Supero SuperServer 1012G-MTF, User Manual

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Table of Contents
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 .............................................................................................................. 3-1
3-3 Control Panel LEDs ........................................................................................ 3-2
Overheat/Fan Fail ........................................................................................... 3-2
NIC2 ................................................................................................................ 3-2
NIC1 ................................................................................................................ 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 General Safety Precautions ............................................................................ 4-2
4-3 ESD Precautions ............................................................................................. 4-3
4-4 Operating Precautions .................................................................................... 4-4
Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup
5-1 Handling the Motherboard .............................................................................. 5-1
Precautions ..................................................................................................... 5-1
Unpacking ....................................................................................................... 5-2
5-2 Motherboard Installation .................................................................................. 5-2
5-3 Connecting Cables .......................................................................................... 5-3
Connecting Data Cables ................................................................................. 5-3
Connecting Power Cables .............................................................................. 5-3
Connecting the Control Panel ......................................................................... 5-3
5-4 I/O Ports .......................................................................................................... 5-4
5-5 Processor and Heatsink Installation................................................................ 5-5
When handling the processor, avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the
fan. Also, do not place the serverboard on a conductive surface, which can damage
the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up. ...................................... 5-5
Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink ................................................................. 5-7
5-6 Installing Memory ............................................................................................ 5-8
Memory Support .............................................................................................. 5-8
DIMM Module Population Confi guration .................................................... 5-9
5-7 Adding PCI Expansion Cards ....................................................................... 5-10
5-8 Motherboard Details .......................................................................................5-11
H8SGL-F Quick Reference ........................................................................... 5-12