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1. 5 22 Parallel Printer Port Connector 5 22 Floppy GOnh6ector irae EE EAE YES 5 23 IDE G nnectors ere ie eiit pe erg nani 5 23 5 12 Installing Software Drivers 48888 5 24 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 St tic S nsitive DEVICES sta od 6 1 6 2 Front Control Panel srrrnnrnnnnnnrnnrnvrnrnevnnnnnnrnnrnnrnrnnnnsnesnrsrrnsvnsnnsnesnsanssnsesvesnn 6 2 6 3 System Fans gui Em 6 5 Replacing System Fas ipei aee ret dantes 6 5 6 4 Drive Bay InstalldtlQh to aet pro Qe 6 6 Serial ATA Drives Henr pe ere rs 6 6 Installing Components in the 5 1 4 Drive 6 9 6 5 Power Supply eb ee d t t esee ig ta 6 10 Power Supply Failure esee 6 10 Replacing the Power Supply ronis 6 10 Chapter 7 BIOS UNKOAUCHON taza ne efie nano cea ntt neta rr 7 2 Running SetUp erri entr tte perte rt hrec a Er WERTE TEE 7 3 Main BIOS Setup 7 4 Advanced Setup SUNL 5 726 1010 GENE p TT Bills M Table of Contents Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages kanadiske A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST G0d s i e iat nanan ent dd e B 1 Appendix C System Specifications 2 4 40000 C 1 SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual Notes Chapter 1 Introduction
2. 5 22 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located on JP7 See the table below for pin definitions Floppy Connector Pin Definitions JP7 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 GND 2 FDHDIN 3 GND 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 GND 8 Index 9 GND 10 Motor Enable 11 GND 12 Drive Select B 13 GND 14 Drive Select A 15 GND 16 Motor Enable 17 GND 18 DIR 19 GND 20 STEP 21 GND 22 Write Data 23 GND 24 Write Gate 25 GND 26 Track 00 27 GND 28 Write Protect 29 GND 30 Read Data 31 GND 32 Side 1 Select 33 GND 34 Diskette IDE Connectors IDE Connector Pin Definitions J2 J3 There are no jumpers to Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 Reset IDE 2 GND configure the onboard IDE 1 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 and 2 connectors at J2 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 and J3 respectively See 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 the table on the right for pin 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 ERE 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 definitions 17 Host Datao 18 Host Data 15 19 GND 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 GND 23 Write 24 GND 25 VO Read 26 GND 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 GND 31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16 33 Addr 1 34 GND 35 Addr 0 36 Addr 2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 GND 5 23 SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual 5 12 Installing Software Drivers After a
3. 1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Overview Supermicro s SuperWorkstation 7033A T is high end dual processor work station The 7033A T is comprised of two main subsystems the SC733T 450 chassis and the X5DAL TG2 motherboard Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certified for use with the SuperWorkstation 7033A T In addition to the motherboard and chassis various hardware components have been included with the SuperWorkstation 7033A T as listed below Two 2 CPU heatsinks Fan 050 CFT Two 2 heatsink retention clip assemblies SKT 095 604E One 1 3 5 floppy drive Two 2 5 25 drive bays one with drive tray One 1 ribbon cable for floppy drives CBL 0051 One 1 ribbon cable for IDE CD ROM drive CBL 0052 Four 4 cables for Serial ATA hard drives CBL 0044 One 1 10 pin to 10 pin SATA LED cable CBL 0056 One 1 CD containing drivers and utilities SuperServer 7033A T User s Manual 1 1 SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual 1 2 Chassis Features The SuperWorkstation 7033A T is a high end mid tower workstation chas sis designed with today s most state of the art features The following is a general outline of the main features of the SC733T 450 chassis System Power The 7033A T includes a single 450W redundant cooling power supply that features noise suppression technology for silent operation Serial ATA Subsystem The chassis was designed to support fo
4. 5 2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Also do not place the motherboard on 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 CPU socket before you install the heatsink The X5DAL TG2 can support either one or two Intel Xeon processors of up to 3 06 GHz You will need to install Xeon Mounting plates under the board If installing one processor only install it into CPU socket 1 Note pictures below show 603 pin sockets 1 Lift the lever on the CPU socket Lift the lever completely or you will damage the CPU socket when power is applied Install proces sor into CPU 1 socket first Socket lever 2 Install the CPU in the socket Make sure that pin 1 of the CPU is seated on pin 1 of the socket both corners are marked with a triangle When using only one GPU install it into CPU socket 1 CPU socket 2 is automatically disabled if only one CPU is used Pin 1 3 Press the lever down until you hear it click into the locked position See Figure 5 1 for pictures of the 604 pin CPU socket before and after the processor is installed 4 Apply the proper
5. 3 3V 1 3 3V T 14 12V 2 3 3V Superset 24 specifica 15 COM 3 COM tion however it also supports 16 PS ONf 5V 17 5 20 power supply connector 18 COM 6 5V Mak r 1 19 COM 7 COM ake sure met the orientation of 2 ResiNC PWA OK the connector is correct See the 21 5V 9 5VSB 2 lt 22 5V 10 412V table on the right for pin defini 45V 44 412v tions 24 COM 12 3 3V Processor Power Connector 8 Pin 12v Power Supply Connector J15 In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above the 12v 1 thru 4 Ground 8 pin Processor connector at J15 5thru8 12v must also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions Pins Definition NMI Button NMI Button Pi The non maskable interrupt button ene header is located on pins 19 and pin PA Number Definition 20 of JF2 Refer to the table on 19 Control 20 Ground the right for pin definitions Power LED PWR_LED Pin Definitions JF2 The Power LED connection is lo Pin cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF2 Numer Definition Refer to the table on the right for 16 Control pin definitions 5 12 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup HDD LED The HDD LED connection for IDE drives is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF2 Attach the hard drive LED cable here to display disk ac tivity See the table on
6. tions Serial Ports 1 and 2 serial ports are located under the parallel port see Figure 5 4 See the table on the right for pin definitions GLAN1 2 Ethernet Ports Two Gigabit Ethernet ports desig nated GLAN1 and GLAN2 are lo cated beside the COM2 port on the IO backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse are located on J9 See the table at right for pin definitions See Figure 5 4 for the locations of each Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions FPUSBO FPUSB2 FPUSB1 FPUSB3 Pin Pin Number Definition Number Definition 1 5V 1 5V 2 Po 2 3 P0 3 P0 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 N A 5 Key Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 1 DCD 6 CTS 2 DSR 7 DTR 3 Serial In 8 RI 4 RTS 9 Ground 5 Serial Out 10 NC PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions 9 Number Definition 1 Data 2 NC 3 Ground 4 VOC 5 Clock 6 NC SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual Fan Headers Fan Header Pin Definitions The X5DAL TG2 has six fan head Pin Number Definition ers which are designated CPU i Ground black Fani CPU Fan2 CPU1 Chassis 2 12V red 3 Tach t Fan CPU2 Chassis Fan Chassis moree Caution Fan headers are DC Fan1 Chassis Fan2 and Overheat power
7. 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 1 Fast 2 Fast PIO3 Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode Selects Ultra DMA Mode Options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being present in the system Extended Memory This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as being present in the system 7 5 SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual 7 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing 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 Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Boot Features gt PCI PnP Configuration gt Advanced Chipset Control I O Device Configuration P Advanced Processor Options HDMI Event Logging gt Console Redirection gt Hardware Monitor Logic 1 Help N select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select gt Sub Me
8. 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Ah 8Bh 8Ch 8Fh 90h 91h 92h 93h 95h 96h Initialize POST display service Display prompt Press F2 to enter SETUP Disable CPU cache Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB Test extended memory Test extended memory address lines Jump to UserPatch1 Configure advanced cache registers Initialize Multi Processor APIC Enable external and CPU caches Setup System Management Mode SMM area Display external L2 cache size Load custom defaults optional Display shadow area message Display possible high address for UMB recovery Display error messages Check for configuration errors Check for keyboard errors Set up hardware interrupt vectors Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs Late POST device initialization Detect and install external RS232 ports Configure non MCD IDE controllers Detect and install external parallel ports Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices Re initialize onboard I O ports Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional Initialize BIOS Data Area Enable Non Maskable Interrupts NMIs Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS 2 mouse Initialize floppy controller Determine number of ATA drives optional Initialize hard disk controllers Initialize local bus hard disk controllers Jump to UserPatch2 Build MPTABLE for multi processor boards Install CD ROM for boot Clear huge ES seg
9. BTU Rating 2825 BTUs hr for rated output power of 450W Power Supply Rated Output Power 450W Model SP450 RP Part PWS 045 Rated Output Voltages 3 3V 30A 5V 26A 12V 30A 5V 0 5A 12V 1A 5Vsb 2A Operating Environment Operating Temperature 0 to 35 degrees C Non operating Temperature 35 to 60 degrees C Operating Relative Humidity 5 90 non condensing Non operating Relative Humidity 5 95 non condensing Motherboard Model X5DAL TG2 Form Factor ATX Dimensions 12 x 9 8 in 305 x 249 mm Chassis Model SC733T 450 Form Factor Mid tower Dimensions WxHxD as 4U 7 x 16 7 x 20 8 in 178 x 424 x 528 mm Operating Systems Supported Windows NT Windows 2000 Solaris Netware SCO UNIX and Linux Weight Net Bare Bone 34 Ibs 15 5 kg Net Gross 44 Ibs 20 kg Appendix System Specifications Regulatory Compliance Electromagnetic Emissions FCC Class B EN 55022 Class B EN 61000 3 2 3 3 CISPR 22 Class B Electromagnetic Immunity EN 55024 CISPR 24 EN 61000 4 2 EN 61000 4 3 EN 61000 4 4 EN 61000 4 5 EN 61000 4 6 EN 61000 4 8 EN 61000 4 11 Safety EN 60950 60950 Compliant UL Listed USA CUL Listed Canada TUV Certified Germany CE Marking Europe SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual Notes
10. 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 Begin ning with Section 4 3 detailed descriptions are given for each parameter setting in the Setup utility 7 1 SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual 7 2 Running Setup Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choos ing the appropriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen All displayed text is described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options see on next page When you first power on the computer the PhoenixBIOSTM is immediately activated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways 1 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 7 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu Use the Left Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting Press the lt Esc gt key to exit th
11. GB of registered ECC or unbuffered DDR 266 200 PC2100 1600 memory This product was designed to support 2 GB modules in each slot but it has only been verified for up to 1 GB modules Figure 5 5a Side View of DIMM Installation into Slot Notch gt Note Notch should align with the receptive point on the slot Release To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the bottom notch To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the DIMM from the slot Figure 5 5b Top View of DIMM Slot Top View of DDR Slot Release Tab Il ll Release Tab Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 6 Adding PCI Cards 1 PCI slots The X5DAL TG2 has one 64 bit 100 MHz PCI X slot one 64 bit 66 MHz PCI slot and two 32 bit 33 MHz PCI slots One 8xAGP slot for video cards is also included 2 PCI card installation Before installing PCI add on card make sure you install it into slot that supports the speed of the card see step 1 above Begin by swinging the release tab on the appropriate PCI shield out to the left Insert the PCI card into the correct slot on the motherboard pushing down with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card Finish by pushing the release tab back to its original locked position Follow this procedure when adding card to other slots SUPERWOR
12. Once the system has been placed in the appropriate location slide the locking tabs on each caster down to keep it stationary 2 1 SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual Server Precautions Review the electrical and general safety precautions in Chapter 4 Use a regulating uninterruptible power supply UPS to protect the server from power surges voltage spikes and to keep your system operating in case of power failure Allow the hot plug Serial ATA drives and power supply unit s to cool before touching them Always keep the chassis front door and all panels closed when not servicing to maintain proper cooling 2 4 Checking the Motherboard Setup After setting up the the 7033A T you will need to gain access to the inside of the chassis to make sure the motherboard is properly installed and the essential connections have been made Begin by opening the left side panel when facing the front of the chassis Refer to Figure 2 1 for the following steps 1 Remove the left side panel of the chassis First make sure the keylock for the side panel is unlocked Then remove the two screws that secure the back lip of the side panel to the rear of the chassis Grasp the handle at the rear of the panel and pull straight back about 1 2 inch at which point the panel should hit a stop Swing the top of the panel out and completely lift it away from the chassis When reinstalling this panel make sure the raised holes along the bottom of th
13. and terminal Recoverable POST Errors When recoverable type of error occurs during POST the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 continuous long beep no memory detected Terminal POST Errors If a terminal type of error occurs BIOS will shut down the system Before doing so BIOS will write the error to port 80h attempt to initialize video and write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h POSTCode Description 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag 0Ah Initialize CPU registers OBh Enable CPU cache OCh Initialize caches to initial POST values 0 Initialize component OFh Initialize the local bus IDE 10h Initialize Power Management 11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values 12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot 13h Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices B 1 SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual POSTCode Description 14h Initialize keyboard controller 16h 1 2 2 3 BIOS ROM checksum 17h Initialize cache before memory Auto size 18h 8254 timer initialization 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initializ
14. illuminate and the backup power supply fan will activate The reset button on the back of the power supply will disable the alarm but the LED will remain on until the power supply is replaced The system can operate with only one power supply fan but you should replace the power supply as soon as possible The system must be powered down before replacing any of these fans Replacing System Fans 1 Identifying and accessing the failed fan Inspect the back of the chassis to see if the 12 cm fan has failed Power down the system and if the 9 cm fan has failed remove the left chassis cover by first removing the two screws from the back lip of the cover Push in the release tab on the cover and push the cover toward the rear of the chassis until it stops after moving about inch Then lift the cover out and away from the chassis 2 Removing the hot plug fan housing After carefully removing the air shroud depress the locking tab on the 9 cm chassis cooling fan and pull the unit straight out by the handle The fan wiring for this fan has been designed to detach automatically The 12 cm exhaust fan is also in housing that can be removed from the chassis see Figure 6 4 3 Installing new system fan Replace the failed fan with an identical one available from Supermicro After the new fan has been installed reassemble the fan housing and plug the housing back into its slot You should hear it click into place when fully inserted F
15. is only partly raised damage to the socket or CPU may result Warning sure you lift the lever completely when Empty socket With processor installed Triangle SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual CLIP FOR 603 CLIP FOR 604 right 604 pin Retention Clips left 603 pin Figure 5 2a Heatsink Installation Figure 5 2b 5 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 3 Connecting Cables Now that the processors are installed the next step is to connect the cables to the board These include the data ribbon cables for the periph erals and control panel and the power cables Connecting Data Cables The ribbon cables used to transfer data from the peripheral devices have been carefully routed in preconfigured systems to prevent them from block ing the flow of cooling air that moves through the system from front to back If you need to disconnect any of these cables you should take care to keep them routed as they were originally after reconnecting them make sure the red wires connect to the 1 locations If you are configuring the sys tem keep the airflow in mind when routing the cables The following data cables with their motherboard connector locations noted should be con nected See the motherboard layout figure in this chapter for connector locations IDE Device Cables J2 and J3 Floppy Drive Cable JP7 Serial ATA Cables SATA 1 SATA
16. must also have a LAN card with a Wake on LAN connector and cable Wake On Ring Wake on Ring Pin Definitions The Wake On Ring header is des GWOR Pi ignated JWOR This function al lows your computer to receive 1 U and wake up by an incoming call to the modem when in suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature Keylock The keyboard lock connection is lo cated on JP35 Utilizing this header allows you to inhibit any actions made on the keyboard effectively locking it SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual 5 9 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector 3 21 Pins To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers be used to choose between uper optional settings Jumpers Cap create shorts between two pins 3 2 1 to change the function of the Pi d is ifi Setting connector Pin 1 is identified Pin 4 8 short with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout page for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch bot
17. options for this setting are 32MB 64MB 128MB and 256MB Enable Memory Gap This setting allows you to turn off system RAM to free up address space The options for this setting are Disabled and Extended ECC Configuration This setting lets you enable or disable ECC Error Correction and Checking The options are ECC and Disabled ECC Error Type This setting lets you select which type of interrupt will be activated as a result of an ECC error The options are None NMI Non Maskable Interrupt SMI System Management Interrupt and SCI System Control Interrupt SERR Signal Condition This setting specifies the conditions required to qualify as an ECC error Options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both USB Controllers This setting allows you to Enable or Disable all USB functions 7 9 SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled Local Bus IDE Adapter Use this setting to enable the integrated local bus IDE adapter Options are Disable Primary Secondary and Both USB Device 9 Function 7 This setting controls USB functionality Options are Disabled and Enabled Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Serial Port This setting allows you to assign control of serial port A The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and A
18. the right for pin definitions NIC1 LED The NIC Network Interface Con troller LED connection for the GLAN1 port is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF2 Attach an NIC LED cable to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC2 LED The NIC LED connection for the GLAN2 port is located on pins 9 and 10 of JF2 Attach an NIC LED cable to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat LED OH Connect an LED to the OH connec tion on pins 7 and 8 of JF2 to pro vide advanced warning of chassis overheating Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF2 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 5 13 HDD LED Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 13 14 HD Active NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 11 Vcc 12 GND NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 9 Vcc 10 GND Overheat OH LED Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 7 8 Power Fail Button Pin Definitions JF 2 Pin Number Definition 5 6 SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual Reset Button Reset Pin The Reset Button connection is lo er cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF2 At P
19. 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 these connect to the chassis connectors designated SATA 0 SATA 1 SATA 2 and SATA respectively Control Panel Cable JF2 see next page Connecting Power Cables The X5DAL TG2 has a 24 pin primary power supply connector designated ATX Power for connection to the ATX power supply Connect the appro priate connector from the power supply to the ATX Power connector to supply power to the motherboard The Processor Power Connector at J15 must also be connected to your power supply See the Connector Definitions section in this chapter for power connector pin definitions SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual Connecting the Control Panel JF2 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 5 3 for the pin locations of the various front control panel buttons and LED indicators Please note that even and odd numbered pins are on opposite sides of each header All JF2 wires have been bundled into single ribbon cable to simplify their connection Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 as marked on the board The other end connects to the Control Panel printed circuit board located just behind the system status LEDs in the chassis See the Connector Definitions section in this chapter for details and pin descriptions of JF2 Figure 5 3 X5DAL TG2 Front Control Panel Header Pins Ground NMI X X Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc Overheat LED Vcc Power Fail
20. 3 2 Control Panel Buttons rbi eint babes ene 3 1 3 3 3 4 Serial ATA Drive Carrier 3 3 3 5 LAN Ethernet Port BEDS ed o sare nne rie dre inen 3 4 Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 Electrical Safety Pre cautioris nn nete 4 1 4 2 General Safety Precaultions cn ee eterne Rea RR 4 2 453 ESD S f ty esee ierit ete ee evel 4 3 4 4 Operating Precautions vi Table of Contents Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 5 8 Handling the X5DAL TG2 Motherboard 2 5 1 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation 5 2 Connecting Gabl6S iidem ere ERA EAR AES 5 5 Connecting Data Cables reno hore erre oed 5 5 Connecting Power Cables ect E 5 5 Connecting the Control Panel i eet ceres 5 6 VO Pose Installing Memory Adding PCI Cards Motherboard IDetalls rne toii dee eren 5 10 X5DALE TG2 NAV OUR csse terret er Ge rt er cen 5 10 X5DAL TG2 Quick 5 11 Connector Definitions oen enr ente e neni ex ec nave 5 12 ATX Power COHtie loli ente eer a eis 5 12 Processor Power Connector 5 12 Duns gt 5 12 Power BED onn 5 12 HDD LED NICKE Lasse ES NIC2 BED itte min ire Overheat LED OH t
21. 5 SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual 7 5 Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing lt Enter gt All Security BIOS settings are described in this section Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Supervisor Password Is Clear User Password Is Clear Set Supervisor Password Enter Set User Password Enter Password on Boot Disabled Fixed Disk Boot Sector Normal Fl Help TV Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit 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 7 16 Chapter 7 BIOS 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 Pas
22. A T lies the X5DAL TG2 dual processor motherboard designed to provide maximum performance Below are the main features of the X5DAL TG2 Processors The X5DAL TG2 supports single or dual 604 603 pin Intel Xeon processors of up to 3 06 GHz with a 533 400 MHz FSB Please refer to the motherboard description pages on our web site for a complete listing of supported pro cessors http www supermicro com Product page product m htm Memory The X5DAL TG2 has four 184 pin DIMM slots that can support up to 8 GB of registered ECC or non ECC unbuffered DDR 266 200 PC2100 1600 SDRAM Module sizes of 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB and 2GB may be used to populate the DIMM slots The X5DAL TG2 was designed to support 2GB modules in each slot however 2GB size memory modules have not yet been validated It is recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different types and speeds Serial ATA Two Silicon Image Serial ATA controllers are integrated into the X5DAL TG2 to provide a four port Serial ATA subsystem which is RAID 0 and RAID 1 supported The Serial ATA drives are hot swappable units Note The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability and RAID function of the Serial ATA drives PCI Expansion Slots The X5DAL TG2 has one 64 bit 100 MHz PCI X slot one 64 bit 66 MHz PCI slot two 32 bit 38 MHz PCI slots and one 8xAGP Pro 1 5V slot which is used for video cards The speed of the PCI X slots ma
23. DUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product Unless you request and receive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2005 by SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC techni cians It provides information for the installation and use of the SuperWorkstation 7033A T Installation and maintainance should be per formed by experienced technicians only The SuperWorkstation 7033A T is a high end dual processor tower server based on the SC733T 450 workstation server chassis and the X5DAL TG2 a dual processor motherboard that supports single or dual Intel Xeon pro cessors up to 3 06 GHz at a Front S
24. Ds SATA Active LED ATA Driv nfiguration Drive IDs are marked on the front bezel From bottom to top they are Drive 0 Drive 1 Drive 2 and Drive 3 SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual Power Supply Fan 21 Figure 6 3 Chassis Rear View LAT 10 Backplane PCI Expansion Slots Di Gs O2 ED e 2222 27 D 1 Be GB EP A Di Sa ae as ab gt ED AS GBS ST gt Pi SC cb o o Power Supply H Alarm Reset Button 12 cm Exhaust Fan Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 3 System Fans 9 cm chassis cooling fan housed an air shroud and located between the motherboard and the drive bays provides cool air intake for the system 12 cm exhaust fan at the rear of the chassis pulls the cool air through the system and expels the hot air The power supply has two fans a primary secondary backup Fan Failure Under normal operation the chassis the exhaust and the primary power supply fans all run continuously If the primary power supply fan fails an alarm will sound an LED inside the power supply will
25. Enable or Disable event logging ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to mark the DMI events as read Clear All DMI Event Logs Select Yes and press lt Enter gt to clear all DMI event logs SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual b 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 Options are 300 1200 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K Console Type Choose from the available options to select the console type for console redirection Flow Control Choose from the available options to select the flow control for console redirection 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 gt Hardware Monitor Logic Highlight this and hit lt Enter gt to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature 7 14 Chapter 7 BIOS System Temperature CPU Fan1 CPU Fan2 Chassis Fan 1 Chassis Fan 2 Processor Vcore 3 3V Standby 3 3V Vcc 5V Vcc 12V Vcc 1 8V Vcc 12V Vcc 7 1
26. Fan See the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED Speaker Speaker Connector Pin Definitions JD1 On the JDI header pins 1 3 are Ein for a power LED and pins 4 7 are Number Function Definition 4 Red wire Speaker data for the speaker See the table on 5 Key No connection RES 6 Key the right for speaker pin defini 7 Speaker data tions Note The speaker connec tor pins are for use with an exter nal speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Third Power Supply Fail Header Connect a cable from your power uus EE supply to the JP8 header to pro Pin vide warning of power supply fail Number BIST Fail Signal ure This warning signal is 7 ble ere passed through the PWR LED pin 4 Reset from MB on JF2 to indicate power failure on the chassis See the table on the right for pin definitions This redundant Supermicro power supplies feature will not function on the 7043A i which has only single power supply module Note This feature is only available when using 5 16 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is des Wake On LAN Pin Definitions WOL ignated WOL See the table on the Pin right for pin definitions You must Number X Definition 1 5V Standby enable the LAN Wake Up setting in 2 Ground BIOS to use this feature You Wake up
27. KSTATION 7033A T Manual 5 7 Motherboard Details Figure 5 7 SUPER X5DAL TG2 Layout not drawn to scale 415 JP8 BANK 0 BANK 1 Keyboard C DS D4 ATX PWR CONN Jo USBO 1 I COMI CPU 1 s 07 T CPU Fan1 2 I GLANI a CPU 2 CPU 2 Overheat Fan J30 9 38 8 1 5V N 33 MHz PCI 2 o 12 BRIDGE E 2 al 33 MHz PCI 1 a 100 MHz 2 gt lt em e 66 MHz PCI 1 E SATA 3 SATA 5 SATA Cntrir Cntrir JSLED 7 JPA1 SATA 2 o 7 2 1 wou BIOS zzz z sz a 5 a 2 JP39 11 9 8 a 5 WOR I JD1 Chassis Fan 1 JF2 JBT195 Chassis Fan 2 PL IDE 2 FPUSB2 3 yo IDE 1 woL Wo FLOPPY Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only 5 10 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup X5DAL TG2 Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JP9 Power Fail Alarm En Disable Open Disabled JP37 Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset JP38 Thermal Fan Control Clos
28. LED Vcc Reset gt Reset Button Pwr Power Button Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 4 I O Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the 99 specification See Figure 5 4 below for the colors and locations of the various 1 ports Figure 5 4 X5DAL TG2 Rear Panel I O Ports Mouse Green Parallel Port Burgundy Keyboard USB Ports COM1 Port COM2 Port GLAN1 GLAN2 Purple Turquoise Turquoise 5 5 Installing Memory Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules http www supermicro com TECHSUPPORT FAQs Memory_vendors htm CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation See Figure 5 5 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with Bank 1 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 attention 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 5 7 SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual Memory Support The X5DAL TG2 supports up to 8
29. ORKSTATION 7033A T Manual System CMOS checksum bad Default configuration used System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS The BIOS installed Default Setup Values you do not want these values enter Setup and enter your own values If the error persists check the system battery or contact your dealer System timer error The timer test failed Requires repair of system board Real time clock error Real Time Clock fails BIOS hardware test May require board repair Check date and time settings BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real Time Clock May require setting legal date 1991 2099 Previous boot incomplete Default configuration used Previous POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On systems with control of wait states improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct This error is cleared the next time the system is booted Memory Size found by POST differed from CMOS Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS Diskette drive A error Diskette drive B error Drive A or B is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests Check to see that the drive is defined with
30. 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 2222 Press lt F1 gt to resume lt F2 gt to Setup lt F3 gt for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message Press lt 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 initialization 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 SAG utility System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copied to shadow RAM UMB upper limit segment address nnnn Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks indicating released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory manager Video BIOS shadowed Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM 5 SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual Notes 6 Appendix BIOS POST Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Test codes for the PhoenixBIOS POST codes are divided into two categories recoverable
31. ROM drive remove the guide plate from right side of the empty drive carrier and screw it into the right side of the CD ROM drive using the holes provided see Figure 6 7 Then slide the CD ROM into the bay and secure it to the chassis with the drive carrier screws you first removed Attach the power and data cables to the drive Replace the top left chassis cover before restoring power to the system Adding an IDE or floppy drive to add one of these drives install it into one of the removed empty drive carriers with the printed circuit board side toward the carrier so that the drive s mounting holes align with those in the carrier Secure the drive to the carrier with four screws then slide the assembly into the bay and secure it to the chassis with the drive carrier screws you first removed Attach the power and data cables to the drive Replace the top left chassis cover before restoring power to the system Note A red wire typically designates the location of pin 1 You should keep the drive carriers inserted in any unused drive bays to reduce EMI and noise and to facilitate the airflow inside the chassis Figure 6 7 Adding a Component Without a Drive Carrier SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual 6 5 Power Supply The 7033A T has single 450W redundant cooling power supply that fea tures noise suppression technology for silent operation The power supply has the capability to automatically sense and operate from 100 t
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33. aiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 1 5 SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual Notes 1 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 1 Overview This chapter provides quick setup checklist to get your SuperWorkstation 7033A T up and running Following these steps in the order given should enable you to have the system operational in minimal amount of time This quick setup assumes that your SuperWorkstation 7033A T system has come to you with the processors and memory preinstalled If your system is not already fully integrated with a motherboard processors system memory etc please turn to the chapter or section noted in each step for details on installing specific components 2 2 Unpacking the 7033A T You should inspect the box the SuperWorkstation 7033A T was shipped in and note if it was damaged any way f the workstation itself shows damage you should file a damage claim with the carrier who delivered it 2 3 Preparing for Setup Choosing a Setup Location Decide on a suitable location for the SuperWorkstation 7033A T It should be situated in a clean dust free area that is well ventilated Avoid areas where heat electrical noise and electromagnetic fields are generated You will also need it placed near a grounded power outlet
34. amount of thermal compound to the CPU die and place the heatsink on top of the CPU Make sure the heatsink sits completely flat on the CPU If not completely flat the space between the two will degrade the heat dissipation function of the heatsink which may cause the proces sor to overheat 5 2 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 Secure the heatsink by locking the retention clips into their proper posi tion When correctly installed the retention clips should click into place and the three black tabs on the CPU retention pieces should protrude fully through the corresponding holes on the retention clips See Figures 5 2a and 5 2b for diagrams of the retention clips and the heatsink installation procedure 6 If installing two processors repeat these steps to install the second processor in the CPU 2 slot IMPORTANT Please note that special new silver heat sink retention clips must be used with all Xeon 533 MHz FSB front side bus 604 pin proces sors These new retention clips have 604P clearly marked on them Using the old clips will not keep the proper amount of pressure applied and may cause the processor to overheat In addition you should not use these new retention clips with Xeon 400 MHz FSB processors even in 604 pin CPU sockets as they will be too tight and may damage the CPU socket See Figure 5 2a Figure 5 1 604 pin PGA Socket Empty and with Processor Installed installing the CPU If the lever
35. ation 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 28h Auto size DRAM 29h Initialize 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 Initialize 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 Initialize extended memory for RomPilot 42h Initialize interrupt vectors 45h POST device initialization 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 47h Initialize 120 support 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialize bus and devices 4Ah Initialize all video adapters in system 4Bh QuietBoot start optional 4Ch Shadow video BIOS ROM 4Eh Display BIOS copyright notice 4Fh Initialize MultiBoot 50h Display CPU type and speed 51h Initialize EISA board 52h Test keyboard 54h Set key click if enabled 55h Enable USB devices 58h 2 2 3 1 Test for unexpected interrupts B 2 Appendix BIOS POST Codes POSTCode Description 59h 5Bh 5Ch 60h 62h 64h 66h 67h 68h 69h 6Ah 6Bh 6Ch 6Eh 70h 72h 76h 7Ch 7Dh 7Eh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h
36. cate overheat LED Definition conditions are located on the D3 CPU1 Therm X5DAL TG2 These are located d Mem near the CPU1 socket and based on Intel predefined tempera ture thresholds Therm when lit indicates that power for the corre sponding CPU has been shut down due to high temperature See the table at right for the func tions associated with each LED 5 21 SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual 5 11 Parallel Port and Floppy Hard Disk Drive Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires A red mark on wire typically designates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Parallel Printer Port Pin Definitions J7 Parallel Printer Port Pin Number Function Number Function Connector 1 Strobe 2 Auto Feed 3 Data Bit 0 4 Error 5 Data Bit 1 6 Init The parallel printer port is lo 7 Data Bit 2 8 SLCT IN 9 Data Bit 3 10 GND cated on J7 See the table on the 11 Data Bit4 12 GND i i initi 13 Data Bit 5 14 GND right for pin definitions is nice I 46 GND 17 Data Bit 7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 GND 23 PE 24 GND 25 SLCT 26 NC
37. configuring the motherboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC733T 450 chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing removing or reconfiguring Serial ATA drives or peripheral drives and when replacing system power supply units and cooling fans Chapter 7 BIOS The BIOS chapter includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup Utility Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix C System Specifications Preface Notes SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manual ssr Suusa arabe o vrata iii Manal OtrdganlzatiOlic uante iii Chapter 1 Introduction Js GeV ORA TRI 1 1 1 2 Server Chassis Features cernerent ete ER r 1 2 1 3 Mainboard Features vu terae teo ETE n ux 1 3 1 4 Contacting SuperMicro e eA 1 5 Chapter 2 Server Installation 21 OVETVIEW M B ENN 2 1 2 2 Unpacking the 703 rettet treten 2 1 2 3 Preparing for enne nennen 2 1 2 4 Checking the Motherboard Setup 2 2 2 5 Checking the Drive Bay Set p einen tet riens 2 4 Chapter 3 System Interface 3 1 ice eri rd e e EO D ERE 3 1
38. d jumpers and connections are de scribed and a layout and quick reference chart are included in this chapter Remember to close the chassis completely when you have finished working on the motherboard to protect cool the system sufficiently 5 1 Handling the X5DAL TG2 Motherboard Static electrical discharge can damage electronic components To prevent damage to printed circuit boards it is important to handle them very care fully see Chapter 4 Also note that the size and weight of the mother board can cause it to bend if handled improperly which may result in dam age To prevent the motherboard from bending keep one hand under the center of the board to support it when handling The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its anti static bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard add on cards and peripherals back into their anti static bags when not in use Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static pro tected SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual
39. disk drive installed as diskette B The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in 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 Utility Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Type Multi Sector Transfer LBA Mode Control 32 bit I 0 Transfer Mode Ultra DMA Mode N select Item Esc Exit e F1 Help Select Menu Auto 16 Sectors Enabled Enabled Fast PIO 4 Disabled Change Values Enter Select gt Sub Menu 7 4 9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Chapter 7 BIOS 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 number from 1 39 to select predetermined type of hard drive CD ROM and 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
40. drive carriers are all easily accessible at the front of the chassis The SATA drives are hot pluggable meaning they can be removed and installed without powering down the system To remove carrier first open the front bezel then push the release button located beside the drive LEDs Swing the colored handle fully out and use it to pull the unit straight out see Figure 6 5 Note Your operating system must have RAID support to enable the hot plug capability of the SATA drives 2 Mounting SATA drive in drive carrier The SATA drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and removal from the chassis These carriers also work to promote proper airflow for the system For this reason even carriers without SATA drives must remain in the server If you need to add new SATA drive insert the drive into the carrier with the printed circuit board side facing down so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier Secure the drive to the carrier with four screws Figure 6 5 Removing SATA Drive Carrier SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual 3 SATA backplane All four SATA drives plug into the SATA backplane There are two jumpers and two headers on the SATA backplane as noted below ribbon cable from JA1 on the motherboard should be connected to the JP26 connector on the SATA backplane There are also two power connectors on the backplane both should be connect
41. e chassis fit into the long holes in the bottom lip of the side panel 2 Check the CPUs processors You should have one or two processors already installed into the system board Each processor should have its own heatsink attached See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor installation 3 Check the system memory Your 7033A T workstation may have come with system memory already installed Make sure all DIMMs are fully seated in their slots For details on adding system memory refer to Chapter 5 2 2 Chapter 2 Server Installation 4 Installing add on cards If desired you can install add on cards to the system See Chapter 5 for details on installing PCI add on cards 5 Check all cable connections and airflow Make sure all power and data cables are properly connected and not blocking the chassis airflow See Chapter 5 for details on cable connec tions Figure 2 1 Accessing the Inside of the 7033A T Ss RES 2 3 SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual 2 5 Checking the Drive Bay Setup Next you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the Serial ATA drives and Serial ATA backplane have been properly installed and all connections have been made 1 Accessing the drive bays All drives can be accessed from the front of the server When installing or removing the CD ROM IDE hard drives or a floppy drive you will als
42. e CMOS Setup Menu The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus Items that use submenus are indicated with the P icon With the item highlighted press the lt Enter gt key to access the submenu 7 2 Chapter 7 BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help System Time 16 36 44 System Date 10 20 02 Legacy Diskette A 1 44 1 25 MB Legacy Diskette B Disabled 120 GB None CD ROM None b Primary Master b Primary Slave Secondary Master gt Secondary Slave System Memory 256 MB Extended Memory 3967 KB Fl Help N Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit 1 Main Setup 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 7 3 SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in Legacy Diskette B This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy
43. e unnecessary skip ahead to the next step Tools Required The only tool you will need is Philips screwdriver 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices Static electrical discharge can damage electronic components To prevent damage to any printed circuit boards PCBs it is important to handle them very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its anti static bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard add on cards and peripherals back into their anti static bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excel lent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasten ers and the motherboard Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 6 1 SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual 6 2 Front Control Panel The front control panel must be connected to the JF2 connector on the motherboard to provide you with system status and alarm indications ribbon cable has bundled these wires together to simplify this connectio
44. ecific Help window CD ROM Drive See details on how to change the order and specs of the CD ROM drive in the Item Specific Help window 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 7 18 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 7 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes F1 Help N select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select b Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit Enter to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use 7 19 SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual 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 Cha
45. ed Full Speed JP39 System Front Side Bus Speed Pins 1 2 Auto JPA1 SATA 1 2 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPA2 SATA 3 4 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 GLAN Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPUSB USB Wake up Pins 1 2 Disabled JPWAKE Keyboard Wake up Pins 1 2 Disabled Connector Description ATX PWR CONN Primary ATX Power Connector COM1 COM2 CPU CHS OH FAN DIMM 1 DIMM 4 05 0 1 2 3 GLAN1 2 J2 J3 J7 49 412 415 J30 JD1 JF2 JL1 JOH1 JP7 JP8 JP35 JP36 JSLED JWOR1 SATA 1 4 USBO 1 WOL1 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector CPU Chassis Overheat Fan Headers Memory RAM Slots Front Panel USB Headers Gigabit Ethernet Ports IDE1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connector Parallel Printer Port PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Ports IR CIR Header Processor Power Connector Power Conn for use with AGP Pro cards PWR LED Speaker Header Front Control Panel Connector Chassis Intrusion Header Overheat LED Floppy Disk Drive Connector Third Power Supply Fail Header Keylock Switch Connector Power Supply Fail Alarm Reset Switch Serial ATA Drive Activity Wake on Ring Header Serial ATA Cable Headers Universal Serial Bus Ports Wake on LAN Header 5 11 SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual 5 8 Connector Definitions ATX Power Connector ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions The main power supply connector Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition on the X5DAL TG2 meets the SSI 13
46. ed See Figure 6 6 for the locations of backplane connectors the reverse side of the backplane has four channel connectors that the SATA drives plug into when inserted with a SATA drive carrier See Figure 6 2 for drive number configuration You cannot cascade the SATA backplane Jumper Description Setting JP18 Buzzer Reset Alarm Reset Header JP25 OH Temperature Open 45 degrees C Pins 1 2 50 degrees C default Pins 2 3 55 degrees C JP26 SATA Drive Activity Drive Activity JP28 Fan Sense Pins 1 2 Enable Pins 2 3 Disable default Figure 6 6 SATA733 Backplane Power Connections SATA Channel Connections P25 0H TEMP SUPERM SATA733 NI LOV ga Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Installing Components in the 5 25 Drive Bays T Drive bay configuration The 7033A T has two 5 25 drive bays above the SATA drive bays Components such as a floppy drive IDE hard drives or CD ROM drives can be installed in these 5 25 drive bays 2 Mounting components in the drive bays First power down the system and then remove the top left chassis cover to access the drive components With the cover off remove the two or four screws that secure the drive carrier to the chassis one side only then push the entire empty drive carrier out from the back Adding a CD
47. ed and Auto BIOS controlled Base Address Select the base address for the parallel port The options are Primary and Secondary gt Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is 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 x12 x13 x14 x15 x16 x17 x18 x19 x20 and x21 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 7 12 Chapter 7 BIOS Hyper threading This setting allows you to Enable or Disable hyper threading Enabling hyper threading results in increased CPU performance gt DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Event Log Validity This is display not setting informing you of the event log validity Event Log Capacity This is display not 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
48. eep all components and printed circuit boards PCBs in their antistatic bags until ready for use Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing which may retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use 4 3 SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard 4 4 Operating Precautions A Care must be taken to assure that all chassis covers are in place when the 7033A T is operating to ensure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 7033A T system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed Figure 4 1 Installing the Onboard Battery LITHIUM BATTERY OR BATTERY HOLDER LITHIUM BATTERY BATTERY HOLDER 4 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install processors and heatsinks to the X5DAL TG2 motherboard connect the data and power cables and install add on cards All motherboar
49. guration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Onboard LAN OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the ability to boot from LAN The options are Enabled and Disabled Reset Configuration Data If set to Yes this setting clears the Extended System Configuration Data area Options are Yes and No Frequency for PCIX 1 PCIX 2 SCSI Use this setting to change the speed of the onboard SCSI and PCIX slots 1 and 2 Options are Auto 33 MHz 66 MHz 100 MHz and 133 MHz Frequency for PCIX 4 GLAN Use this setting to change the speed of the onboard LAN and PCIX slot 4 Options are Auto 33 MHz 66 MHz 100 MHz and 133 MHz P PCI Device Slot 1 Slot 6 Access the submenu for each of the six settings above to make changes to the following Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM Options are Enabled and Disabled Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master Options are Enabled and Disabled Chapter 7 BIOS Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the minimum guaranteed time slot allotted for the bus master in units of PCI bus clocks Options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00A0h 00COh and OOEOh gt Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Graphics Aperture This setting allows you to set the aperture for the AGP video device The
50. h pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS JBT1 is located near the FPUSBO 1 headers on the motherboard Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the sys tem remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Do not use the PW ON connector to clear CMOS System Bus Speed System Bus Speed Jumper Settings JP39 JP39 allows you to select Auto 400 Jumper Position Definition or 533 MHz for your system front Pins 1 2 Auto Pins 2 3 400 MHz Side bus speed The recommended Open 590 MHz Auto setting will automatically deter mine the system bus speed of your Auto is the recommended setting processor s See the table on the right for jumper settings 5 18 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup GLAN Enable Disable GLAN Ports Enable Disable Jumper Settings Change the setting of jumper JPL1 mim Jumper to enable or disable both GLAN Position Definition ports on the motherboard See the be Bec table on the right for jumper set tings The default setting is en abled Power Fail Alarm Enable Disable Power Fail Alarm Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP9 The system can notify you in the Jumper event of a power supply failure Position Definition Open Disabled This feature assumes that three Closed Enabled power supply units are
51. he system s power supply unit This LED should normally be illuminated when the sys tem is operating HDD Indicates IDE channel activity On the SuperWorkstation 7033A T this LED indicates CD ROM drive activity when flashing NIC e NIC Indicates network activity on the GLAN when flashing i Overheat Indicates a processor overheat condition This may be caused by cables obstructing the airflow in the system or the ambient room temperature being too warm You should also check to make sure that the chassis covers are installed and that all fans are present and operating normally Finally verify that the heatsinks are installed properly see Chap ter 5 Chapter 3 System Interface 3 4 Serial ATA Drive Carrier LEDs Each Serial ATA drive carrier has two LEDs Green When illuminated the green LED on the front of the drive carrier indicates drive activity connection to the Serial ATA backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is being accessed Red SAF TE compliant backplane not included is needed to acti vate the red LEDs which indicate drive failure Please refer to Chapter 6 for instructions on replacing failed Serial ATA drives 3 5 LAN Ethernet Port LEDs Each LAN port has yellow and green LED The yellow left LED indi cates activity while the other right LED may be green orange or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the
52. ide System Bus speed of 533 400 MHz and up to 8 GB DDR 266 200 PC2100 1600 SDRAM main memory Manual Organization Chapter 1 Introduction The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the system and describes the main features of the SUPER X5DAL TG2 mainboard and the SC733T 450 chassis which comprise the SuperWorkstation 7033A T Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to set up and check out the configuration of the SuperWorkstation 7033A T prior to powering up the System f your system was ordered without processor and memory com ponents this chapter will refer you to the appropriate sections of the manual for their installation Chapter 3 System Interface Refer here for details on the system interface which includes the functions and information provided by the control panel on the chassis as well as other LEDs located throughout the system SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual Chapter 4 System Safety You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for general overview of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the SuperWorkstation 7033A T Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the X5DAL TG2 motherboard including the locations and functions of connections headers and jumpers Refer to this chapter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when re
53. in tach it to the hardware reset n Frp switch on the computer case 4 Ground Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button Power Button Connector Pin Definitions JF2 The Power Button connection is Pin located on pins 1 and 2 of JF2 GE TET Momentarily contacting both pins 2 Ground will power on off the system This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button with a setting in BIOS see Chap ter 4 To turn off the power when set to suspend mode de press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is lo cated at JL1 Attach the appropri ate cable to inform you of a chas sis intrusion Universal Serial Bus 05 0 1 Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions USBO USB1 Two USB 2 0 ports are located be Pin Pin side the PS 2 keyboard mouse Number Don Number ports 05 0 is the bottom connec 2 2 PO 3 3 tor and USB1 is the top connector 4 Ground 4 Ground See the table on the right for pin 3 MA Ker definitions 5 14 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Headers Extra USB headers FPUSBO FPUSB1 FPUSB2 FPUSB3 can be used for front side USB access You will need USB cable to use either connection Refer to the tables on the right for pin defini
54. inish by replacing the air shroud and the left chassis cover for the 9 cm fan then restore power to the system Check that the replaced fan is working properly 6 5 SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual Figure 6 4 Removing the 12 cm Exhaust Fan 6 4 Drive Bay Installation bezel covers the front of the chassis but does not need to be removed to access the drives If you wish to remove the bezel piece push on the three tabs on the inside left side lip of the front chassis cover Then slightly swing out the same left side of the cover about V2 inch only Remove by pushing on the open side of the cover to remove it from the chassis do not try to swing or pull it straight out after opening the left side Serial ATA Drives After unlocking the Serial ATA SATA drive bay door swing it open to access the Serial ATA drives The drive IDs are preconfigured as 0 through 3 in order from bottom to top Important Use extreme caution when working around the SATA backplane Do not touch the backplane with any metal objects and make sure no ribbon cables touch IN the backplane or obstruct the airflow holes in the SATA backplane Regardless of how many SATA hard drives are installed all four SATA drive carriers must remain in the drive bays to promote proper airflow 6 6 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 1 Installing removing hot plug SATA drives The seven SATA
55. 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 on the right for jumper settings The default setting is disabled This feature will not function on the 7043A i Watch Dog Watch Dog Jumper Settings JP37 JP37 controls Watch Dog a system Jumper Position Definition monitor that takes action when Pins 1 2 WD to Reset software application freezes the Ping 2 3 WD t6 NMI Open Disabled System Pins 1 2 will have WD re set the system if a program freezes Pins 2 3 will generate a non maskable interrupt for the pro gram that has frozen requires soft ware implementation See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS 5 19 SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual Thermal Fan Control Thermal Fan Control Depending on the system tempera Jumper Settings JP38 ture the thermal fan can run at two Jumper R Position Definition speeds 12V and 9V levels With Open HWare Control JP38 open the speed of this fan will Closed JFuliSpeed change according to the tempera ture sensed by hardware control When closed the fan will always run at full 12V speed this is the default setting Running at the 9V level reduces the fan noise See the table on the right for jumper settings Defa
56. iption CBh CCh CDh CEh D2h Redirect Int 13h to Memory Technologies Devices such as ROM RAM PCMCIA and serial disk Redirect Int 10h to enable remote serial video Re map I O and memory for PCMCIA Initialize digitizer and display message Unknown interrupt The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POSTCode Description EOh Eth E2h E3h E4h E5h E6h E7h E8h E9h EAh EBh ECh EDh EEh EFh FOh Fih F2h F3h F4h F5h F6h F7h Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize system timer Initialize system I O Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS ROM Go to BIOS Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Shadow Boot Block System memory test Initialize interrupt vectors Initialize Run Time Clock Initialize video Initialize System Management Manager Output one beep Clear Huge Segment Boot to Mini DOS Boot to Full DOS Ifthe 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 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 followed by a delay the high order byte anothe
57. ll the hardware has been installed you must install the software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your motherboard After inserting this CD into your CD ROM drive the display shown in Figure 5 8 should appear If this display does not appear double click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CD ROM drive Finally double click on the S Setup icon S SUPERMICRO X5DAL server board Drivers amp Tools Win2000 SUPERMICR6 Drivers amp Tools Intel Application Accelerator Intel E7505 Chipset Silicon Image SATAR aid Optional XS5DAL SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor Il Intel LDCM 6 2 for SUPERMICRO Intel chipset server boards Build LAN SCSI driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Figure 5 8 Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD 5 24 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform simple maintenance on the SC733T 450 chassis Following the component installation steps in the order given will eliminate most common problems If some steps ar
58. ment register B 3 SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual POSTCode Description 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 Initialize security engine optional 9Eh Enable hardware interrupts 9Fh Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives Set time of day A2h Check key lock A4h Initialize 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 Initialize ACPI BIOS B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS BBh Initialize 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 Initialize POST Error Manager PEM C2h Initialize error logging C3h Initialize error display function C4h Initialize system error handler C5h PnPnd dual CMOS optional C6h Initialize note dock optional C7h Initialize note dock late C8h Force check optional C9h Extended checksum optional CAh Redirect Int 15h to enable remote keyboard B 4 Appendix BIOS POST Codes POSTCode Descr
59. n Connect the cable from JF2 on the motherboard making sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 to the appropriate comnnector on the front control panel PCB printed circuit board Pull all excess cabling over to the control panel side of the chassis The LEDs inform you of system status see Figure 6 1 for details Figure 6 2 shows the SC733 features included on the frontof the chassis See Chapter 5 for details on JF2 Figure 6 1 Front Control Panel LEDs Power lt Q Indicates power is being supplied to the system HDD Indicates IDE hard disk CD ROM drive activity NIC Ge Indicates network activity on GLAN Port Indicates an overheat condition in either one of the processors Overheat tt Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Front Bezel Lock Figure 6 2 Chassis Front View gt 51 4 Drive Bays La Floppy Drive Bay Main Power System Reset Front Side USB System LE
60. nges Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility 7 20 Appendix BIOS POST Messages Appendix BIOS POST Messages During the Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for problems If a problem is found the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message The following is a list of such BIOS messages Failure Fixed Disk Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly Check to see if fixed disk is attached properly Run Setup Find out if the fixed disk type is correctly identified Stuck key Stuck key on keyboard Keyboard error Keyboard not working Keyboard Controller Failed Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup Shadow Ram Failed at offset nnnn Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was detected System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was detected Extended RAM Failed at offset nnnn Extended memory not working or not configured properly at offset nnnn System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead Replace the battery and run Setup to reconfigure the system 1 SUPERW
61. nixBIOS Setup utility for the X5DAL TG2 The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to the Manual Download area of the Supermicro web site lt http www supermicro com gt for any changes to BIOS that may not be reflected in this manual System BIOS The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM PC XTTM AT 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 ac cessed by pressing the lt Delete gt key at the appropriate time during system boot see below Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the lt
62. noise and power surges It is recommended that you use an uninterruptible power supply UPS Fi nally depress the power on button on the front of the chassis 2 4 Chapter 3 System Interface Chapter 3 System Interface 3 1 Overview There are several LEDs on the control panel as well as two for each Serial ATA drive carrier and LAN Ethernet port These LEDs are to keep you constantly informed of the overall status of the system and the activity and health of specific components There are also two buttons on the chassis control panel 3 2 Control Panel Buttons There are three push button buttons located on the front of the chassis These in order from left to right power on off button an NMI Non Maskable Interrupt button and reset button POWER This is the main power button which is used to apply or turn off the main system power Turning off system power with this button removes the main power but keeps standby power supplied to the system RESET Use the reset button to reboot the system SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual 3 3 Control Panel LEDs The control panel located on the front of the SC733T 450 chassis has six LEDs that provide you with critical information related to different parts of the system This section explains what each LED indicates when illumi nated and any corrective action you may need to take Power Indicates external power is being supplied to t
63. nu F10 Save and Exit gt Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Quick Boot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed Quiet Boot This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the diagnostic screen during boot up 7 6 Chapter 7 BIOS ACPI Mode Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management on your system Options are Yes and No ACPI Sleep Mode Selects the sleep mode for ACPI Options are S1 and S3 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 On Power Off and Last State Watch Dog This setting is for enabling the Watch Dog feature The options are Enabled and Disabled Multiprocessor Specification This setting allows you to configure the multiprocessor specification revision level The options are 1 1 and 1 4 NT4 Installation Workaround This setting allows BIOS to provide a workaround for the absence of a floppy drive during NT4 installation Options are Enabled and Disabled Summary Screen This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen 7 7 SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual P PCI PnP Confi
64. o need to remove the left chassis cover The Serial ATA disk drives can be installed and removed from the front of the chassis without removing any chassis covers 2 Installing components into the 5 25 drive bay To install components into the 5 25 drive bays you must first remove the left chassis cover as described in the previous section Refer to Chap ter 6 for details 3 Installing CD ROM and floppy disk drives Refer to Chapter 6 if you need to reinstall a CD ROM and or a floppy disk drive to the system 4 Check the Serial ATA disk drives Depending upon your system s configuration your system may have one to four drives already installed If you need to install Serial ATA drives please refer to Chapter 6 5 Check the airflow Airflow is provided by one 9 cm cooling fan and 12 cm exhaust fan The system component layout was carefully designed to promote suffi cient airflow through the chassis interior specially designed air shroud enables the 9 cm fan to sufficiently supply cool air to all system components Also note that all power and data cables have been routed in such a way that they do not block the airflow generated by the fans Keep this in mind when you reroute them after working on the system 6 Supplying power to the system The last thing you must do is to provide input power to the system Plug the power cord from the power supply units into high quality power strip that offers protection from electrical
65. o 240V AC This power supply also has the PFC Power Factor Correction feature built in Power Supply Failure If the primary power supply fan fails an audible alarm will notify you the problem Disable the alarm by pressing the alarm reset switch on the back of the power supply The PWR Fail LED and the LED on the back of the power supply will also illuminate and remain on until the failed unit has been replaced Replacing the Power Supply 1 Accessing the power supply After powering down the system you ll need to remove the left chassis cover to access the power supply for removal 2 Removing the power supply First unplug the power cord from the power supply Then remove the power supply connectors going to the motherboard and the SATA backplane Finally remove the screws that secure the unit to the mount ing brackets in the chassis and then pull the unit completely out 3 Installing new power supply module Replace the failed unit with another unit having the exact same part number Gently but firmly push the new unit all the way into the open bay Secure it to the mounting brackets in the chassis with the screws provided Connect the two power cables to the SATA backplane and the two to the motherboard ATX PWR CONN and J15 connectors Finish by replacing the chassis left cover and then restoring power to the system Chapter 7 BIOS Chapter 7 BIOS 7 1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoe
66. pment This is to avoid making a complete circuit which will cause electrical shock Use extreme caution when using metal tools which can easily damage any electrical components or circuit boards they come into contact with Do not use mats designed to decrease electrostatic discharge as protection from electrical shock Instead use rubber mats that have been specifically designed as electrical insulators 44 SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual The power supply power cord must include grounding plug and must be plugged into grounded electrical outlets Motherboard Battery CAUTION There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed backwards which will reverse its polarities The positive side of the battery should be facing up and the negative side should facing the motherboard This battery must be replaced only with the same or an equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions See Figure 4 1 CD ROM Laser CAUTION this server may have come equipped with a CD ROM drive To prevent direct exposure to the laser beam and hazardous radiation exposure do not open the enclosure or use the unit in any unconventional way 4 2 General Safety Precautions A Follow these rules to ensure general safety Keep the area around the SuperWorkstation 7033A T clean and free of clutter SuperWorkstation 7033A T weighs appro
67. r delay and then the loworder byte of the error It repeats this sequence continuously B 5 SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual Notes Appendix System Specifications Appendix C System Specifications Processors Single or dual 604 603 pin Intel Xeon processors to 3 06 GHz front side system bus speed of 533 400 MHz Note Please refer to the support section of our web site for a complete listing of supported processors http www supermicro com TechSupport htm Chipset Intel E7505 chipset BIOS 4 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM Memory Capacity Four 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of registered ECC or non ECC unbuffered DDR 266 200 PC2100 1600 SDRAM Note Interleaved memory requires memory to be installed two at a time See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details Serial ATA Controller Two Silicon Image Serial ATA controllers providing a four port Serial ATA subsystem Peripheral Drives Bays One 1 3 5 floppy drive Two 2 5 25 drive bays Four 4 3 5 x 1 drive bays for Serial ATA drives Expansion Slots Chassis Seven 7 I O chassis slots Motherboard total of four 4 PCI X PCI slots and one 1 8xAGP slot System Cooling One 1 9 cm chassis cooling fan One 1 12 cm exhaust fan SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual System Input Requirements Input Voltage 100 240V Rated Input Current 7A 115V to 4A 230V Rated Input Frequency 50 to 60 Hz
68. sword When the item Set User Password is highlighted 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 Password Boot This setting allows you to require 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 virus written to it The other option is Normal 7 17 SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual 7 6 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Highlighting a setting with a or 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 section Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Removable Devices CD ROM Drive Hard Drive 1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit lt Select Menu Enter Select gt Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Removable Devices Highlight and press lt Enter gt to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of devices in the Item Sp
69. tables below for the func tions associated with these LEDs Gb LAN Left LED Gb LAN Right LED Indicator Indicator LED LED Color Definition Color Definition Off Not Active Off No Connection Yellow Active Green 100 MHz Orange 1 GHz SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual Notes Chapter 4 System Safety Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 Electrical Safety Precautions A Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the SuperWorkstation 7033A T from damage Be aware of the locations of the power on off switch on the chassis as well as the room s emergency power off switch disconnection switch or electrical outlet If an electrical accident occurs you can then quickly remove power from the system Do not work alone when working with high voltage components Power should always be disconnected from the system when removing or installing main system components such as the motherboard memory modules IDE hard drives and the CD ROM and floppy drives When disconnecting power you should first power down the system with the operating system and then unplug the power cords of all the power supply units in the system When working around exposed electrical circuits another person who is familiar with the power off controls should be nearby to switch off the power if necessary Use only one hand when working with powered on electrical equi
70. tete rot eiim see Power Fall LED tei En d re ege Lee t Reset Button rrrnnnnnrnnnnvonnnnronnnvrnnnnrnnnnnrnnnnvnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnenennrnnrnrnsennen Power Button e IEEE Universal Serial Bus USBO 1 nies Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Headers Serial Pots ecc ries t pred ees GLAN1 2 Ethernet Ports i eee tes PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Fan Headers Power LED SpGAakOer reiecit rrr te a Third Power Supply Fail Header eene Wake OnsE AN over e roter epe D ves Wake On Rig ae 5 015 M vii SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual 5 9 Jumper Settings uci ire ig irte ede Eee gets 5 18 Explanation of Jumpelts occi e erre een ern eoe Dro rn 5 18 CMOS Gle r irre te e mir gue e i etie 5 18 System Bus Speed 5 18 GLEAN Enable DIsable en tea Dette te 5 19 Power Fail Alarm Enable Disable 5 19 Watch Dog Enable Disable sinensis 5 19 Thermal Fan COntrOl sorsra 5 20 Serial ATA Enable Disable ctn tede nes 5 20 Keyboard Wakeup oni m emere mre tantem 5 20 5 10 Onboard IndiCatOrs mc eite ce ttes 5 21 GLAN LEDS C Overheat LEDs 5 11 Parallel Port and Floppy Hard Drive
71. the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette drive is attached correctly Incorrect Drive A type run SETUP Type of floppy drive A not correctly identified in Setup Incorrect Drive B type run SETUP Type of floppy drive B not correctly identified in Setup 2 Appendix BIOS POST Messages 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 disabled cache slows system performance considerably CPUID CPU socket number for Multi Processor error EISA CMOS not writeable ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to EISA CMOS DMA Test Failed 52 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 52 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long device Address Conflict Address conflict for specified device Allocation Error for device Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device CD ROM Drive CD ROM Drive identified Entering SETUP Starting Setup program Failing Bits nnnn The hex number nnnn is a map of the bits at the RAM address which failed the memory test Each 1 one in the map indicates a failed bit See errors 230 231 or 232 abo
72. ult setting is closed Serial ATA Enable Disable Serial ATA Enable Disable Jumper Settings Jumpers JPA1 and JPA2 allow you PATI PAS to enable or disable the Serial paced Definition headers Jumper JPA1 is for head Amas mui ins 2 3 Disabled ers SATA 1 and SATA 2 and JPA2 is for headers SATA 3 SATA 4 The default setting is pins 1 2 to enable all four headers See the table on the right for jumper set tings Keyboard Wake Up Keyboard Wake Up Jumper Settings JPWAKE The JPWAKE jumper is used to Jumper i Position Definition gether with the Keyboard Wake B Disabled Up setting in BIOS Enable both to 2 8 Enabled allow the system to be woken up by depressing a key on the key board See the table on the right for jumper settings Note Your power supply must meet ATX specification 2 01 or higher and supply 720mA of standby power to use this fea ture 5 20 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 10 Onboard Indicators GLAN LEDs 1 Gb LAN Right LED Indicator Both Gb LAN ports located beside LED m the 2 port each have two m er LEDs The yellow LED indicates Green 100 MHz Orange 1 GHz activity while the other LED may be green orange or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the table at right for the functions associated with the second LED Overheat LEDs Onboard Overheat LEDs D3 D4 Two LEDs to indi
73. ur Serial ATA hard drives which are also hot swappable units ATA 100 IDE drives are also supported Note The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability of the Serial ATA drives Front Control Panel The control panel of the SuperWorkstation 7033A T provides you with sev eral system monitoring and control functions LEDs indicate system power hard drive activity network activity and overheat conditions A main power button and a system reset button are also included on the front panel I O Backplane The SC733T 450 is an ATX form factor tower chassis The I O backplane accommodates seven motherboard expansion slots two COM ports a par allel port two USB ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports and two G bit Ethernet ports Cooling System The SC733T 450 chassis has an advanced cooling design that includes one 9 cm system cooling fan and one 12 cm exhaust fan The 9 cm fan sits inside an air shroud that efficiently distributes air throughout the system All chassis and power supply fans operate continuously except for the secondary power supply fan which activates only when the primary fails or the temperature becomes too high The primary power supply fan the 9 cm system cooling fan and the 12 cm exhaust fan all have a thermal feature that allows them to run slower and therefore quieter 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Motherboard Features At the heart of the SuperWorkstation 7033
74. uto BIOS controlled Base Address Select the base address for serial port The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt Select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port A Options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Serial Port B This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Chapter 7 BIOS Mode Specify the type of device that will be connected to serial port B Options are Normal and IR for an infrared device Base Address Select the base I O address for serial port 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 Address Select the base address for the parallel port The options are 378 278 and 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 SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller The options are Enabled user defined Disabl
75. ve for offset address of the failure in System Extended or Shadow memory SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual Fixed Disk n Fixed disk n 0 3 identified Invalid System Configuration Data Problem with NVRAM CMOS data I O device IRQ conflict I O device IRQ conflict error PS 2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen PS 2 Mouse installed nnnn 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 Shadow RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn System RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested 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 2 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 2222 Parity is method for checking errors in binary data parity error indicates that some data has been corrupted 4 Appendix BIOS POST Messages Parity Check 2 nnnn
76. ximately 45 Ibs when fully loaded When lifting the system two people at either end should lift slowly with their feet spread out to distribute the weight Always keep your back straight and lift with your legs Place the chassis top side cover and any system components that have been removed away from the system or on a table so that they won t accidentally be stepped on While working on the system do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and unbuttoned shirt sleeves which can come into contact with electrical circuits or be pulled into cooling fan 4 2 Chapter 4 System Safety Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body which are excellent metal conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact with printed circuit boards or areas where power is present After accessing the inside of the system close the system back up and after ensuring that all connections have been made 4 3 ESD Precautions A Electrostatic discharge ESD is generated by two objects with different electrical charges coming into contact with each other An electrical discharge is created to neutralize this difference which can damage electronic components and printed circuit boards The following measures are generally sufficient to neutralize this difference before contact is made to protect your equipment from ESD Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge K
77. y be changed in BIOS See Chapter 7 for details 1 8 SUPERWORKSTATION 7033A T Manual Onboard Controllers Ports In addition to the Serial ATA controller one floppy drive controller and an onboard ATA 100 controller which supports up to four hard drives or ATAPI devices are provided The color coded 1 ports include two COM ports a parallel port two USB ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports and two G bit Ethernet ports Two front side USB ports are also included on the front of the chassis Other Features Other onboard features that promote system health include onboard voltage monitors a chassis intrusion header auto switching voltage regulators chassis and CPU overheat sensors virus protection and BIOS rescue 14 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 4 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address SuperMicro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro n General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Taiwan 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County T

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