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WARNING: Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm.

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Release Date: June 20, 2007

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Contents Super Manual Revision Release Date June 20 Manual Organization PrefaceAbout This Manual Advanced Chassis Setup System SafetyAdvanced Serverboard Setup BiosPreface Table of Contents System Safety Advanced Serverboard SetupAdvanced Chassis Setup SgpioBios AppendicesPage Chapter Introduction OverviewMemory Serverboard FeaturesProcessors Serial ATAOther Features ATI Graphics ControllerControl Panel Server Chassis FeaturesSystem Power BackplaneEurope Contacting Super MicroHeadquarters Asia-PacificSuperserver 6015B-Ni Manual Unpacking the System Chapter Server InstallationPreparing for Setup Server Precautions Choosing a Setup LocationRack Precautions Rack Mounting Considerations Installing the System into a Rack Identifying the Sections of the Rack RailsInstalling the Chassis Rails Installing the Rack RailsInstalling the Server into the Rack Installing the Server into a RackInstalling the Server into a Telco Rack Installing the Server into a Telco RackChecking the Serverboard Setup Supplying power to the system Checking the Drive Bay SetupAccessing the drive bays Check the airflowSuperserver 6015B-Ni Manual Chapter System Interface Control Panel ButtonsControl Panel LEDs Universal Information LED StatesPage Superserver 6015B-Ni Manual Chapter System Safety Electrical Safety PrecautionsGeneral Safety Precautions ESD Precautions Operating Precautions Installing the Onboard BatteryHandling the Serverboard Chapter Advanced Serverboard SetupPrecautions UnpackingProcessor and Heatsink Installation Installing the ProcessorPage Installing the Heatsink Removing the HeatsinkConnecting Power Cables Connecting CablesConnecting Data Cables Connecting the Control Panel Front Control Panel Header Pins JF1I/O Ports Installing MemoryDimm Installation See Figure Memory SupportInstalling Dimm into Slot PCI Expansion Slots PCI card installationAdding PCI Cards Serverboard Details Super X7DBU LayoutX7DBU Quick Reference Jumper Description Default SettingConnector Description Other DescriptionConnector Definitions HDD LED Universal Information LEDPower Button Power Fail LEDReset Button Universal Serial Bus USB0/1Fan Headers Universal Serial Bus HeadersSerial Ports ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports Power LED/SpeakerChassis Intrusion Overheat LEDWake-On-LAN Wake-On-RingAlarm Reset JAR JLAN1/2 Ethernet PortsExplanation Jumpers Jumper SettingsVGA Enable/Disable Cmos ClearI2C Enable/Disable LAN Enable/DisableWatch Dog Enable/Disable Onboard Indicators LAN1/LAN2 LEDsFloppy Connector Floppy, IDE and Sata Drive ConnectionsIDE Connector Sata PortsPage Tools Required Chapter Advanced Chassis SetupStatic-Sensitive Devices Control Panel Chassis Front and Rear ViewsSystem Fan Failure Installing a new fanSystem Fans Replacing System FansDrive Bay Installation/Removal Accessing the Drive BaysMounting components in the drive bays Installing Components in the 3.5 Drive BaysDrive bay configuration Removing/Replacing the Power Supply Power SupplyPower Supply Failure Removing the power supplyRemoving/Replacing the Power Supply Superserver 6015B-Ni Manual Starting the Setup Utility System BiosHow To Change the Configuration Data ChapterPress the Delete key to enter Setup Running SetupMain Bios Setup System Time Main Bios Setup Menu Main Setup FeaturesBios Date System DateIDE Channel 0 Master/Slave and Secondary IDE Master/Slave TypeUltra DMA Mode LBA Mode ControlTransfer Mode Multi-Sector TransfersSerial ATA Sata RAID Enable Native Mode OperationSata Controller Mode Parallel ATAAdvanced Setup Memory Cache Cache System Bios Area Power Button BehaviorPower Loss Control Cache Video Bios AreaCache Extended Memory Default Primary Video AdapterCache Base 512K-640K Discrete Mtrr AllocationPCI Fast Delayed Transaction Emulated IRQ SolutionsPCI Parity Error Forwarding Reset Configuration DataLarge Disk Access Mode Enable MasterLatency Timer Serr Signal ConditionClock Spectrum Feature High Temperature Dram OperationCrystal Beach Features Branch 1 Rank Interleaving & SparingLegacy USB Support Enabling Multi-Media TimerUSB Function Advanced Processor OptionsKBC Clock Input Intel Eist Support Available when supported by the CPUDevice Configuration Serial Port aMode InterruptSerial Port B Floppy Disk ControllerEvent Log Capacity DMI Event LoggingEvent Log Validity View DMI Event LogBaud Rate Console RedirectionCOM Port Address Console TypeVoltage Monitoring CPU Temperature ThresholdHardware Monitor Logic Fan Speed Control ModesTemperature Monitoring Available if supported by the CPU Existing Event Log Number System Event LoggingClear System Event Logging Event Log ControlSystem Event Log/System Event Log List Mode OS Boot Watch DogTimer for Loading OS Minutes Time Out OptionRealtime Sensor Data Set Supervisor Password Supervisor Password IsUser Password Is Set User PasswordBoot Priority Order/Excluded from Boot Orders BootPassword on Boot Exit Page Appendix a Bios Post Messages Real time clock error System Cmos checksum bad Default configuration usedSystem timer error Check date and time settingsAllocation Error for device System cache error Cache disabledFail-Safe Timer NMI Failed Entering SetupInvalid System Configuration Data PS/2 Mouse Boot Summary ScreenFixed Disk n Device IRQ conflictSystem Bios shadowed Press F1 to resume, F2 to Setup, F3 for previousPress F2 to enter Setup Video Bios shadowedPage Terminal Post Errors Appendix B Bios Post CodesRecoverable Post Errors Post Code DescriptionPost Code Description Post Code Description Post Code Description Following are for boot block in Flash ROM Page Serial ATA Sata Appendix C Software InstallationImportant Notes Introduction to Intel ESB2 Serial RAIDIntel Matrix Storage Configuring Bios for Sata RAID Functions Native ModeRAID Configurations Using the Intel ESB2 Sata RAID Utility Program Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID VolumesCreating a RAID 0 Volume Creating a RAID 1 Volume Creating a RAID 10 RAID 1+ RAID Creating a RAID 5 Set Parity Deleting a RAID Volume Resetting to Non-RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager UtilityInstalling Windows XP/2000/2003 for RAID Systems New Operating System-Windows XP/2000/2003 InstallationInstalling the Operating System and other Software Programs Supero Doctor Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II Remote Control Page Appendix D System Specifications System Cooling WeightPower Supply System Input Requirements