Preface | SUPER MICRO Computer 6015B-T, 6015B-3 manual

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SUPER MICRO Computer 6015B-T, 6015B-3 user manual Preface

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Super Manual Revision 1.0b Release Date July 11 Manual Organization PrefaceAbout This Manual Advanced Serverboard Setup System SafetyAdvanced Chassis Setup Bios Preface Table of Contents Advanced Serverboard Setup System Safety Sgpio Advanced Chassis Setup Appendices BiosPage Overview Chapter Introduction Processors Serverboard FeaturesMemory Onboard SAS 6015B-3 Server Chassis Features Front Control Panel SAS/SATA SubsystemBackplane Cooling System ESB2 Headquarters Contacting Super MicroEurope Asia-Paciﬁc Unpacking the System Chapter Server InstallationPreparing for Setup Server Precautions Choosing a Setup LocationRack Precautions Rack Mounting Considerations Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails Installing the System into a RackInstalling the Inner Rails Locking Tabs Installing the Outer Rails Installing the Server into a Rack Installing the Server into the Rack Installing the Server into a Telco Rack Installing the Server into a Telco Rack Checking the Serverboard Setup Accessing the Inside of the System Checking the Drive Bay Setup Control Panel Buttons Chapter System Interface Control Panel LEDs Sata Drives 6015B-T Drive Carrier LEDsSAS Drives 6015B-3 Page Electrical Safety Precautions Chapter System Safety General Safety Precautions ESD Precautions Installing the Onboard Battery Operating Precautions Precautions Chapter Advanced Serverboard SetupHandling the Serverboard Unpacking Installing the Processor Processor and Heatsink InstallationPage Removing the Heatsink Installing the Heatsink Connecting Power Cables Connecting CablesConnecting Data Cables Front Control Panel Header Pins JF1 Connecting the Control Panel I/O Ports Installing MemoryDimm Installation See Figure Memory Support 3a. Installing Dimm into Slot PCI Expansion Slots PCI card installationAdding PCI Cards X7DBR-3 Serverboard Details X7DBR-3/X7DBR-E Quick Reference Jumper Description Default SettingConnector Description Connector Deﬁnitions Overheat/Fan Fail LED OH HDD LED Reset Button Power Fail LEDPower Button Universal Serial Bus USB0/1 Serial Ports Power Supply Fail HeaderFan Headers Chassis Intrusion Universal Serial Bus Headers Power LED/SpeakerATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports Overheat LED Wake-On-Ring Wake-On-LAN JLAN1/2 Ethernet Ports Alarm Reset JARCompact Flash Card PWR Connector VGA Enable/Disable Jumper SettingsExplanation Jumpers Cmos Clear Watch Dog Enable/Disable 3rd Power Supply Fail Detect Enable/DisableJlan Enable/Disable SAS Controller Enable 6015B-3 only Onboard IndicatorsCompact Flash Master Slave SMB to PCI Slots Floppy, IDE, Sata and SAS Drive Connections Floppy Connector Sata Ports IDE Connectors SAS Ports X7DBR-3 only Tools Required Chapter Advanced Chassis SetupStatic-Sensitive Devices Chassis Front and Rear Views Control Panel System Fans Installing a new fanSystem Fan Failure Replacing System Fans Removing the Front Bezel Drive Bay Installation/Removal Removing the Front Bezel Accessing the Drive Bays Mounting a SAS/SATA drive in a drive carrier SAS/SATA Drive Installation Removing a SAS/SATA Drive from the Server SAS/SATA Backplane Installing/removing hot-swap SAS/SATA drives DVD-ROM and Floppy Drive Installation Power Supply Failure Power SupplyRemoving/Replacing the Power Supply Removing the power supply Removing/Replacing the Power Supply How To Change the Conﬁguration Data System BiosStarting the Setup Utility Chapter Press the Delete key to enter Setup Running SetupMain Bios Setup Bios Date Main Bios Setup Menu Main Setup FeaturesSystem Time System Date Type Transfer Mode LBA Mode ControlUltra DMA Mode CHS Format Auto Sata Controller Mode Native Mode OperationSerial ATA Sata RAID Enable Parallel ATA Extended Memory Advanced SetupSystem Memory QuickBoot Mode Boot FeaturesQuietBoot Mode Post Errors Cache Video Bios Area Memory Cache Cache System Bios AreaCache Base 0-512K Cache Base 512K-640K Reset Conﬁguration Data PCI Parity Error ForwardingDiscrete Mtrr Allocation PCI Conﬁguration Latency Timer Enable MasterLarge Disk Access Mode Serr Signal Condition Crystal Beach Features Memory Branch ModeClock Spectrum Feature Enabling Multi-Media Timer CPU Speed Advanced Processor Options KBC Clock Input Device ConﬁgurationSerial Port a Base I/O Address Serial Port B InterruptMode Floppy Disk Controller Event Log Validity DMI Event LoggingEvent Log Capacity View DMI Event Log COM Port Address Console RedirectionBaud Rate Console Type Hardware Monitor Logic CPU Temperature ThresholdVoltage Monitoring Fan Speed Control Modes CPU Temperature Threshold See note on Hardware Monitor Logic See note on Clear System Event Logging System Event LoggingExisting Event Log Number Event Log Control Timer for Loading OS Minutes OS Boot Watch DogSystem Event Log/System Event Log List Mode Time Out Option Realtime Sensor Data User Password Is Supervisor Password IsSet Supervisor Password Set User Password Boot Priority Order/Excluded from Boot Orders BootPassword on Boot Exit Appendix a Bios Post Messages System timer error System Cmos checksum bad Default conﬁguration usedReal time clock error Check date and time settings Fail-Safe Timer NMI Failed System cache error Cache disabledAllocation Error for device Entering Setup Fixed Disk n PS/2 Mouse Boot Summary ScreenInvalid System Conﬁguration Data Device IRQ conﬂict Press F2 to enter Setup Press F1 to resume, F2 to Setup, F3 for previousSystem Bios shadowed Video Bios shadowedPage Recoverable Post Errors Appendix B Bios Post CodesTerminal Post Errors Post Code Description Post Code Description Post Code Description Post Code Description Following are for boot block in Flash ROM Page Introduction to Serial ATA and Parallel ATA ESB2 HostRAID SetupImportant Notes to the User Serial ATA Sata Intel Matrix Storage Intel HostRAID Conﬁgurations Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes Using the Intel ESB2 Sata RAID Utility Program Creating 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 Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility Resetting to Non-RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD New Operating System-Windows XP/2000/2003 Installation Intel ESB2 I/O Controller Hub Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID SetupX7DBR-E only Conﬁguring Sata RAID Adaptec Embedded Sata with HostRAID Controller Driver Using the Adaptec RAID Conﬁguration Utility ARCUsing the Array Conﬁguration Utility ACU Managing Arrays To conﬁgure a disk drive Conﬁguring Disk DrivesPage Page To create an array Creating Arrays To assign properties to the new array Assigning Array PropertiesPage Deleting a Bootable Array Adding a Bootable Array To make an array bootable To delete a Hotspare Adding/Deleting Hotspares To add a Hotspare Viewing Array Properties To Rebuild an array Rebuilding Arrays RAID 1 only-the following prompt is also displayed Deleting Arrays To delete an existing array To access the disk utilities Using the Disk Utilities To format a disk Enter To verify disk media To Exit the Adaptec RAID Conﬁguration Utility Installing Intels ESB2 Driver by Adaptec and the OS Installing Additional Drivers Software Installation Figure E-1. Supero Doctor Screen Health Information Conﬁguring Supero Doctor Figure E-2. Supero Doctor Screen Remote Control Page Appendix F System Speciﬁcations Power Supply WeightMotherboard Chassis Regulatory Compliance