3-5

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

Proper Battery Disposal

Warning! Please handle used batteries carefully. Do not damage the battery in any
way; a damaged battery may release hazardous materials into the environment. Do
not discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landll. Please comply with the
Important: The SPI BIOS chip installed on this motherboard is not re-
movable. To repair or replace a damaged BIOS chip, please send your
motherboard to RMA at Supermicro for service.
Question: I think my BIOS is corrupted. How can I recover my BIOS?
Answer: Please see Appendix C-BIOS Recovery for detailed instructions.
Question: Why do I get an error message “IASTOR.SYS read error” and "press F6
to install Intel RAID driver" when installing Windows on my motherboard?
Answer: To solve this issue, disable the IPMI jumper. Another solution is to use a
USB oppy drive instead of the onboard oppy drive. For the IPMI jumper location,
please check Chapter 1.
3-4 Battery Removal and Installation

Battery Removal

To remove the onboard battery, follow the steps below:
1. Power off your system and unplug your power cable.
2. Locate the onboard battery as shown below.
3. Using a tool such as a pen or a small screwdriver, push the battery lock out-
wards to unlock it. Once unlocked, the battery will pop out from the holder.
4. Remove the battery.
Battery
Lock
Battery