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Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup

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Populating Memory Banks for Interleaved (128-bit) Operation

CPU1

DIMM1A

CPU1

DIMM1B

CPU1

DIMM2A

CPU1

DIMM2B

CPU2

DIMM1A

CPU2

DIMM1B

CPU2

DIMM2A

CPU2

DIMM2B

Populating Memory Banks for Non-Interleaved (64-bit) Operation

CPU1

DIMM1A

CPU1

DIMM1B

CPU1

DIMM2A

CPU1

DIMM2B

CPU2

DIMM1A

CPU2

DIMM1B

CPU2

DIMM2A

CPU2

DIMM2B

Notes:

X indicates a populated DIMM slot. If adding four DIMMs (with two CPUs in-

stalled), the conﬁ guration in rows 2 and 6 (with DIMMs spread over both CPUs) will result
in optimized performance.

Summary of Contents for 4020A-8R

Page 1: ...A SERVER 4020A 8R USER S MANUAL 1 0...

Page 2: ...ITY 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 WITH THE...

Page 3: ...roduction The rst chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the server system and describes the main features of the H8DA8 serverboard and the SC743S1 R760 chassis which make u...

Page 4: ...when adding or removing processors or main memory and when recon guring the serverboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC743S1 R760 4U rackmount s...

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

Page 6: ...utions 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 Chassis Rails 2 5 Installing the R...

Page 7: ...llation 5 2 5 4 Connecting Cables 5 4 Connecting Data Cables 5 5 Connecting Power Cables 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 10 5 8...

Page 8: ...Enable Disable 5 20 SCSI Termination Enable Disable 5 21 3rd Power Supply Fail Signal Enable Disable 5 21 Watch Dog Enable Disable 5 21 Onboard Speaker Enable Disable 5 22 5 11 Onboard Indicators 5 22...

Page 9: ...oduction 7 1 7 2 Main Setup 7 2 7 3 Advanced Setting Menu 7 2 7 4 PCI PnP Menu 7 10 7 5 Boot Menu 7 11 7 6 Security Menu 7 13 7 7 Chipset Menu 7 14 7 8 Power Menu 7 18 7 9 Exit Menu 7 19 Appendices Ap...

Page 10: ...A Server 4020A 8R User s Manual x Notes...

Page 11: ...4020A 8R as listed below One 1 3 5 oppy drive FPD PNSC 02 white or FPD PNSC 01 black Two 2 passive heatsinks for 2U server optional SNK P0013 Four 4 8 cm hot swap chassis fans FAN 0072 Two 2 8 cm hot...

Page 12: ...aximum memory supported is halved if only one processor is installed Memory in supported in both interleaved and non interleaved con gurations See Section 5 6 for details Onboard SCSI Onboard SCSI is...

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: ...ubsystem supports eight 80 pin SCA Ultra320 SCSI hard drives Any standard 1 drives are supported SCA Single Connection Attachment The SCSI drives are connected to an SCA backplane that provides power...

Page 15: ...l chassis and power supply fans operate continuously A setting in BIOS see p 7 18 is used to control the system fan speed This setting uses voltage control to allow fans to run at different speeds The...

Page 16: ...A Server 4020A 8R User s Manual 1 6 Notes...

Page 17: ...head to Section 2 5 2 2 Unpacking the System You should inspect the box the system was shipped in and note if it was damaged in any way If the server itself shows damage you should le a damage claim w...

Page 18: ...coupled 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...

Page 19: ...mised 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...

Page 20: ...e with the rack unit you are using Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails The optional rackmount kit CSE PT26 or CSE PT26B black includes two rack rail assemblies Each of these assemblies consist...

Page 21: ...hassis rail sections you just removed along the side of the chassis making sure the screw holes line up Note that these two rails are left right speci c Screw the rail securely to the side of the chas...

Page 22: ...ck rail sliding rail guide assemblies at the desired location in the rack keeping the sliding rail guide facing the inside of the rack Screw the assembly securely to the rack using the brackets provid...

Page 23: ...hese rst keeping in mind that they are left right speci c marked with L and R Then line up the rear of the chassis rails with the front of the rack rails Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails ke...

Page 24: ...d Each processor should have its own heatsink attached See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor installation 3 Check the system memory Your server may have come with system memory already installed...

Page 25: ...drives Depending upon your system s con guration your system may have one or more drives already installed If you need to install SCSI drives please refer to Chapter 6 5 Check the air ow Air ow is pr...

Page 26: ...ovide input power to the system Plug the power cord from the power supply unit into a high quality power strip that offers protec tion from electrical noise and power surges It is recommended that you...

Page 27: ...he system and the activity and health of speci c components 3 2 Control Panel Buttons There are two push buttons located on the front of the chassis These are in order from left to right a power on of...

Page 28: ...1 R760 this LED indicates SCSI drive activity when ashing NIC1 Indicates network activity on LAN1 when ashing NIC2 Indicates network activity on LAN2 when ashing Overheat Fan Fail When this LED ashes...

Page 29: ...tivity A connection to the SCSI SCA backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is being accessed Red A SAF TE compliant backplane is needed to activate the red LEDs whic...

Page 30: ...3 4 A Server 4020A 8R User s Manual Notes...

Page 31: ...d 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 who...

Page 32: ...ng 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 area...

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: ...strictly followed Figure 4 1 Installing the Onboard Battery LITHIUM BATTERY BATTERY HOLDER BATTERY HOLDER LITHIUM BATTERY OR 4 5 Disposing of Electronic Equipment Important All electronic equipment a...

Page 35: ...t 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 su...

Page 36: ...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 shield The H8DA8 serverboard requires a chassis that...

Page 37: ...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 Triangles 4 With the CPU inserted into the socket inspect the...

Page 38: ...hat include a fan use the Fan7 header for the CPU1 fan and the Fan8 header for the CPU2 fan due to fan monitoring and wiring considerations You will also need to remove the air shroud when using activ...

Page 39: ...ect to the pin 1 locations If you are con guring the system keep the air ow in mind when routing the cables The following data cables with their serverboard connector locations noted should be connect...

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: ...mory module vertically into its slot paying attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the module incorrectly see Figure 5 4 See support information below 2 Gently pres...

Page 42: ...on previous page and charts on following page The CPU2 DIMM slots can only be accessed when two CPUs are installed however the CPU2 DIMM slots are not required to be populated when two CPUs are insta...

Page 43: ...X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Populating Memory Banks for Non Interleaved 64 bit Operation CPU1 DIMM1A CPU1 DIMM1B CPU1 DIMM2A CPU1 DIMM2B CPU2 DIMM1A CPU2 DIMM1B CPU2 DIMM2A...

Page 44: ...a PCI add on card make sure you install it into a slot that supports the speed of the card see step 1 above Begin by removing the screw from the PCI shield that corresponds to the slot you wish to po...

Page 45: ...U2 DIMM 2A CPU2 DIMM 2B CPU2 DIMM 1A CPU2 DIMM 1B LP IPMI Rage XL Graphics PCI X 133 MHz 6 PCI X 133 MHz 5 PCI X 66 MHz 4 PCI X 66 MHz 3 ZCR PCI 33 MHz 2 PCI 33 MHz 1 JPL Broadcom BCM5704 Winbond Supe...

Page 46: ...Power LED Fans 1 8 System Fan Headers J22 System Management Bus Header J24 I2 C Header J101 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Ports J1B4 24 Pin ATX Power Connector JA1 Ultra320 SCSI Channel A Connector JAR Power Su...

Page 47: ...NC 8 PWR_OK 21 5V 9 5VSB 22 5V 10 12V 23 5V 11 12V 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 a...

Page 48: ...nly available for systems with redundant power supplies NIC2 LED The NIC2 Network Interface Control ler LED connection is located on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Attach the NIC2 LED cable to display network a...

Page 49: ...epress the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin de nitions Universal Serial Bus Ports USB0 1 Two Universal Serial Bus ports USB1 1 are located beside the key board mou...

Page 50: ...luded on the header but not on the port NC indicates no connection Serial Port Pin De nitions COM1 COM2 Pin De nition Pin De nition 1 CD 6 DSR 2 RD 7 RTS 3 TD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Fan Heade...

Page 51: ...e table on the right for pin de nitions Extra Universal Serial Bus Headers Pin De nitions USB2 3 4 USB2 Pin De nition USB3 4 Pin De nition 1 5V 1 5V 2 PO 2 PO 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 Key 5 No co...

Page 52: ...ble to use this feature Wake On Ring Pin De nitions JWOR Pin De nition 1 Ground Black 2 Wake up Wake On LAN Pin De nitions JWOL Pin De nition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up SMB Power I2 C Header The...

Page 53: ...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 clearing the contents of CM...

Page 54: ...Pins 1 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...

Page 55: ...in the chas sis If you only have one or two power supplies installed you should disable the function with the J3P header to pre vent false alarms See the table on the right for jumper settings 3rd Po...

Page 56: ...being supplied to the serverboard DP1 indicates the pres ence of 3 3V See the table on the right for DP1 LED states 3 3V Power LED DP1 Color System Status Green Power present on serverboard Off No pow...

Page 57: ...able should 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...

Page 58: ...d 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Hos...

Page 59: ...6 46 DB 6 13 DB 7 47 DB 7 14 DB P 48 DB P 15 Ground 49 Ground 16 DIFFSENS 50 Ground 17 TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR 18 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR 19 Reserved 53 Reserved 20 Ground 54 Ground 21 ATN 55 ATN 22 Ground 56...

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Page 61: ...rtant to handle them very carefully The following measures are generally suf cient to protect your equipment from static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static dis...

Page 62: ...6 2 A Server 4020A 8R User s Manual 8 SCSI Drive Bays behind locking bezel Figure 6 1 Chassis Front View System Reset Main Power System LEDs Floppy Drive 5 25 Drive Bays 2 USB Ports...

Page 63: ...circuit board Pull all excess cabling over to the control panel side of the chassis The LEDs on the control panel inform you of system status see Figure 6 2 for details See Chapter 5 for details on J...

Page 64: ...tails on removing the cover 2 Removing a hot plug fan housing Depress the locking tab on a chassis cooling fan and pull the unit straight out by the handle see Figure 6 3 The fan wiring for these fans...

Page 65: ...Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 5 Figure 6 4 Removing the Air Shroud Figure 6 3 Removing a Chassis Fan...

Page 66: ...carriers also help promote proper air ow for the SCSI drive bays For this reason even empty carriers without SCSI drives installed must remain in the chassis To add a new SCSI drive install a drive in...

Page 67: ...CSI drives plug into a single SCSI backplane which provides Ultra320 single channel operation for all eight SCSI drives A ribbon cable from JA1 on the serverboard should be connected to the IN connect...

Page 68: ...ual Figure 6 7 SCSI Backplane Jumper Settings JP19 Buzzer Enable Closed On Enabled default Open Off Disabled LEDs Drive Fail LEDs Fail1 Fail2 Fail3 Fail4 Fail5 Fail6 Fail7 Fail8 Activity LEDs ACT1 ACT...

Page 69: ...hen slide the CD ROM into the bay and secure it to the chassis with the drive carrier screws you rst removed Attach the power and data cables to the drive Replace the top left chassis cover before res...

Page 70: ...trol panel as well as one on the back of the failed power module will illuminate to notify you of a power failure Replacing the Power Supply 1 Accessing the power supply You do not need to power down...

Page 71: ...yed 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 an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted...

Page 72: ...m 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 73: ...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 74: ...g Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow BIOS to auto detect hard disk drive support Select Disabled to prevent AMI BIOS from using the...

Page 75: ...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 76: ...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 IR...

Page 77: ...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 78: ...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 79: ...control the speed of the onboard fans If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is con trolled based upon the CPU die temperature When the CPU die temperature is higher the fan speed will be hig...

Page 80: ...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 81: ...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 82: ...to prioritize 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...

Page 83: ...e password Change 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 Yo...

Page 84: ...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 85: ...ns are Enabled and Disabled DRAM BG Scrub Corrects memory errors so later reads are correct Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds L2 Cache BG Scrub Allows L2 cache RAM...

Page 86: ...value HT Link0 RZ 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 CalComp Data allows...

Page 87: ...er to override auto values with an absolute value CalComp Data allows user to add to the generated value and CalComp Data allows user to subtract from the generated value HT Link1 N Comp Mode Allows u...

Page 88: ...Power Loss 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 sett...

Page 89: ...boot 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 Utility Progra...

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Page 91: ...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...

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Page 93: ...d 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 controller perfor...

Page 94: ...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 95: ...ng 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 interrupt con...

Page 96: ...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 97: ...justed 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 DMA p...

Page 98: ...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 99: ...n 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 next...

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Page 101: ...apacity is halved when using a single processor See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details SCSI Controller Adaptec AIC 7902 for dual channnel Ultra320 onboard SCSI Zero Channel RAID supported SCS...

Page 102: ...BIOS setting System Input Requirements AC Input Voltage 100 240V AC auto range Rated Input Current 14A 115V to 8A 230V Rated Input Frequency 50 to 60 Hz Power Supply 3 modules Rated Output Power 760W...

Page 103: ...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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