Supermicro SuperServer 5013C-M8, User Manual

Page 1: ... SUPER SUPERSERVER 5013C M8 USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a ...

Page 2: ...OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed...

Page 3: ...ocessor with a 128KB integrated advanced transfer cache of up to 2 80 GHz 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 P4SC8 motherboard and the SC813MS 300C chassis Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServ...

Page 4: ...is chap ter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when reconfiguring the motherboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC813MS 300C 1U rackmount server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing removing or reconfiguring SCSI or peripheral drives and when replacing system power supply units and co...

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

Page 6: ...erver Precautions 2 2 Rack Mounting Considerations 2 3 2 4 Installing the 5013C M8 into a Rack 2 4 Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails 2 4 Installing the Rear Inner Rails 2 4 Installing the Rack Rails 2 5 Installing the Server into the Rack 2 6 Installing the Server into a Telco Rack 2 7 2 5 Checking the Motherboard Setup 2 8 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup 2 10 Chapter 3 System Interface ...

Page 7: ...cting the Control Panel 5 3 5 4 I O Ports 5 4 5 5 Installing Processors 5 5 5 6 Installing Memory 5 7 5 7 Adding PCI Cards 5 8 5 8 Motherboard Details 5 9 P4SC8 Layout 5 9 P4SC8 Quick Reference 5 10 5 9 Connector Definitions 5 11 Power Supply Connectors 5 11 IR Connector 5 11 GLAN1 5 11 PW_ON Connnector 5 12 Reset Connector 5 12 Overheat LED OH 5 12 GLAN1 GLAN2 LED 5 12 IDE LED 5 13 Power On LED 5...

Page 8: ...e Connections 5 20 Parallel Port 5 20 Floppy Connector 5 20 IDE Connectors 5 21 Ultra320 SCSI Connectors 5 22 5 12 Installing the Operating System and Software 5 23 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices 6 1 6 2 Control Panel 6 2 6 3 System Fans 6 3 System Fan Failure 6 3 6 4 Drive Bay Installation Removal 6 3 Removing the Front Bezel 6 4 Accessing the Drive Bays 6 4 SCSI Dr...

Page 9: ...Control 7 6 7 4 3 I O Device Configuration 7 7 7 4 4 PnP Configuration 7 9 7 4 5 Console Redirection 7 10 7 4 6 Hardware Monitor 7 11 7 4 7 Processor and Clock Options 7 12 7 5 Security 7 13 7 6 Boot 7 14 7 7 Exit 7 15 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes B 1 Appendix C System Specifications C 1 ...

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Page 11: ...otherboard and chassis various hardware components may have been included with the 5013C M8 as listed below One CPU heatsink SNK P0002 One 1 slim CD ROM drive SCSI Accessories Four 4 SCA SCSI hard drive carriers CSE PT 39 B One 1 SCSI backplane CSE SCA 813S One 1 Ultra320 SCSI cable CBL 037 U320 One 1 3 3V 64 bit 66 MHz PCI X slot riser card CSE RR1U X Three 3 4 cm high performance fans FAN 0061 R...

Page 12: ...d DDR memory providing bandwidth of up to 6 4 GB s using DDR400 SDRAM The MCH supports configu rations of a 800 MHz FSB with a 400 333 memory interface a 533 MHz FSB with a 333 266 memory interface and a 400 MHz FSB with a 266 MHz memory interface The MCH supports 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB x4 x8 and x16 DDR Maximum system memory supports up to 4 0 GB for dual channel ECC or Non ECC unbuffered DDR ...

Page 13: ... to populate the DIMM slots All memory modules should be the same size and speed SCSI Subsystem The E7210 s on chip SCSI controller supports four 80 pin SCA Ultra320 SCSI hard drives Standard 1 drives are supported SCA Single Connection Attachment The SCSI drives are connected to an SCA backplane that provides power bus termination and configuration settings The SCSI drives are also hot swap units...

Page 14: ...S rescue Figure 1 1 Intel E7210 Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram Please see Chapter 5 for details MCH Processor 0 ICH 6300ESB USB Ports 4 ATA 100 Ports 2 DIMM DIMM Dual Channel DIMMs 4 DDR400 333 266 CSA Gb Ethernet Controller 66MHz FWH Printer H W Monitor ADDR CTLR DATA 3 2 GB s Hub A 64 bit 66 MHz UDMA 100 USB 2 0 Serial Port FDD KB Mouse LPC I O PCI X Gb Etherne...

Page 15: ...e operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability of the SCSI drives Control Panel The SC813MS 300C s control panel provides important system monitoring and control information LEDs indicate power on network activity hard disk drive activity and system overheat conditions The control panel also includes a main power button and a system reset button The front of th...

Page 16: ...em The SC813M 300C chassis has an innovative cooling design that features three 4 cm high performance system cooling fans Each of these fans plug into a chassis fan header on the motherboard and operate at full rpm continuously Figure 1 2 Rear I O Panel ...

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Page 19: ...t 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 the SuperServer 5013C M8 It should be situated in a clean dust free area that is well ventilated Avoid areas where heat electrical noise and electromagnetic fields are gener ated You will also need it placed near ...

Page 20: ...fore extending a component from the rack You should extend only one component at a time extending two or more simultaneously may cause the rack to become unstable Server Precautions Review the electrical and general safety precautions in Chapter 4 Determine the placement of each component in the rack before you install the rails Install the heaviest server components on the bottom of the rack firs...

Page 21: ...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 consid erat...

Page 22: ... to the chassis one on each side just behind the preinstalled front inner rails Note that these two rails are left right specific Installing the Rear Inner Rails First locate the right rear inner rail the rail that will be used on the right side of the chassis when you face the front of the chassis Align the two square holes on the rail against the hooks on the right side of the chassis Securely a...

Page 23: ...on the chassis rail guides 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 that both are at the exact same height and with the rail guides facing inward Figure 2 1 Installing Rear Inner Chassis Rails ...

Page 24: ...he server into the rack Do this by lining up the rear of the chassis rails with the front of the rack rails Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails keeping the pressure even on both sides you may have to depress the locking tabs when inserting See Figure 2 2 When the server has been pushed completely into the rack you should hear the locking tabs click Finish by inserting and tightening the th...

Page 25: ... a Telco Rack If you are installing the SuperServer 5013C M8 into a Telco type rack follow the directions given on the previous pages for rack installation The only difference in the installation procedure will be the positioning of the rack brackets to the rack They should be spaced apart just enough to accomodate the width of the telco rack ...

Page 26: ...the CPU processor You may have one processor already installed into the system board Each processor should have its own heat sink attached See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor installation 3 Check the system memory Your 5013C M8 server system may have come with system memory already installed Make sure all DIMMs are fully seated in their slots For details on adding system memory refer to Ch...

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Page 28: ...disk drives Depending upon your system s configuration your system may have one or more SCSI drives already installed If you need to install SCSI drives please refer to the appropriate section in Chapter 6 4 Check the airflow Airflow is provided by three high performance 4 cm input fans The system component layout was carefully designed to promote sufficient airflow through the small 1U rackmount ...

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

Page 30: ...bles obstructing the airflow in the system or the ambient room temperature being too warm You should also check to make sure that the chassis cover is installed and that all fans are present and operating normally Finally check the air seals for damage The air seals are located under the fans and beneath the frame cross section that separates the drive bay area from the motherboard area of the cha...

Page 31: ...f the SCSI drive carrier indicates drive activity A connection to the SCSI SCA backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is being accessed Red A SAF TE compliant backplane is needed to activate the red LED to indicate a drive failure A SAF TE compliant SCSI backplane is optional on the 5013C M8 If one of the SCSI drives fail you should be notified by your system man...

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

Page 34: ...be pulled into a cooling fan Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body which are excellent metal conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact with printed circuit boards or areas where power is present After accessing the inside of the system close the system back up and secure it to the rack unit with the retention screws after ensuring that all connec...

Page 35: ...all components and printed circuit boards PCBs in their antistatic bags until ready for use Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing which may retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or c...

Page 36: ... 4 Operating Precautions Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 5013C M8 is operating to assure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 5013C M8 system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed ...

Page 37: ...nt to handle them very carefully see previous chapter To prevent the P4SC8 motherboard from bend ing keep one hand under the center of the board to support it when handling The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from elec tric static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent Electric Static Discharge ESD Touch a grounded metal object be...

Page 38: ... until the rails lock into place 2 Check compatibility of motherboard ports and I O shield The P4SC8 requires a chassis big enough to support a 12 x 9 5 motherboard such as Supermicro s SC813MS 300C 1U rackmount Make sure that the I O ports on the motherboard align properly with their respec tive holes in the I O shield at the back of the chassis 3 Mounting the motherboard onto the motherboard tra...

Page 39: ...be connected See the layout on page 5 9 for connector loca tions IDE Device Cable J5 SCSI Cable JA1 Control Panel Cable JF1 Connecting Power Cables The P4SC8 has a 24 pin primary power supply connector ATX Power at J20 for connection to the ATX power supply In addition there is a 4 pin secondary power connector at J21 that also must be connected to your power supply See Chapter 5 for power connect...

Page 40: ...rol Panel Header Pins Note The COM2 port is a header on the motherboard located behind the mouse and keyboard ports Mouse Green Parallel Port Burgundy GLAN1 GLAN2 Keyboard Purple COM1 Port Turquoise VGA Port Blue USB 0 1 Ports Power Button Overheat LED 1 LAN1 LED Reset Button 2 X LAN2 LED IDE LED Power On LED Reset Signal Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground 3V Standby 19 20 X X Ground NMI X JF1 Figure 5 2 ...

Page 41: ... the CPU socket 2 Install the CPU in the socket Make sure that Pin 1 of the CPU is seated on Pin 1 of the socket both corners are marked with a triangle 3 Press the lever down until you hear it click into the locked position 4 Apply the proper amount of thermal com pound to the CPU die Place the heatsink on top of the CPU aligning its holes with those on the retention mechanism Screw in two diago ...

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Page 43: ... on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot see Figure 5 5 CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or remov ing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage 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 each release tab outward to free the DIMM from the slot Figure 5 5 DIMM ...

Page 44: ... Fully seat the add on card into the riser card and screw it into the metal retention rail Then insert the riser card into the PCI slot on the motherboard pushing down with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card Finish by using a screw to secure the top of the card shield to the rear of the chassis The I O shield protects the motherboard and its compo nents from EMI and aids in proper system...

Page 45: ...FAN1 CPU FAN J P 1 J P 2 JP20 J11 USB1 2 COM1 Parallel Port J8 VGA ATX Power Connector J20 CPU 478 mPGA GLAN1 GLAN2 DIMM0A DIMM0B J21 12V PWR MCH JF1 PCI X 1 PCI X 2 PCI 1 BATTERY BIOS S UPER P4SC8 IDE 1 FLOPPY J37 J7 J2 JPWAKE JPUSB J10 JP8 WD J P 3 Super I O RAGE XL DIMM1A DIMM1B IDE 2 J5 USB3 4 6300ESB J16 IR WOR BANK0 BANK1 J15 J36 J18 JL1 J9 COM2 J P 3 OH FAN CHS FAN4 SATA1 SATA2 CHS FAN2 PCI...

Page 46: ...e Up Pins 1 2 Disabled JPWAKE Keyboard Wakeup Pins 1 2 Disabled Connectors Description DIMM 0A 0B 1A 1B Memory Slots 1 through 4 Fans CPU Fan Chassis Fans 1 4 Overheat Fan GLAN1 2 Gigabit LAN1 2 Ports J2 J5 IDE Ports 1 2 J3 J4 Serial ATA Connectors SATA1 SATA2 J7 Floppy Disk Drive Connector J8 Parallel Printer Port J9 J10 COM1 COM2 J11 Keyboard Mouse Ports J15 System Management Bus J16 Infrared He...

Page 47: ...21 Required Connection IR Connector The infrared connector is located on J16 See the table on the right for pin definitions See the Tech nical Support section of our web page for information on the infra red devices you can connect to the system ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions J20 Pin Number Definition 13 3 3V 14 12V 15 COM 16 PS_ON 17 COM 18 COM 19 COM 20 Res NC 21 5V 22 5V 23 5...

Page 48: ...seconds See the table on the right for pin defini tions Pin Number 1 2 Definition Signal 3V Stby PW_ON Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 3 4 Definition Reset Ground Reset Pin Definitions JF1 Overheat LED OH Connect an LED to the OH connec tion on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to pro vide advanced warning of chassis overheating Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat OH LED Pin Definitions ...

Page 49: ...fi nitions Hard Drive Activity LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 13 14 Definition 5V HD Activity Pin Number 15 16 Definition 5V Ground PWR_LED Pin Definitions JF1 Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Number Definition 1 CD 2 RD 3 TD 4 DTR 5 Ground Pin Number Definition 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI 10 NC Note Pin 10 is included on the header but not on the port NC indicates no connection Fan Header...

Page 50: ... See the table on the right for pin definitions Universal Serial Bus USB There are two Universal Serial Bus ports located on the I O panel and two additional USB headers located on the motherboard The headers labeled USB3 USB4 can be used to provide front side USB access cables not included See the tables on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition 1 5V 2 P0 3 P0 4 Ground Pin Number 2 4 6 8 10...

Page 51: ...o use this feature Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is desig nated WOR This function allows your computer to receive and be awak ened by an incoming call when in the suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must also have a WOR card and cable to use this feature Pin Number 1 2 Definition Ground Wake up Wake On Ring Pin Definitions WOR SATA LED The SATA LED header is loc...

Page 52: ...the jumper is on both pins and Open means the jumper is either on only one pin or completely removed Connector 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 Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents of CMOS To clear CMOS 1 First unplug the power cord s 2 With the p...

Page 53: ...t side bus speed for the processor s It is best to keep these jumpers set to Auto These jumpers are used together with the CPU Clock setting in BIOS See the table on the right for jumper settings Front Side Bus Speed JP1 JP2 JP1 JP2 Pins 1 2 Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Pins 2 3 NC Pins 2 3 NC NC Pins 2 3 NC FSB Speed Auto 100 MHz x4 133 MHz x4 Reserved 200 MHz x4 Note NC stands for No Connection Keyboard Wa...

Page 54: ...lows you to en able or disable the onboard SCSI The normal default position is with pins 1 and 2 jumped to enable SCSI 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 JPA3 Watch Dog Enable Disable JP8 enables the Watch Dog function a system monitor that takes action when a software application freezes ...

Page 55: ... Jumper Position Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Definition Enabled Disabled GLAN2 Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPL2 Jumper Position Closed Open Definition Force On Disabled OH Fan Force On Jumper Settings JP3 OH Fan Force Power On Jumper JP3 allows you to enable or disable the Overheat OH Fan Force Power On function If enabled the OH Fan will always stay on automatically If disabled the fan only activates ac...

Page 56: ... connects to the onboard IDE connector interface and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the documentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings for the hard disk drive Parallel Port Connector The parallel port is located on J8 See the table below for pin defini tions Pin Number Function 1 Strobe 3 Data Bit 0 5 Data Bit 1 7 Data Bit 2 9 D...

Page 57: ...t Data 7 5 Host Data 6 7 Host Data 5 9 Host Data 4 11 Host Data 3 13 Host Data 2 15 Host Data 1 17 Host Data 0 19 GND 21 DRQ3 23 I O Write 25 I O Read 27 IOCHRDY 29 DACK3 31 IRQ14 33 Addr 1 35 Addr 0 37 Chip Select 0 39 Activity Pin Number Function 2 GND 4 Host Data 8 6 Host Data 9 8 Host 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 2...

Page 58: ...5 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Si gnalNam es 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 G RO UND G RO UND TERM PW R TERM PW R RESERVED G RO UND ATN G RO UND B SY AC K RST M SG SEL C D REQ I O DB 8 DB 9 DB 10 DB 11 C onnector C ontact Num ber 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 68 pi n U l tra320 SC SIC ...

Page 59: ...troller from the list indicated in the XP Setup Screen and press the Enter key f Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the Enter key to continue with the installa tion g From the Windows XP Setup screen press the Enter key The XP Setup will automatically load all...

Page 60: ...s to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must reboot the system before moving on to the next item on the list You should install everything here except for the SUPER Doctor utility Intel LDCM and the LAN SCSI driver diskettes which are optional The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the...

Page 61: ...ry carefully The following measures are generally suffi cient to protect your equipment from ESD discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its anti static bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or mo...

Page 62: ...hese wires have been bundled together in a ribbon cable to simplify the connection Connect the cable from JF1 on the motherboard to JP4 on the Control Panel PCB printed circuit board Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 on both JF1 and JP4 Pull all excess cabling out of the airflow path The LEDs inform you of system status See Chapter 3 for details on the LEDs and the control panel buttons Deta...

Page 63: ...o have it replaced with the same type Contact your vendor or Supermicro for information on replacement fans 6 4 Drive Bay Installation Removal Removing the Front Bezel If your system has a front bezel optional attached to the chassis you must first remove it to gain access to the drive bays To remove the bezel first unlock the front of the chassis then press the release knob see Figure 6 3 Careful...

Page 64: ... so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier Secure the drive to the carrier with screws as shown in Figure 6 4 Figure 6 4 Mounting a Drive in a Carrier Accessing the Drive Bays SCSI Drives Because of their hotswap capability you do not need to access the inside of the chassis or power down the system to install or replace SCSI drives Proceed to the next step for instructions CD ROM...

Page 65: ...them easily accessible for installation and removal These SCSI drives are hot swap units meaning they can be installed and removed without powering down the system To remove first push the release button located beside the drive LEDs then swing the handle fully out and use it to pull the unit straight out SCA Backplane The SCSI drives plug into an SCA backplane that provides power SCSI ID and bus ...

Page 66: ...he top of the chassis to release the top cover and at the same time push the cover away from you until it stops You can then lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server With the chassis cover removed unplug the power and data cables from the drive Then locate the locking tab at the rear of the drive It will be on the left side of the drive when viewed from t...

Page 67: ...ear a click Next depress the two buttons on the top of the chassis to release the top cover and push it away from you You can then lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server 2 Removing the power supply First unplug the power cord from the system To remove the failed power unit remove the two screws on the back of the power supply which secure it to the chas...

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Page 69: ...mputer is turned off a back up battery provides power to the BIOS Flash chip enabling it to retain the system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is then con figured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS which gains control when the computer is powered on How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may...

Page 70: ...n be activated in one of two ways 1 By pressing Del immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the following message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Del key to activate the Main Setup Menu Press DEL 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...

Page 71: ...ns are None 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in Legacy Diskette B This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette B The options are None 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in X X X X XIDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master These ...

Page 72: ...ed BIOS Setup Choose Advanced BIOS Setup from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display Select one of the items in the left frame of the screen 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 ...

Page 73: ...d the option allows the user to determine the ACPI Suspend type The options are S1 POS S3 STR and S1 S3 APIC Mode This setting allows you to Enable or Disable APIC APIC is used to assign interrupt signals to a specific processor on multi processor system and provides IRQs beyond the conventional 16 under Windows 2000 or XP It has no effect on single processor systems MPS Version Control This setti...

Page 74: ...atically configure the settings for SATA controller Select Combined Mode to combine both Parallel ATA PATA and Serial ATA SATA functions with a maximum of two IDE drives available for each channel If Enhanced Mode is selected both SATA and PATA are supported with a maximum of six IDE drives available If SATA Only is selected SATA will operate in the Legacy Mode The options are Disabled Auto Combin...

Page 75: ... and reduce the heat generated by the CPU The options for this setting are 87 5 75 62 5 50 37 5 25 and 12 5 7 4 3 I O Device Configuration Keyboard Input Clock This setting allows to you set the speed of the keyboard The options are 6 MHz 8 MHz 12 MHz and 16 MHz Onboard Serial Port1 Onboard Serial Port2 This setting allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ for Serial Ports 1 an...

Page 76: ... pins The options are RxD2 TxD2 and IR Rx2Tx2 Onboard Parallel Port This setting allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ for the onboard parallel port The options are Disabled 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 and 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode This setting sets the mode for the onboard Parallel port The options are SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP and Normal EPP Mode Select This setting allows the user to s...

Page 77: ...econfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot reboot the system The options are Enabled and Disabled PnP OS Install Power On Function This setting allows the user to decide which method to use to power on the system The options are Password Hot Key Mouse Left Mouse Right Any Key and Button Only KB Power On Password This setting allows the user to enter the Password when the ...

Page 78: ...and Manual 7 4 5 Console Redirection Console Redirection Select Enabled to redirect the console via the COM port Select Disabled to redirect the Console when the keyboard is absent The options are Enabled and Disabled Choose Console Redirection from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display Agent Connect Via This feature allows the user to set the...

Page 79: ...o set the CPU warning temperature If the CPU temperature reaches this threshold an alarm will activate and a warning message will be displayed onscreen The options are Disabled 600 C 1400 F 650 C 1490 F 700 C 1580 F 750 C 1670 F 800 C 1760 F and 850 C 1850 F Agent after Boot Select Disabled to allows the Agent of Console Redirection to continue running after OS bootup The Options are Enabled and D...

Page 80: ...y available for retail CPUs Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum is a technique used to stablize a system by reducing the level of ElectroMagnetic Interference The options are Enabled and Disabled CPU Clock Key in a number between 100 and 233 to set the CPU clock MHz Supermicro does not recommend or make any guarantees with CPU overclocking The default setting is 200 MHz Limit CPUID MaxVal This feature...

Page 81: ...is highlighted on the above screen press the Enter key When prompted type the User Password in the dialogue box to set or to change the User Password Password Check 7 5 Security Choose Security from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display This setting allows the user to determine if the password is required every time when the system boots up or...

Page 82: ...ster 2 Pri Slave 3 Sec Master 4 Sec Slave 5 USBHDD0 6 USBHDD1 7 USBHDD2 and Bootable Add In cards X X X X XRemovable Device Priority This setting allows you to set the priority of removable devices The options are Floppy Disks LS120 Zip 100 USB FDD0 USB FDD1 USB ZIP0 and USB ZIP1 7 6 Boot Choose Boot from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display ...

Page 83: ... Setup routine without saving any changes you may have made Your sys tem should then continue with the boot up procedure Third Boot Device This item allows the user to set the Third boot up device The options are Removable Hard Disks CDROM Legacy LAN and Disabled Boot Other Device If enabled this option enables the BIOS to load the OS from another device rather than the ones that have been specifi...

Page 84: ...se Load Optimized Defaults Highlight this item and hit Enter to load the optimized settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These settings provide you with optimal system performance Discard Changes When the item Discard Changes is highlighted press Enter to discard any changes you made to the BIOS settings and to stay in BIOS Setup Your system should then continue with the boot up procedure ...

Page 85: ...the Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for problems If a problem is found the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message The following is a list of such BIOS messages 1 long beep Memory Modules Errors 1 long beep 2 short beeps VGA Errors Beeps Error Message ...

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Page 87: ...the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000 0 02h Reserved 03h Initial Superio_Early_Init switch 04h Reserved 05h 1 Blank out screen 2 Clear CMOS error flag 06h Reserved 07h 1 Clear 8042 interface 2 Initialize 8042 self test 08h 1 Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 2 Enable keyboard interface 09h Reserved 0Ah Disable PS 2 mouse interface optional Auto de...

Page 88: ...tial EARLY_PM_INIT switch 1Eh Reserved 1Fh Load keyboard matrix notebook platform 20h Reserved 21h HPM initialization notebook platform 22h Reserved 23h 1 Check validity of RTC value e g a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute 2 Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack If CMOS checksum fails use default value instead 3 Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI PnP use If ESCD is valid take into consid...

Page 89: ...Reserved 47h Initialize EISA slot 48h Reserved 49h 1 Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page 2 Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU 4Ah Reserved 4Bh Reserved 4Ch Reserved 4Dh Reserved 4Eh 1 Program MTRR of M1 CPU 2 Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU program CPU with proper cacheable range 3 Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU 4 On MP platform adjust the cache...

Page 90: ...egisters according to items described in Setup Auto configuration table 6Ch Reserved 6Dh 1 Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices 2 Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to AUTO 6Eh Reserved 6Fh 1 Initialize floppy controller 2 Set up floppy related fields in 40 hardware 70h Reserved 71h Reserved 72h Reserved 73h Optional Feature Enter AWDFLASH EXE if AW...

Page 91: ...gn IRQs to PCI devices 7 Initialize APM 8 Clear noise of IRQs 86h Reserved 87h Reserved 88h Reserved 89h Reserved 90h Reserved 91h Reserved 92h Reserved 93h Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti Virus code 94h 1 Enable L2 cache 2 Program boot up speed 3 Chipset final initialization 4 Power management final initialization 5 Clear screen display summary table 6 Program K6 write allocation ...

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Page 93: ...eed and type DIMM Sizes 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 184 pin modules supported SCSI Controller Adaptec AIC 7902 for dual channel Ultra320 SCSI SCSI Backplane Controller SAF TE backplane to support four 4 SCA hot swap SCSI drives Peripheral Bays One 1 slim CD ROM drive PCI Expansion Slots One 1 64 bit 66 MHz 3 3V PCI X slot bundled with a riser card Motherboard Model P4SC8 ATX Form Factor Dimensions 1...

Page 94: ...TUs hr for rated output power of 300W Operating Environment Operating Temperature 10º to 35º C 50º to 95º F Non operating Temperature 40º to 70º C 40º to 158º F Operating Relative Humidity 8 to 90 non condensing 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 Immuni...