SUPER MICRO Computer SBI-7426T-S3 user manual Preface, About this Manual, Manual Organization

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Preface

About this Manual

This manual is written for professional system integrators, Information Technology professionals, service personnel and technicians. It provides information for the installation and use of Supermicro's SBI-7426T-S3 blade module. Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced professionals only.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1: Introduction

The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the SBI-7426T-S3 blade module and describes its main features.

Chapter 2: System Safety

You should familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the SBI-7426T-S3 blade module.

Chapter 3: Setup and Installation

Refer to this chapter for details on installing the SBI-7426T-S3 blade module into the Superblade chassis. Other sections cover the installation and placement of memory modules and the installation of hard disk drives into the blade module.

Chapter 4: Blade Module Features

This chapter coves features and component information about the SBI-7426T-S3 blade module. Included here are descriptions and information for mainboard components, connectors, LEDs and other features of the blade module.

Chapter 5: RAID Setup Procedure

RAID setup and operations for the SBI-7426T-S3 blade module are covered in this chapter.

Chapter 6: BIOS

BIOS setup is covered in this chapter for the SBI-7426T-S3 blade module.

Appendix A: BIOS POST Codes

BIOS POST Codes for the SBI-7426T-S3 blade module are explained in this appendix.

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Contents SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual Preface About this ManualManual Organization SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual Table of Contents Blade Module Features Vii Viii Full Rack of Blade Enclosures and Blade Servers List of FiguresSBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual List of Tables Xii Product Checklist of Typical Components Chapter IntroductionOverview SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Specification Features ProcessorsMemory Density StorageAsia-Pacific Contacting SupermicroHeadquarters EuropeElectrical Safety Precautions Chapter System SafetyGeneral Safety Precautions Electrostatic Discharge PrecautionsOperating Precautions Powering Down a Blade Unit Chapter Setup and InstallationInstalling Blade Modules Powering Up a Blade UnitRemoving/Replacing the Blade Cover Installing a Blade Unit into the EnclosureInserting a Blade into the Enclosure Removing a Processor Processor InstallationInstalling a Processor in a Socket Onboard Battery InstallationDIMMs Channel Memory InstallationPopulating Memory Slots ProcessorSlot Dimm Numbering Installing a Dimm into a Memory Slot Dimm InstallationRemoving a Hard Drive Carrier Hard Disk Drive InstallationInstalling a Hard Drive in a Carrier Installing the Operating System Installing with an External USB CD-ROM DriveInstalling via PXE Boot Configuring and Setting up RAID Installing via Virtual Media Drive RedirectionManagement Software Chapter Blade Module Features SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module FeaturesDescription Blade Control Panel Function State Description Control PanelKVM Button Power ButtonLED Indicators KVM ConnectorB8DT6 Mainboard MainboardB8DT6 Mainboard Layout Intel 5500 Tylersburg Chipset Block DiagramCmos Clear JumpersMain Components of SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module Blade Unit ComponentsHard Disk Drives Memory SupportImportant Notes Chapter RAID Setup ProcedureBios Configuration Utilities Advanced Settings Screen Bios SetupIDE Configuration Screen Configure RAID Drives Selecting Max Ports Option Selecting RAID Utility Enabling Hot Plug Exit Bios Setup Screen Message SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual Introduction ChapterFlashing Bios Bios UpdatesType flash filename.rom Running SetupMain Setup Menu Screen Main Bios SetupAdvanced Setup Main Bios Setup Menu OptionsMenu Option Description Sub-menu Description Advanced Setup Menu OptionsIDE Configuration Menu Menu Option CPU and Clock Configuration Sub-menu Menu OptionPCIPnP Configuration Sub-menu Menu Option IDE Configuration MenuChipset Configuration Sub-menu Menu Option SuperIO Configuration Sub-menu Menu OptionDMA Acpi Configuration Sub-menu Menu Option Ahci Configuration Sub-menu Menu Option 10. Event Log Configuration Sub-menu Menu Option11. Ipmi Configuration Sub-menu 11. Ipmi Configuration Sub-menu Menu Option 15. Remote Access Configuration Sub-menu 12. MPS Configuration Sub-menu Menu Option13. PCI Express Configuration Sub-menu Menu Option 14. Smbios Configuration Sub-menu Menu Option16. System Health Monitor Sub-menu Menu Option Security17. Security Menu Options 18. Boot Setup Menu Options BootForce Bios or Keep Current 18. Boot Setup Menu Options Description19. Exit Menu Options ExitHardware Health Information CPU TemperatureVoltage Monitoring System TemperatureSBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual Appendix a Bios Post Codes Bios Post MessagesTable A-1. Bios Post Messages Bios Message CPU ID Bios Post Codes Post Code Description Recoverable Post ErrorsTerminal Post Errors Table A-2. Terminal Post ErrorsTable A-2. Terminal Post Errors SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual Table A-2. Terminal Post Errors Post Code Table A-3. Boot Block Flash ROM Terminal Post Errors Page SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual Disclaimer SBI-7426T-S3 Blade Module User’s Manual