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H8QG6+-F
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USER’S MANUAL
Revision 1.0b
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The information in this User’s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate. The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document, makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual, or to notify any person or organization of the updates. Please Note: For the most up-to-date version of this manual, please see our web site at www.supermicro.com. Super Micro Computer, Inc. ("Supermicro") reserves the
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Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the H8QG6/i+-F serverboards. The H8QG6+-F serverboard includes onbard SAS2 support while the H8QGi+-F does not. The H8QG6/i+-F serverboard is based on the AMD® SR5690/SP5100 chipset and supports four AMD Socket G34 type processors with up to 512 GB of DDR3-1333- /1066/800 registered ECC SDRAM. Please refer to the m
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H8QG6/i+-F Serverboard User’s Manual Notes iv
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Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview ............................................................................................................1 Checklist ............................................................................................................. 1 1-2 Contacting Supermicro .......................................................................................2 H8QG6/i+-F Quick Reference ......................................................
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H8QG6/i+-F Serverboard User’s Manual JIBTN1 Header(only on H8QG6+-F) ........................................................... 12 Fan Headers ................................................................................................ 13 Serial Ports .................................................................................................. 13 SGPIO ......................................................................................................... 13 Wake-On-LAN ..............
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Table of Contents 2-12 Installing Drivers ............................................................................................... 25 Supero Doctor III .............................................................................................. 26 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures ..............................................................................1 Before Power On ..........................................................................................
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H8QG6/i+-F Serverboard User’s Manual Notes viii
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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. • One (1) H8QG6/i+-F serverboard •
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H8QG6/i+-F Serverboard User’s Manual 1-2 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Web Site: www.supermicro.com Europe Address: Super Micro Computer B.V. Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands Tel: +31 (0) 73-6400390 Fax: +31 (0) 73-6416525 Email: sales@supermi
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Chapter 1: Introduction Figure 1-1. H8QG6+-F Image 1-3
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JF1 P3-DIMM1A JD1 P3-DIMM1B FAN1 P3-DIMM2A P3-DIMM2B P3-DIMM3A P3-DIMM3B P3-DIMM4A P3-DIMM4B P4-DIMM4B P4-DIMM4A P4-DIMM3B FAN2 KB/ P4-DIMM3A MOUSE P4-DIMM2B IPMI LAN FAN3 P4-DIMM2A USB0/1 P4-DIMM1B FAN4 P4-DIMM1A P1-DIMM1A P1-DIMM1B P1-DIMM2A P1-DIMM2B P1-DIMM3A P1-DIMM3B LAN1 P1-DIMM4A P1-DIMM4B LAN2 P2-DIMM4B FAN5 P2-DIMM4A P2-DIMM3B FAN6 P2-DIMM3A P2-DIMM2B P2-DIMM2A P2-DIMM1B P2-DIMM1A SLOT4 PCI-E 2.0 X16 JI2C2 JI2C1 JOH1 JL1 JIBTN1 JPS1 COM2 USB6 JTPM1 USB4/5 T-SGPIO1 3-SGPIO1 USB2/3 T-SGP
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Chapter 1: Introduction H8QG6/i+-F Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Section 2-7) 2 2 2 JI C1/JI C2 I C to PCI-E Slot Enable/Disable Both Closed (Enabled) JPB1 BMC Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPG1 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPL1 LAN 1/2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPS1 SAS Controller Enable/Disable (only on H8QG6+-F) Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPUSB1 USB Wakeup Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JWD1 Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset) LED Description LAN Ports LEDs f
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H8QG6/i+-F Serverboard User’s Manual Connector Description COM1/COM2 COM1 Serial Port/Header FAN 1-9 Chassis/CPU Fan Headers IPMI LAN Dedicated IPMI LAN Port JD1 Speaker Header JF1 Front Panel Connector JIBTN1 RAIDKey for RAID 5 SAS support (only on H8QG6+-F) JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat Warning Header 2 JPI2C1 Power I C Header JPW1 24-pin Main ATX Power Connector JPW2/3 +12V 8-pin CPU Power Connectors JSMB1 System Management Bus Header (SMBus) JTPM1 Trusted Platform Module Header
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Chapter 1: Introduction Motherboard Features CPU • Quad AMD Opteron 6100 series (Socket G34 type) processors Note: You must install at least two processors for full functions to be supported. Memory • Thirty-Two (32) single/dual/tri/quad channel DIMM slots supporting up to 512 GB of DDR3-1333/1066/800 registered ECC or 128GB of DDR3 Unbuffered ECC/non-ECC SDRAM Note: Refer to Section 2-4 before installing memory and our web site for recommended DIMMs. Chipset • One AMD SR5690 chipset and one
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H8QG6/i+-F Serverboard User’s Manual ACPI Features • Microsoft OnNow • Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator • BIOS support for USB keyboard • Wake-On-LAN (WOL) • Internal/external modem ring-on • Hardware BIOS Virus protection Onboard I/O • Six (6) SATA ports supported by an on-chip SATA controller (RAID 0, 1, 10 supported) • Eight (8) SAS ports supported by an LSI 2008 SAS2 controller (RAID 0, 1, 10 supported; Raid 5 Optional) (H8QG6+-F only) • Two (2) Fast UART 16550 compatible seri
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HT Link HT Link 16x16-5.2GT/S HT Link Chapter 1: Introduction VRM VRM CH A0,A1 B0,B1 C0,C1 D0,D1 CH A0,A1 B0,B1 C0,C1 D0,D1 DDR3-1333/1066 DDR3-1333/1066 HT Link 8x DIMM 8x DIMM G34-SOCKET #4 G34-SOCKET #3 VRM VRM DDR3-1333/1066 DDR3-1333/1066 HT Link 8x DIMM G34-SOCKET #2 G34-SOCKET #1 8x DIMM PCIE (X4) LSI SAS2 2008 PCIE (x4) Intel AMD 82576 SR5690 PCIE (X16) SLOT#4 PCIE_(X16) SATA 6x PORTS SATA_CONN Winbond AMD VGA USB USB PORT WPCM450 SP5100 (0-6) LPC BUS H/W_MONITOR LPC SIO FWH W83795 W
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H8QG6/i+-F Serverboard User’s Manual 1-3 Chipset Overview The H8QG6/i+-F serverboard is based on the AMD SR5690/SP5100 chipset. This chipset functions as a Media and Communications Processor (MCP). Controllers for the system memory are integrated directly into AMD Opteron processors. AMD SR5690/SP5100 Chipsets The AMD SR5690/SP5100 are each a single-chip, high-performance HyperTransport peripheral controller. It includes a 42 or 30-lane PCI Express interface, an AMD Opteron 16-bit Hyper Tran
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Chapter 1: Introduction CPU Overheat/Fan Fail LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat/Fan Fail warning function in the BIOS. This allows the user to defi ne an overheat temperature. When this temperature is exceeded or when a fan failure occurs, the Overheat/Fan Fail warning LED is triggered. Auto-Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core The 6-phase-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to Opteron 6100SE series processors. Th
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H8QG6/i+-F Serverboard User’s Manual Wake-On-LAN (WOL) Wake-On-LAN is defi ned as the ability of a management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off. Remote PC setup, up-dates and access tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffi c is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted. The motherboard has a 3-pin header (WOL) to connect to the 3-pin header on a Network Interface Card (NIC) that has WOL capability. Wake-On-LAN must be enabled
