Supermicro SUPER P4SAA User Manual

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SUPER P4SAA

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0b

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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 SUPER P4SAA motherboard. The P4SAA supports single Intel
Pentium® 4 processors up to 3.06 GHz at a system bus speed of 533/400
MHz. Pentium 4 processors are housed in a 478-pin microPGA (Plastic Grid
Array) package. Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on
our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/Product_page/product-m.htm) for
updates on supported processors. This product is intended to be profes­sionally installed.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 includes a checklist of what should be included in your

mainboard box, describes the features, specifications and performance of
the P4SSA mainboard and provides detailed information about the chipset.

Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static-sensitive devices.
Read this chapter when installing the processor and DDR memory modules
and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis. Also refer to this chapter
to connect the floppy and hard disk drives, the IDE interfaces, the parallel
and serial ports, the mouse and keyboard and the twisted wires for the
power supply, the reset button, the keylock/power LED and the speaker.

If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes trouble­shooting procedures for the video, the memory and the setup configuration
stored in CMOS. For quick reference, a general FAQ (Frequently Asked
Questions) section is provided. Instructions are also included for contact­ing technical support. In addition, you can visit our web site at
www.supermicro.com/techsupport.htm for more detailed information.

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

Appendix A provides BIOS POST Codes.
Appendix B lists BIOS POST Messages.

Appendix C lists BIOS Error Beep Codes.

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Preface

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

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

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

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

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

SUPER P4SAA Image .............................................................................. 1-3

SUPER P4SAA Layout ............................................................................ 1-4

SUPER P4SAA Quick Reference............................................................1-5

E7205 Chipset: System Block Diagram ................................................. 1-6

Motherboard Features ............................................................................ 1-7

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

1-3 PC Health Monitoring.................................................................................... 1-10

1-4 Power Configuration Settings.................................................................... 1-11

1-5 Power Supply ............................................................................................... 1-13

1- 6 Super I/O......................................................................................................... 1-14

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 ................................................. 2-4

2-4 Installing DDR Memory ................................................................................... 2-5

2- 5 I/O Port/Front Control Panel Connector Locations .................................... 2-6

2-6 Connecting Cables ......................................................................................... 2-7

Power Supply Connectors ..................................................................... 2-7

IR Connector.............................................................................................. 2-7

PW_ON Connector ................................................................................... 2-7

Reset Connector ....................................................................................... 2-8

IDE LED ...................................................................................................... 2-8

Power_LED Connector ............................................................................. 2-8

Keylock Connector .................................................................................. 2-8

Speaker Connector.................................................................................. 2-8

Serial Ports ............................................................................................... 2-9

CD Heade r................................................................................................. 2-9

Fan Headers ............................................................................................. 2-9

Chassis Intrusion ..................................................................................... 2-9

Table of Contents

ATX PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports ....................................................... 2-10

Universal Serial Bus (USB) .................................................................. 2-10

Wake-On-LAN ......................................................................................... 2-10

Wake-On-Ring ......................................................................................... 2-11

AC'97 Output ........................................................................................... 2-11

2- 7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-12

Explanation of Jumpers ........................................................................ 2-12

CMOS Clear............................................................................................. 2-12

USB Wake-Up.......................................................................................... 2-13

Watch Dog Enable/Disable .................................................................... 2-13

Front Side Bus Speed ........................................................................... 2-13

Keyboard Wake-Up................................................................................. 2-14

LAN Enable/Disable ................................................................................ 2-14

Chassis/Overheat Fan Select ...............................................................2-14

2- 8 Game Port, Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Drive and AGP Connections ... 2-15

Game Port Connector............................................................................ 2-15

Parallel Port Connector ......................................................................... 2-15

Floppy Connector ................................................................................... 2-16

IDE Connectors ...................................................................................... 2-16

8xAGP Slot ............................................................................................... 2-17

2-9 Installing Software ....................................................................................... 2-18

SuperO Doctor II ..................................................................................... 2-19

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service............................................................ 3-6

Chapter 4: BIOS

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

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

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

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

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4-4 Advanced Setup.............................................................................................. 4-6

PCI/PnP Configurations ........................................................................... 4-7

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

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

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

4-5 PCI/PnP Configurations ................................................................................. 4-18

4-6 Power.............................................................................................................. 4-20

4- 7 Boot ................................................................................................................. 4-23

4-8 Security ........................................................................................................... 4-25

4-9 Exit ................................................................................................................... 4-26

Appendices:

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

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

Appendix C: BIOS Error Beep Codes ....................................................................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 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 Included with Retail Box Only

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

One (1) ATA66/100 ribbon cable for IDE devices

One (1) floppy drive ribbon cable

One (1) CPU retention bracket

One (1) USB 4-port cable (retail only)

One (1) I/O shield

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

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: SuperMicro 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: SuperMicro 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-Pacific

Address: SuperMicro, Taiwan

D5, 4F, No. 16 Chien-Ba 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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Figure 1-1. SUPER P4SAA Image

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Figure 1-2. Motherboard Layout

(not drawn to scale)

SUPER P4SAA

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See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1/JF2
front panel connections.
Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.

J24 +12V Power Connector

ATX Power Connector

J21
Keyboard/
Mouse

J17

JPWAKE
JPUSB

USB0/1

COM1

Parallel Port

LINE
IN

CHASSIS FAN2

MIC

LINE
OUT

GAME PORT

CPU
478 mPGA

GMCH

AGP 8x (1.5v)

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

PCI 6

CD2 CD1

ICH4

WOL

COM2

BATTERY

BIOS

JF1

USB4/5

IDE #1

DIMM2

DIMM1

IDE #2

FLOPPY

JWOR1 JOH1

USB2/3

JF2

CPU FAN

CHASSIS FAN1

JBT1

JL1

JP2

J30

J6

J7

J15

Ethernet Port

J5

JP6

Center/subwoofer / Rear L&R / Rear L&R

LE2

OVERHEAT FAN

DIMM4

DIMM3

JP7

J18/J19

JP1

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P4SAA Quick Reference

Jumpers Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 2-7
JP1 Power On Open (Normal)
JP2 Watch Dog Enable Pins 2-3 (NMI)
JP6 Front Side Bus Speed Pins 1-2 (Auto)
JP7 LAN Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPUSB USB0/1 Wake Up Pins 1-2 (Disabled)
JPWAKE Keyboard Wake-Up Pins 1-2 (Disabled)

Connectors Description

CD1 Audio CD Input (large connector)
CD2 Audio CD Input (small connector)
Chassis Fan1/2 Chassis Fan Header
COM1/COM2 COM1/COM2 Serial Port Connector/Header
CPU/Overheat Fan Processor/Overheat Fan Header
DIMM1/2/3/4 Memory (DIMM) Slots (1 through 4)
Ethernet Gigabit LAN (Ethernet Port)
Game Port Game Port
J5 Floppy Disk Drive Connector
J6/J7 IDE #1/#2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors
J15 Parallel Printer Port
J17 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
J18/J19 USB 0/1 Ports
J2 1 ATX 12V Power Connector (20-pin)
J24* ATX 12V Power Connector (4pin)
J30 8xAGP (1.5V)
JF1, JF2 Front Control Panel
JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header
JOH 1 Overheat LED
JWOR1 Wake-On-Ring Header
LE 2 5v Standby Warning LED
LINE IN Audio In Connector
LINE OUT Audio Out (Speaker) Connector
MIC Microphone Input
USB2/USB3 Universal Serial Bus Port 2/3
USB4/USB5 Universal Serial Bus Port 4/5
WOL Wake-On-LAN

* The 4-pin connector at J24 must be connected to meet the safety
requirements of the ATX 12V specifications.

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Figure 1-3. E7205 Chipset:

System Block Diagram

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

represent the features on your motherboard. See the follow-

ing pages for the actual specifications of each motherboard.

MCH

533/400 MHz System Bus

266 MHz Bus

Dual Channel

IDE (PRI/SEC)

Pentium 4 Processor

(PGA 478)

DDR SDRAM

PCI Slots

USB

Ports (6)

Gb LAN

Port

ICH4

133 MB/s PCI Bus

8xAGP

Flash BIOS

FWH

2.032 GB/s

266 MB/s Hub

Audio

CODEC

AC'97

USB 2.0

UDMA/100

LPC I/O

LPC Bus

Keyboard/Mouse

Floppy Drive

Serial Ports

Parallel Port

Game Port

Monitor

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Motherboard Features

CPU ! Latest CPU technology!

• Single Pentium® 4 478-pin mPGA processors to 3.06 GHz (and Intel
478-pin Celeron processors up to 2.2 GHz) at a 533/400 MHz FSB
speed

Note: Refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site (http://
www.supermicro.com/Product_page/product-m.htm) for updates on supported processors.

Memory ! Latest memory technology!

• Four 184-pin DIMM slots for up to 4 GB of ECC or non-ECC unbuffered
DDR-266 or DDR-200 (PC2100 or PC1600) SDRAM

Note: See Section 2-4 for details.

Chipset ! Latest Intel chipset technology!

• Intel E7205

Expansion Slots

• Six 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI slots

• One 8xAGP slot (1.5V)

BIOS

• 4 Mb Firmware Hub AwardBIOS® Flash BIOS

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

PC Health Monitoring

• Nine onboard voltage monitors for CPU core, chipset voltage, +3.3V,
+3.3V standby, +5V, +5V standby, Vbat (battery voltage) and ±12V

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

• SuperDoctor II Utility

• Environmental temperature monitoring and control

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

• System overheat LED and control

• System resource alert

• Hardware BIOS virus protection

• Auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core

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ACPI Features

• Microsoft OnNow

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• BIOS support for USB keyboard

• Real-time clock wake-up alarm

• Main switch override mechanism

• Internal/external modem ring-on

Onboard I/O

• Dual Ultra DMA 100 IDE Bus Masters

• 1 floppy port interface (up to 2.88 MB)

• 2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports

• 1 Gb Ethernet port (Intel K32)

• 1 EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) and ECP (Extended Capabilities Port)
supported parallel port

• PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports

• 1 game port with audio ! Latest onboard 6-channel sound technology!

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

• 1 infrared port

Other

• Hyper-threading enabled

• Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

• Multiple CPU clock frequency ratio selections (set in BIOS)

• AC97' CODEC

• Suspend-to-RAM

• Onboard +5vsb warning LED ("LE2")

CD Utilities

• BIOS flash upgrade utility

• Drivers and software for E7205 chipset utilities

Dimensions

• ATX form factor, 12" x 8.7" (305 x 221 mm)

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1-2 Chipset Overview

Intel’s E7205 chipset is comprised of two primary components: the Memory
Controller Hub (MCH) and the I/O Controller Hub (ICH4). The E7205 provides
the performance and feature-set required for high-end single-processor
desktop and workstation systems.

Memory Controller Hub (MCH)

The MCH includes the host (CPU) interface, memory interface, ICH4 inter­face and 8xAGP interface for the E7205 chipset. It contains advanced
power management logic and supports dual channel DDR SDRAM DIMM
slots. The AGP 3.0 interface supports 8x data transfers and operates at a
peak bandwidth of 2032 MB/s. It supports 8xAGP cards and is backward
compatible with 4xAGP cards.

The MCH has four hub interfaces: one to communicate with the ICH4 and
three for high-speed I/O communications. The MCH employs a 144-bit wide
memory bus for a DDR-266 memory interface, which provides a maximum
total bandwidth of 4.27 GB/s. The ICH4 interface is a 266 MB/sec point-to­point connection using an 8-bit wide, 66 MHz base clock at a 4x data
transfer rate.

I/O Controller Hub (ICH4)

The ICH4 is a fourth-generation I/O Controller Hub subsystem that integrates
many of the input/output functions of the chipset, including a two-channel
ATA100 Bus Master IDE controller. The ICH4 also interfaces with the PCI
cards, the AC'97 Audio CODEC and the various communications ports.
Nearly all communications between the MCH and the ICH4 takes place over
the hub Interface, which is a 66 MHz/266 MB/s bus.

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 BIOS chapter of this
manual to change this setting. The default setting is Always OFF.

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1-3 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER
P4SAA. The motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip
that supports PC health monitoring.

Nine Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Core, Chipset
Voltage, +3.3V, +3.3V standby,

++

++

+5V, +5V standby, Vbat and

±±

±±

±12V

The onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously. Once a
voltage becomes unstable, it will give a warning or send an error message
to the screen. Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensi­tivity of the voltage monitor.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware/Software On/Off Control

The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans. The
onboard 3-pin fans are controlled by the power management functions.

Environmental Temperature Control

The P4SAA has a CPU "thermal trip" feature. A thermal control sensor
monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will send a signal to shut
down the system whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a certain thresh­old. This works to protect the CPU from being damaged by overheating.

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 define an overheat tempera­ture. When this temperature is exceeded, the CPU thermal trip feature will
activate and shut down the system.

Hardware BIOS Virus Protection

The system BIOS is protected by hardware so that no virus can infect the
BIOS area. The user can only change the BIOS content through the flash
utility provided by Supermicro. This feature can prevent viruses from in­fecting the BIOS area and destroying valuable data.

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Auto-Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core

The 3-phase-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to
60A current and auto-sense voltage IDs ranging from 1.1V to 1.85V. This
will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable.

1-4 Power Configuration Settings

This section describes features of your motherboard that deal with power
and power settings.

Microsoft OnNow

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

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

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

BIOS Support for USB Keyboard

If the USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system, it keyboard will
function like a normal keyboard during system boot-up.

Real Time Clock Wake-Up Alarm

Although the PC may be perceived to be off when not in use, it is still
capable of responding to preset wake-up events. In the BIOS, the user can
set a timer to wake-up the system at a predetermined time.

Main Switch Override Mechanism

When an ATX power supply is used, the power button can function as a
system suspend button. When the user depresses the power button, the
system will enter a SoftOff state. The monitor will be suspended and the

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hard drive will spin down. Depressing the power button again will cause
the whole system to wake-up. During the SoftOff state, the ATX power
supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive. In
case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power, just
depress and hold the power button for 4 seconds. The power will turn off
and no power will be provided to the motherboard.

Wake-On-Ring Header

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 defined as the ability of a management application to re­motely power up a computer that is powered off. Remote PC setup, up­dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that
daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted. The
motherboards have a 3-pin header (WOL) to connect to the 3-pin header on
a Network Interface Card (NIC) that has WOL capability. Wake-On-LAN
must be enabled in BIOS. Note that Wake-On-Lan can only be used with an
ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply.

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1-5 Power Supply

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

The SUPER P4SAA accommodates 12V ATX power supplies. Although
most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU,
some are inadequate. You power supply must supply 1 amp of 5V standby
voltage.

It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that
meets 12V ATX power supply Specification 1.1 or above. Additionally, in
areas where noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to in­stall a line filter to shield the computer from noise. It is recommended that
you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by
power surges.

It also provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication
ports (UARTs), one of which supports serial infrared communication. Each
UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud rate
generator, complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt sys­tem. 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 provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced Con­figuration and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI
power management through a SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto
power management to reduce power consumption.

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

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1-6 Super I/O

The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a floppy disk
drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077/765, a data
separator, write pre-compensation circuitry, decode logic, data rate selec­tion, a clock generator, drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA
logic. The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I/O greatly
reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk
drives. The Super I/O supports four 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.

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Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electric Static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. To
prevent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very
carefully. The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your
equipment from ESD.

Precautions

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

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

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

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

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

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

Unpacking

The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage.
When unpacking the board, make sure the person handling it is static protected.

Installation Procedures

Follow the procedures as listed below for full installation of the motherboard
into a chassis:

1. Install the processor and the heatsink to the motherboard.

2. Install the motherboard in the chassis.

3. Install the memory and add-on cards.

4. Finally, connect the cables and install the drivers.

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

!

2-2 Processor and Heatsink Fan Installation

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

Installation of the Processor and Heatsink

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

Bracket (1)

Clips (2)

2. Insert the white pegs into the black an­chors. Do not force the white pegs all the
way in - about 1/3 of the white pegs should
be inside the black anchors. (These are for
chassis that do not have four CPU retention
holes.)

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

Bracket in
position

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

Note: The CPU heatsink fan with clips is included only with the retail ver­sions of the P4SAA. If you buy a boxed Intel Pentium 4 478/Northwood
processor, it should include a heatsink, fan and retention mechanism. If
you buy a processor separately, use only a Supermicro or Intel certified
heatsink and fan.

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5. Lift the lever on the CPU socket.

Socket Lever

6. Install the CPU in the socket. Make sure that
Pin 1 of the CPU is seated on Pin 1 of the socket
(both corners are marked with a triangle).

7. Press the lever down until

you hear it *click* into the
locked position.

Socket lever in
locked position

8. Apply the proper amount of thermal compound to the CPU die.

9. Place the heatsink on top of

the CPU and press firmly down­ward - do not twist or slide
the heatsink to seat thermal
compound.

10. Secure the heat sink by

locking the retention clips into
their proper position.

11. Connect the CPU fan cable to

the CPU Fan header on the
motherboard.

Retainer clip
attachment
point

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2-3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis

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

Lever

Processor

(installed)

Figure 2-1. 478-pin mPGA Socket: Empty and with Processor Installed

Pin 1

Pin 1

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2-4 Installing DDR Memory

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing memory

modules to prevent any possible damage.

Memory Module Installation (See Figure 2-2)

1. Insert each DDR 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

Both double and single-sided ECC/non-ECC, unbuffered DDR-266/200 SDRAM
are supported. Also, both interleaved and non-interleaved operation are sup­ported. (Inserting two or four modules will enable interleaved operation, while
a single module in DIMM1 will result in non-interleaved operation. Populating
three DIMM slots is not recommended.) When populating two slots, insert the
modules into the DIMM1 and DIMM2 slots. Do not mix memory types and
speeds. DDR-266 is only supported when using a 533 MHz FSB processor.

To Install:

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

Figure 2-2. Side and Top Views of DDR Module Installation into Slot

To Remove:

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

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Figure 2-4. Front Control Panel Connectors

2-5 I/O Port/Control Panel Connector Locations

The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC99 specification to
make setting up your system easier. See Figure 2-3 below for the colors
and locations of the various IO ports.

Figure 2-3. I/O Port Locations and Definitions

JF1 JF2

Power On

1

1

I

R Connector

Reset

X

Speaker

Keylock

IDE L E D

X

X

X

Power_LE

D

Mouse (Green)

Keyboard
(Purple)

Parallel Port (Burgundy)

COM1 Port
(Turquoise)

USB 0/1 Ports

Game Port (Gold)

Line Out / Line In / Mic

(Lime) / (Light Blue) / (Pink)

LAN Port

COM2 Port
(Turquoise)

Front Control Panel

JF1 and JF2 contain header pins for various front control panel connectors.
See Figure 2-4 for the pin definitions of the various connectors including
the speaker. Refer to Section 2-6 for details.