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MS-9218 1U Rackmount Server

Serial Port

The mainboard offers  one 9-pin male DIN connector as the serial port. The port is a
16550A high speed communication port that sends/receives 16 bytes FIFOs. You can
attach a serial mouse or  other serial devices directly to the connector.

PIN

SIGNAL

DESCRIPTION

1

DCD

Data Carry Detect

2

SIN

Serial In or Receive Data

3

SOUT

Serial Out or Transmit Data

4

DTR

Data Terminal Ready

5

GND

Ground

6

DSR

Data Set Ready

7

RTS

Request To Send

8

CTS

Clear To Send

9

RI

Ring Indicate

Pin Definition

     9-Pin Male DIN Connector

1    2    3    4    5

6    7    8    9

VGA Port

The mainboard provides a DB 15-pin female connector to connect a VGA monitor.

 

VGA  Connector

1

5

11

15

Pin

Signal Description

Pin

Signal Description

  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

Summary of Contents for MS-9218

Page 1: ...i English Version G52 S9218X1 MS 9218 1U Rackmount Server...

Page 2: ...onal Business Machines Corporation 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 Phoeni...

Page 3: ...ons and warnings on the equipment should be noted 10 Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical shock 11 If any of the following situations arises get the equipment c...

Page 4: ...e when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manua...

Page 5: ...v WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Statement...

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Page 8: ...1 7 Un installing the LCD Control Service 1 9 LCD Function Menu 1 10 System Specifications 1 16 Mainboard Layout 1 18 MSI Special Features 1 19 PC Alert III 1 19 Chapter 2 System Hardware 2 1 System A...

Page 9: ...Connector LPT1 3 13 Connectors 3 13 Floppy Disk Drive Connector FDD1 3 13 Hard Disk Connector IDE1 3 13 Serial ATA Connectors SATA1 SATA4 3 14 Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector JCI1 3 15 Front Panel...

Page 10: ...Existing Windows System A 5 3 Installing Red Hat Linux 7 3 8 0 9 0 A 5 4 Installing SuSE Linux 8 0 8 1 8 3 A 6 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition A 7 1 Overview A 7 2 Supported Browse...

Page 11: ...8 1U Rackmount Server is a high performance barebone system powered by Intel Pentium 4 Pentium D processors Intel E7230 and Intel ICH7R chipsets With high scalability reliability ease of use and overa...

Page 12: ...the configuration of the MS 9218 from different angles and the connectors and buttons on the front and back panel 1 Slim CD ROM Drive 2 HDD Tray 3 EPS 1U Power Supply 4 Heat Pipe Cooler 5 CPU Cooler 6...

Page 13: ...1 3 Getting Started Front View 1 LCD Front Panel 2 Slim CD ROM Drive 3 LED Indicators 4 Power Button 5 USB Ports 6 LCD Control Buttons 5 1 2 3 4 6...

Page 14: ...atus on LAN1 and LAN2 Hard Disk Drive In use Indicator This indicator shows the activity status of the hard disk drive It flashes when the system is accessing data on the hard disk v Front I O LEDs LE...

Page 15: ...6 VGA Port 7 USB Ports 8 Gigabit LAN Jacks s 1 2 v Rear I O LEDs LED Color State Description RJ45NIC 1 Linkage Green On LAN linked RJ45 NIC 2 Linkage Green Blinking LAN accessing Off Off No LAN linke...

Page 16: ...1 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 D0P Differential Pair0 2 D0N Differential Pair 0 3 D1P Differential Pair1 4 D2P Differential Pair2 5 D2N Differential Pair 2 6 D1N Differential Pair 1 7 D3P Differential Pa...

Page 17: ...nto the CD ROM drive Browse to the CD ROM drive and double click the executable file setup exe to start the Setup program Step 2 The screen will show the Welcome dialog box as shown below Click Next t...

Page 18: ...1 8 MS 9218 1U Rackmount Server Step 4 Setup has finished installing the LCD Control service on your computer Click Install service to enable the LCD Control service...

Page 19: ...er Programs MSI LCD Control Service Click LCD Control Panel and the following scree will pop up Click Remove service to disable the LCD Control service Step 2 Click OK to continue Step 3 Under Control...

Page 20: ...on LCD Function Menu After you have installed the LCD Control Panel Service you can simply use the LCD Front Panel Control buttons to get access to the information under LCD Info H W Monitor and Syste...

Page 21: ...n Set Date Set Time Yes No Yes No Disk C Disk D Disk E Disk Z Size Usage Available Size Usage Available Size Usage Available Size Usage Available Size Usage Available Seq 1 Seq 2 Seq 3 Seq 4 Seq 5 I P...

Page 22: ...at 18 Msg CPU Init BIOS POST 2B If the system has VGA issues it will stop at 2B Msg VGA Init BIOS POST 2D It shows information about logo processor brand name Msg Sign on Msg BIOS POST 52 If the syst...

Page 23: ...n 46C SYS 2 12 Show system temperature information 32C LOCAL 3 12 Show LOCAL temperature information 30C CPU FAN 4 12 Show CPU FAN speed information 961 RPM SFAN1 5 12 Show System FAN 1 speed informat...

Page 24: ...d Disk 7 11 It can detect disks on this system Information Disk C 1 4 Size 1 3 Show this partition s size 3698MB 3698MB Usage 2 3 Unable to show the used size 1485MB Available 3 3 Unable to show the a...

Page 25: ...w users to set the system s Net Mask 000 000 000 000 LAN2 9 11 IP 1 6 Show the system IP information 100 100 100 101 100 100 100 101 Netmask 2 6 Show the system Net Mask information 255 255 255 0 Gate...

Page 26: ...O APIC ACPI 2 0 Compliant Serial ATA RAID 0 RAID 1 Integrated AHCI controller Main Memory Supports four unbuffered ECC DIMMs of 1 8 Volt DDR II SDRAM Supports up to 8GB memory size Supports Dual Chan...

Page 27: ...et Controller Uses PCI Express x1 interface on ICH7R Supports 10Mb s 100Mb s and 1000Mb s Power Management Features Wake up on LAN WOL wake up on serial ring wake up on PCI RTC alarm and wake up Wake...

Page 28: ...1 ATX1 S FAN 2 S FAN 1 CPU_FAN1 SFAN4 DIM M1 DI MM 3 D IM M2 DIM M4 JCI1 ID E 1 Top Mouse Bottom Keyboard Top Parallel Port Bottom COM A VGA Port USB Ports LAN Jacks JGS1 J7 J8 J5 J6 ATI RADEON PC825...

Page 29: ...ring real time operation monitor CPU system temperatures monitor fan speed s monitor system voltage monitor chassis intrusion If one of the items above is abnormal the program main screen will be imme...

Page 30: ...the MS 9218 Rack Mounting describes the procedures for mounting the unit into the rack in details You can use the system assembly flowchart and the chart below to determine the proper sequence of remo...

Page 31: ...ase note that always wear anti static gloves when handling electrical components and exercise caution during the installation process For more information contact your local dealer or experienced tech...

Page 32: ...2 3 System Hardware INSTALL RISER CARDS INSTALL HARD DISK DRIVES CONNECTHDD POWER CORDS REPLACE RISERCARD BRACKET FINISH CHECK IF ALL PARTS ARE PROPERLY CONNECTED REPLACE CHASSISCOVER...

Page 33: ...1U Rackmount Server System Assembly Removing the Chassis Cover 1 Locate the release buttons on the chassis cover Press the release buttons and then push the cover backwards 2 Lift the cover up from t...

Page 34: ...assis Cover 1 Replace the chassis cover 2 Slide the cover forwards and make sure the safety lock fits firmly MSI Reminds You Before you remove or install any components make sure the server is not tur...

Page 35: ...ys are matched CPU Heatsink and Heat Pipe Cooler 1 Locate the CPU socket 2 Raise the load lever up to its full extent 3 Open the load plate alignment key 5 Visually inspect if the CPU is seated well i...

Page 36: ...void damaging the components around 9 Screw the heatsink to the chassis 10 Connect the fan power cord to the onboard fan connector 11 Replace the heat pipe cooler and screw it firmly to the chassis MS...

Page 37: ...ry module is deeply inserted in the socket The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close MSI Reminds You For more information on compatible components please visit http www m...

Page 38: ...2 9 System Hardware PCI Expansion Card 1 Locate the riser card bracket on the chassis 3 Unscrew the cover plates and put them aside for later use 2 Lift the bracket up from the chassis...

Page 39: ...assis Align the riser card golden fingers with the onboard PCI Express slot Push the riser card bracket carefully down with even force on both sides 4 Insert the expansion card into the PCI Express sl...

Page 40: ...2 11 System Hardware Hard Disk Drives 1 Unscrew the HDD cover plate 2 Push it forwards 3 Lift up the HDD cover plate and turn it over 4 Release the HDD bracket and remove it from the chassis...

Page 41: ...ount Server 5 Place the first HDD into the chassis and make sure the HDD fits with the chassis 6 Connect the HDD power cord and the ATA100 cable 7 Replace the HDD bracket 8 Push the HDD bracket forwar...

Page 42: ...2 13 System Hardware 9 Follow the same procedures to install the second HDD 10 Replace the HDD cover plate Release...

Page 43: ...2 14 MS 9218 1U Rackmount Server 13 Screw the HDD set securely back to the chassis 11 Push the HDD cover plate backwards Lock Lock 12 Note that the locking mechanism should be in the LOCK position...

Page 44: ...2 15 System Hardware Rack Mounting Chassis Ears Screw the chassis ears to both sides of the chassis as marked below...

Page 45: ...ustable which depends on the place where the system is installed into the rack 2 Screw the side rails to both sides of the chassis M 4 x 6 s c r e w Front M4Nut M4x6 MSI Reminds You The chassis rail i...

Page 46: ...ls with the rack rails and push the system backwards until the locking tab clicks 3 Simultaneously press the locking tabs on both sides of the chassis rails and push the system backwards The system sh...

Page 47: ...he chassis rails to unlock 3 Pull the system forwards The sys tem should slide easily off the rack MSI Reminds You The chassis rail is designed with a locking tab which can 1 hold the system firmly to...

Page 48: ...re setup 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...

Page 49: ...1 p 3 15 I O Ports p 3 9 COM2 p 3 17 FDD1 p 3 13 CPU p 3 3 ATX1 p 3 8 CPU_FAN1 p 3 16 JGS1 p 3 16 SFAN2 1 p 3 16 JBAT1 p 3 19 SATA2 SATA1 p 3 14 JUSB1 p 3 18 JACT1 2 p 3 16 J2 p 3 20 JUSB2 p 3 18 SATA...

Page 50: ...the cooling fan can work properly to protect the CPU from overheating Replacing the CPU While replacing the CPU always turn off the ATX power supply or unplug the power supply s power cord from ground...

Page 51: ...ys are matched CPU Heatsink and Heat Pipe Cooler 1 Locate the CPU socket 2 Raise the load lever up to its full extent 3 Open the load plate alignment key 5 Visually inspect if the CPU is seated well i...

Page 52: ...avoid damaging the components around 9 Screw the heatsink to the chassis 10 Connect the fan power cord to the onboard fan connector 11 Replace the heat pipe cooler and screw it firmly to the chassis...

Page 53: ...mpared to 2 5V for DDR and requires 28 less power than DDR chips DDR2 truly is the future of memory but will require some changes as the technology is not backwardly compat ible and only motherboards...

Page 54: ...You Dual channel DDR2 works ONLY in the 5 combinations listed in the table shown in the previous page Please select the identical memory modules to install on the dual channel and DO NOT install three...

Page 55: ...connector always make sure that all components are installed properly to ensure that no damage will be caused ATX 20 Pin System Power Connector ATX1 This connector allows you to connect to an ATX pow...

Page 56: ...lug a PS 2 mouse keyboard directly into this connector The connector location and pin assignments are as follows PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 Mouse Keyboard Data Mouse Keyboard data 2 NC Noconnection 3 GN...

Page 57: ...etect 2 SIN Serial In orReceive Data 3 SOUT Serial Out orTransmit Data 4 DTR DataTerminal Ready 5 GND Ground 6 DSR DataSetReady 7 RTS Request T o Send 8 CTS ClearTo Send 9 RI Ring Indicate Pin Definit...

Page 58: ...D1P Differential Pair1 4 D2P Differential Pair2 5 D2N Differential Pair 2 6 D1N Differential Pair 1 7 D3P Differential Pair3 8 D3N Differential Pair 3 USB Ports The rear panel provides two UHCI Univer...

Page 59: ...ort ECP mode 13 1 14 25 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 11 BUS...

Page 60: ...er to the hard disk docu mentation supplied by hard disk vendors for jumper setting instructions IDE1 Primary IDE Connector IDE1 can connect a Master and a Slave drive You must configure the second ha...

Page 61: ...4 The ICH7R south bridge supports four serial ATA connectors SATA1 SATA4 SATA1 SATA4 are high speed Serial ATA interface ports Each supports serial ATA data rates of 300MB s and is fully compliant wit...

Page 62: ...ctrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs The JFP1 is compliant with Intel Front Panel I O Connectivity Design Guide PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 HD_LED_P Hard disk LED pull up 2 FPPWR SLP M...

Page 63: ...se refer to the recommended CPU fans at Intel official website or consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan 2 CPU_FAN1 supports Smart Fan control You can install PC Alarm utility that will automa...

Page 64: ...TION 1 DCD Data Carry Detect 2 SIN Serial In orReceive Data 3 SOUT Serial Out orTransmit Data 4 DTR DataTerminal Ready 5 GND Ground 6 DSR DataSetReady 7 RTS Request T o Send 8 CTS ClearTo Send 9 RI Ri...

Page 65: ...l for connecting high speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD digital cameras MP3 players printers modems and the like MSI Reminds You Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected corre...

Page 66: ...ers for you to set the computer s function This section will explain how to change your motherboard s function through the use of jumpers Clear CMOS Jumper JBAT1 There is a CMOS RAM on board that has...

Page 67: ...e system from a situation when the BIOS code is incorrect corrupted or needs to be updated When the BIOS code is corrupted or needs to be updated you have to at first disable the write protect functio...

Page 68: ...X16 interface 164 pins for graphics is very similar in appearance to the standard AGP port The flexibility to adapt to PCI express devices of different bandwidths is built into the midrange X4 and X8...

Page 69: ...n this chapter are under continuous update for better system performance Therefore the description may be slightly different from the lat est BIOS and should be held for reference only 2 Upon boot up...

Page 70: ...en you can use the control keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub menu If you want to return to the main menu just press the Esc General Help F1 The BIOS setup program provides...

Page 71: ...menu for basic system configurations such as time date etc Advanced Use this menu to set up the items of special enhanced features available on your system s chipset Security Use this menu to set Supe...

Page 72: ...al None or Auto type Note that the specifications 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 your hard di...

Page 73: ...eatures The sub menu is used to configure system boot up features Floppy Check This setting causes the BIOS to search for floppy disk drives at boot time When enabled the BIOS will activate the floppy...

Page 74: ...ting the item to Enabled allows the system to boot within 5 seconds since it will skip some check items Available options Enabled Disabled Installed Memory Available to OS Used by Devices The three it...

Page 75: ...everal sub menus Each sub menu provides more settings To enter the sub menu highligh the sub menu you want to configure and press Enter Advanced Advanced Chipset Control The sub menu is used to config...

Page 76: ...ontroller Mode Option This setting specifies SATA controller mode Please note that Pre Win2K OS s do not work in Enhanced mode Compatible SATA and PATA drives are auto detected and placed in Legacy mo...

Page 77: ...he technology treats the two cores inside the processor as two logical processors that can execute instructions simultaneously In this way the system performance is highly improved If you disable the...

Page 78: ...hnology go to www intel com info hyperthreading Single Logical Proc Mode This setting controls the CPU core When set to Disabled the CPU will work as multi core processor When set to Enabled only sing...

Page 79: ...de vices components such as CPU voltage temperatures and all fans speeds ASF Configuration This submenu specifies the ASF configuration Minimum WatchDog Timeout This setting specifies the minimum tim...

Page 80: ...ptions 300 1200 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K 115 2K Console Type This feature allows you to enable the specified console type Options VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 Flow Control Th...

Page 81: ...tegrated Device Control Sub Menu The sub menu is used to configure the specified integrated device Legacy USB Support Set to Enabled if your need to use any USB 1 1 2 0 device in the operating system...

Page 82: ...dard Parallel Port only choose Output Only To operate the onboard parallel port in the EPP mode simultaneously choose EPP By choosing ECP the onboard parallel port will operate in ECP mode only Choosi...

Page 83: ...is setting disables enables the BIOS to log ECC Error Checking Correcting events Setting options Disabled Enabled Mark DMI Events as Read Press Enter and a screen pops up asking users to confirm wheth...

Page 84: ...pervisor Password controls access to the BIOS Setup utility Set User Password User Password controls access to the system at boot Virus Check Reminder System Backup Reminder This setting displays remi...

Page 85: ...s On Off Resume Time The time format is HH MM SS Resume Date The date format is MM DD YYYY Resume On LAN Select Enabled to wake up the system when incoming signals is detected on the specified LAN dev...

Page 86: ...ss or PageUp PageDown key to move it up down in the priority list use x to exclude include the device to boot use f or r to specify the USB ZIP back and forth between removable device r and hard drive...

Page 87: ...rding Changes When you want to quit the Setup menu you can select this option to abandon the changes Load Setup Defaults The option allows users to restore all of the BIOS settings to the Optimal Defa...

Page 88: ...t 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 airfl...

Page 89: ...HostRAID technology w Operating system independent configuration and RAID creation using Adaptec RAID Configuration ARC w Easy array configuration and status using Adaptec Storage ManagerTM Browser E...

Page 90: ...f the controller s built in BIOS code You start ARC by pressing Ctrl A during BIOS startup For details see Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility w Array Configuration Utility ACU A DOS BIOS application u...

Page 91: ...ess Ctrl A when prompted to enter the ARC utility For instructions on creating an array from the BIOS see Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility For a simple volume skip to Step 4 4 When the array is fini...

Page 92: ...em In this scenario you are installing the driver in a new Linux system To install the driver 1 Obtain a driver disk from either the Web site or the product driver CD 2 Restart the computer 3 If creat...

Page 93: ...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 documentati...

Page 94: ...t Supports local and remote management however Adaptec SNMP is not included w Custom For expert users Primarily used on Web servers or when you want to make sure SNMP and Notifier are available for a...

Page 95: ...Choose 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...

Page 96: ...hese settings l Active Scripting l Allow per session cookies not stored If you are using a proxy server to access the Internet you must bypass the proxy server to access the Adaptec Storage Manager We...

Page 97: ...ine Ensure that Enable Javascript for Navigator is checked 5 Exit Navigator then restart it This enables any settings you have modified 6 You are now ready to proceed to Using Adaptec Storage Manager...

Page 98: ...Click Next The Running Non Interactive Setup window displays the files being loaded onto the system 7 Click Next when prompted A Setup Complete window appears 8 Click Complete A message window appear...

Page 99: ...hat has Managed System Components see Typical Custom and Com pact Installations You can manage a system remotely from a system that does not contain a RAID controller These same Windows and Linux syst...

Page 100: ...e a TCP IP connection The Web service can be installed on the same remote system as the browser the system with the RAID controller installed or a third system Communication security is ensured becaus...

Page 101: ...n for the first time To create the certificate 1 When the Security Alert window appears click View Certificate 2 On the Certificate window click Install Certificate 3 On the Certificate Import wizard...

Page 102: ...ed infor mation and allow you to perform actions or change settings on a specific aspect of your storage subsystem These are l Events l Options l Help l Properties l Tasks Immediately following the he...

Page 103: ...mation and options specific to that device or channel At the top of the Physical Devices view grouped to the right of View are three view selection buttons These buttons select the physical devices co...

Page 104: ...ve may be shown in dark gray The segment at the end of the drive may vary in size from drive to drive because in addition to the RAID signature the controller may also limit the usable capacity of eac...

Page 105: ...vertically and along side them are the capacity name and type of array Selecting an array by clicking on it will highlight the following in amber l All the drives or segments that form the array in th...

Page 106: ...the controller s BIOS and initialize drives w Managing Arrays Use the Manage Arrays option to view array properties and members and delete arrays The following sections describe these operations in g...

Page 107: ...create an array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Create Array 4 Se...

Page 108: ...ater run a consistency check This is normal and is not a cause for concern l The ACU allows you to use drives of different sizes in a RAID 1 During a build operation however only the smaller drive can...

Page 109: ...Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 F...

Page 110: ...and some entry level servers Serial ATA SATA is a successor to parallel ATA which is sometimes referred to as PATA available space segment Unused space on an initialized disk from which logical devic...

Page 111: ...Joining of physical or logical drives in sequential order consistency check command Command that reads all the blocks of a RAID 1 to determine if the blocks are consistent Any inconsistent blocks are...

Page 112: ...D 1 arrays See also Redundant foreign disk Disk that has previously been initialized on another Adaptec RAID controller The RAID signature on the disk allows the RAID controller to identify whether or...

Page 113: ...disk M mirrored array mirroring See RAID 1 monitoring Process of receiving displaying and logging system events O offline array Array that can no longer be accessed optimal The state of an array when...

Page 114: ...Provides redundancy by storing identical copies on two drives See also mirrored array mirroring RAID signature The area on each disk reserved for use by the RAID controller RAID volume Concatenates tw...

Page 115: ...d array striped array See RAID 0 T task An operation that occurs only on the RAID controller asynchronous to all other operations for example initializing a disk or verifying an array Some tasks can t...

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