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Super Manual Revision 1.0a Release Date July 25 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 Bios Superserver 6015B-T+/6015B-8+ Manual Overview Chapter Introduction Processors Serverboard FeaturesMemory Serial ATA PCI Expansion Slots Other FeaturesATI Graphics Controller Onboard Controllers/Ports Server Chassis Features Cooling System Intel 5000P/ESB2 Chipset System Block Diagram 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 Rails Installing the System into a RackInstalling the Rack Rails Identifying the Sections of the Rails Installing the Chassis 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 drive bays Checking the Drive Bay SetupDVD-ROM and ﬂoppy disk drives Check the SATA/SCSI disk drives Check the airﬂow Supplying power to the system Control Panel Buttons Chapter System Interface Control Panel LEDs Scsi Drives 6015B-8+ Drive Carrier LEDsSata Drives 6015B-T+ 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 Installing Dimm into Slot PCI slots PCI card installationAdding PCI Cards Super X7DBR-8+ Layout Serverboard Details X7DBR8+ Quick Reference Jumper Description Default SettingConnector Description Connector Deﬁnitions Overheat/Fan Fail LED OH Power Fail LED Power Button Reset ButtonUniversal Serial Bus USB0/1 Ports Chassis Intrusion Fan Headers Power Fail HeaderSerial Ports Extra Universal Serial Bus Headers Power LED/SpeakerATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports Overheat LED Wake-On-Ring Wake-On-LAN Unit Identiﬁcation Headers Alarm Reset JARCompact Flash Card PWR Connector Cmos Clear Jumper SettingsExplanation Jumpers 3rd Power Supply Fail Detect Enable/Disable Jlan Enable/DisableWatch Dog Enable/Disable Scsi Termination Enable/ Disable 6015B-8+ only VGA Enable/DisableScsi Controller Enable/ Disable 6015B-8+ only Compact Flash Master/Slave Select Smbus to PCI Enable Disable JLAN1/JLAN2 LEDs Onboard IndicatorsScsi Activity LED Indicators Floppy, IDE, Sata and Scsi Drive Connections Floppy Drive Connector IDE Drive Connectors Pin Deﬁnitions IDE#1, IDE#2 IDE Drive Connectors Sata Ports Diffsens Termpwr Ultra320 Scsi Ports 6015B- 8+ only Superserver 6015B-T+/6015B-8+ User’s Manual 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 Cooling Fans Removing the Front Bezel Drive Bay Installation/Removal Removing the Front Bezel Accessing the Drive Bays Mounting a SATA/SCSI drive in a drive carrier SATA/SCSI Drive Installation Installing/removing hot-swap SATA/SCSI 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 Multi-Sector Transfers 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 System Event Logging Bios Post Watch DogClear System Event Logging Existing Event Log Number 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 shadowed Superserver 6015B-T+/6015B-8+ User’s Manual 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 Superserver 6015B-T+/6015B-8+ User’s Manual Introduction to Serial ATA and Parallel ATA Software InstallationImportant 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 Appendix D System Speciﬁcations Power Supply WeightMotherboard Chassis Regulatory Compliance