Summary of Contents for Trenton Systems MBT8301-000
- Page 1 MBT8301 Modular Blade Server Tower No. MBT8301-xxx System Hardware Technical Reference Publication No. 87-8408301-01236...
- Page 2 In no event shall Trenton Systems, Inc. be liable for any defect in hardware or software or loss or inadequacy of data of any kind, or for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with the performance or use of the product or information provided.
- Page 3 IABILITY ISCLAIMERS In no event will Trenton Systems be responsible or liable for indirect or consequential damages resulting from the use or application of this equipment. The examples and diagrams in this manual are included solely for illustrative purposes. Because of the many system variables and application requirements associated with any particular installation, Trenton Systems cannot assume responsibility or liability for actual system use based on the examples and diagrams.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Aptio Boot Flow ................................ 9 BIOS Beep Codes ..............................9 PEI Beep Codes ................................. 9 DXE Beep Codes ..............................10 BIOS Status Codes ..............................10 BIOS Status POST Code LEDs..........................11 Status Code Ranges ..............................12 SEC Status Codes ..............................12 TRENTON Systems, Inc. - Page 6 MBT8301 Technical Reference SEC Beep Codes ..............................13 PEI Status Codes ..............................14 PEI Beep Codes ............................... 16 DXE Status Codes ..............................16 DXE Beep Codes ..............................18 ACPI/ASL Status Codes ............................19 OEM-Reserved Status Code Ranges ........................19 TRENTON Systems, Inc.
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Page 7: Handling Precautions
• Ensure the systems external power source has a solid connection to an earth ground. • Use antistatic padding on all work surfaces when installing or removing sub-components. • Avoid static-inducing carpeted areas. TRENTON Systems, Inc. -
Page 8: Before You Begin
Place the chassis on a flat, stable surface capable of supporting both the system weight and any anticipated peripherals. Installation area should be secure and free from danger of liquid or airborne contaminants that could damage internal components as well as supporting all airflow requirements. TRENTON Systems, Inc. -
Page 9: Chapter 1 | Modular Blade System Overview
Blade Card Supply Supply Combination Interface (SBC) Board MBT8301-000 MPI8241 MBC8240 None Mid-Plane: Two MBC8240 interface connectors, one x8 PCIe 3.0 electrical/x16 mechanical option card slot for use with a x16 PCIe riser card such as the Trenton BRC8244 ®... -
Page 10: Additional System Elements
1 – Slim-Line R/W DVD 2 – 102.59 CFM redundant system fans, installed in individual hot swap fan module carriers Consult with Trenton for additional storage drives and optical media drive options that are compatible with the MBT8301. Trenton Systems, Inc... -
Page 11: Chapter 2 | Modular Blade System Layout And Specifications
BIOS Technical Reference manual. Operating Systems Trenton Systems has successfully tested the MBC8240 processor card with both Linux (Red Hat RHEL, Centos) and Windows® 7 (32 or 64-bit). However, there are some operating systems that Intel® does not recommend for use with the board’s Haswell processor and Lynx Point PCH architecture, notably, Windows®... -
Page 12: Ddr3 Memory & Card Memory Population Rules
The GPU is driven by a x1 PCIe link from the SHB’s Intel ® C226 PCH. This combination of features enables the SHB’s video port; located on the board’s I/O plate, to support pixel resolutions up to 1920 x 1200 (WUXGA). Trenton Systems, Inc... -
Page 13: Pci Express Interface
The SATA controller has three BIOS selectable modes of operation located under the Advanced/SATA Configuration menu with a legacy (i.e. IDE) mode using I/O space, an AHCI mode using memory space and a RAID mode. Additionally, the SATA implementation supports Hot Plugging/Swapping to reduce MTTR. Trenton Systems, Inc. -
Page 14: Battery
0-40° C. with the standard cooling solution and 350LFM of continuous airflow Air Flow Requirement: 350LFM continuous airflow Storage Temperature: - 40º C. to 70º C. Humidity 5% to 90% non-condensing Mechanical The system’s overall dimensions are 18.80” x 8.5” x 17.29” (LxWxH). Trenton Systems, Inc... -
Page 15: Chapter 3 | Dimensions & Layout Drawings
MBT8301 Rear View MBT8301 Angle MBT8301 Rear View MBT8301 Side/Inside View Trenton Systems, Inc. -
Page 16: Chapter 4 | Trenton Smart System Management (Trenton Ssm)
American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) for AMI’s Yet Another Firmware Upgrade Flash (YAFUFlash) tool. Additional information about YAFUFlash and its implementation in the MBT8301 is available in the MBC8240 BIOS and Trenton Smart System Management Technical Reference Document. Trenton Systems, Inc... -
Page 17: Chapter 5 | Bios Messages
Memory not Installed Memory was installed twice (InstallPeiMemory routine in PEI Core called twice) Recovery started DXEIPL was not found DXE Core Firmware Volume was not found Reset PPI is not available Recovery failed S3 Resume failed Trenton Systems, Inc. -
Page 18: Dxe Beep Codes
Specifications chapter for the exact location of the POST code LEDs. The HEX to LED chart in the POST Code LEDs section will serve as a guide to interpreting specific BIOS status codes. Trenton Systems, Inc... -
Page 19: Bios Status Post Code Leds
Specifications chapter for the exact location of the POST code LEDs. Upper Nibble (UN) Lower Nibble (LN) Hex. Hex. LED7 LED6 LED5 LED4 LED3 LED2 LED1 LED0 Value Value Upper Lower Nibble Nibble MBC8240 POST Code LEDs Trenton Systems, Inc. -
Page 20: Status Code Ranges
North Bridge initialization after microcode loading South Bridge initialization after microcode loading OEM initialization after microcode loading Cache initialization SEC Error Codes 0xC – 0xD Reserved for future AMI SEC error codes Microcode not found Microcode not loaded Trenton Systems, Inc... -
Page 21: Sec Beep Codes
MBT8301 Technical Reference SEC Beep Codes There are no SEC Beep codes associated with this phase of the Aptio BIOS boot process. Trenton Systems, Inc. -
Page 22: Pei Status Codes
Post-Memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module specific) 0x3D Post-Memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module specific) 0x3E Post-Memory South Bridge initialization (South Bridge module specific) 0x3F-0x4E OEM post memory initialization codes 0x4F DXE IPL is started Trenton Systems, Inc... - Page 23 Recovery firmware image is loaded 0xF5-0xF7 Reserved for future AMI progress codes Recovery Error Codes 0xF8 Recovery PPI is not available 0xF9 Recovery capsule is not found 0xFA Invalid recovery capsule 0xFB – 0xFF Reserved for future AMI error codes Trenton Systems, Inc.
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Page 24: Pei Beep Codes
South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module specific) 0x75 South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module specific) 0x76 South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module specific) 0x77 South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module specific) 0x78 ACPI module initialization 0x79 CSM initialization Trenton Systems, Inc... - Page 25 Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP Begin 0xB1 Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP End 0xB2 Legacy Option ROM Initialization 0xB3 System Reset 0xB4 USB hot plug 0xB5 PCI bus hot plug 0xB6 Clean-up of NVRAM 0xB7 Configuration Reset (reset of NVRAM settings) Trenton Systems, Inc.
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Page 26: Dxe Beep Codes
Some of the Architectural Protocols are not available No Console Output Devices are found No Console Input Devices are found Invalid password Flash update is failed Reset protocol is not available Platform PCI resource requirements cannot be met Trenton Systems, Inc... -
Page 27: Acpi/Asl Status Codes
OEM SEC initialization before microcode loading OEM SEC initialization after microcode loading 0x1D – 0x2A OEM pre-memory initialization codes 0x3F – 0x4E OEM PEI post memory initialization codes 0x80 – 0x8F OEM DXE initialization codes 0xC0 – 0xCF OEM BDS initialization codes Trenton Systems, Inc.
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