Supermicro PDSM4 Plus, PDSME Plus User Manual

PDSM4+
PDSME+

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.1b

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Preface

Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and
knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of
the
single Intel Core 2 Duo/E6000/Xeon 3000 Series/Pentium D (Dual-Core)/Pentium
4 Extreme Edition/Pentium 4/Celeron D LGA (Land Grid Array) 775 Processors at
system bus speeds of 1066 MHz/800 MHz/533 MHz. The LGA 775 Core 2 Duo/
E6000/Xeon 3000 Series/Pentium D /Pentium 4/Celeron D Processor is housed in a
Flip-Chip Land Grid Array (FC-LGA4) package that interfaces with the motherboard
via an LGA775 socket. The PDSM4+/PDSME+ supports the Intel Hyper-Threading
(HT) Technology, the EM64T Technology, the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technol­ogy (EIST) and the Matrix Storage Technology. Please refer to the motherboard
specifi cations pages on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/Product) for
updates or visit Intel's web site for processor support. This product is intended to
be professionally installed.

PDSM4+/PDSME+ motherboard. The PDSM4+/PDSME+ supports

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 describes the features, specifi cations and performance of the mainboard

and provides detailed information about the chipset.
Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when

installing the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into
the system.

If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes troubleshooting
procedures for the video, the memory and the system setup stored in the CMOS.

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

Appendix A and Appendix B provide BIOS POST Messages and POST Codes.
Appendix C, Appendix D and Appendix E list HostRAID Setup Guidelines and

Other Software Driver and Program Installation Instructions.

Conventions Used in the Manual

Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and
to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself:

Danger/Caution: Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic
system failure or to avoid bodily injury.

Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installation or
to prevent damage to the components.

Note: Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure cor-

rect system setup.

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Table of Contents

Preface

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

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

Conventions Used in the Manual ................................................................................. ii

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

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

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

PDSM4+/PDSME+ Image ......................................................... 1-3

PDSM4+/PDSME+ Layout .......................................................... 1-4

PDSM4+/PDSME+ Quick Reference .......................................... 1-5

Motherboard Features .............................................................................. 1-6

Intel 3010 Chipset: System Block Diagram ............................................... 1-8

1-2 Chipset Overview ........................................................................................... 1-9

1-3 Special Features ........................................................................................... 1-10

Recovery from AC Power Loss .............................................................. 1-10

1-4 PC Health Monitoring .................................................................................... 1-10

1-5 ACPI Features .............................................................................................. 1-11

1-6 Power Supply ............................................................................................... 1-12

1-7 Super I/O ........................................................................................................1-13

Chapter 2: Installation

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

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

2-3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis ..................................................... 2-5

2-4 Installing DDR 2 Memory ............................................................................... 2-6

2-5 Control Panel Connectors and I/O Ports ........................................................ 2-8

2-6 Connecting Cables ......................................................................................... 2-8

A. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports ................................................................. 2-8

B. Front Control Panel ...................................................................................... 2-9

C. Front Control Panel Pin Defi nitions ........................................................... 2-10

NMI Button ............................................................................................. 2-10

PWR LED ...............................................................................................2-10

HDD LED ................................................................................................. 2-11

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators ..................................................................... 2-11

OH/Fan Fail LED .....................................................................................2-12

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Reset Button ............................................................................................ 2-13

PWR Button ............................................................................................. 2-13

2-6 Connecting Cables ....................................................................................... 2-14

ATX Power Connector ............................................................................ 2-14

Processor Power Connector .................................................................. 2-14

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ..................................................................... 2-15

Chassis Intrusion .................................................................................... 2-15

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports ............................................2-16

Serial Ports ............................................................................................... 2-16

PWR LED ................................................................................................ 2-17

External Speaker/Internal Buzzer Header ................................................2-17

GLAN Ports ..............................................................................................2-18

Power Fault .............................................................................................. 2-18

Fan Headers .............................................................................................2-19

Wake-On-Ring .........................................................................................2-20

Wake-On-LAN ..........................................................................................2-20

VGA Connector ........................................................................................2-21

Alarm Reset ..............................................................................................2-21

PWR SMB Connector .............................................................................. 2-22

2-7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-23

Explanation of Jumpers ......................................................................... 2-23

GLAN Enable/Disable ..............................................................................2-23

CMOS Clear ........................................................................................... 2-24

Watch Dog Enable ................................................................................... 2-24

SMBus to PCI/PCI-E Slots ....................................................................... 2-25

VGA Enable ..............................................................................................2-25

SCSI Enable/Disable ................................................................................ 2-26

SCSI Termination Enable/Disable ............................................................ 2-26

Force PWR-ON Enable/Disable ............................................................... 2-27

Keyboard Wake-Up .................................................................................. 2-28

USB Wake-Up .......................................................................................... 2-28

2-8 Onboard Indicators ....................................................................................... 2-29

GLAN LED Indicators ............................................................................... 2-29

Onboard Power LED ................................................................................ 2-30

POST LED Indicators ............................................................................... 2-30

2-9 Floppy, Hard Drive, SIM 1U IPMI and SCSI Connections ........................... 2-31

Floppy Connector ................................................................................... 2-31

IDE Connector ........................................................................................ 2-32

SIM 1U IPMI ............................................................................................ 2-32

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Ultra 320 SCSI Connectors ......................................................................2-33

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 Confi guration ................................................ 3-2

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

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

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

Chapter 4: BIOS

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

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

4-3 Main BIOS Setup .............................................................................................4-2

4-4 Advanced Setup ............................................................................................... 4-7

4-5 Security Setup ...............................................................................................4-18

4-6 Boot Setup ......................................................................................................4-19

4-7 Exit ..................................................................................................................4-20

Appendices:

Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages ..........................................................................A-1

Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes ................................................................................ B-1

Appendix C: Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines ..........................................................C-1

Appendix D: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines ....................................................D-1

Appendix E: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers ................................... E-1

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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.

All the following items are Included in the retail box.

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

One (1) IDE cable (CBL-036L-02)

One (1) fl oppy drive ribbon cable (CBL-022L)

Four (4) SATA cables (CBL-044L) (PDSME+ only) (For retail only)

Two (2) SATA cables (CBL-044L) (PDSM4+ only) (For retail only)

One (1) SCSI cable (CBL-034L-U320) (PDSM4+ only) (For retail only)

One (1) I/O shield (CSE-PT07L)

One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

One (1) SCSI Ultra 320 User's Manual (PDSM4+ only)

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
980 Rock Ave.
San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] (General Information)
[e-mail] (Technical Support)
Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.
Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] (General Information)
[e-mail] (Technical Support)
[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacifi c

Address: Super Micro, Taiwan
4F, No. 232-1 Liancheng Road
Chung-Ho 235, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw
Technical Support:
Email: [e-mail]
Tel: [phone], ext.132 or 139

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PDSM4+/PDSME+ Image

Chapter 1: Introduction

An Important Note to the User

• All images and layouts shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB
Revision available at the time of publishing. The motherboard you've received
may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual.

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Motherboard Layout

(not drawn to scale)

SI/O

Floppy

COM2

HW
793

C

2

PWR I

PW4

J27

JPR1

KB/MS

J28

USB 1,2

J15

COM1

JPWAKE

JPUSB1

CPU Fan6

J31

VGA

Dural Core CPU

J16

GLAN1

LGA 775

JLAN1

GLAN2

JPL1
JPL2

Slot6

Slot5

Slot4

Slot7

PCI-E x8

PCI-X 133 MHz

PCI-X 133 MHz

PCI-E x4

Battery

JLAN2

Fan5

LAN
CTRL

LAN
CTRL

Buzzer

BIOS

®

Slot2

PCI-X#2 100MHz ZCR

J9

SPKR

Slot1

PCI-X#1 100MHz

UPER PDSM4+

S

SIM 1U Slot

Important Notes to the User

JPW2

8-pin PWR

PW3

DIMM#2B (Black)

DIMM#2A (Blue)

DIMM#1B (Black)

DIMM#1A (Blue)

JP6

JWOR

JP5

PXH

(Green Slot*PDSM4+)

J19

VGA
CTLR

24-Pin ATX PWR

North Bridge

LE3

LE4

JBT1

Video

Memory

WOL

JPA1

JPG1

USB3

J45

JUSB2

JL1

JPW1

JWD

JPF

ICH7R

South Bridge

SATA0

SATA2

SATA1

SATA3

SCSI
CTRL

JPA2

Fan1

LE1

Fan3

JLED

J3

JA1

Fan4

Fan2

FP CTRL

JF1

IDE

SCSI Channel

• All images and graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest
PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of this manual. The mother­board you've received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics
shown in this manual.

• See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front
panel connections.

• " " indicates the location of "Pin 1".

• When the LE1 LED is on, the 5V Standby PWR is on. Maker sure to remove

the power cable before installing or removing components.

• SCSI and PCI-X 100MHz ZCR (the Green Slot) are available for the PDSM4+

only.

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PDSM4+/PDSME+ Quick Reference

Jumper Description Default Setting

JP5/JP6 SMB to PCI Slots Open/Open (Disabled)
JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 2-7
JPA1 (*PDSM4+ only) SCSI Channel Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPA2 (*PDSM4+ only) SCSI Channel Termin.Enable Open (Enabled)
JPF Power Force-On Open (Disabled)
JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL1/JPL2 Giga-bit LAN 1/LAN 2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPUSB1(BP)/JPUSB2 (FP) BP/FP USB Wakeup Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPWAKE Keyboard/Mouse Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JWD Watch Dog Enable Pins 1-2 (Reset)
Connector Description
24-PIn ATX (JPW1) ATX 24-Pin Power Connector
8-Pin PWR (JPW2) 12V 8-pin Power Connector (Required)
Alarm Reset (JPR1) Alarm Reset Header
Buzzer Internal Buzzer
Chassis Intrusion (JL1) Chassis Intrusion Header
COM1(J31), COM2 COM Port 1 & COM 2 Header
DIMM#1A,#2A,#1B,#2B Memory (DIMM) Slots (1 through 4)
Fans 1-6 Chassis/System Fan headers (Fans 1-5) & CPU Fan6
FP Control (JF1) Front Panel Control Header
Floppy Connector (J27) Floppy Disk Connector
IDE1(J3) IDE Slot
KB/Mouse (J28) PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector
LAN1/LAN2 (JLAN1/2) Ethernet RJ45 (Gigabit LAN) Port1/Port2 Connectors
Power Fault (PW3) Power Fault Header (*See Chapter 2)
Power LED (JLED) PWR LED
Power I2C (PW4) Power SMBus (I2C)
SATA 0-3 (I-SATA 0-3) 4 Intel SATA Headers
SCSI (JA1) (*PDSM4+ only) SCSI Channel Connector
Slot 1/Slot 2 PCI-X 100 MHz/Slot/PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR Slot
Slot 4/Slot 7 PCI-Exp. x4 (Slot 4)/PCI-Exp. x8 (Slot 7)
Slots 5/6 PCI-X 133 MHz slots
SIM 1U SIM 1U IPMI Slot
Speaker (J9) Buzzer/Speaker Connector
USB1/2 (J15) Back Panel Universal Serial Bus Ports 1, 2
USB3/4(USB3/J45) Front Panel Accessible USB headers 3,4
VGA (J16) VGA Connector
WOL(WOL) Wake On LAN header
WOR(JWOR) Wake On Ring header
LED Indicator Description ((Refer to Section 2-8 in Chapter 2.)
LE 1 Onboard +5V Standby PWR warning LED Indicator
LE3/LE4 BIOS POST Code Indicators

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Motherboard Features

CPU  Latest CPU technology!

• Single Intel Core 2 Duo/E6000/Xeon 3000 Series/Pentium D (Dual-Core)/

Pentium 4 Extreme Edition/Pentium 4/Celeron D LGA (Land Grid Array) 775
Processors at system bus speeds of 1066 MHz/800 MHz/533 MHz.

• Hyper-Threading (HT), EM64T, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep (EIST) supported

Using the EM64T Feature

• Use a CPU that supports the EM64T Technology

• Install a 64-bit OS (Windows XP Professional x64 Ed, Server 2003x64 Ed.)

• Install the 64-bit drivers for all MB components, devices and add-on cards

Using the Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology

• Use a CPU that supports Hyper-Threading Technology

• Install an OS that supports HT, including Windows XP/2003 Server and Linux

2.4x. (Under Linux, use the HT compiler to compile the code. For other oper­ating systems, be sure to disable the HT feature in the BIOS.)

• Enable the HT feature in the BIOS (under "Advanced" Setting) before install­ing an OS. (*Note: visit www.Intel.com for CPU support and driver updates.)

OS Licensing Support

• Intel Dual-Core CPU supports: Windows 2000 Professional, Windows
Advanced Server, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, Windows
Server 2003 (Standard, Enterprise)

• Intel Dual-Core CPU and Hyper-Threading Technology supports: Windows

2000 Advanced Server, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, Windows
Server 2003 (Standard, Enterprise)

Memory  Latest memory technology! (*

• Four DIMM slots support Dual/Single Channel DDR2 667/533/400 MHz up

to 8 GB of ECC/Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR2 SDRAM.

Chipset  Latest Intel chipset technology!

• Intel 3010

• Intel ICH7R

• Intel PXH

Expansion Slots

• One (1) PCI-Express x4 slot (Slot 4)

• Two (2) PCI-X 64-Bit 133 MHz slots (Slot 5/Slot 6)

• One (1) PCI-X 64-Bit 100 MHz slot (Slot 1)/One (1) PCI-X 64-Bit 100 MHz
ZCR slot (*PDSM4+: Green Slot-Slot 2 w/AOC-LPZCR1 support)

• One (1) PCI-Express x8 slot (Slot 7)

• One (1) SIM 1U IPMI slot (J19)

Note: See Section 2-4 for details.)

BIOS

• 8Mb Firmware Hub Phoenix BIOS

• DMI 2.3, PCI 2.2, PCI-X 1.0,ACPI 1.0, Plug and Play (PnP), SMBIOS 2.3,
Hardware BIOS Virus Protection

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PC Health Monitoring

• Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores, Chipset Voltage, Memory Voltage,
+1.8V, +3.3V, +5V, +12V, and −12V

• CPU 4-phase-switching voltage regulator

• Status monitor for fan speed & System OH/Fan Fail LED/Control

• Pulse Width Modulation Fan Control & Low noise fan speed control

• Environmental temperature monitoring via BIOS

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

• SuperDoctor III, NMI

• System Resource alert via SuperDoctor III

ACPI Features

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• BIOS support for USB keyboard

• Main switch override mechanism

• Internal/external modem ring-on

Onboard I/O

• Adaptec Utlra 320 AIC-7901 SCSI Controller (*PDSM4+ only)

• 1 ATA/100 EIDE Channel

• Intel ICH7R SATA Controller, 4 connectors for 4 devices with support of RAID
functions 0, 1, 5 and 10 (*RAID 5: supported by Intel's RAID Controller only.)

• 1 fl oppy port interface (up to 2.88 MB)

• 1 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial port and 1 header

• Intel 82573V and 82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controllers

• PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports

• Up to 4 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2 ports and 2 headers

• VGA Connector

• SIM 1U IPMI Slot

• Super I/O (Winbond 83627HG), Hardware Monitoring: W83793

• ES1000 w/16MB Video Memory

Temperature

• Monitoring CPU, chassis environment

• CPU Thermal Trip support

• Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) (available if supported by the CPU)

Other

• Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

• Wake-on-Ring (WOR)

• Onboard +5vsb warning LED Indicator ("LE 1")

CD Utilities

• Drivers and software for Intel 3010 chipset utilities

Dimensions

• 9.6" (W) x 12" (L) (243.84 mmx 304.8 mm)

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VRM 11

FSB: 1066/800/533MHz

DIMM_CHA
DIMM_CHB

PRI_IDE

4 x SATA

PORTS

DDR2_667/533

UDMA/100

S-ATA/300

LGA775_PROCESSOR

ADDR

CTRL CTRL

ADDR

Intel 3010

MCH

DMI

ICH-7R

LPC

DATADATA

PCIE_x8

PCIE_x8

PCIE_x8

PCIE_x4

PCIE_x1

PCI_32_BUS

CK410 CLK

SCSI-7901

PCI-X BUS

2x PCIX_64

PCI-X BUS

PXH

PCI-X BUS

2x PCIX_64

PCIE_x4

SLOTS

2XGb_LAN

ES1000

USB

PORT_0~7

W83793

KB. FDD. SER.1

MS.

W83627HG
LPC I/O

SER.2

LPCUSB 2.0/1.1

IPMI I/F

IPMI

The Intel 3010 Chipset:

System Block Diagram

Note: This is a general block diagram and may not exactly represent

the features on your motherboard. See the following pages for the

actual specifi cations of each motherboard.

FWH

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1-2 Chipset Overview

The Intel 3010 chipset, designed for use with the Core 2 Duo/E6000/Xeon 3000
Series/Pentium D/Pentium 4 Processor in the 90nm Process in the LGA 775 Land
Grid Array Package, is comprised of two primary components: the Memory Control­ler Hub (MCH) and the I/O Controller Hub (ICH7R). In addition, Intel's PCI-X (PXH)
is used for added functionality. The PDSM4+/PDSME+ provides the performance
and feature-set required for the main-stream server market.

Memory Controller Hub (MCH)

The function of the MCH is to manage the data fl ow between four interfaces: the
CPU interface, the DDR2 System Memory Interface, the PCI Express Interface,
and the Direct Media Interface (DMI). The MCH is optimized for the Pentium 4
processor in the 65mm/90nm process in the LGA775 Land Grid Array Package. It
supports one or two channels of DDR2 SDRAM.

The I/O Controller (ICH7R) provides the data buffering and interface arbitration re­quired for the system to operate effi ciently. It also provides the bandwidth needed
for the system to maintain its peak performance. The Direct Media Interface (DMI)
provides the connection between the MCH and the ICH7R. The ICH7R supports
PCI-E devices, four Serial ATA ports, eight USB 2.0 ports/headers and two IDE
devices. In addition, the ICH7R offers the Intel Matrix Storage Technology which
provides various RAID options for data protection and rapid data access. It also
supports the next generation of client management through the use of PROActive
technology in conjunction with Intel's next generation Gigabit Ethernet controller.

Intel ICH7R System Features

The I/O Controller Hub provides the I/O subsystem with access to the rest of the
system. Functions and capabilities include:

*Advanced Confi guration and Power Interface, Version 2.0 (ACPI)
*Intel IIO External Design Specifi cation (EDS)
*3010 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) External Design Specifi cation (EDS)
*Intel I/O Controller Hub 7 (ICH7R ) Thermal Design Guideline
*Intel 82573 Platform LAN Connect (PLC) PCI Design
*Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface

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1-3 Special Features

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- on state. See the Power Lost Con­trol setting in the Advanced section (Boot Features) to change this setting. (Note:
Default: Last State).

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the PDSM4+/PDSME+.
All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health moni­toring.

Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores, Chipset Voltage,
Memory Voltage , +3.3V, +5V, +12V, and −12V (via SuperO Doctor)

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 defi ne the sensitivity of the voltage
monitor.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control

The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans. The onboard
CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS (under
Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting).

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-defi ned
threshold. The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU. Once it detects
that the CPU temperature is too high, it will automatically turn on the thermal fan
control 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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CPU Overheat LED and Control

This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function
in the BIOS. This allows the user to defi ne an overheat temperature. When this tem-
perature is exceeded, both the overheat fan and the warning LED are triggered.

System Resource Alert

This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS
environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux. Supero Doctor is used to
notify the user of certain system events. For example, if the system is running low
on virtual memory and there is insuffi cient hard drive space for saving the data,
you can be alerted of the potential problem. You can also confi gure Supero Doctor
to provide you with warnings when the system temperature goes beyond a pre­defi ned range.

1-5 ACPI Features

ACPI stands for Advanced Confi guration and Power Interface. The ACPI specifi -
cation defi nes a fl exible 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 confi guration control. ACPI leverages the Plug
and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture-independent
implementation that is compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows
2003 Server Operating Systems.

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.

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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. Pressing the power button again
to "wake-up" the whole system. 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 press 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. 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 defi ned as the ability of a management application to remotely
power up a computer that is powered off. Remote PC setup, up-dates and asset
tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffi c is kept to
a minimum and users are not interrupted. The motherboard has a 3-pin header
(WOL) to connect to the 3-pin header on a Network Interface Card (NIC) that has
WOL capability. In addition, an onboard LAN controller can also support WOL
without any connection to the WOL header. The 3-pin WOL header is to be used
with a LAN add-on card only.

Note: Wake-On-LAN requires an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply.

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.

The PDSM4+/PDSME+ can only accommodate 24-pin ATX power supplies. Al­though most power supplies generally meet the specifi cations required by the CPU,
some are inadequate. In addition, the 12V 8-pin power connection is also required
to ensure adequate power supply to the system. Also your power supply must
supply 1.5A for the Ethernet ports. It is strongly recommended that you use a high
quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specifi cation 2.01 or above. It
must also be SSI compliant (info at http://www.ssiforum.org/). Additionally, in areas
where noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to install a line fi lter
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.

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1-7 Super I/O

The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a fl oppy 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 fl oppy 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). 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), Bidirectional Printer
Port (BPP), Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) or Extended Capabilities Port (ECP).

The Super I/O provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced Confi guration
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.

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Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electro-Static-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent
damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully . The following
measures are generally suffi cient 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.

• Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery. Do not install the onboard
upside down battery to avoid possible explosion.

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 Processor and Heatsink Fan Installation

When handling the processor package, avoid placing
direct pressure on the label area of the fan.

(*Notes: 1. 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 heatsink.

2. Intel's boxed Pentium 4 CPU package contains the CPU fan and heatsink as­sembly. If you buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use only Intel-certifi ed
multi-directional heatsink and fan.

3. The Intel Pentium 4 LGA 775 heatsink and fan comes with a push-pin design
and no tool is needed for installation.

4. Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU
heatsink and fan.)

5. When purchasing an LGA 775 CPU or when receiving a motherboard with an LGA
775 CPU pre-installed, make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of
the CPU pins are bent; otherwise, contact the retailer immediately.

6. Refer to the MB Features Section for more details on CPU support.

Installation of the LGA775 Processor

Socket Lever

Load Plate

1. Press the socket lever to release
the load plate, which covers the CPU
socket, from its locking position.

2. Gently lift the socket lever to open
the load plate.

Load Plate

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3. Locate Pin 1 on the CPU socket. (*Note:

Pin 1 is the corner marked with a triangle).
Please note that the North Key and the
South Key are located vertically in the
CPU housing.

4. Position the motherboard in such a way

that Pin 1 of the CPU socket is located at
the left bottom of the CPU housing.

5. Use your thumb and your index fi nger to

hold the CPU at the North Center Edge and
the South Center Edge of the CPU.

6. Align Pin 1 of the CPU with Pin 1 of the

socket. Once aligned, carefully lower the
CPU straight down to the socket. (Do not
drop the CPU on the socket. Do not move
the CPU horizontally or vertically. Do not
rub the CPU against the surface or against
any pins of the socket to avoid damage to
the CPU or the socket.)

North Key

Pin 1

South Key

North Center Edge

South Center Edge

7. With the CPU inside the socket, inspect

the four corners of the CPU to make sure
that the CPU is properly installed.

8. Use your thumb to gently push the lever

down and lock it in the hook.

9. If the CPU is properly installed into the

socket, the plastic cap will be automatically
released from the load plate when the lever
is pushed into the hook. Remove the plastic
cap from the motherboard.

(Warning: Please keep the plastic
cap. The motherboard and the CPU
must be shipped with the plastic cap prop­erly installed to protect the CPU pins. Ship­ment without the CPU plastic cap properly
installed will void the warranty.)

Plastic cap is released
from the load plate if
CPU properly installed.

Socket Lever

CPU in the CPU socket

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Installation of the Heatsink

1. Locate the CPU Fan on the mother­board. (Refer to the layout on the right
for the CPU Fan location.)

2. Position the heatsink in such a way
that the heatsink fan wires are closest
to the CPU fan and are not interfered
with other components.

3. Inspect the CPU Fan wires to make
sure that the wires are routed through
the bottom of the heatsink.

4. Remove the thin layer of the protec­tive fi lm from the copper core of the
heatsink.

(*Warning: CPU overheat may occur if
the protective fi lm is not removed from
the heatsink.)

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CPU

5. Apply the proper amount of thermal
grease on the CPU. (*Note: if your
heatsink came with a thermal pad,
please ignore this step.)

6. If necessary, rearrange the wires
to make sure that the wires are not
pinched between the heatsink and the
CPU. Also make sure to keep clear­ance between the fan wires and the
fi ns of the heatsink.

7. Align the four heatsink fasteners
with the mounting holes on the mother­board. Gently push the pairs of diago­nal fasteners (#1 & #2, and #3 & #4)
into the mounting holes until you hear a
click. (*Note: Make sure to orient each
fastener in a way that the narrow end of
the groove is pointing outward.)

Fan Wires

Heatsink Fins

Heatsink
Fastener

#1

#4

#3

#2

Narrow end of the groove
points outward

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8. Repeat Step 6 to insert all four heatsink

fasteners into the mounting holes.

9. Once all four fasteners are securely

inserted into the mounting holes and the
heatsink is properly installed on the moth­erboard, connect the heatsink fan wires to
the CPU Fan connector.

Heatsink Removal

1. Unplug the power cord from the power

supply.

2. Disconnect the heatsink fan wires from the

CPU fan header.

3. Use your fi nger tips to gently press on the

fastener cap and turn it counterclockwise
to make a 1/4 (90
fastener upward to loosen it.

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4. Repeat Step 3 to loosen all fasteners from

the mounting holes.

5. With all fasteners loosened, remove the

heatsink from the CPU.

2-3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis

All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fi t different types of chassis.
Make sure that the locations 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 that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in
tightly. Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray.
(Note: some components are very close to the mounting holes. Please take all
necessary precautionary measures to prevent damage done to these components
when installing the motherboard into the chassis.)

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2-4 Installing DDR 2 Memory

Memory Module Installation (the fi gure on the next page.)

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing memory modules

to prevent any possible damage.

1. Insert each DDR 2 memory module vertically into its slot. Pay attention to the
notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the module incor­rectly. (See support information below.)

2. Gently press down on the memory module until it snaps into place.

Support

The PDSM4+/PDSME+ supports Dual/Single channel, ECC/Non-ECC unbuf-

fered DDR 2 667/533/400 SDRAM. Both interleaved and non-interleaved
memory are supported, so you may populate any number of DIMM slots.
(Populating DIMM#1A,DIMM#2A, and/or DIMM#1B, DIMM#2B with memory
modules of the same size and of the same type will result in two-way in­terleaved memory which is faster than the single channel, non-interleaved
memory. When ECC memory is used, it may take 25-40 seconds for the VGA
to display.)

*Notes

1. Due to chipset limitation, 8GB Memory can only be supported by the following
operating systems:

32-Bit: Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise

Edition;

64-Bit: Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition, Windows XP Professional

x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition.

2. You may install a maximum of 2GB DIMMs on each slot; however, only DDR 2
533 2GB density modules are available for this confi guration.

3. Some old-version of DDR 2-667 may not match Intel's On-Die-Temperature
requirement and will automatically be down-graded to run @ 533 MHz, If this
occurs, contact your memory vendor to check the ODT value.)

4. Due to memory allocation to system devices, memory remaining available for
operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used. The reduction in
memory availability is disproportional. (Refer to the Memory Availability Table
below for details.

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Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability

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System Device Size Physical Memory

Firmware Hub fl ash memory
(System BIOS)

Local APIC 4 KB 3.99
Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3.99
I/O APIC (4 Kbytes) 4 KB 3.99
PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3.76
PCI Express (256 MB) 256 MB 3.51
PCI Enumeration Area 2 (if

needed) -Aligned on 256-MB
boundary-

VGA Memory 16 MB 2.85
TSEG 1 MB 2.84
Memory available to OS and

other applications

1 MB 3.99

512 MB 3.01

Remaining (-Available)
(4 GB Total System Memory)

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

DDR2

To Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it

snaps into place. Pay attention to the alignment notch at
the bottom.

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2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports

The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specifi cation. See the
fi gure below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports.

A. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports

Back Panel I/O Port Locations and Defi nitions

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1. Keyboard (Purple)

2. PS/2 Mouse (Green)

3. Backpanel USB 1

4. Backpanel USB 2

5. COM Port 1 (Turquoise)

6. VGA Port (Blue)

7. Gigabit LAN 1

8.Gigabit LAN 2

(See Section 2-5 for details.)

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B. Front Control Panel

JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally located
on a control panel at the front of the chassis. These connectors are designed
specifi cally for use with Supermicro server chassis. See the fi gure below for the
descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators. Refer to the
following section for descriptions and pin defi nitions.

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Ground

NMI

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Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

PWR Fail LED

Ground

Ground

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

PWR

2

1

Reset Button

Power Button

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C. Front Control Panel Pin Defi nitions

NMI Button

The non-maskable interrupt button
header is located on pins 19 and 20
of JF1. Refer to the table on the right
for pin defi nitions.

Power LED

The Power LED connection is located
on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the
table on the right for pin defi nitions.

NMI Button

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
19 Control
20 Ground

Power LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
15 +5V
16 Ground

A. NMI
B. PWR LED

JPWAKE

KB/MS

USB 1,2

SI/O

JPUSB1

COM1

VGA

GLAN1

GLAN2

Fan5

LAN
CTRL

LAN

JPL1
JPL2

CTRL

Buzzer

BIOS

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COM2

PWR I

JPR1

HW
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Dural Core CPU

LGA 775

Slot7

PCI-E x8

Slot6

PCI-X 133 MHz

Slot5

PCI-X 133 MHz

Slot4

PCI-E x4

Battery

Slot2

PCI-X#2 100MHz ZCR

Slot1

PCI-X#1 100MHz

SIM 1U Slot

JPW2

8-pin PWR

PW3

DIMM#2B (Black)
DIMM#2A (Blue)

DIMM#1B (Black)
DIMM#1A (Blue)

CPU Fan6

JP6

JP5

PXH

(Green Slot*PDSM4+)

JWOR

VGA
CTLR

24-Pin ATX PWR

North Bridge

LE3

LE4

Video

Memory

WOL

JPA1

JPG1

USB3

JUSB2

JL1

JWD

JPF

ICH7R

South Bridge

JBT1

SATA0

SATA1

SCSI
CTRL

SATA2
SATA3

JPA2

Fan2

Fan1

FP CTRL

Fan3

JLED

OH/Fan Fail LED

IDE

LE1

SCSI Channel

Fan4

Ground

B

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

PWR Fail LED

X

Ground

Ground

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NMI

A

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

PWR

2

1

Reset Button

Power Button

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