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Page 2: ...harm ful interference in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate wa...

Page 3: ...hapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC732D3 903B chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing removing or reconiguring...

Page 4: ...Comply with Local and National Electrical Codes 4 14 Product Disposal 4 15 Hot Swap Fan Warning 4 16 Power Cable and AC Adapter 4 18 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 1 Handling the Motherboard...

Page 5: ...o Change the Coniguration Data 7 2 How to Start the Setup Utility 7 2 7 2 Setup Home 7 3 7 3 System Information 7 6 7 4 Processor CPU 7 10 7 5 Chipset 7 15 7 6 Memory 7 19 7 7 Hardware Monitor 7 21 7...

Page 6: ...e cage Optional Four 2 5 HDD SSD drives SATA cable CBL 179L Active CPU heatsinks SNK P0050AP4 SATA power adapter CBL 0082L Black 5 25 LCD tray supports 1x 3 5 HDD MCP 220 00095 0B HDD SDD drive cage M...

Page 7: ...one PS 2 mouse keyboard port a VGA port two RJ45 Gb Ethernet LAN ports and 7 1 HD audio jacks 1 3 Chassis Features The 5038A I is a mid tower chassis with Whisper Quiet operation The following is a g...

Page 8: ...l Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Website www supermicro nl Asia Paciic Address Super Micro Computer Inc 3F No 150 Jian 1st Rd Zhonghe Dist New Taipei City 235 Taiwan R O C Tel 88...

Page 9: ...SuperWorkstation 5038A I User s Manual 1 6 Notes...

Page 10: ...h step for details on installing speciic components Please read the Server Precautions in the next section before using the system for the irst time 2 2 Unpacking the System You should inspect the box...

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Page 12: ...hassis Power This is the main power button which is used to apply or turn off the main system power Turning off system power with this button removes the main power but keeps standby power supplied to...

Page 13: ...ption Continuously on and red An overheat condition has occured This may be caused by cable congestion Blinking red 1Hz Fan failure check for an inoperative fan Blinking red 0 25Hz Power failure check...

Page 14: ...ment for assistance Only certiied technicians should attempt to install or conigure components Read this appendix in its entirety before installing or coniguring components in the Supermicro chassis T...

Page 15: ...partado de traducciones que acompa a a este dispositivo GUARDE ESTAS INSTRUCCIONES IMPORTANTES INFORMATIONS DE S CURIT Ce symbole d avertissement indique un danger Vous vous trouvez dans une situation...

Page 16: ...ure that the protective device is rated not greater than 250 V 20 A Waarschuwing Raadpleeg de installatie instructies voordat u het systeem op de voedingsbron aansluit 250 V 20 A Warnung Dieses Produk...

Page 17: ...veiliging overspanning van uw electrische installatie Controleer of het beveiligde aparaat niet groter gedimensioneerd is dan 220V 20A Advertencia El sistema debe ser disconnected de todas las fuentes...

Page 18: ...confier l installation le remplacement et la maintenance de ces quipements des personnels qualii s et exp riment s Waarschuwing Deze apparatuur mag alleen worden ge nstalleerd vervangen of hersteld d...

Page 19: ...pe semblable ou quivalent recommand e par le fabricant Jeter les piles usag es conform ment aux instructions du fabricant Advertencia Existe peligro de explosi n si la bater a se reemplaza de manera i...

Page 20: ...e Warnung Wenn das System in Betrieb ist treten auf der R ckwandplatine gef hrliche Spannungen oder Energien auf Vorsicht bei der Wartung Advertencia Cuando el sistema est en funcionamiento el voltaje...

Page 21: ...Product Disposal Warning Ultimate disposal of this product should be handled according to all national laws and regulations Backplane Waarschuwing Een gevaarlijke spanning of energie is aanwezig op de...

Page 22: ...housing Hot Swap Fan Warning Warnung Die L fter drehen sich u U noch wenn die L fterbaugruppe aus dem Chassis genommen wird Halten Sie Finger Schraubendreher und andere Gegenst nde von den ffnungen de...

Page 23: ...ehlfunktion oder ein Brand entstehen Elektrische Ger te und Material Safety Law verbietet die Verwendung von UL oder CSA zertiizierte Kabel UL oder CSA auf der Code f r alle anderen elektrischen Ger t...

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Page 25: ...s chapter To prevent the motherboard from bending keep one hand under the center of the board to support it when handling The following measures are generally suficient to protect your equipment from...

Page 26: ...for power connec tor pin deinitions Connecting the Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 5 1 for the pin locations of the various front control...

Page 27: ...socket keys 6 Once they are aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket Do not move the CPU horizontally or verti cally and do not rub the CPU again...

Page 28: ...r labeled Close 1st then lock the lever labeled Open 1st Use your thumb to gently push the load levers down until the lever locks Screw 1 Screw 2 Installing a CPU Heatsink Caution Remove the power cor...

Page 29: ...the used thermal grease and clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before reinstalling the heatsink Loosen screws in sequence as show...

Page 30: ...n with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card 3 Finish by using a screw to secure the top of the card shield to the chassis The PCI slot shields protect the motherboard and its components from E...

Page 31: ...SATA1 S SATA3 X10SRA COM1 LED4 Connector Description Audio FP Front Panel Audio Header BT1 Onboard Battery Fan 1 2 3 4 5 System CPU Fan Headers Fan1 CPU Fan JD1 Speaker Buzzer Header JF1 Front Control...

Page 32: ...conigured to function as a suspend button with a BIOS setting To turn off the power in the suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin deinitions Powe...

Page 33: ...tach Ext Speaker Cable External Speaker Universal Serial Bus USB Six USB 3 0 ports 10 11 12 13 14 15 are located on the I O backpanel In addition one USB 3 0 header USB 16 17 is also located on the mo...

Page 34: ...at STBY1 on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin deinitions Standby Power Pin Deinitions Pin Deinition 1 5V Dual 2 Ground 3 Wake up Ethernet Ports Two Ethernet ports LAN1 LAN2 are locate...

Page 35: ...S chip To clear the contents of the CMOS completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 with a jumper or use the push button switch on CLR_CMOS_SW or S8 Remove the jumper...

Page 36: ...ins 2 and 3 of jumper JPME2 to bypass SPI lash security and force the system to operate in Manufacturing Mode allowing the user to lash the system irmware from a host server for system setting modiica...

Page 37: ...es 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 ile for your se...

Page 38: ...assis intrusion for multiple systems with SuperDoctor 5 or IPMI SD5 Manage ment Server monitors HTTP FTP and SMTP services to optimize the eficiency of your operation Note The default User Name and Pa...

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Page 40: ...he following measures are generally suficient to protect your equipment from static discharge Cautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object bef...

Page 41: ...ed from the system Removing the Power Cord 1 Use the operating system to power down the system following the on screen prompts 2 After the system has completely shut down carefully grasp the head of t...

Page 42: ...ion LED is used to indicate an overheat condi tion a fan failure power failure or activation of the UID Unit Identiier button See Chapter 3 for details 1 6 4 Removing the Chassis Side Covers The SC732...

Page 43: ...stem Replacing Optional Chassis Cooling Fans Removing a Fan 1 First locate the failed chassis fan by removing the top left chassis cover see Chapter 2 for details Locate the fan that has stopped worki...

Page 44: ...tly pull the hard drive carrier out of the cage 6 If a hard drive is already present remove it by carefully pulling the sides of the hard drive carrier outward Release Tab A HDD Cage B Figure 6 5 Remo...

Page 45: ...related cables to the hard drives Figure 6 8 Installing the Hard Drive Carrier into the Hard Drive Cage 1 11 1 9 Optional Screw Figure 6 9 Removing the 2 5 Hard Drives 1 4 1 5 Thumb Screw 6 7 Removin...

Page 46: ...be found on the Supermicro website at http www supermicro com about policies safety_information cfm 1 8 1 9 The 5038A I includes a 900 watt power supply In the unlikely event that it becomes necessar...

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Page 48: ...IOS GUI Setup Utility To enter the AMI BIOS GUI Setup Utility screens press the Delete key while the system is booting up Note In most cases the Delete key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS setup screen...

Page 49: ...wer On Self Test POST routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the Delete key to enter the main menu of the AMI BIOS GUI Setup Utility From the Setup Home screen you can access t...

Page 50: ...on and reboot the computer Save and Reset When you have completed the system coniguration changes select this option to save the changes leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer for the ne...

Page 51: ...Date This item sets and displays the system date Click the up and down arrows to adjust the date System Time This item sets and displays the system time Click the up and down arrows to adjust the sys...

Page 52: ...played in this section Total Memory shows the total detected system memory Memory Frequency displays the system memory s detected speed The following information are be displayed in this section PCH N...

Page 53: ...re Enabled and Disabled Execute Disable Bit Capability Available if supported by the OS the CPU Select Enabled to enable the Execute Disable Bit which will allow the processor to designate areas in th...

Page 54: ...alization Technology Select Enabled to support Intel Virtualization Technology which will allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent parti tions creating mult...

Page 55: ...1E Select Enabled to use Enhanced Halt State technology which will signiicantly re duce the CPU s power consumption by reducing the CPU s clock cycle and voltage during a Halt state The options are Di...

Page 56: ...to the Virtual Machine Manager VMM through the DMAR ACPI Tables This feature offers fully protected I O resource sharing across the Intel platforms providing the user with greater reliability securit...

Page 57: ...board USB Controller USB 16 17 This feature Enables or Disables the USB controller for USB ports 16 17 The op tions are Disabled and Enabled USB Wake up from S5 Support USB 14 15 This feature Enables...

Page 58: ...ted on the X10SRA motherboard only or in the case of the X10SRA F will only appear if jumper JPB1 is set to disabled pins 2 3 Temperature The following temperatures from different sensors on the mothe...

Page 59: ...stem fans to either Full Speed 100 of PWM cycle Heavy I O or Standard speed 50 of PWM cycle temperature controlled Select Heavy I O mode when IO devices are under heavy load The options are Standard H...

Page 60: ...s item to allow the PCH to initialize the device The options are Enabled and Disabled Port 0 Port 5 SATA Device Type Use this item to specify if the SATA port speciied by the user should be con nected...

Page 61: ...play Support Aggressive Link Power Management When this item is set to Enabled the sSATA AHCI controller manages the power usage of the sSATA link The controller will put the link to a low power state...

Page 62: ...Conigure sSATA as is set to RAID the following items will display Support Aggressive Link Power Management When this item is set to Enabled the SATA AHCI controller manages the power usage of the SAT...

Page 63: ...AN2 Option ROM Select PXE Preboot Execution Environment to boot the computer using a PXE device installed in a LAN port speciied Select Disabled to prevent system boot using a device installed in a LA...

Page 64: ...connector should be enabled for EHCI support The options are Disabled and Enabled EHCI2 Select Enabled to enable EHCI Enhanced Host Controller Interface support on USB 2 0 connector 2 at least one US...

Page 65: ...F8h IRQ 4 IO 3F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 2F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 3E8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 and IO 2E8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 4 9 Booting The different boot settings and options fo...

Page 66: ...On the buzzer is silent AddOn ROM Display Mode This item sets the display mode for the Option ROM Select Keep Current to use the current AddOn ROM Display setting Select Force BIOS to use the Option R...

Page 67: ...wer loss The options are Last State Power On Stay Off CSM Support This option enables the Compatibility Support Module CSM which permits the loading of a traditional OS or the use of a traditional OpR...

Page 68: ...tandard and Cus tom Selecting Custom enables users to change the Image Execution Policy and manage Secure Boot Keys The options are Custom and Standard Key Management if Secure Boot Mode is set to Cus...

Page 69: ...DBT This item uploads and installs an Authorized Signature You may insert a factory default key or load from a ile The ile formats accepted are 1 Public Key Certiicate a EFI Signature List b EFI CERT...

Page 70: ...e Console Redirection Select Enabled to enable COM Port 1 Console Redirection which will allow a client machine to be connected to a host machine at a remote site for networking The options are Disabl...

Page 71: ...in Console Redi rection for legacy OS support The options are 80x24 and 80x25 Putty KeyPad This feature selects Function Keys and KeyPad settings for Putty which is a terminal emulator designed for th...

Page 72: ...gacy Console Redirection is disabled before booting the OS When this feature is set to Always Enable legacy Console Redirection remains enabled upon OS boot The options are Always Enable and Bootloade...

Page 73: ...to erase all system event logs upon next system reboot Select Yes On every reset to erase all system event logs upon each system reboot Select No to keep all system event logs after each system reboot...

Page 74: ...Mac addresses are 6 two digit hexadecimal numbers Gateway IP Address This item displays the Gateway IP address for this computer This should be in decimal and in dotted quad form i e 192 168 10 253 Wh...

Page 75: ...it receives a LAN wake up signal through this port The options are Disabled and Enabled Blink LEDs To pin point exactly which port these settings apply to this feature will lash the corresponding LED...

Page 76: ...The options are Yes and No Erasing Settings Erase Event Log Select Enabled to erase all error events in the SMBIOS System Management BIOS log before an event logging is initialized at bootup The optio...

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Page 78: ...a fatal error oc curs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal erro...

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Page 80: ...ccur due to a software tool issue see image below or an unexpected power outage during BIOS updates BIOS Boot Block Corruption Occurrence When a BIOS boot block is corrupted due to an unexpected power...

Page 81: ...y switch JBR1 1 Power down the system 2 On switch JBR1 slide switch to ON and power on the system 3 Follow the BIOS recovery SOP listed in the previous chapter Appendix C 4 After completing the steps...

Page 82: ...IOS Memory Capacity Eight DIMM slots support up to 1 TB of ECC 3DS LRDIMM 512 GB of ECC LRDIMM 256GB of ECC RDIMM or 64GB of ECC non ECC UDIMM DDR4 2400 2133 1866 1600 1333 memory Note See the memory...

Page 83: ...A Power Supply Eficiency Rating 94 peak Operating Environment Operating Temperature 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F Non operating Temperature 40 to 60 C 40 to 148 F Operating Relative Humidity 8 to 90 non conde...

Page 84: ...perform be reasonably expected to result in signiicant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro dis claims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such...

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