MSI K8D Master3-133 FA4R, K8D Master3-133-FS, MS-9161 User Manual

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G52-S9161X2

K8D Master3-133 Series

MS-9161 (v2.X) SSI Server Board

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Manual Rev: 2.0
Release Date: July 2004

FCC-A Radio Frequency Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A digital
device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated
in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction
manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this
equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case
the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

Notice 1

The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Notice 2

Shielded interface cables and A.C. power cord, if any, must be used in order to
comply with the emission limits.

VOIR LA NOTICE D’INST ALLATION A V ANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU.

Micro-Star International

MS-9161

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.

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Copyright Notice

The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO-STAR
INTERNATIONAL. We take every care in the preparation of this document, but no

guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents. Our products are under
continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without notice.

Trademarks

All trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
AMD, Athlon™, Athlon™ XP, Thoroughbred™, and Duron™ are registered trade­marks of AMD Corporation.
Intel® and Pentium® are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
PS/2 and OS®/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines
Corporation.
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Award® is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
AMI® is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc.

Revision History

Revision Revision History Date

V2.0 First release for PCB 2.X July 2004

Technical Support

If a problem arises with your system and no solution can be obtained from the user’s
manual, please contact your place of purchase or local distributor. Alternatively,
please try the following help resources for further guidance.

Visit the MSI website for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates,
and other information: http://www.msi.com.tw/program/service/faq/

faq/esc_faq_list.php

Contact our technical staff at: [e-mail]

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Safety Instructions

CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the
manufacturer.

1. Always read the safety instructions carefully.

2. Keep this User’s Manual for future reference.

3. Keep this equipment away from humidity.

4. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up.

5. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equip­ment from overheating. DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS.

6. Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110/220V be­fore connecting the equipment to the power inlet.

7. Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it. Do not place
anything over the power cord.

8. Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add-on card or module.

9. All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.

10. Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical
shock.

11. If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by a service
personnel:

h The power cord or plug is damaged.
h Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.
h The equipment has been exposed to moisture.
h The equipment has not work well or you can not get it work according to

User’s Manual.

h The equipment has dropped and damaged.
h The equipment has obvious sign of breakage.

12. DO NOT LEA VE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT UNCONDITIONED, STOR­AGE TEMPERA TURE ABOVE 600 C (1400F), IT MA Y DAMAGE THE EQUIPMENT .

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CONTENTS

FCC-A Radio Frequency Interference Statement ........................................................ ii

Copyright Notice........................................................................................................... iii

Trademarks ................................................................................................................... i ii

Revision History........................................................................................................... ii i

Technical Support ........................................................................................................ iii

Safety Instructions ...................................................................................................... iv

Chapter 1. Getting Started ...................................................................................1-1

Mainboard Specifications .................................................................................. 1-2

Mainboard Layout ..............................................................................................1-5

MSI Special Features .........................................................................................1-7

PC Alert™ III ................................................................................................1-7

Chapter 2. Hardware Setup .................................................................................2-1

Quick Components Guide...................................................................................2-2

Central Processing Unit: CPU............................................................................. 2-3

CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 940............................................. 2-4

Installing AMD OpteronTM DP CPU Cooling System...................................2-4

Memory ............................................................................................................... 2-6

Installing DDR Modules ............................................................................... 2-6

DIMM Configurations .................................................................................. 2-7

Memory Population Rules ........................................................................... 2-7

Power Supply.....................................................................................................2-8

SSI 24-Pin Power Connector: JPWR1 .......................................................2-8

SSI 8-Pin Power Connector: JPWR2.......................................................... 2-8

SSI 5-Pin Power Connector: J2 ................................................................. 2-8

Back Panel ..........................................................................................................2-9

Connectors .......................................................................................................2-10

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 .........................................................2-10

Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 .........................................................2-10

Serial ATA RAID 0, 1, 10 Connectors: SATA1/2/3/4 (Optional) .............. 2-11

LCD Panel Connector: JLCD1...................................................................2-12

Fan Power Connectors: CFAN1/2, SFAN1/2, PFAN1/2..........................2-12

Ultra320 SCSI Connector: SCSI (Optional).............................................2-13

SCSI LED Connector: JSCSI_LED (Optional) ..........................................2-13

Front USB Connector: JUSB1..................................................................2-14

Front Panel Connector: JSSI1..................................................................2-14

System Status LED Header: J11 ..............................................................2-15

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I2C Bus Connector: I2CCON1 ..................................................................2-15

Serial Port Connector: COM 2..................................................................2-15

System ID Button: J5 ................................................................................ 2-16

System ID LED: D38 ..................................................................................2-16

System ID LED Connector: J10 ................................................................ 2-16

System ID Button Connector: J9 .............................................................. 2-16

Jumpers ............................................................................................................2-17

Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 ....................................................................2-17

PCIX Channel A Frequency Jumper: J25.................................................2-18

PCIX Channel B Frequency Jumper: J4 .................................................. 2-18

Server Management Jumper: JBMC1 ......................................................2-18

Slots ..................................................................................................................2-19

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots......................................2-19

PCI Interrupt Request Routing..................................................................2-20

Chapter 3. BIOS Setup ........................................................................................... 3-1

Entering Setup .................................................................................................... 3-2

Control Keys ............................................................................................... 3-2

Getting Help ................................................................................................ 3-3

General Help <F1>...................................................................................... 3-3

The Menu Bar .....................................................................................................3-4

The Main Menu ................................................................................................... 3-5

The Advanced Menu ..........................................................................................3-7

The Security Menu ...........................................................................................3-18

The Power Menu ..............................................................................................3-20

The Boot Menu ................................................................................................. 3-22

The Exit Menu ...................................................................................................3-23

Appendix A: SCSI BIOS Setup (Optional) ......................................................... A-1

Entering SCSI BIOS ........................................................................................... A-2

Control Keys .............................................................................................. A-2

Selecting the SCSI Channel ...................................................................... A-2

Selecting the Management Type............................................................... A-2

Configure/View SCSI Controller Settings ........................................................ A-4

SCSI Bus Interface Definitions .................................................................. A-4

Additional Options ..................................................................................... A-5

BIOS Information........................................................................................ A-8

Disk Utilities ........................................................................................................ A-8

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Getting Started

Chapter 1. Getting
Started

Getting Started

Thank you for purchasing the K8D Master3-133 Series (MS-

9161), an excellent Server System Infrastructure (SSI) mainboard
from MSI.

Based on the innovative AMD-8131 PCI-X Tunnel and AMD-
8111 I/O HUB chipsets for optimal system efficiency, K8D Master3­133 Series SSI mainboards accommodate dual latest AMD Opteron

TM

DP processors in the 940-pin lidded ceramic micro PGA package, and
supports up to twelve 144-bit DDR registered ECC DIMMs (at 200,
266, 333, and 400 MHz) to provide the maximum of 24GB memory
capacity.

In the entry-level and mid-range market segment, this mainboard
can provide a high-performance solution for today’s front-end and
general purpose server/workstation, as well as in the future.

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Mainboard Specifications

Target Market Segment

h Target in the entry-level and mid-range, front-end and general purpose server

market segments

CPU

h Supports dual Socket 940 for AMD OpteronTM 200/100 Series processors
h AMD x86-64 Technology

- AMD’s 64-bit, x86 instruction set extensions

- 64-bit integer registers, 48-bit virtual address, 40-bit physical address

- Eight new 64-bit integer registers

- Eight new 128-bit SSE/SSE2 registers

Chipset

h AMD-8131 HyperTransport PCI-X Tunnel

- HyperTransportTM technology tunnel with side A (16 bits) and side B (8 bits)

- Each side supports transfer rates of 1600, 1200, 800, and 400 mega- transfer
per second

- Two PCI-X bridges: bridge A and bridge B (64-bit data bus)

- 133/100/66 MHz in PCI-X mode and 66/33 MHz in PCI mode

h AMD-8111 HyperTransport I/O Hub

- HyperTransportTM I/O Hub (supports up to 800 megebytes per second with 200

MHz clock)

- A 33 MHz/32-bit PCI 2.2 compliant bus interface supports up to eight external

devices

- LPC bus to connect peripheral such as super I/O and BIOS

- Extensive ACPI-compliant power management

- IO APCI controller

- AC’97 2.2 soft audio controller

- USB hosts supporting USB 1.1 ports

Main Memory

h 144-bit DDR at 200/266/333/400 MHz
h Supports twelve 184-pin DDR DIMMs up to 24GB
h Supports interleaving memory within DIMMs
h ChipKill ECC allows continuous correction of 4-bit errors in a failed x 4 memory

device

Slots

h Three 64-bit, 66/100/133 MHz PCI-X slots
h One 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI slot

HDD Interface

h K8D Master3-133-FS:

- SCSI interface supported by Adaptec AIC-7901 Ultra-320 SCSI controller

- Ultra ATA/100 Bus Master IDE interface supported by AMD-8111 HyperTransport

I/O Hub (with 2 IDE connectors onboard/can connect up to 4 Ultra ATA drives)

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h K8D Master3-133-F A4R:

- Serial ATA RAID interface supported by Silicon Image SiI 3114 PCI to four-port

Serial ATA host controller (with 4 SATA connectors onboard/can connect up to 4
Serial ATA drives)

- Ultra ATA/100 Bus Master IDE interface supported by AMD-8111 HyperTransport

I/O Hub (with 2 IDE connectors onboard/can connect up to 4 Ultra ATA drives)

Onboard Peripherals

h One floppy port supports two FDDs with 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, and 2.

88MB

h One PS/2 keyboard port
h One PS/2 mouse port
h Two serial ports (COM1 serial port + COM2 serial header)
h One parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
h Two RJ-45 ports (with LEDs)
h Four USB ports (two on front and two on rear)
h One VGA port

Server Management (Optional)

h National Semiconductor® PC87431 mBMC (mini-Baseboard Management Controller)

- Incorporates an embedded microcontroller, three System Management Bus

(SMBus®) interfaces, a Chassis Management interface, Bi-color LED control, an
integrated EEPROM, Fan control, 12 ADC channels, and Digital Input Event and
General-Purpose Input/Output pins.

- Interfaces with the host via a slave SMBus interface; it interfaces with the LAN

On Motherboard (LOM) and with peripherals via two independent master SMBus
interfaces.

Networking

h Broadcom BCM5704 LAN controller

- Provides 1000/100/10 MB per second data rates, 64-bit/100 MHz PCI-X bus

- Dual ports

Power Management Features

h Wake up on LAN (WOL), wake up on serial ring, wake up on PCI
h RTC alarm and wake up
h Wake up on keyboard/ mouse/USB from S1
h Supports ACPI S1, S4, S5 function

System Management

h SMBus (I2C)
h Temperature, voltage, and fan monitors
h Chassis intrusion

BIOS

h 4 Mb flash EEPROM
h PCI 2.2 compliant, VPD, and DMI
h PnP 1.0A, SMBIOS 2.3, ACPI 1.0A/2.0
h Supports PXE boot protocol
h APM 1.2, WOL
h PC2001 system design compliant

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MSI Reminds You...

Please refer to Table 1 for 2D modes supporting both CRT and LCD.
The table specifies the minimum memory requirements for various
display resolutions, refresh rates and color depths.

Dimension

h SSI EEB 3.0 Form Factor: 12.0 x 13.0 inch

Mounting

h Twenty-one mounting holes (SSI standard)

Video

h Integrated ATI Rage™ XL graphics controller

- Built-in DVD decoding

- Integrated TMDS transmitter with support for Digital Flat Panel (DFP) monitors

- Onboard 8MB Video SDRAM

Mode Refresh Minimum Amount of Memory Required

rate(Hz)
640x480 60
640X480 7 2
640X480 7 5
640X480 9 0
640X480 100
800X600 6 0
800X600 7 0
800X600 7 5
800X600 9 0
800X600 100
1024X768 6 0
1024X768 7 2
1024X768 7 5
1024X768 9 0
1024X768 100
1280x1024 43
1280x1024 60
1280x1024 70
1280x1024 72
1600x1200 66
1600x1200 76

8bpp 16bpp 24bpp 32bpp
2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB
2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB
2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB
2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB
2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB
2MB 2MB 2MB 4MB
2MB 2MB 2MB 4MB
2MB 2MB 2MB 4MB
2MB 2MB 2MB 4MB
2MB 2MB 2MB 4MB
2MB 2MB 4MB 4MB
2MB 2MB 4MB 4MB
2MB 2MB 4MB 4MB
2MB 2MB 4MB 4MB
2MB 2MB 4MB 4MB
2MB 4MB 4MB 6MB
2MB 4MB 4MB 6MB
2MB - 4MB 6MB
2MB - 4MB 6MB
4MB 4MB 6MB 8MB
4MB 4MB 6MB -

Table 1. 2D Modes (TFT or CRT)

Shading indicates modes not supported by TFT

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Getting Started

Mainboard Layout

K8D Master3-133-FS (MS-9161 v2.X) SSI Server Board

- SCSI interface supported by Adaptec AIC-7901 Ultra-320 SCSI controller

AMD-8111

AMD-8131

Adaptec

AIC-7901X

RAGE XL

DDR1

DDR3

DDR5

DDR12

DDR7

DDR10

DDR2

DDR4

DDR6

DDR11

DDR8

DDR9

B

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PCI X1

PCI X2

PCI X3

PCI 2

IDE2
IDE1

USB
Top: Port 1
Bott om: P ort 2

Top:
Parallel Port

Bottom:
COM Port
VGA Port

To: Mous e
Bottom: Keyboard

CFAN1

PFAN1

CFAN2

SFAN1

SFAN2

PFAN2

COM 2

JBAT1

SCSI

JPWR1JPWR2

FDD1

JUSB1

JSSI1

J4

JSCSI_LED

J2

BATT

+

LAN

LAN

Winbond

W986432DH-6

Winbond

W83627HF-AW

BROADCOM

BCM5704C

J5

D38

Pulse
H5007

Pulse
H5007

JLCD1

J9
J10
J11

I2CCON1

JBMC1

J25

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K8D Master3-133-FA4R (MS-9161 v2.X) SSI Server Board

- Serial ATA RAID interface supported by Silicon Image SiI 3114
PCI to four-port Serial ATA host controller

AMD-8111

AMD-8131

RAGE XL

DDR1

DDR3

DDR5

DDR12

DDR7

DDR10

DDR2

DDR4

DDR6

DDR11

DDR8

DDR9

B

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PCI X1

PCI X2

PCI X3

PCI 2

IDE2
IDE1

USB
Top: Port 1
Bottom: Port 2

Top:
Parallel Port

Bottom:
COM Port
VGA Port

To: Mous e
Bottom: Keyboard

CFAN1

PFAN1

CFAN2

SFAN1

SFAN2

PFAN2

COM 2

JBAT1

JPWR1JPWR2

FDD1

JUSB1

JSSI1

S

A

T

A

1

S

A

T

A

2

S

A

T

A

3

S

A

T

A

4

J4

J2

BATT

+

LAN

LAN

Winbond

W986432DH-6

Winbond

W83627HF-AW

BROADCOM

BCM5704C

Silicon Image

Sil3114

J5

D38

Pulse

H5007

Pulse

H5007

JLCD1

J9
J10
J11

I2CCON1

JBMC1

J25

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Getting Started

MSI Special Features

PC Alert™ III

The PC AlertTM III is a utility you can find in the CD-ROM disk. The utility is just like
your PC doctor that can detect the following PC
hardware status during real time operation:

Ø monitor CPU & system temperatures
Ø monitor fan speed(s)
Ø monitor system voltage
Ø monitor chassis intrusion

If one of the items above is abnormal, the
program main screen will be immediately shown
on the screen, with the abnormal item highlighted
in red. This will continue to be shown until user
disables the warning.

MSI Reminds You...

1. Items shown on PC Alert™ III vary depending on your system status.

2. The mainboard bound with mBMC chip (Server Management
Features) WON’T support PC Alert™ III.

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Hardware Setup

Chapter 2. Hardware
Setup

Hardware Setup

This chapter provides you with the information about hard­ware setup procedures. While doing the installation, be careful in
holding the components and follow the installation procedures. For
some components, if you install in the wrong orientation, the compo­nents will not work properly.

Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer
components. Static electricity may damage the components.

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Quick Components Guide

CPU2, p.2-3

JPWR2, p.2-8

I/O Ports,

p.2-9

JLCD1, p.2-12

COM2, p.2-15

DDR DIMMs, p.2-6

CFAN1, p.2-12

CFAN2, p.2-12

PFAN1, p.2-12

CPU1, p.2-3

J2, p.2-8

JPWR1, p.2-8

IDE2/1, p.2-10

SFAN1, p.2-12

JBAT1, p.2-17

JSSI1, p.2-14

FDD1, p.2-10

JUSB1, p.2-14

SFAN2, p.2-12

PCI Slots,

p.2-19

SCSI, p.2-13

JSCSI_LED, p.2-13

J4/J25, p.2-18

SATA4/3/2/1, p.2-11

J9/
J10, p.2-16
J11/
I2CCON1, p.2-15
JBMC1, p.2-18

PFAN1, p.2-12

D38, p.2-16

J5, p.2-16

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Hardware Setup

The mainboard supports Single/Dual AMD® Opteron™ DP processor(s). The
mainboard uses two CPU sockets called Socket 940 for easy CPU installation. You
can install SINGLE or DUAL CPUs on the mainboard to meet your own needs. Keep
the following points in mind before installing CPU(s):

1. If SINGLE CPU is intended, always install the CPU on the CPU1 socket.

2. To install DUAL CPUs on the board, you must use the same type of CPUs

running at the same frequency.

Central Processing Unit: CPU

As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance,
thermal management becomes increasingly crucial when building computer systems.
Maintaining the proper thermal environment is key to reliable operation. As such, the
processor must be maintained in the specified thermal requirements.

WARNING!

Thermal Issue for CPU

CPU1

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1. Make sure that the computer is
turned off, and the power cord dis­connected before installing the CPU.

2. Pull the lever sideways away
from the socket, and raise it up to a
90-degree angle.

3. Locate the cut edge of the CPU.
When the CPU is installed into the
socket, this cut edge should be
aligned with the corner marking an
arrow on the Socket 940.

Please note that the CPU can only fit
in a correct orientation, DO NOT use
force to install the CPU into the
socket.

4. Place the CPU onto the socket and
press it down firmly into the socket.
The pins of the CPU should be em­bedded into the socket completely.

5. Close the lever to secure the CPU.
Do not close the lever until the CPU’s
pins are fully inserted; otherwise,
the pins may be damaged.

CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 940

XO

Open Lever

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P

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a

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Close
Lever

Press down

the CPU

Cut edge

Corner marking

an arrow

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Hardware Setup

Installing AMD OpteronTM DP CPU Cooling System

When you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a heat sink and

a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheating. If you do not find the

heat sink and cooling fan, contact your dealer to purchase and install them before
turning on the computer.

reference figure

MSI Reminds You...

Overheating

Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system, always make
sure the cooling fan can work properly to protect the CPU from
overheating.

Replacing the CPU

While replacing the CPU, always turn off the power supply or unplug
the power supply’s power cord from grounded outlet first to ensure the
safety of CPU.

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Memory

Installing DDR Modules

1. The DDR DIMM has only one notch on the center of module. The module will only fit
in the right orientation.

2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. Then push it in until the
golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the socket.

3. The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close.

The mainboard provides 12 slots for 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM
(Double In-Line Memory Module) modules and supports up to 24GB memory size. You
can install DDR266/333/400 modules on the DDR DIMM slots (DIMM 1~12).

DDR8
DDR7
DDR6
DDR5
DDR4
DDR3
DDR2
DDR1

DDR9
DDR10
DDR11
DDR12

MSI Reminds You...

You can barely see the golden finger if the module is properly inserted

in the socket.

Volt

Notch

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Hardware Setup

DIMM Configurations

Supported DIMM 100MHz 133MHz 166MHz 200MHz
Configurations DDR200 DDR266 DDR333 DDR400

64-bit plus ECC 4422
128-bit plus ECC 8844

Memory Population Rules

The mainboard supports DDR200/266/333/400 memory interface.
Each DIMM slot supports up to a maximum size of 2GB. Users can install either

single- or double-sided modules depending on their needs.

Memory modules can be installed in any combination as follows:

Slot Memory module population rules (Dual channel - 128 bits)

DDR 1 Install Install Install Install Install Install Install Install
DDR 2 Install Install Install Install Install Install Install Install
DDR 3 Install Install Install Install Install Install Install Install
DDR 4 Install Install Install Install Install Install Install Install
DDR 5 Install Install Install Install Install Install Install Install
DDR 6 Install Install Install Install Install Install Install Install
DDR 7 Install Install Install Install Install Install Install Install
DDR 8 Install Install Install Install Install Install Install Install

DDR9 Install Install
DDR10 Install Install
DDR11 Install Install
DDR12 Install Install

Slot Memory module population rules (Single channel - 64 bits)

DDR 1
DDR 2 Install Install Install Install Install Install Install Install
DDR 3
DDR 4 Install Install Install Install Install Install Install Install
DDR 5
DDR 6 Install Install Install Install Install Install Install Install
DDR 7
DDR 8 Install Install Install Install Install Install Install Install

DDR9
DDR10 Install Install
DDR11
DDR12 Install Install

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MS-9161 SSI Server Board

Power Supply

The mainboard supports SSI power supply for the power system. Before
inserting the power supply connector, always make sure that all components are
installed properly to ensure that no damage will be caused.

SSI 24-Pin Power Connector: JPWR1

This connector allows you to connect to an SSI power supply. To connect to
the SSI power supply, make sure the plug of the power supply is inserted in the
proper orientation and the pins are aligned. Then push down the power supply firmly
into the connector.

SSI 8-Pin Power Connector: JPWR2

This connector provides 12V power output to the CPU.

SSI 5-Pin Power Connector: J2

This connector provides power supply to the System Management Bus (SMB).

PIN SIGNAL

13 +3.3V
14 -12V
15 GND
16 PS-ON#
17 GND
18 GND
19 GND
20 3VSB
21 +5V
22 +5V
23 +5V
24 GND

PIN SIGNAL

1 +3.3V
2 +3.3V
3 GND
4 +5V
5 GND
6 +5V
7 GND
8 PWR OK
9 5VSB
10 +12V
11 +12V
12 +3.3V

JPWR1 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL

5 +12V
6 +12V
7 +12V
8 +12V

PIN SIGNAL

1 GND
2 GND
3 GND
4 GND

JPWR2 Pin Definition

MSI Reminds You...

Power supply of 425watt (and up) is highly recommended for system
stability.

J2

1

PIN SIGNAL

1 SMB clock
2 SMB data
3 PS alert
4 GND
5 3.3RS

J2 Pin Definition

JPWR1

12

1

24

13

JPWR2

1

8

5

4

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Hardware Setup

Back Panel

RJ-45 LAN Jack

Link Indicator

8 1

Activity Indicator

Gigabit LAN Pin Definition

USB Ports

1 2 3 4

Serial Port

PIN SIGNAL

1DCD
2 SIN
3 SOUT
4 DTR
5 GND
6 DSR
7 RTS
8 CTS
9RI

VGA Port

Mouse/Keyboard Connector

Pin1

Mouse/KBD

DATA

Pin2 NC

Pin3 GNDPin4 VCC

Pin5

Mouse/KBD Clock

Pin6 NC

PIN SIGNAL

1 RED
2 GREEN
3 BLUE
4 N/C
5 GND
6 GND
7 GND
8 GND
9 +5V
10 GND
1 1 N/C
12 SDA
13 Horizontal Sync
14 Vertical Sync
15 SCL

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

1

5

11

15

PIN SIGNAL

1 VCC

2 -Data
3 +Data
4 GND

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 D0P Differential Pair 0+
2 D0N Differential Pair 0­3 D1P Differential Pair 1+
4 D2P Differential Pair 2+
5 D2N Differential Pair 2­6 D1N Differential Pair 1­7 D3P Differential Pair 3+
8 D3N Differential Pair 3-

VGAUSBKeyboard COM1 LANLAN

Parallel

Mouse

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The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD, case, LAN,
USB Ports, CPU/system power supply fans, ... and etc.

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1

The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that supports
360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types.

Connectors

FDD1

MSI Reminds You...

If you install two hard disks on cable, you must configure the second
drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper. Refer to the hard disk docu­mentation supplied by hard disk vendors for jumper setting instructions.

IDE1 (Primary IDE Connector)
The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1. IDE1 can connect a
Master and a Slave drive. You must configure second hard drive to Slave
mode by setting the jumper accordingly.

IDE2 (Secondary IDE Connector)
IDE2 can also connect a Master and a Slave drive.

IDE2

IDE1

Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2

The mainboard provides a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/
133 controller that supports PIO mode 0 ~ 4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133
function. You can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM drives, 120MB floppy
disk drive (reserved for future BIOS), and other devices.

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PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

1 GND 2 TXP
3 TXN 4 GND

5 RXN 6 RXP
7 GND

SATA1/2/3/4 Pin Definition

Serial ATA RAID 0, 1, 10 Connectors: SATA1/2/3/4 (Optional)

The mainboard provides optional Serial A TA RAID 0, 1, 10 connectors supported

by Silicon Image SiI 3114 controller.

The SiI 3114 is compliant with the Serial ATA 1.0 specification (150 MB/s data
rates), supporting four independent SATA channels and a 32-bit 33/66MHz PCI bus.
It comes with Silicon Image's robust SATA base and SATARaid software drivers,
which currently support JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 for the Windows, Linux
and Netware operating systems. Incorporating a single Phase Lock Loop (PLL)
architecture supporting all four ports, the SiI 3114 features integrated Serial ATA Link
and PHY logic based on Silicon Image's proven, high-speed Multi-layer Serial Link
(MSLTM) architecture.

For more information on Serial ATA RAID 0, 1, 10, please refer to (Silicon

Image SiI 3114) Serial ATA RAID 0, 1, 10 Quick User ’s Guide.

Connect to SATA1/2/3/4

Take out the dust cover and connect
to the hard disk devices

Optional Serial A TA cable

MSI Reminds You...

Please do not fold the Serial A TA cable into 90-degree angle. Otherwise,
the loss of data may occur during transmission.

SATA4

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1

SATA3

SATA2

SATA1

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MSI Reminds You...

Always consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fans.

Fan Power Connectors: CFAN1/2, SFAN1/2, PF AN1/2

The CFAN1/2 (processor fans), SFAN1/2 (system fans), and PFAN1/2 (power
supply fans) support system cooling fan with +12V. It supports three-pin head
connector. When connecting the wire to the connectors, always note that the red
wire is the positive and should be connected to the +12V; the black wire is Ground
and should be connected to GND. If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor
chipset onboard, you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take
advantage of the CPU fan control.

CFAN1/2

Sensor

+12V

GND

SFAN1/2

Sensor

+12V

GND

PFAN1/2

Sensor

+12V

GND

LCD Panel Connector: JLCD1

The connector is additionally provided for connection to a LCD panel, which
shows information on the panel for you to identify the current status or mode of the
connected system.

PIN SIGNAL

1 TX
2 RX
3 NC
4 GND1
5 GND0
6 VCC

JLCD1

1

2

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Ultra320 SCSI Connector: SCSI (Optional)

SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) is a parallel interface standard for
attaching peripheral devices to computers. Ultra320 SCSI is the seventh generation
of SCSI I/O technology, and has a maximum data rate speed of 320 MB/sec. SCSI’s
commitment to backward compatibility and legacy support are the primary reasons for
its durability as an I/O interface, making SCSI the industry standard for disk drive
connection in virtually all high-performance servers.

SCSI LED Connector: JSCSI_LED (Optional)

This connector is used to connect to a LED for showing the activity of SCSI
devices attached to SCSI 1 connector.

Pin Description Pin Description

1 +DB(12) 35 -DB(12)
2 +DB(13) 36 -DB(13)
3 +DB(14) 37 -DB(14)
4 +DB(15) 38 -DB(15)
5 +DB(P1) 39 -DB(P1)
6 +DB(0) 40 -DB(0)
7 +DB(1) 41 -DB(1)
8 +DB(2) 42 -DB(2)
9 +DB(3) 43 -DB(3)
10 +DB(4) 44 -DB(4)
11 +DB(5) 45 -DB(5)
12 +DB(6) 46 -DB(6)
13 +DB(7) 47 -DB(7)
14 +DB(P) 48 -DB(P)
15 GROUND 49 GROUND
16 DIFFSENS 50 GROUND
17 TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR
18 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR
1 9 RESERVED 53 RESERVED
20 GROUND 54 GROUND
21 +ATN 55 -ATN
22 GROUND 56 GROUND
2 3 +BSY 57 -BSY
24 +ACK 58 -ACK
25 +RST 59 -RST
26 +MSG 60 -MST
27 +SEL 61 -SEL
28 +C/D 62 -C/D
29 +REQ 63 -REQ
30 +I/O 64 -I/O
31 +DB(8) 65 -DB(8)
32 +DB(9) 66 -DB(9)
33 +DB(10) 67 -DB(10)
34 +DB(11) 68 -DB(11)

68-Pin Ultra320 SCSI Connector

1

35

34
68

SCSI

PIN SIGNAL

1 VCC5
2 SCSI LED
3 HDD LED
4 VCC5

Pin Definition

MSI Reminds You...

SCSI LED connects to JSSI1
HDD LED (storage LED) pins.
The JSCSI_LED is used to con­nect SCSI card LED signal.

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Front USB Connector: JUSB1

The mainboard provides one USB 1.1 pin header JUSB1 that is compliant with
Intel® I/O Connectivity Design Guide.

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

1 USBPWR 2 USBPWR
3 USBP4- 4 USBP5­5 USBP4+ 6 USBP5+
7 GND 8 GND
9 NC 10 USBOC

Pin Definition

Front Panel Connector: JSSI1

The mainboard provides one front panel connector for electrical connection to
the front panel switches and LEDs.

Pin Description Pin Description

1 Power LED + 2 5Vs/b
3 Key 4 No Connection

5 Power LED - 6 No Connection
7 HDD Activity LED + 8 System Status LED +
9 HDD Activity LED - 1 0 System Status LED ­11 Power Switch+ 1 2 NIC Activity LED +
1 3 Power Switch- (GND) 1 4 NIC Activity LED ­1 5 Reset Switch+ 16 SMBus SDA
1 7 Reset Switch- (GND) 18 SMBus SCL
1 9 NC 20 Chassis Intrusion
2 1 NC 22 NIC#2 Activity LED +
2 3 NC 24 NIC#2 Activity LED -

JSSI1 Pin Definition

JSSI1

24

Standby
Power (5V)

Power LED

HDD
LED

Reset Switch

Power
Switch

Giga-bit
LAN1 LED

Giga-bit
LAN2 LED

SMBus

Chassis
Intruder

23

2
1

JUSB1

1
2

9

10

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System Status LED Header: J11

Connect an LED to this header and the LED will lighten when the CPU, system,
or power fan shuts down.

Serial Port Connector: COM 2

The mainboard provides one 9-pin header as serial port COM 2. The port is a
16550A high speed communication port that sends/receives 16 bytes FIFOs. You can
attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to it.

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 DCD Data Carry Detect
2 SIN Serial In or Receive Data
3 SOUT Serial Out or Transmit Data
4 DTR Data Terminal Ready
5 GND Ground
6 DSR Data Set Ready
7 RTS Request To Send
8 CTS Clear To Send
9 RI Ring Indicate

Pin Definition

COM 2

1

9

2

8

I2C Bus Connector: I2CCON1

The mainboard provides one I2C (also known as I2C) Bus connector for users
to connect to System Management Bus (SMBus) interface.

I2CCON1

J11

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PIN SIGNAL

1 LED1
2 LED2

J10 Pin Definition

J9

System ID LED Connector: J10

The connector is used to connect the System ID LED on the front panel.

System ID Button Connector: J9

The connector is used to connect the System ID Button on the front panel to
facilitate system management.

System ID Button: J5
System ID LED: D38

The J5 system ID button & D38 system ID LED are designed to facilitate the
management of two or more MS-9161 systems. When one of the systems crashes,
users may press the J5 button on the back panel of all systems (or alternatively press
the identical System ID Button on the front panel) and the D38 LED (on the back panel)
& the identical System ID LED (on the front panel) of the crashed system will simulta­neously light up, helping users to easily identify the broken system and get it fixed. By
pressing the J5 button again, the D38 LED will go out.

D38

J5

Front View

J5

D38

1

J10

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The motherboard provides the following jumpers for you to set the computer’s
function. This section will explain how to change your motherboard’s function through
the use of jumpers.

Jumpers

MSI Reminds You...

You can clear CMOS by shorting 2-3 pin while the system is off. Then
return to 1-2 pin position. Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is
on; it will damage the mainboard.

Clear CMOS Jumper: JBA T1

There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external battery
to keep the data of system configuration. With the CMOS RAM, the system can
automatically boot OS every time it is turned on. If you want to clear the system
configuration, use the JBAT1 (Clear CMOS Jumper ) to clear data.

JBAT1

1

Clear DataKeep Data

1

3

1

3

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PCIX Channel B Frequency Jumper: J4

The jumper is used to set the channel B of 64-bit PCI bus (PCIX) to run at 66/
100MHz or at 133MHz (for use with one PCI-X 133 device). Channel B includes 64-bit
PCIX1 slot.

Server Management Jumper: JBMC1

This jumper is used to disable/enable the onboard National Semiconductor

®

PC87431HM mBMC (mini-Baseboard Management Controller).

JBMC1

1

DisableEnable

1

3

1

3

J4

1

133MHz66/100MHz

1

3

1

3

J25

1

PCI-X 100MHz Mode

1

1

PCI 66MHz Mode1PCI-X 66MHz Mode

PCIX Channel A Frequency Jumper: J25

The jumper is used to set the channel A of 64-bit PCI bus (PCIX) to run at PCI­X 66/100MHz or at PCI 66MHz. Channel A includes Giga-bit LAN, SCSI interface, and
64-bit PCIX2/3 slots.

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Slots

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots

The PCI slots allow you to insert the expansion cards to meet your needs.
When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power
supply first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expansion card to make any
necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card, such as jumpers,
switches or BIOS configuration. The mainboard provides three Master 64-bit PCI
(also called PCI-X) bus slots and one 32-bit PCI slot.

64-bit PCI-X bus: The bus has 64 data lines and runs at 133 (for PCIX1

only)/100/66 MHz. With twice data lines and much
faster PCI clock, the 64-bit PCI-X bus increases
the throughput and overall system performance.

The 64-bit PCIX3 Slot in GREEN color is the
only PCI slot where the Zero Channel RAID
(ZCR) card can be installed.

32-bit PCI bus: The bus has 32 data lines and runs at 33 MHz.

The motherboard provides one 32-bit Master PCI slot and three 64-bit PCI-X
slots.

32-bit PCI Slot

64-bit PCI-X Slots

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h Primary IDE Interrupt: IRQ14 (for AMD8111)

Secondary IDE Interrupt: IRQ15 (for AMD8111)

PCI-64 IRQ Routing

PCI DEVICE IDSEL INT A INT B INT C INT D R E Q GNT

PCIX1(Bridge B) AD17 A B C D G0_B_REQ1# G0_B_GNT1#
LAN(Bridge A) AD18 B C G0_B_REQ0# G0_B_GNT0#
PCIX2(Bridge A) AD19 A B C D G0_A_REQ0# G0_A_GNT0#
PCIX3(Bridge A) AD20 B C D A G0_A_REQ1# G0_A_GNT1#
SCSI(BridgeA) AD21 A G0_A_REQ2# G0_A_GNT2#

PCI Interrupt Request Routing

The IRQ, acronym of interrupt request line and pronounced I-R-Q, are hard­ware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor. The
PCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus pins as follows:

PCI-32 IRQ Routing (for AMD81 11)

PCI DEVICE IDSEL INT A INT B INT C INT D REQ GNT

ATI VGA AD23 C REQ2# GNT2#
S-ATA AD21 A REQ0# GNT0#
PCI Slot2 AD25 A B C D REQ4# GNT4#

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BIOS Setup

Chapter 3. BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup

This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program
and allows you to configure the system for optimum use. You may
need to run the Setup program when:

 An error message appears on the screen during the system boot-

ing up, and requests you to run SETUP.

 You want to change the default settings for customized features.

MSI Reminds You...

1. The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter

are under continuous update for better system performance.

Therefore, the description may be slightly different from the lat-

est BIOS and should be held for reference only.

2. Upon boot-up, the 1st line appearing after the memory count is

the BIOS version. It is usually in the format:

P9161MS V1.0 150304 where:

1st digit refers to BIOS maker as A = AMI, W = AWARD,

and P = PHOENIX.

2nd - 5th digit refers to the model number.

6th - 7th digit refers to the customer as MS = all standard

customers.

V1.0 refers to the BIOS version.

150304 refers to the date this BIOS was released.

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Entering Setup

Control Keys

Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test)
process. When the message below appears on the screen, press <F2> key to enter
Setup.

Press F2 to enter SETUP

If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter
Setup, restart the system by turning it OFF and On or pressing the RESET button. You
may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete>
keys.

Key
<F1> or <Alt-H>
<Esc>

↔ arrow keys

↑ or ↓ arrow keys

<Tab> or <Shift-Tab>
<Home> or <End>
<PgUp> or <PgDn>
<F5> or <->
<F6> or <+> or <Space>
<F9>
<F10>
<Enter>

Function
General Help window
Exit this menu
Select a different menu
Move cursor up and down
Cycle cursor up and down
Move cursor to top or bottom of window
Move cursor to next or previous page
Select the Previous Value for the field
Select the Next Value for the field
Load the Default Configuration values for this menu
Save and exit
Execute Command or Enter Submenu

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BIOS Setup

Getting Help

After entering the Setup menu, the first menu you will see is the Main Menu.

Main Menu

The main menu lists the setup functions you can make changes to. You can
use the arrow keys ( ↑↓ ) to select the item. The on-line description of the highlighted
setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Sub-Menu

If you find a right pointer symbol (as shown in the right view) appears to the
left of certain fields that means a sub-menu can be launched from this field. A sub­menu contains additional options for a field parameter. You can use arrow keys ( ↑↓
) to highlight the field and press <Enter> to call up
the sub-menu. Then you can use the control keys
to enter values and move from field to field within
a sub-menu. If you want to return to the main menu,
just press the <Esc >.

General Help <F1>

The BIOS setup program provides a General
Help screen. You can call up this screen from any
menu by simply pressing <F1>. The Help screen lists the appropriate keys to use and
the possible selections for the highlighted item. Press <Esc> to exit the Help screen.

8IDE Primary Master
8IDE Primary Slave
8IDE Secondary Master
8IDE Secondary Slave

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Once you enter PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the
screen. On the Main Menu screen, you will see basic BIOS settings including system
time & date, and the setup categories the BIOS supplies. Use Arrow keys to move
among the items and menus, and make changes to the settings.

Main Menu

Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc.

Advanced Menu

Use this menu to set up the items of special enhanced features available on your
system’s chipset.

Security Menu

Use this menu to set Supervisor and User Passwords and the Backup and Virus­Check reminders.

Power Menu

Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.

Boot Menu

Use this menu to specify the priority of boot devices.

Exit Menu

This menu allows you to load the BIOS default values or factory default settings into
the BIOS and exit the BIOS setup utility with or without changes.

The Menu Bar

System Time [09:10:11]
System Date [05/25/2003]
Legacy Diskette A:/B: [1.2MB 5¼ ]

8Primary Master [None]
8Primary Slave [None]
8Secondary Master [CD-ROM]
8Secondary Slave [None]

Large Disk Access Mode : [DOS]

Boot Summary Screen : [Disabled]

System Memory : 624KB
Extended Memory : 510MB

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

<Tab>, <Shift+Tab>, or
<Enter> selects field.

Item Specific Help

F1 Help

↑↓ Select Item

-/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit

↔ Select Menu

Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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BIOS Setup

The items inside the Main menu are for basic system information and
configuration. Each item includes none, one or more setup items. Use the Up/Down
arrow keys or <Tab> to highlight the item or field you want to modify and use the <+>
or <-> key to switch to the value you prefer.

System Time

The time format is <HH> <MM> <SS>.

System Date

The date format is <MM> <DD> <YYYY>.

Legacy Diskette A:/B:

This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed.

Primary/Secondary Master/Slave

Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<-> to select [Manual], [None] or [Auto] type. Note that the
specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will not
work properly if you enter improper information for this category. If your hard disk
drive type is not matched or listed, you can use [Manual] to define your own drive
type manually.

If you select [Manual], related information is asked to be entered to the following
items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard. This information should be

The Main Menu

System Time [09:10:11]
System Date [05/25/2003]
Legacy Diskette A:/B: [1.2MB 5¼ ]

8Primary Master [None]
8Primary Slave [None]
8Secondary Master [CD-ROM]
8Secondary Slave [None]

Large Disk Access Mode : [DOS]

Boot Summary Screen : [Disabled]

System Memory : 624KB
Extended Memory : 510MB

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

<Tab>, <Shift+Tab>, or
<Enter> selects field.

Item Specific Help

F1 Help

↑↓ Select Item

-/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit

↔ Select Menu

Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer.

[Type] Select how to define the HDD parameters
[Multi-Sector Transfers] Any selection except Disabled determines

the number of sectors transferred per block

[LBA Mode Control] Enabling LBA causes Logical Block Ad-

dressing to be used in place of Cylinders,
Heads and Sectors.

[32-Bit I/O] Enables 32-bit communication between

CPU and IDE card

[Tranfer Mode] Selects the method for transferring the data

between the hard disk and system memory

[Ultra DMA Mode] Indicates the type of Ultra DMA.

Large Disk Access Mode

Select [DOS] if you have DOS. Select Other if you have another operating system
such as UNIX. A large disk is one that has more than 1024 cylinders, more than 16
heads, or more than 63 tracks per sector. Options: [DOS], [Other].

Boot Summary Screen

Selecting [Enabled] displays system summary screen during boot up. Options:
[Enabled], [Disabled].

System Memory

It displays amount of conventional memory detected during boot up.

Extended Memory

It displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up.

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BIOS Setup

Items in the menu are divided into 7 sub-menus. Each sub-menu provides more
settings. To enter the sub-menu, highligh the sub-menu you want to configure and
press <Enter>.

The Advanced Menu

Installed O/S

Select the operating system installed on your system which you will use most
commonly. Options: [Other], [Win95], [Win98], [WinMe], [Win2000].

Reset Configuration Data

Select Yes if you want to clear the Extended System configuration Data (ESCD) area.
Options: [Yes], [No].

USB Host Controller

This setting is used to enable/disable the onboard USB controller. Setting options:
[Enabled], [Disabled].

USB BIOS Legacy Support

Set to [Enabled] if you need to use any USB 1.1/2.0 device in the operating system
that does not support or have any USB 1.1/2.0 driver installed, such as DOS and SCO
Unix. Set to [Disabled] only if you want to use any USB device other than the USB
mouse. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

F1 Help F1 Help

F1 Help F1 Help

F1 Help

↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit Esc Exit

Esc Exit Esc Exit

Esc Exit

↔ Select Menu Select Sub-Menu F10 Save

and Exit

Installed O/S : [Other]

Reset Configuration Data : [No]
USB Host Controller : [Enabled]
USB BIOS Legacy Support : [Enabled]
Multiprocessor Specification : [1.4]
QuickBoot Mode : [Enabled]
Case Open Function : [Reset]

8Chipset Configuration
8Keyboard Configuration
8I/O Device Configuration
8PCI Configuration
8Console Redirection
8POST Error Log
8IPMI (or 8Hardware Monitor)

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Select the operating sys­tem installed on your sys­tem which you will use
most commonly.

Note: An incorrect setting
can cause some operating
systems to display unex­pected behavior.

Item Specific Help

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

F1 Help

↑↓ Select Item

-/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit

↔ Select Menu

Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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Multiprocessor Specification

This item allows you to configure the MP Specification revision level. Some operating
systems will require 1.1 for compatibility reason. Options: [1.4], [1.1].

Quick Boot Mode

This feature allows the system skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the
time needed to boot the system. Options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Case Open Function

The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion status and
issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened. To clear the warning
message, set the field to Reset. The setting of the field will automatically return to
Enabled later. Settings: [Enabled], [Reset], [Disabled].

Chipset Configuration

The sub-menu is used to configure chipset features for optimal system performance.

Dram Bank Interleave

Interleave memory blocks across dram chip selects. Options: [Auto], [Disabled].

Node Memory Interleave

Interleave memory blocks across Processor Nodes. BIOS will AUTO detect the
capability of Memory System. Options: [Disabled], [AUTO].

F1 Help

↑↓ Select Item

-/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit

↔ Select Menu

Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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Setting items on this menu to incorrect values may cause
your system to malfunction.

Dram Bank Interleave : [AUTO]

Node Memory Interleave : [Disabled]
HPET Timer [Enabled]
ECC : [Enabled]
Dram ECC : [Enabled]
DDR333/400 Volt Control: [Disabled]
HT Link Frequency: [400MHz]
ECC Scrub Redirection : [Disabled]
Chip-Kill: [Enabled]

DCACHE ECC Scrub CTL [Disabled]
L2 ECC Scrub CTL [Disabled]
Dram ECC Scrub CTL [Disabled]

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Interleave memory blocks
across dram chip selects.
BIOS will AUTO detect
capability on each Node.

Item Specific Help

Advanced

Chipset Configuration

Setup Warning

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HPET Timer

This item allows you to enable/disable HPET (high precision event timer). Setting
to Disabled will turn off the device and remove it from the ACPI namespace.
Options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

ECC

This is a global enable function for all blocks within CPU core and North Bridge.
After loading setup defaults, restart and enter setup to access Dram ECC setup
options. Options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Dram ECC

If all memory in the system supports ECC, enabling this will initial scrub dram and
enable system requests to dram to be checked and/or corrected. Options:
[Enabled], [Disabled].

DDR333/400 Volt Control

This setting controls the DDR333/400 voltage.

HT Link Frequency

This setting specifies the HT (HyperTransport) link frequency.

ECC Scrub Redirection

Enable Scrubber to correct errors detected in Dram during normal CPU requests
(Foreground scrubbing). Options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Chip-Kill

This item allows you to enable/disable Chip-Kill ECC on Nodes with all x4 ECC
capable dimms. Options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

DCACHE ECC Scrub CTL

This feature sets the rate of background scrubbing for DCACHE lines.Options:
[Disabled], [40 ns], [80 ns], [160 ns], [320 ns], [640 ns], [1.28 us], [2.56 us].

L2 ECC Scrub CTL

This feature sets the rate of background scrubbing for L2 cache lines.Options:
[Disabled], [40 ns], [80 ns], [160 ns], [320 ns], [640 ns], [1.28 us], [2.56 us].

Dram ECC Scrub CTL

This feature sets the rate of BACKGROUND scrubbing for Dram. (In addition to
normal ECC scrubbing from system requests.) Options: [Disabled], [1.31 ms],
[2.62 ms], [5.24 ms], [10.49 ms], [20.97 ms], [42.0 ms], [84.0 ms]. Note: BACK-

GROUND agent works independently of CPU requests and bus masters,
but cannot be enabled without first enabling DRAM ECC.

Keyboard Configuration

The sub-menu is used to configure keyboard features for optimal system performance.

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NumLock

[On] or [Off] turns NumLock on or off at boot up. Options: [On], [Off].

Keyboard auto-repeat rate

It sets the number of times a second to repeat a keystroke when you hold the
key down. Options: [30/sec], [26.7/sec], [21.8/sec], [18.5/sec], [13.3/sec], [10/
sec], [6/sec], [2/sec].

Keyboard auto-repeat delay

It sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the
keystroke. Options: [1/4 sec], [1/2 sec], [3/4 sec], [1 sec].

I/O Device Configuration

The sub-menu is used to configure I/O Devices for optimal system performance.

NumLock : [On]

Keyboard auto-repeat rate : [30/sec]
Keyboard auto-repeat dealy : [1/4 sec]

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Selects Power-on State for
NumLock.

Item Specific Help

Advanced

Keyboard Configuration

F1 Help

↑↓ Select Item

-/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit

↔ Select Menu

Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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PS/2 Mouse

If your system has a PS/2 mouse port and you install a serial pointing device,
select [Disabled].

Floppy Disk Controller

The item is used to enable or disable the onboard Floppy controller. Select
[Enabled] when you have installed a floppy disk drive and want to use it.
Options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Onboard PCI IDE

The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels.
Select [Primary] to activate the only primary IDE interface. Select [Secondary] if
you install an add-in secondary interface. Select [Both] to activate both interfaces,
or [Disabled] to deactivate both interfaces, if you install both primary and sec­ondary add-in IDE interfaces.

Serial port A/B

Setting to [Enabled] allows users to configure the base I/O address and IRQ of
Port A/Port B manually. Options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Base I/O address

It specifies the base I/O address for Port A/Port B. Options: [3F8], [2F8],
[3E8], [2E8].

PS/2 Mouse : [Enabled]

Floppy Disk Controller : [Enabled]
Onboard PCI IDE : [Primary]
Serial port A : [Enabled]

Base I/O address : [3F8]
Interrupt : [IRQ 4]

Serial port B : [Enabled]

Base I/O address : [2F8]
Interrupt : [IRQ 3]

Parallel Port : [Enabled]

Mode : [ECP]
Base I/O address : [3BC]
Interrupt : [IRQ 7]
DMA Channel : [3]

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Configure serial port A
using options:

[Disabled]
No configuration

[Enabled]
User configuration

[Auto]
BIOS or OS chooses
configuration

(OS Controlled)
Displayed when
controlled by OS

Item Specific Help

Advanced

I/O Device Configuration

F1 Help

↑↓ Select Item

-/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit

↔ Select Menu

Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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Interrupt

It specifies the interrupt for Port A/Port B. Options: [IRQ 3], [IRQ 4].

Parallel Port

Setting to [Enabled] allows users to configure the base I/O address and IRQ for
the parallel port manually. Options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Mode

Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel (printer) port.
[Output Only]: Standard Parallel Port
[EPP]: Enhanced Parallel Port
[ECP]: Extended Capability Port
[Bi-Directional]: SPP Duplex Mode
To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port only, choose
[Output Only]. To operate the onboard parallel port in the EPP mode
simultaneously, choose [EPP]. By choosing [ECP], the onboard parallel port
will operate in ECP mode only. Choosing [Bi-Dir] will allow the onboard par­allel port to support SPP duplex mode.

Base I/O address

This setting specifies the base I/O port addresses of the onboard parallel
port. Setting options: [378], [278], [3BC]. Please note that this setting will not
be available when the parallel port is set to [EPP] mode.

Interrupt

It specifies the interrupt for the parallel port. Options: [IRQ 5], [IRQ 7].

DMA Channel

This feature needs to be configured only when the parallel port is set to
[ECP] mode.

PCI Configuration

Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<-> to PCI Configuration. The following submenu will appear.

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PCIX Slot 1, PCIX Slot 2, PCIX Slot 3, PCI Slot 1

The sub-menu is used to configure the specified PCI device.

Option ROM Scan

Use this feature to initialize device expansion ROM.

Enable Master

Use this feature to enable selected device as a PCI bus master.

Latency Timer

Use this feature to minimize guaranteed time slice allotted for bus master in
units of PCI bus clocks.

Onboard LAN Device

The sub-menu is used to configure the onboard LAN device.

LAN Device Function

Use this feature to enable or disable the onboard LAN device.

Option ROM Scan

Use this feature to initialize device expansion ROM.

Enable Master

Use this feature to enable selected device as a PCI bus master.

8PCIX Slot 1

8PCIX Slot 2
8PCIX Slot 3
8PCI Slot 1
8Onboard LAN Device
8Onboard SCSI Device
8Onboard SATA Device

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Setup items for
configuring the
specific PCI device

Item Specific Help

Advanced

PCI Configuration

F1 Help

↑↓ Select Item

-/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit

↔ Select Menu

Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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Latency Timer

Use this feature to minimize guaranteed time slice allotted for bus master in
units of PCI bus clocks.

Onboard SCSI Device/Onboard SATA Device (Optional)

The sub-menu is used to configure the onboard SCSI or SATA device and will
show either as Onboard SCSI Device or as Onboard SATA Device depend-
ing on the hardware interface integrated onboard.

SCSI Device Function/SATA Device Function (Optional)

This setting controls the onboard SCSI or SATA device.

Option ROM Scan

Use this feature to initialize device expansion ROM.

SATA OP ROM Control (for SATA)

Use this feature to control the SATA option ROM.

Enable Master

Use this feature to enable selected device as a PCI bus master.

Latency Timer

Use this feature to minimize guaranteed time slice allotted for bus master in
units of PCI bus clocks.

Console Redirection

Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<-> to Console Redirection. The following submenu will
appear.

Com Port Address : [Disabled]

Baud Rate : [19.2K]
FIFO Level : [Level 14]
Flow Control : [CTS/R TS]
Console Type : [vt100]
Continue C.R. after POST : [On]

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

If enabled, it will use a port
on the motherboard.

Item Specific Help

Advanced

Console Redirection

F1 Help

↑↓ Select Item

-/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit

↔ Select Menu

Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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Com Port Address

This feature allows you to enable/disable the Com port on the motherboard.
Options: [Disabled], [On-board COM A].

Console connection

This feature indicates whether the console is connected directly to the system
or a modem is used for connection. Options: [Direct], [Via modem].

Baud Rate

It allows you to select delay befor key repeat. Options: [300], [1200], [2400],
[9600], [19.2K], [38.4K], [57.6K], [115.2K].

FIFO Level

This feature allows you to enable the specified FIFO level. Options: [Level 4],
[Level 14].

Flow Control

This feature allows you to enable flow control. Options: [None], [XON/XOFF],
[CTS/RTS].

Console Type

This feature allows you to enable the specified console type. Options: [vt100],
[vt100 8bit], [ANSI 7bit], [ANSI], [ut100 plus], [UTF8].

Continue C. R. after POST

Selecting [On] will enable Console Redirection after OS has loaded. Options:
[On], [Off].

POST Error Log

Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<-> to POST Error Log. The following submenu will appear.

View DMI event log [Enter]

Clear all DMI event logs [No]
Event Logging [Enabled]

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

View the contents of the
DMI event log.

Item Specific Help

Advanced

POST Error Log

F1 Help

↑↓ Select Item

-/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit

↔ Select Menu

Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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View DMI event log

Press [Enter] to view the contents of the DMI event log.

Clear all DMI event logs

Setting this to [Yes] will clear the DMI event log after rebooting. Options: [Yes],
[No].

Event Logging

Select Enabled to allow logging of DMI events. Options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

IPMI (Optional)

This setup screen appears only when the mBMC chip (for Server Management)
is integrated on the mainboard. Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<-> to IPMI. The follow-

ing submenu will appear.

IPMI Specification Version

It shows the support version of IPMI specification. (read only)

BMC Firmware Version

It shows the current BMC firmware version. (read only)

Setting PEF Configuration

Select this line to enable/disable the Platform Event Filter (PEF). Options:
[Disabled], [Enabled].

IPMI Specification Version 1.5
BMC Firmware Version 3.24

Setting PEF Configuration [Enabled]
Clear System Event Log [Disabled]

Existing Event Log number 12

SYS Firmware Progress [Enabled]
BIOS POST Watchdog [Enabled]
System Event Log

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Select this line to
en/disable COM port on
BMC.

Item Specific Help

Advanced

IPMI

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F1 Help F1 Help

F1 Help F1 Help

F1 Help ↑↓

Select Item -/+ Change ValuesSelect Item -/+ Change Values

Select Item -/+ Change ValuesSelect Item -/+ Change Values

Select Item -/+ Change Values

F9 Setup DefaultsF9 Setup Defaults

F9 Setup DefaultsF9 Setup Defaults

F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit Esc Exit

Esc Exit Esc Exit

Esc Exit ↔

Select Menu SelectSelect Menu Select

Select Menu SelectSelect Menu Select

Select Menu Select

Sub-Menu Sub-Menu

Sub-Menu Sub-Menu

Sub-Menu

F10 Save and ExitF10 Save and Exit

F10 Save and ExitF10 Save and Exit

F10 Save and Exit

F1 Help

↑↓ Select Item

-/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit

↔ Select Menu

Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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Clear System Event Log

Enabling this selection will force the BIOS to clear the System Event Log on the
next boot. Options: [Disabled], [Enabled].

Existing Event Log number

It shows the number of existing event log.

SYS Firmware Progress

Enabling this selection will log POST Progress. Options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

BIOS POST Watchdog

Enabling this selection will enable POST watchdog. Options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

System Event Log

Press <Enter> to display the System Event Log.

Hardware Monitor (Optional)

This setup screen monitors the status of your CPU, fan, overall system status,.. etc
and will NOT show up when the mBMC chip (for Server Management) is
integrated on the mainboard. Monitor function is available only if there is hard­ware monitoring mechanism onboard.

SEL Entry Number = 1

SEL Record ID = 0010
SEL Record Type = 02 - System Event Record
Timestamp = 07.29.2003 10:50:08
Generator Id = 20 00
SEL Message Rev = 04
Sensor Type = 01 - Temperature

-­Sensor Number = 32 - TMP_S2
SEL Event Type = 81 - Upper Non-critical Going
SEL Event Data = 57 24 2A

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

This is an entry in the
System Event Log

Item Specific Help

Advanced

System Event Log

F1 Help F1 Help

F1 Help F1 Help

F1 Help ↑↓

Select Item -/+ Change ValuesSelect Item -/+ Change Values

Select Item -/+ Change ValuesSelect Item -/+ Change Values

Select Item -/+ Change Values

F9 Setup DefaultsF9 Setup Defaults

F9 Setup DefaultsF9 Setup Defaults

F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit Esc Exit

Esc Exit Esc Exit

Esc Exit ↔

Select Menu SelectSelect Menu Select

Select Menu SelectSelect Menu Select

Select Menu Select

Sub-Menu Sub-Menu

Sub-Menu Sub-Menu

Sub-Menu

F10 Save and ExitF10 Save and Exit

F10 Save and ExitF10 Save and Exit

F10 Save and Exit

F1 Help

↑↓ Select Item

-/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit

↔ Select Menu

Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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The Security Menu

This section lets you set security passwords to control access to the system
at boot time and/or when entering the BIOS setup program. It also allows you to set
virus protection at hard disk boot sector.

Supervisor Password Is/User Password Is

It shows the preset supervisor/user password. (read only)

Set Supervisor/User Password

Enabling Supervisor Password requires a password for entering Setup. The pass-
words are not case sensitive. Pressing <Enter> at either Set Supervisor Password
or Set User Password displays the following message:

Type the password and press <Enter>. Repeat.

Set Supervisor Password

Enter New Password:
Confirm New
Password:

[]
[]

Supervisor Password Is : Clear
User Password Is : Clear

Set Supervisor Password : [Enter]

Set User Password : [Enter]

Password on boot : [Disabled]
Fixed disk boot sector : [Normal]
Diskette access : [Supervisor]

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Supervisor Password
controls access to the
setup utility.

Item Specific Help

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

F1 Help

↑↓ Select Item

-/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit

↔ Select Menu

Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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Password on boot

Choosing [Enabled] requires a password on boot. It requires prior setting of the
supervisor password. If the supervisor password is set and this option is disabled,
BIOS assumes the user is booting. Options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Fixed disk boot sector

Write protects the boot sector on the hard disk for virus protection. It requires a
password to format the hard disk. Options: [Normal], [Write Protect].

Diskette access

Setting privilege of password to boot from or access the floppy disk. Options:
[Supervisor], [User].

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The Power Menu

Use this menu to specify your settings for Power Management. Remember that
the options available depend upon the hardware installed in your system.

Power Savings

This item allows you to select Power Managment Mode. Select [Customized] to make
your own selections from the following fields. [Disabled] turns off all power
management. [Maximum Power Savings] conserves the greatest amount of system
power. [Maximum Performance] conserves power but allows greatest system
performance. Options: [Disabled], [Customized], [Maximum Power Savings], [Maximum
Performance].

Standby Timeout

This feature allows you to specify the inactivity period required to put system in
Standby (partial power shutdown). Options: [Off], [1 min], [2 min], [4 min], [6 min], [8
min], [12 min], [16 min].

Auto Suspend Timeout

This feature allows you to specify the inactivity period required after Standby to
Suspend (maximum power shutdown). Options: [Disabled], [5 min], [10 min], [15
min], [20 min], [30 min], [40 min], [60 min].

Power Savings : [Disabled]

Standby Timeout : Off
Auto Suspend Timeout : Off

Resume On Modem Ring : [Off]
Resume On LAN : [On]
Resume On Time : [Off]
Resume Time : [00:00:00]
Resume Date : [00/00/0000]

Power Safe : [PowerSafeDepend]

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Maximum Power Savings
conserves the greatest
amount of system power.
Maximum Performance
conserves power but
allows greatest system
performance. To alter
these settings, choose
Customized. T o turn of f
power management,
choose Disabled.

Item Specific Help

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

F1 Help

↑↓ Select Item

-/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit

↔ Select Menu

Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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Resume On Modem Ring

Select [On] to wake up the system when an incoming call is detected on the modem.
Options: [On], [Off].

Resume On LAN

Select [On] to wake up the system by LAN devices. Options: [On], [Off].

Resume On Time

Select [On] to wake up the system at predetermined time. Options: [On], [Off].

Resume Time

The time format is <HH> <MM> <SS>.

Resume Date

The date format is <MM> <DD> <YYYY>.

Power Safe

This setting specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or
interrupt occurs. Available settings are:

[PowerSafeTurnOff] Returns the system to an off state.
[PowerSafeTurnOn] Returns the system to a full on state.
[PowerSafeDepend] Restores the system to the previous status before

power failure or interrupt occurred.

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The Boot Menu

CD-ROM Drive, Removable Devices, Hard Drive

These are the generic types of devices on your system from which you can boot an
operating system. You may have more than one device of each type. If so, the
generic type is marked with a plus or minus sign. Use the <Enter> key to expand or
collapse the devices marked with <+> or <->. Press <Ctrl+Enter> to expand all such
devices.
To change a device’s priority, first select it with the up-or-down arrows, and move it
up or down using the <+> and <-> keys.

Use this menu to arrange and specify the priority of the devices from which
the BIOS will attempt to boot the Operating System.

CD-ROM Drive

Removable Devices
+Hard Drive
MBA v6.2.11 Slot 0208
MBA v6.2.11 Slot 0209

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Keys used to view or
configure devices:
<Enter> expands or
collapses devices with a
+ or ­<Ctrl+Enter> expands all

Item Specific Help

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

F1 Help

↑↓ Select Item

-/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit

↔ Select Menu

Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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Exit Saving Changes

When you want to quit the Setup menu, you can select this option to save the
changes and quit.

Exit Discarding Changes

When you want to quit the Setup menu, you can select this option to abandon the
changes.

Load Setup Defaults

The option allows users to restore all of the BIOS settings to the Optimal Defaults. The
Setup Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically
for the optimized performance of the mainboard.

Discard Changes

The option allows users to restore all of the BIOS settings to previous values.

Save Changes

The option allows users to save the changes without exiting Setup.

The Exit Menu

The following sections describe each of the options on this menu. Note that
<Esc> does not exit this menu. You must select one of the items from the menu or
menu bar to exit.

Exit Saving Changes

Exit Discarding Changes
Load Setup Defaults
Discard Changes
Save Changes

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Exit System Setup and
save your changes to
CMOS.

Item Specific Help

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit

F1 Help

↑↓ Select Item

-/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit

↔ Select Menu

Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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SCSI BIOS Setup

This chapter provides information on the Small Computer Sys­tem Interface (SCSI) BIOS setup utility and allows you to configure
the SCSI subsystem for optimum use.

You may need to run the SCSI BIOS setup utility when:
 You want to change the default SCSI controller settings for

customized features.

 You intend to manage any of the attached SCSI devices.

Appendix A: SCSI BIOS Setup (Optional)

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Entering SCSI BIOS

Control Keys

Use the following keys to navigate the SCSI BIOS menu items.

Selecting the SCSI Channel

After entering the SCSI BIOS by pressing the <Ctrl> + <A> key combination, you will
see the following menu appear on the screen.

Selecting the Management Type

The following screen will appear after you select the SCSI channel you intend to
manage. The menu will list two categories for you to choose what to do with the SCSI
channel. Move the cursor to the desired function and press <Enter>.

Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process.
When the message below appears on the screen, press <Ctrl> + <A> keys simulta­neously to enter SCSI BIOS utility.

YYY Press <Ctrl><A> for SCSISelect(TM) Utility ZZZ

<↑> <↓> <←> <→>

Move be tween different items

<Enter> Select the item or show the options of the

selected item

<Esc> Exit the menu or return to the main menu from

a submenu

<F6> Restore the default SCSI values

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Configure/View SCSI Controller Settings

Use this option for SCSI controller configurations.

SCSI Disk Utilities

Use this option to manage the attached SCSI device.

Would you like to configure the SCSI controller, or run the
SCSI Disk Utilities? Select the option and press <Enter>.

Configure/View SCSI Controller Settings

SCSI Disk Utilities

Options

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Configure/View SCSI Controller Settings

SCSI Bus Interface Definitions

SCSI Controller ID

The item is used to assign a SCSI ID to the SCSI controller. It is recommended that you
should leave the default setting unchanged. Settings: [0] ~ [15].

SCSI Controller Parity

Use the field to enable or disable SCSI parity error checking function. If any of your
SCSI devices does not support parity checking, disable this function. While disabling
the function, you should disable disconnections for all devices, as parity checking for
the reselection phase is NOT disabled. A non-parity device’s I/O operation will never
complete if the reselection fails due to a parity error.

SCSI Controller Termination

In order to have the SCSI bus function properly and reliably, termination at the ends of
the SCSI bus is necessary. Proper termination can ensure signal on the SCSI bus will
not reflect and cause data loss or errors. Settings options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

There are 8 items in the “Configure/View SCSI Controller Settings” screen. These
items display or allow you to change the SCSI controller’s settings. Use the arrow
keys to highlight the item and then press <Enter> to select the value you want in each
item or enter each item’s sub-menu screen.

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SCSI Bus Interface Definitions

SCSI Controller ID ................................... 7

SCSI Controller Parity .............................. Enabled

SCSI Controller Termination ................... Enabled

Additional Options

Boot Device Configuration ...................... Press <Enter>

SCSI Device Configuration ...................... Press <Enter>

Advanced Configuration .......................... Press <Enter>

<F6> -- Reset to SCSI Controller Defaults

Options

Interrupt (IRQ) Channel ........................... 11

I/O Port Address........................................ B000h, B400h

BIOS Information

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Additional Options

Boot Device Configuration

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu screen.

Boot SCSI Controllers

Select SCSI channel AIC-7901 to boot up the SCSI subsystem.

Boot SCSI ID

Specify a SCSI device to become the boot device by selecting its SCSI ID.
Setting options: [0] ~ [15].

Boot LUN Number

If a boot device has multiple logical units, you must specify the boot logical unit
number (LUN). If multiple LUN support is disabled, specifying a number here is
useless. Setting options: [0] ~ [7].

SCSI Device Configuration

Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu screen appears. The sub-menu screen
allows you to specify the configuration for each device on the SCSI bus.

Single Image

Master SCSI Controller.................... AI C-7 90 1 at slot 07 03:07:00

Select SCSI peripheral from which to boot

Boot SCSI Controller........................ A IC- 790 1 a t slot 07 03:07:00

Boot SCSI ID....................................... 0

Boot LUN Number............................0

Boot Device Configuration

Option Listed Below Has NO EFFECT if MULTI LUN Support is Disabled

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Sync Transfer Rate (MB/Sec)

The field allows you to specify the maximum synchronous data transfer rate
depending on the type of each SCSI device. Select [ASYN] to enable asynchro­nous negotiation for some older SCSI devices.

Packetized

When enabled, this option is supported by the device drivers. However, this
option is not supported by the BIOS.

QAS

When enabled, this option is supported by the device drivers. However, this
option is not supported by the BIOS.

Initiate Wide Negotiation

When set to Yes, the field allows wide SCSI hard drives to use 16-bit (2 bytes)
transfers.

Enable Disconnection

This field tells the SCSI controller whether or not to allow the specified SCSI
device to disconnect during an I/O transfer operation. The disconnection ability
frees the SCSI bus to allow other I/O processes and thus optimizes the SCSI
bus performance. Setting options: [Yes], [No].

SCSI Device ID #0 # 1 #2 # 3 # 4 #5 # 6 # 7

Sync Transfer Rate (MB/Sec) ........ 320 320 320 3 20 32 0 320 320 320

Packetized......................................... Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

QAS................................................... Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Initiate Wide Negotiation .............. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Enable Disconnection ..................... Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Send Start Unit Command............. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

BIOS Multiple LUN Support ......... No No No No No No No No

Include in BIOS Scan ...................... Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

SCSI Device ID #8 # 9 # 1 0 #11 #12 #13 #14 # 1 5

Sync Transfer Rate (MB/Sec) ........ 320 320 320 3 20 32 0 320 320 320

Packetized......................................... Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

QAS................................................... Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Initiate Wide Negotiation .............. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Enable Disconnection ..................... Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Send Start Unit Command............. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

BIOS Multiple LUN Support ......... No No No No No No No No

Include in BIOS Scan ...................... Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

SCSI Device Configuration

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Send Start Unit Command

When set to Yes, the SCSI controller sends the Start Unit command to the
specified SCSI device during bootup. The interface powers up the SCSI device
on-at-a-time during bootup, reducing the load on the computer’s power supply.
Setting options: [Yes], [No].

BIOS Multiple LUN Support

Select Yes when any SCSI device has multiple logical units. Setting options:
[Yes], [No].

Include in BIOS Scan

Selecting [Yes] allows the SCSI controller to control the SCSI device with its
SCSI ID. When set to [No], the SCSI controller does not control the specified
SCSI device by not scanning for the SCSI ID during bootup, but the boot time will
be decreased. Setting options: [Yes], [No].

Advanced Configuration

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu screen for advanced configuration.

Reset SCSI Bus at IC Initialization

Selecting Enabled will reset the SCSI bus the first time the SCSI controller is
initialized. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Display <Ctrl><A> Message During BIOS Initialization

When enabled, the message “Press <Ctrl><A> for SCSISelect(TM) Utility” ap­pears on the screen during bootup. If disabled, the message does not show up,
but you can still press <Ctrl> + <A> key combination to enter the SCSI BIOS
utility. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Extended Int 13 Translation for DOS Drives > 1 GByte

The field allows SCSI hard disk drives greater than 1 GB to use a translation
scheme of 255 heads, 63 sectors per track. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Reset SCSI Bus at IC Initialization................................................... Enabled

Display <Ctrl><A> Message During BIOS Initialization............ Enabled

Extended Int 13 Translation for DOS Drives > 1 GByte .............. Enabled

POST Display Mode .......................................................................... Verbose

SCSI Controller Int 13 Support ........................................................ Enabled

Domain Validation ............................................................................ Enabled

Support Removable Disks Under Int 13 as Fixed Disks .............. Disabled

BIOS Support for Bootable CD-ROM.............................................. Enabled

Advanced Configuration

Option Listed Below Has NO EFFECT if MULTI LUN Support is Disabled

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POST Display Mode

The field determines how much information about your SCSI controller and
devices appear on the screen during bootup. For the most complete information,
choose [Diagnostic]. For a faster boot, select [Silent]. Setting options: [V erbose],
[Silent], [Diagnostic].

SCSI Controller Int 13 Support

The field allows you to enable or disable the support for Int 13h. The software
interrupt “Int 13h” is the interface through which the operating system or appli­cation is able to pass commands to hard disk drives, such as reading, writing
and formatting. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled: NOT scan], [Disabled: scan
bus].

Domain Validation

When enabled, these options are available if they are implemented in the device
drivers. However, this option is not supported by the BIOS.

Support Removable Disks Under Int13 as Fixed Disks

When [Boot Only] is selected, only the removable media drive designated as the
boot device will be treated as a hard disk drive. When [All Disks] is selected, all
removable media drives supported by the BIOS are treated as hard disk drives.
If selecting [Disabled], no removable media drive is treated as a hard disk drive
and the removable media drives must be controlled by the OS drivers.

BIOS Support for Bootable CD-ROM

When enabled, the SCSI controller BIOS supports bootable CD-ROM under the
El Torito specification. If booting from a hard disk or other device, make sure no
bootable CD-ROM is inserted or disable this option.

BIOS Information

Interrupt (IRQ) Channel

Displays the IRQ line assigned to the SCSI channel.

I/O Port Address

Displays the I/O port address assigned to the SCSI channel.

A-9

SCSI BIOS Setup

Select the SCSI device which you want to manage by highlighting the item and press
<Enter>. The following dialog box appears. Select the function you want to perform.

Format Disk

The utility performs low-level formatting of a hard disk drive. The function might take
several hours to complete.

Verify Disk Media

This utility verifies that the drive is functioning properly. Verifying function will scan
for media defects on the disk.

SCSI ID# 0: HITACHI DK32DJ-18MW
Firmware: G2G2
Capacity: 17GB

Format Disk
Verify Disk Media

Disk Utilities

AIC-7901 at slot 07, 03:07:00

SCSI ID#0: No device
SCSI ID#1: No device
SCSI ID#2: No device
SCSI ID#3: No device
SCSI ID#4: No device
SCSI ID#5: No device
SCSI ID#6: No device
SCSI ID#7: Adaptec AIC-7901
SCSI ID#8: No device
SCSI ID#9: No device
SCSI ID#10: No device
SCSI ID#11: No device
SCSI ID#12: No device
SCSI ID#13: No device
SCSI ID#14: No device
SCSI ID#15: No device

Select SCSI Disk and press <Enter>