Supermicro Motherboards
Creating FreeDOS bootable ISO
Prerequisites: Linux mkisofs or genisoimage unzip utility for Linux unix2dos (part of dos2unix packages) This guide will cover creating DOS bootable ISO files to assist with simple and automated firmware updates for the most frequently updated ...
BIOS recovery procedure
Prerequisites: Failed motherboard with F9 POST code Latest BIOS release for your motherboard A FreeDOS / MS-DOS formatted USB drive (see our FreeDOS USB creation guide here) Instructions: If you do not already have a copy of the latest BIOS, head to ...
X9/X10 motherboard POST codes
B2 This error indicates a failure to connect to legacy peripherals. If you are using a KVM switch for the monitor and USB keyboard/mouse, remove it and plug the monitor and USB devices directly to the motherboard. Or, if your system’s operating ...
Supermicro Update Manager (SUM)
Introduction The Supermicro Update Manager (SUM) can be used to manage the BIOS and BMC firmware image update and configuration update for select systems. In addition, system checks as well as event log management are also supported. Moreover, ...
Checking Smbios Event Log
Applies to: Supermicro X9 and X10 series motherboards Description: Occasionally you may receive events in the IPMI system event log after a memory failure that do not point to a particular faulted component. The output of the errors can vary ...
Creating a RAID 1 with the Onboard Intel C612 chipset
This guide is to help with the creation of a RAID 1 using the integrated Intel C612 controller. 1. Enter the BIOS by hitting the "delete" key. Once there, tab over to the Advanced tab and select the SATA Configuration option and hit 'Enter'. 2. ...
BIOS Setting for Bootable RAID configurations
When using RAID as an OS Volume, it's important to ensure that all volumes are used for Boot. Certain RAID configurations will require that any drive within the RAID be available as a Boot volume. While UNIX and Windows installers may correctly setup ...
Memory testing with Memtest86 MultiCore Mode.
Create a bootable USB as directed below. Boot the system and run the default tests. Most memory issues will surface fairly quickly but let tests complete if CPU's are under suspicion. Download the attached ISO. Create Bootable USB from the ISO ...
DIMM Replacement Guidelines
Replace a DIMM when one of the following events takes place: The DIMM fails memory testing under BIOS due to Uncorrectable Memory Errors (UCEs). UCEs occur and investigation shows that the errors originated from memory. More than 24 Correctable ...