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Page 3 - iii; Preface; About This Manual; experienced technicians only.; Manual Organization; Chapter 1: Introduction; manual for their installation.; Chapter 3: System Interface; located throughout the system.

iii Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians. It pro- vides information for the installation and use of the SuperServer 6015W-UR/6015W- U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT. Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technic...

Page 4 - UPER; iv; system power supply modules and cooling fans.

S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual iv Chapter 4: System Safety You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the SuperServer 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015...

Page 5 - Notes

Page 6 - Table of Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction

vi S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1 1-2 Serverboard Features ..............................................

Page 9 - SATA

Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview The SuperServer 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT is a high-end serv- er comprised of two main subsystems: the SC815TQ-R650U (6015W-UR/6015W- NTR)/SC815TQ-560U (6015W-U/6015W-NT) 1U server chassis and the X7DWU dual processor serverboard. Please refer to our web...

Page 10 - Features; Processors; with a UIO card installed.; Serial ATA

1-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 1-2 Serverboard Features At the heart of the SuperServer 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT lies the X7DWU, a dual processor serverboard based on Intel's 5400 chipset. Below are the main features of the X7DWU (see Figure 1-1 for a...

Page 11 - Chassis; System Power

1-3 Chapter 1: Introduction include one COM port, a VGA (monitor) port, two USB 2.0 ports, PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports and two gigabit Ethernet ports. ATI Graphics Controller The X7DWU features an integrated ATI video controller based on the ES1000 graph- ics chip. The ES1000 was designed speciﬁ c...

Page 12 - Front Control Panel; located beside the LAN2 Ethernet port.; Cooling System; module also includes a cooling fan.

1-4 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 6015W-NTR/6015W-NT: A riser card on the right side of the chassis can support one PCI-E x8 card. The left side supports two PCI-E x8 cards. See section 5-6 for details. (Right and left refer to the side when viewed from the front o...

Page 13 - Chapter 1: Introduction; System Block Diagram; Intel

1-5 Chapter 1: Introduction Figure 1-1. Intel 5400 Chipset: System Block Diagram Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see Chapter 5 for details. ESB2 Intel 5400 CPU2 CPU1 1600 / 1333 / 1067 FSB Gb LAN Port s DDR2-800 /667 /533 FBD AT A100 U SB 2. 0 AT I R age XL W inbond W83627 H F Super I ...

Page 14 - Supermicro; Headquarters

1-6 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT 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) support@supermic...

Page 15 - Chapter 2: Server Installation; Chapter 2; -2 Unpacking the System; to read the Rack and Server Precautions in the next section.; -3 Preparing for Setup; procedure outlined in the sections that follow.

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2-1 Overview This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your SuperServer 6015W- UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT up and running. Following these steps in the order given should enable you to have the system operational within a ...

Page 16 - Warnings and Precautions!; Choosing a Setup Location; before

2-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual ! ! Warnings and Precautions! 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 al...

Page 17 - Rack Mounting Considerations; Ambient Operating Temperature; for safe operation is not compromised.; Mechanical Loading; arise due to uneven mechanical loading.; Circuit Overloading

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-3 Allow the hot plug SATA 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 Operati...

Page 18 - -4 Installing the System into a Rack; came with the rack unit you are using.; Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails; the outer rails are also included.; Installing the Inner Rails; ceed to the next step.; Figure 2-1. Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails

2-4 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 2-4 Installing the System into a Rack This section provides information on installing the 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W- NTR/6015W-NT into a rack unit with the rack rails provided. If the system has already been mounted into a rack, you c...

Page 19 - Installing the Outer Rails; Both chassis rails have a locking tab, which serves two functions.

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-5 Installing the Outer Rails Begin by measuring the distance from the front rail to the rear rail of the rack. Attach a short bracket to the front side of the right outer rail and a long bracket to the rear side of the right outer rail. Adjust both the short and long...

Page 20 - Figure 2-3. Installing the Server into a Rack; Installing the Server into the Rack

2-6 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual Figure 2-3. 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 ...

Page 21 - Figure 2-4. Installing the Server into a Telco Rack; Installing the Server into a Telco Rack; tightening the brackets to the rack.

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-7 Figure 2-4. Installing the Server into a Telco Rack Installing the Server into a Telco Rack To install the 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT into a Telco type rack, use two L-shaped brackets on either side of the chassis (four total). First, determine how far fol...

Page 22 - -5 Checking the Serverboard Setup; and all the connections have been made.

2-8 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 2-5 Checking the Serverboard Setup After you install the 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT 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...

Page 23 - Figure 2-5. Accessing the Inside of the System; -6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup; Checking the Drives

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-9 Figure 2-5. Accessing the Inside of the System 2-6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup Next, you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the SATA drives and SATA backplane have been properly installed and all connections have been made. Checking the Drives All...

Page 24 - Power; that offers protection from electrical noise and power surges.

2-10 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual Checking the Airﬂ ow Airﬂ ow is provided by four sets of 4-cm fans (each set of fans consists of two fans that are mounted back to back). The system component layout was carefully designed to direct sufﬁ cient cooling airﬂ ow to t...

Page 25 - Chapter 3: System Interface; Chapter 3; Panel; UID; rear of the chassis serves the same function.; Reset; Use the reset button to reboot the system.

Chapter 3: System Interface 3-1 Chapter 3 System Interface 3-1 Overview There are several LEDs on the control panel as well as others on the SATA drive carriers to keep you constantly informed of the overall status of the system as well as the activity and health of speciﬁ c components. There are al...

Page 26 - power but keeps standby power supplied to the system.; illuminated and any corrective action you may need to take.; Figure 3-1. Universal Information LED States; Universal Information LED; See the table below for descriptions of the LED states.

3-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 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. 3-3 Control P...

Page 27 - HDD; should normally be illuminated when the system is operating.

Chapter 3: System Interface 3-3 NIC2 Indicates network activity on LAN2 when ﬂ ashing. 2 1 NIC1 Indicates network activity on LAN1 when ﬂ ashing. HDD Indicates IDE channel activity. On the SuperServer 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W- NTR/6015W-NT, this light indicates SATA and/or DVD-ROM drive activity when ...

Page 28 - Drive; Each Serial ATA drive carrier has two LEDs.

3-4 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 3-4 SATA Drive Carrier LEDs Each Serial ATA drive carrier has two LEDs. Green: When illuminated, the green LED on the front of the SATA drive carrier indicates drive activity. A connection to the SATA backplane enables this LED to ...

Page 29 - -1 Electrical Safety Precautions

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 SuperServer 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT from damage: Be aware of the locations of the power on/off switch on t...

Page 30 - -2 General Safety Precautions; CAUTION

4-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 4-2 General Safety Precautions Follow these rules to ensure general safety: Keep the area around the system clean and free of clutter. The 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT weighs approximately 43/41 lbs (19.5/18.6 kg) when fully...

Page 31 - Chapter 4: System Safety; Precautions; Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.

Chapter 4: System Safety 4-3 4-3 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 com ponents and printed circ...

Page 32 - Figure 4-1. Installing the Onboard Battery; OR

4-4 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 4-4 Operating Precautions Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 6015W- UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT is operating to assure proper cooling. Out of warranty damage to the system can occur if this p...

Page 33 - -1 Handling the Serverboard

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-1 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install processors and heatsinks to the X7DWU ser verboard, connect the data and power cables and install add- on cards. All ser verboard jumpers and connections are described and...

Page 34 - -2 Processor and Heatsink Installation; Installing the Processor

5-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual IMPORTANT! Always connect the power cord last and remove it ﬁ rst before add- ing, removing or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the heatsink and fan. ...

Page 36 - Installing the Heatsink; Removing the Heatsink

5-4 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual Warning! We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed. However, if you do need to uninstall the heatsink, please follow the instructions below to prevent damage to the CPU or the CPU socket. ! Installing the Heatsink...

Page 37 - Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup; Cables; panel and the power cables.; Connecting Data Cables; connection at JPW2 and the 8-pin Processor Power connector at JPW3.; Connecting the Control Panel

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-5 5-3 Connecting Cables Now that the processors are installed, the next step is to connect the cables to the serverboard. These include the data (ribbon) cables for the peripherals and control panel and the power cables. Connecting Data Cables The cables used ...

Page 38 - Ports

5-6 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual Figure 5-1. Front Control Panel Header Pins (JF1) All JF1 wires have been bundled into single keyed ribbon cable to simplify their connection. The red wire in the ribbon cable plugs into pin 1 of JF1. Connect the other end of the c...

Page 39 - Memory; Installing DIMMs; Memor y Suppor t

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-7 5-5 Installing Memory Note: Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules. CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage. Also note that the memor y is inter- leaved to improve per forman...

Page 41 - PCI Expansion Slots

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-9 5-6 Adding PCI Cards PCI Expansion Slots Two riser cards are used to support add-on cards to the system. The SC815TQ- R650U/SC815TQ-560U chassis can accommodate one standard size (full height full length) and one low proﬁ le PCI expansion card. When viewed f...

Page 42 - Details; Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only.; UPER X7DWU

5-10 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual Figure 5-4. SUPER X7DWU Layout (not drawn to scale) 5-7 Serverboard Details Notes: Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only. Kybd/ Mouse USB0/1 COM1 CPU 1 CPU 2 VGA Battery LAN1 LAN2 UIOP PCI-Express x8 PCI-Express x8 SXB1: PC...

Page 43 - X7DWU Quick Reference

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-11 X7DWU Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Section 5-9) JI 2 C1/JI 2 C2 I2C En/Disable SMB to PCI Slots Open (Disabled) JP1 Power Force On Normal (Off) JP2 Memory Voltage Select Auto (Pins 1-2) JPG1 VGA Enable/Disable Pins...

Page 44 - Defi nitions; Power LED; Processor Power Connector

5-12 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 5-8 Connector Deﬁ nitions Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the table on the right for pin deﬁ nitions. ATX Power Connector The primary ATX power supply con- nector meets the SSI (Sup...

Page 49 - SMB

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-17 Wake-On-Ring The Wake-On-Ring header is des- ignated JWOR. This function allows your computer to receive and "wake- up" by an incoming call to the modem when in suspend state. See the table on the right for pin deﬁ nitions. You must have a WOR card ...

Page 50 - Settings; Explanation of Jumpers; SGPIO

5-18 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 5-9 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To m o d i f y t h e o p e r a t i o n o f t h e serverboard, jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings. Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the...

Page 51 - CMOS Clear; To Clear CMOS; Power Force On

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-19 CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS and will also clear any passwords. Instead of pins, this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents of CMOS. To Clear CMOS First power down the system and unplug the power cord(s). Wit...

Page 52 - Watch Dog Enable/Disable

5-20 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual Watch Dog Enable/Disable JWD controls the Watch Dog func- tion. Watch Dog is a system monitor that can reboot the system when a software application is “hung up”. Pins 1-2 will cause WD to reset the system if an application is hun...

Page 53 - -10 Onboard Indicators

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-21 5-10 Onboard Indicators LAN1/LAN2 LEDs The Ethernet ports (located beside the VGA port) have two LEDs. On each Gigabit LAN port, one LED indicates activity when blinking while the other LED may be green, amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection....

Page 54 - -11 Floppy, IDE and SATA Drive Connections; The fl oppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires.; Floppy Connector; The fl oppy connector is designated

5-22 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 5-11 Floppy, IDE and SATA Drive Connections Note the following when connecting the ﬂ oppy and hard disk drive cables: The ﬂ oppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires. A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of p...

Page 55 - IDE Connector; SATA Ports

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-23 IDE Connector There are no jumpers to con- ﬁ gure the onboard IDE#1 con- nector. See the table on the right for pin deﬁ nitions. IDE Drive Connector Pin Deﬁ nitions (IDE#1) Pin# Deﬁ nition Pin # Deﬁ nition 1 Reset IDE 2 Ground 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 ...

Page 56 - -12 Installing Drivers; item. Click the tabs to the right of these; After installing each item, you must reboot the system be-; You should install everything here; Figure 5-4. Driver Installation Display Screen

5-24 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 5-12 Installing Drivers After all the hardware and operating system have been installed, you need to install certain drivers. The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your serverboard. Af...

Page 57 - Devices

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-1 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform mainte- nance on the SC815TQ-R650U/SC815TQ-560U chassis. For component installa- tion, follow the steps in the order given to eliminate the most common prob...

Page 58 - on both connectors. Pull all excess cabling out of the airfl ow path.

6-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual Figure 6-1. Chassis: Front and Rear Views System Reset 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 indication...

Page 59 - Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup; Fans; System Fan Failure; Replacing System Fans

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-3 6-3 System Fans Four 4-cm heavy duty counter-rotating fans provide the cooling for the SuperServer 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT. Each fan unit is actually made up of two fans joined back-to-back, which rotate in opposite directions. This counter-rotat- in...

Page 60 - Bay; Removing the Front Bezel

6-4 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual Figure 6-2. System Cooling Fans 6-4 Drive Bay Installation/Removal Removing the Front Bezel If your system has a front bezel (optional) attached to the chassis, you must ﬁ rst remove it to gain access to the drive bays. To remove t...

Page 61 - Accessing the Drive Bays; Proceed to the next section for instructions.

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-5 Accessing the Drive Bays SATA Drives: Because of their hotswap capability, you do not need to access the inside of the chassis or power down the system to install or replace SATA drives. Proceed to the next section for instructions. DVD-ROM/Floppy Disk Drives: F...

Page 62 - SATA Drive Installation; remain in the chassis.

6-6 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual SATA Drive Installation The SATA drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and removal from the chassis. These carriers also help promote proper airﬂ ow for the drive bays. For this reason, even empty carr...

Page 63 - Figure 6-5. Removing a SATA Drive from the Server

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-7 Installing/Removing a SATA Drive To remove a carrier, push the release button located beside the drive LEDs. Swing the colored handle fully out and use it to pull the unit straight out (see Figure 6-5). Note: Your operating system must have RAID support to enabl...

Page 64 - DVD-ROM and Floppy Drive Installation; Removing the Chassis Cover

6-8 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual DVD-ROM and Floppy Drive Installation The top cover of the chassis must be opened to gain full access to the DVD-ROM and ﬂ oppy drive bays. The 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT accomo- dates only slim-line DVD-ROM drives. Side m...

Page 65 - Supply; operate with a 100V - 240V input voltage.; Power Supply Failure; powering down the system.

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-9 connects to drive A, and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B. 6-5 Power Supply 6015W-UR/6015W-NTR The SuperServer 6015W-UR/6015W-NTR has a 650 watt redundant power supply conﬁ guration consisting of two hot-swap power module...

Page 66 - removing and replacing the power supply for whatever reason.

6-10 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual Simply push the new power supply module into the power bay until you hear a click. Finish by plugging the AC power cord back into the module. 6015W-U/6015W-NT The SuperServer 6015W-U/6015W-NT has a single 560 watt power supply, wh...

Page 69 - changes to the BIOS that may not be refl ected in this manual.; System BIOS; The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM; How To Change the Confi guration Data; Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-1 Chapter 7 BIOS 7-1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X7DWU. The Phoenix 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 have bee...

Page 70 - Setup; Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted; BIOS; detail how to navigate through the menus.

7-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 7-2 Running Setup Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted . The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the ap- propriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen. All displayed text is de...

Page 71 - System Time; This fi eld displays the date when this version of BIOS was built.; Legacy Diskette A

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-3 Main BIOS Setup Menu Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time, key in the correct information in the appropriate ﬁ elds. Then press the <Enter> key to save the data. System Date Using the arrow keys, highlight the month, day and year ﬁ elds, and enter...

Page 72 - IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave and Secondary IDE Master/; The following items will be displayed in the submenu:; Type; The following items will be displayed by the BIOS:

7-4 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave and Secondary IDE Master/ Slave These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave and Secondary IDE Master/Slave slots. Press <Enter> to activate the following submen...

Page 75 - keys. You should see the following display.; Boot Features; Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.; QuickBoot Mode; Disabled. If Disabled, the POST routine will run at normal speed.; QuietBoot Mode; sages even when a boot error occurs.

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-7 7-4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. QuickBoot Mode If enabled, this feature will speed up the POST (...

Page 77 - Memory Cache

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-9 Memory Cache Cache System BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write (cache) data into this reserved memory area. Select Write Protect to enable this function, and this area will...

Page 78 - PCI Confi guration

7-10 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual Uncached to disable this function. Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time. Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the system memory...

Page 79 - Advanced Chipset Control

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-11 Option ROM Scan When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Latency Timer This setting ...

Page 82 - Advanced Processor Options

7-14 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual Snoop Filter Select Enabled to eliminate snoop trafﬁ c to the graphics port to greatly improve system performance when running graphics intensive applications. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Crystal Beach Features This feat...

Page 84 - I/O Device Confi guration

7-16 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual DCA Delay Clocks (Available if supported by the CPU) This feature allows the user to set the clock delay setting from snoop to prefetch for Direct Cache Access. Select a setting from 8 (bus cycles) to 120 (bus cycles) (in 8-cycle ...

Page 85 - DMI Event Logging

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-17 Base I/O Address This setting allows you to select the base I/O address for serial port A. The options are 3F8 , 2F8, 3E8 and 2E8. Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for serial port A. The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 . Floppy Disk Controller Th...

Page 86 - Console Redirection; Hardware Monitor Logic; the status of the fans indicated in this item.

7-18 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. COM Port Address This item allows you to specify which COM port to direct the remote console to: Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B. This setting can al...

Page 87 - The following items will be monitored and displayed:; IPMI (Available only when an IPMI card is installed in

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-19 Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans. The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative. When the CPU on-die temperature increases, the fan speed will also increase, and vice versa. If the optio...

Page 89 - in List Mode. Items included are shown in the screen shot below.; Realtime Sensor Data; fan speeds and the voltages of various components.

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-21 System Event Log/System Event Log (List Mode) These options display the System Event (SEL) Log and System Event (SEL) Log in List Mode. Items included are shown in the screen shot below. Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors, such as temp...

Page 90 - Supervisor Password Is:; password has been entered.; Set Supervisor Password

7-22 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 7-5 Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pres...

Page 91 - system at system boot. The options are; Enabled; This item shows the current TPM State only.; Change TPM State

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-23 Set User Password When the item "Set User Password" is highlighted, hit the <Enter> key. When prompted, type the user's password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user's password, which allows access to the system at boot-up. Password on Boot This setting...

Page 92 - Boot Priority Order/Excluded from Boot Orders; become a bootable device.

7-24 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual 7-6 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Speciﬁ c Help window. All B...

Page 93 - Exit Saving Changes; the BIOS Setup utility.; Exit Discarding Changes; changes you may have made.; Load Setup Defaults; BIOS Setup. These are the safest settings to use.; Discard Changes; You will remain in the Setup utility.; Save Changes; remain in the Setup utility.

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-25 7-7 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section. Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you've made and t...

Page 101 - POST Code Description; Appendix B; Recoverable POST Errors

Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes B-1 POST Code Description 01h IPMI Initialization 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI) 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM. 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POS...

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B-2 S UPER S ERVER 6015W-UR/6015W-U/6015W-NTR/6015W-NT User's Manual POST Code Description 16h 1-2-2-3 BIOS ROM checksum 17h Initialize cache before memory Auto size 18h 8254 timer initialization 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 20h 1-3-1-1 Test DRAM...

Page 109 - Appendix C: System Specifi cations; Operating; Electromagnetic

C-3 Appendix C: System Speciﬁ cations Operating Environment Operating Temperature: 10º to 35º C (50º to 95º F) Non-operating Temperature: -40º to 70º C (-40º to 158º F) Operating Relative Humidity: 8% to 90% (non-condensing) Non-operating Relative Humidity: 5 to 95% (non-condensing) Regulatory Compl...