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Page 1: ... SUPERSERVER 7043M 8 SUPERSERVER 7043M 6 USER SMANUAL 1 0a SUPER ...

Page 2: ...OR 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 WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed...

Page 3: ... 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 X5DMS 8GM X5DMS 6GM mainboard and the SC742S 450 chassis which comprise the SuperServer 7043M 8 7043M 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer 7043M 8 7043M 6 into...

Page 4: ...o 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 450 server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing removing or reconfiguring SCSI or peripheral drives and when replacing system power supply units and cooling fans C...

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

Page 6: ...the 7043M 8 7043M 6 2 1 2 3 Preparing for Setup 2 1 2 4 Installing the 7043M 8 7043M 6 into a Rack 2 3 2 5 Checking the Motherboard Setup 2 7 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup 2 9 Chapter 3 System Interface 3 1 Overview 3 1 3 2 Control Panel Buttons 3 1 Power 3 1 NMI 3 1 Reset 3 2 3 3 Control Panel LEDs 3 2 Power 3 2 HDD 3 2 NIC1 3 2 NIC2 3 2 Overheat 3 3 Power Fail 3 3 3 4 SCSI Drive Carrier LEDs ...

Page 7: ...5 Installing Memory 5 7 5 6 Adding PCI Cards 5 9 5 7 Motherboard Details 5 10 Super X5DMS 8GM X5DMS 6GM Layout 5 10 X5DMS 8GM X5DMS 6GM Quick Reference 5 11 5 8 Connector Definitions 5 12 ATX 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 Overheat LED OH 5 13 Power Fail LED 5 13 Reset Button 5 14 Power Button 5 14 Chassis...

Page 8: ...5 10 Onboard Indicators 5 21 LAN Ethernet LEDs 5 21 5 11 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Drive and SCSI Connections 5 22 Parallel Port Connector 5 22 Floppy Connector 5 23 IDE Connectors 5 23 Ultra320 160 SCSI Connectors 5 24 5 12 Installing Software Drivers 5 25 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices 6 1 6 2 Front Control Panel 6 3 6 3 System Fans 6 4 Fan Failure 6 4 Replacing Sy...

Page 9: ...up 7 2 7 3 Main BIOS Setup 7 2 7 4 Advanced Setup 7 6 7 5 Security 7 15 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 Supero Doctor III C 1 Appendix D System Specifications D 1 ...

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Page 11: ... with the SuperServer 7043M 8 7043M 6 In addition to the mainboard and chassis various hardware components have been included with the SuperServer 7043M 8 7043M 6 as listed below Up to two 2 604 pin Intel Xeon processors optional Two 2 CPU heatsinks FAN 042 CF Two 2 heatsink retention clip assemblies SKT 095 604E Up to 12 GB ECC registered DDR266 SDRAM main memory optional One 1 3 5 floppy drive T...

Page 12: ...o 12 GB of registered ECC DDR266 PC2100 SDRAM Module sizes of 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB and 2GB may be used to populate the DIMM slots The X5DMS 8GM X5DMS 6GM was designed to support 2GB DIMM modules in each slot however 2GB memory modules have not yet been validated Onboard SCSI 7043M 8 Onboard SCSI is provided with an Adaptec AIC 7902 SCSI chip which supports Ultra320 SCSI at a throughput of 320 MB ...

Page 13: ...SB ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports one G bit Ethernet port and one M bit Ethernet port Two front side USB ports are also included on the front of the chassis Other Features Other onboard features that promote system health include onboard voltage monitors a chassis intrusion header auto switching voltage regulators chassis and CPU overheat sensors virus protection and BIOS rescue Figure 1 1 E7...

Page 14: ... SCSI Subsystem The SCSI subsystem supports up to seven 80 pin SCA Ultra320 7043M 8 or Ultra160 SCSI 7043M 6 hard drives Any standard 1 drives are supported SCA Single Connection Attachment These can be configured as seven drives on a single channel or divided on two channels The SCSI drives are connected to two SAF TE compliant SCA backplanes that provide power bus termination and configuration s...

Page 15: ... USB ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports one G bit and one M bit Ethernet ports Cooling System The SC742S 450 chassis has an innovative cooling design that includes two 9 cm hot plug redundant system cooling fans and one heavy duty 12 cm exhaust fan The power supply includes both a primary and a secondary fan All fans operate continuously except for the secondary power supply fan which activates o...

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Page 17: ... 2 2 Unpacking the SuperServer 7043M 8 7043M 6 You should inspect the box the SuperServer 7043M 8 7043M 6 was shipped in and note if it was damaged 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 SuperServer 7043M 8 7043M 6 It should be situated in a clean dust free area that is well ventilated Avoi...

Page 18: ...efore 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 and general safety precautions in Chapter 4 Determine the placement of each component in the rack before you install the rails Install the heaviest server components on the bottom of the rack fir...

Page 19: ...ctions of the Rack Rails The 7043M 8 7043M 6 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 secures to the 7043M 8 7043M 6 A an outer fixed rack rail that secures directly to the rack itself B and a sliding rail guide sandwiched between the two which should remain attached to the fixed ...

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 7043M 8 7043M 6 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 see Figure 2 4 Repeat this procedure for the other rail on the other si...

Page 21: ...sliding rail guide assemblies at the desired location in the rack keeping the sliding rail guide facing the inside of the rack Screw the assemblysecurely to the rack using the brackets provided Attach the other assembly to the other side of the rack making both are at the exact same height and with the rail guides facing inward Figure 2 4 Installing the Rails to the Chassis Figure 2 3 Installing t...

Page 22: ...he rack Do this by lining up the rear of the chassis rails with the front of the rack rails Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails keeping the pressure even on both sides you may have to depress the locking tabs when inserting When the server has been pushed completely into the rack you should hear the locking tabs click Finish by inserting and tightening the thumb screws that hold the front ...

Page 23: ...ft the 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 should have its own heatsink attached See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor installation 3 CPU clock ratio setting The CPU speed should be automatically detected 4 Check the system memory Your 70...

Page 24: ...2 8 SUPERSERVER 7043M 8 7043M 6 Manual Figure 2 6 Accessing the Inside of the 7043M 8 7043M 6 ...

Page 25: ...move the top left chassis cover as described in the previous section Refer to Chapter 6 for details 3 Installing CD ROM and floppy disk drives Refer to Chapter 6 if you need to reinstall a CD ROM and or floppy disk drive to the system 4 Check the SCSI disk drives Depending upon your system s configuration your system may have one or more drives already installed If you need to install SCSI drives ...

Page 26: ...provide input power to the system Plug the power cord from the power supply units into a high quality power strip that offers protection from electrical noise and power surges It is recommended that you use an uninterruptible power supply UPS Fi nally depress the power on button on the front of the chassis ...

Page 27: ...button 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 POWER This is the main power button which is used to apply or turn off the main system power Turning off system power with this button removes the main power but keeps standby power supplied to the system NMI NMI stands for non maska...

Page 28: ...ins what each LED indicates when illuminated and any corrective action you may need to take Power Indicates external power is being supplied to the system s power supply unit This LED should normally be illuminated when the system is oper ating HDD Indicates IDE channel activity On the SuperServer 7043M 8 7043M 6 this LED indicates CD ROM drive activity when flashing NIC1 Indicates network activit...

Page 29: ...ontinue to operate with a secondary backup fan but will need to be replaced Refer to Chapter 6 for details on replacing the power supply This LED should be off when the system is operating normally 3 4 SCSI Drive Carrier LEDs Each SCSI drive carrier has two LEDs Green When illuminated the green LED on the front of the SCSI drive carrier indicates drive activity A connection to the SCSI SCA backpla...

Page 30: ...ED flashes to indicate activity while the other right LED may flash green or orange to indicate the speed of the connection there is no orange indica tion on the Mb port See the tables below for the functions associated with these LEDs LED Color Off Green Orange Definition No Connection 100 MHz 1 GHz LAN LED Indicator Right LED Color Off Yellow Definition Not Active Active LAN LED Indicator Left ...

Page 31: ...nd 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 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 necessary Use only one hand when working with powered on electrica...

Page 32: ... electrical circuits 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 printed circuit boards or areas where power is present plugged into grounded electrical outlets Motherboard Battery CAUTION There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is ins...

Page 33: ...s and printed circuit boards PCBs in their antistatic bags until ready for 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 a wrist strap Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or contacts When ...

Page 34: ... when the 7043M 8 7043M 6 is operating to ensure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 7043M 8 7043M 6 system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard ...

Page 35: ...so note that 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 disc...

Page 36: ... 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 damage the CPU socket when power is applied Install a proces sor into CPU 1 socket first Socket lever 2 Install the CPU in the socket Make sure that pin 1 of the CPU is seated on pin 1 of the socket both...

Page 37: ...nk installation procedure IMPORTANT Please note that special new silver heat sink retention clips must be used with all Xeon 533 MHz FSB front side bus 604 pin proces sors These new retention clips have 604P clearly marked on them Using the old clips will not keep the proper amount of pressure applied and may cause the processor to overheat In addition you should not use these new retention clips ...

Page 38: ...5 4 SUPERSERVER 7043M 8 7043M 6 Manual Figure 5 2b Heatsink Installation different motherboard shown Figure 5 2a Retention Clips left 603 pin right 604 pin ...

Page 39: ...connect 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 con nected See the motherboard layout figure in this chapter for connector locations IDE Device Cables IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy Drive Cable JP7 Ultra 320 160 LVD SCSI Cables JA1 and JA2 Control Panel Cable ...

Page 40: ...ides of each header All JF2 wires have been bundled into single ribbon cable to simplify their connection Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 as marked on the board The other end connects to the Control Panel printed circuit board located just behind the system status LEDs in the chassis See the Connector Definitions section in this chapter for details and pin descriptions of JF2 Power Button ...

Page 41: ...ote that the memory is interleaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation See Figure 2 2 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with Bank 1 The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time beginning with Bank 1 then Bank 2 then Bank 3 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of...

Page 42: ...rt module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the bottom notch To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the DIMM from the slot Memory Support The X5DMS 8GM X5DMS 6GM can support up to 12 GB of ECC registered DDR266 200 PC2100 1600 SDRAM memory PC100 133 SDRAM is not sup ported ...

Page 43: ... card make sure you choose the correct slot for the type of card you are installing see step 1 above Begin by removing the I O shield from the backplane of the server corresponding to the PCI slot you wish to populate Insert the card into the slot on the motherboard pushing down with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card Finish by using a screw to secure the top of the card shield to the ch...

Page 44: ...PU1 CH FAN CPU2 CH FAN DIMM 3B DIMM 3A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A BANK 3 BANK 2 BANK 1 ATX PWR CONN JF2 JP36 J15 CPU 2 Keyboard Mouse CPU 1 Rage XL JP9 JP39 JP7 IDE 2 IDE 1 FLOPPY Ultra III LVD SCSI CH B BIOS Battery P64H2 JP37 MCH AIC 7902 AIC 7899W see notes ICH3 IPMI USB2 FPUSB0 1 Speaker 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X 6 64 bit 66 MHz PCI X 5 64 bit 66 MHz PCI X 4 33 MHz PCI 3 33 MHz PCI 2 33 MHz PC...

Page 45: ...S OH FAN CPU Chassis Overheat Fan Headers Gb LAN Gb LAN Ethernet Port IDE 1 IDE 2 IDE 1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors FPUSB0 1 Front Side USB0 1 Headers J7 Parallel Printer Port J9 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Ports J15 Processor Power Connector JA1 JA2 Ultra320 160 LVD SCSI CH A B Connector JD1 PWR LED Header Speaker Header Jumper JF2 Front Control Panel Connector JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat...

Page 46: ...uperset ATX 24 pin specifi cation however it also supports a 20 pin power supply connector Make sure that the orientation of the PS connector is correct Pins 1 thru 4 5 thru 8 Definition Ground 12v 8 Pin 12v Power Supply Connector J15 Processor Power Connector In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above the 8 pin 12v Processor Power connector at J15 must also be connected to your power su...

Page 47: ...NIC1 LED The NIC1 Network Interface Con troller LED connection is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF2 Attach the NIC1 LED cable to display net work activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED The HDD LED for IDE Hard Disk Drives connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF2 Attach the IDE hard drive LED cable to these pins to display disk activity Refer to the table on the r...

Page 48: ...s USB0 1 Two Universal Serial Bus ports are located beside the PS 2 key board mouse ports USB0 is the bottom connector and USB1 is the top connector See the table on the right for pin definitions Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions Pin Number Definition 1 5V 2 P0 3 P0 4 Ground 5 N A Pin Number Definition 1 5V 2 P0 3 P0 4 Ground 5 Key USB0 USB1 Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo cated ...

Page 49: ...on the right for pin definitions The mouse port is above the key board port See Figure 5 4 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions J9 Pin Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 Definition Data NC Ground VCC Clock NC Serial Ports The COM1 serial port is located un der the parallel port see Figure 5 4 See the table on the right for pin definitions The COM2 connector is a header located near the PCI X 1 slot on the...

Page 50: ...he table on the right for speaker pin definitions Note The speaker connector pins are for use with an external speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Note that the two pins beside the PWR LED header is for JP37 and not part of JD1 see silkscreen on motherboard Speaker Connector Pin Definitions JD1 Pin Number 6 7 8 9 Function Key Definition Red wire S...

Page 51: ...n LAN connector and cable Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is des ignated JWOR1 This function al lows your computer to receive and wake up by an incoming call to the modem when in suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature Wake on Ring Pin Definitions JWOR1 Pin Number 1 2 Definition Ground W ake up Keylock The ke...

Page 52: ...e chassis power on switch you may close jumper JP40 to apply power to the system This effectively disables the power button from turning off the system See the table on the right for jumper settings The de fault setting is Open normal Jumper Position Open Closed Definition Normal Force Power On Power On Jumper Settings JP40 CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists...

Page 53: ...ion Enabled Disabled Gb LAN Enable Disable Jumper Settings JD3 VGA Enable Disable JP4 allows you to enable or disable the VGA port The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA See the table on the right for jumper settings Jumper Position 1 2 2 3 Definition Enabled Disabled VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP4 Third Power Supply Alarm Enable Disable The system will notify you in the eve...

Page 54: ...to enable teminate the SCSI channel s If you wish to connect external SCSI de vices you should disable termination for the channel See the table on the right for jumper settings Jumper Position Open Closed Definition Enabled Disabled SCSI Channel Termination Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPA1 JPA2 Watch Dog Enable Disable Use JP37 to enable or disable the Watch Dog feature The default po sition i...

Page 55: ... below for the functions associated with these LEDs System Bus Speed JP39 allows you to select Auto 400 or 533 MHz for your system front side bus speed The recommended Auto setting will automatically deter mine the system bus speed of your processor s See the table on the right for jumper settings Auto is the recommended setting Jumper Position Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Open Definition Auto 400 MHz 533 MH...

Page 56: ... disk 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 lo cated on J7 See the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Number Function 1 Strobe 3 Data Bit 0 5 Data Bit 1 7 Data Bit 2 9 Data Bit 3 11 Data Bit 4 13 Data Bit 5 15 Data Bit 6 17 Data Bit...

Page 57: ...ata 32 Side 1 Select 34 Diskette Floppy Connector Pin Definitions JP7 Pin Number Function 1 Reset IDE 3 Host Data 7 5 Host Data 6 7 Host Data 5 9 Host Data 4 11 Host Data 3 13 Host Data 2 15 Host Data 1 17 Host Data 0 19 GND 21 DRQ3 23 I O W rite 25 I O Read 27 IOCHRDY 29 DACK3 31 IRQ14 33 Addr 1 35 Addr 0 37 Chip Select 0 39 Activity Pin Number Function 2 GND 4 Host Data 8 6 Host Data 9 8 Host Da...

Page 58: ...9 30 31 32 33 34 Signal Names DB 12 DB 13 DB 14 DB 15 DB P1 DB 0 DB 1 DB 2 DB 3 DB 4 DB 5 DB 6 DB 7 DB P GROUND GROUND TERMPWR TERMPWR RESERVED GROUND ATN GROUND BSY ACK RST MSG SEL C D REQ I O DB 8 DB 9 DB 10 DB 11 Connector Contact Number 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 Ultra320 160 SCSI Connectors JA1 and JA2 Ultra320 160 SCS...

Page 59: ...r inserting this CD into your CD ROM drive the display shown in Figure 5 8 should appear If this display does not appear click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CD ROM drive Finally double click on the S Setup icon Figure 5 8 Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item The bottom icon wi...

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Page 61: ...t 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 discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its anti static bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When ...

Page 62: ...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 Drive 0 Drive 1 Drive 2 Drive 3 Drive 5 Drive 6 Drive 4 SCSI Drive Configuration ...

Page 63: ...CB printed circuit 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 1 is a front view of the chassis which shows the chassis features and the drive bay setup Figure 6 2 Front Control Panel LEDs Power NIC1 HDD Power Fail Overheat Indicates power is being supplied to the system Indicates network activ...

Page 64: ...ailed 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 chassis cooling fan you must first remove the top left chassis cover Remove the two screws from the back lip of the top left cover Push in the release tab on the cover and push the cover toward the rear of the chassis until it stops after movin...

Page 65: ...open 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 SCSI drives SCSI drive IDs are preconfigured as 0 through 6 in order from bottom to top or from left to right if rackmounted see Figure 6 1 Note You must use standard 1 high 80 pin SCA SCSI drive...

Page 66: ...em must 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 removal from the chassis These carriers also work to promote proper airflow for the system For this reason even carriers without SCSI drives must remain in the server If you need to add a new SCSI ...

Page 67: ...herboard should be connected to the LVD1 connector on the SCSI backplane There are also two power connectors on the backplane both should be connected See Figure 6 6 for the locations of backplane connectors the reverse side of the backplane has seven connectors that the SCSI drives plug into when inserted with a SCSI drive carrier See Figure 6 1 for drive number configuration You cannot cascade t...

Page 68: ...he right 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 data cables to the drive Replace the top left chassis cover before restoring power to the system Adding an IDE SCSI or floppy drive to add one of these drives install it into one of the removed...

Page 69: ...ower supply The PWR Fail LED and the LED on the back of the power supply will also illuminate and remain on until the failed unit has been replaced Replacing the Power Supply 1 Accessing the power supply After powering down the system you ll need to remove the left top chassis cover to access the power supply for removal 2 Removing the power supply First unplug the power cord from the power supply...

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Page 71: ...ery little 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 is configured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parame...

Page 72: ... 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 activate the main Setup menu Press the Delete key to enter Setup 7 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down arrow ...

Page 73: ...the correct 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 Diskette B Not Installed Primary Master 120 GB Primary Slave None Secondary Master CD ROM Secondary Slave None System Memory 256 MB Extended Memory 3967 KB Item Specific Help F1 Help Select Item Chang...

Page 74: ...y Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave These settings allow the user to set the parameters of the IDE Primary Master 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 the sub menu are Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Type Aut...

Page 75: ...ill 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 and Disabled Transfer Mode Selects the transfer mode Options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIO3 Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode Selects Ultra DMA Mode Options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 Syst...

Page 76: ...ck Boot Mode If enabled 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 Boot This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the diagnostic screen during boot up Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Quick Boot Mode Enabled Quiet Boot E...

Page 77: ... Enabled and Disabled Legacy 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 select the operating system for your computer The settings are Other Win95 Win98 WinMe and Win 2000 NT4 Installation Workaround This setting allows BIOS to provide a workaround for the absence of a floppy drive durin...

Page 78: ...e bus speed of PCI X slots 4 and 5 Options are 33 MHz 66 MHz 100 MHz 133 MHz and Auto PCI Device Slot 1 PCI Device Slot 2 PCI Device Slot 3 PCI Device Slot 4 PCI Device Slot 5 PCI Device Slot 6 Option ROM Scan This setting included in the submenu for the above six settings will initialize the selected device s expansion ROM when enabled Options are Enabled and Disabled Enable Master This setting i...

Page 79: ...setting to enable the integrated local bus IDE adapter Options are Disable Primary Secondary and Both I O Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Power Loss Control This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power Options are Stay Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog This setting is used to e...

Page 80: ... This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled Mode Specify the type of device that will be connected to serial port B Options are Normal and IR for an infrared device Base I O Address Select the base I O address for serial port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt Select the IRQ interrupt ...

Page 81: ...hannel 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 O Address Select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are Primary and Secondary Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Clock Spec...

Page 82: ...t of an ECC error The options are None NMI Non Maskable Interrupt SMI System Management Interrupt and SCI System Control Interrupt SERR Signal Condition This setting specifies the conditions required to qualify as an ECC error Options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that in...

Page 83: ...g 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 the event log capacity 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 logging ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disab...

Page 84: ...le redirection 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 redirection Console Connection Select the console connection either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST Choose whether to continue with console redirection after the POST routine Options are On ...

Page 85: ...upervisor Password Enter Set User Password Enter Password on Boot Disabled Fixed Disk Boot Sector Normal Item Specific Help F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Supervisor Password Is This displays whether a supervisor password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a su...

Page 86: ... Enter 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 require a password to be entered when the system boots up Options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required Fixed Disk Boot Sector This setting may offer some protection against ...

Page 87: ...d 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 Power Savings and Maximum Performance Customized allows you to alter the other two modes Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit ACPI Mode Yes Power Savings Customized Suspend Timeout...

Page 88: ...n and 60 min Resume on Time Select either Off or On which will wake the system up at the time specified in the next setting Resume Time Use this setting to specify the time you want the system to wake up the above setting must be set to On Enter the time with the number keys Resume On Modem Ring When set to On the system can be woken up when an incoming call is detected on the modem The settings a...

Page 89: ... field See details on how to change the order and specs of removable devices in the Item Specific Help window CD ROM Drive See details on how to change the order and specs of removable devices in the Item Specific Help window Hard Drive Highlight and presss Enter to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of hard drives in the Item Specific Help window Phoenix BIOS Setup ...

Page 90: ...OS 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 ACh ADh and AEh AFh See the Item Specific Help field for details Select the Thermal Unit Selects the thermal unit Options are 30h 31h 32h 33h 34h 35h 52h 53h 54h 55h 56h 57h 98h 99h 9Ah 9Bh and 9Ch 9Dh See the Item Specific Help field for d...

Page 91: ... Feature Data Other Data OEM Data Hardware Monitor Logic Highlight this and hit Enter to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature System Temperature CPU Fan1 Chassis Fan CPU Fan2 Chassis Fan Processor Vcore V Processor Info ROM Data Highlight this and hit Enter to see PIR data on the following items ...

Page 92: ...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 Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Item Specific Help F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit ...

Page 93: ...hout 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 Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you made You ...

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Page 95: ...led 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 correctly identified in Setup Shadow Ram Failed at offset nnnn Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was detected System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System RAM failed at ...

Page 96: ...vious 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 with control of wait states improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct This error is c...

Page 97: ...ftware 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 Address conflict for specified device Allocation Error for device Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device CD ROM Drive CD ROM Drive identified Enterin...

Page 98: ...ssfully 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 enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I2O block storage devices Operating system not found Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter Setup and see if fi...

Page 99: ... 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 Configuration Utility One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT Run an I2O Configuration Utility e g the SAC utility System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copi...

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Page 101: ...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 POSTCode Description 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag 0Ah Init...

Page 102: ...h 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 interrupt vectors 45h POST device initialization 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 47h Initialize I20 support 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices 4Ah Initi...

Page 103: ... 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 parallel ports 85h Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices 86h Re initialize onboard I O ports 87h Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional 88h Initialize BIOS Data Area 89h Enable Non Maskabl...

Page 104: ...ate 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 menu BEh Clear screen optional BFh Check virus and backup reminders C0h Try to boot with INT 19 C1h Initialize POST Error Manager PEM C2h Initialize error logging C3h Initialize error display function C4h I...

Page 105: ...mory 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 F5h Clear Huge Segment F6h Boot to Mini DOS F7h Boot to Full DOS IftheBIOSdetectserror2C 2E or30 base512KRAMerror itdisplaysanadditional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that faile...

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Page 107: ...onment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status Key Features For Windows XP NT4 2000 and 2003 Operating Systems Super Doctor III supports the following features Web based remote management Graphical Mode Console Redirection System Information WMI Performance Monitoring Remote Control Graceful power sh...

Page 108: ...management Pager and E mail alerts SNMP support Health Monitoring CPU and system temperatures System voltages CPU and chassis fans Chassis intrusion Redundant power failure hardware dependant Note For Linux operating systems please refer to the Supero Doctor II informa tion posted on our website at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_II Linux The figures below display two of the key featu...

Page 109: ...om our website 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 recommend the use of Supero Doctor II Please refer to our Supero Doctor II information posted at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_II Linux ...

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Page 111: ...12 GB of registered ECC DDR266 200 PC2100 1600 SDRAM Note Interleaved memory requires memory to be installed two at a time See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details Operating Systems Supported Windows NT Windows 2000 Solaris Netware SCO UNIX and Linux SCSI Controller 7043M 8 Adaptec AIC 7902 for single channel Ultra320 onboard SCSI 7043M 6 Adaptec AIC 7899W for single channel Ultra160 onboar...

Page 112: ...ot swappable One 1 12 cm exhaust fan non hot swappable System Input Requirements AC Input Voltage 100 240 VAC auto range Rated Input Current 10A 115V to 5A 230V Rated Input Frequency 50 to 60 Hz Power Supply Rated Output Power 450W Model SP450 RP Part PWS 0045 Rated Output Voltages 3 3V 30A 5V 26A 12V 30A 5 0 5A 12V 1A 5Vsb 2A BTU Rating 2400 BTUs hr for rated output power of 450W Operating Enviro...

Page 113: ... B EN 55022 Class B EN 61000 3 2 3 3 CISPR 22 Class B 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 Germany CE Marking Europe ...

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