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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 rackmou[...]

S UPER S ERVER 6012L-6 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 6012L-6. Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the P4DLR+ motherboard, in[...]

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S UPER S ERVER 6012L-6 Manual vi Table of Contents Preface About This Manual ...................................................................................................... i i i Manual Organization ................................................................................................... i i i Chapter 1: Introduction to the SuperSe[...]

Power ........................................................................................................ 3 - 3 3 -4 SCSI Drive Carrier LEDs ............................................................................... 3- 3 3 -5 Motherboard LEDs .......................................................................................... 3 - 4 [...]

S UPER S ERVER 6012L-6 Manual viii Wake-On-LAN ......................................................................................... 5-16 Sleep Button ............................................................................................ 5-16 IPMB ............................................................................................[...]

Table of Contents ix CD-ROM and Floppy Drive Installation ................................................. 6 -7 6 - 5 Power Supply .................................................................................................. 6 - 8 Power Supply Failure ............................................................................. 6 - 8 Removing[...]

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Chapter 1 Introduction to the SuperServer 6012L-6 1 - 1 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 P4DLR+ dual Intel Xeon pr[...]

S UPER S ERVER 6012L-6 Manual 1-2 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 [...]

1-3 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[...]

S UPER S ERVER 6012L-6 Manual 1-4 1- 3 Mainboard Features At the heart of the SuperServer 6012L-6 lies the P4DLR+, a dual Intel Xeon processor motherboard designed to provide maximum performance. Below are the main features of the P4DLR+. Chipset The P4DLR+ is based on the ServerWorks Grand Champion LE TM (GC-LE) chipset, which is a high-performanc[...]

1-5 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 P4DLR+ provides two SCSI ports. A QLogic GEM318 controller is used for the SAF-TE compliant SCSI backpanel. PCI Expansion Slots The P4DLR+ has one [...]

S UPER S ERVER 6012L-6 Manual 1-6 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: Sup[...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2-1 Overview This chapter provides a quick setup 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 [...]

2-2 S UPER S ERVER 6012L-6 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 jacks on the[...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-3 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 [...]

2-4 S UPER S ERVER 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 [...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-5 Figure 2-3. Installing the Server into a Rack 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 chassi[...]

2-6 S UPER S ERVER 6012L-6 Manual Figure 2-4. Installing the Server into a Telco Rack 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. The only difference in the installation procedure will be the positioning of the[...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-7 2- 5 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[...]

2-8 S UPER S ERVER 6012L-6 Manual 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 [...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-9 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[...]

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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 [...]

SUPERSERVER 6012L-6 User's Manual 3-2 l 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[...]

Chapter 3: System Interface 3-3 l NIC1: Indicates network activity on LAN1 when flashing. l HDD: Indicates IDE channel activity. On the SuperServer 6012L-6, this LED indicates CD-ROM drive activity when flashing. l Power: Indicates power is being supplied to the system's power supply units. This LED should normally be illuminated when the syst[...]

SUPERSERVER 6012L-6 User's Manual 3-4 3 - 5 Motherboard LEDs The three-status CR5 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 designate[...]

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 6012L-6 from damage: l Be aware of the locations of the power on/off switch on the chassis as well as the room's emergency power-off switch, disconnect[...]

S UPER S ERVER 6012L-6 Manual 4-2 4- 2 General Safety Precautions Follow these rules to ensure general safety: l Keep the area around the SuperServer 6012L-6 clean and free of clutter. l The SuperServer 6012L-6 weighs approximately 39 lbs (17.7 kg) when fully loaded. When lifting the system, two people at either end should lift slowly with their fe[...]

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 6012L-6 Manual 4-4 4- 4 Operating Precautions 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 5-1 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 inc[...]

5-2 S UPERSERVER 6012L-6 User’s Manual 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+ GH[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-3 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 may cause the processor to overh[...]

5-4 S UPERSERVER 6012L-6 User’s Manual Figure 5-2. Heatsink Installation[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-5 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 periphera[...]

5-6 S UPERSERVER 6012L-6 User’s Manual Figure 5-3. P4DLR+ Front Control Panel Header Pins 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 [...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-7 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 5-5 Installing Memory Note: Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules: http://www.su[...]

5-8 S UPERSERVER 6012L-6 User’s Manual Figure 5-5b. Top View of DIMM Slot Figure 5-5a. Side View of DIMM Installation into 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. Memory Support The[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-9 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[...]

5-10 S UPERSERVER 6012L-6 User’s Manual Figure 5-7. SUPER P4DLR+ Layout (not drawn to scale) 5-7 Motherboard Layout J11 Keyboard/Mouse J66 ATX POWER LAN2 USB0/1 JP56 Rage XL J55 COM1 VGA LAN1 Bank 2 Bank 2 Bank 1 Bank 1 LED1 CPU1 CPU2 JP46 JF1 CR5 North Bridge PCI-X AIC-7899 JA1 BATTERY JA5 WOL COM2 BIOS South Bridge IO Bridge SW4 Speaker CHS FAN[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-11 P4DLR+ Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting J P4 33 MHz PCI Enable/Disable Open (Disable) J A 4 SCSI Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enable) JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JP2 Speaker Enable/Disable Closed (Enable) JP 3 Watch Dog Enable/Disable Open (Disable) JP4/P2 PCI-X Speed Settings See page 2-19[...]

5-12 S UPERSERVER 6012L-6 User’s Manual 5- 8 Connector Definitions Power LED The Power LED connection is lo- cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions. Pi n Number 15 16 D e fin itio n +5V Contr ol PWR_LED P i n De f i ni ti on s (J F 1) ATX Power Suppl y 24- pi n Con ne ct or Pin Definit ions Pin Number [...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-13 Overheat LED (OH) Connect an LED to the OH connec- tion on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to pro- vide advanced warning of chassis overheating. Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions. Reset The Reset connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case[...]

5-14 S UPERSERVER 6012L-6 User’s Manual Extra Universal Serial Bus Connection (USB2/3) Two USB headers are located at J1 for front side USB access. The odd numbered pins (toward the in- side of the board) are for USB2 and the even numbered pins (to- ward the edge of the board) are for USB3. You will need a USB cable (not included) to use each of [...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-15 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.) PS/ 2 Key boar d and Mouse Po r t Pin Def i ni ti ons ( J11) Pi n Num be r 1 2 3 4 5 6 D e fin itio n Dat[...]

5-16 S UPERSERVER 6012L-6 User’s Manual 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. Pi n Number 1 2 3 D e fin itio n +5V Standby Ground Wa k e - u p W ake-On- LAN Pin D e finition s (W O L ) Wake-On-LAN The Wa[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-17 SMB An SMB (System Management Bus) header is located at J21. Connect the appropriate cable here to utilize SMB on your sys- 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. IPMB (Optional) An IP[...]

5-18 S UPERSERVER 6012L-6 User’s Manual 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. LED Col or Gr e en Y ello w Red D e fin itio n Power On St andby Mode W rong CPU Onboar d LED Power I ndi c at or ( C R5 ) LED Col or Green Y ello w D e [...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-19 5-10 DIP Switch Settings DIP Switch 4: Processor Speed The red "DIP" switch labeled SW4 has four individual switches, which are used to set the speed of the processor. The table on the right shows you the switch settings for the various speeds your processor may be able to run at. (This table is [...]

5-20 S UPERSERVER 6012L-6 User’s Manual Fan Detection Select J58 allows you to select to use ei- ther the CPU fan or the Chassis fan. The default position is open to select the CPU fan. See the table on the right for jumper settings. Jump er Posi t i on Open Closed D e fin itio n CPU Fa n Ch assis Fan Fan Detect i on Sel ect Jum per Sett i n gs ([...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-21 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. Jumper Posi t i on Open Closed D e fin itio n Overheat Fan Ch assis Fan Chassi s/ O ver heat F[...]

5-22 S UPERSERVER 6012L-6 User’s Manual PCI-X Bus Speed Setting Jumpers P2 and JP4 are used to set the speed of the PCI-X bus. The default setting is PCI 66 MHz (the other settings are to support future PCI-X cards.) See the table on the right for jumper settings. 33 MHz PCI Enable/Disable If you wish to use 33 MHz PCI cards, close J4 to force th[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-23 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. • A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires a[...]

5-24 S UPERSERVER 6012L-6 User’s Manual Signal Names +DB(12) +DB(13) +DB(14) +DB(15) +DB(P1 ) +DB(0) +DB(1) +DB(2) +DB(3) +DB(4) +DB(5) +DB(6) +DB(7) +DB(P) GROUN D DI FFSEN S TERMPW R TERMPW R RESERV ED GROUN D +ATN GROUN D +BSY +ACK +RST +MS G +SEL +C/D +REQ + I/O +DB(8) +DB(9) +DB(10) +DB(11) Connect or Contac t Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 [...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-25 5-13 I nstalling 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 appe[...]

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Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-1 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 nex[...]

6-2 S UPER S ERVER 6012L-6 Manual Figure 6-1. Chassis: Front and Rear Views System Reset 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 status indications. A ribbon cable has bundled these wires together to simplify the connection. Connec[...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-3 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 Fa[...]

6-4 S UPER S ERVER 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 [...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-5 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 drives insta[...]

6-6 S UPER S ERVER 6012L-6 Manual Figure 6-4. Removing SCSI Drives 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 [...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-7 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 S[...]

6-8 S UPER S ERVER 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 lig[...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-9 Figure 6-5. Removing/Replacing the Power Supply[...]

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Chapter 7: AMIBIOS 7-1 Chapter 7 AMIBIOS 7- 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. Ref[...]

7-2 S UPER S ERVER 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-K[...]

Chapter 7: AMIBIOS 7-3 Use the Up/Down arrow keys or the <Tab> key to move between the different settings in the above menu. When the items "System Time", and "System Date" are highlighted, type in the correct time/date in the time field, and then press "Enter". The date must be entered in MM/DD/YY format. The ti[...]

7-4 S UPER S ERVER 6012L-6 Manual 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/O[...]

Chapter 7: AMIBIOS 7-5 Super IO Configuration 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 optio[...]

7-6 S UPER S ERVER 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 "E[...]

Chapter 7: AMIBIOS 7-7 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 des[...]

7-8 S UPER S ERVER 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 , SWDMA0, SW[...]

Chapter 7: AMIBIOS 7-9 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 th[...]

7-10 S UPER S ERVER 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 i[...]

Chapter 7: AMIBIOS 7-11 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 [...]

7-12 S UPER S ERVER 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 [...]

Chapter 7: AMIBIOS 7-13 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 [...]

7-14 S UPER S ERVER 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. O[...]

Chapter 7: AMIBIOS 7-15 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. C000, 16k Shadow C400, 16k Shadow C800, 16k Shadow CC00, 16k Shadow D000, 16k Shadow D400, 16k Shadow D800, 16k Shadow DC00, 16k Shadow These options speci[...]

7-16 S UPER S ERVER 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 CC00 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 [...]

Chapter 7: AMIBIOS 7-17 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. 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 Functio[...]

7-18 S UPER S ERVER 6012L-6 Manual Plug & 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 ca[...]

Chapter 7: AMIBIOS 7-19 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. 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 th[...]

7-20 S UPER S ERVER 6012L-6 Manual 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 bu[...]

Chapter 7: AMIBIOS 7-21 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. 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 settin[...]

7-22 S UPER S ERVER 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 Dev[...]

Chapter 7: AMIBIOS 7-23 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. Supervisor Password User Password AMIBIOS provides both Supervisor and User password functions. If you use both passwords, the Supervisor password must[...]

7-24 S UPER S ERVER 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[...]

Chapter 7: AMIBIOS 7-25 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 SETU P UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit > Exit S aving Chang es > Ex it Disca rding Chang es > Lo ad Optim al Defaults &g[...]

7-26 S UPER S ERVER 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 syste[...]

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 screen. Fatal errors are those which will not allow [...]

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B-1 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 uncomp[...]

B-2 S UPER S ERVER 6012L-6 Manual B- 2 Bootblock Recovery Codes The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution: Checkpoint Code Description E 0 h The onboard floppy controller if available is initialized. Next, beginning the base 512 KB memory test. E 1 h Initializing the interrupt vector table next. E 2 h Initializing the[...]

B-3 Appendix B: AMIBIOS POST Codes initialization before the keyboard BAT command is issued. 0 Ch The keyboard controller input buffer is free. Next, issuing the BAT command to the keyboard controller. 0 E h The keyboard controller BAT command result has been verified. Next, performing any necessary initialization after the keyboard controller BAT [...]

B-4 S UPER S ERVER 6012L-6 Manual Checkpoint Code Description 25h Interrupt vector initialization is done. Clearing the password if the POST DIAG switch is on. 27h Any initialization before setting video mode will be done next. 28h Initialization before setting the video mode is complete. Configuring the monochrome mode and color mode settings next[...]

B-5 Appendix B: AMIBIOS POST Codes Checkpoint Code Description 48h Patterns written in base memory. Determining the amount of memory below 1 MB next. 49h The amount of memory below 1 MB has been found and verified. Determining the amount of memory above 1 MB memory next. 4Bh The amount of memory above 1 MB has been found and verified. Checking for [...]

B-6 S UPER S ERVER 6012L-6 Manual Checkpoint Code Description 60h The DMA page register test passed. Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register test next. 62h The DMA controller 1 base register test passed. Performing the DMA controller 2 base register test next. 65h The DMA controller 2 base register test passed. Programming DMA controllers 1 a[...]

B-7 Appendix B: AMIBIOS POST Codes Checkpoint Code Description 95h Initializing the bus option ROMs from C800 next. See the last page of this chapter for additional information. 96h Initializing before passing control to the adaptor ROM at C800. 97h Initialization before the C800 adaptor ROM gains control has com- pleted. The adaptor ROM check is n[...]

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C-1 Appendix C: System Specifications Appendix C System Specifications Processors Single or dual Intel ® Xeon TM 512K L2 cache processors of up to 2.4+ 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.ht[...]

S UPER S ERVER 6012L-6 User's Manual C-2 Expansion Slots One (1) 64-bit 133 MHz standard PCI with riser card Power Supply Type: 1 x 400W with +3.3V, +5V, +12V, -5V and -12V main DC outputs and a 5V standby output Input Voltage: 100-240VAC (w/ ± 10% tolerance - units are auto- switching capable) Fans: Two 10-cm blower fans Operating Environmen[...]