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USER’S MANUAL

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Summary of Contents for SUPERSERVER 5015M-MF

Page 1: ...SUPER SUPERSERVER 5015M MR SUPERSERVER 5015M MR SUPERSERVER 5015M MF SUPERSERVER 5015M MF USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0d ...

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 comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is o...

Page 3: ... 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 PDSMi PDSMi moth erboard and the SC512F 260 SC513F 260 chassis Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer 5015M MR 5015M MF into a rack and check out the server configuration prior to powe...

Page 4: ... 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 SC512F 260 SC513F 260 1U rackmount server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing removing or reconfiguring Serial ATA or peripheral drives and when replacing system power supply units and coo...

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

Page 6: ...ons 2 2 Rack Mounting Considerations 2 3 2 4 Installing the System into a Rack 2 4 Basic Installation Procedure 2 4 Installing with Rackmount Kit 2 5 Installing the Chassis Rails 2 5 Installing the Rack Rails 2 6 Installing the Server into the Rack 2 6 Installing the Server into a Telco Rack 2 7 2 5 Checking the Motherboard Setup 2 8 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup 2 11 Chapter 3 System Interface...

Page 7: ...5 4 I O Ports 5 4 5 5 Installing the Processor and Heatsink 5 5 5 6 Installing Memory 5 8 5 7 Adding PCI Add On Cards 5 9 5 8 Motherboard Details 5 10 PDSMi PDSMi Layout 5 10 PDSMi PDSMi Quick Reference 5 11 5 9 Connector Definitions 5 12 Main ATX Power Supply Connector 5 12 Processor Power Connector 5 12 PW_ON Connector 5 12 Reset Connector 5 12 Overheat LED 5 13 NIC2 LED 5 13 NIC1 LED 5 13 IDE S...

Page 8: ... Power Indicator 5 20 BIOS POST Code Indicators 5 20 5 12 Parallel Port and Peripheral Drive Connections 5 21 Parallel Port 5 21 IPMI Socket 5 21 Floppy Connector 5 22 SATA Connectors 5 22 IDE Connector 5 23 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices 6 1 6 2 Control Panel 6 3 6 3 System Fans 6 3 System Fan Failure 6 3 Replacing System Cooling Fans 6 4 6 4 Drive Bay Installation ...

Page 9: ...on 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 18 7 6 Boot 7 19 7 7 Exit 7 20 Appendices Appendix A LED Indicators Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix C Software Installation Appendix D System Specifications ...

Page 10: ...x Notes SUPERSERVER 5015M MR 5015M MF User s Manual ...

Page 11: ...details on supported processors In addition to the motherboard and chassis various hardware components may have been included with the 5015M MR 5015M MF as listed below One passive CPU heatsink SNK P0016 Two 2 56 mm counter rotating fans FAN 0087 One 1 slim CD ROM drive 5015M MR only CDM TEAC 24 B One 1 SATA cable CBL 0061 One 1 USB cable 5015M MR only One 1 air shroud for 5015M MR CSE PT95 One 1 ...

Page 12: ...s in a dual channel or interleaved configuration for increased performance Serial ATA A Serial ATA controller is incorporated into the ICH7R portion of the chipset to pro vide a four port Serial ATA subsystem The Serial ATA drive is not hot swappable Note that only one 3 5 SATA drive bay is available on the 5015M MR 5015M MF as an option the 5015M MF can support two 2 5 SATA drives PCI Expansion S...

Page 13: ...F PCI 32 BUS 1_PCIE_x4 MUKILTEO Onboard Controllers Ports An onboard IDE controller supports one floppy drive and up to two Ultra ATA 100 hard drives or ATAPI devices Onboard I O backpanel ports include one serial COM port a VGA video port two USB ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports and two GLAN RJ45 ports Other Features Other onboard features that promote system health include voltage monitors a ...

Page 14: ..._667 533 400 VRM V10 1 DMI ATI S ATA 300 4 x SATA CK410 CLK MCH PORTS 2XGb_LAN PCIE_x1 W83627HG FSB 1066 800 533MHz USB 2 0 1 1 PCIE_x4 PCI X BUS SMBUS I F PXH_V PCIE_x8 CF_HEADER W83793 H W MONITOR PCI_32_BUS LPC CH_B1 2 DDR2 CH_A1 2 1x PCIE_x8 1x PCIX_64 SLOT SLOT 1x PCI_32 3 3V SLOT Figure 1 2 Intel E3000 Chipset PDSMi System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram Please see Chapter...

Page 15: ...reset button Rear I O Panel 5015M MR The rear I O panel on the SC512F 260 provides one motherboard expansion slot one COM port another is internal two USB ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports a VGA graphics port and two Gb Ethernet ports See Chapter 6 for diagram Front I O Panel 5015M MF The front I O panel on the SC513F 260 provides one motherboard expansion slot one COM port another is internal t...

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Page 17: ... in any way If the server itself shows dam age 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 5015M MR 5015M MF It should be situated in a clean dust free area that is well ventilated Avoid areas where heat electrical noise and electromagnetic fields are generated You will also need it placed near a gr...

Page 18: ...ers should be attached to the rack In multiple rack installations the racks should be coupled together Always make sure the rack is stable before extending a component from the rack You should extend only one component at a time extending two or more simultaneously may cause the rack to become unstable Server Precautions Review the electrical and general safety precautions in Chapter 4 Determine t...

Page 19: ...romised Mechanical Loading Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that a hazardous condition does not arise due to uneven mechanical loading Circuit Overloading Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to the power supply circuitry and the effect that any possible overloading of circuits might have on overcurrent protection and power supply wiring Appropriate considerat...

Page 20: ...and 2 6 Basic Installation Procedure The 5015M MR 5015M MF server comes with two rack mounting brackets which are located on each side at the front of the chassis To mount the system into a rack simply screw these brackets directly to the front of the rack two screws for each bracket As Figure 2 1 shows the brackets can be located at the front of the chassis left figure or moved approximately one ...

Page 21: ...king tab on the inner rail to release it from its locked position then pull the two rails completely apart Do this for both the left and right side rack rail assemblies Position the fixed chassis rail sections you just removed along the side of the chassis making sure the three screw holes line up Note that these two rails are left right specific Screw the rail securely to the side of the chassis ...

Page 22: ...rack you should hear the locking tabs click Finish by inserting and tightening the thumbscrews that hold the front of the server to the rack Installing the Rack Rails Determine where you want to place the 5015M MR 5015M MF in the rack see Rack and Server Precautions in Section 2 3 Position the fixed rack rail slid ing rail guide assemblies at the desired location in the rack keeping the sliding ra...

Page 23: ...chassis four total First determine how far 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 remove it Then attach the two front brackets to each side of the chassis then the two rear brackets positioned with just enough space to accommodate the width of the rack Finish by sliding ...

Page 24: ...sure the motherboard is properly installed and all the connections have been made 1 Accessing the inside of the server Figure 2 6 First release the retention screws that secure the unit to the rack Grasp the two handles on either side and pull the unit straight out until it locks you will hear a click Then remove the screws from the lips on either side of the chassis top cover see Figure 2 6 for l...

Page 25: ...to gain full access to the inside of the server 2 Check the CPU processor You may have a processor already installed into the system board The proces sor should have its own heatsink attached See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor installation 3 Check the system memory Your 5015M MR 5015M MF server system may have come with system memory already installed Make sure all DIMMs are fully seated ...

Page 26: ...desired you can install an add on card to the system See Chapter 5 for details on installing a PCI add on card 5 Check all cable connections and airflow Make sure all power and data cables are properly connected and not blocking the airflow See Chapter 5 for details on cable connections Also check that the air shroud is properly installed ...

Page 27: ...ystem s configuration your system may have a Serial ATA hard drive already installed If you need to install a Serial ATA hard drive please refer to the appropriate section in Chapter 6 4 Check the airflow Airflow is provided by two sets of 4 cm counter rotating fans The system compo nent layout was carefully designed to promote sufficient airflow through the small 1U rackmount space Also note that...

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Page 29: ...r explains the meanings of all LED indicators and the appropriate response you may need to take 3 2 Control Panel Buttons There are two push buttons located on the front of the chassis These are in order from left to right a reset button and a power on off button Reset The reset switch reboots the system Power This is the main power switch which is used to apply or turn off the main system power T...

Page 30: ...ashing it indicates an overheat condition which may be caused by cables obstructing the airflow in the system or the ambient room temperature being too warm Check the routing of the cables and make sure all fans are present and operating normally You should also check to make sure that the chassis covers are installed Finally verify that the heatsinks are installed properly see Chapter 5 This LED ...

Page 31: ...Chapter 3 System Interface 3 3 Power Indicates power is being supplied to the system s power supply units This LED should normally be illuminated when the system is operating ...

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Page 33: ...wn the system with the operating system first and then unplug the power cords of all the power supply units in the system When working around exposed electrical circuits another person who is familiar with the power off controls should be nearby to switch off the power if necessary Use only one hand when working with powered on electrical equipment This is to avoid making a complete circuit which ...

Page 34: ...lry 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 Motherboard Battery CAUTION There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed upside down which will reverse its polarites see Figure 4 1 This battery must be replaced only with th...

Page 35: ... 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 handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard an...

Page 36: ... the chassis cover is in place when the 5015M MR 5015M MF is operating to assure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 5015M MR 5015M MF system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed Figure 4 1 Installing the Onboard Battery LITHIUM BATTERY BATTERY HOLDER BATTERY HOLDER LITHIUM BATTERY OR ...

Page 37: ...nt to handle them very carefully see previous chapter 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 electric static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent Electrostatic Discharge ESD Touch a grounded metal object before remov...

Page 38: ... 260 SC513F 260 Make sure that the I O ports on the motherboard align properly with their respective holes in the I O shield at the back of the chassis 3 Mounting the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Carefully mount the motherboard to the motherboard tray by aligning the board holes with the raised metal standoffs that are visible in the chassis Insert screws into all the mounting holes on yo...

Page 39: ...ive data cable SATA 0 Control Panel cable JF1 CD ROM drive cable J3 USB cable USB5 6 COM cable COM2 Important Make sure the SATA cable does not come into contact with the fans Connecting Power Cables The PDSMi PDSMi has a 24 pin primary power supply connector JPW1 for con nection to the ATX power supply In addition there is an 8 pin secondary power connector JPW2 that also must be connected to you...

Page 40: ...cations of the various I O ports Figure 5 1 Control Panel Header Pins Mouse Green JLAN1 2 Ports Keyboard Purple COM1 Port Turquoise VGA Port Blue Figure 5 2 I O Ports NMI x Key Vcc 5V Stby Vcc 3V Vcc 3V Stby Vcc 3V Stby Vcc 3V Reserved Reset Button Power Button Ground x Key Power On LED IDE SATA LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED OH Fan Fail LED Reserved Ground Ground 2 1 20 19 USB0 1 Ports ...

Page 41: ...allation 1 Press the socket lever to release the load plate that covers the CPU socket from its locking position CPU socket with load plate Socket Lever 2 Carefully lift the socket lever up to open the load plate Load Plate 3 Locate Pin 1 on the CPU socket Pin 1 is closest to the notched corner of the housing Please note that a North key and a South key notches are located at opposite sides of the...

Page 42: ...corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed 7 Use your thumb to gently press the lever down and lock it in the hook 8 If the CPU is properly installed into the socket the black plastic cover will be automatically released from the load plate when the lever is pushed into the hook Remove the cover from the motherboard Note Keep the plastic cap If you need to ship the motherbo...

Page 43: ... four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism The heatsink can only be mounted on the CPU in one orientation two undersides of the heatsink have grooves that must be positioned over two rows of capacitors along the sides of the CPU socket Make sure the heatsink sits completely flat on the CPU if not completely flat the space between the two will degrade the heat dissipatio...

Page 44: ...ystems 32 Bit Windows 2000 Advanced Server Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition 64 Bit Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition 2 You may install 2GB DIMMs in each slot however only DDR2 533 2GB DIMMs are available for this configuration 3 Some older versions of DDR2 667 may not match Intel s ODT On Die Tempera ture r...

Page 45: ...015M MR 5015M MF can accommodate either one PCI X 133 MHz full or half length card or with the optional CSE RR1U ELi riser card one PCI Express x8 card To install an add on card begin by removing the PCI slot shield for the slot you wish to populate Fully seat the card into the correct riser card slot pushing down with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card Finish by using a screw to secure ...

Page 46: ...b site for details on supported processors 5 8 Motherboard Details S UPER PDSMi USB1 2 JLAN1 LGA 775 CPU Socket PXH Slot 6 PCI X 133 MHz E7230 North Bridge COM2 JPG1 KB MS FAN5 Speaker J28 JPW2 SXB PCI E x8 Slot 1 PCI 33 MHz Battery FAN6 CPU DIMM1 Blue DIMM2 Black DIMM3 Blue DIMM4 Black JPW1 JWD JPF WOL JBT1 SATA0 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 JF1 Rage XL COM1 VGA JLAN2 J30 Printer J27 Floppy BIOS ICH7R JLED ...

Page 47: ...s 1 5 CPU and System Fan Headers Fan6 CPU Fan IPMI IPMI 2 0 Socket J3 IDE Connector J4 Compact Flash Card Connector J27 Floppy Disk Connector J28 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Ports J30 Parallel Printer Port Connector JF1 Front Panel Control Header JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JLAN1 JLAN2 Ethernet RJ45 Gb LAN Ports JLED PWR LED JPW1 ATX 24 Pin Power Connector JPW2 12V 8 pin Power Connector Required JWOR Wak...

Page 48: ...or the pin definitions of the ATX 24 pin power connector You must also connect the 8 pin JPW2 processor power connector to your power supply see below Required Connection 12V 8 pin Power Pin Definitions JPW2 Pins Definition 1 4 Ground 5 8 12V ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions JPW1 Pin Definition Pin Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V 14 12V 2 3 3V 15 COM 3 COM 16 PS_ON 4 5V 17 COM 5 COM 18 COM 6 5...

Page 49: ...ions OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 7 Vcc 8 Ground NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 Vcc 10 Ground IDE SATA LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 Vcc 14 HD Active NIC2 JLAN2 LED The LED connections for JLAN2 are on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Attach an LED cable to display network activ ity See the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin...

Page 50: ... button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 19 Control 20 Ground Fan Header Pin Definitions FAN1 6 Pin Definition 1 Ground Black 2 12V Red 3 Tachometer 4 PWM Control PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions J28 Pin Definition 1 Data 2 NC 3 Ground 4 VCC 5 Clock 6 NC Power On LED The Power On...

Page 51: ... Definitions JL1 Pin Definition 1 Intrusion Input 2 Ground Wake On LAN Pin Definitions WOL Pin Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up JLAN1 2 Ethernet Ports TwoEthernetports designatedJLAN1 andJLAN2 arelocatedbesidetheVGA port on the I O backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is designated JWOR This function allows your computer to receive and be awa...

Page 52: ...ort Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Power LED Pin Definitions JLED Pin Definition 1 Anode 2 Key 3 Cathode Universal Serial Bus USB There are two Universal Serial Bus ports located on the I O panel and four additional USB headers located on the motherboard The headers can be used to provide front side USB access c...

Page 53: ...also clear any passwords Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents of CMOS To clear CMOS 1 First power down the system and unplug the power cord s 2 With the power disconnected short the CMOS pads with a metal object such as a small screwdriver 3 Remove the screwdriver or shorting device 4 Reconnect the power cord s and power on the system N...

Page 54: ...enabled JLAN2 Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPL2 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled I2 C Bus to PCI Jumpers JI2 C1 and JI2 C2 allow you to connect the PCI PCI X slots to the System Management I2 C Bus The default setting is Open to disable the connection Both jumpers must be set to the same setting See the table on the right for jumper settings I2 C Bus to PCI Jumper Set...

Page 55: ...if an application is hung up Pins 2 3 will generate a non maskable interrupt signal for the application that is hung up See the table on the right for jump er settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS Note When enabled the user needs to write their own application software in order to disable the Watch Dog Tim er Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Reset Pins 2 3...

Page 56: ...nection Speed Indicator LED Color Definition Off 10 MHz Green 100 MHz Amber 1 GHz 5V Standby Power Indicator When illuminated the LE1 LED indi cates that power from the power supply is being supplied to the serverboard LE1 should normally be illuminated when the system is powered up and in operating mode See the table on the right for LED states Power On Indicator LED LE1 State System Status On Po...

Page 57: ...drive s Consult the documentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings for the hard disk drive Parallel Port Connector The parallel port is a header on the motherboard near PCI slot See the table at right for pin definitions Parallel Printer Port Connector Pin Definitions J30 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Strobe 2 Auto Feed 3 Data Bit 0 4 Error 5 Dat...

Page 58: ...round 20 STEP 21 Ground 22 Write Data 23 Ground 24 Write Gate 25 Ground 26 Track 00 27 Ground 28 Write Protect 29 Ground 30 Read Data 31 Ground 32 Side 1 Select 33 Ground 34 Diskette Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located near PCI slot See the table at right for pin definitions SATA Connectors There are no jumpers to con figure the onboard SATA con nectors See the table on the right for ...

Page 59: ...a 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 Ground 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 Ground 23 I O Write 24 Ground 25 I O Read 26 Ground 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 Ground 31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16 33 Addr1 34 Ground 35 Addr0 36 Add...

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Page 61: ...them very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips o...

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Page 63: ... the overheat fan fail LED on the control panel will blink on and off Replace any failed fan at your earliest convenience with the same type and model the system can continue to run with a failed fan Remove the top chassis cover while the system is still running to determine which of the two fan units has failed Then power down the system before replacing a fan Removing the power cord s is also re...

Page 64: ...l 4 cm 12 volt fan available from Supermicro p n FAN 0087 Push the new fan into the vacant space in the housing while mak ing sure the arrows on the top of the fan indicating air direction point in the same direction as the arrows on the other fans Reposition the fan housing back over the two mounting posts in the chassis then reconnect the fan wires to the same chassis fan headers you removed the...

Page 65: ...urned off before installing or removing To install or remove the drive first power down the system and then remove the top cover of the chassis as described on page 6 7 Unscrew the retention screw at the top center of the drive then push the drive tray out from the back until you can grasp and pull it out through the front of the chassis Remove the drive from the drive tray To add a new SATA drive...

Page 66: ...is Make sure the system is supported from underneath then remove the front bracket screws that secure the unit to the rack Carefully lift the server out of the rack Open the cover by following the procedure described on page 6 7 You must power down the system before installing or removing CD ROM or Serial ATA drives Re move the two screws that secure the CD ROM drive to the chassis and then lift t...

Page 67: ...from the lips on either side of the cover then depress the two buttons on the cover to release it Push the cover away from you then lift it from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server see Figure 2 6 2 Removing the power supply First unplug the power cord from the system To remove the failed power unit remove the two screws on the back of the power supply and a third from the f...

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Page 69: ...lays etc in the CMOS The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power When the computer is turned 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 BIOS ROM by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS...

Page 70: ... message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen dur ing the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activate the main Setup menu Press the Delete key to enter Setup Note Please load System Setup Default when using the system the first time 7 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Press the Esc ke...

Page 71: ...y in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the Enter key to save the data System Date 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 feature allows BIOS to automatically display the BIOS date ...

Page 72: ...d in the Native IDE Mode Note The Enhanced mode 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 Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions For the Windows OS environment use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled If set to Disabled use the Non RAID driver When this featur...

Page 73: ... sub menu are Type Selects the type of IDE hard drive The options are Auto which allows BIOS to automatically determine the hard drive s capacity number of heads etc a number from 1 39 to select a predetermined type of hard drive CDROM and ATAPI Removable The option User will allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed at this connection The option Auto will allow BIOS to automatic...

Page 74: ...r of sectors per block to be used in multi sector transfer The options are Disabled 4 Sectors 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines if the BIOS will access the Primary IDE Master Device via the LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 Bit I O This feature allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32 bit data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabled ...

Page 75: ... are described in this section Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Quick Boot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed Quiet Boot Set to Enabled to display the Diagnostic Sc...

Page 76: ...Stay off and Power On Watch Dog If enabled this option will automatically reset the system if the system is not active for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Summary Screen This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays the system configuration during bootup Memory Cache Cache Memory Set to enabled to set the state of Cache Memory The options a...

Page 77: ...re will allow the data stored in the base memory area block 512K 640K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DRM SDROM or to be written into L1 L2 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to...

Page 78: ...to change the bus frequency for the devices installed in the slots indicated The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz Slot 1 PCI 32 bit Slot 2 PCI X 133 MHz Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM The options are Enabled and Di...

Page 79: ...activated as a result of an ECC error The options are None NMI Non Maskable Interrupt SMI System Management Interrupt and SCI System Control Interrupt Note This item is available when it is supported by the memory Onboard GLANs This feature allows the user to enable this function to allow the BIOS to disable Gigabit LAN The options are Enabled and Disabled Route Port 80h Cycles to This feature all...

Page 80: ... allow the processor to operate in the multi core dual core mode Machine Checking Set to Enabled to allow the operating system to debug a system crash after a reset The options are Disabled and Enabled L3 Cache Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable L3 cache in the CPU to enhance system performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Thermal Management 2 Available when suppo...

Page 81: ...erwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack Note this feature is available when your OS and your CPU support the function of Execute Disable Bit The options are Disabled and Enabled Note For more information regarding hardware software support for this function please refer to Intel s and Microsoft s web sites Processor Power Management Available when supported by the CPU This feat...

Page 82: ...s are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Serial Port B This setting allows you to decide how Serial Port B is controlled The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Mode This feature allows the user to set the mode for Serial Port B The options are Normal and IR Base I O Address Select the base I O address for Serial Port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt Set the Interrup...

Page 83: ...and Secondary DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display to inform you of the event log validity It is not a setting Event Log Capacity This is a display to inform you of the event 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 s...

Page 84: ...onsole 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 VT UTF8 Flow Control This item allows you to choose from the available options to select the flow control for console redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This item allows you to deci...

Page 85: ...abled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are 378 278 and 3BC Interrupt Select the IRQ interrupt request for the parallel port 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 PCI E Express Jitter Toleranc...

Page 86: ... how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled based upon the CPU die temperature When the CPU die temperature is higher the fan speed will be higher as well If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by the Thermal Management Settings pre configured by the user at this feature Select 3 pin if your chassis c...

Page 87: ...assword 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 password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to se...

Page 88: ...w keys You should see the following display Highlighting a setting with a or will expand or collapse that entry See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section Boot Priority Order Excluded from Boot Order Use the Up and Down Arrow Keys to select a device Use and keys to move the device up or down...

Page 89: ... Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to exit the BIOS Setup 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 to use Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup ...

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Page 91: ... Power LED A 2 LE3 LE4 BIOS POST Code Indicators 5V Power Standby LED LE1 State Action On Standby power present on motherboard Turn off system before removing or installing components BIOS POST Code Indicators LE3 LE4 LE3 State LE4 State Definition Green on Yellow on PWR ON to POST Green flashing Yellow flashing ECC memory testing Green on Yellow flashing PCI bus initializing Green flashing Yellow...

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Page 93: ...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 POST Code 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 val...

Page 94: ...wn 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 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 ...

Page 95: ... 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 96: ...erminate 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 ...

Page 97: ...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 If the BIOS detects error 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM error it displays an additional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits tha...

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Page 99: ... 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 wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports transfer rates up to 3Gbps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have bet...

Page 100: ...he 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 is the first time powering on the system we recommend you load the Optimized Default Settings If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys to select the Exit Settings Once in the Exit setti...

Page 101: ...ears 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 in the manual are for reference only The screen shots shown in the manual do not imply Supernicro s endorsement or non endorsement on any 3rd party s product Your screens may or many not look exact...

Page 102: ...a drive and press Space to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive f Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to selet the stripe size ranged from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 0 array and hit Enter Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB g Press Enter when the Create Volume item is hig...

Page 103: ...ect the previous menu c When RAID Level item is highlighted press the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select RAID 1 Mirror and hit Enter d When the Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit Enter The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed e Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays f When asked Are you sure you want to create ...

Page 104: ...rrow 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 system use a higher stripe size e When the RAID Volume Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit Enter The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed f Press Enter when th...

Page 105: ... highlight a drive and press Space to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive f Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size ranged from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 5 array and hit Enter Use a lower stripe size for serv ers and higher stripe size for multimedia systems Default stripe size is 128 KB g Enter your desired RAID volume capacity and press Enter w...

Page 106: ...disk drives when deleting a RAID set a From the main menu select item2 Delete RAID Volume and press Enter b Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the RAID set you want to delete and press Del A Warning message displays c When asked Are you sure you want to delete this volume Y N press Y to delete the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Delete Volume menu ...

Page 107: ...AID set drive A Warning message displays d Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility a From the main menu select item4 Exit and press Enter A warning message will appear b Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu Warning Be cautious when you reset a RAID volume HDD to non RAID or Resetting a RAID HDD Re...

Page 108: ... Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2000 2003 Setup Screen and press the Enter key f Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are speci fied press the Enter key to continue with the installation g From the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen press the Enter key The XP 2000 2003...

Page 109: ...to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list You should install everything here except for the SUPER Doctor utility which is optional The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD ...

Page 110: ...en appears click Next on the screen and the following screen will appear C 3 Installing Intel Application Accelerator Utility a When the above screen appears click on the icon marked Application Accel erator RAID Edition on the screen and the following screen will appear ...

Page 111: ... to add the program icon as shown in the following screen and click Next d Specify the folder that you want the program to be installed in and then click Next to begin the installation process c After reading the License Agreement click Yes on the screen and the following screen will appear ...

Page 112: ...nce the Application Accelerator RAID Edition installation is completed the fol lowing screen will appear Click Finish and the system will reboot Note Once the XP 2000 2003 Operating System is installed please read the Re adme text files for the instructions to use the SATA RAID Utility in the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS environment RAID Edition Setup installation status p g pp ...

Page 113: ...oard 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 of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list You should install everything here except for the S...

Page 114: ...rucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note The default User Name and Password for SuperDoctor III is ADMIN AD MIN Note When SuperDoctor III is first installed it adopts the temperature threshold settings that have been set in BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made ...

Page 115: ...ed 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 will still recommend Supero Doctor II Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen II Remote Control ...

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Page 117: ...015M MR 5015M MF Intel E3000 BIOS 8 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM Memory Capacity Four 240 pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of unbuffered ECC or non ECC DDR2 667 533 400 SDRAM Note See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details SATA Controller Intel ICH7R on chip controller SATA IDE Drive Bays 5015M MR 5015M MR one 1 3 5 fixed drive bay 5015M MF 5015M MF one 1 3 5 fixed drive bay or two 2 2 5 fixed ...

Page 118: ...Rated Input Current 4A max Rated Input Frequency 50 to 60 Hz Power Supply Rated Output Power 260W Model SP262 1S Part PWS 0055 Rated Output Voltages 3 3V 15A 5V 25A 12V 18A 12V 1A 5Vsb 2A BTU Rating 1372 BTUs hr for rated output power of 260W Chassis 5015M MR Model SC512F 260 Form Factor Mini 1U rackmount Dimensions WxHxD 16 7 x 1 7 x 14 in 424 x 44 x 356 mm 5015M MF Model SC513F 260 Form Factor M...

Page 119: ...N 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 California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to products...

Page 120: ...to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro dis claims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and al...

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