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DMA Mode

Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically detect IDE DMA mode when the IDE
disk drive support cannot be determined.

Select SWDMA0 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 0. It has a data
transfer rate of 2.1 MBs.

Select SWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 1. It has a data
transfer rate of 4.2 MBs.

Select SWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 2. It has a data
transfer rate of 8.3 MBs.

Select MWDMA0 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 0. It has a data
transfer rate of 4.2 MBs.

Select MWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 1. It has a data
transfer rate of 13.3 MBs.

Select MWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Multi-Word DMA mode 2. It has a data
transfer rate of 16.6 MBs.

Select UDMA0 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 0. It has a data transfer
rate of 16.6 MBs. It has the same transfer rate as PIO mode 4 and Multi Word DMA
mode 2.

Select UDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1. It has a data transfer
rate of 25 MBs.

Select UDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 2. It has a data transfer
rate of 33.3 MBs.

Select UDMA3 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 3. It has a data transfer
rate of 66.6 MBs.

Select UDMA4 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 4. It has a data transfer
rate of 100 MBs.

Select UDMA5 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 5. It has a data transfer
rate of 133 MBs.

Select UDMA6 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 6. It has a data transfer rate
of 133 MBs. The options are

Auto

, SWDMAn, MWDMAn, and UDMAn.

S.M.A.R.T. For Hard disk drives

Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) can help predict impend-
ing drive failures. Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically detect hard disk
drive support. Select Disabled to prevent the AMI BIOS from using the S.M.A.R.T.
Select Enabled to allow the AMI BIOS to use the S.M.A.R.T. to support hard drive disk.
The options are Disabled, Enabled, and

Auto

.

32Bit Data Transfer

Select Enable to enable the function of 32-bit IDE data transfer. The options are

Enabled

and Disabled.

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Summary of Contents for Novascale R423-E2

Page 1: ...NOVASCALE R423 E2 Installation and User s Guide REFERENCE 86 A1 52FA 00 ...

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Page 3: ...NOVASCALE R423 E2 Installation and User s Guide Hardware May 2009 BULL CEDOC 357 AVENUE PATTON B P 20845 49008 ANGERS CEDEX 01 FRANCE REFERENCE 86 A1 52FA 00 ...

Page 4: ...ks and Acknowledgements We acknowledge the rights of the proprietors of the trademarks mentioned in this manual All brand names and software and hardware product names are subject to trademark and or patent protection Quoting of brand and product names is for information purposes only and does not represent trademark misuse Intel and Xeon are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Windows and ...

Page 5: ...ith increased bandwidth and unprecedented scalability optimized for HPC Cluster systems and intensive applications Manual Organization Chapter 1 Introduction 7KH UVW FKDSWHU SURYLGHV D FKHFNOLVW RI WKH PDLQ FRPSRQHQWV LQFOXGHG ZLWK WKH VHUY er system and describes the main features of the NovaScale R423 E2 serverboard and the chassis which comprise the NovaScale R423 E2 Chapter 2 Server Installati...

Page 6: ... adding or removing processors or main memory and when UHFRQ JXULQJ WKH VHUYHUERDUG Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the NovaScale R423 E2 server chas sis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing removing RU UHFRQ JXULQJ 6 7 RU SHULSKHUDO GULYHV DQG ZKHQ UHSODFLQJ V VWHP SRZHU VXSSO units and cooling fans Chapter 7 BIOS T...

Page 7: ...kplane 1 4 Cooling System 1 4 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 1 Overview 2 1 2 2 Unpacking the System 2 1 2 3 Preparing for Setup 2 1 Choosing a Setup Location 2 2 Rack Precautions 2 2 Server Precautions 2 2 Rack Mounting Considerations 2 3 PELHQW 2SHUDWLQJ 7HPSHUDWXUH 2 3 5HGXFHG LUÀRZ 2 3 Mechanical Loading 2 3 Circuit Overloading 2 3 Reliable Ground 2 3 2 4 Installing the System into a Rack 2 4...

Page 8: ... 2 General Safety Precautions 4 2 4 3 ESD Precautions 4 3 4 4 Operating Precautions 4 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 1 Handling the Motherboard 5 1 Precautions 5 1 Unpacking 5 2 5 2 Motherboard Installation 5 2 5 3 Connecting the Motherboard 5 3 Connecting Data Cables 5 3 Connecting Power Cables 5 3 Connecting the Control Panel 5 3 5 4 Back Panel Connectors IO Ports 5 4 5 5 Installing th...

Page 9: ... Failure 6 3 Replacing System Fans 6 3 6 4 Drive Bay Installation Removal 6 4 FFHVVLQJ WKH ULYH D V 6 4 6 7 ULYH QVWDOODWLRQ 6 5 Hard Drive Backplane 6 6 DVD ROM and Floppy Drive Installation 6 7 6 5 Power Supply 6 8 Power Supply Failure 6 8 Removing Replacing the Power Supply 6 8 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 1 Introduction 7 1 7 2 Main Setup 7 2 GYDQFHG 6HWXS RQ JXUDWLRQV 7 4 7 4 Security Settings 7 26 RRW R...

Page 10: ...Notes viii NovaScale R423 E2 Installation and User s Guide ...

Page 11: ...ncluded with the NovaScale R423 E2 as listed below One 1 SAS SATA backplane BPN SAS 825TQ Two 2 8 pin to 8 pin Ribbon Cables for SGPIO Supports Up to 4 Drives CBL 0157L Two 2 SATA Cable Sets CBL 0180L 01 Three 3 2U 8cm 6300 RPM Fans FAN 0094L Eight 8 SATA hot swap drive carriers MCP 220 00001 01 The chassis has eight carriers but only six SATA drives are supported One 1 rail set MCP 290 00002 00 O...

Page 12: ... s with a total of up to 51 2 GB s Data Transfer Rate 6 4 GB s per direction Chipset Intel 5520 chipset including two 5520 I O Hubs North Bridge and one ICH10R South Bridge Memory Memory The NovaScale R423 E2 serverboard has eighteen 18 240 pin DIMM sockets It supports up to 144 GB of DDR3 Reg ECC 1333 1066 800 MHz Memory mo dules see section 5 6 in Chapter 5 for memory population Serial ATA A SAT...

Page 13: ...oppy drive connector and two onboard ATA 100 connectors one reserved for the use of a compact flash card are provided to support IDE hard drives or ATAPI devices The color coded I O ports include one COM port an additional COM header is located on the serverboard a VGA monitor port two USB 2 0 ports three additional USB headers are included on the serverboard PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports and two ...

Page 14: ...Scale R423 E2 provides you with system monito ring and control LEDs indicate system power HDD activity network activity sys tem overheat and power supply failure A main power button and a system reset button are also included In addition two USB ports have been incorporated into the control panel to provide front side USB access I O Backplane The NovaScale R423 E2 server chassis is an ATX form fac...

Page 15: ...1 5 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 1 Intel 5520 Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram Please see Chapter 5 for details ...

Page 16: ...1 6 NovaScale R423 E2 Installation and User s Guide Notes ...

Page 17: ...ged in any way If the server itself shows damage you should file a dam age claim with the carrier who delivered it Decide on a suitable location for the rack unit that will hold the NovaScale R423 E2 It should be situated in a clean dust free area that is well ventilated Avoid areas where heat electrical noise and electromagnetic fields are generated You will also need it placed near a grounded po...

Page 18: ...n single rack installation stabilizers should be attached to the rack In multiple rack installations the racks should be coupled together Always make sure the rack is stable before extending a component from the rack You should extend only one component at a time extending two or more si multaneously may cause the rack to become unstable Server Precautions Review the electrical and general safety ...

Page 19: ...is not compromised Mechanical Loading Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that a hazardous condition does not arise due to uneven mechanical loading Circuit Overloading Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to the power supply circuitry and the effect that any possible overloading of circuits might have on overcurrent protection and power supply wiring Appropriate...

Page 20: ...on gets attached to the front of the chassis and which gets attached to the rear of the chassis The longer of the two is the front section The third rail section attaches to the rack Installing the Chassis Rails Position the front and rear chassis rail sections along the side of the NovaScale R423 E2 making sure the screw holes line up Note that these two rails are left right specific Screw the fr...

Page 21: ...Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 5 Figure 2 1 Installing Chassis Rails ...

Page 22: ...he other side of the rack making sure both are at the exact same height and with the rail guides facing inward Installing the Server into the Rack You should now have rails attached to both the chassis and the rack unit The next step is to install the server into the rack Do this by lining up the rear of the chassis rails with the front of the rack rails Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails...

Page 23: ...Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 7 Figure 2 2 Installing the Server into a Rack ...

Page 24: ...e 3 inside of the server Checking the Components and Setup You may have one or two processors already installed into the serverboard 1 Each processor needs its own heat sink See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor and heat sink installation Your NovaScale R423 E2 server system may have come with system memory 2 already installed Make sure all DIMMs are fully seated in their slots For details o...

Page 25: ...Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 9 Figure 2 3 Accessing the Inside of the System ...

Page 26: ...e to the system Depending upon your system s configuration your system may have one or 3 more drives already installed If you need to install SATA drives please refer to Chapter 6 Checking the Airflow Airflow is provided by four 8 cm center chassis cooling fans An air shroud 1 is also included in the system to maximize airflow The system component layout was carefully designed to direct sufficient...

Page 27: ...fic components There are also two buttons on the chassis control panel 3 2 Control Panel Buttons The two push buttons located on the front of the chassis are in order from left to right a reset button and a power on off button Reset Power Use the reset button to reboot the system This is the main power button which is used to apply or turn off the main system power Turning off system power with th...

Page 28: ...obstructing the airflow in the system or the ambient room temperature being too warm Check the routing of the cables and make sure all fans are present and operating normally You should also check to make sure that the chassis covers are installed Finally verify that NIC1 Indicates network activity on the JLAN1 port when flashing NIC2 Indicates network activity on the JLAN2 port when flashing This...

Page 29: ...r 6 for instructions on replacing failed SATA drives Red The red LED to indicate an SATA drive failure If one of the SATA drives fails you should be notified by your system management software Please refer to Chapter 6 for instructions on replacing failed SATA drives HDD Power Indicates power is being supplied to the system s power supply units This LED should normally be illuminated when the syst...

Page 30: ...NovaScale R423 E2 Installation and User s Guide 3 4 Notes ...

Page 31: ...er you should first power down the system with the operating system first and then unplug the power cords of all the power supply units in the system When working around exposed electrical circuits another person who is familiar with the power off controls should be nearby to switch off the power if neces sary Use only one hand when working with powered on electrical equipment This is to avoid mak...

Page 32: ...bjects from your body which are excellent metal conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact with printed circuit boards or areas where power is present Serverboard Battery CAUTION There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed upside down which will reverse its polarites see Figure 4 1 This battery must be replaced only with the same or an e...

Page 33: ... use Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing which may retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the serverboard an...

Page 34: ...hen the NovaS cale R423 E2 is operating to assure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed Figure 4 1 Installing the Onboard Battery LITHIUM BATTERY BATTERY HOLDER BATTERY HOLDER LITHIUM BATTERY OR Battery model CR2032 3 Volts or equivalent type Varta Sony Matsushita Pa nasonic FDK ...

Page 35: ...rtant to handle them very carefully see previous chapter To prevent the motherboard from bending keep one hand under the center of the board to support it when handling The fol lowing measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from electric static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent Electrostatic Discharge ESD Touch a grounded metal object before r...

Page 36: ...e screws from the back lip of 1 the top cover of the chassis then pull the cover off The motherboard requires a chassis big enough to support a 13 68 x 13 05 2 motherboard Make sure that the I O ports on the motherboard align properly with their 3 respective holes in the I O shield at the back of the chassis Carefully mount the motherboard to the motherboard tray by aligning the 4 board holes with...

Page 37: ...ATA5 Control Panel cable JF1 DVD ROM drive cable IDE 1 USB cable USB2 3 COM Port cable COM2 Important Make sure the cables do not come into contact with the fans Connecting Power Cables The NovaScale R423 E2 motherboard has a 24 pin primary power supply connec tor JPW1 for connection to the ATX power supply In addition there is a 4 pin secondary power connector JPW2 as well as an 8 pin processor p...

Page 38: ... PC 99 specification See Figure 5 2 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Figure 5 1 Control Panel Header Pins Figure 5 2 Back Panel Connectors IO Ports NMI x Key Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Reset Button Power Button Ground x Key Power On LED HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED OH Fan Fail LED Power Fail LED Ground Ground 2 1 20 19 ...

Page 39: ...Connectors 1 Keyboard Purple 2 PS 2 Mouse Green 3 COM Port 1 Turquoise 4 VGA Blue 5 USB 0 6 USB 1 7 IPMI_Dedicated LAN 8 USB 2 9 USB 3 10 USB 4 11 USB 5 12 LAN 1 13 LAN 2 14 Side_surround 15 Black_surround 16 CEN LFE 17 Microphone_In 18 Front 19 Line_In ...

Page 40: ... that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the 2 CPU heatsink and heatsink fans When purchasing a 5500 Series processor or when receiving a motherboard 3 with a 5500 Series processor pre installed make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU pins are bent othe...

Page 41: ...the surface of the socket or its pins to avoid damaging the CPU or the socket 7 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed 8 Once the CPU is securely seated on the socket lower the CPU load plate to the socket 9 Use your thumb to gently push the socket clip down to the clip lock CPU Socket CPU Socket keys Load Plate CPU keys W...

Page 42: ...t has already been applied 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism 3 Install two diagonal screws ie the 1 and the 2 screws and tighten them until just snug do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU 4 Finish the installation by fully tight ening all four screws Installing a CPU Heatsink ...

Page 43: ...wires from the CPU fan header 3 Using a screwdriver loosen and remove the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as show in the picture on the right 4 Hold the heatsink as shown in the picture on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink 5 Once the heatsink is loosened remove it from the CPU socket 6 To ...

Page 44: ...P1 DIMM slots Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2 3 DIMMs P1 1A P1 2A P1 3A 6 DIMMs P1 1A P1 1B P1 2A P1 2B P1 3A P1 3B 9 DIMMs P1 1A P1 1B P1 1C P1 2A P1 2B P1 2C P1 3A P1 3B P1 3C Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a motherboard with Two CPUs installed CPU1 to populate P1 DIMMs CPU2 to populate P2 DIMMs Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch2 Branch 0 Branch 1 Branch 2 6 DIMMs 1A 2A 3A 1A 2A 3A 12 DIMMs 1A ...

Page 45: ... Quad Rank 3 1 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 1333 SR DR 3 1 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 QR 3 2 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 1066 SR DR 3 2 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 SR DR QR 3 3 Reg DDR3 ECC 800 SR DR Figure 5 3 DIMM Installation DDR2 FBD DIMM To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the bottom notches To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the ...

Page 46: ...ile Installing an Add on Card Begin by removing the shield for the PCI slot you wish to populate 1 Fully seat the card into the slot pushing down with your thumbs evenly on 2 both sides of the card Finish by using a screw to secure the top of the card shield to the chassis 3 The PCI slot shields protect the motherboard and its components from EMI and aid in proper ventilation so make sure there is...

Page 47: ...board power connection is on Make sure to unplug the power cables before removing or installing components WARNING 1 To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard please use a power supply that contains a 24 pin and two 8 pin power connectors Be sure to connect these connectors to the 24 pin JPW1 and the two 8 pin JPW2 JPW3 power connectors on the motherboard 2 To prevent system overheating...

Page 48: ...rial Port FP Serial Header FAN 1 8 System CPU Fan Headers Fans 7 8 CPU Fans 1 2 Floppy Floppy Drive IDE IDE Drive JD1 PWR LED Speaker Header Pins 1 3 Power LED Pins 6 7 Onboard Buzzer Pins 4 7 External Speaker JF1 Front Panel Connector JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat LED Header JPPC Power Supply SMBbus I C Header JPW1 JPW2 JPW3 24 pin ATX PWR 8 pin Secondary PWR LAN1 2 Dedicated LAN G L...

Page 49: ...o Connection 2 No Connection 3 Ground 3 Ground 4 Mouse KB VCC 5V 4 Mouse KB VCC 5V 5 KB Clocl 5 Mouse Clock 6 No Connection 6 No Connection VCC with 1 5A PTC current limit ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse are located next to the Back Panel COM Port1 and VGA port on the motherboard See the table at right for pin definitions 1 Keyboard Purple 2 Mouse Green ...

Page 50: ...additional serial connection support See the table on the right for pin definitions Video Connector A Video VGA connector is located above COM Port1 on the IO back plane This connector is used to pro vide video display Refer to the board layout below for the location Serial Ports COM1 COM2 Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 N A ...

Page 51: ...9 are on the motherboard to provide front chassis access Cables are not included See the tables on the right for pin defini tions Front Panel USB Pin Definitions USB6 7 8 9 USB 6 8 USB 7 9 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 5V 1 5V 2 PO 2 PO 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 Key 10 No Connection 1 Backpanel USB 0 2 Backpanel USB 1 3 Backpanel USB 2 4 Backpanel USB 3 5 Backpanel USB 4 6 Backpanel USB 5 7 ...

Page 52: ...support for IPMI 2 0 All these ports accept RJ45 type cables Note Please refer to the LED Indi cator Section for LAN LED informa tion LAN Ports Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 P2V5SB 10 SGND 2 TD0 11 Act LED 3 TD0 12 P3V3SB 4 TD1 13 Link 100 LED Yellow 3V3SB 5 TD1 14 Link 1000 LED Yellow 3V3SB 6 TD2 15 Ground 7 TD2 16 Ground 8 TD3 17 Ground 9 TD3 18 Ground 1 LAN1 2 LAN2 3 LAN5 Dedi...

Page 53: ...o Conn Signal 1 Side_Surround 2 Back_Surround 3 CEN LFE 4 Microphone_In 5 Front 6 Line_In CD 10 pin Audio Headers A 4 pin CD header CD1 and a 10 pin Audio header are also located on the motherboard These headers allow you to use the onboard sound for audio CD playback Connect an audio cable from your CD drive to the CD header that fits your cable s con nector See the tables at right for pin defini...

Page 54: ...dicators that are normally lo cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connectors are designed specifically for use with the R423 E2 server chassis See the figure below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions ...

Page 55: ...f JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 19 Control 20 Ground Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 5V 16 Ground A NMI B PWR LED ...

Page 56: ...ns JF1 Pin Definition 13 5V 14 HD Active NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Controller LED connec tion for GLAN port 1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for GLAN Port 2 is on Pins 9 and 10 Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions GLAN1 2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 11 Vcc 10 12 Gr...

Page 57: ... table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 7 Vcc 8 OH Fan Fail LED OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flashing Fan Fail A OH Fan Fail UID LED B PWR Supply Fail PWR Fail LED Pin Definition...

Page 58: ...cated on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button with a setting in the BIOS To turn off the power when set to suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground Power Butto...

Page 59: ...WR connectors JPW2 JPW3 on the motherboard These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specifica tion In addition to the 24 pin ATX power con nector the 12V 8 pin CPU PWR connectors at JPW2 JPW3 must also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions Warning To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard please use a power supply that contains a 24 pin and ...

Page 60: ...Tachometer 4 PWR Modulation Fan Headers This motherboard has six chassis system fan headers Fan 1 to Fan6 and two CPU fans CPU1 Fan CPU2 Fan on the motherboard All these 4 pin fans headers are backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans However fan speed control is available for 4 pin fans only The fan speeds are controlled by Thermal Manage ment via Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Set...

Page 61: ...r PWR LED Connector Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Setting Definition Pin 1 Anode Pin 2 Cathode Pin 3 NA Internal Speaker The Internal Speaker located at SP1 can be used to provide audible alarms for various beep codes See the table on the right for pin definitions Refer to the layout below for the locations of the Internal Buzzer SP1 Internal Buzzer Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Pos Beep In 2 Neg Ala...

Page 62: ...ons State Definition Solid Overheat Blinking Fan fail A CNF1 1394a 1 B CNF2 1394a 2 C Overheat LED JOH1 IEEE 1394a Connection CNF1 and CNF2 provide the IEEE 1394a connections on the motherboard See the tables on the right for pin definitions IOverheat LED Fan fail JOH1 The JOH1 header is used to connect a LED indicator to provide warnings of chassis overheating or fan failure This LED will blink w...

Page 63: ...he SMB connection on your system Power SMB I C Connector Power System Management Bus I C Connector JPI C monitors power supply fan and system temperatures See the table on the right for pin definitions SMB Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Data 2 Ground 3 Clock 4 No connection PWR SMB Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Clock 2 Data 3 PWF Fail 4 Ground 5 3 3V A SMB B PWR SMB ...

Page 64: ...th a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins GLAN Enable Disable Use JPL1 to enable or disable GLAN Port1 GLAN Port2 on the mother board See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is Enabled GLAN Enable Disable Jumper S...

Page 65: ...pply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog JWD is a system monitor that can reboot the system when a software application hangs Close Pins 1 2 to reset the system if an application hangs Close Pins 2 3 to generate a non maskable interrupt signal for the ap plication that hangs See the table on the righ...

Page 66: ...setting is Open to disable the connections See the table on the right for jumper settings Compact Flash Enable A Compact Flash Jumper is located at JIDE1 To use a Compact Flash Card on this motherboard you will need to close Pins 1 2 on this jumper to enable it For the Compact Flash Card to work properly please connect the Compact Flash Card power cable to JWF1 first Refer to the board layout belo...

Page 67: ...A Enable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition 1 2 Enabled default 2 3 Disabled 1394a 1 1394a 2 Enable Use Jumper JPI1 to enable the 1394a connec tions at CNF1 1394a 1 CNF2 1394a 2 on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings A VGA Enable B 1394a 1 2 Enable 1394a 1 2 Enable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition 1 2 Enabled default 2 3 Disabled ...

Page 68: ... Green 100 Mbps Amber 1 Gbps IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs In addition to LAN 1 LAN 2 an IPMI Dedicated LAN is also located on the IO Backplane The amber LED on the right indicates activity while the green LED on the left indicates the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information 5 13 Onboard LED Indicators Rear View when facing the rear side of the chassis LAN 1 LAN 2 Activity L...

Page 69: ...omponents See the table at right for more information A Onboard PWR LED B BMC Heartbeat LED Onboard PWR LED DP4 Settings LED Color Definition Off System Off PWR cable not connected On System Power On BMC Heartbeat LED A BMC Heartbeat LED is located at DP5 on the motherboard When DP5 is blinking BMC func tions normally See the table at right for more information BMC Heartbeat LED Indicator DP5 Sett...

Page 70: ...nector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located next to the Super I O chip on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin defini tions Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN 3 Ground 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 Ground 8 Index 9 Ground 10 Motor Enable 11 Ground 12 Drive Select ...

Page 71: ...ta 14 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 Ground 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 Ground 23 I O Write 24 Ground 25 I O Read 26 Ground 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 Ground 31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16 33 Addr1 34 Ground 35 Addr0 36 Addr2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 Ground IDE Connector AN IDE Connector is located on the motherboard This connector can be used for a Compact Flash card To use a Compact Fla...

Page 72: ...ATA0 I SATA 5 located on the motherboard These ports provide serial link signal connections which are faster than the connections of Parallel ATA See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial ATA Port Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 TX_P 3 TX_N 4 Ground 5 RX_N 6 RX_P 7 Ground A SATA 0 5 ...

Page 73: ...em very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD damage Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or mod...

Page 74: ...ires together to simplify the connection Connect the cable from JF1 on the serverboard to JP4 on the Control Panel PCB printed circuit board Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 on both JF1 and JP4 Pull all excess cabling out of the airflow path The LEDs inform you of system status See Control Panel LEDS on page 3 2 for details on the LEDs and the control panel buttons See Front Control Panel o...

Page 75: ... a failed fan Remove the top chassis cover while the system is still running to determine which of the fans has failed Replacing System Fans Removing a fan Remove the chassis cover 1 Press the tabs on the sides of the fan to unlock and remove the fan and its 2 housing The fan s power connections will automatically detach System power does not need to be shut down since the fans are hot plug 3 gabl...

Page 76: ... You must use standard 1 high SATA drives in the NovaScale R423 E2 DVD ROM Floppy Disk Drive For installing removing the DVD ROM or floppy disk drive you will need to gain access to the inside of the server by removing the top cover of the chassis Proceed to the DVD ROM and Floppy Drive Installation section later in this chapter for instructions 5 25 Drive Bay For installing removing a component i...

Page 77: ... board side facing down so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier Secure the drive to the carrier with four screws as shown in Figure 6 3 2 Installing removing hot swap Serial ATA drives Push the release button located beside the drive s LEDs 1 Figure 6 3 Mounting a SATA Drive in a Carrier Important Regardless of how many SATA hard drives are installed all drive carriers must rema...

Page 78: ... Release Button Hard Drive Backplane The SATA drives plug into a backplane that provides power drive ID and bus termi nation A RAID controller can be used with the backplane to provide data security The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability of the Serial ATA drives The backplane is already preconfigured so there are no jumpers or switches present on it H...

Page 79: ... buttons on the top of the chassis to release the top 3 cover and at the same time push the cover away from you until it stops You can then lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server Note You must power down the system before installing or removing floppy or IDE components Drives mount on rails and should click into place to be correctly and fully installed...

Page 80: ...capability meaning you can replace the failed unit without powering down the system Removing Replacing the Power Supply You do not need to shut down the system to replace a power supply unit The backup power supply module will keep the system up and running while you replace the failed hot swap unit Replace with the same model which can be ordered directly from Bull Support Removing the power supp...

Page 81: ...t be configured Options in blue can be configured by the user The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text mes sage When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note the AMI BIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or change any of these text...

Page 82: ...g Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS relat ed issue Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the system In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update If you have to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is updating This is to avoid possible boot failur...

Page 83: ...date when this BIOS was completed AMI BIOS Core Version This item displays the revision number of the AMI BIOS Core upon which your BIOS was built Processor The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of the processor used in your system CPU Type This item displays the type of CPU used in the motherboard Speed This item displays the speed of the CPU detected by the BIOS Physical Count This ...

Page 84: ...needed for system boot The options are Enabled and Disabled QuietBoot Mode This option allows the bootup screen options to be modified between POST messages or the OEM logo Select Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages The options are Enabled and Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode This sets the display mode for Option ROM The o...

Page 85: ...l not function as bootable devices The options are Enabled and Disabled Power Configuration Power Button Function If set to Instant_Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4_Second_Override the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are Instant_Off and 4_Second_Override Restore on AC Pow...

Page 86: ...options are Disabled and Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled Intel Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform ...

Page 87: ...Turbo Mode to boost system performance The options are Enabled and Disabled Intel C STATE Tech If enabled C State is set by the system automatically to either C2 C3 or C4 state The options are Disabled and Enabled C State package limit setting If set to Auto the AMI BIOS will automatically set the limit on the C State package register The options are Auto C1 C3 C6 and C7 C1 Auto Demotion When enab...

Page 88: ...tions are Disabled and Enabled Memory Frequency This feature forces a DDR3 frequency slower than what the system has detected The available options are Auto Force DDR 800 Force DDR 1066 and Force DDR 1333 Memory Mode The options are Independent Channel Mirror Lockstep and Sparing Independent All DIMMs are available to the operating system Channel Mirror The motherboard maintains two identical copi...

Page 89: ...rdband Temperature This is the temperature which applies to the DIMM temperature threshold Each step is in 0 5 C increment The default is 006 Press or on your keyboard to change this value Inlet Temperature This is the temperature detected at the chassis inlet Each step is in 0 5 C increment The default is 070 Press or on your keyboard to change this value Temperature Rise This is the temperature ...

Page 90: ...el VT d Select Enabled to enable Intel s Virtualization Technology support for Direct I O VT d by reporting the I O device assignments to VMM through the DMAR ACPI Tables This feature offers fully protected I O resource sharing across the Intel platforms providing the user with greater reliability security and availability in networking and data sharing The settings are Enabled and Disabled IOH PC...

Page 91: ...acy USB device is installed on the motherboard and vise versa The settings are Disabled Enabled and Auto USB 2 0 Controller Select Enabled to activate the onboard USB 2 0 controller The options are Enabled and Disabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode This setting allows you to select the USB 2 0 Controller mode The options are Hi Speed 480 Mbps and Full Speed 12 Mbps BIOS EHCI Hand Off Select Enabled to e...

Page 92: ...s feature is available when the option RAID is se lected Select Intel to enable Intel s SATA RAID firmware to configure Intel s SATA RAID set tings Select Adaptec to enable Adaptec s SATA RAID firmware to configure Adaptec s SATA RAID settings The options are Intel and Adaptec SATA AHCI This feature is available when the option AHCI is selected Select Enable to enable the function of Serial ATA Ad...

Page 93: ...d Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if Block Mode is not used Block Mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt Select Disabled to allow data to be transferred from and to the device one sector at a time Select Auto to allow data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it The options are Auto and Disabled PIO Mode The IDE...

Page 94: ...A mode 2 Select UDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 25 MBs Select UDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 33 3 MBs Select UDMA3 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 66 6 MBs Select UDMA4 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 4 It has a data transfer rate of 100 MBs Select UDMA5 t...

Page 95: ...CI IDE BusMaster When enabled the BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for reading writing to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM Select Enabled to enable the onboard LAN1 or LAN2 Option ROM This is to boot computer using a network interface The options are Enabled and Disabled Super IO Device Configuration Serial Port1 Address Serial Po...

Page 96: ...are None Hardware and Software Redirection After BIOS POST Select Disabled to turn off Console Redirection after Power On Self Test POST Select Always to keep Console Redirection active all the time after POST Note This setting may not be supported by some operating systems Select Boot Loader to keep Console Redirection active during POST and Boot Loader The options are Disabled Boot Loader and Al...

Page 97: ...Alarm Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm including the LED and the buzzer to be triggered when the CPU tempera ture reaches about 5 C above the threshold temperature as predefined by the CPU manufacturer to give the CPU and system fans additional time needed for CPU and system cooling In both the alarms above please take immediate action as shown below CPU Temperature System Te...

Page 98: ...tervention No action is required However consider checking the CPU fans and the chassis ventilation for blockage High The processor is running hot This is a caution level since the CPU s Tempera ture Tolerance has been reached or has been exceeded and may activate an overheat alarm User intervention If the system buzzer and Overheat LED has activated take action immediately by checking the system ...

Page 99: ...s tem Description Table pointer list The options are Enabled and Disabled APIC ACPI SCI IRQ When this item is set to Enabled APIC ACPI SCI IRQ is supported by the system The options are Enabled and Disabled Headless Mode This feature is used to enable system to function without a keyboard monitor or mouse attached The options are Enabled and Disabled High Performance Event Timer Select Enabled to ...

Page 100: ...use to monitor system health and to manage the system as a whole For more information on the IPMI specifications please visit Intel s website at www intel com Status of BMC Baseboard Management Controller BMC manages the interface between system management software and platform hardware This is an informational feature which returns the status code of the BMC micro controller ...

Page 101: ... SEL Entry Number SEL Record ID SEL Record Type Timestamp Generator ID Event Message Format User Event Sensor Type Event Sensor Number Event Dir Type Event Data Clear BMC System Event Log Clear BMC System Log Select OK and press the Enter key to clear the BMC system log Select to keep the BMC System log The options are OK and Cancel Caution Any cleared information is unrecoverable Make absolutely ...

Page 102: ...address as shown in the following graphics Channel Number Enter the channel number for the SET LAN Config com mand This is initially set to 1 Press or on your keyboard to change the Channel Number Channel Number Status This feature returns the channel status for the Channel Number selected above Channel Number is OK or Wrong Chan nel Number ...

Page 103: ...orm i e 192 168 10 253 The value of each three digit number sepa rated by dots should not exceed 255 as shown in the screen below Parameter Selector Use this feature to select the parameter of your IP Address configuration IP Address Current IP Address in BMC This item displays the current IP address used for your IPMI connection ...

Page 104: ...e 16 0 9 A B C D E F separated by dots i e 00 30 48 D0 D4 60 Current Mac Address in BMC This item displays the current Mac address used for your IPMI connection Subnet Mask Configuration Subnet masks tell the network which subnet this machine belongs to The value of each three digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255 Parameter Selector Use this feature to select the parameter of your S...

Page 105: ...t www intel com The options are No Delay 30 sec 60 sec 1 5 min 2 0 min Startup Delay This feature enables or disables startup delay The options are Enabled and Disabled PEF Startup Delay This sets the pre determined time to delay PEF after system power ups and resets Refer to Table 24 6 of the IPMI 1 5 Specification for more information at www intel com The options are No Delay 30 sec 60 sec 1 5 m...

Page 106: ...MI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both pass words the Supervisor password must be set first Supervisor Password This item indicates if a Supervisor password has been entered for the system Not Installed means a Supervisor password has not been used User Password This item indicates if a user password has been entered for the system Not In stalled means that a user passwo...

Page 107: ... and press Enter to access the submenu and then type in a new User Password Clear User Password Available only when User Password has been set This item allows you to clear a user password after it has been entered Password Check This item allows you to check a password after it has been entered The options are Setup and Always Boot Sector Virus Protection When Enabled the AMI BOIS displays a warn...

Page 108: ...e allows the user to specify the boot sequence from all available hard disk drives The settings are Disabled and a list of all hard disk drives that have been detected i e 1st Drive 2nd Drive 3rd Drive etc 1st Drive SATA XXXXXXXXX Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Removable Drives The settings are 1st boot device 2nd boot device and Disabled ...

Page 109: ...n and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter Then select OK to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically load Optimal De faults to ...

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Page 111: ... up process The error messages normally appear on the screen BIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message Description 1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset Ready to power up 5 short beeps 1 long beep Memory Error No memory detected in the system 8 beeps Display memory read write error Video adapter missing or with faulty memory 1 continuous beep with the front panel OH LED on System Overheat 1 ...

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Page 113: ...the Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating Systems Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface that uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports transfer rates up to 3 0 Gbps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems ha...

Page 114: ... for SATA RAID Functions Native Mode 1 Press the Del key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time powering on the system we recommend that you load the Optimized Default Settings If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys to select the Exit Settings Once in the Exit settings Scroll down to select Load Optimized Default Settings a...

Page 115: ...s after Power On Self Test b When you see the above screen press the Ctrl and the I keys simultane ously to have the main menu of the SATA RAID Utility appear Note All graphics and screen shots shown in the manual are for reference only The screen shots shown in the manual do not imply Supernicro s endorsement or non en dorsement on any 3rd party s product Your screens may or many not look exactly...

Page 116: ...t a drive and press Space to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive f Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size ranging from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 0 array and hit Enter Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB g Press Enter when the Create Volume item is...

Page 117: ...the previous menu c When RAID Level item is highlighted press the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select RAID 1 Mirror and hit Enter d When the Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit Enter The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed e Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning mes sage displays f When asked Are you sure you want to create thi...

Page 118: ... Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size from 4 KB to 128 KB for your RAID 10 and hit Enter The default setting is 64 KB Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size e When the RAID Volume Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit Enter The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed f Press Enter when ...

Page 119: ...rive and press Space to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive f Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size ranging from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 5 array and hit Enter Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB g Enter your desired RAID volume capacity and pre...

Page 120: ...e disk drives when deleting a RAID set a From the main menu select item2 Delete RAID Volume and press Enter b Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the RAID set you want to delete and press Del A Warning message displays c When asked Are you sure you want to delete this volume Y N press Y to delete the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Delete Volume menu ...

Page 121: ...set drive A Warning message displays d Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility a From the main menu select item4 Exit and press Enter A warning mes sage will appear b Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu Warning Be cautious when you reset a RAID volume HDD to non RAID or Resetting a RAID HDD Reset...

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Page 123: ...flow and can be installed in smaller chassis In addition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long while SATA cables can extend up to one meter Overall SATA provides better functionality than PATA ICH10R I O Controller Hub Located in the South Bridge of the Intel 5520 chipset the ICH10R I O Controller Hub provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports a 1 c...

Page 124: ...d the default settings for the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main section in BIOS 4 Scroll down to SATA Control Mode and press the Enter key to select Enhanced 5 Scroll down to SATA RAID Enabled and press Enter Then select En abled 6 Scroll down to ICH RAID Codebase and select Adaptec Then press En ter For ICH RAID Codebase Change the setting from Intel to Adaptec 7 Go to Exit Select Exi...

Page 125: ...e Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility an embedded BIOS Utility includes the following Array Configuration Utility Use this utility to create configure and manage ar rays Disk Utilities Use this option to format or verify disks To run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility you will need to do the following 1 Enable RAID functions in the system BIOS refer to...

Page 126: ...lation and User s Guide Managing Arrays Select this option to view array properties and configure array settings To select this option using the arrow keys and the enter key select Managing Arrays from the main menu as shown above ...

Page 127: ... may make any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not configure a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which disks are associated with a particular array please refer to Viewing Array Properties To configure a disk drive 1 From the main menu shown on Page C 4 select Configure Drives and hit Enter as shown below ...

Page 128: ... the drives you want to configure and press Insert 3 The drive you ve selected will appear in the Selected Drives Dialog Box on the right as shown below Repeat the same steps until all drives that you want to configure appear in the selected drives box 4 Once both drives display in the selected drive box press Enter ...

Page 129: ...Appendix C Adaptec HostRAID C 7 5 Read the warning message as shown in the screen below 6 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to configure If cor rect type Y to continue ...

Page 130: ...d Note It is recommended that you configure devices before you create arrays To create an array 1 From the main menu shown on page C 4 select Create Array 2 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as the screen shown below Note To de select any disk highlight the disk and press Delete 3 The arrays you have selected will appear on the Selected Drives dialog box on the right as shown bel...

Page 131: ...fault setting 4 The item Create RAID via allows you to select between the different ways of creating methods for RAID 0 and RAID 1 The following table gives examples of when each is appropriate Note If you select Migrate for RAID 0 or Build for RAID 1 you will be asked to select the source drive The contents of the source drive will be preserved However the data on the new drive will be lost Raid ...

Page 132: ...ifferent sizes in a RAID However you can only select a smaller drive as the source or first drive during a build operation 5 When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger drive to a smaller drive is allowed However the destination drive must be at least half the capacity of the source drive 6 It is not recommended that you migrate or build an array on Windows dynamic disks vo...

Page 133: ...terisk will appear next to the bootable array as shown in the picture below Deleting a Bootable Array To delete a bootable array 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the bootable array you want to delete and press Ctrl and B Note a bootable array is the array marked with an asterisk as shown in the picture above 3 When the following message is displayed The ar...

Page 134: ... hotspare and press Insert and then press Enter 3 Press Yes when the following prompt is displayed Do you want to create spare Yes No The spare you have selected will appear in the Selected drives Menu To delete a Hotspare 1 From the main menu shown on Page C 4 select Add Delete Hotspares 2 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the Hotspare you want to delete and press delete and ...

Page 135: ...nd hit Enter as shown on the previous page 2 From the List of Arrays dialog box shown below select the array you want to view and press Enter The Array Properties dialog box appears as shown below showing detailed information on the array The physical disks associated with the array are dis played here 3 Press Esc to return to the previous menu ...

Page 136: ...perform a Rebuild to restore its functionality For a critical array rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to create a spare before you can rebuild an array To Rebuild an array 1 From the Main Menu select Manage Arrays as shown in the screen below From the List of Arrays select the array you want to Rebuild 2 Pre...

Page 137: ...e and press delete 3 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press Enter The fol lowing prompt is displayed Warning Deleting the array will render array unusable Do you want to delete the array Yes No RAID 1 only the following prompt is also displayed Deleting the partition will result in data loss Do you also want to delete the parti tion Yes No 4 Press Yes to delete the array and pa...

Page 138: ...able you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities 1 From the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Menu select Disk Utilities as shown above and press Enter The following screen appears 2 Select the desired disk and press Enter The following screen appears ...

Page 139: ...factory and do not need to be low level formatted again 3 When the screen shown below displays select Format Disk and press Enter The following screen appears 4 Read the warning message when it appears in the screen as shown below To continue with disk formatting select Yes and hit Enter Otherwise select No and press Enter Caution Formatting a disk destroys all data on the drive Be sure to back up...

Page 140: ...media 3 When the screen shown above displays select Verify Disk Media and press Enter 4 A message will display indicating that the selected drive will be scanned for media defects Select Yes and hit Enter to proceed with disk verifying otherwise select No and hit Enter ...

Page 141: ...ndix C Adaptec HostRAID C 19 To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 1 Once you have completed RAID array configurations press ESC to exit The following screen will appear 2 Press Yes to exit the Utility ...

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Page 143: ...OM PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 02 2 0 3 0 Plug and Plat PnP DMI 2 3 USB Keyboard support and SMBIOS 2 3 Memory Eighteen 240 pin DIMM sockets support up to 144 GB of DDR3 Registered ECC 1333 1066 800 MHz Memory modules with maximum of 8 GB per DIMM module Serial ATA Controller Intel ICH10R supports six 3 Gb s Serial ATA2 ports RAID 0 1 10 5 for Windows RAID 0 1 10 for Linux SATA Drive Bays Eight hot swap drive ...

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