SUPER MICRO Computer 6014L-M User Manual

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SUPERSERVER 6014L-M

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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 6014L-M. Instal-

lation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only.

The SuperServer 6014L-M is a high-end dual processor rackmount server based

on the SC512LF-260 mini 1U rackmount server chassis and the Super X6DLP-

EG2 serverboard. The X6DLP-EG2 supports Intel

in 479-pin PGA sockets.

® Xeon® LV or ULV processors

Preface

Manual Organization

Chapter 1: Introduction

The fi rst chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the serv-

er system and describes the main features of the Super X6DLP-EG2 serverboard

and the SC512LF-260 chassis.

Chapter 2: Server Installation

This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer 6014L-M 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 chap-

ter 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.

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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 6014L-M.

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup

Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the X6DLP-EG2 serverboard, including

the locations and functions of connectors, headers and jumpers. Refer to this chap-

ter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when reconfi guring

the serverboard.

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup

Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC512LF-260 1U rackmount

server chassis. You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when install-

ing, removing or reconfi guring SATA or peripheral drives and when replacing system

power supply units and cooling fans.

Chapter 7: BIOS

The BIOS chapter includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa-

tion on running the CMOS Setup Utility.

Appendix A: BIOS Error Beep Codes

Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes

Appendix C: Software Installation

Appendix D: System Specifi cations

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Table of Contents

Preface

About This Manual ...................................................................................................... iii

Manual Organization ................................................................................................... iii

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

1-2 Serverboard Features ..................................................................................... 1-2

1-3 Server Chassis Features ................................................................................ 1-5

1-4 Contacting Supermicro ................................................................................... 1-6

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 ...................................................................... 2-2

Rack Precautions ..................................................................................... 2-2

Server Precautions ................................................................................... 2-2

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

2-4 Installing the System into a Rack ................................................................... 2-4

Basic Installation Procedure .................................................................... 2-4

Installing with Rackmount Kit ................................................................... 2-5

Installing the Rack Rails .......................................................................... 2-6

Installing the Server into the Rack ........................................................... 2-6

Installing the Server into a Telco Rack .................................................... 2-7

2-5 Checking the Serverboard Setup ................................................................... 2-8

2-6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup ..................................................................... 2-11

Chapter 3: System Interface

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

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

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

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

3-3 Control Panel LEDs ........................................................................................ 3-2

Overheat/Fan Fail .................................................................................... 3-2

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

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

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

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

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Chapter 4: System Safety

4-1 Electrical Safety Precautions .......................................................................... 4-1

4-2 General Safety Precautions ........................................................................... 4-2

4-3 ESD Precautions ............................................................................................ 4-3

4-4 Operating Precautions .................................................................................... 4-4

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup

5-1 Handling the Serverboard .............................................................................. 5-1

5-2 Serverboard Installation .................................................................................. 5-2

5-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation ............................................................... 5-3

5-4 Connecting Cables ......................................................................................... 5-6

Connecting Data Cables .......................................................................... 5-6

Connecting Power Cables ....................................................................... 5-6

Connecting the Control Panel .................................................................. 5-7

5-5 I/O Ports ......................................................................................................... 5-7

5-6 Installing Memory ........................................................................................... 5-8

5-7 Adding PCI Cards ........................................................................................... 5-9

5-8 Serverboard Details ...................................................................................... 5-10

X6DLP-EG2 Layout ................................................................................ 5-10

X6DLP-EG2 Quick Reference ............................................................... 5-11

5-9 Connector Defi nitions ................................................................................... 5-12

ATX Power Connector ........................................................................... 5-12

Processor Power Connnector ................................................................ 5-12

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

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

HDD LED ............................................................................................... 5-13

NIC1/2 LEDs .......................................................................................... 5-13

Overheat/Fan Fail LED .......................................................................... 5-13

Power Fail LED ...................................................................................... 5-13

Reset Button .......................................................................................... 5-14

Power Button .......................................................................................... 5-14

JLAN1/2 .................................................................................................. 5-14

Chassis Intrusion .................................................................................... 5-14

Universal Serial Bus ............................................................................... 5-15

Universal Serial Bus Headers ................................................................ 5-15

Fan Headers .......................................................................................... 5-15

Speaker/Power LED/Keylock ................................................................. 5-16

Wake-On-Ring ........................................................................................ 5-16

Wake-On-LAN ........................................................................................ 5-16

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Power Fault ............................................................................................ 5-17

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports ......................................... 5-17

SMB Power Connector .......................................................................... 5-17

Serial Ports ............................................................................................. 5-17

5-10 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 5-18

Explanation of Jumpers ......................................................................... 5-18

CMOS Clear ........................................................................................... 5-18

JLAN1/2 Enable/Disable ........................................................................ 5-18

VGA Enable/Disable ............................................................................... 5-19

SMBus to PCI Slots ............................................................................... 5-19

Power Force On ..................................................................................... 5-19

Watch Dog ............................................................................................. 5-19

Alarm Reset ........................................................................................... 5-20

5-11 Onboard Indicators ....................................................................................... 5-20

JLAN LEDs ............................................................................................. 5-20

System Status LED ................................................................................ 5-20

Onboard LED Indicators ........................................................................ 5-21

5-12 Parallel Port, Floppy, IDE and SATA Drive Connections ............................. 5-22

Parallel Port ............................................................................................ 5-22

Floppy Connector ................................................................................... 5-23

SATA Connectors ................................................................................... 5-23

IDE Connectors ...................................................................................... 5-24

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup

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

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

6-3 System Fans ................................................................................................... 6-2

System Fan Failure .................................................................................. 6-3

Replacing System Cooling Fans .............................................................. 6-3

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

Accessing the Drive Bays ........................................................................ 6-4

Serial ATA Drive Installation ..................................................................... 6-4

CD-ROM Drive Installation ....................................................................... 6-5

6-5 Power Supply ................................................................................................. 6-6

Power Supply Failure ............................................................................... 6-6

Replacing the Power Supply .................................................................... 6-7

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Chapter 7: BIOS

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

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

7-3 Advanced Settings .......................................................................................... 7-3

7-4 Boot Settings ................................................................................................ 7-15

7-5 Security Settings ........................................................................................... 7-18

7-6 Exit Options .................................................................................................. 7-19

Appendices:

Appendix A: BIOS Error Beep Codes ...................................................................... A-1

Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes .......................................................... B-1

Appendix C: Software Installation ........................................................................... C-1

Appendix D: System Specifi cations ........................................................................ D-1

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

The SuperServer 6014L-M is a high-end dual processor, 1U rackmount server fea-

turing state-of-the-art technology. The 6014L-M is comprised of two main subsys-

tems: the SC512LF-260 1U rackmount chassis and the X6DLP-EG2 serverboard.

Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been

certifi ed for use with the 6014L-M (www.supermicro.com).

In addition to the serverboard and chassis, various hardware components may have

been included with the 6014L-M, as listed below.

 Two (2) CPU heatsinks (SNK-P0019)

 One (1) slim CD-ROM drive [CDM-TEAC-24(B)]

 One (1) 3.3V 64-bit, 66 MHz PCI-X slot riser card (CSE-RR1U-X)

 Two (2) 4-cm high-performance fans (FAN-0061)

 One (1) air shroud for 1U chassis (MCP-310-00001-01)

 One (1) SATA cable (CBL-0061)

 One (1) CD containing drivers and utilities

 SuperServer 6014L-M User's Manual

 Optional: Rackmount hardware with screws (CSE-PT8):

Two (2) rack rail assemblies

Six (6) brackets for mounting the rack rails in a rack/telco rack

Note: "B" indicates part is also available in black.

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1-2 Serverboard Features

At the heart of the SuperServer lies the X6DLP-EG2, a dual processor serverboard

based on Intel's E7520 chipset and designed to provide maximum performance.

Below are the main features of the X6DLP-EG2.

Processors

The X6DLP-EG2 supports single or dual Intel® Xeon® LV or ULV processors in

479-pin PGA sockets. Please refer to our web site for a complete listing of sup-

ported processors (www.supermicro.com).

Memory

The X6DLP-EG2 has eight (8) 240-pin DIMM sockets that can support up to 16 GB

of registered ECC DDR2-400 SDRAM. The memory bus is a dual-channel confi gu-

ration and memory modules must be installed in pairs (two at a time). All memory

modules used to populate the system should be the same size, type and speed.

Serial ATA

The 6300ESB South Bridge portion of the chipset includes a Serial ATA controller

that supports a four-port SATA subsystem (RAID 0, 1 and 10 supported). The

Serial ATA drives are hot-swappable units.

Note: The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot-

swap capability and RAID function of the Serial ATA drives.

PCI Expansion Slots

The X6DLP-EG2 has two 64-bit, 66 MHz (3.3V) PCI-X slots, two x8 PCI-Express

slots and one 32-bit, 33 MHz (5V) PCI slot. When confi gured as the X6DLP-EG2,

the 64-bit, 133 MHz PCI-X slot is available with the use of a riser card (included

with the system). (Alternatively, the optional CSE-RR1U-EL riser card may be used

to support an add-on card in the x8 PCI-Express slot.)

Ethernet Ports

The X6DLP-EG2 has one Intel 82573V and one Intel 82573L single port Ethernet

controllers to support two Gigabit LAN ports. (Supports 100/1000 BASE-T, RJ45

output.)

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Onboard Controllers/Ports

An onboard IDE controller supports up to four UltraDMA/100 hard drives or ATAPI

devices. Onboard I/O backpanel ports include one COM port, a VGA port, two USB

ports, PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports and two GLAN (NIC) ports.

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.

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8x PCI-Express (Slot 6)

8x PCI-Express (Slot 3)

LAN

LAN

PCI-X 66 MHz (Slot 6)

PCI-X 66 MHz (Slot 5)

PCI 33 MHz (Slot 1)

82573

82573

ATI

Rage

CPU1

Group A

Links0-7

Group B

Links0-7

667 MT/s

E7520

MCH

6300ESB

LPC

S I/OBIOS

CPU2

DDR2-400

DIMM 1A

DIMM 2A

DIMM 3A

DIMM 4A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2B

DIMM 3B

DIMM 4B

SATA Ports (4)

IDE (ATA133)

USB Ports (4)

IPMI

Kybd/

Mouse

Floppy

COM
Ports

Figure 1-1 . Intel E7520 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 SC512LF-260 chas-

sis.

System Power

When confi gured as a SuperServer 6014L-M, the SC512LF-260 chassis includes

a single 260W power supply.

Serial ATA Subsystem

For the 6014L-M, the SC512LF-260 chassis was designed to support one Serial

ATA h ard d r ive.

Note: The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot-

swap capability of the Serial ATA drives.

Control Panel

The SC512LF-260's control panel provides important system monitoring and control

information. LEDs indicate power on, network activity, hard disk drive activity and

system overheat conditions. The control panel also includes a main power button

and a reset button.

Rear I/O Panel

The SC512LF-260 is a mini 1U rackmount chassis. Its I/O panel provides one PCI

expansion slot, one COM port (another is internal), two USB ports, PS/2 mouse

and keyboard ports, a VGA port and two Gb Ethernet ports.

Cooling System

The SC512LF-260 chassis has an innovative cooling design that features an air

shroud and two 4-cm counter-rotating system cooling fans. Each of these fans plug

into a chassis fan header on the serverboard. The air shroud channels the airfl ow

generated by the fans to effi ciently cool the processor area of the system.

A fan speed control setting in BIOS allows fan speed to be determined by system

temperature [the recommended setting is 3-pin (Server)].

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1-4 Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: SuperMicro 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)
Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: SuperMicro Computer B.V.
Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] (General Information)
[e-mail] (Technical Support)
[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacifi c

Address: SuperMicro, Taiwan
4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.
Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County
Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw
Technical Support:
Email: [e-mail]
Tel: [phone], ext.132 or 139

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Chapter 2

Server Installation

2-1 Overview

This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your SuperServer 6014L-M 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 6014L-M 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 server 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 6014L-M. 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 SuperServer 6014L-M does not ship with a rack rail hardware package as the

system can be rack mounted without the use of rails. An optional rack rail package

is available if you wish to order from Supermicro. Follow the steps in the order

given to complete the installation process in a minimal amount of time. Please

read this section in its entirety before you begin the installation procedure outlined

in the sections that follow.

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Choosing a Setup Location

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

door completely (~25 inches).

- 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 and the like).

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Warnings and Precautions!

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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

simultaneously may cause the rack to become unstable.

Server Precautions

- Review the electrical and general safety precautions in Chapter 4.

- Determine the placement of each component in the rack before you install the

rails.

- Install the heaviest server components on the bottom of the rack 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 drive to cool before

touching them.

-

Always keep the rack's front door and all panels and components on the serv-

ers closed when not servicing to maintain proper cooling.

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Rack Mounting Considerations

Ambient Operating Temperature

If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the ambient operating tempera-

ture of the rack environment may be greater than the ambient temperature of the

room. Therefore, consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an

environment compatible with the manufacturer’s maximum rated ambient tempera-

ture (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 connec-

tions other than the direct connections to the branch circuit (i.e. the use of power

strips, etc.).

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2-4 Installing the System into a Rack

(Rack hardware optional)

This section provides information on installing the SuperServer 6014L-M into a rack

unit. If the system has already been mounted into a rack, you can skip ahead to

Sections 2-5 and 2-6.

Basic Installation Procedure

The 6014L-M server comes with two rack mounting brackets, which are located on

each side at the front of the chassis. To mount the system into a rack, simply screw

these brackets directly to the front of the rack (two screws for each bracket). As

Figure 2-1 shows, the brackets can be located at the front of the chassis (left fi gure)

or moved approximately one-third to the rear of the chassis (right fi gure).

Figure 2-1. Installing the Server into a Rack: Basic

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Installing with Rackmount Kit

This section is only for customers that have the optional rack mount kit (CSE-PT8).

Each of these assemblies consist of two sections: an inner rail that secures to the

chassis and an outer rail that secures directly to the rack itself (see Figure 2-2).

This is a guideline for installing the unit into a rack with the optional rack kit. You

should also refer to the installation instructions that came with the rack unit you are

using. Be aware that there are a variety of rack units on the market, which may

mean the assembly procedure will differ slightly.

Installing the Chassis Rails

The two rail sections must be detached from each other prior to installation. Do this

by depressing the locking tab on the inner rail to release it from its locked position

then pull the two rails completely apart. Do this for both the left and right side rack

rail assemblies.

Position the fixed chassis rail sections you just removed along the side of

the chassis making sure the three screw holes line up.

are left/right specifi c. Screw the rail securely to the side of the chassis (see Figure

2-2). Repeat this procedure for the other rail on the other side of the chassis. You

will also need to attach the rail brackets when installing into a telco rack.

Locking Tabs: Both chassis rails have a locking tab, which serves two functions.

The fi rst is to lock the server into place when installed and pushed fully into the

rack, which is its normal position. Secondly, these tabs also lock the server in place

when fully extended from the rack. This prevents the server from coming completely

out of the rack when you pull it out for servicing.

Note that these two rails

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Figure 2-2. Installing Chassis Rails

Installing the Rack Rails

Determine where you want to place the 6014L-M in the rack (see Rack and Server

Precautions in Section 2-3). Position the fi xed rack rail/sliding rail guide assemblies

at the desired location in the rack, keeping the sliding rail guide facing the inside

of the rack. Screw the assembly securely to the rack using the brackets provided.

Attach the other assembly to the other side of the rack, making sure that both are

at the exact same height and with the rail guides facing inward.

Installing the Server into the Rack

You should now have rails attached to both the chassis and the rack unit. The next

step is to install the server into the rack. Do this by lining up the rear of the chas-

sis rails with the front of the rack rails. Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails,

keeping the pressure even on both sides (you may have to depress the locking

tabs when inserting). See Figure 2-3.

When the server has been pushed completely into the rack, you should hear the

locking tabs "click". Finish by inserting and tightening the thumbscrews that hold

the front of the server to the rack.

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Figure 2-3. Installing the Server into a Rack

(w/ Optional Rackmount Kit)

Installing the Server into a Telco Rack

If you are installing the SuperServer 6014L-M into a Telco type rack, follow the direc-

tions given on the previous pages for rack installation. The only difference in the

installation procedure will be the positioning of the rack brackets to the rack. They

should be spaced apart just enough to accomodate the width of the telco rack.

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Figure 2-4. Installing the Server into a Telco Rack: Basic

2-5 Checking the Serverboard Setup

After you install the 6014L-M in the rack, you will need to open the unit to make sure

the serverboard is properly installed and all the connections have been made.

1. Accessing the inside of the server (Figure 2-6)

First, grasp the two handles on either side and pull the unit straight out until it

locks (you will hear a "click"). Then, remove the screws from the lips on either

side of the chassis top cover (see Figure 2-6 for location). Next, depress the

two buttons on the top of the chassis to release the top cover while pushing

the cover away from you until it stops. You can then lift the top cover from the

chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server.

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Figure 2-5. Installing the Server into a Telco Rack

(w/ Optional Rackmount Kit)

2. Check the CPUs (processors)

You may have one or two processors already installed into the system board.

Each processor should have its own heatsink attached. See Chapter 5 for

instructions on processor installation.

3. Check the system memory

Your 6014L-M 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.

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4. Installing add-on cards

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

details on installing a PCI add-on card.

5. Check all cable connections and airfl ow

Make sure all power and data cables are properly connected and not blocking

the airfl ow. See Chapter 5 for details on cable connections. Also, check that

the air shroud is properly installed.

Figure 2-6. Accessing the Inside of the Server

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2-6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup

Next, you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the Serial ATA drive

have been properly installed and all essential connections have been made.

1. Accessing the drive bays

For servicing the Serial ATA, CD-ROM and fl oppy drives, you will need to remove

the top chassis cover. The Serial ATA disk drive is located at the front right side of

the chassis.

2. Installing a CD-ROM

Refer to Chapter 6 if you need to reinstall a CD-ROM to the system.

3. Check the Serial ATA disk drives

Depending upon your system's confi guration, your system may have a Serial ATA

hard drive already installed. If you need to install a Serial ATA hard drive, please

refer to the appropriate section in Chapter 6.

4. Check the airfl ow

Airfl ow is provided by two sets of 4-cm counter-rotating fans. The system compo-

nent layout was carefully designed to promote suffi cient airfl ow through the small

1U rackmount space. Also note that all power and data cables have been routed

in such a way that they do not block the airfl ow generated by the fan.

5. Supplying power to the system

The last thing you must do is to provide input power to the system. Plug the power

cord from the power supply unit into a high-quality power strip that offers protec-

tion from electrical noise and power surges. It is recommended that you use an

uninterruptible power supply (UPS).

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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 com-

ponents. There are also two buttons on the chassis 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-button buttons located on the front of the chassis. These are

(in order from left to right) a reset button and a power on/off button.

 Reset:

 Power: This is the main power switch, which is used to apply or turn off the

main system power. Turning off system power with this button removes the main

power but keeps standby power supplied to the system.

The reset switch reboots the system.

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3-3 Control Panel LEDs

The control panel located on the front of the SC512LF-260 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.



Overheat/Fan Fail: When this LED fl ashes it indicates a fan failure. When

on continuously (on and not fl ashing) 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 fl ashing or on as long as

the overheat condition exists.

 NIC2: Indicates network activity on GLAN2 when fl ashing .

 NIC1: Indicates network activity on GLAN1 when fl ashing.

 HDD: Channel activity for HDDs. This light indicates CD-ROM 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: System Safety

Chapter 4

System Safety

4-1 Electrical Safety Precautions

!

Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from

harm and the SuperServer 6014L-M from damage:

 Be aware of the locations of the power on/off switch on the chassis as well as

the room's emergency power-off switch, disconnection switch or electrical

outlet. If an electrical accident occurs, you can then quickly remove power

from the system.

 Do not work alone when working with high voltage components.

 Power should always be disconnected from the system when removing or

installing main system components, such as the serverboard, memory

modules and fl oppy drive. When disconnecting power, you should fi rst power

down the system with the operating system fi rst and then unplug the power

cords of all the power supply units in the system.

 When working around exposed electrical circuits, another person who is

familiar with the power-off controls should be nearby to switch off the power

if necessary.

 Use only one hand when working with powered-on electrical equipment. This

is to avoid making a complete circuit, which will cause electrical shock.

Use extreme caution when using metal tools, which can easily damage any

electrical components or circuit boards they come into contact with.

 Do not use mats designed to decrease static electrical discharge as protection

from electrical shock. Instead, use rubber mats that have been specifi cally

designed as electrical insulators.

 The power supply power cords must include a grounding plug and must be

plugged into grounded electrical outlets.

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 Serverboard Battery: CAUTION - There is a danger of explosion if the onboard

battery is installed upside down, which will reverse its polarites (see Figure

4-1). This battery must be replaced only with the same or an equivalent type

recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to

the manufacturer's instructions.

 CD-ROM Laser: CAUTION - this server may have come equipped with a CD-

ROM drive. To prevent direct exposure to the laser beam and hazardous

radiation exposure, do not open the enclosure or use the unit in any

unconventional way.

4-2 General Safety Precautions

!

Follow these rules to ensure general safety:

 Keep the area around the SuperServer 6014L-M clean and free of clutter.

 The SuperServer 6014L-M weighs approximately 23 lbs. (10.5 kg) when fully

loaded. When lifting the system, two people at either end should lift slowly

with their feet spread out to distribute the weight. Always keep your back

straight and lift with your legs.

 Place the chassis top cover and any system components that have been

removed away from the system or on a table so that they won't accidentally

be stepped on.

 While working on the system, do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and

unbuttoned shirt sleeves, which can come into contact with electrical circuits

or be pulled into a cooling fan.

 Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body, which are excellent metal

conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into

contact with printed circuit boards or areas where power is present.

 After accessing the inside of the system, close the system back up and secure

it to the rack unit with the retention screws after ensuring that all connections

have been made.

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4-3 ESD Precautions

!

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is generated by two objects with different electrical

charges coming into contact with each other. An electrical discharge is created to

neutralize this difference, which can damage electronic com ponents and printed

circuit boards. The following measures are generally suffi cient to neutralize this

difference before contact is made to protect your equipment from ESD:

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

 Keep all components and printed circuit boards (PCBs) in their antistatic

bags until ready for use.

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 Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic

bag.

 Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing, which

may retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap.

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

chips, memory modules or contacts.

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

 Put the serverboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when

not in use.

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

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

the serverboard.

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4-4 Operating Precautions

!

Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 6014L-M

is operating to assure proper cooling. Out of warranty damage to the 6014L-M

system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed.

Figure 4-1. Installing the Onboard Battery

LITHIUM BATTERY

LITHIUM BATTERY

OR

BATTERY HOLDER BATTERY HOLDER

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Chapter 5

Advanced Serverboard Setup

This chapter covers the steps required to install processors, memory and heatsinks

to the X6DLP-EG2 serverboard, connect the data and power cables and install

add-on cards. All serverboard jumpers and connections are described and a layout

and quick reference chart are included in this chapter. Remember to close the

chassis completely when you have fi nished working on the serverboard to protect

and cool the system.

5-1 Handling the Serverboard

Static electrical discharge can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent damage

to printed circuit boards, it is important to handle them very carefully (see Chapter

4). Also note that the size and weight of the serverboard can cause it to bend if

handled improperly, which may result in damage. To prevent the serverboard 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

static discharge.

Precautions

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

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

bag.

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

memory modules or gold contacts.

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

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

when not in use.

Unpacking

The serverboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage. When

unpacking the board, make sure the person handling it is static protected.

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5-2 Serverboard Installation

This section explains how to mount the X6DLP-EG2 into the SC512LF-260 chassis.

Following the steps in the order given will eliminate the most common problems

encountered in such an installation. To access the inside of the server, remove the

screws from the back lip of the top cover of the chassis, then pull the cover off.

Note: Before you install the serverboard you should fi rst attach the heatsink brackets

to the back of the serverboard.

Installing the Heatsink Brackets

1. Remove the protective fi lm from

the heatsink bracket.

2. Locate the heatsink bracket

mounting holes on the reverse side

of the serverboard.

3. Align the four pins of the heatsink

bracket with the four bracket

mounting holes on the back of the

serverboard.

4. Insert the pins of the bracket into

the corresponding mounting holes.

Gently press the bracket onto the

serverboard until it is fully inserted

into the holes.

Remove the pro-

tective fi lm

Heatsink bracket

mounting holes

Installing the Serverboard

Carefully mount the serverboard to the chassis by aligning the board holes with the

raised metal standoffs that are visible on the serverboard tray. Insert screws into all

the mounting holes on your serverboard that line up with the standoffs and tighten

until snug (do not screw them in too tightly). Metal screws provide an electrical

contact to the serverboard ground to provide a continuous ground for the system.

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5-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation

!

The X6DLP-EG2 has two 479-pin PGA sockets that support Intel

ULV processors.

Important: Make sure that you have installed the heatsink bracket(s) to the back of

the serverboard fi rst.

Tools needed: a fl at head screwdriver, a Phillips screwdriver and thermal grease.

Avoid placing direct pressure to the top of the processor

package. Also, never place the serverboard on a conductive

surface. Always remove the power cord fi rst before adding,

removing or changing any hardware components.

® Xeon® LV or

Installing the Processors

1. Locate the pin 1 locations on the

CPU socket and the processor as

shown in the pictures.

CPU Socket

Processor

2. The CPU socket should come

in the unlocked position. To un-

lock the CPU socket, use a fl at

head screwdriver to turn the lock

mechanism counter-clockwise

until it cannot turn further.

3. Align pin 1 of the processor

with the pin 1 corner of the CPU

socket.

4. Once aligned, lower the pro-

cessor straight-down and into the

socket.

Warning: Do not brush the processor pins against the surface of the

!

socket or install it at an angle, which may bend or damage the pins.

Pin 1 (no hole) Pin 1 (triangle)

Lock

Align pin 1 of proces-

sor with pin 1 of the

CPU socket.

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5. Once the processor is properly

seated in the socket, turn the lock

mechanism clockwise with the fl at-

head screw driver to lock it.

Repeat the above steps if you wish

to install a secind processor.

Installing the Heatsinks

1. Do not apply any thermal grease to the

heatsink or the CPU die; the if the required

amount has already been applied

Installed processor

.

2. Locate the four heatsink mounting holes

on the serverboard.

3. Place the heatsink on top of the processor

and insert the heatsink's four pegs into the

heatsink mounting holes.

4. Using a Phillips screwdriver, screw in

two diagonal screws (i.e. the #1 and the #2

screws) until just snug (do not fully tighten

the screws, which may damage the proces-

sor.) Repeat the same step to install the

remaining two screws.

Heatsink mounting holes

Screw# 1

Screw# 2

5. Repeat the steps above to install an-

other heatsink to the secind processor (if

installed).

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Installed heatsink

Removing the Heatsink

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1. Using a Phillips screwdriver to remove the

heatsink screws from the serverboard (remove

diagonal screws fi rst, as show in the picture

on the right).

2. Hold the heatsink and gently wriggle the

heatsink to loosen it from the processor. (Do

not use excessive force when wriggling the

heatsink!!)

3. Once the heatsink has been loosened, re-

move the heatsink from the processor.

Screw# 1

Screw# 2

4. Clean the surface of the processor and the

heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease.

Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease

before you re-install the processor and the

heatsink.

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5-3 Connecting Cables

Now that the processors are installed, the next step is to connect the cables to the

serverboard. These include the data (ribbon) cables for the peripherals and control

panel and the power cables.

Connecting Data Cables

The ribbon cables used to transfer data from the peripheral devices have been

carefully routed in preconfi gured systems 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). If you are confi guring the system, keep the airfl ow in mind when

routing the cables. The following data cables (with their serverboard connector

locations noted) should be connected. See the serverboard layout fi gure in this

chapter for connector locations.

 Serial ATA cables (I-SATA0, I-SATA1)

 CD-ROM cable (IDE1)

 USB cable (USB2/3)

 Control panel cable (JF1, see next page)

Connecting Power Cables

The X6DLP-EG2 has a 24-pin primary ATX power supply connector designated

"PW1" for connection to the ATX power supply. Connect the appropriate connector

from the power supply to the PW1 connector to supply power to the serverboard.

The power connector at PW2 must also be connected to your power supply. See the

Connector Defi nitions section in this chapter for power connector pin defi nitions.

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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.

Note that even and odd numbered pins are on opposite sides of each header.

All JF1 wires have been bundled into single ribbon cable to simplify their connection.

Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 as marked on the board. The other end

connects to the Control Panel printed circuit board, located just behind the system

status LEDs in the chassis. See the Connector Defi nitions section in this chapter

for details and pin descriptions of JF1.

Figure 5-1. JF1 Header Pins

20 19

Ground

NMI

x (key)

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1

NIC2

OH/Fan Fail LED

Power Fail LED

Ground

Ground

2 1

x (key)

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset Button

Power Button

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

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5-5 Installing Memory

Note: Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules: http://

www.supermicro.com/support/resources/

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to

prevent any possible damage.

DIMM Installation (See Figure 5-3)

1. Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with DIMM1A

and DIMM1B. Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent

inserting the module incorrectly. (See support information below.)

2. Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place. Repeat to

install all DIMMs.

Memory Support

The X6DLP-EG2 supports up to 16 GB of registered ECC DDR2-400 type SDRAM.

The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time.

Note: Due to OS limitations, some operating systems may not support more than

4GB of memory.)

To Install: Insert

module vertically

and press down

until it snaps into

place. Pay atten-

tion to the bottom

notch.

To Remove: Use

your thumbs to

gently push each

release tab outward

to free the DIMM

from the slot.

Figure 5-3. Installing DIMMs

Notch

Release

Tab

Note: Notches

should align

with their

receptive points

on the slot

Notch

Release

Tab

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5-6 Adding PCI Cards

1. PCI slots

The 6014L-M system includes a CSE-RR1U-X riser card. This riser fi ts into a 66

MHz PCI slot to support a full-height, half-length PCI add-on card.

There is also the option of using the (optional) CSE-RR1U-EL riser card to support

the use of an expansion card in the x8 PCI-Express slot.

2. PCI card installation

Before installing a PCI add-on card, see step 1, above. Begin by swinging out the

release tab on the appropriate PCI slot shield. Insert the PCI card into the riser

card, pushing down with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card. Finish by

pushing the release tab back to its original (locked) position.

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5-7 Serverboard Details

Figure 5-4. SUPER X6DLP-EG2 Layout

(not drawn to scale)

Keyboard/

Mouse

USB0/1

JPR1

PW1

J43

PW2

PW3

PW4

CPU FAN1

COM1

VGA

JLAN1

JLAN2

FAN6

FAN5

BIOS

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

DIMM3B

DIMM3A

DIMM4B

DIMM4A

Battery

JPL1
JPL2

JWOL

Slot6: PCI-X 66 MHz (ZCR)

JP15
JP13

Slot4: 8x PCI-Express

Slot5: PCI-X 66 MHz

E7520

MCH

North Bridge

CPU 1

CPU2

8x PCI-Express

IPMI

JWD

CPU FAN2

FAN3

Speaker

JF2

DS9

JF1

COM2

JWOR

Rage XL

JPG1

Slot1: PCI 33 MHz

Printer Floppy

Notes:

Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.

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South Bridge

JL1

I-SATA0 I-SATA1

IDE2

JBT1

IDE1

FAN4

USB2/3

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X6DLP-EG2 Quick Reference

Jumper Description Default Setting

J13/J15 PCI/PCI-X Slots to System SMB Open (Disabled)

JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2

JPF Power Force On Open (Disabled)

JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL1/JPL2 JLAN1/JLAN 2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPR1 Power Fail Alarm Reset Open (Disabled)

JWD Watch Dog Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

Connector Description

COM1/COM2 COM1/COM2 Serial Port Connector/Header

FAN 1-6 CPU/Chassis Fan Headers

Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector

IDE1/IDE2 IDE1/2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors

IPMI IPMI 2.0 Socket

I-SATA0/1 Serial ATA0, Serial ATA1 Connectors

JF1 Front Control Panel Connector

JF2 PWR LED (Pins1-3), Speaker (Pins 5-7)

JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

JLAN 1/2 G-bit Ethernet Ports

JWOL Wake-on-LAN Header

JWOR Wake-on-Ring Header

Keyboard/Mouse Keyboard and Mouse Ports

Printer Parallel (Printer Port) Header

PW1 Primary 24-pin ATX PWR Connector

PW2 12V 8-pin PWR Connector

PW3 Power SMB (System Management Bus)

PW4 PWR Fault

USB0/1 Universal Serial Bus Ports

USB2/3 Universal Serial Bus Headers

VGA VGA Connector

Onboard Indicators Description

DS1, DS5 Power LED Indicators

DS7-DS8 POST Code LEDs (*See Section 5- & App.A)

DS9 System Status LED

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5-8 Connector Defi nitions

ATX Power Connector

The main power supply connector on

the X6DPL-EG2 meets the SSI EPS

12V specifi cation. See the table on

the right for pin defi nitions.

Note: You must also connect the

processor power connector (PW2,

below.)

ATX Power 24-pin Connector

Pin Defi nitions (PW1)

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

Processor Power Connector

In addition to the Primary ATX power

connector (above), the 12V processor

power connector at PW2 must also

be connected to your power supply

to provide adequate power to the

system.

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.

Secondary Power

Connector

Pin Defi nitions (PW2)

Pins Defi nition

1 through 4 Ground

5 through 8 +12V

NMI Button

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

19 Control

20 Ground

Power LED

The Power LED connection is located

on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the

table on the right for pin defi nitions.

Power LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

15 Vcc

16 Control

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HDD LED

The HDD LED (for IDE and SATA

drives) connection is located on pins

13 and 14 of JF1. Attach the drive

LED cable to these pins to display disk

activity. See the table on the right for

pin defi nitions.

NIC1/2 LEDs

The NIC (Network Interface Control-

ler) LED connections for JLAN1 are

located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and

the NIC LED connections for JLAN2

are located on pins 9 and 10 of JF1.

Attach the NIC cables to display net-

work activity. Refer to the table on the

right for pin defi nitions.

HDD LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

13 Vcc

14 HD Active

NIC1/2 LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

9/11 Vcc

10/12 Ground

Overheat/Fan Fail LED

Connect an LED to the OH/Fan Fail

connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to

provide warning of system overheat-

ing or system fan failure. The LED

will fl ash/stay on as long as the fan

fail/overheat condition exists. Refer to

the table on the right for pin defi nitions

and Chapter 3 for details.

Power Fail LED

The Power Fail LED connection is

located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1. Re-

fer to the table on the right for pin

defi nitions.

OH/Fan Fail LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

7 Vcc

8 Ground

Power Fail LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

5 Vcc

6 Ground

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Reset Button

The Reset Button connection is lo-

cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach

it to the hardware reset switch on the

computer case. Refer to the table on

the right for pin defi nitions.

Power Button

The Power Button connection is

located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Mo-

mentarily contacting both pins will

power on/off the system. This button

can also be confi gured to function

as a suspend button (see setting in

BIOS). To turn off power in suspend

mode, depress the button for at least

4 seconds.

Reset Button

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

3 Reset

4 Ground

Power Button

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

1 PW_ON

2 Ground

JLAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports)

Two gigabit Ethernet ports are located

beside the VGA port. These ports ac-

cept RJ45 type cables.

Chassis Intrusion

A Chassis Intrusion header is located

at JL1. Attach the appropriate cable

to inform you of a chassis intrusion.

Chassis Intrusion

Pin Defi nitions (JL1)

Pin# Defi nition

1 Intrusion Input

2 Ground

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Universal Serial Bus
(USB0/1)

Two USB 2.0 ports are located beside

the LAN ports. USB0 is the bottom

port and USB1 is the top port. See the

table on the right for pin defi nitions.

Universal Serial Bus
Headers

Two extra USB headers designated

USB2/3 can be used for front side

USB access. You will need a USB

cable to use these connections. Re-

fer to the table on the right for pin

defi nitions.

Universal Serial Bus

Pin Defi nitions (USB0/1)

USB0
Pin # Defi nition

1 +5V 1 +5V

2 PO- 2 PO-

3 PO+ 3 PO+

4 Ground 4 Ground

5N/A 5 Key

USB Headers

Pin Defi nitions (USB2/3)

USB2
Pin # Defi nition

1 +5V 1 +5V

2 PO- 2 PO-

3 PO+ 3 PO+

4 Ground 4 Ground

5 N/A 5 N/A

USB1
Pin # Defi nition

USB3
Pin # Defi nition

Fan Headers

There are six fan headers (Fan1 - Fan

6) on the X6DLP-EG2. Fan1 and Fan

2 are for the CPU fans and Fan3 to

Fan6 are system cooling fans. See

the table on the right for pin defi ni-

tions. Note: These fan headers are

4-pin fans. Pins 1-3 are backward

compatible with traditional 3-pin fans.

Please refer to "Health Monitoring" in

the BIOS Advanced Settings for fan

speed control settings.

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Fan Header

Pin Defi nitions

(Fan1-5)

Pin# Defi nition

1 Ground (Black)

2 +12V (Red)

3 Tachometer

4 PWM_Control

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Speaker/Power LED/Keylock

On the JF2 header, pins 1, 3, 5 and

7 are for the speaker, pins 2, 4 and 6

are for the power LED and pins 8 and

10 are for the keylock. Pin 9 is absent

(key). See the table on the right for

speaker pin defi nitions.

Note: The speaker connector pins are

for use with an external speaker. If

you wish to use the onboard speaker,

you should close pins 5-7 with a

jumper.

Wake-On-Ring

The Wake-On-Ring header is desig-

nated JWOR. This function allows

your computer to receive and "wake-

up" by an incoming call to the modem

when in suspend state. See the table

on the right for pin defi nitions. You

must have a Wake-On-Ring card and

cable to use this feature.

Speaker Connection

Pin Defi nitions

1 Red Wire, Speaker Data

3 No Connection

5Key

7 Speaker Data

PWR LED/Keylock Connec-

tion Pin Defi nitions

2 +Vcc

4 -Vcc

6 -Vcc

8 Keylock

10 Keylock

Wake-On-Ring

Pin Defi nitions

(JWOR)

Pin# Defi nition

1 Ground (Black)

2 Wake-up

Wake-On-LAN

The Wake-On-LAN (JWOL) header is

designated JWOR. See the table on

the right for pin defi nitions. You must

enable the LAN Wake-Up function in

the BIOS and also have a LAN card

with a Wake-on-LAN connector and

cable to use this feature.

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Wake-On-LAN

Pin Defi nitions

(JWOL)

Pin# Defi nition

1 +5V Standby

2 Ground

3 Wake-up

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Power Fault

Connect a cable from your power

supply to the PW4 header to provide

warning of power supply failure. This

warning signal is passed through the

PWR_LED pin to indicate of a power

failure on the chassis. See the table

on the right for pin defi nitions.

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and
PS/2 Mouse Ports

The ATX PS/2 keyboard and PS/2

mouse ports are located beside the

USB ports. See the table at right for

pin defi nitions.

PWR Fault Connection

Pin Defi nitions (PW4)

Pin# Defi nition

1 PWR 1 Fail Signal

2 PWR 2 Fail Signal

3 PWR 3 Fail Signal

4 PWR 4 Fail Signal

Note: This feature is only available when using

redundant Supermicro power supplies.

PS/2 Keyboard and

Mouse Port Pin

Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition

1 Data

2NC

3 Ground

4 VCC

5 Clock

6NC

SMB Power (I

2

C)

Connector

The I2C connector (PW3) allows you

to monitor the status of the power sup-

ply, fans and system temperature.

Serial Ports

One backpanel COM port and one

COM header (located near the BIOS

chip) are included on the serverboard.

See the table on the right for pin

defi nitions.

SMB Power Connection

Pin Defi nitions (PW3)

Pin# Defi nition

1 Clock

2 Data

3N/A

4N/A

5N/A

Serial Port Pin Defi nitions

(COM1/COM2)

Pin # Defi nition Pin # Defi nition

1 DCD 6 DSR

2RXD 7 RTS

3 TXD 8 CTS

4DTR 9RI

5 Ground 10 NC

Note: Pin 10 is included on the header but not on

the port. NC indicates no connection.

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5-9 Jumper Settings

Explanation of
Jumpers

To modify the operation of the

serverboard, 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 serverboard layout

pages for jumper locations.

Note: On two pin jumpers, "Closed"

means the jumper is on and "Open"

Connector

Pins

Jumper

Setting

321

321

means the jumper is off the pins.

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.

JLAN1/2 Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings (JPL1, JPL2)

Change the setting of jumper JPL1

and JPL2 to enable or disable the

JLAN1 and JLAN2 ports, respec-

tively . See the table on the right for

jumper settings. The default setting

is enabled

Jumper Setting Defi nition

Pins 1-2 Enabled

Pins 2-3 Disabled

JLAN Enable/Disable

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VGA Enable/Disable

JPG1 enables or disables the VGA

port on the serverboard. See the table

on the right for jumper settings.

SMBus to PCI Slots

Jumpers J13 and J15 allow you to con-

nect

the PCI-X/PCI slots to the System

Management Bus. The default setting

is open to disable the connection.

See the table on the right for jumper

settings.

Power Force On

Jumper JPF allows you to enable or

disable the Power Force-On function.

If enabled, power will always stay on

automatically. If disabled (the default

setting), the user must press the power

button to power on the system.

VGA Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings (JPG1)

Jumper Setting Defi nition

Pins 1-2 Enabled

Pins 2-3 Disabled

SMBus to PCI

Jumper Settings (J13, J15)

Jumper Setting Defi nition

Closed Enabled

Open Disabled

Power Force-On

Jumper Settings (JPF)

Jumper Setting Defi nition

Open Disabled

Closed Force Pwr On

Watch Dog

JWD controls Watch Dog, a system

monitor that takes action when a soft-

ware application freezes the system.

Jumping pins 1-2 will cause WD to

reset the system if an application is

hung up. Jumping pins 2-3 will gen-

erate a non-maskable interrupt signal

for the application that is hung up.

See the table on the right for jumper

settings. Watch Dog can also be

enabled via BIOS.

Note: When enabled, the user needs

to write their own application software

to disable the Watch Dog Timer.

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Jumper Settings (JWD)

Jumper Setting Defi nition

Pins 1-2 Reset

Pins 2-3 NMI

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Alarm Reset

The system will notify you in the event of

a power supply failure. This feature as-

sumes that Supermicro redundant power

supply units are installed in the chassis.

If you only have a single power supply

installed, you should not connect any-

thing to this header (JPR1) to prevent

false alarms. See the table on the right

for jumper settings.

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JLAN LEDs

The Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports (located

beside the USB ports) each have two

LEDs. The right LED indicates activity

while the left LED may be green, am-

ber or off to indicate the speed of the

connection. See table at right for the

functions associated with the connec-

tion speed LED.

Alarm Reset

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition

Open Enabled

Closed Disabled

JLAN Left LED

(Connection Speed Indicator)

LED Color Defi nition

Off 10 MHz

Green 100 MHz

Amber 1 GHz

System Status LED

DS9 is an onboard indicator that informs

you of the system power status. Refer

to table on the right for information.

Please refer to Appendix A for more

information.

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System Status LED Indicator

(DS9)

DS9 Defi nition

Green System: On, Normal

Amber System: Off, PWR Cable Connected

Red PWR or CPU Failure, CPU Overheat

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Onboard LED Indicators
(DS1, DS5)

DS1 and DS5 are additional LED

indicators on the X6DLP-EG2. See

the table on the right for information

regarding these two LEDs.

Onboard LED Indicators
(DS7, DS8)

DS7 and DS8 are POST code LEDs.

Please refer to Appendix A for POST

code information.

LED Indicators

(DS1, DS5)

DS# Defi nition (when illuminated)

DS1 CPU PWR bad or processor power cable

not connected

DS5 Power present on serverboard

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5-11 Parallel Port, Floppy, IDE and SATA Drive
Connections

Note the following when connecting the fl oppy and hard disk drive cables:

• The fl oppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires.

• A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1.

• A single fl oppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide

for two fl oppy disk drives. The connector with twisted wires always connects to

drive A, and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to

drive B.

Parallel (Printer) Port
Header

The parallel (printer) port is located

beside the fl oppy drive connection.

See the table on the right for pin

defi nitions.

Parallel (Printer) Port Connector

Pin Defi nitions (Printer)

Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition

1 Strobe- 2 Auto Feed-

3 Data Bit 0 4 Error-

5 Data Bit 1 6 Init-

7 Data Bit 2 8 SLCT IN-

9 Data Bit 3 10 GND

11 Data Bit 4 12 GND

13 Data Bit 5 14 GND

15 Data Bit 6 16 GND

17 Data Bit 7 18 GND

19 ACK 20 GND

21 BUSY 22 Write Data

23 PE 24 Write Gate

25 SLCT 26 NC

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Floppy Connector

The fl oppy connector is des-

ignated "Floppy". See the

table to the right for pin

defi nitions.

Floppy Drive Connector

Pin Defi nitions (Floppy)

Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition

1 Ground 2 FDHDIN

3 Ground 4 Reserved

5 Key 6 FDEDIN

7 Ground 8 Index

9 Ground 10 Motor Enable

11 Ground 12 Drive Select B

13 Ground 14 Drive Select B

15 Ground 16 Motor Enable

17 Ground 18 DIR

19 Ground 20 STEP

21 Ground 22 Write Data

23 Ground 24 Write Gate

25 Ground 26 Track 00

27 Ground 28 Write Protect

29 Ground 30 Read Data

31 Ground 32 Side 1 Select

33 Ground 34 Diskette

SATA Connectors

There are no jumpers to con-

fi gure the onboard SATA con-

nectors. See the table on the

right for pin defi nitions.

SATA Connector Pin Defi nitions

(I-SATA0, I-SATA1)

Pin # Defi nition

1 Ground

2TXP

3TXN

4 Ground

5RXN

6RXP

7 Ground

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IDE Connectors

There are no jumpers to con-

fi gure the onboard IDE connec-

tors. See the table below for

pin defi nitions.

IDE Drive Connectors

Pin Defi nitions (IDE1, IDE2)

Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition

1 Reset IDE 2 Ground

3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8

5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9

7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10

9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11

11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12

13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13

15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14

17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15

19 Ground 20 Key

21 DRQ3 22 Ground

23 I/O Write 24 Ground

25 I/O Read 26 Ground

27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE

29 DACK3 30 Ground

31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16

33 Addr1 34 Ground

35 Addr0 36 Addr2

37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1

39 Activity 40 Ground

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Chapter 6

Advanced Chassis Setup

This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform mainte-

nance on the SC512LF-260 chassis. For component installation, follow the steps

in the order given to eliminate the most common problems encountered. If some

steps are unnecessary, skip ahead to the step that follows.

Tools Required

The only tool you will need to install components and perform maintainance is a

Philips screwdriver.

6-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electric Static 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 Views: 5015M-MR

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.

6-3 System Fans

The 6014L-M uses two 4-cm fans to provide cooling. These fans can adjust their

speed according to the heat level sensed in the system, which results in more ef-

fi cient and quieter fan operation. Fan speed is controlled by a setting in BIOS (see

Chapter 7). Each fan has its own separate tachometer.

It is very important that the chassis top cover is properly installed for the airfl ow to

circulate properly through the chassis and cool the components.

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System Fan Failure

If a fan fails, the remaining fan will ramp up to full speed and the overheat/fan fail

LED on the control panel will blink on and off. Replace any failed fan at your earli-

est convenience with the same type and model (the system can continue to run

with a failed fan). Remove the top chassis cover while the system is still running

to determine which of the two fans have failed. Then power down the system be-

fore replacing a fan. Removing the power cord is also recommended as a safety

precaution.

Replacing System Cooling Fans

1. Removing a fan

With the system powered down, fi rst remove the chassis cover (refer to page 6-7).

Grasp the failed fan unit and lift it out of the chassis. See Figure 6-2.

2. Installing a new fan

Replace the failed fan with an identical 4-cm, 12 volt fan (available from Supermicro:

p/n FAN-0061). Push the new fan into the vacant space in the housing while mak-

ing sure the arrows on the top of the fan (indicating air direction) point in the same

direction as the arrows on the other fans. Reposition the fan housing back over

the two mounting posts in the chassis, then reconnect the fan wires to the same

chassis fan headers you removed them from. Power up the system and check that

the fan is working properly and that the LED on the control panel has turned off.

Finish by replacing the chassis cover.

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Figure 6-2. System Cooling Fans

6-4 Drive Bay Installation/Removal

Accessing the Drive Bays

CD-ROM/Serial ATA Drives: For installing or removing the CD-ROM or Serial ATA

drive, you will need to gain access to the inside of the server by removing the top

cover of the chassis.

Note: Only a "slim" CD-ROM will fi t in the 6014L-M.

Serial ATA Drive Installation

The SATA drive is not hot-swappable, meaning system power must be turned off

before installing or removing it. The CD-ROM drive needs to be removed fi rst to

gain access to the hard drive.

To install or remove the hard drive, fi rst power down the system and then remove

the top cover of the chassis as described on page 6-7. Then remove the CD-ROM

drive by removing the two screws that secure it to the chassis (one screw comes

in from the side of the chassis and the other screws straight down into a standoff

through the drive bracket). Disconnect the CD-ROM drive's power and data cables

then lift the CD-ROM drive out of the chassis.

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The hard drive that sits below the CD-ROM is now accessible. Remove the four

screws from the bottom of the chassis that secure the drive, then lift the hard drive

out. To add a new SATA drive, install a drive into the tray with the printed circuit

board side facing down and so that the mounting holes align with those in the tray.

Secure the drive to the tray with the four screws through the bottom of the chassis.

Replace the CD-ROM drive (including reconnecting the power and data cables) and

fi nally the top cover when fi nished. See Figure 6-3.

CD-ROM Drive Installation

The top cover of the chassis must be opened to gain full access to the CD-ROM

drive bay. The CD-ROM must have a "slim" profi le to fi t into the 6014L-M. If you

cannot remove the top cover with the system remaining in the rack, follow the

procedure below.

First, shutdown the system and disconnect all cables from the back of the server

chassis. Make sure the system is supported from underneath then remove the

front bracket screws that secure the unit to the rack. Carefully lift the server out

of the rack.

Open the cover by following the procedure described on page 6-7. You must

power down the system before installing or removing CD-ROM or Serial ATA drives.

Remove the two screws that secure the CD-ROM drive to the chassis (one screw

comes in from the side of the chassis and the other screws straight down into a

standoff) then lift the drive out of the chassis. See Figure 6-3.

Note: A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1.

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Figure 6-3. Removing the SATA Drive

(with CD-ROM drive removed)

6-5 Power Supply

The SuperServer 6014L-M has a single 260 watt power supply. This power supply

has the capability of operating at 100 - 240 input volts. Power down the system

and then unplug the AC power cord to completely remove power from the system

before removing the power supply.

Power Supply Failure

If the power supply unit fails, the system will shut down and you will need to replace

the power supply unit. Replacement units can be ordered directly from Supermicro

(PWS-0055 - see contact infomation in Chapter 1).

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Replacing the Power Supply

1. Accessing the inside of the system

To replace a power supply, you must fi rst remove the top chassis cover. To do

so, fi rst release the retention screws that secure the unit to the rack. Grasp the

two handles on either side and pull the unit straight out until it locks (you will hear

a "click"). Next, remove the screws from the lips on either side of the cover then

depress the two buttons on the cover to release it. Push the cover away from

you then lift it from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server (see

Figure 2-6).

2. Removing the power supply

First unplug the power cord from the system. To remove the failed power unit,

remove the two screws on the back of the power supply and a third from the front

of the power supply, which secures it to the bottom of the chassis. You can then

lift the unit straight out of the chassis. (The power cord should have already been

removed.)

3. Installing a new power supply

Replace the failed unit with another unit of the same wattage. It is highly recom-

mended to replace it with the exact same power supply. Carefully insert the new

unit into position in the chassis and secure it with the two screws at the rear of the

unit and the third at the front. Then reconnect the power cord, replace the chassis

top cover and push the unit back into the rack. Finish by turning the power switch

on the power supply on, and then depress the power button on the front of the

system.

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Notes

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Chapter 7: BIOS

Chapter 7

AMIBIOS

7-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the AMIBIOS Setup Utility for the X6DLP-EG2. The AMI

ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily upgraded using a fl oppy

disk-based program. This chapter describes the basic navigation of the AMIBIOS

Setup Utility setup screens.

Starting the BIOS Setup Utility

To enter the AMIBIOS Setup Utility screens, hit the <Delete> key while the system

is booting up.

Each main BIOS menu option is described in this user’s guide. 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 while 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: AMI BIOS has default text messages built-in. Supermicro retains the option

to include, omit, or change any of these text messages.)

The AMIBIOS Setup Utility uses a key-based navigation system (hot keys). Most

of these hot keys can be used at any time during the setup navigation process.

These keys include <F1>, <F10>, <Enter>, <ESC>, arrow keys, and Esc. Options

printed in Bold are the 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.

Normally, the only visible POST (Power On Self Test) routine is the memory test.

As the memory is being tested, press the <Delete> key to enter the main menu of

the AMI BIOS Setup Utility. From the main menu, you can access the other setup

screens. An AMIBIOS identifi cation string is displayed at the left bottom corner of

the screen, below the copyright message.

Warning!! To prevent a possible boot failure, do not shut down or reset the system

while updating BIOS..

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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.

When you select the Main Setup, the following items will be automatically
displayed:

System Overview: The following BIOS information will be displayed:

AMIBIOS

Version

Build Date

ID

Processors

When you select this option, the AMI BIOS will automatically display the status
of processors as shown below:

Type

Speed

Counts

System Memory

This option allows the AMI BIOS to display the status of memory installed in the

system.

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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.

time is in 24-hour format. For example, 5:30 A.M. appears as 05:30:00, and 5:30P.

M. as 17:30:00.)

(*Note: The

7-3 Advanced Settings

The Advanced Settings screen and sub menus are listed below:

Warning

When you fi rst enter the Advanced Setup screen, the Setup Warning will
be displayed. Please follow the instruction and set the correct value for
each item to prevent the system from malfunctioning.

CPU Confi guration Sub-Menu

Confi gure Advanced CPU Settings

This option allows the user to confi gure the Advanced CPU settings for the

processor(s) installed in the system.

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

Set to Enabled to enable the Execute Disable Bit to allow the processor to

classify areas in the system memory where an application code can and cannot

execute, thus preventing a worm or a virus from creating a fl ood of codes to

overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack. (For more

information regarding hardware/software support for this function, please refer

to Intel's and Microsoft's web sites.

Core Multi-Processing (Available when supported by the CPU.)

Select Enabled to enable the function of multiple CPU core processing. if Dis-

abled, one CPU execution core will be disabled.

CPU TM Function (Available when supported by the CPU.)

This feature allows the user to activate the CPU thermal monitor mechanism. TM1

allows the CPU to regulate its power consumption based upon the modulation

of the CPU Internal clock when the CPU temperature reaches a pre-defi ned

overheat threshold. The options are Disabled and Enabled. (Select Enabled to

allow the CPU to reduce its power consumption by lowering the CPU frequency

and the CPU voltage when the CPU temperature reaches a pre-defi ned overheat

threshold.) TM2 is available only when it is supported by the CPU.

IDE Confi guration Sub-Menu

IDE Confi guration

This feature allows the user to confi gure the IDE mode. The options are Disabled,

P-ATA (Parallel ATA) only, S-ATA (Serial ATA) only and P-ATA & S-ATA.

Combined Mode Operation

This feature allows the user to select the IDE Combined Mode. The options are

P-ATA 1st Channel and S-ATA 1st Channel.

S-ATA Ports Defi nition

This feature allows the user to confi gure the Serial ATA Ports. The options are

P0-Master/P1-Slave and P0-Slave/P1-Master.

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

These settings allow the user to set the parameters of Primary IDE Channel Master/

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

Channel Master/Slave slots. Hit <Enter> to activate the following sub-menu screen

for detailed options of these items. Set the correct confi gurations accordingly.

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Type

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

Auto, CDROM and ARMD.

LBA/Large Mode

LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a method of addressing data on a disk drive.

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 the data to be transferred from and to the device one sec-

tor at a time. Select "Auto" to allows the data transfer from and to the device

occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it. The options are Auto

and Disabled.

PIO Mode

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. 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 rate of 16.6 MBs. This setting generally works with all hard disk drives

manufactured after 1999. For other disk drives, such as IDE CD-ROM drives,

check the specifi cations of the drive.

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 auto 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.

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32Bit Data Transfer

Select "Enabled" to activate the 32-bit data transfer function. Select "Disabled"

to disable this function. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Hard Disk Write Protect

Select Enabled to enable the function of Hard Disk Write Protect to prevent data

from being written to HDD. The options are Enabled or Disabled.

IDE Detect Time Out

This feature allows the user to set the time-out value for detecting ATA and ATAPI

devices installed in the system. The options are 0 (sec), 5, Mode 1.0, 15, 20, 25,

30, and 35.

ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection

This feature allows the AMI BIOS to auto-detect 80-pin ATA(PI) cables. The options

are Host & Device, Host and Device.

Floppy Confi guration

This option allows the user to confi gure the settings for the fl oppy drives installed

in the system.

Floppy A

Move the cursor to these fi elds via up and down arrow keys to select the fl oppy

type. The options are Disabled, 360 KB 5 1/4", 1.2 MB 5 1/4", 720 KB 3½", 1.44

MB 3½”, and 2.88 MB 3½".

OnBoard Floppy Controller

Select "Enabled" to enable the onboard fl oppy controller. The options are Disabled

and Enabled.

PCI/PnP Confi guration

Plug & Play OS

Select Yes to allow the OS to confi gure Plug & Play devices. (This is not required

for system boot if you 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 option sets the latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus. The default setting

is "64." Select "32" to set the PCI latency to 32 PCI clock cycles. Select "64" to

set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles. Select "96" to set the PCI latency to

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96 PCI clock cycles. Select "128" to set the PCI latency to 128 PCI clock cycles.

Select "160" to set the PCI latency to 160 PCI clock cycles. Select "192" to set the

PCI latency to 192 PCI clock cycles. Select "224" to set the PCI latency to 224 PCI

clock cycles. Select "248" to set the PCI latency to 248 PCI clock cycles.

Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA

Set this value to allow or restrict the system from giving the VGA adapter card an

interrupt address. The options are Yes and No.

Palette Snooping

Select Enabled to inform the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed

in the system in order for the graphics card to function properly. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

PCI IDE BusMaster

Set this value to allow or prevent the use of PCI IDE busmastering. Select "Enabled"

to allow the BIOS to use the PCI busmaster for reading and writing to IDE drives.

The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Offboard PCI/ISA IDE Card

This option allows the user to assign a PCI slot number to an off-board PCI/ISA

IDE card in order for it to function properly. The options are Auto, PCI Slot1, PCI

Slot2, PCI Slot3, PCI Slot4, PCI Slot5, and PCI Slot6.

IRQ3/IRQ4/IRQ5/IRQ7/IRQ9/IRQ10/IRQ11/IRQ14/IRQ15

This feature specifi es the availability of an IRQ to be used by a PCI, PnP device.

Select Reserved for an IRQ to be used by a Legacy ISA device. The options are

Available and Reserved.

DMA Channel 0/Channel 1/Channel 3/Channel 5/Channel 6/Channel
7

Select Available to indicate that a specifi c DMA channel is available to be used

by a PCI/PnP device. Select Reserved if a DMA channel specifi ed is reserved for

a Legacy ISA device.

Reserved Memory Size

This feature specifi es the size of memory block to be reserved for Legacy ISA

devices. The options are Disabled, 16K, 32K, 64K.

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Super IO Confi guration Sub-Menu

Serial Port1 Address

This option specifi es the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address

of Serial Port 1. Select "Disabled" to prevent the serial port from accessing any

system resources. When this option is set to Disabled, the 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 are Disabled,

3F8/IRQ4, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3.

Serial Port2 Address

This option specifi es the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address

of Serial Port 2. Select "Disabled" to prevent the serial port from accessing any

system resources. When this option is set to "Disabled", the serial port physically

becomes unavailable. Select "2F8/IRQ3" to allow the serial port to use 2F8 as its

I/O port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address. The options are Disabled,

2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4 and 2E8/IRQ3.

Parallel Port Address

This option specifi es the I/O address used by the parallel port. Select Disabled to

prevent the parallel port from accessing any system resources. When the value of

this option is set to Disabled, the printer port becomes unavailable. Select 378 to

allow the parallel port to use 378 as its I/O port address. The majority of parallel

ports on computer systems use IRQ7 and I/O Port 378H as the standard setting.

Select 278 to allow the parallel port to use 278 as its I/O port address. Select 3BC

to allow the parallel port to use 3BC as its I/O port address.

Parallel Port Mode

This feature allows the user to specify the parallel port mode. The options are

Normal, Bi-Directional, EPP and ECP.

ECP Mode DMA Channel

This feature allows the BIOS to select the ECP DMA mode for the parallel port.

The options are DMA0, DMA1 and DMA3.

Parallel Port IRQ

This feature allows the user to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for the parallel

port. The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7.

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Advanced Chipset Settings

This item allows the user to confi gure the Advanced Chipset settings for the sys-

tem.

NorthBridge Confi guration

This feature allows the user to confi gure the settings for the Intel E7520 NorthBridge

chipset.

Memory Remap Feature

Select Enabled to allow remapping of the overlapped PCI memory above the

total physical memory. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Memory Mirroring/Sparing

This feature allows the user to enable the function of Memory Mirroring and

Sparing if memory confi guration supports this function. The options are Dis-

abled and Sparing.

DMA Controller

This feature allows the user to enable or disable DMA Controller. The options

are Disabled and Enabled.

SouthBridge Confi guration

This feature allows the user to confi gure the settings for the Intel ICH SouthBridge

chipset.

CPU B.I.S.T. Enable

Select Enabled to enable the function of CPU Built In Self Test. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

ICH Delayed Transaction

Select Disabled to set the South Bridge P2P Bridge Secondary Discard Timer

to 32 micro-seconds for the PCI 32-bit bus. Select Enabled to set the South

Bridge P2P Bridge Secondary Discard Timer to 4 micro-seconds for the PCI

32-bit bus.

ICH DCB

Select Enabled to activate the ICH DMA Collection Buffer to provide Type-F

DMA performance for all DMA channels, allowing the DMA controllers located

in the FPGA to move data between the CPU memory and the coprocessor. It

is ideal for systems whose CPU main memory can be directly accessed from

the FPGA.

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APCI Confi guration

This item allows the user to enable or disable the ACPI support for the operating

system.

ACPI Confi guration

Use this feature to confi gure additional ACPI options. Select Yes if the operating

system supports ACPI. Select No if the operating system does not support ACPI.

The options are No and Yes.

ACPI 2.0 Features

Select Yes to allow the RSDP pointers to point to the Fixed System Description

Tables. Select No to deactivate this function. The options are Yes and No.

ACPI APIC Support

Select Enabled to allow the ACPI APIC Table Pointer to be included in the RSDP

pointer list. The options are Enable and Disabled.

AMI OEMB Table

Select Enabled to allow the OEMB Table Pointer to be included in the R(x)SDT

pointer lists. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Headless Mode

Select Enabled to activate the Headless Operation Mode through the ACPI and

will allow the BIOS to boot up the system without any keyboard, mouse and

video. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Power Confi guration

This feature allows the user to confi gure PnP settings.

Power Button

If set to Instant-Off, the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits

the power button. If set to 4-sec., the system will power off when the user presses

the power button for 4 seconds or longer. The options are Instant-Off and 4-sec

override.

Restore on AC Power Loss

This setting allows the user to decide how the system will react when power

returns after an unexpected loss of power. The options are Stay Off, Power On

and Last State.

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Watch Dog Timer

This setting is used to activate and de-activate the Watch Dog Timer. It must be

used in conjunction with the WD jumper (see Chapter 2 for details). The options

are Disabled and Enabled.

Event Log Confi guration

Highlight this item and press <Enter> to view the contents of the event log.

View Event Log

This feature allows the user to view all unread events.

Mark All Events as Read

Highlight this item and press <Enter> to mark the DMI events as read.

Clear Event Log

This setting will clear all event logs when set to OK. The options are OK and

Cancel.

ECC Event Logging

This setting allows you to enable or disable the function of ECC Event logging. The

options are Enabled or Disabled.

Hub Interface Event Logging

This setting allows you to enable or disable the function of Hub Interface Event

logging. The options are Enabled or Disabled.

System Bus Event Logging

This setting allows you to enable or disable the function of System Bus Error Event

logging. The options are Enabled or Disabled.

Memory Buffer Event Logging

This setting allows you to enable or disable the function of Memory Buffer Event

logging. The options are Enabled or Disabled.

PCI/PCI Error Logging

This setting allows you to enable or disable the function of PCI Error logging. The

options are Enabled or Disabled.

PCI/PCI Express Error Logging

This setting allows you to enable or disable the function of PCI Express Error

logging. The options are Enabled or Disabled.

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MPS Confi guration

This section allows the user to confi gure the multiprocessors table.

MPS Revision

This feature allows the user to select the MPS revision. Please follow the instruc-

tions given on the screen to select the MPS revision number. The options are 1.1

and 1.4.

PCI Express Confi guration

This section allows the user to confi gure the PCI Express slots.

Active State Power Management

Select Enabled to activate the function of power management for signal transac-

tions between the PCI Express L0 and L1 Links. The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

I/O Expander Mode

This feature allows the user to set the IO Expand Mode for Hot Plug support. The

options are PCA9555, Two PCA9554, One PCA9554 (Low), One PCA9554 (High),

Two PCA9554A, One PCA9554A (Low), and Two PCA9554.

PCI Express PortA (Slot4)/PCI Express PortB (Slot6)/PCI Express PortC0

(NIC1)/PCI Express PortC1 (NIC2)

This feature allows the user to confi gure the PCI Express slot specifi ed. If set to

Auto, the slots with IO cards installed will be visible. If Enabled, the IO slots will

always be displayed. If set to Disabled, the IO slots will not displayed. The options

are Auto, Enabled, and Disabled.

PCI Express Compliance Mode

Select Enabled to enable MCH to activate the PCI Express Compliance Mode. The

options are Disabled and Enabled.

Spread Spectrum

Select Enabled to enable the function of Spread Spectrum and allows the BIOS

to monitor the level of electromagnetic interference caused by the components

installed in the system and to attempt to reduce the electromagnetic interference

when needed. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Remote Access Confi guration

You can use this screen to select options for the Remote Access Confi guration.

Use the up and down arrow keys to select an item. Use the <+> and <-> keys to

change the value of the selected option.

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Remote Access

This feature allows the user to disable the function of Remote Access. If Disabled is

not selected, then you can select a Remote Access type. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

Remote Access

This feature allows the user to enable the Remote Access function. The Options

are Enabled and Disabled.

If the item "Remote Access" is set to Enabled, you can select a Remote Access

type and confi gure the following settings:

Serial Port Number

This feature allows the user to select the serial port for Console Redirection.

The options are COM1 and COM2.

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.

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

This feature allows the user to select Disabled to turn off Console Redirection

after POST. Select Always to keep Console Redirection active all the time. (This

setting may not be supported by some operating systems.) Select Boot Loader

to keep Console Redirection active during POST and Boot Loader.

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 Comb Key Support

This feature allows the user to select Enabled to enable the VT-UTF8 Combination

Key support for the ANSI/VT100 Terminals. The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

Sredir Memory Display Delay

This feature allows the user to decide how many seconds the BIOS shall wait

before memory information is displayed. The Default setting is No Delay.

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USB Confi guration

USB Function

This feature allows you to enable the USB Ports. The options are Disabled and

Enabled.

Legacy USB Support

Select Enabled to enable USB Legacy support. Disable legacy support if there

are no USB devices installed in the system. The options are Disabled, Enabled,

and Auto.

USB 2.0 Controller

This setting allows you to enable or disable the USB 2.0 Controller. The options

are Disabled and Enabled.

USB 2.0 Controller Mode

This setting allows you to confi gure the USB 2.0 Controller Mode. The options are

Hi-Speed (480 Mbps) and Full Speed-(12Mbps).

USB Mass Storage Device Confi gurations

USB Mass Storage Reset Delay

This setting allows you to decide how long the system should wait in an attempt

to detect the presence of a USB Mass Storage Device before it issues a start

command the system to proceed with the next operation during POST. The

options are 10 Seconds, 20 Seconds, 30 Seconds and 40 Seconds.

Emulation Type

If set to Auto, USB devices that are smaller than 530MB will be emulated as

fl oppy and the remaining will be emulated as an HDD. The Forced FDD option

will allow you to confi gure an HDD formatted drive to boot as an FDD (eg. Zip

Drive). The options are Auto, Floppy, Forced FDD, Hard Disk, and CD ROM.

System Health Monitor

This feature allows the AMI BIOS to automatically display the status of the follow-

ing items:

CPU Overheat Temperature

This feature allows the user to set the CPU Overheat temperature threshold. The

options range from 65oC to 90oC. Use the <+> and <-> keys to set the desired

setting. The default setting is 78

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AMI BIOS will automatically monitor and display the following information:

CPU1 Temperature, CPU2 Temperature, System Temperature, CPU1 VCORE/

CPU2 VCORE (*for 2U systems), 3.3V Vcc(V), +5 Vin, 12V Vcc(V), -12V Vcc (V),

DRAM VTT, 1.2V Vcc, DIMM Voltage, 1.5V Voltage, 5V Standby, 3.3V Standby.

System Fan Monitor

Fan Speed Control Modes:

This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speed 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, and vise versa.

If the option is set to “3-pin fan,” the fan speed will be controlled by voltage. If the

option is set to “4-pin,” the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation

(PWM). Select “3-pin” if your chassis came with 3-pin fan headers. Select “4-pin” if

your chassis came with 4-pin fan headers. Select “Workstation” if your system is

used as a Workstation. Select “Server” if your system is used as a Server. Select

“Disable” to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to run

at full speed (12V) at all the time. The options are 1. Disable, 2. 3-pin (Server),

3. 3-pin (Workstation), 4. 4-pin (Server) and 5. 4-pin (Workstation).

Fan1 Speed to Fan6 Speeds

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BIOS Settings Confi guration

Quick Boot

If Enabled, this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed

for system bootup. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Quiet Boot

This option allows the boot up screen options to be modifi ed between POST mes-

sages or the OEM logo. Select Disabled to allow the computer system to display

the POST messages. Select Enabled to allow the computer system to display the

OEM logo.

Add-On ROM Display Mode

This option allows the BIOS to display add-on ROM (read-only memory) messages.

Select Force BIOS to display a third party BIOS during system boot. Select "Keep

Current" to display the current BIOS information during system boot.

Boot up Num-Lock

This option allows the Number Lock setting to be modifi ed during boot up. The

default setting is On. The options are On and Off.

PS/2 Mouse Support

This option allows the PS/2 mouse support to be modifi ed. The options are Auto,

Enabled and Disabled.

Wait for ‘F1’ If Error

Select Enable to activate the function of Wait for F1 if Error. The options are En-

abled and Disabled.

Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display

Select Enabled to display the Setup Message when the user hits the DEL key. The

options are Enabled and Disabled.

Interrupt 19 Capture

Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19. The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

Quiet Boot Progress Bar

Select Enabled to display a graphic bar that shows the progress of POST if the

feature of Quiet Boot is enabled. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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Boot Device Priority

This feature allows the user to specify the Boot Device priority sequence.

The settings are 1st Floppy Drive, CD ROM, ATAPI CDROM and Disabled. The

default settings are:

· 1st boot device – 1st Floppy Drive

· 2nd boot device – SM-Sony CD-ROM CDU

· 3rd boot device – 00, AIC-0791A: 1MA

· 4th boot device – IBA GE Slot 0300V

· 5th boot device – IBA GE Slot 0400V

Hard Disk Drives

This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Hard

Drives.

1st Drive/2nd Drive/3rd Drive

· 1ST boot device – #328 ID01 LUN0 LSI

Removable Drives

This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Remov-

able Drives.

1st Drive

This option allow the user to specify the boot sequence for 1st Removable Drive.

The options are 1st Floppy Drive and Disabled.

CD/DVD Drives

This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available CD/DVD-

Drives.

1st Drive

This option allows the user to specify the boot sequence for the 1st CD/DVD Drive.

The options are SM-Sony CD-ROM CDU, AMI Virtual CDROM and Disabled.

2nd Drive

This option allows the user to specify the boot sequence for the 2nd CD/DVD Drive.

The options are SM-MATSHITA CR-176, AMI Virtual CDROM and Disabled.

PCI-X Slot5 Option ROM/PCI-X Slot6 Option ROM

Select Enabled to display the Option ROMs stored in the add-on cards installed on

PCI-X Slot5/PCI-X Slot6. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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7-5 Security Settings

The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password. If you use both pass-

words, the Supervisor password must be set fi rst.

Change Supervisor Password

Select this option and press <Enter> to access the sub-menu, and then type in

the password.

Change User Password

Select this option and press <Enter> to access the sub-menu, and then type in

the password.

Clear User Password

Select this option and press <Enter> to access the sub menu. You can use the sub

menu to clear the user password.

Boot Sector Virus Protection

This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen. Select "Disabled" to

deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection. Select "Enabled" to enable boot sec-

tor protection. When Enabled, AMIBOIS 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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7-6 Exit Options

Select the Exit tab from the AMIBIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS

Setup screen.

Saving Changes and Exit

When you have completed the system confi guration changes, select this option to

leave the BIOS Setup and reboot the computer, so the new system confi guration

parameters can take effect. Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and

press <Enter>.

Discarding 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>.

Discarding Changes

Select this option and press <Enter> to discard all the changes and return to the

AMIBIOS 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.

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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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Appendix A

BIOS Error Beep Codes

During the POST (Power-On Self-Test) routines, which are performed each time

the system is powered on, errors may occur.

Non-fatal errors are those which, in most cases, allow the system to continue the

boot-up process. The error messages normally appear on the screen.

Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot-up pro-

cedure. If a fatal error occurs, you should consult with your system manufacturer

for possible repairs.

These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps.

The numbers on the fatal error list, on the following page, correspond to the number

of beeps for the corresponding error. All errors listed, with the exception of Beep

Code 8, are fatal errors.

POST codes may be read on the debug LEDs located beside the LAN port on

the motherboard backplane. See the description of the Debug LEDs (LED1 and

LED2) in Section 2-6.

A-1 AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes

Beep Code Error Message Description

1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset.

(Ready to power up.)

5 short, 1 long Memory error No memory detected in

system

8 beeps Display memory Video adapter missing or

read/write error with faulty memory

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A-2 DS7/DS8 LED Post Codes

LED Indicators Description/Message

DS7 DS8

On On PWR On
On Off SPD Read OK
Off On Memory Size-OK
Off Off Starting Bus Initialization

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Appendix B

BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes

When AMIBIOS performs the Power On Self Test, it writes checkpoint codes to I/O

port 0080h. If the computer cannot complete the boot process, diagnostic equipment

can be attached to the computer to read I/O port 0080h.

B-1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes

The uncompressed initialization checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution:

Checkpoint Code Description

D0h The NMI is disabled. Power on delay is starting. Next, the initialization code check-

D1h Initializing the DMA controller, performing the keyboard controller BAT test, starting

D3h Starting memory sizing next.

D4h Returning to real mode. Executing any OEM patches and setting the Stack next.

D5h Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at E000:0000h. The

sum will be verifi ed.

memory refresh and entering 4 GB fl at mode next.

initialization code is copied to segment 0 and control will be transferred to segment

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B-2 Bootblock Recovery Codes

The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution:

Checkpoint Code Description

E0h The onboard fl oppy controller if available is initialized. Next, beginning the base

E1h Initializing the interrupt vector table next.

E2h Initializing the DMA and Interrupt controllers next.

E6h Enabling the fl oppy drive controller and Timer IRQs. Enabling internal cache mem-

Edh Initializing the fl oppy drive.

Eeh Looking for a fl oppy diskette in drive A:. Reading the fi rst sector of the diskette.

Efh A read error occurred while reading the fl oppy drive in drive A:.

F0h Next, searching for the AMIBOOT.ROM fi le in the root directory.

F1h The AMIBOOT.ROM fi le is not in the root directory.

F2h Next, reading and analyzing the fl oppy diskette FAT to fi nd the clusters occupied

F3h Next, reading the AMIBOOT.ROM fi le, cluster by cluster.

F4h The AMIBOOT.ROM fi le is not the correct size.

F5h Next, disabling internal cache memory.

FBh Next, detecting the type of fl ash ROM.

FCh Next, erasing the fl ash ROM.

512 KB memory test.

ory.

by the AMIBOOT.ROM fi le.

FDh Next, programming the fl ash ROM.

FFh Flash ROM programming was successful. Next, restarting the system BIOS.

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B-3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes

The following runtime checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution.

These codes are uncompressed in F0000h shadow RAM.

Checkpoint Code Description

03h The NMI is disabled. Next, checking for a soft reset or a power on condition.

05h The BIOS stack has been built. Next, disabling cache memory.

06h Uncompressing the POST code next.

07h Next, initializing the CPU and the CPU data area.

08h The CMOS checksum calculation is done next.

0Ah The CMOS checksum calculation is done. Initializing the CMOS status register for

0Bh The CMOS status register is initialized. Next, performing any required initialization

0Ch The keyboard controller input buffer is free. Next, issuing the BAT command to the

0Eh The keyboard controller BAT command result has been verifi ed. Next, performing

0Fh The initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test is done. The key-

10h The keyboard controller command byte is written. Next, issuing the Pin 23 and 24

11h Next, checking if <End or <Ins> keys were pressed during power on. Initializing

12h Next, disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2.

13h The video display has been disabled. Port B has been initialized. Next, initializing

14h The 8254 timer test will begin next.

19h Next, programming the fl ash ROM.

1Ah The memory refresh line is toggling. Checking the 15 second on/off time next.

date and time next.

before the keyboard BAT command is issued.

keyboard controller.

any necessary initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test.

board command byte is written next.

blocking and unblocking command.

CMOS RAM if the Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was
set in AMIBCP or the <End> key was pressed.

the chipset.

2Bh Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required confi guration before the

2Ch All necessary processing before passing control to the video ROM is done. Look-

2Dh The video ROM has returned control to BIOS POST. Performing any required pro-

23h Reading the 8042 input port and disabling the MEGAKEY Green PC feature next.

24h The confi guration required before interrupt vector initialization has completed. In-

video ROM test.

ing for the video ROM next and passing control to it.

cessing after the video ROM had control

Making the BIOS code segment writable and performing any necessary confi gura­tion before initializing the interrupt vectors.

terrupt vector initialization is about to begin.

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Checkpoint Code Description

25h Interrupt vector initialization is done. Clearing the password if the POST DIAG

27h Any initialization before setting video mode will be done next.

28h Initialization before setting the video mode is complete. Confi guring the mono-

2Ah Bus initialization system, static, output devices will be done next, if present. See the

2Eh Completed post-video ROM test processing. If the EGA/VGA controller is not

2Fh The EGA/VGA controller was not found. The display memory read/write test is

30h The display memory read/write test passed. Look for retrace checking next.

31h The display memory read/write test or retrace checking failed. Performing the alter-

32h The alternate display memory read/write test passed. Looking for alternate display

34h Video display checking is over. Setting the display mode next.

37h The display mode is set. Displaying the power on message next.

38h Initializing the bus input, IPL, general devices next, if present. See the last page of

39h Displaying bus initialization error messages. See the last page of this chapter for

switch is on.

chrome mode and color mode settings next.

last page for additional information.

found, performing the display memory read/write test next.

about to begin.

nate display memory read/write test next.

retrace checking next.

this chapter for additional information.

additional information.

3Ah The new cursor position has been read and saved. Displaying the Hit <DEL> mes-

3Bh The Hit <DEL> message is displayed. The protected mode memory test is about

40h Preparing the descriptor tables next.

42h The descriptor tables are prepared. Entering protected mode for the memory test

43h Entered protected mode. Enabling interrupts for diagnostics mode next.

44h Interrupts enabled if the diagnostics switch is on. Initializing data to check memory

45h Data initialized. Checking for memory wraparound at 0:0 and fi nding the total sys-

46h The memory wraparound test is done. Memory size calculation has been done.

47h The memory pattern has been written to extended memory. Writing patterns to the

48h Patterns written in base memory. Determining the amount of memory below 1 MB

49h The amount of memory below 1 MB has been found and verifi ed.

4Bh The amount of memory above 1 MB has been found and verifi ed. Checking for a

sage next.

to start.

next.

wraparound at 0:0 next.

tem memory size next.

Writing patterns to test memory next.

base 640 KB memory next.

next.

soft reset and clearing the memory below 1 MB for the soft reset next. If this is a
power on situation, going to checkpoint 4Eh next.

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Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes

4Ch The memory below 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset. Clearing the memory

4Dh The memory above 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset. Saving the memory size

4Eh The memory test started, but not as the result of a soft reset. Displaying the fi rst

4Fh The memory size display has started. The display is updated during the memory

50h The memory below 1 MB has been tested and initialized. Adjusting the displayed

51h The memory size display was adjusted for relocation and shadowing.

52h The memory above 1 MB has been tested and initialized. Saving the memory size

53h The memory size information and the CPU registers are saved. Entering real mode

54h Shutdown was successful. The CPU is in real mode. Disabling the Gate A20 line,

57h The A20 address line, parity, and the NMI are disabled. Adjusting the memory size

58h The memory size was adjusted for relocation and shadowing. Clearing the Hit

59h The Hit <DEL> message is cleared. The <WAIT...> message is displayed. Starting

above 1 MB next.

next. Going to checkpoint 52h next.

64 KB memory size next.

test. Performing the sequential and random memory test next.

memory size for relocation and shadowing next.

information next.

next.

parity, and the NMI next.

depending on relocation and shadowing next.

<DEL> message next.

the DMA and interrupt controller test next.

60h The DMA page register test passed. Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register

62h The DMA controller 1 base register test passed. Performing the DMA controller 2

65h The DMA controller 2 base register test passed. Programming DMA controllers 1

66h Completed programming DMA controllers 1 and 2. Initializing the 8259 interrupt

67h Completed 8259 interrupt controller initialization.

7Fh Extended NMI source enabling is in progress.

80h The keyboard test has started. Clearing the output buffer and checking for stuck

81h A keyboard reset error or stuck key was found. Issuing the keyboard controller

82h The keyboard controller interface test completed. Writing the command byte and

83h The command byte was written and global data initialization has completed. Check-

84h Locked key checking is over. Checking for a memory size mismatch with CMOS

85h The memory size check is done. Displaying a soft error and checking for a password

test next.

base register test next.

and 2 next.

controller next.

keys. Issuing the keyboard reset command next.

interface test command next.

initializing the circular buffer next.

ing for a locked key next.

RAM data next.

or bypassing WINBIOS Setup next.

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86h The password was checked. Performing any required programming before WIN-

87h The programming before WINBIOS Setup has completed. Uncompressing the

88h Returned from WINBIOS Setup and cleared the screen. Performing any necessary

89h The programming after WINBIOS Setup has completed. Displaying the power on

8Ch Programming the WINBIOS Setup options next.

8Dh The WINBIOS Setup options are programmed. Resetting the hard disk controller

8Fh The hard disk controller has been reset. Confi guring the fl oppy drive controller

91h The fl oppy drive controller has been confi gured. Confi guring the hard disk drive

95h Initializing the bus option ROMs from C800 next. See the last page of this chapter

96h Initializing before passing control to the adaptor ROM at C800.

97h Initialization before the C800 adaptor ROM gains control has completed. The adap-

98h The adaptor ROM had control and has now returned control to BIOS POST. Perform-

BIOS Setup next.

WINBIOS Setup code and executing the AMIBIOS Setup or WINBIOS Setup utility
next.

programming after WINBIOS Setup next.

screen message next.

next.

next.

controller next.

for additional information.

tor ROM check is next.

ing any required processing after the option ROM returned control.

99h Any initialization required after the option ROM test has completed. Confi guring the

9Ah Set the timer and printer base addresses. Setting the RS-232 base address next.

9Bh Returned after setting the RS-232 base address. Performing any required initializa-

9Ch Required initialization before the Coprocessor test is over. Initializing the Coproces-

9Dh Coprocessor initialized. Performing any required initialization after the Coproces-

9Eh Initialization after the Coprocessor test is complete. Checking the extended keyboard,

A2h Displaying any soft errors next.

A3h The soft error display has completed. Setting the keyboard typematic rate next.

A4h The keyboard typematic rate is set. Programming the memory wait states next.

A5h Memory wait state programming is over. Clearing the screen and enabling parity

A7h NMI and parity enabled. Performing any initialization required before passing control

A8h Initialization before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h completed. Passing

timer data area and printer base address next.

tion before the Coprocessor test next.

sor next.

sor test next.

keyboard ID, and Num Lock key next. Issuing the keyboard ID command next.

and the NMI next.

to the adaptor ROM at E000 next.

control to the adaptor ROM at E000h next.

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Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes

A9h Returned from adaptor ROM at E000h control. Performing any initialization required

Aah Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed. Displaying the system

Abh Uncompressing the DMI data and executing DMI POST initialization next.

B0h The system confi guration is displayed.

B1h Copying any code to specifi c areas.

00h Code copying to specifi c areas is done. Passing control to INT 19h boot loader

after the E000 option ROM had control next.

confi guration next.

next.

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Appendix C: Software Installation

Appendix C

Software Installation

After all the hardware has been installed, you must fi rst confi gure the Adaptec

Embedded Serial ATA RAID driver before you install the Windows operating system.

The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro bootable CDs that came

packaged with your serverboard.

The following section provides information on Adaptec's SATA RAID driver based
on the Intel ICH5R/6300ESB controller.

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Serial ATA (SATA)

Serial ATA (SATA) is a physical storage interface that uses a single cable with a

minimum of four wires to create a point-to-point connection between devices. SATA

is a serial link that supports transfer rates from 150MBps. Because the SATA cables

are thinner than the traditional cables used for Parallel ATA (PATA), SATA systems

have better airfl ow and can be installed in smaller chassis than PATA. In addition,

PATA cables can only extend to 40 cm long, while SATA cables can extend up to

one meter. Overall, Serial ATA provides better functionality than Parallel ATA.

Intel 6300ESB I/O Controller Hub

Located in the South Bridge of Intel's E7520 chipset, the 6300ESB I/O controller

hub provides the I/O subsystem with access to the rest of the system. It supports

a dual-channel Ultra ATA/100 Bus Master IDE controller (PATA) and two Serial ATA

(SATA) Host controllers, which can support up to two Serial ATA ports and two RAID

drives. The 6300ESB I/O controller hub supports the following Parallel ATA and

Serial ATA device confi gurations:

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Confi guring SATA RAID

Note: applies only to Operating Systems that support RAID functions (Windows,

Red Hat & SuSe, Linux, etc.)

1. Select "Advanced Setting" from the AMI BIOS menu.

2. Select the IDE Confi guration menu.

3. Change the IDE Confi guration to "P-ATA Only."

4. Under the item-"Confi gure S-ATA as RAID", select "Yes".

5. Tap the <Esc> key and scroll down to "Exit". Select "Save and Exit" from the

"Exit" menu. Press the <Enter> key to save the changes and exit the BIOS.

6. Once you've exited the BIOS Utility, the system will re-boot.

7. During the system startup, press the <Ctrl> and the <A> keys simultaneously to

run the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility when prompted by the following mes-

sage:

Press <Ctrl><A> for the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility.

Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller Driver

Adaptec's Embedded SATA RAID with HostRAID controller adds RAID functionality

to the SATA I/O controller and enhances the performance of PCI-Express based

products. RAID striping (RAID 0) allows data to be written across across multiple

drives, greatly improving hard disk I/O performance. RAID mirroring (RAID 1) al-

lows data to be simultaneously written to two drives, improving data security even

if a single hard disk fails. By incorporating Adaptec's Embedded SATA into the

serverboard design, the X6DLP-EG2 offers the user the benefi ts of SATA RAID

without the high costs associated with hardware RAID applications.

Note: For instructions on installing Adaptec's RAID driver, please refer to the

Adaptec RAID Controller User's Guide ("Emb_SA_RAID_UG.pdf") in the CD that

came with the serverboard. You can also download a copy of Adaptec's User's

Guide from our web site at www.supermicro.com.

Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility (ARC)

The Adaptec RAID Confi guration utility, an embedded BIOS utility, includes the

following:

Array Confi guration Utility: Use this utility to create, confi gure and manage arrays.

Disk Utilities: Use this option to format or verify disks.

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