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1. Q m o LIO t Power Supplies 2 Slim Floppy Drive optional SAS Drives 6 Keyboard Mouse Ports 7 Low Profile PCI Slots OGO0000000G00000B8B3O0DOOOGUOOGOOOUd O00 ODGUOCBECBOCUCCBDOGOOCOCGRLG Doge c dil Inq i jails a on wg mm ni u Co GC CG 9r JC 95 im m m g D JOOGODOOOOOO pooo OOOOOQO D D C SS c cc S S5 yoooooooococococool USB Ports COM1 Port VGA Port Ethernet Ports 6 2 Control Panel The control panel located on the front of the chassis must be connected to the JF1 connector on the serverboard to provide you with system status indications A ribbon cable has bundled these wires together to simplify the connection Connect the cable from JF1 on the serverboard to JP4 on the Control Panel PCB printed circuit board Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 on both JF1 and JP4 Pull all excess cabling out of the airflow path The LEDs inform you of system status See Chapter 3 for details on the LEDs and the
2. Closed 80W for 1U Platform SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual 5 11 Onboard Indicators GLAN1 2 LEDs The Ethernet ports located beside the VGA port have two LEDs On each port one LED indicates activity while the other LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the table on the right for the functions associated with the connection speed LED Onboard Power LED LE1 An Onboard Power LED is located at LE1 This LED Indicator is on when the system is on Be sure to unplug the power cable before removing or adding any components See the table on the right for more details SAS Activity LED LES1 is used to indicate the status of SAS activity SAS Heartbeat LED A SAS Heartbeat LED is located at LES2 When on it indicates that the LSI1068E SAS controller is operat ing 5 22 GLAN1 2 LED Connection Speed Indicator LED Color Off Green Amber Definition 10 MHz 100 MHz 168 Onboard PWR LED Indicator LE1 LED Color Definition Off System Off PWR cable not connected Green System On Green ACPI S1 State Flashing Quickly Green ACPI S3 STR State Flashing Slowly SAS Activity LED Indicator LES1 LED Color Definition On SAS Port Active Off SAS Port Inactive Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 12 Floppy IDE and SAS Ports Use the following information to connect the IDE hard
3. Appendix C HostRAID Setup Guidelines After all the hardware has been installed you must first configure Intel s ESB2 SATA RAID before you install the Windows Operating System and other software drivers Important Notes Note 1 If you do not wish to configure onboard SATA RAID functions please go directly to Section C 2 for the OS amp other software installation Note 2 This chapter describes RAID configuration instructions for the Intel ESB2 Host RAID Controller designed for the Windows OS To configure the LSI SAS HostRAID please refer to the LSI folder for the LSI SAS HostRAID Utility and documentation The LSI folder is included in the CD ROM that came with your motherboard C 1 Introduction to Serial ATA and Parallel ATA To configure the SATA RAID functions you must first use the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Utility program to configure the RAID Level that you desire before installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 operating system and other software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your motherboard Note that the current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating Systems Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface that uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports transfer rates up to 3 0 Gbps Because the serial
4. C 3 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual Creating a RAID 0 Volume 1 Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the Enter key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 8 1813 ICH R wRAIDS Copyright C 2883 85 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name Volung RAID Level RAID Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 8 6 GB Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters 2 Specify a name for the RAID 0 set and press the Tab key or the lt Enter gt key to go to the next field The Esc key takes you to the previous menu 3 When RAID Leve is highlighted press the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select RAID 0 Stripe and hit lt Enter gt 4 When the Disks item is highlighted press Enter to select the HDD to configure as RAID The following pop up screen displays 2 to 4 disk ie in creating the volane tl Previous NWext SPACE Selects CENTERI Selection Complete 5 Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to highlight a drive and press Space to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive 6 Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size rang ing from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 0 array and hit
5. California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm Manual Revision 1 0a Release Date December 24 2008 Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer Inc 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 2008 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 technicians It provides information for the installation and use of the SuperServer 8025C 3R In stallation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only The SuperServer 8025C 3R is a high end quad processor server based on the SC828TQ R1200 2U rackmount server chassis and the Super X7QC3 serverboard The X7QC3 supports four Intel Xeon MP processors Please refer to o
6. ca 7 1 7 2 Cp s 0 eee eto 7 2 EE io tengo pe R 7 3 D CNEE eU Ec scc mmmeeen 7 23 7 6 EXit c gc e errr ert error 7 24 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix C HostRAID Setup Guidelines Appendix D System Specifications viii Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview The SuperServer 8025C 3R is a high end server that is comprised of two main subsystems the SC828TQ R1200 2U server chassis and the X7QC3 quad Intel Xeon processor serverboard Please refer to our web site for information on op erating systems that have been certified for use with the SuperServer 8025C 3R www supermicro com In addition to the serverboard and chassis various hardware components have been included with the SuperServer 8025C 3R as listed below e Six 6 8 cm hot swap chassis fans FAN 0099L e One 1 air shroud MCP 310 82801 0N One 1 air shroud MCP 310 00032 00 e One 1 slim DVD ROM drive DVM PNSC 824B e One 1 IDE cable for DVD drive CBL 0139L One 1 rail set MCP 290 00013 00 One 1 Super Server 8025C 3R User s Manual e SAS Accessories One 1 SAS backplane BPN SAS 828TQ Two 2 SAS iPass cables CBL 0188L Six 6 hot swap drive carriers MCP 220 00001 01 ja SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual 1 2 Serverboard Features At the heart of the SuperServer 8025C 3R lies the X7QC3 a quad processor serverboard based on the I
7. ue ii esti iD E ee ope per ee eee renee ree 1 4 8720 0 e eat 90 occi icit ete EEE etae cibi Sec dc reer ee rn ne EM C try 1 4 DA Contacting SUP SIME Oca t 1 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 I scien 8 2 1 2 2 Unpacking ilt VS OPE adu sisenseieRetule a anunide Ubi betudc eeu a pumdes rtu tetdns eee Eas sesede ns 2 1 2 9 Preparing for Selup iuneuid cie eere ae eee es 2 1 Gheosind amp Setup Logs test atis ies spteite sanitation eseatietalcalds 2 2 Rack aciei Te oa near eae on eee nee Renn te m 2 2 caucdizi scio e 2 2 Rack Mounting COnsideratiOnS icu acisosirapu Gea peus scs nasus e a darias ass 2 3 Ambient Operating Temperature aseo tesa cete eaae engen ted epar tasse dnasaneus 2 3 Reduced AM OW T 2 3 Mechanical Loading ien etie e a aSa 2 3 Circuit Overloading S roodo eau te Ee tlt i din o ated e e t eus 2 3 Reliable Groun Mec 2 3 2 4 Installing the System into a Rack iuuenis e ta eres ac rta rag E tasa eweeetern 2 4 Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails aeree 2 4 Jp 2 gio fatal 9 91002 gig Mee 2 4 Installing the Quter Frais ucstsca cette cesckike Jacek insiens naaa 2 4 vi Table of Contents Locking TADS ee P re 2 4 Installing the Server into the Pack ien tap eno nae beUo rane Rae enu ide 2 5 2 5 Checking the Serverboard Setup uude par eater eid cite dace tiges 2 6 HEU
8. MPS Revision This feature allows the user to select the MPS Revision Please follow the instruc tions given on the screen to select the MPS Revision Number The options are 1 1 and 1 4 P PCI Express Configuration This section allows the user to configure the PCI Express slots Active State Power Management Select Enabled to activate the function of power management for signal transac tions between the PCI Express LO and L1 Links The options are Enabled and Disabled 7 17 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual SMBIOS Configuration SMBIOS SMI Support Select Enabled to enable the function of SMBIOS SMI Wrapper support for PnP Func 50h 54h The options are Enabled and Disabled Remote Access Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Remote Access Configuration Use the up and down arrow keys to select an item Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to change the value of the selected option Remote Access This feature allows the user to enable the function of Remote Access The options are Enabled and Disabled If the item Remote Access is set to Enabled the following items will display Serial Port Number This feature allows the user to select the serial port for Console Redirection The options are COM1 and COM2 Base Address IRQ This feature allows the user to set the Base Address and IRQ settings for COM or COM2 The default setting for COM1 is 3F8h 4 The default setting for CO
9. cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis In addition the cables used in PATA are limited to a length of 40cm while Serial ATA cables can be up to one meter in length Overall SATA provides better func tionality than PATA Intel ESB2 Serial RAID SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual Located in the South Bridge of the 7300 chipset the I O Controller Hub ESB2 provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports 1 channel UItraATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and four Serial ATA SATA ports The ESB2 supports the following PATA and SATA device configurations Legacy mode and Native mode The Intel HostRAID Configurations The following types of Intel s HostRAID configurations are supported RAID 0 Data Striping this writes data in parallel interleaved striped sections of two hard drives Data transfer rate is doubled over using a single disk RAID1 Data Mirroring an identical data image from one drive is copied to another drive The second drive must be the same size or larger than the first drive RAID 10 Striping amp Mirroring RAID 0 and 1 schemes are combined without parity information to get the benefits of both RAID 5 both data and parity information are striped and mirrored across three or more hard drives The Intel Matrix Storage The Intel Matrix S
10. DSR RXD RTS TXD CTS DTR RI Ground NC Power LED Speaker Connector JD1 Pin Setting Definition Pins 6 7 Internal Speaker Pins 4 7 External Speaker Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions USB USBO 1 USB2 3 4 Pin 4 Definition Pin Definition 1 45V 5V PO PO SGPIO Header Pin Definitions J15 J16 Pin Definition Pin Definition NC NC DATA Out Ground Load Ground Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Alarm Reset If three power supplies are installed the system can notify you when any of the three power modules fail Connect Pini Definitions JAR JAR to a micro switch to enable you PiN Setting Definitio to turn off the alarm that is activated Pin 1 Ground when a power module fails See the Pina table on the right for pin definitions PWR SMB Header Power SMB PC Connector Pin Definitions J13 Power SMB I C connector located Pin Definition at J13 monitors the status of the 1 Clock power supply fan and system tem 2 Data perature See the table on the right 3 PWR Fail Input from PS to MB for pin definitions Ground Compact Flash Card PWR Connector Compact Flash Card PWR A Compact Flash Card Power Con dui ub nector is located at JWF1 For the Compact Flash Card to work properly you will need to enable with JCF1 and Off connect a Compact Flash Card power cable to JWF1 first Jumper Definit
11. Enter Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB Ca Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines 7 Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning mes sage displays 8 When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu Creating a RAID 1 Volume 1 Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the Enter key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 4 1813 ICH7R wRAIDS Copyright C 2883 85 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Nane Volum RAID Level RAID1 Mirror Disks Select Disks Strip Size N A Capacity 8 8 GB Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters 2 Specify a name for the RAID 1 set and press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Enter gt key to go to the next field You can use the lt Esc gt key to select the previous menu 3 When RAID Level item is highlighted press the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 1 Mirror and hit lt Enter gt 4 When the Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit lt Enter gt The default setting i
12. PIO mode O It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MBs Select 1 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MBs Select 2 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select 3 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MBs Select 4 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs This setting generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured after 1999 For other disk drives such as IDE CD ROM drives check the specifications of the drive 7 5 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual DMA Mode Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically detect the DMA mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select SWDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode O It has a data transfer rate of 2 1 MBs Select SWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select SWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select MWDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode O It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select MWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 13 3 MBs Select MWDMA2 to al low the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs Select UDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer ra
13. Pins 2 3 Disabled GLAN1 2 Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPL1 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled 3rd Power Supply Fail Detect Jumper Settings JP13 Jumper Setting Definition Closed Enabled Open Disabled SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual Watch Dog Enable Disable JWD controls the Watch Dog function Watch Dog is a system monitor that can reboot the system when a software application hangs Jumping pins 1 2 will cause WD to reset the system if an application hangs Jumping pins 2 3 will generate a non maskable interrupt signal for the application that hangs See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be en abled in BIOS Note When enabled the user needs to write their own application software in order to disable the Watch Dog Timer Compact Flash Master Slave Select A Compact Flash Master Primary Slave Secondary Select Jumper is located at JCF1 Close this jumper to enable Compact Flash Card For the Compact Flash Card or the Compact Flash Jumper JCF1 to work properly you will need to connect the Compact Flash Card power cable to JWF1 first Refer to the board layout below for the location I2C Bus to PCI X PCI Exp Slots Jumpers J10 and J11 allow you to con nect the System Management Bus I C to PCI X PCI E slots 3 4 5 6 The default setting is Open Disabled Both jumpers must be set to the same setting See the ta
14. Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC828TQ R1200 2U rackmount server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when install ing removing or reconfiguring SAS 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 informa tion on running the CMOS Setup Utility Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix C HostRAID Setup Guidelines Appendix D System Specifications Preface Notes SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction DEEST 1 1 1 2 Serverboard Features ERE 1 2 Processor de S E a EE E ogee 1 2 Memory sisiraan a a a eit A 1 2 Serial Attached SCSI SAS ixeitedidhecdla uuu ditcuaidiceue Uic anes ee steals 1 2 S nal PAU cR 1 2 uim ci gEc o CNN 1 2 Onboard Controllers Ports ap cocacet Sa eearceesetentenens yee bs a sesast Od EE sta Da eerste 1 3 All Graphics Controller m 1 3 miii EET Rc 1 3 Other PESOS Lu ud Hc cotidie dieci ula rer tuse i eee ne a Mex iiri eee 1 3 1 3 Server Chassis Features eue deces erre nne tu euin o Ln b pape iret idupo ica kan ELE M Ras Et siES 1 4 System POWO eii ttes r ianea MN ua mesa Rare a o d dee 1 4 nos UDSUBIBITI eccueniraeabt eni certes eer en nner ar sace er eee Ud rus 1 4 Front Contool PANG P C M 1 4 VO Bsckplane
15. a chassis intrusion header auto switching voltage regulators chassis and CPU overheat sensors virus protection and BIOS rescue 1 3 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual 1 3 Server Chassis Features The following is a general outline of the main features of the SC828TQ R1200 server chassis System Power The SC828TQ R1200 features a redundant two separate power modules 1200W high efficiency power supply with I C This power redundancy feature allows you to replace a failed power supply without shutting down the system SAS Subsystem The SC828TQ R1200 chassis was designed to support six hot swappable SAS hard drives Front Control Panel The control panel on the SuperServer 8025C 3R provides you with system monitor ing and control LEDs indicate system power HDD activity network activity system overheat and power supply failure A main power button and a system reset button are also included In addition two USB ports and a COM port have been incorpo rated into the front of the chassis for convenient access l O Backplane The SC828TQ R1200 is an ATX form factor chassis designed to be used in a 2U rackmount configuration The I O backplane includes one COM port a VGA port two USB 2 0 ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports and two gigabit Ethernet ports One standard size PCI expansion card may be added to the system Cooling System The SC828TQ R1200 chassis chassis has an innovative cooling design that in cludes s
16. also check to make sure that the chassis covers are installed Finally verify that the heatsinks are installed properly see Chapter 5 This LED will remain flashing or on as long as the overheat condition exists ES NIC2 Indicates network activity on GLAN2 when flashing Es NIC1 Indicates network activity on GLAN1 when flashing 3 2 Chapter 3 System Interface L HDD Indicates IDE channel activity On the 8025C 3R this light indicates SAS and or DVD ROM drive activity when flashing v A4 lt Power Indicates power is being supplied to the system s power supply units This LED should normally be illuminated when the system is operating 3 4 SAS Drive Carrier LEDs Each SAS drive carrier has two LEDs e Green When illuminated the green LED on the front of the SAS drive carrier indicates drive activity A connection to the backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is being accessed e Red The SES2 compliant backplane activates the red LED to indicate a drive failure If one of the SAS drives fail you should be notified by your system management software Please refer to Chapter 6 for instructions on replacing failed SAS drives 3 3 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual Notes Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 Chapter 4 System Safety Electrical Safety Precautions A Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm
17. be used with the backplane to provide data security The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability of the SAS drives The backplane is already preconfigured so there are no jumpers or switches present on it DVD ROM Drive Installation The top cover of the chassis must be opened to gain full access to the DVD ROM drive bay The 8025C 3R accomodates only slim type DVD ROM drives Side mounting brackets are typically needed to mount a slim DVD ROM drive in the 8025C 3R server You must power down the system before installing or removin IDE components See the Figures below for connector and component locations Figure 6 5 Backplane Connections OURS gas SAS Backplane Connections 1 CD ROM Floppy Drive Power 9 4 pin Power Connectors Upgrade Connector 10 SAS Port 0 Sideband Connector 1 11 SAS Port 1 Sideband Connector 2 12 SAS Port 2 lC Connector 2 14 SAS Port 4 3 4 5 12C Connector 1 13 SAS Port 3 6 7 15 SAS Port 5 MG9072 Chi
18. control panel buttons Details on JF1 can be found in Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 3 System Fans Six heavy duty redundant hot swap fans provide the cooling for the SuperServer 8025C 3R The fans are configured as a set of three with two fans placed back to back to maximize airflow It is very important that the chassis top cover is properly installed in order for the cooling air to circulate properly through the chassis and cool the components See Figure 6 2 System Fan Failure Fan speed is controlled by system temperature via a BIOS setting If a fan fails the remaining fans will ramp up to full speed and the overheat fan fail LED on the control panel will turn on Replace any failed fan at your earliest convenience with the same type and model the system can continue to run with a failed fan Remove the top chassis cover while the system is still running to determine which of the fans has failed Replacing System Fans Removing a fan 1 Remove the chassis cover see page 6 7 for procedure 2 Press the tabs on the sides of the fan to unlock and remove the fan and its housing 3 The fan s power connections will automatically detach System power does not need to be shut down since the fans are hot pluggable Installing a new fan 1 Replace the failed fan with an identical 8 cm 12 volt fan available from Supermicro p n FAN 0099L 2 Position the new fan into the space vacated by the failed fan
19. disks to use in creating the volane tl PrevioussHext SPACE Selects CENTER Selection Complete 5 Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to highlight a drive and press Space to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive 6 Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size rang ing from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 5 array and hit Enter Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB 7 Enter your desired RAID volume capacity and press Enter when the capac ity item is highlighted The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed C 7 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual 8 Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays 9 When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or N to go back to the Create Volume menu Deleting a RAID Volume Warning Be sure to back up your data before deleting a RAID set You will lose all data on the disk drives when deleting a RAID set 1 From the main menu select Delete RAID Volume and press Enters 2 Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the RAID set you want to delete and press Del A Warning message displays 3 When asked Are you sure you want to delete this volume Y N press Y to delete the RAID
20. i 5 a oe aa WF tL S E sr Jpo1 z Pd JL fci pIE UAR JS2 J84 7 Js 2 ABER 1 Cust QhsS3 Ohyss nam ifr 5 10 X JPW1 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup X7QC3 Quick Reference Jumper J10 J11 JBT1 JCF1 JP5 JP13 JPG1 JPL1 JPS1 JPS2 JWD Connector FAN 1 9 GLAN1 2 J12 J13 J15 J16 J17 J19 J3P 1 JAR JCOM1 JCOM2 JD1 JF1 JIDE1 JIDE2 JL1 JOH1 JPW1 JPW2 JPW3 JS1 6 JSM1 JSM2 JUSB1 2 3 JWF1 JWOL1 JWOR1 Description Default Setting SMB to PCI Slots 3 4 5 6 Both Open Disabled CMOS Clear See Section 5 10 Compact Flash Card Master Slave CPU PWR Select 3rd Power Supply Fail Detect VGA Enable Disable GLAN1 2 Enable Disable SAS SATA JSM1 JSM2 En Disable SAS SATA RAID Mode Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Master Open 130W for 2U Open Disabled Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 1 2 Enabled Closed Integrated RAID Pins 1 2 Reset Description Chassis CPU Fan Headers Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports IPMB Header of the IPMI module PWR SMBus I C Connector Serial General Purpose Input Output Headers Floppy Disk Drive Connector SIMSO Slot PWR Supply Fail LED Alarm Rest Header COM Serial Port Header Onboard Speaker Power LED Front Panel Connector IDE Drive Compact Flash Card Connector Chassis Intrusion Header Overheat Warning Header 24 pin ATX Power Connector 12V 8 Pin Processo
21. occurs during POST the BIOS will display a POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes e 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 repetitive long beep no memory detected Terminal POST Errors If a terminal error occurs BIOS will shut down the system but first will write the error to port 80h attempt to initialize video and write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h POST Code Description 01h IPMI Initialization 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 OAh Initialize CPU registers OBh Enable CPU cache OCh Initialize caches to initial POST values OEh Initialize I O 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 Reset PCI Bus Mastering devices B 1 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual POST Code Description 14h 16h 17h 18h 1Ah 1Ch 20h 22h 24h 28h 29h 2Ah 2Ch 2Eh 2Fh 32h 33h 36h 38h 3Ah 3Ch 3Dh 4th 42h 45h 46h 48h 49h 4Ah 4Bh 4Ch 4Eh 4Fh 50h 51h 52h 54h 55h 58h 59h 5Ah Initialize keyboard controller 1 2 2 3 BIOS ROM che
22. of the chas sis rails with the front of the rack rails Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails keeping the pressure even on both sides you may have to depress the locking tabs when inserting See Figure 2 1 When the server has been pushed completely into the rack you should hear the locking tabs click Finish by inserting and tightening the thumbscrews that hold the front of the server to the rack Figure 2 1 Installing the Server into a Rack AY 2 5 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual 2 5 Checking the Serverboard Setup After you install the 8025C 3R in the rack you will need to open the top cover to make sure the serverboard is properly installed and all the connections have been made Accessing the Inside of the System 1 First release the retention screws that secure the system to the rack 2 Grasp the two handles on either side and pull the system straight out until it locks you will hear a click 3 Next release the thumbscrew at the middle rear of the top cover Then de press the two buttons on the top of the chassis to release the top cover 4 Push the cover away from you toward the rear of the chassis until it stops You can then lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server 5 To remove the system from the rack completely depress the locking tabs in the chassis rails push the
23. right side tab down and the left side tab up to continue to pull the system out past the locked position Checking the Components and Setup 1 You may up to four processors already installed in the serverboard Each processor needs its own heatsink See Chapter 5 for instructions on proces sor and heatsink installation 2 Your server system may have come with system memory already installed Make sure all DIMMs are fully seated in their slots For details on adding system memory refer to Chapter 5 3 If desired you can install an add on card to the system See Chapter 5 for details on installing PCI add on cards 4 Make sure all power and data cables are properly connected and not blocking the chassis airflow See Chapter 5 for details on cable connections 2 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 6 Preparing to Power On Next you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the SAS drives and SAS backplane have been properly installed and all connections have been made Checking the Drives T All drives are accessable from the front of the server For servicing the DVD ROM and floppy drives you will need to remove the top chassis cover The SAS disk drives can be installed and removed from the front of the chassis without removing the top chassis cover A slim DVD ROM and floppy drive should be preinstalled in your server Refer to Chapter 6 if you need to reinstall a DVD ROM and or floppy disk drive to
24. should be mounted into a rack so that a hazardous condition does not arise due to uneven mechanical loading Circuit Overloading Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to the power supply circuitry and the effect that any possible overloading of circuits might have on overcurrent protection and power supply wiring Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern Reliable Ground A reliable ground must be maintained at all times To ensure this the rack itself should be grounded Particular attention should be given to power supply connec tions other than the direct connections to the branch circuit i e the use of power strips etc 2 3 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual 2 4 Installing the System into a Rack This section provides information on installing the 8025C 3R into a rack unit with the rack rails provided If the system has already been mounted into a rack you can skip ahead to Sections 2 5 and 2 6 There are a variety of rack units on the market which may mean the assembly procedure will differ slightly You should also refer to the installation instructions that came with the rack unit you are using Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails You should have received two rack rail assemblies in the rack mounting kit Each assembly consists of two sections an inner fixed chassis rail that secures directly to the server chassis and an o
25. turned on off when the user presses the power button If setto the Suspend Mode the system will go into the Suspend mode when the user presses the power button The options are On Off and Suspend 7 14 Chapter 7 BIOS Advanced Resume Event Control Resume On Ring If set to Enabled the system will be awakened when the modem receives an incoming call The options are Enabled and Disabled Resume On PME Select Enabled to allow PME to generate a wake event The options are Enabled and Disabled Resume On RTC Alarm Select Enabled to use the Real Time Clock RTC to set the timer for the system to be awakened The options are Enabled and Disabled 7 15 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual Hardware Health Configuration This feature allows the AMI BIOS to automatically display the status of the fol lowing items Temperatures CPU Overheat Temperature This feature allows the user to set the CPU Overheat temperature threshold The options range from 65 C to 90 C Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to set the desired setting The default setting is 78 C The AMI BIOS will automatically monitor and display the following information CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature CPU3 Temperature CPU4 Tempera ture and System Temperature gt Fan Speed Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are
26. zo iR cago pe m 2 7 Chapter 3 System Interface OW oc 3 1 3 2 Control Panel Buttons ae rest dv Dluttusse bb temtuis sess tint Ubeaeuts Dust au DAE eer 3 1 Qc ol m E M 3 1 POWO se ittrasiuide n tiges nit ITI A 3 1 3 3 Control Panel LEDS ee EET 3 2 EON e Mor EE A E 3 2 Overheat Fan Eg eM 3 2 pec 3 2 BIO uU UNUM DONE UD 3 2 PD E reet 3 3 POWE nira E 3 3 3 4 SAS Drive Carrier LEDS siscnctecteestcsacet te cececeeteceatleatontnthedcastacnanseubecstaseceladienesenass 3 3 Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 Electrical Safety Precautions usus adis ramcn bns nonu u cues brani us nt Ro asus 4 1 4 2 General Safety Precautions NR 4 2 43 ESD Proca tonS cindri enaa eee eer 4 3 3 34 Operating PIecQulloriS iio e epit Sene te aeneo inen diidak dn oiid aaant 4 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 1 Handling the SOVellOsl Deed odia ea pete dec suas diss rete ea ecd eiChe bee acad 5 1 xij qr M 5 1 MIT PAGKING eet PTT 5 2 5 2 Serverboard Installation acct et cece eere adt eBacras trsstes b tn sutus acces ense dta beue 5 2 5 3 Connecting am eer ee eee 5 3 Connecting Data Gables ien Eo pp nh de tiep n pM RU E ed iip 5 3 Connecting Power Cab udi eee eee rete cede eee 5 3 Connecting the Control Panel ccssacetescnssccltessuiczensbucsdetee lense sactneverccsiuetecoectins 5 3 54 E a 2 e m cc 5 4 5 5 Ins
27. 5C 3R User s Manual Power On LED The Power On LED connector is lo cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 use JLED for a 3 pin connector This connection is used to provide LED indication of power being supplied to the system See the table on the right for pin definitions NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Fan Headers There are nine fan headers on the serverboard all of which are 4 pin fans However pins 1 3 of the fan headers are backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans See the table on the right for pin defini tions The onboard fan speeds are controlled by Thermal Management via Hardware Monitoring under the Advanced Section in the BIOS The default is disabled When using Ther mal Management setting please use all 3 pin fans or all 4 pin fans ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse are located on JKM1 The mouse port is above the keyboard port See the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 5V Stby 16 Control NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 19 Control 20 Ground Fan Header Pin Definitions FAN1 9 Pin Definition 1 Ground Black 2 12V Red 3 Tachometer 4 PWM Control PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions
28. 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Ah 8Bh 8Ch 8Fh 90h 91h 92h 93h 95h 96h 97h 98h 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 error messages Check for configuration errors Check for keyboard errors Set up hardware interrupt vectors Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring optional Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs optional 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 segment register Fix up Multi Processor table 1 2 Search for option ROMs and
29. C 50 to 95 F Non Operating Temperature 40 to 70 C 40 to 158 F Operating Relative Humidity 8 to 90 non condensing Non Operating Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Regulatory Compliance Electromagnetic Emissions FCC Class A EN 55022 Class A EN 61000 3 2 3 3 CISPR 22 Class A 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 IEC 60950 Compliant UL Listed USA CUL Listed Canada TUV Certified Germany CE Marking Europe D 2 Appendix D System Specifications California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate D 3 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual continued from front The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems medical equipment nuclear facilities or systems aircraft aircraft devices aircraft emergency com munication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro dis claims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use
30. CI VGA Select Yes to allow the system to give the VGA adapter card an interrupt address The options are Yes and No Palette Snooping Select Enabled to inform the onboard PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system in order for the graphics card to function properly The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI IDE BusMaster Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to use the PCI busmaster to read from and write to the onboard IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled 7 7 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual Offboard PCI ISA IDE Card This option allows the user to assign a PCI slot number to an off board PCI ISA IDE card in order for it to function properly The options are Auto PCI Slot1 PCI Slot2 PCI Slot3 PCI Slot4 PCI Slot5 and PCI Slot6 IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ14 IRQ15 This feature specifies the availability of an IRQ to be used by a PCI PnP device Select Reserved for an IRQ to be used by a Legacy ISA device The options are Available and Reserved DMA Channels 0 7 Select Available to indicate that a specific DMA channel is available to be used by a PCI PnP device Select Reserved if a DMA channel specified is reserved for a Legacy ISA device Reserved Memory Size This feature specifies the size of memory block to be reserved for Legacy ISA devices The options are Disabled 16K 32K 64K gt Super IO Configuration Submenu Onboard Floppy Controller Select Enabled
31. ECBS 7 ji FOR FBD CH3 8GB S NorthBound IN x14 SouthBound OUTx10 Ru45 RJ45 DDR2533 1CH 4CHs READ 425GBIS 17GB WRITE 8 5GB S DDRZ667 1CH 4CHs 536B S __2ZTGBIS Rend 10 7GB S PORT 3 PCI X 133 Slot 3 3V KPCI X 133 1GB S po 1 x 133 ESB Interface ES PCI E x8 Slot pcj Ey4 2GB S p Backpanel mini SAS ORTHO HCK ESB2 E LPC BUS 33MHz xb glo Serial Port sas x4 H PORTH PEXH 5 a f E rine Sas 5100 PCI Ex8 2GB S PORTH2 PEXH Winbond FDD IPMI2 0 W83627HF H ps2 KB MS SAS x4 usg LL 1USB2 0Port r 480MDS ws Serial Port USB2 0Porti BBIEVGAPOR SOUTH BRIDGE PARS LOUER SOL UF OI ATI ES1000 Kc 3253 132MB 9 PC S2 33 aB0Mos 1 gt USB USB2 0 Ports usg 32MB DDR2 SDRAM USB2 0Port4 NJ JUSB3 USB USB2 0Port5 480MbS A 4a wj vic OE dj g SESSERG Q Bd Ww a lt L id lt zx EIE EIE sel 3 S S S S amp IDE S Tips 1 5 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual 1 4 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address Super Micro 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 nl General Information support 2supermicro nl T
32. INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPERMICRO SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT 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 Super Micro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause harmful interference with radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense
33. J28 Pin Definition 1 Data Nc Ground voc Clock o oc A Cc NY Nc Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 The Chassis Intrusion header is des ignated JL1 Attach an appropriate cable from the chassis to inform you of a chassis intrusion when the chas sis is opened Pin Definition 1 Intrusion Input Ground Wake On LAN Wake On LAN i Pin Definitions The Wake On LAN header is des JWOL1 ignated JWOL1 on the serverboard Pin Definition See the table on the right for pin 5V Standby definitions You must also have a LAN Ground card with a Wake On LAN connector Wake up and cable to use this feature Wake On Ring Wake On Ring Pin Definitions The Wake On Ring header is desig JWOR1 nated JWOR1 This function allows Pin Definition your computer to receive and be 1 Ground Black awakened by an incoming call when 2 Wake up in the suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must also have a WOR card and cable to use this feature Power Supply Fail LED PWR Supply Fail LED Pin Definitions J3P1 Connect a cable from your power supply to J3P1 to provide warning of power supply failure This warning sig nal is passed through the PWR LED pin to indicate of a power failure on the chassis See the table on the right for pin definitions Note This feature is
34. JD ey SP1 5l DIMM 6A Branch 0 Channel 0 MM 5A Branch 0 Channel 0 MM 4A Branch 0 Channel 0 MM 3A Branch 0 Channel 0 MM 2A Branch 0 Channel 0 MM 6B Branch 0 Channel 1 MM 5B Branch 0 Channe IMM 4B Branch 0 Channel D D D D DIMM 1A Branch 0 Channel 0 D D D D MM 3B Branch 0 Channe DIMM 2B Branch 0 Channel ce MM 1B Branch 0 Channel DIMM 6C Branch 1 Channel 2 DIMM 5C Branch 1 Channel 2 Intel 7300 North Bridge DIMM 4C Branch 1 Channel 2 E DIMM 3C Branch 1 Channel JVGA1 E DIMM 2C Branch 1 Channel E DIMM 1C Branch 1 Channel ce MM 4D Branch 1 Channel 3 DIMM 6D Branch 1 Channel E DIMM 3D Branch 1 Channe H MM 2D Branch 1 Channel 2 2 2 3 E DIMM 5D Branch 1 Channel 3 3 3 3 3 ce MM 1D Branch 1 Channel SAS 4i 4 47 JSM2 a POLES JSM1 SASI 0 3 LET pa FAN2 gu aa E mmm sm ES mmm um
35. JPW3 Pins Definition 1 4 Ground Required Connection Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 1 PW ON Ground Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset Ground Overheat Fan Fail LED OH Connect an LED to the OH connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide ad vanced warning of chassis overheat ing Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC2 JLAN2 LED The LED connections for JLAN2 are on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Attach an LED cable to display network activ ity See the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 JLAN1 LED The LED connections for JLAN1 are on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 Attach an LED cable to display network activ ity See the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 This LED is used to display all IDE and SAS activity See the table on the right for pin definitions Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup OH Fan Fail LED OH Fan Fail Indicator Pin Definitions JF1 Status Pin Definition State Definition 7 Vcc Off Normal Ground On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition Vcc Ground NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 11 Vcc 12 Ground HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 18 Vcc 14 HD Active 5 13 SUPERSERVER 802
36. M is 2F8h 8 Serial Port Mode This feature allows the user to set the serial port mode for Console Redirection The options are 115200 8 N 1 57600 8 N 1 38400 8 N 1 19200 8 N 1 and 9600 8 N 1 Flow Control This feature allows the user to set the flow control for Console Redirection The options are None Hardware and Software Redirection After BIOS POST Select Disabled to turn off Console Redirection after Power On Self Test POST Select Always to keep Console Redirection active all the time after POST Note This setting may not be supported by some operating systems Select Boot Loader to keep Console Redirection active during POST and Boot Loader The options are Disabled Boot Loader and Always 7 18 Chapter 7 BIOS Terminal Type This feature allows the user to select the target terminal type for Console Redirection The options are ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Comb Key Support This feature allows the user to select Enabled to enable the VT UTF8 Combination Key support for the ANSI VT100 Terminals The options are Enabled and Disabled Sredir Memory Display Delay This feature allows the user to decide how many seconds the BIOS will wait before memory information is displayed The options are No Delay Delay 1 Sec Delay 2 Sec and Delay 4 Sec gt Trusted Computing TCG TPM Support This feature allows the user to enable or disable TPM TCG TPM 1 1 1 2 support in the BIOS The opt
37. P The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead Replace the battery and run Setup to reconfigure the system A 1 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s 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 BlOS installed Default Setup Values If you do not want these values enter Setup and enter your own values If the error persists check the system battery or contact your dealer System timer error The timer test failed Requires repair of system board Real time clock error Real Time Clock fails BIOS hardware test May require board repair Check date and time settings BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real Time Clock May require setting legal date 1991 2099 Previous boot incomplete Default configuration used Previous POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On systems with control of wait states improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct This error is cleared the next time the system is booted Memory Size found by POST differed from CMOS Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS Diskette drive A err
38. Pins 20 19 Ground o o NMI x Key x Key Voc 5V Stby HDD LED Vcc 3V NIC1 LED Vcc 3V Stby NIC2 LED Vcc 3V Stby OH Fan Fail LED Vcc 3V Reserved Reset Button Power Button 2 1 Power On LED Reserved Ground Ground 5 4 I O Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 5 2 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Figure 5 2 I O Ports Mouse Green no O O yeo USB0 1 Ports JLAN1 2 Ports m RR j SESS FF oz m Keyboard COM Port VGA Port Purple Turquoise Blue 5 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 5 Installing the Processor and Heatsink remove the power cord first before adding removing or changing any Avoid placing direct pressure to the top of the processor package Always hardware components Notes Always connect the power cord last and remove it before adding remov ing or changing any components Make sure to install the processor into the CPU Socket before you install the CPU heat sink Intel s boxed Xeon CPU package contains the CPU fan and heatsink assembly If you buy the CPUs separately use only Intel certified heat sinks and fans Make sure to install the heat sink backplate and the serverboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heat sink and fan see below Inspect the Xeon 7300 7200 INT mPGA CPU socket and m
39. R 8025C 3R User s Manual 4 2 Serverboard Battery CAUTION There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed upside down which will reverse its polarites see Figure 4 1 This battery must be replaced only with the same or an equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions 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 radia tion exposure do not open the enclosure or use the unit in any unconventional Way Mainboard replaceable soldered in fuses Self resetting PTC Positive Tempera ture Coefficient fuses on the mainboard must be replaced by trained service technicians only The new fuse must be the same or equivalent as the one replaced Contact technical support for details and support General Safety Precautions A Follow these rules to ensure general safety Keep the area around the SuperServer 8025C 3R clean and free of clutter The SuperServer 8025C 3R weighs approximately 65 5 Ibs 29 8 kg when fully loaded When lifting the system two people at either end should lift slowly with their feet spread out to distribute the weight Always keep your back straight and lift with your legs Place the chassis top cover and any system components that have been re moved away from the system or on a table so that they won t accidentally be stepp
40. SB Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the USB settings Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to enable USB Legacy support Disable legacy support if there are no USB devices installed in the system The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto USB 2 0 Controller Mode This setting allows you to configure the USB 2 0 Controller Mode The options are Hi Speed 480 Mbps and Full Speed 12Mbps BIOS EHCI Hand Off Select Enabled to halt the operation of the ECHI Host controller that is not supported by the Operating System during OHCI OS handover calls The options are Enabled and Disabled Hot Plug USB FDD Support Set to Enabled to create a dummy FDD device to be used as a hot plug FDD Set to Auto for a hot plug FDD device to be automatically created if a USB FDD is not detected The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled Chapter 7 BIOS USB Mass Storage Device Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the USB Mass Storage Device set tings USB Mass Storage Device Reset Delay This feature allows the user to set the time needed for the system to detect a specific USB Mass Storage Device before it executes the next command The options are 10 Seconds 20 Seconds 30 Seconds and 40 Seconds Emulation Type This feature allows the user to configure the emulation type for the USB Mass Storage Device If set to Auto any USB device less than 530MB will be emulated as a floppy drive and th
41. SUPERO SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R 638605 QU Oo o a UUUUUUODUUUUUUUU ER DOOOOOO0O000000000 COQOOODQ DOCOOQOCLO o O DD CO 0 0 m OU o Q i DOG COOL CJODUDL BOLL OUO OU USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com Super Micro Computer Inc Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT
42. a and instructions from the main memory to the L2 cache in the forward or backward manner to improve CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the OS and the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled The options are Disabled and Enabled 7 3 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual Intel Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the OS and the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform torun multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creating multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Execute Disable Bit Capability Available when supported by the OS and the CPU Set to Enabled to enable the Execute Disable Bit feature to allow the processor to classify areas in the system memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot thus preventing a worm or a virus from creating a flood of codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack Note For more information regarding hardware software support for this
43. ace with the same model see part number in Appendix D which can be ordered directly from Supermicro Removing the power supply 1 First unplug the power cord from the failed power supply module The top bot tom power socket corresponds to the top bottom power module 2 Depress the locking tab on the power supply module 3 Use the handle to pull the module straight out Installing a new power supply 1 Replace the failed hot swap unit with another identical power supply unit 2 Push the new power supply unit into the power bay until you hear a click 3 Finish by plugging the AC power cord back into the socket 6 8 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Figure 6 6 Removing a Power Supply Module 6 9 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual Notes 6 10 Chapter 7 BIOS Chapter 7 BIOS 7 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS Setup Utility for the X7QC3 The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily updated using a floppy disk based program Starting BIOS Setup Utility To enter the AMIBIOS Setup Utility screens hit the Delete key while the system is booting up Note In most cases the Delete key is used to invoke the AMIBIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as F1 F2 etc The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be co
44. address of the failure in System Extended or Shadow memory Fixed Disk n Fixed disk n 0 3 identified Invalid System Configuration Data Problem with NVRAM CMOS data I O device IRQ conflict I O device IRQ conflict error PS 2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen PS 2 Mouse installed A 3 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn Cache SRAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB System RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested One or more I20 Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I2O block storage devices Operating system not found Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A are properly identified Parity Check 1 nnnn Parity error found in the system bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Parity is a method for checking errors in binary data A parity error indicates that some data has been corrupted Parity Check 2 nnnn Parity error found in the I O bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and di
45. ake sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the socket pins are bent Otherwise contact the retailer immediately All graphics shown in this manual are for reference only The components that came with your serverboard may or may not look exactly the same as the pictures shown in this manual Installation Procedure For proper system setup please fol low the procedure below Heatsink 1 Install the heatsink backplate into the chassis if needed CPU O 2 Install the serverboard into the CPU SOCKEL chassis Serverboard 3 Install the CPU s D Retention Bracket pre installed 4 Install the heat sink or and cool i ing fans if any Backplate s 5 Connect fan and power cables 5 5 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual CPU Installation 1 Lift the lever on the CPU socket completely as shown in the picture on the right otherwise you will damage the CPU socket when power is applied Note if multiple CPUs are installed be sure to install CPU1 first Insert the CPU in the socket making sure that pin 1 of the CPU aligns with pin 1 of the socket both corners are marked with a triangle Note When using only one CPU install it into CPU socket 1 Please note that sockets 2 3 and 4 will be automatically disabled if only one CPU is used Press the lever down until you hear a click indicating that the CPU is securely installed in the CPU socket Soc
46. and the SuperServer 8025C 3R 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 in stalling main system components such as the serverboard memory modules and floppy drive When disconnecting power you should first power down the system with the operating system first 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 neces sary Use only one hand when working with powered on electrical equipment This is to avoid making a complete circuit which will cause electrical shock Use extreme caution when using metal tools which can easily damage any electrical components or circuit boards they come into contact with Do not use mats designed to decrease static electrical discharge as protection from electrical shock Instead use rubber mats that have been specifically designed as electrical insulators The power supply power cords must include a grounding plug and must be plugged into grounded electrical outlets 4 1 SUPERSERVE
47. ble on the right for jumper settings 5 20 Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Reset Pins 2 3 NMI Open Disabled Compact Flash Card Master Slave Select JCF1 Jumper Definition Open Slave Secondary Closed Master Primary FC to PCI X PCI E Slots Jumper Settings J10 J11 Jumper Setting Definition J10 Closed 311 Closed Enabled J10 Open 311 Open Disabled SAS SATA Enable Disable JPS1 allows you to enable or disable the JSM1 and JSM2 ports which may be used for either SAS or SATA HDDs See the table on the right for jumper settings RAID Mode JPS2 allows you to switch between the two RAID modes available MegaRAID and Integrated RAID the latter requires you to refresh the firmware See the table on the right for jumper settings CPU Power Select JP5 allows you to select the CPU power settings The default position is Open to support 130 W for 2U systems See the table on the right for jumper settings 5 21 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup SAS SATA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPS1 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 SAS SATA Enabled Pins 2 3 SAS SATA Disabled RAID Mode Jumper Settings JPS2 Jumper Setting Definition Closed MegaRAID Open Integrated RAID CPU PWR Select Jumper Settings JP5 Jumper Setting Definition 130W for 2U Platform Open
48. bled and Disabled MCH Memory Controller Hub Branch Mode This feature allows the user to decide how the two memory branches operate System address space can either be interleaved between the two branches or sequencing from one branch to another Mirror mode allows data correction by maintaining two copies of data in two branches Single Channel 0 allows a single DIMM population during system manufacturing The options are Interleave Sequencing Mirroring and Single Channel 0 Patrol Scrubbing Scrubbing is a process that allows the northbridge to correct correctablememory errors found on FBD memory modules Select Enabled to use Patrol Scrubbing a background ECC memory correction activity initiated by the northbridge to find and correct memory errors by scanning all memory modules doing simulated READs while checking for ECC errors When an ECC error is detected during this process it is logged as a Patrol error A correctable error is corrected and written back into memory The options are Enabled and Disabled Demand Scrubbing Scrubbing is a process that allows the northbridge to correct correctable memory errors found on an FBD memory module When the CPU or I O issues a demand read command and the read data from memory turns out to be a correctable ECC it is corrected and sent to the original source Memory is updated as well Select Enabled to use Demand Scrubbing for ECC memory correction The options are Enabled and Disable
49. ce when doing this D N 3 Once the heat sink is loosened remove it Screw 4 Screw 2 from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heat sink to get rid of the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease before you re install the heat sink 5 7 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual 5 6 Installing Memory CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage 5 6 Installing Memory Memory Support The X7QC3 supports up to 192 GB fully buffered FBD ECC DDR2 667 533 in 24 DIMM slots four channels two branches Single channel memory two way interleaved memory and four way interleaved memory schemes are all supported Using four way interleaved memory will result in the best performance Please use memory modules of the same type speed and timing Note See the following table for memory installation Installing Memory Modules 1 Insert the desired number of FBD DDR2 modules into the memory slots start ing with DIMM 714A To enhance memory performance install pairs of memory modules of the same type and of the same beginning with DIMM 1A and DIMM 42A then DIMM 1B and DIMM 2B see Memory Support above 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch a
50. cify the boot sequence for the first Removable Drive and the second Removable Drive The options are 1st Floppy Drive USB Pepper Virtual Disc 1 2nd Drive and Disabled CD DVD Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available CD DVD Drives 1st Drive 2nd Drive This option allows the user to specify the boot sequence for the First CD DVD Drive and the Second CD DVD Drive The options are CD DVD PS UJDA770 CD DVD and Disabled 1 22 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 5 Security Settings The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both pass words the Supervisor password must be set first BIOS SETUP UTILITY Change Supervisor Password Change Supervisor Password Select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the Submenu and then type in the password Change User Password Select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the Submenu and then type in the password Clear User Password This option allows the user to clear a password that has been previously entered into the system Password Check Set to Setup to allow the system to perform a password check when the BIOS Setup is invoked Set to Always to allow the system to perform a password check when the BIOS Setup is invoked or when the system boots up Boot Sector Virus Protection This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen Select Disabled to deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Prote
51. cksum Initialize cache before memory Auto size 8254 timer initialization 8237 DMA controller initialization Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 1 3 1 1 Test DRAM refresh 1 3 1 3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller Set ES segment register to 4 GB Auto size DRAM Initialize POST Memory Manager Clear 512 kB base RAM 1 3 4 1 RAM failure on address line xxxx 1 3 4 3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus Enable cache before system BIOS shadow Test CPU bus clock frequency Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager Warm start shut down Shadow system BIOS ROM Auto size cache Advanced configuration of chipset registers Load alternate registers with CMOS values Initialize extended memory for RomPilot optional Initialize interrupt vectors POST device initialization 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice Check video configuration against CMOS Initialize PCI bus and devices Initialize all video adapters in system QuietBoot start optional Shadow video BIOS ROM Display BIOS copyright notice Initialize MultiBoot Display CPU type and speed Initialize EISA board optional Test keyboard Set key click if enabled Enable USB devices 2 2 3 1 Test for unexpected interrupts Initialize POST display service Display prompt Press lt ESC gt to enter SETUP B 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description 5Bh 5Ch 60h 62h 64h 66h 67h 68h 69h 6Ah 6Bh 6Ch 70h 72h 76h 7Ch 7Dh 7Eh 80h 81h 82h
52. correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation PWM Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chassis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to run at full speed 12V at all times The Options are 1 Disable 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation 4 4 pin Server and 5 4 pin Workstation Fani Fan9 Speeds gt Voltage Voltage Monitoring CPU1 CPUA Vcore 3 3V 5V 12Vcc 12Vcc 3 3V Standby Note In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take prece dence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor Ill adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS 7 16 Chapter 7 BIOS MPS Configuration This section allows the user to configure the multiprocessors table
53. ction Select Enabled to enable boot sector protection When Enabled the AMIBOIS displays a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the 7 23 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual 7 6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the AMIBIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Save Changes and Exit Saving Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave the BIOS Setup and reboot the computer so the new system configuration parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discarding Changes and Exit Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discarding Changes Select this option and press lt Enter gt to discard all the changes and return to the AMIBIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Then Select OK to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically load Optimal Defaults to the BIOS Settings The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer applications 7 24 Chapter 7 BIOS Load Fail Safe Defau
54. d Branch 0 Rank Sparing Branch 1 Rank Sparing Select Enable to enable the sparing feature for Branch 0 or Branch 1 of the memory bus The options are Enabled and Disabled Branch 0 Rank Interleaving Branch 1 Rank Interleaving Select Enable to enable the functions of Memory Interleaving for Branch 0 Rank or Branch 1 Rank The options for Memory Interleaving are 1 1 2 1 and 4 1 7 9 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual FBD Thermal Throttle Mode Select Enabled to use the feature of closed loop thermal throttling on a fully buffered FBD memory module If Enabled thermal throttling will be activated when the temperature of an FBD module reaches a predefined threshold The default setting is Enabled Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled the BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed The options are Enabled and Disabled Force ITK Configuration Clocking Select Enabled to configure FBD memory for ITK testing The options are Enabled and Disabled ITK Branch Select an ITK Branch to be excluded from the BNB Memory Map When set to 0 all memory modules installed on Branch 1 must support Lockstep Operation The options are 0 and 1 Boot Graphics Adapter Priority This feature allows the user to decide which graphics controller to be used as the primary boot device The options are Auto and Onboard VGA Read Completion C
55. d properly B 4 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes The following are for the boot block in Flash ROM POST Code Description EOh Eth E2h Eh 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 Note If the BIOS detects errors on 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM error it dis plays an additional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that have 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 another delay and then the low order byte of the error It repeats this sequence continuously B 5 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual Notes B 6 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines
56. disk drive cables Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 The 80 wire ATA100 66 IDE hard disk drive cable that came with your system has two connectors to support two drives This special cable should be used to take advantage of the speed this new technology offers The blue connector connects to the onboard IDE connector interface and the other connector s to your hard drive s Consult the documentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings for the hard disk drive Floppy Drive Connector Floppy Connector Pin Definitions J17 The floppy connector is located at Pin Definition Pin Definition J17 See the table below for pin Ground FDHDIN definitions Ground Reserved Key FDEDIN Ground Index Ground Motor Enable Ground Drive Select B Ground Drive Select B Ground Motor Enable Ground DIR Ground STEP Ground Write Data Ground Write Gate Ground Track 00 Ground Write Protect Ground Read Data Ground Side 1 Select Ground Diskette 5 23 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual IDE Connectors There are two IDE Connectors IDE Drive Connectors Pin Definitions JIDE1 JIDE2 JIDE1 Blue JIDE2 White M on the serverboard JIDE1 is designated as the Primary IDE z drive JIDE2 is designated as the Secondary IDE drive and is reserved for Compact Flash i Card use only See the note m below See the table on the m right for pin defini
57. e remaining will be emulated as hard disk drives The Forced FDD option can be used to force a HDD formatted drive to boot as a floppy drive The options are Auto Floppy Forced Floppy HDD and CD ROM gt APCI Configuration This item allows the user to enable or disable the ACPI support for the operating system gt Advanced ACPI Configuration Use this feature to configure advanced ACPI options Select Yes if the operating system supports ACPI Select No if the operating system does not support ACPI ACPI Version Features Select Yes to allow the RSDP pointers to point to the Fixed System Description Tables Select No to deactivate this function The options are Yes and No ACPI APIC Support Select Enabled to allow the ACPI APIC Table Pointer to be included in the RSDP pointer list The options are Enabled and Disabled AMI OEMB Table Select Enabled to allow the OEMB Table Pointer to be included in the R x SDT pointer lists The options are Enabled and Disabled Headless Mode Select Enabled to activate the Headless Operation Mode through the ACPI and allow the BIOS to boot up the system without using other I O devices The options are Enabled and Disabled 7 13 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual gt Chipset ACPI Configuration High Precision Event Time Select Enabled to activate the High Precision Event Timer HPET which is capable of producing periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real time C
58. echnical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan 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 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 1 Overview This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your 8025C 3R up and run ning Following these steps in the order given should enable you to have the system operational within a minimum amount of time This quick setup assumes that your system has come to you with the processors and memory preinstalled If your system is not already fully integrated with a serverboard processors system memory etc please turn to the chapter or section noted in each step for details on installing specific components 2 2 Unpacking the System You should inspect the box the 8025C 3R was shipped in and note if it was dam aged in any way If the server itself shows damage you should file a damage claim with the carrier who delivered it Decide on a suitable location for the rack unit that will hold the 8025C 3R 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 outl
59. ect the type of device connected to the system The options are Not Installed Auto CDROM and ARMD LBA Large Mode Logical Block Addressing LBA is a method of addressing data on a disk drive In the LBA mode the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB For drive capacities over 137 GB your system must be equipped with a 48 bit LBA mode address ing If not contact your manufacturer or install an ATA 133 IDE controller card that supports 48 bit LBA mode The options are Disabled and Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer This feature allows the user to use the Block Mode to boost the IDE drive per formance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if the Block Mode is not used If the Block Mode is used data will be transferred of up to 64 KB per interrupt If set to Disabled data will be transferred from and to the device one sector at a time If set to Auto data will be transferred from and to the device multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it The options are Auto and Disabled PIO Mode The IDE PIO Programmable I O Mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 0 to allow the AMI BIOS to use
60. ed on While working on the system do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and unbuttoned shirt sleeves which can come into contact with electrical circuits or be pulled into a cooling fan Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body which are excellent metal conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact with printed circuit boards or areas where power is present 4 2 Chapter 4 System Safety e After accessing the inside of the system close the system back up and secure it to the rack unit with the retention screws after ensuring that all connections have been made 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 Keep all components and printed circuit boards PCBs in their antistatic bags until ready for use e 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 b
61. et Be sure to read the Rack and Server Precautions in the next section 2 3 Preparing for Setup The box the 8025C 3R was shipped in should include two sets of rail assemblies two rail mounting brackets and the mounting screws you will need to install the system into the rack Follow the steps in the order given to complete the installation process in a minimum amount of time Please read this section in its entirety before you begin the installation procedure outlined in the sections that follow 2 1 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual Choosing a Setup Location Leave enough clearance in front of the rack to enable you to open the front door completely 725 inches and approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back of the rack to allow for sufficient airflow and ease in servicing This product is for installation only in a Restricted Access Location dedicated equipment rooms service closets and the like This product is not suitable for use with visual display work place devices acccording to 2 of the the German Ordinance for Work with Visual Display Units Warnings and Precautions Rack Precautions Ensure that the leveling jacks on the bottom of the rack are fully extended to the floor with the full weight of the rack resting on them n single rack installation stabilizers should be attached to the rack In multiple rack installations the racks should be coupled together Always make sure the rack is
62. function please refer to Intel s and Microsoft s web sites Intel SpeedStep Technology Available when supported by the CPU The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology allows the systemto automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation Select Maximum to set the CPU speed to the maximum Select Minimum to set the CPU speed to the minimum Select Auto to allow the CPU speed to be controlled by the OS Select Disabled to disable this feature Refer to Intel s web site for detailed information gt IDE Configuration Submenu When this Submenu is selected the AMI BIOS automatically displays the follow ing items ATA IDE Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the ATA IDE mode The options are Disabled Compatible and Enhanced Configure SATA As This feature allows the user to configure the onboard SATA slots as IDE Drives RAID Drives or AHCI Drives The options are IDE RAID and AHCI 74 Chapter 7 BIOS Primary IDE Channel Master Slave Secondary IDE Channel Master Slave These settings allow the user to set the parameters of Primary IDE Channel Master Slave and Secondary IDE Channel Master Slave slots Hit Enter to activate the following Submenu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the Submenu are the following Type This feature allows the user to sel
63. he Microsoft the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup CD in the DVD CD drive and the system will start booting up from the CD 2 Press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays 3 When the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s 4 Insert the Intel AA RAID XP 2000 2003 Driver for ESB2 driver diskette into the floppy drive and press Enter 5 Choose the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID controller from the list indicated in the XP 2000 2003 Setup Screen and press the Enter key 6 Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do so at this time Once all devices are specified press the Enter key to continue with the installation 7 From the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen press the Enter key The XP 2000 2003 Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows XP 2000 2003 installation 8 After the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS installation is completed the system will automatically reboot Note the current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only support the Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating System Appendix D System Specifications Appendix D System Specifications Processors Four Intel Xeon 7300 7200 Series processors Note Please refer to our web site for a complete listing of supported processo
64. he drive to the carrier with six screws as shown in Figure 6 3 Figure 6 3 Mounting a SAS Drive in a Carrier Use caution when working around the SAS backplane Do not touch the backplane with any metal objects and make sure no ribbon cables touch the backplane or obstruct the holes which aid in proper airflow stalled all drive carriers must remain in the drive bays to main i Important Regardless of how many SAS hard drives are in tain proper airflow 6 5 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual The SAS drive carriers are located in the front of the chassis making them easily accessible for installation and removal These drives are hot swappable meaning that they can be installed and removed while the system is running Installing removing SAS drives 1 To remove a SAS drive first push the release button located beside the drive s LEDs 2 Swing the handle fully out and use it to pull the SAS drive carrier straight out see Figure 6 4 Note Your operating system must have RAID support to enable the hot plug ca pability of the SAS drives Figure 6 4 Removing a SAS Drive Carrier Release button Important All of the SAS drive carriers must remain in the drive bays to maintain proper cooling airflow 6 6 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup CIAM SAS Drive Backplane The SAS drives plug into a backplane that provides power drive ID and bus termi nation A RAID controller can
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66. ion On Compact Flash Power On Compact Flash Power Off Overheat LED Fan Fail JOH1 OH Fan Fail LED The JOH1 header is used to connect an LED to provide warning of chassis State Message overheating This LED will blink to in ei dicate a fan failure Refer to the table on right for pin definitions Overheat LED Pin Definitions JOH1 Pin Definition Overheat 1 5vDC 2 OH Active Blinking Fan Fail SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual Keylock Keyiock 0 l A s DU The keyboard lock connection is designated In Definitions 41 JK1 Utilizing this header allows you to inhibit Pin Definition any actions made on the keyboard effectively 1 Ground locking it 2 Keylock R N IPMB Header IPMB Header Pin Definitions J12 The IPMB Header of IPMI is designated J12 eun See the table on right for pin definitions SDATA GND scLK 5 10 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the serverboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the con nector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the serverboard layout pages for jumper locations Pins Jumper Note On a two pin jumper Closed means the jumper is on both pins and Open means the jumper is either on only one pin or complete
67. ions are Yes and No 7 19 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual 7 4 Boot Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the following items BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Boot Settings Configuration gt Boot Settings Quick Boot If Enabled this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for system bootup The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot This option allows the bootup screen options to be modified between POST mes sages or the OEM logo Select Disabled to allow the computer system to display the POST messages Select Enabled to allow the computer system to display the OEM logo Add On ROM Display Mode This option allows the BIOS to display add on ROM read only memory mes sages Select Force BIOS to display a third party BIOS during system boot Select Keep Current to display the current BIOS information during system boot Bootup Num Lock This option allows the Number Lock setting to be modified during bootup The default setting is On The options are On and Off PS 2 Mouse Support This option allows the PS 2 mouse support to be modified The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled 7 20 Chapter 7 BIOS Parity Checking This option allows the user to enable or disable SB IDCHK and PCI SERR Parity Checking The options are Enabled and Disabled Wait for F1 If Error Select Enable to allow the system to wait for the user to press F1 when an er
68. ix 4 cm counter rotating fans located in the middle section of the chassis The power supply module also includes a cooling fan All chassis and power supply fans operate continuously An air shroud channels the airflow from the system fans to efficiently cool the processors and memory 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 1 Intel 7300 Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram See Chapter 5 for details CPUO VRD CPUO VRD CPUO VRD CPUO VRD VR11 VR11 VR11 VR11 CPU 0 CPU 1 CPU2 CPU 3 SOCKET P SOCKET P SOCKET P SOCKET P Xeon MP Xeon MP Xeon MP Xeon MP e e e e EB E g g z0 17 GB s for 533MHz 5 u 5 8 El SE 21 GB s for 667MHz PCI Ex16 Slot K PCI Ex8 4GB S m FBD CHO 8GB S BRANCH 0 Intel 7300 FBD CH1 8GB S PCI Ex8 Slot K PCI Ex8 4GB S FORT NORTH BRIDGE FBD CH2 665 5 B2575EB ZOAR AAN POR BRANCH1 Dual GLANS EE
69. ke 3 2 Control Panel Buttons There are two push buttons located on the front of the chassis a reset button and a power on off button Reset Use the reset button to reboot the system Power The main power button is used to apply or remove power from the power supply to the server system Turning off system power with this button removes the main power but keeps standby power supplied to the system 3 1 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual 3 3 Control Panel LEDs The control panel located on the front of the SC828TQ R1200 chassis has five LEDs These LEDs provide you with critical information related to different parts of the system This section explains what each LED indicates when illuminated and any corrective action you may need to take ur a V Power Fail Indicates a power supply module has failed The second power supply module will take the load and keep the system running but the failed module will need to be replaced Refer to Chapter 6 for details on replacing the power supply This LED should be off when the system is operating normally ub Overheat Fan Fail When this LED flashes it indicates a fan failure When on continuously on and not flashing it indicates an overheat condition which may be caused by cables ob structing the airflow in the system or the ambient room temperature being too warm Check the routing of the cables and make sure all fans are present and operating normally You should
70. ket lever in the locked position Warning Make sure you lift the lever completely when installing the CPU otherwise damage to the socket or CPU may occur Figure 5 3 PGA604 Socket Empty and with Processor Installed Lever Processor Triangles Triangle 5 6 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Installation and Removal of the Heat Sink CEK Heat Sink Installation 1 Do not apply any thermal grease to the heat sink or the CPU die the required amount has already been applied 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism Screw 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not over tighten the screws which may dam 3 Screw in two diagonal screws i e the 1 age the CPU S Screw 2 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws Uninstalling the Heat Sink However if you do need to uninstall the heat sink please follow these Warning We do not recommend removing the CPU or the heat sink instructions to avoid damaging the CPU or the CPU socket 1 Unscrew and remove the heat sink screws in the sequence shown in the Screw 1 Screw 3 picture on the right Ime A on the right and gently wriggle to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive 2 Hold the heat sink as shown in the picture for
71. lect this option the AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of processors System Memory This option allows the AMI BIOS to display the status of memory modules installed in the system System Time System Date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or System Date using the arrow keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the lt Tab gt key or the arrow keys to move between fields The date must be en tered in DAY MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in 24 hour format For example 5 30 A M appears as 05 30 00 and 5 30P M as 17 30 00 7 2 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 3 Advanced Settings The Advanced Settings screen and submenus are listed below BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt CPU Configuration Warning When you first enter the Advanced Setup screen the Setup Warning will be displayed Please follow the instruction and set the correct value for each item to ensure proper system setup gt CPU Configuration Submenu Configure Advanced CPU Settings This feature displays the settings of the processor s installed in the system Ratio CMOS Setting Available when SpeedStep is disabled This option allows the user to set the ratio between the CPU Core Clock and the FSB frequency The default setting is 6 Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the OS and the CPU If set to Enabled the hardware prefetcher will prefetch streams of dat
72. lock RTC can in synchronizing multimedia streams providing smooth playback and reducing the dependency on other timestamp calculation devices such as an x86 RDTSC Instruction embedded in a CPU The High Precision Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer The options for this feature are Enabled and Disabled APM Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the Advanced Power Management set tings Advanced Power Management APM Select Enabled to use Advanced Power Management features The options are Enabled and Disabled Video Power Down Mode If set to Suspend video will go into the Suspend Mode when the system is in the Suspend or Standby Mode The options are Disabled and Suspend Hard Disk Power Down Mode If set to Suspend the onboard hard disk drives will go into the Suspend Mode when the system is in the Suspend or Standby Mode The options are Disabled and Suspend Suspend Time Out If set to Disabled the system will not go into the Suspend mode no matter how long it is inactive If set to 1 Minute the system will go into the Suspend mode if the system is inactive for more than 1 minute The options are Monitor and Ignored Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Monitoring Select Monitor to allow the keyboard and PS 2 Mouse to be monitored regularly The options are 1 2 4 8 10 20 30 40 50 60 minutes and Disabled Power Button Mode If set to On Off system power will be
73. long the bottom of the module to avoid installing incorrectly see Figure 5 4 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules Memory Configuration Table Branch 0 Branch 1 Channel 0 Bank 0 Channel 1 Bank 1 Channel 2 Bank 2 Channel 3 Bank 3 2DIMMs 1A 11B J Je J J 4 DIMMs 1A 1B e ic D 8DIMMs 1A 2A 1B 28 T m 1 fac D 2D e e 12 TA 2A 3A 1B 28 3B ic 2 3c 1D 20 3D DIMMs 16 TA 2A 3A 4A 18 28 38 48 1C 2C 3c ac 1D 2D 30 4D DIMMs 18 IA 2A 3A 4A 5A 1B 28 38 48 5B IC 2C 3C 4C 5C 1D 2D 3D 4D 5D DIMMs 24 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 1B 28 38 48 5B 6B 1C 2C 3C 4C 5C 6C 1D 2D 3D 4D 5D 6D DIMMs Notes i DIMM slot not populated ii Both FDB DDR 533MHz and 668MHz are supported however please insert memory modules of the same type and speed starting with Slot 1A iii Installing pairs of memory modules of the same type and speed will result in Interleaved memory Single way Two way Interleaved and four way Interleaved memory schemes are supported For best performance please install pai
74. lts To set this feature select Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not for maximum performance 7 25 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual Notes 7 26 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages During the Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for problems If a prob lem 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 at tached 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 de tected System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was de tected Extended RAM Failed at offset nnnn Extended memory not working or not configured properly at offset nnnn System battery is dead Replace and run SETU
75. ly removed 5 18 CMOS Clear Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup JBT1 is used to clear CMOS which will also clear any passwords Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents of CMOS To clear CMOS 1 First power down the system and unplug the power cord s 2 With the power disconnected short the CMOS pads with a metal object such as a small screwdriver Remove the screwdriver or shorting device Reconnect the power cord s and power on the system Note Do not use the PW ON connector to clear CMOS VGA Enable Disable JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the VGA port The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA See the table on the right for jumper settings GLAN1 2 Enable Disable Change the setting of jumper JPL1 to enable or disable the GLAN1 GLAN2 Ethernets port on the serverboard See the table on the right for jumper set tings The default setting is enabled 3rd Power supply Fail Detect The system can notify you in the event of a power supply failure This feature is available when three power supply units are installed in the chassis with one acting as a backup If you only have one or two power supply units installed you should disable this detection feature the default setting with JP13 to prevent false alarms 5 19 VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPG1 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled
76. m use a higher stripe size 5 When the RAID Volume Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed 6 Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning mes sage displays 7 When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press lt Y gt to create the RAID volume or lt N gt to go back to the Create Volume menu C 6 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Creating a RAID 5 Set Parity 1 Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the Enter key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 8 1813 ICH R wRAIDS Copyright C 2883 85 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Nane VolunS RAID Level RAIDS Parity Disks Select Disks Strip Size 64 KB Capacity 8 8 GB Create Uo lune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters 2 Specify a name for the RAID 5 set and press lt Enter gt 3 When RAID Level is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 5 Parity and hit lt Enter gt 4 When Disk Item is highlighted press lt Enter gt to select the HDD to configure as a RAID The following pop up screen see note on page C 3 displays Select 2 to 4
77. m front to back If you need to disconnect any of these cables you should take care to keep them routed as they were originally after reconnecting them make sure the red wires connect to the pin 1 locations The following data cables with their locations noted should be connected See the layout on page 5 9 for connector locations e SAS drive data cables JSM1 JSM2 e Control Panel cable JF1 DVD ROM drive cable J3 USB cable USB5 6 e COM port cable COM2 Important Make sure the cables do not come into contact with the fans Connecting Power Cables The X7QC3 has a 24 pin primary power supply connector JPW1 for connection to the ATX power supply In addition there is an 8 pin secondary power connector JPW2 that also must be connected to your power supply via a 4 pin connector See Section 5 9 for power connector pin definitions Connecting the Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 5 1 for the pin locations of the various front control panel buttons and LED indicators 5 3 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual All JF1 wires have been bundled into a single ribbon cable to simplify this connec tion Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 as marked on the board The other end connects to the Control Panel PCB board located just behind the system status LEDs on the chassis See Chapter 5 for details and pin descriptions Figure 5 1 Control Panel Header
78. nents To prevent dam age to any printed circuit boards PCBs it is important to handle them very carefully see previous chapter To prevent the serverboard from bending keep one hand under the center of the board to support it when handling The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from electric static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent Electrostatic Discharge ESD Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts e When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the serverboard add on cards and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use e For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the serverboard 5 1 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual Unpacking The serverboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid electrical static dis charge When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 5 2 Serverboard Installation This section explains the first step of physically mounting the X7QC3 into the SC828TQ R1200 chassis Following the steps in the order given will eliminate the most common problems encountered in such an installa
79. nfigured Options in blue can be configured by the user The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an op tion is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note the AMI BIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or change any of these text messages The AMIBIOS Setup Utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of the AMIBIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at any time during the setup navigation process These keys include F1 lt F10 gt Enter lt ESC gt arrow keys etc Options printed in Bold are default settings The configuration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the AMI BIOS Setup utility accessed by pressing Del during sys tem boot N Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent possible boot failure 7 1 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual 7 2 Main Setup When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will enter the Main setup screen You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab at the top of the screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY When you select the Main Setup the following items will be automatically dis played AMIBIOS Version Build Date ID Processors When you se
80. ntel 7300 chipset Below are the main features of the X7QC3 See Figure 1 1 for a block diagram of the 7300 chipset Processors The X7QC3 supports four Intel Xeon MP 7300 7200 Series processors Please refer to the serverboard description pages on our web site for a complete listing of supported processors www supermicro com Memory The X7QC3 has 24 240 pin DIMM slots that can support up to 192 GB of ECC FBD Fully Buffered DIMM DDR2 667 533 SDRAM Single channel two channel interleaved and four channel interleaved memory are all supported Modules of the same size and speed should be used See Chapter 5 Section 5 for details Serial Attached SCSI SAS An onboard LSI 1068E Serial Attached SCSI SAS controller is integrated into the X7QC3 which supports eight SAS hard drives with SES2 The SAS drives are connected to a backplane that provides power bus termination and configuration settings and 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 SAS drives RAID 0 1 and 10 are supported RAID 5 is also supported with an optional i Button installed Serial ATA SATA A SATA controller is integrated into the South Bridge ESB2E section of the chipset to provide a six port Serial ATA subsystem which is RAID 0 1 10 and 5 supported The Serial ATA drives are hot swappable units PCI Expansion Slots The X7QC3 has two PCI Express x8 sl
81. oalescing This feature allows you to enable the PCI Express Compliance Mode The options are Auto Disabled and Enabled Non Compliance Mode Select the Compliance Mode to enable the PCI Express Compliance Mode The options are Non Compliance and Compliance gt SouthBridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the Intel ICH South Bridge settings SMBus Controller Select Enabled to activate the onboard SMBus System Management Bus controller The options are Enabled and Disabled USB Functions This feature allows the user to decide the number of onboard USB ports to be enabled The Options are Disabled 2 USB ports 4 USB ports and 6 USB ports 7 10 Chapter 7 BIOS USB2 Controller Select Enabled to activate the onboard USB2 controller The options are Enabled and Disabled SLP S4 Minimum Assertion Width This setting allows the user to select a desired length of time to be used as the SLP S4 Min Assertion Width The options are 4 5 Sec 3 4 Sec 2 3 Sec and 1 2 Sec Restore on AC Power Loss This setting allows you to decide how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected power loss The options are Stay Off Power On and Last State PCI E Port Configuration Slot 6 PCI E x8 Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically configure PCI E Slot 6 settings The options are Disabled and Auto gt ESB2 PCI X Hub Configuration PCI Bus Frequency This option allows the
82. oard by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins e Put the serverboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the serverboard 4 3 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual 4 4 Operating Precautions A Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 8025C 3R is operating to assure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed Figure 4 1 Installing the Onboard Battery LITHIUM BATTERY LITHIUM BATTERY OR BATTERY HOLDER e J BATTERY HOLDER Ew 4 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install the X7QC3 serverboard into the chassis connect the data and power cables and install add on cards All serverboard jumpers and connections are also described A layout and quick refer ence chart are included in this chapter for your reference Remember to completely close the chassis when you have finished working with the serverboard to better cool and protect the system 5 1 Handling the Serverboard Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage electronic compo
83. only available when us Ping Definition 1 PWR 1 Fail 2 PWR 2 Fail 3 PWR 3 Fail 4 Signal Alarm Reset ing Supermicro redundant power supplies GLAN1 2 Ethernet Ports Two Ethernet ports designated GLAN1 and GLAN2 are located beside the VGA port on the I O backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual Serial Ports Two serial ports are included on the serverboard COM1 is a backpanel port and COM2 is a header located near the onboard battery See the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED Speaker On JD1 header pins 1 3 are fora power LED and pins 4 7 are for the speaker Close pins 4 7 with a jumper to use an external speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker please close pins 6 7 See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions Universal Serial Bus USB There are two Universal Serial Bus ports located on the I O panel and three additional USB headers located on the serverboard The headers can be used to provide front side USB access cables not included See the table on the right for pin definitions SGPIO Header The SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output headers are located at J15 J16 These headers are used to communicate with a system monitor ing chip on the backplane See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin X Definition Pins Definition DCD
84. or Drive A is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests Check to see that the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette drive is attached correctly Incorrect Drive A type run SETUP Type of floppy drive A not correctly identified in Setup System cache error Cache disabled RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache On older boards check the cache jumpers You may have to replace the cache See your dealer A disabled cache slows system performance considerably CPU ID CPU socket number for Multi Processor error A 2 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages EISA CMOS not writeable ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to EISA CMOS DMA Test Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to extended DMA Direct Memory Access registers Software NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot generate software NMI Non Maskable Interrupt Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed ServerBlOS2 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 ofthe bits atthe RAM address which failed the memory test Each 1 one in the map indicates a failed bit See errors 230 231 or 232 above for offset
85. ots one PCI Express x4 slot and one PCI X 133 MHz slot Only low profile cards are supported 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Onboard Controllers Ports One floppy drive controller and an onboard ATA 100 controller are provided to sup port up to two IDE hard drives or ATAPI devices one IDE connection is reserved for a Compact Flash card The color coded I O ports include one COM port an additional COM header is located on the serverboard a VGA monitor port two USB 2 0 ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports and two Gb Ethernet ports ATI Graphics Controller The X7QC3 features an integrated ATI video controller based on the ES1000 graph ics chip The ES1000 was designed specifically for servers featuring low power consumption high reliability and superior longevity IPMI IPMI Intelligent Plattorm Management Interface is a hardware level interface speci fication that provides remote access monitoring and administration for Supermicro server platforms IPMI allows server administrators to view a server s hardware status remotely receive an alarm automatically if a failure occurs and power cycle a system that is non responsive Optional add on cards for IPMI use include the AOC SIMSO and the AOC SIMSO An optional cable CBL 0177L must be used for dedicated LAN Please refer to our web page for the X7QC3 for more details Other Features Other onboard features that promote system health include onboard voltage moni tors
86. p 8 ACT_IN ey soo og 4 Or SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual 6 5 Power Supply The SuperServer 8025C 3R has a 1200 watt redundant power supply consisting of two power modules Each power supply module has an auto switching capabil ity which enables it to automatically sense and operate at a 100V 240V input voltage Power Supply Failure If either of the two power supply modules fail the other module will take the full load and allow the system to continue operation without interruption The PWR Fail LED will illuminate and remain on until the failed unit has been replaced Replace ment units can be ordered directly from Supermicro see contact information in the Preface The power supply units have a hot swap capability meaning you can replace the failed unit without powering down the system Removing Replacing the Power Supply You do not need to shut down the system to replace a power supply unit The backup power supply module will keep the system up and running while you replace the failed hot swap unit Repl
87. previously re moved A click can be heard when the fan is fully installed in place and the power connections are made 3 If the system power is on the hot plug feature will cause the fan to start im mediately upon being connected to its header on the serverboard 4 Replace the chassis cover 6 3 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual Figure 6 2 Removing System Cooling Fans 6 4 Drive Bay Installation Removal Accessing the Drive Bays SAS Drives You do not need to access the inside of the chassis or remove power to replace or swap SAS drives Proceed to the next step for instructions Note You must use standard 1 high SAS drives in the SuperServer 8025C 3R DVD ROM For installing removing the DVD ROM drive you will need to gain ac cess to the inside of the server by removing the top cover of the chassis Proceed to the DVD ROM Installation section later in this chapter for instructions 6 4 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup SAS Drive Installation The SAS drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and removal from the chassis These carriers also help promote proper airflow for the drives For this reason even empty carriers without SAS drives installed must remain in the chassis Mounting a SAS drive in a drive carrier 1 Install a drive into the carrier with the printed circuit board side facing down so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier 2 Secure t
88. r Power Connectors SATA Ports 1 6 SAS SATA Ports 0 3 SAS SATA Ports 4 7 Universal Serial Bus USB Ports Headers Compact Flash Card Power Connector Wake On LAN Header Wake On Ring Header 5 11 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual Processor Power Connector JPW2 and JPW3 must also be con nected to the power supply to provide power for the processors See the table on the right for pin definitions PW_ON Connector The PW_ON connector is on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 This header should be connected to the chassis power but ton See the table on the right for pin definitions Reset Connector The reset connector is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 and attaches to the reset switch on the computer chas sis See the table on the right for pin definitions 5 9 Connector Definitions ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions JPW1 Pin Definition Pin Definition Main ATX Power Supply 19 3 3V 1 43 3V Connector 14 12V 2 43 3V The primary power supply connector 15 COM 3 COM JPW1 meets the SSI Superset ATX 16 PS ON 4 45V 24 pin specification Refer to the table 17 COM 5 COM on the right for the pin definitions of 18 COM 6 45V the ATX 24 pin power connector You 19 COM E COM must also connect the 8 pin JPW2 20 Res NO 8 PWR OK JPWS3 processor power connectors to 21 45V 9 5VSB your power supply see below 22 45V 10 42V 23 45V 11 12V 24 COM 12 3 3V 12V 8 pin Power Pin Definitions JPW2
89. ror occurs The options are Enabled and Disabled Hit DEL Message Display Select Enabled to display the Setup Message Press DEL to run Setup when the user hits the DEL key The options are Enabled and Disabled Interrupt 19 Capture Select Enabled to allow Option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 The options are Enabled and Disabled Boot Graphic Adapter Priority This feature allows the user to select which graphics controller to be used as the primary boot device The options are Auto and Onboard VGA Watch Dog Timer If enabled this option will automatically reset the system if the system is not active for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot De vice The settings are 1st Floppy Drive CD ROM ATAPI CDROM and Disabled The default settings are the following Ist boot device 1st Floppy Drive 2nd boot device Network IBA GE Slot 3rd boot device Network IBA GE Slot Hard Disk Drive This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available HDDs 1st Drive This option allow the user to specify the boot sequence for the first HDD 1st boot device 7 21 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Remov able Drives 1st Drive 2nd Drive This option allow the user to spe
90. rs Chipset Intel 7300 BIOS 8 Mb AMIBIOS Flash ROM Memory Capacity Twenty four 240 pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 192 GB of FBD ECC DDR2 667 533 SDRAM Note See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details SAS Controller Onboard LSI 1068E controller for SAS drives RAID 0 1 and 10 support RAID 5 is supported with the use of an optional iButton AOC ibutton68 Drive Bays Six 6 hot swap drive bays to house six 6 standard SAS drives Peripheral Drives Bays One 1 slim DVD ROM drive Expansion Slots Supports the use of the following low profile expansion cards one PCI E x8 in a x16 slot one PCI E x8 one PCI E x4 in a x8 slot and one PCI X133 Serverboard X7QC3 proprietary ATX form factor Dimensions 16 x 14 3 406 x 363 mm D 1 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual Chassis SC828TQ R1200LP 2U rackmount Dimensions both WxHxD 17 2 x 3 5 x 27 75 in 473 x 89 x 705 mm Weight Gross Bare Bone 65 5 Ibs 29 8 kg System Cooling Six heavy duty 8 cm cooling fans fan speed controlled by BIOS setting System Input Requirements AC Input Voltage 100 240 VAC Rated Input Current 6A 115V to 15A 240V Rated Input Frequency 50 60 Hz Power Supply Rated Output Power 1200W w PFC Part PWS 1K22 1R Rated Output Voltages 3 3V 20A 5V 20A 12V 100A 12V 0 6A 5Vsb 4A Power Supply Efficiency Rating 91 peak Operating Environment Operating Temperature 10 to 35
91. rs of memory modules in both Branch 0 and Branch 1 which will result in four way interleaved memory scheme iv For memory to work properly please follow the restrictions listed in the table 5 8 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Figure 5 4 DIMM Installation DDR2 FBD DIMM otch MM m n Note Notch Tal should align with the receptive point on the slot Top View of DDR2 Slot Release Tab Il Release Tab To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the bottom notches To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the DIMM from the slot 5 7 Adding PCI Add On Cards The 8025C 3R can accommodate low profile only add on cards installed into all the PCI slots included on the X7QC3 Installing an Add on Card 1 Begin by removing the PCI slot shield for the slot you wish to populate 2 Fully seat the card into the riser card slot pushing down with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card 3 Finish by using a screw to secure the top of the card shield to the chassis The PCI slot shields protect the serverboard and its components from EMI and aid in proper ventilation so make sure there is always a shield covering each unused slot SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual 5 8 Serverboard Details Figure 5 5 X7QC3 Layout not drawn to scale EJ FANT
92. s the maximum capacity allowed 5 Press lt Enter gt with the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays 6 When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press lt Y gt to create the RAID volume or lt N gt to go back to the Create Volume menu C 5 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual Creating a RAID 10 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key The following screen will appear Cerade Redrecter Ceytesd View Maras fein Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 6 1613 ICH7R wRAIDS Copyright C 2683 45 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Nane Volunig RAID Level RAIDIG RAIDEN Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity xxx GB Create Volume Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters 2 Specify a name for the RAID 10 set and press lt Enter gt 3 When RAID Level item is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 10 RAID1 RAIDO and hit lt Enter gt 4 When Stripe Size is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select the stripe size from 4 KB to 128 KB for your RAID 10 and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is 64 KB Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia syste
93. shadow if successful One long two short beeps on checksum failure B 3 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual POST Code Description 99h Check for SMART Drive optional 9Ch Set up Power Management 9Dh Initialize security engine optional 9Eh Enable hardware interrupts 9Fh Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives AOh Set time of day A2h Check key lock A4h Initialize typematic rate A8h Erase lt ESC gt prompt AAh Scan for lt ESC gt key stroke ACh Enter SETUP AEh Clear Boot flag BOh Check for errors B1h Inform RomPilot about the end of POST optional B2h POST done prepare to boot operating system B4h 1 One short beep before boot B5h Terminate QuietBoot optional Beh Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS and PPM Structures B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS 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 flags C6h Console redirection init C7h Unhook INT 10h if console redirection enabled C8h Force check optional C9h Extended ROM checksum optional CDh Reclaim console redirection vector D2h Unknown interrupt D4h Check Intel Branding string D8h Alert Standard Format initialization D9h Late init for IPMI DEh Log error if micro code not update
94. simultaneously to run the Intel RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following message Press Ctrl lt I gt for the Intel RAID Configuration Utility Note The Intel RAID Configuration Utility is only available for systems with two or more drives installed The Intel RAID Utility screen will not display in systems with one drive installed Using the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Utility Program Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes 1 After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility the system will automati cally reboot The following screen appears after Power On Self Test RAID Volumes None defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial jV Type Status Vol ID B HDC WD2588SD B1K HD HMAL 72834971 2 MM HDC WHD2588SD 81K HD HMAL 72834599 232 96B HDC HD2588JD BHF HD HMREH1376189 232 9GB HDC WD2586JD 4F HD HMAEH1449527 232 SGB ress WDH to enter Configuration Utility idaptec SCSI BIOS v4 38 8 opyright 2883 Adaptec Inc ALL Rights Reserved 444 Press lt Ctril gt lt A gt for SCSISelect TM Utility gt gt gt slot Ch ID LUN Vendor Product size 2 When you see the above screen press the lt Ctrl gt and the lt l gt keys simulta neously to have the main menu of the SATA RAID Utility appear Note All graphics and screen shots shown in the manual are for reference only The screen shots shown in the manual do not imply Supermicro s endorsement or non endorsement on any 3rd party s product
95. splay it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Press F1 to resume F2 to Setup F3 for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message Press F1 to start the boot process or F2 to enter Setup and change the settings Press F3 to display the previous screen usually an initialization error of an Option ROM i e an add on card Write down and follow the information shown on the screen Press F2 to enter Setup Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup Appendix A BIOS POST Messages 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 I2O Configuration Utility e g the SAC utility System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copied to shadow RAM UMB upper limit segment address nnnn Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks indicating released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory man ager Video BIOS shadowed Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM A 5 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual Notes Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Test codes for the Phoenix BIOS POST codes are divided into two categories recoverable and terminal Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error
96. st amp Device Host and Device 7 6 Chapter 7 BIOS Floppy Configuration This option allows the user to configure the settings for the Floppy Drives installed in the system Floppy A Floppy B Move the cursor to these fields via the up and down arrow keys to select the floppy type The options are Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 5 1 4 720 KB 312 1 44 MB 37 and 2 88 MB 37 gt PCI PnP Configuration This feature allows the user to set the PCI PnP configurations for the following items Clear NVRAM Select Yes to clear NVRAM during system boot The options are Yes and No Plug amp Play OS Select Yes to allow the OS to configure Plug amp Play devices This is not required for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug amp Play Select No to allow the AMI BIOS to configure all devices in the system PCI Latency Timer This feature sets the latency Timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus The default setting is 64 Select 32 to set the PCI latency to 32 PCI clock cycles Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles Select 96 to set the PCI latency to 96 PCI clock cycles Select 128 to set the PCI latency to 128 PCI clock cycles Select 160 to set the PCI latency to 160 PCI clock cycles Select 192 to set the PCI latency to 192 PCI clock cycles Select 224 to set the PCI latency to 224 PCI clock cycles Select 248 to set the PCI latency to 248 PCI clock cycles Allocate IRQ to P
97. stable before extending a component from the rack You should extend only one component at a time extending two or more si multaneously may cause the rack to become unstable Server Precautions e Review the electrical and general safety precautions in Chapter 4 e Determine the placement of each component in the rack before you install the rails Install the heaviest server components on the bottom of the rack first and then Work up Use aregulating uninterruptible power supply UPS to protect the server from power surges voltage spikes and to keep your system operating in case of a power failure 2 2 Chapter 2 Server Installation e Allow the hot plug SAS drives and power supply modules to cool before touch ing them Always keep the rack s front door and all panels and components on the servers closed when not servicing to maintain proper cooling Rack Mounting Considerations Ambient Operating Temperature If installed in a closed or multi unit rack assembly the ambient operating tempera ture of the rack environment may be greater than the ambient temperature of the room Therefore consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the manufacturer s maximum rated ambient tempera ture Tmra Reduced Airflow Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that the amount of airflow required for safe operation is not compromised Mechanical Loading Equipment
98. talling the Processor and Heatsink Lorient nia rr aesta cbe on c pe enmtetas 5 5 96 stalling cio e M 5 8 Memory Suppo reiese cates dt na secat cea Dni adc alae 5 8 5 7 Adding POLAOUSOITO EIUS emer re amare etn ee dae cerae atuciid er paticdae deu ecttade n 5 9 5 8 Serverboard Bro ci m 5 10 X7QC3 Quiek Reference uelit a a seien as pu n Ru EE 5 11 vii SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual 5 97 Connector Definitions euuisiesdismenioreecii eased anisi iea estu E 5 12 5 10 Jumper Settings acses aas 5 18 5 11 Onb ard 012 17 EE t 5 22 5 12 Floppy IDE and SAS e eee 5 23 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 Sialic Sensilive DS Vis gaia ces aeree Erro erdt cio Ra pera RS E E MEER EA PEIUS 6 1 Precautions ee UR 6 1 62 GCo nrolPane TEE 6 2 Unpacking a E E 6 2 6 3 Syst m ats gone ee en Em Pe Ae cDE 6 3 role c 6 3 Replacing System Fatis dpi can kanisa cud M MEER ad 6 3 6 4 Drive Bay Installation Removal sseeeeee m 6 4 Accessing th Drive BAYS P m 6 4 SAS Drive gc 21 F216 g aia c eee ee rete aaas 6 5 SAS Drive A AN adt ce sch eee es ee 6 7 6 5 27 oro eR 6 8 xo S pply xcii eL Lm 6 8 Removing Replacing the Power SuUpply ccccssccecessseceeeseesseeeeeseneeeeenses 6 8 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 1 Jpigsre peior eee 7 1 Starting BIOS S tup I cass easel
99. te of 16 6 MBs It has the same transfer rate as PIO mode 4 and Multi Word DMA mode 2 Select UDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 25 MBs Select UDMA to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 33 3 MBs Select UDMA3 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 66 6 MBs Select UDMAA to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 4 It has a data transfer rate of 100 MBs The options are Auto SWDMAn MWDMAn and UDMAn S M A R T For Hard disk drives Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically detect hard disk drive support The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32 Bit Data Transfer Select Enabled to use the feature of 32 Bit data transfer Select Disabled to disable this function The options are Enabled and Disabled Hard Disk Write Protect Select Enabled to use the feature of Hard Disk Write Protect to prevent data from being written to HDD The options are Enabled or Disabled IDE Detect Time Out This feature allows the user to set the system time out value to allow the BIOS to detect the ATA ATAPI devices installed in the system The options are 0 sec 5 Mode 1 0 15 20 25 30 and 35 ATA PI 80Pin Cable Detection This feature allows the AMI BIOS to automatically detect 80Pin ATA PI Cable The options are Ho
100. tep that follows Tools Required The only tool you will need to install components and perform maintenance is a Philips screwdriver 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage electronic 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 ESD damage Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge e Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard add on cards and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the serverboard 6 1 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual Unpacking The serverboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected Figure 6 1 Front and Rear Chassis Views Slim DVD ROM Drive USB Ports COM Port Control Panel Oo Oo nra else bts ie a OOOOOOOOOQ DOH 9990009 z o 560 5 s 000000000000 im
101. the system Depending upon your system s configuration your system may have one or more drives already installed If you need to install SAS drives please refer to Chapter 6 Checking the Airflow Als Airflow is provided by six sets of 4 cm fans each set of fans consists of two fans that are mounted back to back and an air shroud The system compo nent layout was carefully designed to direct sufficient cooling airflow to the components that generate the most heat 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 Providing Power 1 Plug the power cords from the power supplies unit into a high quality power strip that offers protection from electrical noise and power surges It is recommended that you use an uninterruptible power supply UPS Finally depress the power on button on the front of the chassis 2 7 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual Notes Chapter 3 System Interface Chapter 3 System Interface 3 1 Overview There are several LEDs on the control panel as well as others on the SAS drive carriers to keep you constantly informed of the overall status of the system as well as the activity and health of specific components There are also two buttons on the chassis control panel and an on off switch on the power supply This chapter explains the meanings of all LED indicators and the appropriate response you may need to ta
102. tion To remove the serverboard follow the procedure in reverse order Installing to the Chassis T Access the inside of the system by removing the screws from the back lip of the top cover of the chassis then pull the cover off The X7QC3 requires a chassis big enough to support a 16 x 14 3 serverboard such as Supermicro s SC828TQ R1200 Make sure that the I O ports on the serverboard align properly with their respective holes in the I O shield at the back of the chassis Carefully mount the serverboard to the serverboard tray by aligning the board holes with the raised metal standoffs that are visible in the chassis Insert screws into all the mounting holes on your serverboard that line up with the standoffs and tighten until snug if you screw them in too tight you might strip the threads Metal screws provide an electrical contact to the serverboard ground to provide a continuous ground for the system Finish by replacing the top cover of the chassis 5 2 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 3 Connecting Cables Now that the serverboard is installed the next step is to connect the cables to the board These include the data ribbon cables for the peripherals and control panel and the power cables Connecting Data Cables The ribbon cables used to transfer data from the peripheral devices have been care fully routed to prevent them from blocking the flow of cooling air that moves through the system fro
103. tions 19 Note JIDE2 the white slot 21 is reserved for Compact Flash 23 Card only Do not use it for 25 other devices If JIDE2 is popu 27 lated with a Compact Flash 29 Card JIDE1 the blue slot will 81 be available for one device 33 only For the Compact Flash 35 Card to work properly you will 37 need to connect a power cable 39 Definition Pin Definition Reset IDE 2 Ground Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 HostData2 14 Host Data 13 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 Ground 20 Key DRQ3 22 Ground O Write 24 Ground I O Read 26 Ground IOCHRDY 28 BALE DACK3 30 Ground IRQ14 32 106816 Addr1 34 Ground Addro 36 Adare Chip Select 38 Chip Select 1 Activity 40 Ground to JWF1 first SATA Ports There are no jumpers to config ure the onboard SATA connec tors See the table on the right for pin definitions 5 24 SATA Ports Pin Definitions JS1 JS6 Pin Definition Ground Ground Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform mainte nance on the SC828TQ R1200 chassis For component installation follow the steps in the order given to eliminate the most common problems encountered If some steps are unnecessary skip ahead to the s
104. to enable the onboard floppy controller The options are Enabled and Disabled Serial Port1 Address Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base I O port addresses and the Interrupt Request ad dresses for Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8 IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address The options for Serial Port 1 are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 The options for Serial Port 2 are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Mode This option allows the user to configure the Serial Port2 Mode The Options are Normal Sharp IR SIR and Consumer Configured Advanced Chipset Settings This item allows the user to configure the Advanced Chipset settings for the system 7 8 Chapter 7 BIOS gt NorthBridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the NorthBridge Chipset settings Crystal Beach DMA This feature uses the Intel I O AT Acceleration Technology to accelerate the performance of TOE devices Note A TOE device is a specialized dedicated processor that is installed on an add on card or a network card to handle some or all packet processing of this add on card For this motherboard the TOE device is built inside the ESB 2 South Bridge chip The options are Ena
105. torage supported by the ESB2 allows the user to create RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets by using only four identical hard disk drives The Intel Matrix Storage Technology creates two partitions on each hard disk drive and generate a virtual RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets It also allows you the change the HDD partition size without any data Configuring BIOS Settings 1 Press the Del key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time powering on the system we recommend you load the Optimized Default Settings If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys to select the Exit Settings Once in the Exit settings Scroll down to select Load Optimized Default Settings and press the En ter key Select OK to confirm the selection Press the Enter key to load the default settings for the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main section in BIOS 4 Scroll down to SATA Controller Mode and press the Enter key to select Enhanced C 2 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines 5 Scroll down to SATA RAID Enabled and press Enter Then select En abled 6 Scroll down to Exit Select Save and Exit from the Exit menu Press the Enter key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 7 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 8 During the system boot up press the Ctrl and lt l gt keys
106. ur web site for an up to date list of supported processors Manual Organization Chapter 1 Introduction The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the server system and describes the main features of the Super X7QC3 serverboard and the SC828TQ R1200 chassis Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer 8025C 3R into a rack and check out the server configuration prior to powering up the system If your server was ordered without the processor and memory components this chapter will refer you to the appropriate sections of the manual for their installation Chapter 3 System Interface Refer to this chapter for details on the system interface which includes the functions and information provided by the control panel on the chassis as well as other LEDs located throughout the system Chapter 4 System Safety You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the SuperServer 8025C 3R SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the X7QC3 serverboard including the locations and functions of connectors headers and jumpers Refer to this chapter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when reconfiguring the serverboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis
107. user to set the maximum PCI speed for the PCI slot specified Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically detect the capability of the device installed on the bus The options for Slot 1 are Auto 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz PCI X and 183 MHz PCI X The options for Slot 2 are Auto 66 MHz PCI 100 MHz PCI X and 133 MHz PCI X l O Port Decode This option allows the user to select the decode range for the I O connections The options are 4K Decode and 1K Decode RAS Sticky Error Handling This option allows the user to decide how to handle Sticky RAS errors The options are Clear Errors and Leave Errors unchanged VGA 16 Bit Decode Select Enabled to enable the function of decoding VGA for the devices installed behind the PXH PCI Controller Hub The options are Enabled and Disabled IDTCV152 Spread Spectrum Select Enable to enable IDTCV152 Spread Spectrum The options are Enabled and Disabled 7 11 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual Event Log Configuration Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log View Event Log This feature allows the user to view all unread events Mark All Events as Read Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to mark the DMI events as read Clear Event Log This setting will clear all event logs when set to OK The options are OK and Cancel ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging U
108. uter fixed rack rail that secures directly to the rack itself Two pairs of short brackets to be used on the front side of the outer rails are also included Installing the Inner Rails Both the left and right side inner rails have been pre attached to the chassis Pro ceed to the next step Installing the Outer Rails Begin by measuring the distance from the front rail to the rear rail of the rack Attach a short bracket to the front side of the right outer rail and a long bracket to the rear side of the right outer rail Adjust both the short and long brackets to the proper distance so that the rail can fit snugly into the rack Secure the short bracket to the front side of the outer rail with two M4 screws and the long bracket to the rear side of the outer rail with three M4 screws Repeat these steps for the left outer rail Locking Tabs Both chassis rails have a locking tab which serves two functions The first is to lock the server into place when installed and pushed fully into the rack which is its normal position Secondly these tabs also lock the server in place when fully extended from the rack This prevents the server from coming completely out of the rack when you pull it out for servicing 2 4 Chapter 2 Server Installation Installing the Server into the Rack You should now have rails attached to both the chassis and the rack unit The next step is to install the server into the rack Do this by lining up the rear
109. volume or lt N gt to go back to the Delete Volume menu C 8 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Resetting to Non RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD Warning Use caution when you reset a RAID volume to non RAID or when resetting a RAID volume Resetting a RAID volume HDD or resetting a RAID HDD will reformat the HDD and delete the internal RAID structure on the drive 1 From the main menu select Reset Disks to Non RAID and press Enter The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Hanager option RUM 1 8 1913 ICR wRAI Copyright C 2881 85 Intel Corporation All Riuhts Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume Port Drive Model Size Status WMALT2834971 232 961 Select the disks that should be reset 11 Previous Next SPACE Selects CENTER Selection Complete 2 Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to highlight the RAID set drive to reset and press Space to select 3 Press Enter to reset the RAID set drive A Warning message displays 4 Press Y to reset the drive or N to go back to the main menu Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility 1 From the main menu select Exit and press Enter A warning message will appear 2 Press Y to reset the drive or N to go back to the main menu G9 SUPERSERVER 8025C 3R User s Manual C 2 Installing Windows XP 2000 2003 for RAID Systems Installing a New Operating System 1 Insert t

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