Supermicro PDSML-LN1+, PDSML-LN2+, PDSML-E+, Supero PDSML-LN1+, Supero PDSML-LN2+ User Manual

PDSML-LN1+
PDSML-LN2+
PDSML-E+

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.1b

Manual Revision: Rev. 1.1b

Release Date: June 9, 2009

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Preface

About This Manual

This man u al i s wr i tten for syste m in t egra tors , PC t echn ician s an d

knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the

PDSML-LN1+/PDSML-LN2+/PDSML-E+ motherboard. It supports single

Intel® Xeon® 3200/3000, Core™ 2 Duo Series, Pentium® D (Dual-Core), Pentium

4, and Celeron® D LGA (Land Grid Array) 775 Processors at system bus speeds of

1066/800/533 MHz. The processor is housed in a Flip-Chip Land Grid Array (FC-

LGA4) package that interfaces with the motherboard via an LGA775 socket. The

PDSML-LN1+/PDSML-LN2+/PDSML-E+ also supports Intel Hyper-Threading (HT)

technology, EM64T technology, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST) and

Matrix Storage Technology. Please refer to the motherboard specications pages

on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/) for updates or

visit Intel's web site for processor support. This product is intended to be installed

and serviced by a professional technician.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 describes features, specications and detailed information about the

motherboard and the chipset.

Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when

installing the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into

the system.

Chapter 3 describes troubleshooting procedures for the video, the memory and the

system setup stored in CMOS if you encounter problems.

Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on

running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A and Appendix B list BIOS POST Error Codes and Messages. Ap-

pendix C provides Software Installation Instructions.

Conventions Used in the Manual

Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation
of the components 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

correct system setup.

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Table of Contents

Preface

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

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

Conventions Used in the Manual .................................................................................. iii

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

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

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

PDSML-LN1+/PDSML-LN2+/PDSML-E+ Image ....................... 1-3

PDSML-LN1+/PDSML-LN2+/PDSML-E+ Layout ....................... 1-4

PDSML-LN1+/PDSML-LN2+/PDSML-E+ Quick Reference ........ 1-5

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

Intel 3000/3010 Chipset: System Block Diagram .................................... 1-8

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

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

1-8 Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) .......................................... 1-13

Chapter 2: Installation

2-1 Electro-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/IO Ports ................................................................. 2-8

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

B. Front Control Panel ...................................................................................... 2-8

C. Front Control Panel Pin Denitions ............................................................. 2-9

NMI Button ............................................................................................... 2-9

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

HDD LED ................................................................................................. 2-10

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators ..................................................................... 2-10

Overheat/Fan Fail LED ............................................................................2-11

Power Fail LED .........................................................................................2-11

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Reset Button ............................................................................................ 2-12

Power Button ........................................................................................... 2-12

2-6 Connecting Cables ....................................................................................... 2-13

ATX Power Connector .......................................................................... 2-13

Processor Power Connector ................................................................. 2-13

Serial Ports ............................................................................................... 2-14

Chassis Intrusion ...................................................................................... 2-14

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

GLAN (Ethernet Ports) ............................................................................. 2-15

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

Speaker Connector ................................................................................ 2-16

Fan Headers .......................................................................................... 2-17

Wake-On-Ring .......................................................................................... 2-18

Wake-On-LAN .......................................................................................... 2-18

VGA Connector ........................................................................................ 2-19

Power LED ............................................................................................... 2-19

Power Fault .............................................................................................. 2-20

Power SMB Connector ............................................................................. 2-20

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

2-7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-22

Explanation of Jumpers ......................................................................... 2-22

GLAN Enable/Disable ............................................................................ 2-22

CMOS Clear ........................................................................................... 2-23

VGA Enable .............................................................................................. 2-23

Power Force On Enable ........................................................................... 2-24

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C Bus to PCI/PCI-E Slots ...................................................................... 2-24

2-8 Onboard Indicators ....................................................................................... 2-25

GLAN LEDs .............................................................................................. 2-25

2-9 Floppy, Hard Disk Drive, and IPMI 2.0 Connections .................................... 2-26

Floppy Connector .................................................................................... 2-26

IDE Connectors ........................................................................................ 2-27

IPMI 2.0 Slot ............................................................................................. 2-27

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

Table of Contents

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

Losing the System’s Setup Con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 ............................................................................................. 4-3

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 Error Messages ................................................................A-1

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

Appendix C: Installing Software Drivers and the Operating System .........................C-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 motherboards are designed with the utmost

attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and perfor-

mance.

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 items below are included in the retail box only

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

One (1) IDE cable (CBL-0036L-02)

One (1) oppy drive ribbon cable (CBL-0022L)*

Four (4) SATA cables (CBL-0044L)*

One (1) IO Shield (CSE-PT07L)*

One (1) IO Shield (CSE-PT2)**

One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

*For the PDSML-LN2+ and PDSML-E+ only

**For the PDSML-LN1+ only

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Contacting Super Micro

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-Paci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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PDSML-LN1+/PDSML-LN2+/PDSML-E+ Image

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 of this manual. The motherboard

you've received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown

in this manual.

• Please see Note 5 on Page 1-4.

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Important Notes to the User

• Note 1 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.

• Note 2 See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1

front panel connections.

•Note 3 " " indicates the location of Pin 1.

•Note 4 When the LE1 LED is on, onboard power is on. Maker sure to unplug

the AC power cord before installing or removing components.

•Note 5 IPMI and LAN2 are available on the PDSML-LN2+ and PDSML-E+

only. To use IPMI, install the optional AOC-SIM1U/SIM1U+ or AOC-SIMLC

IPMI card on the IPMI slot (J19). Please refer to page 1-13 for more informa-

tion.

Motherboard Layout

(not drawn to scale)

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UPER PDSML-LN1+/LN2+/E+

®

LGA 775 CPU

KB/MS

JLAN1

Intel

3000

North Bridge

4naF

24-Pin ATX PWR

ICH7R

South Bridge

J 2 8

8-pin PWR

Battery

J 9

USB 1/2

J15

VGA

JG1

JLAN2

COM2

Floppy

DIMM 2B

PCI-E x8

BIOS

JPW1

J27

3J

IDE

JP F

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1

DIMM 2

DIMM 3

DIMM 4

Fan1

JPW2

J 8

Fan5

LAN
CTRL2

JPL 2

JPL 1

WOL

JWOR

rezzuB

J45

JL1

JI

2

C1

JBT1

J46

SATA1

JPG1

Fan3

FP CTRL

JF1

Fan2

USB3/4

LAN
CTRL1

SPKR

JI2C2

IPMI

J19

Slot6

SBX: PCI-33 MHz

VGA
CTRL

PCI2

J10

PCI-E x4

Slot5

PCI1

Slot4

PCI-33 MHz

LE 3

COM1

J 3 1

VGA

Memory

LE 4

LE 1

JS1

JS2

JS3

JS4

JLED

Fan6

CPU
Fan

JPR1

PW3

PWRFault

PW4

PWR SMB

(*LN2+)

(*LN2+)

USB5/6

SATA0

SATA2

SATA3

PDSML-E+ Only

3010

OR

Intel

S I/O

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PDSML-LN1+/PDSML-LN2+/PDSML-E+ Quick Reference

Jumpers Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 2-7

JI2C1/JI2C2 I2C Bus to PCI Slots 1/2 Open (Disabled)

JPF Power Force-On Open (Disabled)

JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL1/JPL2 (Note) Giga-bit LAN 1/2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

Connectors Description

24-PIn ATX (JPW1) ATX 24-pin Power Connector

8-Pin PWR (JPW2) 12V 8-pin PWR Connector

Alarm Reset (JPR1) Redundant Power Alarm Reset

Chassis Intrusion (JL1) Chassis Intrusion Header

COM1 (J31), COM2 COM Port 1 & COM 2 Header
DIMM#1A,#2A,#1B,#2B Memory (DIMM) Slots (DIMM 1-DIMM 4)

Fans 1-6 System Fan Headers (Fans 1-5), Fan6: CPU Fan

FP Control (JF1) Front Panel Control Header

Floppy Connector (J27) Floppy Disk Connector

IDE (J3) IDE#1 Slot

IPMI (Note) IPMI 2.0 Slot

KB/MS (J28) PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connectors

LAN1-LAN2 (JLAN1/2)(Note) Ethernet RJ45 (Gigabit LAN) Port1/Port2 Connections

Power Fault (PW3) Power Fault Header

Power LED (JLED) PWR LED Header

Power SMB (I2C) (PW4) Power SMB (System Management Bus) Connector

SATA 0-3 Intel SATA Ports (#1-#4)

Slot 4 PCI 32-bit 33MHz slot

Slot 5 PCI-Express x4 slot

Slot 6 + SBX PCI-Express x8 slot + SBX: PCI 32-bit 33MHz slot

Speaker (J9) Speaker Connector (Pins 3-4:Internal,Pins 1-4:External)

USB1/2 (J15) Back Panel Universal Serial Bus Ports 1,2

USB3/4 (J46),USB5/6 (J45) Front Panel Accessible USB Ports 3,4,5,6

VGA (JG1) VGA Connector

WOL (WOL) Wake On LAN header

WOR (JWOR) Wake On Ring header

LED Indicator Description (*(Refer to Addendum A)

LE 1 Onboard PWR warning LED Indicator

LE3/LE4 BIOS POST Code Indicators

Note: JPL2, IPMI and LAN2 are available on the PDSML-LN2+ and PDSML-E+only.

Please refer to Note 5 on the previous page.

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Motherboard Features

Processor

• Single Intel Xeon 3200/3000/Core 2 Duo Series//Pentium D dual-core/Pentium

4/Celeron D processors at system bus speeds of 1066/800/533 MHz.

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

The EM64T Feature is supported when:

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

• 64-bit drivers for all MB components, devices and add-on cards are installed

on the motherboard.

Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology is supported when:

• A CPU that supports Hyper-Threading Technology is used,

• An OS that supports HT is installed onboard, 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.)

• HT features are enabled in the BIOS (under the "Advanced" Setting) before

a supported OS is installed. (Note: visit www.Intel.com for CPU support and

driver updates.)

Memory

• Four DIMM slots support dual Channel DDR2 667/533 MHz up to 8 GB of Unbuf-

fered ECC/Non-ECC SDRAM.

Chipset

• Intel 3000 (PDSML-LN1+ and PDSML-LN2+)

• Intel 3010 (PDSML-E+)

• Intel ICH7R

Expansion Slots

• Two (2) PCI 32-Bit/33 MHz slots (Slot 4 & SBX)

• Two (2) PCI-Express slots: x4 (Slot 5) & x8 (Slot 6)

BIOS

• 8Mb Firmware Hub, Phoenix® BIOS 

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

Virus Protection

PC Health Monitoring

• Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core, Memory, +1.5V, +1.8V, +3.3V, +5V, +5V

Standby, +12V, −12V, Vbatt and VTT.

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

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

• SuperDoctor III, NMI

• System Resource alert via SuperDoctor III

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ACPI Features

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• BIOS support for USB keyboard/Mouse

• Main switch override mechanism

• External modem ring-on

Onboard I/O

• One ATA/100 EIDE Channel

• Intel ICH7R SATA Controller, 4 connectors for 4 devices with support of RAID

0, 1, 5 and 10 (Note)

• One oppy port interface (up to 2.88 MB)

• One Fast UART 16550 compatible serial port

• Two Intel single-port 82573 V/L PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controllers with two

GLAN ports (82573L for LN1) (See Note on the following page)

• PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports

• Up to 6 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports

• VGA Connector

• One IPMI 2.0 Slot (Note)

• Super I/O (Winbond® 83627 HG) with hardware monitoring

• XGI® Volari® Graphics with16MB DDR 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 Standby PWR warning LED Indicator ("LE 1")

CD Utilities

• Drivers and software for Intel 3000 chipset utilities

Dimensions

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

Note: IPMI and LAN2 options are available on the PDSML-LN2+ and PDSML-E+

only.

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The Intel 3000/3010 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 specications of the motherboard.

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1-2 Chipset Overview

The Intel 3000/3010 chipset is comprised of two primary components: the Memory

Controller Hub (MCH) and the I/O Controller Hub (ICH7R). With the capabilities

provided by the Intel 3000/3010 chipset, the PDSML-LN1+/PDSML-LN2+/PDSML-E+

provides the performance and feature-set required for cost-effective UP servers.

Memory Controller Hub (MCH)

The function of the MCH is to manage the data ow between four interfaces: the

processor interface (FSB), the System Memory Interface (DRAM Controller), the

Direct Media Interface (DMI) and the PCI Express Interface.

Using a scalable FSB Vcc_CPU, the MCH supports FSB speed up to 1066 MT/s

(266 MHz). Hyper-Threading Technology (HT) and FSB Dynamic Bus Inversion

(DBI) are among the Host Interface features supported. It integrates a system

memory DDR2 controller with two 64-bit interfaces and supports one or two chan-

nels of DDR2 SDRAM.

The I/O Controller (ICH7R) provides the data buffering and interface arbitration re-

quired for the system to operate efciently. It also provides the bandwidth needed

for the system to maintain its peak performance. The Direct Media Interface (DMI)

provides the chip-to-chip connection between the MCH and the ICH7R.

The ICH7R supports up to four Serial ATA ports, six USB 2.0 ports 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 ICH7 (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 Conguration and Power Interface, Version 2.0 (ACPI)

*Intel I/O External Design Specication (EDS)

* The Intel 3000 or Intel 3010 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) External Design

Specication (EDS)

*Intel I/O Controller Hub 7 (ICH7R) Thermal Design Guideline

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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 BIOS Setup section to change this setting. The default

setting is Last State.

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the PDSML-LN1+/LN2+.

The motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC

health monitoring.

Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores, memory, +1.5V, +1.8V,
+3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V, +5V Standby, VTT and Vbat

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. The

user can adjust the voltage thresholds to de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-dened

threshold. The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU. Once it de-

tects that the CPU temperature is too high, it will automatically turn on the thermal

fan control to prevent any possible CPU overheat. The onboard chassis thermal

circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert the user when the

chassis temperature is too high.

CPU Fan Auto-Off in Sleep Mode

The CPU fan activates when the power is turned on. It continues to operate when

the system enters Standby mode. When in sleep mode, the CPU will not run at

full power, thereby generating less heat.

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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 dene an overheat temperature. When this

temperature exceeds the predened temperature threshold, both overheat fan and

the warning LED will be activated.

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 insufcient hard drive space for saving the

data, you can be alerted of the potential problem. You can also congure Supero

Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature goes beyond

a pre-dened range.

1-5 ACPI Features

ACPI stands for Advanced Conguration and Power Interface. The ACPI speci-

cation denes a 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 con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.

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start blinking

to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode. When the user presses any key, the

CPU will wake-up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on.

Main Switch Override Mechanism

When an ATX power supply is used, the power button can function as a system

suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state. The monitor will be

suspended and the hard drive will spin down. Pressing the power button again will

cause the whole system to wake-up. During the SoftOff state, the ATX power

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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 Standby or Off state. Note that external modem ring-on

can only be used with an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply.

Wake-On-LAN

Wake-On-LAN is de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 traf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 PDSML-LN1+/PDSML-LN2+/PDSML-E+ can only accommodate a 24-pin ATX

power supply. Although most power supplies generally meet the specications

required by the motherboard, some are inadequate. You should use one that will

supply at least 400W of power. In addition, the 12V 8-pin power connector is also

required for adequate power supply to the system. Also your power supply must

supply 1.5A of current for the Ethernet ports.

It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX

power supply Speci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 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 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 genera-

tor, 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 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), Bi-directional Printer

Port (BPP) , Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) or Extended Capabilities Port (ECP).

The Super I/O provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced Conguration

and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage-

ment through an SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management

to reduce power consumption.

1-8 Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)

IPMI is a management interface that enables a user or administrator to remotely

access, monitor, diagnose and manage servers and networks. To use the IPMI

2.0 slot on this motherboard, use Supermicro’s AOC-SIM1U, AOC-SIM1U+ or the

AOC-SIMLC Intelligent Management module, and the IPMIView software utility that

is included in the package.

With the Raritan® KIRATM 100 Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) built-in,

the AOC-SIM1U/SIM1U+ and the AOC-SIMLC supports the 2D/VGA-compatible

Graphics Core with the PCI interface, Virtual Media, and Keyboard/Video/Mouse

(KVM) Redirection modules.

The KIRA 100 BMC interfaces with the host system via a PCI interface to com-

municate with the graphics core. It supports USB 2.0 and 1.1 for remote keyboard/

mouse/virtual media emulation. It also provides LPC interface to control Super IO

functions. The KIRA 100 is connected to the network via an external Ethernet PHY

module to provide network interfacing and management.

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For more information on IPMI conguration, please refer to the AOC-SIM1U/SIM1U+

and AOC-SIMLC User’s Guide posted on our website at http://www.supermicro.com/

products/accessories/addon/SIM.cfm.

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Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Electro-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 sufcient to protect your

equipment from ESD.

Precautions

• Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent electro-static build up.

• Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the anti-static

bag to discharge any electro-static build up.

• 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 anti-static 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

battery upside down to avoid possible explosion.

Unpacking

The motherboard is shipped in anti-static packaging to avoid ESD damage. When

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

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Note: Be sure to mount the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU

onto the motherboard. All motherboards have standard mounting holes to t different

types of chassis. Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both

motherboard and chassis match and the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in

tightly. Use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard.

Caution: 1. Please do not use a force greater than 8 lb/inch on each mounting

screw during motherboard installation. 2. Some components are very close to the

mounting holes. Please take precautionary measures to prevent damage to these

components when installing the motherboard to the chassis.

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Installation of the LGA775 Processor

1. Press the socket clip to release

the load plate, which covers the CPU

socket, from its locking position.

Socket Clip

2. Gently lift the socket clip to open the

load plate.

Load Plate

Load Plate

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 components. Make sure that you install the processor

into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink.

2. Intel's boxed processor package contains the CPU fan and heatsink assembly. If

you buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use an Intel-certied multi-directional

heatsink and fan.

3. The LGA 775 heatsink and fan comes with a push-pin design and no tool is

needed for installation.

4. 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.

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

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2-2 Processor, Heatsink and Fan Installation

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Pin 1

South Key

North Key

South Center Edge

North Center Edge

Socket clip

CPU in the CPU socket

Plastic cap is released

from the load plate if

CPU properly installed.

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 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.)

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

socket clip down to the clip lock.

9. If the CPU is properly installed into the

socket, the plastic cap will be automatically

released from the load plate when the Clip

is pushed in the clip lock. 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.

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Fan Wires

Thermal Grease

CPU

Heatsink

Fastener

Heatsink Fins

1. Locate the CPU Fan on the mother-

board. (Refer to the layout on the right

for the CPU Fan location.)

2. Position the heatsink so 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 protec-

tive lm from the copper core of the

heatsink.

Warning: CPU may overheat if the

protective lm is not removed from the

heatsink.

5. Apply the proper amount of thermal

grease on the CPU. Note: if your heat-

sink 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 clear-

ance between the fan wires and the

ns of the heatsink.

7. Align the four heatsink fasten-

ers 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 so that the narrow end

of the groove points outward.

Installation of the Heatsink

#2

#3

#4

#1

Narrow end of the groove

points outward

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2-3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis

All motherboards have standard mounting holes to t different types of chassis.

Make sure the locations of all the mounting holes for both the motherboard and

the chassis match. Make sure 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. Please do not use a force greater

than 8 lb/inch on each mounting screw during installation to prevent damage to the

motherboard.

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 moth-

erboard, connect the heatsink fan wires to

the CPU Fan connector.

1. Unplug the power cord from the power

supply.

2. Disconnect the heatsink fan wires from

the CPU fan header.

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

fastener cap and turn it counterclockwise

to make a 1/4 (900) turn, and then pull the

fastener upward to loosen it.

4. Repeat Step 3 to loosen all fasteners from

the mounting holes.

5. With all fasteners loosened, remove the

heatsink from the CPU.

Heatsink Removal

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2-4 Installing DDR2 Memory

Memory Module Installation

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing memory mod-

ules to prevent any possible damage.

1. Insert each DDR2 memory module vertically into its slot. Pay attention to the

notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the module incor-

rectly. (See support information below.)

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

Support

The PDSML-LN1+/PDSML-LN2+/PDSML-E+ supports up to 8GB of dual chan-

nel, ECC/Non-ECC, unbuffered DDR2 667/533 MHz SDRAM. Both interleaved

and non-interleaved memory are supported, so you may populate any number

of DIMM slots. Populating DIMM#1A,DIMM#1B, and/or DIMM#2A, DIMM#2B

with memory modules of the same size and of the same type will result in dual

channel, two-way interleaved memory which is faster than the single channel,

non-interleaved memory. Note that 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. DIMM sizes of 256MB, 512MB, 1GB and 2GB are supported (240-pin, 1.8V

only).

3. 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

on the following page for details.

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To Install:
Insert module verti­cally and press down
until it snaps into
place. Pay attention
to the notch.

Installing a DIMM Module into a Slot

To Remove:

Use your thumbs to
gently push each
release tab outward
to release the DIMM
from the slot.

Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability

System Device Size Physical Memory

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

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

Firmware Hub

ash memory

(System BIOS)

1 MB 3.00 3.99

Local APIC 4 KB 3.00 3.99

Area Reserved
for the chipset

2 MB 3.00 3.99

I/O APIC (4
Kbytes)

4 KB 3.00 3.99

PCI Enumeration
Area 1

256 MB 3.00 3.76

PCI Express (256
MB)

256 MB 3.00 3.51

PCI Enumeration
Area 2 (if needed)

-Aligned on 256­MB boundary-

512 MB 3.00 3.01

VGA Memory 16 MB 2.85 2.85

TSEG 1 MB 2.84 2.84

Memory available
to BIOS, OS,
applications

2.84 2.84

Microsoft implemented a design change in Windows XP with Service Pack

2 (SP2) and Windows Vista. This change improves driver compatibility,

but however reduces the available memory compared to what is physically

insalled. For more information, please read the following article at Microsoft's

Knowledge Base website at: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888137.

Note To Microsoft Windows Users

Release Tab

Release Tab

Note: Notch should align
wit h the receptive key
point on the slot.

Notch

Notch

Front View

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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

specically for use with Supermicro server chassis. Refer to the following section

for descriptions and pin denitions.

JF1 Header Pins

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Ground

Ground

1920

Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

Vcc

PWR Fail LED

NIC2 LED

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2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports

The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specication. See

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Denitions

Back Panel Connectors

1. Keyboard (Purple) 5. COM Port 1 (Turquoise)

2. PS/2 Mouse (Green) 6. VGA Port (Blue)

3. Back Panel USB Port 1 7. Gigabit LAN 1

4. Back Panel USB Port 2. 8. Gigabit LAN 2 (*For PDSML-LN2+ and

PDSML-E+ only.)

(*See Section 2-6 for details.)

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LGA 775 CPU

KB/MS

JLAN1

Intel

3000/3010

North Bridge

4naF

24-Pin ATX PWR

ICH7R

South Bridge

8-pin PWR

Batt ery

USB 1/2

VGA

JLAN2

COM2

Flo ppy

DIMM 2B

PCI-E x8

BI OS

IDE

JPF

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 1A

Fan1

J8

Fan5

LAN
CTRL2

JPL2

JPL1

WOL

JWOR

rezzuB

JL 1

JI

2

C1

JBT1

SA TA 1

JPG1

Fan3

FP CTRL

JF1

Fan2

USB3 /4

LAN
CTRL1

SPK R

JI2C2

IPMI

Slot6

SBX: PCI-33 MHz

VGA
CT R L

J1 0

PCI-E x4

Slot5

PCI1

Slot4

PCI-33 MHz

LE 3

COM1

VGA

Memo ry

LE 4

LE 1

JLED

Fan6

CPU
Fan

JPR1

PWR FaultPWR SMB

(* LN2 +)

(* LN2 +)

USB5 /6

SA TA 0 S AT A2

SA TA 3

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Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Ground

Ground

1920

Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

Vcc

PWR Fail LED

NIC2 LED

Power LED

The Power LED connection is located

on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to

the table on the right for pin deni-

tions. For 3-pin power LED applica-

tions, please see Power LED on page

2-19.

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 denitions.

NMI Button

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

19 Control

20 Ground

Power LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

15 +5V

16 Ground

C.FrontControlPanelPinDenitions

A. NMI

B. PWR LED

A

B

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NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators

The NIC (Network Interface Control-

ler) LED connection for GLAN port1

is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1,

for GLAN port2 is on Pins 9 and 10

of JF1. Attach the NIC LED cables to

display network activity. Refer to the

table on the right for pin denitions.

HDD LED

The HDD LED connection is located

on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach the

hard drive LED cable here to display

disk activity (for any hard drives on the

system, including Serial ATA and IDE

if available). See the table on the right

for pin denitions.

HDD LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

13 +5V

14 HD Active

GLAN1/2 LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

9/11 Vcc

10/12 Ground

A

B

C

A. HDD LED

B. GLAN1 LED

C. GLAN2 LED

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Ground

Ground

1920

Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

Vcc

PWR Fail LED

NIC2 LED

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Intel

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North Bridge

4naF

24-Pin ATX PWR

ICH7R

South Bridge

8-pin PWR

Batt ery

USB 1/2

VGA

JLAN2

COM2

Flo ppy

DIMM 2B

PCI-E x8

BI OS

IDE

JPF

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 1A

Fan1

J8

Fan5

LAN
CTRL2

JPL2

JPL1

WOL

JWOR

rezzuB

JL 1

JI

2

C1

JBT1

SA TA 1

JPG1

Fan3

FP CTRL

JF1

Fan2

USB3 /4

LAN
CTRL1

SPK R

JI2C2

IPMI

Slot6

SBX: PCI-33 MHz

VGA
CT R L

J1 0

PCI-E x4

Slot5

PCI1

Slot4

PCI-33 MHz

LE 3

COM1

VGA

Memo ry

LE 4

LE 1

JLED

Fan6

CPU
Fan

JPR1

PWR FaultPWR SMB

(* LN2 +)

(* LN2 +)

USB5 /6

SA TA 0 S AT A2

SA TA 3

S I /O