Supero SUPERSERVER 6037R-TXRF User Manual

SUPERSERVER

6037R-TXRF

SUPER

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Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians. It

provides information for the installation and use of the SuperServer 6037R-TXRF

server. Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced

technicians only.

The SuperServer 6037R-TXRF is based on the SC835XTQ-R982B 3U rackmount

server chassis and the Super X9DRX+-F serverboard. Please refer to our web site

for an up-to-date list of supported operating systems, processors and memory.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1: Introduction

The rst chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the

server system and describes the main features of the Super X9DRX+-F serverboard

and the SC835XTQ-R982B chassis.

Chapter 2: Server Installation

This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the system into a rack and

check out the server conguration prior to powering up the system. If your server

was ordered without the processor and memory components, this chapter will refer

you to the appropriate sections of the manual for their installation.

Chapter 3: System Interface

Refer to this chapter for details on the system interface, which includes the functions

and information provided by the control panel on the chassis as well as other LEDs

located throughout the system.

Chapter 4: System Safety

You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview

of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the

system.

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup

Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the X9DRX+-F serverboard, including the

locations and functions of connectors, headers and jumpers. Refer to this chapter

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when adding or removing processors or main memory and when reconguring the

serverboard.

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup

Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC835XTQ-R982B server chassis.

You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing, removing or

reconguring SATA or peripheral drives and when replacing system power supply

units and cooling fans.

Chapter 7: BIOS

The BIOS chapter includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information

on running the CMOS Setup Utility.

Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages

Appendix B: System Specications

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Notes

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

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

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

Processors ...................................................................................................... 1-2

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

Serial ATA ....................................................................................................... 1-2

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

Rear I/O Ports ................................................................................................. 1-2

IPMI ................................................................................................................. 1-2

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

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

SAS/SATA Subsystem ..................................................................................... 1-3

Front Control Panel ......................................................................................... 1-3

Cooling System ............................................................................................... 1-3

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

Chapter 2 Server Installation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reduced Airow ......................................................................................... 2-3

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

Circuit Overloading ..................................................................................... 2-3

Reliable Ground ......................................................................................... 2-3

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

Installing the Inner Rack Rails ........................................................................ 2-4

Installing the Outer Rack Rails ....................................................................... 2-5

Installing the Chassis into a Rack................................................................... 2-6

Chapter 3 System Interface

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

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

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

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

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

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

Information LED .............................................................................................. 3-2

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 4 System Safety

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

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

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

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

Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup

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

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

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

5-2 Connecting Cables .......................................................................................... 5-2

Connecting Data Cables ................................................................................. 5-2

Connecting Power Cables .............................................................................. 5-2

Connecting the Control Panel ......................................................................... 5-2

5-3 I/O Ports .......................................................................................................... 5-3

5-4 Installing the Processor and Heatsink ............................................................ 5-4

Installing an LGA 2011 Processor ................................................................... 5-4

Installation and Removal of the Heatsink ....................................................... 5-7

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

Memory Support for the X9DRX+-F Serverboard ...................................... 5-9

5-6 Adding PCI Add-On Cards .............................................................................5-11

5-7 Serverboard Details ...................................................................................... 5-12

X9DRX+-F Quick Reference ......................................................................... 5-12

5-8 Connector Denitions ................................................................................... 5-14

5-9 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 5-21

5-10 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................ 5-23

5-11 SATA Ports .................................................................................................... 5-24

5-12 Installing Software ......................................................................................... 5-25

Supero Doctor III ........................................................................................... 5-26

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Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup

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

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

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

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

6-3 Accessing the Inside of the System................................................................ 6-3

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

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

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

Installing the Rear Fan .................................................................................... 6-4

Air Shroud ....................................................................................................... 6-6

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

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

Hard Drive Backplane ..................................................................................... 6-6

SATA Drive Installation .................................................................................... 6-6

DVD-ROM Drive Installation ........................................................................... 6-9

6-5 Power Supply ................................................................................................ 6-10

Power Supply Failure .................................................................................... 6-10

Replacing the Power Supply ......................................................................... 6-10

Chapter 7 BIOS

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

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

How To Change the Conguration Data ......................................................... 7-2

Starting the Setup Utility ................................................................................. 7-2

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

7-3 Advanced Setup Congurations...................................................................... 7-4

7-4 Event Logs .................................................................................................... 7-25

7-5 IPMI ............................................................................................................... 7-27

7-6 Boot ............................................................................................................... 7-29

7-7 Security ......................................................................................................... 7-30

7-8 Save & Exit ................................................................................................... 7-31

Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes

Appendix B System Specications

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

The SuperServer 6037R-TXRF is comprised of two main subsystems: the

SC835XTQ-R982B 3U server chassis and the X9DRX+-F dual Intel Xeon processor

serverboard. Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that

have been certied for use with the system (www.supermicro.com).

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

been included with the server, as listed below:

•One 8-cm rear exhaust fan (FAN-0125L4)

•Three 8-cm system fans (FAN-0118L4)

•One air shroud (MCP-310-83501-0N)

•Two 2U passive CPU heatsinks (SNK-P0048PS)

•SATA accessories:

One HDD backplane (BPN-SAS-833TQ)

Eight 3.5" hard disk drive trays (MCP-220-00075-0B)

Two 5.25" drive trays (MCP-220-00009-01)

•One rack rail set (MCP-290-00053-0N)

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1-2 Serverboard Features

At the heart of the SuperServer 6037R-TXRF lies the X9DRX+-F, a dual processor

serverboard based on the Intel C602 chipset. Below are the main features of the

X9DRX+-F. (See Figure 1-1 for a block diagram of the chipset).

Processors

The X9DRX+-F supports two Intel® E5-2600 Series processors in LGA 2011 sockets

(Socket R). Please refer to the serverboard description pages on our web site for a

complete listing of supported processors (www.supermicro.com).

Memory

The X9DRX+-F has sixteen DIMM slots that can support up to 512 GB of DDR3-

1333/1066/800 RDIMM, LRDIMM or UDIMM ECC/non-ECC memory. Modules of

the same size and speed are recommended. See Chapter 5 for details.

Serial ATA

A SATA controller is integrated into the chipset to provide a ten-port SATA

subsystem, which is RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 supported. I-SATA 0/1 are SATA 3.0

ports and I-SATA2-5 and S-SATA0-3 are SATA 2.0 ports. The SATA drives are

hot-swappable units.

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

swap capability and RAID function of the Serial ATA drives.

PCI Expansion Slots

The X9DRX+-F has ten PCI-E 3.0 x8 and one PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8) slots for a total

of eleven PCI expansion slots.

Rear I/O Ports

The color-coded I/O ports include one COM port, a VGA (monitor) port, four USB

2.0 ports, a dedicated IPMI LAN port and two Gb Ethernet LAN ports.

IPMI

IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) is a hardware-level interface

specication that provides remote access, monitoring and administration for

Supermicro server platforms. IPMI allows server administrators to view a server’s

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hardware status remotely, receive an alarm automatically if a failure occurs, and

power cycle a system that is non-responsive.

1-3 Server Chassis Features

The following is a general outline of the main features of the SC835XTQ-R982B

server chassis.

System Power

The SC835XTQ-R982B features a redundant 980W high-efciency power supply

composed of two separate power modules. This power redundancy feature allows

you to replace a failed power supply without shutting down the system.

SAS/SATA Subsystem

The SC835XTQ-R982B supports up to eight SATA drives. These drives are hot-

swappable units and are connected to a backplane that provides power and control.

Front Control Panel

The control panel on the SuperServer 6037R-TXRF provides you with system

monitoring and control. LEDs indicate system power, HDD activity, network activity,

system overheat and power supply failure. The main power button and a system

reset button are also located here.

Cooling System

The SC835XTQ-R982B chassis has an innovative cooling design that includes three

8-cm hot-plug system cooling fans located in the middle section of the chassis and

one 8-cm exhaust fan. An air shroud channels the airow from the system fans to

efciently cool the processor area of the system. The power supply module also

includes a cooling fan.

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Figure 1-1. Intel C602 Chipset:

System Block Diagram

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

DDR3 DIMM

PROCESSOR

Socket 2

CPU REAR

E5-2600

PE3

SLOT 5

SLOT 6

SLOT 7

SLOT 9

SLOT 10

SLOT 1

SLOT 2

SLOT 3

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DMI

PCI

Windbond

VGA

VGA CONN

DDR2 RAM

TPM Header

BMC

PHY

Super I/O

HW Monitor
NCT7904D

W83527

IPMI LAN
RJ45

RTL8201F

USB [10,11] LPC

S-SATA0

S-SATA1

S-SATA2

S-SATA3

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RJ45

Dual GbE

I350AM2

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S-SATA3

S-SATA4

S-SATA5

S-SATA2

S-SATA1

S-SATA0

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ports 0,1

port 4 port 5

REAR

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2,3

6,7 8,9

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SATA Gen3 [0..3]

E5-2600

(x4)

Intel C602

DMI: LANE
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1-4 Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro 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-Pacic

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.

Chung-Ho Dist., New Taipei City 235

Taiwan

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: [e-mail]

Tel: [phone], ext.132 or 139

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Chapter 2: Server Installation

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Chapter 2

Server Installation

2-1 Overview

This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your SuperServer 6037R-TXRF

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 system has come to you with the processors and memory preinstalled. If

your system is not already fully integrated with a serverboard, processors, system

memory etc., please turn to the relevant section in Chapter 5 for details on install-

ing specic components.

2-2 Unpacking the System

You should inspect the box the SuperServer 6037R-TXRF was shipped in and note

if it was damaged in any way. If the server itself shows damage you should le a

damage claim with the carrier who delivered it.

Decide on a suitable location for the rack unit that will hold the SuperServer 6037R-

TXRF. It should be situated in a clean, dust-free area that is well ventilated. Avoid

areas where heat, electrical noise and electromagnetic elds are generated. You

will also need it placed near a grounded power outlet. Read the Rack and Server

Precautions in the next section.

2-3 Preparing for Setup

The box the SuperServer 6037R-TXRF was shipped in should include two sets of

rail assemblies, two rail mounting brackets and the mounting screws you will need to

install the system into the rack. Follow the steps in the order given to complete the

installation process in a minimum amount of time. Please read this section in its en-

tirety before you begin the installation procedure outlined in the sections that follow.

Choosing a Setup Location

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

completely (~25 inches) and approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back

of the rack to allow for sufcient airow and ease in servicing.

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

equipment rooms, service closets and the like).

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

acccording to §2 of the the German Ordinance for Work with Visual Display

Units.

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Warnings and Precautions!

Rack Precautions

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

the oor 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 si-

multaneously may cause the rack to become unstable.

Server Precautions

•Review the electrical and general safety precautions in Chapter 4.

•Determine the placement of each component in the rack before you install the

rails.

•Install the heaviest server components on the bottom of the rack rst, and then

work up.

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

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

power failure.

•Allow any hot plug drives and power supply modules 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.

Chapter 2: Server Installation

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Rack Mounting Considerations

Ambient Operating Temperature

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

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

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

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

ture (Tmra).

Reduced Airow

Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that the amount of airow required

for safe operation is not compromised.

Mechanical Loading

Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that a hazardous condition does not

arise due to uneven mechanical loading.

Circuit Overloading

Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to the power

supply circuitry and the effect that any possible overloading of circuits might have

on overcurrent protection and power supply wiring. Appropriate consideration of

equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern.

Reliable Ground

A reliable ground must be maintained at all times. To ensure this, the rack itself

should be grounded. Particular attention should be given to power supply connec-

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

strips, etc.).

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2-4 Installing the System into a Rack

This section provides information on installing the SC835 chassis into a rack unit

with the quick-release rails provided. There are a variety of rack units on the market,

which may mean the assembly procedure will differ slightly. You should also refer to

the installation instructions that came with the rack unit you are using.

Installing the Inner Rack Rails

Installing the Inner Rails

1. Place the inner rack extensions on the side of the chassis aligning the hooks

of the chassis with the rail extension holes.

2. Slide the extension toward the front of the chassis.

3. Secure the chassis with four screws as illustrated.

4. Repeat steps 1-3 for the other inner rail.

Figure 2-1. Installing the Inner Rack Rails

Screw Holes

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Figure 2-3. Outer Rack Rails

Installing the Outer Rack Rails

Outer rails attach to the server rack and hold the server in place. The outer rails for

the SC835 chassis extend between 30 inches and 33 inches.

Installing the Outer Rails

1. Begin by measuring the distance from the front rail to the rear rail of the rack

2. Attach a short bracket to the front side of the right outer rail and a long

bracket to the rear side of the right outer rail.

3. Adjust both the short and long brackets to the proper distance so that the rail

can t snugly into the rack.

4. Secure the short bracket to the front side of the outer rail with two screws and

the long bracket to the rear side of the outer rail with three screws.

5. Repeat these steps for the left outer rail.

Figure 2-2. Inner Rack Rails Installed

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Figure 2-4. Installing the Chassis into the Rack

Installing the Chassis into a Rack

Installing into a Rack

1. Conrm that the inner and outer rails are installed on the rack.

2. Line chassis rails with the front of the rack rails.

3. 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" into position.

4. (Optional) Insert and tighten the thumbscrews that hold the front of the server

to the rack.

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Chapter 3

System Interface

3-1 Overview

There are several LEDs on the control panel as well as others on the drive carri-

ers to keep you constantly informed of the overall status of the system as well as

the activity and health of specic components. There are also two buttons on the

chassis control panel.

3-2 Control Panel Buttons

The two buttons located on the front of the chassis include a reset button and a

power on/off button.

Reset

Use the reset button to reboot the system.

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.

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3-3 Control Panel LEDs

The control panel located on the front of the chassis has several LEDs. These

LEDs provide you with critical information related to different parts of the system.

This section explains what each LED indicates when illuminated and any corrective

action you may need to take.

Power Fail

Indicates a power supply module has failed. The second power supply module will

take the load and keep the system running but the failed module 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.

NIC1

Indicates network activity on the LAN1 port when ashing.

NIC2

Indicates network activity on the LAN2 port when ashing.

Information LED

This LED will be solid blue when the UID function has been activated. When this

LED ashes red, it indicates a fan failure. When red continuously it indicates an

overheat condition, which may be caused by cables obstructing the airow in the

system or the ambient room temperature being too warm. Check the routing of

the cables and make sure all fans are present and operating normally. You should

also check to make sure that the chassis covers are installed. Finally, verify that

the heatsinks are installed properly (see Chapter 5). This LED will remain ashing

or on as long as the indicated condition exists.

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HDD

On the SuperServer 6037R-TXRF, this LED indicates SATA hard drive and/or DVD-

ROM drive activity when ashing.

Power

Indicates power is being supplied to the system's power supply units. This LED

should normally be illuminated when the system is operating.

3-4 Drive Carrier LEDs

Each drive carrier has two LEDs:

•Green: When illuminated, the green LED on the drive carrier indicates drive

activity. A connection to the backplane enables this LED to blink on and off

when that particular drive is being accessed.

•Red: The red LED to indicate a drive failure. If one of the drives fails, you should

be notied by your system management software. Please refer to Chapter 6 for

instructions on replacing failed drives.

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Notes

Chapter 4: System Safety

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Chapter 4

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 6037R-TXRF from damage:

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

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

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

the system.

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

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

ing main system components, such as the serverboard and memory modules.

When disconnecting power, you should rst power down the system with the

operating system. The unit has more than one power supply cord. Disconnect

both power supply cords before servicing to avoid electrical shock.

•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 neces-

sary.

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

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

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

components or circuit boards they come into contact with.

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

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

designed as electrical insulators.

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

plugged into grounded electrical outlets.

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4-2 General Safety Precautions

Follow these rules to ensure general safety:

•Keep the area around the 6037R-TXRF clean and free of clutter.

•The 6037R-TXRF weighs approximately 72.6 lbs (33 kg.) when fully loaded.

When lifting the system, two people at either end should lift slowly with their

feet spread out to distribute the weight. Always keep your back straight and lift

with your legs.

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

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

stepped on.

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

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

be pulled into a cooling fan.

!

•This product may be connected to an IT power system. In all cases, make sure

that the unit is also reliably connected to Earth (ground).

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

battery is installed upside down, which will reverse its polarites (see Figure 4-1).

This battery must be replaced only with the same or an equivalent type recom-

mended by the manufacturer (CR2032). Dispose of used batteries according to

the manufacturer's instructions.

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

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

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

ventional way.

•Mainboard replaceable soldered-in fuses: Self-resetting PTC (Positive Tempera-

ture Coefcient) fuses on the mainboard must be replaced by trained service

technicians only. The new fuse must be the same or equivalent as the one

replaced. Contact technical support for details and support.

Chapter 4: System Safety

4-3

4-3 ESD Precautions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

until ready for use.

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

bag.

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

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

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

memory modules or contacts.

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

•Put the serverboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not

in use.

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

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

the serverboard.

!

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

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

with printed circuit boards or areas where power is present.

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

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

have been made.

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4-4 Operating Precautions

Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 6037R-

TXRF is operating to assure proper cooling. Out of warranty damage to the system

can occur if this practice is not strictly followed.

!

Figure 4-1. Installing the Onboard Battery

LITHIUM BATTERY

BATTERY HOLDER

BATTERY HOLDER

LITHIUM BATTERY

OR

!

Please handle used batteries carefully. Do not damage the battery in any way; a

damaged battery may release hazardous materials into the environment. Do not

discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landll. Please comply with the

regulations set up by your local hazardous waste management agency to dispose

of your used battery properly.

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5-1

Chapter 5

Advanced Serverboard Setup

This chapter covers the steps required to install the X9DRX+-F serverboard into the

chassis, connect the data and power cables and install add-on cards. All serverboard

jumpers and connections are also described. A layout and quick reference chart

are included in this chapter for your reference. Remember to completely close the

chassis when you have nished working with the serverboard to better cool and

protect the system.

5-1 Handling the Serverboard

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent

damage to any printed circuit boards (PCBs), it is important to handle them very

carefully (see previous chapter). To prevent the serverboard from bending, keep

one hand under the center of the board to support it when handling. The following

measures are generally sufcient to protect your equipment from electric static

discharge.

Precautions

•Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent Electrostatic Discharge

(ESD).

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

bag.

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

memory modules or gold contacts.

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

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

bags when not in use.

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

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

the serverboard.

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Unpacking

The serverboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid electrical static

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

protected.

5-2 Connecting Cables

Several cables need to be connected from the chassis to the serverboard. These

include the data cables for the peripherals and control panel and the power cables.

Connecting Data Cables

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

routed to prevent them from blocking the ow of cooling air that moves through

the system from front to back. If you need to disconnect any of these cables, you

should take care to keep them routed as they were originally after reconnecting

them (make sure the red wires connect to the pin 1 locations). The following data

cables (with their locations noted) should be connected. (See the serverboard layout

for connector locations.)

•SATA drive data cables (I-SATA0 ~ SATA7 )

•Control Panel cable (JF1)

Important! Make sure the the cables do not come into contact with the fans.

Connecting Power Cables

The X9DRX+-F has a 24-pin proprietary power supply connector (JPW1) for

connection to the ATX power supply. In addition, there are two 8-pin secondary

power connectors (JPW2, JPW3) that also must be connected to your power supply.

See Section 5-8 for power connector pin denitions.

Connecting the Control Panel

JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors. See Figure 5-1

for the pin locations of the various front control panel buttons and LED indicators.

All JF1 wires have been bundled into a single ribbon cable to simplify this

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

other end connects to the Control Panel PCB board, located just behind the system

status LEDs on the chassis. See below for details and pin descriptions.

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Rear I/O Ports

1. COM1 Port 2. USB0 Port

3. USB1 Port 4. Dedicated IPMI LAN Port

5. USB2 Port 6. USB3 Port

7. LAN1 Port 8. LAN2 Port

9. VGA Port 10. UID Switch

Figure 5-1. Control Panel Header Pins

5-3 I/O Ports

The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specication. See

Figure 5-2 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports.

1

1

1

7

1

5

1

6

1

4

1

3

1

2

1

8

1

9

1

10

Figure 5-2. I/O Ports

Power Button

Blue+ (OH/Fan Fail/
PWR FaiL/UID LED)

1

NIC1 Link LED

Reset Button

2

Power Fail LED

HDD LED

FP PWRLED

Reset

PWR

3.3 V

ID_UID_SW/3/3V Stby

Red+ (Blue LED Cathode)

Ground

Ground

1920

3.3V

X

Ground

NMI

X

NIC2 Link LED

NIC2 Activity LED

NIC1 Activity LED

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!

1. There are two levers on the LGA

2011 socket. First press and

release the load lever labeled

'Open 1st' on CPU socket 1.

2. Press the second load lever

labeled 'Close 1st' to release the

load plate from its locked position.

Installing an LGA 2011 Processor

5-4 Installing the Processor and Heatsink

When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pressure on

the label area of the fan.

Notes:

•Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding, re-

moving or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install the

processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink.

•If you buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use an Intel-certied multi-

directional heatsink only.

•Make sure to install the serverboard into the chassis before you install the CPU

heatsinks.

•When receiving a serverboard without a processor pre-installed, make sure that

the plastic CPU socket cap is in place and none of the socket pins are bent;

otherwise, contact your retailer immediately.

•Refer to the Supermicro web site for updates on CPU support.

OPEN 1st

WARNING!

OPEN 1st

WARNING!

Press down on

the lever labeled

'Close 1st'

Pull lever away
from the socket

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Gently push
down to pop
the load plate
open.

3. With the lever labeled 'Close 1st'

fully retracted, gently push down

on the 'Open 1st' lever to open the

load plate. Lift the load plate to

open it completely.

4. Using your thumb and the index

nger, remove the 'WARNING'

plastic cap from the socket.

5. Use your thumb and index nger

to hold the CPU by its edges. Align

the CPU keys, which are semi-

circle cutouts, against the socket

keys.

6. Once they are aligned, carefully

lower the CPU straight down into

the socket. (Do not drop the CPU

on the socket. Do not move the

CPU horizontally or vertically and

do not rub the CPU against any

pins of the socket, which may

damage the CPU or the socket.)

WARNING!

OPEN 1st

WARNING!

Socket Keys

CPU Keys

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Warning: You can only install the CPU to the socket in one direction. Make

sure that the CPU is properly inserted into the socket before closing the

load plate. If it doesn't close properly, do not force it as it may damage

your CPU. Instead, open the load plate again and double-check that the

CPU is aligned properly.

!

7. With the CPU in the socket,

inspect the four corners of the

CPU to make sure that they are

ush with the socket.

8. Close the load plate. Lock the

lever labeled 'Close 1st', then lock

the lever labeled 'Open 1st'. Use

your thumb to gently push the

load levers down until the lever

locks.

9. Repeat steps to install a CPU to

socket 2.

OPEN 1st

OPEN 1st

Lever Lock

Push down

and lock the

lever labeled

'Open 1st'.

Push down and lock the

level labeled 'Close 1st'.

Gently close

the load plate.

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Installing the Heatsink

1. Do not apply any thermal grease to the

heatsink or the CPU die; the required

amount has already been applied.

2. Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so

that the four mounting holes are aligned

with those on the retention mechanism.

3. Screw in two diagonal screws (i.e. the

#1 and the #2 screws) until just snug (do

not over-tighten the screws, which may

damage the CPU.)

4. Finish the installation by fully tightening all

four screws.

Warning: We do not recommend removing the CPU or the heatsink.

However, if you do need to uninstall the heatsink, please follow these

instructions to avoid damaging the CPU or the CPU socket.

Installation and Removal of the Heatsink

Uninstalling the Heatsink

1. Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws

in the sequence shown in the picture on

the right.

2. Hold the heatsink as shown in the picture

on the right and gently wriggle to loosen

it from the CPU. (Do not use excessive

force when doing this!)

3. Once the heatsink is loosened, remove it

from the CPU socket.

4. Clean the surface of the CPU and the

heatsink to get rid of the old thermal

grease. Reapply the proper amount of

thermal grease before you re-install the

heatsink.

!

Screw #1

Screw #1

Screw #2

Screw #2

Screw #3

Screw #3

Screw #4

Screw #4

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Installing Memory Modules

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

P1-DIMM 1A. For best memory performance, please install memory modules

of the same type and same speed on the memory slots as indicated on the

tables below.

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

along the bottom of the module to avoid installing incorrectly (see Figure 5-3).

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

Repeat for all modules.

!

CAUTION! Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM

modules to prevent any possible damage.

5-6 Installing Memory

To Install: Insert module

vertically and press
down until it snaps into
place. Pay attention to
the alignment notch at
the bottom.

To Remove:
Use your thumbs to
gently push the release
tabs near both ends of
the module. This should
release it from the slot.

Figure 5-3. DIMM Installation

Top View of DDR3 Slot

Release Tab Release Tab

Note: Notch should align
with the receptive key
point on the slot.

Notch Notch

Front View

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Memory Support for the X9DRX+-F Serverboard

The X9DRX+-F serverboard supports up to 512 GB of DDR3-1333/1066/800

RDIMM, LRDIMM or UDIMM ECC/non-ECC memory in 16 DIMM slots. See the

following table for memory installation. For the latest memory updates, please refer

to our website a at http://www.supermicro.com/products/serverboard.

Processor & Memory Module Population Conguration

For memory to work properly, follow the tables below for memory population.

Processors and their Corresponding Memory Modules

CPU# Corresponding DIMM Modules

CPU 1 P1-

DIMMA1

P1­DIMMB1

P1­DIMMC1

P1­DIMMD1

P1­DIMMA2

P1­DIMMB2

P1­DIMMC2

P1­DIMMD2

CPU2 P2-

DIMME1

P2­DIMMF1

P2­DIMMG1

P2­DIMMH1

P2­DIMME2

P2­DIMM F2

P2­DIMMG2

P2­DIMMH2

Processor and Memory Module Population for Optimal Performance

Number of

CPUs+DIMMs

CPU and Memory Population Conguration Table

(For memory to work proper, please install DIMMs in pairs)

1 CPU &
2 DIMMs

CPU1
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1

1 CPU &
4 DIMMs

CPU1
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1, P1-DIMMC1/P1-DIMMD1

1 CPU &

5~8 DIMMs

CPU1
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1, P1-DIMMC1/P1-DIMMD1 + Any memory pairs in P1­DIMMA2/P1-DIMMB2/P1-DIMMC2/P1-DIMMD2 slots

2 CPUs &

4 DIMMs

CPU1 + CPU2
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1, P2-DIMME1/P2-DIMMF1

2 CPUs &

6 DIMMs

CPU1 + CPU2
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1/P1-DIMMC1/P1-DIMMD1, P2-DIMME1/P2-DIMMF1

2 CPUs &

8 DIMMs

CPU1 + CPU2
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1/P1-DIMMC1/P1-DIMMD1, P2-DIMME1/P2-DIMMF1/P2­DIMMG1/P2-DIMMH1

2 CPUs &

10~16 DIMMs

CPU1/CPU2
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1/P1-DIMMC1/P1-DIMMD1, P2-DIMME1/P2-DIMMF1/P2­DIMMG1/P2-DIMMH1 + Any memory pairs in P1, P2 DIMM slots

2 CPUs &
16 DIMMs

CPU1/CPU2
P1-DIMMA1/P1-DIMMB1/P1-DIMMC1/P1-DIMMD1, P2-DIMME1/P2-DIMMF1/P2-DIM­MG1/P2-DIMMH1,P1-DIMMA2/P1-DIMMB2/P1-DIMMC2/P1-DIMMD2, P2-DIMME2/
P2-DIMMF2/P2-DIMMG2/P2-DIMMH2

Notes:

•For optimal memory performance, please install DIMM modules in pairs (w/even

number of DIMMs installed).

•All channels in a system will run at the fastest common frequency.

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UDIMM Memory Support

Ranks Per DIMM &

Data Width

Memory Capacity

Per DIMM (Note)

SRx8

Non-ECC

1GB 2GB 4GB

DRx8

Non-ECC

2GB 4GB 8GB

SRx16

Non-ECC

512MB 1GB 2GB

SRx8 ECC 1GB 2GB 4GB

DRx8 ECC 2GB 4GB 8GB

Note: 1Gb/2Gb/4Gb DRAMs are supported; however, only 2Gb

and 4Gb DRAMs are validated.

RDIMM Memory Support

Ranks Per DIMM &

Data Width

Memory Capacity

Per DIMM (Note 1)

SRx8 1GB 2GB 4GB

DRx8 2GB 4GB 8GB

SRx4 2GB 4GB 8GB

DRx4 4GB 8GB 16GB

QRx4 8GB 16GB 32GB

QRx8 4GB 8GB 16GB

Notes:

1. 1Gb/2Gb/4Gb DRAMs are supported; however, only 2Gb and
4Gb DRAMs are validated.

2. QR RDIMMs are supported but not validated. Memory testing
are limited to system level testing. Signal integrity testing in in­teroperability testing are not performed. The passing QR RDIMMs
will be posted on the website.

LRDIMM Memory Support

Ranks Per DIMM & Data Width

(Note 1)

Memory Capacity

Per DIMM (Note 2)

QRx4 (DDP) (Note 5) 16GB 132GB

QRx8 (P) (Note 6) 8GB 16GB

Notes:

1. Physical Rank is used to calculate DIMM capacity.

2. Command Address Timing is 1N.

3. Only 2Gb/4Gb DRAMs are supported and validated.

4. The speeds listed are estimated only and will be veried

through simulation.

5. DDP is for Dual Die Package DRAM stacking.

6. "P" Means "Planer Monolithic DRAM Die."

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Press the Middle

of the Release Tab

Lift the

Release Tab

Figure 5-7: Add-on Card/Expansion Card Port

5-6 Adding PCI Add-On Cards

The SuperServer 6037R-TXRF server can support 10 PCI-Express 3.0 x8 and one

PCI-Express 2.0 x4 (in x8 slot) expansion cards.

Installing an Add-on Card

1. Locate the release tab on the top of the PCI slot bracket.

2. Gently apply pressure in the middle of the release tab to unlock the PCI slot

bracket.

3. Pull the release tab upward.

4. Remove the screw holding the bracket in place and pull the bracket from the

chassis.

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Figure 5-8. X9DRX+-F Layout

(not drawn to scale)

5-7 Serverboard Details

Note: Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.

S-SATA0

S-SATA1

S-SATA2

S-SATA3

I-SATA0

FAN/PCH

SP1

JSD1

JPI2C1

JPW4

JITP2

BIOS

LED3

FAN8/CPU2

FAN7/CPU1

FAN6

FAN5

FAN1

FANA

FAN4

FAN3

FANB

JVRM_I2C2

JVRM_I2C1

JPG1

JPL1

JPB1

JWD1

JPW1

J4

JPW3

JPW2

3-SPGPIO3

3-SPGPIO1

3-SPGPIO2

JIPMI1

JF1

JI2C1

JI2C2

JL1

JOH1

JD1

JSTBY1

JTPM1

JBAT1

(IN X8)

KB/MOUSE

USB2/3

IPMI_LAN

TPM/PORT80

CPU2 Slot 7 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU2 Slot 5 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 3 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 1 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

USB8/9

USB6/7

CPU1

CPU2

P2-DIMMG1

P2-DIMMH2

P2-DIMMH1

P2-DIMMG2

P2-DIMME2

P2-DIMME1

P2-DIMMF2

P2-DIMMF1

P1-DIMMD1

P1-DIMMC2

P1-DIMMC1

P1-DIMMD2

P1-DIMMA1

P1-DIMMA2

P1-DIMMB1

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU2 Slot 6 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU1 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU2 Slot 9 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU2 Slot 10 PCI-E 3.0 x 8

CPU2 Slot 11 PCI-E 2.0 x 4

P1-DIMMB2

COM2

UID

VGA

LAN2

LAN1

COM1

I-SATA2

I-SATA4

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA5

JPT1

USB4

USB5

JITP1

LED1

BMC CTRL

LAN
CTRL

FAN2

LED2

JBT1

CPU2

X9DRX+-F

Rev.

1.01

PCH

CPU1

USB0/1

CPLD

BMC Firmware

Clock Chip

X9DRX+-F Quick Reference

LED Description State Status

LED1 BMC Heartbeat LED Green: Blinking BMC Normal

LED2 Onboard PWR LED Green: On Main Power On

LED3 UID Switch LED

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X9DRX+-F Jumpers

Jumper Description Default Setting

JBT1 Clear CMOS See Section 5-9

JI2C1/JI2C2 SMB to PCI-E Slots Off (Disabled)

JPB1 BMC Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPG1 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL1 GLAN1/GLAN2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPT1 TPM Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JWD1 Watch Dog Timer Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Connectors Description

COM1/COM2 Backplane COM Port1/Front Accessible COM2 Header

FAN#1~8, FAN#A, B CPU/System Fan Headers (FAN7/FAN8: CPU 1/2 Fans)

FAN PCH 3-Pin PCH Fan Header

I-SATA 0/1,
S-SATA 0~4

SATA 3.0 I-SATA#0/1
SATA 2.0 #0~4

I-SATA 2~5 Intel PCH SATA 2.0 Ports 2~5 (Color: Black)

JD1 Speaker/Power LED Indicator

JF1 Control Panel Header

JIPMI1 4-pin External BMC I2C Header (for an IPMI Card)

JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

JOH1 Overheat LED Indicator

JPI2C1 Power Supply SMBbus I2C Header

JPW1 ATX 24-Pin Power Connector

JPW2/3 12V 8-Pin Power Connectors

JPW4 12V 4-Pin Power Connector

JSTBY1 3V Standby Power Header

JTPM1 TPM (Trusted Platform Module)/Port 80 Header

JSD1 SATA Device Power Connector

Keyboard/Mouse PS2 Keyboard/Mouse

LAN1/LAN2 Gb Ethernet Ports 1/2

(IPMI) LAN IPMI_Dedicated LAN

3-SGPIO 1/2/3 Serial Link General Purpose I/O Headers

BP USB 0/1, 2/3 Back Panel USB 0/1, 2/3

USB 4, 5 Front Panel Type A USB Connections

USB 6/7, USB 8/9 Front Panel Accessible USB Connections

UID UID (Unit Identication) Switch

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5-8 Connector Denitions

Power Connections

A 24-pin main power supply connector(JPW1),

two 8-pin CPU PWR connectors (JPW2/

JPW3) and a 4-pin PWR connector (JPW4)

are provided on the serverboard. These

power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V

specication. All these power connectors

must be connected to your power supply

to ensure adequate power supply to your

system. See the table on the right for pin

denitions.

Warning: To provide adequate

power supply to the serverboard,

be sure to connect the 24-pin PWR

(JPW1), the 8-pin PWR connectors

(JPW2, JPW3), and the 4-pin PWR

connector (JPW4) to the power

supply. Failure to do so will void

the manufacturer warranty on your

power supply and serverboard.

24-pin Main Power Connector

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition Pin # Denition

13 +3.3V 1 +3.3V

14 -12V 2 +3.3V

15 COM 3 COM

16 PS_ON 4 +5V

17 COM 5 COM

18 COM 6 +5V

19 COM 7 COM

20 Res (NC) 8 PWR_OK

21 +5V 9 5VSB

22 +5V 10 +12V

23 +5V 11 +12V

24 COM 12 +3.3V

Required Connections

!

12V 8-pin PWR

Pin Denitions

Pins Denition

1~ 4 Ground

5~8 +12V

12V 4-pin PWR

Pin Denitions

Pins Denition

1/2 Ground

3/4 +12V

NMI Button

The non-maskable interrupt button

header is located on pins 19 and 20

of JF1. Refer to the table on the right

for pin denitions.

NMI Button

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

19 Control

20 Ground

Power LED

The Power LED connection is located

on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the

table on the right for pin denitions.

Power LED

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

15 3.3V

16 PWR LED

HDD LED

The HDD LED connection is located on

pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach a cable

here to indicate HDD activity. See the

table on the right for pin denitions.

HDD LED

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

13 3.3V Standby

14 HD Active

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NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators

The NIC (Network Interface Controller)

LED connection for GLAN port 1 is

located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1, and

the LED connection for GLAN Port 2 is

on Pins 9 and 10. Attach the NIC LED

cables here to display network activity.

Refer to the table on the right for pin

denitions.

GLAN1/2 LED

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

9 Vcc

10 NIC 2 LED

11 Vcc

12 NIC 1 LED

Power Fail LED

The Power Fail LED connection

is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1.

Refer to the table on the right for pin

denitions.

PWR Fail LED

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

5 3.3V

6 PWR Supply Fail

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/
UID LED

Connect an LED cable to pins 7 and

8 of Front Control Panel to use the

Overheat/Fan Fail/Power Fail and UID

LED connections. The Red LED on pin

7 provides warnings of overheat, fan

failure or power failure. The Blue LED

on pin 8 works as the front panel UID

LED indicator. The Red LED takes

precedence over the Blue LED by

default. Refer to the table on the right

for pin denitions.

OH/Fan Fail/ PWR Fail/Blue_UID

LED Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

7 Red_LED-Cathode/OH/Fan Fail/

Power Fail5.5V.SB

8 Blue_UID LED

OH/Fan Fail/PWR Fail

LED Status (Red LED)

State Denition

Off Normal

On Overheat

Flashing Fan Fail

Reset Button

The Reset Button connection is located

on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach it to a

hardware reset switch on the computer

case. Refer to the table on the right for

pin denitions.

Reset Button

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

3 Reset

4 Ground

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Power Button

The Power Button connection is located

on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily

contacting both pins will power on/off

the system. This button can also be

congured to function as a suspend

button (with a setting in the BIOS - See

Chapter 5). To turn off the power when

the system is in suspend mode, press

the button for 4 seconds or longer.

Refer to the table on the right for pin

denitions.

Power Button

Pin Denitions (JF1)

Pin# Denition

1 Signal

2 Ground

Serial Ports

Two COM connections (COM1 &

COM2) are located on the serverboard.

COM1 is located on the rear I/O panel.

COM2, located close to PCI-E CPU1

Slot1, provides front access support.

See the table on the right for pin

denitions.

Serial COM Ports

Pin Denitions

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 DCD 6 DSR

2 RXD 7 RTS

3 TXD 8 CTS

4 DTR 9 RI

5 Ground 10 N/A

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

Four Universal Serial Bus ports (USB

0/1, USB 2/3) are located on the I/O

back panel. Please note that BP USB

2/3 can also be used for Keyboard/

Mouse connections. In addition, three

USB headers, located close to the IO

Hub, provides four front-accessible

USB connections (USB USB 6/7, USB

8/9). Two Type A connectors (USB4,

USB5) also supports front panel USB

connections. (Cables are not included).

See the tables on the right for pin

denitions.

FP USB (USB 6/7, 8/9, USB 4, 5)

Pin Denitions

USB 4, 5, 6,8

Pin # Denition

USB 7, 9

Pin # Denition

1 +5V 1 +5V

2 PO- 2 PO-

3 PO+ 3 PO+

4 Ground 4 Ground

5 NC 5 Key

Backplane

USB (0/1, 2/3)

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 +5V

2 PO-

3 PO+

4 Ground

5 NA

NC = No Connection

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Ethernet Ports

Two Gigabit Ethernet ports (LAN1,

LAN2) are located on the I/O backplane.

In addition, a dedicated IPMI LAN port

is located above the USB 0/1 ports on

the backplane to provide KVM support

for IPMI 2.0. All these ports accept

RJ45 type cables.

LAN Ports

Pin Denition

Pin# Denition

1 P2V5SB 10 SGND

2 TD0+ 11 Act LED

3 TD0- 12 P3V3SB

4 TD1+ 13 Link 100 LED (Yel-

low, +3V3SB)

5 TD1- 14 Link 1000 LED

(Yellow, +3V3SB)

6 TD2+ 15 Ground

7 TD2- 16 Ground

8 TD3+ 17 Ground

9 TD3- 18 Ground

Unit Identier Switch

A Unit Identifier (UID) Switch and

two LED Indicators are located on

the serverboard. The UID Switch is

located next to the LAN ports on the

backplane. The Rear UID LED (LED3)

is located next to the UID Switch. The

Front Panel UID LED is located at

Pins 7/8 of the Front Control Panel at

JF1. Connect a cable to Pin 8 on JF1

for Front Panel UID LED indication.

When you press the UID switch, both

Rear UID LED and Front Panel UID

LED Indicators will be turned on. Press

the UID switch again to turn off both

LED Indicators. These UID Indicators

provide easy identication of a system

unit that may be in need of service.

Note: UID can also be triggered via

IPMI on the serverboard. For more

information on IPMI, please refer to

the IPMI User's Guide posted on our

Website @http://www.supermicro.

com.

UID Switch

Pin# Denition

1 Ground

2 Ground

3 Button In

4 Ground

UID LED (LE2)

Status

Color/State OS Status

Blue: On Windows OS Unit Identied

Blue:
Blinking

Linux OS Unit Identied

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Chassis Intrusion

A Chassis Intrusion header is located

at JL1 on the serverboard. Attach an

appropriate cable from the chassis to

inform you of a chassis intrusion when

the chassis is opened.

Chassis Intrusion

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 Intrusion Input

2 Ground

Fan Header

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 Ground

2 +12V

3 Tachometer

4 PWR Modulation

(Available for 4-pin
fans only)

Fan Headers

This serverboard has ten system/CPU/

PCH fan headers (Fan 1~Fan 8 Fan A,

and Fan B) on the serverboard. Fans

7/8 are CPU fans. All these 4-pin fans

headers are backward compatible

with the traditional 3-pin fans. The

fan speeds are controlled by Thermal

Management via Hardware Monitoring

in the Advanced Setting in the BIOS

for the 4-pin fans (See Chapter 5 for

more details.) In addition to 4-pin fans,

a 3-pin fan (Fan PCH), located next to

the PCH chip, is also available for PCH

cooling. See the table on the right for

pin denitions.

Internal Speaker

The Internal Speaker, located at

SP1, can be used to provide audible

indications for various beep codes.

See the table on the right for pin

denitions. Refer to the layout below

for the locations of the Internal Buzzer

(SP1).

Internal Buzzer (SP1)

Pin Denition

Pin# Denitions

Pin 1 Pos. (+) Beep In

Pin 2 Neg. (-) Alarm

Speaker

System Management Bus Header

A System Management Bus header for

IPMI 2.0 is located at JIPMI1. Connect

the appropriate cable here to use the

IPMI I2C connection on your system.

SMBus Header

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 Data

2 Ground

3 Clock

4 No Connection

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TPM Header/Port 80 Header

A Trusted Platform Module/Port 80

header is located at JTPM1 to provide

TPM support and Port 80 connection.

Use this header to enhance system

performance and data security. See

the table on the right for pin denitions.

TPM/Port 80 Header

Pin Denitions

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 LCLK 2 GND

3 LFRAME# 4 <(KEY)>

5 LRESET# 6 +5V (X)

7 LAD 3 8 LAD 2

9 +3.3V 10 LAD1

11 LAD0 12 GND

13 SMB_CLK4 14 SMB_DAT4

15 +3V_DUAL 16 SERIRQ

17 GND 18 CLKRUN# (X)

19 LPCPD# 20 LDRQ# (X)

Overheat LED/Fan Fail

The JOH1 header is used to connect

an LED indicator to provide warnings

of chassis overheating and fan failure.

This LED will blink when a fan failure

occurs. Refer to the tables on right for

pin denitions.

Overheat LED

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 5vDC

2 OH Active

OH/Fan Fail LED

Status

State Message

Solid Overheat

Blinking Fan Fail

Power SMB (I2C) Connector

Power System Management Bus (I2C)

Connector (JPI2C1) monitors power

supply, fan and system temperatures.

See the table on the right for pin

denitions.

PWR SMB

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 Clock

2 Data

3 PWR Fail

4 Ground

5 +3.3V

SATA Device Power Connector

A power connector for SATA DOM

(Disk_On_Module) devices is located

at JSD1. Connect an appropriate

cable here to provide power support

for your SATA devices.

DOM PWR

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 +5V

2 Ground

3 Ground

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3-SGPIO 1/2/3 Headers

Three SGPIO (Serial-Link General

Purpose Input/Output) headers are

located on the serverboard. These

headers support Serial_Link interface

for onboard SATA connections. See

the table on the right for pin denitions.

3-SGPIO

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition Pin Denition

2 NC 1 NC

4 SATA_Data_

Out0

3 Ground

6 Ground 5 SATA Load

8 NC 7 SATA Clock

Power LED/Speaker

On JD1 header, pins 1-3 are used for

power LED indication, and pins 4-7 are

for the speaker. See the tables on the

right for pin denitions. Please note

that the speaker connector pins (4-7)

are used with an external speaker. If

you wish to use the onboard speaker,

you should close pins 6-7 with a

jumper (Default).

Speaker Connector

Pin Settings

Pin Setting Denition

Pins 4-7 External Speaker

Pins 6-7 Internal Speaker (Default)

PWR LED Connector

Pin Denitions

Pin Setting Denition

Pin 1 Anode (+)

Pin2 Cathode (-)

Pin3 NA

NC = No Connection

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5-9 Jumper Settings

Explanation of Jumpers

To modify the operation of the

serverboard, jumpers can be used

to choose between optional settings.

Jumpers create shorts between two

pins to change the function of the

connector. Pin 1 is identified with

a square solder pad on the printed

circuit board. See the serverboard

layout pages for jumper locations.

Note: On a two-pin jumper, "Closed"

means the jumper is on both pins and

"Open" means the jumper is either on

only one pin or completely removed.

Connector

Pins

Jumper

Setting

3 2 1

3 2 1

CMOS Clear

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS (which will also clear any passwords). Instead of pins,

this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents

of CMOS.

To clear CMOS,

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

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

as a small screwdriver.

3. Remove the screwdriver (or shorting device).

4. Reconnect the power cord(s) and power on the system.

Note: Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS.

VGA Enable/Disable

JPG1 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.

VGA Enable/Disable Jumper

Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

Pins 1-2 Enabled

Pins 2-3 Disabled

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LAN1/2 Enable/Disable

Change the setting of jumper JPL1

to enable or disable the LAN1/LAN2

Ethernet ports on the serverboard.

See the table on the right for jumper

settings. The default setting is enabled.

LAN1/2 Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

Pins 1-2 Enabled

Pins 2-3 Disabled

Watch Dog Enable/Disable

JWD controls the Watch Dog function.

Watch Dog is a system monitor that

can reboot the system when a software

application hangs. Jumping pins 1-2

will cause WD to reset the system if

an application hangs. Jumping pins 2-3

will generate a non-maskable interrupt

signal for the application that hangs.

See the table on the right for jumper

settings. Watch Dog must also be

enabled in BIOS.

Note: When enabled, the user needs

to write their own application software

in order to disable the Watch Dog

Timer.

Watch Dog

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

Pins 1-2 Reset

Pins 2-3 NMI

Open Disabled

BMC Enable

Jumper JPB1 allows you to enable

the embedded Nutovon (Baseboard

Management) Controller to provide

IPMI 2.0/KVM support on the

serverboard. See the table on the

right for jumper settings.

BMC Enable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

Pins 1-2 BMC Enable

Pins 2-3 Normal (Default)

I2C Bus to PCI-Exp. Slots

Jumpers JI2C1 and JI2C2 allow you

to connect the System Management

Bus (I2C) to PCI-Express slots. The

default setting is Open to disable the

connection. See the table on the right

for jumper settings.

I2C to PCI-Exp

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

Closed Enabled

Open Disabled (Default)

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GLAN LEDs

There are two GLAN ports on the

serverboard. An additional IPMI

dedicated LAN port is also located

above the USB 0/1 ports on the

backpanel. Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN

port has two LEDs. The yellow LED

indicates activity, while the Link LED

may be green, amber or off to indicate

the speed of the connection. See the

tables at right for more information.

Note: IPMI dedicated LAN does not

operate at 1 Gbps.

5-10 Onboard Indicators

GLAN Link Indicator

LED Settings

LED Color Denition

Off No Connection or 10

Mbps

Green 100 Mbps

Amber 1 Gbps

GLAN Activity Indicator

LED Settings

Color Status Denition

Green Flashing Active

Rear View (when facing
the rear side of the chassis)

Activity LED Link LED

Activity LED Link LED

Onboard Power LED

An Onboard Power LED is located

at LED2 on the serverboard. When

this LED is on, the system is on. Be

sure to turn off the system and unplug

the power cord before removing or

installing components. See the tables

at right for more information.

Onboard PWR LED

Indicator Settings

LED Color Denition

Off System Off (PWR

cable not connected)

Green System On

Green:
Flashing

ACPI S1 State

BMC Activity LED

A BMC Heartbeat LED is located

at LED1 on the serverboard. When

DM1 is blinking, BMC functions

normally. See the table at right for

more information.

BMC Activity LED Indicator

LED Settings

Green: Blinking BMC is active

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5-11 SATA Ports

Serial ATA

Pin Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 Ground

2 TX_P

3 TX_N

4 Ground

5 RX_N

6 RX_P

7 Ground

Unit Identication LED

A rear UID LED indicator (LED3) is

located next to the Unit Identier (UID)

switch on the back of the chassis.

When the user pushes the rear UID

switch, the rear UID LED (LED3) will

be turned on. Push the UID switch

again to turn off the LED indicator. The

UID switch provides easy identication

of a system unit that may be in need

of service. See the tables on the right

for more information.

UID LED Status

Color/State OS Status

Blue: On Windows OS Unit Identied

Blue:
Blinking

Linux OS Unit Identied

Serial ATA Ports

There are ten SATA ports on the

serverboard. I-SATA0/1 support SATA

3.0 connections. S-SATA0~3 and I-

SATA2~5 are SATA 2.0 ports. See the

table on the right for pin denitions.

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5-12 Installing Software

After the hardware has been installed, you should rst install the operating system

and then the drivers. The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CDs

that came packaged with your serverboard.

Figure 5-12. Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

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

for each item. Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each

item (from top to the bottom) one at a time. After installing each item, you must

re-boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list. The bottom

icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD.

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Supero Doctor III

The Supero Doctor III program is a Web base management tool that supports remote

management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools. The local

management is called SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program included on the

CD-ROM that came with your serverboard allows you to monitor the environment

and operations of your system. Supero Doctor III displays crucial system information

such as CPU temperature, system voltages and fan status. See the Figure below

for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface.

Note: The default User Name and Password for SuperDoctor III is ADMIN /

ADMIN.

Note: When SuperDoctor III is rst installed, it adopts the temperature threshold

settings that have been set in BIOS. Any subsequent changes to these thresholds

must be made within Super Doctor, as the Super Doctor settings override the BIOS

settings. To set the BIOS temperature threshold settings again, you would rst need

to uninstall SuperDoctor III.

Figure 5-13. Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen (Health Information)

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Note: SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our Web Site at: ftp://ftp.

supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. You can also download the SDIII User's

Guide at: <http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/Manuals/SDIII/UserGuide.pdf>.

For Linux, we will recommend using Supero Doctor II.

Figure 5-14. Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen (Remote Control)

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Notes

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup

6-1

Chapter 6

Advanced Chassis Setup

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

tenance on the SC835XTQ-R982B chassis. For component installation, follow the

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

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

Tools Required: The only tool you will need to install components and perform

maintenance is a Philips screwdriver.

6-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent

damage to any printed circuit boards (PCBs), it is important to handle them very

carefully. The following measures are generally sufcient to protect your equipment

from ESD damage.

Precautions

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

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

bag.

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

memory modules or gold contacts.

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

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

bags when not in use.

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

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

the serverboard.

Unpacking

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

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

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Figure 6-1. Front and Rear Chassis Views

6-2 Control Panel

The control panel (located on the front of the chassis) must be connected to the

JF1 connector on the serverboard to provide you with system status indications. A

ribbon cable has bundled these wires together to simplify the connection. Connect

the cable from JF1 on the serverboard to the Control Panel PCB (printed circuit

board). Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 on both connectors. Pull all excess

cabling out of the airow path. The LEDs inform you of system status.

See Chapter 3 for details on the LEDs and the control panel buttons. Details on

JF1 can be found in Chapter 5.

Control PanelSlim DVD-ROM Drive (optional)

5.25" Drive Bays (2)SAS/SATA Drives (8)

Power Supplies 11 Standard Size PCI Slots

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6-3

6-3 Accessing the Inside of the System

Performing maintenance on componenets such as fans requires access to the inside

of the server system. Follow the steps below to remove the top/left side cover to

gain access to the inside of the 6037R-TXRF.

If the system has been installed to a rack, carefully pull it out on the rails until the

top cover is exposed.

1. Press the release tabs to remove the cover from the locked position. Press

both tabs at the same time. If necessary, you may need to remove the chas-

sis cover screw.

2. Once the top cover is released from the locked position, slide the cover

toward the rear of the chassis and lift the cover off the unit.

Figure 6-2. Accessing the Inside of the System

Release Tab

1

1

1

2

1

1

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6-3 System Fans

Three 8-cm hot-swap system fans and one exhaust fan provide the cooling for

the system. It is very important that the chassis top cover is properly installed and

making a good seal in order for the cooling air to circulate properly through the

chassis and cool the components.

System Fan Failure

Fan speed is controlled by system temperature via IPMI. If a fan fails, the remaining

fans will ramp up to full speed and the overheat/fan fail LED on the control panel will

turn on. Replace any failed fan at your earliest convenience with the same type and

model (the system can continue to run with a failed fan). Remove the top chassis

cover while the system is still running to determine which of the fans has failed.

Replacing System Fans

Removing a Fan

System power does not need to be removed since the fans are hot-pluggable. Replace

the failed fan with an identical 8-cm 12 volt fan (available from Supermicro).

1. Open the chassis and locate the faulty fan. Never run the server for an ex-

tended period of time with the chassis open.

2. Press the release tab on the fan and pull the fan upward.

3. Slide the new fan into the fan housing. Make sure the power connectors are

correctly aligned. The new fan will immediately activate.

Installing the Rear Fan

The rear fans must be installed after the serverboard and air shroud setup.

Installing Rear System Fans

1. Conrm that the air shroud is correctly placed.

2. Slide the rear fan into the slot as illustrated. The fan release tab should be on

the side closest to the power supply.

3. Make sure that the fan is secure in the fan housing and the housing is cor-

rectly connected to the power supply.

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Figure 6-3. Replacing a Rear Fan

Figure 6-4. Installing the Air Shroud

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Air Shroud

Air shrouds concentrate airow to maximize fan efciency. The SC835 chassis air

shroud does not require screws to set up.

Installing the Air Shroud

1. Remove the chassis cover. If necessary, remove the rear fans

2. Place the air shroud in the chassis (see Figure 6-4). The shroud aligns with

the fan holders and covers two of the front fans with the rear exhaust fan.

Make sure the air shroud aligns completely with the chassis

6-4 Drive Bay Installation/Removal

Accessing the Drive Bays

SATA Drives: You do not need to access the inside of the chassis or remove power

to replace or swap SATA drives. Proceed to the next step for instructions. You must

use standard 3.5" SATA drives in the system.

DVD-ROM: A DVD drive is included as an option only with the 6037R-TXRF. For

installing/removing the DVD-ROM drive, you will need to gain access to the inside

of the server by removing the top cover of the chassis. Proceed to the "DVD-ROM

Installation" section later in this chapter for instructions.

Hard Drive Backplane

The hard drives plug into a backplane that provides power, drive ID and bus termi-

nation. A RAID controller can be used with the backplane to provide data security.

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

capability of the hard drives. The backplane is already precongured, so no jumper

or switch congurations are required.

SATA Drive Installation

These drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and removal

from the chassis. The carriers also help promote proper airow for the drives. For this

reason, even empty carriers without hard drives installed must remain in the chassis.

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!

Important: Regardless of how many hard drives are installed, all drive car-

riers must remain in the drive bays to maintain proper airow.

Use caution when working around the backplane. Do not touch the back-

plane with any metal objects and make sure no ribbon cables touch the

backplane or obstruct the holes, which aid in proper airow.

!

Installing a Hard Drive (Figure 6-5)

1. Remove the two screws securing the dummy drive to the drive tray.

2. Lift the dummy drive out of the drive tray.

3. Place the hard drive tray on a at, stable surface such as a desk, table, or

work bench.

4. Slide the hard drive into the tray with the printed circuit board side facing

down.

5. Carefully align the mounting holes in the hard drive and the tray. Make sure

the bottom of the hard drive and bottom of the hard drive tray are ush.

6. Secure the hard drive using all six screws.

7. Replace the drive tray into the chassis. Make sure to close the drive tray us-

ing the drive tray handle.

Note: Your operating system must have RAID support to enable the hot-plug ca-

pability of the drives.

!

Warning! Enterprise level hard disk drives are recommended for use in

Supermicro chassis and servers. For information on recommended HDDs,

visit the Supermicro Web site at http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/

les/storage/SAS-1-CompList-110909.pdf

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Figure 6-5. Installing a Hard Drive to a Carrier

Use a hard, stable surface

when installing the hard

drive

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DVD-ROM Drive Installation

The SC835 chassis model supports a slim DVD-ROM drive. Use these instructions

in this section in the event that you must replace any of these components.

Installing a DVD-ROM Drive (Figure 6-6)

1. Power down and unplug the system

2. Remove the chassis cover.

3. If you are not installing a new front port panel: remove the mini-bezel from

the drive bay The mini-bezel is the small grating that covers the drive bay.

Remove this by simply pulling it out of the bay.

If you are installing a new front port panel: remove the old drive by de-

pressing the release tab, then pulling the drive out of the chassis.

4. Insert the new drive unit in the slot until the tab locks into place.

5. Connect the data and power cables to the backplane and, if necessary,

serverboard.

Figure 6-6. Installing the DVD-ROM Drive

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6-5 Power Supply

The SuperServer 6037R-TXRF has a 980 watt redundant power supply consisting

of two power modules. Each power supply module has an auto-switching capability,

which enables it to automatically sense and operate at a 100V - 240V input voltage.

Power Supply Failure

If either of the two power supply modules fail, the other module will take the full

load and allow the system to continue operation without interruption. The PWR Fail

LED will illuminate and remain on until the failed unit has been replaced. Replace-

ment units can be ordered directly from Supermicro. The power supply units have

a hot-swap capability, meaning you can replace the failed unit without powering

down the system.

Replacing the Power Supply

You do not need to shut down the system to replace a power supply unit. The

backup power supply module will keep the system up and running while you replace

the failed hot-swap unit. Replace with the same model (see part number in the Ap-

pendix), which can be ordered directly from Supermicro.

Replacing the Power Supply

1. The SC835 chassis includes a redundant power supply (at least two power

modules), you can leave the server running if you remove only one power

supply at a time.

2. Unplug the power supply that you will replace.

3. Push the release tab (on the back of the power supply) as illustrated.

4. Pull the power supply out using the handle provided.

5. Replace the failed power module with the same model.

6. Push the new power supply module into the power bay until you hear a click.

7. Plug the AC power cord back into the module and power up the server.

Chapter 7: BIOS

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Chapter 7

BIOS

7-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the AMI BIOS Setup utility for the X9DRX+-F. It also provides

the instructions on how to navigate the AMI BIOS Setup utility screens. The AMI

ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily updated.

Starting BIOS Setup Utility

To enter the AMI BIOS Setup utility screens, press the <Del> key while the system

is booting up.

Note: In most cases, the <Del> key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS setup

screen. There are a few cases when other keys are used, such as <F3>,

<F4>, etc.

Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual. The Main BIOS setup

menu screen has two main frames. The left frame displays all the options that can

be congured. Grayed-out options cannot be congured. Options in blue can be

congured by the user. The right frame displays the key legend. Above the key

legend is an area reserved for a text message. When an option is selected in the

left frame, it is highlighted in white. Often a text message will accompany it.

Note: The AMI BIOS has default text messages built in. The manufacturer

retains the option to include, omit, or change any of these text mes-

sages.

The AMI BIOS Setup utility uses a key-based navigation system called "hot keys."

Most of the AMI BIOS setup utility "hot keys" can be used at any time during setup

navigation. These keys include <F3>, <F4>, <Enter>, <ESC>, arrow keys, etc.

Note 1: Options printed in Bold are default settings.

Note 2: <F3> is used to load optimal default settings. <F4> is used to save

the settings and exit the setup utility.

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How To Change the Conguration Data

The conguration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by

entering the AMI BIOS Setup utility. This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing

<F2> at the appropriate time during system boot.

Note: For AMI UEFI BIOS Recovery, please refer to the UEFI BIOS Re-

covery User Guide posted @http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/.

Starting the Setup Utility

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

As the memory is being tested, press the <F2> key to enter the main menu of

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

screens. An AMI BIOS identication string is displayed at the left bottom corner of

the screen below the copyright message.

Warning! Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS-related

issue. Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the sys-

tem. In no event shall the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special,

incidental, or consequential damage arising from a BIOS update. If you have

to update the BIOS, do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS

is being updated to avoid possible boot failure.

7-2 Main Setup

When you rst enter the AMI BIOS Setup utility, you will enter the Main setup screen.

You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the

top of the screen. The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below.

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The AMI BIOS main menu displays the following information:

System Date

This item displays the system date in Day MM/DD/YY format (e.g. Wed 10/12/2011).

System Time

This item displays the system time in HH:MM:SS format (e.g. 15:32:52).

Supermicro X9DRX+-F

Version

This item displays the SMC version of the BIOS ROM used in this system.

Build Date

This item displays the date that the BIOS Setup utility was built.

Memory Information

Total Memory

This displays the amount of memory that is available in the system.

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7-3 Advanced Setup Congurations

Use the arrow keys to select Advanced Setup and press <Enter> to access the

following submenu items.

Boot Features

Quiet Boot

This feature allows the user to select bootup screen display between POST mes-

sages and the OEM logo. Select Disabled to display the POST messages. Select

Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages. The op-

tions are Enabled and Disabled.

AddOn ROM Display Mode

Use this item to set the display mode for the Option ROM. Select Keep Current to

use the current AddOn ROM Display setting. Select Force BIOS to use the Option

ROM display mode set by the system BIOS. The options are Force BIOS and

Keep Current.

Bootup Num-Lock

Use this feature to set the Power-on state for the Numlock key. The options are

Off and On.

Wait For 'F1' If Error

Select Enabled to force the system to wait until the 'F1' key is pressed if an error

occurs. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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Interrupt 19 Capture

Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function. When this

item is set to Enabled, the ROM BIOS of the host adaptors will "capture" Interrupt 19

at bootup and allow the drives that are attached to these host adaptors to function

as bootable disks. If this item is set to Disabled, the ROM BIOS of the host adap-

tors will not capture Interrupt 19, and the drives attached to these adaptors will not

function as bootable devices. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Power Conguration

Watch Dog Function

If enabled, the Watch Dog timer will allow the system to reboot when it is inactive

for more than 5 minutes. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Power Button Function

If this feature is set to Instant Off, the system will power off immediately as soon

as the user presses the power button. If this feature is set to 4 Seconds Override,

the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or

longer. The options are Instant Off and 4 Seconds Override.

Restore on AC Power Loss

Use this feature to set the power state after a power outage. Select Stay Off for the

system power to remain off after a power loss. Select Power On for the system

power to be turned on after a power loss. Select Last State to allow the system

to resume its last state before a power loss. The options are Power On, Stay Off,

and Last State.

CPU Conguration

This submenu displays the information of the CPU as detected by the BIOS. It also

allows the user to conguration CPU settings.

Socket 1 CPU Information/Socket 2 CPU Information

This submenu displays the following information regarding the CPUs installed

in Socket 1/ Socket 2.

•Type of CPU

•CPU Signature

•Microcode Patch

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•CPU Stepping

•Maximum CPU Speed

•Minimum CPU Speed

•Processor Cores

•Intel HT (Hyper-Threading) Technology

•Intel VT-x Technology

•Intel SMX Technology

•L1 Data Cache

•L1 Code Cache

•L2 Cache

•L3 Cache

CPU Speed

This item displays the speed of the CPU installed in Socket 1/Socket 2.

64-bit

This item indicates if the CPU installed in Socket 1 or Socket 2 supports 64-bit
technology.

Clock Spread Spectrum

Select Enable to enable Clock Spectrum support, which will allow the BIOS to moni-

tor and attempt to reduce the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the

components whenever needed. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Hyper-threading

Select Enabled to support Intel Hyper-threading Technology to enhance CPU per-

formance. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Active Processor Cores

Set to Enabled to use a processor's second core and above. (Please refer to Intel's

website for more information.) The options are All, 1, 2, and 4.

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Limit CPUID Maximum

This feature allows the user to set the maximum CPU ID value. Enable this function

to boot the legacy operating systems that cannot support processors with extended

CPUID functions. The options are Enabled and Disabled (for the Windows OS).

Execute-Disable Bit (Available if supported by the OS & the CPU)

Select Enabled to enable the Execute Disable Bit which will allow the processor

to designate areas in the system memory where an application code can execute

and where it cannot, thus preventing a worm or a virus from ooding illegal codes

to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack. The default is

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

Intel® AES-NI

Select Enable to use the Intel Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) New Instruc-

tions (NI) to ensure data security. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

MLC Streamer Prefetcher (Available when supported by the CPU)

If set to Enabled, the MLC (mid-level cache) streamer prefetcher will prefetch

streams of data and instructions from the main memory to the L2 cache to improve

CPU performance. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

MLC Spatial Prefetcher (Available when supported by the CPU)

If this feature is set to Disabled, The CPU prefetches the cache line for 64 bytes.

If this feature is set to Enabled the CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as

comprised. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

DCU Streamer Prefetcher (Available when supported by the CPU)

Select Enabled to support Data Cache Unite (DCU) prefetch of L1 data to speed

up data accessing and processing in the DCU to enhance CPU performance. The

options are Disabled and Enabled.

DCU IP Prefetcher

Select Enabled for DCU (Data Cache Unit) IP Prefetcher support, which will prefetch

IP addresses to improve network connectivity and system performance. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

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Intel® Virtualization Technology (Available when supported by the CPU)

Select Enabled to support Intel Virtualization Technology, which will allow one

platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent parti-

tions, creating multiple "virtual" systems in one physical computer. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

Note: If there is any change to this setting, you will need to power off and

restart the system for the change to take effect. Please refer to Intel’s

website for detailed information.)

 CPU Power Management Conguration

This submenu allows the user to congure the following CPU Power Management

settings.

Power Technology

Select Energy Efciency to support power-saving mode. Select Custom to cus-

tomize system power settings. Select Disabled to disable power-saving settings.

The options are Disabled, Energy Efciency, and Custom. If the option is set

to Custom, the following items will display:

EIST (Available when Power Technology is set to Custom)

EIST (Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology) allows the system to au-

tomatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency to reduce power

consumption and heat dissipation. The options are Disabled (GV3 Disabled),

and Enabled (GV3 Enabled). (Note: GV3 is Intel Speedstep support used

on older platforms. Please refer to Intel’s website for detailed information.)

Turbo Mode (Available when Power Technology is set to Custom)

Select Enabled to use the Turbo Mode to boost system performance. The

options are Enabled and Disabled.

C1E (Available when Power Technology is set to Custom)

Select Enabled to enable Enhanced C1 Power State to boost system per-

formance. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

CPU C3 Report (Available when Power Technology is set to Custom)

Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to report the CPU C3 State (ACPI C2) to

the operating system. During the CPU C3 State, the CPU clock generator

is turned off. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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CPU C6 Report (Available when Power Technology is set to Custom)

Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to report the CPU C6 State (ACPI C3) to

the operating system. During the CPU C6 State, the power to all cache is

turned off. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

CPU C7 Report (Available when Power Technology is set to Custom)

Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to report the CPU C7 State (ACPI C3) to

the operating system. CPU C7 State is a processor-specic low C-State.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Package C-State limit (Available when Power Technology is set to

Custom)

This feature allows the user to set the limit on the C-State package register.

The options are C0, C2, C6, and No Limit.

Energy Performance Bias

This setting allows the user to adjust the fan speed based on performance (maxi-

mum cooling) or energy efciency (maximum energy savings). The options are

Performance, Balanced Performance, Balanced Energy, and Energy Efcient.

Factory Long Duration Power Limit

This item displays the power limit set by the manufacturer during which long

duration power is maintained.

Long Duration Power Limit

This item displays the power limit set by the user during which long duration

power is maintained.

Factory Long Duration Maintained (Available when Power Technology is
set to Custom)

This item displays the period of time set by the manufacturer during which long

duration power is maintained.

Long Duration Maintained

This item displays the period of time during which long duration power is main-

tained.

Recommended Short Duration Power

This item displays the short duration power settings recommended by the

manufacturer.

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Short Duration Power Limit

This item displays the time period during which short duration power is main-

tained.

Chipset Conguration

North Bridge

This feature allows the user to congure the settings for the Intel North Bridge.

Integrated IO Conguration

Intel VT-d

Select Enabled to enable Intel Virtualization Technology support for Direct I/O
VT-d by reporting the I/O device assignments to the VWM (Virtual Working

Memory) through the DMAR ACPI Tables. This feature offers fully-protected

I/O resource sharing across Intel platforms, providing greater reliability, security

and availability in networking and data-sharing. The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

Data Direct I/O

Select Enabled to enable Intel I/OAT (I/O Acceleration Technology), which sig-

nicantly reduces CPU overhead by leveraging CPU architectural improvements

and freeing the system resource for other tasks. The options are Disabled and

Enabled.

DCA Support

Select Enabled to use Intel's DCA (Direct Cache Access) Technology to improve

data transfer efciency. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

IIO 1 PCIe Port Bifurcation Control

This submenu congures the following IO PCIe Port Bifurcation Control settings

for IIO 1 PCIe ports to determine how the available PCI-Express lanes to be

distributed between the PCI-Exp. Root Ports.

CPU1 Slot 3 PCI-E 3.0 x8 Link Speed

This feature allows the user to set the PCI-Exp bus speed for the slot specied

above. The options are Gen1 (Generation 1), Gen2 and Gen3.

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CPU1 Slot 1 PCI-E 3.0 x8 Link Speed

This feature allows the user to set the PCI-Exp bus speed for the slot specied

above. The options are Gen1 (Generation 1), Gen2 and Gen3.

CPU1 Slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x8 Link Speed

This feature allows the user to set the PCI-Exp bus speed for the slot specied

above. The options are Gen1 (Generation 1), Gen2 and Gen3.

CPU1 Slot 4 PCI-E 3.0 x8 Link Speed

This feature allows the user to set the PCI-Exp bus speed for the slot specied

above. The options are Gen1 (Generation 1), Gen2 and Gen3.

CPU1 Slot 8 PCI-E 3.0 x8 Link Speed

This feature allows the user to set the PCI-Exp bus speed for the slot specied

above. The options are Gen1 (Generation 1), Gen2 and Gen3.

IIO 2 PCIe Port Bifurcation Control

This submenu congures the following IO PCIe Port Bifurcation Control settings

for IIO 2 PCIe ports to determine how the available PCI-Express lanes to be

distributed between the PCI-Exp. Root Ports.

QPI Conguration

Current QPI Link

This item displays the current status of the QPI Link.

Current QPI Frequency

This item displays the frequency of the QPI Link.

Isoc

Select Enabled to enable Ischronous support to meet QoS (Quality of Service)

requirements. This feature is especially important for virtualization technology.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

QPI (Quick Path Interconnect) Link Speed Mode

Use this feature to select data transfer speed for QPI Link connections. The

options are Fast and Slow.

QPI Link Frequency Select

Use this feature to select the desired QPI frequency. The options are Auto, 6.4

GT/s, 7.2 GT/s, and 8.0 GT/s.

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DIMM Conguration

This section displays the following DIMM information.

Current Memory Mode

This item displays the current memory mode.

Current Memory Speed

This item displays the current memory speed.

Mirroring

This item displays if memory mirroring is supported by the motherboard. Memory

mirroring creates a duplicate copy of the data stored in the memory to enhance

data security.

Sparing

This item displays if memory sparing is supported by the motherboard. Memory

sparing enhances system performance.

DIMM Information

CPU Socket 1 DIMM Information/ CPU Socket 2 DIMM Information

The status of the memory modules detected by the BIOS will be displayed as

detected by the BIOS.

Memory Mode

When Independent is selected, all DIMMs are available to the operating system.

When Mirroring is selected, the motherboard maintains two identical copies of all

data in memory for data backup. When Lockstep is selected, the motherboard

uses two areas of memory to run the same set of operations in parallel. The

options are Independent, Mirroring, and Lockstep.

DRAM RAPL Mode

RAPL (Running Average Power Limit) provides mechanisms to enforce power

consumption limits on supported processors The options are DRAM RAPL

MODE0 , DRAM RAPL MODE1, and Disabled.

DDR Speed

Use this feature to force a DDR3 memory module to run at a frequency other

than what is specied in the specication. The options are Auto, Force DDR3-

800, Force DDR3-1066, Force DDR3-1333, Force DDR3-1600 and Force SPD.

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Channel Interleaving

This feature selects from the different channel interleaving methods. The options

are Auto, 1 Way, 2 Way, 3, Way, and 4 Way.

Rank Interleaving

This feature allows the user to select a rank memory interleaving method. The

options are Auto, 1 Way, 2 Way, 4, Way, and 8 Way.

Patrol Scrub

Patrol Scrubbing is a process that allows the CPU to correct correctable memory

errors detected on a memory module and send the correction to the requestor

(the original source). When this item is set to Enabled, the IO hub will read and

write back one cache line every 16K cycles, if there is no delay caused by internal

processing. By using this method, roughly 64 GB of memory behind the IO hub

will be scrubbed every day. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Demand Scrub

Demand Scrubbing is a process that allows the CPU to correct correctable

memory errors found on a memory module. When the CPU or I/O issues a

demand-read command, and the read data from memory turns out to be a

correctable error, the error is corrected and sent to the requestor (the original

source). Memory is updated as well. Select Enabled to use Demand Scrubbing

for ECC memory correction. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Data Scrambling

Select Enabled to enable data scrambling to ensure data security and integrity.

The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Device Tagging

Select Enabled to support device tagging. The options are Disabled and En-

abled.

Thermal Throttling

Throttling improves reliability and reduces power consumption in the proces-

sor via automatic voltage control during processor idle states. The options are

Disabled and CLTT (Closed Loop Thermal Throttling).

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South Bridge Conguration

This feature allows the user to congure the settings for the Intel PCH chip.

PCH Information

This feature displays the following PCH information.

Name: This item displays the name of the PCH chip.

Stepping: This item displays the status of the PCH stepping.

USB Devices: This item displays the USB devices detected by the BIOS.

All USB Devices

This feature enables all USB ports/devices. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

(If set to Enabled, EHCI Controller 1 and Controller 2 will appear.)

EHCI Controller 1/EHCI Controller 2 (Available when All USB Devices is set
to Enabled)

Select Enabled to enable EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller Interface) Controller 1

or Controller 2. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Legacy USB Support (Available when USB Functions is not Disabled)

Select Enabled to support legacy USB devices. Select Auto to disable legacy sup-

port if USB devices are not present. Select Disable to have USB devices available

for EFI (Extensive Firmware Interface) applications only. The settings are Disabled,

Enabled and Auto.

Port 60/64 Emulation

Select Enabled to enable I/O port 60h/64h emulation support for the legacy USB

keyboard so that it can be fully supported by the operating systems that does not

recognize a USB device. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

EHCI Hand-Off

This item is for operating systems that do not support Enhanced Host Controller

Interface (EHCI) hand-off. When enabled, EHCI ownership change will be claimed

by the EHCI driver. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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SATA Conguration

When this submenu is selected, the AMI BIOS automatically detects the presence

of IDE or SATA devices and displays the following items.

SATA Port0~SATA Port5: The AMI BIOS displays the status of each SATA port

as detected by the BIOS.

SATA Mode

Use this feature to congure SATA mode for a selected SATA port. The options are

Disabled, IDE Mode, AHCI Mode and RAID Mode. The following are displayed

depending on your selection:

IDE Mode

The following items are displayed when IDE Mode is selected:

Serial-ATA (SATA) Controller 0~1

Use this feature to activate or deactivate the SATA controller, and set the

compatibility mode. The options are Disabled, Enhanced, and Compatible.

The default for Controller 0 is Compatible. The default of SATA Controller

1 is Enhanced.

AHCI Mode

The following items are displayed when the AHCI Mode is selected.

Aggressive Link Power Management

Select Enabled to enable Aggressive Link Power Management support

for Cougar Point B0 stepping and beyond. The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

Port 0~5 Hot Plug

Select Enabled to enable hot-plug support for a particular port, which will

allow the user to change a hardware component or device without shutting

down the system. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Staggered Spin Up

Select Enabled to enable Staggered Spin-up support to prevent excessive

power consumption caused by multiple HDDs spinning-up simultaneously.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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RAID Mode

The following items are displayed when RAID Mode is selected:

Port 0~5 Hot Plug

Select Enabled to enable hot-plug support for the particular port. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

SCU (Storage Control Unit) Conguration

Storage Controller Unit

Select Enabled to enable PCH SCU storage devices. The options are Disabled

and Enabled.

OnChip SCU Option ROM

Select Enabled to support the onboard SCU Option ROM to boot up the system via

a storage device. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

SCU Port 0~SCU Port 3: The AMI BIOS will automatically detect the onboard SCU

devices and display the status of each SCU device as detected.

PCIe/PCI/PnP Conguration

PCI ROM Priority

Use this feature to select the Option ROM to boot the system when there are mul-

tiple Option ROMs available in the system. The options are EFI Compatible ROM

and Legacy ROM.

PCI Latency Timer

Use this feature to set the latency Timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus.

Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles. The options are 32, 64, 96,

128, 160, 192, 224 and 248.

Above 4G Decoding (Available if the system supports 64-bit PCI decoding)

Select Enabled to decode a PCI device that supports 64-bit in the space above 4G

Address. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

PERR# Generation

Select Enabled to allow a PCI device to generate a PERR number for a PCI Bus

Signal Error Event. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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SERR# Generation

Select Enabled to allow a PCI device to generate an SERR number for a PCI Bus

Signal Error Event. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Maximum Payload

Select Auto to allow the system BIOS to automatically set the maximum payload

value for a PCI-E device to enhance system performance. The options are Auto,

128 Bytes and 256 Bytes.

Maximum Read Request

Select Auto to allow the system BIOS to automatically set the maximum Read

Request size for a PCI-E device to enhance system performance. The options are

Auto, 128 Bytes, 256 Bytes, 512 Bytes, 1024 Bytes, 2048 Bytes, and 4096 Bytes.

ASPM Support

This feature allows the user to set the Active State Power Management (ASPM)

level for a PCI-E device. Select Force L0 to force all PCI-E links to operate at L0

state. Select Auto to allow the system BIOS to automatically set the ASPM level for

the system. Select Disabled to disable ASPM support. The options are Disabled,

Force L0, and Auto.

Warning: Enabling ASPM support may cause some PCI-E devices to fail!

CPU1 PCIe Slot 1 x8 OPROM/ CPU1 PCIe Slot 2 x8 OPROM/ CPU1 PCIe Slot
3 x8 OPROM/ CPU1 PCIe Slot 4 x8 OPROM/ CPU2 PCIe Slot 5 x8 OPROM/
CPU2 PCIe Slot 6 x8 OPROM/ CPU2 PCIe Slot 7 x8 OPROM/ CPU1 PCIe Slot
8 x8 OPROM/ CPU2 PCIe Slot 9 x8 OPROM/ CPU2 PCIe Slot 10 x8 OPROM/
CPU2 PCIe Slot 11 x4 OPROM

Select Enabled to enable Option ROM support to boot the computer using a

network interface from the slots specied above. The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

Onboard LAN Option ROM Select

Select iSCSI to use the iSCSI Option ROM to boot the computer using a network

device. Select PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) to use an PXE Option ROM

to boot the computer using a network device. The options are iSCSI and PXE.

Load Onboard LAN1 Option ROM/Load Onboard LAN2 Option ROM

Select Enabled to enable the onboard LAN1 Option ROM~LAN2 Option ROM. This

is to boot the computer using a network device. The default setting for LAN1 Op-

tion ROM is Enabled, and the default setting for LAN2 Option ROM is Disabled.

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Load Onboard SAS Option ROM

Select Enabled to use the SAS Option ROM to boot the computer using a network

device. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

VGA Priority

This feature allows the user to select the graphics adapter to be used as the primary

boot device. The options are Onboard, and Offboard.

Network Stack

Select Enabled enable PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) or UEFI (Unied

Extensible Firmware Interface) for network stack support. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

Super IO Conguration

Super IO Chip: This item displays the Super IO chip used in the motherboard.

Serial Port 1 Conguration

Serial Port

Select Enabled to enable a serial port specied by the user. The options are En-

abled and Disabled.

Device Settings

This item displays the settings of Serial Port 1.

Change Settings

Use this feature to set the optimal Environment Control Interface (PECI) setting for

a serial port specied. The default setting is Auto, which will allow the AMI BIOS

to automatically select the best setting for the PECI platform.

Device Mode

Use this feature to select the desired mode for a serial port specied. The options

are Normal and High Speed.

Serial Port 2 Conguration

Serial Port

Select Enabled to enable a serial port specied by the user. The options are En-

abled and Disabled.

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Device Settings

This item displays the settings of Serial Port 2.

Change Settings

Use this feature to set the optimal Environment Control Interface (PECI) setting for

a serial port specied. The default setting is Auto, which will allow the AMI BIOS

to automatically select the best setting for the PECI platform.

Device Mode

Use this feature to select the desired mode for a serial port specied. The options

are Normal and High Speed.

Serial Port 2 Attribute

Use this feature to select the attribute for serial port 2. The options are SOL (Serial

On LAN), and COM.

Serial Port Console Redirection

COM 1/COM 2/SOL

These two submenus allow the user to congure the following Console Redirection

settings for a COM Port specied by the user.

Console Redirection

Select Enabled to use a COM Port selected by the user for Console Redirection.

The options are Enabled and Disabled. The default setting for COM1 is Disabled,

and for COM2 is Enabled.

Console Redirection Settings

This feature allows the user to specify how the host computer will exchange data

with the client computer, which is the remote computer used by the user.

Terminal Type

This feature allows the user to select the target terminal emulation type for Con-

sole Redirection. Select VT100 to use the ASCII Character set. Select VT100+ to

add color and function key support. Select ANSI to use the Extended ASCII Char-

acter Set. Select VT-UTF8 to use UTF8 encoding to map Unicode characters

into one or more bytes. The options are ANSI, VT100, VT100+, and VT-UTF8.

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Bits Per second

Use this feature to set the transmission speed for a serial port used in Console

Redirection. Make sure that the same speed is used in the host computer and the

client computer. A lower transmission speed may be required for long and busy

lines. The options are 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600 and 115200 (bits per second).

Data Bits

Use this feature to set the data transmission size for Console Redirection. The

options are 7 Bits and 8 Bits.

Parity

A parity bit can be sent along with regular data bits to detect data transmission

errors. Select Even if the parity bit is set to 0, and the number of 1's in data bits

is even. Select Odd if the parity bit is set to 0, and the number of 1's in data bits

is odd. Select None if you do not want to send a parity bit with your data bits

in transmission. Select Mark to add a mark as a parity bit to be sent along with

the data bits. Select Space to add a Space as a parity bit to be sent with your

data bits. The options are None, Even, Odd, Mark and Space.

Stop Bits

A stop bit indicates the end of a serial data packet. Select 1 Stop Bit for standard

serial data communication. Select 2 Stop Bits if slower devices are used. The

options are 1 and 2.

Flow Control

This feature allows the user to set the ow control for Console Redirection to

prevent data loss caused by buffer overow. Send a "Stop" signal to stop send-

ing data when the receiving buffer is full. Send a "Start" signal to start sending

data when the receiving buffer is empty. The options are None and Hardware

RTS/CTS.

VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support

Select Enabled to enable VT-UTF8 Combination Key support for ANSI/VT100

terminals. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Recorder Mode

Select Enabled to capture the data displayed on a terminal and send it as text

messages to a remote server. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Resolution 100x31

Select Enabled for extended-terminal resolution support. The options are Dis-

abled and Enabled.

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Legacy OS Redirection Resolution

Use this feature to select the number of rows and columns used in Console

Redirection for legacy OS support. The options are 80x24 and 80x25.

Putty KeyPad

This feature selects Function Keys and KeyPad settings for Putty, which is a

terminal emulator designed for the Windows OS. The options are VT100, LINUX,

XTERMR6, SC0, ESCN, and VT400.

Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management/Windows Emergency Management
Services (EMS)

The submenu allows the user to congure Console Redirection settings to support

Out-of-Band Serial Port management.

Console Redirection

Select Enabled to use a COM Port selected by the user for Console Redirection.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.



Console Redirection Settings

This feature allows the user to specify how the host computer will exchange

data with the client computer, which is the remote computer used by the user.

Out-of-Band Management Port

The feature selects a serial port used by the Microsoft Windows Emergency

Management Services (EMS) to communicate with a remote server. The options

are COM1 and COM2.SOL.

Terminal Type

This feature allows the user to select the target terminal emulation type for Con-

sole Redirection. Select VT100 to use the ASCII character set. Select VT100+

to add color and function key support. Select ANSI to use the extended ASCII

character set. Select VT-UTF8 to use UTF8 encoding to map Unicode characters

into one or more bytes. The options are ANSI, VT100, VT100+, and VT-UTF8.

Bits Per Second

This item sets the transmission speed for a serial port used in Console Redirec-

tion. Make sure that the same speed is used in the host computer and the client

computer. A lower transmission speed may be required for long and busy lines.

The options are 9600, 19200, 57600, and 115200 (bits per second).

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Flow Control

This feature allows the user to set the ow control for Console Redirection to

prevent data loss caused by buffer overow. Send a "Stop" signal to stop send-

ing data when the receiving buffer is full. Send a "Start" signal to start sending

data when the receiving buffer is empty. The options are None, Hardware RTS/

CTS, and Software Xon/Xoff.

ACPI Settings

Use this feature to congure Advanced Conguration and Power Interface (ACPI)

power management settings for your system.

ACPI Sleep State

Use this feature to select the ACPI State when the system is in sleep mode. Select

S1 (CPU_Stop_Clock) to erase all CPU caches and stop executing instructions.

Power to the CPU(s) and RAM is maintained, but RAM is refreshed. Select Suspend

to use power-reduced mode. Power will only be supplied to limited components

(such as RAMs) to maintain the most critical functions of the system. The options

are S1 (CPU_Stop_Clock), and Suspend Disabled.

High Precision Event Timer

Select Enabled to activate the High Precision Event Timer (HPET) that produces

periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real-time Clock (RTC) does

in synchronizing multimedia streams, providing smooth playback, reducing the de-

pendency on other timestamp calculation devices, such as an x86 RDTSC Instruc-

tion embedded in the CPU. The High Performance Event Timer is used to replace

the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Trusted Computing (Available when a TPM device is detected
by the BIOS)

Conguration

TPM Support

Select Enabled on this item and enable the TPM jumper on the motherboard to

enable TPM support to improve data integrity and network security. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

TPM State

Select Enabled to enable TPM security settings to improve data integrity and

network security. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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Pending Operation: This item displays the status of a pending operation.

Current Status Information: This item displays the information regarding the

current TPM status.

TPM Enable Status

This item displays the status of TPM Support to indicate if TPM is currently

enabled or disabled.

TPM Active Status

This item displays the status of TPM Support to indicate if TPM is currently ac-

tive or deactivated.

TPM Owner Status

This item displays the status of TPM Ownership.

Intel TXT (LT-SX) Conguration

Intel TXT (LT-SX) Hardware Support

This feature indicates if the following hardware components support the Intel

Trusted Execution Technology.

CPU: TXT (Trusted Execution Technology) Feature

Chipset: TXT (Trusted Execution Technology) Feature

Intel TXT (LT-SX) Conguration

This feature displays the following TXT conguration setting.

TXT (LT-SX) Support: This item indicated if the Intel TXT support is enabled

or disabled.

Intel TXT (LT-SX) Dependencies

This feature displays the features that need to be enabled for the Intel Trusted

Execution Technology to work properly in the system.

VT-d Support: Intel Virtualization Technology with Direct I/O support

VT Support: Intel Virtualization Technology support

TPM Support: Trusted Platform support

TPM State: Trusted Platform state

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Intel ME Subsystem Conguration

This feature displays the following ME Subsystem Conguration settings.

•ME BIOS Interface Version

•ME Version

iSCSI Conguration: This item displays iSCSI conguration information:

iSCSI Initiator Name: This item displays the name of the iSCSI Initiator, which
is a unique name used in the world.

Intel® I350 Gigabit Network Connections: These items display the following
information on the Intel I350 LAN connections.

NIC Conguration

Link Speed

Use this feature to change the link speed and duplex for the current port. The op-

tions are AutoNeg, 10Mbps Half, 10Mbps Full, 100Mbps Half, and 100Mbps full.

Wake on LAN

Select enabled to wake the system with a magic packet. The options are En-

abled and Disabled.

Blink LEDs

This feature allows the user to specify the duration for LEDs to blink. The range is

from 0 ~ 15 seconds.

PORT CONFIGURATION INFORMATION

This section displays the following port information:

•UEFI Driver

•Adapter PBA

•Chip Type

•PCI Device ID

•PCI Bus:Device:Function

•Link Status

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•Factory MAC Address

•Alternate MAC Address

7-4 Event Logs

Use this feature to congure Event Log settings.

Change SMBIOS Event Log Settings

This feature allows the user to congure SMBIOS Event settings.

Enabling/Disabling Options

SMBIOS Event Log

Select Enabled to enable SMBIOS (System Management BIOS) Event Logging

during system boot. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Runtime Error Logging Support

Select Enabled to support Runtime Error Logging. The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

Memory Correctable Error Threshold

This feature allows the user to enter the threshold value for correctable memory

errors. The default setting is 10.

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PCI Error Logging Support

Select Enabled to support error event logging for PCI slots. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

Erasing Settings

Erase Event Log

Select Enabled to erase the SMBIOS (System Management BIOS) Event Log,

which is completed before a event logging is initialized upon system reboot. The

options are No and Yes.

When Log is Full

Select Erase Immediately to immediately erase SMBIOS error event logs that ex-

ceed the limit when the SMBIOS event log is full. Select Do Nothing for the system

to do nothing when the SMBIOS event log is full. The options are Do Nothing and

Erase Immediately.

SMBIOS Event Log Standard Settings

Log System Boot Event

Select Enabled to log system boot events. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

MECI (Multiple Event Count Increment)

Enter the increment value for the multiple event counter. Enter a number between

1 to 255. The default setting is 1.

METW (Multiple Event Count Time Window)

This item allows the user to decide how long (in minutes) should the multiple event

counter wait before generating a new event log. Enter a number between 0 to 99.

The default setting is 60.

View SMBIOS Event Log

This item allows the user to view the event in the SMBIOS event log. Select this

item and press <Enter> to view the status of an event in the log.

Date/Time/Error Code/Severity

View System Event Log

This item allows the user to view the event in the system event log. Select this item

and press <Enter> to view the status of an event in the log.

Date/Time/Sensor/Type

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7-5 IPMI

Use this feature to congure Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)

settings.

IPMI Firmware Revision

This item indicates the IPMI rmware revision used in your system.

IPMI Status

This item indicates the status of the IPMI rmware installed in your system.

System Event Log

Enabling/Disabling Options

SEL Components

Select Enabled for all system event logging at bootup. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

Erasing Settings

Erase SEL

Select Yes, On next reset to erase all system event logs upon next system reboot.

Select Yes, On every reset to erase all system event logs upon each system reboot.

Select No to keep all system event logs after each system reboot. The options are

No, Yes, On next reset, and Yes, On every reset.

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When SEL is Full

This feature allows the user to decide what the BIOS should do when the system

event log is full. Select Erase Immediately to erase all events in the log when the

system event log is full. The options are Do Nothing and Erase Immediately.

Custom EFI Logging Options

Log EFI Status Codes

Select Enabled to log EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface) Status Codes, Error

Codes or Progress Codes. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Note: After making changes on a setting, be sure to reboot the system for

the changes to take effect.

BMC Network Conguration

LAN Channel 1: This feature allows the user to congure the settings for LAN1 Port.

Update IPMI LAN Conguration

This feature allows the user to decide if the BIOS should congure the IPMI setting

at next system boot. The options are No and Yes. If the option is set to Yes, the

user is allow to congure the IPMI settings at next system boot:

Conguration Address Source

This feature allows the user to select the source of the IP address for this com-

puter. If Static is selected, you will need to know the IP address of this computer

and enter it to the system manually in the eld. If DHCP is selected, the BIOS will

search for a DHCP (Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol) server in the network

that is attached to and request the next available IP address for this computer.

The options are DHCP and Static. The following items are assigned IP addresses

automatically if DHCP is selected.

Station IP Address

This item displays the Station IP address for this computer. This should be in decimal

and in dotted quad form (i.e., 192.168.10.253).

Subnet Mask

This item displays the sub-network that this computer belongs to. The value of each

three-digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255.

Station MAC Address

This item displays the Station MAC address for this computer. Mac addresses are

6 two-digit hexadecimal numbers.

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Gateway IP Address

This item displays the Gateway IP address for this computer. This should be in

decimal and in dotted quad form (i.e., 192.168.10.253).

7-6 Boot

This submenu allows the user to congure the following boot settings for the

system.

Boot Option Priorities

Boot Option #1/ Boot Option #2/ Boot Option #3, etc.

Use this feature to specify the sequence of boot device priority.

USB Device BBS Priorities, Network Device BBS Priorities

This option sets the order of the legacy network and USB devices detected by the

motherboard.

Add New Boot Option

This feature allows the user to add a new EFI boot option to the boot order.



Delete Boot Option

This feature allows the user to select a boot device to delete from the boot priority

list.

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7-7 Security

This menu allows the user to congure the following security settings for the

system.

Administrator Password

Use this feature to set the Administrator Password which is required to enter the

BIOS setup utility. The length of the password should be from 3 characters to 8

characters long.

User Password

Use this feature to set a User Password which is required to log into the system

and to enter the BIOS setup utility. The length of the password should be from 3

characters to 20 characters long.

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7-8 Save & Exit

This submenu allows the user to congure the Save and Exit settings for the

system.

Discard Changes and Exit

Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes

to the system conguration, and reboot the computer. Select Discard Changes and

Exit, and press <Enter>. When the dialog box appears, asking you if you want to exit

the BIOS setup without saving, click Yes to quit BIOS without saving the changes,

or click No to quit the BIOS and save changes.

Save Changes and Reset

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

save the changes and reboot the computer so that the new system conguration

settings can take effect. Select Save Changes and Exit, and press <Enter>. When

the dialog box appears, asking you if you want to exit the BIOS setup without sav-

ing, click Yes to quit BIOS without saving the changes, or click No to quit the BIOS

and save changes.

Save Options

Save Changes

Select this option and press <Enter> to save all changes you've done so far and

return to the AMI BIOS utility Program. When the dialog box appears, asking you if

you want to save conguration, click Yes to save the changes, or click No to return

to the BIOS without making changes.

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Discard Changes

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

BIOS setup. When the dialog box appears, asking you if you want to load previ-

ous values, click Yes to load the values previous saved, or click No to keep the

changes you've made so far.

Restore Optimized Defaults

Select this feature and press <Enter> to load the optimized default settings that

help optimize system performance. When the dialog box appears, asking you if you

want to load optimized defaults, click Yes to load the optimized default settings, or

click No to abandon optimized defaults.

Save as User Defaults

Select this feature and press <Enter> to save the current settings as the user's

defaults. When the dialog box appears, asking you if you want to save values as

user's defaults, click Yes to save the current values as user's default settings, or

click No to keep the defaults previously saved as the user's defaults.

Restore User Defaults

Select this feature and press <Enter> to load the user's defaults previously saved in

the system. When the dialog box appears, asking you if you want to restore user's

defaults, click Yes to restore the user's defaults previously saved in the system, or

click No to abandon the user's defaults that were previously saved.

Boot Override

This feature allows the user to enter a new setting to overwrite the original setting

that was saved for the devices listed:

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Appendix A: BIOS POST Error Codes

Appendix A

BIOS Error Beep Codes

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

the system is powered on, errors may occur.

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

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

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

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

for possible repairs.

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

numbers on the fatal error list (on the following page) correspond to the number

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

Code 8, are fatal errors.

Beep Code Error

Message

Description

1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset (Ready to power up)

5 short beeps
and 1 long
beep

Memory error No memory detected in the system

5 beeps No Con-In

or Con-Out
devices

Con-In includes USB or PS/2 keyboard, PCI or
serial console redirection, IPMI KVM or SOL.
Con-Out includes video controller, PCI or serial
console redirection, IPMI SOL.

1 Continuous
beep

System OH System Overheat

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