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Intel X38ML - Server Board Motherboard Software User's Manual (204 pages)
Software User's Guide
Brand:
Intel
| Category:
Server
| Size: 9.46 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Chapter 1: Overview
15
Supported Hardware
15
Software
17
RAID Terminology
18
Fault Tolerance
18
Hot Spare
19
Enclosure Management
20
Performance
20
Disk Striping
21
Disk Spanning
21
Cpu Usage
21
Chapter 2: RAID Levels
23
Summary of RAID Levels
23
Selecting a RAID Level
24
RAID 0 - Data Striping
24
Figure 1. RAID 0 - Data Striping
24
Table 1. RAID 0 Overview
24
RAID 1 - Disk Mirroring/Disk Duplexing
25
RAID 5 - Data Striping with Striped Parity
25
Figure 2. RAID 1 - Disk Mirroring/Disk Duplexing
25
Table 2. RAID 1 Overview
25
RAID 6 - Distributed Parity and Disk Striping
26
Figure 3. RAID 5 - Data Striping with Striped Parity
26
Table 3. RAID 5 Overview
26
Table 4. RAID 6 Overview
26
Raid Ime
27
Figure 4. Example of Distributed Parity Across Two Blocks in a Stripe (RAID 6)
27
RAID 10 - Combination of RAID 1 and RAID 0
28
Figure 5. Integrated Mirroring Enhanced with Three Disks
28
Table 5. RAID 1E Overview
28
RAID 50 - Combination of RAID 5 and RAID 0
29
Figure 6. RAID 10 - Combination of RAID 1 and RAID 0
29
Table 6. RAID 10 Overview
29
RAID 60 - Combination of RAID 0 and RAID 6
30
Figure 7. RAID 50 - Combination of RAID 5 and RAID 0
30
Table 7. RAID 50 Overview
30
Table 8. RAID 60 Overview
31
Figure 8. RAID 60 Level Virtual Drive
32
RAID Configuration Strategies
33
Maximizing Fault Tolerance
33
Table 9. RAID Levels and Fault Tolerance
33
Maximizing Performance
34
Table 10. RAID Levels and Performance
34
Maximizing Storage Capacity
35
Table 11. RAID Levels and Capacity
36
RAID Availability
37
RAID Availability Concept
37
Spare Drives
37
Rebuilding
37
Drive in Foreign State
37
Copyback
38
Configuration Planning
38
Dimmer Switch Feature
39
Number of Physical Disks
39
Megaraid Fast Path
39
4K Sector Drive Support
39
Larger than 2TB Drive Support
40
Power Save Settings
40
Shield State
40
Array Purpose
41
Table 12. Factors to Consider for Array Configuration
41
Chapter 3: RAID Utilities
43
Intel Embedded Server RAID Technology 2 BIOS Configuration Utility
43
LSI MPT* SAS BIOS Configuration Utility
43
Intel RAID BIOS Console 2 Configuration Utility for Intelligent RAID
44
Intel RAID Web Console 2 Configuration and Monitoring Utility
45
Drive Hierarchy Within the RAID Firmware
46
Intel Intelligent RAID Controller Features
46
Enterprise Features
46
Fault Tolerant Features
47
Cache Options and Settings
48
Background Tasks
48
Error Handling
49
Audible Alarm
49
Chapter 4: Intel ® RAID Drivers
51
RAID Driver Installation for Microsoft Windows
51
Installation in a New Microsoft Windows* Operating System
51
Installation in an Existing Microsoft Windows* Operating System
52
RAID Driver Installation for Red Hat* Enterprise Linux
52
RAID Driver Installation for Suse* Linux
53
RAID Driver Installation for Novell Netware
53
Installation in a New Novell Netware* System
53
Installation in an Existing Novell Netware* System
54
RAID Driver Installation for Solaris* 10
54
Installation in a New Solaris* System
54
Installation in an Existing Solaris* System
54
Chapter 5: Intel ® Embedded Server RAID BIOS Configuration Utility
55
Creating, Adding or Modifying a Virtual Drive Configuration
56
Figure 9. Intel ® Embedded Server RAID BIOS Configuration Utility Screen
56
Raid Level
57
Stripe Size
57
Setting the Write Cache and Read Ahead Policies
58
Working with a Global Hot-Spare Drive
58
Adding a Hot-Spare Drive
59
Removing a Hot-Spare Drive
59
Rebuilding a Drive
59
Auto Rebuild and Auto Resume
59
Checking Data Consistency
60
Viewing and Changing Device Properties
60
Forcing a Drive Online or Offline
61
Configuring a Bootable Virtual Drive
61
Deleting (Clearing) a Storage Configuration
61
Chapter 6: Intel IT/IR RAID Configuration
63
IM and IME Configuration Overview
63
Features
63
Creating IM and IME Volumes
64
Creating an IM Volume
65
Figure 10. Adapter Properties Screen
65
Creating an IME Volume
66
Figure 11. Create New Array Screen
66
Creating a Second IM or IME Volume
67
Managing Hot Spares
67
Figure 12. Manage Array Screen
68
Other Configuration Tasks
69
Viewing Volume Properties
69
Synchronizing an Array
69
Activating an Array
69
Deleting an Array
70
Locating a Drive or Multiple Drives in a Volume
70
Selecting a Boot Disk
71
IS Configuration Overview
71
Creating IS Volumes
72
Figure 13. Adapter Properties Screen
72
Creating a Second IS Volume
73
Figure 14. Create New Array Screen
73
Other Configuration Tasks
74
Viewing IS Volume Properties
74
Activating an Array
74
Deleting an Array
74
Locating a Disk Drive, or Multiple Disk Drives in a Volume
75
Selecting a Boot Disk
75
Chapter 7: Intel ® RAID BIOS Console 2 Utility
77
Quick Configuration Steps
77
Detailed Configuration Steps Using the Intel
78
RAID BIOS Console 2
78
Start the Intel ® RAID BIOS Console 2 Utility
78
Screen and Option Descriptions
78
Table 13. Intel ® RAID BIOS Console 2 Toolbar Icon Descriptions
78
Figure 15. Intel RAID BIOS Console 2 Menu
79
Main Screen
79
Figure 16. Intel ® RAID BIOS Console 2 - Controller Selection
80
Figure 17. Controller Properties
80
Figure 18. Additional Controller Properties
81
Setting up a RAID Array Using the Configuration Wizard
84
Figure 19. Intel RAID BIOS Console 2 - Configuration Types
84
Figure 20. Selecting Configuration
85
Figure 21. Intel RAID BIOS Console 2 - Configuration Methods
86
RAID BIOS Console 2 (Detailed)
87
Figure 22. Intel ® RAID BIOS Console 2 - Add Physical Drives to Array
87
Figure 23. Intel RAID BIOS Console 2 - Set Array Properties
88
Figure 24. Intel RAID BIOS Console 2 - Confirm Configuration
89
Figure 25. Intel RAID BIOS Console 2 - Initialization Speed Setting
90
Creating RAID 10, RAID 50, and RAID 60 Using Intel
91
RAID BIOS Console 2
91
Figure 26. Intel ® RAID BIOS Console 2 - Multiple Disk Groups for RAID 10, 50, or 60
91
Figure 27. Intel RAID BIOS Console 2 - Spanning Multiple Arrays
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Figure 28. Intel RAID BIOS Console 2 - Viewing Completed Settings
93
Figure 29. Intel RAID BIOS Console 2 - Initialization Settings
94
Figure 30. Intel RAID BIOS Console 2 - RAID 10 Final Screen
94
Figure 31. Intel RAID BIOS Console 2 - RAID 10 Properties Screen
95
Figure 32. Intel RAID BIOS Console 2 - RAID 50 Properties Screen
95
Setting Drive Parameters
96
Creating a Hot Spare
97
Figure 33. Intel RAID BIOS Console 2 - Choosing a Hot Spare Drive
97
Figure 34. Intel RAID BIOS Console 2 - Setting a Hot Spare Drive
98
Figure 35. Intel RAID BIOS Console 2 - Viewing Hot Spare
98
Figure 36. Intel RAID BIOS Console 2 - Main Screen Showing Hot Spare Drive
99
Viewing Event Details
100
Figure 37. Intel RAID BIOS Console 2 - Event Information Screen
100
Figure 38. Intel RAID BIOS Console 2 - Selecting Events to View
101
Figure 39. Intel RAID BIOS Console 2 - Viewing an Event
101
Chapter 8: Intel ® RAID Web Console 2
103
Configuration Functions
103
Monitoring Functions
103
Maintenance Functions
104
Hardware and Software Requirements
104
Installing the Intel RAID Web Console 2 on a Microsoft Windows* Operating System
104
Figure 40. Intel ® RAID Web Console 2 - Customer Information Screen
105
Figure 41. Setup Type Screen
105
Installing the Intel ® RAID Web Console 2 on Linux or Suse* Linux Enterprise Server
106
Intel RAID Web Console 2 Support and Installation on Vmware
106
Installing Intel ® RAID Web Console 2 for Vmware Classic
106
Uninstalling Intel ® RAID Web Console 2 for Vmware
106
Installing Intel RAID Web Console 2 Support on the Vmware ESX
107
Starting the Intel ® RAID Web Console 2
112
Intel RAID Web Console 2 Screens
112
Figure 42. Intel ® RAID Web Console 2 - Select Server Screen
112
Figure 43. Intel RAID Web Console 2 - Login Screen
113
Figure 44. Intel RAID Web Console 2 Dashboard
114
Physical/Virtual View Panel
115
Figure 45. Intel ® RAID Web Console 2 - Main Screen
115
Properties/Operations/Graphical View Panel
116
Figure 46. Intel RAID Web Console 2 - Operations Tab
116
Event Log Panel
117
Figure 47. Intel RAID Web Console 2 - Graphical Tab (Optional Feature)
117
Menu Bar/Manage Menu
118
Menu Bar/Go to Menu
118
File Menu/Log Menu
118
File Menu/Tool Menu
118
File Menu/Help Menu
118
Drive Configuration Tasks
118
Create Virtual Drive
119
Creating a Virtual Drive Using Simple Configuration
119
Figure 48. Virtual Drive Creation Menu
120
Figure 49. Virtual Drive Creation Mode
120
Figure 50. Create Virtual Drive Screen
121
Figure 51. Create Virtual Drive - Summary Window
122
Figure 52. Option to Create Additional Virtual Drives
122
Creating a Virtual Drive Using Advanced Configuration
123
Figure 53. Option to Close the Configuration Wizard
123
Figure 54. Virtual Drive Creation Menu
124
Figure 55. Virtual Drive Creation Mode
124
Figure 56. Create Drive Group Settings Screen
125
Figure 57. Span 0 of Drive Group 0
126
Figure 58. Span 0 and Span 1 of Drive Group 0
126
Figure 59. Virtual Drive Settings Window
127
Figure 60. New Virtual Drive 0
128
Figure 61. Create Virtual Drive Summary Window
128
Figure 62. Option to Create Additional Virtual Drives
129
Figure 63. Option to Close the Configuration Wizard
129
Creating a Spanned Disk Group
130
Creating Hot Spares
131
Figure 64. Assign Global Hotspare
131
Figure 65. Assign Dedicated Hotspare
132
Figure 66. Select Hotspare Drive
132
Setting Adjustable Task Rates
133
Figure 67. Set Adjustable Task Rates
133
Adding a Drive to a Virtual Disk
134
Figure 68. Starting Modify Drive Group
135
Figure 69. Select RAID Level to Migrate
135
Figure 70. Selecting Drives to Add
136
Figure 71. Changing RAID Level
136
Removing a Drive or Changing the RAID Level of a Virtual Disk
137
Figure 72. Selecting Drives to Remove
137
Changing Virtual Disk Properties
138
Figure 73. Changing RAID Level
138
Deleting a Virtual Disk
139
Figure 74. Set Virtual Disk Properties
139
Managing Configurations
140
Saving a Configuration to Disk
140
Figure 75. Save Configuration to File
140
Figure 76. Save Configuration Dialog Box
141
Clearing a Configuration from a Controller
142
Figure 77. Clear Configuration
142
Adding a Configuration from a File
143
Figure 78. Add Saved Configuration
143
Monitoring System Events and Devices
144
Monitoring System Events
144
Figure 79. Event Information Window
144
Monitoring Controllers
145
Figure 80. Controller Information
145
Monitoring Disk Drives and Other Physical Devices
146
Figure 81. Physical Drive Information
146
Figure 82. Locating a Physical Drive
147
Figure 83. Patrol Read Configuration
148
Running a Patrol Read
148
Monitoring Virtual Disks
149
Monitoring Enclosures
149
Figure 84. Virtual Drive Properties
149
Monitoring Battery Backup Units
150
Figure 85. Enclosure Information
150
Battery Learn Cycle
151
Figure 86. Battery Backup Unit Information
151
Figure 87. Battery Backup Unit Operations
152
Monitoring Rebuilds and Other Processes
153
Figure 88. Group Show Progress Window
153
Maintaining and Managing Storage Configurations
154
Initializing a Virtual Disk
154
Figure 89. Selecting Initialize
154
Running a Consistency Check
155
Figure 90. Group Consistency Check Window
155
Scanning for New Drives
156
Rebuilding a Drive
156
Figure 91. Scan for Foreign Configuration
156
Removing a Drive
157
Figure 92. Preparing Drive for Removal
157
Flashing the Firmware
158
Enabling RAID Premium Features
158
Enabling Full Disk Encryption Feature
158
Figure 93. Check Controller Security Status
159
Figure 94. Check Drive Security Status
160
Figure 95. Enable Drive Security
160
Figure 96. Start Security Wizard
161
Figure 97. Enter Security Key Identifier
161
Figure 98. Enter Security Key
162
Figure 99. Enter Pass Phrase
163
Figure 100. Confirm Enable Drive Security
163
Figure 101. Check Drive Security Enabled Status
164
Figure 102. Select Full Disk Encryption
164
Figure 103. Create RAID Virtual Drive with FDE Enabled
165
Figure 104. Instant Secure Erase
166
Figure 105. Confirm Secure Erase
166
Enabling Snapshot Feature
167
Figure 106. Enable Megaraid Recovery
168
Figure 107. Enter the Capacity for Snapshot Respository
168
Figure 108. Confirm Enable Snapshot
169
Figure 109. Snapshot Base Is Shown
170
Figure 110. Enter Snapshot Name
170
Figure 111. Create Snapshot
171
Figure 112. Create View
171
Figure 113. Set Megaraid Recovery Properties
172
Figure 114. Disable Megaraid Recovery
173
Figure 115. Confirm Disable Snapshots
173
Figure 116. Adapter Selection
174
Figure 117. Selecting Snapshot Base
174
Figure 118. Selecting Advanced Operations
175
Figure 119. Selecting Rollback
175
Figure 120. Selecting a Snapshot
176
Figure 121. Confirm Page
176
Enabling Super Sized Cache
177
Figure 122. Rollback Operation Is Done
177
Figure 123. Create SSC from Dashboard
178
Figure 124. Create SSC Drive Group
178
Figure 125. Create SSCD Name
179
Figure 126. SSC Summary
179
Figure 127. SSCD Status Shown
180
Figure 128. Delete SSCD
180
Appendix A: Creating a Virtual Drive Using Advanced Configuration
181
Figure 129. Virtual Drive Creation Menu
181
Figure 130. Virtual Drive Creation Mode
182
Figure 131. Create Drive Group Settings Screen
183
Figure 132. Span 0 of Drive Group 0
184
Figure 133. Span 0 and Span 1 of Drive Group 0
185
Figure 134. Virtual Drive Settings Window
186
Figure 135. New Virtual Drive 0
187
Figure 136. Create Virtual Drive Summary Window
187
Table 14. MFI Messages
190
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Intel X38ML - Server Board Motherboard Technical Manual (132 pages)
Technical Product Specification
Brand:
Intel
| Category:
Server Board
| Size: 1.14 MB
Table of Contents
Revision History
2
Table of Contents
4
1 Introduction
13
Server Board Use Disclaimer
13
2 Server Board Overview
14
Server Board Feature Set
14
Server Board Layout
16
Figure 1. Intel
17
Figure 2. Intel Server Board X38ML Mechanical Drawing
18
3 Functional Architecture
19
Figure 3. Server Board Block Diagram
19
Processor Subsystem
20
Intel X38 Chipset
20
Table 1. Processor Support Matrix
20
I/O Controller Hub: Intel ® ICH9-R
21
Memory Controller Hub (MCH): Intel
21
X38 Mch
21
Integrated Baseboard Management Controller
24
Functionality Overview
24
Block Diagram
26
Memory Subsystem
27
Memory Support
27
Memory Population Rules
27
Figure 4. Integrated BMC Block Diagram
27
I/O Subsystem
28
PCI Express* X16 Riser Slot
28
SATA Support
28
Video Support
29
Network Interface Controller (NIC)
29
USB Support
29
Super I/O Chip
30
Table 2. Serial a Header Pin-Out
30
Replacing the Back-Up Battery
31
Table 3. Serial B Header Pin-Out
31
4 System BIOS
33
BIOS Identification String
33
Logo/Diagnostic Screen
33
BIOS Setup Utility
34
Operation
34
Table 4. BIOS Setup Page Layout
34
Table 5. BIOS Setup: Keyboard Command Bar
35
Menu Selection Bar
36
BIOS Setup Screens
37
Figure 5. Setup Utility - Main Screen Display
38
Table 6. Setup Utility - Main Screen Fields
38
Figure 6. Setup Utility - Advanced Screen Display
40
Table 7. Setup Utility - Advanced Screen Display Fields
40
Figure 7. Setup Utility - Processor Configuration Screen Display
41
Table 8. Setup Utility - Processor Configuration Screen Fields
41
Figure 8. Setup Utility - Memory Configuration Screen Display
43
Table 9. Setup Utility - Memory Configuration Screen Fields
43
Figure 9. Setup Utility - ATA Controller Configuration Screen Display
44
Table 10. Setup Utility - ATA Controller Configuration Screen Fields
45
Figure 10. Setup Utility - Serial Port Configuration Screen Display
46
Table 11. Setup Utility - Serial Ports Configuration Screen Fields
46
Figure 11. Setup Utility - USB Controller Configuration Screen Display
47
Table 12. Setup Utility - USB Controller Configuration Screen Fields
48
Figure 12. Setup Utility - PCI Configuration Screen Display
49
Table 13. Setup Utility - PCI Configuration Screen Fields
49
Figure 13. Setup Utility - Security Screen Display
50
Table 14. Setup Utility - Security Screen Fields
50
Figure 14. Setup Utility - Server Management Screen Display
51
Table 15. Setup Utility - Server Management Screen Fields
51
Figure 15. Setup Utility - Console Redirection Screen Display
53
Table 16. Setup Utility - Console Redirection Configuration Fields
53
Figure 16. Setup Utility -System Information Screen Display
54
Table 17. Setup Utility -System Information Fields
54
Figure 17. Setup Utility - Boot Options Screen Display
55
Table 18. Setup Utility - Boot Options Screen Fields
55
Figure 18. Setup Utility - Hard Disk Order Screen Display
56
Table 19. Setup Utility - Hard Disk Order Fields
56
Figure 19. Setup Utility - CDROM Order Screen Display
57
Figure 20. Setup Utility - Floppy Order Screen Display
57
Table 20. Setup Utility - CDROM Order Fields
57
Table 21. Setup Utility - Floppy Order Fields
57
Figure 21. Setup Utility - Network Device Order Screen Display
58
Figure 22. Setup Utility - BEV Device Order Screen Display
58
Table 22. Setup Utility - Network Device Order Fields
58
Figure 23. Setup Utility - Boot Manager Screen Display
59
Table 23. Setup Utility - BEV Device Order Fields
59
Figure 24. Setup Utility - Error Manager Screen Display
60
Table 24. Setup Utility - Boot Manager Screen Fields
60
Table 25. Setup Utility - Error Manager Screen Fields
60
Figure 25. Setup Utility - Exit Screen Display
61
Table 26. Setup Utility - Exit Screen Fields
61
Loading BIOS Defaults
62
Multiple Boot Blocks
62
Recovery Mode
63
OEM Logo
63
5 Platform Management
65
Platform Management Features
65
IPMI 2.0 Features
65
Non-IPMI Features
66
Power System
66
Power Supply Interface Signals
67
Power-Good Dropout
67
Figure 26. BMC Power/Reset Signals
67
Power-Up Sequence
68
Power down Sequence
68
Power Control Sources
68
Table 27. Power Control Initiators
68
Power State Retention
69
Power State Restoration
69
Wake-On-LAN (WOL)
70
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
70
ACPI Power Control
70
Table 28. ACPI Power States
70
ACPI State Synchronization
71
System Reset Control
71
Reset Signal Output
71
Reset Control Sources
71
Front Panel System Reset
71
Soft Reset and Hard Reset
71
Table 29. System Reset Sources and Actions
71
BMC Command Used to Reset System
72
Watchdog Timer Expiration
72
BMC Reset Control
72
BMC Exits Firmware Update
72
Standby Power Comes up
72
System Initialization
72
Processor Tcontrol Setting
72
Fault Resilient Booting (FRB)
72
Table 30. BMC Reset Sources and Actions
72
BSP Identification
73
Boot Control Support
73
Post Code Display
73
Integrated Front Panel User Interface
74
Power LED
74
System Status LED
74
Table 31. System Status LED Indicator States
74
Front Panel/Chassis Inputs
75
Front Panel Lock-Out Operation
75
Private Management I C Buses
76
Watchdog Timer
76
5.10 BMC Internal Timestamp Clock
76
BMC Clock Initialization
76
System Clock Synchronization
76
System Event Log (SEL)
77
Servicing Events
77
SEL Entry Deletion
77
SEL Erasure
77
5.12 Sensor Data Record (SDR) Repository
77
SDR Repository Erasure
77
Initialization Agent
78
5.13 Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) Inventory Device
78
BMC FRU Inventory Area Format
78
Table 32. FRU Device ID Map
78
5.14 Sensor Rearm Behavior
79
5.15 Processor Sensors
80
Processor Status Sensors
80
Table 33. Processor Sensors
80
Table 34. Processor Status Sensor Implementation
80
Digital Thermal Sensor
81
5.16 Standard Fan Management
81
Fan Domains
82
Nominal Fan Speed
82
Table 35. System Fan Domains
82
Thermal and Acoustic Management
83
5.17 Power Unit Management
83
Power off
83
AC Lost
83
Soft Power Control Fault
83
5.18 BMC Self Test
84
5.19 Messaging Interfaces
84
Channel Management
84
Table 36. BMC Self Test Results
84
User Model
85
Sessions
85
Media Bridging
85
Request/Response Protocol
85
Host to BMC Communication Interface
85
Table 37. Standard Channel Assignments
85
Table 38. Keyboard Controller Style Interfaces
86
IPMB Communication Interface
87
LAN Interface
87
5.20 Event Filtering and Alerting
88
Platform Event Filtering (PEF)
88
Alert-Over-LAN
88
Factory Default Event Filters
89
Alert Policies
89
MIB File
89
5.21 Sensor Support
89
Table 39. Factory Default Event Filters
89
Table 40. Intel ® Server Board X38ML Integrated BMC Sensors
91
5.22 BIOS-BMC Interactions
95
5.23 Platform Management Features Implemented by BIOS
95
Ipmi
96
Console Redirection
96
IPMI Serial Interface
97
Table 41. Console Redirection Escape Sequences for Headless Operation
97
Wired for Management (WFM)
100
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS)
100
Security
100
6 Error Reporting and Handling
102
Fault Resilient Booting
102
BSP POST Failures (FRB-2)
102
Operating System Load Failures (os Boot Timer)
102
Error Handling and Logging
103
Error Sources and Types
103
Error Logging Via SMI Handler
103
Logging Format Conventions
104
Table 42. Memory Error Events
105
Table 43. Examples of Event Data Field Contents for Memory Errors
106
Table 44. PCI Error Events
106
Table 45. Examples of Event Data Field Contents for PCI Errors
107
Table 46. FRB-2 Error Events
107
Timestamp Clock Event
108
Error Messages and Error Codes
109
Diagnostic Leds
109
Table 47. Timestamp Clock Sync Format
109
POST Code Checkpoints
110
Figure 27. Location of Diagnostic Leds on the Intel
110
Server Board X38ML
110
Table 48. POST Progress Code LED Example
110
Table 49. POST Code Checkpoints
110
POST Error Messages and Handling
113
Table 50. POST Error Messages and Handling
113
POST Error Pause Option
115
7 Connectors and Jumper Blocks
116
Power Connectors
116
Main Power Connector
116
PCI Express* X16 Connector
116
Table 51. Power Connector Pin-Out (J4K1)
116
Table 52. PCI Express* X16 Connector Pin-Out (J7B1)
116
Smbus Connector
118
Front Panel Connector
118
Table 53. Smbus Connector Pin-Out (J3C1)
118
Table 54. Front Panel 16-Pin Header Pin-Out (J5K4)
118
I/O Connectors
119
VGA Connector
119
NIC Connectors
119
Table 55. VGA Connector Pin-Out (J8A1)
119
Table 56. NIC1-Intel 82575EB (10/100/1000) Connector Pin-Out (JA2A1)
119
SATA Connectors
120
Serial Port Connectors
120
Table 57. NIC2- Intel ® 82575EB (10/100/1000) Connector Pin-Out (J3A2)
120
Table 58. SATA Connector Pin-Out (J1C1, J1C2, J2C2, J2C1)
120
Table 59. External DB-9 Serial a Port Pin-Out (J5A1)
120
USB Connector
121
Table 60. Internal 3-Pin Serial B Port Pin-Out (J4C1)
121
Table 61. USB Connectors Pin-Out (JA2A1)
121
Table 62. Optional USB Connection Header Pin-Out (J1B3)
121
Back Panel I/O Connectors
122
Fan Headers
122
Chassis Intrusion Header
122
Figure 28. Intel ® Server Board X38ML Back Panel I/O Connectors
122
Table 63. 8-Pin Fan Headers Pin-Out (J5K1, J5K2, J5K3)
122
Table 64. Chassis Intrusion Header (J1B2) Pin-Out
122
Jumper Blocks
123
Table 65. Jumper Block Definitions (J1A2, J1A3, J1A4, J3A1, J6B1)
123
8 Design and Environmental Specifications
124
Server Board Design Specification
124
Product Regulatory Compliance
124
Product Safety Compliance
124
Product EMC Compliance - Class a Compliance
124
Table 66. Absolute Maximum Ratings
124
Certifications/Registrations/Declarations
125
Product Ecology Requirements
125
Product Regulatory Compliance Markings
125
Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices
127
Fcc (Usa)
127
ICES-003 (Canada)
127
Europe (CE Declaration of Conformity)
128
VCCI (Japan)
128
Taiwan Declaration of Conformity (BSMI)
128
Korean Compliance (RRL)
128
Glossary
129
Reference Documents
132
Intel X38ML - Server Board Motherboard User Manual (62 pages)
Brand:
Intel
| Category:
Server Board
| Size: 1.84 MB
Table of Contents
Safety Information
3
Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise
3
Consignes de Sécurité
3
Instrucciones de Seguridad Importantes
3
Table of Contents
7
Preface
13
About this Manual
13
Manual Organization
13
Product Accessories
14
Additional Information and Software
14
Table 1. Additional Information and Software
14
Chapter 1: Server Board Features
17
Figure 1. Intel Server Board X38ML
17
Table 2. Server Board Features
18
Connector and Header Locations
19
Figure 2. Server Board Connector and Header Locations
19
Configuration Jumpers
20
Figure 3. Configuration Jumpers
20
Back Panel Connectors
21
Figure 4. Back Panel Connectors
21
Table 3. NIC Leds
21
Memory
22
Power Supply
22
Processor
22
Hardware Requirements
21
Chapter 2: Hardware Installations and Upgrades
23
Before You Begin
23
Tools and Supplies Needed
23
Installing and Removing Memory
23
Installing Dimms
23
Figure 5. Installing Dimms
24
Removing Dimms
25
Figure 6. Removing Dimms
25
Removing the Heat Sink and Processor
26
Figure 7. Opening the Processor Socket Handle
27
Figure 8. Opening the Load Plate
27
Installing the Processor
28
Figure 9. Removing the Processor
28
Installing the Heat Sink
29
Figure 10. Installing the Processor
29
Replacing the CMOS Battery
30
Figure 11. Installing the Heat Sink
30
Figure 12. Replacing the CMOS Battery
32
Chapter 3: Server Utilities
33
Using the BIOS Setup Utility
33
Starting Setup
33
If You Cannot Access Setup
33
Setup Menus
33
Table 4. Setup Menu Key Use
34
Upgrading the BIOS
35
Preparing for the Upgrade
35
Upgrading the BIOS
36
Recovering the BIOS
36
Figure 13. BIOS Recovery Mode Jumper in Recovery Position
37
Clearing the Password
38
Figure 14. Password Clear Jumper in Clear Password Position
38
Figure 15. CMOS Clear Jumper in Clear CMOS Position
39
Performing an Ibmc Force Update
40
Figure 16. Mibmc Force Update Jumper in the Write Enable Position
40
Using the Ibmc Boot Block Write Protect Jumper (J1A4)
41
Figure 17. Ibmc Boot Block Write Protect Jumper (J1A4)
42
Appendix A: Troubleshooting
43
Resetting the System
43
Problems Following Initial System Installation
43
Table 5. Resetting the System
43
First Steps Checklist
44
Hardware Diagnostic Testing
44
Verifying Proper Operation of Key System Lights
45
Confirming Loading of the Operating System
45
Specific Problems and Corrective Actions
45
Power Light Does Not Light
46
No Characters Appear on Screen
46
Characters Are Distorted or Incorrect
47
System Cooling Fans Do Not Rotate Properly
47
Diskette Drive Activity Light Does Not Light
48
CD-ROM Drive or DVD-ROM Drive Activity Light Does Not Light
48
Cannot Connect to a Server
48
Problems with Network
49
System Boots When Installing PCI Card
49
Problems with Newly Installed Application Software
50
Problems with Application Software that Ran Correctly Earlier
50
Devices Are Not Recognized under Device Manager (Windows* Operating System)
51
Hard Drive(S) Are Not Recognized
51
Bootable CD-ROM Disk Is Not Detected
51
Appendix B: Getting Help
53
World Wide Web
53
Telephone
53
Appendix C: Regulatory and Compliance Information
57
Product Regulatory Compliance
57
Product Safety Compliance
57
Certifications / Registrations / Declarations
57
Product Ecology Requirements
58
Product Regulatory Compliance Markings
59
Table 6. Product Certification Markings
59
Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices
60
Fcc (Usa)
60
ICES-003 (Canada)
61
Europe (CE Declaration of Conformity)
61
VCCI (Japan)
61
BSMI (Taiwan)
62
RRL (Korea)
62
CNCA (CCC-China)
62
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