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AS 1020C-3
USER’S MANUAL
1.0
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Preface 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 A+ Server 1020C-3. Instal- lation and maintainance should be performed by experienced technicians only. The 1020C-3 is a high-end 1U rackmount server based on the SC813T+-500 server chassis and the H8DCR-3 serverboard, which supports dual AMD Opteron™ 200 series processors and up to 32 GB of registered ECC DDR333/266 o
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AS 1020C-3 User's Manual 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 1020C-3. Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the H8DCR-3 serverboard, including the locations and functions of connectors, headers and jumpers. Refer to this chapter when adding or removing processors or main memory and when reconfi
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Preface Notes v
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AS 1020C-3 User's Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manual ...................................................................................................... iii Manual Organization ................................................................................................... iii Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1 1-2 Serverboard Features ........................
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Table of Contents Power ...................................................................................................... 3-3 3-4 SAS Drive Carrier LEDs .................................................................................. 3-3 Chapter 4: System Safety 4-1 Electrical Safety Precautions ........................................................................... 4-1 4-2 General Safety Precautions ............................................................................. 4-2
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AS 1020C-3 User's Manual Fan Headers ............................................................................................ 5-15 Chassis Intrusion .................................................................................... 5-15 Power LED/Speaker ................................................................................ 5-16 ATX PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Ports ...................................................... 5-16 Overheat LED ..............................................
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Table of Contents 6-3 System Fans .................................................................................................... 6-3 System Fan Failure ................................................................................... 6-3 Replacing System Cooling Fans ............................................................... 6-3 6-4 Drive Bay Installation/Removal ........................................................................ 6-4 Removing the Front Bezel ...................
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AS 1020C-3 User's Manual Notes x
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Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview The AS1020C-3 is a high-end, dual processor 1U rackmount server system featur- ing some of the most advanced technology currently available. The 1020C-3 is comprised of two main subsystems: the SC813TQ+-500 1U rackmount chassis and the H8DCR-3 dual processor serverboard. Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certifi ed for use with the 1020C-3. In addition to the mainboard and chas
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AS1020C-3 User's Manual 1-2 Serverboard Features At the heart of the 1020C-3 lies the H8DCR-3 a dual processor serverboard de- signed to provide maximum performance. The H8DCR-3 is based on the nVidia nForce Pro 2200 and AMD-8132 chipset. Below are the main features of the H8DCR-3. See Figure 1-1 for a system block diagram of the chipset. Processors TM The H8DCR-3 supports dual 940-pin AMD Opteron 200 series processors. Please refer to our web site for a complete listing of supported
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Chapter 1: Introduction ATI Graphics Controller An ATI video controller based on the Rage XL 8 MB graphics chip is integrated onboard the H8DCR-3. Rage XL fully supports sideband addressing and AGP texturing. This onboard graphics package can provide a bandwidth of up to 512 MB/sec over a 32-bit graphics memory bus. Onboard Controllers/Ports The H8DCR-3 provides one fl oppy drive controller and two onboard IDE control- lers, which support up to four hard drives or ATAPI devices. Backpane
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AS1020C-3 User's Manual 1-3 Server Chassis Features The SC813TQ+-500 is our third-generation 1U chassis and features four hot- swap SAS drive bays with SES2, a slim CD-ROM drive, a slim fl oppy drive and a revolutionary cooling design that can keep today's powerful processors running well below their temperature thresholds. The following is a general outline of the main features of the SC813TQ+-500 chassis. System Power The SC813TQ+-500 chassis includes a single 500W cold-swap power supply.
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Chapter 1: Introduction Cooling System The SC813TQ+-500 chassis' revolutionary cooling design has been optimized to provide suffi cient cooling for dual processor confi gurations. The chassis includes four counter-rotating 4-cm fans located in the middle of the chassis. In the event of a fan failure, the ambient air temperature inside the chassis will rise and activate an overheat LED (fan speed is controlled by the system temperature). A fan speed control setting in BIOS allows chassis fa
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AS1020C-3 User's Manual 1-4 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: SuperMicro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Web Site: www.supermicro.com Europe Address: SuperMicro Computer B.V. Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML 's-Hertogen
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Chapter 2: Server Installation Chapter 2 Server Installation 2-1 Overview This chapter provides a quick setup checklist to get your AS1020C-3 system up and running. Following these steps in the order given should enable you to have the system operational within a minimum amount of time. This quick setup assumes that your 1020C-3 system has come to you with the processors and memory preinstalled. If your system is not already fully integrated with a serverboa
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AS1020C-3 User's Manual Choosing a Setup Location - Leave enough clearance in front of the rack to enable you to open the front door completely (~25 inches). - Leave approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back of the rack to allow for suffi cient airfl ow and ease in servicing. - This product is for installation only in a Restricted Access Location (dedicated equipment rooms, service closets and the like). Warnings and Precautions! ! ! Rack Precautions • Ensure that the levelin
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Chapter 2: Server Installation Rack Mounting Considerations Ambient Operating Temperature If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the ambient operating temperature of the rack environment may be greater than the ambient temperature of the room. Therefore, consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the manufacturer’s maximum rated ambient temperature (Tmra). Reduced Airfl ow Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that the
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AS1020C-3 User's Manual 2-4 Installing the System into a Rack This section provides information on installing the 1020C-3 into a rack unit with the rack rails provided. If the 1020C-3 has already been mounted into a rack, you can skip ahead to Sections 2-5 and 2-6. There are a variety of rack units on the market, which may mean the assembly procedure will differ slightly. You should also refer to the installation instructions that came with the rack unit you are using. Identifying t
