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B-7

Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes

Checkpoint Code Description

A9h

Returned from adaptor ROM at E000h control. Performing any initialization required
after the E000 option ROM had control next.

Aah

Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed. Displaying the system
conﬁ guration next.

Abh

Uncompressing the DMI data and executing DMI POST initialization next.

B0h

The system conﬁ guration is displayed.

B1h

Copying any code to speciﬁ c areas.

00h

Code copying to speciﬁ c areas is done. Passing control to INT 19h boot loader
next.

Summary of Contents for AS2021M-82R+

Page 1: ...AS2021M T2R AS2021M 82R USER S MANUAL 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...L DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT 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 THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer...

Page 3: ... ﬁrst chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the server system and describes the main features of the H8DME 2 H8DM8 2 serverboard and the SC825TQ R700LP SC825S2 R700LPchassis which comprise the 2021M T2R 2021M 82R Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the 2021M T2R 2021M 82R into a rack and check out the server conﬁguration p...

Page 4: ...pter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when reconﬁguring the serverboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC825TQ R700LP SC825S2 R700LPserver chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing removing or reconﬁguring SATA SCSI or peripheral drives and when replacing a system power supply or cooling ...

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 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 Power Fail 3 2 Overheat Fan Fail 3 2 NIC1 3 2 NIC2 3 2 HDD 3 3 Power 3 3 3 4 Drive Carrier LEDs 3 3 Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 Electrical Safety Precautions 4 1 4 2 G...

Page 7: ... Deﬁnitions 5 13 ATX Power Connector 5 13 Processor Power Connector 5 13 Auxiliary Power Connector 5 13 Power LED 5 13 HDD LED 5 14 NIC1 LED 5 14 NIC2 LED 5 14 Overheat Fan Fail LED 5 14 Power Fail LED 5 14 Reset Button 5 15 Power Button 5 15 USB0 1 Universal Serial Bus Ports 5 15 USB2 3 Headers 5 15 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports 5 16 Serial Ports 5 16 Fan Headers 5 16 JLAN1 2 Ethernet Ports 5...

Page 8: ...Indicators 5 24 JLAN1 JLAN2 LEDs 5 24 3 3V Standby LED 5 24 SCSI Activity LEDs 5 24 5 11 Floppy IDE SCSI and SATA Drive Connections 5 25 Floppy Connector 5 25 IDE Connector 5 26 SATA Ports 5 26 SCSI Connectors 5 27 5 12 Enabling SATA RAID 5 28 5 13 Installing Additional Drivers 5 30 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices 6 1 6 2 Control Panel 6 2 6 3 System Fans 6 2 System F...

Page 9: ... BIOS 7 1 Introduction 7 1 7 2 Main Menu 7 2 7 3 Advanced Settings Menu 7 2 7 4 Boot Menu 7 16 7 5 Security Menu 7 17 7 6 Exit Menu 7 18 Appendices Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes B 1 Appendix C System Speciﬁcations C 1 ...

Page 10: ...Notes x AS2021M T2R 2021M 82R User s Manual ...

Page 11: ...ee 3 8 cm hot swap chassis fans FAN 0094L One 1 air shroud MCP 310 00025 00 Two 2 CPU passive heatsinks SNK P0023P One 1 DVD ROM drive DVM PNSC 824 One 1 ﬂoppy disk drive optional FPD TEAC SB One 1 cable for DVD drive CBL 0139L One 1 ﬂoppy cable CBL 040L One 1 front control panel cable CBL 0087 One 1 rail set MCP 290 00002 00 SATA Accessories 2021M T2R only One 1 SATA backplane BPN SAS 825TQ One 1...

Page 12: ... 533 400 SDRAM The memory operates in an interleaved conﬁguration and requires requires modules of the same size and speed to be installed two at a time See Chapter 5 Section 5 for details Serial ATA A SATA controller is integrated into the chipset to provide a six port Serial ATA subsystem which is RAID 0 1 0 1 5 and JBOD supported The Serial ATA drives are hot swappable units Note The operating ...

Page 13: ...one 100 MHz PCI X slot supports Zero Channel RAID Onboard Controllers Ports One ﬂoppy drive controller and one onboard ATA 133 controllers are provided to support up to two IDE hard drives or ATAPI devices The color coded I O ports include one COM port an additional COM header is located on the serverboard a VGA monitor port two USB 2 0 ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports and two gigabit Ethernet ...

Page 14: ...rial ATA drives SCSI Subsystem 2021M 82R only The SC825S2 R700LP chassis was designed to support eight dual channel SCSI hard drives which are hot swappable units Note The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability of the SCSI drives Front Control Panel The control panel on the 2021M T2R 2021M 82R provides you with system monitoring and control LEDs indicate ...

Page 15: ...r area of the system The power supply module also includes a cooling fan DIMM 2A DIMM 2B DIMM 4A DIMM 4B DIMM 2A DIMM 2B DIMM 4A DIMM 4B nVidia MCP55Pro AMD Socket F CPU2 16 x 16 HT link 1 GHz 128 bit data 16 bit ECC DDR2 667 533 400 DDR2 667 533 400 SATA Ports 6 IDE ATA133 USB Ports 6 S I O BIOS Floppy Kybd Mouse Serial Ports 2 AMD Socket F CPU1 128 bit data 16 bit ECC NEC uPD720400 SCSI Ports 2 ...

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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 server 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 near a grounded power ou...

Page 18: ...e 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 placement of each component in the rack before you install the rails Install the...

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: ...gets attached to the front of the chassis and which gets attached to the rear of the chassis The longer of the two is the front section The third rail section attaches to the rack Installing the Chassis Rails Position the front and rear chassis rail sections along the side of the 2021M T2R 2021M 82R making sure the screw holes line up Note that these two rails are left right speciﬁc Screw the fron...

Page 21: ...Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 5 Figure 2 1 Installing Chassis Rails ...

Page 22: ...e chassis and the rack 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 2 When the server has been pushed completely into the rack you should hear the lo...

Page 23: ...Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 7 Figure 2 2 Installing the Server into a Rack ...

Page 24: ...PUs processors You may have one or two processors already installed into the serverboard Each processor needs its own heatsink See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor and heatsink installation 3 Check the system memory Your 2021M T2R 2021M 82R server system may have come with system memory already installed Make sure all DIMMs are fully seated in their slots For details on adding system memory...

Page 25: ...Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 9 Figure 2 3 Accessing the Inside of the System ...

Page 26: ...he system 3 Check the SATA SCSI drives Depending upon your system s conﬁguration your system may have one or more drives already installed If you need to install SATA SCSI drives please refer to Chapter 6 4 Check the airﬂow Airﬂow is provided by three 8 cm center chassis cooling fans An air shroud is also included in the system to maximize airﬂow The system component layout was carefully designed ...

Page 27: ... health of speciﬁc components There are also two buttons on the chassis control panel 3 2 Control Panel Buttons The two push buttons located on the front of the chassis are a reset button and a power on off button RESET Use the reset button to reboot the system 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 rem...

Page 28: ...g the power supply This LED should be off when the system is operating normally Overheat Fan Fail When this LED ﬂashes it indicates a fan failure When on continuously it indicates an overheat 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 nor...

Page 29: ...d 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 by your system management software Please refer to Chapter 6 for instructions on replacing failed SATA drives SCSI Drives 2021M 82R Each SCSI drive carrier has two LEDs Green When illuminated the green LED on the front o...

Page 30: ...AS2021M T2R 2021M 82R User s Manual 3 4 Notes ...

Page 31: ... memory modules and the DVD ROM and ﬂoppy drives When disconnecting power you should ﬁrst power down the system with the operating system 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 wo...

Page 32: ...d unbuttoned shirt sleeves which can come into contact with electrical circuits or be pulled into 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 The power supply power cord must include a grounding plug and must be ...

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: ...hassis cover is in place when the 2021M T2R 2021M 82R is operating to assure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 2021M T2R 2021M 82R system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed Figure 4 1 Installing the Onboard Battery LITHIUM BATTERY BATTERY HOLDER BATTERY HOLDER LITHIUM BATTERY OR ...

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: ...r index ﬁnger to hold the CPU Locate and align pin 1 of the CPU socket with pin 1 of the CPU Both are marked with a triangle Triangles Installing the CPU Backplates Two CPU backplates BKT 0011L have been preinstalled to the serverboard to prevent the CPU area of the serverboard from bending and to provide a base for attaching the heatsink retention modules Exercise extreme caution when handling an...

Page 37: ...e CPU and or the socket 4 With the CPU inserted into the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that it is properly in stalled and ﬂush with the socket Then gently lower the silver CPU retention plate into place 5 Carefully press the CPU socket lever down until it locks into its reten tion tab For a dual processor system repeat these steps to install another CPU into the CPU 2 soc...

Page 38: ...e installed these are used to help attach the heatsinks to the CPUs To install align the module with the standoffs of the preinstalled CPU backplate and with the four feet on the module contacting the serverboard Secure the retention module to the backplate with two of the screws provided See Figure 2 1 Repeat for the second CPU socket Note BKT 0012L is included for use with non proprietary heatsi...

Page 39: ... 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 IDE 1 2021M T2R SATA cables SATA0 SATA5 2021M T2R SATA Enclosure Management LED cable SGPIO1 2021M 82R SCSI cables JA1 JA2 Control Panel cable JF1 see...

Page 40: ...e 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 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 JF...

Page 41: ...hat the memory is inter leaved to improve performance see step 1 1 Insert each memory module vertically into its slot paying attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the module incorrectly see Figure 5 5 See support information below 2 Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place Note each processor has its own built in memory controller so the...

Page 42: ...s faster than non interleaved 64 bit memory See charts on following page Optimizing memory performance If two processors are installed it is better to stagger pairs of DIMMs across both sets of CPU DIMM slots e g ﬁrst populate CPU1 slots 1A and 1B then CPU2 slots 1A and 1B then the next two CPU1 slots etc This balances the load over both CPUs to optimize performance Maximum memory 32 GB of registe...

Page 43: ... X X X X X X X X X Populating Memory Banks for 64 bit Operation CPU1 DIMM1A CPU1 DIMM1B CPU1 DIMM2A CPU1 DIMM2B CPU2 DIMM1A CPU2 DIMM1B CPU2 DIMM2A CPU2 DIMM2B X X X X X X X X X X X X Notes X indicates a populated DIMM slot If adding at least four DIMMs with two CPUs installed the conﬁgurations with DIMMs spread over both CPUs and not like the con ﬁguration in row 5 will result in optimized perfor...

Page 44: ...nstallation Before 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 wish to populate then press down on the curved section at the top of the blue tab for that slot While pressing down lift the tab to unlock the shield Insert the expansion card into the cor...

Page 45: ...B 4B DIMMB 3A DIMMB 3B Slot 5 PCI Express x8 Slot 2 PCI X 100 66 MHz ZCR Slot 1 PCI X 100 66 MHz ATI ES1000 IDE 1 JFDD1 JA1 MCP55 Pro NEC uPD720400 AIC 7902 JB2 SATA0 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA5 SATA4 FAN5 FAN6 FAN1 PWRI2 C JPWF J3P JAR JF1 JWF1 JCF1 JPA3 JD1 FAN4 JWOR JPA2 Speaker JPA1 SGPIO1 SGPIO2 USB4 5 USB2 3 JOH1 JL1 SMBus JPX1B JPX1A JWD JPG1 JI2 C1 JI2 C2 JBT1 DP4 DA1 DA2 DIMMA 3B DIMMA 3A DIM...

Page 46: ...n Auxiliary Power Connector JA1 JB2 U320 SCSI Channel A Channel B Connector JAR Power Fail Alarm Reset Header JD1 Onboard Speaker Keylock Power LED JF1 Front Panel Connector JFDD1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JLAN1 2 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports JOH1 Overheat Warning Header JPW1 24 Pin ATX Power Connector JPW2 8 Pin Processor Power Connector JPWF 3rd Power Supply Alarm H...

Page 47: ...24 COM 12 3 3V Processor Power Connector In addition to the primary ATX power connector above the 12v 8 pin processor power connector at JPW2 must also be connected to your power supply This connection supplies power to the CPUs See the table on the right for pin deﬁnitions Processor Power Connector Pin Deﬁnitions JPW2 Pins Deﬁnition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V Auxiliary Power Connector The...

Page 48: ...on the right for pin deﬁnitions OH Fan Fail LED Pin Deﬁnitions JF1 Pin Deﬁnition 7 Vcc 8 Control NIC1 LED Pin Deﬁnitions JF1 Pin Deﬁnition 11 Vcc 12 NIC1 Active NIC2 LED Pin Deﬁnitions JF1 Pin Deﬁnition 9 Vcc 10 NIC2 Active HDD LED The HDD IDE Hard Disk Drive LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the IDE hard drive LED cable to display disk activity Refer to the table on the ri...

Page 49: ...rsal Serial Bus Ports USB0 1 Two Universal Serial Bus ports USB2 0 are located beside the JLAN1 2 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 Ports Pin Deﬁnitions USB0 1 USB0 Pin Deﬁnition USB1 Pin Deﬁnition 1 5V 1 5V 2 PO 2 PO 3 PO 3 PO 4 Groun...

Page 50: ...ight for pin deﬁnitions JLAN1 2 Ethernet Ports Two Gigabit Ethernet ports desig nated JLAN1 and JLAN2 are located beside the COM2 port These Ether net ports accept RJ45 type cables Note 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 Fan Header Pin Deﬁnitions FAN1 8 Pin Deﬁnition 1 Ground Blac...

Page 51: ...ector Pin Deﬁnitions JD1 Pin Deﬁnition 4 Red wire 5V 5 No connection 6 Buzzer signal 7 Speaker data PWR LED Connector Pin Deﬁnitions JD1 Pin Deﬁnition 1 Vcc 2 Control 3 Control Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 Attach the appropriate cable to inform you of a chassis intrusion Chassis Intrusion Pin Deﬁnitions JL1 Pin Deﬁnition 1 Battery voltage 2 Intrusion signal Wake O...

Page 52: ...nitions PWRI2 C Pin Deﬁnition 1 Clock 2 Data 3 PWR Fail 4 Gnd 5 3 3V SMBus Header The header at SMBus is for the System Management Bus Connect the ap propriate cable here to utilize SMB on the system See the table on the right for pin deﬁnitions SMBus Header Pin Deﬁnitions SMBus Pin Deﬁnition 1 Data 2 Ground 3 Clock 4 No Connection 3rd Power Supply Alarm Header Connect a cable from your power supp...

Page 53: ... work properly you will ﬁrstneedtoconnectthedevice spower cable to JWF1 and correctly set the Compact Flash Jumper JCF1 Compact Flash Power Header Pin Deﬁnitions JWF1 Pin Deﬁnition 1 5V 2 Ground 3 Signal SGPIO SGPIO1 and SGPIO2 Serial General Purpose Input Output provide a bus between the SATA controller and the SATA drive backplane to provide SATA enclosure management func tions Connect the appro...

Page 54: ...mper is off the pins CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to 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 for at least four seconds 3 Re...

Page 55: ...s sis If you only have one or two power supplies installed you should disable the function with the J3P header to pre vent false alarms See the table on the right for jumper settings 3rd Power Supply Fail Detect Jumper Settings J3P Jumper Setting Deﬁnition Open Disabled Closed Enabled Note When enabled the user needs to write their own application software in or der to disable the Watch Dog timer ...

Page 56: ...wires PCI X Slot Speed Jumpers JPX1A and JPX1B on the H8DM8 2 H8DME 2 can be used to change the speed of PCI X slots 1 2 and PCI X slots 3 4 respectively See the tables on the right for jumper settings PCI X Slot Speed Jumper Settings JPX1A JPX1B Jumper Setting Deﬁnition Open Auto Pins 1 2 PCI X 66 MHz Pins 2 3 PCI 66 MHz Note JPX1A controls the speed for PCI X slots 1 and 2 JPX1B controls the spe...

Page 57: ...able Disable Jumper Settings JPA2 JPA3 Jumper Setting Deﬁnition Open Enabled Closed Disabled Compact Flash Master Slave The JCF1 jumper allows you to assign either master or slave status a compact ﬂash card installed in IDE1 See the table on the right for jumper settings Compact Flash Master Slave Jumper Settings JCF1 Jumper Setting Deﬁnition Closed Master Open Slave VGA Enable Disable JPG1 allows...

Page 58: ...er supply is being supplied to the serverboard DP4 should normally be illuminated when the system is con nected to AC power whether turned on or not DP4 will ﬂash on and off when the system is in an S1 S3 Suspend to RAM or S4 Suspend to Disk state See the table on the right for DP4 LED states 3 3V Standby LED DP4 State System Status On Standby power present on serverboard Off No power connected Fl...

Page 59: ...ial cable should be used to take advantage of the speed this new technology offers The blue connector connects to the onboard IDE connector interface and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the documentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings for the hard disk drive Floppy Drive Connector Pin Deﬁnitions JFDD1 Pin Deﬁnition Pin Deﬁnitio...

Page 60: ...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 Ports There are no jumpers to con ﬁgur...

Page 61: ... DB 6 13 DB 7 47 DB 7 14 DB P 48 DB P 15 Ground 49 Ground 16 DIFFSENS 50 Ground 17 TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR 18 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR 19 Reserved 53 Reserved 20 Ground 54 Ground 21 ATN 55 ATN 22 Ground 56 Ground 23 BSY 57 BSY 24 ACK 58 ACK 25 RST 59 RST 26 MSG 60 MSG 27 SEL 61 SEL 28 C D 62 C D 29 REQ 63 REQ 30 I O 64 I O 31 DB 8 65 DB 8 32 DB 9 66 DB 9 33 DB 10 67 DB 10 34 DB 11 68 DB 11 SCSI Connectors H8...

Page 62: ...e non RAID hard drive If on a separate drive you may install the driver either during or after the OS installation If you wish to have the OS on a SATA RAID array you must follow the procedure below and install the driver during the OS installation Building a Driver Diskette You must ﬁrst build a driver diskette from the Supermicro CD ROM that was included with the system You will have to create t...

Page 63: ...e ﬁnished selecting the drives and type of RAID you wish to use for your RAID array press the F7 key You will be prompted to verify your choice if you want to continue with your choices select Yes Note that selecting Yes will clear all previous data from the drives you selected to be a part of the array You are then given the choice of making the RAID array bootable by pressing the the B key After...

Page 64: ...ystem 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 of the CD 5 13 Installing Additional Drivers The CD that came bundled with the system contains software drivers some of which must be installed such as the chipset driver After inserting this CD into your CD ROM drive the display shown in Figure 5 7 should appear If this displ...

Page 65: ...andle them very carefully The following measures are generally sufﬁcient to protect your equipment from ESD damage 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...

Page 66: ...he 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 Details on JF1 can be found in Chapter 5 Control Panel Main Power Slim DVD ROM Drive 3 5 Drive Ba...

Page 67: ... run with a failed fan Remove the top chassis cover while the system is still running to determine which of the fans has failed Replacing System Fans 1 Removing a fan Remove the chassis cover Press the tabs on the sides of the fan to unlock and remove the fan and its housing The fan s power connections will automatically detach System power does not need to be shut down since the fans are hot plug...

Page 68: ...u must use standard 1 high SATA SCSI drives in the 2021M T2R 2021M 82R DVD ROM Floppy Disk Drive For installing removing the DVD ROM or ﬂoppy disk drive you will need to gain access to the inside of the server by removing the top cover of the chassis Proceed to the DVD ROM and Floppy Drive Installation section later in this chapter for instructions 5 25 Drive Bay For installing removing a componen...

Page 69: ...e install a drive into the carrier with the printed circuit board side facing down so that the mounting 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 SATA SCSI Drive in a Carrier Important Regardless of how many SATA SCSI hard drives are installed all drive carriers must remain in the drive bays to maintain prope...

Page 70: ...SCSI drive carriers are all easily accessible at the front of the chassis These hard drives are hot pluggable meaning they can be removed and installed without powering down the system To remove a carrier 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 Note Your operating system must have RAID sup...

Page 71: ... retention screws that secure the server 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 se...

Page 72: ...ty meaning you can 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 power supply module The backup power supply module will keep the system up and running while you replace the failed hot swap module Replace with the same model see part number in the Appendix which can be ordered directly from Superm...

Page 73: ...as F1 F2 etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be conﬁgured Grayed out options cannot be conﬁgured The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text mes sage When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text mess...

Page 74: ...o move between ﬁelds The date must be entered in DAY MM DD YYYY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Please note that time is in a 24 hour format For example 5 30 A M appears as 05 30 00 and 5 30 P M as 17 30 00 7 3 Advanced Settings Menu BIOS Features Quick Boot If Enabled this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for the system to boot up The options are ...

Page 75: ...s setting to Enable or Disable headless operation mode through ACPI Power Button Mode Allows the user to change the function of the power button Options are On Off and Suspend Watch Dog Timer Select This setting is used to Enable or Disable the Watch Dog Timer function It must be used in conjunction with the Watch Dog jumper see Chapter 2 for details To enable choose from 1 2 3 4 8 15 or 30 min Re...

Page 76: ...oppy controller on the motherboard which may be Enabled or Disabled with this setting Serial ATA Devices This setting is used to determine if SATA drives will be used and how many Op tions are Disabled Device 0 Device 0 1 and Device 0 1 2 nVidia RAID Setup nVidia RAID Function This setting is used to Enable or Disable the nVidia ROM If Enabled the set ting below will appear SATA0 1 2 Primary Secon...

Page 77: ...ectors at a time if the device supports it The options are Auto and Disabled PIO Mode PIO Programmable I O mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow AMI BIOS to auto detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determin...

Page 78: ...mary Secondary Channel Highlight one of the items above and press Enter to access the submenu for that item If a drive is present information on that drive will be displayed here LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive The options are Disabled and Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of ...

Page 79: ... with all hard disk drives manufactured after 1999 For other disk drives such as IDE CD ROM drives check the speciﬁcations of the drive DMA Mode Selects the DMA Mode Options are SWDMA0 SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMA0 MDWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMA0 UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMA3 UDMA4 and UDMA5 SWDMA Single Word DMA MWDMA Multi Word DMA UDMA UltraDMA S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict...

Page 80: ...192 224 and 248 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Set this value to allow or restrict the system from giving the VGA adapter card an interrupt address The options are Yes and No Palette Snooping Select Enabled to inform the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system in order for the graphics card to function properly The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI IDE BusMaster Set this val...

Page 81: ...imms Use this setting to enable unused clocks to all DIMMSs even if some DIMM slots are unpopulated Options are Enabled and Disabled Mem Clk Tristate C3 ALTVID Use this setting to Enable or Disable memory clock tristate during C3 and ALT VID CS Sparing This setting will reserve a spare memory rank in each node when enabled Options are Enable and Disable DQS Signal Training Control Tunring off sign...

Page 82: ...anoseconds and microseconds L2 Cache BG Scrub Allows L2 cache RAM to be corrected when idle Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds Data Cache BG Scrub Allows L1 cache RAM to be corrected when idle Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds Power Down Control Allows DIMMs to enter power down mode by deasserting the clock enable signal when...

Page 83: ...SB Legacy Disable Legacy support if there are no USB devices installed in the system Auto disabled Legacy support if no USB devices are connected The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto USB Mass Storage Reset Delay Use this setting to deﬁne the number of seconds the POST routine waits for the mass storage device after the start unit command Options are 10 20 30 and 40 seconds Emulation Type Sele...

Page 84: ...any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8 IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address The options are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Address This option speciﬁes the base I O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 2 Select Disabl...

Page 85: ...s the serial port settings to use Options are 115200 8 n 1 57600 8 n 1 38400 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 and 09600 8 n 1 Flow Control Selects the ﬂow control to be used for console redirection Options are None Hardware and Software Redirection After BIOS POST Options are Disable no redirection after BIOS POST Boot Loader redirection during POST and during boot loader and Always redirection always active Not...

Page 86: ... a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to continuously run at full speed 12V The options are 1 Disable Full Speed 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation FAN1 Speed through FAN8 Reading The speeds of the onboard fans in rpm are displayed here Other items in the submenu are systems monitor display...

Page 87: ...elect the parameter The IP address and current IP address in the BMC are shown MAC Address Use the and keys to select the parameter The MAC address and cur rent MAC address in the BMC are shown Subnet Address Use the and keys to select the parameter The subnet address and current subnet address in the BMC are shown Set PEF Conﬁguration PEF Support Use this setting to Enable or Disable PEF support ...

Page 88: ... Power Down and Power Cycle 7 4 Boot Menu This feature allows the user to conﬁgure the following items Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to prioritize the boot sequence from the available devices Hard Disk Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available hard disk drives Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from a...

Page 89: ...word Select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu and then type in the password Boot Sector Virus Protection This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen Select Disabled to deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection Select Enabled to enable boot sector protection When Enabled AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts...

Page 90: ...ation and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to AMI BIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter Then Select OK to allow BIOS to automatically load the Optimal Defaults as the B...

Page 91: ...ually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error All errors listed with the exception of Beep Code 8 are fatal errors POST codes may be read on the debug LEDs located beside the LAN port on the serverboard backplane See the description of the Debug LEDs LED1 and LED2 in Chapt...

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Page 93: ...s are listed in order of execution Checkpoint Code Description D0h The NMI is disabled Power on delay is starting Next the initialization code check sum will be veriﬁed D1h Initializing the DMA controller performing the keyboard controller BAT test starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB ﬂat mode next D3h Starting memory sizing next D4h Returning to real mode Executing any OEM patches and settin...

Page 94: ... occurred while reading the ﬂoppy drive in drive A F0h Next searching for the AMIBOOT ROM ﬁle in the root directory F1h The AMIBOOT ROM ﬁle is not in the root directory F2h Next reading and analyzing the ﬂoppy diskette FAT to ﬁnd the clusters occupied by the AMIBOOT ROM ﬁle F3h Next reading the AMIBOOT ROM ﬁle cluster by cluster F4h The AMIBOOT ROM ﬁle is not the correct size F5h Next disabling in...

Page 95: ...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 interrupt controllers 1 and 2 13h The video display has been disabled Port B has been initialized Next initializing the chipset 14h The 8254 timer test will begin next 19h Next programming the ﬂash ROM 1Ah T...

Page 96: ...ut 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 information 3Ah The new cursor position has been read and saved Displaying the Hit DEL mes sage next 3Bh The Hit DEL message is displayed The protected mode memory test is about to start 40h Preparing t...

Page 97: ... 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 DMA page register test passed Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register test next 62h The DMA controller 1 base register test passed Performing the DMA controller 2 base register test next 65h T...

Page 98: ...had 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 Conﬁguring the timer data area and printer base address next 9Ah Set the timer and printer base addresses Setting the RS 232 base address next 9Bh Returned after setting the RS 232 base address Perfor...

Page 99: ...0 option ROM had control next Aah Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed Displaying the system conﬁguration next Abh Uncompressing the DMI data and executing DMI POST initialization next B0h The system conﬁguration is displayed B1h Copying any code to speciﬁc areas 00h Code copying to speciﬁc areas is done Passing control to INT 19h boot loader next ...

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Page 101: ...f registered ECC DDR2 667 533 400 SDRAM Note Memory may be installed to provide interleaved or non interleaved conﬁgurations See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details Serial ATA Controller 2021M T2R only On chip controller for six port Serial ATA RAID 0 1 0 1 5 and JBOD supported SCSI Controller 2021M 82R only On chip controller for eight port Serial ATA RAID 0 1 10 and JBOD supported SCSI S...

Page 102: ...both WxHxD 16 8 x 3 5 x 25 5 in 427 x 89 x 648 mm Weight Gross Bare Bone 57 lbs 25 9 kg System Cooling Three 3 8 cm system cooling fans System Input Requirements AC Input Voltage 100 240V AC auto range Rated Input Current 9 5A 4 5A Rated Input Frequency 50 to 60 Hz Power Supply Rated Output Power 700W Model SP801 1R Part PWS 702A 1R Rated Output Voltages 12V 58A 5Vsb 4A BTU Rating 3431 BTUs hr for...

Page 103: ... A EN 55022 Class A EN 61000 3 2 3 3 CISPR 22 Class A Electromagnetic Immunity EN 55024 CISPR 24 EN 61000 4 2 EN 61000 4 3 EN 61000 4 4 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 ...

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