SUPER MICRO Computer 5037C-T

Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

The SuperServer 5037C-T is a high-end server comprised of two main subsystems:

the SC732i-500B mid-tower chassis and the X9SCA motherboard. Please refer to

our web site for information on operating systems that have been certiﬁ ed for use

with the SuperServer 5037C-T (www.supermicro.com).

In addition to the motherboard and chassis, various hardware components have

been included with the SuperServer 5037C-T, as listed below:

• One 12-cm whisper-quiet exhaust fan (FAN-0124L4)

• Four 3.5" HDD carriers (MCP-220-73101-0B)

• Four SATA cables (CBL-0044L)

• One SuperServer 5037C-T User's Manual

Optional Components

• Active heatsink (SNK-P0046A4)

• One 5.25" DVD-ROM drive (DVM-LITE-DVDRW-HBT)

Chapter 1: Introduction

1-1

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