SUPER MICRO Computer SBA-7222G-T2 User Manual

SBA-7222G-T2
Blade Module
User’s Manual
Revison 1.0a
SBA-7222G-T2 Blade Module User’s Manual
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Preface

About this Manual

This manual is written for professional system integrators, Information Technology professionals, service personnel and technicians. It provides information for the installation and use of Supermicro's SBA-7222G-T2 Blade Module. Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced professionals only.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1: Introduction
The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the SBA-7222G-T2 Blade Module and describes its main features.
Chapter 2: System Safety
You should familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the SBA-7222G-T2 Blade Module.
Chapter 3: Setup and Installation
Refer to this chapter for details on installing the SBA-7222G-T2 Blade Module into the SuperBlade chassis. Other sections cover the installation and placement of memory modules and the installation of hard disk drives into the blade module.
Chapter 4: Blade Module Features
This chapter covers features and component information about the SBA-7222G-T2 Blade Module. Included here are descriptions and information for mainboard components, connectors, LEDs and other features of the blade module.
Chapter 5: RAID Setup Procedure
RAID setup and operations for the SBA-7222G-T2 Blade Module are covered in this chapter.
Chapter 6: BIOS
BIOS setup is covered in this chapter for the SBA-7222G-T2 Blade Module.
Appendix A: BIOS POST Codes
BIOS POST Codes for the SBA-7222G-T2 Blade Module are explained in this appendix.
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction.......................................................................1-1
1-1 Overview.............................................................................................1-1
1-2 Product Checklist of Typical Components.....................................1-1
1-3 Blade Module Features....................................................................1-2
Processors..............................................................................................1-2
Memory...................................................................................................1-2
Storage....................................................................................................1-3
Density....................................................................................................1-3
1-4 Contacting Supermicro.....................................................................1-5
Chapter 2 System Safety..................................................................2-1
2-1 Electrical Safety Precautions...........................................................2-1
2-2 General Safety Precautions.............................................................2-2
2-3 Electrostatic Discharge Precautions ..............................................2-2
2-4 Operating Precautions......................................................................2-3
Chapter 3 Setup and Installation.................................................3-1
3-1 Overview.............................................................................................3-1
3-2 Installing Blade Modules..................................................................3-1
Powering Up a Blade Unit.......................................................................3-1
Powering Down a Blade Unit ..................................................................3-1
Removing a Blade Unit from the Enclosure............................................3-1
Removing/Replacing the Blade Cover....................................................3-2
Installing a Blade Unit into the Enclosure ...............................................3-2
3-3 Processor Installation .......................................................................3-4
3-4 Onboard Battery Installation............................................................3-5
3-5 Memory Installation...........................................................................3-6
Populating Memory Slots........................................................................3-6
DIMM Installation....................................................................................3-8
3-6 Hard Disk Drive Installation.............................................................3-9
Removing a Hard Drive Carrier...............................................................3-9
Installing a Hard Drive.............................................................................3-9
3-7 Installing the Operating System....................................................3-11
Installing with an External USB CD-ROM Drive....................................3-11
Installing via PXE Boot..........................................................................3-11
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Installing via Virtual Media (Drive Redirection).....................................3-12
Linux Installation with Two Hard Drives................................................3-12
3-8 Management Software...................................................................3-12
3-9 Configuring and Setting up RAID.................................................3-12
Chapter 4 Blade Module Features..............................................4-1
4-1 Control Panel.....................................................................................4-2
Power Button ..........................................................................................4-3
KVM Button.............................................................................................4-3
LED Indicators ........................................................................................4-3
KVM Connector.......................................................................................4-3
4-2 Mainboard...........................................................................................4-4
Jumpers..................................................................................................4-6
CMOS Clear............................................................................................4-6
4-3 Blade Unit Components...................................................................4-7
Memory Support .....................................................................................4-8
Hard Disk Drives.....................................................................................4-8
Chapter 5 RAID Setup Procedure...............................................5-1
5-1 BIOS Setup ........................................................................................5-1
Chapter 6 BIOS.......................................................................................6-1
6-1 Introduction.........................................................................................6-1
Running Setup........................................................................................6-1
6-2 Main BIOS Setup Menu ...................................................................6-1
System Time/System Date .....................................................................6-2
6-3 Advanced Settings Menu.................................................................6-2
Boot Feature...........................................................................................6-3
Processor & Clock Options.....................................................................6-4
Advanced Chipset Control...................................................................... 6-4
IDE Configuration....................................................................................6-6
PCI/PnP Configuration............................................................................6-7
Super IO Device Configuration...............................................................6-8
Remote Access Configuration ................................................................6-8
Hardware Health Configuration...............................................................6-9
ACPI Configuration.................................................................................6-9
IPMI Configuration................................. ...............................................6-10
Event Log Configuration ..... .. ................................................................6-11
6-4 Security Menu..................................................................................6-11
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6-5 Boot Menu........................................................................................6-12
6-6 Exit Menu..........................................................................................6-13
Appendix A BIOS POST Codes....................................................A-1
A-1 BIOS POST Messages....................................................................A-1
A-2 BIOS POST Codes...........................................................................A-4
Recoverable POST Errors......................................... ... ..........................A-4
Terminal POST Errors.............................................................. ...............A-4
Uncompressed Initialization Codes......................................................A-4
Bootblock Recovery Codes..................................................................A-5
Uncompressed Initialization Codes......................................................A-6
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List of Figures

Figure 1-1. Full Rack of Blade Enclosures and Blade Servers.........................1-4
Figure 3-1. Inserting a Blade into the Enclosure...............................................3-3
Figure 3-2. Locking the Blade into Position.......................................................3-3
Figure 3-3. Installing a G34 Processor in a Socket...........................................3-5
Figure 3-4. Installing the Onboard Battery................................................. ... ... .3-6
Figure 3-5. 8-Slot DIMM Numbering for Two Node Blade Modules..................3-7
Figure 3-6. Installing a DIMM into a Memory Slot.............................................3-8
Figure 3-7. Installing a Hard Drive in a Carrier................................................3-10
Figure 4-1. SBA-7222G-T2 Blade Unit Front View...........................................4-1
Figure 4-2. Blade Control Panel........................................................................4-2
Figure 4-3. BHDGT Mainboard.........................................................................4-4
Figure 4-4. BHDGT Block Diagram...................................................................4-6
Figure 4-5. Exploded View of SBA-7222G-T2 Blade Module ...........................4-7
Figure 5-1. IDE Configuration Screen – Configure RAID Drives.......................5-2
Figure 5-2. Exit BIOS Setup.............................................................................. 5-3
Figure 5-3. Screen Message.............................................................................5-4
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List of Tables

Table 1-1. SBA-7222G-T2 Blade Specification Features..................................1-2
Table 3-1. Populating Memory Slots per Node for Interleaved Operation ........3-6
Table 4-1. SBA-7222G-T2 Blade Unit Features................................................4-1
Table 4-2. Blade Control Panel.........................................................................4-2
Table 4-3. Blade Module LED Indicators ..........................................................4-3
Table 4-4. BHDGT Mainboard Layout...............................................................4-5
Table 4-5. Main Components of SBA-7222G-T2 Blade Unit.............................4-8
Table 6-1. Boot Feature Submenu....................................................................6-3
Table 6-2. Processor & Clock Options Submenu..............................................6-4
Table 6-3. Advanced Chipset Control Submenu...............................................6-4
Table 6-4. IDE Configuration Submenu............................................................6-6
Table 6-5. PCI/PnP Configuration Submenu ....................................................6-7
Table 6-6. Super IO Configuration Submenu....................................................6-8
Table 6-7. Remote Access Configuration Submenu.........................................6-8
Table 6-8. Hardware Health Configuration Submenu.......................................6-9
Table 6-9. ACPI Configuration Submenu..........................................................6-9
Table 6-10. IPMI Configuration Submenu.......................................................6-10
Table 6-11. Event Log Configuration Submenu..............................................6-11
Table 6-12. Security Menu..............................................................................6-11
Table 6-13. Boot Menu....................................................................................6-12
Table 6-14. Exit Menu.....................................................................................6-13
Table A-1. BIOS POST Messages....................................................................A-1
Table A-2. Uncompressed Initialization Error Codes........................................A-4
Table A-3. Bootblock Recovery Error Codes....................................................A-5
Table A-4. Uncompressed Initialization Error Codes........................................A-6
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Chapter 1
Introduction

1-1 Overview

The SBA-7222G-T2 blade module is a compact self-contained server that connects into a pre-cabled enclosure that provides power, cooling, management and networking functions. One enclosure for the SBA-7222G-T2 blade module can hold ten blade units. Each blade module contains two “Nodes” that each are a separate and server system, providing up to the equivalent of 20 blade units in one 10-blade module enclosure.
In this manual, “blade system” refers to the entire system (including the enclosure and blades units), “blade” or “blade unit” refers to a single blade module and “blade enclosure” is the chassis that the blades, power supplies and modules are housed in.
Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certified for use with the SuperBlade (www.supermicro.com/products/superblade/).

1-2 Product Checklist of Typical Components

Your blade module ships with its mainboard already installed in its chassis. Memory, hard disk drives and the CPU must all be installed by the user after shipment. See
Chapter 3: "Setup and Installation" on page 3-1 for details on installation of these
components. Aside from the blade module unit itself, the optional AOC-XEH-iN2 Mezzanine add-on
card (with 10G Pass-Through or 10G Switch) may be ordered for your blade module along with the following add-on cards:
AOC-IBH-XDD
AOC-IBH-XDS
AOC-IBH-XQS
AOC-IBH-XQD See the Supermicro website and the SuperBlade Network Modules User’s Manual on
your SuperBlade system’s CD-ROM for more details on these add-on cards.
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1-3 Blade Module Features

Table 1-1 lists the main features of the SBA-7222G-T2 blade module. See the
proceeding section for components typically included in a blade system and other optional components. Specific details on the SBA-7222G-T2 blade module is found in
Chapter 4: "Blade Module Features" on page 4-1.

Table 1-1. SBA-7222G-T2 Blade Specification Features

Mainboard

Processors

FSB Speed 1333/1066/800 MHz speed Chipset AMD SR5650 & SP5100 chipset Graphics Controller One embedded Matrox G200eW Graphics chip with 16MB of SDRAM BIOS 16 Mb AMI® SPI Flash EPROM BIOS
Memory Capacity
SATA Controller
Hard Drive Bays Four (4) hot-swap drive bays for 2.5" SATA disk drives (two per node)
BHDGT (proprietary form factor) Blade Module Chassis Dimensions (HxWxD): 11.32” x 1.67” x 20.5”
Supports two 1944-pin G34 socket AMD Opteron 6100 series processors in each node for up to four processors per blade module. Please refer to our web site for a complete listing of supported processors.
Eight 240-pin DIMM sockets per node supporting up to 128 GB of ECC Registered DDR3-1333/1066/800 SDRAM DIMMs or 32 GB of ECC Unbuffered DDR3-1333/1066/800 SDRAM DIMMs.
SATA Controller SP5100 on-chip controller for four Serial ATA drives total (two per node).
Processors
The SBA-7222G-T2 blade module supports up to two 1944-pin G34 socket AMD Opteron 6100 series processors in each node for a total of four.
Refer to the Supermicro web site for a complete listing of supported processors (http://
www.supermicro.com/products/superblade). Please note that you will need to check the
detailed specifications of a particular blade module for a list of the CPUs it supports. Details on installation of the processor into the SBA-7222G-T2 blade module are found
in Chapter 3: "Setup and Installation" on page 3-1.

Memory

The SBA-7222G-T2 blade module has eight 240-pin DIMM sockets in each node that can support up to 32 GB of ECC Unbuffered DDR3-1333/1066/800 SDRAM or 128 GB of ECC Registered DDR3-1333/1066/800 SDRAM DIMMs. Both interleaved and non-interleaved memory are supported, so you may populate any number of DIMM slots.
Please refer to the Supermicro web site for a list of supported memory (www.supermicro.com/products/superblade). The detailed specifications for a blade module will contain a link to a list of recommended memory sizes and manufacturers.
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Details on installation of memory modules into the SBA-7222G-T2 blade module are found in Chapter 3: "Setup and Installation" on page 3-1.

Storage

The SBA-7222G-T2 blade module can have four 2.5" SAT A (Serial AT A) hard disk drives in front-mounted easy removable carriers, two for each node. See Chapter 3: "Setup
and Installation" on page 3-1 for storage installation details.

Density

A maximum of ten blade modules may be installed into a single blade enclosure with two nodes. Each blade enclosure is a 7U form factor, so a standard 42U rack may accommodate up to six enclosures with 60 blade modules, two nodes per module, or the equivalent of 120 1U servers. With the inclusion of six CMM modules, twelve Gigabit Ethernet switches and six InfiniBand switches, this would occupy up to 144U space in a conventional 1U dual processor server configuration.
Figure 1-1 displays a view of a full rack with six blade enclosures in it, each with ten
blades to an enclosure.
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Figure 1-1. Full Rack of Blade Enclosures and Blade Servers
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1-4 Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters
Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
980 Rock Ave.
San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008
Email:
Web Site: www.supermicro.com
Europe
Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.
Tel: +31 (0) 73-6400390 Fax: +31 (0) 73-6416525
Email:
Asia-Pacific
Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Tel: +886-(2) 8226-3990 Fax: +886-(2) 8226-3991 Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw Technical Support: Email: support@supermicro.com.tw Tel: +886-2-8228-1366, ext. 132 or 139
marketing@supermicro.com (General Information)
support@supermicro.com (Technical Support)
Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML
‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
sales@supermicro.nl (General Information)
support@supermicro.nl (Technical Support)
rma@supermicro.nl (Customer Support)
4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.
Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County
Taiwan, R.O.C.
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Chapter 2
System Safety

2-1 Electrical Safety Precautions

Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the SuperBlade from damage:
Be aware of how to power on/off the enclosure power supplies and the individual blades 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 blade module when removing or installing such system components as the mainboard, memory modules and processors.
When working around exposed electrical circuits, another person who is familiar with the power-off controls should be nearby to switch off the power if necessary.
Use only one hand when working with powered-on electrical equipment. This is to avoid making a complete circuit, which will cause electrical shock. Use extreme caution when using metal tools, which can easily damage any electrical components or circuit boards they come into contact with.
Do not use mats designed to decrease electrostatic discharge as protection from electrical shock. Instead, use rubber mats that have been specifically designed as electrical insulators.
The power supply power cords must include a grounding plug and L line. It must be plugged into grounded electrical outlets. Power input requires 110-240 VAC, depending upon your power supply module.
Mainboard Battery: This battery must be replaced only with the same or an equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer (CR2032 Lithium 3V battery). Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions.
WARNING: There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed upside down, which will reverse its polarities.
WARNING: Please handle used batteries carefully . Do not damage the battery in any way; a damaged battery may release hazardous materials into the environment. Do not discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landfill. Please comply with the regulations set up by your local hazardous waste management agency to dispose of your used battery properly.
Mainboard replaceable soldered-in fuses: Self-resetting PTC (Positive Temperature Coefficient) fuses on the mainboard must be replaced by trained service technicians
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only. The new fuse must be the same or equivalent as the one replaced. Contact technical support for details and support.

2-2 General Safety Precautions

Follow these rules to ensure general safety:
Keep the area around the SuperBlade clean and free of clutter.
Place the blade module 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, replace the blade module's cover before installing it back into the blade enclosure.

2-3 Electrostatic Discharge 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 components and printed circuit boards.
The following measures are generally sufficient to neutralize this difference before contact is made to protect your equipment from ESD:
Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.
Keep all components and printed circuit boards (PCBs) in their antistatic bags until ready for use.
Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag.
Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing, which may retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap.
Handle a board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral chips, memory modules or contacts.
When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.
Put the mainboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use.
For grounding purposes, make sure the blade enclosure provides excellent conductivity between the power supplies, the blade modules and the mainboard.
WARNING: This product may be connected to an IT power system. In all cases, make sure that the unit is also reliably connected to Earth (ground).
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2-4 Operating Precautions

Care must be taken to assure that the cover of the blade unit is in place when the blade is operating to assure proper cooling. Out of warranty damage to the blade can occur if this practice is not strictly followed.
Any drive carrier without a hard drive installed must remain fully installed in the drive bay when the blade module is operating to ensure proper airflow.
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Chapter 3
Setup and Installation

3-1 Overview

This chapter covers the setup and installation of the blade module and its components.

3-2 Installing Blade Modules

Up to ten SBA-7222G-T2 blade modules may be installed into a single blade enclosure (depending upon your enclosure and blade). Blade modules with Windows and Linux operating systems may be mixed together in the same blade enclosure.

Powering Up a Blade Unit

Each blade unit may be powered on and off independently from the rest of the blades installed in the same enclosure. A blade unit may be powered up in two ways:
Press the power button on the blade unit.
Use IPMIView or the web-browser based management utility to apply power using either a CMM module, or by the use of the onboard BMC chip in the blade module.

Powering Down a Blade Unit

A blade unit may be powered down in either of five ways:
Press the power button on the blade unit.
Use IPMIView or the web-browser based management utility to power down (if you have Operator or Admin privileges on the CMM).
Use SMCIPMItool when connected to the CMM to power down (if you have Operator or Admin privileges on the CMM).
Use IPMIview or a browser connected to the onboard BMC chip to power down.
Use SMCIPMItool chip, if you have Operator or Admin privileges.
to use a Command Line Interface (CLI) to the onboard BMC

Removing a Blade Unit from the Enclosure

Although the blade system may continue to run, individual blades should always be powered down before removing them from the enclosure.
Removing a Blade Unit from the Enclosure
1. Power down the blade unit (see "Powering Down a Blade Unit" above).
2. Squeeze both handles to depress the red sections then pull out both handles completely and use them to pull the blade unit from the enclosure.
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NOTE: Blade Modules can be Hot-Plugged from the enclosure.

Removing/Replacing the Blade Cover

The blade cover must be removed to access the mainboard when you need to install or remove processors, memory units, the onboard battery and so on.
Removing/Replacing the Blade Cover
1. Remove the blade unit from the enclosure (see "Removing a Blade Unit from the
Enclosure" above).
2. Depress the two buttons on the cover while pushing the cover toward the rear of the blade unit. When it stops, lift the cover off the blade unit.
3. To replace the cover, fit the six grooves in the cover into the studs in the sides of the blade, then slide the cover toward the front of the blade to lock it into place.

Installing a Blade Unit into the Enclosure

Make sure the cover of the blade unit has been replaced first before installing a blade unit in the enclosure.
Installing a Blade Unit into the Enclosure
1. Slowly push the blade unit into its bay with the handles fully pulled out (see
Figure 3-1).
2. When the blade stops, push the handles back in to their locked position, making sure the notches in both handles catch the lip of the enclosure (see Figure 3-2).
NOTE: Blade Modules can be Hot-Plugged into the enclosure.
WARNING: Use extreme caution when inserting a blade module into the enclosure. If the blade's power connector becomes damaged, it can damage
pins on other blade bays that it is inserted into.
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Figure 3-1. Inserting a Blade into the Enclosure
Figure 3-2. Locking the Blade into Position
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3-3 Processor Installation

One or two 1944-pin G34 socket AMD Opteron 6100 series processors may be installed to the mainboard of each node. See Chapter 1 for general information on the features of the blade unit and the Supermicro web site for further details including processor, memory and operating system support.
WARNING: This action should only be performed by a trained service technician. Allow the processor heatsink to cool before removing it.
Removing a Processor
1. Power down and remove the blade unit from the enclosure (see Section 3-2:
Installing Blade Modules on page 3-1 for details).
2. Remove the cover of the blade unit (see "Removing/Replacing the Blade Cover" on
page 3-2).
3. Loosen the two screws that secure the heatsink to the mainboard.
4. Remove the heatsink by gently rotating it back-and-forth sideways with your fingers to release it from the processor. Set the heatsink aside and upside-down so that nothing comes into contact with the thermal grease on its underside.
5. Raise the lever of the processor socket up until the processor is released from the socket, then lift the silver cover plate and remove the processor.
WARNING: This action should only be performed by a trained service technician.
Installing a Processor
1. If present, remove the protective black PnP cap from the processor socket.
2. Raise the lever of the processor socket until it reaches its upper limit.
3. Lift the silver cover plate completely up and out of the way.
NOTE: Be careful not to damage the pins protruding from the CPU socket.
4. Align pin 1 of the processor with pin 1 of the socket (both are marked with a small gold triangle) and gently seat the processor into the socket (Figure 3-3).
5. Check to make sure the processor is flush to the socket and fully seated.
6. Lower the socket lever until it locks.
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Gold Triangle
Socket Lever
CPU Cover Plate
7. To install the heatsink, apply thermal grease to the top of the processor. (If reinstalling a heatsink, first clean off the old thermal grease with a clean, lint-free cloth.)
8. Place the heatsink on the processor then tighten one screw until snug, then the other screw.
9. When both screws are snug, tighten them down to secure the heatsink to the mainboard.
NOTE: Do not overtighten the screws as this may damage the processor or the heatsink.
10. Replace the cover on the blade unit and finish by installing the unit back into the blade enclosure.

Figure 3-3. Installing a G34 Processor in a Socket

3-4 Onboard Battery Installation

A battery is included on the mainboard to supply certain volatile memory components with power when power has been removed from the blade module. If this battery dies, it must be replaced with an equivalent CR2032 Lithium 3V battery. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions. See Figure 3-4 for a diagram of installing a new onboard battery.
WARNING: There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed upside down, which reverses its polarities.
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Lithium Battery
Battery Holder

Figure 3-4. Installing the Onboard Battery

3-5 Memory Installation

The mainboard of each blade unit must be populated with DIMMs (Dual In-line Memory Modules) to provide system memory. The DIMMs should all be of the same size and speed and from the same manufacturer to avoid compatibility issues. See details below on supported memory and our web site (www.supermicro.com/products/
superblade for recommended memory.

Populating Memory Slots

The mainboard of a SBA-7222G-T2 blade module has 8 memory slots per node. Both interleaved and non-interleaved memory are supported, so you may populate any number of DIMM slots.
Populating slots at the same time with memory modules of the same size and of the same type will result in three-channel, interleaved memory, which is faster than single-channel, non-interleaved memory. See Table 3-1 and Figure 3-5 for details.
For an interleaved configuration, memory modules of the same size and speed must be installed. You should not mix DIMMs of different sizes and speeds.
Table 3-1. Populating Memory Slots per Node for Interleaved Operation
Number
of
CPU Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel3 Channel4
DIMMs
4 DIMMs
8 DIMMs
CPU1 P1-DIMM1 P1-DIMM2 --- --­CPU2 P2-DIMM1 P2-DIMM2 --- --­CPU1 P1-DIMM1 P1-DIMM2 P1-DIMM3 P1-DIMM4 CPU2 P2-DIMM1 P2-DIMM2 P2-DIMM3 P2-DIMM4
NOTE: The DIMM slot number specified in Table 3-1 equals the DIMM slot to be populated. A “---” indicates that the DIMM slot should be left unpopulated. DIMMs for one board are P1/P2 and P3/P4 for the other board.
NOTE: Though multiple DIMM memory module types and speeds may be supported, you need to use DIMM memory modules of the same speed and type.
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Edge of Board
Toward CPU
Toward CPU
Edge of Board
Toward CPU
Toward CPU
P1-DIMM2
P1-DIMM1
P1-DIMM3
P1-DIMM4
P3-DIMM3
P3-DIMM4
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P4-DIMM3
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P2-DIMM3
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Figure 3-5. 8-Slot DIMM Numbering for Two Node Blade Modules
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To Inst all: Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place. Pay attention to the bottom notch.
To Remove: Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the DIMM from the slot.

DIMM Installation

WARNING: Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules
to prevent any possible damage.
Installing DIMM Memory Modules
1. Power down the blade module (see "Powering Down a Blade Unit" on page 3-1).
2. Remove the blade from the enclosure and the cover from the blade (see
"Removing/Replacing the Blade Cover" on page 3-2).
3. Insert each DIMM vertically into its slot. Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM incorrectly (see Figure 3-6).
Figure 3-6. Installing a DIMM into a Memory Slot
4. Gently press down on the DIMM until it snaps into place in the slot. Repeat for all modules (see Table 3-1 for installing DIMMs into the slots in the correct order).
5. Replace the air shroud and the blade cover and install the blade module back into the enclosure.
6. Power up the blade unit (see "Powering Up a Blade Unit" on page 3-1).
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3-6 Hard Disk Drive Installation

Hard disk drives are installed in “carriers” which are hot-swappable and can be removed or replaced without powering down the blade unit they reside in. A blade module needs a hard disk drive with an operating system installed to operate.
WARNING: To maintain proper airflow, both hard drive bays must have drive carriers inserted during operation whether or not a drive is installed in the carrier.

Removing a Hard Drive Carrier

To remove a hard drive carrier, do the following:
Removing a Hard Drive Carrier
1. Locate the colored “Open” button at the bottom of the drive carrier and press it with your thumb. This action releases the drive carrier from the drive bay.
2. Pull the release handle out about 45-degrees, then use it to pull the drive carrier out.

Installing a Hard Drive

To Install a hard drive, use the following procedure:
Installing a Hard Drive
1. Remove a blank drive carrier from the blade (see removal procedure above).
2. Insert a 2.5” drive into the carrier with the PCB side facing down and the connector end toward the rear of the carrier.
3. Align the drive in the carrier so that the screw holes of both line up. Note that there are holes in the carrier marked “SATA” to aid in correct installation.
4. Secure the drive to the carrier with four screws as shown in Figure 3-7: "Installing a
Hard Drive in a Carrier" on page 3-10.
5. Insert the drive carrier into its slot keeping the Open button at the bottom. When the carrier reaches the rear of the bay the release handle will retract.
6. Push the handle in until you hear the carrier click into its locked position.
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Figure 3-7. Installing a Hard Drive in a Carrier
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3-7 Installing the Operating System

An operating system (OS) must be installed on each blade module. Blades with Microsoft Windows OS and blades with Linux OS can both occupy and operate within the same blade enclosure. Refer to the SuperMicro web site for a complete list of supported operating systems.
There are several methods of installing an OS to the blade modules.

Installing with an External USB CD-ROM Drive

The most common method of installing the OS is with an external USB CD-ROM drive. Take the following steps to install the OS to a blade module:
WARNING: Installing the OS from an external CD-ROM drive may take several hours to complete.
1. Connect an SUV cable (Serial port/USB port/Video port cable) to the KVM connector on the front of the blade module. You will then need to attach a USB hub to the USB port on this cable to provide multiple USB ports.
2. Connect the external CD-ROM drive, a USB keyboard and a mouse to the USB hub. You will also need to connect a monitor to the video connector on the SUV cable. Turn on the blade module.
3. Insert the CD containing the OS into the CD-ROM drive.
4. Follow the prompts to begin the installation.

Installing via PXE Boot

PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) is used to boot a computer over a network. To install the OS via PXE, the following conditions must be met:
1. The PXE B
2. A PXE server has been configured (this can be another blade in the system).
3. The PXE server must be connected over a network to the blade to be booted.
4. The blade has only non-partitioned/unformatted hard drives installed and no bootable devices attached to it.
Once these conditions are met, make sure the PXE server is running. Then turn on the blade on which you wish to boot and/or install the OS. The BIOS in the blade will look at all bootable devices and finding none will connect to the PXE server to begin the boot/ install.
OOT option in BIOS must be enabled.
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Installing via Virtual Media (Drive Redirection)

You can install the OS via Virtual Media through either the IPMIview (Java based client utility), SuperBladeTool or the Web-based Management Utility . With this method, the OS is installed from an ISO image that resides on another system/blade.
Refer to the manuals on your SuperBlade CD-ROM for further details on the Virtual Media (CD-ROM or Drive Redirection) sections of these two utility programs.

Linux Installation with Two Hard Drives

When installing Linux with 2 HDD on the SBA-7222G-T2 (one per node) you may encounter a situation where one drive is recognized as HDA and the other drive is recognized as SDA. This is normal since in this case the connection for SATA HDDs is from two different controllers.
So under Native IDE mode (which is the default), your Linux OS will see one drive as HDA and the other as SDA. If the SATA controller mode operation is changed to
AMD_AHCI in the BIOS, then the HDDs will appear as SDA and SDB.

3-8 Management Software

System management may be performed with either of three software packages: IPMIview, SuperBladeTool or a Web-based Management Utility. These are designed to provide an administrator with a comprehensive set of functions and monitored data to keep tabs on the system and perform management activities.
Refer to the manuals on your SuperBlade CD-ROM for further details on the various functions provided by these management programs.

3-9 Configuring and Setting up RAID

Each blade module that supports two or more hard drives may be used to create a RAID array. The procedures for doing this vary depending upon the blade model chosen for your SuperBlade system.
See Chapter 5 for details on how to configure and set up RAID on your blade module.
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Blade Module Features

Figure 4-1. SBA-7222G-T2 Blade Unit Front View

This chapter describes the SBA-7222G-T2 blade unit. Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only.
See Figure 4-1 for a front view of the blade unit and Table 4-1 for its features.

Table 4-1. SBA-7222G-T2 Blade Unit Features

Feature Description
Processors
Memory
Storage One or two 2.5" hot-plug SATA or SSD hard disk drives per node Ports KVM port (1 per node)
Features
Power Consumption
Each node supports two 1944-pin G34 sockets for up to two AMD Opteron 6100 series processors per node.
Supports up to 128 GB of ECC Registered DDR3-1333/1066/800 SDRAM DIMMs or 32 GB of ECC Unbuffered DDR3-1333/1066/800 SDRAM DIMMs in eight DIMM slots per node
Onboard Matrox G200eW Graphics chip with 16 MB of SDRAM, IPMI 2.0, Plug and Play, APM 1.2, DMI 2.3, PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0/2.0, SMBIOS 2.3, Real Time Clock
Base Power Draw (~35W) / Power per CPU (85W/115W/137W/140W) / Power per DIMM (typically ~7W)
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4-1 Control Panel

Each blade has a similar control panel (Figure 4-2) with power on/off button, a KVM connector, a KVM button and four LEDs on the top front of the unit. The numbers mentioned in Figure 4-2 are described in Table 4-2.

Figure 4-2. Blade Control Panel

Table 4-2. Blade Control Panel

Item Function State Description
1 Power Button N/A Turns blade module on and off 2 KVM Button N/A Initiates KVM function
3 Power LED
4 KVM/UID LED
5 Network/IB LED
System Fault
6
LED
7 KVM Connector N/A Connector for SUV/KVM cable
Green Indicates power status “On” Orange Indicates power status “Off” (with power cables plugged in) Blue Indicates KVM being utilized on blade unit Flashing Blue Indicates UID activated on blade module Flashing Green Indicates network activity over LAN Flashing Orange Indicates network activity over InfiniBand module
Red
Indicates a memory error, overheat, VGA error or any error that prevents booting
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Power Button

Each blade has its own power button so that individual blade units within the enclosure may be turned on or off independently of the others. Press the power button (#1) to turn on the blade server. The power LED (#3) will turn green. To turn off, press and hold the power button for >4 seconds (one second if between POST and boot-up) and the power LED will turn orange.

KVM Button

KVM stands for Keyboard/Video/Mouse. With KVM, a user can control multiple blades with a single keyboard/video/mouse setup. Connect your keyboard, mouse and monitor to the USB and VGA connectors on the CMM module, then push the KVM button on the control panel of the blade module you wish to access.

LED Indicators

Blade module LEDs are described below in Table 4-3.
Table 4-3. Blade Module LED Indicators
LED State Description
Green Power On
Power LED
KVM/UID LED (Blue)
Network LED (Green)
System Fault LED (Red)
Amber Standby Red Power Failure Steady On Indicates that KVM has been initialized on this blade module
Flashing
Flashing
Steady On
Serves as a UID indicator (the UID function is activated with a management program)
Flashes on and off to indicate traffic (Tx and Rx data) on the LAN connection to this blade module.
This LED illuminates red when a fatal error occurs. This may be the result of a memory error, a VGA error or any other f atal error that prevents the operating system from booting up.
a
a. In the event of a power failure, the N+1 Redundant Power Supply (if included in your
system's configuration) shares the system load to provide uninterrupted operation. The failed power supply should be replaced with a new one as soon as possible.

KVM Connector

Alternatively, you may connect a KVM cable (CBL-0218L, with a keyboard/video/mouse attached) to the KVM connector (#7) of the blade you wish to access. To switch to another blade, disconnect the cable then reconnect it to the new blade.
See the Web-based Management Utility User’s Manual on your SuperBlade system CD-ROM for further details on using the KVM function remotely.
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4-2 Mainboard

The mainboard of the SBA-7222G-T2 blade unit is a proprietary design, which is based on the AMD SR5650 & SP5100 chipset. See Figure 4-4 for a block diagram of this chipset, Figure 4-3 for a view of the BHDGT Mainboard and Figure 4-5 for an exploded view diagram of the blade unit.

Figure 4-3. BHDGT Mainboard

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Table 4-4. BHDGT Mainboard Layout

Item Description
1 CPU1 Socket 2 CPU2 Socket 3 CPU3 Socket 4 CPU4 Socket
5 6 Space for 2.5” SATA Hard Drive
7 Gbx Connector (for power and logic to backplane) 8 SATA Connector 9 Onboard Battery 10 AMD SR5650 chipset 11 SP5100 Chipset 12 KVM Module includes USB Type-A Connector (Not Shown) 13 NPCM450 BMC Controller with Embedded Matrox G200eW Graphics chip 14 TPM Connector 15 InfiniBand Daughter Card Connectors
DIMM Slots (see Figure 3-5: "8-Slot DIMM Numbering for Two Node Blade Modules" on
page 3-7 for details)
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AMD
Socket G34
CPU2
DIMM A0
DIMM B0
DIMM C0
DIMM D0
16/16-1GHz
IB
DAUGHTER CARD
MIDDLE PLANE
WINBOND HERMON
Front VGA
SATA_CONN
USB
SATA
USB PORT
DDR II
Front KB,MS
PCI-e X4 Gen2
LPC I/O
83527
G_LAN
2_PORTs
LPC
PCI
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SR5650
AMD
SP5100
PCI-e X16 Gen2
RTL8201N
ALink
DIMM A0
DIMM C0
DIMM B0
DIMM D0
AMD
Socket G34
CPU1
HT3 Link 8x8-3.2GT/s
HT3 Link (8+8)x(8+8)-6.4GT/s
HT3 Link 8x8-3.2GT/s

Figure 4-4. BHDGT Block Diagram

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Jumpers

The jumpers present on the mainboard are used by the manufacturer only; there are no jumpers used to configure the operation of the mainboard.

CMOS Clear

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS and will also clear any passwords. JBT1 consists of two contact pads located near the BIOS chip (#10 in Figure 4-3).
Clearing CMOS
1. First power down the blade and remove it from the enclosure.
2. Remove the blade cover to access the mainboard (see "Removing/Replacing the
Blade Cover" on page 3-2 for further details). Short the CMOS pads with a metal
object such as a small screwdriver.
3. Replace the cover, install the blade back into the enclosure and power it on.

4-3 Blade Unit Components

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Figure 4-5. Exploded View of SBA-7222G-T2 Blade Module

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Table 4-5. Main Components of SBA-7222G-T2 Blade Unit

Item Description
1 Blade Unit/Module 2 SATA Hard Drives (2 per blade node, 4 total) 3 DIMMs (system memory, 8 per no de, 16 total) 4 CPU Heatsinks (2 per node, 4 total) 5 Top Cover

Memory Support

Each node of the SBA-7222G-T2 blade module each supports up to 128 GB of ECC Registered DDR3-1333/1066/800 SDRAM or 32 GB of ECC Unbuffered DDR3-1333/ 1066/800 SDRAM in eight DIMM sockets. See Section 3-5 for further details on mainboard memory installation.

Hard Disk Drives

The SBA-7222G-T2 blade unit accommodates up to four 2.5" SATA hard disk drives, two per node, which are mounted in drive “carriers”. The drives are hot-swappable and can be removed or replaced without powering down the blade unit they reside in. The four drives can be used to set up a RAID array (SATA RAID 0 or 1 only) or JBOD. These drives use a blue color for the Blade HDD active LED.
WARNING: Enterprise level hard disk drives are recommended for use in Supermicro chassis and servers. For information on recommended HDDs, visit the Supermicro WEB SITE at http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/files/
storage/SAS-1-CompList-110909.pdf.
WARNING: To maintain proper airflow, both hard drive bays must have drive carriers inserted during operation whether or not a drive is installed in the carrier.
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RAID Setup Procedure
Each SBA-7222G-T2 blade module supports four hard drives, two per node, which may be used to create a RAID array.

Important Notes

Please read the following notes and warnings before setting up your RAID array.
NOTE: Before adding a new drive to an array, back up any data contained on the new drive. Otherwise, all data will be lost.
NOTE: If you stop the BUILD or CLEAR process on a RAID 1 from the ACU, you can restart it by pressing <C
NOTE: A RAID 1 created using the QUICK INIT option may return some data miscompares if you later run a consistency check. This is normal and is not a cause for concern.
NOTE: The ACU allows you to use drives of different sizes in an array. However, during a build operation, only the smaller drive can be selected as the source or first drive.
TRL> + <R>.
NOTE: When migrating from single volume to RAID 0, migrating from a larger drive to a smaller drive is allowed. However, the destination drive must be at least half the capacity of the source drive.
WARNING: Adaptec does not recommend that you migrate or build an array on Windows dynamic disks (volumes), as it will result in data loss.
WARNING: Do not interrupt the creation of a RAID 0 using the MIGRATE option. If you do, you will not be able to restart or to recover the data that was on the source drive.

5-1 BIOS Setup

Use the BIOS setup to configure to set RAID options. The BIOS setup procedure is shown below.
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See Chapter 6 for information on using your system’s BIOS setup.
Setting up the BIOS for RAID
1. In the A
2. In the IDE Configuration screen that appears (Figure 5-1), select the OnChip SATA
DVANCED SETTINGS screen of the BIOS Setup, select the IDE
C
ONFIGURATION sub-menu and press ENTER.
Type option and select RAID.

Figure 5-1. IDE Configuration Screen – Configure RAID Drives

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3. Press the Esc key once to exit the IDE CONFIGURATION screen and go to the EXIT menu in the BIOS setup. From the Exit menu, select S confirm your RAID configuration changes and exit the BIOS Setup (Figure 5-2).

Figure 5-2. Exit BIOS Setup

AVE CHANGES AND EXIT to
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4. Your system will reboot. When the reboot displays the screen message in
Figure 5-3 press C
TRL-A to bring up the RAID Configuration Utility.

Figure 5-3. Screen Message

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BIOS

6-1 Introduction

This document describes the AMI® BIOS Setup utility for the SBA-7222G-T2 Blade Module. The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk-based program.

Running Setup

NOTE: Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted.
The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the appropriate text from the M section, although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options.
When you first power on the computer, the BIOS is immediately activated. While the BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways:
1. By pressing <D
2. When the message Press the <Delete> key to enter Setup appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST, press the <D S
ETUP menu.
AIN BIOS SETUP screen. All displayed text is described in this
ELETE> immediately after turning the system on, or
ELETE> key to activate the main

6-2 Main BIOS Setup Menu

The MAIN MENU screen has two main frames. The left frame displays all the options that can be configured. “Grayed-out” options cannot be configured. The right frame displays the key legend. Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message. When an option is selected in the left frame, it is highlighted in white. Often a text message will accompany it.
NOTE: The BIOS has default text messages built in. SuperMicro retains the option to include, omit, or change any of these text messages.
Settings printed in Bold are the default values. Use the U among the different settings in each menu. Use the L the options for each setting.
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Items that use sub-menus are indicated with the icon. With the item highlighted, press the <E
NTER> key to access the submenu.
The BIOS setup utility uses a key-based navigation system called hot keys. Most of these hot keys (<F1>, <F10>, <E used at any time during the setup navigation process. Press the <E CMOS S
ETUP menu.
NTER>, <ESC>, <ARROW> keys, and so on) can be
SC> key to exit the
When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup utility, you will see the MAIN MENU screen. You can always return to the M with the arrow keys. The M
AIN MENU by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen AIN MENU screen provides you with a system overview, which
includes the version, built date and ID of the AMIBIOS, the type, speed and number of the processors in the system and the amount of memory installed in the system.

System Time/System Date

You can edit the SYSTEM TIME/SYSTEM DATE field to change the system time and date. Highlight S through the keyboard. Press the <T
YSTEM TIME or SYSTEM DATE using the <ARROW> keys. Enter new values
AB> key or the <ARROW> keys to move between
fields. The date must be entered in DAY/MM/DD/YYYY format. The time is entered in
HH:MM:SS format. Please note that time is in a 24-hour format. For example, 5:30 A.M. appears as 05:30:00 and 5:30 P.M. as 17:30:00.

6-3 Advanced Settings Menu

Choose Advanced from the BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing <E S
ETTINGS menu:
Boot Feature
Processor & Clock Options
Advanced Chipset Control
IDE Configuration
PCI/PnP Configuration
Super IO Device Configuration
Remote Access Configuration
Hardware Health Configuration
ACPI Configuration
IPMI Configuration
Event Log Configuration
NTER>. Below is a list of all submenus in the ADVANCED
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Boot Feature

The menu options in the BOOT FEATURE submenu and their descriptions are shown in
Table 6-1.
Table 6-1. Boot Feature Submenu
Menu Option Description
Quick Boot
Quiet Boot
AddOn ROM Display Mode
Bootup Num-Lock
PS/2 Mouse Support
Wait for ‘F1’ If Error
Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display
Watch Dog Function
Power Button Function
Restore on AC Power Loss
Interrupt 19 Capture When enabled, this option allows the system’s option ROMs to trap interrupt 19.
This option allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system. Options include Enabled or Disabled.
When this option is Enabled, it displays the OEM Logo instead of POST messages. When Disabled, it displays normal POST messages.
This option sets the display mode for Option ROM. It can be set as either Force BIOS or Keep Current.
This option selects the power-on state for the Numlock. It can be set t o either On or Off.
Use this option to select support for the PS/2 mouse. Options include Auto, Enabled or Disabled.
This option sets the system to wait for the F1 key to be pressed if an error occurs. Options include Enabled or Disabled.
This option displays the message “Press DEL to run Setup in Post” when enabled. Options include Enabled or Disabled.
This option allows the system to restart when it is not active more than 5 minutes. Options include Enabled or Disabled.
This sets the power button function to either Instant Off or 4 Second Override.
This option allows you to specify the action the system will take when there is an AC power loss. Options include Power-Off, Power-On or Last State.
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Processor & Clock Options

The menu options in the PROCESSOR & CLOCK OPTIONS submenu and their descriptions are shown in Table 6-2.
Table 6-2. Processor & Clock Options Submenu
Menu Option Description
CPU Settings (Static)
Gart Error Reporting
Microcode Update This option allows you to enable or disable microcode updating for the system. Secure Virtual
Machine Mode
PowerNow
PowerCap
ACPI SRAT Table This option enables or disables the building of the ACPI SRAT Table.
CPU Down Core
C1E Support This option allows you to disable or enable C1E support in your syst em.
This menu displays static information for each CPU in the system. It includes CPU Manufacturer, Chip informati on, Revision, Speed, Cache L1, Cache L2, Cache L3, NB Clk, Able to change frequency and uCode Patch Level.
This option should remain disabled for normal operation. The driver developer may enable it for testing purpose. Options include Disabled and Enabled.
This option allows you to enable or disable Secure Virtual Machine Mode (SVM)
This option allows you to enable or disable the generation of ACPI _PPC, _PPS, and _PCT objects.
This option can decide the highest performance P-state in the OS. Options include P-state 0, P-state 1, P-state 2, P-state 3 and P-state 4.
This option allows you to specify the Down Core support for the CPU. Options include Disabled, 2 cores, 4 cores, 6 cores, 8 cores and 10 cores.

Advanced Chipset Control

The menu options in the Advanced Chipset Control submenu and their descriptions are shown in Table 6-3.
Table 6-3. Advanced Chipset Control Submenu
Menu Option Description
Chipset Version Information
NorthBridge Configuration
Memory Configuration
Bank Interleaving
Node Interleaving
Channel Interleaving
This static information is provided for the chipset CIMx version.
This submenu contains the following submenus and options for NorthBridge Configuration.
This submenu contains the following options for Memory Configuration.
This option enables Bank Memory Interleaving. Options include Auto and Disabled.
This option enables Node Memory Interleaving. Options include Auto and Disabled.
This option enables Channel Interleaving. Options include Auto and Disabled.
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Menu Option Description
CS Sparing Enable
Bank Swizzle Mode
ECC Configuration
ECC Mode
DRAM ECC Enable
DRAM Timing Configuration
DRAM Timing Configuration
Memory Timing Parameters
Memory Information
IOMMU This option enables or disables the IOMMU setting. OHCI HC and EHCI
HC Bus Settings USB 2.0 Controller
Mode
Legacy USB Support
This option reserves a spare memory rank in each node. Options include Enabled and Disabled.
This option enables or disables bank swizzle mode.
This submenu contains the following options for ECC Configuration.
This option sets the level of ECC protection. Setting the option to ‘Super’ ECC mode dynamically sets the DRAM scrub rate so all of memory is scrubbed in 8 hours. If you set this option to ‘User’ then you may further set the DRAM ECC Enable option manually . Options include Disable d, Basic, Good, Super, Max and User.
This option is only available for manual setting if the ECC Mode option above is set to ‘User”. This option allows hardware to report and correct memory errors automatically, maintaining system integrity . Options include Enabled or Disabled.
This submenu contains the following options for DRAM Timing Configura tion.
This option allows you to set the DRAM Timing configuration as Auto or Manual.
This option selects which node’s timing parameters to display. Options include CPU Node 0 or CPU Node 3.
Static memory information is also displayed in this submenu that includes Memory CLK, CAS Latency (Tcl), RAS/CAS Delay (Trcd), Row Precharge T i me (Trp), Min Active RAS (Tras), RAS/ RAS Delay (Trrd), Row Cycle (Trc), Read to Precharge (Trtp) and Write Recover Time (Twr).
These settings allow to enable or disable the various OHCI or EHCI HC bus settings.
This option allows you to configure the USB 2.0 controller in HiS peed (480Mbp s) or Full Speed (12Mbps) mode. Options include Enabled or Disabled.
This option enables support for legacy USB devices. Auto disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. Options include Auto, Enabled or Disabled.
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IDE Configuration

The menu options in the IDE ConfiguraTION submenu and their descriptions are shown in Table 6-4
Table 6-4. IDE Configuration Submenu
Menu Option Description
OnBoard PCI IDE Controller
OnChip SATA Channel
OnChip SATA Type
SATA IDE Combined Mode
PATA Channel Config
Primary/Secondary/ Third/Fourth Master/ Slave submenus
Device Information
Type
LBA/Large Mode
Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)
PIO Mode
This option enables or disables the onboard PCI IDE controller.
This option enables or disables the on-chip SATA channel.
This option specifies the on-chip SATA type. Options include Native IDE, RAID, AMD_AHCI and Legacy IDE.
This option enables or disables SATA IDE Combined Mode in your system.
This option specifies the PATA Channel configuration. Y ou may specify either SATA as Primary or SATA as Secondary as options.
These submenus are specifying options for each installed Master/Slave drive in the system. Their common options are described below.
Static device informat ion is show n at the top o f this sub menu for Devi ce, Vendor , Size, LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA and S.M.A.R.T information.
Use thsi option to select the type of device connected to the system. Options include Not Installed, Auto, CD/DVD and ARMD.
LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a method of addressing data on a disk drive. The options are Disabled and Auto.
Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred. Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per inter rupt 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 sector 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 (Programmable I/O) mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller . As t he PIO mode increases, the cycle time decreases.
The options are Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4. Select Auto to allow BIOS to auto detect the PIO mode. Use this value if the IDE disk drive support can not be det ermined. Select 0 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 0, which has a data transfer rate of 3.3 MBs. Select 1 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 1, which has a data transfer rate of
5.2 MBs. Select 2 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 2, which has a data transfer rate of 8.3 MBs. Select 3 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 3, which has a data transfer rate of 1 1.1 MBs. Select 4 to a llow BIOS to use PI O mode 4, which has a data transfer rate of 16.6 MBs. This setting generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured after 1999. For other disk drives, such as IDE CD-ROM drives, check the specifications of the drive.
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Table 6-4. IDE Configuration Submenu (Continued)
Menu Option Description
Selects the DMA Mode. Options are Auto, SWDMA0, SWDMA1, SWDMA2,
DMA Mode
S.M.A.R.T
32Bit Data Transfer
IDE Detect Time Out
MWDMA0. MDWDMA1, MWDMA2, UDMA0. UDMA1, UDMA2, UDMA3, UDMA4, UDMA5. and UDMA6.
(SWDMA=Single Word DMA, MWDMA=Multi Word DMA, UDMA=UltraDMA.) Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) can help predict
impending drive failures. Select "Auto" to allow BIOS to auto detect hard disk drive support. Select "Disabled" to prevent AMI BIOS from using the S.M.A.R.T. Select "Enabled" to allow AMI BIOS to use the S.M.A.R.T. to support hard drive disk. The options are Disabled, Enabled, and Auto.
Select "Enabled" to activate the function of 32 -Bit data transf er . Select "Disabled" to deactivate the function. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Use the +/- keys to adjust and select the time out for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices. The default value is 35.

PCI/PnP Configuration

The menu options in the PCI/PNP CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are shown in Table 6-5.
Table 6-5. PCI/PnP Configuration Submenu
Menu Option Description
Clear NVRAM Select YES to clear NVRAM during boot-up. The options are YES and No.
Select YES to allow the OS to configure Plu g & Play devices.
Plug & Play OS
PCI Latency Timer
PCI IDE BusMaster
ROM Scan Ordering
PCIE X16 Slot 1 This option enables or disables slot OPROM. Onboard LAN Option
ROM Select Load Onboard LAN 1
Option ROM Load Onboard LAN 2
Option ROM Primary Video
Controller
NOTE: Selecting Y that supports Plug & Play.
Select No to allow AMIBIOS to configure all devices in the system. This option sets the latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus. Select a value to
set the PCI latency in PCI clock cycles. Options are 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224 and 248.
When enabled, this allows BIOS to use PCI busmastering for reading/writing to IDE drives. Options include Enabled and Disabled.
This setting determines which kind of option ROM activates prior to another. Options include Onboard First and Addon First.
This setting allows you to select the onboard LAN option ROM for iSCSI or PXE. Note: You must enable ONLY LAN1 when the iSCSI support option is specified.
This option allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN 1 option ROM.
This option allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN 2 option ROM.
This option specifies the primary video controller for Onboard VGA or Other.
ES is not required for system boot if your system has an OS
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Super IO Device Configuration

The menu options in the SUPER IO CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are shown in Table 6-6.
Table 6-6. Super IO Configuration Submenu
Menu Option Description
Serial Port1 Address
Serial Port2 Address
Serial Port 2 Attribute
This option specifies the base I/O port address and In terrupt Request ad dress of serial port 1. The options are D
• Select D
• Select 3F8/IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I/O port address
This option specifies the base I/O port address and In terrupt Request ad dress of serial port 2. The options are D
Select D When this option is set to D 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.
This option can set COM 2 as a normal serial port or virtual COM for SOL. Options are COM or SOL.
ISABLED to prevent the serial port from accessing any system
resources. When this option is set to D becomes unavailable.
and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address.
ISABLED to prevent the serial port from accessing any syst em resour ces.
ISABLED, 3F8/IRQ4, 3E8/IRQ4 and 2E8/IRQ3.
ISABLED, the serial port physically
ISABLED, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4 and 2E8/IRQ3.
ISABLED, the serial port physically becomes

Remote Access Configuration

The menu options in the REMOTE ACCESS CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are shown in Table 6-7.
Table 6-7. Remote Access Configuration Submenu
Menu Option Description
Remote Access
Serial Port Number
Serial Port Mode
Flow Control
Redirection After BIOS POST
Terminal Type Selects the type of the target terminal: ANSI, VT100 and VT-UTF8.
Allows you to Enable or Disable remote access. If enabled, the settings below will appear.
Selects the serial port to use for console redirection. Options are COM1 and
COM2*
Selects the serial port settings to use. Options are (115200 8, n, 1), (57600 8,
1), (38400 8, Selects the flow control to be used for console redirection. Options are None,
ARDWARE and SOFTWARE.
H Options are D
(redirection during POST and during boot loader) and Always (redirection always active). Note that some OS's may not work with this set to Always.
N, 1), (19200 8, N, 1) AND (09600 8, N, 1).
ISABLE (no redirection after BIOS POST), BOOT LOADER
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Menu Option Description
VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support
Sredir Memory Display Delay
Allows you to Enable or DISABLE VT-UTF8 combination key support for ANSI/ VT100 terminals.
Use this setting to set the delay in seconds to display memory information. Options are No Delay , 1
SEC, 2 SECS and 4 SECS.

Hardware Health Configuration

The menu options in the HARDWARE HEALTH CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are shown in Table 6-8.
Table 6-8. Hardware Health Configuration Submenu
Menu Option Description
CPU Overheat Alarm
CPU Information
This option lets you specify the CPU Overheat A larm to eithe r The Early Alarm or The Default Alarm.
Static CPU health information is shown in this submenu . The following information is shown: CPU 1 Temperature, CPU Temperature, NB Temperature, System Temperature, CPU1 Vcore, CPU2 Vcore, CPU1 Mem VTT, CPU2 Mem VTT, CPU1 Mem, CPU2 Mem, 1.1V, 5V, 5VSB, +12V, 3.3Vcc and 3.3VSB.

ACPI Configuration

The menu options in the ACPI CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are shown in Table 6-9.
Table 6-9. ACPI Configuration Submenu
Menu Option Description
ACPI Aware O/S
ACPI APIC support
Headless Mode This setting Enables or Disables the Headless operation mode through ACPI.
ACPI Version Features
This option enables or disables ACPI support for the operating system. Options are Yes or No.
Use this setting to include the ACPI APIC table pointer to the RSDT pointer list. Options are Enabled and Disabled.
This option enables RSDP pointers to the 64-bit Fixed Syst em Description Tabl e and specifies the ACPI Version. Options are ACPI v1.0, ACPI v2.0 and ACPI v3.0.
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IPMI Configuration

The menu options in the IPMI CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are shown in Table 6-10.
Table 6-10. IPMI Configuration Submenu
Menu Option Description
IPMI Information Display (Static)
View BMC System Event Log
SEL Entry Number
Clear BMC System Event Log
Set LAN Configuration
IP Address Use this sub-menu for IP Address configuration.
IP Address Source
IP Address
MAC Address Use this sub-menu for MAC Address configuration.
MAC Address
Subnet Mask Use this sub-menu for Subnet Mask configuration.
Subnet Mask
Gateway Address
Gateway Address
BMC Watch Dog Timer Action
This static display provides information for the S tatus of BMC and IPMI Firmware Revision.
This sub-menu allows you to view all events in the BMC Event Log. It will take a maximum of 15 seconds to read all BMC SEL records.
Use the +/- keys to traverse the BMC Event Log.
Use this option to clear all events in the BMC System Event Log.
This is the input for the SET LAN Configuration command. See IPMI 1.5 Specification Table 19.1 for details.
NOTE: Each question in this sub-menu may take a considerab le amount of time to complete.
This setting allows you to specify either a DHCP or Static IP Address Soruce. If you select Static for the IP Address So urce, then the IP Address setti ng becomes active.
This setting allows you to set the IP Address for your LAN Configuration in decimal format of XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX and with values less than 256. The current IP Address is statically displayed below.
This setting allows you to set the IP Address for your LAN Configuration in hex format of XX.XX.XX.XX.XX.XX. The current MAC A ddress is st at ically d isp layed below.
This setting allows you to set the Subnet Mask for your LAN Configuration in decimal format of XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX and with values less than 256. The current Subnet Maks is statically displayed below.
Use this sub-menu for Gateway Address configuration.
This setting allows you to set the Gateway Address for your LAN Configuration in decimal format of XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX and with values less than 256. The current Gateway Address is statically displayed below.
This option allows the BMC to reset or power down the system if the operating system crashes or hangs. Options include Disabled, Reset System, Power Down or Power Cycle.
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Event Log Configuration

The menu options in the EVENT LOG CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are shown in Table 6-11.
Table 6-11. Event Log Configuration Submenu
Menu Option Description
View Event Log Highlight this item and press <ENTER> to view the contents of the event log. Mark All Events as
Read
Clear Event Log
SR56x0 (RD890S) PCIE Error Log
Highlight this item and press <ENTER> to mark all events as read.
Select Yes and press <E
O to verify.
N This option allows you to enable or disable the SR56x0 (RD890S) PCIE error
log. Options include Yes or No.
NTER> to clear all event logs. The options are YES and

6-4 Security Menu

The menu options for the SECURITY menu are shown in Table 6-12. The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password. If you use both passwords,
the Supervisor password must be set first.

Table6-12. Security Menu

Menu Option Description
Change Supervisor Password
Change User Password
Boot Sector Virus Protection
Select this option and press <ENTER> to access the sub menu, and then type in the password.
Select this option and press <ENTER> to access the sub menu, and then type in the password.
This option is near the bottom of the S
NABLED and Disabled.
E
• Select D
• Select E
When E issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive.
ISABLED to deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection . NABLED to enable boot sector protection.
NABLED, the AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program (or virus)
ECURITY SETUP screen. The options are
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6-5 Boot Menu

The menu options for the BOOT menu are shown in Table 6-13.

Table 6-13. Boot Menu

Menu Option Description
Boot Device Priority
1st ~ Boot Devices
Hard Disk Drives
1st ~ Drive
Removable Drives
1st ~ Drive
CD/DVD Drives
Use this sub-menu to specify the boot device priority sequence for devices installed in your system. .
These settings specify the boot sequence from the available devices installed in your system. A device enclosed in parenthesis indicates that it has been disabled in the corresponding type menu. Options for all three of these settings are available boot devices and Disabled.
The devices to set are:
ST BOOT DEVICE
•1
•2ND BOOT DEVICE
•3RD BOOT DEVICE
•4TH BOOT DEVICE
and so on. This sub-menu specifies the boot device priority sequence from the available
hard drives installed in your system. These settings specify the boot sequence from the available hard disk drives
devices installed in your system. The devices to set are:
ST DRIVE
•1
•2ND DRIVE
•3RD DRIVE
•4TH DRIVE
and so on. This sub-menu specifies the boot device priority sequence from the available
removable drives installed in your system. These settings specify the boot sequence from the available removable drive
devices installed in your system. The devices to set are:
ST DRIVE
•1
•2ND DRIVE
•3RD DRIVE
•4TH DRIVE
and so on. This sub-menu specifies the boot device priority sequence from the available
CD/DVD drives installed in your system.
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Table 6-13. Boot Menu
Menu Option Description
These settings specify the boot sequence from the available CD/DVD drive devices installed in your system.
The devices to set are:
ST DRIVE
1st ~ Drive
Retry Boot Devices
•1
•2ND DRIVE
•3RD DRIVE
•4TH DRIVE
and so on. This option allows the system to retry boot devices. Options are Enabled or
Disabled.

6-6 Exit Menu

Select the EXIT tab from AMI BIOS SETUP UTILITY screen to enter the EXIT BIOS SETUP screen. The options for the E additionally press <E
Menu Option Description
Save Changes and Exit
Discard Changes and Exit
Discard Changes
Load Optimal Defaults
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
When you have completed the system configuration changes, se lect this option to leave BIOS Setup and reboot the computer, so the new system configuration parameters can take effect. Select S and press <E
Select this option to quit BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer. Select D
XIT from the EXIT menu and press <ENTER>.
E Select this option and press <E
AMI BIOS Utility Program. T o set this feature, select LOAD OPTIMAL DEFAULTS from the EXIT menu and press
<E
NTER>. Then Select OK to allow BIOS to automatically load the OPTIMAL
EFAULTS as the BIOS Settings. The OPTIMAL SETTINGS are designed for
D maximum system performance, but may not work best for all computer applications.
To set this feature, select L press <E stability, but not maximum performance.
XIT menu are shown in Table 6-14. You may also
SC> to exit without saving or <F10> to save your settings and exit.

Table 6-14. Exit Menu

NTER>.
NTER>. The FAIL-SAFE settings are designed for maximum system
AVE CHANGES AND EXIT from the EXIT menu
ISCARD CHANGES AND
NTER> to discard all the changes and return to
OAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS from the EXIT menu and
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BIOS POST Codes

A-1 BIOS POST Messages

During the Power-On Self-T est (POST), the BIOS will check for problems. If a problem is found, the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message. The following is a list of such BIOS messages.

Table A-1. BIOS POST Messages

BIOS Message Description
Failure Fixed Disk
Stuck key Stuck key on keyboard. Keyboard error Keyboard not working.
Keyboard Controller Failed
Keyboard locked - Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed. Monitor type does not match CMOS -
Run SETUP
Shadow Ram Failed at offset: nnnn
System RAM Failed at offset: nnnn
Extended RAM Failed at offset: nnnn
System battery is dead - Replace and run SETUP
System CMOS checksum bad - Default configuration used
System timer error The timer test failed. Requires repair of system board.
Real time clock error
Check date and time settings
Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly. Check to see if fixed disk is attached properly. Run Setup. Find out if the fixed-disk type is correctly identified.
Keyboard controller failed test. May require replacing keyboard controller.
Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup
Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was detected.
System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was detected.
Extended memory not working or not configured properly at offset nnnn.
The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead. Replace the battery and run Setup to reconfigure the system.
System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly, perhaps by an application program that changes dat a stored in CMOS. The BIOS installed Default Setup Values. If you do not want these values, enter Setup and enter your own values. If the error persists, check the system battery or contact your dealer.
Real-Time Clock fails BIOS hardware test. May require board repair.
BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real-Time Clock. May require setting legal date (1991-2099).
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BIOS Message Description
Previous POST did not complete successfully. POST loads default values and offers to run Setup. If th e failure was caused
Previous boot incomplete - Default configuration used
Memory Size found by POST differed from CMOS
Diskette drive A error Diskette drive B error
Incorrect Drive A type - run SETUP Type of floppy drive A: not correctly identified in Setup. Incorrect Drive B type - run SETUP Type of floppy drive B: not correctly identified in Setup.
System cache error - Cache disabled
CPU ID: CPU socket number for Multi-Processor error. EISA CMOS not writeable ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot write to EISA CMOS.
DMA Test Failed
Software NMI Failed
Fail-Safe Timer NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error: Fail-Safe Timer takes too long. device Address Conflict Address conflict for specified device.
Allocation Error for: device
CD ROM Drive CD ROM Drive identified. Entering SETUP... Starting Setup program
Failing Bits: nnnn
Fixed Disk n Fixed disk n (0-3) identified. Invalid System Configuration Data Problem with NVRAM (CMOS) data. I/O device IRQ conflict I/O device IRQ conflict error. PS/2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen: PS/2 Mouse installed.
by incorrect values and they are not corrected, the next boot will likely fail. On systems with control of wait states, improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot. Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct. This error is cleared the next time the system is booted.
Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS.
Drive A: or B: is present but fails the BI OS POST disket te test s. Check to see that the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette drive is attached correctly.
RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache. On older boards, check the cache jumpers. You may have to replace the cache. See your dealer. A disabled cache slows system performance considerably.
ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot write to extended DMA (Direct Memory Access) registers.
ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot generate software NMI (Non-Maskable Interrupt).
Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device.
The hex number nnnn is a map of the bits at t he RAM address which failed the memory test. Each 1 (one) in the map indicates a failed bit. See errors 230, 231, or 232 above for offset address of the failure in System, Extended, or Shadow memory.
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BIOS Message Description
nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed
nnnn Cache SRAM Passed
nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed
nnnn kB System RAM Passed
One or more I2O Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu
Operating system not found
Parity Check 1 nnnn
Parity Check 2 nnnn
Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to Setup, <F3> for previous
Press <F2> to enter Setup
PS/2 Mouse: PS/2 mouse identified.
Run the I2O Configuration Utility
System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copied to shadow RAM.
UMB upper limit segment address:
nnnn
Video BIOS shadowed Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM.
Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.
Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested.
Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.
Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.
There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I2O block-storage devices.
Operating system cannot be located on either drive A: or drive C:. Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A: are properly identified.
Parity error found in the system bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????. Parity is a method for checking errors in binary data. A parity error indicates that some data has been corrupted.
Parity error found in the I/O bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????.
Displayed after any recoverable error message. Press <F1> to start the boot process or <F2> to enter Setup and change the settings. Press <F3> to display the previous screen (usually an initialization error of an Option ROM, i.e., an add-on card). Write down and follow the information shown on the screen.
Optional message displayed during POST. Can b e turned off in Setup.
One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT. Run an I2O Configuration Utility (e.g. the SAC utility).
Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks, indicating released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory manager.
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A-2 BIOS POST Codes

This section lists the POST (Power-On Self-Test) codes for the AMI BIOS. POST codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal.

Recoverable POST Errors

When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST, the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem. BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes:
One long and two short beeps – video configuration error
One repetitive long beep – no memory detected

Terminal POST Errors

If a terminal type of error occurs, BIOS will shut down the system. Before doing so, BIOS will write the error to port 80h, attempt to initialize video and write the error in the top left corner of the screen.
The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h.
Uncompressed Initialization Codes
The uncompressed initialization checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution in table Table A-2.
Table A-2. Uncompressed Initialization Error Codes
Post Code Description
D0h
D1h D3h D4h
D5h
D6h
The NMI is disabled. Power on delay is starting. Next, the initialization code checksum will be verified.
Initializing the DMA controller, performing the keyboard controller BAT test, starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat mode next.
Starting memory sizing next. Returning to real mode. Executing any OEM patches and setting the
Stack next. Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at
E000:0000h. The initialization code is copied to segment 0 and control will be transferred to segment 0.
Control is in segment 0. Next, checking if <Ctrl> <Home> was pressed and verifying the system BIOS checksum. If either <Ctrl> <Home> was pressed or the system BIOS checksum is bad, next will go to checkpoint code E0h. Otherwise, going to checkpoint code D7h.
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Bootblock Recovery Codes
The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution in Table A-3.
Table A-3. Bootblock Recovery Error Codes
Post Code Description
E0h E1h
E2h E6h Edh Eeh Efh
F0h F1h
F2h F3h
F4h E0h E1h
E2h E6h Edh Eeh Efh
F0h F1h
F2h F3h
F5h FBh
The onboard floppy controller if available is initialized. Next, beginning the base 512 KB memory test.
Initializing the interrupt vector table next. Initializing the DMA and Interrupt controllers next. Enabling the floppy drive controller and Timer IRQs. Enabling internal
cache memory. Initializing the floppy drive.
Looking for a floppy diskette in drive A:. Reading the first sector of the diskette.
A read error occurred while reading the floppy drive in drive A:. Next, searching for the AMIBOOT.ROM file in the root directory. The AMIBOOT.ROM file is not in the root directory. Next, reading and analyzing the floppy diskette FAT to find the clusters
occupied by the AMIBOOT.ROM file. Next, reading the AMIBOOT.ROM file, cluster by cluster.
The AMIBOOT.ROM file is not the correct size. The onboard floppy controller if available is initialized. Next, beginning the
base 512 KB memory test. Initializing the interrupt vector table next.
Initializing the DMA and Interrupt controllers next. Enabling the floppy drive controller and Timer IRQs. Enabling internal
cache memory. Initializing the floppy drive.
Looking for a floppy diskette in drive A:. Reading the first sector of the diskette.
A read error occurred while reading the floppy drive in drive A:. Next, searching for the AMIBOOT.ROM file in the root directory. The AMIBOOT.ROM file is not in the root directory. Next, reading and analyzing the floppy diskette FAT to find the clusters
occupied by the AMIBOOT.ROM file. Next, reading the AMIBOOT.ROM file, cluster by cluster.
Next, disabling internal cache memory. Next, detecting the type of flash ROM.
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Table A-3. Bootblock Recovery Error Codes
Post Code Description
FCh FDh
FFh
Next, erasing the flash ROM. Next, programming the flash ROM. Flash ROM programming was successful. Next, restarting the system
BIOS.
Uncompressed Initialization Codes
The following runtime checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution in Table A-4. These codes are uncompressed in F0000h shadow RAM.
Table A-4. Uncompressed Initialization Error Codes
Post Code Description
03h 05h
06h 07h 08h
0Ah
0Bh
0Ch
0Eh
0Fh
10h
11h
12h 13h 14h
19h
The NMI is disabled. Next, checking for a soft reset or a power on condition.
The BIOS stack has been built. Next, disabling cache memory. Uncompressing the POST code next. Next, initializing the CPU and the CPU data area. The CMOS checksum calculation is done next. The CMOS checksum calculation is done. Initializing the CMOS status
register for date and time next. The CMOS status register is initialized. Next, performing any required
initialization before the keyboard BAT command is issued. The keyboard controller input buffer is free. Next, issuing the BAT
command to the keyboard controller. The keyboard controller BAT command result has been verified. Next,
performing any necessary initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test.
The initialization after the keyboard controller BA T command test is done. The keyboard command byte is written next.
The keyboard controller command byte is written. Next, issuing the Pin 23 and 24 blocking and unblocking command.
Next, checking if <End or <Ins> keys were pressed during power on. Initializing CMOS RAM if the Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the <End> key was pressed.
Next, disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2. The video display has been disabled. Port B has been initialized. Next,
initializing the chipset. The 8254 timer test will begin next.
Next, programming the flash ROM.
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Table A-4. Uncompressed Initialization Error Codes
Post Code Description
1Ah
2Bh
2Ch
2Dh
23h
24h
25h 27h 28h
2Ah
2Eh
2Fh
30h
31h
32h 34h
37h 38h
39h
3Ah
3Bh
The memory refresh line is toggling. Checking the 15 second on/off time next.
Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required configuration before the video ROM test.
All necessary processing before passing control to the video ROM is done. Looking for the video ROM next and passing control to it.
The video ROM has returned control to BIOS POST. Performing any required processing after the video ROM had control
Reading the 8042 input port and disabling the MEGAKEY Green PC feature next. Making the BIOS code segment writable and performing any necessary configuration before initializing the interrupt vectors.
The configuration required before interrupt vector initialization has completed. Interrupt vector initialization is about to begin.
Interrupt vector initialization is done. Clearing the password if the POST DIAG switch is on.
Any initialization before setting video mode will be done next. Initialization before setting the video mode is complete. Configuring the
monochrome mode and color mode settings next. Bus initialization system, static, output devices will be done next, if
present. See the last page for additional information. Completed post-video ROM test processing. If the EGA/VGA controller is
not found, performing the display memory read/write test next. The EGA/VGA controller was not found. The display memory read/write
test is about to begin. The display memory read/write test passed. Look for retrace checking
next. The display memory read/write test or retrace checking failed. Performing
the alternate display memory read/write test next. The alternate display memory read/write test passed. Looking for
alternate display retrace checking next. Video display checking is over. Setting the display mode next.
The display mode is set. Displaying the power on message next. Initializing the bus input, IPL, general devices next, if present. See the last
page of this chapter for additional information. Displaying bus initialization error messages. See the last page of this
chapter for additional information. The new cursor position has been read and saved. Displaying the Hit
<DEL> message next. The Hit <DEL> message is displayed. The protected mode memory test
is about to start.
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Post Code Description
40h 42h 43h 44h
45h
46h
47h
48h 49h
4Bh
4Ch
4Dh
4Eh
4Fh
50h 51h 52h
53h
54h
57h
58h
Preparing the descriptor tables next. The descriptor tables are prepared. Entering protected mode for the
memory test next. Entered protected mode. Enabling interrupts for diagnostics mode next.
Interrupts enabled if the diagnostics switch is on. Initializing data to check memory wraparound at 0:0 next.
Data initialized. Checking for memory wraparound at 0:0 and finding the total system memory size next.
The memory wraparound test is done. Memory size calculation has been done. Writing patterns to test memory next.
The memory pattern has been written to extended memory. Writing patterns to the base 640 KB memory next.
Patterns written in base memory. Determining the amount of memory below 1 MB next.
The amount of memory below 1 MB has been found and verified. The amount of memory above 1 MB has been found and verified.
Checking for a soft reset and clearing the memory below 1 MB for the soft reset next. If this is a power on situation, going to checkpoint 4Eh next.
The memory below 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset. Clearing the memory above 1 MB next.
The memory above 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset. Saving the memory size next. Going to checkpoint 52h next.
The memory test started, but not as the result of a soft reset. Displaying the first 64 KB memory size next.
The memory size display has started. The display is updated during the memory test. Performing the sequential and random memory test next.
The memory below 1 MB has been tested and initialized. Adjusting the displayed memory size for relocation and shadowing next.
The memory size display was adjusted for relocation and shadowing. The memory above 1 MB has been tested and initialized. Saving the
memory size information next. The memory size information and the CPU registers are saved. Entering
real mode next. Shutdown was successful. The CPU is in real mode. Disabling the Gate
A20 line, parity, and the NMI next. The A20 address line, parity, and the NMI are disabled. Adjusting the
memory size depending on relocation and shadowing next. The memory size was adjusted for relocation and shadowing. Clearing
the Hit <DEL> message next.
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Post Code Description
59h
60h
62h
65h
66h 67h
7Fh 80h
81h
82h
83h
84h
85h
86h
87h
88h
89h 8Ch 8Dh
8Fh
91h
The Hit <DEL> message is cleared. The <WAIT...> message is displayed. Starting the DMA and interrupt controller test next.
The DMA page register test passed. Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register test next.
The DMA controller 1 base register test passed. Performing the DMA controller 2 base register test next.
The DMA controller 2 base register test passed. Programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 next.
Completed programming DMA controllers 1 and 2. Initializing the 8259 interrupt controller next.
Completed 8259 interrupt controller initialization. Extended NMI source enabling is in progress. The keyboard test has started. Clearing the output buffer and checking for
stuck keys. Issuing the keyboard reset command next. A keyboard reset error or stuck key was found. Issuing the keyboard
controller interface test command next. The keyboard controller interface test completed. Writing the command
byte and initializing the circular buffer next. The command byte was written and global data initialization has
completed. Checking for a locked key next. Locked key checking is over. Checking for a memory size mismatch with
CMOS RAM data next. The memory size check is done. Displaying a soft error and checking for
a password or bypassing WINBIOS Setup next. The password was checked. Performing any required programming
before WINBIOS Setup next. The programming before WINBIOS Setup has completed.
Uncompressing the WINBIOS Setup code and executing the AMIBIOS Setup or WINBIOS Setup utility next.
Returned from WINBIOS Setup and cleared the screen. Performing any necessary programming after WINBIOS Setup next.
The programming after WINBIOS Setup has completed. Displaying the power on screen message next.
Programming the WINBIOS Setup options next. The WINBIOS Setup options are programmed. Resetting the hard disk
controller next. The hard disk controller has been reset. Configuring the floppy drive
controller next. The floppy drive controller has been configured. Configuring the hard disk
drive controller next.
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Table A-4. Uncompressed Initialization Error Codes
Post Code Description
95h 96h 97h
98h
99h
9Ah
9Bh
9Ch
9Dh
9Eh
A2h A3h
A4h
A5h
A7h
A8h
A9h
Aah Abh
B0h
Initializing the bus option ROMs from C800 next. See the last page of this chapter for additional information.
Initializing before passing control to the adaptor ROM at C800. Initialization before the C800 adaptor ROM gains control has completed.
The adaptor ROM check is next. The adaptor ROM had control and has now returned control to BIOS
POST. Performing any required processing after the option ROM returned control.
Any initialization required after the option ROM test has completed. Configuring the timer data area and printer base address next.
Set the timer and printer base addresses. Setting the RS-232 base address next.
Returned after setting the RS-232 base address. Performing any required initialization before the Coprocessor test next.
Required initialization before the Coprocessor test is over. Initializing the Coprocessor next.
Coprocessor initialized. Performing any required initialization after the Coprocessor test next.
Initialization after the Coprocessor test is complete. Checking the extended keyboard, keyboard ID, and Num Lock key next. Issuing the keyboard ID command next.
Displaying any soft errors next. The soft error display has completed. Setting the keyboard typematic rate
next. The keyboard typematic rate is set. Programming the memory wait states
next. Memory wait state programming is over. Clearing the screen and
enabling parity and the NMI next. NMI and parity enabled. Performing any initialization required before
passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000 next. Initialization before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h
completed. Passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h next. Returned from adaptor ROM at E000h control. Performing any
initialization required after the E000 option ROM had control next. Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed. Displaying the
system configuration next. Uncompressing the DMI data and executing DMI POST initialization next.
The system configuration is displayed.
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Post Code Description
B1h 00h
Copying any code to specific areas. Code copying to specific areas is done. Passing control to INT 19h boot
loader next.
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