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Table of Contents

Chapter 7: BIOS

7-1 Introduction

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7-1

7-2 Running Setup ................................................................................................ 7-2

7-3 Main BIOS Setup ............................................................................................ 7-2

7-4 Advanced Setup ............................................................................................. 7-7

7-5 Security ......................................................................................................... 7-19

7-6 Boot .............................................................................................................. 7-20

7-7 Exit ................................................................................................................ 7-21

Appendices:

Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages

Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes

Appendix C: Software Installation

Appendix D: System Specifi cations

Summary of Contents for SuperServer 6025B-8

Page 1: ...SUPERSERVER 6025B T SUPERSERVER 6025B 8 USER S MANUAL 1 0b SUPER NIC 1 NIC 2...

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 first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the server system and describes the main features of the X7DBE X7DB8 serverboard and the SC823TQ 550LP SC823S 550LP chassis...

Page 4: ...ter 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 SC823TQ 550LP SC823S 55...

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

Page 6: ...ng 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...

Page 7: ...5 11 5 8 Connector Definitions 5 12 ATX Power Connector 5 12 Auxiliary Power Connector 5 12 Processor Power Connector 5 12 NMI Button 5 12 Power LED 5 12 HDD LED 5 13 NIC1 LED 5 13 NIC2 LED 5 13 Overh...

Page 8: ...t Floppy IDE SATA and SCSI Drive Connections 5 23 Parallel Port Connector 5 23 Floppy Connector 5 24 IDE Connectors 5 25 SATA Ports 5 25 Ultra320 SCSI Ports 5 26 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 S...

Page 9: ...7 1 7 2 Running Setup 7 2 7 3 Main BIOS Setup 7 2 7 4 Advanced Setup 7 7 7 5 Security 7 19 7 6 Boot 7 20 7 7 Exit 7 21 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix C So...

Page 10: ...Notes x SUPERSERVER 6025B T 6025B 8 User s Manual...

Page 11: ...listed below Four 4 8 cm hot swap chassis fans FAN 0070 One 1 air shroud CSE PT43 One 1 3 5 floppy drive FPD PNSC 02 1 One 1 DVD ROM drive DVM PNSC 824 B One 1 5 25 dummy drive tray One 1 front contr...

Page 12: ...an interleaved configuration which requires modules of the same size and speed to be installed in pairs Serial ATA A SATA controller is integrated into the South Bridge of the 5000P chipset to provid...

Page 13: ...ports are also included on the front of the chassis ATI Graphics Controller The X7DBE features an integrated ATI video controller based on the ES1000 graph ics chip The ES1000 was designed specificall...

Page 14: ...ower supply failure A main power button and a system reset button are also included I O Backplane The SC823TQ 550LP SC823S 550LP is an ATX form factor chassis that is designed to be used in a 2U rackm...

Page 15: ...COM Ports 2 CPU2 5000P MCH Slot 6 PCI Exp x8 SEPC Slot 5 PCI Express x8 LPC 82563 Parallel Port ES 1000 FBD DIMM Bank2 FBD DIMM Bank3 FBD DIMM Bank4 FBD CH0 FBD CH1 FBD CH2 FBD CH3 PCI E x4 PCI E x8 S...

Page 16: ...Address Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl...

Page 17: ...ged 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 SuperServer 6025B T...

Page 18: ...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 onl...

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: ...dentifying the Sections of the Rack Rails You should have received two rack rail assemblies with the 6025B T 6025B 8 Each of these assemblies consist of two sections an inner fixed chassis rail that s...

Page 21: ...screws for each side Repeat this procedure for the other rail on the other side of the chassis You will also need to attach the rail brackets when installng into a telco rack Locking Tabs As mentioned...

Page 22: ...the rack making sure both are at the exact same height and with the rail guides facing inward see Figure 2 3 Installing the Server into the Rack You should now have rails attached to both the chassis...

Page 23: ...irst determine how far follow 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 your server re...

Page 24: ...CPUs 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...

Page 25: ...Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 9 Figure 2 5 Accessing the Inside of the System...

Page 26: ...e 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 Chapt...

Page 27: ...ecific 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 in order from left to right a reset but...

Page 28: ...d 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 al...

Page 29: ...indicates a drive failure If a SATA drive fails you should be notified by your system management software Please refer to Chapter 6 for instructions on replacing failed SATA drives SCSI Drives 6025B 8...

Page 30: ...SUPERSERVER 6025B T 6025B 8 User s Manual 3 4 Notes...

Page 31: ...rd 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 un...

Page 32: ...ich can come into contact with electrical circuits or be pulled into a cooling fan The power supply power cord must include a grounding plug and must be plugged into grounded electrical outlets Server...

Page 33: ...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 boa...

Page 34: ...per cooling Out of warranty damage to the 6025B T 6025B 8 system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed Figure 4 1 Installing the Onboard Battery LITHIUM BATTERY BATTERY HOLDER BATTERY HO...

Page 35: ...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...

Page 36: ...5000 series processor or when receiving a serverboard with one pre installed make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU pins are bent otherwise contact the retailer immediately...

Page 37: ...or vertically and do not rub the CPU against any surface or any of the contacts which may damage the CPU and or contacts 7 With the CPU in the socket in spect the four corners of the CPU to make sure...

Page 38: ...echanism 3 Screw in two diagonal screws i e the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug Do not fully tighten the screws or you may damage the CPU 4 Add the two remaining screws then finish the installation...

Page 39: ...iguring 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...

Page 40: ...ite 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 t...

Page 41: ...r removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is inter leaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation See Figure 5 5 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs...

Page 42: ...5 3 for installing memory modules Note Notches should align with their receptive points on the slot Notch Notch Release Tab Release Tab Memory Installation Table Branch0 Branch1 Number of DIMMs Bank...

Page 43: ...rds are installed directly to the serverboard riser cards are not needed 2 PCI Card Installation Before installing a PCI add on card make sure you install it into a slot that supports the speed of the...

Page 44: ...DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A North Bridge Slot 7 LP IPMI Slot 6 x8 PCI Express Slot 4 x4 PCI Express Slot 3 133 MHz PCI X Slot 2 133 MHz PCI X U320 SCSI CHB COM2 PXH BIOS SATA0 SATA1 SATA2 SATA4 SA...

Page 45: ...ash Card Connector J7 BIOS Recovery J17 System Management I2 C Power Header J18 System Management Bus Header J22 Floppy Disk Drive Connector JA1 JA2 SCSI Channel A B Connectors JAR Alarm Reset JD1 Pow...

Page 46: ...the Auxiliary 4 pin connector at JPW2 must also be con nected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 19 Control 20 Ground Pr...

Page 47: ...to redundant power supplies and so does not apply to the 6025B T or the 6025B 8 NIC2 LED The NIC2 Network Interface Control ler LED connection is located on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Attach the NIC2 LED ca...

Page 48: ...4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Universal Serial Bus USB0 1 Two Universal Serial Bus ports are located beside the PS 2 keyboard mouse ports USB0 is the bottom connector...

Page 49: ...r location See the table on the right for pin definitions Note Pin 10 is included on the header but not on the port NC indicates no connection Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Definition Pin...

Page 50: ...round 4 VCC 5 Clock 6 NC Speaker Connector Pin Definitions JD1 Pin Function Definition 4 Speaker data red wire 5 Key No connection 6 Key 7 Speaker data Extra Universal Serial Bus Headers Three additio...

Page 51: ...rd and cable to use this feature SMB The System Management Bus header for the PCI bus designated J17 is located near the battery Connect the appropriate cable here to utilize SMB on your system See th...

Page 52: ...put SGPIO provides a bus between the SATA controller and the SATA drive backplane to provide SATA enclosure management functions Connect the appropriate cables from the back plane to the SGPIO1 and SG...

Page 53: ...ar 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 unp...

Page 54: ...er Supply Fail Detect Enable Disable The system can notify you in the event of a power supply failure This feature assumes that three power supply units are installed in the chassis with one act ing a...

Page 55: ...ult setting is on pins 1 2 to enable SCSI See the table on the right for jumper settings SCSI Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPA1 Both Jumpers Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled SCSI Termin...

Page 56: ...port have two LEDs On each port one LED indicates activity while the other LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the table on the right for the functions associated...

Page 57: ...drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Parallel Port Connector The parallel printer port is l...

Page 58: ...on Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN 3 Ground 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 Ground 8 Index 9 Ground 10 Motor Enable 11 Ground 12 Drive Select B 13 Ground 14 Drive Select B 15 Ground 16 Motor Enable 17 Gr...

Page 59: ...for pin definitions IDE Drive Connectors Pin Definitions J5 J6 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Reset IDE 2 Ground 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10...

Page 60: ...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...

Page 61: ...le 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 gro...

Page 62: ...nnect the 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...

Page 63: ...ith a failed fan Remove the top chassis cover see instructions in Chapter 2 while the system is still running to determine which of the fans has failed The hot plug fan will start to function upon con...

Page 64: ...6025B T 6025B 8 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 Pr...

Page 65: ...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...

Page 66: ...The SATA 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 re...

Page 67: ...r of the shroud to unlock it then lift it up and out of the chassis To reinstall simply position the air shroud in its proper place and push it in until you hear it click Hard Drive Backplane The SATA...

Page 68: ...ates only slim type DVD ROM drives Side mounting brakets are typically needed to mount a slim DVD ROM drive in the 6025B T 6025B 8 server First release the retention screws that secure the server unit...

Page 69: ...r cables from the power supply unit before removing and replac ing the power supply Removing Replacing the Power Supply 1 Removing the power supply First unplug the power cord from the power supply mo...

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Page 71: ...ned off a backup battery provides power to the BIOS flash chip enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the BIO...

Page 72: ...y pressing Delete immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activ...

Page 73: ...e Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the Enter key to save the data BIOS Date This field displays the date when this version of BIOS was buil...

Page 74: ...the sub menu are Type Selects the type of IDE hard drive The options are Auto which allows the BIOS to automatically determine the hard drive s capacity number of heads etc a number from 1 39 to selec...

Page 75: ...ulti Sector Transfer This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi sector transfer The options are Disabled 4 Sectors 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Contr...

Page 76: ...de is supported by the Windows 2000 OS or a later version When the SATA Controller Mode is set to Enhanced the following items will display Serial ATA SATA RAID Enable Select Enable to enable Serial A...

Page 77: ...em 7 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that c...

Page 78: ...t to Instant Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4 sec the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longe...

Page 79: ...gh to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Sele...

Page 80: ...memory The options are Enabled and Disabled XPCI Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices Onboard GLAN1 Onboard GLAN2 Gigabit LAN OPROM Configure Enab...

Page 81: ...of a new software you might want to change this setting and try again A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large hard drives ar...

Page 82: ...lows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to The options are Disabled PCI and LPC Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled the BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference ca...

Page 83: ...ture reaches the overheat threshold C1 Enhanced Mode Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable Enhanced Halt State to lower CPU voltage frequency to prevent overheat The options are...

Page 84: ...d and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for serial port A The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to sele...

Page 85: ...t The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 Mode This feature allows you to specify the parallel port mode The options are Output only Bi Directional EPP and ECP DMA Channel This item allows you to specify the DM...

Page 86: ...vent log capacity It is not a setting View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logg...

Page 87: ...nsole Type This item allows you to choose from the available options to select the console type for console redirection The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 Flow Con...

Page 88: ...system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vise versa If the op...

Page 89: ...ord has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This displays whether a user pass...

Page 90: ...tting allows you to require a password to be entered when the system boots up The options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required 7 6 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Se...

Page 91: ...above to specify the priority of boot order of a device or to move items from the category of Excluded from Boot Order to the category of Boot Priority Order and vise versa See details on how to chang...

Page 92: ...utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit Enter to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings t...

Page 93: ...ed Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Monitor type not...

Page 94: ...revious POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On...

Page 95: ...erBIOS2 test error Cannot generate software NMI Non Maskable Interrupt Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long device Address Conflict Address conflict for spe...

Page 96: ...sfully tested One or more I2O Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I2O block storage devices Operating syste...

Page 97: ...Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identified Run the I2O Configuration Utility One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration...

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Page 99: ...e the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non...

Page 100: ...38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot 42h Initialize...

Page 101: ...80h Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs 81h Late POST device initialization 82h Detect and install external RS232 ports 83h Configure non MCD IDE controllers 84h Detect and install external para...

Page 102: ...minate QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display MultiBoot men...

Page 103: ...ry size EEh Shadow Boot Block EFh System memory test F0h Initialize interrupt vectors F1h Initialize Run Time Clock F2h Initialize video F3h Initialize System Management Manager F4h Output one beep F5...

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Page 105: ...the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating Systems Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface that uses a single cable with a minimum of four wire...

Page 106: ...ou the change the HDD partition size without any data Configuring BIOS settings for SATA RAID Functions Native Mode 1 Press the Del key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it...

Page 107: ...rs after Power On Self Test b When you see the above screen press the Ctrl and the I keys simultane ously to have the main menu of the SATA RAID Utility appear Note All graphics and screen shots shown...

Page 108: ...rive and press Space to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive 6 Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size ranged from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 0 array...

Page 109: ...ct the previous menu 3 When RAID Level item is highlighted press the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select RAID 1 Mirror and hit Enter 4 When the Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capac...

Page 110: ...ow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size from 4 KB to 128 KB for your RAID 10 and hit Enter The default setting is 6 4KB Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia syste...

Page 111: ...drive and press Space to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive 6 Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size ranged from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 5 array...

Page 112: ...isk drives when deleting a RAID set 1 From the main menu select item2 Delete RAID Volume and press Enter 2 Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the RAID set you want to delete and press Del A Wa...

Page 113: ...ID set drive A Warning message displays 4 Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility 1 From the main menu select item4 Exit and p...

Page 114: ...from the list indicated in the XP 2000 2003 Setup Screen and press the Enter key 6 Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installe...

Page 115: ...lation Display Screen Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to...

Page 116: ...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 Note The default User Name Password fo...

Page 117: ...e 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 pdf For Linux we...

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Page 119: ...t 240 pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of DDR2 533 or DDR2 667 FBD SDRAM Note Dual channel memory requires memory to be installed two modules at a time See the memory section in Chapter 5 for d...

Page 120: ...6025B 8 SC823S 550LP Form Factor 2U rackmount Dimensions Both WxHxD 16 8 x 3 5 x 25 6 in 427 x 89 x 650 mm Weight Gross Bare Bone 51 lbs 23 2 kg System Cooling Four 4 8 cm system cooling fans One 1 ai...

Page 121: ...00 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 U...

Page 122: ...re 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 sel...

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