Supermicro SuperBlade SBI-4129P-C2N, 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 the Supermicro SuperBlade
®
system’s SBI-4129P-T3N/C2N
SuperBlade 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
SBI-4129P-T3N/C2N SuperBlade module and describes their 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 SBI-4129P-T3N/C2N
SuperBlade module.
Chapter 3: Setup and Installation
Refer to this chapter for details on installing the SBI-4129P-T3N/C2N SuperBlade
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 SBI-4129P-T3N/C2N
SuperBlade 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 SBI-4129P-T3N/C2N SuperBlade module.
Appendix A: BIOS POST Codes
BIOS POST Codes for SBI-4129P-T3N/C2N SuperBlade module are explained in this
appendix.