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Chapter 1: Introduction

Figure 1-1. H8QM8-2/H8QME-2 Image

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H8QM8-2 is pictured. The H8QME-2 shares the same layout but with no SCSI com- ponents, connectors or jumpers.

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Contents

Super Manual Revision 1.0d Release Date September 9 Manual Organization About This Manual Table of Contents Table of Contents Troubleshooting BiosAppendices Overview Checklist Headquarters Contacting SupermicroEurope Asia-Paciﬁc H8QM8-2/H8QME-2 Image Super H8QM8-2 Jumpers Description Default Setting Connectors DescriptionH8QM8-2/H8QME-2 Quick Reference CPU Serverboard Features Other NVidia MCP55 Pro/AMD-8132 Chipset MCP55 Pro Media and Communications Processor Chipset OverviewAMD-8132 HyperTransport PCI-X Tunnel HyperTransport Technology PC Health Monitoring Auto-Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU CoreFan Status Monitor with Firmware/Software Speed Control CPU Overheat/Fan Fail LED and Control Power Conﬁguration Settings Wake-On-Ring Header Jwor Power Supply Super I/O H8QM8-2/H8QME-2 User’s Manual Installation Procedures PrecautionsStatic-Sensitive Devices Unpacking CPU Backplates Processor and Heatsink InstallationPage Installing the Heatsink Installing the Heatsink Retention Modules Mounting the Serverboard into a Chassis Installing Memory Side and Top Views of DDR Installation Front Control Panel I/O Port and Control Panel Connections ATX Power Connector Connecting CablesProcessor Power Connector NMI Button Overheat/Fan Fail LED Power LED Reset Button Power Fail LEDPower Button Universal Serial Bus Ports USB0/1 Serial Ports USB HeadersFan Headers Chipset Fan Headers ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports Power LED/Keylock/SpeakerChassis Intrusion Overheat LED 3rd Power Supply Alarm Reset Header System Management Bus Power Header PssmbusWake-On-LAN Wake-On-Ring Compact Flash Power Headers 3rd Power Supply Fail Detect HeaderJLAN1/2 Ethernet Ports Jumper Settings Explanation JumpersCmos Clear Jlan Enable/Disable VGA Enable/DisableI2C to PCI-X Slots Enable/ Disable I2C to PCI-E Slots Enable/ Disable Scsi Controller Enable/ Disable H8QM8-2 only Scsi Termination Enable/ Disable H8QM8-2 onlyCompact Flash Master/Slave PCI-X Slot Frequency Select Watch Dog Enable/Disable Onboard Indicators Onboard Power LED DP2JLAN1/JLAN2 LEDs Floppy, IDE, Parallel Port, Scsi and Sata Drive Connections Floppy Connector IDE Connector Sata Ports Parallel Port Connector Diffsens Termpwr Scsi Connectors H8QM8-2 only Enabling Sata RAID in the Bios Installing the OS/SATA DriverEnabling Sata RAID Serial ATA Sata Installing the OS and Drivers Using the nVidia RAID Utility Sata RAID Utility Main Screen Driver Installation Display Screen Installing Software DriversPage Before Power On Troubleshooting ProceduresNo Power No Video Technical Support Procedures Memory ErrorsLosing the System’s Setup Conﬁguration Question What type of memory does my serverboard support? Frequently Asked Questions Returning Merchandise for Service Introduction Starting the Setup Utility Advanced Settings Menu Boot FeaturesMain Menu Wait for ‘F1’ If Error Boot up Num-LockOS Installation Acpi Version Features CPU Conﬁguration Floppy/IDE/SATA Conﬁguration NVidia RAID Setup Primary IDE Master/Slave LBA/Large ModeType Block Multi-Sector Transfer A.R.T DMA ModeBit Data Transfer Serial ATA0/1/2 Primary/Secondary Channel IDE Detect Time Out Sec Hard Disk Write Protect PCI/PnP Conﬁguration Super IO Conﬁguration NorthBridge Conﬁguration Chipset Conﬁguration ECC Conﬁguration Dram ECC Enable CS Sparing EnableBit ECC Mode Mem Clk Tristate C3/ALTVID SouthBridge Conﬁguration Event Log Conﬁguration Remote Access Conﬁguration System Fan Monitor System Health Monitor Boot Device Priority Boot MenuHard Disk Drives Removable Drives Change User Password Change Supervisor PasswordBoot Sector Virus Protection Security Menu Exit Menu Beep Code Error Message Description Amibios Error Beep Codes H8QM8-2/H8QME-2 User’s Manual Uncompressed Initialization Codes Appendix B Bios Post Checkpoint Codes Bootblock Recovery Codes Uncompressed Initialization Codes Checkpoint Appendix B Bios Post Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint A9h Aah Abh B0h B1h 00h