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2. DDR2 667 533400 AMD S k t F T AMD t F T DDR2 667 533 400 ocket F ocket F Type Te Processor CPU3 7 Processor CPU4 5 75 DIMMC 1A 1 DIMMB 2B DIMMC 1B 16 x 16 HT link 1 GHz DIMMB 2 AMD Socket F AMD Socket F Type MD B Processor CPU2 Processor CPU1 ML 2 DIMMD 2B 1 DIMMA 1A DIMMD 2A DIMMA 1B 16 x 16 HT link 1 GHz Slot 1 PCI X 100 4 pas Slot 5 x8 Slot 2 PCI X 100 ES 1000 gt 5 Slot 6 PCI E x16 PCI X EGER SCSI CHA AIC 7902 idi 2 AMD siMso 2 NVidia 3 Ports 6 8132 MCP55Pro SATA 4 IDE ATA133 Slot 3 PCI X 133 100 6 UDMAt33 PCI X CHB Slot 4 PCI X 133 100 SD USB Ports 4 Gb LAN Ports 2 A LPC Y y Y S O BIOS x Y Y Y Kybd Serial Ports Parallel Floppy Mouse Port AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R 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
3. 1 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation SEE TRI 2 1 2 2 Unpacking the System eoe e ux E EE E REDE PER E DR ER 2 1 2 3 Preparing for Setup 2 1 Choosing a Setup Location 2 2 Rack Precautions 2 infert Eee lh 2 2 Server Precautions 222 2222 1 4010011100010000000000000 tenian 2 2 Rack Mounting Considerations 2 3 2 4 Installing the System into a 2 4 2 5 Checking the Serverboard 2 8 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup 2 9 Chapter 3 System Interface 3 1 ive 3 1 3 2 Control Panel Buttons Ee 3 1 POW ec T EE 3 1 cnc 3 1 3 9 Control Panel LEDS cde nies erede rv reve e erred x D 3 2 oe 3 2 HDD TEE 3 2 Mog RT EE 3 2 Mes 3 2 OverheatFan pad ene Maas de 3 3 Faill TUR 3 3 3 4 SATA SCSI Drive Carrier LEDS 222 0 0 3 3 Table of Contents Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 Electrical Safety Precautions 0020 44 4 1 General Safety Precautions
4. 4 2 ESDPr cauti rs ipie eer tenis 4 3 Operating Precautions sissioni re deuten dna 4 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 7 5 8 Handling the Serverboard sss esee eee eren 5 1 Processor and Heatsink Installation 5 2 Gonnectbg eese 5 5 Connecting Data Cables eene 5 5 Connecting Power Cables 5 5 Connecting the Control 5 6 WO POTIS 5 7 Installing m 5 7 Adding IPC Cards aE 5 9 Serverboard Details de desea dra Ra ncaa 5 10 HSCGME 2 1H80M8 2 ai toa ila itg 5 10 H8QME 2 H8QMB8 2 Quick Reference 5 11 Connector DefinitlOns xo Ie ERR RR A 5 12 ATX Power 5 12 Processor Power Connectors 5 12 NMI BURON ss 5 12 LED 5 13 UU MI 5 13 NICI LED DT 5 13 ed cp ienn a AE EEEa 5 13 OverheatFanFall EEL nE EREN 5 13 Power Fall EE 5 14 Reset
5. eE EEEa 5 20 to PCI X Slots Enable Disable pere Re EY pua eis 5 20 to PCI E Slots Enable Disable eee 5 20 SCSI Controller Enable Disable 5 21 SCSI Termination Enable Disable 5 21 Compact Flash Master Slave sse 5 21 PCI X Slot Frequency Select 0 5 22 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 5 22 5 10 Onboard Indicators rct eripere ER ee do E 5 23 JEANTAEAN BEDS riksirina iier eiea renis 5 23 Onboard Power LED rede 5 23 5 11 Floppy IDE Paralllel Port SCSI and SATA Drive Connections 5 24 Floppy 5 24 IDE erede ge 5 25 Parallel E 5 25 5 26 SCSI CONNECIOMS R 5 27 5 12 Enabling SATA RAID tnt kat const 5 28 5 13 Installing Software Drivers eene 5 30 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 2 eee cece cece cette tte ttt tena eere 6 1 6 2 Front Control 6 3 0 3 System Fans oe meten er taa teda aa e dg d das da nanc edd dca a Braun 6 4 System Fan
6. A 9 N e E m MN 6 2 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 comnnec tor 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 5 for details on JF1 Power HDD NIC NIC Overheat Fan Fail Power Fail Figure 6 2 Front Control Panel LEDs Ur 0 z ue V 97 XN Indicates power is being supplied to the system Indicates IDE device and hard drive activity On the 4041M T2R 4041M 82R this LED indicates SATA SCSI hard drive activity when flashing Indicates network activity on JLAN port 1 Indicates network activity on JLAN port 2 When this LED flashes it indicates a fan failure When on continuously it indicates an overheat condition see Chapter 3 for details Indicates a power supply failure 6 3 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual 6 3 System Fans Three 9 cm chas
7. 12V 3 3V COM COM PS ON 5V COM COM COM Res NC Note You must also connect the 8 pin JPW1 and JPW2 power connectors to your power supply see below oO co N 5V 5V 5V Processor Power Connector Processor Power Connector 1 Pin Definitions JPW1 In addition to the primary ATX power connector above the 8 pin proces sor power connector at JPW1 must also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V Required Connection Processor Power Connector 2 Pin Definitions JPW2 Processor Power Connector An additional 8 pin processor power connector at JPW2 must also be con nected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 5 12 Pin Definitions JF1 Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V Required Connection NMI Button Pin Definition 19 Control 20 Ground NMI not supported Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED The HDD IDE Hard Disk Drive LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the IDE hard drive LED cable
8. 4 1 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual Serverboard Battery CAUTION There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed upside down which will reverse its polarities see Figure 4 1 This battery must be replaced only with the same or an equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions DVD ROM Laser CAUTION this server may have come equipped with a DVD ROM drive To prevent direct exposure to the laser beam and hazardous radiation exposure do not open the enclosure or use the unit in any unconventional way 4 2 General Safety Precautions A Follow these rules to ensure general safety Keep the area around the 4041M T2R 4041M 82R clean and free of clutter The 4041M T2R 4041M 82R weighs approximately 72 Ibs 32 7 kg when fully loaded When lifting the system two people at either end should lift slowly with their feet spread out to distribute the weight Always keep your back straight and lift with your legs Place the chassis top cover and any system components that have been removed away from the system or on a table so that they won t accidentally be stepped on While working on the system do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and unbuttoned shirt sleeves which can come into contact with electrical circuits or be pulled into a cooling fan Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body which are excellent m
9. Beep Code Error Message Description 1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset Ready to power up 5 short 1 long Memory error No memory detected in system 8 beeps Display memory read write error Video adapter missing or with faulty memory A 1 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual Notes A 2 Appendix BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes When AMIBIOS performs the Power On Self Test it writes checkpoint codes to I O port 0080h Ifthe computer cannot complete the boot process diagnostic equipment can be attached to the computer to read port 0080h B 1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The uncompressed initialization checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution Checkpoint Code Description DOh The NMI is disabled Power on delay is starting Next the initialization code check sum will be verified Dih Initializing the DMA controller performing the keyboard controller BAT test starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat mode next D3h Starting memory sizing next D4h Returning to real mode Executing any OEM patches and setting the Stack next D5h Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at E000 0000h The initialization code is copied to segment 0 and control will be transferred to segment 0 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual 2 Bootblock Recovery Codes The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of executi
10. Europe Address SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Taiwan 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 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 4041M T2R 4041M 82R 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 SuperServer 4041M T2R 4041M 82R may be employed either as a tower or rackmounted as a 4U chassis If using it in a tower configuration please read Server Precautions in the next section and then skip ahead to Section 2 5 2 2 Unpacking the System You
11. For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the serverboard AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual 4 4 Operating Precautions A Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 4041M T2R 4041M 82R is operating to ensure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 4041M T2R 4041M 82R system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed Figure 4 1 Installing the Onboard Battery LITHIUM BATTERY LITHIUM BATTERY OR BATTERY HOLDER BATTERY HOLDER 4 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install processors and heatsinks to the H8QME 2 H8QM8 2 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 finished working on the serverboard to protect and cool the system sufficiently 5 1 Handling the Serverboard Static electrical discharge can damage electronic components To prevent dam age to printed circuit boards it is important to handle them very carefully see Chapter 4 Also note that the size and weight of the serverboard can cause it to bend if handled improperly which may result in damage To prevent t
12. 54041 2 54041 82 IE ili 1 if IL 1 t i ili 1 JE 1 1 i lI 1 i if 1 i if 1 ii SUPERO Ls De 9 6 USER S MANUAL 1 0 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 documenta tion may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO COMPUTER BE LIABLE FOR DIR
13. Aah Abh BOh Bih 00h Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Code Description Returned from adaptor ROM at E000h control Performing any initialization required after the E000 option ROM had control next Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed Displaying the system configuration next Uncompressing the DMI data and executing DMI POST initialization next Copying any code to specific areas The system configuration is displayed Code copying to specific areas is done Passing control to INT 19h boot loader next B 7 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual Notes B 8 Appendix System Specifications Appendix C System Specifications Processors Dual or quad AMD Socket F type processors Note Please refer to our web site for a complete listing of supported processors Chipset nVidia MCP55 Pro AMD 8132 BIOS 8 Mb AMIBIOS Flash ROM Memory Capacity Sixteen 240 pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of registered ECC DDR2 667 533 or 64 GB of registered ECC DDR2 400 SDRAM Note See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details SATA Controller nVidia on chip controller for 3 Gb s Serial ATA supports RAID 0 1 0 1 5 and JBOD SCSI Controller 4041M 82R AIC 7902 for dual channel Ultra320 SCSI Drive Bays Five 5 hot swap drive bays to house five 5 standard SATA SCSI drives Peripheral Drives Bays One 1 floppy drive optional Three 3 5 25 dummy drive b
14. Auto disabled Legacy support if no USB devices are connected The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto USB 2 0 Controller Mode Select the controller mode for your USB ports Options are HiSpeed and FullSpeed HiSpeed 480 Mbps FullSpeed 12 Mbps BIOS EHCI Hand Off Enable or Disable a workaround for OS s without hand off support 7 13 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual Event Log Configuration View Event Log Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to view the contents of the event log Mark All Events as Read Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to mark all events as read Clear Event Log Select Yes and press lt Enter gt to clear all event logs The options are Yes and No to verify gt Remote Access Configuration Remote Access Allows you to Enable or Disable remote access If enabled the settings below will appear Serial Port Number Selects the serial port to use for console redirection Options are COM1 and 2 Serial Port Mode Selects the serial port settings to use Options are 115200 8 n 1 57600 8 n 1 38400 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 and 09600 8 n 1 Flow Control Selects the flow control to be used for console redirection Options are None Hardware and Software Redirection After BIOS POST Options are Disable no redirection after BIOS POST Boot Loader redirection during POST and during boot loader and Always redirection always a
15. EOD 6 4 Replacing System Fans 0 2 6 4 6 4 Drive Bay Installation 6 6 Table of Contents 6 5 POWE SUPPIY EE 6 9 Power Supply Failtre uan ete tee 6 9 Removing Replacing the Power Supply 6 9 Chapter 7 BIOS rs WEM 7 1 22 ETE 7 2 7 3 Advanced Settings Menu 7 2 7 4 tesco 7 16 159 SCGUI MEMU 7 17 7 6 EX MENU EE Cur cc a RR esa YR S 7 18 Appendices Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes 0 B 1 Appendix C System Specifications C 1 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual Notes Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview The AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R is a high end server comprised of two main sub systems the SC748TQ R1000 SC748S R1000 tower 4U server chassis and the H8QME 2 H8QM8 2 quad processor serverboard Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certified for use with the 4041M T2R 4041M 82R www supermicro com aplus In additi
16. JWD Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset Connectors Description COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Header FAN 1 9 CPU Chassis Fan Headers Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector HT Connector Hyper Tranport Slot IDE 1 IDE Drive Compact Flash Card Connector J1B1 24 Pin ATX Power Connector J3P 3rd Power Supply Fail Detect J4 Parallel Printer Port JA1 JA2 U320 SCSI Channel A B Connector JAR 3rd Power Supply Alarm Reset Header JF1 Front Panel Connector JF2 Onboard Speaker Keylock Power LED JL 1 Chassis Intrusion Header JLAN 1 2 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports JOH1 Overheat Warning Header JPW1 JPW2 8 Pin Processor Power Connectors JWF1 Compact Flash Card Power Connector JWOL Wake On LAN Header JWOR Wake On Ring Header nFAN 1 2 Chipset Fan Headers N SATAO 5 Serial ATA Ports PS_SMBUS System Management 2 Power Header SIMSO IPMI 2 0 with virtual media over LAN Slot SGPIO1 SGPIO2 SGPIO Headers 05 0 1 Universal Serial Bus USB Ports USB2 3 USB Headers H8QM8 2 only 5 11 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual 5 8 Connector Definitions ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions J1B1 ATX Power Connector Definition Pin Definition 3 3V 3 3V primary power supply con nector J1B1 meets the SSI Super Set ATX 24 pin specification Refer to the table on the right for the pin defini tions of the ATX 24 pin power connec tor This connection supplies power to the chipset fans and memory
17. Pins 1 2 66 MHz PCI X Pins 2 3 66 MHz PCI Open Auto Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Reset Open Disabled Note When enabled the user needs to write their own application software in or der to disable the Watch Dog timer There is no setting for closing pins 2 3 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 10 Onboard Indicators JLAN1 JLAN2 LEDs The Ethernet ports located beside Connection Speed Indicator the VGA port have two LEDs On pep each Gb LAN port LED indicates e 10 MHz activity when blinking while the other Green 100 MHz LED may be green amber or off to Amber 1 GHz indicate the speed of the connection See the table on the right for the func tions associated with the connection speed LED Onboard Power LED DP2 DP2 is an Onboard Power LED When this LED is lit it means power is present on the serverboard In suspend mode this LED will blink on and off Be sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord s before removing or installing components 5 23 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual 5 11 Floppy IDE Parallel Port SCSI and SATA Drive Connections Use the following information to connect the floppy and hard disk drive cables e The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires e Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 e Asingle floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wi
18. gt CQ NY o OG O gt CQ NY 5 27 Definition DB 12 DB 13 DB 14 DB 15 DB P1 DB 0 DB 1 DB 2 DB 3 DB 4 DB 5 DB 6 DB 7 DB P Ground DIFFSENS TERMPWR TERMPWR Reserved Ground ATN Ground BSY ACK RST MSG SEL C D REQ DB 8 DB 9 DB 10 DB 11 Pin Definition DB 12 DB 13 DB 14 DB 15 DB P1 DB 0 DB 1 DB 2 DB 3 DB 4 DB 5 DB 6 DB 7 DB P Ground Ground TERMPWR TERMPWR Reserved Ground ATN Ground BSY ACK RST MSG SEL C D REQ I O DB 8 DB 9 DB 10 DB 11 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual 5 12 Enabling SATA RAID Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface that employs a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices This connection is a serial link The serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA and can extend up to one meter in length compared to only 40 cm for PATA cables Overall SATA provides better functionality than PATA Installing the OS SATA Driver Before installing the OS operating system and SATA RAID driver you must decide if you wish to have the operating system installed as part of a bootable RAID array or installed to a separate non RAID hard drive If on a separate drive you may install the d
19. sis has six LEDs that provide you with critical information related to different parts of the system This section explains what each LED indicates when illuminated and any corrective action you may need to take Power Indicates external power is being supplied to the system s power supply unit This LED should normally be illuminated when the system is operat ing HDD Indicates IDE channel activity On the 4041M T2R 4041M 82R this LED indicates SATA SCSI IDE drive activity when flashing 2 Indicates network activity JLAN2 when flashing ie Overheat Fan Fail When this LED flashes it indicates 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 flashing or on as long as the indicated condition exists 3 2 Chapter 3 System Interface Vly UR e Power Fail Indicates a power supply module has failed This should be ac companied by an audible alarm A backup power supply module will take the load and keep the system running but the failed module will
20. then the 2A slot s etc See support information below 2 Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place Note Each processor has its own built in memory controller consequently each CPU has a four slot memory bank associated with it Memory installed into a bank with no CPU present cannot be accessed 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB and 2 GB memory modules are supported Itis highly recommended that you remove the power cord from the system before installing or changing any memory modules 5 7 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual Support The H8QM8 2 H8QME 2 supports single or dual channel registered ECC DDR2 667 533 400 SDRAM Both interleaved and non interleaved memory are supported so you may populate any number of DIMM slots see note on previous page Populating two adjacent slots at a time with memory modules of the same size and type will result in inter leaved 128 bit memory which is faster than non interleaved 64 bit memory Optimizing memory performance It is better to spread pairs of DIMMs across all memory banks with a CPU installed than to fill up one CPU memory bank while leaving another empty For example if you were to install eight DIMMs in a quad CPU configuration you should install two in the CPU1 DIMM slots slots 1A and 1B two in the CPU2 DIMM slots two in the CPU3 DIMM slots and two in the CPU4 DIMM slots rather than four in any two CPU DIMM slots If you install four more in
21. 1 serial port is located under the parallel port and the COM2 header is located between PCI x slots 2 and 3 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Fan Headers The serverboard has nine fan head ers which are designated 1 through FAN9 Fans speed may be set to full or variable speed with a BIOS setting See the table on the right for pin definitions Note when using active heatsinks FAN4 is for CPU1 is for CPU2 FAN7 is for CPU3 and FAN8 is for CPU4 Chipset Fan Headers Two additional fan headers designat ed nFAN1 nFAN2 are included on the serverboard 1 and nFAN2 should be connected to the heatsinks on the MCP55 and 8132 chipset chips respectively See the table on the right for pin definitions 5 15 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Universal Serial Bus Headers Pin Definitions USB2 3 USB2 USB3 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 EOM 1 5V 2 2 9 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 5 No connection Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Note NC indicates no connection Fan Header Pin Definitions FAN1 9 Pin Definition 1 Ground Black 2 12V 9V Red Tachometer Note Fan speed may controlled by a BIOS setting to change with system temperature As a result pin 2 may be either 1
22. 4 DIMMA 2B FAN8 CPU4 DP2 DIMMA 1 0 DIMMA 1B FANG SGPIO1 SGPIO2 Slot 6 x16 PCI Express HT Connector JWF1 SIMSO JPC3 JWOR Slot 5 x8 PCI Express BIOS H JBT1 JPL1 JBXRAOBXBA North Bridge nFAN1 nVidia 55 Pro a 8 Slot 4 133 100 MHz PCI X 3 JPG1 5 1000 Slot 3 133 100 MHz PCI X AIC 7902W COM nFAN2 South Bridge 2 Slot 2 100 MHz PCI X AMD 8132 E L JEC1 Su 7 2 a Slot 1 100 MHz PCI X ZCR PS_SMBUS s Batte m JPA Mel di JUSB2 3 5 1 5 J WOL JPA3 JLA 5 N SATA2 N SATA4 N SATA5 1 SCSI JA2 SCSI J3P Notes 1 Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only 2 The H8QME 2 has the same layout as the H8QM8 2 but with no SCSI compo nents connectors or jumpers Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup H8QM8 2 H8QME 2 Quick Reference Jumpers Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 2 7 JPC1 2 2 to PCI X Enable Disable Pins 2 3 Disabled JI C3 4 2 to PCI E Enable Disable Pins 2 3 Disabled JP1 Compact Flash Card Master Slave Closed Master JPA1 SCSI Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPA2 JPA3 SCSI Channel A B Term Open Enabled JPG1 VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 JLAN Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPXA1 PCI X Slots 1 amp 2 Freq Select Open Auto JPXB1 PCI X Slots 3 amp 4 Freq Select Open Auto
23. 82R from damage Be aware of the locations of the power on off switch on the chassis as well as the room s emergency power off switch disconnection switch or electrical outlet If an electrical accident occurs you can then quickly remove power from the system Do not work alone when working with high voltage components Power should always be disconnected from the system when removing or installing main system components such as the serverboard memory modules and the DVD ROM and floppy drives not necessary for SATA SCSI drives When disconnecting power you should first power down the system with the operating system and then unplug the power cords from all the power supply modules in the system When working around exposed electrical circuits another person who is familiar with the power off controls should be nearby to switch off the power if necessary Use only one hand when working with powered on electrical equipment This is to avoid making a complete circuit which will cause electrical shock Use 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 The power supply power cord must include a grounding plug and must be plugged into grounded electrical outlets
24. Auto En abled and Disabled Wait for F1 If Error Select Enable to activate the Wait for F1 if Error function The options are Enabled and Disabled Hit DEL Message Display Select Enabled to display message to hit the DEL key to enter Setup The op tions are Enabled and Disabled Interrupt 19 Capture Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 The options are Enabled and Disabled OS Installation Change this setting if using a 64 bit Linux operating system The available op tions are Other and Linux ACPI Version Features Use this setting the determine which ACPI version to use Options are ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2 0 and ACPI v3 0 ACPI APIC Support Determines whether to include the ACPI APIC table pointer in the RSDT pointer list The available options are Enabled and Disabled ACPI OEMB Table Determines whether to include the ACPI APIC table pointer in the RSDT pointer list The available options are Enabled and Disabled Headless Mode Use this setting to Enable or Disable headless operation mode through ACPI 7 3 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual Restore on AC Power Loss This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Power Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog Timer Select This setting is used to Enable or Disable the Watch Dog Timer function It must be used in conjunction with the Watch Dog jumper
25. BUttOT 5 14 5 14 Universal Serial Bus USBO 1 5 14 Universal Serial Bus Headers 5 15 Serlal POorts nire prete tides ges Dra etu kde dane eb idee 5 15 Fan Headers eter iei naa RAPERE n 5 15 Chipset Fan Headers 255 octo seite caua 5 15 Power LED Keylock Speaker an 5 16 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports 5 16 Chassis MUSIM m 5 16 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual niea eerte ere 5 17 Wake ONn RING O 5 17 PS SMBUS 5 17 IPIE LT 5 17 JLAN 1 2 Ethernet 5 18 Compact Flash Card Power Header 5 18 3rd Power Supply Fail Detect Header 5 18 e 5 18 5 9 Jumper Settings apait 5 19 Explanation of Jurmp6ers 455 eric erae be 5 19 CMOS Clear gc EE 5 19 VGA Enable Disable deiecti desee nera sesta c nne nuda eden 5 20 JEAN Enable Disable
26. Drivers With the Windows OS installation CD in the CD ROM drive restart the system When you see the prompt hit the lt F6 gt key to enter Windows setup Eventually a blue screen will appear with a message that begins Windows could not determine the type of one or more storage devices When you see the screen hit the S key to Specify Additional Device then insert the driver diskette you just created into the floppy drive Highlight Manufuacturer Supplied Hardware Support Disk and hit the Enter key Highlight the first nVidia RAID driver shown and press the Enter key to install it Soon a similar blue screen will appear again Again hit the S key then highlight the second item nForce Storage Controller and press the Enter key then Enter again to continue with the Windows setup 5 29 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual 5 13 Installing Software Drivers After all the hardware and operating system have been installed you need to install certain drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your serverboard After inserting this CD into your CD ROM drive the display shown in Figure 5 4 should appear If this display does not appear click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CD ROM drive Finally double click on the S Setup icon Figure 5 4 Driver Installation Display Screen 80 8 Server Board Drivers amp To
27. RAID support to enable the hot swap capability of the SATA SCSI drives 1 3 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual PCI Expansion Slots Six standard size PCI expansion cards may be used with the SC748TQ R1000 SC748S R1000 chassis See section 5 6 for details Front Control Panel The SC748TQ R1000 SC748S R1000 s control panel provides you with system monitoring and control LEDs indicate system power HDD activity network activity 2 overheat fan fail and power fail A main power button and system reset button is also included Backplane The 5 748 1000 5 7485 1000 is a tower chassis that may also be used in a 4U rackmount configuration Ports on the backplane include one COM port port two USB 2 0 ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports a parallel port and two gigabit Ethernet ports Cooling System The 5 748 1000 5 7485 1000 chassis has an innovative cooling design that includes three 9 cm hot plug system cooling fans located in the middle section of the chassis as well as three 8 cm hot plug exhaust fans located at the rear of the chassis An air shroud channels the airflow from the system fans to efficiently cool the processor area of the system 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 1 nVidia MCP55 Pro AMD 8132 Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram Please see Chapter 5 for details
28. activate the function of 32 Bit data transfer Select Disabled to deactivate the function The options are Enabled and Disabled Serial ATA0 1 2 Primary Secondary Channel Highlight one of the items above and press Enter to access the submenu for that item If a drive is present information on that drive will be displayed here Type Select the type of device connected to the system The options are Not Installed Auto CDROM and ARMD LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive The options are Disabled and Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block mode is not used Block mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt Select Disabled to allow the data to be transferred from and to the device one sec tor at a time Select Auto to allows the data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it The options are Auto and Disabled 7 7 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual PIO Mode PIO Programmable I O mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow AMI BIOS to auto detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive suppor
29. and one onboard ATA 100 controller are provided to support to two IDE hard drives or ATAPI devices The color coded l O ports include one COM port a VGA monitor port two USB 2 0 ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports a parallel port and two gigabit Ethernet ports ATI Graphics Controller The H8QME 2 H8QM8 2 features an integrated ATI video controller based on the ES1000 graphics chip The ES1000 was designed specifically for servers featuring low power consumption high reliability and superior longevity Other Features Other onboard features that promote system health include onboard voltage moni tors a chassis intrusion header auto switching voltage regulators chassis and CPU overheat sensors virus protection and BIOS rescue 1 3 Server Chassis Features The AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R is a high end scaleable server platform built upon the SC748TQ R1000 SC748S R1000 tower 4U server chassis The following is a general outline of the main features of the SC748TQ R1000 SC748S R1000 chassis System Power The 5 748 1000 5 7485 1000 features a redundant 1000W power supply consisting of two power modules The system does not need to be shut down when replacing or removing a single power supply module SATA SCSI Drives 5 748 1000 5 7485 1000 chassis was designed to support five SATA 4041M T2R or SCSI 4041M 82R hard drives which are hot swappable units Note The operating system you use must have
30. be followed when installing and servicing the AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the 2 8 8 2 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 SC748TQ R1000 SC748S R1000 server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when install ing removing or reconfiguring SATA SCSI or peripheral drives and when replacing system power supply modules and cooling fans Chapter 7 BIOS The BIOS chapter includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa tion on running the CMOS Setup Utility Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix C System Specifications Preface Notes AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About TEhisMantual E eE eae iii Manual Organization nnne neret nnn nnn nnns iii Chapter 1 Introduction Tel OVERVIEW 1 1 1 2 Serverboard Features 5 ree e mec eser tvi era Sd Pa ga Eae 1 2 1 3 Server Chassis Features 1 3 1 4 Contacting d eese Ede sean
31. lt Enter gt Then Select OK to allow BIOS to automatically load the Optimal Defaults as the BIOS Settings The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer applications Load Fail Safe Defaults To set this feature select Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not maximum performance 7 18 Appendix BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST Power On Self Test routines which are performed each time the system is powered on errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue the boot up process The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot up pro cedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error All errors listed with the exception of Beep Code 8 are fatal errors POST codes may be read on the debug LEDs located beside the LAN port on the serverboard backplane See the description of the Debug LEDs LED1 and LED2 in Chapter 5 1 AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes
32. right for jumper settings 2 2 to PCI E Slots Enable FC to PCIE Slots Disable Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPC3 4 The JI C3 4 pair of jumpers allows you to connect the System Management Bus to the PCI Express slots The de fault setting is pins 2 3 for both jumpers to disable the connection Both con nectors must be set the same JI C3 is for data and JI C4 is for the clock See the table on right for jumper settings Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled 5 20 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup SCSI Controller Enable Disable H8QM8 2 only SCSI Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPA1 Jumper JPA1 is used to enable or dis See able the Adaptec AIC 7902W SCSI eae Enabled controller The default setting is on pins 1 2 to enable SCSI See the table on right for jumper settings SCSI Termination Enable Disable H8QM8 2 only SCSI Term Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPA2 JPA3 Jumper Setting Definition Jumpers JPA2 and JPA3 are used to enable or disable termination for SCSI channels A and B respectively The default setting is open to enable termi nation See the table on right for jump er settings Note In order for the SCSI drives to function properly please do not change the default setting enabled set by the Enabled Open Closed Disabled manufacturer Compact Flash Master Slave Compac
33. see Chapter 2 for details To enable choose from 1 2 3 4 8 15 or 30 min MPS Revision This setting allows the user to select the MPS revision level The options are 1 1 and 1 4 SMBIOS SMI Support Use this setting to Enable or Disable SMBIOS SMI wrapper support for PnP function 50h 54h gt CPU Configuration This submenu lists CPU information and contains the following settings GART Error Reporting This setting is used for testing only Power Now This setting is used to Enable or Disable the AMD Power Now feature Thermal Throttling This setting is used to Enable or Disable Thermal Throttling 7 4 Chapter 7 BIOS gt Floppy IDE SATA Configuration Floppy A Move the cursor to these fields via up and down lt arrow gt keys to select the floppy type The options are Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 5 1 4 720 KB 3 1 44 MB 37 and 2 88 MB Floppy B Move the cursor to these fields via up and down lt arrow gt keys to select the floppy type The options are Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 5 1 4 720 KB 3 1 44 MB 3 and 2 88 MB 374 Onboard Floppy Controller Use this setting to Enable or Disable the onboard floppy controller Onboard IDE Controller There is a single floppy controller on the motherboard which may be Enabled or Disabled with this setting Serial ATA Devices This setting is used to determine if SATA drives will be used and how many Op tions are Disabled De
34. should be connected to the IN connector on the SATA SCSI backplane There is also a power connector on the backplane that must be connected 6 7 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual Installing Components in the 5 25 Drive Bays 1 Drive bay configuration The 4041M T2R 4041M 82R has three 5 25 drive bays Components such as an extra floppy drive IDE hard drives or CD ROM drives can be installed in 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 plate from right side of the empty drive carrier and screw it into the right side of the CD ROM drive using the holes provided see Figure 6 8 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 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 t
35. should inspect the box the system was shipped in and note if it was damaged in any way If the server itself shows damage you should file a damage claim with the carrier who delivered it Decide on a suitable location for the SuperServer 4041M T2R 4041M 82R It should be situated in a clean dust free area that is well ventilated Avoid areas where heat electrical noise and electromagnetic fields are generated You will also need it placed near a grounded power outlet 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 installation process in a minimum amount of time Please read this section in its entirety before you begin the installation procedure outlined in the sections that follow 2 1 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R 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 in a Restricted Access Location only dedicated equipment rooms service closets etc N Warnings and Precautions N Rack Precautions Ensure t
36. soft reset or a power on condition The BIOS stack has been built Next disabling cache memory 07h 08h Next initializing the CPU and the CPU data area 06h Uncompressing the POST code next The CMOS checksum calculation is done next OAh The CMOS checksum calculation is done Initializing the CMOS status register for date and time next OBh The CMOS status register is initialized Next performing any required initialization before the keyboard BAT command is issued OCh The keyboard controller input buffer is free Next issuing the BAT command to the keyboard controller OEh The keyboard controller BAT command result has been verified Next performing any necessary initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test OFh The initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test is done The key board command byte is written next 10h The keyboard controller command byte is written Next issuing the Pin 23 and 24 blocking and unblocking command 11h Next checking if lt End or lt Ins gt keys were pressed during power on Initializing CMOS RAM if the Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the lt End gt key was pressed Next disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2 The video display has been disabled Port B has been initialized Next initializing the chipset The 8254 timer test will begin next Next programming
37. the chassis These drives are hot swappable meaning they can be removed and installed with out powering down the system To remove a carrier first push the release button located beside the drive LEDs Swing the colored handle fully out and use it to pull the unit straight out see Figure 6 5 Note Your operating system must have RAID support to enable the hot plug ca pability of the SATA SCSI drives 2 Mounting a SATA SCSI drive in a drive carrier The SATA SCSI drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and removal from the chassis These carriers also work to promote proper airflow for the system For this reason even carriers without drives must remain in the server If you need to add a new SATA or SCSI drive insert the drive into the carrier with the printed circuit board side facing down so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier Secure the drive to the carrier with four screws See Figure 6 6 6 6 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Figure 6 5 Removing a SATA SCSI Drive Carrier Figure 6 6 Mounting a SATA SCSI Drive in a Carrier installed all drive carriers must remain in the drive bays to promote f Important Regardless of how many SATA SCSI hard drives are proper airflow 3 SATA SCSI backplane All SATA SCSI drives plug into a backplane that provides GB s SATA Ultra320 dual channel operation for all installed drives A ribbon cable from JA1 on the serverboard
38. the flash ROM The memory refresh line is toggling Checking the 15 second on off time next Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required configuration before the video ROM test All necessary processing before passing control to the video ROM is done Look ing for the video ROM next and passing control to it The video ROM has returned control to BIOS POST Performing any required pro cessing after the video ROM had control Reading the 8042 input port and disabling the MEGAKEY Green PC feature next Making the BIOS code segment writable and performing any necessary configura tion before initializing the interrupt vectors The configuration required before interrupt vector initialization has completed In terrupt vector initialization is about to begin B 3 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual Checkpoint 25h 27h 28h 2Ah 2Eh 2Fh 30h 31h 32h 34h 37h 38h 39h 3Ah 3Bh 40h 42h 43h 44h 45h 46h 47h 48h 49h 4Bh Code Description Interrupt vector initialization is done Clearing the password if the POST DIAG switch is on Any initialization before setting video mode will be done next Initialization before setting the video mode is complete Configuring the mono chrome mode and color mode settings next Bus initialization system static output devices will be done next if present See the last page for additional information Completed post video ROM tes
39. 041M T2R 4041M 82R Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only The AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R is a high end server based on the SC748TQ R1000 SC748S R1000 tower 4U rackmount chassis and the HRQME 2 H8QM8 2 a quad processor serverboard that supports AMD Socket F type processors and up to 32 GB of registered ECC DDR2 667 533 or 64 GB of registered ECC DDR2 400 SDRAM Manual Organization Chapter 1 Introduction The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the server system and describes the main features of the HB8QME 2 H8QM8 2 serverboard and the SC748TQ R1000 SC748S R1000 chassis which comprise the AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R 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 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual Chapter 4 System Safety You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety precautions that should
40. 1000 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 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual Notes C 4
41. 2V or 9 V See Chapter 4 Chipset Fan Headers Pin Definitions nFAN1 2 Pin Definition 12V Ground AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual Power LED Keylock Speaker On the JF2 header pins 2 4 and 6 are for the power LED pins 8 and 10 are for the keylock and pins 1 3 5 and 7 are for the speaker there is no pin 9 See the tables on the right for pin definitions and below right for pin locations Note The speaker connector pins are for use with an external speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 5 and 7 with a jumper ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse ports are located at J3 The mouse is the top green port See the table on the right for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 Attach the appropriate cable to inform you of a chassis intrusion Overheat LED Connect an LED to the JOH1 header to provide warning of chassis over heating See the table on the right for pin definitions Speaker Connector Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Definition c GO Oo Red wire speaker data NC Buzzer signal Speaker data Pwr LED Keylock Connector Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Definition Keylock Ground PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions J3 Pin Definition Data NC Ground VCC Chassis Intrusion Pin Defini
42. ECT 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 PARTICULAR THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of 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 0 Release Date November 15 2006 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 2006 by SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians lt provides information for the installation and use of the AS4
43. PUs To install align the module with the standoffs of the preinstalled CPU backplate and with the four feet on the module contacting the serverboard Secure the retention module to the backplate with two of the screws provided See Figure 2 1 Repeat for all CPU sockets Note the BKT 0012L is included for use with non proprietary heatsinks only When installing Supermicro heatsinks only BKT 0011L the CPU backplate is needed The BKT 0012L retention module was designed to provide compatibility with clip and cam type heatsinks from third parties Figure 2 1 CPU Heatsink Retention Module Installation Mounting screw Mounting screw if 1 Heatsink retention module r CPU socket Serverboard Installing the Heatsink The use of active type heatsinks except for 1U systems are recommended Con nect the heatsink fans to the appropriate fan headers on the serverboard To install the heatsinks please follow the installation instructions included with your heatsink package not included 5 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 3 Connecting Cables Now that the processors are installed the next step is to connect the cables to the serverboard These include the data ribbon cables for the peripherals and control panel and the power cables Connecting Data Cables The ribbon cables used to transfer data from the peripheral devices have been carefully routed in preconfigured systems to prevent them from blocking the f
44. PWR Fail Gnd 3rd Power Supply Alarm Reset Header Pin Definitions JAR Pin Definition P S 1 Fail Signal P S 2 Fail Signal 2 3 P S 3 Fail Signal 4 Reset from MB Note This feature is only available when using redundant power supplies AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual JLAN1 2 Ethernet Ports Two Gigabit Ethernet ports designated JLAN1 and 2 are located beside the COM2 port These Ethernet ports accept RJ45 type cables Compact Flash Power Headers A CompactFlash Card Power Connector is located at JWF1 For the Compact Flash Card to work properly you will first need to connect the device s power cable to JWF1 and correctly set the Compact Flash Jumper JP1 3rd Power Supply Fail Detect Header Connect your power supply to J3P to provide you with warning of a power supply failure The warning signal is passed through the PWR LED pin to indicate a power failure See the table on the right for pin definitions SGPIO SGPIO1 and SGPIO2 Serial General Purpose Input Output provide a bus between the SATA controller and the SATA drive backplane to provide SATA enclosure management func tions Connect the appropriate cables from the backplane to the SGPIO1 and SGPIO2 header s to utilize SATA management functions on your system 5 18 Compact Flash Power Header Pin Definitions JWF1 Pin Definition 1 TOM 2 Ground 3 Signal 3r
45. abled DRAM Scrub Redirect Allows system to correct DRAM ECC errors immediately even with background scrubbing on Options are Enabled and Disabled DRAM BG Scrub Corrects memory errors so later reads are correct Options are Dis abled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds L2 Cache BG Scrub Allows L2 cache RAM to be corrected when idle Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds Data Cache BG Scrub Allows L1 cache RAM to be corrected when idle Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds 7 12 Chapter 7 BIOS Power Down Control Allows DIMMs to enter power down mode by deasserting the clock enable signal when DIMMs are not in use Options are Auto and Disabled Alternate VID Specifies and alternate VID while in low power states Options are Auto and various voltages between 8V and 1 115V Memory Timing Parameters Allows the user to select which CPU Node s timing parameters memory clock etc to display Options are CPU Node 0 CPU Node1 CPU Node2 and CPU Node3 gt SouthBridge Configuration USB 1 1 Controller Enable or disable the USB 1 1 controller USB 2 0 Controller Enable or disable the USB 2 0 controller USB Devices Enabled This field dsiplays the USB devices currently enabled Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to enable the support for USB Legacy Disable Legacy support if there are no USB devices installed in the system
46. ace the failed hot swap unit Replace with the same model see Appendix D 1 Removing the power supply First unplug the power cord from the failed power supply unit Then depress the locking tab on the power supply unit and pull the unit straight out by the handle See Figure 6 8 2 Installing a new power supply Replace the failed module with another power supply module must be the exact same refer to Appendix D for part number Simply push the new power supply unit into the power bay until you hear a click Finish by plugging the AC power cord back into the unit 6 9 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual Figure 6 8 Removing a Power Supply Module 6 10 Chapter 7 BIOS Chapter 7 BIOS 7 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS Setup utility for the H8QM8 2 H8QME 2 The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to the Manual Download area of our web site for any changes to BIOS that may not be reflected in this manual Starting the Setup Utility To enter the BIOS Setup Utility hit the lt Delete gt key while the system is booting up In most cases the lt Delete gt key is used to invoke the BIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as lt F1 gt lt F2 g
47. al port physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8 IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address The options are Disabled 3F8 IRQA 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 2F8 IRQ3 to allow the serial port to use 2F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address The options are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port 2 Mode Tells BIOS which mode to select for serial port 2 The options are Normal IrDA and ASKIR 7 10 Chapter 7 BIOS Parallel Port Address This option specifies the I O address used by the parallel port Select Disabled to prevent the parallel port from accessing any system resources When the value of this option is set to Disabled the printer port becomes unavailable Select 378 to allow the parallel port to use 378 as its I O port address The majority of parallel ports on computer systems use IRQ7 and I O Port 378H as the standard setting Select 278 to allow the parallel port to use 278 as its I O port address Select 3BC to allow the parallel port to use 3BC as its I O port address Parallel Port Mode Specify the parallel port mode The options ar
48. al sys tem memory size next The memory wraparound test is done Memory size calculation has been done Writing patterns to test memory next The memory pattern has been written to extended memory Writing patterns to the base 640 KB memory next Patterns written in base memory Determining the amount of memory below 1 MB next The amount of memory below 1 MB has been found and verified The amount of memory above 1 MB has been found and verified Checking for a soft reset and clearing the memory below 1 MB for the soft reset next If this is a power on situation going to checkpoint 4Eh next B 4 Appendix BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint Code Description 4Ch The memory below 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset Clearing the memory above 1 MB next 4Dh The memory above 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset Saving the memory size next Going to checkpoint 52h next 4Eh The memory test started but not as the result of a soft reset Displaying the first 64 KB memory size next 4Fh The memory size display has started The display is updated during the memory test Performing the sequential and random memory test next memory size for relocation and shadowing next 50h The memory below 1 MB has been tested and initialized Adjusting the displayed 51h The memory size display was adjusted for relocation and shadowing 52h The memory above 1 MB has been tested and initialized Saving the memory size
49. as completed The adap tor ROM check is next The adaptor ROM had control and has now returned control to BIOS POST Perform ing any required processing after the option ROM returned control Any initialization required after the option ROM test has completed Configuring the timer data area and printer base address next Set the timer and printer base addresses Setting the RS 232 base address next Returned after setting the RS 232 base address Performing any required initializa tion before the Coprocessor test next Required initialization before the Coprocessor test is over Initializing the Coproces sor next Coprocessor initialized Performing any required initialization after the Coproces sor test next Initialization after the Coprocessor testis complete Checking the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next Displaying any soft errors next The soft error display has completed Setting the keyboard typematic rate next The keyboard typematic rate is set Programming the memory wait states next Memory wait state programming is over Clearing the screen and enabling parity and the NMI next NMI and parity enabled Performing any initialization required before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000 next Initialization before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h completed Passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h next B 6 Checkpoint A9h
50. ata 7 Host Data 6 Host Data 5 Host Data 4 Host Data 3 Host Data 2 Host Data 1 Host Data 0 Ground DRQ3 Write I O Read IOCHRDY DACK3 IRQ14 Addr1 Chip Select 0 Activity Definition Ground Host Data 8 Host Data 9 Host Data 10 Host Data 11 Host Data 12 Host Data 13 Host Data 14 Host Data 15 Key Ground Ground Ground BALE Ground 0 516 Ground Addr2 Chip Select 1 Ground 5 25 Parallel Port Connector Pin Definitions J4 Definition Strobe Data Bit 0 Data Bit 1 Data Bit 2 Data Bit 3 Data Bit 4 Data Bit 5 Data Bit 6 Data Bit 7 ACK BUSY PE Definition Auto Feed Error Init SLCT IN GND GND GND GND GND GND Write Data Write Gate NC AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual SATA Ports SATA Ports Pin Definitions There are no jumpers to config N SATAO N SATAS ure the SATA ports which are Pin Definition designated N SATAO through 1 Ground N SATAS See the table on the 2 xe right for pin definitions TXN 4 Ground 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 Ground 5 26 SCSI Connectors H8QM8 2 only Refer to the table at right for pin definitions for the Ultra320 SCSI connectors located at JA1 and JA2 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Ultra320 SCSI Drive Connectors Pin Definitions JA1 JA2 oO ND A Q CQ N N NY NY NY N NY N a a a a Se HS a e C N o OO NN O oO
51. ays Expansion Slots Supports the use of seven standard size PCI Express PCI X add on cards C 1 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual Serverboard 4041M T2R H8QME 2 extended ATX form factor 4041M 82R H8QM8 2 extended ATX form factor Dimensions 16 x 13 05 406 x 332 mm Chassis 4041M T2R SC748TQ R1000 tower 4U rackmount 4041M 82R SC748S R1000 tower 4U rackmount Dimensions both as tower WxHxD 7 x 19 x 29 4 in 178 x 483 x 747 mm Weight Gross Bare Bone 72 16 32 7 kg System Cooling Three 3 8 cm hot swap exhaust fans Three 3 9 cm hot swap chassis fans One 1 air shroud for SC748 chassis System Input Requirements AC Input Voltage 100 240 VAC Rated Input Current 10A 115V to 5A 230V Rated Input Frequency 50 60 Hz Power Supply Rated Output Power 1000W Part PWS 1K01 1R Rated Output Voltages 3 3V 20A 5V 20A 12V 83A 12V 0 6A 5Vsb 4A BTU Rating 4900 BTUS hr for rated output power of 1000 W 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 C 2 Appendix System Specifications Regulatory Compliance Electromagnetic Emissions FCC Class A EN 55022 Class A EN 61000 3 2 3 3 CISPR 22 Class A Electromagnetic Immunity EN 55024 CISPR 24 EN 6
52. b menu and then type in the password Change User Password Select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu and then type in the password Boot Sector Virus Protection This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen Select Disabled to deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection Select Enabled to enable boot sector protection When Enabled AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual 7 6 Exit Menu Select the Exit tab from AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave BIOS Setup and reboot the computer so the new system configuration parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discard Changes Select this option and press lt Enter gt to discard all the changes and return to AMI BIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press
53. ctive Note that some OS s may not work with this set to Always Terminal Type Selects the type of the target terminal Options are ANSI VT100 and VT UTFS8 7 14 Chapter 7 BIOS VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Allows you to Enable or Disable VT UTF8 combination key support for ANSI VT100 terminals Sredir Memory Display Delay Use this setting to set the delay in seconds to display memory information Op tions are No Delay 1 sec 2 secs and 4 secs gt System Health Monitor CPU Overheat Temperature Use the and keys to set the CPU temperature threshold to between 65 and 90 C When this threshold is exceeded the overheat LED on the chas sis will light up and an alarm will sound The LED and alarm will turn off once the CPU temperature has dropped to 5 degrees below the threshold set The default setting is 72 C Other items in the submenu are systems monitor displays for the following information CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature CPU3 Temperature CPU4 Tempera ture for 4U systems System Temperature CPU1 Vcore CPU2 Vcore CPU3 Vcore CPU4 Vcore for 4U systems 3 3V Vcc 5Vin 12Vin 5V standby and battery voltage gt System Fan Monitor Fan Speed Control This feature allows the user to determine how the system will control the speed of the onboard fans Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to
54. d Power Supply Fail Detect Header Pin Definitions J3P Pin Definition 1 P S 1 Fail Signal P S 2 Fail Signal 2 3 5 3 Fail Signal 4 Alarm Reset Note This feature is only available when using redundant Supermicro power supplies SGPIO Header Pin Definitions SGPIO1 SGPIO2 Definition Pin Definition NC NC Ground Data Load Ground NC NC Note NC indicates no connection Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 9 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the 3 2 1 serverboard jumpers canbe used to a choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the Juniper connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed A i 1 m 3 2 1 circuit board See the diagram at Setting right for an example of jumping pins 1 and 2 Refer to the serverboard layout page for jumper locations Note 1 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 and will also clear any passwords Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents of CMOS To clear CMOS 1 First power down the system and unplug the power cord s 2 With the power disconnected short the CMOS pads with a metal object such as a small screwdriver for at
55. disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to continuously run at full speed 12V The options are 1 Disabled Full Speed 2 Optimized for Server and 3 Optimized for Workstation FAN1 Speed through FAN9 Speed The speeds of the onboard fans in rpm are displayed here 7 15 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual 7 4 Boot Menu This feature allows the user to configure the following items gt Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to prioritize the boot sequence from the available de vices The devices to set are 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device 4th Boot Device 5th Boot Device gt Disk Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available hard disk drives 1st Drive Specifies the boot sequence for the 1st Hard Drive gt Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from available remov able drives 1st Drive Specifies the boot sequence for the 1st Removable Drive The options are 1st Floppy Drive and Disabled gt CD DVD Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from available CD DVD drives 7 16 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 5 Security Menu AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both passwords the Supervisor password must be set first Change Supervisor Password Select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the su
56. e Normal Bi directional EPP and ECP Parallel Port IRQ Select the IRQ interrupt request for the parallel port The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 Chipset Configuration gt NorthBridge Configuration gt Memory Configuration Memclock Mode This setting determines how the memory clock is set Auto has the memory clock by code and Limit allows the user to set a standard value MCT Timing Mode Sets the timing mode for memory Options are Auto and Manual Bank Interleaving Select Auto to automatically enable interleaving memory scheme when this function is supported by the processor The options are Auto and Disabled Enable Clock to All Dimms Use this setting to enable unused clocks to all DIMMSs even if some DIMM slots are unpopulated Options are Enabled and Disabled 7 11 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual Mem Clk Tristate C3 ALTVID Use this setting to Enable or Disable memory clock tristate during C3 and ALT VID CS Sparing Enable Use this setting to Enable or Disable the CS Sparing function Memory Hole Remapping When Enabled this feature enables hardware memory remapping around the memory hole Options are Enabled and Disabled ECC Configuration DRAM ECC Enable DRAM ECC allows hardware to report and correct memory errors automati cally Options are Enabled and Disabled 4 Bit ECC Mode Allows the user to enabled 4 bit ECC mode also known as ECC Chipkill Options are Enabled and Dis
57. e of PCI IDE busmastering Select Enabled to allow AMI BIOS to use PCI busmaster for reading and writing to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled Offboard PCI ISA IDE Card This option allows the user to assign a PCI slot number to an Off board PCI ISA IDE card in order for it to function properly The options are Auto PCI Slot1 PCI Slot2 PCI Slot3 PCI Slot4 PCI Slot5 and PCI Slot6 7 9 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5S IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ14 IRQ15 This feature specifies the availability of an IRQ to be used by a PCI PnP device Select Reserved for the IRQ to be used by a Legacy ISA device The options are Available and Reserved DMA Channel 0 Channel 1 Channel 3 Channel 5 Channel 6 Channel 7 Select Available to indicate that a specific DMA channel is available to be used by a PCI PnP device Select Reserved if the DMA channel specified is reserved for a Legacy ISA device The options are Available and Reserved Reserved Memory Size You may set reserved memory with this setting The options are Disabled 16k 32k and 64k Onboard SCSI HostRAID Use this setting to Enable or Disable the onboard SCSI Host RAID gt Super IO Configuration Serial Port1 Address This option specifies the base port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 1 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the seri
58. e system System Time System Date You can edit this field to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or System Date using the lt Arrow gt keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Arrow gt keys to move between fields The date must be entered in DAY MM DD YYYY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Please note that time is in a 24 hour format For example 5 30 A M appears as 05 30 00 and 5 30 P M as 17 30 00 7 3 Advanced Settings Menu gt BOOT Features Quick Boot If Enabled this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for the system to boot up The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot If Disabled normal POST messages will be displayed on boot up If Enabled this display the OEM logo instead of POST messages Add On ROM Display Mode Set this option to display add on ROM read only memory messages The de fault setting is Force BIOS Select Force BIOS to allow the computer system to force a third party BIOS to display during system boot Select Keep Current to allow the computer system to display the BIOS information during system boot The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current 7 2 Chapter 7 BIOS Boot up Num Lock Set this value to allow the Number Lock setting to be modified during boot up The options are On and Off PS 2 Mouse Support Set this value to modify support for a PS 2 mouse The options are
59. ect to prevent data from being written to HDD The options are Enabled or Disabled IDE Detect Time Out Sec This feature allows the user to set the time out value for detecting ATA ATA PI devices installed the system The options 0 sec 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 7 8 Chapter 7 BIOS ATA PI 80Pin Cable Detection This setting allows AMI BIOS to auto detect the 80 Pin ATA PI cable The options are Host Device and Host amp Device Configuration Clear NVRAM Select Yes to clear NVRAM during boot up The options are Yes and No Plug amp Play OS Select Yes to allow the OS to configure Plug amp Play devices This is not required for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug amp Play Select No to allow AMIBIOS to configure all devices in the system PCI Latency Timer This option sets the latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus Select a value to set the PCI latency in PCI clock cycles Options are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Set this value to allow or restrict the system from giving the VGA adapter card an interrupt address The options are Yes and No Palette Snooping Select Enabled to inform the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system in order for the graphics card to function properly The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI IDE BusMaster Set this value to allow or prevent the us
60. edure 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 Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails The optional rackmount kit MCP 290 00001 00 includes two rack rail assemblies Each of these assemblies consist of two sections an inner fixed chassis rail that secures to the chassis and an outer rack rail that secures directly to the rack itself The inner and outer rails must be detached from each other before installing 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 Inner Fixed Chassis Rail 2 4 Chapter 2 Server Installation Installing the Chassis Rails You will need to remove the top bezel 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 depressing the latch on the rear lip of the top side if tower cover to release it then push the cover off Finally 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 s
61. ents 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 antistatic bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Putthe serverboard add on cards and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the serverboard Unpacking The serverboard is shipped in antistatic packaging When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 6 1 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual Figure 6 1 Chassis Front View Main Power System Reset System LEDs USB Ports
62. es have been bundled into single keyed ribbon cable to simplify their connection The red wire in the ribbon cable plugs into pin 1 of JF1 Connect the other end of the cable to the Control Panel printed circuit board located just behind the system status LEDs in the chassis See the Connector Definitions section in this chapter for details and pin descrip tions of JF1 Figure 5 1 Front Control Panel Header Pins JF1 5 6 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 4 Ports The I O ports color coded in conformance with the 99 specification See Figure 5 2 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Figure 5 2 Rear Panel I O Ports Mouse Parallel Port Green 1 5 0 1 Burgundy Ports 1 m m JLAN1 JLAN2 1 Keyboard COM1 Port VGA Port Purple Turquoise Blue 5 5 Installing Memory Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage 1 Insert each memory module vertically into its slot paying attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the module incorrectly see Figure 5 3 Insert first into the 1A slot s then the 1B slot s
63. etal conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact with printed circuit boards or areas where power is present After accessing the inside of the system close the system back up and secure it to the rack unit with the retention screws after ensuring that all connections have been made 4 2 Chapter 4 System Safety 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 any board from its antistatic bag Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing which may retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the serverboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use
64. ght and with the rail guides facing inward 2 6 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 TAAL CP 5 NON 2 7 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R 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
65. given to installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the manufacturer s maximum rated ambient tempera ture Tmra Reduced Airflow Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that the amount of airflow required for safe operation is not compromised Mechanical Loading Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that a hazardous condition does not arise due to uneven mechanical loading Circuit Overloading Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to the power supply circuitry and the effect that any possible overloading of circuits might have on overcurrent 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 connec tions other than the direct connections to the branch circuit i e the use of power strips etc 2 3 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R 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 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 proc
66. hat the leveling jacks on the bottom of the rack are fully extended to the floor with the full weight of the rack resting on them In single rack installation stabilizers should be attached to the rack In multiple rack installations the racks should be coupled together Always make sure the rack is stable before extending a component from the rack You should extend only one component at a time extending two or more simul taneously may cause the rack to become unstable Server Precautions Review the electrical and general safety precautions in Chapter 4 Determine the placement of each 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 tempera ture of the rack environment may be greater than the ambient temperature of the room Therefore consideration should be
67. he serverboard from bending keep one hand under the center of the board to sup port it when handling The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the serverboard add on cards and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use Unpacking The serverboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 5 1 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual 5 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation sor Always connect the power cord last and always remove it be Exercise extreme caution when handling installing the proces fore adding removing or changing any hardware components CPU Backplates Four CPU backplates BKT 0011L have been preinstalled to the serverboard to prevent the CPU area of the serverboard from bending and to provide a base for attaching the heatsink retention modules Installing the Processor must populate two or four CPU sockets 1 Begin by removing the cover plate that protects the CPU Lift the lever on
68. he 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 through the chassis Figure 6 7 Adding a Component Without a Drive Carrier 6 8 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 5 Power Supply The 4041M T2R 4041M 82R has a redundant 1000 watt power supply consisting of two power modules Each power supply module has an auto switching capabil ity which enables it to automatically sense and operate at a 100V 240V input voltage Power Supply Failure If either of the two power supply modules fail the other module will take the full load and allow the system to continue operation without interruption The PWR Fail LED will illuminate and remain on until the failed unit has been replaced Re placement units can be ordered directly from Supermicro see contact information in the Preface The hot swap capability of the power supply modules allows you to replace the failed module without powering down the system Removing Replacing the Power Supply You do not need to shut down the system to replace a power supply unit The redundant feature will keep the system up and running while you repl
69. ides of the chassis First add the rack handles Then position 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 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 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual Figure 2 3 Installing the Rails to the Chassis Installing the Rack Rails Determine where you want to place the SuperServer 4041M T2R 4041M 82R 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 provided Attach the other assembly to the other side of the rack making both are at the exact same hei
70. information next 53h The memory size information and the CPU registers are saved Entering real mode next 54h Shutdown was successful The CPU is in real mode Disabling the Gate A20 line parity and the NMI next 57h The A20 address line parity and the NMI are disabled Adjusting the memory size depending on relocation and shadowing next 58h The memory size was adjusted for relocation and shadowing Clearing the Hit lt DEL gt message next 59h The Hit lt DEL gt message is cleared The lt WAIT gt message is displayed Starting the DMA and interrupt controller test next 60h The DMA page register test passed Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register test next 62h The DMA controller 1 base register test passed Performing the DMA controller 2 base register test next 65h The DMA controller 2 base register test passed Programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 next 66h Completed programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 Initializing the 8259 interrupt controller next 67h Completed 8259 interrupt controller initialization 7Fh 80h The keyboard test has started Clearing the output buffer and checking for stuck keys Issuing the keyboard reset command next Extended NMI source enabling is in progress 81h A keyboard reset error or stuck key was found Issuing the keyboard controller interface test command next 82h The keyboard controller interface test completed Writing the command byte and initializing the c
71. ircular buffer next 83h The command byte was written and global data initialization has completed Check ing for a locked key next 84h Locked key checking is over Checking for a memory size mismatch with CMOS RAM data next 85h The memory size check is done Displaying a soft error and checking for a password or bypassing WINBIOS Setup next B 5 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual Checkpoint 86h 87h Code Description The password was checked Performing any required programming before WIN BIOS Setup next The programming before WINBIOS Setup has completed Uncompressing the WINBIOS Setup code and executing the AMIBIOS Setup or WINBIOS Setup utility next Returned from WINBIOS Setup and cleared the screen Performing any necessary programming after WINBIOS Setup next The programming after WINBIOS Setup has completed Displaying the power on screen message next Programming the WINBIOS Setup options next The WINBIOS Setup options are programmed Resetting the hard disk controller next The hard disk controller has been reset Configuring the floppy drive controller next The floppy drive controller has been configured Configuring the hard disk drive controller next Initializing the bus option ROMs from C800 next See the last page of this chapter for additional information Initializing before passing control to the adaptor ROM at C800 Initialization before the C800 adaptor ROM gains control h
72. least four seconds 3 Remove the screwdriver or shorting device 4 Reconnect the power cord s and power on the system Notes not use the connector to clear CMOS The onboard battery does not need to be removed when clearing CMOS however you must short JBT1 for at least four seconds JBT1 contact pads 5 19 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual VGA Enable Disable VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPG1 Jumper Setting Definition JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the VGA port The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA See the table on the right for jumper set tings Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled JLAN Enable Disable JLAN1 2 Enable Disable Change the setting of jumper JPL1 Jumper Settings JPL1 to enable or disable the JLAN1 and JLAN2 Gb Ethernet ports See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled 2 to PCI X Slots Enable Disable The JI C1 2 pair of jumpers allows you PC to PCI X Slots Enable Disable to connect the System Management Jumper Settings Bus to the PCI X slots The default 1 2 setting is pins 2 3 for both jumpers to Jumper Setting Definition disable the connection Both connec Pins 1 2 Enabled tors must be set the same JI C1 is for Pins 2 3 Disabled data and JI C2 is for the clock See the table on
73. ll down to nVidia RAID Function and press the lt Enter gt key Use this setting to enable the RAID function After enabling RAID use the next setting to enable all drives you wish to include in the RAID array 3 Hit the lt F10 gt key to Save Changes and Exit then hit lt Enter gt to verify 4 After exiting the BIOS Setup Utility the system will reboot When prompted during the startup press the lt F10 gt key when prompted to run the nVidia RAID Utility program Using the nVidia RAID Utility The nVidia RAID Utility program is where you can define the drives you want to include in the RAID array and the mode and type of RAID Two main windows are shown in the utility The Free Disks window on the left will list all available drives Use the arrow keys to select and move drives to the window on the right the Array Disks window which lists all drives that are to become part of the RAID array Once you have finished selecting the drives and type of RAID you wish to use for your RAID array press the lt F7 gt key You will be prompted to verify your choice if you want to continue with your choices select Yes Note that selecting Yes will clear all previous data from the drives you selected to be a part of the array You are then given the choice of making the RAID array bootable by pressing the the lt B gt key After you have finshed press the lt gt and lt X gt keys simultaneously Installing the OS and
74. low of cooling air that moves through the system from front to back If you need to disconnect any of these cables you should take care to reroute them as they were originally after reconnecting them make sure the red wires connect to the pin 1 locations If you are configuring the system keep the airflow in mind when routing the cables The following data cables with their serverboard connector locations noted should be connected See the serverboard layout diagram in this chapter for connector locations DVD ROM drive cable IDE 1 Control Panel cable JF1 see next page 4041M T2R Serial ATA cables 5 0 4 4041M 82R SCSI cables JA1 Connecting Power Cables The H8QME 2 H8QMB8 2 has 24 pin ATX power supply connector designated J1B1 for connection to the ATX power supply Connect the appropriate connec tor from the power supply to J1B1 to supply power to the serverboard See the Connector Definitions section in this chapter for power connector pin definitions In addition your power supply must be connected to both 8 pin processor power connectors at JPW1 and JPW2 5 5 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual Connecting the Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 5 1 for the pin locations of the various front control panel buttons and LED indi cators Please note that even and odd numbered pins are on opposite sides of each header All JF1 wir
75. mory The H8QME 2 H8QM8 2 has sixteen 240 pin DIMM slots supporting up to 32 GB of registered ECC DDR2 667 533 or 64 GB of registered ECC DDR2 400 SDRAM The memory is supported on both interleaved and non interleaved configurations Please refer to Section 5 5 for details Serial ATA Subsystem An on chip MCP55 SATA controller is integrated into the 2 8 8 2 to provide a six port Gb sec Serial ATA subsystem which is RAID 0 1 0 1 5 and JBOD supported The SATA drives are hot swappable units Note The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability and RAID function of the Serial ATA drives SCSI Subsystem 4041M 82R The H8QME 2 includes an onboard Adaptec AIC 7902 dual channel SCSI controller which supports four 80 pin SCA Ultra320 SCSI hard drives Standard 1 drives are supported SCA Single Connection Attachment The SCSI drives are con nected to an SCA backplane that provides power bus termination and configuration settings The SCSI drives are hot swappable units Note The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability and RAID function of the Serial ATA drives PCI Expansion Slots H8QME 2 H8QM8 2 has one PCI Express x16 slot one PCI Express x8 slot two PCI X 133 MHz slots and two PCI X 100 MHz slots See Section 5 6 for details 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Onboard Controllers Ports One floppy drive controller
76. need to be replaced Refer to Chapter 6 for details on replacing a power supply module This LED should be off when the system is operating normally 3 4 SATA SCSI Drive Carrier LEDs 4041 T2R Each Serial ATA drive carrier has two LEDs e Green When illuminated the green LED on the front of the SATA drive car rier indicates drive activity A connection to the SATA backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is being accessed e Red The red LED indicates two states When blinking it indicates the drive is rebuilding When solid it indicates a drive failure If a SATA drive fails you should be notified by your system management software Please refer to Chapter 6 for instructions on replacing failed SATA drives 4041M 82R Each SCSI drive carrier has two LEDs e Green When illuminated the green LED on the front of the SCSI drive car rier 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 e Red The SAF TE compliant backplane activates the red LED to indicate a drive failure If one of the SCSI drives fail you should be notified by your system 3 3 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual Notes 3 4 Chapter 4 System Safety Chapter 4 System Safety Electrical Safety Precautions A Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the 4041M T2R 4041M
77. ols WinXP IDAPIC driver for AMD 813x SUPERMICR nVidia MCP55 Chipset Driver Drivers amp Tools Microsoft DirectX 9 0 nVidia MCPSSPro m Chipset Graphics driver H8QMS8 2 H8QME 2 Adaptec Storage Manager Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers Supero Doctor 111 Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD Auto Start Up Next Time Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the tabs to the right of these order from top to bottom to install each item one at a time After installing each item you must reboot the system before moving on to the next item on the list You should install everything here except for the SUPER Doctor utility which is optional The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD 5 30 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform simple maintenance on the SC748TQ R1000 SC748S R1000 chassis Following the com ponent 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 electric discharge can damage electronic compon
78. on Checkpoint Code Description The onboard floppy controller if available is initialized Next beginning the base 512 KB memory test Eth Initializing the interrupt vector table next E2h Initializing the DMA and Interrupt controllers next E6h Enabling the floppy drive controller and Timer IRQs Enabling internal cache mem ory Edh Initializing the floppy drive Eeh Looking for a floppy diskette in drive A Reading the first sector of the diskette Efh A read error occurred while reading the floppy drive in drive A FOh Next searching for the AMIBOOT ROM file in the root directory F1h The AMIBOOT ROM file is not in the root directory F2h Next reading and analyzing the floppy diskette FAT to find the clusters occupied by the AMIBOOT ROM file F3h Next reading the AMIBOOT ROM file cluster by cluster F4h The AMIBOOT ROM file is not the correct size F5h Next disabling internal cache memory FBh Next detecting the type of flash ROM FCh Next erasing the flash ROM FDh Next programming the flash ROM FFh Flash ROM programming was successful Next restarting the system BIOS B 2 Appendix BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes B 3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The following runtime checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution These codes are uncompressed F0000h shadow RAM Checkpoint Code Description 03h 05 The NMI is disabled Next checking for
79. on to the serverboard and chassis various hardware components have been included with the 4041M T2R 4041M 82R as listed below e One 1 slim DVD ROM drive DVM PNSC 824 B e One 1 front control panel cable CBL 0087 e One 1 floppy drive FPD PNSC W1 44MB e One 1 floppy cable CBL 0051L e Three 3 9 cm hot swap chassis fans FAN 0090 e Three 3 8 cm hot swap exhaust fans FAN 0081 e One 1 air shroud CSE PT0125 e Four 4 passive heatsinks for AMD Socket F CPU SNK P0023P e SATA Accessories 4041M T2R only One 1 SATA backplane BPN SAS M35TQ Five 5 SATA data cables CBL 0044L One 1 SGPIO cable CBL 0157L Five 5 SATA drive carriers MCP 220 00001 03 01 e SCSI Accessories 4041M 82R only Five 5 SCA SCSI hard drive carriers MCP 220 00001 03 01 One 1 SCSI backplane CSE SCA 016 One 1 Ultra320 SCSI cable CBL 0063L e One 1 rackmount kit MCP 290 00001 00 optional 1 1 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual 1 2 Serverboard Features At the heart of the 4041M T2R 4041M 82R lies the HBQME 2 H8QMB8 2 a quad processor serverboard based on the nVidia MCP55 Pro and AMD 8132 chipsets Below are the main features of the 2 8 8 2 see Figure 1 1 for a block diagram of the chipset Processors The H8QME 2 H8QMB8 2 supports dual or quad AMD Socket F type processors Please refer to the serverboard description pages on our web site for a complete listing of supported processors Me
80. ot pushing down with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card Screw the top of the card s shield to the backpanel of the chassis to secure it The PCI slot shields protect the serverboard and its components from EMI and aid in proper ventilation so make sure there is always a shield covering each unused PCI E PCI X slot Finish by replacing the chassis cover 5 9 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual 5 7 Serverboard Details Figure 5 4 SUPER H8QME 2 H8QM8 2 Layout not drawn to scale N HT Connector JF2 JF1 JOH DIMMB 1B D DIMMB 1A JAR DIMMB 2B I DIMMB 2A 9 CPU 3 FAN n 2 FAN7 CPU3 FAN2 CPU 2 DIMMC 2A Kybd Mouse DIMMC 2B Speaker DIMMC 1A USB0 1 DIMMC 1B FAN3 CPU2 COM1 DIMMD 1B DIMMD 1A Parallel Pon DIMMD 2B FAN4 CPU1 DIMMD 2A CPU 1 J4 VGA FAN5 JLAN1 JLAN2 CPU
81. res and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B e The 80 wire ATA133 IDE hard disk drive cable that came with your system has two connectors to support two drives This special cable should be used to take advantage of the speed this new technology offers The blue connector connects to the onboard IDE connector interface and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the documentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings for the hard disk drive Floppy Connector Floppy Drive Connector The floppy connector is located ee beside the IDE 1 connector See the table on the right for pin definitions Definition i Definition GND FDHDIN GND Reserved Key FDEDIN Index Motor Enable Drive Select B Drive Select A Motor Enable DIR STEP Write Data Write Gate Track 00 Write Protect Read Data Side 1 Select Diskette 5 24 IDE Connector There are no jumpers to con figure the onboard IDE 1 con nector See the table on the right for pin definitions Parallel Port Connector The parallel printer port is located on the I O backplane See the table on the right for pin definitions Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup IDE Drive Connector Pin Definitions IDE 1 Definition Reset IDE Host D
82. 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 are two screws that secure the cover to the chassis remove these first Using the indentations on the side cover see Figure 2 5 push the cover to slide it off the chassis 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 may have up to four processors already installed into the serverboard Each processor should have its own heatsink attached See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor installation 3 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 4 Installing add on cards If desired you can install add on cards to the system See Chapter 5 for details on installing PCI add on cards 5 Check all cable connections and airflow Make sure all power and data cables are properly connected and not blocking the chassis airflow See Chapter 5 for details on cable connections 2 8 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup Next you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the SATA SCSI drives and the drive backplane have been properly installed and all connections have been made 1 Accessing the drive bay
83. river either during or after the OS installation If you wish to have the OS on a SATA RAID array you must follow the procedure below and install the driver during the OS installation Note the SATA RAID driver is supported by Windows 2000 and XP only Building a Driver Diskette You must first build a driver diskette from the CD ROM that was included with the system You will have to create this disk on a computer that is already running and with the OS installed Insert the CD into your CD ROM drive and start the system A display as shown in Figure 5 4 will appear Click on the icon labeled Build Driver Diskettes and Manuals and follow the instructions to create a floppy disk with the driver on it Once it s been created remove the floppy and insert the installation CD for the Windows Operating System you wish to install into the CD ROM drive of the new system you are about to configure Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS Before installing the Windows Operating System you must change some settings in BIOS Boot up the system and hit the Del key to enter the BIOS Setup Utlility After the Setup Utility loads 1 Use the arrow keys to move to the Exit menu Scroll down with the arrow keys to the Load Optimal Defaults setting and press lt Enter gt Select OK to confirm then lt Enter gt to load the default settings 5 28 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 2 Use the arrow keys to move to the Advanced menu then scro
84. rol for systems with redundant power supplies Reset Button Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo Pin Definitions JF1 cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach Pin Definition it to the hardware reset switch on the 3 Reset computer case Refer to the table on 4 Ground the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Mo mentarily contacting both pins will Power Button power on off the system This button Pin Definitions JF1 can also be configured to function Pin Definition as a suspend button see the Power 1 PW ON Button Mode setting in BIOS To turn 2 Ground off the power when set to suspend mode depress the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Universal Serial Bus Ports Pin Definitions USBO0 1 Universal Serial Bus Ports 05 0 1 05 0 05 1 Pin Definition Pin Definition Two Universal Serial Bus ports 1 5V 1 5V USB2 0 are located beside the key 2 2 board mouse ports See the table 3 PO 3 PO the right for pin definitions 4 4 Ground USB Headers Two additional USB2 0 head ers USB2 3 are included on the serverboard These may be con nected to provide front side access A USB cable not included is needed for the connection See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial Ports The
85. s All drives can be accessed from the front of the server For servicing the DVD ROM IDE hard drives and floppy drives you will need to remove the top left chassis cover The SATA 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 3 Installing a floppy disk drive Refer to Chapter 6 if you need to reinstall a floppy disk drive to the system 4 Check the SATA SCSI disk drives Depending upon your system s configuration your system may have one or more drives already installed If you need to install SATA SCSI drives please refer to Chapter 6 5 Check the airflow Airflow is provided by three hot swap 9 cm chassis fans working in conjunction with an air shroud as well as three 8 cm exhaust fans 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 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 s
86. sis cooling fans located in the center of the chassis provide cool ing airflow and three 8 cm exhaust fans expel the hot air from the chassis The chassis is 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 three chassis fans and the power supply fan run continu ously The chassis cooling fans and exhaust fans not the power supply fans are hot swappable and can be replaced without powering down the system Replacing System Fans 1 Identifying the failed fan To locate and replace 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 Inspect the fans to see which has stopped working then depress the locking tab on the failed 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 available from Supermicro Install and reassemble it in 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 properly and replace the top left side chassis panel Removing the air shroud Under mo
87. st 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 NEX iS AY Ss 6 4 Removing the Air Shroud Figure 6 5 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual 6 4 Drive Bay Installation SATA SCSI Drives Six SATA or eight SCSI drives may be housed in the SC748TQ R1000 SC748S R1000 chassis The SATA drive IDs are preconfigured as 0 through 5 in order from right to left or from bottom to top if rackmounted and the SCSI drive IDs are preconfigured as 0 through 7 in order from right to left or from bottom to top if rackmounted Note You must use standard SATA SCSI drives in the AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R Do not touch the backplane with any metal objects and make sure no Use extreme caution when working around the SATA SCSI backplane ribbon cables touch the backplane or obstruct the airflow 1 Installing removing hot swap SATA SCSI drives The SATA SCSI drive carriers are all easily accessible at the front of
88. stall two in the remaining CPU1 DIMM slots and two in the the remaining CPU2 DIMM slots etc This balances the load over all CPUs to optimize performance In a dual CPU configuration memory can only be installed in the banks associated with CPU 1 and CPU 2 Maximum memory 32 32 64 GB of DDR2 667 533 400 64 GB for 8 way configu ration In a dual CPU configuration memory support is halved Figure 5 3a Installing DIMM into Slot Notch p Note Notch should align with its receptive point on the slot To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the bottom notch To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the DIMM from the slot Notch 5 8 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Figure 5 3b Top View of DDR Slot Top View of DDR2 Slot Release Tab Il Release Tab 5 6 Adding PCI Cards 1 PCI Expansion Slots The 2 8 8 2 has one PCI Express x16 slot one PCI Express x8 slot two PCI X 133 MHz slots and two PCI X 100 MHz slots The SC748TQ R1000 SC748S R1000 chassis can support the use of seven standard size PCI Express add on cards 2 PCI Card Installation Before installing a PCI add on card make sure you power off the system first Begin by removing the top chassis cover Then remove the PCI slot shield for the slot you wish to populate Insert the PCI card into the correct sl
89. t etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text mes sage When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note that BIOS has default text messages built in We retain the option to include omit or change any of these text messages Set tings printed in Bold are the default values M indicates a submenu Highlighting such an item and pressing the Enter key will open the list of settings within that submenu The BIOS setup utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of these hot keys lt F1 gt lt F10 gt lt Enter gt lt ESC gt lt Arrow gt keys etc can be used at any time during the setup navigation process 7 1 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual 7 2 Main Menu When you first enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will see the Main Menu screen You can always return to the Main Menu by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen with the arrow keys The Main Menu screen provides you with a system overview which includes the version built date and ID of the AMIBIOS the type speed and number of the processors in the system and the amount of memory installed in th
90. t cannot be determined Select 0 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MBs Select 1 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MBs Select 2 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select 3 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MBs Select 4 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs This setting generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured after 1999 For other disk drives such as IDE CD ROM drives check the specifications of the drive DMA Mode Selects the DMA Mode Options are SWDMAO SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMAO MDWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMAO UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMAS UDMA4 UDMAS SWDMA Single Word DMA MWDMA Multi Word DMA UDMA UltraDMA S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow BIOS to auto detect hard disk drive support Select Disabled to prevent AMI BIOS from using the S M A R T Select Enabled to allow AMI BIOS to use the S M A R T to support hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32 Bit Data Transfer Select Enabled to activate the function of 32 Bit data transfer Select Disabled to deactivate the function The options are Enabled and Disabled Hard Disk Write Protect Select Enabled to enable the function of Hard Disk Write Prot
91. t Flash Master Slave The JP1 jumper allows you to assign ei Jumper Settings 1 ther master or slave status to a compact Jumper Setting Definition flash card installed in the IDE 1 slot Closed Master You will need to connect compact flash Open Save power to JWF1 to use See the table on the right for jumper settings 5 21 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual PCI X Slot Frequency Select Jumper JPXA1 is are used to set the speed of PCI X slots 1 and 2 The recommended default setting is open for Auto See the table on the right for jumper settings PCI X Slot Frequency Select Jumper JPXB1 is are used to set the speed of PCI X slots 3 and 4 The recommended default setting is open for Auto See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog Enable Disable JWD controls the Watch Dog function Watch Dog is a system monitor that can reboot the system when a software application hangs Pins 1 2 will cause WD to reset the system if an applica tion has frozen Leaving the jumper open will disable the Watch Dog fea ture See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS setting located in the Power Menu 5 22 PCI X Slot 3 4 Frequency Select Jumper Settings JPXA1 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 66 MHz PCI X Pins 2 3 66 MHz PCI Open PCI X Slot 3 4 Frequency Select Jumper Settings JPXB1 Jumper Setting Definition
92. t processing If the EGA VGA controller is not found performing the display memory read write test next The EGA VGA controller was not found The display memory read write test is about to begin The display memory read write test passed Look for retrace checking next The display memory read write test or retrace checking failed Performing the alter nate display memory read write test next The alternate display memory read write test passed Looking for alternate display retrace checking next Video display checking is over Setting the display mode next The display mode is set Displaying the power on message next Initializing the bus input IPL general devices next if present See the last page of this chapter for additional information Displaying bus initialization error messages See the last page of this chapter for additional information The new cursor position has been read and saved Displaying the Hit lt DEL gt mes sage next The Hit lt DEL gt message is displayed The protected mode memory test is about to start Preparing the descriptor tables next The descriptor tables are prepared Entering protected mode for the memory test next Entered protected mode Enabling interrupts for diagnostics mode next Interrupts enabled if the diagnostics switch is on Initializing data to check memory wraparound at 0 0 next Data initialized Checking for memory wraparound at 0 0 and finding the tot
93. the CPU socket until it points straight up With the lever raised lift open the silver CPU retention plate Triangles 2 Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU Locate and align pin 1 of the CPU socket with pin 1 of the CPU Both are marked with a triangle 5 2 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 3 Align pin 1 of the CPU with pin 1 of the socket Once aligned carefully place the CPU into the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket move the CPU horizontally or vertically or rub the CPU against the socket or against any pins of the socket which may damage the CPU and or the socket 4 With the CPU inserted into the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that it is properly in stalled and flush with the socket Then gently lower the silver CPU retention plate into place 5 Carefully press the CPU socket le ver down until it locks into its retention tab For a dual CPU system repeat these steps to install another CPU into the CPU 2 socket and into CPU 2 3 and 4 sockets for a quad CPU configuration Note in dual CPU configurations only the CPU1 and CPU2 DIMM slots are addressable for a maximum of 16 GB memory 5 3 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual Installing the Heatsink Retention Modules Four heatsink retention modules BKT 0012L and eight screws are included in the retail box Once installed these are used to help attach the heatsinks to the C
94. the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow AMI BIOS to auto detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 0 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MBs Select 1 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MBs Select 2 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select 3 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MBs Select 4 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs This setting generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured after 1999 For other disk drives such as IDE CD ROM drives check the specifications of the drive 7 6 Chapter 7 BIOS DMA Mode Selects the DMA Mode Options are SWDMAO SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMAO MDWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMAO UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMA3 UDMA4 UDMAS SWDMA Single Word DMA MWDMA Multi Word DMA UDMA UltraDMA S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow BIOS to auto detect hard disk drive support Select Disabled to prevent AMI BIOS from using the S M A R T Select Enabled to allow AMI BIOS to use the S M A R T to support hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32 Bit Data Transfer Select Enabled to
95. tions JL1 Pin Definition 1 Intrusion Input 2 Ground Overheat LED Pin Definitions JOH1 Pin Definition 1 3 3V OH Active Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is desig nated JWOL See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use the Wake On LAN feature Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is desig nated JWOR This function allows your computer to receive and wake up by an incoming call to the modem when in suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature System Management Bus Power Header PS_SMBUS The header designated PS_SMBUS may be used to monitor the power sup ply for system management See the table on the right for pin definitions 3rd Power Supply Alarm Reset Header Connect a cable from your power sup ply to JAR to provide you with warning of a power supply failure The warning signal is passed through the PWR_LED pin to indicate a power failure See the table on the right for pin definitions Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL Pin Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up Wake On Ring Pin Definitions JWOR Pin Definition 1 Ground Black 2 Wake up System Management Bus Power Header Pin Definitions PS_SMBUS Definition Clock Data
96. to display disk activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 LED The NIC1 Network Interface Control ler LED connection is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 Attach the NIC1 LED cable to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 2 LED The NIC2 Network Interface Control ler LED connection is located on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Attach the NIC2 LED cable to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat Fan Fail LED Connect an LED to the OH connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide ad vanced warning of chassis overheat ing Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions and status indicators Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 Vcc Control Pin Definition Vcc Pin Definition 11 Vcc NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 Vcc 10 NIC2 Active OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 OH Fan Fail LED Status Pin Definition State Indication i Vcc Solid Overheat Control Fan fail Blinking 5 13 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual Power Fail LED Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is Pin Definitions JF1 located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin defini Pin Definition 5 Vcc tions This feature is only available 6 Cont
97. trip 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 9 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual Figure 2 5 Accessing the Inside of the System Rack Configuration shown 2 10 Chapter 3 System Interface Chapter 3 System Interface 3 1 Overview There are several LEDs on the control panel as well as two for each SATA SCSI drive carrier and the Ethernet ports These LEDs are to keep you constantly in formed of the overall status of the system and the activity and health of specific components There are also two buttons on the chassis control panel 3 2 Control Panel Buttons There are two push button 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 if 4 N 1 a Ss 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 RESET Use the reset button to reboot the system 3 1 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual 3 3 Control Panel LEDs The control panel located on the front of the SC748TQ R1000 SC748S R1000 chas
98. vice 0 Device 0 1 and Device 0 1 2 gt nVidia RAID Setup nVidia RAID Function This setting is used to Enable or Disable the nVidia ROM If Enabled the set ting below will appear SATAO0 1 2 Primary Secondary Channel This setting is used to Enable or Disable the SATAO Primary SATAO Second ary SATA1 Primary SATA1 Secondary SATA2 Primary and SATA2 Secondary channels six settings total 7 5 AS4041M T2R 4041M 82R User s Manual Primary IDE Master Slave Highlight one of the items above and press lt Enter gt to access the submenu for that item Type Select the type of device connected to the system The options are Not Installed Auto CDROM and ARMD LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive The options are Disabled and Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block mode is not used Block mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt Select Disabled to allow the data to be transferred from and to the device one sec tor at a time Select Auto to allows the data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it The options are Auto and Disabled PIO Mode PIO Programmable I O mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As

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