Supermicro SBA-7141A-T, User Manual

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Preface
About this Manual
This manual is written for professional system integrators, Information Technology
professionals, service personnel and technicians. It provides information for the
installation and use of Supermicro's SBA-7141A-T Blade Module. Installation and
maintenance should be performed by experienced professionals only.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1: Introduction
The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the
SBA-7141A-T Blade Module and describes its main features.
Chapter 2: System Safety
You should familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety
precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the SBA-7141A-T
Blade Module.
Chapter 3: Setup and Installation
Refer to this chapter for details on installing the SBA-7141A-T Blade Module into the
SuperBlade chassis. Other sections cover the installation and placement of memory
modules and the installation of hard disk drives into the blade module.
Chapter 4: Blade Module Features
This chapter coves features and component information about the SBA-7141A-T Blade
Module. Included here are descriptions and information for mainboard components,
connectors, LEDs and other features of the blade module.
Chapter 5: BIOS
BIOS setup is covered in this chapter for the SBA-7141A-T Blade Module.
Appendix A: BIOS POST Codes
BIOS POST Codes for the SBA-7141A-T Blade Module are explained in this appendix.