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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 256 GB of ECC/Non- ECC UDIMM or up to 1 TB of ECC RDIMM DDR3-1600/1333/1066 Mhz SDRAM memory. The only difference between the two serverboards is that the H8QG6+-F serverboard has SAS2 capability and the H8QGi+-F does not.

Please refer to the motherboard speciﬁ cations pages on our web site for updates on supported processors ( http://www.supermicro.com/aplus/ ). This product is intended to be professionally installed. Manual Organization Chapter 1 includes a checklist of what should be included in your motherboard box, describes the features, speciﬁ cations and performance of the motherboard and provides detailed information about the chipset. Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static-sensitive devices. Read this chapter when installing the processor(s) and memory modules and when installing the motherboard in a chassis.

Also refer to this chapter to connect the hard disk drives, the various ports, and 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 provided. 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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Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1 Checklist .......................................................................................................... 1-1 1-2 Contacting Supermicro .................................................................................... 1-2 1-3 Chipset Overview .......................................................................................... 1-10 H8QG6/i+-F Quick Reference .........................................................................

1-5 AMD SR5690/SP5100 Chipsets ................................................................... 1-10 1-4 PC Health Monitoring .................................................................................... 1-10 HyperTransport Technology .......................................................................... 1-10 1-5 Power Conﬁ guration Settings.........................................................................1-11 1-6 Power Supply ................................................................................................ 1-12 1-7 Super I/O .......................................................................................................

1-12 Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Standardized Warning Statements ................................................................. 2-1 About Standardized Warning Statements ....................................................... 2-1 2-2 Static-Sensitive Devices .................................................................................. 2-4 Precautions ..................................................................................................... 2-4 Unpacking ....................................................................................................... 2-4 2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation................................................................

2-5 2-4 Mounting the Motherboard into a Chassis ...................................................... 2-7 2-5 Installing Memory ............................................................................................ 2-7 DIMM Module Population Conﬁ guration .................................................. 2-10 2-6 PCI Expansion Cards .....................................................................................2-11 2-7 I/O Port and Control Panel Connections ...................................................... 2-12 Front Control Panel .......................................................................................

2-12 2-8 Connector Deﬁ nitions ................................................................................... 2-13 Power Connectors ................................................................................... 2-13 Power Connector ...................................................................................... 2-13 Reset Connector ...................................................................................... 2-14 Power Fail LED ........................................................................................ 2-14 Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/UID LED ............................................

2-14 NIC2 (Link/Activity) LED ........................................................................... 2-14 NIC1 (Link/Activity) LED ........................................................................... 2-14 HDD LED .................................................................................................. 2-15 Power LED Connector ............................................................................. 2-15 NMI Button ............................................................................................... 2-15 iv

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