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1-5

Chapter 1: Introduction

PCI-Ex4

PCI-33

PCI-E X16

LANE6

COM2

External/SOL

#4

#5

PCI-Ex16

PCI-E X16

1394

USB 2.0

3.0 Gb/S

Ports

Ports

Port

#0

PROCESSOR#2

ICH9

PCI-E x16

DMI

LANE5

LANES1/2

SPI

LPC

SIO

W83627

PCI 33MHz

#3-6

PROCESSOR#1

QPI

HG

USB

#0

#1

#2

#3

#5

PCIEx4

SATA

#0

#1

#2

#3

Ports

#1-2

#7-10

SIMLC

#6

#7

#8

#9

i82573L

iI82573V

PHY#1

PHY#2

#6

#3

 IOH-36D

TYLERSBURG

P1DIMM3A

DDR3

#1

PCI-E X8

1333/1066/800

ESI

QPI

QPI

#5

TPM

4 Rear
4 Front
2 Type-A

SAS

LSI 1068

Ports
#0~3

TI

PCI-33

PCI-33

#4

#1

KB

MS

COM1
External

#0

AC'97

R

Ports
#4~7

PCI-Ex4

PCI-Ex1

PCI-Ex1

P1DIMM3B

P1DIMM2A

P1DIMM2B

P1DIMM1A

P1DIMM1B

P2DIMM1A

DDR3

1333/1066/800

P2DIMM1B

P2DIMM2A

P2DIMM2B

P2DIMM3A

P2DIMM3B

Figure 1-1.  Intel IOH36D/ICH10R Chipset: 

System Block Diagram

Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see Chapter 5 for details.

Summary of Contents for SuperWorkstation 7046A-3

Page 1: ...SuperWorkstation 7046A 3 SuperWorkstation 7046A T SUPER USER S MANUAL 1 0a...

Page 2: ...he limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This e...

Page 3: ...list of the main components included with the system and describes the main features of the X8DA3 and X8DAi serverboards and the SC743TQ 865B SQ chassis Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter desc...

Page 4: ...d jumpers Refer to this chapter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when reconfig uring the serverboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information o...

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

Page 6: ...Panel 1 3 I O Backplane 1 4 Cooling System 1 4 1 4 Contacting Supermicro 1 6 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Overview 2 1 2 2 Unpacking the System 2 1 2 3 Preparing for Setup 2 1 Choosing a Setup Location...

Page 7: ...ecautions 4 1 4 2 General Safety Precautions 4 2 4 3 ESD Precautions 4 3 4 4 Operating Precautions 4 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 1 Handling the Serverboard 5 1 Precautions 5 1 Unpacking 5...

Page 8: ...6 4 Fan Failure 6 4 Replacing Chassis Cooling Fans 6 4 6 4 Drive Bay Installation 6 6 SAS SATA Backplane 6 7 Installing Components in the 5 25 Drive Bays 6 8 6 5 Power Supply 6 9 Power Supply Failure...

Page 9: ...and chassis various hardware components have been included with the SuperWorkstation 7046A 3 7046A T as listed below Two 8 cm hot swap PWM SuperQuiet chassis fans FAN 0104L4 One 9 cm PWM SuperQuiet ex...

Page 10: ...1068E SAS controller in integrated into the X8DA3 that supports eight SAS ports The hot swap SAS drives are connected to a backplane that pro vides power bus termination and configuration settings No...

Page 11: ...designed with to day s most state of the art features The following is a general outline of the main features of the SC743TQ 865B SQ chassis System Power The 7046A 3 7046A T features a single 865W pow...

Page 12: ...ing System The SC743TQ 865B SQ chassis has an innovative Super Quiet cooling design that provides sufficient cooling at very low noise level ideal for a workplace envi ronment The chassis includes two...

Page 13: ...7 8 9 i82573L iI82573V PHY 1 PHY 2 6 3 IOH 36D TYLERSBURG P1DIMM3A DDR3 1 PCI E X8 1333 1066 800 ESI QPI QPI 5 TPM 4 Rear 4 Front 2 Type A SAS LSI 1068 Ports 0 3 TI PCI 33 PCI 33 4 1 KB MS COM1 Extern...

Page 14: ...e 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...

Page 15: ...ad to Section 2 5 2 2 Unpacking the System You should inspect the box the system was shipped in and note if it was damaged in any way If the system itself shows damage you should file a damage claim w...

Page 16: ...g 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 extendin...

Page 17: ...ipment 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 conditi...

Page 18: ...ctions that came with the rack unit you are using Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails The optional rackmount kit includes two rack rail assemblies Each of these as semblies consist of three sec...

Page 19: ...is rail sections you just removed along the side of the chassis making sure the screw holes line up Note that these two rails are left right specific Screw the rail securely to the side of the chassis...

Page 20: ...sition the fixed rack rail sliding 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...

Page 21: ...irst keeping in mind that they are left right specific marked with L and R Then line up the rear of the chassis rails with the front of the rack rails Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails keepi...

Page 22: ...ss where it says push then lift the latch to release the cover You can then lift the cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the system See Figure 2 5 Checking the Components and S...

Page 23: ...installed and all connections have been made Checking the Drives The SAS disk drives can be installed and removed from the front of the chas 1 sis without removing any chassis covers To install compo...

Page 24: ...em component layout was carefully designed to promote sufficient airflow through the chas sis Note that all power and data cables have been routed in such a way that they 2 do not block the airflow ge...

Page 25: ...tatus of the system and the activity and health of specific components 3 2 Control Panel Buttons There are two push buttons located on the front of the chassis a power on off button and a reset button...

Page 26: ...on you may need to take 1 2 Power Indicates power is being supplied to the system s power supply This LED should normally be on when the system is operating HDD This LED indicates SAS on the 7046A 3 o...

Page 27: ...l increase its rpm to compensate but the power module should be replaced as soon as it s convenient 3 4 Drive Carrier LEDs Note the LEDs of some drive carriers may not function depending on the number...

Page 28: ...3 4 SuperWorkstation 7046A 3 7046A T User s Manual Notes...

Page 29: ...you should first power down the system with the operating system The unit has more than one power supply cord Disconnect both power supply cords before servicing to avoid electrical shock When working...

Page 30: ...ts or be pulled into a cooling fan 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 pr...

Page 31: ...use Touch a grounded metal 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...

Page 32: ...to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the system is operating to assure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed Figure 4 1...

Page 33: ...ant to handle them very carefully see previous chapter To prevent the serverboard from bending keep one hand under the center of the board to support it when handling The following measures are genera...

Page 34: ...DA3 X8DAi requires a chassis big enough to support a 12 x 13 2 serverboard such as Supermicro s SC743TQ 865B SQ Make sure that the I O ports on the serverboard align properly with their 3 respective h...

Page 35: ...SAS7 7046A 3 only SATA drive data cables T SATA0 T SATA5 7046A T only Control Panel cable JF1 SGPIO cable T SGPIO1 T SGPIO2 7046A T only Important Make sure the the cables do not come into contact wit...

Page 36: ...x Key Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Reset Button Power Button Ground x Key Power On LED HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED OH Fan Fail LED Power Fail LED Ground Ground 2 1 20 19 1 Keyboard Purple 9 LAN2 Port 2 PS 2...

Page 37: ...nstall 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 no...

Page 38: ...CPU against the surface of the socket or its pins to avoid damaging the CPU or the socket With the CPU inside the socket in 4 spect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that it is properly install...

Page 39: ...the CPU or the heatsink However if you do need to uninstall the heatsink please follow these instructions to avoid damaging the CPU or the CPU socket Installation and Removal of the Heatsink Uninstall...

Page 40: ...s Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory 1 slots starting with P1 DIMM1A For best perfor mance please use the memory modules of the same type and speed in the same bank See the DIMM Instal...

Page 41: ...RAM Notes Due to the OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory Due to allocating memory to system devices memory remaining available for operational use will be reduc...

Page 42: ...unt of memory that remains available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional See the following Memory Availability Table Po...

Page 43: ...by removing the PCI slot shield for the slot you wish to populate 1 Fully seat the card into the card slot pushing down with your thumbs evenly 2 on both sides of the card Finish by using a screw to...

Page 44: ...JBT1 Slot2 PCI E x4 I SATA0 I SATA1 I SATA4 I SATA5 JWD1 Slot 1 PCI 33MHz T SGPIO2 Slot 0 SIMLC Floppy CNF1 CNF2 USB6 7 USB4 5 USB8 COM2 CD1 Slot 6 PCI E x16 SPI BIOS I Button I SATA3 I SATA2 JOH1 X8D...

Page 45: ...2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Header Fan 1 8 System CPU Fan Headers Fans 7 8 CPU Fans Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector JFDD1 I SATA0 I SATA5 SATA Ports J5 IPMB I2 C Header for IPMI Card JD1 Speaker Power...

Page 46: ...ns JF1 Pin Definition 1 PW_ON 2 Ground Main ATX Power Supply Connector The primary power supply connector JPW3 meets the SSI EPS 24 pin specification Refer to the table on the right for the pin defini...

Page 47: ...ections for the GB LAN port are on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 At tach an LED cable to display network activity See the table on the right for pin definitions OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State Definition O...

Page 48: ...board and the PS 2 mouse are located on the I O back panel The mouse port is above the keyboard port See the table on the right for pin definitions Fan Header Pin Definitions FAN1 8 Pin Definition 1 G...

Page 49: ...in Definition 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Speaker On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are used for power LED indication and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the table on the r...

Page 50: ...gh the Line In Line Out and MIC jacks Grey Side Surround Black Back Surround Orange CEN LFE Front Panel Audio Control When front panel headphones are plugged in the back panel audio out put is disable...

Page 51: ...1 PTPA0 2 PTPA0 3 GND 4 GND 5 PTPB0 6 PTPB0 7 PWR 1394 8 PWR 1394 10 ZX CNF2 Pin Definitions Pin Defin Pin Defin 1 PTPA1 2 PTPA1 3 GND 4 GND 5 PTPB1 6 PTPB1 7 PWR 1394 8 PWR 1394 10 ZY Universal Seri...

Page 52: ...are solder pad on the printed circuit board See the serverboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On a two pin jumper Closed means the jumper is on both pins and Open means the jumper is either o...

Page 53: ...Bus I2 C The default setting is disabled See the table on the right for jumper settings SMBus to PCI X Slots Jumpers JI2 C3 and JI2 C4 allow you to connect the PCI X slots to the System Management Bu...

Page 54: ...the table on the right for jumper settings SAS Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPS1 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 SAS Enabled Pins 2 3 SAS Disabled SAS RAID Mode Select Jumper Settings JPS2 Jumper...

Page 55: ...When LES1 is on it indicates activity on the SAS ports When LES2 is on it indicates that the SAS ports are work ing properly See the table at right for more information Onboard SAS LED Indicators LES...

Page 56: ...es not have twisted wires al ways connects to drive B Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Floppy Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN 3 Ground 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 Ground 8 Index...

Page 57: ...I Slot The SIMLC IPMI Supermicro Intel ligent Management slot is located at Slot 0 on the serverboard This slot supports the SMC SIMCL IPMI Add On card To use IPMI 2 0 install Supermicro s SIMLC Add O...

Page 58: ...ackaged with your serverboard Driver Tool Installation 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...

Page 59: ...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 SuperDoc...

Page 60: ...wnloaded from our Web Site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also download the SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we...

Page 61: ...portant 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...

Page 62: ...6 2 SuperWorkstation 7046A 3 7046A T User s Manual 8 SAS SATA Drive Bays behind locking bezel Figure 6 1 Chassis Front View System Reset Main Power 5 25 Drive Bays 2 USB Ports...

Page 63: ...Ds on the control panel inform you of system status see Figure 6 2 for details See Chapter 5 for details on JF1 Figure 6 2 Front Control Panel LEDs Power NIC1 HDD Overheat Fan Fail Indicates power is...

Page 64: ...the exhaust fan and the power supply fans run continuously The chassis fans are hot pluggable and can be replaced without powering down the system Replacing Chassis Cooling Fans Removing a Fan First...

Page 65: ...Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 5 Figure 6 3 Removing a Chassis Fan...

Page 66: ...printed circuit board side facing down 1 so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier Secure the drive to the carrier with four screws see Figure 6 5 2 6 4 Drive Bay Installation A total...

Page 67: ...any metal objects and make sure no ribbon cables touch the backplane or obstruct the airflow holes Figure 6 4 Removing a SAS SATA Drive Carrier SAS SATA Backplane The SAS SATA drives plug into a SAS S...

Page 68: ...s 2 With the cover off remove the screws that secure the drive carrier to the 3 chassis one side only then push the entire empty drive carrier out from the back Adding a DVD CD ROM Drive Remove the gu...

Page 69: ...icro see Contact Information in the Preface As there is only one power supply unit the system must be powered down before removing and or replacing the power supply for whatever reason Replacing the P...

Page 70: ...6 10 SuperWorkstation 7046A 3 7046A T User s Manual Notes...

Page 71: ...ot 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 lef...

Page 72: ...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 Main Setup When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will enter the...

Page 73: ...CPU used in the motherboard Speed This item displays the speed of the CPU detected by the BIOS Physical Count This item displays the number of processors installed in your system as detected by the BI...

Page 74: ...ect Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages The op tions are Enabled and Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode This sets the display...

Page 75: ...power button If set to 4_Second_Override the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are Instant_Off and 4_Second_Override Restore on AC Power...

Page 76: ...e to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Execute Disable Bit Capability Available whe...

Page 77: ...l conditionally demote C6 or C7 requests to C3 based on un core auto demote information The options are Disabled and Enabled Clock Spread Spectrum Select Enable to use the feature of Clock Spectrum wh...

Page 78: ...ites corrected data back into the memory block from where it was read by the Processor The op tions are Enabled and Disabled Patrol Scrubbing A memory error correction scheme that works in the backgro...

Page 79: ...0 901 1200 1201 1500 1501 1800 1801 2100 2101 2400 2401 2700 2701 3000 DIMM Pitch This is the physical space between each DIMM module Each step is in 1 1000 of an inch The default is 400 Press or on y...

Page 80: ...in networking and data sharing The settings are Enabled and Disabled XSouthBridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for the Intel ICH South Bridge chipset USB Functi...

Page 81: ...on Selecting Enhanced will set SATA 2 to native SATA mode The options are Disabled and Enhanced Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Third IDE Master and Fourth IDE Master These setting...

Page 82: ...low the 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...

Page 83: ...UDMA6 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 6 It has a data transfer rate of 133 MBs The options are Auto SWDMAn MWDMAn and UDMAn S M A R T For Hard disk drives Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporti...

Page 84: ...E Option ROM Select Enabled to enable the onboard LAN1 LAN2 PXE Option ROMs This is to boot computers using a network interface The options are Enabled and Dis abled XSuper IO Device Configuration Onb...

Page 85: ...s abled and Enabled If Remote Access is set to Enabled the following items will display Serial Port Number This feature allows the user decide which serial port to be used for Console Redirection The...

Page 86: ...of possible CPU overheat Warning 1 Any temperature that exceeds the CPU threshold temperature pre defined by the CPU manufacturer may result in CPU overheat or system instability When the CPU temperat...

Page 87: ...ther than by just simply seeing a temperature reading i e 25o C The CPU Temperature feature will display the CPU temperature status as detected by the BIOS Low This level is considered as the normal o...

Page 88: ...peed 4 pin Server 4 pin Workstation 4 pin Quiet and 4 pin Super Quiet Fan1 Fan 8 Reading This feature displays the fan speed readings from fan interfaces Fan1 through Fan5 Voltage Monitoring Vcore 3 3...

Page 89: ...k 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 In...

Page 90: ...ord This item indicates if a user password has been entered for the system Not In stalled means that a user password has not been used Change Supervisor Password Select this feature and press Enter to...

Page 91: ...ways Boot Sector Virus Protection When Enabled the AMI BOIS displays a warning when any program or virus is sues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive Th...

Page 92: ...rd disk drives that have been detected i e 1st Drive 2nd Drive 3rd Drive etc XRemovable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Removable Drives The settings ar...

Page 93: ...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 Uti...

Page 94: ...7 24 SuperWorkstation 7046A 3 7046A T User s Manual Notes...

Page 95: ...will not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufac turer for possible repairs BIOS POST Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error M...

Page 96: ...A 2 SuperWorkstation 7046A 3 7046A T User s Manual Notes...

Page 97: ...2008 Vista Setup screen appears press S to 3 specify additional device s Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2003 2008 Vista Driver for 4 ICH10R into the floppy drive and press the Enter key...

Page 98: ...will display 2 From the Windows XP 2003 2008 Vista Setup screen press the Enter key 3 The XP 2003 2008 Vista 2008 Vista Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue with the Window...

Page 99: ...registered ECC DDR3 1333 1066 800 SDRAM Note See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details SAS Controller 7046A 3 only Intel on chip controller for eight port SAS RAID 0 1 and 10 supported SATA Cont...

Page 100: ...12VALL 70A 5Vsb 6 5A Operating Environment Operating Temperature 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...

Page 101: ...C 3 Appendix C System Specifications Notes...

Page 102: ...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 s...

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