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Preface

Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians. It provides information for the installation and use of the SERIES3800/S120T (7045A- C3/7045A-CT). Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only.

The SERIES3800/S120T (7045A-C3/7045A-CT) is a high-end server based on the SC743TQ-865-SQ tower/4U rackmount chassis and the X7DCA-3/ X7DCA-i, a dual processor serverboard that supports dual Intel® Xeon® LGA771 5400/5300/5200/5100 series processors.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1: Introduction

The ﬁrst chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the server system and describes the main features of the X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i serverboard and the SC743TQ-865-SQ chassis, which comprise the SERIES3800/ S120T (7045A-C3/7045A-CT).

Chapter 2: Server Installation

This chapter describes the steps necessary to setup the SERIES3800/S120T (7045A-C3/7045A-CT) into a rack and check out the server conﬁguration 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

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