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erver Barebone
User’s Manual
GB207A-CT
General Purpose S
Document Number: MAN-00104-A
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Contents
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Chapter 2 : Hardware Setup 10
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2.2CentralProcessingUnit(CPU)...............................................................................................................11
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2.4.1InstallingorReplacing3.5”Hot‐swapSAS/SATAHDD .................................................................16
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2.7.2InstallanExternalExpansionCardtotheRiserCard....................................................................21
2.7.3InstallinganExternalExpansionCardtotheRiserCard(Low‐profile) .........................................23
2.8SystemF
ans ...........................................................................................................................................24
2.8.1RemovingorreplacingtheSystemFans.......................................................................................24
2.9PowerSupply .........................................................................................................................................24
2.9.1RemovingorReplacingthePowerSupplyModule ......................................................................24
Contents ............ ...
Safety Information..........................................................................................
About This User’s Manual
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Chapter 1: Product Introduction
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1.1GeneralI
nformation ...................................................................................................
1.2SystemSpecifications .................................................................................................
1.3FrontViewofGB207A‐CT ...........................................................................................
1.4RearViewofGB207A‐CT ............................................................................................
1.5TopViewofGB207A‐CT..............................................................................................
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2.1ChassisCover
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2.1.1RemovingtheChassisCover..............................................................................
2.1.2RemovingorInstallingtheFanDuct..................................................................
2.2.1InstallingtheCPU..........................................................................................................................
2.2.2InstallingtheCPUHeatsink................................................................................
2.3SystemMemory..........................................................................................................
2.4DriveBays ...................................................................................................................
2.4.2InstallingorReplacing2.5”Hot‐swapSAS/SA
TAHDD ......................................
2.5SlimCD‐ROM/DVD‐ROM ............................................................................................
2.5.1InstallingSlimCD‐ROM/DVD‐ROM....................................................................
2.6RiserCardSetting .......................................................................................................
2.7ExpansionSlot...........................................................................................................................
2.7.1RemovingtheMBtray..................................................................................................................
Contents
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3.2.2InternalConnectors ......................................................................................................................27
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Settings 34
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6.3ConnecttoBMC.....................................................................................................................................41
6.4UpdatingBMCFirmware .......................................................................................................................44
6.5UpdatingBMCConfiguration.................................................................................................................45
Chapter 7 : Technical Support..................................................................................... 46
Chapter 3 : Motherboard Settings ....................................................
3.1Mo
therboardLayout ..................................................................................................
3.2MotherboardContentList..........................................................................................
3.2.1Jumpers........................................................................................................................
3.2.3InternalConnectors(continue) .....................................................................................................
3.2.4InternalLEDs......................................................................................................
Chapter 4 : Backplane Settings.........................................................
4.1SA
S/SATA3G/6G4‐in‐1BPwithSGPIOsupport..........................................................
4.2SAS/SATA6G2‐in‐1BP ..........................................................................................................................
Chapter 5 : BIOS Configuration and ..................................................
5.1BIOSSe
tting ................................................................................................................
5.2UpdatingBIOS.............................................................................................................
Chapter 6 : BMC Configuration and Settings ...................................................
6.1Method1(UsetheBIOSsetup) .............................................................................................................
6.2Method2(UseaDostool‐Syscheck) ...................................................................................................
Copyright © 2011 AIC Inc. All Rights Reserved.
This document contains proprietary information about AIC products and is not to
be disclosed or used except in accordance with applicable agreements.
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Safety Information
nt, basic safety
elow, should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric
shock, and personal injuries.
warnings and instructions marked on the product.
ovided with
h might cause
sustain serious damage.
ith this product.
uitry that might
urce indicated
ply in
pany.
the system.
mp cloth for
his product through open slots as they may
result in fire or
y are for ventilation to
ct in a built-in
n is available.
duct. Service
moving covers
risks. Incorrect
y used.
is replaced with an incorrect type. Dispose
used batteries according to the instruction.
This product is equipped with a three-wire grounding type plug, a plug with a
third (grounding) pin. This plug is intended to fit only into a grounding type
power outlet. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug into the
outlet, contact your electrician to replace the outlet. Do not defeat the safety
purpose by removing the grounding type plug. Do not use a 3-to-2 prong
adapter at the receptacle. Use of this type of adapter may result in risk of
electric shock and/or damage to this product.
When installing, operating, or performing maintenance on this equipme
precautions, as listed b
Read and understand all instructions.
Observe
For proper mounting instructions, please consult the User’s Manual pr
the product.
Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand or table whic
the product to fall and
Install only equipment identified in the User’s Manual provided w
Use of other equipment might cause improper connection of circ
lead to fire or personal injuries.
This product should be operated only from the type of power so
on the marked label. If you are uncertain about the type of power sup
your area, consult your dealer or the local Power Com
Disconnect the power supply module when removing power from
Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Use a da
cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners.
Do not use this product near a water source such as a wet faucet.
Never push objects of any kind into t
touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could
electric shock. Never spill liquids of any kind on the product.
Do not block or cover slots and openings in the unit as the
protect the unit from overheating. Do not place the produ
installation unless proper ventilatio
To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not disassemble this pro
should only be performed by trained personnel. Opening or re
and/or circuit boards may expose you to electric or other
reassembly can cause electric shock when the unit is subsequentl
Risk of explosion is possible if battery
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About This User’s Manual
This document provides a detailed description of the GB207A-CT including:
Settings
Backplane Settings
BIOS Configuration and Settings
BMC Configuration and Settings
The General Features of the Product
Hardware Setup
Motherboard
Chapterter 1.
/Quad-Core/6-
OS) size HDD bays w/o
expander to maximize I/O bandwidth. GB207A-CT harnesses MAX I/O™ technology,
maximizing the usage of off-the-shelf expansion cards (up to 5) in the barebone.
1.
/Quad-Core/6-
OS) size HDD bays w/o
expander to maximize I/O bandwidth. GB207A-CT harnesses MAX I/O™ technology,
maximizing the usage of off-the-shelf expansion cards (up to 5) in the barebone.
Product Introduction Product Introduction
1.1 General Information
GB207A-CT, a 2U 12bay General Purpose Barebone, supports Dual-Core
Core processors. GB207A-CT has 12 x 3.5” (Front) + 2 x 2.5” (Rear
1.1 General Information
GB207A-CT, a 2U 12bay General Purpose Barebone, supports Dual-Core
Core processors. GB207A-CT has 12 x 3.5” (Front) + 2 x 2.5” (Rear
Sy age C
Check your packa items:
Motherboard
Components 1+1 Redundant Power Supply
stem Pack ontents
ge for the following
Castor
1 x 650W
ot-swap 3.5” HDD Trays
SATA 4-in-1 Backplane
SATA 2-in-1 Backplane
I/O Main Riser Card
iser Card
System Fans
Accessories ower Cords
12 x H
3 x SAS/
1 x SAS/
1 x MAX
1 x PCIe R
5 x
2 x P
1 x HDD Tray Kit
1 x 3.5” Screw Kit
2 x Internal SATA Cables
3 x Mini SAS Cables
1 x 28” Rail
2 x Heatsinks
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1.2 System Specifications
Dimensions (w trusions)
x 736.6 x 88.8
inches : 19
x 29 x 3.5
ith chassis ears/pro
W x D x H
mm : 482.6
Motherboard
ard Castor (PSG-M-CTDP036D-110) Motherbo
Processor
Processor Support
GA1366 sockets to support Dual-core/Quad-core/6-Core Intel® Xeon
processors 5500/5600 series (Nehalem/Westmere)
Dual L
System Bus 1066/1333 MHz
Chipset
Chipset Support
• Intel® 5520 (Tylersburg-EP)
• Intel® 82801JIR (ICH10R)
System Memory
m Memory
e(12) DIMM slots support up to 192 GB of DDR3 800/1066/1333 MHz
Registered ECC memory (recommended) / Unbuffered ECC SDRAM
Syste
• Twelv
Front Panel
s
• Power ON/OFF
• System reset Control
LEDs
• HDD
• Power
• LAN
Drive Bays
(12) x 3.5" hot-swap SATA/SAS HDD bays
t-swap SATA/SAS/SSD HDD bays (rear)
• One (1) x Slim CD-Rom/DVD-Rom bay (rear)
Drive Bays
• Twelve
• Two (2) x 2.5" ho
Expansion Slot
Expansion Slots
• 1 x PCIe X8 slot (low-profile)
Choice of two configurations:
• 1 x PCIe X8 slot (X4 lanes)
• 2 x PCIe X8 slots
• 1 x PCIe X8 slot (X4 lanes)
s
• 1 x PCIe X16 slot
• 1 x PCIe X8 slot
Or
• 1 x PCIe X16 slot (X8 lane)
Riser Card (incl
PSG-RC-CT
2U-40-
110
2U Gold finger 2 PCIe Gen2 X16 to 1 PCIe X16 + 1 PCIe X8 + 1 PCIe X8 (X4
lane) Riser or 1 PCIe X16 (X8 lane) + 2 PCIe X8 + 1 PCIe X8 (X4 lane) Riser for
Castor
uded)
PSG-RC-CTOB-10-
110
1U on-board PCIe Gen2 X8 to 1 PCIe X8 (low-profile) Riser for Castor
SATA/SAS Backplane
SATA/SAS BP
• Three(3) x SAS/SATA 3G/6G 4-in-1 BP with SGPIO support
• One(1) x SAS/SATA 3G/6G 2-in-1 BP (rear HDDs)
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System BIOS
BIOS Type
al Peripheral In rface
• AMI BIOS
• SPI (Seri terface) FLASH Inte
BIOS Features
CPI 1.0/2.0/3.0
• WOL
• AC loss recovery
interface
0
• Serial console redirection
• A
• PXE 2.0
• IPMI KCS
• SMBIOS 2.
On-Board Devices
SATA AID support Built-in Intel® ICH10R SATA2 controller with R
IPMI
Aspeed AST2050 BMC
2.0 (IPMI 2.0)
ort
k
Controllers
Ie Dual-port GbE Goller; external
well) PCIe Single-port GbE controller; external
• Intelligent Platform Management Interface
• iKVM, Media Re-direction, IPMI over LAN, Serial over LAN
• SMASH supp
Networ
•Intel® 82571EB (Ophir) PC
82574L (Hart•Intel®
(BMC Management)
(Boazman) GLCI on ICH10R Single-port GbE PHY; external •Intel® 82567LM
Graphics
Aspeed AST2050 graphics controller
• 8MB of memory
x 1200 @ 60 Hz • 1600
Super I/O ond W83627DHG Winb
Rear I/O
4 x RJ-45 ports
USB
LAN
2 x USB ports
VGA t 1 x VGA por
Serial Port 1 x DB-9 serial port
Power Supply
Power Supply
undant pow
64VAC, 47-63 Hz
650W 1+1 red er supply
• 90-2
System Coolin
• Five(5) 60x38mm hot-swap redundant fans
g
System Cooling
System Manag
System
Management
• Media redirection
• CPU temperature (PCEI)
• System temperature
eed detection
rt Fan speed control
• System ID / System fail indicator
• SMASH support
• Remote Power ON/OFF/Reset
ement
• IPMI 2.0 compliance
• KVM over IP
• Fan sp
• Sma
Operating Environment
Environmental
Specifications
• Operating Temperature: 0 ~ 35°C
• Operating Altitude Condition: 0 ~ 10K feet
• Storage Temperature: -20° ~ 60°C
• System Relative Humidity: 5% to 95% (38°C) non-condensing
1.3 Front View of GB207-CT
1.4 Rear View of GB207A-CT
Hot‐swapHDDTrays
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LED
con
Color
I
Behavior
Controls Icon SystemBehavior
PowerLED Green
d:SystemOn
Off:SystemOff
PowerON/OFF
PushforPowerOnorOff
Soli
ANLED
Green
Light:Link
Blink:Activity
SystemResetL
PushforSystemReset
HDDLED Green Blink:A
ctivity
2xUSBports
Highefficiency 650W1+1
redundantpowersupplies80+
DB‐9serialport
VGAport
4xRJ45ports
1.5 Top View of GB207A-CT
T
he barebone server includes the basic components shown below.
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ardCastorMotherbo
ExpansionSlots
SystemFans
SAS/SATA
Hot‐swapHDDTrays
Backplane
PowerSupply
Hot‐swapHD
DTrays
RearI/OSlimCD‐ROM
Chapter 2.
This section demonstrates maintenance procedures in replacing a defective part once
the GB207A-CT appliance is installed and is operational.
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2.1.
o screws from both sides to open
the rear cover
of the chassis.
2. Release two thumb screws from both sides and two screws from the mid-
top cover. Lift the cover up to open the mid-top cover.
e part once
th
e GB207A-CT appliance is installed and is operational.
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2.1.
o screws from both sides to open
the rear cover
of the chassis.
2. Release two thumb screws from both sides and two screws from the mid-
top cover. Lift the cover up to open the mid-top cover.
Hardware Setup
.1 Chassis Cover .1 Chassis Cover
1 Removing the Chassis Cover1 Removing the Chassis Cover
1. Release six screws on the top cover and tw1. Release six screws on the top cover and tw
2.
1.2 Removing the Fan Duct
1. Remove the middle fan module by lifting it and pulling it out. Then remove
the fan duct on chassis.
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2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Caution : When unpacking a processor, hold the processor nly by its
e
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2.2.1 Installing the CPU
1. Press the load lever to release the load plate.
2. Lift the load plate.
3. Remove the processor protective cover from CPU socket.
Processorprotectivecover
Loadlever
Loadplate
o
dg
e
s
t
o
a
vo
i
d
t
ouc
hi
ng
the
con
ta
c
t
s
.
4. Align the processor cutouts against the socket notches.
Cutouts
5. Close t
he load pla load lever.
Caution: The pins of the processor socket are vulnerable and
easily susceptible to damage if fingers or any foreign objects are
pressed against them. Please keep the socket protective cover on
when processor is not installed.
te &
toclose
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Pres
s
2.2.2 Installing the CPU Heatsink
To install the CPU heatsink:
1. Place the heatsink on top of the CPU, ensuring that the four fasteners match
the holes on the motherboard.
Note: Apply thermal paste to the bottom of heatsink and spread in
an even thin layer before installing the heatsink.
2. Ti
ghten the four screws in a diagonal sequence, a couple of turns at a time,
unti re sec d the heatsink is securely fastened to the
chassis.
anl all four screws a ure
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2.3 System Memory
elve DDR3 800/1066/1333 Registered ECC SDRAM
(recommended) / Unbuffered ECC SDRAM.
This server board supports up to tw
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1. Populate DIMMs i
n the following er:
Numbers
MM arrang ment
ord
DIMM
DI e
CH2 CH1 CH0
- -
2 DIMMs
CPU0 DIMM 0
CPU1 DIMM 0
CH2 CH1 CH0
Ms
-
CPU0 DIMM
4 DIM
0 CPU0 DIMM 0
CPU1 DIMM 0 CPU1 DIMM 0
CH2 CH1 CH0
C
6 DIMMs
PU0 DIMM 0
CPU1 DIMM 0
CPU0 DIMM 0
CPU1 DIMM 0
CPU0 DIMM 0
CPU1 DIMM 0
CH2 CH1 CH0
CPU0 DIMM 0
CPU1 DIMM 0
CPU0 DIMM 0
DIMM 1
8 DIMMs
CPU0 DIMM 0
CPU1 DIMM 0
CPU1 DIMM 0
DIMM 1
CH2 CH1 CH0
10 DIMMs
CPU0 DIMM 0
DIMM 1
CPU1 DIMM 0
1
CPU0 DIMM 0
DIMM 1
DIMM
CPU0 DIMM 0
CPU1 DIMM 0
CPU1 DIMM 0
DIMM 1
CH2 CH1 CH0
CPU0 DIMM 0
DIMM 1
DIMM 1
DIMM 1
CPU1 DIMM 0
DIMM 1
CPU0 DIMM 0
DIMM 1
CPU1 DIMM 0
DIMM 1
CPU0 DIMM 0
12 DIMMs
CPU1 DIMM 0
2. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward.
3. Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place.
Note: DIMM notch and socket bump must align as shown.
DIMMnotch
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ng the unlock button and pinching slightly the
2. Firmly hold the tray lever and pull the drive out of the bay.
2.4 Drive Bays
2.4.1 Installing or Replacing 3.5” Hot-swap SAS/SATA HDD
1. Release a drive tray by pressi
lock lever and pulling out the drive tray.
3. P
lace the 3.5” HDD on the tra nd then secure it with four screws on the
bottom.
y a
4. Insert
the drive carrier into its bay. Push the tray lever until it clicks. Make
sure the drive tray is correctly secured in place when its front edge aligns
with the bay edge.
5.
Repeat steps1 through 4 to install the rest of HDDs.
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2.4.2 Installing or Replacing 2.5” Hot-swap SAS/SATA HDD
g the unlock button and pinching slightly the
lock lever and pulling out the drive tray.
2. Fi
rmly hold the tray lever and pull the drive out of the bay.
1. Release a driv
e tray by pressin
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3. Place the 2.5” HDD on the tray and the ecure it with four screws on the
bottom.
n s
4. Insert the drive carrier into its bay. Push the tray lever until it clicks. Make
sure the drive tray is correctly secured in place when its front edge aligns
with the bay edge.
5. Repeat Steps 1 through 4 to install the rest of the 2.5" HDDs.
2.5 Slim CD-ROM/DVD-ROM
2.5.1 Installing Slim CD-ROM/DVD-ROM
1. Release the four screws to remove the slim CD-ROM/DVD-ROM bracket.
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2. Release the two screws to separate the bracket holder and dummy cover.
3. Place the sl -ROM/DVD-ROM on the tray holder and then secure it with
8 screws fro h sides.
im CD
m bot
4. Place the slim CD-ROM/DVD-ROM into the tray with four screws.
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2.6 Riser Card Setting
1.
RISER CARD PN (PSG CODE) DESCRIPTION
PSG-RC-CT2U-40-110(PE2U05) 2U Gold finger 2 PCIe Gen2 X16 to 1 PCIe X16 +
1 PCIe X8 + 1 PCIe X8 (X4 lane) Riser or 1 PCIe
X16 (X8 lane) + 2 PCIe X8 + 1 PCIe X8 (X4 lane)
Riser for Castor
RISER CARD DIAGRAM
FrontView
PCIE3
PCIE4
PCIE5
PCIE6
Slot Bandwidth
PCIE5 X8 or X16
PCIE6 X8 or disabled
PCIE4 X4
PCIE3 X8
Default Switch
/