SIIG Transport GX21 B5350 manual

T ransport GX21 B5350 User ’ s Manual W ARNING! This product should be servi ced only by qu alified service engineers. Do not remo ve the chassis cover or attempt to service this product un less you are qualified to do so. On ce the chassis cover is removed, there is a risk of electric shock that could lead to serious injury or death.[...]

Preface Copyright This publication, including al l photographs, illustrations, and soft- ware, is protected under intern ational copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any material contained herein, may be reproduced withou t written consent of the manufactur er-. Copyright 2003-4 V ersion 1.00 Disclaimer Information con[...]

ii Federal Communicat ions Commission Notice for the USA Compliance Info rmation S tate- ment (Declaration of Conformity Procedure) DoC FCC Part 15: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the followin g conditions: 1) This devi ce may not cause harmful i nterference, and 2) This device must accept any interferenc[...]

iii About this manual This manual provides you with instructions on installing your T ra ns- port GX21 (B5350), and consists of the following sections Chapter 1: Provides an introduction to the Tr ansport GX21 (B5350) bare bones, packing list, describes the external components, gives tables of key components, and provides block diagrams of the syst[...]

iv Safety in formation Before installing an d using the T ran sport GX21 , take note of the fol- lowing precautio ns: • Read all instructions carefull y . • Do not place the unit on an unstable surface, cart or stand. • Do not block the slots or openings on th e unit which are provided for ven tilation. • Only use the power source indicated[...]

Contents Overview About the Transport GX21 (B5350) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Product models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 B5350G21S2H specificati[...]

1.1 About the Tran sport GX21 (B5350) Chapter 1: Overview 1 Chapter 1: Overview 1.1 About the T ransport GX21 (B5350) Congratulations on you r purchase of the T ransport GX21 (B5350), rack mo untable, barebone system for Intel® Xeon™ processor . The T ransport GX21 (B5350) uses an adva nced Intel chipset for op timum performance and reliability [...]

1.3 Features 2 Chapter 1: Overview 1.3 Features 1.3.1 B5350G21S2H specifications Enclosure • Industry standard, 19” rack mount- able, 1U chas sis • 2 hot swappable HDDs • 1 slim CD-ROM bay • 21.5 x 17 x 1.73 inch ( 546 x 432 x 44 mm) Sto r a g e • Dual channel IDE (CD-ROM) • Integrated Serial A T A (6300ESB), support for 2 SA T A port[...]

1.3 Feature s Chapter 1: Overview 3 1.3.2 Box content s Diagram Component 1U chassis, 2 external HDD bays T y an S5350 system board (pre- installed) Slim CD-ROM adapter 24x slim CD-ROM drive (pre- installed) Slim FDD ada pter S-A T A backplane and holdin g bracket (pre-installed) LED control board (pre -installed) 64-bit riser card (pre-installed) [...]

1.3 Features 4 Chapter 1: Overview 1.3.3 Accessorie s Power cords (US/German) 2 x CPU heatsinks P/N 343734800001 2 x S-A T A cables, motherboard to backplane 2 x Sliding ra ils P/N 341730200001 2 x mounting ears 1 x 40 pin IDE cable for CD-ROM (B5350G21S2H only) S-A T A power riser cable T yan and Intel 6300 ESB S-A T A RAID drive r disk and CD Mot[...]

1.3 Feature s Chapter 1: Overview 5 1.3.4 Opening the box Open the box carefully and ensure that all component s are present and undama ged. The product shou ld arrive p ack- aged as illustrated below . ht t p : / / w w w . t ya n . c o m h t t p ://ww w .ty a n .com Box contents as packaged Accessory p ack Accessories as p ackaged[...]

1.4 About the product 6 Chapter 1: Overview 1.4 About the product 1.4.1 System front view and front p anel 1.4.2 S ystem rear view Power supply status A single bi-colored LED indicating power supply status as described below . LED Power Supply Condi tion Off No AC power to all power supplies Amber Power supply critical e vent causing a shut down; f[...]

1.4 About the product Chapter 1: Overview 7 1.4.3 System internal views 1 Floppy disk drive bay 8 FDD connector 2 LED control board 9 Power connector (located underneath the cabling) 3 Slim CD-ROM drive 10 Memory slot s 4 Fan bracket 1 1 EPS 12V 500W power supply 5 IDE connector (located under- neath the fan bracket) 12 Processor sockets 6 Fan conn[...]

1.4 About the product 8 Chapter 1: Overview Block diagram PRINTER HEADER SERIAL HEADER SERIAL PORT KBD PORT FLOPPY CONN SUPER-I/O DME 1737 Hance Rapids LINDENHURST VS MCH NOCONA NOCONA ADM1027 BIOS 8Mb AT I RAGE XL BCM5721 GLAN BCM5721 GLAN CPU1 VRD CPU0 VRD 2.5V VRD DDR PWR 1.25V VRD DDR TERM SO-DIMM 200 CK409B CLOCK SYNTH DRVR DB800 BUFFER FA N x[...]

2.1 Before you begin Chapter 2: Setting up 9 Chapter 2: Setting up 2.1 Bef ore yo u begin This chapter explain s how to inst all motherboard compon ents including CPUs, memory modules, and PCI cards. There are also instructions in this sect ion for installing S-A T A and IDE hard drives. Careful attent ion should be given to the precau tions men- t[...]

2.1 Before you begin 10 Chapter 2: Setting up 2.1.3 Precaution s Component s and electronic circuit boards can be damaged by static electricity . Working on a system that is connected to a power supply can be extr emely dangerous. Follow the guidelines below to avoid damage to th e T ransport GX21 or injury to yourself. • Ground yourself properly[...]

2.2 Installing motherboard components Chapter 2: Setting up 11 2.2 Inst alling moth erboard components This section describes how to inst all CPUs, memory modules and PCI card. 2.2.1 Removin g the c hassis cover Follow these instructions to remove the T ransport GX21 (B5350) chassis cover . This step is require d before any other procedure s in thi[...]

2.2 Installing motherboard c omponents 12 Chapter 2: Setting up 2.2.2 Installing CPUs This section describes how to in s tall Intel® Xeon proc essors and heatsinks in your T r ansp ort GX21 (B5350) system. This section applies to all models. 1. Remove the ch assis cover as described in se ction 2.2.1 Removing the chassis cover . 2. Loca te the CPU[...]

2.2 Installing motherboard components Chapter 2: Setting up 13 4. Lif t the CPU locking lever as sh own below . 5. Place the CPU in the CPU socket, ensuring that pin 1 is located as shown in t h e following illustration. 6. Press the CPU locking lever back down to secure the CPU in the socket. 7. Repeat step s three to six for the se cond CPU. 8. A[...]

2.2 Installing motherboard c omponents 14 Chapter 2: Setting up 9. T ighten the four screws to secure the heatsinks in place as shown below . Note: CPU heatsinks must be removed to install or remove memory modules.[...]

2.2 Installing motherboard components Chapter 2: Setting up 15 2.2.3 Inst alling memory Follow the instructions in this section to install memory mod- ules in your T ransport G X21 (B5350) system. 1. Remove the ch assis cover as described in se ction 2.2.1 Removing the chassis cover . 2. Loca te the memory slot s on the motherboa rd. 3. Press the m[...]

2.2 Installing motherboard c omponents 16 Chapter 2: Setting up 5. Insert the memory module into the slot as shown. 6. Ensure that the locking lever s are firmly in place and th at the memory module is pr operly seated in the slot. 2.2.4 Inst a lling a PCI card Follow the instructions in this section to in stall a PCI card in your T ransport GX21 ([...]

2.2 Installing motherboard components Chapter 2: Setting up 17 3. Remove the scr ew securing the P CI faceplate to the chassis. 4. Slide the PCI card clamp out as shown. 5. Slide the dust co ver out.[...]

2.2 Installing motherboard c omponents 18 Chapter 2: Setting up 6. Press the PCI card into place in th e slot on the riser card. Ensure that the card is seated pro perly in the slot on the riser car d and that the riser card is pr operly seat ed in its slot on the motherboard . 7. Reinsert the PCI card clamp. Insert PCI card tip in slot here Riser [...]

2.2 Installing motherboard components Chapter 2: Setting up 19 8. Insert the screw to secure the PCI card to the chassis.[...]

2.3 Installing a hard drive 20 Chapter 2: Setting up 2.3 Inst alling a hard drive Follow these instructions to inst all har d drives in your system. 2.3.1 Installing an external S-A T A hard drive Follow these instructions to in sta ll an external S-A T A hard drive in your system. 1. Remove the ch assis cover as described in se ction 2.2.1 Removin[...]

2.3 Installing a hard drive Chapter 2: Setting up 21 4. Place a S-A T A drive in the drive bay . Note: If you are replacing an existing HDD, you will need to remove the four screws that secure it in the drive bay an d remove it. 5. Insert four screws to secure the new unit in the drive bay .[...]

2.3 Installing a hard drive 22 Chapter 2: Setting up 6. Reinsert the dr ive bay into the chassis. Ensure that the rear connector of the new drive is firmly seated in the backplane.[...]

2.4 Rack mounting Chapter 2: Setting up 23 2.4 Rack mounting Follow these in structions to mount the T ransport GX21 (B5350) into an industry st andard 19" rack. Note: Before mounting the T ransport GX21 in a rack, ensure that all internal component s have been installed and that the unit has been fully tested. Maintenance can be performed on [...]

2.4 Rack mounting 24 Chapter 2: Setting up Note: Do not tighte n the br ackets to the r ails as you will need to adjust their position later . 4. Screw each sliding rail to th e side of th e T ran sport GX21 as shown. Y ou will need 3 short, silver colored s crews from the supplied nut s , screws and washers kit, for each rail. 5. Return the slidin[...]

2.4 Rack mounting Chapter 2: Setting up 25 6. With the rail s in their shorte st position, adjust both front mounting bracket s so that they are flush with the front of the unit. 7. Accurately m easure the depth of you r rack and adjust the rear bracke ts accordingly . 8. When all bracke ts are po sitioned correctly , tighten them. 9. Lif t the uni[...]

2.4 Rack mounting 26 Chapter 2: Setting up[...]

3.1 Introduction Chapter 3: R eplaci ng i nstalled components 27 Chapter 3: Replacing inst alled component s 3.1 Introduction This chapter describes how to rep lace all the pre-insta lled component s of your T ransport GX21 (B5350) , including mother board, CD-R OM drive, floppy dis k drive an d LED con - trol boar d. There is a lso a se ction cove[...]

3.2 Replacing motherboard components 28 Chapter 3: Replacing installed compo nents 1. Disconnec t power c ables. Note: There are two air duct s, leading from the fans, cover ing the CPUs. 2. Disconnec t CD-ROM drive cable and S-A T A hard drive cable.[...]

3.2 Replacing motherboard components Chapter 3: R eplaci ng i nstalled components 29 Note: If there is an FDD installed you will have to disconnect those cables too before you can remove the motherboard. 3. Disconnec t front panel LED an d USB connec tors. 4. Remove fa n and COM port conn ectors Front panel LED connector USB connector[...]

3.2 Replacing motherboard components 30 Chapter 3: Replacing installed compo nents 3.2.2 Replacing the motherboard Follow these instructions to remove the motherboard fro m your T ransport GX21 (B5350). Note: Before removing the mothe rboard you must remove all cable connectio ns to the motherboard. See sectio n 3.2.1 Dis connect- ing all motherboa[...]

3.3 Replacing the CD-ROM drive Chapter 3: R eplaci ng i nstalled components 31 3. Remove the nine screws that secure the motherboar d to the chassis. 4. Remove the mother board fr om the cha ssis. 3.3 Replacing the CD-ROM drive This section describes how to remove and replace the CD- ROM drive in your T ransport GX2 1 (B5350) system. 1. Remove the [...]

3.4 Replacing the LED control board 32 Chapter 3: Replacing installed compo nents 4. Remove the two sc rews th at secure the CD-ROM back- plane to the CD-ROM drive. 5. Lif t the drive fr om the chassis. 3.4 Replacing the LED control board Follow these instructions to replace th e LED control board.[...]

3.5 Replacing the storag e backplane Chapter 3: R eplaci ng i nstalled components 33 1. Remove the front pane l ribbon cab le from the rear of the LED control panel. 2. Remove the tw o screws that secu re the LED control pane l to the chassis and lif t the boar d free of the cha ssis. 3.5 Replacing the storage backplane This section describes how t[...]

3.5 Replacing the stora ge backplane 34 Chapter 3: Replacing installed compo nents Note: Y o u must remove the CD-ROM, front p anel and FDD cables before removing the backplane. See 3 .2 Replacing mother- board compon ent s for det ails on how to do this. 3. Remove the th ree screws that secure the S-A T A back- plane bracket to the chassis. 4. Rem[...]

3.5 Replacing the storag e backplane Chapter 3: R eplaci ng i nstalled components 35 3.5.0.1 S-A T A backplane featu res Note: B5350G21S2H is shipped with two 1-port S-A T A backplanes to suppor t 2 hot- swap S-A T A hard disk drives J3 serial ATA 7 pin connector JP2 HDD LED connector J1 DC powe r input connector FAN1 Fan connector[...]

3.6 Replacing the power supply 36 Chapter 3: Replacing installed compo nents 3.6 Replacing the power supply Follow these instructions to repl ace the power supp ly in your T ransport GX21 (B5350) syst em. 1. Remove the ch assis cover as described in se ction 2.2.1 Removing the chassis cover . 2. Disconnec t power c ables from the mo therboard , bac[...]

3.7 Replacing the coolin g fans Chapter 3: R eplaci ng i nstalled components 37 3.7 Replacing the cooling fans Follow these instructions to repl ace the cooling fans in your T ransport GX21 (B5350) syst em. 1. Remove the ch assis cover as described in se ction 2.2.1 Removing the chassis cover . 2. Remove the PCI rete ntion bar Note: Y ou may need t[...]

3.7 Replacing the cooling fans 38 Chapter 3: Replacing installed compo nents 6. Remove th e four screws sec uring each fa n to the fan bracket to remove them from the fa n bracket. Note: The T ransport GX21 (B5350) u ses two dif ferent types of cooling fans which operate at di ffer ent speeds. The fan inst alled nearest the po wer supply has a peak[...]

Appendix 39 Appendix BIOS Introduction Y our T ransport GX21 (B5350) system includes a powerful T iger i7320R S5350 mother board with Phoenix BIOS on 8 MBit flash ROM. The BIOS is the motherboar d’s basic input/output system. The BIO S contains all the s ettings requ ired to contr ol the key - board, display , disk drives, seri al communications,[...]

40 App endix BIOS setup util ity T o select an item : Use the <Arrow> keys to make a selection. T o display a submenu (a poin ter marks all submenus) Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to th e required sub- menu a nd press <E nter>. BIOS menu bar The m enu bar at the top of the windo w lists the following selections: Menu bar selecti[...]

Appendix 41 Note: Options written in bold type repre- sent the BIOS setup default. BIOS legend bar The following chart describes the legend keys and their func- tions. BIOS main menu The Main BIOS menu is the first screen that appears when you enter BIOS setup. The menu ha s two main frames. The left frame displays all the op tions that can be conf[...]

42 App endix Feature Option Description System T ime HH:MM:SS Set the system time System Date MM:DD:YY Set the system date Legacy Diskette A: NONE / 360 K, 5.25 in / 1.2 M, 5.25in / 720K, 3.5 in / 1.44 M, 3.5 in / 2.88, 3.5 in Set the floppy drive type IDE Channel subme nu Set IDE drive configuration Memo ry Cache submenu Set memo ry cachi ng Boot [...]

Appendix 43 IDE channel submenus Y ou ca n use this screen t o change ID E Configurat ion Set- tings.[...]

44 App endix Note: Selecting Auto w ill automatically detect IDE settings. Feature Option Description Cylinders Set number of cylinders on disk Heads Set number of he ads on disk Sectors Set number of sectors on disk Maximum Cap ac- ity Set maximum size of disk Multi-Sector T ransfers Disabled / 2 sectors 4 sectors / 8 sectors 16 sectors Set number[...]

Appendix 45 Memory cache Y ou ca n use t his screen t o change memory caching set tings Feature Option Descript ion Cache System BIOS area NULL / Wri t e Protec t Cache system BIOS ROM (shadowing must b e enabled) Cache Video BIOS area NULL / Wri t e Protec t Cache video BIOS ROM (Shad- owing must be enabled)[...]

46 App endix Boot features Y ou ca n use t his screen to set b oot parameters . Feature Option Setting Floppy Check Enabled / Disabled Set check for floppy disk at POST on or off Summary Screen Enabled / Disabled Set a summary of BIOS settings at POST on or off Quiet Boot Enabled / Disabled Set the OEM logo during b oot up on or off QuickBoot Mode [...]

Appendix 47 BIOS advanced menu Y ou ca n use this menu to co nfigure advanced BI OS settings . Features Option Description Hardware Monitor submenu Set hardware monitor options Enable ACPI Ye s / No Installed OS Other / Win95 / Win98 / WinMe / Win2000 Set the installed operatin g system Note: Incorrect settings may cause the system to behave unpred[...]

48 App endix Native Mode Operation Auto / Paral- lel A T A / Serial A T A / Both Set S-A T A devices to operate in native o r emulated mode SA T A RAID Enable Enabl ed / Disabled Set RAID BIOS loading on s tart up Advanced Chipset Con- trol submenu Configures USB co ntroller and legacy device support Advanced Processor Options submenu Set advanced [...]

Appendix 49 Hardware monitor Y ou ca n use this screen t o change cr itical system settings.[...]

50 App endix Advanced chip set control submenu Use this screen to fine tine the chipset. Feature Option Description Integrat ed Device Control Sub-Menu submenu Integrated LAN 1 submenu Integrated LAN 2 submenu S pectrum S pread Force Compliance Mode Entry Enabled Disabled Set PCI-E compliance mode DRAM Dat a Integ- rity Mode Disabled 72-bit ECC 144[...]

Appendix 51 Integrated Device Control Submenu Use this screen to control USB. Memory Remap Function Enabled Disabled Remap BIOS memory to above 1 MB (BIOS cannot be shadowed whe n this is enabl ed) Feature Option Description USB Device 29 Function Enabled /Disabled Set functions of USB on or off Feature Option Description[...]

52 App endix Integrated LAN 1 and 2 submenus Y ou can use these screens to set option s for the integr ated LANs. Feature Opt ion Desc ription PCI-E port Auto / Disabled / Enabled / Force PCI Express v1.0 Com- patibility Mode Set PCI-E comp atibility mode Option ROM Scan Enabled / Disabled Initialize device expansion ROM[...]

Appendix 53 Advanced Processor Control submenu Feature Optio n Description Hyper Threading T echnology Enabled Disabled Enable Hyper-Threading (only if supported by processor) Thermal Manage- ment 2 Enabled Disabled Prevent damage to the CPUs by slowing the processor . Full speed resumes w hen a stable temperature is reached Set Max Ext CPUID=3 Ena[...]

54 App endix I/O Device Configuration submenu Y ou ca n use this screen t o configure I/O Devi ces. Feature Option Description Serial port A Enabled / Disabled T urn serial port A on or off Base I/O address 3F8 / 2F8 / 3E8 / 2 E8 Set the b ase I/O address fo r serial port A Interrupt IRQ3 / IRQ4 Set the interrupt fo r serial port A Serial port B En[...]

Appendix 55 DMA Channel DMA 1 / DMA 3 Set the DMA ch annel for the p ar- allel port Floppy disk con- troller Enabled / Disabled Set the Floppy Disk o n or off Feature Option Description[...]

56 App endix DMI Event Logging submenu Use this screen to set DMI event-log ging options. Feature Option Description Event Logging Enabled / Disabled Set DMA Logg ing on or off ECC Event Logging Enabled / Disabled Set ECC Log ging on or off Clear all DMI event logs Ye s / No C lear all DMI logs after rebooting[...]

Appendix 57 Console Redirection submenu Use this screen to set options for external co ntrol using a console. Feature Option Description Com Port Address Disabled / On-boa rd COM A / On-board COM B / NULL Enable onboard COM ports for external console u se Baud Rate 300 / 1200 / 2400 / 9600 / 19.2K / 38.4K / 57.6K / 1 15.2K Set the baud rate for the[...]

58 App endix ASF Configuration submenu Y ou ca n use this screen t o set ASF op tions. Feature Option Description Minimum W a tchdog T imeo ut Set the time for BIOS to stop the W atchdog Timer after a reset has occurs BIOS Boot T i meout Set time for BIOS to boot before the system is reset OS Boot T i meout T ime fo r OS to boot before system is re[...]

Appendix 59 Security menu Y ou ca n use this screen t o set secu rity option s for you r com- puter . Feature Option Description Set Supervisor Password Set the supervisor p assword which restricts access to the BIOS Set User Password Set user password Password on boot Set system to ask for p assword at start up. Failure to enter the correct p assw[...]

60 App endix Power menu Y ou can use this screen to configure power mana gement. Feature Option Description Resume On T ime On / Off Se t a time for the syst em to automatically power on Power Button Behavior On/Off Wa k e / S l e e p Set power button to switch power on and off or sleep and wake up After power Failure Enabled Disabled Set the syste[...]

Appendix 61 Boot menu Y ou ca n use t his screen to set b oot up opt ions.[...]

62 App endix Exit menu Y ou can use this screen to save or discar d changes and load factory de faults. Feature Opt ion Descript ion Exit Saving C hanges Save changes mad e and exit BIOS Exit Discarding Changes Discard changes made and exit BIOS Load Setup De faults Restore all BIOS settings to factory defaults Discard Changes Restores setting s to[...]

Appendix 63 T echnical support If a problem arises with this system , you should consult your dealer first for help. The system is likely to have bee n config- ured by your de aler , making him the most appro priate choice when seeking technical ad vice. Y our dealer may also be close enough to visit with the har dware for servicing or test- ing. H[...]

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