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USER’S MANUAL

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Manual Revision 1.0

Release Date: October 6, 2009

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Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians. It

provides information for the installation and use of the SuperServer 5036I-I/5036I-IF.

Installation and maintenance shall be performed by experienced technicians only.

The SuperServer 5036I-I/5036I-IF is a single processor system based on the

SC731i-300 mini-tower chassis and the Super X8SIL/X8SIL-F motherboard.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1: Introduction

The ﬁ rst chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the

system and describes the main features of the Super X8SIL/X8SIL-F motherboard

and the SC731i-300 chassis.

Chapter 2: Installation

This chapter describes the steps necessary to setup the system. If your server was

ordered without the processor and memory components, this chapter will refer you

to the appropriate sections of the manual for their installation.

Chapter 3: System Interface

Refer to this chapter for details on the system interface, which includes the functions

and information provided by the control panel on the chassis as well as other LEDs

located throughout the system.

Chapter 4: System Safety

You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview

of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the

SuperServer 5036I-I/5036I-IF.

Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup

Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the X8SIL/X8SIL-F motherboard, in-

cluding the locations and functions of connectors, headers and jumpers. Refer

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to this chapter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when

reconﬁ guring the motherboard.

Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup

Refer to Chapter 6 for detailed information on the SC731i-300 chassis. You should

follow the procedures given in this chapter when installing, removing or reconﬁ gur-

ing Serial ATA or peripheral drives and when replacing system power supply units

and cooling fans.

Chapter 7: BIOS

The BIOS chapter includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa-

tion on running the CMOS Setup Utility.

Appendix A: POST Error Beep Codes

Appendix B: Installing Windows

Appendix C: System Speciﬁ cations

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Preface

Notes

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

1-1 Overview .........................................................................................................1-1

1-2 Motherboard Features .....................................................................................1-2

Processors ......................................................................................................1-2

Memory ...........................................................................................................1-2

Serial ATA ....................................................................................................... 1-2

PCI Expansion Slots .......................................................................................1-2

I/O Ports .......................................................................................................... 1-2

Other Features ................................................................................................ 1-2

1-3 Chassis Features ............................................................................................1-3

System Power .................................................................................................1-3

SATA Subsystem .............................................................................................1-3

Front Control Panel .........................................................................................1-3

Cooling System ...............................................................................................1-3

1-4 Contacting Supermicro ....................................................................................1-5

Chapter 2 System Setup

2-1 Overview .........................................................................................................2-1

2-2 Unpacking the System ....................................................................................2-1

2-3 Setting Up the System ....................................................................................2-2

Checking the Motherboard Setup ................................................................... 2-2

Checking the Drive Bay Setup ........................................................................2-2

Chapter 3 System Interface

3-1 Overview .........................................................................................................3-1

3-2 Control Panel Button .......................................................................................3-1

Power ..............................................................................................................3-1

3-3 Control Panel LEDs ........................................................................................3-1

HDD ................................................................................................................. 3-1

NIC ..................................................................................................................3-2

Overheat/Fan Fail ...........................................................................................3-2

Power On ........................................................................................................3-2

3-4 SATA Drive Carrier LEDs ................................................................................ 3-2

Chapter 4 System Safety

4-1 Electrical Safety Precautions .......................................................................... 4-1

4-2 General Safety Precautions ............................................................................4-2

4-3 ESD Precautions .............................................................................................4-3

4-4 Operating Precautions .................................................................................... 4-4

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Chapter 5 Advanced Motherboard Setup

5-1 Handling the Motherboard .............................................................................. 5-1

Precautions .....................................................................................................5-1

Unpacking .......................................................................................................5-1

5-2 Motherboard Installation ..................................................................................5-2

5-3 Connecting Cables ..........................................................................................5-2

Connecting Data Cables .................................................................................5-2

Connecting Power Cables .............................................................................. 5-3

Connecting the Control Panel ......................................................................... 5-3

5-4 I/O Ports ..........................................................................................................5-4

5-5 Processor and Heatsink Installation................................................................5-4

Installing the LGA1156 Processor ................................................................. 5-5

Installing an Active CPU Heatsink ..................................................................5-7

5-6 Installing Memory .......................................................................................... 5-10

DIMM Installation ..........................................................................................5-10

Memory Support ............................................................................................ 5-10

Memory Population Guidelines ......................................................................5-11

5-7 Installing PCI Add-On Cards ......................................................................... 5-13

5-8 Motherboard Details ...................................................................................... 5-15

5-9 Connector Deﬁ nitions ................................................................................... 5-17

Main ATX Power Supply Connector ......................................................... 5-17

Processor Power Connector .................................................................... 5-17

Power Button ...........................................................................................5-17

Reset Button ........................................................................................... 5-17

Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail ............................................................................ 5-18

NIC1/NIC2 (LAN1/LAN2) .......................................................................... 5-18

HDD LED ..................................................................................................5-18

Power On LED .........................................................................................5-18

Chassis Intrusion ...................................................................................... 5-19

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports ............................................ 5-19

Fan Headers .............................................................................................5-19

Onboard Speaker .....................................................................................5-19

Speaker ....................................................................................................5-20

Serial Ports ............................................................................................... 5-20

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ...................................................................... 5-20

LAN1/LAN2 (Ethernet Ports) .................................................................... 5-20

Onboard Power LED ................................................................................5-21

Power Supply I

C Connector....................................................................5-21

T-SGPIO 0/1 Headers .............................................................................. 5-21

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Alarm Reset ..............................................................................................5-21

5-10 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................5-22

Explanation of Jumpers ............................................................................ 5-22

CMOS Clear ............................................................................................. 5-22

VGA Enable ..............................................................................................5-22

LAN1/LAN2 Enable/Disable ....................................................................5-23

PCI Slot SMB Enable ...............................................................................5-23

USB Wake-Up ......................................................................................... 5-23

BMC Jumper ............................................................................................ 5-23

5-11 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................5-24

LAN1/2 LEDs ............................................................................................5-24

IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs ..................................................................... 5-24

Onboard Power LED

............................................................................................................5-24

IPMI Heartbeat LED .................................................................................5-24

5-12 SATA and Floppy Drive Connections ............................................................5-25

SATA Ports ............................................................................................... 5-25

Floppy Connector ..................................................................................... 5-25

Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup

6-1 Static-Sensitive Devices ..................................................................................6-1

Precautions .....................................................................................................6-1

Unpacking .......................................................................................................6-1

6-2 Front Control Panel .........................................................................................6-2

6-3 Front Bezel ......................................................................................................6-4

6-4 Removing the Chassis Cover ......................................................................... 6-5

6-5 System Fans ...................................................................................................6-6

Fan Failure ...................................................................................................... 6-6

Replacing the System Fan ......................................................................... 6-6

6-6 Drive Bay Installation ......................................................................................6-7

SATA Drives .................................................................................................... 6-7

Installing Drives in the Optional Drive Bays ................................................... 6-9

Chapter 7 BIOS

7-1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 7-1

Starting BIOS Setup Utility .............................................................................. 7-1

How To Change the Conﬁ guration Data ......................................................... 7-1

How to Start the Setup Utility ......................................................................... 7-2

7-2 Main Setup ...................................................................................................... 7-2

7-3 Advanced Setup Conﬁ gurations......................................................................7-4

7-4 Security Settings ...........................................................................................7-20

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7-5 Boot Settings ................................................................................................ 7-21

7-6 Exit Options ...................................................................................................7-22

Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes

Appendix B Installing Windows

Appendix C System Speciﬁ cations

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Notes

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

The SuperServer 5036I-I/5036I-IF is a high-end server comprised of two main sub-

systems: the SC731i-300 mini-tower chassis and the X8SIL/X8SIL-F motherboard.

Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been

certiﬁ ed for use with the SuperServer 5036I-I/5036I-IF (www.supermicro.com).

In addition to the motherboard and chassis, various hardware components have

been included with the SuperServer 5036I-I/5036I-IF, as listed below:

One cooling fan (FAN-0076L4)

•

One I/O shield (MCP-260-00027-0N)•

SATA Accessories •

Four SATA cables (CBL-0044L)

One SuperServer 5036I-I/5036I-IF User's Manual

•

Optional

One active heatsink (SNK-P0046A4)

•

One intake fan (FAN-0113L4)•

One DVD-ROM drive (DVM-LITE-DVDRW-HBT or DVM-LITE-DVD-HBT)•

Chapter 1: Introduction

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1-2 Motherboard Features

At the heart of the SuperServer 5036I-I/5036I-IF lies the X8SIL/X8SIL-F, a single

processor motherboard based on the Intel® 3400 (X8SIL) and Intel 3420 (X8SIL-F)

chipsets. Below are the main features of the X8SIL/X8SIL-F. (See Figure 1-1 for a

block diagram of the chipset).

Processors

The X8SIL/X8SIL-F supports a single Intel® 3400 series processor in an LGA1156

socket. Please refer to the motherboard description pages on our web site for a

complete listing of supported processors (www.supermicro.com).

Memory

The X8SIL/X8SIL-F has four DIMM slots that can support up to 16 GB of UDIMM

(unbuffered DIMMs) or up to 32 GB or RDIMM (registered DIMMs) DDR3-1333-

/1066/800 memory. Dual-channel conﬁ gurations are supported. Memory modules

of the same size and speed should be used. See Chapter 5 for details.

Serial ATA

A SATA controller is integrated into the chipset to provide a 3 Gb/s Serial ATA sub-

system, which is RAID 0, 1, 10 and (Windows only) 5 capable. The SATA drives

are hot-swappable units. The X8SIL has four SATA ports while the X8SIL-F has

six SATA ports.

PCI Expansion Slots

The X8SIL/X8SIL-F has two PCI-Express 2.0 x8 slots, one PCI-Express 2.0 x4 (in

a x8 slot) and one 32-bit PCI 33 MHz slot.

I/O Ports

The color-coded I/O ports include a COM port, two USB 2.0 ports, PS/2 mouse

and keyboard ports and two Gb Ethernet ports. An IPMI LAN port is also included

on the X8SIL-F.

Other Features

Other onboard features that promote system health include onboard voltage moni-

tors, a chassis intrusion header, 3-phase switching voltage regulators, chassis and

CPU overheat sensors, Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support and a BIOS ﬂ ash upgrade

utility.

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1-3 Chassis Features

The SC731i-300 is a mini-tower chassis with a unique design that allows most

conﬁ gurations to be performed without the need for tools The following is a general

outline of the main features of the SC731i-300 chassis.

System Power

The SC731i-300 features a high-efﬁ ciency 300W power supply. Power must be

removed from the system before servicing or replacing the power supply.

SATA Subsystem

The chassis was designed to support four SATA hard drives.

Front Control Panel

The control panel provides you with system monitoring and control. LEDs indicate

network activity, hard disk drive activity and overheat conditions. The control panel

also includes a main power button, which has a blue LED that illuminates when

the system is powered on.

Cooling System

The SC731i-300 chassis includes one whisper-quiet 9-cm exhaust fan located at

the rear of the chassis and an 8-cm fan located in the power supply. Both fans

operate continuously.

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Figure 1-1. Intel 3400/3420 Chipset:

System Block Diagram

Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see Chapter 5 for details.

IBexPeak

DDR3 (CHA)

PCIe2.0_x8

VRM 11.1

VID[0-7]

LPC I/O

W83627DHG

PCIe x8 SLOT

RJ45

DDR3 (CHB)

DIMM1(Far)

DIMM2

DIMM1(Far)

DIMM2

4 UDIMM

MISC VRs

1333/1066MHz

5.0Gb

x4 DMI

2.5Gb

PCH

2.5Gbps

PCIe_x4

PCIe x8 SLOT

PCI 32

1 PCI 32 SLOT

4/6 SATA PORTS

SATA-II

300MB/s

5/7 USB PORTS

USB2.0

480Mbps

FLASH

SPI 16Mb

SPI

PCIe_x1

2.5Gbps

GLAN1

82574L

CK505

Rev1.0

CLOCK

COM1,2

P/S2

LPC

HEALTH

INFO

LPC

TPM1.2

P15

LPC

PCIe_x1

2.5Gbps

PCIe2.0_x8

PCIe x8 SLOT

5.0Gb

Intel 3400/3420

GLAN2

82574L

RMII

VGA

PORT

RTL8201N

PHY

RJ45

HERMON WPCM450

WINBOND

PCI32

Xeon 3400

Series

4 RDIMM

(4 Quad rank

RDIMM run on

800MHz)

(option)

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1-4 Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.

Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000

Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008

Email: [email protected] (General Information)

[email protected] (Technical Support)

Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Tel: +31 (0) 73-6400390

Fax: +31 (0) 73-6416525

Email: [email protected] (General Information)

[email protected] (Technical Support)

[email protected] (Customer Support)

Asia-Paciﬁ c

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.

Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County

Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel: +886-(2) 8226-3990

Fax: +886-(2) 8226-3991

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: [email protected]

Tel: 886-2-8228-1366, ext.132 or 139

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Notes

Chapter 2: System Setup

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Chapter 2

System Setup

2-1 Overview

This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your SuperServer 5036I-I/5036I-

IF up and running. Following the steps in the order given should enable you to

have the system operational within a minimal amount of time. If your system is

not already fully integrated with a motherboard, processor, system memory etc.,

please turn to the chapter or section noted in each step for details on installing

speciﬁ c components.

2-2 Unpacking the System

You should inspect the box the SuperServer 5036I-I/5036I-IF was shipped in and

note if it was damaged in any way. If the server itself shows damage, you should

ﬁ le a damage claim with the carrier who delivered it.

Decide on a suitable location for setting up and operating the SuperServer 5036I-

I/5036I-IF. It should be situated in a clean, dust-free area that is well ventilated.

Avoid areas where heat, electrical noise and electromagnetic ﬁ elds are generated.

You will also need it placed near a grounded power outlet.

Warnings and Precautions!

Review the electrical and general safety precautions in Chapter 4.•

Use a regulating uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to protect the server from •

power surges, voltage spikes and to keep your system operating in case of a

power failure.

Allow the power supply units and Serial ATA drives to cool before touching

•

them.

To maintain proper cooling, always keep all chassis panels closed when not

•

being serviced.

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2-3 Setting Up the System

You should ﬁ rst open the left side panel (when facing the front of the chassis) to

make sure the motherboard is properly installed and all connections have been

made.

Warning: Only qualiﬁ ed service technicians should access the inside of

the system. Except for short periods of time, do NOT operate the system

without the cover in place. The chassis cover must be in place to allow

proper airﬂ ow and prevent overheating.

Checking the Motherboard Setup

Accessing the inside of the system (Figure 2-1): Begin by disconnecting the 1.

chassis from any power source. Grasp the cover handle (A) with your ﬁ ngers.

Use your thumb to lift the cover latch (B). Slide the cover back, toward the

rear of the chassis, then lift the cover off.

Check the CPU (processor): You may have a processor already installed into 2.

the system board. The processor should have its own heatsink attached. See

Chapter 5 for instructions on processor installation.

Check the system memory:3. Your system may have come with system

memory already installed. Make sure all DIMMs are fully seated in their slots.

For details on adding system memory, refer to Chapter 5.

Installing add-on cards:4. If desired, you can install up to six add-on cards to

the system. See Chapter 5 for details on installing PCI- add-on cards.

Check all cable connections and airﬂ ow: Make sure all power and data cables 5.

are properly connected and not blocking the airﬂ ow. See Chapter 5 for details

on cable connections.

Checking the Drive Bay Setup

Next, you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the SATA drives have

been properly installed and all essential connections have been made.

Accessing the peripheral drive bays: To install a component to either of the 1.

two 5.25" drive bays, you will need to remove the side chassis cover. See the

installation and removal sections for the peripheral drives in Chapter 6.

Chapter 2: System Setup

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Figure 2-1. Accessing the Inside of the System

Release Tab (B)

Handle (A)

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Check the SATA disk drives: Depending upon your system's conﬁ guration, 2.

your system may have up to four SATA drives already installed. If you need

to install or remove an SATA drive, please refer to the appropriate section in

Chapter 6.

Check the airﬂ ow: Cooling air is provided by the chassis fan and the power 3.

supply fan. The system component layout was carefully designed to promote

sufﬁ cient airﬂ ow throughout the chassis. Also note that all power and data

cables have been routed in such a way that they do not block the airﬂ ow

generated by the fan. Please keep this in mind when rerouting or adding/

removing cables.

Supplying power to the system: The last thing you must do is to provide input 4.

power to the system. Plug the power cord from the power supply unit into a

high-quality power strip that offers protection from electrical noise and power

surges. It is recommended that you use an uninterruptible power supply

(UPS).

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