PROVIDERS, your GIGABYTE office may have a DIFFERENT part number code to those given in the FRU list of this printed Service Guide. You MUST use the list provided by your regional GIGABYTE office to order FRU parts for repair and service of customer machines...
Replacing the Power Supply ..................26 Replacing the Chassis Cover ..................28 Appearance of GS-R12T4H2-RH ............29 Front View of GS-R12T4H2-RH ..................29 Rear View of GS-R12T4H2-RH ..................30 Front Panel LED Indicator ....................31 LAN port LED Indicator ....................33 Hard Disk Drive LED Description ...................
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Table of Content Advanced ....................47 Processor Configuration ....................48 Processor Power Management ..................51 Memory Configuration ..................... 54 Advanced Chipset Configuration ................... 56 PCI Configuration ......................60 SATA Configuration ......................62 I/O DeviceConfiguration ....................65 Boot DeviceConfiguration ....................67 Thermal and Acoustic Configuration ................
GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server Safety, Care and Regulatory Information Important safety information Read and follow all instructions marked on the product and in the documentation before you operate your system. Retain all safety and operating instructions for future use.
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Safety Information * To reduce the risk of fire, use only No. 26 AWG or larger telecommunications line cord. * Do not plug a modem or telephone cable into the network interface controller (NIC) receptacle. * Disconnect the modem cable before opening a product enclosure, touching or installing internal components, or touching an uninsulated modem cable or jack.
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GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server the FCC. Your telephone company may make changes in its facilities, equipment, operations, or procedures that could affect proper operation of your equipment. If they do, you will be notified in advance to give you an opportunity to maintain uninterrupted telephone service.
Safety Information NOTICE: The Load Number (LN) assigned to each terminal device denotes the percentage of the total load to be connected to a telephone loop which is used by the device, to prevent overloading. The termination on a loop may consist of any combination of devices subject only to the requirement that the sum of the Load Numbers of all the devices does not exceed 100.
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GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server (Support RAID 0, 1, 1E) (Option) Super I/O Controller ITE IT8720F Super I/O Front I/O 2 X USB 2.0 connector Rear I/O 2 x P/S 2 ports 1 x Serial port 4 x USB 2.0 ports ...
GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server System Hardware Installation Pre-installation Instructions Perform the steps below before you open the server or before you remove or replace any component. 1. Back up all important system and data files before performing any hardware configuration.
GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server Remove the chassis cover. Step 1 Loosen the screw on the front chassis cover. Step 2 Push down the indentation located at the side of the back chassis. Step 3 Slide toward the top chassis cover.
Hardware Installation Process Installing the Processor Please make sure the CPU type and speed that are supported by the motherboard. Step 1 Raise the metal locking lever on the socket. Insert the CPU with the correct orientation. Step 2 The CPU only fits in one orientation. Step 3 Push the metal lever back into locked position.
GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server Installing the Heat Sink Step 1 Place the Heat Sink on the CPU. Before putting the heat sink on the CPU, please well remember to apply the thermal conductivity compound on the CPU. Step 2 Seat the heat sink in the retention modules with the four screws. Installation completed.
GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server Installing the Memeory Module Step 1. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot, and push it down. Step 2. Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM slots to lock the DIMM module.
Hardware Installation Process Installing the PCI Expansion Card Step 1 Lift the riser bracket slightly, then pull it out from the server chassis. Step 2 Loosen the riser bracket screws. Step 3 Attach the mini card to the riser bracket and ecure the mini card with screws. Step 4 Attach the mini card to the riser bracket the other side.
GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server Installing the Hard Disk Drive Step 1 Press the release button. Step 2 Pull the locking lever to remove the HDD tray. Step 3 Slide hard disk into blank. Step 4 Secure the hard drive to the tray with four (4) screws as shown. Do not over tighten the screws.
Hardware Installation Process HDD Security Lock The HDD bays incorporate a security screw to prevent accidental HDD release. To engage the lock, turn the security screw clock-wise toward the Lock symbol. To disengage the lock, turn the security screw counter clock-wise toward the Unlock symbol as shown.
GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server Installing and Replacing the FAN Duct Step 1 Remove the airducts from the chassis by pulling the rear edge in the direction of the arrow Step 2 With fan duct installation, align the fan duct with the guiding groove. Push down the fan duct into chassis until its firmly seats.
Hardware Installation Process Replacing the FAN Assemblly Step 1 Remove thefan assemble pulling the rear edge in the direction of the arrow Step 2 Lift up the fan assembly from the chassis. Step 3 Reverse the previous steps to install the replacement fan assembly.
GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server Replacing the Motherboard Step 1 Remove the chassis cover. See Removing the Chassis Cover on page 12. Step 2 Remove the fanduct from the chassis by pulling the rear edge in the direction of the arrow.
Hardware Installation Process Replacing the Power Supply Step 1 Remove the fanduct from the chassis by pulling the rear edge. Step 2 Disconnect the three power cables from the chassis as shown in the following image. Step 3 Remove the thress screws securing the power supply to the chassis. Step 4 Lift the power supply out of the chassis in the direction of the arrow.
GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server Replacing the Chassis Cover Step 1 Replace the cover, and slide the chassis in the direction of the arrow until the locking button clicks into place. Step 2 Tighten the securing screw on top of the server.until the locking button clicks into place.
GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server Appearance of GS-R12T4H2-RH Front View of GS-R12T4H2-RH 1. HDD bay Open to install a hard drive. 2. HDD bay lock Turn this to lock and unlock the HDD bay. 3. HDD front release button Slide this release to the right and pull out lever to remove HDD bay.
System Appearance Rear View of GS-R12T4H2-RH Power Module Connect the power cable to the socket. PS/2 port Connect the keyboard and mouse devices to this port. GLAN port Connect a RJ-45 jack to this port to link to a 10/100/1000 Megabit Ethernet LAN.
LED Description Front Panel LED Indicator Indicator Color State Description Power Green System has power applied to it status or ACPI S0 state Green Blink System is in ACPI S1 state (sleep mode) System is not powered on or in ACPI S5 state (power off) System is in ACPI S4 state (hlbernate mode)
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GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server Indicator Color State Description LAN1 Green Link between system and activity network or no access Green Blink Network access LAN2 Green Link between system and activity network or no access Green Blink Network access...
GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server LAN port LED Indicator Name Color State Description Speed 10Mbps connection indicator Green 100Mbps connection Orange 1000Mbps connection Note: The server management port does not support 1000Mbps connection Link/activity Green...
GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server GC-BS14U-RH Back plane board Components Code Description Power Connector (14-pin) Power Connector (14-pin) 3~14 SF1~SF12 System fan connectors #1~12 CD-ROM_PWR1 CD-ROM power connector CD-ROM power connector SMBUS connector from M/B to B/P SGPIO_JP2 SGPIO connector from RAID card...
Motherboard Compononts Motherboard Placement and Jumper Setting GA-7TTSE-RH Motherboard Component...
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GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server Item Component Processor 1 socket Processor 2 socket SATA data cable cable connectors USB connector for internal USB (Tape device) CMOS battery 3-pin IPMB connector LPT_DEBUG connector Serial port connector HDD back plance borad connector Front panel connector...
Jumper Setting Jumper Setting 1 ) BIOS_RVCR1 (BIOS Revocery jumper) 1-2 close: Normal operation. (Default setting) 2-3 close: Enable BIOS Recovery function. 2 ) CLR_CMOS1 (Clear CMOS jumper) You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper. Default value doesn’t include the “Shunter”...
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GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server 3 ) CLR_RTC1 (Clear RTC jumper) 1-2 close: Normal operation. (Default setting) 2-3 close: Clear RTC status 4 ) ME_ENABLE (BMC Selection jumper) 1-2 Close: Normal operation. (Default setting) 2-3 Close: Enable BMC function. 5 ) PASS_DIS1 (Skip Supervisor password jumper) 1-2 Close: Normal operation.
Jumper Setting Expansion Card Components Description The two riser cards installed in the PCI riser card bracket assembly povides support for both full- heoght and low-profile expansion cards. Full height and low profile PCI Express riser cards Code Description PCI-E_X16_1 Full-height riser slot PCI-E_2 Low-profile riser slot...
GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server BIOS Setup BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required settings or to activate certain system features. The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard.
BIOS Setup GETTING HELP Main Menu The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item.
GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server Main Once you enter Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 1) will appear on the screen. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu. Figure 1: Main System Date Set the System Date.
BIOS Setup Advanced About This Section: Advanced With this section, allowing user to configure your system for advanced operation. User can set the Processor configuration, Memory configuration, Advanced chipset configuration, PCI configuration , SATA configuration, I/O device configuration, Boot configuration, and Thermal and acoustic configuration.
BIOS Setup Processor Configuration This category includes the Processor information of CPU Speed, Processor ID ,Processor L2 / L3 Cache, and QPI Frequency. And setup sub-menu for CPU Power Management. Please note that setup menu options will be variable depends on the type of CPU. Multiprocessor Specification This option allows user to configure the multiprocessor(MP) specification revision level.
GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server Machine Checking Enabled Enable Machine Checking. (Default setting) Disabled Disable Machine Checking Fast String Operations Enabled Enable Fast String Operations. (Default setting) Disabled Disable Fast String Operations. Set Max Ext CPUID=3 Enabled Enable Set Max Ext CPUID=3.
GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server Processor Power Management Figure 2-1-1: Processor Power Management EIST (GV3) & C State Enabled Enable EIST (GV3) and C State items. (Default setting) Disabled Disable EIST (GV3) and C State items. EIST (GV3) Enabled Enable EIST (GV3. (Default setting) Disabled Disable EIST (GV3).
BIOS Setup SW_ALL In SW_ALL mode, the OS Power Manager is responsible for coordinating the P-state among loical processors with dependencies and must initiate the transition on all of those Logical Processors. SW_ANY In SW_ANY mode, the OS Power Manager is responsible for corrdinating the P-state among logical processors with dependencies and may initiate the transition on any of those Logical Processors .
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GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server state. (Default setting) Disabled Disable CPU C6 Report. CPU C7 Report Enabled Desire state for the Nehalem core C7 state include in the CST as ACPI C3 state. (Default setting) Disabled Disable CPU C7 Report. Package C State Limit Desired state for the C-State package limit.
GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server Memory Information These following items display all information of current Base Memory, Extended Memory, , and installed DIMM Status. These items are display-only which is determined by POST (Power On Self Test) of the BIOS. Memory Control Settings Manual Select ‘Manual”...
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GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server Select 2GB as granularity of PCI hole. QPI Control Settings Enabled Enable QPI Control settings. (Default setting) Disabled QPI Control settings. QPI Link Fast Mode Enabled Enable QPI Link Fast Mode. (Default setting) Disabled Disable QPI Link Fast Mode.
BIOS Setup PCI Configuration Figure 2-4: PCI Configuration Onboard LAN iSCSI Boot ROM Enabled Enable Onboard LAN iSCSI Boot ROM. Disabled Disable this function. (Defualt setting) Onboard LAN1 Control Enabled Enable Onboard LAN controller. (Defualt setting) Disabled Disable this function. LAN1Option ROM Enabled Enable onboard LAN1 device and initialize device expansion...
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GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server LAN2Option ROM Enabled Enable onboard LAN2 device and initialize device expansion ROM. (Default setting) Disabled Disable this function. Legacy USB Support This option allows user to function support for legacy USB. Enabled Enables support for legacy USB (Default setting) Disabled Disables support for legacy USB.
BIOS Setup Serial ATA Enabled Enables on-board serial ATA function. (Default setting) Disabled Disables on-board serial ATA function. Native Mode Operation This option allows user to set the native mode for Serial ATA function. Auto Auto detected. (Default setting) Serial ATA Set Native mode to Serial ATA.
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BIOS Setup Auto: Set parameters automatically. (Default setting) CD-ROM: Use for ATAPI CD-ROM drives or double click [Auto] to set all HDD parameters automatically. ATAPI Removable: Removable disk drive is installed here. Multi-Sector Transfer This field displays the information of Multi-Sector Transfer Mode. Disabled: The data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time.
BIOS Setup I/O DeviceConfiguration Figure 2-6: I/O Device Configuration Serial Port A This allows users to configure serial prot A by using this option. Enabled Enable the configuration. (Default setting) Disabled Disable the configuration. Base I/O Address/IRQ 3F8/IRQ4 Set IO address to 3F8/IRQ4.(Default setting) 2F8/IRQ3 Set IO address to 2F8/IRQ3.
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GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server Base I/O Address/IRQ 3F8/IRQ4 Set IO address to 3F8/IRQ4. 2F8/IRQ3 Set IO address to 2F8/IRQ3. (Default setting) 3E8/IRQ7 Set IO address to 3E8/IRQ7. 2E8/IRQ5 Set IO address to 2E8/IRQ5.
BIOS Setup Boot DeviceConfiguration Figure 2-7: Boot Configuration Boot -time Diagnostic Screen When this item is enabled, system will shows Diagnostic status when system boot. Enabled Enable Boot-time Diagnostic screen. Disabled Disable this function. (Default setting) Post Error Pause The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up. All Error Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will be stopped.
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GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server NumLock This option allows user to select power-on state for NumLock. Enable NumLock. (Default setting) Disable this function.
BIOS Setup Thermal and Acoustic Configuration Figure 2-8: Thermal and Acoustic Configuration Open loop Thermal Throttle Enabled Open loop Thermal Throttle. (Default setting) Disabled Disable Open loop Thermal Throttle. Temperature Chassis inlet This item is user defined. Use nuber key to adjust desired value. Temperature Rise This item is user defined.
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GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server Close loop Thermal Throttle Enabled Close loop Thermal Throttle. (Default setting) Disabled Disable Close loop Thermal Throttle. Temperature hysteresis This item is user defined. Use nuber key to adjust desired value. Temperature guardband This item is user defined. Use nuber key to adjust desired value.
GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server Power Figure 3: Power After Power Failure This option provides user to set the mode of operation if an AC / power loss occurs. Power On System power state when AC cord is re-plugged. Stay Off Do not power on system when AC power is back.
BIOS Setup Security About This Section: Security In this section, user can set either supervisor or user passwords, or both for different level of password securities. In addition, user also can set the virus protection for boot sector. Figure 4: Security Set Supervisor Password You can install and change this options for the setup menus.
GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server Set User Password You can only enter but do not have the right to change the options of the setup menus. When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password.
GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server System Management...
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BIOS Setup System Management This category allows user to view the system management features. Including information of Motherboard Hardware information and software information. BMC IP Address Source Address obtained by BMC running DHCP or Static address. Option available: DHCP, Static.
GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server Console Redirection Figure 5-2: Console Redirection Console Redirection If this option is set to enabled, it will use a port on the motherboard to run console redirection function. On-board COM A Use Serial Port A as the COM port address.
BIOS Setup This option allows user to set the specified baud rate. Options 300, 1200, 2400, 9600, 19.2K, 38.4K, 57.6K, 115.2K. Terminal Type This option allows user to select the specified terminal type. This is defined by IEEE. Options VT100, VT100 8bit, PC-ANSI 7bit, PC-ANSI, VT100+, VT-UTF8, ASCII.
GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server Boot Figure 6: Boot Boot Priority Order This field determines which type of device the system attempt to boot from after PhoenixBIOS Post completed. Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices. If the first device is not a bootable device, the system will seek for next available device.
BIOS Setup Exit Figure 7: Exit About This Section: Exit Once you have changed all of the set values in the BIOS setup, you should save your changes and exit BIOS setup program. Select “Exit” from the menu bar, to display the following sub-menu.
GS-R12T4H2-RH Rack Mount Server Load Settup Default if you highlight this item and press Enter, a dialog box asks if you want to install optimal settings for all the items in the Setup utility. Press the Y key to indicate Yes, and then press Enter to install the optimal settings.