MSI X2-106A3R User manual

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X2-106Series
MS-92721URackmountServer
G52-92721X1
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CopyrightNotice
The materialin thisdocumentistheintellectualpropertyof MICRO-STAR
INTERNATIONAL.Wetakeeverycarein thepreparationof thisdocument, butno
guaranteeisgivenastothe correctnessof itscontents.Ourproductsareunder
continualimprovementand wereservetherighttomakechangeswithoutnotice.
Trademarks
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Intel andPentium areregisteredtrademarksofIntelCorporation.
AMD,Athlon™,Athlon™XP,Thoroughbred™,andDuron™areregistered trade-
marksofAMDCorporation.
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marksof NVIDIACorporationin theUnitedStatesand/orothercountries.
PS/2and OS /2areregistered trademarks of InternationalBusinessMachines
Corporation.
Windows 95/98/2000/NT/XPareregisteredtrademarksofMicrosoftCorporation.
Netware isaregisteredtrademarkofNovell,Inc.
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AMI isaregistered trademarkofAmerican MegatrendsInc.
RevisionHistory
Revision RevisionHistory Date
V1.0 Firstrelease September 2006
TechnicalSupport
Ifaproblemariseswithyoursystemandnosolutioncanbeobtainedfromtheuser’s
manual,pleasecontactyourplaceofpurchaseorlocal distributor.Alternatively,
pleasetrythefollowinghelp resourcesforfurtherguidance.
VisittheMSIwebsiteat http://www.msi.com.tw/program/service/faq/
faq/esc_faq_list.php forFAQ,technicalguide,BIOSupdates,driver
updates, 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-9272
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
CopyrightNotice..............................................................................................................ii
Trademarks.......................................................................................................................ii
RevisionHistory...............................................................................................................ii
TechnicalSupport............................................................................................................ii
SafetyInstructions..........................................................................................................iii
FCC-A RadioFrequencyInterferenceStatement........................................................iv
WEEE(WasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment)Statement....................................v
Chapter1GettingStarted.....................................................................................1-1
SystemOverview...............................................................................................1-2
TopView......................................................................................................1-2
FrontView...................................................................................................1-3
FrontBezel...................................................................................................1-3
RearView....................................................................................................1-6
RearBezel...................................................................................................1-6
MainboardSpecifications...................................................................................1-8
MainboardLayout..............................................................................................1-10
Chapter2HardwareSetup....................................................................................2-1
Quick ComponentsGuide....................................................................................2-2
CPU(CentralProcessingUnit)............................................................................2-3
Memory.................................................................................................................2-4
MemoryPopulationRules............................................................................2-4
InstallingDDRII Modules...............................................................................2-6
PowerSupply......................................................................................................2-6
SSI24-PinSystemPowerConnector: JPWR1..........................................2-7
Connectors..........................................................................................................2-8
SerialAttachedSCSIConnectors:SAS1,SAS2(Optional).....................2-8
SerialATAConnectors:SATA1,SATA2(Optional)...................................2-9
FrontUSBConnectors:JUSB3001,JUSB3002......................................2-10
Reset ButtonConnector:JRST3000.........................................................2-11
PowerSwitchConnector:JPBT3000.......................................................2-11
IPMBConnector: J_IPMB............................................................................2-11
IPMBPowerConnector:J3003.................................................................2-11
Jumpers..............................................................................................................2-12
ClearCMOSJumper:JBAT1.....................................................................2-12
BIOSRecoveryJumper:J_RECOVERY...................................................2-13
ClearBIOSPasswordJumper:J_PASSWORD.......................................2-13
WriteProtectionJumperforServerEnginesFlashROM:J10................2-13
FanSelectionJumper:J_FANSEL............................................................2-14
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SASRAIDJumper: JSASRAID1,JSASRAID2.........................................2-14
Slots....................................................................................................................2-14
PCI(Peripheral ComponentInterconnect)Slot........................................2-15
PCIInterruptRequestRouting...................................................................2-15
SystemAssemblyFlowchart...........................................................................2-17
SystemAssembly..............................................................................................2-18
Removing theChassisCover...................................................................2-18
Replacing theChassisCover....................................................................2-19
CPU,Heatsink,andFanDuct....................................................................2-20
DDRII Memory............................................................................................2-23
PCIExpansion Card...................................................................................2-24
HardDiskDrive...........................................................................................2-26
Rack Mounting....................................................................................................2-28
ChassisEars.............................................................................................2-28
ChassisRails..............................................................................................2-29
RackRails...................................................................................................2-31
Chassisintothe Rack................................................................................2-32
Chassisoff theRack.................................................................................2-33
Chapter3BIOSSetup.............................................................................................3-1
EnteringSetup.....................................................................................................3-2
Control Keys................................................................................................3-3
GettingHelp..................................................................................................3-3
General Help<F1>.......................................................................................3-3
The Menu Bar.......................................................................................................3-4
Main......................................................................................................................3-4
Advanced............................................................................................................3-6
Security..............................................................................................................3-17
Boot....................................................................................................................3-18
Power.................................................................................................................3-19
Exit......................................................................................................................3-20
AppendixAIntelSATARAID.................................................................................A-1
Introduction..........................................................................................................A-2
BIOSConfiguration..............................................................................................A-2
Usingthe IntelMatrixStroage ManagerOptionROM...............................A-3
Installing Software..............................................................................................A-8
Install DriverinWindowsXP/2000...........................................................A-9
Installationof IntelMatrixStorageConsole.............................................A-10
RAIDMigrationInstructions...............................................................................A-14
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CreateRAIDVolumefromExistingDisk...................................................A-16
MissingHardDriveMember......................................................................A-22
Failed HardDriveMember.........................................................................A-22
DegradedRAIDArray........................................................................................A-22
AppendixBLSISASRAID......................................................................................B-1
1.IntroductiontoIntegratedRAID......................................................................B-2
IntegratedRAIDBenefitsandFeatures.....................................................B-2
2.IntegratedMirroring Overview.......................................................................B-2
2.1Introduction...........................................................................................B-3
2.2IMFeatures...........................................................................................B-4
2.3IM/IMEDescription.................................................................................B-5
2.4IntegratedMirroring Firmware............................................................B-7
2.5Fusion-MPT Support.............................................................................B-8
3.CreatingIntegratedMirroring Volumes..........................................................B-8
3.1IMConfigurationOverview.................................................................B-9
3.2CreatingIMandIMEVolumes..............................................................B-9
3.3CreatingaSecondIMorIMEVolume.................................................B-12
3.4ManagingHotSpares..........................................................................B-13
3.5OtherConfigurationTasks..................................................................B-14
4.IntegratedStripingOverview.......................................................................B-16
4.1Introduction.........................................................................................B-16
4.2ISFeatures.........................................................................................B-16
4.3ISDescription......................................................................................B-17
4.4IntegratedStriping Firmware..............................................................B-18
4.5Fusion-MPTSupport............................................................................B-18
5.CreatingIntegratedStriping Volumes..........................................................B-18
5.1ISConfigurationOverview.................................................................B-19
5.2CreatingISVolumes............................................................................B-19
5.3CreatingaSecondISVolume.............................................................B-21
5.4OtherConfigurationTasks..................................................................B-22
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