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  • Page 1 ® UPER 8050 UPER ERVER USER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 2 The State of California, County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes. Supermicro's total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product. Unless you request and receive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, you may not copy any part of this document.

  • Page 3: Preface

    Server 8050. Installation and maintainance should be performed by experi- enced technicians only. The SuperServer 8050 is a high-end quad processor server based on the SC850 server chassis and the S2QR6, a quad processor motherboard that supports up to four Pentium III/II Xeon processors.
  • Page 4 8050 UPER ERVER Manual Chapter 7 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa- tion on running the CMOS Setup Utility. Appendix A offers information on BIOS error beep codes and messages. Appendix B provides post diagnostic error messages.
  • Page 5 Preface...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Mainboard Features ... 1-3 Contacting Supermicro ... 1-22 Chapter 2: Quick Setup Overview and Precautions ... 2-1 Setting up the SuperServer 8050 ... 2-1 Checking the Motherboard Setup ... 2-1 Checking the Drive Bay Setup ... 2-2 Installing the Operating System ... 2-3 Chapter 3: System Interface Overview ...
  • Page 7 Chapter 4: System Safety Electrical Safety Precautions ... 4-1 General Safety Precautions ... 4-2 ESD Safety Precautions ... 4-3 Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup Handling the S2QR6 Motherboard ... 5-1 Motherboard Installation ... 5-2 Connecting Cables ... 5-3 Connecting Data Cables ... 5-4 Connecting Power Cables ...
  • Page 8 8050 UPER ERVER Manual DIP Switch Settings ... 5-20 DIP Switch 1: Core/Bus Ratio ... 5-20 DIP Switch 2 ... 5-20 Jumper Settings ... 5-21 Explanation of Jumpers ... 5-21 Front Side Bus Speed ... 5-21 Extra Chassis Intrusion Header ... 5-21 Power Supply Fail Alarm Enable/Disable ...
  • Page 9 Advanced Chipset Setup ... 7-9 Power Management ... 7-11 PCI/Plug and Play Setup ... 7-14 Peripheral Setup ... 7-17 Auto-Detect Hard Disks ... 7-19 Change User/Supervisor Password ... 7-19 Change Language Setting ... 7-20 Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings ... 7-20 Auto Configuration with Fail Safe Settings ...
  • Page 10 8050 UPER ERVER User's Manual Notes...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1: Introduction

    SuperServer 8050. In addition to the mainboard and chassis, various hardware components have been included with the SuperServer 8050. The letters in parentheses indicate which subsystem that component is included with: SS = server, MB = motherboard, CS = chassis.

  • Page 12: Server Chassis Features

    UPER ERVER Manual Six (6) VRMs (Voltage Regulator Modules) (MB) You should also have received a User's Manual and Supermicro diskettes, which contains several drivers and utilities. * Type and number depends upon the configuration ordered. Server Chassis Features The SuperServer 8050 is a high-end, scaleable server platform designed with today's most state-of-the-art features.

  • Page 13: Mainboard Features

    SCSI drive bays is provided by two 12-cm exhaust fans. Mainboard Features At the heart of the SuperServer 8050 lies the S2QR6, a quad processor motherboard designed to provide maximum performance in a four-way sys- tem. Below are the main features of the S2QR6.
  • Page 14 8050 UPER ERVER Manual connectors and one 50-pin Legacy SCSI connector, which is shared with channel B. PCI Expansion Slots The S2QR6 has a total of eight PCI expansion slots consisting of two 64-bit 66 MHz slots, four 64/32-bit 33 MHz slots and two 32-bit 33 MHz slots. All together they provide an I/O bandwidth of 931 MB/sec.

  • Page 15: Contacting Supermicro

    2051 Junction Avenue San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 895-2001 Fax: +1 (408) 895-2008 E-mail: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Web site: www.supermicro.com European Office Address: Super Micro Computer B.V. Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands...
  • Page 16 8050 UPER ERVER Manual Notes...

  • Page 17: Chapter 2: Quick Setup

    Decide on a suitable place for setting up and operating the SuperServer 8050. You will need to place it in a clean, dust-free area that is well venti- lated. Avoid areas where heat, electrical noise and electromagnetic fields are generated.

  • Page 18: Checking The Drive Bay Setup

    8050 UPER ERVER Manual the panel out and completely lift it away from the chassis. When reinstalling this panel, make sure the raised holes along the bottom of the chassis fit into the long holes in the bottom lip of the side panel.

  • Page 19: Installing The Operating System

    Installing the Operating System The SuperServer 8050 is normally shipped without an operating system (OS) installed. This is the last thing you need to do to make the system operational.
  • Page 20 8050 UPER ERVER Manual Notes...

  • Page 21: Chapter 3: System Interface

    Overview There are several LEDs on the front control panel as well as others on the power supply units, the SCSI drives and the motherboard to keep you con- stantly informed of the overall status of the system as well as the activity and health of specific components.

  • Page 22: Power

    Note: You must use the exact same brand and rating of fan for replacement. obtained directly from Supermicro. Overheat: Indicates an overheat condition in the chassis. SCA Channel A: Indicates an overheat condition with SCA SCSI back plane A (which supports the upper drive bays).

  • Page 23: Scsi Drive Leds

    SCSI Drive LEDs Each SCSI drive carrier has two LEDs. Green: The green SCSI drive LED indicates drive activity. This LED should blink on and off when that particular drive is being accessed. Red: If the red LED is illuminated, the drive has experienced a fault or has crashed.
  • Page 24 8050 UPER ERVER Manual Notes...

  • Page 25: Chapter 4: System Safety

    Electrical Safety Precautions Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the SuperServer 8050 from damage: Be aware of the locations of the power on/off switch on the chassis as well as the room's emergency power-off switch, disconnection switch or electrical outlet.

  • Page 26: General Safety Precautions

    Keep the area around the SuperServer 8050 clean and free of clutter. The SuperServer 8050 weighs approx. 84 lbs. (38 kg.) If you have to lift the system, two people at either end should lift slowly with their feet spread out to distribute the weight. Always keep your back straight and lift with your legs.

  • Page 27: Esd Safety Precautions

    ESD Precautions Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is generated by two objects with different electrical charges coming into contact with each other. An electrical discharge is created to neutralize this difference, which can damage electronic components and printed circuit boards. The following measures are generally sufficient to neutralize this difference before contact is made to protect your equipment from ESD: Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.
  • Page 28 8050 UPER ERVER Manual Notes...

  • Page 29: Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup

    Advanced Motherboard Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install the S2QR6 motherboard into a chassis, connect the data and power cables and install add-on cards. All motherboard jumpers and connections are also described. A layout and quick reference chart are on pages 5-12 and 5-13. Remember to remount the side panel when you have finished with the installation to better cool and protect the system.

  • Page 30: Motherboard Installation

    8050 UPER ERVER Manual • For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides ex- cellent conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and the motherboard. Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static electrical damage.
  • Page 31 Check compatibility of motherboard ports and I/O shield The S2QR6 requires a chassis big enough to support a 13" x 18" motherboard, such as Supermicro's SC850 and SC840. Make sure that the I/O ports on the motherboard properly align with their respective holes in the I/O shield at the back of the chassis.

  • Page 32: Connecting Cables

    8050 UPER ERVER Manual Connecting Cables Now that the motherboard is installed, the next step is to connect the cables to the board. These include the data (ribbon) cables for the peripherals and front control panel, the power fail signal (PWR P) cable and the power cables.

  • Page 33: Connecting The Front Control Panel

    Connecting the Front Control Panel The JF1 header on the S2QR6 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors. See Figure 5-2 for the specific locations of the speaker, overheat LED, keyboard lock, chassis intrusion, I2C, network activity LED, power fail, fan fail, 5v standby, power LED, IDE drive activity LED, power on LED, reset switch, USB0 and alarm reset headers.

  • Page 34: Installing Processors And Drms

    Mounting fans to the DRMs (optional): If your chassis provides good cooling, adding DRM fans is not necessary (Supermicro DRMs are aerodynamically designed to make the airflow generated by the system fans sufficient for system cooling). to add fans to the DRMs, mount them before attaching the DRMs to the motherboard.
  • Page 35 Securing the processors: Beginning with the CPU1 slot, slide the processor(s) into the DRMs and let it rest in the Slot 2 socket. Then insert the four DRM screws to the base of each DRM and secure the units by screwing them in firmly. Empty processor slots: Terminator cards (TMR-008) must be installed in the processor slot(s) left empty in 1, 2 and 3-way configurations.

  • Page 36: Installing Memory In The Mec

    8050 UPER ERVER Manual Installing Memory in the MEC Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage. The MEC must be populated in the manner described in Step 2 below. Memory Support: The S2QR6 supports 128MB/256MB/512MB/ and 1 GB registered ECC DIMM memory modules.
  • Page 37 Figure 5-4. (Four DIMM installation shown) Bank0 Bank1 Bank2 Bank3 Bank0 Bank1 Bank2 Bank3 Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup Populating the MEC Bank0 Bank1 Bank2 Bank3 Bank0 Bank1 Bank2 Bank3...
  • Page 38 8050 UPER ERVER Manual Figure 5-5. Side View of DIMM Installation into Slot PC100 Notches To Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place. Pay attention to the two notches. To Remove: Use your thumbs to gently push near the edge of both ends of the module.

  • Page 39: Adding Pci Cards

    Adding PCI Cards 64-bit PCI slots: The S2QR6 has six 64-bit PCI slots. Two of these are 66 MHz slots that are keyed to only accept 66 MHz, 3V PCI cards. The other four 64-bit slots run at 33 MHz and are backward compatible with 32-bit cards. PCI card installation: You are now ready to install your PCI add-on cards.
  • Page 40 8050 UPER ERVER Manual Figure 5-7. SUPER S2QR6 Layout ATX POWER #2 KB/ MOUSE JP52 JP58 PCI32 #1 PCI32 #2 Also see the figure on page 5-24 for the locations of the I/O ports and 5-5 for the Front Control Panel (JF1) connectors.
  • Page 41 S2QR6 Quick Reference Jumpers Description LVD SCSI Ch A Term. (p. 5-23) Open (Enabled) LVD SCSI Ch B Term. (p. 5-23) Open (Enabled) 50pin SCSI Ch B Term. (p. 5-23)Open (Enabled) Onboard SCSI Enable (p. 5-24) Open (Enabled) Front Side Bus Speed (p. 5-21) Closed (100 MHz) Spread Spectrum Enable JP55 P/S Failure Alarm (p.

  • Page 42: Connector Definitions

    8050 UPER ERVER Manual Connector Definitions Power Supply Connectors The S2QR6 has two primary power supply connectors: at U21 and U23. You should connect power to both of these two pri- mary connectors. See Table 5-1 for pin definitions. Secondary Power Connector...

  • Page 43: Ide Led

    IDE LED The IDE Drive LED connection is located on pins 7 and 9 of JF1. This will send an indication of IDE disk activity to the front control panel. See Table 5-5 for pin defi- nitions and Figure 5-2 for pin loca- tions.

  • Page 44: Reset

    8050 UPER ERVER Manual Reset The Reset connection is located on pins 15 and 17 of JF1. connector attaches to the hard- ware reset switch on the com- puter chassis. See Table 5-9 for pin definitions and Figure 5-2 for pin locations.

  • Page 45: Extra Universal Serial Bus Connection

    Extra Universal Serial Bus Connection (USB0) An additional connection for USB0 is included on pins 25, 27, 29 and 31 of JF1 for front side USB ac- cess. You cannot have devices connected to both this and the back side connector at U25. See Table 5-12 for pin definitions and Figure 5-2 for pin locations.

  • Page 46: Alarm Reset

    8050 UPER ERVER Manual Alarm Reset Pin 33 of JF1 provides a connec- tion for a switch to disable the system's audible alarm, which in- dicates either a chassis overheat condition, a power supply failure or a fan failure. The alarm reset switch will only disable the audible alarm;...

  • Page 47: Atx Ps/2 Keyboard And Mouse Ports

    ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the PS/2 mouse are located on J18. See Table 5-18 for pin definitions. (The mouse port is above the key- board port. See Figure 5-8.) Universal Serial Bus (USB) Two Universal Serial Bus connec- tors are located on U25.

  • Page 48: Pwr P Header

    8050 UPER ERVER Manual PWR P Header A four-pin connector from the power supply connects to the PWR P header on the motherboard to notify you in the event of a power supply failure. If your sys- tem does not have three power...

  • Page 49: Jumper Settings

    Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard, jumpers can be used to choose between optional set- tings. Jumpers create shorts be- tween two pins to change the function of the connector. Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board.

  • Page 50: Power Supply Fail Alarm Enable/Disable

    8050 UPER ERVER Manual Power Supply Failure Alarm Enable/Disable The system will notify you in the event of a power supply failure. This feature assumes that three power supply units are installed in the chassis, with one acting as a backup.

  • Page 51: Onboard Lan/Nic Enable/Disable

    Onboard LAN/NIC Enable/Disable Change the setting of jumper JP58 to enable or disable the onboard LAN or NIC (Network Interface Card) on your motherboard. Table 5-27 for jumper settings. LVD Channel A SCSI Termination Enable/ Disable Jumper JA2 allows you to enable or disable termination for the LVD Channel A SCSI connector.

  • Page 52: Scsi Enable/Disable

    8050 UPER ERVER Manual SCSI Enable/Disable Jumper JA7 allows you to enable or disable all onboard SCSI. The normal (default) position is open to enable SCSI operation. See Table 5-31 for jumper settings. 5-10 Port/Control Panel Connector Locations The I/O ports on the S2QR6 are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification.

  • Page 53: Parallel Port Connector

    5-11 Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections Use the following information to connect the floppy and hard disk drive cables. • The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires. • A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. •...

  • Page 54: Ide Connectors

    8050 UPER ERVER Manual IDE Connectors There are no jumpers to config- ure the onboard IDE connectors J13 and J14. Refer to Table 5- 34 for pin definitions. 50-pin Legacy SCSI Connector Refer to Table 5-35 for pin defini- tions of the 50-pin Legacy SCSI connector located at JA5.

  • Page 55: Ultra160 Scsi Connectors

    Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup Ultra160 SCSI Connectors Refer to Table 5-36 for pin definitions for the Ultra160 SCSI connectors located at JA1 and JA3. Table 5-36 68-pin Ultra160 SCSI Connectors (JA1, JA3) Connector Contact N u m b e r Signal Names +DB(12) +DB(13)

  • Page 56: 5-12 Irqs

    8050 UPER ERVER Manual 5-12 IRQs Some PCI bus mastering devices share IRQs (Interrupt Requests) without performance penalties. See Table 5-37 for details on shared IRQs. 32-bit PCI#1 (J12) and 32-bit PCI#2 (J120) share IRQs 10 and 11. 64-bit/33 MHz PCI#1 (J7) shares IRQ0 with the onboard SCSI.

  • Page 57: Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup

    Advanced Chassis Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform maintenance on the SC850 chassis. For component installation, follow the steps in the order given to eliminate the most common problems encountered. If some steps are unnecessary, skip ahead to the step that follows. Tools Required The only tool you will need to install components and perform maintainance is a Philips screwdriver.
  • Page 58 8050 UPER ERVER Manual Figure 6-1. Chassis Front View (with right front doors removed) System LEDs Alarm Reset Lock for Front Main Power Doors System Reset Front Panel Locking Tab Drive Bays Locking Tab A Channel SCSI Drives SCSI Active...

  • Page 59: Front Control Panel

    Front Control Panel The front control panel must be connected to the JF1 connector on the motherboard to provide you with system status and alarm indications. A ribbon cable has been included to simplify this connection. Connect the cable from JF1 on the motherboard (making sure the red wire plugs into pin 1) to JP9 on the front control panel PCB (printed circuit board).
  • Page 60 8050 UPER ERVER Manual Figure 6-3. Front Control Panel PCB JP14 Fan Headers: FAN1 + FAN2 are for cooling CPU3 and CPU4. FAN3 cards. hard drive bay. Fan LEDs: The red LEDs located above each fan header allow you to identify which fan needs replaced in the event of a fan failure.

  • Page 61: System Cooling Fans

    Installing a new system fan: Replace the failed fan with an identical 9-cm, 12 volt fan (available from Supermicro). After the new fan has been installed, reassemble the fan housing and plug the housing back into its slot. You should hear it click into place when fully inserted.

  • Page 62: Drive Bay Installation

    To remove these doors, swing them open to about 90 degrees and then pull straight out from the hinges. Refer to Figure 6-6 when configuring your SCSI drives. Note: You must use standard 1" high, 80-pin SCA SCSI drives in the SuperServer 8050. SCSI Drives Exercise caution when working around the SCSI backplane.
  • Page 63 Mounting a SCSI drive in a drive carrier: The SCSI drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and removal from the chassis. These carriers also work to promote proper airflow for the SCSI drive bays. For this reason, even those carriers without SCSI drives must remain installed.
  • Page 64 8050 UPER ERVER Manual Figure 6-6. Removing SCSI Drives Configuring the hot-plug SCSI drives: The SCSI backplane has several jumpers and connectors used for assign- ing IDs to the drives and for configuring them for either single or dual channel operation. The top drive bay holds the channel A drives and the bottom bay holds the channel B drives.

  • Page 65: Scsi Backplane Jumper Settings

    SCSI Backplane Jumper Settings The SCSI subsystem is preset to provide dual channel operation. The easiest way to reconfigure for single channel operation is to simply remove both JP5 and JP21 from backplane A only (leaving those on backplane B unchanged) and setting JP24 to different settings on each backplane.
  • Page 66 8050 UPER ERVER Manual Figure 6-7. SCSI Backplane Connectors and Jumpers (See previous section for jumper definitions and settings.) Note: SCSI power cables should be routed through the bottom of the power supply housing in the 850 chassis. There are two 4-pin connectors on each of two sets of cables.

  • Page 67: Ide And Floppy Drives

    IDE and Floppy Drives Installing IDE and floppy drives: The main front chassis door must be opened to access the IDE and floppy drive bays. To do so, first remove the two front doors as described at the beginning of this section. Then push the three locking tabs on the right side of the front chassis panel up to unlock the main chassis door, which you can then swing out.

  • Page 68: Power Supply Units

    8050 UPER ERVER Manual Power Supply Units The SC850 has a 700 watt power supply that consists of three separate 350 watt units. Two units provide a continuous 700 watts of power to the system and the third acts as a backup, which will automatically activate if one of the other two units fail.
  • Page 69 Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup Figure 6-5. Chassis Rear View I/O Back Plane Power Supply Units (3) Exhaust Fan PCI Slots (9) 6-13...
  • Page 70 8050 UPER ERVER Manual Notes 6-14...

  • Page 71: Chapter 7: Bios

    Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS for ServerWorks Pentium III/II Xeon 400-700 processors with a 100 MHz FSB. The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk-based program. Configuration Data The original IBM AT had 64 kbytes of non-volatile memory storage in CMOS RAM.

  • Page 72: Bios Features

    8050 UPER ERVER Manual BIOS Features • Supports Plug and Play V1.0A and DMI 2.3 • Supports Intel PCI 2.2 (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus specification • Supports Advanced Power Management (APM) specification v 1.1 • Supports ACPI • Supports Flash ROM AMIBIOS supports the LS120/zip drive: •...
  • Page 73 AMIBIOS HIFLEX © 1998 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved. PCI / PLUG AND PLAY SETUP CHANGE AUTO CONFIGURATION AUTO CONFIGURATION Standard CMOS setup for changing time, date, hard disk type, etc. Esc:Exit :Sel F2/F3:Color F10:Save & Exit AMIBIOS SETUP-STANDARD (C)1998 American Megatrends,...

  • Page 74: Standard Cmos Setup

    8050 UPER ERVER Manual Standard CMOS Setup Date and Time Configuration Select the Standard option. Select the Date/Time icon. The current values for each category are displayed. keyboard. Floppy A Floppy B Choose the Floppy Drive A or B icon to specify the floppy drive type.

  • Page 75: Advanced Cmos Setup

    Entering Drive Parameters You can also enter the hard disk drive parameters. The drive parameters are: Parameter Description Type The number for a drive with certain identification parameters. Cylinders The number of cylinders in the disk drive. Heads The number of heads. WPCOM The size of a sector gets progressively smaller as the track diameter diminishes.
  • Page 76 8050 UPER ERVER Manual Enabled AMIBIOS does not test system memory above 1 MB. AMIBIOS does not wait up to 40 seconds for a READY signal from the IDE hard disk drive. If a READY signal is not received immediately from the IDE drive, AMIBIOS does not configure that drive.
  • Page 77 The options for this setting are BIOS and Silent . If selected as BIOS, the POST will start with the normal sign-on message screen. If Silent is selected, the POST will start with the Supermicro screen Display Mode at Add-On ROM Init The options for this setting are Force BIOS and Keep Current .
  • Page 78 8050 UPER ERVER Manual as a warning tool, not as a tool to predict the device reliability. Boot Up Num-Lock The options for this setting are On and Off . When this option is set to On , the BIOS turns off the Num Lock key when the system is powered on.

  • Page 79: Advanced Chipset Setup

    Chapter 7: BIOS/Setup System BIOS Cacheable When set to Enabled , the contents of the F0000h system memory segment can be read from or written to cache memory. The contents of this memory segment are always copied from the BIOS ROM to system RAM for faster execution.
  • Page 80 8050 UPER ERVER Manual Write Combining for P6-to-PCI: The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled. This bit enables or disables the combining (bursting) of accesses within the PCI memory regions. The BWCR register provides the write combining enable/disable bit for each region.

  • Page 81: Power Management

    Chapter 7: BIOS/Setup Scrubbing Enable The options for this setting are Disabled and Enabled . Set "Enabled" to allow the CNB30 to perform "scrubbing"(--i.e. writing the ECC corrected memory data back to the DRAM). MPS Support The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled . Select "Enabled"...
  • Page 82 8050 UPER ERVER Manual Suspend Time Out When in the AMP mode, this option specifies the length of a period of system inactivity while in the suspend state. When this length of time expires, the computer enters a suspend power. The options are Disabled and 1 Min through 14 Min in 1 minute increments.

  • Page 83: Pci/Plug And Play Setup

    Chapter 7: BIOS/Setup IRQ12: The options are: Ignore and Monitor . IRQ14: The options are: Ignore and Monitor . IRQ15: The options are: Ignore and Monitor . USB Resume When in the AMP mode, this setting allows you to wake up the system from a USB device.
  • Page 84 8050 UPER ERVER Manual CPU is directed to both the PCI VGA device's palette registers and the ISA VGA palette registers. This will permit the palette registers of both devices to be identical. This option must be set to Enabled if any ISA adapter card installed in the system requires VGA palette snooping.
  • Page 85 Chapter 7: BIOS/Setup Onboard LAN IRQ Use this setting to specify the IRQ priority for Onboard LAN devices installed in the PCI expansion slots. The options are Auto, (IRQ) 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, and 11, in priority order. PCI Slot 3 and Onboard SCSI IRQ Use this setting to specify the IRQ priority for PCI Slot 3 and Onboard SCSI devices installed in the PCI expansion slots.

  • Page 86: Peripheral Setup

    8050 UPER ERVER Manual reserve the IRQ by assigning an ISA/EISA setting to it. Onboard I/O is configured by AMIBIOS. All IRQs used by onboard I/O are configured as PCI/PnP. IRQ14 and 15 will not be available if the onboard PCI IDE is enabled. If all IRQs are set to ISA/EISA and IRQ14 and 15 are allocated to the onboard PCI IDE, IRQ 9 will still be available for PCI and PnP devices.
  • Page 87 Overheat Warning Temperature Use this setting to set the CPU overheat warning temperature. The options are 25 °C through 75 °C in 1 °C intervals. Note: The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are 55 °C . H/W Monitor CPU1 H/W Monitor CPU2 H/W Monitor CPU3 H/W Monitor CPU4 H/W Monitor (+3.3V)

  • Page 88: Auto-Detect Hard Disks

    8050 UPER ERVER Manual Serial Port2 Duplex Mode This setting is enabled by the selection made in the previ- ous Serial Port 2 Mode setting. This makes the IR Duplex Mode available, which can be set to either Half or Full .

  • Page 89: Change Language Setting

    Change User Password Change Supervisor Password The system can be configured so that all users must enter a password every time the system boots or when the AMIBIOS setup is executed. You can set either a Supervisor password or a User password. do not want to use a password, just press <Enter>...

  • Page 90: Exit Without Saving

    8050 UPER ERVER Manual Save Current Settings and Exit Highlight this and hit <Enter> when you wish to save any changes made to settings in BIOS and exit back to the system boot-up procedure. Exit Without Saving Highlight this and hit <Enter> when you wish to exit back to the system boot-up procedure without saving any changes.
  • Page 91 Appendix A: BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes & Messages During the POST (Power-On Self-Test) routines, which are performed each time the system is powered on, errors may occur. Non-fatal errors are those which, in most cases, allow the system to continue the boot-up process.
  • Page 92 8050 UPER ERVER Manual AMI BIOS Error Beep Codes 1 beep: System needs to update BIOS. Insert the diskette in that has the system BIOS file (SUPER.ROM) in the root directory. 2 beeps: BIOS file (SUPER.ROM) absent or not in root directory.
  • Page 93 If you hear... 5 short and 1 long beeps 6 short and 1 long beeps 7 short and 1 long beeps Appendix A: BIOS Error Beep Codes it's because... no memory is installed EDO memory detected SMBUS (System Manage- ment Bus) error...
  • Page 94 8050 UPER ERVER Manual Notes...

  • Page 95: Appendix B: Amibios Post Diagnostic Error Messages

    Appendix B: AMIBIOS POST Diagnostic Error Messages AMIBIOS POST Diagnostic Error Messages This section describes the power-on self-tests (POST) port 80 codes for the AMIBIOS. Check Point Description Code copying to specific areas is done. to INT 19h boot loader next. NMI is Disabled.
  • Page 96 8050 UPER ERVER Manual Check Point Description The keyboard controller command byte is written. Next, issuing the pin 23 and 24 blocking and unblocking commands. Next, checking if the <End or <Ins> keys were pressed during Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the <End>...
  • Page 97 Appendix B: AMIBIOS POST Diagnostic Error Messages Check Point Description Initialization before setting the video mode is complete. Configuring the monochrome mode and color mode settings next. Bus initialization system, static, output devices will be done next, if present. Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required configuration before the video ROM test.
  • Page 98 8050 UPER ERVER Manual Check Point Description Initializing the bus input, IPL, and general devices next, if present. Displaying bus initialization error messages. The new cursor position has been read and saved. Displaying the Hit <DEL> message next. Preparing the descriptor tables next.
  • Page 99 Appendix B: AMIBIOS POST Diagnostic Error Messages Check Point Description The memory below 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset. Clearing the memory above 1 MB next. The memory above 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset.
  • Page 100 8050 UPER ERVER Manual Check Point Description The DMA page register test passed. DMA Controller 1 base register test next. The DMA controller 1 base register test passed. Performing the DMA controller 2 base register test next. The DMA controller 2 base register test passed.
  • Page 101 Appendix B: AMIBIOS POST Diagnostic Error Messages Check Point Description programming been completed. Uncompressing the WINBIOS Setup code and executing the AMIBIOS Setup or WINBIOS Setup utility next. Returned from WINBIOS Setup and cleared the screen. Performing any necessary programming after WINBIOS Setup next.
  • Page 102 8050 UPER ERVER Manual Check Point Description Any initialization required after the option ROM test has been completed. printer base address next. Set the timer and printer base addresses. RS-232 base address next. Returned Performing Coprocessor test next. Required initialization before the Coprocessor test is over.
  • Page 103 Appendix B: AMIBIOS POST Diagnostic Error Messages Check Point Description Returned Next, performing the E000 option ROM had control. Initialization completed. Displaying the system configuration next. Building the multiprocessor table, if necessary. POST next. The system configuration is displayed. Uncompressing the DMI data and initializing DMI. Copying any code to specific areas.
  • Page 104 8050 UPER ERVER Manual Notes B-10...

  • Page 105: Appendix C: List Of Figures

    The following is a list of the figures in this manual and the page numbers they appear on. Figure Front Control Panel LEDs Mounting Holes on Motherboard Front Control Panel Connectors Installing the DRMs Populating the MEC DIMM Installation into Socket Adding PCI Cards SUPER S2QR6 Layout I/O Port Locations and Definitions...
  • Page 106 8050 UPER ERVER Manual Notes...

  • Page 107: Appendix D: System Specifications

    Appendix D: System Specifications Appendix D System Specifications Processors Up to four Intel Pentium III/II Xeon 400-700 MHz CPUs with a 100 MHz FSB in 1, 2, 3 or 4 way configurations Memory Capacity MEC (Memory Expansion Card) with 16 DIMM slots to support a maximum of 16 GB SDRAM DIMM Sizes 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB/ SDRAM modules supported...
  • Page 108 8050 UPER ERVER Manual PCI Expansion Slots Two 64-bit/66 MHz, four 64/32-bit/33 MHz and two 32-bit slots. Power Supply Type: 3 x 350W triple redundant, hot-plug units with +3.3V, +5V, +12V, -5V and -12V main DC outputs and a 5V standby output.

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