SUPER MICRO Computer 5015M-NTR manual

S UPER S ER VER 5015M-UR S UPER S ER VER 5015M-U S UPER S ER VER 5015M-NTR S UPER S ER VER 5015M-NT USER’S MANUAL 1.0c ® S UPER[...]

Manual Revision 1.0c Release Date: September 10, 2007 Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer , Inc., you may not copy any part of this document. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respe[...]

iii Preface 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 5015M-UR/5015M- U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT . Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only . The SuperServer 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015[...]

S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT 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 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT . Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup[...]

v Preface Notes[...]

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

Chapter 4: System Safety 4-1 Electrical Safety Precautions .......................................................................... 4-1 4-2 General Safety Precautions ........................................................................... 4-2 4-3 ESD Precautions .................................................................................[...]

viii W ake-On-Ring ........................................................................................ 5-17 Power SMB Connector .......................................................................... 5-17 Power Supply Fail .................................................................................. 5-17 Alarm Reset ...................[...]

T able of Contents ix 7-4 Advanced Setup ............................................................................................. 7-6 7-5 Security ......................................................................................................... 7-16 7-6 Boot ..............................................................................[...]

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Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview The 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT is a 1U server comprised of two main subsystems: the SC815TQ-R450U (5015M-UR/5015M-NTR)/SC815TQ-560U (5015M-U/5015M-NT) chassis and the PDSMU single processor serverboard. Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certifi ed for use w[...]

1-2 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual 1-2 Serverboard Features At the heart of the SuperServer 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT lies the PDSMU, a single processor serverboard based on Intel's 3010 chipset. Below are the main features of the PDSMU (see Figure 1-1 for a block diagram of the chipset). Proces[...]

1-3 Chapter 1: Introduction must hav e R A ID suppor t to enable the ho t- swap capabilit y and R AI D function of the SA T A drives. Onboard Controllers/Ports One fl oppy drive controller and one onboard A T A/100 controller are provided to support up to two IDE hard drives or A T API devices. The color-coded I/O ports include one COM port, a VGA[...]

1-4 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual PCI Expansion Slots 5015M-UR/5015M-U: A riser card on the right side of the chassis supports one PCI-E x4 card. The left side supports a UIO card and one PCI-E x8 card. 5015M-NTR/5015M-NT : A riser card on the right side of the chassis supports one PCI-E x4 card. The left sid[...]

1-5 Chapter 1: Introduction Figure 1-1. Intel 3010 Chipset: System Block Diagram Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see Chapter 5 for details. Intel 3010 ES1000 LGA775_PROCESSOR ICH-7R USB PORT_0~5 FWH LPC I/O MS. KB. FDD. SER.1 SER.2 PRN. PRI_IDE VRM 11.0 ADDR CTRL CTRL ADDR DATA DATA UDMA/100 PCI_32_BUS DDR2_667/533/400 DMI ATI S-ATA/3[...]

1-6 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual 1-4 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer , Inc. 9 8 0 R o c k A v e . 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 Sit[...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2-1 Overview This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your SuperServer 5015M- UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT 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 t[...]

2-2 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT 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[...]

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 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual 2-4 Installing the System into a Rack This section provides information on installing the 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M- NTR/5015M-NT into a rack unit with the rack rails provided. If the system has already been mounted into a rack, you can skip ahead to Sections 2-5 and 2-6. There [...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-5 Installing the Outer Rails Begin by measuring the distance from the front rail to the rear rail of the rack. Attach a short bracket to the front side of the right outer rail and a long bracket to the rear side of the right outer rail. Adjust both the short and long brackets to the proper distance so that the rail [...]

2-6 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Figure 2-3. Installing the Server into a Rack 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 chas- sis rails with the fro[...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-7 Figure 2-4. Installing the Server into a T elco Rack Installing the Server into a T elco Rack T o install the 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT into a T elco type rack, use two L-shaped brackets on either side of the chassis (four total). First, determine how far follow the server will extend out the front of th[...]

2-8 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual 2-5 Checking the Serverboard Setup After you install the 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT in the rack, you will need to open the top cover to make sure the serverboard is properly installed and all the connections have been made. 1. Accessing the inside of the system (see [...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-9 Figure 2-5. Accessing the Inside of the System[...]

2-10 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual 2-6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup Next, you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the SA T A drives and SA T A 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 [...]

Chapter 3: System Interface 3-1 Ch ap t e r 3 Sys tem Inter fac e 3- 1 O v e r v ie w The re ar e severa l LEDs o n the c o ntro l pane l as well a s othe rs o n the S A T A dr ive c ar r i er s t o ke ep y ou c o ns t ant l y in fo r me d o f th e ove ra ll s t at us o f t he sy st em a s we ll as the activit y and health of speci fi c c omponent[...]

3-2 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual 3 - 3 Control Panel LEDs The c o ntro l pane l loc ate d on the f ro nt of th SC 81 5TQ - R45 0 U / SC 81 5TQ - 5 6 0U cha ssi s has fi ve LED s. Th ese L EDs pr ovid e you wi th c ri ti ca l info rm atio n rel ated to dif feren t par t s of the sy stem. T his se ct ion exp [...]

Chapter 3: System Interface 3-3  NIC2: Indic ates n et wor k act ivi t y on L A N2 w hen fl a shing .  NIC 1: Indicates network activit y on L AN 1 when fl ashing.  HDD: Indi cate s ID E ch anne l act iv it y . On t he Sup er Se r ver 5 01 5 M - U R / 50 1 5M- U/ 50 1 5M- NTR/ 50 1 5M- NT th is li gh t i ndi cat es SA T A a nd/or DVD-ROM[...]

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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 system 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. If an electr[...]

S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual 4-2 4-2 General Safety Precautions Follow these rules to ensure general safety:  Keep the area around the SuperServer 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/ 5015M-NT clean and free of clutter .  The SuperServer 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT weighs approximately 45/42 lbs. (20.5/[...]

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 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual 4-4 4-4 Operating Precautions Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 5015M- UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT is operating to ensure proper cooling. Out of warranty damage to the 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT system can occur if this practice i[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-1 C h a p t e r 5 Adv anced Ser verboard Setup Thi s cha pter c overs t he ste ps re quire d to inst all p ro ce ss ors a nd heat sin ks to the PDSMU s er ver boa rd, c onn ect t he dat a an d power c a ble s and ins ta ll add - o n c ards . Al l ser ver boa rd jum per s and c o nnec ti ons a re des cr ib ed [...]

5-2 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual IMPORT ANT! Alw a ys con nec t t he po we r co rd la st an d r em ov e it fi rst be fo re add- i ng , r e m o vi n g or ch a ng i n g a n y h ar d w ar e co m p on e n ts . M ak e s ur e t h at yo u i n s ta l l th e pro ce ss or into t he C PU so cket before you in sta ll t[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-3 Socket key CPU installed in socket PnP cap released from load plate 3. Use your thumb and your index fi nger to hold the CPU at opposite sides. 4. Align pin1 of the CPU (the corner marked with a triangle) with the notched corner of the CPU socket. 5. Find the corner of the CPU that has a semi-circle cutout[...]

5-4 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual War n in g ! We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed. However , if you do need to uninstall the heatsink, please follow the instructions below to prevent damage to the CPU or the CPU socket. ! Installing the Heatsink 1. Do not apply any thermal grease to t[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-5 5-3 C on ne c t i n g C a b l e s Now that th e processors ar e ins talled, the ne xt ste p is t o connect the cables t o the serverboard. These incl ude the data ( ribbon) c ables for the peripherals and c ontr ol pa nel an d the p ower c abl es. Connec ting Dat a Cable s T h e r i b b o n c a b l e s u s [...]

5-6 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Figure 5-1. Front Control Panel Header Pins (JF1) Connec ting t he Control Pan el JF 1 c ont ain s head er pin s for var i ous f ront c ont ro l pane l co nne cto rs. S ee Fi gure 5 - 1 for t he pin l oc ati ons of t he var io us fr ont c ont rol p anel b ut tons a nd LED i n[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-7 5- 4 I/O P ort s Th e I/O po r ts ar e colo r cod ed in con fo rma nce wi th t he PC 99 s pec ifi ca tio n. Se e F i g u r e 5- 2 b e l o w f o r th e c o l o r s a n d l o c a t i o n s o f t h e v a r i o u s I/O po rt s . Figure 5-2. Rear Panel I/O Ports 5 - 5 Inst alling M emor y Note: Chec k the S upe[...]

5-8 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual T op V iew of DDR2 FBD Slot Figure 5-3. Installing DIMM into Slot T o Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place. Pay attention to the bottom notch. T o Remove: Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the DIMM from the s[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-9 5- 6 A dd i n g P C I C a r d s 1. P CI E xp a nsi on S lo ts T wo riser cards are used to support add-on cards to the system. The SC815TQ- R450U/SC815TQ-560U chassis can accommodate one standard size (full height full length) and one low profi le PCI expansion card. When viewed from the chassis front, the[...]

5-10 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Figure 5-4. SUPER PDSMU Layout (not drawn to scale) 5-7 Serverboard Details Notes Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only . LAN2 LAN1 VGA COM1 USB0/1 Kb/ Mouse SEPC SBX2 SBX1 Speaker BIOS SIMSO AT I ES1000 ICH7R South Bridge Intel 3010 North Bridge COM2 Floppy USB4/5 US[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-1 1 PDS M U Q u ic k Re f er e nc e Jumper Description Default Setting JAR Alarm Reset Enable Open (Disabled) JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 5-9 JPF Power Force-On Open (Disabled) JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPL1/JPL2 Giga-bit LAN 1/2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JWD W atch Dog Enable Pins 1-2 (Reset) Connec[...]

5-12 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual 5-8 Connector Defi nitions Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions. A TX Power Connector The primary A TX power supply con- nector meets the SSI (Superset A TX) 24-pin specifi cation. Mak[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-13 NIC1 LED The NIC1 (Network Interface Control- ler) LED connection is located on pins 1 1 and 12 of JF1. Attach the NIC1 LED cable to display network activity . Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions. NIC2 LED The NIC2 (Network Interface Control- ler) LED connection is located on pins 9 and 1[...]

5-14 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo- cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case. Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Mo- m[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-15 Fan Headers The PDSMU has six fan headers, des- ignated Fan1 through Fan6. All are 4-pin fans to provide a Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) signal, however pins 1-3 of the headers are backward compatible with traditional 3-pin fans. Connect the CPU heatsink fan and the system (chassis) fans to these headers. Th[...]

5-16 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual A TX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports The A TX PS/2 keyboard and the PS/2 mouse ports are located beside the USB ports. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports Pin Defi nitions Pin# Defi nition 1 Data 2N C 3 Ground 4 VCC 5 Clock 6N[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-17 W ake-On-Ring The W ake-On-Ring header is desig- nated JWOR. This function allows your computer to receive and "wake- up" by an incoming call to the modem when in suspend state. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Y ou must have a WOR card and cable to use this feature. W ake-On-Rin[...]

5-18 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual LAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports) T wo Ethernet ports (designated LAN1 and LAN2) are located beside the VGA port on the I/O backplane. These ports accept RJ45 type cables. Power LED The Power LED connector is desig- nated JLED. Connect an LED here for indication of power being supplie[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-19 5-9 J u m p e r Se tt i n gs Exp lana tio n o f Jump er s T o modify the operation of the ser verboard, jumpers can be used to choose bet ween optional settings. Jumpers create shorts bet ween t wo pins to ch ange the function o f the c onne cto r . Pin 1 is ide nti fi e d wit h a square solder pad on the[...]

5-20 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual LAN Enable/Disable Change the setting of jumper JPL1 or JPL2 to enable or disable the onboard Ethernet (RJ45) ports LAN1 and LAN2, respectively . See the table on the right for jumper settings. The default setting is enabled W atch Dog Enable/Disable JW D c ont rol s the Wat[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-21 5-10 Onboard Indicators LAN1/LAN2 LEDs The Ethernet ports (located beside the VGA port) have two LEDs. On each Gigabit LAN port, one LED indicates activity when blinking while the other LED may be green, amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection. See the table on the right for the func- tions as[...]

5-22 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual 5-1 1 Floppy , IDE and SA T A Drive Connections Note the following when connecting the fl oppy and hard disk drive cables: • The fl oppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires. • A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. • A single fl oppy d[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-23 IDE Connector There are no jumpers to con- fi gure the onboard IDE#1 con- nector . See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. IDE Drive Connector Pin Defi nitions (IDE#1) 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[...]

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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 SC815TQ-R450U/SC815TQ-560U chassis. For component installa- tion, follow the steps in the order given to eliminate the most common problems encountered. If some steps are unnecessary , [...]

6-2 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's 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 serverboard to provide you with system status indications. These wires have been bundled together as [...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-3 6-3 System Fans Three 4-cm heavy duty counter-rotating fans provide the cooling for the SuperServer 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT . Each fan unit is actually made up of two fans joined back-to-back, which rotate in opposite directions. This counter- rotating action generates exceptional airfl ow and work[...]

6-4 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Figure 6-2. System Cooling Fans 6-4 Drive Bay Installation/Removal Removing the Front Bezel If your system has a front bezel (optional) attached to the chassis, you must fi rst remove it to gain access to the drive bays. T o remove the bezel, fi rst unlock the front of the [...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-5 Accessing the Drive Bays SA T A Drives: Because of their hotswap capability , you do not need to access the inside of the chassis or power down the system to install or replace SA T A drives. Proceed to the next section for instructions. DVD-ROM/Floppy Disk Drives: For installing/removing a DVD-ROM or fl oppy [...]

6-6 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual SA T A Drive Installation 1. Mounting a SA T A drive in a drive carrier The SA T A drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and removal from the chassis. These carriers also help promote proper airfl ow for the drive bays. For this reason, even emp[...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-7 2. Installing/removing hot-swap SA T A drives The SA T A drive carriers are all easily accessible at the front of the chassis. These hard drives are hot-pluggable, meaning they can be removed and installed without powering down the system. T o remove a carrier , push the release button located beside the drive [...]

6-8 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual DVD-ROM and Floppy Drive Installation The top cover of the chassis must be opened to gain full access to the DVD-ROM and fl oppy drive bays. The 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT acco- modates only slim-line DVD-ROM drives. Side mounting brackets are needed to mount a slim[...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-9 6-5 Power Supply 5015M-UR/5015M-NTR The SuperServer 5015M-UR/5015M-NTR has a 450 watt redundant power supply confi guration consisting of two hot-swap power modules. The power supply mod- ules have an auto-switching capability , which enables them to automatically sense and operate with a 100V - 240V input vol[...]

6-10 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual 5015M-U/5015M-NT The SuperServer 5015M-U/5015M-NT has a single 560 watt power supply , which is auto-switching capable. This enables it to automatically sense and operate with a 100v - 240v input voltage. Power Supply Failure If the power supply module fails, the system will[...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-1 1 Figure 6-6. Removing/Replacing the Power Supply Note: redundant power supply shown applies to 5015M-UR and 5015M-NTR only .[...]

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Chapter 7: BIOS 7-1 7-1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the PDSMU. The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a fl ash 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 ma[...]

7-2 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual 7-2 Running Setup Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted . The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the appropriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen. All displayed text is described in this section, although the screen di[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-3 Main BIOS Setup Menu Main Setup Features System Time T o set the system date and time, key in the correct information in the appropriate fi elds. Then press the <Enter> key to save the data. System Date Using the arrow keys, highlight the month, day and year fi elds, and enter the correct data. Press the <Enter> ke[...]

7-4 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Serial A T A This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Serial A T A. The options are Disabled and Enabled. Native Mode Operation Select the native mode for A T A. The options are Serial A T A and Auto . SA T A Controller Mode Select Compatible to allow[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-5 Ty p e Selects the type of IDE hard drive. The option Auto will allow the BIOS to automatically confi gure the parameters of the HDD installed at the connection. Enter a number between 1 to 39 to select a predetermined HDD type. Select User to allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed. Select CDROM if a CDROM [...]

7-6 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual 7-4 Advanced Setup 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>.  Boo[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-7 Resume On Modem Ring Select On to “wake your system up” when an incoming call is received by your modem. The options are On and Off. Resume On PME# Select On to allow your system be woken up when signals are received by the selected PME# of a PCI slot. The options are On and Of f. Power Loss Control This setting allows you t[...]

7-8 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0-512K. Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation. The options [...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-9  Slot1 PCI-Exp. x8, Slot2 PCI-Exp. x8 and Slot3 PCI-Exp. x4 Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following: Option ROM Scan When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected[...]

7-10 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual USB Function Select Enabled to activate the USB devices specifi ed. The settings are Enabled and Disabled. Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices. The settings are Enabled and Disabled.  Advanced Processor Options Access the s[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-1 1 Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch (A vailable when supported by the CPU.) The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled. The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled. The default settings are Disabled for the Intel 5100 Series Processors and Enable for the 5000 Series Proces[...]

7-12 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Serial Port A This setting allows you to assign control of serial port A. The options are Enabled (user defi ned), Disabled, and Auto (BIOS- or OS- controlled). Base I/O Address This setting allows you to select the base I/O address for serial port A. The options are 3F8 , [...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-13  DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. Event Log V alidity This is a display to inform you of the event log validity . It is not a setting. Event Log Capacity This is a display to inform you of the event log capacity . It is not a setting. View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and p[...]

7-14 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual  Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. COM Port Address This item allows you to specify which COM port to direct the remote console to: Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B. This setting can also be Disabled . BAUD Rate This item allo[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-15  Hardware Monitor Logic Note: The Phoenix BIOS will automatically detect the type of CPU(s) and hardware monitoring chip used on the motherboard and will display the Hardware Monitoring screen accordingly . CPU T emperature Threshold This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm [...]

7-16 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual 7-5 Security 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 setti[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-17 Password on Boot This setting allows you to decide if a password is required for a user to access the system at the boot-up. The options are Enabled (password required) and Disabled (password not required). 7-6 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. Y ou should see the following disp[...]

7-18 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual 7-7 Exit 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 Saving Changes Highlight this item and press <Enter> to save any changes you'[...]

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[...]

A-2 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT 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 en[...]

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[...]

A-4 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT 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. [...]

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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Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes 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. Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST , the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem. BIOS may also issue one of th[...]

B-2 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT 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 Initiali[...]

Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes 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 ex[...]

B-4 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual POST Code Description 99h Check for SMAR T 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 [...]

Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes B-5 POST Code Description D2h Unknown interrupt D4h Check Intel Branding string D8h Alert Standard Format initialization D9h Late init for IPMI 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 Init[...]

B-6 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Notes[...]

Appendix C: Intel HostRAID C-1 Appendix C Intel HostRAID After the hardware has been installed, you must fi rst confi gure Intel's ICH7R SA T A RAID before you install Windows and software drivers. Important Notes to the User Note : If you do not wish to confi gure onboard SA T A RAID functions, please go directly to Section C-2 for Operati[...]

C-2 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual RAID Confi gurations The following types of RAID confi gurations are supported: RAID 0 (Data Striping): this writes data in parallel, interleaved ("striped") sections of two hard drives. Data transfer rate is doubled over using a single disk. RAID1 (Data Mirroring[...]

Appendix C: Intel HostRAID C-3 Using the Intel ICH7R SA T A RAID Utility Program 1. Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID V olumes a. After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility , the system will automatically reboot. The following screen appears after Power-On Self T est. b. When you see the above screen, press the <Ctrl> and the <[...]

C-4 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual b. Specify a name for the RAID 0 set and press the <T ab> key or the <Enter> key to go to the next fi eld. (Y ou can use the <Esc> key to select the previous menu.) c. When RAID Level item is highlighted, press the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys [...]

Appendix C: Intel HostRAID C-5 Creating a RAID 1 V olume a. Select "Create RAID V olume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key . The following screen will appear: b. Specify a name for the RAID 1 set and press the <T ab> key or the <Enter> key to go to the next fi eld. (Y ou can use the <Esc> key to select [...]

C-6 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Creating a RAID 10 (RAID 1+ RAID 0) a. Select "Create RAID V olume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key . The following screen will appear: b. Specify a name for the RAID 10 set and press <Enter>. c. When RAID Level item is highlighted, use the [...]

Appendix C: Intel HostRAID C-7 Creating a RAID 5 Set (Parity) a. Select "Create RAID V olume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key . The following screen will appear: b. Specify a name for the RAID 5 set and press <Enter>. c. When the Raid Level is highlighted, use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to selec[...]

C-8 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Deleting a RAID V olume W arning : 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, select item2-Delete RAID V olume, and press <Enter>. b. Use the <Up Arrow>, <[...]

Appendix C: Intel HostRAID C-9 Resetting to Non-RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD a. From the main menu, select item3-Reset Disks to Non- RAID, and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear: b. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to highlight the RAID set drive to reset and press <Space> to select. c. Press <Enter>[...]

C-10 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual C-2 Installing W indows XP/2000/2003 for RAID Systems New Operating System-Windows XP/2000/2003 Installation a. Insert Microsoft Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver , and the system will start booting up from CD. b. Press the <F6> key when the message-"[...]

Appendix D: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines D-1 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines After all the hardware has been installed, you must fi rst confi gure the Adaptec Embedded SA T A RAID before you install the Windows operating system. The necessary drivers are all included on the Super Micro bootable CDs that came packaged with your s[...]

D-2 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Confi guring the Adaptec SA T A RAID 1. Press the <Del> key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility . Note : If this is the fi rst time you power on the system, we recommend that you load the Optimized Default Settings. If you have already done so, please[...]

Appendix D: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines D-3 Adaptec Embedded SA T A with HostRAID Controller Driver The Adaptec Embedded Serial A T A RAID controller adds SA T A/RAID functionality and performance enhancements to a motherboard. RAID striping (RAID 0) allows data to be written across multiple drives, greatly improving hard disk I/O perfor- man[...]

D-4 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Managing Arrays Select this option to view array properties, and confi gure array settings. T o select this option, using the arrow keys and the <enter> key , select "Managing Arrays" from the main menu as shown above.[...]

Appendix D: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines D-5 Confi guring Disk Drives Y ou may need to confi gure a disk drive before you can use it. Caution: Confi guring a disk may overwrite the partition table on the disk and may make any data on the disk inaccessible. If the drive is used in an array , you may not be able to use the array again. Note: [...]

D-6 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual 2. From the "Select Drives for Confi guring" List (shown below ,) select the drives you want to confi gure and press < Insert> . 3. The drive you've selected will appear in the "Selected Drives Dialog Box" on the right (as shown below .) Repea[...]

Appendix D: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines D-7 5. Read the warning message as shown in the screen below . 6. Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to confi gure. If correct, type Y to continue.[...]

D-8 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Creating Arrays Before you create arrays, make sure that the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system. Note that disks with no usable space, or disks that are un-initialized or not formatted are shown in gray and cannot be used. Note : It is recommended [...]

Appendix D: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines D-9 Assigning Array Properties Once a new array is completed, you can assign properties to the array . Caution: Once the array is created and its properties are assigned, you cannot change the array properties using this utility . T o assign properties to the new array 1. In the Array Properties menu (s[...]

D-10 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Notes 1. Before adding a new drive to an array , be sure to back up any data stored on the new drive; otherwise, all data will be lost. 2. If you stop the Build or Clear process on a RAID 1, you can restart it by press- ing <Ctrl> and <R>. 3. If you've used [...]

Appendix D: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines D-1 1 Adding a Bootable Array T o make an array bootable: 1. From the Main menu, select Manage Arrays. 2. From the List of Arrays, select the array you want to make bootable, and press < Ctrl> and <B>. 3. Enter Y to create a bootable array when the following message is displayed: "This [...]

D-12 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Adding/Deleting Hotspares T o add a hotspare: Note: In order to rebuild a RAID (RAID 0 or RAID 1), you would need to add a new HDD as a hotspare. 1. From the main menu (shown on Page D-4), select Add/Delete Hotspares. 2. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select[...]

Appendix D: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines D-13 Viewing Array Properties T o view the properties of an existing array: 1. From the main menu, select Manage Arrays and hit <Enter> (as shown on the previous page.) 2. From the List of Arrays dialog box (shown below), select the array you want to view and press Enter . The Array Properties dia[...]

D-14 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Rebuilding Arrays Notes: Rebuilding applies to Fault T olerant arrays (RAID 1) only . If an array build process is interrupted or when one critical member is missing, you must perform a Rebuild to restore its functionality . For a critical array rebuild operation, the optima[...]

Appendix D: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines D-15 Deleting Arrays Warning: Back up the data on an array before you delete it to prevent data loss Deleted arrays cannot be restored. T o delete an existing array: 1. From the main menu (shown on Page D-4), select Manage Arrays . 2. Select the array you wish to delete and press <de lete >. 3. In[...]

D-16 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial A T A hard disks. T o access the disk utilities 1. From the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility Menu, select Disk Utilities (as shown above) and press <Enter>. The foll[...]

Appendix D: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines D-17 T o format a disk Note: The Formatting Disk operation allows you to perform a low-level formatting of a hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk. Serial A T A drives are low-level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low-level formatted again. 1. When the screen shown below displays[...]

D-18 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual T o verify disk media 1. When the screen shown above displays, select V erify Disk Media and press <Enter> . 2. A message will display , indicating that the selected drive will be scanned for me- dia defects. Select Y es and hit <Enter> to proceed with disk verif[...]

Appendix D: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines D-19 T o Exit the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility 1. Once you have completed RAID array confi gurations, press ESC to exit. The following screen will appear . 2. Press Y es to exit the Utility .[...]

D-20 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual D-2 Installing the Adaptec ICH7R Driver and the OS 1. Insert Supermicro's bootable CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during the system reboot, and the screen: "Super Micro Driver Diskette Maker" will appear . 2. Choose from the list "Intel I[...]

E-1 Appendix E: System Specifi cations Appendix E Sys tem Sp ecifi cation s P r o c e s s o r s Sin gle 775-pin Intel ® Xeon® 3000 Series, Pentium® D, Pentium Extreme Edition, Pentium 4, and Celeron D processors at a FSB speed of 1066/667/533 MHz No te : Pl e as e r ef er t o ou r w eb s it e fo r a c om p le te l i st in g of s up p or te d p[...]

E-2 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-NT User's Manual Serverboard PDSMU (Extended A TX form factor) Dimensions: 12 x 13.05 in (305 x 331 mm) Chassis 5015M-UR/5015M-NTR: SC815TQ-R450U Form Factor: 1U rackmount 5015M-U/5015M-NT : SC815TQ-560U Form Factor: 1U rackmount Dimensions: (WxHxD) 17 x 1.7 x 25.6 in. (432 x 43 x 650 mm) W e i g h t Gross (Ba[...]

E-3 Appendix E: System Specifi cations Operating Environment Operating T emperature: 10º to 35º C (50º to 95º F) Non-operating T emperature: -40º to 70º C (-40º to 158º F) Operating Relative Humidity: 8% to 90% (non-condensing) Non-operating Relative Humidity: 5 to 95% (non-condensing) Regulatory Compliance Electromagnetic Emissions: FCC C[...]

E-4 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-NT User's Manual Notes[...]