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1. 6 2 Control Panel The control panel located on the front of the chassis must be connected to the JF1 connector on the serverboard to provide you with system status indications A ribbon cable has bundled these wires together to simplify the connection Connect the cable from JF1 on the serverboard to the appropriate header on the Control Panel PCB printed circuit board Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 on both connectors Pull all excess cabling out of the airflow path The control panel LEDs inform you of system status See Chapter 3 System Interface for details on the LEDs and the control panel buttons Details on JF1 can be found in Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Installation 6 3 System Cooling Six 4 cm counter rotating fans provide the cooling for the system Each fan unit is actually made up of two fans joined back to back which rotate in opposite directions This counter rotating action generates exceptional airflow and works to dampen vibration levels It is very important that the chassis top cover is properly installed and making a good seal in order for the cooling air t
2. Product Disposal T X Hot Swap Fan WAarhlirig roi oer ec d ens tre aet cae uo e Cea Power Cable and AG Adaptor Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 1 Handling th Serverboard a ect PRECAUTIONS UM PACKING EE 5 2 Port and Control Panel Front Control eren rr le te ERR ERE Era 5 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation sees Installing a Passive CPU Galsink Removing the Heatsink rea iir p reete eei teeth ia aaa 54 Installing Metmoty notet in eere ree ce cvs ue ao ER Ede IVS TOR Ys SUD DOI Maximum MOetmoEy eoe teres oae Ye repe aee et EE eu cR DIMM Module Population Configuration 5 5 Expansion ee EE vii A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual 5 6 Serverboard Details n rre tret rn mener et rei e eeu 5 11 Connector DerltiltlOls corpi Geb b 5 13 5 8 Jumper Settings nte Ue e HER RE et o Ue aes 5 20 Explanation Of SUMP CIS coner eru eR EN 5 20 5 9 Onboard IndiCators cr nri tenerte eerie 5 23 5 10 SAS and SATA Drive Connections renesansno iria 5 24 5 11 Enablin
3. EPIS EH BEER Warnung Wenn das System in Betrieb ist treten auf der R ckwandplatine gef hrliche Spannungen oder Energien auf Vorsicht bei der Wartung jAdvertencia Cuando el sistema esta en funcionamiento el voltaje del plano trasero es peligroso Tenga cuidado cuando lo revise Attention Lorsque le syst me est en fonctionnement des tensions lectriques circulent sur le fond de panier Prendre des pr cautions lors de la maintenance 4 13 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual nx 5353 nnn rms Jona nrn n y5n yen para mns 2352 nn n150 nip max cle sell ABUSE si Aa 11 oll Gye ha lua uel 12 Lead Ae yaa CS 94 aie A NARO 2k EA up FAY Backplane A AAF AH dl lt A JUA AMA dai A Soa Waarschuwing Een gevaarlijke spanning of energie is aanwezig op de backplane wanneer het systeem in gebruik is Voorzichtigheid is geboden tijdens het onderhoud Comply with Local and National Electrical Codes Warning Installation of the equipment must comply with local and national electrical codes HIT RAUS CHI BEROIBU EU CE OI 35 OTRO TE ABL LESE PER EL A A SS Ut Pr AA Bd ES Warnung Die Installation der Ger te muss den Sicherheitsstandards entsprechen iAdvertencia La instalacion d
4. DIMMS CPU Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 CPU1 P1 1A P1 2A P1 3A P1 4A CPU2 P2 1A P2 2A P2 3A P2 4A 16 DIMMs CPU3 P3 1A P3 2A P3 3A P3 4A CPU4 P4 1A P4 2A P4 3A P4 4A 5 8 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup DIMM Module Population Configuration For memory to work properly follow the tables below for memory installation Per Channel DIMM Populations Options DIMM Type DIMM A Max MHz Max MHz Max GB 1 5V DIMMs 1 35V DIMMs Channel UDIMM SR or DR 1866 MHz 1600 MHz 8GB SR or DR 1866 MHz 1600 MHz 16 GB RDIMM QR 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 32 GB LRDIMM QR 1333 MHz 32 GB Note 1 Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory Note 2 Due to memory allocation to system devices the amount of memory that remains available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory System BIOS 1 MB 3 99 GB Local APIC 4KB 3 99 GB Area Reserved for the chipset 2 3 99 GB UO APIC 4 Kbytes 4KB 3 99 GB PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 3 76 GB PCI Express 256 MB 256 3 51 GB PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed aligned on 512 3 01 GB 256 MB boundary VGA Memory 16 MB 2 85 GB
5. ETS 7 1 FER iuum 7 2 f 3 Advanced Settings Menu tried Cere it eere ERAN ees 7 2 4 4 Security Settings Menl tr cert pie a ER RR dE 7 15 7 5 Boot Settings Ment er cone cp tree e pd eene Deed 7 16 MEE dum EE 7 17 Appendix A BIOS Error Codes Appendix B System Specifications viii Table of Contents Notes Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview The A SERVER 1042G LTF is a 1U server comprised of the SC818TS 1400BP chassis and one H8QGL iF serverboards Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certified for use with the server www supermicro com In addition to the serverboard and chassis various hardware components may have been included with the system as listed below Four 4 1U passive CPU heatsinks for AMD Socket G34 SNK P0042P One 1 Mylar airshroud for SC818 MCP 310 81808 0B Six 6 40x56 4 Pin PWM fans FAN 0101L4 SATA Accessories One 1 SATA Backplane BPN SAS 818TQ Three 3 SCA type Assembly Trays CSE PT39 BO One 1 40 cm 8pin to 8pin ribbon cable with tube SGPIO cable CBL 0157L Three 3 48CM SATA round cable sets CBL 0206L One 1 16 to 16 Pin 50 cm Round Ribbon Front control cable CBL 0087 One 1 PCI Express x16 riser card RSC RR1U E16 e One 1 1U open rack bracket set MCP 290 00016 0N One 1 Rail Set MCP 290 00042 0V Note For your system to work properley
6. WBE 5 ERY Supermi c roffa EAI am BSH All ELIE TS IE BE FHZRZEULERCSATA CRA E Ee zi H Bie Ae WEE Er p BERT A EC s 8 FE OY BE entre K SE ER T Supe rmi cropa EHA m BIA SA Leger CAE be Hr EF P Y Warnung Bei der Installation des Produkts die zur Verf gung gestellten oder benannt Anschlusskabel Stromkabel und Netzteile Verwendung anderer Kabel und Adapter kann zu einer Fehlfunktion oder ein Brand entstehen Elektrische Ger te und Material Safety Law verbietet die Verwendung von UL oder CSA zertifizierte Kabel UL oder CSA auf der Code f r alle anderen elektrischen Ger te als Produkte von Supermicro nur bezeichnet gezeigt haben j Advertencia Al instalar el producto utilice los cables de conexi n previstos o designados los cables y adaptadores de CA La utilizaci n de otros cables y adaptadores podr a ocasionar un mal funcionamiento o un incendio Aparatos El ctricos y la Ley de Seguridad del Material proh be el uso de UL o CSA cables certificados que tienen UL o CSA se muestra en el c digo de otros disposi
7. Waarschuwing Raadpleeg de installatie instructies voordat u het systeem op de voedingsbron aansluit 4 4 Chapter 4 Warning Statements for AC Systems Circuit Breaker A Warning This product relies on the building s installation for short circuit overcurrent protection Ensure that the protective device is rated not greater than 250 V 20 A poy hI COD LS RARE QI EURO LETTS o EM CO RE HTL UC ed PRETO ENGAN250 V 20 AZERA CE Ze life FEO Ir Ej CHE UTC Ut PRU S RA DE HL RAAF 250V 204 HEY BS UR PRESE EREE Aa i HE EE ER 25 20 Warnung Dieses Produkt ist darauf angewiesen dass im Geb ude ein Kurzschluss bzw berstromschutz installiert ist Stellen Sie sicher dass der Nennwert der Schutzvorrichtung nicht mehr als 250 V 20 A betr gt jAdvertencia Este equipo utiliza el sistema de protecci n contra cortocircuitos o sobrecorrientes del edificio Aseg rese de que el dispositivo de protecci n no sea superior a 250 V 20 A Attention Pour ce qui est de la protection contre les courts circuits surtension ce produit d pend de l installation lectrique du local V rifiez que le courant nominal du dispositif de protection n est pas sup rieur 250 V 20 A
8. VCC with 1 5A PTC current limit 5 17 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual Unit Identifier Button UID Button There is a Unit Identifier UID button on the Pin Benniti ns Pin Definition rear UO of the board There is also another UID button located on the control panel jJ eam When you push either UID button both Rear UID and Front Panel UID Indicators will 3 Button In 4 Ground illuminate Push either button again to turn off both indicators These UID indicators provide easy identification of a system unit that may be in need of service Trusted Platform Module Header Trusted Platform Module Header The JTPM1 header is used to connect a Pin Definitions JTPM1 Trusted Platform Module TPM available Definition Pini Definition separately from a third party vendor A TPM 1 LCLK 2 0 is a security device that allows encryption 3 LFRAME 4 NoPin and authentication of hard drives disallowing 5 RESET 6 vecs access if the TPM associated with it is not 7 LAD3 8 LAD2 installed in the system See the table on the 9 VCC3 10 LAD1 right for pin definitions 11 LADO 12 GND 13 RSVO 14 RSV1 15 SB3V 16 SERIRQ 17 GND 18 CLKRUN 19 LPCPD 20 RSV2 LAN1 2 Ethernet Ports LAN Ports LAN1 2 Two Gigabit Ethernet ports designated Pin Definition LAN1 and LANZ are located beside the Pin Definition Pin Definition VGA port
9. BAA ALE Warnung Diese Einheit ist zur Installation in Bereichen mit beschranktem Zutritt vorgesehen Der Zutritt zu derartigen Bereichen ist nur mit einem Spezialwerkzeug Schloss und Schl ssel oder einer sonstigen Sicherheitsvorkehrung m glich iAdvertencia Esta unidad ha sido dise ada para instalaci n en reas de acceso restringido S lo puede obtenerse acceso a una de estas reas mediante la utilizaci n de una herramienta especial cerradura con llave u otro medio de seguridad Attention Cet appareil doit tre install e dans des zones d acc s r serv s L acc s une zone d acc s r serv n est possible qu en utilisant un outil sp cial un m canisme de verrouillage et une cl ou tout autre moyen de s curit 4 9 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual Dan nu OY IN nimi Awan mz Da nua gt mem ns ppna v 7121 51135 DPE 3292 ANVAK 75 nb dll Ga ias yanadi qi iala Bla elata JOS yo bib Rana is el saa dl OL 5 AI Aba s el 9 c Uia s J A 4 duel seg TAA SAGES ALSH STET te x o 7 He 7g ek PAHE SAA AAAA EAA 49 Waarschuwing Dit apparaat is bedoeld voor installatie in gebieden met een beperkte toegang Toegang tot dergelijke gebieden kunnen alleen verkregen worden door gebruik te maken van speciaal gereedschap slot en sleutel of andere veiligheidsmaatregelen Battery Handling A Warning There is t
10. 8 ULI AFR del AA dl UL CSA7E 9 ARES aA gud ul de Waarschuwing Bij het installeren van het product gebruik de meegeleverde of aangewezen kabels stroomkabels en adapters Het gebruik van andere kabels en adapters kan leiden tot een storing of een brand Elektrisch apparaat en veiligheidsinformatiebladen wet verbiedt het gebruik van UL of CSA gecertificeerde kabels die UL of CSA die op de code voor andere elektrische apparaten dan de producten die door Supermicro alleen 4 19 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual Notes 4 20 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install the H8QGL iF serverboard into the SC818TS 1400BP chassis connect the data and power cables and install add on cards All serverboard jumpers and connections are also described A layout and quick reference chart are included in this chapter for your reference Remember to completely close the chassis when you have finished working with the serverboard to better cool and protect the system 5 1 Handling the Serverboard Electrostatic Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent damage to any printed circuit boards PCBs it is important to handle them very carefully see previous chapter To prevent the H8QGL iF serverboard from bending keep one hand under the center of the board to support it when handling The following me
11. 3 n AT as 70 530 pIo Agile dl ei dl ul jill graal li dall iial 1 ye aie AI e AS spud 27 xp Wat B 8 ue user Br cy Waarschuwing De uiteindelijke verwijdering van dit product dient te geschieden in overeenstemming met alle nationale wetten en reglementen Hot Swap Fan Warning Warning The fans might still be turning when you remove the fan assembly from the chassis Keep fingers screwdrivers and other objects away from the openings in the fan assembly s housing 7 Zone EG H AE SD LEER IPAPER 3 20 1 FIR PEW EI ER XU gt XU UT RE THE ERI SERI Er Hm VK SEXES 4 16 Chapter 4 Warning Statements for AC Systems E 2 i s CHER EHE HU BECK SER gt elas aT RE UT CERES rier Be A E Warnung Die L fter drehen sich u U noch wenn die L fterbaugruppe aus dem Chassis genommen wird Halten Sie Finger Schraubendreher und andere Gegenstande von den ffnungen des L ftergeh uses entfernt jAdvertencia Los ventiladores podran dar vuelta cuando usted quite ell montaje del ventilador del chasis Mandtenga los dedos los destornilladores y todos los objetos lejos de las aberturas del ventilador Attention Il est possible que les ventilateurs soient toujours en rotation lorsque vous retirerez le bloc venti
12. Installing the Outer Rails onto the Rack Outer Rail Installation 1 Adjust the outer rails to the proper length so that the outer rail fits snugly within the rack 2 Align the holes on the front of the outer rail with the holes on the front of the rack C and secure with the screws provided 3 Align the holes on the rear of the outer rail to the holes on the rack D and secure with the screws provided 4 Repeat the procedure with the second outer rail assembly Figure 2 4 Installing the Outer Rails to the Rack A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual Installing the Chassis into a Rack Figure 2 5 1 Confirm that chassis includes the inner rails and rail extensions Also confirm that the outer rails are installed on the rack Line 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 Optional Insert and tightening the thumbscrews that hold the front of the server to the rack Stability hazard The rack stabilizing mechanism must be in place or the rack must be bolted to the floor before you slide the unit out for servicing Failure to stabilize the rack can cause the rack to tip over Warning Do not pick up the server
13. LET m cic VGA coM 3c 38 8 DPA zz P Zg gs FANT b BMC Intel CPU3 N ki e ss EI CPU4 e 82576 PL1 gt j J eet 5 H IS 8 7 8 H r kk 0 0 Mk VID 8 PIEP IP tie i CPUA x CPU3 ARBRE 3 S zi Bei 2 ESPIEIES 2 5 S AMD F SP5100 a o 2 SR5690 a 25 9 BE Sa a SATAS SATA SATA3 SATA2 0 0 UU UU wett mess ss NINY PRPS 88 ES CPU1 CPU2 BEES 3HHE S9 e SIS S 5 a SAS6 2008 SASS SAS2 SAS4 SASS Re SAS2 _ TN ul SAS1 BDO BATTERY 8 50 5 upwa At 99 m i CPU 99 2 Jean en wr E ps ceuz Notes Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only Not all ports jumpers or LED Indicators are available on all serverboards Jumper BT1 JI2C1 JI2C2 PB1 PG1 PL1 PS1 WD1 H8QGL iF Quick Reference Description CMOS Clear DC to PCI E Slot Enable Disable BMC Enable Disable VGA Enable Disable LAN 1 2 Enable Disable SAS Controller Enable Disable only on H8QGL 6F Watch Dog 5 11 Default Setting See Section 5 8 Both Open Disabled Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 1 2 Reset A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual LED LAN Ports Dedicated IPMI LAN LE1 DP1 DP3 Connector COM1 COM2 FAN 1 9 IPMI LAN HT Con
14. A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS Before installing the Windows operating system you must change some settings in the BIOS Boot up the system and hit the Delete key to enter the BIOS Setup Utlility After the setup utility loads 1 Use the arrow keys to move to the Exit menu Scroll down using the arrow keys to Load Optimal Defaults and press Enter Select OK to confirm then Enter to load the default settings 2 Use the arrow keys to move to the Advanced menu then scroll down to IDE configuration On this submenu scroll down to OnChip SATA Type and choose the RAID option Figure 5 6 RAID Codebase submenu appears This setting allows you to select the codebase for your RAID setup Options are either Adaptec or DotHill Figure 5 6 BIOS Setup Screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Configuration OnBoard PCI IDE Controller Enabled Native IDE OnChip SATA Channel Enabled RAID AMD_AHCI SATA IDE Combined Mode Enabled Legacy IDE PATA Channel Config SATA as Ss Options gt Primary IDE Master Native IDE gt Primary IDE Slave RAID gt Secondary IDE Master AMD_AHCI Secondary IDE Slave Legacy IDE gt Third IDE Master Tle Move gt Third IDE Slave Enter Select gt Fourth IDE Master Not Detected Value gt Fourth IDE Slave Not Detected F10 Save ESC Exit IDE Detect Time Qut Sec 1 1 1 F8 Fail Safe Default
15. See the table on the right for pin definitions 2 PO 2 PO 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground USB Headers Universal Serial Bus Headers Four USB 2 0 headers USB2 3 and USB4 5 eegne JUSB2 JUSB3 are also included on the motherboard These may be connected to provide front side Pin Definition Pin Definition access AUSB cable not included is needed 1 5V 2 5V for the connection See the table on the right AM 3 PO 4 PO for pin definitions 5 PO 6 PO 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 Key 10 NC Note NC indicates no connection SMBus Header SMBus Header The header at SMBus is for the System SMBus Pin Definitions Management Bus Connect the appropriate JSMB1 cable here to utilize SMB on the system See Pin Definition the table on the right for pin definitions 1 GE 2 Ground 3 Clock 4 No Connection Compact Flash Card PWR Connector A Compact Flash Card Power Connector is located at JWF1 5 15 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual SGPIO SGPIO Header Pin Definitions d _ T SGPIO1 T SGPIO2 The T SGPIO1 T SGPIO2 Serial General 3 SGPIO1 3 SGPIO2 Purpose Input Output headers provide Pin Definition Pin Definition a bus between the SATA controller and 1 NC 2 Data the backpane to provide SATA enclosure 3 Ground 4 Data management functions Connect the 5 Load 6 Ground appropriate
16. A24 pin main power supply connector JPW1 e 5 EEF and three 8 pin CPU Memory PWR 15 COM COM connectors JPW2 JPW3 JPW4 on the 16 PS ON A 5V motherboard These power connectors meet E 4 17 COM 5 the SSI EPS 12V specification In addition 18 6 5V to the 24 pin ATX power connector the 12V 8 pin CPU Memory PWR connectors at ud Ni 2 Gon JPW2 JPW3 JPW4 must also be connected Res 8 PWRLOK to your power supply See the table on the NEN SE right for pin definitions eai icd 23 5 11 12V Warning To prevent damage to the power 24 COM 12 33V supply or motherboard please use a power supply that contains a 24 pin and three 8 pin 12V 8 pin PWR Connector Pin Definitions power connectors Be sure to connect these connectors to the 24 pin JPW1 and the Fins Deuniton three 8 pin JPW2 JPW3 and JPW4 power E Ground connectors on the motherboard Failure in S inrougn 8 FUN doing so will void the manufacturer warranty Required Connection on your power supply and motherboard Power Button Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pin ER P pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily contacting Pin Definition both pins will power on off the system This SUR button can also be confi gured to function 2 Ground as a suspend button with a setting in the BIOS see Chapter 4 To turn off the power when set
17. Remove the three screws securing the top cover to the chassis Press both of the release tabs at the same time to release the cover Slide the cover toward the rear of the chassis Lift the cover up and off of the chassis Checking the Components Caution Except for short periods of time do not operate the server without the cover in place The chassis cover must be in place to allow proper airflow and prevent overheating Figure 2 7 Removing the Chassis Cover Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 7 You may have processors already installed to the serverboard Each processor needs its own heatsink See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor and heatsink installation Your server system may have come with system memory already installed Make sure all DIMMs are fully seated in their slots For details on adding System memory refer to Chapter 5 If desired you can install add on cards to the system See Chapter 5 for details on installing PCI add on cards Make sure all power and data cables are properly connected and not blocking the chassis airflow See Chapter 5 for details on cable connections Also check the air seals for damage The air seals are located under the blower fan and beneath the frame cross section that separates the drive bay area from the serverboard area of the chassis Checking the Drive Bay Setup Next you should check to make sure the hard drives have been properly installed and all connections
18. Tha ti Warnung Das Installieren Ersetzen oder Bedienen dieser Ausr stung sollte nur geschultem qualifiziertem Personal gestattet werden j Advertencia Solamente el personal calificado debe instalar reemplazar o utilizar este equipo Attention est vivement recommand de confier l installation le remplacement et la maintenance de ces quipements des personnels qualifi s et exp riment s 1 TAIN May NY 1 pony ppnnd RWI 7353 now nm Steal a Lead lari auf 2 9 gall cis gall L any od ay ox H EUS da Edu Neto AA BA wa EE MAS vua Chapter 4 Warning Statements for AC Systems Waarschuwing Deze apparatuur mag alleen worden geinstalleerd vervangen of hersteld door geschoold en gekwalificeerd personeel Restricted Area A Warning This unit is intended for installation in restricted access areas A restricted access area can be accessed only through the use of a special tool lock and key or other means of security This warning does not apply to workstations 77 AU BR pb COL ik PAEAN CAEC dUScbZRUEUCU3 3 74r AB HL FERIA Y ID BEE GER TOMO LA SUT4 0 TER UL CO BAO Sms DELE AI gt DUE LB E PH FREE ELA are EC mm a SIE UE It Je TR
19. the ambient operating temperature 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 temperature 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 connections other than the direct connections to the branch circuit i e the use of power strips etc Warning To prevent bodily injury when mounting or servicing this unit in a rack you must take special precautions to ensure that the system remains stable The following guidelines are provided to ensure your safety This unit should be mounted at the bottom of the rack if it is the only unit
20. 3 Install a new drive into the carrier with the printed circuit board side facing downward so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier 4 Secure the hard drive by tightening all six screws Installing a Hard Drive Carrier Into the Chassis 1 Insert the loaded hard drive carrier into the drive bay of the chassis 2 Push the drive carrier into the drive bay pushing in the handle of the carrier until it clicks into the locked position Figure 6 4 Installing a Hard Drive to the Carrier Hard Drive Drive Carrier 6 6 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Note When installing the hard drive carrier that is next to the power supply the power supply handle must be lifted before extending the hard drive carrier handle or before inserting the hard drive carrier into the drive bay Figure 6 5 Installing Removing the Carrier Next to the Power Supply Peripheral Drive Installation Installing or Replacing a Peripheral Drive 1 Unplug the main power cord to the chassis Unplug the power and data cables from the motherboard and or backplane If you are adding a new drive first remove the dummy tray from the drive bay The mini bezel can be removed by pulling out the hard drive beneath the drive bay then pulling the mini bezel forward If you are replacing a drive Locate the locking tab at the rear left hand side when viewed from the front of the peripheral drive Push the tab toward the drive and push
21. Beep Codes Appendix B Installing Windows Appendix C System Specifications A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview 1 2 Serverboard Features Processors MEMO ROC Serial ATA PCI Expansion 510 8 once dede 1 2 Ethernet Ports Onboard GontrollerS POFLs screen eot if rte rerum cope rena 1 2 teo Uer ege PERCENT Emm 1 3 Other Features oo ote and EES 1 3 1 3 Server Chassis Features oec nee exierit nn P i ene 1 4 System doy s CET 1 4 SATA Subsystem 1 4 RL ee LE 1 4 Cooling System 1 4 1 4 Comacting Er le e 1 5 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 1 eI U M 2 1 2 2 Unpacking the Systemic d e dek co db rester s eden dpa baa dee 2 1 2 3 Preparing for Setup 22 1 CHOOSING a SOTUP Ween EE 2 1 2 4 Warnings and 2 2 EI e erri cr cr endete Ed 2 2 RACK PRECAUTIONS ts EE 2 2 Server Precautiohis uecca rentrer rente aon x eR PW RR SR RR t 2 2 Rack Mounting Considerations 2 3 Ambient Operating Temperature 2 3 Reduced E ae 2 3 Mechanical reet deed 2 3 Ee De 2 3 Reliable Ground S 2 3 2 5 Installing the System into a Rack AA 2 4 Identifying the Sections of the
22. Intel 82576 VGA Winbond 2 91 90 91 url LH AMD SR5690 PCIE X16 SLOTHS Cl X16 Se SATA SATA PORT X6 AMD USB USB PORT X7 WPCM450 H W MONITOR W83795 9 FAN CONN 1 3 SP5100 LPC BUS LPC SIO W83627DHG P KB A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual 1 3 Server Chassis Features System Power The SC818TS 1400BP features a Gold Level 1400W high efficiency power supply The AC power cord should be removed from the system before servicing or replacing the power supply See Chapter 6 for details SATA Subsystem The SC818TS chassis includes three 3 5 drive bays which may be used to house hot swappable SATA drives RAID 0 and 1 are supported Front Control Panel The control panel provides a system monitoring and control interface LEDs indicate system power HDD activity network activity system overheat and power supply failure A main power button and a system reset button are also included Cooling System The SC818TS has an innovative cooling design that includes six 4 cm counter rotating PWM Pulse Width Modulated fans located in the middle section of the chassis The power supply module also includes a cooling fan All chassis and power supply fans operate continuously An air shroud channels the airflow from the system fans to
23. ROM Options are Enabled or Disabled Onboard NIC Option ROM Select This setting allows you to disable or select the onboard NIC option ROM Options include PXE and iSCSl 7 9 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual Boots Graphic Adapter Priority Use this setting to set which graphic adapter to use on boot up Options include Offboard VGA and Onboard VGA gt Superl O Configuration Serial 1 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 1 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any System resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8 IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its UO port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address Options include Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Serial 2 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any System resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 2F8 IRQ3 to allow the serial port to use 2F8 as its UO port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address Options include Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 and 2E8 IRQ3 gt Remote Access Configuration Remote Access Use this option to enable or disable Remote Access in your system If enabled the settings below will appear Options are Enable
24. Rack Rails 2 4 Installing the Inner Rail Extensions sssssse 2 5 Assembling the ul EE 2 6 Installing the Outer Rails onto the Rack 2 7 Installing the Server into a Telco Rack 2 9 vi Table of Contents 2 6 Checking the Serverboard 1 2 7 Checking the Drive Bay EE Chapter 3 System Interface 3 1 GIU is 3 2 Control Panel BUtlOTIS sa ore peer roten ene EE EE err ae pun ea Age e 3 39 Control Panel LEDS orn nr dere e ih cher dee OVEFMGALIAG DE 3 4 Drive Carrier tret ee ENEE S25 JPower Supply LEDS cocto cen retiro tsa e QUE ca Chapter 4 Standardized Warning Statements for AC Systems 4 1 About Standardized Warning Warning DOTMUOR eT Iastallatiori Instructions siete retener tnt nr trn hene Circuit Breaker e Power Disconnection Warning epe eu pao Equipment Installation iti tre expe on cR Re EO Re ens Restricted Area eere terr eater rn PANE D teer scr wA Handling E Redundant Power Supplies rock re eere tete annie Backplane Voltage crit ais i te erattu ette LI IRR de d Comply with Local and National Electrical
25. any way If the server itself shows damage you should file a damage claim with the carrier who delivered it 2 3 Preparing for Setup Decide on a suitable location for the rack unit that will hold the server It should be situated in a clean dust free area that is well ventilated Avoid areas where heat electrical noise and electromagnetic fields are generated You will also need it placed near a grounded power outlet Read the Rack and Server Precautions in the next section The box the server was shipped in should include two sets of rail assemblies two rail mounting brackets and the mounting screws you will need to install the system into the rack Follow the steps in the order given to complete the installation process in a minimum amount of time Please read this section in its entirety before you begin the installation procedure outlined in the sections that follow Choosing a Setup Location Leave enough clearance in front of the rack to enable you to open the front door completely 725 inches and approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back of the rack to allow for sufficient airflow and ease in servicing This product is for installation only in a Restricted Access Location dedicated equipment rooms service closets and the like This product is not suitable for use with visual display work place devices acccording to 82 of the the German Ordinance for Work with Visual Display Units 2 1 A SERVER 1042G LTF U
26. cable from the backplane x CLK 8 NC to the T SGPIO1 header to utilize SATA f Note NC indicates no connection management functions on your system Likewise the 3 SGPIO1 3 SGPIO2 headers provide the same function between the SAS controller and the backpane and have the same pin definitions only on H8QGL 6F Serial Ports Serial Port Pin Definitions The COMI serial port is located beside the COM1 COM2 VGA port Refer to the motherboard layout Pin Definition Pin Definition for the location of the COM2 header See the pov D R table on the right for pin definitions 2 JRXD 7 RTS 9 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Note NC indicates no connection Wake On LAN Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is designated OLI JWOL1 See the table on the right for pin mn Pin Definition definitions You must have a LAN card with 1 5V Standby a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use 2 Ground the Wake On LAN feature 3 Wake up Power SMB FC Power SMB lC Pin Definitions JPI2C1 Pin Definition The Power System Management Bus connector JPI2C1 monitors the power suppply fan and system temperatures See the table on the right for pin definitions 1 ient 2 Data 3 PWR Fail 4 Ground 5 33V 5 16 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 Pin Definit
27. in the rack When mounting this unit in a partially filled rack load the rack from the bottom to the top with the heaviest component at the bottom of the rack e If the rack is provided with stabilizing devices install the stabilizers before mounting or servicing the unit in the rack 2 3 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual 2 5 Installing the System into a Rack This section provides information on installing the SC818TS chassis into a rack unit with the rails provided There are a variety of rack units on the market which may mean that the assembly procedure will differ slightly You should also refer to the installation instructions that came with the rack unit you are using Note This rail will fit a rack between 26 and 33 5 deep Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails The chassis package includes two rack rail assemblies in the rack mounting kit Each assembly consists of two sections an inner fixed chassis rail that secures directly to the server chassis and an outer fixed rack rail that secures directly to the rack itself Figure 2 1 Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails Outer Rails Inner Rail preattached Inner Rail slide together then to the chassis Extension attach to the front attach to the and rear brackets chassis Front and Rear Brackets attach to the rack 2 4 Chapter 2 Server Installation Installing the Optional Inner Rail Extensions The SC818TS chassis includes an
28. please follow the links below to download all necessary drivers utilities and the user s manual for your server Product manuals http www supermicro com support manuals Product drivers and utilities ftp ftp supermicro com Product safety information http super dev about policies safety_information cfm For support email support supermicro com 1 1 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual 1 2 Serverboard Features At the heart of the SERVER 1042G LTF is one H8QGL iF quad processor serverboard which is based on the SR5690 SP5100 chipset Below are the main features of the serverboards Processors The H8QGL iF supports four AMD Opteron 6100 series Socket G34 type processors Please refer to our web site for a complete listing of supported processors www supermicro com Memory The H8QGL iF has sixteen 16 single dual tri lquad channel DIMM slots supporting up to 128 GB of ECC Non ECC UDIMM or up to 512 GB of ECC RDIMM DDR3 1866 1600 1333 1066 Mhz SDRAM See Chapter 5 for more details on installing memory into the system Serial ATA The South Bridge chipset includes a Serial ATA controller for 3 Gb s SATA drives The hot swappable SATA drives are connected to a backplane that provides power bus termination and configuration settings RAID 0 and 1 are supported Refer to the support area of our web site for procedures on setting up RAID on your system PCI Expansion Slots The H8QGL iF board has one
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30. the Setup Utility To enter the BIOS Setup Utility hit the Delete key while the system is booting up In most cases the Delete key is used to invoke the BIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as F1 F2 etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note that BIOS has default text messages built in We retain the option to include omit or change any of these text messages Settings printed in Bold are the default values indicates submenu Highlighting such an item and pressing the Enter key will open the list of settings within that submenu The BIOS setup utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of these hot keys lt F1 gt lt F10 gt Enter lt ESC gt Arrow keys etc can be used at any time during the setup navigation process 7 1 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual 7T 2 Main Menu When you first enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will see the Main Menu screen You can always return to the Main Menu by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen wi
31. the drive unit out the front of the chassis Insert the new drive unit in the slot until the tab locks in place Reconnect the data and power cables Replace the chassis cover replace the server in the rack if necessary and power up the system 6 7 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual 6 5 Installing the Air Shroud Air shrouds concentrate airflow to maximize fan efficiency The air shroud for the SC818TS chassis does not require screws to set up Installing the Air Shroud 1 Position the air shroud in the chassis as illustrated above Align the notch A on the air shroud with the pin B on the add on card bracket Slide the pin B into the back of the notch A Lower the front of the air shroud over the fan tray sliding the front notches C over the pins on the fan tray D Checking the Air Flow Checking the Server s Air Flow 16 Make sure there are no wires or other objects obstructing the airflow out of the server Pull all excess cabling out of the airflow path Do not operate the server without all drive carriers installed in the drive bays Use only recommended server parts The control panel LEDs inform you of the overall system status See Chapter 3 System Interface for details on the LEDs and the control panel buttons 6 8 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Figure 6 6 Installing the Air Shroud 6 9 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual 6 6 Power Supply The s
32. API devices The default value is 35 7 8 Chapter 7 BIOS gt PCI PNP Configuration Clear NVRAM Select Yes to clear NVRAM during boot up The options are Yes and No Plug amp Play O S This setting allows you to configure Plug amp Play devices for your system Select Yes to allow the OS to configure Plug amp Play devices This is not required for System boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug amp Play Select No to allow the AMIBIOS to configure all devices in the system PCI Latency Timer This option sets the latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus Select a value to set the PCI latency in PCI clock cycles Options are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 PCI IDE Busmaster Use this setting to enable or disable BIOS enabled uses of PCI Busmastering for reading or writing to IDE drives Options are Enabled or Disabled ROM Scan Ordering This setting determines which kind of option ROM activates prior to another Options include Onboard First or Addon First Slot 1 Slot 6 PCI E OPROM These four settings Slot 1 through Slot 4 allow you to enable or disable the numbered slot s Op ROM except for the VGA card Options are Enabled or Disabled Load Onboard LAN 1 Option ROM This setting allows you to enable or disable the loading of onboard LAN1 option ROM Options are Enabled or Disabled Load Onboard LAN 2 Option ROM This setting allows you to enable or disable the loading of onboard LAN2 option
33. Additionally there is a dedicated 2 558 10 SGND LAN for IPMI on top of the two rear USB 2 00 11 Act LED ports These Ethernet ports accept RJ45 3 TDO 12 P3V3SB type cables 4 TD1 13 Link 100 LED Yellow 3V3SB 5 14 Link 1000 LED Yellow 3V3SB 6 TD2 15 Ground 7 TD2 16 Ground 8 TD3 17 9 TD3 18 Ground Note NC indicates no connection 5 18 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup JIBTN1 Header A RAIDKey header located at JIBTN1 provides RAID function support in order to use RAID 5 SAS support This header is only available on the H8QGL 6F serverboard Fan Headers Fan Header This motherboard has nine fan headers Pin Detinitiong Fan1 to Fan9 These 4 pin fans headers Fin Denniton are backward compatible with 3 pin fans Ground However fan speed control is available 2 eV for 4 pin fans only The fan speeds are 9 controlled by BIOS See the table on the 4 PWR Modulation right for pin definitions Video Connector A Video VGA connector is located below the COM Port on the IO backplane This connector is used to provide video and CRT display 5 19 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual 5 8 Jumper Settings EM LICET Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard jumper jumpers can be used to choose between p optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the functi
34. EE EE EEUU Pries eieisigieieieisigiel a ren TOO D d r OD OX O RESET 3 1 A Server 1042G LTF User s Manual 3 2 Control Panel Buttons The chassis includes two push buttons that control power to the system PS d H 1 n J ioco Reset The reset button is used to reboot the system Power The main power switch is used to apply or remove power from the power supply to the server system Turning off system power with this button removes the main power but keeps standby power supplied to the system Therefore you must unplug system before servicing 3 3 Control Panel LEDs There are five LEDs that provide status information about the system Information LED Alerts operator of several states as noted in the table below Information LED Status Description An overheat condition has occured SEA UERSUM S This may be caused by cable congestion Blinking red 1Hz Fan failure check for an inoperative fan Blinking red 0 25Hz Power failure check for a non operational power supply Local UID has been activated Use this function to locate Solid blue the server in a rack mount environment Blinking blue Remote UID is on Use this function to identify the server from a remote location NIC2 Indicates network activit
35. Express slot Jumper Setting Definition For the jumpers to work properly please set Closed Enabled both jumpers to the same setting If enabled Disabled both jumpers must be enabled If disabled both jumpers must be disabled See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog JWD1 enables the Watch Dog function a Jumper Settings JWD1 system monitor that takes action when a Jumper Setting Definition software application freezes the system rea Reset Jumping pins 1 2 will have WD reboot the Pins 253 NMI system if a program freezes Jumping pins Open Disabled 2 3 will generate a non maskable interrupt Note when Watch Dog is enabled the user must write their own application software to disable the for the program that has frozen See the Watch Dog Timer table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS VGA Enable Disable VGA Enable Disable JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the Jumper Settings JPG1 VGA port The default position is on pins 1 Jumper Setting Definition and 2 to enable VGA See the table on the 12 Enabled right for jumper settings Pins 2 3 Disabled LAN1 2 Enable Disable LAN1 2 En Disable Change the setting of jumper JPL1 to enable Jumper Settings JPL1 or disable the LAN1 and LAN2 Ethernet Jumper Setting Definition ports See the table on the r
36. Installation Removal Accessing the Drive Bays Hard Drives Because of their hotswap capability you do not need to access the inside of the chassis or power down the system to install or replace hard drives Peripheral Drives The SC818TS chassis includes space for a slim DVD drive Hard Drive Installation The hard drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and removal from the chassis These carriers also help promote proper airflow for the drive bays For this reason even empty carriers without drives installed must remain in the chassis Removing Hard Drive Carriers from the Chassis 1 Press the release button on the drive carrier This extends the drive carrier handle 2 Use the handle to pull the drive carrier out of the chassis Caution Except for short periods of time swapping hard drives do not operate the server with the hard drive carriers removed Note Enterprise level hard disk drives are recommended for use in Supermicro chassis and servers For information on recommended HDDs visit the Supermicro Web site at http www supermicro com products nfo files storage SAS CompList pdf 6 4 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Figure 6 3 Removing a Hard Drive Carrier 6 5 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual Installing a Hard Drive to the Hard Drive Carrier 1 Remove the two screws securing the dummy drive to the carrier 2 Remove the dummy drive from the carrier
37. N IEC UL 60950 1 Compliant UL or CSA Listed USA and Canada 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 B 3 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual continued from front The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems medical equipment nuclear facilities or systems aircraft aircraft devices aircraft emergency com munication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro dis claims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims demands actions litigation and proceedings of any kind arising out of or related to such ultra hazardous use or sale B 4
38. PCI Express 2 0 x16 slot and one HTX slot Hypertransport with HT3 0 speed slot Ethernet Ports An Intel amp network controller is integrated into each of the serverboards to support two Gigabit LAN ports 100 1000Base T 1000BaseTX RJ45 output Onboard Controllers Ports Onboard I O backpanel ports on the serverboard include one COM port a VGA port seven USB ports 2x rear 4x header 1x type A a dedicated IPMI LAN port and two Gigabit LAN NIC ports 1 2 Graphics Controller Chapter 1 Introduction The H8QGL iF features an integrated Matrox G200eW graphics chip which includes 16 MB of DDR2 memory Other Features Other onboard features that promote system health include voltage monitors auto Switching voltage regulators chassis and CPU overheat sensors virus protection and BIOS rescue Figure 1 1 SR5690 SP5100 Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram Please see Chapter 5 for details VRM CH_1A 2A 4A DDR3 1600 1333 1066 4xDIMM A G34 SOCKET 4 yu 1H VRM DDR3 1800188971086 GS SOCKET 2 HT Connector VRM uri CH_1A 2A 4 DDR3 HT Link G34 SOCKET 3 LH 4x DIMM 1600 1333 1066 VRM url LH DDR3 HT Link G34 SOCKET 1 M 4xDIMM 1600 1333 1066 LAN PCIE 4
39. PERMICRO H8QGL Motherboard Drivers and Tools WinXP ATI Catalyst Install Manager SUPERMICR Matrox G200e Graphics Driver Drivers amp Tools Dual AMD SR5690 5100 hipset Adaptec Storage Manager H8QGL 6F iF Series LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers o 0 SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III Build driver diskettes and manuals 90 SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Browse CD Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must reboot the system before moving on to the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents SuperDoctor Ill The SuperDoctor 111 program is a web based management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called SD III Client The SuperDoctor III program allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system SuperDoctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the figures below for examples of the SuperDoctor III interface Note The default User Name and Password for SuperDoctor 111
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41. SUPERG SERVER 1042G LTF 4 decree E USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0b The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com Super Micro Computer Inc Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software and documentation is the property of Supermicro and or its licensors and is supplied only under a license Any use or reproduction of this product is not allowed except as expressly permitted by the terms of said license IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPERMICRO SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE CO
42. TSEG 1 MB 2 84 GB Memory available for the OS amp other applications 2 84 GB A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual 5 5 PCI Expansion Cards A riser card is used to support one low profile size PCI expansion card Installing a PCI Expansion Card 1 Confirm that you have the correct riser card for your chassis model and the expansion card includes a standard bracket 2 Remove the chassis cover 3 Choose the PCI slot shield in which to place the expansion card 4 In that slot open the PCI slot shield lever and slide the shield sideways 5 Slide the expansion card into the riser card and attach the expansion card bracket in place of the PCI slot shield 6 Secure the expansion card by closing the PCI slot shield lever 7 Connect cables to the expansion card as necessary 5 10 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 6 Serverboard Details Figure 5 5 H8QGL iF Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale
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44. al order of the DIMM slots See support information below 3 Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place 4 With four CPUs installed repeat step 2 to populate the CPU2 DIMM slots Always install four DIMMs to both CPU DIMM slots for more efficient operation 5 7 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual Figure 5 4 DIMM Installation N a To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the align ment notch at the bottom Note Notch should align with the receptive key point on the slot To Remove Use your thumbs to gen Release Tab tly push the release Release Tab num nnn tabs near both ends of the module This should release it from i unn m nii Top View of DDR3 Slot the slot Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a Motherboard with One CPU CPU1 Installed DIMMS CPU Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 4 DIMMs CPU1 P1 1A P1 2A P1 3A P1 4A Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a Motherboard with Two CPUs CPU1 amp CPU2 Installed DIMMS CPU Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 CPU1 P1 1A P1 2A P1 3A P1 4A 8 DIMMs CPU2 P2 1A P2 2A P2 3A P2 4A Memory Population for Optimal Performance For a Motherboard with Four CPUs CPU1 CPU2 CPU3 amp CPUA Installed
45. asures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from electric static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent Electrostatic Discharge ESD Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the serverboard add on cards and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the serverboard 5 1 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual Unpacking The serverboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid electrostatic discharge When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 5 2 UO Port and Control Panel Connections The I O ports are color coded to make setting up your system easier See Figure 5 1 below for the colors and locations of the various UO ports Figure 5 1 I O Port Locations and Definitions SR i u E d Rear UO Ports 1 Keyboard 5 COM1 2 PS 2 Mouse 6 VGA Port 3 USB0 1 7 LAN1 4 IPMI LAN 8 LAN2 5 2 o Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard S
46. bles Overall SATA provides better functionality than PATA Installing the OS SATA Driver Before installing the OS operating system and SATA RAID driver you must decide if you wish to have the operating system installed as part of a bootable RAID array or installed to a separate non RAID hard drive If on a separate drive you may install the driver either during or after the OS installation If you wish to have the OS on a SATA RAID array you must follow the procedure below and install the driver during the OS installation Building a Driver Diskette You must first build a driver diskette from Supermicro drivers for your system Drivers can be found at ftp ftp supermicro com You will have to create this disk on a computer that is already running and with the OS installed Note Window s Vista Windows 2008 or later Windows OS systems can use a USB stick instead of a floppy For older systems you must have an external USB floppy when building the driver diskette Building a Driver Diskette 1 Install your system drives from the FTP website A display as shown in Figure 5 9 will appear 2 Click on the icon labeled Build Driver Diskettes and Manuals and follow the instructions to create a floppy disk with the drivers on it 3 Once it s been created remove the floppy and insert the installation CD ROM for the Windows Operating System you wish to install into the CD drive of the new system you are about to configure 5 25
47. d BIOS will stop the boot sequence when an error is detected at which point you will need to press the F1 button to re enter the BIOS setup menu The options are Enabled and Disabled Hit DEL Message Display Use this setting to enable or disable the Press DEL to run setup message in POST Options are Enabled or Disabled Interrupt 19 Capture Select enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 The options are Enabled and Disabled Power Button Function This set the power button function to either Instant Off or 4 Seconds Override when pressed Restore on AC Power Loss This sets the action that occurs when an AC power loss occurs Options include Power Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog Timer This sets the Watch Dog Timer Options include Enabled or Disabled gt Processor amp Clock Options CPU Configuration and Information This static display provides information on the Module Version Socket Count Node Count and Core Count for the system s processor s and clock Additonal infomation on the installed processor Revision Cache sizes L1 L2 and L3 Speed Ability to Change Frequency and uCode Patch Level are also shown The CPU information can be toggled between viewing CPU Socket 0 and CPu Socket 1 Note Zero is always the Boot Strap Processor or main CPU with all others being Application Processors GART Error Reporting This setting should remain disabled for normal operation The driver developer may e
48. d or Disabled Serial Port Number Use this setting to select the serial port for console redirection Options include COM1 COM2 or COM3 The displayed base address and IRQ for the serial port changes to reflect the selection you make Note Make sure the selected port is enabled Serial Port Mode Selects the serial port settings to use Options are 115200 8 n 1 57600 8 n 1 38400 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 and 09600 8 n 1 Flow Control Selects the flow control to be used for console redirection Options are None Hardware and Software 7 10 Chapter 7 BIOS Redirection After BIOS POST This sets redirection after the BIOS POST for your system Options are Disabled no redirection after BIOS POST Boot Loader redirection during POST and during boot loader and Always redirection always active Note that some OS s may not work with this set to Always Terminal Type Selects the type of the target terminal Options are ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Allows you to enable or disable VT UTF8 combination key support for ANSI VT100 terminals Options are Enabled or Disabled Sredir Memory Display Delay Use this setting to set the delay in seconds to display memory information Options are No Delay 1 sec 2 secs and 4 secs gt Hardware Health Configuration CPU Overheat Temperature This setting allows you to specify the type of alarm for CPU overheating Options include The Ear
49. d when the Tctl value 65 and is disabled when the Tctl value drops from 65 to 62 The Default Alarm default setting is enabled when the Tctl value 70 and is disabled when the Tctl value drops from 70 to 67 When COA either Early or Default Alarm is enabled the following actions are required to be executed System overheating LED is required to be ON and to solid red Onboard buzzer or speaker is required to be ON and to be a continuous sound All system fans are required to be operated at full speed System monitoring software such as Super Doctor and IPMI if available is required to report and record CPU overheating events in the event logs When COA either Early or Default Alarm is disabled the following actions are required to be executed System overheating LED is required to be OFF Onboard buzzer or speaker is required to be OFF All system fans are required to be returned to a normal non CPU overheating LFSC condition Front Panel Overheating LED On and Solid Red Onboard Buzzer or Speaker System Fan Speed Controls 7 12 Chapter 7 BIOS gt System Fan Monitor This submenu contains lists the system fans and contains RPM information for them Fan Speed Control Modes This submenu allows you to determine how the system will control the speed of the onboard fans The options are Full Speed FS Max Cooling Perfor mance PF Better Cooling Balanced BL Balance between perf
50. ed IPMI LAN LEDs IPMI LAN Link LED A dedicated IPMI LAN is also included on the Lf amp Activity LED Right Color Status Definition H8QGL iF serverboard The amber LED on Y euge e Green Link 100 Mb s the right indicates activity while the green Solid Left LED on the left indicates the speed of the Amber Activity Active connection See the table at right for more Blinking Bight information Power LED Power LED DP3 DP3 is an Onboard Power LED When this LED is lit it means power is present State System Status On Standby power present on the serverboard Be sure to turn off the o Wetten system and unplug the power cord s before Of No power connected removing or installing components IPMI LED IPMI LED DP1 The serverboard contains an IPMI LED DP1 located near the corner above the PCI E slots When this LED is lit it means a connection is active for the built in IPMI on State System Status On Active connection Off No connection the serverboard Note This LED is not installed on non IPMI boards UID LED LE1 A rear UID LED Indicator located at LE1 works in conjunction with the rear UID switch to provide easy identification for a unit that might be in need of service Refer to Page 2 13 for further UID details 5 23 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual 5 10 SAS and SATA Drive Connections SATA Ports There are no jumpers to configure the SATA
51. ed in this product may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm Manual Revision 1 0b Release Date March 07 2014 Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer Inc you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2014 by Super Micro Computer Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians It provides information for the installation and use of the At SERVER 1042G LTF Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only The A SERVER 1042G LTF is a 1U rackmount server based on the SC818TS 1400BP server chassis and the Super H8QGL iF serverboards 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 H8QGL iF serverboard and the SC818TS 1400BP chassis Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the At SERVER 1042G LTF into a rack and check out the server configuration prior to powe
52. ed with the installed CPU s 5 5 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die the required amount has already been applied Place the heatsink directly on top of the CPU so that the heat sink screws are aligned with the mounting holes on the back plate Make sure the screwdriver torgue setting is no more than 5 0 Kgf cm 4 3 Ibf in and keep the heat sink direction vertical Tighten each screw a few turns at a time while alternating between the two until fully tightened Figure 5 3 SNK 0042P Heatsink No 1 Screw P M Removing the Heatsink Caution We do not recommend removing the CPU or the heatsink However if you do need to remove the heatsink please follow the instructions below to prevent damage to the CPU or other components 1 Unscrew the heatsink screws from the motherboard a few turns at a time alternating between the two until the screws can be removed Gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink Once the CPU is loose remove the it from the CPU socket Clean the surface of the CPU and t
53. efficiently cool the processors and memory 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 4 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma gsupermicro nl Customer Support Web Site www supermicro com Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Computer Inc No 150 1st Rd Zhonghe Dist New Taipei City 235 Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3992 Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Web Site www supermicro com tw 1 5 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual Notes Chapter 2 Server Installation Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 1 Overview This chapter outlines the procedure to install your system into a rack If your system is not already fully integrated with a motherboard processors system memory etc refer to the relevant chapter for details on installing components 2 2 Unpacking the System You should inspect the box the system was shipped in and note if it was damaged in
54. el equipo debe cumplir con las normas de electricidad locales y nacionales Chapter 4 Warning Statements for AC Systems Attention L quipement doit tre install conform ment aux normes lectriques nationales et locales zin YAWN pin gums JOP SINT Dapp YAWN pn noxii navn npn 153 Ail gll 5 al sill Jas cas w ll Glaeall Gus jS el je Sls 321 uU sre 37 199 uber 9 E slo uu Waarschuwing Bij installatie van de apparatuur moet worden voldaan aan de lokale en nationale elektriciteitsvoorschriften Product Disposal Warning Ultimate disposal of this product should be handled according to all national laws and regulations SO BERE TOBE BERL 3 SAA ID BURT SAC OEE ADV HE LES E BEDS HIVES E FPS EE AEA T e S AN m a EV IN SET Warnung Die Entsorgung dieses Produkts sollte gem allen Bestimmungen und Gesetzen des Landes erfolgen A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual jAdvertencia Al deshacerse por completo de este producto debe seguir todas las leyes y reglamentos nacionales Attention La mise au rebut ou le recyclage de ce produit sont g n ralement soumis a des lois et ou directives de respect de l environnement Renseignez vous aupr s de l organisme comp tent 55 pro rms msn PINT nma ARNT
55. ent otherwise contact your retailer immediately e Refer to the Supermicro web site for updates on CPU support 5 3 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual Installing the Processors 1 Begin by removing the cover plate that protects the CPU Lift the lever on the CPU socket until it points straight up 2 With the lever raised lift open the silver CPU retention plate 3 Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU Locate and align pin 1 of the CPU socket with pin 1 of the CPU Both are marked with a triangle 4 Align pin 1 of the CPU with pin 1 of the Socket Once aligned carefully place the CPU into the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket move the CPU horizontally or vertically or rub the CPU against the socket or against any pins of the socket which may damage the Triangle CPU and or the socket 5 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 With the CPU inserted into the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that it is properly installed and flush with the socket Then gently lower the silver CPU retention plate into place 6 Carefully press the CPU socket lever down until it locks into its retention tab For a dual CPU system repeat these steps to install another CPU into the CPU 2 socket and into CPU 2 3 and 4 sockets for a quad CPU configuration Note In single and dual CPU configurations memory must be installed in the DIMM slots associat
56. etup Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 5 2 for the pin definitions of the various connectors Refer to Section 5 6 for details Figure 5 2 JF1 Front Control Panel Header JF1 20 19 Ground eo No Connection Key ele Key Power LED o o 3 3V HDD LED FP UID Switch 3 3VSB NIC1 Link LED o NIC1 Activity LED NIC2 Link LED NIC2 Activity LED OH Fan Fail PWR Fail UID LED Blue LED Cathode UID 5V SB Power Fail LED o 3 3V Ground ele Reset Button Ground e 9 Power Button 2 1 5 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation Caution When handling the processor avoid placing direct pressure on the label 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 Notes Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding re moving or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink f you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use an Intel certified multi directional heatsink only Make sure to install the serverboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsinks When receiving a serverboard without a processor pre installed make sure that the plastic CPU socket cap is in place and none of the socket pins are b
57. g SATA RAID trot te eret i pro pene te dnd 5 25 Serial ATA SATA 5 25 Installing the OS SATA Driver eer nnt 5 25 Building a Driver Diskette erre Dt dee 5 25 Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS eate ciere ipe rene ind 5 26 Using the Adaptec RAID Utility 5 27 Installing the RAID Driver During OS 5 27 5 12 Installing SOftWare usus EENS ge 5 28 SuperDoctor Ill ee tee ei lea thd 5 29 5 19 Serverboard Battery 2 2 en veeo 5 31 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 Static Sensitive Deeg cuin citer tre penne Pa er e neuen 6 1 EF 6 1 6 2 Gontrol Panels terre erre te ex i 6 2 6 3 System eee pae dna caes Rue eee ipd 6 2 System Fam Fall te esie cr det en ege AR Les se 6 3 6 4 Drive Bay 6 4 Accessing the Drive Bays d eet ee ana aa 6 4 Peripheral Drive Installation enne 6 7 6 5 Installing the Air Shroud a oer ecce trece ie penes 6 8 Checking the AlrFlow roii ti EES Sege cde 6 8 6 6 Power Supply oreet a e 6 10 Power Supply Failu re reete mettent nnne exta pe per 6 10 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 1 ite Eed RC
58. g Selecting this and pressing the Enter key clears the system event log SR56x0 RD890S PCIE Error Log This setting allows you set an error log ofr PCIE errors Options include Yes or No 7 4 Security Settings Menu AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both passwords the Supervisor password must be set first Change Supervisor Password Select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu and then type in the password Change User Password Select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu and then type in the password Boot Sector Virus Protection This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen Select Disabled to deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection Select Enabled to enable boot sector protection When Enabled AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 7 15 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual 7 5 Boot Settings Menu gt Boot Device Priority This feature allows you to prioritize the boot sequence from the list of available devices A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu gt Removable Drives This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list of available removable drives A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corre
59. have been made Checking the Drives You can add or remove hard drives from the drive carriers without having to remove the top chassis cover If you need to remove or install hard drives please refer to Chapter 6 Checking the Airflow Airflow is provided by 4 cm counter rotating fans The system component layout was carefully designed to direct sufficient cooling airflow to the components that generate the most heat Note that all power and data cables have been routed in such a way that they do not block the airflow generated by the fans Providing Power 1 2 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 Finish by depressing the power button on the chassis control panel 2 11 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual Notes 2 12 Chapter 3 System Interface Chapter 3 System Interface 3 1 Overview The chassis includes Acontrol panel on the front that houses power buttons and status monitoring lights e Status lights on externally accessable hard drives Status lights for the power supply visible from the back of the chassis These elements are described in this chapter with possible responses Figure 3 1 Control Panel Tp
60. he danger of explosion if the battery is replaced incorrectly Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions iil LO RV Viilise E ELST DIVE DIGIT BAO TET 450 3 3 TE 180 6 Ze EH FEO BOUT UE COR CHE FEW BA FB2U SE HUS S eg BE EK a PE eB TH ABI rot HRABE RY UH ERE H Fil EC AREER GE ALY DIE EE a n EI THIS BBE TH 5 SE 4 10 Chapter 4 Warning Statements for AC Systems Warnung Bei Einsetzen einer falschen Batterie besteht Explosionsgefahr Ersetzen Sie die Batterie nur durch den gleichen oder vom Hersteller empfohlenen Batterietyp Entsorgen Sie die benutzten Batterien nach den Anweisungen des Herstellers Attention Danger d explosion si la pile n est pas remplac e correctement Ne la remplacer que par une pile de type semblable ou quivalent recommand e par le fabricant Jeter les piles usag es conform ment aux instructions du fabricant iAdvertencia Existe peligro de explosi n si la bater a se reemplaza de manera incorrecta Reemplazar la bater a exclusivamente c
61. he heatsink removing the used thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before re installing the CPU and the heatsink 5 6 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 4 Installing Memory Caution Exercise extreme caution when installing or removing memory modules to prevent any possible damage Note 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB or 32 GB size memory modules are supported It is highly recommended that you remove the power cord from the system before installing or changing memory modules Please refer to our web site for memory that has been tested on the H8QGL iF serverboard Memory Support The H8QGL iF serverboard supports single dual tri quad channel DDR3 1866 1600 1333 1066 Mhz speed registered ECC Unbuffered ECC non ECC SDRAM Populating four adjacent slots at a time with memory modules of the same size and type will result in interleaved 128 bit memory which is faster than non interleaved 64 bit memory Maximum Memory The H8QGL iF serverboard supports up to 512 GB of registered ECC RDIMM LRDIMM or 128 GB of Unbuffered ECC non ECC UDIMM SDRAM in 16 slots Installing Memory 1 Insert each memory module vertically into its slot paying attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the module incorrectly see Figure 2 1 2 Install to slots CPU1 DIMM1A CPU1 DIMM2A CPU1 DIMM3A and CPU1 DIMMAA etc Always install in groups of four and in the numeric
62. ight for jumper Fie 12 GE settings The default setting is enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled SAS Enable Disable SAS Enable Disable JPS1 allows you to enable or disable the Jumper Settings JPS1 SAS controller The default position is on JumperSet ng Definition pins 1 and 2 to enable SAS See the table on BOSA Engbied the right for jumper settings This LED is only Pins 2 3 Disabled available on the H8QGL 6F serverboard 5 21 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual BMC Jumper BMC Jumper Enable JPB1 JPB1 is used to enable or disable theBMC Jumper Settings Baseboard Management Control Chip and JumPerSettng Definition the onboard IPMI connection This jumper is Pins 1 2 kee ei used together with the IPMI settings in the Pins 2 3 Disabled BIOS The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to Enable BMC See the table on the right for jumper settings 5 22 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 9 Onboard Indicators LAN LED Connection Speed Indicator LAN1 LAN2 LEDs LED Color Definition Off 10 MHz The Ethernet ports located beside the VGA port have two LEDs On each Gb LAN port adis one LED blinks to indicate activity while the L t other be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the table on the right for the functions associated with the connection speed LED Dedicat
63. indows setup 3 When you see the prompt hit the F6 key to enter Windows setup 4 Eventually a blue screen will appear with a message that begins Windows could not determine the type of one or more storage devices When you see the screen hit the S key to Specify Additional Device then insert the driver diskette you just created into the floppy drive 5 Highlight Manufuacturer Supplied Hardware Support Disk and hit the Enter key 6 Highlight the first Adaptec RAID driver shown and press the Enter key to install it 5 12 Installing Software The Supermicro ftp site contains drivers and utilities for your system at ftp ftp supermicro com Some of these must be installed such as the chipset driver After accessing the ftp site go into the CDR Images directory and locate the ISO file for your motherboard Download this file to create a CD DVD of the drivers and utilities it contains You may also use a utility to extract the ISO file if preferred Another option is to go to the Supermicro Website at http www supermicro com products Find the product page for your motherboard here where you may download individual drivers and utilities After creating a CD DVD with the ISO files insert the disk into the CD DVD drive on your system and the display shown in Figure 5 9 should appear 5 28 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Figure 5 9 Driver Tool Installation Display Screen S SU
64. ion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL 1 Attach the appropriate cable to inform you of a chassis intrusion 1 Battery voltage 2 Intrusion signal Overheat LED Overheat LED Connect an LED to the JOH1 header to Pin COH D provide warning of chassis overheating See Pin Definition the table on the right for pin definitions 7 gem 2 OH Active Power LED Speaker PWR LED Connector Pin Definitions On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are used for SAQUE Pin Setting Definiti power LED indication and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the tables on the right for gn Anode t pin definitions If you wish to use the onboard pina Cathode Pin3 NA speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Connect a cable to pins 4 7 of JD1 to use an external speaker Speaker Connector Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pins 4 7 External Speaker Pins 6 7 Internal Speaker ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Pin Ports Definitions The ATX PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse PS2 Keyboard MOUSE located next to the Back Panel USB Ports 0 1 Pin Definition EN on the motherboard See the table at right for 1 KB Data 1 Mouse Data pin definitions 2 2 No Connection Connection 3 Ground 3 Ground 4 Mouse KB 4 Mouse KB VCC 5V VCC 5V 5 KB Clock 5 Mouse Clock 6 No 6 No Connection Connection
65. is ADMIN ADMIN Note When SuperDoctor Ill 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 SuperDoctor Ill as the SuperDoctor IIl settings override the BIOS settings To set the BIOS temperature threshold settings again you would first need to uninstall SuperDoctor III 5 29 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual Figure 5 10 SuperDoctor Ill Interface Display Screen Health Information SuperDoctor Remote Management fo Health Info P i SuperDoctor Remote Management ifo Health Info Performance Ren Remote Control Graceful power control cancelable Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down the system within 30 seconds On the system console a pop up window will appear with a message telling the local user to save his working files Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action either locally or remotely Power control noncancelable Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down the system right away The system will reboot or shut down without any warning messages It s not allowed to cancel the action il Note The SuperDoctor IIl program and User s Manual can be downloaded from the Supermicro web site at http www supermicro com products accessories software SuperDoctorlll cf
66. ives Peripheral Drive Bays One 1 slim DVD ROM drive Expansion Slots One low profile PCI Express x16 slot with pre installed riser cards and one HTX slot Hypertransport with HT3 0 speed B 1 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual Serverboard H8QGL iF Proprietary form factor Dimensions 16 48 x 13 418 x 330 mm Chassis SC818TS 1400BP 1U rackmount Dimensions WxHxD 17 2 x 1 7 x 28 2 in 437 x 43 x 716 mm Weight Gross Bare Bone 43 Ibs 19 5 kg System Cooling Six sets of 4 cm counter rotating cooling fans fan speed controlled by BIOS setting System Input Requirements AC Input Voltage 180 240 VAC Rated Input Current 7 2A 180V to 9 5 240V Rated Input Frequency 50 60 Hz Efficiency 80 Gold Level Power Supply Rated Output Power 1400W w PMBus Part PWS 1K41F 1R Rated Output Voltages 12V 116A 5Vsb 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 20 to 95 non condensing Non operating Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing B 2 Appendix B System Specifications Regulatory Compliance Electromagnetic Emissions FCC Class A EN 55022 Class A EN 61000 3 2 3 3 CISPR 22 Class A Electromagnetic Immunity EN 55024 CISPR 24 EN 61000 4 2 EN 61000 4 3 EN 61000 4 4 EN 61000 4 5 EN 61000 4 6 EN 61000 4 8 EN 61000 4 11 Safety CSA E
67. k speed information for memory is displayed under this Northbridge Chipset Confirguration page This information includes Memory CLK CAS Latency Tcl RAS CAS Delay Trcd Row Precharge Time Trp Min Active RAS Tras RAS RAS Delay Trrd Row Cycle Trc Read to Precharge Trtp Write Recover Time Twr and Memory Type gt SouthBridge Chipset Configuration SouthBridge Chipset Information SouthBridge dhipset information is displayed at the top of this menu on the SouthBridge chipset CIMx version used OHCI EHCI HC Device Functions These settings allow you to either enable or eisable functions for OHCI or EHCI bus devices Options are Enabled or Disabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode Use this setting to configure the USB 2 0 Controller in either Hi Speed 480 Mps or Full Speed 12 Mps mode 7 6 Chapter 7 BIOS Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to enable the support for USB Legacy Disable Legacy support if there are no USB devices installed in the system Auto disabled Legacy support if no USB devices are connected The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto gt IDE SATA Configuration OnChip SATA Channel This setting allows you to enable or disable the OnChip SATA channel Options are Enabled or Disabled OnChip SATA Type Use this setting to set the OnChip SATA type Options include Native IDE RAID Legacy IDE and AMD AHCI RAID Codebase This submenu appears when you choose RAID from the OnChip SATA Ty
68. key will clear the BMC system event log gt Set LAN Configuration Use the and keys to choose the desired channel number This displays Channel Number and Channel Number Status information IP Address Source This sets the IP address source as either Static or DHCP Selecting Static al lows you to manually set the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway Address IP Address In the field provided here enter the IP address in the decimal form of xxx xxx Xxx xxx with xxx having a value of less than 256 and in decimal form only The IP address and current IP address in the BMC are shown Subnet Mask In the field provided here enter the Subnet address in the decimal form of XXX XXX XXX XXX With xxx having a value of less than 256 and in decimal form only The current subnet address in the BMC is shown Gateway Address In the field provided here enter the Gateway address in the decimal form of XXX XXX XXX XXX with xxx having a value of less than 256 and in decimal form only The current Gateway address in the BMC is shown Current MAC Address in BMC The current MAC address in the BMC is shown in this static display 7 14 Chapter 7 BIOS gt Event Log Configuration View Event Log Pressing the Enter key will open the event log Use the 7 and J keys to navigate through the system event log Mark All Events as Read Selecting this and pressing the Enter key marks all events as read in the event log Clear Event Lo
69. lateur du ch ssis Prenez garde ce que doigts tournevis et autres objets soient loign s du logement du bloc ventilateur mms V OTD PPT DWNT TIN NAA mao Pon 0 7 00 UND man TANI Onn ONW may 937 MIVAENT moa prin pmn ell casa Ze g yall AES 5 Ae SY e sl of e l Ai s TRAY As pall AES la clad Ze la KEE Apre d zz di xus sue E EE EE IO sl ges dall AAS Waarschuwing Het is mogelijk dat de ventilator nog draait tijdens het verwijderen van het ventilatorsamenstel uit het chassis Houd uw vingers schroevendraaiers en eventuele andere voorwerpen uit de buurt van de openingen in de ventilatorbehuizing 4 17 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual Power Cable and AC Adapter A Warning When installing the product use the provided or designated connection cables power cables and AC adaptors Using any other cables and adaptors could cause a malfunction or a fire Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law prohibits the use of UL or CSA certified cables that have UL CSA shown on the code for any other electrical devices than products designated by Supermicro only WPI RFA QUE RLS SAA BEER Pe SHE SEE ilia REACT TA BLA PEW LOT T IVP 7 27 SRALH TSOP DES EUH MAA 3718 D7 7 JW UL CSEv 775a nt SupermicroZ fH FS ADU MEETS STL A 3 3 SERIE nalts AAS pe DE TS EB 36 HAA elias RAE
70. ly Alarm and The Default Alarm Other items in the submenu are systems monitor displays for the following information CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature CPU3 Temperature CPU4 Tempera ture System Temperature CPU1 VCore CPU2 VCore CPU3 VCore CPU4 VCore CPU1 4 DIMM Voltage Chipset SR56x0 Voltage 5V 12V 3 3V Vcc V 3 3V standby Vsb and Battery Voltage Vbat CPU Temperature Display CTD CPU Temperature descriptions are defined as Low gt Tctl Value Lowest Value Tctl Value 45 Medium gt Tctl Value 46 Tctl Value 60 High Tctl Value 61 and Above Note Only CPU temperature Low Medium High and system temperature RT1 are required to be displayed in BIOS and in system monitoring software Other Motherboard components such as memory chipset SAS and 10Gb controllers and others are not requried to display temperatures For debugging and testing 7 11 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual purposes BIOS and system monitoring software can show motherboard components temperatures such as memory chipset SAS and 10Gb controllers However for SMCI standard release version BIOS and system monitoring software motherboard components temperatures are NOT required to be displayed CPU Overheating Alarm COA CPU Overheating Alarm COA has Early Alarm and Default Alarm default options in the BIOS and is required to be implemented in all fan speed control modes The Early Alarm is enable
71. m For Linux we recommend that you use the SuperoDoctor 11 application instead 5 30 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 13 Serverboard Battery Caution There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed upside down which will reverse its polarites see Figure 5 12 This battery must be replaced only with the same or an equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer CR2032 Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Figure 5 12 Installing the Onboard Battery LITHIUM BATTERY BATTERY HOLDER Please handle used batteries carefully Do not damage the battery in any way a damaged battery may release hazardous materials into the environment Do not discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landfill Please comply with the regulations set up by your local hazardous waste management agency to dispose of your used battery properly 5 31 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual Notes 5 32 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform maintenance on the SC818TS chassis For component installation follow the steps in the order given to eliminate the most common problems encountered If some Steps are unnecessary skip ahead to the next step Tools Required The only tool you will need to install components and perform maintenance is a Philips screwdriver 6 1 Sta
72. n any equipment be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and be familiar with standard practices for preventing accidents a WET v Af ARCOD RIED BO 370 C d TUO MER C GB E llc Allge EDS LE FEU TS Ce Ee RE SE SE PE i BE DOMEI SUUS FERNS SR pr E TERRE FEY FHA E TX ERE LUI e ARTE RATS Er Rer UT 521 LEE Po ETAGE Ea ZT gt FRAY abe gt 3 PATS ADT aE LPS ERE ESR HERE AGA HAA ZS I c A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual Warnung WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSHINWEISE Dieses Warnsymbol bedeutet Gefahr Sie befinden sich in einer Situation die zu Verletzungen f hren kann Machen Sie sich vor der Arbeit mit Ger ten mit den Gefahren elektrischer Schaltungen und den blichen Verfahren zur Vorbeugung vor Unf llen vertraut Suchen Sie mit der am Ende jeder Warnung angegebenen Anweisungsnummer nach der jeweiligen bersetzung in den bersetzten Sicherheitshinweisen die zusammen mit diesem Ger t ausgeliefert wurden BEWAHREN SIE DIESE HINWEISE GUT AUF INSTRUCCIONES IMPORTANTES DE SEGURIDAD Este
73. nable this option for testing purposes Options are Enabled or Disabled 7 3 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual Microcode Update This setting enables or disables microcode updating Options are Enabled or Disabled Secure Virtual Machine Mode This setting allows you to enable or disable Secure Virtual Machine Mode SVM on your system Options are Enabled or Disabled Power Now This setting is used to enable or disable the AMD Power Now feature Options are Enabled or Disabled Power Cap This setting can decide the highest performance P state in the Operating System Options include P state 0 P state 1 P state 2 P state 3 and P state 4 CPU DownCore Mode This sets the CPU DownCore Mode for your system If you change this option then a cold reset is required Options include Disabled 1 Core 2 Cores and 3 Cores C1E Support This enables or disables C1E Support for your system Options are Enable or Disable gt Advanced Chipset Control Chipset Information Chipset Information is displayed at the top of this menu on the chipset CIMx version used 7 4 Chapter 7 BIOS gt NorthBridge Chipset Configuration gt Memory Configuration Bank Interleaving This setting allows you to enable Bank Interleaving in the system Options include Auto and Disabled Node Interleaving This setting allows you to enable Node Interleaving in the system Options include Auto and Disabled Channel Interleaving Thi
74. nector JD1 JF1 JIBTN1 JL1 JOH1 JPI2C1 JPW1 JPW2 3 4 JSMB1 JTPM1 JWF1 JWOL1 LAN1 2 PS2 Mouse Keyboard SAS0 3 SAS4 7 SATAO SATA5 3 SGPIO1 3 SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 T SGPIO2 UID USBO0 1 USB6 USB2 3 USB4 5 VGA Description LEDs for the LAN Ethernet ports LEDs for the dedicated IPMI LAN Ethernet port LED for UID Button LED for IPMI Heartbeat LED for Serverboard Power On Description COM Serial Port Header Chassis CPU Fan Headers Dedicated IPMI LAN Port HT Connector Speaker Header Front Panel Connector RAIDKey for RAID 5 SAS support only on H8QGL 6F Chassis Intrusion Header Overheat Warning Header Power I2C Header 24 pin Main ATX Power Connector 12V 8 pin CPU Memory Power Connectors System Management Bus Header SMBus Trusted Platform Module Header Compact Flash Card Power Connector Wake On LAN Header Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports Mouse Keyboard connectors KB Mouse SAS Ports only H8QGL 6F SATA Ports Serial General Purpose UO Header for SAS only on H8QGL 6F Serial General Purpose Input Output Header for SATA Unit Identifier Button Universal Serial Bus USB Ports Type A Port and Headers VGA Connector Note Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only 5 12 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 7 Connector Definitions ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions Power Connectors Pin Definition Pin Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V
75. ned on or off to indicate the location of the unit Refer to Page 2 11 for more details Power LED Connector The Power LED connector is on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 See the table on the right for pin definitions 5 14 PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 3 3V 6 PWR Fail LED OH Fan Fail PWR Fail Blue_UID LEDPin Defi nitions JF1 Pin Definition n 8 Blue LED Cathode UID S 5V SB OH Fan Fail PWR Fail UID LED Red Fail PWR Fail LED Status Red LED State Indication Off Normal On Overheat Flashing Fan Fail HDD UID Switch Pin Defi nitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 UID Signal 3 3V 14 HDD Active Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 PW ON 16 Ground Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup NMI Button NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 19 Control 20 Ground Universal Serial Bus Ports Universal Serial Bus Ports Two Universal Serial Bus ports USB 2 0 pin SER ala on are located beside the Keyboard and Mouse i USBO 1 USB6 PS2 ports USB0 1 One additional Type A Pin Definition Pin Definition port USB6 is included on the motherboard 1 5V 1 5V
76. ng Statements for AC Systems jAdvertencia El sistema debe ser disconnected de todas las fuentes de energ a y del cable el ctrico quitado de los m dulos de fuente de alimentaci n antes de tener acceso el interior del chasis para instalar o para quitar componentes de sistema Attention Le syst me doit tre d branch de toutes les sources de puissance ainsi que de son cordon d alimentation secteur avant d acc der l int rieur du chassis pour installer ou enlever des composants de syst me wad pponmombunn 525 Pon Uu bon nmpn Yom 0997 v DDP noon 18 Pop msn YW yen pon nu 155 Aal Baa oly w ll Al A 5 A8 An aren ued Gas J 294 les ca Sa AN 5 gf Ball Aa AHA A Ja d AAW PSs Wap sp 9 use 57 en 1 WEA AM dads BE AAW ANTES Waarschuwing Voordat u toegang neemt tot het binnenwerk van de behuizing voor het installeren of verwijderen van systeem onderdelen dient u alle spanningsbronnen en alle stroomkabels aangesloten op de voeding en van de behuizing te verwijderen 4 7 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual Equipment Installation Warning Only trained and qualified personnel should be allowed to install replace or service this equipment Fan OD ix irt RLS TRUS BENE ATT NT ORO At ZH EYER it oY mcos RATEI HRA VUES ERIT ES EE RARGH alll AAS
77. o circulate properly through the chassis and cool the components 6 2 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup System Fan Failure Fan speed is controlled by system temperature via a BIOS setting If a fan fails the remaining fans will ramp up to full speed Replace any failed fan at your earliest convenience with the same type and model the system can continue to run with a failed fan Replacing a System Fan 1 Ifthe BIOS is not being utilized to determine which fan has failed open the top cover of the chassis while the system is running to locate the position of the failed fan Never run the server for an extended period of time with the top cover open 2 Turn off the power to the system and unplug the AC power cord 3 Remove the failed fan s wiring from the backplane 4 Remove the four pins securing the fan to the fan tray 5 Lift the failed fan from the fan tray and out of the chassis 6 Place the new fan into the vacant space in the fan tray making sure the arrows on the top of the fan indicating air direction point in the same direction as the arrows on the other fans in the same fan tray 7 Reconnect the fan wires to the exact same chassis fan headers as the previous fan 8 Reconnect the AC power cord power up the system and check that the fan is working properly before replacing the chassis cover Figure 6 2 Removing a Fan from the Fan Tray 6 3 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual 6 4 Drive Bay
78. on of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the diagram at right for an example of jumping pins 1 and 2 Refer to the motherboard layout page for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the JBT1 contact pads z MaE jumper is off the pins CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS which will also clear any passwords Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents of CMOS To Clear CMOS 1 First power down the system and unplug the power cord s It is also recommended that you remove the onboard battery from the serverboard 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 1 For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Note 2 Be sure to remove the onboard CMOS Battery before you short JBT1 to clear CMOS Note 3 Clearing CMOS will also clear all passwords Note 4 Do not use the PW ON connector to clear CMOS 5 20 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup I2C to PCI Express Slot to PCI Express Slot JPC1 JI2C2 allows you to enable the PC bus Jumper Settings JPC1 JPC2 to communicate with the PCI
79. on parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the System configuration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to AMI BIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter Then Select OK to allow BIOS to automatically load the Optimal Defaults as the BIOS Settings The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer applications Load Fail Safe Defaults To set this feature select Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not maximum performance 7 17 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual Notes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST Power On Self Test routines which are performed each time the system is powered on errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue the boot up process The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue
80. on el mismo tipo o el equivalente recomendado por el fabricante Desechar las bater as gastadas seg n las instrucciones del fabricante TIAN rona v III ppm APA non 90 pis nip D nn JI nan ONINT 3102 77707 nx yon mimm 55 v mwaiwan moon pIo dhli Ania 4 dy Jaial Als Ge phd dlia iriall AS Al Ay caus d US Lala Le gl E all L 4S ci Lage G y ilorin alii AX Aaa SHEA xxx Sebo 990 AFAA 1 a AZAA AFE Sat SHS NAE mAN AZAS upep 89 E esr FANE n Oh Waarschuwing Er is ontploffingsgevaar indien de batterij verkeerd vervangen wordt Vervang de batterij slechts met hetzelfde of een equivalent type die door de fabrikant aanbevolen wordt Gebruikte batterijen dienen overeenkomstig fabrieksvoorschriften afgevoerd te worden 4 11 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual Redundant Power Supplies A Warning This unit might have more than one power supply connection All connections must be removed to de energize the unit JURE TODAY dB EIR TD RES NCO SGADHVET A YbOBPMEWSEMITIS TN TORE MONEE kr REES T DICERE m ERUIT Be IE IR RUE Rn t Ee E tz BEBE ITE nert LI gt DI DEA Ee LL BEE VW Warnung Die
81. optional set of inner rack rails in two sections inner rails A and inner rail extensions B The inner rails are preattached and do not interfere with normal use of the chassis if you decide not to install to a server rack Attaching the inner rail extensions to to the inner rails stabilizes the chassis within the rack Installing the Inner Rail Extensions 1 Place the inner rail extensions B over the preattached inner rails A which are attached to the side of the chassis Align the hooks of the inner rail with the rail extension holes Make sure the extension faces outward just like the inner rail 2 Slide the extension toward the front of the chassis 3 Secure the chassis with screws as illustrated 4 Repeat steps 1 3 for the other inner rail extension Figure 2 2 Installing the Inner Rails 2 5 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual Assembling the Outer Rails Each outer rail is in two sections that must be assembled before mounting on to the rack Assembling the Outer Rails 1 Identify the left and right outer rails by examining the ends which bend outward 2 Slide the front section of the outer rail A into the rear section of the outer rail B Figure 2 3 Assembling the Outer Rails Secure to the rear of the rack Slide outer rails together Secure to the front of the rack Assembling the sections of the outer rail Outer rail assembled 2 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation
82. ormance and energy saving Energy Saving ES Lower Power and Noise A display also showing the speeds of FAN1 Speed FAN11 Speed is shown on this page gt ACPI Configuration ACPI Aware O S Use this setting to enable or disable ACPI support for the operating system if it supports ACPI Options include Yes enable ACPI support or No disable ACPI support ACPI Version Features Use this setting the determine which ACPI version to use Options are ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2 0 and ACPI v3 0 ACPI APIC Support Determines whether to include the ACPI APIC table pointer in the RSDT pointer list The available options are Enabled and Disabled Headless Mode Use this setting to enable or disable headless operation mode through ACPI Options are Enabled or Disabled WHEA Support Use this setting to enable or disable Windows Hardware Error Architecture Options are Enabled or Disabled NUMA Support Use this setting to enable or disable the building of an ACPI SRAT table Options are Enabled or Disabled 7 13 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual gt IPMI Configuration This menu shows static information about the IPMI firmware revision and status of the BMC as well as options for IPMI configuration gt View BMC System Event Log Pressing the Enter key will open the following settings Use the and keys to navigate through the system event log Clear BMC System Event Log Selecting this and pressing the Enter
83. pe setting above This setting allows you to select the codebase for your RAID setup Options are either Adaptec or DotHill SATA IDE Combined Mode This setting allows you to enable or disable the SATA IDE combined mode Options are Enabled or Disabled PATA Channel Configuration This setting allows you to set PATA channel configuration Options include SATA as Primary or SATA as secondary gt Primary Secondary Third IDE Master Slave LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive The options are Disabled and Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block mode is not used Block mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt Select Disabled to allow the data to be transferred from and to the device 7 7 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual one sector at a time Select Auto to allows the data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it The options are Auto and Disabled PIO Mode PIO Programmable I O mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow BIOS to auto detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support canno
84. ports which are designated SATAO through SATA5 See the table on the right for pin definitions SAS Ports There are eight SAS ports included only on the H8QGL 6F serverboard See the table on the right for pin definitions Note JPS1 must be set correctly to enable the SAS controller 5 24 SATA Ports Pin Definitions 5 Pin Definition 1 Ground TXP TXN Ground RXN RXP Ground CO gt CQ n SAS Ports Pin Definitions SASO SAS7 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 Ground 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 Ground Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup 5 11 Enabling SATA RAID Now that the hardware is set up you must install the operating system and the SATA RAID drivers if you wish to use RAID with your SATA drives The installation procedure differs depending on whether you wish to have the operating system installed on a RAID array or on a separate non RAID drive See the instructions below for details Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface that employs a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices This connection is a serial link that supports a SATA transfer rate from 150 MBps The serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA and can extend up to one meter in length compared to only 40 cm for PATA ca
85. ring up the system If your server was ordered without the processor and memory components this chapter will refer you to the appropriate sections of the manual for their installation Chapter 3 System Interface Refer to this chapter for details on the system interface which includes the functions and information provided by the control panel on the chassis as well as other LEDs located throughout the system Chapter 4 Warning Statements for AC Systems You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the SERVER 1042G LTF Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the H8QGL iF serverboard including the locations and functions of connectors headers and jumpers Refer to this chapter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when reconfiguring the serverboard A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC818TS 1400BP 1U rackmount server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing removing or reconfiguring SATA or peripheral drives and when replacing System power supply units and cooling fans Chapter 7 BIOS The BIOS chapter includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup Utility Appendix A BIOS Error
86. s F9 ptimized Defaults 27 002 67 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc 3 Press the lt Esc gt key twice and scroll to the Exit menu Select Save Changes and Exit and press lt Enter gt then press lt Enter gt again to verify 4 After exiting the BIOS Setup Utility the system reboots When prompted during the startup to use the DotHilll RAID Utility program press lt CTRL R gt Figure 5 7 or to use the Adaptec RAID Utility program press lt CTRL A gt Figure 5 8 5 26 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup Figure 5 7 DotHill RAID Utility Program Screen D RA A o B 6 0 00060 T be e e D OOGB o A 0 00 500GB o RAID Initialize Disk s Figure 5 8 Adaptec RAID Utility Program Screen Adaptec Embedded SATA RAID controller 0 Array Configuration Utility jain Menu anage Arrays reate Array dd Delete Hotspare Configure Drives Display Delete the Arrays Using the DotHill and Adaptec RAID Utility The RAID Utility program allows you to define the drives you want to include in the RAID array and the mode and type of RAID 5 27 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation You may also use the procedure below to install the RAID driver during the Windows OS installation 1 With the Windows OS installation CD ROM in the CD drive restart the System 2 Press Enter again to continue with the W
87. s setting allows you to enable Channel Interleaving in the system The options are Auto and Disabled CS Sparing Enable This setting will reserve a spare memory rank in each node when enabled Options are Enable and Disable Bank Swizzle Mode This setting enables or disables the Bank Swizzle Mode Options are En abled or Disabled gt ECC Configuration ECC Mode This submenu sets the level of ECC protection Options include Disabled Basic Good Super Max and User Selecting User activates the other op tion for user setting Note The Super ECC mode dynamically sets the DRAM scrub rate so all of memory is scrubbed in 8 hours DRAM ECC Enable This setting allows hardware to report and correct memory errors auto matically maintaining system integrity Options are Enabled or Disabled 7 5 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual gt DRAM Timing Configuration DRAM Timing Config This setting specifies the DRAM timing configuration Options are Auto and Manual HT Speed Support This setting allows you to select the HT Frequency to use Cold reset is needed after changing an option for this setting Option include Auto and HT1 IOMMU This setting is used to disable or set the GART size in systems without AGP Options include Enabled and Disabled Memory Timing Parameters This selects the which node s timing parameters to display The only selection for this option is CPU Node 0 Clock Speed Information Cloc
88. ser s Manual 2 4 Warnings and Precautions Rack Precautions Ensure that the leveling jacks on the bottom of the rack are fully extended to the floor with the full weight of the rack resting on them n single rack installation stabilizers should be attached to the rack In multiple rack installations the racks should be coupled together Always make sure the rack is stable before extending a component from the rack You should extend only one component at a time extending two or more simultaneously may cause the rack to become unstable Rack mounted equipment should not be used as a shelf or work space 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 SATA drives and power supply modules to cool before touching them Always keep the rack s front door and all panels and components on the servers closed when not servicing to maintain proper cooling 2 2 Chapter 2 Server Installation Rack Mounting Considerations Ambient Operating Temperature If installed in a closed or multi unit rack assembly
89. ses Ger t kann mehr als eine Stromzufuhr haben Um sicherzustellen dass der Einheit kein trom zugef hrt wird m ssen alle Verbindungen entfernt werden iAdvertencia Puede que esta unidad tenga m s de una conexi n para fuentes de alimentaci n Para cortar por completo el suministro de energ a deben desconectarse todas las conexiones Attention Cette unit peut avoir plus d une connexion d alimentation Pour supprimer toute tension et tout courant lectrique de l unit toutes les connexions d alimentation doivent tre d branch es IHN GD n ax mmu TPN ni Dy ammonia 25 pg von v 90 mno nv v mm STDP DN 4 12 Chapter 4 Warning Statements for AC Systems 4 caulas 5 jal el cj Ss A el Sll e 5 al Jj CTT AUS ATI casa 7A at e BANS S a olde AA st aA AAs 88 2 SUT d BAe Ade WIS BE AA amore quu Waarschuwing Deze eenheid kan meer dan n stroomtoevoeraansluiting bevatten Alle aansluitingen dienen verwijderd te worden om het apparaat stroomloos te maken Backplane Voltage A Warning Hazardous voltage or energy is present on the backplane when the system is operating Use caution when servicing IITU LORDS EGE EE TALI DS ITY LIC DO CWES EELS SPRIC ISTE CIES 4 BIRLA TRES HR HE BRE SE DEPTH HD
90. should be noti fied by your system management software 3 5 Power Supply LEDs On the rear of the power supply module an LED displays the status Solid Green When illuminated indicates that the power supply is on Solid Amber When illuminated indicates the power supply is plugged in and turned off or the system is off but in an abnormal state Blinking Amber When blinking this system power supply temperature has reached 63C The system will automatically power down when the power sup ply temperature reaches 70C and restarts when the power supply tempera ture goes below 60C Chapter 4 Warning Statements for AC Systems Chapter 4 Standardized Warning Statements for AC Systems 4 1 About Standardized Warning Statements The following statements are industry standard warnings provided to warn the user of situations which have the potential for bodily injury Should you have questions or experience difficulty contact Supermicro s Technical Support department for assistance Only certified technicians should attempt to install or configure components Read this appendix in its entirety before installing or configuring components in the Supermicro chassis These warnings may also be found on our web site at http www supermicro com about policies safety information cfm Warning Definition Warning This warning symbol means danger You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury Before you work o
91. sponding type menu gt Hard Disk Drives This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list of available hard disk drives A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu gt CD DVD Drives This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list of available CD DVD drives A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu gt USB Drives This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list of available USB drives A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu gt Network Drives This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list of available network drives A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu gt Other Drives This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list of available other drives A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu 7 16 Chapter 7 BIOS Retry Boot Device This setting allows you to enable or disable auto retry of all boot devices Options are Enabled or Disabled 7T 6 Exit Menu Select the Exit tab from AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup Screen Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave BIOS Setup and reboot the computer so the new system configurati
92. t be determined Select 0 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 0 which has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MBs Select 1 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 1 which has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MBs Select 2 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 2 which has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select 3 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 3 which has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MBs Select 4 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 4 which has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs This setting generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured after 1999 For other disk drives such as IDE CD ROM drives check the specifications of the drive DMA Mode Selects the DMA Mode Options are Auto SWDMAO SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMAO MDWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMAO UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMA3 UDMA4 and UDMAS5 SWDMA Single Word DMA MWDMA Multi Word DMA UDMA UltraDMA SMART Set Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow BIOS to auto detect hard disk drive support Select Disabled to prevent AMI BIOS from using the S M A R T Select Enabled to allow AMI BIOS to use the S M A R T to sup port hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32 Bit Data Transfer Select Enabled to activate the function of 32 Bit data transfer Select Dis abled to deactivate the function The options are Enabled and Disabled IDE Detect Timeout Sec Use the keys to adjust and select the time out for detecting ATA AT
93. th the arrow keys The Main Menu screen provides you with a system overview which includes the version built date and ID of the AMIBIOS the type speed and number of the processors in the system and the amount of memory installed in the system System Time System Date You can edit this field to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or System Date using the Arrow keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the Tab key or the Arrow keys to move between fields The date must be entered in DAY MM DD YYYY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Please note that time is in a 24 hour format For example 5 30 A M appears as 05 30 00 and 5 30 P M as 17 30 00 7 3 Advanced Settings Menu gt Boot Features Quick Boot If enabled this setting will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for the system to boot up The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot If disabled normal POST messages will be displayed on boot up If enabled this display the OEM logo instead of POST messages Options are Enabled or Disabled Add On ROM Display Mode This sets the display mode for Option ROM The options are Force BIOS or Keep Current Bootup Num Lock This setting selects the power on state for the NUM lock to either On or Off 7 2 Chapter 7 BIOS Wait for F1 if Error This setting controls the system response when an error is detected during the boot sequence When enable
94. the boot up pro cedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error All errors listed with the exception of Beep Code 8 are fatal errors A 1 AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message Description Circuits have been reset Ready to power up 5 short 1 long No memory detected in system 1 long 8 short Video adapter disabled or missing A 1 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual Notes Appendix B System Specifications Appendix B System Specifications Processors Quad AMD Opteron 6000 series AMD Socket G34 type processors Note please refer to our website for details on supported processors Chipset One AMD SR5690 chipset and one SP5100 Southbridge chipset BIOS 16 Mb AMIBIOS SPI Flash ROM Memory Capacity Sixteen 16 single dual tri quad channel DIMM slots support up to a maximum of 128 GB of ECC Non ECC UDIMM or up to 512 GB of ECC RDIMM DDR3 1866 1600 1333 1066 Mhz SDRAM Note interleaved memory requires DIMMs to be installed in pairs refer to Section 5 6 for details SATA Controller AMD SR5690 on chip controller to support six 3 Gb s Serial ATA RAID 0 and 1 supported Drive Bays Three hot swap drive bays to house standard SATA dr
95. tic Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent damage to any printed circuit boards PCBs it is important to handle them very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD damage Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the serverboard add on cards and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the serverboard 6 1 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual Figure 6 1 Chassis Front and Rear Views power Supply Control Panel g fA eoe BE EE tru EU EE Ep vaos i 7 LT LL Hot Swap Drive Bays 3 Dedicated IPMI LAN LAN Port Ports PCI Slot 9 C ae leg Cp rarararacarari qo S 24 7717 ia 171 DB d USB EA im Ports Port Port
96. tivos el ctricos que los productos designados por Supermicro solamente 4 18 Chapter 4 Warning Statements for AC Systems Attention Lors de l installation du produit utilisez les bables de connection fournis ou d sign L utilisation d autres cables et adaptateurs peut provoquer un dysfonctionnement ou un incendie Appareils lectrom nagers et de loi sur la s curit Mat riel interdit l utilisation de UL ou CSA c bles certifi s qui ont UL ou CSA indiqu sur le code pour tous les autres appareils lectriques que les produits d sign s par Supermicro seulement AC RnD o gt awn gums AC PARNA mpbo 0222 VANVT W WIA ns OPP WR top Du DID INN agn 18 525 992 vio 15 au pp ITV TION OP mmo ppm Yawn vu5223 sg sn z YY san xp Ow mp omy VDM 3805 CSA 2 18 UL 2 550157 005252 vinum 3292 TIP PIDIO vm YY mms INN YAWN II 90 TAY UL CSA Asi SUT ze bn gill GUIS ell casa Sigal Cus yi sie 22 Gell CN ios A Di gas ve casus 5 GY g GDUIS csi of uil cela Wine UL j CSA aal jhay gild al gag AG Sll je I J Bacine Supermicro J ys Casel A 6 AT AL 5 5 T UL CSA Aale ill 78a AES AYE uou SAY pu AAAA 491914 aco sie i ALBA BUCH 2 9 CHE oput e WH spe 9919 4 9g uu 47 2444 Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law 2 0 1 AG ASS Soe 2 He GS 97 52
97. to suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions Reset Connector Reset Button The reset connector is located on pins 3 and Fin pow 4 of JF1 and attaches to the reset switch on Pin Definition the computer chassis See the table on the 5 SE ese right for pin definitions 4 Ground 5 13 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat OH Fan Fail PWR Fail UID LED Connect an LED cable to pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to use the Overheat Fan Fail Power Fail and UID LED connections The Red LED on pin 8 provides warnings of an overheat fan failure or power failure The Blue LED on pin 7 works as the UID LED indicator for the front panel UID switch located on pins 13 14 of JF1 When Jumper J UID OW is set to off default the Red LED takes precedence over the Blue LED See Page 2 19 for details Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions HDD FP UID Switch The HDD UID Switch connections are located on pins 13 14 of JF1 Attach a hard drive LED cable to display HDD or SATA activities This connection can also be used as a front panel UID Unit Identifi er switch The UID LED on Pin 7 of JF1 works in conjunction with this UID Switch When the user presses and releases the UID Switch the UID LED will be tur
98. with the front handles They are designed to pull the system from a rack only Figure 2 5 Installing the Server into a Rack Note This figure is for illustrative purposes only Always install servers to the bot tom of a rack first 2 8 Chapter 2 Server Installation Installing the Server into a Telco Rack Optional brackets p n MCP 290 00016 0N are needed to install the server to a telco open type rack To install the server into a Telco type rack use the two L shaped brackets on either side of the chassis four total First determine how far follow the server will extend out the front of the rack Larger chassis should be positioned to balance the weight between front and back If a bezel is included on your server remove it Then attach the two front brackets to each side of the chassis then the two rear brackets positioned with just enough space to accommodate the width of the telco rack Finish by sliding the chassis into the rack and tightening the brackets to the rack Figure 2 6 Installing the Server into a Telco Rack 2 9 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual 2 6 Checking the Serverboard Setup After you install the server in the rack you will need to open the unit to make sure the serverboard is properly installed and all the connections have been made Removing the Chassis Cover Figure 2 7 1 2 3 4
99. xm v an p nyy35 013752 mun Yy n 3372 250 V 20 A 15 909 R RIT YAWN pn 352 On d Ai il gall Cu Adan clama dins 2 20A 250V ie AS Gail ui ll eall andi Gh ast 4 5 A SERVER 1042G LTF User s Manual AX o 4x AA TAGAMAA AAA dao Aes wa ule 99 gx BA WEA 250V E 20A 0AE SEA JES Waarschuwing Dit product is afhankelijk van de kortsluitbeveiliging overspanning van uw electrische installatie Controleer of het beveiligde aparaat niet groter gedimensioneerd is dan 220V 20A Power Disconnection Warning A Warning The system must be disconnected from all sources of power and the power cord removed from the power supply module s before accessing the chassis interior to install or remove system components EMUO RS Zb FOR DE LE WMD DEL OM Vv AICP ILA FAA SN TOY AD 5S UIMTE 1 APA 227 VA IND NT ET I TEURTTJPI UE E ZEE EE LE RU DURER Zi oa d Ur E JETER ZR At ESL BOS PRAIRIE 5 TER LASER AIRS Warnung Das System muss von allen Quellen der Energie und vom Netzanschlusskabel getrennt sein das von den Spg Versorgungsteilmodulen entfernt wird bevor es auf den Chassisinnenraum zur ckgreift um Systemsbestandteile anzubringen oder zu entfernen 4 6 Chapter 4 Warni
100. y on GLAN2 when flashing 3 2 Chapter 3 System Interface 58 1 Indicates network activity GLAN1 when flashing HDD Indicates IDE channel activity on the hard drive when flashing SAT y Power Indicates power is being supplied to the system power supply units This LED should normally be illuminated when the system is operating Overheating There are several possible responses if the system overheats Overheat Temperature Setting Some backplanes allow the overheat temperature to be set at 45 50 or 55 by changing a jumper setting For more information consult the backplane user manual at www supermicro com Click Support then the Manuals link Responses If the server overheats 1 Use the LEDs to determine the nature of the overheating condition 2 Confirm that the chassis covers are installed properly 3 Check the routing of the cables and make sure all fans are present and operat ing normally 4 Verify that the heatsinks are installed properly 3 3 A Server 1042G LTF User s Manual 3 4 Drive Carrier LEDs The chassis includes externally accessable SAS SATA drives Each drive carrier displays two status LEDs on the front of the carrier Green When illuminated this LED indicates drive activity It blinks on and off when that particular drive is being accessed This function is controlled by the backplane Red When illuminated this LED indicates a drive failure You
101. ystem includes a single 1400 watt power supply which is auto switching capable Power must be removed from the system when replacing the power supply Power Supply Failure If the power supply module fails the system will shut down and the power module must be replaced These can be ordered directly from Supermicro If the module still supplies some power power down completely before repllacing the power supply Removing Replacing the Power Supply Figure 6 6 1 Power down the server and unplug the AC power cord 2 Push the release tab on the front of the power supply 3 Pull the power supply out using the attached handle 4 Replace the failed power module with the same model 5 Push the new power supply module into the power bay until you hear a click 6 Reconnect the AC power cord and depress the power button on the control panel to restart the system Figure 6 7 Removing Replacing the Power Supply 6 10 Chapter 7 BIOS Chapter 7 BIOS 7 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS Setup utility for the H8QGL iF serverboard The 16 Mb AMI BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to the Manual Download area of our web site for any changes to BIOS that may not be reflected in this manual Starting

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