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1. Note DIP Switch 4 sets the processor speed see Section 5 10 CRS is a power LED indicator see Section 5 9 Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only IPMI is optional The 8 pin 12v Processor Power connector at J56 must also be connected to your power supply 5 10 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup X5DL8 GG Quick Reference Default Setting Open Disabled Open Disabled Pins 1 2 Enabled See Chapter 2 Pins 1 2 Disabled Pins 2 3 NMI Pins 1 2 Enabled Open Normal Pins 1 2 Auto Open Overheat Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 1 2 Enabled Open CPU Fan Open Terminated See Section 5 11 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector Header IDE 1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors Jumper Description J29 33 MHz PCI Enable Disable J35 Spread Spectrum JA4 SCSI Enable Disable JBT1 CMOS Clear JP2 PCI 3 3V Standby En Dis JP3 Watch Dog JP4 GLAN2 Enable Disable JP7 Main Power Override JP12 System Bus Speed JP48 Chassis Overheat Fan Select JP54 GLAN1 Enable Disable JP56 VGA Enable Disable JP58 Fan Detection Select JPA1 A2 SCSI Channel A B Termination 1 2 51 2 PCI X Speed Settings Connecior Description ATX POWER Primary ATX Power Connector BANK1A BANK4B Memory RAM Slots COM1 COM2 C
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3. 7 5 Advanced BIOS Setup Choose Advanced BIOS Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup Utility main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display Select one of the items in the left frame of the screen such as SuperlO Configuration to go to the sub screen for that item Advanced BIOS Setup options are displayed by highlighting the option using the arrow keys All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit Setup Warning Configure SuperIO Setting items on this screen to incorrect values Chipset Winbond627F may cause the system to malfunction SuperIO Configuration IDE Configuration Floppy Configuration Boot Settings Configuration Event Log Configuration Peripheral Device Configuration System Health Monitor Remote Access Configuration gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt Select Screen Tl select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen Fl General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V7 00 C Copyright 1985 2001 American Megatrends Inc Use the Up Down arrow keys to select the Super I O Configuration line When the Super IO Configuration line is highlighted hit ENTER to display its menu The following Super IO Configuration screen will appear Here you can select your options for the your computer s I O Input Output devices 74 Chapter 7 AMIBIOS Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILI
4. LED Color Definition Off Not Active Yellow Active The yellow left LED flashes to indicate activity while the other right LED may flash green or orange to indicate the speed of the connection See the tables below for the func LAN LED Indicator Right LED Color Definition Off No Connection Green 100 MHz Orange 1GHz Chapter 4 System Safety Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 Electrical Safety Precautions N Basic electrical safetv precautions should be followed to protect vourself from harm and the SuperServer 7043L 8R from damage e Be aware of the locations of the power on off switch on the chassis as well as the room s emergencv 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 motherboard memory modules and the CD ROM and floppy drives When disconnecting power you should first power down the system with the operating system and then unplug the power cords of all the power supply units in the system When working around exposed electrical circuits another person who is familiar with the power off controls should be nearby to switch off the power if necessary Use only one hand when working wi
5. SUPERWORKSTATION 7043L 8R Manual Notes Appendix C System Specifications Appendix C System Specifications Processors Single or dual Intel Xeon 604 603 pin processors to 3 06 GHz with a 512K L2 cache at a front side system bus speed of 533 400 MHz Note Please refer to the support section of our web site for a complete listing of supported processors http www supermicro com TechSupport htm Chipset ServerWorks GC LE BIOS 4 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM Memory Capacity Eight 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of registered ECC DDR 266 200 PC2100 1600 SDRAM Note Interleaved memory requires memory to be installed two at a time See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details Operating Systems Supported Windows NT Windows 2000 Solaris Netware SCO UNIX and Linux SCSI Controller Adaptec AIC 7902 for dual channel Ultra320 onboard SCSI SCSI SCA Backplane Controller QLogic GEM318 controller for SAF TE compliance SCSI Drive Bays Six 6 drive bays to house standard 1 80 pin SCA SCSI drives Peripheral Drives Bays One 1 3 5 floppy drive Three 3 5 1 4 drive bays Seven 7 3 5 x 1 drive bays for SCSI drives C 1 SUPERWORKSTATION 7043L 8R Manual Expansion Slots Chassis Seven 7 I O chassis slots Motherboard Total of six 6 PCI X slots Motherboard Model X5DL8 GG Extended ATX form factor Dimensions 12 x 13 in 305 x 330 mm Chassis Model SC7428
6. Secondary IDE Master This displays the status of auto detection of IDE devices The settings for Secondary IDE Master are the same as those for the Primary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave This displays the status of auto detection of IDE devices The settings for Secondary IDE Slave are the same as those for the Primary IDE Master Hard Disk Write Protect This item allows the user to prevent the hard disk from being overwritten The options are Enabled or Disabled Enabled allows the drive to be used normally read write and erase functions can all be performed Disabled prevents the hard disk from being erased This function is effective only when the device is accessed through BIOS ATA PI Detect Timeout Seconds Set this option to stop the system search for ATAPI devices within the specified number of seconds The options are 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 and 35 seconds Most ATA disk drives can be detected within 5 seconds ATA PI 80pin Cable Detection This option allows you to select the mechanism used to detect the 80 pin ATA PI cable The settings are Host Device and Host amp Device 7 9 SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual Floppy Configuration Floppy A Use this option to specify which of floppy drive you have installed in the A drive The settings are Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 5 1 4 720 KB 3 1 2 1 44 MB 3 1 2 and 2 88 MB 3 1 2 Floppy B Use this option to specify which of floppy drive
7. When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Also do not place the motherboard on a conductive surface which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up IMPORTANT Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the heatsink The X5DL8 GG can support either one or two Intel Xeon processors of up to 3 06 GHz f installing one processor only install it into CPU socket 1 1 Lift the lever on the CPU socket Lift the lever completely or you will damage the CPU socket when Socket lever power is applied Install a proces sor into CPU 1 socket first 2 Install the CPU in the socket Make sure that pin 1 of the CPU is seated on pin 1 of the socket both corners are marked with a triangle When using only one CPU install it into CPU socket 1 CPU socket 2 is automatically disabled if only one CPU is used 3 Press the lever down until you hear it click into the locked posi tion See Figure 5 1 for pictures of the 604 pin CPU socket before and after the processor is installed Socket lever in locked position 4 Apply the proper amount of thermal compound to the CPU die and place the heatsink on top of the CPU Make sure the heatsink sits completely flat on t
8. 22h 1 3 1 3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller 24h Set ES segment register to 4 GB 28h Auto size DRAM 29h Initialize POST Memory Manager 2Ah Clear 512 kB base RAM 2Ch 1 3 4 1 RAM failure on address line xxxx 2Eh 1 3 4 3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low bvte of memorv bus 2Fh Enable cache before svstem BIOS shadow 32h Test CPU bus clock frequencv 33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager 36h Warm start shut down 38h Shadow svstem BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot 42h Initialize interrupt vectors 45h POST device initialization 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 47h Initialize 120 support 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices 4Ah Initialize all video adapters in system 4Bh QuietBoot start optional 4Ch Shadow video BIOS ROM 4Eh Display BIOS copyright notice 4Fh Initialize MultiBoot 50h Display CPU type and speed 51h Initialize EISA board 52h Test keyboard 54h Set key click if enabled 55h Enable USB devices 58h 2 2 3 1 Test for unexpected interrupts 59h Initialize POST display service 5Ah Display prompt Press F2 to enter SETUP 5Bh Disable CPU cache B 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POSTCode Description 5Ch 60h 62h 64h 66h 67h 68h 69h 6Ah 6Bh 6Ch 6Eh 70h 72h 76h 7Ch 7Dh 7Eh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h
9. This item allows the users to select the DMA mode The settings are Auto SWDMAO SWDMA1 SWDMAZ MWDMAO MWDMA1 MWDM2 UWDMAO UWDMA1 UWDMA2 UWDMA3 and UWDMA4 Select Auto to auto de tect the DMA Mode Select SWDMAO through SWDMA to set single word DMAO through DMA2 Select MWDMAO through MWDMA to set Multi word DMAO through DMA2 Select UDMAO trhough UDMAA to set Ultra DMAO through Ultra DMAA S M A R T S M A R T stands for Self Monitoring Analvsis and Reporting Technologv a feature that can help predict impending drive failures The settings are Auto Disabled and Enabled Select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable the S M A R T Select Auto to auto detect S M A R T 32Bit Data Transfer The settings are Auto Disabled and Enabled Select En abled or Disabled to enable or disable the 32 bit Data Transfer function Select Auto to auto detect the 32 bit Data Transfer function ARMD Emulation Type This option is used to select the ARMD emulation type used when configuring an LS120 MO Magneto Optical or lomega Zip drive The settings are Auto Floppy and HardDisk ARMD stands for ATA PI Removable Media Disk 7 8 Chapter 7 AMIBIOS Primary IDE Slave When the system enters Setup BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices This option displays the auto detection status of IDE de vices The settings for Primary IDE Slave are the same as those for the Primary IDE Master
10. This option determines how the system will respond when power is reap plied after a power loss condition Choose Always On to automatically start up the system when power is reapplied Always Off means you must push the main power button to restart the system after power is restored System Health Monitor The BIOS continuously monitors the health of your system by measuring certain voltage levels and temperatures CPU1 Current Temperature CPU2 Current Temperature This reading displays the real time temperatures of CPU1 and CPU2 System Current Temperature1 Svstem Current Temperature2 This reading displays two real time temperatures of the system Remote Access Configuration This option allows the user to redirect the console display through the COM port when enabled This is useful when two computers are hooked up to a single monitor When enabled the user can toggle the display from one system to the other using the Tab key The function keys are dis abled when this setting is enabled The settings are Serial ANSI and Disabled 7 14 Chapter 7 AMIBIOS 7 6 Chipset Setup Choose Chipset Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup Utility main menu The screen is shown below All Chipset Setup options are described following the screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit Memory Timing Control Auto Options for MCH SDRAM CAS Latency CAS Latency 2 5 MPS 1 4 Support Enabled Hyper
11. gp B al so of le mg qu D eee lu ES iis nmm snc pannum bum B B T say y 6 IH au e EPER EE Power Connector LVD1 2 Always route SCSI power and ribbon cables so that they do not impede airflow or interfere with running fans Important Regardless of how many SCSI hard drives are installed all seven SCSI drive carriers must remain in the drive bays to promote proper airflow 6 7 gt SUPERWORKSTATION 7043L 8R Manual Installing Components in the 5 1 4 Drive Bays 1 Drive bay configuration The 7043L 8R has four 5 1 4 drive bays above the SCSI drive bays Components such as a floppy drive IDE hard drives CD ROM drives or additional SCSI drives that can fit into a standard IDE drive bay can be installed in these 5 1 4 drive bays SCSI drives installed here should be connected to the JA2 SCSI channel B connector on the motherboard 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
12. sor systems See Figure 1 1 for a block diagram of the GC LE The ServerWorks Grand Champion LE is a high performance SystemSet core logic chipset that consists of a North Bridge a South Bridge and an IO bridge The North Bridge interfaces directly to the processor bus and integrates the functions of the main memory subsystem and the IMB bus interface unit The memory subsystem consists of an 8 DIMM configuration accessed over a 144 bit memory bus most chipsets have a 72 bit memory bus which provides a significant boost in performance The South Bridge provides various integrated functions including the PCI to ISA bridge and support for UDMA100 security passwords and system protection Plug amp Play USBs power management interrupt controllers and the SMBus The CIOBX2 is an integrated IO bridge that provides high performance data flow between the IMB interface and the dual peer PCI X bus interfaces The X5DL8 GG has two CIOBX2 bridges four buses 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Processors The X5DL8 GG supports single or dual 604 603 pin Intel Xeon processors of up to 3 06 GHz at a 533 400 MHz FSB front side bus Please refer to the motherboard description pages on our web site for a complete listing of supported processors http www supermicro com Product page product m htm Memory The X5DL8 GG has eight 184 pin DIMM slots that can support up to 16 GB of registered ECC DDR 266 200 PC2100 1600 SDRAM
13. 5 12 ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 13 3 3V 14 12V 15 COM 16 PS ON amp 17 COM 18 COM 19 COM 20 Res NC 21 45V 22 45V 23 45V 24 COM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 3V 3 3V COM 5V COM 5V COM PWR_OK 5VSB 12V 12V 3 3V 8 Pin 12v Processor Power Connector J56 Pins Definition 1 thru 4 5 thru 8 Ground 12v NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 19 20 Control Ground Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 15 Vec 16 Control Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup HDD LED The HDD LED for IDE and SCSI disk drives connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the IDE hard drive LED cable to these pins to display disk activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 LED The NIC1 LAN1 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 defini tions NIC2 LED The NIC2 LAN2 LED connection is located on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Attach the NIC2 LED cable to dis play network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions Overheat LED OH Connect an LED to the OH connec tion on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to pro vide advanced
14. Module sizes of 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB and 2GB may be used to populate the DIMM slots The X5DL8 GG was designed to support 2GB DIMM modules in each slot however 2GB memory modules have not yet been validated Onboard SCSI Onboard SCSI is provided with an Adaptec AIC 7902 SCSI chip which sup ports dual channel Ultra320 SCSI at a throughput of 320 MB sec PCI Expansion Slots The X5DL8 GG has a total of six PCI expansion slots three of which may be configured for 133 MHz operation See Chapter 5 for details Onboard Controllers Ports One floppy drive controller and two onboard ATA 100 controllers are pro vided to support up to four hard drives or ATAPI devices The color coded I O ports include two COM ports a parallel port two USB ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports and two G bit Ethernet ports Two front side USB ports are also included on the front of the chassis Other Features Other onboard features that promote system health include onboard voltage monitors a chassis intrusion header auto switching voltage regulators chassis and CPU overheat sensors virus protection and BIOS rescue 1 8 SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual PCI X Slots 4 5 ATI XL m gt PCI Bus 100 533 400 MHz Host Bus Ports i Thin IMB De North
15. hot swappable and can be replaced without powering down the system Replacing System Fans 1 Identifying the failed fan Inspect the back of the chassis to see if the 12 cm exhaust fan has failed You must power down the system to replace this fan To replace a failed chassis cooling fan you must first remove the top left chassis cover Remove the two screws from the back lip of the top left cover Push in the release tab on the cover and push the cover toward the rear of the chassis until it stops after moving about inch Then lift the cover up and off the chassis and see which fan has failed 2 Removing a hot plug fan housing Depress the locking tab on a chassis cooling fan and pull the unit straight out by the handle The fan wiring for these two fans has been designed to detach automatically The 12 cm exhaust fan is also in a housing that can be removed from the chassis not hot swappable see Figure 6 3 3 Installing a new system fan Replace the failed fan with an identical one available from Supermicro After the new fan has been installed reassemble the fan housing and plug the housing back into its slot You should hear it click into place when fully inserted Check that the fan is working properly Finish by replacing the top left side chassis panel 6 4 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Figure 6 3 Removing the 12 cm Exhaust Fan 6 4 Drive Bay Installation A bezel covers the front of the chassis
16. pees Drivers amp Tools 25 SUPEFMICRO Supa Doctor l Server Works CLE Chipset eo Ins LOCH E 2f SUPERMICRO Servo XEDE cu Bra ED Sus Up Huc Tien For more nioran please vidit SLIPEFBMACRD S SUPERMICRO Compu Ira Figure 2 5 Driver Tool Installation Displav Screen Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item The bottom icon with a CD on it allows vou to view the entire contents of the CD 5 28 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform simple maintenance on the SC742 chassis Following the component instal lation steps in the order given will eliminate most common problems If some steps are unnecessary skip ahead to the step that follows Refer to Chap ter 2 for instructions on installing the system as a 4U rackmount Tools Required The only tool you will need is a Philips screwdriver 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices Static electrical discharge can damage electronic components To prevent damage to any printed circuit boards PCBs it is important to handle them very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its anti
17. sembly procedure will differ slightly The following is a guideline for install ing the 7043L 8R 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 7043L 8R rackmount kit CSE PT26 or CSE PT26B black includes two rack rail assemblies Each of these assemblies consist of three sections an inner fixed chassis rail that secures to the 7043L 8R A an outer fixed rack rail that secures directly to the rack itself B and a sliding rail guide sandwiched between the two which should remain attached to the fixed rack rail see Figure 2 1 The A and B rails must be detached from each other to install Two chassis handles are also included with the rail kit To remove the fixed chassis rail A 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 Figure 2 1 Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails 2 3 SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual Installing the Chassis Rails You will need to remove the top cover the top left cover and the feet to add rack rails to the chassis First remove the top left cover by pushing the release tab in the center of the cover lip while pushing the cover toward
18. static bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard add on cards and peripherals back into their anti static bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excel lent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasten ers and the motherboard Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 6 1 SUPERWORKSTATION 7043L 8R Manual Figure 6 1 Chassis Front View Main Power NMI Button System Reset System LEDs 51 4 Drive Bays Front Bezel Lock 9 SCSI Drive Configuration CH B Drive 3 CH B Drive 2 CH B Drive 1 SCSI Drive Bays CH B Drive 0 CH A Drivef2 CH A Drive 1 CH A Drive 0 SCSI Active LED 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 motherboard 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 motherboard making sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 to the appropriate connector on the front control panel PCB printed circuit board Pull all excess c
19. 400 MHz and up to 16 GB DDR 266 200 PC2100 1600 SDRAM main memory Manual Organization Chapter 1 Introduction The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the server system and describes the main features of the SUPER X5DL8 GG mainboard and the SC742S 600 chassis which comprise the SuperServer 7043L 8R Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer 7043L 8R into a rack and check out the server configuration prior to pow ering up the system If your server was ordered without processor and memory components this chapter will refer you to the appropriate sections of the manual for their installation Chapter 3 System Interface Refer here for details on the system interface which includes the functions and information provided by the control panel on the chassis as well as other LEDs located throughout the system SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual Chapter 4 System Safety You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the SuperServer 7043L 8R Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the X5DL8 GG motherboard in cluding 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 moth
20. B 4 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POSTCode Description CDh CEh D2h Re map I O and memory for PCMCIA Initialize digitizer and display message Unknown interrupt The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POSTCode Description EOh Eth E2h E3h E4h E5h E6h E7h E8h E9h EAh EBh ECh EDh EEh EFh FOh Fih F2h F3h F4h F5h F6h F7h Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize svstem timer Initialize system I O Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS ROM Go to BIOS Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Shadow Boot Block System memory test Initialize interrupt vectors Initialize Run Time Clock Initialize video Initialize System Management Manager Output one beep Clear Huge Segment Boot to Mini DOS Boot to Full DOS Ifthe BIOS detects error 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM error it displays an additional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that failed For example 2C 0002 means address line 1 bit one set has failed 2E 1020 means data bits 12 and 5 bits 12 and 5 set have failed in the lower 16 bits The BIOS also sends the bitmap to the port 80 LED display It first displays the checkpoint code followed by a delay the high order byte another delay and then the loworder byte of the error It repeats this sequence continuously B 5
21. Boot Security Exit Plug amp Play O S Reset Config Data Allocate IRQ to VGA PCI IDE BusMaster o o es Disabled N N Y USB Function Enabled Legacy USB Support Auto ARMD Emulation Type Hard Disk Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit V07 00 C Copyright 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc 7 16 Chapter 7 AMIBIOS Plug amp Play OS This option specifies how Plug and Play devices will be configured The settins are Yes and No No lets BIOS configure all devices in the system Yes lets the operating system if supported configure PnP devices not required for bootup Reset Configuration Data Choosing the Yes setting will cause the PnP configuration data in the BIOS to be cleared on the next boot up Choosing the No setting does not force PnP data to be cleared on the next boot Allocate IRQ to VGA This option lets you allocate an interrupt request IRQ to the PCI VGA adapter card if used The settings are Yes and No PCI IDE BusMaster The settings for this option are Disabled and Enabled Enable to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI bus has bus mastering capabilities USB Function The settings for this option are Disabled and Enabled Disabled prevents the use of the USB ports and Enabled allows the use of the USB ports Legacy USB Support This option allows you to enable support for Legacy USB The settings are Auto En
22. GG The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Refer to the Manual Download area of our web site for any changes to BIOS that are not reflected in this manual System BIOS The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM PC XT ATS and PS 29 compatible computers The BIOS ROM stores the system param eters such as amount of memory type of disk drives and video displays etc BIOS ROM requires very little power When the computer is turned off a back up battery provides power to the BIOS ROM enabling it to retain the System parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is then configured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS which gains control when the computer is powered on How To Change the Configuration Data The configuration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be ac cessed by pressing Del at the appropriate time during system boot Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the Delete key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens
23. See the table below for pin definitions Floppy Connector Pin Definitions JP12 IDE Connectors There are no jumpers to configure the onboard IDE 1 and 2 connectors J18 and J19 respectively See the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 GND 2 FDHDIN 3 GND 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 GND 8 Index 9 GND 10 Motor Enable 11 GND 12 Drive Select B 13 GND 14 Drive Select A 15 GND 16 Motor Enable 17 GND 18 DIR 19 GND 20 STEP 21 GND 22 Write Data 23 GND 24 Write Gate 25 GND 26 Track 00 27 GND 28 Write Protect 29 GND 30 Read Data 31 GND 32 Side 1 Select 33 GND 34 Diskette IDE Connector Pin Definitions J18 J19 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 Reset IDE 2 GND 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 GND 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 GND 23 Write 24 GND 25 I O Read 26 GND 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 GND 31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16 33 Addr 1 34 GND 35 Addr 0 36 Addr 2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 GND 5 26 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup Ultra320 SCSI Connector Refer to the table below for the pin definitions of the Ul tra320 SCSI connectors lo cated at JA1 and JA2 68 pin Ultra
24. System Extended or Shadow memory A 3 SUPERWORKSTATION 7043L 8R Manual Fixed Disk n Fixed disk n 0 3 identified Invalid System Configuration Data Problem with NVRAM CMOS data 1 0 device IRQ conflict l O device IRQ conflict error PS 2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen PS 2 Mouse installed nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn Cache SRAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB System RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested One or 120 Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed 120 block storage devices Operating system not found Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A are properly identified Parity Check 1 nnnn Parity error found in the system bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays 2272 Parity is a method for checking errors in binary data A parity error indicates that some data has been corrupted A4 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Parity Check 2 nnnn Parity error found in the I O bus BIOS attempts
25. a password every time the system boots or when AMIBIOS Setup is executed using either or both the Supervisor password or User password The Supervisor and User passwords activate two different levels of password security If you select password support you are prompted for a 1 6 character password Type the password on the keyboard The password does not appear on the screen when typed Make sure you write it down If you forget it you must clear CMOS and reconfigure Remember your Password Keep a record of the new password when the password is changed If you forget the password you must erase the system configuration information in CMOS 7 22 Chapter 7 AMIBIOS Change Supervisor Password This option allows you to change a supervisor password that was entered previously Change User Password This option allows you to change a user password that was entered previ ously Clear User Password Use this option to clear the user password so that it is not required to be entered when the system boots up Boot Sector Virus Protection This option allows you to enable or disable a virus detection program to protect the boot sector of your hard disk drive The settings for this option Disabled and Enabled If Enabled AMIBIOS will display 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 7 23 SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual 7 11 Exit
26. from ESD Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Keep all components and printed circuit boards PCBs in their antistatic bags until ready for use Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing which may retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use 4 3 SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard 4 4 Operating Precautions A Care must be taken to assure that all chassis covers are in place when the 7043L 8R is operating to ensure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 7043L 8R system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed 4 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install processors and heatsinks to the X5DL8 GG motherboard connect the data and power cables and install add on cards All motherboard jumpers and connections are de scrib
27. jumper settings VGA Enable Disable VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP56 JP56 allows you to enable or dis Jumper Position Definition able the VGA port The default 12 enabled position is on pins 1 and 2 to en 2 3 Disabled able VGA See the table on the right for jumper settings 5 24 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 12 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Parallel Port Connector Parallel Printer Port Pin Definitions J65 The parallel port is located on J65 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 Strobe 2 Auto Feed See the table below right for pin 3 DataBito 4 Error initi 5 Data Bit 1 6 Init definitions 7 Data Bit2 8 SLCT IN 9 Data Bit 3 10 GND 14 Data Bit 4 12 GND 13 Data Bit 5 14 GND 15 Data Bit 6 16 GND 17 Data Bit 7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 GND 23 PE 24 GND 25 SLCT 26 NC 5 25 SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located on J12
28. motherboard pushing down with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card Finish by using a screw to secure the top of the card shield to the chassis The I O shields protect the motherboard and its components from EMI electromagnetic interference and aid in proper ventilation of the server so make sure there is always a shield covering each slot SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual 5 7 Motherboard Details Figure 5 7 SUPER X5DL8 GG Layout not drawn to scale JP4B ji Keyboard Mouse ATX POWER 456 2 7 I Bank 1A OH CHS FAN USBO 1 Bank 1B CPU1 CHS FAN Bank 2A J66 CPU1 COM1 Bank 2B 9 art Parallel Port Bank 3B e E Bank 4A SUPERO X5DL8 GG VGA Bank 4B rte CPU1 2 GLANI Rage XL BATTERY CPU2 GLAN2 North Bridge 2 D1 D4 U 9 D5 D8 8 a cPuzicus FAN CF59 2 58 7 JBTI JPS7 i Ji2 J19 JIS PCI X 6 J20 Controller PCI X 5 10 Bridge z South als a Bridge 421 PCI X 4 ex PLI gr PT I la m PES PCI X 43 1429 10 Bridge AIC 7902 Ja2 2 5 ca U JP54 por BIOS cat JA 2 swa Ultralll LVD SE ChA CHS FAN
29. off button an NMI Non Maskable Interrupt button and a reset button e POWER This is the main power button which is used to applv or turn off the main svstem power Turning off svstem power with this button removes the main power but keeps standbv power supplied to the svstem e NMI NMI stands for non maskable interrupt Pressing this button issues a non maskable interrupt to force the server into a halt state This is used for diagnostic purposes and allows you to perform a memory down load to determine the cause of a problem SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual RESET e RESET Use the reset button to reboot the svstem 3 3 Control Panel LEDs The control panel located on the front of the SC742 chassis has six LEDs that provide vou with critical information related to different parts of the svstem This section explains what each LED indicates when illuminated and anv corrective action vou mav need to take e Power Indicates external power is being supplied to the system s power supply unit This LED should normally be illuminated when the sys tem is operating A HDD Indicates IDE channel activity On the SuperServer 7043M 6 this LED indicates CD ROM drive activity when flashing e NIC1 Indicates network activitv on LAN1 when flashing e NIC2 Indicates network activity on LAN2 when flashing Chapter 3 System Interface MO e Overheat Indicates a processor overheat condition This ma
30. 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 7 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 SCSI 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 the assembly into the bay and secure it to the chassis with the drive carrier screws you first removed Attach the power and data cables to the drive Replace the top left chassis cover before restoring power to the system Note A red wire typically designates the location of pin 1 You should keep the drive carriers inserted in any unused drive bays to reduce EMI and noise and to facilitate the airflow inside the chassis Figure 6 7 Adding a Component Without a Drive Carrier Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 5 Power Supply The 7043L 8R has a triple redundant 600 watt redundant cooling power supply that consists of three 300W power modules All three modules are active and share the load of the system up to 600W max If any of the three modules
31. threading Enabled Auto DOS Setting Support Disabled DOS Selection 36 Watch Dog Timer Disabled Select Screen Tl select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen Fl General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V07 00 C Copyright 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc Memory Timing Control Determines how the memory timing is controlled Auto lets BIOS program the memory timing from SPD data Manual allows the user to select the appropriate memory timing SDRAM CAS Latency This sets the CAS latency for system memory The default setting is CAS Latency 2 5 MPS 1 4 Support The settings for this option are Enabled and Disabled 7 15 SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual Hyper threading Enables hyper threading if supported by the operating system Hyper threading is a method of creating an additional virtual processor by using parallelism to process mulitple instructions simultaneously The settings for this option are Enabled and Disabled Auto DQS Setting Support The settings for this option are Disabled and Enabled DQS Selection This setting is preset Watchdog Timer This option is used to configure the Watchdog timer Settings are Dis abled 2 minutes 5 minutes 10 minutes and 15 minutes 7 7 PCI PnP Setup Choose PCI PnP Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu All PCI PnP options are described in this section The PCI PnP Setup screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power
32. to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Press F1 to resume F2 to Setup F3 for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message Press F1 to start the boot process or F2 to enter Setup and change the settings Press F3 to display the previous screen usually an initialization error of an Option ROM i e an add on card Write down and follow the information shown on the screen Press F2 to enter Setup Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identified Run the 120 Configuration Utility One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT Run an 120 Configuration Utility e g the SAC utility System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copied to shadow RAM UMB upper limit segment address nnnn Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks indicating released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory manager Video BIOS shadowed Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM AS SUPERWORKSTATION 7043L 8R Manual Notes A 6 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Test codes for the PhoenixBIOS POST codes are divided into two categories recoverable and terminal Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occu
33. warning of chassis overheating Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 5 13 IDE HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 13 5V 14 HD Active NIC LAN1 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 11 5V 12 GND NIC LAN2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 9 5V 10 GND Overheat OH LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 7 45V 8 GND Power Fail LED Pin Definitions JF 1 Pin Number Definition 5 Control 6 GND SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual Reset Reset Pin The Reset connection is located EE on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it Pin to the hardware reset switch on NU Der een the computer case Refer to the 4 Ground table on the right for pin defini tions Power Button i i PWR_ON Connector The Power button connection is Pin Definitions located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 JF1 Momentarily contacting both pins ia will power on off the system This g P button can also be configured to function as a suspend button see the Power Button Mode setting in BIOS To turn off the power when set to suspend mode de press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right f
34. you have installed in the B drive The settings are Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 5 1 4 720 KB 3 1 2 1 44 MB 3 1 2 and 2 88 MB 3 1 2 Diskette Write Protect This option allows you to prevent any writing to your floppy diskette The settings are Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 5 1 4 720 KB 3 1 2 1 44 MB 3 1 2 and 2 88 MB 3 1 2 The Enabled setting is effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS Floppy Drive Seek Use this option to Enable or Disable the floppy seek routine on bootup Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot This option allows the BIOS to skip certain tests that are normally perfomred on boot up You can disable the option to speed up boot time The settings are Disabled and Enabled Quiet Boot If Disabled this option will cause the normal POST messages to be dis played upon setup When Enabled the OEM logo is displayed instead of the POST messages The settings are Enabled and Disabled Add On ROM Display Mode Set this option to display add on ROM read only memory messages The settings for this option are Force BIOS and Keep Current Force BIOS 7 10 Chapter 7 AMIBIOS allows the computer to force a third party BIOS to display during system boot Keep Current has the system display AMIBIOS information on bootup BootUp Num Lock This option is used to select the status of the Number Lock function on your keyboard on bootup The settings are On and Off BootUp CPU
35. 2 disabled The normal default position is disabled See the table on the right for jumper settings 5 23 PCI X Slot Bus Speed Settings Pin Definitions P1 P2 51 52 Pin Setting Speed Pins 1 2 PCI 33 66 MHz Pins 2 3 PCI X 66 MHz Pins 3 4 PCI X 100 MHz Pins 4 5 PCI X 133 MHz Default setting is PCI X 100 MHz for all slots 33 MHz PCI Enable Disable Jumper Settings J29 Jumper Position Definition Open Normal Closed 33 MHz PCI PCI 3 3V Standby Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP2 Jumper Position Definition Pins 1 2 Disabled Pins 2 3 Enabled SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum Enable Disable Jumper Settings J35 J35 is used to enable or disable J umper the Spread Spectrum feature Position Definition f Open Disabled Spread Spectrum is a technique Closed Enabled used to stabilize operations when a svstem is being affected bv electromagnetic interference The normal default position is open to disable Spread Spectrum See table at right for jumper settings Front Side Bus Speed Front Side Bus Speed Jumper Settings JP12 JP12 is used to set the svstem mom front side bus speed for the pro Position Definition n 1 2 Auto cessors t is best to keep this Pins2 3 400 MHz jumper set to Auto See the table Open ss9iMhz on the right for
36. 2 4 Chapter 2 Server Installation Figure 2 3 Installing the Rack Handles Figure 2 4 Installing the Rails to the Chassis Installing the Rack Rails Determine where you want to place the SuperServer 7043L 8R 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 assem bly to the other side of the rack making sure both are at the exact same height and with the rail guides facing inward 2 5 SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual Installing the Server into the Rack You should now have rails attached to both the chassis and the rack unit The next step is to install the server into the rack Do this by lining up the rear of the 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 thumb screws that hold the front of the server to the rack see Figure 2 5 Figure 2 5 Installing the Server into a Rack 2 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 5 Checking the Motherboard Se
37. 320 SCSI Connectors JA1 and JA2 Connector Connector Contact Contact Number Signal Names Number Signal Names 1 DB 12 35 DB 12 2 DB 13 36 DB 13 3 DB 14 37 DB 14 4 DB 15 38 DB 15 5 DB P1 39 DB P1 6 DB 0 40 DB 0 7 DB 1 41 DB 1 8 DB 2 42 DB 2 9 DB 3 43 DB 3 10 DB 4 44 DB 4 11 DB 5 45 DB 5 12 DB 6 46 DB 6 13 DB 7 47 DB 7 14 DB P 48 DB P 15 GROUND 49 GROUND 16 DIFFSENS 50 GROUND 17 TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR 18 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR 19 RESERVED 53 RESERVED 20 GROUND 54 GROUND 21 ATN 55 ATN 22 GROUND 56 GROUND 23 BSY 57 BSY 24 ACK 58 ACK 25 RST 59 RST 26 MSG 60 MSG 27 SEL 61 SEL 28 C D 62 C D 29 REQ 63 REQ 30 0 64 I O 31 DB 8 65 DB 8 32 DB 9 66 DB 9 33 DB 10 67 DB 10 34 DB 11 68 DB 11 5 27 SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual 5 13 Installing Software Drivers After all the hardware has been installed you must install the software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your motherboard After inserting this CD into your CDROM drive the display shown in Figure 2 5 should appear If this dis play does not appear click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CDROM drive Finally double click on the S Setup icon S SUIPERMICAO S508 Serer Board Drivers amp Tools Win2 0000 LAM FEKAFDLSI diee dioses Desci B 1 SUPERMICR
38. 5 2 2 Unpacking the 7043L 8R You should inspect the box the SuperServer 7043L 8R 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 7043L 8R 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 SuperServer 7043L 8R 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 SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual Choosing a Setup Location Leave enough clearance in front of the system to enable you to open the front door completely 7 25 inches Leave approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back of the system to allow for sufficient airflow and ease in servicing AN Warnings and Precautions Rack Precautions Ensure that the leveling jacks on the bottom of the rack are fully exten
39. 600 Tower 4U Rackmount Dimensions WxHxD 7 x 17 1 x 24 2 in 178 x 434 x 615 mm Weight Net Bare Bone 52 Ibs 23 6 kg Gross Bare Bone 63 Ibs 28 6 kg System Cooling Two 2 9 cm chassis cooling fans hot swappable One 1 12 cm exhaust fan System Input Requirements AC Input Voltage 100 240V AC Rated Input Current 9A 115V to 5A 230V Rated Input Frequency 50 to 60 Hz Power Supply Rated Output Power 600W Model SP602 TS Part PWS 044 Rated Output Voltages 3 3V 36A 5V 30A 12V 24A 12V 1A 45Vsb 2A BTU Rating 3240 BTUs hr for rated output power of 600W Operating Environment Operating Temperature 0 to 435 degrees C Non operating Temperature 35 to 60 degrees C Operating Relative Humidity 5 90 non condensing Non operating Relative Humidity 5 95 non condensing Appendix C System Specifications Regulatory Compliance Electromagnetic Emissions FCC Class B EN 55022 Class B EN 61000 3 2 amp 3 3 CISPR 22 Class B Electromagnetic Immunity EN 55024 CISPR 24 EN 61000 4 2 EN 61000 4 3 EN 61000 4 4 EN 61000 4 5 EN 61000 4 6 EN 61000 4 8 EN 61000 4 11 Safety EN 60950 IEC 60950 Compliant UL Listed USA CUL Listed Canada TUV Certified Germany CE Marking Europe SUPERWORKSTATION 7043L 8R Manual Notes
40. 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Ah 8Bh 8Ch 8Fh 90h 91h 92h 93h 95h 96h 97h 98h Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB Test extended memory Test extended memory address lines Jump to UserPatchi Configure advanced cache registers Initialize Multi Processor APIC Enable external and CPU caches Setup System Management Mode SMM area Display external L2 cache size Load custom defaults optional Display shadow area message Display possible high address for UMB recovery Display error messages Check for configuration errors Check for keyboard errors Set up hardware interrupt vectors Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs Late POST device initialization Detect and install external RS232 ports Configure non MCD IDE controllers Detect and install external parallel ports Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices Re initialize onboard I O ports Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional Initialize BIOS Data Area Enable Non Maskable Interrupts NMIs Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS 2 mouse Initialize floppv controller Determine number of ATA drives optional Initialize hard disk controllers Initialize local bus hard disk controllers Jump to UserPatch2 Build MPTABLE for multi processor boards Install CD ROM for boot Clear huge ES segment register Fix up Multi Processor table 1 2 Search for option ROMs One lo
41. 8R Manual System CMOS checksum bad Default configuration used System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS The BIOS installed Default Setup Values If you do not want these values enter Setup and enter your own values If the error persists check the system battery or contact your dealer System timer error The timer test failed Requires repair of system board Real time clock error Real Time Clock fails BIOS hardware test May require board repair Check date and time settings BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real Time Clock May require setting legal date 1991 2099 Previous boot incomplete Default configuration used Previous POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On systems with control of wait states improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct This error is cleared the next time the system is booted Memory Size found by POST differed from CMOS Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS Diskette drive A error Diskette drive B error Drive A or B is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests Check to see that the drive is defined with the proper diskett
42. Bridge USS South g CIOBX2 Pe aka an CMIC WS IO Bridge lt gt LAN SMBus PCI X Slot 6 LPC Bus ii CIOBX2 51 IO Bridge 52 SCSI Serial so Port U PCI X Slot 1 L I Parallel PI E Port Floppy DDR 266 SDRAM Port PCI X Slots 42 3 Figure 1 1 ServerWorks Grand Champion LE Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram Please see Chapter 5 for details 1 3 Server Chassis Features The SuperServer 7043L 8R is a high end scaleable server platform de signed with today s most state of the art features The following is a gen eral outline of the main features of the SC742S 600 server chassis System Power The 7043L 8R features a triple redundant 600W power supply that consists of three separate power supply modules These modules all share the load and run continuously If any of the three fail the remaining two pick up the load and keep the system running without interruption A failed power 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction supply module will illuminate the power fail LED The power supply modules are all hot swappable so it is not necessary to power down the system to replace a module SCSI Subsystem The SCSI subsystem supports up to 7 80 pin SCA Ultra320 SCSI hard drives Any standard 1 drives are supported SCA Single Connection Attachment The SCSI drives are connected to a dual channel SCA backplane The SCSI drives are hot
43. EPLACING 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 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 2003 by SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC techni cians lt provides information for the installation and use of the SuperServer 7043L 8R Installation and maintainance should be performed by experi enced technicians only The SuperServer 7043L 8R is a high end dual processor 4U tower rackmountable server based on the SC742S 600 4U rackmount server chas sis and the X5DL8 GG a dual processor motherboard that supports single or dual Intel Xeon processors up to 3 06 GHz at a Front Side System Bus speed of 533
44. IMM slots are populated is slightly reduced when all eight slots are populated and is reduced slightly more with a two slot configuration In a six slot configura tion this performance enhancing feature is not utilized resulting in standard interleaved memory performance Figure 5 5a Side View of DIMM Installation into Slot ires Note Notch ies should align with the 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 Figure 5 5b Top View of DIMM Slot Top View of DDR Slot Release Tab ll Release Tab Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 6 Adding PCI Cards 1 PCI expansion slots The X5DL8 GG system board has six 64 bit PCI X slots A maximum of three may be set for 133 MHz operation the default setting is all slots at 100 MHz The backplane of the 7043L 8R has seven I O slots that allow you to have a full complement of PCI cards installed on the system 2 PCI card installation Before installing a PCI add on card make sure you choose the correct slot for the type of card you are installing see step 1 above Begin by removing the I O shield from the backplane of the server corresponding to the PCI slot you wish to populate Insert the card into the slot on the
45. PU may result 5 3 SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual Figure 5 2b Heatsink Installation different motherboard shown 5 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 3 Connecting Cables Now that the processors are installed the next step is to connect the cables to the board These include the data ribbon cables for the periph erals and control panel and the power cables Connecting Data Cables The ribbon cables used to transfer data from the peripheral devices have been carefully routed in preconfigured systems to prevent them from block ing the flow of cooling air that moves through the system from front to back If you need to disconnect any of these cables you should take care to keep them routed as they were originally after reconnecting them make sure the red wires connect to the pin 1 locations If you are configuring the sys tem keep the airflow in mind when routing the cables The following data cables with their motherboard connector locations noted should be con nected See the motherboard layout figure in this chapter for connector locations IDE Device Cables J18 J19 Floppy Drive Cable J12 e Ultra 320 LVD SCSI Cables JA1 JA2 Control Panel Cable JF1 JF2 is optional see next page Connecting Power Cables The X5DL8 GG has a 24 pin primary power supply connector designated ATX Power for connection to the ATX power supply Connect the appro priate connector from the power sup
46. PU1 CPU2 CPU 1 and CPU2 Sockets CPU CHS OH FAN CPU Chassis Overheat Fan Headers D1 D8 Debug LEDs GLAN1 GLAN2 Ethernet Ports J1 USB2 3 Headers J11 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Ports J12 Floppy Disk Drive Connector J18 J19 J20 J21 IPMB SMB Headers J56 Processor Power Connector J65 Parallel Printer Port J219 IPMI Slot for IPMI daughter card JA1 JA2 Ultra320 LVD SCSI CH A B Connector JF1 Front Control Panel Connector JF2 Speaker HD LED Connectors JP46 Third Power Supply Fail Header JP57 Chassis Intrusion Header USBO 1 Universal Serial Bus Ports VGA VGA Display Monitor Port WOL Wake on LAN Header 5 11 SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual 5 8 Connector Definitions ATX Power Connector The power supply connector meets the SSI Superset ATX 24 pin specification however it also supports a 20 pin power supply connector Make sure that the ori entation of the PS connector is correct See the table on the right for pin definitions Processor Power Connector In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above the 12v 8 pin Processor Power Connector must also be connected 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 Power LED The Power LED connection is lo cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions
47. SUPERO SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R USER SMANUAL 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 documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO COMPUTER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING R
48. Setup Choose Exit Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu All Exit Setup op tions are described in this section The Exit Setup screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit Exit system setup with Exit Saving Changes saving the changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Optimal Defaults Load Fail Safe Defaults Discard Changes Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Scree General Help Save and Exit Exit V02 03 C Copyright 1985 2000 American Megatrends Inc Exit Saving Changes Highlighting this setting and then pressing lt Enter gt will save any changes you made in the BIOS Setup program and then exit Your system should then continue with the boot up procedure Exit Discarding Changes Highlighting this setting and then pressing lt Enter gt will ignore any changes you made in the BIOS Setup program and then exit Your system should then continue with the boot up procedure 7 24 Chapter 7 AMIBIOS Load Optimal Defaults Highlighting this setting and then pressing Enter provides the optimum performance settings for all devices and system features Load Failsafe Defaults Highlighting this setting and then pressing Enter provides the safest set of parameters for the system Use them if the system is behaving errati cally Discard Changes Highlighting this setting and then pressing Enter will ignore any changes you made in the BIOS Setup pro
49. Speed This option is used set the CPU speed to either High or Low PS 2 Mouse Support This option specifies whether a PS 2 Mouse will be supported Settings are Enabled and Disabled Typematic Rate Set this option to select the rate at which the computer repeats a key that is held down Settings are Fast and Slow Fast This sets the rate the computer repeats a key to over 20 times per second Under normal opera tions this setting should not be changed Slow This sets the rate the computer repeats a key to under 8 times per second Primary Display This option specifies the type of monitor display you have installed on the system The settings are Absent VGA EGA Color 40 x 25 Color 80 x 25 and monochrome Parity Check Use this option to either Enable or Disable the use of memory parity check ing Boot to OS 2 This option can be used to boot the system to an OS 2 operating system The settings are No and Yes 7 11 SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual Wait for F1 if Error This settings for this option are Enabled and Disabled Disabled This prevents the AMIBIOS to wait on an error for user intervention This setting should be used if there is a known reason for a BIOS error to appear An example would be a system administrator must remote boot the system The computer system does not have a keyboard currently attached If this setting is set the system will continue to bootup in to the operating system If F1 is e
50. TY Configure Winbond627F Serial Port s and Parallel P Serial Portl Address 3F8 Serial Port1 IRQ 4 Serial Port2 Address 2F8 Serial Port2 IRQ Serial Port2 Mode Normal Parallel Port Address 378 Parallel Port IRQ 7 Parallel Port Mode ECP ECP Mode DMA Channel Select Screen Tl Select Item Change Option Fl General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V07 00 C Copyright 1985 2001 American Megatrends Inc The Super IO Configuration includes the following items Serial Port 1 Address This option specifies the base I O port address of serial port 1 The set tings for this item include Disabled 3F8 and 3E8 and 2E8 Select the de sired setting and then press Enter Serial Port 1 IRQ This option specifies the Interrupt Request address of serial port 1 The settings for this item include Disabled 4 and 3 Serial Port 2 Address This option specifies the base I O port address of serial port 2 The settings for this item include Disabled 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Serial Port 2 IRQ This option specifies the Interrupt Request address of serial port 2 The settings for this item include Disabled 4 and 3 7 5 SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual Serial Port 2 Mode Use this option to choose the Serial Port 2 Mode The settings are Normal Sharp IR SIR and consumer Parallel Port Address This option specifies the I O address used by the parallel port The settings for this item include D
51. Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 431 0 73 6400390 Fax 431 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro n General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Taiwan D5 4F No 16 Chien Ba Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien 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 Chapter 2 Server Installation Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 1 Overview This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your SuperServer 7043L 8R 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 SuperServer 7043L 8R system has come to you with the processors and memory preinstalled If your system is not already fully integrated with a motherboard processors system memory etc please turn to the chapter or section noted in each step for details on installing specific components The 7043L 8R may be employed either as a tower or mounted in a rack as a 4U rackmount chassis If using it as a server please read Server Precautions in the next section and then skip ahead to Section 2
52. abled and Disabled ARMD Emulation Type This settings for this option are Hard Disk Auto and Floppy 7 17 SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual 7 8 Power Setup Choose Power Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu All Power Setup options are described in this section The Power Setup screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit ACPI Aware 0 5 Yes Power Management Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit V02 03 C Copyright 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc 7 18 Chapter 7 AMIBIOS ACPI Aware O S This option allows the system to utilize Intel s ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface specification Settings are No and Yes DOSO Windows 3 x8 and Windows NT are examples of non ACPI aware oper ating systems Windows 956 Windows 988 Windows MEG and Windows 20006 are examples of ACPI aware operating systems Power Management When enabled this option displays the following four options relating to power management The settings are Disabled and Enabled Power Button Mode This option allows you to change the function of the chassis power button The settings are On Off and Suspend When set to Suspend depressing the power button when the system is up will cause it to enter a suspend state Suspend Timeout This option specifies the length of hard disk inactivity time that should expire b
53. abling over to the control panel side of the chassis The control panel LEDs inform you of system status see Figure 6 2 for details See Chapter 5 for details on JF1 Figure 6 2 Front Control Panel LEDs Power Indicates power is being supplied to the svstem HDD Indicates IDE hard disk CD ROM drive activity A NIC1 51 Indicates network activity on GLAN Port 1 NIC2 5 2 Indicates network activity on GLAN Port 2 Indicates an overheat condition in either one of the processors Overheat Power Fail Indicates a power supply failure SUPERWORKSTATION 7043L 8R Manual 6 3 System Fans Two 9 cm chassis cooling fans located between the motherboard and the drive bays provide cool air intake for the system A heavy duty 12 cm exhaust fan at the rear of the chassis pulls the cooling air through the System and expels the hot air The power supply has two fans a primary and a secondary Fan Failure Under normal operation both chassis fans the exhaust fan and the primary power supply fan run continuously If the primary power supply fan fails the power fail LED on the control panel will illuminate an alarm will sound and the secondary power supply fan will activate The reset button on the back of the power supply will disable the alarm The system can operate with only one power supply fan but you should replace the power supply as soon as possible Both chassis cooling fans not the exhaust fan are
54. aeeas 5 12 NMI BURON a ene et te eles 5 12 Power uie uui GI MIELE 5 12 HDD LED n 5 13 NICHT BED scii ER RHEINE 5 13 2 LED en A aide eb 5 13 Overheat LED Ol iii a Eam ree rester PA 5 13 Power Fail LED Reset aiene eet ttn Seral POMS odes uto uen HU ure UEM D CINE CERIS Chassis Intrusion Universal Serial Bus USBO 1 L 5 15 Extra Universal Serial Bus 5 15 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse 5 15 HD LED Indicator Here etre rete eee iere 5 16 Power 5 16 Speaker p a e get a Beeld 5 16 vii SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual Third Power Supply Fail Header es 5 16 GLAN1 GLANZ Ethernet 5 17 Wake OPLAN sigar tenor m oae rore 5 17 Debug LEDS iii i rre ite Ea E RETRO EORR 5 18 CRS LED ioco edited eee 5 19 5 10 DIP SwitckiSettifigS fa er nter ae eres 5 19 DIP Switch 4 Processor Speed 5 secet 5 19 5 11 Jumper Settings toten eden tee e rb epa c ra Explanation of Jumpers jus GMOS GIO aN ete o u dero eeu er issa Main Power Override i sario remm mmo n PEE Fan Detection Select nette qe o p R
55. anel IO Port Locations and Definitions Mouse Green Parallel Port Burgundy o ELT No Kevboard USB Ports COMI Port VGA Monitor Port GLAN1 GLAN2 Purple Turquoise Blue 5 5 Installing Memory Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules http www supermicro com TECHSUPPORT FAQs Memory_vendors htm CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation See Figure 2 2 1 Insert an even number of memory modules Interleaved memory requires you to install two modules at a time With the X5DL8 GG begin from the two slots of the last bank and work your way toward the two slots of Bank 1 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above 5 7 SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual Memory Support The X5DL8 GG supports registered ECC DDR 266 200 PC2100 1600 SDRAM memory An interleaved memory configuration is used see step 1 above Note The interleaved memory scheme also employs an additional perfor mance enhancing feature This feature works best when four D
56. but does not need to be removed to access the drives If you wish to remove the bezel piece push on the three tabs on the inside left side lip of the front chassis cover Then slightly swing out the same left side of the cover about V2 inch only Remove by pushing on the open side of the cover to remove it from the chassis do not try to swing or pull it straight out after opening the left side SCSI Drives After unlocking the SCSI drive bay door swing it open to access the SCSI drives See Figure 6 1 for SCSI drive IDs which are preconfigured in order from bottom to top or from left to right if rackmounted Note Only standard 1 high 80 pin SCA SCSI drives may be used Use extreme caution when working around the SCSI backplane Do not touch the backplane with any metal objects and make sure no ribbon cables touch the backplane or obstruct the airflow holes in the SCSI backplane SUPERWORKSTATION 7043L 8R Manual 1 Installing removing hot plug SCSI drives The seven SCSI drive carriers are all easily accessible at the front of the chassis The SCSI drives are hot pluggable meaning they can be removed and installed without powering down the system To remove a carrier first open the front bezel then 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 4 Note Your operating system must have RAID support to enable the hot plu
57. ded to the floor with the full weight of the rack resting on them In single rack installation stabilizers should be attached to the rack n 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 simultaneously may cause the rack to become unstable Server Precautions Review the electrical and general safety precautions in Chapter 4 Determine the placement of each component in the rack before you install the rails Install the heaviest server components on the bottom of the rack first and then work up Use a regulating uninterruptible power supply UPS to protect the server from power surges voltage spikes and to keep your System operating in case of a power failure Allow the hot plug SCSI drives and power supply units to cool before touching them Always keep the rack s front door and all panels and components on the servers closed when not servicing to maintain proper cooling 2 2 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 4 Installing the 7043L 8R into a Rack This section provides information on installing the SuperServer 7043L 8R into a rack unit If the 7043L 8R 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 as
58. e Delete key during the POST Power On Self Test to enter the Main Menu of the BIOS Setup Utility All Main Setup options are described in this section The Main BIOS Setup screeen is displayed below BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit AMIBIOS Version 07 00xx BIOS Build Date 11 16 02 BIOS ID 5DL81119 Processor Type IntelG6Xeon amp Processor Speed 2 4 GHz System Memory 8128 MB Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit System Date 12 31 57 System Time 11 20 02 V07 00 C Copyright 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc Use the Up Down arrow keys or the Tab key to move between the different settings in the above menu When the items System Time and System Date are highlighted type in the correct time date in the time field and then press Enter The date must be entered in MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format The time is in also 24 hour format For example 5 30 a m appears as 05 30 00 and 5 30 p m as 17 30 00 Press the lt ESC gt key to exit the Main Menu and use the Left Right arrow keys to enter the the other categories of BIOS settings The next section is described in detail to illustrate how to navigate through the menus Note Items displayed in gray are preset and cannot be selected Items with a blue arrow are commands not options i e Discard Changes 7 3 SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual
59. e Ghassis Overheat Fan Select scientes 5 21 Watch Dog Enable Disable rrr trennen 5 21 Speaker Enable Disable 1 erm tenete 5 21 GLANI Enable Disable neret enini dese 5 22 GILAN2 Enable DIsable u t nih e f 5 22 SCSI Enable Disable SCSI Termination Enable Disable 5 22 PCI X Bus Speed Setting ie iin ie ative 5 23 33 MHz 015 erre etes 5 23 PCI 3 3V Standby Enable Disable 5 23 Spread Spedciru tm nint m toto a aree ihi ois 5 24 Front Side Bus Speed eet ir a va n Enos 5 24 VGA Enable Disable ee t te dae rnit 5 24 5 12 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Drive and SCSI Connections 5 25 Parallel Port Connector Floppy GOnhoectot ipee te td ce ere IDE GORHOClOLS rrr riter A Ultra320 SCSI Gonne tors i ie rne nee tr enne 5 27 5 13 Installing Software Drivers viii Table of Contents Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 Static Sensitive DeViG68 oi e eene ep e REED ENTE 6 1 6 2 Front Control Panel xut cte ite det 6 3 6 3 5ysStIemisbdliS niente A C Ae liL 6 4 Fari erro tee trt ei er ERE Pere 6 4 R placing System Fais ei eire etnia ies ra 6 4 6 4 Drive Installation retener te 6 5 GODIN SI ret enter URDU RI 6 5 Ins
60. e type in Setup and that the diskette drive is attached correctly Incorrect Drive A type run SETUP Type of floppy drive A not correctly identified in Setup Incorrect Drive B type run SETUP Type of floppy drive B not correctly identified in Setup 2 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages System cache error Cache disabled RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache On older boards check the cache jumpers You may have to replace the cache See your dealer A disabled cache slows system performance considerably CPUID CPU socket number for Multi Processor error EISA CMOS not writeable ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to EISA CMOS DMA Test Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to extended DMA Direct Memory Access registers Software NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot generate software NMI Non Maskable Interrupt Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long device Address Conflict Address conflict for specified device Allocation Error for device Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device CD ROM Drive CD ROM Drive identified Entering SETUP Starting Setup program Failing Bits nnnn The hex number nnnn is a map of the bits at the RAM address which failed the memory test Each 1 one in the map indicates a failed bit See errors 230 231 or 232 above for offset address of the failure in
61. ed 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 motherboard to protect and cool the system sufficiently 5 1 Handling the X5DL8 GG Motherboard Static electrical discharge can damage electronic components To prevent damage to printed circuit boards it is important to handle them very care fully see Chapter 4 Also note that the size and weight of the mother board can cause it to bend if handled improperly which may result in dam age To prevent the motherboard from bending keep one hand under the center of the board to support it when handling The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its anti static bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard add on cards and peripherals back into their anti static bags when not in use Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static pro tected SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual 5 2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation
62. efore entering the power conserving state The settings are Off 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 and 10 minutes 7 19 SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual 7 9 Boot Setup Choose Boot Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu All Boot Setup options are described in this section The Boot Setup screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power BOB Security Exit Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Drives Removable Devices ATAPI CDROM Drives Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Scree General Help Save and Exit Exit V02 03 C Copyright 1985 2000 American Megatrends Inc Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device This option is used to specify the order of the boot sequence that will be followed from the available system devices The settings for the 1st Boot Device are Removable Device ATAPI CDROM Hard Drive Onboard LAN2 Option ROM and IBA 4 0 1 9 Slot 0102 2nd Boot Device The settings for the 2nd Boot Device are Removable Device ATAPI CDROM Hard Drive Onboard LAN2 Option ROM and IBA 4 0 1 9 Slot 0102 7 20 Chapter 7 AMIBIOS 3rd Boot Device The settings for the 3rd Boot Device are Removable Device ATAPI CDROM Hard Drive Onboard LAN2 Option ROM and IBA 4 0 1 9 Slot 0102 4th Boot Device The settings for the 4th Boot Device are Removable Device ATAPI CDROM Hard Drive Onboard LAN2 Option ROM and IBA 4 0 1 9 Slot 0102 5th Boot Device The settings for the 5th Boot Dev
63. erboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC742S 600 server chas sis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing removing or reconfiguring SCSI or peripheral drives and when replacing System power supply units and cooling fans Chapter 7 BIOS The BIOS chapter includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup Utility Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix C System Specifications Preface Notes SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Martial oorr cid edet cbe eve iii Manual Organization REED iii Chapter 1 Introduction EO VIC IEEE 1 1 1 2 Motherboard Features tr ruere ence pecie rri ten 1 2 1 8 Server Chassis Features iie epe 1 4 1 4 Contacting Supermicro eicere ei eta 1 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation Ze JOVETVIEW e dea Sa a eae 2 1 2 2 Unpacking the 7043L 8H rhe tienen tetro 2 1 2 3 Preparing for Setup esesssseeeeeeeeeeeee nennen etre rna 2 1 2 4 Installing the 7043L 8R into a Rack ee 2 3 2 5 Checking the Motherboard Setup seen 2 7 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup eet eee bn rh 2 9 Chapter 3 System Interface 9 1 OVOLIVIOW ince iei bee epe eo ee arr ri ru eerte 3 1 3 2 Control Panel
64. etup D5 D8 D1 D4 right digit of the corresponding 31 No video card hexidecimal POST code 40 Displayedwhile counting memory Dm wa mds 6 a The example on the left indicates a 4e BL hexidecimal POST code of C6 This is A 85 CMOS Clear determined in the following manner 95 Displayedwhile 20 e 2 D1 D4 right digit 4 2 6 hp IDE D5 D8 left digit 8 4 12 im decimal 12 hexidecimal C N D5 D8 D1 D4 o memory Decimal Hexidecimal Equivalent DE Wrong type of 0 9 0 9 memory installed Unilluminated LED 10 A DE One memory 11 B module two Illuminated LED 1 12 c minimum required 13 D 14 E 15 5 18 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup CR5 LED Onboard LED Power Indicator CR5 CRS is an onboard LED that serves LED y Y Color Definition as a power indicator See the Green Power On Yellow Standby Mode table on the right for the meaning Ked Wrong CPU of each of the three colors dis played by CR5 5 10 DIP Switch Settings DIP Switch 4 Processor Speed Selection Processor Speed SW SW SW SW 1 2 3 4 1 8 GHz ON ON The red DIP switch labeled SW4 14 GHz ON ON oi i 1 5 GHz ONJONJON nas four individual switches i SG N which are used to set the speed 1 7 GHz ON ON 1 8 GHz ON ON of the processor 1 9 GHz ON JON ON H 2 0 GHz ONJON The table on the right shows vou bi Ga ON the switch settings fo
65. fail the other two will continue to provide up to 600W of power and allow the system to continue running without interruption The power supply modules have an auto switching capability that enable them to automatically sense and operate at a 110 to 240V AC input They are also PFC Power Factor Correction compliant Power Supply Failure If a power supply module fails an audible alarm will activate to notify you of a power failure The PWR Fail LED and the LED on the back of the power supply will also illuminate and remain on until the failed unit has been replaced Replacing the Power Supply 1 Accessing the power supply You do not need to power down the system to replace a power module on the 7043L 8R Remove the left top chassis cover to access the power supply for removal 2 Removing the power supply First unplug the power cord from the failed power supply module Next press the locking tab on the module and then pull the unit completely out 3 Installing a new power supply module Replace the failed unit with another unit having the exact same part number Gently but firmly push the new unit all the way into the open bay Secure it to the chassis using the locking tab Finish by replacing the chassis left top cover and then restoring power to the system SUPERWORKSTATION 7043L 8R Manual Notes Chapter 7 AMIBIOS Chapter 7 AMIBIOS 7T 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS for the X5DL8
66. g capability of the SCSI drives 2 Mounting a SCSI drive in a drive carrier The SCSI drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and removal from the chassis These carriers also work to promote proper airflow for the system For this reason even carriers without SCSI drives must remain in the server If you need to add a new 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 5 Figure 6 4 Removing a SCSI Drive Carrier Figure 6 5 Mounting a SCSI Drive in a Carrier Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 3 SCSI backplane All seven SCSI drives plug into the SCSI backplane p n SCA742 which provides dual channel Ultra320 operation There are no jumpers on the SCSI backplane Ribbon cables from JA1 JA2 on the motherboard should be connected to the LVD1 LVD2 connectors on the SCSI backplane SCSI channels A B There are also two power connectors on the backplane both should be connected See Figure 6 6 for the locations of backplane connectors the reverse side of the backplane has seven connectors that the SCSI drives plug into when inserted with a SCSI drive carrier See Figure 6 1 for channel and drive number configuration You cannot cascade the SCSI backplane Figure 6 6 SCA742 SCSI Backplane CEN T gg pA aw e w
67. gener ate a non maskable interrupt for the program that has frozen requires software implementation See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS SpeakerEnable Disable To disable the onboard speaker put a jumper on pins 13 and 15 of JF2 5 21 SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual GLANI Enable Disable LAN1 Enable Disable Jumper Settings Change the setting of jumper JP54 JP54 to enable or disable the onboard Jumper Position Definition LAN1 port on the motherboard Pins 1 2 Enabled See the table on the right for jumper settings default set ting is pins 1 2 GLAN Enable Disable LAN2 Change the setting of jumper JP4 Enable Disable mper Settin to enable or disable the onboard P IPA LAN2 port on the motherboard Jumper Position Definition See the table on the right for Pins 1 2 Enabled jumper settings The default set Pins 253701 Disabled ting is pins 1 2 SCSI Enable Disable SCSI Enable Disable The SCSI Enable Disable jumper at Jumper Settings 4 4 allows you to enable or dis IT able the onboard SCSI The nor Position Definition m Pins 1 2 Enabled mal default position is on pins 1 Pins2 3 Disabled 2 to enable SCSI See the table on the right for jumper settings SCSI Termination Enable SCSI Channel Termination Disable Enable Disable J
68. gram but will not exit the BIOS Setup pro gram 7 25 SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual Notes 7 26 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages During the Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for problems If a problem is found the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message The following is a list of such BIOS messages Failure Fixed Disk Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly Check to see if fixed disk is attached properly Run Setup Find out if the fixed disk type is correctly identified Stuck key Stuck key on keyboard Keyboard error Keyboard not working Keyboard Controller Failed Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup Shadow Ram Failed at offset nnnn Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was detected System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was detected Extended RAM Failed at offset nnnn Extended memory not working or not configured properly at offset nnnn System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead Replace the battery and run Setup to reconfigure the system 1 SUPERWORKSTATION 7043L
69. he CPU If not completely flat the space between the two will degrade the heat dissipation function of the heatsink which may cause the processor to overheat Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 Secure the heatsink by locking the retention clips into their proper position When correctly installed the retention clips should click into place and the three black tabs on the CPU retention pieces should protrude fully through the corresponding holes on the retention clips See Figures 5 2a and 5 2b for diagrams of the retention clips and the heatsink installation procedure 6 If installing two processors repeat these steps to install the second processor in the CPU 42 slot IMPORTANT Please note that special new silver heatsink retention clips must be used with all Xeon 533 MHz FSB front side bus 604 pin processors These new retention clips have 604P clearly marked on them Using the old clips will not keep the proper amount of pressure applied and may cause the processor to overheat You should not use these new retention clips with Xeon 400 MHz FSB processors even if the CPU socket is 604 pin as they will too tight and damage the CPU socket Figure 5 1 604 pin PGA Socket Empty and with Processor Installed Empty socket With processor installed Lever Triangle Triangle Warning Make sure you lift the lever completely when installing the CPU If the lever is only partly raised damage to the socket or C
70. he SuperServer 7043L 8R In addition to the mainboard and chassis various hardware components have been included with the SuperServer 7043L 8R as listed below Up to two 2 604 603 pin Intel Xeon processors optional Two 2 CPU heatsinks FAN 042 CF Two 2 heatsink retention clip assemblies SKT 095 604E Up to 16 GB ECC registered DDR 266 200 SDRAM memory optional One 1 3 5 floppy drive Three 3 5 25 drive bays One 1 ribbon cable for IDE CD ROM One 1 ATA100 ribbon cable for IDE hard drives One 1 USB cable for two port front side access One 1 dual channel SCA SCSI backplane Seven 7 SCA 1 inch high SCSI drive carriers SCSI Accessories One 1 internal 68 pin Ultra820 SCSI cable for SCA SCSI backplane One 1 set of SCSI driver diskettes One 1 SCSI manual 1 1 SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual Rackmount hardware with screws optional CSE PT26 Two 2 rack rail assemblies Six 6 brackets for mounting the rack rails One 1 CD containing drivers and utilities o SuperServer 7043L 8R User s Manual Product may change without notice 1 2 Motherboard Features At the heart of the SuperServer 7043L 8R lies the X5DL8 GG a dual pro cessor motherboard designed to provide maximum performance Below are the main features of the X5DL8 GG Chipset The X5DL8 GG is based on the ServerWorks Grand Champion LE chipset which is a high performance core logic chipset designed for dual proces
71. ice are Removable Device ATAPI CDROM Hard Drive Onboard LAN2 Option ROM and IBA 4 0 1 9 Slot 0102 Hard Disk Drives Use this screen to view the boot sequency of hard drives that have been auto detected or entered manually on your system Removable Devices Use this screen to view the boot sequency of the removeable devices that have been auto detected or entered manually on your system ATAPI CDROM Drives Use this screen to view the boot sequency ofthe ATAPI CDROM drives that have been auto detected or entered manually on your system 7 21 SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual 7 10 Security Setup Choose Security Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu All Security Setup options are described in this section The Security Setup screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit Install or Change the Supervisor Password Not Installed password User Password H Not Installed gt gt gt Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Clear User Password Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Scree General Help Save and Exit Exit V02 03 C Copyright 1985 2000 American Megatrends Inc Supervisor Password User Password AMIBIOS provides both Supervisor and User password functions If you use both passwords the Supervisor password must be set first The sys tem can be configured so that all users must enter
72. isabled 378 278 and 3BC Select your setting and then press Enter Parallel Port IRQ This option allows the user to set the Parallel Port IRQ The settings for this item include 5 and 7 Parallel Port Mode This option specifies the parallel port mode The settings for this item include Normal Bi directional EPP and ECP ECP Mode DMA Channel This option allows the user to set the setting for the ECP Mode of the DMA Channel The settings for this item include 0 1 and 3 IDE Configuration Onboard PCI IDE Controller This option allows the user to enable or disable the integrated IDE Control ler The settings include Disabled Primary Second and Both Select Dis abled to disable the Integrated IDE Controller Select Primary to enable the Primary IDE ontroller only Select Secondary to enable the Secondary IDE Controller only Select Both to enable both Primary and Secondary IDE Controllers 7 6 Chapter 7 AMIBIOS Primary IDE Master When entering Setup BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices This displays the auto detection status of the IDE de vices You can also manually configure the IDE drives by providing the following information This option allows the user to configure the IDE devices When the desired item is highlighted selected press Enter and the following screen will be displayed Type This option sets the type of device that the AMIBIOS attempts to boo
73. nabled the system will wait until the BIOS setup is entered Enabled This option allows the system BIOS to wait for any error If an error is detected pressing F1 will enter Setup and the BIOS setting can be adjusted to fix the problem This normally happens when upgrading the hardware and not setting the BIOS to recognize it Hit Delete Message Display This option tells the system to display or not display the Hit Delete to Enter Setup message The settings are Enabled and Disabled Cache This option is for enabling or disabling the internal CPU L1 cache Settings include Disabled Write Thru Write Back and Reserved Disabled This option prevents the system from using the internal CPU L1 cache This setting should be used to slow the computer system down or to trouble shoot error messages Write Thru This option allows the computer system to use the internal CPU L1 cache as Write Though cache Write Through cache is slower than Write Back cache It performs write operations to the internal L1 CPU cache and system memory simultaneously Write Back This option allows the computer system to use the internal CPU L1 cache as Write Back cache Write Back cache is faster than Write Through cache Write Back cache is a caching method in which modifications to data in the cache aren t copied to the cache source until absolutely necessary Write back caching is available on all CPUs supported by this BIOS With these CPUS write operation
74. ng two short beeps on checksum failure B 3 SUPERWORKSTATION 7043L 8R Manual POSTCode Description 99h Check for SMART Drive optional 9Ah Shadow option ROMs 9Ch Set up Power Management 9Dh Initialize security engine optional 9Eh Enable hardware interrupts 9Fh Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives AOh Set time of day A2h Check key lock A4h Initialize typematic rate A8h Erase F2 prompt AAh Scan for F2 key stroke ACh Enter SETUP AEh Clear Boot flag BOh Check for errors Bih Inform RomPilot about the end of POST B2h POST done prepare to boot operating system B4h 1 One short beep before boot B5h Terminate QuietBoot optional Beh Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display MultiBoot menu BEh Clear screen optional BFh Check virus and backup reminders COh Try to boot with INT 19 Cih Initialize POST Error Manager PEM C2h Initialize error logging C3h Initialize error display function C4h Initialize system error handler C5h PnPnd dual CMOS optional C6h Initialize note dock optional C7h Initialize note dock late C8h Force check optional C9h Extended checksum optional CAh Redirect Int 15h to enable remote keyboard CBh Redirect Int 13h to Memory Technologies Devices such as ROM RAM PCMCIA and serial disk CCh Redirect Int 10h to enable remote serial video
75. on switch you may close jumper JP7 Position Definition l Open Normal to apply power to the system This Closed Force Power On effectively disables the power button from turning off the system See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is Open normal 5 20 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup Fan Detection Select Fan Detection Select Jumper Settings JP58 JP58 allows you to select which fan Jumper speed to have displayed in the Position Definition Open CPU1 2 F Hardware Monitors section of BIOS dies sa ara the CPU1 2 fans or the CPU1 CPU2 Chassis fans The default position is open to select the CPU1 2 fans See the table on the right for jumper settings Chassis Overheat Fan Select Chassis Overheat Fan Select Jumper Settings JP48 allows you to select to use ei QE BE ther the chassis fan or the overheat Position Definition JN o fan The default position is closed to b jiekol select the chassis fan See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog Watch Dog Jumper Settings JP3 JP3 controls the Watch Dog function Jumper Watch Dog is a system monitor that Position Definition Pins 1 2 WD to Reset takes action when a software appli Pins2 3 WD to NMI Open Disabled cation freezes the system Pins 1 2 will have WD reset the system if a program freezes Pins 2 3 will
76. or pin definitions Serial Ports Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 The COM1 serial port is located Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 1 CD 6 DSR under the parallel port see Figure 2 RD 7 RTS 2 3 See the table on the right for 3 TD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI pin definitions See the 5 Ground 10 NC motherboard layout diagrams for the location of the COM2 connec tor which is a header Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is lo cated at JP57 Attach the appro priate cable to inform you of a chassis intrusion JF2 also con tains a 2 pin header for chassis intrusion 5 14 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup Universal Serial Bus USB0 1 Two Universal Serial Bus ports are located beside the keyboard mouse ports USBO is the bottom connector and USB1 is the top connector See the table on the right for pin definitions Extra Universal Serial Bus Headers USB2 3 Two USB headers are located at J1 The odd numbered pins are for USB2 and the even numbered pins at the edge of the board are for USB3 A USB cable not in cluded is needed for use See the tables on the right PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse are located on J11 See the table on the right for pin definitions The mouse port is above the keyboard port See Fig ure 2 3 Fan Headers The motherboard has fan headers fo
77. ower ene Pin supply to the JP46 header to pro Number Definition i i TE 1 P S 1 Fail Signal vide warning of power supply fail 5 P S 2 Fail Signal ure The warning signal is passed 3 P S 3 Fail Signal 4 Reset from MB through the PWR_LED pin on JF1 to provide indication of a power failure on the chassis Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup GLAN1 GLAN2 Ethernet Ports Two gigabit Ethernet ports are lo cated beside the VGA port on the IO backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables See the next section for a description of the LEDs on the LAN ports Wake On LAN Wake On LAN Pin Definitions WOL The Wake On LAN header is des Pin Numb Definiti ignated as WOL See the table on 2 i i 2 Ground the right for pin definitions You Wake up must have a LAN card with a Wake on LAN connector and cable to use this feature IPMB IPMB Header An IPMB IPMI Bus header is lo Pin Definitions J20 cated at J20 to support IPMI a pn M Number Definition Server management standard 1 Data Connect the appropriate cable js from the IPMI daughter board to 4 No Connection J20 to utilize IPMI on your system SMB SMB Header Pin Definitions J21 Pin A System Management Bus Number Definition 1 Data header is located at J21 Connect 2 Ground the appropriate cable here to uti 3 Clock 4 No Connection lize SMB on your s
78. ply to the ATX Power connector to supply power to the motherboard The Processor Power Connector at J56 must also be connected to your power supply See the Connector Definitions section in this chapter for power connector pin definitions SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual Connecting the Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 5 3 for the pin locations of the various front control panel buttons and LED indicators All JF1 wires have been bundled into single ribbon cable to simplify their connection Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 as marked on the motherboard The other end connects to the Control Panel printed circuit board located just behind the system status LEDs in the chassis See the Connector Definitions section in this chapter for details and pin descriptions of JF1 JF2 is an additional row of headers that provides connectors for additional functions as noted below Figure 5 3 JF1 JF2 Header Pins Ground X Power LED HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED Overheat LED Power Fail LED Reset Reset Button Pwr gt Power Button Chassis Intrusion 4 gt Speaker x lt HD LED Power LED lt Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 4 I O Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 5 4 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Figure 5 4 Rear P
79. r CPU chassis and overheat fans See the table on the right for pin definitions Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions USBO USB1 Pin Pin Number Definition Number Definition 1 45V 1 45V 2 PO 2 PO 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 NA 5 Kev USB2 Pin USB3 Pin Definitions J1 Definitions J1 Pin Pin Number Definition Number Definition 1 Power 2 Power 3 4 5 6 7 Ground 8 Ground PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions J11 Pin Number Definition 1 Data 2 NC 3 Ground 4 VCC 5 Clock 6 NC Fan Header Pin Definitions CPU CHS OH Fans Pin Number Definition 1 Ground black 2 12V red 3 Tachometer Caution These fan headers are 5 15 DC power SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual HD LED Indicator JF2 The HD LED connector located at JF2 is used to indicate activity on any IDE SCSI or CD ROM drive Power LED JF2 The Power LED connection located at JF2 is used to inform you that power is being supplied to the motherboard There is an onboard LED CR5 that also serves this function Speaker JF2 A speaker header is located at JF2 You may disable the onboard Speaker by jumping the last two pins 13 amp 15 of this connection or use all four pins as a header for an external speaker Third Power Supply Fail Header Third Power Supply Fail Header Pin Definiti JP46 Connect a cable from your p
80. r the various 2 2 GHz ON ON ON 2 4 GHz ON ON ON ON speeds your processor may be able to run at This table is also silkscreened on the motherboard Note Most Intel processors have a fixed Core Bus ratio that over writes the setting of DIP Switch 4 5 19 SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual 5 11 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector 3 2 1 Pins To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings p Jumper Jumpers create shorts between two Cap pins to change the function of the z 321 connector Pin 1 is identified with a an DBE square solder pad on the printed Pin 1 2 short circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of con tact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents of CMOS To clear CMOS 1 First unplug the power cord s 2 With the power discon nected short the CMOS pads with a metal object such as a small screw driver 3 Remove the screwdriver or shorting device 4 Reconnect the power cord s and power on the system Note Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS Main Power Override Power On Jumper Settings JP1 Instead of using the chassis power dumper
81. rs during POST the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 continuous long beep no memory detected Terminal POST Errors If a terminal type of error occurs BIOS will shut down the system Before doing so BIOS will write the error to port 80h attempt to initialize video and write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h POSTCode Description 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag 0Ah Initialize CPU registers OBh Enable CPU cache OCh Initialize caches to initial POST values OEh Initialize component OFh Initialize the local bus IDE 10h Initialize Power Management 11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values 12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot 13h Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices 14h Initialize keyboard controller 16h 1 2 2 3 BIOS ROM checksum 17h Initialize cache before memory Auto size B 1 SUPERWORKSTATION 7043L 8R Manual POSTCode Description 18h 8254 timer initialization 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 20h 1 8 1 1 Test DRAM refresh
82. s approximatelv 78 Ibs 35 5 kg when fullv loaded When lifting the svstem two people at either end should lift slowlv with their feet spread out to distribute the weight Alwavs keep vour back straight and lift with vour legs e Place the chassis top side cover and anv svstem components that have been removed awav from the svstem or on a table so that thev won t accidentallv be stepped on e While working on the system do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and unbuttoned shirt sleeves which can come into contact with electrical circuits or be pulled into a cooling fan Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body which are excellent metal conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact with printed circuit boards or areas where 4 2 Chapter 4 System Safety power is present After accessing the inside of the system close the system back up and if rackmounted secure it to the rack unit with the retention screws after ensuring that all connections have been made 4 3 ESD Precautions N Electrostatic discharge ESD is generated bv 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
83. s stored in the L1 cache aren t copied to main memory until absolutely necessary This is the default setting System BIOS Cacheable This option enables you to move the system BIOS to the memory cache to improve performance Settings are Enabled and Disabled 7 12 Chapter 7 AMIBIOS Event Log Configuration Event Logging This option Enables or Disables the logging of events You can use this screen to select options for the Event Log Configuration Settings You can access sub screens to view the event log and mark all events as read Use the up and down arrow keys to select an item and the plus and minus keys to change the option setting The settings are described on the following pages The screen is shown below ECC Event Logging This option Enables or Disables the logging of ECC events The events logged by AMIBIOS are post errors such as a bad BIOS floppy errors or hard drive errors Clear All Event Logs This option can be used to tell the system to clear the event log on the next boot up The settings are No and Yes View Event Log Highlighting this and pressing Enter will allow you to view the unread events from the event log area Mark All Events As Read Highlighting OK and pressing lt Enter gt will mark all events in the log area as having been read The settings are OK and Cancel 7 13 SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual Peripheral Device Configuration Power Lost Control
84. stalled If you need to install SCSI drives please refer to Chapter 6 5 Check the airflow Airflow is provided by two 9 cm cooling fans and a heavy duty 12 cm exhaust fan The system component layout was carefully designed to promote sufficient airflow through the 4U rackmount space 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 2 9 SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual 6 Supplying power to the system The last thing you must do is to provide input power to the system Plug the power cords from the power supply units into a high quality power strip that offers protection from electrical noise and power surges It is recommended that you use an uninterruptible power supply UPS Fi nally depress the power on button on the front of the chassis 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 SCSI drive carrier and LAN Ethernet port These LEDs are to keep you con stantly informed 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 three push button buttons located on the front of the chassis These are in order from left to right a power on
85. such as the Chipset and Power menus Section 4 3 gives detailed descriptions of each parameter setting in the Setup utility An AMIBIOS identification string is displayed at the left bottom corner of the Screen below the copyright message 7 1 SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual 7 2 BIOS Features Supports Plug and Play V1 0A and DMI 2 3 Supports Intel PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect PME local bus specification 2 2 Supports Advanced Power Management APM specification v 1 1 Supports ACPI Supports Flash ROM AMIBIOS supports the LS120 drive made by Matsushita Kotobuki Electronics Industries Ltd The LS120 Can be used as a boot device Is accessible as the next available floppy drive AMIBIOS supports PC Health Monitoring chips When a failure occurs in a monitored activity AMIBIOS can sound an alarm and display a message The PC Health Monitoring chips monitor CPU temperature Chassis intrusion detector Five positive voltage inputs Four fan speed monitor inputs 7T 3 Running Setup Optimal default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the appropriate text from the Standard Setup screen All displayed text is described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options see on next page 7 2 Chapter 7 AMIBIOS T 4 Main BIOS Setup Press th
86. swap units A RAID controller card can be used with the SCA backplanes to provide data security Note The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability of the SCSI drives Front Control Panel The SuperServer 7043L 8R s control panel provides you with system moni toring and control LEDs indicate system power HDD activity network activity overheat condition and power supply failure A main power button and a system reset button are also included I O Backplane The SC742 is an ATX form factor chassis that can be used as a tower or mounted as 4U rackmount server The I O backplane provides seven motherboard expansion slots two COM ports a parallel port two USB ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports and two G bit Ethernet ports Cooling System The SC742S chassis has an innovative cooling design that includes two 9 cm hot plug redundant system cooling fans and one heavy duty 12 cm ex haust fan The power supply includes both a primary and a secondary fan All fans operate continuously except for the secondary power supply fan which activates only when the primary fails or the temperature becomes too high 1 5 SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R 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
87. t from after AMIBIOS POST is completed The settings include Not installed Auto CDROM and ARMD The Auto setting allows BIOS to automatically detect the presence of the IDE controller LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive In LBA mode the maximum drive capac ity is 137 GB The settings are Disabled and Auto Select Disabled to disable LBA mode Select Auto to enable LBA mode if your device supports it and is not already formatted with the LBA mode Block Multi Sector Transfer Mode This option sets the block mode multi sector transfers option The settings include Disabled and Auto Disabled This op tion prevents the BIOS from using Multi Sector Transfer on the specified channel The data to and from the device will occur one sector at a time Auto This option allows the BIOS to auto detect device support for Multi Sector Trans fers on the specified channel If supported this option al lows the BIOS to auto detect the number of sectors per block for transfer from the hard disk drive to memory The data transfer to and from the device will occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it 7 7 SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual PIO Mode IDE PIO Programmable I O mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode in creases the cycle time decreases The settings are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 DMA Mode
88. ta cables are properly connected and not blocking the chassis airflow See Chapter 5 for details on cable connec tions 2 7 SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual f mo bg oQoaaceccagoga 2 5082800 9207 Figure 2 6 Accessing the Inside of the 70431 88 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 SCSI drives and SCA backplane have been properly installed and all connections have been made 1 Accessing the drive bays All drives can be accessed from the front of the server For servicing the CD ROM and floppy drives you will need to remove the top left chas sis cover The SCSI disk drives can be installed and removed from the front of the chassis without removing any chassis covers 2 Installing components into the 5 25 drive bay 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 CD ROM and floppy disk drives Refer to Chapter 6 if you need to reinstall a CD ROM and or floppy disk drive to the system 4 Check the SCSI disk drives Depending upon your system s configuration your system may have one or more drives already in
89. talling Components in the 5 1 4 Drive 6 8 6 5 Power Supply Power Supply Failte c ceret rt oae reels 6 9 Replacing the Power Supply seen 6 9 Chapter 7 BIOS rS M La do a 0 Tiro e 7 1 7 2 BIOS Features 7 2 7 8 Running SOUP nnnm inerenti err ee ea TE esed 7 2 7 4 Main BIOS Setup eco ere A a Hin ERR 7 3 7 5 Advanced Setup ete ede ed d gend td l pi a 7 4 7 6 Chipset Setup 7 7 PCI PnP Setup 7 8 Power eio nina a 7 9 Boot Setup o een e a de e ga c E Es PAO Security Setup t eibi rper pe pp tps ndun 7 22 7 10 Exit Set p i n eite ert dni Lene rei deer ee eere s 7 24 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages seen Appendix B BIOS POST Codes m nter erra tiene Appendix C System Specifications SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual Notes Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Overview The Supermicro SuperServer 7043L 8R is a high end dual processor server that can be utilized either in a tower or in a rackmount configuration The 7043L 8R is comprised of two main subsystems the SC742S 600 high end server chassis and the X5DL8 GG dual Xeon processor motherboard Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certified for use with t
90. th powered on electrical equipment This is to avoid making a complete circuit which will cause electrical shock Use extreme caution when using metal tools which can easily damage any electrical components or circuit boards they come into contact with Do not use mats designed to decrease electrostatic discharge as protection from electrical shock Instead use rubber mats that have been specifically designed as electrical insulators 4 1 SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual The power supply power cord must include a grounding plug and must be plugged into grounded electrical outlets Motherboard Battery CAUTION There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed backwards which will reverse its polarities The positive side of the battery should be facing up and the negative side should facing the motherboard This battery must be replaced only with the same or an equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions CD ROM Laser CAUTION this server may have come equipped with a CD ROM drive To prevent direct exposure to the laser beam and hazardous radiation exposure do not open the enclosure or use the unit in any unconventional way 4 2 General Safety Precautions N Follow these rules to ensure general safetv e Keep the area around the SuperServer 7043L 8R clean and free of clutter e The SuperServer 7043L 8R weigh
91. the rear of the chassis see Figure 2 2 After the cover stops lift it off Each chassis foot has a single screw Remove the screw then depress the foot s locking tab from the inside of the chassis to slide the foot off Next remove the top cover You should see a release tab at the middle of the lip Push this tab toward the chassis edge while pushing the cover toward the front of the chassis It should then lift right off You can now attach rack rails to the top and bottom now the sides of the chassis First add the rack handles as shown in Figure 2 3 Then position the fixed chassis rail sections you just removed along the side of the 7043L 8R mak ing 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 4 Repeat this procedure for the other rail on the other side of the chassis You will also need to attach the rail brackets when installing into a telco rack Locking Tabs As mentioned both chassis rails have a locking tab which serves two functions The first is to lock the server into place when installed and pushed fully into the rack which is its normal position Secondly these tabs also lock the server in place when fully extended from the rack This prevents the server from coming completely out of the rack when you pull it out for servicing Figure 2 2 Removing the Top Left Cover Top cover Top left cover
92. tup After setting up the the 7043L 8R you will need to open the unit to make sure the motherboard is properly installed and all the connections have been made 1 Accessing the inside of the 7043L 8R see Figure 2 6 If rack mounted first release the retention screws that secure the unit to the rack Grasp the two handles on either side and pull the unit straight out until it locks you will hear a click Depress the two buttons on the top side if tower of the chassis to release the cover There is a large rectangular recess in the middle front of the cover to help you push the cover away from you until it stops You can then lift the cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server 2 Check the CPUs processors You should have one or two processors already installed into the System board Each processor should have its own heatsink attached See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor installation 3 CPU clock ratio setting The CPU speed should be automatically detected 4 Check the system memory Your 7043L 8R server system may have come with system memory al ready installed Make sure all DIMMs are fully seated in their slots For details on adding system memory refer to Chapter 5 5 Installing add on cards If desired you can install add on cards to the system See Chapter 5 for details on installing PCI add on cards 6 Check all cable connections and airflow Make sure all power and da
93. umper Settings JPA1 JPA2 Jumpers JPA1 and JPA2 allow you Jumper to enable or disable termination for Position Definition Open Enabled the SCSI connectors Jumper JPA1 Closed Disabled controls SCSI channel A and JPA2 is for SCSI channel B The default setting is open to enable teminate both SCSI channels See the table on the right for jumper settings 5 22 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup PCI X Bus Speed Setting Jumpers P1 P2 S1 and S2 are used to change the speeds for the four PCI X buses See the table on the right for jumper settings PCI X Buses S1 Bus for PCI X slot 1 and SCSI P1 Bus for PCI X slots 2 and 3 S2 Bus for PCI X slots 4 and 5 P2 Bus for PCI X slot 6 and LAN2 Note If two cards are used in slots that share a bus both slots will run at 100 MHz maximum 33 MHz PCI Enable Disable If you wish to use 33 MHz PCI cards close J29 to force the P1 bus slots 2 amp 3 to run at 33 MHz See the table on the right for jumper settings Note if you force the slots s to 33 MHz you must set the P1 bus speed jumpers above to the low est speed PCI 3 3V Standby Enable Disable JP2 is used to enable or disable a 3 3V standby voltage on pin A14 of the PCI X slots If you have a LAN or modem add on card in serted into a PCI X slot that you wish to wake the system up with you should enable this jumper Otherwise leave this jumper on pins 1
94. y be caused by cables obstructing the airflow in the system or the ambient room temperature being too warm You should also check to make sure that the chassis covers are installed and that all fans are present and operating normally Finally verify that the heatsinks are installed properly see Chap ter 5 29 e Power Fail Indicates a power supply module has failed The re maining two power supply modules will take the load to keep the system running continuously but the failed module will need to be replaced You do not need to shut down the system to replace the failed module Refer to Chapter 6 for details on replacing the power supply module This LED should be off when the system is operating normally 3 4 SCSI Drive Carrier LEDs Each SCSI drive carrier has two LEDs e Green When illuminated the green LED on the front of the SCSI drive carrier indicates drive activity A connection to the SCSI SCA backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is being accessed e Red A SAF TE compliant backplane optional is needed to activate the red LEDs which indicate a drive failure Please refer to Chapter 6 for instructions on replacing failed SCSI drives SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual 3 5 LAN Ethernet Port LEDs The Gb LAN Ethernet ports have two LEDs which are used to give con nectivity status as shown below tions associated with these LEDs LAN LED Indicator Left
95. ystem SUPERSERVER 7043L 8R Manual 5 9 Onboard Indicators GLAN1 GLAN2 LEDs Each of the Ethernet ports located beside the VGA port has a yellow and a green LED See the tables below for the functions associated with these LEDs On each Gb LAN port the yellow LED indicates activity while the other LED may be green orange or off to indicate the speed of the connec tion as specified in the tables below Gb LAN Left LED Gb LAN Right LED Indicator Indicator LED LED Color Definition Color Definition Off Not Active Off No Connection Yellow Active Green 100 MHz Orange 1GHz Debug LEDs Two sets of surface mounted debug LEDs are located beside the LAN2 port and are each composed of four individual LEDs D1 through D8 which are used to provide POST code information See the diagrams below for read ing the debug LEDs and refer to Appendix B for a complete list of POST codes a partial listing of the most common codes are given below Back of matharbaard Reading the Debug LEDs When on each of the eight separate Common POST Codes 80 LEDs represent the value of the The following is a list of the most ide itii common POST codes that you may see 4 4 number shown beside it in the diagram Add up the numerical values 20 2 of each illuminated LED in the D5 D8 POST Code Meaning row to get the high digit left and 01 Displayed while in 185 Bi those in the D1 D4 row to get the low BIOS S

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