Home

Supermicro SuperServer 7045A-T, Beige

1. SUPERO Floppy Drive 6 x SATA Drive Bays 7045A T or oo 8 x SCSI Drive Bays 7045A 8 6 2 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 2 Front Control Panel The front control panel must be connected to the JF1 connector on the serverboard to provide you with system status and alarm indications A ribbon cable has bundled these wires together to simplify this connection Connect the cable from JF1 on the serverboard making sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 to the appropriate comnnec tor on the front control panel PCB printed circuit board Pull all excess cabling over to the control panel side of the chassis The LEDs on the control panel inform you of system status see Figure 6 2 for details See Chapter 5 for details on JF1 Figure 6 2 Front Control Panel LEDs wily Power 7 Indicates power is being supplied to the system HDD NIC NIC Overheat Power Fail Indicates IDE device and hard drive activity On the 7045A T 7045A 8 this LED indicates SATA SCSI hard drive activ ity when flashing Indicates network activity on GLAN port 1
2. Power Connector SCSI LVD Connector Jumper Settings JP19 Buzzer Enable Closed On Enabled default Open Off Disabled LEDs Drive Fail LEDs Fail1 Fail2 Fail3 Fail4 Fail5 Fail6 Fail7 Fail8 Activity LEDs ACT1 ACT2 ACT3 ACT4 ACT5 ACT6 ACT7 ACT8 6 8 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Installing Components in the 5 25 Drive Bays 1 Drive bay configuration The 7045A T 7045A 8 has two 5 25 drive bays Components such as an extra floppy drive IDE hard drives or CD ROM drives can be installed in these 5 25 drive bays 2 Mounting components in the drive bays First power down the system and then remove the top left chassis cover to access the drive components With the cover off remove the two or four screws that secure the drive carrier to the chassis one side only then push the entire empty drive carrier out from the back Adding a CD ROM drive remove the guide plate from right side of the empty drive carrier and screw it into the right side of the CD ROM drive using the holes provided see Figure 6 8 Then slide the CD ROM into the bay and secure it to the chassis with the drive carrier screws you first removed Attach the power and data cables to the drive Replace the top left chassis cover before restoring power to the system Adding an IDE or floppy drive to add one of these drives install it into one of the removed empty drive carriers with the printed circuit board side toward the carri
3. None def ined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial jV Type Status Vol ID A HDC WD2588SD B81K HD HMAL728634971 RID MDC HD2588SD B81K HD HMAL 72834599 HDC HWD2588JI WD HMREH1376189 HDC WD2588JI WD HMREH1449527 Configuration Utility 4 Inc All Rights Reserved Select T Utility ppp t Ch ID LUN b When you see the above screen press the lt Ctrl gt and the lt I gt keys simultane ously to have the main menu of the SATA RAID Utility appear Note All graphics and screen shots shown in the manual are for reference only The screen shots shown in the manual do not imply Supernicro s endorsement or non endorsement on any 3rd party s product Your screens may or many not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual C 3 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual Creating a RAID 0 Volume 1 Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the Enter key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 8 1813 ICH R wRAIDS Copyright C 2483 85 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Nane Volung RAID Level RAID Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 8 8 GB Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters 2 Specify a name for the RAID 0 set and press the lt Tab
4. Ultra DMA Mode This option allows the user to select Ultra DMA Mode The options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 7 5 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual Parallel ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Parallel ATA The options are Disabled and Enabled Serial ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Serial ATA The options are Disabled and Enabled Native Mode Operation Select Serial ATA for SATA or select Auto Native Mode for ATA The options are Serial ATA and Auto SATA Controller Mode Select Compatible to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be automatically detected and be placed in the Legacy Mode by the BIOS Select Enhanced to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be to be automatically detected and be placed in the Native IDE Mode Note The Enhanced mode is supported by Windows 2000 OS or a later version When the SATA Controller Mode is set to Enhanced the following items will display Serial ATA SATA RAID Enable Select Enable to enable SerialATA RAID Functions For a Windows OS environment use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled When this item is set to Enabled the item ICH RAID Code Base will be available for you to select either Intel or Adaptec Host RAID firmware to be activated If this item is setto Disabled the item SATA AHCI Enable will be available The options are
5. 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 metal object such as a small screwdriver 3 Remove the screwdriver or shorting device 4 Reconnect the power cord s and power on the system Note Do not use the PW ON connector to clear CMOS VGA Enable Disable VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPG1 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 set tings Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled 5 19 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual JLAN Enable Disable JLAN Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPL1 JPL2 Change the setting of jumper JPL1 Jumper Setting Definition and JPL2 to enable or disable the on Pins 1 2 Enabled board LAN ports JLAN1 and JLAN2 Pins 2 3 Disabled respectively See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled Watch Dog Enable Disable JWD controls the Watch Dog function Watch Dog Watch Dog is a system monitor that Jumper Settings JWD can reboot the system when a software Jumper Setting Definition application hangs Pins 1 2 will ca
6. nated JWOL See the table on the right for pin definitions You must enable the LAN Wake Up setting in BIOS to use this feature You must also have a LAN card with a Wake on LAN connector and cable Wake On 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 WOR card and cable to use this feature SMB The System Management Bus header for the PCI bus designated J18 is located near the SATA ports Connect the appropriate cable here to utilize SMB on your system See the table on the right for pin definitions SMB Power FC The header at J17 is for I C which may be used to monitor the status of the power supply fan and system tem perature See the table on the right for pin definitions Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL Pin Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up Wake On Ring Pin Definitions JWOR Pin Definition 1 Ground Black Wake up SMB Header Pin Definitions J18 Pin Definition 1 Data 2 Ground 3 Clock 4 No Connection SMB Power PC Pin Definitions J17 Pin Definition ia 2 3 Power Fail 4 Ground s SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual AC 97 Audio AC 97 provides hi
7. 1 4 Contacting SUpertmiCcto rec een dt eee Redes SR S 1 6 Chapter 2 Quick Setup 221 OVEIVIEW EEE 2 1 2 2 Unpacking the System 2 kenne den e x eie Evae Dea Pe PCR aD 2 1 2 3 Preparing for Setup ssssssssee eene nnne 2 1 2 4 Installing the System into a Rack sss 2 4 2 5 Checking the Serverboard Setup ssssssssssssssseeeeee 2 8 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup ssssssssseeeeeeneennenen 2 9 Chapter 3 System Interface 3 1 OVEPVIOW c EE 3 1 3 2 Control Panel Buttons ete pietre ea tend dn ENSE 3 1 aep EUN 3 1 PROS OC tices ED ec EE 3 1 3 3 Control Panel ILES rrt rettet donet rone tocius ae ansa nga ce 3 2 OWT itus EI eine RE 3 2 BR mmt 3 2 Mer a 3 2 97 4 c MR 3 2 Power Fail Em 3 3 3 4 SATA SCSI Drive Carrier LEDS sss na ai 3 3 Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 Electrical Safety Precautions sssssssseseee eene 4 1 4 2 General Safety Precautions sssssssseseee Hee 4 2 4 3 ESD Safety Precautions ssssssssseseee eee eee 4 3 4 4 Operating Precautions ssis bitsak AN 4 4 vi Table of Contents Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 6 5 7 5 8 Handling the Serverboard sse 5 1 Processor and Heatsink Installation ss
8. Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for serial port A The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port A The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Serial Port B This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled Mode This setting allows you to set the type of device that will be connected to serial port B The options are Normal and IR for an infrared device 7 14 Chapter 7 BIOS Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for serial port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port B The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Parallel Port This setting allows you to assign control of the parallel port The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are 378 278 and 3BC Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for the parallel port The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 Mode This feature allows you to specify the parallel port mode The options are Output only Bi Directional EPP and ECP DMA Channel This item allows you to specify the DMA channel for t
9. Copyright C 2883 85 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved a Nane VolunmS RAID Level RAIDS Parity Disks Select Disks Strip Size 64 KB Capacity 6 6 GB Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters 2 Specify a name for the RAID 5 set and press lt Enter gt 3 When the Raid Level is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 5 Parity and hit lt Enter gt 4 When the Disk item is highlighted press lt Enter gt to select the HDD to configure as RAID The following pop up screen See Note on Page C 3 displays 5 Use the Up Arrow gt Down Arrow keys to highlight a drive and press Space to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive 6 Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select the stripe size ranged from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 5 array and hit Enter Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB 7 Enter your desired RAID volume capacity and press lt Enter gt when the capacity item is highlighted The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed 8 Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays 9 When asked Are you s
10. or vertically and do not rub the CPU against any surface or any of the contacts which may damage the CPU and or contacts 7 With the CPU in the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that it is properly installed 8 Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down until it snaps into the retention clasp 9 If the CPU is properly installed into the socket the PnP cap will be auto matically released from the load plate when the lever locks Remove the cap Repeat steps to install a second CPU if desired Warning Keep the plastic PnP cap The serverboard must be shipped with the PnP cap properly installed to protect the CPU socket Shipment without the PnP cap properly installed will void the warranty Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Notched corner CPU installed in socket PnP cap released from load plate 5 3 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual Installing the Heatsink 1 Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die the CEK Passive Heatsink required amount has already been applied 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the preinstalled heatsink retention mechanism 3 Screw in two diagonal screws i e the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug Do not fully tighten the screws or you may damage the CPU SCREW NO 4 SCREW NS Ux 4 Add the two r
11. 3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus Enable cache before system BIOS shadow Test CPU bus clock frequency Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager Warm start shut down Shadow system BIOS ROM Auto size cache Advanced configuration of chipset registers Load alternate registers with CMOS values Initialize extended memory for RomPilot Initialize interrupt vectors POST device initialization 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice Initialize 120 support Check video configuration against CMOS Initialize PCI bus and devices Initialize all video adapters in system QuietBoot start optional Shadow video BIOS ROM Display BIOS copyright notice Initialize MultiBoot Display CPU type and speed Initialize EISA board Test keyboard Set key click if enabled Enable USB devices 2 2 3 1 Test for unexpected interrupts Initialize POST display service Display prompt Press F2 to enter SETUP Disable CPU cache B 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description 5Ch 60h 62h 64h 66h 67h 68h 69h 6Ah 6Bh 6Ch 6Eh 70h 72h 76h 7Ch 7Dh 7Eh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Ah 8Bh 8Ch 8Fh 90h 91h 92h 93h 95h 96h 97h 98h failure Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB Test extended memory Test extended memory address lines Jump to UserPatch1 Configure advanced cache registers Initialize Multi Processor APIC Enable external and CPU caches Setup System Management Mode SMM are
12. Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the ap propriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen All displayed text is described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options see next page When you first power on the computer the Phoenix BIOS is immediately acti vated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways 1 By pressing lt Delete gt immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the lt Delete gt key to activate the main Setup menu Press the lt Delete gt key to enter Setup 7 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu Use the Left Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting Press the lt Esc gt key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus Items that use submenus are indicated with the icon With the item highlighted press the lt Enter gt key to access the submenu 7 2 Chapter 7 BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu System Time Main Setup Features System Time To set t
13. Each pair of jump ers must be set to the same setting See the table on the right for jumper settings 5 22 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual Audio Enable Dis able Jumper Setttings JPAC Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled 2 3 Disabled PC Bus to PCI Jumper Settings JPC1 JPC2 JPC3 JI2C4 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 10 Onboard Indicators SN Connection Speed Indicator JLAN1 JLAN2 LEDs LED Color Definition Off No connection or Each Ethernet port has two LEDs TOME One LED indicates activity while the Green 100 MHz Amber 1 GHz other LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the con nection See the table on the right for the functions associated with the connection speed LED SCSI Activity LED Indicators X7DA8 only There are two SCSI activity LED indi cators on the X7DA8 DA indicates the activity status of SCSI Channel A and DA2 indicates the activity status of SCSI Channel B Onboard Power LED LE1 is a power LED When this LED is lit the system is on Be sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord before removing or installing components 5 23 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual 5 11 Parallel Port Floppy and Hard Drive Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive
14. Hinor Disks Select Disks Strip Size N A Capacity 8 8 OCB Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters 2 Specify a name for the RAID 1 set and press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Enter gt key to go to the next field You can use the lt Esc gt key to select the previous menu 3 When RAID Level item is highlighted press the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 1 Mirror and hit lt Enter gt 4 When the Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed 5 Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays 6 When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 5 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual Creating a RAID 10 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key The following screen will appear asl Corade Redrecter Faster Vew Meros fep Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 8 1813 ICH R wRAIDS Copyright C 2883 85 Intel Corporation RII Rights Reserved Nane Volunig RAID Level RAIDIA RAIDOH Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB
15. Indicates network activity on GLAN port 2 When this LED flashes it indicates a fan failure When on continuously it indicates an overheat condition see Chapter 3 for details Non applicable for redundant power supply systems only 6 3 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual 6 3 System Fans Four 80 mm chassis cooling fans located in the center of the chassis provide cooling airflow The chassis is fitted with an air shroud to concentrate the flow of cooling air over the areas of highest generated heat The fans should all be con nected to headers on the serverboard see Chapter 5 The power supply module also has a cooling fan Fan Failure Under normal operation all four chassis fans and the power supply fan run continu ously The four chassis cooling fans not the power supply fan are hot swappable and can be replaced without powering down the system Replacing System Fans 1 Identifying the failed fan To locate and replace a failed chassis fan begin by removing the top left chassis cover see Chapter 2 for details on removing the cover 2 Removing a hot plug fan housing Depress the locking tab on a chassis cooling fan and pull the unit straight out by the handle see Figure 6 3 The fan wiring for these fans has been designed to detach automatically 3 Installing a new system fan Replace the failed fan with an identical one available from Supermicro Install and reassemble it in the fan hous
16. Single Connection Attachment The SCSI drives are connected to a single channel SCA backplane with SAF TE The SCSI drives are also hot swap units A RAID controller card can be used with the SCA backplane to provide data security Note The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability of the SCSI drives Front Control Panel The SuperWorkstation 7045A T 7045A 8 s control panel provides you with system monitoring and control LEDs indicate system power HDD activity network activity overheat condition and power supply failure A main power button and a system reset button are also included Note the power supply fail LED is intended for use with redundant power supply systems and so is not needed for the 7045A T 7045A 8 1 O Backplane The SC743TQ 645 SC 743S 1 645 is an ATX form factor chassis that can be used as a tower or mounted in a 4U rackmount configuration The I O backplane provides six expansion slots two COM ports a parallel port four USB 2 0 ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports one or two depending on the serverboard Gigabit Ethernet port s and Line In Line Out and Microphone jacks see Figure 5 3 Cooling System The SC743TQ 645 S8C74381 645 chassis has an innovative cooling design that includes four 80 mm hot plug PWM Pulse Width Modulation system cooling fans located in the middle of the chassis The system cooling fans fans work with an air shroud to cool the areas where th
17. System into a Rack This section provides information on installing the system into a rack unit Rack installation requires the use of the optional rackmount kit CSE PT26 B If the system has already been mounted into a rack or if you are using it as a tower 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 workstation into a rack with the rack rails provided in the rackmount kit You should also refer to the installation instructions that came with the rack unit you are using Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails The optional rackmount kit CSE PT26 or CSE PT26B black includes two rack rail assemblies Each of these assemblies consist of three sections an inner fixed chassis rail that secures to the chassis an outer rack rail that secures directly to the rack itself and two rail brackets which also attack to the rack see Figure 2 1 The inner and outer rails must be detached from each other to install To remove the inner chassis rail pull it out as far as possible you should hear a click sound as a locking tab emerges from inside the rail assembly and locks the inner rail Depress the locking tab to pull the inner rail completely out Do this for both assemblies one for each side Figure 2 1 Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails Outer rail Inner rail Rail
18. brackets Chapter 2 Server Installation Installing the Chassis Rails You will need to remove the top bezel cover and the feet to add rack rails to the chassis First remove the top and right covers top and left covers when standing as a tower chassis by first removing the screws that secure them to the chassis Depress the button on the top side if tower of the chassis to release the cover and then pull the cover off Then unscrew the four feet and remove them from the chassis see Figure 2 2 You can now attach rack rails to the top and bottom now the sides of the chassis First add the rack handles Then position the inner chassis rail sections you just removed along the side of the chassis making sure the screw holes line up Note that these two rails are left right specific Screw the rail securely to the side of the chassis see Figure 2 3 Repeat this procedure for the other rail on the other side of the chassis You will also need to attach the rail brackets when installing into a telco rack Locking Tabs As mentioned the chassis rails have a locking tab which serves two functions The first is to lock the server into place when installed and pushed fully into the rack which is its normal position Seconaly 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 Figure 2 2 Preparing to Install the Ch
19. data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Discrete MTRR Allocation If enabled MTRRs Memory Type Range Registers are configured as distinct separate units and cannot be overlapped If enabled the user can achieve better graphic effects when using a Linux graphic driver that requires the write combining configuration with 4GB or more memory The options are Enabled and Disabled gt PCI Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices Onboard GLAN1 Onboard GLAN2 Gigabit LAN OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from GLAN The options are Disabled and Enabled Onboard SCSI OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the capitally to boot from SCSI HDD The options are Disabled and Enabled Reset Configuration Data If set to Yes this setting clears the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD area The options are Yes and No Frequency for PCI X 1 PCI X 2 PCI X 3 This option allows the user to change the bus frequency for the devices installed in the slot indicated The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz gt Slot 1 PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Slot 2 PCI X 133MHz Slot 3 PCI X 133MHz Slot 4 PCI Exp x4 Slot 5 PCI 33MHz and Slot 6 PCI Exp x16
20. gt key or the lt Enter gt key to go to the next field You can use the lt Esc gt key to select the previous menu 3 When RAID Level item is highlighted press the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 0 Stripe and hit lt Enter gt 4 When the Disks item is highlighted press lt Enter gt to select the HDD to configure as RAID The following pop up screen See Note on Page C 3 displays 5 Use the Up Arrow gt Down Arrow keys to highlight a drive and press Space to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive 6 Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size ranged from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 0 array and hit Enter Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB 7 Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays 8 When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 4 Appendix C Software Installation Creating a RAID 1 Volume 1 Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the Enter key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 8 1813 ICH R wRAIDS Copyright C 2883 85 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Vo lun RAID Level RAIDI
21. operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Base 512K 640K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the memory area 512K 640K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 512K 640K Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Extended Memory If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations 7 9 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow CPU to write
22. the User f you do not wish to configure onboard SATA RAID functions you may proceed to Section C 3 This chapter describes RAID Configuration Instructions for the Intel ESB2 RAID Controller designed for the Windows OS C 1 Introduction to Serial ATA and Parallel ATA To configure the SATA RAID functions you must first use the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Utility program to configure the RAID Level that you desire before installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 operating system and other software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your motherboard Note that the current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating Systems Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface that uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports transfer rates up to 3Gbps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA are limited to a length of 40cm while Serial ATA cables can be up to one meter in length Overall SATA provides better functionality than PATA Introduction to Intel ESB2 Serial RAID Located in the South Bridge of the Blackford Mukilteo chipset the I O
23. time of day A2h Check key lock A4h Initialize typematic rate A8h Erase F2 prompt AAh Scan for F2 key stroke ACh Enter SETUP AEh Clear Boot flag BOh Check for errors B1h Inform RomPilot about the end of POST B2h POST done prepare to boot operating system B4h 1 One short beep before boot B5h Terminate QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display MultiBoot menu BEh Clear screen optional BFh Check virus and backup reminders COh Try to boot with INT 19 Cth Initialize POST Error Manager PEM C2h Initialize error logging C3h Initialize error display function C4h Initialize system error handler C5h PnPnd dual CMOS optional C6h Initialize note dock optional C7h Initialize note dock late C8h Force check optional C9h Extended checksum optional CAh Redirect Int 15h to enable remote keyboard CBh Redirect Int 13h to Memory Technologies Devices such as ROM RAM PCMCIA and serial disk CCh Redirect Int 10h to enable remote serial video B 4 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description CDh CEh D2h Re map I O and memory for PCMCIA Initialize digitizer and display message Unknown interrupt The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POST Code Description EOh E1h E2h E3h E4h E5h E6h E7h E8h E9h EAh EBh ECh EDh EEh EFh FOh F1
24. will continue to log events received via system interface The options are Enabled and Disabled Clear System Event Logging Enabling this function to force the BIOS to clear the system event logs during the next cold boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Existing Event Log Number This item displays the number of the existing event log Event Log Control System Firmware Progress Enabling this function to log POST progress The options are Enabled and Disabled BIOS POST Errors Enabling this function to log POST errors The options are Enabled and Disabled BIOS POST Watch Dog The options are Enabled and Disabled 7 19 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual OS Boot Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable OS Boot Watch Dog The options are Enabled and Disabled Timer for Loading OS Minutes This feature allows the user to set the time value in minutes for the previous item OS Boot Watch Dog by keying in a desired number in the blank The default setting is 10 minutes Please ignore this option when OS Boot Watch Dog is set to Disabled Time Out Option This feature allows the user to determine what action to take in an event of a system boot failure The options are No Action Reset Power Off and Power Cycles P System Event Log System Event Log List Mode These options display the System Event SEL Log and System Event SEL Log in List Mode Items include SEL System Event Log Entry Num
25. A 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Taiwan 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 1 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 1 Overview This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your SuperWorkstation 7045A T 7045A 8 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 pro cessors system memory etc please turn to the chapter or section noted in each step for details on installing specific components The SuperWorkstation 7045A T 7045A 8 may be employed either as a
26. A1 and SCSI Channel B Pin Definitions JA1 JA2 is located at JA2 Refer to the table Pin Definition Pin Definition at right for the pin definitions 1 DB 12 35 DB 12 2 DB 13 36 DB 13 3 DB 14 37 DB 14 4 DB 15 38 DB 15 5 DB P1 39 DB P1 6 DB 0 40 DB 0 7 DB 1 41 DB 1 8 DB 2 42 DB 2 9 DB 3 43 DB 3 10 DB 4 44 DB 4 11 DB 5 45 DB 5 12 DB 6 46 DB 6 13 DB 7 47 DB 7 14 DB P 48 DB P 15 Ground 49 Ground 16 DIFFSENS 50 Ground 17 TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR 18 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR 19 Reserved 53 Reserved 20 Ground 54 Ground 21 ATN 55 ATN 22 Ground 56 Ground 28 BSY 57 BSY 24 ACK 58 ACK 25 RST 59 RST 26 MSG 60 MSG 27 SEL 61 SEL 28 C D 62 C D 29 REQ 63 REQ 30 O 64 I O 31 DB 8 65 DB 8 32 DB 9 66 DB 9 33 DB 10 67 DB 10 34 DB 11 68 DB 11 5 27 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 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 simple maintenance on the SC743TQ 645 8C74381 645 chassis Following the compo nent installation steps in the order given will eliminate most common problems If some steps are unnecessary skip ahead to the step that follows Refer to Chapter 2 for instructions on installing the s
27. Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM The options are Enabled and Disabled 7 10 Chapter 7 BIOS Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master The options are Enabled and Disabled Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master A high priority high throughout device may benefit from a greater clock rate The options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00AO0h 00COh and OOEOh For Unix Novelle and other Operating Systems please select the option other If a drive fails after the installation of a new software you might want to change this setting and try again A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed The options are DOS or Other for Unix Novelle NetWare and other operating systems gt Advanced Chipset Control values entered may cause system malfunction Also a very high DRAM frequency or incorrect DRAM timing may cause system instability When this occurs revert to the default setting Warning Use caution when changing the Advanced settings Incorrect SERR Signal Condition This setting specifies the ECC Error conditions that an SERR is to be asserted The options are None Single Bit Mul
28. Capacity xxx CB Create Volune Enter a string betueen 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters 2 Specify a name for the RAID 10 set and press lt Enter gt 3 When RAID Level item is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 10 RAID1 RAIDO and hit lt Enter gt 4 When the Stripe Size is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select the stripe size from 4 KB to 128 KB for your RAID 10 and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is 6 4KB Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size 5 When the RAID Volume Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed 6 Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays 7 When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 6 Appendix C Software Installation Creating a RAID 5 Set Parity 1 Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the Enter key The following screen will appear Crede Redewchon KFastowrd Yew Mecos fep Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v05 1 8 1813 ICH R wRAIDS S
29. Controller Hub ESB2 provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports an 1 channel UltraATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and six Se rial ATA SATA ports The ESB2 supports the following PATA and SATA device configurations Legacy mode and Native mode C 1 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual RAID Configurations The following types of RAID configurations are supported RAID 0 Data Striping this writes data in parallel interleaved striped sections of two hard drives Data transfer rate is doubled over using a single disk RAID1 Data Mirroring an identical data image from one drive is copied to another drive The second drive must be the same size or larger than the first drive RAID 10 Striping amp Mirroring RAID 0 and 1 schemes are combined without parity information to get the benefits of both RAID 5 both data and parity information are striped and mirrored across three or more hard drives Intel Matrix Storage The Intel Matrix Storage supported by the ESB2 allows the user to create RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets by using only six identical hard disk drives The Intel Matrix Storage Technology creates two partitions on each hard disk drive and generate a virtual RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets It also allows you the change the HDD partition size without any data Configuring BIOS settings for SATA RAID Functions Native Mode 1 Press the De
30. Definitions USB4 5 USB2 USB3 Two additional USB headers are Pin Definition Pin Definition located near the SATA5 header on the serverboard This header is designated USB4 5 and is included for connection to the USB ports on the front of the chassis A USB cable not included is needed for the con nection See the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED Speaker Pin Definitions JD1 On the JDI header pins 1 3 are for Pin Function Definition a power LED pins 4 7 are for the 4 Speaker data red wire speaker See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions Note The speaker connector pins are for 1 PO PO Ground Ground N A 5 Key No connection 6 Key 7 Speaker data use with an external speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin PS 2 Mouse Ports Definitions Kb Mouse Pin Definition The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 1 e mouse ports are located on the I O gt NG back plane See the table on the right zougi 3 Ground for pin definitions 4 VCC 5 Clock 6 NC Overheat LED Overheat LED Pin Definitions JOH1 Connect an LED to the JOH1 header Pin Definition to provide warning of a chassis over 1 5V heating condition See the table on the 2 OH Active right for pin definitions 5 16 Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is desig
31. Enabled and Disabled ICH RAID Code Base Select Intel to enable Intel s SATA RAID firmware Select Adaptec to use Adaptec s HostRAID firmware The options are Intel and Adaptec SATA AHCI Select Enable to enable the function of Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface Use caution when using this function This feature is for advanced programmers only The options are Enabled and Disabled 7 6 Chapter 7 BIOS System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being present in the system Extended Memory This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as being present in the system 7 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing lt Enter gt Options for PIR settings are displayed by highlighting the setting option using the arrow keys and pressing lt Enter gt All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section gt Boot Features 7 7 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual gt Boot Features Quick Boot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed Quie
32. IOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS write cache its data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable this function and this area will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Video BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a Video BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS write cache its data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable the function and this area will be reserved for Video BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Base 0 512K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area block 0 512K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or to be written into L1 L2 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and
33. JWD Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description CD1 CD2 CD Audio Output Headers COM1 COM2 COM 1 COM2 Serial Port Connector Header FAN 1 8 Fan Headers 1 8 IDE 1 IDE 2 IDE Hard Drive Compact Flash Card Connectors J17 System Management I C Power Header J18 System Management Bus Header J22 Floppy Disk Drive Connector JA1 JA2 SCSI Channel A amp B Connectors JAR Power Fail Alarm Reset Header JC1 JC2 Microphone Jack Line In Line Out Jacks JD1 Power LED pins1 3 Speaker pins 4 7 Header JF1 Front Control Panel Connector JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JLAN 1 2 Gigabit Ethernet Ports JOH1 Overheat LED JPW1 Primary 24 Pin ATX Power Connector JPW2 Secondary Power Connector JPW3 Processor Power Connector JWF1 Compact Flash Card Power Connector JWOL Wake on LAN Header JWOR Wake on Ring Header LP IPMI Slot 7 Parallel Low Profile IPMI Connector Parallel Printer Port PSF Power Fault Header SATAO SATA5 Intel Serial ATA Connectors USBO0 1 2 3 USB Ports USB4 5 USB Headers 5 11 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual 5 8 Connector Definitions ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions JPW1 Pin Definition Pin Definition ATX Power Connector 3 3V 3 3V The power supply connector meets 12V 3 3V the SSI Superset ATX 24 pin specifi COM COM cation Make sure that the orientation PS ON 5V of the connector is correct See the COM table on the right for pin definitions COM Secondary Po
34. M in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn Cache SRAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB System RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested One or more 120 Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I2O block storage devices Operating system not found Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A are properly identified Parity Check 1 nnnn Parity error found in the system bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Parity is a method for checking errors in binary data A parity error indicates that some data has been corrupted Parity Check 2 nnnn Parity error found in the I O bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Press F1 to resume F2 to Setup F3 for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message Press F1 to start the boot process or F2 to enter Setup and change the settings Press F3 to display the previous screen usually an initialization error of an Option
35. R INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPERMICRO COMPUTER SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product Manual Revision 1 0a Release Date May 8 2007 Unless you request and receive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2007 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 lt provides information for the installation and use of the SuperWorkstation 7045A T 7045A 8 Installation and maintenance should be performed by experience
36. ROM i e an add on card Write down and follow the information shown on the screen Press F2 to enter Setup Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identified Run the 120 Configuration Utility One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT Run an I2O Configuration Utility e g the SAC utility System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copied to shadow RAM UMB upper limit segment address nnnn Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks indicating released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory man ager Video BIOS shadowed Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM A 5 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual Notes Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Test codes for the PhoenixBIOS POST codes are divided into two categories recoverable and terminal Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST the BIOS will display a POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 continuous long beep no memory detected Terminal POST Errors If a terminal type of error occurs BIOS will shut down the system Before doing so BIOS will write the error to port 80h attempt
37. SUPERO SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A 8 SUPERMICRO 333303 SS Se E A r SS _ SSS qr L I 1 SUPERO i _ a eae a OX LLL 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 SUPERMICRO COMPUTER 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 documenta tion 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 COMPUTER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE O
38. a Display external L2 cache size Load custom defaults optional Display shadow area message Display possible high address for UMB recovery Display error messages Check for configuration errors Check for keyboard errors Set up hardware interrupt vectors Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs Late POST device initialization Detect and install external RS232 ports Configure non MCD IDE controllers Detect and install external parallel ports Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices Re initialize onboard I O ports Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional Initialize BIOS Data Area Enable Non Maskable Interrupts NMIs Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS 2 mouse Initialize floppy controller Determine number of ATA drives optional Initialize hard disk controllers Initialize local bus hard disk controllers Jump to UserPatch2 Build MPTABLE for multi processor boards Install CD ROM for boot Clear huge ES segment register Fix up Multi Processor table 1 2 Search for option ROMs One long two short beeps on checksum B 3 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual POST Code Description 99h Check for SMART Drive optional 9Ah Shadow option ROMs 9Ch Set up Power Management 9Dh Initialize security engine optional 9Eh Enable hardware interrupts 9Fh Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives AOh Set
39. ache On older boards check the cache jumpers You may have to replace the cache See your dealer A disabled cache slows system performance considerably CPU ID CPU socket number for Multi Processor error EISA CMOS not writeable ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to EISA CMOS DMA Test Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to extended DMA Direct Memory Access registers Software NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot generate software NMI Non Maskable Interrupt Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long device Address Conflict Address conflict for specified device Allocation Error for device Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device CD ROM Drive CD ROM Drive identified Entering SETUP Starting Setup program Failing Bits nnnn The hex number nnnn is a map ofthe bits atthe RAM address which failed the memory test Each 1 one in the map indicates a failed bit See errors 230 231 or 232 above for offset address of the failure in System Extended or Shadow memory Fixed Disk n Fixed disk n 0 3 identified A 3 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual Invalid System Configuration Data Problem with NVRAM CMOS data I O device IRQ conflict 1 O device IRQ conflict error PS 2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen PS 2 Mouse installed nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of RA
40. ack 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 Floppy Drive cable J22 Control Panel cable JF1 see next page 7045A T SATA cables SATAO SATA5 7045A 8 SCSI cables JA1 JA2 Connecting Power Cables The X7DAE X7DA8 has a 24 pin primary power supply connector designated JPW1 for connection to the ATX power supply Connect the appropriate con nector from the power supply to the ATX Power 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 4 pin Secondary ATX Power connection at JPW2 and the 8 pin processor power connector at JPW3 5 5 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 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 h
41. ackplane ribbon cables touch the backplane or obstruct the airflow 1 Installing removing hot swap SATA SCSI drives The SATA SCSI drive carriers are all easily accessible at the front of the chassis These drives are hot swappable meaning they can be removed and installed with out powering down the system To remove a carrier first push the release button located beside the drive LEDs Swing the colored handle fully out and use it to pull the unit straight out see Figure 6 5 Note Your operating system must have RAID support to enable the hot plug ca pability of the SATA SCSI drives 2 Mounting a SATA SCSI drive in a drive carrier The SATA SCSI drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and removal from the chassis These carriers also work to promote proper airflow for the system For this reason even carriers without drives must remain in the server If you need to add a new SATA or SCSI drive insert the drive into the carrier with the printed circuit board side facing down so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier Secure the drive to the carrier with four screws See Figure 6 6 6 6 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Figure 6 5 Removing a SATA SCSI Drive Carrier Figure 6 6 Mounting a SATA SCSI Drive in a Carrier Important Regardless of how many SATA SCSI hard drives are N installed all drive carriers must remain in the drive bays to promote proper airfl
42. alled at the connection Choose the option 1 39 to select a predetermined HDD type Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed Select ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed Chapter 7 BIOS CHS Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS Type This item displays the type of IDE or SATA drive Cylinders This item indicates the status of cylinders Headers This item indicates the number of headers Sectors This item displays the number of sectors Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum storage capacity of the system LBA Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS Total Sectors This item displays the number of total sectors available in the LBA Format Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA Format Multi Sector Transfer This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi sector transfer The options are Disabled 4 Sectors 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0 Master Device via the LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 Bit I O This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32 bit data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabled Transfer Mode This option allows the user to set the transfer mode The options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIO3 Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2
43. ally load all device files and then continue with the installation 8 After the Windows XP 2000 2003 installation is completed the system will au tomatically reboot 9 Insert the Supermicro CD that came with the package into the CD drive during system reboot and the following screen will appear next page Note the current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating System Appendix C Software Installation C 3 Installing the Operating System and other Software After all the hardware has been installed you must first install the operating system and then other software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CDs that came packaged with your motherboard S SUPERMICRO X7DA8 Motherboard Drivers amp Tools Win2000 Beta Version Intel Greencreek chipset INF files 2 SUPERMICR Microsoft DirectX 20 Drivers amp Tools ATI Graphics driver Intel Greencreek Avance Logic AC97 Audio Drivers Chipset Intel Matrix Storage Manager X7DAS Series Adaptec Storage Manager Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor Ill Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD Auto Start Up Nest Time SUPERMICRO Computer Inc For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the ri
44. ard 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 slots 5 9 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual 5 7 Serverboard Details Figure 5 6 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE Layout not drawn to scale CPU1 FAN7 kiba JPw1 Ji7_ PSE PWS Mouse FANG FANS JPW2 J3PC3 LJAR DIMM 4B FAN1 USBO0 1 2 3 DINAR com1 DIMM 3B JF1 DIMM 3A CPU 1 DIMM 2B Parallel FAN2 Port DIMM 2A DIMM 1B JD DIMM 1A LE1C3 CD2 CD1 JOH1 JLAN1 2 I se2 L 1JPAC North CPU2 I Bridge Jc1 oo
45. are Disabled and Enabled Thermal Management 2 Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 TM2 which will lower CPU voltage and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a predefined overheat threshold Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 TM1 allowing CPU clocking to be regulated via CPU Internal Clock modulation when the CPU temperature reaches the overheat threshold C1 Enhanced Mode Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable Enhanced Halt State to lower CPU voltage frequency to prevent overheat The options are Enabled and Disabled Note please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information No Execute Mode Memory Protection Available when supported by the CPU and the OS Set to Enabled to enable Execute Disable Bit and allow the processor to classify areas in memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot and thus preventing a worm or a virus from inserting and creating a flood of codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack Note this feature is available when your OS and your CPU support the function of Execute Disable Bit The options are Disabled and Enabled For more information regarding hardware software support for this function please refer to Intel s and Microsoft s web sites Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this op
46. assis Rails 2 5 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual Figure 2 3 Installing the Rails to the Chassis Installing the Rack Rails Determine where you want to place the SuperWorkstation 7045A T 7045A 8 in the rack See Rack and Server Precautions in Section 2 3 Position the fixed rack rail sliding rail guide assemblies at the desired location in the rack keeping the sliding rail guide facing the inside of the rack Screw the assembly securely to the rack using the brackets provided Attach the other assembly to the other side of the rack making both are at the exact same height and with the rail guides facing inward 2 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation Installing the Server into the Rack You should now have rails attached to both the chassis and the rack unit The next step is to install the server into the rack You should have two brackets in the rack mount kit Install these first keeping in mind that they are left right specific marked with L and R Then line up the rear of the chassis 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 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 see Figure 2 4 Figure 2 4 Ins
47. ave 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 X7DAE X7DA8 Mouse Keyboard ysBo 1 2 3 Parallel Port JLAN1 2 arai Line Out COM Line In 5 7 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual 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 DIMM Installation See Figure 5 5 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with DIMM 1A The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install four modules at a time beginning with Bank 1 then Bank 2 and so on Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attent
48. 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 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 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 5 1 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual 5 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation area of the fan Also do not place the serverboard on a conductive surface which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up When handling the processor avoid placing direct pressure on the label IMPORTANT Always connect the power cord last and remove it first before add ing removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the heatsink and fan The X7DAE X7DA8 can suppor
49. ber SEL Record ID SEL Record Type Time Stamp Generator ID SEL Message Revision Sensor Type Sensor Number SEL Event Type Event Description and SEL Event Data SEL Entry Number 7 20 Chapter 7 BIOS P Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors such as temperatures fan speeds and voltages of various components 7 21 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual 7 5 Security Settings Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing Enter All Security BIOS settings are described in this section Supervisor Password Is Supervisor Password Is This displays whether a supervisor password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This displays whether a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor s password which allows access to the BIOS Set User Passwo
50. 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 e Mainboard replaceable soldered in fuses Self resetting PTC Positive Tempera ture Coefficient fuses on the mainboard must be replaced by trained service technicians only The new fuse must be the same or equivalent as the one replaced Contact technical support for details and support 4 2 General Safety Precautions A Follow these rules to ensure general safety Keep the area around the SuperWorkstation 7045A T 7045A 8 clean and free of clutter The SuperWorkstation 7045A T 7045A 8 weighs approximately 63 Ibs 28 6 kg When lifting the system two people at either end should lift slowly with their feet spread out to distribute the weight Always keep your back straight and lift with your legs Place the chassis top side cover and any system components that have been removed away from the system or on a table so that they won t accidentally be stepped on While working on the system do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and unbuttoned shirt sleeves which can come into contact with electrical circuits or be pulled into a cooling fan 4 2 Chapter 4 System Safety Remove any je
51. cable has seven twisted wires Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 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 Parallel Port Connector See the table below for pin definitions of the parallel printer port Parallel Printer Port Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Strobe 3 Data Bit 0 5 Data Bit 1 7 Data Bit 2 9 Data Bit 3 11 Data Bit 4 13 Data Bit 5 15 Data Bit 6 i Data Bit 7 19 ACK 21 BUSY 23 PE 25 SLCT Pin 2 4 6 8 Definition Auto Feed Error Init SLCT IN GND GND GND GND GND GND Write Data Write Gate NC 5 24 Floppy Connector Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup The floppy connector is located near the IDE connectors See the table below for pin definitions SATA Ports There are no jumpers to con figure the onboard SATA con nectors See the table on the right for pin definitions Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions J22 Definition i Definition Ground FDHDIN Ground Reserved Key FDEDIN Ground Index Ground Motor Enable Ground Drive Select B Ground Drive Select B Ground Motor Enable Ground DIR Ground STEP Ground Write Data Ground Write Gate Ground Track 00 Ground Write Protec
52. cted in this manual System BIOS The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM PC XT AT and PS 2 compatible computers The Phoenix BIOS stores the system parameters types of disk drives video displays etc in the CMOS The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power When the computer is turned off a backup battery pro vides power to the CMOS logic enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the CMOS logic by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing the Delete key at the appropriate time during system boot See below Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the Delete key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens such as the Security and Power menus Beginning with Section 7 3 detailed de scriptions are given for each parameter setting in the Setup utility Warning To prevent possible boot failure do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS 7 1 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual 7 2 Running Setup Note
53. d technicians only The SuperWorkstation 7045A T 7045A 8 is a high end dual processor worksta tion based on the SC743TQ 645 SC743S1 645 4U tower rackmount chassis and the X7DAE X7DA8 a dual processor serverboard that supports single or dual Intel Xeon 5100 5000 series processors at a Front Side System Bus speed of 1333 1066 667 MHz and up to 32 GB of ECC FBD DDR2 667 533 SDRAM Manual Organization Chapter 1 Introduction The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the server system and describes the main features of the SUPER X7DAE X7DA8 serverboard and the SC743TQ 645 SC743S1 645 chassis which comprise the SuperWorkstation 7045A T 7045A 8 Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the system 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 sections of the manual for their installation Chapter 3 System Interface Refer here for details on the system interface which includes the functions and information provided by the control panel on the chassis as well as other LEDs located throughout the system SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 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 followe
54. d when installing and servicing the SuperWorkstation 7045A T 7045A 8 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the X7DAE X7DA8 serverboard in cluding 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 SC743TQ 645 SC743S1 645 server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when install ing removing or reconfiguring SCSI or peripheral drives and when replacing system power supply units and cooling fans Chapter 7 BIOS The BIOS chapter includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa tion on running the CMOS Setup Utility Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix C Software Installation Appendix D System Specifications Preface Notes SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About TEhisMantual 25 2 eontra ee eS ee MENDA NNI EE ELCHE iii Manual Organization sssssssssssssssssssssssssesese eene nnne nennen nennen nnne nnns iii Chapter 1 Introduction Tel OVERVIEW PmE 1 1 1 2 Serverboard Features sacii meo iene inetd 1 2 1 3 Server Chassis Features sssssssssseeeeenennenenenenenn nnne 1 3
55. drives or ATAPI devices The color coded I O ports include two COM ports a parallel port four USB 2 0 ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports and Line In Line Out and Mic jacks Two front side USB ports are also included on the front of the chassis The X7DAE X7DA8 has two gigabit Ethernet ports 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 1 3 Server Chassis Features The SuperWorkstation 7045A T 7045A 8 is a scaleable server platform designed with today s most state of the art features The following is a general outline of the main features of the SC743TQ 645 8C74381 645 server chassis System Power The 7045A T 7045A 8 features a single 645W power supply This power supply unit has been designed to operate at a low noise level to make it ideal for use in a workstation environment SATA Subsystem 7045A T For the 7045A T the SC743TQ 645 chassis was designed to support six Serial ATA 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 Serial ATA drives 1 3 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual SCSI Subsystem 7045A 8 The SCSI subsystem supports up to eight 80 pin SCA Ultra320 SCSI hard drives Any standard 1 drives are supported SCA
56. e Fixed Disk Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly Check to see if fixed disk is at tached properly Run Setup Find out if the fixed disk type is correctly identified Stuck key Stuck key on keyboard Keyboard error Keyboard not working Keyboard Controller Failed Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup Shadow Ram Failed at offset nnnn Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was de tected System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was de tected Extended RAM Failed at offset nnnn Extended memory not working or not configured properly at offset nnnn System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead Replace the battery and run Setup to reconfigure the system A 1 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual System CMOS checksum bad Default configuration used System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS The BIOS installed Default Setup Values If you do not want these values enter Setup and enter your own values If the error persists check the system battery or contact your dea
57. e TOE device is built inside the ESB 2 South Bridge chip The options are Enabled and Disabled Route Port 80h Cycles to This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to The options are Disabled PCI and LPC Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled the BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed The options are Enabled and Disabled Enabling Multi Media Timer Select Yes to activate a set of timers that are alternative to the traditional 8254 timers for the OS use The options are Yes and No USB Function Select Enabled to enable the function of USB devices specified The settings are Enabled and Disabled Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled 7 12 Chapter 7 BIOS gt Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Frequency Ratio Available when supported by the CPU The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU The options are Default x12 x13 x14 x15 x16 x17 and x18 Hyper threading Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use the Hyper Threading Technology which will result in increased CPU performance The options
58. e allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vise versa If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation PWM Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chassis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to run at the full speed 12V at all the time The options are 1 Disable Full Speed 12V 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation 4 4 pin Server and 5 4 pin Workstation Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed FSB VTT PXH Vcore ES2B Vcore CPU1Vcore CPU2Vcore P3_V3 P5V Vdimm P1V2_NIC N12V_SCALLED P3V3_STBY 7 18 Chapter 7 BIOS gt IPMI Available only when an IPMI card is installed System Event Logging IPMI Specification Version This item displays the current IPMI Version Firmware Version This item displays the current Firmware Version System Event Logging Select Enabled to enable IPMI Event Logging When this function is set to Disabled the system
59. e it from the candidate list and put it in the boot list This item will then become a bootable device See details on how to change the priority of boot order of devices in the Item Specific Help window 7 23 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual 7 7 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section Exit Saving Changes Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility 7 24 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages During the Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for problems If a prob lem is found the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message The following is a list of such BIOS messages Failur
60. e main system power Turning off system power with this button removes the main power but keeps standby power supplied to the system RESET Ny n i l A 3 x D e RESET Use the reset button to reboot the system 3 1 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual 3 3 Control Panel LEDs The control panel located on the front of the SC743TQ 645 SC743S1 645 chassis has six LEDs that provide you with critical information related to different parts of the system This section explains what each LED indicates when illuminated and any corrective action you may need to take a e Power Indicates external power is being supplied to the system s power supply unit This LED should normally be illuminated when the system is operat ing g Oo HDD Indicates IDE channel activity On the 7045A T 7045A 8 this LED indicates SATA SCSI IDE drive activity when flashing o NIC Indicates network activity on LAN2 when flashing EA e Overheat 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 pro
61. e most heat is generated A 90 mm chassis exhaust fan FAN 0091 is also included 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 1 Intel 5000X Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram Please see Chapter 5 for details VRM VRM PROCESSOR 2 ISL6307 PROCESSOR ISL6307 667 1067 1333 667 1067 1333 MT S MT S FBD CHNLO 5000X FBD CHNL1 Greencreek PCI ExpX16N MCH FBD CHNL2 FBD DIMM FBD DIMM FBD CHNL3 PCI E X16 Slot i amp PCI Exp X4 PCIE X4 ATA 100 m IDE CONN PCIE X4 in X16 Slot 5 EBUS CONN PCI X Slot PCI X Slot zi Z PCI X Slot ZCRSIE zx c Q o z F4 KUMERAN GB LAN GILGAL PARALLEL PORT Note the X7DAE does not include the SCSI controller and ports 1 5 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual 1 4 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address SuperMicro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose C
62. e setting in BIOS To turn 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 Four Universal Serial Bus ports are located beside the PS 2 keyboard mouse ports USBO is the bottom connector and USB3 is the top con nector See the table on the right for pin definitions 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 14 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset Ground Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 1 PW ON Ground Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions USBO0 1 2 3 USBO USB1 Pin Definition Pin Definition 5V PO PO Ground Ground Key Alarm Reset Header Pin Definitions JAR Pin Definition 1 Ground Reset Signal Serial Ports The COM1 serial port is located beside the mouse port COM2 is a header on the serverboard see serverboard layout for location See the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail Header Connect a cable from your power sup ply to the Power Fail header to provide you with warning of a power supply failure The warning sig
63. eason Replacing the Power Supply 1 Accessing the power supply For safety reasons you will need to remove power from the system when replacing the power supply on the 7045A T 7045A 8 The power supply can be removed from the back of the chassis access to the inside is unnecessary 2 Removing the power supply First unplug the power cord from the failed power supply Then press the locking tab on the module and pull the unit completely out 3 Installing a new power supply module Replace the failed unit with another unit of the same input voltage output voltage and wattage It is highly recommended to replace it with exactly the same model power supply PWS 0060 Gently but firmly push the new unit all the way into the open bay Secure it to the chassis using the locking tab Plug the power cord back into the new power supply Finish by depressing the power button on the chassis front control panel 6 10 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 1 Chapter 7 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS Setup utility for the X7DAE X7DA8 The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to the Manual Download area of the Supermicro web site lt http Awww supermicro com gt for any changes to the BIOS that may not be refle
64. ed BAUD Rate This item allows you to select the BAUD rate for console redirection The options are 300 1200 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K Console Type This item allows you to choose from the available options to select the console type for console redirection The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 Flow Control This item allows you to choose from the available options to select the flow control for console redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This item allows you to choose select the console connection either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST Choose whether to continue with console redirection after the POST routine The options are On and Off SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual gt Hardware Monitor Logic CPU Temperature Threshold This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre set temperature threshold The options are 70 C 75 C 80 C and 85 C Highlight this and hit lt Enter gt to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU1 Second Core CPU2 Temperature CPU2 Second Core System Temperature Fan 1 FAN8 If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Fan Speed Control Modes This featur
65. eeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 6 10 viii Table of Contents Chapter 7 BIOS CHT oie Poi cm 7 1 LEM SU 7 2 123 Main BIOS Setup cinstirii Eunice EYE rose erie ames 7 2 7 4 Advanced Setup cece cece cece cette ee eee ee ee eee aaa inen anA ETENEE AENEA REE 7 7 T 5 Securty Settings ccce rere tense metres e teehee a a a E 7 22 156 Boot SewuingS usc pro E bd e enceinte E ee 7 23 E i ge 7 24 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages sseseseeeemeeHeHRHHe eee A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST COd6eS ue edi rte esie Yee exe revu Er EE eh B 1 Appendix C Software Installation sssseseeeemRRHRHHHHeHHeme C 1 Appendix D System Specifications ssssssseseeemHHHHHHHHHeHe em D 1 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual Notes Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Supermicro s SuperWorkstation 7045A T 7045A 8 is a high end dual processor workstation that can be utilized either in a tower or in a rackmount configuration The 7045A T 7045A 8 is comprised of two main subsystems the SC743TQ 645 SC74381 645 high end server chassis and the X7DAE X7DA8 dual Intel Xeon processor serverboard Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certified for use with your workstation In addition to the serverboard and chassis various hardware components have been included with the SuperWorkstation as li
66. emaining screws then Ale WNI lt finish the installation by fully tightening NO 3 SCREW NO 2 SCREW all four screws Removing the Heatsink Warning We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to uninstall the heatsink please follow the instructions below to prevent damage to the CPU or the CPU socket 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as show in the picture above 2 Hold the heatsink and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink 3 Once the CPU is loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before you re install the CPU and the heatsink 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 b
67. en F Supero Doctor II Microsoft Internet Explorer g l x File Edt View Favorites Tools Help ment Report Help 8 Health Information CPUl Chassis CPU2 Chassis Appendix C Software Installation Supero Doctor Ill Remote Control Screen TEM Doctor III M oft Internet Explorer Remote Management System Info Health Info Performance Remote Cx Configuration Administration S s Management Report Help a Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down within a specified time the default is 30 seconds Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Service Daemon running at all times on this system Provide TCP IP connectivity p trol ower contro a Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web Site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero Doctor llIl You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http Awww supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend Supero Doctor Il C 13 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual Notes Appendix D System Specifications Appendix D System Specifications Processors Single or dual 604 pin Intel Xeon processors at a front side system bus speed of 1333 1066 MHz Please refer to the support section of our web site for a comple
68. er so that the drive s mounting holes align with those in the carrier Secure the drive to the carrier with four screws then slide the assembly into the bay and secure it to the chassis with the drive carrier screws you first removed Attach the power and data cables to the drive Replace the top left chassis cover before restoring power to the system Note A red wire typically designates the location of pin 1 You should keep the drive carriers inserted in any unused drive bays to reduce EMI and noise and to facilitate the airflow through the chassis Figure 6 8 Adding a Component Without a Drive Carrier 6 9 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual 6 5 Power Supply The SuperWorkstation 7045A T 7045A 8 has a single 645 watt power supply This power unit is equipped with low noise technology making the system ideal for workstation environments The power supply has an auto switching capability that enable it to automatically sense and operate with 100 or 240 volt inputs The power module is PFC Power Factor Correction compliant Power Supply Failure If the power supply unit fails the system will shut down and you will need to replace the unit Replacement units can be ordered directly from Supermicro see contact information in the Preface As there is only one power supply unit in the 7045A T 7045A 8 power must be completely removed from the server before removing and replacing the power supply unit for whatever r
69. g 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 floppy drives not necessary for SATA SCSI drives When disconnecting power you should first power down the system with the operating system and then unplug the power cord from the power supply unit When working around exposed electrical circuits another person who is familiar with the power off controls should be nearby to switch off the power if necessary Use only one hand when working with powered on electrical 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 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 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 backwards which will reverse its polarities see Figure 4 1 This battery must be replaced only with the same or an equivalent type recommended
70. gh quality onboard audio The X7DAE X7DAS8 features 6 channel sound for front L amp R rear L amp R center and subwoofer speak ers This feature is activated with the JPAC jumper The Line In Line Out Mic jacks on the I O backpanel are used for sound output when AC 97 is enabled see diagram at right To activate onboard audio please enable the JPAC jumper Blue Rear L R speakers Line In Green Front L R speakers Line Out Pink Center subwoofer Mic CD1 Pin Definitions Pin Definition CD Connectors 1 Left Two CD connectors CD1 CD2 are m located next to the LAN controller These have been included for CD audio output See the tables on the right for pin definitions 2 3 Ground 4 CD2 Pin Definitions Definition 1 Right Ground Left 5 18 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 9 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the T jajaja serverboard jumpers can be used to Ping choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two Q pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed Setting DE circuit board See the diagram at rightfor an example ofjumping pins 1 and 2 Refer to the serverboard layout page for jumper locations Jumper Note Ontwo pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins
71. ght of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list You should install everything here except for the SUPER Doctor utility and the LAN SCSI driver diskettes which are optional The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor IIl program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called SD III Client The Supero Doctor Ill program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note The default User Name Password for SuperDoctor III is ADMIN ADMIN Note When SuperDoctor III is first installed it adopts the temperature threshold settings that have been set in BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Super Doctor as the Super Doctor settings override the BIOS settings To set the BIOS temperature threshold settings again you would first need to uninstall SuperDoctor III Supero Doctor Ill Health Information Scre
72. gned to promote sufficient airflow through the chassis Also note that all power and data cables have been routed in such a way that they do not block the airflow generated by the fans Keep this in mind when you reroute them after working on the system 6 Supplying power to the system The last thing you must do is to provide input power to the system Plug the power cord from the power supply unit into a high quality power strip that offers protection from electrical noise and power surges It is recommended that you use an uninterruptible power supply UPS Finally depress the power on button on the front of the chassis 2 9 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual Figure 2 5 Accessing the Inside of the System Rack Configuration shown Chapter 3 System Interface Chapter 3 System Interface 3 1 Overview There are several LEDs on the control panel as well as two for each SATA SCSI drive carrier and the Ethernet ports These LEDs are to keep you constantly in formed of the overall status of the system and the activity and health of specific components There are also two buttons on the chassis control panel 3 2 Control Panel Buttons There are two push buttons located on the front of the chassis These are in order from left to right a power on off button and a reset button e POWER This is the main power button which is used to apply or turn off th
73. h F2h F3h F4h F5h F6h F7h Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize system timer Initialize system I O Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS ROM Go to BIOS Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Shadow Boot Block System memory test Initialize interrupt vectors Initialize Run Time Clock Initialize video Initialize System Management Manager Output one beep Clear Huge Segment Boot to Mini DOS Boot to Full DOS If the BIOS detects error 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM error it displays an additional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that failed For example 2C 0002 means address line 1 bit one set has failed 2E 1020 means data bits 12 and 5 bits 12 and 5 set have failed in the lower 16 bits The BIOS also sends the bitmap to the port 80 LED display It first displays the checkpoint code followed by a delay the high order byte another delay and then the loworder byte of the error It repeats this sequence continuously B 5 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual Notes B 6 Appendix C Software Installation Appendix C Software Installation After all the hardware has been installed you must first configure Intel s ESB2 SATA RAID before you install the Windows Operating System and other software drivers Important Notes to
74. he RAID set drive A Warning message displays 4 Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility 1 From the main menu select item4 Exit and press lt Enter gt A warning message will appear 2 Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu C 9 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual C 2 Installing Windows XP 2000 2003 on RAID Systems New Operating System Windows XP 2000 2003 Installation 1 Insert the Microsoft Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup CD in the CD drive and the system will start booting up from the CD 2 Press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays 3 When the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s 4 Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2000 2003 Driver for ESB2 into Drive A and press the Enter key 5 Choose Intel R ESB2 SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2000 2003 Setup Screen and press the Enter key 6 Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices have been specified press the Enter key to continue with the installation 7 From the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen press the Enter key The XP 2000 2003 Setup will automatic
75. he parallel port The options are DMA1 and DMAS3 Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS and OS controlled Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are Primary and Secondary 7 15 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual gt DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display to inform you of the event log validity It is not a setting Event Log Capacity This is a display to inform you of the event log capacity It is not a setting View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark the DMI events as read Clear All DMI Event Logs Select Yes and press Enter to clear all DMI event logs The options are Yes and No 7 16 Chapter 7 BIOS P Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings COM Port Address This item allows you to specify to redirect the console to Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B This setting can also be Disabl
76. he system date and time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the lt Enter gt key to save the data System Date Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the lt Enter gt key to save the data BIOS Date The item displays the date that the BIOS was built Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in 7 3 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual gt IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Secondary Master Slave These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave SATA Port2 SATA Port3 slots Hit Enter to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the sub menu are Type Selects the type of IDE hard drive The options are Auto which allows the BIOS to automatically determine the hard drive s capacity number of heads etc a number from 1 39 to select a predetermined type of hard drive CDROM and ATAPI Removable The option User will allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed at this connection The option Auto will allow the BIOS to automatically configure the parameters of the HDD inst
77. hon Erna vais keer 5 15 Power Fail Header 2 2 tdt entr aa aaeeeiai 5 15 Fan Headers T 5 15 Chassis Intrusion x i ee Dec Sog te tuo ese eee 5 15 Extra Universal Serial Bus Headers ssssseseeeeee 5 16 Power LED Speaker sssssssssssssssesesese rennen nennen 5 16 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports sssssmmmRR 5 16 Overheat LED 5i acere PR ERREXE E ts XM SERE LR MR Rd exiret 5 16 Wake On LAN 5 17 lU EL CI l iie R 5 17 SMB iiti iiam B Resa OA ERR E mu 5 17 edil ado VERRE a E EE E E 5 17 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual AC OT AUdIO Eres ROT eee UE 5 18 CD COMNMECHOFS Em 5 18 5 89 Jumper Settings serpen e anaa E OE Aai anaiai 5 19 Explanation Of Jurmpers i51 nione iE emere rk rei e Eee 5 19 CMOS Clear 5i x etx Ih v bea xe REESE RE ER x Rx C E Dun ERR RAE VAR 5 19 VGA Enable Bisable ettari eere p edere E n e setae deseas 5 19 JEAN Enable Disable 3 rr diu er eco reddet deans 5 20 Watch Dog Enable Disable sssssssseeee 5 20 3rd Power Supply Fail Detect Enable Disable ssssusse 5 20 SCSI Controller Enable Disable sse 5 21 SCSI Termination Enable Disable sse 5 21 Compact Flash Master Slave sss 5 21 Audio Enable DISable 2 5 9122 eters 5 22 FO Bus ode CP T R E ARE 5 22 5 10 Onb
78. in 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 OH Connect an LED to the OH connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide ad vanced warning of chassis overheat ing Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Re fer to the table on the right for pin definitions 5 13 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 Vcc HD Active NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 11 Vcc 12 Ground NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 Vcc Ground OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition if Vcc 8 Ground Power Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 Vcc Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on 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 on off the system This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button see the Power Button Mod
79. ing then plug the housing back into its slot it should click into place when fully inserted Check that the fan is working properly and replace the top left side chassis panel 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 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 see Figure 6 4 To reinstall simply position the air shroud in its proper place and push it in until you hear it click 6 4 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Figure 6 3 Removing a Chassis Fan Figure 6 4 Removing the Air Shroud 6 5 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual 6 4 Drive Bay Installation SATA SCSI Drives Six SATA or eight SCSI drives may be housed in the SC743TQ 645 SC743S1 645 chassis The SATA drive IDs are preconfigured as 0 through 5 in order from right to left or from bottom to top if rackmounted and the SCSI drive IDs are preconfigured as 0 through 7 in order from right to left or from bottom to top if rackmounted Note You must use standard SATA SCSI drives in the SuperWorkstation 7045A T 7045A 8 Do not touch the backplane with any metal objects and make sure no Use extreme caution when working around the SATA SCSI b
80. ion to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly 2 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above Memory Support The X7DAE X7DA8 supports up to 32 GB of FBD Fully Buffered DIMM ECC DDR2 667 533 Populating with pairs of memory modules that are of the same size and same type will result in interleaved memory Note Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory To optimize memory support follow the table below for memory installation 5 8 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Figure 5 5 Installing DIMM into Slot Notch 4 Notch iw Note Notch bun should align with the receptive point on the slot Top View of DDR Slot Release Tab Ji JI 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 6 Adding PCI Cards 1 PCI slots The 7045A T 7045A 8 can support six PCI expansion cards one x16 PCI Express slot one x4 PCI Express slot two 64 bit 133 100 MHz PCI X slots one 64 bit 100 MHz ZCR slot and one 32 bit 33MHz PCI slot 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 c
81. l key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time powering on the system we recommend you load the Optimized Default Settings If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys to select the Exit Settings Once in the Exit settings Scroll down to select Load Optimized Default Settings and press the Enter key Select OK to confirm the selection Press the Enter key to load the default settings for the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main section in BIOS 4 Scroll down to SATA Control Mode and press the Enter key to select En hanced 5 Scroll down to SATA RAID Enabled and press Enter Then select En abled 6 Scroll down to Exit Select Save and Exit from the Exit menu Press the Enter key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 7 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 8 During the system boot up press the Ctrl and I keys simultaneously to run the Intel RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following message Press Ctrl lt gt for Intel RAID Configuration Utility C 2 Appendix C Software Installation Using the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Utility Program 1 Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes a After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility the system will automatically reboot The following screen appears after Power On Self Test RAID Vo lunes
82. ler System timer error The timer test failed Requires repair of system board Real time clock error Real Time Clock fails BIOS hardware test May require board repair Check date and time settings BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real Time Clock May require setting legal date 1991 2099 Previous boot incomplete Default configuration used Previous POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On systems with control of wait states improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct This error is cleared the next time the system is booted Memory Size found by POST differed from CMOS Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS Diskette drive A error Diskette drive B error Drive A or B is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests Check to see that the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette drive is attached correctly Incorrect Drive A type run SETUP Type of floppy drive A not correctly identified in Setup Incorrect Drive B type run SETUP Type of floppy drive B not correctly identified in Setup Appendix A BIOS POST Messages System cache error Cache disabled RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the c
83. losed 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 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 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual 2 4 Installing the
84. lt 2 N a LP IPMI Too aa N 25 5 5 C JPG1 o x O Speaker J22 oO Slot 6 x16 PCI Express 5 c P4 JBT1 ri 8 Ww South S 5 2 E M oO Slot 5 33 MHz PCI cr g 2 2 e Lu Bridge za o Cor dp JPC3IIPCA S5 e Slot 4 x4 PCI Express Dn Rage XL wp Slot 3 133 MHz PCI X z a JpLi JPL2 BIOS 8 Slot 2 133 MHz PCI X PXHI E AIC 7902W 8 E JWOR JPCTIPC2 wel JA1 Slot 1 100 MHz PCI X ZCR USB4 5 Dat Jia H SATA4 SATA5 DA2 JA2 COM2 JPA1 U320 SCSI CH B FANG SATAO SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 3 Notes Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only The X7DAE shares the same layout with the X7DA8 but does not include SCSI connections jumpers or components IDE 2 is for Compact Flash card use only To use enable close jumper JCF1 and connect the compact flash power to JWF1 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup X7DAE X7DAS8 Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting J3P 3rd Power Fail Detect Open Disabled JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 5 9 JCF1 Compact Flash Master Slave Select Closed Master JPC1 2 I2C to PCI Slot 1 Enable Disable Both Pins 2 3 Disabled JP C3 4 I2C to PCI Slot 6 Enable Disable Both Pins 2 3 Disabled JPA1 SCSI Controller Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPA2 JPA3 SCSI ChA ChB Termination En Dis Open Enabled JPAC Audio Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPG1 VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 JPL2 JLAN1 JLAN2 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled
85. n cards 5 Check all cable connections and airflow Make sure all power and data cables are properly connected and not blocking the chassis airflow See Chapter 5 for details on cable connections 2 8 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup Next you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the SCSI drives and SCA backplane have been properly installed and all connections have been made 1 Accessing the drive bays All drives can be accessed from the front of the server For servicing the DVD ROM IDE hard drives and floppy drives you will need to remove the top left chassis cover The SCSI disk drives can be installed and removed from the front of the chassis without removing any chassis covers 2 Installing components into the 5 25 drive bays To install components into the 5 25 drive bays you must first remove the top left chassis cover as described in the previous section Refer to Chapter 6 for details 3 Installing a floppy disk drive Refer to Chapter 6 if you need to reinstall a floppy disk drive to the system 4 Check the SATA SCSI disk drives Depending upon your system s configuration your system may have one or more drives already installed If you need to install SATA SCSI drives please refer to Chapter 6 5 Check the airflow Airflow is provided by four hot swap 80 mm chassis fans working in conjunc tion with an air shroud The system component layout was carefully desi
86. nal is passed through the PWR LED pin to indicate a power failure See the table on the right for pin definitions Fan Headers The X7DAE X7DA8 has eight fan headers designated Fan1 through Fan8 Fan speed is controlled via Thermal Management with a BIOS setting See the table on the right for pin definitions Note All fan headers have four pins Pins 1 3 of the head ers are backward compatible with traditional 3 pin fans Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 Attach the appropriate cable to inform you of a chassis intrusion Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Definition Definition 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RXD T RTS 3 TXD 8 Cis 4 DTR RI 5 Ground NC Note Pin 10 is included on the header but not on the port NC indicates no connection Power Fail Header Pin Definitions PSF Pin Definition 1 P S 1 Fail Signal P S 2 Fail Signal P S 3 Fail Signal Reset Signal Note This feature is only available when using redundant Supermicro power supplies Fan Header Pin Definitions Fan1 8 Pin Definition 1 Ground Black 12V Red 2 3 Tachometer 4 PWM Control Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 Pin Definition 1 Intrusion Input 2 Ground SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual Extra Universal Serial Bus Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Headers Pin
87. nual may cause interference with radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help D 3 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual Notes D 4
88. o com Memory The X7DAE X7DA8 has eight 240 pin DIMM slots that can support up to 32 GB of FBD Fully Buffered DIMM ECC DDR2 533 SDRAM The memory is an inter leaved configuration which requires modules of the same size and speed to be installed in pairs Serial ATA 7045A T An on chip ESB2 SATA controller is integrated into the X7DAE to provide a six port 3 Gb sec Serial ATA subsystem which is RAID 0 1 5 and 10 supported The SATA drives are hot swappable units Note The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability and RAID function of the Serial ATA drives Onboard SCSI 7045A 8 Onboard SCSI is provided with an Adaptec AIC 7902 SCSI chip which supports Ultra320 SCSI at a throughput of 320 MB sec for each channel The X7DA8 pro vides two LVD Ultra320 SCSI ports The SCSI drives are hot swappable units Note The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability and RAID function of the SCSI drives 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction PCI Expansion Slots The X7DAE X7DA8 has seven PCI expansion slots which includes two x16 PCI Express slots supports SLI one x4 PCI Express slot in a x16 slot three 64 bit PCI X slots which includes two 133 100 MHz slots and one 100 MHz ZCR slot and one 32 bit 33 MHz PCI slot Onboard Controllers Ports One floppy drive controller and two onboard ATA 100 controllers are provided to support up to four hard
89. oard Indicators 1 teens teen essere e SEEE 5 23 JEANTAEAN2 BEDS neither i error sips Save tees 5 23 SCSI Activity LED Indicators sss 5 23 Onboard Power LED teint eeu nore a en End aE 5 23 5 11 Parallel Port Floppy and Hard Drive Connections sssusussss 5 24 Parallel Port Connector sesessssssessssssssseeeeeneneeenenenenenennnnns 5 24 Floppy CONNECLOM m 5 25 SATA PONS ieieetee dv ueber DIU I IE 5 25 IDE Siegel m C 5 26 Ultra320 SCSI Connectors sesesssssssseseeseeeeeeeereenenenennne 5 27 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices sssssssssssssssssssseseeeeeeeee eene 6 1 0 2 Eront CONTON Panel uro reete teer eee Er tus Decet uer eee estu reat ere Pe tu ei cnt 6 3 0 3 System Fans iced cog t t ted ek Er S xu pta rep Rue ieee po repas RE ad un Ri EES 6 4 gula cq c N 6 4 Replacing System Fans it ietecb era hg ente cu be e ERR E ERR e ese 6 4 6 4 Drive Bay Installation sssssssssssseeeeeeeneneeeenenenenn nnn 6 6 SATA SCSI Drive T 6 6 Installing Components in the 5 25 Drive Bays s sess 6 9 0 5 Power SUPPLY usce irure d a Redes ey ke dr exec da raa ana AF pd RM ERE ER eigen 6 10 Power Supply Failure 2 eadein iaceat exec bubo rR Pea daat 6 10 Replacing the Power Supply ccesecececececeeeeeeeceeeaeeee
90. ow 3 SATA SCSI backplane All SATA SCSI drives plug into a backplane that provides 3 GB s SATA UItra320 dual channel operation for all installed drives A ribbon cable from JA1 on the serverboard should be connected to the IN connector on the SATA SCSI backplane There is also a power connector on the backplane that must be connected See Figure 6 7 for the locations of backplane connectors on the SCSI backplane the reverse side of the backplane has five connectors that the SCSI drives plug into when inserted with a SCSI drive carrier or mobile rack 6 7 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual Figure 6 7 SCSI Backplane SUPERO SCA743S1 rev 1 00 TNT hee B E z S m Ex nr tj Tir RESET js is t E3 Bees um en x X 2 A zy f METH WEN IL m cd W tu E i cmi ese JP19 BUZZER ENABLE ON ENABLE OFF DISABLE Pew 4 us 77789 99 9 6 59 56 bo N o 12V GND GND 45V 12V GND GND 45V amp rap o o s meuop 0M d etre eeejens oe beer ers o es eee flee eof 28 jc rs ey Ls LD ka MC DECORE IN 1 n eS MLB it iim D irum o amp l LL E
91. perly see Chapter 5 This LED will remain flashing or on as long as the indicated condition exists 3 2 Chapter 3 System Interface Vly Wa e Power Fail Indicates a power supply module has failed This LED is inended for use with systems that have redundant power supply modules and therefore is not used with the SuperWorkstation 7045A T 7045A 8 3 4 SATA SCSI Drive Carrier LEDs Each SATA SCSI drive carrier has two LEDs e Green When illuminated the green LED on the front of the SATA SCSI drive carrier indicates drive activity A connection to the SATA SCSI 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 SATA SCSI drives 3 3 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual Notes 3 4 Chapter 4 System Safety Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 Electrical Safety Precautions A Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the SuperWorkstation 7045A T 7045A 8 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 workin
92. rd When the item Set User Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up 7 22 Chapter 7 BIOS Password on Boot This setting allows you to require a password to be entered when the system boots up The options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required 7 6 Boot Settings Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section Boot List Candidate List Boot Priority Order Excluded from Boot Orders The devices included in the boot list section above are bootable devices listed in the sequence of boot order as specified The boot functions for the devices included in the candidate list above are currently disabled Use a lt gt key or a lt gt key to move the device up or down Use the f key or the r key to specify the type of an USB device either fixed or removable You can select one item from the boot list and hit the x key to remove it from the list of bootable devices to make its resource available for other bootable devices Subsequently you can select an item from the candidate list and hit the x key to remov
93. rder for the SCSI drives to function properly please do not change the default setting enabled set by the manufacturer Compact Flash Master Slave Select A CompactFlash Master Primary Slave Secondary Select jumper is located at JCF1 Close this jumper to enable the use of a compact flash card For the compact flash card and JCF1 to work properly you will first need to connect the compact flash card s power cable to JWF1 See the table on the right for jumper settings 5 21 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup SCSI Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPA1 Both Jumpers Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled SCSI Term Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPA2 JPA3 Definition Jumper Setting Open Enabled Closed Disabled Compact Flash Card Master Slave Select JCF1 Jumper Definition Open Slave Secondary Closed Master Primary Audio Enable Disable Use JPAC to enable or disable the onboard audio See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled lC Bus to PCI Jumpers JI C1 JI C2 JI C3 and JI C4 allow you to connect specific PCI X PCl Express slots to the System Management IPC Bus The default setting for all jumpers is pins 2 3 to disable the connection These jumpers must be set in pairs J C1 and JI C2 are for PCI X slot 1 and JI C3 and JI C4 are for PCI Express slot 6
94. se in servicing This product is for installation in a Restricted Access Location only dedicated equipment rooms service closets etc This product is not suitable for use with visual display work place devices according to 82 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 the server from power surges voltage spikes and to keep your system operating in case of a power failure Allow the hot plug SCSI drives and power supply units to cool before touching them Always keep the rack s front door and all panels and components on the servers c
95. ssssssssssssssese 5 2 Connecting Cables 51 irrita rn ote 5 5 Connecting Data Cables sssini aane a aa aaa 5 5 Connecting Power Cables esses eee enn 5 5 Connecting the Control Panel sirni raana EERE 5 6 I O POTIS c SEACA RAE 5 7 installing Memory asissisecisswareaceeseateaseanacdesddauacdechonendecnand cdeanaiannceetnabscdenneaedeetnas 5 8 Adding PC Cards ET 5 9 Serverboard Details sssaaa aeia d rona debe uia du sa iaa ap RrE 5 9 XCDAE XTDAS EayOUt 2 2 ctae d ces dr p Eo e RT d Eu eet 5 10 XTDAE X7DA8 Quick Reference sssssseeennene e 5 11 Connector Definitions ssssssssseeeenenenenenenennenenene eene 5 12 ATX Power Connector csse tese sunu ce bte tee auk Ex X EX RYE ER ER RER E HXR RR dRRNR 5 12 Secondary Power Connector sissikiireeatermini ineei keeran 5 12 Processor Power Connector c eceeececececececeeeeeeeeeaeaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 5 12 NMI Button 5 12 Power EDO IM IES 5 12 EID Di ED 2 satiat orem estet cing these ru esee ono RU TES PS RERUMS 5 13 NIC LEDS ET 5 13 Overheat Fan Fail LED OH sss 5 13 Power Fall lE sassinoro acca vp aar S UTER RARE 5 13 Reset BUTTON sursin eai EaR EANNAN 5 14 Power Button e EE 5 14 Universal Serial Bus USBO 1 sssssssssseeeeeeeene 5 14 Power Supply Fail Alarm Reset Header cccccccccececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 5 14 Seral POMS eee rotor i ieee E
96. sted below e One 1 3 5 floppy drive FPD PNSC 02 1 e Four 4 hot swap 80 mm chassis PWM fans FAN 0074 e One 1 90 mm PWM exhaust fan FAN 0091 e One 1 air shroud CSE PT0123 Oo Two 2 5 25 dummy drive trays e One 1 front control panel cable CBL 0087 One 1 round floppy cable CBL 0040 One 1 I O shield CSE PT57 e Serial ATA Accessories 7045A T only One 1 Serial ATA backplane CSE SAS 743TQ Four 4 Serial ATA data cables CBL 0061L Two 2 Serial ATA LED cables CBL 0157L Eight 8 Serial ATA hot swap drive carriers CSE PT17 B e SCSI Accessories 7045A 8 only One 1 SCSI backplane with SAF TE CSE SCA 74381 One 1 2 SCSI drop cable CBL 037 U320 Eight 8 SCA 1 inch high SCSI drive carriers CSE PT17 B 1 1 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual Two 2 Xeon passive heatsinks for LGA771 CPU SNK P0018 e Optional One 1 rackmount kit CSE PT26 B 1 2 Serverboard Features At the heart of the 7045A T 7045A 8 lies the X7DAE X7DA8 a dual processor serverboard based on Intel s 5000X chipset and designed to provide maximum performance Below are the main features of the X7DAE X7DA8 See Figure 1 1 for a block diagram of the 5000X chipset Processors The X7DAE X7DA8 supports single or dual LGA771 Intel Xeon 5100 5000 series processors Please refer to the serverboard description pages on our web site for a complete listing of supported processors http www supermicr
97. t Ground Read Data Ground Side 1 Select Ground Diskette SATA Connector Pin Definitions SATAO SATA5 Pin Definition 1 Ground TXP TXN RXN RXP 2 3 4 Ground 5 6 7 Ground 5 25 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual IDE Connectors There are two IDE connectors IDE 1 blue and IDE 2 white IDE 1 is designated as the primary IDE drive IDE 2 is designated as the secondary IDE drive and is reserved for Compact Flash card use only See the table below for pin definitions Note IDEZ2 is reserved for Compact Flash card use only Do not use it for other devices If IDE 2 is populated with a Compact Flash card IDE 1 will only support one device For the Compact Flash card to work properly you will first need to connect a power cable to JWF1 Pin Definitions IDE 1 IDE 2 i Definition i Definition Reset IDE Ground Host Data 7 Host Data 8 Host Data 6 Host Data 9 Host Data 5 Host Data 10 Host Data 4 Host Data 11 Host Data 3 Host Data 12 Host Data 2 Host Data 13 Host Data 1 Host Data 14 Host Data 0 Host Data 15 Ground Key DRQ3 Ground 1 0 Write Ground I O Read Ground IOCHRDY BALE DACK3 Ground IRQ14 lOCS16 Addr1 Ground AddrO Addr2 Chip Select 0 Chip Select 1 Activity Ground 5 26 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Ultra320 SCSI Connectors X7DA8 only There are two SCSI connectors on the serverboard SCSI ChannelAis Uira320 SCSI Dive Connector located at J
98. t Boot This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the graphic logo screen during boot up ACPI Mode Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management on your system The options are Yes and No ACPI Sleep Mode Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management on your system when the system goes into the sleep mode The options are S1 and S3 Power Button Behavior If set to Instant Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4 sec the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are instant off and 4 sec override Resume On Modem Ring Select On to wake your system up when an incoming call is received by your modem The options are On and Off Power Loss Control This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Stay Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog If enabled this option will automatically reset the system if the system is not active for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Summary Screen This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays the system configuration during bootup 7 8 Chapter 7 BIOS Memory Cache Cache System B
99. t either one or two Intel Xeon LGA 771 5100 5000 series processors If installing one processor only install it into CPU socket 1 Notes 1 Intel s boxed Xeon CPU package contains a CPU fan and heatsink assembly If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use only Intel certified multi direc tional heatsinks and fans 2 When purchasing an LGA 771 CPU or when receiving a serverboard with an LGA 771 CPU pre installed make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU pins are bent otherwise contact the retailer immediately 3 Revision 2 0 and above of the X7DAE X7DA8 will also support Woodcrest CPUs Installing the Processor 1 A black PnP cap is attached to the load plate to protect the CPU socket Press the load lever down and away Load lever from the retention clasp to release the load plate from its locked position PnP cap 2 Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate Load plate released 5 2 3 Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU at opposite sides 4 Align pin1 of the CPU the cor ner marked with a triangle with the notched corner of the CPU socket 5 Find the corner of the CPU that has a semi circle cutout below a gold dot CPU key This corner should be aligned with the cutout on the socket socket key 6 Once aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket do not move the CPU horizontally
100. talling the Server into a Rack 2 7 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual 2 5 Checking the Serverboard Setup After setting up the the system 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 5 If rack mounted first release the retention screws that secure the 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 There are two screws that secure the cover to the chassis remove these first Depress the button on the top side if tower of the chassis to release the cover You can then lift the 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 should have its own heatsink attached See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor installation 3 Check the system memory Your workstation may have come with system memory already installed Make sure all DIMMs are fully seated in their slots For details on adding system memory refer to Chapter 5 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 o
101. te listing of supported processors http www supermicro com Chipset Intel 5000X chipset BIOS 8 MB Phoenix Flash ROM Memory Capacity Eight 240 pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of FBD Fully Buffered DIMM ECC DDR2 533 SDRAM Note Interleaved memory requires memory to be installed two at a time See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details SATA Controller 7045A T Intel ESB2 on chip controller for 6 port Serial ATA RAID 0 1 10 and 5 supported SATA Backplane 7045A T SATA backplane supports six 6 hot swap SATA drives supports up to 8 drives with enclosure management software SCSI Controller 7045A 8 Adaptec AIC 7902 for Ultra320 onboard SCSI SCSI Backplane 7045A 8 SAF TE compliant backplane supports eight 8 SCA hot swap SCSI drives D 1 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual Serverboard Model X7DAE X7DA8 Form Factor Extended ATX Dimensions 12 x 13 05 in 305 x 332 mm Chassis Model SC743TQ 645 8C74381 645 Form Factor tower 4U rackmount Dimensions WxHxD as 4U 6 94 x 17 125 x 24 125 in 17 6 x 435 x 612 8 mm Weight Gross Bare Bone 63 Ibs 28 6 kg System Cooling Four 4 hot swap 80 mm chassis PWM cooling fans One 1 90 mm PWM exhaust fan System Input Requirements AC Input Voltage 100 240 VAC Rated Input Current 11A 90V Rated Input Frequency 50 to 60 Hz Power Supply Rated Output Power 645W Model SP645 PS Part PWS 0060 Rated Ou
102. tion is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled The options are Disabled and Enabled 7 13 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual Intel R Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creating multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Intel EIST Support Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and allows the system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation The options are Enabled and Disabled Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information gt 1 0 Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings KBC Clock Input This setting allows you to select clock frequency for KBC The options are 6MHz 8MHz 12MHz and 16MHz Serial Port A This setting allows you to assign control of serial port A The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled
103. tiple Bit and Both 4GB PCI Hole Granularity This feature allows you to select the granularity of PCI hole for PCI slots If MTRRs are not enough this option may be used to reduce MTRR occupation The options are 256 MB 512 MB 1GB and 2GB Memory Branch Mode This option determines how the two memory branches operate System address space can either be interleaved between the two branches or Sequential from one branch to another Mirror mode allows data correction by maintaining two copies of data in two branches Single Channel 0 allows a single DIMM population during system manufacturing The options are Interleave Sequential Mirroring and Single Channel 0 Branch 0 Rank Sparing Select enable to enable the sparing feature for Branch 0 of memory bus The options are Enabled and Disabled 7 11 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual Branch 1 Rank Sparing Select enable to enable the sparing feature for Branch 1 of memory bus The options are Enabled and Disabled Enhanced x8 Detection Select Enabled to enable Enhanced x8 DRAM UC Error Detection The options are Disabled and Enabled Crystal Beach Features This feature cooperates with Intel I O AT Acceleration Technology to accelerate the performance of TOE devices Note A TOE device is a specialized dedicated processor that is installed on an add on card or a network card to handle some or all packet processing of this add on card For the X7DA8 E th
104. tistatic bags when not in use 4 3 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the serverboard 4 4 Operating Precautions A Care must be taken to assure that all chassis covers are in place when the SuperWorkstation 7045A T 7045A 8 is operating to ensure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 7045A T 7045A 8 system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed Figure 4 1 Installing the Onboard Battery LITHIUM BATTERY OR BATTERY HOLDER LITHIUM BATTERY BATTERY HOLDER 4 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install processors and heatsinks to the XTDAE XTDAS 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 chassis 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
105. to initialize video and write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h POST Code Description 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag OAh Initialize CPU registers OBh Enable CPU cache OCh Initialize caches to initial POST values OEh Initialize I O component OFh Initialize the local bus IDE 10h Initialize Power Management 11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values 12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot 13h Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices 14h Initialize keyboard controller 16h 1 2 2 3 BIOS ROM checksum 17h Initialize cache before memory Auto size B 1 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual POST Code Description 18h 1Ah 1Ch 20h 22h 24h 28h 29h 2Ah 2Ch 2Eh 2Fh 32h 33h 36h 38h 3Ah 3Ch 3Dh 41h 42h 45h 46h 47h 48h 49h 4Ah 4Bh 4Ch 4Eh 4Fh 50h 51h 52h 54h 55h 58h 59h 5Ah 5Bh 8254 timer initialization 8237 DMA controller initialization Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 1 3 1 1 Test DRAM refresh 1 3 1 3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller Set ES segment register to 4 GB Auto size DRAM Initialize POST Memory Manager Clear 512 kB base RAM 1 3 4 1 RAM failure on address line xxxx 1 3 4
106. tower or rackmounted as a 4U chassis If using it in a tower configuration please read Server Precautions in the next section and then skip ahead to Section 2 5 2 2 Unpacking the System You should inspect the box the system was shipped in and note if it was damaged 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 SuperWorkstation 7045A T 7045A 8 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 system was shipped in may include two sets of rail assemblies two rail mounting brackets and mounting screws needed for installing the system into a rack optional kit 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 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual Choosing a Setup Location Leave enough clearance in front of the system to enable you to open the front door completely 25 inches Leave approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back of the system to allow for sufficient airflow and ea
107. tput Voltages 12Vtotal 46A 5V 30A 3 3V 30A 5Vsb 4 0A 12V 0 6A 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 D 2 Appendix D System Specifications Regulatory Compliance Electromagnetic Emissions FCC Class B EN 55022 Class B EN 61000 3 2 3 3 CISPR 22 Class B Electromagnetic Immunity EN 55024 CISPR 24 EN 61000 4 2 EN 61000 4 3 EN 61000 4 4 EN 61000 4 5 EN 61000 4 6 EN 61000 4 8 EN 61000 4 11 Safety EN 60950 IEC 60950 Compliant UL Listed USA CUL Listed Canada TUV Certified Germany CE Marking Europe California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction ma
108. ure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 7 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual Deleting a RAID Volume A Warning Be sure to back up your data before deleting a RAID set You will lose all data on the disk drives when deleting a RAID set 1 From the main menu select item2 Delete RAID Volume and press lt Enter gt 2 Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select the RAID set you want to delete and press lt Del gt A Warning message displays 3 When asked Are you sure you want to delete this volume Y N press Y to delete the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Delete Volume menu C 8 Appendix C Software Installation Resetting to Non RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD Warning Be cautious when you reset a RAID volume HDD to non RAID or Resetting a RAID HDD Resetting a RAID volume HDD or Resetting a RAID HDD will reformat the HDD and delete the internal RAID structure on the drive 1 From the main menu select item3 Reset Disks to Non RAID and press lt Enter gt The following screen will appear Lor porat Create RAID Uolune J Select the disks that should be reset 11 Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Complete 2 Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to highlight the RAID set drive to reset and press Space to select 3 Press Enter to reset t
109. use Pins 1 2 Reset WD to reset the system if an application Pins 2 3 NMI hangs Pins 2 3 will generate a non Open Disabled maskable interrupt signal for the appli cation that is hung up See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS Note When enabled the user needs to write their own application software to disable the Watch Dog Timer 3rd Power Supply Fail Detect Enable Disable 3rd Power Supply Fail Detect Enable Disable Jumper Settings J3P The system can notify you in the event Jumper Setting Definition of a power supply failure This feature assumes that three power supply units are installed in the chassis with one acting as a backup If you only have one or two power supply units installed you should disable this the default set ting with J3P to prevent false alarms See the table on the right for jumper settings Open Disabled Closed Enabled 5 20 SCSI Controller Enable Disable X7DA8 only Jumper JPA is used to enable or dis able the onboard SCSI controller The default setting is on pins 1 2 to enable SCSI See the table on the right for jumper settings SCSI Termination Enable Disable X7DA8 only Jumpers JPA2 JPAS3 are used to en able or disable termination for the SCSI Channel A JPA2 and Channel B JPA3 connectors The default setting is open to enable termination See the table on the right for jumper settings Note In o
110. welry or metal objects from your body which are excellent metal conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact with printed circuit boards or areas where power is present After accessing the inside of the system close the system back up and if rackmounted secure it to the rack unit with the retention screws after ensuring that all connections have been made 4 3 ESD Precautions A Electrostatic discharge ESD is generated by two objects with different electrical charges coming into contact with each other An electrical discharge is created to neutralize this difference which can damage electronic components and printed circuit boards The following measures are generally sufficient to neutralize this difference before contact is made to protect your equipment from ESD Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Keep all components and printed circuit boards PCBs in their antistatic bags until ready for use 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 an
111. wer Connector 12V 4 pin Power In addition to the Primary ATX power Pin Definitions JPW2 connector above the Secondary 12v 8 pin connector JPW2 must also Pins Definition b idit 1 amp 2 Ground e connected to yo your power supply amps See the table on the right for pin definitions Processor Power Connector Processor Power Pin Definitions JPW3 The JPW3 header must also be con Pins Definition nected to the power supply to provide 1 through 4 Ground power for the processor s See the 5 through 8 table on the right for pin definitions NMI Button NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 The non maskable interrupt button Pin Definition header is located on pins 19 and 20 19 Control of JF1 Refer to the table on the right 20 Ground for pin definitions Power LED Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 ion i Pinf Definiti The Power LED connection is located Mir Peel ion on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 15 veo Control 5 12 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 p
112. ystem as a 4U rackmount Tools Required The only tool you will need is a Philips screwdriver 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices Static electrical discharge can damage electronic components To prevent damage to any printed circuit boards PCBs it is important to handle them very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its 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 Putthe serverboard add on cards and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the serverboard Unpacking The serverboard is shipped in antistatic packaging When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 6 1 SUPERWORKSTATION 7045A T 7045A 8 User s Manual Figure 6 1 Chassis Front View Main Power System Reset System LEDs USB Ports 5 25 Drive Bays 2 SUPERO

Supermicro SuperServer 7045A-T, Beige

Contents

Download Pdf Manuals

Related Search

Related Contents