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1. 29h Initialise POST Memory Manager 2Ah Clear 512 KB base RAM 2Ch 1 3 4 1 RAM failure on address line xxxx 2Eh 1 3 4 3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus 2Fh Enable cache before system BIOS shadow 32h Test CPU bus clock frequency 33h Initialise Phoenix Dispatch Manager 36h Warm start shut down 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialise extended memory for RomPilot 42h Initialise interrupt vectors 45h POST device initialisation 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 47h Initialise 120 support 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialise PCI bus and devices 4Ah Initialise all video adapters in system 4Bh QuietBoot start optional 4Ch Shadow video BIOS ROM 4Eh Display BIOS copyright notice 4Fh Initialise MultiBoot 50h Display CPU type and speed 51h Initialise EISA board 52h Test keyboard 54h Set key click if enabled 55h Enable USB devices 58h 2 2 3 1 Test for unexpected interrupts 59h Initialise POST display service 5Ah Display prompt Press F2 to enter SETUP 5Bh Disable CPU cache 5Ch Test RAM between 512 and 640 KB 60h Test extended memory 62h Test extended memory address lines 64h Jump to UserPatch1
2. J9 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Ports J13 J14 USB 2 3 Headers J15 Secondary ATX Power Connector J2A J2B IDE 1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors JA1 Ultra 160 LVD SCSI Channel A Connector JA4 Ultra 160 LVD SCSI Channel B Connector JD1 Power LED Speaker NMI Header JF2 Front Control Panel Connector JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat LED JP7 Floppy Disk Drive Connector JP9 Third Power Supply Fail Header JP32 ACPI Sleep Button Header JP35 Keylock Switch Connector JP36 Alarm Reset Switch JWOR Wake on Ring Header LAN1 2 Ethernet Ports SCSI LED SCSI Active LED Header Speaker Onboard Speaker Header USB 0 1 2 3 Universal Serial Bus Ports Headers VGA VGA Display Monitor Port WOL Wake on LAN Header Jumpers that are not included are for Viglen test purposes only and must not be moved 16 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Back Panel Connectors The motherboard external I O connectors are attached to a metallic I O shield This shield serves several purposes e t protects the sensitive motherboard from any external EMC problems e It stops the computer from interfering with other electrical devices e t allows the motherboard to be easily upgraded in the future without having to resort to buying a whole new case Simply change the I O shield to match the motherboard The I O shield provides external access to PS 2 keyboard and mouse connectors as well as tw
3. 2 Channel DDR SDRAM Figure 7 Intel E7500 Chipset system Block Diagram Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 21 Microprocessor The motherboard has two 603 pin sockets which support Intel Xeon Micro PGA processors The processor s VID pins automatically program the voltage regulator on the motherboard to the required processor voltage The motherboard currently supports processors that run internally at 1 8GHz to a possible maximum of 2 2GHz with 400 MHz front side bus and 512KB second level cache These new Xeon processors include dual processor support Hyper Threading technology Intel NetBurst micro architecture Rapid Execution Engine Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 SSE2 and Advanced Dynamic Executions see Chapter 1 for an overview of these features The processors numeric coprocessor significantly increases the speed of floating point operations and complies with ANSI IEEE standard 754 1985 Main Memory The motherboard has eight dual inline memory module DIMM sockets The minimum memory size is 256MB and the maximum memory size is 16GB The BIOS automatically detects memory type size and speed The motherboard only supports the following memory features e 184 pin DIMMS with gold plated contacts e 266MHz DDR SDRAM only e ECC 72 bit Registered memory only e Single or double banked DIMMs in the following sizes Table 5 DIMM Sizes DIMM Size JECC Configuration _Unbuffered Registered 128
4. Note This feature is only available when using Supermicro power supplies Figure 40 Third Power Supply Fail Header LAN1 2 Ethernet Ports Two Ethernet ports designated LAN1 and LAN2 are located beside the VGA port on the IO backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables Figure 41 LAN Ethernet Ports 52 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is designated as WOL See the table below for pin definitions You must enable the LAN Wake Up setting in BIOS to use this feature You must also have a LAN card with a Wake on LAN connector and cable Wake On LAN Pin Definitions WOL Pin Number Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up Figure 42 Wake On LAN Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is designated JWOR This function allows your computer to receive and wake up by an incoming call to the modem when in suspend state See the table below for pin definitions You must have a WOR card and cable to use this feature Wake on Ring Pin Definitions JWOR i Poe Number Definition 1 Ground 2 Wake up Figure 43 Wake On Ring Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 53 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables e The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires e Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 e A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has
5. The VIG340B has an integrated ATI video controller based on the Rage XL graphics chip The Rage XL fully supports sideband addressing and AGP texturing This onboard graphics package can provide a bandwidth of up to 512 MB sec over a 32 bit graphics memory bus BIOS Recovery The BIOS Recovery function allows you to recover your BIOS image file if the BIOS flashing procedure fails see Chapter XXX Recovery from AC Power Loss The BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Power Lost Control setting in the Advanced BIOS Setup section Peripheral Device Configuration to change this setting The de fault setting is Always On PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the Viglen VIG340B Server Board The motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores Chipset Voltage 3 3V 5V 12V and 3 3V Standby An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor
6. Figure 34 Universal Serial Bus USB 0 1 Extra Universal Serial Bus Header USB 2 3 4 The USB2 USB3 headers are located at J13 J14 for front side USB access You will need a USB cable not included to use either connection Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions An additional header USB4 designated J27 is also provided USB2 Pin USB3 Pin Definitions J13 Definitions J14 Wa eae eae Number Definition Number Definition 2 Power 1 Power 4 3 6 5 8 7 Ground Ground Figure 35 Extra Universal Serial Bus Header USB 2 3 4 Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 Attach the appropriate cable to inform you of a chassis intrusion Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 49 Serial Ports The COM1 serial port is located under the parallel port see Figure 6 See the table below for pin definitions The COM2 connector is a header located near the PCI X 1 slot on the motherboard Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition DCD CTS DSR DTR Serial In RI RTS Ground Serial Out NC Figure 36 Serial Port ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse are located on J9 See the table below for pin definitions The mouse port is above the keyboard port See Figure 6 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions J9 Pin Number Definition Figure 37 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mous
7. I O device IRQ conflict error PS 2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen PS 2 Mouse installed nnnn KB Extended RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn Cache SRAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB System RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested 88 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide One or more 120 Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed 120 block storage devices Operating system not found Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A are properly identified Parity Check 1 nnnn Parity error found in the system bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Parity is a method for checking errors in binary data A parity error indicates that some data has been corrupted Parity Check 2 nnnn Parity error found in the I O bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Press lt F1 gt to resume lt F2 gt to Setup lt F3 gt for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message Press lt
8. 1 e Chained memory structure with improved dynamic transmit chaining for enhanced performance Programmable transmit threshold for improved bus utilisation Early receive interrupt for concurrent processing of receive data Onchip counters for network management Autodetect and autoswitching for 10 or 100 Mbps network speeds Support for both 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps networks capable of full or half duplex with back to back transmit at 100 Mbps e Support for IP Security The network status LEDs on the server board indicate e Transmit receive activity on the LAN e Valid link to the LAN e 10 100 Mbps transfer mode Use Only for Intended Applications This product was evaluated as Information Technology Equipment ITE that may be installed in offices homes schools computer rooms and similar locations The suitability of this product for other Product Categories and Environments other than ITE applications Such as medical industrial alarm systems and test equipment may require further evaluation When you integrate this subassembly observe all warnings and cautions in the Installation Guide To avoid injury be careful of Sharp pins on connectors Sharp pins on printed circuit assemblies Rough edges and sharp corners on the chassis Hot components like processors voltage regulators and heat sinks Damage to wires that could cause a short circuit 98 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Equipment Log and Worksheets Use
9. 2 1 and OS 2 Warp can support LBA ECHS or standard CHS methods Note that LBA support may require a switch setting on an OS 2 driver in order to operate in that mode OS 2 2 0 amp Novel NetWare can support either ECHS or standard CHS methods In order to use LBA with NetWare a driver that supports current parameters must be used OS 2 2 0 does not support LBA DOS amp Windows can use LBA ECHS or standard CHS methods The 32 bit Disk Access driver built into Windows WDCTRL 386 can only be used with the standard CHS method to use either LBA or ECHS method and 32 bit Disk Access an alternative 386 driver must be installed this combination will also provide the best performance If this driver is not installed and the drive fitted to the system supports Type F DMA on the ISA interface or Mode 3 on the PCI interface then higher performance will be achieved by NOT using 32 bit Disk Access Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 97 Network Controller The VIG340B motherboard includes a 10BASE T 100BASE TX network solution based on the Intel 82550 single chip Fast Ethernet PCI Bus Controller As a PCI bus master the controller can burst data at up to 132 MB s The controller contains two receive and transmit FIFO buffers that prevent data overruns or underruns while waiting for access to the PCI bus The controller has the following e 32 bit PCI bus master interface direct drive of bus compatible with PCI Bus Specification Revision 2
10. 30 Overheat LED OH Power Fail Button The Power Fail Button connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF2 Refer to the table below for pin definitions Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 47 Power Fail Button Pin Definitions JF 2 Control GND Figure 31 Power Fail Button Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF2 Attach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table below for pin definitions Reset Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground Figure 32 Reset Button Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF2 Momentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button see the Power Button Mode setting in BIOS To turn off the power when set to suspend mode de press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table below for pin definitions Power Button Connector Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 1 PW_ON 2 Ground Figure 33 Power Button 48 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Universal Serial Bus USB 0 1 Two Universal Serial Bus ports are located beside the PS 2 keyboard mouse ports USBO is the bottom connector and USB1 is the top connector See the table below for pin definitions Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions USBO USB1 Pin Number Definition 5V P0 PO Ground Key
11. 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B The parallel port is located on J7 See the table below for pin definitions Parallel Printer Port Pin Definitions J7 Strobe Auto Feed Data Bit 0 Error Data Bit 1 Init Data Bit 2 SLCT IN Data Bit 3 GND Data Bit 4 GND Data Bit 5 GND Data Bit 6 GND Data Bit 7 GND ACK GND BUSY GND PE GND SLCT NC Figure 44 Parallel Port Pin Definitions 54 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide The floppy connector is located on JP7 See the table below for pin definitions Floppy Connector Pin Definitions JP7 FDHDIN Reserved FDEDIN Index Motor Enable Drive Select B Drive Select A Motor Enable DIR STEP Write Data Write Gate Track 00 Write Protect Read Data Side 1 Select Diskette Figure 45 Floppy Connector Pin Definitions There are no jumpers to configure the onboard IDE 1 and 2 connectors J2A and J2B respectively See the table below for pin definitions IDE Connector Pin Definitions J2A J2B Reset IDE GND Host Data 7 Host Data 8 Host Data 6 Host Data 9 Host Data 5 Host Data 10 Host Data 4 Host Data 11 Host Data 3 Host Data 12 Host Data 2 Host Data 13 Host Data 1 Host Data 14 Host Data 0 Host Data 15 GND Key DRQ3 GND 1 0 Write GND VO Read GND IOCHRDY BALE DACK3 GND IRQ14
12. 66h Configure advanced cache registers 67h Initialise Multi Processor APIC 68h Enable external and CPU caches 69h Setup System Management Mode SMM area 6Ah Display external L2 cache size 6Bh Load custom defaults optional 6Ch Display shadow area message 6Eh Display possible high address for UMB recovery 70h Display error messages 72h Check for configuration errors 76h Check for keyboard errors 7Ch Set up hardware interrupt vectors 7Dh Initialise Intelligent System Monitoring 7Eh Initialise coprocessor if present 92 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 80h Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs 81h Late POST device initialisation 82h Detect and install external RS232 ports 83h Configure non MCD IDE controllers 84h Detect and install external parallel ports 85h Initialise PC compatible PnP ISA devices 86h Re initialise onboard I O ports 87h Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional 88h Initialise BIOS Data Area 89h Enable Non Maskable Interrupts NMIs 8Ah Initialise Extended BIOS Data Area 8Bh Test and initialise PS 2 mouse 8Ch Initialise floppy controller 8Fh Determine number of ATA drives optional 90h Initialise hard disk controllers 91h Initialise local bus hard disk controllers 92h Jump to UserPatch2 93h Build MPTABLE for
13. a particular purpose As a result the documentation is licensed as is and you the licensee are assuming the entire risk as to its quality and performance The vendor reserves the right to revise this operation manual and all accompanying software and documentation and to make changes in the content without obligation to notify any person or organisation of the revision or change In no event will the vendor be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use this product or documentation even if advised of the possibility of such damages In particular the vendor shall not have liability for any hardware software or data stored or used with the product including the costs of repairing replacing or recovering such hardware software or data 2 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Contents 1 Overview Introduction 2 LX245 Chassis Specifications Physical Specifications Chassis Features Front Panel Controls and Indicators Chassis Back I O Ports and Features Chassis Feature Summary SCSI Hot Swap Backplane Layout and Settings SCSI ID Jumper Setting List Chassis Error and Message Indicators 3 VIG340B Motherboard Specifications Server Board Features VIG340B Server Board Layout Back Panel Connectors Server Board Feature Overview Chipset Overview Microprocess Main Memory Super I O Controller Serial Ports Parallel Ports Floppy Controller Keyb
14. allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to mark the DMI events as read Clear All DMI Event Logs Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to clear all DMI event logs gt Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings COM Port Address Specifies to redirect the console to On board COMA or On board COMB This setting can also be Disabled BAUD Rate Select the BAUD rate for console redirection Console Type Choose from the available options to select the console type for console redirection COM Port Address Specifies to redirect the console to On board COMA or On board COMB This setting can also be Disabled Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 73 BAUD Rate Choose from the available options to select the BAUD rate for console redirection Flow Control Choose from the available options to select the flow control for console redirection Console Connection Select the console connection either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST Choose whether to continue with console redirection after the POST routine Options are On and Off of Video Pages to Support Choose the number of video pages to allocate for redirection when video hardware is not available Options are 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 and 8 74 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Security Menu Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility m
15. applications therefore enhancing your customer s experience Intel NetBurst micro architecture provides the binary compatibility with previous generation Intel Architecture IA 32 processors Rapid Execution Engine means that the new Intel Xeon processors have two Arithmetic Logic Units ALUs which are clocked at twice the core processor frequency This allows basic integer instructions such as Add Subtract Logical AND Logical OR etc to execute in a clock cycle For example the Rapid Execution Engine on a 2 20GHz Intel Xeon processor runs at 4 40GHz Intel s SSE2 technology now extends the SIMD capabilities that MMX technology and SSE technology delivered by adding 144 new instructions These instructions include 128 bit SIMD integer arithmetic and 128 bit SIMD double precision floating point operations These new instructions reduce the overall number of instructions required to execute a particular program task and as a result can contribute to an overall performance increase This new technology can accelerate a broad range of applications including video speech photo processing encryption engineering and scientific applications Finally the Advanced Dynamic Execution engine is a very deep out of order speculative execution engine that keeps the execution units executing instructions The Intel Xeon processor can also view 126 instructions in flight and handle up to 48 loads and 24 stores in the pipeline This manual contains techn
16. hit the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up Password on Boot This setting allows you to require a password to be entered when the system boots up Options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required Fixed Disk Boot Sector This setting may offer some protection against viruses when set to Write Protect which protects the boot sector on the hard drive from having a virus written to it The other option is Normal 76 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Power Menu Choose Power from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Power setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing lt Enter gt All Power BIOS settings are described in this section Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Securit Power Boot Exit Item Specific Help ACPI Mode Enabled Power Savings Customized Standby Timeout Off Auto Suspend Timeout Off Resume On Time Off Resume Time 00 00 00 Resume on Modem Ring Off F1 Help TL Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit amp Select Menu Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Figure 57 Power Menu ACPI Mode Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power man
17. important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The Viglen VIG340B Server Board accommodates ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate You should use one that will supply at least 460W of power and includes the additional 12V 8 pin power connector an even higher wattage power supply is recommended for high load configurations It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant info at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges 30 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 4 VIG340B Server Board Options The VIG340B Server Board is capable of accepting 1 8GHz to a possible maximum of 2 2GHz Intel Xeon processors Main memory RAM can also be upgraded to a maximum of 16GB using registered ECC DDR SDRAM DIMMs WARNING amp CAUTIONS WARNING Unplug the system before carrying out the procedures described in this chapter Failure to disconnect power before you open the system can result in personal injury or equipment damage Hazardous voltage current and energy levels are present in this product Power switch termi
18. on line version of this manual 118 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 5 How do you rate the Viglen Technical support and Service Departments 6 Are there any technological improvements that could be made to the system 8 Other points you would like to mention Please return this slip to Product Development Department Viglen Ltd Viglen House Alperton Lane Alperton Middlesex HAO 1DX Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 119
19. the blank equipment log provided here to record information about your LX245 Server Table 9 Equipment Log and Worksheet Item Manufacturer Name amp Serial Number Date Installed Model Number Chassis Main board Processor speed and cache Memory Video display Keyboard Mouse Diskette drive A CD ROM drive Additional 5 25 Peripheral IDE hard disk drive SCSI hard disk drive 1 SCSI hard disk drive 2 SCSI hard disk drive 3 SCSI hard disk drive 4 SCSI hard disk drive 5 SCSI hard disk drive 6 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 99 Worksheet Calculating DC Power Usage 1 List the current for each board and device in the appropriate voltage level column 2 Add the currents in each column Then go to the next worksheet Table 10 Worksheet Calculating DC Power Usage Current maximum at voltage level Device 3 3 V 5 V 5V 12 V 12 V 5V standby Baseboard front panel board and fans Processor s Memory 3 5 inch diskette drive CD ROM drive Second 5 25 inch device Third 5 25 inch device 1st hard drive 2nd hard drive 3rd hard drive 4th hard drive 5th hard drive 6th hard drive SCSI backplane Power share board Expansion board 1 Expansion board 2 Expansion board 3 Expansion board 4 Expansion bo
20. 00 chipset consists of four major components the Memory Controller Hub MCH the I O Controller Hub 3 ICH3 the PCI X 64 bit Hub 2 0 P64H2 and the 82808AA Host Channel Adapter VxB The MCH has four hub interfaces one to communicate with the ICH3 and three for high speed I O communications The MCH employs a 144 bit wide memory bus for a DDR 266 memory interface which provides a total bandwidth of 3 2 GB s The ICH3 interface is a 266 MB sec point to point connection using an 8 bit wide 66 MHz base clock at a 4x data transfer rate The P64H2 interface is a 1 GB s point to point connection using a 16 bit wide 66 MHz base clock at an 8x data transfer rate The ICH3 I O Controller Hub provides various integrated functions including a two channel UDMA100 bus master IDE controller USB host controllers an integrated LAN controller a System Management Bus controller and an AC 97 compliant interface Each of the three P64H2 PCI X Hubs provides a 16 bit connection to the MCH for high performance IO capability and two 64 bit PCI X interfaces Processor 1 Processor 0 I AC 97 G ATI 400 MHz System Bus ATA 100 Graphics Ports gt PCI X Slot 5 P64H2 USB 6icH3 s MCH gt PCI X Slot 6 VXB Ports r PCI Slots 1 3 P64H2 paras I gt PCI Slot 4 SCSI 10 100 LAN Controller Super IO 200 MHz Memory Bus
21. 33 MHz PCI X 6 JP18 Bus 1A 133 MHz PCI X 5 JP19 Bus 2A 100 MHz PCI X 4 JP20 Bus 2B 66 MHz PCI X 3 JP21 Bus 2B 66 MHz PCI X 2 JP23 Bus 2B 66 MHz PCI X 1 Ultra SCSI CH B oo a Speaker or won wa Figure 5 VIG340B Motherboard Specification um JP14JP13 coP12 P10 yp47 yP11 SUPER P4DP6 BANK 4 Chassis Fan1 E CPU1 Fan CPU2 Chassis Fan JLico _Jeru2 Fan JP7 FLOPPY Juis JP22L JP18LI JP190 JP160 JPA2L AIC 7899W ro Ultra IlI LVD SCSI CH A JP32 o Chassis Fa n JP37 IPMBC__ PWR LEDISPKR NMI sms L_ Jumper Description Default Settings JBT1 CMOS Clear Pins 1 2 Normal JPA1 JPA2 SCSI Channel A B Termination Open Enabled JP3 JP27 LAN1 LAN2 Enabled Disabled Pins 1 2 Enabled JP4 VGA Enabled Disabled Pins 1 2 Enabled JP9 Power Fail Alarm Enabled Disabled Open Disabled JP10 JP21 PCI X Bus Speed Setting JP22 SCSI Enabled Disabled Pins 1 2 Enabled JP33 CPU Chassis CPU FAN Select Closed CPU Fan JP37 Watchdog Enabled Disabled Open Disabled JP38 Thermal Fan Enabled Disabled Open BIOS Control Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 15 Connector Description ATX PWR CONN Primary ATX Power Connector DIMM 1A DIMM 4B Memory RAM Slots COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connectors CPU CHS OH FAN CPU Chassis Overheat Fan Headers J7 Parallel Printer Port
22. 55 ATN 56 Ground 57 BSY 58 ACK 26 Ground 60 MSG 61 SEL 62 C D ae Ground O 35 DB 8 66 DB 9 67 DB 10 68 DB 11 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 105 Ultra 160 SCSI Connector Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 DB 12 35 DB 12 36 DB 13 37 DB 14 38 DB 15 39 DB P1 6 DB O 140 DB 0 so eo a EA DB 2 42 DB 2 9 BB 143 DB 3 44 DB 4 45 DB 5 46 DB 6 47 DB 7 48 DB P 49 Ground 50 Ground 51 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR 53 Reserved 54 Ground 55 ATN 56 Ground 57 BSY 58 ACK se 26 MSG 60 MSG 61 SEL 62 C D 63 REQ 64 O 65 DB 8 7 sie 33 DB 10 67 DB 10 68 DB 11 106 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Other Information Reliability The mean time between failures MTBF prediction is calculated using component and subassembly random failure rates The calculation is based on the Bellcore Reliability Prediction Procedure TR NWT 000332 Issue 4 September 1991 The MTBF prediction is for e Redesigning the motherboard for alternate components if failure rates exceed reliability expectations e Estimating repair rates and spare parts requirements MTBF data is calculated from predicted data 35 C The MTBF prediction for the motherboard is 120 402 hours Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 107 8 Glossary A AC Ampere Analog ANSI ASCII Asynchronous AUTOEXEC BAT BASIC Battery Backed RAM Ampe
23. 83 Phoenix BIOS POST Messages 85 Phoenix BIOS POST Codes 91 Phoenix Error Beep Codes 95 7 Technical Information 96 SCSI Controller 96 IDE Controller 96 Network Controller 98 Equipment Log and Worksheets 99 Worksheet Calculating DC Power Usage 100 Connector Pin Signal Details 101 Reliability Information 107 8 Glossary 108 9 Notes 114 10 Suggestions 118 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 1 Overview Introduction This manual describes the Viglen LX245 system and the VIG340B motherboard The motherboard is the most important part of your computer It contains all of the CPU memory and graphics circuitry that makes the computer work The VIG340B motherboard contains the very latest in CPU design the Intel Xeon processor which includes dual processor support Hyper Threading technology Intel NetBurst micro architecture Rapid Execution Engine Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 SSE2 and Advanced Dynamic Executions Hyper Threading technology has been developed to allow multi processor server applications to execute more than one thread per processor This in turn will increase the overall throughput of the Viglen server and enable you to scale with processor requirements to handle future workloads Some of the immediate benefits include e Increased number of transactions that can be processed by each CPU e Enabling support for more users improving business productivity e Providing faster response time for websites and e Business
24. ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 18 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chipset voltage 3 3V 5V 12V and 3 3V standby Four fan status monitor with firmware software on off control Three CPU chassis temperature monitors Environmental temperature monitor and control CPU fan auto off in sleep mode CPU slow down on temperature overheat CPU overheat LED header Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU core System overheat LED and control Chassis intrusion detection System resource alert IPMI 1 5 compliant Onboard I O AIC 7899 for dual channel Ultra160 SCSI Adaptec 2000S Zero Channel RAID connector green PCI X slot Integrated ATI Rage XL 8MB graphics controller Two Intel PRO 100s 82550 10 100 fast Ethernet controllers two Ethernet ports Two EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interfaces One floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 19 Two Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports One EPP ECP Parallel Port Enhanced Parallel Port Extended Capabilities Port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to 5 USB Universal Serial Bus ports 20 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Chipset Overview The Intel E7500 Plumas chipset is a high performance chipset with a performance and feature set designed for mid range dual processor servers The E75
25. CPU socket before you install the CPU heat sink Upgrading the CPU The new Intel Xeon processor uses a new 603 pin core package technology Micro Pin Grid Array or Micro PGA This package utilises a 603 pin zero insertion force socket PGA 603 Thermal solutions are attached directly to the back of the processor core package with the use of a thermal plate or heat spreader When the processor is mounted in the socket 603 connector it is secured by the ZIF Zero Insertion Force socket The design of the VIG340B Motherboard makes it a simple job to replace or upgrade the processors Follow the instructions below for instructions on how to upgrade the processors 1 Before commencing any work inside your Viglen system please read the warnings and cautions section 2 Remove the lid from the computer by removing the screws at the rear of the case 3 Locate the Micro PGA processors covered with a heat sink by referring to Figure 5 if necessary 4 Carefully remove the heat sink by pushing down an out the retention mechanism to free it from the socket 5 The CPU is clamped into place using a lever Gently lift this lever which is located at the side of the socket 603 This will free the CPU and allow you to lift it clear of the socket Do not attempt to remove the CPU with the lever in the down position 6 You can now fit the additional or replacement processor and heatsink into the socket 603 interface Viglen LX245 Server Us
26. DE cable on each channel You can connect an IDE signal cable up to a maximum of 18 inches each to each IDE connector on the server board Each cable can support two devices one at the end of the cable and one 6 inches from the end of the cable Operating Systems and IDE hard drives Standard CHS is the translation that has been used for years Its use limits IDE capacity to maximum of 528MB regardless of the size of the drive used Logical Block mode overcomes the 528MB maximum size limitation imposed by the Standard CHS mode It should be used only when the drive supports LBA Logical Block Addressing and the OS supports LBA or uses the BIOS to access the disk Extended CHS mode also overcomes the 528MB maximum size limitation imposed by Standard CHS mode It can be used with drives which are larger than 528MB that do not support LBA Auto Detected allows the BIOS to examine the drive and determine the optimal mode The first choice is to utilise Logical Block mode if it is supported by the drive The second choice is to utilise Extended CHS mode if the drive topology allows If neither of the above methods is possible the Standard CHS mode is used Different operating systems have different abilities regarding IDE translation mode UNIX operating systems as currently implemented do not support either LBA or ECHS and must utilise the standard CHS method UNIX can support drives larger than 528MB but does so in its own way OS 2
27. Default Setup Values If you do not want these values enter Setup and enter your own values If the error persists check the system battery or contact your dealer System timer error The timer test failed Requires repair of system board Real time clock error Real Time Clock fails BIOS hardware test May require board repair Check date and time settings BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real Time Clock May require setting legal date 1991 2099 Previous boot incomplete Default configuration used Previous POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On systems with control of wait states improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot Run Setup and verify that the wait state configuration is correct This error is cleared the next time the system is booted Memory Size found by POST differed from CMOS Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS Diskette drive A error Diskette drive B error Drive A or B is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests Check to see that the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette drive is attached correctly 86 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Incorrect Drive A type run SETUP Type of floppy drive A not correctly identified in Setup Incorr
28. F1 gt to start the boot process or lt F2 gt to enter Setup and change the settings Press lt F3 gt to display the previous screen usually an initialisation error of an Option ROM i e an add on card Write down and follow the information shown on the screen Press lt F2 gt to enter Setup Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identified Run the 120 Configuration Utility One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT Run an 120 Configuration Utility e g the SAC utility System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copied to shadow RAM Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 89 UMB upper limit segment address nnnn Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks indicating released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory manager Video BIOS shadowed Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM 90 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Phoenix BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Test codes for the PhoenixBIOS POST codes are divided into two categories recoverable and terminal Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST the BIOS will display a POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 continuous long beep no memory dete
29. Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Software On Off Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard 3 pin CPU and chassis fans are controlled by the power management functions The thermal fan is controlled by the overheat detection logic Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 27 Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU It can continue to monitor for overheat conditions even when the CPU is in sleep mode Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the thermal control fan to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature is too high CPU Fan Auto Off in Sleep Mode The CPU fan activates when the power is turned on It continues to operate when the system enters Standby mode When in sleep mode the CPU will not run at full power thereby generating less heat CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function in the BIOS This allows the user to define an overheat temperature When this temperature is exceeded both the overheat fan and the warning LED are triggered Syst
30. IOCS16 Addr 1 GND Addr 0 Addr 2 Chip Select 0 Chip Select 1 Activity GND Figure 46 IDE Connector Pin Definitions Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 55 Refer to the table below for the pin definitions of the Ultra160 SCSI connectors located at JA1 JA2 and JA4 68 pin Ultra160 SCSI Connectors JA1 JA2 JA4 Connector Connector Contact Contact Number Signal Names Number Signal Names DB 12 DB 12 DB 13 DB 13 DB 14 DB 14 DB 15 DB 15 DB P1 DB P1 DB 0 DB 0 DB 1 DB 1 DB 2 DB 2 DB 3 DB 3 DB 4 DB 4 DB 5 DB 5 DB 6 DB 6 DB 7 DB 7 DB P DB P GROUND GROUND DIFFSENS GROUND TERMPWR TERMPWR TERMPWR TERMPWR RESERVED RESERVED GROUND GROUND ATN ATN GROUND GROUND BSY BSY ACK ACK RST RST MSG MSG SEL SEL C D C D REQ REQ 0 0 DB 8 DB 8 DB 9 DB 9 DB 10 DB 10 DB 11 DB 11 ook wh Figure 47 Ultra 160 SCSI Connector 56 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Installing Memory DIMMs CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance see step 1 below 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with Bank 1 The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time beginning with Bank 1 then Bank 2 and so on 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay a
31. IX245 User Guide Viglen EMC and the CE mark CE Marking As we begin the 21st century European standards are being harmonised across borders If products comply with the same standards in all European countries product exporting and importing is made simple paving our way to a common market If you buy a product with a CE mark on it shown below on the box in the manual or on the guarantee it complies with the currently enforced directive s ce Introduction to EMC EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility is the term used to describe certain issues with RF Radio Frequency energy Electrical items should be designed so they do not interfere with each other through RF emissions E g If you turn on your microwave your television shouldn t display interference if both items are CE marked to the EMC directive If emitted RF energy is not kept low it can interfere with other electrical circuitry E g Cars Automatic Braking Systems have been known to activate by themselves while in a strong RF field As this has obvious repercussions ALL electrical products likely to cause RF related problems have to be CE marked from 1st January 1996 onwards If a product conforms to the EMC directive not only should its RF emissions be very low but its immunity to RF energy and other types should be high The apparatus has to resist many real world phenomena such as static shocks and mains voltage transients Viglen s Enviro
32. MB 16 Mbit x 72 Registered Only 256 MB 32 Mbit x 72 Registered Only 512 MB 64 Mbit x 72 Registered Only 1 GB 128 Mbit x 72 Registered Only NOTE Interleaved memory requires memory modules to be installed two at a time When pairing the modules do not mix memory sizes and speeds DDR DDR technology enables the data to be processed on both the upward and downward signal slopes This results in twice the performance when compared to SDR where only a single process per signal slope is used 22 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide SDRAM Synchronous DRAM SDRAM improves memory performance through memory access that is synchronous with the memory clock This simplifies the timing design and increases memory speed because all timing is dependent on the number of memory clock cycles ECC Memory Error checking and correcting ECC memory detects multiple bit errors and corrects single bit errors Super I O controller The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selection a clock generator drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O supports 360 K 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M d
33. MOS Setup Menu The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus Items that use submenus are indicated with the icon With the item highlighted press the lt Enter gt key to access the submenu 64 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Securit Power Boot Exit Item Specific Help System Time 16 19 20 System Date 02 02 02 Legacy Diskette A 1 44 1 25 MB Legacy Diskette B Not Installed Primary Master 120 GB Primary Slave None gt gt gt Secondary Master CD ROM gt Secondary Slave None System Memory Extended Memory F1 Help TL Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit amp Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Figure 53 Main BIOS Setup Menu Main Setup Menu Features System Time To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the lt Enter gt key to save the data System Date Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the lt Enter gt key to save the data Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 65 Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 and 2 88MB 3 5 Legacy Diskette B This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy d
34. S COM1 COM2 COM3 COM4 CONFIG SYS CPS CSA Cursor DC Digital DIN The name given to the program that runs on the computer when it is first switched on Can also be a verb related to running the program British Standards Institute Bits per second An area of temporary storage One or more conductors used for transmitting signals A unit of data made up of eight Bits A programming language A small area of high speed memory Normally referred to as a monitor or VDU A symbol on the screen or same as a Byte Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor A logic circuit family that uses very little power The names given to the serial communications ports in DOS A special purpose file which has the configuration details for the computer to set itself to when powered up Characters per second Canadian Standards Association A bar on the screen that indicates where the input from the keyboard will be displayed Direct current Normally associated with battery current Pertaining to data in the form of binary digits Contrasts with Analogue Deutsche Industrie Norm specifies major connector types Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 109 DIP DMA Disk DOS or MS DOS Dual In Line Package ICs that have two parallel rows of connections Direct Memory Access A method of transferring data between main storage and I O devices without processor intervention See Floppy Disk Disk Operat
35. Server User Guide Chassis Front Controls and Indicators acje gt ch 0 JEU 7 H Figure 1 Chassis Front Controls and Indicators Power Button A Power LED G Reset Button B Error LED Temperature amp Fans H Hot swap Hard Disk Caddy C Local HD Access LED J Chassis Feet D Hard Disk Access LED K Door Lock E 5 25 inch Bays L 3 5 Bay F Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Chassis Back I O Ports and Features Chassis with Single PSU x PISIUS O I D PISIUS O I Chassis with Redundant PSU Figure 2 Chassis Back I O Ports and Features 460W ATX PSU Warning LEDs 337W ATX Redundant PSUs 12 cm fan for system cooling Screws for securing PSUs Padlock Plate Thumb Screw Expansion Slot Blanking Plates molo gt Silent button for the alarm AISTIT I O Shield refer to Figure 6 10 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Chassis Feature Summary Table 2 Chassis Features Feature Description Drive Bays One 3 5 inch diskette drive bay accessible from front Three 5 25 inch wide bays that are externally accessible designed to hold half height standard removable media devices the bays can be converted into a single full height bay H
36. agement on your system Power Savings This setting sets the degree of power saving for the system The options are Disabled Customised Maximum Power Savings and Maximum Performance Customised allows you to alter the other two modes Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 77 Auto Suspend Timeout Use this setting to specify the period of system inactivity to transpire before entering the suspend state Options are Off 5 min 10 min 15 min 20 min 30 min 40 min and 60 min Resume on Time Select either Off or On which will wake the system up at the time specified in the next setting Resume Time Use this setting to specify the time you want the system to wake up the above setting must be set to On Enter the time with the number keys Resume on Modem Ring Use this setting to enable or disable the WOR Wake on Ring feature Options are On and Off Standby Timeout Use this setting to specify the period of system inactivity to transpire before entering the standby state Options are Off 16 sec 32 sec 48 sec 1 min 2 min 4 min and 8 min 78 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Boot Menu Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Highlighting a setting with a or will expand or collapse that entry See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window All Boot BIOS settings are described in this se
37. ain menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing lt Enter gt All Security BIOS settings are described in this section Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Securit Power Boot Exit Item Specific Help Supervisor Password Is Clear User Password Is Clear Quiet Boot Disabled Set Supervisor Password Enter Set User Password Enter Password on Boot Disabled Fixed Disk Boot Sector Normal F1 Help Tl Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit amp Select Menu Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Figure 56 Security Menu Supervisor Password Is This displays whether a supervisor password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This displays whether a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 75 Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor s password which allows access to BIOS Set User Password When the item Set User Password is highlighted
38. andby 3 3V Vcc 5V Vcc 12V Vcc 1 8V Vcc 12V Vcc 82 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Exit Menu Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Securit Power Boot PIR Exit Item Specific Help Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes F1 Help Tl Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit amp Select Menu Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Figure 60 Exit Menu Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 83 Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility 84 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Phoenix BIOS POST Messages During the Power O
39. ard 5 Expansion board 6 Expansion board 7 Total Current Maximum Ratings for comparison 100 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Connector Pin Signal Details Fan Connector Table 11 Fan Connector Pin out Thermal CPU and Chassis Fans Pin Signal Name Ground black 12 V red Keyboard and Mouse 6 5 DON 3 gt ooy 2 1 fe The PS 2 compatible connectors share a common housing they are functionally equivalent Table 12 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Connectors Pin Signal Name Description 3 GND Ground 5 V fused 6 NC No connect Serial Ports COM1 and COM2 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 101 9 Ground Parallel Port 13 1 VOOOODOODODOODOD ODOOGDOODOD 25 14 Table 14 Parallel Port Connector Pin Signal Name Pi Signal Name Auto Feed Error INIT SLCT IN Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground U3 Select T Floppy Drive 34 00000000000 000000 2 Table 15 Floppy Drive Connector Pin out Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 2 FDHDIN 4 Reserved 6 FDEDIN 8 Index 9 Ground 10 Motor Enable 12 Drive Select B 14 Drive Select A 16 Motor Enable 19 Ground 20 STEP 22 Write Data 24 Write Gate 26 Track 00 102 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Ground Read Data IDE 39 JODOOOOOOO0OO00000008 1 40 DOOODOODOO DOODOODEOIOD 2 Table 16 IDE Connectors Pin Si
40. cted Terminal POST Errors If a terminal type of error occurs BIOS will shut down the system Before doing so BIOS will write the error to port 80h attempt to initialise video and write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h Table 6 Phoenix BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialise system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialise chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag OAh Initialise CPU registers OBh Enable CPU cache OCh Initialise caches to initial POST values OEh Initialise I O component OFh Initialise the local bus IDE 10h Initialise Power Management 11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values 12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot 13h Initialise PCI Bus Mastering devices 14h Initialise keyboard controller 16h 1 2 2 3 BIOS ROM checksum 17h Initialise cache before memory Auto size 18h 8254 timer initialisation 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialisation 1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 20h 1 3 1 1 Test DRAM refresh 22h 1 3 1 3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller 24h Set ES segment register to 4 GB Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 91 28h Auto size DRAM
41. ction Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Securit Power Boot Exit Item Specific Help Removable Devices CD ROM Drive Hard Drive Network Boot Intel UNDI PXE 2 0 Intel UNDI PXE 2 0 F1 Help TL Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Figure 58 Boot Menu Removable Devices Highlight and press lt Enter gt to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of removable devices in the item Specific Help window CD ROM Drive See details on how to change the order and specs of removable devices in the Item Specific Help window Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 79 Hard Drive Highlight and press lt Enter gt to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of hard drives in the Item Specific Help window Network Boot See details on how to change the order and specs of network boot devices in the Item Specific Help window Intel UNDI PXE 2 0 See details on how to change the order and specs of Intel UNDI devices in the Item Specific Help window 80 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide PIR Menu Choose PIR from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing lt Enter gt PIR stands for Processor Info ROM which allows BIOS to
42. d 36 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide SCSI Enabled Disabled The SCSI Termination jumper at JP22 allows you to enable or disable the onboard SCSI controller The normal default position is on pins 1 2 to enable SCSI termination See the table below for jumper settings SCSI Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP22 Jumper Position Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled Figure 14 SCSI Enabled Disabled SCSI Termination Enabled Disabled Jumpers JPA1 and JPA2 allow you to enable or disable termination for the individual SCSI channels Jumper JPA1 controls SCSI channel A and JPA2 controls SCSI channel B The normal default setting is open to enable terminate both SCSI channels If you wish to connect external SCSI devices you should disable termination for the channel s you will be connecting them to See the table below for jumper settings SCSI Channel Termination Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPA1 JPA2 Jumper Position Definition Open Enabled Closed Disabled Figure 15 SCSI Termination Enabled Disabled Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 37 CPU Chassis CPU Fan Select JP33 allows you to select to use either the CPU fan or the Chassis fan The default position is open to select the CPU fan The CPU Chassis fan is intended for use with SuperMicro chassis See the table below for jumper settings CPU Chassis CPU Fan Select Jumper Settings JP33 Jumper Position Definition Open CPU Clos
43. e 25 PWR_SEC Connection Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 45 Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF2 Refer to the table below for pin definitions PWR_LED Pin Definitions JF 2 Pin Number Definition 15 5V 16 Control Figure 26 Power LED Hard Disk LED The HDD LED IDE connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF2 Attach the IDE hard drive LED cable to these pins to display disk activity Refer to the table below for pin definitions IDE HDD LED Pin Definitions JF 2 Pin Numbe Definition 13 5V 14 HD Active Figure 27 Hard Disk LED NIC2 LED The NIC2 Network Interface Controller LED connection is located on pins 9 and 10 of JF2 Attach the NIC2 LED cable to display network activity Refer to the table below for pin definitions NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF2 Figure 28 NIC2 LED 46 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide NIC1 LED The NIC1 Network Interface Controller LED connection is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF2 Attach the NIC1 LED cable to display network activity Refer to the table below for pin definitions NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF2 Number Definition 11 5V 12 GND Figure 29 NIC1 LED Overheat LED OH Connect an LED to the OH connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF2 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating Refer to the table below for pin definitions Overheat OH LED Pin Definitions JF 2 Figure
44. e Ports 50 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Fan Headers The motherboard has six CPU and chassis fan headers These are designated CPU Fan1 CPU Fan2 CPU1 Chassis Fan CPU2 Chassis Fan Chassis Fan1 Chassis Fan2 and Overheat Fan See the table below for pin definitions Fan Header Pin Definitions eee Number Definition Ground black 12V red Tachometer Caution These fan headers are DC power Figure 38 Fan Headers Power LED Speaker NMI On the 9 pin JDI header pins 1 3 are for a power LED pins 4 7 are for the speaker and pins 8 9 are for the NMI connection See the table below for speaker pin definitions NOTE The speaker connector pins are for use with an external speaker If you wish to use the onboard audio you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Speaker Connector Pin Definitions JD1 oe qe Function Definition Red wire Speaker data gt No connection 6 Key 7 Speaker data Figure 39 Power LED Speaker NMI Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 51 Third Power Supply Fail Header Connect a cable from your power supply to the JP8 header to provide warning of power supply failure This warning signal is passed through the PWR_LED pin on JF2 to provide indication of a power failure on the chassis See the table below for pin definitions Third Power Supply Fail Header Pin Definitions JP8 Pin Number Definition P S 1 Fail Signal P S 2 Fail Signal P S 3 Fail Signal Reset from MB
45. ecksum optional CAh Redirect Int 15h to enable remote keyboard CBh Redirect Int 13h to Memory Technologies Devices such as ROM RAM PCMCIA and serial disk CCh Redirect Int 10h to enable remote serial video CDh Re map I O and memory for PCMCIA CEh Initialise digitiser and display message D2h Unknown interrupt The following are for boot block in Flash ROM Table 7 Boot Block in Flash ROM POST Codes POST Code Description EOh Initialise the chipset Eth Initialise the bridge E2h Initialise the CPU E3h Initialise system timer E4h Initialise system I O E5h Check force recovery boot E6h Checksum BIOS ROM E7h Go to BIOS E8h Set Huge Segment E9h Initialise Multi Processor EAh Initialise OEM special code EBh Initialise PIC and DMA ECh Initialise Memory type EDh Initialise Memory size EEh Shadow Boot Block EFh System memory test FOh Initialise interrupt vectors Fih Initialise Run Time Clock F2h Initialise video F3h Initialise System Management Manager F4h Output one beep F5h Clear Huge Segment F6h Boot to Mini DOS F7h Boot to Full DOS If the BIOS detects error 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM error it displays an additional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that failed For example 2C 0002 means address line 1 bit one set has failed 2E 1020 means data bits 12 and 5 bits 12 and 5 set
46. ect Drive B type run SETUP Type of floppy drive B not correctly identified in Setup System cache error Cache disabled RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache On older boards check the cache jumpers You may have to replace the cache See your dealer A disabled cache slows system performance considerably CPU ID CPU socket number for Multi Processor error EISA CMOS not writeable ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to EISA CMOS DMA Test Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to extended DMA Direct Memory Access registers Software NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot generate software NMI Non Maskable Interrupt Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long Device Address Conflict Address conflict for specified device Allocation Error for device Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 87 CD ROM Drive CD ROM Drive identified Entering SETUP Starting Setup program Failing Bits nnnn The hex number nnnn is a map of the bits at the RAM address which failed the memory test Each 1 one in the map indicates a failed bit See errors 230 231 or 232 above for offset address of the failure in System Extended or Shadow memory Fixed Disk n Fixed disk n 0 3 identified Invalid System Configuration Data Problem with NVRAM CMOS data I O device IRQ conflict
47. ed CPU Chassis Figure 16 CPU Chassis CPU Fan Select Watchdog Timer Enabled Disabled Jumper JP37 allows you to enable or disable the Watchdog feature The normal default position is open to disable the Watchdog timer See the table below for jumper settings Watchdog Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP37 Jumper Position Definition Open Disabled Closed Enabled Figure 17 Watchdog Timer Enabled Disabled 38 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Thermal Fan Enabled Disabled JP38 allows you to enable or disable the thermal fan When enabled the fan will operate continuously When disabled it will operate only when a predefined temperature threshold has been exceeded See the table on the right for jumper settings Thermal Fan Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP38 Jumper Position Definition Open Disabled Closed Enabled Figure 18 Thermal Fan Enabled Disabled Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 39 PCI X Bus Speed Settings Jumpers JP10 through JP21 are used to set the speed for the PCI X buses The Viglen VIG340B Server Board has two P64DH2 PCI Bridge chips each of which has two buses Each of the following settings corresponds to a single bus Slot 6 Refer to the table below to set the speed of slot 6 with jumpers JP14 JP15 and JP13 PCI X Bus SpeedJumper Settings for Slot 6 133 MHz 100 MHz 66 MHz 66 MHz 33 MHz Jumpers JP13 JP14 and JP15 Figure 19 Slot 6 PCI X Setting
48. em Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Intel s LANDesk Client Manager optional LDCM is used to notify the user of certain system events For example if the system is running low on virtual memory and there is insufficient hard drive space for saving the data you can be alerted of the potential problem Hardware BIOS Virus Protection The system BIOS is protected by hardware that prevents viruses from infecting the BIOS area The user can only change the BIOS content through the flash utility provided by SuperMicro This feature can prevent viruses from infecting the BIOS area and destroying valuable data Auto Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core The auto switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to 20A current and auto sense voltage IDs ranging from 1 4V to 3 5V This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable 28 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specification defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs tele
49. er Guide 59 Pin 1 _ ki Ei ay Lever Figure 50 Socket 603 Interface Processor Notched installed Corner Figure 51 Xeon Micro PGA 603 Pin Processor Installed NOTE If the CPU will not easily fit into the socket you are trying to plug it in the wrong way around 60 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Replacing the Clock CMOS RAM Battery A lithium battery is installed in a socket on the system board The battery has an estimated life expectancy of seven years When the battery starts to weaken it loses voltage when the voltage drops below a certain level the system settings stored in CMOS RAM for example the date and time may be wrong If the battery fails you will need to replace it with a VARTA CR2032 battery or an equivalent As long as local ordinance permits you may dispose of individual batteries as normal rubbish Do not expose batteries to excessive heat or any naked flame Keep all batteries away from children CAUTION Danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by Viglen Discard used batteries according to manufacturer s instructions The battery is shown as Battery on the motherboard layout Figure 5 It is located on the middle left hand side of the motherboard To replace the battery carry out the following 1 Before commencing any work inside your Viglen system please read the warnings and cautions sec
50. f hard drive CD ROM and ATAPI Removable Multi Sector Transfers Select the number of transfer sectors Options are 2 4 6 8 and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines whether Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Primary Master Device via LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 Bit I O Selects 32 bit I O operation Options are Enabled and Disabled Transfer mode Selects the transfer mode Options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIO3 Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode Selects Ultra DMA Mode Options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 67 Advanced Setup Menu Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing lt Enter gt Options for PIR settings are displayed by highlighting the setting option using the arrow keys and pressing lt Enter gt All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Securit Power Boot Exit Item Specific Help Installed OS win95 Quick Boot Mode Enabled Quiet Boot Disabled Legacy USB Support Enabled Reset Configuration Data No Cache Memory gt I O Device Configuration Large Disk Access Mode Local Bus IDE Adapter Advanced Chipset Cont
51. gnal Name Pin Signal Name 5 Daae 6 Daag oa Data 4 0 Data 11 He bata ste 31 IRQ 14 32 IOCS 16 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 Activity 40 Ground ATX Power Supply Table 17 Main Power Supply Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 3 3V 12V 5V 5V 20 5V Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 103 Universal Serial Bus USB Ecen Table 18 USB Connector Pinout Pin ___ Signal Name Pin Signal Name noo bwy M PW k 2 PO PO Bo Por PO 4 Ground 14 Ground 50 Pin Legacy SCSI Connector Table 19 50 pin SCSI Pinout Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 26 DB 0 2 9 Ground 134 35 36 37 Reserved 38 Termpwr 39 Reserved 40 Ground DB P 36 Ground 37 Reserved 38s Termpwr_ 39 Reserved 40 Ground 16 Ground 41 ATN 17 Ground 42 Ground 43 BSY k 44 ACK O 45 RST 46 MSG _ 47 CT SEL 48 49 REQ 50 O 43 BSY 44 ACK 45 RST 46 MSG 47 SEL 48 C D 49 REQ 50 I O 104 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Ultra Wide SCSI Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 35 DB 12 36 DB 13 3 Ground 37 DB 14 par 5 Ground 39 Parity H 6 Ground 40 DB 0 41 DB 1 8 Groun 42 DB 2 9 Grun 43 DB 3 44 DB 4 45 DB 5 46 DB 6 47 DB 7 48 Parity L 49 Ground 50 Termpwrd 51 Termpwrd 52 Termpwrd 53 NC 54 Ground
52. have failed in the lower 16 bits The BIOS also sends the bitmap to the port 80 LED display It first displays the checkpoint code 94 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide followed by a delay the high order byte another delay and then the low order byte of the error It repeats this sequence continuously Phoenix Error Beep Codes This section lists the PhoenixBIOS Error Beep Codes Table 8 Phoenix BIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message Description 1 long continuous beep No memory detected 1 long 2 short 1 long 2 short No video VGA error 1 long 3 short Keyboard error 1 long 9 short Long beeps ROM error Long beeps Memory module error Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 95 7 Technical Information NOTE This chapter is indented for experienced users only and only to be used as a reference Changes to or modify any of the components connectors listed herein can and will seriously damage your system including the motherboard CPU and or any other hardware SCSI Controller The embedded Adaptec AIC 7899 SCSI controller incorporates an advanced multimode I O cell that supports Ultra2 Ultra3 and Ultra160 SCSI LVD devices as well as single ended SE devices The AIC 7899 SCSI controller is coupled with an Adaptec AIC 3860 transceiver chip to bridge the signaling discontinuity By dividing the SCSI bus into independent single ended and LVD segments the AlC 3860 suppor
53. ical information about the Viglen VIG340B motherboard and other hardware components inside your computer If you are new to computers we 6 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide recommend that you read the user guide first If you are an experienced computer user this manual should provide all the information you will need to perform simple upgrades and maintenance We hope that this manual is both readable and informative If you have any comments or suggestions about how we could improve the format then please fill out the form at the back of the manual and send it to us Above all we hope that you enjoy using your Viglen LX245 Server Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 7 2 LX245 Chassis Specification The LX245 chassis is designed to be either a pedestal unit or mounted in a 19 rack cabinet If the server is bought as a Rackmount unit then it will be supplied complete with a pair of industry standard 19 Rails handles and all of the necessary nuts and bolts Physical Specifications Table 1 Physical Specifications Specifications Height 449 mm Width Rackmount Height 220 mm 5U Depth 622 mm Weight 20 kg typical configuration Chassis Features The galvanised metal chassis minimises EMI and radio frequency interference RFI The removable access cover is attached to the chassis with two thumbscrews and provides easy access to the VIG340B Motherboard and power supply 8 Viglen LX245
54. ing System or Microsoft Disk Operating System This is a low level program that instructs the computer on basic file handling DRAM Dynamic RAM A type of RAM that requires a periodic refresh to maintain data DVD Digital Versatile Disk EMC ElectroMagnetic Compatibility EMI ElectroMagnetic Interference EPROM Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory ESDI Enhanced Small Device Interface which specifies a fast hard disk interface FCC Federal Communications Commission Firmware A program that is resident in Read Only Memory ROM Floppy Disk A storage device consisting of a flexible magnetic disk inside a protective cover G A symbol used to represent the prefix Giga i e GB Giga Byte GB Gigabyte represents 1 073 741 824 bytes 1024MB Hard Disk A disk of rigid magnetic material used for mass storage Hardware The physical equipment which makes up the computer system Hertz Hz A unit of measurement of frequency amounting to one 110 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Hex Icon IDE IEC I O K KB Kb Keylock KHz LIM LED LPT1 LPT2 LPT3 M mA MB Mb Memory cycle per second Hexadecimal Base 16 mathematics Integrated Circuit A graphical symbol Integrated device interface An AT bus specification for a fast hard disk International Electrotechnical Commission Specifies standards of safety Input Output Refers to data being sent to or received from a computer Symbol
55. ion for power on reset A power on reset password can be specified in Setup 24 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide The keyboard controller also supports the hot key sequence lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Del gt for a software reset This key sequence resets the computer s software by jumping to the beginning of the BIOS code and running the Power On Self Test POST Real time Clock CMOS SRAM and Battery The clock provides a time of day clock and a multicentury calendar with alarm features and century rollover The time date and CMOS values can be specified in the Setup program The CMOS values can be returned to their defaults by using the Setup program An external coin cell battery powers the real time clock and CMOS memory When the computer is not plugged into a wall socket the battery has an estimated life of three years When the computer is plugged in the 3 3 V standby current from the power supply extends the life of the battery The clock is accurate to 13 minutes year at 25 C with 3 3V applied IDE Support The motherboard has two independent bus mastering PCI IDE interfaces These interfaces support PIO Mode 3 PIO Mode 4 ATAPI devices e g CD ROM and DMA mode transfers The BIOS supports logical block addressing LBA and cylinder head sector CHS translation modes The BIOS automatically detects the IDE device transfer rate and translation mode Programmed I O operations usually require a substantial amount of
56. isk drive installed as diskette B The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 1 2MB 5 25 720Kb 3 5 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 and 2 88MB 3 5 gt Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave These settings allow the user to set the parameters of the IDE Primary Master Slave and IDE Secondary Master Slave slots Hit lt Enter gt to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the sub menu are Phoenix BIOS Setup Utilit Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Item Specific Help Type Auto Select the drive type of the fixed Multi Sector Transfer 16 Sectors disk installed in LBA Mode Control Enabled your system If type 32 bit I O Enabled User is selected Transfer Mode Fast PIO 4 Cylinders Heads Ultra DMA Mode Disabled and Sectors can be edited directly Auto attempts to automatically detect the drive type for drives that comply with ANSI specifications F1 Help TL Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit amp Select Menu Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Figure 54 Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave 66 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Type Selects the type of IDE hard drive The options are Auto allows BIOS to automatically determine the hard drive s capacity number of heads etc a number from 1 39 to select a predetermined type o
57. isk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs one of which supports serial infrared communication Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor inter rupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O supports one PC compatible printer port SPP Bi directional Printer Port BPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP or Extended Capabilities Port ECP The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Con figuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption The IRQs DMAs and I O space resources of the Super I O can flexibly adjust to meet ISA PnP requirements which support ACPI and APM Advanced Power Management Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 23 Serial Ports Two compatible 9 pin D Sub serial port connectors both are located on the back IO panel see Figure 6 Each serial port has a 16 byte se
58. k Connectors If J9 is not connected to the external intrusion switch a jumper must be inserted on this connector SCSI ID Jumper Setting List The diagram below shows the different jumper settings to select the SCSI ID for the hot swap drive bays ID 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 BE 1 1 1 in 1 BE JUMPER 2 2 2B 2H 2 2 2H 2B SETTING 3 3 3 3 sam SEE OHH COENE 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ID 8 9 A B Cc D E F 100 EE 100 EE 100 EE OOo EE JUMPER gt 00 200 2m 0E 200 200 mE EE SETTING 3 3 s00 s00 sum SHE ce Sum a um a EE a EE HE EE Figure 4 SCSI ID Jumper Settings Chassis Error and Message Indicators The table below explains the error messages for the chassis and hot swap bays through the beeps and LED patterns Table 3 Chassis Error and Message Indicators Error Message Explanation Continuous beep and flashing error LED Hot swap bay temperature has exceeded 42 C A beep followed by a 7 second gap at the back of the chassis server with redundant PSU an error LED will flash Power Supply Unit fan or PSU has failed fan may be spinning at below 1200rpm NOTE The audible alarm can be made silent by pressing the red button below and to the side of the Power Supply Unit to re acti
59. mp 3 PCI X Settings Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 43 Overview of Server Board Connectors Front Control Panel Connector JF2 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis See Figure 23 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions 5V Power LED Control 5V HDD LED Control 3V NIC1 LED Control 3V NIC2 LED Control 5V Overheat LED Control Ground PF Power Fail Button Ground Reset gt Reset Button Ground Pwr Power Button Figure 23 JF2 Front Control Panel Header Pins 44 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide ATX Power Connection The power supply connector meets the SSI Superset ATX 24 pin specification however it also supports a 20 pin power supply connector Make sure that the orientation of the PS connector is correct See the table below for pin definitions ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions 3 3V 12V COM PS_ON COM COM COM Res NC 5V 5V 5V Figure 24 ATX Power Connection PWR_SEC Connection For high load configurations it is recommended that you also provide secondary power to the motherboard with the 8 pin connector at J15 See the table below for pin definitions 8 Pin 12v Power Supply Connector J15 pins Definition 1 thru 4 Ground 5 thru 8 12v Figur
60. multi processor boards 95h Install CD ROM for boot 96h Clear huge ES segment register 97h Fix up Multi Processor table 98h 1 2 Search for option ROMs One long two short beeps on checksum failure 99h Check for SMART Drive optional 9Ah Shadow option ROMs 9Ch Set up Power Management 9Dh Initialise security engine optional 9Eh Enable hardware interrupts 9Fh Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives AOh Set time of day A2h Check key lock A4h Initialise typematic rate A8h Erase F2 prompt AAh Scan for F2 key stroke ACh Enter SETUP AEh Clear Boot flag BOh Check for errors Bih Inform RomPilot about the end of POST B2h POST done prepare to boot operating system B4h 1 One short beep before boot B5h Terminate QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h Initialise ACPI BIOS B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialise SMBIOS BBh Initialise PnP Option ROMs BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display MultiBoot menu BEh Clear screen optional BFh Check virus and backup reminders COh Try to boot with INT 19 Cih Initialise POST Error Manager PEM C2h Initialise error logging Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 93 C3h Initialise error display function C4h Initialise system error handler C5h PnPnd dual CMOS optional C6h Initialise note dock optional C7h Initialise note dock late C8h Force check optional C9h Extended ch
61. n Self Test POST the BIOS will check for problems If a problem is found the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message The following is a list of such BIOS messages Failure Fixed Disk Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly Check to see if fixed disk is attached properly Run Setup Find out if the fixed disk type is correctly identified Stuck key Stuck key on keyboard Keyboard error Keyboard not working Keyboard Controller Failed Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup Shadow Ram Failed at offset nnnn Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was detected System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was detected Extended RAM Failed at offset nnnn Extended memory not working or not configured properly at offset nnnn Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 85 System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead Replace the battery and run Setup to reconfigure the system System CMOS checksum bad Default configuration used System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS The BIOS installed
62. n with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD 62 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 6 System BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the PhoenixBIOS Setup utility for the VIG340B Server Board The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program NOTE Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please visit the Viglen Support website for any changes to BIOS that may not be reflected in this manual www viglen co uk System BIOS The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM PC XT AT and PS 2 compatible computers The PhoenixBIOS flash chip stores the system parameters such type of disk drives video displays etc in the CMOS The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power When the computer is turned off a back up battery provides power to the BIOS flash chip enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How to Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing the lt Delete gt key at the appropriate time during system boot see below Starting the Sys
63. nals can have hazardous Voltages present even when the power switch is off The procedures assume familiarity with the general terminology associated with personal computers and with the safety practices and regulatory compliance required for using and modifying electronic equipment Do not operate the system with the cover removed Always replace the cover before turning on the system As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this computer may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug precede as follows The wire that is coloured green and yellow must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked by the letter E or coloured green or green and yellow The wire that is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black The wire that is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured red Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 31 Ow CAUTION The Viglen Newton motherboard and associated components are sensitive electronic devices A small static shock from your body can cause expensive damage to your equipment Make sure you are earthed and free of static charge before you open the computer case If you are unsure about upgrading your computer return it to Viglen so a qualified engineer can perform the upgrade STEPS TO TAKE TO PREVENT STATIC DISCHARGE 1 The best way t
64. nd receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both ports provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250K 500K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems Parallel Port The Super I O supports one PC compatible printer port SPP Bi directional Printer Port BPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP or Extended Capabilities Port ECP The connector for the multimode bidirectional parallel port is a 25 pin D Sub connector located on the back panel In the Setup program the parallel port can be configured for the following Compatible standard mode Bidirectional Extended Parallel Port EPP Levels 1 7 amp 1 9 Enhanced Capabilities Port ECP Floppy Controller In the Setup program the floppy interface can be configured for the following floppy drive capacities and sizes 360 KB 5 25 inch 1 2 MB 5 25 inch 720 KB 3 5 inch 1 44 MB 3 5 inch 2 88MB 3 5 inch Keyboard and Mouse Interface PS 2 keyboard and mouse connectors are located on the back panel The 5V lines to these connectors are protected with a PolySwitch circuit that like a self healing fuse re establishes the connection after an over current condition is removed The keyboard controller contains the AMI Megakey keyboard and mouse controller code which provides the keyboard and mouse control functions and supports password protect
65. nment laboratory To gain a CE mark the Viglen computer range has had to undergo many difficult tests to ensure it is Electromagnetically Compatible These are carried out in the in house Environment lab at Viglen Headquarters We have made every effort to guarantee that each computer leaving our factory complies fully with the correct standards To ensure the computer system maintains compliance throughout its functional life it is essential you follow these guidelines Install the system according to Viglen s instructions If you open up your Viglen System Keep internal cabling in place as supplied Ensure the lid is tightly secured afterwards Do not remove drive bay shields unless installing a CE marked peripheral in its place The clips or bumps around the lips of the case increase conductivity do not remove or damage Do not remove any ferrite rings from the L E D cables Only use your Viglen computer with CE marked peripherals This system has been tested in accordance with European standards for use in residential and light industrial areas this specifies a 10 meter testing radius for emissions and immunity If you do experience any adverse affects that you think might be related to your computer try moving it at least 10 meters away from the affected item If you still experience problems contact Viglen s Technical Support department who will put you straight through to an EMC engineer s he will do everything p
66. o prevent static discharge is to buy an anti static strap from your local electrical shop While you are wearing the strap and it is earthed static charge will be harmlessly bled to ground 2 Do not remove the component from its anti static protective packaging until you are about to install it 3 Hold boards by the edges try not to touch components interface strips etc NOTE We recommend that you return your computer to the service department for upgrading Any work carried out is fully guaranteed Upgrades should only be carried out by persons who are familiar with handling PC s as incorrect installation will invalidate the guarantee 32 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Overview of Jumper Settings The system motherboard inside your computer contains headers and jumpers Different pin and jumper configurations make it possible to change how the computer functions This section of the manual should give you all the information you will require making any changes Changes you can make in this way are as follows Reset the CMOS RAM settings to the default values Setting the Front Side Bus Speed Enabling or disabling SCSI termination Enabling or disabling the onboard Network Connector Selecting PCI 64 Bit bus speed CAUTION Never remove jumpers using large pliers as this can damage the pins The best way to remove a jumper is to use a small pair of tweezers or fine needle nosed pliers Never remove a jumper when the c
67. o serial ports one parallel port two RJ45 Local Area Network LAN connections and two Universal Serial Bus ports Mouse Green Parallel Port Burgundy Keyboard USB Ports COM1 Port VGA Monitor LANI LAN2 Purple Turquoise Port Blue Figure 6 Rear I O Shield NOTE The mouse and keyboard CANNOT be plugged into either of the PS 2 connectors while the system is powered on Power to the system must be turned off before a keyboard or mouse is connected or disconnected Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 17 Server Board Feature Overview The VIG340B server board supports single or dual 603 Pin Micro PGA form factor processors running between 1 8GHz to 2 2GHz with 512K L2 Cache and a maximum bus speed support of 400MHz Form Factor e ATX form factor of 12 inches x 13 05 inches Chipset e Intel E7500 Plumas chipset Microprocessor e Single or dual Intel Xeon processors using socket 603 Pin connectors e 400MHz Front Side Bus speed e 512KB second level Advanced Transfer cache on the substrate Main Memory e Eight 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets supporting up to 16GB of registered ECC PC 266MHz DDR SDRAM NOTE Interleaved memory requires memory modules to be installed two at a time When pairing the modules do not mix memory sizes and speeds Expansion Slots e Two 64 bit 133MHz PCI X slots e One 64 bit 100 MHz PCI X slots e Three 64 bit 66MHz PCI X slots BIOS e 4MB Phoenix Flash ROM e APM 1 2 DMI 2 1 PCI 2 2
68. oard and Mouse Interface Real time Clock CMOS SRAM and Battery IDE Support LS 120 Support Expansion Slots VIG340B Server Board Special Features ACPI Features Power Supply 4 VIG340B Server Board Options Overview of Jumper Settings Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Clear CMOS LAN1 Enabled Disabled LAN2 Enabled Disabled VGA Enabled Disabled Power Supply Alarm Enabled Disabled SCSI Enabled Disabled SCSI Termination Enabled Disabled CPU Chassis CPU Fan Select Watchdog timer Enabled Disabled Thermal Fan Enabled Disabled PCI X Bus Speed Settings Overview of Server Board Connectors Front Control Panel Connector ATX Power Connector PWR_SEC Connector Power LED Hard Disk LED NIC2 LED NIC1 LED Overheat LED OH Power Fail Button Reset Button Power Button Universal Serial Bus USB 0 1 Extra Universal Serial Bus USB 2 3 4 Chassis Intrusion Serial Ports ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports Fan Headers Power LED Speaker NMI Third Power Supply Fail Header LAN 1 2 Ethernet Ports Wake On LAN Wake On Ring Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connectors Installing Memory DIMMs PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation Replacing the Clock CMOS RAM Battery 5 Software Installation 6 System BIOS Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Introduction 63 Main BIOS Setup Menu 64 Main Setup Menu Features 65 Advanced Setup Menu 68 Security Menu 75 Power Menu 77 Boot Menu 79 Exit Menu
69. omputer is switched on Always switch the computer off first Jumper Explanation To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations NOTE On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins Connector Pins Jumper Cap 32 4 32 4 Pin 1 2 short Tio Figure 8 Server Board Jumpers Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 33 Clear CMOS Refer to the table on the right for the JBT jumper settings to clear CMOS Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS NOTE For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then use JBT to clear CMOS Replace JBT back to the pin 1 2 position before powering up the system again Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS CMOS Clear Jumper Settings JBT ET ae Position Definition 1 2 Normal 2 3 CMOS Clear Position Position 1 2 2 3 Figure 9 Clear CMOS Jumper CMOS Clear 34 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide LAN1 Enabled Disabled Change the setting of jumper JP3 to enable or disable the onboard LAN1 or NIC Network Interface Card on the motherboard See the below for jumper settings The default setting i
70. ossible to help If modifications are made to your Viglen computer system it might breach EMC regulations Viglen take no responsibility with regards to EMC characteristics of equipment that has been tampered with or modified Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 1 Copyrights and Trademarks Please note The material in this manual is subject to change without notice Trademarks Microsoft Windows Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows NT Windows 95 MS DOS and OS 2 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation i386 i486 Xeon Pentium Pentium Pro and MMX are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation JAC UP Contender Dossier Vig Viglen and Envy are trademarks of Viglen Limited Genie and Contender are registered trademarks of Viglen Limited Copyright and Patents This manual and all accompanying software and documentation are copyrighted and all rights reserved This product including software and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied translated or reduced to any electronic or machine readable form without prior written consent except for copies retained by the purchaser for backup Copyright 2002 Viglen Limited All Rights Reserved Viglen LX245 Server System User Guide Version 2 1 Printed in the United Kingdom Liability No warranty or representation either expressed or implied is made with respect to this documentation its quality performance merchantability or fitness for
71. ot swap bay for 3 5 inch hard disk drives space for up to six 1 inch high drives Baseboard Viglen VIG340B Server Motherboard Power supply Single 460W PSU or optional 337W Dual Redundant ATX power supply with integrated cooling fan Hot Swap Backplane Hot Swap Backplane board is mini storage enclosure that provides a stable and safe environment for RAID array systems The hot swap bay is capable of accepting drives that are 3 5 inches wide and 1 inch high Drives can consume up to 17 watts of power and must be specified to run at a maximum ambient temperature of 50 C The bay allows users to install either a JBOD Just A Bunch Of Disks or a RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks system Expansion slot covers Six fully functional expansions slots can be used every slot opening that does not have an add In board Installed must have a slot cover installed Fan Module Two 8 cm ball bearing cooling fans for Hot Swap bay cooling System cooling Fan One 12 cm ball bearing cooling fan for system cooling Chassis Intrusion Switch The chassis provides a micro toggle switch It is a two wire switch that is connected to the VIG340B motherboard for chassis intrusion detection Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 11 SCSI Hot swap Backplane Layout and Settings FAN2 FAN3 FAN4 SCSI IN y ooo coccrcctcoccccvgresouaa conllacollooo roronoorsoonono
72. phones and stereos In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with both Windows 98 and Windows NT 5 0 NOTE To utilise ACPI you must reinstall Windows 98 To reinstall Windows 98 with ACPI enter DOS and type setup pj at the CDROM prompt usually D with the Windows 98 CD loaded Make sure you include the spaces after setup and p Then hit lt Enter gt You can check to see if ACPI has been properly installed by looking for it in the Device Manager which is located in the Control Panel in Windows Microsoft OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive system wide approach to system and device power control OnNow is a term for a PC that is always on but appears to be off and responds immediately to user or other requests Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend b
73. processor bandwidth However in multitasking operating systems the bandwidth freed by bus mastering IDE can be devoted to other tasks while disk transfers are occurring LS 120 Support LS 120 MB Diskette Technology enables you to store 120MB of data on a single 3 5 removable diskette LS 120 technology is backward both read and write compatible with 1 44MB and 720KB DOS formatted diskette and is supported by the Windows NT operating system The Newton board allows connection of an LS 120 compatible drive and a standard 37 floppy drive The LS 120 drive can be configured as a boot device before a floppy drive if selected in the BIOS setup utility Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 25 NOTE If you connect an LS 120 drive to an IDE connector and configure it as the A drive and configure a standard 3 5 floppy as B drive the standard floppy must be connected to the floppy drive cable s A connector the connector at the end of the cable The BIOS setup utility can be configured to boot firstly from either the LS120 or standard 374 floppy drive Expansion Slots The VIG340B server board has six full length PCI X connectors shown as slots in Figure 5 NOTE If you install a PCI 33 card into one of the PCI 66 100 slots the bus speed for that and it s associated slots will have to be lowered to 33 MHz 26 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide VIG340B Server Board Special Features ATi Graphics Controller
74. re This is a term of measurement for electric current Alternating Current used to describe the mains voltage This is a term of measurement of electric current Pertaining to data in the form of continuously variable quantities Contrasts with Digital American National Standards Institute American Standard Coded for Information Interchange This is a special 7 8 bit code that is given to identify characters A method of transmission of data in which the bits included in a character or block of characters occur during a specific time interval The start of each character block can occur at any time during this interval Contrasts with synchronous A special batch file which contains a series of commands that are to be executed when the computer is started up Beginner s All purpose Symbolic Instruction Code This is a simple programming language A type of memory that holds information even when the computer is switched off Baud A term used to measure modem data rates Binary Involving a choice of two conditions such as yes or no 1 or 0 base 2 mathematics BIOS Basic Input Output System This is the program held in the computer s ROM which handles all the input and output functions Bit Synonym for Binary digit A single unit of information which can hold a value of 0 or 1 108 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Boot BSI Bps Buffer Bus Byte C C Cache Cathode Ray Tube CRT Character CMO
75. read certain information from the processors Options for PIR settings are displayed by highlighting the setting option using the arrow keys and pressing lt Enter gt All PIR BIOS Setup options are described in this section Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Securit Power Boot PIR Exit Item Specific Help Select the Processor s PIR Select the Thermal Unit gt Processor Info ROM Data gt Hardware Monitor Logic F1 Help TL Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Figure 59 PIR Menu Select the Processor s PIR Selects the processor PIR Options are AOh Ath A2h A3h A4h A5h A6h A7h A8h A8h AAh ABh ACh ADh and AEh AFh Select the Thermal Unit Selects the thermal unit Options are 30h 31h 32h 33h 34h 35h 52h 53h 54h 55h 56h 57h 98h 99h 9Ah 9Bh and 9Ch 9Dh Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 81 Processor Info ROM Data Highlight this and hit lt Enter gt to see PIR data on the following items Header Info Processor Data Processor Core Data L3 Cache Data Package Data Part Number Data Thermal Reference Data Feature Data Other Data OEM Data gt Hardware Monitor Logic Highlight this and hit lt Enter gt to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature System Temperature CPU Fan1 CPU1 Chassis Fan CPU Fan2 CPU2 Chassis Fan Chassis Fan 1 Chassis Fan 2 Processor Vcore 3 3V St
76. rol Advanced Processor Options DMI Event Logging gt Console Redirection F1 Help TL Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit amp Select Menu Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Figure 55 Advanced Setup Menu Installed OS This setting allows you to choose which operating system you are using to run the system Options are Other Win95 Win98 WinMe and Win2000 68 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Quick Boot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled Reset Configuration Data Options are Yes and No Choosing Yes will clear the Extended System Configuration Data ECSD Cache Memory Access the submenu for this item to specify one of the following actions for various sections of cache memory Uncache Write Protect Write Back Write Through or Disable See the Item Specific Help window for details 1 O Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Power Loss Control This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power Options are Stay Off Power On and Last State Serial Port A This set
77. rsnoeno x y y FANI Ea gss DS1 Scao r ERRE O sw gt O00 0O J10 J9 ge Bd ps2 SCA1 RRRS QRS EEE gt ES SE O OOOO J11 JP8 00 00 O SCA2 gt Ee BR 083 U2 M SETS SEE e DS4 SCA3 ESEL OO DST pm 888 OO0O0Oo _ 12 SCA4 EEE BEBE DSS 3000000 t JP7 33314 DS6 SCA5 we TEE U3 U5 Figure 3 SCSI Hotswap Backplane Layout Jumper Connector Function U2 Temperature detector U3 U5 Ultra 160 LVD SE terminators FAN1 Fan Failure Triggers the fault LED on the front panel if a fan fails FAN2 PSU Failure Triggers the fault LED on the front panel if a PSU fails FANS Hard Disk Failure Triggers the fault LED on the front panel if a hard drive fails FAN4 External Fan 4 Connectors not used J8 Connector not used J9 External Intrusion Switch micro switch Sw1 Buzzer silent button BZ1 Buzzer will sound if a failure is detected by the firmware J10 J12 Power input JP7 Front Panel LED connector DS1 DS6 Sets the hard disk drive 0 5 ID code DS7 Sets the drive spin up mode 12 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide SCSI IN SCSI Connector SCA0 SCA5 SCA Hard Dis
78. s 40 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Slot 5 Refer to the table below to set the speed of slot 5 with jumpers JP10 JP11 and JP12 PCI X Bus SpeedJumper Settings for Slot 5 Figure 20 Slot 5 PCI X Settings 133 MHz 100 MHz 66 MHz 66 MHz 33 MHz Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 41 Slot 4 Refer to the table below to set the speed of slot 4 with jumpers JP16 JP17 and JP18 NOTE Slot 4 shares its bus with the onboard SCSI which pulls the slot speed down to 66 MHz If you wish to use a 133 or 100 MHz card in slot 4 you must disable the onboard SCSI Otherwise use the card in slot 5 or 6 PCI X Bus SpeedJumper Settings for Slot 4 133 MHz 100 MHz 66 MHz Default setting gt Off 66 MHz 33 MHz Jumpers JP16 JP17 and JP18 Figure 21 Slot 4 PCI X Settings 42 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Slot 1 2 and 3 Refer to the table below to set the speed of slots 1 2 and 3 with jumpers JP20 JP21 and JP19 NOTE If two cards are used in slots 1 through 4 they will operate as 66 MHz max PCI cards You may run a single 66 MHz PCI X card in slots 1 4 only if the other three slots remain empty PCI X Bus SpeedJumper Settings for Slot 1 2 3 Pins 1 2 PCI X Default setting Off Pins 2 3 PCI Pins 2 3 PCI Note that JP21 is hardwired closed as only 66 and 33 MHz are available for these slots Jumpers JP19 JP20 and JP21 Figure 22 Slot 1 2 a
79. s Verein Organisation which tests and certifies electronic equipment UL Underwriter Laboratories American Organisation specifying standards for safety of electronic equipment USB Universal Serial Bus V Volt Unit of measurement of potential difference VAC Volts Alternating Current 112 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide VDE Video Watt Word Verband Deutscher Electrotechniker German organisation specifying EMI suppression Computer data or graphics displayed on a monitor or screen Watt Basic unit of measurement of electrical power A number of bits or bytes making up an entity used in the transfer and calculation of data in the computer architecture Word 16 bits 2 bytes long word 32bits 4 bytes Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 113 9 Notes 114 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 115 116 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 117 10 Suggestions Viglen is interested in continuing to improve the quality and information provided in their manuals Viglen has listed some questions that you may like to answer and return to Viglen This will help Viglen help to keep and improve the standard of their manuals 1 Is the information provided in this and other manuals clear enough 2 What could be added to the manual to improve it 3 Does the manual go into enough detail 4 Would you like an
80. s pins 1 2 LAN1 NIC Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP3 aire ere Position Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled Figure 10 LAN1 Enabled Disabled LAN2 Enabled Disabled Change the setting of jumper JP27 to enable or disable the onboard LAN2 or NIC Network Interface Card on the motherboard See the table below for jumper settings The default setting is pins 1 2 LAN2 NIC Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP27 Position Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled Figure 11 LAN2 Enabled Disabled Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 35 VGA Enabled Disabled JP4 allows you to enable or disable the VGA port The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA See the table below for jumper settings VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP 4 Jumper Position Definition 1 2 Enabled 2 3 Disabled Figure 12 VGA Enabled Disabled Power Supply Alarm Enabled Disabled The system will notify you in the event of a power supply failure This feature assumes that three power supply units are installed in the chassis with one acting as a backup If you only have one or two power supply units installed you should disable this the default setting with JP9 to prevent false alarms See the table below for jumper settings Power Supply Alarm Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP9 Jumper Position Definition Open Disabled Closed Enabled Figure 13 Power Supply Alarm Enabled Disable
81. tem Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the lt Delete gt key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens such as the Security and Power menus Running Setup NOTE Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the appropriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen All displayed text is described in Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 63 this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options When you first power on the computer the PhoenixBIOS is immediately activated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways 1 By pressing lt Delete gt immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the lt Delete gt key to activate the main Setup menu Press the lt Delete gt key to enter Setup Main BIOS Setup Menu All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu Use the Left Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting Press the lt Esc gt key to exit the C
82. the floppy disk controller The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled 70 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Base I O Address Select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are Primary and Secondary Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed The options are DOS or Other for Unix Novell NetWare and other operating systems Local Bus IDE Adapter Use this setting to enable the integrated local bus IDE adapter Options are Disable Primary Secondary and Both Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Graphics Aperture Use this setting to specify the size of the graphics aperture for the AGP video device Options are 4 MB 8 MB 16 MB and 32 MB Enable Memory Gap This setting allows you to turn off system RAM to free up address space The options for this setting are Disabled and Extended ECC Configuration This setting lets you enable or disable ECC Error Correction and Checking The options are ECC and Disabled ECC Error Type This setting lets you select which type of interrupt will be activated as a result of an ECC error The options are None NMI Non Maskable Interrupt SMI System Management Interrupt and SCI System Control Interrupt SERR Signal Condition This setting specifies the conditions required to qualify as an ECC error Options are None Single Bit M
83. ting allows you to assign control of serial port A The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for serial port A The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt Select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port A Options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 69 Serial Port B This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled Mode Specify the type of device that will be connected to serial port B Options are Normal and IR for an infrared device Base I O Address Select the base I O address for serial port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt Select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port B Options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Parallel Port This setting allows you to assign control of the parallel port The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are 378 278 and 3BC Interrupt Select the IRQ interrupt request for the parallel port Options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 Mode Specify the parallel port mode Options are Output Only Bi directional EPP and ECP DMA Channel Specify the DMA channel Options are DMA1 and DMA3 Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of
84. tion 2 Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the system 3 Turn off the system 4 Figure 5 shows the battery location on the motherboard 5 Remove any components that are blocking access to the battery 6 Gently pry the battery free from its socket taking care to note the and orientation of the battery 7 Install the new battery in the socket Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 61 5 Software Installation After all the hardware has been installed you must install the software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the SuperMicro CD that comes packaged with your Viglen Server After inserting this CD into your CDROM drive the display shown in Figure 52 should appear If this display does not appear click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CDROM drive Finally double click on the S Setup icon A SUPTREICRO P40P6 Motherboard Drivers amp Toole Winz0on 3 Intel E7500 chipset MF files SUPERMICR Drivers amp Tools sae Intel E7500 Chipset IR el ao a Intel LOCH 6 2 for SUPERIMICFIO Inte chipset ncn gt bi Buki LAN SCS drives diskeltes and manuali E Brows CD Aute Start Up Hest Time P4DP6 Far maoe nfometen please veil SUPERMICAO s web site SUPERMICAD Compubar Inc Figure 52 Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Click the icon showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme file for each item The bottom ico
85. ts legacy devices without limiting performance The SCSI bus is terminated on the server board with active terminators that cannot be disabled The onboard device must always be at one end of the bus The device at the end of the cable must be terminated LVD devices generally do not have termination capabilities Non LVD devices generally are terminated through a jumper or resistor pack The SCSI cable included with your server board has been modified to include active termination The cable is capable of supporting both Ultra 2 and non Ultra 2 SCSI devices Proper termination of the SCSI bus is required for stable operation of SCSI devices When attaching any SCSI device to the cable verify that they are not terminated This is usually a configurable option using a jumper or terminator block on the device Check the documentation that came with your SCSI device to verify this option Termination of the SCSI bus is implemented using the active termination on the server board along with the active termination at the end of the SCSI cable IDE Controller IDE is a 16 bit interface for intelligent disk drives with disk controller electronics onboard The device controls PIO and IDE DMA bus master operations Mode 4 timings Transfer rates up to 33 MB s Buffering for PCI IDE burst transfers Master slave IDE mode Up to two devices per channel two channels IDEO and IDE1 96 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide NOTE 18 inch maximum length of I
86. ttention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above Memory Support The VIG340B only supports ECC registered PC1600 200 MHz DDR RAM memory PC2100 DDR RAM is supported but only at 200 MHz PC1600 speed PC100 133 SDRAM is not supported I i i i j i 1 I 1 1 j i j j 1 I 1 tow Figure 48 Installing DIMMs Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 57 To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the notches Top View of DDR Slot gi PEPPER EEE EEEEEU EEE EEEEE EEE EEE EEE IIIIERIEREIEERTEREERRRERRRRRRRRRURRRRRRRRRRRRRENG Figure 49 Removing DIMMs To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push near the edge of both ends of the module This should release it from the slot 58 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation CAUTION When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Also do not place the motherboard on a conductive surface which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up IMPORTANT Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the
87. ultiple Bit and Both Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 71 Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Frequency Ratio This setting allows you to specify the value of the internal frequency multiplier of the processor which is used to determine the processor speed Options are x8 x16 x17 x18 x19 and x20 Fast String Operations This setting allows you to Enable or Disable fast string operations Compatible FPU Code This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the compatible FPU code Split Lock Operations This setting allows you to Enable or Disable split lock operations Hyper threading This setting allows you to Enable or Disable hyper threading Enabling hyper threading results in increased CPU performance L3 Cache This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the L3 cache gt DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display not a setting informing you of the event log validity 72 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide Event Log Capacity This is a display not a setting informing you of the event log capacity View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to view the contents of the event log Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging Event Logging This setting
88. used to represent Kilobyte which is 1024 bytes Abbreviation for Kilobyte i e 1024 bytes Abbreviation for Kilo bit i e 1024 bits A locking device which can deactivate a keyboard KiloHertz 1000 Hertz Lotus Intel Microsoft Expanded Memory Manager specification Light Emitting Diode These are normally used as the lights on a computers front panel Names given to the printer ports by DOS Prefix mega Equivalent to 1024K Milliampere 0 001 Ampere Abbreviation for Mega Byte i e 1024K Bytes Abbreviation for Mega Bits i e 1024K bits An electronic component which remembers data stored in it Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 111 MHz Mega Hertz 1 000 000 Hertz ns Nano Second 0 000 000 001 second Pixel The smallest displayable unit on a monitor or picture tube POST Power On Self Test RAM Random Access Memory Fast Read Write memory RFI Radio Frequency Interface ROM Read Only Memory RS 232C A standard for asynchronous serial communication SCSI Small Computer Systems Interface A multimedia bus and interface specification for fast Hard Disks Tape Backup Units CD ROMs and other Devices SIMM Single In Line Memory Module Software Another name for a computer program SRAM Static RAM Synchronous Transmission of data between devices which are maintaining the same frequency relationship Contrasts with asynchronous TPI Tracks Per Inch TTL Transistor Transistor Logic TUV Technischer Uberwachung
89. utton to make the system enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Depressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just depress and hold the power button for 4 seconds This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 29 External Modem Ring On Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state Note that external modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply Wake On LAN WOL Wake On LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup up dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboards have a 3 pin header WOL to connect to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has WOL capability Wake On LAN must be enabled in BIOS Note that Wake On LAN can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more
90. vate the beeping press the button again Viglen LX245 Server User Guide 13 3 VIG340B Motherboard Specification Server Board Features Table 4 Server Board Features Feature Description Processor Up to two Intel Xeon processors in a new 603 Pin Micro PGA Grid Array package Memory DRAM Support for up to 16GB ECC registered DDR 266MHz memory in 8 DIMM slots Two way interleaving PCI bus Seven PCI slots Two 64 bit 100MHz PCI X slots Four 64 bit 66MHz PCI slots One VXB Virtual eXended Bus 133MHz slot Graphics Integrated onboard ATI Raget XL 8MB 32 bit PCI SVGA controller SCSI Adaptect AIC 7899W dual channel Ultra160 SCSI supporting onboard Ultra2 LVD wide Ultra wide and Ultra160 SCSI interfaces Network Integrated dual onboard NICs an Intel 82550 PCI LAN controller for 10 100 Mbps TX Fast Ethernet networks RJ 45 Ethernet connector at I O back panel System I O PS 2T compatible keyboard and mouse ports 6 pin DIN Advanced parallel port supporting Enhanced Parallel Port EPP Compatible 25 pin VGA video port 15 pin Two serial ports two 9 pin connectors on the rear I O Two RJ 45 Ethernet Two USB ports Form Factor Server ATX form factor ATX 2 03 compliant I O 14 Viglen LX245 Server User Guide VIG340B Server Board Layout JA4 ATX PWR CONN DIMM 4A DIMM 4B DIMM 3B DIMM 2A DIMM 2B DIMM 1B aa us JP17 Bus 1B 1

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