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Page 1: ...SUPER SUPERSERVER 6015V T SUPERSERVER 6015V TLP USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0c ...

Page 2: ...G FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPER MICRO SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer s...

Page 3: ...series processors only Manual Organization 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 X7DVL E X7DVL i serverboard and the SC811TQ 520 SC811TQ 280 chassis Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer 6015V T 6015V TLP into a rac...

Page 4: ...ing processors or main memory and when reconfiguring the serverboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC811TQ 520 SC811TQ 280 1U rackmount server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing removing or reconfiguring Serial ATA or peripheral drives and when replacing system power supply units and cooling fans Chapte...

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

Page 6: ...recautions 2 2 Server Precautions 2 2 Rack Mounting Considerations 2 3 2 4 Installing the System into a Rack 2 4 2 5 Checking the Serverboard Setup 2 8 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup 2 10 Chapter 3 System Interface 3 1 Overview 3 1 3 2 Control Panel Buttons 3 1 Reset 3 1 Power 3 1 3 3 Control Panel LEDs 3 2 Overheat Fan Fail 3 2 NIC2 3 2 NIC1 3 2 HDD 3 2 Power 3 3 3 4 Serial ATA Drive Carrier LE...

Page 7: ...s 5 9 X7DVL E Layout 5 9 X7DVL i Layout 5 10 X7DVL E X7DVL i Quick Reference 5 11 5 8 Connector Definitions 5 12 ATX Power Connector 5 12 Processor Power Connector 5 12 NMI Button 5 12 Power LED 5 12 HDD LED 5 13 NIC1 LED 5 13 NIC2 LED 5 13 Overheat Fan Fail LED 5 13 Power Fail LED 5 13 Reset Button 5 14 Power Button 5 14 Universal Serial Bus USB0 1 5 14 Chassis Intrusion 5 14 Serial Ports 5 15 Fan...

Page 8: ... LED Indicators 5 21 System Status LED 5 21 5 11 Parallel Port Floppy IDE and SATA Drive Connections 5 22 Parallel Port 5 22 Floppy Connector 5 23 IDE Connector 5 24 SATA Ports 5 24 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices 6 1 6 2 Control Panel 6 2 6 3 System Fans 6 3 System Fan Failure 6 3 Replacing System Cooling Fans 6 3 6 4 Drive Bay Installation Removal 6 4 Accessing the ...

Page 9: ...4 Advanced Setup 7 7 7 5 Security Settings 7 24 7 6 Boot Setup 7 25 7 7 Exit Options 7 26 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Appendix D Software Installation Appendix E System Specifications Table of Contents ix ...

Page 10: ...Notes SUPERSERVER 6015V T 6015V TLP User s Manual x ...

Page 11: ...e components may have been included with the 6015V T 6015V TLP as listed below One 1 slim DVD ROM drive DVM PNSC 824 B Two 2 10 cm blower fans FAN 0059 Serial ATA SATA Accessories One 1 SATA backplane CSE SAS 810TQ Two 2 SATA cables CBL 0061 One 1 SATA LED cable CBL 0157L Two 2 SATA drive carriers MCP 220 00003 02 01 One 1 64 bit PCI X riser card CSE RR1U X 6015V TLP only One 1 PCI E x8 riser card...

Page 12: ...ered DIMM DDR2 667 533 SDRAM The X7DVL E X7DVL i s dual channel memory bus requires modules to be populated in pairs All memory modules must be the same size and speed Serial ATA A Serial ATA controller is incorporated into the ESB2 South Bridge portion of the 5000V chipset to provide a six port 3 Gb s SATA subsystem which is RAID 0 1 10 and RAID 5 supported The SATA drives are hot swappable units...

Page 13: ... up to two Ultra ATA 100 hard drives or ATAPI devices Onboard I O backpanel ports include one COM port two USB ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports a graphics monitor port and two Gigabit LAN NIC ports Other Features Other onboard features that promote system health include voltage monitors a chassis intrusion header auto switching voltage regulators chassis and CPU overheat sensors virus protectio...

Page 14: ...2 PCI 33MHz GILGAL GB LAN FWH RJ45 RJ45 LPC COM2 COM1 SIO W83627 FDD PCI Ex4 PCI X 133 PARALLEL PORT IDE ATA 100 KB MS VRM ISL6306 2 3 4 3 1 2 0 VRM ISL6306 PROCESSOR 1 1067 1333MT S 1067 1333MT S PCI X SLOT J12 6 2 2 PCI Ex8 PCI X SLOT J13 5 J10 3 PCI EXP_X8_SLOT J9 4 PCI EXP_X4_IN_X8 SLOT PCI32_SLOT J6 1 HF USB 0 1 2 3 4 PCIE X8 PCIE X4 FBD CHNL0 FBD CHNL1 1 1 0 0 FBD DIMM FBD DIMM SATA 0 1 2 3 ...

Page 15: ...t to enable the hot swap capability of the Serial ATA drives Control Panel The control panel on the SC811TQ 520 SC811TQ 280 provides important system monitoring and control information LEDs indicate power on network activity hard disk drive activity and system overheat conditions The control panel also includes a main power button and a system reset button Rear I O Panel The SC811TQ 520 SC811TQ 28...

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Page 17: ...was damaged in any way If the server itself shows damage you should file a damage claim with the carrier who delivered it Decide on a suitable location for the rack unit that will hold the SuperServer 6015V T 6015V TLP It should be situated in a clean dust free area that is well ventilated Avoid areas where heat electrical noise and electromagnetic fields are generated You will also need it placed n...

Page 18: ...ould be attached to the rack In multiple rack installations the racks should be 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 to become unstable Server Precautions Review the electrical and general safety precautions in Chapter 4 Determine the pl...

Page 19: ...omised 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 connection of the equipment to the power supply circuitry and the effect that any possible overloading of circuits might have on overcurrent protection and power supply wiring Appropriate considerati...

Page 20: ...fying the Sections of the Rack Rails You should have received two rack rail assemblies with the SuperServer 6015V T 6015V TLP Each of these assemblies consist of two sections an inner fixed chassis rail that secures to the unit A and an outer fi xed rack rail B that secures to the rail brackets A sliding rail guide sandwiched between the two should remain attached to the fixed rack rail see Figure 2 ...

Page 21: ...en installed and pushed fully into the rack which is its normal position Secondly these tabs also lock the server in place when fully extended from the rack This prevents the server from coming completely out of the rack when you pull it out for servicing Installing the Rack Rails Determine where you want to place the 6015V T 6015V TLP in the rack see Rack and Server Precautions in Section 2 3 Pos...

Page 22: ...ck unit The next step is to install the server into the rack Do this by lining up the rear of the chas sis 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 locking tabs when inserting See Figure 2 3 When the server has been pushed completely into the rack you should hear the locking tabs click ...

Page 23: ...nto 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 positioning of the rack brackets to the rack They should be spaced apart just enough to accomodate the width of the telco rack Figure 2 4 Installing the Server into a Telco Rack ...

Page 24: ... processor You may have one or two processors already installed into the system board Each processor should have its own heatsink attached See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor and heatsink installation 3 Check the system memory Your 6015V T 6015V TLP server system may have come with system memory already installed Make sure all DIMMs are fully seated in their slots For details on adding sys...

Page 25: ...Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 9 Figure 2 5 Accessing the Inside of the System ...

Page 26: ...isk drive to the system 3 Check the Serial ATA disk drives Depending upon your system s configuration your system may have one or two Serial ATA drives already installed If you need to install Serial ATA drives please refer to the appropriate section in Chapter 6 4 Check the airflow Airflow is provided by two 10 cm input fans The system component layout was carefully designed to promote sufficient air...

Page 27: ...control panel 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 front of the chassis These are in order from left to right a reset button and a power on off button RESET The reset button reboots the system POWER This is the main power button which is used to apply or turn of...

Page 28: ...at condition which may be caused by cables obstructing the airflow in the system or the ambient room temperature being too warm Check the routing of the cables and make sure all fans are present and operating normally You should also check to make sure that the chassis covers are installed Finally verify that the heatsinks are installed properly see Chapter 5 This LED will remain flashing or on as l...

Page 29: ...een LED When illuminated this green LED on the front of the SATA drive carrier indicates drive activity A connection to the SATA backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is being accessed Please refer to Chapter 6 for instructions on replacing failed SATA drives Red The red LED to indicate an SATA drive failure If one of the SATA drives fail you should be notified b...

Page 30: ...3 4 SUPERSERVER 6015V T 6015V TLP User s Manual Notes ...

Page 31: ...ting power you should first power down the system with the operating system first and then unplug the power cords of all the power supply units in the system When working around exposed electrical circuits another person who is familiar with the power off controls should be nearby to switch off the power if necessary Use only one hand when working with powered on electrical equipment This is to avoi...

Page 32: ...a cooling 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 where power is present Serverboard Battery CAUTION There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed upside down which will reverse its polarities see Figure 4 1 This battery...

Page 33: ...use Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing which may retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the serverboard and...

Page 34: ... the chassis cover is in place when the 6015V T 6015V TLP is operating to assure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 6015V T 6015V TLP system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed LITHIUM BATTERY BATTERY HOLDER BATTERY HOLDER LITHIUM BATTERY OR Figure 4 1 Installing the Onboard Battery ...

Page 35: ...te 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 to sup port it when handling The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge...

Page 36: ...ge processors for the 6015V TLP If installing one processor only install it into CPU socket 1 Notes 1 Intel s boxed Xeon CPU package contains a CPU fan and heatsink assembly If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use only Intel certified multi direc tional heatsinks and fans 2 When purchasing a 5300 5100 5000 series processor or when receiving a serverboard with one pre installed make sure ...

Page 37: ...y or vertically and do not rub the CPU against any surface or any of the contacts which may damage the CPU and or contacts 7 With the CPU in the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that it is properly installed 8 Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down until it snaps into the retention clasp 9 If the CPU is properly installed into the socket the PnP cap will be auto m...

Page 38: ...n two diagonal screws i e the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug Do not fully tighten the screws or you may damage the CPU 4 Add the two remaining screws then finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws Removing the Heatsink 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws from the serverboard in the sequence as show in the picture above 2 Hold the heatsink and gently wriggle the heatsink t...

Page 39: ...nnect to the pin 1 locations If you are configuring the system keep the airflow 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 for connector locations DVD ROM drive cable IDE2 Serial ATA cable SATA0 SATA1 SGPIO cable SGPIO1 Control Panel cable JF1 see next page Front pan...

Page 40: ...ides 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 other end of the cable to the Control Panel printed circuit board located just behind the system status LEDs in the chassis See the Connector Definitions section in this chapter for details and pin descrip tions of JF1 N...

Page 41: ...tion See Figure 5 5 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with DIMM1A The interleaved memory scheme requires you to install two modules at a time beginning with DIMM1A and DIMM2A then DIMM1B and 2B etc 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly 3 Gently p...

Page 42: ...card installation Before installing a PCI add on card see step 1 above Begin by swinging out the release tab on the appropriate PCI slot shield Insert the PCI card into the riser card pushing down with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card Finish by pushing the release tab back to its original locked position Optimized DIMM Configurations Number of DIMMs Bank 1 Bank 2 2 DIMMs 1A 2A 4 DIMMs ...

Page 43: ...2C DIMM2B DIMM2A DIMM1C DIMM1B DIMM1A LAN1 LAN2 ESB2 Slot 6 PCI X 133 MHz Slot 5 PCI X 133 MHz Slot 4 PCI E x4 Slot 3 PCI E x8 Printer ES 1000 Slot 2 PCI 33 MHz Slot 1 PCI 33 MHz SIMLC I SATA0 I SATA1 I SATA3 I SATA2 I SATA4 I SATA5 IDE 1 Floppy BIOS 5000V JPI2 C FAN5 FAN4 COM2 JUSB1 SGPIO1 SGPIO2 JUSB2 FAN3 FAN2 FAN1 JPWF JPL1 FAN6 JPL2 JWOR JI2 C1 JI2 C2 JPG1 JWD JWOL Speaker JD1 SMB JL1 JF1 JAR...

Page 44: ... COM 1 VGA DIMM2C DIMM2B DIMM2A DIMM1C DIMM1B DIMM1A LAN1 LAN2 ESB2 Slot 6 PCI X 133 MHz Slot 5 PCI X 133 MHz Printer XGI Z7 Slot 1 PCI 33 MHz SIMLP I SATA0 I SATA1 I SATA3 I SATA2 I SATA4 I SATA5 IDE 1 Floppy BIOS 5000V JPI2 C FAN5 FAN4 COM2 JUSB1 SGPIO1 SGPIO2 JUSB2 FAN3 FAN2 FAN1 JPWF JPL1 FAN6 JPL2 JWOR JI2 C2 JI2 C1 JPG1 JWD JWOL Speaker JD1 JL1 JF1 JAR LE2 LE3 D31 LE1 Battery JBT1 JPF LE4 LE...

Page 45: ... Hard Disk Drive Connector I SAT0 I SATA5 Serial ATA 0 5 Ports JAR Alarm Reset Header JD1 Power LED SpeakerHeader JF1 Front Control Panel Connector JL1 Chassis Intrusion JPF Power Force On JPI2 C Power System Management I2 C Header JPW1 24 pin ATX Power Connector JPW3 8 pin Processor Power Connector JUSB1 Universal Serial Bus 2 3 Headers JUSB2 Universal Serial Bus 4 5 Headers JWOL Wake on LAN Head...

Page 46: ... on the right for pin definitions Processor Power Connector In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above the 12v 8 pin processor power connector at JPW3 must also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 19 Control 20 Ground Processor Power Connector Pin Definitions JPW3 Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 thr...

Page 47: ... power supplies and so does not apply to the 6015V T 6015V TLP 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 activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 7 Vcc 8 HD Active Power Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 Vcc 6 Ground NIC1...

Page 48: ...nd mode depress the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Universal Serial Bus USB0 1 Two Universal Serial Bus ports are located beside the keyboard mouse ports See the table on the right for pin definitions Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 1 PW_ON 2 Ground Universal Serial Bus Pin...

Page 49: ...net ports designated LAN1 and LAN2 are located beside the VGA port on the I O backplane These ports accept RJ45 type ca bles Note Pin 10 is included on the header but not on the port NC indicates no connection Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard an...

Page 50: ...t of a power supply failure This feature assumes that Supermicro redundant power supply units are installed in the chassis Connect a microswitch to the JAR header to disable the power supply fail alarm Note the 6015V T 6015V TLP has only a single power supply so this header is unused SGPIO The two headers labeled SGPIO1 and SGPIO2 are for SGPIO Se rial General Purpose Input Output SGPIO provides a...

Page 51: ... definitions You must have a WOR card and cable to use this feature Wake On Ring Pin Definitions JWOR Pin Definition 1 Ground Black 2 Wake up Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL Pin Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up Power SMB Connector The Power SMB JPI2 C connector JPI2 C may be used to monitor the status of the power supply fan and system temperature See the table on the right for pin definition...

Page 52: ... clear CMOS and will also clear any passwords Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents of CMOS To clear CMOS 1 First power down the system and unplug the power cord s 2 With the power disconnected short the CMOS pads with a metal object such as a small screwdriver 3 Remove the screwdriver or shorting device 4 Reconnect the power cord s and ...

Page 53: ... settings PCI Slots to SMB Jumper Settings JI2 C1 JI2 C2 Jumper Setting Definition Open Disabled Closed Enabled PWR Supply Failure Detect The system can notify you in the event of a power supply failure This feature is available when three power supply units are installed in the chassis with one acting as a backup This jumper should remain disabled on the 6015V T 6015V TLP to prevent false alarms P...

Page 54: ...ins 1 2 Reset Pins 2 3 NMI Open Disabled 5 10 Onboard Indicators LAN1 LAN2 LEDs The Ethernet ports located beside the VGA port have two LEDs On each Gb LAN port one LED indicates activity when blinking while the other LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the table on the right for the functions associated with the connection speed LED LAN LED Connection Speed I...

Page 55: ... is present on the serverboard Be sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord before removing or installing components POST Code LED Indicators There are two POST Code LED Indicators LE4 LE5 located near the SATA ports These two LEDs indicate POST Power On Self Test Code messages through different sets of green and yellow light combinations Refer to the table on the right for POST Code m...

Page 56: ...tor 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 See the serverboard layout for the location of the parallel printer port See the table on the right for pin definitions Parallel Printer Port Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Strobe 2 Auto Feed 3 Data Bit 0 4 Error 5 Da...

Page 57: ...y Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN 3 Ground 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 Ground 8 Index 9 Ground 10 Motor Enable 11 Ground 12 Drive Select B 13 Ground 14 Drive Select B 15 Ground 16 Motor Enable 17 Ground 18 DIR 19 Ground 20 STEP 21 Ground 22 Write Data 23 Ground 24 Write Gate 25 Ground 26 Track 00 27 Ground 28 Write Protect 29 Ground 30 Read Data 31 Ground 32 Side 1 Select 33 Ground 3...

Page 58: ...ta 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host 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 29 DACK3 30 Ground 31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16 33 Addr1 34 Ground 35 Addr0 36 Addr2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 Ground SATA Port Pin Definitions I SATA0 I SATA5...

Page 59: ...em very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or m...

Page 60: ...ors These wires have been bundled together in a ribbon cable to simplify the connection Connect the cable from JF1 on the serverboard to JP4 on the Control Panel PCB printed circuit board Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 on both JF1 and JP4 Pull all excess cabling out of the airflow path The LEDs inform you of system status See Chapter 3 for details on the LEDs and the control panel buttons ...

Page 61: ...ill need to power down the system to replace this fan with one of the same type p n FAN 0059 Contact your vendor or Supermicro for information on replacement fans Replacing System Cooling Fans 1 Removing a blower fan After turning off the power to the system first remove the chassis cover and unplug the fan cable from the serverboard Unscrew the failed blower fan from the chassis and pull it comple...

Page 62: ...ting holes align with those in the carrier Secure the drive to the carrier with four screws as shown in Figure 6 3 Figure 6 3 Mounting a Drive in a Carrier 6 4 Drive Bay Installation Removal Accessing the Drive Bays Serial ATA Drives Because of their hotswap capability you do not need to access the inside of the chassis or power down the system to install or replace Serial ATA drives Proceed to th...

Page 63: ...es Two Serial ATA drive bays are located in the front of the chassis making them easily accessible for installation and removal These drives are hot swappable meaning they can be installed and removed without powering down the system To remove first push the release button located beside the drive LEDs then swing the colored handle fully out and use it to pull the unit straight out see Figure 6 4 I...

Page 64: ...lease the retention screws that secure the unit to the rack Grasp the two handles on either side and pull the unit straight out until it locks you will hear a click Next depress the two buttons on the top of the chassis to release the top cover and at the same time push the cover away from you until it stops You can then lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the ...

Page 65: ...lick Next depress the two buttons on the top of the chassis to release the top cover and push it away from you You can then lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server 2 Removing the power supply First unplug the power cord from the system To remove the failed power unit remove the two screws on the back of the power supply which secure it to the chassis You...

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Page 67: ... off a backup battery pro vides power to the CMOS Logic enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the CMOS Logic by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This ...

Page 68: ...1 By pressing 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 the main Setup menu Press the Delete key to enter Setup 7 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down arr...

Page 69: ...ate Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the Enter key to save the data BIOS Date This field displays the date when this version of BIOS was built Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 ...

Page 70: ... in the sub menu are Type Selects the type of IDE hard drive The options are Auto which allows the BIOS to automatically determine the hard drive s capacity number of heads etc a number from 1 39 to select a predetermined type of hard drive CDROM and ATAPI Removable The option User will allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed at this connection The option Auto will allow the BI...

Page 71: ...Format Multi Sector Transfers This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi sector transfer The options are Disabled 4 Sectors 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0 Master Device via the LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 Bit I O This option allows the user to en...

Page 72: ... mode is supported by the Windows 2000 OS or a later version When the SATA Controller Mode is set to Enhanced the following items will display Serial ATA SATA RAID Enable Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions For the Windows OS environment use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled When this item is set to Enabled the item ICH RAID Code Base will be available for you to sele...

Page 73: ...ry This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as being present in the system 7 4 Advanced Setup ChooseAdvancedfromthe PhoenixBIOSSetupUtilitymainmenuwiththearrowkeys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing Enter ...

Page 74: ...n and Power Interface power management on your system The options are Yes and No Power Button Behavior If set to Instant Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4 sec the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are instant off and 4 sec override Resume On Modem Ring Select On to wake your...

Page 75: ...gh to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write...

Page 76: ...achieve better graphic effects when using a Linux graphic driver that requires the write combining configuration with 4GB or more memory The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices Onboard GLAN1 Onboard GLAN2 Gigabit LAN OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from GLAN The options are...

Page 77: ... new software you might want to change this setting and try again A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed The options are DOS or Other for Unix Novelle NetWare and other operating systems Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Warning Take Caution...

Page 78: ...essor that is installed on an add on card or a network card to handle some or all packet processing of this add on card For this motherboard the TOE device is built inside the ESB 2 South Bridge chip The options are Enabled and Disabled Route Port 80h Cycles to This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to The options are Disabled PCI and LPC Clock Spectrum Feature ...

Page 79: ...ent 2 Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 TM2 which will lower CPU voltage and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a predefined overheat threshold Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 TM1 allowing CPU clocking to be regulated via CPU Internal Clock modulation when the CPU temperature reaches the overheat threshold C1 Enhanced Mode Available when...

Page 80: ...one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Intel EIST Support Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and allows the system to automatically adj...

Page 81: ... Port This setting allows you to assign control of the parallel port The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are 378 278 and 3BC Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for the parallel port The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 Mode This feature allows you to sp...

Page 82: ... event log capacity It is not a setting View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark the DMI events as read Clear All DMI Event Lo...

Page 83: ...onsole Type This item allows you to choose from the available options to select the console type for console redirection The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 Flow Control This item allows you to choose from the available options to select the flow control for console redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This item allows you to c...

Page 84: ... automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vise versa If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by volt...

Page 85: ...ds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vise versa If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation PWM Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 p...

Page 86: ... this item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vise versa If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be co...

Page 87: ...face The options are Enabled and Disabled Clear System Event Logging Enabling this function to force the BIOS to clear the system event logs during the next cold boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Existing Event Log Number This item displays the number of the existing event log Event Log Control System Firmware Progress Enabling this function to log POST progress The options are Enabled and...

Page 88: ...ignore this option when OS Boot Watch Dog is set to Disabled Time Out Option This feature allows the user to determine what action to take in an event of a system boot failure The options are No Action Reset Power Off and Power Cycles System Event Log System Event Log List Mode These options display the System Event SEL Log and System Event SEL Log in List Mode Items include SEL System Event Log E...

Page 89: ...Chapter 7 BIOS 7 23 Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors such as temperatures fan speeds and voltages of various components ...

Page 90: ...supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This displays whether a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the Supervisor s password in the dialog...

Page 91: ...bootable devices listed in the sequence of boot order as specified The boot functions for the devices included in the candidate list above are currently disabled Use a key or a key to move the device up or down Use the f key or the r key to specify the type of an USB device either fixed or removable You can select one item from the boot list and hit the x key to remove it from the list of bootable d...

Page 92: ...up utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to exit the BIOS Setup utility without 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 Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to discard cancel any changes you made You will remai...

Page 93: ...Stuck key on keyboard Keyboard error Keyboard not working Keyboard Controller Failed 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 correctly identified in Setup Shadow Ram Failed at offset nnnn Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at whi...

Page 94: ...r time out of range and reset the Real Time Clock May require setting legal date 1991 2099 Previous boot incomplete Default configuration used Previous 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 with control of wait states improper Setup settin...

Page 95: ... DMA Direct Memory Access registers Software 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 Address conflict for specified device Allocation Error for device Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device CD ROM Drive...

Page 96: ...amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully 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 enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I2O block storage devices Operating system not found Operating system cannot be located on either drive...

Page 97: ...rd 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 Configuration Utility One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT Run an I2O Configuration Utility e g the SAC utility System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copied...

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Page 99: ... 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 POST Code Description 01h IPMI Initialization 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN PO...

Page 100: ...ut down 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot optional 42h Initialize interrupt vectors 45h POST device initialization 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices 4Ah Initialize all ...

Page 101: ... and IRQs optional 81h Late POST device initialization 82h Detect and install external RS232 ports 83h Configure non MCD IDE controllers 84h Detect and install external parallel ports 85h Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices 86h Re initialize onboard I O ports 87h Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional 88h Initialize BIOS Data Area 89h Enable Non Maskable Interrupts NMIs 8Ah Initiali...

Page 102: ...inate QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS and PPM Structures B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display MultiBoot menu BEh Clear screen optional BFh Check virus and backup reminders C0h Try to boot with INT 19 C1h Initialize POST Error Manager PEM C2h Initialize error logging C3h Initialize error display function C4h Initialize ...

Page 103: ...e interrupt vectors F1h Initialize Run Time Clock F2h Initialize video F3h Initialize System Management Manager F4h Output one beep F5h Clear Huge Segment F6h Boot to Mini DOS F7h Boot to Full DOS If the BIOS detects error 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM error it displays an additional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that failed For example 2C 0002 means address line 1 bit one set h...

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Page 105: ...otherboard Note that the current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating Systems Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface that uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports transfer rates up to 3 0 Gbps Because the serial cables used in SA...

Page 106: ... also allows you the change the HDD partition size without any data Configuring BIOS settings for SATA RAID Functions Native Mode 1 Press the Del key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time powering on the system we recommend you load the Optimized Default Settings If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys to select the Exit Sett...

Page 107: ... appears after Power On Self Test b When you see the above screen press the Ctrl and the I keys simultane ously to have the main menu of the SATA RAID Utility appear Note All graphics and screen shots shown in the manual are for reference only The screen shots shown in the manual do not imply Supermicro s endorsement or non endorsement on any 3rd party s product Your screens may or many not look e...

Page 108: ... drive and press Space to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive f Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size ranged from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 0 array and hit Enter Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB g Press Enter when the Create Volume item is high...

Page 109: ...o select the previous menu c When RAID Level item is highlighted press the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select RAID 1 Mirror and hit Enter d When the Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit Enter The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed e Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays f When asked Are you sure you want to cr...

Page 110: ...rrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size from 4 KB to 128 KB for your RAID 10 and hit Enter The default setting is 64 KB Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size e When the RAID Volume Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit Enter The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed f Press Enter when th...

Page 111: ...ighlight a drive and press Space to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive f Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size ranged from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 5 array and hit Enter Note For servers use a lower stripe size and for multimedia systems use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB g Enter your desired RAID volume capacity and pr...

Page 112: ...disk drives when deleting a RAID set a From the main menu select item2 Delete RAID Volume and press Enter b Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the RAID set you want to delete and press Del A Warning message displays c When asked Are you sure you want to delete this volume Y N press Y to delete the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Delete Volume menu ...

Page 113: ... RAID set drive A Warning message displays d Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility a From the main menu select item4 Exit and press Enter A warning message will appear b Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu Warning Exercise caution when resetting a RAID volume HDD to non RAID or Resetting a RAID...

Page 114: ... press the Enter key e Choose the Intel R ESB2 SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2000 2003 Setup Screen and press the Enter key f Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are speci fied press the Enter key to continue with the installation g From the Windows XP 2000...

Page 115: ...the list You should install everything here except for the SUPER Doctor utility which is optional The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Appendix D Software Installation D 1 Installing Drivers After you ve installed Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been ins...

Page 116: ...tor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note The default User Name Password for SuperDoctor III is ADMIN ADMIN Note When SuperDoctor III is first installed it adopts the temperature threshold settings that have been set in BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds m...

Page 117: ...om our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor II Figure D 3 SuperDoctor Remote Control Screen ...

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Page 119: ...Note memory modules should be the same size speed and type and must be installed in pairs Serial ATA Controller On chip ESB2 controller RAID 0 1 5 and 10 supported Serial ATA Backplane SATA backplane CSE SAS 810TQ to support two 2 hot swap SATA drives Peripheral Bays One 1 slim DVD ROM drive PCI Expansion Cards 6015V T One 1 64 bit 133 MHz 3 3V PCI X riser card included 6015V TLP One 1 64 bit 133 ...

Page 120: ...0 Hz Power Supply 6015V T Rated Output Power 520W Part PWS 521 1H Rated Output Voltages 3 3V 16A 5V 20A 12VALL 39A 12V 0 5A 5Vsb 3A Power Supply 6015V TLP Rated Output Power 280W Part PWS 281 1H Rated Output Voltages 3 3V 16A 5V 20A 12VALL 39A 12V 0 5A 5Vsb 3A BTU Rating 2745 BTUs hr for rated output power of 520W 71478 BTUs hr for rated output power of 280W Operating Environment Operating Tempera...

Page 121: ...EN 61000 4 5 EN 61000 4 6 EN 61000 4 8 EN 61000 4 11 Safety EN 60950 IEC 60950 Compliant UL Listed USA CUL Listed Canada TUV Certified Germany CE Marking Europe California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca ...

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