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1. 2 2 Unpacking the System eae bee Gli 2 3 Preparing for Setup 2 4 Installing the System into a Rack 2 5 Checking the Serverboard Setup 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup ettet e ttn Chapter 3 System Interface 3 1 OV6OIVIOW ihn nh e edt p o et nde ere Mat 3 1 3 2 Control Panel isss tiet ter nee crga 3 1 3 3 Power Fail ED pase essetis bP iei ieee 3 3 3 4 SCSI Drive LEDS esses enne traitant nain 3 3 3 5 LAN Ethernet Port LEDs eene ennre 3 3 Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 Electrical Safety Precautions 4 2 General Safety Precaultioris cert tee ree 4 8 ESD Safety rint Table of Contents 4 4 Operating PreCaUutiOns s ee tete rier er e re ede e e A t 4 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 1 Handling the Serverboard eee tte 5 1 5 2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation sn D 2 5 3 Connecting Cables sse ener 5 4 Connecting Data Cables ices ease n teen 5 4 Connecting Power Cables eterne gt Preis 5 4 Connecting the Control Paneb sssri 5 5 45 5 6 5 5 Installing rrt rre rie retenir rns 5 6 5 6 Adding POI Cards itane en enr ee ree tpe petet 5 8 5 7 Serverboard e Ge een ge 5 9 5 8
2. 7 7 Table of Contents TD SSO CUPL 7 19 chio geese ates cite cea ae ates AS eee tented Aen E E Rites ee 7 21 fot serena uento mitate etii torte 7 22 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Codes senem nennen A 1 Appendix B Software Installation ertet erc B 1 Appendix C System Specifications 2 C 1 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual Notes Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Overview Supermicro s SuperServer 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 is a high end dual processor server that is comprised of two main subsystems the SC74381 R760 7044H 82R 7044H X8R SC74381 650 7044H 82 40 tower rackmount server chassis and the X6DH8 G2 7044H 82R 7044H 82 or X6DH8 XG2 7044H X8R dual Intel Xeon processor serverboard Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certified for use with the 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 In addition to the serverboard and chassis various hardware components have been included with the SuperServer 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 as listed below One 1 3 5 floppy drive FPD TEAC B Two 2 8 cm hot swap exhaust fans FAN 0073 Four 4 8 cm hot swap chassis fans FAN 0072 One 1 4U chassis air shroud CSE PT54 Two 2 5 25 dummy drive trays CSE PT36 B One 1 front control panel cable CBL 0087 One 1 floppy drive cable CBL 0040
3. 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 4GB 00 WDC WD360GD O0ELX1 34 4GB 01 WDC WD3606D O00ELX1 34 4GB Assigning Array Properties Once you ve create a new array you are ready to assign properties to the array Caution Once the array is created and its properties are assigned you cannot change the array properties using the ACU You will need to use the Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in the enclosed CD To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu as shown on the following screen select an array type and press Enter Note that only the available array types RAID 0 and RAID 1 are dis played on the screen Using RAID 0 or RAID 1 requires two drives 2 Under the item Arrays Label type in a label and press Enter The label cannot be more than 15 characters 3 For RAID 0 select the desired stripe size Available stripe sizes are 16 32 and 64 KB default It is recommended that you do not change the default setting B 7 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual frray Properties Array Type RAID O Stripe RAID 1 Mirror firray Label Array Size Stripe Size Create RAID via 4 The item Create RAID via allows you to select between the differ ent methods of creating RAID 0 and RAID 1 The following table gives examples of when each is appropriate Raid Level
4. Always make sure the rack is stable before extending a component from the rack You should extend only one component at a time extending two or more simultaneously may cause the rack to become unstable Server Precautions Review the electrical and general safety precautions in Chapter 4 Determine the placement of each component in the rack before you install the 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 SCSI drives and power supply units 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 temperature of the rack environment may be greater than the ambient temperature of the room Therefore consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the manufacturer s maximum rated ambient temperature Tmra Reduced Airflow Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that the amount of airflow required for safe operation is not compromised Mechanical
5. 5V 36A 12Vtotal 50A 5Vsb 3 5A Power Supply 7044H 82 1 unit Rated Output Power 650W Model SP650 RP Part PWS 0056 Rated Output Voltages 3 3V 30A 5V 30A 12Vtotal 46A 5Vsb 4A The 7044H 82R features the X6DH8 G2 serverboard C 2 Appendix C System Specifications 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 B EN 55022 Class B EN 61000 3 2 3 3 CISPR 22 Class B Electromagnetic Immunity EN 55024 CISPR 24 EN 61000 4 2 EN 61000 4 3 EN 61000 4 4 EN 61000 4 5 EN 61000 4 6 EN 61000 4 8 EN 61000 4 11 Safety EN 60950 IEC 60950 Compliant UL Listed USA CUL Listed Canada TUV Certified Germany CE Marking Europe C 3 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual Notes C4
6. Memory Cache PCI Configuration Advanced Chipset Control Advanced Processor Options 1 0 Device Configuration DMI Event Logging Console Redirection Hardware Monitor Select Boot features tL TEE F9 Esc e Enter F10 7 7 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual gt Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Quick Boot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed Quiet Boot This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the diagnostic screen during boot up ACPI Mode Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management on your system Options are Yes and No Power Button Behavior If set to Instant Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4 sec the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are instant off and 4 sec override After Power Failure This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power Options are Stay Off and Power On Watch Dog This setting is for enabling the Watch Dog feature The options are Enabled and Disable
7. vens n aum tua os Power Connectors SCSI LVD Connector Jumper Settings JP19 Buzzer Enable Closed On Enabled default Open Off Disabled LEDs Drive Fail LEDs Fail1 Fail2 Fail3 Fail4 Fail5 Fail6 Fail7 8 Activity LEDs ACT1 ACT2 ACT3 ACT4 ACT5 ACT6 ACT7 ACT8 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Installing Components in the 5 25 Drive Bays T Drive bay configuration The 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 has two 5 25 drive bays Compo nents such as an extra floppy drive IDE hard drives or CD ROM drives can be installed into these 5 25 drive bays 2 Mounting components in the drive bays First power down the system and then remove the top left chassis cover to access the drive components With the cover off remove the two or four screws that secure the drive carrier to the chassis one side only then push the entire empty drive carrier out from the back Adding a CD ROM drive remove the guide plates one on each side from the empty drive carrier and screw them into both sides of the CD ROM drive using the holes provided Then slide the CD ROM into the bay and secure it to the chassis with the drive carrier screws you first removed Attach the power and data cables to the drive Replace the top left chassis cover before restoring power to the system Adding an IDE or floppy
8. OEh Initialize component OFh Initialize the local bus IDE 10h Initialize Power Management 11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values 12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot 13h Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices 14h Initialize keyboard controller 16h 1 2 2 3 BIOS ROM checksum 17h Initialize cache before memory Auto size 1 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual POSTCode Description 18h 8254 timer initialization 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 20h 1 3 1 1 Test DRAM refresh 22h 1 3 1 3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller 24h Set ES segment register to 4 GB 28h Auto size DRAM 29h Initialize POST Memory Manager 2Ah Clear 512 kB base RAM 2Ch 1 3 4 1 RAM failure on address line xxxx 2Eh 1 3 4 3 RAM failure on data bits of low byte of memory bus 2Fh Enable cache before system BIOS shadow 32h Test CPU bus clock frequency 33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager 36h Warm start shut down 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot 42h Initialize interrupt vectors 45h POST device initialization 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 47h Initialize 120 support 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices 4Ah Initialize all video ada
9. One 1 CD ROM drive cable CBL 0039 SCSI Accessories One 1 single channel SCSI backplane CSE SCA 74381 One 1 SCSI cable CBL 037 U320 Eight 8 SCA 1 inch high SCSI drive carriers CSE PT17 B One 1 CD containing drivers and utilities SuperServer 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual 1 1 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual e Optional Two 2 Xeon passive heatsinks SNK P0010 One 1 rackmount kit CSE PT26 B 1 2 Serverboard Features At the heart of the SuperServer 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 lies the X6DH8 G2 X6DH8 XG2 a dual processor serverboard based on the Intel E7520 chipset and designed to provide maximum performance Below are the main features of the X6DH8 G2 X6DH8 XG2 See Figure 1 1 for a block diagram of the E7520 chipset Processors The X6DH8 G2 X6DH8 XG2 supports single or dual 604 pin Intel Xeon EM64T processors at a FSB speed of 800 MHz Please refer to the serverboard description pages on our web site for a complete listing of supported processors www supermicro com The 7044H 82R is an up grade model to the 7044H 82R to support dual core Paxville processors Memory The X6DH8 G2 X6DH8 XG2 has eight 240 pin DIMM slots that can support up to 16 GB of registered ECC DDR2 400 SDRAM The memory is an inter leaved configuration which requires modules of the same size and speed to be installed in pairs Onboard SCSI Onboard SCSI is provided with
10. Advanced Serverboard Setup Memory Support The X6DH8 G2 X6DH8 XG2 supports up to 16 GB of registered ECC DDR2 400 memory The memory is an interleaved configuration which requires modules of the same size and speed to be installed in pairs Note You should not mix modules of different sizes and or speeds Figure 5 4 Side View of DIMM Installation into Slot Notch p 4 Notch Release Tab Note Notches should align with their receptive points on the slot To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the bottom notches To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the module from the slot Figure 5 5 Top View of DIMM Slot Top View of DDR2 Slot Release Tab Il IL Release Tab 5 7 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual 5 6 Adding PCI Cards 1 PCI slots The X6DH8 G2 supports two PCI Express x8 slots one PCI Express x4 slot one 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X slot and two 64 bit 100 MHz PCI X slots The X6DH8 XG2 supports one PCI Express x8 slot three 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X slots and two 64 bit 100 MHz PCI X slots The SC743S1 R760 SC743S1 650 chassis allows all six slots to be popu lated with standard size full height full length cards 2 PCI card installation Before installing a PCI add on card make sure you install it into a slot tha
11. 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 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 SuperServer 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 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 The 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 may be employed either as a tower or mounted in a rack as a 4U rackmount chassis If using it as a tower unit please read the Server Precautions in the next section and then skip ahead to Section 2 5 2 2 Unpacking the System You should inspect the box the system was shipped in and note if it was damaged in any way f the server itself shows damage you should file a damage claim with the carrier who delivered it Decide on a suitable location for the SuperServer 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 It should be situated in a clean dust free area that is well ventil
12. Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility is an embedded BIOS Utility in cluding Array Configuration Utility Use this utility when you want to create configure and manage arrays Disk Utilities Use this option to format or verify disks To run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility you will need to enable the RAID function in the system BIOS refer to Chapter 7 for System BIOS Configurations and then press the Ctrl and A keys simultaneously when prompted to do so during the system startup Refer to the previ ous page for detailed instructions Note To select an option use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then press the Enter key to select it To return to the previous menu press the ESC key Using the Array Configuration Utility ACU The Array Configuration Utility ACU enables you to create manage and delete arrays from the controller s BIOS add and delete spare drives and initialize drives During the system startup press the Ctrl and A keys simultaneously and the main menu will appear B 3 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt ntrolle Options Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities Managing Arrays Select this option to view array properties and delete arrays The follow ing sections describe the operations Of Managing Arrays To select this option u
13. age 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 CD ROM and floppy drives not necessary for SCSI drives When disconnecting power you should first power down the system with the operating system and then unplug the power cords of all the power supply units in the system When working around exposed electrical circuits another person who is familiar with the power off controls should be nearby to switch off the power if necessary Use only one hand when working with powered on electrical equipment This is to avoid making a complete circuit which will cause electrical shock Use extreme caution when using metal tools which can easily damage any electrical components or circuit boards they come into contact with Do not use mats designed to decrease electrostatic discharge as protection from electrical shock Instead use rubber mats that have been specifically designed as electrical insulators 4 1 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual The power supply power cord must include a groun
14. be replaced Refer to Chapter 6 for details on replacing the power supply This LED should be off when the system is operating normally 3 4 SCSI Drive LEDs Each SCSI drive carrier has two LEDs Green When illuminated the green LED on the front of the SCSI drive carrier indicates drive activity A connection to the SCSI SCA backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is being accessed Red A SAF TE compliant backplane is needed to activate the red LEDs which indicate a drive failure Please refer to Chapter 6 for instruc tions on replacing failed SCSI drives 3 5 LAN Ethernet Port LEDs The LAN Ethernet port s located beside the VGA port each have a yellow and a green LED The yellow left LED indicates activity while the other right LED may be green orange or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the tables below for the functions associated with these LEDs Gb LAN Left LED Gb LAN Right LED Indicator Indicator LED LED Color Definition Color Definition Off Not Active Off No Connection Yellow Active Green 100 MHz Orange 1GHz SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual Notes Chapter 4 System Safety Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 Electrical Safety Precautions A Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the SuperServer 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 from dam
15. can use a 20 pin connector but 2 ton cin connecting J3 is also required to ensure sufficient power See the 12V 4 Connector table on the right for pin defini JPW2 tions qui Pins Definition Required 1 amp 2 Ground Processor Power Connection 3 amp 4 12V Connector In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above the 12v 8 pin processor power connector Required Pins Definition at JPWS must also be connected Connection Anes ery to_your power supply If an 8 pin cable is not available please use two 4 pin cables See the table on the right for pin definitions CPU 8 pin PWR Connector JPW3 NMI Button NMI Button Pin The non maskable interrupt button spen JF1 header is located on pins 19 and 20 Number Definition of JF1 Refer to the table on the right bs d for pin definitions Power LED PWR LED Pin Definitions JF1 The Power LED connection is lo Pin cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Re emiten fer to the table on the right for pin 16 Control definitions 5 11 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual HDD LED The HDD LED connection for IDE HDD LED Pin n Definitions and CD ROM drives is located on JF1 pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the Pin Number Definition hard drive LED cable to these pins 13 Vcc to display disk activity
16. 5 for details on JF1 Figure 6 2 Front Control Panel LEDs vil Power 2025 Indicates power is being supplied to the system HDD C Indicates IDE device and hard drive activity On the 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 this LED indicates SCSI hard drive activity when flashing NIC1 lt 1 Indicates network activity GLAN port 1 L5 NIC2 Indicates network activity GLAN port 2 Overheat E When this LED flashes it indicates a fan failure When Fan Fail O continuously it indicates an overheat condition see Chapter 3 for details Power Fail XK Indicates a power supply failure SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 Manual 6 3 System Fans Four 8 cm chassis cooling fans located in the center of the chassis pro vide cooling airflow while two 8 cm exhaust fans expel hot air from the chassis The chassis is also fitted with an air shroud to concentrate the flow of cooling air over the areas of highest generated heat The fans should all be connected to headers on the serverboard see Chapter 5 The power supply module also has a cooling fan Fan Failure Under normal operation all four chassis fans both exhaust fans and the power supply fan run continuously The four chassis fans and the two exhaust fans are hot swappable and can be replaced without powering down the system Replacing Chassis Cooling Fans 1 Identifying the failed fan To locate and re
17. 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual gt Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Hyper Threading Technology This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of hyper threading Enabling hyper threading results in increased CPU performance Applicable for the XP systems Machine Checking This setting allows you to Enable or Disable Machine Checking Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled Chapter 7 BIOS Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Onboard COM 1 This setting allows you to assign control of serial port A The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for serial port A The options are 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Onboard COM 2 This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for serial port B The options are 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller The options are Enab
18. Loading Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that a hazardous condition does not arise due to uneven mechanical loading Circuit Overloading Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to the power supply circuitry and the effect that any possible overloading of circuits might have on overcurrent protection and power supply wiring Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern Reliable Ground A reliable ground must be maintained at all times To ensure this the rack itself should be grounded Particular attention should be given to power supply con nections other than the direct connections to the branch circuit i e the use of power strips etc 2 3 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual 2 4 Installing the System into a Rack This section provides information on installing the system into a rack unit Rack installation requires the use of the optional rackmount kit CSE PT26 B If the System has already been mounted into a rack or if you are using it as a tower 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 The following is a guideline for installing the server into a rack with the rack rails provided in the rackmount kit You should also refer to the installation instructions that came with the rack unit you are using I
19. Power Button connection is lo Fin pr cdi cated on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Mo Pin mentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button 2 Ground can also be configured to function as a suspend button see the appropri ate setting in BIOS To turn off the power when set to suspend mode depress the button for at least 4 sec onds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 A Chassis Intrusion header is lo Pin Number Definition cated at JL1 Attach the appropri 1 lintr si n Input ate cable to inform you of a chas 2 Ground sis intrusion USB Pin Definitions USBO 1 Universal Serial Bus Pin Definition 1 Vcc There are five USB 2 0 Universal DU Serial Bus ports headers on the 4 Ground serverboard Two of them are back JUSB2 JUSB3 panel USB ports 05 0 1 and the Pin Pin other three are front panel USB Number Definition Number Definition 1 Vcc 2 Vcc headers JUSB2 and JUSB3 See 3 Data 4 Data i D the tables on the right for pin defi gt in 112 nitions 9 Key 10 NA 5 13 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual Fan Headers Fan Header Pin Definitions 1 8 There eight fan headers Pin Definition s 1 Ground black FAN1 FAN8 on the X6DH8 G2 2 12V red X6
20. an Adaptec AIC 7902 SCSI chip which sup ports dual channel Ultra320 SCSI at a throughput of 320 MB sec for each channel The X6DH8 G2 X6DH8 XG2 provides two LVD Ultra320 SCSI ports PCI Expansion Slots The X6DH8 G2 supports two PCI Express x8 slots one PCI Express x4 slot one 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X slot and two 64 bit 100 MHz PCI X slots The X6DH8 XG2 supports one PCI Express x8 slot three 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X slots and two 64 bit 100 MHz PCI X slots 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Onboard Controllers Ports One floppy drive controller and two onboard ATA 100 controllers are pro vided to support up to four IDE hard drives or ATAPI devices The color coded I O ports include COM port an additional COM header is located on the serverboard a VGA monitor port two USB 2 0 ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports a parallel port X6DH8 G2 only and two gigabit Ethernet ports ATI Graphics Controller The X6DH8 G2 X6DH8 XG2 features an integrated ATI video controller based on the Rage XL graphics chip Rage XL fully supports sideband addressing and AGP texturing This onboard graphics package can provide a bandwidth of up to 512 MB sec over a 32 bit graphics memory bus Other Features Other onboard features that promote system health include onboard voltage monitors a chassis intrusion header auto switching voltage regulators chassis and CPU overheat sensors virus protection and BIOS rescue 1 3 Server Chassi
21. bootable array when the following message is dis played The array is already marked bootable Do you want to make this array as not bootable Yes No The bootable array will then be deleted and the asterisk will disappear Note do not use the delete key to delete a bootable array B 10 Appendix B Software Installation Adding Deleting Hotspares Note In order to rebuild a RAID RAID 0 or RAID 1 you need to add a new HDD as a hotspare 1 Turn on your computer and press Cirl A as prompted to access the ARC Utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Add Delete Hotspares 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you want to designate as a hotspare and press Insert then press Enter 5 Select Yes when the following prompt is displayed Do you want to create spare Yes No The spare you have selected will appear in the Select Drive Menu SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual Initializing Disk Drives If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new array or if it appears grayed out you may have to initialize it before you can use it as part of an array Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in an array Caution Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes any data on the disk inaccessible If the dr
22. drive to add one of these drives install it into one of the removed empty drive carriers with the printed circuit board side toward the carrier so that the drive s mounting holes align with those in the carrier Secure the drive to the carrier with four screws then slide the assembly into the bay and secure it to the chassis with the drive carrier screws you first removed Attach the power and data cables to the drive Replace the top left chassis cover before restoring power to the system Note A red wire typically designates the location of pin 1 You should keep the drive carriers inserted in any unused drive bays to reduce EMI and noise and to facilitate the airflow inside the chassis SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 Manual 6 5 Power Supply 7044H 82R 7044H X8R The 7044H 82R 7044H X8R has a triple redundant 760 watt redundant cooling power supply that consists of three 380W power modules All three modules are active and share the load of the system up to 760W max If any of the three modules fail the other two will continue to provide up to 760W of power and allow the system to continue running without interruption The power supply modules have an auto switching capability that enable them to automatically sense and operate with 100 or 240 volt inputs The power modules are PFC Power Factor Correction compliant Power Supply Failure If a power supply module fails an LED in the control panel as well
23. drives of different sizes in a RAID However during a build operation only the smaller drive can be selected as the Source or first drive 5 When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger drive to a smaller drive is allowed However the destination drive must be at least half the capacity of the source drive 6 Adaptec does not recommend that you migrate or build an array on Windows dynamic disks volumes as it will result in data loss Warning Do not interrupt the creation of RAID 0 using the Migrate option If you do you will not be able to restart or to recover the data that was on the source drive B 9 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual Adding a Bootable Array 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the list of arrays select the array you want to make bootable and press Ctrl B 3 Enter Y to create a bootable array when the following message is dis played This will make all other existing bootable array non bootable Do you want to make this array bootable A bootable array will then be created An asterisk will appear next to the bootable array Main Menu Deleting a Bootable Array To delete a bootable array 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the bootable array you want to delete and press Ctrl B A bootable array is an array marked with an asterisk 3 Enter Y to delete a
24. the OS driver you want to install and press Enter 4 Insert a formatted diskette into drive A and press Enter as prompted 5 Exit the program after the process is completed Then reboot the system 6 Insert Microsoft Windows OS Setup CD in the CD Driver The system will boot up from the CD 7 Press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver is displayed 8 When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s 9 Insert the driver diskette labelled Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA Raid Controller Driver into your floppy drive and press the Enter key 10 Choose Adaptec Embedded Host Serial ATA Raid Controller from the list indicated in the Windows OS Setup Screen and press the Enter key 11 Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do so at this time Once all devices are specified press the Enter key to continue with the instal lation 12 From the Windows OS Setup screen press the Enter key The OS setup routine will automatically load all device files and continue the Win dows OS installation 13 After the Windows OS installation has completed the system will automatically reboot B 17 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual B 3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Installing Other Drivers After you ve installed th
25. the inner chassis rail sections you just removed along the side of the chassis making sure the screw holes line up Note that these two rails are left right specific Screw the rail securely to the side of the chassis see Figure 2 3 Repeat this procedure for the other rail on the other side of the chassis You will also need to attach the rail brackets when installing into a telco rack Locking Tabs As mentioned the 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 Preparing to Install the Chassis Rails 2 5 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual Figure 2 3 Installing the Rails to the Chassis Installing the Rack Rails Determine where you want to place the SuperServer 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 in the rack See Rack and Server Precautions in Section 2 3 Position the fixed rack rail sliding rail guide assemblies at the desired location in the rack keeping the sliding rail guide facing the inside of the rack Screw the assembly securely to the rack using the brackets pro vided Attach the other assembly to the other side of the rack making sure both are at the exact same heigh
26. 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 F1 lt F2 gt and so on Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note BIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or change any of these text messages Options printed in Bold are the default settings 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 Note fan speed is controlled by the Fan Speed Control Modes setting in BIOS The recommended setting for the 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 is 3 pin Server Loading the BIOS default settings may change this setting Therefore if you do load BIOS defaults you should reenter BIOS setup and change this setting back to 3 pin Server then save and exit see page 7 18 7 1 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82
27. this in mind when you reroute them after working on the system 6 Supplying power to the system The last thing you must do is to provide input power to the system Plug the power cord from the power supply unit into a high quality power strip that offers protection from electrical noise and power surges It is recommended that you use an uninterruptible power supply UPS Finally depress the power on button on the front of the chassis 2 10 Chapter 3 System Interface Chapter 3 System Interface 3 1 Overview The control panel on the 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 has several LEDs and two buttons There are also two LEDs on each SCSI drive carrier and the Ethernet ports These LEDs keep you constantly informed of the overall status of the system and the activity and health of specific components 3 2 Control Panel Buttons There are two push buttons located on the front of the chassis These are in order from left to right a power on off button and a reset button e POWER This is the main power button which is used to apply or turn off the main system power Turning off system power with this button removes the main power but keeps standby power supplied to the system e RESET Use the reset button to reboot the system SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual 3 3 Control Panel LEDs The control panel located on the front of the SC743S1 R760 SC743S1 650 chassis has six LEDs that provide yo
28. 1 R760 8C74381 650 4U tower rackmount chassis and the X6DH8 G2 X6DH8 XG2 a dual processor serverboard that supports single or dual Intel XeonTM processors at a Front Side System Bus speed of 800 MHz The 7044H 82R is an upgrade model to the 7044H 82R to support dual core Paxville processors Manual Organization Chapter 1 Introduction The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the server system and describes the main features of the SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DH8 XG2 serverboard and the SC743S1 R760 SC743S1 650 chassis which comprise the SuperServer 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the system 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 control panel on the chassis as well as other LEDs located throughout the system SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 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 SuperServer 7044H 82R
29. 2 5 25 dummy drive trays Eight 8 SCSI drive carriers Expansion Slots X6DH8 G2 two PCI Express x8 slots one PCI Express x4 slot one 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X slot and two 64 bit 100 MHz PCI X slots X6DH8 XG2 one PCI Express x8 slot three 64 bit 183 MHz PCI X slots and two 64 bit 100 MHz PCI X slots C 1 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual Serverboard 7044H 82R amp 7044H 82 7044H X8R Model X6DH8 G2 X6DH8 XG2 Extended ATX Dimensions 12 x 13 in 305 x 330 mm Chassis Model 7044H 82R 7044H X8R SC743S1 R760 tower 4U rackmount Model 7044H 82 SC743S1 650 tower 4U rackmount Dimensions WxHxD as tower 7 x 17 1 x 25 5 in 178 x 434 x 648 mm Weight 7044H 82R 7044H X8R Gross Bare Bone 70 Ibs 31 8 kg 7044H 82 Gross Bare Bone 64 Ibs 29 1 kg System Cooling fan speed controlled by BIOS setting p 7 18 Four 4 8 cm chassis cooling fans hot swappable Two 2 8 cm exhaust fans hot swappable System Input Requirements 7044H 82R 7044H X8R AC Input Voltage 100 240 VAC Rated Input Current 14A 115V to 8A 230V Rated Input Frequency 50 60 Hz System Input Requirements 7044H 82 AC Input Voltage 100 240 VAC Rated Input Current 11A 90V Rated Input Frequency 50 60 Hz Power Supply 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 3 units Rated Output Power 760W Model SP762 TS Part PWS 0050 entire unit with housing PWS 0050M single modules Rated Output Voltages 3 3V 36A
30. 7044H X8R 7044H 82 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the X6DH8 G2 X6DH8 XG2 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 SC743S1 R760 SC743S1 650 server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chap ter when installing removing or reconfiguring SCSI or peripheral drives and when replacing system power supply units and cooling fans Chapter 7 BIOS The BIOS chapter includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup Utility Appendix A BIOS POST Codes Appendix B Software Installation Appendix C System Specifications Preface Notes SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manual ciere eateries ea eee eve iii Organization eani o rir AT e der cann cacy Sarees secede ren rdi da iii Chapter 1 Introduction OWeIVIOW nin eor EUR d 1 1 1 2 Serverboard Features usce dieere 1 2 1 3 Server Chassis Features tere pte mais 1 3 1 4 Contacting Supermicro aane Rie ens 1 6 Chapter 2 Quick Setup ous
31. AVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara 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 Manual Revision 1 0b Release Date December 15 2005 Unless you request and receive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2005 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 techni cians It provides information for the installation and use of the SuperServer 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 Installation and maintainance should be performed by experienced technicians only The SuperServer 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 is a high end dual pro cessor server based on the SC7438
32. Bit 1 0 Disabled Transfer Mode Standard Ultra DMA Mode Disabled Fi 14 vdd F9 Esc gt Enter Selects the type of IDE hard drive The options are Auto which allows BIOS to automatically determine the hard drive s capacity number of heads etc a number from 1 39 to select a predetermined type of hard drive CDROM and ATAPI Removable The option User will allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed at this connection The option Auto will allow BIOS to automatically configure the parameters of the HDD installed at the connection Choose the option 1 39 to select a predetermined HDD type Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed Select ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed 7 5 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual CHS Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS TYPE This item displays the type of CPU Cylinders This item indicates the status of Cylinders Headers This item indicates the number of headers Sectors This item displays the number of sectors Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum storage capacity of the system LBA Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS Total Sectors This item displays the number of total sectors available in the LBA Format Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA Format Multi Sector Transfer This item allows the user to specify the nu
33. CI X 4 PCI X 5 This option allows the user to change the bus frequency of the devices installed in the slot indicated The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz gt PCI X 100MHz ZCR Slot 1 PCI X 100MHz Slot 2 PCI X 133MHz Slot 3 PCI X 133MHz Slot 4 PCI X 133MHz Slot 5 PCI Exp x8 Slot 6 Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM Options are Enabled and Disabled Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master Options are Enabled and Disabled Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master A high priority high throughout device may benefit from a greater Clock rate Options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00A0h 00 0 and OOEOh For Unix Novell and other Operating Systems please select the option other If a drive fails after the installation of a new software you might want to change this setting and try again Different OS requires different Bus Master clock rate 7 11 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed The options are DOS or Other for Unix Novelle NetWare and other operating systems gt Advanced Chipset Control Access the subme
34. CR 1 PCI X SLOT Gbit LAN ANVIK NOCONA CPU 1 NOCONA CPU 2 PCI X 100MH pxH X B IPCI X 133MHz DDRII 400 1 ipia 1 4 MCH IPOE SOT DDRII 400 SLOT CI E B X8 J15 OB 4 DIMMs 4 PCLE SLOT IDE UDMA 100 pue PRIEC NF x SATA SATA icus PCI 32 BIT Vk 0 1 USB PORT USB LPC BUS 0 1 2 3 4 5 LPCS 0 LPCSVO BMC CON FWH KB FDD SER 1 HW PARALL MS SER 2 MONITOR PORT 1 5 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 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 n General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Taiwan 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd
35. CSI drives and SCA backplane have been properly installed and all connections have been made 1 Accessing the drive bays All drives can be accessed from the front of the server For servicing the CD ROM IDE hard drives and floppy drives you will need to remove the top left chassis cover The SCSI disk drives can be installed and removed from the front of the chassis without removing any chassis covers 2 Installing components into the 5 25 drive bays To install components into the 5 25 drive bays you must first remove the top left chassis cover as described in the previous section Refer to Chapter 6 for details 2 9 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual 3 Installing CD ROM and floppy disk drives Refer to Chapter 6 if you need to reinstall a CD ROM and or floppy disk drive to the system 4 Check the SCSI disk drives Depending upon your system s configuration your system may have one or more drives already installed If you need to install SCSI drives please refer to Chapter 6 5 Check the airflow Airflow is provided by four hot swap 8 cm chassis fans working in conjunction with an air shroud Two 8 cm exhaust fans are also mounted at the rear of the chassis The system component layout was carefully designed to promote sufficient airflow through the chassis Also 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 Keep
36. Create Via When Appropriate RAID 0 No Init Creating a RAID 0 on new drives RAID 0 Migrate Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and Note one drive with data you wish to preserve RAID 1 Build1 Any time you wish to create a RAID 1 but especially if you have data on one drive that you wish to preserve RAID 1 Clear Creating a RAID 1 on new drives or when you want to ensure that the array contains no data after creation RAID 1 Quick Fastest way to create a RAID 1 Appropriate when using new drives RAID 1 Init 5 When finished press Done as shown on the following screen Note If you select Migrate for RAID 0 or Build for RAID 1 you will be asked to select the source drive The contents of the source drive will be preserved However the data on the new drive will be lost B 8 Appendix B Software Installation yrray Properties Array Type RAID O Stripe Array Label Stripe Array Size 68 938 GB Stripe Size 64KB Create RAID via No Init Done Notes 1 Before adding a new drive to an array back up any data contained on the new drive Otherwise all data will be lost 2 If you stop the build or clear process on a RAID 1 from ACU you can restart it by pressing Ctrl R 3 A RAID 1 created using the Quick Init option may return some data mis compares if you later run a consistency check This is normal and is not a cause for concern 4 The ACU allows you to use
37. DH8 XG2 See the table on the 3 Tachometer right for pin definitions Note Caution These fan headers These fan headers are 4 pin fans use DC power Pins 1 3 are backward compatible with traditional 3 pin fans Note Fan speed is controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS re fer to Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced BIOS Section Serial Ports Serial Port Pin Definitions JCOM1 JCOM2 Pin Number Definition Number Definition The COM1 port is located by the 1 6 VGA port COM is a header lo s Dm 7 cated on the corner of the board 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC near the battery See the table on the right for pin definitions Note Pin 10 is included on the header but not on the port JLAN1 2 Ethernet Ports Two Gigabit Ethernet ports desig nated JLAN1 and JLAN2 are lo cated on the I O backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Keyboard PS 2 Mouse Ports and Mouse Port Pin Definitions JKM1 The ATX PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 Pin mu mouse are located on JKM1 See 2 NC the table at right for pin gennitions a See Figure 5 3 for the locations of 4 VCC 5 Clock each 6 NC Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Power LED Speaker Speaker Connector Pin Definitions JD1 On the JDI header pins 1 3 Pin fora power LED and pins 4 7 are Number Functi
38. JOH1 JLAN1 North CPU2 Bridge JLAN2 aa JPG1 JK1 FAN3 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 L Keylock Fans _ Rage Slot 6 x8 PCI Express gals xL JIPMH 215 5 gt 13 5 Slot 5 PCI X 133MHz PXH IPMI 2 0 8 South 4 1 GLAN POE ct GLAN Slot 4 PCI X 133MHz Bridge BIOS JPLI Slot 3 PCI X 133MHz lt PXH jar Slot 2 PCI X 100MHz 5 7902 8 O Slot 1 PCI X 100MHz ZCR 358 Battery C O mes 2 J18 amp C JPAS uwor JUSB3 SPKR JA2 SCSI Ch B JBTi Notes Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only m indicates the location of Pin 1 The green PCI X slot one on each serverboard supports ZCR Zero Channel RAID The X6DH8 G2 shares the same layout but has a different PCI X slot configuration and includes a parallel port above the COM1 and VGA ports SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual X6DH8 G2 X6DH8 XG2 Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting J18 Watch Dog Enable Pins 1 2 Reset JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 5 9 JP13 3rd Pwr Supply Alarm Enable Dis Closed Enabled JP14 Pwr Supply Fail Alarm Reset Open Disabled JP16 Power Force On Open Disabled JPA1 SCSI Controller Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPA2 JPA3 SCSI Ch A B Term Enable Disable Open Enabled JPG1 VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 LAN Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled Connector Description DIMM1A 4B Memo
39. LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc OH Fan Fail LED Vcc Power Fail LED Vcc Ground Reset gt Reset Button Ground Pwr gt Power Button SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual 5 4 I O Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 5 3 below for the locations of the various I O ports Figure 5 3 Rear Panel I O Ports Parallel Port JLAN1 JLAN2 Keyboard COM1 VGA Port A parallel port is included on the X6DH8 G2 7044H 82R 7044H 82 only 5 5 Installing Memory Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules http www supermicro com support resources CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation See Figures 5 4 and 5 5 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with Bank 1 The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time beginning with DIMM A1 and DIMM Bank1 and so on 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above 5 6 Chapter 5
40. Management Settings pre configured by the user at this feature Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chassis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to run at the full speed 12V at all time The options are Disable 3 pin Server 3 pin Workstation 4 pin Server and 4 pin Workstation The recommended setting for the 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 is 3 pin Server Fan 1 Fan 8 Note Fan7 is designated as CPU Fan 1 8 is designated as CPU Fan 2 P12V CPUO SCALED This item displays the voltage status of CPU1 12V power P12V_CPU1_SCALED This item displays the voltage status of CPU2 12V Power P12V_SCALED This item displays the voltage status of CPU 12V power CPU Vio This item displays the voltage status of onboard CPU I Os MCH PXH Vcore This item displays the voltage status of MCH North Bridge and PXH I O Hub ICH Vcore This item displays the voltage status of ICH South Bridge CPU1 CPU2 Vcore This item displays the voltage status of CPU1 2 core power P3_3V This item displays the voltage status of CPU 3 3V power P5V This item displays the voltage status of CPU 5V 1V8_SC This item displays the voltage status of the 8V power PIV8 This item displays the
41. NIC1 NIC2 Overheat Fan Fail LED ossis MM Reset BUOM e tr ani py ei o UL OM osc coh ated oes ette Chassis INtruSion isi ire irre mer Universal Serial Bus USBO 1 ec e es Fan Leaders ee B bedeutet SINE JLAN 1 2 Ethernet Ports tnn rennen ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports Power EED Speakoelt treinta tt cies Wake OM RINOA Wake On LAN nori retener Power Full certe e eoe Ce eet e Adib eels SMB Power Corinectot iret mr etin vii SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual Overheat ood e erai et nee PH 5 16 5 9 Jumper Seins aote 5 17 Explanation Of Jumpers rennen renes 5 17 CMOS Clear JEAN Efnable Disable ai en eme eio 5 18 SCSI Controller Enable Disable 5 18 SCSI Termination 2 5 18 Watch Dog Enable Disable 5 rr ter or re 5 19 VGA Enable DIsable eite tee vete td 5 19 Power Force On Enable Disable sese 5 19 Third Power Supply Alarm 5 20 5 10 Onboard Indicators eee te
42. Refer to T Delve the table on the right for pin defini tions NIC1 NIC2 LED NIC1 NIC2 LED Pin The NIC1 Network Interface Con un troller LED connections for UM JLAN1 are located on pins 11 and 9 11 Vcc 12 of JF1 and the NIC2 LED con 19 2 TOND nectors JLAN2 are located on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Attach NIC LED cables to display network ac tivity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat Fan Fail LED Overheat Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Connect an LED to pins 7 and 8 of Pin JF1 to provide warning of a pro Number Ec cessor overheating or fain failure 8 GND The LED will flash remain on as long as the fan fail overheat con dition exists Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions and Chapter 3 for a detailed descrip tion Power Fail LED Power Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 The Power Fail LED connection is Pin located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer iuc Ec to the table on the right for pin defi 6 GND nitions 5 12 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Reset Button Reset Pin 4 Definitions The Reset Button connection is lo JF1 cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach Pin Number 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 Power Button Connector The
43. S N N N f 4 V 2 gt 0 32 599 f Y SEZ ZN d 2 77 4 N e y 7 y X P N 3 6 5 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 Manual 6 4 Drive Bay Installation SCSI Drives Eight SCSI drives may be housed in the SC74381 R760 8C74381 650 chas sis The SCSI drive IDs are preconfigured as 0 through 7 in order from bottom to top tower configuration or from left to right if rackmounted Note You must use standard 1 high 80 pin SCA SCSI drives in the SuperServer 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 Use extreme caution when working around the SCSI backplane Do not touch the backplane with any metal objects and make sure no ribbon cables touch the backplane or obstruct the airflow 1 Removing a hot plug SCSI drive carrier The eight SCSI drive carriers are all easily accessible at the front of the chassis The SCSI drives are hot pluggable meaning they can be removed and installed without powering down the system To remove a carrier first push the release button located beside the drive LEDs Swing the handle fully out and use it to pull the unit straight out from the chassis see Figure 6 5 Note Your operating system must have RAID support to enable the hot plug capability of the SCSI drives 2 Mounting a SCSI drive in a drive carrier The SCSI drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and removal from the chassis T
44. SUPERO SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R SUPERSERVER 7044H X8R SUPERSERVER 7044H 82 few SUPERMICRO Surer USER S MANUAL 1 0b 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 SUPERMICRO COMPUTER 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 documentation 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 COMPUTER 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 THE VENDOR SHALL NOT H
45. User s Manual 7 2 Running Setup Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choos ing the appropriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen All displayed text is described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options see on next page When you first power on the computer the Phoenix BIOS is immediately activated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways 1 pressing Delete immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activate the main Setup menu Press the Delete key to enter Setup 7 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu Use the Left Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting Press the lt Esc gt key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus Items that use submenus are indicated with the icon With the item highlighted press the lt Enter gt key to access the submenu 7 2 Chapter 7 BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu Main Advanced Securit
46. able the SCSI headers The de ere Enabled fault setting is pins 1 2 to enable all Pins 2 3 Disabled four headers See the table on the right for jumper settings SCSI Termination Enable Disable SCSI Channel Termination Enable Disable Jumpers JPA2 and allow you to Jumper Settings aA JPA2 JPA3 enable or disable termination for the Jumper SCSI connectors Jumper JPA2 con Position Definition Open Enabled trols SCSI channel A and is for Closed Disabled channel B The default setting is open to enable terminate both SCSI chan nels Note In order for the SCSI drives to function properly please do not change the default setting set by the manufacturer See the table on the right for jumper settings Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog J18 enables the Watch Dog func Jumper Settings J18 tion Watch Dog is a system moni Jumper Definition tor that can reboot the system Pins 1 2 WD to Reset Pins 2 3 WD to NMI when a software application is Open Disabled hung up Pins 1 2 will cause WD to reset the system if an applica tion is hung up Pins 2 3 will gen erate a non maskable interrupt sig nal for the application that is hung up See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog can also be enabled via BIOS Note When enabled the user needs to write his o
47. as one on the back of the failed power module will illuminate to notify you of a power failure Replacing the Power Supply 1 Accessing the power supply You do not need to power down the system to replace a power module on the 7044H 82R 7044H X8R Power supply modules can be removed from the back of the chassis access to the inside is unnecessary 2 Removing the power supply First unplug the power cord from the failed power supply module Then press the locking tab on the module and pull the unit completely out 3 Installing a new power supply module Replace the failed unit with another unit having the exact same part number PWS 0050M Gently but firmly push the new unit all the way into the open bay Secure it to the chassis using the locking tab Finish by replacing the chassis left top cover and then plugging the power cord back into the new module you just added Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 6 Power Supply 7044H 82 The SuperServer 7044H 82 has a single 650 watt power supply This power supply has an auto switching capability which enables it to auto matically sense and operate at a 100V or 240V input voltage Power Supply Failure If the power supply unit fails the system will shut down and you will need to replace the power supply unit Replace with the same model SP650 RP p n PWS 0056 which can be ordered directly from Supermicro see Con tact Information in the Preface As there is only one powe
48. ated 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 system was shipped in may include two sets of rail assemblies two rail mounting brackets and mounting screws needed for installing the system into a rack optional kit Follow the steps in the order given to complete the instal lation 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 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual Choosing a Setup Location Leave enough clearance in front of the system to enable you to open the front door completely 25 inches Leave approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back of the system to allow for sufficient airflow and ease in servicing This product is for installation only in a Restricted Access Location dedi cated equipment rooms service closets and the like A N Warnings and Precautions AN 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
49. d SATA are thinner than the tradi tional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better air flow and can be installed in smaller chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long while SATA cables can extend up to one meter Overall SATA provides better functionality than PATA Configuring BIOS settings for the SATA RAID Functions 1 Press the Del key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time to power on the system we recommend that you load the Optimized Default Settings If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys to select the Exit Menu Once in the Exit Menu scroll down the menu to select the item Load Optimized Default Settings and press the Enter key Select OK to confirm the selection Press the Enter key to load the default settings to the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main Menu in BIOS 4 Scroll down to the item SATA RAID Enable select Enabled and press Enter B 1 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual 5 Tap the Esc key and scroll down to Exit Select Save and Exit from the Exit menu Press the Enter key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 6 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 7 During system startup press the Ctrl and the A keys simultaneously to run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility when prompte
50. d Summary Screen This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays the system configuration during bootup 7 8 Chapter 7 BIOS gt Memory Cache Cache System BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS write cache its data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable this function and this area will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Video BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a Video BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS write cache its data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable the function and this area will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Base 0 512K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area block 0 512K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DRM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from bei
51. d by the mes sage Press lt Ctrl gt lt A gt for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Adaptec Embedded SATA with HostRAID Controller Driver Adaptec s Embedded Serial ATA RAID with HostRAID controller adds RAID functionality to the Serial ATA I O controller by supporting RAID 0 Striping or RAID 1 Mirroring to enhance the industry s pioneer PCI to e host controller products RAID striping RAID 0 can greatly improve hard disk I O performance because of its capability in striping data across multiple drives RAID mirroring RAID 1 allows the data to be simultaneously written to two drives so critical data is always available even if one hard disk fails Due to this built in functionality your Supermicro motherboard is specially designed to keep pace with the increasing performance demands of today s computer systems by improving disk I O throughput and providing data accessibility regardless of a single disk failure By incorporating Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the motherboard design Supermicro offers the user the benefits of SATA RAID without the high costs asso ciated with RAID hardware Note For Adaptec s RAID Driver Installation Instructions please refer to the Adaptec RAID Controller User s Guide Emb SA RAID UG pdf which is located in the CD that came with this motherboard You can also download a copy of Adaptec s User s Guide from our website at www supermicro com B 2 Appendix B Software Installation
52. dentifying the Sections of the Rack Rails The optional rackmount kit CSE PT26 or CSE PT26B black includes two rack rail assemblies Each of these assemblies consist of three sections an inner fixed chassis rail that secures to the chassis an outer rack rail that secures directly to the rack itself and two rail brackets which also attack to the rack see Figure 2 1 The inner and outer rails must be detached from each other to install To remove the inner chassis rail pull it out as far as possible you should hear a click sound as a locking tab emerges from inside the rail assembly and locks the inner rail Depress the locking tab to pull the inner rail completely out Do this for both assemblies one for each side Figure 2 1 Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails Outerarl Rai braxtks Chapter 2 Server Installation Installing the Chassis Rails You will need to remove the top cover and the feet to add rack rails to the chassis First remove the top and right covers top and left covers when standing as a tower chassis by first removing the screws that secure them to the chassis Depress the button on the top side if tower of the chassis to release the cover and then pull the cover off Then unscrew the four feet and remove them from the chassis see Figure 2 2 You can now attach rack rails to the top and bottom now the sides of the chassis First add the rack handles Then position
53. ding plug and must be plugged into grounded electrical outlets 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 CD ROM Laser CAUTION this server may have come equipped with a CD 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 4 2 General Safety Precautions A Follow these rules to ensure general safety Keep the area around the SuperServer 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 clean and free of clutter The SuperServer 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 weighs approximately 70 64 Ibs 31 8 29 1 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 Don t use the handles to lift the chassis the handles should only be used to pull the server out of the rack 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 a
54. e Windows Operating System a screen as shown in Figure B 1 will appear You are now ready to install additional software programs and drivers To install these software programs and drivers click the icons to the right of these items Figure B 1 Driver Tool Installation Display Screen S SUPERMICRO X6DH8 XG2 server board Drivers amp Tools Win2000 xi Al Intel Lindenhurst chipset INF files SUPERMICR Microsoft DirectX 9 0 Drivers amp Tools Intel E7520 A ATI Graphics driver Chipset X6DHS series E A Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition 8l SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III LJ Build driver diskettes and manuale LIN Browse CD T Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list You should install everything here except for the SUPER Doctor utility Intel LDCM and the LAN SCSI driver diskettes which are optional The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Note Please refer to the Adaptec User s Guide included in the CD for installing the Adaptec SATA RAID Controller Driver You can also download a cop
55. efore adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heat sink CPU Installation 1 Lift the lever on the CPU socket Lift the lever completely as shown on the picture on the right other wise you will damage the CPU socket when power is applied In stall to the CPU1 socket first 2 Insert the CPU in the socket making sure that pin 1 of the CPU aligns with pin 1 of the socket both corners are marked with a triangle When using only one CPU install it into the CPU1 socket The CPU2 Socket is automatically disabled if only one CPU is used 3 Press the lever down until you hear a click which means the CPU is securely installed in the CPU socket Repeat these steps if you wish to install a second CPU in the CPU2 socket Socket lever in the locking Position Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Heatsink Installation 1 Do not apply any thermal com pound to the heatsink or the CPU die the required amount has al ready been applied 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism 3 Screw in two diagonal screws i e the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU Then screw in the two remaining screws until snug 4 Finish the installation b
56. es No _ 8 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize If correct type Y to continue Rebuilding Arrays Note 1 Rebuilding applies to Fault Tolerant arrays RAID 1 only If an array build process or initialization is interrupted or critical with one member missing you must perform a rebuild to optimized its function ality For a critical array rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to create a spare before you can rebuild an array To Rebuild an array 1 From the Main Menu select Manage Arrays From the list of arrays select the array you want to rebuild 2 Press Ctrl R to rebuild B 14 Appendix B Software Installation Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Disk Utilities 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter as shown below Select SATA Disk and pre Enter SATA Port 40 WDC WD3606D OOELX1 32 06632 SATA Port 1 WDC WD3606D O0ELX1 32 06632 SATA Port 2 No device SATA Port 3 No device SATA Port 4 No device SATA Port 5 No device SATA Port 6 No device SATA Port 7 No device Only drives present at POST are displayed You can choose f
57. et Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor s password which allows access to BIOS Set User Password When the item Set User Password is highlighted hit the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up Fixed Disk Boot Sector This setting may offer some protection against viruses when set to Write Protect which protects the boot sector on the hard drive from having a virus written to it The other option is Normal Password on Boot This setting allows you to require a password to be entered when the system boots up Options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required 7 20 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 6 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Highlighting a setting with a or will expand or collapse that entry See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section Main Advanced Security Removable Devices Item Specific Help CD ROM Drive lt Tab gt lt Shift Tab gt or lt Enter gt selects field Fi tL z F9 Esc e gt Enter F18 Remo
58. ge to printed circuit boards it is important to handle them very care fully 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 support it when handling The following measures are gener ally sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its anti Static bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral 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 anti static 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 static pro tected SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual 5 2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct ZN pressure on the label area of the fan Also do not place the serverboard on a conductive surface which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up IMPORTANT Always connect the power cord last and always remove it b
59. gt to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility 7 23 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual Notes 7 24 Appendix A BIOS POST Codes Appendix A BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Test codes for the PhoenixBIOS POST codes are divided into two categories recoverable and terminal Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 continuous long beep no memory detected Terminal POST Errors If a terminal type of error occurs BIOS will shut down the system Before doing so BIOS will write the error to port 80h attempt to initialize video and write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h POSTCode Description 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag OAh Initialize CPU registers OBh Enable CPU cache OCh Initialize caches to initial POST values
60. hese carriers also help promote proper airflow for the SCSI drive bays For this reason even empty carriers without SCSI drives installed must remain in the chassis To add a new SCSI drive install a drive into the carrier with the printed circuit board side toward the carrier so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier Secure the drive to the carrier with two screws on each side as shown in Figure 6 6 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Figure 6 5 Removing a SCSI Drive Carrier Figure 6 6 Mounting a SCSI Drive in a Carrier step 3 are installed all SCSI drive carriers must remain in the Important Regardless of how many SCSI hard drives drive bays to promote proper airflow 3 SCSI backplane All eight SCSI drives plug into a single SCSI backplane which provides Ultra320 single channel operation for all eight SCSI drives A ribbon cable from JA1 on the serverboard should be connected to the IN connector on the SCSI backplane There are also two power connectors on the backplane that must be connected See Figure 6 7 for the locations of backplane connectors the reverse side of the backplane has five connectors that the SCSI drives plug into when inserted with a SCSI drive carrier or mobile rack 6 7 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 Manual Figure 6 7 SCSI Backplane gd SCA743S1 rev 100 T mmt 2 i i 3 3 n ESO Emi tunBB
61. hin a specified time the default is 30 seconds Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Service Daemon running at all times on this system Provide TCP IP connectivity P trol ower contro Note SD Ill Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_IlI You can also down load the SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manu als SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we recommend using Supero Doctor Il B 20 Appendix C System Specifications Appendix C System Specifications Processors Single or dual 604 pin Intel Xeon EM64T processors at a front side system bus speed of 800 MHz Please refer to the support section of our web site for a complete listing of supported processors www supermicro com The 7044H 82R only supports dual core processors Chipset Intel E7520 chipset BIOS 8 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM Memory Capacity Eight 240 pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of registered ECC DDR2 400 SDRAM Note Interleaved memory requires memory to be installed two at a time See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details SCSI Controller Adaptec AIC 7902 for Ultra320 onboard SCSI SCSI Backplane Controller SAF TE compliant single channel backplane supports eight 8 SCA hot swap SCSI drives Peripheral Drives Bays One 1 3 5 floppy drive Two
62. hipped in antistatic packaging When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 6 1 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 Manual Figure 6 1 Chassis Front View Main Power System Reset System LEDs USB Ports SUPERMI 290060 SUPERO 5 25 Drive Bays 2 SuPERO Floppy Drive oo oo 8 SCSI Drive Bays behind locking bezel oo oo Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 2 Front Control Panel The front control panel must be connected to the JF1 connector on the serverboard to provide you with system status and alarm indications A ribbon cable has bundled these wires together to simplify this connection Connect the cable from JF1 on the serverboard making sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 to the appropriate comnnector on the front control panel PCB printed circuit board Pull all excess cabling over to the control panel side of the chassis The LEDs on the control panel inform you of system status see Figure 6 2 for details See Chapter
63. i reri see cannes JLAN1 JLAN2 LEDs 5 11 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections 5 21 Parallel Port 3r erem ive 5 22 Floppy eoe EO p EDEN REX RES 5 22 IDE GORFIOCIOLS asimar ferreo ren te tr ned road 5 22 Ultra320 SCSI 5 erret ottenere ert 5 23 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices 4 eb cnet e eoru vb 6 1 6 2 Front Control Panel sssssseseeseneenenee nennen 6 3 6 3 System Fans 6 4 F n zs 6 4 Replacing System Faris iine eter tete tds 6 4 6 4 Drive Bay Installation aoc erae eet eter aa Ein 6 6 SCSI DIVES cci ri d rri p t i E YR 6 6 Installing Components the 5 25 Drive Bays 6 9 6 5 Power Supply 7044 829 7044 8 6 10 Power Supply Failure eene 6 10 Replacing the Power Supply niece ree 6 10 6 6 Power Supply 7044H 82 Power Supply Failure Replacing the Power Supply seen 6 11 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 1 Introduction 4 2 7 2 7 3 M in BIOS Setup 7 2 154 Advanced Setups
64. ive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not initialize a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which disks are associated with a particular array please refer to Viewing Array Properties To initialize drives 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU as shown on the screen below 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt Adaptec Options Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities 3 Select Initialize Drives 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish to initialize and press Insert as shown on the following screen B 12 Appendix B Software Installation Select drives for initialization Selected Drives 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 468 01 WDC WD360GD OOGELX1 34 4GB 5 Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected as shown on the following screen Select drives for initializatio S elected Drives 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 46B 00 WDC WD3606D OOELX1 34 46 01 WDC WD3606D OOELX1 34 468 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual 6 Press Enter 7 Read the warning message as shown on the screen below Warning Initialization will erase all Array information from the selected drives Any Array using any of these drives as members will be affected Do you want to continue Y
65. l chips memory modules or contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Putthe 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 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual 4 4 Operating Precautions A Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 is operating to assure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed Figure 4 1 Installing the Onboard Battery LITHIUM BATTERY a 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 X6DH8 G2 X6DH8 XG2 serverboard 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 chassis completely when you have fin ished working on the serverboard to protect and cool the system 5 1 Handling the Serverboard Static electrical discharge can damage electronic components To prevent dama
66. led user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual gt DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display not a setting informing you of the event log validity Event Log Capacity This is a display not a setting informing you of the event log capacity View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to view the contents of the event log Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to mark the DMI events as read Clear All DMI Event Logs Select Yes and press lt Enter gt to clear all DMI event logs Options are Yes and No Chapter 7 BIOS gt Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings COM Port Address Specifies to redirect the console to Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B This setting can also be Disabled BAUD Rate Select the BAUD rate for console redirection Options are 300 1200 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K Console Type Choose from the available options to select the console type for console redirection The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 Flow Control Choose fro
67. m the available options to select the flow control for console redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection Select the console connection either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST Choose whether to continue with console redirection after the POST routine Options are On and Off P Hardware Monitor Logic CPU Temperature Threshold This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this preset temperature threshold The options are 85 90 C 95 C and 100 C Highlight this and hit Enter to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 2 Temperatures This item displays the temperatures of CPU1 2 7 17 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual LM 93 Temperature This item displays the temperature of LM93 LM 30 Temperature This item displays the temperature of LM30 LM30 Low Limit This item sets the low limit for the LM30 Temperature LM30 High Limit This item sets the high limit for the LM30 Temperature Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans If the option is set to 3 pin the fan speed is con trolled based upon the CPU die temperature When the CPU die temperature is higher the fan speed will be higher as well If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by the Thermal
68. mber of sectors per block to be used in multi sector transfer Options are Disabled 4 Sectors 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines whether Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0 Master Device via the LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 Bit I O This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32 bit data transfer Options are Enabled and Disabled Transfer Mode Selects the transfer mode Options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIO3 Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 7 6 Chapter 7 BIOS Ultra DMA Mode Selects Ultra DMA Mode Options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being present in the system Extended Memory This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as being present in the system 7 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing lt Enter gt Options for PIR settings are displayed by highlighting the setting option using the arrow keys and pressing lt Enter gt All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Tory ow vw Fi Item Specific Help
69. n beside the VGA port have two Off No Connection LEDs The yellow LED indicates Green 100 MHz Orange 1GHz activity while the other LED may be JLAN1 JLAN2 LEDs Ethernet JLAN Ports Right LED Indicator green orange or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the table on the right for the func tions associated with this second LED 5 11 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Drive and SCSI Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B The 80 wire ATA100 66 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 inter face and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the docu mentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings for the hard disk drive 5 21 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual Parallel Port Parallel Printer Port Pi
70. n Definitions Connector 423 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 Strobe 2 Auto Feed The parallel port is located on 3 DataBito 4 Error 5 Data Bit 1 6 Init J23 See the table on the 7 Data Bit 2 8 SLCT IN amer 9 Data Bit 3 10 GND right for pin definitions 11 DataBit4 12 GND 13 DataBit5 14 GND mE 15 DataBit6 16 GND Note The parallel port is in 17 DataBit7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 GND cluded on the X6DH8 G2 21 BUSY 22 GND 7044H 82R 7044H 82 only 23 PE 24 GND 25 SLCT 26 NC Floppy Connector Pin Definitions JFDD1 Floppy Connector Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 GND 2 FDHDIN 3 GND 4 Reserved The floppy connector is lo 5 Key 6 FDEDIN cated on JFDD1 See the 7 GND 8 Index 2 9 GND 10 Motor Enable table on the right for pin defi 11 GND 12 Drive Select B 13 GND 14 Drive Select A nitions 15 GND 16 Motor Enable 17 GND 18 DIR 19 GND 20 STEP 21 GND 22 Write Data 23 GND 24 Write Gate 25 GND 26 Track 00 27 GND 28 Write Protect 29 GND 30 Read Data 31 GND 32 Side 1 Select 33 GND 34 Diskette IDE Connector Pin Definitions IDE Connectors GIDE JIDE2 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function There are no jumpers to 1 Reset IDE 2 GND 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 configure the onboard IDE 1 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 and 2 connectors See the 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 table on the right for pin 1 Host Data 3 12 Ho
71. nced Chassis Setup Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform simple maintenance on the SC743S1 R760 SC743S1 650 chassis Follow ing the component installation steps in the order given will eliminate most common problems If some steps are unnecessary skip ahead to the step that follows Refer to Chapter 2 for instructions on installing the system as a 4U rackmount Tools Required The only tool you will need is a Philips screwdriver 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices Static electrical discharge 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 static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its anti static 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 anti static bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides ex cellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the serverboard Unpacking The serverboard is s
72. nd 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 4 2 Chapter 4 System Safety into contact with printed circuit boards or areas where power is present After accessing the inside of the system close the system back up and secure it to the rack unit with the retention screws after ensuring that all connections have been made 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 your equipment from ESD Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Keep all components and printed circuit boards PCBs in their antistatic bags until ready for use Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing which may retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components periphera
73. ne beep Clear Huge Segment Boot to Mini DOS Boot to Full DOS Ifthe BIOS detects error 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM error it displays an additional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that failed For example 2C 0002 means address line 1 bit one set has failed 2E 1020 means data bits 12 and 5 bits 12 and 5 set have failed in the lower 16 bits The BIOS also sends the bitmap to the port 80 LED display It first displays the checkpoint code followed by a delay the high order byte another delay and then the loworder byte of the error It repeats this sequence continuously AS SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual Notes Appendix B Software Installation Appendix B Software Installation After all the hardware has been installed you must first configure the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Driver before you install the Windows operating system The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro bootable CDs that came packaged with your motherboard For Adaptec s SCSI Host RAID Utility please refer to the CDs that came with your motherboard Adaptec Embedded SATA RAID Controller Driver Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface It uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices SATA is a serial link which supports transfer rates from 150 MBps Because the serial cables use
74. ng written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Base 512K 640K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the memory area 512K 640K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DRM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back 7 9 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual Cache Extended Memory If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DRM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow da
75. nition 1 P S 1 Fail Signal JP12 to provide warning of power 2 P S 2 Fail Signal s 3 P S 3 Fail Signal supply failure This warning signal is 4 Reset from MB passed through the PWR_LED pin to indicate of a power failure on the chassis See the table on the right for pin definitions Note This feature is only available when using redundant Supermicro power supplies Keylock The keyboard lock connection is lo cated on JK1 Utilizing this header allows you to inhibit any actions made on the keyboard effectively locking it SMB Power I C Connector SMB PWR Pin Definitions J24 Pin Definition The I C connector at J24 located be 1 Clock 2 D tween the PWR ForceOn Header and 3 Hs the PWR Fault header monitors the H WA status of power supply the fans and the system temperature Overheat LED Overheat LED Pin Definitions JOH1 Connect an LED to the JOH1 Pin header to provide warning of Number Deren chassis overheating See the 2 OH Active table on the right for pin defini tions Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 9 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector 3 2 1 Pins To modify the operation of the serverboard jumpers be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins 321 to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified Pin 1 2 short with a
76. nu to make changes to the following settings Force Compliance Mode If enabled this feature sets the device specified to comply with the PCI Express Compliance 1 0 Mode The options are Disabled and Enabled Memory RAS Feature Control Select this option to enable the Memory RAS Feature Control The options are Standard Sparing and Mirroring Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed The options are Enabled and Disabled DRAM Data Integrity Mode If enabled this feature allows the data stored in the DRAM memory to be integrated for faster data processing The options are 72 bit ECC 144 bit ECC Auto and Disabled ECC Error Type This setting lets you select which type of interrupt to be activated as a result of an ECC error The options are None NMI Non Maskable Interrupt SMI System Management Interrupt and SCI System Control Interrupt 7 12 Chapter 7 BIOS SERR Signal Condition This setting specifies the conditions required to be qualified as an ECC error Options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both USB Function This setting allows you to Enable or Disable all functions for the USB devices specified Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled SUPERSERVER 7044H
77. on Definition 4 Power for the speaker See the table on 5 Key No connection the right for speaker pin defini Speake daa tions Note Pins 4 7 are for use with an external speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you must close pins 6 7 with a jumper Wake On Ring Wake on Ring Pin Definitions JWOR1 The Wake On Ring header is desig Pin nated JWOR1 This function allows Number Definition roun your computer to receive and wake 2 Wake up up by an incoming call to the mo dem when in suspend state See the table on the right for pin defini tions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this fea ture Wake On LAN Wake On LAN Pin Definiti JWOL1 The Wake On LAN header is lo a cated at JWOL1 the Definition serverboard See the table on the H ru right for pin definitions You must 3 Wake up enable the LAN Wake Up setting in BIOS to use this function You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use this feature SMB SMB Header Pin Definitions J22 A System Management Bus header Pin is located at J22 Connect the ap Number um propriate cable here to utilize SMB pua on your system 4 No Connection 5 15 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual Power Fault Power Fail Pin Definitions JP12 Connect a cable from your power Pin supply to the Power Fail header Number Defi
78. ont Control Panel The SC74381 R760 8C74381 650 s control panel provides you with system monitoring and control LEDs indicate system power HDD activity network activity overheat fan fail and power supply failure A main power button and a system reset button are also included Backplane The SC743S1 R760 SC743S1 650 is an Extended ATX form factor chassis that can be used either as a tower or as 4U rackmount unit The I O backplane provides six motherboard expansion slots one COM port a VGA port two USB 2 0 ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports a parallel port available with the 7044H 82R 7044H 82 only and two gigabit Ethernet ports Cooling System The SC743S1 R760 SC743S1 650 chassis has an innovative cooling design that includes four 8 cm hot plug system cooling fans located in the middle section of the chassis and two 8 cm hot plug rear exhaust fans Each power supply module also includes a cooling fan All chassis and power supply fans operate continuously A setting in BIOS see p 7 18 is used to control the system fan speed This setting uses voltage control to allow fans to run at different speeds The recommended setting for the 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 is 3 pin Server 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 1 System Block Diagram Intel E7520 Chipset Note This is a general block diagram Please see Chapter 5 for details 1 PCI X SLOT SCSI 7902 1 PCI X SLOT Z
79. place a failed chassis fan begin by removing the top left chassis cover see Chapter 2 for details on removing the cover 2 Removing a hot plug fan housing Depress the locking tab on a chassis cooling fan and pull the unit straight out by the handle see Figure 6 3 The fan wiring for these fans has been designed to detach automatically 3 Installing a new system fan Replace the failed fan with an identical one Supermicro p n FAN 0072 Install it in and then reassemble the fan housing then plug the housing back into its slot it should click into place when fully inserted Check that the fan is working then replace the top left side chassis panel Removing the air shroud Under most circumstances you will not need to remove the air shroud to perform any service on the system However if you wish to temporarily remove it the air shroud sould always be in place when the system is operating please follow this procedure Begin by depressing the tabs at the front and rear of the shroud to unlock it then lift it up and out of the chassis see Figure 6 4 To reinstall simply position the air shroud in its proper place and push it in until you hear it click 6 4 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Figure 6 3 Removing a Chassis Fan Figure 6 4 Removing the Air Shroud i M 7 2 N NNN Y A 4 6 f N 6 AN N 9 S V MSN W lt SV N
80. ports Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices Re initialize onboard I O ports Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional Initialize BIOS Data Area Enable Non Maskable Interrupts NMIs Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS 2 mouse Initialize floppy controller Determine number of ATA drives optional Initialize hard disk controllers Initialize local bus hard disk controllers Jump to UserPatch2 Build MPTABLE for multi processor boards Install CD ROM for boot Clear huge ES segment register Fix up Multi Processor table 1 2 Search for option ROMs One long two short beeps on checksum failure A 3 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual POSTCode Description 99h Check for SMART Drive optional 9Ah Shadow option ROMs 9Ch Set up Power Management 9Dh Initialize security engine optional 9Eh Enable hardware interrupts 9Fh Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives AOh Set time of day A2h Check key lock A4h Initialize typematic rate A8h Erase F2 prompt AAh Scan for F2 key stroke ACh Enter SETUP AEh Clear Boot flag BOh Check for errors Bih Inform RomPilot about the end of POST B2h POST done prepare to boot operating system B4h 1 One short beep before boot B5h Terminate QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Di
81. pters in system 4Bh QuietBoot start optional 4Ch Shadow video BIOS ROM 4Eh Display BIOS copyright notice 4Fh Initialize MultiBoot 50h Display CPU type and speed 51h Initialize EISA board 52h Test keyboard 54h Set key click if enabled 55h Enable USB devices 58h 2 2 3 1 Test for unexpected interrupts 59h Initialize POST display service 5Ah Display prompt Press F2 to enter SETUP 5Bh Disable CPU cache 2 Appendix A BIOS POST Codes POSTCode Description 5Ch 60h 62h 64h 66h 67h 68h 69h 6Ah 6Bh 6Ch 6Eh 70h 72h 76h 7Ch 7Dh 7Eh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Ah 8Bh 8Ch 8Fh 90h 91h 92h 93h 95h 96h 97h 98h Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB Test extended memory Test extended memory address lines Jump to UserPatch1 Configure advanced cache registers Initialize Multi Processor APIC Enable external and CPU caches Setup System Management Mode SMM area Display external L2 cache size Load custom defaults optional Display shadow area message Display possible high address for UMB recovery Display error messages Check for configuration errors Check for keyboard errors Set up hardware interrupt vectors Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs Late POST device initialization Detect and install external RS232 ports Configure non MCD IDE controllers Detect and install external parallel
82. r array unusable Do you want to delete the array Yes No RAID 1 only the following prompt is also displayed Deleting the partition will result in data loss Do you also want to delete the partition Yes No 6 Press Yes to delete the array or partition or No to return to the previous menu 7 Press Esc to return to the previous menu B 5 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual Creating Arrays Before creating arrays make sure the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system Note that disks with no usable space or disks that are un initialized are shown in gray and cannot be used See Initializing Disk Drives To create an array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility Main Menu ACU as shown on the first screen on page B 4 3 From the ACU menu select Create Array 4 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as shown on the the screen below Note To deselect any disk highlight the disk and press Delete Select drives to create Array 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 46B 01 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 46B 5 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected The Array Properties menu displays as the shown on the screen on the next page B 6 Appendix B Software Installation Select drives to create frray Selected Drives
83. r supply unit in the 7044H 82 the server must be powered down before removing and or replacing the power supply for whatever reason Replacing the Power Supply 1 Removing the power supply First turn the power switch on the control panel off then unplug the power cord from the system Then unplug the power cord from the failed power supply module Finish by pressing the locking tab on the module and pull the unit completely out 2 Installing a new power supply Replace the failed unit with another unit having the exact same part number PWS 0056 Gently but firmly push the new unit all the way into the open bay Secure it to the chassis using the locking tab Finish by replacing the chassis left top cover and then plugging the power cord back into the new module you just added SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 Manual Notes Chapter 7 BIOS 7 1 Chapter 7 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS Setup utility for the X6DH8 G2 X6DH8 XG2 The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Due to periodic changes in the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted that might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to the Manual Download area of the Supermicro web site www supermicro com for any such changes Starting the Setup Utility To enter the BIOS Setup Utility hit the lt Delete gt key while
84. re two screws that secure the cover to the chassis remove these first Depress the button on the top side if tower of the chassis to release the cover You can then lift the cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server 2 Check the CPUs processors You should have one or two processors already installed into the serverboard Each processor should have its own heatsink attached See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor installation 3 CPU clock ratio setting The CPU speed should be automatically detected If not you will need to set the correct speed with the BIOS Setup utility See the Frequency Ratio setting in BIOS Chapter 7 to set the processor speed 4 Check the system memory Your server 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 5 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 6 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 Rack Configuration shown 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup Next you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the S
85. rom the following options 1 Format Disk Simulates a low level format of the hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk Serial ATA drives are low level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low level formatted again Caution Formatting destroys all data on the drive Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation 2 Verify Disk Media Scans the media of a disk drive for defects B 15 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 1 Once you have completed RAID array configurations press ESC to exit The following screen will appear 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt Arrow keys to move cursor Enter to select option Esc to exit default 2 Press Yes to exit the Utility For more information regarding the Adaptec RAID Utility please refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in the CD included in your ship ping package You can also download a copy of Adaptec User s Guide from our web site at www supermicro com B 16 Appendix B Software Installation B 2 Installing Intel s ICH5R Driver by Adaptec and Windows OS 1 Insert Supermicro s bootable CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during the system reboot The Super Micro Driver Diskette Maker screen will appear 2 Choose Intel ICH5R Driver by 3rd Party Adaptec from the items listed and press Enter 3 From the next screen displayed choose
86. ry SDRAM Slots FAN1 8 CPU FAN1 CPU FAN2 Chassis Fans Headers J22 System Management Bus Header J24 System Management Bus Power Connector JA1 JA2 Ultra320 SCSI Channel A Channel B JCOM1 JCOM2 COM1 and COM Serial Port Connectors JD1 PWR LED pins1 3 Speaker pins 4 7 JF1 Front Panel Control JFDD1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector JIDE1 IDEs Disk Drive Connector JIDE2 IDE 2 Disk Drive Connector JIPMI1 IPMI 2 0 Socket JK1 Keylock JKM1 Keyboard Mouse JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JLAN1 2 Gigabit Ethernet Ports JOH1 Overheat LED JP12 Power Fault Connector JPW1 Primary 24 pin ATX PWR Connector JPW2 12V 4 pin Auxiliary PWR Connector JPW3 12V 8 pin Processor PWR Connector JUSB2 Universal Serial Bus 2 3 front access Ports JUSB3 Universal Serial Bus 4 5 front access Ports JVGA1 VGA Video Port JWOL1 Wake on LAN Header JWOR1 Wake on Ring Header Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 8 Connector Definitions ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector ATX Power Connector Pin Definitions JPW1 Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V The X6DH8 G2 X6DH8 XG2 in 14 12V 2 43 3V 15 COM 3 COM cludes a 24 pin main power sup 16 PS 4 45V ply connector JPW1 and a 4 pin 17 COM 5 COM M 18 COM 6 45V Auxiliary PWR connector JPW2 19 COM 7 COM These power connectors meet the 20 Res NC 8 PWR_OK ane 21 45V 9 5VSB SSI EPS 12V specification You 22 45V 10 12V pi 23 45V 11 12V
87. s Features The SuperServer 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 is a high end scaleable server platform designed with today s most state of the art features The following is a general outline of the main features of the SC743S1 R760 5 74351 650 server chassis System Power 7044H 82R 7044H X8R the SC743S1 R760 features a triple redundant 760W power supply that consists of three separate power supply modules These modules all share the load and run continuously If any of the three fail the remaining two pick up the load and keep the system running without interruption A failed power supply module will illuminate the power fail LED The power supply modules are all hot swappable so you don t have to power down the system to replace a module 7044H 82 the SC74381 650 features a single 650W power supply Power must be removed from the system before servicing or replacing this power supply 1 8 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual SCSI Subsystem The SCSI subsystem supports up to eight 80 pin SCA Ultra320 SCSI hard drives Any standard 1 drives are supported SCA Single Connection Attachment The SCSI drives are connected to a single channel SCA backplane with SAF TE The SCSI drives are also hot swap units A RAID controller card can be used with the SCA backplanes to provide data secu rity Note The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability of the SCSI drives Fr
88. se the arrow keys and the Enter key to select Managing Arrays from the main menu as shown below ites this array is bootable Del Delete ter Display Array properties and 1 lt Ctrl S gt Verify Array Ctrl R gt Rebuild Array lt Ctrl B gt Mark nmark Bootable Array 11 Moves Cursor Appendix B Software Installation Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existing array 1 At the BIOS prompt press Ctrl A 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays as shown on the previ ous screen 4 From the List of Arrays dialog box select the array you want to view and press Enter The Array Properties dialog box appears showing detailed information on the array The physical disks associated with the array are displayed here 5 Press Esc to return to the previous menu Deleting Arrays Warning Back up the data on an array before you delete it to prevent the loss of data Deleted arrays cannot be restored 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC main menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays 4 Select the array you wish to delete and press Delete 5 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press Enter The following prompt is displayed Warning Deleting the array will rende
89. splay MultiBoot menu BEh Clear screen optional BFh Check virus and backup reminders COh Try to boot with INT 19 Cih Initialize POST Error Manager PEM C2h Initialize error logging C3h Initialize error display function C4h Initialize system error handler C5h PnPnd dual CMOS optional C6h Initialize note dock optional C7h Initialize note dock late C8h Force check optional C9h Extended checksum optional CAh Redirect Int 15h to enable remote keyboard CBh Redirect Int 13h to Memory Technologies Devices such as ROM RAM PCMCIA and serial disk CCh Redirect Int 10h to enable remote serial video A4 Appendix A BIOS POST Codes POSTCode Description CDh CEh D2h Re map I O and memory for PCMCIA Initialize digitizer and display message Unknown interrupt The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POSTCode Description EOh Eth E2h E3h E4h E5h E6h E7h E8h E9h EAh EBh ECh EDh EEh EFh FOh Fih F2h F3h F4h F5h F6h F7h Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize system timer Initialize system I O Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS ROM Go to BIOS Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Shadow Boot Block System memory test Initialize interrupt vectors Initialize Run Time Clock Initialize video Initialize System Management Manager Output o
90. square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the serverboard layout pages for jumper locations Jumper Cap Note On two 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 which will also clear any passwords In stead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents of CMOS On the X6DH8 G2 X6DH8 XG2 the CMOS Clear contact pads are located between the floppy drive header and the South Bridge chip see Figure 5 6 To clear CMOS 1 First power down the system and unplug the power cord s 2 With the power disconnected short the CMOS pads with a metal object such as a small screwdriver 3 Remove the screwdriver or shorting device 4 Reconnect the power cord s and power on the system Note Do not use the PW ON connector to clear CMOS SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual JLAN Enable Disable JLAN Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPL1 Change the setting of jumper JPL1 Jumper to enable or disable the onboard Position Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled LAN ports JLAN1 and JLAN2 on Pins 2 3 Disabled the serverboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is Enabled SCSI Controller Enable Disable SCSI Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPA1 Jumper JPA1 allows you to enable or Jumper m dis
91. st Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 definitions 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 GND 20 Key 2 DRQ3 22 GND 23 Write 24 GND 25 Read 26 GND 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 GND 3 IRQ14 32 0 516 33 Addr 1 34 GND 35 Addr 0 36 Addr 2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 GND Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Ultra320 SCSI Connectors Refer to the table below for the pin definitions of the Ultra320 SCSI con nectors located at JA1 and JA2 Ultra320 SCSI Connectors JA1 JA2 Connector Connector Contact Contact Number Signal Number Signal 1 DB 12 35 DB 12 2 DB 13 36 DB 13 3 DB 14 37 DB 14 4 DB 15 38 DB 15 5 DB P1 39 DB P1 6 DB 0 40 DB 0 7 DB 1 41 DB 1 8 DB 2 42 DB 2 9 DB 3 43 DB 3 10 DB 4 44 DB 4 11 DB 5 45 DB 5 12 DB 6 46 DB 6 13 DB 7 47 DB 7 14 DB P 48 DB P 15 GROUND 49 GROUND 16 DIFFSENS 50 GROUND 17 TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR 18 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR 19 RESERVED 53 RESERVED 20 GROUND 54 GROUND 21 ATN 55 ATN 22 GROUND 56 GROUND 23 BSY 57 BSY 24 ACK 58 ACK 25 RST 59 RST 26 MSG 60 MSG 27 SEL 61 SEL 28 C D 62 C D 29 REQ 63 REQ 30 0 64 31 DB 8 65 DB 8 32 DB 9 66 DB 9 33 DB 10 67 DB 10 34 DB 11 68 DB 11 5 23 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual Notes 5 24 Chapter 6 Adva
92. t supports the speed of the card see step 1 and refer to the motherboard layout diagram Begin by swinging the release tab on the I O back panel shield out to the left for the PCI slot Insert the PCI card into the correct slot on the serverboard pushing down with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card Finish by pushing the release tab back to its original locked position Follow this procedure when adding a card to other Slots Figure 5 6 PCI Card Install Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 7 Serverboard Details Figure 5 7 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 Layout not drawn to scale FANS JP16 224 eine ta JPW2 ATX PWR FAN7 ae JPWI JP12 FANI DIMM Bank 1 DIMM je DIMM A2 Bank 2 CPU1 DIMM B2 1 DIMM Ban DIMM B3 LY WS JD1 DIMM 4 mA Ban mE DIMM B4 FAN I
93. t and with the rail guides facing inward Chapter 2 Server Installation Installing the Server into the Rack You should now have rails attached to both the chassis and the rack unit The next step is to install the server into the rack You should have two brackets in the rack mount kit Install these first keeping in mind that they are left right specific marked with L and R Then line up the rear of the chassis rails with the front of the rack rails Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails keeping the pressure even on both sides you may have to depress the locking tabs when inserting 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 see Figure 2 4 Figure 2 4 Installing the Server into a Rack 2 7 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual 2 5 Checking the Serverboard Setup After setting up the the system you will need to open the unit 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 If rack mounted first release the retention screws that secure the 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 There a
94. ta to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back P PCI Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices Onboard GLAN Gigabit LAN OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from GLAN The options are Enabled and Disabled Onboard SCSI OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from SCSI HDD The options are Disabled and Enabled Reset Configuration Data If set to Yes this setting clears the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD area Options are Yes and No 7 10 Chapter 7 BIOS Frequency for PCIX 1 2 SCSI This option allows the user to change the bus frequency for the devices installed in the slot indicated The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz Frequency for PCIXZ3 G LAN This option allows the user to change the bus frequency of the devices installed in the slot indicated The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz Frequency for P
95. tion of Serial ATA The options are Disabled and Enabled Serial ATA RAID Feature Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions For the Windows OS environment use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled If disabled use the Non RAID driver Native Mode Operation This setting allows the user to select the Native Mode for the operation of ATA The options are Parallel ATA Serial ATA Both and Auto 74 Chapter 7 BIOS PIDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master slots Hit lt Enter gt to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the sub menu are Main Item Specific Help CHS Format Cylinders User you encore zs i parameters o ard dis drive installed at this Heads 11 connection Heads Ape es ard dis ive installed here ectors 1 39 you select Maximum Capacity pre determined type of Maximum Capacity pardadisk arive LBA Format CD ROM a CD ROM drive Total Sectors ER ee i itu emovable removable disk drive is installed here Multi Sector Transfers Disabled LBA Mode Control Disabled 32
96. tions Ultra320 LVD SCSI cables JA1 CD ROM cable JIDE2 Floppy drive cable JFFD1 Control Panel cable JF1 see next page USB cable JUSB2 Connecting Power Cables The X6DH8 G2 X6DH8 XG2 has a 24 pin primary power supply connector designated JPW1 for connection to the ATX power supply Connect the appropriate connector from the power supply to the JPW1 connector to supply power to the serverboard The 12V 8 pin processor power connec tor at JPW3 and the 12V 4 pin power connector at JPW2 must also both be connected to your power supply See the Connector Definitions section in this chapter for power connector pin definitions 5 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Connecting the Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 5 2 for the pin locations of the various front control panel buttons and LED indicators Please note that even and odd numbered pins are on opposite sides of each header All JF1 wires have been bundled into single ribbon cable to simplify their connection Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 as marked on the board The other end connects to the Control Panel printed circuit board located just behind the system status LEDs in the chassis See the Connector Definitions section in this chapter for details and pin descriptions of JF1 Figure 5 2 JF1 Header Pins 0 9 Ground o NMI X x Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc NIC1
97. u with critical information related to different parts of the system This section explains what each LED indi cates when illuminated and any corrective action you may need to take Power Indicates power is being supplied to the system s power supply This LED should normally be on when the system is operating HDD Indicates IDE channel activity On the SC743S1 R760 SC743S1 650 this LED indicates SCSI drive activity when flashing e NIC1 Indicates network activity on LAN1 when flashing NIC2 Indicates network activity on LAN2 when flashing E3 Overheat Fan Fail When this LED flashes it indicates a fan failure When on continuously it indicates an overheat condition which may be caused by cables obstructing the airflow in the system or the ambient room temperature being too warm Check the routing of the cables and make sure all fans are present and operating normally 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 flash ing or on as long as the indicated condition exists 3 2 Chapter 3 System Interface A Wi Power Fail Indicates a power supply module has failed This should be accompanied by an audible alarm A backup power supply module will take the load and keep the system running but the failed module will need to
98. vable Devices Highlight and press lt Enter gt to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of devices in the Item Specific Help window CD ROM Drive See details on how to change the order and specs of the CD ROM drive in the Item Specific Help window Hard Drive Highlight and press lt Enter gt to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of hard drives in the Item Specific Help window 7 21 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual 7 7 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Exit Discarding Changes Exit System Setup and Load Setup Defaults save your changes to 2 CMOS Discard Changes Save Changes Fi tL E F9 Esc e Enter F18 Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Chapter 7 BIOS Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter
99. voltage status of the 8V power 7 18 Chapter 7 BIOS HECETA_MEN_VTT This item displays the voltage status of onboard memory PIVO_NIC This item displays the voltage status of Network Interface Card N12V_SCALED This item displays the voltage status of onboard 12V power P3V3_STBY Standby This item displays the voltage status of onboard 3V Standby power 7 5 Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing lt Enter gt All Security BIOS settings are described in this section Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help User Password Is Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Fixed disk boot sector Normal Password on boot Disabled Fi tL LAE F9 Esc e Enter Supervisor Password Is This displays whether a supervisor password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This displays whether a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system 7 19 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual Set Supervisor Password When the item S
100. wn application software in order to disable the Watch Dog Timer VGA Enable Disable WGA o JPG1 enables or disables the VGA ume pai SS porton the serverboard See the Jumper Position Definition table on the right for jumper settings Pins 1 2 Enabled The default setting is Enabled Eins 2 Disabled Power Force On Enable Disable Force Power On JP16 Jumper JP16 allows you to enable Jumper gt Position Definition or disable the Power Force On Open Normal function If enabled the power will Closed Force On always stay on automatically If this function disabled the user needs to press the power button to power on the system 5 19 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual 3rd Power Supply Alarm Power Supply Enable Disable Alarm Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP13 Jumper The system can notify you in the Position Definition i Open Disabled event of a power supply failure This Closed Enabled feature assumes that three power supply units are installed in the chassis with one acting as a backup If you only have one or two power supply units installed you should disable this the default set ting with JP13 to prevent false alarms See the table on the right for pin definitions 5 20 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 10 Onboard Indicators Each of the Ethernet ports located LED i Color Definitio
101. y Boot Exit 11 42 57 Item Specific Help System Date 03 17 20041 lt Tab gt XShift Tab5 or BIOS Date lt Enter gt selects field Legacy Diskette A 1 44 1 25 MB 3 7 1 Parallel ATA Both Serial ATA Enabled SATA RAID Enable Disabled Native Mode Operation Auto IDE Channel 8 Master gt IDE Channel 8 Slave gt IDE Channel 1 Master gt IDE Channel 1 Slave gt IDE Channel 2 Master k IDE Channel 3 Master System Memory XXXX KB Extended Memory XXXX KB Fi tL Esc gt Enter F10 Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the lt Enter gt key to save the data System Date Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the lt Enter gt key to save the data BIOS Date This feature allows BIOS to automatically display the BIOS date 7 3 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in Parallel ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Parallel ATA The options are Disabled Channel 0 Channel 1 and Both Serial ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the func
102. y fully tightening all four screws Fan speed is controlled by a setting in BIOS see page 7 18 The passive heatsink SNK P0010 is an optional item sold separately Figure 5 1 604 pin PGA Socket Empty and with Processor Installed Warning Make sure you lift the lever completely when installing the CPU If the lever is only partly raised damage to the socket or CPU may result Empty socket With processor installed Triangle pin 1 Triangle locating pin 1 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual 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 block ing the flow of cooling air that moves through the system from front to back If you need to disconnect any of these cables you should take care to keep them routed as they were originally after reconnecting them make sure the red wires connect to the pin 1 locations If you are configuring the sys tem keep the airflow in mind when routing the cables The following data cables with their serverboard connector locations noted should be connected See the serverboard layout figure in this chapter for connector loca
103. y of the guide from our website B 18 Appendix B Software Installation Supero Doctor 111 Supero Doctor III program is a web based management tool that offers both remote and local management tools The local management application is called SD III Client The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor displays crucial system infor mation such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See Figures B 2 and B 3 for examples of the Supero Doctor Ill interface Note The default User Name and Password for SuperDoctor Ill is ADMIN ADMIN Figure B 2 Supero Doctor lll Health Information Display Supero Doctor Microsoft Internet Explorer Fie Edit Favorites Tools ic SUDer 1 Health information CPUl Chassis CPUZ Chassis B 19 SUPERSERVER 7044H 82R 7044H X8R 7044H 82 User s Manual Figure B 3 Supero Doctor Remote Control Display 23 Supero Doctor III Microsoft Internet Explorer File View Favorites Tools a FSuper Doctor III mr Remote Management System Info Health Info Remote Control Configuration Admini Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down wit

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