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S UPER S ER VER 5015M-UR S UPER S ER VER 5015M-U S UPER S ER VER 5015M-NTR S UPER S ER VER 5015M-NT USER’S MANUAL 1.0d ® S UPER.
Manual Revision 1.0d Release Date: April 15, 2008 The information in this User ’s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate. The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inac.
iii Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians. It pro- vides information for the installation and use of the SuperServer 5015M-UR/5015M- U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT . Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only .
S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT 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 SuperServer 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT .
v Preface Notes.
vi T able of Contents Preface About This Manual ............................................................................... ....................... iii Manual Organization ...........................................................................
Chapter 4: System Safety 4-1 Electrical Safety Precautions .......................................................................... 4-1 4-2 General Safety Precautions ........................................................................... 4-2 4-3 ESD Precautions .
viii W ake-On-Ring ........................................................................................ 5-17 Power SMB Connector .......................................................................... 5-17 Power Supply Fail ....................
T able of Contents ix 7-4 Advanced Setup ............................................................................................. 7-6 7-5 Security ...................................................................................................
Notes x S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual.
Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview The 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT is a 1U server comprised of two main subsystems: the SC815TQ-R450U (5015M-UR/5015M-NTR)/SC815TQ-560U (5015M-U/5015M-NT) chassis and the PDSMU single processor serverboard.
1-2 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual 1-2 Serverboard Features At the heart of the SuperServer 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT lies the PDSMU, a single processor serverboard based on Intel's 3010 chipset. Below are the main features of the PDSMU (see Figure 1-1 for a block diagram of the chipset).
1-3 Chapter 1: Introduction must hav e R A ID suppor t to enable the ho t- swap capabilit y and R AI D function of the SA T A d r iv es. Onboard Controllers/Ports One fl oppy drive controller and one onboard A T A/100 controller are provided to support up to two IDE hard drives or A T API devices.
1-4 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual PCI Expansion Slots 5015M-UR/5015M-U: A riser card on the right side of the chassis supports one PCI-E x4 card. The left side supports a UIO card and one PCI-E x8 card. 5015M-NTR/5015M-NT : A riser card on the right side of the chassis supports one PCI-E x4 card.
1-5 Chapter 1: Introduction Figure 1-1. Intel 3010 Chipset: System Block Diagram Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see Chapter 5 for details. Intel 3010 ES1000 LGA775_PROCESSOR ICH-7R USB PORT_0~5 FWH LPC I/O MS. KB. FDD. SER.1 SER.2 PRN. PRI_IDE VRM 11.
1-6 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual 1-4 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer , Inc. 980 Rock A ve. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. T el: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.
Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Server Installation 2-1 Overview This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your SuperServer 5015M- UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT up and running. Following these steps in the order given should enable you to have the system operational within a minimum amount of time.
2-2 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT 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.
Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-3 Rack Mounting Considerations Ambient Operating T emperature 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.
2-4 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual 2-4 Installing the System into a Rack This section provides information on installing the 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M- NTR/5015M-NT into a rack unit with the rack rails provided. 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 Outer Rails Begin by measuring the distance from the front rail to the rear rail of the rack. Attach a short bracket to the front side of the right outer rail and a long bracket to the rear side of the right outer rail.
2-6 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Figure 2-3. 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.
Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-7 Figure 2-4. Installing the Server into a T elco Rack Installing the Server into a T elco Rack T o install the 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT into a T elco type rack, use two L-shaped brackets on either side of the chassis (four total).
2-8 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual 2-5 Checking the Serverboard Setup After you install the 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT in the rack, you will need to open the top cover to make sure the serverboard is properly installed and all the connections have been made.
Chapter 2: Server Installation 2-9 Figure 2-5. Accessing the Inside of the System.
2-10 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual 2-6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup Next, you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the SA T A drives and SA T A backplane have been properly installed and all connections have been made.
Chapter 3: System Interface 3-1 Ch ap t e r 3 Sys tem Inter fac e 3- 1 O v e r v ie w The re ar e severa l LEDs o n the c o ntro l pane l as well a s othe rs o n the S A T A dr ive c ar ri ers t o keep you c ons tant ly in for me d of the ove rall s tatu s of the sys tem as wel l as the activit y and health of speci fi c c omponents.
3-2 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual 3 - 3 Control Panel LEDs The c o ntro l pane l loc ate d on the f ro nt of th SC 81 5TQ - R45 0 U / SC 81 5TQ - 5 6 0U cha ssi s has fi ve LED s. Th ese L EDs pr ovid e you wi th c ri ti ca l info rm atio n rel ated to dif fere nt par t s of th e system.
Chapter 3: System Interface 3-3 NIC2: I nd i c a t e s n e tw o r k a c t i v i t y o n LA N 2 w h e n fl a s h i n g . NIC 1: Indicates networ k activity on L AN1 when fl ashing.
3-4 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Notes.
Chapter 4: System Safety 4-1 Chapter 4 System Safety ! Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the system 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, disconnection switch or electrical outlet.
S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual 4-2 4-2 General Safety Precautions Follow these rules to ensure general safety: Keep the area around the SuperServer 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/ 5015M-NT clean and free of clutter .
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.
S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual 4-4 4-4 Operating Precautions Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 5015M- UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT is operating to ensure proper cooling.
Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-1 C h a p t e r 5 Adv anced Ser verboard Setup Thi s cha pter c overs t he ste ps re quire d to inst all p ro ce ss ors a nd heat sin ks to the PDSMU s er ver boa rd, c onn ec t the da ta an d powe r ca ble s and in sta ll add - on c ards .
5-2 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual IMPORT ANT! Alw a ys con ne ct t he po we r co rd la st an d r em ov e it fi rst be fo re ad d- i ng , r e m o vi n g or ch a ng i n g a n y h ar d w ar e co m po n e n ts .
Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-3 Socket key CPU installed in socket PnP cap released from load plate 3. Use your thumb and your index fi nger to hold the CPU at opposite sides. 4. Align pin1 of the CPU (the corner marked with a triangle) with the notched corner of the CPU socket.
5-4 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual War n in g ! We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed. However , if you do need to uninstall the heatsink, please follow the instructions below to prevent damage to the CPU or the CPU socket.
Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-5 5-3 C on ne c t i n g C a b l e s Now th at th e processors are instal led, th e ne x t s tep i s to conn ect the cables to the serverboard. These incl ude the data (ribbon ) cables for the peripherals a nd c ontr ol pa nel an d the p ower c abl es.
5-6 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Figure 5-1. Front Control Panel Header Pins (JF1) Connec ting t he Control Pan el JF 1 c ont ain s head er pin s for var i ous f ront c ont ro l pane l co nne cto rs.
Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-7 5- 4 I/O P ort s Th e I/O po r ts a re colo r co ded i n co nf orma nce wi th the PC 99 spe cifi cati on . S ee Figu re 5 -2 bel ow fo r the c o lor s and l oc ati ons of t he var io us I / O por ts. Figure 5-2.
5-8 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Figure 5-3. Installing DIMM into Slot T o Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place. Pay attention to the bottom notch. T o Remove: Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the DIMM from the slot.
Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-9 5- 6 A dd i ng P C I C a r d s 1. P CI E xp a nsi on S lo ts T wo riser cards are used to support add-on cards to the system. The SC815TQ- R450U/SC815TQ-560U chassis can accommodate one standard size (full height full length) and one low profi le PCI expansion card.
5-10 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Figure 5-4. SUPER PDSMU Layout (not drawn to scale) 5-7 Serverboard Details Notes Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only .
Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-1 1 PDSMU Quick Referenc e Jumper Description Default Setting JAR Alarm Reset Enable Open (Disabled) JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 5-9 JPF Power Force-On Open (Di.
5-12 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual 5-8 Connector Defi nitions Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions. A TX Power Connector The primary A TX power supply con- nector meets the SSI (Superset A TX) 24-pin specifi cation.
Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-13 NIC1 LED The NIC1 (Network Interface Control- ler) LED connection is located on pins 1 1 and 12 of JF1. Attach the NIC1 LED cable to display network activity . Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions.
5-14 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo- cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case. Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions.
Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-15 Fan Headers The PDSMU has six fan headers, des- ignated Fan1 through Fan6. All are 4-pin fans to provide a Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) signal, however pins 1-3 of the headers are backward compatible with traditional 3-pin fans.
5-16 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual A TX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports The A TX PS/2 keyboard and the PS/2 mouse ports are located beside the USB ports.
Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-17 W ake-On-Ring The W ake-On-Ring header is desig- nated JWOR. 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.
5-18 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual LAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports) T wo Ethernet ports (designated LAN1 and LAN2) are located beside the VGA port on the I/O backplane. These ports accept RJ45 type cables. Power LED The Power LED connector is desig- nated JLED.
Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-19 5-9 J u m p e r Se tt i n gs Exp lana tio n o f Jump er s T o modify the operation of the ser verboard, jumpers can be used to choose bet ween optional settings. Jumpers create shorts bet ween t wo pins to ch ange the function o f the c onne cto r .
5-20 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual LAN Enable/Disable Change the setting of jumper JPL1 or JPL2 to enable or disable the onboard Ethernet (RJ45) ports LAN1 and LAN2, respectively . See the table on the right for jumper settings.
Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-21 5-10 Onboard Indicators LAN1/LAN2 LEDs The Ethernet ports (located beside the VGA port) have two LEDs. On each Gigabit LAN port, one LED indicates activity when blinking while the other LED may be green, amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection.
5-22 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual 5-1 1 Floppy , IDE and SA T A Drive Connections Note the following when connecting the fl oppy and hard disk drive cables: • The fl oppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires.
Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup 5-23 IDE Connector There are no jumpers to con- fi gure the onboard IDE#1 con- nector . See the table on the right for pin defi nitions.
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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 SC815TQ-R450U/SC815TQ-560U chassis. For component installa- tion, follow the steps in the order given to eliminate the most common problems encountered.
6-2 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Figure 6-1. Chassis: Front and Rear Views System Reset 6-2 Control Panel The control panel (located on the front of the chassis) must be connected to the JF1 connector on the serverboard to provide you with system status indications.
Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-3 6-3 System Fans Three 4-cm heavy duty counter-rotating fans provide the cooling for the SuperServer 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT . Each fan unit is actually made up of two fans joined back-to-back, which rotate in opposite directions.
6-4 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Figure 6-2. System Cooling Fans 6-4 Drive Bay Installation/Removal Removing the Front Bezel If your system has a front bezel (optional) attached to the chassis, you must fi rst remove it to gain access to the drive bays.
Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-5 Accessing the Drive Bays SA T A Drives: Because of their hotswap capability , you do not need to access the inside of the chassis or power down the system to install or replace SA T A drives. Proceed to the next section for instructions.
6-6 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual SA T A Drive Installation 1. Mounting a SA T A drive in a drive carrier The SA T A drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and removal from the chassis.
Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-7 2. Installing/removing hot-swap SA T A drives The SA T A drive carriers are all easily accessible at the front of the chassis. These hard drives are hot-pluggable, meaning they can be removed and installed without powering down the system.
6-8 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual DVD-ROM and Floppy Drive Installation The top cover of the chassis must be opened to gain full access to the DVD-ROM and fl oppy drive bays. The 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT acco- modates only slim-line DVD-ROM drives.
Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-9 6-5 Power Supply 5015M-UR/5015M-NTR The SuperServer 5015M-UR/5015M-NTR has a 450 watt redundant power supply confi guration consisting of two hot-swap power modules.
6-10 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual 5015M-U/5015M-NT The SuperServer 5015M-U/5015M-NT has a single 560 watt power supply , which is auto-switching capable. This enables it to automatically sense and operate with a 100v - 240v input voltage.
Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup 6-1 1 Figure 6-6. Removing/Replacing the Power Supply Note: redundant power supply shown applies to 5015M-UR and 5015M-NTR only .
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Chapter 7: BIOS 7-1 7-1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the PDSMU. The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a fl ash chip and can be easily upgraded using a fl oppy disk-based program.
7-2 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT 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 appropriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen.
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.
7-4 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Serial A T A This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Serial A T A. The options are Disabled and Enabled. Native Mode Operation Select the native mode for A T A.
Chapter 7: BIOS 7-5 Ty p e Selects the type of IDE hard drive. The option Auto will allow the BIOS to automatically confi gure the parameters of the HDD installed at the connection. Enter a number between 1 to 39 to select a predetermined HDD type. Select User to allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed.
7-6 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual 7-4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow 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>.
Chapter 7: BIOS 7-7 Resume On Modem Ring Select On to “wake your system up” when an incoming call is received by your modem. The options are On and Off. Resume On PME# Select On to allow your system be woken up when signals are received by the selected PME# of a PCI slot.
7-8 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0-512K. Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation.
Chapter 7: BIOS 7-9 Slot1 PCI-Exp. x8, Slot2 PCI-Exp. x8 and Slot3 PCI-Exp. x4 Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following: Option ROM Scan When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM.
7-10 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual USB Function Select Enabled to activate the USB devices specifi ed. The settings are Enabled and Disabled. Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices.
Chapter 7: BIOS 7-1 1 Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch (A vailable when supported by the CPU.) The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled.
7-12 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Serial Port A This setting allows you to assign control of serial port A. The options are Enabled (user defi ned), Disabled, and Auto (BIOS- or OS- controlled). Base I/O Address This setting allows you to select the base I/O address for serial port A.
Chapter 7: BIOS 7-13 DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. 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 .
7-14 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. COM Port Address This item allows you to specify which COM port to direct the remote console to: Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B.
Chapter 7: BIOS 7-15 Hardware Monitor Logic Note: The Phoenix BIOS will automatically detect the type of CPU(s) and hardware monitoring chip used on the motherboard and will display the Hardware Monitoring screen accordingly .
7-16 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual 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>.
Chapter 7: BIOS 7-17 Password on Boot This setting allows you to decide if a password is required for a user to access the system at the boot-up. The options are Enabled (password required) and Disabled (password not required). 7-6 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys.
7-18 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT 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.
A-1 Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages During the Power-On Self-T est (POST), the BIOS will check for problems. If a prob- lem is found, the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message. The following is a list of such BIOS messages.
A-2 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual System CMOS checksum bad - Default confi guration used System CMOS has been corrupted or modifi ed incorrectly , perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS.
A-3 Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages System cache error - Cache disabled RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache. On older boards, check the cache jumpers. Y ou may have to replace the cache. See your dealer . A disabled cache slows system performance considerably .
A-4 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Invalid System Confi guration Data Problem with NVRAM (CMOS) data. I/O device IRQ confl ict I/O device IRQ confl ict error . PS/2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen: PS/2 Mouse installed.
A-5 Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to Setup, <F3> for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message. Press <F1> to start the boot process or <F2> to enter Setup and change the settings.
A-6 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Notes.
Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes B-1 This section lists the POST (Power On Self T est) codes for the Phoenix BIOS. POST codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal. Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST , the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem.
B-2 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual POST Code Description 18h 8254 timer initialization 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Co.
Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes B-3 POST Code Description 5Ch T est RAM between 512 and 640 kB 60h T est extended memory 62h T est extended memory address lines 64h Jump to UserPatch1 66h Confi gure adva.
B-4 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual POST Code Description 99h Check for SMART Drive (optional) 9Ch Set up Power Management 9Dh Initialize security engine (optiona.
Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes B-5 POST Code Description D2h Unknown interrupt D4h Check Intel Branding string D8h Alert Standard Format initialization D9h Late init for IPMI DEh Log error if micro-code .
B-6 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Notes.
Appendix C: Intel HostRAID C-1 Appendix C Intel HostRAID After the hardware has been installed, you must fi rst confi gure Intel's ICH7R SA T A RAID before you install Windows and software drivers.
C-2 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual RAID Confi gurations The following types of RAID confi gurations are supported: RAID 0 (Data Striping): this writes data in parallel, interleaved ("striped") sections of two hard drives.
Appendix C: Intel HostRAID C-3 Using the Intel ICH7R SA T A RAID Utility Program 1. Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID V olumes a. After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility , the system will automatically reboot. The following screen appears after Power-On Self T est.
C-4 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual b. Specify a name for the RAID 0 set and press the <T ab> key or the <Enter> key to go to the next fi eld. (Y ou can use the <Esc> key to select the previous menu.
Appendix C: Intel HostRAID C-5 Creating a RAID 1 V olume a. Select "Create RAID V olume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key . The following screen will appear: b. Specify a name for the RAID 1 set and press the <T ab> key or the <Enter> key to go to the next fi eld.
C-6 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT 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. Specify a name for the RAID 10 set and press <Enter>.
Appendix C: Intel HostRAID C-7 Creating a RAID 5 Set (Parity) a. Select "Create RAID V olume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key . The following screen will appear: b. Specify a name for the RAID 5 set and press <Enter>.
C-8 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Deleting a RAID V olume W arning : Be sure to back up your data before deleting a RAID set. Y ou will lose all data on the disk drives when deleting a RAID set. a. From the main menu, select item2-Delete RAID V olume, and press <Enter>.
Appendix C: Intel HostRAID 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-10 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual C-2 Installing W indows XP/2000/2003 for RAID Systems New Operating System-Windows XP/2000/2003 Installation a. Insert Microsoft Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver , and the system will start booting up from CD.
Appendix D: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines D-1 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines After all the hardware has been installed, you must fi rst confi gure the Adaptec Embedded SA T A RAID before you install the Windows operating system.
D-2 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Confi guring the Adaptec SA T A RAID 1. Press the <Del> key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility . Note : If this is the fi rst time you power on the system, we recommend that you load the Optimized Default Settings.
Appendix D: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines D-3 Adaptec Embedded SA T A with HostRAID Controller Driver The Adaptec Embedded Serial A T A RAID controller adds SA T A/RAID functionality and performance enhancements to a motherboard.
D-4 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Managing Arrays Select this option to view array properties, and confi gure array settings. T o select this option, using the arrow keys and the <enter> key , select "Managing Arrays" from the main menu as shown above.
Appendix D: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines D-5 Confi guring Disk Drives Y ou may need to confi gure a disk drive before you can use it. Caution: Confi guring a disk may overwrite the partition table on the disk and may make any data on the disk inaccessible.
D-6 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual 2. From the "Select Drives for Confi guring" List (shown below ,) select the drives you want to confi gure and press < Insert> . 3. The drive you've selected will appear in the "Selected Drives Dialog Box" on the right (as shown below .
Appendix D: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines D-7 5. Read the warning message as shown in the screen below . 6. Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to confi gure.
D-8 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Creating Arrays Before you create arrays, make sure that the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system. Note that disks with no usable space, or disks that are un-initialized or not formatted are shown in gray and cannot be used.
Appendix D: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines D-9 Assigning Array Properties Once a new array is completed, you can assign properties to the array . Caution: Once the array is created and its properties are assigned, you cannot change the array properties using this utility .
D-10 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Notes 1. Before adding a new drive to an array , be sure to back up any data stored on the new drive; otherwise, all data will be lost. 2. If you stop the Build or Clear process on a RAID 1, you can restart it by press- ing <Ctrl> and <R>.
Appendix D: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines D-1 1 Adding a Bootable Array T o make an array bootable: 1. From the Main menu, select Manage Arrays. 2. From the List of Arrays, select the array you want to make bootable, and press < Ctrl> and <B>.
D-12 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Adding/Deleting Hotspares T o add a hotspare: Note: In order to rebuild a RAID (RAID 0 or RAID 1), you would need to add a new HDD as a hotspare. 1. From the main menu (shown on Page D-4), select Add/Delete Hotspares.
Appendix D: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines D-13 Viewing Array Properties T o view the properties of an existing array: 1. From the main menu, select Manage Arrays and hit <Enter> (as shown on the previous page.) 2. From the List of Arrays dialog box (shown below), select the array you want to view and press Enter .
D-14 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Rebuilding Arrays Notes: Rebuilding applies to Fault T olerant arrays (RAID 1) only . If an array build process is interrupted or when one critical member is missing, you must perform a Rebuild to restore its functionality .
Appendix D: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines D-15 Deleting Arrays Warning: Back up the data on an array before you delete it to prevent data loss Deleted arrays cannot be restored. T o delete an existing array: 1. From the main menu (shown on Page D-4), select Manage Arrays .
D-16 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial A T A hard disks. T o access the disk utilities 1. From the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility Menu, select Disk Utilities (as shown above) and press <Enter>.
Appendix D: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines D-17 T o format a disk Note: The Formatting Disk operation allows you to perform a low-level formatting of a hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk. Serial A T A drives are low-level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low-level formatted again.
D-18 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual T o verify disk media 1. When the screen shown above displays, select V erify Disk Media and press <Enter> . 2. A message will display , indicating that the selected drive will be scanned for me- dia defects.
Appendix D: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines D-19 T o Exit the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility 1. Once you have completed RAID array confi gurations, press ESC to exit.
D-20 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-U/5015M-NTR/5015M-NT User's Manual D-2 Installing the Adaptec ICH7R Driver and the OS 1. Insert Supermicro's bootable CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during the system reboot, and the screen: "Super Micro Driver Diskette Maker" will appear .
E-1 Appendix E: System Specifi cations Appendix E Sys tem Sp ecifi cation s P r o c e s s o r s Sin gle 775-pin Intel ® Xeon® 3000 Series, Pentium® D, Pentium Extreme Edition, Pentium 4, and Cele.
E-2 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-NT User's Manual Serverboard PDSMU (Extended A TX form factor) Dimensions: 12 x 13.05 in (305 x 331 mm) Chassis 5015M-UR/5015M-NTR: SC815TQ-R450U Form Factor: 1U rackmount 5015M-U/5015M-NT : SC815TQ-560U Form Factor: 1U rackmount Dimensions: (WxHxD) 17 x 1.
E-3 Appendix E: System Specifi cations Operating Environment Operating T emperature: 10º to 35º C (50º to 95º F) Non-operating T emperature: -40º to 70º C (-40º to 158º F) Operating Relative .
E-4 S UPER S ERVER 5015M-UR/5015M-NT User's Manual Notes.
An important point after buying a device Supermicro 5015M-NT (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Supermicro 5015M-NT yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Supermicro 5015M-NT - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Supermicro 5015M-NT you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Supermicro 5015M-NT will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Supermicro 5015M-NT, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Supermicro 5015M-NT.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Supermicro 5015M-NT. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Supermicro 5015M-NT along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
