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1. Kybd FANG FAN8 CPU2FAN ui J32 JPW2 JEWI FAN1 Mouse 1 CPU1 DIMM 4A USBO 1 CPU1 DIMM 4B CPU1 DIMM 3A Jm z CPU2 CPU1 DIMM 3B 9 CPU1 DIMM 2A CPU1 DIMM 2B CPU1 DIMM 1A q CPU DIMM 1B FAN2 CPU2 DIMM 4A CPU2 DIMM 4B UNA CPU2 DIMM 3A FANS CPU2 DIMM 3B CPU2 DIMM 2A CPU1 LAN2 CPU2 DIMM 2B Lj sw CPU2 DIMM 1A LE1 CPU2 DIMM 1B JCF1 JWF1 SXB2 PCI E x4 SXB2 PCI E x8 alz lel ae FANG EE UIOP SXB1 PCI E x16 160 0 0 o FAN7 1 H8DMU CPU1FAN pp x U W JPC2 JPC1 a nVidia 2 MCP55Pro Battery 2 v Z JBT1 gt spi BIOS z E SFr u 2n DP4 ES1000 FANS SGPIO2 Speaker Pes sper USB4 5 JWOL SMBus COM Jwp 2 T JWOR JOH1 JL1 Notes 1 Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only 2 There are no USB2 3 ports or headers Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup H8DMU Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 5 9 JCF1 Compact Flash Card Master Slave Closed Master JD1 Onboard Speaker Pins 6 7 Enabled JPG1 Onboard VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPC1 JPC2 C to PCI Express Enable Disable Closed Enabled JWD Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector Header FAN 1 8 Fan Headers 1 8 Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector IDE 1 IDE Hard Drive Connector J32 Auxiliary Power Connector 4 pin JD1 Power LED pins1
2. SAS SATA Drives Because of their hotswap capability you do not need to access the inside of the chassis or power down the system to install or replace SAS SATA drives Proceed to the next section for instructions DVD ROM Floppy Disk Drives For installing removing a DVD ROM or floppy disk drive you will need to gain access to the inside of the 1021M UR by removing the top cover of the chassis Proceed to the DVD ROM and Floppy Drive Installation section later in this chapter for instructions Note Only slim DVD ROM and floppy drives will fit into the 1021M UR 6 5 AS1021M UR User s Manual SAS SATA Drive Installation 1 Mounting a SAS SATA drive in a drive carrier 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 drive bays For this reason even empty carriers without drives installed must remain in the chassis To add a new drive 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 Secure the drive to the carrier with six screws as shown in Figure 6 4 Figure 6 4 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 ribbon cables touch the backplane or obstruct the holes which aid in proper airflo
3. On JD1 pins 1 2 and 3 are for the Pin Definition power LED and pins 4 through 7 are 1 Vcc for the speaker See the tables on the 2 Control right for pin definitions 3 Control Speaker Connector Note The speaker connector pins are Pin Definitions JD1 for use with an external speaker If Pin Definition you wish to use the onboard speaker 4 Red wire 5V you should close pins 6 and 7 with a 5 No connection jumper 6 Buzzer signal 7 Speaker data PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Definitions PS 2 Mouse Ports Pin Definition 1 Data The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse ports are located on the I O backplane The mouse is the top green port See the table on the right for pin definitions 2 NC 3 Ground 4 VCC 5 Clock 6 Overheat LED Aten Pin Definitions JOH1 Connect an LED to the JOH1 header Pin Definition to provide warning of chassis over 1 3 3V heating See the table on the right for 2 OH Active pin definitions Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 A Chassis Intrusion header is located Pin Definition at JL1 Attach the appropriate cable 1 Battery voltage to inform you of a chassis intrusion 2 Intrusion signal 5 16 Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is desig nated JWOL See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use the Wake On LAN
4. 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 installation 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 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 Insert the CD into your CD ROM drive and start the system A display as shown in Figure 5 7 will appear Click on the icon labeled Build Driver Diskettes and Manuals and follow the instructions to create a floppy disk with the driver on it 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 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 Utlility After the Setup Utility loads
5. set in AMIBCP or the lt End gt key was pressed Next disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2 The video display has been disabled Port B has been initialized Next initializing the chipset The 8254 timer test will begin next Next programming the flash ROM The memory refresh line is toggling Checking the 15 second on off time next Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required configuration before the video ROM test All necessary processing before passing control to the video ROM is done Look ing for the video ROM next and passing control to it The video ROM has returned control to BIOS POST Performing any required pro cessing after the video ROM had control Reading the 8042 input port and disabling the MEGAKEY Green PC feature next Making the BIOS code segment writable and performing any necessary configura tion before initializing the interrupt vectors The configuration required before interrupt vector initialization has completed In terrupt vector initialization is about to begin B 3 AS1021M UR User s Manual Checkpoint 25h 27h 28h 2Ah 2Eh 2Fh 30h 31h 32h 34h 37h 38h 39h 3Ah 3Bh 40h 42h 43h 44h 45h 46h 47h 48h 49h 4Bh Code Description Interrupt vector initialization is done Clearing the password if the POST DIAG switch is on Any initialization before setting video mode will be done next Initi
6. 3 Speaker Header pins 4 7 JF1 Front Control Panel Connector JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat LED JPPC System Management IC Power Header JPW1 Primary 20 Pin ATX Power Connector JPW2 Processor Power Connector 8 pin JWF1 Compact Flash Card Power Connector JWOL Wake on LAN Header JWOR Wake on Ring Header LAN1 2 Gigabit Ethernet Ports SATAO SATAS SATA Ports SGPIO1 SGPIO2 SGPIO Headers SIMSO IPMI 2 0 with virtual media over LAN Slot SMBus System Management Bus Header UIOP Power Connector for UIO Card USBO 1 USB Ports USB4 5 USB4 USB5 Headers USB6 7 USB6 USB7 Headers Other Description DP4 Onboard Power LED 3 3V LE1 Rear UID LED SW1 UID Unit Identifier Button 5 11 AS1021M UR User s Manual 5 8 Connector Definitions ATX Power 20 pin Connector Pin Definitions JPW1 Definition Pin Definition ATX Power Connector The primary ATX power supply con nector JPW1 meets the SSI Super set ATX 20 pin specification Refer to the table on the right for the pin definitions of the ATX power connec tor This connection supplies power to the chipset fans and memory Note You must also connect the 8 pin JPW2 and 4 pin J32 power connectors to your power supply see below Processor Power Connector In addition to the primary ATX power connector above the 12v 8 pin processor power connector at JPW2 must also be connected to your power supply This connection supplies power
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8. 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 1 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 1 Overview This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your 1021M UR 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 You should inspect the box the 1021M UR was shipped in and note if it was dam aged in any way If the server itself shows damage you should file a damage claim with the carrier who delivered it Decide on a suitable location for the rack unit that will hold the 1021M UR 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 1021M UR 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 give
9. Figure 6 6 Removing Replacing the Power Supply 6 10 Chapter 7 BIOS Chapter 7 BIOS 7 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS Setup utility for the H8BDMU 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 lt Delete gt key while the system is booting up In most cases the lt Delete gt key is used to invoke the BIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as lt F1 gt lt F2 gt etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text mes sage When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text 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 Set tings printed in Bold are the default values A M indicates a subm
10. LED1 and LED2 in Chapter 5 A 1 AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message Description 1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset Ready to power up 5 short 1 long Memory error No memory detected in system 8 beeps Video error Video adapter disabled or missing A 1 AS1021M UR User s Manual Notes A 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes When AMIBIOS performs the Power On Self Test it writes checkpoint codes to I O port 0080h Ifthe computer cannot complete the boot process diagnostic equipment can be attached to the computer to read I O port 0080h B 1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The uncompressed initialization checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution Checkpoint Code Description DOh The NMI is disabled Power on delay is starting Next the initialization code check sum will be verified Dih Initializing the DMA controller performing the keyboard controller BAT test starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat mode next D3h Starting memory sizing next D4h Returning to real mode Executing any OEM patches and setting the Stack next D5h Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at E000 0000h The initialization code is copied to segment 0 and control will be transferred to segment 0 D6h Control is in segment 0 Next checking if Ctrl Home was pressed and veri fying the system BIOS checksum If ei
11. ees 5 19 Explanation of Jumpers sssssseeeeeHHHe Hee 5 19 CMOS Cle m H 5 19 VGA Enable Disable 2 B npe n E afi Rees 5 20 Watch Dog Enable Disable sse 5 20 Onboard Speaker Enable Disable sssssseeeeeee 5 20 Compact Flash Master Slave ssessssssseseseeeeeeeeerenenenennn 5 21 C to PCI Express Enable Disable seesseeeeeneee 5 21 5 10 Onboard Indicators tt nie RR doro SEE 5 22 LEAN TEE EDS roe aint ERE HU ECEERONT EHE DICEN DERE POCULIS Una E DKL E aCES 5 22 F3 SV cip Mc E 5 22 MsT lnM e 5 22 5 11 Floppy IDE and SATA Drive Connections sess 5 23 Floppy GCornneclOor trie redire gx do hr ko de he XR Rx pR ER EEE pur es 5 23 IDE eroe dete m basi 5 24 SATA POMS Scc DU be C MER EE CX Bcc Da d LE FEA RU ti DUC ECL RED DOCE IURE 5 24 5 12 Enabling SATA RAID 50 dsaktiie n ner ebRi enr R EEAS 5 25 5 13 Installing Pini cm 5 28 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices isisisi deiina nennen tenete teni 6 1 0 2 Control Panel roii eta sro re eee 6 2 0 3 System FANS ec tpe pee ge tr ey te d aaa pre ne opo versn u terea o un E M ME S E A DRE 6 3 System Fan FalllirG i creer totes e nu sumen a osea REN SN SE 6 3 Replacing System Fans serais nnana tenerent entren 6 3 6 4 Drive Bay Installation Removal sse 6 4 6 5 Power SUPPLY E 6 9 P
12. fan headers on the serverboard To install the heatsinks please follow the installation instructions included with your heatsink package not included 5 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 3 Connecting Cables Now that the processors are installed the next step is to connect the cables to the serverboard 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 in preconfigured systems 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 reroute them as they were originally after reconnecting them make sure the red wires connect to the pin 1 locations If you are configuring the system keep the airflow in mind when routing the cables The following data cables with their serverboard connector locations noted should be connected See the serverboard layout diagram in this chapter for connector locations DVD ROM Drive cable IDE 1 Control Panel cable JF1 see next page SATA cables SATAO SATA3 SGPIO cable SGPIO1 to SATA backplane Connecting Power Cables The H8DMU has a 20 pin primary power supply connector designated JPW1 for connection to the ATX power supply Connect the appropriate connector from the power s
13. purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the serverboard 6 1 AS1021M UR User s Manual Figure 6 1 Chassis Front and Rear Views Slim DVD ROM Drive Slim Floppy Drive optional System LEDs Control Panel apa L 1 200006 29 ol ol SATA Drive Bays System Reset Main Power Power Supply Module USB Ports PCI Expansion Slots w riser cards C T urjerc3 O Bas Mouse Keyboard COM Port VGA Port Ethernet Ports 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 These wires have been bundled together as a ribbon cable to simplify the connec tion Connect the cable from JF1 on the serverboard to the appropriate header on the Control Panel PCB printed circuit board Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 on both connectors Pull all excess cabling out of the airflow path The control panel LEDs inform you of system status See Chapter 3 System Interface for details on the LEDs and the control panel buttons Details on JF1 can be found in Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 6 2 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 3 System Fans Four 4 cm heavy duty counter rotating fan
14. rails into the rack rails keeping the pressure even on both sides you may have to depress the locking tabs when inserting See Figure 2 3 When the server has been pushed completely into the rack you should hear the locking tabs click Finish by inserting and tightening the thumbscrews that hold the front of the server to the rack Figure 2 3 Installing the Server into a Rack 2 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation Installing the Server into a Telco Rack Telco racks utilize two posts instead of four Because of this telco racks require a different installation process 1 Install the inner rails to the chassis as described in this chapter 2 Place the chassis with inner rails in the rack A second individual may be required to hold the chassis in place 3 Secure the outer rails to the Telco rack as illustrated 4 Test the installation by pulling the chassis in and out of the rack Figure 2 4 Installing the Server into a Telco Rack 2 7 AS1021M UR User s Manual 2 5 Checking the Serverboard Setup After you install the 1021M UR 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 1 Accessing the inside of the System see Figure 2 5 First grasp the two handles on either side and pull the system str
15. should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the SAS SATA drives and SAS SATA backplane have been properly installed and all connections have been made 1 Accessing the drive bays All drives are accessable from the front of the server For servicing the DVD ROM and floppy drives you will need to remove the top chassis cover The SAS SATA disk drives can be installed and removed from the front of the chassis without removing the top chassis cover 2 DVD ROM and floppy disk drives A slim DVD ROM and floppy drive should be preinstalled in your server Refer to Chapter 6 if you need to reinstall a DVD ROM and or floppy disk drive to the system 3 Check the SATA disk drives Depending upon your system s configuration your system may have one or more drives already installed If you need to install SAS SATA drives please refer to Chapter 6 4 Check the airflow Airflow is provided by four sets of 4 cm fans each set of fans consists of two fans that are mounted back to back The system component layout was care fully 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 5 Supplying power to the system The last thing you must do is to provide input power to the system Plug the power cords from the power supply modules into a high quality power strip that offers protecti
16. the colors and locations of the various I O ports Figure 5 2 Rear Panel I O Ports Sagar USBO 1 LAN1 LAN2 XP Keyboard COM Port VGA Port UID Button Purple Turquoise Blue O O 5 5 Installing Memory CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing memory modules to prevent any possible damage 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 2 See support information below 2 Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place Note each processor has its own built in memory controller so the CPU2 DIMMs cannot be addressed if only a single CPU is installed 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB and 4 GB memory modules are supported Itis highly recommended that you remove the power cord from the system before installing or changing any memory modules Support The H8DMU supports single or dual channel DDR2 667 533 400 registered ECC SDRAM Both interleaved and non interleaved memory are supported so you may populate any number of DIMM slots see note above and chart on following page The CPU2 DIMM slots can only be accessed when two CPUs are installed 5 7 AS1021M UR User s Manual however the CPU2 DIMM slots are not required to be populated when two CPUs are installed Populati
17. to the CPUs See the table on the right for pin definitions Auxiliary Power Connector The 4 pin auxiliary power connector at J32 must also be connected to your power supply This connection sup plies extra power that may be needed for high loads See the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 5 12 3 3V il 3 3V 12V 3 3V COM PS ON 45V COM COM COM Processor Power Connector Pin Definitions JPW2 Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V Required Connection Auxiliary Power Connector Pin Definitions J32 Definition Ground 12V Required Connection Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition i5 Nec 16 Control HDD LED The HDD IDE Hard Disk Drive LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the IDE hard drive LED cable to display disk activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 LED The NIC1 Network Interface Control ler LED connection is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 Attach the NIC1 LED cable to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC2 LED The NIC2 Network Interface Control ler LED connection is located on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Attach the NIC2 LED cable to display network acti
18. 00 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 UTFS8 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Allows you to Enable or Disable VT UTF8 combination key support for ANSI VT100 terminals 7 13 AS1021M UR User s Manual Sredir Memory Display Delay Use this setting to set the delay in seconds to display memory information Op tions are No Delay 1 sec 2 secs and 4 secs gt System Health Monitor CPU Overheat Alarm Use the and keys to set the CPU temperature threshold to between 65 and 90 C When this threshold is exceeded the overheat LED on the chas sis will light up and an alarm will sound The LED and alarm will turn off once the CPU temperature has dropped to 5 degrees below the threshold set The default setting is 72 C gt System Fan Monitor Fan Speed Control This feature allows the user to determine how the system will control the speed of the onboard fans Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable t
19. 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 confirm then lt Enter gt to load the default settings 5 25 AS1021M UR User s Manual 2 Use the arrow keys to move to Advanced gt Floppy IDE SATA Configuration gt nVidia RAID Setup and press the lt Enter gt key Once in the submenu enable the nVidia RAID Function setting 3 Hit the lt F10 gt key to Save Changes and Exit then hit lt Enter gt to verify 4 After exiting the BIOS Setup Utility the system will reboot When prompted during the startup press the lt F10 gt key when prompted to run the nVidia RAID Utility program Using the nVidia RAID Utility The nVidia RAID Utility program is where you can define the drives you want to include in the RAID array and the mode and type of RAID Two main windows are shown in the utility see Figure 5 5 The Free Disks window on the left will list all available drives Use the arrow keys to select and move drives to the window on the right which lists all drives that are to become part of the RAID array Once you have finished selecting the drives and type of RAID you wish to use for your RAID array press the lt F7 gt key You will be prompted to verify your choice if you want to continue with your choices select Yes Note that selecting Yes will clear all previous data from the drives you selected to be
20. A a DIMM2B Processor CPU2 Processor CPU1 hk DIMM 2B DIMM 2A M DIMM2A DIMM 1B gt DIMM 1B DIMM 1A 16 x 16 HT link 1 GHz DIMM 1A v SATA Ports 6 PCLE x16 M PCLE x16 Slot IDE ATA133 1 ecc NVidia MCP55Pro e PCLE x8 Slot USB Ports 6 PCI E x4 PCI E x4 Slot e ATI ES1000 Ethernet Ports 2 Y Y Floppy us 1 5 AS1021M UR User s Manual 1 4 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address SuperMicro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Taiwan 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel
21. ATA Drive Bays Four 4 hot swap drive bays to house four 4 SAS or SATA drives Peripheral Drive Bays One 1 slim floppy drive optional One 1 slim DVD ROM drive Expansion Slots see Chapter 5 for details CSE R1UU UES pre installed riser card to support one 1 UIO card and one 1 PCI E x8 card C 1 AS1021M UR User s Manual Serverboard H8DMU Extended ATX form factor Dimensions 12 x 13 05 in 305 x 331 mm Chassis SC815TQ R650U Form Factor 1U rackmount Dimensions WxHxD 17 x 1 7 x 25 6 in 432 x 43 x 650 mm Weight Gross Bare Bone 43 Ibs 19 5 kg System Cooling Four 4 4 cm heavy duty counter rotating fans System Input Requirements AC Input Voltage 100 240 VAC Rated Input Current 8A 115V to 4A 230V Rated Input Frequency 50 60 Hz Power Supply Rated Output Power 650W Model PWS 651 1R BTU Rating 3186 BTUs hr for rated output power of 650W Operating Environment Operating Temperature 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F Non operating Temperature 40 to 70 C 40 to 158 F Operating Relative Humidity 8 to 90 non condensing Non operating Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing 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 C 2 Appendix C System Specif
22. Adding PCI Cards 1 PCI Expansion Slots One riser card is used to support add on cards to the system The SC815TQ R650 chassis can accommodate one standard size full height full length PCI E x8 card and one UIO card on the left side of the chassis when viewed from the chassis front PCI cards are installed into riser card that has been pre installed to the system See configuration list below 2 PCI card installation Before installing a PCI add on card make sure you install it into the correct slot on the riser card Begin by releasing the locking tab that corresponds to the slot you wish to populate Insert the expansion card into the correct riser card pushing down with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card PCI Slot Card Configuration Riser Card Expansion cards supported CSE R1UU UES pre installed 1x UIO card and 1x PCI E x8 card AS1021M UR User s Manual 5 7 Serverboard Details Figure 5 4 SUPER H8DMU Layout not drawn to scale
23. CPU retention plate into place 5 Carefully press the CPU socket lever down until it locks into its reten tion tab For a dual processor system repeat these steps to install another CPU into the CPU 2 socket Note if using a single processor only the CPU1 DIMM slots are addressable for a maximum of 32 GB memory 5 3 AS1021M UR User s Manual Installing the Heatsink Retention Modules Two heatsink retention modules BKT 0012L and four screws are included in the retail box Once installed these are used to help attach the heatsinks to the CPUs To install align the module with the standoffs of the preinstalled CPU backplate and with the four feet on the module contacting the serverboard Secure the retention module to the backplate with two of the screws provided See Figure 2 1 Repeat for the second CPU socket Note BKT 0012L is included for use with non Supermicro heatsinks only When installing Supermicro heatsinks only BKT 0011L the pre installed CPU backplate is needed The BKT 0012L retention module was designed to provide compatibility with clip and cam type heatsinks from third parties Figure 2 1 CPU Heatsink Retention Module Installation lil Mounting screw Mounting screw I 1 Heatsink retention module r CPU socket p M HL di esio Installing the Heatsink The use of active type heatsinks except for 1U systems are recommended Con nect the heatsink fans to the appropriate
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25. SUPER AS1021M UR USER S MANUAL 1 0a 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 reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documenta tion may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent 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 DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of San
26. Select GND Diskette 5 23 AS1021M UR User s Manual IDE Connector There are no jumpers to con figure the onboard IDE 1 con nectors See the table on the right for pin definitions SATA Ports There are no jumpers to con figure the SATA ports which are designated SATAO through SATA5 See the table on the right for pin definitions Pin 5 24 IDE Drive Connectors Pin Definitions IDE 1 Definition Pin Definition Reset IDE 2 Ground Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 Ground 20 Key DRQ3 22 Ground 1 0 Write 24 Ground I O Read 26 Ground IOCHRDY 28 BALE DACK3 30 Ground IRQ14 32 IlOCS16 Addr1 34 Ground AddrO 36 Addr2 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 Activity 40 Ground SATA Ports Pin Definitions SATAO SATA5 Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 TXP 9 TXN 4 Ground 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 Ground Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 12 Enabling SATA RAID 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 The serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA and can extend up to one meter
27. T Timing Mode Sets the timing mode for memory Options are Auto and Manual Bank Interleaving Select Auto to automatically enable interleaving memory scheme when this function is supported by the processor The options are Auto and Disabled Enable Clock to All DIMMs Use this setting to enable unused clocks to all DIMMSs even if some DIMM slots are unpopulated Options are Enabled and Disabled Mem Clk Tristate C3 ALTVID Use this setting to Enable or Disable memory clock tristate during C3 and ALT VID CS Sparing Enable This setting will reserve a spare memory rank in each node when enabled Options are Enable and Disable DQS Signal Training Control Tunring off signal training will require custom memory timings programming This setting will automatically be disabled when CS Sparing is enabled The options are Enable and Disable Memory Hole Remapping When Enabled this feature enables hardware memory remapping around the memory hole Options are Enabled and Disabled 7 9 AS1021M UR User s Manual gt ECC Configuration DRAM ECC Enable DRAM ECC allows hardware to report and correct memory errors automati cally Options are Enabled and Disabled 4 Bit ECC Mode Allows the user to enabled 4 bit ECC mode also known as ECC Chipkill Options are Enabled and Disabled DRAM Scrub Redirect Allows system to correct DRAM ECC errors immediately even with background scrubbing on Options are Enabled and Disabl
28. TA drives are hot swappable units Note The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability and RAID function of the Serial ATA drives Onboard Controllers Ports One floppy drive controller and one onboard ATA 133 controller are provided to support up to two IDE hard drives or ATAPI devices The color coded l O ports include one COM port a VGA monitor port two USB 2 0 ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports and two gigabit Ethernet ports 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction ATI Graphics Controller The H8DMU features an integrated ATI video controller based on the ES1000 graphics chip The ES1000 was designed specifically for servers featuring low power consumption high reliability and superior longevity Other Features Other onboard features that promote system health include onboard voltage moni tors a chassis intrusion header auto switching voltage regulators chassis and CPU overheat sensors virus protection and BIOS rescue 1 3 Server Chassis Features The 1021M UR is built upon the SC815TQ R650U The following is a general outline of the main features of the chassis System Power The SC815TQ R650U features a redundant 650W power supply consisting of two power modules The system does not need to be shut down when replacing or removing a single power supply module SAS SATA Subsystem The SC815TQ R650U chassis was designed to support four hot swap SAS SATA hard drives PCI Expan
29. TQ One 1 SATA iPASS cable CBL 0188L Four 4 SATA SAS drive carriers MCP 220 00001 03 e One 1 rackmount kit CSE PT51L e One 1 CD containing drivers and utilities Note a V at the end of a server name indicates the chassis is silver 1 1 AS1021M UR User s Manual 1 2 Serverboard Features At the heart of the AS1021M UR lies the H8DMU a dual processor serverboard based the nVidia MCP55 Pro chipset Below are the main features of the H8BDMU see Figure 1 1 for a block diagram of the chipset Processors The H8DMU supports single or dual AMD 64 bit Socket F Opteron 2000 type processors Please refer to the serverboard description pages on our web site for a complete listing of supported processors Memory The H8DMU has sixteen dual single channel DIMM slots supporting up to 64 GB of DDR2 667 533 400 registered ECC SDRAM Please refer to Chapter 5 for memory speed jumper settings UIO The H8DMU is a specially designed serverboard that features Supermicro s UIO Universal I O technology UIO serverboards have a PCI Express x8 connector that can support any one of several types of UIO card types to add SAS ports additional LAN ports etc to the serverboard This allows the user to tailor the serverboard to their own needs Serial ATA An on chip SATA controller is integrated into the H8DMUC to provide a six port 3 Gb sec Serial ATA subsystem which is RAID 0 1 0 1 5 and JBOD supported The SA
30. a part of the array You are then given the choice of making the RAID array bootable by pressing the the lt B gt key After you have finshed press the lt Ctrl gt and lt X gt keys simultaneously Figure 5 6 shows a list of arrays that have been set up with the utility Installing the OS and Drivers With the Windows OS installation CD in the CD ROM drive restart the system When you see the prompt hit the lt F6 gt 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 lt Enter gt key Highlight the first nVidia RAID driver shown and press the Enter key to install it Soon a similar blue screen will appear again Again hit the lt S gt key then highlight the second item nForce Storage Controller and press the lt Enter gt key then lt Enter gt again to continue with the Windows setup 5 26 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Figure 5 5 SATA RAID Utility Main Screen MediaShield Utility Jul 14 2006 Define a New Array RAID Mode Striping Block Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity Ce Del n RZ ss rn PETG c oco o INNEN ESCI Qu
31. abled Serial ATA0 1 2 Primary Secondary Channel Highlight one of the items above and press Enter to access the submenu for that item If a drive is present information on that drive will be displayed here LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive The options are Disabled and Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block 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 sec tor 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 7 6 Chapter 7 BIOS decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow AMI BIOS to auto detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 0 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MBs Select 1 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MBs Select 2 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2 It has a data
32. aight out until it locks you will hear a click Next depress the two buttons on the top of the chas sis to release the top cover 1 Push the cover away from you toward the rear of the chassis until it stops 2 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 2 Check the CPUs processors You may have one or two processors already installed in the serverboard Each processor needs its own heatsink See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor and heatsink installation 3 Check the system memory 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 4 Installing add on cards If desired you can install add on cards to the system See Chapter 5 for details on installing PCI add on cards 5 Check all cable connections and airflow 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 8 Chapter 2 Server Installation Figure 2 5 Accessing the Inside of the System 2 9 AS1021M UR User s Manual 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup Next you
33. alization before setting the video mode is complete Configuring the mono chrome mode and color mode settings next Bus initialization system static output devices will be done next if present See the last page for additional information Completed post video ROM test processing If the EGA VGA controller is not found performing the display memory read write test next The EGA VGA controller was not found The display memory read write test is about to begin The display memory read write test passed Look for retrace checking next The display memory read write test or retrace checking failed Performing the alter nate display memory read write test next The alternate display memory read write test passed Looking for alternate display retrace checking next Video display checking is over Setting the display mode next The display mode is set Displaying the power on message next Initializing the bus input IPL general devices next if present See the last page of this chapter for additional information Displaying bus initialization error messages See the last page of this chapter for additional information The new cursor position has been read and saved Displaying the Hit lt DEL gt mes sage next The Hit lt DEL gt message is displayed The protected mode memory test is about to start Preparing the descriptor tables next The descriptor tables are prepared Entering protected mode for the memory
34. and next Extended NMI source enabling is in progress 81h A keyboard reset error or stuck key was found Issuing the keyboard controller interface test command next 82h The keyboard controller interface test completed Writing the command byte and initializing the circular buffer next 83h The command byte was written and global data initialization has completed Check ing for a locked key next 84h Locked key checking is over Checking for a memory size mismatch with CMOS RAM data next 85h The memory size check is done Displaying a soft error and checking for a password or bypassing WINBIOS Setup next B 5 AS1021M UR User s Manual Checkpoint 86h 87h Code Description The password was checked Performing any required programming before WIN BIOS Setup next The programming before WINBIOS Setup has completed Uncompressing the WINBIOS Setup code and executing the AMIBIOS Setup or WINBIOS Setup utility next Returned from WINBIOS Setup and cleared the screen Performing any necessary programming after WINBIOS Setup next The programming after WINBIOS Setup has completed Displaying the power on screen message next Programming the WINBIOS Setup options next The WINBIOS Setup options are programmed Resetting the hard disk controller next The hard disk controller has been reset Configuring the floppy drive controller next The floppy drive controller has been configured Configuring the hard disk
35. at sounds when a power supply module fails See the table on the right for pin definitions Compact Flash Power A Compact Flash Card Power Connector is located at JWF1 For the Compact Flash Card to work properly you will first need to connect the device s power cable to JWF1 and correctly set the Compact Flash Jumper JCF1 SGPIO SGPIO1 and SGPIO2 Serial General Purpose Input Output provide a bus between the SATA controller and the SATA drive backplane to provide SATA enclosure management func tions Connect the appropriate cables from the backplane to the SGPIO1 and SGPIO2 header s to utilize SATA management functions on your system UID Button SW1 The SW1 button beside LAN2 provides a UID Unit Identifier function Push the button to illuminate an LED on the front of the chassis to help locate the server in a heavily populated rack 5 18 Alarm Reset Header Pin Definitions JAR Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 Reset Signal Compact Flash Power Header Pin Definitions JWF1 Pin Definition 1 5V Ground NC NC Ground Data Load Ground NC NC Note NC indicates no connection Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 9 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the 3 2 1 serverboard jumpers can be used to a e s u choose between optional settings a Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change th
36. ble on the right for pin defini Pin Definition 5 Vcc tions This feature is only available 6 Control for systems with redundant power supplies Reset Button Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo Pin Definitions JF1 cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach Pin Definition it to the hardware reset switch on the 3 Reset computer case Refer to the table on 4 Ground the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Mo mentarily contacting both pins will Power Button power on off the system This button Pin Definitions JF1 can also be configured to function Pin Definition as a suspend button see the Power 1 PW_ON Button Mode setting in BIOS To turn 2 Ground off the power when set to suspend mode depress the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Universal Serial Bus Ports Pin Definitions USB0 1 Universal Serial Bus Ports USB0 1 USBO USB1 Pin Definition Pin Definition Two Universal Serial Bus ports 1 5V 1 5V USB2 0 are located beside the 2 PO l2 PO mouse keyboard ports See the table 3 PO 3 PO on the right for pin definitions 4 Gourd Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup USB Headers Universal Serial Bus Headers Pin Definitions USB4 5 6 7 Four additional USB2 0 headers USB4 5 and USB6 7 are
37. cated on the front of th SC815TQ R650U 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 e Universal Information LED This LED can indicate any of four conditions When this LED is red and blinks on and off quickly it indicates a fan failure When blinking red slowly it indicates a power supply failure When the LED blinks blue it serves as a UID indicator initiated via IPMI If blue continuously it is a UID indicator initiated via the UID button When red continuously it indicates an overheat condi tion 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 blinking or on as long as the condition exists or UID is reinitiated Figure 3 1 Universal Information LED States Universal Information LED States State Indication Fast Blinking Red 1x sec Fan Fail Solid Red CPU Overheat Slow Blinking Red 1x 4 sec Power Fail Solid Blue Local UID Button Depressed Blinking Blue IPMI Activated UID Note deactivating the UID LED must be performed in t
38. cro p n FAN 0086L Push the new fan into the vacant space in the housing while mak ing sure the arrows on the top of the fan indicating air direction point in the same direction as the arrows on the other fans Reposition the fan housing back over the two mounting posts in the chassis then reconnect the fan wires to the same chassis fan headers you removed them from Power up the system and check that the fan is working properly and that the LED on the control panel has turned off Finish by replacing the chassis cover 6 3 AS1021M UR User s Manual Figure 6 2 System Cooling Fans 6 4 Drive Bay Installation Removal Removing the Front Bezel If your system has a front bezel optional attached to the chassis you must first remove it to gain access to the drive bays To remove the bezel first unlock the front of the chassis then press the release knob see Figure 6 3 Carefully re move the bezel with both hands A filter located within the bezel can be removed for replacement cleaning It is recommended that you keep a maintenance log of filter cleaning replacement since its condition will affect the airflow throughout the whole system 6 4 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Figure 6 3 Removing the Front Bezel 1 Unlock 2 Press release knob 3 Remove bezel assembly Accessing the Drive Bays
39. drive controller next Initializing the bus option ROMs from C800 next See the last page of this chapter for additional information Initializing before passing control to the adaptor ROM at C800 Initialization before the C800 adaptor ROM gains control has completed The adap tor ROM check is next The adaptor ROM had control and has now returned control to BIOS POST Perform ing any required processing after the option ROM returned control Any initialization required after the option ROM test has completed Configuring the timer data area and printer base address next Set the timer and printer base addresses Setting the RS 232 base address next Returned after setting the RS 232 base address Performing any required initializa tion before the Coprocessor test next Required initialization before the Coprocessor test is over Initializing the Coproces sor next Coprocessor initialized Performing any required initialization after the Coproces sor test next Initialization after the Coprocessor testis complete Checking the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next Displaying any soft errors next The soft error display has completed Setting the keyboard typematic rate next The keyboard typematic rate is set Programming the memory wait states next Memory wait state programming is over Clearing the screen and enabling parity and the NMI next NMI and pari
40. e 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 Change User Password Select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu and then type in the password Boot Sector Virus Protection This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen Select Disabled to deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection 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 AS1021M UR User s Manual 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 Utilit
41. e function of the Juniper connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed j i 1 m 3 2 1 circuit board See the diagram at Setting Be right for an example of jumping pins 1 and 2 Refer to the serverboard layout page for jumper locations Note Ontwo pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS and will also clear any passwords Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents of CMOS To clear CMOS 1 First power down the system and unplug the power cord s 2 With the power disconnected short the CMOS pads with a metal object such as a small screwdriver for at least four seconds 3 Remove the screwdriver or shorting device 4 Reconnect the power cord s and power on the system Notes Do not use the PW ON connector to clear CMOS The onboard battery does not need to be removed when clearing CMOS however you must short JBT1 for at least four seconds ve JBT1 contact pads 5 19 AS1021M UR User s Manual 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 set tings Watch Dog JWD controls Watch Dog a system monitor that takes action when a soft ware application freezes the system Jumping pins 1 2 will cause WD to reset the s
42. ed DRAM BG Scrub Corrects memory errors so later reads are correct Options are Dis abled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds L2 Cache BG Scrub Allows L2 cache RAM to be corrected when idle Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds Data Cache BG Scrub Allows L1 cache RAM to be corrected when idle Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds Power Down Control Allows DIMMs to enter power down mode by deasserting the clock enable signal when DIMMs are not in use Options are Auto and Disabled Alternate VID Specify the alternate VID while in low power states Options are Auto and vari ous voltages from 800V to 1 150V in increments of 025V Memory Timing Parameters Allows the user to select which CPU Node s timing parameters memory clock etc to display Options are CPU Node 0 and CPU Node1 7 10 Chapter 7 BIOS gt SouthBridge Configuration USB 1 1 Controller Enable or disable the USB 1 1 controller USB 2 0 Controller Enable or disable the USB 2 0 controller MACO LANO Settings are Auto and Disabled for MACO LANO MACO LANO Bridge Settings are Enabled and Disabled for MACO LANO bridge MAC1 LAN1 Settings are Auto and Disabled for MAC1 LAN1 MAC1 LAN1 Bridge Settings are Enabled and Disabled for MAC1 LAN1 bridge Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to enable the support for USB Legacy Disable Legacy support if there are
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44. eme 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 electrostatic discharge as protection from electrical shock Instead use rubber mats that have been specifically designed as electrical insulators The power supply power cord must include a grounding plug and must be plugged into grounded electrical outlets 4 1 AS1021M UR User s Manual Serverboard Battery CAUTION There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed upside down which will reverse its polarities see Figure 4 1 This battery must be replaced only with the same or an equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer 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 unconventional way e 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 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 1021M UR clean a
45. ent 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 Allow the hot plug SAS SATA drives and power supply modules to cool before touching them Always keep the rack s front door and all panels and components on the servers closed when not servicing to maintain proper cooling 2 2 Chapter 2 Server Installation Rack Mounting Considerations Ambient Operating Temperature If installed in a closed or multi unit rack assembly the ambient operating tempera ture 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 tempera ture 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 protecti
46. entifying the Sections of the Rack Rails right side rail shown Outer Rail attaches to rack Inner Rail pre installed Locking Tab 2 4 Chapter 2 Server Installation 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 screws and the long bracket to the rear side of the outer rail with three screws Repeat these steps for the left outer rail Locking Tabs Both chassis rails have a locking tab which serves two functions The first is to lock the server into place when installed and pushed fully into the rack which is its normal position Secondly these tabs also 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 Figure 2 2 Installing the Rack Rails 2 5 AS1021M UR User s Manual 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 chas sis rails with the front of the rack rails Slide the chassis
47. enu 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 lt Enter gt lt ESC gt lt Arrow gt keys etc can be used at any time during the setup navigation process 7 1 AS1021M UR 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 lt Arrow gt keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Arrow gt keys to move between fields The date must be entered in DAY MM DD YYYY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Please note that time is in a 24 hour format For example 5 30 A M appears as 05 30 00 and 5 30 P M as 17 30 00 7 3 Advanced Settings Menu gt BIOS Features Quick Boot If Enabled this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for the system
48. erverboard connect the data and power cables and install add on cards All serverboard jumpers and connections are described and a layout and quick reference chart are included in this chapter Remember to close the chas sis completely when you have finished working on the serverboard to protect and cool the system sufficiently 5 1 Handling the Serverboard Static electrical discharge can damage electronic components To prevent dam age to printed circuit boards it is important to handle them very carefully see Chapter 4 Also note that the size and weight of the serverboard can cause it to bend if handled improperly which may result in damage To prevent the serverboard from bending keep one hand under the center of the board to sup port it when handling The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the serverboard add on cards and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use Unpacking The serverboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is
49. feature Note Wake On LAN from S3 S4 S5 are supported by LAN1 LAN2 sup ports Wake On LAN from S1 only Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is desig nated JWOR This function allows your computer to receive and wake up by an incoming call to the modem when in suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature Power Supply I C Header The JPI C header is for lC which may be used to monitor the status of the power supply fans and system temperature See the table on the right for pin definitions SMBus Header The SMBus header is for the System Management Bus Connect the ap propriate cable here to utilize SMB on the system See the table on the right for pin definitions 5 17 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL Pin Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground Wake up Wake On Ring Pin Definitions JWOR Pin Definition 1 Ground Black Wake up PC Header Pin Definitions JPPC Pin Definition 1 Clock 2 Data 3 PWR Fail 4 Gnd 5 SMBus Header Pin Definitions SMBus Pin Definition 1 Data 2 Ground 3 Clock 4 No Connection AS1021M UR User s Manual Power Fail Alarm Reset Header Connect JAR to the alarm reset but ton on your chassis if available or to a microswitch to allow you to turn off the alarm th
50. he fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to continuously run at full speed 12V The options are 1 Disable Full Speed 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation FAN1 Speed through FAN8 Reading The speeds of the onboard fans in rpm are displayed here Other items in the submenu are systems monitor displays for the following information CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature for dual CPU systems System Tem perature VCoreA VCoreB for dual CPU systems HT Voltage CPU1 Mem VTT CPU2 Mem VTT CPU1 Mem CPU2 Mem VDD 1 5V MCP55 VCcore 3 3V 12V 12V 5V VSB and VBAT 7 14 Chapter 7 BIOS gt 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 gt IP Address Use the and keys to select the parameter The IP address and current IP address in the BMC are shown gt MAC Address Use the and keys to select the parameter The MAC address and cur rent MAC address in the BMC are shown gt Subnet Mask Use the and keys to select the parameter The subnet address and current subnet address in the BMC are shown gt Set PEF Configuration PEF Support Use t
51. he same way it was acti vated If the UID LED was activated via IPMI you can only turn the LED off via IPMI and not with the UID button 3 2 Chapter 3 System Interface ae e NIC2 Indicates network activity on LAN2 when flashing ES e NIC1 Indicates network activity on LAN1 when flashing z e HDD Indicates IDE channel activity On the 1021M UR this light indicates SAS SATA and or DVD ROM drive activity when flashing vc A4 lt e 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 Drive Carrier LEDs Each Serial ATA drive carrier has two LEDs e Green When illuminated the green LED on the front of the SATA drive car rier indicates drive activity A connection to the SATA backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is being accessed e Red The red LED indicates two states When blinking it indicates the drive is rebuilding When solid it indicates a drive failure If a SATA drive fails you 3 3 AS1021M UR User s Manual should be notified by your system management software Please refer to Chapter 6 for instructions on replacing failed SATA drives Each SAS drive carrier has two LEDs e Green When illuminated the green LED on the front of the SAS drive car rier indicates drive activity A connection to the SAS backplane enables this LED to blink on and off whe
52. his setting to Enable or Disable PEF support When enabled the fol lowing four settings are accessible PEF Action Global Control Options are Alert Power Down Reset Sysytem Power Cycle OEM Action and Diagnostic Int Alert Startup Delay Use this setting to Enable or Disable the alert startup delay 7 15 AS1021M UR User s Manual Startup Delay Use this setting to Enable or Disable the startup delay Event Message for PEF Action Use this setting to Enable or Disable event messages for a PEF action BMC Watch Dog Timer Action This setting is used to set the Watch Dog function The options are Disabled Reset System Power Down and Power Cycle 7 4 Boot Menu This feature allows the user to configure the following items gt Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to prioritize the boot sequence from the available devices gt Hard Disk Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available hard disk drives gt Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from available remov able drives gt CD DVD Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from available CD DVD drives gt Network Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from available network drives 7 16 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 5 Security Menu AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both passwords th
53. ications 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 AS1021M UR User s Manual Notes C 4
54. included on USB2 USB3 4 Pin Definition Pin Definition the serverboard These may be con 1 in 1 A nected to provide front side access pe 2 diit A USB cable not included is needed MISI 3 Por for the connection See the table on 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 5 No connection the right for pin definitions Serial Port Pin Definitions Serial Ports RUCNE Pin Definition Pin Definition The COM1 serial port is located be DCD 6 DSR side the VGA port COM2 is a header 2 RXD 7 RTS located near JWOL Refer to the table 3 TXD 8 CTS on the right for pin definitions 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Note NC indicates no connection Fan Headers The H8DMU has eight fan headers which are designated FAN1 through Fan Header FAN8 FAN7 and FANG for active ER CPU heatsinks are Pulse Width Modulated PWM their speed is controlled via a BIOS setting See the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition 1 Ground Black 12V Red 2 9 Tachometer 4 PWM Control Note when using active heatsinks those with fans connect the heatsink fan for CPU1 to the FAN7 header and the heatsink fan for CPU2 to the FAN8 header LAN1 2 Ethernet Ports Two Gigabit Ethernet ports desig nated LAN1 and LAN2 are located beside the VGA port These Ethernet ports accept RJ45 type cables 5 15 AS1021M UR User s Manual Power LED Speaker PWR LED Connector Pin Definitions JD1
55. 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 latency in PCI clock cycles Options are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Set this value to allow or restrict the system from giving the VGA adapter card an interrupt address The options are Yes and No Palette Snooping Select Enabled to inform the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system in order for the graphics card to function properly The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI IDE BusMaster Set this value to allow or prevent the use of PCI IDE busmastering Select Enabled to allow AMI BIOS to use PCI busmaster for reading and writing to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled Offboard PCI ISA IDE Card This option allows the user to assign a PCI slot number to an Off board PCI ISA IDE card in order for it to function properly The options are Auto PCI Slot1 PCI Slot2 PCI Slot3 PCI Slot4 PCI Slot5 and PCI Slot6 7 8 Chapter 7 BIOS gt Advanced Chipset Control gt NorthBridge Configuration gt Memory Configuration Memclock Mode This setting determines how the memory clock is set Auto has the memory clock by code and Limit allows the user to set a standard value MC
56. it ue Back CF Finish TAB Navigate 14 Select CENTER Popup Figure 5 6 SATA RAID Utility Array List MediaShield Utility Jul 14 2686 Array List Boot Status Vendor Array Model Nane b l NA Healthy NUIDIR STRIPE 298 186 LCtri K Exit fti Select CENTER Detail 5 27 AS1021M UR User s Manual 5 13 Installing Drivers After all the hardware and operating system have been installed you need to install certain drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your serverboard After inserting this CD into your CD ROM drive the display shown in Figure 5 7 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 S Setup icon Figure 5 7 Driver Installation Display Screen S H8DMU Server Board Drivers amp Tools WinXP x A nVidia MCP55 Chipset Driver SUPERMICR ET Microsoft Direct 9 0 Drivers amp Tools ATI Graphics driver nVidia MCPSS Pro Chipset H8DMU Supero Doctor III Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD Auto Start Up Next Time Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the tabs to the right of these in order from top to bottom to install each item one at a time After installing each item you must reboot the system before
57. ix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes B 3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The following runtime checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution These codes are uncompressed in F0000h shadow RAM Checkpoint Code Description 03h 05h The NMI is disabled Next checking for a soft reset or a power on condition The BIOS stack has been built Next disabling cache memory 07h 08h Next initializing the CPU and the CPU data area 06h Uncompressing the POST code next The CMOS checksum calculation is done next OAh The CMOS checksum calculation is done Initializing the CMOS status register for date and time next OBh The CMOS status register is initialized Next performing any required initialization before the keyboard BAT command is issued OCh The keyboard controller input buffer is free Next issuing the BAT command to the keyboard controller OEh The keyboard controller BAT command result has been verified Next performing any necessary initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test OFh The initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test is done The key board command byte is written next 10h The keyboard controller command byte is written Next issuing the Pin 23 and 24 blocking and unblocking command 11h Next checking if lt End or lt Ins gt keys were pressed during power on Initializing CMOS RAM if the Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was
58. l panel on the chassis as well as other LEDs located throughout the system AS1021M UR User s Manual 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 1021M UR Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the H8DMU serverboard including the locations and functions of connections 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 SC815TQ R650U server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing removing or reconfiguring SATA or peripheral drives and when replacing system power supply modules and cooling fans Chapter 7 BIOS The BIOS chapter includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa tion on running the CMOS Setup Utility Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Appendix C System Specifications Preface Notes AS1021M UR User s Manual Table of Contents Preface AbD utThis Manual 2 5 eaa r C SS E Ae ee iii Manual Organization ssssssssssssssssssssssseseeee nennen nennen nennen rnnt nnn enne iii Chapter 1 Introduction Tel OVERVIEW E E
59. le or Disable the nVidia ROM If Enabled the set ting below will appear SATAO 1 2 Primary Secondary Channel This setting is used to Enable or Disable the SATAO Primary SATAO Second ary SATA1 Primary SATA1 Secondary SATA2 Primary and SATA2 Secondary channels six settings total 7 4 Chapter 7 BIOS Primary IDE Master Slave Highlight one of the items above and press lt Enter gt to access the submenu for that item Type Select the type of device connected to the system The options are Not Installed Auto CDROM and ARMD LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive The options are Disabled and Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block 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 sec tor 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 AMI BIOS to auto detect
60. le the Watch Dog Timer function It must be used in conjunction with the Watch Dog jumper see Chapter 2 for details To enable choose from 1 2 3 4 8 15 or 30 min Restore on AC Power Loss This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Power Off Power On and Last State 7 3 AS1021M UR User s Manual MPS Revision This setting allows the user to select the MPS revision level The options are 1 1 and 1 4 MPS Revision This setting allows the user to select the MPS revision level The options are 1 1 and 1 4 POST Debugger Enable this setting to give the status of the AMI POST debugger in the next boot up The options are Enabled and Disabled gt Floppy IDE SATA Configuration Onboard Floppy Controller Use this setting to Enable or Disable the onboard floppy controller Floppy A Move the cursor to these fields via up and down lt arrow gt keys to select the floppy type The options are Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 5 1 4 720 KB 3 1 44 MB 372 and 2 88 MB 374 Onboard IDE Controller There is a single floppy controller on the motherboard which may be Enabled or Disabled with this setting Serial ATA Devices This setting is used to determine if SATA drives will be used and how many Op tions are Disabled Device 0 Device 0 1 and Device 0 1 2 nVidia RAID Setup nVidia RAID Function This setting is used to Enab
61. moving on to the next item on the list You should install everything here except for the SUPER Doctor utility which is optional The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD 5 28 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform main tenance on the SC815TQ R650U 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 next step 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 Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the serverboard add on cards and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding
62. n that particular drive is being accessed e Red The 1021M UR features a SES2 compliant backplane that activates the red LEDs which indicate a drive failure Please refer to Chapter 6 for instruc tions on replacing failed SAS drives 3 4 Chapter 4 System Safety Chapter 4 System Safety Electrical Safety Precautions A Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the system 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 installing main system components such as the serverboard memory modules and the DVD ROM and floppy drives not necessary for SATA drives When disconnecting power you should first power down the system with the operating system and then unplug the power cords from all the power supply modules in the system When working around exposed electrical circuits another person who is familiar with the power off controls should be nearby to switch off the power if necessary Use only one hand when working with powered on electrical equipment This is to avoid making a complete circuit which will cause electrical shock Use extr
63. n 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 AS1021M UR User s Manual Choosing a Setup Location Leave enough clearance in front of the rack to enable you to open the front door completely 25 inches Leave 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 not suitable for use with visual display work place devices according to 2 of the the German Ordinance for Work with Visual Display Units N Warnings and Precautions N 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 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 simul taneously may cause the rack to become unstable Server Precautions Review the electrical and general safety precautions in Chapter 4 Determine the placement of each compon
64. nd free of clutter The 1021M UR weighs approximately 43 Ibs 19 5 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 removed away from the system or on a table so that they won t accidentally be stepped on While working on the system do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and unbuttoned shirt sleeves which can come into contact with electrical circuits or be pulled into a cooling fan 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 4 2 Chapter 4 System Safety 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 4 3 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 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
65. ng two adjacent slots 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 Optimizing memory performance If two processors are installed it is better to stagger pairs of DIMMs across both sets of CPU DIMM slots e g first populate CPU1 slots 1A and 1B then CPU2 slots 1A and 1B then the next two CPU1 slots etc This balances the load over both CPUs to optimize performance Maximum memory 64 GB of DDR2 667 533 400 reg ECC SDRAM if only one CPU is installed maximum supported memory is halved 32 GB Populating Memory Banks for 128 bit Operation X X X X X X X X Notes X indicates a pair of populated DIMM slots If adding at least four DIMMs with two CPUs installed the configurations with DIMMs spread over both CPUs will result in optimized performance Note that the first two DIMMs must be installed in the CPU1 memory slots 5 8 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Figure 5 3 Installing DIMM into Slot DDR2 FBD DIMM To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the bottom notch Release Tab Note Notch should align with the To Remove Use your thumbs receptive point to gently push each release tab on the slot outward to free the DIMM from the slot Top View of DDR2 FBD Slot Release Tab ll IL Release Tab 5 6
66. no USB devices installed in the system Auto disabled Legacy support if no USB devices are connected The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto PCI E Link Select Use this setting to select the PCI E link Options are x8 x8 x4 x8 and x16 x4 x8 gt Hyper Transport Configuration MCP55 SB to K8 CPU Freq Auto This setting is used for frequency selection by CPU capability Options are Enabled and Disabled MCP55 SB to K8 CPU LinkWidth This setting is used to select the link width Options are 4i 41 8i 87 and 16 167 7 11 AS1021M UR User s Manual gt Processor amp Clock Options This submenu lists CPU information and the following settings MTRR Mapping This determines the method used for programming CPU MTRRs when 4 GB or more memory is present The options are Continuous which makes the PCI hole non cacheable and Discrete which places the PCI hole below the 4 GB boundary Thermal Throttling Used to Enable or Disable thermal to generate a power management event Power Now This setting is used to Enable or Disable the AMD Power Now feature gt I O Device Configuration Serial Port1 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 u
67. ocation and shadowing next 50h The memory below 1 MB has been tested and initialized Adjusting the displayed 51h The memory size display was adjusted for relocation and shadowing 52h The memory above 1 MB has been tested and initialized Saving the memory size information next 53h The memory size information and the CPU registers are saved Entering real mode next 54h Shutdown was successful The CPU is in real mode Disabling the Gate A20 line parity and the NMI next 57h The A20 address line parity and the NMI are disabled Adjusting the memory size depending on relocation and shadowing next 58h The memory size was adjusted for relocation and shadowing Clearing the Hit lt DEL gt message next 59h The Hit lt DEL gt message is cleared The lt WAIT gt message is displayed Starting the DMA and interrupt controller test next 60h The DMA page register test passed Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register test next 62h The DMA controller 1 base register test passed Performing the DMA controller 2 base register test next 65h The DMA controller 2 base register test passed Programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 next 66h Completed programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 Initializing the 8259 interrupt controller next 67h Completed 8259 interrupt controller initialization 7Fh 80h The keyboard test has started Clearing the output buffer and checking for stuck keys Issuing the keyboard reset comm
68. on 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 connec tions other than the direct connections to the branch circuit i e the use of power strips etc 2 3 AS1021M UR User s Manual 2 4 Installing the System into a Rack This section provides information on installing the 1021M UR into a rack unit with the rack rails 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 see Figure 2 1 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 Figure 2 1 Id
69. on from electrical noise and power surges It is recommended that you use an uninterruptible power supply UPS source 2 10 Chapter 3 System Interface Chapter 3 System Interface 3 1 Overview There are several LEDs on the control panel as well as others on the SAS SATA 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 but tons 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 three push buttons located on the front of the chassis a reset button a UID button and a power on off button Q e UID Depressing the UID unit identifier button illuminates an LED on both the front and rear of the chassis for easy system location in large stack configura tions The LED will remain on until the button is pushed a second time Another UID button on the rear of the chassis serves the same function RESET e Reset Use the reset button to reboot the system e 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 AS1021M UR User s Manual 3 3 Control Panel LEDs The control panel lo
70. ower Supply Failure 2 3 5 9 2 6 E EAEE ae EAE ane eaa cH RE CREE RS 6 9 Removing Replacing the Power Supply ccccccccccecececeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeees 6 9 viii Table of Contents Chapter 7 BIOS fH ngos aE A a RE aE E EE E 7 1 LIEB ENT 7 2 7 3 Advanced Settings Menu cccece cece cee ce cece tee te teen te tte tea e aaa e ea eee 7 2 T A edu 7 16 T 5 Securty MENU E 7 17 756 EXIEMOTU Leine NUM CM MI EN IS 7 18 Appendices Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Appendix C System Specifications 1021M UR User s Manual Notes Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview The AS1021M UR is a high end server comprised of two main subsystems the SC815TQ R650U 1U server chassis and the H8DMU dual processor serverboard Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certified for use with the system www supermicro com In addition to the serverboard and chassis various hardware components have been included with the 1021M UR as listed below e One 1 slim DVD ROM drive DVM PNSC 824 B e Four 4 sets of 4 cm counter rotating fans FAN 0086L e One 1 air shroud MCP 310 00026 01 o Two 2 passive CPU heatsinks SNK P0022 e Riser Cards see Section 5 6 for details One 1 CSE R1UU UES for PCI E card e SATA Accessories One 1 SAS SATA backplane BPN SAS 815
71. rademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2007 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 lt provides information for the installation and use of the 1021M UR Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only The AS1021M UR is a high end server based on the SC815TQ R650U 1U rack mount chassis and the H8DMU a dual processor serverboard that supports single or dual AMD 64 bit Socket F Opteron 2000 type processors and up to 64 GB of DDR2 667 533 400 registered ECC SDRAM 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 H8DMU serverboard and the SC815TQ R650U chassis which comprise the 1021M UR Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the 1021M UR into a rack and check out the server configuration prior to powering up the system If your server was ordered without processor and memory components this chapter will refer you to the appropriate sections of the manual for their installation Chapter 3 System Interface Refer here for details on the system interface which includes the functions and information provided by the contro
72. s provide the cooling for the 1021M UR Each fan unit is actually made up of two fans joined back to back which rotate in opposite directions This counter rotating action generates exceptional airflow and works to dampen vibration levels It is very important that the chassis top cover is properly installed and making a good seal in order for the cooling air to circulate properly through the chassis and cool the components See Figure 6 2 An optional 5th fan can be added to the far left fan position System Fan Failure Fan speed is controlled by system temperature via a BIOS setting If a fan fails the remaining fan will ramp up to full speed and the Universal Information LED on the control panel will blink red quickly Replace any failed fan at your earliest conve nience 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 two fans has failed Then power down the system before replacing a fan Removing the power cords is also recommended as a safety precaution Replacing System Fans 1 Removing a fan After turning off the power to the system first remove the chassis cover and unplug the fan cable from the motherboard Unscrew the failed blower fan from the chassis and pull it completely out from the serverboard 2 Installing a new fan Replace the failed fan with an identical 4 cm 12 volt fan available from Supermi
73. se 3F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address The options are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 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 its I O port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address The options are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port 2 Mode Tells BIOS which mode to select for serial port 2 The options are Normal IrDA and ASKIR gt DMI Event Logging View Event Log Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to view the contents of the event log 7 12 Chapter 7 BIOS Mark All Events as Read Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to mark all events as read Clear Event Log Select Yes and press lt Enter gt to clear all event logs The options are Yes and No to verify gt Console Redirection Remote Access Allows you to Enable or Disable remote access If enabled the settings below will appear Serial Port Number Selects the serial port to use for console redirection Options are COM1 and COM2 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 096
74. server racks 5 22 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 11 Floppy IDE and SATA Drive Connections Use the following information to connect the floppy and hard disk drive cables e The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires e Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 e Asingle floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B e The 80 wire ATA133 IDE hard disk drive cable that came with your system has two connectors to support two drives This special cable should be used to take advantage of the speed this new technology offers The blue connector connects to the onboard IDE connector interface and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the documentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings for the hard disk drive Floppy Connector Floppy Drive Connector The floppy connector is located beali dig dad beside the IDE connector See the table on the right for pin definitions Definition i Definition GND FDHDIN GND Reserved Key FDEDIN GND Index GND Motor Enable GND Drive Select B GND Drive Select A GND Motor Enable GND DIR GND STEP GND Write Data GND Write Gate GND Track 00 GND Write Protect GND Read Data GND Side 1
75. sion Slots The chassis can support a UIO card and one PCI E x8 card Front Control Panel The chassis control panel provides you with system monitoring and control LEDs indicate system power HDD activity network activity two and UlD overheat fan fail power fail A main power button and system reset button is also included 1 3 AS1021M UR User s Manual I O Backplane The SC815TQ R650U is an extended ATX form factor chassis that is designed to be used in a 1U rackmount configuration Ports on the I O backplane include one COM port a VGA port two USB 2 0 ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports and two gigabit Ethernet ports A UID Unit Identifier button and LED are also located beside the LAN2 Ethernet port Cooling System The SC815TQ R650U chassis has an innovative cooling design that features four sets of 4 cm counter rotating fans located in the middle section of the chassis There is a Fan Speed Control Mode setting in BIOS that allows chassis fan speed to be determined by system temperature The power supply module also includes a cooling fan 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 1 nVidia MCP55 Pro Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram Please see Chapter 5 for details DDR2 667 533 400 DDR2 667 533400 128 bit data 16 bit ECC 128 bit data 16 bit ECC DIMM 4B DIMM4B i DIMM 4A or 16 x 16 HT link 1 GHz v di DIMMAA DIMM3B DIMM 3B DIMM 3A AMD Socket F AMD Socket F DIMM3
76. static protected 5 1 AS1021M UR User s Manual 5 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation sor Always connect the power cord last and always remove it be fi Exercise extreme caution when handling and installing the proces fore adding removing or changing any hardware components CPU Backplates Two CPU backplates BKT 0011L have been preinstalled to the serverboard to prevent the CPU area of the serverboard from bending and to provide a base for attaching the heatsink retention modules Installing the Processor install to the CPU 1 socket first 1 Begin by removing the cover plate that protects the CPU Lift the lever on CPU socket 1 until it points straight up With the lever raised lift open the silver CPU retention plate Triangles 2 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 5 2 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 3 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 horizontally 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 4 With the CPU inserted into the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that it is properly in stalled and flush with the socket Then gently lower the silver
77. ster or slave status a compact Jumper Setting Definition flash card installed in IDE1 See the Closed Master table on the right for jumper settings Open IC to PCI Express Enable Disable The JI C1 JI2C2 pair of jumpers allows PC to PCI Enable Disable you to connect the System Manage EER ment Bus to any one of the PCI Express slots The default setting is closed for both jumpers to enable the connection Both connectors must have the same setting JI C1 is for data and JI C2 is for the clock See the table on right for jumper settings Jumper Setting Definition Closed Enabled Open Disabled 5 21 AS1021M UR User s Manual 5 10 Onboard Indicators LAN1 LAN2 LEDs The Ethernet ports located beside Connection Speed Indicator the VGA port have two LEDs On LED Color Definition each Gb LAN port one LED indicates off 10 100 MHz activity when blinking while the other LED may be amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the table on the right for the func tions associated with the connection speed LED 3 3V LED DP4 When illuminated the DP4 LED indi cates that power 3 3V is present on the serverboard DP4 should nor mally be illuminated when the system turned on UID LED LE1 The LE1 LED will illuminate when the UID button is pressed Pressing the button a second time will turn this LED off The UID LED is used to help locate specific servers in heavily populated
78. ta 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 Supermicro 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 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 birth defects and other reproductive harm Manual Revision 1 0a Release Date September 4 2007 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 t
79. te with 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 Universal Information LED on the control panel will turn red and blink slowly Replacement modules can be ordered directly from Supermicro The power supply modules have a hot swap capability meaning you can replace the failed module without powering down the system Removing Replacing the Power Supply You do not need to shut down the system to replace a power supply module The redundant feature will keep the system up and running while you replace the failed hot swap module Replace with the same model which can be ordered directly from Supermicro see Contact Information in the Preface 1 Removing the power supply First unplug the power cord from the failed power supply module To remove the failed power module push the release tab on the back of the power supply to the side and then pull the module straight out see Figure 6 6 The power supply wiring was designed to detach automatically when the module is pulled from the chassis 2 Installing a new power supply Replace the failed power module with another PWS 651 1R power supply module Simply push the new power supply module into the power bay until you hear a click Finish by plugging the AC power cord back into the module 6 9 AS1021M UR User s Manual
80. test next Entered protected mode Enabling interrupts for diagnostics mode next Interrupts enabled if the diagnostics switch is on Initializing data to check memory wraparound at 0 0 next Data initialized Checking for memory wraparound at 0 0 and finding the total sys tem memory size next The memory wraparound test is done Memory size calculation has been done Writing patterns to test memory next The memory pattern has been written to extended memory Writing patterns to the base 640 KB memory next Patterns written in base memory Determining the amount of memory below 1 MB next The amount of memory below 1 MB has been found and verified The amount of memory above 1 MB has been found and verified Checking for a soft reset and clearing the memory below 1 MB for the soft reset next If this is a power on situation going to checkpoint 4Eh next B 4 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint Code Description 4Ch The memory below 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset Clearing the memory above 1 MB next 4Dh The memory above 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset Saving the memory size next Going to checkpoint 52h next 4Eh The memory test started but not as the result of a soft reset Displaying the first 64 KB memory size next 4Fh The memory size display has started The display is updated during the memory test Performing the sequential and random memory test next memory size for rel
81. the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 0 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MBs Select 1 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MBs Select 2 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select 3 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MBs Select 4 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4 It 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 7 5 AS1021M UR User s Manual DMA Mode Selects the DMA Mode Options are Auto SWDMAO SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMAO MDWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMAO UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMA3 UDMA4 and UDMAS 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 support 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 Disabled to deactivate the function The options are Enabled and Dis
82. ther Ctrl Home was pressed or the system BIOS checksum is bad next will go to checkpoint code EOh Otherwise going to checkpoint code D7h B 1 AS1021M UR User s Manual B 2 Bootblock Recovery Codes The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution Checkpoint Code Description EOh The onboard floppy controller if available is initialized Next beginning the base 512 KB memory test E1h Initializing the interrupt vector table next E2h Initializing the DMA and Interrupt controllers next E6h Enabling the floppy drive controller and Timer IRQs Enabling internal cache mem ory Edh Initializing the floppy drive Eeh Looking for a floppy diskette in drive A Reading the first sector of the diskette Efh A read error occurred while reading the floppy drive in drive A FOh Next searching for the AMIBOOT ROM file in the root directory F1h The AMIBOOT ROM file is not in the root directory F2h Next reading and analyzing the floppy diskette FAT to find the clusters occupied by the AMIBOOT ROM file F3h Next reading the AMIBOOT ROM file cluster by cluster F4h The AMIBOOT ROM file is not the correct size F5h Next disabling internal cache memory FBh Next detecting the type of flash ROM FCh Next erasing the flash ROM FDh Next programming the flash ROM FFh Flash ROM programming was successful Next restarting the system BIOS B 2 Append
83. 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 OS Installation Change this setting if using a Linux operating system The available options are Other and Linux Interrupt 19 Capture Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 The options are Enabled and Disabled ACPI Mode Use this setting to determine whether ACPI mode will be used The options are Yes and No 7 2 Chapter 7 BIOS gt Advanced ACPI Configuration MCP55 ACPI HPET Table Use this setting to Enable or Disable the MCP55 ACPI HPET Table ACPI Version Features Use this setting the determine which ACPI version to use Options are ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2 0 and ACPI v3 0 ACPI APIC Support Determines whether to include the ACPI APIC table pointer in the RSDT pointer list The available options are Enabled and Disabled ACPI OEMB Table 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 ACPI HPET Table Use this setting to Enable or Disable the ACPI HPET Table Power Button Mode Allows the user to change the function of the power button Options are On Off and Suspend Watch Dog Timer Select This setting is used to Enable or Disab
84. top cover and at the same time push the cover away from you until it stops You can then lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server With the chassis cover removed unplug the power and data cables from the drive you want to remove Then locate the locking tab at the rear of the drive It will be on the left side of the drive when viewed from the front of the chassis Pull the tab away from the drive and push the drive unit out the front of the chassis Add a new drive by following this procedure in reverse order You may hear a faint click of the locking tab when the drive is fully inserted Remember to reconnect the data and power cables to the drive before replacing the chassis cover and restoring power to the system Please be aware of the following The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires Acolor mark on a cable typically designates the location of pin 1 Asingle floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B 6 8 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 5 Power Supply The 1021M UR has a 650 watt redundant power supply configuration consisting of two hot swap power modules The power supply modules have an auto switch ing capability which enables them to automatically sense and opera
85. transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select 3 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MBs Select 4 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4 It 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 UDMAS 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 support 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 Disabled to deactivate the function The options are Enabled and Disabled T T AS1021M UR User s Manual gt PCI PnP Configuration Load Onboard LAN Option ROM Use this setting to Enable or Disable the onboard option ROM Clear NVRAM Select Yes to clear NVRAM during boot up The options are Yes and No Plug amp Play OS Select Yes to allow the OS to configure Plug amp Play devices This
86. ty enabled Performing any initialization required before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000 next Initialization before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h completed Passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h next B 6 Checkpoint A9h Aah Abh BOh Bih 00h Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Code Description Returned from adaptor ROM at E000h control Performing any initialization required after the E000 option ROM had control next Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed Displaying the system configuration next Uncompressing the DMI data and executing DMI POST initialization next Copying any code to specific areas The system configuration is displayed Code copying to specific areas is done Passing control to INT 19h boot loader next B 7 AS1021M UR User s Manual Notes B 8 Appendix C System Specifications Appendix C System Specifications Processors Single or dual AMD 64 bit Socket F Opteron 2000 type processors Note Please refer to our web site for a complete listing of supported processors Chipset nVidia MCP55 Pro BIOS 8 Mb AMIBIOS Flash ROM Memory Capacity Sixteen dual single channel DIMM slots supporting up to 64 GB of DDR2 667 533 400 registered ECC SDRAM See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details SATA Controller nVidia on chip controller for six port Serial ATA RAID 0 1 0 1 5 and JBOD supported SAS S
87. upply to JPW1 to supply power to the serverboard See the Connector Definitions section in this chapter for power connector pin definitions In addition your power supply must be connected to the 4 pin Auxiliary ATX Power connection at J32 and the 8 pin Processor Power connector at JPW2 5 5 AS1021M UR User s Manual 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 indi cators Please note that even and odd numbered pins are on opposite sides of each header All JF1 wires have been bundled into single keyed ribbon cable to simplify their connection The red wire in the ribbon cable plugs into pin 1 of JF1 Connect the other end of the cable to the Control Panel printed circuit board located just behind the system status LEDs in the chassis See the Connector Definitions section in this chapter for details and pin descrip tions of JF1 Figure 5 1 Front Control Panel Header Pins JF1 20 19 Ground o o NMI x key x key Vcc HDD LED UID Button HDD LED Power Nic1 e e vcc Nic2 e e vcc OH Fan Fail Pwr Fail LED e e uib LED Power Fail LED e Vcc Ground Reset Ground fo o Power 2 1 Power LED Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 4 I O Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 5 2 below for
88. vity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat Fan Fail Power Fail UID LED Connect an LED to pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating a fan failure or a power supply failure These pins also work with the front UID indicator which will activate as either a solid or flashing blue LED depending on whether the LED was activated via IPMI or the UID button Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions and status indicators Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 See below 14 HDD Active Pin 13 is for UID button when used with UID panel or for 3 3V power for HDD LED when used with non UID panel NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 11 Vcc 12 NIC1 Active NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 Vcc 10 NIC2 Active OH Fan Fail Power Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition UID LED Signal 8 OH Fan Fail Pwr Fail Signal Red LED Indications State Indication Solid Overheat Blinking 1 4 Hz Power Fail Blinking 1 Hz Fan Fail Blue LED Indications State Indication Solid UID via Button Blinking UID via IPMI AS1021M UR User s Manual Power Fail LED Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is Pin Definitions JF1 located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the ta
89. w stalled all drive carriers must remain in the drive bays to maintain Important Regardless of how many SAS SATA drives are in proper airflow 6 6 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 2 Installing removing hot swap SAS SATA drives The SAS SATA drive carriers are all easily accessible at the front of the chassis These hard drives are hot pluggable meaning they can be removed and installed without powering down the system To remove a carrier push the release button located beside the drive LEDs Then swing the colored handle fully out and use it to pull the unit straight out see Figure 6 5 Note Your operating system must have RAID support to enable the hot plug ca pability of the SAS SATA drives Figure 6 5 Removing a SAS SATA Drive from the Server 6 7 AS1021M UR User s Manual DVD ROM and Floppy Drive Installation The top cover of the chassis must be opened to gain full access to the DVD ROM and floppy drive bays The 1021M UR accomodates only slim line DVD ROM drives Side mounting brackets are needed to mount a slim line DVD ROM drive in the 1021M UR server You must power down the system before installing or removing a floppy or DVD ROM drive First release the retention screws that secure the server unit to the rack Grasp the two handles on either side and pull the unit straight out until it locks you will hear a click Next depress the two buttons on the top of the chassis to release the
90. y Program Load Optimal Defaults To load optimal default settings select this setting 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 Failsafe Defaults Select and press lt Enter gt to load the Failsafe defaults The Failsafe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not maximum performance 7 18 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 pro cedure 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 POST codes may be read on the debug LEDs located beside the LAN port on the serverboard backplane See the description of the Debug LEDs
91. 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 any board from its 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 For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the serverboard 4 3 AS1021M UR User s Manual 4 4 Operating Precautions A Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 1021M UR is operating to ensure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 1021M UR system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed Figure 4 1 Installing the Onboard Battery LITHIUM BATTERY LITHIUM BATTERY OR BATTERY HOLDER BATTERY HOLDER 4 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install processors and heatsinks to the H8BDMU s
92. ystem if an application is hung up Jumping pins 2 3 will gen erate a non maskable interrupt signal for the application that is hung up See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog can also be enabled via BIOS Onboard Speaker Enable Disable The JD1 header allows you to use either an external speaker or the in ternal onboard speaker To use the internal onboard speaker close pins 6 and 7 with a jumper To use an external speaker remove the jumper and connect the speaker wires to pins 4 5V and 7 control signal See the table on the right for settings and the table associated with the Power LED Keylock Speaker connection previ ous section for jumper settings 5 20 VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPG1 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Reset Pins 2 3 NMI Open Disabled Note When enabled the user needs to write their own application software in or der to disable the Watch Dog timer Onboard Speaker Enable Disable Pin Definitions JD1 Pins Definition 6 and 7 Jump for onboard speaker 4 and 7 Attach external speaker wires Note Pins 4 7 are used only for the on board speaker Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Compact Flash Master Slave Compact Flash Master Slave The JCF1 jumper allows you to assign Jumper Settings JCF1 either ma

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