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1. 5 22 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located on J28 See the table below for pin definitions Floppy Connector Pin Definitions JP28 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 W rite Protect 29 GND 30 Read Data 31 GND 32 Side 1 Select 33 GND 34 Diskette IDE Connectors IDE Connector Pin Definitions There are no jumpers to does Pin Number Function Pin Number Function configure the onboard IDE 1 Reset IDE 2 GND 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 and 2 connectors J24 and x noi Deo HoskD la 9 J25 respectively See the i Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 i 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 table on the right for pin 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 DRE 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 definitions 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 5 23 SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Manual 5 13 Installing Software Drivers After
2. Pin Number Definition 1 Ground black 2 12V red 3 Tachometer Caution These fan headers are DC power SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Manual HD LED Indicator An HD LED connector is located on JF2 see Figure 2 4 This LED indicates activity on any hard drive IDE SCSI or CD ROM Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is lo cated at JF2 and another on JP16 Attach the appropriate connector here to inform you of a chassis intrusion condition Power LED The Power LED connection on JF2 see Figure 2 4 is used to inform you that power is being supplied to the motherboard Wake On LAN Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JP 11 The Wake On LAN header is des Pin ignated JP11 See the table on the eee av Standby right for pin definitions You must 2 Ground 3 W ake up have a LAN card with a Wake on LAN connector and cable to use this feature SMB SMB Header Pin Definitions J36 An SMB System Management Pin f Number Definition Bus header is located at J36 1 Data Connect the appropriate cable B p EM here to utilize SMB on your sys 4 No Connection tem 5 16 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup Power Supply Fail Header Power Supply Fail Header Pin Definitions JP13 Connect a cable from your power Pin N b Definiti supply to the JP13 header to pro d P S FSi 2 P S 2 Fail Signal 3 P S 3 Fail Signal 4 Reset from MB vide w
3. 11 5V 12 GND Overheat OH LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 7 45V 8 GND Power Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 5 Control 6 GND Reset Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Manual PWR ON The PWR ON connection is lo P aBa na cated on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Mo GED mentarily contacting both pins will A ONES power on off the system This 3 ed button can also be configured to function as a suspend button see the Power Button Mode setting in BIOS To turn off the power when set to suspend mode de press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Universal Serial Bus SK E USB0 1 LE s erial Bus Pin S en s Two Universal Serial Bus ports Sumber Pefiniion Sumber Deren are located beside the keyboard 2 Po 2 Po mouse ports USBO is the bottom ot PA connector and USB1 is the top i NA S Key connector See the table on the right for pin definitions Extra Universal Serial Bus bead Connection USB2 3 Pin a Number Definition 1 Power Two additional USB headers on i the motherboard can provide con 7 Ground venient front side USB access g Key The odd numbered pins toward the DIMM slots are for USB2 and USB3PI the even numbered pins are fo
4. LE o Alarm Reset 12 cm Exhaust Fan 6 8 Chapter 7 BIOS Chapter 7 BIOS 7 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS for the 7042S i The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to 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 BIOS ROM stores the system param eters such as amount of memory type of disk drives and video displays etc BIOS ROM requires very little power When the computer is turned off a back up battery provides power to the BIOS ROM enabling it to retain the system parameters Each time the computer is powered 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 powered on How To Change the Configuration Data The configuration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be ac cessed by pressing Del at the appropriate time during system boot Starting the Setup Utility Norm
5. Mb LAN LED Indicators LED Color Definition Green Connected Yellow Active Onboard LED Power Indicator CR1 LED Color Definition Green Power On Yellow Standby Mode Red CPU Error Processor Speed Selection DIP Switch 1 CPU Sw 1 SW 2 SW 3 SW 4 1 3 GHz 1 4 GHz 1 5 GHz 1 6 GHz 1 7 GHz 1 8 GHz 1 9 GHz 2 0 GHz 2 1 GHz 2 2 GHz 2 4 GHz ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON Default Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 11 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector 321 Pins To modify the operation of the Le el motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the 321 function of the connector Pin 1 is Sind BE identified with a square solder pad Pin 1 2 short on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins Off means open with no jumper cap included for those pins Jumper Cap i CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS lIn stead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent acci dental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always re
6. 7 7 SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Manual PIO Mode IDE PIO Programmable I O mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode in creases the cycle time decreases The settings are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 DMA Mode This item allows the users to select the DMA mode The settings are Auto SWDMAO SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMAO MWDMA1 MWDM2 UWDMAO UWDMA1 UWDMA2 UWDMA3 and UWDMA4 Select Auto to auto de tect the DMA Mode Select SWDMAO through SWDMA to set single word DMAO through DMA2 Select MWDMAO through MWDMA to set Multi word DMAO through DMA2 Select UDMAO trhough UDMA4 to set Ultra DMAO through Ultra DMA4 S M A R T S M A R T stands for Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology a feature that can help predict impending drive failures The settings are Auto Disabled and Enabled Select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable the S M A R T Select Auto to auto detect S M A R T 32Bit Data Transfer The settings are Auto Disabled and Enabled Select En abled or Disabled to enable or disable the 32 bit Data Transfer function Select Auto to auto detect the 32 bit Data Transfer function ARMD Emulation Type This option is used to select the ARMD emulation type used when configuring an LS120 MO Magneto Optical or lomega Zip drive The settings are Auto Floppy and HardDisk ARMD stands for ATA PI Removable Media Disk 7 8 Ch
7. A heavy duty 12 cm exhaust fan at the rear of the chassis pulls the cooling air through the system and expels the hot air The power supply has two fans a primary and a secondary Fan Failure Under normal operation the one chassis fan the exhaust fan and the pri mary power supply fan all run continuously If the primary power supply fan fails the power fail LED on the front control panel will illuminate an alarm will sound and the secondary power supply fan will activate You can disable the alarm with the reset button on the back of the power sup ply The system can operate with only one power supply fan but you should replace the power supply as soon as possible The chassis cooling fan s is hot swappable you can replace it without powering down the System the exhaust fan is not hot swappable Replacing System Fans 1 Identifying the failed fan Inspect the back of the chassis to see if the 12 cm exhaust fan has failed You must power down the system to replace this fan To replace a failed chassis cooling fan you must first remove the top left chassis cover Remove the two screws from the back lip of the top left cover Push in the release tab on the cover and push the cover toward the rear of the chassis until it stops after moving about inch Then lift the cover up and off the chassis and see which fan has failed 2 Removing a hot plug fan housing Depress the locking tab on a chassis cooling fan and pull the unit s
8. Output one beep Clear Huge Segment Boot to Mini DOS Boot to Full DOS If the BIOS detects error 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM error it displays an additional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that failed For example 2C 0002 means address line 1 bit one set has failed 2E 1020 means data bits 12 and 5 bits 12 and 5 set have failed in the lower 16 bits The BIOS also sends the bitmap to the port 80 LED display It first displays the checkpoint code followed by a delay the high order byte another delay and then the loworder byte of the error It repeats this sequence continuously B 5 SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Manual Notes Appendix C System Specifications Appendix C System Specifications Processors Single or dual 603 pin Intel Xeon processors to 2 8 GHz at a front Side system bus speed of 400 MHz Note Please refer to the support section of our web site for a complete listing of supported processors http www supermicro com TechSupport htm Chipset Intel E7500 Plumas chipset BIOS 4 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM Memory Capacity Six 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets supporting up to 4 GB of registered ECC PC1600 DDR 200 SDRAM Note PC2100 memory modules are supported but only at 200 MHz Peripheral Drives Bays One 1 3 5 floppy drive Three 3 5 1 4 drive bays Seven 7 3 5 x 1 drive bays Expansion Slots Chassis Seven 7 I O chassis slots Motherbo
9. rack rail that secures directly to the rack itself B and a sliding rail guide sandwiched between the two which 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 Two chassis handles are also included with the rail kit 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 Depress the locking tab to pull the inner rail completely out Do this for both assemblies Ny Figure 2 1 Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails 2 3 SUPERSERVER 70428 i Manual Installing the Chassis Rails You will need to remove the top cover the top left cover and the feet to add rack rails to the chassis First remove the top left cover by pushing the release tab in the center of the cover lip while pushing the cover toward the rear of the chassis see Figure 2 2 After the cover stops lift it off Each chassis foot has a single screw Remove the screw then depress the foot s locking tab from the inside of the chassis to slide the foot off Next remove the top cover You should see a release tab at the middle of the lip Push this tab toward the chassis edge while pushing the cover toward the front of the chassis It should then lift right off You can now attach rack rails to the top and bottom now the sides of the chassis First add
10. 400 MHz and up to 4 GB PC1600 SDRAM main memory 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 P4DSE M mainboard and the SC742i 420 chassis which make up the SuperServer 7042S i Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer 70428 i into a rack and check out the server configuration prior to powering up the system If your server was ordered without processor and memory components this chapter will refer you to the appropriate sections of the manual for their installation Chapter 3 System Interface Refer here for details on the system interface which includes the functions and information provided by the control panel on the chassis as well as other LEDs located throughout the system SUPERSERVER 7042S i 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 7042S i Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the PADSE M motherboard in cluding the locations and functions of connections headers and jumpers Refer to this chapter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when reconfiguring the motherboard Chapter 6 Advanced
11. Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC742i 420 rackmount server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing removing or reconfiguring peripheral drives and when re placing 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 POST Messages Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix C System Specifications Preface Notes SUPERSERVER 7042S i Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manual esten titt e tdt ede eee Ie E Ro Eee iii Marital Organization csc een vr DR PE PREND iii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview es 1 1 1 2 Server Chassis Features sssssssssseeeeeeneneneeeee nennen 1 2 1 3 Mainboard Features ssssssssssssssseseeeeeeee nennen neret nennen nens 1 3 1 4 Contacting Supermicro sssssesseeeneeneeneennenenene nennen 1 5 Chapter 2 Server Installation 25h OVervieWs c cauto I EE pA AMT teat 2 1 2 2 Unpacking the SuperServer 70428 i sse 2 1 2 3 Pr pating for Setup 1er dre bee Der e dire 2 1 2 4 Installing the SuperServer 7042S i into a Rack sess 2 3 2 5 Checking the Motherboard Setup es 2 7 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup 2 9 Chapter 3 System Interface Soli OVerViION Wann Shite a PRESS hte eret e Et E
12. Contents 7 6 PCI PnP SetUp i sette te dba gen coget cce te etie a evi eg caus PEE Power Setup suite ret Rt PUR Pd eis 728 Boot Setup utn aceite et enema deti mde 7 9 Security Setup 7 10 EXIt Set p sucre Here e ERE EHE Ee o gen Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages esneeeeeneenemeeeenenene A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes seen B 1 Appendix C System Specifications sssssseeeeeeeeen C 1 SUPERSERVER 7042S i Manual Notes Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction to the SuperServer 7042S i 1 1 Overview The Supermicro SuperServer 7042S i is a high end dual processor server that can be utilized either in a tower or in a rackmount configuration The SuperServer 70428 i is comprised of two main subsystems the SC742i 420 high end server chassis and the PADSE M dual Xeon processor mainboard Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certified for use with the SuperServer 7042S i In addition to the mainboard and chassis various hardware components have been included with the SuperServer 7042S i as listed below e Up to two 2 603 pin Xeon 512KB L2 cache processors e Two 2 CPU heatsinks Fan 042 e Up to 4 GB ECC registered PC1600 DDR SDRAM main memory e One 1 1 44 floppy drive e One 1 5 25 drive bay e One 1 ATA66 ribbon cable for IDE CD ROM e One 1 ATA100 ribbon cable for IDE
13. Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks indicating released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory manager Video BIOS shadowed Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM AS SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Manual Notes A 6 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Codes This section lists the BIOS POST Power On Self Test codes POST codes are divided into two categories recoverable and terminal Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 continuous long beep no memory detected Terminal POST Errors If a terminal type of error occurs BIOS will shut down the system Before doing so BIOS will write the error to port 80h attempt to initialize video and write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h POST Code Description 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag OAh Initialize CPU registers OBh Enable CPU cache OCh Initialize caches to initial POST values OEh Initializ
14. Fan a J25 J24 PCI X 1 a CHS2 Fan Wu 10 Bridge Brides n PCI X 2 2 Jn o ca PCI X 3 USB2 3 u17 Scias PCI 4 JPN C3 JP10 JP9c3 Rage XL PCI 5 u19 PCI 6 C3 JP16 BIOS E JP20 swt com2 Note DIP Switch 1 sets the processor speed Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only IPMI is an optional feature 5 10 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup PADSE M Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JP9 VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JP10 Mb LAN Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JP15 Fan Status Select Open OH Condition JP19 Watch Dog Enable Disable Open Disabled JP20 Main Power Override Off Normal JP21 Fan Detection Select Open CPU1 2 CHS J11 33 MHz PCI Enable Disable Open Disabled P1 S1 PCI X Speed Settings See page 2 19 Connector Description COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Ports CPU CHS OH FAN CPU Chassis Overheat Fan Headers CPU1 CPU2 CPU 1 and CPU2 Sockets DDR1 DDR4 Memory SDRAM Slots JF 1 Front Control Panel Headers JF2 Chint NMI HD LED PWR LED Headers JP11 Wake on LAN Header JP13 Power Supply Fail Header JP16 Chassis Intrusion Header JP23 Power Supply Fail Alarm Reset Header J7 VGA Display Monitor Port J8 Mb Ethernet Port J24 J25 IDE Hard Disk Drive Connectors J28 Floppy Disk Drive Connector J29 Parallel Printer Port J32 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Ports J35 Primary ATX Power Connector J36 SMB Header J3
15. Floppy Configuration Floppy A Use this option to specify which of floppy drive you have installed in the A drive The settings are Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 5 1 4 720 KB 3 1 2 1 44 MB 3 1 2 and 2 88 MB 3 1 2 Floppy B Use this option to specify which of floppy drive you have installed in the B drive The settings are Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 5 1 4 720 KB 3 1 2 1 44 MB 31 2 and 2 88 MB 3 1 2 Floppy Drive Seek Use this option to Enable or Disable the floppy seek routine on bootup Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot This option allows the BIOS to skip certain tests that are normally perfomred on boot up You can disable the option to speed up boot time The settings are Disabled and Enabled Quiet Boot If Disabled this option will cause the normal POST messages to be dis played upon setup When Enabled the OEM logo is displayed instead of the POST messages The settings are Enabled and Disabled Add On ROM Display Mode Set this option to display add on ROM read only memory messages The settings for this option are Force BIOS and Keep Current Force BIOS allows the computer to force a third party BIOS to display during system boot Keep Current has the system display AMIBIOS information on bootup Chapter 7 BIOS BootUp Num Lock This option is used to select the status of the Number Lock function on your keyboard on bootup The settings are On and Off BootUp CPU Speed
16. Initialize PnP Option ROMs Clear parity checkers Display MultiBoot menu Clear screen optional Check virus and backup reminders Try to boot with INT 19 Initialize POST Error Manager PEM Initialize error logging Initialize error display function Initialize system error handler PnPnd dual CMOS optional Initialize note dock optional Initialize note dock late Force check optional Extended checksum optional Redirect Int 15h to enable remote keyboard B 4 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code CBh CCh CDh CEh D2h Description Redirect Int 13h to Memory Technologies Devices such as ROM RAM PCMCIA and serial disk Redirect Int 10h to enable remote serial video Re map I O and memory for PCMCIA Initialize digitizer and display message Unknown interrupt The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POST Code EOh Eth E2h E3h E4h E5h E6h E7h E8h E9h EAh EBh ECh EDh EEh EFh FOh Fih F2h F3h F4h F5h F6h F7h Description Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize system timer Initialize system I O Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS ROM Go to BIOS Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Shadow Boot Block System memory test Initialize interrupt vectors Initialize Run Time Clock Initialize video Initialize System Management Manager
17. MHz PCI X Pins 3 4 Pins 3 4 100 MHz PCI X See Note Pins 4 5 133 MHz PCI X Note PCI X slots 1 amp 2 share a bus and so cannot be set to 133 MHz 33 MHz PCI Enable Disable Jumper Settings J11 Jumper Position Definition Open Disabled Closed 33 MHz PCI Mb LAN Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP10 Jumper Position Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Manual 5 12 Parallel Port Floppy and Hard Disk Drive Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables 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 Parallel Port Connector The parallel port is located on J29 See the table below right for pin definitions Parallel Printer Port Pin Definitions J29 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
18. NMI Failed ServerBlOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long device Address Conflict Address conflict for specified device Allocation Error for device Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device CD ROM Drive CD ROM Drive identified Entering SETUP Starting Setup program Failing Bits nnnn The hex number nnnn is a map of the bits at the RAM address which failed the memory test Each 1 one in the map indicates a failed bit See errors 230 231 or 232 above for offset address of the failure in System Extended or Shadow memory A 3 SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Manual Fixed Disk n Fixed disk n 0 3 identified Invalid System Configuration Data Problem with NVRAM CMOS data l O device IRQ conflict l O device IRQ conflict error PS 2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen PS 2 Mouse installed nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn Cache SRAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB System RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested One or more I20 Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I2O block storage devices Op
19. 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 2002 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 70428 i Installation and maintainance should be performed by ex perienced technicians only The SuperServer 7042S i is a high end dual processor 4U tower rackmountable server based on the SC742i 420 4U rackmount server chas sis and the PADSE M a dual processor motherboard that supports single or dual Intel Xeon processors of 1 5 to 2 8 GHz at a Front Side system Bus speed of
20. Refer to Chapter 6 for details on replacing the power supply This LED should be off when the system is operating normally 3 4 LAN Ethernet Port LEDs The LAN port located beside the VGA port has a yellow and a green LED See the table below for the functions associated with these LEDs 100 Mb LAN LED Indicators LED Color Definition Green Connected Yellow Active SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Manual 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 7042S i from damage Be aware of the locations of the power on off switch on the chassis as well as the room s emergency power off switch disconnection switch or electrical outlet If an electrical accident occurs you can then quickly remove power from the system Do not work alone when working with high voltage components Power should always be disconnected from the system when removing or installing main system components such as the motherboard memory modules and the CD ROM and floppy drives When disconnecting power you should first power down the system with the operating system and then unplug the power cords of all the power supply units in the system When working around exposed electrical circuits another person who is familiar with the power off controls should be nearby
21. See Section 5 3 for details on cable con nections 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup Next you should check to make sure the peripheral drives have been prop erly 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 IDE hard drives and floppy drives you will need to remove the top left chassis cover 2 Installing components into the 5 25 drive bay To install components into the 5 25 drive bays you must first remove the top left chassis cover as described in the previous section Refer to Chapter 6 for details 3 Installing CD ROM and floppy disk drives Refer to Chapter 6 if you need to reinstall a CD ROM and or floppy disk drive to the system 4 Check the IDE disk drives Depending upon your system s configuration your system may have one or more drives already installed If you need to install IDE drives please refer to Chapter 6 5 Check the airflow Airflow is provided by one 9 cm cooling fan a second 9 cm fan is op tional and a heavy duty 12 cm exhaust fan The system component layout was carefully designed to promote sufficient airflow through the 4U rackmount space Also note that all power and data cables have 2 9 SUPERSERVER 7042S i Manual been routed in such a way that they do not block the airflow generated by the fans Keep this in mind when you reroute them after working on the sys
22. Settings JP19 JP19 is used to enable or disable Jumper the Watch Dog function This Ei jumper is used together with the Closed Enabled Watch Dog enable function in BIOS Enable both the jumper and the BIOS setting to use the Watch Dog feature See the table on the right for pin definitions 5 20 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup PCI X Bus Speed Settings Jumpers P1 and S1 are used to set the speed for the two PCI X buses on the PADSE See the table on the right for jumper settings PCI X Buses P1 Bus for PCI X slots 1 and 2 S1 Bus for PCI X slot 3 Default Settings Slot 1 and 2 to 100 MHz PCI X slot 3 to 133 MHz 133 MHz Operation PCI X slot 3 can be set to 133 MHz operation on the PADSE 33 MHz PCI Enable Disable If you wish to use 33 MHz PCI cards close J11 to force the P1 bus for the PCI X 1 and PCI X4 2 slots to run at 33 MHz See the table on the right for jumper set tings Note if you force the slots s to 33 MHz you must set the P1 bus speed jumper above to pins 1 2 Mb LAN Enable Disable Change the setting of jumper JP10 to enable or disable the Mb LAN port or NIC Network Interface Card on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is pins 1 2 5 21 PCI X Slot Bus Speed Settings Pin Definitions P1 S1 P1 1 2 S1 3 Speed Pins 1 2 Pins 1 2 66 MHz PCI Pins 2 3 Pins 2 3 66
23. System Reset System LEDs 5 1 4 Drive Bays Floppy Drive Bay Front Side USB Drive Bays Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 2 Front Control Panel The front control panel must be connected to the JF1 connector on the motherboard to provide you with system status and alarm indications A ribbon cable has bundled these wires together to simplify this connection Connect the cable from JF1 on the motherboard making sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 to the appropriate comnnector on the front control panel PCB printed circuit board Pull all excess cabling over to the control panel side of the chassis The LEDs inform you of system status see Figure 6 2 for details Figure 6 3 shows the connections jumpers and indicators located on the front control panel PCB See Chapter 5 for details on JF1 Figure 6 2 System LEDs Power C Indicates power is being supplied to the system HDD Indicates IDE hard disk CD ROM drive activity NIC1 4 1 Indicates network activity on LAN Port 1 Mb LAN NIC2 45 2 Unused system only has one LAN port Indicates an overheat condition in either one of the processors Overheat Power Fail i Indicates a power supply failure SUPERSERVER 7042S i Manual 6 3 System Fans One 9 cm chassis cooling fan is located between the motherboard and the hard drive bays a second fan is optional This fan is used to provide cool air intake for the system
24. both sides of the card Finish by using a screw to secure the top of the card shield to the chassis The I O shields protect the motherboard and its components from EMI electromagnetic interference and aids in proper ventilation of the server so make sure there is always a shield covering each slot 5 6 I O Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 5 5 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Mouse Parallel Port Burgundy Green onjo O O oo o oO OG oo Z Keyboard USB Ports COM1 Port VGA Monitor Port Mb LAN Purple Turquoise Blue Figure 5 5 PADSE M Rear Panel I O Ports SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Manual 5 7 Motherboard Details Figure 5 6 SUPER P4DSE M Layout not drawn to scale JP15 J32 Keyboard Mouse SEC POWER J38 OH CHS ATX POWER Fan jn USBO 1 ni CPU1 Fan deis CPU1 JP23 com1 JF2 Speaker Mn Parallel sr Port v amp cu s s BATTER a E aa E 37 VGA 22828 5 u J28 LAN we Port Fr North CPU2 Bridge x 8 8 ul 2 JP21 co CPU2
25. expansion slots one COM port one VGA port a parallel port two USB ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports and an Ethernet port Cooling System The SC742i 420 chassis has an innovative cooling design that includes one 9 cm hot plug redundant system cooling fan an additional 9 cm fan is op tional and one heavy duty 12 cm exhaust fan The power supply includes both a primary and a secondary fan All fans operate continuously except for the secondary power supply fan which activates only when the pri mary fails or the temperature becomes too high 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Mainboard Features At the heart of the SuperServer 7042S i lies the P4DSE M a dual processor motherboard designed to provide maximum performance in cost effective configurations Below are the main features of the PADSE M Processors The P4DSE M supports single or dual Intel Xeon 512KB L2 cache proces sors of up to 2 8 GHz with a 400 MHz FSB 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 P4DSE M has 4 184 pin DIMM slots that can support up to 4 GB of registered ECC PC1600 DDR 200 SDRAM Module sizes of 128MB 256MB 512MB and 1GB may be used to populate the DIMM slots PC2100 is also supported but only at 200 MHz PCI Expansion Slots The P4DSE M has a total of seven PCI expansion slots consisting of three 64 bit 100 MHz slots and t
26. the rack handles as shown in Figure 2 3 Then position the fixed chassis rail sections you just removed along the side of the 7042S i making sure the screw holes line up Note that these two rails are left right spe cific Screw the rail securely to the side of the chassis see Figure 2 4 Repeat this procedure for the other rail on the other side of the chassis You will also need to attach the rail brackets when installing into a telco rack Locking Tabs As mentioned 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 Figure 2 2 Removing the Top Left Cover Top cover Top left cover 2 4 Chapter 2 Server Installation Figure 2 3 Installing the Rack Handles Figure 2 4 Installing the Rails to the Chassis Installing the Rack Rails Determine where you want to place the SuperServer 7042S i in the rack See Rack and Server Precautions in Section 2 3 Position the fixed rack rail sliding rail guide assemblies at the desired location in the rack keeping the sliding rail guide facing the inside of the rack Screw the assembly securely to the rack using the brackets provided Attach the
27. to switch off the power if necessary Use only one hand when working with powered on electrical equipment This is to avoid making a complete circuit which will cause electrical shock Use extreme caution when using metal tools which can easily damage any electrical components or circuit boards they come into contact with Do not use mats designed to decrease electrostatic discharge as protection from electrical shock Instead use rubber mats that have been specifically designed as electrical insulators 4 1 SUPERSERVER 70428 i Manual The power supply power cord must include a grounding plug and must be plugged into grounded electrical outlets Motherboard Battery CAUTION There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed backwards which will reverse its polarities The positive side of the battery should be facing up and the negative side should facing the motherboard This battery must be replaced only with the same or an equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions CD ROM Laser CAUTION this server may have come equipped with a CD ROM drive To prevent direct exposure to the laser beam and hazardous 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 Super
28. 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 70428 i Manual 4 4 Operating Precautions A Care must be taken to assure that all chassis covers are in place when the 7042S i is operating to ensure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 7042S i system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install the processors and heatsinks connect the data and power cables and install add on cards All
29. upper drive bays and seven lower drive bays Components such as floppy drives IDE hard drives and CD ROM drives can be installed in these bays SCSI drives that can fit into a standard IDE drive bay can also be installed but you will need to install a SCSI controller since the 7042S i does not include one 2 Mounting components in the drive bays First power down the system and then remove the top left chassis cover to access the side of the drive bays With the cover off remove the two or four screws that secure the drive carrier to the chassis one side only then push the entire empty drive carrier out from the back Adding a CD ROM drive remove the guide plate from right side of the empty drive carrier and screw it into the right side of the CD ROM drive using the holes provided see Figure 6 4 Then slide the CD ROM into the bay and secure it to the chassis with the drive carrier screws you first removed Attach the power and data cables to the drive Replace the top left chassis cover before restoring power to the system Adding an IDE SCSI or floppy drive to add one of these drives install it into one of the removed empty drive carriers with the printed circuit board side toward the carrier so that the drive s mounting holes align with those in the carrier Secure the drive to the carrier with four screws then slide the assembly into the bay and secure it to the chassis with the drive carrier screws you first removed Attach th
30. 8 Secondary ATX Power Connector USBO 1 Universal Serial Bus Ports USB2 3 Universal Serial Bus Headers U147 POST Messaging Voice BIOS future option The Secondary 12v 8 pin ATX power connector at J15 must also be connected to your power supply 5 11 SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Manual 5 8 Connector Definitions 24 pin ATX Power Supply Connector J35 Pin Definitions ATX Power Connection Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 13 43 3V 1 3 3V The power supply connector at d au 5 on ay J35 meets the SSI Superset 15 COM 3 COM wat f 16 PS ON amp 4 5V ATX 24 pin specification how 17 com 5 COM ever it also supports a 20 pin 18 COM 6 5V 19 COM 7 COM power supply connector Make 20 Res NC 8 PWR_OK sure that the orientation of the PS A a 3 PNSB 22 45V 10 12V connector is correct See the 23 5V 11 12V table on the right for pin defini 24 COM 12 8 3V tions PWR_SEC Connection 8 Pin 12v Power Supply Connector J38 In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above the Yi GIU Secondary 12v 8 pin PWR SEC 5thru8 12v connector at J38 must also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin Pins Definition definitions Power LED PWR LED Pin Definitions JF1 The Power LED connection is lo pin ae Number Definition cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 15 5V 16 Control Refer to the table
31. Disabled 16k Shadow Disabled 16k Shadow Disabled DC00 16k Shadow Disabled Memory Auto Precharge Disabled Write Combining for P6 to PCI Disabled Memory Write Posting Enabled Scrubbing Enabled Enabled Memory Timing Control Auto MPS 1 4 Support Enabled Hyper threading Enabled amp Select Screen Hot Spare Row Disabled Tl select Item Hide XIOAPIC PCI Functions Yes Enter Go to Sub Watchdog Timer Disabled F1 Screen General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V7 00 C Copyright 1985 2001 American Megatrends Inc C000 16k Shadow C400 16k Shadow C800 16k Shadow CC00 16k Shadow D000 16k Shadow D400 16k Shadow D800 16k Shadow DCOO 16k Shadow These options specify how the 16 KB of video ROM at each of the above addresses is treated When Disabled the contents of the video ROM are not copied to RAM When Enabled the contents of 16 KB of video ROM beginning at the above address are copied shadowed from ROM to RAM 7 15 SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Manual for faster application The settings for this option are Disabled and Enabled The optimal settings are Cached for C000 C400 C800 anc CCO00 and Disabled for all the other addresses Memory Auto Precharge The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled When enabled an Auto Precharge for read writes based on speculative algorithms is per formed Write Combining for P6 to PCI This settings for this option are Disabled and Enabled
32. GB of ECC registered PC1600 DDR 200 SDRAM memory PC2100 memory is supported but only at 200 MHz PC1600 speed See Figures 5 4a and 5 4b for installing and removing memory modules module incorrectly SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Manual Figure 5 4a Side View of DIMM Installation into Slot Notch iy weh io Note Notch eu should align with the receptive point 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 Figure 5 4b Top View of DIMM Slot Top View of DDR Slot Release Tab L Ll Release Tab Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 5 Adding PCI Cards 1 PCI expansion slots The P4DSE M system board has three 64 bit 100 MHz PCI X and three 32 bit 33 MHz PCI slots The backplane of the 7042S i has seven I O slots that allows you to have a full complement of PCI cards installed on the system 2 PCI card installation Before installing a PCI add on card make sure you choose the correct slot for the type of card you are installing see step 1 above Begin by removing the I O shield from the backplane of the server corresponding to the PCI slot you wish to populate Insert the card into the slot on the motherboard pushing down with your thumbs evenly on
33. NIR ERRARE Overhe at EED OE net entree 5 13 Power Fall EED z nee ee a e cte a retis 5 13 Resets cee Aged taal eed e EN Ho pee Tel eed 5 13 WIRE OIN E as de de EAEE or e EE te udi ERU HERES 5 14 Universal Serial Bus USBO 1 sene 5 14 Extra Universal Serial Bus Connection sssses 5 14 Serial POMS iet terere te irre eH PC E e ME EINER RR RS PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports Fan Headers seen dl Ss A ee REES LAN Ethernet POs cccccscecccteccessccsatesteectseceusdtecstessntssccuaadcncsoetecsteessedees HD EED Indicator noii cere ada eret ets Chassis Intrusion Power LED HEAD EIU em Wake On LAN tne reete cte e eere e e a a EXR EY e Kim Power Supply Fail Header semen Power Supply Fail Alarm Reset Header ssessss 5 17 vii SUPERSERVER 7042S i Manual 5 9 Onboard Indicators oett et tt Cot teet te Le edant LAN Port EEDS 2 ret ese Eder er EIER ERR eee CRICED in a rie re Ere OHNE 5 10 DIP Switch Settinggs DIP Switch 1 Processor Speed essen 5 18 5 11 Jumper Settings cece eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeceeeeeeaeeaesaeseeseeeeseaseaesaeseeneeeeeeees 5 19 Explanation of Jumpers ssssesseseeseeeeeeeneeene nennen nennen 5 19 CMOS CIBar rsen eR ERA RE a PEN SX EX REX Ra a 5 19 VGA Enable Disable cte te costo tesedcede eee ta eet 5 20 Fan Status Sele
34. P ERE 3 1 3 2 Control Panel Buttons essent nnne 3 1 Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 Electrical Safety Precautions essen 4 1 4 2 General Safety Precautions 4 3 ESD Precautlonsia eer A dite RE Ta 4 4 Operating Precautions 0 eee ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeesaeseseeneseeseeeeeetees Table of Contents Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 5 8 Handling the PADSE M Motherboard eene 5 1 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation eene 5 2 Gonnectirig Gables oct eH EH RU ates nma RUD n 5 5 Connecting Data Cables sse 5 5 Connecting Power Cables seen 5 5 Connecting the Control Panel cee eeseseseeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeaeeaeeaes 5 6 Installing Memory eseesseseeeeeeeneeeneneene nnne enne nrennnennnre trennen 5 7 Adding POl Cards ERES 5 9 I O Ports Motherboard Details itd mte tee eec need eed 5 10 P4DSE M Layout sesseeeeeeeenneeenneenen nennen nennen nnne 5 10 PADSE M Quick Reference sssssseeneneeneeemennen 5 11 Connector Definitions sesssssssssssesssseeeeeenee teen nente nennen 5 12 ATX Power COnnecLtlon sa oec pee re pe pe dire redes 5 12 PWR SEOC Connection ssssssssssssseeeeeeeene etes 5 12 Power LED 5 uo een a HDD Ezio M NIC2 LED NIGTIEED 5S hore o rr REU
35. SUPERO SUPERSERVER 7042S i USER SMANUAL 1 0 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 WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING
36. Server 7042S i clean and free of clutter The SuperServer 70428 i weighs approximately 54 Ibs 24 2 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 side cover and any system components that have been removed away from the system or on a table so that they won t accidentally be stepped on While working on the system do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and unbuttoned shirt sleeves which can come into contact with electrical circuits or be pulled into a cooling fan Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body which are excellent metal conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact with printed circuit boards or areas where power is present 4 2 Chapter 4 System Safety After accessing the inside of the system close the system back up and if rackmounted secure it to the rack unit with the retention screws after ensuring that all connections have been made 4 3 ESD Precautions A Electrostatic discharge ESD is generated by two objects with different electrical charges coming into contact with each other An electrical discharge is created to neutralize this difference which can damage electronic components and printed circuit boards The following measures are generally sufficient
37. Standard 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 7 2 Chapter 7 BIOS The Main BIOS Setup Menu Press the Delete key during the POST Power On Self Test to enter the Main Menu of the BIOS Setup Utility All Main Setup options are described in this section The Main BIOS Setup screeen is displayed below BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit AMIBIOS Version 07 00xx BIOS Build Date 05 22 02 BIOS ID 4DS80603 Processor Type Intel xeon Processor Speed 2400 MHz System Memory 2048 MB e Select Screen System Date 10 10 00 TL Select Item System Time 05 29 02 Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V07 00 C Copyright 1985 2001 American Megatrends Inc Use the Up Down arrow keys or the Tab key to move between the different settings in the above menu When the items System Time and System Date are highlighted type in the correct time date in the time field and then press Enter The date must be entered in MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format The time is in also 24 hour format For example 5 30 a m appears as 05 30 00 and 5 30 p m as 17 30 00 Press the lt ESC gt key to exit the Main Menu and use the Left Right arrow keys to enter the the other categories of BIOS settings The ne
38. This enables or disables the combining bursting of accesses within the PCI memory re gions Memory Writing Posting The settings are Enabled and Disabled Scrubbing Enable The settings are Enabled and Disabled Scrubbing writes corrected ECC data back into memory Memory Timing Control Determines how the memory timing is controlled Auto lets BIOS program the memory timing from SPD data Manual allows the user to select the appropriate memory timing MPS 1 4 Support The settings for this option are Enabled and Disabled Hyper threading Enables hyper threading if supported by the operating system Hyper threading is a method of creating an additional virtual processor by using parallelism to process mulitple instructions simultaneously The settings for this option are Enabled and Disabled 7 16 Chapter 7 BIOS Hot Spare Row The settings for this option are Enabled and Disabled When enabled the amount of memory available for use is decreased Hide XIOAPIC PCI Functions The settings for this option are Yes and No Watchdog Timer This option is used to configure the Watchdog timer Settings are Dis abled 2 minutes 5 minutes 10 minutes and 15 minutes 7 6 PCI PnP Setup Choose PCI PnP Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu All PCI PnP options are described in this section The PCI PnP Setup screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit No let
39. This option is used set the CPU speed to either High or Low PS 2 Mouse Support This option specifies whether a PS 2 Mouse will be supported Settings are Enabled and Disabled Typematic Rate Set this option to select the rate at which the computer repeats a key that is held down Settings are Fast and Slow Fast This sets the rate the computer repeats a key to over 20 times per second Under normal opera tions this setting should not be changed Slow This sets the rate the computer repeats a key to under 8 times per second System Keyboard This option is to let the system know if a keyboard is Present or Absent Primary Display This option specifies the type of monitor display you have installed on the system The settings are Absent VGA EGA Color 40 x 25 Color 80 x 25 and monochrome Parity Check Use this option to either Enable or Disable the use of memory parity check ing Boot to OS 2 This option can be used to boot the system to an OS 2 operating system The settings are No and Yes 7 11 SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Manual Wait for F1 if Error This settings for this option are Enabled and Disabled Disabled This prevents the AMIBIOS to wait on an error for user intervention This setting should be used if there is a known reason for a BIOS error to appear An example would be a system administrator must remote boot the system The computer system does not have a keyboard currently attached If this set
40. VER 7042S i User s Manual Peripheral Device Configuration Power Lost Control This option determines how the system will respond when power is reap plied after a power loss condition Choose Last State to automatically start up the system when power is reapplied after an AC power loss Always Off means you must push the main power button to restart the System after power is restored System Health Monitor The BIOS continuously monitors the health of your system by measuring certain voltage levels and temperatures CPU1 Current Temperature CPU2 Current Temperature This reading displays the real time temperatures of CPU1 and CPU2 There are also several voltage level monitors as shown on the System Health Monitor screen Remote Access Configuration Remote Access This option allows the user to redirect the console display through the COM port when enabled This is useful when two computers are hooked up to a single monitor The function keys are disabled when this setting is enabled The settings are Serial ANSI and Disabled 7 14 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 5 Chipset Setup Choose Chipset Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup Utility main menu The screen is shown below All Chipset Setup options are described following the screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit 16k Shadow Cached Options for MCH 16k Shadow Cached 16k Shadow Cached 16k Shadow Cached 16k Shadow
41. VER 7042S i User s Manual Serial Port 2 Mode Use this option to choose the Serial Port 2 Mode The settings are Normal Sharp IR SIR and consumer Parallel Port Address This option specifies the I O address used by the parallel port The settings for this item include Disabled 378 278 and 3BC Select your setting and then press Enter Parallel Port IRQ This option allows the user to set the Parallel Port IRQ The settings for this item include 5 and 7 Parallel Port Mode This option specifies the parallel port mode The settings for this item include Normal Bi directional EPP and ECP ECP Mode DMA Channel This option allows the user to set the setting for the ECP Mode of the DMA Channel The settings for this item include 0 1 and 3 IDE Configuration Onboard PCI IDE Controller This option allows the user to enable or disable the integrated IDE Control ler The settings include Disabled Primary Second and Both Select Dis abled to disable the Integrated IDE Controller Select Primary to enable the Primary IDE ontroller only Select Secondary to enable the Secondary IDE Controller only Select Both to enable both Primary and Secondary IDE Controllers 7 6 Chapter 7 BIOS Primary IDE Master When entering Setup BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices This displays the auto detection status of the IDE de vices You can also manually configure the IDE drives by pro
42. When enabled this option informs PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed The settings are Disabled and Enabled This does not neces sarily indicate a physical ISA adapter card The graphics chipset can be mounted on a PCI card Always check with your adapter card manuals first before modifying the default settings in the BIOS PCI IDE BusMaster The settings for this option are Disabled and Enabled Enable to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI bus has bus mastering capabilities USB Function The settings for this option are Disabled and Enabled Disabled prevents the use of the USB ports and Enabled allows the use of the USB ports 7 18 Chapter 7 BIOS Legacy USB Support This option allows you to enable support for Legacy USB The settings are Auto Enabled and Disabled ARMD Emulation Type This settings for this option are Hard Disk Auto and Floppy 7 7 Power Setup Choose Power Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu All Power Setup options are described in this section The Power Setup screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit ACPI Aware O S Yes Power Management Enabled Power Button Mode On Off Suspend Timeout Minutes Off Select Screen TL Select Item Change Option Fl General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V07 00 C Copyright 1985 2001 American Megatrends Inc 7 19 SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Man
43. ade in the BIOS Setup program and then exit Your system should then continue with the boot up procedure 7 25 SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Manual Load Optimal Defaults Highlighting this setting and then pressing Enter provides the optimum performance settings for all devices and system features Load Failsafe Defaults Highlighting this setting and then pressing Enter provides the safest set of parameters for the system Use them if the system is behaving errati cally Discard Changes Highlighting this setting and then pressing Enter will ignore any changes you made in the BIOS Setup program but will not exit the BIOS Setup pro gram 7 26 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages During the Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for problems If a problem is found the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message The following is a list of such BIOS messages Failure Fixed Disk Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly Check to see if fixed disk is attached properly Run Setup Find out if the fixed disk type is correctly identified Stuck key Stuck key on keyboard Keyboard error Keyboard not working Keyboard Controller Failed Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Monitor type not correctly i
44. all the hardware has been installed you must install the software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your motherboard After inserting this CD into your CD ROM drive the display shown in Figure 5 7 should appear If this display does not appear double click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CD ROM drive Finally double click on the S Setup icon S SUPERMICRO P4DS8 P4DSE Motherboard Drivers amp Tools Win2000 i xj Microsoft Directx 8 1 SUPERMICR ATI Graphics driver Drivers amp Tools SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor Il ServerWorks GC SL Chipset P4DS8 P4DSE Intel LDCM 6 2 for SUPERMICRO Serverworks chipset motherboards Adaptec Storage Management Adaptec Storage Manager Pro Build LAN SCA SCSI driver diskettes Browse this CD J Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Figure 5 7 Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD 5 24 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform simple maintenance on the SC742i 420 chassis Following the component install
45. ally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the Delete key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens such as the Chipset and Power menus Section 7 3 gives detailed descriptions of each parameter setting in the Setup utility An AMIBIOS identification string is displayed at the left bottom corner of the screen below the copyright message 7 1 SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Manual 7 2 BIOS Features Supports Plug and Play V1 0A and DMI 2 3 Supports Intel PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect PME local bus specification 2 2 Supports Advanced Power Management APM specification v 1 1 Supports ACPI Supports Flash ROM AMIBIOS supports the LS120 drive made by Matsushita Kotobuki Electronics Industries Ltd The LS120 Can be used as a boot device Is accessible as the next available floppy drive AMIBIOS supports PC Health Monitoring chips When a failure occurs in a monitored activity AMIBIOS can sound an alarm and display a message The PC Health Monitoring chips monitor CPU temperature Chassis intrusion detector Five positive voltage inputs Three fan speed monitor inputs 7 3 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
46. apter 7 BIOS Primary IDE Slave When the system enters Setup BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices This option displays the auto detection status of IDE de vices The settings for Primary IDE Slave are the same as those for the Primary IDE Master Secondary IDE Master This displays the status of auto detection of IDE devices The settings for Secondary IDE Master are the same as those for the Primary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave This displays the status of auto detection of IDE devices The settings for Secondary IDE Slave are the same as those for the Primary IDE Master Hard Disk Write Protect This item allows the user to prevent the hard disk from being overwritten The options are Enabled or Disabled Disabled allows the drive to be used normally read write and erase functions can all be performed Enabled prevents the hard disk from being erased This function is effective only when the device is accessed through BIOS ATA PI Detect Timeout Seconds Set this option to stop the system search for ATAPI devices within the specified number of seconds The options are 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 and 35 seconds Most ATA disk drives can be detected within 5 seconds ATA PI 80pin Cable Detection This option allows you to select the mechanism used to detect the 80 pin ATA PI cable The settings are Host Device and Host amp Device 7 9 SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Manual
47. ard three 3 64 bit 100 MHz PCI X and three 3 32 bit 33 MHz PCI slots six total SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Manual Power Supply Type 1 x 420W 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 Input Frequency 50 60 hz Maximum Output 5V and 3 3V 200W total 5V 3 3V and 12V 400W max System Cooling Two 2 9 cm chassis cooling fans hot swappable One 1 12 cm exhaust fan not hot swappable Operating Environment Operating Temperature Range 0 to 35 degrees C Humidity Range 5 90 non condensing Motherboard Model PADSE M Form Factor Full ATX Dimensions 12 x 11 7 in 305 x 297 mm Chassis Model SC7428 420 Form Factor 4U rackmount tower Dimensions WxHxD as 4U 6 94 x 17 125 x 24 125 in 17 6 x 435 x 612 8 mm Operating Systems Supported Windows NT Windows 2000 Solaris Netware SCO UNIX and Linux Weight Net Bare Bone 40 Ibs 718 kg Gross Bare Bone 54 Ibs 724 5 kg Regulations FCC Class B CE UL CUL TUV
48. arning of power supply fail ure The warning signal is passed through the Power Fail LED pin on JF1 to provide indication of a power failure on the chassis Note This feature is only avail able when using triple redundant Supermicro power supplies See the table on the right for pin defini tions Power Supply Fail Alarm Reset Header Connect a cable from your power supply to the JP23 header to pro vide you with a reset switch for the power supply fail alarm Note This feature is only avail able when using triple redundant Supermicro power supplies SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Manual 5 9 Onboard Indicators LAN Port LEDs The Ethernet port located beside the VGA port has a yellow and a green LED See the table to the right for the functions associated with these LEDs CR1 LED CR1 is an onboard LED that serves as a power indicator It is located between JF1 and JF2 See the table on the right for the meaning of each of the three colors dis played by CR1 5 10 DIP Switch Settings DIP Switch 1 Processor Speed The red DIP switch labeled SW1 has four individual switches which are used to set the speed of the processor The table on the right shows you the switch settings for the various Speeds your processor may be able to run at This table is also silkscreened on the motherboard Note Most Intel processors have a fixed Core Bus ratio that over writes the setting of DIP Switch 1
49. ation steps in the order given will eliminate most common problems If some steps are unnecessary skip ahead to the step that follows Refer to Chapter 2 for instructions on installing the system as a 4U rackmount Tools Required The only tool you will need is a Philips screwdriver 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices Static electrical discharge can damage electronic components To prevent damage to any printed circuit boards PCBs it is important to handle them very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its anti static bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard add on cards and peripherals back into their anti static bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excel lent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasten ers and the motherboard Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 6 1 SUPERSERVER 70428 i Manual Front Bezel Lock Figure 6 1 Chassis Front View Main Power NMI Button
50. chnical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 Chapter 2 Server Installation Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 1 Overview This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your SuperServer 70428 i up and running Following these steps in the order given should enable you to have the system operational within a minimum amount of time This quick setup assumes that your SuperServer 7042S i system has come to you with the processors and memory preinstalled If your system is not already fully integrated with a motherboard processors system memory etc please turn to the chapter or section noted in each step for details on installing specific components The 7042S i may be employed either as a tower or mounted in a rack as a 4U rackmount chassis If using it as a server please read Server Precautions in the next section and then skip ahead to Section 2 5 2 2 Unpacking the SuperServer 7042S i You should inspect the box the SuperServer 7042S i was shipped in and note if it was damaged in any way If the server itself shows damage you should file a damage claim with the carrier who delivered it Decide on a suitable location for the SuperServer 7042S i It should be situated in a clean dust free area that is well ventilated Avoid areas where heat electrical noise and electromagnetic fields are generated You will also need it placed near a grounded power outlet Read the Rack and Ser
51. ck caching is available on all CPUs supported by this BIOS With these CPUS write operations stored in the L1 cache aren t copied to main memory until absolutely necessary This is the default setting System BIOS Cacheable This option enables you to move the system BIOS to the memory cache to improve performance Settings are Enabled and Disabled 7 12 Chapter 7 BIOS Event Log Configuration Event Logging This option Enables or Disables the logging of events You can use this screen to select options for the Event Log Configuration Settings You can access sub screens to view the event log and mark all events as read Use the up and down arrow keys to select an item and the plus and minus keys to change the option setting The settings are described on the following pages The screen is shown below ECC Event Logging This option Enables or Disables the logging of ECC events The events logged by AMIBIOS are post errors such as a bad BIOS floppy errors or hard drive errors Clear All Event Logs This option can be used to tell the system to clear the event log on the next boot up The settings are No and Yes View Event Log Highlighting this and pressing Enter will allow you to view the unread events from the event log area Mark All Events As Read Highlighting OK and pressing Enter will mark all events in the log area as having been read The settings are OK and Cancel 7 13 SUPERSER
52. ct aea RERBA IE aN 5 20 Fan Detection Seleet nerit Hee virer rr denies 5 20 Watch Dog Enable Disable seen 5 20 PCI X Bus Speed Settings S 33 MHz PCI Enable Disable ssssssssseeeeeeeenenee 5 21 Mb LAN Enable Disable ssseeeeeeneennennneene 5 21 5 12 Parallel Port Floppy and Hard Disk Drive Connections 5 22 Parallel Port Contiectot x eee ettet er Leere tees 5 22 Floppy Connector eese 5 23 IDE COnHeCIOIS isis eorr nre Revel n Pr PP een rere 5 23 5 13 Installing Software Drivers sssseeeeenennneenenene 5 24 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices 6 2 Front Control Panel net ieee 673 System Fans onte sente tt lave a eee De d Di Dee dat IECIT UT CERRO HERO PEE Replacing System Fans seen 6 4 6 4 Drive Bay Installation eene nennen nnne nnn nnne 6 5 Hard Drives 6 5 Installing Components in the Drive Bays 6 6 6 5 Power Supply 5n rete eR e D nie p teg 6 7 Power Supply Failure corte terere tern tee rae 6 7 Replacing the Power Supply seeeennennn 6 7 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 1 Introduction eerte rete dne eee nean et aee ie Pra Regn 7 2 BIOS Features 7 3 Running Setup 7 4 Advanced BIOS Setup ssssssseseeeeseeeeeeneeneenenn enne nnne 7 4 7 5 Ghipset Setup ct ree a Cc IRR d DR Ud 7 15 Table of
53. dentified in Setup Shadow Ram Failed at offset nnnn Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was detected System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was detected Extended RAM Failed at offset nnnn Extended memory not working or not configured properly at offset nnnn System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead Replace the battery and run Setup to reconfigure the system A 1 SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Manual System CMOS checksum bad Default configuration used System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS The BIOS installed Default Setup Values If you do not want these values enter Setup and enter your own values If the error persists check the system battery or contact your dealer System timer error The timer test failed Requires repair of system board Real time clock error Real Time Clock fails BIOS hardware test May require board repair Check date and time settings BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real Time Clock May require setting legal date 1991 2099 Previous boot incomplete Default configuration used Previous POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and th
54. e I O component OFh Initialize the local bus IDE 10h Initialize Power Management 11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values 12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot 13h Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices B 1 SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Manual POST Code 14h 16h 17h 18h 1Ah 1Ch 20h 22h 24h 28h 29h 2Ah 2Ch 2Eh 2Fh 32h 33h 36h 38h 3Ah 3Ch 3Dh 4th 42h 45h 46h 47h 48h 49h 4Ah 4Bh 4Ch 4Eh 4Fh 50h 51h 52h 54h 55h 58h Description Initialize keyboard controller 1 2 2 3 BIOS ROM checksum Initialize cache before memory Auto size 8254 timer initialization 8237 DMA controller initialization Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 1 3 1 1 Test DRAM refresh 1 3 1 3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller Set ES segment register to 4 GB Auto size DRAM Initialize POST Memory Manager Clear 512 kB base RAM 1 3 4 1 RAM failure on address line xxxx 1 3 4 3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus Enable cache before system BIOS shadow Test CPU bus clock frequency Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager Warm start shut down Shadow system BIOS ROM Auto size cache Advanced configuration of chipset registers Load alternate registers with CMOS values Initialize extended memory for RomPilot Initialize interrupt vectors POST device initialization 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice Initialize 120 support Check video configuration against CMOS Initialize PCI bus and device
55. e note that even and odd numbered pins are on opposite sides of each header All JF1 wires have been bundled into single ribbon cable to simplify their connection Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 as marked on the board The other end connects to the Control Panel printed circuit board located just behind the system status LEDs in the chassis See Section 5 8 for details and pin descriptions of JF1 Ground NMI olo X O o0 Power LED Oo oO HDD LED Oo oO NIC1 LED O O NIC2 LED ie O Overheat LED Power Fail LED 9 Ground O O Reset gt Reset Button Grund O O pwr Power Button Figure 5 3 JF1 Front Control Panel Header Pins 5 6 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 4 Installing Memory Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules http www supermicro com TECHSUPPORT FAQs Memory_vendors htm CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage DIMM Installation See Figure 5 4 1 Insert one to four memory modules Memory is not interleaved so you can add any number of DIMMs into the slots in any order 2 Insert each DIMM module into its slot Note the notch at the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the module incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for more modules as desired Support The P4DSE supports up to 4
56. e power and data cables to the drive Replace the top left chassis cover before restoring power to the system Note A red wire typically designates the location of pin 1 You should keep the front door bezel closed to reduce EMI and noise and to facilitate the airflow inside the chassis Figure 6 4 Adding a Component Without a Drive Carrier Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 5 Power Supply The 7042S i has a single 420 watt redundant cooling power supply The redundant cooling function is provided by two fans The primary fan operates continuously and the secondary fan along with an alarm and an LED activate if either 1 the primary fan fails or 2 a temperature threshold is exceeded If the primary fan fails the power supply should be replaced as soon as possible You must power down the system to replace the power supply The power supply has an auto switching capability that enables it to automatically sense and operate at any input voltage between 100 to 240V The power supply is PFC Power Factor Correction compliant Power Supply Failure If the primary power supply fan fails an audible alarm will notify you of a power unit failure Disable the alarm by pressing the alarm reset switch on the back of the power supply The PWR Fail LED and the LED on the back of the power supply will also illuminate and remain on until the failed unit has been replaced Replacing the Power Supply 1 Accessing the power su
57. ecurity Exit Install or Change the Supervisor Password Not Installed password User Password E Not Installed A 2 gt Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Clear User Password Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Scree General Help Save and Exit Exit V02 03 C Copyright 1985 2000 American Megatrends Inc Supervisor Password User Password AMIBIOS provides both Supervisor and User password functions If you use both passwords the Supervisor password must be set first The sys tem can be configured so that all users must enter a password every time the system boots or when AMIBIOS Setup is executed using either or both the Supervisor password or User password The Supervisor and User passwords activate two different levels of password security If you select password support you are prompted for a 1 6 character password Type the password on the keyboard The password does not appear on the screen when typed Make sure you write it down If you forget it you must clear CMOS and reconfigure Remember your Password Keep a record of the new password when the password is changed If you forget the password you must erase the system configuration information in CMOS 7 23 SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Manual Change Supervisor Password This option allows you to change a supervisor password that was entered previously Change User Password This op
58. ement of each component in the rack before you install the rails Install the heaviest server components on the bottom of the rack first and then work up Use a regulating uninterruptible power supply UPS to protect the server from power surges voltage spikes and to keep your System operating in case of a power failure Allow the hot plug SCSI drives and power supply units to cool before touching them Always keep the rack s front door and all panels and components on the servers closed when not servicing to maintain proper cooling 2 2 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 4 Installing the SuperServer 7042S i into a Rack This section provides information on installing the SuperServer 7042S i into a rack unit If the 7042S i has already been mounted into a rack or if you are using it as a tower you can skip ahead to Sections 2 5 and 2 6 There are a variety of rack units on the market which may mean the assembly procedure will differ slightly The following is a guideline for installing the 7042S i into a rack with the rack rails provided in the rack mount kit You should also refer to the installation instructions that came with the rack unit you are using Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails The 7042S i rackmount kit CSE PT26 or CSE PT26B black includes two rack rail assemblies Each of these assemblies consist of three sections an inner fixed chassis rail that secures to the 7042S i A an outer fixed
59. erating system not found Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A are properly identified Parity Check 1 nnnn Parity error found in the system bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Parity is a method for checking errors in binary data A parity error indicates that some data has been corrupted A4 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Parity Check 2 nnnn Parity error found in the I O bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Press F1 to resume F2 to Setup F3 for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message Press F1 to start the boot process or F2 to enter Setup and change the settings Press F3 to display the previous screen usually an initialization error of an Option ROM i e an add on card Write down and follow the information shown on the screen Press F2 to enter Setup Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identified Run the 120 Configuration Utility One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT Run an I2O Configuration Utility e g the SAC utility System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copied to shadow RAM UMB upper limit segment address nnnn
60. evice Priority 1st Boot Device This option is used to specify the order of the boot sequence that will be followed from the available system devices The settings for the 1st Boot Device are Removable Device ATAPI CDROM Hard Drive and Intel UNDI PXE 2 0 build 082 2nd Boot Device The settings for the 2nd Boot Device are Removable Device ATAPI CDROM Hard Drive and Intel UNDI PXE 2 0 build 082 7 21 SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Manual 3rd Boot Device The settings for the 3rd Boot Device are Removable Device ATAPI CDROM Hard Drive and Intel UNDI PXE 2 0 build 082 4th Boot Device The settings for the 4th Boot Device are Removable Device ATAPI CDROM Hard Drive and Intel UNDI PXE 2 0 build 082 Hard Disk Drives Use this screen to view the boot sequency of hard drives that have been auto detected or entered manually on your system Removable Devices Use this screen to view the boot sequency of the removeable devices that have been auto detected or entered manually on your system ATAPI CDROM Drives Use this screen to view the boot sequency ofthe ATAPI CDROM drives that have been auto detected or entered manually on your system 7 22 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 9 Security Setup Choose Security Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu All Security Setup options are described in this section The Security Setup screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot S
61. ey are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On systems with control of wait states improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct This error is cleared the next time the system is booted Memory Size found by POST differed from CMOS Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS Diskette drive A error Diskette drive B error Drive A or B is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests Check to see that the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette drive is attached correctly Incorrect Drive A type run SETUP Type of floppy drive A not correctly identified in Setup Incorrect Drive B type run SETUP Type of floppy drive B not correctly identified in Setup A2 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages System cache error Cache disabled RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache On older boards check the cache jumpers You may have to replace the cache See your dealer A disabled cache slows system performance considerably CPUID CPU socket number for Multi Processor error EISA CMOS not writeable ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to EISA CMOS DMA Test Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to extended DMA Direct Memory Access registers Software NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot generate software NMI Non Maskable Interrupt Fail Safe Timer
62. hard drives e One 1 USB cable for front side access e Seven 7 1 inch high IDE drive carriers e One 1 I O shield You should also have received a User s Manual and Supermicro diskettes which contains several drivers and utilities Type and number depends upon the configuration ordered 1 1 SUPERSERVER 7042S i Manual 1 2 Server Chassis Features The SuperServer 7042S i is a scaleable server platform designed with some of today s most state of the art features The following is a general outline of the main features of the SC742i 420 server chassis System Power The 7042S i features a 420W power supply that has a redundant cooling feature This power unit is equipped with two fans One runs continuously while the other activates if the primary fan fails or if the temperature be comes too high which also activates an alarm and illuminates the power fail LED An alarm reset button is located on the back of the power supply to deactivate the power fail alarm Front Control Panel The SuperServer 7042S i s control panel provides you with system monitor ing and control LEDs indicate network activity power supply fan failure HDD activity and SCSI drive activity The main power button a system reset button and an NMI button are also included 1 O Backplane The SC742i 420 is an ATX form factor chassis that can be used as a tower or mounted as a 4U rackmount server The I O backplane provides seven motherboard
63. hree 32 bit 38 MHz slots Onboard Controllers Ports One floppy drive controller and two onboard ATA 100 controllers which support up to four hard drives or ATAPI devices The color coded I O ports include a VGA port one COM port a parallel port two USB ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports and one 10 100 Mb Ethernet port Two front side USB ports are also included on the front of the chassis Other Features Other onboard features that promote system health include onboard voltage monitors a chassis intrusion header auto switching voltage regulators chassis and CPU overheat sensors virus protection and BIOS rescue 1 8 SUPERSERVER 7042S i Manual 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 nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Taiwan D5 4F No 16 Chien Ba Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Te
64. is static pro tected 5 2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Also do not place the motherboard on a conductive surface which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up IMPORTANT Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the heatsink The PADSE M can support either one or two Xeon 512KB L2 cache processors of 2 4 GHz f installing one processor only install it into CPU socket 1 1 Lift the lever on the CPU socket Lift the lever completely or you will damage the CPU socket when Socket lever power is applied Install a processor into CPU 1 socket first 2 Insert the CPU into the socket Make sure that pin 1 of the CPU is seated on pin 1 of the socket both corners are marked with a Pin 1 triangle When using only one CPU install it into CPU socket 1 CPU socket 2 is auto matically disabled if only one CPU is used 3 Press the lever down until you hear it click into the Socket lever in locked position locked position Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 4 Apply the proper amount of thermal glue to the CPU thermal plate and place the heatsink fan assembly on top of the CPU wi
65. lar recess in the middle front of the cover to help you push the cover away from you until it stops You can then lift the cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server 2 Check the CPUs processors You should have one or two processors already installed into the system board Each processor should have its own heatsink attached See Section 5 5 for instructions on processor installation 3 Verify the proper CPU clock ratio setting If the CPU speed is not automatically detected you will need to set the correct speed with the BIOS Setup utility See the CPU Speed and Fre quency Ratio settings in BIOS Chapter 7 to set the processor speed 4 Check the system memory Your 70428 i server system may have come with system memory al ready installed Make sure all DIMMs are fully seated in their slots For details on adding system memory refer to Section 5 6 5 Installing add on cards If desired you can install add on cards to the system See Section 5 7 for details on installing PCI add on cards 2 7 SUPERSERVER 70428 i Manual ezsa EI e CADO y Optional Fan Accessing the Inside of the SuperServer 7042S i Figure 2 6 2 8 Chapter 2 Server Installation 6 Check all cable connections and airflow Make sure all power and data cables are properly connected and not blocking the chassis airflow
66. motherboard jumpers and connections are also described A layout and quick reference chart are included in Section 5 7 Remember to close the chassis completely when you have finished working on the motherboard to sufficiently cool and protect the system 5 1 Handling the PADSE M Motherboard Static electrical discharge can damage electronic components To prevent 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 motherboard can cause it to bend if handled improperly which may result in damage To prevent the motherboard from bending keep one hand under the center of the board to support it when handling The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from static 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 static bags when not in use SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Manual Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it
67. move the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS JBT1 is lo cated near the battery on the motherboard Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Do not use the PW ON connector to clear CMOS SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Manual VGA Enable Disable VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP9 JP9 allows you to enable or dis Jumper Position Definition able the VGA port The default ar ER position is on pins 1 and 2 to en 2 3 Disabled able VGA See the table on the right for jumper settings Fan Status Select Fan Status Select Jumper Settings JP15 JP15 allows you to change the sta Jumper Y Position Definition tus of the Overheat Chassis fan to Open Overheat A 2 CI d Al o either activate only during an over RS ways en heat condition set in BIOS or to reamin active at all times The de fault position is open See the table on the right for jumper settings Fan Detection Select Fan Detection Select Jumper Settings JP21 JP21 allows you to select to detect Jumper Position Definition the RPM of either the Chassis 1 and Open CPU1 2 CHS 2 and Overheat fans or the CPU1 2 Closed CHS Ty 29H and Chassis fans The default po sition is open See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog Enable Watch Dog Enable Jumper
68. o prevent them from block ing the flow of cooling air that moves through the system from front to back If you need to disconnect any of these cables you should take care to keep them routed as they were originally after reconnecting them make sure the red wires connect to the pin 1 locations If you are configuring the system yourself keep the airflow in mind when routing the cables The following data cables with their motherboard connector locations noted should be connected See the motherboard layout figure in this chapter for connector locations See Section 5 8 for data cable pin definitions IDE Device Cables J24 and J25 Floppy Drive Cable J28 Control Panel Cable JF1 see next page Connecting Power Cables The P4DSE M has a 24 pin primary power supply connector designated ATX Power for connection to the ATX power supply The ATX power connector is also keyed to accept 20 pin power connectors if the power supply you are using has that type See Section 5 8 for power connec tor pin definitions In addition to the primary power connector just mentioned you must also connect the 8 pin secondary PWR SEC connector to your power supply This is a required connection SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Manual Connecting the Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 5 3 for the pin locations of the various front control panel buttons and LED indicators Pleas
69. ompatible PnP ISA devices Re initialize onboard I O ports Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional Initialize BIOS Data Area Enable Non Maskable Interrupts NMIs Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS 2 mouse Initialize floppy controller Determine number of ATA drives optional Initialize hard disk controllers Initialize local bus hard disk controllers Jump to UserPatch2 Build MPTABLE for multi processor boards Install CD ROM for boot Clear huge ES segment register B 3 SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Manual POST Code 97h 98h 99h 9Ah 9Ch 9Dh 9Eh 9Fh AOh A2h A4h A8h AAh ACh AEh BOh Bih B2h B4h B5h B6h B7h B9h BAh BBh BCh BDh BEh BFh COh Cih C2h C3h C4h C5h C6h C7h C8h C9h CAh Description Fix up Multi Processor table 1 2 Search for option ROMs One long two short beeps on checksum failure Check for SMART Drive optional Shadow option ROMs Set up Power Management Initialize security engine optional Enable hardware interrupts Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives Set time of day Check key lock Initialize typematic rate Erase F2 prompt Scan for F2 key stroke Enter SETUP Clear Boot flag Check for errors Inform RomPilot about the end of POST POST done prepare to boot operating system 1 One short beep before boot Terminate QuietBoot optional Check password optional Initialize ACPI BIOS Prepare Boot Initialize SMBIOS
70. on the right for pin definitions HDD LED IDE HDD LED Pin Definitions The HDD LED for IDE Hard Disk JF1 Drives connection is located on Pin pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the ea era IDE hard drive LED cable to these 14 HD Active pins to display disk activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 5 12 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup NIC2 LED The NIC2 LED connection is lo cated on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 This connection is not used on the 7042S i since there is only one LAN port NIC1 LED The NIC1 Network Interface Con troller for Mb LAN LED connection is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 Attach the NIC1 LED cable to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions 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 Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Reset The Reset connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions 5 13 NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 9 45V 10 GND NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Number Definition
71. other assem bly to the other side of the rack making both are at the exact same height and with the rail guides facing inward 2 5 SUPERSERVER 70428 i Manual 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 When the server has been pushed completely into the rack you should hear the locking tabs click Finish by inserting and tightening the thumb screws that hold the front of the server to the rack see Figure 2 5 Figure 2 5 Installing the Server into a Rack 2 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 5 Checking the Motherboard Setup After setting up the the 7042S i you will need to open the unit to make sure the motherboard is properly installed and all the connections have been made 1 Accessing the inside of the 7042S i see Figure 2 6 If rack mounted first release the retention screws that secure the unit to the rack Grasp the two handles on either side and pull the unit straight out until it locks you will hear a click Depress the two buttons on the top side if tower of the chassis to release the cover There is a large rectangu
72. pply After powering down the system you ll need to remove the left top chassis cover to access the power supply for removal 2 Removing the power supply First unplug the power cord from the power supply Then remove the power supply connectors going to the motherboard Finally remove the screws that secure the unit to the mounting brackets in the chassis and then pull the unit completely out 3 Installing a new power supply Replace the failed unit with another unit having the exact same part number SC742i 420 Gently but firmly push the new unit all the way into the open bay Secure it to the mounting brackets in the chassis with the screws provided Connect the two power cables to the motherboard ATX PWR CONN and J38 connectors and also the power fail cable to JP13 Finish by replacing the chassis left top cover and then restoring power to the system SUPERSERVER 70428 i Manual 420W Power Supply I O Backplane PCI Slots 7 Figure 6 8 Chassis Rear View Ce ONC qL lt P ssa amp CD C ey oo qua ID CTD T LLL si diab Cobh QA GD CZA MI O c C
73. r D firiltions USB3 You will need a USB cable ud Definition not included to use each of these M ha connections Refer to the tables 6 on the right for pin definitions 2 bp NC No Connection 5 14 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 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 near the BIOS chip on the motherboard PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse are located on J32 See the table on the right for pin definitions The mouse port is above the keyboard port See Fig ure 2 3 Fan Headers The motherboard has two CPU three Chassis and one Chassis Overheat fan headers See the table on the right for pin defini tions LAN Ethernet Port An Ethernet port is located beside the VGA port on the IO backplane This port accepts RJ45 type cables See the next section for a description of the LEDs on the LAN port 5 15 Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 1i DCD 6 CTS 2 DSR 7 DTR 3 Serial In 8 RI 4 RTS 9 Ground 5 Serial Out 10 NC PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions J32 Pin Number Definition 1 Data 2 NC 3 Ground 4 vcc 5 Clock 6 NC NC No Connection Fan Header Pin Definitions CPU CHS OH Fans
74. rmine the cause of a problem SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Manual RESET e RESET Use the reset button to reboot the system 3 3 Control Panel LEDs The control panel located on the front of the SC742S 420 chassis has six LEDs that provide you with critical information related to different parts of the system This section explains what each LED indicates when illumi nated and any corrective action you may need to take e Power Indicates external power is being supplied to the system s power supply unit This LED should normally be illuminated when the sys tem is operating e HDD Indicates IDE channel activity On the SuperServer 7042S i this LED indicates CD ROM drive activity when flashing NIC1 e NIC1 Indicates network activity on LAN1 when flashing NIC2 e NIC2 Indicates network activity on LAN2 when flashing Chapter 3 System Interface e Overheat Indicates an overheat condition in the chassis This may be caused by cables obstructing the airflow in the system or the ambient room temperature being too warm You should also check to make sure that the chassis covers are installed and that all fans are present and operating normally Finally verify that the heatsinks are installed properly see Section 5 5 and Figure 5 4 E Ba e Power Fail Indicates a power supply fan has failed The power supply will continue to operate with a secondary backup fan but will need to be replaced
75. s Initialize all video adapters in system QuietBoot start optional Shadow video BIOS ROM Display BIOS copyright notice Initialize MultiBoot Display CPU type and speed Initialize EISA board Test keyboard Set key click if enabled Enable USB devices 2 2 8 1 Test for unexpected interrupts B 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code 59h 5Ah 5Bh 5Ch 60h 62h 64h 66h 67h 68h 69h 6Ah 6Bh 6Ch 6Eh 70h 72h 76h 7Ch 7Dh 7Eh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Ah 8Bh 8Ch 8Fh 90h 91h 92h 93h 95h 96h Description Initialize POST display service Display prompt Press F2 to enter SETUP Disable CPU cache Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB Test extended memory Test extended memory address lines Jump to UserPatch1 Configure advanced cache registers Initialize Multi Processor APIC Enable external and CPU caches Setup System Management Mode SMM area Display external L2 cache size Load custom defaults optional Display shadow area message Display possible high address for UMB recovery Display error messages Check for configuration errors Check for keyboard errors Set up hardware interrupt vectors Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs Late POST device initialization Detect and install external RS232 ports Configure non MCD IDE controllers Detect and install external parallel ports Initialize PC c
76. s highlighted hit ENTER to display its menu The following Super IO Configuration screen will appear Here you can select your options for the your computer s I O Input Output devices 74 Chapter 7 BIOS Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure Winbond627F Serial Port s and Parallel P Serial Portl Address 3F8 Serial Portl IRQ 4 Serial Port2 Address 2F8 Serial Port2 IRQ Serial Port2 Mode Normal Parallel Port Address 378 Parallel Port IRQ 3 Parallel Port Mode ECP ECP Mode DMA Channel 3 Select Screen N Select Item Change Option Fl General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V07 00 C Copyright 1985 2001 American Megatrends Inc The Super IO Configuration includes the following items Serial Port 1 Address This option specifies the base I O port address of serial port 1 The set tings for this item include Disabled 3F8 and 3E8 and 2E8 Select the de sired setting and then press Enter Serial Port 1 IRQ This option specifies the Interrupt Request address of serial port 1 The settings for this item include Disabled 4 and 3 Serial Port 2 Address This option specifies the base I O port address of serial port 2 The settings for this item include Disabled 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Serial Port 2 IRQ This option specifies the Interrupt Request address of serial port 2 The settings for this item include Disabled 4 and 3 7 5 SUPERSER
77. s the BIOS N configure all the N devices in the system 6 bd Plug amp Play O S Reset Config Data PCI Latency Timer Yes lets the Allocate IRQ to VGA Yes operating system Palette Snooping Disabled configure Plug and PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled Play PnP devices not USB Function Enabled required for boot if Legacy USB Support Auto your system has a Plug ARMD Emulation Type Hard Disk and Play operating system e Select Screen N select Item Change Option Fl General Help F10 Save and Exit Exit V07 00 C Copyright 1985 2001 American Megatrends Inc SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Manual Plug amp Play OS This option specifies how Plug and Play devices will be configured The settins are Yes and No No lets BIOS configure all devices in the system Yes lets the operating system if supported configure PnP devices not required for bootup Reset Configuration Data Choosing the Yes setting will cause the PnP configuration data in the BIOS to be cleared on the next boot up Choosing the No setting does not force PnP data to be cleared on the next boot PCI Latency Timer This option specifies the latency timing of the PCI clocks for all PCI devices Settings include 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 and 248 PCI clocks Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA This option lets you allocate an interrupt request IRQ to the PCI VGA adapter card if used The settings are Yes and No Palette Snooping
78. tem 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 units 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 Fi nally depress the power on button on the front of the chassis 2 10 Chapter 3 System Interface Chapter 3 System Interface 3 1 Overview There are several LEDs on the control panel as well as two for each SCSI drive carrier and the LAN Ethernet ports These LEDs are to keep you constantly informed of the overall status of the system and the activity and health of specific components There are also three buttons on the chassis control panel 3 2 Control Panel Buttons There are three push button buttons located on the front of the chassis These are in order from left to right a power on off button an NMI Non Maskable Interrupt button and a reset button e POWER This is the main power button which is used to apply or turn off the main system power Turning off system power with this button removes the main power but keeps standby power supplied to the system e NMI NMI stands for non maskable interrupt Pressing this button issues a non maskable interrupt to force the server into a halt state This is used for diagnostic purposes and allows you to perform a memory down load to dete
79. th the fan toward the rear of the chassis note arrow on top of CPU heatsink If using an Intel boxed processor the fan must be mounted on top due to space restrictions Heatsink 5 Secure the heatsink fan assembly by locking the retention clips into their proper position Retention clip 6 Connect the three wires of the CPU fan to the respective CPU fan connector Make sure you route the wires so they are away from the fan blades and do not impede airflow through the CPU fan chassis If installing two proces connector Sors repeat these steps to install the second processor in the CPU 32 slot CPU fan wires Figure 5 1 PGA Socket Empty and with Processor Installed installing the CPU If the lever is only partly raised damage to the socket or CPU may result Warning Make sure you lift the lever completely when 5 3 SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Manual Figure 5 2 Heatsink Fan Installation motherboard shown is not the P4DSE M 5 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 3 Connecting Cables Now that the processors and heatsinks are installed the next step is to install memory and connect the cables to the motherboard These include the data ribbon cables for the peripherals and control panel and the power cables Connecting Data Cables The ribbon cables used to transfer data from the peripheral devices have been carefully routed in preconfigured systems t
80. ting is set the system will continue to bootup in to the operating system If F1 is enabled the system will wait until the BIOS setup is entered Enabled This option allows the system BIOS to wait for any error If an error is detected pressing F1 will enter Setup and the BIOS setting can be adjusted to fix the problem This normally happens when upgrading the hardware and not setting the BIOS to recognize it Hit Delete Message Display This option tells the system to display or not display the Hit Delete to Enter Setup message The settings are Enabled and Disabled Cache This option is for enabling or disabling the internal CPU L1 cache Settings include Disabled Write Thru Write Back and Reserved Disabled This option prevents the system from using the internal CPU L1 cache This setting should be used to slow the computer system down or to trouble shoot error messages Write Thru This option allows the computer system to use the internal CPU L1 cache as Write Though cache Write Through cache is slower than Write Back cache It performs write operations to the internal L1 CPU cache and system memory simultaneously Write Back This option allows the computer system to use the internal CPU L1 cache as Write Back cache Write Back cache is faster than Write Through cache Write Back cache is a caching method in which modifications to data in the cache aren t copied to the cache source until absolutely necessary Write ba
81. tion allows you to change a user password that was entered previ ously Clear User Password Use this option to clear the user password so that it is not required to be entered when the system boots up Boot Sector Virus Protection This option allows you to enable or disable a virus detection program to protect the boot sector of your hard disk drive The settings for this option Disabled and Enabled If Enabled AMIBIOS will display a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive 7 24 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 10 Exit Setup Choose Exit Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu All Exit Setup op tions are described in this section The Exit Setup screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit Exit system setup with Exit Saving Changes saving the changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Optimal Defaults Load Fail Safe Defaults Discard Changes Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Scree General Help Save and Exit Exit V02 03 C Copyright 1985 2000 American Megatrends Inc Exit Saving Changes Highlighting this setting and then pressing Enter will save any changes you made in the BIOS Setup program and then exit Your system should then continue with the boot up procedure Exit Discarding Changes Highlighting this setting and then pressing Enter will ignore any changes you m
82. traight out by the handle The fan wiring for these two fans has been designed to detach automatically The 12 cm exhaust fan is also in a housing that can be removed from the chassis not hot swappable see Figure 6 3 3 Installing a new system fan Replace the failed fan with an identical one available from Supermicro After the new fan has been installed reassemble the fan housing and plug the housing back into its slot You should hear it click into place when fully inserted Check that the fan is working properly Finish by replacing the top left side chassis panel 6 4 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Figure 6 3 Removing the 12 cm Exhaust Fan 6 4 Drive Bay Installation A bezel covers the front of the chassis but does not need to be removed to access the hard drive bays If you wish to remove the bezel piece push on the three tabs on the inside left side lip of the front chassis cover Then slightly swing out the same left side of the cover about Ve inch only Remove by pushing on the open side of the cover to remove it from the chassis do not try to swing or pull it straight out after opening the left side Hard Drives After unlocking the drive bay door swing it open to access the hard drive bays Note You must use standard 1 high hard drives in the Super Server 70428 i SUPERSERVER 70428 i Manual Installing Components in the Drive Bays 1 Drive bay configuration The 7042S i has four
83. ual ACPI Aware O S This option allows the system to utilize Intel s ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface specification Settings are No and Yes DOS Windows 3 x8 and Windows NT are examples of non ACPI aware oper ating systems Windows 956 Windows 988 Windows ME and Windows 20006 are examples of ACPI aware operating systems Power Management When enabled this option displays the following four options relating to power management The settings are Disabled and Enabled Power Button Mode This option allows you to change the function of the chassis power button The settings are On Off and Suspend When set to Suspend depressing the power button when the system is up will cause it to enter a suspend state Suspend Timeout This option specifies the length of hard disk inactivity time that should expire before entering the power conserving state The settings are Off 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 and 10 minutes 7 20 Chapter 7 BIOS 7 8 Boot Setup Choose Boot Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu All Boot Setup options are described in this section The Boot Setup screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Drives Removable Devices ATAPI CDROM Drives Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Scree General Help Save and Exit Exit V02 03 C Copyright 1985 2000 American Megatrends Inc Boot D
84. ver Precautions in the next section 2 3 Preparing for Setup The box the SuperServer 7042S i was shipped in may include two sets of rail assemblies two rail mounting brackets and mounting screws needed for installing the system into a rack optional kit Follow the steps in the order given to complete the installation process in a minimum amount of time Please read this section in its entirety before you begin the installation procedure outlined in the sections that follow 2 1 SUPERSERVER 70428 i Manual Choosing a Setup Location Leave enough clearance in front of the system to enable you to open the front door completely 725 inches Leave approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back of the system to allow for sufficient airflow and ease in servicing A N Warnings and Precautions ZN Rack Precautions Ensure that the leveling jacks on the bottom of the rack are fully extended to the floor with the full weight of the rack resting on them In single rack installation stabilizers should be attached to the rack In multiple rack installations the racks should be coupled together Always make sure the rack is stable before extending a component from the rack You should extend only one component at a time extending two or more simultaneously may cause the rack to become unstable Server Precautions Review the electrical and general safety precautions in Chapter 4 Determine the plac
85. viding the following information This option allows the user to configure the IDE devices When the desired item is highlighted selected press Enter and the following screen will be displayed Type This option sets the type of device that the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS POST is completed The settings include Not installed Auto CDROM and ARMD The Auto setting allows BIOS to automatically detect the presence of the IDE controller LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive In LBA mode the maximum drive capac ity is 137 GB The settings are Disabled and Auto Select Disabled to disable LBA mode Select Auto to enable LBA mode if your device supports it and is not already formatted with the LBA mode Block Multi Sector Transfer Mode This option sets the block mode multi sector transfers option The settings include Disabled and Auto Disabled This op tion prevents the BIOS from using Multi Sector Transfer on the specified channel The data to and from the device will occur one sector at a time Auto This option allows the BIOS to auto detect device support for Multi Sector Trans fers on the specified channel If supported this option al lows the BIOS to auto detect the number of sectors per block for transfer from the hard disk drive to memory The data transfer to and from the device will occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it
86. xt section is described in detail to illustrate how to navigate through the menus Note Items displayed in gray are preset and cannot be selected Items with a blue arrow are commands not options i e Discard Changes 7 3 SUPERSERVER 7042S i User s Manual 7 4 Advanced BIOS Setup Choose Advanced BIOS Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup Utility 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 such as SuperlO Configuration 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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit Setup Warning Configure SuperIO Setting items on this screen to incorrect values Chipset Winbond627F may cause the system to malfunction SuperlIO Configuration IDE Configuration Floppy Configuration Boot Settings Configuration Event Log Configuration Peripheral Device Configuration System Health Monitor Remote Access Configuration gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt Select Screen Tl Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V7 00 C Copyright 1985 2001 American Megatrends Inc Use the Up Down arrow keys to select the Super I O Configuration line When the Super IO Configuration line i

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