SUPER P4D S6, P4D SE motherboard User’s Manual

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UPER

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SUPER P4DS6

SUPER P4DSE

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0a

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Preface

Preface

About This Manual

T h i s m a n u a l i s w r i t t e n f o r s y s t e m i n t e g r a t o r s , P C t e c h n i c i a n s a n d knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER P4DS6/P4DSE mainboard. The SUPER P4DS6/P4DSE supports single or dual Intel ® Xeon TM 1.5 - 2.4+ GHz processors with a 512K L2 cache at a 400 MHz front side bus. Please refer to the support section of our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/TechSupport.htm) for a complete listing of supported processors.

This product is intended to be professionally installed.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 begins with a checklist of what should be included in your mainboard box, describes the features, specifications and performance of the motherboard and provides detailed information about the chipset.

Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static-sensitive devices.

Read this chapter when you want to install the processor and DIMM memory modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis. Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives, SCSI drives, the IDE interfaces, the parallel and serial ports, the front control panel functions, the speaker and the keyboard.

If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes troubleshooting procedures for the video, the memory and the setup configuration stored in CMOS. For quick reference, a general FAQ [Frequently Asked

Questions] section is provided. Instructions are also included for contacti n g t e c h n i c a l s u p p o r t . I n a d d i t i o n , y o u c a n v i s i t o u r w e b s i t e a t www.supermicro.com/techsupport.htm for more detailed information.

Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A gives information on BIOS error beep codes.

Appendix B provides POST checkpoint codes.

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Table of Contents

Preface

About This Manual ...................................................................................................... iii

Manual Organization ................................................................................................... iii

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

Checklist .................................................................................................... 1-1

Contacting Supermicro ............................................................................ 1-2

Super P4DS6 Image ................................................................................. 1-4

Super P4DSE Image ................................................................................. 1-5

Super P4DS6 Layout ............................................................................... 1-6

Super P4DS6 Quick Reference ............................................................. 1-7

Super P4DSE Layout ............................................................................... 1-8

Super P4DSE Quick Reference ............................................................. 1-9

Motherboard Features ........................................................................... 1-10

ServerWorks GC - SL Chipset System Block Diagram ................... 1-12

1-2 Chipset Overview ......................................................................................... 1-13

1-3 Special Features ........................................................................................... 1-13

ATI Graphics Controller ........................................................................ 1-13

BIOS Recovery ....................................................................................... 1-13

Recovery from AC Power Loss ......................................................... 1-13

1-4 PC Health Monitoring .................................................................................... 1-14

1-5 ACPI Features ............................................................................................... 1-15

1-6 Power Supply ............................................................................................... 1-17

1-7 Super I/O ......................................................................................................... 1-17

Chapter 2: Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices ............................................................................... 2-1

Precautions ............................................................................................... 2-1

Unpacking .................................................................................................. 2-1

2-2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation .................................................. 2-2

2-3 Installing DIMMs ............................................................................................... 2-5

2-4 IO Ports/Control Panel Connectors .............................................................. 2-6

2-5 Connecting Cables .......................................................................................... 2-8

ATX Power Connection .......................................................................... 2-8

PWR_SEC Connection .............................................................................. 2-8

Power LED ................................................................................................. 2-8

HDD LED .................................................................................................... 2-8 iv

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NIC2 LED ................................................................................................... 2-9

NIC1 LED ................................................................................................... 2-9

Overheat LED ........................................................................................... 2-9

Power Fail LED ........................................................................................ 2-9

Reset .......................................................................................................... 2-9

PWR_ON .................................................................................................. 2-10

Universal Serial Bus (USB0/1) ............................................................ 2-10

Extra Universal Serial Bus Connection (USB2/3) ............................ 2-10

Serial Ports ............................................................................................. 2-11

PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports ......................................................... 2-11

Fan Headers ........................................................................................... 2-11

LAN (Ethernet) Ports .............................................................................. 2-11

HD LED Indicator .................................................................................... 2-12

Chassis Intrusion ................................................................................... 2-12

Power LED .............................................................................................. 2-12

Wake-On-LAN ......................................................................................... 2-12

SMB .......................................................................................................... 2-12

Power Supply Fail Header .................................................................... 2-13

Power Supply Fail Alarm Reset Header ............................................. 2-13

2-6 Onboard Indicators ...................................................................................... 2-14

LAN Port LEDs ....................................................................................... 2-14

CR1 LED .................................................................................................. 2-14

2-7 DIP Switch Settings ..................................................................................... 2-15

DIP Switch 1: Processor Speed ......................................................... 2-15

2-8 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-16

Explanation of Jumpers ........................................................................ 2-16

CMOS Clear ............................................................................................. 2-16

VGA Enable/Disable ............................................................................... 2-17

Fan Status Select ................................................................................... 2-17

Fan Detection Select .............................................................................. 2-17

Watch Dog Enable/Disable .................................................................... 2-17

Mb LAN Enable/Disable .......................................................................... 2-17

Gb Enable/Disable ................................................................................... 2-18

SCSI Termination Enable/Disable .......................................................... 2-18

SCSI Enable/Disable ................................................................................ 2-18

PCI-X Bus Speed Settings ..................................................................... 2-19

33 MHz PCI Enabled/Disable ................................................................. 2-19

2-9 Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections ............... 2-20 v

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Parallel Port Connector ......................................................................... 2-20

Floppy Connector ................................................................................... 2-21

IDE Connectors ...................................................................................... 2-21

Ultra160 SCSI Connector ....................................................................... 2-22

2-10 Installing Software Drivers ......................................................................... 2-23

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures ........................................................................ 3-1

Before Power On .................................................................................... 3-1

No Power .................................................................................................. 3-1

No Video ................................................................................................... 3-1

Memory Errors .......................................................................................... 3-2

Losing the System’s Setup Configuration ........................................... 3-2

3-2 Technical Support Procedures .................................................................... 3-2

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions ........................................................................ 3-3

3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service ............................................................ 3-5

Chapter 4: AMIBIOS

4-1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 4-1

4-2 BIOS Features .................................................................................................. 4-2

4-3 Running Setup .................................................................................................. 4-2

Main BIOS Setup Menu ............................................................................ 4-3

4-4 Advanced BIOS Setup .................................................................................... 4-4

4-5 Chipset Setup ................................................................................................. 4-15

4-6 PCI / PnP Setup .............................................................................................. 4-17

4-7 Power Setup .................................................................................................. 4-19

4-8 Boot Setup ...................................................................................................... 4-21

4-9 Security Setup ............................................................................................... 4-23

4-10 Exit Setup ....................................................................................................... 4-25

Appendices:

Appendix A: AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes ............................................................ A - 1

Appendix B: AMIBIOS POST Codes ....................................................................... B-1 vi

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance.

Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard. If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

One (1) ribbon cable for IDE devices

One (1) floppy ribbon cable

One (1) I/O backpanel shield

One (1) Supermicro CD or diskettes containing drivers and utilities

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

Two (2) fan/heatsink assemblies (Fan-042 - retail only)

Two (2) sets of heatsink retention clips (4 total)

SCSI Accessories (P4DS6 only)

One (1) 68-pin LVD SCSI cable (retail only)

One (1) set of SCSI drivers (included on CD-ROM)

One (1) SCSI manual (PDF file included on CD-ROM)

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: SuperMicro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.

+1 (408) 503-8000 Tel:

Fax:

Email:

+1 (408) 503-8008 [email protected] (General Information) [email protected] (Technical Support)

Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address:

Tel:

Fax:

Email:

SuperMicro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

+31 (0) 73-6400390

+31 (0) 73-6416525 [email protected] (General Information) [email protected] (Technical Support) [email protected] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacific

Address: SuperMicro, Taiwan

Tel:

Fax:

D5, 4F, No. 16 Chien-Ba Road

Chung-Ho 235, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.

+886-(2) 8226-3990

+886-(2) 8226-3991

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email:

Tel: [email protected]

886-2-8226-3990, ext.132 or 139

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Figure 1-1. SUPER P4DS6 Image

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Figure 1-2. SUPER P4DSE Image

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Figure 1-3. SUPER P4DS6 Layout

(not drawn to scale)

J32

Keyboard/Mouse

USB0/1

COM1

J29

Parallel

Port

J7

VGA

J8 Mb LAN Port

J20 Gb LAN Port

CPU1

CPU2

J35

SEC POWER J38

ATX POWER

CPU1 Fan

JP21

Broadcom

LAN

Controller

U147

P1

S1

J36

JP11

JP17

PCI-X #1

PCI-X #2

J11

PCI-X #3

PCI #4

JP10

PCI #5

PCI #6

JP20

JP9

CPU2 Fan

Rage XL

SW1

JBT1

BATTERY

North

Bridge

JP15

OH/CHS

Fan

JF1

CR1

JP13

JP23

JF2

Speaker

J28

IO Bridge

South

Bridge

J25 J24

CHS2 Fan

JPA2

USB2/3

JA3

AIC-7899

JP19

JA2

BIOS

JA1

COM2

JP16

JPA1

Note: DIP Switch 1 sets the processor speed (see Section 2-7).

Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only.

Also see Chapter 2 for the locations of the I/O ports and Front Control Panel

(JF1/JF2) connectors and for details on jumper settings and pin definitions.

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P4DS6 Quick Reference

Jumper

JA1

JBT1

JPA1/A2

JP9

JP10

JP15

JP17

JP19

JP20

JP21

J11

P1, S1

Description

SCSI Enable/Disable

Default Setting

Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

CMOS Clear See Chapter 2

SCSI Channel A/B Termination Off (Terminated)

VGA Enable/Disable

Mb LAN Enable/Disable

Fan Status Select

Gb LAN Enable/Disable

Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

Open (OH Condition)

Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

Watch Dog Enable/Disable

Main Power Override

Fan Detection Select

33 MHz PCI Enable/Disable

PCI-X Speed Settings

Open (Disabled)

Off (Normal)

Open (CPU1/2,CHS)

Open (Disabled)

See page 2-19

Connector

COM1/COM2

Description

COM1/COM2 Serial Ports

CPU/CHS/OH FAN CPU/Chassis/Overheat Fan Headers

CPU1/CPU2 CPU 1 and CPU2 Sockets

DDR1-DDR4

JA2/JA3

JF1

JF2

Memory (SDRAM) Slots

Ultra160 LVD SCSI CH A/B Connector

Front Control Panel Headers

ChInt/NMI/HD LED/PWR LED Headers

JP11

JP13

JP16

JP23

J7

J8

J20

J24, J25

Wake-on-LAN Header

Power Supply Fail Header

Chassis Intrusion Header

Power Supply Fail Alarm Reset Header

VGA Display (Monitor) Port

Mb Ethernet Port

Gb Ethernet Port

IDE Hard Disk Drive Connectors

J28

J29

J32

J35

J36

J38

USB0/1

USB2/3

U147

Floppy Disk Drive Connector

Parallel Printer Port

PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports

Primary ATX Power Connector

SMB Header

Secondary ATX Power Connector

Universal Serial Bus Ports

Universal Serial Bus Headers

POST Messaging Voice BIOS (future option)

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Figure 1-4. SUPER P4DSE Layout

(not drawn to scale)

J32

Keyboard/Mouse

USB0/1

COM1

J29

J7

Parallel

Port

VGA

J8

LAN

Port

CPU1

J35

SEC POWER J38

ATX POWER

CPU1 Fan

JBT1

BATTERY

JP15

OH/CHS

Fan

JF1

CR1

JP13

JP23

JF2

Speaker

J28

CPU2

North

Bridge

JP21

U147

P1

S1

J36

JP11

PCI-X #1

PCI-X #2

J11

PCI-X #3

PCI #4

JP10

PCI #5

PCI #6

JP20

JP9

CPU2 Fan

Rage XL

SW1

IO Bridge

South

Bridge

J25 J24

CHS2 Fan

USB2/3

BIOS

JP19

COM2

JP16

Note: DIP Switch 1 sets the processor speed (see Section 2-7).

Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only.

Also see Chapter 2 for the locations of the I/O ports and Front Control Panel

(JF1/JF2) connectors and for details on jumper settings and pin definitions.

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P4DSE Quick Reference

Jumper

JBT1

JP9

JP10

JP15

JP19

JP20

JP21

J11

P1, S1

Description

CMOS Clear

VGA Enable/Disable

Mb LAN Enable/Disable

Fan Status Select

Watch Dog Enable/Disable

Main Power Override

Fan Detection Select

33 MHz PCI Enable/Disable

PCI-X Speed Settings

Default Setting

See Chapter 2

Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

Open (OH Condition)

Open (Disabled)

Off (Normal)

Open (CPU1/2,CHS)

Open (Disabled)

See page 2-19

Connector

COM1/COM2

Description

COM1/COM2 Serial Ports

CPU/CHS/OH FAN CPU/Chassis/Overheat Fan Headers

CPU1/CPU2 CPU 1 and CPU2 Sockets

DDR1-DDR4

JF1

JF2

JP11

Memory (SDRAM) Slots

Front Control Panel Headers

ChInt/NMI/HD LED/PWR LED Headers

Wake-on-LAN Header

JP13

JP16

JP23

J7

J8

J24, J25

J28

J29

Power Supply Fail Header

Chassis Intrusion Header

Power Supply Fail Alarm Reset Header

VGA Display (Monitor) Port

Mb Ethernet Port

IDE Hard Disk Drive Connectors

Floppy Disk Drive Connector

Parallel Printer Port

J32

J35

J36

J38

USB0/1

USB2/3

U147

PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports

Primary ATX Power Connector

SMB Header

Secondary ATX Power Connector

Universal Serial Bus Ports

Universal Serial Bus Headers

POST Messaging Voice BIOS (future option)

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Motherboard Features

CPU

• Single or dual Intel ® Xeon TM 1.50 - 2.40+ GHz processors with a 512K

L2 cache at a front side (system) bus speed of 400 MHz.

Note: Please refer to the support section of our web site for a complete listing of supported processors (http://www.supermicro.com/TechSupport.htm).

M e m o r y

• Four 184-pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 4 GB of registered ECC

DDR-200 (PC1600) SDRAM

Note: DDR-266 (PC2100) memory is supported but only at 200 MHz (PC1600 speed).

Chipset

• ServerWorks Grand Champion SL

Expansion Slots

• P4DS6: Three 64-bit 100 MHz PCI-X and three 32-bit 33 MHz PCI slots

• P4DSE: Three 64-bit 100 MHz PCI-X and three 32-bit 33 MHz PCI-X slots

Note: These are the default settings. Most PCI slots share a bus, which may impose speed limitations. See the PCI-X Bus Speed jumper setting in Chapter 2 for full details.

BIOS

• 4 Mb AMI

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Flash ROM

• APM 1.2, DMI 2.3, PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0, Plug and Play (PnP), SMBIOS 2.3

PC Health Monitoring

• Onboard voltage monitors for 2 CPU cores, chipset voltage, +5V,

+

12V,

-12V, +3.3V and +2.5V

• Fan status monitor with firmware/software on/off control

• Environmental temperature monitor and control

• Power-up mode control for recovery from AC power loss

• System overheat LED and control

• System resource alert

ACPI Features

• Microsoft OnNow

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• Main switch override mechanism

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Onboard I/O

• AIC-7899 for dual channel Ultra160 SCSI (P4DS6 only)

• Integrated ATI Rage XL graphics controller

• One Intel 82550 10/100 fast Ethernet controller

• One Broadcom BCM5703 1Gb fast Ethernet controller (P4DS6 only)

• 2 EIDE Ultra DMA/100 bus master interfaces

• 1 floppy port interface (up to 2.88 MB)

• 2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports

• 1 EPP/ECP (Enhanced Parallel Port/Extended Capabilities Port)

• PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports

• 4 USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports (USB 1.1)

Other

• Internal/external modem ring-on (S1 state support only)

• Recovery from AC power loss control

• Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

• Console redirection

CD/Diskette Utilities

• BIOS flash upgrade utility

• Device drivers

Dimensions

• P4DS6: Full ATX: 12" x 11.7" (305 x 297 mm)

• P4DSE: Full ATX: 12" x 11.7" (305 x 297 mm)

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Mb LAN

ATI XL

VGA

ATA 100

Ports

USB

Ports

SMBus

Serial

Port

Parallel

Port

Floppy

Port

33 MHz PCI

133/100 MHz PCI-X Slot #3

Processor 1 Processor 0

PCI Bus

CSB5

(South

Bridge)

Thin IMB

400 M Hz Host Bus

S1

North Bridge

(CMIC-SL)

IM B BUS

CIOBX2

(IO Bridge)

SCSI

SIO

LPC Bus P1 Gb

LAN

100 MHz PCI-X Slot #1, #2

DDR-200 SDRAM

Figure 1-5. ServerWorks Grand Champion SL Chipset:

System Block Diagram

Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see the previous Motherboard

Features Section for details on the features of each motherboard.

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1-2 Chipset Overview

The Grand Champion SL TM is a fourth-generation product of ServerWorks

"Champion" chipset technology. The GCSL is comprised of a North Bridge

(CMIC-SL), an I/O Bridge (CIOBX2) and a South Bridge (CSB5).

The North Bridge interfaces directly to the processors via a 400 MHz Host bus and integrates the functions of the main memory subsystem and the

IMB bus interface unit. The memory subsystem consists of a 4-DIMM configuration accessed over a 200 MHz memory bus at a peak bandwidth of

1.6 GB/sec.

The South Bridge provides various integrated functions, including the PCI bridge and support for UDMA100, security (passwords and system protection), Plug & Play, USBs, power management, interrupt controllers and the

LPC Bus.

The CIOBX2 is an integrated IO bridge that provides high-performance data flow between the IMB interface and the dual peer PCI-X bus interfaces.

1-3 Special Features

ATI Graphics Controller

The P4DS6/P4DSE has an integrated ATI video controller based on the Rage

XL graphics chip. The 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.

BIOS Recovery

The BIOS Recovery function allows you to recover your BIOS image file if the BIOS flashing procedure fails (see Section 3-3).

Recovery from AC Power Loss

BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system. You can choose for the system to remain powered off (in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on) or for it to automatically return to a power

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1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER

P4DS6/P4DSE. All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring.

Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores, Chipset

Voltage, +5V, +12V, -12V, +3.3V and +2.5V

An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously. Once a voltage becomes unstable, a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen. Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware/Software On/Off Control

The PC health monitor can check the RPM status (tachometer reading) of the cooling fans. The onboard 3-pin CPU and chassis fans are controlled by the power management functions. The thermal fan is controlled by the overheat detection logic.

Environmental Temperature Control

The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user-defined threshold. The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU. It can continue to monitor for overheat conditions even when the

CPU is in sleep mode. Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high, it will automatically turn on the thermal control fan to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU. The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature is too high.

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System Resource Alert

This feature is available when used with Intel's LANDesk Client Manager

(retail only). LDCM is used to notify the user of certain system events. For example, if the system is running low on virtual memory and there is insufficient hard drive space for saving the data, you can be alerted of the potential problem.

Hardware BIOS Virus Protection

The system BIOS is protected by hardware that prevents viruses from infecting the BIOS area. The user can only change the BIOS content through the flash utility provided by Supermicro. This feature can prevent viruses from infecting the BIOS area and destroying valuable data.

Auto-Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core

The auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to

20A current and auto-sense voltage IDs ranging from 1.4V to 3.5V. This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable.

1-5 ACPI Features

ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. The ACPI specification defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system, including its hardware, operating system and application software. This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD-ROMs, network cards, hard disk drives and printers. This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs, TVs, telephones and stereos.

In addition to enabling operating system-directed power management, ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating system-independent interface for configuration control. ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture-independent implementation that is compatible with both Windows 2000 and Windows NT 5.0.

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Microsoft OnNow

The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive, system-wide approach to system and device power control. OnNow is a term for a PC that is always on but appears to be off and responds immediately to user or other requests.

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode. When the user presses any key, the CPU will wake-up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on.

Main Switch Override Mechanism

When an ATX power supply is used, the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state. The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down. Depressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake-up. During the SoftOff state, the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive. In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power, just depress and hold the power button for

4 seconds. This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine.

External Modem Ring-On

Wake-up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state (only S1 state is supported).

Note that external modem ring-on can only be used with an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply.

Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

Wake-On-LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off. Remote PC setup, updates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted. The motherboards have a 3-pin header (WOL) to connect to the 3-pin header on a Network Interface Card (NIC) that has WOL capability. Wake-On-LAN must be enabled in BIOS. Note that the Broadcom 1 Gb LAN port only

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Chapter 1: Introduction supports the S1 suspend state.

1-6 Power Supply

As with all computer products, a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation. It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates of 1 GHz and above.

The SUPER P4DS6/P4DSE accommodates ATX power supplies. Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU, some are inadequate. You should use one that will supply at least 400W of power - an even higher wattage power supply is recommended for highload configurations. Also your power supply must provide a +5V standby voltage that supplies at least 720 mA of current. In addition, 1.5A is needed for LAN1 and LAN2.

NOTE: Secondary 12v ATX power (at J38) is necessary to support

Intel Xeon CPUs. Failure to provide this extra power will result in the CPUs becoming unstable after only a few minutes of operation.

See Section 2-5 for details on connecting the power supply cables.

It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2.02 or above. Additionally, in areas where noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise. It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges.

1-7 Super I/O

The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077/765, a data separator, write pre-compensation circuitry, decode logic, data rate selection, a clock generator, drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic. The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I/O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives. The Super I/O supports 360 K, 720 K, 1.2 M, 1.44 M or 2.88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb/s, 500 Kb/s or 1 Mb/s.It also provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication ports

(UARTs), one of which supports serial infrared communication. Each UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud rate generator, complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system.

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Each UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud rate generator, complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system. Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to

115.2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1 Mb/s, which support higher speed modems.

The Super I/O supports one PC-compatible printer port (SPP), Bi-directional

Printer Port (BPP) , Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) or Extended Capabilities

Port (ECP).

The Super I/O provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management through an SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption.

The IRQs, DMAs and I/O space resources of the Super I/O can flexibly adjust to meet ISA PnP requirements, which suppport ACPI and APM (Advanced Power Management).

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Chapter 2: Installation

Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electric-Static-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. To prevent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully.

The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD.

Precautions

• Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.

• Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag.

• Handle the board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

• When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.

• Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use.

• For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and the motherboard.

Unpacking

The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage.

When unpacking the board, make sure the person handling it is static protected.

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2-2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation

!

When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan. Also, do not place the motherboard on a conductive surface, which can damage the

BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up.

IMPORTANT: Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding, removing or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heat sink.

1. Locate the following components, which are included in the shipping package.

Clips (4)

Retention brackets

(4)

Screws* (8)

Black anchors (8)

White pegs (8)

*These screws are for mounting the motherboard to the back panel of a chassis that has four mounting holes

(as shown on right).

For chassis that do not have four mounting holes, use the anchor/peg assemblies:

2. Insert the white pegs into the black anchors. Do not force the white pegs all the way in - only about 1/3 of the way into the black anchors.

Anchor/peg assemblies

Two pegs in position

3. Place a retention bracket in the proper position and secure it by pressing pegs into two of the retention holes until you hear a *click*. The clicking sound indicates that the peg is locked and secured.

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One retention bracket in position

4. Secure the other retention bracket into position by repeating Step 3.

5. Lift the lever on the CPU socket: lift the the lever completely or you will damage the CPU socket when power is applied. (Install CPU1 first.)

Socket lever

6. Install the CPU in the socket. Make sure that pin 1 of the CPU is seated on pin 1 of the socket (both corners are marked with a triangle). When using only one CPU, install it into CPU socket #1 (CPU socket #2 is automatically disabled if only one CPU is used).

Pin 1

7. Press the lever down until you hear it *click* into the locked position.

Socket lever in locked position

Heatsink

8. Apply the proper amount of thermal compound to the CPU die and place the heatsink and fan on top of the

CPU.

CPU


9. Secure the heatsink by locking the retention clips into their proper position.

Retention clip

CPU fan w i r e s

10. Connect the three wires of the CPU fan to the respective CPU fan connector.

CPU fan connector

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Figure 2-1. PGA603 Socket: Empty and with Processor Installed

Pin 1

!

Warning!

Make sure you lift the lever completely when installing the

CPU. If the lever is only partly raised, damage to the socket or CPU may result.

N o t c h e d

Corner

Lever

Processor

(installed)

Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis

All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis. Make sure the location of all the mounting holes for both the motherboard and the chassis match. Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners, metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis. Make sure the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly. Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray.

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2-3 Installing DIMMs

Note: Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules: http://www.supermicro.com/TECHSUPPORT/FAQs/Memory_vendors.htm

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage.

DIMM Installation (See Figure 2-2)

1. Insert one to four memory modules. Memory is not interleaved, so you can add any number of DIMMs into the slots in any order.

2. Insert each DIMM module into its slot. Note the notch at the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the module incorrectly.

3. Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot. Repeat for more modules as desired.

Support

The P4DS6/P4DSE supports up to 4 GB of ECC registered DDR-200 (PC1600)

SDRAM memory. PC2100 memory is supported but only at 200 MHz (PC1600 speed).

Figure 2-2. Installing and Removing DIMMs

To Install:

Insert the module vertically and press down until it snaps into place. Pay attention to the notch on the bottom of the module.

To Remove:

Use your thumbs to gently push near the edge of both ends of the module. This should release it from the slot.

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2-4 IOPorts/Control Panel Connectors

The IO ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification.

See Figure 2-3 below for the colors and locations of the various IO ports.

Figure 2-3. IO Port Locations and Definitions

Mouse

(Green)

Parallel Port (Burgundy)

Keyboard

(Purple)

USB Ports

COM1 Port

(Turquoise)

VGA Port (Blue) Mb LAN Gb LAN

Note: COM2 is a header on the motherboard.

The Gb LAN port is on the P4DS6 only.

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Front Control Panel

JF1 and JF2 contain header pins for various front control panel connectors.

These connectors are designed for use with Supermicro server chassis.

See Figure 2-4 for the pin locations of the various front control panel buttons and LED indicators. Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions.

Figure 2-4. JF1/JF2 Header Pins

20

J F 1

19

N M I

X

P ower LE D

H D D LED

N IC 1 LE D

N IC 2 LE D

O verheat LE D

P ower Fail LE D

G round

G round

G round

X

V cc

V cc

V cc

V cc

V cc

V cc

R e set R es et Button

P w r

P ower Button

2 1

16

JF 2

15

C has s is Intrusion

P O ST M ess aging

V oic e BIO S (future option)

N M I

V cc

P ower LE D

G round

V cc

G round

H D LE D

G round

V cc

2 1

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2-5 Connecting Cables

ATX Power Connection

The power supply connector (at

J 3 5 ) m e e t s t h e S S I ( S u p e r s e t

ATX) 24-pin specification, howe v e r i t a l s o s u p p o r t s a 2 0 - p i n p o w e r s u p p l y c o n n e c t o r . M a k e sure that the orientation of the PS connector is correct. See the table on the right for pin definitions.

PWR_SEC Connection

In addition to the Primary ATX p o w e r c o n n e c t o r ( a b o v e ) , t h e

Secondary 12v 8-pin PWR_SEC connector at J38 must also be connected to your power supply.

See the table on the right for pin definitions.

24-pin ATX P ower Supply Connector (J35)

Pin Definitions

Pin Num ber Definition Pin Num ber Definition

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

+3.3V

-12V

COM

PS_ON#

COM

COM

COM

1 +3.3V

2 +3.3V

3 COM

4 +5V

5 COM

6 +5V

7 COM

20

21

22

23

24

Res(NC)

+5V

8 PW R_OK

9 5VSB

+12V

+5V

+5V

10

11

COM

12

+12V

+3.3V

8 -P in + 1 2 v P o w e r S u p p ly

C o n n e c to r (J 3 8 )

P in s

1 th ru 4

5 th ru 8

D e fin itio n

G ro u n d

+ 1 2 v

Power LED

The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1.

Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions.

P W R _ L E D P in D e fin itio n s

(J F 1 )

P in

N u m b e r

1 5

1 6

D e fin itio n

+ 5 V

C o n tro l

HDD LED

The HDD LED (for IDE Hard Disk

Drives) connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach the

IDE hard drive LED cable to these pins to display disk activity. Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions.

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(ID E ) H D D L E D P in

D e fin itio n s

(J F 1 )

P in

N u m b e r

1 3

1 4

D e fin itio n

+ 5 V

H D A ctive

NIC2 LED

The NIC2 (Network Interface Controller for Gb LAN) LED connection is located on pins 9 and 10 of JF1.

Attach the NIC2 LED cable to display network activity. Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions.

NIC1 LED

The NIC1 (Network Interface Controller for Mb LAN) LED connection is located on pins 11 and 12 of

JF1. Attach the NIC1 LED cable to display network activity. Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions.

Overheat LED (OH)

Connect an LED to the OH connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating. Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions.

Power Fail LED

The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1.

Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions.

Reset

The Reset connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case. Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions.

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N IC 2 L E D P in


(J F 1 )

P in

N u m b e r

9

1 0

D e fin itio n

+ 5 V

G N D

N IC 1 L E D P in


(J F 1 )

P in

N u m b e r

1 1

1 2

D e fin itio n

+ 5 V

G N D

O ve rh e a t (O H ) L E D

P in D e fin itio n s

(J F 1 )

P in

N u m b e r

7

8

D e fin itio n

+ 5 V

G N D

P o w e r F a il L E D P in


(J F 1 )

P in

N u m b e r

5

6

D e fin itio n

C o n tro l

G N D

R e s e t P in


(J F 1 )

P in

N u m b e r

3

4

D e fin itio n

R e se t

G ro u n d

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PWR_ON

The PWR_ON connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily contacting both pins will power on/off the system. This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button (see the Power Button Mode setting in

B I O S ) . T o t u r n o f f t h e p o w e r when set to suspend mode, depress the button for at least 4 seconds. Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions.

P W R _ O N C o n n e c to r


(J F 1 )

P in

N u m b e r

1

2

D e fin itio n

P W _ O N

G ro u n d

Universal Serial Bus

(USB0/1)

Two Universal Serial Bus ports are located beside the keyboard/ mouse ports. USB0 is the bottom connector and USB1 is the top connector. See the table on the right for pin definitions.

U n ive rs a l S e ria l B u s P in D e fin itio n s

U S B 0 U S B 1

3

4

5

P in

N u m b e r

1

2

P in

D e fin itio n N u m b e r

+5 V

P 0 -

1

2

P 0 +

G ro u n d

N /A

3

4

5

D e fin itio n

+5 V

P 0 -

P 0 +

G ro u n d

K e y

Extra Universal Serial Bus

Connection (USB2/3)

Two additional USB headers on the motherboard can provide convenient front side USB access.

The odd numbered pins (toward the DIMM slots) are for USB2 and the even numbered pins (toward the SCSI chip) are for USB3. You will need a USB cable (not included) to use each of these connections. Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions.

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U S B 2 P in


P in

N u m b e r

1

3

5

D e fin itio n

P o w e r

-

+

7

9

G ro u n d

K e y

U S B 3 P in


P in

N u m b e r

2

4

6

8

1 0

D e fin itio n

P o w e r

-

+

G ro u n d

N C

NC = No Connection


Serial Ports

The COM1 serial port is located under the parallel port (see Figure

2-3). See the table on the right for pin definitions. The COM2 connector is a header located near the

BIOS chip on the motherboard.

S e ria l P o rt P in D e fin itio n s

(C O M 1 , C O M 2 )

P in N u m b e r D e fin itio n

1 D C D

2

3

4

5

D S R

S e ria l In

R T S

S e ria l O u t

P in N u m b e r D e fin itio n

6 C T S

7

8

9

1 0

D T R

R I

G ro u n d

N C

PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse

Ports

The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the

PS/2 mouse are located on J32.

See the table on the right for pin definitions. (The mouse port is above the keyboard port. See Figure 2-3.)

Fan Headers*

The motherboard has two CPU, three Chassis and one Chassis/

Overheat fan headers. See the table on the right for pin definitions.

P S /2 K e ybo a rd a n d M o u s e P o rt


(J 3 2 )

P in

N u m b e r

1

2

3

4

5

6

D e fin itio n

D a ta

N C

G ro u n d

V C C

C lo c k

N C

NC = No Connection

F a n H e a d e r P in D e fin itio n s

(C P U /C H S /O H F a n s )

P in

N u m b e r

1

2

3

D e fin itio n

G ro u n d (b la ck)

+ 1 2 V (re d )

T a ch o m e te r

C a u tio n : T h e se fa n h e a d e rs

a re D C p o w e r.

LAN (Ethernet) Ports

Two Ethernet ports are located beside the VGA port on the IO backplane. These ports accept

RJ45 type cables. See the next section for a description of the

LEDs on the LAN ports.

Note: The motherboard has one

100 Mb and one 1Gb LAN port.

When viewed from the rear, the

Mb port is on the left (see Figure

2-3).

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HD LED Indicator

An HD LED connector is located on JF2 (see Figure 2-4). This LED i n d i c a t e s a c t i v i t y o n a n y h a r d drive (IDE, SCSI or CD-ROM).

Chassis Intrusion

A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JF2 and another on JP16.

Attach the appropriate connector here to inform you of a chassis intrusion condition.

Power LED

The Power LED connection on JF2

(see Figure 2-4) is used to inform you that power is being supplied to the motherboard.

Wake-On-LAN

The Wake-On-LAN header is designated JP11. See the table on the right for pin definitions. You must have a LAN card with a Wake-on-

LAN connector and cable to use this feature.

W a k e -O n -L AN P in

D e fin itio n s (J P 1 1 )

P in

N u m b er

1

2

3

D e fin ition

+ 5 V S tan d b y

G ro u n d

W a k e -up

SMB

A n S M B ( S y s t e m M a n a g e m e n t

Bus) header is located at J36.

C o n n e c t t h e a p p r o p r i a t e c a b l e here to utilize SMB on your system.

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S M B H e a d e r

P in D e fin itio n s (J 3 6 )

P in

N u m b e r

1

2

3

4

D e fin itio n

D a ta

G ro u n d

C lo c k

N o C o n n e c tio n

Power Supply Fail Header

Connect a cable from your power supply to the JP13 header to provide warning of power supply failure. The warning signal is passed through the Power Fail LED pin on

J F 1 t o p r o v i d e i n d i c a t i o n o f a power failure on the chassis.

Note: This feature is only available when using triple redundant

Supermicro power supplies. See the table on the right for pin definitions.

Power Supply Fail Alarm

Reset Header

Connect a cable from your power supply to the JP23 header to provide you with a reset switch for t h e p o w e r s u p p l y f a i l a l a r m .

Note: This feature is only available when using triple redundant

Supermicro power supplies.


P o w e r S u p p ly F a il H e a d e r

P in D e fin itio n s (J P 1 3 )

P in

N u m b e r

1

2

3

4

D e fin itio n

P /S 1 Fa il S ig n a l



R e s e t (fro m M B )

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2-6 Onboard Indicators

LAN Port LEDs

Each of the Ethernet ports (located beside the VGA port) has a yellow and a green LED. See the tables below for the functions associated with these LEDs. On the Gb LAN port, the yellow LED indicates activity while the other LED may be green, orange or off to indicate the speed of the connection (as specified in the table at right).

1 0 0 M b L AN L E D

In d ic a tors

L E D

C o lo r

G re e n

Ye llo w

D e fin ition

C o n n e cte d

A c tive

1 G b L AN R ig h t L E D

In d ic a tor

L E D

C o lo r

O ff

G re e n

O ra n g e

D e fin ition

N o C o nn e c tio n

1 0 0 M Hz

1 G H z

1 G b L AN L e ft L E D

In d ic a tor

L E D

C o lo r

O ff

Ye llo w

D e fin ition

N o t A c tive

A c tive

CR1 LED

CR1 is an onboard LED that serves as a power indicator. It is located between JF1 and JF2. See the table on the right for the meaning of each of the three colors displayed by CR1.

O n b o a rd L E D P o w e r

In d ic a tor (C R 1 )

L E D

C o lo r

G re e n

Ye llo w

R e d

D e fin ition

P o w e r On

S ta n d b y M o d e

C P U E rro r

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2-7 DIP Switch Settings

DIP Switch 1:

Processor Speed

The red "DIP" switch labeled SW1 h a s f o u r i n d i v i d u a l s w i t c h e s , which are used to set the speed of the processor.

The table on the right shows you the switch settings for the various speeds your processor may be able to run at. (This table is also silkscreened on the motherboard.)

Note:

Most Intel processors have a fixed Core/Bus ratio that overwrites the setting of DIP Switch

1.

P ro c e s s o r S p e e d S e le c tio n

(D IP S w itc h 1 )

C P U S W

# 1

O N

S W

# 2

S W

# 3

S W

# 4

1 .3 G H z

1 .4 G H z

1 .5 G H z

1 .6 G H z

O N

O N

O N

O N

O N

O N

1 .7 G H z

1 .8 G H z

1 .9 G H z

2 .0 G H z

2 .1 G H z

2 .2 G H z

2 .4 G H z

O N

O N

O N

O N

O N

O N

O N

O N

O N

O N

O N

O N

O N

O N

O N

O N

O N

O N

O N

O N

< Default

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2-8 Jumper Settings

Explanation of

Jumpers

T o m o d i f y t h e o p e r a t i o n o f t h e motherboard, jumpers can be used t o c h o o s e b e t w e e n o p t i o n a l settings. Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector. Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board. See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations.

N o t e : O n t w o p i n j u m p e r s ,

"Closed" means the jumper is on and "Open" means the jumper is off the pins. "Off" means open with no jumper cap included for those pins.

CMOS Clear

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidental clearing of CMOS. To clear

CMOS, use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection. Always remove the

AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS. JBT1 is loc a t e d n e a r t h e b a t t e r y o n t h e motherboard.

Note: For an ATX power supply, you must completely shut down the system, remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear

CMOS.

Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS.

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C o n n e c t o r

P i n s

3 2 1

J u m p e r

C a p

Setting

3 2 1

Pin 1-2 short

VGA Enable/Disable

JP9 allows you to enable or disable the VGA port. The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA. See the table on the right for jumper settings.


V G A E na b le /D is a b le

J u m p e r S e ttin g s

(J P 9 )

J u m p e r

P o s itio n

1 -2

2 -3

D e fin ition

E n a b le d

D is a b led

Fan Status Select

JP15 allows you to change the status of the Overheat/Chassis fan to either activate only during an overheat condition or to remain active at all times. The default position is open. See the table on the right for jumper settings.

Fan Detection Select

JP21 allows you to select to detect the RPM of either the Chassis 1 and

2 and Overheat fans or the CPU1, 2 and Chassis fans. The default position is open. See the table on the right for jumper settings.

F a n S tatu s S e le c t

J u m p e r S e ttin g s (J P 15 )

J u m p e r

P o s itio n

O p e n

C lo s e d

D e fin ition

O ve rh e at

A lw a ys O n

F a n D ete c tio n S e le c t

J u m p e r S e ttin g s (J P 21 )

J u m p e r

P o s itio n

O p e n

C lo s e d

D e fin ition

C P U 1 , 2, C H S

C H S 1 , 2, O H

Watch Dog Enable

JP19 is used to enable or disable the Watch Dog function. This jumper is used together with the

W a t c h D o g e n a b l e f u n c t i o n i n

BIOS. Enable both the jumper and the BIOS setting to use the Watch

Dog feature. See the table on the right for pin definitions.

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W a tc h D o g E n a b le

J u m p e r S e tting s (J P 1 9 )

J u m p e r

P o s itio n

O p e n

C lo s e d

D e fin itio n

D is a b le d

E n a b le d

S


Mb LAN Enable/Disable

Change the setting of jumper JP10 to enable or disable the Mb LAN port or NIC (Network Interface

Card) on the motherboard. See the table on the right for jumper settings. The default setting is pins 1-2.

Gb LAN Enable/Disable

(P4DS6 only)

Change the setting of jumper JP17 to enable or disable the Gb LAN port or NIC (Network Interface

Card) on the motherboard. See the table on the right for jumper settings. The default setting is pins 1-2.

SCSI Termination Enable/

Disable (P4DS6 only)

Jumpers JPA1 and JPA2 allow you to enable or disable termination for the SCSI connectors. Jumper JPA1 controls SCSI channel A and JPA2 is for SCSI channel B. The normal

(default) setting is open to enable

(teminate) both SCSI channels. See the table on the right for jumper settings.

SCSI Enable/Disable

(P4DS6 only)

The SCSI Enable/Disable jumper at

JA1 allows you to enable or disable the onboard SCSI. The normal (default) position is on pins 1-

2 to enable SCSI. See the table on the right for jumper settings.

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M b L AN

E n a b le/D is a b le


(J P 1 0 )

J u m p e r

P o s itio n

P in s 1 -2

P in s 2 -3

D e fin ition

E n a b le d

D is a b led

G b L AN



(J P 1 7 )

J u m p e r

P o s itio n

P in s 1 -2

P in s 2 -3

D e fin ition

E n a b le d

D is a b led

S C S I C h a n n e l T e rm in a tio n

E n a b le /D is a b le

J u m p e r S e tting s

(J P A 1 , J P A 2 )

Ju m p e r

P o sitio n

O p e n

C lo se d

D e fin itio n

E n a b le d

D isa b le d

S C S I E n a b le /D is a b le


(J A1 )

J u m p e r

P o s itio n

P in s 1 -2

P in s 2 -3

D e fin ition

E n a b le d

D is a b led

PCI-X Bus Speed Settings

Jumpers P1 and S1 are used to set the speed for the two PCI-X buses on the P4DS6/P4DSE. See the table on the right for jumper settings.

PCI-X Buses:

P1: Bus for PCI-X slots #1 and #2 and Gb LAN

S1: Bus for PCI-X slot #3 and SCSI

Default Settings:

P4DS6 - All PCI-X slots to 100 MHz

PCI-X P4DSE - Slot #1 and #2 to 100

MHz PCI-X, slot #3 to 133 MHz

133 MHz Operation:

PCI-X slot #3 can be set to 133 MHz operation on the P4DSE (and on the

P4DS8 if SCSI is disabled).


P C I-X S lo t B u s S p e e d S e ttin g s

P in D e fin itio n s (P 1 , S 1 )

P 1 (# 1 , 2 ) S 1 (# 3 ) S p e e d

P in s 1 -2

P in s 2 -3

P in s 3 -4

* S e e N o te

P in s 1 -2

P in s 2 -3

P in s 3 -4

P in s 4 -5

6 6 M H z P C I

6 6 M H z P C I-X

1 0 0 M H z P C I-X

1 3 3 M H z P C I-X

*Note: PCI-X slots #1 & #2 share a bus and so cannot be set to 133 MHz.

33 MHz PCI Enable/Disable

If you wish to use 33 MHz PCI cards, close J11 to force the P1 bus (for the PCI-X#1 and PCI-X#2 slots) to run at 33 MHz. See the table on the right for jumper settings.

Note: if you force the slots(s) to 33

M H z , y o u m u s t s e t t h e P 1 b u s speed jumper (above) to pins 1-2.

3 3 M H z P C I


J u m p er S e ttin g s

(J 1 1 )

J u m p e r

P o s itio n

O p e n

C lo s e d

D e fin ition

D is a b led

3 3 M H z P C I

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2-9 Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive and SCSI

Connections

Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables:

• The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires.

• A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1.

• A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives. The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A, and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B.

Parallel Port Connector

The parallel port is located on J29.

See the table below right for pin definitions.

P a ra lle l (P rin te r) P o rt P in D e fin itio n s

(J 2 9 )

P in N u m b e r Fu n c tio n

1 S tro b e -

3

5

D a ta B it 0

D a ta B it 1

P in N u m b e r

2

4

6

Fu n c tio n

A u to Fe e d -

E rro r-

In it-

7

9

1 1

1 3

D a ta B it 2

D a ta B it 3

D a ta B it 4

D a ta B it 5

8

1 0

1 2

1 4

S L C T IN -

G N D

G N D

G N D

1 5

1 7

1 9

2 1

2 3

2 5

D a ta B it 6

D a ta B it 7

A C K

B U S Y

P E

S L C T

1 6

1 8

2 0

2 2

2 4

2 6

G N D

G N D

G N D

G N D

G N D

N C

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Floppy Connector

The floppy connector is located on J28. See the table below for pin definitions.

F lo p p y C o n n e c to r P in D e fin itio n s

(J P 2 8 )

P in N u m b e r Fu n c tio n

1 G N D

3

5

G N D

K e y

7

9

1 1

1 3

1 5

1 7

1 9

2 1

2 3

G N D

G N D

G N D

G N D

G N D

G N D

G N D

G N D

G N D

2 5

2 7

2 9

3 1

3 3

G N D

G N D

G N D

G N D

G N D

P in N u m b e r

2

4

6

8

1 0

1 2

1 4

1 6

1 8

2 0

2 2

2 4

2 6

2 8

3 0

3 2

3 4

Fu n c tio n

FD H D IN

R e s e rve d

FD E D IN

In d e x-

M o to r E n a b le

D rive S e le c t B -

D rive S e le c t A -

M o to r E n a b le

D IR -

S TE P -

W rite D a ta -

W rite G a te -

Tra c k 0 0 -

W rite P ro te c t-

R e a d D a ta -

S id e 1 S e le c t-

D is k e tte

IDE Connectors

T h e r e a r e n o j u m p e r s t o configure the onboard IDE#1 and #2 connectors (J24 and

J25, respectively). See the table on the right for pin definitions.

2 1

2 3

2 5

2 7

2 9

3 1

3 3

3 5

3 7

3 9

P in N u m b e r

1

3

5

7

9

1 1

1 3

1 5

1 7

1 9

ID E C o n n e c to r P in D e fin itio n s

(J 2 4 , J 2 5 )

Fu n c tio n

R e s e t ID E

H o s t D a ta 7

H o s t D a ta 6

H o s t D a ta 5

H o s t D a ta 4

H o s t D a ta 3

H o s t D a ta 2

H o s t D a ta 1

H o s t D a ta 0

G N D

D R Q 3

I/O W rite -

I/O R e a d -

IO C H R D Y

D A C K 3 -

IR Q 1 4

A d d r 1

A d d r 0

C h ip S e le c t 0

A c tivity

P in N u m b e r

2

4

6

8

1 0

1 2

1 4

1 6

1 8

2 0

2 2

2 4

2 6

2 8

3 0

3 2

3 4

3 6

3 8

4 0

Fu n c tio n

G N D

H o s t D a ta 8

H o s t D a ta 9

H o s t D a ta 1 0

H o s t D a ta 1 1

H o s t D a ta 1 2

H o s t D a ta 1 3

H o s t D a ta 1 4

H o s t D a ta 1 5

K e y

G N D

G N D

G N D

B A L E

G N D

IO C S 1 6 -

G N D

A d d r 2

C h ip S e le c t 1 -

G N D

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Ultra160 SCSI

Connector (P4DS6 only)

Refer to the table below for the pin definitions of the Ultra160 SCSI c o n n e c t o r s l o c a t e d a t J A 2 a n d

JA3.

C o n n e c to r

C o n ta c t

N u m b e r

1 2

1 3

1 4

1 5

1 6

1 7

1 8

8

9

1 0

1 1

3

4

1

2

5

6

7

1 9

2 0

2 1

2 2

2 3

2 4

2 5

2 6

2 7

2 8

2 9

3 0

3 1

3 2

3 3

3 4

6 8 -p in U ltra 1 6 0 S C S I C o n n e c to rs

(J A2 , J A3 )

S ig n a l N a m e s

C o n n e c to r

C o n ta c t

N u m b e r S ig n a l N a m e s

+ D B (1 2 )

+ D B (1 3 )

+ D B (1 4 )

+ D B (1 5 )

+ D B (P 1 )

+ D B (0 )

+ D B (1 )

+ D B (2 )

+ D B (3 )

+ D B (4 )

+ D B (5 )

+ D B (6 )

+ D B (7 )

+ D B (P )

G R O U N D

D IFFS E N S

TE R M P W R

TE R M P W R

R E S E R V E D

G R O U N D

+ A TN

G R O U N D

+ B S Y

+ A C K

+ R S T

+ M S G

+ S E L

+ C /D

+ R E Q

+ I/O

+ D B (8 )

+ D B (9 )

+ D B (1 0 )

+ D B (1 1 )

-D B (1 2 )

-D B (1 3 )

-D B (1 4 )

-D B (1 5 )

-D B (P 1 )

-D B (0 )

-D B (1 )

-D B (2 )

-D B (3 )

-D B (4 )

-D B (5 )

-D B (6 )

-D B (7 )

-D B (P )

G R O U N D

G R O U N D

TE R M P W R

TE R M P W R

R E S E R V E D

G R O U N D

-A TN

G R O U N D

-B S Y

-A C K

-R S T

-M S G

-S E L

-C /D

-R E Q

-I/O

-D B (8 )

-D B (9 )

-D B (1 0 )

-D B (1 1 )

4 6

4 7

4 8

4 9

5 0

5 1

5 2

4 2

4 3

4 4

4 5

3 5

3 6

3 7

3 8

3 9

4 0

4 1

5 3

5 4

5 5

5 6

5 7

5 8

5 9

6 0

6 1

6 2

6 3

6 4

6 5

6 6

6 7

6 8

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2-10 Installing Software Drivers

After all the hardware has been installed you must install the software drivers. The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your motherboard. After inserting this CD into your

CDROM drive, the display shown in Figure 2-5 should appear. (If this display does not appear, click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CDROM drive. Finally, double click on the S "Setup" icon.)

Figure 2-5. Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item. The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD.

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Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures

Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the

‘Technical Support Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter.

Note: Always disconnect the power cord before adding, changing or installing any hardware components.

Before Power On

1. Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and chassis.

2. Disconnect all ribbon/wire cables from the motherboard, including those for the keyboard and mouse.

3. Remove all add-on cards.

4. Install one CPU (making sure it is fully seated) and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard. (Check all jumper settings as well.)

No Power

1. Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and the chassis.

2. Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions.

3. Check that the 115V/230V switch on the power supply is properly set.

4. Turn the power switch on and off to test the system.

5. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still supplies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

No Video

1. If the power is on but you have no video, remove all the add-on cards and cables.

2. Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. Refer to Appendix

A for details on beep codes.

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NOTE

If you are a system integrator, VAR or OEM, a POST diagnostics card is recommended. For I/O port 80h codes, refer to

App. B.

Memory Errors

1. Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed.

2. Determine if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and verify that the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest speed of RAM used.

It is recommended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system.

3. Make sure you are using registered ECC, DDR-200/266 (PC1600/2100)

SDRAM. EDO SDRAM and PC100/133 SDRAM are not supported.

4. Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between two slots and noting the results.

5. Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots.

6. Check the power supply voltage 115V/230V switch.

Losing the System’s Setup Configuration

1. Ensure that you are using a high quality power supply. A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information. Refer to Section 1-6 for details on recommended power supplies.

2. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still supplies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

3. If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem, contact your vendor for repairs.

3-2 Technical Support Procedures

Before contacting Technical Support, please take the following steps. Also, note that as a motherboard manufacturer, Super Micro does not sell directly to end-users, so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services. They should know of any possible problem(s) with the specific system configuration that was sold to you.

1. Refer to the ‘Troubleshooting Procedures’ and 'Frequently Asked Question' (FAQ) sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site before contacting Technical Support (http://www.supermicro.com/

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TECHSUPPORT/TechSupport.htm).

2. BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http://www.supermicro.com/TECHSUPPORT/BIOS/bios.htm.

Note: Not all BIOS can be flashed depending on the modifications to the boot block code.

3. If you still cannot resolve the problem, include the following information when contacting Super Micro for technical support:

• Motherboard model and PCB revision number

• BIOS release date/version (this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up)

•System configuration

An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http://www.supermicro.com/TECHSUPPORT/Contact_Support.htm.

4. Distributors: For immediate assistance, please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department. We can be reached by e-mail at [email protected], by fax at (408) 503-

8019 or by phone at (408) 503-8000, option 2.

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What are the various types of memory that the P4DS6/

P4DSE motherboard can support?

Answer: The P4DS6/P4DSE has four DIMM slots that support 184-pin, registered ECC DDR-200 (PC1600) SDRAM only (DDR-266 is supported but only at 200 MHz). Unbuffered SDRAM, non-ECC memory and PC100/133 SDRAM modules are not supported. Memory is not interleaved so you can install any number of DIMMs into the memory slots in any order.

Question: How do I update my BIOS?

Answer: It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are experiencing no problems with your system. Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http://www.supermicro.com. Please check our BIOS warning message and the info on how to update your BIOS on our web site. Also, check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your BIOS before downloading. Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer. Unzip the BIOS update file and you will find the readme.txt (flash instructions), the flash.bat (BIOS flash utility) and

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UPER P4DS6/P4DSE User’s Manual the BIOS image (xxxxxx.rom) files. Copy these files onto a bootable floppy and reboot your system. It is not necessary to set BIOS boot block protection jumpers on the motherboard. At the DOS prompt, enter the command

"flash." This will start the flash utility and give you an opportunity to save your current BIOS image. Flash the boot block and enter the name of the update BIOS image file.

N o t e : I t i s i m p o r t a n t t o s a v e y o u r c u r r e n t B I O S a n d r e n a m e i t

"amiboot.rom" in case you need to recover from a failed BIOS update.

Select flash boot block, then enter the update BIOS image. Select "Y" to start the BIOS flash procedure and do not disturb your system until the flash utility displays that the procedure is complete. After updating your

BIOS, please clear the CMOS then load Optimal Values in the BIOS.

Question: After flashing the BIOS my system does not have video.

How can I correct this?

Answer: If the system does not have video after flashing your new BIOS, it indicates that the flashing procedure failed. To remedy this, first clear

CMOS per the instructions in this manual and retry the BIOS flashing procedure. If you still do not have video, please use the following BIOS Recov-

ery Procedure. First, turn your system off and place the floppy disk with the saved BIOS image file (see above FAQ) in drive A. Press and hold

<CTRL> and <Home> at the same time, then turn on the power with these keys pressed until your floppy drive starts reading. Your screen will remain blank until the BIOS program is done. If the system reboots correctly, then the recovery was successful. The BIOS Recovery Procedure will not update the boot block in your BIOS.

Question: What's on the CD that came with my motherboard?

Answer: The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system. We recommend that you review the

CD and install the applications you need. Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers.

Question: Why can't I turn off the power using the momentary power on/off switch?

Answer: The instant power off function is controlled in BIOS by the Power

Button Mode setting. When the On/Off feature is enabled, the motherboard will have instant off capabilities as long as the BIOS has control of the system. When the Standby or Suspend feature is enabled or when the

BIOS is not in control such as during memory count (the first screen that

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3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service

A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization

(RMA) number. When returning to the manufacturer, the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton, and mailed prepaid or hand-carried. Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete.

This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation, misuse, abuse or improper maintenance of products.

During the warranty period, contact your distributor first for any product problems.

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Chapter 4: AMIBIOS

Chapter 4

AMIBIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the AMIBIOS for the P4DS6/P4DSE. The AMI ROM

BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk-based program.

Note: Due to periodic changes to BIOS, some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual. Refer to the

Manual Download area of our web site for any changes to BIOS that are not reflected in this manual.

System BIOS

The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM

®

PC, XT™, AT

®

, and PS/2

®

compatible computers. The BIOS ROM stores the system parameters, such as amount of memory, type of disk drives and video displays, etc. BIOS ROM requires very little power. When the computer is turned off, a back-up battery provides power to the BIOS ROM, enabling it to retain the system parameters. Each time the computer is powered-on, the computer is then configured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system

BIOS, which gains control when the computer is powered on.

How To Change the Configuration Data

The configuration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility. This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing <Del> at the appropriate time during system boot.

Starting the Setup Utility

Normally, the only visible POST (Power On Self Test) routine is the memory test. As the memory is being tested, press the <Delete> key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility. From the main menu, you can access the other setup screens, such as the Chipset and Power menus. Section 4-

3 gives detailed descriptions of each parameter setting in the Setup utility.

An AMIBIOS identification string is displayed at the left bottom corner of the screen, below the copyright message.

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4-2 BIOS Features

•

•

•

Supports Plug and Play V1.0A and DMI 2.3

Supports Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) (PME) local bus specification 2.2

Supports Advanced Power Management (APM) specification v 1.1

•

•

•

• Supports ACPI

Supports Flash ROM

AMIBIOS supports the LS120 drive made by Matsushita-Kotobuki Electronics

Industries Ltd. The LS120:

Can be used as a boot device

Is accessible as the next available floppy drive

•

•

•

•

AMIBIOS supports PC Health Monitoring chips. When a failure occurs in a monitored activity, AMIBIOS can sound an alarm and display a message.

The PC Health Monitoring chips monitor:

CPU temperature

Chassis intrusion detector

Five positive voltage inputs

Three fan speed monitor inputs

4-3 Running Setup

*Optimal default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted.

The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the appropriate text from the Standard Setup screen. All displayed text is described in this section, although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options (see on next page).

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The Main BIOS Setup Menu

Press the <Delete> key during the POST (Power On Self Test) to enter the Main Menu of the BIOS Setup Utility. All Main Setup options are described in this section. The

Main BIOS Setup screeen is displayed below.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit

AMIBIOS Version:

BIOS Build Date:

BIOS ID:

Processor Type:

Processor Speed:

System Memory:

System Date

System Time

07.00xx

05/22/02

4DS80603

Intel®Xeon®

2400 MHz

2048 MB

[10:10:00]

[05/29/02]

↔

Select Screen

↑↓

Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

V07.00 (C)Copyright 1985-2001, American Megatrends, Inc.

Use the Up/Down arrow keys or the <Tab> key to move between the different settings in the above menu.

When the items "System Time", and "System Date" are highlighted, type in the correct time/date in the time field, and then press "Enter". The date must be entered in MM/DD/YY format. The time is entered in HH:MM:SS format. The time is in also 24hour format. For example, 5:30 a.m. appears as 05:30:00 and 5:30 p.m. as 17:30:00.

Press the <ESC> key to exit the Main Menu and use the Left/Right arrow keys to enter the the other categories of BIOS settings. The next section is described in detail to illustrate how to navigate through the menus.

Note: Items displayed in gray are preset and cannot be selected. Items with a blue arrow are commands, not options (i.e. Discard Changes).

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4-4 Advanced BIOS Setup

Choose Advanced BIOS Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup Utility main menu with the

Left/Right arrow keys. You should see the following display. Select one of the items in the left frame of the screen, such as SuperIO Configuration, to go to the sub screen for that item. Advanced BIOS Setup options are displayed by highlighting the option using the arrow keys. All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit

Setup Warning

Setting items on this screen to incorrect values may cause the system to malfunction!

> SuperIO Configuration

> IDE Configuration

> Floppy Configuration

> Boot Settings Configuration

> Event Log Configuration

> Peripheral Device Configuration

> System Health Monitor

> Remote Access Configuration

Configure SuperIO

Chipset Winbond627F

↔

Select Screen

↑↓

Select Item

Enter Go to Sub Screen

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit ESC

Exit


Use the Up/Down arrow keys to select the "Super I/O Configuration line.

When the "Super IO Configuration" line is highlighted, hit "ENTER" to display its menu.

The following Super IO Configuration screen will appear. Here you can select your options for the your computer's I/O (Input/Output) devices.

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Super IO Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Configure Winbond627F Serial Port(s) and Parallel P

Serial Port1 Address

Serial Port1 IRQ

Serial Port2 Address

Serial Port2 IRQ

Serial Port2 Mode

Parallel Port Address

Parallel Port IRQ

Parallel Port Mode

ECP Mode DMA Channel

[3F8]

[4]

[2F8]

[3]

[Normal]

[378]

[7]

[ECP]

[3]

↔

Select Screen

↑↓

Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit


The Super IO Configuration includes the following items:

Serial Port 1 Address

This option specifies the base I/O port address of serial port 1. The settings for this item include Disabled, 3F8 and 3E8 and 2E8. Select the desired setting and then press "Enter".

Serial Port 1 IRQ

This option specifies the Interrupt Request address of serial port 1. The settings for this item include Disabled, 4 and 3.

Serial Port 2 Address

This option specifies the base I/O port address of serial port 2.

The settings for this item include Disabled, 2F8, 3E8 and 2E8.

Serial Port 2 IRQ

This option specifies the Interrupt Request address of serial port 2. The settings for this item include Disabled, 4 and 3.

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Serial Port 2 Mode

Use this option to choose the Serial Port 2 Mode. The settings are

Normal, Sharp-IR, SIR and consumer.

Parallel Port Address

This option specifies the I/O address used by the parallel port. The settings for this item include Disabled, 378, 278 and 3BC. Select your setting and then press "Enter".

Parallel Port IRQ

This option allows the user to set the Parallel Port IRQ. The settings for this item include 5 and 7.

Parallel Port Mode

This option specifies the parallel port mode. The settings for this item include Normal, Bi-directional, EPP and ECP.

ECP Mode DMA Channel

This option allows the user to set the setting for the ECP

Mode of the DMA Channel. The settings for this item include

0, 1 and 3.

IDE Configuration

Onboard PCI IDE Controller

This option allows the user to enable or disable the integrated IDE Controller. The settings include Disabled, Primary, Second and Both. Select "Disabled" to disable the Integrated IDE Controller. Select "Primary" to enable the Primary IDE ontroller only. Select "Secondary" to enable the Secondary

IDE Controller only. Select "Both" to enable both Primary and Secondary

IDE Controllers.

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Primary IDE Master

When entering "Setup", BIOS automatically detects the presence of

IDE devices. This displays the auto detection status of the IDE devices. You can also manually configure the IDE drives by providing the following information:

This option allows the user to configure the IDE devices. When the desired item is highlighted (selected), press "Enter" and the following screen will be displayed:

Type

This option sets the type of device that the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS POST is completed. The settings include Not installed, Auto, CDROM and ARMD. The "Auto" setting allows BIOS to automatically detect the presence of the IDE controller.

LBA/Large Mode

LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a method of addressing data on a disk drive. In LBA mode, the maximum drive capac ity is 137 GB. The settings are Disabled and Auto. Select

"Disabled" to disable LBA mode. Select "Auto" to enable LBA mode if your device supports it and is not already formatted with the LBA mode.

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) Mode

This option sets the block mode multi sector transfers option

The settings include Disabled and Auto. Disabled: This op tion prevents the BIOS from using Multi-Sector Transfer on the specified channel. The data to and from the device will occur one sector at a time.

Auto: This option allows the

BIOS to auto detect device support for Multi-Sector Trans fers on the specified channel. If supported, this option al lows the BIOS to auto detect the number of sectors per block for transfer from the hard disk drive to memory. The data transfer to and from the device will occur multiple sectors at a time (if the device supports it).

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PIO Mode

IDE PIO (Programmable I/O) mode programs timing cycles between the

IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller. As the PIO mode increases, the cycle time decreases. The settings are: Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4.

DMA Mode

This item allows the users to select the DMA mode. The settings are: Auto, SWDMA0, SWDMA1, SWDMA2,

MWDMA0, MWDMA1, MWDM2, UWDMA0, UWDMA1,

UWDMA2, UWDMA3 and UWDMA4. Select Auto to auto detect the DMA Mode. Select SWDMA0 through SWDMA2 to set single word DMA0 through DMA2. Select MWDMA0 through MWDMA2 to set Multi-word DMA0 through DMA2.

Select UDMA0 trhough UDMA4 to set Ultra DMA0 through

Ultra DMA4.

S.M.A.R.T.

S.M.A.R.T stands for Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting

Technology, a feature that can help predict impending drive failures. The settings are Auto, Disabled and Enabled.

Select "Enabled" or "Disabled" to enable or disable the

S.M.A.R.T. Select "Auto" to auto detect S.M.A.R.T.

32Bit Data Transfer

The settings are Auto, Disabled and Enabled. Select "Enabled" or "Disabled" to enable or disable the 32-bit Data

Transfer function. Select "Auto" to auto detect the 32-bit

Data Transfer function.

ARMD Emulation Type

This option is used to select the ARMD emulation type used when configuring an LS120, MO (Magneto-Optical), or Iomega Zip drive.

The settings are Auto, Floppy and HardDisk. (ARMD stands for

ATA(PI) Removable Media Disk).

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Primary IDE Slave

When the system enters "Setup", BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices. This option displays the auto detection status of IDE devices. The settings for "Primary IDE Slave" are the same as those for the

"Primary IDE Master".

Secondary IDE Master

This displays the status of auto detection of IDE devices. The settings for

"Secondary IDE Master" are the same as those for the "Primary IDE Master".

Secondary IDE Slave

This displays the status of auto detection of IDE devices. The settings for

"Secondary IDE Slave" are the same as those for the "Primary IDE Master".

Hard Disk Write Protect

This item allows the user to prevent the hard disk from being overwritten.

The options are Enabled or Disabled. Disabled allows the drive to be used normally; read, write and erase functions can all be performed. Enabled prevents the hard disk from being erased. This function is effective only when the device is accessed through BIOS.

ATA(PI) Detect Timeout (Seconds)

Set this option to stop the system search for ATAPI devices within the specified number of seconds. The options are 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and

35 (seconds). Most ATA disk drives can be detected within 5 seconds.

ATA(PI) 80pin Cable Detection

This option allows you to select the mechanism used to detect the 80-pin

ATA(PI) cable. The settings are Host, Device and Host & Device.

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Floppy Configuration

Floppy A

Use this option to specify which of floppy drive you have installed in the A drive. The settings are Disabled, 360 KB 5 1/4", 1.2 MB 5 1/4", 720 KB 3 1/

2", 1.44 MB 3 1/2" and 2.88 MB 3 1/2".

Floppy B

Use this option to specify which of floppy drive you have installed in the B drive. The settings are Disabled, 360 KB 5 1/4", 1.2 MB 5 1/4", 720 KB 3

1/2", 1.44 MB 3 1/2" and 2.88 MB 3 1/2".

Floppy Drive Seek

Use this option to Enable or Disable the floppy seek routine on bootup.

Boot Settings Configuration

Quick Boot

This option allows the BIOS to skip certain tests that are normally perfomred on boot up. You can disable the option to speed up boot time. The settings are Disabled and Enabled.

Quiet Boot

If Disabled, this option will cause the normal POST messages to be displayed upon setup. When Enabled, the OEM logo is displayed instead of the

POST messages. The settings are Enabled and Disabled.

Add-On ROM Display Mode

Set this option to display add-on ROM (read-only memory) messages. The settings for this option are Force BIOS and Keep Current. Force BIOS allows the computer to force a third party BIOS to display during system boot. Keep Current has the system display AMIBIOS information on bootup.

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BootUp Num Lock

This option is used to select the status of the Number Lock function on your keyboard on bootup. The settings are On and Off.

BootUp CPU Speed

This option is used set the CPU speed to either High or Low.

PS/2 Mouse Support

This option specifies whether a PS/2 Mouse will be supported. Settings are

Enabled and Disabled.

Typematic Rate

Set this option to select the rate at which the computer repeats a key that is held down. Settings are Fast and Slow. Fast: This sets the rate the computer repeats a key to over 20 times per second. Under normal operations, this setting should not be changed. Slow: This sets the rate the computer repeats a key to under 8 times per second.

System Keyboard

This option is to let the system know if a keyboard is Present or Absent.

Primary Display

This option specifies the type of monitor display you have installed on the system. The settings are Absent, VGA/EGA, Color 40 x 25, Color 80 x 25 and monochrome.

Parity Check

Use this option to either Enable or Disable the use of memory parity checking.

Boot to OS/2

This option can be used to boot the system to an OS/2 operating system.

The settings are No and Yes.

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Wait for F1 if Error

This settings for this option are Enabled and Disabled. Disabled: This prevents the AMIBIOS to wait on an error for user intervention. This setting should be used if there is a known reason for a BIOS error to appear. An example would be a system administrator must remote boot the system.

The computer system does not have a keyboard currently attached. If this setting is set, the system will continue to bootup in to the operating system.

If ‘F1’ is enabled, the system will wait until the BIOS setup is entered.

Enabled: This option allows the system BIOS to wait for any error. If an error is detected, pressing <F1> will enter Setup and the BIOS setting can be adjusted to fix the problem. This normally happens when upgrading the hardware and not setting the BIOS to recognize it.

Hit "Delete" Message Display

This option tells the system to display or not display the "Hit Delete to Enter

Setup" message. The settings are Enabled and Disabled.

Cache

This option is for enabling or disabling the internal CPU L1 cache. Settings include Disabled, Write-Thru, Write-Back and Reserved. Disabled: This option prevents the system from using the internal CPU L1 cache. This setting should be used to slow the computer system down or to troubleshoot error messages. Write-Thru: This option allows the computer system to use the internal CPU L1 cache as Write-Though cache. Write-Through cache is slower than Write-Back cache. It performs write operations to the internal L1 CPU cache and system memory simultaneously. Write-Back:

This option allows the computer system to use the internal CPU L1 cache as

Write-Back cache. Write-Back cache is faster than Write-Through cache.

Write-Back cache is a caching method in which modifications to data in the cache aren’t copied to the cache source until absolutely necessary. Writeback caching is available on all CPUs supported by this BIOS. With these

CPUs, write operations stored in the L1 cache aren’t copied to main memory until absolutely necessary. This is the default setting.

System BIOS Cacheable

This option enables you to move the system BIOS to the memory cache to improve performance. Settings are Enabled and Disabled.

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Event Log Configuration

Event Logging

This option Enables or Disables the logging of events. You can use this screen to select options for the Event Log Configuration Settings. You can access sub screens to view the event log and mark all events as read. Use the up and down arrow keys to select an item, and the plus (+) and minus

(-) keys to change the option setting. The settings are described on the following pages. The screen is shown below.

ECC Event Logging

This option Enables or Disables the logging of ECC events. The events logged by AMIBIOS are post errors such as a bad BIOS, floppy errors, or hard drive errors.

Clear All Event Logs

This option can be used to tell the system to clear the event log on the next boot up. The settings are No and Yes.

View Event Log

Highlighting this and pressing <Enter> will allow you to view the unread events from the event log area.

Mark All Events As Read

Highlighting [OK] and pressing <Enter> will mark all events in the log area as having been read. The settings are OK and Cancel.

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Peripheral Device Configuration

Power Lost Control

This option determines how the system will respond when power is reapplied after a power loss condition. Choose Last State to automatically start up the system when power is reapplied after an AC power loss.

Always Off means you must push the main power button to restart the system after power is restored.

System Health Monitor

The BIOS continuously monitors the health of your system by measuring certain voltage levels and temperatures.

CPU1 Current Temperature/CPU2 Current Temperature

This reading displays the real-time temperatures of CPU1 and CPU2. There are also several voltage level monitors as shown on the System Health

Monitor screen.

Remote Access Configuration

Remote Access

This option allows the user to redirect the console (display) through the

COM port when enabled. This is useful when two computers are hooked up to a single monitor. The function keys are disabled when this setting is enabled. The settings are "Serial ANSI" and "Disabled."

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4-5 Chipset Setup

Choose Chipset Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup Utility main menu. The screen is shown below. All Chipset Setup options are described following the screen.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit

C000, 16k Shadow [Cached]



CC00, 16k Shadow [Cached]

D000, 16k Shadow [Disabled]



DC00, 16k Shadow [Disabled]

Memory Auto Precharge [Disabled]

Write Combining for P6-to-PCI [Disabled]

Memory Write Posting [Enabled]

Scrubbing Enabled [Enabled]

Memory Timing Control [Auto]

MPS 1.4 Support [Enabled]

Hyper-threading [Enabled]

Hot Spare Row [Disabled]

Hide XIOAPIC PCI Functions [Yes]

Watchdog Timer [Disabled]

Options for MCH

↔

Select Screen

↑↓

Select Item


F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit ESC

Exit


C000, 16k Shadow



CC00, 16k Shadow

D000, 16k Shadow



DC00, 16k Shadow

These options specify how the 16 KB of video ROM at each of the above addresses is treated. When Disabled, the contents of the video ROM are not copied to RAM. When Enabled, the contents of 16 KB of video ROM beginning at the above address are copied (shadowed) from ROM to RAM

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UPER P4DS6/P4DSE User’s Manual for faster application. The settings for this option are Disabled and Enabled.

(The optimal settings are Cached for C000, C400, C800 anc CC00 and

Disabled for all the other addresses.

Memory Auto Precharge

The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled. When enabled, an

Auto Precharge for read/writes based on speculative algorithms is performed.

Write Combining for P6-to-PCI

This settings for this option are Disabled and Enabled. This enables or disables the combining (bursting) of accesses within the PCI memory regions.

Memory Writing Posting

The settings are Enabled and Disabled.

Scrubbing Enable

The settings are Enabled and Disabled. Scrubbing writes corrected ECC data back into memory.

Memory Timing Control

Determines how the memory timing is controlled. Auto lets BIOS program the memory timing from SPD data. Manual allows the user to select the appropriate memory timing.

MPS 1.4 Support

The settings for this option are Enabled and Disabled.

Hyper-threading

Enables hyper-threading if supported by the operating system. Hyperthreading is a method of creating an additional "virtual" processor by using parallelism to process mulitple instructions simultaneously. The settings for this option are Enabled and Disabled.

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Hot Spare Row

The settings for this option are Enabled and Disabled. When enabled, the amount of memory available for use is decreased.

Hide XIOAPIC PCI Functions

The settings for this option are Yes and No.

Watchdog Timer

This option is used to configure the Watchdog timer. Settings are Dis-

abled, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes and 15 minutes.

4-6 PCI PnP Setup

Choose PCI/PnP Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. All PCI/PnP options are described in this section. The PCI/PnP Setup screen is shown below.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY


Plug & Play O/S

Reset Config Data

PCI Latency Timer

Allocate IRQ to VGA

Palette Snooping

PCI IDE BusMaster

USB Function

Legacy USB Support

ARMD Emulation Type

[No]

[No]

[64]

[Yes]

[Disabled]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

[Auto]

[Hard Disk]

No: lets the BIOS configure all the devices in the system.

Yes: lets the operating system configure Plug and

Play (PnP) devices not required for boot if your system has a Plug and Play operating system.

↔

Select Screen

↑↓

Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit


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Plug & Play OS

This option specifies how Plug and Play devices will be configured. The settins are Yes and No. No lets BIOS configure all devices in the system.

Yes lets the operating system (if supported) configure PnP devices not required for bootup.

Reset Configuration Data

Choosing the Yes setting will cause the PnP configuration data in the BIOS to be cleared on the next boot up. Choosing the No setting does not force

PnP data to be cleared on the next boot.

PCI Latency Timer

This option specifies the latency timing of the PCI clocks for all PCI devices.

Settings include 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224 and 248 PCI clocks.

Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA

This option lets you allocate an interrupt request (IRQ) to the PCI VGA adapter card (if used). The settings are Yes and No.

Palette Snooping

When enabled, this option informs PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed. The settings are Disabled and Enabled. This does not necessarily indicate a physical ISA adapter card. The graphics chipset can be mounted on a PCI card. Always check with your adapter card manuals first, before modifying the default settings in the BIOS.

PCI IDE BusMaster

The settings for this option are Disabled and Enabled. Enable to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI bus has bus mastering capabilities.

USB Function

The settings for this option are Disabled and Enabled. Disabled prevents the use of the USB ports and Enabled allows the use of the USB ports.

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Legacy USB Support

This option allows you to enable support for Legacy USB. The settings are

Auto, Enabled and Disabled.

ARMD Emulation Type

This settings for this option are Hard Disk, Auto and Floppy.

4-7 Power Setup

Choose Power Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. All Power Setup options are described in this section. The Power Setup screen is shown below.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY


ACPI Aware O/S

Power Management

Power Button Mode

Suspend Timeout (Minutes)

[Yes]

[Enabled]

[On/Off]

[Off]

↔

Select Screen

↑↓

Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit


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ACPI Aware O/S

This option allows the system to utilize Intel's ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) specification. Settings are No and Yes. DOS®,

Windows 3.x®, and Windows NT® are examples of non-ACPI aware operating systems.

Windows 95®, Windows 98®, Windows ME® and Windows

2000® are examples of ACPI aware operating systems.

Power Management

When enabled, this option displays the following four options relating to power management. The settings are Disabled and Enabled.

Power Button Mode

This option allows you to change the function of the chassis power button. The settings are On/Off and Suspend. When set to Suspend, depressing the power button when the system is up will cause it to enter a suspend state.

Suspend Timeout

This option specifies the length of hard disk inactivity time that should expire before entering the power conserving state. The settings are

Off, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 (minutes).

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4-8 Boot Setup

Choose Boot Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. All Boot Setup options are described in this section. The Boot Setup screen is shown below.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY


> Boot Device Priority

> Hard Disk Drives

> Removable Devices

> ATAPI CDROM Drives

↔

Select

↑↓

Select Item


F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit


Boot Device Priority

1st Boot Device

This option is used to specify the order of the boot sequence that will be followed from the available system devices. The settings for the

1st Boot Device are Removable Device, ATAPI CDROM, Hard Drive and Intel UNDI PXE-2.0 (build 082).

2nd Boot Device

The settings for the 2nd Boot Device are Removable Device, ATAPI

CDROM, Hard Drive and Intel UNDI PXE-2.0 (build 082).

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3rd Boot Device

The settings for the 3rd Boot Device are Removable Device, ATAPI

CDROM, Hard Drive and Intel UNDI PXE-2.0 (build 082).

4th Boot Device

The settings for the 4th Boot Device are Removable Device, ATAPI

CDROM, Hard Drive and Intel UNDI PXE-2.0 (build 082).

Hard Disk Drives

Use this screen to view the boot sequence of hard drives that have been auto-detected or entered manually on your system.

Removable Devices

Use this screen to view the boot sequence of the removeable devices that have been auto-detected or entered manually on your system.

ATAPI CDROM Drives

Use this screen to view the boot sequence of the ATAPI CDROM drives that have been auto-detected or entered manually on your system.

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4-9 Security Setup

Choose Security Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. All Security

Setup options are described in this section. The Security Setup screen is shown below.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY


Supervisor Password :

User Password :

> Change Supervisor Password

> Change User Password

> Clear User Password

Boot Sector Virus Protection

Not Installed

Not Installed

[Disabled]

Install or Change the password.

↔

Select

↑↓

Select Item


F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit


Supervisor Password

User Password

AMIBIOS provides both Supervisor and User password functions. If you use both passwords, the Supervisor password must be set first. The system can be configured so that all users must enter a password every time the system boots or when AMIBIOS Setup is executed, using either or both the Supervisor password or User password. The Supervisor and User passwords activate two different levels of password security. If you select password support, you are prompted for a 1 – 6 character password. Type the password on the keyboard. The password does not appear on the screen when typed. Make sure you write it down. If you forget it, you must clear CMOS and reconfigure. Remember your Password! Keep a record of the new password when the password is changed. If you forget the password, you must erase the system configuration information in CMOS.

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Change Supervisor Password

This option allows you to change a supervisor password that was entered previously.

Change User Password

This option allows you to change a user password that was entered previously.

Clear User Password

Use this option to clear the user password so that it is not required to be entered when the system boots up.

Boot Sector Virus Protection

This option allows you to enable or disable a virus detection program to protect the boot sector of your hard disk drive. The settings for this option

Disabled and Enabled. If Enabled, AMIBIOS will display a warning when any program (or virus) issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive.

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4-10 Exit Setup

Choose Exit Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. All Exit Setup options are described in this section. The Exit Setup screen is shown below.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY


> Exit Saving Changes

> Exit Discarding Changes

> Load Optimal Defaults

> Load Fail-Safe Defaults

> Discard Changes

Exit system setup with saving the changes.

↔

Select

↑↓

Select Item


F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit


Exit Saving Changes

Highlighting this setting and then pressing <Enter> will save any changes you made in the BIOS Setup program and then exit. Your system should then continue with the boot up procedure.

Exit Discarding Changes

Highlighting this setting and then pressing <Enter> will ignore any changes you made in the BIOS Setup program and then exit. Your system should then continue with the boot up procedure.

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Load Optimal Defaults

Highlighting this setting and then pressing <Enter> provides the optimum performance settings for all devices and system features.

Load Failsafe Defaults

Highlighting this setting and then pressing <Enter> provides the safest set of parameters for the system. Use them if the system is behaving erratically.

Discard Changes

Highlighting this setting and then pressing <Enter> will ignore any changes you made in the BIOS Setup program but will not exit the BIOS Setup program.

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Appendix A

AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes

During the POST (Power-On Self-Test) routines, which are performed each time the system is powered on, errors may occur.

Non-fatal errors are those which, in most cases, allow the system to continue the boot-up process. The error messages normally appear on the screen.

Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot-up procedure. If a fatal error occurs, you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs.

These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps. The numbers on the fatal error list, on the following page, correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error. All errors listed, with the exception of Beep Code 8, are fatal errors.

A-1 AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes

Beep Code

1 beep

Error Message

Refresh

1 long, 5 short beeps

1 long, 8 short beeps

Memory error

Display memory read/write error

Description

Circuits have been reset.

(Ready to power up.)

No memory detected in system

Video adapter missing or with faulty memory

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Appendix B

AMIBIOS POST Codes

When AMIBIOS performs the Power On Self Test, it writes checkpoint codes to I/O port 0080h. If the computer cannot complete the boot process, diagnostic equipment can be attached to the computer to read I/O port 0080h.

B-1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes

The uncompressed initialization checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution:

Checkpoint Code Description

D0h The NMI is disabled. Power on delay is starting. Next, the initialization

D1h code checksum will be verified.

Initializing the DMA controller, performing the keyboard controller

D3h

D4h

BAT test, starting memory refresh, and entering 4 GB flat mode next.

Starting memory sizing next.

Returning to real mode. Executing any OEM patches and setting the

Stack next.

D5h

D6h

Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at

E000:0000h. The initialization code is copied to segment 0 and control will be transferred to segment 0.

Control is in segment 0. Next, checking if <Ctrl> <Home> was pressed and verifying the system BIOS checksum. If either <Ctrl> <Home> was pressed or the system BIOS checksum is bad, next will go to checkpoint code E0h. Otherwise, going to checkpoint code D7h.

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B-2 Bootblock Recovery Codes

The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution:


E0h The onboard floppy controller if available is initialized. Next,

E1h

E2h

E6h beginning the base 512 KB memory test.

Initializing the interrupt vector table next.

Initializing the DMA and Interrupt controllers next.

Enabling the floppy drive controller and Timer IRQs. Enabling internal

Edh

Eeh cache memory.

Initializing the floppy drive.

Looking for a floppy diskette in drive A:. Reading the first sector of the diskette.

Efh

F0h

F1h

F2h

F3h

F4h

F5h

FBh

FCh

FDh

FFh

A read error occurred while reading the floppy drive in drive A:.

Next, searching for the AMIBOOT.ROM file in the root directory.

The AMIBOOT.ROM file is not in the root directory.

Next, reading and analyzing the floppy diskette FAT to find the clusters occupied by the AMIBOOT.ROM file.

Next, reading the AMIBOOT.ROM file, cluster by cluster.

The AMIBOOT.ROM file is not the correct size.

Next, disabling internal cache memory.

Next, detecting the type of flash ROM.

Next, erasing the flash ROM.

Next, programming the flash ROM.

Flash ROM programming was successful. Next, restarting the system BIOS.

B-3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes

The following runtime checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution.

These codes are uncompressed in F0000h shadow RAM.


03h The NMI is disabled. Next, checking for a soft reset or a power on

05h

06h

07h

08h

0Ah condition.

The BIOS stack has been built. Next, disabling cache memory.

Uncompressing the POST code next.

Next, initializing the CPU and the CPU data area.

The CMOS checksum calculation is done next.

The CMOS checksum calculation is done. Initializing the CMOS status

0Bh register for date and time next.

The CMOS status register is initialized. Next, performing any required

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12h

13h

14h

19h

1Ah

2Bh

2Ch

2Dh

23h

24h

0Ch

0Eh

0Fh

10h

11h

Appendix B: AMIBIOS POST Codes initialization before the keyboard BAT command is issued.

The keyboard controller input buffer is free. Next, issuing the BAT command to the keyboard controller.

The keyboard controller BAT command result has been verified.

Next, performing any necessary initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test.

The initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test is done. The keyboard command byte is written next.

The keyboard controller command byte is written. Next, issuing the

Pin 23 and 24 blocking and unblocking command.

Next, checking if <End or <Ins> keys were pressed during power on.

Initializing CMOS RAM if the Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot

AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the <End> key was pressed.

Next, disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2.

The video display has been disabled. Port B has been initialized. Next, initializing the chipset.

The 8254 timer test will begin next.

The 8254 timer test is over. Starting the memory refresh test next.

The memory refresh line is toggling. Checking the 15 second on/off time next.

Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required configuration before the video ROM test.

All necessary processing before passing control to the video ROM is done. Looking for the video ROM next and passing control to it.

The video ROM has returned control to BIOS POST. Performing any required processing after the video ROM had control.

Reading the 8042 input port and disabling the MEGAKEY Green

PC feature next. Making the BIOS code segment writable and performing any necessary configuration before initializing the interrupt vectors.

The configuration required before interrupt vector initialization has completed. Interrupt vector initialization is about to begin.

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25h Interrupt vector initialization is done. Clearing the password if the

27h

28h

POST DIAG switch is on.

Any initialization before setting video mode will be done next.

Initialization before setting the video mode is complete. Configuring the monochrome mode and color mode settings next.

2Ah

2Eh

Bus initialization system, static, output devices will be done next, if present. See the last page for additional information.

Completed post-video ROM test processing. If the EGA/VGA controller is not found, performing the display memory read/write

2Fh

30h

31h

32h

test next.

The EGA/VGA controller was not found. The display memory read/ write test is about to begin.

The display memory read/write test passed. Look for retrace checking next.

The display memory read/write test or retrace checking failed.

Performing the alternate display memory read/write test next.

The alternate display memory read/write test passed. Looking for

34h

37h

38h

39h

3Ah

3Bh

40h

42h

43h

44h

45h

46h

47h alternate display retrace checking next.

Video display checking is over. Setting the display mode next.

The display mode is set. Displaying the power on message next.

Initializing the bus input, IPL, general devices next, if present. See the last page of this chapter for additional information.

Displaying bus initialization error messages. See the last page of this chapter for additional information.

The new cursor position has been read and saved. Displaying the

Hit <DEL> message next.

The Hit <DEL> message is displayed. The protected mode memory test is about to start.

Preparing the descriptor tables next.

The descriptor tables are prepared. Entering protected mode for the memory test next.

Entered protected mode. Enabling interrupts for diagnostics mode next.

Interrupts enabled if the diagnostics switch is on. Initializing data to check memory wraparound at 0:0 next.

Data initialized. Checking for memory wraparound at 0:0 and finding the total system memory size next.

The memory wraparound test is done. Memory size calculation has been done. Writing patterns to test memory next.

The memory pattern has been written to extended memory. Writing patterns to the base 640 KB memory next.

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48h Patterns written in base memory. Determining the amount of memory

49h below 1 MB next.

The amount of memory below 1 MB has been found and verified.

4Bh

Determining the amount of memory above 1 MB memory next.

The amount of memory above 1 MB has been found and verified.

Checking for a soft reset and clearing the memory below 1 MB for the soft reset next. If this is a power on situation, going to checkpoint

4Ch

4Dh

4Eh

4Fh

4Eh next.

The memory below 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset. Clearing the memory above 1 MB next.

The memory above 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset. Saving the memory size next. Going to checkpoint 52h next.

The memory test started, but not as the result of a soft reset.

Displaying the first 64 KB memory size next.

The memory size display has started. The display is updated during

50h

51h

52h

53h

54h

57h

58h

59h the memory test. Performing the sequential and random memory test next.

The memory below 1 MB has been tested and initialized. Adjusting the displayed memory size for relocation and shadowing next.

The memory size display was adjusted for relocation and shadowing.

Testing the memory above 1 MB next.

The memory above 1 MB has been tested and initialized. Saving

the memory size information next.

The memory size information and the CPU registers are saved.

Entering real mode next.

Shutdown was successful. The CPU is in real mode. Disabling the

Gate A20 line, parity, and the NMI next.

The A20 address line, parity, and the NMI are disabled. Adjusting the memory size depending on relocation and shadowing next.

The memory size was adjusted for relocation and shadowing.

Clearing the Hit <DEL> message next.

The Hit <DEL> message is cleared. The <WAIT...> message is displayed. Starting the DMA and interrupt controller test next.

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60h The DMA page register test passed. Performing the DMA Controller

62h

1 base register test next.

The DMA controller 1 base register test passed. Performing the DMA

65h

66h controller 2 base register test next.

The DMA controller 2 base register test passed. Programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 next.

Completed programming DMA controllers 1 and 2. Initializing the 8259

67h

7Fh

80h

81h

82h interrupt controller next.

Completed 8259 interrupt controller initialization.

Extended NMI source enabling is in progress.

The keyboard test has started. Clearing the output buffer and checking for stuck keys. Issuing the keyboard reset command next.

A keyboard reset error or stuck key was found. Issuing the keyboard controller interface test command next.

The keyboard controller interface test completed. Writing the com-

83h

84h

85h

86h

87h

88h

89h

8Bh

8Ch

8Dh

8Fh

91h mand byte and initializing the circular buffer next.

The command byte was written and global data initialization has completed. Checking for a locked key next.

Locked key checking is over. Checking for a memory size mismatch with CMOS RAM data next.

The memory size check is done. Displaying a soft error and checking for a password or bypassing WINBIOS Setup next.

The password was checked. Performing any required programming before WINBIOS Setup next.

The programming before WINBIOS Setup has completed.

Uncompressing the WINBIOS Setup code and executing the

AMIBIOS Setup or WINBIOS Setup utility next.

Returned from WINBIOS Setup and cleared the screen. Performing any necessary programming after WINBIOS Setup next.

The programming after WINBIOS Setup has completed. Displaying the power on screen message next.

The first screen message has been displayed. The <WAIT...> message is displayed. Performing the PS/2 mouse check and extended BIOS data area allocation check next.

Programming the WINBIOS Setup options next.

The WINBIOS Setup options are programmed. Resetting the hard disk controller next.

The hard disk controller has been reset. Configuring the floppy drive controller next.

The floppy drive controller has been configured. Configuring the hard disk drive controller next.

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95h Initializing the bus option ROMs from C800 next. See the last page of

96h

97h this chapter for additional information.

Initializing before passing control to the adaptor ROM at C800.

Initialization before the C800 adaptor ROM gains control has completed. The adaptor ROM check is next.

98h

99h

The adaptor ROM had control and has now returned control to BIOS

POST. Performing any required processing after the option ROM returned control.

Any initialization required after the option ROM test has completed.

9Ah

9Bh

9Ch

9Dh

Configuring the timer data area and printer base address next.

Set the timer and printer base addresses. Setting the RS-232 base address next.

Returned after setting the RS-232 base address. Performing any required initialization before the Coprocessor test next.

Required initialization before the Coprocessor test is over. Initializing the Coprocessor next.

Coprocessor initialized. Performing any required initialization after

9Eh

A2h

A3h

A4h

A5h

A7h

A8h

A9h

Aah

Abh

B0h

B1h

00h the Coprocessor test next.

Initialization after the Coprocessor test is complete. Checking the extended keyboard, keyboard ID, and Num Lock key next. Issuing the keyboard ID command next.

Displaying any soft errors next.

The soft error display has completed. Setting the keyboard typematic rate next.

The keyboard typematic rate is set. Programming the memory wait states next.

Memory wait state programming is over. Clearing the screen and enabling parity and the NMI next.

NMI and parity enabled. Performing any initialization required before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000 next.

Initialization before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h completed. Passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h next.

Returned from adaptor ROM at E000h control. Performing any initialization required after the E000 option ROM had control next.

Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed. Displaying the system configuration next.

Uncompressing the DMI data and executing DMI POST initialization next.

The system configuration is displayed.

Copying any code to specific areas.

Code copying to specific areas is done. Passing control to INT 19h boot loader next.

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USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0a

Preface

About This Manual

Manual Organization

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Installation

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

Chapter 4: AMIBIOS

Appendices:

Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Europe

Asia-Pacific

Notes

P4DS6 Quick Reference

Jumper

Description

Default Setting

Connector

Description

P4DSE Quick Reference

Jumper

Description

Default Setting

Connector

Description

Motherboard Features

1-2 Chipset Overview

1-3 Special Features

ATI Graphics Controller

BIOS Recovery

Recovery from AC Power Loss

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores, Chipset

Voltage, +5V, +12V, -12V, +3.3V and +2.5V

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware/Software On/Off Control

Environmental Temperature Control

System Resource Alert

Hardware BIOS Virus Protection

Auto-Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core

1-5 ACPI Features

Microsoft OnNow

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

Main Switch Override Mechanism

External Modem Ring-On

Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

1-6 Power Supply

1-7 Super I/O

Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Precautions

Unpacking

2-2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation

Warning!

Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis

2-3 Installing DIMMs

CAUTION

DIMM Installation (See Figure 2-2)

2-4 IOPorts/Control Panel Connectors

Front Control Panel

2-5 Connecting Cables

ATX Power Connection

PWR_SEC Connection

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC2 LED

NIC1 LED

Overheat LED (OH)

Power Fail LED