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G52-S9156X2

E7210 MasterX Series

MS-9156 ATX Server Board

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Page 1: ...i G52 S9156X2 E7210 MasterX Series MS 9156 ATX Server Board...

Page 2: ...ent in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expre...

Page 3: ...Windows 95 98 2000 NT XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Netware is a registered trademark of Novell Inc Award is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd AMI is a regist...

Page 4: ...or module 9 All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted 10 Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electri cal shock 11 If any of the following situations ari...

Page 5: ...ntral Processing Unit CPU 2 5 CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 604 2 6 Installing the Retention Module 2 7 Installing the Non Intel CPU Cooler 2 8 Installing the Intel CPU Cooler 2 10 Removing t...

Page 6: ...tor J10 Optional 2 22 System Status LED Header FAULT_LED 2 23 5 pin I2C Bus Connector IPMB 2 23 Serial Port Connector COM 2 2 23 ParallelPortHeader CN11 2 24 Jumpers 2 25 VGAControlJumper J9 2 25 Clea...

Page 7: ...A 2 Selecting the Management Type A 2 Configure View SCSI Controller Settings A 4 SCSI Bus Interface Definitions A 4 Additional Options A 5 BIOSInformation A 9 Disk Utilities A 10 AppendixB AdaptecSAT...

Page 8: ...e Manager on Windows B 10 5 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux B 13 Using Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition B 14 1 Overview B 14 2 Architecture Overview B 15 3 Logging In B 16 4 Install...

Page 9: ...er mainboards based on Intel E7210 Hance Rapids chipsets for optimal system efficiency Designed to fit the advanced Intel Xeon processors in the 604 pin package the E7210 MasterX Series provide a solu...

Page 10: ...erface Supports DDR266 DDR333 unregistered non ECC or ECC DDR DIMMs h Intel Hance Rapids ICH I O Controller Hub Supports up to 4 USB 2 0 ports 1 or 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller 2...

Page 11: ...IDE interface supported by Intel Hance Rapids ICH with 2 IDE connectors onboard can connect up to 4 Ultra ATA drives h E7210 MasterX FA6R Serial ATA RAID interface supported by Intel Hance Rapids ICH...

Page 12: ...ctor 12 x 10 16 Mounting h 17 mounting holes in total including CPU fan mounting holes MSIRemindsYou Enabling the functionality of Hyper Threading Technology for your computer system requires ALL of t...

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Page 14: ...ltra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE interface supported by Intel Hance Rap ids ICH with 1 IDE connector onboard can connect up to 2 Ultra ATA drives DIMM3 DIMM1 DIMM4 DIMM2 POWER1 BATT SYSTEMFAN4 J1 Intel E72...

Page 15: ...supported by Intel Hance Rap ids ICH with 2 IDE connectors onboard can connect up to 4 Ultra ATA drives DIMM3 DIMM1 DIMM4 DIMM2 POWER1 BATT CPUFAN1 SYSTEMFAN4 J1 PCIX 1 PCIX 2 USB Ports T Mouse B Key...

Page 16: ...aster IDE interface supported by Intel Hance Rap ids ICH with 2 IDE connectors onboard can connect up to 4 Ultra ATA drives DIMM3 DIMM1 DIMM4 DIMM2 POWER1 BATT CPUFAN1 SYSTEMFAN4 J1 PCIX 1 PCIX 2 USB...

Page 17: ...peratures monitor fan speed s monitor system voltage monitor chassis intrusion If one of the items above is abnormal the program main screen will be immediately shown on the screen with the abnormal i...

Page 18: ...up procedures While doing the installation be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures For some components if you install in the wrong orientation the components will n...

Page 19: ...DE interface supported by Intel Hance Rap ids ICH with 1 IDE connector onboard can connect up to 2 Ultra ATA drives mPGA604 mPGA604 CPU p 2 5 POWER1 p 2 14 CPUFAN1 p 2 16 Back Panel I O p 2 15 IDE1 p...

Page 20: ...IDE connectors onboard can connect up to 4 Ultra ATA drives BIOS mPGA604 mPGA604 CPU p 2 5 POWER1 p 2 14 CPUFAN1 p 2 16 Back Panel I O p 2 15 IDE1 2 p 2 17 DIMM1 4 p 2 12 C P U F A N 2 SYSTEMFAN2 3 p...

Page 21: ...el Hance Rap ids ICH with 2 IDE connectors onboard can connect up to 4 Ultra ATA drives BIOS mPGA604 mPGA604 CPU p 2 5 POWER1 p 2 14 CPUFAN1 p 2 16 Back Panel I O p 2 15 IDE1 2 p 2 17 DIMM1 4 p 2 12 F...

Page 22: ...When you are installing the CPU make sure the CPU has a Heat Sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheating If you do not find the Heat Sink and cooling fan contact your dealer to...

Page 23: ...into the socket and can not be seen Please note that any violation of the correct installation pro cedures may cause permanent damages to your mainboard 5 Press the CPU down firmly into the socket an...

Page 24: ...ard may differ depending on the model you purchase Installing the Retention Module 1 Locate the four retention mod ule holes around the Socket 604 on the mainboard 2 Align the retention module with tw...

Page 25: ...ok for the gold arrow on the CPU The gold arrow should point towards the lever pivot Note that the CPU can only fit in the correct orientation refer to p 2 4 2 Apply some heat paste all over the top o...

Page 26: ...f dual processors are installed connect the second CPU fan power cord to CPUFAN2 MSIRemindsYou Overheating Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system al ways make sure the cooling fan can wo...

Page 27: ...U Cooler 1 Install the Intel PWT U cooler set in accordance with instructions described in its accompanying user s guide 2 We suggest that you install the PWT U cooler in a 5U tower chassis and place...

Page 28: ...ention Module 1 Locate the retention module and clips on the mainboard 2 Use a flat headed screw driver to push one side of the clip off the hook 3 Flip over the mainboard and use the screw driver to...

Page 29: ...oth single dual channel modes Install at least one DIMM module on the slots Each DIMM slot supports up to a maxi mum size of 1GB You can install either single or double sided modules to meet your own...

Page 30: ...lip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close Volt Notch MSIRemindsYou You can barely see the golden finger if the module is properly inserted in the socket DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 System...

Page 31: ...serted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector SSI 8 Pin Power Connector POWER2 This connector provides 12V power output to the CP...

Page 32: ...D DATA Pin2 NC Pin3 GND Pin4 VCC Pin5 Mouse KBD Clock Pin6 NC PIN SIGNAL 1 RED 2 GREEN 3 BLUE 4 N C 5 GND 6 GND 7 GND 8 GND 9 5V 10 GND 11 N C 12 SDA 13 Horizontal Sync 14 Vertical Sync 15 SCL 1 2 3 4...

Page 33: ...rocessor fans SYSTEMFAN1 2 3 4 system fan support system cooling fan with 12V It supports three pin head connector When connecting the wire to the connectors always note that the red wire is the posit...

Page 34: ...rX FS offers one IDE connector onboard for connec tion of up to two hard disk drives CD ROM 120MB Floppy reserved for future BIOS and other devices The E7210 MasterX FA2R E7210 MasterX FA6R offers two...

Page 35: ...r easy management of the storage subsystems Both connectors support 1st generation serial ATA data rates of 150 MB s and are fully compliant with Serial ATA 1 0 specifications PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1...

Page 36: ...upport JBOD RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 10 for the Windows Linux and Netware operating systems Incorporating a single Phase Lock Loop PLL architecture supporting all four ports the SiI 3114 features integr...

Page 37: ...is for JLAN 1 jack and the JACT2 is for JLAN2 jack Both JLAN1 JLAN2 jacks are located on the back panel 1 2 9 10 JFP1 HDD LED Reset Switch Power LED Power Switch PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 HD_LED_P Hard...

Page 38: ...is ideal for connecting high speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD digital cameras MP3 players printers modems and the like PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 USBPWR 2 USBPWR 3 USBP4 4 USBP5 5 USBP4 6...

Page 39: ...CSI 1 connector Pin Description Pin Description 1 DB 12 35 DB 12 2 DB 13 36 DB 13 3 DB 14 37 DB 14 4 DB 15 38 DB 15 5 DB P1 39 DB P1 6 DB 0 40 DB 0 7 DB 1 41 DB 1 8 DB 2 42 DB 2 9 DB 3 43 DB 3 10 DB 4...

Page 40: ...ial Out or Transmit Data 4 DTR DataTerminalReady 5 GND Ground 6 DSR DataSetReady 7 RTS Request To Send 8 CTS Clear To Send 9 RI Ring Indicate Pin Definition 5 pin I2 C Bus Connector IPMB The mainboard...

Page 41: ...t ECP mode PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 STROBE Strobe 2 DATA0 Data0 3 DATA1 Data1 4 DATA2 Data2 5 DATA3 Data3 6 DATA4 Data4 7 DATA5 Data5 8 DATA6 Data6 9 DATA7 Data7 10 ACK Acknowledge 1 1 BUSY Busy 12 PE...

Page 42: ...he system is off Then return to 1 2 pin position Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is on it will damage the mainboard Clear CMOS Jumper JBAT There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply...

Page 43: ...led on the PCI X slots PCI X Speed Jumper J2 The jumper is used to set the speed of the 64 bit PCI X buses 82541 LAN Control Jumper J3 This jumper is used to enable disable the onboard LAN function Di...

Page 44: ...w ered on Under Normal Mode the system will enter the assigned OS as usual Under Configure Mode the system will directly enter BIOS setup utility This enables you to modify the BIOS configurations Und...

Page 45: ...PCI X slots 32 bit PCI bus The bus has 32 data lines and runs at 33MHz 64 bit PCI X bus The bus has 64 data lines and runs at 66MHz With twice data lines and much faster PCI clock the 64 bit PCI bus i...

Page 46: ...PIRQ A PIRQ B PIRQ C PIRQ D PCI Slot 2 PIRQ B PIRQ C PIRQ D PIRQ A 82541GI LAN PIRQ H 82547GI LAN PIRQ F VGA PIRQ G PCI 64IRQRouting PCIDevice INTA INTB INTC INTD PCIX 64 Slot1 PX_IRQ 0 PX_IRQ 1 PX_I...

Page 47: ...tup pro gram and allows you to configure the system for optimum use You may need to run the Setup program when An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up and requests you to r...

Page 48: ...the system by simultaneously pressing Ctrl Alt and Delete keys Move to the previous item Move to the next item Move to the item in the left hand Move to the item in the right hand Enter Select the ite...

Page 49: ...n use arrow keys to highlight the field and press Enter to call up the sub menu Then you can use the control keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub menu If you want to return t...

Page 50: ...the chipset registers and optimize your system s performance Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals PowerManagementSetup Use this menu to specify your...

Page 51: ...is menu to load the BIOS default values for minimal but stable system performance Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal system ope...

Page 52: ...mat is day month date year day Day of the week from Sun to Sat determined by BIOS Read only month The month from Jan through Dec date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys year T...

Page 53: ...Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precompensation Landing Zone Cylinder location of the landing zone Sector Number of sectors Drive A B This item allows you to set the type of flo...

Page 54: ...t priority of the installed hard disks Virus Warning The item is to set the Virus Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection If the function is enabled and any attempt to write data into...

Page 55: ...ions Enabled Disabled O B SCSI Slot Boot Order This setting determines which PCI device s option ROM will be executed first Setting options SCSI Slot Slot SCSI SCSI refers to the onboard SCSI 7901 and...

Page 56: ...on Setting to On will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on Setting to Off will allow users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad Setting options On Off Security Option This sp...

Page 57: ...inal screen Besides all data received from the serial port is interpreted as keystrokes from a local keyboard Setting options Enabled Disabled BaudRate This setting specifies the transfer rate bits pe...

Page 58: ...a screen pops up asking users to confirm whether or not to clear all DMI event logs immediately Press Y and Enter the BIOS will clear all DMI event logs right away CPU Feature Press Enter to enter the...

Page 59: ...for Prescott processor It represents the frequency bus ratio of the throttled performance state that will be initiated when the on die sensor goes from cool to hot Key in a DEC number between 0 and 2...

Page 60: ...lay in clock cycles before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it Settings 1 5 2 2 5 clocks 1 5 clocks increases the system performance the most while 2 5 clocks provides the most stable perfo...

Page 61: ...mulate its charge before DRAM refresh refresh may be incomplete and DRAM may fail to retain data This item applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system MemoryFrequencyFor Use this ite...

Page 62: ...llows your hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to transfer data to and from the hard disk drive Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write Ena...

Page 63: ...SlaveUDMA Ultra DMA implementation is possible only if your IDE device supports it and your operating environment contains a DMA driver If both your hard drive and software support Ultra DMA 33 or hi...

Page 64: ...ec ondary Master 7 Enhance Mode Port 0 Tertiary Master Enhance Mode with Port 0 set to Native Mode Master 8 Enhance Mode Port 1 Quaternary Master Enhance Mode with Port 1 set to Native Mode Master Onb...

Page 65: ...of the onboard LAN Boot ROM during bootup Selecting Disabled will speed up the boot process Super IO Device Press Enter to enter the following sub menu screen Onboard FDC Controller The item is used t...

Page 66: ...P ECP ECP EPP SPP Standard Parallel Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capability Port ECP EPP Extended Capability Port Enhanced Parallel Port PWRON After PWR Fail This setting specifies whe...

Page 67: ...I aware such as Windows 98SE 2000 ME select Enabled Setting options Enabled Disabled Wake UpbyPCICard PowerOnbyRing WakeUpOnLAN These fields specify whether the system will be awakened from power savi...

Page 68: ...nds You If you have changed this setting you must let the system boot up until it enters the operating system before this function will work Time hh mm ss Alarm The field specifies the time for Resume...

Page 69: ...sion status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened To clear the warning message set the field to Reset The setting of the field will automatically return to Enabled later Settings...

Page 70: ...me values spikes of the pulses creates EMI Electromagnetic Interference The Spread Spec trum function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of the pulses are reduced to...

Page 71: ...of the BIOS settings to the default Fail Safe or Optimized values The Optimized Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for op timal performance of the mainboard...

Page 72: ...ust press Enter when you are prompted to enter the password A message will show up confirming the password will be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup w...

Page 73: ...S setup utility and allows you to configure the SCSI subsystem for optimum use You may need to run the SCSI BIOS setup utility when You want to change the default SCSI controller settings for customiz...

Page 74: ...ge The menu will list two categories for you to choose what to do with the SCSI channel Move the cursor to the desired function and press Enter Power on the computer and the system will start POST Pow...

Page 75: ...configurations SCSI Disk Utilities Use this option to manage the attached SCSI device Would you like to configure the SCSI controller or run the SCSI Disk Utilities Select the option and press Enter C...

Page 76: ...non parity device s I O operation will never complete if the reselection fails due to a parity error There are 8 items in the Configure View SCSI Controller Settings screen These items display or allo...

Page 77: ...ot device by selecting its SCSI ID Setting options 0 15 BootLUNNumber If a boot device has multiple logical units you must specify the boot logical unit number LUN If multiple LUN support is disabled...

Page 78: ...ce ID 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sync Transfer Rate MB Sec 320 320 320 320 320 320 320 320 Packetized Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes QAS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Initiate Wide Negotiation Yes Yes Yes Yes...

Page 79: ...ts SCSI ID When set to No the SCSI controller does not control the specified SCSI device by not scanning for the SCSI ID during bootup but the boot time will be decreased Setting options Yes No Advanc...

Page 80: ...ler Int 13 Support The field allows you to enable or disable the support for Int 13h The software interrupt Int 13h is the interface through which the operating system or application is able to pass c...

Page 81: ...from a hard disk or other device make sure no bootable CD ROM is inserted or disable this option BIOS Information Interrupt IRQ Channel Displays the IRQ line assigned to the SCSI channel I O Port Add...

Page 82: ...unctioning properly Verifying function will scan for media defects on the disk SCSI ID 0 HITACHI DK32DJ 18MW Firmware G2G2 Capacity 17GB Format Disk Verify Disk Media Disk Utilities AIC 7901 at slot 0...

Page 83: ...st generation of the ATA interface SATA hard drives deliver blistering transfer speeds of up to 150MB sec Serial ATA uses long thin cables making it easier to connect your drive and improving the airf...

Page 84: ...and 8 0 SuSE 8 0 and 8 1 3 Storage Requirements Device drivers and storage management software require approximately 20 MB of disk space 4 Features Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Software RAID suppo...

Page 85: ...eded to manage arrays Arrays may be set up and managed on systems using the following operating systems Windows 2000 Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Red Hat Linux 7 3 and 8 0 SuSE Linux 8 0 and 8 1...

Page 86: ...rl A when prompted to enter the ARC utility For instructions on creating an array from the BIOS seeAdaptec RAID Configuration Utility For a simple volume skip to Step 4 4 When the array is finished bu...

Page 87: ...izard which searches for the controller driver 3 Insert the driver disk you created in Step 1 Select the floppy disk drive as the source and click Next 4 If necessary select the appropriate driver for...

Page 88: ...p 3 insert the Red Hat CD Disk 1 in the CD ROM drive and restart the system 5 When the Red Hat Welcome screen appears type expert or linux dd at the boot prompt 6 When prompted insert the driver disk...

Page 89: ...ert the driver disk you created see Step 1 and press any key to continue 7 Follow the prompts to set up your preferred environment 8 Continue with the Linux installation according to the SuSE document...

Page 90: ...of arrays 2 Supported Browsers To run Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition your computer must have a Web browser supporting JavaScript and cookies only The follow ing versions are supported On Wind...

Page 91: ...ation is the same as a Compact installation Adaptec Web Server Installs components allowing managed sys tems to communicate with Web browsers Adaptec Storage Manager Notifier Installs messaging includ...

Page 92: ...ose a setup type and click Next 8 When you see the Destination Folder click Next 9 When you see the Setup Information click Next The Setup Status window shows progress using a scroll bar Before the sc...

Page 93: ...following set tings manually JavaScript Cookies not stored You do not need to enable the following custom level security settings for the local Intranet in Internet Explorer 5 and 5 5 Select Tools Int...

Page 94: ...omputer with administrator access 2 Select Edit Preferences 3 In the Preferences window click the right arrow on the Privacy and Security line Ensure that one of theEnable cookiesoptions isselected 4...

Page 95: ...a tions for details 5 Choose a setup type and click Next The Start Copying window appears 6 Click Next The Running Non Interactive Setup window displays the files being loaded onto the system 7 Click...

Page 96: ...hat has Managed System Components see Typical Custom and Compact Installations You can manage a system remotely from a system that does not contain a RAID controller These same Windows and Linux syste...

Page 97: ...s all of these components The remote system must contain a browser The storage agent must always be installed on the system with the RAID controller installed Remote and managed systems must have a TC...

Page 98: ...ling a Security Certificate You are asked to register your software For instructions see Register ing Your Software To log in from any system with a Web browser 1 Start the Web browser application and...

Page 99: ...ept the default Automatically select the certificate store and clickNext 5 On the root Certificate Store window click Yes Another small Certifi cate Import wizard window appears 6 Click OK The Certifi...

Page 100: ...nt enclosure or an enclosure powered on after you logged into Adaptec Storage Manager would not be displayed unless you manually rescan The remaining buttons open additional windows that provide more...

Page 101: ...ched to the Adaptec RAID controller The devices are shown organized by the channel or port that they are connected to and shown in numerical order The display for each channel includes information on...

Page 102: ...e Drive manufacturer and model number SCSI drive ID or Serial ATA port number When expanded the Full Size Capacity View button and the Relative Size Capacity View button represent each drive as a bar...

Page 103: ...ted Logical Devices As described earlier when Adaptec Storage Manager loads the Logical Devices view is expanded and you can see the arrays present on the controller At the top of this view are the fo...

Page 104: ...l the drives or segments that form the array in the Physical Devices view The Events Properties and Tasks buttons in the header frame Selecting any of these three buttons displays a new window with ad...

Page 105: ...verify disks To run ARC press Ctrl A when prompted by the following message during the system startup Press Ctrl A for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility The ARC menu appears presenting these options...

Page 106: ...ng detailed information on the array The physical disks associated with the array are displayed here 5 Press Esc to return to the previous menu Deleting Arrays To delete an existing array 1 Turn on yo...

Page 107: ...sks for the new array and press Insert To deselect any disk highlight the disk and press Delete 5 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected The Array Properties menu displays Assignin...

Page 108: ...4 for details A RAID 1 created using the Quick Init option may return some data miscompares if you later run a consistency check This is normal and is not a cause for concern The ACU allows you to use...

Page 109: ...arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish to initialize and press Insert 5 Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected 6 Press Enter 7 Read the warning message and ensure that yo...

Page 110: ...ect Disk Utilities 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter You are offered the following options Format Disk Simulates a low level format of the hard drive by writ ing zeros to the entire disk Seria...

Page 111: ...Bus Attachment Standard parallel interface to IDE hard disks typically used in desktop computers and some entry level servers Serial ATA SATA is a successor to parallel ATA which is sometimes referre...

Page 112: ...and the control of information between storage devices and a RAID controller For Serial ATA channels each channel has a single drive capacity chunk See stripe clear Foreground initialization of a fau...

Page 113: ...dicator LED that illuminates during read or write operations E event Notification or alert from the system indicating that a change has occurred eventlog File used to maintain information about prior...

Page 114: ...array is protected To optimize the array run a Verify with Fix Task initialize Process of preparing a disk for use by the controller When a disk is initialized the controller records the RAID signatur...

Page 115: ...t contains the special files needed to boot the computer Each operating system partition is assigned a unique drive letter such as C or D A single disk device can have multiple partitions phantomobjec...

Page 116: ...dundant The ability of an array to maintain operability when one or more hardware failures occur RAID 1 is redundant In the event of a drive failure redundant arrays can be restored to normal operatio...

Page 117: ...ntroller asynchronous to all other operations for example initializing a disk or verifying an array Some tasks can take an extended period of time particularly if the RAID controller is also performin...

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