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1. 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 N A 5 Key Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Extra Universal Serial Bus Headers Extra USB headers USB2 USB3 can be used for front side USB access You will need a USB cable not included to use either connection Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions An ad ditional header USB4 designated J27 is also provided Serial Ports The COM1 serial port is located under the parallel port see Figure 5 4 See the table on the right for pin definitions The COM2 connec tor is a header located near the PCI X 1 slot on the serverboard GLAN1 2 Ethernet Ports Two Ethernet ports designated LAN1 and LAN2 or GLAN1 and GLAN2 are located beside the VGA port on the IO backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse are located on J9 See the table at right for pin definitions See Figure 5 4 for the locations of each 5 15 USB2 Pin USB3 Pin Definitions Definitions Pin Pin Number Definition Number Definition 2 Power 1 Power 4 3 6 5 8 Ground T Ground 10 Key 9 Key Note an additional header USB 4 is located near the Chassis Fan 3 header This is not a Legacy supported header meaning that any device attached to this USB header will not ope
2. All ten 15 with optional mobile rack SCSI drives plug into two three separate SCSI backplanes each of which provides Ultra320 single channel operation for five SCSI drives A ribbon cable from JA1 on the serverboard should be connected to the IN connector on the SCSI backplanes There is also a power connector on the backplane that must be connected See Figure 6 6 for the locations of backplane connectors the reverse side of the backplane has five connectors that the SCSI drives plug into when inserted with a SCSI drive carrier or mobile rack Figure 6 6 SC942 SCSI Backplane IN Connector Power Connectors Jumper Settings JP18 Buzzer Reset Open Enabled default Closed Disabled JP21 SCSI Termination Closed Terminated default Open No termination JP24 SCSI ID Select Pins 1 2 ID 0 1 2 3 4 default Pins 2 3 ID 9 10 11 12 13 JP29 Gem318 ID Pins 1 2 ID 6 default Pins 2 3 ID 8 JP30 Fan Sense Pins 1 2 Enabled default Pins 2 3 Disabled LEDs D3 Overheat Drive Fail LED D4 Fan Fail LED D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 Drive Fail LEDs 1 through 5 D12 D13 D14 D15 D16 Activity LEDs 1 through 5 6 7 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual Installing Components in the 5 1 4 Drive Bays 1 Drive bay configuration Th
3. SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual Power Supply Type 3 x 300W with 3 3V 5V 12V 5V and 12V main DC outputs and a 5V standby output Input Voltage 100 240VAC w 10 tolerance units are auto switching capable Input Frequency 50 60 hz Maximum Output 5V and 3 3V 200W total 12V 12V and 12V 400W max System Cooling Three 3 12 cm chassis cooling fans hot swappable One 1 12 cm exhaust fan not hot swappable Operating Environment Operating Temperature Range 0 to 35 degrees C Humidity Range 5 to 90 non condensing Motherboard X5DP8 G2 Form Factor Extended ATX Dimensions 12 x 13 05 in 304 8 x 331 5 mm Chassis SC942S 600 Form Factor 4U rackmount tower Dimensions WxHxD as 4U 6 94 x 17 125 x 24 125 in 17 6 x 435 x 612 8 mm Weight Net Bare Bone 59 Ibs 26 8 kg Gross Bare Bone 74 Ibs 33 6 kg Regulations Electromagnetic Emissions FCC Class B EN 55022 Class B EN 61000 3 2 3 3 CISPR 22 Class B Electromagnetic Immunity EN 55024 CISPR 24 EN 61000 4 2 EN 61000 4 3 EN 61000 4 4 EN 61000 4 5 EN 61000 4 6 EN 61000 4 8 EN 61000 4 11 Safety EN 60950 IEC 60950 Compliant UL Listed USA CUL Listed Canada TUV Certified Germany CE Marking Europe
4. SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual You should also have received a User s Manual and Supermicro diskettes which contains several drivers and utilities 1 2 Mainboard Features At the heart of the SuperServer 7043P 8R lies the X5DP8 G2 a dual pro cessor serverboard based on the Intel E7501 chipset and designed to pro vide maximum performance Below are the main features of the X5DP8 G2 See Figure 1 1 for a block diagram of the E7501 chipset Processors The X5DP8 G2 supports single or dual 604 603 pin Intel Xeon processors of up to 3 06 GHz with a 533 400 MHz FSB Please refer to the serverboard description pages on our web site for a complete listing of supported pro cessors http www supermicro com Product page product m htm Memory The X5DP8 G2 has eight 184 pin DIMM slots that can support up to 16 GB of registered ECC DDR 266 PC2100 SDRAM Module sizes of 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB and 2GB may be used to populate the DIMM slots The X5DP8 G2 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 for each channel The X5DP8 G2 provides two LVD Ultra320 SCSI ports PCI Expansion Slots The X5DP8 G2 has six PCI X expansion slots which includes one SXB Super Extended Bus slot The speed of the PCI X slots may be ch
5. 8 SLCT IN 9 DataBit3 10 GND cated on J7 See the table on the 11 DataBit4 12 GND i i initi 13 Data Bit 5 14 GND right for pin definitions i5 mill de ait 17 Data Bit 7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 GND 23 PE 24 GND 25 SLCT 26 NC 5 22 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located on JP7 See the table below for pin definitions Floppy Connector Pin Definitions JP7 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 Connectors IDE Connector Pin Definitions IDE 1 IDE 2 There are no jumpers to Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 Reset IDE 2 GND configure the onboard IDE 1 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 and 2 connectors See the E Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 table on the right for pin 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 NE 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 definitions 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 DRQS3 22 GND 23 1 0 Write 24 GND 25 I O Read 26 GND 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29
6. NIC2Z BED eii tp ieee EIDEM 5 13 Overheat LED OE s diccrc tient ceterae e ete 5 13 Power Fail BUOM eE 5 13 Reset Button Power BUltOl corper eeaeee ar aaea aaea Ae ndis iesu AEE ERESSE Chassis TAtr SlOn voor oe t ep tein entend eat Universal Serial Bus USBO 1 sse Extra Universal Serial Bus Headers Serial POS sree res c no ee EXON E RR XR X ER RR X CE aA Ee deaan GLAN 1 2 Ethernet Ports tees ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports sse 5 15 Fari Headers ioni e enti mete t nene EE tenes aE iin 5 16 Power BED Speaker NMI tenter Donee tranh 5 16 Third Power Supply Fail Header 1 eet 5 16 vii SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual Wake On LAN Svaninn epe rre p d ena err qty etre edv td 5 17 Wake On scan oett ettet tato neath OE 5 17 DX ilo e 5 9 Jumper Settings Explanation Of J mpers tem emen 5 18 CMOS Cleat 5 innere eur ri rre iarain ie eer Ora sd eoa rien pete eee aun 5 18 GEANEnable DISable 5 Inr ttr rer reete rem eese 5 19 VGA Enable Disable rrr eta rire re EXE ehe re teer renun 5 19 Front Side BUS Speed cett f aa 5 19 SGSLIEnable DISable cierre erede e reete eet as 5 19 SCSI Channel Termination Enable Disable sssssss 5 20 Thermal Fan Enable Disable tem tree techn 5 20 Watch Dog Enable Disable zs Third Power Supply Alarm Enable Disable seser 5
7. are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Mode Specify the type of device that will be connected to serial port B Options are Normal and IR for an infrared device Base I O Address Select the base I O address for serial port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt Select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port B Options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Parallel Port This setting allows you to assign control of the parallel port The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Chapter 7 BIOS Base I O Address Select the base I O address for the parallel port 378 278 or 3BC Interrupt Select the IRQ interrupt request for the parallel port Options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 Mode Specify the parallel port mode Options are Output Only Bi directional EPP and ECP DMA Channel Specify the DMA channel Options are DMA1 and DMA3 Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are Primary and Secondary gt Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Clock Spectrum Feature The options for this setting are Disabled and Extended SMART Device Monitoring The options for this setting are Disa
8. seated on pin 1 of the socket both Pin 1 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 position See Figure 5 1 for pictures of the 604 pin CPU socket before and after the processor is installed Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 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 the 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 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 2 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
9. 1 2 JA4 ERE 4p37 Jp spar Chassis Fant oo Speaker Ss Ultra SCS CHE JBT1 JWOR WOL USB2 PWHLEDSPKRINMVWp SMB Notes The IPMI socket is an optional feature Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only 5 10 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup X5DP8 G2 Quick Reference Default Settin See Jumper Section Close 6 7 Enabled Open Enabled Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 1 2 Enabled Closed Enabled Pins 1 2 Enabled Open Disabled Open BIOS Control Pins 1 2 Auto Jumper Description JBT1 CMOS Clear JD1 Speaker Enable page 2 11 JPA1 JPA2 SCSI CH A B Termination JD4 GLAN Enable Disable JP4 VGA Enable Disable JPY Power Fail Alarm En Disable JP22 SCSI Enable Disable JP37 Watch Dog Enable Disable JP38 Thermal Fan Enable Disable JP39 Front Side Bus Speed Connecior Description ATX PWR CONN DIMM 1A DIMM 4B COM1 COM2 CPU CHS OH FAN GLAN1 2 IDE 1 IDE 2 J7 J9 J13 J14 J15 JA1 JA4 JD1 JF2 JA JOH1 JP7 JP8 JP35 JP36 JWOR SCSI LED Speaker USBO 1 2 3 4 VGA WOL Primary ATX Power Connector Memory RAM Slots COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector CPU Chassis Overheat Fan Headers Gigabit Ethernet Ports IDE 1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors Parallel Printer Port PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Ports USB2 3 Headers Secondary ATX Power Connector Ultra320 LVD SCSI CH A Connector Ultra320 LVD SCSI CH B Connector PWR LED Speaker NMI WD Header Front Control Panel Connector Chassis Intru
10. PS 2 mouse Initialize floppy controller Determine number of ATA drives optional Initialize hard disk controllers Initialize local bus hard disk controllers Jump to UserPatch2 Build MPTABLE for multi processor boards Install CD ROM for boot Clear huge ES segment register B 3 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual POSTCode Description 97h Fix up Multi Processor table 98h 1 2 Search for option ROMs One long two short beeps on checksum failure 99h Check for SMART Drive optional 9Ah Shadow option ROMs 9Ch Set up Power Management 9Dh Initialize security engine optional 9Eh Enable hardware interrupts 9Fh Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives AOh Set time of day A2h Check key lock A4h Initialize typematic rate A8h Erase F2 prompt AAh Scan for F2 key stroke ACh Enter SETUP AEh Clear Boot flag BOh Check for errors Bih Inform RomPilot about the end of POST B2h POST done prepare to boot operating system B4h 1 One short beep before boot B5h Terminate QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs BCh Clear parity checkers BDh 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
11. airflow 6 5 SUPERSERVER 7043P 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 plug capability of the SCSI drives 2 Mounting a SCSI drive in a drive carrier The SCSI drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and removal from the chassis 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 Important Regardless of how many SCSI hard drives are installed all SCSI drive carriers must remain in the drive bays to promote proper airflow 6 6 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 3 SCSI backplane
12. and keyboard ports and two G bit Ethernet ports Cooling System The SC942S 600 chassis has an innovative cooling design that includes three 12 cm hot plug system cooling fans located in the middle section of the chassis and one heavy duty 12 cm exhaust fan Each power supply module also includes a cooling fan All chassis and power supply fans operate continuously 1 5 SUPERSERVER 7043P 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 Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro n General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Taiwan 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 7043P 8
13. back up battery provides power to the BIOS flash chip enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be ac cessed by pressing the Delete key at the appropriate time during system boot see below 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 such as the Security and Power menus Begin ning with Section 4 3 detailed descriptions are given for each parameter setting in the Setup utility 7 1 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual 7 2 Running Setup Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choos ing the appropriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen All displayed text is described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options see on next page When you first power on the computer the PhoenixBIOS is immediately activated While the BIOS is in cont
14. console redirection after the POST routine Options are On and Off of Video Pages to Support Choose the number of video pages to allocate for redirection when video hardware is not available Options are 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 and 8 7 14 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 5 Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing Enters All Security BIOS settings are described in this section Ph Main Advanced Security Powel Supervisor Password Is Clear User Password Is Clear Set Supervisor Password Enter Set User Password Enter Password on Boot Disabled Fixed Disk Boot Sector Normal Fl Help Tl Select Item Change V Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select gt Supervisor Password Is This displays whether a supervisor password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This displays whether a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system 7 15 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the
15. descriptions of JF2 Figure 5 3 X5DP8 G2 Front Control Panel Header Pins Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc Overheat LED Vcc Power Fail LED Vcc Ground Reset gt Reset Ground Pw gt Powe Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 4 I O Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 5 4 below for the colors and locations of the various l O ports Figure 5 4 X5DP8 G2 Rear Panel I O Ports Mouse Green Parallel Port Burgundy c05 mr Noo Keyboard USB Ports COM1 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 5 5 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with Bank 1 The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time beginning with Bank 1 then Bank 2 and so on 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM mo
16. eG eed TR TN D 6 2 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 2 Front Control Panel The front control panel must be connected to the JF2 connector on the serverboard to provide you with system status and alarm indications A ribbon cable has bundled these wires together to simplify this connection Connect the cable from JF2 on the serverboard making sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 to the appropriate comnnector on the front control panel PCB printed circuit board Pull all excess cabling over to the control panel side of the chassis The LEDs on the control panel inform you of System status see Figure 6 2 for details See Chapter 5 for details on JF2 Figure 6 2 Front Control Panel LEDs Power 6 gt Indicates power is being supplied to the system HDD Indicates IDE hard disk CD ROM drive activity A NIC1 LER 1 Indicates network activity on GLAN Port 1 Ea NIC2 5 2 Indicates network activity on GLAN Port 2 Indicates an overheat condition in either one of the processors Overheat Power Fail ir Indicates a power supply failure SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual 6 3 System Fans Three 12 cm chassis cooling fans located between the serverboard and the drive bays provide cool air intake Devices other than hard drives may not need a cooling fan for that bay These hot plug fans should have their power cables connected to the SCSI backplane in order to provide indica tion of drive failure An ad
17. 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 f Warning Make sure you lift the lever completely when installing the CPU If the lever is only partly raised damage to the socket or CPU may result Empty socket With processor installed Lever Triangle Triangle locating pin 1 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual e hr i Figure 5 2b Heatsink Installation 5 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 3 Connecting Cables Now that the processors are installed the next step is to connect the cables to the serverboard These include the data ribbon cables for the peripherals and control panel and the power cables Connecting Data Cables The ribbon cables used to transfer data from the peripheral devices have been carefully routed in preconfigured systems to prevent them from 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 wh
18. the rack unit The next step is to install the server into the rack You should have two brackets in the rack mount kit Install these first keeping in mind that they are left right specific marked with L and R Then line up the rear of the chassis rails with the front of the rack rails Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails keeping the pressure even on both sides you may have to depress the locking tabs when inserting When the server has been pushed completely into the rack you should hear the locking tabs click Finish by inserting and tightening the 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 AA p A 2 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 5 Checking the Serverboard Setup After setting up the the 7043P 8R you will need to open the unit to make sure the serverboard is properly installed and all the connections have been made 1 Accessing the inside of the 7043P 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 th
19. 21 5 10 Onboard Indicators nior rrr eer rires 5 21 GLAN LEDS rer i ep RE e rea e na d eng e 5 21 5 11 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Drive and SCSI Connections 5 22 Parallel Port ContectoF aede err re rrr edo eden Floppy Conn Clit nea itte t rene tiri IDE Connectors o eere coser ree E er ERR b i ER dn ERR Ultra320 SCSI Connectors ecutive nde ee rr x 50 pin Legacy Ultra Wide SCSI Connector 5 12 Installing Software Drivets erret Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices s sse nennen 6 1 6 2 Front Control Patiel iei t arme tee eer e s 6 3 6 8 System FANS uada tese ED ERE REI RR HDR PAR EE ERR Dee REUS 6 4 auci 6 4 Replacing System Fans sse 6 4 6 4 Drive Bay Installation srice 6 5 SCSI Drives 6 5 Installing Components in the 5 1 4 Drive Bays esses 6 8 6 5 POWBESUDDIMuse nohis es cece cate canst ee I E A A TA Meet E EI Power Supply Fall tG tmt nettes Replacing the Power Supply Chapter 7 BIOS rogue b 7 1 7 2 Running Setups a nice PH ees 7 2 Table of Contents 7 3 Main BIOS Set p iue aee ceret D Pa dp dence b e etat 7 2 Os Advanced Setups ceo tecto ro Ret A en techos 7 6 735 SECUN aenean t rotes eri cb P nete tri 7 16 7 6 7 7 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages cii
20. 4k 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 A 1 SUPERSERVER 7043P 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 confi
21. 55h Enable USB devices 58h 2 2 8 1 Test for unexpected interrupts B 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POSTCode Description 59h 5Ah 5Bh 5Ch 60h 62h 64h 66h 67h 68h 69h 6Ah 6Bh 6Ch 6Eh 70h 72h 76h 7Ch 7Dh 7Eh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Ah 8Bh 8Ch 8Fh 90h 91h 92h 93h 95h 96h Initialize POST display service Display prompt Press F2 to enter SETUP Disable CPU cache Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB Test extended memory Test extended memory address lines Jump to UserPatch1 Configure advanced cache registers Initialize Multi Processor APIC Enable external and CPU caches Setup System Management Mode SMM area Display external L2 cache size Load custom defaults optional Display shadow area message Display possible high address for UMB recovery Display error messages Check for configuration errors Check for keyboard errors Set up hardware interrupt vectors Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs Late POST device initialization Detect and install external RS232 ports Configure non MCD IDE controllers Detect and install external parallel 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
22. 9 10 11 12 3 3V 3 3V COM 5V COM 5V COM PWR_OK 5VSB 12V 12V 3 3V 8 Pin 12v Power Supply Connector J15 Pins Definition 1 thru 4 5 thru 8 Ground 12v PWR LED Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 15 16 Vcc Control HDD LED Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 13 14 Vcc HD Active Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup NIC1 LED The NIC1 Network Interface Con troller LED connection is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF2 Attach the NIC1 LED cable to display net work activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC2 LED The NIC2 Network Interface Con troller LED connection is located on pins 9 and 10 of JF2 Attach the NIC2 LED cable to display net work activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat LED OH Connect an LED to the OH connec tion on pins 7 and 8 of JF2 to pro vide advanced 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 JF2 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF 2 Pin Number Definition 11 Vcc 12 GND NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 9 Vcc 10 GND Overheat OH LED Pin Definiti
23. DACK3 30 GND 31 IRQ14 32 lOCS16 33 Addr 1 34 GND 35 Addr 0 36 Addr 2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 GND 5 23 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual Ultra320 SCSI Connectors Refer to the table below for the pin definitions of the Ultra320 SCSI connectors located at JA1 and JA4 68 pin Ultra320 SCSI Connectors JA1 JA4 5 24 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 T 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 1 0 31 DB 8 65 DB 8 32 DB 9 66 DB 9 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 12 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 serverboard After inserting this CD into your CD ROM drive the display shown in Figure 5 8 shoul
24. L3 Cache This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the L3 cache gt DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display not a setting informing you of the event log validity Event Log Capacity This is a display not a setting informing you of the event log capacity View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark the DMI events as read 7 13 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual Clear All DMI Event Logs Select Yes and press lt Enter gt to clear all DMI event logs gt Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings COM Port Address Specifies to redirect the console to On board COMA or On board COMB This setting can also be Disabled BAUD Rate Select the BAUD rate for console redirection Console Type Choose from the available options to select the console type for console redirection Flow Control Choose from the available options to select the flow control for console redirection Console Connection Select the console connection either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST Choose whether to continue with
25. R 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 7043P 8R system has come to you with the processors and memory preinstalled If your system is not already fully integrated with a serverboard processors system memory etc please turn to the chapter or section noted in each step for details on installing specific components The 7043P 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 5 2 2 Unpacking the 7043P 8R You should inspect the box the SuperServer 7043P 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 7043P 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 7043P 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 Follo
26. SUPERO SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R USER SMANUAL 1 0b The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com SUPERMICRO COMPUTER reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO COMPUTER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and c
27. Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor s password which allows access to BIOS Set User Password When the item Set User Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up Password on Boot This setting allows you to require a password to be entered when the system boots up Options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required Fixed Disk Boot Sector This setting may offer some protection against viruses when set to Write Protect which protects the boot sector on the hard drive from having a virus written to it The other option is Normal 7 16 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 6 Power Choose Power from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Power setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing Enter All Power BIOS settings are described in this section Ph Main Advanced Security Powel ACPI Mode Yes Power Savings Customized Suspend Timeout Off Resume On Time Off Resume on Modem Ring Off Fl Help N select Item Change Vi Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select gt ACPI Mode Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management on your sy
28. V red Tachometer Caution These fan headers are DC power Speaker Connector Pin Definitions JD1 Pin Number Function Definition 4 Red wire Speaker data 5 Key No connection 6 Key 7 Speaker data Third Power Supply Fail Header Pin Definitions JP8 Pin Number Definition 1 P S 1 Fail Signal 2 P S 2 Fail Signal 3 P S 3 Fail Signal 4 Reset from MB Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Wake On LAN Wake On LAN Pin Definitions WOL The Wake On LAN header is des Pin ignated WOL See the table on the Number Definition R a 1 5V Standby right for pin definitions You must 2 Ground enable the LAN Wake Up setting in 2 Wake up BIOS to use this feature You must also have a LAN card with a Wake on LAN connector and cable Wake On Ring Wake on Ring Pin Definitions JWOR The Wake On Ring header is des Pin ignated JWOR This function al oo de a lows your computer to receive 2 Wake up and wake up by an incoming call to the modem when in suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature Keylock The keyboard lock connection is lo cated on JP35 Utilizing this header allows you to inhibit any actions made on the keyboard effectively locking it SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual 5 9 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumper
29. a board by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the serverboard add on cards and peripherals back into their anti static bags when not in use Unpacking The serverboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static pro tected SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual 5 2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation 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 X5DP8 G2 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 Note pictures below show 603 pin sockets 1 Lift the lever on the CPU socket Lift the lever completely or you will Socket lever damage the CPU socket when power is applied Install a processor into CPU 1 socket first 2 Install the CPU in the socket Make sure that pin 1 of the CPU is
30. a checklist of the main components included with the server system and describes the main features of the SUPER X5DP8 G2 serverboard and the SC942S 600 chassis which comprise the SuperServer 7043P 8R Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer 7043P 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 7043P 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 7043P 8R Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the X5DP8 G2 serverboard 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 serverboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC942S 600 server chas sis You should follow t
31. and any corrective action you may 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 e HDD Indicates IDE channel activity On the SuperServer 7043P 8R this LED indicates CD ROM drive activity when flashing NIC1 e NIC1 Indicates network activity on LAN1 when flashing e NIC2 Indicates network activity on LAN2 when flashing MO e Overheat Indicates a processor overheat condition This may 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 Chapter 3 System Interface M lt gt SA 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 indicate
32. anged in BIOS See Chapter 7 for details 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Onboard Controllers Ports One floppy drive controller and two onboard ATA 100 controllers are pro vided to support up to four hard drives or ATAPI devices The color coded I O ports include one COM port a parallel port a VGA 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 Figure 1 1 Intel E7501 Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram Please see Chapter 5 for details Processor 1 Proce BITE 533 400 MF Ports USB 1 1 Ports ICH3 S MCH SMBus An Superio Graphics L 266 MHz l P a e EE 3 2 Channel DDR SDRAM 1 8 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual 1 3 Server Chassis Features The SuperServer 7043P 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 SC942S 600 server chassis System Power The 7043P 8R features a triple redundant 600W power supply
33. assis 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 Right top cover Top left cover 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 7043P 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 loca tion in the rack keeping the sliding rail guide facing the inside of the rack Screw the assembly securely to the rack using the brackets provided Attach the other assembly to the other side of the rack making both are at the exact same height and with the rail guides facing inward 2 5 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual Installing the Server into the Rack You should now have rails attached to both the chassis and
34. attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays 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 to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Press F1 to resume lt F2 gt to Setup lt F3 gt for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message Press lt F1 gt to start the boot process or lt F2 gt to enter Setup and change the settings Press lt F3 gt 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 lt F2 gt 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 I2O 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 successful
35. ble teminate both SCSI channels If you wish to connect external SCSI devices you should disable termination for the channnel s you will be connecting them to See the table on the right for jumper settings Thermal Fan Enable Disable Thermal Fan Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP38 JP38 allows you to enable or disable Jumper the thermal fan When enabled the Position Definition y i Open Disabled fan will operate continuously When Closed Enabled disabled it will operate only when a predefined temperature threshold has been exceeded See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog Timer Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP37 The Watch Dog jumper located on meer pM JP37 allows you to enable or dis Position Definition Open Disabled able the Watch Dog feature The Closed Enabled default position is open to disable the Watch Dog timer When en abled Watch Dog can reboot your PC if an application is hung up or the system goes down See the table on the right for jumper set tings 5 20 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Third Power Supply Alarm Enable Disable Third Power Supply Alarm Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP9 The system will notify you in the Jumper event of a power supply failure Position Definition A o Disabled This feature assumes that three Blesed uepien po
36. bled and Extended 7 11 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual ECC Configuration This setting lets you enable or disable ECC Error Correction and Checking The options are ECC and Disabled ECC Error Type This setting lets you select which type of interrupt will be activated as a result of an ECC error The options are None NMI Non Maskable Interrupt SMI System Management Interrupt and SCI System Control Interrupt SERR Signal Condition This setting specifies the conditions required to qualify as an ECC error Options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both gt Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Frequency Ratio This setting allows you to specify the value of tthe internal frequency multiplier of the processor which is used to determine the processor speed Options are x8 x16 x17 x18 x19 x20 x21 x22 x23 and x24 Fast String Operations This setting allows you to Enable or Disable fast string operations Compatible FPU Code This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the compatible FPU code 7 12 Chapter 7 BIOS Split Lock Operations This setting allows you to Enable or Disable split lock operations Hyper threading This setting allows you to Enable or Disable hyper threading Enabling hyper threading results in increased CPU performance
37. bs Le aes trees cover eA enable aia 3 3 3 4 SCSI Drive Carrier LEDS oo cccccccsceccsscessseccssseccssecesseescsseeeceecesseeeesseees 3 3 3 5 LAN Ethernet Port LEDs nter nnne ire 3 3 vi Table of Contents Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 Electrical Safety Pre cautions oreet 4 1 General Safety Precautions ae ree eee dde 4 2 ESD Safety PIecautlolis ooo eerie ear b IRI ERR 4 3 Operating Precautions onte ce eate ct e een tet eie 4 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 5 8 Handling the X5DP8 G2 Serverboard sss 5 1 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation seeee 5 2 Connecting GCabl68 rei en p ER n aa ER saan Connecting Data Cables Connecting Power Cables ceeseseceseeseeseceecseceeeeaeeaeeaetsesseeeeteaeeaeeaes 5 5 Connecting the Control Panel rette 5 6 VO CMM 5 7 Installing Memory eorr ient tenere oett enr 5 7 Adding POI Gatds rr netter rente irri tree Ite re tien 5 9 Motherboard Details rrr oic ri eren decree itera 5 10 X5DP8 G2 LAYOUT iier teer e rte ed iS cuni 5 10 X5DP8 G2 Quick Referehice ani eee pezen nepos 5 11 Connector Definitions ATX Power Connection n nci oie tiene E EE EE 5 12 PWR SEG Gonrnection s eerie tierra ether e Fe en A RR 5 12 Power bED nee Ato a i e ido Lebe 5 12 DDB EED 2c nct tuning de 5 12 NIGT dM zio AM 5 13
38. d appear If this display does not appear double click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CD ROM drive Finally double click on the S Setup icon SUPERMICRO ESDES sen boord me Be Toni Ehini eol al Intel ETSSTT ciger IHF ei SUPERMICRe A Baoi Disect B1 Drivers amp Tals intel E7 amp U1 fs n ATI aapi diee Chipset na X5pPE pipes e Braa CT Heal Stt Up Meat Tim For mere adoration please vicit SLIPEFSMICRET S past tlg RGR Computer In Figure 5 8 Driver Tool Installation Display 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 you to view the entire contents of the CD 5 25 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual Notes 5 26 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 SC942S 600 chassis Following the component installation steps in the order given will eliminate most common problems If some steps are unnecessary skip ahead to the step that follows Refer to Chapter 2 for instructions on installing the system as a 4U rackmount Tools Required The only tool you will need is a Philips screwdriver 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices Static electrical discharge can damage electronic components To prevent damage to any printed circuit board
39. ditional heavy duty 12 cm exhaust fan at the rear of the chassis pulls the cooling air through the system and expels the hot air Each of the three power supply modules also has a cooling fan Fan Failure Under normal operation all three chassis fans the exhaust fan and the power supply fans run continuously If the power supply fan fails the power fail LED on the control panel will illuminate The system can operate with the reamining two power supply modules but you should replace the failed power supply as soon as possible The three chassis cooling fans not the exhaust fan are hot swappable and can be replaced without pow ering 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 The 12 cm exhaust fan is in a housing that can be removed from the chassis but it is not hot swappable see Figure 6 3 To replace a failed chassis cooling fan first remove the top left chassis cover by removing the two screws from the back lip of the top left cover Then push in the release tab on the cover and push it toward the rear of the chassis until it stops after moving about v2 inch 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 fo
40. 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 B 4 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POSTCode Description CBh CCh CDh CEh D2h Redirect Int 13h to Memory Technologies Devices such as ROM RAM PCMCIA and serial disk Redirect Int 10h to enable remote serial video Re map I O and memory for PCMCIA Initialize digitizer and display message Unknown interrupt The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POSTCode Description EOh Eth E2h E3h E4h E5h E6h E7h E8h E9h EAh EBh ECh EDh EEh EFh FOh Fih F2h F3h F4h F5h F6h F7h Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize system timer Initialize system I O Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS ROM Go to BIOS Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Shadow Boot Block System memory test Initialize interrupt vectors Initialize Run Time Clock Initialize video Initialize System Management Manager Output 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
41. dule until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above 5 7 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual Memory Support The X5DP8 G2 only supports ECC registered DDR 266 200 MHz SDRAM memory lf you are using 533 MHz front side bus processors s you must use DDR 266 SDRAM f you are using 400 MHz front side bus processors s you may use either DDR 266 or DDR 200 SDRAM Figure 5 5a Side View of DIMM Installation into Slot Notch gt ires Note Notch ios 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 igh Ll Release Tab Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 6 Adding PCI Cards 1 PCI slots The X5DP8 G2 has two 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X slots one 64 bit 100 MHz PCI X slot three 64 bit 33 MHz PCI X slots and one SXB Super Extended Bus slot 2 PCI card installation Before installing a PCI add on card make sure you install it into a slot that supports the speed of the card see step 1 above Begin by swinging the release tab on the I O backpanel shield out to the left for the PCI slot Insert the PCI card into the correct slot on the serverboa
42. e 7043P 8R has three 5 1 4 drive bays located above the SCSI drive bays Components such as a floppy drive IDE hard drives CD ROM drives or additional SCSI drives in an optional mobile rack unit can be installed in these 5 1 4 drive bays SCSI drives installed here should be connected to the JA4 SCSI channel B connector on the serverboard 2 Mounting components in the drive bays First power down the system and then remove the top left chassis cover to access the drive components With the cover off remove the two or four screws that secure the drive carrier to the chassis one side only then push the entire empty drive carrier out from the back Adding a CD ROM drive remove the guide plate from right side of the empty drive carrier and screw it into the right side of the CD ROM drive using the holes provided see Figure 6 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 scre
43. e PCI Bus Mastering devices B 1 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual POSTCode Description 14h Initialize keyboard controller 16h 1 2 2 8 BIOS ROM checksum 17h Initialize cache before memory Auto size 18h 8254 timer initialization 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 20h 1 8 1 1 Test DRAM refresh 22h 1 3 1 3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller 24h Set ES segment register to 4 GB 28h Auto size DRAM 29h Initialize POST Memory Manager 2Ah Clear 512 kB base RAM 2Ch 1 3 4 1 RAM failure on address line xxxx 2Eh 1 3 4 3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus 2Fh Enable cache before system BIOS shadow 32h Test CPU bus clock frequency 33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager 36h Warm start shut down 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot 42h Initialize interrupt vectors 45h POST device initialization 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 47h Initialize 120 support 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices 4Ah Initialize all video 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
44. ed The options are DOS or Other for Unix Novellle NetWare and other operating systems Local Bus IDE Adapter Use this setting to enable the integrated local bus IDE adapter Options are Disable Primary Secondary and Both P Cache Memory Access the submenu for this item to specify one of the following actions for various sections of cache memory Uncache Write Protect Write Back Write Through or Disable See the Item Specific Help window for details fF 1 O Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Power Loss Control This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power Options are Stay Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog This setting is for enabling the Watch Dog feature The options are Enabled and Disabled KBC Clock Input Use this setting to set the clock frequency for the keyboard Options are 6 MHz 8 MHz and 12 MHz 7 9 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual Serial Port A This setting allows you to assign control of serial port A The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for serial port A The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt Select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port A Options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Serial Port B This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B The options
45. en lift the cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server 2 Check the CPUs processors You should have one or two processors already installed into the serverboard Each processor should have its own heatsink attached See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor installation 3 CPU clock ratio setting The CPU speed should be automatically detected If not you will need to set the correct speed with the BIOS Setup utility See the Frequency Ratio setting in BIOS Chapter 7 to set the processor speed 4 Check the system memory Your 7043P 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 2 7 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual Accessing the Inside of the 7043P 8R Figure 2 6 NESSRSECENCESUES poco 2 8 Chapter 2 Server Installation 6 Check all cable connections and airflow Make sure all power and data cables are properly connected and not blocking the chassis airflow See Chapter 5 for details on cable connec tions 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 bee
46. en routing the cables The following data cables with their motherboard connector locations noted should be con nected See the serverboard layout figure in this chapter for connector locations IDE Device Cables IDEs IDE 2 Floppy Drive Cable JP7 Ultra 320 LVD SCSI Cables JA1 JA4 Control Panel Cable JF2 see next page Connecting Power Cables The X5DP8 G2 has a 24 pin primary power supply connector designated ATX Power for connection to the ATX power supply Connect the appropriate connector from the power supply to the ATX Power connector to supply power to the serverboard The Secondary ATX Power Connector at J15 must also be connected to your power supply See the Connector Definitions section in this chapter for power connector pin definitions SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual Connecting the Control Panel JF2 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 Please note that even and odd numbered pins are on opposite sides of each header All JF2 wires have been bundled into single ribbon cable to simplify their connection Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 as marked on the board The other end connects to the Control Panel printed circuit board located just behind the system status LEDs in the chassis See the Connector Definitions section in this chapter for details and pin
47. es 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 7043P 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 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 7043P 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 ch
48. guration 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 diskette 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 A 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 ServerBlOS2 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 c
49. h 34h 35h 52h 53h 54h 55h 56h 57h 98h 99h 9Ah 9Bh and 9Ch 9Dh 7 20 Chapter 7 BIOS P Processor Info ROM Data Highlight this and hit Enter to see PIR data on the following items Header Info Processor Data Processor Core Data L3 Cache Data Package Data Part Number Data Thermal Reference Data Feature Data Other Data OEM Data P Hardware Monitor Logic Highlight this and hit Enter to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature System Temperature CPU Fan1 CPU1 Chassis Fan CPU Fan2 CPU2 Chassis Fan Chassis Fan 1 7 21 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual Chassis Fan 2 Processor Vcore 3 3V Standby 3 3V Vcc 5V Vcc 12V Vcc 1 8V Vcc 12V Vcc 7 9 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section Phot Main Advanced Security Power Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes F1 Help Tl select Item Change Esc Exit 2 Select Menu Enter Select 7 22 Chapter 7 BIOS Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defau
50. he 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 7043P 8R Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manual ciere ridet cec cid deve eu iii M ri al OrdanizatiOlic se codes testet E rrr per ID eA TL errs et iii Chapter 1 Introduction ds 2ONXOIVIOWL scie odeur celi E A ease atdusaeiases 1 1 1 2 Mainboard F6at resno uta netter eei ea erroe reci eese ia 1 2 123 Server Chassis Fealutes o aite rosae red 1 4 1 4 Contacting SUpermicro io e epi iden atte One DUE 1 6 Chapter 2 Quick Setup MESI m 2 1 2 2 Unpacking the SuperWorkstation 7043P 8R ssssssseee 2 1 2 8 Preparing for Setup essent enne nnne trennen 2 1 2 4 Installing the SuperWorkstation 7043P 8R into a Rack es 2 3 2 5 Checking the Serverboard Setup nesrin 2 7 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup aet etes 2 9 Chapter 3 System Interface 39 1 OVE Wenrann hanm ae taenniiese emiten niei dea ntdiin Te aq 3 1 3 2 Control Panel BulttOtis eic eirian at eae raae ana texere nace 3 1 3 3 Power allicere o
51. hlight and press lt Enter gt to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of devices in the Item Specific Help window CD ROM Drive See details on how to change the order and specs of the CD ROM drive in the Item Specific Help window Hard Drive Highlight and press lt Enter gt to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of hard drives in the Item Specific Help window 7 19 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual 7 8 PIR Choose PIR from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing lt Enter gt PIR stands for Processor Info ROM which allows BIOS to read certain information from the processors Options for PIR settings are displayed by highlighting the setting option using the arrow keys and pressing lt Enter gt All PIR BIOS Setup options are described in this section Phot Main Advanced Security Power Select the Processor s PIR Select the Thermal Unit P Processor Info ROM Data gt Hardware Monitor Logic Fl Help Tl select Item Change Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select Select the Processor s PIR Selects the processor PIR Options are AOh A1h A2h A3h A4h A5h A6h A7h A8h A8h AAh ABh ACh ADh and AEh AFh Select the Thermal Unit Selects the thermal unit Options are 30h 31h 32h 33
52. in Advanced Security Power Quick Boot Mode Enabled Quiet Boot Disabled P PCI PnP Configuration b Cache Memory gt I O Device Configuration gt Advanced Chipset Control b Advanced Processor Options gt DMI Event Logging P Console Redirection Fl Help Tl select Item Change Ve Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select gt Quick Boot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed Quiet Boot This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the diagnostic screen during boot up 7 6 Chapter 7 BIOS gt PCI PnP Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Onboard LAN1 OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the ability to boot from LAN1 The options are Enabled and Disabled Onboard LAN2 OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the ability to boot from LAN2 The options are Enabled and Disabled Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled Installed OS This setting allows you to choose which operating system you are using to run the system Options are Other Win95 Win98 WinMe and Win2000 NT4 Installation Workaround When enabled this setting provides a workaround for the absent floppy drive during NT4 insta
53. in nennen A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Gods 4e eei ete ee B 1 Appendix C System Specifications eseesseeeeseeeeeeennenns C 1 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual Notes Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Overview The Supermicro SuperServer 7043P 8R is a high end dual processor server that can be utilized either in a tower or in a rackmount configuration The SuperServer 7043P 8R is comprised of two main subsystems the SC942S 600 high end server chassis and the X5DP8 G2 dual Xeon processor serverboard Please refer to our web site for information on operating Systems that have been certified for use with the SuperServer 7043P 8R In addition to the serverboard and chassis various hardware components have been included with the SuperServer 7043P 8R as listed below Up to two 2 604 603 pin Xeon processors optional Two 2 active CPU heatsinks Fan 042CF Two 2 heatsink retention clip assemblies SKT 095E 604 Up to 16 GB ECC registered DDR 266 SDRAM main memory optional One 1 1 44 floppy drive Three 3 5 25 drive bays One 1 ribbon cable for IDE CD ROM One 1 USB 2 0 cable for front side access Two 2 mobile rack units CSE M35S with dual channel SCA SCSI backplanes Ten 10 SCA 1 inch high SCSI drive carriers SCSI Accessories Two 2 internal 68 pin Ultra320 SCSI cables for SCA SCSI backplane One 1 set of SCSI driver diskettes One 1 SCSI manual 1 1
54. ive s capacity number of heads etc a number from 1 39 to select a predetermined type of hard drive CD ROM and ATAPI Removable Multi Sector Transfers Select the number of transfer sectors Options are 2 4 6 8 and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines whether Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Primary Master Device via LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 bit I O Selects 32 bit I O operation Options are Enabled and Disabled Transfer Mode Selects the transfer mode Options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIO3 Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode Selects Ultra DMA Mode Options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being present in the system Extended Memory This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as being present in the system 7 5 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual 7 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing lt Enter gt Options for PIR settings are displayed by highlighting the setting option using the arrow keys and pressing lt Enter gt All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section Phi Ma
55. key to save the data System Date Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the lt Enter gt key to save the data 7 3 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in Legacy Diskette B This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette B The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in P Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave These settings allow the user to set the parameters of the IDE Primary Master Slave and IDE Secondary Master Slave slots Hit Enter to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the sub menu are Phoenix BIOS Setup Utilit Main Advanced Security Powe Type Auto Multi Sector Transfer 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control Enabled 32 bit I O Enabled Transfer Mode Fast PIO 4 Ultra DMA Mode Disabled F1 Help Tl Select Item Change Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select 7 4 Chapter 7 BIOS Type Selects the type of IDE hard drive The options are Auto allows BIOS to automatically determine the hard dr
56. lent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions CD ROM Laser CAUTION this server may have come equipped with a CD ROM drive To prevent direct exposure to the laser beam and hazardous radiation exposure do not open the enclosure or use the unit in any unconventional way 4 2 General Safety Precautions A Follow these rules to ensure general safety Keep the area around the SuperServer 7043P 8R clean and free of clutter The SuperServer 7043P 8R weighs approximately 59 lbs When lifting the system two people at either end should lift slowly with their feet spread out to distribute the weight Always keep your back straight and lift with your legs Place the chassis top side cover and any system components that have been removed away from the system or on a table so that they won t accidentally be stepped on While working on the system do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and unbuttoned shirt sleeves which can come into contact with electrical circuits or be pulled into a cooling fan Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body which are excellent metal conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact with printed circuit boards or areas 4 2 Chapter 4 System Safety where power is present After accessing the inside of the system close the system back up and if rackmoun
57. llation Options are Enabled and Disabled Reset Configuration Data If set to Yes this setting clears the Extended System Configuration Data area Options are Yes and No SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual P PCI Slot Configuration PCI PCIX Frequency Slot 1 3 Use this setting to change the speed of PCI PCIX slots 1 though 3 Options are Auto 33 MHz 66 MHz 100 MHz and 133 MHz PCI PCIX Frequency Slot 4 Use this setting to change the speed of PCI PCIX slot 4 Options are Auto 33 MHz 66 MHz 100 MHz and 133 MHz PCI PCIX Frequency Slot 5 Use this setting to change the speed of PCI PCIX slot 5 Options are Auto 33 MHz 66 MHz 100 MHz and 133 MHz PCI PCIX Frequency Slot 6 Use this setting to change the speed of PCI PCIX slot 6 Options are Auto 33 MHz 66 MHz 100 MHz and 133 MHz P PCI Device Slot 1 Slot 6 Access the submenu for each of the six settings above to make changes to the following Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM Options are Enabled and Disabled Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master Options are Enabled and Disabled Latency Timer This setting allows you to enable the Latency Timer Options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00A0h 00COh and OOEOh 7 8 Chapter 7 BIOS Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large hard drives are to be access
58. lts Highlight this item and hit Enter to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility 7 23 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual Notes 7 24 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 6
59. ly copied to shadow RAM AS SUPERSERVER 7043P 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 occurs during POST the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 continuous long beep no memory detected Terminal POST Errors If a terminal type of error occurs BIOS will shut down the system Before doing so BIOS will write the error to port 80h attempt to initialize video and write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h POSTCode Description 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag OAh Initialize CPU registers OBh Enable CPU cache OCh Initialize caches to initial POST values OEh Initialize I O 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 Initializ
60. n made 1 Accessing the drive bays All drives can be accessed from the front of the server For servicing the CD ROM IDE hard drives and floppy drives you will need to remove the top left chassis cover The SCSI disk drives can be installed and removed from the front of the chassis without removing any chassis covers 2 Installing components into the 5 25 drive 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 installed 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 2 9 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual 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 6 Supplying power to the system The last thing you must do is to provide input power to the system Plug the p
61. 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 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual Notes Appendix C System Specifications Appendix C System Specifications Processors Single or dual 604 603 pin Intel Xeon processors to 2 80 GHz 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 Intel E7501 chipset BIOS 4 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM Operating Systems Supported Windows NT Windows 2000 Solaris Netware SCO UNIX and Linux 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 SCSI Controller Adaptec AIC 7902 for dual channel Ultra320 onboard SCSI Peripheral Drives Bays One 1 3 5 floppy drive Two 2 5 1 4 drive bays Ten 10 3 5 x 1 SCSI drive bays Expansion Slots Chassis Seven 7 I O chassis slots Motherboard total of six 6 PCI X slots including one 1 SXB slot
62. onflict 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 System Extended or Shadow memory A 3 SUPERSERVER 7043P 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 more 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
63. ons JF2 Pin Number Definition 7 Vcc 8 GND Power Fail LED Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 5 Vcc 6 GND SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF2 At tach it to the hardware reset Switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF2 Momentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This 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 for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is lo cated at JL1 Attach the appropri ate cable to inform you of a chas sis intrusion Universal Serial Bus USBO0 1 Two Universal Serial Bus ports are located beside the PS 2 key board mouse ports USBO is the bottom connector and USB1 is the top connector See the table on the right for pin definitions 5 14 Reset Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 3 4 Ground Reset Power Button Connector Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 1 2 PW ON Ground Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions
64. ower cord 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 each LAN Ethernet port These LEDs are to keep you constantly informed of the overall status of the system and the activity and health of specific components There are also three 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 off button an NMI Non Maskable Interrupt button and a reset button e POWER This is the main power button which is used to apply or turn off the main system power Turning off system power with this button removes the main power but keeps standby power supplied to the system RESET o RESET Use the reset button to reboot the system SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual 3 3 Control Panel LEDs The control panel located on the front of the SC942S 600 chassis has six LEDs that provide you with critical information related to different parts of the system This section explains what each LED indicates when illumi nated
65. ows you to enable or disable Jumper the VGA port The default position Position Definition i 1 2 Enabled is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA 2 3 Disabled See the table on the right for jumper settings Front Side Bus Speed Front Side Bus Speed Jumper Settings JP39 JP39 is used to set the system Jumper front side bus speed for the pro Position Definition Iti k hi Pins 1 2 Auto cessors t is best to keep this Pins2 3 400 MHz jumper set to Auto This jumper is Open 533 Mhz used together with the CPU Clock setting in BIOS See the table on the right for jumper settings SCSI Enable Disable SCSI Enable Disable Jumper Settings The SCSI Termination jumper at JP22 JP22 allows you to enable or dis Jumper e Position Definition able the onboard SCSI controller Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled The normal default position is on pins 1 2 to enable SCSI termina tion See the table on the right for jumper settings 5 19 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual SCSI Termination Enable SCSI Channel Termination Disable Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPA1 JPA2 Jumpers JPA1 and JPA2 allow you Jumper to enable or disable termination for Positi n Definition sg Open Enabled the individual SCSI channels Closed Disabled Jumper JPA1 controls SCSI channel A and JPA2 controls SCSI channel B The normal default setting is open to ena
66. pikes 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 7043P 8R into a Rack This section provides information on installing the SuperServer 7043P 8R into a rack unit If the 7043P 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 sembly procedure will differ slightly The following is a guideline for install ing the 7043P 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 optional 7043P 8R rackmount kit CSE PT26 or CSE PT26B black in cludes two rack rail assemblies Each of these assemblies consist of three sections an inner fixed chassis rail that secures to the 7043P 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 handl
67. r these fans has been designed to detach automatically 3 Installing a new system fan Replace the failed fan with an identical one available from Supermicro Install and reassemble it in the fan housing then plug the housing back into its slot it should click into place when fully inserted Check that the fan is working properly and replace the top left side chassis panel 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 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 Y2 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 SCSI drive IDs are preconfigured as 0 through 9 in order from bottom to top or from left to right if rackmounted Note You must use standard 1 high 80 pin SCA SCSI drives in the SuperServer 7043P 8R 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
68. rate outside of the operating system Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 1 cD 6 DSR 2 RD T RTS 3 TD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Note Pin 10 is included on the header but not on the port PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions J9 Pin Number Definition 1 Data 2 NC 3 Ground 4 VCC 5 Clock 6 NC SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual Fan Headers The X5DP8 G2 has six CPU and chassis fan headers Designa tions include CPU Fant CPU Fan2 CPU1 Chassis Fan CPU2 Chassis Fan Chassis Fani Chassis Fan2 and Overheat Fan See the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED Speaker NMI On the JDI header pins 1 3 are for a power LED pins 4 7 are for the speaker and pins 8 9 are for the NMI connection See the table on the right for speaker pin defini tions Note The speaker connec tor pins are for use with an exter nal speaker f you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Third Power Supply Fail Header Connect a cable from your power supply to the JP8 header to pro vide warning of power supply fail ure This warning signal is passed through the PWR LED pin on JF2 to indicate of a power fail ure on the chassis See the table on the right for pin definitions Fan Header Pin Definitions Pin Number Definition 2 3 1 Ground black 12
69. rd pushing down with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card Finish by pushing the release tab back to its original locked position Follow this procedure when adding a card to other slots SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual 5 7 Serverboard Details Figure 5 7 SUPER X5DP8 G2 Layout not drawn to scale Keyboard J9 L JP40 ATX PWR CONN i E Keybo se _ SUPER X5DP8 G2 s I BANK 1 Chassis Fan4 USB 0 1 DIMM 1B CPU1 Fan con DIMM 2A JF2 BANK 2 DIMM 2B esl CPU 1 JP9 DIMM 3A Y AME 3 qu 5 DIMM 3B JP8 E DIMM 4A Chassis Fan3 BANK 4 VGA DIMM 4B USB4 Battery J327 GLAM Rage x CPU 2 GLAN2 Chassis Fan2 Overheat Fan MCH sui veut CPU2 Fan Ps s38 JP7 JP17 Bus 1B 133 MHz PCI X 6 gt a ICH3 a s JP18 Bus 1A 133 MHz PCI X 5 w w zala 04 P64H2 ups9 wy JP19 Bus 2A 100 MHz PCI X 4 aa 53 IPMI JP35 L3 JP11 E JP20 Bus 2B 66 MHz PCI X 3 EP17 BIOS S B E P64H2 4x S JP21 Bus 2B 66 MHz PCI X 2 AIC 7902 a com2 JPA2L 3 g JP23 Bus 2B 66 MHz PCI X
70. rol the Setup program can be activated in one of two Ways 1 By pressing Delete immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activate the main Setup menu Press the Delete key to enter Setup 7 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu Use the Left Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting Press the Esc key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus Items that use submenus are indicated with the f icon With the item highlighted press the Enter key to access the submenu 7 2 Chapter 7 BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu Phoenix BIO Main Advanced Security Powel System Time 16 19 20 System Date 02 02 02 Legacy Diskette A 1 44 1 25 Legacy Diskette B Not Instal gt Primary Master fi gt Primary Slave Nc gt Secondary Master CI Secondary Slave NK System Memory 256 MB Extended Memory 3967 KB F1 Help TL Select Item Change Esc Exit 2 Select Menu Enter Select Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the lt Enter gt
71. ry 2 Removing the power supply First unplug the power cord from the failed power supply module Then press the locking tab on the module and pull the unit completely out 3 Installing a new power supply module Replace the failed unit with another unit having the exact same part number SP302 TS Gently but firmly push the new unit all the way into the open bay Secure it to the chassis using the locking tab Finish by replacing the chassis left top cover and then plugging the power cord back into the new module you just added SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual Notes Chapter 7 BIOS Chapter 7 BIOS 7T 1 Introduction This chapter describes the PhoenixBIOS Setup utility for the X5DP8 G2 The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to the Manual Download area of the Supermicro web site lt http www supermicro com gt for any changes to BIOS that may not be reflected in this manual System BIOS The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM PC XT AT and PS 2 compatible computers The PhoenixBIOS flash chip stores the System parameters such type of disk drives video displays etc in the CMOS The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power When the computer is turned off a
72. s PCBs it is important to handle them very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its anti static bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the serverboard add on cards and peripherals back into their anti static bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides ex cellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the serverboard Unpacking The serverboard is shipped in antistatic packaging When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 6 1 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual Chassis Front View Figure 6 1 System Reset System LEDs Main Power Floppy Drive Bay gt 51 4 Drive Bays SCSI Drive Bays 10 CH B Drive 1 2 3 4 5 left to right T THESE pee 1 ML kan ums 5E Se FT EIL OR 1N 3 Ms ban ami cs nr e T FT E ELE IT JTLP oe ee ee o AM Ee Fan Fail LED Overheat LED CH A Drive 1 2 3 4 5 left to right LEE L TIU Behe S d xL TEE eas Sas JE it LL IEEE Ta FT RE RU E LERTERT 1 JE i
73. s Connector 321 Pins To modify the operation of the s I serverboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins 3 2 1 to change the function of the Sar BA connector Pin 1 is identified Pin 1 2 short with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the serverboard 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 Jumper Cap I 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 disconnected short the CMOS pads with a metal object such as a small screwdriver 3 Remove the screwdriver or shorting device 4 Reconnect the power cord s and power on the system Note Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup GLAN Enable Disable GUAN Enable Disable Jumper Settings JD4 Change the setting of jumper JD4 Jumper to enable or disable the onboard Position Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled GLAN ports GLAN1 and GLAN2 Pins 2 3 Disabled on the serverboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled VGA Enable Disable VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP4 JP4 all
74. s 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 is needed to activate the red LEDs which indicate a drive failure Please refer to Chapter 6 for instruc tions on replacing failed SCSI drives 3 5 LAN Ethernet Port LEDs The two LAN Ethernet ports located beside the VGA port each have a yellow and a green LED The yellow left LED indicates activity while the other right LED may be green orange or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the tables below for the functions associated with these LEDs Gb LAN Left LED Gb LAN Right LED Indicator Indicator LED LED Color Definition Color Definition Off Not Active Off No Connection Yellow Active Green 100 MHz Orange 1GHz SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual Notes Chapter 4 System Safety Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 Electrical Safety Precautions A Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the SuperServer 7043P 8R from damage Be aware of the locations of the power on off switch on the chassis as well as the room s emergency power off switch disconnection switch or electrical outlet If an electrical accident occurs you can then quickly remove power from the system Do not work alone when working with high voltage components Power
75. 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 with powered on electrical equipment This is to avoid making a complete circuit which will cause electrical shock Use extreme caution when using metal tools which can easily damage any electrical components or circuit boards they come into contact with Do not use mats designed to decrease electrostatic discharge as protection from electrical shock Instead use rubber mats that have been specifically designed as electrical insulators 4 1 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual The power supply power cord must include a grounding plug and must be plugged into grounded electrical outlets Serverboard 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 serverboard This battery must be replaced only with the same or an equiva
76. sion Header Overheat LED Floppy Disk Drive Connector Third Power Supply Fail Header Keylock Switch Connector Alarm Reset Switch Wake on Ring Header SCSI Active LED Header Onboard Speaker Header Universal Serial Bus Ports Headers VGA Display Monitor Port Wake on LAN Header 5 11 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual 5 8 Connector Definitions ATX Power Connection The X5DP8 G2 power supply con nector meets the SSI Superset ATX 24 pin specification how ever it also supports a 20 pin power supply connector Make sure that the orientation of the PS connector is correct See the table on the right for pin defini tions PWR SEC Connection In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above the Secondary 12v 8 pin J15 connec tor must also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED The Power LED connection is lo cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF2 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED The HDD LED for IDE and SCSI Disk Drives connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF2 Attach the IDE hard drive LED cable to these pins to display disk activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 5 12 ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 13 3 3V 12V COM PS_ON COM COM COM Res NC 5V 5V 5V COM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
77. stem Options are Yes and No Power Savings This setting sets the degree of power saving for the system The options are Disabled Customized Maximum Power Savings and Maximum Performance Customized allows you to alter the other two modes 7 17 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual Suspend Timeout Use this setting to specify the period of system inactivity to transpire before entering the suspend state Options are Off 5 min 10 min 15 min 20 min 30 min 40 min and 60 min Resume on Time Select either Off or On which will wake the system up at the time specified in the next setting Resume Time Use this setting to specify the time you want the system to wake up the above setting must be set to On Enter the time with the number keys Resume on Modem Ring Use this setting to enable or disable the WOR Wake on Ring feature Options are On and Off 7 18 Chapter 7 BIOS 7T 7 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Highlighting a setting with a or will expand or collapse that entry See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section Phi Main Advanced Security Power Removable Devices CD ROM Drive Hard Drive Fl Help TL Select Item Change Ve Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select gt Removable Devices Hig
78. ted secure it to the rack unit with the retention screws after ensuring that all connections have been made 4 3 ESD Precautions A Electrostatic discharge ESD is generated by two objects with different electrical charges coming into contact with each other An electrical discharge is created to neutralize this difference which can damage electronic components and printed circuit boards The following measures are generally sufficient to neutralize this difference before contact is made to protect your equipment from ESD Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Keep all components and printed circuit boards PCBs in their antistatic bags until ready for use Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing which may retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the serverboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use 4 3 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the serverboard 4 4 Operating Precautions A Care m
79. that consists of three separate power supply modules These modules all share the load and run continuously If any of the three fail the remaining two pick up the load and keep the system running without interruption A failed power supply module will illuminate the power fail LED The power supply modules are all hot swappable so you don t have to power down the system to replace a module SCSI Subsystem The SCSI subsystem supports up to 10 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 with SAF TE The SCSI drives are also hot swap units A RAID controller card can be used with the SCA backplanes to provide data secu rity Note The operating system you use must have RAID support to en able the hot swap capability of the SCSI drives Front Control Panel The SuperServer 7043P 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 14 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 O Backplane The SC942S 600 is an ATX form factor chassis that can be used as a tower or mounted in a 4U rackmount configuration The I O backplane pro vides seven motherboard expansion slots one COM port a parallel port a VGA port two USB ports PS 2 mouse
80. ust be taken to assure that all chassis covers are in place when the 7043P 8R is operating to ensure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 7043P 8R system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed 4 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install processors and heatsinks to the X5DP8 G2 serverboard connect the data and power cables and install add on cards All serverboard jumpers and connections are de scribed and a layout and quick reference chart are included in this chapter Remember to close the chassis completely when you have finished working on the serverboard to protect and cool the system sufficiently 5 1 Handling the X5DP8 G2 Serverboard 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 serverboard can cause it to bend if handled improperly which may result in damage To prevent the serverboard from bending keep one hand under the center of the board to support it when handling The following measures are gener ally sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its anti static bag Handle
81. ustomer 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 It provides information for the installation and use of the SuperServer 7043P 8R Installation and maintainance should be performed by experi enced technicians only The SuperServer 7043P 8R is a high end dual processor 4U tower rackmount server based on the SC942S 600 4U rackmount server chassis and the X5DP8 G2 a dual processor serverboard that supports single or dual Intel Xeon processors up to 3 06 GHz at a Front Side System Bus speed of 533 400 MHz and up to 16 GB DDR 266 PC2100 SDRAM main memory Manual Organization Chapter 1 Introduction The first chapter provides
82. w 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 7043P 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 IN Rack Precautions Ensure that the leveling jacks on the bottom of the rack are fully extended to the floor with the full weight of the rack resting on them In single rack installation stabilizers should be attached to the rack In multiple rack installations the racks should be coupled together Always make sure the rack is stable before extending a component from the rack You should extend only one component at a time extending two or more 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 s
83. wer supply units are installed in the chassis with one acting as a backup If you only have one or two power supply units installed you should disable this with JP9 to prevent false alarms See the table on the right for jumper set tings 5 10 Onboard Indicators GLAN1 GLAN2 LEDs 1 Gb LAN Right LED Indicator Each of the Ethernet ports located LED u beside the VGA port have two zo COT LEDs The yellow LED indicates Green 100 MHz Orange 1GHz activity while the other LED may be green orange or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the table on the right for the func tions associated with this second LED 5 21 SUPERSERVER 7043P 8R Manual 5 11 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 Printer Port Pin Definitions 47 Parallel Printer Port Pin Number Function Pin Number Function Connector 1 Strobe 2 Auto Feed 3 Data Bit 0 4 Error 5 Data Bit 1 6 Init The parallel printer port is lo 7 DataBit2
84. ws 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 7043P 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 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 with 100 to 220 volt inputs The power modules are PFC Power Factor Correction compliant Power Supply Failure If a power supply module fails an LED in the control panel as well as one on the back of the failed power module will illuminate to notify you of a power failure Replacing the Power Supply 1 Accessing the power supply You do not need to power down the system to replace a power module on the 7043P 8R Power supply modules can be removed from the back of the chassis access to the inside is unnecessa

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