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MS-9655  Server Board

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Mainboard Specifications

Pr oce ssor

- Supports single AMD Opteron  (Socket F 1207)
-  HyperTransport  interface  capable  of operating  up  to  2000  MT/s
-  Meets  thermal  requirements

C hipset

- nVIDIA  nForce Professional 3400 MCP  (MCP55V Pro)

M e mo r y

- Supports  Registered ECC DDR2 400/533/667  DIMM slots
- 8 DDR2 DIMM slots  up to 32GB memory

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When 1~4 DIMMs are installed, memory will run at 667MHz.

But when 5~8 DIMMs are installed, the system will automati-
cally  tune  the  memory  frequency  down  to  533MHz  due  to
AMD CPU limitations.

IDE

- 1-channel bus  master IDE port
-  Supports ATA133/100/66

SATA

- 6 SATA II ports support 6 SATA II devices
- Storage  and data  transfers  at up to  300  MB/s

Floppy

-  1 floppy  port

IEEE 1394

-  VIA VT6308  IEEE 1394  controller

LAN

-  2  Gigabit  Ethernet  controllers  bundled  into  Marvell  88E1116

(MCP55V  Pro)

Audio

- Realtek

 

ALC888  7.1-channel  HDA  codec

Graphics

- XGI Z7  graphics controller
-  Onboard  16MB  Video  SDRAM

Содержание K9NU Speedster

Страница 1: ...i K9NU Speedster MS 9655 V2 X Server Board G52 96551X1...

Страница 2: ...s and or other countries PS 2 and OS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Windows 95 98 2000 NT XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Netware is a...

Страница 3: ...lace the power cord such a way that people can not step on it Do not place anything over the power cord 8 Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add on card or module 9 All cautions and war...

Страница 4: ...interference by one or more of the measures listed below Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on...

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Страница 8: ...uick Components Guide 2 2 CPU Central Processing Unit 2 3 Memory 2 6 Power Supply 2 9 Back Panel 2 10 Connectors 2 12 Jumper 2 20 Slot 2 22 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 Entering Setup 3 2 The Menu Bar 3 4...

Страница 9: ...tem efficiency the K9NU Speedster ac commodates the latest AMD Opteron processor in 1207 pin package and supports up to 8 Registered ECC DDR2 400 533 667 DIMM slots to provide the maximum of 32GB memo...

Страница 10: ...are installed memory will run at 667MHz But when 5 8 DIMMs are installed the system will automati cally tune the memory frequency down to 533MHz due to AMD CPU limitations IDE 1 channel bus master IDE...

Страница 11: ...ts 1 x audio jack Onboard Pinheaders 2 x USB connectors 2 x 1394 connectors 1 x serial port connector 3 x proprietary front panel connectors optional 2 x proprietary front audio connectors optional Sl...

Страница 12: ...MM3 DIMM5 DIMM7 DIMM2 DIMM4 DIMM6 DIMM8 PCI _E1 BATT BIOS J7 J8 JUSB1 JUSB2 COM2 FLO1 J1394 J2 FAN1 SATA5 optional JAPP3 optional J11 J10 SATA4 optional SATA3 optional JPWR2 SFAN2 JBAT1 J1 SASC1 optio...

Страница 13: ...dures While doing the installation be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures For some components if you install in the wrong orientation the components will not work...

Страница 14: ...21 SFAN2 p 2 14 P C I C l a s s Slots p 2 22 IDE1 p 2 12 SFAN3 p 2 14 JAPP3 p 2 19 FAN1 p 2 14 SATA1 6 p 2 13 COM2 p 2 14 JUSB1 2 p 2 15 J1394_1 2 p 2 16 J8 p 2 18 J5 J6 p 2 18 FLO1 p 2 12 J7 p 2 18...

Страница 15: ...the cooling fan can work properly to protect the CPU from overheating 2 Make sure that you apply an even layer of heat sink paste or thermal tape between the CPU and the heatsink to enhance heat dissi...

Страница 16: ...move the plastic cap from the load plate The pins of the socket reveal 5 After confirming the CPU direction indicated below with red circles for correct mating put down the CPU in the socket housing f...

Страница 17: ...under the retention tab 9 Place the cooler set on top of the reten tion mechanism Secure the metal clips on the cooler set to the hooks on the retention mechanism 10 Connect the cooler power cord to t...

Страница 18: ...ules Important 1 Make sure that you install memory modules of the same type and density under Dual Channel mode 2 Only channel A will be used under Single Channel mode 3 When 1 4 DIMMs are installed m...

Страница 19: ...2 7 Hardware Setup Memory Frequency vs Core Multiplier The DDR2 DIMM operates different frequency when using different CPU For example when using 2 4GHz CPU the DDR2 667MHz DIMM will operate at 600MHz...

Страница 20: ...on 2 Insert the memory module vertically into the DIMM slot Then push it in until the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the DIMM slot 3 The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM...

Страница 21: ...the mainboard 2 Power supply of 600 watts and above is highly recommended for system stability 24 Pin System Power Connector JPWR1 This connector allows you to connect power supply To connect to the...

Страница 22: ...e keyboard DIN connector is for a PS 2 mouse keyboard Serial Port The serial port is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends receives 16 bytes FIFOs You can attach a serial mouse or other s...

Страница 23: ...rnal CD player tapeplayer or other audio devices Line Out Green Line Out is a connector for speakers or headphones Mic Pink Mic is a connector for microphones RS Out Black Rear Surround Out in 4 5 1 7...

Страница 24: ...IDE Connector IDE1 This connector supports IDE hard disk drives optical disk drives and other IDE devices Important If you install two IDE devices on the same cable you must configure the drives separ...

Страница 25: ...onnectors are designed to connect Serial ATA devices only SAS LED Connector J10 J11 Optional These connectors are used to connect external LEDs to show the status of the SATA HDDs attached to the SASC...

Страница 26: ...re is Ground and should be connected to GND If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset onboard you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan cont...

Страница 27: ...e pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage 1 2 9 10 JUSB1 2 USB 2 0 Bracket Optional Front USB Connector JUSB1 JUSB2 This connector compliant with Intel I O Connectivit...

Страница 28: ...Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 TPA 2 TPA 3 Ground 4 Ground 5 TPB 6 TPB 7 Cablepower 8 Cablepower 9 Key no pin 10 Ground J1394_1 J1394_2 1 9 2 10 IEEE1394 Connector J1394_1 J1394_2 Optional Thi...

Страница 29: ...audio brackets that provide extra front panel audio IO jacks Note that these connectors are of proprietary design not standard front audio connectors J2 1 2 CHASSIS GND JAUD1 2 1 25 26 JAUD1 Pin Defi...

Страница 30: ...ntroller BMC J8 1 3 J7 14 2 13 1 J5 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL 1 H8_RESET 2 GND J6 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL 1 BodeMode 2 GND J8 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL 1 IPMB_CLK 2 GND 3 IPMB_DATA PIN SIGNAL PIN SI...

Страница 31: ...GND 7 COM2 RXD 8 GND 9 COM2 TXD 10 NC 11 ATXPWR OK 12 GND 13 ID_LED 14 ID_LED JAPP1 Pin Definition JAPP2 6 2 5 1 JAPP1 13 14 1 2 JAPP2 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL 1 5VSB 2 GND 3 I2 C_DATA 4 ID_LED 5 I2...

Страница 32: ...th the CMOS RAM the system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on If you want to clear the system configuration set this jumper to clear data Important You can clear CMOS by shorting 2 3...

Страница 33: ...ble Write Protect Unlocked Enable Write Protect Locked J1 1 1 3 1 3 BIOS Recovery Jumper J9 Users can short connect pin 2 3 to recover the system BIOS When the system is done with the job the buzzer w...

Страница 34: ...l Component Interconnect Slot The PCI slot supports LAN card SCSI card USB card and other add on cards that comply with PCI specifications Slot Important When adding or removing expansion cards make s...

Страница 35: ...IOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use You may need to run the Setup program when An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up and requests you...

Страница 36: ...er each BIOS category described in this chapter are under continuous update for better system performance Therefore the descrip tion may be slightly different from the latest BIOS and should be held f...

Страница 37: ...l keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub menu If you want to return to the main menu just press the Esc General Help F1 The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen Yo...

Страница 38: ...res available on your system s chipset Security Use this menu to set Supervisor and User Passwords Boot Use this menu to specify the priority of boot devices Power Use this menu to specify your settin...

Страница 39: ...within 5 seconds since it will skip some check items Summary Screen Select Enabled if you want to view the system summary screen No Pause On BIOS Error Select Enabled will allow no pause on BIOS erro...

Страница 40: ...Function The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened To clear the warning message set the field to R...

Страница 41: ...Control This setting allows you to select the fan type 3 pin or 4 pin for fan power management IOMMU AMD64 one of the 64 bit architectures contains a device called the IOMMU Input Output Memory Manage...

Страница 42: ...lled node interleave When node inter leave is disabled the memory controller maps the local memory of each pro cessor to a single contiguous range of physical addresses This allows the operating syste...

Страница 43: ...technology ECC Options ECC Mode This setting specifies the level of ECC protection If User is selected individual ECC options may be changed Other options except Disabled serve as presets For Super mo...

Страница 44: ...an idle state DCache ECC Scrub Control The Data Cache ECC Scrub option controls the time allotted for the L1 memory cache to be corrected when in an idle state L2 ECC Scrub Control The L2 ECC Scrub o...

Страница 45: ...interrupt handling However it is only supported by newer operating systems like Microsoft Win dows NT Windows 2000 and Windows XP Older operating systems like DOS or Windows 95 98 do not support this...

Страница 46: ...Type Press PgUp or PgDn to select Manual None or Auto type Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper inform...

Страница 47: ...DMA Mode Indicates the type of Ultra DMA Floppy Configuration Legacy Diskette A This setting allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed Floppy Check This setting causes the BIOS to search...

Страница 48: ...per forms erratically or fails to initialize try a lower clock speed Serial Port A B These settings enable disable the onboard Serial Port A B Base I O Address These settings specify the base I O por...

Страница 49: ...ard Management Controller version Clear System Event Log This function is used to clear system event logs Existing Event Log Number Indicates how many event logs are existing Event Log Control SYS Fir...

Страница 50: ...c temporary or static permanent network IP Setting to DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol allows the network IP to be automatically assigned IP Address IP Subnet Mask Default Gateway Optional Use...

Страница 51: ...data transmission between two nodes It s the process of adjusting the flow of data from one device to another to ensure that the receiving device can handle all of the incoming data This is particular...

Страница 52: ...this setting is set to Yes the DMI event log will be cleared at next POST stage Then the BIOS will automatically set this option to No Event Logging This setting disables enables the BIOS to log DMI...

Страница 53: ...ds are not case sensitive Pressing Enter at either Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password displays the following message Type the password and press Enter Repeat Password on Boot Choosing Enable...

Страница 54: ...This setting allows users to set the boot priority of the specified devices Refer to the Item Specific Help on the right pane for instructions Excluded from Boot Order This setting allows users to exc...

Страница 55: ...ikes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves 1 If you do not have any EMI problem leave the setting at Disabled for optimal system stability and performance But if you are plagued by EMI select th...

Страница 56: ...ystem to an on state Last State Restores the system to the previous status before power failure or interrupt occurred ACPI Suspend Support This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function...

Страница 57: ...don the changes Load Setup Defaults The option allows users to restore all of the BIOS settings to the Optimal Defaults The Setup Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer spec...

Страница 58: ...3 24 MS 9655 Server BoardB...

Страница 59: ...h is used by the world s lead ing businesses to the common PC desktop This tech nology uses multiple drives to either increase total disk space or to offer data protection For all levels RAID techniqu...

Страница 60: ...rance RAID 0 Non critical data requiring high performance High data throughput No fault tolerance multiple None RAID 1 Small databases or any other small capacity environment requiring fault tolerance...

Страница 61: ...ID array 3 Boot from the Windows CD use the floppy disk that has the RAID driver to copy and install the nForce RAID software 4 Initialize the NVRAID Array Disks Setting Up the NVRAID BIOS Be sure to...

Страница 62: ...e Free Disks and Array Disks lists In the example above 1 0 M means the hard drive is attached to Channel 1 Controller 0 and the drive is set to Master The following is a list of all possible combinat...

Страница 63: ...the values can be between 4 KB and 128 KB Assigning the Disks The disks that you enabled from the RAID Config BIOS setup page appear in the Free Disks block These are the drives that are available for...

Страница 64: ...ave set up 3 Use the arrow keys to select the array that you want to set up then press Enter The Array Detail window appears 4 If you want to mark this disk as empty and wipe out all its contents then...

Страница 65: ...RIVER and then press Enter 3 Press S again at the Specify Devices screen then press Enter 4 Select NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller and then press Enter The follow ing Windows Setup screen appears lis...

Страница 66: ...on is completed then take out the floppy 5 Follow the instructions on how to install Windows XP After Windows XP is com pletely installed it is recommended that you install the the RAID management too...

Страница 67: ...the RAID software which will upgrade the Windows IDE driver and install the RAID software 1 Start the NVIDIA C19 System Drivers installation program to open the NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers page 2 S...

Страница 68: ...ngs Control Panel then open the Administrative Tools folder and double click on Computer Management 2 Click Disk Management under the Storage section The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizards appears 3...

Страница 69: ...The Computer Management window appears The actual disks listed will depend on your system and the unallocated partition is the total combined storage of two hard disks You must format the unallocated...

Страница 70: ...rrored Array Rebuild a broken mirrored array Watch the progress of rebuilding an array Only applies to RAID 1 arrays Synchronizing a RAID Array Rebuild the redundancy in RAID 1 arrays copy the data to...

Страница 71: ...the mirrored array to be used instead of the failed disk Dedicated Disk A dedicated free disk is a disk that is assigned to a RAID 1 array and that disk is used by that array only when needed for exa...

Страница 72: ...free is RAID enabled 2 Boot into Windows and run the NVRAIDMAN program If the disk is not part of any RAID array then it will appear under the Free Disk section of the RAID GUI Step 2 Dedicate the Fre...

Страница 73: ...l be designated to the mirror array 5 Click Next The Completing the NVIDIA Spare Disk Allocation page appears 6 Click Finish As shown in figure below the ST380011A drive is now a dedicated free disk i...

Страница 74: ...been assigned to a particular array it can be removed at any time To remove the disk right click on the dedicated disk and select Remove Disk to remove it In the previous example simply right click on...

Страница 75: ...iples NVIDIA RAID includes extensive support for morphing a process of converting from one RAID mode to another RAID mode General Requirements and Limitations The new array capacity must be equal to o...

Страница 76: ...n a drive can be safely added to the system As soon as the drive is added the user can then finish running the RAID wizard and the drive becomes usable by the system Hot Plug Array allows the user to...

Страница 77: ...AID arrays is recommended to ensure consistency and reliable performance on any supported fault tolerant array such as RAID 0 Use this feature only if you are absolutely sure that you want to wipe out...

Страница 78: ...oring and Stripe Size is set to its default value of 64K then click Next 5 At the Free Disk Selection page select the two drives that you want to Mirror and click Next 6 Click Next again and the follo...

Страница 79: ...s the created RAID array as shown below The Initialization Process As you can see from the screen shot above the initialization process has started and it will be completed in a short period of time A...

Страница 80: ...of the drives fail then you need the lost data on the newly added drive Rebuilding Instructions After creating a mirrored array you can rebuild the array using the following steps 1 Go to Windows and...

Страница 81: ...ist then click Next The Completing the NVIDIA Rebuild Array page appears 6 Click Finish The array rebuilding starts after a few seconds and a small pop up message appears towards the bottom right corn...

Страница 82: ...Only to RAID 1 Array Rebuilding an array works only when using RAID 1 Rebuilding does not apply to RAID 0 Rebuilding applies to a degraded fault tolerant array You can rebuild a degraded mirrored arra...

Страница 83: ...e assumes you have already created a fault tolerant array such as RAID 1 1 Right click on Mirroring and select Synchronize Array as shown in Figure below 2 The Synchronize Array Wizard Welcome screen...

Страница 84: ...ystem motherboard The image shows the hard drive connector ports and provides a visual indication of the location and status of the drives as follows Red rectangle A red rectangle will flash around th...

Страница 85: ...88 Audio Appendix B The Realtek ALC888 provides 10 channel DAC that si multaneously supports 7 1 sound playback and 2 chan nels of independent stereo sound output multiple streaming through the Front...

Страница 86: ...XP Service Pack1 or later before installing the driver The following illustrations are based on Windows XP environment and could look slightly different if you install the drivers in different operat...

Страница 87: ...B 3 Realtek ALC888 Audio 3 Click Next to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Click here Select this option 4 Click Finish to restart the system Click here...

Страница 88: ...channel audio feature now Click the audio icon from the system tray at the lower right corner of the screen to activate the HD Audio Configuration It is also available to enable the audio driver by c...

Страница 89: ...nt You may choose the provided sound effects and the equalizer will adjust automatically If you like you may also load an equalizer setting or make an new equalizer setting to save as an new one by us...

Страница 90: ...ect without losing the settings Load Whenever you would like to use preload settings simply click this the whole list will be shown for your selection Delete To delete the pre saved settings which are...

Страница 91: ...Pop Live Club Rock shown on the page to pull down the arrow in Others you will find more optimized settings available to you Karaoke Mode Karaoke mode brings Karaoke fun back home Simply using the mus...

Страница 92: ...put respectively from the indicated real panel or front panel This feature is very helpful when 2 people are using the same computer together for different purposes Click the button and the Mixer Tool...

Страница 93: ...from the rear panel which is the default setting Then you must to select the Realtek HD Audio front output from the scroll list first and use a different program to play the second audio source for e...

Страница 94: ...te single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound output Tool Show the following volume controls This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed Advanced co...

Страница 95: ...completely mute sound input Tool Show the following volume controls This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed Enable recording multi streaming Tool Mute Important ALC...

Страница 96: ...6CH Speaker for 5 1 Speaker Output e 8CH Speaker for 7 1 Speaker Output Speaker Configuration 1 Plug the speakers in the corresponding jack 2 Dialogue connected device will pop up for your selection P...

Страница 97: ...acks Please check if front jacks on your system are so called AC 97 jacks If so please check this item to disable front panel jack detection Mute rear panel output when front headphone plugged in Enab...

Страница 98: ...of the signal from degrading when it is converted to analog Output Sampling Rate 44 1KHz This is recommend while playing CD 48KHz This is recommended while playing DVD or Dolby 96KHz This is recommend...

Страница 99: ...up and make testing sound If any speaker fails to make sound then check whether the cable is inserted firmly to the connector or replace the bad speakers with good ones Or you may click the auto test...

Страница 100: ...from being recorded by mi crophone together with your sound For example you might have chance to use VOIP function through Internet with your friends The voice of your friend will come out from speak...

Страница 101: ...888 Audio 3D Audio Demo In this tab you may adjust your 3D positional audio before playing 3D audio applica tions like gaming You may also select different environment to choose the most suitable envi...

Страница 102: ...on Audio Controller Audio Codec You may also select the language of this utility by choosing from the Language list Also there is a selection Show icon in system tray Switch it on and an icon will sho...

Страница 103: ...ers to the correct phone jacks in accordance with the setting in software utility n 2 Channel Mode for Stereo Speaker Output 1 Line In 2 Line Out Front channels 3 MIC 4 Line Out Rear channels but not...

Страница 104: ...back panel s Line Out connector and two speakers to the real chan nel Line Out connector 4 Channel Analog Audio Output 1 Line In 2 Line Out Front channels 3 MIC 4 Line Out Rear channels 5 Line Out Cen...

Страница 105: ...Out connector two speakers to the rear channel Line out connector and two s peaker s to the c enter subwoofer channel Line Out connector 6 Channel Analog Audio Output 1 Line In 2 Line Out Front channe...

Страница 106: ...ctor and two speakers to the side chan nel Line Out connector 8 Channel Analog Audio Output 1 Side Surround Out Side channels 2 Line Out Front channels 3 MIC 4 Line Out Rear channels 5 Line Out Center...

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