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Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup

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Adding PCI Cards

1.

PCI slots:

The P4DP8-G2 has two 64-bit, 100 MHz PCI-X, four 64-bit, 66 MHz PCI

and one SXB (Super Extended Bus) slots.  The SC822S chassis accom-

modates up to six low profile add-on cards.

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 card (see step 1, above).  Begin by swinging

the release tab on the I/O backpanel shield out to the left for the PCI slot.

Insert the PCI card into the correct slot on the motherboard), pushing

down with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card.  Finish by

pushing the release tab back to its original (locked) position.  Follow this

procedure when adding a card to other slots.

Summary of Contents for SuperServer 7042P-8R

Page 1: ...SUPERSERVER 7042P 8R USER SMANUAL 1 0 SUPER...

Page 2: ...R 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 W...

Page 3: ...Manual Organization Chapter 1 Introduction The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the server system and describes the main features of the SUPER P4DP8 G2 mainboar...

Page 4: ...to this chapter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when reconfiguring the motherboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC742S 420...

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

Page 6: ...w 2 1 2 2 Unpacking the SuperServer 7042P 8R 2 1 2 3 Preparing for Setup 2 1 2 4 Installing the SuperServer 7042P 8R into a Rack 2 3 2 5 Checking the Motherboard Setup 2 7 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay S...

Page 7: ...s 5 7 5 5 Installing Memory 5 7 5 6 Adding PCI Cards 5 9 5 7 Motherboard Details 5 10 P4DP8 G2 Motherboard Layout 5 10 P4DP8 G2 Quick Reference 5 11 5 8 Connector Definitions 5 12 ATX Power Connection...

Page 8: ...Drive and SCSI Connections 5 22 Parallel Port Connector 5 22 Floppy Connector 5 22 IDE Connectors 5 23 Ultra320 SCSI Connectors 5 23 5 12 Installing Software Drivers 5 24 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis S...

Page 9: ...Table of Contents ix 7 6 Power 7 17 7 7 Boot 7 19 7 8 PIR 7 20 7 9 Exit 7 22 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes B 1 Appendix C System Specifications C 1...

Page 10: ...Notes SUPERSERVER 7042P 8R Manual x...

Page 11: ...addition to the mainboard and chassis various hardware components have been included with the SuperServer 7042P 8R as listed below l Up to two 2 603 pin Xeon 512K L2 cache processors l Two 2 CPU heats...

Page 12: ...so you don t have to power down the system to replace a module SCSI Subsystem The SCSI subsystem supports up to 7 80 pin SCA Ultra320 SCSI hard drives Any standard 1 drives are supported SCA Single Co...

Page 13: ...perature becomes too high 1 3 Mainboard Features At the heart of the SuperServer 7042P 8R lies the P4DP8 G2 a dual pro cessor motherboard designed to provide maximum performance in cost effective conf...

Page 14: ...Chapter 5 for details Onboard Controllers Ports One floppy drive controller and two onboard ATA 100 controllers which support up to four hard drives or ATAPI devices are provided The color coded I O...

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Page 16: ...SUPERSERVER 7042P 8R Manual 1 6 Notes...

Page 17: ...2 5 2 2 Unpacking the SuperServer 7042P 8R You should inspect the box the SuperServer 7042P 8R was shipped in and note if it was damaged in any way If the server itself shows damage you should file a...

Page 18: ...extending a component from the rack You should extend only one component at a time extending two or more simultaneously may cause the rack to become unstable Server Precautions Review the electrical...

Page 19: ...ions of the Rack Rails The 7042P 8R rackmount kit CSE PT26 or CSE PT26B black includes two rack rail assemblies Each of these assemblies consist of three sections an inner fixed chassis rail that secu...

Page 20: ...and bottom now the sides of the chassis First add the rack handles as shown in Figure 2 3 Then position the fixed chassis rail sections you just removed along the side of the 7042P 8R making sure the...

Page 21: ...ng rail guide assemblies 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 the...

Page 22: ...ck 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 keeping the pressure even on both sides you may have to depress the l...

Page 23: ...he cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server 2 Check the CPUs processors You should have one or two processors already installed into the system board Each processor shoul...

Page 24: ...2 8 SUPERSERVER 7042P 8R Manual Figure 2 6 Accessing the Inside of the SuperServer 7042P 8R...

Page 25: ...emove the top left chassis cover The SCSI disk drives can be installed and removed from the front of the chassis without removing any chassis covers 2 Installing components into the 5 25 drive bay To...

Page 26: ...generated by the fans Keep this in mind when you reroute them after working on the system 6 Supplying power to the system The last thing you must do is to provide input power to the system Plug the p...

Page 27: ...utton buttons located on the front of the chassis These are in order from left to right a power on off button an NMI Non Maskable Interrupt button and a reset button l POWER This is the main power but...

Page 28: ...ains what each LED indicates when illumi nated and any corrective action you may need to take l Power Indicates external power is being supplied to the system s power supply unit This LED should norma...

Page 29: ...ill need to be replaced You do not need to shut down the system to replace the failed module Refer to Chapter 6 for details on replacing the power supply module This LED should be off when the system...

Page 30: ...left LED indicates activity while the other right LED may be green orange or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the tables below for the functions associated with these LEDs LED Color Of...

Page 31: ...memory modules and the CD 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...

Page 32: ...led into a cooling fan l 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 circ...

Page 33: ...omponents and printed circuit boards PCBs in their antistatic bags until ready for use l Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag l Do not let components or PCBs...

Page 34: ...rating Precautions Care must be taken to assure that all chassis covers are in place when the 7042P 8R is operating to ensure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 7042P 8R system can occur if...

Page 35: ...that the size and weight of the mother board can cause it to bend if handled improperly which may result in dam age To prevent the motherboard from bending keep one hand under the center of the board...

Page 36: ...o do not place the motherboard on a conductive surface which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up 1 Lift the lever on the CPU socket Lift the lever completely or you will...

Page 37: ...lips into their proper position When correctly installed the retention clips should click into place and the three black tabs on the CPU retention pieces should protrude fully through the correspondin...

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Page 39: ...nnect to the pin 1 locations If you are configuring the sys tem keep the airflow in mind when routing the cables The following data cables with their motherboard connector locations noted should be co...

Page 40: ...ors See Figure 5 3 for the pin locations of the various front control panel buttons and LED indicators Please note that even and odd numbered pins are on opposite sides of each header All JF2 wires ha...

Page 41: ...e Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation See Figure 5 5 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with Bank 1 DIMM 1A DI...

Page 42: ...ch release tab outward to free the DIMM from the slot Memory Support The P4DP8 G2 only supports ECC registered PC1600 DDR 200 memory PC2100 DDR 266 is supported but only at 200 MHz PC1600 speed PC100...

Page 43: ...fore 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 Begin by swinging the release tab on the I O backpanel shield out to the lef...

Page 44: ...P9 JP33 USB 4 CPU2 Chassis Fan CPU2 Fan JL1 J3A J2A JP7 IDE 1 IDE 2 FLOPPY Ultra III LVD SCSI CH A Chassis Fan2 SMB IPMB BIOS Battery P64H2 P64H2 MCH AIC 7902W ICH3 IPMI USB 2 USB 3 Speaker JP32 133 M...

Page 45: ...emory RAM Slots COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector CPU CHS OH FAN CPU Chassis Overheat Fan Headers J7 Parallel Printer Port J9 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Ports J13 J14 USB2 3 Headers J15 Secondary ATX...

Page 46: ...on Make sure that the orientation of the connector is correct See the table on the right for pin definitions Pins 1 thru 4 5 thru 8 Definition Ground 12v 8 Pin 12v Po w er Supply Connector J15 PWR_SEC...

Page 47: ...ch the NIC1 LED cable to display net work activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number 11 12 Definition Vcc GND O verheat O H LED Pin Definition...

Page 48: ...urn off the power when set to suspend mode de press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Number 1 2 Definition PW _O N Ground Pow er Button Connect...

Page 49: ...an Headers The motherboard has three fan headers These are designated CPU 1 Chassis Fan CPU 2 Chas sis Fan and Chassis Fan 3 See the table on the right for pin defini tions Serial Ports The COM1 seria...

Page 50: ...Wake on LAN connector and cable Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is des ignated WOR This function al lows your computer to receive and wake up by an incoming call to the modem when in sustpend sta...

Page 51: ...CMOS CMO S C lear Jum per Settings JBT 1 Jumper Position 1 2 2 3 Definition Normal CMOS Clear Position 1 2 Position 2 3 Normal CMOS Clear 5 9 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the oper...

Page 52: ...ed for use with Supermicro chassis See the table on the right for jumper settings Jumper Position Open Closed Definition CPU CPU Chassis CPU Chassis CPU Fan Select Jum per Settings JP33 GLAN Enable Di...

Page 53: ...JPA2 Watchdog Enable Disable The WD jumper located on JD1 al lows you to enableor disable the Watchdog feature The default po sition is open to disable the Watch dog timer When enabled Watch dog can...

Page 54: ...fer to the table on the right to set the speed of slot 6 with jumpers JP14 JP15 and JP13 Default setting PCI X Bus SpeedJum per Settings for Slot 5 JP10 JP11 JP12 Protocol Max Freq Off Off Off PCI X 1...

Page 55: ...operate as 66 MHz max PCI cards You may run a single 66 MHz PCI X card in slots 1 4 only if the other three slots remain empty 5 10 Onboard Indicators GLAN LEDs The Ethernet ports located beside the V...

Page 56: ...27 GND 29 GND 31 GND 33 GND Pin Number Function 2 FDHDIN 4 Reserved 6 FDEDIN 8 Index 10 Motor Enable 12 Drive Select B 14 Drive Select A 16 Motor Enable 18 DIR 20 STEP 22 W rite Data 24 W rite Gate 26...

Page 57: ...68 68 pin U ltra320 SCSI Connectors JA1 JA2 JA4 Ultra320 SCSI Connectors Refer to the table on the right for the pin defi nitions of the Ultra320 SCSI connectors lo cated at JA1 and JA2 IDE Connector...

Page 58: ...rting this CD into your CD ROM drive the display shown in Figure 5 8 should appear If this display does not appear double click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CD ROM dr...

Page 59: ...nt to handle them very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static disch...

Page 60: ...SUPERSERVER 7042P 8R Manual SCSI Drive Bays Figure 6 1 Chassis Front View Front Bezel Lock 5 1 4 Drive Bays System Reset Main Power SCSI Active LED NMI Button System LEDs Front Side USB Floppy Drive...

Page 61: ...it board Pull all excess cabling over to the control panel side of the chassis The LEDs inform you of system status see Figure 6 2 for details Figure 6 3 shows the connections jumpers and indicators l...

Page 62: ...Replacing System Fans 1 Identifying the failed fan Inspect the back of the chassis to see if the 12 cm exhaust fan has failed You must power down the system to replace this fan To replace a failed ch...

Page 63: ...side of the cover to remove it from the chassis do not try to swing or pull it straight out after opening the left side SCSI Drives After unlocking the SCSI drive bay door swing it open to access the...

Page 64: ...ust have RAID support to enable the hot plug capability of the SCSI drives 2 Mounting a SCSI drive in a drive carrier The SCSI drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and r...

Page 65: ...oard should be connected to the LVD1 connector on the SCSI backplane this is SCSI channel A There are also two power connectors on the backplane both should be connected See Figure 6 6 for the locatio...

Page 66: ...side of the CD ROM drive using the holes provided see Figure 6 7 Then slide the CD ROM into the bay and secure it to the chassis with the drive carrier screws you first removed Attach the power and d...

Page 67: ...wer supply will also illuminate and remain on until the failed unit has been replaced Replacing the Power Supply 1 Accessing the power supply You do not need to power down the system to replace a powe...

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Page 69: ...tle electrical power When the computer is turned off a back up battery provides power to the BIOS flash chip enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer i...

Page 70: ...sing 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 activate th...

Page 71: ...orrect data Press the Enter key to save the data Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit System Time 16 19 20 System Date 02 02 02 Legacy Diskette A 1 44 1 25 MB Legacy Diske...

Page 72: ...er Slave and IDE Secondary Master Slave slots Hit Enter to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in t...

Page 73: ...rol This item determines whether Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Primary Master Device via LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 bit I O Selects 32 bit I O operation Options are Enabled an...

Page 74: ...abled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed Quiet B...

Page 75: ...gacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled Installed OS This setting allows you to choose which operating system you are us...

Page 76: ...MHz 100 MHz and 133 MHz PCI PCIX Frequency Slot 6 Use this setting to change the speed of PCI PCIX slot 6 Options are Auto 33 MHz 66 MHz 100 MHz and 133 MHz uPCI Device Slot 1 Slot 6 Access the subme...

Page 77: ...r various sections of cache memory Uncache Write Protect Write Back Write Through or Disable See the Item Specific Help window for details uI O Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes...

Page 78: ...setting allows you to assign control of serial port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Mode Specify the type of device that will be connected to serial port B Op...

Page 79: ...l Options are DMA1 and DMA3 Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Base I...

Page 80: ...ired to qualify as an ECC error Options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both uAdvanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display t...

Page 81: ...make changes to the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display not a setting informing you of the event log validity Event Log Capacity This is a display not a setting informing you of t...

Page 82: ...direction Console Type Choose from the available options to select the console type for console redirection Flow Control Choose from the available options to select the flow control for console redire...

Page 83: ...has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This displays whether a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a passwor...

Page 84: ...er key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up Password on Boot This setting allows you to requi...

Page 85: ...tion and Power Interface power management on your system Options are Yes and No Power Savings This setting sets the degree of power saving for the system The options are Disabled Customized Maximum Po...

Page 86: ...nt the system to wake up the above setting must be set to On Enter the time with the number keys Resume on Modem Ring Use this setting to enable or disable the WOR Wake on Ring feature Options are On...

Page 87: ...nd the field See details on how to change the order and specs of devices in the Item Specific Help window CD ROM Drive See details on how to change the order and specs of the CD ROM drive in the Item...

Page 88: ...arrow keys and pressing Enter All PIR BIOS Setup options are described in this section Select the Processor s PIR Selects the processor PIR Options are A0h A1h A2h A3h A4h A5h A6h A7h A8h A8h AAh ABh...

Page 89: ...ure Data Other Data OEM Data uHardware Monitor Logic Highlight this and hit Enter to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature System Temperature CPU Fan1 CPU1 Chassis...

Page 90: ...rrow keys You should see the following display All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot PIR Exit Exit Saving Changes Exit Disca...

Page 91: ...out 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 to use Discard...

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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: ...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 systems...

Page 95: ...tware NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 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 Add...

Page 96: ...lly tested nnnn kB System RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested One or more I2O Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu There was not...

Page 97: ...Write down and follow the information shown on the screen Press F2 to enter Setup Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identified Run the I2O Configu...

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Page 99: ...the error to port 80h attempt to initialize video and write 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 P...

Page 100: ...32h Test CPU bus clock frequency 33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager 36h Warm start shut down 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Lo...

Page 101: ...are interrupt vectors 7Dh Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring 7Eh Initialize coprocessor if present 80h Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs 81h Late POST device initialization 82h Detect and...

Page 102: ...RomPilot about the end of POST B2h POST done prepare to boot operating system B4h 1 One short beep before boot B5h Terminate QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS B9h...

Page 103: ...tialize PIC and DMA ECh Initialize Memory type EDh Initialize Memory size EEh Shadow Boot Block EFh System memory test F0h Initialize interrupt vectors F1h Initialize Run Time Clock F2h Initialize vid...

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Page 105: ...Memory Capacity Eight 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of registered ECC DDR 200 PC1600 SDRAM Note Interleaved memory requires memory to be installed two at a time PC2100 memory module...

Page 106: ...cm exhaust fan not hot swappable Operating Environment Operating Temperature Range 0 to 35 degrees C Humidity Range 5 90 non condensing Motherboard Model P4DP8 G2 Form Factor Extended ATX Dimensions 1...

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