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1. 5012B 6 O gr ugs ETHEIOICIEIEERER Tie O Es zs SSS e m Cede He cC gt 5 Oo O6 ASA Onc DE 3 O00 S 9 o69 8 External SCSI 5012B 6 only 5012B E O gl uc i i Fille O ME een CE cEESLenu m Wu I n oa SS ee Ome c SL IL coocoo cT oc LILIECIEICIEICIDETE D REED Mous CoC PoP i Port Keyboard USB COM1 VGA Ethernet Port Ports Port Port Ports Cooling System The SC810 chassis has an innovative cooling design that includes a 10 cm blower system cooling intake fan and one optional 4 cm fan that can be installed in the midsection of the chassis The blower fan plugs into a chassis fan header on the motherboard and operates at full rpm continu ously If it breaks down the ambient air temperature inside the chassis will rise and activate an overheat LED 1 3 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual 1 3 Mainboard Features At the heart of the SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E lies the PASBR PASBE a single processor motherboard designed to provide maximum performance Below are the main features of the PASBR PASBE Chipset Overview Intel s 845 chipset is made up of three main components The 82845 Memory Controller Hub MCH with an Accelerated Hub Architec ture AHA bus The 82801 BA I O Controller Hub ICH2 with an AHA bus The 82802 AB Firmware Hub FWH Memory Controller Hub MCH The MCH includes the host CPU interface SDRAM interface ICH2 inter face
2. Leave enough clearance in front of the rack to enable you to open the front door completely 25 inches Leave approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back of the rack to allow for sufficient airflow and ease in servicing This product is for installation only in a Restricted Access Location dedicated equipment rooms service closets etc A N Warnings and Precautions A N Rack Precautions Ensure that the leveling jacks on the bottom of the rack are fully extended to the floor with the full weight of the rack resting on them In a 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 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 power supply units and hot plug SCSI drives 5012B 6 to cool before touching them Always keep the rack s fro
3. 4 2 Chapter 4 System Safety 4 3 ESD Precautions A Electrostatic discharge ESD is generated by two objects with different electrical charges coming into contact with each other An electrical discharge is created to neutralize this difference which can damage electronic components and printed circuit boards The following measures are generally sufficient to neutralize this difference before contact is made to protect your equipment from ESD Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Keep all components and printed circuit boards PCBs in their antistatic bags until ready for use Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing which may retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard 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 motherboard 4 3 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual 4 4 Operating Precautions A Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when th
4. This option enables the system to check the status of the NumLock key during boot up The settings are On and Off Gate A20 Option This option allows the user to determine if the chipset or the keyboard controller should have the control over Gate A20 The settings are Normal or Fast If set to Normal a pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20 If Fast is selected the chipset will have the control over Gate A20 The default setting is Fast Typematic Rate Setting If enabled the option allows the user to set the number of times a key stroke repeats itself in a second when the key is held down If disabled the keyboard controller sets the rate Typematic Rate Chars Sec You may change this setting only if the Typmatic Rate Setting is enabled This setting allows the user to set the number of times a key stroke repeats itself in a second when the key is held down The options are 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 and 30 Typematic Delay You may change this setting only if the Typmatic Rate Setting is 7 7 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual enabled This setting sets the delay time after a key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke The settings are 250 500 750 and 1000 OS Select For DRAM 64MB This setting should be changed only if using OS2 and your system has more than 64 MB of RAM The options are OS2 and Non OS2 PWRON After PWR Fail This settin
5. Wake Up on LAN If Enabled the user is able to wake up the system via the LAN The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled 7 21 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual Resume by Alarm If Enabled this setting will allow the AwardBIOS to turn on the system via the real time clock RTC The options are Enabled and Disabled Date of Month Alarm Set the date for RTC alarm wake up in this field Time hh mm s Alarm Set the time for RTC alarm wake up in this field POWER ON Function This setting allows the user to determine the method by which the system power is activated The options are Password Hot Key Mouse Left Mouse Right Any Key Button Only and Keyboard 98 KB Power On Password This setting allows the user to set the password to activate the Power On function through the keyboard Press Enter to enter the password Hot Key Power On This option allows the user to set the hot key to activate the power on function The settings are Ctrl F1 Ctrl F2 Ctrl F3 Ctrl F4 Ctrl F5 Ctrl F6 Ctrl F7 Ctrl F8 Ctrl F9 Ctrl F10 Ctrl F11 and Ctrl F12 7 22 Chapter 7 AwardBIOS 7 7 Boot Choose Boot from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display ISE First Boot Device Award BIOS attempts to load the operating system from devices specified by the users in a user specified s
6. r eret erede ed Pod vnu 2 4 Installing the SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E into a Rack 2 4 Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails seseee 2 4 Installing the Chassis Rails 5 2 ertet 2 5 Installing the Rack Balls ect astitit aaneres e iaie Ra 2 5 Installing the Server into the Rack eeeen 2 6 Installing the Server into a Telco Rack 2 7 2 5 Checking the Motherboard Setup vai 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup cene reta Chapter 3 System Interface 3 1 QVeIVIOW cuta eek eats Pte E ed REL er er Ped 3 1 3 2 Control Panel Buttons eine incer i oa e ee care ed erant 3 1 vi Table of Contents POWER e 3 3 3 4 SCSI Drive Carrier LEDs 5012B 6 sse 3 3 39 5 Power Supply SWItCh iir ete E rtt iere 3 3 3 6 Motherboard LEDs Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 Electrical Safety Preca tions esci te reni 4 1 4 2 General Safety Precautions sees 4 2 4 3 ESD PreCautlons onsec per p ederet ir a d Ya na epi NEIN EIER 4 3 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 1 Handling the PASBR PASBE Motherboard eee 5 1 5 2 Motherboard Installation rone rede e ie gen 5 8 Connecting Cables ssssssssseseeeeneneeneeeee nennen nennen Connecting Data Cables Connecting Power Cables io e AE 5 3 Connecting t
7. to choose between optional set tings Jumpers create shorts be tween two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is Setting BE identified with a square solder pad Pin 1 2 short on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Jumper Cap _ Note on 2 pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on both pins and Open means the jumper is either on one pin only or com pletely off CMOS Clear E CMOS Clear Jumper Settings JBT1 is used to clear CMOS which JBT1 will also clear any passwords In Jumper A er m i Position Definition stead of pins this jumper consists 1 2 Normal of contact pads to prevent acciden 23 DESEE tally clearing the contents of CMOS Position Position 1 2 2 3 S 2 o o To clear CMOS 1 First power down the system and unplug the power cord s 2 With the power disconnected short the CMOS pads with a metal object such as a small screwdriver 3 Remove the screwdriver or shorting device 4 Reconnect the power cord s and power on the system 5 20 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup USB Wake Up Jumper JP37 is used in conjunc tion with the Keyboard Wake Up function in BIOS to wake the sys tem up with a USB keyboard that has been connected to a USB port not header Set JP37 to pins 1 2 to support USB keyboard wake up and resume from ACPI S1 mode and pins 2 3 pins to s
8. 6 5V also supports an ATX 20 pin i9 CON E COM connector Thus both 20 pin 20 Res NC 8 PWR_OK 21 5V 9 5VSB ATX and 24 pin SSI connectors oe pow a 2A can be used as long as it is cor 23 5V 1 12V 24 COM 12 43 3V rectly oriented Make sure that pin 1 of the PS connector is seated on pin 1 of the JJ21 ATX Power Supply 20 pin Connector Pin Number Definititio Pin Definition header See the tables on the m 33V 1 aay right for the pin definitions of 12 12V 2 3 3V 13 COM 3 COM both types Refer to Figure A 14 PS ON 4 45V EM i 15 COM 5 COM below for a 24 pin connector ori i6 COM B sy entation and Figure B for a 20 17 COM 7 COM n Y 18 5V 8 PW OK pin connector orientation Also 19 45V 9 5VSB see the table below right for JJ24 20 fox Ag Hey 12V connector pin definitions Pin 24 Pin 13 ATX Power Supply 4 pin Connector JJ24 Pin 12 Pin 1 required Pins Definition 1 amp 2 Ground Figure A 24 pin connection connection 394 19 y Pin 20 Pin 11 PWR Supply Color Definitions Color Definition Orange 3 3V Pin 10 Pin 1 Black Com Red 5V Figure B 20 pin connection White Power OK Yellow 12V Purple 5V standby Brown 5V For reference only Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup Power Button The Power Button connector is lo cated on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Mo mentarily contacting both pins
9. Definition the NIC2 LED cable to display net bl NB work activity Refer to the table n on the right for pin definitions NIC1 LED NIC1 LED Pin Definitions The NIC1 Network Interface Con JF1 troller LED connection is located Pin on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 Attach Sa ee the NIC1 LED cable to display net 12 GND work activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED The HDD LED for IDE Hard Disk IDE HDD LED Pin Definitions Drives connection is located on JF1 pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the Pin IDE hard drive LED cable to these xr GEN pins to display disk activity Refer 14 HD Active to the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED PWR LED Pin Definitions JF1 The Power LED connection is lo Pin cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Number petat an Refer to the table on the right for 16 Control pin definitions Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse are located on J30 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions The mouse port is above the keyboard port See Fig ure 2 3 for locations Universal Serial Bus USB Two Universal Serial Bus ports USBO and USB1 are located on the I O backplane Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions Extra Universal Serial Bus Connection USB2 3 The P4SBR P4SBE also prov
10. Reserved 4Ch Reserved 4Dh Reserved 4Eh 1 Program MTRR of MI CPU 2 Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU amp program CPU with proper cacheable range 3 Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU 4 On MP platform adjust the cacheable range to smaller one in case the cacheable ranges between each CPU are not identical 4Fh Reserved 50h Initialize USB 51h Reserved 52h Test all memory clear all extended memory to 0 53h Reserved 54h Reserved 55h Display number of processors multi processor platform 56h Reserved 57h 1 Display PnP logo 2 Early ISA PnP initialization Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device B 3 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual POST hex Description 58h Reserved 59h Initialize the combined Trend Anti Virus code 5Ah Reserved 5Bh Optional Feature Show message for entering AWDFLASH EXE from FDD optional 5Ch Reserved 5Dh 1 Initialize Init Onboard Super IO switch 2 Initialize Init Onboard AUDIO switch 5Eh Reserved 5Fh Reserved 60h Okay to enter Setup utility i e not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup utility 61h Reserved 62h Reserved 63h Reserved 64h Reserved 65h Initialize PS 2 Mouse 66h Reserved 67h Prepare memory size information for function call INT 15h ax E820h 68h Reserved 69h Turn on L2 cache 6Ah Reserved 6Bh Program chipset registers a
11. and 4xAGP interface for the 845 chipset It contains advanced power management logic and supports three DIMMS for up to 3 GB of unbuffered SDRAM The AGP 2 0 interface supports 4x data transfers and operates at a peak bandwidth of 1 6 GB The MCH host interface bus runs at 400 MHz 1 O Controller Hub ICH2 The I O Controller Hub ICH2 subsystem on the P4SBR P4SBE integrates many of the input output functions of the 845 chipset including a dual chan nel ATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller and two USB controllers that offer 24 Mbps of bandwidth across four ports It also provides the interface to the PCI Bus and communicates with the MCH over a dedicated hub interface bus the AHA The ICH2 also features an enhanced AC97 interface that supports full surround sound for the Dolby Digital Audio used on DVDs Firmware Hub FWH The FWH is a component that brings added security and manageability to the PC platform infrastructure The FWH stores the system BIOS and video BIOS to eliminate a redundant nonvolatile memory component 14 Chapter 1 Introduction Processors The PASBR PASBE supports single 478 pin Pentium 4 microPGA processors at 2 60 GHz at a front side system bus speed of 400 MHz Please refer to the support section of our web site for a complete listing of supported processors http www supermicro com TechSupport htm Memory The PASBR PASBE has three 3 168 pin DIMM sockets that can support up to 3 GB of unbuff
12. and the EISA BIOS CMOSBATTERYHASFAILED The CMOS battery is no longer functional It should be replaced CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR The CMOS hecksum is incorrect This can indicate that CMOS has been corrupted This error may have been caused by a weak battery Check the battery and replace if necessary DISK BOOTFAILURE INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER No boot device was found This could mean that either a boot drive was not detected or the drive does not contain the proper system boot files Insert a system disk into Drive A and press Enter If you assumed the system would boot from the hard drive make sure the controller is inserted correctly and all cables are properly attached Also make sure the disk has been formatted as a boot device Then reboot the system A 1 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual DISKETTE DRIVES OR TYPES MISMATCH ERROR RUN SETUP The type of diskette drive installed in the system is different from the CMOS definition Run Setup to reconfigure the drive type correctly DISPLAY SWITCHISSETINCORRECTLY The display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color This indicates that the switch is set to a different setting than indicated in Setup Determine which setting is correct and then either turn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection DISPLAY TYPEHAS CHANGEDSINCE LASTBOOT Since last powering off the system the display ada
13. boot Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the lt Delete gt key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens such as the Chipset and Power menus Section 4 3 gives detailed descriptions of each parameter setting in the Setup utility 7 1 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual 7 2 Running Setup Optimal default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the appropriate text from the Main BIOS Setup screen All displayed text is described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options see on next page When you first power on the computer the AwardBIOS is immediately activated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two Ways 1 By pressing Del immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the following message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Del key to activate the Main Setup Menu Press DEL to enter SETUP 7 3 Main BIOS Setup All Main Setup options are described in this section The Main BIOS Setup screeen is displayed below Use the Up Down arrow keys or the Tab key to move among the d
14. erret rt nie 6 7 CD ROM and Floppy Drive Installation sne 6 8 Power Supply Power Supply FailUte 22 ccc te ep tete e eed 6 9 Replacing the Power Supply sseeenee 6 9 viii Table of Contents Chapter 7 AwardBIOS 53 InitOQUGCEHOTD ssec eror ec re eoa Ee Ente vec ES reertrettrecrrec treet SR 7 1 7 2 R nning SetU p t reta irc bred Perg ded 7 2 7 3 Maim BIOS Setpa ceren ea aaa E E tec RA 7 2 The Main BIOS Setup Menu tiri tie ciet 7 3 7 4 Advanced BIOS Setup certe tee tentem EE D ritate 7 6 4 4 4 Advanced BIOS Features dre 7 6 7 4 2 Advanced Chipset Features sss 7 9 7 4 3 Integrated Peripherals eene 7 13 7 4 4 Hardware Monitors 7 4 5 Processor Features TS POL Pnm PConfigutatlons ioc m terret h e GbR ems 7 6 POWOI oiii nemi ise Ea PER EE P ec EE EEG C EE teer E r TAE o E E A E A 7 8 Security nc eth doc p CREE aen deed CU eau 729 EXIU S cst etd MIDLAND PELLENT Appendices Appendix A AwardBIOS POST Messages sseeeen A 1 Appendix B AwardBIOS POST Codes Appendix C System Specifications aont SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E User s Manual Notes Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview The Supermicro SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E is a high end single proces Sor 1U rackmount server that features some of the most advanced technol ogy currently a
15. hex Description OFh Reserved 10h Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R W codes into the run time area in F000 for ESCD amp DMI support 11h Reserved 12h Use walking 1 s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry Also set real time clock power status and then check for override 13h Reserved 14h Program chipset default values into chipset Chipset default values are MODBINable by OEM customers 15h Reserved 16h Initial Early Init Onboard Generator switch 17h Reserved 18h Detect CPU information including brand SMI type Cyrix or Intel and CPU level 586 or 686 19h Reserved 1Ah Reserved 1Bh Initial interrupts vector table If no special specified all H W interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR amp S W interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR 1Ch Reserved 1Dh Initial EARLY PM INIT switch 1Eh Reserved 1Fh Load keyboard matrix notebook platform 20h Reserved 21h HPM initialization notebook platform 22h Reserved 23h 1 Check validity of RTC value e g a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute 2 Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack If CMOS checksum fails use default value instead 3 Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI amp PnP use If ESCD is valid take into consideration of the ESCD s legacy information 4 Onboard clock generator initialization Disable respective clock resource to empty PCI amp DIMM slots 5 Early PCI initialization Enumerate PCI bus number Assign memory amp I O reso
16. is PWR UE D 26v etri ere ile a oth rl bent E Wake OncHirigi no retirer tente E nU rated Chassis Intrusion Header nee eene reine 5 19 Lie 5 19 5 9 Jumper Settings eee aided rre ete nanan 5 20 Explanation of JUmpOefs einer rene rper rr eh Er frs 5 20 CMOS Cleat iiia iban rre RE REY USB Wake Up cte ree b Pa Rn RD CHEERS SCSI Termination S SCSI Enable Disable sssssssssssssssseeeeeeeneetene nnne 5 21 LANTAN Z a ninm rm Pine ERS 5 21 Overheat Fan Enable Disable eene 5 22 Watchdog Enable Disable rre 5 22 Keyboard WakesUp s mdteci entrer tto tar pe ete 5 22 5 10 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk and SCSI Connections 5 23 Parallel POr E 5 23 Floppy Connector mrenmen Aa eet i bes 5 24 IDE Connectors DJitrat69 SGSl Connector Skaren ree e race thure o eed eu cere ee ya eec eke 5 25 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 6 5 Static Sensitive Devices essent 6 1 Control Panel resinosa rH a exe tr ro PERF RF EE 6 2 S IcniE r D 6 3 System Fan Fail re ciet e RE e Reed fet 6 3 Replacing System Cooling Fans see 6 3 Drive Bay Installation Removal eene 6 4 Accessing the Drive Bays ss 6 4 SCSI Drive Installation uei tcr etie 6 5 IDE Drivelnstallatloni oerte irr t rr
17. locks you will hear a click Next depress the two buttons on the top of the chassis to release the top cover and at the same time push the cover away from you until it stops You can then lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server You must power down the system before installing or removing floppy or IDE drives Drives mount on rails and should click into place to be correctly and fully installed in their bays The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B 6 8 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 5 Power Supply The SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E has a single 250 watt power supply This power supply has an auto switching capability which enables it to automatically sense and operate anywhere between 110v and 220v A power on off switch is located at the back of the power supply Turning this power switch to the off position will remove both main and standby power from the system Power Supply Failure If the power supply unit fails the system will shut down and you will need to replace the power supply unit Replacement units can be ordered di rectl
18. pin descriptions SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual Figure 5 1 Control Panel Header Pins Control Power LED Control HDD LED Control NIC1 LED Control NIC2 LED Control Overheat LED Ground Power Fail Button Ground Reset Button Ground Power Button 5 4 I O Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 5 2 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Figure 5 2 1 O Ports Sy E JE LEE 4 Keyboard USB COM Port VGA Graphics LAN1 LAN2 Purple Ports Turquoise Port Blue Black Note The COM2 port is a header on the motherboard located behind the USB ports Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 5 Installing Processors Avoid placing direct pressure to the top of the pro cessor package Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components 1 Installing a Pentium 4 processor The PASBR PASBE has one 478 pin microPGA socket which supports Intel Pentium 4 processors Lift the lever on the CPU socket and insert the processor keeping the notched corner oriented toward pin one on the Socket Make sure the processor is fully seated in the socket and and then close the lever See Figure 5 3 for views of a 478 pin microPGA socket before and after processor installation 2 Attaching heatsinks to the processors One passi
19. the overheat thermal fan When Position Definition enabled the fan will operate con boo NE one tinuously When disabled it will op erate only when a predefined tem perature threshold has been ex ceeded See the table on the right for jumper settings Watchdog Enable Disable Watchdog Enable Disable Jumper Jumper JP39 allows you to enable Settings JP39 or disable the Watchdog feature aid osition Definition The normal default position is Open Disabled Closed Enabled closed to disable the watchdog timer and enable the speaker See the table on the right for jumper settings Keyboard Wake Up T Jumper Settings The JPWAKE jumper is used to EM ABE gether with the Keyboard Wake ES Definition Up function in BIOS Enable both pz pica bled 2 3 Enabled the jumper and the BIOS setting to allow the system to be woken up by depressing a key on the key board See the table on the right for jumper settings Note Your power supply must meet ATX specification 2 01 or higher and supply 720mA of standby power to use this fea ture 5 22 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 10 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk and SCSI Connections Be aware of the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two fl
20. tions on replacing failed SCSI drives 3 5 Power Supply Switch An on off switch is located on the back of the power supply This switch should normally be on at all times Turning this switch to the off position removes both the main and standby power from the system as opposed to the power button located on the control panel on the front of the chassis 3 6 Motherboard LEDs e PW Power On LED There is one PW Power on LED on the motherboard When illuminated it indicates that system power is present on the motherboard This LED is located in the corner of the PASBR PASBE near the DIMM2 slot SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual e DA1 SCSI LED Indicator 5012B 6 only There is one SCSI LED Indicator DA1 on the motherboard When illumi nated it indicates that SCSI is active This SCSI LED DA1 is located near Ultra II LVD Channel A JA1 on the PASBR mainboard Chapter 4 System Safety Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 Electrical Safety Precautions A Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E from damage Be aware of the locations of the power on off switch on the chassis as well as the room s emergency power off switch disconnection Switch or electrical outlet If an electrical accident occurs you can then quickly remove power from the system Do not work alone when working with high voltage components Power
21. to the manufacturer s instructions CD ROM Laser CAUTION this server may have come equipped with a CD ROM drive To prevent direct exposure to the laser beam and hazardous radiation exposure do not open the enclosure or use the unit in any unconventional way 4 2 General Safety Precautions A Follow these rules to ensure general safety Keep the area around the SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E clean and free of clutter The SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E weighs approximately 26 Ibs 11 8 kg when fully loaded When lifting the system two people at either end should lift slowly with their feet spread out to distribute the weight Always keep your back straight and lift with your legs Place the chassis top cover and any system components that have been removed away from the system or on a table so that they won t accidentally be stepped on While working on the system do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and unbuttoned shirt sleeves which can come into contact with electrical circuits or be pulled into a cooling fan Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body which are excellent metal conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact with printed circuit boards or areas where power is present After accessing the inside of the system close the system back up and secure it to the rack unit with the retention screws after ensuring that all connections have been made
22. will power on off the system The user can also configure this but ton to function as a suspend but ton See the Power Button Mode setting in BIOS To turn off the power when set to suspend mode hold down the power button for at least 4 seconds See the table on the right for pin definitions Reset Button The Reset Button is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 This connec tor attaches to the hardware reset switch on the computer case See the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail Button The Power Fail Button connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat LED OH Connect an LED to the OH connec tion on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to pro vide advanced warning of chassis overheating Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 5 15 Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 1 PW_ON 2 Ground Reset Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 3 Ground 4 Reset Power Fail Button Pin Definitions JF 1 Pin Number Definition 5 Control 6 GND Overheat OH LED Pin Definitions JF 1 Pin Number Definition 7 5V 8 GND SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual NIC2 LED NIC2 LED Pin The NIC2 Network Interface Con Definitions JF1 troller LED connection is located Lois Pin on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Attach Number
23. 0 J35 J45 OH Fan PWR LED Speaker USBO 1 USB2 3 WOL PASBE Quick Reference Description Default Setting CMOS Clear Pins 1 2 Normal VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled LAN2 Enable Disable Closed Enabled LAN1 Enable Disable Closed Enabled USB Wakeup Pins 1 2 Disabled OH Fan On Standby Open Standby Watch Dog En Disable Open Disabled Keyboard Wake Up Pins 1 2 Disabled Description COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector Chassis Fan Headers CPU Fan Header Memory DIMM Slots Front Control Panel ATX 12V Power Connector 20 pin ATX 12V Power Connector 4 pin Chassis Intrusion Header Floppy Disk Drive Connector Wake On Ring Header IDE Hard Disk Drive Connectors PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Parallel Printer Port Infrared Device Header Thermal Control Overheat Fan Header Power LED Header External Speaker Header Universal Serial Bus Ports 0 1 Universal Serial Bus Port 2 3 Wake On LAN Note The 4 pin connector at JJ24 must be connected to meet the safety requirements of the ATX 12V specifications 5 13 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual 5 8 Connector Definitions Power Supply Connector ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions JJ21 The primary power supply con Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 13 43 3V 1 3 3V nector on the P4SBR P4SBE 14 12V 2 43 3V 15 COM 3 COM mests the SSI Superset ATX He PSONE M 24 pin specifications however it 17 COM 5 COM 18 COM
24. 5012B E Manual BIOSVIEW IDE HDD fiuto Detection IDE HDD Auto Detection Press the Enter key to activate the IDE HDD Auto Detection function which will allow BIOS to automatically detect the status of the IDE HDD installed in the system such as the size and number of cylinders IDE Primary Master This option allows the user to determine the manner in which the AwardBlOS sets the settings for the IDE Primary Master Device The options are None Auto and Manual Access Mode This item determines the location through which the AwardBIOS accesses the IDE Primary Master Device The settings are CHS LBA Large and Auto IDE Primary Slave PIO See the previous setting for description The options for this setting are Auto Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 and Mode 4 Chapter 7 AwardBIOS IDE Primary Master UDMA This is available only when your IDE drive supports UDMA and the operating environment also includes a UDMA drive If your IDE hard drive and your system software both support UDMA select Auto to enabled BIOS support The options for this setting are Auto and Disabled Video Use this setting to specify the type of display you are using with the system Options are EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 and MONO Halt On If the system encounters a non specified error during boot up it will come to a halt as directed by these settings You can tell the system to halt o
25. 9 RST 26 MSG 60 MSG 27 SEL 61 SEL 28 C D 62 C D 29 REQ 63 REQ 30 o 64 1 0 31 DB 8 65 DB 8 32 DB 9 66 DB 9 33 DB 10 67 DB 10 34 DB 11 68 DB 11 5 25 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual Notes 5 26 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform maintenance on the SC810 chassis For component installation follow the Steps in the order given to eliminate the most common problems encountered If some steps are unnecessary skip ahead to the step that follows Tools Required The only tool you will need to install components and perform maintainance is a Philips screwdriver 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electric Static 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 suffi cient to protect your equipment from ESD discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its anti static bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard add on cards and peripherals back into their anti st
26. Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 and 15 Reset Configuration Data When Enabled this setting resets the extended system configuration data when you exit setup Do this when you have installed a new add on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot reboot the system The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled Resources Controlled By This setting allows BIOS to automatically configure all boot and Plug and Play compatible devices If you choose Auto you cannot select the IRQ DMA and memory base address fields because BIOS automatically assigns them The options are Auto ESCD and Manual PCI VGA Palette Snoop For best system performance this item has been pre set to Disabled by the manufacturer The settings are Enabled and Disabled 7 19 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual 7 6 Power Choose Power from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display 2 BIOSVIEW a si rese Ea ses ACPI Function ACPI Function This item allows you to enable and disable the ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Management program The options are Enabled and Disabled ACPI Suspend Type This item allows the user to determine the ACPI Suspend type The options are S1 POS and S3 STR Power Management This setting sets the degree of power saving for the system espec
27. B 6 5012B E Manual 2 4 Installing the SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E into a Rack This section provides information on installing the SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E into a rack unit If the 5012B 6 5012B E has already been mounted into a rack you can skip ahead to Sections 2 5 and 2 6 There are a variety of rack units on the market which may mean the assembly proce dure will differ slightly The following is a guideline for installing the 5012B 6 5012B E into a rack with the rack rails provided with the system You should also refer to the installation instructions that came with the rack unit you are using Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails You should have received two rack rail assemblies with the SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E Each of these assemblies consist of two sections an inner fixed chassis rail that secures to the 5012B 6 5012B E A and an outer fixed rack rail that secures directly to the rack itself B A sliding rail guide sandwiched between the two should remain attached to the fixed rack rail see Figure 2 1 The A and B rails must be detached from each other to install To remove the fixed chassis rail A pull it out as far as possible you should hear a click sound as a locking tab emerges from inside the rail assembly and locks the inner rail Then depress the locking tab to pull the inner rail completely out Do this for both the left and right side rack rail assemblies Figure 2 1 Identifying
28. Dbin connection to be informed that Definitions PWR LED power is being supplied to the NU Datinition motherboard Refer to the table on 1 5V m 2 Control the right for pin definitions 3 Control Wake On Ring Wake On Ring Pin The Wake On Ring header is des Definitions JWOR Pi ignated as JWOR This function umbar Joeaaden allows your computer to receive j Ground and be awakened by an incom 2 Wake up ing call when in the suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must also have a WOR card and cable to use WOR Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 The Chassis Intrusion header is lo Pin e Number Definition cated on JL1 See the table on the 1 Intrusion Input 2 Ground right for pin definitions Speaker Speaker Connector Pin A header for an external speaker Definitions Speaker is located near JWOR If using the Pin onboard speaker pins 1 and 2 Number Function Definition d f 1 Red wire Speaker data should be closed with a jumper If 2 Key No connection 3 Ke you wish to use an external 4 PN UR Speaker you may connect it to this header See the table on the right for pin definitions 5 19 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual 5 9 Jumper Settings Explanation of Connector icd ww Ie To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used
29. IOSVIEW CPU Li amp L2 Cache CPU L1 amp L2 Cache Set this option to Enable to activate the function of CPU L1 and L2 cache The settings are Disabled and Enabled CPU Clock Ratio This item allows the user to change the CPU Clock ratio You can key in any whole number between and including 8 and 50 The default setting is 8 meaning x8 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual 7 5 PCI PnP Configurations Choose PCI PnP Configurations from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display SBIOSVIEW PCI Slot 1 IRQ Select PCI Slot 1 IRQ Select Use this setting to select the IRQ interrupt request for PCI slot 1 The options are Auto 3 A 5 s 9 10 115 12 14 and 15 PCI Slot 2 IRQ Select Use this setting to select the IRQ interrupt request for PCI slot 2 The options are Auto 9 4 cus iri 9 10 115 12 14 and 15 PCI Slot 3 IRQ Select Use this setting to select the IRQ interrupt request for PCI slot 3 The options are Auto 3 4 5 ums Q 1 0 115 12 14 and 15 PCI Slot 4 IRQ Select Use this setting to select the IRQ interrupt request for PCI slot 4 The options are Auto 9 4 5 i en 9 10 11 12 114 and i5 7 18 Chapter 7 AwardBIOS PCI Slot 5 IRQ Select Use this setting to select the IRQ interrupt request for PCI slot 5 The options are
30. ISK S fail 80 Unable to reset floppy subsystem FLOPPY DISK S fail 40 Floppy Type dismatch Hard Disk s fail 80 HDD reset failed Hard Disk s fail 40 HDD controller diagnostics failed Hard Disk s fail 20 HDD initialization error Hard Disk s fail 10 Unable to recalibrate fixed disk Hard Disk s fail 08 Sector Verify failed Keyboard is locked out Unlock the key BIOS detect the keyboard is locked P17 of the keyboard controller is pulled low Keyboard error or no keyboard present Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure that the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot Manufacturing POST loop System will repeat POST procedure infinitely while the P15 of keyboard controller is pulled low This is also used for M B burn in testing BIOS ROM checksum error System halted The checksum of ROM address FOOOOH FFFFFH is bad Memory test fail BIOS reports the a memory test fail if the onboard memory has an error A4 Appendix B AwardBIOS POST Codes Appendix B AwardBIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Testing Codes for the Award BIOS POST hex Description CFh Test CMOS R W functionality COh Early chipset initialization Disable shadow RAM Disable L2 cache socket 7 or below Program basic chipset registers CIh Detect m
31. M module until it snaps into place in the slot see Figure 5 5 Figure 5 5 Side View of DIMM Installation into Slot Notch gt 4 Notch rae Note Notches beca should align with the receptive points on the slot To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the bottom notches To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the DIMM from the slot SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual 5 7 Adding PCI Cards 1 32 bit PCI slot The P4SBR P4SBE has five 32 bit 33 MHz 5V PCI slots available A riser card designed specifically for use in a 1U rackmount chassis is included with your system This riser card allows an installed PCI card to sit at a 90 degree angle so it can fit inside the chassis This riser card accom modates 32 bit 33 MHz 5V PCI cards Figure 5 6 shows the riser card Figure 5 6 32 bit 33 MHz 5V Riser Card SUPER RSR32_1U REV LO O 2 PCI card installation Before installing a PCI add on card locate the PCI riser card mentioned in Step 1 Begin by removing the I O shield for the PCI slot you wish to populate Fully seat the PCI card into the riser card and screw it into the metal retention rail shown in Figure 2 5 Then insert the riser card into the PCI slot on the motherboard pushing down with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card See Figure 5 7 for location Finish by using a screw to secur
32. PP 1 7 ECP Mode Use DMA This setting allows the user to select the DMA channel for the ECP mode port to use The options are 1 and 3 7 14 Chapter 7 AwardBIOS Game Port Address This setting allows the user to set the Game Port address The options are Disabled 201 and 209 Midi Port Address This setting allows the user to set the Midi Port address The options are Disabled 330 300 and 290 Midi Port IRQ This setting allows the user to set the Midi Port IRQ The options are 5 and 10 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual 7 4 4 Hardware Monitors When the item Hardware Monitors is highlighted press the lt Enter gt key to activate the following sub menu screen 5 BIOSVIEW CPU Warning Temperature There is only one setting on this menu below The rest of this menu shows various temperatures and voltage levels CPU Warning Temperature This item allows the user to set the CPU temperature threshold When the CPU temperature reaches the threshold temperature set by the user the alarm will be set off and a warning message will be displayed on the screen The options are Disabled 50 C 122 F 60 C 140 F 65 C 149 F 70 C 167 F 75 C 167 F 80 C 176 F and 85 C 185 F Chapter 7 AwardBIOS 7 4 5 Processor Features When the item Processor Features is highlighted hit the Enter key to activate the sub menu shown below 5 B
33. SUPERO SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 SUPERSERVER 5012B E 5012B 6 Sure Scd Cc c5 SSS U o E m o S ES p UL TESES ES Jj mmc o 5012B E 2 l Em C C c ie USER S MANUAL Revision 1 1 The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com SUPERMICRO COMPUTER reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO COMPUTER 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 THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WI
34. Setup routine without saving any changes you may have made Your sys tem should then continue with the boot up procedure Load Fail Safe Defaults Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Load Optimized Defaults Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to load the optimized settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These settings provide you with optimal system performance 7 26 Appendix A AwardBIOS Post Messages Appendix A AwardBIOS POST Messages During the Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for errors If an error is found and a correction is needed the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message If a message is displayed it will be accompanied by the following PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE CTRL ALT ESC OR DELTO ENTER SETUP POST Beep Codes Currently there are two kinds of beep codes used in AwardBIOS One code indicates that a video error has occurred and that the BIOS cannot initialize the video screen to display any additional information This beep code consists of a single long beep followed by two short beeps The other code indicates that a Rambus error has occurred This beep code consists of a single long beep that sounds repeatedly Error Messages One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST This list includes messages for both the ISA
35. TH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product Unless you request and receive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2005 by SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC techni cians It provides information for the installation and use of the Super Server 5012B 6 5012B E Installation and maintainance should be per formed by experienced technicians only The SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E is a high end single processor 1U rackmount server based on the SC810 1U rackmount server chassis and either the Super P4SBR for the 5012B 6 or the P4SBE for the 5012B E mainboard The PASBR PASBE main
36. abled Onboard Serial Port 1 Port 2 This setting allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ for the Serial Porti and Serial Port 2 The options are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 and Auto The default setting for Serial Porti is SF8 IRQ4 and the default for Port 2 is is 2F8 IRQ3 UART Mode Select This setting allows the user to select the UART mode for BIOS The options are IrDA ASKIR ans Normal SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual RxD TxD Active This setting allows the user to set the settings for the function of RxD TxD Active The options are Hi Hi Hi Lo Lo Hi and Lo Lo IR Transmission Delay If Enabled the transmssion of IR infrared signals will be delayed The options are Enabled and Disabled UR2 Duplex Mode This setting set the mode for the UR2 Duplex Mode The options are Full and Half Use IR Pins This item sets the usage of IR pins The options are RxD2 TxD2 and IR Rx2Tx2 Onboard Parallel Port This setting allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ for the onboard parallel port The options are Disabled 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 and 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode This setting sets the mode for the onboard Parallel port The options are SPP EPP ECP and ECP EPP EPP Mode Select This setting allows the user to select the EPP port type The options are EPP 1 9 and E
37. and then depress the power button on the front of the System SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual Notes Chapter 7 AwardBIOS Chapter 7 AwardBIOS 7T 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AwardBIOS for the SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E The Award ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Refer to the Manual Download area of our web site for any changes to BIOS that are not reflected in this manual System BIOS The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM PC XT AT and PS 2 compatible computers The AwardBIOS Flash chip stores the system parameters such as amount of memory type of disk drives and video displays etc CMOS requires very little power When the computer is turned off a back up battery provides power to the BIOS Flash chip enabling it to retain the system parameters Each time the computer is pow ered on the computer is then configured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS which gains control when the computer is pow ered on How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be ac cessed by pressing lt Del gt at the appropriate time during system
38. ard is properly installed and all the connec tions have been made 1 Accessing the inside of the 5012B 6 5012B E Figures 2 5a 2 5b First release the retention screws that secure the unit to the rack Grasp the two handles on either side and pull the unit straight out until it locks you will hear a click Next depress the two buttons on the top of the chassis to release the top cover There is a large rectangular recess in the middle front of the top cover to help you push the cover away from you until it stops You can then lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server 2 Check the CPU processor You should have one processor already installed into the system board Each processor should have its own heatsink attached See Section 5 5 for instructions on processor installation 3 Check the system memory Your 5012B 6 5012B E 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 Section 5 5 4 Installing add on cards If desired you can install an add on card to the system See Section 5 7 for details on installing a PCI add on card 5 Check all cable connections and airflow Make sure all power and data cables are properly connected and not blocking the airflow See Section 5 3 for details on cable connections Also check the air seals for damage The air seals are located under t
39. are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from electric static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent Electric Static Discharge ESD Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its anti static bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard add on cards and peripherals back into their anti 5 1 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual static bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides ex cellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid electrical static discharge When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is Static protected 5 2 Motherboard Installation This section explains the first step of physically mounting the PASBR 5012B 6 or PASBE 5012B E into the SC810 chassis Following the steps in the order given will eliminate the most common problems encountered in such an installation To remove the motherboard follow the procedure in reverse order 1 Accessing the inside of the 5012B 6 5012B E see Figure 2 5 Two release buttons are located on the top cover of the chassis Depressing both of these buttons while push
40. at your SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E system has come to you with the processor and memory preinstalled If your system is not already fully integrated with a motherboard processor System memory etc please turn to the chapter or section noted in each step for details on installing specific components 2 2 Unpacking the SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E You should inspect the box the SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E was shipped in and note if it was damaged in any way f the server itself shows damage you should file a damage claim with the carrier who delivered it Decide on a suitable location for the rack unit that will hold the SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E It should be situated in a clean dust free area that is well ventilated Avoid areas where heat electrical noise and electromag netic fields are generated You will also need it placed near a grounded power outlet Read the Rack and Server Precautions in the next section 2 3 Preparing for Setup The box the SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E 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 instal lation procedure outlined in the sections that follow 2 1 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual Choosing a Setup Location
41. atic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides ex cellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static pro tected SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual Figure 6 1 Chassis Front View SCSI Drives Slim CD ROM Drive 5012B 6 ces HS S008 oe S j U SS bacon onm 2 Oo Rack Unit Retention System Reset Main Power Screw 3 each side 5012B E oe gms NN a o E ERR Pis o ES 2 Ctr e l lo IDE Drives Figure 6 2 Chassis Rear View PCI Card PCI Slot Release Latch 5012B 6 Og u U O00000 aS soc o be EE o ool GE Hon Od m c Jo5o 9 o External SCSI Connector 5012B E Oe TIBOCICIOOER s O S XE cleo ay lo o8 TA ej Or o000000 caca SS c 6 2 Control Pan
42. board supports single Intel Pentium 4 processors up to 2 60 GHz in 478 pin microPGA sockets 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 P4SBR and PASBE mainboards and the SC810 chassis Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E into a rack and check out the server configuration prior to powering up the system f your server was ordered without the proces sor 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 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual Chapter 4 System Safety You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the P4SBR and P4SBE motherboards including the locations and functions of connectors headers and jumpers Refer to this chapter when adding or removing processors or main memory a
43. ccording to items described in Setup amp Auto configuration table 6Ch Reserved 6Dh 1 Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices 2 Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to AUTO 6Eh Reserved 6Fh 1 Initialize floppy controller 2 Set up floppy related fields in 40 hardware 70h Reserved 71h Reserved 72h Reserved 73h Optional Feature Enter AWDFLASH EXE if AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive ALT F2 is pressed 74h Reserved 75h Detect amp install all IDE devices HDD LS120 ZIP CDROM 76h Reserved 71h Detect serial ports amp parallel ports 78h Reserved 79h Reserved 7Ah Detect amp install co processor 7Bh Reserved 7Ch Reserved 7Dh Reserved 7Eh Reserved 7Fh 1 Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported If errors occur report errors amp wait for keys If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue Clear EPA or customization logo B 4 Appendix B AwardBIOS POST Codes POST hex Description Reserved Reserved 1 Call chipset power management hook 2 Recover the text font used by EPA logo not for full screen logo 3 If password is set ask for password Save all data in stack back to CMOS Initialize ISA PnP boot devices 1 USB final Initialization NET PC Build SYSID structure Switch screen back to text mode Set up ACPI table at top of memory Invoke ISA adapter ROMs Assign IRQs to PCI devices I
44. ch channel separately The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled On Chip Secondary PCI IDE The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate each channel separately The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled USB Controller You should Enable this setting if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller it does and you have USB peripherals The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled USB Keyboard Support If enabled this setting allows the user to activate the BIOS support of the On Chip USB Keyboard Controller The options are Disabled and Enabled AC 97 Audio This setting allows the user to activate BIOS support for AC 97 audio The options for this setting are Auto and Disabled AC 97 Modem This setting allows the user to activate BIOS support for the AC 97 modem The options for this setting are Auto and Disabled Requires the use of a CNR add on card 7 12 Chapter 7 AwardBIOS 7 4 3 Integrated Peripherals When the item Integrated Peripherals is highlighted press the Enter key to activate the following sub menu screen Y BIOSVIEW Onboard FDC Controller Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDC installed on the main board and you wish to use it The settings are Enabled and Dis
45. cting Data Cables The ribbon cables used to transfer data from the peripheral devices have been carefully routed to prevent them from blocking the flow of cooling air that moves through the system from front to back If you need to discon nect any of these cables you should take care to keep them routed as they were originally after reconnecting them make sure the red wires connect to the pin 1 locations The following data cables with their locations noted should be connected See the layout on page 5 10 for connector locations IDE Device Cables J18 and J19 Floppy Drive Cable J26 SCSI Device Cables JA1 JA2 JA3 5012H only Control Panel Cable JF1 see next page Connecting Power Cables The P4SBR P4SBE has a 20 pin primary power supply connector desig nated ATX Power for connection to the ATX power supply See Section 5 8 for power connector pin definitions Connecting the Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 5 1 for the pin locations of the various front control panel buttons and LED indicators All JF1 wires have been bundled into a single ribbon cable to simplify this connection Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 as marked on the board The other end connects to JP4 of the Control Panel PCB board located just behind the system status LEDs on the chassis The control signals are all on the even numbered pins See Section 5 8 for details and
46. e 5012B 6 5012B E is operating to assure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 5012B 6 5012B E system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed Figure 4 1 Installing the Onboard Battery LITHIUM BATTERY OR BATTERY HOLDER BATTERY HOLDER 4 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install the PASBR PASBE mother board into the SC810 chassis connect the data and power cables and install add on cards All motherboard jumpers and connections are also described A layout and quick reference chart are included in this chaptor for your reference Remember to completely close the chassis when you have finished working with the motherboard to better cool and protect the system Tools Required The only tools you will need to install the PASBR PASBE into the chassis are a long and a short Philips screwdriver 5 1 Handling the PASBR PASBE Motherboard Electric static discharge ESD can damage electronic components To pre vent damage to any printed circuit boards PCBs it is important to handle them very carefully see previous chapter Also note that the size and weight of the PASBR PASBE motherboard may cause it to bend if handled improperly which may result in damage To prevent the P4SBR P4SBE motherboard from bending keep one hand under the center of the board to support it when handling The following measures
47. e the top of the card shield to the chassis The I O shield protects the motherboard and its components from EMI and aid in proper ventilation so make sure there is always a shield covering each PCI slot Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup Adding PCI Cards Figure 5 7 PCI Riser Crad 5012B 6 PASBR Motherboard ae Riser Crad 5012B E P4SBE Motherboard 5 9 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual Figure 5 8 Super P4SBR Layout not drawn to scale JPWAKE Meyocerd IR J45 ATX POWER J30 I JJ24 we J USBO 1 I com2 COMI Jps7 JP39 Co J35 CPU FAN CPU Parallel Port NORTH BRIDGE VGA PWR LED LAN1 ATI Rage DIMMO OH FAN Graphics ANS P DIMMI JP38 DIMM2 JP3 CHS FAN1 oc PCI a J26 J18 eL JP35 n PCI2 USB2 3 e SOUTH e E y hia BRIDGE 38 a W PCI3 x n 2 JP31 o PCI4 BIOS dii J19 JA2 Jia PCI5 lt m z amp L 1JP34 2 E S BATTERY amp o a 2 a o 5 2 o Ed AIC 7899 s C z 5 SPEAKER O f JE JPA1 2 mE LC SCSI LED JL1 JBT1 JWOR Speake o LLLI WOL See chapter 2 for detailed information
48. eight voltage monitors a chassis intrusion header auto switching voltage regulators chassis and CPU overheat sensors virus protection and BIOS rescue 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 4 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address SuperMicro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro n General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Taiwan 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 1 7 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual Notes 1 8 Chapter 2 Server Installation Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 1 Overview This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E up and running Following these steps in the order given should enable you to have the system operational within a minimum amount of time This quick setup assumes th
49. el The control panel located on the front of the chassis must be connected to the JF1 connector on the motherboard to provide you with system control buttons and status indicators These wires have been bundled together in a ribbon cable to simplify the connection Connect the cable from JF1 on the motherboard to JP4 on the Control Panel PCB printed circuit board Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 on both JF1 and JP4 Pull all excess 6 2 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup cabling out of the airflow path The LEDs inform you of system status See Chapter 3 for details on the LEDs and the control panel buttons Details on JF1 can be found in Chapter 5 6 3 System Fans One 10 cm blower fan provides all the cooling needed for the SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E The chassis includes air seals under the blower fan and at the chassis cross section which separates the drive bay area from the motherboard area of the chassis to promote better airflow t is highly important that the air seal is properly installed and making a good seal in order for the cooling air to circulate properly through the chassis See Figure 6 3 for locations System Fan Failure The blower fan runs at a full 100 rpm If the fan fails the ambient air temperature in the chassis will rise and activate the overheat LED on the control panel You will need to power down the system to replace this fan Replacing System Cooling Fans 1 Removing the b
50. emory Auto detection of DRAM size type and ECC Auto detection of L2 cache socket 7 or below C3h Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM C5h Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 amp F000 shadow RAM Ohl Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000 0 02h Reserved 03h Initial Superio Early Init switch 04h Reserved 05h 1 Blank out screen 2 Clear CMOS error flag 06h Reserved 07h 1 Clear 8042 interface 2 Initialize 8042 self test 08h 1 Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 2 Enable keyboard interface 09h Reserved OAh Disable PS 2 mouse interface optional Auto detect ports for keyboard amp mouse followed by a port amp interface swap optional Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips OBh Reserved OCh Reserved ODh Reserved OEh Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R W able or not If test fails keep beeping the speaker Debuggig LED Encoding Post Code Encoded LED Task Clh 001b Memory Detection 05h 010b BIOS Shadowing 07h 011b KBCInitialization al 100b ShadowRAMtest 14h 101b Chipsetdefaultsloaded _ 26h 110b Clock generator configured 2Bh 111b Viceoinitializatian 52h 000b JustclearlEDs B 1 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual POST
51. empty carriers without IDE drives installed must remain in the chassis To add a new IDE drive install a drive into the carrier with the printed circuit board side toward the carrier so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier Secure the drive to the carrier with the four screws 2 Installing removing IDE drives The two IDE drive bays are located in the front of the chassis making them easily accessible for installation and removal The IDE drives are not hot swap units meaning system power must be turned off before installing and or removing them To install or remove a drive first power down the system and then remove the top cover of the chassis Un Screw the retention screw at the top center of the drive then push the drive carrier out from the back until you can grasp and pull it out through the front of the chassis see Figure 6 6 Reverse this procedure when installing a drive carrier making sure you screw in the retention screw Replace the top cover when finished SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual Figure 6 6 Removing IDE Drives 5012B E CD ROM and Floppy Drive Installation The top cover of the chassis must be opened to gain full access to the CD ROM and floppy drive bays The CD ROM drive must have a slim profile to fit into the 5012B 6 5012B E First release the retention screws that secure the unit to the rack Grasp the two handles on either side and pull the unit straight out until it
52. equence First Boot Device This item allows the user to set the first boot up device The options are Floppy LS120 HDD SCSI CDROM ZIP100 USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD LAN and Disabled Second Boot Device This item allows the user to set the second boot up device The options are Floppy LS120 HDD SCSI CDROM ZIP100 USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD LAN and Disabled Third Boot Device This item allows the user to set the third boot up device The options are Floppy LS120 HDD SCSI CDROM ZIP100 USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD LAN and Disabled 7 23 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual Boot Other Device If enabled this option enables the BIOS to load the OS from another device rather than the ones that have been specified as the first second and third boot up devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled Virus Warning This item allows the user to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Drive Disk boot sector protection If this function is enabled and someone attempts to write data into this area the BIOS will display a warning message and an alarm will sound The settings are Enabled and Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Set this option to Enabled to allow the BIOS to test floppy drives to determine whether they have 40 tracks or 80 tracks The settings are Enabled or Disabled 7 24 Cha
53. ered PC133 and PC100 low profile SDRAM modules Mod ule sizes of 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB and 1 GB may be used to populate the DIMM slots The DIMM slots on the PASBR 5012H are situated at a 25 degree angle to create a low profile and to promote efficient airflow through the chassis Onboard SCSI 5012B 6 only Onboard SCSI is provided with an Adaptec AIC 7899 SCSI controller chip which supports dual channel Ultra160 SCSI at a burst throughput rate of 160 MB sec for each channel The P4SBR provides two SCSI ports one internal 68 pin LVD Ultra160 connector on Channel A and one external internal shared 68 pin Ultra160 SCSI connector channel B PCI Expansion Slots The PASBR PASBE has five 32 bit 33 MHz PCI slots available One riser card is included with the system for use with 32 bit PCI cards Network Interface Controllers NIC The P4SBR P4SBE supports two Network Interface controllers NIC based on Intel s 82550 10 100 Mbps fast Ethernet controller chip Onboard Controllers Ports An onboard IDE controller supports one floppy drive and up to four UDMA 100 hard drives or ATAPI devices Onboard I O ports include one COM port one parallel port two USB ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports a video graphics port and two LAN NIC ports which back each other up in case one port loses its connection 1 5 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual Other Features Other onboard features that promote system health include
54. es 5012B E Two 2 drive bays to house two 2 3 5 x 1 IDE disk drives Peripheral Bays One 1 3 5 floppy drive One 1 slim CD ROM drive PCI Expansion Slots One 1 32 bit 33 MHz 5V PCI slot bundled with a 32 bit 33 MHz 5V riser card Power Supply Type 1 x 250W with 3 3V 5V 12V 5V and 12V main DC outputs and a 5V standby output Input Voltage 100 240VAC w 10 tolerance units are auto switching capable Fans Two 4 cm ball bearing fans C 1 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual Safety Regulations UL 1950 CUL TUV EMI FCC part 15 CISPR 22 EN 55022 System Operating Environment Operating Temperature Range 10 35 degrees C 50 90 degrees F Operating Humidity Range 8 80 non condensing Cooling Fans System One 1 10 cm ball bearing blower fan Form Factor PASBR PASBE motherboard ATX SC810 chassis 1U rackmount Operating Systems Supported Windows NT Windows 2000 Solaris Netware SCO UNIX and Linux Dimensions 16 7 x 1 7 x 22 7 in 425 x 44 x 560 mm W x H x D Weight Net Full System 26 lbs 11 8 kg Gross Full System 32 Ibs 14 5 kg Regulations FCC Class B CE UL TUV C 2
55. g allows the user to specify how the system will respond when power is reapplied after the system has gone down due to a power failure The options are Off On and Former Sts Full Screen Logo Show The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled Chapter 7 AwardBIOS 7 4 2 Advanced Chipset Features This section covers the functions used for configuring the system based upon the special features offered by the Plumas chipset The chipset manages the operations of major components of the board Normally the default settings for the Advanced Chipset Features listed in the section are pre configured by the manufacturer for the optimal performance of the System It is recommended that the user does not alter the default settings This section is provided as an emergency measure for the user to restore the functions of the system when the critical data stored in the BIOS is lost BIOSVIEW DRAM Timing Selectable DRAM Timing Selectable This item regulates dynamic random access memory DRAM timing The options are Manual and By SPD CAS Latency Time This item regulates memory column address strobe CAS timing The settings are 1 5 2 2 5 and 3 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual Active to Precharge Delay This item regulates the number of memory clock cycles allowed for memory refresh charging The options are 7 6 and 5 Shorter timings increase system memory throughpu
56. hapter 3 System Interface 3 1 Overview There are several LEDs on the control panel as well as others on the SCSI drive carriers and the motherboard to keep you constantly informed of the overall status of the system as well as the activity and health of specific components There are also two buttons on the chassis control panel and an on off switch on the power supply This chapter explains the meanings of all LED indicators and the appropriate response you may need to take 3 2 Control Panel Buttons There are two push button buttons located on the front of the chassis These are in order from left to right a reset button and a power on off button RESET ay e RESET The reset switch reboots the system e POWER This is the main power switch which is used to apply or turn off the main system power Turning off system power with this button removes the main power but keeps standby power supplied to the system See also the power supply on off switch in Section 3 5 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual 3 3 Control Panel LEDs The control panel located on the front of the SC810 chassis has five LEDs These LEDs provide you with critical information related to different parts of the system This section explains what each LED indicates when illumi nated and any corrective action you may need to take or e OVERHEAT Indicates an overheat condition in the chassis This may be caused by cables obstructing the ai
57. he Control Pariel oce tte ettet 5 4 D 4 OPONIS credere te eren e Fea resa Yeh ura ferrea eie dn 5 5 5 5 Installing EPrOCOSSOIS iiie mee merece ener rn 5 5 556 InstallingiMetmmoLy uai coectetuer eret n res eer reni rb Ra RES 5 7 5 7 Adding POI GaIdS iiec a pee bc tr Ca bd re 5 8 PASBR Layout o0 ee eeceeccecseseeseeeecseeeeeeeeeeesaesaeeseceeeeeeeeeaesaesaeseeeeseaeeaeeateas 5 10 PASBH Quick Reference oue rece ect 5 11 PASBE Layout PASBE Quick RefetreriGe s ute citer dei ten Pme reet 5 13 5 8 Connector DeflnitiOFis coci rere err tr rer tener ret RR USERS REPRE SERA 5 14 Power Supply Connector ena dian sei ardentes 5 14 Power BUultORn irit eio etico nete t t edere 5 15 Reset Button Pe E ales 5 15 Power Fail Button sse eere 5 15 Overheat Led OF uiri miam rere tne 5 15 NIC2 WED m EEaA NIC1 LED t jede Power LED tnnt S rte D EEG EHE ERE ten ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports sees 5 17 Universal Serial Bus Extra Universal Serial Bus sssssssssssssseeeeeeeeenenne 5 17 Serial Potts envoie rire ei er ce reri Ere Ere E RYE ESSE PR DR S 5 17 EANAT BEAN POLLS uri EROR E 5 18 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual Infrared Connector cnet tie retener n inre esa i ears 5 18 Fan WAC AO CS xcs sno cie et fcedere i trae i tenere eeu ee WakesOfsEAN i oiim ir rr SCSI LED Indicator
58. he blower fan and beneath the frame cross section that separates the drive bay area from the motherboard area of the chassis Note Make sure that the air seals are properly installed 2 8 Chapter 2 Server Installation Figure 2 5a Accessing the Inside of the SuperServer 5012B 6 with a SCSI drive removed Top Chassis Cover Removed Cover Release Buttons PCI Riser Card Retention Rial 2 Cover Recess S Pd Motherboard 9 qe Blower Fan Power Supply Memory Air Seal SCSI Drive Floppy Drive CD ROM Drive Control Panel 2 9 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual Figure 2 5b Accessing the Inside of the SuperServer 5012B E with an IDE drive removed Top Chassis Cover Removed Cover Release TAS Buttons en PCI Riser Card DNN S Retention Rail a gt Cover Recess A a A Motherboard d d Blower Fan Power Supply System Memory Air Seal IDE Drive Floppy Drive CD ROM Drive Control Panel 2 10 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup Next you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the SCSI drives and SCA backplane 5012B 6 only or IDE drives 5012B E only have been properly installed and all connections have been made 1 Accessing the drive bays All drives can be accessed from the front of the server For servicing the CD ROM and floppy drives you will need to remove the top chassi
59. ially for HDD Power Down Doze Mode and Suspend Mode The options are User Define Min Saving and Max Saving Video Off Method This item determines the manner in which the monitor is turned off The options are Blank Screen V H SYNC Blank and DPMS Select V H 7 20 Chapter 7 AwardBIOS SYNC Blank to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and the monitor Select Blank Screen to turn off the video buffer and the monitor Select DPMS to initiate display power management signals Video Off in Suspend This setting determines whether the display turns off when the system is in the Suspend Mode The settings are Yes and No Suspend Type This item sets the system suspend Mode The options are Stop Grant and PWR On Suspend Soft Off by PWR BTTN This item determines the system s Soft off mode when the user presses the power button The options for this setting are Instant Off and Delay 4 sec CPU THRM Throttling THRM throttling is used to lower power consumption and reduce the heat gererated by the CPU The options for this setting are 87 5 75 62 5 50 37 5 25 and 12 5 Wake Up by PCI Card If Enabled the user is able to wake up the system via a PCI card The settings are Enabled and Disabled Power On by Ring If Enabled the user is able to wake up the system via the modem The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled
60. ides two additional USB headers USB2 and USB3 are headers located near the floppy connnection and provide easy front side chassis access cables are not included Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Serial Ports The COM serial port is located under the parallel port see Figure 2 3 See the table on the right for pin definitions The COM2 connec tor is a header located behind the USB ports Note NC indicates no connection 5 17 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions J30 Pin Number Definition 1 Data NC Ground voc Clock NC o0 om Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions USBO USB1 Pin Pin Number Definition Number Definition 1 45V 1 45V 2 Po 2 PO 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 N A 5 Key USB2 Pin Definitions J43 Pin Number Definition 1 Power 2 3 4 Ground USB3 Pin Definitions J51 Pin Number Definition 1 Power 2 3 4 Ground Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 1 DCD 6 CTS 2 DSR 7 DTR 3 Serial In 8 RI 4 RTS 9 Ground 5 Serial Out 10 NC SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual LAN1 LAN2 Ports Two Ethernet ports designated LAN1 and LAN2 are located be side the VGA port on the I O backplane These ports accept RJ45 Ethernet Port RJ45 type cables Two LEDs on each indicate a successful con nection
61. ifferent settings in the above menu Press the Esc key to exit theCMOS Setup Menu and use the Left Right arrow keys to enter the the other categories of BIOS settings The next section is described in detail to illustrate how to navigate through the menus 7 2 Chapter 7 AwardBIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu Date lt mm dd yy gt Date Time Set the system date and time Key in the correct information in the mm dd and yy fields Press the Enter key to save the data Drive A Drive B These settings allow the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed in the system The options are None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in and 2 88M 3 5 in Default settings are 1 44 3 5 in for Drive A and None for Drive B Swap Floppy Drive This setting allows the user to swap the designation A and B of the floppy disk drives installed in the system if there are two floppy disk drives installed on the mainboard The options are Disabled and Enabled IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master IDE Secondary Slave These options allow the user to set the parameters of the IDE Primary Master Slave and IDE Secondary Master Slave slots Press Enter to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the sub menu are listed below 7 3 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6
62. ing the cover away from you until it stops You can then lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server If already installed in a rack you must first release the retention screws that secure the unit to the rack Then grasp the two handles on either side and pull the unit straight out until the rails lock into place 2 Check compatibility of motherboard ports and I O shield The P4SBR P4SBE requires a chassis big enough to support a 12 x 8 7 motherboard such as Supermicro s SC810 1U rackmount Make sure that the I O ports on the motherboard align properly with their respective holes in the I O shield at the back of the chassis 3 Mounting the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Carefully mount the motherboard to the motherboard tray by aligning the board holes with the raised metal standoffs that are visible on the bottom of the chassis Insert screws into all the mounting holes on your motherboard that line up with the standoffs and tighten until snug if you screw them in too tight you might strip the threads Metal screws provide an electrical contact to the motherboard ground to provide a continuous ground for the system 5 2 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 3 Connecting Cables Now that the motherboard is installed the next step is to connect the cables to the board These include the data ribbon cables for the peripherals and control panel and the power cables Conne
63. is making them easily accessible for installation and removal These SCSI drives are hot swap units meaning they can be installed and removed without powering down the system To remove first push the release button located beside the drive LEDs then swing the colored handle fully out and use it to pull the unit straight out see Figure 6 5 Handle Release Button Figure 6 5 Removing SCSI Drives 5012B 6 Important Regardless of how many SCSI hard drives are installed both SCSI drive carriers must remain in the drive bays to maintain proper airflow 6 6 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup SCSI Power Cables SCSI power cables should be routed so that they do not block the airflow through the chassis There is a 4 pin connector for the power cables SCA Backplane The SCSI drives plug into an SCA backplane that provides power SCSI ID and bus termination A RAID controller can be used with the SCA backplane to provide data security The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability of the SCSI drives The SCA SCSI backplane is already preconfigured so there are no jumpers or Switches present on it IDE Drive Installation 5012B E only 1 Mounting an IDE drive in a drive carrier Like SCSI drives IDE drives are also mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and removal from the chassis These carriers also help promote proper airflow For this reason even
64. lower fan After turning off the power to the system first remove the chassis cover and unplug the fan cable from the motherboard Lift the blower fan from the mounting posts and pull it completely out from the motherboard See Figure 6 3 2 Installing a new blower fan Replace the failed fan with an identical 10 cm 12 volt fan available from Supermicro Position the new fan in its proper place in the chassis by fitting the fan onto the fan mounting posts in the chassis After the new fan has been installed plug the fan cable back into the same chassis fan header on the motherboard you removed it from Make sure the air seal under the fan is properly installed and creating a good seal Power up the system and check that the fan is working properly and that the LED on the control panel has turned off Finish by replacing the top panel of the chassis SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual Fan Mounting Posts Blower Fan Figure 6 3 System Cooling Fans 6 4 Drive Bay Installation Removal Accessing the Drive Bays SCSI Drives You do not need to access the inside of the chassis to replace or swap SCSI drives Proceed to the next step for instructions Note You must use standard 1 high 80 pin SCA SCSI drives in the SuperServer 5012B 6 CD ROM IDE Floppy Disk Drives For installing removing the CD ROM IDE or floppy disk drives you will need to gain access to the inside of the 5012B 6 5012B E by removing the top cover of
65. memory chips Memory parity Error at Indicates a memory parity error at a specific location You can use this location along with the memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips Memory Verify Error at Indicates an error verifying a value already written to memory Use the location along with your system s memory map to locate the bad chip OFFENDING ADDRESS NOTFOUND This message is used in conjunction with the I O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem cannot be isolated OFFENDINGSEGMENT This message is used in conjunction with the I O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem has been isolated PRESSAKEY TOREBOOT This will be displayed at the bottom screen when an error occurs that requires you to reboot Press any key and the system will reboot PRESS F1 TO DISABLE NMI F2 TO REBOOT When BIOS detects a Non maskable Interrupt condition during boot this will allow you to disable the NMI and continue to boot or you can reboot the system with the NMI enabled RAM PARITY ERROR CHECKING FOR SEGMENT Indicates a parity error in Random Access Memory SYSTEM HALTED CTRL ALT DEL TO REBOOT Indicates the present boot attempt has been aborted and the system must be rebooted Press and hold down the CTRL and ALT keys and press DEL A 3 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual FLOPPY D
66. n All Errors No Errors All But Keyboard All But Diskette or All But Disk Key Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory These are displays that inform you how much of each type of memory is recognized as being present in the system 7 5 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual 7 4 Advanced BIOS Setup Choose Advanced BIOS Setup from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display Select one of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub screen for that item Advanced BIOS Setup options are displayed by highlighting the option using the arrow keys All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section 5 BIOSVIEW gt Advanced BIOS Features 7 4 1 Advanced BIOS Features When the item of Advanced BIOS Features is highlighted press the lt Enter gt key to activate the screen below 5 BIOSVIEW Init Display First Chapter 7 AwardBIOS Init Display First This setting allows the user to determine which device will be first displayed when the sytem boots up a device installed in the PCI slot or a device intalled in the AGP slot The options are PCI slot and AGP Quick Power On Self Test If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine after the computer is switched on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST will run at normal speed Boot Up NumLock Status
67. nabled Video BIOS Cacheable If enabled the information regarding the Video BIOS stored in the BIOS ROM Read Only Memory chip will be written and temporarily stored in the cacheable memory section of the CPU giving the CPU faster access to the information The options are Disabled and Enabled Video RAM Cacheable If enabled the information regarding the Video card stored in the RAM chip Randon Access Memory will be written and temporarily stored in the cacheable memory section of the CPU giving the CPU faster access to the information The options are Disabled and Enabled Delayed Transaction This setting compensates for the slower speed of ISA cards on a PCI interface and so is only relevant if ISA cards are present on the motherboard The options are Enabled and Disabled AGP Aperture size MB This setting allows the user to set the aperture size for the Accelerated Graphics Port AGP The options are AM 8M 16M 32M 64M 128M and 256M Delay Prior to Thermal The options for this setting are 4 Min 8 Min 16 Min and 32 Min 7 11 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual Auto Detect PCI CIk This setting allows the PCI clock rate to be automatically determined The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled On Chip Primary PCI IDE The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate ea
68. nd when reconfiguring the motherboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC810 1U rackmount server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing removing or reconfiguring SCSI or peripheral drives and when replacing system power supply units and cooling fans Chapter 7 BIOS The BIOS chapter includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup Utility Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes and Messages Appendix B Post Diagnostic Error Messages Appendix C System Specifications Table of Contents Notes SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manual irte Debe o eite ee veg iii Manal OtrdganlzatiOlic eani o rice AT e der ectetuer cann eem a tie eire deed rere m dade iii Chapter 1 Introduction Js ONeIVIOMW X oin cre IU descent des E Pu E ORURE Pe et ORA TRI Ra 1 1 1 2 Server Chassis Features cernerent ete Re r 1 2 1 3 Mainboard Features tto EF oce nx eux 1 4 1 4 Contacting Supermlicro uocem Ae Asie Rin RE Aeneas 1 7 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 OWVWBIVIQW ce heri ha n eco E E pe AN uade e teases 2 1 2 2 Unpacking the SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E sse 2 1 2 83 Preparing for Setup ieste ig a RE Na aT AREE TAREE Choosing a Setup Location Rack Precautlorns tremere nrag Server Precautioris
69. nefit from the ATA100 66 technology IDE Connector Pin Definitions J18 J19 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 Reset IDE 2 GND 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 GND 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 GND 23 VO Write 24 GND 25 VO Read 26 GND 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 GND 31 IRQ14 32 lOCS16 33 Addr 1 34 GND 35 Addr 0 36 Addr 2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 GND Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup Ultra160 SCSI Connectors Refer to the table below for the pin definitions of the Ul tra160 SCSI connectors lo cated at JA1 JA2 and JA3 68 pin Ultra160 SCSI Connectors JA1 JA2 JA3 Connector Connector Contact Contact Number Signal Names Number Signal Names 1 DB 12 35 DB 12 2 DB 13 36 DB 13 3 DB 14 37 DB 14 4 DB 15 38 DB 15 5 DB P1 39 DB P1 6 DB 0 40 DB 0 7 DB 1 41 DB 1 8 DB 2 42 DB 2 9 DB 3 43 DB 3 10 DB 4 44 DB 4 11 DB 5 45 DB 5 12 DB 6 46 DB 6 13 DB 7 47 DB 7 14 DB P 48 DB P 15 GROUND 49 GROUND 16 DIFFSENS 50 GROUND 17 TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR 18 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR 19 RESERVED 53 RESERVED 20 GROUND 54 GROUND 21 ATN 55 ATN 22 GROUND 56 GROUND 23 BSY 57 BSY 24 ACK 58 ACK 25 RST 5
70. nitialize APM Clear noise of IRQs Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti Virus code Enable L2 cache Program boot up speed Chipset final initialization Power management final initialization Clear screen amp display summary table Program K6 write allocation Program P6 class write combining Program daylight saving Update keyboard LED amp typematic rate Build MP table Build amp update ESCD Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick Build MSIRQ routing table Boot attempt INT 19h UA 4 US 2 t2 OV CA 4 09 P3 B 5 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual Notes B 6 Appendix C System Specifications Appendix C System Specifications Processors Single Intel Pentium 4 478 pin micro FCPGA 1 40 to 2 60 GHz processors at a 400 MHz system bus speed Memory Capacity 3 DIMM slots to support a maximum of 3 GB unbuffered low profile PC133 100 SDRAM DIMM Sizes 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 168 pin SDRAM modules supported SCSI Controller 5012B 6 only Adaptec AIC 7899 for dual channel Ultra160 SCSI SCSI Backplane Controller 5012B 6 only SCA backplane for two 2 SCA hot swap SCSI drives Main Drive Bays 5012B 6 Two 2 drive bays to house two 2 standard 1 80 pin SCA SCSI driv
71. nt door and all panels and components on the servers closed when not servicing to maintain proper cooling 2 2 Chapter 2 Server Installation Rack Mounting Considerations Ambient Operating Temperature If installed in a closed or multi unit rack assembly the ambient operating 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 consid eration 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 2 3 SUPERSERVER 5012
72. on jumpers I O ports and the JF1 Front Panel Connectors only Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes 5 10 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup Jumpers JBT1 JPA1 JPA2 JP3 JP31 JP34 JP35 JP37 JP38 JP39 JPWAKE Connectors COM1 COM2 CHS Fan 1 2 CPU FAN DIMMO 1 2 JA1 JA2 JA3 JF1 JJ21 JJ24 JLi JP26 JWOR J18 J19 J30 J35 J45 OH Fan PWR LED SCSI LED Speaker USB0 1 USB2 3 WOL Description CMOS Clear LVD SCSI Ch A Term LVD SCSI Ch B Term VGA Enable Disable LAN2 Enable Disable SCSI Enable Disable LAN1 Enable Disable USB Wakeup OH Fan On Standby Watch Dog En Disable Keyboard Wake Up Description PASBR Quick Reference Default Setting Pins 1 2 Normal Open Enabled Open Enabled Pins 1 2 Enabled Closed Enabled Pins 1 2 Enabled Closed Enabled Pins 1 2 Disabled Open Standby Open Disabled Pins 1 2 Disabled COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector Chassis Fan Headers CPU Fan Header Memory DIMM Slots Ultra III LVD SCSI Channel A Ultra II LVD SCSI Channel B Ultra II LVD SCSI Channel B Front Control Panel ATX 12V Power Connector 20 pin ATX 12V Power Connector 4 pin Chassis Intrusion Header Floppy Disk Drive Connector Wake On Ring Header IDE Hard Disk Drive Connectors PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Parallel Printer Port Infrared Device Header Thermal Control Overheat Fan Header Power LED Header SCSI Activity LED Indicat
73. oppy disk drives The connector with the twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Parallel Port Connector The parallel port is located on J35 See the table below for pin defini tions Parallel Printer Port Pin Definitions J35 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 Strobe 2 Auto Feed 3 Data Bit 0 4 Error 5 Data Bit 1 6 Init 7 Data Bit 2 8 SLCT IN 9 Data Bit 3 10 GND 11 Data Bit 4 12 GND 13 Data Bit 5 14 GND 15 Data Bit 6 16 GND 17 Data Bit 7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 GND 23 PE 24 GND 25 SLCT 26 NC 5 23 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located on JP26 See the table on the right for pin definitions Floppy Connector Pin Detinitions JP26 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 GND 2 FDHDIN 3 GND 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 GND 8 Index 9 GND 10 Motor Enable 11 GND 12 Drive Select B 13 GND 14 Drive Select A 15 GND 16 Motor Enable 17 GND 18 DIR 19 GND 20 STEP 21 GND 22 Write Data 23 GND 24 Write Gate 25 GND 26 Track 00 27 GND 28 Write Protect 29 GND 30 Read Data 31 GND 32 Side 1 Select 33 GND 34 Diskette IDE Connectors There are no jumpers to config ure the onboard IDE interfaces J18 and J19 See the table on the right for pin definitions You must use the ATA100 66 cable included with your sys tem to be
74. or External Speaker Header Universal Serial Bus Ports 0 1 Universal Serial Bus Port 2 3 Wake On LAN Note The 4 pin connector at JJ24 must be connected to meet the safety requirements of the ATX 12V specifications 5 11 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual Figure 5 9 Super P4SBE Layout Mone SEWABE IR J45 ATX POWER J30 I JJ24 JJ21 JFi USB0 1 I i COM2 COMI jpgz JP39 I J35 CPU FAN CPU Parallel Port NORTH BRIDGE VGA PWR LED LAN1 ATI Rage DIMMO OH FAN Graphics ink p DIMMI JP38 DIMM2 JP3 CHS FAN1 w PCI1 a J26 J18 o JP35 n PCI2 USB2 3 e SOUTH 9 E t BRIDGE i u PCI3 ME 2 JP31 o PCl4 bi s J19 PCI5 BATTERY SPEAKER O JL1 JBT1 JWOR Speaker LI IDE 1 CHS FAN2 WOL See chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and the JF1 Front Panel Connectors only Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes 5 12 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup Jumpers JBT1 JP3 JP31 JP35 JP37 JP38 JP39 JPWAKE Connectors COM1 COM2 CHS Fan 1 2 CPU FAN DIMMO0 1 2 JF1 JJ21 JJ24 JL1 JP26 JWOR J18 J19 J3
75. pter 7 AwardBIOS 7 8 Security Choose Security from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display BIOSVIEW Set Supervisor Password Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted on the above screen press the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the Supervisor Password in the dialogue box to set or to change the Supervisor Password Set User Password When the item Set User Password is highlighted on the above screen press the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the User Password in the dialogue box to set or to change the User Password Security Option This setting allows the user to determine if the password is required every time when the system boots up or if the password is required only when you enter the CMOS setup The options are System and Setup 7 25 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual 7 9 Exit Choose Exit from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the following display BIOSVIEW Mj Save amp Exit Setup Save amp Exit Setup When the item Save amp Exit Setup is highlighted press lt Enter gt to save the changes you ve made in the BIOS program CMOS and exit Your system should then continue with the boot up procedure Exit without Saving When the item Exit without Saving is highlighted press lt Enter gt to exit the
76. pter has been changed You must configure the system for the new display type ERRORENCOUNTEREDINITIALIZING HARD DRIVE The hard drive cannot be initialized Be sure the adapter is installed correctly and all cables are correctly and firmly attached Also be sure the correct hard drive type is selected in Setup ERRORINITIALIZINGHARD DISK CONTROLLER Cannot initialize the controller Make sure the cord is correctly and firmly installed in the bus Be sure the correct hard drive type is selected in Setup Also check to see if any jumper needs to be set correctly on the hard drive FLOPPY DISK CNTRLR ERROR OR NO CNTRLR PRESENT Cannot find or initialize the floppy drive controller Make sure the controller is installed correctly and firmly If there are no floppy drives installed be sure the Diskette Drive selection in Setup is set to NONE KEYBOARDERROR ORNOKEYBOARDPRESENT Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during boot up If you are intentionally configuring the system without a keyboard set the error halt condition in Setup to HALT ON ALL BUT KEYBOARD This will cause the BIOS to ignore the missing keyboard and continue the boot A 2 Appendix A AwardBIOS POST Messages Memory Address Error at Indicates a memory address error at a specific location You can use this location along with the memory map for your system to find and replace the bad
77. rack making sure that both are at the exact same height and with the rail guides facing inward Installing the Server into the Rack You should now have rails attached to both the chassis and the rack unit The next step is to install the server into the rack Do this by lining up the rear of the 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 See Figure 2 3 When the server has been pushed completely into the rack you should hear the locking tabs click Finish by inserting and tightening the thumbscrews that hold the front of the server to the rack Figure 2 3 Installing the Server into a Rack 2 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation Installing the Server into a Telco Rack If you are installing the SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E into a Telco type rack follow the directions given on the previous pages for rack installation The only difference in the installation procedure will be the positioning of the rack brackets to the rack They should be spaced apart just enough to accomodate the width of the telco rack Figure 2 4 Installing the Server into a Telco Rack 2 7 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual 2 5 Checking the Motherboard Setup After you install the 5012B 6 5012B E in the rack you will need to open the unit to make sure the motherbo
78. ral outline of the main features of the SC810 chassis System Power When configured as a SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E the SC810 chassis includes a 250W power supply SCSI Subsystem 5012B 6 only The SCSI subsystem on the 5012B 6 supports two 80 pin SCA Ultra160 SCSI hard drives Standard 1 drives are supported SCA Single Con nection Attachment The SCSI drives are connected to an SCA backplane that provides power bus termination and configuration settings The SCSI drives are also hot swap units Control Panel The SC810 s control panel provides important system monitoring and control information LEDs indicate power on network activity hard disk drive ac tivity and system overheat conditions The control panel also includes a main power button and a system reset button 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Rear I O Panel The SC810 is a 1U rackmount chassis Its I O panel provides one mother board expansion slot one COM port another is internal two USB ports 5012B 6 only PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports a graphics port and two Ethernet ports See Figure 1 1 Figure 1 1 Rear I O Panel
79. rflow in the system or the ambient room temperature being too warm You should also check to make sure that the chassis cover is installed and that all fans are present and operat ing normally Finally 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 motherboard area of the chassis NIC2 e NIC2 Indicates network activity on LAN2 when flashing NIC1 e NIC1 Indicates network activity on LAN1 when flashing u e HDD Indicates IDE channel activity On the SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E this light indicates CD ROM drive activity when flashing Chapter 3 System Interface e Power Indicates power is being supplied to the system s power supply units This LED should normally be illuminated when the system is operating 3 4 SCSI Drive Carrier LEDs 5012B 6 only Each SCSI drive carrier has two LEDs Green When illuminated the green LED on the front of the SCSI drive carrier indicates drive activity A connection to the SCSI SCA backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is being accessed e Red A SAF TE compliant backplane is needed to activate the red LED to indicate a drive failure A SAF TE compliant SCSI backplane is optional on the 5012B 6 If one of the SCSI drives fail you should be notified by your system management software Please refer to Section 6 4 for instruc
80. s cover The SCSI disk drives can be installed and removed from the front of the chassis without removing the top chassis cover 2 Installing a CD ROM and floppy disk drives Refer to Section 6 4 if you need to reinstall a CD ROM and or floppy disk drive to the system 3 Check the SCSI disk drives 5012B 6 Depending upon your system s configuration your system may have one or two SCSI drives already installed If you need to install SCSI drives please refer to Section 6 4 4 Check the IDE disk drives 5012B E Depending upon your system s configuration your system may have one or two IDE hard drives already installed If you need to install an IDE hard drive please refer to Section 6 4 5 Check the airflow Airflow is provided by a 10 cm input fan and one optional 4 cm cooling fan The system component layout was carefully designed to promote sufficient airflow through the small 1U rackmount space Also note that all power and data cables have been routed in such a way that they do not block the airflow generated by the fans 6 Supplying power to the system The last thing you must do is to provide input power to the system Plug the power cord from the power supply unit into a high quality power strip that offers protection from electrical noise and power surges It is recommended that you use an uninterruptible power supply UPS 2 11 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual Notes Chapter 3 System Interface C
81. should always be disconnected from the system when removing or installing main system components such as the motherboard memory modules and SCSI IDE floppy drives When disconnecting power you should first power down the system with the operating System first and then unplug the power cords of all the power supply units in the system When working around exposed electrical circuits another person who is familiar with the power off controls should be nearby to switch off the power if necessary Use only one hand when working with powered on electrical equipment This is to avoid making a complete circuit which will cause electrical shock Use extreme caution when using metal tools which can easily damage any electrical components or circuit boards they come into contact with Do not use mats designed to decrease static electrical discharge as protection from electrical shock Instead use rubber mats that have been specifically designed as electrical insulators The power supply power cords must include a grounding plug and must be plugged into grounded electrical outlets 4 1 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual Motherboard Battery CAUTION There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed upside down which will reverse its polarites see Figure 4 1 This battery must be replaced only with the same or an equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according
82. t at the risk of lacking sufficient refresh charge DRAM RAS to CAS Delay This item regulates the number of memory closk cycles between strobing a row address RAS and a column address CAS Shorter numbers of clock cycles improve system memory performance at the risk of missing data The options are 3 and 2 DRAM RAS Precharge This item regulates the number of system memory clock cycles for RAS precharging The options are 3 and 2 DRAM Data Integrity Mode This item regulates CPU access to the data stored in the protected area of dynamic random access memory DRAM on the motherboard To preserve its integrity critical system information is usually stored in a protected area of memory If set to the ECC mode the CPU will have access to data stored in the area when performing ECC Error Correction Checking activities The options are ECC and Non ECC Memory Frequency For This item regulates system memory frequency The options are PC100 PC133 and Auto DRAM Read Thermal Management This item regulates the system s ability to read system thermal data The options are Disabled and Enabled 7 10 Chapter 7 AwardBIOS System BIOS Cacheable If enabled the system BIOS information stored in the BIOS ROM Read Only Memory chip will be written and temporarily stored in the cacheable memory section of the CPU giving the CPU faster access to the information The options are Disabled and E
83. the Sections of the Rack Rails 2 4 Chapter 2 Server Installation Installing the Chassis Rails Position the fixed chassis rail sections you just removed along the side of the 5012B 6 5012B E chassis making sure the five screw holes line up Note that these two rails are left right specific Screw the rail securely to the side of the chassis see Figure 2 2 Repeat this procedure for the other rail on the other side of the chassis You will also need to attach the rail brackets when installing into a telco rack Locking Tabs As you have seen both chassis rails have a locking tab which serves two functions The first is to lock the server into place when installed and pushed fully into the rack which is its normal position Secondly these tabs also lock the server in place when fully extended from the rack This prevents the server from coming completely out of the rack when you pull it out for servicing L Figure 2 2 Installing Chassis Rails Installing the Rack Rails Determine where you want to place the SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E in the rack see Rack and Server Precautions in Section 2 3 Position the fixed rack rail sliding rail guide assemblies at the desired location in the rack keeping the sliding rail guide facing the inside of the rack Screw the 2 5 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual assembly securely to the rack using the brackets provided Attach the other assembly to the other side of the
84. the chassis Proceed to the CD ROM and Floppy Drive Installation section later in this chapter for instruc tions Note Only a slim CD ROM drive will fit in the 5012B 6 5012B E IDE hard drives are for the 5012B E only 64 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup SCSI Drive Installation 5012B 6 only 1 Mounting a SCSI drive in a drive carrier The SCSI drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and removal from the chassis These carriers also help promote proper airflow for the SCSI drive bays For this reason even empty carriers without SCSI drives installed must remain in the chassis To add a new SCSI drive install a drive into the carrier with the printed circuit board side toward the carrier so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier Secure the drive to the carrier with four screws as shown in Figure 6 4 D Figure 6 4 Mounting a SCSI Drive in a Carrier 5012B 6 only Use caution when working around the SCSI backplane A N Do not touch the backplane with any metal objects and make sure no ribbon cables touch the backplane or obstruct the holes which aid in proper airflow are installed both SCSI drive carriers must remain in Important Regardless of how many SCSI hard drives A the drive bays to maintain proper airflow SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual 2 Installing removing hot swap SCSI drives Two SCSI drive bays are located in the front of the chass
85. upport USB keyboard wake up and resume from ACPI S3 mode See the table on the right for jumper settings Note Your power supply must provide 5v of standby voltage with at least 1A to use this feature SCSI Termination PASBR only The SCSI termination jumpers allow you to enable or disable termination for the onboard SCSI connectors The normal default position is open to enable SCSI termination See the table on the right for jumper settings SCSI Enable Disable PASBR only Use jumper JP34 to enable or dis able the onboard SCSI on your motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings LAN1 LAN2 Use jumper JP35 JP31 to enable or disable LAN 1 LAN 2 respectively See the table on the right for jumper settings 5 21 USB Wake Up Jumper Settings JP37 Jumper Position Definition 1 2 5v 2 3 5v Standby SCSI Termination Jumper Settings JPA1 JPA2 Jumper Position Definition Open Enabled Closed Disabled SCSI Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP34 Jumper Position Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled LAN1 2 Enable Disable Jumper Settings J35 J31 Jumper Position Definition Open Disabled Closed Enabled SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual Overheat Fan Enable Disable Thermal Fan Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP38 JP38 allows you to enable or disable Jumper
86. urce Search for a valid VGA device amp VGA BIOS and put it into C000 0 24h Reserved 25h Reserved 26h Reserved 27h Initialize INT 09 buffer 28h Reserved 29h Program CPU internal MTRR P6 amp PII for 0 640K memory address Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU Program early chipset according to CMOS setup Example onboard IDE controller Measure CPU speed Invoke video BIOS 2Ah Reserved 2Bh Reserved 2Ch Reserved B2 Appendix B AwardBIOS POST Codes POST hex Description 2Dh I Initialize multi language 2 Put information on screen display including Award title CPU type CPU speed 2Eh Reserved 2Fh Reserved 30h Reserved 31h Reserved 32h Reserved 33h Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 34h Reserved 35h Reserved 36h Reserved 37h Reserved 38h Reserved 39h Reserved 3Ah Reserved 3Bh Reserved 3Ch Test 8254 3Dh Reserved 3Eh Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1 3Fh Reserved 40h Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2 41ih Reserved 42h Reserved 43h Test 8259 functionality 44h Reserved 45h Reserved 46h Reserved 47h Initialize EISA slot 48h Reserved 49h 1 Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page 2 Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU 4Ah Reserved 4Bh
87. vailable The SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E is comprised of two main subsystems the SC810 1U rackmount chassis and the PASBR for 5012B 6 or P4SBE for 5012B E single 478 pin Pentium 4 microPGA pro cessor mainboard Please refer to our web site for information on operat ing systems that have been certified for use with the SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E www supermicro com In addition to the mainboard and chassis various hardware components may have been included with your SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E as listed below e One CPU heatsink e One 1 1 44 floppy drive e One 1 slim CD ROM drive e One 1 SCA SCSI backplane 5012B 6 only o Two 2 SCA SCSI drive carriers 5012B 6 only e SCSI Accessories 5012B 6 only One 1 internal 68 pin Ultra160 SCSI cable for SCA SCSI backplane One 1 set of SCSI driver diskettes One 1 SCSI manual e One 1 5V 32 bit 33 MHz PCI slot riser card e Rackmount hardware with screws Two 2 rack rail assemblies Six 6 brackets for mounting the rack rails in a rack telco rack 1 1 SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual e One 1 CD ROM containing drivers and utilities Intel s amp LANDesk Client Manager LAN driver SCSI driver 5012B 6 only e SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E User s Manual 1 2 Server Chassis Features The SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E is a high end scaleable 1U rackmount server platform designed with today s most state of the art features The following is a gene
88. ve heatsink has been included with your SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E Secure the heatsink to the processor with a suitable thermal compound to best conduct the heat from the processor to the heatsink Make sure that you apply the compound evenly on the CPU die and that good contact is made between the CPU chip the die and the heatsink Insufficient contact inproper types of heatsink or inproper amount of thermal compound can cause the processor to overheat which may crash the system Refer to Figure 5 4 3 Removing the processors To remove the processor from the motherboard simply follow the installation process in reverse order SUPERSERVER 5012B 6 5012B E Manual 478 pin Socket Empty and with Processor Installed Figure 5 3 Heatsink Installation Figure 5 4 5 6 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 6 Installing Memory CAUTION Exercise extreme care when install A N ing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage 1 Memory support The P4SBR P4SBE has three PC 133 SDRAM sockets that support up to 3 GB of low profile PC133 PC100 unbuffered SDRAM ECC type memory is supported PC133 and PC100 memory are both fully supported at their respective speeds 2 Installing memory modules Insert each memory module vertically into a DIMM slot Pay attention to the two notches along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the module incorrectly Gently press down on the DIM
89. y from Supermicro see contact infomation in Chapter 1 Replacing the Power Supply 1 Accessing the inside of the SuperServer 5012B 6 5012B E To replace a power supply you must first remove the top chassis cover To do so first release the retention screws that secure the unit to the rack Grasp the two handles on either side and pull the unit straight out until it locks you will hear a click Next depress the two buttons on the top of the chassis to release the top cover and push it away from you You can then lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server 2 Removing the power supply First unplug the power cord from the system To remove the failed power unit remove the two screws on the back of the power supply which secure it to the chassis You can then lift the unit straight out of the chassis The power cord should have already been removed 3 Installing a new power supply Replace the failed unit with another unit of the same wattage It is highly recommended to replace it with the exact same power supply Carefully insert the new unit into position in the chassis and secure it with the two screws at the rear of the unit Before reconnecting the power cord make sure the power switch on the power supply is in the off position Then reconnect the power cord replace the chassis top cover and push the unit back into the rack Finish by turning the power switch on the power supply on
90. yellow and activity green Infrared Connector Infrared Pin Definitions The infrared connector is located J45 in at J45 See the table on the right Number Definition for pin definitions Refer to the E Technical Support section of our 3 IRRX A 4 Ground web page for information on the 5 IRTX infrared devices you can connect to the system Fan Headers Fan Header Pin Definitions CPU CHS OH Fans The motherboard has CPU chas Pin sis and overheat fan headers des Number Definition 1 Ground black ignated CPU CHS F1 CHS FAN2 2 412V red s 3 Tachometer and OH FAN respectively See Caution These fan headers the table on the right for pin defini are DC power tions Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is des ignated as WOL Refer to the Wake On LAN Pin table on the right for pin defini Definitions WOL tions You must enable the LAN Pin Wake Up setting in BIOS to use E ea this function You must also have s WES a LAN card with a Wake on LAN connector and cable to use this feature 5 18 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup SCSI LED Indicator SCSI LED Pin Definitions PASBR only SCALED Pin The SCSI LED connector is used Number Tom to provide an LED indication of s eai egative SCSI activity See the table on 4 Positive the right for pin definitions PWR LED Attach an LED to the Power LED PowertE

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