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Chapter 7: BIOS

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Header Info

Processor Data

Processor Core Data

L3 Cache Data

Package Data

Part Number Data

Thermal Reference Data

Feature Data

Other Data

OEM Data

Hardware Monitor Logic

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CPU1 Temperature

CPU2 Temperature

System Temperature

CPU Fan1/CPU1 Chassis Fan

CPU Fan2/CPU2 Chassis Fan

Chassis Fan 1

Processor Info ROM Data

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Summary of Contents for 7043P-8R

Page 1: ...SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R USER SMANUAL 1 0b SUPER...

Page 2: ...R 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 W...

Page 3: ...rganization Chapter 1 Introduction The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the server system and describes the main features of the SUPER X5DP8 G2 serverboard and t...

Page 4: ...to this chapter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when reconfiguring the serverboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC942S 600...

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

Page 6: ...Workstation 7043P 8R 2 1 2 3 Preparing for Setup 2 1 2 4 Installing the SuperWorkstation 7043P 8R into a Rack 2 3 2 5 Checking the Serverboard Setup 2 7 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup 2 9 Chapter 3...

Page 7: ...talling Memory 5 7 5 6 Adding PCI Cards 5 9 5 7 Motherboard Details 5 10 X5DP8 G2 Layout 5 10 X5DP8 G2 Quick Reference 5 11 5 8 Connector Definitions 5 12 ATX Power Connection 5 12 PWR_SEC Connection...

Page 8: ...ppy Hard Drive and SCSI Connections 5 22 Parallel Port Connector 5 22 Floppy Connector 5 24 IDE Connectors 5 24 Ultra320 SCSI Connectors 5 25 50 pin Legacy Ultra Wide SCSI Connector 5 26 5 12 Installi...

Page 9: ...ents ix 7 3 Main BIOS Setup 7 2 7 4 Advanced Setup 7 6 7 5 Security 7 16 7 6 Boot 7 18 7 7 Exit 7 19 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes B 1 Appendix C System Speci...

Page 10: ...Notes x SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual...

Page 11: ...s various hardware components have been included with the SuperServer 7043P 8R as listed below Up to two 2 604 603 pin Xeon processors optional Two 2 active CPU heatsinks Fan 042CF Two 2 heatsink rete...

Page 12: ...8 G2 has eight 184 pin DIMM slots that can support up to 16 GB of registered ECC DDR 266 PC2100 SDRAM Module sizes of 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB and 2GB may be used to populate the DIMM slots The X5DP8 G2...

Page 13: ...nt side USB ports are also included on the front of the chassis Other Features Other onboard features that promote system health include onboard voltage monitors a chassis intrusion header auto switch...

Page 14: ...modules are all hot swappable so you don t have to power down the system to replace a module SCSI Subsystem The SCSI subsystem supports up to 10 80 pin SCA Ultra320 SCSI hard drives Any standard 1 dr...

Page 15: ...OM port a parallel port a VGA port two USB ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports and two G bit Ethernet ports Cooling System The SC942S 600 chassis has an innovative cooling design that includes three 1...

Page 16: ...ess SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Tech...

Page 17: ...ction 2 5 2 2 Unpacking the 7043P 8R You should inspect the box the SuperServer 7043P 8R was shipped in and note if it was damaged in any way If the server itself shows damage you should file a damage...

Page 18: ...extending a component from the rack You should extend only one component at a time extending two or more simultaneously may cause the rack to become unstable Server Precautions Review the electrical...

Page 19: ...e Rack Rails The optional 7043P 8R rackmount kit CSE PT26 or CSE PT26B black in cludes two rack rail assemblies Each of these assemblies consist of three sections an inner fixed chassis rail that secu...

Page 20: ...bottom now the sides of the chassis First add the rack handles as shown in Figure 2 3 Then position the fixed chassis rail sections you just removed along the side of the 7043P 8R mak ing sure the scr...

Page 21: ...ng rail guide assemblies at the desired loca tion in the rack keeping the sliding rail guide facing the inside of the rack Screw the assembly securely to the rack using the brackets provided Attach th...

Page 22: ...e first keeping in mind that they are left right specific 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 23: ...u can then lift the cover from the chassis to gain 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...

Page 24: ...2 8 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual Figure 2 6 Accessing the Inside of the 7043P 8R...

Page 25: ...move the top left chassis cover The SCSI disk drives can be installed and removed from the front of the chassis without removing any chassis covers 2 Installing components into the 5 25 drive bay To i...

Page 26: ...generated by the fans Keep this in mind when you reroute them after working on the system 6 Supplying power to the system The last thing you must do is to provide input power to the system Plug the p...

Page 27: ...re are also three buttons on the chassis control panel 3 2 Control Panel Buttons There are three push button buttons located on the front of the chassis These are in order from left to right a power o...

Page 28: ...illuminated when the sys tem is operating HDD Indicates IDE channel activity On the SuperServer 7043P 8R this LED indicates CD ROM drive activity when flashing NIC1 Indicates network activity on LAN1...

Page 29: ...ctivity 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 whi...

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Page 31: ...memory modules and the CD ROM and floppy drives When disconnecting power you should first power down the system with the operating system and then unplug the power cords of all the power supply units...

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: ...d circuit boards PCBs in their antistatic bags until ready for use Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with...

Page 34: ...ce when the 7043P 8R is operating to ensure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 7043P 8R system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed For grounding purposes make sure your compu...

Page 35: ...e that 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...

Page 36: ...abel area of the fan Also do not place the motherboard on a conductive surface which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up 1 Lift the lever on the CPU socket Lift the leve...

Page 37: ...atsink installation procedure 6 If installing two processors repeat these steps to install the second processor in the CPU 2 slot Figure 5 1 604 pin PGA Socket Empty and with Processor Installed Warni...

Page 38: ...5 4 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual Figure 5 2b Heatsink Installation Figure 5 2a Retention Clips left 603 pin right 604 pin...

Page 39: ...ed wires connect to the pin 1 locations If you are configuring the sys tem keep the airflow in mind when routing the cables The following data cables with their motherboard connector locations noted s...

Page 40: ...posite sides of each header All JF2 wires have been bundled into single ribbon cable to simplify their connection Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 as marked on the board The other end connects...

Page 41: ...lso note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation See Figure 5 5 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with Bank 1 The memory sc...

Page 42: ...Pay attention to the bottom notch To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the DIMM from the slot Memory Support The X5DP8 G2 only supports ECC registered DDR 266 200...

Page 43: ...ing 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 swinging the release tab on the I O backpanel shield out to the left for the PC...

Page 44: ...Fan2 CPU2 Fan JL1 JP7 IDE 2 IDE 1 FLOPPY Ultra III LVD SCSI CH A Chassis Fan1 SMB BIOS Battery P64H2 P64H2 MCH AIC 7902 ICH3 IPMI USB 2 USB 3 Speaker 133 MHz PCI X 6 133 MHz PCI X 5 100 MHz PCI X 4 6...

Page 45: ...A DIMM 4B Memory RAM Slots COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector CPU CHS OH FAN CPU Chassis Overheat Fan Headers GLAN1 2 Gigabit Ethernet Ports IDE 1 IDE 2 IDE 1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors J7 Pa...

Page 46: ...ese pins to display disk activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions ATX Power Connection The X5DP8 G2 power supply con nector meets the SSI Superset ATX 24 pin specification how ever...

Page 47: ...efinitions Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF2 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 LED The NIC1 Network Interface Con troller LED connec...

Page 48: ...0 1 Two Universal Serial Bus ports are located beside the PS 2 key board mouse ports USB0 is the bottom connector and USB1 is the top connector See the table on the right for pin definitions Universal...

Page 49: ...efinitions J9 Pin Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 Definition Data NC Ground VCC Clock NC Serial Ports The COM1 serial port is located under the parallel port see Figure 5 4 See the table on the right for pin defin...

Page 50: ...re for the speaker and pins 8 9 are for the NMI connection See the table on the right for speaker pin defini tions Note The speaker connec tor pins are for use with an exter nal speaker If you wish to...

Page 51: ...n LAN connector and cable Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is des ignated JWOR This function al lows your computer to receive and wake up by an incoming call to the modem when in suspend state See...

Page 52: ...On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins Connector Pins Jumper Cap Setting Pin 1 2 short 3 2 1 3 2 1 CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of...

Page 53: ...Enabled Disabled GLAN Enable Disable Jumper Settings JD4 Front Side Bus Speed JP39 is used to set the system front side bus speed for the pro cessors It is best to keep this jumper set to Auto This j...

Page 54: ...B The normal default setting is open to enable teminate both SCSI channels If you wish to connect external SCSI devices you should disable termination for the channnel s you will be connecting them t...

Page 55: ...n Orange Definition No Connection 100 MHz 1 GHz 1 Gb LAN Right LED Indicator Third Power Supply Alarm Enable Disable The system will notify you in the event of a power supply failure This feature assu...

Page 56: ...ves The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Parallel Printer Port Connector The parallel printer port...

Page 57: ...ta 32 Side 1 Select 34 Diskette Floppy Connector Pin Definitions JP7 Pin Number Function 1 Reset IDE 3 Host Data 7 5 Host Data 6 7 Host Data 5 9 Host Data 4 11 Host Data 3 13 Host Data 2 15 Host Data...

Page 58: ...4 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Signal Names DB 12 DB 13 DB 14 DB 15 DB P1 DB 0 DB 1 DB 2 DB 3 DB 4 DB 5 DB 6 DB 7 DB P GROUND GROUND TERMPW R TERMPW R RESERVED GROUND ATN GROUND BSY ACK RST MSG SEL C D...

Page 59: ...erting this CD into your CD ROM drive the display shown in Figure 5 8 should appear If this display does not appear double click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CD ROM d...

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

Page 62: ...R Manual SCSI Drive Bays 10 Figure 6 1 Chassis Front View System Reset Main Power System LEDs Floppy Drive Bay 5 1 4 Drive Bays CH A Drive 1 2 3 4 5 left to right CH B Drive 1 2 3 4 5 left to right Fa...

Page 63: ...n the front control panel PCB printed 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 d...

Page 64: ...ithout pow ering down the system Replacing System Fans 1 Identifying the failed fan Inspect the back of the chassis to see if the 12 cm exhaust fan has failed You must power down the system to replace...

Page 65: ...on the open side of the cover to remove it from the chassis do not try to swing or pull it straight out after opening the left side SCSI Drives After unlocking the SCSI drive bay door swing it open to...

Page 66: ...es 2 Mounting a SCSI drive in a drive carrier The SCSI drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and removal from the chassis These carriers also work to promote proper airfl...

Page 67: ...he reverse side of the backplane has five connectors that the SCSI drives plug into when inserted with a SCSI drive carrier or mobile rack Figure 6 6 SC942 SCSI Backplane Power Connectors IN Connector...

Page 68: ...side of the CD ROM drive using the holes provided see Figure 6 7 Then slide the CD ROM into the bay and secure it to the chassis with the drive carrier screws you first removed Attach the power and da...

Page 69: ...l 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 the...

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Page 71: ...tle electrical power When the computer is turned off a back up battery provides power to the BIOS flash chip enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer i...

Page 72: ...ssing Delete immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activate t...

Page 73: ...keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the Enter key to save the data Phoenix BIOS Main Advanced Security Power System Time 16 19 20 System Date 02 02 02 Legacy...

Page 74: ...5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave These settings allow the user to set the parameters of the IDE Primary Master Slave and IDE Secondary Master Slave...

Page 75: ...ll access the IDE Primary Master Device via LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 bit I O Selects 32 bit I O operation Options are Enabled and Disabled Transfer Mode Selects the transfer mo...

Page 76: ...ns are described in this section Quick Boot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disa...

Page 77: ...gacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled Installed OS This setting allows you to choose which operating system you are us...

Page 78: ...MHz 100 MHz and 133 MHz PCI PCIX Frequency Slot 6 Use this setting to change the speed of PCI PCIX slot 6 Options are Auto 33 MHz 66 MHz 100 MHz and 133 MHz PCI Device Slot 1 Slot 6 Access the submen...

Page 79: ...r various sections of cache memory Uncache Write Protect Write Back Write Through or Disable See the Item Specific Help window for details I O Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes t...

Page 80: ...setting allows you to assign control of serial port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Mode Specify the type of device that will be connected to serial port B Op...

Page 81: ...DMA1 and DMA3 Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Base I O Address Sel...

Page 82: ...uired to qualify as an ECC error Options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display t...

Page 83: ...ke changes to the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display not a setting informing you of the event log validity Event Log Capacity This is a display not a setting informing you of the...

Page 84: ...direction Console Type Choose from the available options to select the console type for console redirection Flow Control Choose from the available options to select the flow control for console redire...

Page 85: ...entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This displays whether a user password has bee...

Page 86: ...er key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up Password on Boot This setting allows you to requi...

Page 87: ...rmine if you want to employ ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management on your system Options are Yes and No Power Savings This setting sets the degree of power saving for the sy...

Page 88: ...nt the system to wake up the above setting must be set to On Enter the time with the number keys Resume on Modem Ring Use this setting to enable or disable the WOR Wake on Ring feature Options are On...

Page 89: ...emovable Devices Highlight and press Enter to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of devices in the Item Specific Help window CD ROM Drive See details on how to change th...

Page 90: ...splayed by highlighting the setting option using the arrow keys and pressing Enter All PIR BIOS Setup options are described in this section Select the Processor s PIR Selects the processor PIR Options...

Page 91: ...ture Data Other Data OEM Data Hardware Monitor Logic Highlight this and hit Enter to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature System Temperature CPU Fan1 CPU1 Chassis...

Page 92: ...the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section Phoe Main Advanced Security Power Exit Saving Ch...

Page 93: ...out saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit Enter to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Discard...

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Page 95: ...ed Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Monitor type not...

Page 96: ...POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On systems...

Page 97: ...tware NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot generate software NMI Non Maskable Interrupt Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long device Address Conflict Add...

Page 98: ...lly tested nnnn kB System RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested One or more I2O Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu There was not...

Page 99: ...Write down and follow the information shown on the screen Press F2 to enter Setup Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identified Run the I2O Configu...

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Page 101: ...the error to port 80h attempt to initialize video and write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h Appendix B BIOS POST Codes P...

Page 102: ...32h Test CPU bus clock frequency 33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager 36h Warm start shut down 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Lo...

Page 103: ...are interrupt vectors 7Dh Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring 7Eh Initialize coprocessor if present 80h Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs 81h Late POST device initialization 82h Detect and...

Page 104: ...RomPilot about the end of POST B2h POST done prepare to boot operating system B4h 1 One short beep before boot B5h Terminate QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS B9h...

Page 105: ...Bh Initialize PIC and DMA ECh Initialize Memory type EDh Initialize Memory size EEh Shadow Boot Block EFh System memory test F0h Initialize interrupt vectors F1h Initialize Run Time Clock F2h Initiali...

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Page 107: ...g Systems Supported Windows NT Windows 2000 Solaris Netware SCO UNIX and Linux Memory Capacity Eight 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of registered ECC DDR 266 200 PC2100 1600 SDRAM Not...

Page 108: ...s C Humidity Range 5 to 90 non condensing Motherboard X5DP8 G2 Form Factor Extended ATX Dimensions 12 x 13 05 in 304 8 x 331 5 mm Chassis SC942S 600 Form Factor 4U rackmount tower Dimensions WxHxD as...

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