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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 H8DCE-HTe serverboard. The H8DCE-HTe is based on the nVidia® nForce Pro 2200/2050 chipset and supports dual AMD Opteron 200 series type processors in 940-pin microPGA ZIF sockets and up to 16 GB of registered ECC DDR400 or 32 GB of registered ECC DDR333/266 SDRAM. Please refer to the serverboard speciﬁ cations pages on our web site for updates on supported processors. This product is intended to be professionally installed.

Manual Organization Chapter 1 includes a checklist of what should be included in your serverboard box, describes the features, speciﬁ cations and performance of the serverboard and provides detailed information about the chipset. Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static-sensitive devices. Read this chapter when installing the processors and memory modules and when installing the serverboard in a chassis. Also refer to this chapter to connect the ﬂ oppy and hard disk drives, the parallel and serial ports, the mouse and keyboard and the twisted wires for the power and reset buttons and the system LEDs.

If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3 , which describes troubleshooting procedures for the video, the memory and the setup conﬁ guration stored in CMOS. For quick reference, a general FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section is pro- vided. Instructions are also included for contacting technical support. In addition, you can visit our web site for more detailed information. Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility. Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Code Messages. Appendix B lists BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes. iii

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H8DCE-HTe User’s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manual ...................................................................................................... iii Manual Organization ................................................................................................... iii Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1 Checklist .................................................................................................... 1-1 H8DCE-HTe Image ...................................................................................

1-3 H8DCE-HTe Serverboard Layout .............................................................. 1-4 H8DCE-HTe Quick Reference ................................................................... 1-5 Serverboard Features .............................................................................. 1-6 nVidia nForce Pro 2200/2050 Chipset: System Block Diagram ............... 1-8 1-2 Chipset Overview ........................................................................................... 1-9 1-3 PC Health Monitoring ...................................................................................

1-10 1-4 Power Conﬁ guration Settings ....................................................................... 1-11 1-5 Power Supply ............................................................................................... 1-12 1-6 Super I/O ........................................................................................................ 1-13 Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices ................................................................................. 2-1 2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation ...............................................................

2-2 2-3 Mounting the Serverboard into a Chassis ...................................................... 2-4 2-4 Installing Memory ........................................................................................... 2-4 2-5 I/O Port and Control Panel Connections ........................................................ 2-7 2-6 Connecting Cables ......................................................................................... 2-8 ATX Power Connector ............................................................................ 2-8 Processor Power Connector .....................................................................

2-8 Auxiliary Power Connector ........................................................................ 2-8 Power LED ............................................................................................... 2-9 HDD LED ................................................................................................ 2-9 NIC1 LED .................................................................................................. 2-9 NIC2 LED .................................................................................................. 2-9 Overheat/Fan Fail LED ...........................................................................

2-9 Power Fail LED ....................................................................................... 2-10 Reset Button ............................................................................................ 2-10 Power Button ........................................................................................ 2-10 Universal Serial Bus Ports (USB0/1/2/3) ............................................... 2-10 iv

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