SUPER MICRO Computer 5015A-EHF User Manual

SUPER

SUPERSERVER

5015A-EHF

®

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0b

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Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians. It pro­vides information for the installation and use of the SuperServer 5015A-EHF. Instal­lation and maintainance should be performed by experienced technicians only.

The SuperServer 5015A-EHF is a single processor 1U mini rackmount server
based on the SC502L-200B server chassis and the Intel® Atom™ X7SPE-HF
motherboard.

Manual Organization

Preface

Chapter 1: Introduction

The fi rst chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the
server system and describes the main features of the Super X7SPE-HF mother­board and the SC502L-200B chassis.

Chapter 2: Server Installation

This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer 5015A-EHF
into a rack and check out the server confi guration prior to powering up the system. If
your server was ordered without the processor and memory components, this chap­ter will refer you to the appropriate sections of the manual for their installation.

Chapter 3: System Interface

Refer to this chapter 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.

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 5015A-EHF.

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Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup

Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the X7SPE-HF motherboard, including
the locations and functions of connectors, headers and jumpers. Refer to this chap­ter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when reconfi guring
the motherboard.

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup

Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC502L-200B 1U rackmount
server chassis. You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when in­stalling, removing or reconfi guring 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: POST Error Beep Codes

Appendix B: System Specifi cations

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

1-1 Overview .........................................................................................................1-1

1-2 Motherboard Features .....................................................................................1-2

Processor ........................................................................................................1-2

Memory ...........................................................................................................1-2

Onboard SATA .................................................................................................1-2

PCI Expansion Slots ....................................................................................... 1-2

Onboard Controllers/Ports ..............................................................................1-2

1-3 Server Chassis Features ................................................................................1-4

System Power ................................................................................................. 1-4

SATA Subsystem ............................................................................................. 1-4

Control Panel .................................................................................................. 1-4

Rear I/O Panel ................................................................................................1-4

Expansions Cards ........................................................................................... 1-4

1-4 Contacting Supermicro ....................................................................................1-5

Chapter 2 Server Installation

2-1 Overview .........................................................................................................2-1

2-2 Unpacking the System .................................................................................... 2-1

2-3 Preparing for Setup .........................................................................................2-1

Choosing a Setup Location ............................................................................. 2-1

2-4 Warnings and Precautions! ............................................................................. 2-2

Rack Mounting Considerations .......................................................................2-3

Ambient Operating Temperature ................................................................ 2-3

Reduced Airfl ow .........................................................................................2-3

Mechanical Loading ................................................................................... 2-3

2-5 Rack Mounting Instructions ............................................................................. 2-4

2-6 Checking the Motherboard Setup ...................................................................2-6

2-7 Checking the Drive Bay Setup ........................................................................ 2-8

Chapter 3 System Interface

3-1 Overview .........................................................................................................3-1

3-2 Control Panel Buttons ..................................................................................... 3-1

Reset Button ................................................................................................... 3-1

Power ..............................................................................................................3-1

3-3 Control Panel LEDs ........................................................................................3-1

Overheat .......................................................................................................... 3-2

NIC2 ................................................................................................................3-2

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NIC1 ................................................................................................................3-2

HDD ................................................................................................................. 3-2

Power ..............................................................................................................3-3

Chapter 4 Standardized Warning Statements for AC Systems

4-1 About Standardized Warning Statements ....................................................... 4-1

Warning Defi nition ........................................................................................... 4-1

Installation Instructions .................................................................................... 4-4

Circuit Breaker ................................................................................................ 4-5

Power Disconnection Warning ........................................................................ 4-6

Equipment Installation .....................................................................................4-8

Restricted Area ................................................................................................ 4-9

Battery Handling ............................................................................................ 4-10

Redundant Power Supplies ..........................................................................4-12

Backplane Voltage ........................................................................................ 4-13

Comply with Local and National Electrical Codes ........................................ 4-14

Product Disposal ........................................................................................... 4-15

Hot Swap Fan Warning ................................................................................. 4-16

Power Cable and AC Adapter ......................................................................4-18

Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup

5-1 Handling the Motherboard ..............................................................................5-1

Precautions .....................................................................................................5-1

Unpacking .......................................................................................................5-2

5-2 Motherboard Installation ..................................................................................5-2

5-3 Connecting Cables .......................................................................................... 5-3

Connecting Data Cables ................................................................................. 5-3

Connecting Power Cables ..............................................................................5-3

Connecting the Control Panel ......................................................................... 5-3

5-4 I/O Ports ..........................................................................................................5-4

5-5 Onboard Processor ......................................................................................... 5-5

5-6 Installing Memory ............................................................................................ 5-5

DIMM Installation ............................................................................................ 5-5

Memory Support .............................................................................................. 5-5

5-7 Adding PCI Expansion Cards ......................................................................... 5-7

5-8 Motherboard Details ........................................................................................ 5-8

5-9 Connector Defi nitions ................................................................................... 5-10

Main ATX Power Supply Connector ......................................................... 5-10

External Power Connector ......................................................................5-10

Power Button ............................................................................................ 5-10

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Reset Button ..............................................................................................5-11

Power Fail LED ........................................................................................5-11

Overheat/Fan Fail ......................................................................................5-11

NIC2 (LAN2) LED ......................................................................................5-11

NIC1 (LAN1) LED ......................................................................................5-11

HDD LED ...................................................................................................5-11

Power LED ...............................................................................................5-12

NMI Button ..............................................................................................5-12

Fan Headers ............................................................................................. 5-12

Overheat/Fan Fail LED (JOH) .................................................................. 5-12

Chassis Intrusion ..................................................................................... 5-13

SATA DOM Power .................................................................................... 5-13

Power SMB I

Serial Ports ............................................................................................... 5-13

SMB ..........................................................................................................5-13

2

C Connector ......................................................................5-13

T-SGPIO 0/1 Headers .............................................................................. 5-14

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports ............................................ 5-14

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ...................................................................... 5-14

LAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports) .......................................................................... 5-14

5-10 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................5-15

Explanation of Jumpers ............................................................................ 5-15

CMOS Clear ............................................................................................. 5-15

LAN1/2 Enable/Disable ........................................................................... 5-15

SMB (I

2

C) Bus to PCI Slots......................................................................5-16

Watch Dog Enable/Disable ...................................................................... 5-16

Power Force On Enable/Disable .............................................................. 5-16

VGA Enable/Disable ................................................................................. 5-16

DCD / P5V Select .................................................................................. 5-17

Speaker Jumper ....................................................................................... 5-17

BMC Enable/Disable ................................................................................ 5-17

5-11 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................5-18

LAN1/2 LEDs ............................................................................................ 5-18

5-12 SATA Ports ....................................................................................................5-18

SATA Ports ............................................................................................... 5-18

5-13 Installing Software ......................................................................................... 5-19

SuperDoctor III .............................................................................................. 5-20

5-14 Onboard Battery ............................................................................................5-21

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Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup

6-1 Static-Sensitive Devices ..................................................................................6-1

Precautions .....................................................................................................6-1

Unpacking .......................................................................................................6-1

6-2 Control Panel ..................................................................................................6-2

6-3 System Fans ...................................................................................................6-3

6-4 Drive Bay Installation/Removal .......................................................................6-3

Chapter 7 BIOS

7-1 Introduction ......................................................................................................7-1

Starting BIOS Setup Utility .............................................................................. 7-1

How To Change the Confi guration Data ......................................................... 7-1

How to Start the Setup Utility .........................................................................7-2

7-2 Main Setup ...................................................................................................... 7-2

7-3 Advanced Setup Confi gurations......................................................................7-4

7-4 Security Settings ...........................................................................................7-20

7-5 Boot Settings ................................................................................................ 7-22

7-6 Exit Options ................................................................................................... 7-23

Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes
Appendix B System Specifi cations

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

The Supermicro SuperServer 5015A-EHF is a single processor, 1U rackmount
server. The 5015A-EHF is comprised of two main subsystems: the SC502L-200B
chassis and the X7SPE-HF motherboard. Please refer to our web site for information
on operating systems that have been certifi ed for use with the 5015A-EHF.

In addition to the mainboard and chassis, various hardware components may have
been included with the 5015A-EHF, as listed below.

• One SATA cable (CBL-0061L)

• One CD containing drivers and utilities

• SuperServer 5015A-EHF User's Manual

Optional Parts:

• One dual 2.5" fi xed HDD bracket (MCP-220-00044-0N)

• One single 2.5" fi xed HDD bracket (MCP-220-00051-0N)

Note: a complete list of safety warnings is provided on the Supermicro web site at

http://www.supermicro.com/about/policies/safety_information.cfm

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1-2 Motherboard Features

At the heart of the SuperServer 5015A-EHF lies the X7SPE-HF, a single processor,
low-power motherboard based upon Intel's ATOM D510 + ICH9R chipset. Below
are the main features of the X7SPE-HF.

Processor

The X7SPE-HF supports one Intel® Atom™ D510 Dual-core 1.66 GHz processor.
The processor is embedded into the motherboard.

Memory

The X7SPE-HF has two DIMM slots that can support up to 4 GB of non-ECC
DDR2-667 SDRAM.

Onboard SATA

A SATA controller is built in to the ICH9R portion of the chipset to provide support
for a six port, 3 Gb/sec Se rial ATA subsystem.

PCI Expansion Slots

The X7SPE-HF has one PCI-Express x4 slot (in a x16 slot).

Onboard Controllers/Ports

Onboard I/O backpanel ports include one COM port, a VGA port, PS/2 mouse and
keyboard ports, two Gb LAN ports and two USB ports. In addition, an extra COM
port and USB ports are included on the motherboard.

Other Features

Other onboard features that promote system health include voltage monitors, a
chassis intrusion header, auto-switching voltage regulators, chassis and CPU
overheat sensors, virus protection and BIOS rescue.

Onboard Graphics

A Matrox G200eW graphics/video controller is integrated into the X7SPE-HF.

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FROM BMC

VGA
Connector

Intel ATOM

DDR2 667

Chapter 1: Introduction

Factory
Option

12V DC PSU

SODIMM 2

SODIMM 1

4-PIN CONN

SATA Port 4

SATA Port 5

SATA Port 6

USB

Vertical

CONN x1

USB

Rear
Ports

SATA Port 3

SATA Port 2

SATA Port 1

USB

Header x3
(5Ports)

x2

LPC I/O

IT8760E

USB 2.0 x10

COM 2

Header

SATA GEN2
x6

SIO

W83627DHG

COM 1

CONN

D510

Intel

ICH9R

LPC

PRT

PORT

Factory
Option

DMI

PCI 33

TPM

SLB9635TT_1.2

KB/MS

CONN

PCI-E x4

PCI-E x1

PCI-E x1

LAN2

Intel 82574L

LAN1

Intel 82574L

BMC

WPCM450

DDR2

128MB
SDRAM

USB x2

ATX PSU
24PIN CONN

PCI-E x16

Slot

MDI

MDI

RMII

RJ45

RJ45

Figure 1-1. Intel Atom D510 + ICH9R Chipset: System Block Diagram

Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see Chapter 5 for details.

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1-3 Server Chassis Features

The following is a general outline of the main features of the SC502L-200B 1U mini
rackmount server chassis.

System Power

The SC502L-200B chassis includes a single 200W power supply.

SATA Subsystem

The SC502L-200B chassis was designed to support one 3.5" or two 2.5" internal
SATA drives (not hot-swappable). ATA/100 IDE drives can be alternately sup­ported.

Note: The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot­swap capability of the SATA drives (RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 supported).

Control Panel

The control panel on the SC502L-200B provides important system monitoring and
control information. LEDs indicate power on, network activity , hard disk drive activity
and system overheat. The control panel also includes a main power button and a
system reset button as well as two

Rear I/O Panel

The rear I/O panel on the SC502L-200B provides one COM port, two USB ports,
PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports, a graphics port and two Gb Ethernet ports (one
on the 5015A-L).

Expansions Cards

The SC502L-200B supports the use of one full-height, half-length PCI expansion
card.

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1-4 Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

Chapter 1: Introduction

Web Site:

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

Asia-Pacifi c

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

www.supermicro.com

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

[e-mail] (Technical Support)
[e-mail] (Customer Support)

4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd

Chung-Ho Dist., New Taipei City 235

Taiwan
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Web Site:
Technical Support:
Email: [e-mail]
Tel: [phone]

www.supermicro.com.tw

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Chapter 2

Server Installation

2-1 Overview

This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your SuperServer 5015A-EHF
up and running. Following the steps in the order given should enable you to have
the system operational within a minimal amount of time. This quick setup assumes
that your 5015A-EHF system has come to you with the processor and memory
preinstalled. If your system is not already fully integrated with a motherboard, pro­cessor, system memory etc., please turn to the chapter or section noted in each
step for details on installing specifi c components.

2-2 Unpacking the System

You should inspect the box the SuperServer 5015A-EHF was shipped in and note
if it was damaged in any way. If the server itself shows damage, you should fi le a
damage claim with the carrier who delivered it.

Decide on a suitable location for the rack unit that will hold the SuperServer 5015A­EHF. It should be situated in a clean, dust-free area that is well ventilated. Avoid
areas where heat, electrical noise and electromagnetic fi elds 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 your chassis was shipped in should include four mounting screws, which
you will need if you intend to install the system into a rack. Please read this section
in its entirety before you begin the installation procedure outlined in the sections
that follow.

Choosing a Setup Location

• Leave enough clearance in front of the rack to enable you to open the front

door completely (~25 inches).

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• Leave approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back of the rack to allow for

suffi cient airfl ow and ease in servicing.

• This product is for installation only in a Restricted Access Location (dedicated

equipment rooms, service closets, etc.).

• This product is not suitable for use with visual display work place devices accord-

ing to §2 of the the German Ordinance for Work with Visual Display Units.

2-4 Warnings and Precautions!

Rack Precautions

• Ensure that the leveling jacks on the bottom of the rack are fully extended to

the fl oor with the full weight of the rack resting on them.

• In a 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 si-

multaneously 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 fi rst, and then

work up.

• Use a regulating uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to protect the server from

power surges, voltage spikes and to keep your system operating in case of a
power failure.

• Allow the power supply units and hot plug Serial ATA drives to cool before

touching them.

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• Always keep the rack's front door and all panels and components on the servers

closed when not servicing to maintain proper cooling.

Rack Mounting Considerations

Ambient Operating Temperature

If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the ambient operating tempera­ture of the rack environment may be greater than the ambient temperature of the
room. Therefore, consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an
environment compatible with the manufacturer’s maximum rated ambient tempera­ture (Tmra).

Reduced Airfl ow

Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that the amount of airfl ow required
for safe operation is not compromised.

Mechanical Loading

Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that a hazardous condition does not
arise due to uneven mechanical loading.

Circuit Overloading

Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to the power
supply circuitry and the effect that any possible overloading of circuits might have
on overcurrent protection and power supply wiring. Appropriate consideration of
equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern.

Reliable Ground

A reliable ground must be maintained at all times. To ensure this, the rack itself
should be grounded. Particular attention should be given to power supply connec­tions other than the direct connections to the branch circuit (i.e. the use of power
strips, etc.).

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2-5 Rack Mounting Instructions

This section provides information on installing the SC502 chassis into a rack unit
There are a variety of rack units on the market, which may mean the assembly
procedure will differ slightly. You should also refer to the installation instructions that
came with the rack unit you are using.

Installing the Chassis into a Rack

1. Confi rm that chassis includes the four mounting screws required to mount the
chassis into a rack

2. Align the thru holes of the chassis with the thru holes of the rack.

3. Insert the mounting screws into the thru holes in the front of the chassis and
through the thru holes in the rack

Figure 2-1. Installing the Chassis into a Rack

Installing into a Telco Rack

The SC502 supports Telco Rack installation. The SC502 chassis compact design
allows the chassis to be installed into a Telco rack without the use of rails.

Warning: do not pick up the server with the front handles. They are de­signed to pull the system from a rack only.

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Installing the Chassis into a Telco Rack

1. Confi rm that chassis includes the four mounting screws required to mount the
chassis into a rack

2. Align the thru holes of the chassis with the thru holes of the rack.

3. Insert the mounting screws into the thru holes in the front of the chassis and
through the thru holes in the rack

Warning! To prevent bodily injury when mounting or servicing this unit in a
rack, you must take special precautions to ensure that the system remains
stable. The following guidelines are provided to ensure your safety:

• This unit should be mounted at the bottom of the rack if it is the only unit in

the rack.

• When mounting this unit in a partially fi lled rack, load the rack from the bottom

to the top with the heaviest component at the bottom of the rack.

• If the rack is provided with stabilizing devices, install the stabilizers before

mounting or servicing the unit in the rack.

Figure 2-2. Installing the Chassis into a Telco Rack

Stability hazard. The rack stabilizing mechanism must be in place, or the
rack must be bolted to the fl oor before you slide the unit out for servicing.
Failure to stabilize the rack can cause the rack to tip over.

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2-6 Checking the Motherboard Setup

After you install the 5015A-EHF in the rack, you will need to open the unit to make
sure the motherboard is properly installed and all the connections have been
made.

Accessing the Inside of the System (Figure 2-3)

1. First, grasp the two handles on either side and pull the unit straight out until it
locks (you will hear a "click").

2. Remove the fi ve screws that hold the chassis cover in place.There are two
screws on each side of the chassis, and one screw on the back.

3. Once the screws have been removed, lift the cover upward to remove it from
the chassis.

Checking the Components

4. Your 5015A-EHF server system may have come with system memory already
installed. Make sure all DIMMs are fully seated in their slots. For details on
adding system memory, refer to Chapter 5.

5. If desired, you can install an add-on card to the system. See Chapter 5 for
details on installing a PCI add-on card.

6. Make sure all power and data cables are properly connected and not blocking
the airfl ow. See Chapter 5 for details on cable connections.

Warning: Except for short periods of time, do NOT operate the server without the
cover in place. The chassis cover must be in place to allow proper airfl ow and prevent

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2

1

3

1

2

1

Figure 2-3. Accessing the Inside of the System

2

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2-7 Checking the Drive Bay Setup

Next, you should check to make sure the drives have been properly installed and
all essential connections have been made.

Checking the Drives

1. Depending upon your system's confi guration, your system may have one or
two Serial ATA drives already installed.

2. If you need to install Serial ATA drives, please refer to the appropriate section
in Chapter 6.

Providing Power

1. The last thing you must do is to provide input power to the system. Plug the
power cord from the power supply unit into a high-quality power strip that of­fers protection from electrical noise and power surges. It is recommended that
you use an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).

2. Finish by depressing the power button on the chassis control panel.

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Chapter 3

System Interface

3-1 Overview

There are several LEDs on the control panel to keep you constantly informed of the
overall status of the system as well as the activity and health of specifi c components.
There are also two buttons on the control panel. This chapter explains the meanings
of all LED indicators and the appropriate response you may need to take.

3-2 Control Panel Buttons

There are two push buttons located on the front of the chassis: a reset button and
a power on/off button.

Reset Button

The reset button reboots the system.

Power

This is the main power button, which is used to apply or turn off the main system
power. T urning off system power with this button removes the main power but keeps
standby power supplied to the system. If you need to service the system you should
unplug the AC power cord after shutting down the server.

3-3 Control Panel LEDs

The control panel located on the front of the chassis has fi ve LEDs. These LEDs
provide you with critical information related to different parts of the system. This
section explains what each LED indicates when illuminated and any corrective ac­tion you may need to take.

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Overheat

When this LED is on it indicates an overheat condition, which may be caused by
cables obstructing the airfl ow in the system or the ambient room temperature being
too warm. Check the routing of the cables and make sure all fans are present and
operating normally. You should also check to make sure that the chassis covers
are installed. Finally, verify that the heatsinks are installed properly (see Chapter

5). This LED will remain on as long as the indicated condition exists.

2

NIC2

Indicates network activity on LAN2 when fl ashing .

1

NIC1

Indicates network activity on LAN1 when fl ashing.

HDD

Channel activity for all HDDs. This light indicates IDE or SATA drive activity when
fl ashing.

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Power

Indicates power is being supplied to the system's power supply units. This LED
should normally be illuminated when the system is operating.

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Chapter 4: Warning Statements for AC Systems

Chapter 4

Standardized Warning Statements for AC Systems

4-1 About Standardized Warning Statements

The following statements are industry standard warnings, provided to warn the user
of situations which have the potential for bodily injury. Should you have questions
or experience difficulty, contact Supermicro's Technical Support department
for assistance. Only certifi ed technicians should attempt to install or confi gure
components.

Read this appendix in its entirety before installing or confi guring components in the
Supermicro chassis.

These warnings may also be found on our web site at http://www.supermicro.com/
about/policies/safety_information.cfm.

Warning Defi nition

Warning!

This warning symbol means danger. You are in a situation that could cause bodily
injury. Before you work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards involved with
electrical circuitry and be familiar with standard practices for preventing accidents.

警告の定義

この警告サインは危険を意味します。

人身事故につながる可能性がありますので、いずれの機器でも動作させる前に、

電気回路に含まれる危険性に注意して、標準的な事故防止策に精通して下さい。

此警告符号代表危险。

您正处于可能受到严重伤害的工作环境中。在您使用设备开始工作之前，必须充分
意识到触电的危险，并熟练掌握防止事故发生的标准工作程序。请根据每项警告结
尾的声明号码找到此设备的安全性警告说明的翻译文本。

此警告符號代表危險。

您正處於可能身體可能會受損傷的工作環境中。在您使用任何設備之前，請注意觸
電的危險，並且要熟悉預防事故發生的標準工作程序。請依照每一注意事項後的號
碼找到相關的翻譯說明內容。

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ןונקת תורהצהאהרהז

Warnung
WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSHINWEISE
Dieses Warnsymbol bedeutet Gefahr. Sie befi nden sich in einer Situation, die zu

Verletzungen führen kann. Machen Sie sich vor der Arbeit mit Geräten mit den
Gefahren elektrischer Schaltungen und den üblichen Verfahren zur Vorbeugung
vor Unfällen vertraut. Suchen Sie mit der am Ende jeder Warnung angegebenen
Anweisungsnummer nach der jeweiligen Übersetzung in den übersetzten
Sicherheitshinweisen, die zusammen mit diesem Gerät ausgeliefert wurden.

BEWAHREN SIE DIESE HINWEISE GUT AUF.

INSTRUCCIONES IMPORTANTES DE SEGURIDAD
Este símbolo de aviso indica peligro. Existe riesgo para su integridad física. Antes

de manipular cualquier equipo, considere los riesgos de la corriente eléctrica y
familiarícese con los procedimientos estándar de prevención de accidentes. Al
fi nal de cada advertencia encontrará el número que le ayudará a encontrar el texto
traducido en el apartado de traducciones que acompaña a este dispositivo.

GUARDE ESTAS INSTRUCCIONES.

IMPORTANTES INFORMATIONS DE SÉCURITÉ
Ce symbole d'avertissement indique un danger. Vous vous trouvez dans une

situation pouvant entraîner des blessures ou des dommages corporels. Avant
de travailler sur un équipement, soyez conscient des dangers liés aux circuits
électriques et familiarisez-vous avec les procédures couramment utilisées pour
éviter les accidents. Pour prendre connaissance des traductions des avertissements
fi gurant dans les consignes de sécurité traduites qui accompagnent cet appareil,
référez-vous au numéro de l'instruction situé à la fi n de chaque avertissement.

CONSERVEZ CES INFORMATIONS.

ןה תואבה תורהצהא ינפמ שמתשמה תא ריהזהל תנמ לע ,היישעתה ינקת יפ לע תורהז הלבח

ה וא תולאש שיו הדימב .תירשפא תיזיפי ,יהשלכ היעבב תולקתרוציל שי הכימת תקלחמ םע רשק

רידגהל וא ןיקתהל םיאשר דבלב םיכמסומ םיאנכט .ורקימרפוס לש תינכט תאה .םיביכר

תרדגה וא תנקתה ינפל ואולמב חפסנה תא

אורקל שי .ורקימרפוס יזראמב םיביכרה

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Warning Statements for AC Systems

. ﻲﻓ ﻚﻧﺍ ﻥﺃ ﻦﻜﻤﻳ ﺔﻟﺎﺣ ﻲﻓ ﺐﺒﺴﺘﺗ ﺔﺑﺎﺻﺍ ﺔﻳﺪﺴﺟ ﺰﻣﺮﻟﺍ ﺍﺬﻫ ﻲﻨﻌﻳ ﺮﻄﺧ !ﺮﻳﺬﺤﺗ

ﻥﺃ ﻞﺒﻗ ﻱﺃ ﻰﻠﻋ ﻞﻤﻌﺗ ﺕﺍﺪﻌﻣ،ﻛﻢﻠﻋ ﻰﻠﻋ ﻦ ﻦﻋ ﺔﻤﺟﺎﻨﻟﺍ ﺮﻁﺎﺨﻤﻟﺎﺑ ﺮﺋﺍﻭﺪﻟﺍ

ﺔﻴﺋﺎﺑﺮﻬﻜﻟﺍ

ﻛﻭﺔﻳﺍﺭﺩ ﻰﻠﻋ ﻦ ﺭﺎﻤﻤﻟﺎﺑﺕﺎﺳ ﺔﻴﺋﺎﻗﻮﻟﺍ ﻟ ﻊﻨﻤﻉﻮﻗﻭ ﻱﺃﺙﺩﺍﻮﺣ

ﻢﻗﺭ ﻡﺪﺨﺘﺳﺍ ﻥﺎﻴﺒﻟﺍ ﺹﻮﺼﻨﻤﻟﺍ ﺔﻳﺎﻬﻧ ﻲﻓ ﺮﻳﺬﺤﺗ ﻞﻛ ﺭﻮﺜﻌﻠﻟ ﺎﻬﺘﻤﺟﺮﺗ

안전을 위한 주의사항

경고!

이 경고 기호는 위험이 있음을 알려 줍니다. 작업자의 신체에 부상을 야기 할 수
있는 상태에 있게 됩니다. 모든 장비에 대한 작업을 수행하기 전에 전기회로와
관련된 위험요소들을 확인하시고 사전에 사고를 방지할 수 있도록 표준
작업절차를 준수해 주시기 바랍니다.

해당 번역문을 찾기 위해 각 경고의 마지막 부분에 제공된 경고문 번호를
참조하십시오

BELANGRIJKE VEILIGHEIDSINSTRUCTIES
Dit waarschuwings symbool betekent gevaar. U verkeert in een situatie die

lichamelijk letsel kan veroorzaken. Voordat u aan enige apparatuur gaat werken,
dient u zich bewust te zijn van de bij een elektrische installatie betrokken risico's
en dient u op de hoogte te zijn van de standaard procedures om ongelukken te
voorkomen. Gebruik de nummers aan het eind van elke waarschuwing om deze te
herleiden naar de desbetreffende locatie.

BEWAAR DEZE INSTRUCTIES

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Installation Instructions

Warning!

Read the installation instructions before connecting the system to the power source.

設置手順書

システムを電源に接続する前に、設置手順書をお読み下さい。

警告
将此系统连接电源前,请先阅读安装说明。

警告
將系統與電源連接前，請先閱讀安裝說明。

Warnung
Vor dem Anschließen des Systems an die Stromquelle die Installationsanweisungen

lesen.

¡Advertencia!
Lea las instrucciones de instalación antes de conectar el sistema a la red de

alimentación.

Attention
Avant de brancher le système sur la source d'alimentation, consulter les directives

d'installation.

אורקל שי רוקמל תכרעמה רוביח ינפל הנקתה תוארוה תאחתמ.

ﻟﺍ ﺕﺍﺩﺎﺷﺭﺇ ﺮﻗﺍﺐﻴﻛﺮﺘ ﻞﻴﺻﻮﺗ ﻞﺒﻗ ﻰﻟﺇ ﻡﺎﻈﻨﻟﺍ ﺔﻗﺎﻄﻠﻟ ﺭﺪﺼﻣ

시스템을 전원에 연결하기 전에 설치 안내를 읽어주십시오.

Waarschuwing
Raadpleeg de installatie-instructies voordat u het systeem op de voedingsbron

aansluit.

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Circuit Breaker

Warning!

This product relies on the building's installation for short-circuit (overcurrent)
protection. Ensure that the protective device is rated not greater than: 250 V, 20 A.

サーキット・ブレーカー

この製 品は、短絡（過電流）保護装置がある建物での設置を前提としています。

保護装置の定格が250V、20Aを超えないことを確認下さい。

警告
此产品的短路(过载电流)保护由建筑物的供电系统提供,确保短路保护设备的额定电
流不大于250V,20A。

警告
此產品的短路(過載電流)保護由建築物的供電系統提供,確保短路保護設備的額定電
流不大於250V,20A。

Warnung
Dieses Produkt ist darauf angewiesen, dass im Gebäude ein Kurzschluss-

bzw. Überstromschutz installiert ist. Stellen Sie sicher, dass der Nennwert der
Schutzvorrichtung nicht mehr als: 250 V, 20 A beträgt.

¡Advertencia!
Este equipo utiliza el sistema de protección contra cortocircuitos (o sobrecorrientes)

del edifi cio. Asegúrese de que el dispositivo de protección no sea superior a: 250
V, 20 A.

Attention
Pour ce qui est de la protection contre les courts-circuits (surtension), ce produit

dépend de l'installation électrique du local. Vérifi ez que le courant nominal du
dispositif de protection n'est pas supérieur à :250 V, 20 A.

ﺞﺘﻨﻤﻟﺍ ﺍﺬﻫ ﻰﻠﻋ ﺪﻤﺘﻌﻳ ﺕﺍﺪﻌﻣ ﺔﻳﺎﻤﺤﻟﺍ ﺓﺮﻴﺼﻘﻟﺍﺮﺋﺍﻭﺪﻟﺍ ﻦﻣ ﺎﻬﺘﻴﺒﺜﺗ ﻢﺗ ﻲﺘﻟﺍ ﻲﻓ

לע ךמתסמ הז רצומנגהה תעינמל םינבמב תנקתומה יכ אדוול שי .ילמשח רצק

רצקה ינפמ ןגמה רישכמה ילמשחהמ רתוי אל אוה-250 V, 20 A

ﻰﻨﺒﻤﻟﺍ

20A, 250V : ﻦﻣ ﺪﻛﺄﺗ ﻥﺃ ﻢﻴﻴﻘﺗ ﺯﺎﻬﺠﻟﺍ ﻟﺍﻲﺋﺎﻗﻮ ﺲﻴﻟ ﻦﻣ ﺮﺜﻛﺃ

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경고!

이 제품은 전원의 단락(과전류)방지에 대해서 전적으로 건물의 관련 설비에
의존합니다. 보호장치의 정격이 반드시 250V(볼트), 20A(암페어)를 초과하지
않도록 해야 합니다.

Waarschuwing
Dit product is afhankelijk van de kortsluitbeveiliging (overspanning) van

uw electrische installatie. Controleer of het beveiligde aparaat niet groter
gedimensioneerd is dan 220V, 20A.

Power Disconnection Warning

Warning!

The system must be disconnected from all sources of power and the power cord
removed from the power supply module(s) before accessing the chassis interior to
install or remove system components.

電源切断の警告
システムコンポーネントの取り付けまたは取り外しのために、シャーシー内部にアクセス

するには、
システムの電源はすべてのソースから切断され、電源コードは電源モジュールから取り

外す必要があります。

警告

在你打开机箱并安装或移除内部器件前,必须将系统完全断电,并移除电源线。

警告

在您打開機殼安裝或移除內部元件前，必須將系統完全斷電，並移除電源線。

Warnung
Das System muss von allen Quellen der Energie und vom Netzanschlusskabel

getrennt sein, das von den Spg.Versorgungsteilmodulen entfernt wird, bevor es
auf den Chassisinnenraum zurückgreift, um Systemsbestandteile anzubringen oder
zu entfernen.

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ילמשח קותינ ינפמ הרהזא

!הרהזא

¡Advertencia!
El sistema debe ser disconnected de todas las fuentes de energía y del cable

eléctrico quitado de los módulos de fuente de alimentación antes de tener acceso
el interior del chasis para instalar o para quitar componentes de sistema.

Attention
Le système doit être débranché de toutes les sources de puissance ainsi que de

son cordon d'alimentation secteur avant d'accéder à l'intérieur du chassis pour
installer ou enlever des composants de systéme.

למשחה תורוקמ לכמ תכרעמה תא קתנל שי ריסהל שיו קפסהמ ילמשחה לבכ תא

נקתה ךרוצל זראמה לש ימינפה קלחל השיג ינפלת רסה ואת .םיביכר

ﻞﺼﻓ ﺐﺠﻳ ﻡﺎﻈﻨﻟﺍ ﻊﻴﻤﺟ ﻦﻣﺭﺩﺎﺼﻣ ﺔﻗﺎﻄﻟﺍ ﺔﻟﺍﺯﺇﻭ ءﺎﺑﺮﻬﻜﻟﺍ ﻚﻠﺳ ﻦﻣ ﺓﺪﺣﻭ ﺩﺍﺪﻣﺍ

ﺔﻗﺎﻄﻟﺍ ﻞﺒﻗ

ﺯﺎﻬﺠﻟﺍ

경고!

시스템에 부품들을 장착하거나 제거하기 위해서는 섀시 내부에 접근하기 전에
반드시 전원 공급장치로부터 연결되어있는 모든 전원과 전기코드를 분리해주어야
합니다.

Waarschuwing
Voordat u toegang neemt tot het binnenwerk van de behuizing voor het installeren

of verwijderen van systeem onderdelen, dient u alle spanningsbronnen en alle
stroomkabels aangesloten op de voeding(en) van de behuizing te verwijderen

ﻰﻟﺇ ﻝﻮﺻﻮﻟﺍ ﺔﻴﻠﺧﺍﺪﻟﺍ ﻖﻁﺎﻨﻤﻟﺍ ﻟﻞﻜﻴﻬﻠ ﺔﻟﺍﺯﺇ ﻭﺃ ﺖﻴﺒﺜﺘﻟ ﺕﺎﻧﻮﻜﻣ

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Equipment Installation

Warning!

Only trained and qualifi ed personnel should be allowed to install, replace, or service
this equipment.

機器の設置

トレーニングを受け認定された人だけがこの装置の設置、交換、またはサービスを許可
されています。

警告
只有经过培训且具有资格的人员才能进行此设备的安装、更换和维修。

警告
只有經過受訓且具資格人員才可安裝、更換與維修此設備。

Warnung
Das Installieren, Ersetzen oder Bedienen dieser Ausrüstung sollte nur geschultem,

qualifi ziertem Personal gestattet werden.

¡Advertencia!
Solamente el personal califi cado debe instalar, reemplazar o utilizar este equipo.

Attention
Il est vivement recommandé de confier l'installation, le remplacement et la

maintenance de ces équipements à des personnels qualifi és et expérimentés.

!הרהזא

שר דבלב ךמסומ תווצתא ףילחהל ,ןיקתהל יא .דויצה רובע תוריש תתל וא דויצה

ﻦﻴﺑﺭﺪﻤﻟﺍﻭ ﻭ ﺐﻴﻛﺮﺘﻟﻝﺍﺪﺒﺘﺳﺍ ﻭﺃ ﺔﻣﺪﺧ ﺯﺎﻬﺠﻟﺍ ﺍﺬﻫ ﺢﻤﺴﻳ ﻥﺃ ﺐﺠﻳ ﻂﻘﻓ ﻦﻴﻠﻫﺆﻤﻟﺍ ﻦﻴﻔﻅﻮﻤﻠﻟ

경고!

훈련을 받고 공인된 기술자만이 이 장비의 설치, 교체 또는 서비스를 수행할 수
있습니다.

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Waarschuwing
Deze apparatuur mag alleen worden geïnstalleerd, vervangen of hersteld door

geschoold en gekwalifi ceerd personeel.

Restricted Area

Warning!

This unit is intended for installation in restricted access areas. A restricted access
area can be accessed only through the use of a special tool, lock and key, or other
means of security. (This warning does not apply to workstations).

アクセス制限区域
このユ ニットは、アクセス制限区域に設置されることを想定しています。
アクセス制限区域は、特別なツール、鍵と錠前、その他のセキュリティの手段を用いての

み出入りが可能です。

警告
此部件应安装在限制进出的场所，限制进出的场所指只能通过使用特殊工具、锁和
钥匙或其它安全手段进出的场所。

警告
此裝置僅限安裝於進出管制區域，進出管制區域係指僅能以特殊工具、鎖頭及鑰匙
或其他安全方式才能進入的區域。

Warnung
Diese Einheit ist zur Installation in Bereichen mit beschränktem Zutritt vorgesehen.

Der Zutritt zu derartigen Bereichen ist nur mit einem Spezialwerkzeug, Schloss und
Schlüssel oder einer sonstigen Sicherheitsvorkehrung möglich.

¡Advertencia!
Esta unidad ha sido diseñada para instalación en áreas de acceso restringido.

Sólo puede obtenerse acceso a una de estas áreas mediante la utilización de una
herramienta especial, cerradura con llave u otro medio de seguridad.

Attention
Cet appareil doit être installée dans des zones d'accès réservés. L'accès à une

zone d'accès réservé n'est possible qu'en utilisant un outil spécial, un mécanisme
de verrouillage et une clé, ou tout autre moyen de sécurité.

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תלבגומ השיג םע רוזא

!הרהזא

תרזעב תנתינ השיגה .השיג תלבגה םהב שיש םירוזאב הדיחיה תא ןיקתהל שי

.('דכו לוענמ ,חתפמ) דבלב החטבא ילכ

. ﺺﻴﺼﺨﺗ ﺓﺪﺣﻮﻟﺍ ﻩﺬﻫ ﻲﻓ ﺎﻬﺒﻴﻛﺮﺘﻟ ﻖﻁﺎﻨﻣ ﺓﺭﻮﻈﺤﻣ ﻢﺗ

ﺻﻮﻟﺍ ﻦﻜﻤﻳﻰﻟﺇ ﻝﻮ ﺔﻘﻄﻨﻣ ﺓﺭﻮﻈﺤﻣ ﻂﻘﻓ ﻡﺍﺪﺨﺘﺳﺍ ﻝﻼﺧ ﻦﻣ ،ﺔﺻﺎﺧ ﺓﺍﺩﺃ

ﻭﺃ ﻱﺃ ﻼﻟ ﻯﺮﺧﺃ ﺔﻠﻴﺳﻭﻥﺎﻣﻷ ﺡﺎﺘﻔﻣﻭ ﻞﻔﻗ

경고!

이 장치는 접근이 제한된 구역에 설치하도록 되어있습니다. 특수도구, 잠금 장치 및
키, 또는 기타 보안 수단을 통해서만 접근 제한 구역에 들어갈 수 있습니다.

Waarschuwing
Dit apparaat is bedoeld voor installatie in gebieden met een beperkte toegang.

Toegang tot dergelijke gebieden kunnen alleen verkregen worden door gebruik te
maken van speciaal gereedschap, slot en sleutel of andere veiligheidsmaatregelen.

Battery Handling

Warning!

There is the danger of explosion if the battery is replaced incorrectly. Replace the
battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.
Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions

電池の取り扱い

電池交換が正しく行われなかった場合、破裂の危険性があります。交換する電池はメー
カーが推奨する型、または同 等のものを使用 下さい。使用済電池は製造元の指示に従

って処 分して下さい。

警告
电池更换不当会有爆炸危险。请只使用同类电池或制造商推荐的功能相当的电池更
换原有电池。请按制造商的说明处理废旧电池。

警告
電池更換不當會有爆炸危險。請使用製造商建議之相同或功能相當的電池更換原有
電池。請按照製造商的說明指示處理廢棄舊電池。

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!הרהזא

Warnung
Bei Einsetzen einer falschen Batterie besteht Explosionsgefahr. Ersetzen Sie die

Batterie nur durch den gleichen oder vom Hersteller empfohlenen Batterietyp.
Entsorgen Sie die benutzten Batterien nach den Anweisungen des Herstellers.

Attention
Danger d'explosion si la pile n'est pas remplacée correctement. Ne la remplacer

que par une pile de type semblable ou équivalent, recommandée par le fabricant.
Jeter les piles usagées conformément aux instructions du fabricant.

¡Advertencia!
Existe peligro de explosión si la batería se reemplaza de manera incorrecta.

Reemplazar la batería exclusivamente con el mismo tipo o el equivalente
recomendado por el fabricante. Desechar las baterías gastadas según las
instrucciones del fabricante.

תנכס תמייקץוציפ .הניקת אל ךרדב הפלחוהו הדימב הללוסה לש ףילחהל שי

גוסב הללוסה תא מ םאותה תרבחלמומ ןרציתצ.

תוללוסה קוליס תושמושמה עצבל שי .ןרציה תוארוה יפל

ﺮﻄﺧ ﻙﺎﻨﻫ ﻦﻣ ﻝﺍﺪﺒﺘﺳﺍ ﺔﻟﺎﺣ ﻲﻓ ﺭﺎﺠﻔﻧﺍ ﺔﻳﺭﺎﻄﺒﻟﺍ ﺔﺤﻴﺤﺻ ﺮﻴﻏ ﺔﻘﻳﺮﻄﺑ ﻚﻴﻠﻌﻓ

ﺔﻳﺭﺎﻄﺒﻟﺍ ﻝﺍﺪﺒﺘﺳﺍ

ﻂﻘﻓ ﻉﻮﻨﻟﺍ ﺲﻔﻨﺑ ﺎﻬﻟﺩﺎﻌﻳ ﺎﻣ ﻭﺃ ﺎﻤﻛﺖﺻﻭﺃ ﺔﻌﻨﺼﻤﻟﺍ ﺔﻛﺮﺸﻟﺍ ﻪﺑ

ﺕﺎﻳﺭﺎﻄﺒﻟﺍ ﻦﻣ ﺺﻠﺨﺗ ﻟ ﺎﻘﻓﻭ ﺔﻠﻤﻌﺘﺴﻤﻟﺍﺔﻌﻧﺎﺼﻟﺍ ﺔﻛﺮﺸﻟﺍ ﺕﺎﻤﻴﻠﻌﺘ

경고!

배터리가 올바르게 교체되지 않으면 폭발의 위험이 있습니다. 기존 배터리와
동일하거나 제조사에서 권장하는 동등한 종류의 배터리로만 교체해야 합니다.
제조사의 안내에 따라 사용된 배터리를 처리하여 주십시오.

Waarschuwing
Er is ontploffi ngsgevaar indien de batterij verkeerd vervangen wordt. Vervang de

batterij slechts met hetzelfde of een equivalent type die door de fabrikant aanbevolen
wordt. Gebruikte batterijen dienen overeenkomstig fabrieksvoorschriften afgevoerd
te worden.

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דחא קפסמ רתוי םייק םא

!הרהזא

Redundant Power Supplies

Warning!

This unit might have more than one power supply connection. All connections must
be removed to de-energize the unit.

冗長電源装置

このユニットは複数の電源装置が接続されている場合があります。

ユニットの電源を切るためには、すべての接続を取り外さなければなりません。

警告
此部件连接的电源可能不止一个，必须将所有电源断开才能停止给该部件供电。

警告
此裝置連接的電源可能不只一個，必須切斷所有電源才能停止對該裝置的供電。

Warnung
Dieses Gerät kann mehr als eine Stromzufuhr haben. Um sicherzustellen, dass

der Einheit kein trom zugeführt wird, müssen alle Verbindungen entfernt werden.

¡Advertencia!
Puede que esta unidad tenga más de una conexión para fuentes de alimentación.

Para cortar por completo el suministro de energía, deben desconectarse todas las
conexiones.

Attention
Cette unité peut avoir plus d'une connexion d'alimentation. Pour supprimer toute

tension et tout courant électrique de l'unité, toutes les connexions d'alimentation
doivent être débranchées.

.קפס לש דחא רוביחמ רתוי שי הדחיל תא ריסהל שיןקורל תנמ לע םירוביחה לכ

חיה תאי.הד

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. ﺪﻗ ﺍﺬﻬﻟ ﻥﻮﻜﻳ ﻟﺍﺯﺎﻬﺠ ﺕﻻﺎﺼﺗﺍ ﺓﺪﻋ ﺕﺍﺪﺣﻮﺑ ﺔﻗﺎﻄﻟﺍ ﺩﺍﺪﻣﺍ

ﺔﻟﺍﺯﺇ ﺐﺠﻳ ﺕﻻﺎﺼﺗﻻﺍ ﺔﻓﺎﻛ ﻝﺰﻌﻟ ﻟﺍﺓﺪﺣﻮ ﻦﻋ ءﺎﺑﺮﻬﻜﻟﺍ

경고!

이 장치에는 한 개 이상의 전원 공급 단자가 연결되어 있을 수 있습니다. 이 장치에
전원을 차단하기 위해서는 모든 연결 단자를 제거해야만 합니다.

Waarschuwing
Deze eenheid kan meer dan één stroomtoevoeraansluiting bevatten. Alle

aansluitingen dienen verwijderd te worden om het apparaat stroomloos te maken.

Backplane Voltage

Warning!

Hazardous voltage or energy is present on the backplane when the system is
operating. Use caution when servicing.

バックプレーンの電圧
システムの稼働中は危険な電圧または電力が、バックプレーン上にかかっています。

修理する際には注意ください。

警告
当系统正在进行时，背板上有很危险的电压或能量，进行维修时务必小心。

警告
當系統正在進行時，背板上有危險的電壓或能量，進行維修時務必小心。

Warnung
Wenn das System in Betrieb ist, treten auf der Rückwandplatine gefährliche

Spannungen oder Energien auf. Vorsicht bei der Wartung.

¡Advertencia!
Cuando el sistema está en funcionamiento, el voltaje del plano trasero es peligroso.

Tenga cuidado cuando lo revise.

Attention
Lorsque le système est en fonctionnement, des tensions électriques circulent sur

le fond de panier. Prendre des précautions lors de la maintenance.

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ירוחאה לנפב חתמ

ךלהמב רהזיהל שי .תכרעמה לועפת ןמזב ירוחאה לנפב חתמ תנכס תמייק

זא!הרה

.הדובעה

ﻙﺎﻨﻫ ﺮﻄﺧ ﻦﻣ ﻲﺋﺎﺑﺮﻬﻜﻟﺍ ﺭﺎﻴﺘﻟﺍ ﻰﻠﻋ ﺓﺩﻮﺟﻮﻤﻟﺍ ﺔﻗﺎﻄﻟﺍﻭﺃ ﺔﺣﻮﻠﻟﺍ

ﻥﻮﻜﻳ ﺎﻣﺪﻨﻋﻡﺎﻈﻨﻟﺍ ﻞﻤﻌﻳ ﺪﻨﻋ ﺍﺭﺬﺣ ﻦﻛ ﺔﻣﺪﺧ ﺯﺎﻬﺠﻟﺍ ﺍﺬﻫ

경고!

시스템이 동작 중일 때 후면판 (Backplane)에는 위험한 전압이나 에너지가 발생
합니다. 서비스 작업 시 주의하십시오.

Waarschuwing
Een gevaarlijke spanning of energie is aanwezig op de backplane wanneer het

systeem in gebruik is. Voorzichtigheid is geboden tijdens het onderhoud.

Comply with Local and National Electrical Codes

Warning!

Installation of the equipment must comply with local and national electrical codes.

地方および国の電気規格に準拠
機器の取り付けはその地方および国の電気規格に準拠する必要があります。

警告

设备安装必须符合本地与本国电气法规。

警告

設備安裝必須符合本地與本國電氣法規。

Warnung
Die Installation der Geräte muss den Sicherheitsstandards entsprechen.

¡Advertencia!
La instalacion del equipo debe cumplir con las normas de electricidad locales y

nacionales.

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יצראה למשחה יקוח םואית

Attention
L'équipement doit être installé conformément aux normes électriques nationales

et locales.

!הרהזא

תנקתה םייצראהו םיימוקמה למשחה יקוחל תמאות תויהל תבייח דויצה.

ﺕﺍﺪﻌﻤﻟﺍ ﺐﻴﻛﺮﺗ ﺔﻴﺋﺎﺑﺮﻬﻜﻟﺍ ﻠﻟ ﻞﺜﺘﻤﻳ ﻥﺃ ﺐﺠﻳ ﻦﻴﻧﺍﻮﻘﺔﻴﻨﻁﻮﻟﺍﻭ ﺔﻴﻠﺤﻤﻟﺍ ﺔﻘﻠﻌﺘﻤﻟﺍ

ءﺎﺑﺮﻬﻜﻟﺎﺑ

경고!

현 지역 및 국가의 전기 규정에 따라 장비를 설치해야 합니다.

Waarschuwing
Bij installatie van de apparatuur moet worden voldaan aan de lokale en nationale

elektriciteitsvoorschriften.

Product Disposal

Warning!

Ultimate disposal of this product should be handled according to all national laws
and regulations.

製品の廃棄

この製品を廃棄処分する場合、国の関係する全ての法律・条例に従い処理する必要が
あります。

警告
本产品的废弃处理应根据所有国家的法律和规章进行。

警告
本產品的廢棄處理應根據所有國家的法律和規章進行。

Warnung
Die Entsorgung dieses Produkts sollte gemäß allen Bestimmungen und Gesetzen

des Landes erfolgen.

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רצומה קוליס

¡Advertencia!
Al deshacerse por completo de este producto debe seguir todas las leyes y

reglamentos nacionales.

Attention
La mise au rebut ou le recyclage de ce produit sont généralement soumis à des

lois et/ou directives de respect de l'environnement. Renseignez-vous auprès de
l'organisme compétent.

!הרהזא

ו תויחנהל םאתהב תויהל בייח הז רצומ לש יפוס קוליס.הנידמה יקוח

ﻲﺋﺎﻬﻨﻟﺍ ﺺﻠﺨﺘﻟﺍ ﻦﻣ ﺞﺘﻨﻤﻟﺍ ﺍﺬﻫ ﻪﻌﻣ ﻞﻣﺎﻌﺘﻟﺍ ﻲﻐﺒﻨﻳ ﻟ ﺎﻘﻓﻭ ﻊﻴﻤﺠﺔﻴﻨﻁﻮﻟﺍ ﺢﺋﺍﻮﻠﻟﺍﻭ ﻦﻴﻧﺍﻮﻘﻟﺍ ﺪﻨﻋ

경고!

이 제품은 해당 국가의 관련 법규 및 규정에 따라 폐기되어야 합니다.

Waarschuwing
De uiteindelijke verwijdering van dit product dient te geschieden in overeenstemming

met alle nationale wetten en reglementen.

Hot Swap Fan Warning

Warning!

The fans might still be turning when you remove the fan assembly from the chassis.
Keep fi ngers, screwdrivers, and other objects away from the openings in the fan
assembly's housing.

ファン・ホットスワップの警告

シャーシから冷却ファン装置を取り外した際、ファンがまだ回転している可能性がありま

す。ファンの開口部に、指、ドライバー、およびその他のものを近づけないで下さい。

警告
当您从机架移除风扇装置，风扇可能仍在转动。小心不要将手指、螺丝起子和其他
物品太靠近风扇

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警告
當您從機架移除風扇裝置，風扇可能仍在轉動。小心不要將手指、螺絲起子和其他
物品太靠近風扇。

Warnung
Die Lüfter drehen sich u. U. noch, wenn die Lüfterbaugruppe aus dem Chassis

genommen wird. Halten Sie Finger, Schraubendreher und andere Gegenstände
von den Öffnungen des Lüftergehäuses entfernt.

¡Advertencia!
Los ventiladores podran dar vuelta cuando usted quite ell montaje del ventilador

del chasis. Mandtenga los dedos, los destornilladores y todos los objetos lejos de
las aberturas del ventilador

Attention
Il est possible que les ventilateurs soient toujours en rotation lorsque vous retirerez

le bloc ventilateur du châssis. Prenez garde à ce que doigts, tournevis et autres
objets soient éloignés du logement du bloc ventilateur.

!הרהזא

יקלח תא םיריסמ רשאכ שי .םידבוע ןיידע םיררוואמהו ןכתי ,זראמהמ ררוואמה

קיחרהללררוואמה ךותב םיחתפהמ םינוש הדובע ילכו תועבצאה תא חוטב קחרמ

ﻦﻜﻤﻤﻟﺍ ﻦﻣ ﺡﻭﺍﺮﻤﻟﺍ ﻥﺃ ﻝﺍﺰﺗ ﻻ ﺔﻟﺍﺯﺇ ﺪﻨﻋﺭﻭﺪﺗ ﺔﻠﺘﻛ ﺔﺣﻭﺮﻤﻟﺍ ﻞﻜﻴﻬﻟﺍ ﻦﻣ ﺐﺠﻳ ءﺎﻘﺑﺇ

ﻊﺑﺎﺻﻷﺍ ﻭﻲﻏﺍﺮﺒﻟﺍ ﺕﺎﻜﻔﻣ

. ءﺎﻴﺷﻷﺍ ﻦﻣ ﺎﻫﺮﻴﻏﻭ ﺍﺪﻴﻌﺑ ﻦﻋ ﺕﺎﺤﺘﻔﻟﺍ ﻲﻓ ﺔﻠﺘﻛ ﺔﺣﻭﺮﻤﻟﺍ

경고!

섀시로부터 팬 조립품을 제거할 때 팬은 여전히 회전하고 있을 수 있습니다. 팬
조림품 외관의 열려있는 부분들로부터 손가락 및 스크류드라이버, 다른 물체들이
가까이 하지 않도록 배치해 주십시오.

Waarschuwing
Het is mogelijk dat de ventilator nog draait tijdens het verwijderen van het

ventilatorsamenstel uit het chassis. Houd uw vingers, schroevendraaiers
en eventuele andere voorwerpen uit de buurt van de openingen in de
ventilatorbehuizing.

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Power Cable and AC Adapter

Warning!

When installing the product, use the provided or designated connection cables,
power cables and AC adaptors. Using any other cables and adaptors could cause
a malfunction or a fi re. Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law prohibits the
use of UL or CSA -certifi ed cables (that have UL/CSA shown on the code) for any
other electrical devices than products designated by Supermicro only.

電源コードとACアダプター

製品を設置する場合、提供または指定された接続ケーブル、電源コードとACアダプター
を使用下さい。他のケーブルやアダプタを使用すると故障や火災の原因になることがあ

ります。電気用品安全法は、ULまたはCSA認定のケーブル(UL/CSEマークがコードに表

記)をSupermicroが指定する製品以外に使用することを禁止しています。

警告
安装此产品时,请使用本身提供的或指定的连接线,电源线和电源适配器.使用其它线
材或适配器可能会引起故障或火灾。除了Supermicro所指定的产品,电气用品和材
料安全法律规定禁止使用未经UL或CSA认证的线材。(线材上会显示UL/CSA符号)。

警告
安裝此產品時,請使用本身提供的或指定的連接線,電源線和電源適配器.使用其它線
材或適配器可能會引起故障或火災。除了Supermicro所指定的產品,電氣用品和材
料安全法律規定禁止使用未經UL或CSA認證的線材。(線材上會顯示UL/CSA符號)。

Warnung
Bei der Installation des Produkts, die zur Verfügung gestellten oder benannt

Anschlusskabel, Stromkabel und Netzteile. Verwendung anderer Kabel und Adapter
kann zu einer Fehlfunktion oder ein Brand entstehen. Elektrische Geräte und
Material Safety Law verbietet die Verwendung von UL-oder CSA-zertifi zierte Kabel,
UL oder CSA auf der Code für alle anderen elektrischen Geräte als Produkte von
Supermicro nur bezeichnet gezeigt haben.

¡Advertencia!
Al instalar el producto, utilice los cables de conexión previstos o designados, los

cables y adaptadores de CA. La utilización de otros cables y adaptadores podría
ocasionar un mal funcionamiento o un incendio. Aparatos Eléctricos y la Ley de
Seguridad del Material prohíbe el uso de UL o CSA cables certifi cados que tienen
UL o CSA se muestra en el código de otros dispositivos eléctricos que los productos
designados por Supermicro solamente.

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אתמו םיילמשחמ י

Attention
Lors de l'installation du produit, utilisez les bables de connection fournis ou désigné.

L'utilisation d'autres cables et adaptateurs peut provoquer un dysfonctionnement
ou un incendie. Appareils électroménagers et de loi sur la sécurité Matériel interdit
l'utilisation de UL ou CSA câbles certifi és qui ont UL ou CSA indiqué sur le code
pour tous les autres appareils électriques que les produits désignés par Supermicro
seulement.

AC

!הרהזא

AC רשא

םימאתמו םיקפס ,םילבכב שמתשהל שי ,רצומה תא םיניקתמ רשאכ

וא הלקתל םורגל לוכי רחא םאתמ וא לבכ לכב שומיש .ךכ םשל וקפוסו ודעונ

טב יקוחו למשח ירישכמב שומיש יקוח יפ לע .ילמשח רצק רוסיא םייק ,תוחי

UL ב וא- CSA לש דוק םהילע עיפומ ראשכ)

ב םיכמסומה םילבכב שמתשהל-

UL/CSA( רחא ילמשח רצומ לכ רובע.דבלב ורקימקרפוס ידי לע ןיוצ אלש

ﺐﻴﻛﺮﺗ ﺪﻨﻋ ﻡﺍﺪﺨﺘﺳﺍ ﺐﺠﻳ ﺯﺎﻬﺠﻟﺍ ﻭ،ﻞﻴﺻﻮﺘﻟﺍ ﺕﻼﺑﺎﻛ ﺔﻴﺋﺎﺑﺮﻬﻜﻟﺍ ﺕﻼﺑﺎﻜﻟﺍ

ﺕﻻﻮﺤﻣﻭ ﺩﺩﺮﺘﻤﻟﺍ ﺭﺎﻴﺘﻟﺍ

. ﻥﺃ ﻱﺃ ﻡﺍﺪﺨﺘﺳﺍ ﺕﻼﺑﺎﻛ ﺕﻻﻮﺤﻣﻭ ﻯﺮﺧﺃ ﺐﺒﺴﺘﻳ ﻲﻓ ﻞﻄﻋ ﺙﻭﺪﺣ ﻖﻳﺮﺣ ﻭﺃ . ﻲﺘﻟﺍ

ﻚﻟ ﺎﻫﺮﻴﻓﻮﺗ ﻢﺗ ﺞﺘﻨﻤﻟﺍ ﻊﻣ

UL ﻭﺃ CSA ﺔﻴﺋﺎﺑﺮﻬﻜﻟﺍ ﺓﺰﻬﺟﻷﺍ ﺩﺍﻮﻣﻭ ﻥﻮﻧﺎﻗ ﺔﻣﻼﺴﻟﺍ ﻡﺍﺪﺨﺘﺳﺍ ﺮﻈﺤﻳ ﺕﻼﺑﺎﻜﻟﺍ

ﻞﺒﻗ ﻦﻣ ﺓﺪﻤﺘﻌﻣ

Supermicro ﺓﺰﻬﺟﺃ ﻯﺮﺧﺃ ﺔﻴﺋﺎﺑﺮﻬﻛ ﺮﻴﻏ ﺕﺎﺠﺘﻨﻤﻟﺍ ﺔﻨﻴﻌﻤﻟﺍ ﻞﺒﻗ ﻦﻣ ﻱﻷ

(UL/CSA ﻞﻤﺤﺗ ﻲﺘﻟﺍﺔﻣﻼﻋ )

경고!

제품을 설치할 때에는 제공되거나 지정된 연결케이블과 전원케이블, AC어댑터를
사용해야 합니다. 그 밖의 다른 케이블들이나 어댑터들은 고장 또는 화재의 원인이
될 수 있습니다. 전기용품안전법 (Electrical Appliance and Material Safety
Law)은 슈퍼마이크로에서 지정한 제품들 외에는 그 밖의 다른 전기 장치들을
위한 UL또는 CSA에서 인증한 케이블(전선 위에 UL/CSA가 표시)들의 사용을
금지합니다.

Waarschuwing
Bij het installeren van het product, gebruik de meegeleverde of aangewezen kabels,

stroomkabels en adapters. Het gebruik van andere kabels en adapters kan leiden
tot een storing of een brand. Elektrisch apparaat en veiligheidsinformatiebladen wet
verbiedt het gebruik van UL of CSA gecertifi ceerde kabels die UL of CSA die op
de code voor andere elektrische apparaten dan de producten die door Supermicro
alleen.

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Chapter 5

Advanced Motherboard Setup

This chapter covers the steps required to install the X7SPE-HF motherboard into
the chassis, connect the data and power cables and install add-on cards. All moth­erboard jumpers and connections are also described. A layout and quick reference
chart are included in this chapter for your reference. Remember to completely close
the chassis when you have fi nished working with the motherboard to better cool
and protect the system.

5-1 Handling the Motherboard

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent dam­age to any printed circuit boards (PCBs), it is important to handle them very carefully
(see previous chapter). To prevent the motherboard from bending, keep one hand
under the center of the board to support it when handling. The following measures
are generally suffi cient to protect your equipment from electric static discharge.

Precautions

• Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent Electrostatic Discharge

(ESD).

• Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic

bag.

• Handle a board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral chips,

memory modules or gold contacts.

• When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.

• Put the motherboard, add-on cards and peripherals back into their antistatic

bags when not in use.

• For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent

conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and
the motherboard.

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Unpacking

The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid electrical static dis­charge. When unpacking the board, make sure the person handling it is static
protected.

5-2 Motherboard Installation

This section explains the fi rst step of physically mounting the X7SPE-HF into the
SC502L-200B chassis. Following the steps in the order given will eliminate the most
common problems encountered in such an installation. To remove the motherboard,
follow the procedure in reverse order.

Installing to the Chassis

1. Access the inside of the system by removing the screws from the top cover of
the chassis, then lift the cover off.

2. Make sure that the I/O ports on the motherboard align properly with their
respective holes in the I/O shield at the back of the chassis.

3. Carefully mount the motherboard to the motherboard tray by aligning the
board holes with the raised metal standoffs that are visible in the chassis.

4. Insert screws into all the mounting holes on your motherboard that line up
with the standoffs and tighten until snug (if you screw them in too tight, you
might strip the threads). Metal screws provide an electrical contact to the
motherboard ground to provide a continuous ground for the system.

5. Finish by replacing the top cover of the chassis.

Warning: To avoid damaging the motherboard and its components, do not apply
any force greater than 8 lbs. per square inch when installing a screw into a mount­ing hole.

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5-3 Connecting Cables

Now that the motherboard is installed, the next step is to connect the cables to
the board. These include the data cables for the peripherals and control panel and
the power cables.

Connecting Data Cables

The cables used to transfer data from the peripheral devices have been carefully
routed to prevent them from blocking the fl ow 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). The following data
cable (with its location noted) should be connected. (See the motherboard layout
for connector locations.)

• Control Panel cable (JF1)

Connecting Power Cables

The X7SPE-HF has a 24-pin primary power supply connector (JPW1) for connection
to the ATX power supply. See Section 5-9 for power connector pin defi nitions.

Connecting the Control Panel

JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors. See Figure 5-1
for the pin locations of the various front control panel buttons and LED indicators.

All JF1 wires have been bundled into a single cable to simplify this connection. Make
sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 as marked on the board. The other end connects
to the Control Panel PCB board, located just behind the system status LEDs on
the chassis. See Chapter 5 for details and pin descriptions.

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Figure 5-1. Control Panel Header Pins

Ground

X

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

Power Fail LED

Ground

Ground

2

1920

NMI

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

Reset Button

Power Button

PWR

1

5-4 I/O Ports

The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specifi cation. See
Figure 5-2 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports.

Figure 5-2. I/O Ports

2

4

1

3 5 6 7 8

Rear I/O Ports

1. Keyboard 5. COM1

2. PS/2 Mouse 6. VGA Port

3. USB1 7. LAN1

4. USB2 8. LAN2*

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5-5 Onboard Processor

The Intel Atom processor is soldered directly onto the motherboard. Installing and
removing the processor is not required. A small active heatsink sits on the proces­sor to keep it cool.

5-6 Installing Memory

Note: Check the S uper micro we b site for r ecom mende d memor y mo dules .

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM

module s to prevent a ny possi ble dam age.

DIMM Installation

1. Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with
DIMM1. Insert each DIMM vertically into its slot. Pay attention to the notch
along the bottom of the module to prevent incorrect installation.

2. Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot.
Repeat step 1 to install DIMM2 if needed. See diagrams on the following
page.

Memory Support

The X7SPE-HF supports up to 4GB unbuffered Non-ECC DDR2 667 in two DIMM
slots. Pop ulating the mem ory slots w ith a pair of memor y modules of t he same
type and same size will result in interleaved memory, which will improve memory
performanc e.

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Figure 5-3. DIMM Installation

1. Position the SO-DIMM mod­ule's bottom key so that it
aligns with the receptive point
on the slot.

2. Insert the SO-DIMM module
vertically at about a 45 degree
angle.

3. Press down until the module
locks into place. The side clips
will automatically secure the
SO DIMM module, locking it
into place.

Align

4. To Remove: Use your thumbs
to gently push the side clips
near both ends away from the
module. This should release
it from the slot. Pull the SO
DIMM module upwards.

Insert this end fi rst.

Locking clip

Press down until

the module locks

into place.

Locking clip

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5-7 Adding PCI Expansion Cards

The SC502L-200B chassis can accommodate one full-height, half-length PCI­Express expansion card (PCI-E x4 in a x16 slot).

Installing an Expansion Card

1. After powering down the system, remove the PCI slot shield.

2. Fully seat the card into the slot, pushing down with your thumbs evenly on
both sides of the card.

3. Finish by using a screw to secure the top of the card shield to the chassis.
The PCI slot shield protects the motherboard and its components from EMI
and aid in proper ventilation, so make sure it is always in place.

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5-8 Motherboard Details

Figure 5-4. X7SPE-HF Layout

37

38

1

1

KB/MOUSE

1

MH2

FAN

CPU

FAN1 FAN2

FAN

SYS

JSMB1:SMBus1

JSMB1

JLPC80

3436

JPW1

MH3MH4

50

2
3

COM1

4

5

JVGA1

JUSB1

JCOM2

39

1

COM2

CPU

R1050

JDIMM2

45

SODIMM2

ON:ENABLEJI2C2
OFF:DISABLE

JDIMM1

J3

T-SGPIO2

SODIMM1

44

JBT1:
COMS CLEAR

JBT1

SP1

1-2 ENABLE

2-3 DISABLE

2-3 DISABLE

1-2 ENABLE

JPG1:VGA

JPT1:TPM ENABLE/DISABLE

2-3 DISABLE

2-3 DISABLE

JPL1:1-2 ENABLE

JPL2:1-2 ENABLE

JF1 PWR ON RST X OH/FF NIC2 NIC1 HDD LED PWR LED X NMI

JL1:CHASISS INTRUSION

2-3 DISABLE

1-2 ENABLE

2-3 DISABLE

1-2 ENABLE

JPB:BMC ENABLE/DISABLE

ON:AC'97 FRONT PANEL

JL2:AUDIO FRONT PANEL SELECT

OFF:HD AUDIO FRONT PANEL

JPUSB1:USB WAKE UP

T-SGPIO1

2-3 NMI

JWD1:1-2 RST

J2

JWD1

52

JWF1:DOM PWR

I-SATA2

4-7 SPEAKER

JD1:1-3 PWR LED

JWF1

JPF

JPI2C1

JPI2C:PWR I2C

JD1

33

32

31

30

I-SATA1

I-SATA0

29

28

6

LAN1

7

LAN2

12

JI2C1

JI2C2

14

16

JPL1

JPL2

JPG1

JL1

18

JBMC1

JPB

JBAT1

19

11

13

JPCIE1

15

17

JUSB5

I-SATA4

I-SATA3

I-SATA5

D17

J8

21

JOH1

JUSB4

JUSB3

22

JUSB2

20

27

26

25

23

Number Jumper Description

12, 11 JI

2

C1/JI2C2 SMB to PCI Slots Open/Open (Disabled)

Default Setting

13 JPL2 LAN2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
14 JPL1 LAN1 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
16 JPG1 Onboard VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
17 JPB BMC Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
28 JWD1 Watch Dog Timer Pins 1-2 (Reset)
44 JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Section 5-10)
47 J10/J11* DCD/P5V Select (COM1/COM2) Pins 1-2 (DCD)
52 JPF Power Force On Open (Disabled)

*OEM option.

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Number Connector Description

1 KB/Mouse PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
2, 3 USB1/2 Back Panel USB Ports
4 COM1 Back Panel Serial Port

5 VGA

Video/Graphics Port
6 LAN1 RJ45 Connector for LAN1
7 LAN2 RJ45 Connector for LAN2
15 JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header
18 JBAT1 Onboard Battery
19 JPCIE1 PCI-E 1.1 x4 Gen1 (in x16 physical) Slot
20, 21, 23 USB 5/6, 7/8, 9 Front Panel USB Headers
22 USB 10 Type A USB Port
25 JOH Overheat Warning LED Header
26 J8 Power Connector for Add-on Devices
27 SATA 0,1,2,3,4,5 SATA Ports
29 JWF1 SATA Disk on Module (DOM) Power
30 T-SGPIO-0/1 Serial General Purpose IO Headers (for SATA)
31 JF1 FP Control Panel Header
32 JD1 External Buzzer/Speaker/Power LED
33 JPI2C PWR supply (I

2

C) System Management Bus
34 JPW1 ATX 24-Pin Power Connector
36 JSMB1 System Management Bus header
37, 38 Fans 1, 2 Fan 1: CPU Fan, Fan 2: Chassis Fan Header
39 COM2 Serial Port 2 Header
45 SPK Onboard Speaker/Buzzer
50 DIMM 1, DIMM 2 SO-DIMM Memory Slots

Note: Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.

Note: Missing numbers are for connectors that are included on a different board

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5-9 Connector Defi nitions

Main ATX Power Supply
Connector

The 24-pin main power connector
(JPW1) is used to provide power to
the motherboard. This po wer connec­tor meets the SSI EPS 12V specifi ca-
tion. See the table on the right for pin
defi nitions.

ATX Power 24-pin Connector

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition
13 +3.3V 1 +3.3V
14 -12V 2 +3.3V
15 COM 3 COM
16 PS_ON 4 +5V
17 COM 5 COM
18 COM 6 +5V
19 COM 7 COM
20 Res (NC) 8 PWR_OK
21 +5V 9 5VSB
22 +5V 10 +12V
23 +5V 11 +12V
24 COM 12 +3.3V

Required Connection

External Power Connector

In addition to the 24-pin main power
connector, the 4-pin External Power
connector at J8 is used to provide
power to external devices such as
hard disks & CD-ROM drives. This
power connector supports 12V and
5V devices.

Power Button

The Power Button connection is
located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1.
Momentarily contacting both pins
will power on/off the system. To turn
off the power when set to suspend
mode, press the button for at least
4 seconds. Refer to the table on the
right for pin defi nitions.

4-Pin External Power

Connector

Pin Defi nitions

Pin Defi nition
1 +12V
2 Ground 1
3 Ground 2
4 +5V

Optional Connection

Power Button

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
1 Power Signal
2 Ground

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Reset Button

The reset button (from the computer
chassis) connects to pins 3 and 4 of
JF1. See the table on the right for pin
defi nitions.

Power Fail LED

The Power Fail LED connection is
locate d on pins 5 and 6 of JF1. Re­fer to the table on the right for pin
defi nitions.

Overheat/Fan Fail

Connect an LED to pins 7 and 8 of
JF1 to indicate fan fail and provide
advanced warning of chassis over­heating. Refer to the table on the right
for pin defi nitions.

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
3 Reset
4 Ground

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
5 Vcc
6 Ground

OH/Fan Fail LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
7 Vcc
8 Ground

Reset Button

PWR Fail LED

OH/Fan Fail Indicator

Status

State Defi nition
Off Normal
On Overheat
Flashing Fan Fail

NIC2 (LAN2) LED

The LED connections for LAN2 are on
pins 9 and 10 of JF1. Attach an LED
cable to display network activity. See
the table on the right for pin defi ni-
tions. (LAN2 on 5015A-H only.)

NIC1 (LAN1) LED

The LED connections for LAN1 are
on pins 11 and 12 of JF1. Attach an
LED cable to display network activ­ity. See the table on the right for pin
defi nitions.

HDD LED

The HDD LED connection is located
on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach a
hard drive LED cable here to display
disk activity (for any hard drive activ­ity on the system, including SATA
and IDE).

NIC2 LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
9 Vcc
10 Ground

NIC1 LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
11 Vcc
12 Ground

HDD LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
13 +3.3V
14 HD Active

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Power LED

The Power LED connector is located
on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. This con­nection is used to provide LED indica­tion of power being supplied to the
system. See the table on the right for
pin defi nitions.

NMI Button

The non-maskable interrupt button
header is located on pins 19 and 20
of JF1. Refer to the table on the right
for pin defi nitions.

Fan Headers

The X7SPE-HF has two fan headers.
Fan1 is the CPU fan and Fan2 is for
the system cooling fan. These fans
are 4-pin fan headers. However, Pins
1~3 of the fan headers are backward
compatible with the traditional 3-pin
fans. (The speeds of 4-pin (PWM)
fans are controlled by Thermal Man­agement via BIOS Hardware Moni­toring in the Advanced Setting. (The
default setting is Disabled.) Note:
Please use all 3-pin fans or all 4-pin
fans on a motherboard. Please do not
use 3-pin fans and 4-pin fans on the
same board.

Power LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
15 5V Stby
16 Control

NMI Button

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
1 Signal
2 Ground

Fan Header

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 Tachometer
4 PWM Control

Overheat/Fan Fail LED (JOH)

The JOH header is used to connect
an LED to provide warnings of chas­sis overheat. This LED will also blink
to indicate a fan failure. Refer to the
table on right for pin defi nitions.

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Overheat LED

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 5vDC
2 OH Active

OH/Fan Fail LED

Status Message

State Message
Solid Overheat
Blinking Fan Fail

Chassis Intrusion

A Chassis Intrusion header is located
at JL1 on the motherboard. Attach the
appropriate cable from the chassis to
inform you of a chassis intrusion when
the chassis is opened.

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Chassis Intrusion

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 Intrusion Input
2 Ground

SATA DOM Power

The SATA DOM Power on JWF1 is
used to supply power to SATA Disk­on-Module (DOM) solid-state storage
devices.

2

Power SMB I

C Connector

Power System Management Bus

2

(I

C) Connector monitors the status
of the power supply, fan and system
temperature. See the table on the right
for pin defi nitions.

Serial Ports

Two serial ports are included on the
motherboard. COM1 is a backpanel
port and COM2 is a header located
behind the I/O ports. See the table on
the right for pin defi nitions.

SATA DOM Power

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 VCC
2 Ground
3 Ground

PWR Supply I2C

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 Clock
2 Data

3 PWR Fail
4 Ground
5 +3.3V

Serial Port Pin Defi nitions

(COM1/COM2)

Pin # Defi nition Pin # Defi nition
1 DCD 6 DSR
2 RXD 7 RTS
3 TXD 8 CTS
4 DTR 9 RI
5 Ground 10 NC

SMB

A System Management Bus (SMB)
header is l ocated at JS MB. Co nnect
the appropriate cable here to use
the SMB I

2

C connection on your

system.

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SMB Header

Pin Defi nition

Pin# Defi nition
1 Data
2 Ground
3 Clock
4 No Connection

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T-SGPIO 0/1 Headers

Two T-SGPIO (Serial-Link General
Purpose Input/Output) headers are
located near the SATA connectors
on the motherboard. These headers
are used to communicate with the
enclosure management chip in the
system. See the table on the right
for pin defi nitions. Refer to the board
layout below for the locations of the
headers.

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2
Mouse Ports

The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the PS/2
mouse are located beside the USB0/1
ports. The mouse port is above the
keyboard port. See the table on the
right for pin defi nitions.

SGPIO Header

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition Pin Defi nition
1NC 2 NC
3 Ground 4 DATA Out

5 Load 6 Ground
7 Clock 8 NC

PS/2 Keyboard and

Mouse Port Pin

Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 Data
2NC
3 Ground
4 VCC
5 Clock
6NC

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

Four Universal Serial Bus ports
(USB1/2/3/4) are located on the I/O
backpanel. Additionally, one Type
A USB port (USB10) and fi ve USB
headers (USB5/6, 7/8, 9) are pro­vided on the motherboard to provide
front chassis access (cables are not
included). See the tables on the right
for pin defi nitions.

LAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports)

Two Ethernet ports (designated LAN1
and LAN2) are located beside the
VGA port on the I/O backplane. These
ports accept RJ45 type cables.

Back Panel USB Ports,

Type A USB Port Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition Pin# Defi nition
1 +5V 5 +5V
2 USB_PN 6 USB_PN
3 USB_PP 7 USB_PP
4 Ground 8 Ground

Front Panel USB Header

Pin Defi nitions

Pin # Defi nition Pin # Defi nition
1 +5V 6 +5V
2 USB_PN 7 USB_PN
3 USB_PP 8 USB_PP
4 Ground 9 Ground
5 NA 10 Key

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5-10 Jumper Settings

Explanation of Jumpers

To modify the operation of the mother­board, jumpers can be used to choose
between optional settings. Jumpers
create shorts between two pins to
change the function of the connector.
Pin 1 is identifi ed with a square solder
pad on the printed circuit board. See
the motherboard layout pages for
jumper locations.

Note: On a two-pin jumper, "Closed"
means the jumper is on both pins and
"Open" means the jumper is either on
only one pin or completely removed.

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3 2 1

Connector

Pins

Jumper

3 2 1

Setting

CMOS Clear

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS (which will also clear any passwords). Instead of pins,
this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents
of CMOS.

To clear CMOS,

1. First power down the system and unplug the power cord(s).

2. With the power disconnected, short the CMOS pads with a metal object such
as a small screwdriver.

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.

LAN1/2 Enable/Disable

Change the setting of jumper JPL1
and JPL2 to enable or disable the
LAN1 and LAN2 Ethernets ports, re­spectively. See the table on the right
for jumper settings. The default setting
is enabled.

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LAN1/2

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition
Pins 1-2 Enabled
Pins 2-3 Disabled

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SMB (I

Jumpers JI

2

C) Bus to PCI Slots

2

C1 and JI2C2 allow you
to conn ect the S ystem Ma nagem ent
Bus (SMB) to the PCI-E PCI slot. The
default se tting is Disable d. See table
on the r ight fo r jumpe r sett ings.

Watch Dog Enable/Disable

Watch Dog (JWD) is a system monitor
that can reboot the system when a
software application hangs. Close pins
1~2 to reset the system if an applica­tion hangs. Close pins 2~3 to generate
a non-maskable interrupt signal for
the application that hangs. See the
table on the right for jumper settings.
Watch Dog must also be enabled in
the BIOS.

I2C to PCI-Slots

Jumper Settings

Jumper Defi nition
On Enabled
Off Disabled

Watch Dog

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition
Pins 1-2 Reset

(default)
Pins 2-3 NMI
Open Disabled

Power Force On Enable/Disable

Jumper JPF allows you to enable or
disable the Power Force On function.
If enabled, the power will always stay
on automatically. If this function is
disabled (the normal setting), the user
needs to press the power button to
power on the system.

VGA Enable/Disable

JPG1 allows the user to enable the
onboard VGA connector. Close Pins
1~2 to use this function. The default
setting is Enabled.

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Power Force On

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition
Open Normal
Closed Force On

VGA Enable

Jumper Settings

Pin# Defi nition
1-2 Enabled (default)
2-3 Disabled

DCD / P5V Select

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Jumpers J10 and J11 allow selection
between the standard Data Carrier
Detect (DCD) modem signal or the
system voltage +5V on pin 1 of the
COM1 and COM2 ports This is an
OEM option only.

Speaker Jumper

On the JD1 header, pins 1~3 are used
for a power LED and pins 4~7 are
used for an external speaker. If you
wish to use the onboard speaker, you
should close pins 6-7 with a jumper.
See the table on the right for speaker
pin defi nitions.

DCD / P5V Select

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition
Pins 1-2 DCD
Pins 2-3 P5V

Speaker Connector

Pin Defi nitions

Pin Setting Defi nition
Pins 6-7 Internal Speaker
Pins 4-7 External Speaker

BMC Enable/Disable

The JPB jumper is used to enable or
disable the onboard Baseboard Man­agement Controller (BMC) and IPMI.
This jumper is used together with the
IPMI settings in the BIOS. The default
position is pins 1 and 2 to Enable
BMC. See the table on the right for
jumper settings.

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BMC

Jumper Settings

Pin Setting Defi nition
Pins 1-2 Enabled
Pins 2-3 Disabled

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5-11 Onboard Indicators

LAN1/2 LEDs

The Ethernet ports (located beside the
VGA port) have two LEDs. On each
port, the yellow LED indicates activity
while the other LED may be green,
amber or off to indicate the speed of
the connection. See the table on the
right for the indication associated with
the connection speed LED.

5-12 SATA Ports

(Connection Speed Indicator)

LAN1/2 LED

LED Color Defi nition
Off No Connection or 10 Mb/s
Green 100 Mb/s
Amber 1 Gb/s

SATA Ports

Six Serial ATA (SATA) ports
(I-SATA 0~5) are located on
the motherboard to provide
serial link connections. Se­rial Link connections provide
faster data transmission than
those of the traditional Parallel
ATA. These SATA ports are
supported by the Intel ICH9R
South Bridge. See the table on
the right for pin defi nitions.

SATA Port

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition
1 Ground 2 TXP
3 TXN 4 Ground
5 RXN 6 RXP
7 Ground

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5-13 Installing Software

The Supermicro ftp site contains drivers and utilities for your system at ftp://ftp.

supermicro.com. Some of these must be installed, such as the chipset driver.

After accessing the ftp site, go into the CDR_Images directory and locate the ISO
fi le for your serverboard. Download this fi le to create a CD/DVD of the drivers and
utilities it contains. (You may also use a utility to extract the ISO fi le if preferred.)

Another option is to go to the Supermicro Website at

products/. Find the product page for your serverboard here, where you may down-

load individual drivers and utilities.
After creating a CD/DVD with the ISO fi les, insert the disk into the CD/DVD drive

on your system and the display shown in Figure 5-5 should appear.

http://www.supermicro.com/

Figure 5-5. Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

Note: Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme fi les

for each item. Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each
item (from top to the bottom) one at a time. After installing each item, you must
re-boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list. The bottom
icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents.

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SuperDoctor III

The SuperDoctor® III program is a web-based management tool that supports
remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools.
The local management is called SD III Client. The SuperDoctor III program allows
you to monitor the environment and operations of your system. SuperDoctor III
displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature, system voltages
and fan status. See the fi gures below for examples of the SuperDoctor III interface.

Note: The default User Name and Password for SuperDoctor III is ADMIN / ADMIN.
Note: When SuperDoctor III is fi rst installed, it adopts the temperature threshold

settings that have been set in BIOS. Any subsequent changes to these thresholds
must be made within SuperDoctor III, as the SuperDoctor III settings override the
BIOS settings. To set the BIOS temperature threshold settings again, you would
fi rst need to uninstall SuperDoctor III.

Figure 5-6. SuperDoctor III Interface Display Screen (Health Information)

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Figure 5-7. SuperDoctor III Interface Display Screen (Remote Control)

Note: The SuperDoctor III program and User ’s Manual can be downloaded from

the Supermicro web site at http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/soft-

ware/SuperDoctorIII.cfm

II application instead.

. For Linux, we recommend that you use the SuperDoctor

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Please handle used batteries carefully. Do not damage the battery in any way; a
damaged battery may release hazardous materials into the environment. Do not
discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landfi ll. Please comply with the
regulations set up by your local hazardous waste management agency to dispose
of your used battery properly.

Figure 5-9. Installing the Onboard Battery

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Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup

Chapter 6

Advanced Chassis Setup

This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform main­tenance on the SC502L chassis. For component installation, follow the steps in
the order given to eliminate the most common problems encountered. If a step is
unnecessary, skip ahead to the step that follows.

Tools Required :The only tool you will need to install components and perform
maintenance is a Philips screwdriver.

6-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent
damage to any printed circuit boards (PCBs), it is important to handle them very
carefully. The following measures are generally suffi cient to protect your equipment
from ESD discharge.

Precautions

• Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.

• Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic

bag.

• Handle a board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral chips,

memory modules or gold contacts.

• When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.

• Put the serverboard, add-on cards and peripherals back into their antistatic

bags when not in use.

• For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent

conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and
the serverboard.

Unpacking

The serverboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage. When
unpacking the board, make sure the person handling it is static protected.

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Figure 6-1. Chassis Front View

Control Panel

Figure 6-2. Chassis Rear View

Power Supply Mouse/Keyboard

USB Ports COM Port VGA Port

Ethernet Ports PCI Slot

6-2 Control Panel

The control panel (located on the front of the chassis) must be connected to the
JF1 connector on the serverboard to provide you with system control buttons and
status indicators. These wires have been bundled together in a ribbon cable to
simplify the connection.

Connect the cable from JF1 on the serverboard to the Control Panel PCB (printed
circuit board). Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 on both connectors. Pull all
excess cabling out of the airfl ow path. The LEDs inform you of system status. See
Chapter 3 for details on the LEDs and the control panel buttons. Details on JF1
can be found in Chapter 5.

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6-3 System Fans

The SC502L is a fan-less chassis, which results in an extremely quiet and energy­effi cient operation. The only fan in the system is located on the heatsink for the
embedded processor.

6-4 Drive Bay Installation/Removal

Installling a 3.5" SATA Drive (Figure 6-3)

1. Power down the system and unplug the AC power cord.

2. Remove the chassis cover as described on page 2-6.

3. Use screws to secure the drive directly into the left side of the chassis as
shown in the fi gure.

Installling 2.5" SATA Drives (Figure 6-4)

1. Power down the system and unplug the AC power cord.

2. Remove the chassis cover as described on page 2-6.

3. Use screws to secure the drive into the hard drive bracket:
For two drives the bracket is p/n MCP-220-00044-0N.
For one drive the bracket is p/n MCP-220-00051-0N.

4. Use screws to secure the bracket/drive assembly into the left side of the
chassis as shown in the fi gure.

Warning: Enterprise level hard disk drives are recommended for use in Supermicro
chassis and servers. For information on recommended HDDs, visit the Supermicro
Web site at http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/storage.cfm

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The 3.5" hard drive screws
directly into the chassis

Figure 6-3. Installing a 3.5" Hard Drive

The 2.5" hard drives (1) must be installed in
the bracket (2) before they are screwed into the
chassis.

1

1

2

1

Figure 6-4. Installing 2.5" Hard Drives

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6-5 Power Supply

The SC502L-200B chassis has a single 200 watt power supply. This power supply
is auto-switching capable. This enables it to automatically sense and operate at a
100v to 240v input voltage.

In the event that the power supply unit fails, the system will shut down and you
will need to change the power supply unit. New units can be ordered directly from
Supermicro (see contact information in the Preface).

Replacing the Power Supply (Figure 6-5)

1. Power down the system and unplug the AC power cord.

2. Disconnect all wiring from the power supply.

3. Remove the four screws that secure the power supply to the chassis and
extend upwards through the mounting thru holes, to hold the power supply in
place (two mounting screws are located on the rear of the power supply and
two mounting screws are accessed on the underside of the chassis). Set the
screws aside for later use.

4. Remove the power supply from the chassis.

5. Align the mounting thru holes on the power supply with the mounting holes
in the chassis and reattach the power supply to the chassis using the four
screws which were previously set aside

6. Connect the chassis wiring to the power supply.

7. Replace the top cover, reattach the AC power cord and power up the system.

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Power Supply

Mounting Thru Holes

Rear Mounting Screws

Bottom Mounting Screws

Figure 6-5. Installing the Power Supply

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Chapter 7

BIOS

7-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup Utility for the X7SPE-HF. The AMI
ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily updated. This chap­ter describes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens.
Note: For instructions on BIOS recovery , please refer to the instruction guide posted
at http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/.

Starting BIOS Setup Utility

To enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screens, press the <Delete> key while the
system is booting up.

Note: In most cases, the <Delete> key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS setup screen.
There are a few cases when other keys are used, such as <F1>, <F2>, etc.

Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual. The Main BIOS setup
menu screen has two main frames. The left frame displays all the options that can
be confi gured. Grayed-out options cannot be confi gured. Options in blue can be
confi gured by the user. The right frame displays the key legend. Above the key
legend is an area reserved for a text message. When an option is selected in the
left frame, it is highlighted in white. Often a text message will accompany it. (Note:
the AMI BIOS has default text messages built in. Supermicro retains the option to
include, omit, or change any of these text messages.)

The AMI BIOS Setup Utility uses a key-based navigation system called "hot keys".
Most of the AMI BIOS setup utility "hot keys" can be used at any time during the
setup navigation process. These keys include <F1>, <F10>, <Enter>, <ESC>, ar­row keys, etc.

Note: Options printed in Bold are default settings.

How To Change the Confi guration Data

The confi guration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by
entering the AMI BIOS Setup utility. This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing
<Del> at the appropriate time during system boot.

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How to Start the Setup Utility

Normally, the only visible Power-On Self-Test (POST) routine is the memory test.
As the memory is being tested, press the <Delete> key to enter the main menu of
the AMI BIOS Setup Utility. From the main menu, you can access the other setup
screens. An AMI BIOS identifi cation string is displayed at the left bottom corner of
the screen, below the copyright message.

Warning! Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS-related issue.
Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the system. In no event
shall Supermicro be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential dam­ages arising from a BIOS update. If you have to update the BIOS, do not shut down
or reset the system while the BIOS is updating. This is to avoid possible boot failure.

7-2 Main Setup

When you fi rst enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility , you will enter the Main setup screen.
You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the
top of the screen. The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below.

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System Overview: The following BIOS information will be displayed:

System Time/System Date

Use this option to change the system time and date. Highlight System Time or Sys­tem Date using the arrow keys. Enter new values through the keyboard. Press the

<Tab> key or the arrow keys to move between fi elds. The date must be entered in
Day MM/DD/YY format. The time is entered in HH:MM:SS format. (Note: The time
is in the 24-hour format. For example, 5:30 P.M. appears as 17:30:00.)

Supermicro X7SPA-L/X7SPA-H/X7SPA-HF
Version
Build Date

Processor

The AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of processor as shown below:
Type of Processor
Speed
Physical Count
Logical Count

System Memory

This displays the size of memory available in the system:
Populated Size
Available Size

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7-3 Advanced Setup Confi gurations

Use the arrow keys to select Boot Setup and hit <Enter> to access the submenu
items:

BOOT Feature

Quick Boot

If Enabled, this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed
for system boot. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Quiet Boot

This option allows the bootup screen options to be modifi ed between POST mes-
sages or the OEM logo. Select Disabled to display the POST messages. Select
Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages. The op­tions are Enabled and Disabled.

AddOn ROM Display Mode

This set s the display mode f or Option ROM . The options ar e Force BI OS and
Keep Current.

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Bootup Num-Lock

This feature selects the Power-on state for Numlock key. The options are Off
and On.

PS/2 Mouse Support

This feature enables support for the PS/2 mouse. The options are Disabled,
Enabled and Auto.

Wait For 'F1' If Error

This for c e s th e syste m to wa it unt il t h e ' F1' key is presse d if a n er r o r oc c ur s . Th e
option s are Dis able d and Enabled.

Hit 'Del' Message Display

This feature displays " Press DEL to run Setup" during POST. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

Watch Dog Function

If enable d, the Watch Dog Ti mer will allow the system to rebo ot when it is inac tive
for more t han 5 minu tes. The o ption s are Enabl ed and Disabled.

Power Button Function

This setting allows you to decide if the power button will turn off the system in­stantly or wait for 4 seconds when it is pressed. The options are Instant Off and
4 Seconds Override.

Restore on AC Power Loss

Use this feature to set the power state after a power outage. Select Power-Off for
the system power to remain off after a power loss. Select Power-On for the system
power to be turned on after a power loss. Select Last State to allow the system to
resume its last state before a power loss. The options are Power-On, Power-Off
and Last State.

Interrupt 19 Capture

Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function. When this
item is set to Enabled, the ROM BIOS of the host adaptors will "capture" Interrupt
19 at boot and allow the drives that are attached to these host adaptors to function
as bootable disks. If this item is set to Disabled, the ROM BIOS of the host adap­tors will not capture Interrupt 19, and the drives attached to these adaptors will not
function as bootable devices. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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Standby Power in S5

This feature supplies standby power while in S5 (sleep mode). Set this feature to
Disabled to comply with EuP requirements, Enable this feature to activate wake-up
capability while in sleep mode. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

CPU Confi guration

Warning: Take Caution when changing the Advanced settings. An incorrect

value, a very high DRAM frequency or incorrect DRAM timing may cause
system to become unstable. When this occurs, revert to the default setting.

Clock Spread Spectrum

Select Enable to use the feature of Clock Spectrum, which will allow the BIOS to
monitor and attempt to reduce the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by
the components whenever needed. Select Disabled to enhance system stability.
The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Max CPUID Value Limit

This feature allows the user to set the maximum CPU ID value. Enable this function
to boot the legacy operating systems that cannot support processors with extended
CPUID functions. The options are Enabled and Disabled (for the Windows OS.).

Execute-Disable Bit Capability (Available when supported by the OS and
the CPU)

Set to Enabled to enable the Execute Disable Bit which will allow the processor
to designate areas in the system memory where an application code can execute
and where it cannot, thus preventing a worm or a virus from fl ooding illegal codes
to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack. The default is

Enabled. (Refer to Intel and Microsoft Web Sites for more information.)

Hyper-threading Technology

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable hyper-threading in the CPU. Enabling
hyper-thr eading r esults i n incre ased CP U per for manc e.

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

Advanced Chipset Control

The items included in the Advanced Settings submenu are listed below.

Northbridge Confi guration

DRAM Frequency

This option allows the user to select the desired frequency setting for the onboard
memory modules. The options are Auto, 667 MHz and 800 MHz.

Confi gure DRAM Timing by SPD

This option allows the user to select the desired DRAM timing for the onboard
memory modules. The options are Enabled and Disabled. The following will
appear when Disabled is selected:

DRAM CAS# Latency
The options are [3], [4], [5], and [6]

DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay

The options are 3 DRAM Clocks, 4 DRAM Clocks, 5 DRAM Clocks, and

6 DRAM Clocks.

DRAM RAS# Precharge

The options are 3 DRAM Clocks, 4 DRAM Clocks, 5 DRAM Clocks, and

6 DRAM Clocks.

DRAM RAS# Activate to Precharge

The options are 9 DRAM Clocks, 10 DRAM Clocks, 11 DRAM Clocks,
12 DRAM Clocks, 13 DRAM Clocks, 14 DRAM Clocks, and 15 DRAM

Clocks.

Initiate Graphics Adapter

This option selects which graphics adapter to use as a primary boot device. The
options are Other, Onboard VGA and Slot6.

Internal Graphics Mode Select

This option selects the amount of system memory used by the onboard graphics
adapter. The options are Enabled, 8MB.

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Active State Power Management

Select Enabled to start Active-State Power Management for signal transactions
between L0 and L1 Links on the PCI Express Bus. This maximizes power-saving
and transaction speed. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Reserved Page Route

This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to. The
options are Disabled, PCI and LPC.

USB Functions

This feature allows the user to decide the number of onboard USB ports to be en­abled. The Options are: Disabled, 2 USB ports, 4 USB ports, 6 USB ports, 8 USB
ports, 10 USB ports, and 12 USB ports.

Legacy USB Support (available if USB Functions above is Enabled)

Select Enabled to use Legacy USB devices. If this item is set to Auto, Legacy
USB support will be automatically enabled if a legacy USB device is installed
on the motherboard, and vise versa. The settings are Disabled, Enabled and

Auto.

USB Controller

This feature allows the user to Enable or Disable the onboard USB controller. The
options are Enabled and Disabled. Note: This function is grayed-out if USB Func­tions above is set to Enabled.

IDE/SATA Confi guration

When this submenu is selected, the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence
of the IDE Devices and displays the following items:

SATA#1 Confi guration

If Compatible is selected, it sets SATA#1 to legacy compatibility mode, while se­lecting Enhanced sets SATA#1 to native SATA mode. The options are Disabled,
Compatible, Enhanced.

Confi gure SATA#1 as

This feature allows the user to select the drive type for SATA#1. The options
are IDE, RAID and AHCI.

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SATA#2 Confi guration (Available if IDE is enabled under "Confi gure SATA#1
as" above)

Selecting Enhanced will set SATA#2 to native SATA mode. The options are Dis­abled and Enhanced

IDE Detect Timeout (sec)

Use this feature to set the time-out value for the BIOS to detect the ATA, ATAPI
devices installed in the system. The options are 0 (sec), 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and

35.

Primary IDE Master/Slave,
Secondary IDE Master/Slave,
Third IDE Master,
Fourth IDE Master

These settings allow the user to set the parameters of the disc storage devices at­tached to the SATA ports. Press <Enter> to activate the following submenu screen
for detailed options of these items. Set the correct confi gurations accordingly . The
items included in the submenu are:

Type

Select the type of device connected to the system. The options are Not Installed,

Auto, CD/DVD and ARMD.

LBA/Large Mode

LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a method of addressing data on a disk drive.
In the LBA mode, the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB. For drive capacities
over 137 GB, your system must be equipped with a 48-bit LBA mode addressing.
If not, contact your manufacturer or install an ATA/133 IDE controller card that
supports 48-bit LBA mode. The options are Disabled and Auto.

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)

Block Mode boosts the IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data
transferred. Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if Block Mode
is not used. Block Mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt. Select
Disabled to allow data to be transferred from and to the device one sector at
a time. Select Auto to allow data transfer from and to the device occur multiple
sectors at a time if the device supports it. The options are Auto and Disabled.

PIO Mode

The IDE PIO (Programmable I/O) Mode programs timing cycles between the
IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller. As the PIO mode increases, the
cycle time decreases. The options are Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4.

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Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically detect the PIO mode. Use
this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined.

Select 0 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 0. It has a data transfer rate
of 3.3 MBs.

Select 1 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1. It has a data transfer rate
of 5.2 MBs.

Select 2 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2. It has a data transfer rate
of 8.3 MBs.

Select 3 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3. It has a data transfer rate
of 11.1 MBs.

Select 4 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4. It has a data transfer band­width of 32-Bits. Select Enabled to enable 32-Bit data transfer.

DMA Mode

Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically detect IDE DMA mode when the
IDE disk drive support cannot be determined.

Select SWDMA0 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 0. It has a
data transfer rate of 2.1 MBs.

Select SWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 1. It has a
data transfer rate of 4.2 MBs.

Select SWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 2. It has a
data transfer rate of 8.3 MBs.

Select MWDMA0 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 0. It has a
data transfer rate of 4.2 MBs.

Select MWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 1. It has a
data transfer rate of 13.3 MBs.

Select MWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Multi-Word DMA mode 2. It has a
data transfer rate of 16.6 MBs.

Select UDMA0 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 0. It has a data transfer
rate of 16.6 MBs. It has the same transfer rate as PIO mode 4 and Multi Word
DMA mode 2.

Select UDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1. It has a data transfer
rate of 25 MBs.

Select UDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 2. It has a data transfer
rate of 33.3 MBs.

Select UDMA3 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 3. It has a data transfer
rate of 66.6 MBs.

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Select UDMA4 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 4 . It has a data
transfer rate of 100 MBs.

The options are Auto, SWDMAn, MWDMAn, and UDMAn.

S.M.A.R.T. For Hard disk drives

Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) can help predict
impending drive failures. Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically de­tect hard disk drive support. Select Disabled to prevent the AMI BIOS from using
the S.M.A.R.T. Select Enabled to allow the AMI BIOS to use the S.M.A.R.T. to
support hard drive disk. The options are Disabled, Enabled, and Auto.

32-Bit Data Transfer

Select Enable to enable the function of 32-bit IDE data transfer. The options are
Enabled and Disabled.

PCI/PnP Confi guration

This feature allows the user to set the PCI/PnP confi gurations for the following
items:

Clear NVRAM

This feature clears the NVRAM during system boot. The options are No and
Yes.

Plug & Play OS

Selecting Yes allows the OS to confi gure Plug & Play devices. (This is not required
for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug & Play.) Select No to
allow the AMI BIOS to confi gure all devices in the system.

PCI Latency Timer

This feature sets the latency Timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus. Select
64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles. The options are 32, 64, 96, 128,
160, 192, 224 and 248.

PCI IDE Bus Master

When enabled, the BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for reading/writing to IDE drives.
The options are Disabled and Enabled.

ROM Scan Ordering

This item determines what kind of option ROM activates over another. The options
are Onboard First and Add-on First.

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PCI Slot 1

Use this feature to enable or disable PCI slot Option ROMs. The options are Dis­abled and Enabled.

Load Onboard LAN 1 Option ROM/ Load Onboard LAN 2 Option ROM

Select Enabled to load the onboard LAN Option ROM for the LAN port as specifi ed.
The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Initiate Graphics Adapter

Use this feature to select the graphics controller to be used as the primary boot
device. The options are Other, Onboard VGA and Slot 6. Select Slot 6 if a graphics
controller is installed in the CPU-controlled Slot 6 slot.

Super IO Device Confi guration

Serial Port1 Address/ Serial Port2 Address

This option specifi es the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address
of Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2. Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from
accessing any system resources. When this option is set to Disabled, the serial
port physically becomes unavailable. Select 3F8/IRQ4 to allow the serial port to
use 3F8 as its I/O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address. The options
for Serial Port1 are Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3. The options for Serial Port2 are
Disabled, 2F8/IRQ3, and 2E8/IRQ3.

Remote Access Confi guration

Remote Access
This allows the user to enable the Remote Access feature. The options are Dis-

abled and Enabled.

If Remote Access is set to Enabled, the following items will display:

Serial Port Number

This feature allows the user decide which serial port to be used for Console
Redirection. The options are COM 1, COM 2 and COM 3.

Serial Port Mode

This feature allows the user to set the serial port mode for Console Redirection.
The options are 115200 8, n 1; 57600 8, n, 1; 38400 8, n, 1; 19200 8, n, 1; and
9600 8, n, 1.

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Flow Control

This feature allows the user to set the fl ow control for Console Redirection. The
options are None, Hardware, and Software.

Redirection After BIOS POST

Select Disabled to turn off Console Redirection after Power-On Self-Test
(POST). Select Always to keep Console Redirec tion active all t he time after
POST. (Note: This settin g may not be sup por ted by so me oper ating sys tems.)
Select Boot Loader to keep Console Redirection active during POST and Boot
Loader. The opti ons are D isabl ed, Boot L oader, and Always.

Terminal Type

This feature allows the user to select the target terminal type for Console Redi­rection. The options are ANSI, VT100, and VT-UTF8.

VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support

A terminal keyboard defi nition that provides a way to send commands from a
remote console. Available options are Enabled and Disabled.

Sredir Memory Display Delay

This feature defi nes the length of time in seconds to display memory information.
The options are No Delay, Delay 1 Sec, Delay 2 Sec, and Delay 4 Sec.

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Hardware Health Confi guration

This feature allows the user to monitor Hardware Health of the system and review
the status of each item when displayed.

CPU Overheat Alarm

This option allows the user to select the CPU Overheat Alarm setting which de­termines when the CPU OH alarm will be activated to provide warning of possible
CPU overheat.

Warning: Any temperature that exceeds the CPU threshold temperature predefi ned
by the CPU manufacturer may result in CPU overheat or system instability. When the
CPU temperature reaches this predefi ned threshold, the CPU and system cooling fans
will run at full speed.

The options are:

• The Early Alarm: Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm (includ-

ing the LED and the buzzer) to be triggered as soon as the CPU temperature
reaches the CPU overheat threshold as predefi ned by the CPU manufacturer.

• The Default Alarm: Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm

(including the LED and the buzzer) to be triggered when the CPU temperature
reaches about 5
manufacturer to give the CPU and system fans additional time needed for CPU
and system cooling. In both the alarms above, please take immediate action
as shown below.

CPU Temperature

The CPU Temperature feature will display the CPU temperature status as detected
by the BIOS.

System Temperature

This feature displays the absolute system temperature (i.e., 34
Low – This level is considered as the ‘normal’ operating state. The CPU temperature

is well below the CPU ‘Temperature Tolerance’. The motherboard fans and CPU will
run normally as confi gured in the BIOS (Fan Speed Control).

User intervention: No action required.

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C above the threshold temperature as predefi ned by the CPU

o

C).

Medium – The processor is running warmer. This is a ‘precautionary’ level and
generally means that there may be factors contributing to this condition, but the CPU
is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU ‘Temperature Tolerance’.
The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as confi gured in the BIOS. The
fans may adjust to a faster speed depending on the Fan Speed Control settings.

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User intervention: No action is required. However, consider checking the CPU
fans and the chassis ventilation for blockage.

High – The processor is running hot. This is a ‘caution’ level since the CPU’s ‘Tem­perature Tolerance’ has been reached (or has been exceeded) and may activate
an overheat alarm:

The Default Alarm – the Overheat LED and system buzzer will activate if the High
condition continues for some time after it is reached. The CPU fan will run at full
speed to bring the CPU temperature down. If the CPU temperature still increases
even with the CPU fan running at full speed, the system buzzer will activate and
the Overheat LED will turn on.

The Early Alarm – the Overheat LED and system buzzer will be activated exactly
when the High level is reached. The CPU fan will run at full speed to bring the
CPU temperature down.

Note: In both the alarms above, please take immediate action as shown below.
See CPU Overheat Alarm to modify the above alarm settings.

User intervention: If the system buzzer and Overheat LED has activated, take
action immediately by checking the system fans, chassis ventilation and room
temperature to correct any problems. Note: the system may shut down if it con­tinues for a long period to prevent damage to the CPU.

Notes: The CPU thermal technology that reports absolute temperatures
(Celsius/Fahrenheit) has been upgraded to a more advanced feature by Intel
in its newer processors. The basic concept is that each CPU is embedded
by a unique temperature information that the motherboard can read. This
‘Temperature Threshold’ or ‘Temperature Tolerance’ has been assigned at
the factory and is the baseline by which the motherboard takes action during
different CPU temperature conditions (i.e., by increasing CPU Fan speed,
triggering the Overheat Alarm, etc). Since CPUs can have different ‘Tem­perature Tolerances’, the installed CPU can now send its ‘T emperature Toler­ance’ to the motherboard resulting in better CPU thermal management.

Supermicro has leveraged this feature by assigning a temperature status to
certain thermal conditions in the processor (Low, Medium and High). This
makes it easier for the user to understand the CPU’s temperature status,
rather than by just simply seeing a temperature reading (i.e., 25

o

C).

The information provided above is for your reference only. For more information on
thermal management, please refer to Intel’s Web site at www.Intel.com.

CPUFAN / SYSFAN Speed

This feature displays the fan speed readings from fan interfaces Fan1 (CPU Fan)
and Fan2 (System Fan).

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Fan Speed Control Modes

This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the
onboard fans. The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative. When the
CPU on-die temperature increases, the fan speed will also increase for effective
system cooling. Select Full Speed to allow the onboard fans to run at full speed (of
100% Pulse Width Modulation Duty Cycle) for maximum cooling. The Full Speed
setting is recommended for special system confi guration or debugging. Select
Performance for the onboard fans to run at 70% of the Initial PWM Cycle for better
system cooling. The Performance setting is recommended for high-power-consum­ing and high-density systems. Select Balanced for the onboard fans to run at 50%
of the Initial PWM Cycle in order to balance the needs between system cooling
and power saving. The Balanced setting is recommended for regular systems with
normal hardware confi gurations. Select Energy Saving for the onboard fans to run
at 30% of the Initial PWM Cycle for best power effi ciency and maximum quietness.
The Options are: Full Speed (@100% of PWM Cycle), Performance (@70% of
PWM Cycle), Balanced (@50% of PWM Cycle), and Energy Saving (@30% of
PWM Cycle).

CPU Vcore, AVCC, 3.3Vcc, 12V, V_DIMM, 5V, -12V, 3.3Vsb, and Vbat

This feature displays the voltage readings for the described components.

ACPI Confi guration

Use this feature to confi gure Advanced Confi guration and Power Interface (ACPI)
power management settings for your system.

High Performance Event Timer

Select Enabled to activate the High Performance Event Timer (HPET) that produces
periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real-time Clock (RTC) does in
synchronizing multimedia streams, providing smooth playback and reducing the de­pendency on other timestamp calculation devices, such as an x86 RDTSC Instruc­tion embedded in the CPU. The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace
the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

USB Device Wakeup

Selec t Enable to awa ken the syste m via a USB d evice w hen the sy stem is in S 3
or S4 sl eep St ate. The opt ions are En abled a nd Disabled.

PS/2 KB/MS WakeUp

This feature is used to awaken from Standby mode by a PS/2 mouse or PS/2
keyboard. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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ACPI Aware O/S

Enable ACPI support if it is supported by the OS to control ACPI through the Operat­ing System. Otherwise, disable this feature. The options are Yes and No.

Suspend Mode

This setting allows you to confi gure the ACPI (Advanced Confi guration and Power
Interface) state for your system when it is in the Suspend mode. The options are

S1, S3 and Auto.

AMI OEMB Table

Set this value to allow the ACPI BIOS to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the Root
System Description Table (RSDT) table. The options are Enabled, and Disabled.

ACPI APIC Support

Select Enabled to include the ACPI APIC Table Pointer in the RSDT (Root System
Description Table) pointer list. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

APIC ACPI SCI IRQ

When this item is set to Enabled, APIC ACPI SCI IRQ is supported by the system.
The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Headless Mode

This feature is used to enable the system to function without a keyboard, monitor
or mouse attached The options are Enabled and Disabled.

ACPI Version Features

The options are ACPI v1.0, ACPI v2.0 and ACPI v3.0. Please refer to ACPI's website
for further explanation: http://www.acpi.info/

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IPMI Confi guration

Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) is a set of common interfaces that
IT administrators can use to monitor system health and to manage the system as a
whole. For more information on the IPMI specifi cations, please visit Intel's website
at www.intel.com. Note: For this particular motherboard, IPMI shares the same
network interface with LAN1.

IPMI Firmware Revision

This item displays the current IPMI fi rmware revision.

Status of BMC

Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) manages the interface between system
management software and platform hardware. This is an informational feature which
returns the status code of the BMC micro controller.

View BMC System Event Log

This feature is used to view any BMC events. It shows the total number of entries
and will allow the viewing of each event by scrolling down on an Entry Number
and pressing Enter.

Clear BMC System Event Log

This feature is used to clear the System Event Log. Caution: Any cleared information
is unrecoverable. Make absolutely sure you no longer need any data stored in the
log before clearing the BMC Event Log.

Set LAN Confi guration

Set this feature to confi gure the IPMI LAN adapter with a network address.

Channel Number - Enter the channel number for the SET LAN Confi g com-
mand. This is initially set to [1]. Press "+" or "-" on your keyboard to change
the Channel Number.

Channel Number Status - This feature returns the channel status for the
Channel Number selected above: "Channel Number is OK" or "Wrong Channel
Number".

IP Address Source - This feature selects whether the IP address, Subnet
Mask and Gateway Address are automatically assigned by the network's DHCP
server (Dynamic Host and Confi guration Protocol) or manually entered by the
user (Static). If Static is selected, the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway
Address must be manually entered below. If DHCP is selected, the next three
items will be confi gured automatically and will be grayed out. The options are
Static and DHCP.

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IP Address - Enter the IP address for this machine. This should be in decimal
and in dotted quad form (i.e., 192.168.10.253). The value of each three-digit
number separated by dots should not exceed 255.

Subnet Mask - Subnet masks tell the network which subnet this machine belongs
to. The value of each three-digit number separated by dots should not exceed
255 (i.e., 255.255.255.0).

Gateway Address - Enter the Gateway address this machine will use (i.e.,

192.168.10.1).
MAC Address - The BIOS will automatically enter the MAC address (also known

as Hardware Address) of this machine, however it may be over-ridden. MAC
addresses are 6 two-digit hexadecimal numbers (Base 16, 0 ~ 9, A, B, C, D, E,
F) separated by dots. (i.e., 00.30.48.D0.D4.60)

BMC Watch Dog Timer Action

Allows the BMC to reset or power down the system if the operating system hangs
or crashes. The options are Disabled, Reset System, Power Down, Power Cycle.

BMC WatchDog TimeOut [Min:Sec]

This option appears if BMC Watch Dog Timer Action (above) is enabled. This
is a timed delay in minutes or seconds, before a system power down or reset
after an operating system failure is detected. The options are [5 Min], [1 Min],
[30 Sec], and [10 Sec].

Event Log Confi guration

View Event Log

Use this option to view the System Event Log.

Mark all events as read

This option marks all events as read. The options are OK and Cancel.

Clear event log

This option clears the Event Log memory of all messages. The options are OK
and Cancel.

PCIE Error Log

Use this option to enable logging of errors encountered in the system's PCIe bus.
The options are Yes and No.

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7-4 Security Settings

The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password. If you use both pass­words, the Supervisor password must be set fi rst.

Supervisor Password

This item indicates if 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:

This item indicates if 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.

Change Supervisor Password

Select this feature and press <Enter> to access the submenu, and then type in a
new Supervisor Password.

User Access Level (Available when Supervisor Password is set as above)
Available options are Full Access: grants full User read and write access to the

Setup Utility, View Only: allows access to the Setup Utility but the fi elds cannot be
changed, Limited: allows only limited fi elds to be changed such as Date and Time,
No Access: prevents User access to the Setup Utility.

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Change User Password

Select this feature and press <Enter> to access the submenu , and then type in a
new User Password.

Clear User Password (Available only if User Password has been set)

Password Check
Available options are Setup and Always.

Boot Sector Virus Protection

When Enabled, the AMI BOIS displays a warning when any program (or virus) is­sues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard
disk drive. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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7-5 Boot Settings

Use this fe ature to co nfi gure Boot Settings:

Boot Device Priority

This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot Device.
The settings are 1st boot device, 2nd boot device, 3rd boot device, 4th boot device,
5th boot device and Disabled.

• 1st Boot Device - 1st Floppy Drive

• 2nd Boot Device - [USB: XXXXXXXXX]

• 3rd Boot Device - [SATA: XXXXXXXXX]

• 4th Boot Device - [Network: XXXXXXXXX]

Hard Disk Drives

This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority from the available
Hard Drives.

• 1st Drive [SATA: XXXXXXXXXX]

• 2nd Drive [SATA: XXXXXXXXXX]

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Removable Drives

This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Removable
Drives. The settings are 1st boot device, 2nd boot device, and Disabled.

• 1st Drive

• 2nd Drive - [USB: XXXXXXXXX]

Retry Boot Devices

Select this option to retry booting from the confi gured boot devices if the systems
fail to boot initially. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

7-6 Exit Options

Select the Exit tab from the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS
Setup screen.

Save Changes and Exit

When you have completed the system confi guration changes, select this option
to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer, so the new system con-

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fi guration parameters can take effect. Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit
menu and press <Enter>.

Discard Changes and Exit

Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes
to the system confi guration, and reboot the computer. Select Discard Changes and
Exit from the Exit menu and press <Enter>.

Discard Changes

Select this option and press <Enter> to discard all the changes and return to the
AMI BIOS Utility Program.

Load Optimal Defaults

To set this feature, select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press
<Enter>. Then, select OK to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically load Optimal De­faults to the BIOS Settings. The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system
performance, but may not work best for all computer applications.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

To set this feature, select Load Fail-Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press
<Enter>. The Fail-Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability, but not
for maximum performance.

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