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Page 1: ...A Server 1020A T USER S MANUAL 1 0...

Page 2: ...INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WI...

Page 3: ...ter provides a checklist of the main components included with the server system and describes the main features of the H8DAR T serverboard and the SC813T 500 chassis which make up the 1020A T Chapter...

Page 4: ...emoving processors or main memory and when recon guring the serverboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC813T 500 1U rackmount server chassis You s...

Page 5: ...v Preface Notes...

Page 6: ...tions 2 2 Server Precautions 2 2 Rack Mounting Considerations 2 3 2 4 Installing the System into a Rack 2 3 Identifying the Sections of the Rails 2 3 Installing the Rack Rails 2 4 Installing the Chass...

Page 7: ...s 5 5 Connecting the Control Panel 5 6 5 5 I O Ports 5 7 5 6 Installing Memory 5 7 5 7 Adding PCI Cards 5 9 5 8 Serverboard Details 5 10 H8DAR T Layout 5 10 H8DAR T Quick Reference 5 11 5 9 Connector...

Page 8: ...Controller Enable Disable 5 20 Onboard Speaker Enable Disable 5 21 3rd Power Supply Fail Detect Enable Disable 5 21 Watch Dog Enable Disable 5 21 5 11 Onboard Indicators 5 22 JLAN1 JLAN2 LEDs 5 22 3 3...

Page 9: ...ply 6 9 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 1 Introduction 7 1 7 2 Main Setup 7 2 7 3 Advanced Settings Menu 7 2 7 4 PCI PnP Menu 7 10 7 5 Boot 7 11 7 6 Security Menu 7 13 7 7 Chipset Menu 7 14 7 8 Power Menu 7 17 7 9 E...

Page 10: ...A Server 1020A T User s Manual x Notes...

Page 11: ...server system as listed below One 1 slim oppy drive FPD TEAC S B One 1 slim CD ROM drive CDM TEAC 24 B Two 2 riser cards CSE RR1U X and CSE RR1U XLP Two 2 CPU backplates BKT 0004 Two 2 heatsink retent...

Page 12: ...The maximum memory capacity is halved if only one processor is installed Memory is supported in both interleaved and non interleaved con gurations See Section 5 6 for details Serial ATA A Marvell 88S...

Page 13: ...controller and two onboard IDE control lers which support up to four hard drives or ATAPI devices Backpanel I O ports include one COM port two USB ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports and a video monit...

Page 14: ...esigned to support four Serial ATA hard drives which are hot swappable units RAID 0 and RAID 1 levels are supported Note The system s operating system must have RAID support to enable the hot swap cap...

Page 15: ...Super I O PS 2 Kybd Mouse Floppy Disk Drive Serial Ports BIOS LPC Link 8 x 8 ncHyper Transport 400 MT s Marvell 88SX6041 Cooling System The SC813T 500 chassis revolutionary cooling design has been op...

Page 16: ...A Server 1020A T User s Manual 1 6 Figure 1 2 I O Backplane Ethernet Ports USB Ports Mouse Port Keyboard Port COM1 Port Low Pro le PCI Slot Standard PCI Slot VGA Port...

Page 17: ...t was damaged in any way If the server itself shows damage you should le a damage claim with the carrier who delivered it Decide on a suitable location for the rack unit that will hold the 1020A T It...

Page 18: ...upled together Always make sure the rack is stable before extending a component from the rack You should extend only one component at a time extending two or more simul taneously may cause the rack to...

Page 19: ...ised Mechanical Loading Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that a hazardous condition does not arise due to uneven mechanical loading Circuit Overloading Consideration should be given to the c...

Page 20: ...e when extended from the rack This prevents the server from coming completely out of the rack when you pull it out for servicing The two sets of locking tabs mean there are two locked positions when t...

Page 21: ...d one to each side of the chassis Attach the second set of chassis rails Chassis Rail 2 directly to the chassis with the screws provided Chassis Rail 2 should be positioned just behind Chassis Rail 1...

Page 22: ...ack Do this by lining up the rear of the chassis rails with the front of the rack rails Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails keeping the pressure even on both sides you may have to depress the...

Page 23: ...ck If you are installing the 1020A T into a Telco type rack follow the directions given on the previous pages for rack installation The only difference in the installation procedure will be the positi...

Page 24: ...full access to the inside of the server 2 Check the CPUs processors You should have one or two processors already installed into the serverboard Each processor needs its own heatsink See Chapter 5 fo...

Page 25: ...you will need to remove the top chassis cover The Serial ATA disk drives can be installed and removed from the front of the chassis without removing the top chassis cover or powering down the system...

Page 26: ...ve been routed in such a way that they do not block the air ow generated by the fans 5 Supplying power to the system The last thing you must do is to provide power to the system Plug the power cord fr...

Page 27: ...itch on the power supply This chapter explains the meanings of all LED indicators and the appropriate response you may need to take 3 2 Control Panel Buttons There are two push buttons located on the...

Page 28: ...on continuously on and not ashing it indicates an overheat condition which may be caused by cables obstructing the air ow in the system or the ambient room temperature being too warm Check the routin...

Page 29: ...is LED should normally be illuminated when the system is operating 3 4 Serial ATA Drive Carrier LED Each Serial ATA drive carrier has a green LED When illuminated this green LED on the front of the Se...

Page 30: ...3 4 A Server 1020A T User s Manual Notes...

Page 31: ...uld rst power down the system with the operating system and then unplug the power cords from all the power supply modules in the system When working around exposed electrical circuits another person w...

Page 32: ...fan Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body which are excellent metal conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact with printed circuit boards or areas...

Page 33: ...l components and printed circuit boards PCBs in their antistatic bags until ready for use Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic bag Do not let components or PCBs...

Page 34: ...s Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 1020A T is operating to ensure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 1020A T system can occur if this practice is not...

Page 35: ...at the size and weight of the serverboard can cause it to bend if handled improperly which may result in damage To prevent the serverboard from bending keep one hand under the center of the board to s...

Page 36: ...hly recommended because they ground the serverboard to the chassis Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly 1 Check the compatibility of the serverboard ports and the I O...

Page 37: ...the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket move the CPU horizontally or vertically or rub the CPU against the socket or against any pins of the socket which may damage the CPU and or the socket Tri...

Page 38: ...ned with those on the CPU backplate Make sure the heatsink sits completely at on the CPU if not completely at the space between the two will degrade the heat dissipation function of the heatsink which...

Page 39: ...tem keep the air ow in mind when routing the cables The following data cables with their serverboard connector locations noted should be connected See the serverboard layout diagram in this chapter fo...

Page 40: ...e on opposite sides of each header All JF1 wires have been bundled into single keyed ribbon cable to simplify their connection The red wire in the ribbon cable plugs into pin 1 of JF1 Connect the othe...

Page 41: ...Figure 5 4 See support information below 2 Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place Note each processor has its own built in memory controller so CPU2 DIMMs can not be addresse...

Page 42: ...DIMM2A CPU1 DIMM2B CPU2 DIMM1A CPU2 DIMM1B CPU2 DIMM2A CPU2 DIMM2B X X X X X X X X X X X Populating two adjacent slots at a time with memory modules of the same size and type will result in interleave...

Page 43: ...hield that corresponds to the riser card PCI X slot you wish to populate Insert the PCI card into the correct riser card depending on whether it is a standard or low pro le card pushing down with your...

Page 44: ...32 CPU2 DIMM 1A CPU2 DIMM 2B CPU2 DIMM 2A CPU2 DIMM 1B FAN2 FAN1 JF1 FAN3 CPU1 DIMM 2A CPU1 DIMM 2B CPU1 DIMM 1A CPU1 DIMM 1B Rage XL Graphics PCI X 133 MHz 6 JWD Broadcom BCM5704 Winbond Super I O BI...

Page 45: ...nagement Bus Header J32 4 Pin Auxiliary Power Connector J101 PS 2 Keyboard Port J132 PS 2 Mouse Port J1B4 24 Pin ATX Power Connector JAR Power Supply Alarm Reset Header JD1 Internal Speaker Buzzer Ena...

Page 46: ...2V 24 COM 12 3 3V Secondary Power Connector In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above the Secondary 12v 8 pin power connector at JPW2 must also be connected to your power supply See the tab...

Page 47: ...h the NIC2 LED cable to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin de nitions OH Fan Fail LED Pin De nitions JF1 Pin De nition 7 Vcc 8 Control NIC1 LED Pin De nitions JF1 Pin De...

Page 48: ...d 2 of JF1 Mo mentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button can also be con gured to function as a suspend button see the Power Button Mode setting in BIOS To turn off the po...

Page 49: ...eter 4 PWM Control Power Fail and Alarm Reset Header Connect a cable from your power sup ply to the JP10 header to provide you with warning of a power supply failure The warning signal is passed throu...

Page 50: ...ker data PWR LED Connector Pin De nitions JD1 Pin De nition 1 Vcc 2 Vcc 3 Vcc Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is desig nated JWOL See the table on the right for pin de nitions You must have a LAN c...

Page 51: ...ed at J22 Connect the appro priate cable here to utilize SMB on your system See the table on the right for pin de nitions SMB Pin De nitions J22 Pin De nition 1 SMB Data 2 Ground 3 SMB Clock 4 N A Cha...

Page 52: ...n of Serial ATA drive activity See the table on the right for pin de nitions Serial ATA Activity LED Pin De nitions JS9 Pin De nition Pin De nition 1 SATA0 LED 6 NC 2 SATA1 LED 7 NC 3 SATA2 LED 8 NC 4...

Page 53: ...on and Open means the jumper is off the pins CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS and will also clear any passwords Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally cleari...

Page 54: ...2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled I2 C to PCI Enable Disable JI2 C1 2 pair of jumpers allow you to connect the System Management Bus to any one of the PCI slots The default setting is closed on for both jum...

Page 55: ...has frozen Pins 2 3 will generate a non maskable interrupt signal for the application that is frozen See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS Watch Dog Jum...

Page 56: ...e on the right for the func tions associated with the left activity speed LED JLAN1 2 Right LED Connection Speed Indicator LED Color De nition Off 10 MHz Green 100 MHz Amber 1 GHz 3 3V Power LED When...

Page 57: ...hould be used to take advantage of the speed this new technology offers The blue connector connects to the onboard IDE connector interface and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the do...

Page 58: ...Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 Ground 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 Ground 23 I O Write 24 Ground 25 I O Read 26 Ground 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE...

Page 59: ...ent damage to any printed circuit boards PCBs it is important to handle them very carefully The following measures are generally suf cient to protect your equipment from ESD damage Precautions Use a g...

Page 60: ...oard to the appropriate header on the Control Panel PCB printed circuit board Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 on both connectors Pull all excess cabling out of the air ow path The control pane...

Page 61: ...with a failed fan Remove the top chassis cover see instructions on p 2 8 while the system is still running to determine which of the four fan units has failed Then power down the system before replaci...

Page 62: ...gain access to the drive bays To remove the bezel rst unlock the front of the chassis then press the release knob see Figure 6 3 Carefully re move the bezel with both hands A lter located within the...

Page 63: ...next step for instructions CD ROM Floppy Disk Drives For installing removing a CD ROM or oppy disk drive you will need to gain access to the inside of the 1020A T by removing the top cover of the cha...

Page 64: ...ATA drive install a drive into the carrier with the printed circuit board side facing down so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier Secure the drive to the carrier with six screws a...

Page 65: ...hot swap capability of the Serial ATA drives The backplane is already precon gured so there are no jumpers or switches present on it Figure 6 5 Removing an SATA Drive from the Server 2 Installing rem...

Page 66: ...ide of the server With the chassis cover removed unplug the power and data cables from the drive you want to remove Then locate the locking tab at the rear of the drive It will be on the left side of...

Page 67: ...ont and push the chassis top rearward about one inch To remove the failed power unit push the beige colored release tab to the right and then carefully lift the unit up about 1 2 inch only If you lift...

Page 68: ...6 10 A Server 1020A T User s Manual Figure 6 6 Removing Replacing the Power Supply...

Page 69: ...t frame displays all the options that can be con gured Grayed out options cannot be con gured The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text mes sage When...

Page 70: ...time and date Highlight System Time or System Date using the Arrow keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the Tab key or the Arrow keys to move between elds The date must be entered in DAY...

Page 71: ...sing If not contact your manufacturer or install an ATA 133 IDE controller card that supports 48 bit LBA mode The options are Disabled and Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Block mode boosts IDE drive...

Page 72: ...o to allow BIOS to auto detect hard disk drive support Select Disabled to prevent AMI BIOS from using the S M A R T Select Enabled to allow AMI BIOS to use the S M A R T to support hard drive disk The...

Page 73: ...rial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8 IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O port add...

Page 74: ...address Parallel Port Mode Specify the parallel port mode The options are Normal Bi directional EPP and ECP Parallel Port IRQ Select the IRQ interrupt request for the parallel port The options are IRQ...

Page 75: ...Event Log Con guration View Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log Mark All Events as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark the DMI events as r...

Page 76: ...e width speci ed in this setting Options are Auto 2 bit 4 bit 8 bit and 16 bit MPS Con guration MPS Revision This setting allows the user to select the MPS revision level The options are 1 1 and 1 4 R...

Page 77: ...s This feature allows the user to determine how the system will control the speed of the onboard fans If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled based upon the CPU die temperature W...

Page 78: ...nform the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system in order for the graphics card to function properly The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI IDE BusMaster Set this value t...

Page 79: ...rtain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for the system to boot up The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot If Disabled normal POST messages will be displayed on boot up If Enabled thi...

Page 80: ...e the sequence for the Boot Device with the devices installed in the system The default settings with generic names are 1st Boot Device Removeable drive e g oppy drive 2nd Boot Device CD DVD 3rd Boot...

Page 81: ...ange User Password Select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu and then type in the password Clear User Password Select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu You can use the...

Page 82: ...Manual Burst Length Use this setting to set the memory burst length 64 bit Dq must use 4 beats Options are 8 beats 4 beats and 2 beats Enable Clock to All DIMMs This setting allows the user to enable...

Page 83: ...are correct Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds L2 Cache BG Scrub Allows L2 cache RAM to be corrected when idle Options are Disabled and various times in nanosecond...

Page 84: ...rom the generated value HT Link0 N Comp Mode Allows user to set values for this mode Options are Auto hardware compensa tion values Data allows user to override auto values with an absolute value CalC...

Page 85: ...ss This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Power Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog Timer This setting is us...

Page 86: ...n and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to AMI BIOS Utilit...

Page 87: ...ally communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error All errors listed with the e...

Page 88: ...A 2 A Server 1020A T User s Manual Notes...

Page 89: ...s are listed in order of execution Checkpoint Code Description D0h The NMI is disabled Power on delay is starting Next the initialization code check sum will be veri ed D1h Initializing the DMA contro...

Page 90: ...occurred while reading the oppy drive in drive A F0h Next searching for the AMIBOOT ROM le in the root directory F1h The AMIBOOT ROM le is not in the root directory F2h Next reading and analyzing the...

Page 91: ...d during power on Initializing CMOS RAM if the Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the End key was pressed 12h Next disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interru...

Page 92: ...IPL general devices next if present See the last page of this chapter for additional information 39h Displaying bus initialization error messages See the last page of this chapter for additional infor...

Page 93: ...was adjusted for relocation and shadowing Clearing the Hit DEL message next 59h The Hit DEL message is cleared The WAIT message is displayed Starting the DMA and interrupt controller test next 60h The...

Page 94: ...control and has now returned control to BIOS POST Perform ing any required processing after the option ROM returned control 99h Any initialization required after the option ROM test has completed Con...

Page 95: ...option ROM had control next Aah Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed Displaying the system con guration next Abh Uncompressing the DMI data and executing DMI POST initialization...

Page 96: ...B 8 A Server 1020A T User s Manual Notes...

Page 97: ...rleaved memory supported Memory capacity is halved when using a single processor See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details Serial ATA Controller Marvell 88SX6041 for 4 port Serial ATA RAID 0 1 s...

Page 98: ...em Input Requirements AC Input Voltage 100 240V AC auto range Rated Input Current 10A 115V to 5A 230V Rated Input Frequency 50 to 60 Hz Power Supply Rated Output Power 500W Model SP502 1S Part PWS 048...

Page 99: ...B EN 55022 Class B EN 61000 3 2 3 3 CISPR 22 Class B Electromagnetic Immunity EN 55024 CISPR 24 EN 61000 4 2 EN 61000 4 3 EN 61000 4 4 EN 61000 4 5 EN 61000 4 6 EN 61000 4 8 EN 61000 4 11 Safety EN 60...

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