Supermicro SUPERSERVER 5014C-MF 5014C-MF manuel d'utilisation

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Preface About This Manual This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians. It pro- vides information for the installation and use of the SuperServer 5014C-MF . Instal- lation and maintainance should be performed by experienced technicians only . The SuperServer 5014C-MF is a high-end single processor 1U rackmount serve[...]

S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual iv Chapter 4: System Safety Y ou should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the SuperServer 5014C-MF . Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the P8SCT [...]

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vi T able of Contents Preface About This Manual ...................................................................................................... iii Manual Organization ................................................................................................... iii Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 Overview ..................................[...]

HDD ........................................................................................................ 3-2 Power ...................................................................................................... 3-3 Chapter 4: System Safety 4-1 Electrical Safety Precautions .................................................................[...]

viii W ake-On-Ring ......................................................................................... 5-16 SA T A LED ................................................................................................ 5-16 Serial Ports ............................................................................................. 5-16 Power LED .[...]

T able of Contents ix 7-4.1 Advanced BIOS Features .............................................................. 7-5 7-4.2 Advanced Chipset Control ............................................................. 7-6 7-4.3 I/O Device Confi guration ............................................................... 7-8 7-4.4 PnP/PCI Confi guration ....[...]

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Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview The Supermicro SuperServer 5014C-MF is a high-end single processor , 1U rack- mount server with state-of-the-art features. The 5014C-MF is comprised of two main subsystems: the SC513L-260 1U chassis and the P8SCT motherboard. Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certi?[...]

1-2 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual 1-2 Motherboard Features At the heart of the SuperServer 5014C-MF lies the P8SCT , a single processor motherboard based upon Intel's E7221 chipset. Below are the main features of the P8SCT . Processor The P8SCT has a single LGA775 ZIF socket to support an Intel ® Pentium ® 4 ("Prescott"[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 Onboard Controllers/Front Side Ports An onboard IDE controller supports one fl oppy drive and up to four Ultra A T A 100 hard drives or A T API devices. Front side ports include one COM port, one parallel (printer) port, two USB ports, PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports, a graphics port and two Gigabit LAN (NIC) ports. Other[...]

1-4 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual Figure 1-1 . Intel E7221 Chipset: System Block Diagram Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see Chapter 5 for details.[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 1-3 Server Chassis Features The SuperServer 5014C-MF is built on the SC513L-260 1U rackmount server chassis. The SC513L-260 features a unique design that places all I/O ports at the front of the chassis for easy access. The following is a general outline of the main features of the SC513L-260 chassis. System Power When c[...]

1-6 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual Cooling System The SC513L-260 chassis has an innovative cooling design that features one 10-cm blower-type system cooling fan. The blower fan plugs into a chassis fan header on the motherboard and an air shroud channels the airfl ow to effi ciently cool the processor area. A fan speed control setting[...]

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

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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 5014C-MF 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 5014C-MF system has c[...]

2-2 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF 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 suffi cient airfl ow and ease in servicing. - This product is for installation only i[...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-3 Rack Mounting Considerations Ambient Operating T emperature If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly , the ambient operating tempera- ture 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 environm[...]

2-4 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual 2-4 Installing the System into a Rack This section provides information on installing the SuperServer 5014C-MF 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. Basic Installation Procedure The 5014C-MF server comes with two rack mounting [...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-5 Installing the Chassis Rails Position the fi xed chassis rail sections you just removed along the side of the chassis so that the three screw holes line up with the corresponding holes on the chassis. Note that these two rails are left/right specifi c. Screw the rail securely to the side of the chassis (see Figu[...]

2-6 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual Installing the Server into the Rack Y ou should now have rails attached to both the chassis and the rack unit. The next step is to install the server into the rack. Do this by lining up the rear of the chassis rails with the front of the rack rails. Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails, keeping [...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-7 Figure 2-3. Installing the Server into a Rack Installing the Server into a T elco Rack If you are installing the SuperServer 5014C-MF into a T elco type rack, follow the directions given on the previous pages for rack installation. The only dif ference in the installation procedure will be the positioning of the r[...]

2-8 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual Figure 2-4. Installing the Server into a T elco Rack[...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-9 2-5 Checking the Motherboard Setup After you install the 5014C-MF in the rack, you will need to open the unit to make sure the motherboard is properly installed and all the connections have been m a d e . 1. Accessing the inside of the system (Figure 2-5) First, release the retention screws that secure the unit to[...]

2-10 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual Figure 2-5. Accessing the Inside of the System[...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-1 1 2-6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup Next, you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the Serial A T A drives and Serial A T A backplane have been properly installed and all essential connections have been made. 1. Accessing the drive bays T o access the internal hard drives, you will need to remove the[...]

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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 to keep you constantly informed of the overall status of the system as well as the activity and health of specifi c com- ponents. There are also two buttons on the chassis control panel. This chapter explains the meanings of all LED [...]

3-2 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual 3-3 Control Panel LEDs The control panel located on the front of the chassis has fi ve 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 ac- tion you may need to take.  O[...]

Chapter 3: System Interface 3-3  Power: Indicates power is being supplied to the system's power supply unit. This LED should normally be illuminated when the system is operating.[...]

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Chapter 4: System Safety 4-1 Chapter 4 System Safety ! Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the SuperServer 5014C-MF from damage:  Be aware of the locations of the power on/off switch on the chassis as well as the room's emergency power-off switch, disconnection switch or electrical outlet[...]

S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual 4-2 4-2 General Safety Precautions Follow these rules to ensure general safety:  Keep the area around the SuperServer 5014C-MF clean and free of clutter .  The SuperServer 5014C-MF weighs approximately 16.5 lbs (7.5 kg) when fully loaded. When lifting the system, two people at either end should lift [...]

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 com ponents and printed circuit boards. The following measures are generally [...]

S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual 4-4 4-4 Operating Precautions Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 5014C-MF is operating to assure proper cooling. Out of warranty damage to the 5014C-MF system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed. ! Figure 4-1. Installing the Onboard Battery LITHIUM BATT[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-1 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install the P8SCT motherboard into the SC513L-260 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 in[...]

5-2 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual 5-2 Motherboard Installation This section explains the fi rst step of physically mounting the P8SCT into the SC513L-260 chassis. Following the steps in the order given will eliminate the most common problems encountered in such an installation. T o remove the motherboard, follow the procedure in rever[...]

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 5014C-MF User's Manual 5-4 I/O Ports The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specifi cation. See Figure 5-2 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports, all are located at the front of the chassis. Figure 5-1. Control Panel Header Pins Note: The COM2 port is a header on the motherboard, l[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-5 5-5 Installing the Processor Processor Support The P8SCT has a single LGA775 socket, which supports Intel Pentium 4 (800 MHz FSB) or Intel Celeron (533 MHz FSB) processors. ! 1. Press the socket lever to release the load plate that covers the CPU socket from its locking position. CPU socket (with load plate[...]

5-6 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual 4. Use your thumb and index fi nger to hold the CPU at the north center and south center edges of the CPU. 5. Align Pin 1 of the CPU with Pin 1 of the socket. Once aligned, carefully lower the CPU straight down and into the socket. Do not drop the CPU on the socket. Do not move the CPU horizontally or[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-7 Heatsink Installation 1. Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die; the required amount has already been applied. 2. Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism. 3. Screw in two diagonal screws (eg. the #1 and th[...]

5-8 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual 5-6 Installing Memory 1. Memory support The P8SCT supports up to 4 GB of dual or single-channel, unbuf fered ECC or unbuffered non-ECC DDR2-533 or DDR2-400 SDRAM. Both interleaved and non- interleaved memory are supported, so you may populate any number of DIMM slots. Populating two slots at a time (st[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-9 5-7 Adding PCI Cards 1. 64-bit PCI-X slot The 5014C-MT has a riser card (p/n CSE-RR1U-X) designed specifi cally for use in the SC513L-260 1U rackmount chassis (included with the system). This riser card allows a 64-bit, 133 MHz (3.3V) standard size PCI-X card to sit at a 90 degree angle so it can fi t ins[...]

5-10 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual Figure 5-4. P8SCT Layout (not drawn to scale) Note: Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only . 5-8 Motherboard Details Keyboard/ Mouse FA N5 J14 USB1/2 COM1 Parallel Port VGA A TX Power Connector CPU LGA775 JLAN1 JLAN2 DIMM1A DIMM1B +12V PWR E7 22 1 North Bridge JF1 PCI-X #6 (133 MHz) BA TTERY[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-1 1 P8SCT Q uic k Refer enc e Jump er Descrip tion Defau lt Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 5-10 JP1/JP2 SMBus to PCI Enable/Disable Open (Disabled) J P 3 P C I - X S l o t F r e q u e n c y C l o s e d ( 1 3 3 M H z ) JPF Power Force-On Open (Disabled) JPL1/JPL2 JLAN1/JLAN2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabl[...]

5-12 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF 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 computer chas- sis. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. PW_ON Connector The PW_ON connector is on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. This header should be connected to the chassis power button[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-13 Overheat LED (OH) Connect an LED to the OH connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide ad- vanced warning of chassis overheat- ing. Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions. NIC2 (JLAN2) LED The LED connections for JLAN2 are on pins 9 and 10 of JF1. Attach LAN LED cables to display network ac[...]

5-14 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual Power On LED The Power On LED connector is lo- cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 (use JLED for a 3-pin connector). This connection is used to provide LED indication of power being supplied to the system. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Fan Headers There are fi ve fan headers on the P8S[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-15 W ake-On-LAN The W ake-On-LAN header is des- ignated JWOL on the motherboard. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Y ou must enable the LAN W ake-Up setting in BIOS to use this function. (Y ou must also have a LAN card with a W ake-On-LAN connector and cable to use this feature.) Chassis Intru[...]

5-16 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual Power LED The Power LED header is located on JLED. This header provides LED in- dication of power being supplied to the system. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. W ake-On-Ring The W ake-On-Ring header is designated JWOR. This function allows your computer to receive and be "awaken[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-17 5-10 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers T o modify the operation of the mother- board, jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings. Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector . Pin 1 is identifi ed with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board. S[...]

5-18 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual System Power Force On Jumper JPF allows you to enable or disable the Force-Power-On function. If enabled, system power will always stay on. If disabled (the normal set- ting), the user needs to press the power button to power on the system. USB W ake-Up Use JPUSB1/2 to enable or disable USB W ake-Up, [...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-19 JLAN1/JLAN2 Enable/ Disable Change the setting of jumper JPL1 to enable or disable the JLAN1 port and JPL2 to enable or disable the JLAN2 port on the motherboard. See the table on the right for jumper settings. The default setting is enabled. W atch Dog Enable/Disable JWD enables the W atch Dog function, a[...]

5-20 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual PCI-X Slot Speed Select JP3 allows you to select the Frequency for the PCI-X slot. The default setting is Closed. (Please do not change the default setting.) See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. PCI-X Slot Speed Select Jumper Settings (JP3) Jumper Setting Defi nition Open 133 MHz Closed [...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-21 5-12 Parallel Port, Floppy 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 A T A100/66 IDE hard disk drive cable that came with your system has two connectors to support t[...]

5-22 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual Floppy Drive Connector Pin Defi nitions (Floppy) Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN 3 Ground 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 Ground 8 Index 9 Ground 10 Motor Enable 1 1 Ground 12 Drive Select B 13 Ground 14 Drive Select B 15 Ground 16 Motor Enable 17 Ground 18 DIR 19 Ground 20 STEP 21[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-23 IDE Connector There are no jumpers to confi gure the onboard IDE interface "IDE". See the table below for pin defi ni- tions. IDE Drive Connectors Pin Defi nitions (IDE) Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition 1 Reset IDE 2 Ground 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Dat[...]

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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 mainte- nance on the SC513L-260 chassis. For component installation, follow the steps in the order given to eliminate the most common problems encountered. If a step is unnecessary , skip ahead to the step [...]

6-2 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF 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 co[...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-3 6-3 System Fan A 10-cm blower fan provides the cooling for the SuperServer 5014C-MF . The chas- sis includes air seals under the blower fan and at the chassis cross section, which separates the drive bay area from the motherboard area of the chassis to promote better airfl ow . It is highly important that the [...]

6-4 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual Serial A T A Drive Installation 1. Accessing the inside of the system The Serial A T A drive is installed internally in the 5014C-MF . T o add or remove the Serial A T A drive, you must fi rst remove the top chassis cover to gain access to the inside of the system. First, power down the system (it is [...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-5 Figure 6-4. Removing/Installing the Hard Drive Figure 6-3. Internal Hard Drive Bay[...]

6-6 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual 6-5 Power Supply The SuperServer 5014C-MF has a single 260 watt power supply . This power sup- ply has the capability of operating at 100 - 240 input volts. Shutdown the system and then unplug the AC power cord to completely remove power from the system before removing the power supply . Power Supply F[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-1 Chapter 7 BIOS 7-1 Introduction This chapter describes the A wardBIOS for the P8SCT . The Award ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a fl oppy 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. R[...]

7-2 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF 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 ap- propriate text from the Main BIOS Setup screen. All displayed text is described in this section, although the screen display is often [...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-3 Date/Time Set the system date and time. Key in the correct information in the "mm", "dd" and "yy" fi elds. Press the "Enter" key to save the data. Legacy Diskette A/Legacy Diskette B This setting allows the user to set the type of fl oppy disk drive installed as diskette A and diskette B[...]

7-4 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual IDE HDD Auto-Detection This option allows the user to determine the manner in which the A wardBIOS sets the settings for IDE Channel 0 to IDE Channel 3 Master Devices. The options are "None", " Auto " and "Manual." IDE Channel 0 to IDE Channel 3 Master Press the <Enter&[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-5 7-4.1 Advanced BIOS Features When the item of Advanced BIOS Features is highlighted, press the <Enter> key to activate the submenu below: 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 " a[...]

7-6 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual MPS V ersion Control This setting allows you to select the MPS version for your operating system. The options are "1.1" and " 1.4 ". Agent After Boot Set this option to Enabled to keep the "Agent" of Remote Access running after OS bootup. The options are "Enabled"[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-7 On-Chip Serial A T A Select "Disabled" to disable the SA T A Controller . Select "Auto" to allow the BIOS to confi gure the SA T A Controller automatically . Select "Combined Mode" to use P A T A and SA T A Combined Mode. The maximum of 2 IDE drives in each channel is allowed. Select " Enhance[...]

7-8 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual 7-4.3 I/O Device Confi guration Onboard Serial Port1/Onboard Serial Port2 This setting allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ for Serial Port1 and Serial Port 2. The options are "Disabled" , "3F8/IRQ4", "2F8/ IRQ3", "3E8/IRQ4", "2E8/IR[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-9 7-4.4 PnP/PCI Confi guration Choose PCI/PnP Confi gurations from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left/ Right arrow keys. Y ou should see the following display: Initial Display From This feature sets the device that will initiate the monitor display when the system is fi rst turned on. The options are " PCI Slot " [...]

7-10 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual Maximum Payload Size This setting allows the BIOS to set the maximum TLP Payload size for the PCI Express devices in the system. The options are: "128 (bytes)", "256 (bytes)", "512 (bytes)", "1024 (bytes)", "2048 (bytes)", and " 4096 (bytes) "[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-1 1 7-4.5 Hardware Monitors There are only three settings on this menu (below). The rest of this menu shows various temperatures and voltage levels as indicated. CPU W arning T emperature This allows you to set the CPU warning temperature. If the CPU temperature reaches this threshold, an alarm will activate and a warning message [...]

7-12 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual 7-4.6 Processor & Clock Options Thermal Management This setting determines the method used by the BIOS to control the thermal management of the system. The options are " Thermal Monitor 1 (On die throttling) " and "Thermal Monitor 2 (Ratio & VID transition)." (See Section 1[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-13 7-4.7 DMI Event Log DMI Event Log This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of DMI Event Logging. The options are Disabled and Enabled. Clear All DMI Event Logs Select Y es and press <Enter> to clear all DMI event logs. The default setting is "Y es." View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and pre[...]

7-14 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual 7-4.8 Console Redirection Console Redirection This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of Console Redirection. The options are Disabled and Enabled. BAUD Rate Select the BAUD rate for console redirection. The options are 300, 1200, 2400, 9600, 19.2K , 38.4K, 57.6K and 1 15.2K [-bits p[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-15 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 [...]

7-16 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual 7-6 Boot Choose Boot from the A ward BIOS main menu with the Left/Right arrow keys. Y ou should see the following display: The A ward BIOS attempts to load the operating system from devices specifi ed by the users in a user-specifi ed sequence. First Boot Device This item allows the user to set the [...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-17 7-7 Exit Choose Exit from the A ward BIOS main menu with the Left/Right arrow keys. Y ou 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. Y our system should, then,[...]

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A-1 Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages During the Power-On Self-T est (POST), the BIOS will check for problems. If a prob- lem is found, the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message. The following is a list of such BIOS messages. 1 short beep System Normal 1 long beep+2 short beeps VGA Errors 1 long beep+9 short be[...]

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Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes B-1 Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST (Power On Self T esting) Codes for the A ward BIOS. POST (hex) Defi nition CFh T est CMOS R/W functionality C0h Early chipset initialization - Disable shadow RAM - Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below) - Program basic chipset registers C1h Detect memory - Auto d[...]

B-2 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual POST (hex) Defi nition 12h Use walking 1's algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry . Also set real-time clock power status, and then check for override. 13h Reserved 14h Program chipset default values into chipset. Chipset default values are MODBINable by OEM customers. 15h Reserved 16[...]

Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes B-3 POST (hex) Defi nition 2Fh Reserved 30h Reserved 31h Reserved 32h Reserved 33h Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips 34h Reserved 35h Reserved 36h Reserved 37h Reserved 38h Reserved 39h Reserved 3Ah Reserved 3Bh Reserved 3Ch T est 8254 3Dh Reserved 3Eh T est 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1 [...]

B-4 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual POST (hex) Defi nition 52h T est all memory (clear all extended memory to 0) 53h Reserved 54h Reserved 55h Display number of processors (multi-processor platform) 56h Reserved 57h 1. Display PnP logo 2. Early ISA PnP initialization - Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device 58h Reserved 59h Initialize the c[...]

Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes B-5 POST (hex) Defi nition 74h Reserved 75h Detect and install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP , CD-ROM, etc. 76h Reserved 77h Detect serial ports and parallel ports 78h Reserved 79h Reserved 7Ah Detect and install co-processor 7Bh Reserved 7Ch Reserved 7Dh Reserved 7Eh Reserved 7Fh 1. Switch back to text mode if full [...]

B-6 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual POST (hex) Defi nition 94h 1. Enable L2 cache 2. Program boot up speed 3. Chipset fi nal initialization 4. Power management fi nal initialization 5. Clear screen and display summary table 6. Program K6 write allocation 7. Program P6 class write combining 95h 1. Program daylight savings 2. Update key[...]

Appendix C: Software Installation C-1 Appendix C Software Installation If you do not wish to confi gure SA T A RAID, proceed directly to Section C-3. After all the hardware has been installed, you must fi rst confi gure Intel's ICH6R SA T A RAID before you install the Operating System and other software drivers. The necessary drivers and us[...]

C-2 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual Confi guring BIOS Settings (Native Mode) 1. Press the Del key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility . Note: If it is the fi rst time to power on the system, we recommend that you load the Optimized Default Settings. If you have already done so, please skip to Step 3. 2. Use the arrow k[...]

Appendix C: Software Installation C-3 Using the LSI ICH6R SA T A RAID Utility Driver Note: Please refer to the LSI User's Guide (included in the CD) to install the LSI SA T A RAID Controller driver . Accessing the LSI SA T A RAID Utility After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility , it will automatically reboot. T o run the LSI Logic Em[...]

C-4 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual Creating New A SA T A RAID: 1. From the Main Menu (shown on the previous page), select "Confi gure" and press the <Enter> key . The following screen displays: 2. From the Confi guration submenu, select "New Confi guration" and press the <Enter> key to activate the fol[...]

Appendix C: Software Installation C-5 4. When the screen shown above appears, press the space bar on your keyboard to select the physical drives that you wish to confi gure as RAID drives. The text of the selected drives will change from "Ready" to "Online" as shown below: 5. When the screen shown above displays, press <F10&[...]

C-6 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual 7. When the pop-up submenu, indicating "SP AN-1" appears as shown above, use the space bar to confi gure the selected drive and press <F10>. The following screen appears: 6. In the above display , press the space bar to select the array .[...]

Appendix C: Software Installation C-7 8. When the screen shown above appears, highlight RAID 1 to select it (this is the default setting), or press <Enter> for other RAID options. 9. After completing the RAID level selection, use the arrow keys to highlight "Ac- cept", and press <Enter>. 10. Once you've created a new RAID[...]

C-8 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual Initializing Disk Drives If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new array or if it appears grayed out, you may have to initialize it before you can use it as part of an array . Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in an ar[...]

Appendix C: Software Installation C-9 4. After selecting the Logical Drive, press <F10> to initialize the selected disk drive. 5. When prompted for confi rmation, use the arrow keys to select "Y es" and press <Enter>. A new screen will confi rm the initialization of the selected disk drive. Creating Hot Spare Drives 1. Use t[...]

C-10 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual 3. Use the space bar to select the physical drive you wish to confi gure as a Hot Spare drive from the pop-up submenu and press <Enter>. The status of the disk drive selected will be changed from "Ready" to "HOTSP". Note: For detailed information regarding LSI's SA T A [...]

Appendix C: Software Installation C-1 1 C-2 Installing W indowsXP/2000/2003 for RAID Systems Note: It is strongly recommended that you initialize the disk drives before installing the OS. Refer to the previous section for disk drive initialization.) 1. Insert Supermicro's bootable CD that came with the system into the CD-ROM drive during the s[...]

C-12 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual C-3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Installing Other Drivers After you've installed the Windows Operating System, a screen as shown in Figure C-1 displays. Y ou are now ready to install additional software programs and driv- ers. T o install these software programs and drivers, cli[...]

Appendix C: Software Installation C-13 Supero Doctor III The Supero Doctor III program is a web base management tool that supports remote management capability . It includes Remote and Local Management tools. The local management is called SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you [...]

C-14 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual Note: SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our web site at: ftp:// ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. Y ou can also download SDIII User's Guide at: http://www .supermicro.com/PRODUCT/Manuals/SDIII/UserGuide.pdf. For Linux, we will still recommend Supero Doctor II. C-3. [...]

D-1 Appendix D: System Specifi cations Appendix D System Specifi cations Processors Single Intel® Pentium® 4 LGA775 processor at an 800 MHz front side bus speed or a single Intel® Celeron® processor at a 533 MHz FSB (hyper-threading enabled) Chipset Intel E7221 B I O S Award BIOS in 8 Mb Flash EEPROM Memory Capacity Four (4) DIMM slots to sup[...]

D-2 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual W e i g h t Gross Weight: 16.5 lbs. (7.5 kg.) System Cooling One (1) 10-cm 5K rpm cooling fan One (1) air shroud One (1) fan holder System Input Requirements AC Input V oltage: 100-240V AC auto-range Rated Input Current: 4A max Rated Input Frequency: 50 to 60 Hz Power Supply Rated Output Power: 260W (M[...]

D-3 Appendix D: System Specifi cations Safety: EN 60950/IEC 60950-Compliant UL Listed (USA) CUL Listed (Canada) TUV Certifi ed (Germany) CE Marking (Europe)[...]

D-4 S UPER S ERVER 5014C-MF User's Manual Notes[...]