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MS-9252 1U Rackmount Server

Replacing the Chassis Cover

NOTE:

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components, make sure the server is not
turned on or connected to the AC power.

System Assembly

Removing the Chassis Cover

1. Press the release buttons and slide the chassis cover forwards.

2. Lift up the cover and remove it from

the chassis.

1. Replace the chassis cover and slide it backwards.

Summary of Contents for MS-9252

Page 1: ...i English Version G52 S9252X1 MS 9252 1U Rackmount Server...

Page 2: ...nt 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 expres...

Page 3: ...98 2000 2003 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 registered tr...

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 electrical shock 11 If any of the following situations arise...

Page 5: ...res 1 13 PC Alert III 1 13 Chapter 2 System Hardware 2 1 System Assembly Flowchart 2 2 System Assembly 2 4 Removing the Chassis Cover 2 4 Replacing the Chassis Cover 2 4 CPU Heatsink and Fan Duct 2 5...

Page 6: ...nt Panel Connector JFP1 3 13 Ultra320 SCSI Connectors SCSI1 Optional 3 14 SCSI LED Connector J11 Optional 3 14 LAN LED Connectors J5 J7 3 15 System Status LED Header J8 3 15 Redundancy Power SMBus Con...

Page 7: ...Driver in a New Windows System B 4 2 Installing the Driver in an Existing Windows System B 5 3 Installing Red Hat Linux 7 3 or 8 0 B 5 4 Installing SuSE Linux 8 0 or 8 1 B 6 Installing Adaptec Storage...

Page 8: ...252 1U Rackmount Server is a high performance barebone system powered by dual Intel XeonTM processors Lindenhurst VS and Hance Rapids chipsets With high scalability reliability ease of use and overall...

Page 9: ...g please contact your local dealer for replacement In addition keep the box and packing materials for possible future use Your MS 9252 1U Rackmount Server Barebone package should contain the following...

Page 10: ...1 3 Getting Started Chassis Rail Kit rail x 2 M4x6 screw x 16 M4 nut x 8 M4x4 screw x 10 washer x 10 M5x8 screw x 10 rail holder x 4 M5x15 screw x 2 8 32x5 screw x 10 bracket x 2 bracket x 2...

Page 11: ...ws the configuration of the MS 9252 from different angles and the connectors and buttons on the front and back panel Top View 1 HDD Tray 2 Slim CD ROM Drive 3 Slim Floppy Disk Drive 4 Fan Duct 5 Memor...

Page 12: ...d Disk Drive Bays Port 4 USB Port LED 5 HDD Power Status LEDs 8 HDD Activity LED This indicator shows the activity status of the hard disk drive It flashes when the system is accessing data on the har...

Page 13: ...em Button 7 Speaker Button 12 Power Button Press this button once to shut down the system and then once to switch on LED Color State Description Power Sleep Green On Legacy power on ACPI S0 state Blin...

Page 14: ...3 Serial Port 4 VGA Port 5 LAN Jacks LED Color State Description RJ45 NIC 1 Linkage Amber On LAN linked RJ45 NIC 2 Linkage Amber Blinking LAN accessing Off Off No LAN linked RJ45 NIC 1 Access Amber O...

Page 15: ...2 5 D2N Differential Pair 2 6 D1N Differential Pair 1 7 D3P Differential Pair 3 8 D3N Differential Pair 3 Link Indicator 8 1 ActivityIndicator Pin1 KeyboardData Pin2 Mouse Data Pin3 GND Pin4 VCC Pin5...

Page 16: ...face I O APIC SMBus 2 0 controller Memory Bus Feature h Support for up to six DDR 266 DDR 333 compliant registered ECC DIMM providing up to 24GB DDR266 of memory h Available bandwidth up to 2 7GB s DD...

Page 17: ...protection h Chassis intrusion BIOS h 8 Mbit Flash EEPROM h PCI 2 2 compliant VPD and DMI h SMBIOS 2 3 ACPI 2 0 h Supports PXE boot protocol h APM 1 2 WOL WOR h PC2001 system design compliant Dimensio...

Page 18: ...70 1280x1024 72 1600x1200 66 1600x1200 76 8bpp 16bpp 24bpp 32bpp 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 4MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 4MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 4MB 2MB 2M...

Page 19: ...TT Intel Lindenhurst VS PCIX 1 PCIX 2 USB Ports T Mouse B Keyboard LAN CO M1 VGA1 JPWR2 POWERFAN1 PCI E1 PCI 1 IDE2 IDE1 CN11 JFDD JFP1 JUSB1 J5 J7 J8 SATA1 SATA2 CPUFAN2 CPUFAN3 POWERFAN2 POWERFAN3 P...

Page 20: ...n 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 immediately shown on the sc...

Page 21: ...9252 Rack Mounting de scribes 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 for removing...

Page 22: ...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 technici...

Page 23: ...3 System Hardware INSTALL PCI CARDS INSTALL HARD DISK DRIVES CONNECT HDD FDD CD ROM CABLES POWER CORDS REPLACE RISER CARD BRACKET FINISH CHECK IF ALL PARTS ARE PROPERLY CONNECTED REPLACE CHASSIS COVE...

Page 24: ...any components make sure the server is not turned on or connected to the AC power System Assembly Removing the Chassis Cover 1 Press the release buttons and slide the chassis cover forwards 2 Lift up...

Page 25: ...t Then push the lever down to secure the CPU in place CPU Heatsink and Fan Duct 3 Locate the gold arrow on the CPU 2 Locate the first CPU socket and raise the lever up to its full extent 1 On top of t...

Page 26: ...stalled to prevent the CPU from overheating 7 Replace the fan duct Note To ensure proper cooling make sure the heat sinks the fan duct are properly installed Note To install DUAL CPUs on the board you...

Page 27: ...ace Stacked or unstacked DIMM support for registered DDR266 technology up to four DIMMs per channel Stacked or unstacked DIMM support for registered DDR333 technology up to three DIMMs per channel 144...

Page 28: ...X X 1 Dual Rank Dual Dual X X X X 2 Single Ranks Single Single Single Single X X 1 Dual Rank 1 Single Rank Single Single Dual Dual X X 2 Dual Ranks Dual Dual Dual Dual X X 3 Single Ranks Single Single...

Page 29: ...PCI Expansion Card 2 Unscrew the cover plates and put them aside for later use 3 Insert the expansion card into an appropriate PCI slot on the riser card 1 Locate the riser card bracket and lift it u...

Page 30: ...t carefully down with even force on both sides 4 Place the riser card bracket on top of the motherboard PCI slot Align the riser card golden fingers with the PCI slot and fit the riser card bracket in...

Page 31: ...Disk Drive 2 At the rear of the HDD are four screw holes two on the right and two on the left side At the back of the HDD rack are four identical screw holes as on the HDD Place the HDD into the rack...

Page 32: ...2 12 MS 9252 1U Rackmount Server 3 Insert the HDD tray into the bay and push the tray lever back in place NOTES...

Page 33: ...m Hardware Rack Mounting 1 Pull the inner channel out 2 Assemble the inner rail to the chassis Fasten 6 screws at least to attach the inner channel onto the chassis M4 screw Press the latch to disconn...

Page 34: ...ver 3 Mount the L shaped bracket onto the outer channel 4 Mount the slides to the vertical racks Type A M4 screw M5 screw Type B Type C M5 screw FRONT BACK washer black screw Use black round head scre...

Page 35: ...2 15 System Hardware 5 Insert the chassis into the frame NOTES...

Page 36: ...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 compo nents...

Page 37: ...FAN1 p 2 10 B a c k Panel I O p 2 9 IDE2 1 p 2 11 DIMM1 6 p 2 5 CPUFAN2 3 POWERFAN2 3 4 p 2 10 PCI Slots p 2 18 JCI1 p 2 10 SCSI1 p 2 14 JUSB1 p 2 11 JFP1 p 2 13 J5 7 8 p 2 15 CN11 p 2 16 JBAT p 2 17...

Page 38: ...hed on the top to prevent overheating If you do not find the Heat Sink and cooling fan contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer Central Processing Unit CPU MSI R...

Page 39: ...ed into the socket and can not be seen Please note that any violation of the correct installation procedures may cause permanent damages to your mainboard 5 Press the CPU down firmly into the socket a...

Page 40: ...IMMs per channel 144 bit wide with ECC DDR266 DDR333 memory interface supports x72 ECC registered DDR266 DDR333 DIMMs using 128 Mb 256 Mb 512Mb and 1 Gb Maximum 16 GB support with DDR333 up to two sta...

Page 41: ...X X 1 Dual Rank Dual Dual X X X X 2 Single Ranks Single Single Single Single X X 1 Dual Rank 1 Single Rank Single Single Dual Dual X X 2 Dual Ranks Dual Dual Dual Dual X X 3 Single Ranks Single Single...

Page 42: ...odule vertically into the DIMM slot Then push it in until the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the socket 3 The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically cl...

Page 43: ...down the power supply firmly into the connector SSI 8 Pin Power Connector JPWR2 This connector provides 12V power output to the CPU PIN SIGNAL 13 3 3V 14 12V 15 GND 16 PS ON 17 GND 18 GND 19 GND 20 3V...

Page 44: ...KBD 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...

Page 45: ...should be connected to the 12V the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset onboard you must use a specially designed fan with speed s...

Page 46: ...e 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra ATA66 100 function You can connect up to four hard disk drives CD ROM 120MB Floppy reserved for future BIOS and other devices These connectors support the provided IDE hard...

Page 47: ...d 1 for 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 SIG...

Page 48: ...Ring Indicate Pin Definition Front Panel Connector JFP1 The mainboard provides one front panel connector for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs The JFP1 is compliant with Intel...

Page 49: ...o the SCSI connectors 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 1...

Page 50: ...sers to connect the System Management Bus SMBus interface LAN LED Connectors J5 J7 The LAN LED connectors are used to connect LAN LEDs which show the activity of the LAN The J5 is for JLAN 1 jack and...

Page 51: ...l Port 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...

Page 52: ...board provides the following jumpers 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 JBAT There...

Page 53: ...Routing The IRQ acronym of interrupt request line and pronounced I R Q are hard ware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor The PCI IRQ pins are typically connected...

Page 54: ...each BIOS category described in 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...

Page 55: ...button You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing Ctrl Alt and Delete keys Key F1 or Alt H Esc arrow keys or arrow keys Tab or Shift Tab Home or End PgUp or PgDn F5 or F6 or or Space...

Page 56: ...rom this field A sub menu contains additional options for a field parameter You can use arrow keys to highlight the field and press Enter to call up the sub menu Then you can use the control keys to e...

Page 57: ...visor and User Passwords and the Backup and Virus Check reminders Power Use this menu to specify your settings for power management Boot Use this menu to specify the priority of boot devices The Menu...

Page 58: ...etup PC Health This entry shows your PC health status Exit This menu allows you to load the BIOS default values or factory default settings into the BIOS and exit the BIOS setup utility with or withou...

Page 59: ...f you enter improper information for this category If your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed you can use Manual to define your own drive type manually If you select Manual related informat...

Page 60: ...oot time When enabled the BIOS will activate the floppy disk drives during the boot process The drive activity light will come on and the head will move back and forth once Setting options Disabled En...

Page 61: ...Reset The setting of the field will automatically return to Enabled later Settings Enabled Reset Disabled System Memory It displays amount of conventional memory detected during boot up Extended Memo...

Page 62: ...Secondary IRQ 15 Each channel supports two IDE devices so the system is capable of supporting a total of four IDE devices Select Primary Secondary or Both to activate chipset IDE interface s installe...

Page 63: ...ol The sub menu is used to configure chipset features for optimal system performance Integrated Device Control Sub Menu The sub menu is used to configure the chipsets of integrated devices Legacy USB...

Page 64: ...abled PCI Device Option ROM Configuration Press PgUp or PgDn for PCI Configuration The following submenu will appear PCI E x4 Slot 1 ROM PCI X Slot 1 ROM PCI X Slot 2 ROM PCI32 Slot 1 ROM PCI E Onboar...

Page 65: ...d function value to 3 I O Device Configuration The sub menu is used to configure I O Devices for optimal system performance Hyperthreading Technology Enabled Set Max Ext CPUID 3 Disabled Advanced Proc...

Page 66: ...lel port as Standard 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...

Page 67: ...allows you to enable flow control Options None XON XOFF CTS RTS Console Connection This feature indicates whether the console is connected directly to the system or a modem is used for connection Opt...

Page 68: ...Then the BIOS will automatically set this option to No Setting options Yes No ASF Configuration Optional This submenu specifies the ASF configuration BIOS Boot Timeout This setting specifies the time...

Page 69: ...pass words are not case sensitive Pressing Enter at either Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password displays the following message Type the password and press Enter Repeat Set Supervisor Password...

Page 70: ...on boot Choosing Enabled requires a password on boot It requires prior setting of the supervisor password If the supervisor password is set and this option is disabled BIOS assumes the user is booting...

Page 71: ...event on PME Power Management Event Setting options Disabled Enabled Resume On Modem Ring Select On to wake up the system when an incoming call is detected on the modem Options On Off Resume On Time S...

Page 72: ...lure This setting specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs Available settings are Stay Off Returns the system to an off state Power On Returns the system to...

Page 73: ...ority first select it with the up or down arrows and move it up or down using the and keys Use this menu to arrange and specify the priority of the devices from which the BIOS will attempt to boot the...

Page 74: ...select the value of Spread Spectrum for EMI reduction 2 The greater the Spread Spectrum value is the greater the EMI is reduced and the system will become less stable For the most suit able Spread Spe...

Page 75: ...5V 1st VCC 2nd VCC 1st Vcore 2nd Vcore CPU1 2 Temperature CPU Fan 1 2 3 Speed Power Fan 1 2 3 4 Speed These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices components such as...

Page 76: ...hanges The option allows users to restore all of the BIOS settings to previous values Save Changes The option allows users to save the changes without exiting Setup Exit The following sections describ...

Page 77: ...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 78: ...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 Power...

Page 79: ...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 80: ...r to have the SCSI bus function properly and reliably termination at the ends of the SCSI bus is necessary Proper termination can ensure signal on the SCSI bus will not reflect and cause data loss or...

Page 81: ...boot logical unit number LUN If multiple LUN support is disabled specifying a number here is useless Setting options 0 7 SCSI Device Configuration Press Enter and the following sub menu screen appears...

Page 82: ...allow other I O processes and thus optimizes the SCSI bus performance Setting options Yes No SCSI Device 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...

Page 83: ...he SCSI bus the first time the SCSI controller is initialized Setting options Enabled Disabled Display Ctrl A Message During BIOS Initialization When enabled the message Press Ctrl A for SCSISelect TM...

Page 84: ...nted in the device drivers However this option is not supported by the BIOS Support Removable Disks Under Int13 as Fixed Disks When Boot Only is selected only the removable media drive designated as t...

Page 85: ...oning 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 07 03...

Page 86: ...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 87: ...Adaptec s HostRAID technology Operating system independent configuration and RAID creation using Adaptec RAID Configuration ARC Easy array configuration and status using Adaptec Storage ManagerTM Brow...

Page 88: ...of the controller s built in BIOS code You start ARC by pressing Ctrl A during BIOS startup For details see Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Array Configuration Utility ACU A DOS BIOS application us...

Page 89: ...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 finished...

Page 90: ...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 CD 2 Restart the computer 3 If creating an...

Page 91: ...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 92: ...Supports local and remote management however Adaptec SNMP is not included Custom For expert users Primarily used on Web servers or when you want to make sure SNMP and Notifier are available for a man...

Page 93: ...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 94: ...these settings Active Scripting 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 Web...

Page 95: ...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 96: ...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 97: ...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 98: ...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 because Se...

Page 99: ...tion 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 wiza...

Page 100: ...u manually rescan The remaining buttons open additional windows that provide more detailed infor mation and allow you to perform actions or change settings on a specific aspect of your storage subsyst...

Page 101: ...nd Tasks buttons amber This indicates that clicking any of these buttons will display an additional window with information and options specific to that device or channel At the top of the Physical De...

Page 102: ...a small portion at each end of the drive 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 ma...

Page 103: ...d 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 All the drives or segments that form the array in th...

Page 104: ...e controller s BIOS and initialize drives Managing Arrays Use the Manage Arrays option to view array properties and members and delete arrays The following sections describe these operations in greate...

Page 105: ...reate 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 Sel...

Page 106: ...later run a consistency check This is normal and is not a cause for concern 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 107: ...e 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...

Page 108: ...s 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 devi...

Page 109: ...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 110: ...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 111: ...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 112: ...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 113: ...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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