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1. 5 1 Handling the PADLR Motherboard Static electrical discharge can damage electronic components To prevent damage to printed circuit boards it is important to handle them very care fully see Chapter 4 Also note that the size and weight of the mother board can cause it to bend if handled improperly which may result in dam age 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 Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static pro tected SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 User s Manual 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 pre
2. If desired you can install add on cards to the system See Chapter 5 for details on installing PCI add on cards 2 7 SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 Manual Motherboard System Cooling Fans Power Supply Floppy Drive System Memory SCSI Drive CD ROM Drive Control Panel Serialpot amp 2 USB ports Figure 2 5 Accessing the Inside of the SuperServer 6012L 6 6 Check all cable connections and airflow Make sure all power and data cables are properly connected and not blocking the chassis airflow See Chapter 5 for details on cable connec tions Also check the air seals for damage The air seals are located under the blower fan and beneath the frame cross section that sepa rates the drive bay area from the motherboard area of the chassis Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup Next you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the SCSI drives and SCA backplane have been properly installed and all connections have been made 1 Accessing the drive bays All drives are accessable from the front of the server For servicing the CD ROM and floppy drives you will need to remove the top chassis cover The SCSI disk drives can be installed and removed from the front of the chassis without removing the top chassis cover 2 CD ROM and floppy disk drives A slim CD ROM and a floppy drive should be preinstalled in your server Refer to Chapter 6 if you need to rein
3. A read error occurred while reading the floppy drive in drive A Next searching for the AMIBOOT ROM file in the root directory The AMIBOOT ROM file is not in the root directory Next reading and analyzing the floppy diskette FAT to find the clusters occupied by the AMIBOOT ROM file Next reading the AMIBOOT ROM file cluster by cluster The AMIBOOT ROM file is not the correct size Next disabling internal cache memory Next detecting the type of flash ROM Next erasing the flash ROM Next programming the flash ROM Flash ROM programming was successful Next restarting the system BIOS B 3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The following runtime checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution These codes are uncompressed in F0000h shadow RAM Checkpoint 03h 05h 06h 07h 08h OAh OBh Code Description The NMI is disabled Next checking for a soft reset or a power on condition The BIOS stack has been built Next disabling cache memory Uncompressing the POST code next Next initializing the CPU and the CPU data area The CMOS checksum calculation is done next The CMOS checksum calculation is done Initializing the CMOS status register for date and time next The CMOS status register is initialized Next performing any required B 2 Appendix B AMIBIOS POST Codes OCh OEh OFh 10h 11h 12h 13h 14h 19h 1Ah 2Bh 2Ch 2Dh 23h 24h initialization before
4. Bank 2 CPU1 se Bank 1 es com1 Bank 1 J55 6 ken SUPERG PADLR PT JP12 LAN2 I CPU2 LAN1 North Rage XL Bridge ae CR50 LED1 CPUZ CHS FAN ca JP58 1 SMBUS J12 J18 J19 JP56 CPU2 FAN PCI X J21 J20 x we L1 yP4 E gla za Zero Channel RAID Socket IPMI E w w JP54 ra 10 Bridge aje B WOL i JA5 Ja O a Speaker 2 BATTERY P JA2 8 8 o I South u 8 a Bridge 3 S AIC 7899 OOJBTI a a E E JBTI z gt 5 JP3 2 i JP57 zi JPA1 swa 2 H m CI JA4 come lio CHS FAN Notes DIP Switch 4 sets the CPU Core Bus Ratio CR5 is a power LED indicator Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only IPMI is optional 5 10 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup PADLR Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JP4 33 MHz PCI Enable Disable Open Disable JA4 SCSI Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enable JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JP2 Speaker Enable Disable Closed Enable JP3 Watch Dog Enable Disable Open Disable JP4 P2 PCI X Speed Settings See page 2 19 JP48 Chassis Overheat Fan Select Open Overheat JP54 LAN1 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enable JP55 LAN2 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enable JP56 VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enable JP58 CPU Chassis Fan Select Open CPU JPA1 SCSI Channel A Termination Open Terminated JPA2 SCSI Channel B Termination Open Terminated P2 PCI X Speed Settings See page 2 19 Connector Description ATX POWER Primary ATX Pow
5. Boot Setup 7 9 Security Setup eee A ERR em 7 23 7 10 Exit Setup crt A a 7 25 Appendices Appendix A AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes eee A 1 Appendix B AMIBIOS Post Codes se nennnnnznnzn mnn ena nn nanna B 1 Appendix C System Specifications ss nennnenennnnnennnnnn ern nanna C 1 SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 User s Manual Notes Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction to the SuperServer 6012L 6 Overview The Supermicro SuperServer 6012L 6 is a high end dual processor 1U rackmount server that features some of the most advanced technology currently available The SuperServer 6012L 6 is comprised of two main subsystems the SC812 EO 1U rackmount chassis and the PADLR dual Intel Xeon processor mainboard Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certified for use with the SuperServer 6012L 6 www supermicro com In addition to the mainboard and chassis various hardware components may have been included with your SuperServer 6012L 6 as listed below One or two 603 pin Intel Xeon 512K L2 cache processors Two 2 CPU passive heatsinks SNK 033 Up to 8 GB ECC registered PC1600 DDR 200 SDRAM main memory One 1 1 44 slim floppy drive One 1 slim CD ROM drive One riser card CSE RR1U XLP One 1 SCA SAF TE compliant SCSI backplane Three 3 SCA 1 inch high SCSI drive carriers SCSI Accessories One 1 internal 68 pin Ul
6. Checking the Motherboard Setup After you install the 6012L 6 in the rack 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 6012L 6 see Figure 2 5 First release the retention screws that secure the unit to the rack Grasp the two handles on either side and pull the unit straight out until it locks you will hear a click Next depress the two buttons on the top of the chassis to release the top cover There is a large rectangular recess in the middle front of the top cover to help you push the cover away from you until it stops You can then lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server 2 Check the CPUs processors You should have one or two processors already installed into the system board Each processor needs its own heatsink See Chapter 5 for instructions on processor and heatsink 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 DIP switch located on the motherboard See Chapter 5 for details on the DIP switch to set the correct CPU speed 4 Check the system memory Your 6012L 6 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 Chapter 5 5 Installing add on cards
7. Go to Sub Sci Fl General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC 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 made in the BIOS Setup program and then exit Your system should then continue with the boot up procedure 7 25 SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 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 AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix A AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST Power On Self Test routines which are performed each time the system is powered on errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue the boot up process The error messages normally appear on the
8. Setting I BE connector Pin 1 is identified Pin 1 2 short with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard lavout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins 5 19 SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 User s Manual CMOS Clear JBTI is used to clear CMOS In stead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent acci dentallv clearing the contents 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 connec tion Alwavs remove the AC power cord from the svstem be fore clearing CMOS 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 SpeakerEnable Disable Speaker Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP2 To disable the onboard speaker Jumper remove the JP2 jumper See the Posen Dem table on the right for jumper set Open Disabled tings VGA Enable Disable VGA Enable Disable JP56 allows you to enable or dis Dd i ra able the VGA port The default Jumper position is on pins 1 and 2 to en Position Definition 1 2 Enabled able VGA See the table on the 2 3 Disabled right for jumper settings Fan Detection Select Fan Detection Select Jumper Setting
9. a password or bypassing WINBIOS Setup next The password was checked Performing any required programming before WINBIOS Setup next The programming before WINBIOS Setup has completed Uncompressing the WINBIOS Setup code and executing the AMIBIOS Setup or WINBIOS Setup utility next Returned from WINBIOS Setup and cleared the screen Performing any necessary programming after WINBIOS Setup next The programming after WINBIOS Setup has completed Displaying the power on screen message next The first screen message has been displayed The WAIT message is displayed Performing the PS 2 mouse check and extended BIOS data area allocation check next Programming the WINBIOS Setup options next The WINBIOS Setup options are programmed Resetting the hard disk controller next The hard disk controller has been reset Configuring the floppy drive controller next The floppy drive controller has been configured Configuring the hard disk drive controller next B 6 Appendix B AMIBIOS POST Codes Checkpoint 95h 96h 97h 98h 99h 9Ah 9Bh 9Ch 9Dh 9Eh A2h A3h A4h Ash A7h A8h A9h Aah Abh BOh Bih 00h Code Description Initializing the bus option ROMs from C800 next See the last page of this chapter for additional information Initializing before passing control to the adaptor ROM at C800 Initialization before the C800 adaptor ROM gains control has com pleted The adapto
10. circuit board located just behind the system status LEDs in the chassis See the Connector Definitions section for details and pin descriptions of JF1 Figure 5 3 PADLR4 Front Control Panel Header Pins NMI Oo Ground X o x Power LED e Vcc HDD LED e Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc Overheat LED Vcc Power Fail Button Oo Vcc Ground 9 Reset gt Reset Button Ground O Pwr gt Power Button 5 6 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 4 I O Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 5 4 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Figure 5 4 P4DLR Rear Panel I O Ports Mouse Green eee0e8 c aN Soteverere KO mm O S O E tests E J External SCSI Port Keyboard USB Ports COM1 Port VGA Port Blue LAN1 LAN2 Purple Turquoise 5 5 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 Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation See Figure 5 5 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with Bank 1 DIMM 1A DIMM 1B The memory scheme is interleaved so you m
11. common POST codes that you may see POST Code 01 31 40 83 85 95 DE DE DE Meaning Displayed while in BIOS Setup No video card Displayedwhile counting memory Displayed when memory countis finished CMOS Clear Displayedwhile detecting IDE devices No memory Wrong type of memory installed One memory module two minimum required Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 10 DIP Switch Settings DIP Switch 4 Processor Speed Selection Processor Speed DIP Gwen 4 CPU SW jsw jsw SW A 3 2 1 fi f 1 3 GHz JON ON The red DIP switch labeled SW4 14 GHz on lon has four individual switches 1 5 6Hz ONON FON l 1 6 GHz ON which are used to set the speed 1 7 GHz ON ON 1 8 GHz ON ON of the processor 19 GHz ON ON ON i 2 0 GHz ONJON The table on the right shows vou SONS du ONION the switch settings for the various 2 2 GHz ON ON ON 2 4 GHz ON ON ON ON 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 4 5 11 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector 321 Pins To modify the operation of the eTe motherboard jumpers can be TA used to choose between mA jumper optional settings Jumpers Cap create shorts between two pins 3 2 1 to change the function of the 18
12. data Manual allows the user to select the appropriate memory timing MPS 1 4 Support The settings for this option are Enabled and Disabled Jackson Technology Enables Jackson Technology if supported by the operating system Jack son Technology is a method of creating an additional virtual processor by means of hyper threading which uses parallelism to process mulitple in structions simultaneously The settings for this option are Enabled and Disabled 7 16 Chapter 7 AMIBIOS 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 Watchdog is a feature that can reboot the system if a software application hangs and freezes operations 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 lets the BIOS configure all the devices in the syste Plug amp Play O S IN Reset Config Data N PCI Latency Timer 6 Yes lets the Allocate IRQ to VGA Yes operating system Palette Snooping Disabled configure Plug and PCI IDE BusMas
13. 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 For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides ex cellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 Manual Floppy Drive Slim Line CD ROM Drive Control Panel RJ45 Serial Port 7099 gt WIO A JG oF k SCSI Drives NMI System Reset Main Power USB Ports O000g Q000 OOO00 000 1888 OOOOO o Mouse Port Kevboard Port Ethernet Ports Standard Size PCI Slot l ie ger fo 7 o jn G ore ao Jh JL SESS USB Ports COM1 Port VGA Port Ext SCSI Port Figure 6 1 Chassis Front and Rear Views 6 2 Control Panel The control panel located o
14. have a LAN card with a Wake on LAN connec tor and cable to use this feature Sleep Button The header designated J10 near the BIOS chip allows you to con nect a push button to the motherboard that will put the sys tem in a suspend mode S1 when depressed Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup IPMB Optional IPMB Header An IPMB IPMI Bus header is lo Pin Definitions J20 cated at J20 to support IPMI a pin IG Number Definition server management standard 1 Data Connect the appropriate cable poi from the IPMI daughter board to 4 No Connection J20 to utilize IPMI on your system SMB SMB Header Pin Definitions J21 An SMB System Management Pin Bus header is located at J21 Number a Connect the appropriate cable 2 Ground ae 3 Clock here to utilize SMB on your sys 4 No Connection tem Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is lo cated at JP57 Attach the appro priate connector here to inform you of a chassis intrusion condi tion 5 17 SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 User s Manual 5 9 Onboard Indicators LAN1 LAN2 LEDs Each of the Ethernet ports located be side the VGA port has a yellow and a green LED See the table on the right for the functions associated with these LEDs CR5 LED CR5 is an onboard LED that serves as a power indicator See the table on the right for the meaning of each of the three colors dis played by CR5 LED1 LED
15. may cause the processor to overheat 5 Secure the heatsink by locking the retention clips into their proper position When correctly installed the retention clips should click into place and the three black tabs on the CPU retention pieces should protrude fully through the corresponding holes on the retention clips See Figure 5 2 for a diagram of the heatsink installation procedure 6 If installing two processors repeat these steps to install the second processor in the CPU 42 slot 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 SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 User s Manual Figure 5 2 Heatsink Installation 5 4 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 3 Connecting Cables Now that the processors and heatsinks are installed the next step is to connect the cables to the board These include the data ribbon cables for the peripherals and control panel and the power cables Connecting Data Cables The ribbon cables used to transfer data from the peripheral devices have been carefully routed in preconfigured systems to prevent them from 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 ma
16. network activity hard disk drive activity and system overheat conditions Also present are a main 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction power button a system reset button and an NMI non maskable interrupt button I O Backplane The SC812 EO is a 1U rackmount chassis Its I O backplane supports one standard PCI slot and includes one COM port the other is internal one VGA port two USB ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports two Ethernet LAN ports and an external SCSI port See Figure 1 1 Mouse Port Keyboard Port Ethernet Ports Standard Size PCI Slot l T t TITTI 1 t II I coo0000y ceded l ji N d DCICICIC LI o S ii1 COC oo fs Gaol ns l USB Ports COM1 Port VGA Port Ext SCSI Port Figure 1 1 I O Backplane Cooling System The SC812 EO chassis revolutionary cooling design has been optimized to provide sufficient cooling for dual Xeon configurations The SC812 EO in cludes two heavy duty 10 cm blower fans located in the middle of the chassis These fans operate continuously at full rpm 1f they break down the ambient air temperature inside the chassis will rise and activate an overheat LED 1 3 SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 Manual 1 3 Mainboard Features At the heart of the SuperServer 6012L 6 lies the PADLR a dual Intel Xeon p
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18. 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 next 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 6012L 6 Manual T 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 gt SuperIO Configuration gt IDE Configuration gt Floppy Configuration gt Boot Settings Configuration gt Event Log Configuration gt Peripheral Device Configuration gt Sy
19. required after the E000 option ROM had control next Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed Displaying the system configuration next Uncompressing the DMI data and executing DMI POST initialization next The system configuration is displayed Copying any code to specific areas Code copying to specific areas is done Passing control to INT 19h boot loader next B 7 SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 Manual Notes B 8 Appendix C System Specifications Appendix C System Specifications Processors Single or dual Intel Xeon 512K L2 cache processors of up to 2 44 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 ServerWorks Grand Champion LE GC LE chipset BIOS 4 Mb AMIBIOS Flash ROM Memory Capacity Four 184 pin 25 degree DDR DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of registered ECC PC1600 DDR SDRAM Note Interleaved memory requires memory to be installed two at a time PC2100 memory modules are supported but only at 200 MHz See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details SCSI Controller Adaptec AIC 7899 for dual channnel Ultra160 onboard SCSI SCSI SCA Backplane Controller QLogic GEM318 controller for SAF TE compliance SCSI Drive Bays Three 3 drive bays to house three 3 standard 1 80 pin SCA SCSI drives Peripheral Drive
20. should be nearby to switch off the power if necessary Use only one hand when working with powered on electrical equipment This is to avoid making a complete circuit which will cause electrical shock Use extreme caution when using metal tools which can easily damage any electrical components or circuit boards they come into contact with Do not use mats designed to decrease electrostatic discharge as protection from electrical shock Instead use rubber mats that have been specifically designed as electrical insulators 4 1 SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 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 upside down which will reverse its polarities On the P4DLR the positive side should be facing up 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 4 2 General Safety Precautions N Follow these rules to ensure general safetv Keep the area around the SuperServer 6012L 6 clean and free of clutter The SuperServer 6012L 6 weighs approximately 39 Ibs 17 7 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 yo
21. the Hit DEL message next The Hit DEL message is cleared The WAIT message is displayed Starting the DMA and interrupt controller test next B 5 SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 Manual Checkpoint 60h 62h 65h 66h 67h 7Fh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Bh 8Ch 8Dh 8Fh 91h Code Description The DMA page register test passed Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register test next The DMA controller 1 base register test passed Performing the DMA controller 2 base register test next The DMA controller 2 base register test passed Programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 next Completed programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 Initializing the 8259 interrupt controller next Completed 8259 interrupt controller initialization Extended NMI source enabling is in progress The keyboard test has started Clearing the output buffer and checking for stuck keys Issuing the keyboard reset command next A keyboard reset error or stuck key was found Issuing the keyboard controller interface test command next The keyboard controller interface test completed Writing the com mand byte and initializing the circular buffer next The command byte was written and global data initialization has completed Checking for a locked key next Locked key checking is over Checking for a memory size mismatch with CMOS RAM data next The memory size check is done Displaying a soft error and checking for
22. the table 9 GND 10 Motor Enable T MD 11 GND 12 Drive Select B at right for pin definitions 18 GND 14 Drive Select A 15 GND 16 Motor Enable 17 GND 18 DIR 19 GND 20 STEP 21 GND 22 Write Data 23 GND 24 Write Gate 25 GND 26 Track 00 27 GND 28 Write Protect 29 GND 30 Read Data 31 GND 32 Side 1 Select 33 GND 34 Diskette IDE Connector Pin Definitions IDE Connectors J18 J19 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 Reset IDE 2 GND There are no jumpers to 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 i 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 configure the onboard IDE 1 7 Hiner Dates E Hasta TU and 2 connectors J18 and 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 J19 respectively See the 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 i imi 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 table at right for pin defini 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 tions 19 GND 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 GND 23 I O Write 24 GND 25 O Read 26 GND 27 IOCHRDV 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 GND 31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16 33 Addr 1 34 GND 35 Addr 0 36 Addr 2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 GND SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 User s Manual Ultra160 SCSI Connector Refer to the table below for the pin definitions of the Ul tra160 SCSI connectors lo cated at JA1 JA2 and JA5 68 pin Ultra160 SCSI Connectors JA1 JA2 JA5 Connector Connector Contact Contact Number Signal Names Number Signal Names 1 DB 12 35 DB 12 2 DB 13 36 DB 13 3 DB 14
23. 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 AMIBIOS 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 Security Exit Install or Change th Supervisor Password Not Installed password User Password E Not Installed gt Change Supervisor Password gt Change User Password gt Clear User Password Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled e Select Screen Tl Select Item Enter Go to Sub Scr F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC 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 y
24. 1 Connect an LED to the OH connec tion on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to pro EARR vide advanced warning of chassis A ees overheating Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED Power Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 The Power Fail LED connection is i Pin located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Numer Demi Refer to the table on the right for 5 Control pin definitions S U caus Reset Reset Pin The Reset connection is located dicc ed on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it Pin to the hardware reset switch on Number eum the computer case Refer to the 4 Ground table on the right for pin defini tions 5 13 SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 User s Manual PWR ON The PWR ON connection is lo A i cated on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Mo OEY mentarily contacting both pins will VERUM ONES power on off the system This 1 PW ON button can also be configured to E SIEGE 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 care USBO 1 RUIT Bus Pin emi Two Universal Serial Bus ports fe Pefiniion Sumber Deren are located beside the keyboard 2 Po 2 PO mouse ports USBO is the bottom ot PA connector and USBI is the top ki NA S Key connector See the tab
25. 1U SC812 EO rackmount server chassis You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing removing or reconfiguring SCSI or peripheral drives and when replacing the system power supply unit 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 AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B AMIBIOS POST Codes Appendix C System Specifications Preface Notes SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manual esten ti tte e dt Crede vei eo Ie ER EE eed ec iii Marital Organization eden er Ett RR iii Chapter 1 Introduction to the SuperServer 6012L 6 1 1 Overview 1 1 1 2 Server Chassis Features 1 2 1 3 Mainboard Features nn nnnn nn n nn nara nennen nennen 1 4 1 4 Contacting Supermicro oe nee nn nn rna rna nn n eene 1 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation 25b OVS VOW cec A EE 2 1 2 2 Unpacking the SuperServer 6012L 6 sssssssseeee 2 1 2 3 Pr pating for Setup iani er Carries di dires 2 1 Choosing a Setup Location sse 2 2 Rack Precautions Server Precautions sse nennen 2 2 2 4 Installing the SuperServer 6012L 6 into a Rack sen 2 3 Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails esee 2 3 Installing the Chassis Rails nn n nn 2 4 Installing the Rack Rails
26. 2 Debug LEDs 100 Mb LAN LED Indicators LAN1 LAN2 LED Color Definition Green Connected Yellow Active Onboard LED Power Indicator CR5 LED Color Definition Green Power On Yellow Standby Mode Red Wrong CPU The two surface mounted debug LEDs LED1 and LED2 are each com posed of four individual LEDs which are used to provide POST code infor mation See the diagrams below for reading the debug LEDs and refer to Appendix B for a complete list of POST codes a partial listing of the most common codes are given below The description below for reading the LEDs is when viewed from the top front side of the chassis Back of motherboard Reading the Debug LEDs 1 Bi When on each of the eight separate LEDs represent the value of the 20 2 number shown beside it in the diagram Add up the numerical values 4 BA of each illuminated LED in LED2 to get the high digit and those in LED1 to s C58 get the low digit of the corresponding LED1 LED2 hexidecimal POST code 5 i Example The example on the left indicates a 2 2 hexidecimal POST code of C6 This is determined in the following manner e e LED2 left digit 8 4 12 decimal 12 hexidecimal C sD ms LED1 right digit 4 2 6 LED1 LED2 Decimal Hexidecimal Equivalent 0 9 0 9 CO Unilluminated LED 10 A 11 B Illuminated LED 1 12 6 13 D 14 E 15 F 5 18 Common POST Codes The following is a list of the most
27. 37 DB 14 4 DB 15 38 DB 15 5 DB P1 39 DB P1 6 DB 0 40 DB 0 7 DB 1 41 DB 1 8 DB 2 42 DB 2 9 DB 3 43 DB 3 10 DB 4 44 DB 4 11 DB 5 45 DB 5 12 DB 6 46 DB 6 13 DB 7 47 DB 7 14 DB P 48 DB P 15 GROUND 49 GROUND 16 DIFFSENS 50 GROUND 17 TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR 18 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR 19 RESERVED 53 RESERVED 20 GROUND 54 GROUND 21 ATN 55 ATN 22 GROUND 56 GROUND 23 BSY 57 BSY 24 ACK 58 ACK 25 RST 59 RST 26 MSG 60 MSG 27 SEL 61 SEL 28 C D 62 C D 29 REQ 63 REQ 30 1 0 64 I O 31 DB 8 65 DB 8 32 DB 9 66 DB 9 33 DB 10 67 DB 10 34 DB 11 68 DB 11 5 24 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 13 Installing Software Drivers After 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 CDROM drive the display shown in Figure 5 8 should appear If this dis play does not appear click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CDROM drive Finally double click on the S Setup icon S SUPERMICRO P4DLR Motherboard Drivers amp Tools Win2000 7 xi Microsoft Direct 8 0 U SUPERMICRO Drivers amp Tools ATI Graphics driver for S2QE6 370DER 370DE1 370DLR 370DLI P3TDLR P3TDLI P3TDER P3TDEI P4DLR ServerWorks Intel LDCM 6 2 for all SUPERMICRO Grand Cha
28. 550 Fast Ethernet NIC controller and one Intel Gigabit Ethernet controller for two LAN ports Other Features Other onboard features are included to promote system health These in clude various voltage monitors two CPU temperature sensors fan speed sensors a chassis intrusion header auto switching voltage regulators chassis and CPU overheat sensors virus protection and BIOS rescue 1 5 SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 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 E mail marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web site www supermicro com European Office Address SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 E mail sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Computer Taiwan 3F 753 Chung Cheng Road Chung Ho City Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8228 1366 Fax 886 2 8221 2790 www www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 1 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 1 Overview This chapter provides a quick s
29. AN ports Both are 100 Mb Ethernet ports 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 J11 Pin Number Definition 1 Data 2 NC 3 Ground 4 vcc 5 Clock 6 NC Fan Header Pin Definitions CPU CHS OH Fans Pin Number Definition 1 Ground black 2 12V red 3 Tachometer Caution These fan headers are DC power SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 User s Manual Third Power Supply Fail Header Third Power Supply Fail Header Pin Definitions JP46 The JP46 header with the proper Pin cable attached can provide warn Number Definition s 1 P S 1 Fail Signal ing of power supply failure The 5 P S 2 Fail Signal warning signal is passed through 3 P S 3 Fail Signal 4 Reset from MB the PWR_LED pin on JF1 to pro vide indication of a power failure on the chassis Note This feature is only avail able when three using Supermicro power supplies and so does not apply to the 6012L 6 server See the table on the right for pin defini tions Wake On LAN Wake On LAN Pin The Wake On LAN header is des Definitions OL ignated as WOL See the table on arabe Definition the right for pin definitions You 3 s must enable the LAN Wake Up set 3 Wake up ting in BIOS and also
30. B 512 MB 1 GB and 2 GB may be used to populate the DIMM slots PC2100 is also supported but only at a speed of 200 MHz Memory of different sizes and speeds should not be mixed 14 Chapter 1 Introduction Onboard SCSI Onboard SCSI is provided with an Adaptec AIC 7899W SCSI controller chip which supports dual channel Ultra160 SCSI at a burst throughput rate of 160 MB sec The PADLR provides two SCSI ports A QLogic GEM318 controller is used for the SAF TE compliant SCSI backpanel PCI Expansion Slots The P4DLR has one 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X slot A riser card is included with the server This riser card fits into the 133 MHz PCI X slot and was designed specially for the SC812 EO chassis to support the use of one standard PCI card Several jumpers on the motherboard are used to change the speed of this slot if needed see Chapter 5 ATI Graphics Controller The PADLR features an integrated ATI video controller based on the Rage XL graphics chip Rage XL fully supports sideband addressing and AGP texturing This onboard graphics package can provide a bandwidth of up to 512 MB sec over a 32 bit graphics memory bus Onboard Controllers Ports The P4DLR includes one floppy drive controller and two onboard IDE con trollers which support up to four hard drives or ATAPI devices Backpanel I O ports include one COM port two USB ports PS 2 mouse and keyboard ports a video monitor port an external SCSI port one Intel 82
31. Bays One 1 3 5 slim floppy drive One 1 slim CD ROM drive Three 3 3 5 x 1 drive bays for SCSI drives C 1 SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 User s Manual Expansion Slots One 1 64 bit 133 MHz standard PCI with riser card Power Supply Type 1 x 400W with 43 3V 45V 12V 5V and 12V main DC outputs and a 5V standby output Input Voltage 100 240VAC w 10 tolerance units are auto switching capable Fans Two 10 cm blower fans Operating Environment Operating Temperature Range 0 to 35 degrees C Humidity Range 5 90 non condensing Safety Regulations UL 1950 CUL TUV EMI FCC part 15 CISPR 22 EN 55022 Form Factor P4DLR motherboard Extended ATX 12 x 13 05 in 304 8 x 331 5 mm SC822 EO chassis 1U rackmount Operating Systems Supported Windows NT Windows 2000 Solaris Netware SCO UNIX and Linux Dimensions 16 8 x 1 7 x 25 6 in 427 x 43 x 651 mm W x H x D Weight Net Bare Bone 22 lbs 10 kg Gross Bare Bone 39 Ibs 17 7 kg Regulations FCC Class B CE UL CUL TUV
32. CI default setting is PCI 66 MHz the Pins 2 3 Either n a 66 MHz PCI X other settings are to support future Pins 3 4 Either n a 100 MHz PCI X Pins 4 5 Either n a 133 MHz PCI X PCI X cards See the table on the right for jumper settings Default setting is 66 MHz PCI 33 MHz PCI Enable Disable 33 MHz PCI Force Jumper Settings If you wish to use 33 MHz PCI J29 JP4 cards close J4 to force the 133 a MEN MHz PCI X slot to run at 33 MHz Open Normal See the table on the right for jumper Clgsen SS MHEPGI settings Note if you force the slots to 33 MHz you must set the PCI X Bus Speed jumpers above to the low est speed 5 22 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5 12 Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI 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 e 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 Floppy Connector Pin Definitions JP12 Floppy Connector Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 GND 2 FDHDIN 3 GND 4 Reserved i 5 Kev 6 FDEDIN The floppv connector is lo gt GND 3 Tics cated on J12 See
33. E Controller only Select Both to enable both Primary and Secondary IDE Controllers 7 6 Chapter 7 AMIBIOS 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 providing 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 th
34. LED indicates the operational state of the motherboard When red it indicates that an incorrect CPU has been in stalled Yellow indicates standby power is present and green indicates a full power on state There are also two surface mounted debug LEDs designated LED1 and LED2 Each is composed of four individual LEDs which are used to provide POST code information See the Onboard Indicators section in Chapter 5 for details on the motherboard LEDs Chapter 4 System Safety Chapter 4 System Safety 4 1 Electrical Safety Precautions N Basic electrical safetv precautions should be followed to protect vourself from harm and the SuperServer 6012L 6 from damage e Be aware of the locations of the power on off switch on the chassis as well as the room s emergencv 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
35. SI drive carriers must remain in the drive bay to maintain proper cooling airflow 6 6 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup SCA Backplane The SCSI drives plug into a SAF TE compliant SCA backplane that provides power SCSI ID and bus termination A RAID controller can be used with the SCA backplane to provide data security The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot swap capability of the SCSI drive The SCA SCSI backplane is already preconfigured there are no jumpers or switches CD ROM and Floppy Drive Installation The top cover of the chassis must be opened to gain full access to the CD ROM and floppy drive bays The 6012L 6 accomodates only slim line CD ROM drives Side mounting brakets are needed to mount a slim line CD ROM drive in the 6012L 6 server You must power down the system before installing or removing a floppy or CD ROM drive Then release the retention screws that secure the server unit to the rack Grasp the two handles on either side and pull the unit straight out until it locks you will hear a click Next depress the two buttons on the top of the chassis to release the top cover and at the same time push the cover away from you until it stops You can then lift the top cover from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server With the chassis cover removed unplug the power and data cables from the drive you want to remove Then locate the locking tab at the r
36. SUPERO SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 Sol dmm 3 8 000C TOO OCI CI CIO FG OCICS CIO Aoo id HO SaaS Jie TSUPEROPII ko OO LOC OOO USER S MANUAL 1 0a The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com SUPERMICRO COMPUTER reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and 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 REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING S
37. UCH 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 6012L 6 Installation and maintainance should be performed by ex perienced technicians only The SuperServer 6012L 6 is a high end dual Intel Xeon processor 1U rackmount server based on the SC812 EO 1U rackmount server chassis and the P4DLR motherboard which supports single or dual Xeon 512K L2 cache processors of up to 2 4 GHz at a Front Side system Bus speed of 400 MHz and up to 8 GB of PC1600 DDR SDRAM memory Manual Organ
38. abled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Auto Enabled Enabled Disabled Yes Disabled Boot Security Exit Options for MCH o TL ni F1 Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit American Megatrends Inc 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 6012L 6 Manual for faster application The settings for this option are Disabled and Enabled The optimal settings are Cached for C000 C400 C800 anc CCO0 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 This settings for this option are Disabled and Enabled 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
39. 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 6012L 6 into a Rack This section provides information on installing the SuperServer 6012L 6 into a rack unit If the 6012L 6 has already been mounted into a rack you can skip ahead to Sections 2 5 and 2 6 There are a variety of rack units on the market which may mean the assembly procedure will differ slightly The following is a guideline for installing the 6012L 6 into a rack with the rack rails provided You should also refer to the installation instructions that came with the rack unit you are using Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails You should have received two rack rail assemblies with the SuperServer 6012L 6 Each of these assemblies consist of three sections an inner fixed chassis rail that secures to the 6012L 6 A and an outer fixed rack rail that secures directly to the rack itself B A sliding rail guide sand wiched between the two should remain attached to the fixed rack rail See Figure 2 1 The A and B rails must be detached from each other to install To remove the fixed chassis rail A pull it out as far as possible you should hear a click sound as a locking tab emerges from inside the rail assembly and locks the inner rail Then depress the locking tab to pull the i
40. de 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 SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 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 ID
41. e 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 7 7 SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 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 SWDMAZ 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 UDMAA 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
42. e brackets provided Attach the other assem 2 4 Chapter 2 Server Installation bly to the other side of the rack making both are at the exact same height and with the rail guides facing inward Installing the Server into the Rack You should now have rails attached to both the chassis and the rack unit The next step is to install the server into the chassis Do this by lining up the rear of the chassis rails with the front of the rack rails Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails keeping the pressure even on both sides you may have to depress the locking tabs when inserting See Figure 2 3 When the server has been pushed completely into the rack you should hear the locking tabs click Finish by inserting and tightening the thumbscrews that hold the front of the server to the rack Figure 2 3 Installing the Server into a Rack SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 Manual Installing the Server into a Telco Rack If you are installing the SuperServer 6012L 6 into a Telco type rack follow the directions given on the previous pages for rack installation difference in the installation procedure will be the positioning of the rack brackets to the rack They should be spaced apart just enough to accommodate the width of the telco rack Figure 2 4 Installing the Server into a Telco Rack Se XN 2 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2 5
43. e carriers to simplify their installation and removal from the chassis These carriers also help promote proper airflow for the SCSI drive bays For this reason even empty carriers without SCSI drives installed must remain in the chassis To add a new SCSI drive install a drive into the carrier with the printed circuit board side toward the carrier so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier Secure the drive to the carrier with four screws as shown in Figure 6 3 Figure 6 3 Mounting a SCSI Drive in a Carrier Use caution when working around the SCSI backplane Do not touch the backplane with any metal objects and make sure no ribbon cables touch the backplane or obstruct the holes which aid in proper airflow are installed all SCSI drive carriers must remain in the Important Regardless of how many SCSI hard drives drive bays for proper airflow SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 Manual 2 Installing removing hot swap SCSI drives The SCSI drive bays are located in the front of the chassis making them easily accessible for installation and removal The SCSI drives are hot swap units meaning that they can be installed and removed while the system is running To remove a SCSI drive first push the colored release button located beside the drive s LEDs then swing the handle fully out and use it to pull the SCSI drive carrier straight out see Figure 6 4 Figure 6 4 Removing SCSI Drives Important All of the SC
44. e the power supply unit Replacement units can be ordered directly from Supermicro see contact information in the Preface As there is only one power supply unit in the 6012L 6 the server must be powered down before removing and replacing the power supply unit for whatever reason Removing Replacing the Power Supply 1 Removing the power supply First turn the power switch on the control panel off then unplug the power cord from the system Remove the chassis cover by pressing the two release buttons on the top of the chassis near the front and push the chassis top rearward about one inch To remove the failed power unit push the beige colored release tab to the right and then carefully lift the unit up about 1 2 inch only If you lift too high you may damage the power distribution board that the other end of the unit is connected to Then pull the power unit straight back to unplug it from the power distribution board See Figure 6 5 2 Installing a new power supply Replace the failed unit with another unit of the same input voltage output voltage and wattage It is highly recommended to replace it with exactly the same model power supply Carefully insert the new unit into position to plug it into the power distribution board making sure you are not holding it at too great an angle which may damage the power distribution board Push it completely into the power distribution board and seat it in the chassis When correctl
45. ear of the drive It will be on the left side of the drive when viewed from the front of the chassis Pull the tab away from the drive and push the drive unit out thorugh the front of the chassis Add a new drive by following this procedure in reverse order You may hear a faint click of the locking tab when the drive is fully inserted Remember to reconnect the data and power cables to the drive before replacing the chassis cover and restoring power to the system Please be aware of the following The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires A color mark on a cable typically designates the location of pin 1 e 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 You can only install one internal floppy drive into the 6012L 6 6 7 SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 Manual 6 5 Power Supply The SuperServer 6012L 6 has a single 400 watt power supply which is auto switching capable This enables it to automatically sense and operate anywhere within the range of 100 to 240 input volts An amber light will be illuminated on the power supply when the power is off An illuminated green light indicates that the power supply is operating Power Supply Failure If the power supply unit fails the system will shut down and you will need to replac
46. een found and verified Determining the amount of memory above 1 MB memory next The amount of memory above 1 MB has been found and verified Checking for a soft reset and clearing the memory below 1 MB for the soft reset next If this is a power on situation going to checkpoint 4Eh next The memory below 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset Clearing the memory above 1 MB next The memory above 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset Saving the memory size next Going to checkpoint 52h next The memory test started but not as the result of a soft reset Displaying the first 64 KB memory size next The memory size display has started The display is updated during the memory test Performing the sequential and random memory test next The memory below 1 MB has been tested and initialized Adjusting the displayed memory size for relocation and shadowing next The memory size display was adjusted for relocation and shadow ing Testing the memory above 1 MB next The memory above 1 MB has been tested and initialized Saving the memory size information next The memory size information and the CPU registers are saved Entering real mode next Shutdown was successful The CPU is in real mode Disabling the Gate A20 line parity and the NMI next The A20 address line parity and the NMI are disabled Adjusting the memory size depending on relocation and shadowing next The memory size was adjusted for relocation and shadowing Clearing
47. en 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 Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the Delete key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens such as the 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 6012L 6 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 monit
48. ent 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 SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 Manual Peripheral Device Configuration Onboard SCSI Option ROM This option gives you the ability to boot up the system from a SCSI device The settings are Enabled and Disabled Onboard LAN1 Option ROM This option gives you the ability to boot up the system from a LAN1 device The settings are Enabled and Disabled Onboard LAN2 Option ROM This option gives you the ability to boot up the system from a LANZ device The settings are Enabled and Disabled Power Lost Control This option determines how the system will respond when power is reap plied after a power loss condition Choose Always On to automatically start up the system when power is reapplied Always Off means you must push the main power button to restart the system after power is restored System Health Monitor The BIOS continuo
49. er Connector BANKO BANK3 Memory RAM Slots COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector CPU1 CPU2 CPU 1 and CPU2 Sockets CPU CHS OH FAN CPU Chassis Overheat Fan Headers J1 USB2 3 Headers J10 Sleep Button Header J11 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Ports J12 Floppy Disk Drive Connector J18 J19 IDE Hard Disk Drive Connectors JA1 Ultra160 LVD SCSI CH B Connector JA2 Ultra160 LVD SCSI CH A Connector JA5 Ultra160 LVD SCSI CH B Connector JF 1 Front Control Panel Connector JP46 Third Power Supply Fail Header JP57 Chassis Intrusion Header LAN1 2 Ethernet Ports LED1 LED2 Debug LEDs PWR_SEC Secondary ATX Power Connector USBO 1 Universal Serial Bus Ports VGA VGA Display Monitor Port WOL Wake on LAN Header SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 User s Manual 5 8 Connector Definitions ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions ATX Power Connection Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 18 3 3V 1 43 3V The power supply connector d May 5 i33 meets the SSI Superset ATX 24 15 COM 3 COM AI f 16 PS ON4 4 5V pin specification however it also rs COM B COM supports a 20 pin power supply 18 COM 6 45V s 19 COM 7 COM connector Make sure that the ori 20 Res NC 8 PWR OK entation of the PS connector is 21 5V 9 5VSB z 22 5V 10 12V correct See the table on the right 23 45V 11 412V 24 COM 12 43 3V for pin definitions PWR SEC Connection 8 Pin 12v Power Supply Connector PWR SEC In addition to the p
50. es ATAPI CDROM Drives e Select Screer Tl Select Item Enter Go to Sub Scr Fl General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 03 C Copyright 1985 2000 American Megatrends Inc Boot Device 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 Onboard LAN2 Option ROM and IBA 4 0 1 9 Slot 0102 2nd Boot Device The settings for the 2nd Boot Device are Removable Device ATAPI CDROM Hard Drive Onboard LAN2 Option ROM and IBA 4 0 1 9 Slot 0102 7 21 SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 Manual 3rd Boot Device The settings for the 3rd Boot Device are Removable Device ATAPI CDROM Hard Drive Onboard LAN2 Option ROM and IBA 4 0 1 9 Slot 0102 4th Boot Device The settings for the 4th Boot Device are Removable Device ATAPI CDROM Hard Drive Onboard LAN2 Option ROM and IBA 4 0 1 9 Slot 0102 5th Boot Device The settings for the 5th Boot Device are Removable Device ATAPI CDROM Hard Drive Onboard LAN2 Option ROM and IBA 4 0 1 9 Slot 0102 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
51. etup checklist to get your SuperServer 6012L 6 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 6012L 6 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 2 2 Unpacking the SuperServer 6012L 6 You should inspect the box the SuperServer 6012L 6 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 rack unit that will hold the SuperServer 6012L 6 It should be situated in a clean dust free area that is well venti lated Avoid areas where heat electrical noise and electromagnetic fields are generated You will also need it placed near a grounded power outlet Read the Rack and Server Precautions in the next section 2 3 Preparing for Setup The box the SuperServer 6012L 6 was shipped in should include two sets of rail assemblies two rail mounting brackets and the mounting screws you will need to install the system into the rack Follow the steps in the order given to complete the installation process in a minimum amount of time Please read this section in it
52. 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 Chapter 7 AMIBIOS 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 Enabled allows the drive to be used normally read write and erase functions can all be performed Disabled 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 o
53. gs JP3 Jumper Position Definition Open Disabled Closed Enabled LAN1 NIC Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP54 Jumper Position Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled LAN2 NIC Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP55 Jumper Position Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 User s Manual SCSI Enable Disable SCSI Enable Disable Jumper Settings The SCSI Enable Disable jumper at JA4 JA4 allows you to enable or dis Jumper Position Definition able the onboard SCSI The nor Pins 1 2 Enabled mal default position is enabled FID Ero sees See the table on the right for jumper settings SCSI Termination Enable Disable SCSI Channel Termination Enable Disable Jumper Settings Jumpers JPA1 and JPA2 allow you JPA1 JPA2 y Jumper to enable or disable termination for Position Definition the SCSI connectors Jumper JPA1 Open Enabled Closed Disabled controls SCSI channel A and JPA2 is for SCSI channel B The normal default setting is open to enable teminate both SCSI channels See the table on the right for jumper set tings PCI X Bus Speed Setting PCI X Slot Bus Speed Settings Pin Definitions P2 JP4 Jumpers P2 and JP4 are used to set P2 JP4 Speed the speed of the PCI X bus The Pins 1 2 Closed 33 MHz PCI 1 1 Pins 1 2 Open 66 MHz P
54. hapter 5 Finally check the air seals for damage The air seals are vertical pieces located to the left and right of the fans and against the front side of the chassis frame cross section that separates the drive bay area from the motherboard area of the chassis There is also a small air seal positioned between the two fans NIC2 e NIC2 Indicates network activity on LAN2 when flashing Chapter 3 System Interface 2 8 NIC1 e NIC1 Indicates network activity on LAN1 when flashing e HDD Indicates IDE channel activity On the SuperServer 6012L 6 this LED indicates CD ROM drive activity when flashing d e Power Indicates power is being supplied to the system s power supply units This LED should normally be illuminated when the system is operating 3 4 SCSI Drive Carrier LEDs Each SCSI drive carrier has two LEDs e Green When illuminated the green LED on the front of a SCSI drive carrier indicates drive activity A connection to the SCSI SCA backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is being accessed e Red A SAF TE compliant backplane standard on the 6012L 6 acti vates the red LED which indicates a drive failure If one of the SCSI drives fail you should be notified by your system management software Please refer to Chapter 6 for instructions on replacing failed SCSI drives SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 User s Manual 3 5 Motherboard LEDs The three status CR5
55. ion The NMI is disabled Power on delay is starting Next the initialization code checksum will be verified Initializing the DMA controller performing the keyboard controller BAT test starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat mode next Starting memory sizing next Returning to real mode Executing any OEM patches and setting the Stack next Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at E000 0000h The initialization code is copied to segment 0 and control will be transferred to segment O Control is in segment 0 Next checking if Ctrl Home was pressed and verifying the system BIOS checksum If either Ctrl Home was pressed or the system BIOS checksum is bad next will go to checkpoint code EOh Otherwise going to checkpoint code D7h B 1 SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 Manual B 2 Bootblock Recovery Codes The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution Checkpoint EOh Eth E2h E6h Edh Eeh Efh FOh Fih F2h F3h F4h F5h FBh FCh FDh FFh Code Description The onboard floppy controller if available is initialized Next beginning the base 512 KB memory test Initializing the interrupt vector table next Initializing the DMA and Interrupt controllers next Enabling the floppy drive controller and Timer IRQs Enabling internal cache memory Initializing the floppy drive Looking for a floppy diskette in drive A Reading the first sector of the diskette
56. ization 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 P4DLR mainboard and the SC812 EO chassis which make up the SuperServer 6012L 6 Chapter 2 Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer 6012L 6 into a rack and check out the server configuration prior to power ing 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 6012L 6 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 6012L 6 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the P4DLR motherboard includ ing the locations and functions of connectors headers and jumpers Refer to this chapter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when reconfiguring the motherboard Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the
57. ke sure the red wires connect to the pin 1 locations If you are configuring the sys tem keep the airflow in mind when routing the cables The following data cables with their motherboard connector locations noted should be con nected See the motherboard layout figure in this chapter for connector locations IDE Device Cables J18 and J19 Floppy Drive Cable JP12 Ultra 160 LVD SCSI Cables JA1 JA2 and JAS Control Panel Cable JF1 see next page Connecting Power Cables The P4DLR has a 24 pin primary power supply connector designated ATX Power for connection to the ATX power supply Connect the appropriate connector from the power supply to the ATX Power connector to supply power to the motherboard A 12V 8 pin secondary power connector designated PWR SEC must also be connected to your power supply See the Connector Definitions section in this chapter for power connector pin definitions SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 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 Please note that even and odd numbered pins are on opposite sides of each header All JF2 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
58. lay checking is over Setting the display mode next The display mode is set Displaying the power on message next Initializing the bus input IPL general devices next if present See the last page of this chapter for additional information Displaying bus initialization error messages See the last page of this chapter for additional information The new cursor position has been read and saved Displaying the Hit DEL message next The Hit DEL message is displayed The protected mode memory test is about to start Preparing the descriptor tables next The descriptor tables are prepared Entering protected mode for the memory test next Entered protected mode Enabling interrupts for diagnostics mode next Interrupts enabled if the diagnostics switch is on Initializing data to check memory wraparound at 0 0 next Data initialized Checking for memory wraparound at 0 0 and finding the total system memory size next The memory wraparound test is done Memory size calculation has been done Writing patterns to test memory next The memory pattern has been written to extended memory Writing patterns to the base 640 KB memory next B 4 Appendix B AMIBIOS POST Codes Checkpoint 48h 49h 4Bh 4Ch 4Dh 4Eh 4Fh 50h 51h 52h 53h 54h 57h 58h 59h Code Description Patterns written in base memory Determining the amount of memory below 1 MB next The amount of memory below 1 MB has b
59. le Disable nn neeennnennenz nmn 5 12 Floppy Hard Drive and SCSI Connections see 5 23 Floppy Connector eese nennen 5 23 IDE Connectors 7 4 A redd 5 23 Ultra160 SCSI Connectors senes 5 24 5 13 Installing Software Dirvers s sse ennnennnnn nn nnnnnnnnnnn nn 5 25 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices 6 2 Control Panel 2st testet lae da aee Cau d b pde ie d 6 3 System FAN SIA i a a DT Ute eC End eR ents System Fan Fail te e tec eia reperi iih Replacing System Cooling Fans 6 3 6 4 Drive Bay Installation Removal esee 6 4 Accessing the Drive Bays sese 6 4 SCSI Drive Installation sess 6 5 Table of Contents CD ROM and Floppy Drive Installation eee 6 5 POWER SUPPLY i en t E UP RH PERDERE tees B inge e Power Supply Failure seen Removing Replacing the Power Supply Chapter 7 AMIBIOS TERMED La p def liie 7 1 7 2 BIOS E6G8lUr69 s edet e sa se P UR Ree EE SERERE EE ien 7 2 753 Running Setup ettet tieni tol dete Pe te ard eg Pags 7 2 7 4 Advanced BIOS Setup ssssesssseeeeeeeneneenee eterne nennen 7 4 7 5 Chipset Set Pax i ce eee ee ERR ER Res 7 15 7 6 POLPAP Setup uen eee peo eerte pectus cras ou 7 17 T T Power Setup seen i uen ea 7 19 7 8
60. le on the right for pin definitions USB2 Pin Extra Universal Serial Bus Definitions J1 Connection USB2 3 Pin Number Definition kl Power Two USB headers are located at J1 for front side USB access The 7 Ground odd numbered pins toward the in side of the board are for USB2 and the even numbered pins to USES Pid ward the edge of the board are Definitions J1 Pin for USB3 You will need a USB Number Deinen cable not included to use each P Power of these connections Refer to the 6 tables on the right for pin defini Se Prou tions 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 DIP switch on the motherboard PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse are located on J11 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 CPU chas sis and overheat fan headers des ignated CPU CHS and OH FAN re spectively See the table on the right for pin definitions LAN1 LAN2 Ethernet Ports Two Ethernet ports are located beside the VGA port on the IO backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables See the next section for a description of the LEDs on the L
61. les 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 Sleep Button Enable This option allows you to enable the use of a sleep button that can be connected to the motherboard The settings are Disabled and Sus pend Video Power Down This option specifies the power state that the VGA video subsystem enters after the specified period of display inactivity has expired The settings include Disabled Standby Suspend and Sleep 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 AMIBIOS 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 Devic
62. mpion LE Serverworks chipset motherboards Chipset P4DLR P4DLR Adaptec Storage Management Adaptec Storage Manager Pro had Build LAN SCA SCSI driver diskettes ee CB p kl LAXE 22224 B 07 0 1 lt B b OT r f l e mac SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Browse this CD Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site Figure 5 8 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 25 SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 User s Manual Notes 5 26 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform maintenance on the SC812 EO chassis For component installation follow the steps in the order given to eliminate the most common problems encoun tered If some steps are unnecessary skip ahead to the next step Tools Required The only tool you will need to install components and perform maintenance is a Philips screwdriver 6 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electricstatic discharge ESD can damage electronic components To pre vent damage to anv printed circuit boards PCBs it is important to handle them very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD damage Precautions Use a
63. n 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 7 10 Chapter 7 AMIBIOS allows the computer to force a third party BIOS to display during system boot Keep Current has the system display AMIBIOS information on bootup 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 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 t
64. n the front of the chassis must be connected to the JF1 connector on the motherboard to provide you with system status indications A ribbon cable has bundled these wires together to simplify the connection Connect the cable from JF1 on the motherboard to the appro priate header on the Control Panel PCB printed circuit board Make sure the red wire plugs into pin 1 on both connectors Pull all excess cabling out of the airflow path The control panel LEDs inform you of system status See Chapter 3 System Interface an explanation of the control panel buttons and the Onboard Indicators section in Chapter 5 for details on the motherboard LEDs Details on JF1 can be found in Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Installation 6 2 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6 3 System Fans Two 10 cm blower fans provide all the cooling needed for the SuperServer 6012L 6 It is very important that the chassis top cover is properly installed and making a good seal in order for the cooling air to circulate properly through the chassis and cool the components See Figure 6 2 System Fan Failure The fans run at 3200 rpm If a fan fails the ambient air temperature in the chassis will rise and activate the overheat LED on the control panel Re place any failed fan immediately with the same type and model You must power down the system before replacing a cooling fan removing the power cord is also recommended as a safety precaution Re
65. nner rail completely out Do this for both the left and right side rack rail assemblies Mounting Holes Locking Tab Figure 2 1 Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails 2 3 SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 Manual Installing the Chassis Rails Position the fixed chassis rail sections you just removed along the side of the 6012L 6 making sure the screw holes line up Note that these two rails are left right specific Screw the rail securely to the side of the chassis see Figure 2 2 Repeat this procedure for the other rail on the other side of the chassis You will also need to attach the rail brackets when installng into a telco rack Locking Tabs As you have seen both chassis rails have a locking tab which serves two functions The first is to lock the server into place when installed and pushed fully into the rack which is its normal position Secondly these tabs also lock the server in place when fully extended from the rack This prevents the server from coming completely out of the rack when you pull it out for servicing Sy Figure 2 2 Installing Chassis Rails Installing the Rack Rails Determine where you want to place the SuperServer 6012L 6 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 th
66. nte teeth eene 5 10 SUPER P4DLR Layout esee 5 10 SUPER P4DLR Quick Reference sse 5 11 5 8 Connector Definitions ATX Power Connection uoc cste nasce eet eae haberes 5 12 Power EED Erimga cere tod cio reed LN TUAE TIENI TIED PUT E PT Temas 5 12 Hard Drive LED sce eto nemine ene edis 5 12 NIG2 LED c tct tnt E A ot d 5 13 NICE LED ipio ei PR e RR ae ed aly 5 13 Overheat EEDoO A A ERE EEE EE Sep rre ep ere Se Er nein 5 13 PS 2 Keyboard amp Mouse Ports Fan Headers sss eene entente ennt nennen ettet rennen nna LAN1 LAN2 Ethernet Ports Third Power Supply Fail Header sse vii SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 Manual LED1 LED2 Debu LEDS rn tenent 5 10 DIP Switch Settings cnet tine eee tpe det DIP Switch 4 Processor Speed sssse 5 11 Jumper Settings ss iniedi i ea ie e hetero ris Explanation of Jumpers sese a CMOS Clear Speaker Enable Disable ss nnennenennznnnnnn sens nn nee VGA Enable Disable seen eene Fan Detection Selecta cet ewes Chassis Overheat Fan Select sese Watch Dog Enable Disable e nennennnn nee nn nn n nanna LAN1 Enable Disable sese LAN2 Enable Disable sese SCSI Enable Disable 2 reete tere dev pe eerte SCSI Termination Enable Disable PCI X Bus Speed Setting sss 33 MHz PCI Enab
67. o 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 6012L 6 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 setting 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 c
68. omputer 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 back 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 AMIBIOS 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 Ev
69. or CPU temperature Chassis intrusion detector Five positive voltage inputs Fan speed monitor inputs 7T 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 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 AMIBIOS 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 Release Date 11 16 01 BIOS Filename l SSM70626 Processor Tvpe Intel Pentium Processor Speed 1300MHz System Memory 2560MB Svstem Time 10 10 00 Svstem Date IMon 11 19 01 Select Screen TL Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field Fl 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
70. ort and disabling the MEGAKEY Green PC feature next Making the BIOS code segment writable and performing any necessary configuration before initializing the interrupt vectors The configuration required before interrupt vector initialization has completed Interrupt vector initialization is about to begin B 3 SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 Manual Checkpoint 25h 27h 28h 2Ah 2Eh 2Fh 30h 31h 32h 34h 37h 38h 39h SAh 3Bh 40h 42h 43h 44h 45h 46h 47h Code Description Interrupt vector initialization is done Clearing the password if the POST DIAG switch is on Any initialization before setting video mode will be done next Initialization before setting the video mode is complete Configuring the monochrome mode and color mode settings next Bus initialization system static output devices will be done next if present See the last page for additional information Completed post video ROM test processing If the EGA VGA controller is not found performing the display memory read write test next The EGA VGA controller was not found The display memory read write test is about to begin The display memory read write test passed Look for retrace checking next The display memory read write test or retrace checking failed Performing the alternate display memory read write test next The alternate display memory read write test passed Looking for alternate display retrace checking next Video disp
71. ou 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 6012L 6 Manual Change Supervisor Password This option allows you to change a supervisor password that was entered previously Change User Password This option 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 AMIBIOS 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 wi Exit Saving Changes saving the changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Optimal Defaults Load Fail Safe Defaults Discard Changes e Select Scree N Select Item Enter
72. ounded 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 6012L 6 Manual 4 4 Operating Precautions N Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 6012L 6 is operating to assure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the 6012L 6 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 processors and heatsinks to the P4DLR motherboard connect the data and power cables and install add on cards All motherboard jumpers and connections are also de scribed A layout and quick reference chart are also included in this chap ter Remember to close the chassis completely when you have finished working on the motherboard to protect and cool the system sufficiently
73. p 5 6 Adding PCI Cards 1 PCI slots The P4DLR has one 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X slot for a full length standard size PCI card The 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X slot should have a riser card installed which can accept one standard sized PCI card see Figure 5 6 2 PCI card installation Before installing a PCI add on card see step 1 above Begin by swing ing the release tab on the I O backpanel shield out to the left for the PCI slot Insert the PCI card into the slot on the riser card pushing down with your thumbs evenly on both sides of the card Finish by pushing the release tab back to its original locked position Follow this proce dure whenever adding or removing a card from the slot Standard PCI and Low Profile PCI Expansion Card Figure 5 6 Low Profile vs Standard PCI Card Form Factor SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 User s Manual 5 7 Motherboard Layout Figure 5 7 SUPER PADLR Layout not drawn to scale J11 Keyboard Mouse ATX POWER T PWR SEC OH CHS FAN USBO 1 CPU1 CHS FAN Bank 2
74. placing System Cooling Fans 1 Removing a fan Remove the chassis cover Detach the fan wires from their connection to the motherboard Remove the screws that secure the fan to the chassis and lift the blower fan out 2 Installing a new fan Replace the failed fan with an identical 10 cm 12 volt fan available from Supermicro p n FAN 038 Install the new fan in its proper place in the chassis by positioning it on the two mounting posts Secure the fan to the chassis with the screws you removed previously then attach the fan wires to the connector on the motherboard Finish by replacing the chassis cover and power cord and restoring power to the system SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 Manual Figure 6 2 System Cooling Fans 6 4 Drive Bay Installation Removal Accessing the Drive Bays SCSI Drives You do not need to access the inside of the chassis to replace or swap SCSI drives Proceed to the next step for instructions Note You must use standard 1 high 80 pin SCA SCSI drives in the SuperServer 6012L 6 CD ROM Floppy Disk Drive For installing removing the CD ROM or floppy disk drive you will need to gain access to the inside of the 6012L 6 by removing the top cover of the chassis Proceed to the CD ROM and Floppy Drive Installation section in this chapter for instructions Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup SCSI Drive Installation 1 Mounting a SCSI drive in a drive carrier The SCSI drives are mounted in driv
75. ptions 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 6012L 6 Manual 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 3 1 2 and 2 88 MB 3 1 2 Diskette Write Protect This option allows you to prevent any writing to your floppy diskette 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 The Enabled setting is effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS 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 Whe
76. r ROM check is next The adaptor ROM had control and has now returned control to BIOS POST Performing any required processing after the option ROM returned control Any initialization required after the option ROM test has completed Configuring the timer data area and printer base address next Set the timer and printer base addresses Setting the RS 232 base address next Returned after setting the RS 232 base address Performing any required initialization before the Coprocessor test next Required initialization before the Coprocessor test is over Initializing the Coprocessor next Coprocessor initialized Performing any required initialization after the Coprocessor test next Initialization after the Coprocessor test is complete Checking the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next Displaying any soft errors next The soft error display has completed Setting the keyboard typematic rate next The keyboard typematic rate is set Programming the memory wait states next Memory wait state programming is over Clearing the screen and enabling parity and the NMI next NMI and parity enabled Performing any initialization required before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000 next Initialization before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h completed Passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h next Returned from adaptor ROM at E000h control Performing any initialization
77. rimary ATX power connector above the 12V vam Grund 8 pin PWR SEC connector must 5thru8 12v also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions Pins Definition Power LED PWR LED Pin Definitions JF1 The Power LED connection is lo Pin b Number Definition cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 15 5V 16 Control Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED IDE HDD LED Pin B Definitions The HDD LED for IDE Hard Disk JF1 Drives connection is located on Pin pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the rt E E 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 NIC2 LED Pin Definiti The NIC2 Network Interface Con uen troller for LAN2 LED connection is Pin located on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 a TIN Attach the NIC2 LED cable to dis 10 GND play network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions NIC1 LED NIC1 LED Pin Definitions The NIC1 Network Interface Con JF1 troller for LAN1 LED connection is Pin located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 aH eeu Attach the NIC1 LED cable to dis B GND play network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions Overheat LED OH Overheat OH LED Pin Definitions JF
78. rocessor motherboard designed to provide maximum performance Below are the main features of the P4DLR Chipset The PADLR is based on the ServerWorks Grand Champion LE GC LE chipset which is a high performance workstation SystemSet core logic chipset designed for dual processor systems The GC LE consists of a North Bridge a South Bridge and an IO bridge The North Bridge interfaces directly to the processor bus and integrates the functions of the main memory subsystem and the IMB bus interface unit The memory subsystem consists of an 8 DIMM configuration accessed over a 144 bit memory bus which provides a significant boost in performance The South Bridge provides various integrated functions including the PCI to ISA bridge and support for UDMA100 security passwords and system protection Plug amp Play USBs power management interrupt controllers and the SMBus The CIOBX2 is an integrated IO bridge that provides high performance data flow between the IMB interface and the dual peer PCI X bus interfaces Processors The P4DLR supports single or dual Intel Xeon 512K L2 cache processors of up to 2 4 GHz at 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 P4DLR has 4 184 pin 25 degree DIMM slots that can support up to 8 GB of registered ECC PC1600 DDR 200 SDRAM Module sizes of 128 MB 256 M
79. s J58 J58 allows you to select to use ei Jumper ther the CPU fan or the Chassis Position Definition P Open CPU Fan fan The default position is open to Closed Chassis Fan select the CPU fan See the table on the right for jumper settings 5 20 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup Chassis Overheat Fan Select JP48 allows you to select to use either the chassis fan or the over heat fan The default position is closed to select the chassis fan See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog Enable JP3 is used to enable or disable the Watch Dog function This jumper is used together with the 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 LAN1 Enable Disable Change the setting of jumper JP54 to enable or disable the onboard LAN1 or NIC Network Interface Card on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is Enabled LAN2 Enable Disable Change the setting of jumper JP55 to enable or disable the onboard LAN2 or NIC Network Interface Card on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is Enabled 5 21 Chassis Overheat Fan Select Jumper Settings J48 Jumper Position Definition Open Overheat Fan Closed Chassis Fan Watch Dog Enable Jumper Settin
80. s entirety before you begin the installation procedure outlined in the sections that follow 2 1 SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 Manual Choosing a Setup Location Leave enough clearance in front of the rack to enable you to open the front door completely 725 inches Leave approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back of the rack to allow for sufficient airflow and ease in servicing A N Warnings and Precautions N Rack Precautions Ensure that the leveling jacks on the bottom of the rack are fully extended to the floor with the full weight of the rack resting on them In single rack installation stabilizers should be attached to the rack In multiple rack installations the racks should be coupled together Always make sure the rack is stable before extending a component from the rack You should extend only one component at a time extending two or more simultaneously may cause the rack to become unstable Server Precautions Review the electrical and general safety precautions in Chapter 4 Determine the placement of each component in the rack before you install the rails Install the heaviest server components on the bottom of the rack first and then work up Use a regulating uninterruptible power supply UPS to protect the server from power surges voltage spikes and to keep your System operating in case of a power failure Allow the hot plug SCSI drives and power supply units to cool
81. screen Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure f a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error All errors listed with the exception of Beep Code 8 are fatal errors POST codes may be read on the debug LEDs located beside the LAN port on the motherboard backplane See the description of the Debug LEDs LED1 and LED2 in Chapter 5 A 1 AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message Description 1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset Ready to power up 6 beeps Memory error No memory detected in System 8 beeps Display memory read write error Video adapter missing or with faulty memory A 1 SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 Manual Notes A2 Appendix B AMIBIOS POST Codes Appendix B AMIBIOS POST Codes When AMIBIOS performs the Power On Self Test it writes diagnostic codes checkpoint codes to I O port 0080h If the computer cannot complete the boot process diagnostic equipment can be attached to the computer to read I O port 0080h B 1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The uncompressed initialization checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution Checkpoint DOh Dih D3h D4h D5h D6h Code Descript
82. stall a CD ROM and or floppy disk drive to the system 3 Check the SCSI disk drives Depending upon your system s configuration your system may have one or more drives already installed If you need to install SCSI drives please refer to Chapter 6 4 Check the airflow Airflow is provided by two heavy duty 10 cm blower fans The system component layout was carefully designed to direct sufficient cooling air flow to the components that generate the most heat Note that all power and data cables have been routed in such a way that they do not block the airflow generated by the fans 5 Supplying power to the system The last thing you must do is to provide input power to the system Plug the power cord from the power supply unit into a high quality power strip that offers protection from electrical noise and power surges It is recommended that you use an uninterruptible power supply UPS Then start the system by depressing the power button on the front control panel 2 9 SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 Manual Notes Chapter 3 System Interface Chapter 3 System Interface 3 1 Overview There are several LEDs on the control panel as well as others on the SCSI drive carriers to keep you constantly informed of the overall status of the System as well as the activity and health of specific components There are also two buttons on the chassis control panel and an on off switch on the power supply 3 2 Control Panel Bu
83. stem Health Monitor gt Remote Access Configuration Select Screen Tl Select Item Enter Go to Sub Scr Fl General Help F10 Save and Exit ES 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 is 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 AMIBIOS Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Winbond627F Serial Port s and Parallel P Serial Portl Address Serial Portl IRQ Serial Port2 Address 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 inclu
84. ter Disabled Play PnP devices n USB Function Enabled required for boot if Legacy USB Support Auto your system has a Pl ARMD Emulation Type Hard Disk and Play operating system e 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 7 17 SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 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 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 yo
85. the keyboard BAT command is issued The keyboard controller input buffer is free Next issuing the BAT command to the keyboard controller The keyboard controller BAT command result has been verified Next performing any necessary initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test The initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test is done The keyboard command byte is written next The keyboard controller command byte is written Next issuing the Pin 23 and 24 blocking and unblocking command Next checking if End or Ins keys were pressed during power on Initializing CMOS RAM if the Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the End key was pressed Next disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2 The video display has been disabled Port B has been initialized Next initializing the chipset The 8254 timer test will begin next The 8254 timer test is over Starting the memory refresh test next The memory refresh line is toggling Checking the 15 second on off time next Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required configu ration before the video ROM test All necessary processing before passing control to the video ROM is done Looking for the video ROM next and passing control to it The video ROM has returned control to BIOS POST Performing any required processing after the video ROM had control Reading the 8042 input p
86. tra160 SCSI cable for SCA SCSI backplane One 1 set of SCSI driver diskettes One 1 SCSI manual 1 1 SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 Manual e Rackmount hardware with screws Two 2 rack rail assemblies Six 6 brackets for mounting the rack rails to a rack telco rack e One 1 CD ROM containing drivers and utilities Intel LANDesk Client Manager ATI Rage XL 8MB PCI graphics controller driver LAN driver SCSI driver e SuperServer 6012L 6 User s Manual Type and number depends upon the configuration ordered 1 2 Server Chassis Features The SC812 EO is Supermicro s second generation 1U chassis and features three hard drive bays two front side USB ports and a revolutionary cooling design that can keep today s most powerful processors running well below their temperature thresholds The following is a general outline of the main features of the SC812 EO chassis System Power When configured as a SuperServer 6012L 6 the SC812 EO chassis in cludes a 400W cold swap power supply SCSI Subsystem The SCSI subsystem supports three 80 pin SCA Ultra160 SCSI hard drives Any standard 1 drives are supported SCA Single Connection Attach ment The SCSI drives are connected to an SCA backplane that provides power bus termination and configuration settings The SCSI drives are also hot swap units Control Panel The SC812 EO control panel provides important system monitoring and con trol information LEDs indicate power on
87. ttons There are three push button buttons located on the front of the chassis These are in order from left to right a reset button an MNI non maskable interface button and a power on off button RESET e RESET Use the reset button to reboot the svstem NMI ON 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 determine the cause of a problem SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 User s Manual 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 3 3 Control Panel LEDs The control panel located on the front of the SC812 EO chassis has five LEDs These LEDs provide you with critical information related to different parts of the system This section explains what each LED indicates when illuminated and any corrective action you may need to take E Temi e Overheat Indicates an overheat condition in the chassis This mav be caused bv cables obstructing the airflow in the svstem or the ambient room temperature being too warm You should also check to make sure that the chassis cover is installed and that all fans are present and operat ing normally Verify that the heatsinks are installed properly see C
88. ur 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 AMIBIOS 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 Sleep Button Enable Suspend Video Power Down Suspend Time Out Suspend off 20 Select Screen Tl Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V07 00 C Copyright 1985 2001 American Megatrends Inc 7 19 SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 Manual 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 examp
89. ur back straight and lift with your legs Place the chassis top cover and any system components that have been removed away from the system or on a table so that they won t accidentally be stepped on e While working on the system do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and unbuttoned shirt sleeves which can come into contact with electrical circuits or be pulled into a cooling fan Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body which are excellent metal conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact with printed circuit boards or areas where power is present After accessing the inside of the system close the system back up and secure it to the rack unit with the retention screws after ensuring that all connections have been made 4 2 Chapter 4 System Safety 4 3 ESD Precautions N Electrostatic discharge ESD is generated bv two objects with different electrical charges coming into contact with each other An electrical discharge is created to neutralize this difference which can damage electronic components and printed circuit boards The following measures are generally sufficient to neutralize this difference before contact is made to protect your equipment from ESD Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Keep all components and printed circuit boards PCBs in their antistatic bags until ready for use Touch a gr
90. usly 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 Remote Access Configuration 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 When enabled the user can toggle the display from one system to the other using the Tab key The function keys are disabled when this setting is enabled The settings are Serial ANSI and Disabled 7 14 Chapter 7 AMIBIOS 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 vanced C000 16k Shadow C400 16k Shadow C800 16k Shadow CC00 16k Shadow D000 16k Shadow D400 16k Shadow D800 16k Shadow DC00 16k Shadow Memory Auto Precharge Write Combining Memory Write Posting Scrubbing Enabled Memory Timing Control MPS 1 4 Support Jackson Technology Hot Spare Row Hide XIOAPIC PCI Functions Watchdog Timer V07 00 C Copyright 1985 2001 Chipset C000 16k Shadow C400 16k Shadow C800 16k Shadow CCO00 16k Shadow D000 16k Shadow D400 16k Shadow D800 16k Shadow DCOO 16k Shadow PCI BIOS SETUP UTILITY PnP Power Cached WP Cached WP Disabled Disabled Dis
91. ust install two modules at_a time beginning with Bank 1 then Bank 2 See motherboard layout for Bank location 2 Insert each DIMM module into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above Note that memory slots are positioned at a 25 degree angle to fit full sized memory mod ules into a 1U chassis 5 7 SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 User s Manual Memory Support The P4DLR only supports ECC registered PC1600 DDR 200 SDRAM memory An interleaved memory configuration PC2100 DDR RAM is sup ported but only at 200 MHz PC1600 speed supported It is recommended that you do not mix DIMMs of different sizes and speeds PC100 133 SDRAM is not See Figures 5 5a and 5 5b for installing and removing memory modules Figure 5 5a Side View of DIMM Installation into Slot Notch Release Release Tab Note Notch should align with the receptive point on the slot To Install Insert module and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the bottom notch To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the DIMM from the slot Figure 5 5b Top View of DIMM Slot Top View of DDR Slot Release Tab Il ll Release Tab Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setu
92. vent 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 P4DLR can support either one or two Intel Xeon 512K 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 m processor into CPU 1 socket E first l 2 Install the CPU in the socket Make sure that pin 1 of the CPU is seated on pin 1 of the socket both Pin 1 corners are marked with a triangle When using only one CPU install it into CPU socket 1 CPU socket 2 is automatically disabled if only one CPU is used 3 Press the lever down until you hear it click into the locked position See Figure 5 1 for pictures of the 603 pin CPU socket before and after the processor is installed Socket lever in locked position Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 4 Apply the proper amount of thermal compound to the CPU die and place the heatsink on top of the CPU Make sure the heatsink sits completely flat on the CPU If not completely flat the space between the two will degrade the heat dissipation function of the heatsink which
93. y installed it should be laying flat make sure the end of the power supply is not sitting on the stop in the chassis Reconnect the power cord replace the chassis top cover and reposition the unit back into the rack Finish by depressing the power button on the chassis front control panel 6 8 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Figure 6 5 Removing Replacing the Power Supply 6 9 SUPERSERVER 6012L 6 Manual Notes Chapter 7 AMIBIOS Chapter 7 AMIBIOS 7T 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS for theP4DLR 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 IBM9 PC XT ATS 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 wh

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