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MLB 2204 H/W
Sep. 2006 (Revision A)
P/N: 1230B0034801

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  • Page 1 Motherboard User Manual MLB 2204 H/W Sep. 2006 (Revision A) P/N: 1230B0034801...

  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    Copyright Notice All rights, including copyright, in the content of this manual are owned or controlled by IESC and protected by the Taiwan and international copyright act. No one may, transmit, adapt, assign, compile, rent, sale, change, copy, reproduce, distribute, publish, display, broadcast, or use in any way the content of this manual, in whole or in part, for any other purpose whatsoever without the prior written permission of IESC.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents About This Manual ........................i Conventions ..........................i Safety Symbols ........................... ii Safety Precautions........................iii Operation Safety ........................iii Electrical Safety........................iii Battery Replacement Safety....................iv Laser Peripherals or Devices Safety ..................v Intended Application Uses ....................... v Site Selection .......................... v Tools Required ........................
  • Page 4 Connectors and System Configuration Switch ...............3-1 Power Connectors (J2, J1)....................3-1 3.1.1 Main Power Connector (J2) ...................3-1 3.1.2 Processor Power Connector (J1) ................3-2 IDE Connector (J57)......................3-3 Floppy Connector (J35)....................3-5 Front Panel Connector (J49) ..................3-6 Front Panel USB Connector (J53).................3-7 Onboard USB6/7 Connector (J48) ................3-8 Onboard USB4/5 Connector (J52) ................3-9 Fan Connectors (J27, J34, J30, J36, J40, J26, J301, J33, J25)........3-10 3.8.1...
  • Page 5 Figure 2-4 Putting the Battery into the Holder..............2-4 Figure 2-5 Processor Location...................2-5 Figure 2-6 Pulling up the Heat Sink ...................2-6 Figure 2-7 Opening the Load Plate ..................2-7 Figure 2-8 Lifting the Processor out of the Socket .............2-7 Figure 2-9 Closing the Load Plate ..................2-7 Figure 2-10 Placing on the PnP Cap..................2-8 Figure 2-11 Aiming the Golden Corner at the Socket............2-8 Figure 2-12 System Memory Location ................2-9...
  • Page 6 Table 2-2 DIMM Installation Option 2 ................2-11 Table 3-1 Main Power Connector Pin Definition..............3-2 Table 3-2 Processor Power Connector Pin Definition ............3-3 Table 3-3 IDE Connector Pin Definition................3-4 Table 3-4 Floppy Connector Pin Definition.................3-5 Table 3-5 Front Panel Connector Pin Definition ..............3-6 Table 3-6 Front Panel USB Connector Pin Definition............3-7 Table 3-7 Onboard USB6/7 Connector Pin Definition ............3-8 Table 3-8 Onboard USB4/5 Connector Pin Definition ............3-9...

  • Page 7: About This Manual

    About This Manual Conventions Safety Symbols Safety Precautions Regulatory and Integration Information...
  • Page 8 About This Manual About This Manual Conventions To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a Warning: task. Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to Caution: complete a task.
  • Page 9 About This Manual Safety Symbols Before troubleshooting, you must be familiar with the safety information listed below. In order to avoid any potential hazards, the following symbols may be placed on some components of the server. The shape and the color of symbols shown below are mainly for your reference. Please take the actual shipment as standard.

  • Page 10: Operation Safety

    About This Manual Safety Precautions Observe the following safety precautions when you are connecting or disconnecting any device. • Regarding the standards of workstation regulations, do not place the server in the visual field of the user, because of the glossy front of the case. •...

  • Page 11: Battery Replacement Safety

    About This Manual shock from touching two surfaces with different electrical potentials. • This product is equipped with a three-wire power cable and plug for user safety. Use the power cable with a properly grounded electrical outlet to avoid electric shock. Motherboards, adapters, and disk drives are sensitive to static electricity discharge.

  • Page 12: Laser Peripherals Or Devices Safety

    About This Manual Batteries should not be littered along with the general household waste. Please use the public collection system or return them to the supplier. Laser Peripherals or Devices Safety To avoid risk of radiation exposure and/or personal injury: •...

  • Page 13: Regulatory And Integration Information

    About This Manual Regulatory and Integration Information Regulatory Compliance Identification Numbers For the purpose of regulatory compliance certifications and identification, this motherboard is assigned a serial number. This server serial number can be found on the product label, along with the required approval markings and information. When requesting certification information for this product, always refer to this serial number.
  • Page 14 About This Manual reasonably be expected to be installed in a residential environment (for example, personal computers). The FCC requires devices in both classes to bear a label indicating the interference potential of the device as well as additional operating instructions for the user. The rating label on the device shows which class (A or B) the equipment falls into.
  • Page 15 About This Manual Canadian Notice (Avis Canadien) Class A Equipment Japanese Notice Taiwanese Notice 1230B0034801 viii...

  • Page 16: Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction Audience Assumptions Manual Organization Product Features Motherboard Layout...

  • Page 17: Table 1-1 Introduction Of The Manual

    Introduction 1 Introduction 1.1 Audience Assumptions This manual assumes that you are a service technician or network administrator familiar with computer hardware, data storage and network administration terminology and tasks. 1.2 Manual Organization This manual introduces the motherboard with the hardware information, how to replace the hardware.

  • Page 18: Product Features

    Introduction 1.3 Product Features This chapter provides the detailed features for processor, memory, onboard LAN, D-sub VGA, I/O and PCI with pictures for your reference. Figure 1-1 Motherboard Overview This motherboard dimension is designed for 12” x 13”. The motherboard is configured to use ®...
  • Page 19 Introduction Supports jumbo frame, RSS, and check sum offload Onboard VGA ATI RN 50 (ES1000) 32MB display RAM PCI 32bit/33MHz interface Integrated Super I/O Winbond83627HG controller Supports one fast UART 16550 serial port, one PS/2 keyboard port, and one PS/2 mouse port Expansion Slots (1U Chassis) Expansion Slots One PCI-E x16 expansion slot with x16 speed...

  • Page 20: Motherboard Layout

    Introduction 1.4 Motherboard Layout The layout of the motherboard is shown below. Each connector and major component is identified by the number. 1.4.1 Connectors and Component Locations Figure 1-2 Connectors and Component Locations • The words printed on the real motherboard to mark the processors are “CPU0” and “CPU1”.
  • Page 21 Introduction *Audio Expansion Slot (J50) Fan1, 2, 3, 4 Connectors (J27, J34, J36, J40) ( From right to left) *PCI-E x8 Expansion Slot with x8 Speed (J46) *System Fan2 Connector (J301) *PCI-E x8 Expansion Slot with x4 Speed (J43) Battery (B1) PCI-E x16 Expansion Slot with x16 Speed (J29) *Processor Fan1 Connector (J33) *System Fan1 Connector (J26)

  • Page 22: Back Panel Connectors

    Introduction 1.4.2 Back Panel Connectors Figure 1-3 Back Panel Connectors PS/2 Keyboard Port NIC2 Connector (RJ45) PS/2 Mouse Port NIC1 Connector (RJ45) UID LED Serial Port Rear Dual USB Port D-sub VGA Port 1230B0034801...

  • Page 23: Hardware Operations

    Chapter 2 Hardware Operations Before You Start Screw Holes Battery Processor System Memory System Configuration Switch...
  • Page 24 Hardware Operations 2 Hardware Operations This chapter provides the detailed information and installing steps for motherboard, including battery, processor, system memory, and switch. The components shown in this chapter are mainly for your reference. Please take the actual shipment as standard. 2.1 Before You Start Take note of the following precautions before you install or remove any components on the motherboard.

  • Page 25: Screw Holes

    Hardware Operations 2.2 Screw Holes The motherboard is designed with totally ten screws as the picture shows. Figure 2-1 Screws Placement Do not over-tighten the screws. Doing so may damage the motherboard. 1230B0034801...

  • Page 26: Battery

    Hardware Operations 2.3 Battery The location of battery is shown below: Figure 2-2 Battery Location Reminder Before you remove or install the battery, please follow the steps below: Step 1: Make sure the server is not turned on or connected to the AC power. To power off the server, see “2.1.1 Power Off”...

  • Page 27: To Install The Battery

    Hardware Operations Do not bend the retaining clip during battery replacement. For proper operation, the clip must maintain a position of contact with the battery. 2.3.2 To install the battery Pull the battery retaining clip away. Put the battery into the holder. Figure 2-4 Putting the Battery into the Holder 1230B0034801...

  • Page 28: Processor

    Hardware Operations 2.4 Processor ® The motherboard supports dual AMD Opteron™ 2200 series processors with 1.0GHz Hyper Transport Bus. With two 1207-pin LGA sockets F, the system can be configured to either single or dual processors system to connect to the nVIDIA MCP55 PRO through the Hyper Transport Bus.

  • Page 29: To Remove The Heat Sink

    Hardware Operations Reminder Before you remove or install the heat sink, processor or base socket, please follow the steps below: Step 1: Make sure the server is not turned on or connected to the AC power. To power off the server, see “2.1.1 Power Off” in the Chassis User Manual. Step 2: Remove the chassis cover.

  • Page 30: To Remove The Processor

    Hardware Operations To remove the processor 2.4.3 Unlock the load lever and lift it up. Open the load plate. Figure 2-7 Opening the Load Plate Lift the processor out of the socket. Figure 2-8 Lifting the Processor out of the Socket Close the load plate.

  • Page 31: To Install The Processor

    Hardware Operations Place the PnP cap onto the load plate. Figure 2-10 Placing on the PnP Cap 2.4.4 To install the processor Reverse the steps above to install the processor. However, when inserting the processor into the socket, make sure that the golden corner on the processor is aimed at the socket as picture shows: Figure 2-11 Aiming the Golden Corner at the Socket •...

  • Page 32: System Memory

    Hardware Operations 2.5 System Memory The motherboard supports sixteen registered DDR2 667MHz vertical DIMMs to provide up to 64GB with ECC support. The 667MHz differential memory clocks are driven by the AMD processor with length matching and impedance controlled through all the DIMM slots. 1U Chassis only support low-profile or Ultra low-profile DIMM.

  • Page 33: Dimm Population

    Hardware Operations 2.5.1 DIMM Population There are two groups of DIMMs, eight in each group on the motherboard to support the processor0 and processor1 correspondingly. The DIMM sequence of sixteen DIMM sockets is respectively shown below. When you insert the DIMM(s), you have to always start with DIMMA0 and DIMMB0 as a pair.

  • Page 34: Table 2-2 Dimm Installation Option 2

    Hardware Operations For the location of each DIMM socket, please refer to “1.4.1 Connectors and Component Locations” and the following table: 1. If only install one processor, please refer to the following table to install the DIMMs. Table 2-1 DIMM Installation Option 1 DIMM Processor DIMMA0 DIMMB0 DIMMA1 DIMMB1 DIMMA2 DIMMB2 DIMMA3 DIMMB3 ─...

  • Page 35: To Remove A Dimm

    Hardware Operations Reminder Before you remove or install any DIMMs, please follow the steps below: Step 1: Make sure the server is not turned on or connected to the AC power. To power off the server, see “2.1.1 Power Off” in the Chassis User Manual. Step 2: Remove the chassis cover.

  • Page 36: System Configuration Switch

    Hardware Operations Aim the notch on the memory at the break on the socket. Carefully insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place. Figure 2-16 Inserting the DIMM into the Socket DIMMs fit in only one direction. DO NOT force a DIMM into the socket to avoid damaging the DIMM.
  • Page 37 Chapter 3 Connectors and System Configuration Switch Power Connectors IDE Connector Floppy Connector Front Panel Connector Front Panel USB Connector Onboard USB6/7 Connector Onboard USB4/5 Connector Fan Connectors Chassis Intrusion Connector Clear CMOS Connector BMC Recovery Connector BMC Writer Connector IPMB Connector D-sub VGA Port Serial Port...

  • Page 38: Connectors And System Configuration Switch

    Connectors and System Configuration Switch 3 Connectors and System Configuration Switch The locations of all the connectors described in this chapter are shown in “1.4.1 Connectors and Component Locations”. “Key” stands for foolproof feature; “NC” stands for unused. 3.1 Power Connectors (J2, J1) The main power supply connection is obtained using the 24-pin connector.

  • Page 39: Processor Power Connector (J1)

    Connectors and System Configuration Switch Table 3-1 Main Power Connector Pin Definition Signal Name Signal Name +3.3V +3.3V +3.3V -12V Ground Ground DC_ON (Soft On/Off) Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Power Good Stand By +5V +12V +12V +3.3V Ground 3.1.2 Processor Power Connector (J1) The processor power connector and the pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-2 Processor Power Connector 1230B0034801...

  • Page 40: Ide Connector (J57)

    Connectors and System Configuration Switch Table 3-2 Processor Power Connector Pin Definition Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name Ground Ground Ground Ground +12V1 +12V1 +12V2 +12V2 The server will not boot if the 12V processor power connector is not attached to the motherboard.

  • Page 41: Table 3-3 Ide Connector Pin Definition

    Connectors and System Configuration Switch Table 3-3 IDE Connector Pin Definition Signal Name Signal Name RESET_N Ground Ground Ground IOW_N Ground IOR_N Ground CSEL DACK_N Ground DMA66 CS1_N CS3_N ACT_N Ground 1230B0034801...

  • Page 42: Floppy Connector (J35)

    Connectors and System Configuration Switch 3.3 Floppy Connector (J35) The 34-pin floppy connector and the pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-4 Floppy Connector Table 3-4 Floppy Connector Pin Definition Signal Name Signal Name Ground LOWDEN_N Ground 2M_MED DSEL3_N Ground INDEX_N Ground MOTON0_N...

  • Page 43: Front Panel Connector (J49)

    Connectors and System Configuration Switch Floppy connector (J35) is used for 5U server. 3.4 Front Panel Connector (J49) A high density, 2x15 pin SSI header is provided to support a system front panel. The header contains reset, NMI, power control buttons, and LED indicators. The front panel connector and the pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-5 Front Panel Connector Table 3-5 Front Panel Connector Pin Definition...

  • Page 44: Front Panel Usb Connector (J53)

    Connectors and System Configuration Switch Signal Name Signal Name UID LED + UID LED - UID Switch UID Switch (Ground) 3.5 Front Panel USB Connector (J53) A header on the motherboard provides an option to support one 10-pin USB connector. The front panel USB connector and the pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-6 Front Panel USB Connector Table 3-6 Front Panel USB Connector Pin Definition...

  • Page 45: Onboard Usb6/7 Connector (J48)

    Connectors and System Configuration Switch 3.6 Onboard USB6/7 Connector (J48) The onboard USB6/7 connector and the pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-7 Onboard USB6/7 Connector Table 3-7 Onboard USB6/7 Connector Pin Definition Signal Name Signal Name USB6 Data- USB7 Data- USB6 Data+ USB7 Data+ Ground...

  • Page 46: Onboard Usb4/5 Connector (J52)

    Connectors and System Configuration Switch 3.7 Onboard USB4/5 Connector (J52) The onboard USB4/5 connector and the pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-8 Onboard USB4/5 Connector Table 3-8 Onboard USB4/5 Connector Pin Definition Signal Name Signal Name USB4 Data- USB5 Data- USB4 Data+ USB5 Data+ Ground...

  • Page 47: Fan Connectors (J27, J34, J30, J36, J40, J26, J301, J33, J25)

    Connectors and System Configuration Switch 3.8 Fan Connectors (J27, J34, J30, J36, J40, J26, J301, J33, J25) 3.8.1 Fan Connectors (J27, J34, J30, J36, J40) The fan connectors and the pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-9 Fan Connectors Table 3-9 Fan Connector Pin Definition Signal Name Signal Name +12V...

  • Page 48: System Fan1 Connector (J26)

    Connectors and System Configuration Switch 3.8.2 System Fan1 Connector (J26) The system fan1 connector and the pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-10 System Fan1 Connector Table 3-10 System Fan1 Connector Pin Definition Signal Name Fan Sense +12V Ground System fan1 connector (J26) is used for 5U server. 3-11 1230B0034801...

  • Page 49: System Fan2 Connector (J301)

    Connectors and System Configuration Switch 3.8.3 System Fan2 Connector (J301) The system fan2 connector and the pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-11 System Fan2 Connector Table 3-11 System Fan2 Connector Pin Definition Pin Signal Name Fan Sense +12V Ground System fan2 connector (J301) is used for 5U server.

  • Page 50: Processor Fan Connectors (J33, J25)

    Connectors and System Configuration Switch 3.8.4 Processor Fan Connectors (J33, J25) The processor fan connectors and the pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-12 Processor Fan Connectors Table 3-12 Processor Fan Connector Pin Definition Pin Signal Name Fan Sense +12V Ground Processor fan connectors (J33, J25) are used for 5U server.

  • Page 51: Chassis Intrusion Connector (J300)

    Connectors and System Configuration Switch 3.9 Chassis Intrusion Connector (J300) The 2-pin chassis intrusion connector and the pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-13 Chassis Intrusion Connector Table 3-13 Chassis Intrusion Connector Pin Definition Signal Name Intrusion Signal Ground Chassis intrusion connector (J300) is used for 5U server. 3-14 1230B0034801...

  • Page 52: Clear Cmos Connector (J42)

    Connectors and System Configuration Switch 3.10 Clear CMOS Connector (J42) The 2-pin clear CMOS connector and the pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-14 Clear CMOS Connector Table 3-14 Clear CMOS Connector Pin Definition Signal Name RTC_RST_N Ground 3-15 1230B0034801...

  • Page 53: Bmc Recovery Connector (J302)

    Connectors and System Configuration Switch 3.11 BMC Recovery Connector (J302) The 2-pin BMC recovery connector and the pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-15 BMC Recovery Connector Table 3-15 BMC Recovery Connector Pin Definition Signal Name BMC_RECOVERY_N Ground 3-16 1230B0034801...

  • Page 54: Bmc Writer Connector (J45)

    Connectors and System Configuration Switch 3.12 BMC Writer Connector (J45) The 2x5 pin BMC writer connector and the pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-16 BMC Writer Connector Table 3-16 BMC Writer Connector Pin Definition Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name P3V3_STBY Ground Ground...

  • Page 55: Ipmb Connector (J44)

    Connectors and System Configuration Switch 3.13 IPMB Connector (J44) The IPMB connector and the pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-17 IPMB Connector Table 3-17 IPMB Connector Pin Definition Signal Name C_SDA_IPMB Ground C_SCL_IPMB 5V_Dual 3-18 1230B0034801...

  • Page 56: D-Sub Vga Port (J21)

    Connectors and System Configuration Switch 3.14 D-sub VGA Port (J21) The 15-pin D-sub VGA port and the pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-18 D-sub VGA Port Table 3-18 D-sub VGA Port Pin Definition Signal Name GREEN BLUE Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground...

  • Page 57: Serial Port (J16)

    Connectors and System Configuration Switch 3.15 Serial Port (J16) The motherboard has one 9-pin serial port connector. The serial port and the pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-19 Serial Port Table 3-19 Serial Port Pin Definition Signal Name RXDATA TXDATA Ground 3-20...

  • Page 58: Keyboard And Mouse Ports (J3)

    Connectors and System Configuration Switch 3.16 Keyboard and Mouse Ports (J3) PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports are located on the back panel. The +5 V lines to these ports are protected with a PolySwitch* circuit that, like a self-healing fuse, reestablishes the connection after an overcurrent condition is removed.

  • Page 59: Rear Dual Usb Port (J6)

    Connectors and System Configuration Switch The keyboard is supported in the bottom PS/2 port and the mouse is supported in the top PS/2 port. The power to the server should be turned off before a keyboard or mouse is connected or disconnected. The keyboard and mouse controller contains the AMI keyboard and mouse controller code, provides the keyboard and mouse control functions, and supports password protection for power-on/reset.

  • Page 60: Nic Connectors (Rj45) (J13, J9)

    Connectors and System Configuration Switch 3.18 NIC Connectors (RJ45) (J13, J9) The motherboard supports two NIC connectors (RJ45). The NIC connectors and pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-22 NIC Connectors (RJ45) Table 3-23 NIC Connector (RJ45) Pin Definition Signal Name NIC_TX1+ NIC_TX1- NIC_RX1+...

  • Page 61: System Configuration Switch Settings (Sw1)

    Connectors and System Configuration Switch 3.19 System Configuration Switch Settings (SW1) The function of system configuration switch installed on motherboard is shown below: Figure 3-23 System Configuration Switch Table 3-24 System Configuration Switch Function Switch Function Clear Password *Disable Enable Recovery Mode *Disable Enable Clear CMOS...

  • Page 62: Bios Setup

    Chapter 4 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Utility Entering the BIOS Setup Utility Keyboard Command Bard BIOS Updates...

  • Page 63: Bios Setup Utility

    BIOS Setup 4 BIOS Setup This section describes the BIOS Setup Utility options. You can run BIOS Setup with or without an operating system being present. Onboard devices are configured with the BIOS Setup utility that is embedded in flash ROM. The configuration utilities allow you to modify the CMOS RAM and NVRAM.

  • Page 64: Entering The Bios Setup Utility

    BIOS Setup The BIOS options described in this section may or may not be present in pre-production versions of the system BIOS. This section describes the BIOS utility as it is planned to be at production and is subject to change. Option locations, in a given menu of the BIOS Setup utility as described in this section, may be different from those observed on any one pre-production version of the system BIOS.

  • Page 65: Keyboard Command Bar

    BIOS Setup 4.3 Keyboard Command Bar The right portion of the Setup screen provides a list of commands that are used to navigate through the Setup utility. These commands are displayed at all times. Each menu page contains a number of configurable options and/or informational fields. Depending on the level of security in affect, configurable options may or may not be changed.
  • Page 66 BIOS Setup Option Description ← → Select The left and right arrow keys are used to move between the Menu major menu pages. The keys have no affect if a sub-menu or pick list is displayed. Select The Tab key is used to move between fields. For example, Tab Field can be used to move from hours to minutes in the time item in the main menu.

  • Page 67: Bios Updates

    BIOS Setup 4.4 BIOS Updates 4.4.1 BIOS Requirements Table 4-3 BIOS Requirements Description Utilities File Name Description Flash BIOS Image AFUDOS.EXE AMIBIOS Flash Utility & ROM image Under DOS ROM image file FBB.BAT Flash BIOS Image AFUWIN.EXE Under Windows PE UCORESYS.
  • Page 68 BIOS Setup 1) Turn on the Recovery DIP pin (DIP SW1.2) or the hot key “Ctrl” + “Home” to invoke recovery function during POST. 2) Damage the ROM image, which will cause the system to enter recovery mode and update the system ROM without the boot block. 3) Insert or plug-in the recovery media with the AMIBOOT.ROM file.

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