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Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup

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cables (with their locations noted) should be connected. (See the layout on page 

5-9 for connector locations.)

SAS drive data cables (SAS0 ~ SAS7)

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Control Panel cable (JF1)

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COM Port cable (COM2)

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Front USB port cable (USB2/3)

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Important!

 Make sure the the cables do not come into contact with the fans.

Connecting Power Cables

The X8SI6-F has a 24-pin primary power supply connector (JPW1) for connection 

to the ATX power supply. In addition, an 8-pin processor power connector (JPW2) 

must also be connected to your power supply. See Section 5-9 for power connec-

tor pin defi nitions.

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 panel buttons and LED indicators.  

All JF1 wires have been bundled into a single ribbon cable to simplify this connec-

tion. Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 as marked on the board. The other 

end connects to the Control Panel PCB board, located just behind the system status 

LEDs on the chassis. See Chapter 5 for details and pin descriptions.

Figure 5-1. Control Panel Header Pins

LED Anode

LED Anode

LED Anode

LED Anode

UID LED

LED Anode

Reset (Button)

Power (Button)

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

Power Fail LED

Ground

Ground

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Summary of Contents for SUPERSERVER 5016I-M6F

Page 1: ...SUPER SUPERSERVER 5016I M6F USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0...

Page 2: ...for the resolution of any such disputes Super Micro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to c...

Page 3: ...the main components included with the server system and describes the main features of the Super X8SI6 F serverboard and the SC813MTS 350CB chassis Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describe...

Page 4: ...o this chapter 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 SC813MTS 350...

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

Page 6: ...1 4 Contacting Supermicro 1 5 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 1 Overview 2 1 2 2 Unpacking the System 2 1 2 3 Preparing for Setup 2 1 Choosing a Setup Location 2 1 Rack Precautions 2 2 Server Precauti...

Page 7: ...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 1 5 2 Motherb...

Page 8: ...5 17 Serial Ports 5 18 Universal Serial Bus USB 5 18 LAN1 LAN2 Ethernet Ports 5 18 Onboard Power LED 5 19 Power Supply I2 C Connector 5 19 T SGPIO 0 1 Headers 5 19 Alarm Reset 5 19 Wake On Ring 5 20 W...

Page 9: ...4 Drive Bay Installation Removal 6 3 Removing the Front Bezel 6 3 SAS SATA Drive Installation 6 4 Accessing the Drive Bays 6 4 SAS SATA Backplane 6 5 6 5 Power Supply 6 7 Power Supply Failure 6 7 Cha...

Page 10: ...Notes x SUPERSERVER 5016I M6F User s Manual...

Page 11: ...rious hardware components have been included with the SuperServer 5016I M6F as listed below Four 4 cm high performance fans FAN 0065L4 One passive heat sink SNK P0046P One PCI Express 2 0 x16 riser ca...

Page 12: ...1333 1066 800 memory Dual channel configurations are supported Memory modules of the same size and speed should be used See Chapter 5 for details SAS An LSI SAS 2008 controller is included on the moth...

Page 13: ...s which are hot swappable units Note The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability of the SATA drives system based RAID is not available for SATA Control Panel...

Page 14: ...45 DDR3 CHB DIMM1 Far DIMM2 DIMM1 Far DIMM2 4 UDIMM MISC VRs 1333 1066MHz 1333 1066MHz 5 0GT s x4 DMI 2 5Gb PCH 2 5Gbps PCIe_x4 PCIe x8 SLOT PCI 32 1 PCI 32 SLOT 6 SATA PORTS SATA II 300MB s 8 USB POR...

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Page 16: ...1 6 SUPERSERVER 5016I M6F User s Manual Notes...

Page 17: ...able location for the rack unit that will hold the SuperServer 5016I M6F It should be situated in a clean dust free area that is well ventilated Avoid areas where heat electrical noise and electromagn...

Page 18: ...ure the rack is stable before extending a component from the rack You should extend only one component at a time extending two or more si multaneously may cause the rack to become unstable Server Prec...

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...

Page 20: ...ind the preinstalled front inner rails Note that these two rails are left right specific Installing the Rear Inner Rails First locate the right rear inner rail the rail that will be used on the right...

Page 21: ...on the chassis rail guides 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 provided Attach t...

Page 22: ...and the rack unit The next step is to install the server into the rack Do this by lining up the rear of the chassis rails with the front of the rack rails Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails...

Page 23: ...chassis four total First determine how far the server will extend out the front of the rack Larger chassis should be positioned to balance the weight between front and back If a bezel is included on y...

Page 24: ...m you until it stops Lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the 3 server See Figure 2 4 Checking the Components You may have the processor already installed into the...

Page 25: ...eed to remove the top chassis cover The SAS SATA disk drives can be installed and removed from the front of the chassis without removing the top chassis cover Refer to Chapter 6 if you need to reinsta...

Page 26: ...the airflow generated by the fans Providing Power Plug the power cord from the power supply unit into a high quality power strip 1 that offers protection from electrical noise and power surges It is r...

Page 27: ...trol panel and an on off switch on the power supply This chapter explains the meanings of all LED indicators and the appropriate response you may need to take 3 2 Control Panel Buttons There are two p...

Page 28: ...at 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 o...

Page 29: ...d A solid red LED indicates a drive failure If one of the drives fails you should be notified by your system management software Please refer to Chapter 6 for instructions on replacing failed drives I...

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Page 31: ...wer you should first power down the system with the operating system first and then unplug the power cords of all the power supply units in the system When working around exposed electrical circuits a...

Page 32: ...is product may be connected to an IT power system In all cases make sure that the unit is also reliably connected to Earth ground Serverboard Battery CAUTION There is a danger of explosion if the onbo...

Page 33: ...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 o...

Page 34: ...tice is not strictly followed Figure 4 1 Installing the Onboard Battery LITHIUM BATTERY BATTERY HOLDER Please handle used batteries carefully Do not damage the battery in any way a damaged battery may...

Page 35: ...and under the center of the board to support it when handling The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from electric static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist...

Page 36: ...p 4 with the standoffs and tighten until snug if you screw them in too tight you might strip the threads Finish by replacing the top cover of the chassis 5 Note Metal screws provide an electrical cont...

Page 37: ...9 for power connec tor pin definitions 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 contr...

Page 38: ...s Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding re moving or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install th...

Page 39: ...e load lever to release the load plate which covers the CPU socket 1 from its locked position Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate Remove the plate cap 2 Use your thumb and your index fin...

Page 40: ...re that the CPU is properly installed Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down to the lever lock 5 Save the plastic PnP cap The motherboard must be shipped with the PnP cap properly installed...

Page 41: ...Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are 2 aligned with those on the motherboard and the heatsink bracket underneath Screw in two diagonal screws i e the 1 and the 2 sc...

Page 42: ...stration below Gently 2 wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink Once the CPU is loose remove the it from the CPU socket 3 Clean the surfac...

Page 43: ...The X8SI6 F supports up to 16GB of DDR3 ECC UDIMM or up to 32GB of ECC DDR3 RDIMM 1333 1066 800 MHz in 6 DIMM slots Populating these DIMM slots with a pair of memory modules of the same type and same...

Page 44: ...follow the tables below when populating the X8SI6 F DDR3 ECC UDIMM Memory DIMM Slots per Channel DIMMs Populated per Channel DIMM Type POR Speeds Ranks per DIMM any combination 3 1 Unbuffered DDR3 ECC...

Page 45: ...1333 Single Rank Dual Rank 3 2 Registered DDR3 ECC 800 Quad Rank 3 3 Registered DDR3 ECC 800 Single Rank Dual Rank 3 3 N A Not Supported Quad Rank 5 7 Adding PCI Expansion Cards The SC813MTS 350C chas...

Page 46: ...3 1 2 ENABLE 2 3 DISABLE JPL2 LAN2 JPL1 LAN1 2 3 DISABLE 1 2 ENABLE JPB BMC JPI2C PWR I2C JSPK Buzzer Speaker COM2 FLOPPY DDR3 1066 1333 UDIMM RDIMM required VGA COM1 JL1 JPS1 SAS LAN2 LAN4 LAN1 LAN3...

Page 47: ...41 JPW1 24 pin ATX Main Power Connector 42 JPW2 12V 8 pin CPU Power Connector 24 JWF1 Compact Flash Card Power Connector 1 KB Mouse Keyboard Mouse Ports 8 9 LAN1 LAN2 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports 25 I...

Page 48: ...rd VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled 10 JPL1 JPL2 LAN1 LAN2 En Dis Pins 1 2 Enabled 29 JPT1 Factory Test Jumper Pins 1 2 Enabled 13 JPB BMC Jumper Pins 1 2 Enabled LED Indicators LED Description Col...

Page 49: ...n 8 pin 12V Processor Power Pin Definitions Pins Definition 1 4 Ground 5 8 12V Processor Power Connector JPW2 must also be connected to pro vide power to the South Bridge North Bridge and all VRMs See...

Page 50: ...rface Control ler LED connection for LAN port 1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for LAN Port 2 is on pins 9 and 10 NIC1 LED and NIC2 LED are 2 pin NIC LED headers At tach NI...

Page 51: ...the right for pin definitions Fan Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Ground Black 2 2 5A 16V Red 3 Tachometer 4 PWM Control PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Data 2 NC...

Page 52: ...initions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Universal Serial Bus USB Two Universal Serial Bus ports USB 0 and USB 1 are located on the I O back...

Page 53: ...inition 1 VCC 2 No Connection 3 Connection to PWR LED in JF1 Serial_Link SGPIO Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 NC 2 NC 3 Ground 4 DATA Out 5 Load 6 Ground 7 Clock 8 NC T SGPIO 0 1 Head...

Page 54: ...You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use this feature Wake On LAN Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up Unit ID Switch There are three Unit...

Page 55: ...CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS which 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 First...

Page 56: ...ssing a key on a USB keyboard or clicking the USB mouse The JPUSB1 jumper is used together with the USB Wake Up feature in the BIOS Enable this jumper and the USB feature in the BIOS to wake up your s...

Page 57: ...Off No Connection or 10 Mb s Green 100 Mb s Amber 1 Gb s LAN1 LAN2 Activity LED Color Status Definition Yellow Blinking Active IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs In addition to LAN1 LAN2 a dedicated IPMI LAN por...

Page 58: ...is used in conjunction with the front UID LED and the rear UID switch to provide easy identification of a system that might be in need of service SAS Heartbeat LED SAS Error LED An onboard SAS Heartb...

Page 59: ...y des ignates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two con nectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to d...

Page 60: ...the system before proceeding with 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 After you ve installed t...

Page 61: ...or III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Notes The default User Name and...

Page 62: ...ision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pd...

Page 63: ...very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded...

Page 64: ...and status indicators These wires have been bundled together in a ribbon cable to simplify the connection The LEDs inform you of system status See Chapter 3 for details on the LEDs and the control pan...

Page 65: ...olled by a setting in BIOS System Fan Failure If a fan fails you will need to have it replaced with the same type Contact your vendor or Supermicro for information on replacement fans 6 4 Drive Bay In...

Page 66: ...t swap capability of the drives DVD ROM Drive For installing removing a DVD ROM drive you will need to gain access to the inside of the server by removing the top cover of the chassis Proceed to the D...

Page 67: ...ight out see 2 Figure 6 5 Note There is no onboard RAID support for SAS SATA drives SAS SATA Backplane The SAS SATA drives plug into a backplane that provides power drive ID and bus termination A RAID...

Page 68: ...cover 2 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 server Removing Installing a Drive W...

Page 69: ...op chassis cover Follow the procedure on the previous page First unplug the power cord from the system 1 To remove the failed power unit remove the two screws on the back of the 2 power supply which s...

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Page 71: ...all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured Options in blue can be configured by the user The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area res...

Page 72: ...not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related issue Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the system In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct indirect special i...

Page 73: ...o move between fields The date must be entered in Day MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in the 24 hour format For example 5 30 P M appears as 17 30 00 Supermicro...

Page 74: ...bootup screen options to be modified between POST mes sages or the OEM logo Select Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages The...

Page 75: ...ower loss Select Last State to allow the system to resume its last state before a power loss The options are Power On Power Off and Last State Interrupt 19 Capture Interrupt 19 is the software interru...

Page 76: ...hod of ordering for the Multiple APIC Description Table MADT Select Modern Ordering for Microsoft Windows XP or later Select Legacy Order ing for Microsoft Windows 2000 or earlier The options are Mode...

Page 77: ...e allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in specific conditions The options are Disabled and Enabled C1E Support Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Halt State feature C1E significa...

Page 78: ...on the PCI Express Bus This maximizes power saving and transaction speed The options are Enabled and Disabled Route Port 80h Cycles to This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug i...

Page 79: ...this feature to set the time out value for the BIOS to detect the ATA ATAPI devices installed in the system The options are 0 sec 5 10 15 20 25 30 and 35 SATA 0 5r These settings allow the user to se...

Page 80: ...he AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MBs Select 1 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MBs Select 2 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO m...

Page 81: ...drives Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically de tect hard disk drive support Select Disa...

Page 82: ...board LAN1 Option ROM Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM Load Onboard LAN3 Option ROM X8SIE LN4 only Load Onboard LAN4 Option ROM X8SIE LN4 only This feature is to enable or disable the onboard LAN option R...

Page 83: ...the X8SIE F and X8SI6 F Serial Port Mode This feature allows the user to set the serial port mode for Console Redirection The options are 115200 8 n 1 57600 8 n 1 38400 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 and 9600 8 n...

Page 84: ...CPU manufacturer may result in CPU overheat or system instability When the CPU temperature reaches this predefined threshold the CPU and system cooling fans will run at full speed The options are The...

Page 85: ...n with the CPU fan running at full speed the system buzzer will activate and the Overheat LED will turn on The Early Alarm the Overheat LED and system buzzer will be activated exactly when the High le...

Page 86: ...ter system cooling The Performance setting is recommended for high power consuming and high density systems Select Balanced for the onboard fans to run at 50 of the Initial PWM Cycle in order to balan...

Page 87: ...ns are Enabled and Disabled ACPI Version Features The options are ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2 0 and ACPI v3 0 Please refer to ACPI s website for further explanation http www acpi info XIPMI Configuration Intell...

Page 88: ...low If DHCP is selected the next three items will be configured automatically and will be grayed out The options are Static and DHCP IP Address Enter the IP address for this machine This should be in...

Page 89: ...this option to view the System Event Log Mark all events as read This option marks all events as read The options are OK and Cancel Clear event log This option clears the Event Log memory of all messa...

Page 90: ...a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system Change Supervisor Password Select this feature and press Enter to access the submenu and then type in a new...

Page 91: ...py Drive 2nd Boot Device USB XXXXXXXXX 3rd Boot Device SATA XXXXXXXXX 4th Boot Device Network XXXXXXXXX 5th Boot Device Network XXXXXXXXX Clear User Password Available only if User Password has been s...

Page 92: ...s the user to specify the boot sequence from available Removable Drives The settings are 1st boot device 2nd boot device and Disabled 1st Drive 2nd Drive USB XXXXXXXXX Retry Boot Devices Select this o...

Page 93: ...from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature s...

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Page 95: ...al This section lists Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST BIOS will display a POST code that describes the prob...

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Page 97: ...ess the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third 2 party SCSI or RAID driver displays When the Windows XP Windows 2003 Setup screen appears press S to 3 specify additional devic...

Page 98: ...llation The Windows OS Setup screen will display 2 From the Windows OS Setup screen press the Enter key The OS Setup 3 will automatically load all device files and then continue with the Windows insta...

Page 99: ...3 1066 800 memory Note See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details SAS Controller LSI 2008 SAS controller integrated onboard for an eight port SAS subsystem RAID 0 1 5 and 10 supported 10 supporte...

Page 100: ...perature 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F Non operating Temperature 40 to 70 C 40 to 158 F Operating Relative Humidity 8 to 90 non condensing Non operating Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Regulatory Com...

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Page 102: ...rform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro dis claims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such p...

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