SUPER MICRO Computer 5037C-T Chapter 3 System Interface

Chapter 3: System Interface

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Chapter 3 System Interface

3-1 Overview

There are four LEDs on the control panel to keep you constantly informed of the

overall status of the system as well as the activity and health of speciﬁ c components.

The control panel also is where to ﬁ nd the main power on/off button.

3-2 Control Panel Button

Power

The main power switch is used to apply o r remove powe r from th e power supp ly

to the server system. When power is on this button will be illuminated by a blue

LED, Turning off system power with this but ton removes the main power but keeps

standby power supplied to the system. T herefore, you must unpl ug the system

from its power source before ser vic ing.

3-3 Control Panel LEDs

The control panel located on the front of the SC732i-500B chassis has three LEDs.

These LEDs provide you with critical information related to different parts of the

system. This section explains what each LED indicates when illuminated and any

corrective action you may need to take.

Contents

Main S Manual Revision 1.0 Release Date: December 14, 2011 Printed in the United States of America Preface About This Manual Manual Organization iii iv Page vi Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 System Setup Chapter 3 System Interface Chapter 4 System Safety vii Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup Chapter 7 BIOS Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B System Speci cations Page Page 1-2 1-2 Motherboard Features Processors Memory Serial ATA I/O Ports 1-3 Chassis Features 1-4 LPC SPI MISC VRs DDR3 (CHB) 1-4 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Europe Asia-Paci c Page 2-1 Chapter 2 System Setup 2-1 Overview 2-2 Unpacking the System 2-2 2-3 System Access Page Page 3-1 Chapter 3 System Interface 3-1 Overview 3-2 Control Panel Button Power 3-3 Control Panel LEDs Page Page Page Page 4-4 4-4 Operating Precautions 5-1 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-1 Handling the Motherboard Precautions Unpacking 5-2 5-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation Installing the LGA1155 Processor 5-3 5-4 5-5 Installing an Active Fan CPU Heatsink 5-6 5-7 Removing the Heatsink Active Heatsink Removal 5-8 5-3 Connecting Cables Connecting Data Cables Connecting Power Cables Connecting the Control Panel 5-9 5-4 I/O Ports 5-10 5-5 Installing Memory CAUTION 5-11 5-12 5-6 Adding PCI Expansion Cards Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup Figure 5-4. SUPER X9SCA Layout Note: items not listed below are not included on the X9SCA motherboard. 5-13 5-7 Motherboard Details 5-14 5-15 5-8 Connector De nitions 5-16 5-17 5-18 5-19 5-20 5-21 5-9 Jumper Settings 5-22 5-23 5-10 Onboard Indicators 5-24 5-11 SATA Drive Connections 5-25 5-12 Installing Drivers 5-26 S UPER S SuperDoctor III Page Page 6-1 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup 6-1 Static-Sensitive Devices Precautions Unpacking 6-2 6-2 Rotating the Hard Drive Cage 6-3 6-3 Removing and Installing Hard Drives 5 6-4 6-5 11 9 6-4 Removing and Installing 2.5" Hard Drives 6-6 5 6-7 6-5 Installing a 3.5" Device 6-8 6-6 System Fans Fan Failure Replacing the System Fan 6-9 6-10 6-7 Power Supply 4-1 Chapter 7 BIOS 7-1 Introduction Starting BIOS Setup Utility How To Change the Con guration Data 4-2 7-2 Main Setup 4-3 4-4 7-3 Advanced Setup Con gurations 4-5 Warning 4-6 4-7 4-8 4-9 4-10 4-11 4-12 4-13 4-14 7-4 Event Logs 4-15 7-5 IPMI Con guration (X9SCi-LN4F, X9SCA-F Only) 4-16 4-17 4-18 7-6 Boot Settings 4-19 7-7 Security Settings 4-20 7-8 Exit Options 4-21 Page A-1 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A-1 BIOS Error Beep Codes BIOS Error Beep Codes Page Appendix B System Speci cations