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Supermicro 5025M-4 User Manual

Supermicro superserver 5025m-4 servers: user guide
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  • Page 1 UPER UPER ERVER UPER ERVER USER’S MANUAL 5025M-4 5025M-i...
  • Page 2 Clara County in the State of California, USA. The State of California, County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes. Supermicro's total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product.

  • Page 3: Preface

    4/5025M-i. Installation and maintainance should be performed by experienced technicians only. The SuperServer 5025M-4/5025M-i is a high-end, dual Pentium processor rack- mount server based on the SC822S-400LP/SC822i-400LP 2U rackmount server chassis and the PDSM4/PDSME motherboard, which supports single Intel Penti- umD, Pentium4 or CeleronD type processors.
  • Page 4 UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual Chapter 4: System Safety You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the SuperServer 5025M-4/5025M-i. Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the PDSM4/PDSME motherboard, including the locations and functions of connectors, headers and jumpers.
  • Page 5 Preface Notes...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manual ... iii Manual Organization ... iii Chapter 1: Introduction Overview ... 1-1 Motherboard Features ... 1-2 Server Chassis Features ... 1-5 Contacting Supermicro ... 1-7 Chapter 2: Server Installation Overview ...
  • Page 7 Power ... 3-3 SCSI Drive Carrier LEDs ... 3-3 Chapter 4: System Safety Electrical Safety Precautions ... 4-1 General Safety Precautions ... 4-2 ESD Precautions ... 4-3 Operating Precautions ... 4-4 Disposing of Electronic Equipment ... 4-4 Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup Handling the Motherboard ...
  • Page 8 UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual Wake-On-Ring ... 5-15 LAN (Ethernet) Ports ... 5-15 Serial Ports ... 5-16 Power LED ... 5-16 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports/Headers ... 5-16 5-10 Jumper Settings ... 5-17 Explanation of Jumpers ... 5-17 CMOS Clear ... 5-17 Speaker Connector ...
  • Page 9 Power Supply ... 6-10 Power Supply Failure ... 6-10 Removing/Replacing the Power Supply ... 6-10 Chapter 7: BIOS Introduction ... 7-1 Running Setup ... 7-2 Main BIOS Setup ... 7-2 Advanced Setup ... 7-7 Security ... 7-17 Power ... 7-19 Exit ...
  • Page 10 UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual Notes...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1: Introduction

    SC822S-400LP/SC822i-400LP 2U chassis and the PDSM4/PDSME Pentium processor motherboard. Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certifi ed for use with the SuperServer 5025M-4/5025M-i. (www.supermicro.com) In addition to the motherboard and chassis, various hardware components may have been included with your SuperServer 5025M-4/5025M-i, as listed below: One (1) 3.5"...

  • Page 12: Motherboard Features

    SuperServer 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual Motherboard Features At the heart of the SuperServer 5025M-4/5025M-i lies the PDSM4/PDSME, a single Intel Pentium processor motherboard designed to provide maximum performance. Below are the main features of the PDSM4/PDSME. (See Figure 1-1 for a block diagram of the chipset.)

  • Page 13: Ati Graphics Controller

    ATI Graphics Controller The PDSM4/PDSME features an integrated ATI video controller based on the Rage XL graphics chip. Rage XL utilizes 8 MB of memory and fully supports sideband addressing. This onboard graphics package can provide a bandwidth of up to 512 MB/sec over a 32-bit graphics memory bus.
  • Page 14 UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5024M-i Manual Figure 1-1. Intel E7230 Chipset: System Block Diagram VRM V10.1 VRM 10.1 FSB: 1066/800/533MHz DIMM_CHA DDR2_667/533 DIMM_CHB UDMA/100 PRI_IDE S-ATA/300 4 x SATA PORTS USB 2.0/1.1 PORT_0~7 FDD. Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see Chapter 5 for details.

  • Page 15: Server Chassis Features

    The following is a general outline of the main features of the SC822S-400LP/ SC822i-400LP chassis. System Power When confi gured as the 5025M-4/5025M-i, the SC822S-400LP/SC822i-400LP chassis includes a single 400W power supply. SCSI Subsystem (5025M-4 only) The SCSI subsystem supports six 80-pin SCA Ultra320 SCSI hard drives. (Any standard 1"...
  • Page 16 UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5024M-i Manual Figure 1-2. I/O Backplane 7 Low Profi le PCI Slots Keyboard/Mouse Ports USB Ports COM1 Port VGA Port Ethernet Ports...

  • Page 17: Contacting Supermicro

    Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: SuperMicro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Web Site: www.supermicro.com Europe Address: SuperMicro Computer B.V. Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML...
  • Page 18 UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5024M-i Manual Notes...

  • Page 19: Chapter 2: Server Installation

    Unpacking the System You should inspect the box the SuperServer 5025M-4/5025M-i was shipped in and note if it was damaged in any way. If the server itself shows damage you should fi le a damage claim with the carrier who delivered it.

  • Page 20: Choosing A Setup Location

    UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i Manual Choosing a Setup Location - Leave enough clearance in front of the rack to enable you to open the front door completely (~25 inches). - Leave approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back of the rack to allow for suffi...

  • Page 21: Rack Mounting Considerations

    Chapter 2: Server Installation Rack Mounting Considerations Ambient Operating Temperature If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the ambient operating temperature of the rack environment may be greater than the ambient temperature of the room. Therefore, consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the manufacturer’s maximum rated ambient temperature (Tmra).

  • Page 22: Installing The System Into A Rack

    4/5025M-i. Each of these assemblies consist of three sections: an inner fi xed chassis rail that secures to the 5025M-4/5025M-i (A) and an outer fi xed rack rail that secures directly to the rack itself (B). A sliding rail guide sandwiched between the two should remain attached to the fi...

  • Page 23: Installing The Chassis Rails

    Position one of the fi xed chassis rail sections you just removed along the side of the 5025M-4/5025M-i. Note that these two rails are left/right specifi c. Slide the rail toward the front of the chassis (see arrows in Figure 2-2) until you hear them click into place with the retention hooks on the chassis.

  • Page 24: Installing The Server Into The Rack

    UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i Manual Installing the Server into the Rack You should now have rails attached to both the chassis and the rack unit. The next step is to install the server into the rack. Do this by lining up the rear of the chas- sis rails with the front of the rack rails.

  • Page 25: Installing The Server Into A Telco Rack

    Chapter 2: Server Installation Installing the Server into a Telco Rack If you are installing the SuperServer 5025M-4/5025M-i into a Telco type rack, follow the directions given on the previous pages for rack installation. The only difference in the installation procedure will be the positioning of the rack brackets to the rack.

  • Page 26: 2-5 Checking The Motherboard Setup

    UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i Manual 2-5 Checking the Motherboard Setup After you install the 5025M-4/5025M-i in the rack, you will need to open the unit to make sure the motherboard is properly installed and all the connections have been made. 1. Accessing the inside of the system (see Figure 2-5) First, release the retention screws that secure the unit to the rack.

  • Page 27: Checking The Drive Bay Setup

    Checking the Drive Bay Setup Next, you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the SCSI/IDE drives and SCA backplane (5025M-4 only) have been properly installed and all connec- tions have been made. 1. Accessing the drive bays All drives are accessable from the front of the server.
  • Page 28 UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i Manual 3. Check the SCSI disk drives Depending upon your system's confi guration, your system may have one or more drives already installed. If you need to install SCSI/IDE drives, please refer to Chapter 6. 4. Check the airfl ow Airfl...

  • Page 29: Chapter 3: System Interface

    System Interface Overview There are several LEDs on the control panel as well as others on the SCSI drive carriers and the motherboard to keep you constantly informed of the overall status of the system as well as the activity and health of specifi c components. There are also two buttons on the chassis control panel.

  • Page 30: Control Panel Leds

    NIC2 NIC2: Indicates network activity on LAN2 when fl ashing. NIC1 NIC1: Indicates network activity on LAN1 when fl ashing. HDD: Indicates IDE channel activity. On the SuperServer 5025M-4, this LED indicates CD-ROM drive activity when fl ashing.

  • Page 31: Power

    (A SAF-TE compliant SCSI backplane is standard on the 5025M-4.) If one of the SCSI drives fail, you should be notifi ed by your system management software. Please refer to Chapter 6 for instructions on replacing failed SCSI drives.
  • Page 32 SUPERSERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual Notes...

  • Page 33: Chapter 4: System Safety

    Electrical Safety Precautions Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the SuperServer 5025M-4/5025M-i from damage: Be aware of the locations of the power on/off switch on the chassis as well as the room's emergency power-off switch, disconnection switch or electrical outlet.

  • Page 34: General Safety Precautions

    General Safety Precautions Follow these rules to ensure general safety: Keep the area around the SuperServer 5025M-4/5025M-i clean and free of clutter. The SuperServer 5025M-4/5025M-i weighs approximately 44/43 lbs when fully loaded. When lifting the system, two people at either end should lift slowly with their feet spread out to distribute the weight.

  • Page 35: Esd Precautions

    ESD Precautions Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is generated by two objects with different electrical charges coming into contact with each other. An electrical discharge is created to neutralize this difference, which can damage electronic com ponents and printed circuit boards. The following measures are generally suffi cient to neutralize this difference before contact is made to protect your equipment from ESD: Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.

  • Page 36: Operating Precautions

    Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 5025M- 4/5025M-i is operating to assure proper cooling. Out of warranty damage to the 5025M-4/5025M-i system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed. Figure 4-1. Installing the Onboard Battery...

  • Page 37: Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup

    Advanced Motherboard Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install the PDSM4/PDSME motherboard into the SC822S-400LP/SC822i-400LP chassis, connect the data and power cables and install add-on cards. All motherboard jumpers and connections are also de- scribed. A layout and quick reference chart are included in this chapter for your reference.

  • Page 38: Motherboard Installation

    2. Check compatibility of motherboard ports and I/O shield The PDSM4/PDSME requires a chassis big enough to support a 12" x 9.6" moth- erboard, such as Supermicro's SC822S-400LP/SC822i-400LP. Make sure that the I/O ports on the motherboard align properly with their respective holes in the I/O shield at the back of the chassis.

  • Page 39: Connecting Cables

    (make sure the red wires connect to the pin 1 locations). The following data cables (with their locations noted) should be connected. (See the layout on page 5-9 for connector locations.) 5025M-4: SCSI drive cable (JA1) 5025M-i: SATA drive cables (SATA#0-3) Control Panel cable (JF1)

  • Page 40: I/O Ports

    UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual Figure 5-1. Control Panel Header Pins Power On LED IDE/SATA LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED OH/Fan Fail LED Reserved I/O Ports The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specifi cation. See Figure 5-2 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports.

  • Page 41: Installing The Processor And Heatsink

    Installing the Processor and Heatsink Avoid placing direct pressure to the top of the processor package. Always remove the power cord fi rst before adding, removing or changing any hardware components. The PDSM4/PDSME has a single LGA775 socket that supports Intel PentiumD, Pentium4 or CeleronD processors.
  • Page 42 UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual 4. Use your thumb and index fi nger to hold the CPU at the north center and south center edges of the CPU. 5. Align Pin 1 of the CPU with Pin 1 of the socket. Once aligned, carefully lower the CPU straight down and into the socket.
  • Page 43 Installing the Heatsink 1. Locate the "FAN5" header on the motherboard. 2. Position the heatsink in such a way that the heatsink fan wires are closely routed to the CPU fan and do not inter- fere with other components. 3. Inspect the CPU fan wires to make sure that the wires are routed through the bottom of the heatsink.

  • Page 44: Installing Memory

    UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual Installing Memory CAUTION! Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage. Memory support The PDSM4/PDSME supports dual-channel, unbuffered ECC DDR2-667/533/400 SDRAM. Both interleaved and non-interleaved memory confi gurations are sup- ported, so you may populate any number of DIMM slots.

  • Page 45: Adding Pci Add-On Cards

    Figure 5-3. DIMM Installation Notch Release To Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place. Pay attention to the bottom notches. To Remove: Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the DIMM from the slot.

  • Page 46: Motherboard Details

    UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual Motherboard Details Figure 5-4. PDSM4/PDSME Layout KB/MS Rage XL USB0/1 JPG1 COM1 JLAN1 JLAN2 Slot7: LP IPMI FAN5 Slot 6: PCI-X 133 MHz Slot 5: PCI-X 133 MHz Slot 4: PCI-E x4 JPL1 JPL2 Slot 2: PCI-X 100 MHz...

  • Page 47: Pdsm4/Pdsme Quick Reference

    PDSM4/PDSME Quick Reference Jumpers Description Int./Ext. Speaker JBT1 CMOS Clear JP5/JP6 SMB to PCI Slots JPA1* SCSI Channel Enable JPA2* SCSI Channel Termination Power Force-On JPG1 VGA Enable JPL1/JPL2 Gb LAN1/2 Ports En/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) Watch Dog Enable Connectors Description COM1/COM2 COM1 Port and COM2 Header...

  • Page 48: Connector Defi Nitions

    UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual Connector Defi nitions Main ATX Power Supply Connector The primary power supply connector (JPW1) meets the SSI (Superset ATX) 24-pin specifi cation. Refer to the table on the right for the pin defi nitions of the ATX 24-pin power connector.

  • Page 49: Overheat Led

    Overheat LED (OH) Connect an LED to the OH connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide ad- vanced warning of chassis overheat- ing. Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions. NIC2 (JLAN2) LED The LED connections for JLAN2 are on pins 9 and 10 of JF1.

  • Page 50: Power On Led

    UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual Power On LED The Power On LED connector is lo- cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 (use JLED for a 3-pin connector). This connection is used to provide LED indication of power being supplied to the system.

  • Page 51: Chassis Intrusion

    Chassis Intrusion The Chassis Intrusion header is des- ignated JL1. See the board layout for the location of JL1 and the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Wake-On-LAN The Wake-On-LAN header is desig- nated WOL on the motherboard. See the table on the right for pin defi...

  • Page 52: Serial Ports

    UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual Serial Ports Two serial ports are included on the motherboard. COM1 is a backpanel port and COM2 is a header located near the parallel port connector. See the table on the right for pin defi ni- tions.

  • Page 53: 5-10 Jumper Settings

    5-10 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the mother- board, jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings. Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector. Pin 1 is identifi ed with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board.

  • Page 54: Watch Dog Enable/Disable

    UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual Watch Dog Enable/Disable JWD enables the Watch Dog function, a system monitor that takes action when a software application freezes the system. Jumping pins 1-2 will have WD reboot the system if a pro- gram freezes. Jumping pins 2-3 will generate a non-maskable interrupt for the program that has frozen.

  • Page 55: System Power Force On

    1 and 2 to enable VGA. See the table on the right for jumper set- tings. SCSI Controller Enable/ Disable (5025M-4) Jumper JPA1 is used to enable or dis- able the LSI SCSI controller. The de- fault setting is on pins 1-2 to enable SCSI.

  • Page 56: 5-11 Onboard Indicators

    UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual 5-11 Onboard Indicators LAN LEDs The Ethernet port has two LEDs. The yellow (right) LED indicates activ- ity while the left LED may be green, orange or off to indicate the speed of the connection. See the table on the right for the functions associated with the left (activity speed) LED.

  • Page 57: 5-12 Parallel Port And Peripheral Drive Connections

    5-12 Parallel Port and Peripheral Drive Connections Use the following information to connect the IDE hard disk drive cables. • A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. • The 80-wire ATA100/66 IDE hard disk drive cable that came with your system has two connectors to support two drives.

  • Page 58: Floppy Connector

    UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual Floppy Connector The fl oppy connector is located near PCI-X slot 1. See the table at right for pin defi nitions. SATA Connectors There are no jumpers to con- fi gure the onboard SATA con- nectors.

  • Page 59: Ide Connector

    IDE Connector There are no jumpers to confi gure the onboard IDE interface. See the table below for pin defi nitions. Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup IDE Drive Connectors Pin Defi nitions (J3) Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition Reset IDE Ground Host Data 7...

  • Page 60: Scsi Connector

    UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual SCSI Connector (5025M-4) Refer to the table at right for pin defi nitions for the Ultra320 SCSI connector located at JA1. Ultra320 SCSI Drive Connector Pin Defi nitions (JA1) Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition...

  • Page 61: Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup

    Advanced Chassis Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform mainte- nance on the SC822S-400LP/SC822i-400LP chassis. For component installation, follow the steps in the order given to eliminate the most common problems encoun- tered. If some steps are unnecessary, skip ahead to the step that follows. Tools Required The only tool you will need to install components and perform maintenance is a Philips screwdriver.
  • Page 62 UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i Manual Figure 6-1. Chassis: Front and Rear Views 5025M-4 SCSI Drives (6) 5025M-i IDE Drives (6) Rear view (both chassis) Keyboard/Mouse Ports USB Ports COM1 Port Floppy Drive CD-ROM Drive 5.25" Drive Bay System Reset Floppy Drive CD-ROM Drive 5.25"...

  • Page 63: Control Panel

    2. Installing a new fan Replace the failed fan with an identical 8-cm, 12 volt fan (available from Supermicro, p/n FAN-044). Position the new fan at its proper place in the chassis by fi tting the fan with its housing onto the fan mounts in the chassis.

  • Page 64: Drive Bay Installation/Removal

    UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i Manual Motherboard Figure 6-2. System Cooling Fans Drive Bay Installation/Removal Accessing the Drive Bays SCSI Drives: You do not need to access the inside of the chassis to replace or swap SCSI drives. Proceed to the next step for instructions.

  • Page 65: Scsi Drive Installation

    SCSI Drive Installation (5025M-4 only) 1. Mounting a SCSI drive in a drive carrier The SCSI drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and re- moval from the chassis. Since these carriers also help promote proper airfl ow for the SCSI drive bays, even empty carriers without SCSI drives installed must remain in the chassis.
  • Page 66 UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i Manual 2. Installing/removing hot-swap SCSI drives The SCSI drive bays are located in the front of the chassis and are hot-swap units, meaning that they can be installed and removed while the system is running. To remove a SCSI drive, fi rst push the colored release button located beside the drive's LEDs, then swing the handle fully out and use it to pull the SCSI drive carrier straight out (see Figure 6-4).
  • Page 67 Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup SCA Backplane The SCSI drives plug into a SAF-TE compliant SCA backplane (CSE-SCA-822S) that provides power, SCSI ID and bus termination. A RAID controller can be used with the SCA backplane to provide data security. The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot-swap capability of the SCSI drive.

  • Page 68: Ide Drive Installation

    UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i Manual IDE Drive Installation (5025M-i only) 1. Mounting an IDE drive in the drive carrier Like SCSI drives, IDE drives are also mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and removal from the chassis. These carriers also help promote proper airfl...

  • Page 69: Cd-Rom And Floppy Drive Installation

    The top cover of the chassis must be opened to gain full access to the CD-ROM and fl oppy drive bays. The 5025M-4/5025M-i accomodates only slim CD-ROM drives. Side mounting brakets are typically needed to mount a CD-ROM drive in the 5025M-4/5025M-i server.

  • Page 70: Power Supply

    UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i Manual Power Supply The SuperServer 5025M-4/5025M-i has a single 400 watt power supply. This power supply module has an auto-switching capability, which enables it to automatically sense and operate at a 100V to 220V input voltage. Power Supply Failure If the power supply fails, the system will shut down and you will need to replace the power supply unit.

  • Page 71: Chapter 7: Bios

    Setup utility. Note: fan speed is controlled by the “Auto Fan Control” setting in BIOS. The rec- ommended setting for the 5025M-4/5025M-i is “4-pin (Server)” (see page 7-16). Chapter 7 BIOS ®...

  • Page 72: Running Setup

    UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual Running Setup *Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted. The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the ap- propriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen. All displayed text is described in this section, although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options (see on next page).

  • Page 73: Main Bios Setup Menu

    Chapter 7: BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time, key in the correct information in the appropriate fi elds. Then press the <Enter> key to save the data. System Date Using the arrow keys, highlight the month, day and year fi...
  • Page 74 UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of fl oppy disk drive installed as diskette A. The options are Disabled, 360Kb 5.25 in, 1.2MB 5.25 in, 720Kb 3.5 in, 1.44/1.25MB, 3.5 in and 2.88MB 3.5 in.
  • Page 75 Primary IDE Master/Slave and Secondary IDE Master/Slave These settings allow the user to set the parameters of Primary IDE Master/Slave and Secondary IDE Master/Slave slots. Hit <Enter> to activate the following sub- menu screen for detailed options of these items. Set the correct confi gurations accordingly.
  • Page 76 UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual Multi-Sector Transfer This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi-sector transfer. The options are Disabled, 4 Sectors, 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors. LBA Mode Control This item determines if the BIOS will access the Primary IDE Master Device via the LBA mode.

  • Page 77: Advanced Setup

    Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing <Enter>. Options for PIR settings are displayed by highlighting the setting option using the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>.
  • Page 78 UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual Power Button Behavior If set to Instant-Off, the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button. If set to 4-sec., the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer. The options are instant-off and 4-sec override.
  • Page 79 Chapter 7: BIOS Cache Video BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a Video BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS write (cache) its data into this reserved memory area. Select "Write Protect" to enable the function and this area will be reserved for Video BIOS ROM access only.
  • Page 80 UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual PCI Confi guration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices. Onboard GLAN1/GLAN2 (Gigabit- LAN) OPROM Confi gure Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from GLAN. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
  • Page 81 Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed. The options are DOS or Other (for Unix, Novelle NetWare and other operating systems). Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. *Warning : Take Caution when changing the Advanced set- tings.
  • Page 82 UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. Hyper-threading This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of hyper-threading. Enabling hyper-threading results in increased CPU performance. (Applicable for the XP systems.)
  • Page 83 I/O Device Confi guration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. KBC Clock input This setting allows you to set the clock frequency for the Keyboard Clock. The options are 6MHz, 8MHz, 12 MHz and 16MHz. Serial Port A This setting allows you to decide how Serial Port A is controlled.
  • Page 84 UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual Mode This feature allows the user to set the mode for the Parallel Port. The options are Output Only, Bi-Directional, EPP and ECP. DMA Channel This feature allows the user to select the DMA Channel for the Parallel Port.
  • Page 85 Chapter 7: BIOS Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. COM Port Address This item allows you to specify to redirect the console to Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B. This setting can also be Disabled. BAUD Rate This item allows you to select the BAUD rate for console redirection.
  • Page 86 UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual This feature allows the user to set the PCI-E Jitter Tolerance Level. options are: 4 to 12. PCI-E Port A Device 2/PCI-E Port B Device 4 If enabled, the feature allows you to set the device selected to be compliant with the PCI-Express Compliance 1.0 Mode.

  • Page 87: Security

    Chapter 7: BIOS Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>. All Security BIOS settings are described in this section.
  • Page 88 UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual Fixed Disk Boot Sector This setting may offer some protection against viruses when set to Write Protect, which protects the boot sector on the hard drive from having a virus written to it. The other option is Normal.
  • Page 89 Chapter 7: BIOS Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. Highlighting a setting with a + or - will expand or collapse that entry. See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specifi...

  • Page 90: Exit

    UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section. Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility.

  • Page 91: Appendix A: Bios Post Messages And Led Indicators

    Appendix A BIOS POST Messages and LED Indicators During the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS will check for problems. If a prob- lem is found, the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message. The following is a list of such BIOS messages. A-1 POST Codes Beeps 1 long beep, pause, 1 long beep...
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  • Page 93: Appendix B: Bios Post Codes

    Appendix B BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST (Power On Self Test) codes for the PhoenixBIOS. POST codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal. Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST, the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem.
  • Page 94 UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual POST Code Description 8254 timer initialization 8237 DMA controller initialization Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 1-3-1-1 Test DRAM refresh 1-3-1-3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller Set ES segment register to 4 GB Auto size DRAM Initialize POST Memory Manager...
  • Page 95 POST Code Description Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB Test extended memory Test extended memory address lines Jump to UserPatch1 Confi gure advanced cache registers Initialize Multi Processor APIC Enable external and CPU caches Setup System Management Mode (SMM) area Display external L2 cache size Load custom defaults (optional) Display shadow-area message...
  • Page 96 UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual POST Code Description Check for SMART Drive (optional) Shadow option ROMs Set up Power Management Initialize security engine (optional) Enable hardware interrupts Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives Set time of day Check key lock...
  • Page 97 POST Code Description Re-map I/O and memory for PCMCIA Initialize digitizer and display message Unknown interrupt The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POST Code Description Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize system timer Initialize system I/O Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS ROM...
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  • Page 99: Appendix C: Software Installation

    RAID Utility program to confi gure the RAID Level that you desire before installing the Windows XP/2000/2003 operating system and other software drivers. (The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your motherboard.) Note that the current version of the ICH7R SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP/2000/2003 Operating Systems.
  • Page 100 UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual RAID Confi gurations The following types of RAID confi gurations are supported: RAID 0 (Data Striping): this writes data in parallel, interleaved ("striped") sections of two hard drives. Data transfer rate is doubled over using a single disk.
  • Page 101 Using the Intel ICH7R SATA RAID Utility Program 1. Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes: a. After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility, the system will automatically reboot. The following screen appears after Power-On Self Test. b. When you see the above screen, press the <Ctrl> and the <I> keys simultane- ously to have the main menu of the SATA RAID Utility appear: Note: All graphics and screen shots shown in the manual are for reference only.
  • Page 102 UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual Creating a RAID 0 Volume: a. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key. The following screen will appear: b. Specify a name for the RAID 0 set and press the <Tab> key or the <Enter> key to go to the next fi...
  • Page 103 Appendix C: Software Installation Creating a RAID 1 Volume: a. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key. The following screen will appear: b. Specify a name for the RAID 1 set and press the <Tab> key or the <Enter> key to go to the next fi...
  • Page 104 UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual Creating a RAID 10 (RAID 1+ RAID 0): a. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key. The following screen will appear: b. Specify a name for the RAID 10 set and press <Enter>.
  • Page 105 Appendix C: Software Installation Creating a RAID 5 Set (Parity): a. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key. The following screen will appear: b. Specify a name for the RAID 5 set and press <Enter>. c.
  • Page 106 UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual Deleting RAID Volume: (Warning: Be sure to back up your data before deleting a RAID set. You will lose all data on the disk drives when deleting a RAID set.) a. From the main menu, select item2-Delete RAID Volume, and press <Enter>.
  • Page 107 Resetting to Non-RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD (Warning: Be cautious when you reset a RAID volume HDD to non- RAID or Resetting a RAID HDD. Resetting a RAID volume HDD or Restting a RAID HDD will reformat the HDD and delete all internal RAID structure on the drive.) a.
  • Page 108 After Windows XP/2000/2003 Installation is completed, the system will automati- cally reboot. i. Insert Supermicro CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during system reboot, and the following screen will appear: Note: the current version of the ICH7R SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP/2000/2003 Operating System.
  • Page 109 Appendix C: Software Installation Note: Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme fi les for each item. Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item (from top to the bottom) one at a time. After installing each item, you must re-boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list.
  • Page 110 UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation showed as following: Click on the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window. Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID Introduction The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation showed as following: Click on the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window.
  • Page 111 c. After reading the License Agreement, click on the icon marked "Yes" on the screen, and the following screen will appear: d. Specify the folder that you want the program to be installed in and then, click on the icon marked "Next" to begin the installation process. Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID Introduction After reading the license agreement in the following window, click Y es button to continue.
  • Page 112 UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual f. The following screen will appear to display the status of the Intel Application Ac- celerator RAID Edition Installation. Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID Introduction Select a program folder in the following window where you want Setup to add the program icon.
  • Page 113 After all the hardware has been installed, you must fi rst install the operating system, and then, other software drivers. The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CDs that came packaged with your motherboard. (For Windows 2003 please refer to Page C-14.) Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen Note: Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme fi...
  • Page 114 UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual Supero Doctor III The Supero Doctor III program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools. The local management is called SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system.
  • Page 115 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) Note: SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our Website at: ftp:// ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. You can also download SDIII User's Guide at: http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/Manuals/SDIII/UserGuide.pdf. For Linux, we will still recommend Supero Doctor II.
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  • Page 117: Appendix D: System Specifi Cations

    Note: See the memory section in Chapter 5 for details. SCSI Controller (5025M-4) Adaptec AIC-7902 for single channnel, Ultra320 onboard SCSI SCSI SCA Backplane Controller (5025M-4) QLogic GEM318 controller for SAF-TE compliance SCSI Drive Bays (5025M-4) (6) drive bays to house six standard 1" 80-pin SCA SCSI drives...
  • Page 118 UPER ERVER 5025M-4/5025M-i User's Manual Peripheral Drive Bays One (1) 3.5" fl oppy drive One (1) slim CD-ROM drive Expansion Slots Two 64-bit 133 MHz PCI-X slots, two 64-bit 100 MHz PCI slots (one functions as a ZCR slot for the PDSM4) and one PCI-Express x4 slot.
  • Page 119 Appendix D: System Specifi cations Weight (5025M-4/5025M-i) Gross (Bare Bone): 55/54 lbs. (25/24.5 kg.) Operating Environment Operating Temperature: 10º to 35º C (50º to 95º F) Non-operating Temperature: -40º to 70º C (-40º to 158º F) Operating Relative Humidity: 8% to 90% (non-condensing)
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