Supero SuperServer 6024H-82, User Manual

Page 1: ... SUPERSERVER 6024H 82R SUPERSERVER 6024H 82R SUPERSERVER 6024H 82 SUPERSERVER 6024H i2 USER SMANUAL 1 0b SUPER ...

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Page 3: ...cessors 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 X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 serverboard and the SC823S 500RC SC823S 550LP SC823i 550LP chassis which comprise the SuperServer 6024H 82R 6024H 82 6024H i2 Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary...

Page 4: ...pers 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 SC823S 500RC SC823S 550LP SC823i 550LP server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing removing or reconfiguring SCSI IDE or peripheral drives and when replacing ...

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

Page 6: ...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 Power 3 1 Reset 3 1 3 3 Control Panel LEDs 3 2 Power Fail 3 2 Overheat Fan Fail 3 2 NIC2 3 2 NIC1 3 3 HDD 3 3 Power 3 3 3 4 SCSI Drive Carrier LEDs 3 3 Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 Electrical Safety Precautions 4 1 4 2 General ...

Page 7: ... G2 Quick Reference 5 10 5 8 Connector Definitions 5 11 ATX Power Connector 5 11 Processor Power Connector 5 11 NMI Button 5 11 Power LED 5 11 HDD LED 5 12 NIC1 NIC2 LED 5 12 Overheat Fan Fail LED 5 12 Power Fail LED 5 12 Reset Button 5 13 Power Button 5 13 Chassis Intrusion 5 13 Universal Serial Bus USB0 1 5 13 Fan Headers 5 14 Serial Ports 5 14 GLAN 1 2 Ethernet Ports 5 14 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and ...

Page 8: ...nector 5 22 IDE Connectors 5 22 Ultra320 SCSI Connectors 5 23 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices 6 1 6 2 Front Control Panel 6 3 6 3 System Fans 6 3 System Fan Failure 6 3 Replacing System Fans 6 3 6 4 Drive Bay Installation Removal 6 4 SCSI Drives 6 5 Installing a Component in the 5 25 Drive Bays 6 7 6 5 Power Supply 6024H 82R 6 9 Power Supply Failure 6 9 Removing Repla...

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

Page 10: ...Notes x SUPERSERVER 6024H 82R 6024H 82 6024H i2 User s Manual ...

Page 11: ...included with the 6024H 82R 6024H 82 6024H i2 z One 1 3 5 floppy drive FPD PNSC 02 1 z One 1 slim CD ROM drive CDM TEAC 24 B z Four 4 8 cm hot swap chassis fans FAN 0070 z One 1 2U chassis air shroud CSE PT47 z One 1 5 25 dummy drive tray CSE PT41 B z One 1 2U active PCI riser card CSE RR2UE AX 6024H 82R only z One 1 front control panel cable CBL 0049 z One 1 rackmount kit CSE PT025 z SCSI Accesso...

Page 12: ...HE G2 has eight 240 pin DIMM slots that can support up to 16 GB of registered ECC DDR2 400 SDRAM The memory is an inter leaved configuration which requires modules of the same size and speed to be installed in pairs Onboard SCSI 6024H 82R 6024H 82 only Onboard SCSI is provided with an Adaptec AIC 7902 SCSI chip which sup ports dual channel Ultra320 SCSI at a throughput of 320 MB sec for each chann...

Page 13: ... supply that consists of two separate power supply modules Under normal opera tion both modules share the load and run continuously If one fails the other module will pick up the load and keep the system running without interruption A failed power supply module will illuminate the power fail LED The power supply modules are hot swappable so you don t have to power down the system to replace a modu...

Page 14: ...EDs indicate system power HDD activity network activity system overheat and power supply failure this last LED is for the 6024H 82R only A main power button and a system reset button are also included I O Backplane The SC823S R500RC SC823S 550LP SC823i 550LP is an ATX form factor chassis that is designed to be used in a 2U rackmount configuration Ports on the I O backplane include one COM port a p...

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

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Page 17: ...ged in any way If the server itself shows damage you should file a damage claim with the carrier who deliv ered it Decide on a suitable location for the rack unit that will hold the SuperServer 6024H 82R 6024H 82 6024H i2 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 pla...

Page 18: ...racks should be coupled together Always make sure the rack is stable before extending a component from the rack You should extend only one component at a time extending two or more simultaneously may cause the rack to become unstable Server Precautions Review the electrical and general safety precautions in Chapter 4 Determine the placement of each component in the rack before you install the rail...

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

Page 20: ... you are using Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails You should have received two rack rail assemblies with the SuperServer 6024H 82R 6024H 82 6024H i2 Each of these assemblies consist of two sections an inner fixed chassis rail that secures to the 6024H 82R 6024H 82 6024H i2 A and an outer fixed rack rail that secures directly to the rack itself B All screws and hardware mentioned in the ins...

Page 21: ... other rail on the other side of the chassis You will also need to attach the rail brackets when installng into a telco rack Locking Tabs As mentioned 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 Sec ondly these tabs also lock the server in place when fully exte...

Page 22: ... other side of the rack making sure both are at the exact same height and with the rail guides facing inward see Figure 2 3 Installing the Server into the Rack You should now have rails attached to both the chassis and 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 t...

Page 23: ...4H i2 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 accommodate the width of the telco rack Figure 2 4 Installing the Server into a Rack ...

Page 24: ...the inside of the server 2 Check the CPUs processors 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 6024H 82R 6024H 82 6024H i2 server system may have come with system memory already installed Make sure all DIMMs are fully seated in t...

Page 25: ...Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 9 Figure 2 5 Accessing the Inside of the System ...

Page 26: ...tem 3 Check the SCSI disk drives 6024H 82R 6024H 82 only Depending upon your system s configuration your system may have one or more drives already installed If you need to install SCSI drives please refer to Chapter 6 4 Check the airflow Airflow is provided by four 8 cm center chassis cooling fans An air shroud is also included in the system to maximize airflow The system component layout was car...

Page 27: ...f 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 in order from left to right a reset button and a power on off button z RESET Use the reset button to reboot the system z POWER This is the main power button which is used to apply or turn off the main system power Turning off system po...

Page 28: ...etails on replacing the power supply This LED should be off when the system is operating normally Note the Power Fail LED applies only to the 6024H 82R It is not needed for the 6024H 82 6024H i2 which has only a single power supply z Overheat Fan Fail When this LED flashes it indicates a fan failure When on continuously it indicates an overheat condition which may be caused by cables obstructing t...

Page 29: ...24H 82R 6024H 82 only A SCSI drive carrier has two LEDs z Green When illuminated the green LED on the front of 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 z Red A SAF TE compliant backplane is needed to activate the red LED which indicates a drive failure A SAF TE compliant ...

Page 30: ...SUPERSERVER 6024H 82R 6024H 82 6024H i2 User s Manual 3 4 Notes ...

Page 31: ...s When disconnecting power you should first power down the system with the operating system and then unplug the power cords of all the power supply units in the system z When working around exposed electrical circuits another person who is familiar with the power off controls should be nearby to switch off the power if necessary z Use only one hand when working with powered on electrical equipment...

Page 32: ...pped on z While working on the system do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and unbuttoned shirt sleeves which can come into contact with electrical circuits or be pulled into a cooling fan z Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body which are excellent metal conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact with printed circuit boards or areas where p...

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

Page 34: ...chassis cover is in place when the 6024H 82R 6024H 82 6024H i2 is operating to assure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 6024H 82R 6024H 82 6024H i2 system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed LITHIUM BATTERY BATTERY HOLDER BATTERY HOLDER LITHIUM BATTERY OR Figure 4 1 Installing the Onboard Battery ...

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

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

Page 37: ...s e g the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws Figure 5 1 604 pin PGA Socket Empty and with Processor Installed Warning Make sure you lift the lever completely when installing the CPU If the lever is only partly raised damage to the socket or CPU may result Lever With pro...

Page 38: ...ou are configuring the sys tem keep the airflow in mind when routing the cables The following data cables with their serverboard connector locations noted should be connected See the serverboard layout figure in this chapter for connector locations z Ultra320 LVD SCSI cable JA1 6024H 82R 6024H 82 only z IDE 1 cable J3 6024H i2 only z Control Panel cable JF1 see next page z Floppy Drive Cable JP8 z...

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

Page 40: ...ng DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation See Figures 5 4 and 5 5 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with Bank 1A The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time beginning with DIMM 1A then DIMM 1B and so on 2 Insert each DIMM module vertical...

Page 41: ...sh each release tab outward to free the module from the slot Memory Support The X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 has eight 240 pin DIMM slots that can support up to 16 GB of registered ECC DDR2 400 SDRAM The memory is an interleaved configuration which requires modules of the same size and speed to be installed in pairs Note You should not mix modules of different sizes and or speeds Note Notches should align wi...

Page 42: ...te the system with up to three full size PCI X cards two 100 MHz and one 133 MHz PCI X cards 6024H 82 6024H i2 the SC823S 550LP SC823i 550LP chassis accommo dates up to seven full length low profile PCI cards PCI cards are installed directly to the serverboard riser cards are not needed 2 PCI card installation Before installing a PCI add on card make sure you install it into a slot that supports t...

Page 43: ... JF1 FAN7 CPU1 CPU2 J3 J4 J P 8 JD1 J24 JLAN1 VGA COM1 P a r r a l l e l Port FAN6 FAN5 J32 ATX PWR J1B4 JPF P W Force On JPG1 SI O Slot 3 PCI X 133MHz Slot 2 PCI X 100MHz Slot 1 PCI X 100MHz ZCR GLAN CTRL JPL1 Battery J22 SCSI Ch B JPA2 SCSI Ch A JA1 JA2 FAN3 JPA1 J20 J W D FAN8 JBT1 FAN1 J1D1 Slot 4 x4 PCI Expr JL1 J P 1 3 J P 1 4 JOH JP15 JP12 P X H GLAN1 FAN2 JWOL JWOR1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 2B ...

Page 44: ...IMM 1A DIMM 4B DDR2 Memory Slots FAN 1 8 Fans 1 8 GLAN 1 2 Gigabit Ethernet Ports J3 J4 IDE1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors J5 VGA Connector J11 Front Panel USB4 Header J20 IPMI Connector J22 System Management Bus Header J23 Parallel Printer Port J24 Power System Management Header J32 12V 4 pin Auxiliary Power required connection J1B4 Primary ATX PWR Connector J1D1 12V 8 pin CPU PWR Connector req co...

Page 45: ...M 16 PS_ON 17 COM 18 COM 19 COM 20 Res NC 21 5V 22 5V 23 5V 24 COM Pin Number Definition 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 COM 4 5V 5 COM 6 5V 7 COM 8 PWR_OK 9 5VSB 10 12V 11 12V 12 3 3V Pins 1 2 3 4 Definition Ground 12 V 12V 4 pin Connector J32 Required Connection Processor Power Connector In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above the 12v 8 pin pro cessor power connector at J1D1 must also be connected ...

Page 46: ...e to dis play network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 9 11 10 12 Definition Vcc GND Overheat Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 7 8 Definition Vcc GND Power Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 5 6 Definition Vcc GND HDD LED The HDD LED for IDE and SCSI Disk Drives connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 A...

Page 47: ...wo of them are back panel USB ports USB0 1 and the other three are front panel USB headers FPUSB2 3 4 See the tables on the right for pin definitions Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is lo cated at JL...

Page 48: ...N2 are located on the I O backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables Fan Headers There are eight fan headers FAN1 FAN8 on the serverboard See the table on the right for pin definitions Note These fan headers are 4 pin fans Pins 1 3 are backward compat ible with traditional 3 pin fans Note Fan speed is controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS refer to Hardware Monitoring in the Ad vanced BIOS S...

Page 49: ...dem when in suspend state See the table on the right for pin defini tions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this fea ture Wake on Ring Pin Definitions JWOR Pin Number 1 2 Definition Ground Wake up Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is located at WOL on the serverboard See the table on the right for pin definitions You must enable the LAN Wake Up setting in BIOS to use this functio...

Page 50: ...nt Supermicro power supplies SMB Power I2 C Connector The I2 C connector at J24 located be tween the PWR ForceOn Header and the PWR Fault header monitors the status of power supply the fans and the system temperature SMB PWR Pin Definitions J24 Pin 1 2 3 4 5 Definition Clock Data N A N A N A Overheat LED JOH Connect an LED to the JOH header to provide warning of chassis over heating See the table ...

Page 51: ...means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins 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 In stead 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 disc...

Page 52: ...e all four headers See the table on the right for jumper settings Jumper Position Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Definition Enabled Disabled SCSI Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPA1 SCSI Termination Enable Disable X6DH8 G2 only Jumpers JPA2 and JPA3 allow you to enable or disable termination for the SCSI connectors Jumper JPA2 controls SCSI channel A and JPA3 is for channel B The default set ting is open to en...

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

Page 54: ...e alarms See the table on right for pin definitions Jumper Position Open Closed Definition Disabled Enabled Power Supply Alarm Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP13 Alarm Reset The system will notify you in the event of a power supply failure This feature assumes that Supermicro redundant power supply units are installed in the chassis If you only have a single power supply installed you should disa...

Page 55: ...rt is located on J23 See the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Number Function 1 Strobe 3 Data Bit 0 5 Data Bit 1 7 Data Bit 2 9 Data Bit 3 11 Data Bit 4 13 Data Bit 5 15 Data Bit 6 17 Data Bit 7 19 ACK 21 BUSY 23 PE 25 SLCT Pin Number Function 2 Auto Feed 4 Error 6 Init 8 SLCT IN 10 GND 12 GND 14 GND 16 GND 18 GND 20 GND 22 GND 24 GND 26 NC Parallel Printer Port Pin Definitions J23 5 10 ...

Page 56: ...t 30 Read Data 32 Side 1 Select 34 Diskette Floppy Connector Pin Definitions JP8 Pin Number Function 1 Reset IDE 3 Host 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...

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

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Page 59: ... them very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equip ment from ESD damage Precautions z Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge z Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its anti static bag z Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or gold contacts z When handlin...

Page 60: ...d Size PCI Slots Figure 6 1 Chassis Front and Rear Views Ethernet Ports VGA Port Ethernet Ports USB Ports Keyboard Mouse Ports COM1 Port VGA Port 7 Full Length Low Profile PCI Slots Control Panel System LEDs Slim Line CD ROM Drive Floppy Drive System Reset Main Power IDE Drive Bays 2 5 25 Drive Bay 6024H 82R 6024H 82 Front View 6024H 82R Rear View 6024H i2 Front View 6024H 82 6024H i2 Rear View Pa...

Page 61: ...oes not need to be shut down since the fans are all hot pluggable 2 Installing a new fan Replace the failed fan with an identical 8 cm 12 volt fan available from Supermicro p n FAN 0070 Position the new fan at its proper place in the chassis by fitting the fan with its housing onto the fan mounts in the chassis A click can be heard if the fan in its housing is properly installed If the system powe...

Page 62: ...uperServer 6024H 82R 6024H 82 CD ROM Floppy Disk Drive For installing removing the CD ROM or floppy disk drive you will need to gain access to the inside of the server by removing the top cover of the chassis Proceed to the CD 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...

Page 63: ...To add a new SCSI drive install a drive into the carrier with the printed circuit board side toward the carrier so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier Secure the drive to the carrier with four screws as shown in Figure 6 3 Figure 6 3 Mounting a SCSI Drive in a Carrier Important Regardless of how many SCSI hard drives are installed all SCSI drive carriers must remain in the driv...

Page 64: ...nd removal The SCSI drives are hot swap units meaning that they can be installed and removed while the system is running To remove a SCSI drive first push the colored release button located beside the drive s LEDs then swing the handle fully out and use it to pull the SCSI drive carrier straight out see Figure 6 4 Important All of the SCSI drive carriers must remain in the drive bay to maintain pr...

Page 65: ...nt in the 5 25 Drive Bays 1 Mounting the component in the drive carrier A component such as an IDE hard drive or an additional SCSI drive that can fit into a standard IDE drive bay can be mounted in the 5 25 drive bay The component should also be mounted in a drive carrier to simplify its installation and removal from the chassis The carrier also helps promote proper airflow For this reason even a...

Page 66: ...d fully installed in their bays The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires A color mark on a cable typically designates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B 2...

Page 67: ...y meaning you can replace the failed unit without powering down the system Removing Replacing the Power Supply You do not need to shut down the system to replace a power supply unit The redundant feature will keep the system up and running while you replace the failed hot swap unit Replace with the same model SP502 2S p n PWS 0049 which can be ordered directly from Supermicro see Contact Informati...

Page 68: ...ply First turn the power switch on the control panel off then unplug the power cord from the system Remove the chassis cover by pressing the two release buttons on the top of the chassis near the front and push the chassis top rearward about one inch To remove the failed power unit remove all screws that connect the power supply to the chassis two at the rear four at the side one on the bottom and...

Page 69: ...s 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 message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note BIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to includ...

Page 70: ... ways 1 By pressing Delete immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activate the main Setup menu Press the Delete key to enter Setup 7 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up D...

Page 71: ...y in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the Enter key to save the data System Date Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the Enter key to save the data BIOS Date This feature allows BIOS to automatically display the BIOS date ...

Page 72: ...e or disable the Parallel ATA function The options are Disabled Channel 0 Channel 1 and Both Serial ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the Serial ATA function The options are Disabled and Enabled Serial ATA RAID Enable Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions For a Windows OS environment use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled If set to Disabled use the No...

Page 73: ...menu are Type Selects the type of IDE hard drive The options are Auto which allows BIOS to automatically determine the hard drive s capacity number of heads etc a number from 1 39 to select a predetermined type of hard drive CDROM and ATAPI Removable The User option will allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed at this connection The Auto option will allow BIOS to automatically ...

Page 74: ...of the system LBA Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS Total Sectors This item displays the number of total sectors available in the LBA Format Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA Format Multi Sector Transfer This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi sector transfers The options are Disabled 4 Sector...

Page 75: ... Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIO3 Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode Selects the Ultra DMA Mode The options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being present in the system Extended Memory This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as being present in the ...

Page 76: ... by highlighting the setting option using the arrow keys and pressing Enter All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Quick Boot 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 I...

Page 77: ... BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Video BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a Video BIOS buffer to allow BIOS to write cache its data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable the function and reserve this area for Video BIOS ROM access ...

Page 78: ...ystem memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Extended Memory If enabled this featur...

Page 79: ...ea The options are Yes and No Frequency for Slot 2 Slot 3 SCSI This option allows the user to change the bus frequency for the devices installed in the slot indicated The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz Frequency for Slot 4 This option allows the user to change the bus frequency of the devices installed in the slot indicated The options are Auto ...

Page 80: ...sabled Enabled and Auto 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 the 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 Novell and oth...

Page 81: ...that an SERR is to be asserted The options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both USB Device 29 Function 0 1 This setting allows you to Enable or Disable all functions for the USB devices specified Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagne...

Page 82: ...set the value of Maximum CPUID Extended function to 3 The options are Enabled and Disabled Set Maximum Extended CPUID 3 If enabled this feature allows you to set the value of Maximum CPUID Extended function to 3 The options are Enabled and Disabled I O Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Serial Port A This setting allows you to assign control of serial...

Page 83: ...are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Parallel Port This setting allows you to assign control of the parallel port The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are 378 278 and 3BC Interrupt Select the IRQ interrupt request for the parallel port The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 Mode This feature allows you...

Page 84: ...e event logging ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark the DMI events as read Clear All DMI Event Logs Select Yes and press Enter to clear all DMI event logs The options are Yes and No DMA Channel This item allows you to specify the DMA channel for the parallel port The options are DMA1 an...

Page 85: ... the console type for console redirection The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 Flow Control This item allows you to select the flow control used for console redirection Options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This item allows you to choose select the console connection either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST Choose whether to continue w...

Page 86: ...ulse Width Modulation The recommended setting for the 6024H 82R 6024H 82 6024H i2 is 3 Wire Mode Note loading the default settings into BIOS may change this setting If you do load BIOS defaults you should reenter BIOS setup and change this setting back to 3 Wire Mode then save and exit CHS Fan 1 CHS FAN8 If the Auto Fan Control is enabled BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indi...

Page 87: ...ether a supervisor password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This displays whether a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system P5Vsb This item displays the vo...

Page 88: ... hit the Enter key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up Fixed Disk Boot Sector This setting may offer some protection against viruses when set to Write Protect which protects the boot sector on the hard drive from having a virus written to it The other option is Normal Password on Boot This s...

Page 89: ...pecs of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window Removable Devices Highlight and press Enter to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of devices in the Item Specific Help window CDROM Drive See details on how to change the order and specs of the CDROM drive in the Item Specific Help window Hard Drive Highlight and press Enter to expand the field See details on how ...

Page 90: ...ng Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit Enter to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use ...

Page 91: ...Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility ...

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Page 93: ... write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h Appendix A BIOS POST Codes POSTCode Description 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag 0Ah Ini...

Page 94: ...t down 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot 42h Initialize interrupt vectors 45h POST device initialization 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 47h Initialize I20 support 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices ...

Page 95: ... 80h Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs 81h Late POST device initialization 82h Detect and install external RS232 ports 83h Configure non MCD IDE controllers 84h Detect and install external parallel ports 85h Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices 86h Re initialize onboard I O ports 87h Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional 88h Initialize BIOS Data Area 89h Enable Non Maskabl...

Page 96: ...5h Terminate QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display MultiBoot menu BEh Clear screen optional BFh Check virus and backup reminders C0h Try to boot with INT 19 C1h Initialize POST Error Manager PEM C2h Initialize error logging C3h Initialize error display funct...

Page 97: ...mory size EEh Shadow Boot Block EFh System memory test F0h Initialize interrupt vectors F1h Initialize Run Time Clock F2h Initialize video F3h Initialize System Management Manager F4h Output one beep F5h Clear Huge Segment F6h Boot to Mini DOS F7h Boot to Full DOS IftheBIOSdetectserror2C 2E or30 base512KRAMerror itdisplaysanadditional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that faile...

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Page 99: ...he tradi tional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better air flow and can be installed in smaller chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long while SATA cables can extend up to one meter Overall SATA provides better functionality than PATA Configuring BIOS settings for the SATA RAID Functions 1 Press the Del key during system bootup t...

Page 100: ...puter systems by improving disk I O throughput and providing data accessibility regardless of a single disk failure By incorporating Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the motherboard design Supermicro offers the user the benefits of SATA RAID without the high costs asso ciated with RAID hardware Note For Adaptec s RAID Driver Installation Instructions please refer to the Adaptec RAID Controller Use...

Page 101: ...OS Utility in cluding Array Configuration Utility Use this utility when you want to create configure and manage arrays Disk Utilities Use this option to format or verify disks To run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility you will need to enable the RAID function in the system BIOS refer to Chapter 7 for System BIOS Configurations and then press the Ctrl and A keys simultaneously when prompted to ...

Page 102: ...naging Arrays Select this option to view array properties and delete arrays The follow ing sections describe the operations Of Managing Arrays To select this option use the arrow keys and the Enter key to select Managing Arrays from the main menu as shown below ...

Page 103: ... array before you delete it to prevent the loss of data Deleted arrays cannot be restored 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC main menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays 4 Select the array you wish to delete and press Delete 5 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press Enter Th...

Page 104: ...array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility Main Menu ACU as shown on the first screen on page B 4 3 From the ACU menu select Create Array 4 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as shown on the the screen below Note To deselect any disk highlight the disk and press Delete 5 Press Enter ...

Page 105: ...uide in the enclosed CD To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu as shown on the following screen select an array type and press Enter Note that only the available array types RAID 0 and RAID 1 are dis played on the screen Using RAID 0 or RAID 1 requires two drives 2 Under the item Arrays Label type in a label and press Enter The label cannot be more than 15 characters ...

Page 106: ... RAID 0 Migrate Note Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and one drive with data you wish to preserve RAID 1 Build1 Any time you wish to create a RAID 1 but especially if you have data on one drive that you wish to preserve RAID 1 Clear Creating a RAID 1 on new drives or when you want to ensure that the array contains no data after creation RAID 1 Quick RAID 1 Init Fastest way to create a RAID 1 ...

Page 107: ...ows you to use drives of different sizes in a RAID However during a build operation only the smaller drive can be selected as the source or first drive 5 When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger drive to a smaller drive is allowed However the destination drive must be at least half the capacity of the source drive 6 Adaptec does not recommend that you migrate or build an...

Page 108: ...rray will then be created An asterisk will appear next to the bootable array Deleting a Bootable Array To delete a bootable array 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the bootable array you want to delete and press Ctrl B A bootable array is an array marked with an asterisk 3 Enter Y to delete a bootable array when the following message is dis played The array...

Page 109: ...ess the ARC Utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Add Delete Hotspares 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you want to designate as a hotspare and press Insert then press Enter 5 Select Yes when the following prompt is displayed Do you want to create spare Yes No The spare you have selected will appear in the Sel...

Page 110: ... disk and makes any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not initialize a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which disks are associated with a particular array please refer to Viewing Array Properties To initialize drives 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the AR...

Page 111: ...Appendix B Software Installation B 13 5 Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected as shown on the following screen ...

Page 112: ...cal array rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to create a spare before you can rebuild an array To Rebuild an array 1 From the Main Menu select Manage Arrays From the list of arrays select the array you want to rebuild 2 Press Ctrl R to rebuild 6 Press Enter 7 Read the warning message as shown on the screen be...

Page 113: ...Disk Utilities 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter as shown below You can choose from the following options 1 Format Disk Simulates a low level format of the hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk Serial ATA drives are low level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low level formatted again Caution Formatting destroys all data on the drive Be sure to back up your data befor...

Page 114: ...rray configurations press ESC to exit The following screen will appear For more information regarding the Adaptec RAID Utility please refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in the CD included in your ship ping package You can also download a copy of Adaptec User s Guide from our web site at www supermicro com 2 Press Yes to exit the Utility ...

Page 115: ... Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver is displayed 8 When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s 9 Insert the driver diskette labelled Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA Raid Controller Driver into your floppy drive and press the Enter key 10 Choose Adaptec Embedded Host Serial ATA Raid Controller from the list indicated in the Windows OS S...

Page 116: ...kettes which are optional The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Note Please refer to the Adaptec User s Guide included in the CD for installing the Adaptec SATA RAID Controller Driver You can also download a copy of the guide from our website B 3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Installing Other Drivers After you ve installed the Windows Ope...

Page 117: ...II program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III dis plays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system volt ages and fan status See Figures B 2 and B 3 for examples of the Supero Doctor III interface Note The default User Name and Password for SuperDoctor III is ADMIN ADMIN Figure B ...

Page 118: ...e Control Display Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also down load the SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manu als SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we recommend using Supero Doctor II ...

Page 119: ...ed ECC DDR2 400 PC3200 SDRAM Note Interleaved memory requires memory to be installed two at a time See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details SCSI Controller 6024H 82R 6024H 82 only Adaptec AIC 7902 for dual channel Ultra320 onboard SCSI SCSI Backplane Controller 6024H 82R 6024H 82 only CSE SCA 822 SAF TE compliant backplane supports six 6 SCA hot swap SCSI drives Peripheral Drives Bays One 1...

Page 120: ...or 2U rackmount system System Input Requirements 6024H 82R AC Input Voltage 100 240 VAC Rated Input Current 10A max Rated Input Frequency 50 60 Hz System Input Requirements 6024H 82 6024H i2 AC Input Voltage 100 240 VAC Rated Input Current 9A 115V to 3 5A 230V Rated Input Frequency 50 60 Hz Power Supply 6024H 82R Rated Output Power 500W Model SP502 2S Part PWS 0049 Rated Output Voltages 3 3V 21A 5...

Page 121: ...g Non operating Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Regulatory Compliance Electromagnetic Emissions FCC Class B EN 55022 Class B EN 61000 3 2 3 3 CISPR 22 Class B Electromagnetic Immunity EN 55024 CISPR 24 EN 61000 4 2 EN 61000 4 3 EN 61000 4 4 EN 61000 4 5 EN 61000 4 6 EN 61000 4 8 EN 61000 4 11 Safety EN 60950 IEC 60950 Compliant UL Listed USA CUL Listed Canada TUV Certified Germany CE Mark...

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