MAXDATA PLATINUM 510 Server User‘s Manual
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Contents 1 Setting up the system 7 2 Features 9 System position ....................................................................................................................... 7 Connecting the system............................................................................................................ 8 Rear Connectors ................................................................................................................. 8 Powering up the system ...................................
Setup Menus ......................................................................................................................... 24 Hardware Monitoring ............................................................................................................. 26 Serial ATA RAID BIOS Configuration ..................................................................................... 26 RAID Configuration Utility ...........................................................................................
7 Regulatory and Integration Information 45 Product Regulatory Compliance ............................................................................................ 45 Product Safety Compliance............................................................................................... 45 Product EMC Compliance ................................................................................................. 45 Product Regulatory Compliance Markings......................................................
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1 Setting up the system System position Please take note of the following criteria for creating a practical and safe workplace when setting up your computer: The system can be used anywhere the temperature is suitable for people. However, rooms with humidity over 70%, and dusty or dirty areas are not appropriate. In addition, do not expose the system to any temperatures over +35° C or under +10° C. Make sure that the cables connecting the system to peripheral devices are not tight.
Connecting the system Rear Connectors � � � � � � � � � Figure 1. Rear connectors A. PS/2-Mouse F. B. PS/2-Keyboard G. USB-Connector 1 NIC 1 C. Parallel port H. USB-Connector 2 D. Serial port A I. NIC 2 E. VGA port Powering up the system At the front of the case, you can find the neccessary controls like power button, reset button and the HDD Leds. Press the power button onte time briefly in order to boot the system. � � � � Figure 2. The Controls 8 A. Power switch B.
2 Features The mainboard offers a “flat” design, with the processors and memory subsystems residing on the board. The server board supports dual-processor operation with Intel® Xeon™ processors and the Intel® E7505 chipset. The board contains embedded devices for video, network, and Serial ATA (SATA) and provides basic monitoring hardware and interrupt control for dual processors and PC/AT-compatible operation. Table 1 lists the features of the mainboard. Table 1.
Table 1. Server Board Features (continued) Feature Description Peripheral interfaces Two SATA channels, one device per channel Two IDE interfaces with ATA-100 support Up to four Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 ports Two RJ-45 Ethernet connectors (one Gigabit, one 10/100 megabit) One diskette drive interface One parallel port One serial port PS/2-compatible keyboard and mouse ports RAID RAID 0.1 using the Silicon Image 3112A PCI to Serial ATA controller Power SSI-Entry Electronics Bay (EEB) 3.
Server Board Connector and Component Locations � � � � � � � � � � ��� � �� � �� ������� �� �� ���� � � �� �� � � �� � � �� � � � � � � � � � � Figure 3. Server Board Connector and Component Locations A. System Fan 3 N. Secondary IDE (ATA 100) AA. 64/100 PCI-X, Slots 3 & 4 B. CPU Fan 1 O. Primary IDE (ATA 100) BB. 32/33 PCI, Slots 1 & 2 C. Main Power P. Floppy Disk Drive Connector CC. AGP Connector D. CPU Fan 2 Q. System Fan 6 DD. System Fan 1 E.
Back Panel Connectors USB � � � � � � � Figure 4. Back Panel Connectors A. USB 1, 2, 3 B. Keyboard/Mouse C. Serial A D. Video E. Parallel F. NIC1 (10/100 Mb) G. NIC2 (Gigabit) Processor The mainboard accommodates one or two 533 MHz system bus Intel® Xeon™ processors with 512 KB L2 cache via two SKT604 604-pin zero-insertion force (ZIF) sockets. When only one processor is installed, it must be in the socket labeled CPU1 and the other socket should be empty.
Memory The mainboard contains four 184-pin DIMM sockets and provides support for up to 8 GB of memory when four 2 GB DIMMs are installed. Memory is partitioned as two banks of DDR DIMMs. DIMM 1A and 1B make up Bank 1; DIMM 2A and 2B make up Bank 2. Each bank provides 144 bits of twoway interleaved memory. The mainboard supports up to four registered, ECC, DDR DIMMs that are compliant with the JEDEC DDR266 specification.
ICH4 The primary role of the ICH4 is to provide the gateway to all PC-compatible I/O devices and features. The mainboard uses the following ICH4 features: • 32-bit/33 MHz PCI bus interface • Low Pin Count (LPC) bus interface • IDE interface, with ATA-100 capability • USB 2.
ATI Rage XL Video Controller The mainboard also includes an ATI Rage XL video controller, 8 MB video SDRAM and support circuitry for an embedded SVGA video subsystem. The SVGA subsystem supports a variety of modes: up to 1600 x 1200 resolution for CRT displays and up to 1024 x 768 resolution for TFT displays, and up to 16.7 million colors. The mainboard provides a standard 15-pin VGA connector.
Segment B: 64-bit/100 MHz PCI-X Capable Subsystem The 64-bit/100 MHz PCI segment includes the following embedded devices and connectors: • Two 3.3 V keyed full-length, full height PCI expansion slot (slots 3 & 4) • Backward compatible to 64-bit/66 MHz, 64-bit/33 MHz, and 32-bit/33 MHz PCI cards • Support for PCI-X add in cards 64-bit/100 MHz PCI-X features include: • Bus speed up to 100 MHz • 3.
Super I/O The mainboard uses the Winbond W83627HF Super I/O Plug and Play Compatible with ACPI-Compliant Controller/Extender. This device provides the system with the following: • LPC interface • Two serial ports • One parallel port • Floppy disk controller • PS/2-compatible keyboard and mouse controller The mainboard provides the connector interface for the floppy disk drive, dual serial ports, parallel port, PS/2 mouse, and the PS/2 keyboard.
Storage Serial ATA Controller The mainboard provides embedded dual Serial ATA channels using the Silicon Image 3112A PCI-toSerial ATA Controller. The 3112A SATA controller is a PCI-to-SATA controller of individual drives or a RAID configuration. The controller supports the following: • Two SATA hard disk drives • 150 MB/s data transfer • RAID 0 (striping): adjustable stripe size.
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Front Panel Buttons The power button on the front panel behaves differently depending on whether the operating system supports ACPI. If the operating system supports ACPI, the power button can be configured as a sleep button. The OS causes the system to transition to the appropriate system state depending on the user settings. The front panel provides the following power control buttons at the front of the system: • Power Button (Legacy): In legacy mode, the power button powers the system on or off.
Password Protection The BIOS uses passwords to prevent unauthorized tampering with the system. Once a password is set up, access to BIOS setup is allowed only after the correct password(s) has been entered. Both user and supervisor passwords are supported by the BIOS. The user password cannot be set unless a supervisor password has been set. When set, a password can be cleared by changing it to a null string. Clearing the supervisor password also clears the user password.
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3 Configuration Software and Utilities Hot Keys Use the keyboard’s numeric pad to enter numbers and symbols. Table 5. Hot Keys To do this: Press these keys: Clear memory and reload the operating system this is a system reset. Secure your system immediately. The following keys are configurable as valid hot keys: + (Set your hot key combination with Setup). Power-On Self-Test (POST) Each time you turn on the system, POST starts running.
Starting Setup You can enter and start BIOS Setup under several conditions: • When you turn on the server, after POST completes the memory test • When you have moved the CMOS jumper on the server board to the “Clear CMOS” position (enabled) In the two conditions listed above, after rebooting, you will see this prompt: Press to enter SETUP In a third condition, when CMOS/NVRAM has been corrupted, you will see other prompts but not the prompt: Warning: CMOS checksum invalid Warning: CMOS time an
Table 6. Keyboard Commands Press Description Help - Pressing F1 on any menu invokes the general Help window. ←→ The left and right arrow keys are used to move between the major menu pages. The keys have no affect if a submenu or pick list is displayed. ↑ Select Item up - The up arrow is used to select the previous value in a menu item’s option list, or a value field pick list. Pressing the Enter key activates the selected item.
Hardware Monitoring The mainboard has an integrated Winbond Heceta 836327HF chip that is responsible for hardware monitoring. Together, the Winbond Heceta chip and the Intel® LANDesk™ Client Manager (LDCM) 6 software provide basic server hardware monitoring that alerts a system administrator if a hardware problem occurs. The LDCM software is for use with Windows® 2000 Server and Windows® 2000 Advanced Server operating systems. Other operating systems supported by the mainboard, such as NetWare 6.
RAID Configuration Utility The RAID Configuration Utility allows you to perform the following functions on Serial ATA drives: • Create a RAID set using two SATA RAID drives • Delete an existing RAID set • Rebuild an existing mirrored set • Resolve drive conflicts NOTE Before using the RAID Configuration Utility, set the BIOS to RAID mode. See Serial ATA RAID BIOS Configuration above. The RAID Configuration Utility can be entered only at boot-up time, while the system is in POST.
Creating a Striped Set (RAID 0) NOTE If the drives are not identical in size, the total size of the striped set will be twice the size of the smallest drive. Automatic Configuration The Auto Configuration option will choose a 16KB stripe size (also referred to as chunk size) and assign the first drive, the drive on the primary SATA channel, as “0”. It will assign the second drive, the drive on the secondary SATA channel, as “1”.
Creating a Mirrored Set (RAID 1) NOTE If the drives are not identical in size, the total size of the mirrored set will be the size of the smallest drive. Automatic Configuration The Auto Configuration option will just initialize the mirrored set without copying any data. The mirrored set becomes ‘current’ immediately after. The mirrored set is established directing subsequent write accesses to both hard drives.
Deleting the RAID Set CAUTION If you are using a striped set, all data will be lost when you delete the RAID set. If you are using a mirrored set, two separate copies of the data will exist, one copy on each drive. To delete a RAID set, do the following: 1. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight Delete RAID set. Press . 2. When Set0 appears, press . 3. Confirm the deletion of the RAID by pressing .
4 Server Board Installations and Upgrades Safety Cautions CAUTIONs System power on/off: The power button DOES NOT turn off the system AC power. To remove power from system, you must unplug the AC power cord from the wall outlet. Make sure the AC power cord is unplugged before you open the chassis, add, or remove any components. Hazardous conditions, devices & cables: Hazardous electrical conditions may be present on power, telephone, and communication cables.
Replacing the Backup Battery The lithium battery on the server board powers the RTC for up to 10 years in the absence of power. When the battery starts to weaken, it loses voltage, and the server settings stored in CMOS RAM in the RTC (for example, the date and time) may be wrong. Contact your customer service representative or dealer for a list of approved devices. WARNING Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
5 Solving Problems This chapter helps you identify and solve problems that might occur while you are using the system. Resetting the System To do this: Press: Soft boot reset from DOS, which clears system memory and reloads the operating system. Clear system memory, restart POST, and reload the operating system. Reset button Cold boot reset. Turn the system power off and then on. This clears system memory, restarts POST, reloads the operating system, and halts power to all peripherals.
Running New Application Software Problems that occur when you run new application software are usually related to the software. Faulty equipment is much less likely, especially if other software runs correctly. Checklist q Does the system meet the minimum hardware requirements for the software? See the software documentation. q Is the software an authorized copy? Unauthorized copies often do not work. Obtain an authorized copy.
More Problem Solving Procedures This section provides a more detailed approach to identifying a problem and locating its source. CAUTION Turn off devices before disconnecting cables: Before disconnecting any peripheral cables from the system, turn off the system and any external peripheral devices. Failure to do so can cause permanent damage to the system and/or the peripheral devices. Preparing the System for Diagnostic Testing 1. Turn off the system and all external peripheral devices.
Power Light Does Not Light Check the following: q Is the system operating normally? If so, the power LED is probably defective or the cable from the front panel to the server board is loose. q Are there other problems with the system? If so, check the items listed under “System Cooling Fans Do Not Rotate Properly”. If all items are correct and problems persist, contact your service representative or authorized dealer for help.
System Cooling Fans Do Not Rotate Properly If the system cooling fans are not operating properly, system components could be damaged.
Cannot Connect to a Server q Make sure you are using the drivers that are shipped on the system Configuration Software CD for the onboard network controller. q Make sure the driver is loaded and the protocols are bound. q Make sure the network cable is securely attached to the connector at the system back panel. If the cable is attached but the problem persists, try a different cable. q Make sure the hub port is configured for the same duplex mode as the network controller.
Problems with Application Software If you have problems with application software, do the following: q Verify that the software is properly configured for the system. See the software installation and operation documentation for instructions on setting up and using the software. q Try a different copy of the software to see if the problem is with the copy you are using. q Make sure all cables are installed correctly. q Verify that the server board jumpers are set correctly. See Chapter 5.
Manually Recovering the BIOS A BIOS recovery can also be manually initiated. This option would be used only when the BIOS is corrupt, but the ROM checksum error does not occur during POST. To manually initiate a BIOS recovery, use the following steps: 1. Power down and uplug the system from the AC power source. 2. Move the recovery jumper at J4J1 from the storage position at pins 9 and 10 to cover pins 3 and 4. See the figure below. J4A1 � � �� � Figure 6. BIOS Recovery Jumper 3.
Clearing the Password with the Password Jumper If the user or administrator password(s) is lost or forgotten, moving the password clear jumper into the “clear” position clears both passwords. The password clear jumper must be restored to its original position before a new password(s) can be set. The password clear jumper is located on jumper block J4J1 on the mainboard. 1. Power down the system and disconnect the AC power. 2. Open the server chassis. 3.
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6 Technical Reference Configuration Jumpers A 10-pin block, located between the secondary IDE connector and DIMM 2B, provides four 2-pin jumper blocks that are used for system recovery and update options. During normal operation, jumpers are stored on four pins: pins 7 and 8, and pins 9 and 10. The figure below shows the jumper pins. Their functions are listed in the table below the figure. J4A1 � � �� � Figure 8. Configuration Jumper Location Table 9.
Front Panel Header The front panel header provides connection to the front panel for power switching and LED operation. ����� � � � � � � ������� Figure 9. Front Panel Header Connection Location Table 10.
7 Regulatory and Integration Information Product Regulatory Compliance Product Safety Compliance The mainboard complies with the following safety requirements: • EN 60 950 (European Union) • IEC60 950 (International) • CE – Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) (European Union) Product EMC Compliance The mainboard has been has been tested and verified to comply with the following electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) regulations when installed a compatible maxdata host system.
Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices FCC (USA) This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. 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.
