuestionsQuestion What type of memory does my motherboard support? Question Whats on the CD that came with my motherboard?Returning Merchandise for Service Introduction Starting the Setup UtilityMain Menu Advanced Settings Menu Boot Feature  Processor and Clock Options Microcode Update Gart Error ReportingSecure Virtual Machine Mode Power Now ECC Configuration  Advanced Chipset Control  NorthBridge Configuration Memory Configuration  Dram Timing Configuration  IDE ConfigurationPrimary/Secondary/Third/Fourth IDE Master/Slave DMA Mode PIO ModeIDE Detect Timeout Sec A.R.T PCI/PnP Configuration  SuperIO Device Configuration  Remote Access Configuration Hardware Health Configuration CPU Temperature Display CTD  Trusted Computing  Acpi ConfigurationSet LAN Configuration  Ipmi ConfigurationView BMC System Event Log  Event Log Configuration Boot Device Priority Boot MenuSecurity Menu Hard Disk DrivesRemovable Drives Exit MenuPage Beep Code Error Message Description Amibios Error Beep CodesPage Checkpoint Code Description Uncompressed Initialization CodesCheckpoint Bootblock Recovery CodesUncompressed Initialization Codes Checkpoint Checkpoint Code Description Checkpoint Code Description

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