Supermicro H8DA8 AMD Dual Opteron 200 Dual U320 Motherboard H8DA8 User 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.    

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.    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 processor(s) 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 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. 

Preface

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