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SW44X
USER MANUAL
Arima Computer Corp.
Building Your Competitive Advantage
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  • Page 1 SW44X USER MANUAL Arima Computer Corp. Building Your Competitive Advantage...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ABLE ONTENTS LEGAL DISCLAIMER....................4 COPYRIGHT NOTICE ....................4 TECHNICAL SUPPORT....................5 ABOUT THIS USER GUIDE ..................5 SAFETY INSTRUCTION ....................6 CHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED ................7 ....................7 1.1 C ONGRATULATIONS ......................7 1.2 U NPACKING 1.2.1 Quick Installation Guide......................8 ....................
  • Page 3 3.6 S :..................... 49 ECURITY 3.7 P : ......................50 OWER 3.8 B : ......................51 3.9 S : ......................52 ERVER 3.10 E :......................53 APPENDIX I: GLOSSARY ................... 54...

  • Page 4: Legal Disclaimer

    Arima Computer Corp. makes no warranty regarding this document. Always read the safety instructions carefully. Arima Computer Corp. cannot anticipate all of your working conditions; for safety, you should use caution, care and good judgment when following the procedures described in this material. Arima Computer Corp.

  • Page 5: Technical Support

    Contact the place of purchase for help. This is the recommended solution as they can provide the quickest assistance. Visit Arima Computer Corp. website for up to the minute FAQ, guides and updates. The website can be found at: http://www.arima.com.tw/server Or contact our support staff at: server@arima.com.tw...

  • Page 6: Safety Instruction

    Safety Instruction Keep this manual for future reference. Keep the equipments in a safe, cool, dry place. Perform the installation on a dry, flat surface. Ground yourself by touching a plugged-in power supply, which displaces static electricity. Adjust the power source to the proper voltage before connecting the equipment to the power outlet. Place the power cord in such a manner as to ensure that no one can step on it or trip over it.

  • Page 7: Chapter 1. Getting Started

    2000MT/s HyperTransport, two PCI-X slots, and SATAII controllers, to name just a few. SW44X supports independent buses for PCI-X slot as well, providing the most efficient bus management to date. It provides versatility, performance, value and dependability for today’s computing environment.

  • Page 8: Quick Installation Guide

    H1 Slot 1, 2, 3, 4 6 DIMMs H2 Slot 3, 4 H1 Slot 1, 2, 3, 4 8 DIMMs H2 Slot 1, 2, 3, 4 The Latest BIOS, Manual, Memory AVL, Drivers and Utility can be downloaded from http://www.arima.com.tw/server Rev. 1.05...

  • Page 9: Features Highlight

    One PCI-Express x1 slot, two PCI-Express x8 slots, two PCI-X 133/100MHz slots. STORAGE: Total support of hard disk formats from SATA II to ATA. INTEGRATED LAN CONTROLLER: ServerWorks HT2000 integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet ports SYSTEM MANAGEMENT: Arima SmartWatch server management application OPMA connector...

  • Page 10: Motherboard Specification

    1.4 Motherboard Specification Processors Dual socket F (1207) Side-by-side placement Support up to two AMD Opteron 2000 series processors with 68/95/120 Wattage Support dual core Opteron processor Support 2000MT/s HyperTransport Chipsets ServerWorks HT2000 ServerWorks HT1000 HT2000 supports PCI-E and PCI-X slots National Semiconductor Super I/O PC87417 chip Analog Devices ADM1026 Hardware Monitor chip Memory...
  • Page 11 Stacked two USB 2.0 connectors 9-pin serial and DB15 Video connectors Two RJ-45 connectors with LEDs System Management Arima SmartWatch server management application OPMA connector Form Factor SSI form factor with size: 12” X 13” (8 layers) EPS 12V power connectors (24pin + 8pin)

  • Page 12: Motherboard Layout [Major Components]

    1.5 Motherboard Layout [Major Components] The following diagram indicates all the major components of the motherboard.

  • Page 13: Chapter 2. Hardware Installation

    Chapter 2. Hardware Installation 2.1 Mounting the Motherboard The SW44X confirms to the SSI form factor. Before continuing on with installation, please confirm that your chassis supports a standard SSI motherboard. If you are unsure, contact your dealer for more information.

  • Page 14: Block Diagram

    2.2 Block Diagram...

  • Page 15: Installing The Processor

    2.3 Installing the Processor Procedure: First read the instructions that came with the CPU. Follow the procedures below step by step. 1. Locate the processor socket on the motherboard and carefully remove the protective cover. 2. Pull the lever out of its locked position and let it spring into its open position.
  • Page 16 3. Now that the lever is in its unlocked position, lift up the metal cover to reveal the CPU socket. 4. Place the CPU into the socket with the arrows pointing to the bottom right of the socket as shown (there are two gaps on both sides of the CPU, make sure they fit perfectly into the socket.
  • Page 17 5. Close the metal cover and return the lever into its original locked position. 6. Now, rest the motherboard into the chassis, align the two holes of the backplate with the two bolts of the chassis.
  • Page 18 We do not recommend you to apply thermal compound at this point of the installation. The heatsink provided along with your CPU already has thermal grease on the bottom for your convenience. Do not apply more thermal grease if it is already present. Too much thermal grease will spill onto the CPU circuit and damage the CPU.

  • Page 19: Installing The Memory

    2.4 Installing the Memory 2.4.1 DIMM Combination The diagram below shows the 8 DIMM slots from 1 to 4 for both CPU1 and CPU2.
  • Page 20 Please note the diagrams below to identify if your DIMM memories are ECC or non-ECC. Before installing your memory sticks, please ensure that the memory sticks you have are compatible with theSW44X. The SW44X will only support DDR2-667/533/400 modules. Please study the table below for memory module specification of the SW44X. Key Notes: DDR2 Memory Modules Supported: 256MB –...

  • Page 21: Installing Dimm Modules

    2.4.2 Installing DIMM modules 1. Open up the brackets on the sides by flicking them to the sides: 2. Line up the memory with socket. Make sure the gap fits into the socket. 3. Push the memory stick down until the brackets on the sides snap to secure the memory module in place. Make sure the brackets are locked into the memory module.
  • Page 22 These pictures only show the procedures for the installation of one memory module. Please refer to section 2.4.1 to make sure the memory module combination is qualified for the motherboard.

  • Page 23: Jumpers Configuration

    2.5 Jumpers Configuration 2.5.1 Clear CMOS header Header CN6 controls CMOS setting. Position your motherboard as it appears in the following diagram. To clear CMOS: 1. Turn off the system, and make sure the standby power on the power supply has been turned off too. 2.

  • Page 24: Enable Onboard Vga Header

    2.5.2 Enable onboard VGA header Header CN25 controls the onboard VGA setting. CN25 has the default set as enabled where pin 2 and pin 3 are short, and switch the jumper to pin 1 and pin 2 will disable onboard VGA. Refer to the following diagram for CN25 location:...

  • Page 25: Pci-X Frequency Setting

    2.5.3 PCI-X Frequency Setting The default frequency setting of PCI-X Slot is 100MHz where pin 1 and pin 2 on header CN38 are shorted. Switch to pin 2 and pin 3 will change the frequency to 133MHz.

  • Page 26: Onboard Buzzer

    2.5.4 Onboard Buzzer Header CN30 setting controls the on and off state of the onboard buzzer. Set jumper on 1-2 to enable the buzzer.

  • Page 27: Power Supply

    2.6 Power Supply 2.6.1 ATX 24-pin power connector and CPU 8/4-pin connector There is one 24-pin power input connection and a 8/4-pin power input connection on the motherboard. The 24-pin power connection is used to connect to the power supply, while the 8/4-pin power connection is used to power up the CPU.

  • Page 29: Cables & Connectors

    2.7 Cables & Connectors 2.7.1 Front Panel Connectors Power LED: This 3-pin connector attaches to the power LED. HDD Activity LED: This 2-pin connector attaches to the LED of the hard disk. The LED lights up when HDD is active. Power Switch: This 2-pin connector attaches to the power button of the system.

  • Page 31: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    2.7.2 Floppy disk drive connector The following diagram indicates the location of the floppy drive connector: To install the floppy drive, first refer to the instructions that come with the floppy drive. Then follow the instructions here. Attaching a floppy drive can be done in a similar manner to an IDE drive. Most of the current floppy drives on the market require that the cable be installed with the colored stripe positioned next to the power...
  • Page 32 connector. In most cases, there will be a key pin on the cable, which will force proper connection of the cable. The motherboard supports only one floppy connector, but the connector can support up to two floppy drives. Below are some symptoms of incorrectly installed floppy drives. Wrong installation should not cause severe damage but it may cause your system to freeze or crash when trying to read and/or write to the floppy diskette.

  • Page 33: Ide Connectors

    2.7.3 IDE connectors The following diagram indicates the location of the IDE connector: Read the instructions that come with the IDE drive and then consult the instructions here. For Parallel ATA, installing IDE drives has become simpler over the years. The cables are now “keyed” to guide the user to the correct installation configuration.

  • Page 34: Rear Panel I/O Ports

    2.7.4 Rear Panel I/O ports The following illustration displays the motherboard I/O port array. Type of Port Function PS/2 Mouse connector The system will direct IRQ12 to the PS/2 mouse if one is detected. If not detected, IRQ12 can be used for expansion slot.

  • Page 35: Back Panel Lan Led

    2.7.5 Back Panel LAN LED Back Panel LAN LED: The table below will allow the user to monitor LAN activities from the back of the system. Indication Meaning Activity LED flashing Data activity Link LED lighting up Connected to network...

  • Page 36: Front Usb Connector

    2.7.6 Front USB Connector Header CN36 controls only one front USB connection. To activate the front USB, connect the USB wire to CN36. Refer to the following diagram for the location of CN36.

  • Page 37: Front Panel Serial Port Connector

    2.7.7 Front Panel Serial Port Connector Header CN34 controls the activation of front panel serial port. In the specification, front panel serial port is COM2, the back panel is COM1. Refer to the following diagram for location and orientation of CN34.

  • Page 39: Chapter 3. Bios Setup

    Chapter 3. BIOS Setup This chapter discusses the PhoenixBIOS setup program built into the ROM BIOS. BIOS is the basic input/output system, the firmware on the motherboard that enables the hardware to interact with the software. The setup program allows the users to modify the basic system configurations according to their needs.

  • Page 40: Using Setup

    3.2 Using Setup The following table provides details about how to navigate the Setup program using keyboard. FUNCTION Up Arrow ↑ Move to the previous item. Down Arrow ↓ Move to the next item. Left Arrow ← Move to the previous menu. Right Arrow →...

  • Page 41: Troubleshooting

    3.3 Troubleshooting In case the system cannot be booted after some changes in BIOS, use the clear CMOS jumper setting to reset the BIOS to default (See Page 23). To avoid such problem, configure only the items that you thoroughly understand and refrain from modifying the advanced settings.

  • Page 42: Main Menu

    3.4 Main Menu: Phoenix TrustedCore(tm) Setup Utility Advanced Security Power Boot Server Exit Main Item Specific Help System Time: [11:05:15] System Date: [08/21/2006] <Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or <Enter> selects field. BIOS Version V0.04 Legacy Diskette A: [1.44/1.25 MB 3 1/2" ] System Memory: 634 KB Extended Memory:...

  • Page 43: Advanced Menu

    3.5 Advanced Menu: Phoenix TrustedCore(tm) Setup Utility Main Security Power Boot Server Exit Advanced Item Specific Help Reset Configuration Data: [No] QuickBoot Mode: [Disabled] Select 'Yes' if you Boot Diagnostic Screen: [Enabled] want to clear the Extended System Chipset Configuration Configuration ►...

  • Page 44: Chipset Configuration Sub-Menu

    3.5.1 Chipset Configuration Sub-Menu The Chipset Configuration sub-menu is shown in following figure: Phoenix TrustedCore(tm) Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Configuration Item Specific Help Enable ACPI 2.0 static ACPI SRAT Table [Enabled] resources affinity DRAM Bank Interleave [Disabled] table for ccNUMA Node Interleave [Disabled] systems...

  • Page 45: Disk Configurations Sub-Menu

    3.5.2 Disk Configurations Sub-Menu The Disk Configurations sub-menu should look like following: Phoenix TrustedCore(tm) Setup Utility Advanced Disk Configurations Item Specific Help Embedded SATA [Enabled] Embedded SATA SATA mode [IDE] enable or disable Primary Master [100GB] ► Primary Slave [CD-ROM] ►...
  • Page 46 Primary Master sub-menu: Phoenix TrustedCore(tm) Setup Utility Advanced Primary Master [100GB] Item Specific Help Type: [Auto] User = you enter LBA Format parameters of hard-disk Total Sectors: 195813072 drive installed at this Maximum Capacity: 100GB connection. Auto = autotypes Multi-Sector Transfers: [16 Sectors] hard-disk drive LBA Mode Control: [Enabled]...

  • Page 47: I/O Device Configuration Sub-Menu

    3.5.3 I/O Device Configuration Sub-Menu The I/O Device Configuration sub-menu looks like the following: Phoenix TrustedCore(tm) Setup Utility Advanced I/O Device Configuration Item Specific Help Serial port A: [Auto] Configure serial port A Serial port B: [Auto] using options: Floppy disk controller: [Enabled] [Disabled] No configuration USB BIOS Legacy Support: [Enabled]...

  • Page 48: Console Redirection Sub-Menu

    3.5.4 Console Redirection Sub-Menu The Console Redirection sub-menu looks like the following: Phoenix TrustedCore(tm) Setup Utility Advanced Console Redirection Item Specific Help Com Port Address [Disabled] If enabled, it will use a port on the Baud Rate [19.2K] motherboard. Console Type [vt100] Flow Control [None]...

  • Page 49: Security Menu

    3.6 Security Menu: The Security Menu is shown as the following figure: Phoenix TrustedCore(tm) Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Server Exit Security Item Specific Help Set Supervisor Password [Enter] Set User Password [Enter] Supervisor Password controls access to the setup utility.

  • Page 50: Power Menu

    3.7 Power Menu: The Power Menu is shown as following figure: Phoenix TrustedCore(tm) Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Boot Server Exit Power Item Specific Help After Power Failure: [Stay Off] PCIe PME [Disabled] Sets the mode of operation IF an AC/Power Loss occurs.

  • Page 51: Boot Menu

    3.8 Boot Menu: All the possible devices that you can boot from are automatically detected and listed on the page. The first device listed is the first boot device. In the example shown below, the Floppy Drive is the first boot device, followed by the Maxtor 6L100P0-(PM) hard drive and COMBO COB-1H4816-(PS) CD rom.

  • Page 52: Server Menu

    3.9 Server Menu: Phoenix TrustedCore(tm) Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Server Item Specific Help Display without KB Err Msg [No] Control the Post Error Message display or not when without KB. F1 Help Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ↑↓...

  • Page 53: Exit Menu

    3.10 Exit Menu: Phoenix TrustedCore(tm) Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Server Exit Item Specific Help Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Exit System Setup and Load Setup Defaults save your changes to Discard Changes CMOS. Save Changes F1 Help Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ↑↓...

  • Page 54: Appendix I: Glossary

    APPENDIX I: Glossary ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface): a power management specification that allows the operating system to control the amount of power distributed to the computer’s devices. Devices not in use can be turned off, reducing unnecessary power expenditure. AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port): a PCI-based interface which was designed specifically for demands of 3D graphics applications.
  • Page 55 Closed and open jumpers: jumpers and jumper pins are active when they are “on” or “closed”, and inactive when they are “off” or “open”. CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductors): chips that hold the basic startup information for the BIOS. COM port: another name for the serial port, which is called as such because it transmits the eight bits of a byte of data along one wire, and receives data on another single wire (that is, the data is transmitted in serial form, one bit after another).
  • Page 56 ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data): a format for storing information about Plug-n-Play devices in the system BIOS. This information helps properly configure the system each time it boots. Firmware: low-level software that controls the system hardware. Form factor: an industry term for the size, shape, power supply type, and external connector type of the Personal Computer Board (PCB) or motherboard.
  • Page 57 PCI-to-PCI bridge: allows you to connect multiple PCI devices onto one PCI slot. PnP (Plug-n-Play): a design standard that has become ascendant in the industry. Plug-n- Play devices require little set-up to use. Devices and operating systems that are not Plug- n-Play require you to reconfigure your system each time you add or change any part of your hardware.
  • Page 58 ZCR (Zero Channel RAID): ZCR card provides RAID-5 solution by working with the onboard SCSI/SATA/SATA-II chip through special PCI-X slot with Intel RAIDIOS logic, thus lowering cost of RAID-5 solution...

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