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iii Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians. It provides information for the installation and use of the SuperWorkstation 7045A- C3/7045A-CT . Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only . The SuperWorkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT is a high-end[...]

S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual iv Chapter 4: System Safety Y ou should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the SuperWorkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT . Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 provides detail[...]

v Preface Notes[...]

vi S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual T able of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1 1-2 Serverboard Features ..................................................................................... 1-2 Processors[...]

vii T able of Contents Installing the Rack Rails ................................................................................. 2-6 Installing the Server into the Rack .................................................................. 2-7 2-5 Checking the Serverboard Setup .................................................................... 2-8 [...]

viii S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i Quick Reference ............................................................ 5-13 5-9 Connector Defi nitions ................................................................................... 5-14 5-10 Jumper Settings ....................................................[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview The 7045A-C3/7045A-CT is a high-end workstation comprised of two main subsys- tems: the SC743TQ-865-SQ tower/4U server chassis and the X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i dual Intel Xeon processor serverboard. Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certifi ed for use with the SuperWorkstati[...]

S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual 1-2 1-2 Serverboard Features At the heart of the SuperWorkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT lies the X7DCA- 3/X7DCA-i, a dual processor serverboard based on the Intel 5100 chipset and designed to provide maximum performance. Below are the main features of the X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i. (See Figure 1-1 for a bl[...]

1-3 Chapter 1: Introduction Onboard Controllers/Ports One fl oppy drive connector and one onboard A T A/100 connector are provided to support IDE hard drives or A T API devices. The color-coded rear I/O ports include two COM ports, one parallel port, four USB 2.0 ports, PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports, two gigabit Ethernet ports and HDA (High Defi [...]

S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual 1-4 I/O Backplane The SC743TQ-865-SQ is an A TX form factor chassis that can be used as a tower or mounted in a 4U rackmount confi guration. The I/O backplane provides seven expansion slots, two COM ports, a parallel port, four USB 2.0 ports, PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports, two Gigabit Ethern[...]

1-5 Chapter 1: Introduction Figure 1-1. Intel 5100 Chipset: System Block Diagram Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see Chapter 5 for details. PCI-Exp x4 to PCIE or SAS PCI-33 PCI-33 Parallel Port PCI-E x16 DDR2 667/533 Lane 6 COM2 Inernal/SOL PCI-Exp x4 PCI-E x16 IDE USB 2.0 3.0 Gb/S Port Ports Port #0 MCH Processor #2 ICH9 PCI-Exp x16 [...]

S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual 1-6 1-4 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer , Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. T el: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (T echnical Support) Web Site: www .supermicro.co[...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2-1 Overview This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your SuperWorkstation 7045A- C3/7045A-CT up and running. Following these steps in the order given should en- able you to have the system operational within a minimum amount of time. This quick setup assumes that your sy[...]

2-2 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT 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) and approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back of the rack to allow for suffi cient airfl ow and ease in servicing. This product is for installation o[...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-3 Allow the hot plug SAS/SA T A drives and power supply modules to cool before touching 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 Operating T emperature If installed in a closed [...]

2-4 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual 2-4 Installing the System into a Rack This section provides information on installing the system into a rack unit. Rack installation requires the use of the optional rackmount kit. If the system has already been mounted into a rack or if you are using it as a tower , you can skip ahead to[...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-5 Installing the Chassis Rails Y ou will need to remove the top cover and the feet to add rack rails to the chassis. First, remove the top and right covers (top and left covers when standing as a tower chassis) by fi rst removing the screws that secure them to the chassis. Depress the button on the top (side if tow[...]

2-6 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual Installing the Rack Rails Determine where you want to place the SuperWorkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT in the rack. (See Rack and Server Precautions in Section 2-3.) Position the fi xed rack rail/sliding rail guide assemblies at the desired location in the rack, keeping the sliding rail guid[...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-7 Figure 2-4. Installing the Server into a Rack Installing the Server into the Rack Y ou should now have rails attached to both the chassis and the rack unit. The next step is to install the server into the rack. Y ou should have two brackets in the rack mount kit. Install these fi rst keeping in mind that they are[...]

2-8 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual 2-5 Checking the Serverboard Setup After setting up the the system, you will need to open the unit to make sure the serverboard is properly installed and all the connections have been made. Accessing the Inside of the System If rack mounted, fi rst release the retention screws that secur[...]

Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-9 Figure 2-5. Accessing the Inside of the System (Rack Confi guration shown) 2-6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup Next, you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the SAS/SA T A drives and backplane have been properly installed and all connections have been made. Checking the Drives All drives can be acces[...]

2-10 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual Depending upon your system's confi guration, your system may have one or more drives already installed. If you need to install SAS/SA T A drives, please refer to Chapter 6. Checking the Airfl ow Airfl ow is provided by four hot-swap 8-cm chassis fans working in conjunction with a[...]

Chapter 3: System Interface 3-1 Chapter 3 System Interface 3-1 Overview The control panel on the 7045A-C3/7045A-CT has several LEDs and two buttons. There are also two LEDs on each SAS/SA T A drive carrier . These LEDs keep you constantly informed of the overall status of the system and the activity and health of specifi c components. 3-2 Control [...]

3-2 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual 3-3 Control Panel LEDs The control panel located on the front of the SC743TQ-865-SQ chassis has six LEDs that provide you with critical information related to different parts of the system. This section explains what each LED indicates when illuminated and any corrective action you may ne[...]

Chapter 3: System Interface 3-3 airfl ow in the system or the ambient room temperature being too warm. Check the routing of the cables and make sure all fans are present and operating normally . Y ou should also check to make sure that the chassis covers are installed. Finally , verify that the heatsinks are installed properly (see Chapter 5). Thi[...]

3-4 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual Notes[...]

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 SuperWorkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT 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 switc[...]

S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual 4-2 4-2 General Safety Precautions Follow these rules to ensure general safety: Keep the area around the SuperWorkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT clean and free of clutter . The 7045A-C3/7045A-CT weighs approximately 64 lbs (29.1 kg.) when fully loaded. When lifting the system, two people at either[...]

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 circuit boards. The following measures are generally [...]

S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual 4-4 4-4 Operating Precautions Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 7045A- C3/7045A-CT is operating to assure proper cooling. Out of warranty damage to the 7045A-C3/7045A-CT system can occur if this practice is not strictly followed. ! Figure 4-1. Installing[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-1 Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install the X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i serverboard into the chassis, connect the data and power cables and install add-on cards. All serverboard jumpers and connections are also described. A layout and quick refer- ence chart are included i[...]

5-2 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual Unpacking The serverboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid electrical static dis- charge. When unpacking the board, make sure the person handling it is static protected. 5-2 Serverboard Installation This section explains the fi rst step of physically mounting the X7DCA-3/X7DCA[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-3 Connecting Data Cables The cables used to transfer data from the peripheral devices have been carefully routed to prevent them from blocking the fl ow of cooling air that moves through the system from front to back. If you need to disconnect any of these cables, you should take care to keep them routed as [...]

5-4 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual 5-4 I/O Ports The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specifi cation. See Figure 5-2 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports. Figure 5-1. Control Panel Header Pins Figure 5-2. I/O Ports NMI x (Key) Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Reset (Button) Power (Butt[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-5 5-5 Installing the Processor and Heat Sink ! Avoid placing direct pressure to the top of the processor package. Always remove the power cord fi rst before adding, removing or changing any hardware components. Installation Procedure For proper system setup, please follow the procedures in the order given be[...]

5-6 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual CPU Installation A black PnP cap is attached to the load plate to protect the CPU socket. Press the load lever down and away from the retention clasp to release the load plate from its locked position. Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate. Use your thumb and your index fi ng[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-7 Socket key CPU installed in socket PnP cap released from load plate CPU key CPU pin 1 Notched corner Gold dot Load lever With the CPU in the socket, in- spect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that it is properly installed. Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down until it snaps into the ret[...]

5-8 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual Installing the Heat Sink Installation Do not apply any thermal grease to the heat sink or the CPU die; the required amount has already been applied. Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism. Screw in two diagona[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-9 Installing Memory Modules Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots. The memory scheme is interleaved, so you must install two modules at a time, beginning with DIMM 1A and DIMM 1B, then DIMM 2A and DIMM 2B and fi nally DIMM 3A and DIMM 3B. Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot. P[...]

5-10 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual T o Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place. Pay attention to the bottom notches. T o Remove: Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the DIMM from the slot. Figure 5-3. DIMM Installation Note: Notch should align with its recepti[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-1 1 5-7 Adding PCI Cards The X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i has one PCI-Express x16 slot, one PCI-Express x4 slot (in a x16 slot), two 64-bit 133/100 MHz PCI-X slots and two PCI 33 MHz slots. The SC743TQ-865-SQ chassis can accommodate up to seven PCI expansion cards. PCI cards are installed directly to the serverboard. Inst[...]

5-12 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual Figure 5-4. X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i Layout (not drawn to scale) 5-8 Serverboard Details X7DCA-3 Note: the X7DCA-i shares the same layout as the X7DCA-3 but has no SAS com- ponents or connectors.[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-13 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Section 5-10) JI 2 C1/JI 2 C2 I 2 C to PCI-X Slots Pins 2-3 (Disabled) JI 2 C3/JI 2 C4 I 2 C to PCI-E Slots Pins 2-3 (Disabled) JPL1/JPL2 LAN1/2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JWD1 W atch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset) Connect[...]

5-14 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual PW_ON Connector The PW_ON connector is on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. This header should be connected to the chassis power but- ton. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. 5-9 Connector Defi nitions Required Connection +12V 4-pin Power Pin Defi nitions (JPW1) Pins Defi nition 1 - [...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-15 Reset Connector The reset connector is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 and attaches to the reset switch on the computer chas- sis. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Reset Button Pin Defi nitions (JF1) Pin# Defi nition 3 Reset 4 Ground Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH) Connect an LED to the OH con[...]

5-16 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual Fan Headers There are eight fan headers on the serverboard, all of which are 4 - pin fan s. ( Pins 1- 3 of th e fan he ade rs are back ward compatible with the tr adit io nal 3 - pin fa ns.) See t he t abl e on t he r ight f or pin d efi n iti ons. T he onboard fan speeds are c ontrolle[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-17 W ake-On-LAN The W ake-On-LAN header is des- ignated JWOL1 on the serverboard. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Y ou must also have a LAN card with a W ake-On-LAN connector and cable to use this feature. Chassis Intrusion The Chassis Intrusion header is des- ignated JL1. Attach an appropri[...]

5-18 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual Universal Serial Bus (USB) There are two Universal Serial Bus ports located on the I/O panel (USB0/1/2/3), four USB headers located on the serverboard (USB4/5 and USB6/7) and two additional ports located on the board itself (USB8 and USB9). The headers can be used to provide front side U[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-19 Backpanel Power SMB (I 2 C) Connector The power SMB (I 2 C) connector is used to monitor the status of the power supply and the temperature of the backplane. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Backpanel PWR SMB Connector Pin Defi nitions (J5) Pin# Defi nition 1 SMBDA T_ICH_EXIT 2 Ground 3 [...]

5-20 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual CD Header Pin Defi nitions (CD1) Pin# Defi nition 1 Left 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right Front Panel Audio Pin Defi nitions (JC2) Pin# Defi nition 1M I C _ L 2 Audio Ground 3M I C _ R 4 FP Audio Detect 5 Line_2_R 6 Ground 7 FP_Jack Detect 8K e y 9 Line_2_L 10 Ground CD Header A 4 -pin CD h[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-21 5-10 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers T o modify the operation of the serverboard, jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings. Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the con- nector . Pin 1 is identifi ed with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board. S[...]

5-22 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual I 2 C Bus to PCI-X/ Slots Jumpers JI 2 C1 and JI 2 C2 allow you to connect the System Management Bus (I 2 C) to the PCI-X slots. The default setting is Disabled. Both jumpers must be set to the same setting See the table on the right for jumper settings. W atch Dog Enable/Disable JWD con[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-23 5-1 1 Onboard Indicators LAN1/2 LEDs The Ethernet ports (located beside the VGA port) have two LEDs. On each port, one LED indicates activity while the other LED may be green, amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection. See the table on the right for the functions associated with the connection s[...]

5-24 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual 5-12 Parallel, Floppy , IDE, and SA T A Ports Use the following information to connect the IDE hard disk drive cables. A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. The 80-wire A T A100/66 IDE hard disk drive cable that came with your system has two connectors to suppo[...]

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-25 SA T A Ports There are no jumpers to confi gure the onboard SA T A connectors. See the table on the right for pin defi ni- tions. SA T A Port Pin Defi nitions (I-SA T A0~I-SA T A5) Pin # Defi nition 1 Ground 2T X P 3T X N 4 Ground 5R X N 6R X P 7 Ground IDE Drive Connector Pin Defi nitions (IDE) Pin# [...]

5-26 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual Floppy Drive Connector The fl oppy connector is designated "Floppy". See the table below for pin defi nitions. Floppy Drive Connector Pin Defi nitions (Floppy) Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN 3 Ground 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 Ground 8 Index 9 Ground[...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-1 Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform simple maintenance on the SC743TQ-865-SQ chassis. Following the component installa- tion steps in the order given will eliminate most common problems. If some steps are unnecessary , skip ahead to the step [...]

6-2 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual 8 SAS/SA T A Drive Bays (behind locking bezel) Figure 6-1. Chassis Front View System Reset Main Power Floppy Drive 5.25" Drive Bays (2) USB Ports[...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-3 6-2 Front Control Panel The front control panel must be connected to the JF1 connector on the serverboard to provide you with system status and alarm indications. A ribbon cable has bundled these wires together to simplify this connection. Connect the cable from JF1 on the serverboard (making sure the red wire [...]

6-4 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual 6-3 System Fans T wo 8-cm PWM chassis fans provide air intake while one 9-cm PWM exhaust fan expels hot air from the chassis. All are low-noise fans that result in very low system noise levels. The chassis is also fi tted with an air shroud to concentrate the fl ow of cooling air throug[...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-5 Figure 6-3. Removing a Chassis Fan[...]

6-6 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual Installing/Removing SAS/SA T A Drives The SAS/SA T A drive carriers are all easily accessible at the front of the chassis. These drives are hot-swappable, meaning they can be removed and installed with- out powering down the system. Open the front bezel then push the release button locate[...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-7 Figure 6-5. Mounting a SAS/SA T A Drive in a Carrier ! Important! Use extreme caution when working around the SAS/ SA T A backplane. Do not touch the backplane with any metal objects and make sure no ribbon cables touch the backplane or obstruct the airfl ow holes. Figure 6-4. Removing a SAS/SA T A Drive Carri[...]

6-8 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual Installing Components in the 5.25" Drive Bays The 7045A-C3/7045A-CT has two 5.25" drive bays. Components such as an extra fl oppy drive, IDE hard drives or CD-ROM drives can be installed into these 5.25" drive bays. Removing the Empty Drive Bay First power down the system.[...]

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-9 6-5 Power Supply The SuperWorkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT has a single 865 watt power supply . This power unit is equipped with low-noise technology , making the system ideal for workstation environments. The power supply has an auto-switching capability that enable it to automatically sense and operate with 100 [...]

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Chapter 7: BIOS 7-1 Chapter 7 BIOS 7-1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i. 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 been added or deleted and might not y[...]

7-2 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT 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 described in this section, although the screen display is of[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-3 Main BIOS Setup Menu Main Setup Features System Time T o 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 the correct data. Press the <Enter> ke[...]

7-4 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual  IDE Primary Master/Slave, IDE Secondary Master/Slave, SA T A Port3, SA T A Port4 and Ext. Primary Master/Slave These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Primary Master/Slave, IDE Secondary Master/Slave, SA T A Port 3, SA T A Port 4 and Ext. Primary Master/ Slave. Hit [...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-5 CHS Format (A vailable for Primary/Master only) The following items will be displayed by the BIOS: T ype: This item displays the type of IDE or SA T A Device. Cylinders: This item indicates the status of Cylinders. Headers: This item indicates the number of headers. Sectors: This item displays the number of sectors. Maximum Capa[...]

7-6 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual Serial A T A This setting allows the user to enable or disable the Serial A T A function. The options are Disabled and Enabled. Native Mode Operation Select the native mode for A T A. The options are Parallel A T A, Serial A T A, Both and Auto . Serial A T A (SA T A) RAID Enable Select En[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-7 7-4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the ar- row keys. Y ou should see the following display . The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing <Enter>.  Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the[...]

7-8 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual ACPI Sleep Mode UThis feature allows you to decide which ACPI power management mode to use when in sleep mode. The options are S1 , S3 and S1S3. Power Button Behavior If set to Instant-Off , the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button. If set to 4-sec.,[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-9 will be reserved for Video BIOS ROM access only . Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices. Cache Base 0-512K If enabled, this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area: block 0-512K to be cached (written) into a buffer , a storage area in the Static DROM (SDROM) or[...]

7-10 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual graphic effects when using a Linux graphic driver that requires the write-combining confi guration with 4GB or more memory . The options are Enabled and Disabled .  PCI Confi guration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices. Onboard GLAN1/Onboard[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-1 1  Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. W arning : Use caution when changing the Advanced settings. Incorrect setup, a very high DRAM frequency or an incorrect DRAM timing may cause the sys- tem become unstable. If this occurs, reset the stting to the default setting. Crystal [...]

7-12 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual USB Host Controller 2 Select Enabled to activate USB Host Controller 2. The settings are Enabled and Disabled. Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices. The settings are Enabled and Disabled.  Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to [...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-13 Execute Disable Bit (A vailable when supported by the CPU and the OS) Set to Enabled to enable Execute Disable Bit and allow the processor to classify areas in memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot, and thus preventing a worm or a virus from inserting and creating a fl ood of codes to overwhelm the p[...]

7-14 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual  CPU Cache Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. Direct Cache Access (A vailable when supported by the CPU) Set to Enable to route inbound network IO traffi c directly into processor caches to reduce memory latency and improve network performance. The [...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-15 Base I/O Address This setting allows you to select the base I/O address for serial port B. The options are 3F8, 2F8 , 3E8 and 2E8. Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for serial port B. The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4. Parallel Port This setting allows you to assign control of the parallel port[...]

7-16 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual Event Log V alidity This is a display to inform you of the event log validity . It is not a setting. Event Log Capacity This is a display to inform you of the event log capacity . It is not a setting. View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press <Enter> to view the contents of [...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-17 Console Connection This item allows you to decide how the console redirection is to be connected: either Direct or V ia Modem. Continue CR after POST This item allows you to decide whether you want to continue with the console redirection after POST routines. The options are On and Off .  Hardware Monitor Logic Note: The Pho[...]

7-18 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual V oltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed: Vcore A, Vcore B, -12V , +12V , P1V5, +3.3V , 5Vsb, 5VDD, P_VTT and Vbat Note: In a Windows OS environment, the Supero Doctor III settings take prece- dence over the BIOS settings. When fi rst installed, Supero Doc[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-19 Existing Event Log Number This item displays the number of the existing event log. Event Log Control System Firmware Progress Enable this function to log the POST progress. The options are Enabled and Disabled . BIOS POST Errors Enabling this function to log POST errors. The options are Enabled and Dis- abled . BIOS POST W atch[...]

7-20 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual  Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors, such as temperatures, fan speeds and voltages of various components.[...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-21 7-5 Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. Y ou should see the following display . Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>. All Security BIOS settings are described in this section. Supervisor Password[...]

7-22 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual 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 allows [...]

Chapter 7: BIOS 7-23 7-6 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. Y ou 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 Boot BIOS settings are described in this section. Boot Priority Order/Excluded from Boot Orders[...]

7-24 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual 7-7 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. Y ou 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 made and to exit the[...]

A-1 Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Dur in g the Po wer- On S elf - T e st ( PO ST) , t he BI OS w ill c hec k for p rob lem s. If a pro ble m is fou nd, th e BIO S wi ll ac tivate a n alar m or dis play a me ss age. T he fo l- lowing is a list of such BIOS messages. Fail ur e Fixe d Di sk Fixed dis k is not wo rk ing o[...]

A-2 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual Sy st em CM O S ch ec ksu m b ad - D ef au lt c on fi guration used System C MO S has been c orr upted o r modi fi e d inco rre ctl y , p erhaps by an appli ca - ti on pr ogr am th at cha nge s data s tor ed in C MO S. T he BI OS i nst alle d Def ault S etup V a lues . If you do n ot wa[...]

A-3 Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages slo ws syst em pe r f or man ce c o nsid era bly. CPU I D : CPU sock et number for Multi - Processor error . EI SA C MO S not w r it e ab le Ser verBIOS2 test error: Cannot write to E ISA CM OS. DM A T es t Fail e d Ser verBIOS2 test error: Cannot write to e x tended DMA ( Direc t Memor y Acces s ) registers. Sof [...]

A-4 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual I / O d evi ce I RQ c on fl ic t I / O d evic e I RQ c onfl ict er ro r . PS / 2 Mo us e Bo ot Su m ma r y S cr e en : PS / 2 Mouse installed. nnnn kB E xtended R AM Passed Wher e nnnn is the a mou nt of R A M in k ilo by tes suc c es sfu lly tes ted. nnnn Cache SR AM Passed Wher e nnnn[...]

A-5 Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages screen (usually an initialization error of an Option ROM , i.e. , an a dd - on ca rd) . Wri te dow n and f ollo w the i nfor mat ion s how n on th e sc reen. Pre ss < F2 > t o en te r Set up Opt ion al me ssa ge disp layed du rin g PO ST . Ca n be tu rne d of f in S etup. PS / 2 Mou se: PS / 2 mouse identi?[...]

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Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes B-1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST (Power On Self T est) codes for the PhoenixBIOS. POST codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal. Recovera ble PO ST Er rors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST , the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem. [...]

B-2 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual POST Code Descript ion 1 8h 8254 timer initia lization 1Ah 82 37 DM A c ont rol ler in iti aliz ati on 1 C h Reset Pro gra mmab le Inter rupt Co ntro lle r 20 h 1- 3 - 1-1 T e st D R A M r ef re sh 2 2h 1- 3 - 1- 3 T e st 87 42 Key b oar d C on tr ol le r 24h S et ES se gment r egi ster t[...]

Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes B-3 POST Code Descript ion 5C h T est R A M b et ween 5 1 2 a nd 6 4 0 kB 60h T es t e xt en de d me mory 62h T est ex tend ed me mor y addr ess l ines 6 4h Jump to UserPatch 1 66 h C onfi gure adv anc ed cache register s 67h I niti alize M ult i Pro c ess or A PI C 6 8h Ena ble ex ter nal an d CPU c ac hes 6 9h S etup [...]

B-4 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual POST Code Descript ion 9 9 h Ch ec k for S M AR T Dr ive (o ptio nal) 9 Ch S et up Power M anag eme nt 9Dh In it ia li ze se cu rity e ng i n e (o pt io na l) 9E h En ab le h ar dwa re in terru pt s 9Fh D etermine n umber of A T A and SCSI drives A0 h Set t ime of d ay A 2h Ch eck key lo [...]

Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes B-5 Th e fol low ing a re f or b oot b lo ck i n Flas h ROM POST Code Descript ion E0 h Ini tia lize th e chi pset E 1h Initialize the br idge E 2h Ini tia lize t he CP U E3 h In iti alize sy stem t ime r E4h Ini ti alize sy stem I / O E5 h Ch eck f orc e re c over y b oot E6h C hec ksum BIO S ROM E7h G o to BIOS E8h Set[...]

B-6 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual Notes[...]

Appendix C: Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines C-1 Appendix C Intel HostR A ID Setup Guidelines After all the hardware has been installed, you must fi rst confi gure the Intel ICH9R SA T A RAID* Settings before you install the Windows Operating System and other software drivers. Note: If you do not wish to confi gure onboard SA T A RAID functions, [...]

C-2 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual RA ID C o n fi gurations The f oll owin g t yp es of R AI D c onfi gur atio ns are s uppo r te d: R A ID 0 (Dat a Striping): this wr ites data in parallel, inter leav ed ( "strip ed" ) sections o f tw o h a r d d r i v e s . D a t a t r a n s f e r r a t e i s d o u b l e d o [...]

Appendix C: Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines C-3 Usi ng t he I nt el I CH9 R SA T A R AI D Ut il it y Pr og ra m 1 . Creat ing, Del eting and Res ett ing R AI D V olume s: a. Af ter t he syste m exits f ro m the B IO S Set up Uti lit y , t he syste m wil l autom atic a lly reb oot . The f ollo wing s cr een ap pear s af te r Power- On S elf T est . [...]

C-4 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual b. Spe cif y a nam e for t he R A ID 0 set a nd pr ess t he < T ab > key or the < Enter > key to go to t he nex t fi e ld. ( Y ou c an use t he < Esc > key to se lec t th e previ ous m enu.) c. W hen R A ID L evel item i s high ligh ted, pr ess t he < Up A r row >[...]

Appendix C: Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines C-5 Cre at ing a R A I D 1 V ol um e: a. Select "Create R AID V olume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> ke y . The following screen will appear : b. Spe cif y a nam e for t he R A ID 1 set a nd pr ess t he < T ab > key or the < Enter > key to go to t he nex t fi e ld. [...]

C-6 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual Creating a RAID 10 (RAID 1+ RAID 0): a. Select "Create RAID V olume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key . The following screen will appear: b. Spe cif y a nam e for t he R AI D 10 set and p res s < Ente r > . c. W hen R A ID L evel item i s high ligh ted, u[...]

Appendix C: Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines C-7 Creating a RAID 5 Set (Parity): a. Select "Create R AID V olume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> ke y . The following screen will appear : b. Spe cif y a nam e for t he R AI D 5 set a nd pre ss < Enter >. c. W hen t he Ra id Level i s high ligh ted, use t he < Up A r [...]

C-8 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual Deleting RAID V olume: War ni ng : Be sure to back up your dat a before deleting a R A ID set. Y ou w i l l l o s e a l l d a t a o n t h e d i s k d ri v e s w h e n d e l e t i n g a RA ID s e t . ) a. F rom the main men u, select item2-De let e R AID V o lume, and press < Enter> [...]

Appendix C: Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines C-9 Resetting to Non-RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD a. From the main menu, select item3-Reset Disks to Non- RAID, and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear: b. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to highlight the RAID set drive to reset and press <Space> to select. c. Pr[...]

C-10 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual C-2 Installing Windows XP/2000/2003 for RAID Systems Installing a New Operating System-the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS a. Ins er t Mi cro sof t 's Wi ndow s XP / 20 0 0 / 2 0 03 S etup C D in t he CD D r iver , an d the system will star t booting up from CD. b. Pres s th e < F6 > [...]

D-1 Appendix D: System Specifi cations Appendix D System Specifi cations P r o c e s s o r s Single or d ual Int el ® du a l-co re X e on® 5400/5300/5 200/5 1 00 S eq u en ce ty pe pro c ess or s at a fr ont si de (system) bus s pee d of 1333/1066 MHz No te : Pl e as e r ef er t o ou r w eb s it e fo r a c om p le te l i st in g of s up p or te[...]

D-2 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual Expansion Slots One PCI-Express x16, one PCI-Express x4 (in a x16 slot), two 64-bit 133/100 MHz PCI-X, two PCI 33 MHz and an IPMI slot Motherboard 7045A-C3: X7DCA-3 (Extended A TX form factor) 7045A-CT : X7DCA-i (Extended A TX form factor) Dimensions (both): 12 x 13 in (305 x 330 mm) Chas[...]

D-3 Appendix D: 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 61000-4-1 1) S a f e t y : EN 60950/IEC 60950-Compliant, UL L[...]

D-4 S uper W orkstation 7045A-C3/7045A-CT User's Manual Notes[...]