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Appendix C: System Specifications

Rated Output Voltages: +3.3V (28A), +5V (30A), +12V (25A), -5V

(0.3A),  -12V (0.8A), +5Vsb (2A)

Regulatory Compliance

Electromagnetic Emissions:

FCC Class 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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Страница 1: ...SUPERSERVER 8042 8 SUPERSERVER 8042 6 USER SMANUAL 1 0a SUPER SUPERMICR ALARM RESET R...

Страница 2: ...R INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED W...

Страница 3: ...on 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 P4QH8 P4QH6 serverboard and the SC8...

Страница 4: ...BIOS and provides detailed informa tion on running the CMOS Setup Utility Appendix A offers information on BIOS POST messages Appendix B provides POST codes Appendix C lists the system specifications...

Страница 5: ...v Preface Notes...

Страница 6: ...ver 8042 8 8042 6 2 1 2 3 Preparing for Setup 2 1 2 4 Installing the 8042 8 8042 6 into a Rack 2 3 2 5 Checking the Serverboard Setup 2 7 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup 2 9 Chapter 3 System Interfac...

Страница 7: ...nel 5 7 5 4 Installing Memory in the MEC 5 8 5 5 Adding PCI Cards 5 11 5 6 I O Ports 5 11 5 7 Serverboard Details 5 12 Serverboard Layout 5 12 P4QH8 P4QH6 Quick Reference 5 13 5 8 Connector Definition...

Страница 8: ...5 22 VGA Enable Disable 5 22 5 11 Debug LEDs 5 23 5 12 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections 5 24 Parallel Port Connector 5 24 Floppy Connector 5 25 IDE Connectors 5 25 SCSI Connec...

Страница 9: ...Setup 7 2 7 4 Advanced BIOS Setup 7 4 7 5 Chipset Setup 7 14 7 6 PCI PnP Setup 7 16 7 7 Power Setup 7 18 7 8 Boot Setup 7 20 7 9 Security Setup 7 22 7 10 Exit 7 24 Appendices Appendix A BIOS Error Bee...

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Страница 11: ...ents have been included with the SuperServer 8042 8 8042 6 as listed below Up to four 4 603 pin Intel Xeon processors MP optional Four 4 CPU heatsinks FAN 042 CF Up to 32 GB ECC registered DDR200 PC16...

Страница 12: ...DIMM slots that can support up to 32 GB of registered ECC DDR200 PC1600 SDRAM Module sizes of 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB and 2GB may be used to populate the DIMM slots DDR266 is also supported but only at...

Страница 13: ...us protection and BIOS rescue Figure 1 1 ServerWorks GC HE Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram Please see Chapter 5 for details CMIC 400 MHz Host Bus CPU 2 CPU 1 CPU 4 CP...

Страница 14: ...Ultra320 8042 8 or Ultra160 SCSI 8042 6 hard drives Any standard 1 drives are sup ported SCA Single Connection Attachment The SCSI drives are con nected to an SCA backplane The SCSI drives are hot sw...

Страница 15: ...ludes four 9 cm hot plug redundant system cooling intake fans and two 9 cm exhaust fans All system fans located between the drive bays and the serverboard operate continuously If one fails an alarm is...

Страница 16: ...ddress SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl T...

Страница 17: ...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 rack unit that will hold...

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

Страница 19: ...Rails You should have received two rack rail assemblies with the SuperServer 8042 8 8042 6 Each of these assemblies consist of three sections an inner fixed chassis rail that secures to the 8042 8 80...

Страница 20: ...the rack which is its normal position These tabs also lock the server in place when fully extended from the rack This prevents the server from coming completely out of the rack when you pull it out f...

Страница 21: ...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...

Страница 22: ...2 6 SUPERSERVER 8042 8 8042 6 Manual Figure 2 4 Installing the Server Into the Rack A C B...

Страница 23: ...the chassis You now have full access to the inside of the server 2 Check the CPUs processors The processors are enclosed in an air shroud You should one to four processors fully inserted into the ser...

Страница 24: ...2 8 SUPERSERVER 8042 8 8042 6 Manual Figure 2 5 Accessing the Inside of the SuperServer 8042 8 8042 6...

Страница 25: ...3 Check the SCSI disk drives Depending upon your system s configuration your system may have some SCSI drives already installed If you need to install SCSI drives please refer to Chapter 6 4 Check the...

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Страница 27: ...audible alarms and the appropriate response you may need to take 3 2 Control Panel Switches There are three push button switches located on the front of the chassis These are in order from left to ri...

Страница 28: ...luminated when the system is operating NIC Indicates network activity on the system when flashing HDD Indicates IDE channel activity On the SuperServer 8042 8 8042 6 this light indicates CD ROM drive...

Страница 29: ...system fans It is unnecessary to power down the system as these are hot swap fans Note You must use the exact same brand and rating of fan for replace ment These can be obtained directly from Supermi...

Страница 30: ...ailed SCSI drives 3 5 Power Supply LEDs Each of the three separate power units that comprise the power supply has a single LED that can be illuminated either as green or red Green When green the power...

Страница 31: ...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...

Страница 32: ...nto contact with 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...

Страница 33: ...ch a grounded metal object before removing a board from its 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...

Страница 34: ...ting Precautions Care must be taken to assure that all chassis covers are in place when the 8042 8 8042 6 is operating to ensure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 8042 8 8042 6 system can o...

Страница 35: ...hat the size and weight of the serverboard can cause it to bend if handled improperly which may result in damage To prevent the serverboard from bending keep one hand under the center of the board to...

Страница 36: ...on processors MP to 2 8 GHz Install processors into the CPU1 single socket or CPU1 and and CPU4 sockets dual Quad Intel Xeon processors MP to 2 8 GHz P N Clip Model CPU Type Speed SKT095 603 one pair...

Страница 37: ...ed on pin 1 of the socket both corners are marked with a tri angle Install a CPU into CPU socket 1 first you may install ei ther two or four CPUs Pin 1 3 Press the lever down until you hear it click i...

Страница 38: ...sult 6 Connect the three wires of the CPU fan to the respective CPU fan connector Repeat steps for the other three CPUs For a dual con figuration install the next CPU into the CPU4 socket CPU fan con...

Страница 39: ...Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 5 Figure 5 2 Heatsink Fan Installation...

Страница 40: ...ey were originally after reconnecting them make sure the red wires connect to the pin 1 locations If you are configuring the system yourself keep the airflow in mind when routing the cables The follow...

Страница 41: ...are on opposite sides of each header All JF1 wires have been bundled into a single ribbon cable to simplify their connection Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 as marked on the board The other en...

Страница 42: ...to the chassis one on each end After removing the board place it on an antistatic bag before inserting the DIMMs 2 Populating the MEC Important Because memory is accessed by a four way interleaving sc...

Страница 43: ...lly seated Finish by securing each end of the retention plate to the chassis with the two screws you removed as described in step one Note Always install DIMMs from the bottom of the MEC card up and i...

Страница 44: ...and Top View of DIMM Installation into Slot To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the bottom notch To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push eac...

Страница 45: ...erverboard 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 chassis The I O shields protect the serverboard and its co...

Страница 46: ...WER CPU4 CPU3 SMB IPMI J38 J47 BATTERY IPMB COM2 4 Speaker VGA Port CPU FAN1 KYBD MOUSE ATI Rage XL J20 J21 Parallel Port USB0 1 COM1 LAN J13 MEC Slot J5 J9 JPA1 JPA2 J10 J7 J6 J8 PCI X 1 P1 PCI X 2 P...

Страница 47: ...2 4 COM2 4 Serial Port Header CPU CH OH FAN CPU Overheat Chassis Fan Headers D13 D20 Debug LEDs see Section 5 10 IPMI IPMI Slot optional JA1 JA2 Ultra320 160 Channel A B LVD SCSI JF1 Front Control Pan...

Страница 48: ...es NC 21 5V 22 5V 23 5V 24 COM Pin Number Definition 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 COM 4 5V 5 COM 6 5V 7 COM 8 PW R_OK 9 5VSB 10 12V 11 12V 12 3 3V IDE HDD LED The IDE HDD Hard Disk Drive LED connection is located...

Страница 49: ...for pin definitions Pin Number 11 13 Definition PW _ON Ground PWR_ON Connector Pin Definitions JF1 Reset The Reset connection is located on pins 15 and 17 of JF1 Attach it to the hardware reset switch...

Страница 50: ...table on the right for pin definitions Keyboard Lock Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 22 24 Definition 5V GND Overheat LED OH Connect an LED to pin 26 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overh...

Страница 51: ...ee Figure 5 6 See the table on the right for pin defini tions The COM2 COM4 header is located near the battery on the serverboard Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM3 Pin Number Definition 1 DCD 2 DS...

Страница 52: ...P46 Pin Num ber 1 2 3 4 Definition P S 1 Fail Signal P S 2 Fail Signal P S 3 Fail Signal Reset from MB Pin Number 1 2 3 Definition 5V Standby Ground Wake up Wake On LAN Pin Definitions WOL Wake On LAN...

Страница 53: ...red DIP switch labeled SW1 has four individual switches which are used to set the proces sor speed Refer to the table on the right for the correct settings for the vari ous speeds of supported proces...

Страница 54: ...Disable The SCSI Termination jumpers allow you to enable or disable termination for the two SCSI channels The normal default position is open to enable SCSI termination See the table on the right for...

Страница 55: ...ctromagnetic interference The normal default position is closed to enable Spread Spectrum See the table on the right for jumper settings Jumper Position Open Closed Definition Disabled Enabled Spread...

Страница 56: ...te both jumpers must be either enabled or disabled Jumper Position 1 2 2 3 Definition Enabled Disabled VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP55 JP60 Jumper Position Open Closed Definition Enabled Disab...

Страница 57: ...se in D17 to D20 to get the high left digit of the corresponding hexidecimal POST code Example The example on the left indicates a hexidecimal POST code of C6 This is determined in the following m ann...

Страница 58: ...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 port is loca...

Страница 59: ...A 16 Motor Enable 18 DIR 20 STEP 22 W rite Data 24 W rite Gate 26 Track 00 28 W rite Protect 30 Read Data 32 Side 1 Select 34 Diskette Floppy Connector Pin Definitions JP19 Pin Num ber Function 1 Res...

Страница 60: ...20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 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 RS...

Страница 61: ...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 driv...

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Страница 63: ...fully 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...

Страница 64: ...the serverboard making sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 to JP9 on the Control Panel PCB printed circuit board Pull all excess cabling out of the airflow path The LEDs inform you of system status See...

Страница 65: ...directs cooling air to CPU3 and CPU4 FAN5 FAN6 are exhaust fans FAN5 is on the right when viewed from the rear Fan LEDs The red LEDs by each fan header turn on when the fan it corresponds to has fail...

Страница 66: ...ailed fan To determine which fan has failed first remove the top chassis cover You can then check the fan fail LEDs on the control panel s printed circuit board PCB which can be viewed through a cutou...

Страница 67: ...tem cooling fan Replace the failed fan with an identical 9 cm 12 volt fan available from Supermicro After the new fan has been installed reassemble the fan housing and plug it back into its slot You s...

Страница 68: ...tabs at the top and bottom of the fan housing which protrude through the back end of the chassis This will detach the housing from the chassis Reach inside the chassis and pull the housing out of its...

Страница 69: ...tall a drive into the carrier with the printed circuit board side toward the carrier so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier Secure the drive to the carrier with four screws as show...

Страница 70: ...e removed and installed without powering down the system hot swap To remove first push the release button located beside the drive LEDs then swing the burgundy colored handle fully out and use it to p...

Страница 71: ...hat provide power and bus termination A RAID controller can be used with the SCA backplane to provide data security The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capabilit...

Страница 72: ...til it stops You can then remove the top cover from the chassis You must power down the system before installing or removing floppy or IDE drives Drives mount on rails and should click into place to b...

Страница 73: ...n the chassis control panel The PWR Fail LED will also illuminate and remain on until the failed module has been replaced Replacing Power Modules 1 Identifying the failed power module Inspect the powe...

Страница 74: ...wer Supplies Power Supply Units 3 See prev page Locking Tab Status LED Push locking tab up and pull power unit out with handle Locking Tab Handle SUPERMICR ALARM RESET R The power supply modules corre...

Страница 75: ...e BIOS ROM enabling it to retain the system param eters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is then configured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS which gains contr...

Страница 76: ...ive AMIBIOS supports PC Health Monitoring chips When a failure occurs in a monitored activity AMIBIOS can sound an alarm and display a message The PC Health Monitoring chips monitor CPU temperature Ch...

Страница 77: ...illustrate how to navigate through the menus Note Items displayed in gray are preset and cannot be selected Items with a blue arrow are commands not options i e Discard Changes The Main BIOS Setup Me...

Страница 78: ...figuration to go to the sub screen for that item Advanced BIOS Setup options are displayed by highlighting the option using the arrow keys All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section...

Страница 79: ...specifies the base I O port address of serial port 2 The settings for this item include Disabled 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Serial Port 2 IRQ This option specifies the Interrupt Request address of serial port 2...

Страница 80: ...This option specifies the parallel port mode The settings for this item include Normal Bi directional EPP and ECP ECP Mode DMA Channel This option allows the user to set the setting for the ECP Mode...

Страница 81: ...he data to and from the device will occur one sector at a time Auto This option allows the BIOS to auto detect device support for Multi Sector Transfers on the specified channel If supported this opti...

Страница 82: ...for ATA PI Removable Media Disk Primary IDE Slave When the system enters Setup BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices This option displays the auto detection status of IDE de vices The...

Страница 83: ...ecify which of floppy drive you have installed in the A drive The settings are Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 5 1 4 720 KB 3 1 2 1 44 MB 3 1 2 and 2 88 MB 3 1 2 Floppy B Use this option to specify which...

Страница 84: ...ld not be changed Slow This sets the rate the computer repeats a key to under 8 times per second Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot This option allows the BIOS to skip certain tests that are norma...

Страница 85: ...xample would be a system administrator must remote boot the system The computer system does not have a keyboard currently attached If this setting is set the system will continue to bootup in to the o...

Страница 86: ...operations stored in the L1 cache aren t copied to main memory until absolutely necessary This is the default setting System BIOS Cacheable This option enables you to move the system BIOS to the memor...

Страница 87: ...em Health Monitor The BIOS continuously monitors the health of your system by measuring certain voltage levels and temperatures Clicking this option and hitting Enter will display a list of monitored...

Страница 88: ...to RAM When Enabled the contents of 16 KB of video ROM beginning at the above address are copied shadowed from ROM to RAM BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit C000...

Страница 89: ...t The settings for this option are Enabled and Disabled Jackson Technology Enables Jackson Technology if supported by the operating system Jack son Technology is a method of creating an additional vir...

Страница 90: ...Latency Timer This option specifies the latency timing of the PCI clocks for all PCI devices Settings include 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 PCI clocks 7 6 PCI PnP Setup Choose PCI PnP from the AMIB...

Страница 91: ...phics chipset can be mounted on a PCI card Always check with your adapter card manuals first before modifying the default settings in the BIOS PCI IDE BusMaster The settings for this option are Disabl...

Страница 92: ...stems Power Management When enabled this option displays the following four options relating to power management The settings are Disabled and Enabled 7 7 Power Setup Choose Power from the AMIBIOS Set...

Страница 93: ...use of a sleep button that can be connected to the serverboard The settings are Disabled and Sus pend Video Power Down This option specifies the power state that the VGA video subsystem enters after...

Страница 94: ...stem devices The settings for the 1st Boot Device are Removable Device ATAPI CDROM Hard Drive and Intel UNDI PXE 2 0 2nd Boot Device The settings for the 2nd Boot Device are Removable Device ATAPI CDR...

Страница 95: ...CDROM Hard Drive and Intel UNDI PXE 2 0 Hard Disk Drives Use this screen to view the hard drives that have been auto detected or entered manually on your system Removable Devices Use this screen to vi...

Страница 96: ...urity If you select password support you are prompted for a 1 6 character password Type the password on the keyboard The password does not appear on the screen when typed Make sure you write it down I...

Страница 97: ...ption to clear the user password so that it is not required to be entered when the system boots up Boot Sector Virus Protection This option allows you to enable or disable a virus detection program to...

Страница 98: ...p with saving the changes Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 03 C Copyright 1985 2000 American Megatrends Inc Exit Saving Changes Highlight...

Страница 99: ...ystem features Load Failsafe Defaults Highlighting this setting and then pressing Enter provides the safest set of parameters for the system Use them if the system is behaving errati cally Discard Cha...

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Страница 101: ...ually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page corre spond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error All errors listed with the...

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Страница 103: ...g Next the initialization code checksum will be verified D1h Initializing the DMA controller performing the keyboard controller BAT test starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat mode next D3h St...

Страница 104: ...ding and analyzing the floppy diskette FAT to find the clusters occupied by the AMIBOOT ROM file F3h Next reading the AMIBOOT ROM file cluster by cluster F4h The AMIBOOT ROM file is not the correct si...

Страница 105: ...sed 12h Next disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2 13h The video display has been disabled Port B has been initialized Next initializing the chipset 14h The 8254 timer te...

Страница 106: ...ace checking next 34h Video display checking is over Setting the display mode next 37h The display mode is set Displaying the power on message next 38h Initializing the bus input IPL general devices n...

Страница 107: ...xt 4Fh The memory size display has started The display is updated during the memory test Performing the sequential and random memory test next 50h The memory below 1 MB has been tested and initialized...

Страница 108: ...completed Checking for a locked key next 84h Locked key checking is over Checking for a memory size mismatch with CMOS RAM data next 85h The memory size check is done Displaying a soft error and chec...

Страница 109: ...after the Coprocessor test next 9Eh Initialization after the Coprocessor test is complete Checking the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next A2h Dis...

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Страница 111: ...een designed to support 2 GB DIMM modules for each memory slot but it has only been validated on 1GB memory modules Operating Systems Supported Windows NT Windows 2000 Netware and Linux SCSI Controlle...

Страница 112: ...ng Non operating Relative Humidity 5 95 non condensing System Cooling System Four 4 9 cm hot plug ball bearing fans Exhaust Two 2 9 cm ball bearing fans Onboard Fan Headers Four CPU four chassis and t...

Страница 113: ...lectromagnetic Emissions FCC Class 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 6...

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