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Preface About This Manual This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians. It provides information for the installation and use of the A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF. Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only. The A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF ...
A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual iv Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the H8QG6/i-F serverboard, including the locations and functions of connectors, headers and jumpers. Refer to this chapter when adding or removing processors or main memory and w...
vi A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1 1-2 Serverboard Features .........................................................................
7-5 Boot Settings Menu ....................................................................................... 7-13 7-6 Exit Menu ...................................................................................................... 7-14 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B Installing Windows...
1-2 A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual 1-2 Serverboard Features At the heart of the A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF is one H8QG6/i-F quad processor serverboard, which is based on the AMD SR5690/SP5100 chipset. Below are the main features of the serverboards. Processors The H8QG6/i-F supports four AMD Opt...
1-4 A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual 1-3 Server Chassis Features The following is a general outline of the main features of the SC828TS+-R1400LPBP server chassis. System Power The SC828TS+-R1400LPBP features a redundant (two separate power modules) 1400W high-effi ciency power supply with I 2 C...
1-5 Chapter 1: Introduction Figure 1-1. AMD SR5690/SP5100 Chipset: System Block Diagram Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see Chapter 5 for details. G34-SOCKET #3 8x DIMM 8x DIMM FWH Keyboard/ Mouse LPC SIO W83527DHG-P G34-SOCKET #2 VRM G34-SOCKET #4 AMD SR5690 #1 PCIE (X16) H/W_MONITOR ...
1-6 A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual 1-4 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: [email protected] (General Information) [email protected] (Technical Support) ...
Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2-1 Overview This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your 2042G-TRF/6RF up and running. Following these steps in the order given should enable you to have the system operational within a minimum amount of time. This quick ...
2-2 A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual Choosing a Setup Location Leave enough clearance in front of the rack to enable you to open the front door • completely (~25 inches) and approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back of the rack to allow for suffi cient airfl ow and ease in servicing. Thi...
Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-3 Allow the hot plug SAS drives and power supply modules to cool before touch- • ing them. Always keep the rack's front door and all panels and components on the servers • closed when not servicing to maintain proper cooling. Rack Mounting Considerations Ambient Oper...
2-4 A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual 2-4 Installing the System into a Rack This section provides information on installing the 2042G-TRF/6RF into a rack unit with the rack rails provided. If the system has already been mounted into a rack, you can skip ahead to Sections 2-5 and 2-6. There are a...
Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-5 Figure 2-1. Installing the Server into a Rack Installing the Server into the Rack You should now have rails attached to both the chassis and the rack unit. The next step is to install the server into the rack. Do this by lining up the rear of the chassis rails with...
2-6 A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual 2-5 Checking the Serverboard Setup After you install the 2042G-TRF/6RF in the rack, you will need to open the top cover to make sure the serverboard is properly installed and all the connections have been made. Accessing the Inside of the System First, relea...
Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-7 2-6 Preparing to Power On Next, you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the SAS drives and SAS backplane have been properly installed and all connections have been made. Checking the Drives All drives are accessible from the front of the server. For...
Chapter 3: System Interface 3-1 Power The main power button is used to apply or remove power from the power supply to the server system. Turning off system power with this button removes the main power but keeps standby power supplied to the system. Chapter 3 System Interface 3-1 Overview There are ...
3-2 A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual 2 1 NIC2 Indicates network activity on GLAN2 when fl ashing. 3-3 Control Panel LEDs The control panel located on the front of the SC828TS+-R1400LPBP chassis has fi ve LEDs. These LEDs provide you with critical information related to different parts of the sy...
Chapter 3: System Interface 3-3 3-4 SAS Drive Carrier LEDs Each SAS drive carrier has two LEDs: Green: • When illuminated, the green LED on the front of the SAS drive carrier indicates drive activity. A connection to the backplane enables this LED to blink on and off when that particular drive is be...
Chapter 4: System Safety 4-1 Chapter 4 System Safety 4-1 Electrical Safety Precautions ! Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF from damage: Be aware of the locations of the power on/off switch on the chassis as well • as ...
A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual 4-2 The power supply power cords must include a grounding plug and must be • plugged into grounded electrical outlets. This product may be connected to an IT power system. In all cases, make sure • that the unit is also reliably connected to Earth (ground). Serv...
Chapter 4: System Safety 4-3 While working on the system, do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and • unbuttoned shirt sleeves, which can come into contact with electrical circuits or be pulled into a cooling fan. Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body, which are excellent metal • ...
A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual 4-4 For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent • conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and the serverboard. 4-4 Operating Precautions ! Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in pl...
Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-1 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install the H8QG6/i-F serverboard into the chassis, connect the data and power cables and install add-on cards. All serverboard jumpers and connections are also described. A layou...
5-2 A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual Unpacking The serverboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid electrical static discharge. When unpacking the board, make sure the person handling it is static protected. 5-2 Serverboard Installation This section explains the fi rst step of physicall...
Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-3 5-3 Connecting Cables Now that the serverboard is installed, the next step is to connect the cables to the board. These include the data (ribbon) cables for the peripherals and control panel and the power cables. Connecting Data Cables The ribbon cables used...
5-4 A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual 5-4 I/O Ports The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specifi cation. See Figure 5-2 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports. Figure 5-1. Control Panel Header Pins Figure 5-2. I/O Ports Power Button 2 1 20 19 Ground Ke...
Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-5 5-5 Installing the Processor and Heatsink ! Exercise extreme caution when handling and installing the processor. Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding, removing or changing any hardware components. Installation Procedure Follo...
5-6 A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual Use your thumb and your index fi nger 3. to hold the CPU. Locate and align pin 1 of the CPU socket with pin 1 of the CPU. Both are marked with a triangle. Align pin 1 of the CPU with pin 1 of the 4. socket. Once aligned, carefully place the CPU into the sock...
Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-7 Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die -- the 1. required amount has already been applied. Place the heatsink directly on top of the CPU so that the heat sink screws are 2. aligned with the mounting h...
5-8 A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual 5-6 Installing Memory Exercise extreme caution when installing or removing memory modules to prevent any possible damage. ! 2-4 Installing Memory Installing Memory Insert each memory module vertically into its slot, paying attention to the 1. notch along the...
5-10 A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual DIMM Module Population Confi guration For memory to work properly, follow the tables below for memory installation: Per Channel DIMM Populations Options DIMM Type DIMM A DIMM B Max. MHz, 1.5V DIMMs Max. MHz, 1.35V DIMMs Max. GB/ Channel Unbuffered DIMM SR o...
5-12 A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual Figure 5-5. H8QG6/i-F Layout (not drawn to scale) 5-8 Serverboard Details JIBTN1 FAN 6 FAN 5 FAN9 FAN8 FAN7 FAN 1 FAN 2 FAN 3 FAN 4 JD1 JF1 JOH1 JL1 JI2C2 JI2C1 LE1 JWF1 DP3 DP1 JPW3 JPW4 JPW2 Battery JPS1 JPUSB1 JPL1 JWD1 JPG1 JPB1 JWOL1 3-SGPIO1 T -SGPIO2...
5-14 A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual 5-9 Connector Defi nitions Power Connectors A 24-pin main power supply connector(JPW1) a n d t h r e e 8 - p i n C P U P W R c o n n e c t o r s (JPW2/JPW3/JPW4) on the motherboard. These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specifi cation. In addition to ...
Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-15 Power LED Connector The Power LED connector is on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Power LED Pin Defi nitions (JF1) Pin# Defi nition 15 PW_ON 16 Ground HDD/FP UID Switch T h e H D D / U I D S w i t c h c o n n e c t i ...
5-16 A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual Universal Serial Bus Ports Two Universal Serial Bus ports (USB 2.0) are located beside the Keyboard and Mouse PS2 ports. One additional Type A port (USB6) is also included on the motherboard. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Universal Serial...
Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-19 UID Button Pin Defi nitions Pin# Defi nition 1 Ground 2 Ground 3 Button In 4 Ground Unit Identifi er Button There is a Unit Identifi er (UID) button on the rear I/O of the board. There is also another UID button located on the control panel. When you push e...
5-20 A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual 5-10 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard, jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings. Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector. Pin 1 is identifi ed with a squa...
Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-21 VGA Enable/Disable JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the VGA port. The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA. See the table on the right for jumper settings. VGA Enable/Disable Jumper Settings (JPG1) Jumper Setting Defi nition Pins 1-2 Enable...
5-22 A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual Backpanel USB Wake-Up Enable (JPUSB1) Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Defi nition Pins 1-2 Enabled (default) Pins 2-3 Disabled USB Wake-Up JPUSB1 jumper allows you to "wake up" the system by pressing a key on the USB keyboard or by clicking the USB m...
Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-23 5-11 Onboard Indicators LAN1/LAN2 LEDs The Ethernet ports (located beside the VGA port) have two LEDs. On each Gb LAN port, one LED blinks to indicate activity while the other may be green, amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection. See the table...
5-24 A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual 5-12 SAS and SATA Drive Connections SATA Ports There are no jumpers to confi gure the SATA ports, which are designated SATA0 through SATA5. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. SATA Ports Pin Defi nitions (SATA0-SATA5) Pin # Defi nition 1 Ground...
Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-25 5-13 Enabling SATA RAID Now that the hardware is set up, you must install the operating system and the SATA RAID drivers, if you wish to use RAID with your SATA drives. The installation procedure differs depending on whether you wish to have the operating s...
5-26 A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual Figure 5-6. BIOS Setup Screen Note: You need to have an external USB fl oppy when building the driver diskette. Window's Vista, Windows 2008 or later Windows OS systems can use a USB stick instead of a fl oppy. Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS Before installi...
Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-27 After exiting the BIOS Setup Utility, the system will reboot. When prompted 4. during the startup, press the <CTRL+A> key when prompted to run the Dot- Hill RAID Utility program (see Figure 5-7). Using the Adaptec RAID Utility The Adaptec® RAID Utilit...
5-28 A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual Figure 5-8. Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen 5-14 Installing Drivers The CD that came bundled with the system contains drivers, some of which must be installed, such as the chipset driver. After inserting this CD into your CD-ROM drive, the display s...
Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-29 Supero Doctor III The Supero Doctor III program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools. The local management is called SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program included on ...
5-30 A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual Note: Supero Doctor III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our Web Site at: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. You can also download the Supero Doctor III User's Guide at: <http://www.supermicro.com/products/ Accessories/softw...
Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-1 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform maintenance on the SC828TS+-R1400LPBP chassis. For component installation, follow the steps in the order given to eliminate the most common problems encount...
6-2 A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual Figure 6-1. Front and Rear Chassis Views 6-2 Control Panel The control panel (located on the front of the chassis) must be connected to the JF1 connector on the serverboard to provide you with system status indications. A ribbon cable has bundled these wires...
Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-3 System Fan Failure Fan speed is controlled by system temperature via a BIOS setting. If a fan fails, the remaining fans will ramp up to full speed and the overheat/fan fail LED on the control panel will turn on. Replace any failed fan at your earliest convenienc...
6-4 A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual Installing a new fan Replace the failed fan with an identical 8-cm, 12 volt fan (available from 1. Supermicro, p/n FAN-0099L4). Position the new fan into the space vacated by the failed fan previously 2. removed. A "click" can be heard when the fan i...
Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-7 SAS/SATA Drive Backplane The SAS/SATA drives plug into a backplane that provides power, drive ID and bus termination. A RAID controller can be used with the backplane to provide data security. The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot...
6-8 A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual 6-5 Power Supply The A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF has a 1400 watt redundant power supply consisting of two power modules. Each power supply module has an auto-switching capability, which enables it to automatically sense and operate at a 100V - 240V input voltage...
Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-9 Figure 6-6. Removing a Power Supply Module
Chapter 7: BIOS 7-1 Chapter 7 BIOS 7-1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS™ Setup utility for the H8QG6/i-F serverboard. The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a fl ash chip and can be easily upgraded using a fl oppy disk-based program. Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may...
7-2 A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual 7-2 Main Menu When you fi rst enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, you will see the Main Menu screen. You can always return to the Main Menu by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen with the arrow keys. The Main Menu screen provides you with a system over...
Chapter 7: BIOS 7-3 is detected, at which point you will need to press the F1 button to re-enter the BIOS setup menu. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Hit 'DEL' Message Display Use this option to Enable or Disable the "Press DEL to run setup" message in POST. Interrupt 19 Capture Select...
7-6 A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual Legacy USB Support Select "Enabled" to enable the support for USB Legacy. Disable Legacy support if there are no USB devices installed in the system. "Auto" disabled Legacy support if no USB devices are connected. The options are Disabled, En...
7-8 A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual PCI/PNP Confi guration Clear NVRAM Select Yes to clear NVRAM during boot-up. The options are Yes and No . Plug & Play O/S Select Yes to allow the OS to confi gure Plug & Play devices. (This is not required for system boot if your system has an OS t...
Chapter 7: BIOS 7-9 Serial 2 Address This option specifi es the base I/O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 2. Select "Disabled" to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources. When this option is set to "Disabled", the serial port physically be...
7-10 A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual Sredir Memory Display Delay Use this setting to set the delay in seconds to display memory information. Options are No Delay , 1 sec, 2 secs and 4 secs. Hardware Health Confi guration CPU Overheat Temperature This setting allows you to specify the type ...
Chapter 7: BIOS 7-11 ACPI APIC Support Determines whether to include the ACPI APIC table pointer in the RSDT pointer list. The available options are Enabled and Disabled. Headless Mode Use this setting to enable or disable headless operation mode through ACPI. WHEA Support Use this setting to enable...
7-12 A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual MAC Address In the fi eld provided here enter the MAC address in the hex form of xx.xx. xx.xx.xx.xx with xx in hex form only. The current MAC address in the BMC is shown. Subnet Mask In the fi eld provided here enter the Subnet address in the decima...
Chapter 7: BIOS 7-13 Change User Password Select this option and press <Enter> to access the sub menu, and then type in the password. Boot Sector Virus Protection This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen. Select "Disabled" to deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protecti...
7-14 A+ SERVER 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual Network Drives This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list of available network drives. A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu. Retry Boot Device This setting allows you to enable or disab...
A-1 Appendix A: BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes 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. The error...
Appendix B: Installing Windows B-1 Appendix B Installing Windows After all hardware components have been installed, you must fi rst confi gure RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software drivers. To confi gure RAID settings, please refer to RAID Confi guration User Guides post...
B-2 A+ Server 2042G-TRF/6RF User's Manual From the Windows XP/Windows 2003 Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. 9. The XP/2003 Setup will automatically load all device fi les and then, continue the Windows XP/Windows 2003 installation. After the Windows XP/Windows 2003 OS Installation has comp...
C-1 Appendix C: System Specifi cations Appendix C System Specifi cations Processors Quad AMD Opteron 6100 series (AMD Socket G34 type) processors Note: please refer to our website for details on supported processors. Chipset One AMD SR5690 chipset and one SP5100 Southbridge chipset BIOS 16 Mb AMIBIO...
C-3 Appendix C: System Specifi cations Regulatory Compliance Electromagnetic Emissions: FCC Class A, EN 55022 Class A, EN 61000-3-2/-3-3, CISPR 22 Class A Electromagnetic Immunity: EN 55024/CISPR 24, (EN 61000-4-2, EN 61000-4-3, EN 61000-4-4, EN 61000-4-5, EN 61000-4-6, EN 61000-4-8, EN 61000-4-11) ...
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