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1. Removing the Heatsink Warning We do not recommend removing the CPU or the heatsink How ever if you do need to remove the heatsink please follow the instructions below to prevent damage to the CPU or other components 1 Unscrew the heatsink screws from the motherboard a few turns at a time alternating between the two until the screws can be removed 2 Gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink 3 Once the heatsink is loose remove the it from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink removing the used thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before re installing the CPU and the heatsink 5 7 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual 5 6 Installing Memory Exercise extreme caution when installing or removing memory modules to prevent any possible damage 2 4 Installing Memory Installing Memory 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 2 1 2 Install to slots CPU1 DIMM1A and CPU1 DIMM1B first then to CPU1 DIMM2A and CPU1 DIMM2B etc Always
2. Pin Definition Pin Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V 14 12V 2 3 3V 15 COM 3 COM 16 PS ON 4 45V 17 COM 5 COM 18 COM 6 45V 19 COM 7 COM 20 Res NC 8 PWR OK 21 45V 9 5VSB 22 5V 10 12V 23 5V 11 12V 24 COM 12 3 3V 12V 8 pin PWR Connector Pin Definitions Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 412V Required Connection Power Button Pin Defi nitions JF1 Pin Definition 1 PWR 2 Ground Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat OH Fan Fail PWR Fail UID LED Connect an LED cable to pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to use the Overheat Fan Fail Power Fail and UID LED connections The Red LED on pin 8 provides warnings of an overheat fan failure or power failure The Blue LED on pin 7 works as the UID LED indicator for the front panel UID switch located on pins 13 14 of JF1 When Jumper J UID OW is set to off default the Red LED takes precedence over the Blue LED See Page 2 19 for details Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions HDD FP UID Switch The HDD UID Switch connections are located on pins 13 14 of JF1 Attach a hard drive LED cable to display HDD or SATA ac
3. aeneae eoe edes Ambient Operating Temperature Reduced Aimlow C Mechanical Loading casei rette e rre ero Re xci eco eget Circ it Overloadirig uccei orient e n ett d ns Reliable Ground RR E Aa E SERE EREEREER Installing the System into RACK sia nene an Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails 2 4 vi Table of Contents Installing the Inner Rails rrr nr inen Installing the Outer R ils etienne rte Locking Tabs iter ett e eere re Sr ihren Installing the Server into the Rack 2 5 Checking the Serverboard Setup esseseeeeeeneneenenn 2 6 Preparing to Power On e rente ia XR RE EEEE EEEE Chapter 3 System Interface 3 1 Overview 3 2 Control Panel Buttons 3 3 3 4 Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 Electrical Safety Preca tonS smsna rct eere e ettet 4 1 4 2 General Safety Precautions ssssseeeeeeeeneeeen nnne 4 2 4 3 ESD Precautions 4 4 Operating Precautions erret e t td e eevee nee EEEE 4 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 1 Handling the Serverboard uo e ede ee RS ee dla 5 1 PrecauUtlOfiS nn D da Sues rO Ee EA A 5 1 Unpacking 5 2 Serverboard Installation tepore Rena 5 2 5 3 Connecting Cables ate eb rele edet e s 5 3 Connecting Data Cables sess 5 8 Connecting Power Cables rc dence dre terr iem eris 5 3 Connecting the Control Panel i repens
4. 6 4 Drive Bay Installation Removal Accessing the Drive Bays SAS SATA Drives You do not need to access the inside of the chassis or remove power to replace or swap SAS SATA drives Proceed to the next step for instructions Note You must use standard 1 high SAS SATA drives in the A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF DVD ROM For installing removing the DVD ROM drive you will need to gain access to the inside of the server by removing the top cover of the chassis Proceed to the DVD ROM Installation section later in this chapter for instructions SAS SATA Drive Installation The SAS SATA drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and removal from the chassis These carriers also help promote proper airflow for the drives For this reason even empty carriers without SAS SATA drives installed must remain in the chassis Mounting a SAS SATA drive in a drive carrier 1 Install a drive into the carrier with the printed circuit board side facing down so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier 2 Secure the drive to the carrier with six screws as shown in Figure 6 3 6 4 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup The SAS SATA drive carriers are located in the front of the chassis making them easily accessible for installation and removal These drives are hot swappable meaning that they can be installed and removed while the system is running Installing removing SAS SATA drives 1 To remove a SAS SA
5. Grasp the two handles on either side and pull the system straight out until it locks you will hear a click Next release the thumbscrew at the middle rear of the top cover Then depress the two buttons on the top of the chassis to release the top cover Push the cover away from you toward the rear of the chassis until it stops You can then lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server 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 and Setup 1 You may up to four processors already installed in the serverboard Each processor needs its own heatsink See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor and heatsink installation Your server system may have come with system memory already installed Make sure all DIMMs are fully seated in their slots For details on adding system memory refer to Chapter 5 If desired you can install an add on card to the system See Chapter 5 for details on installing PCI add on cards Make sure all power and data cables are properly connected and not blocking the chassis airflow See Chapter 5 for details on cable connections 2 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 6 Preparing to Power On Next you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the SAS drive
6. Europe Address Tel Fax Email Asia Pacific Address Tel Fax Web Site Technical Support Email Tel Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A 1 408 503 8000 1 408 503 8008 marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support www supermicro com Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands 31 0 73 6400390 31 0 73 6416525 sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C 886 2 8226 3990 886 2 8226 3991 www supermicro com tw support supermicro com tw 886 2 8226 5990 1 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 1 Overview This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your 2042G TRF 6RF up and running Following these steps in the order given should enable you to have the System operational within a minimum amount of time This quick setup assumes that your system has come to you with the processors and memory preinstalled If your system is not already fully integrated with a serverboard processors system memory etc please turn to the chapter or section noted in each step for details on installing specific components 2 2 Unpacking the System
7. Ground TXP TXN Ground RXN RXP Ground SAS Ports Pin Definitions SASO SAS7 Pins E EBEN Definition Pin Definition Ground TXN RXN Ground 2 me 4 Ground 6 RXP Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 13 Enabling SATA RAID Now that the hardware is set up you must install the operating system and the SATA RAID drivers if you wish to use RAID with your SATA drives The installation procedure differs depending on whether you wish to have the operating system installed on a RAID array or on a separate non RAID drive See the instructions below for details Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface that employs a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices This connection is a serial link that supports a SATA transfer rate from 300 MBps The serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA and can extend up to one meter in length compared to only 40 cm for PATA cables Overall SATA provides better functionality than PATA Installing the OS SATA Driver Before installing the OS operating system and SATA RAID driver you must decide if you wish to have the operating system installed as part of a bootable RAID array or installed to a separate non RAID hard drive If on a separate drive you may install the driver either during or after the OS installatio
8. You should inspect the box the 2042G TRF 6RF was shipped in and note if it was damaged in any way If the server itself shows damage you should file a damage claim with the carrier who delivered it Decide on a suitable location for the rack unit that will hold the 2042G TRF 6RF 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 outlet Be sure to read the Rack and Server Precautions in the next section 2 3 Preparing for Setup The box the 2042G TRF 6RF was shipped in should include two sets of rail assemblies two rail mounting brackets and the mounting screws you will need to install the system into the rack Follow the steps in the order given to complete the installation process in a minimum amount of time Please read this section in its entirety before you begin the installation procedure outlined in the sections that follow 2 1 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual Choosing a Setup Location Leave enough clearance in front of the rack to enable you to open the front door completely 725 inches and approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back of the rack to allow for sufficient airflow and ease in servicing This product is for installation only in a Restricted Access Location dedicated equipment rooms service closets and the like This product is n
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10. amp other applications 2 84 GB 5 10 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 7 Adding PCI Add On Cards The 2042G TRF 6RF can accommodate low profile only add on cards installed into all the PCI slots included on the H8QG6 i F Installing an Add on Card 1 Begin by removing the PCI slot shield for the slot you wish to populate 2 Fully seat the card into the riser card slot pushing down with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card 3 Finish by using a screw to secure the top of the card shield to the chassis The PCI slot shields protect the serverboard and its components from EMI and aid in proper ventilation so make sure there is always a shield covering each unused slot 5 11 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual 5 8 Serverboard Details Figure 5 5 H8QG6 i F Layout not drawn to scale 7
11. way a damaged battery may release hazardous materials into the envi ronment Do not discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landfill Please comply with the regulations set up by your local hazardous waste management agency to dispose of your used battery properly Please handle used batteries carefully Do not damage the battery in any 4 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install the H8QG6 i F serverboard into the chassis connect the data and power cables and install add on cards All serverboard jumpers and connections are also described A layout and quick reference chart are included in this chapter for your reference Remember to completely close the chassis when you have finished working with the serverboard to better cool and protect the system 5 1 Handling the Serverboard Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent damage to any printed circuit boards PCBs it is important to handle them very carefully see previous chapter To prevent the serverboard 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 electric static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent Electrostatic Discharge ESD Touch a grounded metal object before removing any
12. 1 D o B00 ogo o ag ogg he Z Ld Ld Ld ta Power Supplies 2 SAS SATA Drives 6 Keyboard Mouse Ports Port 4 Low Profile PCI Slots amp ogogo DODOLDDOOOOLDIL COBUEEBEBEBEEED DDODDOQOOUU DODODOOODOOUUuDOOoogopuOOOOUgDBDOOO EHHBEEEEBEN SE HE AE ESOS OO CD I 00000000000 aoli glll o WEEE SSSEEEEE louapocoagBOOoOM O C f ERI SZ 5 cc ae jan wu tl oo000000000005 zie Eooooooooooooo X IL n pm jr mn n m jn Ports Port Port 6 2 Control Panel The control panel located on the front of the chassis must be connected to the JF1 connector on the serverboard to provide you with system status indications A ribbon cable has bundled these wires together to simplify the connection Connect the cable from 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 6 3 System Fans Six 8 cm heavy duty hot swap fans provide the cooling for the A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF The fans are configured as a set of three with two fans placed back to back to maximize airflow It is very important that the chassis top cover is properly installed in order for the cooling air to circulate properly through the chassis a
13. 6 6 Removing a Power Supply Module 6 9 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual Notes 6 10 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 1 Chapter 7 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS Setup utility for the H8QG6 i F serverboard The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to the Manual Download area of our web site for any changes to BIOS that may not be reflected in this manual Starting the Setup Utility To enter the BIOS Setup Utility hit the Delete key while the system is booting up In most cases the Delete key is used to invoke the BIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as 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 message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note that BIOS has default text messages built in We retain the option to include omit or change any of these text messages Settings printed in Bold are the
14. as the one replaced Contact technical support for details and support 4 2 General Safety Precautions A Follow these rules to ensure general safety Keep the area around the 2042G TRF 6RF clean and free of clutter The 2042G TRF 6RF weighs approximately 65 5 lbs 29 8 kg when fully loaded When lifting the system two people at either end should lift slowly with their feet spread out to distribute the weight Always keep your back straight and lift with your legs Place the chassis top cover and any system components that have been re moved away from the system or on a table so that they won t accidentally be stepped on 4 2 Chapter 4 System Safety While working on the system do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and 4 3 unbuttoned shirt 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 After accessing the inside of the system close the system back up and secure it to the rack unit with the retention screws after ensuring that all connections have been made ESD Precautions A Electrostatic discharge ESD is generated by two objects with different electrical charges coming into contact with each other An electrical discharge is
15. 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 modules avoid touching their pins Put the serverboard add on cards and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the serverboard 5 1 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual Unpacking The serverboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid electrical static discharge When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 5 2 Serverboard Installation This section explains the first step of physically mounting the H8QG6 i F into the SC828TS R1400LPBP chassis Following the steps in the order given will eliminate the most common problems encountered in such an installation To remove the serverboard follow the procedure in reverse order Installing to the Chassis 1 Access the inside of the system by removing the screws from the back lip of the top cover of the chassis then pull the cover off The H8QG6 i F requires a chassis big enough to support a 16 48 x 13 418 x 330 mm serverboard such as Supermicro s SC828TS R1400LPBP Make sure that the I O ports on the serverboard align properly with their respective holes in the I O shield at
16. confirm then lt Enter gt to load the default settings 2 Use the arrow keys to move to the Advanced menu then scroll down to IDE SATA Configuration and press the lt Enter gt key Once in this submenu scroll down to OnChip SATA Type and choose the RAID option see Figure 2 4 Figure 5 6 BIOS Setup Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced SATA Configuration Options OnChip SATA Channel Enabled Native IDE RAID SATA IDE Combined Mode Enabled Legacy IDE PATA Channel Config SATA as primary AMD_AHCI gt Primary IDE Master Options gt Primary IDE Slave Native IDE gt Secondary IDE Master RALD gt Secondary IDE Slave Legacy IDE gt Third IDE Master AMD_AHCI gt Third IDE Slave Select Screen Select Item Hard Disk Write Protect Disabled Change Option IDE Detect Time Out Sec 351 General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 67 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc 3 Hit the Esc key twice and scroll to the Exit menu Select Save Changes and Exit and hit lt enter gt then hit Enter again to verify 5 26 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup After exiting the BIOS Setup Utility the system will reboot When prompted during the startup press the lt CTRL A gt key when prompted to run the Dot Hill RAID Utility program see Figure 5 7 Using the Adaptec RAID Utility The Adaptec RAID Utility program is where you can define the drives you want to include in the RAID array a
17. created to neutralize this difference which can damage electronic components and printed circuit boards The following measures are generally sufficient to neutralize this difference before contact is made to protect your equipment from ESD Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Keep all components and printed circuit boards PCBs in their antistatic bags until ready for use Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing which may retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the serverboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use 4 3 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the serverboard 4 4 Operating Precautions A Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 1042G TF 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 CR2032 Battery LITHIUM BATTERY a ie BATTERY HOLDER E
18. default values A M indicates a submenu Highlighting such an item and pressing the Enter key will open the list of settings within that submenu The BIOS setup utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of these hot keys lt F1 gt lt F10 gt Enter lt ESC gt Arrow keys etc can be used at any time during the setup navigation process 7 1 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual 7 2 Main Menu When you first enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will see the Main Menu screen You can always return to the Main Menu by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen with the arrow keys The Main Menu screen provides you with a system overview which includes the version built date and ID of the AMIBIOS the type speed and number of the processors in the system and the amount of memory installed in the system System Time System Date You can edit this field to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or System Date using the Arrow keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the Tab key or the Arrow keys to move between fields The date must be entered in DAY MM DD YY Y Y 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 8 Advanced Settings Menu gt Boot Features Quick Boot If Enabled this option will skip certain tests during POST to red
19. install in pairs and in the numerical order of the DIMM slots See support information below 3 Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place 4 With two CPUs installed repeat step 2 to populate the CPU2 DIMM slots Always install pairs of DIMMs to both CPU DIMM slots for more efficient operation Note 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB and 16 GB memory modules are supported It is highly recommended that you remove the power cord from the System before installing or changing memory modules Please refer to our web site for memory that has been tested on the H8QG6 i F serverboard Support The H8QG6 i F serverboard supports single dual tri quad channel DDR3 1333 1066 800 registered ECC Unbuffered ECC non ECC SDRAM Populating four slots CPU1 DIMM1A CPU1 DIMM2A CPU1 DIMM3A and CPU1 DIMM4A at a time with memory modules of the same size and type will result in interleaved 128 bit memory which is faster than non interleaved 64 bit memory Maximum Memory The H8QG6 i F serverboard supports up to 512 GB of DDR3 1333 1066 800 registered ECC or 128GB of DDR3 Unbuffered ECC non ECC SDRAM 5 8 To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the align ment notch at the bottom To Remove Use your thumbs to gen tly push the release tabs near both ends of the module This should release it from the slot Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup
20. its I O port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address Options include Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2F8 IRQ3 gt Remote Access Configuration Remote Access Use this option to Enable or Disable Remote Access in your system If enabled the settings below will appear Serial Port Number Use this setting to select the serial port for console redirection Options include COM1 COM or COMG The displayed base address and IRQ for the serial port changes to reflect the selection you make Note Make sure the selected port is enabled Serial Port Mode Selects the serial port settings to use Options are 115200 8 n 1 57600 8 n 1 38400 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 and 09600 8 n 1 Flow Control Selects the flow control to be used for console redirection Options are None Hardware and Software Redirection After BIOS POST Options are Disable no redirection after BIOS POST Boot Loader redirection during POST and during boot loader and Always redirection always active Note that some OS s may not work with this set to Always Terminal Type Selects the type of the target terminal Options are ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Allows you to Enable or Disable VT UTF8 combination key support for ANSI VT100 terminals 7 9 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual Sredir Memory Display Delay Use this setting to set the delay in seconds to display memory information Options are N
21. press the lt Enter gt key to continue with the installation B 1 A Server 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual 9 From the Windows XP Windows 2003 Setup screen press the lt Enter gt key The XP 2003 Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows XP Windows 2003 installation 10 After the Windows XP Windows 2003 OS Installation has completed the system will automatically reboot B 2 Installing Windows to a Non RAID System 1 Insert Microsoft s Windows OS Setup CD in the CD ROM drive and the system will start booting up from the CD 2 Continue with the installation The Windows OS Setup screen will display 3 From the Windows OS Setup screen press the lt Enter gt key The OS Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue with the Windows installation 4 After the installation has completed the system will automatically reboot 5 Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with your system into the CD ROM drive during system boot and the main screen will display B 2 Appendix C System Specifications Appendix C System Specifications Processors Quad AMD Opteron 6100 series AMD Socket G34 type processors Note please refer to our website for details on supported processors Chipset One AMD SR5690 chipset and one SP5100 Southbridge chipset BIOS 16 Mb AMIBIOS SPI Flash ROM Memory Capacity Thirty Two 32 single dual tri quad channel DIMM slots supporti
22. system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability of the SAS SATA drives The backplane is already preconfigured So there are no jumpers or switches present on it Figure 6 5 Backplane Connections RAR CODE Er SAS SATA Backplane Connections 1 CD ROM Floppy Drive Power 9 4 pin Power Connectors 2 Upgrade Connector 10 SAS SATA Port 0 3 Sideband Connector 1 11 SAS SATA Port 1 4 Sideband Connector 2 12 SAS SATA Port 2 5 12C Connector 1 13 SAS SATA Port 3 6 12C Connector 2 14 SAS SATA Port 4 7 MG9072 Chip 15 SAS SATA Port 5 8 ACT_IN o DVD ROM Drive Installation The top cover of the chassis must be opened to gain full access to the DVD ROM drive bay The 2042G TRF 6RF accommodates only slim type DVD ROM drives Side mounting brackets are typically needed to mount a slim DVD ROM drive in the 2042G TRF 6RF server You must power down the system before installing or removing IDE components 6 7 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual 6 5 Power Supply The A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF has a 1400 watt redundant power supply consisting of two power modules Each power supply module has an auto switching capability which enables
23. transferred per interrupt if block mode is not used Block mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt Select Disabled to allow the data to be transferred from and to the device one sector at a time Select Auto to allows the data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it The options are Auto and Disabled PIO Mode PIO Programmable I O mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow BIOS to auto detect the PIO mode 7 6 Chapter 7 BIOS Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 0 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 0 which has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MBs Select 1 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 1 which has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MBs Select 2 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 2 which has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select 3 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 3 which has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MBs Select 4 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 4 which has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs This setting generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured after 1999 For other disk drives such as IDE CD ROM drives check the specifications of the drive DMA Mode Selects the DMA Mode Options are Auto SWDMAO SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMAO MDWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMAO UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMA3 UDMA4 and
24. web site for a complete listing of supported processors www supermicro com Memory The H8QG6 i F has thirty two 32 single dual tri quad channel DIMM slots supporting up to 512 GB of DDR3 1333 1066 800 registered ECC or 128GB of DDR3 Unbuffered ECC non ECC SDRAM See Chapter 5 Section 6 for more details on installing memory into the system SAS AS 2042G 6RF Only An LSI 2008 SAS2 controller is integrated into the H8QG6 F to provide an eight port SAS Serial Attached SCSI subsystem which is RAID 0 1 and 10 supported 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 The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hotswap capability and RAID function of the SAS drives Serial ATA The South Bridge SP5100 of the chipset includes a Serial ATA controller for six 3Gb s SATA drives The hot swappable SATA drives are connected to a backplane that provides power bus termination and configuration settings RAID 0 1 and 10 are supported Refer to the support area of our web site for procedures on setting up RAID on your system PCI Expansion Slots The H8QG6 i F board has two PCI Express 2 0 x16 slots and two PCI Express 2 0 x8 slots or one UIO slot 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Ethernet Ports An Intel amp network controller is integrated into each of the serverboards to support two Gigabit LAN por
25. when replacing system power supply units and cooling fans Chapter 7 BIOS The BIOS chapter includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup Utility Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B Installing Windows Appendix C System Specifications Preface Notes A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 4 2 1 3 1 4 OIL I anes deaveees Serverboard Features PlOCCSSONS LC Mines M TEE E RE SAS AS 2042G 6RF Only iir te nm reete eni 1 2 Seral ATA 1 2 PGI Expansion Slots 2 2 2 2 i t dee t rte erri o aoe 1 2 Ethernet POS iere tee ORI cp eU d at ERRARE NR etr RA M RARIUS 1 3 System Power SAS SATA Subsystem sese nennen nnne nnns 1 4 Front Control Panel iere nete dte eh tese AN 1 4 WO Backplafig iet ntt rai S a 1 4 Cooling SYStOM oho rere eie bed o ri ets 1 4 Contacting SUDOFITIICIO soos cereo eniti dp REOR 1 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation vEEew 2 2 2 3 2 4 Unpacking th System cecinere ER traces terc tene Preparing for Setup ced eta ree e Ed eren e Choosing a Setup Location Rack Precautloris oi terrere rtr ri ar ir Pr Ti Server Precautions uie niit ere ne ERE EXE Y EFE No Re EEEREN Rack Mounting Considerations
26. 1 LETS VGA COM E 3 DPI UID Ld EIE B 25 sei OMC Intel S Fam Ss e wot JuPL1 82576 JPG1 JPB1 s lel e e e o Je RB B S iale la im elsia 8B 8 S m Sm Jm m s E m ie dEEHEHEE HEREHERE osx a x SjEIE SE 9 gE 9 9 ogge S S Se E zlglz z zlglze zlglzlg zlz Els s 3HEHEHBHBE SPUS SHEEEREEE 1 Dl gt OD gt a gt a gt 5 8 9 5 o 8 SE T Di T 3 Noi Baten S NA E AMD E SP5100 A AMD E SR5690 Sg T JPUSB1 S SATAS SATA4 ISATAS SATA Wel vl allal alal alal a 7 z z 7 2 2 SATA DESEE ES Y B amp BB el sle S zz O olol ollel gle CPU2 gloj 919l ol g 9 2 CPU4 gol T aE ESSE ESE Z E SS 2 SE 2 EIN amo 2 2 5 8 s 2 SHHHEHHBE sas7 LSI SR5670 gt I ol gt l ol S ol S o gt i ol Slol gt ol gt o SAse 2008 SAS5 SAS2 SAS4 SAS3 SAS2 lt SAST 3 DP3 El ee SASO _ JPW4 g EE 3 PWS prewz JPWI E z E m DE Em QOO beac x l 6 is 28 S 2 Notes Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only Not all ports jumpers or LED Indicators are available on all serverboards Jumper J J J BT1 FC1 JFC2 PB1 PG1 PL1 PS1 PUSB1 WD1 H8QG6 i F Quick Reference Description CMOS Clear C to PCI E Slot Enable Disable BMC Enable Disable VGA Enable Disable LAN 1 2 Enable Disable SAS Controller Enable Disable only on H8QG6 F USB Wakeup Watch Dog 5 12 Default Setting See Section 2 7 Both Closed Enabled Pins
27. 5 8 5 4 VO POMS iriiri in e e Hes eredi he ee ER Ote rt 5 4 5 5 Installing the Processor and Heatsink sesen 5 5 Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink erect 5 7 5 6 Installing Memory 2 4 Installing Memoty eer rtr rrt rr te tni nri nre vii A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual 5 7 5 8 5 9 5 10 5 11 5 12 5 13 5 14 DIMM Module Population Configuration seeeee 5 10 Adding POI Add OniGards ieu te ce Ene tete rre ep hn 5 11 Serverboard Details maotna enere e eed t Eid esp io bo i Connector Definitions Jumper SCHINGS E PG Explanation of Jumpers Onboard Indicators rtt redes he rete ees SAS and SATA Drive Connections ssss 5 24 Enabling SATA RAID rreran aniones aaa Eb ern Setial ATA SATA inire teat nte ee a erede rd Pee AGEN Installing the OS SATA DriVer ciet ctr intet t eee et Building a Driver Diskette csccssscssecssessssceeesessseesssesessresseesesseees Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS Using th Adaptec RAID Utility i roce prr Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation sess 5 27 Installing RIV GIS erret ctia pe ere rre RH Exo rrr HER Cerere iei Supero Doctor III Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 5 7 1 7 2 Static Sensitive Devices iie tpe ne ace ERE Le De Ero 6 1 PrOCAULONS
28. 6 i F serverboard and the SC828TS R1400LPBP chassis Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF into a rack and check out the server configuration prior to powering up the system If your server was ordered without the processor and memory components this chapter will refer you to the appropriate sections of the manual for their installation Chapter 3 System Interface Refer to this chapter for details on the system interface which includes the functions and information provided by the control panel on the chassis as well as other LEDs located throughout the system Chapter 4 System Safety You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the H8QG6 i F serverboard including the locations and functions of connectors headers and jumpers Refer to this chapter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when reconfiguring the serverboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC828TS R1400LPBP 2U rackmount server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing removing or reconfiguring SAS or peripheral drives and
29. A 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 shall be the exclusive venue for 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 operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause harmful interference with radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause b
30. A P4 1B P4 2A P4 2B P4 3A P4 3B P4 4A P4 4B 5 9 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual DIMM Module Population Configuration For memory to work properly follow the tables below for memory installation Per Channel DIMM Populations Options DIMM Type DIMM A DIMM B Max MHz Max MHz Max GB 1 5V DIMMs 1 35V DIMMs Channel SR or DR Empty Unbuffered DIMM SR SR 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 8GB DR DR SR or DR Empty SR SR 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 16 GB Registered DIMM DR DR QR Empty 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 16 GB QR QR 1066 MHz 800 MHz 32 GB Note 1 Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory Note 2 Due to memory allocation to system devices the amount of memory that remains available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory System BIOS 1 MB 3 99 GB Local APIC 4KB 3 99 GB Area Reserved for the chipset 2MB 3 99 GB VO APIC 4 Kbytes 4KB 3 99 GB PCI Enumeration Area 1 256MB 3 76 GB PCI Express 256 MB 256 MB 3 51 GB PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed Aligned on 256 M 512 MB 3 01 GB boundary VGA Memory 16 MB 2 85 GB TSEG 1 MB 2 84 GB Memory available for the OS
31. Considerations Ambient Operating Temperature If installed in a closed or multi unit rack assembly the ambient operating temperature of the rack environment may be greater than the ambient temperature of the room Therefore consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the manufacturer s maximum rated ambient temperature Tmra Reduced Airflow 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 overloading of circuits might have on overcurrent protection and power supply wiring Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern Reliable Ground A reliable ground must be maintained at all times To ensure this the rack itself should be grounded Particular attention should be given to power supply connections other than the direct connections to the branch circuit i e the use of power strips etc 2 3 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual 2 4 Installing the System into a Rack This section provides information on installing the 2042G TRF 6RF into a rack unit with the rack r
32. ER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual gt Network Drives This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list of available network drives A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu Retry Boot Device This setting allows you to enable or disable auto retry of all boot devices 7 6 Exit Menu Select the Exit tab from AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave BIOS Setup and reboot the computer so the new system configuration parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discard Changes Select this option and press lt Enter gt 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 lt Enter gt Then Select OK to allow BIOS to automatically load the Optimal Defaults as the BIOS Settings The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer applications Load Fail Safe Defaults To set this feature s
33. F User s Manual 5 9 Connector Definitions Power Connectors A24 pin main power supply connector JPW1 and three 8 pin CPU PWR connectors JPW2 JPW3 JPW4 on the motherboard These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specification In addition to the 24 pin ATX power connector the 12V 8 pin CPU PWR connectors at JPW2 JPW3 JPW4 must also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions Warning To prevent damage to the power supply or motherboard please use a power supply that contains a 24 pin and three 8 pin power connectors Be sure to connect these connectors to the 24 pin JPW1 and the three 8 pin JPW2 JPW3 and JPW4 power connectors on the motherboard Failure in doing so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply and motherboard Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button can also be confi gured to function as a suspend button with a setting in the BIOS see Chapter 4 To turn off the power when set to suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions Reset Connector The reset connector is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 and attaches to the reset switch on the computer chassis See the table on the right for pin definitions ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions
34. Figure 5 4 Installing DIMM into Slot Notch N Note Notch should al lign with the receptive key point on the slot Release Tab Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a Motherboard with One CPU CPU1 Installed DIMMS CPU Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 4 DIMMs CPU1 P1 1A P1 2A P1 3A P1 4A 8 DIMMs CPU1 P1 1A P1 1B P1 2A P1 2B P1 3A P1 3B P1 4A P1 4B Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a Motherboard with Two CPUs CPU1 amp CPU2 Installed DIMMS CPU Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 CPU1 P1 1A P1 2A P1 3A P1 4A 8 DIMMs CPU2 P2 1A P2 2A P2 3A P2 4A CPU1 P1 1A P1 1B P1 2A P1 2B P1 3A P1 3B P1 4A P1 4B 16 DIMMs CPU2 P2 1A P2 1B P2 2A P2 2B P2 3A P2 3B P24A P2 4B Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a Motherboard with Four CPUs CPU1 CPU2 CPU3 amp CPU4 Installed it DIMMS CPU Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 CPU1 P1 1A P1 2A P1 3A P1 4A CPU2 P2 1A P2 2A P2 3A P2 4A 16 DIMMs CPU3 P3 1A P3 2A P3 3A P3 4A CPU4 P4 1A P4 2A P4 3A P4 4A CPU1 P1 1A P1 1B P1 2A P1 2B P1 3A P1 3B P1 4A P1 4B CPU2 P2 1A P2 1B P2 2A P2 2B P2 3A P2 3B P24A P2 4B 32 DIMMs CPUS P3 1A P3 1B P3 2A P3 2B P3 3A P3 3B P3 4A P3 4B CPU4 P4 1
35. OM port cable COM2 Important Make sure the cables do not come into contact with the fans Connecting Power Cables The H8QGO i F has a 24 pin primary power supply connector JPW1 for connection to the ATX power supply In addition there are three 8 pin secondary power connectors JPW2 JPW3 JPW4 that also must be connected to your power supply See Section 5 9 for power connector pin definitions Connecting the Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 5 1 for the pin locations of the various front control panel buttons and LED indicators All JF1 wires have been bundled into a single ribbon cable to simplify this connection Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 as marked on the board The other end connects to the Control Panel PCB board located just behind the system status LEDs on the chassis See Section 5 9 for details and pin descriptions 5 3 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual Figure 5 1 Control Panel Header Pins 20 19 No Connection Key Key Power LED o o 3 3V HDD LED o o FP UID Switch 3 3VSB NIC1 Link LED o NIC1 Activity LED NIC2 Link LED NIC2 Activity LED OH Fan Fail PWR Fail UID LED o Blue LED Cathode UID 5V SB Power Fail LED 3 3V Ground o o Reset Button Power Button 2 1 Ground Ground 5 4 I O Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 5 2 belo
36. PCI E slots When this LED is lit it means a connection is active for the built in IPMI on the serverboard Note This LED is not installed on non IPMI boards UID LED LE1 A rear UID LED Indicator located at LE1 works in conjunction with the rear UID switch to provide easy identification for a unit that might be in need of service Refer to Page 5 19 for further UID details 5 23 LAN LED Connection Speed Indicator LED Color Definition Off 10 MHz Green 100 MHz Amber 1 GHz IPMI LAN Link LED Left amp Activity LED Right Color Status Definition Link Green 100 Mb s Left Solid Activity Amber Active Right Blinking Power LED DP3 State System Status On Standby power present on motherboard Off No power connected IPMI LED DP1 State System Status On Active connection Off No connection A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual SATA Ports There are no jumpers to configure the SATA ports which are designated SATAO through SATA5 See the table on the right for pin definitions SAS Ports H8QG6 F Only There are eight SAS ports included on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions Note JPS1 must be set correctly to enable the SAS controller 5 24 5 12 SAS and SATA Drive Connections SATA Ports Pin Definitions SATAO SATA5 1 N o c gt CQ m Pin Definition
37. Pins Pins Pins Pins Pins 2 Enabl 2 Enabl 2 Enabl 2 Enabl 2 Enabl 2 Rese ed ed ed ed ed LED LAN Ports Dedicated IPMI LAN LE1 DP1 DP3 Connector COM1 COM2 FAN 1 9 IPMI LAN JD1 JF1 JIBTN1 JL1 JOH1 JPI2C1 JPW1 JPW2 3 4 JSMB1 JTPM1 JWF1 JWOL1 LAN1 2 PS2 Mouse Keyboard SAS0 3 SAS4 7 SATAO SATA5 3 SGPIO1 3 SGPIO2 T SGPIO 1 TSGPIO 2 UID USBO 1 USB6 USB2 3 USB4 5 VGA Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Description LEDs for the LAN Ethernet ports LEDs for the dedicated IPMI LAN Ethernet port LED for UID Button LED for IPMI Heartbeat LED for Serverboard Power On Description COM1 Serial Port Header Chassis CPU Fan Headers Dedicated IPMI LAN Port Speaker Header Front Panel Connector RAIDKey for RAID 5 SAS support only on H8QG6 F Chassis Intrusion Header Overheat Warning Header Power l C Header 24 pin Main ATX Power Connector 12V 8 pin CPU Power Connectors System Management Bus Header SMBus Trusted Platform Module Header Compact Flash Card Power Connector Wake On LAN Header Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports PS2 Mouse Keyboard connectors SAS Ports only on H8QG6 F SATA Ports Serial General Purpose I O Header for SAS only on H8QG6 F Serial General Purpose Input Output Header for SATA Unit Identifier Button Universal Serial Bus USB Ports Type A Ports and Headers VGA Connector 5 13 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6R
38. S Setup icon Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you should reboot the 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 Figure 5 8 Driver Tool Installation Display Screen amp SUPERMICRO H8QG5 I Motherboard Drivers and Tools WinXP x jm ATI Catalyst Install Manager SUPER M IC R B Matrox G200e Graphics Driver Drivers amp Tools AMD Chipset SR5690 SR5670 amp SP5100 SR5690 SP5100 version ony H8QG6 H8QGi Series LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III Build driver diskettes and manuals N Z Browse CD T Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site SUPERMICRO Computer Inc 5 28 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Supero Doctor III The Supero Doctor Ill program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called SD III Client The Supero Doctor IIl program included on the CD ROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucial syst
39. SUPERO A4 SERVER 2042G TRF 2042G 6RF USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0c The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com Super Micro Computer Inc Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software and documentation is the property of Supermicro and or its licensors and is supplied only under a license Any use or reproduction of this product is not allowed except as expressly permitted by the terms of said license IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPERMICRO 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 DAT
40. TA drive first push the release button located beside the drive s LEDs 2 Swing the handle fully out and use it to pull the SAS SATA drive carrier straight out See Figure 6 4 Note Your operating system must have RAID support to enable the hot plug capability of the SAS SATA drives Figure 6 3 Mounting a SAS SATA Drive in a Carrier Use caution when working around the SAS SATA backplane Do not touch the backplane with any metal objects and make sure no rib bon cables touch the backplane or obstruct the holes which aid in proper airflow Important Regardless of how many SAS SATA hard drives are in stalled all drive carriers must remain in the drive bays to maintain proper airflow Warning Warning Enterprise level hard disk drives are recom mended for use in Supermicro chassis and servers For information on recommended HDDs visit the Supermicro Web site at http www supermicro com products nfo files storage SAS CompList pdf D Pb 6 5 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual Figure 6 4 Removing a SAS SATA Drive Carrier m Release button AN Important All of the SAS SATA drive carriers must remain in the drive bays to maintain proper cooling airflow 6 6 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup SAS SATA Drive Backplane The SAS SATA drives plug into a backplane that provides power drive ID and bus termination A RAID controller can be used with the backplane to provide data security The operating
41. UDMAS5 SWDMA Single Word DMA MWDMA Multi Word DMA UDMA UltraDMA 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 sup port hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32 Bit Data Transfer Select Enabled to activate the function of 32 Bit data transfer Select Dis abled to deactivate the function The options are Enabled and Disabled Hard Disk Write Protect Use this setting to Enable or Disable hard disk write protection for your system This is effective only if the device is accessed through the BIOS IDE Detect Timeout Sec Use the keys to adjust and select the time out for detecting ATA ATAPI devices The default value is 35 7 7 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual gt PCI PNP Configuration Clear NVRAM Select Yes to clear NVRAM during boot up The options are Yes and No Plug amp Play O S Select Yes to allow the OS to configure Plug amp Play devices This is not required for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug amp Play Select No to allow AMIBIOS to configure all devices in the system PCI Latency Timer This option sets the latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus Select a value to set the PCI laten
42. able or set the GART size in systems without AGP Options include Enabled and Disabled OHCI EHCI HC Device Functions These settings allow you to either Enable or Disable functions for OHCI or EHCI bus devices USB 2 0 Controller Mode Use this setting to configure the USB 2 0 Controller in either Hi Speed 480 Mps or Full Speed 12 Mps mode 7 5 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to enable the support for USB Legacy Disable Legacy support if there are no USB devices installed in the system Auto disabled Legacy support if no USB devices are connected The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto gt IDE SATA Configuration On Chip SATA Channel This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the OnChip SATA channel On Chip SATA Type Use this setting to set the On Chip SATA type Options include Native IDE RAID AHCI and Legacy IDE SATA IDE Combined Mode This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the SATA IDE combined mode PATA Channel Configuration This allows you to set PATA channel configuration Options include SATA as Primary or SATA as secondary gt Primary Secondary Third IDE Master Slave 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
43. ails provided If the system has already been mounted into a rack you can skip ahead to Sections 2 5 and 2 6 There are a variety of rack units on the market which may mean the assembly procedure will differ slightly You should also refer to the installation 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 Two pairs of short brackets to be used on the front side of the outer rails are also included Installing the Inner Rails Both the left and right side inner rails have been pre attached to the chassis Proceed to the next step Installing the Outer Rails Begin by measuring the distance from the front rail to the rear rail of the rack Attach a short bracket to the front side of the right outer rail and a long bracket to the rear side of the right outer rail Adjust both the short and long brackets to the proper distance so that the rail can fit snugly into the rack Secure the short bracket to the front side of the outer rail with two M4 screws and the long bracket to the rear side of the outer rail with three M4 screws Repeat these steps for the left outer rail Locking Tabs Both chassis rails have a locking tab which serves tw
44. al outline of the main features of the SC828TS R1400LPBP server chassis System Power The SC828TS R1400LPBP features a redundant two separate power modules 1400W high efficiency power supply with I C This power redundancy feature allows you to replace a failed power supply without shutting down the system SAS SATA Subsystem The SC828TS R1400LPBP chassis was designed to support six hot swappable SAS or SATA hard drives Front Control Panel The control panel on the A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF provides you with system monitoring and control LEDs indicate system power HDD activity network activity system overheat 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 incorporated into the front of the chassis for convenient access I O Backplane The SC828TS R1400LPBP is an ATX form factor chassis designed to be used in a 2U rackmount configuration The I O backplane includes one COM port a VGA port two USB 2 0 ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports two gigabit Ethernet ports and one dedicated Ethernet port for IPMI Two x16 one x8 and one UIO or x8 low profile PCI E expansion cards may be added to the system Cooling System The SC828TS R1400LPBP chassis has an innovative cooling design that includes six 8 cm heavy duty hot swap fans located in the middle section of the chassis The power supply module also includes a cooling fan All chass
45. ating Environment Operating Temperature 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F Non Operating Temperature 5 to 70 C 40 to 158 F Operating Relative Humidity 8 to 90 non condensing Non Operating Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing C 2 Appendix C System Specifications Regulatory Compliance 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 Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate C 3 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual continued from front The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems medical equipment nuclear facilities or systems aircraft aircraft devices aircraft emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liabili
46. ature 3 Wake up Power I2C Power FC The JPI2C1 header is for power IC which Pin O S may be used to monitor the status of the power Pin Definition supply fan and system temperature See the 7 m table on the right for pin definitions 2 Ground 3 Clock 4 NC 5 17 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 Fin SUED Attach the appropriate cable to inform you of Bie definen a chassis intrusion 1 Battery voltage 2 Intrusion signal Overheat LED Overheat LED Connect an LED to the JOH1 header to Pin Definitlons JOH1 provide warning of chassis overheating See DS Pin Definition the table on the right for pin definitions T 2 OH Active Power LED Speaker PWR LED Connector Pin Definitions On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are used for Wo 3 Pin Setting Definiti power LED indication and pins 4 7 are for iiaia the speaker See the tables on the right for Pint Anode pin definitions If you wish to use the onboard Pine Cathode Ping NA speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Connect a cable to pins 4 7 of JD1 Speaker Connector to use an external speaker Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pins 4 7 External Speaker Pins 6 7 Internal Speaker ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Pin Por
47. 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 3 Remove the screwdriver or shorting device 4 Reconnect the power cord s and power on the system Note Do not use the PW ON connector to clear CMOS 5 20 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 12C to PCI Express Slot JC1 JPC2 allows you to enable the I C bus to communicate with the PCI Express slot For the jumpers to work properly please set both jumpers to the same setting If enabled both jumpers must be enabled If disabled both jumpers must be disabled See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog Enable Disable JWD1 enables the Watch Dog function a System monitor that takes action when a software application freezes the system Jumping pins 1 2 will have WD reboot the System if a program freezes Jumping pins 2 3 will generate a non maskable interrupt for the program that has frozen See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS 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 LAN1 2 Enable Disable Change the setting of jumper JPL1 to enable to enable or disable the LAN1 and LAN2 Ethernets ports See the table on the r
48. cy in PCI clock cycles Options are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 PCI IDE Busmaster Use this setting to Enable or Disable BIOS enabled uses of PCI Busmastering for reading or writing to IDE drives Slot 1 Slot 4 PCI E OPROM These four settings Slot 1 through Slot 4 allow you to enable or disable the numbered slot s Op ROM except for the VGA card UIO PCI E OPROM This setting allows you to enable or diable the UIO slot Op ROM except for the VGA card Onboard NIC Option ROM Select This setting allows you to disable or select the onboard NIC option ROM Options include Disabled PXE and iSCSl gt Superl O Configuration Serial 1 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 1 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any System resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8 IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address Options include Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Chapter 7 BIOS Serial 2 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any System resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 2F8 IRQ3 to allow the serial port to use 2F8 as
49. e IO backplane This connector is used to provide video and CRT display 5 16 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup SGPIO SGPIO Header Pin Definitions 7 3 T SGPIO1 TSGPIO2 The T SGPIO1 T SGPIO2 Serial l General 3SGPIO1 3SGPIO2 Purpose Input Output headers provide a bus gt es Pin Definition Pint Definition between the SATAcontroller and the backpane 1 NC 2 Nc to provide SATA enclosure management functions Connect the appropriate cable from the backplane to the T SGPIO1 header to utilize SATA management functions on your system Likewise the 3 SGPIO1 3 SGPIO2 headers provide the same function between the SAS controller and the backpane and have the same pin definitions only on H8QG6 F Ground 4 Data Load 6 Ground NC 8 nc N BEEN Oo Note NC indicates no connection SMBus Header SMBus Header The header at SMBus is for the System B SMBus in Definitions Management Bus Connect the appropriate JSMB1 cable here to utilize SMB on the system See Pin Definition the table on the right for pin definitions 1 Data 2 Ground 3 Clock 4 No Connection Wake On LAN Wake On LAN Pin Definitions The Wake On LAN header is designated JWOL JWOL See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a LAN card with Pin Definition 1 5V Standby a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use p Sord roun the Wake On LAN fe
50. e electrical shock Use extreme caution when using metal tools which can easily damage any electrical components or circuit boards they come into contact with Do not use mats designed to decrease static electrical discharge as protection from electrical shock Instead use rubber mats that have been specifically designed as electrical insulators 4 1 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual The power supply power cords must include a grounding plug and must be plugged into grounded electrical outlets This product may be connected to an IT power system In all cases make sure that the unit is also reliably connected to Earth ground Serverboard 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 the same or an equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer part CR2032 Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions DVD ROM Laser CAUTION this server may have come equipped with a DVD ROM drive To prevent direct exposure to the laser beam and hazardous radiation exposure do not open the enclosure or use the unit in any uncon ventional way Mainboard replaceable soldered in fuses Self resetting PTC Positive Tempera ture Coefficient fuses on the mainboard must be replaced by trained service technicians only The new fuse must be the same or equivalent
51. elect Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not maximum performance 7 14 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST Power On Self Test routines which are performed each time the system is powered on errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue the boot up process The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually 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 A 1 AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message Description Circuits have been reset Ready to power up 5 short 1 long No memory detected in system 1 long 8 short Video adapter disabled or missing A 1 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual Notes Appendix B Installing Windows Appendix B Installing Windows After all hardware components have been installed you must first configure RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and othe
52. em information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor IIl interface Note The default User Name and Password for Supero Doctor Ill is ADMIN ADMIN Note When Supero Doctor III is first installed it adopts the temperature threshold settings that have been set in BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor as the Supero Doctor settings override the BIOS settings To set the BIOS temperature threshold settings again you would fi rst need to uninstall Supero Doctor III Figure 5 9 Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Health Information Supero Doctor II soft Internet Explorer Fie Edt View Favorites Tools Help Remote Management fo Health Info Perf 1 Health Information Intrusion CPUl Chassis CPUZ Chassis 5 29 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual Figure 5 10 Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Remote Control F Supero Doctor III Microsoft Internet Explorer 2 8 x File Edit view Favorites Tools Help UNES Ene uper Doctor III unu ems System Info Health Ts Performance Remote Control Configuration Administration Systems Management Report Help Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down within a specified time the default is 30 seconds Before
53. eral LEDs on the control panel as well as others on the SAS drive carriers to keep you constantly informed of the overall status of the system as well as the activity and health of specific components There are also two buttons on the chassis control panel and an on off switch on the power supply This chapter explains the meanings of all LED indicators and the appropriate response you may need to take 3 2 Control Panel Buttons There are two push buttons located on the front of the chassis a reset button and a power on off button RESET Reset Use the reset button to reboot the system Power The main power button is used to apply or remove power from the power supply to the server system Turning off system power with this button removes the main power but keeps standby power supplied to the system 3 1 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual 3 3 Control Panel LEDs The control panel located on the front of the SC828TS R1400LPBP chassis has five LEDs These LEDs provide you with critical information related to different parts of the system This section explains what each LED indicates when illuminated and any corrective action you may need to take NM v Power Fail Indicates a power supply module has failed The second power supply module will take the load and keep the system running but the failed module will need to be replaced Refer to Chapter 6 for details on replacing the power supply This LED should be o
54. ergoarg See the Be 2 PO table on the right for pin definitions YES ES 4 Ground 4 Ground USB Headers Universal Serial Bus Headers Four USB 2 0 headers USB2 3 and USB4 5 Pin Definitions USB2 3 USB4 5 USB2 USB3 are also included on the motherboard These bin Definition Ping Definition may be connected to provid tront side amy 3 P access A USB cable not included is needed 7 PO 7 po for th nnection h le on the right o he co j ecto See the tab g 3 cem 7 EET for pin definitions 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 Key 5 NC Note NC indicates no connection Fan Headers Fan Header Pin Definitions This motherboard has nine fan headers Fani to Fan9 These 4 pin fans headers are backward compatible with 3 pin fans However fan speed control is available for 4 pin fans only The fan speeds are controlled by the BIOS See the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition 1 Ground 412V 2 3 Tachometer 4 PWR Modulation Serial Ports Serial Port Pin Definitions The COM1 serial port is located beside the COM1 COM2 VGA port Refer to the motherboard layout Pin Definition Pins Definition for the location of the COM2 header See the 1o De GBs table on the right for pin definitions 2 _RXD PEE 5 TO 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Note NC indicates no connection Video Connector A Video VGA connector is located below the COM Port on th
55. ff when the system is operating normally P3 Overheat Fan Fail When this LED flashes it indicates a fan failure When on continuously on and not flashing 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 You should also check to make sure that the chassis covers are installed Finally verify that the heatsinks are installed properly see Chapter 5 This LED will remain flashing or on as long as the overheat condition exists Er NIC2 Indicates network activity on GLAN2 when flashing Ec NIC1 Indicates network activity on GLAN1 when flashing 3 2 Chapter 3 System Interface z HDD Indicates IDE channel activity On the 2042G TRF 6RF this light indicates SAS and or DVD ROM drive activity when flashing c A4 a Power Indicates power is being supplied to the system s power supply units This LED should normally be illuminated when the 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 backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is being accessed Red The SES2 compliant backplane activates the red LED to indicate a drive fail
56. his setting is used to select which physical CPU s information to display Options include Processor 0 or Processor 1 The information for the selected processor includes Processor number Revision Cache L1 L2 L3 Speed NB CLK Able to Change Frequency and uCode Patch Level Note Zero is always the Boot Strap Processor or main CPU with all others being Application Processors GART Error Reporting This option should remain disabled for normal operation The driver developer may enable this option for testing purposes Options are Enabled or Disabled Microcode Update This setting Enables or Disables microcode updating Power Now This setting is used to Enable or Disable the AMD Power Now feature 7 3 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual ACPI SRAT Table This option Enables or Disables the building of the ACPI SRAT Table CPU DownCore Mode This option sets the CPU DownCore Mode for your system If you change this option then a cold reset is required Options include Auto Mode Maximum Core Level No Leveling 2 Cores 4 Cores 6 Cores 8 Cores 10 Cores and 12 Cores C1E Support This option enables or disables C1E Support for your system gt Advanced Chipset Control Chipset Information Chipset Information is displayed at the top of this menu on the chipset CIMx version used gt NorthBridge Chipset Configuration gt Memory Configuration Bank Interleaving This option allows you to enable Bank Inter
57. ight for jumper settings The default setting is enabled SAS Enable Disable JPS1 allows you to enable or disable the SAS controller The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable SAS See the table on the right for jumper settings 5 21 PC to PCI Express Slot Jumper Settings JPC1 JFC2 Jumper Setting Definition Closed Enabled Open Disabled Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD1 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Reset Pins 2 3 NMI Open Disabled Note when Watch Dog is enabled the user must write their own application software to disable the Watch Dog Timer VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPG1 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled LAN1 2 En Disable Jumper Settings JPL1 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled SAS Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPS1 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual USB Wake Up JPUSB1 jumper allows you to wake up the system by pressing a key on the USB keyboard or by clicking the USB mouse of your system These jumpers are used in conjunction with the USB Wake Up function in the BIOS See the table on the right for jumper settings and jumper connections the default is Enabled BMC Jumper JPB1 is used to enable or disable theBMC Baseboard Managemen
58. irth defects and other reproductive harm Manual Revision 1 0c Release Date June 30 2011 Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer Inc you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2011 by Super Micro Computer Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians It provides information for the installation and use of the A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only The A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF is a high end quad processor server based on the SC828TS R1400LPBP 2U rackmount server chassis and the Super H8QG6 i F serverboard The H8QG6 i F supports four AMD 6000 processors Please refer to our web site for an up to date list of supported processors The A SERVER 2042G TRF contains an H8QGi F serverboard without SAS2 features while the A SERVER 2042G 6RF contains an H8QG6 F serverboard with SAS2 features Manual Organization Chapter 1 Introduction The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the server system and describes the main features of the Super H8QG
59. is and power supply fans operate continuously An air shroud channels the airflow from the system fans to efficiently cool the processors and memory 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 1 AMD SR5690 SP5100 Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram Please see Chapter 5 for details T EE E 3 CH A0 A1 BOB C0 C1 D0 D1 VRM E 5 VRM cu A0 A1 BoBI COC D0 D1 DDR3 1333 1066 HT ink MM R3 1333 1066 8x DIMM m G34 SOCKET 4 p G34 SOCKET 3 C 8x DIMM 4 T E d 3 a VRM E E VRM DDR3 1333 1066 HT Link DDR3 1333 1066 8x DIMM 5 G34 SOCKET 2 e G34 SOCKET 1 pO 8x DIMM e C c2 cd 2 x 8 3 2 A rL ac g 3 9x PCIE X4 LSI g SAS2 2008 UIO SLOT LPCIE x8 SLOTH PCIE X ae ee AMD intel eE AMD mE a R E iaaah aa AE PCIE X16 SR5670 62576 SR5690 4 PCIE_ X8 2 1 PCIE X16 SLOT 4 PCIE_ X16 I SATA X 6xPORTS R m SATA CONN Winbond AMD VGA wPCM450 use y USB FORT SP5100 0 6 LPC BUS H W MONITOR LPC SIO FWH W83795 W83527DHG P 9 FAN CONN Keyboard Mouse 1 5 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual 1 4 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Tel Fax Email Web Site
60. it to automatically sense and operate at a 100V 240V input voltage Power Supply Failure If either of the two power supply modules fail the other module will take the full load and allow the system to continue operation without interruption The PWR Fail LED will illuminate and remain on until the failed unit has been replaced Replacement units can be ordered directly from Supermicro see contact information in the Preface The power supply units have a hot swap capability 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 backup power supply module will keep the system up and running while you replace the failed hot swap unit Replace with the same model see part number in Appendix D which can be ordered directly from Supermicro Removing the power supply 1 First unplug the power cord from the failed power supply module The top bottom power socket corresponds to the top bottom power module 2 Depress the locking tab on the power supply module 3 Use the handle to pull the module straight out Installing a new power supply 1 Replace the failed hot swap unit with another identical power supply unit 2 Push the new power supply unit into the power bay until you hear a click 3 Finish by plugging the AC power cord back into the socket 6 8 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Figure
61. leaving in the system Options include Auto and Disabled Node Interleaving This option allows you to enable Node Interleaving in the system Options include Auto and Disabled Channel Interleaving This option allows you to enable Channel Interleaving in the system The options are Auto and Disabled CS Sparing Enable This option will reserve a spare memory rank in each node when enabled Options are Enable and Disable Bank Swizzle Mode This sets the Bank Swizzle Mode to either Enabled or Disabled 74 Chapter 7 BIOS gt ECC Configuration ECC Mode This submenu sets the level of ECC protection Options include Disabled Basic Good Super Max and User Selecting User activates the other op tion for user setting Note The Super ECC mode dynamically sets the DRAM scrub rate so all of memory is scrubbed in 8 hours DRAM ECC Enable This setting allows hardware to report and correct memory errors automati cally maintaining system integrity Options are Enabled or Disabled gt DRAM Timing Configuration DRAM Timing Config This setting specifies the DRAM timing configuration Options are Auto and Manual Memory Timing Parameters This selects the which node s timing parameters to display The only selection for this option is CPU Node 0 Clock Speed Information Clock speed information for memory is also displayed under this Northbridge Chipset Confirguration page IOMMU This setting is used to dis
62. n If you wish to have the OS on a SATA RAID array you must follow the procedure below and install the driver during the OS installation Building a Driver Diskette You must first build a driver diskette from the Supermicro CD ROM that was included with the system You will have to create this disk on a computer that is already running and with the OS installed Building a Driver Diskette 1 Insert the CD into your CD ROM drive and start the system A display as shown in Figure 5 8 will appear 2 Click on the icon labeled Build Driver Diskettes and Manuals and follow the instructions to create a floppy disk with the driver on it 3 Once it s been created remove the floppy and insert the installation CD for the Windows Operating System you wish to install into the CD ROM drive of the new system you are about to configure 5 25 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual Note You need to have an external USB floppy when building the driver diskette Window s Vista Windows 2008 or later Windows OS systems can use a USB stick instead of a floppy Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS Before installing the Windows Operating System you must change some settings in BIOS Boot up the system and hit the Del key to enter the BIOS Setup Utility After the Setup Utility loads 1 Use the arrow keys to move to the Exit menu Scroll down with the arrow keys to the Load Optimal Defaults setting and press lt Enter gt Select OK to
63. nd cool the components See Figure 6 2 for details 6 2 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Figure 6 2 Removing System Cooling Fans System Fan Failure Fan speed is controlled by system temperature via a BIOS setting If a fan fails the remaining fans will ramp up to full speed and the overheat fan fail LED on the control panel will turn on Replace any failed fan at your earliest convenience with the same type and model the system can continue to run 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 Removing a fan 1 Remove the chassis cover see page 6 7 for procedure 2 Press the tabs on the sides of the fan to unlock and remove the fan and its housing 3 The fan s power connections will automatically detach System power does not need to be shut down since the fans are hot pluggable 6 3 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual Installing a new fan 1 Replace the failed fan with an identical 8 cm 12 volt fan available from Supermicro p n FAN 0099L4 2 Position the new fan into the space vacated by the failed fan previously removed A click can be heard when the fan is fully installed in place and the power connections are made 3 If the system power is on the hot plug feature will cause the fan to start immediately upon being connected to its header on the serverboard 4 Replace the chassis cover
64. nd the mode and type of RAID Figure 5 7 Adaptec RAID Utility Program Screen Adaptec Embedded SATA RAID controller 0 Array Configuration Utilit isplay Delete the Arrays Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation You may also use the procedure below to install the RAID driver during the Window s OS installation 5 With the Windows OS installation CD in the CD ROM drive restart the system When you see the prompt hit the F6 key to enter Windows setup Eventually a blue screen will appear with a message that begins Windows could not determine the type of one or more storage devices When you see the screen hit the S key to Specify Additional Device then insert the driver diskette you just created into the floppy drive Highlight Manufuacturer Supplied Hardware Support Disk and hit the Enter key 5 27 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual 9 Highlight the first Adaptec RAID driver shown and press the Enter key to install it 10 Press Enter again to continue with the Windows setup 5 14 Installing Drivers The CD that came bundled with the system contains 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 8 should appear If this display does not appear click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CD ROM drive Finally double click on the
65. nded 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 modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard add on cards and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the serverboard Unpacking The serverboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 6 1 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual Figure 6 1 Front and Rear Chassis Views Slim DVD ROM Drive USB Fons COM Port Control Panel i Es 555 mm ae e eoooogooogsssoo La Kea panna ecc 535555 o 0000 DOD e MEI E OOOOOOOOOOOOQ d ooo Q000 Ib q Q o5 S00 Ld 1 Ld Ld
66. ng up to 512 GB of DDR3 1333 1066 800 registered ECC or 128GB of DDR3 Unbuffered ECC non ECC SDRAM Note interleaved memory requires DIMMs to be installed in pairs refer to Section 5 6 for details SATA Controller AMD SR5690 on chip controller to support six 3 Gb s Serial ATA RAID 0 1 10 supported SAS Controller Onboard LSI 2008 SAS2 controller for eight SAS drives RAID 0 1 and 10 supported RAID 5 is supported with the use of an optional RAIDKey for RAID 5 SAS support only on H8QG6 F serverboard Drive Bays Six 6 hot swap drive bays to house six 6 standard SAS drives Peripheral Drives Bays One 1 slim DVD ROM drive C 1 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual Expansion Slots Supports the use of two PCI E x16 one PCI E x8 in a x16 slot one PCI E x8 or one UIO slot Serverboard H8QG6 i F proprietary ATX form factor Dimensions 16 48 x 13 418 x 330 mm Chassis SC828TS R1400LPBP 2U rackmount Dimensions both WxHxD 17 2 x 3 5 x 27 75 in 473 x 89 x 705 mm Weight Gross Bare Bone 65 5 Ibs 29 8 kg System Cooling Six heavy duty 8 cm cooling fans fan speed controlled by BIOS setting System Input Requirements AC Input Voltage 180 240 VAC Rated Input Current 7 2A 180V to 9 5 240V Rated Input Frequency 50 60 Hz Efficiency 80 Gold Level Power Supply Rated Output Power 1400W w PMBus Part PWS 1K41F 1R Rated Output Voltages 12V 116A 5Vsb 6A Oper
67. o Delay 1 sec 2 secs and 4 secs gt Hardware Health Configuration CPU Overheat Temperature This setting allows you to specify the type of alarm for CPU overheating Options include The Early Alarm and The Default Alarm Other items in the submenu are systems monitor displays for the following information CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature CPU3 Temperature CPU4 Tempera ture System Temperature Fan 1 9 Reading Chipset FAN1 2 CPU1 VCore CPU2 VCore CPU3 VCore CPU4 VCore 3 3V Vcc V 5Vin 12V Vcc V CPU1 4 DIMM Voltage Chipset SR56x0 Voltage 3 3V standby Battery Voltage gt System Fan Monitor This submenu contains lists the system fans and contains RPM information for them Fan Speed Control Modes This submenu allows you to determine how the system will control the speed of the onboard fans The options are Full Speed FS Max Cooling Perfor mance PF Better Cooling Balanced BL Balance between performance and energy saving Energy Saving ES Lower Power and Noise A display also showing the speeds of FAN1 Speed FAN11 Speed is shown on this page gt ACPI Configuration ACPI Aware O S Use this setting to enable or disable ACPI support for the operating system if it supports ACPI Options include Yes enable ACPI support or No disable ACPI support 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 7 10 Chap
68. o 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 lock the server in place when fully extended from the rack This prevents the server from coming completely out of the rack when you pull it out for servicing 2 4 Chapter 2 Server Installation 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 the rack rails keeping the pressure even on both sides you may have to depress the locking tabs when inserting See Figure 2 1 for details 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 Figure 2 1 Installing the Server into a Rack 2 5 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual 2 5 Checking the Serverboard Setup After you install the 2042G TRF 6RF in the rack you will need to open the top cover to make sure the serverboard is properly installed and all the connections have been made Accessing the Inside of the System 1 First release the retention screws that secure the system to the rack
69. ot suitable for use with visual display work place devices acccording to 2 of the the German Ordinance for Work with Visual Display Units AN Warnings and Precautions ZN Rack Precautions Ensure that the leveling jacks on the bottom of the rack are fully extended to the floor with the full weight of the rack resting on them e 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 multaneously may cause the rack to become unstable Server Precautions Review the electrical and general safety precautions in Chapter 4 Determine the placement of each component in the rack before you install the rails Install the heaviest server components on the bottom of the rack first and then work up Use a regulating uninterruptible power supply UPS to protect the server from power surges voltage spikes and to keep your system operating in case of a power failure 2 2 Chapter 2 Server Installation SSS SS SSS LLL OEGOLO OU ILAAAAZZGLII Allow the hot plug SAS drives and power supply modules to cool before touch ing them Always keep the rack s front door and all panels and components on the servers closed when not servicing to maintain proper cooling Rack Mounting
70. r software drivers To configure RAID settings please refer to RAID Configuration User Guides posted on our web site at www supermicro com support manuals Note The following OS installation instructions are written for the Windows XP 2003 OS only If you have the Windows 2008 or Windows Vista OS please follow the instructions displayed on your screen to install the OS B 1 1 Installing Windows to a RAID System Insert Microsoft s Windows XP Windows 2003 Setup CD in the CD ROM drive and the system will start booting up from CD Press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays When the Windows XP Windows 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s Insert the driver diskette you created in Section 5 11 Building a Driver Diskette into Drive A and press the Enter key Highlight Manufuacturer Supplied Hardware Support Disk and hit the Enter key Highlight the first Adaptec RAID driver shown and press the Enter key to install it Soon a similar blue screen will appear again Again hit the S key then highlight the second item nForce Storage Controller and press the Enter key then Enter again to continue with the Windows setup Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified
71. rizontally or vertically or rub the CPU against the socket or against any pins of the socket which may damage the CPU and or the socket 5 With the CPU inserted into the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that it is properly installed and flush with the socket Then gently lower the silver CPU retention plate into place 6 Carefully press the CPU socket lever down until it locks into its retention tab For a dual CPU system repeat these steps to install another CPU into the CPU 2 socket and into CPU 2 3 and 4 sockets for a quad CPU configuration Note in single dual and quad CPU configurations memory must be installed in the DIMM slots associated with the installed CPU s 5 6 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink 1 Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die the required amount has already been applied 2 Place the heatsink directly on top of the CPU so that the heat sink screws are aligned with the mounting holes on the back plate 3 Make sure the screwdriver torgue setting is no more than 5 0 Kgf cm 4 3 Ibf in and keep the heat sink direction vertical 4 Tighten each screw a few turns at a time while alternating between the two until fully tightened Figure 5 3 SNK 0043P Heatsink No 1 Screw No 2 Screw E
72. s and SAS backplane have been properly installed and all connections have been made Checking the Drives 1 All drives are accessible from the front of the server For servicing the DVD ROM you will need to remove the top chassis cover The SAS disk drives can be installed and removed from the front of the chassis without removing the top chassis cover A slim DVD ROM should be preinstalled in your server Refer to Chapter 6 if you need to reinstall a DVD ROM to the system 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 Checking the Airflow ile Airflow is provided by six 8 cm fans and an air shroud The system component layout was carefully designed to direct 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 1 Plug the power cords from the power supplies unit into a high quality power strip that offers protection from electrical noise and power surges It is recommended that you use an uninterruptible power supply UPS Finally depress the power on button on the front of the chassis 2 7 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual Notes Chapter 3 System Interface Chapter 3 System Interface 3 1 Overview There are sev
73. s the SC828TS R1400LPBP 2U server chassis and the H8QG6 i F quad processor serverboard Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certified for use with the A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF www supermicro com In addition to the serverboard and chassis various hardware components have been included with the A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF as listed below One 1 Mini SATA to USB adapter for slim DVD CDM USATA G O P One 1 Slim SATA DVD kit MCP 260 00027 0N One 1 Black slim SATA DVD TEAC or Panasonic DVM TEAC DVD SBT or DVM PNSC DVD SBT Four 4 2U Passive CPU Heatsinks for AMD Socket G34 SNK P0043P One 1 USB COM port tray MCP 220 00007 01 e SAS SATA Accessories One 1 SAS SATA backplane BPN SAS 828TQ Two 2 61 5 cm 8pin to 8pin cables for SGPIO CBL 0157L 01 Two 2 48 cm SATA round cables CBL 0227L Two 2 55 cm SATA round cables CBL 0228L Two 2 65 cm SATA round cables CBL 0230L One 1 70 cm Internal USB cable for slim USB DVD ROM CBL 0341L Six 6 hot swap drive carriers MCP 220 00001 01 1 1 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual 1 2 Serverboard Features At the heart of the A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF is one H8QG6 i F quad processor serverboard which is based on the AMD SR5690 SP5100 chipset Below are the main features of the serverboards Processors The H8QG6 i F supports four AMD Opteron 6100 series Socket G34 type processors Please refer to our
74. t Control Chip and the onboard IPMI connection This jumper is used together with the IPMI settings in the BIOS The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to Enable BMC See the table on the right for jumper settings 5 22 Backpanel USB Wake Up Enable JPUSB1 Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled default Pins 2 3 Disabled BMC Jumper Enable JPB1 Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled default Pins 2 3 Disabled Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 11 Onboard Indicators LAN1 LAN2 LEDs The Ethernet ports located beside the VGA port have two LEDs On each Gb LAN port one LED blinks to indicate activity while the other may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the table on the right for the functions associated with the connection speed LED Dedicated IPMI LAN LEDs A dedicated IPMI LAN is also included on the H8QG6 i F serverboard The amber LED on the right indicates activity while the green LED on the left indicates the speed of the connection See the table at right for more information Power LED DP3 is an Onboard Power LED When this LED is lit it means power is present on the serverboard Be sure to turn off the System and unplug the power cord s before removing or installing components IPMI LED The serverboard contains an IPMI LED DP1 located near the corner above the
75. t ports accept RJ45 type cables JIBTN1 Header only on H8QG6 F A RAIDKey header located at JIBTN1 provides RAID function support in order to use RAID 5 SAS support Compact Flash Card PWR Connector A Compact Flash Card Power Connector is located at JWF1 5 19 Pins e WO m UID Button Pin Definitions Definition Ground Ground Button In Ground Trusted Platform Module Header Pin Definitions JTPM1 Pins 1 EXE BEEN w Definition LCLK LFRAME LRESET LAD3 VCC3 LADO RSVO SB3V GND LPCPD Pin Definition GND No Pin VCC5 LAD2 LAD1 GND RSV1 SERIRQ CLKRUN RSV2 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual 5 10 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the diagram at right for an example of jumping pins 1 and 2 Refer to the motherboard layout page for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins CMOS Clear z Foe Pins Jumper JBT1 contact pads JBT1 is used to clear CMOS which will also clear any passwords Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the
76. ter 7 BIOS ACPI APIC Support Determines whether to include the ACPI APIC table pointer in the RSDT pointer list The available options are Enabled and Disabled Headless Mode Use this setting to enable or disable headless operation mode through ACPI WHEA Support Use this setting to enable or disable Windows Hardware Error Architecture gt IPMI Configuration This menu shows static information about the IPMI firmware revision and status of the BMC as well as options for IPMI configuration gt View BMC System Event Log Pressing the Enter key will open the following settings Use the and keys to navigate through the system event log Clear BMC System Event Log Selecting this and pressing the Enter key will clear the BMC system event log gt Set LAN Configuration Use the and keys to choose the desired channel number This displays Channel Number and Channel Number Status information gt IP Address This submenu sets the IP address source as either Static or DHCP Selecting Static allows you to manually set the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway Address In the field provided here enter the IP address in the decimal form of xxx xxx Xxx xxx with xxx having a value of less than 256 and in decimal form only The IP address and current IP address in the BMC are shown 7 11 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual gt MAC Address In the field provided here enter the MAC address in the he
77. the back of the chassis Carefully mount the serverboard to the serverboard tray by aligning the board holes with the raised metal standoffs that are visible in the chassis Insert screws into all the mounting holes on your serverboard that line up with the standoffs and tighten until snug if you screw them in too tight you might strip the threads Metal screws provide an electrical contact to the serverboard ground to provide a continuous ground for the system Finish by replacing the top cover of the chassis 5 2 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 8 Connecting Cables Now that the serverboard is installed the next step is to connect the cables to the board These include the data ribbon cables for the peripherals and control panel and the power cables Connecting Data Cables The ribbon cables used to transfer data from the peripheral devices have been carefully routed to prevent them from blocking the flow of cooling air that moves through the system from front to back If you need to disconnect any of these cables you should take care to keep them routed as they were originally after reconnecting them make sure the red wires connect to the pin 1 locations The following data cables with their locations noted should be connected See the layout on page 5 9 for connector locations e SAS SATA drive data cables SAS0 5 SATAO 5 Control Panel cable JF1 DVD ROM drive cable J3 USB cable USB5 6 C
78. the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Service Daemon running at all times on this system Provide TCP IP connectivity Power control F Note Supero Doctor Ill Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web Site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero Doctor IIl You can also download the Supero Doctor Ill Users Guide at lt http www supermicro com products Accessories software SuperODoctorlll cfm gt For Linux we recommend that you use the Supero Doctor Il application instead 5 30 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform maintenance on the SC828TS R1400LPBP chassis For component installation follow the steps in the order given to eliminate the most common problems encountered If some steps are unnecessary skip ahead to the step that follows Tools Required The only tool you will need to install components and perform maintenance is a Philips screwdriver 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage electronic components 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 e Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grou
79. tivities This connection can also be used as a front panel UID Unit Identifi er switch The UID LED on Pin 7 of JF1 works in conjunction with this UID Switch When the user presses and releases the UID Switch the UID LED will be turned on or off to indicate the location of the unit Refer to Page 2 11 for more details Power LED Connector The Power LED connector is on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 See the table on the right for pin definitions 5 15 PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 3 3V 6 PWR Fail LED OH Fan Fail PWR Fail Blue UID LEDPin Defi nitions JF1 Pin Definition n Blue LED Cathode UID 5 5V SB 8 OH Fan Fail PWR Fail UID LED Red OH Fan Fail PWR Fail LED Status Red LED State Indication Off Normal On Overheat Flashing Fan Fail HDD UID Switch Pin Defi nitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 UID Signal 3 3V 14 HDD Active Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 PW ON 16 Ground A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual Universal Serial Bus Ports Universal Serial Bus Ports Pin Definitions USB0 1 USB6 Two Universal Serial Bus ports USB 2 0 are located beside the Keyboard and Mouse PS2 ports One additional Type A port USB6 is USBO USB1 Pin Definition Pin Definition i 1 45V 1 45V also i eluged on the moth
80. ts 100 1000Base T 1000BaseTX RJ45 output Onboard Controllers Ports Onboard I O backpanel ports on the serverboard include one COM port a VGA port two USB ports a dedicated IPMI LAN port and two Gigabit LAN NIC ports Graphics Controller The H8QG6 i F features an integrated Matrox G200eW graphics chip which includes 16 MB of DDR2 memory IPMI IPMI Intelligent Plattorm Management Interface is a hardware level interface specification that provides remote access monitoring and administration for Supermicro server platforms IPMI allows server administrators to view a server s hardware status remotely receive an alarm automatically if a failure occurs and power cycle a system that is non responsive UIO The H8QG6 i F is a specially designed serverboard that features Supermicro s UIO Universal I O technology UIO serverboards have a PCI Express x8 signals that can support PCI E cards or any one of several types of UIO card types to add SAS ports additional LAN ports InfiniBandG etc to the serverboard This allows you to tailor the serverboard to your own needs Note the server does not come with a UIO card installed Other Features Other onboard features that promote system health include voltage monitors auto switching voltage regulators chassis and CPU overheat sensors virus protection and BIOS rescue 1 3 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual 1 3 Server Chassis Features The following is a gener
81. ts Definitions The ATX PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse are P5 Keyboard PS2 Mouse located next to the Back Panel USB Ports Pin Definition Pin Definition 0 3 on the motherboard See the table at 1 KB Data 1 Mouse Data right for pin definitions 2 pee 2 aioe 3 Ground 3 Ground 4 Mouse KB 4 Mouse KB VCC 5V VCC 5V 5 KB Clock 5 Mouse Clock 6 No 6 No Connection Connection VCC with 1 5A PTC current limit Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Unit Identifier Button There is a Unit Identifier UID button on the rear I O of the board There is also another UID button located on the control panel When you push either UID button both Rear UID and Front Panel UID Indicators will illuminate Push either button again to turn off both indicators These UID indicators provide easy identification of a system unit that may be in need of service Trusted Platform Module Header This header is used to connect a Trusted Platform Module TPM available separately from a third party vendor A TPM is a security device that allows encryption and authentica tion of hard drives disallowing access if the TPM associated with it is not installed in the system See the table on the right for pin definitions LAN1 2 Ethernet Ports Two Gigabit Ethernet ports designated LAN1 and LAN2 are located beside the VGA port Additionally there is a dedicated LAN port for IPMI on top of the two rear USB ports These Etherne
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83. uce the time needed for the system to boot up The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot If Disabled normal POST messages will be displayed on boot up If Enabled this display the OEM logo instead of POST messages Add On ROM Display Mode This option sets the display mode for Option ROM The options are Force BIOS or Keep Current Bootup Num Lock This option selects the power on state for the NUM lock to either On or Off Wait for F1 if Error This setting controls the system response when an error is detected during the boot sequence When enabled BIOS will stop the boot sequence when an error 7 2 Chapter 7 BIOS is detected at which point you will need to press the F1 button to re enter the BIOS setup menu The options are Enabled and Disabled Hit DEL Message Display Use this option to Enable or Disable the Press DEL to run setup message in POST Interrupt 19 Capture Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 The options are Enabled and Disabled Restore on AC Power Loss This sets the action that occurs when an AC power loss occurs Options include Power Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog Timer This sets the Watch Dog Timer Options include Enabled or Disabled gt Processor amp Clock Options CPU Configuration This displays static information on the Module Version AGESA Version Physical Count and Logical Count for the system s processor s and clock CPU Information T
84. ure If one of the SAS drives fail you should be notified by your system management software Please refer to Chapter 6 for instructions on replacing failed SAS drives 3 3 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual Notes Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 Chapter 4 System Safety Electrical Safety Precautions A Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF from damage Be aware of the locations of the power on off switch on the chassis as well as the room s emergency power off switch disconnection switch or electrical outlet If an electrical accident occurs you can then quickly remove power from the system Do not work alone when working with high voltage components Power should always be disconnected from the system when removing or in stalling main system components such as the serverboard memory modules and floppy drive When disconnecting power you should first power down the operating system first and then unplug the power cords The unit has more than one power supply cord Disconnect two power supply cords before servicing to avoid electrical shock 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 is to avoid making a complete circuit which will caus
85. w for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Figure 5 2 I O Ports OO Q a mim Rear I O Ports 1 Keyboard 6 VGA Port 2 PS 2 Mouse 7 LAN1 3 USBO 1 8 LAN2 4 IPMI LAN 9 UID 5 COMI 5 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 5 Installing the Processor and Heatsink Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding fi Exercise extreme caution when handling and installing the processor removing or changing any hardware components Installation Procedure Follow the procedures as listed below to install the motherboard into a chassis 1 Install the processor s and the heatsink s 2 Install the motherboard in the chassis 3 Install the memory and add on cards 4 Finally connect the cables and install the drivers Installing the Processors 1 Begin by removing the cover plate that protects the CPU Lift the lever on the CPU socket until it points straight up 2 With the lever raised lift open the silver CPU retention plate 5 5 A SERVER 2042G TRF 6RF User s Manual 3 Use your thumb and your index 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 4 Align pin 1 of the CPU with pin 1 of the socket Once aligned carefully place the CPU into the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket move the CPU ho
86. word Boot Sector Virus Protection This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen Select Disabled to deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection Select Enabled to enable boot sector protection When Enabled AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 7 5 Boot Settings Menu gt Boot Device Priority This feature allows you to prioritize the boot sequence from the list of available devices A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu gt Removable Drives This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list of available removable drives A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu gt Hard Disk Drives This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list of available hard disk drives A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu gt CD DVD Drives This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list of available CD DVD drives A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu gt USB Drives This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list of available USB drives A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu 7 13 A SERV
87. x form of xx xx XX XX XX XX With xx in hex form only The current MAC address in the BMC is shown gt Subnet Mask In the field provided here enter the Subnet address in the decimal form of XXX XXX XXX XXX With xxx having a value of less than 256 and in decimal form only The current subnet address in the BMC is shown gt Gateway Address In the field provided here enter the Gateway address in the decimal form of XXX XXX XXX XXX With xxx having a value of less than 256 and in decimal form only The current Gateway address in the BMC is shown gt Event Log Configuration View Event Log Pressing the Enter key will open the event log Use the 7 and 4 keys to navigate through the system event log Mark All Events as Read Selecting this and pressing the Enter key marks all events as read in the event log Clear Event Log Selecting this and pressing the Enter key clears the system event log SR56x0 RD890S PCIE Error Log This setting allows you set an error log ofr PCIE errors Options include Yes or No 7 4 Security Settings Menu AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both passwords the Supervisor password must be set first Change Supervisor Password Select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu and then type in the password 7 12 Chapter 7 BIOS Change User Password Select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu and then type in the pass

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