Supero Supero SUPERSERVER 5015B-NT, User Manual

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Page 2: ...or the resolution of any such disputes Super Micro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is ope...

Page 3: ... included with the server system and describes the main features of the X7SBU serverboard and the SC815TQ R450U SC815TQ 560U chassis which comprise the SuperServer 5015B UR 5015B U 5015B NTR 5015B NT Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer 5015B UR 5015B U 5015B NTR 5015B NT into a rack and check out the server configuration prior to power...

Page 4: ...d 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 SC815TQ R450U SC815TQ 560U server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing removing or reconfiguring SATA or peripheral drives and when replacing system power ...

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

Page 6: ...l Panel 1 4 I O Backplane 1 4 Cooling System 1 4 1 4 Contacting Supermicro 1 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 1 Overview 2 1 2 2 Unpacking the System 2 1 2 3 Preparing for Setup 2 1 Choosing a Setup Location 2 2 Rack Precautions 2 2 Server Precautions 2 2 Rack Mounting Considerations 2 3 Ambient Operating Temperature 2 3 Reduced Airflow 2 3 Mechanical Loading 2 3 Circuit Overloading 2 3 Reliable G...

Page 7: ... 4 1 Electrical Safety Precautions 4 1 4 2 General Safety Precautions 4 2 4 3 ESD Precautions 4 3 4 4 Operating Precautions 4 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 1 Handling the Motherboard 5 1 Precautions 5 1 Unpacking 5 1 5 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation 5 2 5 3 Connecting Cables 5 5 Connecting Data Cables 5 5 Connecting Power Cables 5 5 Connecting the Control Panel 5 5 5 4 I O Ports ...

Page 8: ...ssing the Drive Bays 6 5 Hard Drive Installation 6 6 DVD ROM and Floppy Drive Installation 6 8 6 5 Power Supply 6 9 5015B UR 5015B NTR 6 9 Power Supply Failure 6 9 5015B U 5015B NT 6 10 Power Supply Failure 6 10 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 1 Introduction 7 1 7 2 Running Setup 7 2 7 3 Main BIOS Setup 7 2 7 4 Advanced Setup 7 6 7 5 Security Settings 7 18 7 6 TPM Trusted Platform Modules State 7 19 7 7 Physical...

Page 9: ...ts of 4 cm counter rotating fans 5015B U NT FAN 0086L Four 4 sets of 4 cm counter rotating fans 5015B UR NTR FAN 0086L One 1 DVD cable CBL 0139L One 1 passive CPU heatsink SNK P0016P Riser Cards see Section 5 6 for details One 1 RSC R1UU E8R for low profile PCI E card One 1 RSC R1UU UE8 for UIO PCI E card 5015B UR 5015B U only One 1 RSC R1UU 2E8 for two PCI E cards 5015B NTR 5015B NT only SATA Acce...

Page 10: ...5B U The X7SBU is a specially designed motherboard that features Supermicro s UIO Universal I O technology UIO motherboards have a PCI Express x8 connector that can support any one of several types of UIO card types to add SAS ports additional LAN ports etc to the motherboard This allows the user to tailor the motherboard to their own needs Note the 5015B UR 5015B U does not come with a UIO card i...

Page 11: ...tem does not need to be shut down when replacing or removing a single power supply module The SC815TQ 560U features a single 560W power supply module The system must be shut down when replacing or removing this power supply module SATA Subsystem The SC815TQ R450U SC815TQ 560U chassis was designed to support four hot swap SATA hard drives Note In the 5015B NTR 5015B NT SATA drives are connected to ...

Page 12: ...815TQ R450U SC815TQ 560U is an extended ATX form factor chassis that is designed to be used in a 1U rackmount configuration Ports on the I O backplane include one COM port a VGA port two USB 2 0 ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports and two gigabit Ethernet ports A UID Unit Identifier button and LED are also located beside the LAN2 Ethernet port Cooling System The SC815TQ R450U SC815TQ 560U chassis ha...

Page 13: ... DMI S ATA 300 6 x SATA MCH PORTS W83627HG PCIE_x4 PCIE_x8 CH_B1 2 DDR3 CH_A1 2 2x PCIE_x8 1x PCIE_x4 IN x8 SLOT PCIE_x8 PCIE_x16 SLOT IN VID 0 7 FSB 1600 1333 1066 800MHz IDTCV183 1 CLK USB 2 0 1 1 PORT_0 7 USB SPI SPI FLASH X48 82573L LAN PCIE_x1 82573V LAN PCIE_x1 32MB DDRII IDE ATI RN50 LPC KB MS PS 2 FDD SER 1 SER 2 IPMI LINK IPMI SIMSO 200 W83793 SMBUS IT8213 DDR3 1600 1333 1066 800MHz PCI_3...

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Page 15: ...maged 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 5015B UR 5015B U 5015B NTR 5015B NT 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 n...

Page 16: ...n the bottom of the rack are fully extended to the floor with the full weight of the rack resting on them In single rack installation stabilizers should 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 si multa...

Page 17: ...Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that the amount of airflow required for safe operation is not compromised 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...

Page 18: ...lation instructions that came with the rack unit you are using Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails You should have received two rack rail assemblies in the rack mounting kit Each assembly consists of two sections an inner fixed chassis rail that secures directly to the server chassis and an outer fixed rack rail that secures directly to the rack itself see Figure 2 1 Two pairs of short bracke...

Page 19: ... bracket to the front side of the outer rail with two screws and the long bracket to the rear side of the outer rail with three screws Repeat these steps for the left outer rail Locking Tabs Both chassis rails have a locking tab which serves two functions The first is to lock the server into place when installed and pushed fully into the rack which is its normal position Secondly these tabs also lo...

Page 20: ...nd the rack unit The next step is to install the 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 3 When the server has been pushed completely into the rack you should hear the locking tabs c...

Page 21: ...tal First determine how far follow the server will extend out the front of the rack Larger chassis should be positioned to balance the weight between front and back If a bezel is included on your server remove it Then attach the two front brackets to each side of the chassis then the two rear brackets positioned with just enough space to accom modate the width of the telco rack Finish by sliding t...

Page 22: ...of the server See Figure 2 5 To remove the system from the rack completely depress the locking tabs in the chassis rails push the right side tab down and the left side tab up to continue to pull the system out past the locked position Checking the Components You may have one or two processors already installed in the motherboard Each processor needs its own heatsink See Chapter 5 for instructions ...

Page 23: ...server For servicing the DVD ROM and floppy drives you will need to remove the top chassis cover The SATA disk drives can be installed and removed from the front of the chassis without removing the top chassis cover A slim DVD ROM and floppy drive should be preinstalled in your server Refer to Chapter 6 if you need to reinstall a DVD ROM and or floppy disk drive to the system Depending upon your syst...

Page 24: ...ect sufficient cooling airflow to the components that generate the most heat 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 Providing Power The last thing you must do is to provide input power to the system Plug the power cords from the power supply modules into a high quality power strip that offers protection from electric...

Page 25: ...chapter explains the meanings of all LED indicators and the appropriate response you may need to take 3 2 Control Panel Buttons There are three push buttons located on the front of the chassis a reset button a UID button and a power on off button UID Depressing the UID unit identifier button illuminates an LED on both the front and rear of the chassis for easy system location in large stack configur...

Page 26: ... Fail Solid Blue Local UID Button Depressed Blinking Blue IPMI Activated UID Note deactivating the UID LED must be performed in the same way it was activated If the UID LED was activated via IPMI you can only turn the LED off via IPMI and not with the UID button Universal Information LED When this LED blinks red quickly it indicates a fan failure and when blinking red slowly a power failure The LE...

Page 27: ...n LAN1 when flashing HDD Indicates IDE channel activity On the SuperServer 5015B UR 5015B U 5015B NTR 5015B NT this light indicates SATA and or DVD ROM drive activity when flashing Power Indicates power is being supplied to the system s power supply units This LED should normally be illuminated when the system is operating ...

Page 28: ...tes drive activity A connection to the SAS SATA backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is being accessed Red The red LED indicates two states When blinking it indicates the drive is rebuilding When solid it indicates a drive failure If a drive fails you should be notified by your system management software Please refer to Chapter 6 for instructions on replacing fa...

Page 29: ...isconnecting power 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 neces sary Use only one hand when working with powered on electrical equipment This i...

Page 30: ...elry 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 Motherboard Battery CAUTION There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed upside down which will reverse its polarites see Figure 4 1 This battery must be replaced only with t...

Page 31: ...il 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 contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the mo...

Page 32: ...sure that the chassis cover is in place when the 5015B UR 5015B U 5015B NTR 5015B NT is operating to assure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 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 33: ...at the size and weight of the motherboard can cause it to bend if handled improperly which may result in damage To prevent the motherboard from bending 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 static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch...

Page 34: ...tsinks and fans 2 When purchasing a Xeon CPU or when receiving a motherboard with a CPU pre installed make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU pins are bent otherwise contact the retailer immediately 5 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Also do not place the motherboard on a conducti...

Page 35: ...down into the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket do not move the CPU horizontally or vertically and do not rub the CPU against any sur face or any of the contacts which may damage the CPU and or its contacts With the CPU in the socket in spect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that it is properly installed Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down until it snaps into the reten...

Page 36: ...echanism Screw in two diagonal screws i e the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug Do not fully tighten the screws or you may damage the CPU 4 Add the two remaining screws then finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws 1 2 3 4 Removing the Heatsink 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as show in the picture above 2 Hold the heatsink and gentl...

Page 37: ...motherboard connector locations noted should be connected See the motherboard layout diagram in this chapter for connector locations DVD ROM Drive cable IDE Control Panel cable JF1 see next page SATA cables 5015B NTR 5015B NT only SATA0 SATA3 SGPIO cable 5015B NTR 5015B NT only T SGPIO1 to SATA backplane Connecting Power Cables The X7SBU has a 24 pin primary power supply connector designated JPW1 ...

Page 38: ... the system status LEDs in the chassis See the Connector Definitions section in this chapter for details and pin descrip tions of JF1 NMI x key Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Reset Power Ground x key Power LED HDD LED NIC1 NIC2 OH Fan Fail UID LED Power Fail LED Ground Ground 2 1 20 19 5 4 I O Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 5 2 below for the color...

Page 39: ...rting the DIMM module incor rectly See Figure 5 5 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above Memory Support The X7SBU supports up to 8 GB of unbuffered non ECC DDR3 1333 1066 800 or up to 4 GB of non ECC DDR3 1600 XMP SDRAM in two DIMM slots Interleaved memory requires modules of the same size and speed to be installed in pair...

Page 40: ...he DIMM from the slot DDR3 DIMM Possible System Memory Allocation Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory System BIOS 1 MB 3 99 Local APIC 4 KB 3 99 Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3 99 I O APIC 4 Kbytes 4 KB 3 99 PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3 76 PCI Express 256 MB 256 MB 3 51 PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed Aligned on 256 M...

Page 41: ...d Installation Before installing a PCI add on card make sure you install it into the correct riser card Begin by releasing the locking tab that corresponds to the slot you wish to populate Insert the expansion card into the correct riser card pushing down with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card PCI Slot Card Configurations 5015B UR 5015B U Left Side Riser Card Expansion card supported CSE...

Page 42: ...5 10 SUPERSERVER 5015B UR 5015B U 5015B NTR 5015B NT User s Manual Figure 5 4 SUPER X7SBU Layout not drawn to scale 5 7 Motherboard Details Notes Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only ...

Page 43: ...ector JAR Alarm Reset Header JF1 Front Panel Connector JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JLED Standby Power LED Header JOH1 Overheat Warning Header JPW1 24 pin Main ATX Power Connector JPW2 8 pin Processor Power Connector JWOL JWOR Wake On LAN Header Wake On Ring Header LAN1 2 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports PWR_SMB Power Supply SMBus Connector SATA0 SATA5 SATA Ports SIMSO SIMSO IPMI 2 0 Socket T SGPIO 1 T...

Page 44: ...d on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 19 Control 20 Ground Processor Power Pin Definitions JPW2 Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 Vcc 16 Control Processor Power Connector JPW2 must also be connected to the power supply to provide power for the processor s...

Page 45: ... 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 for pin definitions HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 Vcc 14 HD Active Universal Information LED Connect an LED to pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating or fan failure These pins also work with the front UID indicator which will activate a...

Page 46: ...conds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Universal Serial Bus USB0 1 Two Universal Serial Bus ports are located on the I O backplane USB0 is the bottom connector and USB1 is the top connector Two additional ports are included onboard near the COM2 header See the table on the right for pin definitions Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground Power Button Pin Defi...

Page 47: ...d on the header but not on the port 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 FAN1 6 Pin Definition 1 Ground Black 2 12V Red 3 Tachometer 4 PWM Control Universal Serial Bus Headers Four additional USB headers USB2 3 and USB4 5 are included on the motherboar...

Page 48: ...e Ports Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Data 2 NC 3 Ground 4 VCC 5 Clock 6 NC Speaker Connector Pin Definitions J9 Pin Function Definition 1 Speaker data red wire 2 Key No connection 3 Key 4 Speaker data Overheat LED Connect an LED to the JOH1 header to provide warning of a chassis overheat ing condition See the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat LED Pin Definitions JOH1 Pin Definition 1 5V...

Page 49: ...This header is for I2 C which may be used to monitor the status of the power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions SMB Header Pin Definitions SMB Pin Definition 1 Data 2 Ground 3 Clock 4 No Connection SMBUS_PS I2 C Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Clock 2 SMB Data 3 PWR Fail 4 Ground 5 3 3V LAN1 2 Ethernet Ports Two Ethernet ports designated LAN1 and LAN2 are located beside the VGA port...

Page 50: ...ssis to inform you of a chassis intrusion when the chassis is opened Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 Pin Definition 1 Intrusion Input 2 Ground Alarm Reset The system will notify you with an alarm in the event of a power supply failure Connecting a microswitch to this header allows you to disable the alarm This feature assumes that Supermicro redundant power supply units are in stalled in the c...

Page 51: ...o 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 First power down the system and unplug the power cord s With the power disconnected short the CMOS pads with a metal object such as a small screwdriver Remove the screwdriver or shorting device Reconnect the power cord s and power o...

Page 52: ...abled the user needs to write their own application software to disable the Watch Dog Timer LAN Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPL1 JPL2 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Reset Pins 2 3 NMI Open Disabled Power Force On Jumper JPF allows you to enable or disable the Power Force On function Closing this jumper ...

Page 53: ... it means the signal was initiated via IPMI If blue continuously it means the UID button initiated it Onboard Power LED The D64 LED located near the UIOP connector is the power LED This LED Indicator is on when the system is on Be sure to unplug the power cable before removing or adding any components See the table on the right for more details Onboard PWR LED Indicator D64 LED State Definition Off...

Page 54: ...onnects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Floppy Connector The floppy connector is designated Floppy See the table below for pin definitions Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Floppy Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN 3 Ground 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 Ground 8 Index 9 Ground 10 Motor Enable 11 Ground 12 Drive Select B 13 Ground ...

Page 55: ... 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 Addr1 34 Ground 35 Addr0 36 Addr2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 Ground SATA Ports See the table on the right for pin definitions for the onboard SATA ports ...

Page 56: ...ck on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CD ROM drive Finally double click on the S Setup icon Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the tabs to the right of these in order from top to bottom to install each item one at a time After installing each item you must reboot the system be fore moving on to the next item on th...

Page 57: ...s To prevent damage to any printed circuit boards PCBs it is important to handle them 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 comp...

Page 58: ... on the Control Panel PCB printed circuit board Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 on both connectors Pull all excess cabling out of the airflow path The control panel LEDs inform you of system status See Chapter 3 System In terface for details on the LEDs and the control panel buttons Details on JF1 can be found in Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup Control Panel System LEDs Main Power Slim...

Page 59: ...stem can continue to run with a failed fan Remove the top chassis cover while the system is still running to determine which of the two fans has failed Then power down the system before replacing a fan Removing the power cords is also recommended as a safety precaution Replacing System Fans After determining which fan has failed turn off the power to the system Unplug the fan cable from the mother...

Page 60: ...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 Carefully re move the bezel with both hands A filter located within the bezel can be removed for replacement cleaning It is recommended that you keep a maintenance log of filter cleaning replacement since its condition will affect the airflow thr...

Page 61: ...ppy Disk Drives For installing removing a DVD ROM or floppy disk drive you will need to gain access to the inside of the 5015B UR 5015B U 5015B NTR 5015B NT by removing the top cover of the chassis Proceed to the DVD ROM and Floppy Drive Installation section later in this chapter for instructions Note Only slim DVD ROM and floppy drives will fit into the 5015B UR 5015B U 5015B NTR 5015B NT Figure 6 3...

Page 62: ...ert a drive into the carrier with the printed circuit board side facing down so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier Secure the drive to the carrier with six screws as shown in Figure 6 4 1 2 Figure 6 4 Mounting a Hard Drive in a Carrier Important Regardless of how many hard drives are installed all drive carriers must remain in the drive bays to maintain proper airflow Use cauti...

Page 63: ...the release button located beside the drive LEDs Swing the colored handle fully out and use it to pull the unit straight out see Figure 6 5 Note Your operating system must have RAID support to enable the hot plug ca pability of the hard drives 1 2 Figure 6 5 Removing a Hard Drive from the Server ...

Page 64: ...er from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server Removing Installing a Drive With the chassis cover removed unplug the power and data cables from the drive you want to remove Locate the locking tab at the rear of the drive It will be on the left side of the drive when viewed from the front of the chassis Pull the tab away from the drive and push the drive unit out the front of t...

Page 65: ...placement modules can be ordered directly from Supermicro see contact information in the Preface The power supply modules have a hot swap capability meaning you can replace the failed module without powering down the system Replacing the Power Supply You do not need to shut down the system to replace a power supply module The redundant feature will keep the system up and running while you replace ...

Page 66: ...ore removing and replacing the power supply for whatever reason Replacing the Power Supply First turn the power switch on the control panel off then unplug the power cord from the system Replace with the same model p n PWS 561 1H20 which can be ordered directly from Supermicro see Contact Information in the Preface Remove the screws that secure the power supply to the chassis then pull the module ...

Page 67: ...Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 11 Figure 6 6 Removing Replacing the Power Supply ...

Page 68: ...6 12 SUPERSERVER 5015B UR 5015B U 5015B NTR 5015B NT User s Manual Notes ...

Page 69: ...stem parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the CMOS logic by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing the Delete key at the appropriate time...

Page 70: ...one of two ways By pressing Delete immediately after turning the system on or 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...

Page 71: ...ey to save the data Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in BIOS Date The item displays the date that the BIOS was built Hard Disk Pre Delay This setting allows the user to add a delay prior to the first access of a hard drive by t...

Page 72: ...d SATA Port 6 are disabled This feature is for advanced programmers only The options are Enabled and Disabled IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave SATA Port 2 SATA Port 3 These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave SATA Port 2 and SATA Port3 connections Hit Enter to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed...

Page 73: ...ows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi sector transfer The options are Disabled 4 Sectors 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access a IDE Device via the LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 Bit I O This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32 bit data transfer The optio...

Page 74: ...u to Enable or Disable the graphic logo screen during boot up QuickBoot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed ACPI Mode Select Yes to use the ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management fea...

Page 75: ...tes The options are Enabled and Disabled Summary Screen This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays the system configuration during bootup Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Frequency Ratio Available when supported by the CPU The fea...

Page 76: ...Machine Checking Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to activate the Machine Checking function which allows the CPU to detect and report hardware machine errors via a set of model specific registers MSRs The options are Enabled and Disabled Compatible FPU Code Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to keep the content of the last instruction Operating Code OP Code in the ...

Page 77: ...ent partitions creating multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information No Execute Mode Memory Protection Available when supported by the CPU and the OS Set to Enabled to enable a...

Page 78: ... periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real time Clock RTC can in synchronizing multimedia streams providing smooth playback and reducing the dependency on other timestamp calculation devices such as an x86 RDTSC instruction embedded in a CPU The High Precision Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer The options for this feature are Yes and No Route Port...

Page 79: ... up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into 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 the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast ...

Page 80: ...eration The options are Disabled USWC Caching Write Through Write Protect and Write Back PnP Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for Plug Play devices PCI 32 Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 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 The options are Enab...

Page 81: ...high throughout device may benefit from a greater clock rate The options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00A0h 00C0h and 00E0h For Unix Novelle and other Operating Systems please select the option other If a drive fails after the installation of a new software you might want to change this setting and try again A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate PCI Exp x8 Slot 4 Access t...

Page 82: ...led Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master The options are Enabled and Disabled Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master A high priority high throughout device may benefit from a greater clock rate The options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00A0h 00C0h and 00E0h For Unix Novelle and other Operating Systems ple...

Page 83: ... I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for Serial Port A The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for Serial Port A The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS c...

Page 84: ...ard COM B This setting can also be Disabled BAUD Rate This item allows you to set the BAUD rate for the console redirection The options are 300 1200 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K Console Type This item allows you to set the console redirection type The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 and ASCII Flow Control This item allows you to select the flow control opti...

Page 85: ...h 4 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to constantly run at the full speed 12V The Options are 1 Disabled and 2 Optimized Worksta tion w 4 pin Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed Vcore A MCH Co...

Page 86: ...d Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This item indicates if 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 Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the Supervisor s passwor...

Page 87: ...latform Modules State Choose the TPM State menu from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility with the arrow keys You should see the following display These settings are only available if the TPM Support Option is enabled in the Security Setting Current TPM State This item shows the current TPM State only Change TPM State Select Enabled Activate to enable TPM support for the system Select Deactivate Disable...

Page 88: ...oot Choose from the following settings Select On to enable the functionality specified in the current status Select Off to disable the functionality specified in the current status Select Clear to erase all data related to current TPM settings from the system Select Reject to reject and abandon the settings specified in the current TPM Status Select Execute to allow the system to carry out and execut...

Page 89: ... functions for the devices included in the candidate list above are currently disabled Use a key or a key to move the device up or down Use the f key or the r key to specify the type of an USB device either fixed or removable You can select one item from the boot list and hit the x key to remove it from the list of bootable devices to make its resource available for other bootable devices Subsequen...

Page 90: ... 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 safest settings to use Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to discard cancel any changes you made You w...

Page 91: ...to two categories recoverable and terminal This section lists Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST BIOS will display a POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 repetitive long beep no memory detected ...

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Page 93: ...rt the driver diskette ITE RAID XP 2000 2003 Driver for IDE into Drive A and press the Enter key When the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2000 2003 Driver for ICH9R into Drive A and press the Enter key Choose the Intel R ICH9R SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2000 2003 Setup Screen an...

Page 94: ...E into Drive A and press the Enter key Press the Enter key to proceed with 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 installation From the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen press the Enter key The XP 2000 2003 Setup will automatically load all device files and then ...

Page 95: ...g up to 8 GB of unbuffered non ECC DDR3 1333 DDR3 1066 or DDR3 800 SDRAM or up to 4 GB of non ECC DDR3 1600 XMP SDRAM in two DIMM slots See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details SATA Controller Intel ICH9R on chip controller for six port Serial ATA RAID 0 1 5 and 10 supported SATA Drive Bays 5015B NTR 5015B NT Four 4 hot swap drive bays to house four 4 SATA drives 5015B UR 5015B U Four 4 hot...

Page 96: ... SC815TQ 560U Form Factor 1U rackmount Dimensions WxHxD 17 x 1 7 x 25 6 in 432 x 43 x 650 mm Weight 5015B UR 5015B NTR Gross Bare Bone 43 lbs 19 5 kg 5015B U 5015B NT Gross Bare Bone 41 lbs 18 6 kg System Cooling Three or four depending on model 4 cm heavy duty counter rotating fans System Input Requirements 5015B UR 5015B NTR AC Input Voltage 100 240 VAC Rated Input Current 6 3A 115V to 3 24A 230...

Page 97: ...iance Electromagnetic Emissions FCC Class 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 California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorat...

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