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Preface

Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians. It pro- vides information for the installation and use of the SuperServer 6015W-UR/6015W- U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT. Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only.

The SuperServer 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT is a high-end server based on the SC815TQ-R650U/SC815TQ-560U 1U rackmount chassis and the Super X7DWU, a dual processor serverboard that supports Intel® Xeon® 5400/5300LV/5200/5100LV series processors at a Front Side (System) Bus speed of 1600/1333/1066 MHz and up to 64 GB of ECC FBD DDR2-800/667 SDRAM.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1: Introduction

The ﬁ rst chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the server system and describes the main features of the X7DWU serverboard and the SC815TQ-R650U/SC815TQ-560U chassis, which comprise the SuperServer 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT.

Chapter 2: Server Installation

This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer 6015W-UR/ 6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT into a rack and check out the server conﬁ guration prior to powering up the system. If your server was ordered without processor and memory components, this chapter will refer you to the appropriate sections of the manual for their installation.

Chapter 3: System Interface

Refer here for details on the system interface, which includes the functions and information provided by the control panel on the chassis as well as other LEDs located throughout the system.

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Contents

Super Manual Revision 1.0a Release Date April 23 Preface About This ManualManual Organization System Safety Preface Table of Contents System Interface Bios Overview Chapter Introduction Serverboard Features Server Chassis Features Front Control Panel BackplaneCooling System CPU1 CPU2 Asia-Paciﬁc Contacting SupermicroHeadquarters Europe Chapter Server Installation Preparing for SetupUnpacking the System Choosing a Setup Location Rack PrecautionsServer Precautions Rack Mounting Considerations Ambient Operating Temperature Installing the System into a Rack Installing the Inner RailsIdentifying the Sections of the Rack Rails Installing the Rack Rails 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 SystemChecking the Components Checking the Drives Checking the Drive Bay Setup Checking the Airﬂow Providing Power Reset Chapter System InterfaceControl Panel Buttons Power Control Panel LEDsUniversal Information LED NIC2 Sata Drive Carrier LEDs Electrical Safety Precautions Chapter System Safety General Safety Precautions ESD Precautions Installing the Onboard Battery Operating Precautions Unpacking Chapter Advanced Serverboard SetupPrecautions Handling the Serverboard Installing the Processor Processor and Heatsink InstallationPage Removing the Heatsink Installing the Heatsink Connecting the Control Panel Connecting CablesConnecting Data Cables Connecting Power Cables I/O Ports Front Control Panel Header Pins JF1 Installing Memory Installing DIMMsMemory Support Installing Dimm into Slot PCI Slot/Card Conﬁgurations PCI Card InstallationAdding PCI Cards PCI Expansion Slots Super X7DWU Layout Serverboard Details X7DWU Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting Connector Deﬁnitions Universal Information LED HDD LED Universal Serial Bus USB0/1 Power Fail LEDReset Button Power Button Universal Serial Bus Headers Serial PortsFan Headers Wake-On-LAN Power LED/SpeakerATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports Overheat LED LAN1/2 Ethernet Ports Wake-On-Ring Explanation of Jumpers Jumper Settings Cmos Clear VGA Enable/DisablePower Force On LAN Enable/Disable Watch Dog Enable/Disable I2C Enable/DisableMemory Voltage Select LAN1/LAN2 LEDs Onboard Indicators Floppy, IDE and Sata Drive Connections Floppy Connector Sata Ports IDE Connector Driver Installation Display Screen Installing Drivers Static-Sensitive Devices Chapter Advanced Chassis Setup Chassis Front and Rear Views Control Panel System Fans System Fan FailureReplacing System Fans Removing the Front Bezel Drive Bay Installation/Removal Removing the Front Bezel Accessing the Drive Bays Mounting a Sata Drive in a Drive Carrier Sata Drive Installation Removing a Sata Drive from the Server Installing/Removing a Sata Drive DVD-ROM and Floppy Drive Installation Removing/Installing a DriveRemoving the Chassis Cover Power Supply Replacing the Power Supply6015W-UR/6015W-NTR 6015W-U/6015W-NT Removing/Replacing the Power Supply Page Introduction Chapter Press the Delete key to enter Setup Running SetupMain Bios Setup Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted System Date Main Bios Setup Menu Main Setup FeaturesBios Date System Time IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave and Secondary IDE Master/ Slave TypeCHS Format LBA Format LBA Mode ControlTransfer Mode Ultra DMA Mode Sata Ahci Available when Sata RAID is Disabled Native Mode OperationSerial ATA Sata RAID Enable ICH RAID Code Base Available when Sata RAID is Enabled QuietBoot Mode Advanced SetupBoot Features QuickBoot Mode Set Power On Password Acpi ModePower Button Behavior EFI OS Boot Memory Cache PCI Conﬁguration Advanced Chipset Control 4GB PCI Hole Granularity Memory Branch ModeIntel VT for Directed I/O Memory Voltage AMB Thermal Sensor High Temperature Dram OperationEnhanced x8 Detection Demand Scrubbing Advanced Processor Options Direct Cache Access Available when supported by the CPU C1/C2 Enhanced Mode Available when supported by the CPUExecute Disable Bit Available when supported by the CPU Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU Device Conﬁguration DMI Event Logging Hardware Monitor Logic Console Redirection Voltage Monitoring Fan Speed Control Modes Timer for Loading OS Minutes Abled Bios Post ErrorsAbled Bios Post Watch Dog OS Boot Watch Dog Realtime Sensor Data System Event Log/System Event Log List Mode Security Supervisor Password IsUser Password Is Set Supervisor Password Current TPM State Set User PasswordPassword on Boot TPM Trusted Platform Modules Support Boot Priority Order/Excluded from Boot Orders Boot Exit Page Appendix a Bios Post Messages Check date and time settings System Cmos checksum bad Default conﬁguration usedSystem timer error Real time clock error Entering Setup System cache error Cache disabledFail-Safe Timer NMI Failed Allocation Error for device Device IRQ conﬂict PS/2 Mouse Boot Summary ScreenFixed Disk n Invalid System Conﬁguration Data Video Bios shadowed Press F1 to resume, F2 to Setup, F3 for previousPress F2 to enter Setup System Bios shadowedPage Appendix B Bios Post Codes Recoverable Post ErrorsTerminal Post Errors RAM failure on data bits xxxx* of low byte of memory bus Post Code Description Inform RomPilot about the end of Post optional Following are for boot block in Flash ROM Page Processors Appendix C System Speciﬁcations Expansion Slots see -6 for details Chassis Operating Environment