User`s guide

User Guide
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4. Plug the system into the AC power source and power it on.
5. The BIOS POST screen appears.
6. When complete, remove the recovery media.
7. Power down and unplug the system from the AC power source.
8. Move the BIOS recovery jumper at J1A1 back to the original position,
covering storage pins 1 and 2.
9. Plug the system into the AC power source and power it up to confirm the
recovery is successful.
Note: Do NOT interrupt the BIOS POST during the first boot.
Note: for more information on the BIOS Update process, please refer to
“Updating the BIOS” on page 197.
Rear Panel Connectors
Refer to “T840 E2 Rear View” on page 21 for details.
Processor
The system board can accommodate the following:
- The Intel® Xeon® Nehalem-EP processors.
RAID Support
The Intel® Server Board provides six SATA ports (3 Gbps) via ICH10R with Intel®
Embedded Server RAID Technology, with SW RAID levels 0/1/10. Optional support
for SW RAID 5 with activation key.
The BIOS Setup utility provides multiple drive configuration options on the Advanced
Mass Storage Controller Configuration setup page, some of which affect the ability to
configure RAID. By default, the “Onboard SATA Controller” option is enabled. When
this option is enabled, you can set the “SATA Mode” option to the following modes,
which also lists how the mode affects configuration:
■ ENHANCED Mode: Supports up to six SATA ports with IDE Native Mode.
■ COMPATIBILITY Mode: Supports up to four SATA ports[0/1/2/3] with IDE
Legacy mode and two SATA ports[4/5] with IDE Native Mode.
■ AHCI Mode: Supports all SATA ports using the Advanced Host Controller
Interface (AHCI) when the option is enabled.
Note: For AHCI capability in EFI, you must set the AHCI legacy Option
ROM to “disabled”.
■ SW RAID Mode: Supports configuration of SATA ports for RAID using RAID
configuration software.
Refer to the “Advanced Menu” on page 174 for more information on how to select the
controller that will be active in your system.