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    System Board D2542 for RX100 S5 Technica l Manual Edition November 2007[...]

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    Comments … Suggestions … Corrections … The User Documentation Depar tment would lik e to know y our opinion of this manual. Y our f eedback helps us optimize our documentation to suit y our individual needs. F eel free to se nd us your comments by e-mail to manuals@fujtsu-siemens.com . Certified documentation according to DIN EN ISO 9 001:200[...]

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    D2542 (RX100 S5) T echnical Manual Contents 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2 Import ant notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2.1 Notes on safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2.2 CE Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2.3 En vir o[...]

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    D2542 (RX100 S5) T echnical Manual 5 1 Intr oducti on This technical man ual describes the system board D2542, which is equipped with one Intel ® processor . Fur ther information about drivers is provided in the readme files on the hard disk, on the supplied “ServerStar t“ or “Update“ CDs. Y o u will find fur ther inf ormation in the BIOS [...]

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    D2542 (RX100 S5) T echnical Manual 7 2 Impor tant notes In this chapter you wi ll find essential info r mation regarding saf ety when working with y our ser ver . V CA UTION! With the system board installed you m ust open the system to access the system board. How to access the sys tem board of your system is described in the appropriate ser vice s[...]

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    8 T echnical Manual D2542 (RX100 S5) Notes on safety Important notes V ● Components can become v ery hot during operation. Ensure y ou do not touch components when making e xtensions to the system board. There is a danger of burns!. ● T ransmission l ines to peripheral devices m us t be adequately shielded. ● T o the LAN wiring the requiremen[...]

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    D2542 (RX100 S5) T echnical Manual 9 Important notes Notes on safety Modules with electrostatic-sensitive compon ents Systems and components that might be damaged b y electrostatic discharge (ESD) are marked with the f o llowing label : Figure 1: ESD label When y ou handle components fitted w ith ESDs, you m ust observe the f ollowing points under [...]

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    10 T echnical Man ual D2542 (RX100 S5) CE Certificate Important notes Notes about boards ● During installation/deinstallati on of the system board, observe the specific instructions described in the ser vice manual f or the ser v er. ● Remov e the plug from the mains outl et so that system and system board are totally disconnected from the main[...]

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    D2542 (RX100 S5) T echnical Manual 11 Important notes Environmental Protection 2.3 En vir onmental Pr o tection En vironmentally friendly product design and development This product has been designed in accordance with standards f or ”environmen- tally friendly product design and de velopment“. This means that the designers hav e taken into acc[...]

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    12 T echnical Man ual D2542 (RX100 S5) En vironmental Protection Important notes Returning, recycling and disposal F or details on retur ning and reuse of devices and consumables within Europe, refer to the “Returning used de vices” manual, or contact your Fujitsu Siemens Computers branch offic e/subsidiary or our recycling centre in P aderbor [...]

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    D2542 (RX100 S5) T echnical Manual 13 3 Features 3.1 Overvie w There are two vers ions of the system board D2542 with the par t numbers S26361-D2542-A10 (SAS v ers ion) and S26361-D2542-B10 (SA T A v ersion). The two v ers ions diff er in the chipset and connectors assemblin g. Processor s – One Intel ® Xeon processor , Quad Core, Dual Core or S[...]

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    14 T echnical Man ual D2542 (RX100 S5) Overview Features External connectors – F ront side (front panel): 2x USB 2.0 port – Rear side (I/O shield): 2x USB 2.0 ports 1x V GA por t (15 pin) 1x k eyboard por t 1x mouse por t 1x RS-232-C interf ac e (serial 9 pin 2x RJ45 LAN por ts (onboard LAN) 1x RJ45 serv ice LAN por t Internal connectors – SA[...]

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    D2542 (RX100 S5) T echnical Manual 15 Features Overview BIOS features – Phoenix system BIOS – P ower on self-test – CMOS setup parameter – Shadow RAM BIOS – Shadow video BIOS – IPMI V2.0 suppor t – DMI function suppor t – System security: P ower-on P assw ord and Setup P assword – Boot possible from: – CD/D VD-ROM – Hard disk [...]

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    16 T echnical Man ual D2542 (RX100 S5) Overview Features TPM ( Optio n) The system board is equipped with a TPM (T r usted Platform Module) b y the manuf acturer . This module enab les programs from third party manuf acturers to store k ey inf or mation (e.g. drive enc r yption using Windows B itlock er Dr iv e Encr yption). The TPM is activ ated v[...]

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    D2542 (RX100 S5) T echnical Manual 17 Features Main memory 3.2 Main memory The four slots f or the main memor y are suitable f or unbuff ered DDR II 800 (PC2- 6400) SDRAM memory modules. The organization in tw o memor y banks, 1 and 2, permits rapid memory access with two-w ay interleaving. I Y ou will find the descriptions how to i nstall memory m[...]

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    18 T echnical Man ual D2542 (RX100 S5) PCI b us Features *) Already populated b y basic configuration. Install identical DIMMs in sock et 1A and 1B and identical DIMMs in soc ket 2A and 2B. 3.3 PC I bus Figure 3: PCI slots PCI s lot s The f ollowing tab l es show an o v er view of the PCI sl ots: Basic DIMM1A DIMM2A DIMM1B DIMM2B 2 x memor y module[...]

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    D2542 (RX100 S5) T echnical Manual 19 Features Screen resolution 3.4 Screen resolution Depending on the operating system used the s creen resolutions in the fol l owing table ref er to the screen controller on the system board. If you are using an e xter nal screen controller , you will find details of s uppor ted screen resolutions in the operatin[...]

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    20 T echnical Man ual D2542 (RX100 S5) T e mperature / system monitoring Features Se nsor m onitor ing A f ault in a temperature sensor is detected. Should this happen all f ans monitored by this sensor run at maximum speed, to achie ve the greatest possibl e protection of the hardware. V o ltage monito ring When v oltage e xceeds war ning le vel h[...]

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    D2542 (RX100 S5) T echnical Manual 21 Features LEDs 3.6 LEDs Figure 4: LEDs LED s A, B, C , D , E and F are visible from outside on the rear of the server . LED A and LED B are diff erent functionalities of the same LED and are glo wing diffe- rently . All the other LE Ds are only visib le, if the cover of the s er v er has been opened. CPU DIMM2B [...]

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    22 T echnical Man ual D2542 (RX100 S5) LEDs Features The LEDs hav e the fol lowing meaning: If the ser v er has been pow ered off (power-plugs m us t be disconnected) it is possibl e to indicate the f aulty component by pressing the indi cate CSS button. LED Indicator Meaning A - GE L (Global Error LED) red indicates a pref ailure red flashing indi[...]

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    D2542 (RX100 S5) T echnical Manual 23 Features Interfaces and conn ectors 3.7 Interfaces and connector s Figure 5: Schematic view of the system board D2542 1 = SA T A 2 connector (only f or SA T A version) 11 = SA T A 1 connector (only SA T A version) 2 = power supply f or I 2 C- 12 = System f an 3 3 = power supply A TX 13 = System f an 2 4 = syste[...]

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    24 T echnical Man ual D2542 (RX100 S5) Interfaces and connecto rs Features 3.7.1 External ports Figure 6: External por ts of the system board D2542 *) The Ser ver Management LAN is a direct communication interf ace between a remote system and the local iR MC. It is used f or “ Console Redirection” (tex t and grafical) and f or transf err ing e.[...]

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    D2542 (RX100 S5) T echnical Manual 25 Features Interfaces and conn ectors LAN connectors This system board is popula ted with two Dual Gigabit LAN controllers Broadcom 5715 and a service LAN controller . The G igabit LAN controller suppor ts the transf er rates of 10 Mbit/s, 100 Mbi t/s and 1 Gbit/s. The LAN controller suppor ts WOL function throug[...]

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    26 T echnical Man ual D2542 (RX100 S5) Settings with jumpers Features 3.8 Sett ings wi th ju mp ers The system board is supplied with al l jumpers set on the foll owing positi ons. Figure 8: Jumper default settings JP8 - Boot Block JP5 - P asswor d Skip 1-2 No rm al boot (de f ault) 2-3 BIOS reco very 1-2 Disa ble (default) 2-3 Enable JP5 JP8[...]

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    D2542 (RX100 S5) T echnical Manual 27 4 Replacing the lithium battery In order to sav e the system inf or mation permanently , a lithium batter y is installed to provide the CMOS -memor y with a current. When the charge is too low or the battery is empty , a c orresponding error message is provided. The lithium battery must then be replaced. V The [...]

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    D2542 (RX100 S5) T echnical Manual 29 Abbreviations The technical ter ms and ab bre viations giv en below represent only a selection o f the full list of common technica l terms and abbreviations . Not all technical terms and abbre viations listed here are valid f or the descr ibed system board. AC P I Advanced Configuration and P ower Interf ac e [...]

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    30 T echnical Man ual D2542 (RX100 S5) Abkürzung en DDR Double Data Rate DIMM Dual In-line Memory Module DIP Dual In-line P ackage DMI Desktop Management Interf ace DMA Direct Memory Access DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memor y ECC Error Correc tion Code EEPR OM Electrical Erasab le Programmab le Read Only Memor y EPROM Erasab le Programmab le Read O[...]

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    D2542 (RX100 S5) T echnical Manual 31 Abkürzungen HPC Hot-plug Controller ICE In Circuit Emulation IDE Integrated (int elligent) Dr ive El ec tronics IME Integrated Mirror Enhanced IOOP Intelligent Organiz ation Of PCI IPMB Intelligent Platf or m Management Bus IPMI Intelligent P latf or m Management Interf ace iRMC integr ated Remote Management C[...]

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    32 T echnical Man ual D2542 (RX100 S5) Abkürzung en NVRAM Non V olatile RAM ODD Optica l Di sc Dr ive OEM Original Equipment Manuf ac turer OHCI Open Host Controller Interf ace OS Operating System PCI P eripheral Components Interconnect PD A Prefa ilure Detection and Analyzing PIO Programmed Input Output PLD Programmab le Logic Device POS T P ower[...]

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    D2542 (RX100 S5) T echnical Manual 33 Abkürzungen RAM Random Access Memory RSB Remote Service Board RST ReSeT RT C Real Time Clock SAS Serial Attached SCSI SA T A Serial A T A SCSI Small Computer Sy stems Interf ac e SDDC Single De vice Data Correction SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory SHDG Ser v er Hardware Design Guide SHPC Standard[...]

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    34 T echnical Man ual D2542 (RX100 S5) Abkürzung en TPM T rusted Platform Module UHCI Unified Host Controller Interf ac e USB Universa l Ser ia l Bu s VG A Video Graphics A dapter VRD V oltage Regulator Down VRM V oltage Regulator Module WfM Wired for Management WOL W ake up On LAN[...]