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Compact Flash Card PWR (Master) ...................................................... 5-18

Compact Flash Card PWR (Slave) ........................................................ 5-18

5-9 Jumper

Settings

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Explanation of Jumpers ......................................................................... 5-19

CMOS Clear ........................................................................................... 5-19

VGA Enable/Disable ............................................................................... 5-19

3rd Power Supply Fail Detect Enable/Disable ....................................... 5-20

LAN Enable/Disable ............................................................................... 5-20

Watch Dog Enable/Disable .................................................................... 5-20

Front Side Bus Speed Select ................................................................ 5-21

5-10 Onboard Indicators

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LAN1/LAN2 LEDs .................................................................................. 5-21

5-11 Floppy, IDE and SATA Drive Connections ................................................... 5-22

Floppy Connector ................................................................................... 5-22

IDE Connectors ...................................................................................... 5-23

SATA Ports ............................................................................................. 5-23

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup

6-1 Static-Sensitive Devices ................................................................................. 6-1

6-2 Control

Panel

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6-3

6-3 System

Fans

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Fan Failure ............................................................................................... 6-4

Replacing Chassis Fans .......................................................................... 6-4

6-4 Drive Bay Installation ...................................................................................... 6-6

SCSI Drives .............................................................................................. 6-6

Installing Components into the 5.25" Drive Bays .................................... 6-8

6-5 Power Supply ................................................................................................. 6-9

Power Supply Failure ............................................................................... 6-9

Removing/Replacing the Power Supply ................................................... 6-9

Chapter 7: BIOS

7-1 Introduction

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7-1

7-2 Main

Setup

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7-2

7-3 Advanced

Settings

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7-4 Boot Settings ................................................................................................ 7-16

7-5 Security

Settings

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7-6 Exit Options .................................................................................................. 7-19

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Page 1: ...SUPERSERVER 8044T 8R SUPER USER S MANUAL 1 0...

Page 2: ...RODUCT 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 WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING...

Page 3: ...uction The rst chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the server system and describes the main features of the X6QT8 serverboard and the SC748TS R1200P chassis which compris...

Page 4: ...chapter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when recon guring the serverboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC748TS R1200P serve...

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

Page 6: ...talling the System into a Rack 2 4 2 5 Checking the Serverboard Setup 2 8 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup 2 9 Chapter 3 System Interface 3 1 Overview 3 1 3 2 Control Panel Buttons 3 1 Reset 3 1 Power...

Page 7: ...Connector De nitions 5 12 ATX Power Connector 5 12 Processor Power Connectors 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 1...

Page 8: ...ions 5 22 Floppy Connector 5 22 IDE Connectors 5 23 SATA Ports 5 23 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices 6 1 6 2 Control Panel 6 3 6 3 System Fans 6 4 Fan Failure 6 4 Replacin...

Page 9: ...Table of Contents ix Appendices Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes B 1 Appendix C System Speci cations C 1...

Page 10: ...Notes x SUPERSERVER 8044T 8R User s Manual...

Page 11: ...ts have been included with the SuperServer 8044T 8R as listed below Three 3 8 cm hot swap exhaust fans FAN 0081 Three 3 9 cm hot swap chassis fans FAN 0090 One 1 air shroud CSE PT0125 Four 4 CPU passi...

Page 12: ...me size and speed to be installed two at a time See Chapter 5 Section 5 for details Onboard SCSI An onboard Adaptec AIC 7902W dual channel SCSI controller in integrated into the X6QT8 which supports e...

Page 13: ...1000 was designed speci cally for servers featuring low power consumption high reliability and superior longevity IPMI IPMI Intelligent Platform Management Interface is a hardware level interface spec...

Page 14: ...monitor ing and control LEDs indicate system power HDD activity network activity system overheat and power supply failure A main power button and a system reset button are also included In addition tw...

Page 15: ...B7 DIMM A8 DIMM B8 Intel 7100 Series CPU 4 Intel 7100 Series CPU 3 CTRL DAT A ADDR CTRL DATA ADDR DATA CTRL ADDR DATA CTRL DIMM A5 DIMM B5 DIMM A6 DIMM B6 DIMM A1 DIMM B1 DIMM A2 DIMM B2 DIMM A3 DIMM...

Page 16: ...ope Address 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...

Page 17: ...to Section 2 5 2 2 Unpacking the System You should inspect the box the system was shipped in and note if it was damaged in any way If the server itself shows damage you should le a damage claim with t...

Page 18: ...s 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 cau...

Page 19: ...mised 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...

Page 20: ...hould also refer to the installation instructions that came with the rack unit you are using Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails The optional rackmount kit MCP 290 00001 00 includes two rack ra...

Page 21: ...bottom now the sides of the chassis First add the rack handles Then position the inner chassis rail sections you just removed along the side of the chassis making sure the screw holes line up Note tha...

Page 22: ...ck rail sliding rail guide assemblies at the desired location in the rack keeping the sliding rail guide facing the inside of the rack Screw the assembly securely to the rack using the brackets provid...

Page 23: ...hese rst keeping in mind that they are left right speci c 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 24: ...the chassis You can then lift the cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server 2 Check the CPUs processors You may have four processors already installed into the serverboar...

Page 25: ...rive to the system 4 Check the SCSI disk drives Depending upon your system s con guration your system may have one or more drives already installed If you need to install SCSI drives please refer to C...

Page 26: ...2 10 SUPERSERVER 8044T 8R User s Manual Figure 2 5 Accessing the Inside of the System...

Page 27: ...This chapter explains the meanings of all LED indica tors 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 Th...

Page 28: ...etails on replacing failed power supply modules This LED should be off when the system is operating normally Overheat Fan Fail When this LED ashes it indicates a fan failure When on continuously on an...

Page 29: ...SI Drives Each SCSI drive carrier has two LEDs Green When illuminated the green LED on the front of the SCSI drive car rier indicates drive activity A connection to the SCSI SCA backplane enables this...

Page 30: ...3 4 8044T 8R User s Manual Notes...

Page 31: ...d rst power down the system with the operating system and then unplug the power cords from all the power supply modules in the system When working around exposed electrical circuits another person who...

Page 32: ...ing 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 are...

Page 33: ...l components and printed circuit boards PCBs in their antistatic bags until ready for use Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic bag Do not let components or PCBs...

Page 34: ...hat the chassis cover is in place when the 8044T 8R is operating to ensure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 8044T 8R system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed Figure 4 1 I...

Page 35: ...t 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 su...

Page 36: ...s and fans 2 When purchasing a Xeon 7100 CPU or when receiving a serverboard with a CPU pre installed make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU pins are bent otherwise contact...

Page 37: ...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...

Page 38: ...Screw in 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 nish the installation by fully ti...

Page 39: ...ing them make sure the red wires connect to the pin 1 locations If you are con guring the system keep the air ow in mind when routing the cables The following data cables with their serverboard connec...

Page 40: ...sides 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...

Page 41: ...DIMM Installation See Figure 5 5 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with the rst slot of the rst bank Each memory controller chip UXMB works independently from the oth...

Page 42: ...ules see step 1 above Memory Support The X6QT8 supports up to 64 GB of ECC FBD Fully Buffered DIMM DDR2 400 SDRAM The memory is an interleaved con guration which requires modules of the same size and...

Page 43: ...efore installing a PCI add on card make sure you install it into a slot that supports the speed of the card see step 1 above After gaining access to the inside of the server determine which slot you w...

Page 44: ...A2 DIMM B1 DIMM A1 DIMM A3 DIMM B3 DIMM A4 DIMM B4 LAN1 LAN2 ATI ES1000 Slot 6 PCI Exp x8 BIOS COM2 I SATA0 I SATA1 South Bridge ICH5 JPW2 JPW3 JPW1 IDE 2 IDE 1 Floppy IPMI CPU 3 CPU 4 North Bridge E...

Page 45: ...rd Drive Connector IDE 2 Compact Flash Card Connector IPMI Socket Intelligent Platform Management Interface Connector I SATA0 SATA1 Intel ICH5 SATA Ports JAR1 Alarm Reset JD1 Power LED pins1 3 Speaker...

Page 46: ...JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin de nitions NMI Button Pin De nitions JF1 Pin De nition 19 Control 20 Ground Processor Power Pin De nitions JPW2 JPW3 Pins De nition 1 through 4 Ground 5 th...

Page 47: ...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 de niti...

Page 48: ...n for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin de nitions Universal Serial Bus Ports USB0 1 Two Universal Serial Bus ports are located on the rear I O panel USB0 is the bottom port a...

Page 49: ...on the right for pin de nitions Note Pin 10 is included on the header but not on the port NC indicates no connection Serial Port Pin De nitions COM1 COM2 Pin De nition Pin De nition 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RXD...

Page 50: ...rts Pin De nitions Pin De nition 1 Data 2 NC 3 Ground 4 VCC 5 Clock 6 NC Speaker Connector Pin De nitions JD1 Pin Function De nition 4 Speaker data red wire 5 Key No connection 6 Key 7 Speaker data Ov...

Page 51: ...s Wake On Ring Pin De nitions JWOR1 Pin De nition 1 Ground Black 2 Wake up PS_SMBUS This connector is for I2 C which may be used to monitor the status of the power supply See the table on the right fo...

Page 52: ...t Flash Card PWR Master A Compact Flash card power connector is located at JWF1 Connect your compact ash card s power cable to JWF1 to utilize the compact ash card as a master device See also JWF2 bel...

Page 53: ...ar 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 unp...

Page 54: ...en abled in BIOS Note When enabled the user needs to write their own application software to disable the Watch Dog Timer LAN Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPL1 Jumper Setting De nition Pins 1 2 Enabl...

Page 55: ...eed of the connection See the table on the right for the func tions associated with the connection speed LED LAN LED Connection Speed Indicator LED Color De nition Off 10 MHz Green 100 MHz Amber 1 GHz...

Page 56: ...the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Floppy Connector The oppy connector located beside the IDE 1 connector See the table below for pin de nitions Floppy Drive Con...

Page 57: ...ata 4 10 Host Data 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 Gro...

Page 58: ...5 24 SUPERSERVER 8044T 8R User s Manual Notes...

Page 59: ...portant to handle them very carefully The following measures are generally suf cient to protect your equipment from static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static d...

Page 60: ...6 2 SUPERSERVER 8044T 8R User s Manual Figure 6 1 Chassis Front View 5x SCSI Drive Bays System Reset Main Power System LEDs Floppy Drive 5 25 Drive Bays 2 USB Ports 2x Power Supply Modules...

Page 61: ...ver to the control panel side of the chassis The LEDs on the control panel inform you of system status see Figure 6 2 for details See Chapter 5 for details on JF1 Figure 6 2 Front Control Panel LEDs P...

Page 62: ...hassis fan puch the tab on the side of the housing inward on the exhaust fan push down on the colored tab With the tab depressed pull the fan straight out see Figure 6 3 The wiring for these fans has...

Page 63: ...Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 5 Figure 6 4 Removing the Air Shroud Figure 6 3 Removing a Chassis Fan...

Page 64: ...or this reason even carriers without SCSI drives must remain in the server If you need to add a new SCSI drive insert the drive into the carrier with the printed circuit board side facing down so that...

Page 65: ...SI Drive in a Carrier Important Use extreme caution when working around the SCSI backplane Do not touch the backplane with any metal objects and make sure no ribbon cables touch the backplane or obstr...

Page 66: ...ROM into the bay and secure it to the chassis with the drive carrier screws you rst removed Attach the power and data cables to the drive Replace the top left chassis cover before restoring power to t...

Page 67: ...capability of the power supply modules allows you to replace the failed module without powering down the system Removing Replacing the Power Supply You do not need to shut down the system to replace a...

Page 68: ...6 10 SUPERSERVER 8044T 8R User s Manual Figure 6 8 Removing a Power Supply Module...

Page 69: ...he op tion to include omit or change any of these text messages The AMIBIOS Setup Utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of the AMIBIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at a...

Page 70: ...display the status of memory installed in the system System Time System Date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or System Date using the arrow keys Enter new valu...

Page 71: ...s installed in the system Ratio CMOS Setting Available when SpeedStep is disabled This option allows the user to set the ratio between the CPU Core Clock and the FSB frequency The default setting is...

Page 72: ...e CPU Set to Enabled to enable the Execute Disable Bit to allow the processor to classify areas in the system memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot thus preventing a worm or...

Page 73: ...o set the parameters of Primary IDE Channel Master Slave and Secondary IDE Channel Master Slave slots Hit Enter to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed options of these items Set the co...

Page 74: ...OS to use Single Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select SWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select MWDMA0 to allow the...

Page 75: ...he oppy type The options are Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 5 1 4 720 KB 3 1 44 MB 3 and 2 88 MB 3 PCI PnP Con guration This feature allows the user to set the PCI PnP con gurations for the following it...

Page 76: ...ilability of an IRQ to be used by a PCI PnP device Select Reserved for an IRQ to be used by a Legacy ISA device The options are Available and Reserved DMA Channel 0 Channel 1 Channel 3 Channel 5 Chann...

Page 77: ...th Bridge chipset Power Button Instant Off If set to Enabled the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to Disabled the system will power off when the user...

Page 78: ...rt Select Enabled to allow the ACPI APIC Table Pointer to be included in the RSDP pointer list The options are Enable and Disabled AMI OEMB Table Select Enabled to allow the OEMB Table Pointer to be i...

Page 79: ...ure CPU4 Tempera ture and System Temperature Fan Speed Fan Speed Control This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan s...

Page 80: ...Please follow the instruc tions given on the screen to select the MPS Revision Number The options are 1 1 and 1 4 PCI Express Con guration This section allows the user to con gure the PCI Express slot...

Page 81: ...ature allows the user to select the serial port for Console Redirection The options are COM1 and COM2 Base Address This feature allows the user to set Base Address for the Serial Port Selected The def...

Page 82: ...tions are Disabled 2 USB Ports 4 USB Ports and Enabled Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to enable USB Legacy support Disable legacy support if there are no USB devices installed in the system The opt...

Page 83: ...system boot Boot up Num Lock This option allows the Number Lock setting to be modi ed during boot up The default setting is On The options are On and Off PS 2 Mouse Support This option allows the PS 2...

Page 84: ...y your modem The options are On and Off Restore on AC Power Loss The feature allows the user to set the power state after a power outage Select Power Off for the system power to remain off after a pow...

Page 85: ...Disk Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Hard Drives 1st Drive 1ST boot device SCSI 00 AIC 7902B Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify t...

Page 86: ...is invoked Set to Always to allow the system to perform a password check when the BIOS Setup is invoked or when the system boots up Boot Sector Virus Protection This option is near the bottom of the...

Page 87: ...this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system con guration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Discardin...

Page 88: ...8R User s Manual Load Fail Safe Defaults To set this feature select Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not...

Page 89: ...cedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufac turer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the f...

Page 90: ...A 2 SUPERSERVER 8044T 8R User s Manual Notes...

Page 91: ...itialization code check sum will be veri ed D1h Initializing the DMA controller performing the keyboard controller BAT test starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB at mode next D3h Starting memory s...

Page 92: ...or occurred while reading the oppy drive in drive A F0h Next searching for the AMIBOOT ROM le in the root directory F1h The AMIBOOT ROM le is not in the root directory F2h Next reading and analyzing t...

Page 93: ...d during power on Initializing CMOS RAM if the Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the End key was pressed 12h Next disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interru...

Page 94: ...t IPL general devices next if present See the last page of this chapter for additional information 39h Displaying bus initialization error messages See the last page of this chapter for additional inf...

Page 95: ...was adjusted for relocation and shadowing Clearing the Hit DEL message next 59h The Hit DEL message is cleared The WAIT message is displayed Starting the DMA and interrupt controller test next 60h The...

Page 96: ...d control and has now returned control to BIOS POST Perform ing any required processing after the option ROM returned control 99h Any initialization required after the option ROM test has completed Co...

Page 97: ...option ROM had control next Aah Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed Displaying the system con guration next Abh Uncompressing the DMI data and executing DMI POST initialization...

Page 98: ...B 8 SUPERSERVER 8044T 8R User s Manual Notes...

Page 99: ...er 5 for details SATA Controller ICH5 South Bridge on chip controller for 3 Gb s Serial ATA supports RAID 0 1 and JBOD SCSI Controller AIC 7902W for dual channel Ultra320 SCSI supports RAID 0 1 10 and...

Page 100: ...ted Output Power 1200W Part PWS 1K22 1R Rated Output Voltages 5V 20A 12V 100A 12V 0 6A 3 3V 20A 5Vsb 4A BTU Rating 5882 BTUs hr for rated output power of 1200W Operating Environment Operating Temperat...

Page 101: ...C 3 Appendix C System Speci cations Safety EN 60950 IEC 60950 Compliant UL Listed USA CUL Listed Canada TUV Certi ed Germany CE Marking Europe...

Page 102: ...C 4 SUPERSERVER 8044T 8R User s Manual Notes...

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