MSI MS-9238 User manual

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X2-108Series
MS-92381URackmountServer
G52-92381X3
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RevisionHistory
Revision RevisionHistory Date
V3.0 Firstrelease October2007
TechnicalSupport
Ifaproblemariseswithyoursystemandnosolutioncanbeobtainedfromtheuser’s
manual,pleasecontactyourplaceofpurchaseorlocal distributor.Alternatively,
pleasetrythefollowinghelp resourcesforfurtherguidance.
VisittheMSIwebsiteat http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?
func=faqIndex forFAQ,technicalguide,BIOSupdates,driverupdates,
and otherinformation.
Contactourtechnicalstaff at http://support.msi.com.tw/.
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SafetyInstructions
CAUTION: Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.
Replaceonlywiththe sameorequivalenttype recommendedbythe
manufacturer.
1. Alwaysread thesafetyinstructionscarefully.
2. KeepthisUser’sManualforfuturereference.
3. Keepthisequipmentawayfromhumidity.
4. Laythisequipmentonareliableflatsurfacebeforesetting itup.
5. Theopeningsontheenclosureareforairconvectionhenceprotectstheequip-
ment fromoverheating.DONOTCOVERTHEOPENINGS.
6. Makesurethevoltageofthe powersourceandadjustproperly110/220Vbe-
foreconnectingtheequipmenttothepowerinlet.
7. Placethe powercordsuchawaythatpeoplecannotstepon it. Donotplace
anythingoverthepowercord.
8. AlwaysUnplug thePowerCordbeforeinsertinganyadd-oncardormodule.
9. All cautionsand warningsontheequipmentshouldbenoted.
10. Neverpouranyliquidintotheopeningthatcoulddamage orcauseelectrical
shock.
11. If anyofthefollowingsituationsarises,gettheequipmentcheckedbyservice
personnel:
†Thepowercordorplugisdamaged.
†Liquid haspenetratedintotheequipment.
†Theequipmenthasbeen exposedtomoisture.
†The equipmentdoesnotworkwelloryoucannotgetitworkaccordingto
User’sManual.
†Theequipmenthasdroppedand damaged.
†Theequipmenthasobvioussign of breakage.
12.DONOTLEAVETHISEQUIPMENTINANENVIRONMENTUNCONDITIONED,STOR-
AGETEMPERATUREABOVE600C(1400F),IT MAYDAMAGETHEEQUIPMENT.
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Micro-StarInternational
MS-9238
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothe
followingtwoconditions:
(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and
(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethat
maycauseundesiredoperation.
FCC-ARadioFrequency InterferenceStatement
Thisequipmenthasbeen
tested and found tocomply
withthe limitsforaclass A
digitaldevice,pursuanttopart
15oftheFCC rules.Theselimitsaredesigned toprovidereasonableprotection
againstharmful interferencewhentheequipmentisoperatedin acommercial
environment. Thisequipmentgenerates, usesand canradiateradio frequencyen-
ergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructionmanual,may
causeharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.Operation ofthisequipment ina
residentialarea islikelytocauseharmful interference,in whichcasethe userwill be
requiredtocorrecttheinterferenceathisownexpense.
Notice1
Thechangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsiblefor
compliancecould void theuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
Notice2
Shielded interfacecablesandA.C.powercord,if any,mustbeusedin orderto
complywiththeemissionlimits.
VOIRLANOTICED INSTALLATIONAVANT DERACCORDERAURESEAU.
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WEEE (WasteElectricaland ElectronicEquipment) Statement
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CONTENTS
TechnicalSupport............................................................................................................ii
SafetyInstructions.........................................................................................................iii
FCC-A RadioFrequencyInterferenceStatement........................................................iv
WEEE(WasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment)Statement....................................v
Chapter1GettingStarted.....................................................................................1-1
SystemOverview...............................................................................................1-2
MainboardSpecifications...................................................................................1-7
MainboardLayout................................................................................................1-9
Chapter2HardwareSetup....................................................................................2-1
Quick ComponentsGuide....................................................................................2-2
CPU(CentralProcessingUnit)............................................................................2-3
Memory.................................................................................................................2-4
PowerSupply......................................................................................................2-6
BackPanel............................................................................................................2-7
Connectors..........................................................................................................2-8
Jumpers..............................................................................................................2-13
Slots....................................................................................................................2-15
SystemAssemblyFlowchart...........................................................................2-16
SystemAssembly..............................................................................................2-18
Rack Mounting....................................................................................................2-29
Chapter3BIOSSetup.............................................................................................3-1
EnteringSetup.....................................................................................................3-2
The Menu Bar......................................................................................................3-4
Main......................................................................................................................3-5
Advanced............................................................................................................3-8
Security..............................................................................................................3-19
Power.................................................................................................................3-20
Boot....................................................................................................................3-22
Exit......................................................................................................................3-23
AppendixAAdaptecSATARAID..........................................................................A-1
Introduction..........................................................................................................A-2
BIOSConfiguration..............................................................................................A-3
AppendixBLSISASRAID......................................................................................B-1
1.IntroductiontoIntegratedRAID......................................................................B-2
2.IntegratedMirroring Overview.......................................................................B-3
3.CreatingIntegratedMirroring Volumes..........................................................B-9
4.IntegratedStripingOverview.......................................................................B-16
5.CreatingIntegratedStriping Volumes..........................................................B-19
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1-1
Getting Started
Getting Started
Chapter1
Thankyouforchoosing theX2-108 (MS-9238 v3.X),a
high-performancebarebonesystemfromMSI.
Basedon theinnovative Intel 5000V &ESB2E chipsets
foroptimal systemefficiency,the X2-108 accommo-
datesthelatest Intel Xeon processor5000 se-
ries(Harpertown/Wolfdale-DP/Clovertown/
Woodcrest) in SocketLGA771 and supportsup tosix
240-pin533/667MHzECCDDR2FB-DIMMslotstopro-
videthemaximumof 16GBmemorycapacity.
Withhighscalability, reliability,easeofuse,andoverall
value,the X2-108 makesanidealchoiceforvaluecon-
sciouscustomers.

MS-9238Server
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SystemOverview
TopView
X2-108 SAS Skuand X2-108A4SATASkuareavailableuponrequest
1HDD Tray
2
SlimCD-ROMDrive
3
SlimFloppyDiskDrive
4
FanDuct
5
PCI-ExpressBracket
6
SSIEPS1UPower Supply
6
5
2
4
3
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Getting Started
CD-ROMDrive
1SlimCD-ROM Drive
FloppyDisk Drive
2
SlimFloppyDiskDrive
HDDBay
3
SwappableHardDiskDriveBays
Port
4
USBPort
LED
5
HDD Power/StatusLEDs
8
HDD ActivityLED
Thisindicatorshowsthe activitystatusoftheharddiskdrive.Itflashes
whenthesystemisaccessing dataontheharddiskandremainsoffwhen
nodiskactivityisdetected.
FrontView
FrontBezel
2
1
3
7
9
10
8
4
6
5

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vFrontBezelLEDs
9
PowerLED
Thisindicatorshowsthe powerstatusofthesystem.It glowswhenthemain
poweristurnedon.
10 StatusLEDsofLAN#1/2
1.ThegreenLEDisonwhenthereisanactiveconnectionontheLANport.
2.ThisLEDflasheswhentransmitting orreceiving activitiestoorfromthe
systemaredetected.
Button
6
SystemResetButton
7
PowerButton
Pressthisbutton oncetoshut downthesystem,andthenoncetoswitchon.
LED Color State Description
Power/Sleep Green On Legacypoweron/ACPI S0state
Red On Sleep/ACPIS1, S4, S5state
Off Off Poweroff
HDDActivity Amber Randomblink HDDaccesssactivity
Off Off Nodiskactivity
LAN1/LAN2Activity Green On LANlink
Green Blink LANaccessactivity

1-5
Getting Started
RearView
RearBezel
vRearBezelLEDs
1PS/2Keyboard/MouseConnector
2
USBPorts
3
SerialPort
4
VGAPort
5
LANJacks
1
2
3
4
5
LED Color LEDState Condition
Off LANlinkisnotestablished.
Orange On(steadystate) LANlinkisestablished.
On(brighter&pulsing) Thecomputeriscommunicatingwithanother
computerontheLAN.
Green Off 10Mbit/secdatarateisselected.
On 100Mbit/secdatarateisselected.
Orange On 1000Mbit/secdatarateisselected.
RJ45NIC1/
NIC2LinkSpeed
(LeftSide)
RJ45NIC1/
NIC2Access
(Right Side)

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Mouse/KeyboardConnector
SerialPort
USBPort
123 4 PINSIGNAL
1VCC
2 -Data
3 +Data
4 GND
GigabitLAN Jack
PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
1D0P DifferentialPair0+
2D0N DifferentialPair0-
3D1P DifferentialPair1+
4D2P DifferentialPair2+
5D2N DifferentialPair2-
6D1N DifferentialPair1-
7D3P DifferentialPair3+
8D3N DifferentialPair3-
ActivityIndicator
81
LinkIndicator
Pin1
KeyboardData
Pin2
MouseData
Pin3GNDPin4VCC
Pin5
KeyboardClock
Pin6
MouseClock
PIN SIGNAL
1 RED
2 GREEN
3 BLUE
4 N/C
5 GND
6 GND
7 GND
8 GND
9 +5V
10 GND
11 N/C
12 SDA
13 HorizontalSync
14 VerticalSync
15 SCL
VGAPort
1
5
11
15
PIN SIGNAL
1DCD
2SIN
3SOUT
4DTR
5GND
6DSR
7RTS
8CTS
9RI
12 345
67 89

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Getting Started
MainboardSpecifications
ProcessorSupport
-Supports IntelXeon processor5000 series(Harpertown/Wolfdale-
DP/Clovertown/Woodcrest)inSocketLGA771
-SupportsIntelQuad-Core/Dual-Coreplatforms
SupportedFSB
-FSB 667/1066/1333MHz
Chipset
-Northbridge:Intel5000V
-Southbridge:IntelESB2E
MemorySupport
-6DDR2533/667FB-DIMM (FullyBufferedDual-In-line DIMM)slots
-Maximum16GB
LAN
-SupportsdualGigabitEthernetbyIntel82563EB
SAS(Optional)
-SASHostController:LSILogicSAS1068
-4-portcontrollerprovides1.5and 3Gb/stransferratesperport
andenablesIntegratedRAID0,RAID1,and RAID1Esolutionin
storage environment
SATA
-4SATAIIportssupport4SATAII devices
-Storageanddatatransfersatupto300 MB/s
IDE
-1-channelbusmasterIDEport
-SupportsATA100/66
Floppy
-1floppyport
Graphics
-XGIVolariZ7graphicsprocessor
-16MBgraphicsmemory
Slots
-1PCI-Express x8slot

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Connectors
BackPanel
-1xPS/2mouse&PS/2keyboardport
-1xserialport
-1xVGAport
-2xUSB2.0ports
-2xindividualRJ-45 GigabitLANports
OnboardPinheaders
-2xUSB2.0pinheaders
-1xCOMportpinheader
-1xfrontpanelpinheader
-1xchassisintrusionpinheader
FormFactor
-SSICEB:12”X 10.5”
Mounting
-7mounting holes
System Management
H8SBMCchipandMSI iConsoleAPsupportIPMI2.0
BMCChip
-H8S200-pin
-Hosthardwareinterface:LPCinterface
-Hostsoftwareinterface:KCS interface
lMemorySize
-256 X16BitsSRAM
lKeyFeatures
-IPMI2.0compliant
-Out-of-bandLANbasedmanagement usingRMCP
-FRU/SELaccess
-Remoteout-of-bandalerts
-Eventlog
-Abilitytoupdatefirmwareinbandunattended
-Remoteaccesssecurity(MD5)
-Out-of-bandenvironmentalmonitoring andalerting
-SecureremotepowercontrolandsystemresetoverSerialor
sharedNIC(RMCP)
-SupportsonboardI2CWinbond83793G&Winbond83627 to
extendhardwaremonitorfeature
-SupportsASR(AutomaticServerRestart)
lSystemManagement
-Three SMBus2.0(I2C)
-OneSMBusforIntelESB2E
-One SMBusforIPMB
-OneSMBusforWinbond 83793G&Winbond83627
-CPUfanspeedcontroldependentonsystemtemperature
-Systemfan speedcontroldependenton systemtemperature
lSensorManagement
-Monitored Voltage:12V,5V, 3V,VBAT,VTT,Vcore,-12V

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Getting Started
MainboardLayout
5000VMaster2 (MS-9638v3.X) SSICEBServerBoard
CPUFAN1
JPWR2
J8
SYSFAN1
COM2
FBD13
FBD11
FBD02
FBD12
FBD03
FBD01
JPWR1
CPUFAN2
JFP1
JACT2
JSTATE1 JACT1
JLANDIS1
JLANDIS2
JUSB1
JUSB2
JCI1
JRST1
SATA3 SATA1 SATA2 SATA0
BATT
+
BIOS
JBIOS1
FDD1
J13
J9
J14 J11
J12
JBAT1
SYSFAN5
SYSFAN6 SYSFAN2
SYSFAN3
SYSFAN4
CPU1
CPU2
JRAID2
I/OChip
PCIE1
USB
Ports
T:Mouse
B: Keyboard
COM1
JVGA1
LAN1
LAN2
Intel
ESB2E
Intel
5000V
Intel
82563EB
XGI
Z7
IDE1
SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 SAS8

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HardwareSetup
HardwareSetup
Chapter2
Refertothesystemassemblyflowchartandthechart
belowtodetermine thepropersequenceof removing
orinstalling componentstotheserver.
CPU,Memory,PowerSupply,Back
Panel,Connectors,Jumpers,Slot
ChassisCover
CPU,Heatsink
Memory
RiserCard
HardDiskDrives
ChassisEarsandRails
RackRails
ChassisintotheRack
ChassisofftheRack
SystemAssembly
RackMounting
MS-9238
MainboardHardware
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2-2
Quick ComponentsGuide
Important
CAUTION!!! Pleasenotethatthe CPU1/CPU2VRM&memory/southbridge
areashould berespectivelykeptunder105oCand85oC.Toensuresystem
stability,always protect the systemwithpropercooling.Otherwise,overheat-
ing maydamagethe system.
JLANDIS1/2,
p.2-14
SYSFAN5/6/2,
p.2-10
FDD1, p.2-8
COM2,
p.2-12
IDE1,
p.2-8
SATA0~3,
p.2-9
JUSB1/2,
p.2-12
J9,p.2-14
CPU, p.2-3
BIOS
JBIOS1
PCI-Class
Slots, p.2-15
JBAT1,
p.2-13
JPWR1,p.2-6
CPUFAN1/2,
p.2-10
JBIOS1,p.2-14
DDR2DIMMs, p.2-4
SYSFAN1,
p.2-10
JPWR2,p.2-6
BackPanel
I/O, p.2-7
JCI1,p.2-10
JACT2/1,
p.2-11 JFP1,p.2-11
SAS5~8, p.2-9
SYSFAN3/4,
p.2-10