Acnodes RMC 7182 user manual Motherboard Features, Processor, Memory, Onboard SAS, Onboard Sata

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RMC 7182

1U Rackmount System

1-2 Motherboard Features

The RMC7182 is a single processor motherboard based upon Intel's X58 chipset. Below are the main features of the RMC7182.

Processor

The RMC7182 supports single Intel® Core™ i7, Core™ i7 Extreme processors and future Intel Nehalem processor families (next generation Intel Xeon® processor). Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site for updates on supported processors.

Memory

The RMC7182 has six 240-pin DIMM slots that can support up to 24 GB of unbuf- fered ECC/non-ECC DDR2-1333/1066/800 SDRAM.

Onboard SAS

An onboard LSI 1068E SAS controller in integrated into the RMC7182. The hot-swap SAS drives are connected to a backplane that provides power, bus termination and configuration settings.

Note: The operating system you use must have R AID suppor t to enable the hot-swap capabil- ity and R AID function of the SAS drives. R AID 0, 1, 5 and 10 are supported. Refer to the following ftp site for setup guidelines.

Onboard SATA

A SATA controller is built in to the ICH10R portion of the chipset to provide support for a six port, 3 Gb/ sec Serial ATA subsystem. The SATA drives are hot-swappable units.

PCI Expansion Slots

The RMC7182 has one PCI-E 2.0 x16 slot for use in the motherserver. The PCI-E slot is populated with a riser card (included).

Onboard Controllers/Ports

An onboard IDE controller supports one floppy drive. Onboard I/O backpanel ports include one COM port, a VGA port, two USB ports, PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports and two Gigabit LAN (NIC) ports.

Other Features

Other onboard features that promote system health include voltage monitors, a chassis intrusion header, auto-switching voltage regulators, chassis and CPU overheat sensors, virus protection and BIOS rescue.

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Contents RMC Copyright 2005 Acnodes, Inc Preface Manual OrganizationAdvanced Motherboard Setup Advanced Chassis SetupBios Table of Contents Installing the System in to a Rack System InterfaceAdvanced Motherboard Setup NIC2 JLAN2 LED NIC1 JLAN1 LED Advanced Chassis Setup Bios Introduction OverviewMotherboard Features Other FeaturesProcessor MemoryRMC Server Chassis Features System PowerSata Subsystem Control PanelChoosing a Setup Location Preparing for SetupOverview Unpacking the SystemRack Precautions Server PrecautionsRack Mounting Considerations Installing the System into a Rack Identifying the Sections of the Rack RailsInstalling the Rack Rails Inner RailsOuter Rails RMC Installing the Chassis into a Rack Installing the Server into a Telco Rack Checking the Motherboard Setup Removing the Chassis Cover FigureChecking the Components Checking the Drive Bay Setup Providing PowerChecking the Drives Checking the AirflowReset Button PowerControl Panel Buttons Control Panel LEDs Universal Information LEDNIC2 Drive Carrier LEDs System Safety Electrical Safety PrecautionsGeneral Safety Precautions ESD Precautions Operating Precautions Precautions Handling the MotherboardServerboard Installation Installing to the ChassisUnpacking Connecting Cables Connecting Data CablesConnecting Power Cables Connecting the Control PanelI/O Ports Installing the Processor and Heatsink Installing an LGA1366 ProcessorRMC Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink Removing the Heatsink Installing Memory Modules Installing & Removing DIMMsMemory Support Maximum Memory PossibleInstalling a PCI Expansion Card PCI Expansion CardsServerboard Details RMC Connector Definitions Main ATX Power Supply ConnectorProcessor Power Connector Power ButtonHDD LED/UID Switch Power On LEDOverheat/Fan Fail/UID LED NMI Button Fan HeadersATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports Serial PortsChassis Intrusion Wake-On-LANExternal Speaker/Internal Buzzer Overheat/Fan Fail LEDOnboard Power LED Power Supply SMBus ConnectorUniversal Serial Bus USB Sgpio HeadersPower Supply Fail LED Header Alarm ResetButton Unit Identifier ButtonJumper Settings VGA Enable/DisableExplanation of Jumpers Cmos ClearLAN1/2 Enable/Disable Watch Dog Enable/DisableUSB Wake-Up BMC Enable/Disable SAS Enable/DisableSAS RAID Mode Select SMBus to PCI SlotsOnboard Indicators Onboard Power LED LE1LAN1/2 LEDs Ipmi Dedicated LAN LEDsBMC Heartbeat LED SAS Activity LEDSAS Heartbeat LED Floppy Connector Sata and Floppy Drive ConnectionsSata Ports SAS PortsInstalling Software Driver/Tool Installation Display ScreenRMC RMC Static-Sensitive Devices Tools RequiredControl Panel System CoolingAdding a System Fan System Fan FailureReplacing a System Fan Figure Drive Bay Installation/Removal Accessing the Drive BaysHard Drive Installation Installing a Hard Drive into a Drive Carrier FigureRemoving a Hard Drive Figure DVD Drive Installation Power Supply Power Supply FailureRemoving/Replacing the Power Supply Starting Bios Setup Utility How To Change the Configuration DataIntroduction Main Setup Starting the Setup UtilitySystem Time/System Date System MemoryAdvanced Setup Configurations Xboot Features Quick BootQuiet Boot AddOn ROM Display ModeWait For F1 If Error Power Button FunctionRestore on AC Power Loss PS/2 Mouse SupportRatio Cmos Setting Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPUXProcessor & Clock Options CPU Ratio Clock Spread SpectrumActive Processor Cores Intel Eist TechnologyIntel Turbo Boost Configuration Turbo Ratio Limit Program Core Ratio Limit~ 3 Core Ratio Limit TDC Limit OverrideXAdvanced Chipset Control Memory Mode Temperature RiseQPI L0s and L1 Memory FrequencyHigh Performance Event Timer Air FlowAltitude Dimm PitchXide / Floppy Configuration IDE Detect Timeout sec LBA/Large ModeType PIO Mode DMA ModeBlock Multi-Sector Transfer A.R.T. For Hard disk drives 32Bit Data TransferXPCI/PnP Configuration XSuper IO Device Configuration XRemote Access ConfigurationXHardware Health Configuration System Temperature CPU TemperatureXacpi Configuration Fan Speed Control ModesFan1 ~ Fan 5 Reading USB Device WakeUpHeadless Mode Acpi Version Features XTrusted Computing TCG/TPM SupportExecute TPM Command TPM Enable/Disable StatusXipmi Configuration Set PEF Configuration BMC Watch Dog Timer ActionXEvent Log Configuration BMC WatchDog TimeOut MinSecView Event Log Mark all events as readSecurity Settings Supervisor PasswordUser Password Change Supervisor PasswordChange User Password Boot Sector Virus ProtectionBoot Settings XBoot Device PriorityXHard Disk Drives Retry Boot Devices Exit OptionsXRemovable Drives Save Changes and ExitLoad Optimal Defaults Load Fail-Safe DefaultsDiscard Changes and Exit Discard ChangesAppendix a Post Error Beep Codes Recoverable Post Error Beep CodesAppendix B Installing the Windows OS Installing Windows on RAID SystemsInstalling Windows on Non-RAID Systems Processors ChipsetMemory Capacity SAS ControllerWeight Power SupplyChassis System Cooling