Supero AS-2021M-32R, User Manual

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Page 2: ...UPERMICRO 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 by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shal...

Page 3: ...oduction The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the server system and describes the main features of the H8DM3 2 serverboard and the SC825TQ R700LP chassis which comprise the 2021M 32R Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the 2021M 32R into a rack and check out the server configuration prior to powering up the syst...

Page 4: ...pter 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 SC825TQ R700LP server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing removing or reconfiguring SAS or peripheral drives and when replacing a system power supply or cooling fan Chapter 7 BIOS...

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

Page 6: ...Installing the System into a Rack 2 4 2 5 Checking the Serverboard Setup 2 8 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup 2 10 Chapter 3 System Interface 3 1 Overview 3 1 3 2 Control Panel Buttons 3 1 Reset 3 1 Power 3 1 3 3 Control Panel LEDs 3 2 Power Fail 3 2 Overheat Fan Fail 3 2 NIC1 3 2 NIC2 3 2 HDD 3 3 Power 3 3 3 4 SAS Drive Carrier LEDs 3 3 Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 Electrical Safety Precautions 4 ...

Page 7: ...ower Connector 5 13 Processor Power Connector 5 13 Auxiliary Power Connector 5 13 Power LED 5 13 HDD LED 5 14 NIC1 LED 5 14 NIC2 LED 5 14 Overheat Fan Fail LED 5 14 Power Fail LED 5 14 Reset Button 5 15 Power Button 5 15 USB0 1 Universal Serial Bus Ports 5 15 USB Headers 5 15 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports 5 16 Serial Ports 5 16 Fan Headers 5 16 Power LED Speaker Keylock 5 17 Overheat LED 5 17 ...

Page 8: ...nd SAS Drive Connections 5 24 Floppy Connector 5 24 IDE Connector 5 25 SATA Ports 5 26 SAS Ports 5 26 5 12 Installing Additional Drivers 5 27 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 Replacing System Fans 6 3 6 4 Drive Bay Installation Removal 6 4 Accessing the Drive Bays 6 4 SAS Drive Installation 6 5 DVD RO...

Page 9: ...le of Contents ix 7 4 Boot Menu 7 16 7 5 Security Menu 7 16 7 6 Exit Menu 7 17 Appendices Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes B 1 Appendix C System Specifications C 1 ...

Page 10: ...Notes x AS2021M 32R User s Manual ...

Page 11: ...low Three 3 8 cm hot swap chassis fans FAN 0094L One 1 air shroud MCP 310 00005 01 Two 2 CPU passive heatsinks SNK P0023P One 1 DVD ROM drive DVM PNSC 824 One 1 floppy disk drive optional FPD TEAC SB One 1 cable for DVD drive CBL 0139L One 1 USB tray MCP 220 00007 01 030 One 1 rackmount kit MCP 290 00002 00 SAS Accessories One 1 SAS backplane BPN SAS 825TQ Two 2 IPass cables SFF 8087 CBL 0176L Eig...

Page 12: ... same size and speed to be installed two at a time See Chapter 5 Section 5 for details SAS An LSI 1068E SAS controller is integrated into the H8DM3 2 to provide an eight port SAS Serial Attached SCSI subsystem which is RAID 0 1 10 and JBOD sup ported Optional RAID 5 support is available with the iButton installed The SAS drives are hot swappable units SR and IT modes are supported but not IR Note ...

Page 13: ... BIOS rescue Figure 1 1 nVidia MCP55 Pro AMD 8132 Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent the features on your serverboard See the previous pages for the actual specifications of your serverboard DIMM1B DIMM1A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A nVidia MCP55Pro AMD Socket F CPU2 16 x 16 HT link 1 GHz 128 bit data 16 bit ECC DDR2 667 533 400 DDR2 667 533 400 SATA...

Page 14: ...toring and control LEDs indicate system power HDD activity network activity system over heat and power supply failure A main power button and a system reset button are also included In addition two USB ports and a COM port have been provided for front side access I O Backplane The SC825TQ R700LP is an ATX form factor chassis designed to be used in a 2U rackmount configuration The I O backplane pro...

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Page 17: ...m aged 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 server It should be situated in a clean dust free area that is well ventilated Avoid areas where heat electrical noise and electromagnetic fields are generated You will also need it placed near a grounded power outle...

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

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

Page 20: ...front of the chassis and which gets attached to the rear of the chassis The longer of the two is the front section The third rail section attaches to the rack Installing the Chassis Rails Position the front and rear chassis rail sections along the side of the 2021M 32R making sure the screw holes line up Note that these two rails are left right specific Screw the front chassis rail the long piece ...

Page 21: ...Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 5 Figure 2 1 Installing Chassis Rails ...

Page 22: ...s 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 thumbscrews that hold the front of the server to the rack Installing the Se...

Page 23: ...Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 7 Figure 2 2 Installing the Server into a Rack ...

Page 24: ...cessors You may have one or two processors already installed into the serverboard Each processor needs its own heatsink See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor and heatsink installation 3 Check the system memory Your 2021M 32R server system may have come with system memory already in stalled Make sure all DIMMs are fully seated in their slots For details on adding system memory refer to Chapte...

Page 25: ...Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 9 Figure 2 3 Accessing the Inside of the System ...

Page 26: ...ck the SAS drives Depending upon your system s configuration your system may have one or more drives already installed If you need to install SAS drives please refer to Chapter 6 4 Check the airflow Airflow is provided by three 8 cm center chassis cooling fans An air shroud is also included in the system to maximize airflow The system component layout was carefully designed to direct sufficient co...

Page 27: ...h of specific components There are also two buttons on the chassis control panel 3 2 Control Panel Buttons The two push buttons located on the front of the chassis are a reset button and a power on off button RESET Use the reset button to reboot the system 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 ...

Page 28: ...ower supply This LED should be off when the system is operating normally 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 room temperature being too warm Check the routing of the cables and make sure all fans are present and operating normally...

Page 29: ...system is operating 3 4 SAS Drive Carrier LEDs Each SAS drive carrier has two LEDs Green When illuminated the green LED on the front of the SAS drive carrier indicates drive activity A connection to the SAS 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 LEDs which indicate a drive failur...

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Page 31: ...y modules and the DVD ROM and floppy 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 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 workin...

Page 32: ...irt sleeves which can come into 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 if they come into contact with printed circuit boards or areas where power is present The power supply power cord must include a grounding plug and must be plugged into gr...

Page 33: ... use Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing which may retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the serverboard an...

Page 34: ...the chassis cover is in place when the 2021M 32R is operating to assure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 2021M 32R system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed Figure 4 1 Installing the Onboard Battery LITHIUM BATTERY BATTERY HOLDER BATTERY HOLDER LITHIUM BATTERY OR ...

Page 35: ...that 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 sup port it when handling The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge T...

Page 36: ...ex finger to hold the CPU Locate and align pin 1 of the CPU socket with pin 1 of the CPU Both are marked with a triangle Triangles Installing the CPU Backplates Two CPU backplates BKT 0011L have been preinstalled to the serverboard to prevent the CPU area of the serverboard from bending and to provide a base for attaching the heatsink retention modules Exercise extreme caution when handling and in...

Page 37: ... CPU and or the socket 4 With the CPU inserted into the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that it is properly in stalled and flush with the socket Then gently lower the silver CPU retention plate into place 5 Carefully press the CPU socket lever down until it locks into its reten tion tab For a dual processor system repeat these steps to install another CPU into the CPU 2 soc...

Page 38: ...talled these are used to help attach the heatsinks to the CPUs To install align the module with the standoffs of the preinstalled CPU backplate and with the four feet on the module contacting the serverboard Secure the retention module to the backplate with two of the screws provided See Figure 2 1 Repeat for the second CPU socket Note BKT 0012L is included for use with non proprietary heatsinks o...

Page 39: ...s connect to the pin 1 locations If you are configuring the system 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 diagram in this chapter for connector locations DVD ROM drive cable IDE 1 SAS cables SAS0 SAS7 Control Panel cable JF1 see next page Connecting Power Cables The H...

Page 40: ...es of each header All JF1 wires have been bundled into single keyed ribbon cable to simplify their connection The red wire in the ribbon cable plugs into pin 1 of JF1 Connect the other end of the cable 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 descrip tions of JF1 NM...

Page 41: ... that the memory is inter leaved to improve performance see step 1 1 Insert each memory module vertically into its slot paying attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the module incorrectly see Figure 5 5 See support information below 2 Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place Note each processor has its own built in memory controller so t...

Page 42: ...ter than non interleaved 64 bit memory See charts on following page Optimizing memory performance If two processors are installed it is better to stagger pairs of DIMMs across both sets of CPU DIMM slots e g first populate CPU1 slots 1A and 1B then CPU2 slots 1A and 1B then the next two CPU1 slots etc This balances the load over both CPUs to optimize performance Maximum memory 64 GB of DDR2 667 or...

Page 43: ...X X X X X X X X X Populating Memory Banks for 64 bit Operation CPU1 DIMM1A CPU1 DIMM1B CPU1 DIMM2A CPU1 DIMM2B CPU2 DIMM1A CPU2 DIMM1B CPU2 DIMM2A CPU2 DIMM2B X X X X X X X X X X X X Notes X indicates a populated DIMM slot If adding at least four DIMMs with two CPUs installed the configurations with DIMMs spread over both CPUs and not like the con figuration in row 5 will result in optimized perfo...

Page 44: ... add on card make sure you install it into a slot that supports the speed of the card see step 1 above After gaining access to the inside of the server determine which slot you wish to populate then press down on the curved section at the top of the blue tab for that slot While pressing down lift the tab to unlock the shield Insert the expansion card into the correct slot on the serverboard pushin...

Page 45: ...LAN2 VGA COM1 COM1 J1B1 JPW1 JPI2 C CPU1 DIMM 1B CPU1 DIMM 1A CPU1 DIMM 2B CPU1 DIMM 2A CPU1 IDE 1 Floppy BIOS CPU2 DIMM 2A CPU2 DIMM 2B CPU2 DIMM 1A CPU2 DIMM 1B SIMLP ATI ES1000 nVidia MCP55 Pro AMD 8132 LSI SAS 1068E Slot 6 PCI E x8 SEPC Slot 5 PCI E x8 Slot 4 PCI E x4 Slot 3 PCI X 133 MHz Slot 2 PCI X 133 100 MHz Slot 1 PCI X 133 100 MHz Battery JBT1 SATA0 SATA1 SATA3 SATA2 SATA4 SATA5 COM2 SA...

Page 46: ...ive Connector IDE 1 IDE Drive Connector J1B1 24 Pin ATX Power Connector JAR Power Fail Alarm Reset Header JF1 Front Panel Connector JF2 Onboard Speaker Keylock Power LED JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat Warning Header JPI2 C Power Supply I2 C Header JPW1 8 Pin Processor Power Connector JPW2 4 pin Auxiliary Power Connector JPWF Power Supply Fail Alarm Header JWF1 Compact Flash Card Power ...

Page 47: ... COM 12 3 3V Processor Power Connector In addition to the primary ATX power connector above the 12v 8 pin processor power connector at JPW1 must also be connected to your power supply This connection supplies power to the CPUs See the table on the right for pin definitions Processor Power Connector Pin Definitions JPW1 Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V Auxiliary Power Connector Th...

Page 48: ...ht for pin definitions OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 7 Vcc 8 Control NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 11 Vcc 12 NIC1 Active NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 Vcc 10 NIC2 Active HDD LED The HDD IDE Hard Disk Drive LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the IDE hard drive LED cable to display disk activity Refer to the table on the right...

Page 49: ... Serial Bus Ports USB0 1 Two Universal Serial Bus ports USB2 0 are located beside the LAN1 2 ports See the table on the right for pin definitions Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 1 PW_ON 2 Ground Universal Serial Bus Ports Pin Definitions USB0 1 USB0 Pin Definition USB1 Pin Definition 1 5V 1 5V 2 PO 2 PO 3 PO 3 PO 4 Gr...

Page 50: ... the parallel port COM2 is a header located beside the SATA5 port See the serverboard layout for locations and the table on the right for pin definitions Note NC indicates no connection Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC 4 pin Fan Header Pin Definitions FAN7 FAN8 Pin Definition 1 Ground Black 2 12V Red 3...

Page 51: ...bit any actions made on the keyboard effectively locking it Speaker Connector Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Definition 1 Red wire 5V 3 No connection 5 Buzzer signal 7 Speaker data PWR LED Connector Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Definition 2 Vcc 4 Control 6 Control Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 Attach the appropriate cable to inform you of a chassis intrusion Chassis Intrusion ...

Page 52: ...e status of the power supply fans and system temperature See the table on the right for pin definitions I2 C Header Pin Definitions JPI2 C Pin Definition 1 Clock 2 Data 3 PWR Fail 4 Gnd 5 3 3V Power Supply Fail Alarm Reset Header Connect JAR to the alarm reset but ton on your chassis if available or to a microswitch to allow you to turn off the alarm that sounds when a power supply module fails Se...

Page 53: ...ct Flash Card Power header is located at JWF1 For the Compact Flash Card to work properly you will firstneedtoconnectthedevice spower cable to JWF1 and correctly set the Compact Flash Jumper JCF1 Compact Flash Power Header Pin Definitions JWF1 Pin Definition 1 5V 2 Ground 3 Signal SGPIO SGPIO1 and SGPIO2 Serial General Purpose Input Output provide a bus between the SATA controller and the SATA dri...

Page 54: ...pen means the jumper is off the pins CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS and 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 power down the system and unplug the power cord s 2 With the power disconnected short the CMOS pads with a metal object such as a small screwdriver for at least f...

Page 55: ...ion when a soft ware application freezes the system Jumping pins 1 2 will cause WD to reset the system if an application is hung up Jumping pins 2 3 will gen erate a non maskable interrupt signal for the application that is hung up See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Reset Pins 2 3 NM...

Page 56: ...e right for jumper settings Compact Flash Master Slave Jumper Settings JCF1 Jumper Setting Definition Closed Master Open Slave VGA Enable Disable JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the VGA port The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA See the table on the right for jumper settings VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPG1 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled Po...

Page 57: ...r LED may be amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the table on the right for the func tions associated with the connection speed LED JLAN LED Connection Speed Indicator LED Color Definition Off 10 100 MHz Amber 1 GHz 5V LED When illuminated the DP2 LED indicates that 5V power from the power supply is being supplied to the serverboard DP2 should normally be illuminated when the ...

Page 58: ...le should be used to take advantage of the speed this new technology offers The blue connector 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 Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Floppy Pin Definition Pin Definition 1...

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

Page 60: ...1 Rx0 2 Rx0 3 Rx1 4 Rx1 5 Rx2 6 Rx2 7 Rx3 8 Rx3 9 Tx3 10 Tx3 11 Tx2 12 Tx2 13 Tx1 14 Tx1 15 Tx0 16 Tx0 SAS Ports There are two SAS port con nectors located near the IDE and floppy connectors One is for the SAS0 3 ports and the other is for SAS4 7 ports See the table on the right for pin definitions Note SAS is enabled in BIOS refer to Chapter 7 See LSI s SAS manual for details on creating and work...

Page 61: ...system before moving on to the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD 5 12 Installing Additional Drivers The CD that came bundled with the system contains software drivers some of which must be installed such as the chipset driver After inserting this CD into your CD ROM drive the display shown in Figure 5 7 should appear If this disp...

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Page 63: ...m very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD damage Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modu...

Page 64: ...rom JF1 on the serverboard 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 Details on JF1 can be found in Chapter 5 Control Panel Main Power Slim DVD ROM Drive 3 5 Drive Bays 2 SAS ...

Page 65: ...with a failed fan Remove the top chassis cover while the system is still running to determine which of the fans has failed Replacing System Fans 1 Removing a fan Remove the chassis cover Press the tabs on the sides of the fan to unlock and remove the fan and its housing The fan s power connections will automatically detach System power does not need to be shut down since the fans are hot plug gabl...

Page 66: ... will need to gain access to the inside of the server by removing the top cover of the chassis Proceed to the DVD ROM and Floppy Drive Installation section later in this chapter for instructions 5 25 Drive Bay For installing removing a component in the 5 25 drive bay proceed to the 5 25 Drive Bay Installation section later in this chapter for instructions Removing the Air Shroud Under most circums...

Page 67: ...with those in the carrier Secure the drive to the carrier with four screws as shown in Figure 6 3 Figure 6 3 Mounting a SAS Drive in a Carrier Important Regardless of how many SAS hard drives are installed all drive carriers must remain in the drive bays to maintain proper airflow Use caution when working around the SAS backplane Do not touch the backplane with any metal objects and make sure no r...

Page 68: ...riers are all easily accessible at the front of the chassis These hard drives are hot pluggable meaning they can be removed and installed without powering down the system To remove a carrier push the release button located beside the drive LEDs Then swing the colored handle fully out and use it to pull the unit straight out see Figure 6 4 Note Your operating system must have RAID support to enable...

Page 69: ... that secure the server unit to the rack Grasp the two handles on either side and pull the unit straight out until it locks you will hear a click Next depress the two buttons on the 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 You must pow...

Page 70: ...you can replace the failed module without powering down the system Removing Replacing the Power Supply You do not need to shut down the system to replace a power supply module The backup power supply module will keep the system up and running while you replace the failed hot swap module Replace with the same model see part number in the Appendix which can be ordered directly from Supermicro 1 Remo...

Page 71: ...F1 F2 etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS screen has two main frames The left 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 mes sage When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text messa...

Page 72: ...ate must be entered in DAY MM DD YYYY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Please note that time is in a 24 hour format For example 5 30 A M appears as 05 30 00 and 5 30 P M as 17 30 00 7 3 Advanced Settings Menu Boot Features Quick Boot If Enabled this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for the system to boot up The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet...

Page 73: ...nabled and Disabled Interrupt 19 Capture Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 The options are Enabled and Disabled OS Installation Change this setting if using a 64 bit Linux operating system The available op tions are Other and Linux ACPI Configuration ACPI Version Features Use this setting the determine which ACPI version to use Options are ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2 0 and ACPI v3 0 ACPI API...

Page 74: ...llows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Power Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog Timer This setting is used to Enable or Disable the Watch Dog Timer function It must be used in conjunction with the Watch Dog jumper see Chapter 2 for details MPS Configuration MPS Revision This setting allows the user to select the MPS rev...

Page 75: ...the floppy type The options are Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 5 1 4 720 KB 3 1 44 MB 3 and 2 88 MB 3 Floppy B Move the cursor to these fields via up and down arrow keys to select the floppy type The options are Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 5 1 4 720 KB 3 1 44 MB 3 and 2 88 MB 3 Onboard Floppy Controller Use this setting to Enable or Disable the onboard floppy controller Onboard IDE Controller There...

Page 76: ...ptions are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow AMI BIOS to auto detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 0 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MBs Select 1 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MBs Select 2 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 ...

Page 77: ...the submenu for that item If a drive is present information on that drive will be displayed here LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive The options are Disabled and Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block ...

Page 78: ...ltraDMA S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow BIOS to auto detect hard disk drive support Select Disabled to prevent AMI BIOS from using the S M A R T Select Enabled to allow AMI BIOS to use the S M A R T to support hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32 Bit Data Transfer Select Enabled...

Page 79: ...alette Snooping Select Enabled to inform the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system in order for the graphics card to function properly The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI IDE BusMaster Set this value to allow or prevent the use of PCI IDE busmastering Select Enabled to allow AMI BIOS to use PCI busmaster for reading and writing to IDE drives The options are Disabl...

Page 80: ...erial port physically becomes unavailable Select 2F8 IRQ3 to allow the serial port to use 2F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address The options are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port 2 Mode Tells BIOS which mode to select for serial port 2 The options are Normal IrDA and ASKIR Parallel Port Address This option specifies the I O address used by the parallel po...

Page 81: ... Chipset Configuration NorthBridge Configuration Memory Configuration Memclock Mode This setting determines how the memory clock is set Auto has the memory clock by code and Manual and Limit allow the user to set a standard value MCT Timing Mode Sets the timing mode for memory Options are Auto and Manual Bank Interleaving Select Auto to automatically enable interleaving memory scheme when this fun...

Page 82: ... are Enabled and Disabled DRAM Scrub Redirect Allows system to correct DRAM ECC errors immediately even with background scrubbing on Options are Enabled and Disabled DRAM BG Scrub Corrects memory errors so later reads are correct Options are Dis abled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds L2 Cache BG Scrub Allows L2 cache RAM to be corrected when idle Options are Disabled and various t...

Page 83: ...bles spread spectrum for the SATA Options are Enabled and Disabled Primary Graphics Adapter Options are PCI Express PCI and PCI PCI Express USB 1 1 Controller Enable or disable the USB 1 1 controller USB 2 0 Controller Enable or disable the USB 2 0 controller MAC0 LAN0 Settings are Auto and Disabled for MAC0 LAN0 MAC1 LAN1 Settings are Auto and Disabled for MAC1 LAN1 Legacy USB Support Select Enab...

Page 84: ...event logs The options are Yes and No to verify PCI Express Configuration Active State Power Management Used to Enable or Disable the PCI Express L0 and L1 link power states Remote Acess Configuration Remote Access Allows you to Enable or Disable remote access USB 2 0 Controller Mode Select the controller mode for your USB ports Options are HiSpeed and FullSpeed HiSpeed 480 Mbps FullSpeed 12 Mbps ...

Page 85: ...re CPU2 Temperature for 2U systems System Temperature VCore1 VCore2 for 2U systems 3 3V 5Vin 12Vin 5V stby and battery voltage System Fan Monitor Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to determine how the system will control the speed of the onboard fans Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disa...

Page 86: ...rd must be set first Change Supervisor Password Select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu and then type in the password Change User Password Select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu and then type in the password Boot Sector Virus Protection This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen Select Disabled to deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection Sel...

Page 87: ... reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to AMI BIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter Then Select OK to allow BIOS to automatically load the Optimal Defaults as the BIOS Setti...

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Page 89: ...ually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error All errors listed with the exception of Beep Code 8 are fatal errors POST codes may be read on the debug LEDs located beside the LAN port on the serverboard backplane See the description of the Debug LEDs LED1 and LED2 in Chapt...

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Page 91: ... are listed in order of execution Checkpoint Code Description D0h The NMI is disabled Power on delay is starting Next the initialization code check sum 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 Starting memory sizing next D4h Returning to real mode Executing any OEM patches and setti...

Page 92: ...d while reading the floppy drive in drive A F0h Next searching for the AMIBOOT ROM file in the root directory F1h The AMIBOOT ROM file is not in the root directory F2h Next reading 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 size F5h Next disabling in...

Page 93: ... during power on Initializing CMOS RAM if the Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the End key was pressed 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 test will begin next 19h Next programming the flash ROM 1Ah T...

Page 94: ... general devices next if present See the last page of this chapter for additional information 39h Displaying bus initialization error messages See the last page of this chapter for additional information 3Ah The new cursor position has been read and saved Displaying the Hit DEL mes sage next 3Bh The Hit DEL message is displayed The protected mode memory test is about to start 40h Preparing the des...

Page 95: ...e was adjusted for relocation and shadowing Clearing the Hit DEL message next 59h The Hit DEL message is cleared The WAIT message is displayed Starting the DMA and interrupt controller test next 60h The DMA page register test passed Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register test next 62h The DMA controller 1 base register test passed Performing the DMA controller 2 base register test next 65h ...

Page 96: ... control and has now returned control to BIOS POST Perform ing any required processing after the option ROM returned control 99h Any initialization required after the option ROM test has completed Configuring the timer data area and printer base address next 9Ah Set the timer and printer base addresses Setting the RS 232 base address next 9Bh Returned after setting the RS 232 base address Performi...

Page 97: ...option ROM had control next Aah Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed Displaying the system configuration next Abh Uncompressing the DMI data and executing DMI POST initialization next B0h The system configuration is displayed B1h Copying any code to specific areas 00h Code copying to specific areas is done Passing control to INT 19h boot loader next ...

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Page 99: ... SDRAM Note Memory may be installed to provide interleaved or non interleaved configurations See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details Serial Attached SCSI SAS Controller LSI 1068E controller for eight port SAS RAID 0 1 10 and JBOD supported RAID 5 supported with optional iButton installed SR and IT modes are supported IR mode is not supported Serial ATA SATA Controller On chip controller fo...

Page 100: ... 57 lbs 25 9 kg System Cooling Three 3 8 cm system cooling fans System Input Requirements AC Input Voltage 100 240V AC auto range Rated Input Current 9 5A 4 5A Rated Input Frequency 50 to 60 Hz Power Supply Rated Output Power 700W Model SP801 1R Part PWS 702A 1R Rated Output Voltages 12V 58A 5Vsb 4A BTU Rating 3431 BTUs hr for rated output power of 700W Operating Environment Operating Temperature ...

Page 101: ... A EN 55022 Class A EN 61000 3 2 3 3 CISPR 22 Class A 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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