H8DA8 H8DAE H8DAR-8 H8DAR-i USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.
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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 H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i serverboard. The H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/ H8DAR-i is based on the AMD-8131/8111 chipset and supports single or dual AMD Opteron 200 series type processors in 940-pin microPGA ZIF sockets and up to 32 GB of DDR266 or 16 GB of DDR333/400.
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User’s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manual ...................................................................................................... iii Manual Organization ................................................................................................... iii Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1 Checklist ...................................
Table of Contents Overheat/Fan Fail LED ........................................................................... 2-9 Power Fail LED ......................................................................................... 2-9 Reset Button............................................................................................ 2-10 Power Button ........................................................................................ 2-10 Universal Serial Bus Ports (USB0/1) .............................
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User’s Manual Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures ........................................................................... 3-1 Before Power On....................................................................................... 3-1 No Power................................................................................................... 3-1 No Video ..................................................................................................
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer serverboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry. Our 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 serverboard. If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.
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Chapter 1: Introduction Figure 1-1.
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User’s Manual J24 ATX Power J101 FAN5 FAN6 FAN8 (CPU2 Fan) J3P JAR Figure 1-2.
Chapter 1: Introduction H8DA8/H8DAE Quick Reference Jumpers Description J3P 3rd Power Fail Signal En/Dis Open (Disabled) JBT1 JI2C1/2 CMOS Clear I2C to PCI Enable/Disable See Section 2-7 Closed (Enabled) JPA1* SCSI Controller En/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPA2/3* JPG1 SCSI CH A/B Term.
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User’s Manual J101 J24 ATX Power FAN5 J3P JAR Figure 1-3.
Chapter 1: Introduction H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i Quick Reference Jumpers Description J3P 3rd Power Fail Signal En/Dis Open (Disabled) JBT1 JI2C1/2 CMOS Clear I2C to PCI Enable/Disable See Section 2-7 Closed (Enabled) JPA1* SCSI Controller En/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPA2/3* JPG1 SCSI CH A/B Term.
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User’s Manual Figure 1-4.
Chapter 1: Introduction Serverboard Features CPU • Single or dual AMD Opteron 200 series 64-bit processors in 940-pin microPGA ZIF sockets Memory • Eight dual/single channel DIMM slots supporting up to 32 GB of registered ECC DDR266 or up to 16 GB of registered ECC DDR400/333 SDRAM Note: Memory capacities are halved for single CPU systems. Refer to Section 2-4 before installing. Chipset • AMD-8131/8111 Expansion Slots H8DA8/H8DAE: • Two (2) 64-bit, 133/100 MHz PCI-X (3.
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User’s Manual ACPI Features • Microsoft OnNow • Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator • BIOS support for USB keyboard • Main switch override mechanism • Internal/external modem ring-on Onboard I/O • Adaptec 7902W dual channel Ultra320 SCSI controller (H8DA8 and H8DAR-8 only) • Adaptec SCSI RAID 2010S supported (Host RAID 0, 1, 10, JBOD: H8DA8 only) • Adaptec SCSI RAID 2015S supported (Host RAID 0, 1, 10, JBOD: H8DAR-8 only) • Two (2) ATA133 IDE headers • One (1)
Chapter 1: Introduction 184-pin DIMMs 16 x 16 Hyper Transport (2000 MT/s) AMD OpteronTM Processor (2) 144-bit, 200-400 MT/s 184 -pin DIMMs AMD OpteronTM Processor (1) 144-bit, 200 -400 MT/s 16 x 16 Hyper Transport (1200 MT/s) Adaptec AIC-7902W 133/100 MHz PCI-X Slots 100/66 MHz PCI-X Slots AMD-8131 Broadcom BC5704C 8 x 8 ncHyper Transport (400 MT/s) 33 MHz PCI Slots ATA133 AMD-8111 USB 1.
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User’s Manual 1-2 Chipset Overview The H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i serverboard is based on the AMD-8131TM chipset. This chipset is composed of two main components: the AMD-8131 HyperTransportTM PCI-X Tunnel and the AMD-8111TM HyperTransportTM I/O Hub. The AMD-8131 chipset provides high performance and an excellent feature-set for multi-processor server solutions. Controllers for the system memory are built directly into the processors.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the H8DA8/H8DAE/ H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i. The serverboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring. Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Core voltages, Hyper Transport voltage (1.2V), memory voltage (2.5V), DDR temination voltage (1.25V), +3.3V, +5V, ±12V, +1.8V, +5V stby and +3.3V stby The onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously.
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User’s Manual 1-4 Power Configuration Settings This section describes the features of your serverboard that deal with power and power settings. Microsoft OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive, system-wide approach to system and device power control. OnNow is a term for a PC that is always on but appears to be off and responds immediately to user or other requests.
Chapter 1: Introduction WOL capability. Wake-On-LAN must be enabled in BIOS. Note that Wake-On-LAN can only be used with an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply. Wake-On-Ring Header (JWOR) Wake-up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state. Note that external modem ring-on can only be used with an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply.
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User’s Manual 1-6 Super I/O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077/765, a data separator, write pre-compensation circuitry, decode logic, data rate selection, a clock generator, drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic.
Chapter 2: Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices Electric Static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. To prevent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD. Precautions • Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge. • Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag.
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User's Manual 2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation Exercise extreme caution when handling and installing the proces- ! sor. Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding, removing or changing any hardware components. Installing the CPU Backplates Two CPU backplates (BKT-0004) are included in the retail box. The backplates prevent the CPU area of the serverboard from bending and provide a base for attaching the heatsink retention modules.
Chapter 2: Installation 4. With the CPU inserted into the socket, inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that it is properly installed and flush with the socket. 5. Gently press the CPU socket lever down until it locks in the plastic tab. For a dual-processor system, repeat these steps to install another CPU into the CPU#2 socket. Note: if using a single processor, only CPU 1 DIMM slots are addressable.
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User's Manual 2-3 Mounting the Serverboard into a Chassis All serverboards and motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis. Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both the serverboard and the chassis match. Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners, metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the serverboard to the chassis.
Chapter 2: Installation Support The H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i supports single or dual-channel, registered ECC DDR400/333/266 SDRAM. Both interleaved and non-interleaved memory are supported, so you may populate any number of DIMM slots (see note on previous page and charts on following page). The CPU2 DIMM slots can only be accessed when two CPUs are installed (however, the CPU2 DIMM slots are not required to be populated when two CPUs are installed).
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User's Manual Populating Memory Banks for 128-bit Operation CPU1 DIMM1A CPU1 DIMM1B CPU1 DIMM2A CPU1 DIMM2B X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X CPU2 DIMM1A CPU2 DIMM1B X X X X X X X X X X X X CPU2 DIMM2A CPU2 DIMM2B X X X X X X X X X X X X Notes: X indicates a populated DIMM slot.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 I/O Port and Control Panel Connections The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC99 specification to make setting up your system easier. See Figure 2-3 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports. Figure 2-3. I/O Port Locations and Definitions Mouse (Green) USB 0/1 Ports Keyboard COM1 Port (Purple) (Turquoise) VGA Port (Blue) JLAN1 / JLAN2 Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors.
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User's Manual 2-6 Connecting Cables ATX Power 24-pin Connector Pin Definitions (J1B4) Power Supply Connectors Pin# Definition 13 +3.3V 1 +3.3V 14 -12V 2 +3.3V 15 COM 3 COM 16 PS_ON 4 +5V Refer to the table on the right for the 17 COM 5 COM pin definitions of the ATX 24-pin power 18 COM 6 +5V connector. 19 COM 7 COM 20 Res (NC) 8 PWR_OK 21 +5V 9 5VSB 22 +5V 10 +12V 23 +5V 11 +12V 24 COM 12 +3.
Chapter 2: Installation HDD LED The HDD (IDE Hard Disk Drive) LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach the IDE hard drive LED cable to display disk activity. HDD LED Pin Definitions (JF1) Pin# Definition 13 Vcc 14 HD Active Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions. NIC1 LED The NIC1 (Network Interface Controller) LED connection is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1. Attach the NIC1 LED cable to display network activity. Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions.
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User's Manual Reset Button Reset Button Pin Definitions (JF1) The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach Pin# Definition it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case. Refer to the table on 3 Reset 4 Ground the right for pin definitions. Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily contacting both pins will power on/off the system.
Chapter 2: Installation Serial Ports Serial Port Pin Definitions (COM1/COM2) The COM1 serial port is located be- Pin # Definition Pin # Definition 1 DCD 6 DSR on the serverboard located near the BIOS chip (see serverboard layout for 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS location). See the table on the right 4 DTR 9 RI for pin definitions. 5 Ground 10 NC side the VGA port. COM2 is a header Note: Pin 10 is included on the header but not on the port. NC indicates no connection.
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User's Manual Extra USB Headers Extra Universal Serial Bus Headers Pin Definitions (USB2/3/4) Three additional USB1.1 headers (USB2/3/4) are included on the USB2 Pin # Definition USB3/4 Pin # Definition 1 +5V 1 +5V 2 PO- 2 PO- A USB cable (not included) is needed 3 PO+ 3 PO+ for the connection. See the table on 4 Ground 4 Ground the right for pin definitions. 5 Key 5 No connection serverboard. These may be connected to provide front side access.
Chapter 2: Installation Wake-On-LAN Wake-On-LAN Pin Definitions (JWOL) The Wake-On-LAN header is designated JWOL. See the table on the Pin# Definition right for pin definitions. You must have a LAN card with a Wake-On-LAN 1 +5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake-up connector and cable to use the WakeOn-LAN feature. Wake-On-Ring The Wake-On-Ring header is designated JWOR. This function allows your computer to receive and "wakeup" by an incoming call to the modem when in suspend state.
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User's Manual 2-7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the serverboard, jumpers can be used to 3 2 1 3 2 1 Connector Pins choose between optional settings. Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the Jumper connector. Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board. See the diagram at right for an example of jumping pins 1 and 2. Refer to the serverboard layout page for jumper locations.
Chapter 2: Installation JLAN1/2 Enable/Disable Change the setting of jumper JPL JLAN1/2 Enable/Disable Jumper Settings (JPL) to enable or disable the JLAN1 and Jumper Setting Definition JLAN2 Gb Ethernet ports. See the table on the right for jumper settings. Pins 1-2 Enabled Pins 2-3 Disabled The default setting is enabled VGA Enable/Disable JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the VGA port. The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA. See the table on the right for jumper settings.
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User's Manual SCSI Termination Enable/ Disable (H8DA8/H8DAR-8) Jumper JPA2 and JPA3 are used to enable or disable termination for the SCSI Channel A and B connectors, respectively. The default setting for both SCSI Term. Enable/Disable Jumper Settings (JPA2/JPA3) is open to enable termination. See the Jumper Setting Definition table on right for jumper settings.
Chapter 2: Installation Onboard Speaker Enable/ Disable The JD1 header allows you to use either an external speaker or the internal (onboard) speaker. For an onboard speaker, close pins 6 and 7 with a jumper. For an external speaker, connect the speaker wires Onboard Speaker Enable/Disable Jumper Settings (JD1) Pins Definition 6-7 Jump for onboard speaker 4-7 Attach external speaker wires to pins 4 through 7.
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User's Manual 2-8 Onboard Indicators JLAN1/JLAN2 LEDs JLAN LED (Connection Speed Indicator) The Ethernet ports (located beside the VGA port) have two LEDs. One LED indicates activity while the other may be green, amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection. See the LED Color Definition Off 10 MHz Green 100 MHz Amber 1 GHz table on the right for the functions associated with the connection speed LED. +3.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-9 Floppy, IDE and SCSI Drive Connections Use the following information to connect the floppy and hard disk drive cables. The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires. A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives.
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User's Manual IDE Connectors IDE Drive Connectors Pin Definitions (JIDE#1/JIDE#2) There are no jumpers to config- Pin# Definition ure the onboard IDE#1 and #2 1 Reset IDE 2 Ground connectors. See the table on the right for pin definitions.
Chapter 2: Installation SCSI Connectors (H8DA8/H8DAR-8) Ultra320 SCSI Drive Connectors Pin Definitions (JA1/JB2) Pin# Definition Pin # Definition Refer to the table at right for 1 +DB (12) 35 -DB (12) pin definitions for the Ultra320 2 +DB (13) 36 -DB (13) SCSI connectors located at JA1 and JB2.
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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the ‘Technical Support Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter. Always disconnect the AC power cord before adding, changing or installing any hardware components. Before Power On 1.
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User's Manual NOTE If you are a system integrator, VAR or OEM, a POST diagnostics card is recommended. For I/O port 80h codes, refer to App. B. Memory Errors 1. Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed. 2. You should be using registered ECC DDR memory (see next page). Also, it is recommended that you use the same memory type and speed for all DIMMs in the system. See Section 2-4 for memory details and limitations. 3.
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 3. If you still cannot resolve the problem, include the following information when contacting us for technical support: Serverboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date/version (this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up) System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is posted on our web site. 4.
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User's Manual Question: Why can't I turn off the power using the momentary power on/off switch? Answer: The instant power off function is controlled in BIOS by the Power Button Mode setting. When the On/Off feature is enabled, the serverboard will have instant off capabilities as long as the BIOS has control of the system.
Chapter 4: BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS™ Setup utility for the H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR8/H8DAR-i. The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk-based program. Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual. Please refer to the Manual Download area of our web site for any changes to BIOS that may not be reflected in this manual.
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User's Manual 4-2 Main Setup When you first enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, you will see the Main setup screen. You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen. The Main Setup screen provides you with a system overview, which includes the version, built date and ID of the AMIBIOS, the type, speed and number of the processors in the system and the amount of memory installed in the system.
Chapter 4: BIOS IDE Configuration Onboard PCI IDE Controller The following options are available to set the IDE controller status: Disabled will disable the controller. Primary will enable the primary IDE controller only. Secondary will enable the secondary IDE controller only. Both will enable both the primary and the secondary IDE controllers. Primary IDE Master/Slave, Secondary IDE Master/Slave Highlight one of the four items above and press to access the submenu for that item.
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User's Manual data transfer rate of 3.3 MBs. Select 1 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1 for a data transfer rate of 5.2 MBs. Select 2 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2 for a data transfer rate of 8.3 MBs. Select 3 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3 for a data transfer rate of 11.1 MBs. Select 4 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4 for a data transfer rate of 16.6 MBs. This setting generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured after 1999.
Chapter 4: BIOS Floppy Configuration Floppy A Move the cursor to these fields via up and down keys to select the floppy type. The options are Disabled, 360 KB 5 1/4", 1.2 MB 5 1/4", 720 KB 3½", 1.44 MB 3½”, and 2.88 MB 3½". Floppy B Move the cursor to these fields via up and down keys to select the floppy type. The options are Disabled, 360 KB 5 1/4", 1.2 MB 5 1/4", 720 KB 3½", 1.44 MB 3½”, and 2.88 MB 3½".
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User's Manual Parallel Port Address This option specifies the I/O address used by the parallel port. Select Disabled to prevent the parallel port from accessing any system resources. When the value of this option is set to Disabled, the printer port becomes unavailable. Select 378 to allow the parallel port to use 378 as its I/O port address. The majority of parallel ports on computer systems use IRQ7 and I/O Port 378H as the standard setting.
Chapter 4: BIOS BIOS --> AML ACPI Table When Enabled, BIOS-->AML exchange table pointer to be included in (X) REDT pointer list. Options are Enabled and Disabled. Headless Mode Select "Enabled" to activate the Headless Operation Mode through ACPI. The options are Enabled and Disabled. OS Console Redirection When "Enabled", BIOS provides additional options to select remote access type. The options are Enabled and Disabled. PME, R1 S5 Wake Up The options are Enabled and Disabled.
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User's Manual CPU0: CPU1 HT Link1 Width The HT link will run at the width specified in this setting. Options are Auto, 2 bit, 4 bit, 8 bit and 16 bit. CPU0: PCI-X0 HT Link1 Speed The HT link will run at the speed specified in this setting if it is slower than or equal to the system clock and if the board is capable. Options are Auto, 200 MHz, 400 MHz and 600 MHz. CPU0: PCI-X0 HT Link1 Width The HT link will run at the width specified in this setting.
Chapter 4: BIOS System Health Monitor CPU Overheat Temperature Use the "+" and "-" keys to set the CPU temperature threshold to between 65o and 90o C. When this threshold is exceeded, the overheat LED on the chassis will light up and an alarm will sound. The LED and alarm will turn off once the CPU temperature has dropped to 5 degrees below the threshold set. The default setting is 78o C.
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User's Manual 4-4 PCI/PnP Menu Plug & Play OS Select Yes to allow the OS to configure Plug & Play devices. (This is not required for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug & Play.) Select No to allow AMIBIOS to configure all devices in the system. PCI Latency Timer This option sets the latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus. Select a value to set the PCI latency in PCI clock cycles. Options are 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224 and 248.
Chapter 4: BIOS DMA Channel 0/Channel 1/Channel 3/Channel 5/Channel 6/Channel 7 Select Available to indicate that a specific DMA channel is available to be used by a PCI/PnP device. Select Reserved if the DMA channel specified is reserved for a Legacy ISA device. The options are Available and Reserved. Reserved Memory Size This feature specifies the size of memory block to be reserved for Legacy ISA devices. The options are Disabled, 16K, 32K and 64K.
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User's Manual Wait for ‘F1’ If Error Enable to activate the Wait for F1 if Error function. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display Enable to display the message telling the user to hit the DEL key to enter the setup utility. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Interrupt 19 Capture Enable to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Chapter 4: BIOS CD/DVD Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available CDROM drives. 1st Drive Specifies the boot sequence for the 1st Hard Drive. 4-6 Security Menu AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password. If you use both passwords, the Supervisor password must be set first. Change Supervisor Password Select this option and press to access the sub menu, and then type in the password.
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User's Manual 4-7 Chipset Menu North Bridge Configuration Memory Configuration Memclock Mode This setting determines how the memory clock is set. Auto has the memory clock set by the code and Limit allows the user to set a standard value. MCT Timing Mode Sets the timing mode for memory. Options are Auto and Manual. User Configuration Mode Options are Auto and Manual. Burst Length Use this setting to set the memory burst length. 64-bit Dq must use 4 beats.
Chapter 4: BIOS ECC Configuration DRAM ECC Enable DRAM ECC allows hardware to report and correct memory errors automatically. Options are Enabled and Disabled. MCA DRAM ECC Logging When "Enabled", MCA DRAM ECC logging and reporting is enabled. Options are Enabled and Disabled. ECC Chipkill Allows the user to enabled ECC Chipkill. Options are Enabled and Disabled. DRAM Scrub Redirect Allows system to correct DRAM ECC errors immediately, even with background scrubbing on.
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User's Manual South Bridge Configuration 2.0 SMBus Controller Allows the user to Enable or Disable the SMBus controller. HT Link0 P-Comp Mode Allows user to set values for this mode. Options are Auto (hardware compensation values), Data (allows user to override auto values with an absolute value), CalComp + Data (allows user to add to the generated value) and CalComp - Data (allows user to subtract from the generated value).
Chapter 4: BIOS CalComp + Data (allows user to add to the generated value) and CalComp - Data (allows user to subtract from the generated value). HT Link0 RZ-Comp Mode Allows user to set values for this mode. Options are Auto (hardware compensation values), Data (allows user to override auto values with an absolute value), CalComp + Data (allows user to add to the generated value) and CalComp - Data (allows user to subtract from the generated value).
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User's Manual 4-8 Power Menu Power Button Mode Allows the user to change the function of the power button. Options are Instant Off and 4-Sec. Delay. Restore on AC Power Loss This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power. The options are Power Off, Power On and Last State. Watch Dog Timer This setting is used to enable or disabled the Watch Dog Timer function.
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-9 Exit Menu Select the Exit tab from AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen. Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes, select this option to leave BIOS Setup and reboot the computer, so the new system configuration parameters can take effect. Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press .
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Appendix A: BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST (Power-On Self-Test) routines, which are performed each time the system is powered on, errors may occur. Non-fatal errors are those which, in most cases, allow the system to continue the boot-up process. The error messages normally appear on the screen. Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot-up procedure.
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Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes When AMIBIOS performs the Power On Self Test, it writes checkpoint codes to I/O port 0080h. If the computer cannot complete the boot process, diagnostic equipment can be attached to the computer to read I/O port 0080h. B-1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The uncompressed initialization checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution: Checkpoint Code Description D0h The NMI is disabled. Power on delay is starting.
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User's Manual B-2 Bootblock Recovery Codes The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution: Checkpoint Code Description E0h The onboard floppy controller if available is initialized. Next, beginning the base 512 KB memory test. E1h Initializing the interrupt vector table next. E2h Initializing the DMA and Interrupt controllers next. E6h Enabling the floppy drive controller and Timer IRQs. Enabling internal cache memory.
Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes B-3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The following runtime checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution. These codes are uncompressed in F0000h shadow RAM. Checkpoint Code Description 03h The NMI is disabled. Next, checking for a soft reset or a power on condition. 05h The BIOS stack has been built. Next, disabling cache memory. 06h Uncompressing the POST code next. 07h Next, initializing the CPU and the CPU data area.
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User's Manual Checkpoint Code Description 25h Interrupt vector initialization is done. Clearing the password if the POST DIAG switch is on. 27h Any initialization before setting video mode will be done next. 28h Initialization before setting the video mode is complete. Configuring the monochrome mode and color mode settings next. 2Ah Bus initialization system, static, output devices will be done next, if present. See the last page for additional information.
Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint Code Description 4Ch The memory below 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset. Clearing the memory above 1 MB next. 4Dh The memory above 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset. Saving the memory size next. Going to checkpoint 52h next. 4Eh The memory test started, but not as the result of a soft reset. Displaying the first 64 KB memory size next. 4Fh The memory size display has started. The display is updated during the memory test.
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User's Manual Checkpoint Code Description 86h The password was checked. Performing any required programming before WINBIOS Setup next. 87h The programming before WINBIOS Setup has completed. Uncompressing the WINBIOS Setup code and executing the AMIBIOS Setup or WINBIOS Setup utility next. 88h Returned from WINBIOS Setup and cleared the screen. Performing any necessary programming after WINBIOS Setup next. 89h The programming after WINBIOS Setup has completed.
Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint Code Description A9h Returned from adaptor ROM at E000h control. Performing any initialization required after the E000 option ROM had control next. Aah Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed. Displaying the system configuration next. Abh Uncompressing the DMI data and executing DMI POST initialization next. B0h The system configuration is displayed. B1h Copying any code to specific areas.
H8DA8/H8DAE/H8DAR-8/H8DAR-i User's Manual Notes B-8
