SUPER MICRO Computer S120T System Safety, Advanced Serverboard Setup, Advanced Chassis Setup

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SERIES3800/S120T (7045A-C3/7045A-CT) User's Manual

Chapter 4: System Safety

You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the SERIES3800/S120T (7045A-C3/7045A-CT).

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup

Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i serverboard, including the locations and functions of connections, headers and jumpers. Refer to this chapter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when reconﬁguring the serverboard.

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup

Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC743TQ-865-SQ server chassis. You should follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing, removing or reconﬁguring SAS/SATA or peripheral drives and when replacing system power supply units and cooling fans.

Chapter 7: BIOS

The BIOS chapter includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa- tion on running the CMOS Setup Utility.

Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages

Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes

Appendix C: Intel HostRaid Setup Guidelines

Appendix D: System Speciﬁcations

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Contents SERIES3800/S120T Manual Revision Release Date February 15 Server Installation About This ManualManual Organization IntroductionSystem Safety Advanced Serverboard SetupAdvanced Chassis Setup BiosPreface Table of Contents System Interface Bios Chapter Introduction OverviewServerboard Features Processors MemoryOnboard SAS Serial ATAServer Chassis Features Backplane Cooling SystemIntel 5100 Chipset System Block Diagram Contacting Supermicro HeadquartersEurope Asia-PaciﬁcPreparing for Setup Chapter Server InstallationUnpacking the System Rack Precautions Choosing a Setup LocationServer Precautions Ambient Operating Temperature Rack Mounting ConsiderationsInstalling the System into a Rack Identifying the Sections of the Rack RailsInstalling the Chassis Rails Preparing to Install the Chassis RailsInstalling the Rack Rails Installing the Rails to the ChassisInstalling the Server into the Rack Installing the Server into a RackChecking the Serverboard Setup Accessing the Inside of the SystemChecking the Drive Bay Setup Checking the DrivesChecking the Airﬂow Power ResetChapter System Interface Control Panel ButtonsControl Panel LEDs Overheat/Fan FailPower Fail Drive Carrier LEDsPage Chapter System Safety Electrical Safety PrecautionsGeneral Safety Precautions ESD Precautions Operating Precautions Installing the Onboard BatteryChapter Advanced Serverboard Setup Serverboard Installation Connecting CablesInstalling to the Chassis UnpackingConnecting Power Cables Connecting Data CablesConnecting the Control Panel Control Panel Header Pins I/O PortsInstalling the Processor and Heat Sink Installation ProcedureCPU Installation Gold dot Socket key Installing the Heat Sink Installation Uninstalling the Heat SinkInstalling Memory Modules Installing MemoryMemory Support Dimm Installation Installing an Add-on Card Adding PCI CardsServerboard Details X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i Layout Not drawn to scaleConnector Description Jumper Description Default SettingX7DCA-3/X7DCA-i Quick Reference Connector Deﬁnitions Main ATX Power Supply ConnectorSecondary Power Connectors Processor Power ConnectorPower Fail LED Reset ConnectorOverheat/Fan Fail LED OH NMI Button Power On LEDFan Headers Chassis Intrusion Wake-On-LANWake-On-Ring LAN1/2 Ethernet PortsPower LED/Speaker Overheat LED/Fan Fail JOH1Universal Serial Bus USB Sgpio HeadersPower SMB I2C Connector Backpanel Power SMB I2C ConnectorSAS Power SMB I2C Connector ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse PortsCD Header Front Panel Audio ControlJumper Settings Explanation of JumpersCmos Clear To clear CmosLAN1/2 Enable/Disable Watch Dog Enable/DisableI2C Bus to PCI-X/ Slots I2C Bus to PCI-Exp. SlotsOnboard Indicators Onboard Power LED LE1LAN1/2 LEDs SAS LEDsParallel, Floppy, IDE, and Sata Ports Parallel Printer PortIDE Connector Sata PortsFloppy Drive Connector Chapter Advanced Chassis Setup Chassis Front View Power Power FailFront Control Panel NIC1Installing a New Fan System FansFan Failure Replacing Chassis Cooling FansRemoving a Chassis Fan Installing/Removing SAS/SATA Drives Drive Bay InstallationMounting a SAS/SATA drive in a Drive Carrier SAS/SATA Backplane Removing a SAS/SATA Drive CarrierInstalling Components in the 5.25 Drive Bays Removing the Empty Drive BayAdding a DVD/CD-ROM Drive Adding an IDE or Floppy DrivePower Supply Failure Power SupplyReplacing the Power Supply Page System Bios How To Change the Conﬁguration DataStarting the Setup Utility IntroductionRunning Setup Main Bios SetupDefault settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted Press the Delete key to enter SetupMain Bios Setup Menu Main Setup Features Bios DateSystem Time System DateType LBA Mode Control Transfer ModeUltra DMA Mode CHS Format Available for Primary/Master onlyNative Mode Operation Serial ATA Sata RAID EnableSata Ahci Available when Sata RAID is Disabled Serial ATAAdvanced Setup XBoot FeaturesQuickBoot Mode QuietBootXMemory Cache Cache Base 0-512K Cache Base 512K-640KCache Extended Memory Discrete Mtrr AllocationXpci Conﬁguration XAdvanced Chipset Control XAdvanced Processor Options Intel Eist Support Available when supported by the CPU Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPUEcho TPR Xcpu Cache Control XI/O Device ConﬁgurationXdmi Event Logging Parallel PortDMA Channel Floppy Disk ControllerXConsole Redirection XHardware Monitor Logic System Event Logging Voltage MonitoringClear System Event Logging XSystem Event Log/System Event Log List Mode XRealtime Sensor Data Supervisor Password Is User Password IsSet Supervisor Password SecuritySet User Password Password on BootBoot Boot Priority Order/Excluded from Boot OrdersExit Keyboard error Keyboard locked Unlock key switchMonitor type does not match Cmos Run Setup System battery is dead Replace and run SetupSystem Cmos checksum bad Default conﬁguration used System timer errorReal time clock error Check date and time settingsFail-Safe Timer NMI Failed Allocation Error for deviceEntering Setup Eisa Cmos not writeablePS/2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen Press F1 to resume, F2 to Setup, F3 for previousDevice IRQ conﬂict Nnnn kB Extended RAM PassedPress F2 to enter Setup System Bios shadowedVideo Bios shadowed PS/2 MousePage Terminal Post Errors Recoverable Post ErrorsPost Code Description Post Code Description Post Code Description Post Code Description Appendix B Bios Post Codes Page Introduction to Serial ATA and Parallel ATA Introduction to the Intel ICH9R Serial RAID SetupSerial ATA Sata RAID Conﬁgurations Intel Matrix StorageUsing the Intel ICH9R 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 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 Bios Weight Regulatory Compliance