SUPER MICRO Computer S120T, SERIES3800 guide

SERIES3800/S120T (7045A-C3/7045A-CT) User's Manual

C-2 Installing Windows XP/2000/2003 for RAID Systems

Installing a New Operating System-the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS

a. Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the system will start booting up from CD.

b. Press the <F6> key when the message-" Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver" displays.

c. When the Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify additional device(s).

d. Insert the driver diskette-"Intel AA RAID XP/2000/2003 Driver for ICH9R into Drive A: and press the <Enter> key.

e. Select the Intel(R)82801GR/GH SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP/2000/2003 Setup Screen, and press the <Enter> key.

f. Press the <Enter> key to continue the installation process. (If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed, do it at this time.) Once all devices are speciﬁed, press the <Enter> key to continue with the installation.

g. From the Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. The XP/2000/2003 Setup will automatically load all device ﬁles and then, continue the Windows XP/2000/2003 installation.

h. After the Windows XP/2000/2003 Installation is completed, the system will automatically reboot.

i. Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during system reboot, and the main screen will appear.

Note: the current version of the ICH9R SATA RAID Utility can only support the Windows XP/2000/2003 Operating System.

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SUPER MICRO Computer S120T, SERIES3800 user manual Installing Windows XP/2000/2003 for RAID Systems

Contents

SERIES3800/S120T Manual Revision Release Date February 15 Manual Organization Server InstallationAbout This Manual Introduction Advanced Chassis Setup System SafetyAdvanced Serverboard Setup Bios Preface Table of Contents System Interface Bios Chapter Introduction Overview Onboard SAS Serverboard FeaturesProcessors Memory Serial ATA Server Chassis Features Backplane Cooling System Intel 5100 Chipset System Block Diagram Europe Contacting SupermicroHeadquarters Asia-Paciﬁc Chapter Server Installation Preparing for SetupUnpacking the System Choosing a Setup Location Rack PrecautionsServer Precautions Ambient Operating Temperature Rack Mounting Considerations Installing the System into a Rack Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails Installing the Chassis Rails Preparing to Install the Chassis Rails Installing the Rack Rails Installing the Rails to the Chassis Installing the Server into the Rack Installing the Server into a Rack Checking the Serverboard Setup Accessing the Inside of the System Checking the Drive Bay Setup Checking the Drives Checking the Airﬂow Chapter System Interface PowerReset Control Panel Buttons Control Panel LEDs Overheat/Fan Fail Power Fail Drive Carrier LEDsPage Chapter System Safety Electrical Safety Precautions General Safety Precautions ESD Precautions Operating Precautions Installing the Onboard Battery Chapter Advanced Serverboard Setup Installing to the Chassis Serverboard InstallationConnecting Cables Unpacking Connecting Data Cables Connecting Power CablesConnecting the Control Panel Control Panel Header Pins I/O Ports Installing the Processor and Heat Sink Installation Procedure CPU Installation Gold dot Socket key Installing the Heat Sink Installation Uninstalling the Heat Sink Installing Memory Installing Memory ModulesMemory Support Dimm Installation Installing an Add-on Card Adding PCI Cards Serverboard Details X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i Layout Not drawn to scale Jumper Description Default Setting Connector DescriptionX7DCA-3/X7DCA-i Quick Reference Secondary Power Connectors Connector DeﬁnitionsMain ATX Power Supply Connector Processor Power Connector Reset Connector Power Fail LEDOverheat/Fan Fail LED OH Power On LED NMI ButtonFan Headers Wake-On-Ring Chassis IntrusionWake-On-LAN LAN1/2 Ethernet Ports Universal Serial Bus USB Power LED/SpeakerOverheat LED/Fan Fail JOH1 Sgpio Headers SAS Power SMB I2C Connector Power SMB I2C ConnectorBackpanel Power SMB I2C Connector ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports CD Header Front Panel Audio Control Cmos Clear Jumper SettingsExplanation of Jumpers To clear Cmos I2C Bus to PCI-X/ Slots LAN1/2 Enable/DisableWatch Dog Enable/Disable I2C Bus to PCI-Exp. Slots LAN1/2 LEDs Onboard IndicatorsOnboard Power LED LE1 SAS LEDs Parallel, Floppy, IDE, and Sata Ports Parallel Printer Port IDE Connector Sata Ports Floppy Drive Connector Chapter Advanced Chassis Setup Chassis Front View Front Control Panel PowerPower Fail NIC1 Fan Failure Installing a New FanSystem Fans Replacing Chassis Cooling Fans Removing a Chassis Fan Drive Bay Installation Installing/Removing SAS/SATA DrivesMounting a SAS/SATA drive in a Drive Carrier SAS/SATA Backplane Removing a SAS/SATA Drive Carrier Adding a DVD/CD-ROM Drive Installing Components in the 5.25 Drive BaysRemoving the Empty Drive Bay Adding an IDE or Floppy Drive Power Supply Power Supply FailureReplacing the Power Supply Page Starting the Setup Utility System BiosHow To Change the Conﬁguration Data Introduction Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted Running SetupMain Bios Setup Press the Delete key to enter Setup System Time Main Bios Setup Menu Main Setup FeaturesBios Date System Date Type Ultra DMA Mode LBA Mode ControlTransfer Mode CHS Format Available for Primary/Master only Sata Ahci Available when Sata RAID is Disabled Native Mode OperationSerial ATA Sata RAID Enable Serial ATA QuickBoot Mode Advanced SetupXBoot Features QuietBoot XMemory Cache Cache Extended Memory Cache Base 0-512KCache Base 512K-640K Discrete Mtrr Allocation Xpci Conﬁguration XAdvanced Chipset Control XAdvanced Processor Options Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU Intel Eist Support Available when supported by the CPUEcho TPR Xcpu Cache Control XI/O Device Conﬁguration DMA Channel Xdmi Event LoggingParallel Port Floppy Disk Controller XConsole Redirection XHardware Monitor Logic Voltage Monitoring System Event LoggingClear System Event Logging XSystem Event Log/System Event Log List Mode XRealtime Sensor Data Set Supervisor Password Supervisor Password IsUser Password Is Security Set User Password Password on Boot Boot Boot Priority Order/Excluded from Boot Orders Exit Monitor type does not match Cmos Run Setup Keyboard errorKeyboard locked Unlock key switch System battery is dead Replace and run Setup Real time clock error System Cmos checksum bad Default conﬁguration usedSystem timer error Check date and time settings Entering Setup Fail-Safe Timer NMI FailedAllocation Error for device Eisa Cmos not writeable Device IRQ conﬂict PS/2 Mouse Boot Summary ScreenPress F1 to resume, F2 to Setup, F3 for previous Nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed Video Bios shadowed Press F2 to enter SetupSystem Bios shadowed PS/2 MousePage Recoverable Post Errors Terminal Post ErrorsPost Code Description Post Code Description Post Code Description Post Code Description Appendix B Bios Post Codes Page Introduction to the Intel ICH9R Serial RAID Setup Introduction to Serial ATA and Parallel ATASerial ATA Sata RAID Conﬁgurations Intel Matrix Storage Using the Intel ICH9R Sata RAID Utility Program Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes 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 Resetting to Non-RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility Installing Windows XP/2000/2003 for RAID Systems Bios Weight Regulatory Compliance