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MLB 1218
July 2006 (Revision B)
P/N: 1230B0026301

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  • Page 1 Motherboard User Manual MLB 1218 July 2006 (Revision B) P/N: 1230B0026301...
  • Page 2 All rights, including copyright, in the content of this manual are owned or controlled by IESC and protected by the Taiwan and international copyright act. No one may, transmit, adapt, assign, compile, rent, sale, change, copy, reproduce, distribute, publish, display, broadcast, or use in any way the content of this manual, in whole or in part, for any other purpose whatsoever without the prior written permission of IESC.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    About This Manual ............................i Conventions..............................i Safety Precautions ............................ii Operation Safety............................ii Electrical Safety ............................ii Tools Required ............................iii Regulatory and Integration Information.....................iv Regulatory Compliance Identification Numbers..................iv Product Regulatory Compliance ......................iv Battery Replacement Notice........................vi Introduction ............................1-1 Audience Assumptions .........................1-1 Manual Organization ........................1-1 Product Features...........................1-2 Motherboard Layout........................1-4 1.4.1 Connectors and Component Locations.................1-4...
  • Page 4 Floppy Connector (J26)........................3-5 Internal USB Port for USB Floppy (J27) ..................3-6 Chassis Intrusion Connector (J17)....................3-7 Front Panel VGA Connector (J13) ....................3-8 D-sub VGA Port (J39)........................3-9 Serial Port (J31)..........................3-10 Keyboard and Mouse Ports (J6, J15)..................3-11 3.10 Rear Dual USB Port (J35) ......................3-13 3.11 Front Panel USB Connector (J38)....................3-14 3.12...
  • Page 5 Figure 2-14 Putting on the PnP Cap ....................2-9 Figure 2-15 Aiming the Golden Corner at the Socket...............2-9 Figure 2-16 Releasing the Screws ....................2-10 Figure 2-17 Lifting up the Heat Sink Socket...................2-10 Figure 2-18 Installing the Heat Sink Base Socket................2-10 Figure 2-19 System Memory Location....................2-13 Figure 2-20 Lifting the DIMM out of the Socket................2-14 Figure 2-21 Pressing the Retaining Clips Outward .................2-14 Figure 2-22 Inserting the DIMM into the Socket ................2-14...
  • Page 6 Table 3-5 Internal USB Port for USB Floppy Pin Definition............3-6 Table 3-6 Chassis Intrusion Connector Pin Definition ..............3-7 Table 3-7 Front Panel VGA Connector Pin Definition..............3-8 Table 3-8 D-sub VGA Port Pin Definition ..................3-9 Table 3-9 Serial Port Pin Definition ....................3-10 Table 3-10 Keyboard Port Pin Definition..................3-11 Table 3-11 Mouse Port Pin Definition.....................3-12 Table 3-12 Rear Dual USB Port Pin Definition ................3-13...

  • Page 7: About This Manual

    About This Manual About This Manual Conventions Safety Precautions Regulatory and Integration Information...
  • Page 8 About This Manual To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. Warning: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete Caution: a task.

  • Page 9: Operation Safety

    About This Manual Observe the following safety precautions when you are connecting or disconnecting any device. Regarding the standards of workstation regulations, do not place the server in the visual field of the user, because of the glossy front of the case. Operation Safety •...

  • Page 10: Tools Required

    About This Manual • This product is equipped with a three-wire power cable and plug for user safety. Use the power cable with a properly grounded electrical outlet to avoid electric shock. Motherboards, adapters, and disk drives are sensitive to static electricity discharge. These devices are wrapped in antistatic bags to prevent this damage.

  • Page 11: Regulatory And Integration Information

    About This Manual Regulatory Compliance Identification Numbers For the purpose of regulatory compliance certifications and identification, this motherboard is assigned a serial number. This server serial number can be found on the product label, along with the required approval markings and information. When requesting certification information for this product, always refer to this serial number.
  • Page 12 About This Manual not have an FCC logo or FCC ID on the label. Class B devices have an FCC logo or FCC ID on the label. Once the class of the device is determined, refer to the following corresponding statement. Class A Equipment This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 13: Battery Replacement Notice

    About This Manual Canadian Notice (Avis Canadien) Class A Equipment Japanese Notice Taiwanese Notice Battery Replacement Notice This server is provided with an internal Lithium battery or battery pack. There is a danger of explosion and risk of personal injury if the battery is incorrectly replaced or mistreated. For more information about battery replacement or proper disposal, contact an authorized reseller or your authorized service provider.

  • Page 14: Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction Audience Assumptions Manual Organization Product Features Motherboard Layout...

  • Page 15: Table 1-1 Introduction Of The Manual

    Introduction This manual assumes that you are a service technician or network administrator familiar with computer hardware, data storage and network administration terminology and tasks. This manual introduces the motherboard and chassis along with the hardware information and how to replace the hardware.

  • Page 16: Figure 1-1 Motherboard Overview

    Introduction This chapter provides the detailed features for processor, memory, onboard LAN, D-sub VGA, I/O and PCI with pictures for your reference. Figure 1-1 Motherboard Overview ® This motherboard dimension is designed for 12” x 13”. The motherboard is configured to use Intel ®...
  • Page 17 Introduction Chip embedded in ESB2E Onboard VGA Server Engines VGA on Pilot Chip 2.25MB Display Memory Embedded on Chip and enables to share system memory PCI-E x1 Lane Integrated Super I/O ServerEngine Pilot controller Supports one fast UART 16550 serial port, one PS/2 keyboard port, and one PS/2 mouse port Expansion Slots Expansion Slots (1U Chassis)

  • Page 18: 1.4.1 Connectors And Component Locations

    Introduction The layout of the motherboard is shown below. Each connector and major component is identified by the number. 1.4.1 Connectors and Component Locations Figure 1-2 Connectors and Component Locations The words printed on the real motherboard to mark the processors are “CPU1” and “CPU2”.

  • Page 19: Floppy Connector (J26)

    Introduction Rear Dual USB Port (J35) DIMM7 Socket (J24) Serial Port (J31) DIMM8 Socket (J25) UID LED (CR16) Fan Power/Fan Tach Connector (J99) D-sub VGA Port (J39) Processor 1 (CPU1) PS/2 Mouse Port (J15) Processor 2 (CPU2) PS/2 Keyboard Port (J6) Processor Power Connector (J28) Management Port (RJ45) (J59) LCM Connector (Optional) (J33)

  • Page 20: 1.4.2 Back Panel Connectors

    Introduction 1.4.2 Back Panel Connectors Figure 1-3 Back Panel Connectors Dual NIC Connector (RJ45) D-sub VGA Port Management Port (RJ45) UID LED PS/2 Keyboard Port Serial Port PS/2 Mouse Port Rear Dual USB Port 1230B0026301...

  • Page 21: Hardware Operations

    Chapter 2 Hardware Operations Before You Start Screw Holes Battery Processor System Memory Jumpers...
  • Page 22 Hardware Operations This chapter provides the detailed information and removal steps for motherboard, including battery, processor, system memory, and jumpers. The components shown in this chapter are mainly for your reference. Please take the actual shipment as standard. Take note of the following precautions before you remove or install any components on the motherboard. The server does not completely power off when the front panel power button is pressed.

  • Page 23: Screw Holes

    Hardware Operations The motherboard is designed with totally nine locking tab holes and two thumbscrews as the picture shows. Figure 2-1 Screws Placement Thumbscrew Locking Tab Hole Do not overly tighten the thumbscrews. Doing so may damage the motherboard. 1230B0026301...

  • Page 24: Figure 2-2 Battery Location

    Hardware Operations The location of battery is shown below: Figure 2-2 Battery Location Reminder Before you remove or install the battery, please follow the steps below: Step 1: Make sure the server is not turned on or connected to the AC power. To power off the server, see “2.1.1 Power Off”...

  • Page 25: Battery

    Hardware Operations 2.3.1 To remove the battery Pull the battery retaining clip away from the battery. Lift the battery on the lever side and pull it out of the holder. Figure 2-3 Pulling the Battery out of the Holder Do not bend the retaining clip during battery replacement. For proper operation, the clip must maintain a position of contact with the battery.

  • Page 26: Processor

    Hardware Operations ® The motherboard supports dual Intel dual-core Xeon 5000 series processors with 667/1066/1333MHz FSB. With two 771-pin LGA sockets, the system can be configured to either single or dual processors system to connect to the Northbridge chipset through the Front Side Bus (FSB) with Hyper Threading Technology.

  • Page 27: 2.4.1 To Remove The Heat Sink

    Hardware Operations You can install single or dual processors on the motherboard according to your own needs. 1. If SINGLE processor is intended, recommend that you install the processor on the processor 1 socket, please refer to the figure above. 2.

  • Page 28: 2.4.2 To Install The Heat Sink

    Hardware Operations 2.4.2 To install the heat sink Rotate and pull up the two levers. Figure 2-8 Pulling up the Two Levers Place the heat sink on top of the installed processor. Figure 2-9 Placing the Heat Sink on Top of the Processor Push down the levers to secure the heat sink on top of the processor.

  • Page 29: 2.4.3 To Remove The Processor

    Hardware Operations 2.4.3 To remove the processor Unlock the load lever and lift it up. Open the load plate. Figure 2-11 Opening the Load Plate Lift the processor out of the socket. Figure 2-12 Lifting the Processor out of the Socket Close the load plate.

  • Page 30: 2.4.4 To Install The Processor

    Hardware Operations Put the PnP cap onto the load plate. Figure 2-14 Putting on the PnP Cap 2.4.4 To install the processor Reverse the steps above to install the processor. However, when inserting the processor into the socket, make sure that the golden corner on the processor is aimed at the socket as picture shows: Figure 2-15 Aiming the Golden Corner at the Socket •...

  • Page 31: 2.4.5 To Remove The Heat Sink Socket

    Hardware Operations 2.4.5 To remove the heat sink socket Release the six screws from bottom of the motherboard. Figure 2-16 Releasing the Screws Lift the heat sink socket up from the motherboard. Figure 2-17 Lifting up the Heat Sink Socket 2.4.6 To install the heat sink socket Reverse the steps above to install the heat sink socket.

  • Page 32: System Memory

    Hardware Operations The motherboard supports eight DDR2 667MHz vertical DIMMs to provide up to 32GB with fully-buffered support. The maximum height of DIMM can not exceed 1.2”. The eight DIMM sockets support Single Rank DIMMs (S for short) and Dual Rank DIMMs (D for short).

  • Page 33: Table 2-3 Dimm Installation Option In Mirrored Mode

    Hardware Operations Table 2-3 DIMM Installation Option in Mirrored Mode DIMM DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 DIMM5 DIMM6 DIMM7 DIMM8 Total Memory Size     512MB 512MB 512MB 512MB           ...

  • Page 34: Figure 2-19 System Memory Location

    Hardware Operations The location of the DIMM sockets on the motherboard is shown below: Figure 2-19 System Memory Location Reminder Before you remove or install any DIMMs, please follow the steps below: Step 1: Make sure the server is not turned on or connected to the AC power. To power off the server, see “2.1.1 Power Off”...

  • Page 35: 2.5.1 To Remove A Dimm

    Hardware Operations 2.5.1 To remove a DIMM Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward. This action releases the module and partially lifts it out of the socket. Lift out the DIMM. Figure 2-20 Lifting the DIMM out of the Socket 2.5.2 To install a DIMM Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward.

  • Page 36: Figure 2-23 System Configuration Jumper Location

    Hardware Operations DIMMs fit in only one direction. DO NOT force a DIMM into the socket to avoid damaging the DIMM. The motherboard involves two jumpers, system configuration jumper and CPU FSB clock jumper. The system configuration jumper is divided into six pin groups, and CPU FSB clock jumper is divided into three pin groups (refer to “3.17 Jumper Settings”).

  • Page 37: Jumpers

    Chapter 3 Connectors and Jumpers Power Connectors Front Panel IDE Connector Floppy Connector Internal USB Port for USB Floppy Chassis Intrusion Connector Front Panel VGA Connector D-sub VGA Port Serial Port Keyboard and Mouse Ports Rear Dual USB Port Front Panel USB Connector C (SMBus) Signal Connector for PSU Dual NIC Connector (RJ45) Management Port (RJ45)

  • Page 38: Figure 3-1 Main Power Connector

    Connectors and Jumpers The locations of all the connectors described in this chapter are shown in “1.4.1 Connector and Component Locations”. “Key” stands for foolproof feature; “NC” stands for unused. The main power supply connection is obtained using the 24-pin connector (only the first 20 pins are populated when using an ATX12V power supply).

  • Page 39: Figure 3-2 Processor Power Connector

    Connectors and Jumpers Table 3-1 Main Power Connector Pin Definition Signal Name Signal Name +3.3V +3.3V +3.3V -12V Ground Ground DC_ON (Soft On/Off) Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Power Good Stand By +5V +12V3 +12V3 +3.3V Ground 3.1.2 Processor Power Connector (J28) The processor power connector and the pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-2 Processor Power Connector Table 3-2 Processor Power Connector Pin Definition...

  • Page 40: Figure 3-3 Front Panel Ide Connector

    Connectors and Jumpers The server will not boot if the 12V processor power connector is not attached to the motherboard. The motherboard provides one 80-pin front panel IDE connector. The front panel IDE connector and the pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-3 Front Panel IDE Connector Table 3-3 Front Panel IDE Connector Pin Definition Signal Name...
  • Page 41 Connectors and Jumpers Signal Name Signal Name IDE_D[7] IDE_D[8] IDE_D[6] IDE_D[9] IDE_D[5] IDE_D[10] IDE_D[4] IDE_D[11] IDE_D[3] IDE_D[12] IDE_D[2] IDE_D[13] IDE_D[1] IDE_D[14] IDE_D[0] IDE_D[15] Ground Ground IDE_DDRFQ Ground IDE_DIOW_N IDE_CSEL IDE_DIOR_N Ground IDE_IORDY Ground IDE_DDACK_N IDE_CABLE40_SENSE_N IDE_IRQ Ground IDE_DA[1] IDE_DA[2] IDE_DA[0] IDE_CS1_N IDE_CS0_N IDE_PRSNT_N...

  • Page 42: Figure 3-4 Floppy Connector

    Connectors and Jumpers The 34-pin floppy connector and the pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-4 Floppy Connector Table 3-4 Floppy Connector Pin Definition Signal Name Signal Name Ground LOWDEN_N Ground Ground INDEX_N Ground MOTON0_N Ground +12V Ground DSEL0_N Ground +12V MSEN 1 DIR_N...

  • Page 43: Figure 3-5 Internal Usb Port For Usb Floppy

    Connectors and Jumpers The internal USB port for USB floppy and the pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-5 Internal USB Port for USB Floppy Table 3-5 Internal USB Port for USB Floppy Pin Definition Signal Name USB5 Data- USB5 Data+ Ground 1230B0026301...

  • Page 44: Figure 3-6 Chassis Intrusion Connector

    Connectors and Jumpers The 2-pin chassis intrusion connector and the pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-6 Chassis Intrusion Connector Table 3-6 Chassis Intrusion Connector Pin Definition Signal Name Intrusion Signal Ground 1230B0026301...

  • Page 45: Figure 3-7 Front Panel Vga Connector

    Connectors and Jumpers The front panel VGA connector and the pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-7 Front Panel VGA Connector Table 3-7 Front Panel VGA Connector Pin Definition Signal Name Signal Name Horizontal Sync Ground Ground GREEN Vertical Sync Ground Ground BLUE...

  • Page 46: Figure 3-8 D-Sub Vga Port

    Connectors and Jumpers The 15-pin D-sub VGA port and the pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-8 D-sub VGA Port Table 3-8 D-sub VGA Port Pin Definition Signal Name GREEN BLUE Ground Ground Ground Ground Horizontal Sync Vertical Sync 1230B0026301...

  • Page 47: Figure 3-9 Serial Port

    Connectors and Jumpers The motherboard has one 9-pin serial port connector. The serial port and the pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-9 Serial Port Table 3-9 Serial Port Pin Definition Signal Name RXDATA TXDATA Ground 1230B0026301 3-10...

  • Page 48: Figure 3-10 Keyboard Port

    Connectors and Jumpers PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports are located on the back panel. The +5 V lines to these ports are protected with a PolySwitch* circuit that, like a self-healing fuse, reestablishes the connection after an overcurrent condition is removed. The PS/2 keyboard port and the pin definitions are shown below: Figure 3-10 Keyboard Port Table 3-10 Keyboard Port Pin Definition...

  • Page 49: Figure 3-11 Mouse Port

    Connectors and Jumpers The PS/2 mouse port and the pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-11 Mouse Port Table 3-11 Mouse Port Pin Definition Signal Name Mouse Data Ground Mouse Clock The power to the server should be turned off before a keyboard or mouse is connected or disconnected. The keyboard and mouse controller contains the AMI keyboard and mouse controller code, provides the keyboard and mouse control functions, and supports password protection for power-on/reset.

  • Page 50: Figure 3-12 Rear Dual Usb Port

    Connectors and Jumpers The motherboard supports rear dual USB port. The rear dual USB port and the pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-12 Rear Dual USB Port Table 3-12 Rear Dual USB Port Pin Definition Signal Name USB1 Data- USB1 Data+ Ground USB2 Data-...

  • Page 51: Figure 3-13 Front Panel Usb Connector

    Connectors and Jumpers A header on the motherboard provides an option to support one additional 10-pin USB connector. The front panel USB connector and the pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-13 Front Panel USB Connector Table 3-13 Front Panel USB Connector Pin Definition Signal Name Signal Name USB3 Data-...

  • Page 52: Figure 3-14 I C (Smbus) Signal Connector For Psu

    Connectors and Jumpers The 5-pin I C (SMBus) signal connector for PSU and the pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-14 I C (SMBus) Signal Connector for PSU Table 3-14 I C (SMBus) Signal Connector for PSU Pin Definition Signal Name C SCL C SDA C Alert...

  • Page 53: Figure 3-15 Dual Nic Connector (Rj45)

    Connectors and Jumpers The motherboard supports one dual NIC connector (RJ45). The dual NIC connector is shown below: Figure 3-15 Dual NIC Connector (RJ45) The motherboard supports one management port (RJ45). The connector is shown below: Figure 3-16 Management Port (RJ45) 1230B0026301 3-16...

  • Page 54: Figure 3-17 Fan Power/Fan Tach Connector

    Connectors and Jumpers The fan power/fan tach connector and the pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-17 Fan Power/Fan Tach Connector Table 3-15 Fan Power/Fan Tach Connector Pin Definition Signal Name Signal Name BMC_FAN_TACH_SEL0 BMC_FAN_TACH_SEL1 Stand By +3.3V Stand By +3.3V Stand By +3.3V Stand By +3.3V Stand By +3.3V...

  • Page 55: Figure 3-18 Mini-Sas Connector

    Connectors and Jumpers Signal Name Signal Name Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground The Mini-SAS connector is shown below: Figure 3-18 Mini-SAS Connector 1230B0026301 3-18...

  • Page 56: Figure 3-19 Lcm Connector

    Connectors and Jumpers The LCM connector and the pin definition are shown below: Figure 3-19 LCM Connector Table 3-16 LCM Connector Pin Definition Signal Name Signal Name 3.3V_DUAL 3.3V_DUAL C_SDA_LCM 3 C_SCL_LCM Ground Ground 1230B0026301 3-19...

  • Page 57: Figure 3-20 System Configuration Jumper

    Connectors and Jumpers 3.18.1 System Configuration Jumper (J3) The function of system configuration jumper installed on motherboard is shown below: Figure 3-20 System Configuration Jumper Table 3-17 System Configuration Jumper Function Jumper Function Pin 1-2 Pin 2-3 Clear Password *Disable Enable Clear CMOS *Disable...

  • Page 58: Cpu Fsb Clock Jumper (J12)

    Connectors and Jumpers 3.18.2 CPU FSB Clock Jumper (J12) The motherboard supports a 3x3pin CPU FSB Clock Jumper during prototype stage to set the processor speed. If installed, the jumper can override any FSB speed settings. The 3x3pin CPU FSB clock jumper is shown below: Figure 3-21 CPU FSB Clock Jumper The settings and frequencies are shown as the table below: Table 3-18 CPU FSB Clock Frequencies and Setting...

  • Page 59: Bios Setup

    Chapter 4 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Utility Entering the BIOS Setup Utility Keyboard Command Bar BIOS Updates...
  • Page 60 BIOS Setup This section describes the BIOS Setup Utility options. You can run BIOS Setup with or without an operating system being present. Onboard devices are configured with the BIOS Setup utility that is embedded in flash ROM. The configuration utilities allow you to modify the CMOS RAM and NVRAM. The actual hardware configuration is accomplished by the BIOS POST routines and the BIOS Plug-N-Play auto-configuration manager.

  • Page 61: Entering The Bios Setup Utility

    BIOS Setup The BIOS options described in this section may or may not be present in pre-production versions of the system BIOS. This section describes the BIOS utility as it is planned to be at production and is subject to change. Option locations, in a given menu of the BIOS Setup utility as described in this section, may be different from those observed on any one pre-production version of the system BIOS.

  • Page 62: Table 4-2 Keyboard Command Bar Description

    BIOS Setup The right portion of the Setup screen provides a list of commands that are used to navigate through the Setup utility. These commands are displayed at all times. Each menu page contains a number of configurable options and/or informational fields. Depending on the level of security in affect, configurable options may or may not be changed.
  • Page 63 BIOS Setup Option Description Select Field The Tab key is used to move between fields. For example, Tab can be used to move from hours to minutes in the time item in the main menu. Change The minus key on the keypad is used to change the value of the Value current item to the previous value.

  • Page 64: Bios Updates

    BIOS Setup 4.4.1 BIOS Requirements Table 4-3 BIOS Requirements Description Utilities File Name Description Flash BIOS Image AFUDOS.EXE AMIBIOS Flash Utility & ROM image Under DOS ROM image file F.BAT FBB.BAT Flash BIOS Image AFUWIN.EXE Under Windows Recovery Mode AMIBOOT.ROM ROM image 4.4.2 ROM Flash Update under DOS prompt...

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