micronPC NetFRAME 6500 User manual

NetFRAME®6500 Server
Quick Start Guide

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Table of Contents
Copyright Notice ...................................................................... ii
Trademark Notice ............................................................. ii
Limitation of Liability ......................................................... ii
Life Support ...................................................................... ii
Welcome........................................................ 3
Technical Reference Manual ................................................... 3
Manual Conventions ................................................................ 4
Special Text ...................................................................... 4
System Features........................................... 5
Pedestal/Rack Chassis............................................................ 6
Front Panel View .............................................................. 6
Front Control Panel View.................................................. 7
Back Panel View............................................................... 8
Rack Optimized Chassis.......................................................... 9
Front Panel View .............................................................. 9
Front Control Panel View................................................ 10
Back Panel View............................................................. 11
Front Control Panel Descriptions ........................................... 12
System Board Features ............................. 15
System Board Components ................................................... 16
Memory Specifications ........................................................... 19
Memory Bank Order........................................................ 20
Processor Specifications ........................................................ 21
System Board Jumpers .......................................................... 22

Copyright Notice
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COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Copyright 2002 MicronPC, LLC. All rights reserved. The information in this document is subject to change without
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MAS001424-00, MAL, 09-05-2002

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W ELCOME 1
Thank you for buying a MicronPC NetFRAME 6500 server. This
Quick Start Guide
provides
information to help you quickly get started using your new server.
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TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL
For detailed information about your server’s case, hardware, system board, error codes, BIOS, and
System Setup Utility, please refer to the
NetFRAME®6500 Technical Reference Manual
located on
the MicronPC Web site at http://support.micronpc.com and on the
NetFRAME®6500 System
Drivers CD
. To locate the manual on the Drivers CD, do the following:
1Insert the
NetFRAME®6500 System Drivers CD
into the CD-ROM drive. The CD will autorun.
2When the installation interface appears, press the Help button located in the lower-left corner.
3When the system readme appears, on the left side of the page under the heading Documentation,
click the NetFRAME®6500 Reference Manual Installation link.
4Follow the on-screen instructions to install the technical reference manual.

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Manual Conventions
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MANUAL CONVENTIONS
Note ...........................................
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Important information concerning the operation of your computer.
Caution ...........................................
Failure to follow directions could result in loss of data or damage to equipment. Failure to heed
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these cautions could negate the user warranty.
Special Text
The text in this guide is formatted to highlight unique information or instructions. Review the following
examples of special text used throughout this manual:
•Screen (window) names, functions, or anything that appears on the screen is formatted in bold. For
example: Click OK,theStandards screen, the Edit menu.
•Keyboard strokes are indicated by brackets. For example: Press [Enter], use the [Alt] key. When keys
should be held down simultaneously, they are separated by the + sign. For example: Press
[Ctrl+Alt+Delete]. When keys should be pressed sequentially, they will be in individual brackets without
the plus sign. For example: Press [1][Enter]. The [1] key should be pressed first and then the [Enter]
key should be pressed.
•Screen messages are indicated by quotes. For example: The message “Enter your username and
password” will appear.
•Anything that you need to type will appear in italics. For example: Enter the word
password.

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S YSTEM F EATURES 2
The following chapter provides information about the components and connectors on your
server.
Note ..........................................
There are two case options for your system: the pedestal/rack chassis and the rack optimized chassis.
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Please use the information that pertains to your specific case.
Note ..........................................
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The appearance, location, and existence of the components mentioned may vary by model.

SYSTEM FEATURES
Pedestal/Rack Chassis
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PEDESTAL/RACK CHASSI S
Front Panel View
Table 1 and Figure 1 identify the features on the front of your pedestal/rack server chassis.
Figure 1. Pedestal/RackChassis Front Panel Component Layout
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Table 1 :Pedestal/RackChassis Front Panel Components
1Three 5.25-inch peripheral bays
23.5-inch diskette drive bay
3Front control panel (for more information, refer to "Front Control
Panel View" on page 2-7)
4Hot-swap drives
5Hard drive backplane bay

SYSTEM FEATURES
Pedestal/Rack Chassis
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Front Control Panel View
Table 2 and Figure 2 identify the buttons and LEDs on the front control panel of your
pedestal/rack server. (For descriptions of the front control panel features, refer to page 2-12.)
Figure 2. Pedestal/RackChassis Front Control Panel Component Layout
Table 2 :Pedestal/RackChassis Front Control Panel Components
1Power button
2Sleep button
3Reset button
4Chassis ID button
5NMI switch
6USB port
7Serial port
8Main power LED
9Fault LED
10 Hard drive activity LED
11 LAN1 LED
12 LAN2 LED
13 Chassis ID LED
14 Lock
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SYSTEM FEATURES
Pedestal/Rack Chassis
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Back Panel View
Table 3 and Figure 3 identify the connectors on the back panel of your pedestal/rack server.
Figure 3. Pedestal/RackChassis BackPanel Connector Layout
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Table 3:Pedestal/RackChassis BackPanel Connectors
1Optional VHDCI SCSI & SCSI connector knockouts
2Optional ICMB ports 1 (left) & 2 (right)
3Hot-plug PCI LEDs
4Hot-plug 64-bit PCI-X add-in card slots
5Non-hot-plug 64-bit, 100 MHz PCI-X add-in card slot
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6Non-hot-plug 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI add-in card slots
7Power supply bays
8LAN2 Gbit RJ45 connector
9USB ports 0 (upper) & 1 (lower)
10 Video connector
11 Serial port A
12 PS/2-compatible mouse & keyboard ports
13 IEEE 1284 enhanced parallel port
14 LAN1 100/10 RJ45 connector
15 Knockout for optional serial port B

SYSTEM FEATURES
Rack Optimized Chassis
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RACK OPTIMIZED CHASSIS
Front Panel View
Table 4 and Figure 4 identify the features on the front panel of your rack optimized server.
Figure 4. RackOptimized Chassis Front Panel Component Layout
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Table 4 :RackOptimized Chassis Front Panel Components
1Power supply bay
25.25-inch peripheral bay
3Media bay with 3.5-inch diskette & CD-ROM drive
4Hot-swap drives
5Front Control Panel (for more information, refer to
"Front Control Panel View" on page 2-10)

SYSTEM FEATURES
Rack Optimized Chassis
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Front Control Panel View
Table 5 and Figure 5 identify the buttons and LEDs on the front control panel of your rack
optimized server. (For descriptions of the front control panel features, refer to page 2-12.)
Figure 5. RackOptimized Chassis Front Control Panel Component Layout
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Table 5 :RackOptimized Chassis Front Control Panel Components
1Sleep button
2Chassis ID button
3Chassis ID LED
4Reset button
5Power button
6Main power LED
7Hard drive activity LED
8LAN2 LED
9LAN1 LED
10 Fault LED
11 NMI switch
12 USB port
13 Serial port

SYSTEM FEATURES
Rack Optimized Chassis
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Back Panel View
Table 6 and Figure 6 identify the connectors on the back panel of your server.
Figure 6. RackOptimized Chassis BackPanel Connector Layout
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Table 6:RackOptimized Chassis BackPanel Connectors
1Power supply AC inlet 1 & 2
2Optional ICMB ports 1 (left) & 2 (right)
3Knockout for optional SCSI connector
4Hot-plug PCI LEDs
5Hot-plug 64-bit PCI-X add-in card slots
6Non-hot-plug 64-bit, 100-MHz PCI-X add-in card slots
7Non-hot-plug 32-bit, 33-MHz PCI add-in card slots
8Optional VHDCI SCSI & serial B connector knockout
9LAN2 Gbit port
10 LAN1 100/10 RJ45 connector
11 USB ports 0 (upper) & 1 (lower)
12 Video connector
13 IEEE 1284 enhanced parallel port
14 Serial port A
15 PS/2-compatible mouse & keyboard ports

SYSTEM FEATURES
Front Control Panel Descriptions
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FRONT CONTROL PANEL DESCRIPTIONS
Table 7 describes the features located on your server’s front control panel.To view the layout of
the front control panel features, refer to "Front Control Panel View" on page page 2-7 for the
pedestal/rack chassis, and refer to "Front Control Panel View" on page 2-10 for the rack
optimized chassis.
Table 7:Front Control Panel Feature Description
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Feature ......................................
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Description
Power button To turn the power on, briefly press the power button. Note that if the system is in a sleep state,
briefly pressing the power button brings the system out of the sleep state.
To turn the power off, press and hold the power button for more than four seconds. This overrides
ACPI mode.
Main power LED A solid green light indicates the presence of DC power in the server. A flashing green light
indicates that the system is in ACPI sleep mode.
Sleep button To put a system supporting ACPI into sleep mode (S1), briefly press the sleep button.
To wake a system from sleep mode, briefly press the sleep button.
Reset button To reset the system, briefly press the reset button.
To clear the CMOS, complete the following steps:
1. Press and hold the reset button for at least four seconds.
2. While pressing and holding the reset button, press and hold the power button.
3. At the same time, release both the reset and power buttons. The system will power on, and
theCMOSwillbereset.

SYSTEM FEATURES
Front Control Panel Descriptions
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NMI switchUsing this switch causes a non-maskable interrupt. The NMI switch is located behind the bezel
door.
USB port USB port 3 is located behind the bezel door.
Serial port Serial port B is located behind the bezel door.
Fault LED A red light indicates any system fault condition.
Hard drive activity LED A green light indicates system hard drive activity.
LAN1 LED A green light indicates LAN1 activity.
LAN2 LED A green light indicates LAN2 activity.
Chassis ID button Pressing this button illuminates LEDs on both the front and rear of the chassis, which simplifies
identification of the chassis in a rack from the rear.
Chassis ID LED A blue light indicates the chassis ID is active.
Table 7:Front Control Panel Feature Description (Continued)
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Description

SYSTEM FEATURES
Front Control Panel Descriptions
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S YSTEM B OARD F EATURES 3
The following chapter provides information about your server’s system board, memory,
processors, and jumpers.
Note ..........................................
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The appearance, location, and existence of the components mentioned may vary by model.

SYSTEM BOARD FEATURES
System Board Components
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SYSTEM BOARD COMPONENTS
Use Figure 7 below and Table 8 on page 3-17 to identify the components on your system board.
Figure 7.SystemBoardLayout
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SYSTEM BOARD FEATURES
System Board Components
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Table 8:System Board Components
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Letter ....................
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Component Description ... Letter ....................
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Component Description
A64-bit Hot-Plug PCI-X Slots OBIOS Flash Component
B64-bit, 100-MHz, Non-Hot-Plug PCI-X Slots PPC87417 Super I/O Controller
C32-bit, 33-MHz, Non-Hot-Plug PCI Slots QBMC Flash Component
DIntelligent Chassis Management Bus (ICMB)
Connector (P24)
RBattery
EHot-Plug Indicator Board (HPIB) Connector (P23) SChassis Intrusion Detect Connector (P36)
FBack Panel I/O Connectors T14-pin Power Control Connector (P35)
GIntel 82550 Ethernet Controller U24-pin Power Connector (P32)
HATI Rage XL 2D/3D Graphics Accelerator V20-pin Power Connector (P28)
IIntel 82544 Ethernet Controller WSerial Port B Connector (P17)
JVideo RAM (VRAM) (4 MB total) XUSB #3 Header (P18)
KProcessor Board Connectors (P21 and P22) YFront Panel Header (P19)
LJumper Block JP4 ZIDE Connector (P13)
MServerWorks South Bridge Controller (CSB5) AA SCSI LVD Connectors (P4 and P7)
NBMC Component BB Intelligent Platform Management Bus (IPMB)
Connector (P12)

SYSTEM BOARD FEATURES
System Board Components
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CC Adaptec 7899 SCSI Controller GG RAID LED Connectors (P1 and P2)
DD Fan Connector (P11) HH Hot-Swap Backplane (HSBP) Connector (P16)
EE ServerWorks PCI Bus Bridge Controller (CIOB30) II HSBP Connector (P15)
FF ServerWorks PCI Bus Bridge Controller (CIOB30)
Table 8:System Board Components (Continued)
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Component Description ... Letter ....................
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Component Description

SYSTEM BOARD FEATURES
Memory Specifications
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MEMORY SPECIFICATIONS
The system board contains twelve dual in-line memory module (DIMM) slots that support PC-
200-compliant registered ECC DDR DRAM DIMMs.
•Minimum configuration: Four 128-MB DIMMs for a total of 512 MB.
•Maximum configuration: Twelve 2-GB stacked DIMMs for a total of 24 GB.
The controller automatically detects, sizes, and initializes the memory array, depending on the
type, size, and speed of the installed DIMMs, and reports memory size and allocation to the
server via configuration registers.
Caution ...........................................
Use extreme care when installing a DIMM. Applying too much pressure can damage the socket.
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Keyed DIMMs insert only one way.
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Always fill banks completely. The system ignores partially filled banks.