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vi Table of Contents Preface About This Manual ...................................................................................................... iii Manual Organization ................................................................................................... iii Chapter 1: Introductio...

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-1 Handling the Motherboard ............................................................................... 5-1 5-2 Mounting the Motherboard into a Chassis ...................................................... 5-2 5-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation .........

viii Power Supply Fail Alarm Reset Header ................................................. 5-18 Compact Flash Power ............................................................................ 5-18 SGPIO ..................................................................................................

Table of Contents ix Chapter 7: BIOS 7-1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 7-1 7-2 Main Menu ....................................................................................................... 7-2 7-3 Advanced Set...

Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview The AS1011M-T2 is a high-end single processor, mini 1U rackmount server com- prised of two main subsystems: the SC811FT-260 chassis and the H8SMi-2 moth- erboard. The H8SMi-2 supports a single AMD Opteron 1000 series processor in a 940-pin AM2 socket and up to 8 G...

1-2 AS1011M-T2 User's Manual 1-2 Motherboard Features At the heart of the 1011M-T2 lies the H8SMi-2, a single processor motherboard designed to provide maximum performance. Below are the main features of the H8SMi-2. (See Figure 1-1 for a block diagram of the chipset.) Processors The H8SMi-2 has an ...

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 Onboard Controllers/Ports An onboard IDE controller supports one fl oppy drive and one Ultra ATA 133 hard drive or ATAPI device. Onboard I/O backpanel ports include one serial COM port, two USB ports, a VGA (monitor) port, PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports, a parallel port and...

1-4 AS1011M-T2 User's Manual 1-3 Server Chassis Features The 1011M-T2 is a mini 1U rackmount server platform confi guration. The following is a general outline of the main features of the SC811FT-260 chassis. System Power When confi gured as a 1011M-T2, the SC811FT-260 chassis includes a single 260W p...

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 1-4 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: SuperMicro 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) Web Site: www.s...

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2-1 Overview This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your 1011M-T2 up and run- ning. Following the steps in the order given should enable you to have the system operational within a minimal amount of time. This quick setup...

2-2 AS1011M-T2 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). - Leave approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back of the rack to allow for suffi cient airfl ow and ease in servicing. - This produc...

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-3 Rack Mounting Considerations Ambient Operating Temperature If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the ambient operating tempera- ture of the rack environment may be greater than the ambient temperature of the room. Therefore, consideration should be ...

2-4 AS1011M-T2 User's Manual Figure 2-1. Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails A B 2-4 Installing the System into a Rack This section provides information on installing the 1011M-T2 into a rack unit. If the system has already been mounted into a rack, you can skip ahead to Sections 2-5 and 2-6....

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-5 Installing the Chassis Rails Position the fixed chassis rail sections you just removed along the side of the chassis making sure the fi ve screw holes line up. Note that these two rails are left/right specifi c. Screw the rail securely to the side of the chassis (see...

2-6 AS1011M-T2 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 the rear of the chas- sis rails with the...

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-7 Installing the Server into a Telco Rack If you are installing the 1011M-T2 into a Telco type rack, follow the directions given on the previous pages for rack installation. The only difference in the installation procedure will be the positioning of the rack bracket...

2-8 AS1011M-T2 User's Manual 2-5 Checking the Motherboard Setup After you install the 1011M-T2 in the rack, you will need to open the unit to make sure the motherboard is properly installed and all the connections have been made. 1. Accessing the inside of the system (Figure 2-5) First, grasp the tw...

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-9 Figure 2-5. Accessing the Inside of the System

2-10 AS1011M-T2 User's Manual 2-6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup Next, you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the Serial ATA drives and Serial ATA backplane have been properly installed and all essential connec- tions have been made. 1. Accessing the drive bays All drives can be acces...

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 Serial ATA 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 ...

Chapter 3: System Interface 3-3 Power: Indicates power is being supplied to the system's power supply units. This LED should normally be illuminated when the system is operating. 3-4 Serial ATA Drive Carrier LEDs Each Serial ATA drive carrier has two LEDs. Green: When illuminated, the green LED on t...

Chapter 4: System Safety 4-1 Chapter 4 System Safety ! Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the 1011M-T2 from damage: Be aware of the locations of the power on/off switch on the chassis as well as the room's emergency power-off switch, disconnectio...

AS1011M-T2 User's Manual 4-2 4-2 General Safety Precautions Follow these rules to ensure general safety: Keep the area around the 1011M-T2 clean and free of clutter. The 1011M-T2 weighs approximately 35 lbs (15.9 kg) when fully loaded. When lifting the system, two people at either end should lift sl...

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...

AS1011M-T2 User's Manual 4-4 4-4 Operating Precautions Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 1011M-T2 is operating to assure proper cooling. Out of warranty damage to the 1011M-T2 system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed. ! Figure 4-1. Installing ...

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-1 Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install processors and heatsinks to the H8SMi-2 motherboard, connect the data and power cables and install add- on cards. All motherboard jumpers and connections are described and...

5-2 AS1011M-T2 User's Manual 5-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation ! Installing the Processor 1. Lift the lever on the CPU socket until it points straight up. Exercise extreme caution when handling and installing the proces- sor. Always connect the power cord last and always remove it be- fore add...

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-3 2. Use your thumb and your index fi n- ger to hold the CPU. Locate pin 1 on the CPU socket and pin 1 on the CPU. Both are marked with a triangle. 3. Align pin 1 of the CPU with pin 1 of the socket. Once aligned, carefully place the CPU into the socket. Do not...

5-4 AS1011M-T2 User's Manual Figure 5-1. Removing the Air Shroud Installing the Heatsink Retention Modules One heatsink retention module (BKT-0005) and two screws are included in the retail box. Once installed, these are used to help attach the heatsink to the CPU. To install, position the module so...

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-5 5- 4 Connecting Cables Now that the processors are installed, the next step is to connect the cables to the motherboard. These include the data (ribbon) cables for the peripherals and control panel and the power cables. Connecting Data Cables The ribbon cabl...

5-6 AS1011M-T2 User's Manual Figure 5-2. Front Control Panel Header Pins (JF1) Connecting the Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors. See Figure 5 -2 for the pin locations of the various front control panel buttons and LED indica- tors and refer to section ...

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-7 5-5 I /O Ports The I /O por ts are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specifi cation. See Figure 5 -3 below for the colors and locations of the various I /O por ts. Figure 5-3. Rear Panel I/O Ports 5-6 Installing Memory CAUTION Exercise extreme care wh...

5-8 AS1011M-T2 User's Manual Figure 5-4. Side and Top Views of DDR Installation To Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place. The r e l e a s e t a b s s h o u l d close - if they do not you should close them yourself. To Remove: U s e y o u r t h u m b s t o gently ...

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-9 5-7 Adding PCI Cards 1. PCI slots The H8SMi-2 has several PCI expansion slots. The PCI-Express x16 slot may be populated with the use of the CSE-RR1U-E16 riser card, which is included with the system. 2. PCI card installation Before installing a PCI add-on c...

5-10 AS1011M-T2 User's Manual 5-8 Motherboard Details Figure 5-5. H8SMi-2 Motherboard Layout (not drawn to scale) Notes: Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only. PCI slots #2 and #5 are not suitable for PCI-X card use as these cards will be blocked by the CMOS battery and heatsink, respecti...

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-11 H8SMi-2 Quick Reference Jumpers Description Default Setting J18 PS2 Power Pins 1-2 (P5V Dual) J24 USB Power Pins 1-2 (P5V Dual) JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 5-10 JCF1 Compact Flash Master/Slave Closed (Master) JI 2 C1/2 I 2 C to PCI Enable/Disable Closed (En...

5-12 AS1011M-T2 User's Manual 5-9 Connector Defi nitions ATX Power Connector The primary ATX power supply con- nector (J1B1) meets the SSI (Super- set ATX) 24-pin specifi cation. Refer to the table on the right for the pin defi ni- tions of the ATX 24-pin power connec- tor. This connection supplies pow...

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-13 Overheat/Fan Fail LED Connect an LED to the OH connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide ad- vanced warning of chassis overheat- ing. Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions and status indicators. NIC1 LED The NIC1 (Network Interface Control-...

5-14 AS1011M-T2 User's Manual Power Button T h e P o w e r B u t t o n c o n n e c t i o n i s located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Mo- mentarily contacting both pins will power on/off the system. This button can also be confi gured to function as a suspend button (see the Power Button Mode setting in BIO...

5-16 AS1011M-T2 User's Manual Overheat LED Connect an LED to the JOH1 header to provide warning of chassis over- heating. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Overheat LED Pin Defi nitions (JOH1) Pin# Defi nition 1 3.3V 2 OH Active Power LED/Speaker On JD1, pins 1, 2, and 3 are for the powe...

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-17 Wake-On-Ring The Wake-On-Ring header is desig- nated WOR. 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 Wake-On-Rin...

5-18 AS1011M-T2 User's Manual Power Fail Alarm Reset Header Connect JAR to the alarm reset but- ton on your chassis (if available) or to a microswitch to allow you to turn off the alarm that sounds when a power supply module fails. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Alarm Reset Header P...

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-19 5-10 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 m o t h e r b o a r d , j u m p e r s c a n b e used to choose between optional settings. Jumpers create shor ts bet ween t wo pins to change the function of the co...

5-20 AS1011M-T2 User's Manual I 2 C to PCI Enable / Disable The JI 2 C1/2 pair of jumpers allows you to connect the System Management Bus to the PCI expansion slots. The default setting is closed (on) for both jumpers to enable the connection. Both connectors must be set the same (JI 2 C1 is for dat...

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-21 Onboard Speaker Enable/Disable The JD1 header allows you to use either an external speaker or the in- ternal (onboard) speaker. To use the internal onboard speaker, close pins 6 and 7 with a jumper. To use an external speaker, remove the jumper and connect ...

5-22 AS1011M-T2 User's Manual 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 on the right...

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-23 5-12 Floppy, IDE, Parallel Port and SATA Drive Connections Use the following information to connect 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 pin 1. ...

5-24 AS1011M-T2 User's Manual IDE Connector There are no jumpers to con- fi gure the onboard IDE#1 con- nector unless using it for a compact flash device. 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 ...

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-25 Parallel Port The parallel port is located on the I/O backplane. See the table below for pin defi nitions. Parallel (Printer) Port Pin Defi nitions Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition 1 Strobe- 2 Auto Feed- 3 Data Bit 0 4 Error- 5 Data Bit 1 6 Init- 7 Data Bit 2...

5-26 AS1011M-T2 User's Manual 5-13 Enabling SATA RAID Now that the hardware is set up, you must now 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 system ins...

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup 5-27 2. Use the arrow keys to move to the "Advanced" menu, then scroll down to "nVidia RAID Setup" and press the <Enter> key. Once in the submenu, scroll down to "nVidia RAID Function" and enable the setting, which will cause the SA...

5-28 AS1011M-T2 User's Manual Figure 2-5. Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme fi les for each item. Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item (from top to the bottom) one at a time. After installing...

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 SC811FT-260 chassis. For component installation, follow the steps in the order given to eliminate the most common problems encountered....

6-2 AS1011M-T2 User's Manual Figure 6-2. Chassis Rear View 6-2 Control Panel The control panel (located on the front of the chassis) must be connected to the JF1 connector on the motherboard to provide you with system control buttons and status indicators. These wires have been bundled together in a...

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-3 6-3 System Fans Two 4-cm fans provide the cooling for the 1011M-T2. Each fan unit is actually made up of two fans joined back-to-back, which rotate in opposite directions. This counter- rotating action generates exceptional airfl ow and works to dampen vibration ...

6-4 AS1011M-T2 User's Manual Serial ATA Drive Installation 1. Mounting a Serial ATA drive in a drive carrier The Serial ATA 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 Serial ATA drive bays....

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-5 Figure 6-4. Removing/Installing Serial ATA Drives 2. Installing/removing hot-swap Serial ATA drives Two Serial ATA drive bays are located in the front of the chassis, making them easily accessible for installation and removal. These drives are hot-swappable, mea...

6-6 AS1011M-T2 User's Manual Serial ATA Backplane The Serial ATA 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- swap capa...

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-7 6-5 Power Supply The 1011M-T2 has a single 260 watt power supply. This power supply has the capability of operating at 100 - 240 input volts. Depress the main power button on the front of the chassis and then unplug the AC power cord to completely remove power f...

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-1 Chapter 7 BIOS 7-1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS™ Setup utility for the H8SMi-2. 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 have been added...

7-2 AS1011M-T2 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 overview, which in...

7-4 AS1011M-T2 User's Manual Power Confi guration Power Button Mode Allows the user to change the function of the power button. Options are On/Off and Suspend. Restore on AC Power Loss This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power. Th...

7-6 AS1011M-T2 User's Manual Primary IDE Master/Slave Highlight one of the items above and press <Enter> to access the submenu for that item. Type Select the type of device connected to the system. The options are Not Installed, Auto , CDROM and ARMD. LBA/Large Mode LBA (Logical Block Addressi...

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-7 DMA Mode Selects the DMA Mode. Options are Auto , SWDMA0, SWDMA1, SWDMA2, MWDMA0. MDWDMA1, MWDMA2, UDMA0. UDMA1, UDMA2, UDMA3, UDMA4 and UDMA5. (SWDMA=Single Word DMA, MWDMA=Multi Word DMA, UDMA=UltraDMA.) S.M.A.R.T. Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) can h...

7-8 AS1011M-T2 User's Manual cannot be determined. Select 0 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 0. It has a data transfer rate of 3.3 MBs. Select 1 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1. It has a data transfer rate of 5.2 MBs. Select 2 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2. It has a data transfer rate of ...

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-9 PCI/PnP Confi guration Clear NVRAM Select Yes to clear NVRAM during boot-up. The options are Yes and No . Plug & Play OS 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 that supports Plug & Pla...

7-10 AS1011M-T2 User's Manual IRQ3/IRQ4/IRQ5/IRQ7/IRQ9/IRQ10/IRQ11/IRQ14/IRQ15 This feature specifi es the availability of an IRQ to be used by a PCI/PnP device. Select Reserved for the IRQ to be used by a Legacy ISA device. The options are Available and Reserved. DMA Channel 0/Channel 1/Channel 3/Ch...

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-11 Advanced Chipset Confi guration NorthBridge Confi guration In addition to the below settings, the screen lists various clock and timing information. Memory Confi guration Memclock Mode This setting determines how the memory clock is set. Auto has the memory clock by code and Limit ...

7-12 AS1011M-T2 User's Manual ECC Confi guration DRAM ECC Enable DRAM ECC allows hardware to report and correct memory errors automati- cally. Options are Enabled and Disabled. 4-Bit ECC Mode Allows the user to enabled 4-bit ECC mode (also known as ECC Chip- kill). Options are Enabled and Disabled . ...

7-14 AS1011M-T2 User's Manual Event Log Confi guration View Event Log Highlight this item and press <Enter> to view the contents of the event log. Mark All Events as Read Highlight this item and press <Enter> to mark all events as read. Clear Event Log Select Yes and press <Enter> t...

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-15 Redirection After BIOS POST Options are Disable (no redirection after BIOS POST), Boot Loader (redirection during POST and during boot loader) and Always (redirection always active). Note that some OS's may not work with this set to Always. Terminal Type Selects the type of the ...

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-17 7-4 Boot Menu This feature allows the user to confi gure the following items: Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to prioritize the boot sequence from the available de- vices. The devices to set are: · 1st Boot Device · 2nd Boot Device · 3rd Boot Device · 4th Boot D...

7-18 AS1011M-T2 User's Manual 7-5 Security Menu AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password. If you use both passwords, the Supervisor password must be set fi rst. Change Supervisor Password Select this option and press <Enter> to access the sub menu, and then type in the password. Chang...

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-19 Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature, select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press <Enter>. Then Select "OK" to allow BIOS to automatically load the Optimal Defaults as the BIOS Settings. The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system perfor...

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 messages normally appear on the scree...

B-1 Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes When AMIBIOS performs the Power On Self Test, it writes checkpoint codes to I/O port 0080h. If the computer cannot complete the boot process, diagnostic equipment can be attached to the computer to read I/O port 0080h. ...

B-2 AS1011M-T2 User's Manual Checkpoint Code Description E0h The onboard fl oppy controller if available is initialized. Next, beginning the base 512 KB memory test. E1h Initializing the interrupt vector table next. E2h Initializing the DMA and Interrupt controllers next. E6h Enabling the fl oppy driv...

B-3 Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint Code Description 03h The NMI is disabled. Next, checking for a soft reset or a power on condition. 05h The BIOS stack has been built. Next, disabling cache memory. 06h Uncompressing the POST code next. 07h Next, initializing the CPU and the CPU d...

C-3 Appendix C: System Specifi cations Regulatory Compliance Electromagnetic Emissions: FCC Class B, EN 55022 Class B, EN 61000-3-2/-3-3, CISPR 22 Class B 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) S...