Supermicro 7044H-82, User Manual

Page 1: ... SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R SUPERSERVER 7044H X8R SUPERSERVER 7044H 82 USER SMANUAL 1 0b SUPER ...

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Page 3: ...e processors Manual Organization Chapter 1 Introduction The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the server system and describes the main features of the SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DH8 XG2 serverboard and the SC743S1 R760 SC743S1 650 chassis which comprise the SuperServer 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary ...

Page 4: ...rs and jumpers Refer to this chapter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when reconfiguring the serverboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC743S1 R760 SC743S1 650 server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chap ter when installing removing or reconfiguring SCSI or peripheral drives and when replacing system ...

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

Page 6: ...em into a Rack 2 4 2 5 Checking the Serverboard Setup 2 8 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup 2 9 Chapter 3 System Interface 3 1 Overview 3 1 3 2 Control Panel Buttons 3 1 Power 3 1 Reset 3 1 3 3 Control Panel LEDs 3 2 Power 3 2 HDD 3 2 NIC1 3 2 NIC2 3 2 Overheat Fan Fail 3 2 Power Fail 3 3 3 4 SCSI Drive LEDs 3 3 3 5 LAN Ethernet Port LEDs 3 3 Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 Electrical Safety Precaution...

Page 7: ...5 9 Quick Reference 5 10 5 8 Connector Definitions 5 11 ATX Power Connector 5 11 Processor Power Connector 5 11 NMI Button 5 11 Power LED 5 11 HDD LED 5 12 NIC1 NIC2 LEDs 5 12 Overheat Fan Fail LED 5 12 Power Fail LED 5 12 Reset Button 5 13 Power Button 5 13 Chassis Intrusion 5 13 Universal Serial Bus USB0 1 5 13 Fan Headers 5 14 Serial Ports 5 14 JLAN 1 2 Ethernet Ports 5 14 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and...

Page 8: ... Floppy Connector 5 22 IDE Connectors 5 22 Ultra320 SCSI Connectors 5 23 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices 6 1 6 2 Front Control Panel 6 3 6 3 System Fans 6 4 Fan Failure 6 4 Replacing System Fans 6 4 6 4 Drive Bay Installation 6 6 SCSI Drives 6 6 Installing Components in the 5 25 Drive Bays 6 9 6 5 Power Supply 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 6 10 Power Supply Failure 6 10 Replaci...

Page 9: ...Table of Contents ix 7 5 Security 7 19 7 6 Boot 7 21 7 7 Exit 7 22 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Codes A 1 Appendix B Software Installation B 1 Appendix C System Specifications C 1 ...

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Page 11: ... and chassis various hardware components have been included with the SuperServer 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 as listed below z One 1 3 5 floppy drive FPD TEAC B z Two 2 8 cm hot swap exhaust fans FAN 0073 z Four 4 8 cm hot swap chassis fans FAN 0072 z One 1 4U chassis air shroud CSE PT54 z Two 2 5 25 dummy drive trays CSE PT36 B z One 1 front control panel cable CBL 0087 z One 1 floppy drive cabl...

Page 12: ...del to the 7044H 82R to support dual core Paxville processors Memory The X6DH8 G2 X6DH8 XG2 has eight 240 pin DIMM slots that can support up to 16 GB of registered ECC DDR2 400 SDRAM The memory is an inter leaved configuration which requires modules of the same size and speed to be installed in pairs Onboard SCSI Onboard SCSI is provided with an Adaptec AIC 7902 SCSI chip which sup ports dual chan...

Page 13: ... intrusion header auto switching voltage regulators chassis and CPU overheat sensors virus protection and BIOS rescue 1 3 Server Chassis Features The SuperServer 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 is a high end scaleable server platform designed with today s most state of the art features The following is a general outline of the main features of the SC743S1 R760 SC743S1 650 server chassis System Power ...

Page 14: ...on and a system reset button are also included I O Backplane The SC743S1 R760 SC743S1 650 is an Extended ATX form factor chassis that can be used either as a tower or as a 4U rackmount unit The I O backplane provides six motherboard expansion slots one COM port a VGA port two USB 2 0 ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports a parallel port available with the 7044H 82R 7044H 82 only and two gigabit Ethe...

Page 15: ...SLOT SLOT 1 PCI X 1 PCI X J13 J13 PCI X 100MHz PCI X 100MHz J14 J14 J12 J12 ANVIK ANVIK 1 PCI EXP 1 PCI EXP SLOT SLOT J17 J17 PCI E B X8 PCI E B X8 PCI E C X8 PCI E C X8 J15 J15 1 PCI E 1 PCI E SLOT SLOT 1 PCI E 1 PCI E J16 J16 SLOT SLOT 4 DIMMs 4 DIMMs IDE IDE PRI SEC PRI SEC UDMA 100 UDMA 100 VGA VGA X4 X4 X4 X4 4 DIMMs 4 DIMMs 0 1 0 1 SATA SATA SATA SATA LPC BUS LPC BUS USB USB USB PORT USB POR...

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Page 17: ...ip ahead to Section 2 5 2 2 Unpacking the System You should inspect the box the system was shipped in and note if it was damaged in any way If the server itself shows damage you should file a damage claim with the carrier who delivered it Decide on a suitable location for the SuperServer 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 It should be situated in a clean dust free area that is well ventilated Avoid area...

Page 18: ...he 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 the placement of each component in the rack before you install the r...

Page 19: ...omised 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 considerati...

Page 20: ...s that came with the rack unit you are using Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails The optional rackmount kit CSE PT26 or CSE PT26B black includes two rack rail assemblies Each of these assemblies consist of three sections an inner fixed chassis rail that secures to the chassis an outer rack rail that secures directly to the rack itself and two rail brackets which also attack to the rack see ...

Page 21: ...chassis rail sections you just removed along the side of the chassis making sure the screw holes line up Note that these two rails are left right specific Screw the rail securely to the side of the chassis see Figure 2 3 Repeat this procedure for the other rail on the other side of the chassis You will also need to attach the rail brackets when installing into a telco rack Locking Tabs As mentione...

Page 22: ...n 2 3 Position the fixed rack rail sliding rail guide assemblies at the desired location in the rack keeping the sliding rail guide facing the inside of the rack Screw the assembly securely to the rack using the brackets pro vided Attach the other assembly to the other side of the rack making sure both are at the exact same height and with the rail guides facing inward Figure 2 3 Installing the Ra...

Page 23: ...ese first keeping in mind that they are left right specific marked with L and R Then line up the rear of the chassis rails with the front of the rack rails Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails keeping the pressure even on both sides you may have to depress the locking tabs when inserting When the server has been pushed completely into the rack you should hear the locking tabs click Finish b...

Page 24: ...the CPUs processors You should have one or two processors already installed into the serverboard Each processor should have its own heatsink attached See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor installation 3 CPU clock ratio setting The CPU speed should be automatically detected If not you will need to set the correct speed with the BIOS Setup utility See the Frequency Ratio setting in BIOS Chapte...

Page 25: ... For servicing the CD ROM IDE hard drives and floppy drives you will need to remove the top left chassis cover The SCSI disk drives can be installed and removed from the front of the chassis without removing any chassis covers 2 Installing components into the 5 25 drive bays To install components into the 5 25 drive bays you must first remove the top left chassis cover as described in the previous...

Page 26: ...t fans are also mounted at the rear of the chassis The system component layout was carefully designed to promote sufficient airflow through the chassis Also note that all power and data cables have been routed in such a way that they do not block the airflow generated by the fans Keep this in mind when you reroute them after working on the system 6 Supplying power to the system The last thing you ...

Page 27: ...us of the system and the activity and health of specific components 3 2 Control Panel Buttons There are two push buttons located on the front of the chassis These are in order from left to right a power on off button and a reset button z POWER This is the main power button which is used to apply or turn off the main system power Turning off system power with this button removes the main power but ...

Page 28: ...SC743S1 R760 SC743S1 650 this LED indicates SCSI drive activity when flashing z NIC1 Indicates network activity on LAN1 when flashing z NIC2 Indicates network activity on LAN2 when flashing z Overheat Fan Fail When this LED flashes it indicates a fan failure When on continuously it indicates an overheat condition which may be caused by cables obstructing the airflow in the system or the ambient ro...

Page 29: ... SCSI SCA backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is being accessed z Red A SAF TE compliant backplane is needed to activate the red LEDs which indicate a drive failure Please refer to Chapter 6 for instruc tions on replacing failed SCSI drives 3 5 LAN Ethernet Port LEDs The LAN Ethernet port s located beside the VGA port each have a yellow and a green LED The yel...

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Page 31: ...ry modules and the CD ROM and floppy drives not necessary for SCSI drives When disconnecting power you should first power down the system with the operating system and then unplug the power cords of all the power supply units in the system z 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 necessa...

Page 32: ...rking on the system do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and unbuttoned shirt sleeves which can come into contact with electrical circuits or be pulled into a cooling fan z Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body which are excellent metal conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come z The power supply power cord must include a grounding plug and must be plu...

Page 33: ...e removing the board from the antistatic bag z 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 z Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or contacts z When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins z Put the serverboard and peripherals back into their an...

Page 34: ...hassis cover is in place when the 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 is operating to assure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed LITHIUM BATTERY BATTERY HOLDER BATTERY HOLDER LITHIUM BATTERY OR Figure 4 1 Installing the Onboard Battery ...

Page 35: ...t 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 support it when handling The following measures are gener ally sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touc...

Page 36: ... to the CPU1 socket first IMPORTANT Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heat sink Pin 1 2 Insert the CPU in the socket making sure that pin 1 of the CPU aligns with pin 1 of the socket both corners are marked with a triangle When usi...

Page 37: ...ghten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU Then screw in the two remaining screws until snug 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws Figure 5 1 604 pin PGA Socket Empty and with Processor Installed Warning Make sure you lift the lever completely when installing the CPU If the lever is only partly raised damage to the socket or CPU may result Lever With processor ins...

Page 38: ... pin 1 locations If you are configuring the sys tem keep the airflow in mind when routing the cables The following data cables with their serverboard connector locations noted should be connected See the serverboard layout figure in this chapter for connector locations z Ultra320 LVD SCSI cables JA1 z CD ROM cable JIDE2 z Floppy drive cable JFFD1 z Control Panel cable JF1 see next page z USB cable...

Page 39: ...header All JF1 wires have been bundled into single ribbon cable to simplify their connection Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 as marked on the board The other end connects to the Control Panel printed circuit board located just behind the system status LEDs in the chassis See the Connector Definitions section in this chapter for details and pin descriptions of JF1 Power Button OH Fan Fail L...

Page 40: ...amage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation See Figures 5 4 and 5 5 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with Bank 1 The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time beginning with DIMM A1 and DIMM B1 Bank1 and so on 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the...

Page 41: ...umbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the module from the slot Memory Support The X6DH8 G2 X6DH8 XG2 supports up to 16 GB of registered ECC DDR2 400 memory The memory is an interleaved configuration which requires modules of the same size and speed to be installed in pairs Note You should not mix modules of different sizes and or speeds Note Notches should align with their receptive...

Page 42: ...ted with standard size full height full length cards 2 PCI card installation Before installing a PCI add on card make sure you install it into a slot that supports the speed of the card see step 1 and refer to the motherboard layout diagram Begin by swinging the release tab on the I O back panel shield out to the left for the PCI slot Insert the PCI card into the correct slot on the serverboard pu...

Page 43: ... North Bridge South Bridge IPMI 2 0 BIOS AIC 7902 IDE 1 JIDE1 IDE 2 JIDE2 Floppy JFDD1 FAN4 JS1 JPA3 JF1 FAN7 CPU1 CPU2 JD1 J24 JVGA1 JCOM1 FAN5 FAN6 JPW2 ATX PWR JPW1 JP16 PW Force On JPG1 Slot 3 PCI X 133MHz Slot 2 PCI X 100MHz Slot 1 PCI X 100MHz ZCR GLAN CTRL JPL1 Battery J22 SCSI Ch B JPA2 SCSI Ch A JA1 JA2 FAN3 JPA1 JIPMI1 JK1 Keylock FAN8 JBT1 FAN1 JPW3 JL1 JP14 JP13 JOH1 JP12 P X H JLAN1 F...

Page 44: ...2 Chassis Fans Headers J22 System Management Bus Header J24 System Management Bus Power Connector JA1 JA2 Ultra320 SCSI Channel A Channel B JCOM1 JCOM2 COM1 and COM2 Serial Port Connectors JD1 PWR LED pins1 3 Speaker pins 4 7 JF1 Front Panel Control JFDD1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector JIDE1 IDE 1 Disk Drive Connector JIDE2 IDE 2 Disk Drive Connector JIPMI1 IPMI 2 0 Socket JK1 Keylock JKM1 Keyboard M...

Page 45: ...finition 13 3 3V 14 12V 15 COM 16 PS_ON 17 COM 18 COM 19 COM 20 Res 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 PWR_OK 9 5VSB 10 12V 11 12V 12 3 3V Pins 1 2 3 4 Definition Ground 12 V 12V 4 pin Connector JPW2 Required Connection Processor Power Connector In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above the 12v 8 pin processor power connector at...

Page 46: ...1 Attach NIC LED cables to display network ac tivity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 9 11 10 12 Definition Vcc GND Overheat Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 7 8 Definition Vcc GND Power Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 5 6 Definition Vcc GND HDD LED The HDD LED connection for IDE and CD ROM drives is located on pins...

Page 47: ...hem are back panel USB ports USB0 1 and the other three are front panel USB headers JUSB2 and JUSB3 See the tables on the right for pin defi nitions Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is lo cated at JL1...

Page 48: ... nated JLAN1 and JLAN2 are lo cated on the I O backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables Note Pin 10 is included on the header but not on the port Fan Headers There are eight fan headers FAN1 FAN8 on the X6DH8 G2 X6DH8 XG2 See the table on the right for pin definitions Note These fan headers are 4 pin fans Pins 1 3 are backward compatible with traditional 3 pin fans Note Fan speed is controlle...

Page 49: ... use this fea ture Wake on Ring Pin Definitions JWOR1 Pin Number 1 2 Definition Ground Wake up Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is lo cated at JWOL1 on the serverboard See the table on the right for pin definitions You must enable the LAN Wake Up setting in BIOS to use this function You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use this feature Pin Number 1 2 3 Definiti...

Page 50: ... available when using redundant Supermicro power supplies Keylock The keyboard lock connection is lo cated on JK1 Utilizing this header allows you to inhibit any actions made on the keyboard effectively locking it SMB Power I2 C Connector The I2 C connector at J24 located be tween the PWR ForceOn Header and the PWR Fault header monitors the status of power supply the fans and the system temperatur...

Page 51: ...ector Pins Jumper Cap Setting Pin 1 2 short 3 2 1 3 2 1 CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS which will also clear any passwords In stead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents of CMOS On the X6DH8 G2 X6DH8 XG2 the CMOS Clear contact pads are located between the floppy drive header and the South Bridge chip see Figure 5 6 To clear CMOS 1 First p...

Page 52: ... all four headers See the table on the right for jumper settings Jumper Position Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Definition Enabled Disabled SCSI Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPA1 SCSI Termination Enable Disable Jumpers JPA2 and JPA3 allow you to enable or disable termination for the SCSI connectors Jumper JPA2 con trols SCSI channel A and JPA3 is for channel B The default setting is open to enable terminate ...

Page 53: ...n order to disable the Watch Dog Timer Jumper Position Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Open Definition WD to Reset WD to NMI Disabled Watch Dog Jumper Settings J18 VGA Enable Disable JPG1 enables or disables the VGA porton the serverboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is Enabled Jumper Position Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Definition Enabled Disabled VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings ...

Page 54: ...es that three power supply units are installed in the chassis with one acting as a backup If you only have one or two power supply units installed you should disable this the default set ting with JP13 to prevent false alarms See the table on the right for pin definitions Jumper Position Open Closed Definition Disabled Enabled Power Supply Alarm Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP13 ...

Page 55: ...r system has two connectors to support two drives This special cable should be used to take advantage of the speed this new technology offers The blue connector connects to the onboard IDE connector inter face and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the docu mentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings for the hard disk drive 5 10 Onbo...

Page 56: ...O Read 27 IOCHRDY 29 DACK3 31 IRQ14 33 Addr 1 35 Addr 0 37 Chip Select 0 39 Activity Pin Number Function 2 GND 4 Host Data 8 6 Host Data 9 8 Host Data 10 10 Host Data 11 12 Host Data 12 14 Host Data 13 16 Host Data 14 18 Host Data 15 20 Key 22 GND 24 GND 26 GND 28 BALE 30 GND 32 IOCS16 34 GND 36 Addr 2 38 Chip Select 1 40 GND IDE Connector Pin Definitions JIDE1 JIDE2 Floppy Connector The floppy co...

Page 57: ... 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Signal DB 12 DB 13 DB 14 DB 15 DB P1 DB 0 DB 1 DB 2 DB 3 DB 4 DB 5 DB 6 DB 7 DB P GROUND GROUND TERMPWR TERMPWR RESERVED GROUND ATN GROUND BSY ACK RST MSG SEL C D REQ I O DB 8 DB 9 DB 10 DB 11 Connector Contact Number 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 Ultra320 SCSI Connectors JA1 JA2 Ultra320 S...

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Page 59: ...s important to handle them very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its anti static bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold cont...

Page 60: ...6 2 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 Manual 8 SCSI Drive Bays behind locking bezel Figure 6 1 Chassis Front View System Reset Main Power System LEDs Floppy Drive 5 25 Drive Bays 2 USB Ports ...

Page 61: ...the control panel side of the chassis The LEDs on the control panel inform you of system status see Figure 6 2 for details See Chapter 5 for details on JF1 Figure 6 2 Front Control Panel LEDs Power NIC1 HDD Power Fail Overheat Fan Fail Indicates power is being supplied to the system Indicates network activity on GLAN port 1 Indicates IDE device and hard drive activity On the 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 70...

Page 62: ... for details on removing the cover 2 Removing a hot plug fan housing Depress the locking tab on a chassis cooling fan and pull the unit straight out by the handle see Figure 6 3 The fan wiring for these fans has been designed to detach automatically 3 Installing a new system fan Replace the failed fan with an identical one Supermicro p n FAN 0072 Install it in and then reassemble the fan housing t...

Page 63: ...Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 5 Figure 6 4 Removing the Air Shroud Figure 6 3 Removing a Chassis Fan ...

Page 64: ... help promote proper airflow for the SCSI drive bays For this reason even empty carriers without SCSI drives installed must remain in the chassis To add a new SCSI drive install 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 two screws on each side as shown in Figure 6 6...

Page 65: ...CSI drives plug into a single SCSI backplane which provides Ultra320 single channel operation for all eight SCSI drives A ribbon cable from JA1 on the serverboard should be connected to the IN connector on the SCSI backplane There are also two power connectors on the backplane that must be connected See Figure 6 7 for the locations of backplane connectors the reverse side of the backplane has five...

Page 66: ...4H 82 Manual Figure 6 7 SCSI Backplane Jumper Settings JP19 Buzzer Enable Closed On Enabled default Open Off Disabled LEDs Drive Fail LEDs Fail1 Fail2 Fail3 Fail4 Fail5 Fail6 Fail7 Fail8 Activity LEDs ACT1 ACT2 ACT3 ACT4 ACT5 ACT6 ACT7 ACT8 ...

Page 67: ...rovided Then slide the CD ROM into the bay and secure it to the chassis with the drive carrier screws you first removed Attach the power and data cables to the drive Replace the top left chassis cover before restoring power to the system Adding an IDE or floppy drive to add one of these drives install it into one of the removed empty drive carriers with the printed circuit board side toward the ca...

Page 68: ...n LED in the control panel as well as one on the back of the failed power module will illuminate to notify you of a power failure Replacing the Power Supply 1 Accessing the power supply You do not need to power down the system to replace a power module on the 7044H 82R 7044H X8R Power supply modules can be removed from the back of the chassis access to the inside is unnecessary 2 Removing the powe...

Page 69: ... in the 7044H 82 the server must be powered down before removing and or replacing the power supply for whatever reason Replacing the Power Supply 1 Removing the power supply First turn the power switch on the control panel off then unplug the power cord from the system Then unplug the power cord from the failed power supply module Finish by pressing the locking tab on the module and pull the unit ...

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Page 71: ... frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note BIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or ...

Page 72: ...o ways 1 By pressing Delete immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activate the main Setup menu Press the Delete key to enter Setup 7 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up ...

Page 73: ...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 74: ... of Parallel ATA The options are Disabled Channel 0 Channel 1 and Both Serial ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Serial ATA The options are Disabled and Enabled Serial ATA RAID Feature 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 disabled use the Non RAID driver Native Mo...

Page 75: ...parameters of the HDD installed at the connection Choose the option 1 39 to select a predetermined HDD type Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed Select ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Maste...

Page 76: ...sectors available in the LBA Format Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA Format Multi Sector Transfer This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi sector transfer Options are Disabled 4 Sectors 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines whether Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0 Master Device via...

Page 77: ...ded memory is recognized as being present in the system 7 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing Enter Options for PIR settings are displayed by highlighting the setting option using the arro...

Page 78: ...tion and Power Interface power management on your system Options are Yes and No Power Button Behavior If set to Instant Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4 sec the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are instant off and 4 sec override After Power Failure This setting allows you ...

Page 79: ... 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 prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for...

Page 80: ... are Yes and No Cache Extended Memory If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DRM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 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 mem...

Page 81: ...Hz ZCR Slot 1 PCI X 100MHz Slot 2 PCI X 133MHz Slot 3 PCI X 133MHz Slot 4 PCI X 133MHz Slot 5 PCI Exp x8 Slot 6 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 Options are Enabled and Disabled Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master...

Page 82: ...to make changes to the following settings Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed The options are Enabled and Disabled Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed The options are DOS or Other for Unix Novelle NetWar...

Page 83: ...ualified as an ECC error Options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both USB Function This setting allows you to Enable or Disable all functions for the USB devices specified Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled ...

Page 84: ...Hyper Threading Technology This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of hyper threading Enabling hyper threading results in increased CPU performance Applicable for the XP systems Machine Checking This setting allows you to Enable or Disable Machine Checking Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128...

Page 85: ... port A The options are 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Onboard COM 2 This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for serial port B The options are 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the f...

Page 86: ... informing you of the event log capacity View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark the DMI events as read Clear All DMI Event L...

Page 87: ...ose from the available options to select the flow control for console redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection Select the console connection either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST Choose whether to continue with console redirection after the POST routine Options are On and Off Hardware Monitor Logic CPU Temperature Threshold This option allows the user to...

Page 88: ... system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to run at the full speed 12V at all time The options are Disable 3 pin Server 3 pin Workstation 4 pin Server and 4 pin Workstation The recommended setting for the 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 is 3 pin Server Fan 1 Fan 8 Note Fan7 is designated as CPU Fan 1 and Fan8 is designated as CPU Fa...

Page 89: ...stem Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password 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 HECETA_MEN_VTT This item displays the voltage status of onboard memory PIV0_NIC This i...

Page 90: ...ed hit the Enter key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up Fixed Disk Boot Sector This setting may offer some protection against viruses when set to Write Protect which protects the boot sector on the hard drive from having a virus written to it The other option is Normal Password on Boot This...

Page 91: ...ific Help window All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section Removable Devices Highlight and press Enter to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of devices in the Item Specific Help window CD ROM Drive See details on how to change the order and specs of the CD ROM drive in the Item Specific Help window Hard Drive Highlight and press Enter to expand the field S...

Page 92: ...d in this section Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit 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 s...

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

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Page 95: ...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 A BIOS POST Codes POSTCode Description 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag 0Ah Init...

Page 96: ...ut down 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...

Page 97: ... 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 98: ...B5h Terminate 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 func...

Page 99: ...ize 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 that...

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Page 101: ...he tradi tional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better air flow and can be installed in smaller chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long while SATA cables can extend up to one meter Overall SATA provides better functionality than PATA Configuring BIOS settings for the SATA RAID Functions 1 Press the Del key during system bootup t...

Page 102: ...puter systems by improving disk I O throughput and providing data accessibility regardless of a single disk failure By incorporating Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the motherboard design Supermicro offers the user the benefits of SATA RAID without the high costs asso ciated with RAID hardware Note For Adaptec s RAID Driver Installation Instructions please refer to the Adaptec RAID Controller Use...

Page 103: ...OS Utility in cluding Array Configuration Utility Use this utility when you want to create configure and manage arrays Disk Utilities Use this option to format or verify disks To run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility you will need to enable the RAID function in the system BIOS refer to Chapter 7 for System BIOS Configurations and then press the Ctrl and A keys simultaneously when prompted to ...

Page 104: ...anaging Arrays Select this option to view array properties and delete arrays The follow ing sections describe the operations Of Managing Arrays To select this option use the arrow keys and the Enter key to select Managing Arrays from the main menu as shown below ...

Page 105: ... array before you delete it to prevent the loss of data Deleted arrays cannot be restored 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC main menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays 4 Select the array you wish to delete and press Delete 5 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press Enter Th...

Page 106: ...array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility Main Menu ACU as shown on the first screen on page B 4 3 From the ACU menu select Create Array 4 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as shown on the the screen below Note To deselect any disk highlight the disk and press Delete 5 Press Enter ...

Page 107: ...uide in the enclosed CD To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu as shown on the following screen select an array type and press Enter Note that only the available array types RAID 0 and RAID 1 are dis played on the screen Using RAID 0 or RAID 1 requires two drives 2 Under the item Arrays Label type in a label and press Enter The label cannot be more than 15 characters ...

Page 108: ...s RAID 0 Migrate Note Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and one drive with data you wish to preserve RAID 1 Build1 Any time you wish to create a RAID 1 but especially if you have data on one drive that you wish to preserve RAID 1 Clear Creating a RAID 1 on new drives or when you want to ensure that the array contains no data after creation RAID 1 Quick RAID 1 Init Fastest way to create a RAID 1...

Page 109: ...ows you to use drives of different sizes in a RAID However during a build operation only the smaller drive can be selected as the source or first drive 5 When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger drive to a smaller drive is allowed However the destination drive must be at least half the capacity of the source drive 6 Adaptec does not recommend that you migrate or build an...

Page 110: ...array will then be created An asterisk will appear next to the bootable array Deleting a Bootable Array To delete a bootable array 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the bootable array you want to delete and press Ctrl B A bootable array is an array marked with an asterisk 3 Enter Y to delete a bootable array when the following message is dis played The arra...

Page 111: ...ess the ARC Utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Add Delete Hotspares 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you want to designate as a hotspare and press Insert then press Enter 5 Select Yes when the following prompt is displayed Do you want to create spare Yes No The spare you have selected will appear in the Sel...

Page 112: ...e disk and makes any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not initialize a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which disks are associated with a particular array please refer to Viewing Array Properties To initialize drives 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the A...

Page 113: ...Appendix B Software Installation B 13 5 Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected as shown on the following screen ...

Page 114: ...ical array rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to create a spare before you can rebuild an array To Rebuild an array 1 From the Main Menu select Manage Arrays From the list of arrays select the array you want to rebuild 2 Press Ctrl R to rebuild 6 Press Enter 7 Read the warning message as shown on the screen b...

Page 115: ...Disk Utilities 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter as shown below You can choose from the following options 1 Format Disk Simulates a low level format of the hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk Serial ATA drives are low level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low level formatted again Caution Formatting destroys all data on the drive Be sure to back up your data befor...

Page 116: ...array configurations press ESC to exit The following screen will appear For more information regarding the Adaptec RAID Utility please refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in the CD included in your ship ping package You can also download a copy of Adaptec User s Guide from our web site at www supermicro com 2 Press Yes to exit the Utility ...

Page 117: ... Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver is displayed 8 When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s 9 Insert the driver diskette labelled Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA Raid Controller Driver into your floppy drive and press the Enter key 10 Choose Adaptec Embedded Host Serial ATA Raid Controller from the list indicated in the Windows OS S...

Page 118: ...kettes which are optional The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Note Please refer to the Adaptec User s Guide included in the CD for installing the Adaptec SATA RAID Controller Driver You can also download a copy of the guide from our website B 3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Installing Other Drivers After you ve installed the Windows Ope...

Page 119: ...II program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucial system infor mation such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See Figures B 2 and B 3 for examples of the Supero Doctor III interface Note The default User Name and Password for SuperDoctor III is ADMIN ADMIN Figure B 2...

Page 120: ...e Control Display Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also down load the SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manu als SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we recommend using Supero Doctor II ...

Page 121: ...GB of registered ECC DDR2 400 SDRAM Note Interleaved memory requires memory to be installed two at a time See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details SCSI Controller Adaptec AIC 7902 for Ultra320 onboard SCSI SCSI Backplane Controller SAF TE compliant single channel backplane supports eight 8 SCA hot swap SCSI drives Peripheral Drives Bays One 1 3 5 floppy drive Two 2 5 25 dummy drive trays Ei...

Page 122: ...cooling fans hot swappable Two 2 8 cm exhaust fans hot swappable System Input Requirements 7044H 82R 7044H X8R AC Input Voltage 100 240 VAC Rated Input Current 14A 115V to 8A 230V Rated Input Frequency 50 60 Hz System Input Requirements 7044H 82 AC Input Voltage 100 240 VAC Rated Input Current 11A 90V Rated Input Frequency 50 60 Hz Power Supply 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 3 units Rated Output Power 760W M...

Page 123: ...g Non operating Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing 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 Mark...

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