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GB304A-GE
General Purpose Server Barebone
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  • Page 1   GB304A-GE General Purpose Server Barebone User’s Manual Document Number: MAN-00101-A    ...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 1: Product Introduction ................5  1.1 General Information ........................5  1.2 System Specifications....................1.3 Front View of GB304A-GE ......................8  1.4 Rear View of GB304A-GE ..................1.5 Top View of GB304A-GE ......................9  Chapter 2 : Hardware Setup ..................10  2.1 Chassis Cover ..........................10 ...
  • Page 3 Updating BMC Configuration ....................40  Chapter 6 : Technical Support ..................41  Copyright © 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer .Inc. All Rights Reserved. This document contains proprietary information about AIC products and is not to be disclosed or used except in accordance with applicable agreements.     ...

  • Page 4: Safety Information

      Safety Information   When installing, operating, or performing maintenance on this equipment, basic safety precautions, as listed below, should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, and personal injuries. Read and understand all instructions.  Observe warnings and instructions marked on the product.

  • Page 5: About This User's Manual

      About This User’s Manual GB304A This document provides a detailed description of the -GE including: The General Features of the Product  Hardware Setup  Motherboard Settings  BIOS Configuration and Settings  BMC Configuration and Settings   ...

  • Page 6: Chapter 1: Product Introduction

      Chapter 1. Product Introduction 1.1 General Information GB304A -GE, a 3U General Purpose Barebone, supports Dual-Core/Quad-Core/6-Core processors. GB304-GE has 3 x 3.5” + 2 x 2.5” size HDD bays for flexible storage applications. GB304-GE harnesses MAX I/O™ technology, maximizing the usage of off-the-shelf expansion cards (up to 10) in the barebone.

  • Page 7: System Specifications

      1.2 System Specifications Dimensions (with chassis ears/protrusions) mm : 482.6 x 635 x 133.4 W x D x H inches : 19 x 25 x 5.25 Motherboard Motherboard Gemini (PSG-M-GEDP036D-110) Processor Dual LGA1366 sockets to support two(2) Dual-Core/Quad-Core/6-Core Intel® Processor Support Xeon®...
  • Page 8   • PXE 2.0 • SMBIOS 2.0 • WOL • Serial console redirection • AC loss recovery On-Board Devices SATA Built-in Intel® ICH10R SATA2 controller with RAID support Aspeed AST2050 BMC • Intelligent Platform Management Interface 2.0 (IPMI 2.0) IPMI •...

  • Page 9: Front View Of Gb304A-Ge

      1.3 Front View of GB304A-GE Hot‐swap HDD Trays    Icon  Color  Controls  Icon  System Behavior  LED  System Behavior    Solid: System On    Power LED  Green  Power  ON/OFF Push for Power On or Off  Off: System Off  System ID  System Identification  Blue  System ID   Push for ID LED On or Off      LED  Blink: Activity    Alert LED  Red  Light: System Alert  System Reset    Push for System Reset   ...

  • Page 10: Top View Of Gb304A-Ge

      1.5 Top View of GB304A-GE The barebone server includes the basic components shown below. Hot‐swap HDD Trays  System Fans  SAS/SATA  Backplane  Full Length   Expansion Card  Gemini    Bracket  Motherboard  Half Length  Expansion Card   Bracket  Power Supply  Expansion Slots  Rear I/O    ...

  • Page 11: Chapter 2. Hardware Setup

    Chapter 2. Hardware Setup This section demonstrates maintenance procedures in replacing a defective part once the GB304A-GE appliance is installed and is operational. 2.1 Chassis Cover 2.1.1 Removing the Chassis Cover 1. Release the two screws on the rear panel.

  • Page 12: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

      2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU) Caution : When unpacking a processor, hold the processor only by its edges to avoid touching the contacts. 2.2.1 Installing the CPU 1. Press the load lever to release the load plate.    Load lever ...
  • Page 13   4. Align the processor cutouts against the socket notches. Cutouts  Caution: The pins of the processor socket are vulnerable and easily susceptible to damage if fingers or any foreign objects are pressed against them. Please keep the socket protective cover on when processor is not installed.

  • Page 14: Installing The Cpu Heatsink

      2.2.2 Installing the CPU Heatsink Note: Apply thermal paste TO the bottom of heatsink and spread in an even thin layer before installing the heatsink. To install the CPU heatsink: 1. Place the heatsink on top of the CPU, ensuring that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard.

  • Page 15: System Memory

      2.3 System Memory This server board supports up to twelve DDR3 800/1066/1333 Registered ECC SDRAM (recommended)/ Unbuffered ECC SDRAM. 1. Populate DIMMs in the following order: DIMM DIMM arrangement Numbers 2 DIMMs CPU0 DIMM 0 CPU1 DIMM 0 4 DIMMs CPU0 DIMM 0 CPU0 DIMM 0 CPU1 DIMM 0...
  • Page 16   CPU0 DIMM 0 8 DIMMs CPU0 DIMM 0 CPU0 DIMM 0 DIMM 1 CPU1 DIMM 0 CPU1 DIMM 0 CPU1 DIMM 0 DIMM 1 CPU0 DIMM 0 CPU0 DIMM 0 10 DIMMs CPU0 DIMM 0 DIMM 1 DIMM 1 CPU1 DIMM 0 CPU1 DIMM 0 CPU1 DIMM 0...

  • Page 17: Drive Bays

      2.4 Drive Bays 2.4.1 Installing or Replacing 3.5” Hot-swap SAS/SATA HDD 1. Release a drive tray by pressing the unlock button and pinching slightly the lock lever and pulling out the drive tray. 2. Firmly hold the tray lever and pull the drive out of the bay.  ...

  • Page 18: Installing Or Replacing 2.5" Hot-Swap Sas/Sata Hdd

      2.4.2 Installing or Replacing 2.5” Hot-swap SAS/SATA HDD or SSD 1. Release a drive tray by pressing the unlock button and pinching the lock lever slightly and pulling out the drive tray. 2. Firmly hold the tray lever and pull the drive out of the bay. 3.

  • Page 19: Mb Tray

      2.5 MB Tray 2.5.1 Removing the MB Tray 1. Remove the screws on the right side of rear panel. 2. Remove the screws on the bottom of barebone. 3. Remove the power housing screws on the left side of rear panel. 4.

  • Page 20: Riser Card

      2.6 Riser Card 1.   RISER CARD PN (PSG CODE) DESCRIPTION PSG-RC-GEVR-90-210(PE3U02) Gemini 3U Gold finger PCIe Gen2 X16 to 2 PCIe X16 + 3 PCIe X8 + 2 PCIe X8 (X4 lanes) or 2 PCIe X16 (X8 lanes) + 5 PCIe X8 + 2 PCIe X8 (X4 lanes) Vertical Riser  ...
  • Page 21   Default Switch On Mother Board  On Riser Card  (Default) SW1-1 SW1-2 PCIE 5 PCIE 4 PCIE 7 PCIE 6   2.   RISER CARD PN (PSG CODE) DESCRIPTION   PSG-RC-GEOB-10-110 (PE2U04) Gemini 2U on-board PCIe Gen2 X8 to 1 PCIe X8 Riser   RISER CARD DIAGRAM  ...

  • Page 22: Expansion Slot

      Expansion Slot 2.7.1 Installing an External Expansion Card to the Riser Card 1. Remove two screws to release the bracket. To install a full length expansion card, please remove the half length bracket. half length bracket  2. Install the expansion card on the proper slot and connect the expansion card to the riser card.
  • Page 23   3. When install the full-height expansion card on reversed slot, change the original bracket to the customized bracket from accessory box. Install the expansion card on the proper slot and connect the expansion card to the riser card and then ensure it with the screw on the rear panel. 4.

  • Page 24: System Fans

      2.8 System Fans 2.8.1 Removing or Replacing the System Fans 1. Release the thumb screw on the fan module. Hold the fan lever firmly and pull the fan out of the server chassis to remove the fan module from the server chassis.

  • Page 25: Chapter 3. Motherboard Settings

      Chapter 3. Motherboard Settings This section describes the jumpers, internal connectors, and internal LEDs setting on Gemini PGS-M-GEDP036D-110 motherboard. We will show the motherboard layout and important jumper settings of the system. 3.1 Motherboard Layout 3.2 Motherboard Content List Jumpers Location Internal Connectors...

  • Page 26: Jumpers

      3.2.1 Jumpers NORMAL CLEAR CLEAR CMOS OPEN INVALID CPU0 / CPU1JTAG JTAG BY PASS J43 / J41 BYPASS NORMAL CPU0 / CPU1 VRM ENABLE J12 / J19 TEST NORMAL DISABLE VGA DISABLE ENABLE DISABLE AST ARM ENABLE RESET AST ARM RESET NORMAL PCIe Strapping configuration O F F...

  • Page 27: Internal Connectors

      3.2.2 Internal Connectors 1.USB5V 2.USB5V 3.USBD- 4.USBD- 5.USBD+ 6.USBD+ J16 / J25 7.GND 8.GND 9.GND 10.NC 1.GND 2.3.3V 3.I2CSCL 4.I2CSDA 5.PWM1 6.FAN1_TACH FAN BOARD 7.PWM2 8.FAN2_TACH J15 / J63 CONNECTOR 9.PWM3 10.FAN3_TACH 11.PWM4 12.FAN4_TACH 13.FAN6_TACH 14.FAN5_TACH 15.GND 16.GND 1.FAN7_TACH 2.FAN8_TACH 3.FAN1_TACH 4.PWM1...

  • Page 28: Internal Connectors (Continue)

      3.2.3 Internal Connectors (continue) 1. GND   1516   GREEN     DATA       BLUE VGA HEADER   10.H_SYNC 11.V_SYNC 12.DVD_5V 13.GND 14.GND 15.GND 16.CLK 1.KB_DATA 2.+5V 3.KB_CLK KB/MS 4.MS_CLK 5.MS_DATA 6.GND 1.DSR# 2.DCD#G 3.RTS# 4.RXD UART/COM2 5.CTS# 6.TXD 7.RI# 8.DTR#...

  • Page 29: Internal Leds

      1.+1.5V_DDR3_CPU0 2.GND 3.VCCP_CPU0 4.GND 5.VTT_CPU0 6.GND VOLTAGE TEST 7.+3.3V 8.GND POINT GROUP A 9.+3.3V_DUAL 10.GND 11.+5V 12.GND 13.+1.5V 14.GND 14.GND 16.GND 1.GND 2.NC BMC GPIO 3.GPIOE7 4.GPIOB7 5.GPIOE6 6.GPIOB2 3.2.4 Internal LEDs LED ON=LAN LINK LED BLINK=ACTIVE 1.GbE5 LED# 2.GbE5 LED+ 3.GbE4 LED# 4.GbE4 LED+...

  • Page 30: Chapter 4 : Bios Configuration And Settings

      Chapter 4. BIOS Configuration and Settings Caution: When Quiet Boot IS enabled, OEM LOGO WILL BE displayed INSTEAD OF POST MESSAGES. 4.1 BIOS Setting 1. Press DEL to run the setup procedure. 2. There will be a message “Entering SETUP” displayed on the diagnostics screen. Caution: For the official released version, the last digit of the BIOS Version must end in an "0."...
  • Page 31   3. Identify the BIOS Version 4. Load Optimal Default setting 5. Save the setting and exit the BIOS setup utility.  ...

  • Page 32: Updating Bios

    1. AFUDOS is a BIOS update utility with command line interface that works in DOS environment. 2. The latest BIOS version is available from the FAE or AIC website. 3. Enter “flash” at the DOS command line. 4. Reboot the system after the update.

  • Page 33: Chapter 5 : Bmc Configuration And Settings

      Chapter 5. BMC Configuration and Settings Insert BMC IP LAN into the BMC LAN port. There are two methods to setup BMC IP: BMC  management  port  5.1 Method 1 (Use the BIOS setup) 1. BIOS SETUP -> Advance -> IPMI configuration -> Set LAN configuration  ...
  • Page 34   Input IP address. Set IP static. Note: type “1” for selecting static IP mode or type “2” for selecting DHCP mode. Input subnet mask address.  ...

  • Page 35: Method 2 (Use A Dos Tool - Syscheck)

      5.2 Method 2 (Use a Dos tool - Syscheck) 1. Type : sc –lanset. 2. Modify IP setting. Note: type 1 for selecting static IP mode or type 2 for selecting DHCP mode.  ...
  • Page 36   3. Input IP address. 4. Input submask address. Below IP address is an example using a default IP setting. User is allowed to change the IP address for realistic use. 5. Finish BMC IP configuration. Note: Type sc.exe –langet command to obtain BMC IP and MAC address.  ...

  • Page 37: Connect To Bmc

      5.3 Connect to BMC Note: This feature works with JAVA 6 runtime installed console environment. Below IP address is an example using default IP setting. User is allowed to change the IP address for realistic use. 1. Open the browser then type default BMC IP address: 192.168.22.22 2.
  • Page 38 Note: Users who login with the root user name and password will have full administrative power. The root password can be changed after login. 3. Information of ASTER firmware. 4. Server Health - Sensor Readings: 5. Configuration Please refer to AIC BMC User Guide for more information on AIC BMC.  ...
  • Page 39   Mouse Mode setting:  For Windows OS environment, set mode to absolute.  For Linux OS environment, set mode to relative. Remote Control: Environmental setting:    ...

  • Page 40: Updating Bmc Firmware

    AQUAN120 A:\ AQUAN120>a.bat This is just an example. The latest BMC firmware version is available from the FAE or AIC website. After update BMC firmware, please power off and then power on system. Notes: 1. DO NOT USE EMM386 IN DOS ENVIRONMENT WHEN UPDATING FIRMWARE OR YOU WILL GET A FAIL.

  • Page 41: Updating Bmc Configuration

    BEEN TESTED AND APPROVED FOR EACH SPECIFIC PRODUCT. PLEASE MAKE SURE FIRMWARE AND CONFIGURATION VERSIONS ARE CORRECT BEFORE UPDATING. CONSULT THE AIC WEB SITE (http://www.aicipc.com) FOR THE CORRECT COMBINATION OF FIRMWARE AND CONFIGURATION VERSIONS FOR YOUR SYSTEM. PLEASE ALSO ENSURE THAT THE BMC FIRMWARE IS UPDATED BEFORE THE BMC CONFIGURATION.

  • Page 42: Chapter 6. Technical Support

      Chapter 6. Technical Support Http://www.aicipc.com TAIWAN  Tel: +886.3.313.8386 Fax: +886.3.313.8377 Email Technical Support: support@aicipc.com JAPAN  Tel: +81.43.202.8380 Fax: +81.43.202.8381 Email Technical Support: support@aicipc.com CHINA  Tel: +021.54961421, +021.54961422 Fax: Extension: 608 Email Technical Support: support@aicipc.com AMERICA － West coast ...
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