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  • Page 1

    USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.1b C2SBA+II C2SBA+ C2SBA C2SBE[...]

  • Page 2

    Manual Revision: Rev . 1.1b Release Date: March 6, 2009 Unless you request and receive written permi ssion from Super Micr o Computer , Inc., you may not copy any part of this document. Informatio n in th is document is subject to cha nge without notice. Other products and c ompanies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of the[...]

  • Page 3

    Preface Abou t This Manu al T h i s m a n u a l i s w r i t t e n f o r s y s t e m i n t e g r a t o r s , P C t e c h n i c i a n s a n d knowledge able PC user s. It provid es information for th e i nstallati on and use of t he C2SBA+II/C2SBA+/C2SBA/C2SBE motherboard. The C2S BA+II/C2SBA+/ C2SBA/C2S BE support s single I ntel Xeon 3000 Serie s/C[...]

  • Page 4

    C2SBA+II/ C2SBA+/C2 SBA/C2SBE User ’s Manual iv T able of Contents About This Manual .......... ........ ......... ........... ......... ........ ......... ......... ......... ............ ........ iii Manual Organi zation ............ ......... .......... ......... ......... ........ ......... ......... ............ ......... .... iii Conventio [...]

  • Page 5

    v T able of Contents Chassis Intru sion ............ ......... ......... ........... ........ ......... ......... ......... ........ 2-14 Fan Headers ........ ......... ......... ......... .......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ............ 2-15 VGA Connector ............. ......... ......... .......... ......... ......... ......... ...[...]

  • Page 6

    C2SBA+II/ C2SBA+/C2 SBA/C2SBE User ’s Manual vi 3-2 T echnical Supp ort Procedure s .............. ......... ......... ......... ......... ........ ......... ..... 3-2 3-3 Frequently Asked Questi ons ............ .......... ......... ......... ......... ........ ......... ......... 3-3 3-4 Returning Merc handise for Serv ice ....... ......... ...[...]

  • Page 7

    Chapter 1: Intro duction 1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview Chec klis t Congratul ations on p urchasing your compu ter mother board fro m an acknow ledged leader in the indus try . Super Micro boards are design ed with the utmost atte ntion to detail to provide you with the highest stand ards in quality and performance . Please check that the [...]

  • Page 8

    1-2 C2SBA+II/ C2SBA+/C2 SBA/C2SBE User ’ s Manu al Cont act ing S upe r Micro Headqua rters Address: Super Micro Comp uter , Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95 131 U.S.A. T el: +1 (408) 503-800 0 Fax: +1 (408) 503-800 8 Email: marketi ng@super micro.com (General Inform ation) sup port@supe rmicro.co m (T echnical Sup port) Web Site: www .supermi [...]

  • Page 9

    Chapter 1: Intro duction 1-3 C2SBA+II/C2S BA+/C2SB A/C2SBE Image Note : All pictures and drawin gs sho wn in this manual were based upon the latest PCB revis ion availa ble at th e time of p ublishin g of the m anual. The mothe rboard you've receiv ed may or may not look exactly the same as those in this manual.[...]

  • Page 10

    1-4 C2SBA+II/ C2SBA+/C2 SBA/C2SBE User ’ s Manu al Motherboa rd Layout (Please s ee import ant notes on Page 1- 6.) DIMM4 FAN2 FAN3 FAN1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JWOR JPL1 J47 JF1 FAN4 JP3 JWD JLED Battery J27 J40 DIMM3 DIMM2 DIMM1 DIMM1A DIMM2A DIMM1B DIMM2B I-SATA4 I-SATA5 WO Speaker COM1 KB/MOUSE CPU Fan J28 J30 VGA J31 JG1 USB 3/4/5/6 J43 USB 1/2 J11 LAN [...]

  • Page 11

    Chapter 1: Intro duction 1-5 C2SBA+II /C2SBA+/ C2SBA/C2 SBE Quick Referen ce Jumpers Descrip tion Default Sett ing JBT1 C MOS Clear (See Cha pter 2) JKB Keyboard Enab led Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JI 2 C1/JI 2 C2 SMB to PCI Slots Open/Open (Disabled) JP2 ITE IDE Enabl ed Pins 1-2 (Enable d) (See Note 4) JP3 TPM Enabled Pins 1-2 (Enabled) (See Note 6) JP5 [...]

  • Page 12

    1-6 C2SBA+II/ C2SBA+/C2 SBA/C2SBE User ’ s Manu al Important Notes to the User • 1. Jumpers not ind icated are for testi ng only . • 2. See Cha pter 2 for de tailed inf ormation o n CPU/Heat sink insta llation, m emory populatio n, jumpers, conn ectors, I/O port s and JF1 front panel conne ctions. • 3 . " " in dicates the loca tio[...]

  • Page 13

    Chapter 1: Intro duction 1-7 Moth erb oar d Featu res CPU • Single Intel Xeon 30 00 Series/Core 2 Quad/ Core 2 Duo Processor with a syst em bus speed of 1.33 GHz/1 .066 GHz • Support s Intel D ual Core T echno logy , Hyper-T hreading , Wide Dy namic Execu- tion , FSB Dynam ic B us I nversion (DB I), Adva nced Digital M edia Boost, S mart Memory[...]

  • Page 14

    1-8 C2SBA+II/ C2SBA+/C2 SBA/C2SBE User ’ s Manu al Onboard I/O • Built in ICH 9 SA T A Con troller , 4 conn ectors for 4 de vices (For the C2SBA+/ C2SBA/C2S BE) • Built in ICH9R SA T A Controlle r , 6 connectors for 6 devices (For the C2SBA+II) • 1 fl op py port interfac e (up to 2.88 MB) • 1 Fast UART 1655 0 compatible seri al port/head[...]

  • Page 15

    Chapter 1: Intro duction 1-9 The Intel G33/P3 5 Chipset: System Block Dia gram Note: This is a general block diagram and may not exactly repre sent the features on your motherboard . See the following pages for the actual specifi cations of each motherb oard. Note 1: Integrated Graphics support is not available for the P35 Chipset. Note 2: ICH9R i[...]

  • Page 16

    1-10 C2SBA+II/ C2SBA+/C2 SBA/C2SBE User ’ s Manu al 1-2 Ch ips et Overv iew The In tel G3 3/P35 chipset i s spec ially designed f or us e with the Intel d ual co re processor s. It consists of t wo prim ary comp onents: the Graphic Memory Contro ller Hub (GMCH ) and the I/O Con troller H ub (ICH9/ ICH9R). The GMCH (North B ridge) manages the da t[...]

  • Page 17

    Chapter 1: Intro duction 1-1 1 1-3 Re cov ery f rom AC P ower Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to deter mine how the system wi ll re spond when AC power is lost and th en restore d to the sys tem. Y ou ca n choose f or the syst em to remain powered off (in which case you mu st hit t he power switch to turn it back on) or for it to automatical l[...]

  • Page 18

    1-12 C2SBA+II/ C2SBA+/C2 SBA/C2SBE User ’ s Manu al enhance clock co ntrol. A hardware-base d com ponent provides software-indep en- dent thermal man agement that is comp atible with the ACPI Revisio n 3.0a. Slow Blin king LED for Susp end- Stat e In dica tor When the CPU goes i nto a sus pend stat e, the ch assis po wer LED wi ll start blinking [...]

  • Page 19

    Chapter 1: Intro duction 1-13 1-7 V ersat ile Media Ca pabili ties High Defi nitio n Audio The High Defi niti on A udio Controller embedd ed in the I CH9/ICH9R delivers up to 4 cod ecs t hat c an be used for different type s of codecs, such as audio an d mo- dem codecs. Operatin g at 3.3V or 1 .5V , the embedded Audio Controller support s a multi[...]

  • Page 20

    1-14 C2SBA+II/ C2SBA+/C2 SBA/C2SBE User ’ s Manu al Notes[...]

  • Page 21

    Chapter 2: Insta llation 2-1 Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices Electro-S tatic-Dis charge (ESD) can damage electronic com po nents. T o prevent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully . The following measures are gen erally suffi cient to protect your equipm ent from ESD. Prec auti ons • Us e a [...]

  • Page 22

    2-2 C2S BA+II/C2S BA+/C2SBA /C2SBE User' s Manual Installa tion of th e LGA 7 75 Proces sor 1 . P r e s s th e l o a d le v e r to re l e a s e the load pla te, which co vers the CPU socket, from its locki ng position. Load Lever 2. Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate. PnP Cap on top of the Load Plate Load Plate (with PnP Cap att[...]

  • Page 23

    Chapter 2: Insta llation 2-3 Socket Key (Socket Notch ) South Center Edg e North Center Edg e Load Lever CPU in the CPU socket Plastic cap is released from the load plate if CPU properly installed . 3. U s e you r t hu m b an d y o ur i n de x fi ng er to h old the CPU at th e North Ce nt er Ed ge an d th e Sou th Ce nt er Edge of the CPU. 4. Alig[...]

  • Page 24

    2-4 C2S BA+II/C2S BA+/C2SBA /C2SBE User' s Manual Fan Wires Thermal Greas e CPU Heatsink Fastener Heatsink Fins 1. Loc ate th e CPU Fan on the mother - board. (R efer to t he layout on the ri ght for the CPU Fan locatio n.) 2. Posi tion t he heat sink in such a way that t he hea tsink fan wires are closest to the CPU fan and are not inte rfere[...]

  • Page 25

    Chapter 2: Insta llation 2-5 8. Repeat Step 6 to insert all four heatsink fasteners into the mounting hole s. 9. Once all four fasteners are securely inser t- ed into the mounting holes and the heatsink i s pr o p er l y in s ta l l ed o n th e mo th e r bo a rd , connect the hea tsink fan wires to the CP U Fan connector . 1. Un p lu g the po we r [...]

  • Page 26

    2-6 C2S BA+II/C2S BA+/C2SBA /C2SBE User' s Manual 2-4 Inst alli ng DIMM s Note : Check the Supe r Micro web site for recomm ended memory modules. CAUTION Exercise extr eme care when insta lling or removin g DIMM modules to preve nt any possible dama ge. Also note that the memory is interl eaved to improve performance (Se e step 1). DIMM Inst a[...]

  • Page 27

    Chapter 2: Insta llation 2-7 C2SBA T o Install : Insert module vertically and press down u ntil it snaps into place. Pa y attention to the al ignment notch at the bottom. Installin g and Removing DIMMs T o Remove: Use your thumbs to gently push the release tabs near both ends of the module. This should release it from the slot. Possible System Memo[...]

  • Page 28

    2-8 C2S BA+II/C2S BA+/C2SBA /C2SBE User' s Manual  2-5 Cont rol Pane l Conne ctor s/I O Ports The I/O p orts are c olor code d in conf ormance w ith the P C 99 spec ifi c ation. Se e the graphics belo w for the colors and locati ons of the various I/O ports. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports Back Pane l I/O Port Location s and Defi nitio ns [...]

  • Page 29

    Chapter 2: Insta llation 2-9 Front Control Panel JF1 con tains header pins for various button s and indicators that are normally lo- cated on a control panel at the fro nt of the chassis. These connecto rs are de signed specifi cally for use with Super Mi cro serv er chass is. S ee the pictures below for the descripti ons of the various contro l p[...]

  • Page 30

    2-10 C2S BA+II/C2S BA+/C2SBA /C2SBE User' s Manual FAN2 FAN3 FAN1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JWOR FAN4 JP3 JWD JLED Battery DIMM1A DIMM2A DIMM1B DIMM2B I-SATA4 I-SATA5 WO Speaker COM1 KB/MOUSE CPU Fan VGA USB 3/4/5/6 USB 1/2 LAN Fan5 Audio 4-Pin PWR Processor Slot7 PCI-E x1 Slot6 PCI-E x16 Slot5 PCI-E x4 Slot4 PCI-33MHz JP5 Slot3 PCI-33MHz JP2 Slot2 PCI-33MH[...]

  • Page 31

    Chapter 2: Insta llation 2-1 1 NIC1 Indi cato r The NIC (Network Interface Cont rol- ler) LED connec tion for the GLAN port is l ocated on pins 1 1 and 12 of JF 1. Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity . Ref er to the tab le on the right for pin defi nitions. GLAN1/2 LED Pin Defi nitions Pin# Defi nition 1 1 LED_Anode+ 12 NIC1 LE[...]

  • Page 32

    2-12 C2S BA+II/C2S BA+/C2SBA /C2SBE User' s Manual Powe r But ton The Power Butt on connection is locate d on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momen taril y co n t ac t i ng bot h p in s w i ll p o we r o n /o ff the s ystem. This but ton c an a lso be co n- fi gu red to function as a suspend button (with a setting in the BIO S - see Ch apter 4). T o tur[...]

  • Page 33

    Chapter 2: Insta llation 2-13 FAN2 FAN3 FAN1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JWOR FAN4 JP3 JWD JLED Battery DIMM1A DIMM2A DIMM1B DIMM2B I-SATA4 I-SATA5 WO Speaker COM1 KB/MOUSE CPU Fan VGA USB 3/4/5/6 USB 1/2 LAN Fan5 Audio 4-Pin PWR Processor Slot7 PCI-E x1 Slot6 PCI-E x16 Slot5 PCI-E x4 Slot4 PCI-33MHz JP5 Slot3 PCI-33MHz JP2 Slot2 PCI-33MHz Buzzer SPKR1 Slot1 PCI-3[...]

  • Page 34

    2-14 C2S BA+II/C2S BA+/C2SBA /C2SBE User' s Manual FAN2 FAN3 FAN1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JWOR FAN4 JP3 JWD JLED Battery DIMM1A DIMM2A DIMM1B DIMM2B I-SATA4 I-SATA5 WO Speaker COM1 KB/MOUSE CPU Fan VGA USB 3/4/5/6 USB 1/2 LAN Fan5 Audio 4-Pin PWR Processor Slot7 PCI-E x1 Slot6 PCI-E x16 Slot5 PCI-E x4 Slot4 PCI-33MHz JP5 Slot3 PCI-33MHz JP2 Slot2 PCI-33MH[...]

  • Page 35

    Chapter 2: Insta llation 2-15 FAN2 FAN3 FAN1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JWOR FAN4 JP3 JWD JLED Battery DIMM1A DIMM2A DIMM1B DIMM2B I-SATA4 I-SATA5 WO Speaker COM1 KB/MOUSE CPU Fan VGA USB 3/4/5/6 USB 1/2 LAN Fan5 Audio 4-Pin PWR Processor Slot7 PCI-E x1 Slot6 PCI-E x16 Slot5 PCI-E x4 Slot4 PCI-33MHz JP5 Slot3 PCI-33MHz JP2 Slot2 PCI-33MHz Buzzer SPKR1 Slot1 PCI-3[...]

  • Page 36

    2-16 C2S BA+II/C2S BA+/C2SBA /C2SBE User' s Manual FAN2 FAN3 FAN1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JWOR FAN4 JP3 JWD JLED Battery DIMM1A DIMM2A DIMM1B DIMM2B I-SATA4 I-SATA5 WO Speaker COM1 KB/MOUSE CPU Fan VGA USB 3/4/5/6 USB 1/2 LAN Fan5 Audio 4-Pin PWR Processor Slot7 PCI-E x1 Slot6 PCI-E x16 Slot5 PCI-E x4 Slot4 PCI-33MHz JP5 Slot3 PCI-33MHz JP2 Slot2 PCI-33MH[...]

  • Page 37

    Chapter 2: Insta llation 2-17 FAN2 FAN3 FAN1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JWOR FAN4 JP3 JWD JLED Battery DIMM1A DIMM2A DIMM1B DIMM2B I-SATA4 I-SATA5 WO Speaker COM1 KB/MOUSE CPU Fan VGA USB 3/4/5/6 USB 1/2 LAN Fan5 Audio 4-Pin PWR Processor Slot7 PCI-E x1 Slot6 PCI-E x16 Slot5 PCI-E x4 Slot4 PCI-33MHz JP5 Slot3 PCI-33MHz JP2 Slot2 PCI-33MHz Buzzer SPKR1 Slot1 PCI-3[...]

  • Page 38

    2-18 C2S BA+II/C2S BA+/C2SBA /C2SBE User' s Manual FAN2 FAN3 FAN1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JWOR FAN4 JP3 JWD JLED Battery DIMM1A DIMM2A DIMM1B DIMM2B I-SATA4 I-SATA5 WO Speaker COM1 KB/MOUSE CPU Fan VGA USB 3/4/5/6 USB 1/2 LAN Fan5 Audio 4-Pin PWR Processor Slot7 PCI-E x1 Slot6 PCI-E x16 Slot5 PCI-E x4 Slot4 PCI-33MHz JP5 Slot3 PCI-33MHz JP2 Slot2 PCI-33MH[...]

  • Page 39

    Chapter 2: Insta llation 2-19 FAN2 FAN3 FAN1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JWOR FAN4 JP3 JWD JLED Battery DIMM1A DIMM2A DIMM1B DIMM2B I-SATA4 I-SATA5 WO Speaker COM1 KB/MOUSE CPU Fan VGA USB 3/4/5/6 USB 1/2 LAN Fan5 Audio 4-Pin PWR Processor Slot7 PCI-E x1 Slot6 PCI-E x16 Slot5 PCI-E x4 Slot4 PCI-33MHz JP5 Slot3 PCI-33MHz JP2 Slot2 PCI-33MHz Buzzer SPKR1 Slot1 PCI-3[...]

  • Page 40

    2-20 C2S BA+II/C2S BA+/C2SBA /C2SBE User' s Manual Fron t Pan el A udio Cont rol When front pa nel headphones are plug ged in, the back pane l a udio outp ut i s d isab led. This is done throug h the FP Audi o header (J12) . If t he fr ont p anel inter face c ard i s not conne cted t o the fr ont pa nel au dio hea der , jumpe rs shou ld be ins[...]

  • Page 41

    Chapter 2: Insta llation 2-21 FAN2 FAN3 FAN1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JWOR FAN4 JP3 JWD JLED Battery DIMM1A DIMM2A DIMM1B DIMM2B I-SATA4 I-SATA5 WO Speaker COM1 KB/MOUSE CPU Fan VGA USB 3/4/5/6 USB 1/2 LAN Fan5 Audio 4-Pin PWR Processor Slot7 PCI-E x1 Slot6 PCI-E x16 Slot5 PCI-E x4 Slot4 PCI-33MHz JP5 Slot3 PCI-33MHz JP2 Slot2 PCI-33MHz Buzzer SPKR1 Slot1 PCI-3[...]

  • Page 42

    2-22 C2S BA+II/C2S BA+/C2SBA /C2SBE User' s Manual FAN2 FAN3 FAN1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JWOR FAN4 JP3 JWD JLED Battery DIMM1A DIMM2A DIMM1B DIMM2B I-SATA4 I-SATA5 WO Speaker COM1 KB/MOUSE CPU Fan VGA USB 3/4/5/6 USB 1/2 LAN Fan5 Audio 4-Pin PWR Processor Slot7 PCI-E x1 Slot6 PCI-E x16 Slot5 PCI-E x4 Slot4 PCI-33MHz JP5 Slot3 PCI-33MHz JP2 Slot2 PCI-33MH[...]

  • Page 43

    Chapter 2: Insta llation 2-23 FAN2 FAN3 FAN1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JWOR FAN4 JP3 JWD JLED Battery DIMM1A DIMM2A DIMM1B DIMM2B I-SATA4 I-SATA5 WO Speaker COM1 KB/MOUSE CPU Fan VGA USB 3/4/5/6 USB 1/2 LAN Fan5 Audio 4-Pin PWR Processor Slot7 PCI-E x1 Slot6 PCI-E x16 Slot5 PCI-E x4 Slot4 PCI-33MHz JP5 Slot3 PCI-33MHz JP2 Slot2 PCI-33MHz Buzzer SPKR1 Slot1 PCI-3[...]

  • Page 44

    2-24 C2S BA+II/C2S BA+/C2SBA /C2SBE User' s Manual FAN2 FAN3 FAN1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JWOR FAN4 JP3 JWD JLED Battery DIMM1A DIMM2A DIMM1B DIMM2B I-SATA4 I-SATA5 WO Speaker COM1 KB/MOUSE CPU Fan VGA USB 3/4/5/6 USB 1/2 LAN Fan5 Audio 4-Pin PWR Processor Slot7 PCI-E x1 Slot6 PCI-E x16 Slot5 PCI-E x4 Slot4 PCI-33MHz JP5 Slot3 PCI-33MHz JP2 Slot2 PCI-33MH[...]

  • Page 45

    Chapter 2: Insta llation 2-25 FAN2 FAN3 FAN1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JWOR FAN4 JP3 JWD JLED Battery DIMM1A DIMM2A DIMM1B DIMM2B I-SATA4 I-SATA5 WO Speaker COM1 KB/MOUSE CPU Fan VGA USB 3/4/5/6 USB 1/2 LAN Fan5 Audio 4-Pin PWR Processor Slot7 PCI-E x1 Slot6 PCI-E x16 Slot5 PCI-E x4 Slot4 PCI-33MHz JP5 Slot3 PCI-33MHz JP2 Slot2 PCI-33MHz Buzzer SPKR1 Slot1 PCI-3[...]

  • Page 46

    2-26 C2S BA+II/C2S BA+/C2SBA /C2SBE User' s Manual USB Wake-Up Use JPUSB jumpers (JPUSB1/JPUS B2) to en - able the function of "System W ake -Up via USB de v i ce s " , wh i c h al l o w s you to "wa k e -u p " t he system by pressing a key o n the USB keyboard or by clicking the USB mouse of your system. The JPUS B jumpers[...]

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    Chapter 2: Insta llation 2-27 FAN2 FAN3 FAN1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JWOR FAN4 JP3 JWD JLED Battery DIMM1A DIMM2A DIMM1B DIMM2B I-SATA4 I-SATA5 WO Speaker COM1 KB/MOUSE CPU Fan VGA USB 3/4/5/6 USB 1/2 LAN Fan5 Audio 4-Pin PWR Processor Slot7 PCI-E x1 Slot6 PCI-E x16 Slot5 PCI-E x4 Slot4 PCI-33MHz JP5 Slot3 PCI-33MHz JP2 Slot2 PCI-33MHz Buzzer SPKR1 Slot1 PCI-3[...]

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    2-28 C2S BA+II/C2S BA+/C2SBA /C2SBE User' s Manual FAN2 FAN3 FAN1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JWOR FAN4 JP3 JWD JLED Battery DIMM1A DIMM2A DIMM1B DIMM2B I-SATA4 I-SATA5 WO Speaker COM1 KB/MOUSE CPU Fan VGA USB 3/4/5/6 USB 1/2 LAN Fan5 Audio 4-Pin PWR Processor Slot7 PCI-E x1 Slot6 PCI-E x16 Slot5 PCI-E x4 Slot4 PCI-33MHz JP5 Slot3 PCI-33MHz JP2 Slot2 PCI-33MH[...]

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    Chapter 2: Insta llation 2-29 FAN2 FAN3 FAN1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JWOR FAN4 JP3 JWD JLED Battery DIMM1A DIMM2A DIMM1B DIMM2B I-SATA4 I-SATA5 WO Speaker COM1 KB/MOUSE CPU Fan VGA USB 3/4/5/6 USB 1/2 LAN Fan5 Audio 4-Pin PWR Processor Slot7 PCI-E x1 Slot6 PCI-E x16 Slot5 PCI-E x4 Slot4 PCI-33MHz JP5 Slot3 PCI-33MHz JP2 Slot2 PCI-33MHz Buzzer SPKR1 Slot1 PCI-3[...]

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    2-30 C2S BA+II/C2S BA+/C2SBA /C2SBE User' s Manual FAN2 FAN3 FAN1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JWOR FAN4 JP3 JWD JLED Battery DIMM1A DIMM2A DIMM1B DIMM2B I-SATA4 I-SATA5 WO Speaker COM1 KB/MOUSE CPU Fan VGA USB 3/4/5/6 USB 1/2 LAN Fan5 Audio 4-Pin PWR Processor Slot7 PCI-E x1 Slot6 PCI-E x16 Slot5 PCI-E x4 Slot4 PCI-33MHz JP5 Slot3 PCI-33MHz JP2 Slot2 PCI-33MH[...]

  • Page 51

    Chapter 2: Insta llation 2-31 B IDE Drive Connectors Pin Defi nitions 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 Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 1 1 1 1 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 17 Host Dat[...]

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    2-32 C2S BA+II/C2S BA+/C2SBA /C2SBE User' s Manual Notes[...]

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    3-1 Chapter 3: T rouble shooting Ch apter 3 T roubleshoo ting 3 -1 T rou bl e sho ot i ng Pro c ed ur e s Us e the fo ll ow in g pr oc edur e s to tr o ub le sh o ot you r syste m. If you have fol l owe d all of t he p ro c e du re s b el o w an d st il l ne e d as si st a nc e, r efe r to t h e ‘ T e c hn ic al S up p or t Pr oc e d ur es’ an [...]

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    3-2 C2SBA+II/C2S BA+/C2SB A/C2SBE Us er's Manual NOTE If yo u ar e a syste m int eg r ato r , VAR or OE M, a POS T dia gn o st ic s c ar d is r ec omm en de d. For I /O po r t 80 h c o de s , ref er to Ap p. B. M e m or y Er ro r s 1 . M a ke sur e th at th e DI M M m o du le s ar e pr o pe r l y and fu ll y ins t al le d. 2. Y ou sh o ul d be[...]

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    3-3 Chapter 3: T rouble shooting c on t ac t in g Su pe r Mi c r o fo r tec h ni c a l sup p or t: • M ot h er b o ar d mo d el a nd P C B revi s io n nu mb er • B IO S rel ea se d ate / ve r si on (th is c a n be s ee n on t h e i ni t ia l d is p lay whe n your syst em fi rs t bo ot s up) • S yst em c o n fi gur at i on A n exam pl e o f [...]

  • Page 56

    3-4 C2SBA+II/C2S BA+/C2SB A/C2SBE Us er's Manual may take a few minutes to co mplete. Do n ot be conce rned if the screen is pau sed for a few minutes. Q u es t i o n: W ha t 's on th e CD th a t c a m e wi t h my mo t h e r b o ar d? An s we r : T h e su p pl ie d c omp ac t d is c h as qu it e a f ew dri ve r s a nd pro g ra ms t hat wi[...]

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    3-5 Chapter 3: T rouble shooting 3 - 4 Re tu r ni ng Me rc ha nd i se for S e r vic e A rec eipt o r c opy of your i nvoi c e ma r ked w it h th e da te of pu rc h as e is r eq ui re d bef o re any w ar r an t y ser vi c e wil l be r en d er ed . Y o u c an o bt a in ser vi c e by c a lli n g you r ven d or fo r a Ret ur ned M e rc h an di s e Au t[...]

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    3-6 C2SBA+II/C2S BA+/C2SB A/C2SBE Us er's Manual[...]

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    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 -1 In tro duc ti on T h i s c ha p t e r de s c r i b es t he P h o en i x B I O S ™ S e t u p ut i l i t y f o r t he C 2 S BA+ I I / C2 SB A+/C2 S BA /C 2S B E . The Pho e ni x R O M BIO S is s to re d in a fl ash chi p and c an b e ea si ly up g ra de d us in g a fl oppy d is k- bas e d pr o gr am . No t [...]

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    4-2 C 2SBA+II/C 2SBA+/C2S BA/C2SBE Use r's Manual 4-2 Ru nni ng Setu p Default settings are in bold text unle ss otherwise noted . The BIO S setup options descri bed in this sectio n are selected by choosing the ap- propriate text fr om the main BI OS Setup screen. All di splayed text is described in this section, although the screen displ ay [...]

  • Page 61

    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-3 Main BIOS Setup M enu Main Se tup Fe atur es Syst em Time T o set t he sys tem da te and t ime, k ey in th e corr ect in forma tion in the ap prop riat e fi e lds. Th en pre ss the <Enter > key to save th e data . Syst em Da te Using the arro w key s, h ighli ght the m onth, day and year fi elds, and ente r the cor rect [...]

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    4-4 C 2SBA+II/C 2SBA+/C2S BA/C2SBE Use r's Manual Seri al A T A This set ting allows the user to ena ble or disa ble the functi on of the Ser ial A T A. T he optio ns are Disab led an d Enabl ed. Nati ve Mo de O pera tion Selec t Serial A T A f or SA T A o r select Auto (Nat ive Mode ) for A T A. Th e option s are: Seria l A T A and A uto . Se[...]

  • Page 63

    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-5 T ype This opt ion allo ws you to sele ct t he type of IDE ha rd drive . S elect Au to to a llow BIOS to autom atic ally detect t he ha rd dr ive' s cap acit y , number o f hea ds, e tc.) . The option U ser allows the use r to ent er t he p aram eter s fo r th e HD D in stal led at this con necti on. Ent er a number between[...]

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    4-6 C 2SBA+II/C 2SBA+/C2S BA/C2SBE Use r's Manual LBA F orma t The fol lowi ng ite ms wil l be dis playe d by the BIOS: T ot al Sec tors : This item displ ays t he num ber o f tot al sec tors avail able in the LBA For mat. Maxi mum C apac ity: This item disp lays the maximum capacit y in the LBA Forma t. Mult i-Se ctor T rans fers This item al[...]

  • Page 65

    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-7 4-4 Ad van ced S etu p Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. Y ou should see the following display . The items with a triangle beside them have sub- menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing <Enter>. u B oot Feature s Flop py Ch eck Selec t Enab led to all[...]

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    4-8 C 2SBA+II/C 2SBA+/C2S BA/C2SBE Use r's Manual ACPI Slee p Mo de This setti ng al lows you t o co nfi gure the ACPI (Adv ance d Con fi gurat ion and Po wer Inter face ) Slee p Mode f or your syste m. The opti ons ar e S1, S3 and S1S 3. High Prec isio n Ev ent T im e S e l ec t Y e s t o a c t i v a t e t h e H i gh P r ec is io n E v en t[...]

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    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-9 W at ch D og Sel ect Enab led to au tom ati cal ly r ese t the sys tem if th e sy ste m is n ot ac tiv e fo r more th an 4 min utes . T he opt ions a re Enab led an d Disa bled . Summ ary S cree n This settin g allows you to E nable o r D isab le the su mmary s creen w hich displa ys the sys tem co nfi guration durin g bootu p.[...]

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    4-10 C 2SBA+II/C 2SBA+/C2S BA/C2SBE Use r's Manual Fast Stri ng O pera tion s (Availabl e wh en su ppor ted by the CP U) Set to Enabl ed to e nable the fa st str ing o perat ions for sp ecial CPU in stru ctio ns. The opt ions are Dis able d and En abled . Comp atib le FP U Co de ( A va ilab le w hen s uppo rted by t he C PU) Set to E nable d t[...]

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    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 1 creat ing mu ltipl e virt ual sy stems in one co mpute r . The optio ns are Enable d and Disab led . ( Note : If there is any cha nge to thi s settin g, you will need to powe r off and r esta rt th e sy stem for the cha nge t o ta ke effec t.) Please r efer to I ntel ’s web site fo r deta iled infor matio n. No Exe cute Mode[...]

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    4-12 C 2SBA+II/C 2SBA+/C2S BA/C2SBE Use r's Manual Memo ry Re clai ming Selec t En able to enable the fun ctio nali ty o f Me mory Rem appi ng a bove 4GB. The setti ngs ar e Enab led an d Disab led. Enab le VT -d Select En abled to e nable Int el's Virtualizat ion T echnology s upport fo r Direct I /O VT -d by repor ting the I/O device as[...]

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    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-13 Selec t Auto to allo w the HD A udio Control ler to be autom atic ally enabled when detec ted by the BIO S. The opti ons are Enabl e, Dis able d and Au to . Rout e Por t 80 h Cyc les to This feat ure allo ws the user to decide which bus to send debug informa tion to. T he optio ns are Disab led, PCI and LPC. u M emor y Ca che C[...]

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    4-14 C 2SBA+II/C 2SBA+/C2S BA/C2SBE Use r's Manual data process ing and ope ratio n. The options are Un cach ed, W rite Through , Write Prote ct, an d Write Bac k . Cach e Ext ende d Me mory Are a If e nabl ed, this fe atur e wi ll allow t he d ata stored in the ext ende d m emory ar ea t o be cached (writt en) into a buffer , a st orag e a re[...]

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    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-15 memor y bl ock specifi ed to be cache d in to a CPU c ache are a an d wr itte n in to t he syste m m emor y a t t he same ti me. Select Write Pr otect to pr even t da ta from b eing writt en into the memo ry block specifi ed. Sele ct W r ite Back to allow the C PU to w rite data back directl y from t he buffer t o the me mory[...]

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    4-16 C 2SBA+II/C 2SBA+/C2S BA/C2SBE Use r's Manual Late ncy Time r This setting al lows you to set th e cl ock rate f or t he bus mas ter . A high-pri orit y , high- thro ughou t devi ce may ben efi t f rom a gre ater cl ock rat e. T he opti ons ar e Defa ult , 0020 h, 00 40h, 0060 h, 00 80h, 00A0 h, 00C 0h, and 00 E0h . For U nix, Novel le a[...]

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    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-17 PCI- Expr ess Gr aphi cs (P EG) Po rt (Th is su bmen u is for debug gin g only . ) Sel ect Aut o t o au tom at ica lly ena bl e th e PC I-E xp res s Gr ap hic s Po rt if a PCI add-o n card is detec ted. Select Disa bled to always disa ble the PEG Port. Selec t Enabl ed to alwa ys enab le the PEG Po rt. (Deb uggi ng is enab led [...]

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    4-18 C 2SBA+II/C 2SBA+/C2S BA/C2SBE Use r's Manual u I /O D evic e Co nfi g ura tion Acces s the su bmen u to mak e chang es to th e foll owin g sett ings . KBC C lock Inp ut This setti ng allows you t o select the clock frequ ency for t he Keyboa rd Contro ller . The opt ions are 6MH z, 8MH z, 12M Hz, and 16MHz . Seri al Po rt A This s etti [...]

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    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-19 Inte rrup t This se ttin g allo ws you t o selec t the IR Q (int errup t requ est) f or the p aral lel por t. The opt ions are IRQ 5 and IR Q7 . Mode This feature allows you to specify the para llel po rt mode. The opt ions are Ou tput only , Bi-Di rect ional , EPP and ECP . DMA C hann el Th is i te m a l lo ws y ou t o s pe c [...]

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    4-20 C 2SBA+II/C 2SBA+/C2S BA/C2SBE Use r's Manual Low – This level is consider ed as the ‘normal’ opera ting state. The CPU temperat ure is well b elow the CPU ‘T emperature T ole rance’. The mo therboard fans and CPU wil l run normally as confi gured in the BIOS (Fan Speed Cont rol). User interven tion: No action req uired. Medium[...]

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    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-21 Supermicr o has lever aged t his f eature by a ssigning a temperat ure st atus to cer tain thermal condit ions in the processor (Low , Medium and High). Th is makes it easier for the user to understan d th e CP U’s tempera ture status, rat her than by just simply seeing a tempera ture reading (i. e., 25 o C). The informat ion[...]

  • Page 80

    4-22 C 2SBA+II/C 2SBA+/C2S BA/C2SBE Use r's Manual 4-5 Se cur ity S ett ing s Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. Y ou should see the following display . Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>. All Security BIOS settings a[...]

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    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-23 Fixe d Dis k Bo ot Se cto r Selec t Norm al to ena ble th e f unct ion of Write -Pro tect to p rote ct the bo ot sect or on the har d driv es aga inst viruse s. Pass word on B oot When this featu re is set to Enab led, a pass word is re quir ed fo r a use r to en ter the syste m at bootup. The options are Enabled (pas swor d re[...]

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    4-24 C 2SBA+II/C 2SBA+/C2S BA/C2SBE Use r's Manual Curr ent T PM S tate This it em sho ws the curre nt TPM State only . Chan ge TP M St ate Selec t "E nable d & Acti vate " to enabl e TPM su pport for the syste m. S elect De-a ctiv ate & Disabl ed to disa ble the functio n of T PM supp ort. If "N o Change " is selec[...]

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    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-25 4-7 Bo ot Sett ing s Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. Y ou should see the following display . See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specifi c Help window . All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section. Boot Prio rity Ord er/E xclu ded [...]

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    4-26 C 2SBA+II/C 2SBA+/C2S BA/C2SBE Use r's Manual 4-8 Ex it Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. Y ou should see the following display . All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section. Exit Savi ng C hang es Highl ight this item and hit <En ter> to save any change s you mad e and to exi t [...]

  • Page 85

    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. Failure Fixed Disk Fixed disk is not working or not confi gured properly . Check to s[...]

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    A-2 C2SBA+II /C2SBA+/C 2SBA/C2SB E User's Manual System CMOS checksum bad - Default confi guration used System CMOS has been corrupted or modifi ed incorrectly , perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS. The BIOS installed Default Setup V alues. If you do not want these values, enter Setup and enter your own values.[...]

  • Page 87

    A-3 Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages System cache error - Cache disabled RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache. On older boards, check the cache jumpers. Y ou may have to replace the cache. See your dealer . A disabled cache slows system performance considerably . CPU ID: CPU socket number for Multi-Processor error . EISA CMOS not writeable Se[...]

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    A-4 C2SBA+II /C2SBA+/C 2SBA/C2SB E User's Manual Invalid System Confi guration Data Problem with NVRAM (CMOS) data. I/O device IRQ confl ict I/O device IRQ confl ict error . PS/2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen: PS/2 Mouse installed. nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested. nnnn Cache SRAM Pass[...]

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    A-5 Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to Setup, <F3> for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message. Press <F1> to start the boot process or <F2> to enter Setup and change the settings. Press <F3> to display the previous screen (usually an initialization error of an Option ROM [...]

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    A-6 C2SBA+II /C2SBA+/C 2SBA/C2SB E User's Manual Note s[...]

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    Appendix B: BIOS POST Co des B-1 This section lists the POST (Power On Self T est) codes for the Phoenix BIOS. POST codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal. Reco ver able PO ST Errors When a recovera ble type of error occ urs during POST , the BIOS will displa y an POST code that d escribes the pr oblem. B IOS may also issue[...]

  • Page 92

    B-2 C2SBA+II/C2S BA+/C2SB A/C2SBE User' s Manual POST Code Description 18h 8254 timer initialization 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 20h 1-3-1-1 T est DRAM refresh 22h 1-3-1-3 T est 8742 Keyboard Controller 24h Set ES segment register to 4 GB 28h Auto size DRAM 29h Initialize POST Memory Manag[...]

  • Page 93

    Appendix B: BIOS POST Co des B-3 POST Code Description 5Ch T est RAM between 512 and 640 kB 60h T est extended memory 62h T est extended memory address lines 64h Jump to UserPatch1 66h Confi gure advanced cache registers 67h Initialize Multi Processor APIC 68h Enable external and CPU caches 69h Setup System Management Mode (SMM) area 6Ah Display e[...]

  • Page 94

    B-4 C2SBA+II/C2S BA+/C2SB A/C2SBE User' s Manual POST Code Description 99h Check for SMART Drive (optional) 9Ch Set up Power Management 9Dh Initialize security engine (optional) 9Eh Enable hardware interrupts 9Fh Determine number of A T A and SCSI drives A0h Set time of day A2h Check key lock A4h Initialize typematic rate A8h Erase <ESC>[...]

  • Page 95

    Appendix B: BIOS POST Co des B-5 POST Code Description D2h Unknown interrupt D4h Check Intel Branding string D8h Alert Standard Format initialization DEh Log error if micro-code not updated properly The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POST Code Description E0h Initialize the chipset E1h Initialize the bridge E2h Initialize the CPU E3h Ini[...]

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    B-6 C2SBA+II/C2S BA+/C2SB A/C2SBE User' s Manual Note s[...]

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    Appendix C: Inte l HostRAID Setup Guidelines C-1 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines (For the C2SBA+II Only) After all the har dwar e ha s be en i nstal led, you mus t fi rst con fi gure SA T A Ho stRA ID or SA S H ost RA ID be fo re yo u i ns ta ll th e W in do ws Op er at in g S ys te m a nd ot he r softw are dr iver s. Impo rtan t Not e[...]

  • Page 98

    C-2 C 2SBA+II/C 2SBA+/C2S BA/C2SBE Use r's Manual Intel Hos tRAID Con fi gur ations The following types of Intel's HostR AID confi gurations are supported : RAID 0 (Data Striping) : this writes dat a in pa rallel, interleaved ("s triped") sec tions of two hard drives. Dat a transfer rate is doubl ed over using a single dis k. [...]

  • Page 99

    Appendix C: Inte l HostRAID Setup Guidelines C-3 Using the Intel ICH 9R SA T A RAID Util ity Progr am 1. Creati ng, Delet ing and Re setting R AID V olumes: a. After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility , the system will autom atically reboot. The following scre en appears after Power-On Self T est. b. When you see the abo ve scre en, pre s[...]

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    C-4 C 2SBA+II/C 2SBA+/C2S BA/C2SBE Use r's Manual b. Specify a name for the RAID 0 se t and pres s t he <T ab> ke y o r the <Ent er> key to go to the next fi el d. (Y o u can use the <Esc> key to select the prev ious menu.) c. When RAID L evel item is h ighlight ed, press the <Up Arr ow>, <Down Arr ow> keys to se[...]

  • Page 101

    Appendix C: Inte l HostRAID Setup Guidelines C-5 Creating a RAID 1 V o lume: a. Select "Create RAID V olume " from t he main menu an d press the <En ter> key . The following screen will appear : b. Specify a name for the RAID 1 se t and pres s t he <T ab> ke y o r the <Ent er> key to go to the next fi el d. (Y o u can u[...]

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    C-6 C 2SBA+II/C 2SBA+/C2S BA/C2SBE Use r's Manual Creating a RAID 10 ( RAID 1+ RA ID 0): a. Select "Create RAID V olume " from t he main menu an d press the <En ter> key . The following screen will appear : b. Specify a name for the RAID 10 set and pre ss <Enter>. c. When RA ID Level it em is high lighted, use the < Up[...]

  • Page 103

    Appendix C: Inte l HostRAID Setup Guidelines C-7 Creating a RAID 5 Se t (Parity ): a. Select "Create RAID V olume " from t he main menu an d press the <En ter> key . The following screen will appear : b. Specify a name for the RAID 5 set and pres s <Enter>. c. When the Ra id Level is hi ghlighted , use the <Up Arrow>, &l[...]

  • Page 104

    C-8 C 2SBA+II/C 2SBA+/C2S BA/C2SBE Use r's Manual Deleting a RAID V ol ume: ( W arnin g : Be sure to back up your data before deleting a RAID set. Y ou will lose all data on the disk drives when deleting a RAID set.) a. From the main menu, sele ct item2-Dele te RAID V olume, and pres s <Enter>. b. Us e the <Up A rrow>, <Down Arr[...]

  • Page 105

    Appendix C: Inte l HostRAID Setup Guidelines C-9 Resettin g to Non-R AID and Re setting a RAID HDD a. Fr om t he ma in m enu, select item3-Reset Disks to Non- RAID, and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear : b. Use th e <Up Arrow >, <Down Ar row> keys to highl ight the RAID set drive to reset and press <S pace> to[...]

  • Page 106

    C-10 C 2SBA+II/C 2SBA+/C2S BA/C2SBE Use r's Manual C-2 Instal lin g the Win dow s XP/ 200 3 O S for S yst ems wi th RAID F unc tio ns (For C2SB A+I I only) Note 1. Y our mot herb oard may c ome with t he I TE-8 212 IDE Co ntro ller chip o r t he ITE-8 21 1 Co ntrol ler chip. For pro per OS ins talla tion , pl ease obt ain your I TE I DE Contr [...]

  • Page 107

    Appendix C: Inte l HostRAID Setup Guidelines C-1 1 C-3 Instal lin g the Windows X P/2 000 /200 3 OS f or S yst ems w ith out RAID F unc tio ns Insert Micros oft's Window s XP/2000/20 03 Setup CD in the CD Driver , and the 1. system will star t booting up from CD. Press the <F6> key when the message-" Press F6 if you need to install [...]

  • Page 108

    C-12 C 2SBA+II/C 2SBA+/C2S BA/C2SBE Use r's Manual Notes[...]

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    Appendix D: Ada ptec HostRAID Setup Guideline s D-1 A ppendix D Adaptec HostR AID S etup Guidelines (F o r the C2SB A +I I Only ) Af ter a ll the har dw are has be en inst al le d, y ou must fi rst c o n fi gure the Ada pte c Emb ed de d Ser i al A T A R A I D bef or e you ins t all th e Wi nd ows o pe ra ti ng syste m. Th e nec e ss ar y dr iver[...]

  • Page 110

    D-2 C2SBA+II/C2S BA+/C2SB A/C2SBE User' s Manual T o c on fi g ur e t h e Ad ap t e c SA T A R A I D fo r O p er a t in g S ys te m s t h at sup p o r t R AI D f u nc ti on s (- - Win d ow s, R e d Ha t & S u Se , Li nu x) 1 . P re s s th e <D e l> key dur i ng sys te m bo ot up to ente r t he B IO S Se tu p Ut il it y . No te: If i[...]

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    Appendix D: Ada ptec HostRAID Setup Guideline s D-3 Th e Ad a pt e c Em b ed d e d S e r ia l A T A wi t h Ho s t R AI D Co nt r oll e r Dr i ver Th e Ad apt ec Em be d de d Se r i al A T A R A I D C o nt r ol le r ad ds S A T A /R A I D f un ct i o na l - it y and pe r for m a nc e e nh an c em e nt s to a mot h er b o ar d. R A I D st r ip in g ([...]

  • Page 112

    D-4 C2SBA+II/C2S BA+/C2SB A/C2SBE User' s Manual Ma n ag i ng A r rays Se le c t t hi s opt i o n to vi ew ar ray pr op er t ie s, a nd c o n fi gur e ar r ay set tin gs . T o s el e c t th is o pt io n, usi ng t h e ar r ow keys an d th e < ent er > ke y , se l ec t " Man ag in g A r r ays" f ro m th e ma in m en u as sh ow n[...]

  • Page 113

    Appendix D: Ada ptec HostRAID Setup Guideline s D-5 Con fi g u ri ng D is k D r ive s Y o u may ne e d to c o nfi gu re a di sk dr ive b ef or e you c a n us e it . Ca u t i on : C o nfi g ur i ng a di s k may over w r it e t he pa r tit i on t ab le on t he di sk a n d may ma ke any dat a on t he di sk i nac ce s si bl e. If t he dr i ve is use[...]

  • Page 114

    D-6 C2SBA+II/C2S BA+/C2SB A/C2SBE User' s Manual 2. F ro m the " Se le c t Dr i ves fo r C o n fi gur i ng " List ( s ho w n b e lo w, ) s e le c t the dr ive s you wa nt to c o nfi g ur e an d pr es s < In se r t>. 3. T h e dr i ve you ' ve se l ec t ed w i ll a pp ea r in th e " S e le c te d D r ive s D ia l og B[...]

  • Page 115

    Appendix D: Ada ptec HostRAID Setup Guideline s D-7 5. Re ad t he wa r ni n g me ss a ge a s sh ow n in t he sc r e en b el ow. 6. Ma ke sure that you have sel ec te d th e c or r e c t disk dri ve s to co nfi g ur e. If co r r ec t , t y pe Y to c o nt in ue .[...]

  • Page 116

    D-8 C2SBA+II/C2S BA+/C2SB A/C2SBE User' s Manual Cre a t in g A r r ays Be fo re you cre ate a r ray s, make s ur e t h at the dis ks f o r t h e a r r ay ar e co nn e ct ed an d i ns t al le d in yo ur sy ste m. Not e that dis ks wit h no u s ab le spa c e, or d is ks tha t ar e un -i ni ti al iz ed o r n ot f o r ma t te d a re s h ow n in g[...]

  • Page 117

    Appendix D: Ada ptec HostRAID Setup Guideline s D-9 Assigning A rray Properti es O nc e a ne w ar r ay is c o mp l ete d, you c an as s ig n pr o pe r ti es to th e ar r ay . Ca u t i on : O nc e t he a r r ay i s c re ate d an d it s pr o pe r ti e s a re a ss i gn ed , an d y ou c a n - not ch an ge th e ar r ay pr op e r tie s us in g t hi s ut [...]

  • Page 118

    D-10 C2SBA+II/C2S BA+/C2SB A/C2SBE User' s Manual Notes: 1 . Bef or e a dd in g a new d r i ve to an a r ray , b e s ur e to ba c k u p a ny da t a s to re d o n th e new dr ive; ot he r wi s e, all dat a w il l be l os t. 2. If yo u st op the Bui ld or Cl e ar p r oc ess on a R A I D 1, yo u c a n r es t ar t i t by p re s s - in g <C t r [...]

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    Appendix D: Ada ptec HostRAID Setup Guideline s D-1 1 Ad d in g a Bo o t a b l e A r r ay T o make an array bootabl e: 1 . Fro m th e M ai n me nu, s el e c t Ma na ge Ar rays. 2. Fro m t h e Li st of A r r ays, sel ec t the a r r ay yo u wa nt to ma ke bo ot a b le, and p re s s <C t r l> a nd < B > . 3. E nte r Y t o c re ate a b o ot[...]

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    D-12 C2SBA+II/C2S BA+/C2SB A/C2SBE User' s Manual Adding/De leting Hotspare s T o add a Hotspare: Note: I n or de r to r eb ui l d a R AI D (R A I D 0 or R A I D 1 ), you wou ld ne ed t o ad d a new H D D as a h ot sp ar e. 1 . Fro m th e ma in m en u ( sh ow n on Pa ge D - 4 ), s el e ct Add / D e l ete H ot sp ar e s. 2. Us e th e up an d do[...]

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    Appendix D: Ada ptec HostRAID Setup Guideline s D-13 V iew i ng A r r ay Pr op e r tie s T o v ie w th e pr o pe r ti es of an exi st in g ar r ay: 1 . Fro m the ma in men u, se le c t Ma na ge Ar r ays an d hit < Ente r > (as show n on the pr evi o us pa g e. ) 2. From th e Lis t of Ar r ays di al o g box ( s ho wn be l ow), s e le c t the a[...]

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    D-14 C2SBA+II/C2S BA+/C2SB A/C2SBE User' s Manual Re bu il d in g A r r ays No t e 1 : Reb uil d in g ap pl ie s to Faul t T o l er an t ar r ay (R AI D 1 ) o nly. If a n ar ray Bu il d p ro c e s s is i nte r r u pte d o r w he n o ne c r i t ic al me mb e r is m i ss in g, you mus t per fo r m a R eb ui ld to res to re it s fun c t io na li [...]

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    Appendix D: Ada ptec HostRAID Setup Guideline s D-15 D el e t i n g Ar rays Wa r ni n g!! Bac k up th e d at a on an ar ray bef or e you del ete i t to p r event dat a lo s s De l ete d ar r ays c a nn ot b e re sto r ed. T o d el ete a n exi st in g ar r ay: 1 . Fro m th e ma in m en u ( sh ow n on Pa ge D - 4 ), s el e ct Ma na ge Ar rays. 2. S e[...]

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    D-16 C2SBA+II/C2S BA+/C2SB A/C2SBE User' s Manual Using the Disk U tilitie s Th e D is k Ut i li ti e s en ab l e you t o fo r m at o r ver i f y t h e me d ia of you r Se r i al A T A ha rd di s ks. T o ac c e s s t he di s k ut i l i t i e s: 1 . From t he Ad apt ec R AI D C on fi gur at i on Ut i li t y M e nu , s el e c t D i sk Ut il it [...]

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    Appendix D: Ada ptec HostRAID Setup Guideline s D-17 T o fo r m a t a di s k: No t e: T h e o pe r at io n of For m at tin g D i sk all ow s yo u t o p er f or m a l ow - level for m at - ti ng of a ha rd dr i ve by w r it in g zer os to t he e nti re di sk . Se r ial A T A dr ive s are l ow - l evel fo r ma t te d at t he f ac to r y and do no t n[...]

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    D-18 C2SBA+II/C2S BA+/C2SB A/C2SBE User' s Manual T o verify dis k media: 3. Wh en t h e scr e en sho w n a b ove disp lay s, se le c t V e r if y D i sk Me d ia and p re s s <E nte r >. 4. A me ss a ge wi ll disp l ay , i nd ic atin g tha t t he s el e c te d d r ive wi ll be s c a nn ed for me di a def ec t s . Se le c t Y e s an d hit[...]

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    Appendix D: Ada ptec HostRAID Setup Guideline s D-19 T o E x i t Ada pte c R AI D C o nfi gu ra t io n Ut il it y 1 . O nc e yo u have c om p let ed R A ID ar ray c o nfi gu ra ti o ns , pr es s ESC to exi t. T he fo ll ow in g sc r e en w il l ap pe ar . 2. Pr e ss Y e s to exi t th e Ut il it y .[...]

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    D-20 C2SBA+II/C2S BA+/C2SB A/C2SBE User' s Manual D -2 In st al li ng th e Int e l ICH 9R Dr iver by Ad a pt e c a nd th e OS a. In se r t Su p er m ic r o' s b o ot ab l e C D t hat c a me w it h t he pa c ka ge in to th e CD D r i ve dur ing th e sy ste m reb o ot , and th e sc re e n: " S up er m i c ro Dr i ve r D i sket te M ake[...]

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    Appendix E: Soft ware Installa tion Instruc tions E-1 Driver/T ool Installat ion Display Scre en Note : Click th e icons showing a han d writin g on th e paper to view the re adme fi les for each ite m. Cli ck a com puter ic on to t he right of an item to inst all an item ( from top to the bottom ) o ne at a time. After installing each ite m, you [...]

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    E-2 C2SBA+II/C2S BA+/C2SB A/C2SBE User' s Manual Supero Doctor III Interface Disp lay Screen-I (He alth Informat ion) E-2 C on fi g ur i ng S up e ro Doc t or I I I The S upero Doctor III program is a Web-base managemen t too l th at su pports remote managem ent capability . It includes Remote and Local Manage ment tools. The local managemen [...]

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    Appendix E: Soft ware Installa tion Instruc tions E-3 Supero Doctor III Interface Disp lay Screen-II (Remote Control) Note : SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be d ownloaded from our Web site at: ftp:// ftp.super micro.com /utility/ Supero_D octor_III /. Y ou can a lso download SDIII User's Guide at: http:/ /www .supermic ro.com/PROD UCT/Manual[...]

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    E-4 C2SBA+II/C2S BA+/C2SB A/C2SBE User' s Manual Notes[...]

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    (Disclaimer Continued) The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems, medical equipment, nuclear facilities or systems, aircraft, aircraft devices, aircraft/emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in signifi cant injury o[...]