SUPER MICRO Computer 5013C-M8 manual

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Preface About This Manual This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians. It provides information for the installation and use of the SuperServer 5013C-M8. Installation and maintainance should be performed by experienced technicians only. The SuperServer 5013C-M8 is a high-end single processor 1U rackmount server base[...]

S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual iv 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 5013C-M8. Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the P4SC8 mo[...]

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vi Table of Contents Preface About This Manual ...................................................................................................... i i i Manual Organization ................................................................................................... i i i Chapter 1: Introduction 1- 1 Overview ..............................[...]

3 -4 SCSI Drive Carrier LEDs ............................................................................... 3- 3 Chapter 4: System Safety 4 -1 Electrical Safety Precautions ........................................................................ 4 - 1 4 -2 General Safety Precautions .................................................................[...]

viii Wake-On-Ring ........................................................................................ 5-15 SATA LED ............................................................................................... 5-15 5-10 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 5-16 Explanati[...]

Table of Contents ix 7 - 3 Main BIOS Setup ............................................................................................ 7 - 2 7 - 4 Advanced BIOS Setup ...................................................................................... 7-4 7-4.1 Advanced BIOS Features ............................................................. [...]

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Chapter 1 Introduction 1 -1 Overview The Supermicro SuperServer 5013C-M8 is a high-end single processor, 1U rackmount server with state-of-the-art features. The 5013C-M8 is comprised of two main subsystems: the SC813MS-300C 1U rackmount chassis and the P4SC8 motherboard. Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have be[...]

1-2 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual 1- 2 Motherboard Features At the heart of the SuperServer 5013C-M8 lies the P4SC8, a single processor motherboard designed to provide maximum performance. Below are the main features of the P4SC8. Chipset Overview The P4SC8 is based on Intel’s E7210 chipset (see Figure 1-1 for a block dia- gram). The[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 Processors The P4SC8 supports a single Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processor (with a 2MB integrated transfer cache) of up to 3.40 GHz with hyper-threading technol- ogy in a 478-pin microPGA socket (processors up to 3.20 GHz must be 90 nano or 0.13 micron technology) or a single Intel ® Celeron ® processor (with a 128KB integ[...]

1-4 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual Other Features Other onboard features that promote system health include eight voltage monitors, a chassis intrusion header, auto-switching voltage regulators, chassis and CPU overheat sensors, virus protection and BIOS rescue. Figure 1-1 . Intel E7210 Chipset: System Block Diagram Note: This is a gene[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 1- 3 Server Chassis Features The SuperServer 5013C-M8 is a 1U rackmount server platform designed with some of today's most state-of-the-art features. The following is a general outline of the main features of the SC813MS-300C chassis. System Power When configured as a SuperServer 5013C-M8, the SC813MS-300C chassis i[...]

1-6 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual Cooling System The SC813M-300C chassis has an innovative cooling design that features three 4-cm high-performance system cooling fans. Each of these fans plug into a chassis fan header on the motherboard and operate at full rpm continuously. Figure 1-2. Rear I/O Panel[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 1-4 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: SuperMicro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: + 1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Web Site: www.supermicro.com Europe Address: SuperMicro Computer[...]

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Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2-1 Overview This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your SuperServer 5013C-M8 up and running. Following the steps in the order given should enable you to have the system operational within a minimal amount of time. This quick setup assumes that your 5013C-M8 system has c[...]

2-2 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual Choosing a Setup Location - Leave enough clearance in front of the rack to enable you to open the front door completely (~25 inches). - Leave approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back of the rack to allow for sufficient airflow and ease in servicing. Rack Precautions - Ensure that the leveling j[...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-3 Rack Mounting Considerations Ambient Operating Temperature If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the ambient operating temperature of the rack environment may be greater than the ambient temperature of the room. Therefore, consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environment [...]

2-4 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual 2- 4 Installing the 5013C-M8 into a Rack This section provides information on installing the SuperServer 5013C-M8 into a rack unit. If the system 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 assembl[...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-5 Installing the Rack Rails Determine where you want to place the SuperServer 5013C-M8 in the rack ( see Rack and Server Precautions in Section 2-3). Position the chassis rail guides at the desired location in the rack, keeping the sliding rail guide facing the inside of the rack. Screw the assembly securely to the [...]

2-6 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual Figure 2-2. Installing the Server into a Rack (with optional front bezel shown) Installing the Server into the Rack You should now have rails attached to both the chassis and the rack unit. The next step is to install the server into the rack. Do this by lining up the rear of the chassis rails with the[...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-7 Figure 2-3. Installing the Server into a Telco Rack (with optional front bezel shown) Installing the Server into a Telco Rack If you are installing the SuperServer 5013C-M8 into a Telco type rack, follow the directions given on the previous pages for rack installation. The only difference in the installation proce[...]

2-8 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual 2- 5 Checking the Motherboard Setup After you install the 5013C-M8 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 5013C-M8 (Figure 2-4) First, release the retention screws that secure[...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-9 Figure 2-4. Accessing the Inside of the SuperServer 5013C-M8[...]

2-10 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual 2-6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup Next, you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the SCSI drives and SCSI backplane have been properly installed and all essential connections have been made. 1 . Accessing the drive bays All drives can be accessed from the front of the server. For servici[...]

Chapter 3: System Interface 3-1 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 [...]

3-2 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual 3-3 Control Panel LEDs The control panel located on the front of the SC813MS-300C 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 ta[...]

Chapter 3: System Interface 3-3  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.  Green: When illuminated, the green LED on the front of the SCSI drive carrier indicates driv[...]

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Chapter 4: System Safety 4-1 Chapter 4 System Safety 4-1 Electrical Safety Precautions ! Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the SuperServer 5013C-M8 from damage:  Be aware of the locations of the power on/off switch on the chassis as well as the room's emergency power-off switch, disconn[...]

S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual 4-2 4-2 General Safety Precautions Follow these rules to ensure general safety:  Keep the area around the SuperServer 5013C-M8 clean and free of clutter.  The SuperServer 5013C-M8 weighs approximately 38 lbs (~17.3 kg) when fully loaded. When lifting the system, two people at either end should lift s[...]

Chapter 4: System Safety 4-3 4-3 ESD Precautions Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is generated by two objects with different electrical charges coming into contact with each other. An electrical discharge is created to neutralize this difference, which can damage electronic components and printed circuit boards. The following measures are generally su[...]

S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual 4-4 4- 4 Operating Precautions Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 5013C-M8 is operating to assure proper cooling. Out of warranty damage to the 5013C-M8 system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed. ![...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-1 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install the P4SC8 motherboard into the SC813MS-300C chassis, connect the data and power cables and install add-on cards. All motherboard jumpers and connections are also described. A layout and quick reference chart are included [...]

5-2 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual 5-2 Motherboard Installation This section explains the first step of physically mounting the P4SC8 into the SC813MS-300C chassis. Following the steps in the order given will eliminate the most common problems encountered in such an installation. To remove the motherboard, follow the procedure in revers[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-3 5-3 Connecting Cables Now that the motherboard is installed, the next step is to connect the cables to the board. These include the data (ribbon) cables for the peripherals and control panel and the power cables. Connecting Data Cables The ribbon cables used to transfer data from the peripheral devices have[...]

5-4 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual 5-4 I/O Ports The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification. See Figure 5-2 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports. Figure 5-1. Control Panel Header Pins Note: The COM2 port is a header on the motherboard, located behind the mouse and keyboard ports. Mou[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-5 5- 5 Installing Processors Avoid placing direct pressure to the top of the processor package. Always remove the power cord first before add- ing, removing or changing any hardware components. Processor Support The P4SC8 has a single 478-pin microPGA socket, which supports Intel Pentium 4 or Celeron processo[...]

5-6 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual Figure 5-3. 478-pin Socket: Empty and with Processor Installed Figure 5-4. Heatsink Installation[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-7 5- 6 Installing Memory 1 . Memory support The P4SC8 supports 4 GB of dual-channel, ECC or non-ECC unbuffered DDR- 400/333/266 SDRAM. Populating DIMM0A and DIMM1A and/or DIMM0B and DIMM1B with the same size/same type of memory modules will result in dual channel (two-way interleaved) operation, which is fast[...]

5-8 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual 5-7 Adding PCI Cards 1 . 64-bit PCI-X slot The 5013C-M8 has a riser card (p/n CSE-RR1U-X) designed specifically for use in the SC813MS-300C 1U rackmount chassis (included with the system). This riser card allows a 64-bit, 66 MHz (3.3V) standard size PCI-X card to sit at a 90 degree angle so it can fit [...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-9 Figure 5-6. P4SC8 Layout (not drawn to scale) Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only. Warning: Using the wrong type of onboard CMOS battery or installing it upside down may result in explosion. 5- 8 Motherboard Details Keyboard/ Mouse JBT1 82541 J17 CHS FAN1 CPU FAN JP1 JP2 JP20 J11 USB1/2 COM1 Pa[...]

5-10 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual P4SC8 Quick Reference Jumpers Description Default Setting J 1 7 Power LED Closed (On) J 1 8 Speaker Enable Pins 3-4 (Internal Buzz.) J 3 3 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) J 3 6 Keylock Enable/Disable Open (Disabled) JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 5-10 JP1, JP2 CPU Clock Speed Pins 1-2 (Auto) JP 3 O[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-11 5- 9 Connector Definitions Power Supply Connectors The primary power supply connector on the P4SC8 meets the SSI (Superset ATX) 24-pin specifica- tion. Refer to the table on the right for the pin definitions of the ATX 24-pin power connector. You must also connect the 4-pin J21 power connector to your powe[...]

5-12 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual Reset Connector The reset connector is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 and attaches to the reset switch on the com- puter chassis. See the table on the right for pin definitions. PW_ON Connector The PW_ON connector is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. This header should be connected to the chassis power [...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-13 Serial Ports Two serial ports are included on the motherboard: COM1 (J9) is a port lo- cated beside the mouse/keyboard ports and COM2 (J10) is a header located on the motherboard near the J20 power connector. See the table on the right for pin definitions. Power On LED The Power On LED connector is lo- cat[...]

5-14 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual PS/2 Key board and M ouse P ort Pin Definit io ns (J11) Pin Num ber 1 2 3 4 5 6 Definition Data NC Ground VCC Clock NC Chassis Intrusion The Chassis Intrusion header is des- ignated JL1. See the board layout for the location of JL1 and the table on the right for pin definitions. Pi n Num ber 1 2 Defin[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-15 Pi n Num ber 1 2 3 Definition +5V S tandby Ground Wa k e- up Wake-On -LAN Pin Defin ition s (WOL) Wake-On-LAN The Wake-On-LAN header is des- ignated WOL on the motherboard. See the table on the right for pin definitions. You must enable the LAN Wake-Up setting in BIOS to use this function. (You must also h[...]

5-16 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual 5-10 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard, jumpers can be used to choose between optional set- tings. Jumpers create shorts be- tween two pins to change the function of the connector. Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-17 USB Wake-Up Use JPUSB to enable or disable USB Wake-Up, which allows you to wakeup the system by de- pressing a key on the keyboard or by clicking the mouse when either is connected to the USB1 or USB2 port (only). Enable the jumper to al- low the system to be woken up from an S1 or S3 state in Windows OS.[...]

5-18 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual Keylock Enable/Disable The Keylock header is located at J36. Close the jumper to enable the Keylock function and leave the jumper open (off) to disable it. The default setting is open. See the table on the right for jumper settings. Jum per Positi on Closed Open Definition Enabled Disabled Keylock Ena[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-19 System Power Force On Jumper JP20 allows you to enable or disable the Force-Power-On function. If enabled, system power will always stay on automatically. If disabled, the user needs to press the power button to power on the system. Jum per Positi on Closed Open Definition Force On Disabled Sys tem Pow er [...]

5-20 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual 5-11 Parallel Port, SCSI and IDE Drive Connections Use the following information to connect the IDE hard disk drive cables. • A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. • The 80-wire ATA100/66 IDE hard disk drive cable that came with your system has two connectors to support [...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-21 IDE Connectors There are no jumpers to configure the onboard IDE interfaces J2 and J5. See the table below for pin definitions. You must use the ATA100/66 cable included with your system to benefit from the ATA100/66 technology. Pin Number Fun ction 1 Reset I DE 3 Host Data 7 5 Host Data 6 7 Host Data 5 9 [...]

5-22 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual Si gn a l N a m e s + DB( 1 2 ) + DB( 1 3 ) + DB( 1 4 ) + DB( 1 5 ) + DB( P1 ) + DB( 0 ) + DB( 1 ) + DB( 2 ) + DB( 3 ) + DB( 4 ) + DB( 5 ) + DB( 6 ) + DB( 7 ) + DB( P) GRO UND DI FFSEN S TERM PW R TERM PW R RE SE RVE D GRO UND +A T N GRO UND +B S Y +A C K + RST +M S G +S E L +C /D +R E Q +I /O + DB( 8[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-23 5-12 Installing the Operating System and Software New Operating System-Windows XP Installation a. Insert the Microsoft Windows XP Setup CD in the CD Driver. The system will start booting up from the CD. b. Press the <F6> key when the message "Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or[...]

5-24 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual Figure 5-7. Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item. Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item (from top to the bottom) one at a time. After installing each item, you must reboot the [...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-1 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform main- tenance on the SC813MS-300C chassis. For component installation, follow the steps in the order given to eliminate the most common problems encountered. If some steps are unnecessary, skip ahead to the[...]

6-2 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual Figure 6-2. Chassis Rear View 6- 2 Control Panel The control panel (located on the front of the chassis) must be connected to the JF1 connector on the motherboard to provide you with system control buttons and status indicators. These wires have been bundled together in a ribbon cable to simplify the c[...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-3 6- 3 System Fans Three 4-cm high-performance fans provide the cooling for the SuperServer 5013C- M8. The chassis includes air seals under the fans and at the chassis cross section, which separates the drive bay area from the motherboard area of the chassis to promote better airflow. It is highly important that [...]

6-4 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual SCSI Drive Installation 1 . Mounting a SCSI drive in a drive carrier The SCSI drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and removal from the chassis. These carriers also help promote proper airflow for the SCSI drive bays. For this reason, even empty carriers without SCSI driv[...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-5 ! Important: Regardless of how many SCSI drives are installed, all four drive carriers must remain in the drive bays to main- tain proper airflow. 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 [...]

6-6 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual CD-ROM Drive Installation The top cover of the chassis must be opened to gain full access to the CD-ROM drive bay. The 5013C-M8 accomodates only slim CD-ROM drives. Side mount- ing brackets are needed to mount a slim CD-ROM drive in the 5013C-MT server. You must power down the system before installing [...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-7 6-5 Power Supply The SuperServer 5013C-M8 has a single 300 watt power supply. This power supply has the capability of operating at 100 or 240 input volts. Depress the main power button on the front of the chassis and then unplug the AC power cord to completely remove power from the system before removing the po[...]

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Chapter 7: BIOS 7-1 Chapter 7 BIOS 7-1 Introduction This chapter describes the AwardBIOS for the P4SC8. The Award ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk-based program. Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual. Refer[...]

7-2 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual 7- 2 Running Setup * Optimal default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted . The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the appropriate text from the Main BIOS Setup screen. All displayed text is de- scribed in this section, although the screen display is often[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-3 IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 2 Master, IDE Channel 3 Master Press the <Auto> key to activate the function of 'IDE HDD Auto-Detection", which will allow the BIOS to automatically detect the status of the IDE HDD installed in the system, such as the size, the number of cylinde[...]

7-4 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual 7-4.1 Advanced BIOS Features When the item of Advanced BIOS Features is highlighted, press the <Enter> key to activate the screen below: 7- 4 Advanced BIOS Setup Choose Advanced BIOS Setup from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left/ Right arrow keys. You should see the following display. Select [...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-5 Quick Boot If enabled, this feature allows the system to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system. The settings are " Enabled " and "Disabled". Quiet Boot This feature allows the user to activate the function of "Quiet Boot". The options are: " Ena[...]

7-6 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual 7-4.2 Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. ECC Configuration This setting allows you to enable or disable ECC (Error Correction and Checking). The options are "ECC" and "Non-ECC". CSA LAN (Gigabit LAN) Select "Enabled" to a[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-7 USB Controller This setting allows you to enable or disable the USB controller. The options are "Enabled" and "Disabled". USB 2.0 Controller This setting allows you to enable or disable the USB 2.0 (EHCI) controller. The options are "Enabled" and "Disabled". USB Legacy Support This setting[...]

7-8 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual UART Mode Select This setting allows the user to select the UART mode for the BIOS. The options are "IrDA", "ASKIR" and " Normal ". RxD, TxD Active This allows the user to change the settings for the "RxD, TxD Active" function. The options are "Hi, Hi",[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-9 7-4.4 PnP Configuration Choose PCI/PnP Configurations from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left/ Right arrow keys. You should see the following display: Enter "Yes" if are you are using an OS that is PnP (Plug and Play) -compatible. Enter " No " if your OS does not support PnP. Reset Configuration Data Enab[...]

7-10 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual Resources Controlled By This setting allows BIOS to automatically configure all boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. If you choose Auto, you cannot select the IRQ, Onboard CSA LAN Boot Select "Enabled" to enable the Boot ROM embedded in the Onboard CSA LAN Chip. The options are: "[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-11 7-4.6 Hardware Monitor Choose Hardware Monitor from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left/Right arrow keys. You should see the following display: CPU Warning Temperature This allows you to set the CPU warning temperature. If the CPU temperature reaches this threshold, an alarm will activate and a warning message will be displa[...]

7-12 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual Hyper-Threading Technology Select "Enabled" to activate the hyper-threading function of the CPU(s) to make each CPU appear as if there were two CPUs to any programs that support it (you must have OS support also). The settings are "Disabled" and " Enabled ." CPU Clock Rat[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-13 Set Supervisor Password When the item "Set Supervisor Password" is highlighted on the above screen, press the <Enter> key. When prompted, type the Supervisor Password in the dialogue box to set or to change the Supervisor Password. Set User Password When the item "Set User Password" is highlighted on t[...]

7-14 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual First Boot Device This item allows the user to set the first boot-up device. The options are "Removable", "Hard Disks", " CDROM ", "Legacy LAN", and "Disabled". X X X X X Hard Disk Boot Priority This item allows the user to select the Boot Priority of [...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-15 7 - 7 Exit Choose Exit from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left/Right arrow keys. You should see the following display: Save & Exit Setup When the item "Save & Exit Setup" is highlighted, press <Enter> to save the changes you've made in the BIOS program (CMOS) and exit. Your system should, then, [...]

7-16 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual Load Fail-Safe Defaults Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup. These are the safest settings to use. Load Optimized Defaults Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to load the optimized settings for all items in the BIOS Setup. These [...]

A-1 Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages During the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS will check for problems. If a problem is found, the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message. The following is a list of such BIOS messages. 1 long beep Memory Modules Errors 1 long beep+2 short beeps VGA Errors Beeps Error Messag[...]

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Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes B-1 This section lists the POST (Power On Self Testing) Codes for the Award BIOS. POS T (h ex) Des cri pt i o n CFh Test CMOS R/W functionality. C0h E arly chipset initialization: -Disable sh adow RAM -Disable L2 cache ( socket 7 or below) -Program basic c hipse t reg ist ers C1h Det ec t me mo ry -Auto-det ection of DR [...]

B-2 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual POST (hex) Description 0Fh Reserved 10h A uto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R/W codes into the run time area in F000 for ESCD & DMI support. 11h Res erved 12h Use w alking 1’s algorithm to check out in terface in CMOS circuitry . Al so set real- tim e clock power status, and then ch[...]

Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes B-3 2Dh 1. Initialize multi-language 2. Put information on screen display, including Aw ard title, CPU type, CPU spe ed …. 2Eh Reserved 2Fh Reserved 30h Res erved 31h Res erved 32h Res erved 33h Res et keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips. 34h Res erved 35h Res erved 36h Res erved 37h Res erved 38h Res er[...]

B-4 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual POST (hex) Description 58h Res erved 59h Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code. 5Ah Reserved 5Bh ( Optional Feature) Sh ow m essage f or en terin g A W DFLA SH.EXE from FDD (option al) 5Ch R eserved 5Dh 1. Initialize I nit_Onboar d_Super_ IO switch. 2. Initialize Init_Onboard_AUDIO s witch. 5Eh[...]

Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes B-5 POST (hex) Description 80h Res erved 81h Res erved 82h 1. Call chipset power managem ent hook. 2. Recover the text fo nt used by EPA logo (not for full screen logo) 3. If passw ord is set, ask for password. 83h Sav e all data in stack back to CMOS 84h Initialize ISA PnP boot devic e s 85h 1. USB final Initializa tion[...]

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C-1 Appendix C: System Specifications Appendix C System Specifications Processors Single Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processor of up to 3.40 GHz with hyper- threading technology at a 800/533/400 MHz front side bus speed Chipset Intel E7210 Memory Capacity Four (4) DIMM slots to support a maximum of 4 GB unbuffered ECC or non-ECC DDR400/333/266 low-profil[...]

C-2 S UPER S ERVER 5013C-M8 User's Manual Weight Gross Weight: 38 lbs. (17.3 kg.) System Cooling Three (3) 4-cm high performance fans System Input Requirements AC Input Voltage: 100-240 VAC Rated Input Current: 4A (115V) to 2A (230V) Rated Input Frequency: 50 to 60 Hz Power Supply Rated Output Power: 300W (Model# SP302-1S, Part# PWS-0054) Rate[...]