Supermicro X5DEE-M, X5DE8-GG, X5DEI-GG User Manual

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SUPER X5DE8-GG
SUPER X5DEI-GG
SUPER X5DEE-M

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0b

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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 SUPER X5DE8-GG/X5DEI-GG/X5DEE-M serverboard. The SUPER
X5DE8-GG/X5DEI-GG/X5DEE-M supports single or dual Intel® 604-pin
XeonTM processors at a 533/400 MHz front side bus - 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 begins with a checklist of what should be included in your

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

Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static-sensitive devices.
Read this chapter when you want to install the processor and DIMM memory
modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis. Also refer to
this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives, SCSI drives, the IDE
interfaces, the parallel and serial ports, the keyboard and mouse, the power
supply and various control panel buttons and indicators.

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 gives information on BIOS POST messages.

Appendix B provides BIOS POST codes.

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About This Manual ....................................................................................................... i ii

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

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

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

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

Super X5DE8-GG Image........................................................................... 1-4

Super X5DEE-M/X5DEI-GG Image .......................................................... 1- 5

Super X5DE8-GG Layout ......................................................................... 1-6

Super X5DE8-GG Quick Reference......................................................... 1-7

Super X5DEI-GG/X5DEE-M Layout ......................................................... 1 -8

Super X5DEI-GG/X5DEE-M Quick Reference ........................................ 1-9

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 2: Installation

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

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

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

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

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

2-4 I/O Ports/Control Panel Connectors .............................................................. 2-6

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

ATX Power Connector............................................................................... 2- 8

Processor Power Connector .................................................................... 2-8

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

HDD LED ................................................................................................... 2-9

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

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

Overheat LED (OH) ................................................................................... 2-9

Power Fail Button ....................................................................................... 2-9

Reset Button ........................................................................................... 2-10

Power Button........................................................................................... 2-10

Chassis Intrusion .................................................................................... 2-10

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

Extra Universal Serial Bus Headers (USB2/3) .................................... 2-11

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

GLAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports)........................................................................ 2-11

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

Fan Headers ............................................................................................ 2-12

Power LED/Speaker Header (JF2) ........................................................ 2-12

Third Power Supply Fail Header..............................................................2-12

Wake-On-LAN............................................................................................2-13

2- 6 Jumper Settings............................................................................................. 2-14

Explanation of Jumpers.......................................................................... 2-14

CMOS Clear ............................................................................................ 2-14

VGA Enable/Disable ............................................................................... 2-15

Watch Dog Enable/Disable......................................................................2-15

System Bus Speed...................................................................................2-15

OH/Chassis Fan Select ...........................................................................2-15

SCSI Channel Termination Enable/Disable ............................................2-16

SCSI Enable/Disable ................................................................................2-16

LAN 1/2 Enable/Disable ......................................................................... 2-15

2-7 DIP Switch Settings...................................................................................... 2-17

DIP Switch 1: Processor Speed .............................................................2-17

2-8 Onboard Indicators ........................................................................................ 2-17

GLAN LEDs ...............................................................................................2-17

2-9 Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections ................. 2-18

Parallel Port Connector .......................................................................... 2-18

Floppy Connector .................................................................................... 2-19

IDE Connectors ....................................................................................... 2-19

Ultra320 SCSI Connectors .......................................................................2-20

2-10 Installing Software Drivers ............................................................................ 2-21

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 4: BIOS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

4- 8 Boot Setup ...................................................................................................... 4-20

4-9 Security Setup ...............................................................................................4-22

4-10 Exit ................................................................................................................... 4-24

Appendices:

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

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

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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 been included with your mother­board. If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

One (1) ribbon cable for IDE devices

One (1) floppy ribbon cable

One (1) USB cable

One (1) COM port (serial) cable

One (1) I/O backpanel shield

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

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

Two (2) Pentium 4 Xeon active heatsinks (FAN-042, retail only)

Two (2) heatsink retention clip kits (SKT-095-604)

SCSI Accessories (X5DE8-GG only)

One (1) 68-pin LVD Ultra320/160 SCSI cable

One (1) set of SCSI driver diskettes

One (1) SCSI 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 X5DE8-GG Image

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Figure 1-2. SUPER X5DEE-M/(X5DEI-GG)* Image

*Note:
The X5DEI-GG has the same basic layout as the X5DEE-M but has two Gb Ethernet ports instead of
a single 10/100 Mb Ethernet port.

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Figure 1-3. SUPER X5DE8-GG Layout

(not drawn to scale)

DIMM 1

DIMM 2

DIMM 3

DIMM 4

ATX PWR CONN

Parallel Port

VGA

COM1

USB0/1

Keyboard
Mouse

GLAN1

North Bridge

J9

CPU 2

CPU 1

South Bridge

AIC-7902

Battery

Speaker

33 MHz PCI #1

33 MHz PCI #2

64-bit 33 MHz PCI #5

64-bit 33 MHz PCI #4

64-bit 33 MHz PCI #3

BIOS

WOL

JBT1

USB2/3

Chassis Fan2

IPMI

Ultra III LVD SCSI CH A

IDE #2

IDE #1

FLOPPY

IPMB

SMB

J12

J7

OH/Chassis Fan3

Chassis Fan1

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J8

JF1

CPU/Chassis Fan2

GLAN2

JP1

JPL2

JP3

JPA1

JP4

JPA2

J11

ATI
Rage

JPA3

JA1

Ultra SCSI CH B

Ultra SCSI CH B

JA3

JA2

SW1

J18J19

J10

CPU/Chassis Fan1

JF2

J5

JP2

COM2

JPL1

Notes: Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only.
The external SCSI port at JA3 is designed for use with rackmount chassis only.
The JA1 and JA2 ports should be used in tower configurations.

Also see Chapter 2 for the locations of the I/O ports and Front Control Panel (JF1/
JF2) connectors and for details on jumper settings and pin definitions.

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X5DE8-GG Quick Reference

Jumper Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2
JF2 Speaker Enable (page 2-12) Close 6-7 (Enabled)
JP1 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JP2 Watch Dog Enable/Disable Open (Disabled)
JP3 System (Front Side) Bus Speed Pins 1-2 (Auto MHz)
JP4 OH/Chassis Fan Select Open (OH Fan)
JPA1/JPA2 SCSI CH A/B Termination Open (Enabled)
JPA3 SCSI Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL1 LAN1 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL2 LAN2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

Switch Description

DIP Switch 1 Processor Speed

Connector Description

ATX PWR CONN Primary ATX Power Connector
COM1/COM2 COM1/COM2 Serial Port Connector
CPU/CHS/OH FAN CPU/Chassis/Overheat Fan Headers
DIMM1-DIMM4 Memory (RAM) Slots
GLAN1/2 G-bit Ethernet Ports 1and 2
IPMI IPMI 1.5 Slot (for daughter card)
J7 Processor Power Connector
J8 Third Power Supply Fail Header
J9 Parallel (Printer) Port
J10 Chassis Intrusion Header
J11 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports
J12 Floppy Disk Drive Connector
J18/19 IDE1/2 Hard Disk Drive Connector
JA1/JA2 Ultra320 LVD SCSI CH A/B Connector
JA3 Ultra SCSI CH B Connector
JF1 Front Control Panel Connector
JF2 Speaker/PWR LED Headers
JWOR Wake-on-Ring Header
USB0/1 Universal Serial Bus Ports
USB2/3 Additional USB Headers
WOL Wake-on-LAN Header

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Figure 1-4. SUPER X5DEI-GG/X5DEE-M Layout

(not drawn to scale)

DIMM 1

DIMM 2

DIMM 3

DIMM 4

ATX PWR CONN

Parallel Port

VGA

COM1

USB0/1

Keyboard
Mouse

GLAN1

North Bridge

J9

CPU 2

CPU 1

South Bridge

Battery

Speaker

33 MHz PCI #1

33 MHz PCI #2

64-bit 33 MHz PCI #5

64-bit 33 MHz PCI #4

64-bit 33 MHz PCI #3

BIOS

WOL

JBT1

USB2/3

Chassis Fan2

IPMI

IDE #2

IDE #1

FLOPPY

IPMB

SMB

J12

J7

OH/Chassis Fan3

Chassis Fan1

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J8

JF1

CPU/Chassis Fan2

GLAN2

JP1

JPL2

JP3

JP4

J11

ATI

Rage

JA1

SW1

J18J19

J10

CPU/Chassis Fan1

JF2

J5

JP2

COM2

JPL1

Notes: Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only.
The X5DEI-GG has two Gb Ethernet ports while the X5DEE-M has a single
10/100 Mb Ethernet port.

Also see Chapter 2 for the locations of the I/O ports and Front Control Panel
(JF1/JF2) connectors and for details on jumper settings and pin definitions.

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X5DEI-GG/X5DEE-M* Quick Reference

Jumper Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2
JF2 Speaker Enable (page 2-12) Close 6-7 (Enabled)
JP1 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JP2 Watch Dog Enable/Disable Open (Disabled)
JP3 System (Front Side) Bus Speed Pins 1-2 (Auto MHz)
JP4 OH/Chassis Fan Select Open (OH Fan)
JPL1* LAN1 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL2* LAN2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

Switch Description

DIP Switch 1 Processor Speed

Connector Description

ATX PWR CONN Primary ATX Power Connector
COM1/COM2 COM1/COM2 Serial Port Connector
CPU/CHS/OH FAN CPU/Chassis/Overheat Fan Headers
DIMM1-DIMM4 Memory (RAM) Slots
GLAN1/2* G-bit Ethernet Ports 1and 2
IPMI IPMI 1.5 Slot (for daughter card)
J7 Processor Power Connector
J8 Third Power Supply Fail Header
J9 Parallel (Printer) Port
J10 Chassis Intrusion Header
J11 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports
J12 Floppy Disk Drive Connector
J18/19 IDE1/2 Hard Disk Drive Connector
JF1 Front Control Panel Connector
JF2 Speaker/PWR LED Headers
USB0/1 Universal Serial Bus Ports
USB2/3 Additional USB Headers
WOL Wake-on-LAN Header

*The X5DEI-GG has two Gb Ethernet ports while the X5DEE-M has a single
10/100 Mb Ethernet port.

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Motherboard Features

CPU

• Single or dual Intel® 604-pin XeonTM processors at a 533/400 MHz front

side (system) bus speed.

Note: 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.

Memory

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

PC2100 (DDR-266) SDRAM

Note: See Section 2-3 for details.

Chipset

• ServerWorks GC-SL

Expansion Slots

• Three 64-bit, 33 MHz PCI

• Two 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI

BIOS

• 4 Mb AMI® Flash ROM

• APM 1.2, DMI 2.1, PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0, Plug and Play (PnP), SMBIOS 2.3

PC Health Monitoring

• Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores, chipset voltage, 3.3V, +5V,

+12V and 3.3V standby

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

• CPU/chassis temperature monitors

• Environmental temperature monitor and control

• CPU fan auto-off in sleep mode

• CPU slow-down on temperature overheat

• CPU overheat LED header

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

• Auto-switching voltage regulator for CPU core

• System overheat LED and control

• Chassis intrusion detection

• System resource alert

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ACPI Features (optional)

• Microsoft OnNow

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• Main switch override mechanism

Onboard I/O

• AIC-7902 for dual channel Ultra320 SCSI (X5DE8-GG)

• Zero channel SCSI RAID support (X5DE8-GG)

• Integrated ATI Rage XL graphics controller

• Two Intel 82540EM Gb Ethernet controllers (X5DE8-GG, X5DEI-GG)

• One Intel 82551 10/100 Mb Ethernet controller (X5DEE-M)

• 2 EIDE Ultra DMA/100 bus master interfaces

• 1 floppy port interface (up to 2.88 MB)

• 2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports

• 1 EPP/ECP Parallel Port

• PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports

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

Other

• Internal/external modem ring-on

• Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

• Console redirection

• IPMI (optional)

CD/Diskette Utilities

• BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers

Dimensions

• Extended ATX: 12" x 13.05" (304.8 x 331.5 mm)

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North Bridge

(CMIC-SL)

533/400 MHz Host Bus

ATA 100

Ports

Processor 1 Processo r 0

DDR-266 SDRAM

CSB6

USB

Ports

SMBus

Thin IMB

SIO

ATI XL

VGA

PCI Bus

LPC Bus

Serial

Port

Parallel

Port

Floppy

Port

LAN

32-bit/33 MHz PCI

64-bit/33 MHz PCI

SCSI

Figure 1-5. ServerWorks Grand Champion SL Chipset:

System Block Diagram

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

Features Section for details on the features of each motherboard.

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1-2 Chipset Overview

The Grand Champion SLTM is a fourth-generation product of ServerWorks
"Champion" chipset technology. The chipset for the X5DE8-GG/X5DEI-GG/
X5DEE-M is comprised of a North Bridge (CMIC-SL) and a South Bridge
(CSB6).

The North Bridge interfaces directly to the processors via a 100 MHz Host
bus and integrates the functions of the main memory subsystem and the
IMB bus interface unit. The memory subsystem consists of a 4-DIMM con­figuration accessed over a 266 MHz memory bus at a peak bandwidth of

1.6 GB/sec.

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

1-3 Special Features

ATI Graphics Controller

The X5DE8-GG/X5DEI-GG/X5DEE-M has an integrated ATI video controller
based on the Rage XL graphics chip. The Rage XL fully supports sideband
addressing and AGP texturing. This onboard graphics package can provide
a bandwidth of up to 512 MB/sec over a 32-bit graphics memory bus.

BIOS Recovery

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

Recovery from AC Power Loss

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

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on state. See the Power Lost Control setting in the Advanced BIOS Setup
section (Peripheral Device Configuration) to change this setting. The de­fault setting is Always On.

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER
X5DE8-GG/X5DEI-GG/X5DEE-M. All have an onboard System Hardware
Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring.

Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores, Chipset
Voltage, +3.3V, +5V, +12V and +3.3V Standby

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

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware/Software On/Off Control

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

Environmental Temperature Control

The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and
will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds
a user-defined threshold. The overheat circuitry runs independently from
the CPU. It can continue to monitor for overheat conditions even when the
CPU is in sleep mode. Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high,
it will automatically turn on the thermal control fan to prevent any overheat
damage to the CPU. The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the
overall system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature
is too high.

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 define an overheat tempera­ture. When this temperature is exceeded, both the overheat fan and the
warning LED are triggered.

System Resource Alert

This feature is available when used with Intel's LANDesk Client Manager
(optional). LDCM is used to notify the user of certain system events. For
example, if the system is running low on virtual memory and there is insuf­ficient hard drive space for saving the data, you can be alerted of the
potential problem.

Auto-Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core

The auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to
20A current and auto-sense voltage IDs ranging from 1.4V to 3.5V. This
will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable.

1-5 ACPI Features

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

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

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Microsoft OnNow

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

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

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

Main Switch Override Mechanism

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

External Modem Ring-On

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

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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.

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 SUPER X5DE8-GG/X5DEI-GG/X5DEE-M accommodates ATX power sup­plies. Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications re­quired by the CPU, some are inadequate. You should use one that will
supply at least 400W of power and includes the additional +12V, 8-pin
power connector - an even higher wattage power supply is recommended
for high-load configurations. Also your power supply must supply 1.5A for
the LAN port(s).

NOTE: Auxiliary 12v power (J15) is necessary to support Intel Xeon
CPUs. Failure to provide this extra power will result in the CPUs
becoming unstable after only a few minutes of operation. See
Section 2-5 for details on connecting the power supply cables.

It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that
meets ATX power supply Specification 2.02 or above. 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 filter
to shield the computer from noise. It is recommended that you also install a
power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges.

1-7 Super I/O

The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a floppy disk
drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077/765, a data
separator, write pre-compensation circuitry, decode logic, data rate selec­tion, a clock generator, drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA
logic. The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I/O greatly
reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk
drives. The Super I/O supports 360 K, 720 K, 1.2 M, 1.44 M or 2.88 M disk
drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb/s, 500 Kb/s or 1 Mb/s.It also
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(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 supports one PC-compatible printer port (SPP), Bi-directional
Printer Port (BPP) , Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) or Extended Capabilities
Port (ECP).

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

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

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Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

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

Precautions

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

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

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

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

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

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

Unpacking

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

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IMPORTANT: Always connect the power cord last and always remove it
before adding, removing or changing any hardware components. Make
sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install
the CPU heat sink. (The pictures below show a 603-pin socket.)

2-2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation

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

Retention brackets

(2)

Clips (2)

Screws* (4)

*These screws are for mounting the
motherboard to the back panel of a
chassis that has four mounting holes
(as shown on right).

White pegs (4)

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

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

Two pegs in
position

One retention bracket in
position

Black anchors (4)

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

Anchor/peg
assemblies

When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct
pressure on the label area of the fan. Also, do not place the
motherboard on a conductive surface, which can damage the
BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up.

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5. Lift the lever on the CPU socket:

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

Socket lever

6. Insert the CPU in the socket, making sure

that pin 1 of the CPU aligns with pin 1 of the
socket (both corners are marked with a
triangle - see Figure 2-1). When using only
one CPU, install it into CPU socket #1 (socket
#2 is automatically disabled if only one CPU is
used).

7. Press the lever down until

you hear it *click* into the
locked position.

Socket lever in
locked position

4. Secure the other retention

bracket into position by
repeating Step 3.

8. Apply the proper amount of thermal

compound to the CPU die and place
the heatsink and fan on top of the
CPU.

Heatsink

9. Secure the heatsink by locking the

retention clips into their proper
position.

10. Connect the three wires of

the CPU fan to the respective CPU
fan connector.

CPU fan
connector

CPU fan
wires

Retention clip

CPU

Triangles

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Figure 2-1. PGA604 Socket: Empty and with Processor Installed

Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis

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

Lever

Processor

(installed)

Triangle

Triangle

Empty socket

Warning! Make

sure you lift the
lever completely
when installing the
CPU. If the lever is
only partly raised,
damage to the
socket or CPU may
result.

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Figure 2-2. Installing and Removing DIMMs

To Install:

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

2-3 Installing DIMMs

Note: Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules:

http://www.supermicro.com/TECHSUPPORT/FAQs/Memory_vendors.htm

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules

to prevent any possible damage.

DIMM Installation (See Figure 2-2)

1. Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with Bank

1.

2. Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot. Pay attention to the notch

along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incor­rectly.

3. Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot.

Repeat for all modules (see step 1 above).

Memory Support

The X5DE8-GG/X5DEI-GG/X5DEE-M only supports registered ECC DDR-266 and
200 (PC2100 and PC1600) SDRAM memory. Do not mix both types.

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To Remove:

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

Parallel Port (Burgundy)

2-4 I/OPorts/Control Panel Connectors

The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification.
See Figure 2-3 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports.

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

Mouse
(Green)

Keyboard
(Purple)

USB Ports COM1 Port

(Turquoise)

COM2 Port
(Turquoise)

LAN1

LAN2

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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 specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis. See
Figure 2-4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED
indicators. Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin defini­tions.

Figure 2-4. JF1 Header Pins

Power Button

Overheat LED

1

NIC2 LED

Reset Button

2

Power Fail Button

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

Pwr

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Ground

Ground

1920

Vcc

X

NMI

Ground

X

NIC1 LED

Vcc

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Power LED

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

ATX Power Supply 24-pin Connector

Pin Definitions

Pin Number Definition
13 +3.3V
14 -12V
15 COM
16 PS_ON#
17 COM
18 COM
19 COM
20 Res(NC)
21 +5V
22 +5V
23 +5V
24 COM

Pin Number Definition

1 +3.3V
2 +3.3V
3 COM

4 +5V

5 COM

6 +5V

7 COM

8 PWR_OK
9 5VS B
10 +12V
11 +12V
12 +3.3V

2-5 Connecting Cables

ATX Power Connector

The main power supply connector
on the X5DE8-GG/X5DEI-GG/
X5DEE-M meets the SSI (Superset
ATX) 24-pin specification, how­ever it also supports a 20-pin
power supply connector. Make
sure that the orientation of the
connector is correct. See the
table on the right for pin defini­tions.

Pins

1 thru 4
5 thru 8

Defin i tio n

Ground

+12v

8-Pin +12v Power Supply

Connecto r (J7)

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 definitions.

Pin

Number

19
20

Defin itio n

Ground
Control

NMI Button Pin

Definitions (J F 1)

Pin

Number

15
16

Defin itio n

Vcc

Control

PWR_LED Pin Definitions

(JF1)

Processor Power
Connector

In addition to the Primary ATX
power connector (above), the 12v
8-pin Processor connector at J7
must also be connected to your
power supply. See the table on
the right for pin definitions.

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Overheat LED (OH)

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

Power Fail Button

The Power Fail Button connection
is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1.
Refer to the table on the right for
pin definitions.

NIC2 LED

The NIC LED connection for the
LAN2 port is located on pins 11
and 12 of JF1. Attach the LAN2
LED cable to display network ac­tivity. Refer to the table on the
right for pin definitions.

HDD LED

The HDD LED connection (for IDE
and SCSI Disk Drives) is located
on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach
the hard drive LED cable here to
display disk activity. See the table
on the right for pin definitions.

HDD LED Pin

Definition s

(JF1 )

Pin

Number

13
14

Defin i tio n

Vcc

HD Active

NIC2 LED Pin

Definitions

(JF1)

Pin

Number

11
12

Defin i ti o n

Vcc

GND

Overheat (OH) LED

Pin Definitions

(JF1 )

Pin

Number

7
8

Defin i tio n

Vcc

GND

Power Fa il B u tt o n

Pin Definitions

(JF1 )

Pin

Number

5
6

Defin i tio n

Vcc

GND

NIC1 LED

The NIC LED connection for the
LAN1 port is located on pins 9 and
10 of JF1. Attach the LAN1 LED
cable to display network activity.
Refer to the table on the right for
pin definitions.

NIC1 LED Pin

Definitions

(JF1)

Pin

Number

9

10

Defin i ti o n

Vcc

GND

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Power Button

The Power Button connection is
located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1.
Momentarily contacting both pins
will power on/off the system. This
button can also be configured to
function as a suspend button
(with a setting in BIOS - see Chap­ter 4). To turn off the power
when set to suspend mode, de­press the button for at least 4
seconds. Refer to the table on the
right for pin definitions.

Pin

Number

1
2

Defin i ti o n

PW _ON

Ground

Pow e r B utton

Connector

Pin Definitions

(JF1)

Universal Serial Bus
(USB0/1)

Two USB ports are located beside
the PS/2 keyboard/mouse ports.
USB0 is the bottom connector and
USB1 is the top connector. See
the table on the right for pin defini­tions.

Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions

Pin
Number Definition
1+5V
2P0­ 3P0+
4 Ground
5 N/A

Pin
Number Definition
1+5V
2P0­ 3P0+
4 Ground
5Key

USB0

USB1

Reset Button

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

Chassis Intrusion

A Chassis Intrusion header is lo­cated at J10. Attach the appropri­ate cable to inform you of a chas­sis intrusion.

Pin

Number

3
4

Defin i tio n

Reset

Ground

Reset Pin

Definitions

(JF1 )

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Extra Universal Serial Bus
Headers

Two additional USB headers
(USB2/USB2) have been included
on your motherboard. You will
need a USB cable to use either
connection. Refer to the tables on
the right for pin definitions.

Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Pin

Definitions

Pin
Number Definition
1+5V
2P0­ 3P0+
4 Ground
5 N/A

Pin
Number Definition
1+5V
2P0­ 3P0+
4 Ground
5Key

FPUSB0/FPUSB2

FPUSB1/FPUSB3

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and
PS/2 Mouse Ports

The ATX PS/2 keyboard and PS/2
mouse are located on J11. See
the table at right for pin definitions.
(See Figure 2-3 for the locations
of each.)

PS/2 Keyboard

and Mouse Port

Pin Definitions

(J11)

Pin

Number

1
2
3
4
5
6

Defin itio n

Data

NC

Ground

VCC

Clock

NC

Serial Ports

The COM1 serial port is located
under the parallel port (see Figure
2-3). COM2 is a header on the
motherboard near the DIMM 4 slot.
See the table on the right for pin
definitions.

Serial Port Pin Definitions

(COM 1 , C O M 2 )

Pin Number Definition
1 D C D
2 DSR
3 Seria l In
4 RTS
5 Seria l Out

Pin Number Definition
6 CTS
7 DTR
8 RI
9 Ground
10 N C

GLAN 1/2 (Ethernet Ports)

Two G-bit Ethernet ports (desig­nated GLAN1 and GLAN2) are lo­cated beside the VGA port on the
IO backplane. These ports ac­cepts RJ45 type cables.
Note: the X5DEE-M has a single
10/100 Mb port only.

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Third Power Supply Fail
Header

Connect a cable from your power
supply to the J8 header to provide
warning of power supply failure.
This warning signal is passed
through the PWR_LED pin on JF2
to indicate a power failure on the
chassis. See the table on the right
for pin definitions.

Th ird Pow e r S u pply Fa il Head e r

Pin Defini tion s (J 8 )

Pin

Number

1
2
3
4

Defi n itio n
P/S 1 Fail Signal
P/S 2 Fail Signal
P/S 3 Fail Signal

Res et (from M B)

Note: This feature is only available when using
redundant Supermicro power supplies.

Fan Header Pin Definitions

Pin

Number

1
2
3

Defin i tion

Ground (black)

+12V (red)

Tachometer

Caution: Fan headers are DC
pow e r.

Fan Headers

The X5DE8-GG/X5DEI-GG/X5DEE­M has five fan headers, which are
designated CPU Chassis Fan1,
CPU Chassis Fan2, Chassis Fan1,
Chassis Fan2 and Overheat/Chas­sis Fan3. See the table on the
right for pin definitions.

Power LED/Speaker (JF2)

On the JF2 header, pins 1-3 are
for the PWR LED and pins 4-7 are
for the speaker connection. See
the table on the right for speaker
pin definitions. Note: The speaker
connector pins are for use with an
external speaker. If you wish to
use the onboard speaker, you
should close pins 6-7 with a
jumper.

Speaker Connector Pin

Definitio ns (JF 2 )

Pin

Number

6
7
8
9

Function

+

Key

Defi n itio n

Red wire, Speaker data

No connection

Key

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Pin

Number

1
2
3

Defin itio n

+5V Standby

Ground

Wake-up

Wake-On-LAN Pin

Definitions (WOL)

Wake-On-LAN

The Wake-On-LAN header is des­ignated WOL. See the table on the
right for pin definitions. You must
enable the LAN Wake-Up setting in
BIOS to use this feature. You
must also have a LAN card with a
Wake-on-LAN connector and
cable.

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2-6 Jumper Settings

Explanation of
Jumpers

To modify the operation of the
motherboard, jumpers can be used
to choose between optional
settings. Jumpers create shorts
between two pins to change the
function of the connector. Pin 1 is
identified with a square solder pad
on the printed circuit board. See
the motherboard layout pages for
jumper locations.
Note: On two pin jumpers,
"Closed" means the jumper is on
and "Open" means the jumper is
off the pins.

Connector

Pins

Jumper

Cap

Setting

Pin 1-2 short

3 2 1

3 2 1

CMOS Clear

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

1) First shut down the system and unplug the power
cord(s).

2) With the power disconnected, short the CMOS pads
with a metal object such as a small screwdriver.

3) Remove the screwdriver (or shorting device).

4) Reconnect the power cord(s) and power on the sys­tem.

Note: Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear
CMOS.

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Watch Dog Enable/Disable

Use JP2 to enable or disable the
Watch Dog feature. The default po­sition is open to disable it. When
enabled, Watch Dog can reboot
your PC if an application is "hung
up" or the system goes down. See
the table on the right for jumper set­tings.

Jumper

Position

Open

Closed

Defin itio n

Disabled

Enabled

Watch Dog Timer Enable/

Disable Jumper Settings

(JP2)

VGA Enable/Disable

JP1 allows you to enable or dis­able the VGA port. The default
position is on pins 1 and 2 to en­able VGA. See the table on the
right for jumper settings.

Jumper

Position

1-2
2-3

Defin itio n

Enabled

Disabled

VGA E n a b le/Disable

Jump e r Setting s

(JP1)

System Bus Speed

JP3 allows you to select the system
(front side) bus speed to 400 MHz,
533 MHz or Auto. The speed you
select must conform to that of your
processor(s). "Auto" is the default
setting and will allow BIOS to deter­mine and set the system bus speed.
See the table on the right for jumper
settings.

Jumper
Position
Pins 1-2
Pins 2-3

Off

Defin itio n

Auto
400 MHz
533 Mhz

System Bus Speed

Jumper Settings (JP39)

OH/Chassis Fan Select

JP4 allows you to select the func­tion of the OH/Chassis Fan: either
as an overheat fan or as a chassis
fan. The default position is open to
use as an overheat fan. See the
table on the right for jumper set­tings.

Jumper

Position

Open

Closed

Defin itio n

Overheat Fan

Chassis Fan

Overheat/Chassis Fan

Select Jumper Settings

(JP4)

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SCSI Enable/Disable
(X5DE8-GG)

The SCSI Termination jumper at
JPA3 allows you to enable or dis­able the onboard SCSI controller.
The normal (default) position is on
pins 1-2 to enable (terminate) the
onboard SCSI. See the table on
the right for jumper settings.

Jumper
Position
Pins 1-2
Pins 2-3

Defin itio n

Enabled

Disabled

SCS I En a b le /D is a b le

Jump e r Setting s

(JPA3)

LAN1/2 Enable/Disable

Change the setting of jumper JPL1
(for LAN1) or JPL2 (for LAN2) to
enable or disable the Ethernet
ports on the motherboard. See the
table on the right for jumper set­tings. The default setting is en­abled.
Note: the X5DEE-M has a single
LAN port and thus a single jumper.

Jumper

Position
Pins 1-2
Pins 2-3

Defin itio n

Enabled

Disabled

LAN 1/2

Enable/Disa b le

Jumper Settings

(JPL1 , JPL 2 )

SCSI Channel Termination
Enable/Disable (X5DE8-GG)

Jumpers JPA1 and JPA2 allow you to
enable or disable termination for each
SCSI channel. Jumper JPA1 controls
channel A and JPA2 controls channel
B. The default setting is open to en­able (teminate) both SCSI channels.
If you wish to connect external SCSI
devices, you should disable termina­tion for the channel(s) you will be con­necting them to. Note that the exter­nal SCSI port is for use with
rackmount chassis only. See the
table on the right for jumper settings.

Jumper

Position

Open

Closed

Defin itio n

Enabled

Disabled

SCS I C ha n n e l T e rminatio n

Enable/Disa b le

Jump e r Setting s

(JPA1, JPA 2)

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2-7 DIP Switch Settings

DIP Switch 1:
Processor Speed

The red "DIP" switch labeled SW1
has four individual switches,
which are used to set the speed
of the processor.
The table on the right shows you
the switch settings for the various
speeds your processor may be
able to run at. (This table is also
silkscreened on the motherboard.)

Note: Most Intel processors have

a fixed Core/Bus ratio that over­writes the setting of DIP Switch 1.

SW

#3
ON
ON
ON

ON
ON
ON
ON

CPU

1.3 GHz

1.4 GHz

1.5 GHz

1.6 GHz

1.7 GHz

1.8 GHz

1.9 GHz

2.0 GHz

2.1 GHz

2.2 GHz

2.4 GHz

SW

#1

ON

ON

ON

ON

ON

ON

SW

#2

ON
ON

ON
ON

ON
ON

SW

#4

ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON

Processor Speed Selection

(DIP Switch 1 )

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2-8 Onboard Indicators

GLAN LEDs (X5DE8-GG,
X5DEI-GG)

The Gb Ethernet LAN ports (lo­cated beside the VGA port) has
two LEDs. The yellow LED indi­cates activity while the other LED
may be green, orange or off to in­dicate the speed of the connec­tion. See the table at right for the
functions associated with the sec­ond LED.

LED

Color

Off

Green

Orange

Defin itio n

No Connection

100 MHz

1 GHz

1 Gb LAN Right LED

Indicat or

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

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

• The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires.

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

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

Parallel (Printer) Port
Connector

The parallel (printer) port is lo­cated on J9. See the table on the
right for pin definitions.

Pin Number Function
1 Strobe­ 3 Da ta B it 0
5 Da ta B it 1
7 Da ta B it 2
9 Da ta B it 3
11 Data B it 4
13 Data B it 5
15 Data B it 6
17 Data B it 7
19 ACK
21 BU S Y
23 PE
25 S L C T

Pin Number Fu nction
2 Auto Feed­ 4 Erro r­ 6 Init­ 8 S L CT IN­ 10 GND
12 GND
14 GND
16 GND
18 GND
20 GND
22 GND
24 GND
26 NC

Parallel (Printe r) P o rt Pin D e finitio ns

(J9)

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IDE Connectors

There are no jumpers to
configure the onboard IDE#1
and #2 connectors (at J18
and J19, respectively). See
the table on the right for pin
definitions.

Pin Number Function
1 GN D
3 GN D
5 Ke y
7 GN D
9 GN D
11 GN D
13 GN D
15 GN D
17 GN D
19 GN D
21 GN D
23 GN D
25 GN D
27 GN D
29 GN D
31 GN D
33 GN D

Pin Number Function
2 FDHDIN
4 R e s e rv e d
6 FDE DIN
8 Index­ 10 Motor Enable
12 Drive S e l e ct B ­ 14 Drive S e l e ct A ­ 16 Motor Enable
18 DIR­ 20 STE P ­ 22 Write Da ta ­ 24 W rite Gate­ 26 Track 00­ 28 W rite Protect­ 30 Read Data­ 32 Side 1 Select­ 34 Di sk e tte

Floppy Connector Pin Definitions (JP12)

Pin Number Function
1 Reset ID E
3 H o s t D a ta 7
5 H o s t D a ta 6
7 H o s t D a ta 5
9 H o s t D a ta 4
11 H o s t D a ta 3
13 H o s t D a ta 2
15 H o s t D a ta 1
17 H o s t D a ta 0
19 GND
21 DR Q3
23 I/O W ri te ­ 25 I/O Read­ 27 IOCHRDY
29 D A CK3­ 31 IR Q14
33 Ad d r 1
35 Ad d r 0
37 Chip S e l e ct 0
39 A cti vi ty

Pin Number Function
2 GN D
4 Hos t Data 8
6 Hos t Data 9
8 Host D a ta 1 0
10 Hos t Data 11
12 Hos t Data 12
14 Hos t Data 13
16 Hos t Data 14
18 Hos t Data 15
20 Ke y
22 GND
24 GND
26 GND
28 BAL E
30 GND
32 IOC S 1 6 ­ 34 GND
36 Add r 2
38 Chip S e le c t 1 ­ 40 GND

IDE Connector Pin Definitions

(J18, J19)

Floppy Connector

The floppy connector is located
on JP12. See the table below for
pin definitions.

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Signal Names

+DB(12)
+DB(13)
+DB(14)
+DB(15)
+DB(P1)

+DB(0)
+DB(1)
+DB(2)
+DB(3)
+DB(4)
+DB(5)
+DB(6)
+DB(7)
+DB(P)

GROUND

DIFFSENS
TERMPWR
TERMPWR

RESERVED

GROUND

+ATN

GROUND

+BSY
+ACK
+RST

+MSG

+SEL

+C/D

+REQ

+I/O
+DB(8)
+DB(9)

+DB(10)
+DB(11)

Connector

Contact

Number

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34

Signal Names

-DB(12)

-DB(13)

-DB(14)

-DB(15)

-DB(P1)

-DB(0)

-DB(1)

-DB(2)

-DB(3)

-DB(4)

-DB(5)

-DB(6)

-DB(7)

-DB(P)
GROUND
GROUND

TERMPWR
TERMPWR

RESERVED

GROUND

-ATN

GROUND

-BSY

-ACK

-RST

-MSG

-SEL

-C/D

-REQ

-I/O

-DB(8)

-DB(9)

-DB(10)

-DB(11)

Connector

Contact
Number

35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68

68-pin Ultra320/160 SCSI Connectors (JA1, JA2)

Ultra320 SCSI
Connectors (X5DE8-GG)

Refer to the table below for the
pin definitions of the Ultra320 SCSI
connectors located at JA1 and
JA2.

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2-10 Installing Software Drivers

After all the hardware has been installed you must install the software
drivers. The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that
came packaged with your motherboard. After inserting this CD into your
CD-ROM drive, the display shown in Figure 2-5 should appear. (If this
display does not appear, click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon
representing your CD- ROM drive. Finally, double click on the S "Setup"
icon.)

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

Figure 2-5. Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures

Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have
followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the
‘Technical Support Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’
section(s) in this chapter.

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

Before Power On

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

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

3. Remove all add-on cards.

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

No Power

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

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

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

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

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

No Video

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

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

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Losing the System’s Setup Configuration

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

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

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

3-2 Technical Support Procedures

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

NOTE

If you are a system integrator, VAR or OEM, a POST diagnos-

tics card is recommended. For I/O port 80h codes, refer to

App. B.

Memory Errors

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

2. Determine if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and verify
that the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest speed of RAM used.
It is recommended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the
system.

3. Make sure you are using registered ECC, PC1600 or PC2100 DDR-RAM.
EDO SDRAM and PC100/133 SDRAM are not supported.

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

5. Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots. See Chap­ter 2 Section 3 for details.

6. Check the position of the 115V/230V switch on the power supply.

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1. Please go through the ‘Troubleshooting Procedures’ and 'Frequently
Asked Question' (FAQ) sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our
website (http://www.supermicro.com/TECHSUPPORT/TechSupport.htm)
before contacting Technical Support.

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

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

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

• Motherboard model and PCB revision number

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

•System configuration
An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at
http://www.supermicro.com/techsupport/contact_support.htm.

4. Distributors: For immediate assistance, please have your account number
ready when placing a call to our technical support department. We can
be reached by e-mail at [e-mail] or by fax at:
[phone], option 2.

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What are the various types of memory that my mother­board can support?

Answer: The X5DE8-GG/X5DEI-GG/X5DEE-M has four 184-pin DIMM slots

that support up to 4 GB of registered ECC PC2100/1600 (DDR-266/200) DDR
SDRAM modules. It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory
modules of different speeds and sizes. Unbuffered SDRAM, non-ECC
memory and PC100/133 SDRAM modules are not supported.

Question: How do I update my BIOS?

Answer: It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are

experiencing no problems with your system. Updated BIOS files are located
on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com). Please check our BIOS
warning message and the info on how to update your BIOS on our web
site. Also, check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than

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your BIOS before downloading. Select your motherboard model and down­load the BIOS file to your computer. Unzip the BIOS update file and you will
find the readme.txt (flash instructions), the flash.bat (BIOS flash utility) and
the BIOS image (xxxxxx.rom) files. Copy these files onto a bootable floppy
and reboot your system. It is not necessary to set BIOS boot block protec­tion jumpers on the motherboard. At the DOS prompt, enter the command
"flash." This will start the flash utility and give you an opportunity to save
your current BIOS image. Flash the boot block and enter the name of the
update BIOS image file.

Note: It is important to save your current BIOS and rename it
"super.rom" in case you need to recover from a failed BIOS update.

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

Question: After flashing the BIOS my system does not have video.
How can I correct this?

Answer: If the system does not have video after flashing your new BIOS,

it indicates that the flashing procedure failed. To remedy this, first clear
CMOS per the instructions in this manual and retry the BIOS flashing proce­dure. If you still do not have video, please use the following BIOS Recov-
ery Procedure. First, turn your system off and place the floppy disk with
the saved BIOS image file (see above FAQ) in drive A. Press and hold
<CTRL> and <Home> at the same time, then turn on the power with these
keys pressed until your floppy drive starts reading. Your screen will re­main blank until the BIOS program is done. If the system reboots correctly,
then the recovery was successful. The BIOS Recovery Procedure will not
update the boot block in your BIOS.

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

Answer: The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs

that will greatly enhance your system. We recommend that you review the
CD and install the applications you need. Applications on the CD include
chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers.

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

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

Mode setting. When the On/Off feature is enabled, the motherboard will have
instant off capabilities as long as the BIOS has control of the system. When the
Standby or Suspend feature is enabled or when the BIOS is not in control such
as during memory count (the first screen that appears when the system is turned
on), the momentary on/off switch must be held for more than four seconds to shut
down the system. This feature is required to implement the ACPI features on the
motherboard.

Question: I see some of my PCI devices sharing IRQs, but the sys­tem seems to be fine. Is this correct or not?

Answer: Some PCI Bus Mastering devices can share IRQs without perfor-

mance penalties. These devices are designed to work correctly while shar­ing IRQs. See Table 3-1, below, for details on shared IRQs.

PCI 1 has a dedicated IRQ (does not share)
PCI 2 has a dedicated IRQ (does not share)
PCI 3 shares an IRQ with the onboard SCSI controller
PCI 4 has a dedicated IRQ (does not share)
PCI 5 has a dedicated IRQ (does not share)

3-5 Returning Merchandise for Service

A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is
required before any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain
service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization
(RMA) number. When returning to the manufacturer, the RMA number
should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton, and
mailed prepaid or hand-carried. Shipping and handling charges will be ap­plied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete.

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

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

Table 3-1. IRQ Assignments

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Chapter 4: BIOS

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Chapter 4

BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the AMIBIOS for the X5DE8-GG/X5DEI-GG/X5DEE-M.
The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily upgraded
using a floppy disk-based program.

Note: Due to periodic changes to BIOS, some settings may have been
added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual. Refer to the
Manual Download area of our web site for any changes to BIOS that are
not reflected in this manual.

System BIOS

The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM® PC, XT™, AT®,
and PS/2® compatible computers. The BIOS ROM stores the system param­eters, such as amount of memory, type of disk drives and video displays,
etc. BIOS ROM requires very little power. When the computer is turned off,
a back-up battery provides power to the BIOS ROM, enabling it to retain the
system parameters. Each time the computer is powered-on, the computer is
then configured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system
BIOS, which gains control when the computer is powered on.

How To Change the Configuration Data

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

Starting the Setup Utility

Normally, the only visible POST (Power On Self Test) routine is the memory
test. As the memory is being tested, press the <Delete> key to enter the
main menu of the BIOS Setup utility. From the main menu, you can access
the other setup screens, such as the Chipset and Power menus. Section 4­3 gives detailed descriptions of each parameter setting in the Setup utility.

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

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4-2 BIOS Features

• Supports Plug and Play V1.0A and DMI 2.3

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

• Supports Advanced Power Management (APM) specification v 1.1

• Supports ACPI

• Supports Flash ROM

AMIBIOS supports the LS120 drive made by Matsushita-Kotobuki Electronics
Industries Ltd. The LS120:

• Can be used as a boot device

• Is accessible as the next available floppy drive

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

• CPU temperature

• Chassis intrusion detector

• Five positive voltage inputs

• Three fan speed monitor inputs

4-3 Running Setup

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Main BIOS Setup Menu

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

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit

AMIBIOS Vers ion :
BIOS Build Date:
BIOS ID:

Processor Ty pe:
Processor Sp eed :

System Memory:

System Date
System Time

07.00xx
05/22/02
4DS80603

Intel®Xeon®

2400 MHz

2048 MB

[10:10:00]
[05/29/02]

↔ Select Screen
↑↓

Select Item
+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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Use the Up/Down arrow keys to select the "Super I/O Configuration line.
When the "Super IO Configuration" line is highlighted, hit "ENTER" to display its menu.
The following Super IO Configuration screen will appear. Here you can select your

options for the your computer's I/O (Input/Output) devices.

4-4 Advanced BIOS Setup

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

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit

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

> SuperIO Configuration
> IDE Configuration
> Floppy Configuration
> Boot Settings Configuration
> Event Log Configuration
> Peripheral Device Configuration
> System Health Monitor
> Remote Access Configuration

Configure SuperIO
Chipset Winbond627F

↔

Select Screen

↑↓

Select Item
Enter Go to Sub Screen
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit ESC
Exit

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Super IO Configuration

The Super IO Configuration includes the following items:

Serial Port 1 Address

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

Serial Port 1 IRQ

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

Serial Port 2 Address

This option specifies the base I/O port address of serial port 2. The settings
for this item include Disabled, 2F8, 3E8 and 2E8.

Serial Port 2 IRQ

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

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit

Serial Port 1 Address
Serial Port 1 IRQ
Serial Port 2 Address
Serial Port 2 IRQ
Serial Port 2 Mode
Parallel Port Address
Parallel Port IRQ
Parallel Port Mode
ECP Mode DMA Channel

[3F8]
[4]
[2F8]
[3]
[Normal]
[378]
[7]
[ECP]
[3]

↔

Select Screen

↑↓ Select Item
+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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Serial Port 2 Mode

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

Normal, Sharp-IR, SIR and consumer.

Parallel Port Address

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

Parallel Port IRQ

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

Parallel Port Mode

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

ECP Mode DMA Channel

This option allows the user to set the setting for the ECP
Mode of the DMA Channel. The settings for this item include
0, 1 and 3.

IDE Configuration

Onboard PCI IDE Controller

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

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Primary IDE Master

When entering "Setup", BIOS automatically detects the presence of
IDE devices. This displays the auto detection status of the IDE de­vices. You can also manually configure the IDE drives by providing the
following information:

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

Type

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

LBA/Large Mode

LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a method of addressing
data on a disk drive. In LBA mode, the maximum drive capac
ity is 137 GB. The settings are Disabled and Auto. Select
"Disabled" to disable LBA mode. Select "Auto" to enable LBA
mode if your device supports it and is not already formatted
with the LBA mode.

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) Mode

This option sets the block mode multi sector transfers option
The settings include Disabled and Auto. Disabled: This op
tion prevents the BIOS from using Multi-Sector Transfer on
the specified channel. The data to and from the device will
occur one sector at a time. Auto: This option allows the
BIOS to auto detect device support for Multi-Sector Trans
fers on the specified channel. If supported, this option al
lows the BIOS to auto detect the number of sectors per block
for transfer from the hard disk drive to memory. The data
transfer to and from the device will occur multiple sectors at
a time (if the device supports it).

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PIO Mode

IDE PIO (Programmable I/O) mode programs timing cycles between the
IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller. As the PIO mode in­creases, the cycle time decreases. The settings are: Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3
and 4.

DMA Mode

This item allows the users to select the DMA mode. The
settings are: Auto, SWDMA0, SWDMA1, SWDMA2,
MWDMA0, MWDMA1, MWDM2, UWDMA0, UWDMA1,
UWDMA2, UWDMA3 and UWDMA4. Select Auto to auto de­tect the DMA Mode. Select SWDMA0 through SWDMA2 to
set single word DMA0 through DMA2. Select MWDMA0
through MWDMA2 to set Multi-word DMA0 through DMA2.
Select UDMA0 trhough UDMA4 to set Ultra DMA0 through
Ultra DMA4.

S.M.A.R.T.

S.M.A.R.T stands for Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting
Technology, a feature that can help predict impending drive
failures. The settings are Auto, Disabled and Enabled.
Select "Enabled" or "Disabled" to enable or disable the
S.M.A.R.T. Select "Auto" to auto detect S.M.A.R.T.

32Bit Data Transfer

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

ARMD Emulation Type

This option is used to select the ARMD emulation type used when
configuring an LS120, MO (Magneto-Optical), or Iomega Zip drive.
The settings are Auto, Floppy and HardDisk. (ARMD stands for
ATA(PI) Removable Media Disk).

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Primary IDE Slave

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

Secondary IDE Master

This displays the status of auto detection of IDE devices. The settings for
"Secondary IDE Master" are the same as those for the "Primary IDE Master".

Secondary IDE Slave

This displays the status of auto detection of IDE devices. The settings for
"Secondary IDE Slave" are the same as those for the "Primary IDE Master".

Hard Disk Write Protect

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

ATA(PI) Detect Timeout (Seconds)

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

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

ATA(PI) 80pin Cable Detection

This option allows you to select the mechanism used to detect the 80-pin
ATA(PI) cable. The settings are Host, Device and Host & Device.

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Floppy Configuration

Floppy A

Use this option to specify which of floppy drive you have installed in the A
drive. The settings are Disabled, 360 KB 5 1/4", 1.2 MB 5 1/4", 720 KB 3 1/
2", 1.44 MB 3 1/2" and 2.88 MB 3 1/2".

Floppy B

Use this option to specify which of floppy drive you have installed in the B
drive. The settings are Disabled, 360 KB 5 1/4", 1.2 MB 5 1/4", 720 KB 3
1/2", 1.44 MB 3 1/2" and 2.88 MB 3 1/2".

Floppy Drive Seek

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

Boot Settings Configuration

Quick Boot

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

Quiet Boot

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

Add-On ROM Display Mode

Set this option to display add-on ROM (read-only memory) messages. The
settings for this option are Force BIOS and Keep Current. Force BIOS

allows the computer to force a third party BIOS to display during system
boot. Keep Current has the system display AMIBIOS information on bootup.

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BootUp Num Lock

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

BootUp CPU Speed

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

PS/2 Mouse Support

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

Enabled and Disabled.

Typematic Rate

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

System Keyboard

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

Primary Display

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

Parity Check

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

Boot to OS/2

This option can be used to boot the system to an OS/2 operating system.
The settings are No and Yes.

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Wait for F1 if Error

This settings for this option are Enabled and Disabled. Disabled: This
prevents the AMIBIOS to wait on an error for user intervention. This setting
should be used if there is a known reason for a BIOS error to appear. An
example would be a system administrator must remote boot the system.
The computer system does not have a keyboard currently attached. If this
setting is set, the system will continue to bootup in to the operating system.
If ‘F1’ is enabled, the system will wait until the BIOS setup is entered.
Enabled: This option allows the system BIOS to wait for any error. If an
error is detected, pressing <F1> will enter Setup and the BIOS setting can
be adjusted to fix the problem. This normally happens when upgrading the
hardware and not setting the BIOS to recognize it.

Hit "Delete" Message Display

This option tells the system to display or not display the "Hit Delete to Enter
Setup" message. The settings are Enabled and Disabled.

Cache

This option is for enabling or disabling the internal CPU L1 cache. Settings
include Disabled, Write-Thru, Write-Back and Reserved. Disabled: This
option prevents the system from using the internal CPU L1 cache. This
setting should be used to slow the computer system down or to trouble­shoot error messages. Write-Thru: This option allows the computer system
to use the internal CPU L1 cache as Write-Though cache. Write-Through
cache is slower than Write-Back cache. It performs write operations to the
internal L1 CPU cache and system memory simultaneously. Write-Back:
This option allows the computer system to use the internal CPU L1 cache as
Write-Back cache. Write-Back cache is faster than Write-Through cache.
Write-Back cache is a caching method in which modifications to data in the
cache aren’t copied to the cache source until absolutely necessary. Write­back caching is available on all CPUs supported by this BIOS. With these
CPUs, write operations stored in the L1 cache aren’t copied to main memory
until absolutely necessary. This is the default setting.

System BIOS Cacheable

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

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Event Log Configuration

Event Logging

This option Enables or Disables the logging of events. You can use this
screen to select options for the Event Log Configuration Settings. You can
access sub screens to view the event log and mark all events as read. Use
the up and down arrow keys to select an item, and the plus (+) and minus
(-) keys to change the option setting. The settings are described on the
following pages. The screen is shown below.

ECC Event Logging

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

Clear All Event Logs

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

View Event Log

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

Mark All Events As Read

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

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Peripheral Device Configuration

Power Lost Control

This option determines how the system will respond when power is reap­plied after a power loss condition. Choose Last State to automatically
start up the system when power is reapplied after an AC power loss.
Always Off means you must push the main power button to restart the
system after power is restored.

System Health Monitor

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

CPU1 Current Temperature
CPU2 Current Temperature
System Current Temperature

These readings display the real-time temperatures of CPU1, CPU2 and the
system. There are also several voltage level monitors as shown on the
System Health Monitor screen.

CPU Overheat Support

This option allows you to specify the action taken when an overheat
situation occurs. The settings are Shutdown and Slowdown.

System Overheat Warning

This option allows you to enable or disable the system overheat warning.
The settings are Enabled and Disabled. (See Overheat Warning Temp.)

Remote Access Configuration

Remote Access

This option allows the user to redirect the console (display) through the
COM port when enabled. This is useful when two computers are hooked
up to a single monitor. The function keys are disabled when this setting is
enabled. The settings are "Serial ANSI" and "Disabled."

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4-5 Chipset Setup

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

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit

Memory Timing Control [Auto]
SDRAM CAS Latency [CAS Latency 2.5]
MPS 1.4 Support [Enabled]
Hyper-threading [Enabled]
Watch Dog Timer [Disabled]
Auto DQS Setting Support [Disabled]
DQS Selection [36]
Spread Spectrum [Disabled]
Memory Enhance Mapping [Enabled]

Options for MCH

↔

Select Screen

↑↓

Select Item
Enter Go to Sub Screen
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit ESC
Exit

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Memory Timing Control

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

SDRAM CAS Latency

This sets the CAS latency for system memory. The default setting is CAS
Latency 2.5.

MPS 1.4 Support

The settings for this option are Enabled and Disabled.

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Hyper-threading

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

Watchdog Timer

This option is used to configure the Watchdog timer. Settings are Dis­abled, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes and 15 minutes.

Auto DQS Setting Support

The settings for this option are Disabled and Enabled.

DQS Selection

This setting is preset.

Spread Spectrum

Spread Spectrum is a technique used to stabilize a system that is being
affected by electromagnetic interference. The settings for this option are

Disabled and Enabled.

Memory Enhance Mapping

The settings for this option are Enabled and Disabled.

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4-6 PCI PnP Setup

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

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit

Plug & Play O/S
Reset Config Data
Allocate IRQ to VGA
PCI IDE BusMaster

USB Function
Legacy USB Support
ARMD Emulation Type

[No]
[No]
[Yes]
[Disabled]

[Enabled]
[Auto]
[Hard Disk]

↔

Select Screen

↑↓ Select Item
+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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Plug & Play OS

This option specifies how Plug and Play devices will be configured. The
settins are Yes and No. No lets BIOS configure all devices in the system.
Yes lets the operating system (if supported) configure PnP devices not
required for bootup.

Reset Configuration Data

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

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Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA

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

PCI IDE BusMaster

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

USB Function

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

Legacy USB Support

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

Auto, Enabled and Disabled.

ARMD Emulation Type

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

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4-7 Power Setup

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

BIOS S ETU P UTILITY

Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit

ACPI Aware O/S

Power Management
Power Button Mode
Suspend Timeout (Minutes)

[Yes]

[Enabled]
[On/Off]
[Off]

↔ Select Sc reen
↑↓ Select Item

+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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ACPI Aware O/S

Yes allows the system to utilize Intel's ACPI specification. Windows 3.x®,

and Windows NT® are non-ACPI aware operating systems. Windows 95®,
Windows 98®, Windows ME® and Windows 2000® are ACPI-aware OS's.

Power Management

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

Power Button Mode

This determines the function of the chassis power button, either On/
Off or Suspend. When set to Suspend, depressing the power button

when the system is running will cause it to enter a suspend state.

Suspend Timeout

This option specifies the length of hard disk inactivity time that should
expire before entering the power conserving state. The settings are
Off, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 (minutes).

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4-8 Boot Setup

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

Boot Device Priority

1st Boot Device

This option is used to specify the order of the boot sequence that will
be followed from the available system devices. The settings for the
1st Boot Device are Removable Device, ATAPI CDROM, Hard Drive
and Intel UNDI PXE-2.0 (build 082).

2nd Boot Device

The settings for the 2nd Boot Device are Removable Device, ATAPI
CDROM, Hard Drive and Intel UNDI PXE-2.0 (build 082).

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main Advanced Chipset PCI PnP Power Boot Securit y Exit

> Boot Device Priority
> Hard Disk Drives
> Removable Devices
> ATAPI CDROM Drives

↔ Select Screen
↑↓ Select Item

Enter Go to Sub Scree

n

F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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3rd Boot Device

The settings for the 3rd Boot Device are Removable Device, ATAPI
CDROM, Hard Drive and Intel UNDI PXE-2.0 (build 082).

Hard Disk Drives

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

Removable Devices

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

ATAPI CDROM Drives

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

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4-9 Security Setup

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

Supervisor Password

User Password

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

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main Advanced Chipse t PCIP nP Pow er Boo t Security Exit

Supervisor Password : Not Installed
User Password : Not Installed

> Change Supervisor Password
> Change User Password
> Clear User Password
Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled]

Install or Change the
password.

↔ Select Screen
↑↓ Select Item

Enter Go to Sub Scree

n

F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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Change Supervisor Password

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

Change User Password

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

Clear User Password

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

Boot Sector Virus Protection

This option allows you to enable or disable a virus detection program to
protect the boot sector of your hard disk drive. The settings for this option
Disabled and Enabled. If Enabled, AMIBIOS will display a warning when
any program (or virus) issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write
to the boot sector of the hard disk drive.

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4-10 Exit Setup

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

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit

> Exit Saving Changes
> Exit Discarding Changes
> Load Optimal Defaults
> Load Fail-Safe Defaults
> Discard Changes

Exit system setup with
saving the changes.

↔ Select Screen
↑↓ Select Item

Enter Go to Sub Scree

n

F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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Exit Saving Changes

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

Exit Discarding Changes

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

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Load Optimal Defaults

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

Load Failsafe Defaults

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

Discard Changes

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

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Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages

Appendix A

BIOS POST Messages

During the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS will check for problems. If a problem
is found, the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message. The following is a list
of such BIOS messages.

Failure Fixed Disk

Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly. Check to see if fixed disk is
attached properly. Run Setup. Find out if the fixed-disk type is correctly identified.

Stuck key

Stuck key on keyboard.

Keyboard error

Keyboard not working.

Keyboard Controller Failed

Keyboard controller failed test. May require replacing keyboard controller.

Keyboard locked - Unlock key switch

Unlock the system to proceed.

Monitor type does not match CMOS - Run SETUP

Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup

Shadow Ram Failed at offset: nnnn

Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error
was detected.

System RAM Failed at offset: nnnn

System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error
was detected.

Extended RAM Failed at offset: nnnn Extended memory not
working or not configured properly at offset nnnn.

System battery is dead - Replace and run SETUP

The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead. Replace the
battery and run Setup to reconfigure the system.

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System CMOS checksum bad - Default configuration used

System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly, perhaps by an
application program that changes data stored in CMOS. The BIOS installed Default
Setup Values. If you do not want these values, enter Setup and enter your own
values. If the error persists, check the system battery or contact your dealer.

System timer error

The timer test failed. Requires repair of system board.

Real time clock error

Real-Time Clock fails BIOS hardware test. May require board repair.

Check date and time settings

BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real-Time Clock. May require
setting legal date (1991-2099).

Previous boot incomplete - Default configuration used

Previous POST did not complete successfully. POST loads default values and
offers to run Setup. If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are
not corrected, the next boot will likely fail. On systems with control of wait
states, improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on
the next boot. Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct.
This error is cleared the next time the system is booted.

Memory Size found by POST differed from CMOS

Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS.

Diskette drive A error
Diskette drive B error

Drive A: or B: is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests. Check to see that
the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette
drive is attached correctly.

Incorrect Drive A type - run SETUP

Type of floppy drive A: not correctly identified in Setup.

Incorrect Drive B type - run SETUP

Type of floppy drive B: not correctly identified in Setup.

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System cache error - Cache disabled

RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache. On older boards, check the
cache jumpers. You may have to replace the cache. See your dealer. A disabled
cache slows system performance considerably.

CPU ID:

CPU socket number for Multi-Processor error.

EISA CMOS not writeable

ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot write to EISA CMOS.

DMA Test Failed

ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot write to extended DMA (Direct Memory
Access) registers.

Software NMI Failed

ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot generate software NMI (Non-Maskable
Interrupt).

Fail-Safe Timer NMI Failed

ServerBIOS2 test error: Fail-Safe Timer takes too long.

device Address Conflict
Address conflict for specified device.

Allocation Error for: device

Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the
specified device.

CD ROM Drive

CD ROM Drive identified.

Entering SETUP ...

Starting Setup program

Failing Bits: nnnn

The hex number nnnn is a map of the bits at the RAM address which failed
the memory test. Each 1 (one) in the map indicates a failed bit. See errors
230, 231, or 232 above for offset address of the failure in System,
Extended, or Shadow memory.

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Fixed Disk n
Fixed disk n (0-3) identified.

Invalid System Configuration Data

Problem with NVRAM (CMOS) data.

I/O device IRQ conflict

I/O device IRQ conflict error.

PS/2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen:

PS/2 Mouse installed.

nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed
Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.

nnnn Cache SRAM Passed
Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested.

nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed

Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully
tested.

nnnn kB System RAM Passed
Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.

One or more I2O Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup
Boot Menu

There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I2O block­storage devices.

Operating system not found

Operating system cannot be located on either drive A: or drive C:. Enter Setup
and see if fixed disk and drive A: are properly identified.

Parity Check 1 nnnn

Parity error found in the system bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and
display it on the screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????. Parity is
a method for checking errors in binary data. A parity error indicates that some
data has been corrupted.

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Parity Check 2 nnnn

Parity error found in the I/O bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display
it on the screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????.

Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to Setup, <F3> for previous

Displayed after any recoverable error message. Press <F1> to start the boot
process or <F2> to enter Setup and change the settings. Press <F3> to display
the previous screen (usually an initialization error of an Option ROM, i.e., an
add-on card). Write down and follow the information shown on the screen.

Press <F2> to enter Setup

Optional message displayed during POST. Can be turned off in Setup.

PS/2 Mouse:

PS/2 mouse identified.

Run the I2O Configuration Utility

One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit
set in the LCT. Run an I2O Configuration Utility (e.g. the SAC utility).

System BIOS shadowed

System BIOS copied to shadow RAM.

UMB upper limit segment address: nnnn

Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks,
indicating released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual
memory manager.

Video BIOS shadowed

Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM.

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Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes

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This section lists the POST (Power On Self Test) codes for the PhoenixBIOS. POST
codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal.

Recoverable POST Errors

When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST, the BIOS will display
an POST code that describes the problem. BIOS may also issue one of the
following beep codes:

1 long and two short beeps - video configuration error
1 continuous long beep - no memory detected

Terminal POST Errors

If a terminal type of error occurs, BIOS will shut down the system. Before
doing so, BIOS will write the error to port 80h, attempt to initialize video and
write the error in the top left corner of the screen.
The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h.

Appendix B

BIOS POST Codes

POST Code Description

02h Verify Real Mode
03 h Disable Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI)
04h Get CPU type
06h Initialize system hardware
07 h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM.
08 h Initialize chipset with initial POST values
09h Set IN POST flag
0Ah Initialize CPU registers
0Bh Enable CPU cache
0C h Initialize caches to initial POST values
0Eh Initialize I/O component
0Fh Initialize the local bus IDE
10 h Initialize Power Management
11 h Load alternate registers with initial POST values
12 h Restore CPU control word during warm boot
13 h Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices
14 h Initialize keyboard controller
16 h 1-2-2-3 BIOS ROM checksum
17 h Initialize cache before memory Auto size

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POST Code Description

18h 8254 timer initialization
1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization
1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller
20 h 1-3-1-1 Test DRAM refresh
22 h 1-3-1-3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller
24 h Set ES segment register to 4 GB
28h Auto size DRAM
29h Initialize POST Memory Manager
2Ah Clear 512 kB base RAM
2Ch 1-3-4-1 RAM failure on address line xxxx*
2Eh 1-3-4-3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx* of low byte of

memory bus
2Fh Enable cache before system BIOS shadow
32 h Test CPU bus-clock frequency
33 h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager
36 h Warm start shut down
38 h Shadow system BIOS ROM
3Ah Auto size cache
3C h Advanced configuration of chipset registers
3D h Load alternate registers with CMOS values
41 h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot
42 h Initialize interrupt vectors
45 h POST device initialization
46 h 2-1-2-3 Check ROM copyright notice
47 h Initialize I20 support
48 h Check video configuration against CMOS
49 h Initialize PCI bus and devices
4Ah Initialize all video adapters in system
4Bh QuietBoot start (optional)
4Ch Shadow video BIOS ROM
4Eh Display BIOS copyright notice
4Fh Initialize MultiBoot
50 h Display CPU type and speed
51h Initialize EISA board
52 h Test keyboard
54h Set key click if enabled
55 h Enable USB devices
58 h 2-2-3-1 Test for unexpected interrupts
59 h Initialize POST display service
5Ah Display prompt “Press F2 to enter SETUP”
5Bh Disable CPU cache

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POST Code Description

5Ch Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB
60 h Test extended memory
62h Test extended memory address lines
64h Jump to UserPatch1
66h Configure advanced cache registers
67 h Initialize Multi Processor APIC
68 h Enable external and CPU caches
69h Setup System Management Mode (SMM) area
6Ah Display external L2 cache size
6Bh Load custom defaults (optional)
6Ch Display shadow-area message
6Eh Display possible high address for UMB recovery
70h Display error messages
72 h Check for configuration errors
76 h Check for keyboard errors
7C h Set up hardware interrupt vectors
7D h Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring
7Eh Initialize coprocessor if present
80 h Disable onboard Super I/O ports and IRQs
81 h Late POST device initialization
82 h Detect and install external RS232 ports
83 h Configure non-MCD IDE controllers
84 h Detect and install external parallel ports
85 h Initialize PC-compatible PnP ISA devices
86 h Re-initialize onboard I/O ports.
87h Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices

(optional)
88h Initialize BIOS Data Area
89 h Enable Non-Maskable Interrupts (NMIs)
8Ah Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area
8Bh Test and initialize PS/2 mouse
8C h Initialize floppy controller
8Fh Determine number of ATA drives (optional)
90h Initialize hard-disk controllers
91h Initialize local-bus hard-disk controllers
92h Jump to UserPatch2
93 h Build MPTABLE for multi-processor boards
95h Install CD ROM for boot
96 h Clear huge ES segment register
97 h Fix up Multi Processor table
98 h 1-2 Search for option ROMs. One long, two short

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POST Code Description

99h Check for SMART Drive (optional)
9Ah Shadow option ROMs
9C h Set up Power Management
9D h Initialize security engine (optional)
9Eh Enable hardware interrupts
9Fh Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives
A0h Set time of day
A2h Check key lock
A4h Initialize typematic rate
A8h Erase F2 prompt
AAh Scan for F2 key stroke
ACh Enter SETUP
AEh Clear Boot flag
B0h Check for errors
B1h Inform RomPilot about the end of POST.
B2h POST done - prepare to boot operating system
B4h 1 One short beep before boot
B5h Terminate QuietBoot (optional)
B6h Check password (optional)
B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS
B9h Prepare Boot
BA h Initialize SMBIOS
BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs
BCh Clear parity checkers
BDh Display MultiBoot menu
BEh Clear screen (optional)
BFh Check virus and backup reminders
C0h Try to boot with INT 19
C1h Initialize POST Error Manager (PEM)
C2 h Initialize error logging
C3 h Initialize error display function
C4 h Initialize system error handler
C5 h PnPnd dual CMOS (optional)
C6 h Initialize note dock (optional)
C7 h Initialize note dock late
C8 h Force check (optional)
C9h Extended checksum (optional)
CAh Redirect Int 15h to enable remote keyboard
CBh Redirect Int 13h to Memory Technologies

Devices such as ROM, RAM, PCMCIA, and
serial disk

CC h Redirect Int 10h to enable remote serial video

Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes

B-5

POST Code Description

CDh Re-map I/O and memory for PCMCIA
CEh Initialize digitizer and display message
D2h Unknown interrupt

The following are for boot block in Flash ROM

POST Code Description

E0h Initialize the chipset
E1h Initialize the bridge
E2h Initialize the CPU
E3h Initialize system timer
E4h Initialize system I/O
E5h Check force recovery boot
E6h Checksum BIOS ROM
E7h Go to BIOS
E8h Set Huge Segment
E9h Initialize Multi Processor
EAh Initialize OEM special code
EBh Initialize PIC and DMA
ECh Initialize Memory type
EDh Initialize Memory size
EEh Shadow Boot Block
EFh System memory test
F0h Initialize interrupt vectors
F1h Initialize Run Time Clock
F2h Initialize video
F3h Initialize System Management Manager
F4h Output one beep
F5h Clear Huge Segment
F6h Boot to Mini DOS
F7h Boot to Full DOS

* If the BIOS detects error 2C, 2E, or 30 (base 512K RAM error), it displays an additional
word-bitmap (xxxx) indicating the address line or bits that failed. For example, “2C
0002” means address line 1 (bit one set) has failed. “2E 1020" means data bits 12
and 5 (bits 12 and 5 set) have failed in the lower 16 bits. The BIOS also sends the
bitmap to the port-80 LED display. It first displays the checkpoint code, followed by
a delay, the high-order byte, another delay, and then the loworder byte of the error.
It repeats this sequence continuously.

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