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Super Manual Revision Release Date June 20 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 Serial ATA ATI Graphics Controller Other Features System Power Server Chassis FeaturesControl Panel Backplane Headquarters Contacting Super MicroEurope Asia-Paciﬁc Superserver 6015B-Ni Manual 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 Rack Installing the Rack 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 SetupSupplying power to the system Check the airﬂow Superserver 6015B-Ni Manual Control Panel Buttons Chapter System Interface Universal Information LED States Control Panel LEDsPage Superserver 6015B-Ni Manual 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 Dimm Installation See Figure Installing MemoryI/O Ports Memory Support Installing Dimm into Slot PCI Expansion Slots PCI card installationAdding PCI Cards Super X7DBU Layout Serverboard Details Connector Description Jumper Description Default SettingX7DBU Quick Reference Other Description Connector Deﬁnitions Universal Information LED HDD LED Reset Button Power Fail LEDPower Button Universal Serial Bus USB0/1 Fan Headers Universal Serial Bus HeadersSerial Ports Chassis Intrusion 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 JAR VGA Enable/Disable Jumper SettingsExplanation Jumpers Cmos Clear I2C Enable/Disable LAN Enable/DisableWatch Dog Enable/Disable LAN1/LAN2 LEDs Onboard Indicators Floppy, IDE and Sata Drive Connections Floppy Connector Sata Ports IDE ConnectorPage 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 Accessing the Drive Bays Drive Bay Installation/Removal Mounting components in the drive bays Installing Components in the 3.5 Drive BaysDrive bay conﬁguration Power Supply Failure Power SupplyRemoving/Replacing the Power Supply Removing the power supply Removing/Replacing the Power Supply Superserver 6015B-Ni Manual 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 IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave and Secondary IDE Master/Slave Transfer Mode LBA Mode ControlUltra DMA Mode Multi-Sector Transfers Sata Controller Mode Native Mode OperationSerial ATA Sata RAID Enable Parallel ATA Advanced Setup Power Loss Control Power Button BehaviorMemory Cache Cache System Bios Area Cache Video Bios Area Cache Base 512K-640K Default Primary Video AdapterCache Extended Memory Discrete Mtrr Allocation PCI Parity Error Forwarding Emulated IRQ SolutionsPCI Fast Delayed Transaction Reset Conﬁguration Data Latency Timer Enable MasterLarge Disk Access Mode Serr Signal Condition Crystal Beach Features High Temperature Dram OperationClock Spectrum Feature Branch 1 Rank Interleaving & Sparing USB Function Enabling Multi-Media TimerLegacy USB Support Advanced Processor Options Device Conﬁguration Intel Eist Support Available when supported by the CPUKBC Clock Input Serial Port a 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 Temperature Monitoring Available if supported by the CPU 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 Page 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 Important Notes Appendix C Software InstallationSerial ATA Sata Introduction to Intel ESB2 Serial RAID Intel Matrix Storage Conﬁguring Bios for Sata RAID Functions Native ModeRAID 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 a 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 Installing Windows XP/2000/2003 for RAID Systems Installing the Operating System and other Software Programs Supero Doctor Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II Remote Control Page Appendix D System Speciﬁcations Power Supply WeightSystem Cooling System Input Requirements