ALTUS MLB 2410 User manual

Motherboard
User Manual
MLB 2410
Aug. 2007 (Revision A)
P/N: 1230B0049401

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Contents
About This Manual ........................................................................................................................i
Conventions.................................................................................................................................i
Safety Symbols...........................................................................................................................ii
Safety Precautions..................................................................................................................... iii
Operation Safety .................................................................................................................... iii
Electrical Safety...................................................................................................................... iii
Battery Replacement Safety...................................................................................................iv
Laser Peripherals or Devices Safety.......................................................................................v
Intended Application Uses.......................................................................................................v
Site Selection ..........................................................................................................................v
Tools Required ........................................................................................................................v
Regulatory and Integration Information......................................................................................vi
Regulatory Compliance Identification Numbers......................................................................vi
Product Regulatory Compliance.............................................................................................vi
1Introduction ........................................................................................................................1-1
1.1 Audience Assumptions..................................................................................................1-1
1.2 Manual Organization.....................................................................................................1-1
1.3 Product Features...........................................................................................................1-2
1.4 Motherboard Layout......................................................................................................1-4
1.4.1 Connectors and Component Locations..................................................................1-4
1.4.2 Back Panel Connectors..........................................................................................1-6
1.5 System LED Information ...............................................................................................1-6
1.5.1 Back Panel LED Information..................................................................................1-6
1.5.2 Front Panel LED Information..................................................................................1-7
2Hardware Operations.........................................................................................................2-1
2.1 Before You Start ............................................................................................................2-1
2.2 Screw Holes..................................................................................................................2-2
2.3 System Battery..............................................................................................................2-3
2.3.1 To remove the system battery................................................................................2-4
2.3.2 To install the system battery...................................................................................2-4
2.4 Processor......................................................................................................................2-5
2.4.1 To remove the heat sink.........................................................................................2-6
2.4.2 To install the heat sink............................................................................................2-6
2.4.3 To remove the processor........................................................................................2-7
2.4.4 To install the processor ..........................................................................................2-8
2.4.5 To remove the heat sink socket..............................................................................2-9
2.4.6 To install the heat sink socket.................................................................................2-9
2.5 System Memory ..........................................................................................................2-10

2.5.1 To remove a DIMM...............................................................................................2-14
2.5.2 To install a DIMM..................................................................................................2-15
2.6 System Configuration Jumper.....................................................................................2-16
3Connectors, Jumpers and Switch.....................................................................................3-1
3.1 Power Connectors (J10, J8)..........................................................................................3-1
3.1.1 Main Power Connector (J10) .................................................................................3-1
3.1.2 Processor Power Connector (J8)...........................................................................3-2
3.2 Front Panel and IDE Connector (J28)...........................................................................3-3
3.3 Floppy Connector (J43).................................................................................................3-5
3.4 Chassis Intrusion Connector (J40)................................................................................3-6
3.5 IPMB Connector (J1).....................................................................................................3-7
3.6 Front Panel VGA Connector (J41).................................................................................3-8
3.7 D-sub VGA Port (J57)....................................................................................................3-9
3.8 Serial Port (J58) ..........................................................................................................3-10
3.9 Keyboard and Mouse Ports (J54, 53)..........................................................................3-11
3.10 Rear Dual USB Port (J52)...........................................................................................3-13
3.11 Front Panel USB Connector (J20)...............................................................................3-14
3.12 I2C (SMBus) Signal Connector for Power Supply (J21)...............................................3-15
3.13 Dual NIC Connector (RJ45) (J50, J51)........................................................................3-16
3.14 Management Port (RJ45) (J55)...................................................................................3-17
3.15 System Fan Board Connector (J9)..............................................................................3-18
3.16 Mini-SAS Connectors (J27, J24).................................................................................3-19
3.17 Internal USB Port for USB Floppy (J13)......................................................................3-21
3.18 System Configuration Jumper Setting (J38)................................................................3-22
3.19 BMC Recovery Jumper and Switch Settings (J5, SW1)..............................................3-23
3.19.1 BMC Recovery Jumper Setting on the Hitachi BMC Daughter Card (J5).............3-23
3.19.2 BMC Recovery Switch Setting on the AMI BMC Daughter Card (SW1)...............3-23
4BIOS Setup..........................................................................................................................4-1
4.1 BIOS Setup Utility..........................................................................................................4-1
4.2 Entering the BIOS Setup Utility.....................................................................................4-2
4.3 Keyboard Command Bar...............................................................................................4-3
4.4 BIOS Updates ...............................................................................................................4-5
4.4.1 BIOS Requirements...............................................................................................4-5
4.4.2 ROM Flash.............................................................................................................4-6
Appendix China RoHS Regulations ..........................................................................................I
List of Figures
Figure 1-1 Motherboard Overview .....................................................................................1-2
Figure 1-2 Connectors and Component Locations ............................................................1-4
Figure 1-3 Back Panel Connectors....................................................................................1-6

Figure 1-4 Back Panel LEDs..............................................................................................1-6
Figure 2-1 Screws Placement............................................................................................2-2
Figure 2-2 System Battery Location...................................................................................2-3
Figure 2-3 Pulling the System Battery out of the Holder....................................................2-4
Figure 2-4 Putting the System Battery into the Holder.......................................................2-4
Figure 2-5 Processor Location...........................................................................................2-5
Figure 2-6 Removing the Heat Sink...................................................................................2-6
Figure 2-7 Opening the Load Plate....................................................................................2-7
Figure 2-8 Lifting the Processor out of the Socket.............................................................2-7
Figure 2-9 Closing the Load Plate .....................................................................................2-7
Figure 2-10 Placing on the PnP Cap..................................................................................2-8
Figure 2-11 Pointing the Golden Corner toward the Socket...............................................2-8
Figure 2-12 Removing the Heat Sink Base Socket............................................................2-9
Figure 2-13 Lifting up the Heat Sink Socket.......................................................................2-9
Figure 2-14 Location of the System Memories ................................................................2-10
Figure 2-15 DIMM Socket Location .................................................................................2-11
Figure 2-16 Lifting the DIMM out of the Socket................................................................2-14
Figure 2-17 Pressing the Retaining Clips Outward..........................................................2-15
Figure 2-18 Inserting the DIMM into the Socket...............................................................2-15
Figure 2-19 System Configuration Jumper Location........................................................2-16
Figure 3-1 Main Power Connector.....................................................................................3-1
Figure 3-2 Processor Power Connector.............................................................................3-2
Figure 3-3 Front Panel and IDE Connector........................................................................3-3
Figure 3-4 Floppy Connector.............................................................................................3-5
Figure 3-5 Chassis Intrusion Connector.............................................................................3-6
Figure 3-6 IPMB Connector...............................................................................................3-7
Figure 3-7 Front Panel VGA Connector.............................................................................3-8
Figure 3-8 D-sub VGA Port................................................................................................3-9
Figure 3-9 Serial Port.......................................................................................................3-10
Figure 3-10 Keyboard Port...............................................................................................3-11
Figure 3-11 Mouse Port ...................................................................................................3-12
Figure 3-12 Rear Dual USB Port .....................................................................................3-13
Figure 3-13 Front Panel USB Connector.........................................................................3-14
Figure 3-14 I2C (SMBus) Signal Connector for Power Supply.........................................3-15
Figure 3-15 Dual NIC Connector (RJ45)..........................................................................3-16
Figure 3-16 Management Port (RJ45) .............................................................................3-17
Figure 3-17 System Fan Board Connector ......................................................................3-18
Figure 3-18 Mini-SAS Connector.....................................................................................3-19
Figure 3-19 Internal USB Port for USB Floppy ................................................................3-21
Figure 3-20 System Configuration Jumper ......................................................................3-22
Figure 3-21 BMC Recovery Jumper.................................................................................3-23
Figure 3-22 BMC Recovery Switch..................................................................................3-23
Appendix Figure I China RoHS Regulations..........................................................................I

List of Tables
Table i Product Safety Requirements...................................................................................vi
Table ii European Union EMC Requirements...................................................................... vii
Table 1-1 Manual Introduction............................................................................................1-1
Table 1-2 Product Features................................................................................................1-2
Table 1-3 Back Panel LED Information..............................................................................1-7
Table 2-1 DIMM Installation Option 1...............................................................................2-12
Table 2-2 DIMM Installation Option 2...............................................................................2-13
Table 3-1 Main Power Connector Pin Definition.................................................................3-2
Table 3-2 Processor Power Connector Pin Definition ........................................................3-2
Table 3-3 Front Panel and IDE Connector Pin Definition...................................................3-3
Table 3-4 Floppy Connector Pin Definition.........................................................................3-5
Table 3-5 Chassis Intrusion Connector Pin Definition........................................................3-6
Table 3-6 IPMB Connector Pin Definition...........................................................................3-7
Table 3-7 Front Panel VGA Connector Pin Definition.........................................................3-8
Table 3-8 D-sub VGA Port Pin Definition............................................................................3-9
Table 3-9 Serial Port Pin Definition ..................................................................................3-10
Table 3-10 Keyboard Port Pin Definition..........................................................................3-11
Table 3-11 Mouse Port Pin Definition...............................................................................3-12
Table 3-12 Rear Dual USB Port Pin Definition.................................................................3-13
Table 3-13 Front Panel USB Connector Pin Definition.....................................................3-14
Table 3-14 I2C (SMBus) Signal Connector for Power Supply Pin Definition.....................3-15
Table 3-15 Dual NIC Connector (RJ45) Pin Definition .....................................................3-16
Table 3-16 Management Port (RJ45) Pin Definition.........................................................3-17
Table 3-17 System Fan Board Connector Pin Definition..................................................3-18
Table 3-18 Mini-SAS Connector Pin Definition for J27.....................................................3-19
Table 3-19 Mini-SAS Connector Pin Definition for J24.....................................................3-20
Table 3-20 Internal USB Port for USB Floppy Pin Definition............................................3-21
Table 3-21 System Configuration Jumper Function .........................................................3-22
Table 3-22 BMC Recovery Jumper Function ...................................................................3-23
Table 4-1 BIOS Setup Utility Screen Description...............................................................4-2
Table 4-2 Keyboard Command Bar Description.................................................................4-3
Table 4-3 BIOS Requirements Description ........................................................................4-5

Conventions
Safety Symbols
Safety Precautions
Regulatory and Integration Information
About This Manual

About This Manual
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About This Manual
Conventions
To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used
throughout this manual.
Warning: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a
task.
Caution: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to
complete a task.
Important: Information that you must follow to complete a task.
Note: Tips and information to aid in completing a task.

About This Manual
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Safety Symbols
Before troubleshooting, you must be familiar with the safety information listed below. In order to
avoid any potential hazards, the following symbols may be placed on some components of the
server.
The shape and the color of symbols shown below are mainly for your reference. Please take the
actual shipment as standard.
Indicates the potential hazard of energy circuits or electric shock. To reduce the
risk of injury from electric hazards, do not open this enclosure.
Warning: Any surface or area of the equipment marked with this symbol
indicates the presence of electric shock hazards. The enclosed area contains no
operator serviceable parts.
Indicates the potential hazard of electric shock. The enclosed area contains no
user of field serviceable parts. Do not open for any reason.
Warning: To reduce the risk of injury from electric shock hazards, do not open
this enclosure.
Indicates the presence of a hot surface or hot component.
Warning: To reduce the risk of injury from a hot component, allow the surface to
cool before touching it.
Any RJ45 receptacle marked with this symbol indicates a network interface
connection.
Warning: To reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or damage to the equipment,
do not plug telephone or telecommunications connectors into this receptacle.
This symbol, on power supplies or systems, indicates that the equipment is
supplied by multiple sources of power.
Warning: To reduce the risk of injury from electric shock, remove all power cords
to completely disconnect power from the system.
Weight in kg
Weight in lb
This symbol indicates that the component exceeds the recommended weight for
one individual to handle safely.
Warning: To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the equipment,
observe local occupational health and safety requirements and guidelines for
manual material handling.