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Appendix B: System Speci

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Appendix B

System Speci

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Processors

Single Intel

Xeon

E3-1200 Series processor or a Core

i3-2100 Series processor

in an LGA1155 socket

Note: Please refer to our web site for a complete listing of supported processors.

Chipset

Intel C202

BIOS

64 Mb SPI AMI

Flash

Memory Capacity

Four DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of unbuffered DDR3-1333/1066
memory

See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details.

SATA Controller

Intel on-chip controller for six-port Serial ATA, RAID 0, 1 5 and 10 supported
(RAID 5 not supported with Linux OS, Windows only)

Drive Bays

One internal SATA hard drive. The internal drive is not hot-swappable.

PCI Expansion

One PCI-Express card (with pre-installed riser card)

Serverboard

X9SCL-F (Micro ATX form factor)

Dimensions: 9.6 x 9.6 in (244 x 244 mm)

Chassis

SC512F-520B (Mini 1U Rackmount)

Dimensions: (WxHxD) 17.3 x 1.7 x 14.5 in. (439 x 43 x 368 mm)

Summary of Contents for SUPERSERVER 5017C-MF

Page 1: ...SUPERSERVER 5017C MF SUPER USER S MANUAL 1 0a ...

Page 2: ...ny 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 comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial ...

Page 3: ... included with the server system and describes the main features of the X9SCL F serverboard and the SC512F 350B chassis which comprise the SuperServer 5017C MF Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer 5017C MF into a rack and check out the server configuration prior to powering up the system If your server was ordered without processor and...

Page 4: ...s and jumpers Refer to 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 SC512F 350B server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing removing or reconfiguring hard drives and when replacing the system power supply module and c...

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

Page 6: ...the System 2 1 2 3 Preparing for Setup 2 1 Choosing a Setup Location 2 2 Rack Precautions 2 2 Server Precautions 2 2 Rack Mounting Considerations 2 3 Ambient Operating Temperature 2 3 Reduced Airflow 2 3 Mechanical Loading 2 3 Circuit Overloading 2 3 Reliable Ground 2 3 2 4 Installing the System into a Rack 2 4 Basic Installation Procedure 2 4 Installing with Rackmount Kit 2 5 2 5 Checking the Ser...

Page 7: ...allation 5 2 Installing the LGA1155 Processor 5 2 Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink 5 4 Removing the Heatsink 5 4 5 3 Connecting Cables 5 6 Connecting Data Cables 5 6 Connecting Power Cables 5 6 Connecting the Control Panel 5 6 5 4 I O Ports 5 7 5 5 Installing Memory 5 8 5 6 Adding PCI Cards 5 10 5 7 Motherboard Details 5 11 5 8 Connector Definitions 5 13 5 9 Jumper Settings 5 19 5 10 Onboard Indi...

Page 8: ...S 7 1 Introduction 7 1 Starting BIOS Setup Utility 7 1 How To Change the Configuration Data 7 1 How to Start the Setup Utility 7 2 7 2 Main Setup 7 2 7 3 Advanced Setup Configurations 7 4 7 4 Event Logs 7 14 7 5 IPMI Configuration 7 15 7 6 Boot Settings 7 17 7 7 Security Settings 7 18 7 8 Exit Options 7 19 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B System Specifications SUPERSERVER 5017C MF User ...

Page 9: ...In addition to the motherboard and chassis various hardware components have been included with the 5017C MF as listed below Three sets of 4 cm counter rotating fans FAN 0086L4 One passive CPU heatsink SNK P0046P Riser Cards see Section 5 6 for details One CSE RR1U E8 for one PCI E 2 0 x8 card SATA Accessories One SATA backplane BPN SAS 809TQ Four 2 5 hot swap drive carriers MCP 220 00047 0B One ra...

Page 10: ...memory Please refer to Chapter 5 for installing memory Serial ATA An on chip SATA controller is integrated into the X9SCL F to provide a six port 3 Gb sec Serial ATA subsystem which is RAID 0 1 5 and 10 supported RAID 5 supported with Windows OS only The SATA drives are hot swappable units Note The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability and RAID function ...

Page 11: ...e SC512F 350B s control panel provides important system monitoring and con trol information LEDs indicate power on network activity hard disk drive activity overheat warning and fan failure The control panel also includes a main power button and a reset button Rear I O Panel The rear I O panel on the chassis provides one PCI expansion card slot one COM port another is internal two USB ports PS 2 m...

Page 12: ... RJ45 DDR3 CHB DIMM1 DIMM2 Far DIMM1 DIMM2 Far 4 UDIMM MISC VRs 1333 1066MHz 1333 1066MHz 5 0Gb x4 DMI II 5 0Gb 5 0Gbps PCIe_x4 PCIe x8 Slot 6 SATA Ports SATA II 300MB s 9 USB Ports USB2 0 480Mbps Flash SPI 32Mb SPI PCIe_x1 2 5Gbps GLAN1 82574L CK505 Rev1 0 CLOCK COM1 2 P S2 LPC HEALTH INFO LPC TPM1 2 Header LPC PCIe_x1 2 5Gbps GLAN2 82579 RMII VGA Port RTL8201 PHY Hermon WPCM450 Winbond BMC PCI32...

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Page 15: ...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 outlet Read the Rac...

Page 16: ...of the rack are fully extended to the floor with the full weight of the rack resting on them In single rack installation stabilizers should be attached to the rack In multiple rack installations the racks 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 si multaneously may ...

Page 17: ...Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that the amount of airflow required for safe operation is not compromised 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 possibl...

Page 18: ...k hardware is optional Basic Installation Procedure The 5017C MF server comes with two rack mounting brackets which are located on each side at the front of the chassis To mount the system into a rack simply screw these brackets directly to the front of the rack two screws for each bracket As Figure 2 1 shows the brackets can be located at the front of the chassis left figure or moved approximatel...

Page 19: ...ase it from its locked position then pull the two rails completely apart 2 Repeat step 1 for the remaining rail assembly 3 Position the fixed chassis rail sections you just removed along the side of the chassis making sure the three screw holes line up Note that the rails are left right side specific 4 Screw the rail securely to the side of the chassis see Figure 2 2 Repeat this procedure for the ...

Page 20: ...other side of the rack making sure that both are at the exact same height and with the rail guides facing inward Installing the Server into the Rack You should now have rails attached to both the chassis and the rack unit The next step is to install the server into the rack 1 Line up the rear of the chassis rails with the front of the rack rails 2 Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails keepin...

Page 21: ...rver to the rack Installing the Server into a Telco Rack If you are installing the SuperServer 5017C MF into a Telco type rack follow the directions given on the previous pages for rack installation The only difference in the installation procedure will be the positioning of the rack brackets to the rack They should be spaced apart just enough to accomodate the width of the telco rack ...

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Page 23: ...lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server Checking the Components 1 You may have processors already installed into the serverboard Each pro cessor should have its own heatsink attached See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor installation 2 The 5017C MF server may have come with system memory already installed Make sure all DIMMs are fully seated in the...

Page 24: ...6 Checking the Airflow 1 Airflow is provided by two sets of 4 cm counter rotating fans The system component layout was carefully designed to promote sufficient airflow through the small 1U rackmount space 2 Also note that all power and data cables have been routed in such a way that they do not block the airflow generated by the fan Providing Power 1 The last thing you must do is to provide input ...

Page 25: ...Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 11 Figure 2 5 Accessing the Inside of the Server Remove these screws Remove this screw Remove these screws ...

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Page 27: ...l panel 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 push buttons located on the front of the chassis a reset button and a power on off button Reset The reset switch reboots the system Power This is the main power switch which is used to apply or turn off the main system power Turning off system p...

Page 28: ... Fail When this LED flashes it indicates a fan failure When on continuously on and not flashing 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 normally You should also check to make sure that the chassis covers are i...

Page 29: ... 3 HDD Channel activity for HDDs This light indicates IDE drive activity when flashing Power Indicates power is being supplied to the system s power supply units This LED should normally be illuminated when the system is operating ...

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Page 31: ...ower 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 another person who is familiar with the power off controls should be nearby to switch off the power if neces sary Use only one hand when working with powered on electrical equipment This is to avoid m...

Page 32: ... 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 onboard battery is installed upside down which will reverse its polarites see Figure 4 1 This battery must be replaced only with the same or an equivalent type recom mended by the manufacturer CR2032 Dispose of used ba...

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 or contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the serverboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer ...

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 release hazardous materials into the environment Do not discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landfill Please comply with the regulations set up by your local hazardous waste management a...

Page 35: ...hat the size and weight of the motherboard can cause it to bend if handled improperly which may result in damage 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 sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Tou...

Page 36: ...atsink only Make sure to install the serverboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsinks When receiving a serverboard without a processor pre installed make sure that the plastic CPU socket cap is in place and none of the socket pins are bent otherwise contact your retailer immediately Refer to the Supermicro web site for updates on CPU support Installing the LGA1155 Processor 1 Pres...

Page 37: ...e CPU horizontally or vertically Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid damage to the CPU or the socket With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed 5 Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down to the lever lock Save the plastic PnP cap The motherboard must be shipped with the Pn...

Page 38: ...tsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the motherboard and the heatsink bracket underneath 3 Screw in two diagonal screws i e the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not over tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws Removing the Heatsink Warning We do not recommend removing the ...

Page 39: ...rom the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink removing the used thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before re installing the CPU and the heatsink Figure 5 4 Removing the Heatsink Screw 1 Motherboard Loosen screws in the sequence shown Screw 2 Screw 3 Screw 4 ...

Page 40: ...e following data cables with their motherboard connector locations noted should be connected See the motherboard layout diagram in this chapter for connector locations Control Panel cable JF1 see next page SATA cables SATA1 SATA5 SGPIO cable T SGPIO1 to SATA backplane Connecting Power Cables The X9SCL F has a 24 pin primary power supply connector designated JPW1 for connection to the ATX power sup...

Page 41: ...ions section in this chapter for details and pin descrip tions of JF1 5 4 I O Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 5 2 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Figure 5 2 Rear Panel I O Ports 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Backplane I O Ports 1 Keyboard Purple 6 COM 1 2 PS 2 Mouse Green 7 VGA 3 USB Port 0 8 LAN1 4 USB Port 1 9 LAN2 5 IPMI...

Page 42: ...snaps into place in the slot Repeat fstep 1 to install to DIMM1B if needed Memory Support The X9SCL F supports up to 32GB of ECC unbuffered UDIMM DDR3 1333 1066 memory in four memory slots Populating these slots with a pair of memory mod ules of the same type and same size will result in interleaved memory which will improve memory performance Please refer to the table below DDR3 Unbuffered ECC UD...

Page 43: ...ity System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory System BIOS 1 MB 3 99 Local APIC 4 KB 3 99 Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3 99 I O APIC 4 Kbytes 4 KB 3 99 PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3 76 PCI Express 256 MB 256 MB 3 51 PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed Aligned on 256 MB boundary 512 MB 3 01 VGA Memory 16 MB 2 85 TSEG 1 MB 2 84 Memo...

Page 44: ...rd The riser card provides a PCI E x8 signal PCI Card Installation When installing a PCI add on card make sure you install it into a slot that supports the speed of the card 1 Swing out the release tab on the PCI slot shield 2 Insert the PCI card into the riser card pushing down with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card 3 Finish by pushing the release tab back to its original locked positi...

Page 45: ...y I SATA 0 1 X9SCL SATA2 X9SCM SATA3 Socket H2 LGA 1155 CPU I SATA4 I SATA5 I SATA3 I SATA1 I SATA0 Slot5 PCI E 2 0 x4 on x8 USB 0 1 LAN1 LAN2 LE7 1 4 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 5 1 7 1 8 1 10 1 13 1 14 1 15 1 22 1 21 1 25 1 31 1 33 1 34 1 35 1 36 1 38 1 6 1 11 1 39 1 40 1 41 1 42 1 43 1 9 1 12 1 44 1 45 1 46 1 47 1 48 1 50 1 16 1 17 1 18 1 19 1 20 1 23 1 24 1 26 1 27 1 32 1 49 1 37 1 30 1 28 1 29 Jumpers Numb...

Page 46: ...1 24 pin ATX Main Power Connector 47 JPW2 12V 8 pin CPU power Connector 1 KB Mouse Keyboard Mouse Connectors 8 9 3 LAN1 LAN2 IPMI LAN Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN1 2 IPMI_LAN F models 49 50 25 7 24 I SATA 0 1 Serial ATA Ports 0 1 2 3 4 5 45 JPI2 C PWR supply I2 C System Management Bus 40 JSPK Speaker Header 5 JTPM Trusted Platform Module TPM Header 29 JWF1 SATA DOM Power Connector 15 JWOL Wake On LAN He...

Page 47: ...all VRMs See the table on the right for pin definitions ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions JPW1 Pin Definition Pin Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V 14 12V 2 3 3V 15 COM 3 COM 16 PS_ON 4 5V 17 COM 5 COM 18 COM 6 5V 19 COM 7 COM 20 Res NC 8 PWR_OK 21 5V 9 5VSB 22 5V 10 12V 23 5V 11 12V 24 COM 12 3 3V Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the ri...

Page 48: ...ailure Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 7 Vcc Blue UID LED 8 OH Fan Fail LED OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash ing Fan Fail Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to a the hardware Reset Button on the computer case Refer to the table on the ri...

Page 49: ...PP2 8 USB_PP3 4 Ground 9 Ground 5 No Con nection 10 Key Serial Ports The COM1 Port is located on the I O backpanel COM2 is a header located on the the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 CDC 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Ethernet Ports Two Ethernet ports LAN1 LAN2 are located next...

Page 50: ...cated at JL1 on the motherboard Attach the ap propriate cable from the chassis to inform you of a chassis intrusion when the chas sis is opened ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse ports are located beside the USB ports See the table on the right for pin definitions PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Data 2 NC 3 Ground 4 VCC 5 ...

Page 51: ...F1 Trusted Platform Module Header This header is used to connect a Trusted Platform Module TPM available sepa rately from a third party vendor A TPM is a security device that allows encryption and authentication of hard drives disal lowing access if the TPM associated with it is not installed in the system See the table on the right for pin definitions Trusted Platform Module Header Pin Definition...

Page 52: ...l Pur pose Input Output headers are located near the SATA connectors on the moth erboard These headers are used to com municate with the enclosure management chip in the system See the table on the right for pin definitions NC No connection 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 Headers Two T SGPIO Seri...

Page 53: ... 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 3 Remove the screwdriver or shorting device 4 Reconnect the power cord s and ...

Page 54: ... used together with the IPMI set tings in the BIOS The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to Enable BMC See the table on the right for jumper settings BMC IPMI Enable Disable Jumper Settings Settings Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled PCI Slot SMB Enable Disable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Closed Enabled Open Default Disabled PCI Slot SMB Enable Use Jumpers JI2 C1 JI2 C2 ...

Page 55: ...ght indicates activity while the green LED on the left indicates the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information IPMI LAN Link LED Left Activity LED Right LED Color Definition Link left Green Solid 100 Mbps Activity right Yellow Blink ing Active IPMI Heartbeat Indicator LED LED Definition Link left IPMI is ready for use Onboard Standby PWR LED LED State Definition Off Syst...

Page 56: ...ctions SATA Ports Six Serial ATA SATA ports I SATA 0 5 are located on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions for the onboard SATA ports SATA Port Pin Definitions SATA0 SATA5 Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 Ground 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 Ground ...

Page 57: ...Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CD ROM drive Finally double click on the S Setup icon Figure 5 4 Driver Installation Display Screen Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the tabs to the right of these in order from top to bottom to install each item one at a time After installing each item you must reboot the system be for...

Page 58: ...ial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note The default User Name and Password for SuperDoctor III is ADMIN AD MIN Note When SuperDoctor III is first installed it adopts the temperature threshold settings that have been set in BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made wit...

Page 59: ...loaded 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 manuals other SDIII_User_Guide pdf For Linux we will still recommend Supero Doctor II Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen Remote Control ...

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Page 61: ... prevent damage to any printed circuit boards PCBs it is important to handle 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 compone...

Page 62: ...t the cable from JF1 on the serverboard to the Control Panel PCB printed circuit board Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 on both connectors 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 Figure 6 1 Chassis Views Unpacking The serverboard is shippe...

Page 63: ...and the overheat fan fail LED on the control panel will blink on and off Replace any failed fan at your earliest convenience with the same type and model the system can continue to run with a failed fan Replacing System Fans Figure 6 2 1 Remove the chassis cover to see which fan has failed 2 Power down the server and remove the AC power cord 3 Detach the fan wiring then grasp the failed fan unit a...

Page 64: ...t come pre installed in the system Only a slim DVD ROM will fit in the 5017C MF Serial ATA Drive Installation The SATA drive is not hot swappable meaning system power must be turned off before installing or removing 1 First power down the system and then remove the top cover of the chassis as described on page 6 7 2 Unscrew the retention screw at the top center of the drive then push the drive tra...

Page 65: ...ro Web site at http www supermicro com products nfo storage cfm DVD ROM Drive Installation The top cover of the chassis must be opened to gain full access to the DVD ROM drive bay The DVD ROM must have a slim profile to fit into the 5017C MF If you cannot remove the top cover with the system remaining in the rack follow the procedure below DVD ROM Drive Installation 1 First shutdown the system and...

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Page 67: ...ndles on either side and pull the unit straight out until it locks you will hear a click 3 Next remove the screws from the lips on either side of the cover then de press the two buttons on the cover to release it 4 Push the cover away from you then lift it from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server Replacing the Power Supply 1 To remove the failed power unit remove the two sc...

Page 68: ... User s Manual 5 Reconnect the power cord replace the chassis top cover and push the unit back into the rack 6 Finish by turning on the power switch on the power supply then depress the power button on the front of the system ...

Page 69: ... 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 reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note the AMI BIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro...

Page 70: ... 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 incidental or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update If you have to update the BIOS do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is updating This is to avoid possible boot failure 7 2...

Page 71: ...or the arrow keys to 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 X9SCM X9SCM F X9SCL X9SCL F Version Build Date Processor The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of processor as shown below Processor Speed Physical Count Logical Count ...

Page 72: ...al POST messages The op tions are Enabled and Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode This sets the display mode for Option ROM The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current Bootup Num Lock This feature selects the Power on state for Numlock key The options are Off and On Wait For F1 If Error This forces the system to wait until the F1 key is pressed if an error occurs The options are Disabled and Enabled I...

Page 73: ...on AC Power Loss Use this feature to set the power state after a power outage Select Power Off for the system power to remain off after a power loss Select Power On for the system power to be turned on after a power 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 VFC This item enables or disables the VESA Fea...

Page 74: ...cation code can execute and where it cannot thus preventing a worm or a virus from flooding illegal codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack The default is Enabled Refer to Intel and Microsoft Web Sites for more information Intel AES NI Set to Enabled to use the processor s Advanced Encryption Standard AES feature The options are Enabled and Disabled Intel Hyper Threa...

Page 75: ... frequency in specific conditions The options are Disabled and Enabled Long duration power limit this is the processor power consumption limit in Watts during a long duration time window Long duration maintained this is the time in milliseconds where the Long Duration Power Limit is maintained Short duration power limit During Turbo Mode the system may exceed the processor s default power setting ...

Page 76: ...es power saving and transaction speed The options are Enabled and Disabled PCIE Maximum Payload Size This feature selects the setting for the PCIE maximum payload size The options are Auto 128 Bytes 256 Bytes 512 Bytes 1024 Bytes 2048 Bytes and 4096 Bytes PCI Express Port This feature enables or disables the PCI Express port The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto PEG Force Gen1 This feature for...

Page 77: ...ange will be claimed by the EHCI driver The settings are Enabled and Disabled XIDE SATA Configuration When this submenu is selected the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence of the IDE Devices and displays the following items SATA Mode This item selects the mode for the installed drives The options are Disabled IDE Mode AHCI Mode and RAID Mode IDE Mode The following items are displayed when ...

Page 78: ... eSATA support The options are Enabled and Disabled Hot Plug Set this item to Enabled to enable hot plugging The options are Enabled and Disabled RAID Mode The following items are displayed when RAID Mode is selected SATA Port0 Port5 This item displays the information detected on the installed SATA drives on the particular SATA port Hot Plug Set this item to Enabled to enable hot plugging The opti...

Page 79: ...e onboard option ROMs The options are Disabled and Enabled Boot Graphics Adapter Priority Use the feature to select the graphics controller to be used as the primary boot device The options are Offboard VGA and Onboard VGA XSuper IO Device Configuration Serial Port 1 Serial Port 2 Select Enabled to enable the onboard serial port The options are Enabled and Disabled Serial Port1 Settings Serial Por...

Page 80: ...most common settings are set as default Terminal Type Select ANSI VT100 VT100 or VT UTF8 Bits per Second BPS 9600 19200 57600 or 115200 Data Bits 8 or 7 Parity None Even Odd Mark or Space Stop Bits 1 or 2 Flow Control None or Hardware RTS CTS Recorder Mode Disabled or Enabled Resolution 100x31 Disabled or Enabled Legacy OS Redirection Resolution 80x24 or 80x25 Serial Port for Out of Band Managemen...

Page 81: ...s are Full Speed 100 of PWM Cycle Standard 50 of PWM Cycle and Optimal 30 of PWM Cycle CPU Temperature Display Mode This feature displays the CPU temperature detected by DTS i e 34o C or tem perature status in text Low Medium or High The options are Text Mode or DTS If Text Mode is selected the CPU Temperature Display Mode will show the CPU temperature status as follows Low This level is considere...

Page 82: ...gh Performance Event Timer HPET that produces periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real time Clock RTC does in synchronizing multimedia streams providing smooth playback and reducing the de pendency on other timestamp calculation devices such as an x86 RDTSC Instruc tion embedded in the CPU The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer Th...

Page 83: ...n Log is Full This option automatically clears the Event Log memory of all messages when it is full The options are Do Nothing and Erase Immediately MECI The Multiple Event Count Increment MECI counter counts the number of oc curences a duplicate event must happen before the MECI counter is incremented This is a numeric value METW The Multiple Event Time Window METW defines number of minutes must ...

Page 84: ...troller BMC on the motherboard The options are Enabled and Disabled Wait For BMC If enabled the system will wait for a BMC response after the AC power is turned on It takes around 30 seconds to initialize Host to BMC interfaces The options are Disabled and Enabled XBMC Self Test Log This feature logs any BMC messages returned during a BMC self test It shows the total number of entries and will all...

Page 85: ...ce This feature selects whether the IP address Subnet Mask and Gateway Address are automatically assigned by the network s DHCP server Dynamic Host and Con figuration Protocol Dynamic or manually entered by the user Static If Static is selected the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway Address must be manually entered below The options are Static Dynamic and Do Nothing The following items are display...

Page 86: ...ettings XBoot Options Priority This feature allows the user to specify which devices are boot devices and the order of priority from which the systems boots from during startup Boot Option 1 Boot option 2 Boot Option 3 etc The settings are Built in EFI Shell any detected boot device and Disabled ...

Page 87: ... rights in the setup Passwords must be at least 3 and up to 20 characters long Administrator Password Press Enter to create a new or change an existing Administrator password User Password Press Enter to create a new or change an existing User password Boot Sector Virus Protection When Enabled the BIOS displays a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write t...

Page 88: ...s and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration 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 the AMI BIOS Utility Program Restore De...

Page 89: ...save any changes to the BIOS setup for future use Restore User Defaults To set this feature select Restore User Defaults from the Exit menu and press En ter Use this feature to retrieve user defined settings that were saved previously Boot Override Set this feature to override a previously defined boot device The available devices will be listed below ...

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Page 91: ...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 error list correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes BIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code LED Error Message Description 1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset Ready to pow...

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Page 93: ...up to 32 GB of unbuffered DDR3 1333 1066 memory See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details SATA Controller Intel on chip controller for six port Serial ATA RAID 0 1 5 and 10 supported RAID 5 not supported with Linux OS Windows only Drive Bays One internal SATA hard drive The internal drive is not hot swappable PCI Expansion One PCI Express card with pre installed riser card Serverboard X9SCL ...

Page 94: ... condensing Non operating Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Regulatory Compliance Electromagnetic Emissions FCC Class 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 Germa...

Page 95: ...B 3 Appendix B System Specifications Notes ...

Page 96: ... to perform 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 products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and a...

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