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Hardware Installation Process

Please observe the safety information in chapter “Important Safety Information”
Do not expose the server to extreme environmental conditions. Protect it from dust,
humidity, and heat.

Step 2-1: Chassis Removal and Installation

Step 1 Push down the indentation located at two sides of the chassis.
Step 2 Slide toward the top chassis cover.
Step 3 Lift up to remove the top chassis cover.
Step 4 Reverse Step 1, ,2, 3  to replace the chassis cover

Chapter 2 System Hardware Installation

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Summary of Contents for GS-R1231-RH

Page 1: ...System Installation Guide GS R1231 RH 1U Rack Mount Server AMD Opteron Socket F Dual Processor Motherboard Rev 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...ard Disk Drive Installation 16 Step 2 7 FAN Duct Removal and Installation 17 Chapter 3 Appearance of GS R1231 RH 18 3 1 Front View of GS R1231 RH 18 3 2 Rear View of GS R1231 RH 18 3 3 Switch and LED Indicators Introduction 19 3 4 LAN LED Description 20 3 5 Connector Icon Description 21 Chapter 4 Motherboard Jumper Setting 22 4 1 GA 3CESL1 RH Motherboard Jumpper Setting 22 Chapter 5 BIOS Setup 24 ...

Page 3: ...3 Table of Content Security 44 Server 46 System Management 47 Console Redirection 48 Event Log Configuration 50 Boot 51 Exit 52 Boot 48 Exit 49 ...

Page 4: ...usageinstructions Do not use this product near water or a heat source Set up the product on a stable work surface or so as to ensure stability of the system Openingsinthecaseareprovidedforventilation Donotblockorcovertheseopenings Makesureyou provide adequate space around the system for ventilation when you set up your work area Never insert objects of any kind into the ventilation openings To avo...

Page 5: ...ul interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used in order to meet FCC emission limits Neither the provider nor the manufacturer are responsible for any radio or television interference caused by using other than recommended cables and connectors or by unauthorized changes or modi...

Page 6: ...DepartmentofCommunicationslabelidentifiescertifiedequipment Thiscertification meansthattheequipmentmeetscertaintelecommunicationsnetworkprotective operationalandsafety requirements TheDepartmentdoesnotguaranteetheequipmentwilloperatetotheusersatisfaction Beforeinstallingthisequipment usersensurethatitispermissibletobeconnectedtothefacilitiesofthe localTelecommunicationsCompany Theequipmentmustalso...

Page 7: ...ading The termination on a loop may consist of any combination of devices subject only to the requirement that the sum of the Load Numbers of all the devices does not exceed 100 for European users only CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent typerecommendedbythemanufacturer Disposeofusedbatteriesaccordingtothe manufacturer sinstructio...

Page 8: ...talling all the essential components for the sever system Foryourprotection pleasereadandundertandallofthesafetyandoperatinginstructionsregardingyour Gigabyte Server and retain for future reference The procedures in this guidebook assume that your are a system or network administrator experienced in installing similar hardware Contents Packages Whenopeningthepackage pleaseensure thesystemcomponent...

Page 9: ... Expansion Slot y 1 PCI Express x16 slot y 1 SO DIMM I F SATA RAID controller y Built in NVIDIA 3600 MCP with Software RAID 0 1 0 1 5 y Supports Software RAID 0 1 0 1 5 Cooling Fans y 6 X System Fan Integrated LANs Controller y Dual Marvell 88E1116 GbE PHY Integrated Graphics Controller y XGI Volari Z9s Graphics Memory y 32MB DDR2 Mass Storage System y 4 x Hot Swap SATA HDDs Super I O Controller y...

Page 10: ...Memory to Log System Failure Events RemoteManagement y Follow the IPMI 2 0 specification of Server management Environment AmbientTemperature y OperatingTemperature 5o C to 40o C y Non operatingTemperature 0o C to 50o C Relative Humidity y 10 80 operating Humidity at 30o C System Dimention y 430mm x 43mm x 675 mm Electrical Power Supply y Single Power Supply 500W ...

Page 11: ...ental conditions Protect it from dust humidity and heat Step 2 1 Chassis Removal and Installation Step 1 Push down the indentation located at two sides of the chassis Step 2 Slide toward the top chassis cover Step 3 Lift up to remove the top chassis cover Step 4 Reverse Step 1 2 3 to replace the chassis cover Chapter 2 System Hardware Installation 3 1 2 1 ...

Page 12: ... make sure the CPU type and speed that are supported by the motherboard Step1 Raise the metal locking lever on the socket Insert the CPU with the correct orientation Step2 The CPU only fits in one orientation Step3 Push the metal lever back into locked position 1 3 2 ...

Page 13: ...tion Step 1 Place the Heat Sink on the CPU Before putting the heat sink on the CPU please well remember to apply the thermal conductivity compound on the CPU Step 2 Seat the heat sink in the retention modules with the four screws Installation completed 1 2 2 2 2 ...

Page 14: ...and push it down Step 2 Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM slots to lock the DIMM module NOTE DIMM must be populated in order starting from DIMM_A1 or DIMM_C1 socket For dual channel operation DIMMs must be installed in matched pairs Step 3 Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module 2 2 1 ...

Page 15: ...card please check the card size limitation Size limitation for standard riser card is 182mm and the size limitation for low profile riser card is 182mm Step 1 Loosen the riser bracket screws Step 2 Lift the riser bracket slightly then pull it out from the server chassis Step 3 Aligntheexpansioncardwiththeguidinggroove Slidetheexpansioncardintotheslotuntilthe card firmly seats Step 4 Align the rise...

Page 16: ...k Drive Installation Step 1 Pressthereleasebutton Step 2 Pull the blank out of the drive bay Step 3 Slide hard disk into blank Step 4 Secure it with screws Step 5 Slide the blank into the bay until it locks into place Connect cable and power 1 2 3 4 4 ...

Page 17: ...17 Hardware Installation Process Guiding groove Step 2 7 FAN Duct Removal and Installation Step 1 Align the fan duct with the guiding groove Push down the fan duct into system ntil the its firmly seats ...

Page 18: ...Appearance of GS R1231 RH Y Z X Y Z Hot Swap SATA HDDs USB connectors Front panel switch and LEDs X 3 2 Rear View of GS R1231 RH Y Z _ X X Y Z _ Power cord Mouse connector Keyboard connector COM port VGA port USB connectors RJ45 LAN ports Low profile riser slot ...

Page 19: ...k Sleep S1 Off Power Off S4 Amber Blink System Ready but degraded CPU Failed DIMM Killed Amber On CriticalAlarm Critical Power Module Failure Critical FANs Failure Voltage Power Supply CriticalTeemperatureandVoltage Off System healthy Green Blink Hard Disk Drive Access Off No Access and No HDD Fault Green On LAN Link No access Green Blink LAN access Off Idle Green On LAN Link No access Green Blink...

Page 20: ...k no Access Green BLINK LAN Access OFF Idle OFF 10Mbpsconnection Green ON 100Mbpsconnection Green BLINK Portidentificationwith10or100Mbpsconnection Yellow ON 1Gbpsconnection Yellow BLINK Portidentificationwith1Gbpsconnection Name LAN Link Activity 10 LAN Speed 100 LAN Speed GbE LAN Speed ...

Page 21: ...21 GS R1231 RH Rack Mount Server 3 5 Connector Icon Description Suggest Icon Description Keyboard VGA Mouse LAN COM USB ...

Page 22: ...22 MotherboardLayout 4 1 GA 3CESL1 RH Motherboard Jumpper Setting Chapter 4 Motherboard Jumper Setting CLR_CMOS1 JP1 ...

Page 23: ...y this jumper Default value doesn t include the Shunter to prevent from improper use this jumper To clear CMOS temporarily short 1 2 pin 2 JP1 BIOS Revocery jumper 1 2 Close Clear CMOS 2 3 Close Normal operation Default setting 1 1 1 1 1 2 Close Enable BIOS Recovery function 2 3Close Normaloperation Defaultsetting ...

Page 24: ...help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu F2 Reserved F3 Reserved F4 Reserved F6 Reserved F7 Reserved F8 Reserved F9 LoadtheOptimizedDefaults F10 Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program The program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration This type of information is stored in battery backed CMOS RAM so...

Page 25: ...veradditionalfeaturesenabled disabledsetupmenus z z z z z Boot Thissetuppageincludealltheitemsoffirstbootfunctionfeatures z z z z z Exit There are five optionsin this selection Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults and Discard Changes GETTINGHELP MainMenu Theon linedescriptionofthehighlightedsetupfunctionisdisplayedatthebottomofthescreen Status Pa...

Page 26: ...y automatically changed after you set the date Weekend DD MM YY YY 1099 2099 BIOS Verison BIOSDate These two fields indicate the main board BIOS version and release date Main Once you enter Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility the Main Menu Figure 1 will appear on the screen Use arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or enter the sub menu Figure 1 Main ...

Page 27: ...ormation These following items display all information of current CPU Type CPU Speed and CPU Count These items are display only which is determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS Total Memory Size This item identifies the total memory size ...

Page 28: ...ure 2 Advanced Advanced About This Section Advanced With this section allowing user to configure your system for basic operation User can change theprocessoroptions chipsetconfiguration PCIconfigurationandchipsetcontrol ...

Page 29: ... Enhanced Virus Protection Power Now Technology Node Interleave and ACPI SRAT Table AMDVirtualization TM Technology AMD Virtualization Technology will allow a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions With virtualization one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems With processor and I O enhancements to Intel s various platforms Intel Vir...

Page 30: ...d by the application Enabled Enable Power Now Technology feature Default setting Disabled Disables Power Now Technology feature NodeInterleave Interleave memory blocks across nodes Auto Enablenodeinterleavefunction Disabled Disablethisfunction Defaultsetting DRAMBankInterleave Auto Enable DRAM bank interleave function Disabled Disablethisfunction Defaultsetting ACPI SRATTable Enabled Enable ACPI 2...

Page 31: ...rubControl Sets the rate of background scrubbing for the DCache cache Options Disabled 1 28us 2 56us 5 12us 10 2us 20 5us 41us 81 9us 163 8us 327 7us 655 4us 1 31ms 2 62ms 5 24ms 10 49ms 20 97ms 42ms 84ms Defaultsettingisdisabled ECC Scrub Redirection Enabled Enable the northbrudge to force a write to dram with corrected data when a correctable error on the dram bus is detected during a normal CPU...

Page 32: ...isplay only which is determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS ClearDisabledDIMMs Press Enter to clear the memory error status Save the changes and restart system DIMMInformation These category is display only which is determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS Press Enter to view all the installed DIMMs information ...

Page 33: ...d mouse Enabled Wake on Keyboard Mouse Default setting Disabled Disablethisfunction Note This item must enabled if you re running under Windows operating system Wake On Ring This item allow user to determine the action of the system power is off via modem Enabled Enable Wake On Ring Default setting Disabled Disablethisfunction Note This item must enabled if you re running under Windows operating s...

Page 34: ...34 BIOS Setup Wake On RTCAlarm You can set RTC items to enabled and key in Data time to power on system Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system Disabled Disablethisfunction Defaultsetting ...

Page 35: ...Defualtsetting Disabled Disablethisfunction OnboardLAN1Control Enabled Enable onboard LAN1 device Defualt setting Disabled Disablethisfunction LAN1OptionaROMScan Enabled Enableing this item to initialize device expansion ROM Defualtsetting Disabled Disablethisfunction Figure 2 4 PCI Configuration PCI Configuration ...

Page 36: ... Defualt setting Disabled Disablethisfunction LAN2OptionaROMScan Enabled Enableing this item to initialize device expansion ROM Defualtsetting Disabled Disablethisfunction OnboardVGAControl Enabled Enable onboard VGA device Defualt setting Disabled Disablethisfunction ...

Page 37: ...serial protA address by using this option Enabled Set serial port A address to 3F8 IRQ4 Disabled Noconfiguration Auto Auto detection Defaultsetting Serial Port B This allows users to configure serial prot B address by using this option Enabled Set serial port 2 address to 2F8 IRQ3 Disabled Noconfiguration Auto Auto detection Defaultsetting ...

Page 38: ...B2 devices Default setting Disabled Disables both USB device USB BIOS Legacy Support This option allows user to function support for legacy USB Enabled Enable the USB BIOS legacy support Default setting Disabled Disables support for legacy USB SATA0 Controller Enabled Enable SerialATA0 device Default setting Disabled Disable the SerialATA0 device SATA1 Controller Enabled Enable SerialATA1 device D...

Page 39: ...Mount Server NVRAIDConfiguration Enabled Enable nVIDIA RAID control Default setting Disabled Disable the SerialATA0 device SATA0 5 Enabled Enable SATA0 5 RAID control Default setting Disabled Disable SATA 0 5 RAID control ...

Page 40: ...cations of your drive must match with the drive table The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category If you select User Type related information will be asked to enter to the following items Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press Enter Such information should be provided in the documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manu...

Page 41: ...n of Multi Sector Transfer Mode Disabled The data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time Auto The data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supportsit LBA Large Mode This field shows if the device type in the specific IDE channel support LBA Mode 32 Bit I O Enable this function to max imize the IDE data transfer rate Transfer Mode Thi...

Page 42: ...c Disabled Disablethisfunction Defaultsetting Multiprocessor Specification This option allows user to configure the multiprocessor MP specification revision level Some operating system will require 1 1 for compatibility reasons 1 4 Support MPS Version 1 4 Default setting 1 1 Support M PS Version 1 1 Boot Configuration Figure 2 7 Boot Configuration ...

Page 43: ...s option provides user to set the mode of operation if an AC power loss occurs Power On System power state when AC cord is re plugged Stay Off Do not power on system when AC power is back LastState Set system to the last sate when AC power is removed Do not power on system when AC power is back Default setting NumLock This option allows user to select power on state for NumLock On Enable NumLock D...

Page 44: ...word from the CMOS memory You will be asked to confirm the entered password Type the password again and press Enter You may also press Esc to abort the selection and not enter a specified password or press Enter key to disable this option About This Section Security In this section user can set either supervisor or user passwords or both for different level of password securities In addition user ...

Page 45: ...assword up to 6 characters in lengh and press Enter The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from the CMOS memory You will be asked to confirm the entered password Type the password again and press Enter You may also press Esc to abort the selection and not enter a specified password Passwordonboot Password entering will be required when system on boot Enabled Requries ent...

Page 46: ...46 BIOS Setup Server Figure 4 Server ...

Page 47: ... to view the server management features Including information of BIOS Version System Product Name System Serial Number BaseBoard ID Main Board Serial Number System ID BMC Firmware Version and FRU Revision All items in this menu cannot be modified display only Clear Case Open Status Press Enter to clear the Case Open Status ...

Page 48: ...A as the COM port address On board COM B Use Serial Port B as the COM port address Disabled Disablethisfunction Defaultsetting BaudRate This option allows user to set the specified baud rate Options 300 1200 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K 115 2K ConsoleType This option allows user to select the specified terminal type This is defined by IEEE Options VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit VT100 VT UTF8 ...

Page 49: ...w control function None Notsupported XON OFF Software control CTS RTS Hardwarecontrol Defaultsetting Continue C R after POST This option allows user to enable console redirection after O S has loaded On Enable console redirection after O S has loaded Off Disablethisfunction Defaultsetting ...

Page 50: ...Log Configuration Figure 4 3 Event Log Configuration Clear all Event Logs Press Enter to clear all IPMI Event logs Log POST Sys Event Enabled Enable Log POST Sys Event function Default setting Disabled Disablethisfunction ...

Page 51: ...d Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices If the first device is not a bootable device the system will seek for next available device Key used to view ot configure devices Up and Down arrows select a device and moves the device up or down f and r specifies the device fixed or removable x exclude or include the device to boot 1 4 Loads default boot secquence ...

Page 52: ...e made the changes in the BIOS setup items you have to save your changes and exit BIOS setup program Select Exit from the menu bar to display the followingsub menu Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults ...

Page 53: ...up with saving the changes Press Enter on this item to ask for the following confirmation message Pressing Y to store all the present setting values tha user made in this time into CMOS Therefore whenyou boot up your computer next time the BIOS will re configure your system according data in CMOS ...

Page 54: ...hanges This option allows user to exit system setup without changing any previous settings values in CMOS The previous selection remain in effect This will exit the Setup Utility and restart your compuetr when selecting this option ...

Page 55: ...R1231 RH Rack Mount Server LoadSetupDefault This option allows user to load default values for all setup items When you press Enter on this item you will get a confirmation dialog box with a message as below ...

Page 56: ...ges This option allows user to exit system setup without changing any previous settings values in CMOS The previous selection remain in effect This will exit the Setup Utility and restart your compuetr when selecting this option ...

Page 57: ... Rack Mount Server Save Changes This option allows user to save setup dat ato CMOS When you press Enter on this item you will get a confirmation dialog box with a message as below Press Yes to save setup daya to CMOS ...

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