Supermicro SUPERSERVER 6018R-TD, User Manual

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Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup
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5-11 SATA Ports
SATA Ports
Six SATA 3.0 ports (I-SATA 0-5), supported by the Intel PCH C612, are located
on the serverboard. Note that I-SATA 4/5 also support Supermicro SuperDOMs,
which are yellow SATA DOM (Device-On-Module) connectors with power pins built
in and do not require separate external power cables. SuperDOMs are backward-
compatible with non-Supermicro SATA DOMs that require the external power supply.
5-12 Installing Drivers
The Supermicro FTP site contains drivers and utilities for your system at ftp://ftp.
supermicro.com . Some of these must be installed, such as the chipset driver.
After accessing the FTP site, go into the CDR_Images directory and locate the ISO
file for your serverboard. Download this file to create a CD/DVD of the drivers and
utilities it contains. (You may also use a utility to extract the ISO file if preferred.)
Another option is to go to the Supermicro Website at http://www.supermicro.com/
products/ . Find the product page for your serverboard here, where you may down-
load individual drivers and utilities.
After creating a CD/DVD with the ISO files, insert the disk into the CD/DVD drive
on your system and the display shown in Figure 5-5 should appear.
Figure 5-5. Driver Installation Display Screen
Note: Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files
for each item. Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each
item (from top to the bottom) one at a time.
After installing each item, you must
re-boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list.
The bottom
icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents.