Serial ATA, Native Mode Operation | SUPER MICRO Computer S120T

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

Serial ATA

This setting allows the user to enable or disable the Serial ATA function. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Native Mode Operation

Select the native mode for ATA. The options are Parallel ATA, Serial ATA, Both and Auto.

Serial ATA (SATA) RAID Enable

Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions. (For a Windows OS environ- ment, use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled. If this item is set to Disabled, the item SATA AHCI Enable will be available.) The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

ICH RAID Code Base (Available when SATA RAID is Enabled)

Select Intel to enable Intel's SATA RAID ﬁrmware. Select LSI to use LSI's HostRAID ﬁrmware. The options are Intel and LSI.

SATA AHCI (Available when SATA RAID is Disabled)

Select Enable to enable the function of Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface. (Use caution when enabling this function. This feature is for advanced programmers only.) The options are Enabled and Disabled.

System Memory

This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being present in the system.

Extended Memory

This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as being pres- ent in the system.

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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 Unpacking the System Chapter Server InstallationPreparing for Setup Server Precautions Choosing a Setup LocationRack 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 the Control Panel Connecting Data CablesConnecting Power Cables 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 Memory Support Installing MemoryInstalling Memory Modules Dimm Installation Installing an Add-on Card Adding PCI Cards Serverboard Details X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i Layout Not drawn to scale X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i Quick Reference Jumper Description Default SettingConnector Description Secondary Power Connectors Connector DeﬁnitionsMain ATX Power Supply Connector Processor Power Connector Overheat/Fan Fail LED OH Reset ConnectorPower Fail LED Fan Headers Power On LEDNMI Button 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 Mounting a SAS/SATA drive in a Drive Carrier Drive Bay InstallationInstalling/Removing SAS/SATA Drives 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 Replacing the Power Supply Power SupplyPower Supply Failure 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 Echo TPR Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPUIntel Eist Support Available when supported by the CPU Xcpu Cache Control XI/O Device Conﬁguration DMA Channel Xdmi Event LoggingParallel Port Floppy Disk Controller XConsole Redirection XHardware Monitor Logic Clear System Event Logging Voltage MonitoringSystem 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 Post Code Description Recoverable Post ErrorsTerminal Post Errors Post Code Description Post Code Description Post Code Description Appendix B Bios Post Codes Page Serial ATA Sata Introduction to the Intel ICH9R Serial RAID SetupIntroduction to Serial ATA and Parallel ATA 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