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1. x x IEEE X X X X X X Notes X indicates a populated DIMM slot If adding at least four DIMMs with two CPUs installed the configurations with DIMMs spread over both CPUs and not like the con figuration in row 5 will result in optimized performance Note that the first two DIMMs must be installed in the CPU1 memory slots Populating Memory Banks for 64 bit Operation CPU1 DIMM1A CPU1 CPU1 CPU1 CPU2 CPU2 CPU2 CPU2 DIMM1B DIMM2A DIMM2B DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIMM2B 5 9 AS2021M 32R User s Manual 5 6 Adding PCI Cards 1 PCI slots The H8DM3 2 has six PCI expansion slots which includes two PCI Express x8 slots one PCI Express x4 slot one 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X slot and two 64 bit 133 100 MHz PCI X slots The 2021M 32R can support low profile cards in all six slots of the serverboard 2 PCI card installation Before installing a PCI add on card make sure you install it into a slot that supports the speed of the card see step 1 above After gaining access to the inside of the server determine which slot you wish to populate then press down on the curved section at the top of the blue tab for that slot While pressing down lift the tab to unlock the shield Insert the expansion card into the correct slot on the serverboard pushing down with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card Lock the card into place by pressing down on the tab Follow this procedure when adding a card to other slo
2. Ports Chipset Heatsink Fan Header SAS Ports Serial ATA Ports SGPIO Headers IPMI 2 0 Card Slot Universal Serial Bus USB Ports 0 1 USB Headers Description Onboard 5V Power LED 5 12 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions J1B1 5 8 Connecting Cables ATX Power Connector Pin Definition Pin Definition The primary ATX power supply con 8 asav fi a nector J1B1 meets the SSI Super SL add Set ATX 24 pin specification Refer to de OM 2 COM the table on the right for the pin defini 16 PSON 4 sv tions of the ATX 24 pin power connec LUN EM tor This connection supplies power to T COM e v the chipset fans and memory 181 COM com 20 Res NC 8 PWROK mele You must ae connect the 8 ay z Ae pin JPW1 and 4 pin JPW2 power Bo uen rer connectors to your power supply see umm mus ci 24 COM 12 483V Processor Power Connector In addition to the primary ATX power connector above the 12v 8 pin processor power connector at JPW1 must also be connected to your power supply This connection supplies power to the CPUs See the table on the right for pin definitions Auxiliary Power Connector The 4 pin auxiliary power connector Pins Definition at JPW2 must also be connected to 1 amp 2 Ground your power supply This connection 4 12V supplies extra power that may be a i needed for high loads See the table on the right for p
3. e we i bU RC m RENE Koop MU E E E E E E E LEO o LAN1 LAN2 OOOO oof Keyboard COM1 Port VGA Port Purple Turquoise Blue 5 5 Installing Memory Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is inter leaved to improve performance see step 1 1 Insert each memory module vertically into its slot paying attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the module incorrectly see Figure 5 5 See support information below 2 Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place Note each processor has its own built in memory controller so the CPU2 DIMMs cannot be addressed if only a single CPU is installed 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB and 4 GB memory modules are supported Itis highly recommended that you remove the power cord from the system before installing or changing DIMMs 5 7 AS2021M 32R User s Manual Support The H8DM3 2 supports single or dual channel DDR2 667 533 400 registered ECC SDRAM Both interleaved and non interleaved memory are supported so you may populate any number of DIMM slots see note on previous page and charts on following page The CPU2 DIMM slots can only be accessed when two CPUs are installed however the CPU2 DIMM slots are not required to be populated when two CPUs are installed Po
4. 0 and ACPI v3 0 ACPI APIC Support Determines whether to include the ACPI APIC table pointer in the RSDT pointer list The available options are Enabled and Disabled AMI OEMB Table Determines whether to include the AMI APIC table pointer in the RSDT pointer list The available options are Enabled and Disabled 7 3 AS2021M 32R User s Manual Headless Mode Use this setting to Enable or Disable headless operation mode through ACPI MCP55 ACPI HPET Table Use this setting to either Enable or Disable the MCP55 ACPI HPET table Power Configuration Power Button Mode Allows the user to change the function of the power button Options are On Off and Suspend Restore on AC Power Loss This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Power Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog Timer This setting is used to Enable or Disable the Watch Dog Timer function It must be used in conjunction with the Watch Dog jumper see Chapter 2 for details MPS Configuration MPS Revision This setting allows the user to select the MPS revision level The options are 1 1 and 1 4 Smbios Configuration Smbios Smi Support This setting allows SMI wrapper support for PnP function 50h 54h The options are Enabled and Disabled 7 4 Chapter 7 BIOS gt CPU Configuration MThe submenu lists CPU information and the following settings GART Error R
5. 27h 28h 2Ah 2Eh 2Fh 30h 31h 32h 34h 37h 38h 39h 3Ah 3Bh 40h 42h 43h 44h 45h 46h 47h 48h 49h 4Bh Code Description Interrupt vector initialization is done Clearing the password if the POST DIAG Switch is on Any initialization before setting video mode will be done next Initialization before setting the video mode is complete Configuring the mono chrome mode and color mode settings next Bus initialization system static output devices will be done next if present See the last page for additional information Completed post video ROM test processing If the EGA VGA controller is not found performing the display memory read write test next The EGA VGA controller was not found The display memory read write test is about to begin The display memory read write test passed Look for retrace checking next The display memory read write test or retrace checking failed Performing the alter nate display memory read write test next The alternate display memory read write test passed Looking for alternate display retrace checking next The display mode is set Displaying the power on message next Video display checking is over Setting the display mode next Initializing the bus input IPL general devices next if present See the last page of this chapter for additional information Displaying bus initialization error messages See the last page of this chapter for addition
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7. A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow BIOS to auto detect hard disk drive support Select Disabled to prevent AMI BIOS from using the S M A R T Select Enabled to allow AMI BIOS to use the S M A R T to support hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32 Bit Data Transfer Select Enabled to activate the function of 32 Bit data transfer Select Disabled to deactivate the function The options are Enabled and Disabled Hard Disk Write Protect Select Enabled to enable the function of Hard Disk Write Protect to prevent data from being written to HDD The options are Enabled or Disabled IDE Detect Time Out Sec This feature allows the user to set the time out value for detecting ATA ATA PI devices installed in the system The options are 0 sec 5 10 15 20 25 30 and 35 ATA PI 80Pin Cable Detection This setting allows AMI BIOS to auto detect the 80 Pin ATA PI cable The options are Host amp Device Host and Device 7 8 Chapter 7 BIOS gt PCI PnP Configuration Clear NVRAM Select Yes to clear NVRAM during boot up 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 AMIBIOS to configure all devices in the system P
8. Ec 3 c TENE Do mu is ou png DTI v EIL EIS a AICORE i Ni aclatat sed Ds d Soe I LnI nrnumrJmi mnmr mium u 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 control panel buttons Details on JF1 can be found in Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 3 System Fans Three 8 cm hot swap fans provide the cooling for the 2021M 32R It is very im portant that the chassis top cover is properly installed and making a good seal in order for the cooling air to circulate properly through the chassis and cool the components 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 conve
9. 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 AN aid in proper airflow Important Regardless of how many SAS hard drives are installed all drive carriers must remain in the drive bays to maintain proper airflow 6 5 AS2021M 32R User s Manual 2 Installing removing hot swap SAS drives The SAS drive carriers are all easily accessible at the front of the chassis These hard drives are hot pluggable meaning they can be removed and installed without powering down the system To remove a carrier push the release button located beside the drive LEDs Then swing the colored handle fully out and use it to pull the unit straight out see Figure 6 4 Note Your operating system must have RAID support to enable the hot plug 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 Hard Drive Backplane The SAS drives plug into a backplane that provides power drive ID and bus termi nation A RAID controller can be used with the backplane to provide data security The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability of the SAS drives The backplane is already preconfigured so there are n
10. metal object such as a small screwdriver for at least four seconds 3 Remove the screwdriver or shorting device 4 Reconnect the power cord s and power on the system Notes Do not use the PW ON connector to clear CMOS The onboard battery does not need to be removed when clearing CMOS however you must short JBT1 for at least four seconds ve JBT1 contact pads 5 20 lC to PCI X Enable Disable The JI C1 2 pair of jumpers allows you to connect the System Management Bus to the PCI X expansion slots The default setting is disabled Both con nectors must be set the same JI C1 is for data and JI C2 is for the clock See the table on right for jumper settings C to PCI E Enable Disable The JI C3 4 pair of jumpers allows you to connect the System Management Bus to the PCI Express expansion slots The default setting is disabled Both connectors must be set the same JI C3 is for data and JI C4 is for the clock See the table on right for jump er settings Watch Dog JWD controls Watch Dog a system monitor that takes action when a soft ware application freezes the system Jumping pins 1 2 will cause WD to reset the system if an application is hung up Jumping pins 2 3 will gen erate a non maskable interrupt signal for the application that is hung up See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS 5 21 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup PC to PCI X En
11. necessary 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 electrostatic discharge as protection from electrical shock Instead use rubber mats that have been specifically designed as electrical insulators 4 1 AS2021M 32R User s Manual The power supply power cord must include a grounding plug and must be plugged into grounded electrical outlets Serverboard Battery CAUTION There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed upside down which will reverse its polarities 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 DVD ROM Laser CAUTION this server may have come equipped with a DVD ROM drive To prevent direct exposure to the laser beam and hazardous radiation exposure do not open the enclosure or use the unit in any unconventional way 4 2 General Safety Precautions A Follow these rules to ensure general safety Keep the area around the 2021M 32R clean and free of clutter The 2021M 32R weighs approximately 57 Ibs 25 9 kg when fully loaded When lift
12. only have a single power supply installed you should disable this func tion with J3P to prevent false alarms See the table on the right for jumper settings 5 22 PCI X Slot Speed Jumper Settings JPX1A JPX1B Jumper Setting Definition Open Auto Pins 1 2 PCI X 66 MHz Pins 2 3 PCI 66 MHz VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPG1 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled Compact Flash Master Slave Jumper Settings JCF1 Jumper Setting Definition Closed Master Open Slave Power Supply Fail Detect Jumper Settings J3P Jumper Setting Definition Open Disabled Closed Enabled Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 10 Onboard Indicators LAN1 LAN2 LEDs The Ethernet ports located beside Connection Speed Indicator the VGA port have two LEDs On LED Color Definition each Gb LAN port one LED indicates gi 10 00 nl activity when blinking while the other LED may be amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the table on the right for the func tions associated with the connection speed LED 5V LED When illuminated the DP2 LED indicates that 5V power from the power supply is being supplied to the serverboard DP2 should normally be illuminated when the system is operating 5 23 AS2021M 32R User s Manual 5 11 Floppy IDE SATA and SAS Drive Connections Use the following information to connect the f
13. or peripheral drives and when replacing a system power supply or cooling fan 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 Error Beep Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Appendix C System Specifications Preface Notes AS2021M 32R User s Manual Table of Contents Preface Abour MOIS Manual x 9 orte Sitar a E a a iii Man al Ed re aT rs o UNE IEEE E o D iii Chapter 1 Introduction IBnEMO UC RR 1 1 1 2 Serverboard Features eese esses nennen nennen tna a eser nie 1 2 1 38 Server Chassis Features ccccccccecceecesecceceeeeeeeseeeneaeeeeeeeeseesnceeeeeeeeeeeeenaees 1 4 1 4 Contacting Supermicro hoe cites teach deiude iudices Maske pito adire diea 1 5 Chapter 2 Server Installation TONES 07 qr PRI 2 1 2 2 MIMAKI the System sian sete cote pec dpi eet Rios ipa SD E a 2 1 2 3 Preparing for Setup oesctei toii En eati einn an dede RSie sca teh Ex tP Lid nds e ARS oda etate edis ins 2 1 2 4 Installing the System into a Rack acai iier dirti patei 2 4 2 5 Checking the Serverboard Setup ccccsseeceeeeesseeeeeeeeeeeeseseeeeeseeeeeeneenaees 2 8 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup cececcceceessceeeeeeseeeeseseeeeeseeseneeseesseeeeees 2 10 Chapter 3 System Interface 3 1 Overview eee 3 1 3 2 Control Panel Buttons sssssssss
14. sets the size of the memory block to reserve for Legacy ISA devices The options are Disabled 16k 32k and 64k Onboard SAS Controller This setting is used to Enable or Disable the onboard SAS controller gt Super IO Configuration Serial Port1 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 1 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is 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 are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 2F8 IRQ3 to allow the serial port to use 2F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address The options are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port 2 Mode Tells BIOS which mode to select for serial port 2 The options are Normal IrDA and ASKIR Parallel Port Address This option specifies the I O address used by the parallel port Select Disabled to prevent the parallel port from accessing any system resources When the value of thi
15. the Server into a Rack Figure 2 2 2 7 AS2021M 32R User s Manual 2 5 Checking the Serverboard Setup After you install the 2021M 32R in the rack you will need to open the unit to make sure the serverboard is properly installed and all the connections have been made 1 Accessing the inside of the System see Figure 2 3 First grasp the two handles on either side and pull the unit straight out until it locks you will hear a click Next depress the two buttons on the top of the chassis to release the top cover You can then lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server 2 Check the CPUs processors You may have one or two processors already installed into the serverboard Each processor needs its own heatsink See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor and heatsink installation 3 Check the system memory Your 2021M 32R server system may have come with system memory already in stalled Make sure all DIMMs are fully seated in their slots For details on adding system memory refer to Chapter 5 4 Installing add on cards If desired you can install add on cards to the system See Chapter 5 for details on installing PCI add on cards 5 Check all cable connections and airflow Make sure all power and data cables are properly connected and not blocking the chassis airflow Also make sure that no cables are positio
16. the fans 5 Supplying power to the system The last thing you must do is to provide input power to the system Plug the power cords from the power supply modules 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 2 10 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 3 2 Control Panel Buttons The two push buttons located on the front of the chassis are a reset button and a power on off button RESET 2 VS M i i i k i M ar e RESET Use the reset button to reboot the system o POWER This is the main power button which is used to apply or turn off the main system power Turning off system power with this button removes the main power but keeps standby power supplied to the system 3 1 AS2021M 32R User s Manual 3 3 Control Panel LEDs The control panel located on the front of the chassis has several LEDs These LEDs provide you with critical information related to different parts of the system This section explains what each LED indicates when illuminated and any corrective action you m
17. the server from power surges voltage spikes and to keep your system operating in case of a power failure Allow the hot plug SAS drives and power supply units 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 2 2 Chapter 2 Server Installation 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 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
18. to the serverboard description pages on our web site for a complete listing of supported processors www supermicro com aplus Memory The H8DM3 2 has eight 240 pin DIMM slots that can support up to 64 GB of DDR2 667 or 32 GB of DDR2 533 400 registered ECC SDRAM The memory operates in an interleaved configuration and requires requires modules of the same size and speed to be installed two at a time See Chapter 5 Section 5 for details SAS An LSI 1068E SAS controller is integrated into the H8DM3 2 to provide an eight port SAS Serial Attached SCSI subsystem which is RAID 0 1 10 and JBOD sup ported Optional RAID 5 support is available with the iButton installed The SAS drives are hot swappable units SR and IT modes are supported but not IR Note The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability and RAID function of the SAS drives PCI Expansion Slots The H8DM3 2 has six PCI expansion slots which includes two PCI Express x8 slots one PCI Express x4 slot one 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X slot and two 64 bit 133 100 MHz PCI X slots Onboard Controllers Ports One floppy drive controller and one onboard ATA 133 controllers are provided to support up to two IDE hard drives or ATAPI devices The color coded I O ports include one COM port an additional COM header is located on the serverboard a 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction VGA monitor port two USB 2 0 ports a parallel port PS 2 mo
19. to the table on the right for pin defini tions This feature is only available for systems with redundant power HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition Vcc HD Active Pin Definition 11 veo Pin Definition 9 Vcc OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 OH Fan Fail LED Status Pin Definition State Indication 7f Vcc Solid Overheat Control Blinking Fan fail Power Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 Vcc Control supplies 5 14 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Reset Button Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo Pin Definitions JF1 cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach Pin Definition it to the hardware reset switch on the 3 Reset computer case Refer to the table on 4 Ground the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Mo mentarily contacting both pins will Power Button power on off the system This button Pin Definitions JF1 can also be configured to function Pin Definition as a suspend button see the Power 1 PW_ON Button Mode setting in BIOS To turn 2 Ground off the power when set to suspend mode depress the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Universal Serial Bus Ports Universal Serial Bus Ports Pin Definitions USB0 1 USB0 1 USBO USB1 Pin Definition Pin Definition Two U
20. 1M 32R up and running Following these steps in the order given should enable you to have the system operational within a minimum amount of time This quick setup assumes that your system has come to you with the processors and memory preinstalled If your system is not already fully integrated with a serverboard processors system memory etc please turn to the chapter or section noted in each step for details on installing specific components 2 2 Unpacking the System You should inspect the box the 2021M 32R 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 server It should be situated in a clean dust free area that is well ventilated Avoid areas where heat electrical noise and electromagnetic fields are generated You will also need it placed near a grounded power outlet Read the Rack and Server Precautions in the next section 2 3 Preparing for Setup The box the 2021M 32R 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 AS20
21. 21M 32R User s Manual Choosing a Setup Location Leave enough clearance in front of the rack to enable you to open the front door completely 25 inches Leave 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 according to 2 of the the German Ordinance for Work with Visual Display Units N Warnings and Precautions N Rack Precautions Ensure that the leveling jacks on the bottom of the rack are fully extended to the floor with the full weight of the rack resting on them In single rack installation stabilizers should be attached to the rack In multiple rack installations the racks should be coupled together Always make sure the rack is stable before extending a component from the rack You should extend only one component at a time extending two or more simul taneously may cause the rack to become unstable Server Precautions Review the electrical and general safety precautions in Chapter 4 Determine the placement of each component in the rack before you install the rails Install the heaviest server components on the bottom of the rack first and then work up Use a regulating uninterruptible power supply UPS to protect
22. 999 For other disk drives such as IDE CD ROM drives check the specifications of the drive 7 6 Chapter 7 BIOS DMA Mode Selects the DMA Mode Options are Auto SWDMAO SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMAO MDWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMAO UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMAS UDMA4 and UDMAS5 SWDMA Single Word DMA MWDMA Multi Word DMA UDMA UltraDMA S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow BIOS to auto detect hard disk drive support Select Disabled to prevent AMI BIOS from using the S M A R T Select Enabled to allow AMI BIOS to use the S M A R T to support hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32 Bit Data Transfer Select Enabled to activate the function of 32 Bit data transfer Select Disabled to deactivate the function The options are Enabled and Disabled Serial ATA0 1 2 Primary Secondary Channel Highlight one of the items above and press Enter to access the submenu for that item If a drive is present information on that drive will be displayed here LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive The options are Disabled and Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block mode is not used Block mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB
23. Alarm Reset Header seueseess 5 18 Power Supply Fail Alarm Header c cccccccecccccceceeeeeceeceeeeeeeeeseseseees 5 19 vii AS2021M 32R User s Manual Compact Flash Power Header s c2 c c2c5 ci ok cei taw cide dicieiceaceoela 5 19 cic jeg 5 19 5 9 Jumper Settings ouch rident iui cuti ca t OM e 5 20 Explanation Of M 5 20 CMOS Cl a er EEEIEE 5 20 lC to PCI X Enable Disable e E 5 21 FO to PCI E Enable Disable 525i iacob etse eeu aig 5 21 Watch Dog Enable Disable essiri onae s 5 21 PCI X Slot Speed emanate me edendi um t eer ee eee eee eee meee eee 5 22 VGA Enable DisaDle aca Sse Pa cen Sie inei iaieiiea eaaa inida naei 5 22 Compact Flash Master Slave 14 uisi ip cator Sr enisaueleeteegeeseymaveeescegasen 5 22 Power Supply Fail Detect Enable Disable 5 22 910 Onboard Indicators c E eas ase 5 23 LANT LAN2 EDS mec P 5 23 MR TC M P m 5 23 5 11 Floppy IDE SATA and SAS Drive Connections ssssssss 5 24 Floppy CONNECTION MR 5 24 IDE sigle o OC o en rer eee 5 25 SATA PONS me n Q 5 26 SAS xolg cd 5 26 5 12 Installing Additional Drivers sssrini aiia aadar 5 27 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices ever eee 6 1 pc OTM Panel ssri a a e
24. CI Latency Timer This option sets the latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus Select a value to set the PCI latency in PCI clock cycles Options are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Set this value to allow or restrict the system from giving the VGA adapter card an interrupt address The options are Yes and No Palette Snooping Select Enabled to inform the 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 Set this value to allow or prevent the use of PCI IDE busmastering Select Enabled to allow AMI BIOS to use PCI busmaster for reading and writing to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled 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 the IRQ to be used by a Legacy ISA device The options are Available and Reserved 7 9 AS2021M 32R User s Manual DMA Channel 0 1 3 5 6 7 This feature specifies the availability of a DMA channel The options are Available and Reserved Reserved Memory Size This setting
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26. OOT ROM file cluster by cluster F4h The AMIBOOT ROM file is not the correct size F5h Next disabling internal cache memory FBh Next detecting the type of flash ROM FCh Next erasing the flash ROM FDh Next programming the flash ROM FFh Flash ROM programming was successful Next restarting the system BIOS B 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes B 3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The following runtime checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution These codes are uncompressed in F0000h shadow RAM Checkpoint Code Description 03h The NMI is disabled Next checking for a soft reset or a power on condition 05h The BIOS stack has been built Next disabling cache memory 06h Uncompressing the POST code next 07h Next initializing the CPU and the CPU data area 08h The CMOS checksum calculation is done next OAh The CMOS checksum calculation is done Initializing the CMOS status register for date and time next OBh The CMOS status register is initialized Next performing any required initialization before the keyboard BAT command is issued OCh The keyboard controller input buffer is free Next issuing the BAT command to the keyboard controller OEh The keyboard controller BAT command result has been verified Next performing any necessary initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test OFh The initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test is don
27. OS 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 Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit 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 Discard Changes Select this option and press lt Enter gt to discard all the changes and return to AMI BIOS 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 BIOS to automatically load the Optimal Defaults as the BIOS Settings The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer applications Load Fail Safe Defaults To set this feature select Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not maximum performance 7 17 AS2021M 32R User s Manual Notes 7 18 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST Power On Self Test routines which are performed each time the system is powered on errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue the boot up process The error messages normally appear o
28. Q R700LP chassis has an innovative cooling design that includes three 8 cm hot plug system cooling fans located in the middle section of the chassis An air shroud channels the airflow from the system fans to efficiently cool the processor area of the system The power supply module also includes a cooling fan 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 4 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Tel Fax Email Web Site Europe Address Tel Fax Email Asia Pacific Address Tel Fax Web Site Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A 1 408 503 8000 1 408 503 8008 marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support www supermicro com Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands 31 0 73 6400390 31 0 73 6416525 sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei Taiwan R O C 886 2 8226 3990 886 2 8226 3991 www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email Tel support supermicro com tw 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 1 5 AS2021M 32R User s Manual Notes 1 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 1 Overview This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your 202
29. UPER AS2021M 32R USER S MANUAL 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 INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBI
30. a complete listing of supported processors Chipset nVidia MCP55 Pro and AMD 8132 chipset BIOS 8 Mb AMIG Flash ROM Memory Capacity Eight 240 pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of DDR2 667 or 32 GB of DDR2 533 400 registered ECC SDRAM Note Memory may be installed to provide interleaved or non interleaved configurations See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details Serial Attached SCSI SAS Controller LSI 1068E controller for eight port SAS RAID 0 1 10 and JBOD supported RAID 5 supported with optional iButton installed SR and IT modes are supported IR mode is not supported Serial ATA SATA Controller On chip controller for six port Serial ATA RAID 0 1 0 1 5 and JBOD supported SAS Drive Bays Eight 8 hot swap drive bays to house eight 8 standard SAS drives Peripheral Drive Bays One 1 slim floppy drive optional One 1 slim DVD ROM drive C 1 AS2021M 32R User s Manual Expansion Slots Two PCI Express x8 slots one PCI Express x4 slot one 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X slot and two 64 bit 133 100 MHz PCI X slots all low profile cards Serverboard H8DM3 2 Extended ATX form factor Dimensions 12 x 13 05 in 305 x 331 mm Chassis SC825TQ R700LP 2U rackmount Dimensions WxHxD 16 8 x 3 5 x 25 5 in 427 x 89 x 648 mm Weight Gross Bare Bone 57 lbs 25 9 kg System Cooling Three 3 8 cm system cooling fans System Input Requirements AC Input Voltage 100 240V AC auto range Ra
31. able Disable Jumper Settings JI C1 2 Definition Enabled Jumper Setting Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Disabled FC to PCI E Enable Disable Jumper Settings JI C3 4 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Reset Pins 2 3 NMI Open Disabled Note When enabled the user needs to write their own application software in or der to disable the Watch Dog timer AS2021M 32R User s Manual PCI X Slot Speed Jumper JPXA1 on the H8DM3 2 H8DMi 2 is used to change the speed of PCI X slots 1 amp 2 Jumper JPXB1 is used to change the speed of PCI X slot 3 See the tables on the right for jumper settings Note JPXA1 controls the speed for PCI X slots 1 and 2 JPXB1 controls the speed for PCI X slot 3 The default setting for both is Open Auto 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 Compact Flash Master Slave The JCF1 jumper allows you to assign either master or slave status a compact flash card installed in IDE1 See the table on the right for jumper settings Power Supply Fail Detect Enable Disable The system can notify you in the event of a power supply failure This feature assumes that redundant power supply modules are installed in the chassis If you
32. act is made to protect your equipment from ESD Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Keep all components and printed circuit boards PCBs in their antistatic bags until ready for use Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing which may retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the serverboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the serverboard AS2021M 32R User s Manual 4 4 Operating Precautions A Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 2021M 32R is operating to assure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 2021M 32R system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed Figure 4 1 Installing the Onboard Battery l LITHIUM BATTERY OR BATTERY HOLDER LITHIUM BATTERY ea BATTERY HOLDER S PN 4 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install pro
33. al information The new cursor position has been read and saved Displaying the Hit DEL mes sage next The Hit DEL message is displayed The protected mode memory test is about to start Preparing the descriptor tables next The descriptor tables are prepared Entering protected mode for the memory test next Entered protected mode Enabling interrupts for diagnostics mode next Interrupts enabled if the diagnostics switch is on Initializing data to check memory wraparound at 0 0 next Data initialized Checking for memory wraparound at 0 0 and finding the total sys tem memory size next The memory wraparound test is done Memory size calculation has been done Writing patterns to test memory next The memory pattern has been written to extended memory Writing patterns to the base 640 KB memory next Patterns written in base memory Determining the amount of memory below 1 MB next The amount of memory below 1 MB has been found and verified The amount of memory above 1 MB has been found and verified Checking for a soft reset and clearing the memory below 1 MB for the soft reset next If this is a power on situation going to checkpoint 4Eh next B 4 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint 4Ch 4Dh 4Eh 4Fh 50h 51h 52h 53h 54h 57h 58h 59h 60h 62h 65h 66h 67h 7Fh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h Code Description The memory below 1 MB has been cleared via a s
34. and may not exactly represent the features on your serverboard See the previous pages for the actual specifications of your serverboard 1 3 AS2021M 32R User s Manual 1 3 Server Chassis Features The following is a general outline of the main features of the SC825TQ R700LP server chassis System Power The SC825TQ R700LP features a redundant 700W power supply composed of two separate power modules This power redundancy feature allows you to replace a failed power supply without shutting down the system SAS Subsystem The SC825TQ R700LP chassis was designed to support eight dual channel SAS hard drives which are hot swappable units Note The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability of the SAS drives Front Control Panel The control panel on the 2021M 32R provides you with system monitoring and control LEDs indicate system power HDD activity network activity system over heat 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 provided for front side access I O Backplane The SC825TQ R700LP is an ATX form factor chassis designed to be used in a 2U rackmount configuration The I O backplane provides seven low profile PCI expansion slots one COM port a VGA port two USB 2 0 ports a parallel port PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports and two Gb Ethernet ports Cooling System The SC825T
35. ated the green LED on the front of the SAS drive carrier indicates drive activity A connection to the SAS SCA backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is being accessed e Red A SAF TE compliant backplane is needed to activate the red LEDs which indicate a drive failure Please refer to Chapter 6 for instructions on replacing failed SAS drives 3 3 AS2021M 32R User s Manual Notes Chapter 4 System Safety Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 Electrical Safety Precautions A Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the 2021M 32R from damage Be aware of the locations of the power on off switch on the chassis as well as the room s emergency power off switch disconnection switch or electrical outlet If an electrical accident occurs you can then quickly remove power from the system Do not work alone when working with high voltage components Power should always be disconnected from the system when removing or installing main system components such as the serverboard memory modules and the DVD ROM and floppy drives When disconnecting power you should first power down the system with the operating system and then unplug the power cords of all the power supply units in the system When working around exposed electrical circuits another person who is familiar with the power off controls should be nearby to switch off the power if
36. ay need to take e 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 3 e Overheat Fan Fail When this LED flashes it indicates a fan failure When on continuously it indicates an overheat condition which may be caused by cables obstructing 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 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 indicated condition exists ES e NIC1 Indicates network activity on the JLAN1 port when flashing Er e NIC2 Indicates network activity on the JLAN2 port when flashing 3 2 Chapter 3 System Interface a e HDD Indicates IDE channel activity On the 2021M 32R this LED indicates SAS and or DVD ROM drive activity when flashing T Ay gt e 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 illumin
37. cessors and heatsinks to the H8DM3 2 serverboard connect the data and power cables and install add on cards All serverboard jumpers and connections are described and a layout and quick reference chart are included in this chapter Remember to close the chas sis completely when you have finished working on the serverboard to protect and cool the system sufficiently 5 1 Handling the Serverboard Static electrical discharge can damage electronic components To prevent dam age to printed circuit boards it is important to handle them very carefully see Chapter 4 Also note that the size and weight of the serverboard can cause it to bend if handled improperly which may result in damage To prevent the serverboard from bending keep one hand under the center of the board to sup port it when handling The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge Precautions e Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the serverboard add on cards and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use Unpacking The serverboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the boar
38. connector to supply power to the serverboard See the Connector Definitions section in this chapter for power connector pin definitions In addition your power supply must be connected to the 8 pin Processor Power connector at JPW1 and the 4 pin Auxiliary Power connector at JPW2 5 5 AS2021M 32R User s Manual Connecting the Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 5 3 for the pin locations of the various front control panel buttons and LED indi cators Please note that even and odd numbered pins are on opposite sides of each header All JF1 wires have been bundled into single keyed ribbon cable to simplify their connection The red wire in the ribbon cable plugs into pin 1 of JF1 Connect the other end of the cable to the Control Panel printed circuit board located just behind the system status LEDs in the chassis See the Connector Definitions section in this chapter for details and pin descrip tions of JF1 Figure 5 3 Front Control Panel Header Pins JF1 5 6 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 4 I O Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 5 4 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Figure 5 4 Rear Panel I O Ports Mouse Parallel Port Green Burgundy USBO 1 d E eeeeeeeeeeeee e
39. cover of the chassis Proceed to the DVD ROM and Floppy Drive Installation section later in this chapter for instructions 5 25 Drive Bay For installing removing a component in the 5 25 drive bay proceed to the 5 25 Drive Bay Installation section later in this chapter for instructions Removing the Air Shroud Under most circumstances you will not need to remove the air shroud to perform any service on the system However if you wish to temporarily remove it the air shroud sould always be in place when the system is operating please follow this procedure 6 4 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Begin by depressing the tabs at the front and rear of the shroud to unlock it then lift it up and out of the chassis To reinstall simply position the air shroud in its proper place and push it in until you hear it click SAS Drive Installation 1 Mounting a SAS drive in a drive carrier The SAS drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and re moval 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 To add a new SAS drive 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 Secure the drive to the carrier with four screws as shown in Figure 6 3 Figure 6 3 Mounting a SAS Drive in a Carrier
40. d make sure the person handling it is static protected 5 1 AS2021M 32R User s Manual 5 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation sor Always connect the power cord last and always remove it be Exercise extreme caution when handling and installing the proces fore adding removing or changing any hardware components Installing the CPU Backplates Two CPU backplates BKT 0011L have been preinstalled to the serverboard to prevent the CPU area of the serverboard from bending and to provide a base for attaching the heatsink retention modules Installing the Processor install to the CPU 1 socket first 1 Begin by removing the cover plate that protects the CPU Lift the lever on CPU socket 1 until it points straight up With the lever raised lift open the silver CPU retention plate Triangles 2 Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU Locate and align pin 1 of the CPU socket with pin 1 of the CPU Both are marked with a triangle 5 2 3 Align pin 1 of the CPU with pin 1 of the socket Once aligned carefully place the CPU into the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket move the CPU horizontally or vertically or rub the CPU against the socket or against any pins of the socket which may damage the CPU and or the socket 4 With the CPU inserted into the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that it is properly in stalled and flush with the socket Then gently lower the
41. d back into the module 6 8 Chapter 7 BIOS Chapter 7 BIOS 7 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS Setup utility for the H8DM3 2 The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to the Manual Download area of our web site for any changes to BIOS that may not be reflected in this manual Starting the Setup Utility To enter the BIOS Setup Utility hit the lt Delete gt key while the system is booting up In most cases the lt Delete gt key is used to invoke the BIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as lt F1 gt lt F2 gt etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text mes sage When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note that BIOS has default text messages built in We retain the option to include omit or change any of these text messages Set tings printed in Bold are the default values A P indicates a submenu Highlighting such an it
42. ded with the server system and describes the main features of the H8DM3 2 serverboard and the SC825TQ R700LP chassis which comprise the 2021M 32R Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the 2021M 32R into a rack and check out the server configuration prior to powering up the system If your server was ordered without processor and memory components this chapter will refer you to the appropriate se ctions of the manual for their installation Chapter 3 System Interface Refer here for details on the system interface which includes the functions and information provided by the control panel on the chassis as well as other LEDs located throughout the system AS2021M 32R User s Manual 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 2021M 32R Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the H8DM3 2 serverboard including the locations and functions of connections headers and jumpers Refer to this chapter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when reconfiguring the serverboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC825TQ R700LP server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing removing or reconfiguring SAS
43. e The key board command byte is written next 10h The keyboard controller command byte is written Next issuing the Pin 23 and 24 blocking and unblocking command 11h Next checking if lt End or lt Ins gt keys were pressed during power on Initializing CMOS RAM if the Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the lt End gt key was pressed Next disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2 The video display has been disabled Port B has been initialized Next initializing the chipset The 8254 timer test will begin next Next programming the flash ROM The memory refresh line is toggling Checking the 15 second on off time next Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required configuration before the video ROM test All necessary processing before passing control to the video ROM is done Look ing for the video ROM next and passing control to it The video ROM has returned control to BIOS POST Performing any required pro cessing after the video ROM had control Reading the 8042 input port and disabling the MEGAKEY Green PC feature next Making the BIOS code segment writable and performing any necessary configura tion before initializing the interrupt vectors The configuration required before interrupt vector initialization has completed In terrupt vector initialization is about to begin B 3 AS2021M 32R User s Manual Checkpoint 25h
44. egister test next The DMA controller 2 base register test passed Programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 next Completed programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 Initializing the 8259 interrupt controller next Completed 8259 interrupt controller initialization Extended NMI source enabling is in progress The keyboard test has started Clearing the output buffer and checking for stuck keys Issuing the keyboard reset command next A keyboard reset error or stuck key was found Issuing the keyboard controller interface test command next The keyboard controller interface test completed Writing the command byte and initializing the circular buffer next The command byte was written and global data initialization has completed Check ing for a locked key next Locked key checking is over Checking for a memory size mismatch with CMOS RAM data next The memory size check is done Displaying a soft error and checking for a password or bypassing WINBIOS Setup next B 5 AS2021M 32R User s Manual Checkpoint 86h 87h Code Description The password was checked Performing any required programming before WIN BIOS Setup next The programming before WINBIOS Setup has completed Uncompressing the WINBIOS Setup code and executing the AMIBIOS Setup or WINBIOS Setup utility next Returned from WINBIOS Setup and cleared the screen Performing any necessary programming after WINBIOS Setup next The pr
45. em and pressing the lt Enter gt key will open the list of settings within that submenu The BIOS setup utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of these hot keys lt F1 gt lt F10 gt lt Enter gt lt ESC gt lt Arrow gt keys etc can be used at any time during the setup navigation process 7 1 AS2021M 32R User s Manual 7 2 Main Menu When you first enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will see the Main Menu screen You can always return to the Main Menu by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen with the arrow keys The Main Menu screen provides you with a system overview which includes the version built date and ID of the AMIBIOS the type speed and number of the processors in the system and the amount of memory installed in the system System Time System Date You can edit this field 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 entered in DAY MM DD YYYY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Please note that time is in a 24 hour format For example 5 30 A M appears as 05 30 00 and 5 30 P M as 17 30 00 7 3 Advanced Settings Menu gt Boot Features Quick Boot If Enabled this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for the system to boot up The options are Enab
46. en T ae 6 2 6 3 System Fans oneei EET E 6 3 System Fan Failure oc aces ete Ree Ee meer tere Pr Yemen edes pee ME Ded 6 3 Replacing Systemi FANS E I 6 3 6 4 Drive Bay Installation REMOVAI essem 6 4 Accessing the Drive Bays ccccccceeeceeeeeeeneeeeeeeesseeneneeeeeeeesneeeeeeeenenee 6 4 SAS Drive aiii Me 6 5 DVD ROM and Floppy Drive Installation 221r ire iin 6 7 ps IPOWSIOSUBDIV Rae nan nen em ee ie reo eR dieci educ ere reer are pee ere re eerie 6 8 POWER S pply I II c t 6 8 Replacing tne Power Supply s ders aporta int e Racine ocu te Becca as iarasi 6 8 Chapter 7 BIOS Fs MN aiioe ULC io ETT 7 1 T2 MAM MENU RE 7 2 7 3 Advanced Settings Menu sem emere mre 7 2 viii Table of Contents Z A OV cu MeL accep esis Disa ees ad eee ieee 7 16 7 5 Security oie 7 16 no MP IBSC UE 7 17 Appendices Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes 11i ott patribus eo stas n Reo stia epe ce borne ist teEaE A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes eiie Loire enne rnnt euenit B 1 Appendix C System Specifications o Io atari tune lob a aid tata eo nsn Rien pM rai asuME C 1 AS2021M 32R User s Manual Notes Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Overview The AS2021M 32R is a high end server that is comprised of two main subsystems the SC825TQ R700LP 2U server chassis a
47. eporting This setting is used for testing only setting should be disabled Power Now This setting is used to Enable or Disable the AMD Power Now feature Thermal Throttling This setting is used to Enable or Disable Thermal Throttling gt Floppy IDE SATA Configuration Floppy A Move the cursor to these fields via up and down lt arrow gt keys to select the floppy type The options are Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 5 1 4 720 KB 37 1 44 MB 3 and 2 88 MB 37 Floppy B Move the cursor to these fields via 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 31 1 44 MB 377 and 2 88 MB 37 Onboard Floppy Controller Use this setting to Enable or Disable the onboard floppy controller Onboard IDE Controller There is a single floppy controller on the motherboard which may be Enabled or Disabled with this setting Serial ATA Devices This setting is used to determine if SATA drives will be used and how many Op tions are Disabled Device 0 Device 0 1 and Device 0 1 2 7 5 AS2021M 32R User s Manual nVidia RAID Function This setting is used to Enable or Disable the nVidia ROM Primary IDE Master Slave Highlight one of the items above and press lt Enter gt to access the submenu for that item Type Select the type of device connected to the system The options are Not Installed Auto CDROM and ARMD LBA Large Mode LBA Lo
48. er modules Each power supply module has an auto switching capability which en ables 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 modules have a hot swap capability meaning you can replace the failed module without powering down the system Removing Replacing the Power Supply You do not need to shut down the system to replace a power supply module The backup power supply module will keep the system up and running while you replace the failed hot swap module Replace with the same model see part number in the Appendix which can be ordered directly from Supermicro 1 Removing the power supply First unplug the power cord from the failed power supply module Then depress the locking tab on the power supply module and use the handle to pull it straight out with the rounded handle 2 Installing a new power supply Replace the failed hot swap module with another identical power supply Simply push the new power supply module into the power bay until you hear a click Secure the locking tab on the unit and finish by plugging the AC power cor
49. er on delay is starting Next the initialization code check sum will be verified Initializing the DMA controller performing the keyboard controller BAT test starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat mode next Starting memory sizing next Returning to real mode Executing any OEM patches and setting the Stack next Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at E000 0000h The initialization code is copied to segment 0 and control will be transferred to segment 0 B 1 AS2021M 32R User s Manual B 2 Bootblock Recovery Codes The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution Checkpoint Code Description EOh The onboard floppy controller if available is initialized Next beginning the base 512 KB memory test Eth Initializing the interrupt vector table next E2h Initializing the DMA and Interrupt controllers next E6h Enabling the floppy drive controller and Timer IRQs Enabling internal cache mem ory Edh Initializing the floppy drive Eeh Looking for a floppy diskette in drive A Reading the first sector of the diskette Efh A read error occurred while reading the floppy drive in drive A FOh Next searching for the AMIBOOT ROM file in the root directory Eih The AMIBOOT ROM file is not in the root directory F2h Next reading and analyzing the floppy diskette FAT to find the clusters occupied by the AMIBOOT ROM file F3h Next reading the AMIB
50. er to Chapter 7 See dE ast 16 au LSI s SAS manual for details on creating and working with SAS RAID arrays See the LSI SAS manual included on the Supermicro CD for SAS RAID set up instructions Note that SR and IT modes are sup ported but not IR 5 26 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 12 Installing Additional Drivers The CD that came bundled with the system contains software drivers some of which must be installed such as the chipset driver After inserting this CD into your CD ROM drive the display shown in Figure 5 7 should appear If this display does not appear click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CD ROM drive Finally double click on the S Setup icon Figure 5 7 Driver Tool Installation Display Screen amp H8DM3 2 Server Board Drivers amp Tools WinXP xi IOAPIC driver for AMD 813x SUPERMICR nVidia MCP55 Chipset Driver Drivers amp Tools Microsoft Direct 9 0 nVidia MCPSS Pro AMD 8132 PCI X Tunnel Chipset ATI Graphics driver LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager ail Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers Supero Doctor Ill Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD Auto Start Up Next Time Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you should reboot the sys
51. fans to the appropriate fan headers on the serverboard To install the heatsinks please follow the installation instructions included with your heatsink package not included 5 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 3 Connecting Cables Now that the processors are installed the next step is to connect the cables to the serverboard These include the data ribbon cables for the peripherals and control panel and the power cables Connecting Data Cables The ribbon cables used to transfer data from the peripheral devices have been carefully routed in preconfigured systems to prevent them from blocking the flow of cooling air that moves through the system from front to back If you need to disconnect any of these cables you should take care to reroute them as they were originally after reconnecting them make sure the red wires connect to the pin 1 locations If you are configuring the system keep the airflow in mind when routing the cables The following data cables with their serverboard connector locations noted should be connected See the serverboard layout diagram in this chapter for connector locations DVD ROM drive cable IDE 1 SAS cables SASO SAS7 Control Panel cable JF1 see next page Connecting Power Cables The H8DM3 2 has a 24 pin primary power supply connector designated J1B1 for connection to the ATX power supply Connect the appropriate connector from the power supply to the ATX Power
52. for test purposes only 2 The H8DMi 2 has the same layout as the H8DM3 2 but with no SAS components or ports 3 See the LSI SAS manual included on the Supermicro CD for SAS RAID setup instructions IR mode is not supported 5 11 AS2021M 32R User s Manual Jumpers J3P JBT1 JCF1 JI C1 2 JI C3 4 JPG1 JPXA1 JPXB1 JWD Connectors COM1 COM2 FAN 1 8 Floppy IDE 1 J1B1 JAR JF1 JF2 JL 1 JOH1 JPI C JPW1 JPW2 JPWF JWF1 JWOL JWOR LAN1 2 nFAN1 SAS0 3 SAS4 7 SATAO SATA5 SGPIO1 SGPIO2 SIMLP USBO 1 USB2 3 USB4 5 Indicators DP2 H8DM3 2 Quick Reference Description Default Setting Power Supply Fail Detect Closed Enabled CMOS Clear See Section 5 9 Compact Flash Master Slave Closed Master IC to PCI X Enable Disable X Pins 2 3 Disabled C to PCI E Enable Disable Pins 2 3 Disabled VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled PCI X Slot 1 amp 2 Freq Open Auto Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset Description COM1 COM2 Serial Port Header System Fan Headers Floppy Disk Drive Connector IDE Drive Connector 24 Pin ATX Power Connector Power Fail Alarm Reset Header Front Panel Connector Onboard Speaker Keylock Power LED Chassis Intrusion Header Overheat Warning Header Power Supply C Header 8 Pin Processor Power Connector 4 pin Auxiliary Power Connector Power Supply Fail Alarm Header Compact Flash Card Power Connector Wake On LAN Header Wake On Ring Header Gigabit Ethernet RJ45
53. g Enable This setting will reserve a spare memory rank in each node when enabled Options are Enable and Disable Memory Hole Remapping When Enabled this feature enables hardware memory remapping around the memory hole Options are Enabled and Disabled gt ECC Configuration DRAM ECC Enable DRAM ECC allows hardware to report and correct memory errors automati cally Options are Enabled and Disabled 4 Bit ECC Mode Allows the user to enabled 4 bit ECC mode also known as ECC Chipkill Options are Enabled and Disabled DRAM Scrub Redirect Allows system to correct DRAM ECC errors immediately even with background scrubbing on Options are Enabled and Disabled DRAM BG Scrub Corrects memory errors so later reads are correct Options are Dis abled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds L2 Cache BG Scrub Allows L2 cache RAM to be corrected when idle Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds Data Cache BG Scrub Allows L1 cache RAM to be corrected when idle Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and microseconds Power Down Control Allows DIMMs to enter power down mode by deasserting the clock enable signal when DIMMs are not in use Options are Auto and Disabled Chapter 7 BIOS Alternate VID Specify the alternate VID while in low power states Options are Auto and vari ous voltages from 800V to 1 050V in increments of 025V gt SouthBridge C
54. gical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive The options are Disabled and Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block mode is not used Block mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt Select Disabled to allow the data to be transferred from and to the device one sec tor at a time Select Auto to allows the data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it The options are Auto and Disabled PIO Mode 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 AMI BIOS to auto detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 0 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MBs Select 1 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MBs Select 2 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select 3 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MBs Select 4 to allow 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 1
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56. in definitions Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 5 13 Processor Power Connector Pin Definitions JPW1 Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V Required Connection Auxiliary Power Connector Pin Definitions JPW2 Required Connection Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 Vcc 16 Control AS2021M 32R User s Manual HDD LED The HDD IDE Hard Disk Drive LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the IDE hard drive LED cable to display disk activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 LED The NIC1 Network Interface Control ler LED connection is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 Attach the NIC1 LED cable to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC2 LED The NIC2 Network Interface Control ler LED connection is located on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Attach the NIC2 LED cable to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat Fan Fail LED 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 and status indicators Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer
57. ing 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 Don t use the handles if installed to lift the chassis the handles should only be used to pull the server out of the rack Place the chassis top cover and any system components that have been removed away from the system or on a table so that they won t accidentally be stepped on While working on the system do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and unbuttoned shirt sleeves which can come into contact with electrical circuits or be pulled into 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 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 cont
58. led and Disabled Quiet Boot If Disabled normal POST messages will be displayed on boot up If Enabled this display the OEM logo instead of POST messages Add On ROM Display Mode Set this option to display add on ROM read only memory messages The de fault setting is Force BIOS Select Force BIOS to allow the computer system to force a third party BIOS to display during system boot Select Keep Current to allow the computer system to display the BIOS information during system boot The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current 7 2 Chapter 7 BIOS Boot up Num Lock Set this value to allow the Number Lock setting to be modified during boot up The options are On and Off PS 2 Mouse Support Set this value to modify support for a PS 2 mouse The options are Auto En abled and Disabled Wait for F1 If Error Select Enable to activate the Wait for F1 if Error function The options are Enabled and Disabled Hit DEL Message Display Select Enabled to display message to hit the DEL key to enter Setup The op tions are Enabled and Disabled Interrupt 19 Capture Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 The options are Enabled and Disabled OS Installation Change this setting if using a 64 bit Linux operating system The available op tions are Other and Linux ACPI Configuration ACPI Version Features Use this setting the determine which ACPI version to use Options are ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2
59. loppy and hard disk drive cables e The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires e Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 e Asingle floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B e The 80 wire ATA133 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 Connector Floppy Drive Connector The floppy connector is located ee beside the IDE connector See the table on the right for pin definitions Definition i Definition 0 Zz g FDHDIN Reserved A O zZ O FDEDIN Index Motor Enable Drive Select B Drive Select A Motor Enable DIR STEP Write Data Write Gate Track 00 Write Protect Read Data G G G G G G G G G G G G G Side 1 Select 0 Z iw Diskette 5 24 IDE Connector There are no jumpers to con figure the onboard IDE 1 con nector unless using it for a c
60. m 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 October 8 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 2021M 32R server Installa tion and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only The 2021M 32R is a high end server based on the SC825TQ R700LP 2U rack mount chassis and the H8DM3 2 a dual processor serverboard that supports AMD Opteron 2000 Series Socket F type processors and up to 64 GB of DDR2 667 or 32 GB of DDR2 533 400 registered ECC SDRAM Manual Organization Chapter 1 Introduction The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components inclu
61. n the screen Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot up pro cedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error All errors listed with the exception of Beep Code 8 are fatal errors POST codes may be read on the debug LEDs located beside the LAN port on the serverboard backplane See the description of the Debug LEDs LED1 and LED2 in Chapter 5 A 1 AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message Description 1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset Ready to power up 5 short 1 long Memory error No memory detected in system 8 beeps Display memory read write error Video adapter missing or with faulty memory A 1 AS2021M 32R User s Manual Notes A 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes When AMIBIOS performs the Power On Self Test it writes checkpoint codes to I O port 0080h Ifthe computer cannot complete the boot process diagnostic equipment can be attached to the computer to read I O port 0080h B 1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The uncompressed initialization checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution Checkpoint Code Description DOh The NMI is disabled Pow
62. nd the H8DM3 2 dual AMD processor serverboard Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certified for use with the 2021M 32R www supermicro com In addition to the serverboard and chassis various hardware components have been included with the 2021M 32R as listed below Three 3 8 cm hot swap chassis fans FAN 0094L One 1 air shroud MCP 310 00005 01 Two 2 CPU passive heatsinks SNK P0023P One 1 DVD ROM drive DVM PNSC 824 One 1 floppy disk drive optional FPD TEAC SB One 1 cable for DVD drive CBL 0139L One 1 USB tray MCP 220 00007 01 030 One 1 rackmount kit MCP 290 00002 00 SAS Accessories One 1 SAS backplane BPN SAS 825TQ Two 2 IPass cables SFF 8087 CBL 0176L Eight 8 SATA hot swap drive carriers MCP 220 00001 01 03 One 1 CD containing drivers and utilities Note The 2021M 32R is available in white and black a V or a 03 following a part number indicates silver and a B or a 01 indicates black 1 1 AS2021M 32R User s Manual 1 2 Serverboard Features At the heart of the 2021M 32R lies the H8DM3 2 a dual processor serverboard based on the nVidia MCP55 Pro chipset and designed to provide maximum perfor mance Below are the main features of the H8DM3 2 See Figure 1 1 for a block diagram of the MCP55 Pro chipset Processors The H8DM3 2 supports single or dual AMD Opteron 2000 Series Socket F type processors Please refer
63. ned in front of the fans See Chapter 5 for details on cable connections 2 8 Chapter 2 Server Installation Figure 2 3 Accessing the Inside of the System 2 9 AS2021M 32R User s Manual 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup Next you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the SAS drives have been properly installed and all connections have been made 1 Accessing the drive bays 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 drives can be installed and removed from the front of the chassis without removing the top chassis cover 2 DVD ROM and floppy disk drives A slim DVD ROM and a 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 the system 3 Check the SAS drives 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 4 Check the airflow Airflow is provided by three 8 cm center chassis cooling fans An air shroud is also included in the system to maximize airflow The system component 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
64. nience 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 1 Removing a fan Remove the chassis cover Press the tabs on the sides of the fan to unlock and remove the fan and its housing The fan s power connections will automatically detach System power does not need to be shut down since the fans are hot plug gable 2 Installing a new fan Replace the failed fan with an identical 8 cm 12 volt fan available from Supermicro p n FAN 0094L Position the new fan into the space vacated by the failed fan previ ously removed A click can be heard when the fan is fully installed in place and the power connections are made If the system power is on the hot plug feature will cause the fan to start immediately upon being connected to its header on the serverboard 6 3 AS2021M 32R 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 2021M 32R DVD ROM Floppy Disk Drive For installing removing a DVD ROM or floppy disk drive you will need to gain access to the inside of the server by removing the top
65. niversal Serial Bus ports 1 45V USB2 0 are located beside the PO LAN1 2 ports See the table on the PO right for pin definitions Ground USB Headers Four additional USB2 0 headers USB2 USB3 4 USB2 3 and USB4 5 are included on Pin Definition Pin Definition the serverboard These may be con i io nected to provide front side access und A USB cable not included is needed ER for the connection See the table on Ground Ground the right for pin definitions Noe uel 5 15 AS2021M 32R User s Manual ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports y Porn efinitions Pin Definition The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the 1 Dat PS 2 mouse ports are located on the zi N IO backplane The mouse is the top 3 Ground green port See the table on the right for pin definitions Mii 5 Clock e Nc H Serial Port Pin Definitions Serial Ports COM1 COM2 P Pin Definition Pin Definition The COM1 port is located under the parallel port COM2 is a header located beside the SATA5 port See the serverboard layout for locations and the table on the right for pin definitions DSR RXD RTS TXD CTS DTR RI Ground NC Note NC indicates no connection Fan Headers The H8DM3 2 H8DMi 2 has eight fan Seema headers which are designated FAN1 FAN7 FAN8 through FAN8 FAN7 and FAN8 Pin Definition are for 4 pin Pulse Width Modulated 1 Ground Black PWM fans and are
66. o jumpers or switches present on it DVD ROM and Floppy Drive Installation The top cover of the chassis must be opened to gain full access to the DVD ROM and floppy drive bays The 2021M 32R accomodates only slim type DVD ROM drives Side mounting brakets are typically needed to mount a slim DVD ROM drive in the 2021M 32R server First release the retention screws that secure the server unit to the rack Grasp the two handles on either side and pull the unit straight out until it locks you will hear a click Next depress the two buttons on the top of the chassis to release the top cover and at the same time push the cover away from you until it stops You can then lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server You must power down the system before installing or removing floppy or IDE components Drives mount on rails and should click into place to be correctly and fully installed in their bays The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires Acolor mark on a cable typically designates the location of pin 1 e Asingle floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B 6 7 AS2021M 32R User s Manual 6 5 Power Supply The 2021M 32R has a 700 watt redundant power supply consisting of two pow
67. oft reset Clearing the memory above 1 MB next The memory above 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset Saving the memory size next Going to checkpoint 52h next The memory test started but not as the result of a soft reset Displaying the first 64 KB memory size next The memory size display has started The display is updated during the memory test Performing the sequential and random memory test next The memory below 1 MB has been tested and initialized Adjusting the displayed memory size for relocation and shadowing next The memory size display was adjusted for relocation and shadowing The memory above 1 MB has been tested and initialized Saving the memory size information next The memory size information and the CPU registers are saved Entering real mode next Shutdown was successful The CPU is in real mode Disabling the Gate A20 line parity and the NMI next The A20 address line parity and the NMI are disabled Adjusting the memory size depending on relocation and shadowing next The memory size was adjusted for relocation and shadowing Clearing the Hit DEL message next The Hit DEL message is cleared The WAIT message is displayed Starting the DMA and interrupt controller test next The DMA page register test passed Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register test next The DMA controller 1 base register test passed Performing the DMA controller 2 base r
68. ogramming after WINBIOS Setup has completed Displaying the power on screen message next Programming the WINBIOS Setup options next The WINBIOS Setup options are programmed Resetting the hard disk controller next The hard disk controller has been reset Configuring the floppy drive controller next The floppy drive controller has been configured Configuring the hard disk drive controller next Initializing the bus option ROMs from C800 next See the last page of this chapter for additional information Initializing before passing control to the adaptor ROM at C800 Initialization before the C800 adaptor ROM gains control has completed The adap tor ROM check is next The adaptor ROM had control and has now returned control to BIOS POST Perform ing any required processing after the option ROM returned control Any initialization required after the option ROM test has completed Configuring the timer data area and printer base address next Set the timer and printer base addresses Setting the RS 232 base address next Returned after setting the RS 232 base address Performing any required initializa tion before the Coprocessor test next Required initialization before the Coprocessor test is over Initializing the Coproces sor next Coprocessor initialized Performing any required initialization after the Coproces sor test next Initialization after the Coprocessor testis complete Checking the extended keyboa
69. ompact flash device See the table on the right for pin definitions Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup IDE Drive Connectors Pin Definitions IDE 1 Pin Definition 1 Reset IDE 3 Host Data 7 5 Host Data 6 7 Host Data 5 g Host Data 4 11 Host Data 3 13 Host Data 2 15 Host Data 1 Tr Host Data 0 19 Ground 21 DRQ3 23 1 0 Write 25 O Read 27 IOCHRDY 29 DACK3 31 IRQ14 33 Adar1 35 Addr0 37 Chip Select 0 39 Activity 5 25 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 Definition Ground Host Data 8 Host Data 9 Host Data 10 Host Data 11 Host Data 12 Host Data 13 Host Data 14 Host Data 15 Key Ground Ground Ground BALE Ground lOCS16 Ground Addr2 Chip Select 1 Ground AS2021M 32R User s Manual SATA Drive Ports Pin Definitions SATAO SATA5 SATA Ports Pin Definition There are no jumpers to con figure the SATA ports which F aa are designated SATAO through SATA5 See the table on the iin right for pin definitions a a 6 RXP T Ground SAS Ports een There are two SAS port con Pin Definitions SAS0 3 SAS4 7 nectors located near the IDE Pin Definition Pin Definition and floppy connectors One is MESSIS a me for the SASO 3 ports and the EN ad 4 Be other is for SAS4 7 ports See VENIO e Re the table on the right for pin LOO Pae s nme definitions O GERE JU o Ree Tx2 12 Tx2 Note SAS is enabled in BIOS GONE gp ref
70. omputer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the serverboard Unpacking The serverboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 6 1 AS2021M 32R User s Manual Figure 6 1 Front and Rear Chassis Views 3 5 Drive Bays 2 Slim DVD ROM Drive USB Ports 2 COM Port Control Panel SE Co E p SAS Drives 8 Floppy Drive optional System Reset Main Power Keyboard Mouse Ports Parallel Port 7 Low Profile PCI Slots GT e oe y pr e m RED esed
71. onfiguration CPU LDT Spread Spectrum Enables spread spectrum for the CPU LDT Options are Center Spread Down Spread or Disabled PCIE Spread Spectrum Allows you to Enable or Disable spread spectrum for PCI Express SATA Spread Spectrum Enables spread spectrum for the SATA Options are Enabled and Disabled Primary Graphics Adapter Options are PCI Express gt PCI and PCI gt PCI Express USB 1 1 Controller Enable or disable the USB 1 1 controller USB 2 0 Controller Enable or disable the USB 2 0 controller MACO LANO Settings are Auto and Disabled for MACO LANO MAC1 LAN1 Settings are Auto and Disabled for MAC1 LAN1 Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to enable the support for USB Legacy Disable Legacy support if there are no USB devices installed in the system Auto disabled Legacy support if no USB devices are connected The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 7 13 AS2021M 32R User s Manual USB 2 0 Controller Mode Select the controller mode for your USB ports Options are HiSpeed and FullSpeed HiSpeed 480 Mbps FullSpeed 12 Mbps BIOS EHCI Hand Off Enable or Disable a workaround for OS s without EHCI hand off support gt Event Log Configuration View Event Log Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to view the contents of the event log Mark All Events as Read Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to mark all events as read Clear Event Log Select Yes and p
72. peeds of the onboard fans in rpm are displayed here 7 15 AS2021M 32R User s Manual 7 4 Boot Menu This feature allows the user to configure the following items gt Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to prioritize the boot sequence from the available devices gt Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from available removable drives 7 5 Security Menu AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both passwords the Supervisor password must be set first Change Supervisor Password Select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu and then type in the password Change User Password Select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu and then type in the password Boot Sector Virus Protection This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen Select Disabled to deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection Select Enabled to enable boot sector protection When Enabled AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 7 16 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 6 Exit Menu Select the Exit tab from AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave BI
73. per interrupt Select Disabled to allow the data to be transferred from and to the device one sec tor at a time Select Auto to allows the data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it The options are Auto and Disabled PIO Mode 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 AMI BIOS to auto detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support 7 7 AS2021M 32R User s Manual cannot be determined Select 0 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MBs Select 1 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MBs Select 2 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select 3 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MBs Select 4 to allow 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 DMA Mode Selects the DMA Mode Options are Auto SWDMAO SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMAO MDWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMAO UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMAS UDMA4 and UDMAS SWDMA Single Word DMA MWDMA Multi Word DMA UDMA UltraDMA S M
74. pulating two adjacent slots at a time with memory modules of the same size and type will result in interleaved 128 bit memory which is faster than non interleaved 64 bit memory See charts on following page Optimizing memory performance If two processors are installed it is better to stagger pairs of DIMMs across both sets of CPU DIMM slots e g first populate CPU1 slots 1A and 1B then CPU2 slots 1A and 1B then the next two CPU1 slots etc This balances the load over both CPUs to optimize performance Maximum memory 64 GB of DDR2 667 or 32 GB of DDR2 533 400 registered ECC SDRAM If only one CPU is installed maximum supported memory is halved Figure 5 5 Installing DIMM into Slot Note Notch should align with its receptive point on the slot Top View of DDR2 Slot Release Tab Ll Ll 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 8 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Populating Memory Banks for 128 bit Operation CPU1 DIMM1A X EN x NM x NESM x CPU1 CPU1 CPU1 CPU2 CPU2 CPU2 CPU2 DIMM1B DIMM2A DIMM2B DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIMM2B x NE GNE X OX fx x OX OX E X ox eee x OX X x 1 X ia Oa e J x fx X X X X X X X EE A x xt x x
75. r Supply Fail Alarm Header Pin Definitions JPWF Pin Definition P S 1 Fail Signal P S 2 Fail Signal Reset from MB 2 3 P S 3 Fail Signal Note This feature is only available when using redundant power supplies Compact Flash Power Header Pin Definitions JWF1 Pin Definition 1 5V 2 Ground 8 Signal SGPIO Header Pin Definitions SGPIO1 SGPIO2 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 NC 2 wc Ground 4 Data Load 6 Ground NC NC Note NC indicates no connection AS2021M 32R User s Manual 5 9 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the E m s serverboard jumpers can be usedto e e choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts betweentwo pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the diagram at mieg EHI rightforan example of jumping pins 1 and 2 Refer to the serverboard layout page for jumper locations Note Ontwo pinjumpers Closed means the jumperis on and Open means the jumper is off the pins CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS and 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
76. rd keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next Displaying any soft errors next The soft error display has completed Setting the keyboard typematic rate next The keyboard typematic rate is set Programming the memory wait states next Memory wait state programming is over Clearing the screen and enabling parity and the NMI next NMI and parity enabled Performing any initialization required before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000 next Initialization before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h completed Passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h next B 6 Checkpoint A9h Aah Abh BOh Bih 00h Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Code Description Returned from adaptor ROM at E000h control Performing any initialization required after the E000 option ROM had control next Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed Displaying the system configuration next Uncompressing the DMI data and executing DMI POST initialization next The system configuration is displayed Copying any code to specific areas Code copying to specific areas is done Passing control to INT 19h boot loader next B 7 AS2021M 32R User s Manual Notes B 8 Appendix C System Specifications Appendix C System Specifications Processors Single or dual AMD Opteron 2000 series Socket F type processors Note Please refer to our web site for
77. ress lt Enter gt to clear all event logs The options are Yes and No to verify gt PCI Express Configuration Active State Power Management Used to Enable or Disable the PCI Express LO and L1 link power states gt Remote Acess Configuration Remote Access Allows you to Enable or Disable remote access Chapter 7 BIOS gt System Health Monitor CPU Overheat Alarm Use the and keys to set the CPU temperature threshold to between 65 and 90 C When this threshold is exceeded the overheat LED on the chas sis will light up and an alarm will sound The LED and alarm will turn off once the CPU temperature has dropped to 5 degrees below the threshold set The default setting is 72 C The submenu includes monitor displays for the following information CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature for 2U systems System Temperature VCore1 VCore2 for 2U systems 3 3V 5Vin 12Vin 5V stby and battery voltage gt System Fan Monitor Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to determine how the system will control the speed of the onboard fans 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 continuously run at full speed 12V The options are 1 Disabled Full Speed 2 Server Mode and 3 Workstation Mode FAN1 Speed through FAN8 Reading The s
78. s Power Supply Fail Alarm Reset Header Connect JAR to the alarm reset but ton on your chassis if available or to a microswitch to allow you to turn off the alarm that sounds when a power supply module fails See the table on the right for pin definitions 5 18 Wake On Ring Pin Definitions JWOR Pin Definition 1 Ground Black PC Header Pin Definitions JPI C Pin Definition 1 Clock Data PWR Fail Gnd Alarm Reset Header Pin Definitions JAR Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 Reset Signal Power Supply Fail Alarm Header Connect a cable from your power supply to JPWF to provide you with warning of a power supply failure The warning signal is passed through the PWR_LED pin to indicate a power failure See the table on the right for pin definitions Compact Flash Power Header A Compact Flash Card Power header is located at JWF1 For the Compact Flash Card to work properly you will first need to connect the device s power cable to JWF1 and correctly set the Compact Flash Jumper JCF1 SGPIO SGPIO1 and SGPIO2 Serial General Purpose Input Output provide a bus between the SATA controller and the SATA drive backplane to provide SATA enclosure management func tions Connect the appropriate cables from the backplane to the SGPIO1 and SGPIO2 header s to utilize SATA management functions on your system 5 19 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Powe
79. s option is set to Disabled the printer port becomes unavailable Select 378 to 7 10 Chapter 7 BIOS allow the parallel port to use 378 as its I O port address The majority of parallel ports on computer systems use IRQ7 and I O Port 378H as the standard setting Select 278 to allow the parallel port to use 278 as its I O port address Select 3BC to allow the parallel port to use 3BC as its I O port address Parallel Port Mode Specify the parallel port mode The options are Normal Bi directional EPP and ECP Parallel Port IRQ Select the IRQ interrupt request for the parallel port The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 Chipset Configuration gt NorthBridge Configuration gt Memory Configuration Memclock Mode This setting determines how the memory clock is set Auto has the memory clock by code and Manual and Limit allow the user to set a standard value MCT Timing Mode Sets the timing mode for memory Options are Auto and Manual Bank Interleaving Select Auto to automatically enable interleaving memory scheme when this function is supported by the processor The options are Auto and Disabled Enable Clock to All DIMMs Use this setting to enable unused clocks to all DIMMSs even if some DIMM slots are unpopulated Options are Enabled and Disabled MemClk Tristate C3 ALTVID Use this setting to Enable or Disable memory clock tristate during C3 and ALT VID 74 AS2021M 32R User s Manual CS Sparin
80. silver CPU retention plate into place 5 Carefully press the CPU socket lever down until it locks into its reten tion tab For a dual processor system repeat these steps to install another CPU into the CPU 2 socket Note if using a single processor only the CPU1 DIMM slots are addressable for a maximum of 16 GB memory 5 3 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup AS2021M 32R User s Manual Installing the Heatsink Retention Modules Two heatsink retention modules BKT 0012L and four screws are included in the retail box Once installed these are used to help attach the heatsinks to the CPUs To install align the module with the standoffs of the preinstalled CPU backplate and with the four feet on the module contacting the serverboard Secure the retention module to the backplate with two of the screws provided See Figure 2 1 Repeat for the second CPU socket Note BKT 0012L is included for use with non proprietary heatsinks only When installing proprietary heatsinks only BKT 0011L the CPU backplate is needed The BKT 0012L retention module was designed to provide compatibility with clip and cam type heatsinks from third parties Figure 2 1 CPU Heatsink Retention Module Installation i Mounting screw Mounting screw I T Heatsink retention module r CPU socket Serverboard Installing the Heatsink The use of active type heatsinks except for 1U systems are recommended Con nect the heatsink
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82. ted Input Current 9 5A 4 5A Rated Input Frequency 50 to 60 Hz Power Supply Rated Output Power 700W Model SP801 1R Part PWS 702A 1HR Rated Output Voltages 12V 58A 5Vsb 4A BTU Rating 3431 BTUs hr for rated output power of 700W Operating Environment Operating Temperature 10 to 35 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 C 2 Appendix C System Specifications 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 C 3 AS2021M 32R 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 suc
83. tem before moving on to the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD 5 27 AS2021M 32R User s Manual Notes 5 28 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 SC825TQ R700LP chassis For component installation follow the steps in the order given to eliminate the most common problems encountered If some steps are unnecessary skip ahead to the step that follows Tools Required The only tool you will need to install components and perform maintenance is a Philips screwdriver 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage electronic 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 Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic bag e Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the serverboard add on cards and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your c
84. the side of the 2021M 32R making sure the screw holes line up Note that these two rails are left right specific Screw the front chassis rail the long piece securely to the side of the chassis see Figure 2 1 step 1 There should be two screws for each side Repeat this procedure for the other rail on the opposite side of the chassis Then attach the two rear chassis rails to the chassis in the same manner again keeping in mind that the rails are left right specific You will also need to attach the rail brackets when installng into a telco rack Locking Tabs Both front chassis rails and the rack 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 Figure 2 1 Installing Chassis Rails AS2021M 32R User s Manual Installing the Rack Rails Determine where you want to place the 2021M 32R in the rack See Rack and Server Precautions in Section 2 3 Position the fixed rack rail sliding rail guide as semblies made up of two inter locking sections at the desired location in the rack keeping the sliding rail guide facing the inside of the rack and the rollers toward the front of the rack Scre
85. 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 AS2021M 32R User s Manual 2 4 Installing the System into a Rack This section provides information on installing the 2021M 32R into a rack unit If the 2021M 32R 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 The following is a guideline for installing the system into a rack with the rack rails provided You should also refer to the instal lation instructions that came with the rack unit you are using Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails You should have received a total of six rack rail sections with the 2021M 32R Two of these sections secure directly to the 2021M 32R and the third which actually consists of two joined sections secures directly to the rack itself All screws and hardware mentioned in the installation steps should be included in the hardware kit Refer to Figure 2 1 to determine which rail section gets attached to the front of the chassis and which gets attached to the rear of the chassis The longer of the two is the front section The third rail section attaches to the rack Installing the Chassis Rails Position the front and rear chassis rail sections along
86. to be connected 2 12V Red to the CPU heatsink fans Their speed 3 Tachometer is controlled via Thermal Management 4 PWM Control with a BIOS setting FAN1 through FAN6 are 3 pin non PWM fans See the tables on the right for pin defini tions 3 pin Fan Header Pin Definitions FAN1 FAN6 Note The nFAN1 header connects to the heatsink fan on the nVidia MCP 55 Pin Definition 1 Ground Black Pro chip Do not disconnect this fan p SIN Red or the chipset may overheat See the i EN 3 Tachometer table on the right for pin definitions 5 16 Power LED Speaker Keylock On JF2 pins 2 4 and 6 are for the power LED pins 1 3 5 and 7 are for the speaker and pins 8 and 10 are for the keylock See the tables on the right for pin definitions Note The speaker connector pins are for use with an external speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 5 and 7 with a jumper Utilizing the keylock header allows you to inhibit any actions made on the keyboard effectively locking it Overheat LED Connect an LED to the JOH1 header to provide warning of chassis over heating See the table on the right for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 Attach the appropriate cable to inform you of a chassis intrusion Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is desig nated JWOL See the table on the right for pin definitions You must ha
87. ts 5 10 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 7 Serverboard Details Figure 5 6 H8DM3 2 Serverboard Layout not drawn to scale Kb 2 2 z J1B1 upwi LJPFC upwF Mouse i f zE JPW2 Jg IFANI E z CPU1 DIMM 1B USBO 1 JOH1 1 CPU1 DIMM 1A CPU1 DIMM 2B CPU1 DIMM 2A JF1 CPU2 COMI FAN2 VGA FAN3 CPU1 mm CPU2 DIMM 2A CPU2 DIMM 2B JF2 LANA CPU2 DIMM 1A CPU2 DIMM 1B DP2 FAN7 CPU FAN1 SIMLP covre3 m oe yrca WAS Slot 6 PCI E x8 SEPC BIOS JBT1 H Slot 5 PCI E x8 nVidia 2E Speaker Eu GFANI MCP55 Pro S el Slot 4 PCI E x4 a ATI PG1 JAR SGPIO1 ES1000 won SGPIO2 co Slot 3 PCI X 133 MHz SAS4 7 I AMD LSI SAS Q Slot 2 PCI X 133 100 MHz 8132 1068E CJEC2 m JECT SASO0 3 ot 1 z a Slot 1 PCI X 133 100 MH JL1 2 JPXA1 i D Battery JEXAT UsB4 usB2 3 SATA1 SATA3 JWOL SATAO SATA2 SATA4 SATA5 COM2 jwp FANA Notes 1 Jumpers not indicated are
88. use and keyboard ports and two gigabit Ethernet ports ATI Graphics Controller The H8DM3 2 features an integrated ATI video controller based on the ES1000 graphics chip The ES1000 was designed specifically for servers featuring low power consumption high reliability and superior longevity Other Features Other onboard features that promote system health include onboard voltage moni tors a chassis intrusion header auto switching voltage regulators chassis and CPU overheat sensors virus protection and BIOS rescue DDR2 667 533 400 128 bit data 16 bit ECC 46 x 16 HT link 1 GHz 128 bit data 16 bit ECC DDR2 667 533 400 DIMM 2A k yj DIMMPA DIMM2B DIMM 2B DIMM1A AMD Socket F AMD Socket F DIMM TA DIMM 18 CPU2 CPU1 DIMM 18 16 x 16 HT link 1 GHz 16 x 16 HT link 1 GHz SATA Ports 6 PCI 32 ATI ES1000 AR ATA133 Port 1 Slot 1 PCI X 133 100 MHz nVidia USB Ports 6 Slot 2 PCI X 133 100 MHz MCP55Pro GLAN Ports 2 Slot 3 PCI X 133 MHz H W Monitor Fan Conn Slot 4 PCI E x4 Slot 5 PCI E x8 Slot 6 PCI E x8 Serial Ports 2 Figure 1 1 nVidia MCP55 Pro AMD 8132 Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram
89. ve a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use the Wake On LAN feature Note Wake On LAN from S3 S4 S5 are supported by LAN1 LAN2 sup ports Wake On LAN from S1 only Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup PWR LED Connector Pin Definitions JF2 Pind Definition 2 Vcc 4 Control 6 Control Speaker Connector Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Definition 1 Red wire 5V 3 No connection 5 Buzzer signal i Speaker data Overheat LED Pin Definitions JOH1 Pin Definition 1 3 3V OH Active Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 Pin Definition 1 Battery voltage Intrusion signal Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL Pin Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up 5 17 AS2021M 32R User s Manual Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is desig nated JWOR This function allows your computer to receive and wake up by an incoming call to the modem when in suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature Power Supply I C Header The JPI C header is for 1 C which may be used to monitor the status of the power supply fans and system temperature See the table on the right for pin definitions LAN1 2 Ethernet Ports Two Gigabit Ethernet ports desig nated LAN1 and LAN2 are located beside the VGA port These Ethernet ports accept RJ45 type cable
90. w the assembly securely to the rack Attach the other assembly to the other side of the rack making sure both are at the exact same height and with the rail guides facing inward Installing the Server into the Rack You should now have rails attached to both the chassis and the rack unit The next step is to install the server into the rack Do this by lining up the rear of the 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 2 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 Installing the Server into a Telco Rack To install the 2021M 32R into a Telco type rack use two L shaped brackets on either side of the chassis four total First determine how far follow the server will extend out the front of the rack Larger chassis should be positioned to balance the weight between front and back If a bezel is included on your server remove it Then attach the two front brackets to each side of the chassis then the two rear brackets positioned with just enough space to accommodate the width of the telco rack Finish by sliding the chassis into the rack and tightening the brackets to the rack 2 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation Installing

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