Page 2
If a problem arses wth your system and no soluton can be obtaned from the user’s manual, please contact your place of purchase or local dstrbutor. Alterna- tvely, please try the followng help resources for further gudance. Visit the MSI website for technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other information: http://www.msi.com/service/download Contact our technical staff at: http://support.msi.com...
Page 3
MS-S0131 MS-S0131 Safety Instructions ■ Always read the safety nstructons carefully. ■ Keep ths User’s Manual for future reference. ■ Keep ths equpment away from humdty. ■ Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up. ■...
Page 4
Chemical Substances Information In complance wth chemcal substances regulatons, such as the EU REACH Regulaton (Regulaton EC No. 1907/2006 of the European Parlament and the Councl), MSI provdes the nformaton of chemcal substances n products at: http://www.ms.com/html/popup/csr/evmtprtt_pcm.html Battery Information European Unon: Batteres, battery packs, and accumulators should not be dsposed of as unsorted household waste.
Page 5
MS-S0131 MS-S0131 CE Conformity Hereby, Mcro-Star Internatonal CO., LTD declares that ths devce s n complance wth the essental safety requrements and other relevant provsons set out n the European Drectve. FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement Ths equpment has been tested and found to comply wth the lmts for a Class B dgtal devce, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
MSI wll comply wth the product take back requrements at the end of lfe of MSI-branded products that are sold nto the EU. You can return these products to local collecton ponts.
Page 7
MSI će poštovati zahtev o preuzimanju ovakvih proizvoda kojima je istekao vek tra- janja, koji imaju MSI oznaku i koji su prodati u EU. Ove proizvode možete vratiti na lokalnim mestma za prkupljanje.
Page 8
MSI si adeguerà a tale Direttiva ritirando tutti i prodotti marchiati MSI che sono stati venduti all’interno dell’Unione Europea alla fine del loro ciclo di vita. È possibile portare prodott nel pù...
MS-S0131 MS-S0131 Contents Copyrght Notce .................... Trademarks .................... Revson Hstory .................... Techncal Support .................. Safety Instructons .................. Chemcal Substances Informaton ............... v Battery Informaton ..................v CE Conformty ....................v FCC-B Rado Frequency Interference Statement ......... v WEEE Statement ..................
Page 11
Overview Thank you for choosng the MS-S0131 v2.X, an excellent server board from MSI. Based on the nnovatve Intel C602 chipset for optimal system efficiency, ® the MS-S0131 accommodates dual Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 se- ® ® res and supports eght 240-pn slots for up to 256 GB of RDIMM/LRDIMM ECC or UDIMM ECC/Non-ECC DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 MHz memo- ry n trple-channel memory bus.
Hardware Setup Ths chapter provdes you wth the nformaton about hardware setup procedures. Whle dong the nstallaton, be careful n holdng the com- ponents and follow the nstallaton procedures. For some components, f you nstall n the wrong orentaton, the components wll not work prop- erly.
Page 18
Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Quick Component Guide PWR2, p2-12 JPWR1, p2-12 CPU_FAN1, p2-15 CPU0_DIMM1 CPU0_DIMM2 CPU0_DIMM3 VGA Port CPU0_DIMM4, CPU1 CPU0 p2-6 USB Port p2-3 p2-3 RJ-45 Jack (IPMI SKU), USB Port JFAN, p2-15 LAN Jack LAN Jack, PWR1, p2-12 p2-13 CPU1_DIMM4 CPU_FAN0,...
MS-S0131 MS-S0131 CPU (Central Processing Unit) When nstallng the CPU, make sure that you nstall the cooler to prevent over- heatng. If you do not have the CPU cooler, consult your dealer before turnng on the computer. Introduction to LGA1356 CPU Remember to apply some thermal paste on the CPU for better heat dis- persion.
Page 20
Hardware Setup Hardware Setup CPU & Cooler Installation When you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a cooler attached on the top to prevent overheating. Meanwhile, do not forget to apply some thermal paste on CPU before installing the heat sink/cooler fan for better heat dispersion. Follow the steps below to install the CPU &...
Page 21
MS-S0131 MS-S0131 Visually inspect if the CPU is seated Cover the load plate onto the pack- well into the socket. If not, take out age. the CPU with pure vertical motion and reinstall. Press down the load lever lightly onto...
Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Memory These DIMM slots are intended for memory modules. CPU0_DIMM1 CPU0_DIMM2 CPU0_DIMM3 CPU0_DIMM4 CPU1_DIMM4 CPU1_DIMM3 CPU1_DIMM2 CPU1_DIMM1 Triple-Channel Mode This mode offers the high throughput for applications. Interleaving reduces over- all memory latency by accessing the DIMM memory sequentially. Data is spread through the memory modules in an alternating pattern.
Page 23
MS-S0131 MS-S0131 Installing Memory Modules The memory module has only one notch on the center and will only fit in the right orientation. Insert the memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. Then push it in until the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the DIMM slot.
Page 24
Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Recommended Memory Population Single CPU Installed (CPU0 only) Number of DIMMs installed CPU0_DIMM4 CPU0_DIMM3 CPU0_DIMM2 CPU0_DIMM1 CPU1_DIMM4 CPU1_DIMM3 CPU1_DIMM2 CPU1_DIMM1 Dual CPUs Installed (CPU0 & CPU1) Number of DIMMs installed CPU0_DIMM4 CPU0_DIMM3 CPU0_DIMM2 CPU0_DIMM1 CPU1_DIMM4 CPU1_DIMM3 CPU1_DIMM2 CPU1_DIMM1 Important...
Page 25
MS-S0131 MS-S0131 UDIMM Module Support 1 DPC 2 DPC Ranks per DIMM & (DIMM per Channel) (DIMM per Channel) Data Width 1.35V 1.5V 1.35V 1.5V 1066, SRx8 Non-ECC 1066 1333 1066, DRx8 Non-ECC 1066 1333 1066, SRx16 Non-ECC 1066 1333...
Page 27
MS-S0131 MS-S0131 Storage Speed Chip C602 Port SATA0 SATA 6 Gb/s SATA1 SATA 6 Gb/s SATA2 SATA 3 Gb/s SATA3 SATA 3 Gb/s SATA4 SATA 3 Gb/s SATA5 SATA 3 Gb/s SAS0 SATA 3 Gb/s SAS1 SATA 3 Gb/s SAS2...
Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Power Supply System Power Connector: JPWR1 Ths connector allows you to connect a power supply. To connect to the power supply, make sure the plug of the power supply s nserted n the proper orenta- tion and the pins are aligned. Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector.
MS-S0131 MS-S0131 Rear Panel I/O VGA SKU VGA Port USB Port USB Port LAN Jack LAN Jack RJ-45 Serial IPMI SKU Console Jack VGA Port USB Port USB Port LAN Jack LAN Jack ▶ VGA Port The DB15-pin female connector is provided for monitor.
Page 30
Hardware Setup Hardware Setup ▶ LAN Jack The standard RJ-45 LAN jack s for connecton to the Local Area Network (LAN). You can connect a network cable to t. Yellow Green/ Orange Color LED State Condton Left Yellow LAN lnk s not establshed. On (steady state) LAN lnk s establshed.
MS-S0131 MS-S0131 Connector Fan Power Connector: CPU_FAN0, CPU_FAN1, JFAN1 ~ JFAN6 The fan power connectors support system coolng fan wth +12V. When con- nectng the wre to the connectors, always note that the red wre s the postve and should be connected to the +12V; the black wre s Ground and should be connected to GND.
Page 32
Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Serial ATA Connector: SATA0 ~ SATA5, SAS0 ~ SAS3 Ths connector s a hgh-speed Seral ATA nterface port. Each connector can connect to one Seral ATA devce. Chip SATA 6 Gb/s SATA 3 Gb/s SATA2, SATA3, SATA4, SATA5, C602 SATA0, SATA1 SAS0, SAS1, SAS2, SAS3...
Page 33
MS-S0131 MS-S0131 I2C Bus Connector: JPMBUS1 (Optional) Ths connector, known as I2C, s for users to connect System Management Bus (SMBus) nterface. IPMB Connector: J_IPMB1 (Optional) Ths connector s used to connect the IPMB (Intellgent Platform Management Bus) SMBus. Front USB Connector: JUSB1, JUSB2...
Page 34
Hardware Setup Hardware Setup SGPIO Connector: JSGPIO1 Ths connector s used to support seral-lnk nterface for the onboard SATA con- nectors. Front Panel Connector: JSSI1 The front panel connector s provded for electrcal connecton to the front panel swtches and LEDs. 2-18...
Page 35
MS-S0131 MS-S0131 TPM Module Connector: JTPM1 Ths connector connects to a TPM (Trusted Platform Module) module (optonal). Please refer to the TPM securty platform manual for more detals. 2-19...
Page 36
Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Serial Port Connector: COM2 Ths connector s a 16550A hgh speed communcatons port that sends/receves 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a seral devce to t. VGA Connector: JVGA1 The VGA connector s provded for montors. 2-20...
MS-S0131 MS-S0131 Jumper Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 There s a CMOS RAM onboard that has a power supply from an external battery to keep the data of system configuration. With the CMOS RAM, the system can automatcally boot OS every tme t s turned on. If you want to clear the system configuration, set the jumper to clear data.
BIOS Setup Ths chapter provdes nformaton on the BIOS Setup program and allows users to configure the system for optimal use. Users may need to run the Setup program when: ■ An error message appears on the screen at system startup and re- quests users to run SETUP.
BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Entering Setup Power on the computer and the system wll start POST (Power On Self Test) process. When the message below appears on the screen, press <DEL> or <F2> key to enter Setup. Press <DEL> or <F2> to enter SETUP If the message dsappears before you respond and you stll wsh to enter Setup, restart the system by turnng t OFF and On or pressng the RESET button.
Page 41
MS-S0131 MS-S0131 Control Keys ← → Select Screen ↑ ↓ Select Item Enter Select Change Opton General Help Prevous Values Optmzed Defaults Save & Ext Ext Getting Help After entering the Setup menu, the first menu you will see is the Main Menu.
BIOS Setup BIOS Setup The Menu Bar ▶ Main Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date, etc. ▶ Advanced Use ths menu to set up the tems of specal enhanced features. ▶ Server Mgmt Use this menu to configure server management features. ▶...
Page 43
MS-S0131 MS-S0131 Main ▶ BIOS Information, Memory Information, Access Level These items show the firmware and hardware specifications of your system. Read only. ▶ System Date Ths settng allows you to set the system date. The date format s <Day>, <Month>...
BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Advanced ▶ Trusted Computing ▶ TPM Support Ths settng controls the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) desgned by the Trusted Computng Group (TCG). TPMs are specal-purpose ntegrated cr- cuts (ICs) bult nto a varety of platforms to enable strong user authentca-...
Page 45
MS-S0131 MS-S0131 ton and machne attestaton -- essental to prevent napproprate access to confidential and sensitive information and to protect against compromised networks. ▶ TPM State Ths settng ndcates the TPM state. ▶ Pending TPM Operation Ths functon s used to select a TPM command to be ssued durng the next boot.
Page 46
BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ South Bridge Configuration ▶ SOL Setting Ths settng enables/dsables the SOL settng. ▶ Launch PXE OpROM Use the settng to enable/dsable boot opton ROM for legacy network de- vces. ▶ Chassis Intrusion Ths settng enables/dsables the feature of recordng the chasss ntruson status and ssung a warnng message f the chasss s once opened.
Page 47
MS-S0131 MS-S0131 ▶ Power Management Configuration ▶ ACPI Sleep State This setting specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your oper- atng system supports ACPI, you can choose to enter the Standby mode n S1 fashion through the setting of this field.
Page 48
BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ SATA Configuration ▶ SATA Mode, Serial-ATA Controller 0/1 This setting specifies the SATA controller mode. ▶ SAS Configuration 3-10...
Page 49
MS-S0131 MS-S0131 ▶ USB Configuration ▶ Legacy USB Support Set to [Enabled] if you need to use any USB 1.1/2.0 device in the operating system that does not support or have any USB 1.1/2.0 drver nstalled, such as DOS and SCO Unix. Set to [Disabled] only if you want to use any USB devce other than the USB mouse.
Page 50
BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ Super IO Configuration ▶ Serial Port 0 Configuration ▶ Serial Port This setting enables/disables the specified serial port. ▶ Device Settings This setting shows the address & IRQ settings of the specified serial port. 3-12...
Page 51
MS-S0131 MS-S0131 ▶ Serial Port Console Redirection ▶ Console Redirection Console Redrecton operates n host systems that do not have a montor and keyboard attached. Ths settng enables/dsables the operaton of console re- direction. When set to [Enabled], BIOS redirects and sends all contents that should be dsplayed on the screen to the seral COM port for dsplay on the termnal screen.
Page 52
BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ANSI termnal protocol and a RS-232 null modem cable connected be- tween the host system and terminal(s). This setting specifies the type of termnal devce for console redrecton. ▶ Bits per second, Data Bits, Parity, Stop Bits This setting specifies the transfer rate (bits per second, data bits, parity, stop bts) of Console Redrecton.
MS-S0131 MS-S0131 Server Mgmt (Optional) ▶ BMC Support, Wait for BMC These settngs control the BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) support. ▶ FRB-2 Timer, FRB-2 Timer Timeout, FRB-2 Timer Policy These settngs control the FRB-2 Tmer. ▶ OS Watchdog Timer, OS Wtd Timer Timeout, OS Wtd Timer Policy These settngs control the OS Watchdog Tmer.
Page 54
BIOS Setup BIOS Setup ▶ BMC Self Test Log (Optional) ▶ Erase Log Ths settng offers optons for erasng Smbos event logs. Erasng s done pror to any loggng actvaton durng reset. ▶ When Log is Full Ths settng offers optons for reactons to a full Smbos event log. ▶...
Page 55
MS-S0131 MS-S0131 ▶ SEL Components Ths settng enables/dsables system event log components. ▶ Erase SEL Ths settng offers dfferent optons for erasng the system event logs. ▶ When SEL is Full Ths settng offers optons for reactons to a full system event log.
BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Boot ▶ Bootup NumLock State Ths settng s to set the Num Lock status when the system s powered on. Settng to [On] will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on. Setting to [Off] will allow users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad.
MS-S0131 MS-S0131 Security ▶ Administrator Password Admnstrator Password controls access to the BIOS Setup utlty. Users wll be prompted for Admnstrator password only when they enter BIOS Setup. ▶ User Password User Password controls access to the system at boot and access to the BIOS Setup utlty.
Page 58
BIOS Setup Save & Exit ▶ Save Changes and Reset Save changes to CMOS and reset the system. ▶ Discard Changes and Reset Abandon all changes and reset the system. ▶ Save Changes Save all changes and contnue wth the Setup Utlty. ▶...
Drivers & Utilities Ths chapter provdes nformaton on system drvers and utltes. Important Please note that firmware update assumes technician-level experience. 2-4-1...
t nto the optcal drve. The nstallaton wll auto-run, smply clck the drver or utlty and follow the on-screen nstructons to complete the nstallaton. Important Please visit the MSI website to get the latest drivers and BIOS for better system performance. Server Drivers Ths menu provdes avalable drvers.
MS-S0131 MS-S0131 Manual A user’s manual n PDF format can be acqured through ths menu. Download Website Vst the MSI webste for techncal gudes, BIOS updates, drver updates and other nformaton.
Need help?
Do you have a question about the MS-S0131 and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers