Supero 7042M-6, SuperServer 7042M-6 User Manual

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SUPERSERVER 7042M-6

USER’S MANUAL

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Preface

Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC techni­cians. It provides information for the installation and use of the Super­Server 7042M-6. Installation and maintainance should be performed by ex­perienced technicians only.

The SuperServer 7042M-6 is a high-end, dual processor 4U tower/
rackmountable server based on the SC742S-420 4U rackmount server chas­sis and the P4DMS-6GM, a dual processor motherboard that supports single
or dual Intel Xeon® processors of 1.50 to 2.40 GHz and faster at a Front
Side (system) Bus speed of 400 MHz and up to 12 GB PC1600 (DDR-200)
SDRAM main memory.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1: Introduction

The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with
the server system and describes the main features of the SUPER P4DMS­6GM mainboard and the SC742S-420 chassis, which make up the Super­Server 7042M-6.

Chapter 2: Server Installation

This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer
7042M-6 into a rack and check out the server configuration prior to power­ing up the system. If your server was ordered without processor and
memory components, this chapter will refer you to the appropriate sections
of the manual for their installation.

Chapter 3: System Interface

Refer here for details on the system interface, which includes the functions
and information provided by the control panel on the chassis as well as
other LEDs located throughout the system.

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Chapter 4: System Safety

You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general
overview of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and
servicing the SuperServer 7042M-6.

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup

Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the P4DMS-6GM motherboard,
including the locations and functions of connections, headers and jumpers.
Refer to this chapter when adding or removing processors or main memory
and when reconfiguring the motherboard.

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup

Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC742S-420 server chas­sis. You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing,
removing or reconfiguring SCSI or peripheral drives and when replacing
system power supply units and cooling fans.

Chapter 7: BIOS

The BIOS chapter includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed
information on running the CMOS Setup Utility.

Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages

Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes

Appendix C: System Specifications

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Table of Contents

Preface

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

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

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

1-2 Server Chassis Features.............................................................................. 1-2

1-3 Mainboard Features ....................................................................................... 1-3

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

Chapter 2: Quick Setup

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

2-2 Unpacking the SuperServer 7042M-6 ........................................................ 2-1

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

2-4 Installing the SuperServer 7042M-6 into a Rack ...................................... 2-3

2- 5 Checking the Motherboard Setup ................................................................ 2-7

2-6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup ..................................................................... 2-9

Chapter 3: System Interface

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

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

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

NMI .............................................................................................................. 3-1

Reset .......................................................................................................... 3-2

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

Power ........................................................................................................ 3-2

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

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

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

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

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

3- 4 SCSI Drive Carrier LEDs ............................................................................... 3-3

3- 5 LAN (Ethernet) Port LEDs ............................................................................. 3-4

Chapter 4: System Safety

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

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

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

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

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup

5- 1 Handling the P4DMS-6GM Motherboard....................................................... 5-1

5-2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation ................................................... 5 - 2

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

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

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

Connecting the Control Panel ................................................................. 5 - 6

5- 4 Installing Memory............................................................................................. 5-7

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

5- 6 I/O Ports ............................................................................................................ 5-9

5- 7 Motherboard Details ...................................................................................... 5-10

Motherboard Layout ............................................................................... 5-10

Quick Reference ..................................................................................... 5-11

5-8 Connector Definitions ................................................................................... 5-12

ATX Power Connection ........................................................................ 5-12

PWR_SEC Connection ............................................................................ 5-12

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

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

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

NIC1 LED .................................................................................................. 5-13

NIC2 LED .................................................................................................. 5-13

Overheat LED (OH) ............................................................................... 5-13

Power Fail Button .................................................................................. 5-13

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

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

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

Universal Serial Bus (USB0/1) ............................................................ 5-14

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

Serial Ports .............................................................................................. 5-15

LAN (Ethernet) Ports............................................................................. 5-15

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports ................................................ 5-15

Fan Headers ............................................................................................ 5-16

Power LED/Speaker (JD1) .................................................................... 5-16

Power Supply Fail Header .................................................................... 5-16

Keylock .................................................................................................... 5-17

Wake-On-LAN ......................................................................................... 5-17

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Wake-On-Ring ........................................................................................ 5-17

5- 9 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................. 5-18

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

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

Mb LAN Enable/Disable......................................................................... 5-19

Gb LAN Enable/Disable......................................................................... 5-19

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

Power Supply Alarm Enable/Disable ................................................... 5-19

SCSI Enable/Disable................................................................................ 5-20

SCSI Termination Enable/Disable.......................................................... 5-20

Watch Dog Enable/Disable .................................................................... 5-20

5-10 Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections ................ 5-21

Parallel Port Connector ......................................................................... 5- 21

Floppy Connector ................................................................................... 5-22

IDE Connectors ...................................................................................... 5- 22

Ultra160 SCSI Connectors ..................................................................... 5-23

5-11 Installing Software Drivers .......................................................................... 5-24

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup

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

6- 2 Front Control Panel ......................................................................................... 6-3

6-3 System Fans .................................................................................................... 6-4

Fan Failure................................................................................................. 6 -4

Replacing System Fans ........................................................................... 6 -4

6-4 Drive Bay Installation ...................................................................................... 6 - 5

SCSI Drives ............................................................................................... 6-5

Installing Components in the 5 1/4" Drive Bays ................................. 6-8

6-5 Power Supply .................................................................................................. 6-9

Power Supply Failure .............................................................................. 6-9

Replacing the Power Supply .................................................................. 6 -9

Chapter 7: BIOS

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

7- 2 Running Setup.................................................................................................. 7-2

7- 3 Main BIOS Setup.............................................................................................. 7-2

7-4 Advanced Setup.............................................................................................. 7-6

7-5 Security........................................................................................................... 7-15

7-6 Power.............................................................................................................. 7-17

7-7 Boot ................................................................................................................. 7-18

7-8 PIR .................................................................................................................... 7-20

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7-9 Exit ................................................................................................................... 7-22

Appendices:

Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages ..................................................................... A - 1

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

Appendix C: System Specifications ...................................................................... C-1

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Chapter 1

Introduction to the SuperServer 7042M-6

1-1 Overview

The Supermicro SuperServer 7042M-6 is a high-end dual processor server
that can be utilized either in a tower or in a rackmount configuration. The
SuperServer 7042M-6 is comprised of two main subsystems: the SC742S­420 high-end server chassis and the P4DMS-6GM dual Xeon processor
mainboard. Please refer to our web site for information on operating sys­tems that have been certified for use with the SuperServer 7042M-6.

In addition to the mainboard and chassis, various hardware components
have been included with the SuperServer 7042M-6, as listed below:

l Up to two (2) 603-pin Xeon 512k L2 cache processors*

l Two (2) CPU heatsinks* (Fan-042)

l Up to 12 GB ECC registered PC1600 DDR SDRAM main memory*

l One (1) 1.44" floppy drive

l One (1) 5.25" drive bay

l One (1) ATA66 ribbon cable for IDE CD-ROM

l One (1) ATA100 ribbon cable for IDE hard drives

l One (1) USB cable for front side access

l One (1) SCA SCSI backplane

l Seven (7) SCA 1-inch high SCSI drive carriers

l SCSI Accessories

One (1) internal 68-pin Ultra160 SCSI cable for SCA SCSI backplane
One (1) set of SCSI driver diskettes
One (1) SCSI manual

l One (1) I/O shield

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l SCSI Accessories

One (1) 68-pin Ultra160 SCSI cable w/o active termination
One (1) set of SCSI driver diskettes
One (1) SCSI manual

You should also have received a User's Manual and Supermicro diskettes,
which contains several drivers and utilities.

*

Type and number depends upon the configuration ordered.

1-2 Server Chassis Features

The SuperServer 7042M-6 is a high-end, scaleable server platform designed
with today's most state-of-the-art features. The following is a general
outline of the main features of the SC742S-420 server chassis.

System Power

The 7042M-6 features a 420W power supply that has a redundant cooling
feature. This power unit is equipped with two fans. One runs continuously
while the other activates if the primary fan fails or if the temperature be­comes too high, which also activates an alarm and illuminates the power fail
LED. An alarm reset button is located on the back of the power supply to
deactivate the power fail alarm.

SCSI Subsystem

The SCSI subsystem supports up to 7 80-pin SCA Ultra160 SCSI hard
drives. (Any standard 1" drives are supported. SCA = Single Connection
Attachment.) The SCSI drives are connected to a single-channel SCA
backplane. The SCSI drives are also hot-swap units. A RAID controller
card can be used with the SCA backplanes to provide data security.
Note: The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the
hot-swap capability of the SCSI drives.

Front Control Panel

The SuperServer 7042M-6's control panel provides you with system moni­toring and control. LEDs indicate network activity, power supply (fan) fail­ure, HDD activity and SCSI drive activity. The main power button, a system
reset button and an NMI button are also included.

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I/O Backplane

The SC742S-420 is an ATX form factor chassis that can be used as a
tower or mounted as a 4U rackmount server. The I/O backplane provides
seven motherboard expansion slots, one COM port, one VGA port, a parallel
port, two USB ports, PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports and an Ethernet port.

Cooling System

The SC742S-420 chassis has an innovative cooling design that includes
two 9-cm hot-plug redundant system cooling fans and one heavy duty 12­cm exhaust fan. The power supply includes both a primary and a second­ary fan. All fans operate continuously, except for the secondary power
supply fan, which activates only when the primary fails or the temperature
becomes too high.

1-3 Mainboard Features

At the heart of the SuperServer 7042M-6 lies the P4DMS-6GM, a dual pro­cessor motherboard designed to provide maximum performance in cost­effective configurations. Below are the main features of the P4DMS-6GM.

Processors

The P4DMS-6GM supports single or dual Intel Xeon 512K L2 cache proces­sors of up to 2.4+ GHz with a 400 MHz FSB. Please refer to the support
section of our web site for a complete listing of supported processors
(http://www.supermicro.com/TechSupport.htm).

Memory

The P4DMS-6GM has 6 184-pin DIMM slots that can support up to 12 GB of
registered ECC DDR-200 (PC1600) SDRAM. Module sizes of 128MB, 256MB,
512MB 1GB and 2GB may be used to populate the DIMM slots. (DDR-266 is
also supported, but only at 200 MHz.)

Onboard SCSI

Onboard SCSI is provided with an Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSI chip, which sup­ports dual channel, Ultra160 SCSI at a throughput of 160 MB/sec for each
channel. The P4DMS-6GM provides two Ultra160 SCSI ports.

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PCI Expansion Slots

The P4DMS-6GM has a total of six PCI expansion slots consisting of one 64­bit 133 MHz slot, two 64-bit 66 MHz slots and three 32-bit 33 MHz slots.

Onboard Controllers/Ports

One floppy drive controller and two onboard ATA/100 controllers, which
support up to four hard drives or ATAPI devices. The color-coded I/O ports
include a VGA port, one COM port, a parallel port, two USB ports, PS/2
mouse and keyboard ports, one 10/100 Mb and one Gb Ethernet port. Two
front side USB ports are also included on the front of the chassis.

Other Features

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

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: SuperMicro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

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

[e-mail] (Technical Support)
Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: SuperMicro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacific

Address: SuperMicro, Taiwan

Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw
Technical Support:
Email: [e-mail]
Tel: [phone], ext.132 or 139

D5, 4F, No. 16 Chien-Ba Road

Chung-Ho 235, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.

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Chapter 2

Server Installation

2-1 Overview

This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your SuperServer
7042M-6 up and running. Following these steps in the order given should
enable you to have the system operational within a minimum amount of time.
This quick setup assumes that your SuperServer 7042M-6 system has come
to you with the processors and memory preinstalled. If your system is not
already fully integrated with a motherboard, processors, system memory
etc., please turn to the chapter or section noted in each step for details on
installing specific components. The 7042M-6 may be employed either as a
tower or mounted in a rack as a 4U rackmount chassis. If using it as a
server, please read Server Precautions in the next section and then skip
ahead to Section 2-5.

2-2 Unpacking the SuperServer 7042M-6

You should inspect the box the SuperServer 7042M-6 was shipped in and
note if it was damaged in any way. If the server itself shows damage you
should file a damage claim with the carrier who delivered it.

Decide on a suitable location for the SuperServer 7042M-6. It should be
situated in a clean, dust-free area that is well ventilated. Avoid areas
where heat, electrical noise and electromagnetic fields are generated. You
will also need it placed near a grounded power outlet. Read the Rack and
Server Precautions in the next section.

2-3 Preparing for Setup

The box the SuperServer 7042M-6 was shipped in may include two sets of
rail assemblies, two rail mounting brackets and mounting screws needed
for installing the system into a rack (optional kit). Follow the steps in the
order given to complete the installation process in a minimum amount of time.
Please read this section in its entirety before you begin the installation
procedure outlined in the sections that follow.

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Choosing a Setup Location:

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

the front door completely (~25 inches).

- Leave approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back of the system

to allow for sufficient airflow and ease in servicing.

! !

Warnings and Precautions!

Rack Precautions:

- Ensure that the leveling jacks on the bottom of the rack are fully

extended to the floor with the full weight of the rack resting on them.

- In single rack installation, stabilizers should be attached to the rack.

- In multiple rack installations, the racks should be coupled together.

- Always make sure the rack is stable before extending a component

from the rack.

- You should extend only one component at a time - extending two or

more simultaneously may cause the rack to become unstable.

Server Precautions:

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

- Determine the placement of each component in the rack

install the rails.

- Install the heaviest server components on the bottom of the rack

first, and then work up.

- Use a regulating uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to protect the
server from power surges, voltage spikes and to keep your
system operating in case of a power failure.

- Allow the hot plug SCSI drives and power supply units to cool before

touching them.

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

the servers closed when not servicing to maintain proper cooling.

before

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2-4 Installing the SuperServer 7042M-6 into a Rack

This section provides information on installing the SuperServer 7042M-6
into a rack unit. If the 7042M-6 has already been mounted into a rack or
if you are using it as a tower, you can skip ahead to Sections 2-5 and 2-

6. There are a variety of rack units on the market, which may mean the
assembly procedure will differ slightly. The following is a guideline for
installing the 7042M-6 into a rack with the rack rails provided in the rack
mount kit. You should also refer to the installation instructions that came
with the rack unit you are using.

Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails:

The 7042M-6 rackmount kit (CSE-PT26 or CSE-PT26B - black) includes two
rack rail assemblies. Each of these assemblies consist of three sections:
an inner fixed chassis rail that secures to the 7042M-6 (A), an outer fixed
rack rail that secures directly to the rack itself (B) and a sliding rail guide
sandwiched between the two, which should remain attached to the fixed
rack rail (see Figure 2-1.) The A and B rails must be detached from each
other to install. Two chassis handles are also included with the rail kit.

To remove the fixed chassis rail (A), pull it out as far as possible - you
should hear a "click" sound as a locking tab emerges from inside the rail
assembly and locks the inner rail. Depress the locking tab to pull the
inner rail completely out. Do this for both assemblies.

B

A

Figure 2-1. Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails

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Installing the Chassis Rails:

You will need to remove the top cover, the top/left cover and the feet to add
rack rails to the chassis. First, remove the top/left cover by pushing the
release tab in the center of the cover lip while pushing the cover toward
the rear of the chassis (see Figure 2-2). After the cover stops, lift it off.
Each chassis foot has a single screw. Remove the screw then depress
the foot’s locking tab from the inside of the chassis to slide the foot off.
Next, remove the top cover. You should see a release tab at the middle of
the lip. Push this tab toward the chassis edge while pushing the cover
toward the front of the chassis. It should then lift right off. You can now
attach rack rails to the top and bottom (now the sides) of the chassis. First
add the rack handles as shown in Figure 2-3. Then position the fixed
chassis rail sections you just removed along the side of the 7042M-6 mak­ing sure the screw holes line up. Note that these two rails are left/right
specific. Screw the rail securely to the side of the chassis (see Figure 2-

4). Repeat this procedure for the other rail on the other side of the chassis.
You will also need to attach the rail brackets when installing into a telco
rack.
Locking Tabs: As mentioned, both chassis rails have a locking tab,
which serves two functions. The first is to lock the server into place
when installed and pushed fully into the rack, which is its normal position.
Secondly, these tabs also lock the server in place when fully extended
from the rack. This prevents the server from coming completely out of
the rack when you pull it out for servicing.

Top/left cover

Figure 2-2. Removing the Top/Left Cover

Top cover

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Figure 2-3. Installing the Rack Handles

Installing the Rack Rails:

Determine where you want to place the SuperServer 7042M-6 in the rack.
(See Rack and Server Precautions in Section 2-3.) Position the fixed rack
rail/sliding rail guide assemblies at the desired location in the rack, keeping
the sliding rail guide facing the inside of the rack. Screw the assembly
securely to the rack using the brackets provided. Attach the other assem­bly to the other side of the rack, making both are at the exact same height
and with the rail guides facing inward.

Figure 2-4. Installing the Rails to the Chassis

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Installing the Server into the Rack:

You should now have rails attached to both the chassis and the rack unit.
The next step is to install the server into the rack. Do this by lining up the
rear of the chassis rails with the front of the rack rails. Slide the chassis
rails into the rack rails, keeping the pressure even on both sides (you may
have to depress the locking tabs when inserting).

When the server has been pushed completely into the rack, you should
hear the locking tabs "click". Finish by inserting and tightening the thumb­screws that hold the front of the server to the rack (see Figure 2-5).

Figure 2-5. Installing the Server into a Rack

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2-5 Checking the Motherboard Setup

After setting up the the 7042M-6, you will need to open the unit to make
sure the motherboard is properly installed and all the connections have
been made.

1. Accessing the inside of the 7042M-6 (see Figure 2-6):

(If rack mounted, first release the retention screws that secure the unit
to the rack. Grasp the two handles on either side and pull the unit
straight out until it locks (you will hear a "click").) Depress the two
buttons on the top (side if tower) of the chassis to release the cover.
There is a large rectangular recess in the middle front of the cover to
help you push the cover away from you until it stops. You can then lift
the cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server.

2. Check the CPUs (processors):

You should have one or two processors already installed into the
system board. Each processor should have its own heatsink attached.
See Section 5-5 for instructions on processor installation.

3. Verify the proper CPU clock ratio setting:

If the CPU speed is not automatically detected you will need to set the
correct speed with the BIOS Setup utility. See the CPU Speed and Fre­quency Ratio settings in BIOS (Chapter 7) to set the processor speed.

4. Check the system memory:

Your 7042M-6 server system may have come with system memory al­ready installed. Make sure all DIMMs are fully seated in their slots. For
details on adding system memory, refer to Section 5-6.

5. Installing add-on cards:

If desired, you can install add-on cards to the system. See Section 5-7
for details on installing PCI add-on cards.

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Figure 2-6. Accessing the Inside of the SuperServer 7042M-6

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6. Check all cable connections and airflow:

Make sure all power and data cables are properly connected and not
blocking the chassis airflow. See Section 5-3 for details on cable con­nections.

2-6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup

Next, you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the SCSI
drives and SCA backplane have been properly installed and all connections
have been made.

1. Accessing the drive bays:

All drives can be accessed from the front of the server. For servicing
the CD-ROM, IDE hard drives and floppy drives, you will need to remove
the top/left chassis cover. The SCSI disk drives can be installed and
removed from the front of the chassis without removing any chassis
covers.

2. Installing components into the 5.25" drive bay:

To install components into the 5.25" drive bays, you must first remove the
top/left chassis cover as described in the previous section. Refer to
Chapter 6 for details.

3. Installing CD-ROM and floppy disk drives:

Refer to Chapter 6 if you need to reinstall a CD-ROM and/or floppy disk
drive to the system.

4. Check the SCSI disk drives:

Depending upon your system's configuration, your system may have one
or more drives already installed. If you need to install SCSI drives, please
refer to Chapter 6.

5. Check the airflow:

Airflow is provided by two 9-cm cooling fans and a heavy duty 12-cm

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exhaust fan. The system component layout was carefully designed to
promote sufficient airflow through the 4U rackmount space. Also note
that all power and data cables have been routed in such a way that they
do not block the airflow generated by the fans. Keep this in mind when
you reroute them after working on the system.

6. Supplying power to the system:

The last thing you must do is to provide input power to the system. Plug
the power cord from the power supply units into a high-quality power
strip that offers protection from electrical noise and power surges. It is
recommended that you use an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). Fi­nally, depress the power on button on the front of the chassis.

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System Interface

3-1 Overview

There are several LEDs on the control panel as well as two for each SCSI
drive carrier and the LAN (Ethernet) ports. These LEDs are to keep you
constantly informed of the overall status of the system and the activity and
health of specific components. There are also three buttons on the chassis
control panel.

3-2 Control Panel Buttons

There are three push-button buttons located on the front of the chassis.
These are (in order from left to right) a power on/off button, an NMI (Non­Maskable Interrupt) button and a reset button.

l POWER: This is the main power button, which is used to apply or turn
off the main system power. Turning off system power with this button
removes the main power but keeps standby power supplied to the system.

l NMI: NMI stands for "non-maskable interrupt". Pressing this button

issues a non-maskable interrupt to force the server into a halt state. This is
used for diagnostic purposes, and allows you to perform a memory down­load to determine the cause of a problem.

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l RESET: Use the reset button to reboot the system.

3-3 Control Panel LEDs

The control panel located on the front of the SC742S-420 chassis has six
LEDs that provide you with critical information related to different parts of
the system. This section explains what each LED indicates when illumi­nated and any corrective action you may need to take.

l Power: Indicates external power is being supplied to the system's

power supply unit. This LED should normally be illuminated when the sys­tem is operating.

l HDD: Indicates IDE channel activity. On the SuperServer 7042M-6,
this LED indicates CD-ROM drive activity when flashing.

NIC1

l NIC1: Indicates network activity on LAN1 when flashing.

NIC2

l NIC2: Indicates network activity on LAN2 when flashing.

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l Overheat: Indicates an overheat condition in the chassis. This may
be caused by cables obstructing the airflow in the system or the ambient
room temperature being too warm. You should also check to make sure
that the chassis covers are installed and that all fans are present and
operating normally. Finally, verify that the heatsinks are installed properly
(see Section 5-5 and Figure 5-4).

l Power Fail: Indicates a power supply fan has failed. The power
supply will continue to operate with a secondary backup fan but will need
to be replaced. Refer to Chapter 6 for details on replacing the power
supply. This LED should be off when the system is operating normally.

3-4 SCSI Drive Carrier LEDs

Each SCSI drive carrier has two LEDs.

l Green: When illuminated, the green LED on the front of the SCSI drive

carrier indicates drive activity. A connection to the SCSI SCA backplane
enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is being
accessed.

l Red: A SAF-TE compliant backplane is needed to activate the red
LEDs, which indicate a drive failure. A SAF-TE compliant SCSI backplane is
not included on the 7042M-6, so these LEDs will always remain off. Please
refer to Chapter 6 for instructions on replacing failed SCSI drives.

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3-5 LAN (Ethernet) Port LEDs

Each of the LAN ports (located beside the VGA port) has a yellow and a
green LED. On the Gb LAN port, the yellow (left) LED indicates activity
while the other (right) LED may be green, orange or off to indicate the
speed of the connection. See the tables below for the functions associ­ated with these LEDs.

100 Mb LAN LED

Indicators

LED

Color

Green

Yellow

Connected

Definition

Active

Gb LAN Left LED

Indicator

LED

Color

Yellow

Off

Definition

Not A c tiv e

Active

Gb LAN Right LED

Indicator

LED

Color

Green

Orange

Off

Defin ition

No Connection

100 MHz

1 GHz

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System Safety

4-1 Electrical Safety Precautions

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Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect
yourself from harm and the SuperServer 7042M-6 from damage:

l Be aware of the locations of the power on/off switch on the

chassis as well as the room's emergency power-off switch,
disconnection switch or electrical outlet. If an electrical accident
occurs, you can then quickly remove power from the system.

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

l Power should always be disconnected from the system when

removing or installing main system components, such as the
motherboard, memory modules and the CD-ROM and floppy drives.
When disconnecting power, you should first power down the
system with the operating system and then unplug the power cords
of all the power supply units in the system.

l 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.

l 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.

l 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.

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4-2 General Safety Precautions

Follow these rules to ensure general safety:

l Keep the area around the SuperServer 7042M-6 clean and free of

clutter.

l The SuperServer 7042M-6 weighs approximately 54 lbs (24.2 kg)

when fully loaded. When lifting the system, two people at either
end should lift slowly with their feet spread out to distribute the
weight. Always keep your back straight and lift with your legs.

l Place the chassis top/side cover and any system components that

have been removed away from the system or on a table so that
they won't accidentally be stepped on.

l 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.

l 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.

l After accessing the inside of the system, close the system back up

and (if rackmounted) secure it to the rack unit with the retention
screws after ensuring that all connections have been made.

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l The power supply power cord must include a grounding plug and

must be plugged into grounded electrical outlets.

l Motherboard Battery: CAUTION - There is a danger of explosion if

the onboard battery is installed backwards, which will reverse its
polarities. The positive side of the battery should be facing up and
the negative side should facing the motherboard. This battery must
be replaced only with the same or an equivalent type recommended
by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the
manufacturer's instructions.

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4-3 ESD Precautions

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is generated by two objects with
different electrical charges coming into contact with each other. An
electrical discharge is created to neutralize this difference, which can
damage electronic 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:

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

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

antistatic bags until ready for use.

l Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the
antistatic bag.

l 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.

l Handle a board by its edges only; do not touch its components,
peripheral chips, memory modules or contacts.

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

l Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags

when not in use.

l For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis
provides excellent conductivity between the power supply, the case,
the mounting fasteners and the motherboard.

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4-4 Operating Precautions

Care must be taken to assure that all chassis covers are in place
when the 7042M-6 is operating to ensure proper cooling. Out of
warranty damage to the 7042M-6 system can occur if this practice is
not strictly followed.

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Chapter 5

Advanced Motherboard Setup

This chapter covers the steps required to install the processors and
heatsinks, connect the data and power cables and install add-on cards. All
motherboard jumpers and connections are also described. A layout and
quick reference chart are included in Section 5-7. Remember to close the
chassis completely when you have finished working on the motherboard to
sufficiently cool and protect the system.

5-1 Handling the P4DMS-6GM Motherboard

Static electrical discharge can damage electronic components. To prevent
damage to any printed circuit boards (PCBs), it is important to handle them
very carefully (see previous chapter). Also note that the size and weight
of the motherboard can cause it to bend if handled improperly, which may
result in damage. To prevent the motherboard from bending, keep one hand
under the center of the board to support it when handling. The following
measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from static
discharge.

Precautions

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

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

• Handle a board by its edges only; do not touch its components, periph­eral chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

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

• Put the motherboard, add-on cards and peripherals back into their anti­static bags when not in use.

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Unpacking

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

5-2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation

When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct
pressure on the label area of the fan. Also, do not place the
motherboard on a conductive surface, which can damage the

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BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up.

IMPORTANT: Always connect the power cord last and always remove it
before adding, removing or changing any hardware components. Make
sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install
the heatsink. The P4DMS-6GM can support either one or two Xeon 512K L2
cache processors of 2.40 GHz+. If installing one processor only, install it
into CPU socket #1.

1. Lift the lever on the CPU socket.
Lift the lever completely or you will
damage the CPU socket when
power is applied. (Install a
processor into CPU #1 socket
first.)

2. Insert the CPU into the socket. Make sure
that pin 1 of the CPU is seated on pin 1 of
the socket (both corners are marked with a
triangle). When using only one CPU, install it
into CPU socket #1 (CPU socket #2 is auto­matically disabled if only one CPU is used).

3. Press the lever down until
you hear it *click* into the
locked position.

Socket lever

Socket lever in
locked position

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4. Apply the proper amount of

thermal glue to the CPU die and
place the heatsink/fan assembly on
top of the CPU with the fan toward
the rear of the chassis (note arrow
on top of heatsink).

5. Secure the heatsink/fan assembly

by locking the retention clips into their
proper position.

6. Connect the three wires of the

CPU fan to the respective CPU
fan connector. Make sure you
route the wires so they are away
from the fan blades and do not
impede airflow through the
chassis. If installing two proces­sors, repeat these steps to install
the second processor in the CPU
#2 slot.

Retention clip

CPU fan
connector

Heatsink

CPU

CPU fan
wires

Figure 5-1. PGA Socket: Empty and with Processor Installed

Warning! Make sure you lift the lever completely when

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installing the CPU. If the lever is only partly raised, damage
to the socket or CPU may result.

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(motherboard shown is not the P4DMS-6GM)

Figure 5-2. Heatsink/Fan Installation

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5-3 Connecting Cables

Now that the processors and heatsinks are installed, the next step is to
install memory and connect the cables to the motherboard. These include
the data (ribbon) cables for the peripherals and control panel and the power
cables.

Connecting Data Cables

The ribbon cables used to transfer data from the peripheral devices have
been carefully routed in preconfigured systems to prevent them from block­ing the flow of cooling air that moves through the system from front to back.
If you need to disconnect any of these cables, you should take care to keep
them routed as they were originally after reconnecting them (make sure the
red wires connect to the pin 1 locations). If you are configuring the system
yourself, keep the airflow in mind when routing the cables. The following
data cables (with their motherboard connector locations noted) should be
connected. See the motherboard layout figure in this chapter for connector
locations. See Section 5-8 for data cable pin definitions.

l IDE Device Cables (IDE#1 and IDE#2)

l Floppy Drive Cable (JP7)

l Ultra 160 LVD SCSI Cables (JA1 and JA2)

l Control Panel Cable (JF2, see next page)

Connecting Power Cables

The P4DMS-6GM has a 24-pin primary power supply connector desig­nated "ATX Power" for connection to the ATX power supply. The ATX
power connector is also keyed to accept 20-pin power connectors if the
power supply you are using has that type. See Section 5-8 for power
connector pin definitions.

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Connecting the Control Panel

JF2 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors. See
Figure 5-3 for the pin locations of the various front control panel buttons
and LED indicators. Please note that even and odd numbered pins are on
opposite sides of each header.

All JF2 wires have been bundled into single ribbon cable to simplify their
connection. Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 as marked on the
board. The other end connects to the Control Panel printed circuit board,
located just behind the system status LEDs in the chassis.

See Section 5-8 for details and pin descriptions of JF2.

JF2

1920

NMI

X

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

Overheat LED

Power Fail Button

Ground

Ground

Ground

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

Res e t B u tto n

Pow e r B u tton

Pwr

1

2

Figure 5-3. JF2: Front Control Panel Header Pins

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5-4 Installing Memory

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

http://www.supermicro.com/TECHSUPPORT/FAQs/Memory_vendors.htm

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM

modules to prevent any possible damage. Also note that the

memory is interleaved to improve performance (see step 1).

DIMM Installation (See Figure 5-5)

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

Bank 1 (DIMM#1A, DIMM#1B). The memory scheme is interleaved so
you must install two modules at a time, beginning with Bank 1, then
Bank 2, and Bank3 last.

2. Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot. Pay attention to the

notches along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM
module incorrectly.

3. Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the

slot. Repeat for all modules (see step 1 above).

Memory Support

The P4DMS-6GM can support up to 12 GB of ECC registered PC1600 (200
MHz DDR-RAM) memory. PC2100 DDR-RAM is also supported but only at
200 MHz (PC1600 speed). PC100/133 SDRAM is not supported.

See Figures 5-4a and 5-4b for installing and removing memory modules.
module incorrectly.

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Figure 5-4a. Side View of DIMM Installation into Slot

To Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into
place. Pay attention to the bottom notches.
To Remove: Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward
to free the DIMM from the slot.

Figure 5-4b. Top View of DIMM Slot

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5-5 Adding PCI Cards

1. PCI expansion slots:

The P4DP6 system board has one 64-bit 133 MHz and two 64-bit 66 MHz
PCI-X slots and three 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI slots. The backplane of the
7042M-6 has seven I/O slots that allows you to have a full complement of
PCI cards installed on the system.

2. PCI card installation:

Before installing a PCI add-on card, make sure you choose the correct
slot for the type of card you are installing (see step 1, above). Begin by
removing the I/O shield from the backplane of the server corresponding to
the PCI slot you wish to populate. Insert the card into the slot on the
motherboard, pushing down with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the
card. Finish by using a screw to secure the top of the card shield to the
chassis. The I/O shields protect the motherboard and its components
from EMI (electromagnetic interference) and aids in proper ventilation of
the server, so make sure there is always a shield covering each slot.

5-6 I/O Ports

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

Mouse
(Green)

Keyboard
(Purple)

USB Ports

Parallel Port (Burgundy)

COM1 Port
(Turquoise)

VGA (Monitor) Port
(Blue)

Mb LAN Gb LAN

Figure 5-5. P4DMS-6GM Rear Panel I/O Ports

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5-7 Motherboard Details

Keyboard
Mouse

USB0/1

COM1

VGA

Mb
LAN

Gb
LAN

J9

J7

Parallel Port

JP3

Rage
XL

COM2

JD3

Figure 5-6. SUPER P4DMS-6GM Layout

(not drawn to scale)

Chassis Fan4

33 MHz PCI #3

33 MHz PCI #2

33 MHz PCI #1

Speaker

ATX PWR CONN

DIMM #3A

DIMM #3B

DIMM #2A

DIMM #2B

DIMM #1A

DIMM #2A

MCH

133 MHz PCI-X #6

66 MHz PCI-X #5

66 MHz PCI-X #4

WOL

JD1JP37

J12/IR/CIRWD/PWRLED/SPKR

JBT1

Battery

BIOS

JP4

SUPER P4DMS-6GM

BANK 3

BANK 2

BANK 1

P64H2

AIC-7899

J35

JPA2

JP22

JPA1

USB2

FPUSB0/1

®

CPU 1

CPU 2

CPU1 Chassis Fan

CPU2 Chassis Fan

JOH1

SMB

IPMB

IPMI

ICH3

Chassis Fan3

JA2

Ultra III LVD SCSI CHB

J15

JP36

JP9

Chassis Fan5

JP7

JA1

JP32
JWOR1

JP8

JF2

IDE #1

IDE #2

FLOPPY

Ultra III LVD SCSI CH A

JL1

The IPMI socket is an optional feature.
Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only.

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P4DMS-6GM Quick Reference

Jumper Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 5-9
JPA1/JPA2 SCSI CH A/B Termination Open (Enabled)
JP3/JD3 Mb/Gb LAN Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JP4 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JP9 Power Supply Fail Alarm En/Dis Open (Disabled)
JP22 SCSI Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JP37 Watch Dog Enable/Disable Open (Disabled)

Connector Description

ATX PWR CONN Primary ATX Power Connector
DIMM#1A-DIMM#3B Memory (RAM) Slots
COM1/COM2 COM1/COM2 Serial Port Connector
CPU/CHS FAN CPU/Chassis/Overheat Fan Headers
Gb LAN Gb LAN (Ethernet) Port
IDE#1/IDE#2 IDE #1/#2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors
FPUSB0/1 Front Side USB0/1 Headers
J7 Parallel (Printer) Port
J9 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports
J15* Secondary ATX Power Connector
JA1 Ultra160 LVD SCSI CH A Connector
JA2 Ultra160 LVD SCSI CH B Connector
JD1 PWR LED Header / Speaker Header/Jumper
JF2 Front Control Panel Connector
JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header
JOH1 Overheat LED
JP7 Floppy Disk Drive Connector
JP8 Power Supply Fail Header
JP35 Keylock Switch Connector
JP36 Power Supply Alarm Reset Switch
JWOR1 Wake-on-Ring Header
Mb LAN Mb LAN (Ethernet) Port
Speaker Onboard Speaker Header
USB2 USB2 Header
VGA VGA Display (Monitor) Port
WOL Wake-on-LAN Header

*

The Secondary 12v 8-pin ATX power connector at J15 must also be

connected to your power supply.

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5-8 Connector Definitions

ATX Power Connection

The P4DMS-6GM/P4DME-M power
supply connector meets the SSI
(Superset ATX) 24-pin specifica­tion, however it also supports a
20-pin power supply connector.
Make sure that the orientation of
the PS connector is correct.

PWR_SEC Connection

In addition to the Primary ATX
power connector (above), the
Secondary 12v 8-pin J15 connec­tor must also be connected to
your power supply. See the table
on the right for pin definitions.

NMI Button

The non-maskable interrupt button
header is located on pins 19 and
20 of JF2. Refer to the table on
the right for pin definitions.

ATX Power Supply 24-pin Connector

Pin Number Definition
13 +3.3V
14 -12V
15 COM
16 PS_ON#
17 COM
18 COM
19 COM
20 Res(NC)
21 +5V
22 +5V
23 +5V
24 COM

Pin Definitions

Pin Nu m b e r Definition

1 +3.3 V
2 +3.3 V
3 CO M

4 +5V

5 CO M

6 +5V

7 CO M

8 PWR_O K
9 5VS B
10 +12V
11 +12V
12 +3.3V

8-Pin +12v Power Supply

Connector (J15)

Pins

Defin i tio n

1 thru 4

Ground

5 thru 8

NMI Button Pin

Definitio ns (J F2 )

Pin

Number

19
20

+12v

Defin ition

Ground
Control

Power LED

The Power LED connection is lo­cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF2.
Refer to the table on the right for
pin definitions.

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PWR_LED Pin Definitions

(JF2)

Pin

Number

Defin ition
15
16

Vcc

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HDD LED

The HDD LED (for IDE Hard Disk
Drives) connection is located on
pins 13 and 14 of JF2. Attach the
IDE hard drive LED cable to these
pins to display disk activity. Refer
to the table on the right for pin
definitions.

NIC1 LED

The NIC1 (Network Interface Con­troller) LED connection is located
on pins 11 and 12 of JF2. Attach
the NIC1 LED cable to display net­work activity. Refer to the table
on the right for pin definitions.

NIC2 LED

The NIC2 (Network Interface Con­troller) LED connection is located
on pins 9 and 10 of JF2. Attach
the NIC2 LED cable to display net­work activity. Refer to the table
on the right for pin definitions.

HDD LED Pin

Definitions

(JF2)

Pin

Number

13
14

NIC1 LED Pin

Definitions

(JF2)

Pin

Number

11
12

NIC2 LED Pin

Definitions

Pin

Number

9

10

Definition

Vcc

HD Active

Definition

Vcc

GND

(JF2)

Defin i tio n

Vcc

GND

Overheat LED (OH)

Connect an LED to the OH connec­tion on pins 7 and 8 of JF2 to pro­vide advanced warning of chassis
overheating. Refer to the table on
the right for pin definitions.

Power Fail Button

The Power Fail Button connection
is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF2.
Refer to the table on the right for
pin definitions.

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Overheat (OH) LED

Pin Definitions

(JF2 )

Pin

Number

Defin i tio n

7

Vcc

8

GND

Po w e r F ail B u tt o n

Pin Definitions

(JF2 )

Pin

Number

Defin i tio n

5

Vcc

6

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Reset Button

The Reset Button connection is lo­cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF2. At­tach it to the hardware reset
switch on the computer case.
Refer to the table on the right for
pin definitions.

Power Button

The Power Button connection is
located on pins 1 and 2 of JF2.
Momentarily contacting both pins
will power on/off the system. This
button can also be configured to
function as a suspend button (see
the Power Button Mode setting in
BIOS). To turn off the power
when set to suspend mode, de­press the button for at least 4
seconds. Refer to the table on the
right for pin definitions.

Reset Pin

Definitio ns

(JF2 )

Pin

Number

Defin i tio n

3

Reset

4

Ground

Pow e r Button

Connector

Pin Definitio ns

(JF2 )

Pin

Number

Definition

1

PW_O N

2

Ground

Chassis Intrusion

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

Universal Serial Bus
(USB0/1)

Two Universal Serial Bus ports
are located beside the PS/2 key­board/mouse ports. USB0 is the
bottom connector and USB1 is the
top connector. See the table on
the right for pin definitions.

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Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions

USB0

Pin
Number Definition
1+5V
2P0­ 3P0+
4Ground
5 N/A

USB1

Pin
Number Definition
1+5V
2P0­ 3P0+
4Ground
5Key

Extra Universal Serial Bus
Headers

Extra USB headers (FPUSB0/1 and
USB2) are included on the
motherboard. FPUSB0/1 were de­signed to provide front side USB
access. You will need a USB
cable (not included) for these
headers. Refer to the tables on
the right for pin definitions.

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USB2 Pin

Definitions (J13)

Pin

Defin i tio n

Number

Power

2

-

4

+

6

Ground

8

Key

10

USB3 Pin

Definitions (J14)

Pin

Defin i tio n

Number

Power

1

-

3

+

5

Ground

7

Key

9

Serial Ports

The COM1 serial port is located
under the parallel port (see Figure
2-3). See the table on the right for
pin definitions. The COM2 connec­tor is a header located near the
PCI-X #1 slot on the motherboard.

LAN (Ethernet) Ports

Two Ethernet ports (one Mb and
one Gb LAN) are located beside
the VGA port on the IO backplane.
These ports accept RJ45 type
cables. See Figure 5-5 for port
definitions.

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and
PS/2 Mouse Ports

The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the
PS/2 mouse are located on J9.
See the table on the right for pin
definitions. (The mouse port is
above the keyboard port. See Fig­ure 5-5.)

Serial Port Pin Definitio ns

Pin Number Definition
1 DC D
2 DS R
3 Seria l In
4 R T S
5 Seria l O u t

(CO M 1 , C O M2)

PS/2 Keyboard

and Mouse Port

Pin Definitions

Pin

Number

1
2
3
4
5
6

Pin Number D efinition
6 CTS
7 D T R
8 RI
9 Ground
10 NC

(J9)

Defin itio n

Data

NC

Ground

VCC

Clock

NC

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Fan Headers

Your motherboard has several fan
headers designated CPU1 Chassis
Fan, CPU2 Chassis Fan, Chassis
Fan3, Chassis Fan4 and Chassis
Fan5. The first two attach to the
fans on the CPU heatsinks. See
the table on the right for pin defini­tions.

Fan Heade r Pin Definitions

Pin

Number

1
2
3

Caution: These fan headers
are DC power.

Defin i tio n

Ground (black)

+12V (red)

Tachometer

Power LED/Speaker (JD1)

On the JDI header, pins 1-3 are for
the PWR LED and pins 4-7 are for
the speaker connection. See the
table on the right for speaker pin
definitions. Note: The speaker
connector pins are for use with an
external speaker. If you wish to
use the onboard speaker, you
should close pins 6-7 with a
jumper. (Note that the two pins
beside the PWR LED header is for
JP37 and not part of JD1 - see
silkscreen on motherboard.)

Power Supply Fail Header

Connect a cable from your power
supply to the JP8 header to pro­vide warning of power supply fail­ure. This warning signal is
passed through the PWR_LED pin
on JF2 to indicate of a power fail­ure on the chassis. See the table
on the right for pin definitions.

Speaker Connector Pin

Definitio ns (J D 1 )

Pin

Function

Number

+

6
7
8
9

Power Supply Fail Header

Pin Definitions (JP8)

Pin

Number

1
2
3
4

Red wire, Speaker data

Key

Defin ition
P/S 1 Fail Signal
P/S 2 Fail Signal
P/S 3 Fail Signal
Rese t (from MB)

Defin i tio n

No connection

Key

Speaker data

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Keylock

The keyboard lock connection is lo­cated on JP35. Utilizing this header
allows you to inhibit any actions
made on the keyboard, effectively
"locking" it.

Wake-On-LAN

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The Wake-On-LAN header is des­ignated WOL. See the table on the
right for pin definitions. You must
enable the LAN Wake-Up setting in
BIOS to use this feature. You
must also have a LAN card with a
Wake-on-LAN connector and
cable.

Wake-On-Ring

The Wake-On-Ring header is des­ignated JWOR1. This function al­lows your computer to receive
and "wake-up" by an incoming call
to the modem when in sustpend
state. See the table on the right
for pin definitions. You must have
a Wake-On-Ring card and cable to
use this feature.

Wake-On-LAN Pin

Definitio ns (W O L)

Pin

Number

Defin i tio n

1

+5V Standby
2
3

Wake-up

Wake-on-Ring

Pin Definitio ns

(JW O R1 )

Pin

Number

Defin i tio n
1
2

Ground

Ground

Wake-up

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5-9 Jumper Settings

Explanation of
Jumpers

To modify the operation of the
motherboard, jumpers can be
used to choose between
optional settings. Jumpers
create shorts between two pins
to change the function of the
connector. Pin 1 is identified
with a square solder pad on
the printed circuit board. See
the motherboard layout pages
for jumper locations.
Note: On two pin jumpers,
"Closed" means the jumper is
on and "Open" means the
jumper is off the pins.

Connector

Pins

Jumper

Cap

Setting

3 2 1

3 2 1

Pin 1-2 short

CMOS Clear

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. In­stead of pins, this jumper consists
of contact pads to prevent acci­dentally clearing the contents of
CMOS. To clear CMOS, use a
metal object such as a small
screwdriver to touch both pads at
the same time to short the connec­tion. Always remove the AC
power cord from the system be­fore clearing CMOS. Note: For
an ATX power supply, you must
completely shut down the system,
remove the AC power cord and
then short JBT1 to clear CMOS.

Do not use the PW_ON connector
to clear CMOS.

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Mb LAN Enable/Disable

Change the setting of jumper JP3
to enable or disable the Mb LAN
port on the motherboard (see Fig­ure 5-5 for location). Refer to the
table on the right for jumper set­tings.

Gb LAN Enable/Disable

Change the setting of jumper JD3
to enable or disable the Gb LAN
port on the motherboard. (see Fig­ure 5-5 for location). Refer to the
table on the right for jumper set­tings.

VGA Enable/Disable

JP4 allows you to enable or disable
the VGA port. The default position
is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA.
See the table on the right for
jumper settings.

Mb LAN

Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

(JP3)

Jumper
Position
Pins 1-2
Pins 2-3

Pins 1-2
Pins 2-3

Definition

Enabled
Disabled

Gb LAN

Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

(JD3 )

Jumper
Position

VG A E n a b le /D is a ble

Jumper Settings

(JP4)

Jumper

Position

1-2
2-3

Definition

Enabled
Disabled

Defin ition

Enabled

Disabled

Power Supply Alarm
Enable/Disable

When enabled, the system will no­tify you in the event of a power
supply failure. See the table on
the right for jumper settings.

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Third Power Supply

Alarm Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings (JP9)

Jumper

Position

Open

Closed

Defin ition

Disabled
Enabled

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SCSI Enable/Disable

The SCSI Termination jumper at
JP22 allows you to enable or dis­able the onboard SCSI controller.
The normal (default) position is on
pins 1-2 to enable SCSI termina­tion. See the table on the right for
jumper settings.

SCSI Termination Enable/
Disable

Jumpers JPA1 and JPA2 allow you
to enable or disable termination for
the individual SCSI channels.
Jumper JPA1 controls SCSI channel
A and JPA2 controls SCSI channel
B. The normal (default) setting is
open to enable (teminate) both SCSI
channels. If you wish to connect
external SCSI devices, you should
disable termination for the
channnel(s) you will be connecting
them to. See the table on the right
for jumper settings.

SC S I E na b le/Dis a ble

Jumper Settings

(JP22)

Jumper
Position
Pins 1-2
Pins 2-3

SC S I C h a n ne l T erm in a t io n

Jumper

Position

Closed

Definition

Enabled

Disabled

Ena b le /D isa b le

Jumper Settings

(JPA1, JPA2)

Defin ition

Open

Enabled

Disabled

Watch Dog Enable/Disable

Use JP37 to enable or disable the
Watch Dog feature. The default po­sition is open to disable the Watch
Dog timer. The jumper must be used
in conjunction with the Watch Dog
enabled setting in BIOS (Advanced
Setup > I/O Device Configuration).
When enabled, Watch Dog can
reboot your PC if an application is
"hung up" or the system goes
down. See the table on the right
for jumper settings.

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Watch Dog Timer Enable/

Disable Jumper Settings

(JP37)

Jumper

Position

Open

Closed

Defin ition

Disabled
Enabled

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5-10 Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive and SCSI

Connections

Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables:

• The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires.

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

• A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors
to provide for two floppy disk drives. The connector with twisted wires
always connects to drive A, and the connector that does not have
twisted wires always connects to drive B.

Parallel Port Connector

The parallel port is located on J7.
See the table on the right for pin
definitions.

Para lle l ( P rin t e r) P o r t P in D efin itio n s

Pin Number Function
1 Strobe­ 3 Da ta B it 0
5 Da ta B it 1
7 Da ta B it 2
9 Da ta B it 3
11 Data B it 4
13 Data B it 5
15 Data B it 6
17 Data B it 7
19 ACK
21 BU S Y
23 PE
25 S L CT

(J7)

Pin Number F unction
2 Auto F e ed­ 4 Erro r­ 6 Init­ 8 S L C T IN­ 10 GND
12 GND
14 GND
16 GND
18 GND
20 GND
22 GND
24 GND
26 N C

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Floppy Connector

The floppy connector is located
on JP7. See the table below for
pin definitions.

Floppy Connector Pin Definitions (JP7)

Pin Number Function
1 GND
3 GND
5 Ke y
7 GND
9 GND
11 GN D
13 GN D
15 GN D
17 GN D
19 GN D
21 GN D
23 GN D
25 GN D
27 GN D
29 GN D
31 GN D
33 GN D

Pin Number Function
2 FDHDIN
4 Res e rv e d
6 FDEDIN
8 Index­ 10 M o to r E n a b le
12 Drive Selec t B ­ 14 Drive Selec t A ­ 16 M o to r E n a b le
18 DIR­ 20 STEP ­ 22 W rite D a ta ­ 24 W rite G a te ­ 26 T ra c k 0 0 ­ 28 Write Protect­ 30 Read Data­ 32 Side 1 Select­ 34 D is k e tte

IDE Connectors

There are no jumpers to
configure the onboard IDE#1
and #2 connectors. See the
table on the right for pin
definitions.

IDE Connector Pin Definitio ns

Pin Number Function
1 Re s e t ID E
3 H o s t D a ta 7
5 H o s t D a ta 6
7 H o s t D a ta 5
9 H o s t D a ta 4
11 H o s t D a ta 3
13 H o s t D a ta 2
15 H o s t D a ta 1
17 H o s t D a ta 0
19 GND
21 DRQ3
23 I/O W r ite ­ 25 I/O Read­ 27 IOCHRDY
29 DACK 3 ­ 31 IRQ 1 4
33 Addr 1
35 Addr 0
37 Chip Selec t 0
39 Activ ity

(J2A, J2B)

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Pin Number Function
2 GND
4 Hos t Data 8
6 Hos t Data 9
8 Host Data 1 0
10 Hos t D a ta 1 1
12 Hos t D a ta 1 2
14 Hos t D a ta 1 3
16 Hos t D a ta 1 4
18 Hos t D a ta 1 5
20 Key
22 G N D
24 G N D
26 G N D
28 BALE
30 G N D
32 IO CS16 ­ 34 G N D
36 Ad d r 2
38 C h ip S e le ct 1­ 40 G N D

Ultra160 SCSI
Connectors

Refer to the table below for
the pin definitions of the Ul­tra160 SCSI connectors lo­cated at JA1 and JA2.

68-pin Ultra160 SC SI Connectors (JA1, JA2)

Connector

Contact
Number

Signal Names

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34

+DB(12)
+DB(13)
+DB(14)
+DB(15)
+DB(P1)

+DB(0)
+DB(1)
+DB(2)
+DB(3)
+DB(4)
+DB(5)
+DB(6)
+DB(7)
+DB(P)

GROUND

DIFFSENS
TERMPWR
TERMPWR

RESERVED

GROUND

+ATN

GROUND

+BSY
+ACK
+RST

+MSG

+SEL

+C/D

+REQ

+I/O
+DB(8)
+DB(9)

+DB(10)
+DB(11)

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Connector

Contact
Number

35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68

Signal Names

-DB(12)

-DB(13)

-DB(14)

-DB(15)

-DB(P1)

-DB(0)

-DB(1)

-DB(2)

-DB(3)

-DB(4)

-DB(5)

-DB(6)

-DB(7)

-DB(P)
GROUND
GROUND

TERMPWR
TERMPWR

RESERVED

GROUND

-ATN

GROUND

-BSY

-ACK

-RST

-MSG

-SEL

-C/D

-REQ

-I/O

-DB(8)

-DB(9)

-DB(10)

-DB(11)

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5-11 Installing Software Drivers

After all the hardware has been installed you must install the software
drivers. The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that
came packaged with your motherboard. After inserting this CD into your
CD-ROM drive, the display shown in Figure 5-7 should appear. (If this
display does not appear, double click on the "My Computer" icon and then
on the icon representing your CD-ROM drive. Finally, double click on the S
"Setup" icon.)

Figure 5-7 Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files
for each item. The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the
entire contents of the CD.

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Chapter 6

Advanced Chassis Setup

This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform
simple maintenance on the SC742S-420 chassis. Following the component
installation steps in the order given will eliminate most common problems. If
some steps are unnecessary, skip ahead to the step that follows. Refer to
Chapter 2 for instructions on installing the system as a 4U rackmount.

Tools Required

The only tool you will need is a Philips screwdriver.

6-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Static electrical discharge can damage electronic components. To prevent
damage to any printed circuit boards (PCBs), it is important to handle them
very carefully. The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your
equipment from static discharge.

Precautions

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

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

• Handle a board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral
chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

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

• Put the motherboard, add-on cards and peripherals back into their anti­static bags when not in use.

• For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excel­lent conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasten­ers and the motherboard.

Unpacking

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

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Figure 6-1. Chassis Front View

Front Bezel Lock

NMI Button System LEDs

System ResetMain Power

5 1/4" Drive Bays

Floppy Drive Bay

Front Side USB

SCSI Active LED

SCSI Drive Bays

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6-2 Front Control Panel

The front control panel must be connected to the JF2 connector on the
motherboard to provide you with system status and alarm indications. A
ribbon cable has bundled these wires together to simplify this connection.
Connect the cable from JF2 on the motherboard (making sure the red wire
plugs into pin 1) to the appropriate comnnector on the front control panel
PCB (printed circuit board). Pull all excess cabling over to the control
panel side of the chassis. The LEDs inform you of system status - see
Figure 6-2 for details. Figure 6-3 shows the connections, jumpers and
indicators located on the front control panel PCB. See Chapter 5 for
details on JF2.

Figure 6-2. Front Control Panel LEDs

Power

HDD

NIC1

NIC2

Overheat

Power Fail

Indicates power is being supplied to the system.

Indicates IDE hard disk/CD-ROM drive activity.

Indicates network activity on LAN Port 1 (Mb LAN).

1

Indicates network activity on LAN Port 2 (Gb LAN).

2

Indicates an overheat condition in either one of the
processors.

Indicates a power supply failure.

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6-3 System Fans

Two 9-cm chassis cooling fans are located between the motherboard and
the SCSI drive bays. These are used to provide cool air intake for the
system. A heavy duty 12-cm exhaust fan at the rear of the chassis pulls
the cooling air through the system and expels the hot air. The power
supply has two fans; a primary and a secondary.

Fan Failure

Under normal operation, the two chassis fans, the exhaust fan and the
primary power supply fan run continuously. If the primary power supply
fan fails, the power fail LED on the front control panel will illuminate, an
alarm will sound and the secondary power supply fan will activate. You
can disable the alarm with the reset button on the back of the power sup­ply. The system can operate with only one power supply fan, but you
should replace the power supply as soon as possible. The two chassis
cooling fans are hot-swappable - you can replace them without powering
down the system (the exhaust fan is not hot-swappable).

Replacing System Fans

1. Identifying the failed fan:

Inspect the back of the chassis to see if the 12-cm exhaust fan has
failed. You must power down the system to replace this fan. To replace
a failed chassis cooling fan, you must first remove the top/left chassis
cover. Remove the two screws from the back lip of the top/left cover.
Push in the release tab on the cover and push the cover toward the rear
of the chassis until it stops (after moving about ½ inch). Then lift the
cover up and off the chassis and see which fan has failed.

2. Removing a hot-plug fan housing:

Depress the locking tab on a chassis cooling fan and pull the unit straight
out by the handle. The fan wiring for these two fans has been designed
to detach automatically. The 12-cm exhaust fan is also in a housing that
can be removed from the chassis (not hot-swappable - see Figure 6-3).

3. Installing a new system fan:

Replace the failed fan with an identical one (available from Supermicro).
After the new fan has been installed, reassemble the fan housing and
plug the housing back into its slot. You should hear it click into place
when fully inserted. Check that the fan is working properly. Finish by
replacing the top/left side chassis panel.

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Figure 6-3. Removing the 12-cm Exhaust Fan

6-4 Drive Bay Installation

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A bezel covers the front of the chassis but does not need to be removed
to access the SCSI drives. If you wish to remove the bezel piece, push
on the three tabs on the inside left side lip of the front chassis cover.
Then slightly swing out the same (left) side of the cover - about ½ inch
only. Remove by pushing on the open side of the cover to remove it
from the chassis (do not try to swing or pull it straight out after opening
the left side.

SCSI Drives

After unlocking the SCSI drive bay door swing it open to access the SCSI
drives. SCSI drive IDs are preconfigured as 0 through 6 in order from
bottom to top (or from left to right if rackmounted). Note: You must use
standard 1" high, 80-pin SCA SCSI drives in the SuperServer 7042M-6.

Use extreme caution when working around the SCSI
backplane. Do not touch the backplane with any

!

metal objects and make sure no ribbon cables touch
the backplane or obstruct the airflow holes in the
SCSI backplane.

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1. Installing/removing hot-plug SCSI drives:

The seven SCSI drive carriers are all easily accessible at the front of the
chassis. The SCSI drives are hot-pluggable, meaning they can be
removed and installed without powering down the system. To remove a
carrier, first open the front bezel then push the release button located
beside the drive LEDs. Swing the colored handle fully out and use it to
pull the unit straight out (see Figure 6-4). Note: Your operating system
must have RAID support to enable the hot-plug capability of the SCSI
drives.

2. Mounting a SCSI drive in a drive carrier:

The SCSI drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation
and removal from the chassis. These carriers also work to promote
proper airflow for the system. For this reason, even carriers without
SCSI drives must remain in the server. If you need to add a new SCSI
drive, insert the drive into the carrier with the printed circuit board side
facing down so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier.
Secure the drive to the carrier with four screws. (See Figure 6-5.)

Figure 6-4. Removing a SCSI Drive Carrier

Figure 6-5. Mounting a SCSI Drive in a Carrier

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3. SCSI backplane:

All seven SCSI drives plug into the SCSI backplane (p/n SCA742), which
provides Ultra160 single channel operation. There are no jumpers on the
SCSI backplane. A ribbon cable from JA1 on the motherboard should be
connected to the LVD1 connector on the SCSI backplane (this is SCSI
channel A). There are also two power connectors on the backplane ­both should be connected. See Figure 6-6 for the locations of backplane
connectors - the reverse side of the backplane has seven connectors
that the SCSI drives plug into when inserted with a SCSI drive carrier.

Figure 6-6. SCA742 SCSI Backplane

Power Connectors

!

!

LVD1

Always route SCSI power and ribbon cables so that
they do not impede airflow or interfere with running
fans.

Important: Regardless of how many SCSI hard drives
are installed, all 7 SCSI drive carriers must remain in
the drive bays to promote proper airflow.

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Installing Components in the 5 1/4" Drive Bays

1. Drive bay configuration

The 7042M-6 has four 5 1/4" drive bays above the SCSI drive bays.
Components such as a floppy drive, IDE hard drives, CD-ROM drives or
additional SCSI drives (that can fit into a standard IDE drive bay) can be
installed in these 5 1/4" drive bays. SCSI drives installed here should be
connected to the JA2 (SCSI channel B) connector on the motherboard.

2. Mounting components in the drive bays

First power down the system and then remove the top/left chassis cover
to access the drive components. With the cover off, remove the two or
four screws that secure the drive carrier to the chassis (one side only)
then push the entire empty drive carrier out from the back.

Adding a CD-ROM drive: remove the guide plate from right side of the
empty drive carrier and screw it into the right side of the CD-ROM drive
using the holes provided (see Figure 6-7). Then slide the CD-ROM into
the bay and secure it to the chassis with the drive carrier screws you
first removed. Attach the power and data cables to the drive. Replace
the top/left chassis cover before restoring power to the system.

Adding an IDE, SCSI or floppy drive: to add one of these drives, install it
into one of the removed empty drive carriers with the printed circuit board
side toward the carrier so that the drive's mounting holes align with those
in the carrier. Secure the drive to the carrier with four screws then slide
the assembly into the bay and secure it to the chassis with the drive
carrier screws you first removed. Attach the power and data cables to
the drive. Replace the top/left chassis cover before restoring power to
the system.
Note: A red wire typically designates the location of pin 1. You should
keep the drive carriers inserted in any unused drive bays to reduce EMI
and noise and to facilitate the airflow inside the chassis.

Figure 6-7. Adding a Component Without a Drive Carrier

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6-5 Power Supply

The 7042M-6 has a single 420 watt redundant cooling power supply. The
redundant cooling function is provided by two fans. The primary fan
operates continuously and the secondary fan (along with an alarm and an
LED) activate if either 1) the primary fan fails or 2) a temperature
threshold is exceeded. If the primary fan fails, the power supply should
be replaced as soon as possible. You must power down the system to
replace the power supply. The power supply has an auto-switching
capability that enables it to automatically sense and operate with either
100 or 240 volt inputs. The power supply is PFC (Power Factor Correc­tion) compliant.

Power Supply Failure

If the primary power supply fan fails an audible alarm will notify you of a
power unit failure. Disable the alarm by pressing the alarm reset switch
on the back of the power supply. The PWR Fail LED and the LED on the
back of the power supply will also illuminate and remain on (until the
failed unit has been replaced).

Replacing the Power Supply

1. Accessing the power supply:

After powering down the system, you'll need to remove the left/top
chassis cover to access the power supply for removal.

2. Removing the power supply:

First, unplug the power cord from the power supply. Then remove the
power supply connectors going to the motherboard and the SCSI
backplane. Finally, remove the screws that secure the unit to the
mounting brackets in the chassis and then pull the unit completely out.

3. Installing a new power supply:

Replace the failed unit with another unit having the exact same part
number (SC742S-420). Gently but firmly push the new unit all the way
into the open bay. Secure it to the mounting brackets in the chassis with
the screws provided. Connect the two power cables to the SCSI
backplane, two to the motherboard (ATX PWR CONN and J15 connectors)
and also the power fail cable to JP8. Finish by replacing the chassis left/
top cover and then restoring power to the system.

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Figure 6-8. Chassis Rear View

420W Power Supply

Alarm Reset

I/O Backplane

PCI Slots (7)

12-cm Exhaust Fan

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Chapter 7

BIOS

7-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the PhoenixBIOS™ Setup utility for the P4DMS-6GM.
The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded
using a floppy disk-based program.

Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been
added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual. Please refer
to the Manual Download area of the Supermicro web site
<http://www.supermicro.com> for any changes to BIOS that may not be
reflected in this manual.

System BIOS

The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM® PC, XT™, AT®,
and PS/2® compatible computers. The PhoenixBIOS flash chip stores the
system parameters, such type of disk drives, video displays, etc. in the
CMOS. The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power. When the
computer is turned off, a back-up battery provides power to the BIOS flash
chip, enabling it to retain system parameters. Each time the computer is
powered-on the computer is configured with the values stored in the BIOS
ROM by the system BIOS, which gains control at boot-up.

How To Change the Configuration Data

The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be
changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility. This Setup utility can be ac­cessed by pressing the <Delete> key during system boot (see below).

Starting the Setup Utility

Normally, the only visible POST (Power On Self Test) routine is the memory
test. As the memory is being tested, press the <Delete> key to enter the
main menu of the BIOS Setup utility. From the main menu, you can access
the other setup screens, such as the Security and Power menus. Begin­ning with Section 7-3, detailed descriptions are given for each parameter
setting in the Setup utility.

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7-2 Running Setup

*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 main BIOS Setup screen. All displayed
text is described in this section, although the screen display is often all
you need to understand how to set the options (see on next page).

When you first power on the computer, the PhoenixBIOS™ is immediately
activated.

While the BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be activated in one of two
ways:

1. By pressing <Delete> immediately after turning the system on, or

2. When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the
screen during the POST (Power On Self-Test), press the <Delete> key to
activate the main Setup menu:

Press the <Delete> key to enter Setup

7-3 Main BIOS Setup

All main Setup options are described in this section. The main BIOS Setup screen
is displayed below.

Use the Up/Down arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu.
Use the Left/Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting.

Press the <Esc> key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu. The next section describes
in detail how to navigate through the menus.

Items that use submenus are indicated with the u icon. With the item highlighted,
press the <Enter> key to access the submenu.

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t

Main BIOS Setup Menu

Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility

Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Main

System Time [16:19:20]
System Date [02/02/02]

Legacy Diskette A: [1.44/1.25 MB]
Legacy Diskette B: [Not Installed]

Primary Master

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Primary Slave

4

Secondary Master

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Secondary Slave

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System Memory 256 MB
Extended Memory 3967 KB

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[120 GB]

[None]

[CD-ROM]

[None]

Item Specific Help

Main Setup Features

System Time

To set the system date and time, key in the correct information in the
appropriate fields. Then press the <Enter> key to save the data.

System Date

Using the arrow keys, highlight the month, day and year fields and enter
the correct data. Press the <Enter> key to save the data.

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Legacy Diskette A

This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as
diskette A. The options are Disabled, 360Kb 5.25 in, 1.2MB 5.25 in, 720Kb

3.5 in, 1.44/1.25MB, 3.5 in and 2.88MB 3.5 in.

Legacy Diskette B

This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as
diskette B. The options are Disabled, 360Kb 5.25 in, 1.2MB 5.25 in, 720Kb

3.5 in, 1.44/1.25MB, 3.5 in and 2.88MB 3.5 in.

uPrimary Master/Primary Slave/Secondary Master/Secondary
Slave

These settings allow the user to set the parameters of the IDE Primary
Master/Slave and IDE Secondary Master/Slave slots. Hit <Enter> to activate
the following sub-menu screen for detailed options of these items. Set the
correct configurations accordingly. The items included in the sub-menu are:

Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility

Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

Main

Type: [

Multi Sector Transfer; [16 Sectors]
LBA Mode Control: [Enabled]
32-bit I/O: [Enabled]
Transfer Mode: [Fast PIO 4]

Ultra DMA Mode [Disabled]

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Type

Selects the type of IDE hard drive. The options are Auto (allows BIOS
to automatically determine the hard drive's capacity, number of heads,
etc.), a number from 1-39 to select a predetermined type of hard drive,
CD-ROM and ATAPI Removable.

Multi-Sector Transfers

Select the number of transfer sectors. Options are 2, 4, 6, 8 and 16
Sectors.

LBA Mode Control

This item determines whether Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Primary
Master Device via LBA mode. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

32-bit I/O

Selects 32-bit I/O operation. Options are Enabled and Disabled.

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Transfer Mode

Selects the transfer mode. Options are Standard, Fast PIO1, Fast PIO2,
Fast PIO3, Fast PIO4, FPIO3/DMA1 and FPIO4/DMA2.

Ultra DMA Mode

Selects Ultra DMA Mode. Options are Disabled, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode
2, Mode 3, Mode 4 and Mode 5.

System Memory

This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being
present in the system.

Extended Memory

This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as
being present in the system.

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7-4 Advanced Setup

Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow
keys. You should see the following display. The items with a triangle beside
them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing
<Enter>. Options for PIR settings are displayed by highlighting the setting option
using the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>. All Advanced BIOS Setup options
are described in this section.

Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot PIR

Quick Boot Mode [Enabled]
Quiet Boot [Enabled]

PCI/PnP Configuration

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Cache Memory

u

I/O Device Configuration

u

Advanced Chipset Control

u

Advanced Processor Options

u

DMI Event Logging

u

Console Redirection

u

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Exit

Quick Boot Mode

If enabled, this feature will speed up the POST (Power On Self Test) routine
after the computer is turned on. The settings are Enabled and Disabled. If
Disabled, the POST routine will run at normal speed.

Quiet Boot

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the diagnostic screen during
boot-up.

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uPCI/PnP Configuration

Access the submenu for this item to make changes to the PCI/PnP
configuration, as listed below.

Onboard LAN1 OPROM Configure

Enabling this setting allows you to boot your system from LAN 1. Options
are Enabled and Disabled.

Onboard LAN2 OPROM Configure

Enabling this setting allows you to boot your system from LAN 2. Options
are Enabled and Disabled.

Legacy USB Support

This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices. The
settings are Enabled and Disabled.

Installed OS

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This setting allows you to select the operating system for your computer.
The settings are Other, Win95, Win98, WinMe and Win 2000.

NT4 Installation Workaround

This setting allows BIOS to provide a workaround for the absence of a
floppy drive during NT4 installation. Options are Enabled and Disabled.

Reset Configuration Data

Options are Yes and No. Choosing Yes will clear the Extended System
Configuration Data (ECSD).

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uPCI Slot Configuration

PCI/PCIX Frequency (Slot 4-5)

This setting controls the bus speed of PCI-X slots # 4 and 5. Options
are 33 MHz, 66 MHz, 100 MHz, 133 MHz and Auto. Note that the
onboard SCSI limits the speed of these two slots to 66 MHz on the
P4DMS-6GM.

PCI/PCIX Frequency (Slot 6)

This setting controls the bus speed of PCI-X slots # 4 and 5. Options
are 33 MHz, 66 MHz, 100 MHz, 133 MHz and Auto.

uPCI Device, Slot 1

uPCI Device, Slot 2

uPCI Device, Slot 3

uPCI Device, Slot 4

uPCI Device, Slot 5

uPCI Device, Slot 6

Option ROM Scan

This setting (included in the submenu for the above six settings) will
initialize the selected device's expansion ROM when enabled.
Options are Enabled and Disabled.

Enabled Master

This setting (included in the submenu for the above six settings) will
designate the selected device as the PCI bus master when enabled.
Options are Enabled and Disabled.

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Latency Timer

This setting (included in the submenu for the above six settings) sets
the minimum guaranteed time slice allotted to the bus master in units
of PCI bus clocks. Options are Default, 0020h, 0040h, 0060h,
0080h, 00A0h, 00C0h and 00E0h.

Large Disk Access Mode

This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed. The
options are DOS or Other (for Unix, Novellle NetWare and other operating
systems).

Local Bus IDE Adapter

Use this setting to enable the integrated local bus IDE adapter. Options
are Disable, Primary, Secondary and Both.

uCache Memory

Access the submenu for this item to specify one of the following actions
for the various sections of cache memory: Uncached, Write Protect, Write
Back, Write Through or Disabled. See the "Item Specific Help" window for
details.

uI/O Device Configuration

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

Power Loss Control

This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power
returns after an unexpected loss of power. Options are Stay Off, Power
On and Last State.

Watch Dog

This setting is used to enable or disabled the Watch Dog Timer function.
It must be used in conjunction with the JP37 jumper (see Chapter 2 for
details). Options are Enabled and Disabled.

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KBC Clock Input

Use this setting to select the keyboard clock rate. Options are 6 MHz, 8
MHz and 12 MHz.

Serial Port A

This setting allows you to assign control of serial port A. The options
are Enabled (user defined), Disabled, Auto (BIOS controlled) and OS
Controlled.

Base I/O Address

Select the base I/O address for serial port A. The options are 3F8,
2F8, 3E8 and 2E8.

Interrupt

Select the IRQ (interrupt request) for serial port A. Options are IRQ3
and IRQ4.

Serial Port B

This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B. The options
are Enabled (user defined), Disabled, Auto (BIOS controlled) and OS
Controlled.

Mode

Specify the type of device that will be connected to serial port B.
Options are Normal and IR (for an infrared device).

Base I/O Address

Select the base I/O address for serial port B. The options are 3F8,

2F8, 3E8 and 2E8.

Interrupt

Select the IRQ (interrupt request) for serial port B. Options are IRQ3
and IRQ4.

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Parallel Port

This setting allows you to assign control of the parallel port. The options
are Enabled (user defined), Disabled and Auto (BIOS controlled).

Base I/O Address

Select the base I/O address for the parallel port. The options are 378,
278 and 3BC.

Interrupt

Select the IRQ (interrupt request) for the parallel port. Options are
IRQ5 and IRQ7.

Mode

Specify the parallel port mode. Options are Output Only, Bi-directional,
EPP and ECP.

DMA Channel

Specify the DMA channel. Options are DMA1 and DMA3.

Floppy Disk Controller

This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller.
The options are Enabled (user defined), Disabled and Auto (BIOS
controlled).

Base I/O Address

Select the base I/O address for the parallel port. The options are
Primary and Secondary.

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uAdvanced Chipset Control

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

Enable Memory Gap

This setting allows you to turn off system RAM to free up address space.
The options for this setting are Disabled and Extended.

ECC Configuration

This setting lets you enable or disable ECC (Error Correction and
Checking). The options are ECC and Disabled.

ECC Error Type

This setting lets you select which type of interrupt will be activated as a
result of an ECC error. The options are None, NMI (Non-Maskable
Interrupt), SMI (System Management Interrupt) and SCI (System Control
Interrupt.

SERR Signal Condition

This setting specifies the conditions required to qualify as an ECC error.
Options are None, Single Bit, Multiple Bit and Both.

uAdvanced Processor Options

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

CPU Speed

This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor.

Frequency Ratio

This setting allows you to specify the value of tthe internal frequency
multiplier of the processor, which is used to determine the processor
speed. Options are x8, x16, x17, x18, x19 and x20.

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Fast String Operations

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable fast string operations.

Compatible FPU Code

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the compatible FPU code.

Split Lock Operations

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable split lock operations.

Hyper-Threading

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable hyper-threading. Enabling
hyper-threading results in increased CPU performance.

L3 Cache

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the L3 cache.

uDMI Event Logging

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

Event Log Validity

This is a display, not a setting, informing you of the event log validity.

Event Log Capacity

This is a display, not a setting, informing you of the event log capacity.

View DMI Event Log

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

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Event Logging

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging.

ECC Event Logging

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging.

Mark DMI Events as Read

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

Clear All DMI Event Logs

This setting will clear all DMI event logs when set to Yes. Options are
Yes and No.

uConsole Redirection

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

COM Port Address

Specifies to redirect the console to On-board COMA or On-board COMB.
This setting can also be Disabled.

BAUD Rate

Select the BAUD rate for console redirection.

Console Type

Choose from the available options to select the console type for console
redirection.

Flow Control

Choose from the available options to select the flow control for console
redirection.

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Console Connection

Select the console connection: either Direct or Via Modem.

Continue CR after POST

Choose whether to continue with console redirection after the POST
routine. Options are On and Off.

# of Video Pages to Support

Choose the number of video pages to allocate for redirection when video
hardware is not available. Options are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.

7-5 Security

Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow
keys. You should see the following display. Security setting options are
displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>.
All Security BIOS settings are described in this section.

Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot PIR

Supervisor Password Is: [Clear]
User Password Is: [Clear]

Set Supervisor Password: [Enter]
Set User Password: [Enter]

Password on Boot [Disabled]
Fixed Disk Boot Sector [Normal]

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Supervisor Password Is:

This displays whether a supervisor password has been entered for the
system. Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means
a supervisor password has been entered for the system.

User Password Is:

This displays whether a user password has been entered for the system.
Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user
password has been entered for the system.

Set Supervisor Password

When the item "Set Supervisor Password" is highlighted, hit the <Enter> key.
When prompted, type the Supervisor's password in the dialogue box to set
or to change supervisor's password, which allows access to BIOS.

Set User Password

When the item "Set User Password" is highlighted, hit the <Enter> key.
When prompted, type the user's password in the dialogue box to set or to
change the user's password, which allows access to the system at boot­up.

Password on Boot

This setting allows you to require a password to be entered when the
system boots up. Options are Enabled (password required) and Disabled
(password not required).

Fixed Disk Boot Sector

This setting may offer some protection against viruses when set to Write
Protect, which protects the boot sector on the hard drive from having a
virus written to it. The other option is Normal.

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7-6 Power

Choose Power from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow
keys. You should see the following display. Power setting options are displayed
by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>. All Power
BIOS settings are described in this section.

Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot PIR

ACPI Mode: [Yes]
Power Savings: [Customized]

Suspend Timeout: [Off]
Resume on Time: [Off]
Resume Time: [00:00:00]

Item Specific Help

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ACPI Mode

Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI (Advanced
Configuration and Power Interface) power management on your system.
Options are Yes and No.

Power Savings

This setting sets the degree of power saving for the system. The options
are Disabled, Customized, Maximum Power Savings and Maximum
Performance. Customized allows you to alter the other two modes.

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Suspend Timeout

Use this setting to specify the period of system inactivity to transpire before
entering the suspend state. Options are Off, 5 min, 10 min, 15 min, 20 min,
30 min, 40 min and 60 min.

Resume on Time

Select either Off or On, which will wake the system up at the time specified
in the next setting.

Resume Time

Use this setting to specify the time you want the system to wake up (the
above setting must be set to On). Enter the time with the number keys.

7-7 Boot

Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys.
You should see the following display. Highlighting a setting with a + or - willl
expand or collapse that entry. See details on how to change the order and specs
of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window. All Boot BIOS settings are
described in this section.

Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot PIR

+ Removable Devices
CD-ROM Drive
+ Hard Drive

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+Removable Devices

Highlight and presss <Enter> to expand the field. See details on how to
change the order and specs of removable devices in the Item Specific Help
window.

CD-ROM Drive

See details on how to change the order and specs of removable devices in
the Item Specific Help window.

+Hard Drive

Highlight and presss <Enter> to expand the field. See details on how to
change the order and specs of hard drives in the Item Specific Help
window.

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7-8 PIR

Choose PIR from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys.
You should see the following display. The items with a triangle beside them have
sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing <Enter>.
PIR stands for "Processor Info ROM", which allows BIOS to read certain
information from the processors. Options for PIR settings are displayed by
highlighting the setting option using the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>. All
PIR BIOS Setup options are described in this section.

Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot

Select the Processor’s PIR
Select the Thermal Unit

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Item Specific Help

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Select the Processor's PIR

Selects the processor PIR. Options are A0h/A1h, A2h/A3h, A4h/A5h, A6h/
A7h, A8h/A8h, AAh/ABh, ACh/ADh and AEh/AFh. See the Item Specific
Help field for details.

Select the Thermal Unit

Selects the thermal unit. Options are 30h/31h, 32h/33h, 34h/35h, 52h/53h,
54h/55h, 56h/57h, 98h/99h, 9Ah/9Bh and 9Ch/9Dh. See the Item Specific
Help field for details.

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uProcessor Info ROM Data

Highlight this and hit <Enter> to see PIR data on the following items:

Header Info

Processor Data

Processor Core Data

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L3 Cache Data

Package Data

Part Number Data

Thermal Reference Data

Feature Data

Other Data

OEM Data

uHardware Monitor Logic

Highlight this and hit <Enter> to see monitor data for the following items:

CPU1 Temperature

CPU2 Temperature

System Temperature

CPU Fan1 Chassis Fan

CPU Fan2 Chassis Fan

Processor Vcore (V)

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3.3V Standby (V)

3.3V Vcc (V)

5V Vcc (V)

12V Vcc (V)

1.8V Vcc (V)

-12V Vcc (V)

7-9 Exit

Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys.
You should see the following display. All Exit BIOS settings are described in this
section.

Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot PIR

Exit Saving Changes
Exit Discarding Changes
Load Setup Defaults
Discard Changes
Save Changes

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Exit Saving Changes

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you made and to
exit the BIOS Setup utility.

Exit Discarding Changes

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving
any changes you may have made.

Load Setup Defaults

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to load the default settings for all items in
the BIOS Setup. These are the safest settings to use.

Discard Changes

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to discard (cancel) any changes you
made. You will remain in the Setup utility.

Save Changes

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Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you made. You will
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Appendix A

BIOS POST Messages

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

Failure Fixed Disk

Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly. Check to see if fixed disk is
attached properly. Run Setup. Find out if the fixed-disk type is correctly identified.

Stuck key

Stuck key on keyboard.

Keyboard error

Keyboard not working.

Keyboard Controller Failed

Keyboard controller failed test. May require replacing keyboard controller.

Keyboard locked - Unlock key switch

Unlock the system to proceed.

Monitor type does not match CMOS - Run SETUP

Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup

Shadow Ram Failed at offset: nnnn

Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error
was detected.

System RAM Failed at offset: nnnn

System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error
was detected.

Extended RAM Failed at offset: nnnn Extended memory not
working or not configured properly at offset nnnn.

System battery is dead - Replace and run SETUP

The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead. Replace the
battery and run Setup to reconfigure the system.

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System CMOS checksum bad - Default configuration used

System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly, perhaps by an
application program that changes data stored in CMOS. The BIOS installed Default
Setup Values. If you do not want these values, enter Setup and enter your own
values. If the error persists, check the system battery or contact your dealer.

System timer error

The timer test failed. Requires repair of system board.

Real time clock error

Real-Time Clock fails BIOS hardware test. May require board repair.

Check date and time settings

BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real-Time Clock. May require
setting legal date (1991-2099).

Previous boot incomplete - Default configuration used

Previous POST did not complete successfully. POST loads default values and
offers to run Setup. If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are
not corrected, the next boot will likely fail. On systems with control of wait
states, improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on
the next boot. Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct.
This error is cleared the next time the system is booted.

Memory Size found by POST differed from CMOS

Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS.

Diskette drive A error
Diskette drive B error

Drive A: or B: is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests. Check to see that
the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette
drive is attached correctly.

Incorrect Drive A type - run SETUP

Type of floppy drive A: not correctly identified in Setup.

Incorrect Drive B type - run SETUP

Type of floppy drive B: not correctly identified in Setup.

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System cache error - Cache disabled

RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache. On older boards, check the
cache jumpers. You may have to replace the cache. See your dealer. A disabled
cache slows system performance considerably.

CPU ID:

CPU socket number for Multi-Processor error.

EISA CMOS not writeable

ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot write to EISA CMOS.

DMA Test Failed

ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot write to extended DMA (Direct Memory
Access) registers.

Software NMI Failed

ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot generate software NMI (Non-Maskable
Interrupt).

Fail-Safe Timer NMI Failed

ServerBIOS2 test error: Fail-Safe Timer takes too long.

device Address Conflict
Address conflict for specified device.

Allocation Error for: device

Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the
specified device.

CD ROM Drive

CD ROM Drive identified.

Entering SETUP ...

Starting Setup program

Failing Bits: nnnn

The hex number nnnn is a map of the bits at the RAM address which failed
the memory test. Each 1 (one) in the map indicates a failed bit. See errors
230, 231, or 232 above for offset address of the failure in System,
Extended, or Shadow memory.

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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.

nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed
Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.

nnnn Cache SRAM Passed
Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested.

nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed

Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully
tested.

nnnn kB System RAM Passed
Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.

One or more I2O Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup
Boot Menu

There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I2O block­storage devices.

Operating system not found

Operating system cannot be located on either drive A: or drive C:. Enter Setup
and see if fixed disk and drive A: are properly identified.

Parity Check 1 nnnn

Parity error found in the system bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and
display it on the screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????. Parity is
a method for checking errors in binary data. A parity error indicates that some
data has been corrupted.

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Parity Check 2 nnnn

Parity error found in the I/O bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display
it on the screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????.

Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to Setup, <F3> for previous

Displayed after any recoverable error message. Press <F1> to start the boot
process or <F2> to enter Setup and change the settings. Press <F3> to display
the previous screen (usually an initialization error of an Option ROM, i.e., an
add-on card). Write down and follow the information shown on the screen.

Press <F2> to enter Setup

Optional message displayed during POST. Can be turned off in Setup.

PS/2 Mouse:

PS/2 mouse identified.

Run the I2O Configuration Utility

One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit
set in the LCT. Run an I2O Configuration Utility (e.g. the SAC utility).

System BIOS shadowed

System BIOS copied to shadow RAM.

UMB upper limit segment address:

nnnn

Displays the address

nnnn

of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks,
indicating released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual
memory manager.

Video BIOS shadowed

Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM.

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Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes

Appendix B

BIOS POST Codes

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

Recoverable POST Errors

When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST, the BIOS will display
an POST code that describes the problem. BIOS may also issue one of the
following beep codes:

1 long and two short beeps - video configuration error
1 continuous long beep - no memory detected

Terminal POST Errors

If a terminal type of error occurs, BIOS will shut down the system. Before
doing so, BIOS will write the error to port 80h, attempt to initialize video and
write the error in the top left corner of the screen.
The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h.

POST Code Description

02h Verify Real Mode
03 h Disable Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI)
04h Get CPU type
06h Initialize system hardware
07 h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM.
08 h Initialize chipset with initial POST values
09h Set IN POST flag
0Ah Initialize CPU registers
0Bh Enable CPU cache
0C h Initialize caches to initial POST values
0Eh Initialize I/O component
0Fh Initialize the local bus IDE
10 h Initialize Power Management
11 h Load alternate registers with initial POST values
12 h Restore CPU control word during warm boot
13 h Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices

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POST Code Description

14 h Initialize keyboard controller
16 h 1-2-2-3 BIOS ROM checksum
17 h Initialize cache before memory Auto size
18h 8254 timer initialization
1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization
1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller
20 h 1-3-1-1 Test DRAM refresh
22 h 1-3-1-3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller
24 h Set ES segment register to 4 GB
28h Auto size DRAM
29h Initialize POST Memory Manager
2Ah Clear 512 kB base RAM
2C h 1-3-4-1 RAM failure on address line
2Eh 1-3-4-3 RAM failure on data bits

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xxxx

* of low byte of

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memory bus
2Fh Enable cache before system BIOS shadow
32 h Test CPU bus-clock frequency
33 h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager
36 h Warm start shut down
38 h Shadow system BIOS ROM
3Ah Auto size cache
3C h Advanced configuration of chipset registers
3D h Load alternate registers with CMOS values
41 h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot
42 h Initialize interrupt vectors
45 h POST device initialization
46 h 2-1-2-3 Check ROM copyright notice
47 h Initialize I20 support
48 h Check video configuration against CMOS
49 h Initialize PCI bus and devices
4Ah Initialize all video adapters in system
4Bh QuietBoot start (optional)
4Ch Shadow video BIOS ROM
4Eh Display BIOS copyright notice
4Fh Initialize MultiBoot
50 h Display CPU type and speed
51h Initialize EISA board
52 h Test keyboard
54 h Set key click if enabled
55 h Enable USB devices
58 h 2-2-3-1 Test for unexpected interrupts

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