GB304A-GE
General Purpose Server Barebone
User’s Manual
Document Number: MAN-00101-A
Page 1: ...GB304A GE General Purpose Server Barebone User s Manual Document Number MAN 00101 A...
Page 2: ...ral Processing Unit CPU 11 2 2 1 Installing the CPU 11 2 2 2 Installing the CPU Heatsink 13 2 3 System Memory 14 2 4 Drive Bays 16 2 4 1 Installing or Replacing 3 5 Hot swap SAS SATA HDD 16 2 4 2 Inst...
Page 3: ...4 2 Updating BIOS 31 Chapter 5 BMC Configuration and Settings 32 5 1 Method 1 Use the BIOS Setup 32 5 2 Method 2 Use a Dos Tool Syscheck 34 5 3 Connect to BMC 36 5 4 Updating BMC Firmware 39 5 5 Upda...
Page 4: ...ce such as a wet faucet Never push objects of any kind into this product through open slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in fire or electric shock Ne...
Page 5: ...s Manual This document provides a detailed description of the GB304A GE including The General Features of the Product Hardware Setup Motherboard Settings BIOS Configuration and Settings BMC Configura...
Page 6: ...n cards up to 10 in the barebone System Package Contents Check your package for the following items Motherboard Gemini Components 1x 1000W 1 1 Hot swap Redundant Power Supply 3 x Hot Swap 3 5 HDD Tray...
Page 7: ...tton 1 x USB LEDs Power System ID Alert LAN HDD Drive Bays Drive Bays Three 3 x 3 5 hot swap SATA SAS HDD bays Two 2 x 2 5 hot swap SATA SAS SSD HDD bays Expansion Slots 1 x PCIe X8 slot low profile E...
Page 8: ...controller 8MB of memory 1600 x 1200 60 Hz Super I O Winbond W83627DHG Rear I O LAN 6 x RJ 45 ports USB 2 x USB ports VGA 1 x VGA port Serial Port 1 x DB 9 serial port Power Supply Power Supply 1000W...
Page 9: ...ctivity System ID Push for ID LED On or Off Alert LED Red Light System Alert System Reset Push for System Reset LAN LED Green Light Link Blink Activity NMI Non maskable interrupt Push for the highest...
Page 10: ...arebone server includes the basic components shown below Power Supply Expansion Slots Gemini Motherboard System Fans SAS SATA Backplane Hot swap HDD Trays Rear I O Half Length Expansion Card Bracket F...
Page 11: ...nance procedures in replacing a defective part once the GB304A GE appliance is installed and is operational 2 1 Chassis Cover 2 1 1 Removing the Chassis Cover 1 Release the two screws on the rear pane...
Page 12: ...he load lever to release the load plate 2 Lift the load plate 3 Remove the processor protective cover from CPU socket Processor protective cover Load lever Load plate Caution When unpacking a processo...
Page 13: ...e load plate load lever Press to close Caution The pins of the processor socket are vulnerable and easily susceptible to damage if fingers or any foreign objects are pressed against them Please keep t...
Page 14: ...r fasteners match the holes on the motherboard 2 Tighten the four screws in a diagonal sequence a couple of turns at a time until all four screws are secure and the heatsink is securely fastened to th...
Page 15: ...ommended Unbuffered ECC SDRAM 1 Populate DIMMs in the following order DIMM Numbers DIMM arrangement CH0 CH1 CH2 2 DIMMs CPU0 DIMM 0 CPU1 DIMM 0 CH0 CH1 CH2 4 DIMMs CPU0 DIMM 0 CPU1 DIMM 0 CPU0 DIMM 0...
Page 16: ...IMM 0 DIMM 1 CPU0 DIMM 0 DIMM 1 CPU1 DIMM 0 DIMM 1 CH0 CH1 CH2 12 DIMMs CPU0 DIMM 0 DIMM 1 CPU1 DIMM 0 DIMM 1 CPU0 DIMM 0 DIMM 1 CPU1 DIMM 0 DIMM 1 CPU0 DIMM 0 DIMM 1 CPU1 DIMM 0 DIMM 1 2 Unlock a DIM...
Page 17: ...ray 2 Firmly hold the tray lever and pull the drive out of the bay 3 Place the 3 5 HDD on the tray and then secure it with four screws from the both sides of HDD tray 4 Insert the drive carrier into i...
Page 18: ...y and pulling out the drive tray 2 Firmly hold the tray lever and pull the drive out of the bay 3 Place the 2 5 HDD on the tray and then secure it with four screws on the bottom 4 Insert the drive car...
Page 19: ...ews on the right side of rear panel 2 Remove the screws on the bottom of barebone 3 Remove the power housing screws on the left side of rear panel 4 Release the screw on the fan bracket then firmly ho...
Page 20: ...CIe X16 X8 lanes 5 PCIe X8 2 PCIe X8 X4 lanes Vertical Riser RISER CARD DIAGRAM Front view J 1 9 J8 J 7 J 1 1 J 1 0 J 1 3 J 1 2 J 1 5 J 1 4 J 1 7 J 1 6 J 1 8 PCIE2 PCIE3 PCIE4 PCIE5 PCIE6 PCIE7 Rear V...
Page 21: ...OFF ON 2 1 Default SW1 1 SW1 2 PCIE 5 PCIE 4 PCIE 7 PCIE 6 ON ON X8 X8 X8 X8 ON OFF X8 X8 X16 OFF OFF X16 X16 OFF ON X16 X8 X8 2 RISER CARD PN PSG CODE DESCRIPTION PSG RC GEOB 10 110 PE2U04 Gemini 2U...
Page 22: ...Remove two screws to release the bracket To install a full length expansion card please remove the half length bracket 2 Install the expansion card on the proper slot and connect the expansion card to...
Page 23: ...ustomized bracket from accessory box Install the expansion card on the proper slot and connect the expansion card to the riser card and then ensure it with the screw on the rear panel 4 Push the MB tr...
Page 24: ...fan lever firmly and pull the fan out of the server chassis to remove the fan module from the server chassis 2 9 Power Supply 2 9 1 Removing or Replacing the Power Supply Module 1 Release the two thum...
Page 25: ...BOARD CONNECTOR J63 3 CPU1 JTAG BYPASS J41 8 VGA HEADER J6 4 CPU0 VRM TEST J12 9 KB MS J3 5 CPU1 VRM TEST J19 10 UART COM2 J4 6 VGA DISABLE J26 11 USB J25 7 AST ARM J13 12 GPIO J29 8 AST ARM RESET J5...
Page 26: ...ASS 1 3 1 2 JTAG BY PASS 2 3 NORMAL J12 J19 CPU0 CPU1 VRM TEST 1 2 1 2 ENABLE OFF NORMAL J26 VGA DISABLE 1 2 1 2 DISABLE OFF ENABLE J13 AST ARM 1 2 1 2 DISABLE OFF ENABLE J5 AST ARM RESET 1 2 1 2 RESE...
Page 27: ...PWM4 12 FAN4_TACH 13 FAN6_TACH 14 FAN5_TACH 15 GND 16 GND J21 SIO FAN CONN UP 1 FAN7_TACH 2 FAN8_TACH 3 FAN1_TACH 4 PWM1 5 FAN2_TACH 6 PWM2 7 FAN3_TACH 8 PWM3 11 GNDc 12 GND J62 SIO FAN CONN DOWN 1 2...
Page 28: ...KB_CLK 4 MS_CLK 5 MS_DATA 6 GND J4 UART COM2 1 DSR 2 DCD G 3 RTS 4 RXD 5 CTS 6 TXD 7 RI 8 DTR 9 NC 10 GND J18 PSU12C 1 4 1 5V_AUX 2 I2C_CLK 3 I2C_DATA 4 GND J17 IPMB 12C 1 4 1 I2C_DATA 2 GND 3 I2C_CL...
Page 29: ...4 LED 4 GbE4 LED 5 GbE3 LED 6 GbE3 LED 7 GbE2 LED 8 GbE2 LED 9 NC 10 3 3V 11 GbE1 LED 12 GbE1 LED 13 GbE0 LED 14 GbE0 LED J28 FRONT PANEL 1 2 19 20 1 PWR LED 2 PWR BTN 3 PWR LED 4 GND 5 HDD LED 6 RST...
Page 30: ...n the setup procedure 2 There will be a message Entering SETUP displayed on the diagnostics screen Caution For the official released version the last digit of the BIOS Version must end in an 0 Caution...
Page 31: ...30 3 Identify the BIOS Version 4 Load Optimal Default setting 5 Save the setting and exit the BIOS setup utility...
Page 32: ...in DOS environment 2 The latest BIOS version is available from the FAE or AIC website 3 Enter flash at the DOS command line 4 Reboot the system after the update Caution Do not shut down the system wh...
Page 33: ...onfiguration and Settings Insert BMC IP LAN into the BMC LAN port There are two methods to setup BMC IP 5 1 Method 1 Use the BIOS setup 1 BIOS SETUP Advance IPMI configuration Set LAN configuration BM...
Page 34: ...33 2 Input IP address Set IP static 3 Input subnet mask address Note type 1 for selecting static IP mode or type 2 for selecting DHCP mode...
Page 35: ...34 5 2 Method 2 Use a Dos tool Syscheck 1 Type sc lanset 2 Modify IP setting Note type 1 for selecting static IP mode or type 2 for selecting DHCP mode...
Page 36: ...submask address Below IP address is an example using a default IP setting User is allowed to change the IP address for realistic use 5 Finish BMC IP configuration Note Type sc exe langet command to o...
Page 37: ...change the IP address for realistic use 1 Open the browser then type default BMC IP address 192 168 22 22 2 Use the default user name and password for first time login to ASTER Field Default UserName...
Page 38: ...ion Please refer to AIC BMC User Guide for more information on AIC BMC Note The default user name and password are in lower case characters Note Users who login with the root user name and password wi...
Page 39: ...38 Mouse Mode setting For Windows OS environment set mode to absolute For Linux OS environment set mode to relative 6 Remote Control Environmental setting...
Page 40: ...The latest BMC firmware version is available from the FAE or AIC website 4 After update BMC firmware please power off and then power on system Note close all other applications This step is required f...
Page 41: ...FIGURATION IS UPDATED EACH BMC CONFIGURATION HAS A CORRESPONDING BMC FIRMWARE THAT HAS BEEN TESTED AND APPROVED FOR EACH SPECIFIC PRODUCT PLEASE MAKE SURE FIRMWARE AND CONFIGURATION VERSIONS ARE CORRE...
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