SUPER MICRO Computer P3TDDR User Manual

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USER’S MANUAL

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Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and
knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use
of the SUPER P3TDDR motherboards. The SUPER P3TDDR supports single
or dual Pentium® III FCPGA 500 MHz-1.26 GHz+ processors, including low
power Pentium III® processors, at Front Side Bus speeds of 133, 100 and
66 MHz. Please refer to the support section of our web site (http://
www.supermicro.com/TechSupport.htm) for a complete listing of supported
processors. Intel FCPGA processors are housed in a 370-pin package.

Manual Organization

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

mainboard box, describes the features, specifications and performance of
the SUPER P3TDDR mainboards and provides detailed information about the
chipset.

Preface

Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static-sensitive devices.
Read this chapter when you want to install the processors, DDR-RAM
memory modules for the P3TDDR, and mounting the mainboard in the chas­sis. Also refer to this chapter when you want to connect floppy/hard disk
drives, the IDE interfaces, the parallel and serial ports and the wires for the
power supply, the reset button, the keylock/power LED, the speaker and
the keyboard.

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) is provided.

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Table of Contents

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

Manual Organization ................................................................................................... i ii

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

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

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

SUPER P3TDDR Image ............................................................................. 1-3

SUPER P3TDDR Layout ........................................................................... 1-4

SUPER P3TDDR Quick Reference .......................................................... 1-5

VIA Apollo Pro 266T Chipset: System Block Diagram ........................ 1 -6

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

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

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

1-4 ACPI Features ............................................................................................... 1-1 1

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

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

Chapter 2: Installation

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

2-2 Processor Installation .................................................................................... 2-2

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

2-4 Installing DIMMs............................................................................................... 2-4

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

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

Power Supply Connector ....................................................................... 2-7

Infrared Connector .................................................................................. 2-7

Power Button ............................................................................................ 2-8

Reset Buttonr ........................................................................................... 2-8

Overheat LED ............................................................................................ 2 - 8

NIC1/2 LED ................................................................................................ 2-8

Hard Disk Drive LED................................................................................. 2-9

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

ATX PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports ......................................................... 2-9

Universal Serial Bus ................................................................................ 2-9

Serial Ports ............................................................................................. 2- 10

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

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Wake-On-Ring ......................................................................................... 2-10

Fan Headers ........................................................................................... 2-11

Chassis Intrusion .................................................................................... 2-11

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

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

Front Side Bus Speed .......................................................................... 2-1 2

CMOS Clear............................................................................................. 2-1 3

Keyboard Wake-Up ................................................................................. 2-13

SCSI Ch A/B Termination....................................................................... 2-13

SCSI Enable/Disable................................................................................ 2-14

VGA Enable/Disable ............................................................................... 2-14

VGA IRQ ................................................................................................... 2-14

Speaker Enable/Disable ......................................................................... 2-14

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

2-8 Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections ............... 2-15

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

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

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

Ultra160 SCSI Connector ....................................................................... 2-17

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 4: AwardBIOS

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

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

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

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

4-5 PCI/PnP Configurations ................................................................................. 4-17

4-6 Power Management ...................................................................................... 4-19

4-7 Boot-up Devices ............................................................................................ 4-22

4-8 Security Setup ............................................................................................... 4-24

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4-9 Exit Setup ....................................................................................................... 4-25

Appendices:

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

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

Appendix C: AwardBIOS Beep Codes .................................................................. C-1

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 1

Introduction

Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an ac­knowledged leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with
the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in
quality and performance.

Please check that the following items have all been included with your
P3TDDR motherboard. If anything listed here is damaged or missing, con­tact your retailer.

One (1) Supermicro P3TDDDR mainboard

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

One (1) floppy ribbon cable

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

One (1) backpanel shield

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

One (1) USB cable (retail only)

Two (2) CPU heatsinks (retail only)

Introduction

SCSI Accessories:

One (1) SCSI manual

One (1) set of SCSI driver diskettes

One (1)68-pin LVD SCSI cable (retail only)

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)
Web site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML,

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacific

Address: 3F, #753 Chung-Cheng Road

Chung-Ho City, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw
Email: [e-mail]
Technical Support:

Tel: [phone], ext.132

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Figure 1-1. SUPER P3TDDR Image

Chapter 1: Introduction

Introduction

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KB/
Mouse

USB 0/1

COM1

PARALLEL PORT

VGA

LAN 1

LAN 2

COM2

JPWAKE

J1

Figure 1-2. SUPER P3TDDR Layout

ATX POWER

CPU Fan 2

370-pin

FCPGA/

PPGA

Processor

CPU 2

JP10 JP3

PCI 1

(not drawn to scale)

J6

370-pin
FCPGA/

PPGA

Processor

CPU 1

VIA

VT8653

ATI

Rage XL

JP6

JP7

Overheat Fan

DIMM 2

DIMM 1

DIMM 3

Chassis
Fan 1

JF1 CPU Fan 1

Chassis Fan 3

DIMM 4

Chassis
Fan 2

JPL1

JPL2

ULTRA III SCSI CH B

ULTRA III SCSI CH B

PCI 2

PCI 3

JP2

Adaptec

AIC-7899

JPA2

SUPER P3TDDR

SCSI RAID

JPA1

1-4

VIA

VT8233

ULTRA III SCSI CH A

BATTERY

SCSI LED

BIOS

SUPER I/O

WOL1

WOM1

JP10

USB 2/3

SPKR

JBT1

FLOPPY

JP8

IDE #1

IDE #2

Chapter 1: Introduction

P3TDDR Quick Reference

Jumpers Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear Pins 1-2 (Normal)
JPA1/2 SCSI Ch A/B Termination Open (Enabled)
JPL1/2 LAN 1/2 Enable/Disable Closed (Enabled)
JPWAKE Keyboard Wake-Up Pins 1-2 (Disabled)
JP2 SCSI Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JP3 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JP6, JP7 Front Side Bus Speed Select (See page 2-12)
JP8 Speaker Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JP10 VGA IRQ Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

Connectors Description

AGP AGP Video Output
COM1/2 COM1/2 Serial Port Connector
Chassis Fan 1-3 Chassis Fan Headers #1, #2 and #3
CPU Fan 1/2 CPU 1 and 2 Fan Headers
DIMM 1-4 DDR Memory Slots
IDE1, IDE2 IDE Hard Disk Drive #1/2 Connectors
JA1 SCSI Channel A Connector
JA2/3 SCSI Channel B Connectors
JA4 SCSI RAID Connector
JF1 Front Control Panel Connector
JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header
J1 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
J6 ATX Power Connector
J9 Floppy Disk Drive Connector
J10 IR (Infrared) Connector
OH Fan Overheat Fan Header
Parallel Port Parallel (Printer) Port
SCSI RAID Optional Add-On Card Connector
USB0/1 Universal Serial Bus Ports (back)
USB2/3 Universal Serial Bus Ports (front)
V GA VGA (Monitor) Port
WOM1 Wake-On-Ring Header
WOL1 Wake-on-LAN Header

Introduction

Also see Chapter 2 for details on the I/O ports, the Front Control Panel (JF1)
connectors and the jumper settings. Jumpers not indicated are for test pur­poses only.

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133/100/66 MHz Host Bus

Pentium III

FCPGA/PPGA

CPUs

3D Graphics

Controller

PCI Slots

GCLK

AGP Bus

PCI Bus

VT8653T

DDR Vlink

Host North

552BGA

VT8233

Vlink

ATA 33/66/100

MII/LAN

6x USB

LPC

LPC

Figure 1-3. VIA 266T Chipset:

System Block Diagram

Memory Bus

MCLK

HCLK/PCLK

SMBus

Power Plane & Peripheral Control

ACPI Events

266 MHz

Memory

Clock Buffer

Clock

Generator

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Motherboard Features

CPU

• Single or dual Intel® PentiumTM III FCPGA 500 MHz-1.26+ GHz proces­sors (including low power PentiumTM III processors) at Front Side
(system) Bus speeds of 133/100/66 MHz

Note: Please refer to the support section of our web site for a complete list of supported
processors. You must use the server version of the processors mentioned above.

Memory

• Four DIMM sockets to support up to 4 GB PC1600 or PC2100 DDR-RAM

Chipset

• VIA Apollo Pro 266T

Expansion Slots

• Three (3) 32-bit PCI (33 MHz)

BIOS

• 4 Mb Award® Flash ROM

• ACPI/APM Power Management

• PAC'99 color-coded I/O connectors

• One WOL (Wake-On-LAN) connector

• One WOM (Wake-On-Modem) connector

• Internal control of Power-On Mode for recovery from AC power loss

Introduction

PC Health Monitoring

• Seven onboard voltage monitors for CPU core, chipset voltage, +3.3V,
±5V and ±12V

• Four-fan status monitor with firmware/software on/off control

• Environmental temperature monitor and control

• CPU fan auto-off in sleep mode

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

• System overheat LED and control

• System resource alert

• Hardware BIOS virus protection

• Auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU cores

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• BIOS support for USB keyboard

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ACPI/PC 98 Features

• Microsoft® OnNow

• Real-time clock wake-up alarm

• Main switch override mechanism

• External modem ring-on

Onboard I/O

• AIC-7899 for dual channel Ultra160 SCSI

• 2 IDE bus master interfaces support UDMA/100

• 1 floppy port interface (up to 2.88 MB)

• 2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports

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

• PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports

• 1 infrared port

• 4 USB ports

• 2 Ethernet ports

• 1 VGA port

Other

• Selectable CPU and chassis fan speed control (set in BIOS)
Fan tachometer is shared between CPU 1/2 fan and chassis 1/2 fan
Fan tachometer detection will indicate failure if both a CPU and a
chassis fan with the same number are used simultaneously

• Internal/external modem ring-on

• Recovery from AC power loss control

• Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

• Wake-on-Modem (WOM)

• Multiple FSB clock frequency selections (set in BIOS & on motherboard)

• SCSI RAID (option)

CD Utilities

• BIOS flash upgrade utility (awdflash.exe)

• Drivers for the VIA Apollo Pro 266T chipset

Dimensions

• SUPER P3TDDR - ATX: 11.6" x 11.2" (294.64 mm x 284.48 mm)

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1-2 Chipset Overview

The VIA Apollo Pro 266T chipset is a high performance, cost-effective and
energy-efficient chipset for the implementation of AGP/V-Link/PCI/LPC com­puter systems based on 64-bit, 370-pin Pentium III (66/100/133 MHz FSB)
processors.

VIA's Apollo Pro 266T chipset consists of two major components: the
VT8653 V-Link Memory Host System controller (North Bridge) and the
VT8233 V-Link Client PCI/LPC controller (South Bridge). The VT8653 Host
System Controller provides superior performance between the CPU, DIMMs,
AGP bus and V-Link inferface with pipelined, burst and concurrent opera­tion. The VT8233 V-Link Client controller is a highly integrated PCI/LPC
controller. Its internal bus structure is based on a 66 MHz PCI bus that
provides a 2x bandwidth. The VT8233 integrated Clint V-Link controller,
which supports a 266 MB bandwidth between the Host/Client V-Link inter­face, provides a V-Link PCI and V-Link LPC controller. It supports five PCI
slots arbitration and decoding for all integrated functions and an LPC bus.

Memory Support and AGP Capability

The VT8653 supports up to 4 GB of PC1600 and PC2100 DDR-RAM. The
DDR-RAM controller supports both SDRAM and VCSDRAM (Virtual Channel
SDRAM) in a flexible mix/match manner. The SDRAM interface allows for
zero wait state bursting between the DRAM and the data buffers at 66/100/
133 MHz.

The VT8633 Controller also supports full AGP v.2.0 capability for maximum
bus utilization including 2x and 4x mode transfer, SBA (Side Band Address­ing), Flush/Fence commands and pipelined grants. The VT8633 also pro­vides flexible CPU/AGP/PCI remapping control, which supports major AGP­based 3D and DVD multimedia accelerators.

Introduction

Recovery from AC Power Loss

The BIOS provides a setting that alllows 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
press the power switch to turn the system back on) or for it to return
automatically to a power-on state. See the Power Lost Control setting in
the BIOS chapter of this manual to change this setting. The default setting
is "Always OFF."

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1-3 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER
P3TDDR motherboard.

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

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

±±

±5V and

±±

Four-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

±±

±12V

±±

The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and
will activate 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 can be turned off
when the CPU is in sleep 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). It 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.

Hardware BIOS Virus Protection

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

Auto-Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core

The auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to
20A of current and auto-sense voltage IDs ranging from 1.3V to 3.5V. This
will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable.

1-4 ACPI Features

ACPI is an acronym 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 turn on and off peripherals such as
CD-ROMs, network cards, hard disk drives and printers automatically. This
also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs, TVs,
telephones and stereos.

Introduction

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 lever-

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ages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor
architecture-independent implementation that is compatible with both Win­dows 98, Windows NT and Windows 2000. You can check to see if ACPI
has been properly installed by looking for it in the Device Manager, which is
located in the Control Panel in Windows.

Microsoft OnNow

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

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

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

BIOS Support for USB Keyboard

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

Real Time Clock Wake-Up Alarm

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

Main Switch Override Mechanism

When an ATX power supply is used, the power button can function as a
system suspend button. When the user depresses the power button, the
system will enter a SoftOff state. The monitor will be suspended and the
hard drive(s) will spin down. Depressing the power button again will cause
the whole system to wake-up. During the SoftOff state, the ATX power
supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive. In
case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power, just
depress and hold the power button for 4 seconds. The power will turn off
and no main power will be provided to the motherboard.

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

1-5 Power Supply

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

The SUPER P3TDDR accommodates ATX power supplies. Although most
power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU, some
are inadequate.

It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that
meets ATX power supply Specification 2.02 or above. Additionally, in ar­eas where noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to install
a line filter to shield the computer from noise. It is recommended that you
also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by
power surges.

Introduction

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1-6 Super I/O

The functions of the disk drive adapter for the Super I/O chip include a
floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077/
765, a data separator, write pre-compensation circuitry, decode logic, data
rate selection, a clock generator, drive interface control logic and interrupt
and DMA logic. The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I/O
greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with
floppy disk drives. The Super I/O supports four 360 K, 720 K, 1.2 M, 1.44
M or 2.88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb/s, 500 Kb/s or 1
Mb/s. It also provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communica­tion ports (UARTs), one of which supports serial infrared communication.

Each UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud
rate generator, complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt
system. Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2
Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1
Mb/s, which support higher speed modems.

At any given time, the Super I/O supports one of the followinga : 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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Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

ElectroStatic 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 wrist strap designed to prevent electrostatic discharge that is
grounded to the computer chassis.

• Touch a grounded metal computer 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 amongst 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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2-2 Processor Installation

!

The following pages cover the installation procedures. You should install
the processor in the motherboard first, then install the motherboard in the
chassis, then the memory and add-on cards, and finally the cables and
drivers. Following the installation procedures in the order they appear in
this chapter should eliminate the most common problems encountered when
building a system.

IMPORTANT: Always connect the power cord last, and always re­move it before adding, removing or changing any hardware compo­nents.

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

Processor

You are now ready to install the processors. Your P3TDDR motherboard
has two 370-pin, FCPGA type sockets that support single or dual 370-pin
Pentium III FCPGA (not SEPP) 500 MHz - 1.26+ GHz processors (including
low power Pentium III processors) at Front Side Bus speeds of 100 and 133
MHz. Lift the lever on the FCPGA socket and install with the notched corner
of the processor oriented with pin 1. Fully seat the processor into the
socket and then close the lever. See Figure 2-1 for views of the FCPGA
370-pin socket before and after processor installation.

Heatsink

Follow the instructions that came with your processors and heatsinks to
attach heatsinks to the processors. Each of your heatsinks should have a
3-pin fan connector, which should be connected to the CPU FAN header.
Make sure that good contact is made between the processors and the
heatsinks. Insufficient contact, incorrect types of heatsinks, fans, or ther­mal compound used or improper amount of thermal compound applied on the
CPU die can cause a processor to overheat, which may crash the system.

2-2

Pin 1

Lever

Notched

Corner

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Processor

(installed)

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

(low power Pentium III shown)

2-3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis

All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of
chassis. Chassis may include a variety of mounting fasteners made of
metal or plastic. Although a chassis may have both types, metal fasteners
are the most highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to
the chassis. For this reason, it is best to use as many metal fasteners as
possible.

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2-4 Installing DIMMs

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM

modules to prevent any possible damage.

Memory Module Installation (See Figure 2-2)

1. Insert each DDR-RAM memory module vertically into its slot. Pay
attention to the two notches along the bottom of the module to
prevent inserting the DIMM incorrectly.

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

3. The P3TDDR has four DIMM sockets that support up to 4 GB of
PC1600 or PC2100 DDR-RAM at their respective speeds

4. DDR-RAM speeds should not be mixed. The P3TDDR can accept any
combination of registered/unregistered and ECC/non-ECC memory,
however it is recommended that different such combinations be used
across the memory installation.

Figure 2-2. Installing DDR-RAM into DIMM Slot

To Install:

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

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To Remove:

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

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

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

Mouse
(Green)

Keyboard

(Purple)

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

Parallel Port
(Burgundy)

USB Ports

COM1 Port

(Turquoise)

VGA Port

(Blue)

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LAN1
Port

LAN2
Port

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Front Control Panel

JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors. See
Figure 2-4 for the pin definitions of the power and reset switches and
the overheat, NIC1 and 2, hard disk drive and power LEDs.

Refer to Sections 2-6 for connector pin definitions.

Figure 2-4. Front Control Panel Connectors

16

Power

HDD

LEDs

NIC1

Buttons

JF1

2-6

NIC2

Overheat

X

Reset

Power

1

5

5

5

5

5

9

9

9

9

2-6 Connecting Cables

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Power Supply Connector

The primary power supply connec­tor on the P3TDDR meets the SSI
(Superset ATX) 24-pin specifica­tions, however, it also supports an
ATX 20-pin connector. Refer to
Table 2-1a for pin definitions.
(Also see Figure A below for con­nector orientation). If a 20-pin
connector is used, please refer to
Figure B below for connector ori­entation and Table 2-1c for stan­dard wiring colors.

Figure A: SSI 24-pin power cable

Pin 24

234567890123456789012345678

234567890123456789012345678

234567890123456789012345678

234567890123456789012345678

Pin 12

Figure B: SSI 20-pin power cable

Pin 20

23456789012345678901234

23456789012345678901234

23456789012345678901234

23456789012345678901234

23456789012345678901234

Pin 10

Pin 13

Pin 1

Pin 11

Pin 1

ATX Power Supply 24-pin Connector

Pin N u m b e r D efin itio n
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

ATX Power Supply 20-pin C onnector Pin

Pin # D e fin iti o n
11 + 3 .3 V
12 -12V
13 COM
14 PS_ON
15 COM
16 COM
17 COM
18 -5V
19 +5V
20 +5V

Table 2-1a

Pin D e finition s (A T X P OWE R )

Pin N u m b e r D efin itio n

1 +3.3V
2 +3.3V
3 C OM

4 +5V

5 C OM

6 +5V

7 C OM

8 P W R _ OK
9 5VS B
10 +12 V
11 +12 V
12 +3.3 V

Table 2-1b

Definitions

Pin # Defini tio n
1 +3 .3 V
2 +3 .3 V
3 C O M
4 +5 V
5 C O M
6 +5 V
7 C O M
8 PW -OK
9 5V S B
10 + 1 2 V

Table 2-1c

PS Color Definitions

Colo r D e fin itio n
Ora n g e + 3.3 V
Blac k Co m
Red 5 V
W h i te Po w e r OK
Yellow +12V
Purple 5V standby
Brow n -5 V
(For re fe re n c e o n ly)

Infrared Connector

The header at J10 is for infrared
devices. See the table on the right
for pin definitions. Refer to the
Technical Support section of our
web page for information on the
infrared devices you can connect
to the system.

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Infrared Pin

Definitions (J10)

Pin

Number

De fin ition

1

+5V

2

Key

3

IRR X

4

Ground

5

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Power Button

The PW_ON connector is located
on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momen­tarily contacting both pins will
power on/off the system. The
user can also configure the power
on button to function as a suspend
button (see the Power Button
Mode setting in BIOS). To turn off
the power when set to suspend
mode, hold down the power but­ton for at least 4 seconds. See
the table on the right for pin defini­tions.

Reset Button

The Reset connector is located on
pins 3 and 4 of JF1. This connec­tor attaches to the hardware reset
switch on the computer case.
See the table on the right for pin
definitions.

Power Button Pin

Definitio ns (J F 1 )

Pin

Number

Defin i tio n

1

PW_O N

2

Ground

Reset Button Pin
Definitio ns (J F 1)

Pin

Defin i tio n

Number

Reset

3

Ground

4

Overheat LED

The Overheat LED connector is lo­cated on pins 7 and 8 of JF1. It
attaches to an LED to to provide
warning of chassis overheating.
See Table 2-6 for pin definitions.

NIC1/2 LED

The NIC1/2 (LAN) LED connectors
are located on pins 9&10/11&12 of
JF1. Attach the NIC LED cable to
the correct pins for each LAN.
See the table on the right for pin
definitions.

2-8

Overheat LED

Pin De finitio ns (J F 1)

Pin

Number

Number

10/12

Defin i tio n

7

LED +

8

Pin

9/11

LED -

NIC1/2 LED Pin

Definitio ns (JF 1 )

Definition

LED +

LED -

HDD (Hard Disk Drive) LED

The IDE hard drive LED connector
is located on JF1. Attach the IDE
hard drive LED cable to pins 13
and 14 of JF1. See the table on
the right for pin definitions.

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HDD LED Pin Definitions

(JF1)

Pin

Number

Defin ition

13
14

LED +
LED -

Power LED

The Power LED connector is lo­cated on pins 15 to 16 of JF1. See
the table on the right for pin defini­tions.

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and
PS/2 Mouse Ports

The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the
PS/2 mouse are located on J1.
See the table on the right for pin
definitions. (The mouse port is
above the keyboard port. See Fig­ure 2-3 for locations.)

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

Four Universal Serial Bus connec­tors are provided on the P3TDDR.
USB0 and USB1 are ports located
on the backplane near the mouse
port. USB2 and USB3 are headers
located near the battery that may
be used for front-side USB ac­cess. See the tables on the right
for pin definitions.

Note: NC indicates no connnection.

Power LED

Pin De finitio ns (JF 1 )

Pin

Number

Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions

Pin
Number Definition

1+5V
2P0­ 3P0+
4Ground

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

Definition
15
16

Ground

Ground

LED +
LED -

PS/2 Keyboard

and Mouse Port

Pin Definitions

(J1)

Pin

Number

Defin itio n

1

Data

2

NC

Ground

3

VCC

4

Clock

5

NC

6

USB1USB0

Pin
Num b e r Defin iti o n
1+5V
2P0­ 3P0+

4Ground

USB3USB2

Pin

Num b e r Definiti o n

1+5V

2P0-

3P0+

4 Ground

5 Ground

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Serial Ports

One COM serial port connector is
provided on your board. See the
table on the right for pin defini­tions. A 10-pin serial ribbon cable
is required to connect a device to
the COM2 header, which is lo­cated near the PCI1 slot.

Wake-On-LAN (WOL1)

The Wake-On-LAN header is des­ignated as WOL1. This function
allows your computer to receive
and be "woken up" by an incoming
call when in the suspend state.
See the table on the right for pin
definitions. You must enable the
LAN Wake-Up setting in BIOS to
use this function. (You must also
have a LAN card with a Wake-on­LAN connector and cable to use
this feature.)

Serial Port

Pin Number Definition
1 DCD
2 Se ria l In
3 Seria l O u t
4 DT R
5 Ground

Pin De finitio ns (C OM1/2 )

Wake-On-LAN

Pin De finitio ns (W O L1)

Pin

Number

1
2
3

Pin Number Definition
6 DSR
7 RT S
8 CT S
9 RI
10 N C

Defin i tio n

+5V Standby

Ground

Wake-up

Wake-On-Ring (WOM1)

The Wake-On-Ring header is lo­cated at WOM1. See the table on
the right for pin definitions. You
must enable the Ring Wake-Up set­ting in BIOS to use this function.
(This feature requires a modem
connected to the computer that
has a Wake-on-Ring connector
and cable.)

Note: NC indicates no connnection.

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Wake-On-Modem

Pin De finitio ns (W O M1 )

Pin

Number

1
2
3

Defin i tio n

+5V Standby

Ground

Wake-up

Fan Headers

The CPU, thermal control and
chassis fan headers are desig­nated CPU Fan1, CPU Fan2, Over­heat Fan, Chassis Fan1, Chassis
Fan2 and Chassis Fan3, respec­tively. See the table on the right
for pin definitions.

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Fan Header

Pin Definitions

Pin

Number

1
2
3

Caution: These fan headers use

Defin i tio n

Ground (black)

+12V (red)

Tachometer

DC power

Chassis Intrusion

The Chassis Intrusion header is
located at JL1. See the board lay­out in Chapter 1 for its location.
Refer to the table on the right for
pin definitions.

Chassis Intrusion

Pin De finitio ns (J L 1)

Pin

1
2

Defin i tio n

Intrusion Input

Ground

Number

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2-7 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.

On a 2-pin jumper, "Closed" means
the jumper is over both pins (to
"close" the connection) and
"Open" means the jumper is either
off or on a single pin only. See
the motherboard layout pages for
jumper locations.

Connector

Pins

Jumper

Cap

Setting

3 2 1

3 2 1

Pin 1-2 short

Front Side Bus Speed

The FSB speed (also known as
system speed) is set with JP6 and
JP7. See the table on the right for
pin definitions.

Note: Most Intel processors have
a fixed speed that overrules the
setting of JP6 and JP7.

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Front Side Bus Speed Jumper Settings

JP6
1-2

2-3

Open

Note : T h e Au to s ettin g a llows the C P U

(JP6, JP7)

JP7

1-2

2-3
Open2-3
Open

to set the speed.

FSB Speed

Auto

66 MHz
100 MHz
133 MHz

CMOS Clear

Chapter 2: Installation

Refer to the table on the right for
instructions on how to clear
CMOS. Always remove the AC
power cord from the system be­fore clearing CMOS.

Note: For an ATX power supply, you
must completely shut down the sys­tem, remove the AC power cord, then
use JBAT1 to clear CMOS. Replace
JBT1 back to the pin 1-2 position be­fore powering up the system again.
Do not use the Power Button con­nector to clear CMOS.

Keyboard Wake-Up

The JPWAKE jumper is used to­gether with the Keyboard Wake-Up
function in BIOS. Enable both the
jumper and the BIOS setting to al­low the system to be woken up by
depressing a key on the keyboard.
See the table on the right for pin
definitions.

Note: Your power supply must meet ATX
specification 2.01 or higher and supply 720
mA of standby power to use this feature.

CMOS Clear Jumper Settings

Jumper

Position

(JBT1)

1-2
2-3

Position

Normal

Keyboard Wake-Up

Jumper

Position

1-2
2-3

Definition

Normal

CMOS Clear

1-2

CMOS Clear

Jumper Settings

(JPWAKE)

Definition

Disabled
Enabled

Position

2-3

SCSI Ch A/B Termination

The SCSI Channel A/B termination
jumpers (JPA1/JPA2) are used to
enable operation of the onboard
SCSI. See the table on the right for
jumper settings.

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SCSI Channel A/B

Termination Jumper

Settings (JPA1/JPA2)

Jumper

Position

Open

Closed

Defin ition

Enabled

Disabled

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SCSI Enable/Disable

Jumper JP2 is used to enable or dis­able the onboard SCSI. See the
table on the right for jumper set­tings.

VGA Enable/Disable

Jumper JP3 is used to enable or dis­able the onboard VGA. See the
table on the right for jumper set­tings.

VGA IRQ

The VGA IRQ jumper (JP10) is used
to allow BIOS to select the VGA IRQ
(Interrupt Request). See the table
on the right for jumper settings.

SC S I E na b le/D is a b le

Jumper Settings (JP2)

Jumper

Position

Jumper Settings (JP3)

Jumper
Position

Jumper Settings (JP10)

Jumper
Position

Defin ition

1-2

Enabled

2-3

Disabled

VG A E n a b le /D isable

Defin ition

1-2

Enabled

2-3

Disabled

VGA IRQ

Defin ition

Enabled

1-2

Disabled

2-3

Speaker Enable/Disable

Jumper JP8 is used to enable or dis­able the system speaker. See the
table on the right for jumper set­tings.

LAN Enable/Disable

JPL1 and JPL2 allow you to enable
or disable onboard LAN1 and LAN2,
respectively. See the table on the
right for jumper settings.

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Speaker Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings (JP8)

Jumper

Position

LAN 1/2 Enab le /D isa b le

Jumper Settings (JPL1/2)

Jumper

Position

Closed

Open

1-2
2-3

Defin ition

Enabled

Disabled

Definition

Enabled
Disabled

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2-8 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.

• The 80-wire ATA66/100 IDE hard disk drive cable that came with your
system has two connectors to support two drives. This special cable
should be used to take advantage of the speed this new technology
offers. The blue connector connects to the onboard IDE connector inter­face and the other connector(s) to your hard drive(s). Consult the docu­mentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper
locations and settings for the hard disk drive.

Parallel Port Connector

The parallel port is located above
the VGA port and COM1. Refer to
the table below for pin definitions.

Parallel (P rinte r) Po rt P in Definitions

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

Pin Number Function
2 Auto Feed­ 4 Erro r­ 6 Init­ 8 SLCT IN­ 10 GND
12 GND
14 GND
16 GND
18 GND
20 GND
22 GND
24 GND
26 NC

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Floppy Connector

The floppy connector is located
on J9. Refer to the table below
for pin definitions.

Floppy Connector Pin Definitions (J9)

Pin Number Function
1 G ND
3 G ND
5 Key
7 G ND
9 G ND
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 Rese r ve d
6 F D EDIN
8 In d e x­ 10 Motor E n a b le
12 D ri ve Selec t B ­ 14 D ri ve Selec t A ­ 16 Motor E n a b le
18 DIR ­ 20 STE P ­ 22 W rite Data­ 24 Wr ite Gate­ 26 Track 00­ 28 W r ite P ro te c t­ 30 Rea d Data­ 32 Side 1 Select­ 34 D is ke tte

IDE Connector Pin Definitions

(IDE#1, IDE#2)

Pin Number Function
1 Re se t IDE
3 H o st Data 7
5 H o st Data 6
7 H o st Data 5
9 H o st Data 4
11 Host D a ta 3
13 Host D a ta 2
15 Host D a ta 1
17 Host D a ta 0
19 GND
21 D RQ3
23 I/O W rite ­ 25 I/O Read­ 27 IOCHRDY
29 D A CK3­ 31 IRQ 1 4
33 Add r 1
35 Add r 0
37 Chip S e le c t 0
39 Activ ity

Pin Number Function
2 GN D
4 Ho st Data 8
6 Ho st Data 9
8 H o s t D a ta 1 0
10 Hos t D a ta 1 1
12 Hos t D a ta 1 2
14 Hos t D a ta 1 3
16 Hos t D a ta 1 4
18 Hos t D a ta 1 5
20 Key
22 GND
24 GND
26 GND
28 BALE
30 GND
32 IO C S16­ 34 GND
36 A d d r 2
38 Chip S e le c t 1 ­ 40 GND

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IDE Connectors

There are no jumpers to config­ure the onboard IDE interfaces
IDE1 and IDE2. Refer to the
table on the right for pin defini­tions. You must use the
ATA100/66 cable included with
your system to benefit from the
ATA100/66 technology.

Ultra Wide SCSI
Connector

Refer to the table below for pin
definitions for the Ultra Wide SCSI
connectors. The connectors are
located at JA1, JA2 and JA3.

Ultra Wide SCSI Connector (JA1, JA2, JA3)

Pin Number Function
1 G N D
2 G N D
3 G N D
4 G N D
5 G N D
6 G N D
7 G N D
8 G N D
9 G N D
10 GND
11 GND
12 GND
13 GND
14 GND
15 GND
16 GND
17 Term p w r d
18 Term p w r d
19 GND
20 GND
21 GND
22 GND
23 GND
24 GND
25 GND
26 GND
27 GND
28 GND
29 GND
30 GND
31 GND
32 GND
33 GND
34 GND

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Pin Number Function
35 -DB (12)
36 -DB (13)
37 -DB (14)
38 -DB (15)
39 Parity H
40 -DB (0)
41 -DB (1)
42 -DB (2)
43 -DB (3)
44 -DB (4)
45 -DB (5)
46 -DB (6)
47 -DB (7)
48 Par ity L
49 GND
50 T e rm p w r d
51 Termp w rd
52 Termp w rd
53 NC
54 GND
55 -A T T N
56 GND
57 -B S Y
58 -AC K
59 -R S T
60 - M S G
61 - S E L
62 -CD
63 -REQ
64 -IO
65 -DB (8)
66 -DB (9)
67 -DB (10)
68 -DB (11)

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2-9 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
CDROM 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 CDROM drive. Finally, double click on the S "Setup" icon.)

Figure 2-5. Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files
for each item. Click the tabs to the right of these

bottom

to install each item one at a time. After installing each item, you

must reboot the system before moving on to the next item on the
list. The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents

of the CD.

in order from top to

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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 a 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
Appendix A for details on beep codes.

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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 for the
amount of memory desired.

2. Determine if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and verify
that the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest speed of memory
used. Do not mix memory speeds.

3. For DIMMs, make sure you are using PC1600 (200 MHz) or PC2100
(266 MHz) compliant DDR-RAM.

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

5. Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots.

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.

1. Please go through the ‘Troubleshooting Procedures’ and 'Frequently

Asked Question' (FAQ) sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our

web site (http://www.supermicro.com/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.

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3. If you still cannot resolve the problem, include the following information
when contacting Supermicro 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].

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What are the various types of memory that the P3TDDR
motherboard can support?

Answer: The P3TDDR has four 184-pin DIMM slots that support up to 4 GB

of registered, unregistered, ECC and non-ECC DDR-RAM. However, all the
memory you install must be the same; you cannot mix registered/unregis­tered, ECC/non-ECC memory modules. Please refer to Chapter 2 for addi­tional information and installation procedures.

Question: How do I update my BIOS?

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

not experiencing problems with your system. Updated BIOS files are lo­cated on our web site at < 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 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 awdflash.exe (BIOS
flash utility) and the BIOS image (xxxx.bin) 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 "awdflash." Type in the BIOS file that you want to
update (xxxx.bin).

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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, make sure the JPWAKE jumper is disabled. Then,
turn your system off and place the floppy disk with the saved BIOS image
file (see above FAQ) in drive A. Press and hold <Alt> and <F2> 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 in 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 VIA
Pro 266 chipset drivers for Windows plus security and audio drivers.

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 installed my microphone correctly but I can't record any
sound. What should I do?

Answer: Go to <Start> <Programs> <Accessories> <Entertainment> and

then <Volume Control>. Under the Properties tab, scroll down the list of
devices in the menu and check the box beside "Microphone".

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Question: How do I connect the ATA66/100 cable to my IDE
device(s)?

Answer: The 80-wire/40-pin ATA66/100 IDE cable that came with your

system has two connectors to support two drives. This special cable must
be used to take advantage of the speed the ATA66/100 technology offers.
Connect the blue connector to the onboard IDE header and the other
connector(s) to your hard drive(s). Consult the documentation that came
with your disk drive for details on actual jumper locations and settings.

Table 3-1. Shared IRQs

PCI 1 shares an IRQ with the onboard SCSI
PCI 2 shares an IRQ with the onboard SCSI
PCI 3 shares an IRQ with LAN1 and SCSI RAID*
* Note: If the SCSI RAID option is used, then PCI 3 is unavailable for use.

3-4 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.

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Chapter 4

AwardBIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the AwardBIOS for the P3TDDR. The Award ROM
BIOS is stored in a Flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy
disk-based program.

Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been
added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual. Please refer
to the Manual Download area of the Supermicro web site
<http://www.supermicro.com> for any changes to BIOS that may not be
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 AwardBIOS flash chip stores the
system parameters, such type of disk drives, video displays, etc. in the
CMOS. The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power. When the
computer is turned off, a back-up battery provides power to the BIOS flash
chip, enabling it to retain system parameters. Each time the computer is
powered-on the computer is configured with the values stored in the BIOS
ROM by the system BIOS, which gains control at boot-up.

How To Change the Configuration Data

The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be
changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility. This Setup utility can be ac­cessed by pressing the <Delete> key at the appropriate time during system
boot, see below.

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.

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4-2 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 Main BIOS 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).

When you first power on the computer, the AwardBIOS™ is immediately
activated.

While the BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be activated in one of two
ways:

1. By pressing <Delete> immediately after turning the system on, or

2. When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the
screen during the POST (Power On Self-Test), press the <Delete> key to
activate the Main Setup Menu:

Press the <Del> key to enter SETUP

4-3 Main BIOS Setup

All Main Setup options are described in this section. The Main BIOS Setup
screeen is displayed below.

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

Press the <Esc> key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu and use the <Left> and
<Right> arrow keys to enter other categories of BIOS settings. The next
section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus.

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Main BIOS Setup Menu

Main Setup Features

Date/Time

Set the system date and time. Key in the correct information in the "mm",
"dd" and "yy" fields. Press the "Enter" key to save the data.

Drive A/Drive B

These settings allow the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed
in the system. The options are "None", "360K, 5.25 in", "1.2M, 5.25 in",
"720K, 3.5 in", "1.44M, 3.5 in" and "2.88M, 3.5 in". Default settings are
"1.44, 3.5" in for Drive A and "None" for Drive B.

Swap Floppy Drive

This setting allows the user to swap the designation (A and B) of the floppy
disk drives installed in the system (if there are two floppy disk drives
installed on the mainboard). The options are "Disabled" and "Enabled".

IDE Primary Master/IDE Primary Slave/IDE Secondary Master/IDE
Secondary Slave

These options allow the user to set the parameters of the IDE Primary
Master/Slave and IDE Secondary Master/Slave slots. Press "Enter" to
activate the following sub-menu screen for detailed options of these items.
Set the correct configurations accordingly. The items included in the sub­menu are listed below:

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IDE HDD Auto-Detection

Press the <Enter> key to activate the "IDE HDD Auto-Detection"
function, which will allow BIOS to automatically detect the status of
the IDE HDD installed in the system, such as the size and number of
cylinders.

IDE Primary Master

This option allows the user to determine the manner in which the
AwardBIOS sets the settings for the IDE Primary Master Device. The
options are "None", "Auto" and "Manual".

Access Mode

This item determines the location through which the AwardBIOS
accesses the IDE Primary Master Device. The settings are "CHS",
"LBA", "Large", and "Auto".

IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO

See the previous setting for description. The options for this setting
are "Auto", "Mode 0", "Mode 1", "Mode 2", "Mode 3" and "Mode 4".

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IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA

This is available only when your IDE drive supports UDMA and the
operating environment also includes a UDMA drive. If your IDE hard
drive and your system software both support UDMA, select Auto to
enabled BIOS support. The options for this setting are "Auto" and
"Disabled".

Video

Use this setting to specify the type of display you are using with the
system. Options are "EGA/VGA", "CGA 40", "CGA 80" and "MONO".

Halt On

If the system encounters a non-specified error during boot-up, it will come
to a halt as directed by these settings. You can tell the system to halt on
"All Errors", "No Errors", "All, But Keyboard", "All, But Diskette" or "All,
But Disk/Key".

Base Memory/Extended Memory/Total Memory

These are displays that inform you how much of each type of memory is
recognized as being present in the system.

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4-4 Advanced BIOS Setup

Choose Advanced BIOS Setup from the Award BIOS 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 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.

4-4.1 Advanced BIOS Features

When the required item in the "Advanced BIOS Features" is highlighted, press
the <Enter> key to activate the selection, as shown below:

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Auto Detect DIMM/PCI CLK

If enabled, this feature will allow the BIOS automatically to detect the status
of the DIMM/PCI clock. The settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled".

Init Display First

This setting allows the user to determine which device will be first displayed
when the sytem boots up - a device installed in the PCI slot or a device
intalled in the AGP slot. The options are "PCI Slot" and "AGP".

Quick Power-On Self Test

If enabled, this feature will speed up the POST (Power On Self Test) routine
after the computer is switched on. The settings are "Enabled" and
"Disabled". If "Disabled", the POST will run at normal speed.

Boot Up NumLock Status

This option enables the system to check the status of the NumLock key
during boot-up. The settings are "On" and "Off".

Gate A20 Option

This option allows the user to determine if the chipset or the keyboard
controller should have the control over Gate A20. The settings are "Normal"
and "Fast". If set to "Normal", a pin in the keyboard controller controls
Gate A20. If "Fast" is selected, the chipset will have the control over Gate
A20. The default setting is "Fast."

Typematic Rate Setting

If "Enabled", the option allows the user to set the number of times a key
stroke repeats itself in a second when the key is held down. If "Disabled",
the keyboard controller sets the rate.

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Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

You may change this setting only if the Typmatic Rate Setting is
enabled. This setting allows the user to set the number of times a
key stroke repeats itself in a second when the key is held down. The
options are "6", "8", "10", "12", "15", "20", "24" and "30".

Typematic Delay

You may change this setting only if the Typmatic Rate Setting is enabled.
This setting sets the delay time after a key is held down before
it begins to repeat the keystroke. The settings are "250", "500", "750"
and "1000".

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

This setting should be changed only if using OS2 and your system has more
than 64 MB of RAM. The options are "OS2" and "Non-OS2".

PWRON After PWR-Fail

This setting allows the user to specify how the system will respond when
power is reapplied after the system has gone down due to a power failure.
The options are "Off", "On" and "Former-Sts".

Full Screen Logo Show

The options for this setting are "Enabled" and "Disabled".

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4-4.2 Advanced Chipset Features

This section covers the functions used for configuring the system based
upon the special features offered by the VIA Apollo 266 chipset. The
chipset manages the operations of major components of the board.
Normally, the default settings for the Advanced Chipset Features listed in
the section are pre-configured by the manufacturer for the optimal
performance of the system. It is recommended that the user does not alter
the default settings. This section is provided as an emergency measure for
the user to restore the functions of the system when the critical data stored
in the BIOS is lost.

When the item in "Advanced Chipset Features" is highlighted, hit the
<Enter> key to activate the screen below:

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Host & AGP Bridge Control

This section documents the AwardBIOS management of the bus links
between host and bridge devices.

Memory Parity / ECC Check

"Enabled" adds a parity check to the boot-up memory tests. Select "Enabled"
only if the system DRAM contains parity. Settings are "Enabled" and
"Disabled".

System BIOS Cacheable

If enabled, the system BIOS information stored in the BIOS ROM (Read Only
Memory) chip will be written and temporarily stored in the "cacheable"
section of the memory, so the CPU has faster access to the information.
The settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled".

Video BIOS Shadow

If enabled, the Video BIOS information stored in the BIOS ROM (Read Only
Memory) chip will be written and temporarily stored in the "cacheable"
section of the memory to provide faster access to the information. The
settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled".

Memory Hole

To improve the performance of the sytem, a certain section of the memory
will be reserved for the use of the devices installed in the PCI slots. This
section of memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB.
The settings are "15M-16M" and "Disabled".

CPU to PCI Write Buffer

To improve the performance of the system, a certain section of the memory
will be designated as "Write Buffer" to temporarily store the data CPU writes
to PCI to provide faster access. This information can be exe.codes or
operational instructions for the system. The settings are "Enabled" and
"Disabled".

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PCI Master 0 WS Write

If "enabled", the transimission of PCI Master Write PCI Master Write signals
will have no delays. The settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled".

PCI Delayed Transition

If "enabled", the PCI signal transition will be delayed. The settings are
"Enabled" and "Disabled".

On-Chip IDE Channel 10/11

If "Enabled", the BIOS support of onchip IDE 10/11 will be activated. The
settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled".

IDE Prefetch Mode

If "Enabled", the IDE Prefetch Mode function will be activated. The settings
are "Enabled" and "Disabled".

On-Chip USB Controller

If "Enabled", this option will allow the user to acctivate the BIOS support of
the On-Chip USB Controllers. The settings are: "All Disabled", "All
Enabled", "1&2 USB Ports", "2&3 USB Ports", "1 USB Port", "2 USB Port"
and "3USB port".

USB Keyboard Support

If "Enabled", this option allows the user to activate the BIOS support of the
On-Chip USB Keyboard Controller. The settings are "Disabled" and
"Enabled".

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4-4.3 Integrated Peripherals

When the item "Integrated Peripherals" is highlighted, press the <Enter> key
to activate the following sub-menu screen:

When the above menu appears, select the items and press the <Enter> key
to display the options:

Onboard FDC Controller

Select "Enabled" if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed
on the main board and you wish to use it. The settings are "Enabled" and
"Disabled".

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Onboard Serial Port 1

This option allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ
for Serial Port 1. The settings are "Disabled" "3F8/IRQ4", "2F8/IRQ3", "3E8/
IRQ4", "2E8/IRQ3" and "Auto".

Onboard Serial Port 2

This option allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ
for Serial Port 2. The settings are "Disabled" "3F8/IRQ4", "2F8/IRQ3", "3E8/
IRQ4", "2E8/IRQ3" and "Auto".

UART Mode Select

This option allows the user to select the UART mode for BIOS. The settings
are "IrDA", "ASKIR" and "Normal".

RxD, TxD Active

This option allows the user to change the settings for the "RxD, TxD Active"
function. The settings are "Hi, Hi", "Hi, Lo", "Lo, Hi", and "Lo, Lo".

IR Transmission Delay

If "Enabled", the transmssion of IR (infrared) signals will be delayed. The
settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled".

UR2 Duplex Mode

This option sets the UR2 Duplex Mode. The settings are "Full" and "Half".

Use IR Pins

This item sets the mode for Use IR Pins. The settings are "RxD2, TxD2" and
"IR-Rx2Tx2".

Onboard Parallel Port

This option allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ
for the onboard parallel port. The settings are "Disabled", "378/IRQ7", "278/
IRQ5" and "3BC/IRQ7".

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Parallel Port Mode

This option sets the mode for the onboard Parallel Port. The settings are
"SPP", "EPP", "ECP" and "ECP+EPP".

EPP Mode Select

This option allows the user to select the EPP mode. The settings are "EPP

1.9" and "EPP 1.7".

ECP Mode Use DMA

This option allows the user to change the ECP Mode Use DMA setting. The
settings are "1" and "3".

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4-4.4 Hardware Monitors

When the item "Hardware Monitors" is highlighted, press the <Enter> key to
activate the sub-menu, shown below:

CPU Warning Temperatures

This item allows the user to set the CPU temperature threshold. When the
CPU temperature reaches the set threshold temperature, an alarm will sound
and a warning message will be displayed on the screen. The settings are
"Disabled", "600C/1400F", "650C/1490F", "700C/1580F", "750C/1670F", "800C/
1760F", "850C/1850F" and "900C/1940F".

The remaining items listed are monitors (not settings) and are self­explanatory.

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4-4.5 Processor Features

When the item "Processor Features" is highlighted, press the <Enter> key
to activate the sub-menu, shown below:

CPU L1 Cache

Set this option to "Enabled" to activate the CPU L1 cache. The settings are
"Enabled" and "Disabled".

CPU L2 Cache

Set this option to "Enabled" to activate the CPU L2 cache. The settings are
"Enabled" and "Disabled"."

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CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

Set this option to "Enabled" to activate the ECC checking of the CPU L2
cache. The settings are "Disabled" and "Enabled".

Processor Number Feature

Set this option to "Enabled" to make your CPU identification number
available to applications and to be (potentially) reported. The settings are
"Disabled" and "Enabled". Use "Disabled" if you are concerned about User
ID privacy.

CPU Ratio

This option allows the user to set the CPU clock/FSB speed ratio. The
settings are "x3", "x3.5", "x4", "x4.5", "x5", "x5.5", "x6", "x6.5", "x7",
"x7.5", "x8", "x8.5", "x9", "x9.5", "x10", "x10.5", "x12", "x13", "x14", "x15"
and "x16".

4-5 PnP/PCI Configurations

Highlight the item "PnP/PCI" on the main menu bar to activate the following
screen:

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PCI Slot 1/2/3 IRQ Select

This feature allows the user to determine the PCI interrupts or (by choosing
"Auto") allows the system to make such a determination. The setting options
are "Auto", "3", "4", "5", "7", "9", "10" and "11".

USB and LAN2 IRQ Select

This feature allows the user to determine the PCI interrupts or (by choosing
"Auto") allows the system to make such a determination. The setting
options are "Auto", "3", "4", "5", "7", "9", "10" and "11".

PNP OS Installed

Select "Yes" if you are using an operating system that supports Plug and
Play. Select "No" if you need the BIOS to configure non-boot PnP devices.
The settings are "Yes" and "No".

Reset Configuration Data

If you have installed a new add-on device and this add-on device has
caused conflicts in system configuration and has resulted in system boot­up failure, then, select "Enabled" to reset "Extended System Configuration
Data" (ESCD) for the OS to reboot the system. The settings are "Enabled"
and "Disabled".

Resources Controlled By

The Award BIOS can automatically configure all the boot devices and all
Plug and Play compatible devices. However, if this item is set to "Auto
(ESCD)", the user is not able to set the IRQ DMA and memory address, since
the Award BIOS will automatically assign the values to these fields. The
settings are "Auto (ESCD)" and "Manual". When "Auto (ESCD)" is chosen,
the following three fields will be available for the user to change:

IRQ-x Assigned to

Here you can choose where to assign the various IRQs (IRQ3, 4, 5, 7,
9, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 15). The settings are "PCI Device" and
"Reserved".

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PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

For best system performance, this item has been pre-set to "Disabled" by
the manufacturer. The settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled".

Assign IRQ for VGA

The "Enabled" setting allows the AwardBIOS to assign an IRQ for the VGA
devices. The settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled".

Assign IRQ for USB

The "Enabled" setting allows the AwardBIOS to assign IRQ for the USB
devices. The settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled".

4-6 Power Management

When the Item "Power" is highlighted on the main menu bar, you will see the
following screen:

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ACPI Function

This item allows you to Enable and Disable the Advanced Configuration and
Power Management. The settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled".

ACPI Suspend Type

This item allows the user to determine the ACPI Suspend type. The settings
are "S1 (POS)" and "S3 (STR)".

Power Management Option

This option sets the degree of power saving for the system, especially for
HDD Power Down, Doze Mode and Suspend Mode. The settings are "User

Define", "Min Saving" and "Max Saving".

Suspend Mode

This item sets the system Suspend Mode. The settings are "Disabled", "1
Min", "2 Min", "4 Min", "6 Min", "8 Min", "10 Min" and "20 Min".

Wake-Up by PME

If "Enabled", the user is able to "wake up" the system by a Power
Management Event. The settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled".

Wake-Up by WOL/WOM/RI

If "Enabled", the user is able to "wake up" the system by the use of Wake­on-LAN (WOL), Wake-on-Modem (WOM) or Ring-In (RI). The settings are
"Enabled" and "Disabled".

HDD Power Down

If "Enabled", this option will allow the AwardBIOS to power-down the hard
disk drive(s). The settings are "Disabled", "1 min", "2 min", "3 min", "4 min",
"5 min", "6 min" and "7 min".

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Video Off Option

This option sets the status of video device and monitor when the system is
in the Suspend Mode. When set to "Always On", the video device and the
monitor will always be on when the system is in the suspend mode. When
set to "Suspend-Off", the video device and the monitor will be turned off
when the system is in the suspend mode.

Video Off Method

This item determines the manner in which the monitor is turned off. The
settings are "Blank Screen", "V/H SYNC+Blank" and "DPMS". Select "V/H
SYNC+Blank" to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports
and the monitor. Select "Blank Screen" to turn off the video buffer and the
monitor. Select "DPMS" to initiate display power management signals.

Modem Use IRQ

This item allows the AwardBIOS to assign the IRQ to be used by the Modem.
The settings are "NA", "3", "4", "5", "7", "9", "10" and "11".

Soft-off by PWR-BTTN

This item determines the system's "Soft-off" mode when the user presses
the power-button. The settings are "Instant-off" and "Delay 4 Sec".

POWER ON Function

This option allows the user to determine the method by which the system
activates the power-on function. The settings are "Password", "Hot Key",
"Mouse Left", "Mouse Right", "Any key", "Button Only" and "Keyboard 98".

KB Power On Password

This item allows the user to set the password to activate the keyboard
power. Press the <Enter> key to enter the password.

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Hot Key Power On

This option allows the user to set a hot key for activating the power on
function. The settings are "Ctrl F1", "Ctrl F2", "Ctrl F3", "Ctrl F4", "Ctrl F5",
"Ctrl F6", "Ctrl F7", "Ctrl F8", "Ctrl F9", "Ctrl F10", "Ctrl F11" and "Ctrl F12."

RTC Alarm Resume

If "Enabled", this option will allow the AwardBIOS to resume the RTC (Real
Time Clock) Alarm activities. The default settings are "Enabled" and
"Disabled".

4-7 Boot-up Devices

When the Item "Boot" is highlighted on the main menu bar, you should see
the following screen:

Award BIOS attempts to load the operating system from devices specified
by the users in a user-specified sequence.

Boot ROM Order

This item allows the user to set the order of the boot-up devices. The
settings are "Adaptec-7899" and "Any PCI Slot".

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First Boot Device

This item allows the user to set the first boot-up device. The settings are
"Floppy", "LS120", "HDD-0", "SCSI", "CDROM", "HDD-1", "HDD-2", "HDD-3",
"ZIP100", "LAN" and "Disabled".

Second Boot Device

This item allows the user to set the second boot-up device. The settings
are "Floppy", "LS120", "HDD-0", "SCSI", "CDROM", "HDD-1", "HDD-2", "HDD­3", "ZIP100", "LAN" and "Disabled".

Third Boot Device

This item allows the user to set the third boot-up device. The settings are
"Floppy", "LS120", "HDD-0", "SCSI", "CDROM", "HDD-1", "HDD-2", "HDD-3",
"ZIP100", "LAN" and "Disabled".

Boot Other Device

If enabled, this option enables the BIOS to load the OS from another device
rather than the ones that have been specified as the first, second and third
boot up devices. The settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled".

Virus Warning

This item allows the user to choose the Virus Warning feature for the IDE
Hard Drive Disk boot sector protection. If this function is enabled and
someone attempts to write data into this area, then, the BIOS will display a
warning message and the audible alarm will be activated. The settings are
"Enabled" and "Disabled".

Boot Up Floppy Seek

Set this option to "Enabled" to allow the BIOS to test floppy drives to
determine whether they have 40 tracks or 80 tracks. The settings are
"Enabled" or "Disabled".

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4-8 Security Setup

When the Item "Security" is highlighted on the main menu bar, you should
see the following screen:

Set Supervisor's Password

When the item "Set Supervisor Password" is highlighted on the above
screen, hit the <Enter> key. When prompted, type a password in the
dialogue box to set or to change Supervisor's Password.

Set User's Password

When the item "Set User's Password" is highlighted on the Security Menu,
hit the <Enter> key. When prompted, type a password in the dialogue box
to set or to change the User's Password.

Security Option

When the item "Security Option" is highlighted on the Security Menu, hit the
<Enter> key. This option allows the user to determine if the password is
required every time the system boots up or if it is required only when you
enter the CMOS setup. The settings are "System" and "Setup".

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Select "Exit" from the Main Menu bar to activate the following screen:

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Save & Exit Setup

When the item "Save & Exit" is highlighted, press the <Enter> key. If you
then highlight the letter "Y" and press <Enter>, you will save the changes
you've made in the BIOS program (CMOS) and exit Setup. Your system
should then continue with the boot-up procedure. The options are "Y" and
"N".

Exit Without Saving

When the item "Exit Without Saving" is highlighted, press the <Enter> key. If
you then highlight the letter "Y" and press <Enter>, all the changes you've
made in the CMOS will not be saved when you exit the CMOS Setup. Your
system should then continue with the boot-up procedure. The options are
"Y" and "N".

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

When the item "Load Fail Safe Defaults" is highlighted, press the <Enter>
key. If you then highlight the "y" and press <Enter>, you will load the BIOS

Fail-Safe default values for the most stable system operation. The settings
are "Y" and "N".

Load Optimal Defaults

When the item "Load Optimal Defaults" is highlighted, press the key "Y" to
load the default values that will give you optimal system performance. The
settings are "Y" and "N".

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Appendix A

AwardBIOS POST Messages

During the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS will check for errors. If an error
is found and a correction is needed, the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a
message. If a message is displayed, it will be accompanied by the following:

PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC OR DEL TO ENTER SETUP

POST Beep Codes

Currently, there are two kinds of beep codes used in AwardBIOS. One code indicates
that a video error has occurred and that the BIOS cannot initialize the video screen
to display any additional information. This beep code consists of a single long beep
followed by two short beeps. The other code indicates that a Rambus error has
occurred. This beep code consists of a single long beep that sounds repeatedly.

Error Messages

One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error
during the POST. This list includes messages for both the ISA and the EISA BIOS.

CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED

The CMOS battery is no longer functional. It should be replaced.

CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR

The CMOS hecksum is incorrect. This can indicate that CMOS has been corrupted.
This error may have been caused by a weak battery. Check the battery and replace
if necessary.

DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER

No boot device was found. This could mean that either a boot drive was not detected
or the drive does not contain the proper system boot files. Insert a system disk into
Drive A: and press <Enter>. If you assumed the system would boot from the hard
drive, make sure the controller is inserted correctly and all cables are properly
attached. Also make sure the disk has been formatted as a boot device. Then reboot
the system.

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DISKETTE DRIVES OR TYPES MISMATCH ERROR - RUN SETUP

The type of diskette drive installed in the system is different from the CMOS definition.
Run Setup to reconfigure the drive type correctly.

DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY

The display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color. This
indicates that the switch is set to a different setting than indicated in Setup. Determine
which setting is correct, and then either turn off the system and change the jumper
or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection.

DISPLAY TYPE HAS CHANGED SINCE LAST BOOT

Since last powering off the system, the display adapter has been changed. You must
configure the system for the new display type.

ERROR ENCOUNTERED INITIALIZING HARD DRIVE

The hard drive cannot be initialized. Be sure the adapter is installed correctly and all
cables are correctly and firmly attached. Also be sure the correct hard drive type
is selected in Setup.

ERROR INITIALIZING HARD DISK CONTROLLER

Cannot initialize the controller. Make sure the cord is correctly and firmly installed in
the bus. Be sure the correct hard drive type is selected in Setup. Also check to see
if any jumper needs to be set correctly on the hard drive.

FLOPPY DISK CNTRLR ERROR OR NO CNTRLR PRESENT

Cannot find or initialize the floppy drive controller. Make sure the controller is installed
correctly and firmly. If there are no floppy drives installed, be sure the Diskette Drive
selection in Setup is set to NONE.

KEYBOARD ERROR OR NO KEYBOARD PRESENT

Cannot initialize the keyboard. Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no
keys are being pressed during boot up.

If you are intentionally configuring the system without a keyboard, set the error halt
condition in Setup to HALT ON ALL, BUT KEYBOARD. This will cause the BIOS to
ignore the missing keyboard and continue the boot.

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Memory Address Error at ...

Indicates a memory address error at a specific location. You can use this location
along with the memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips.

Memory parity Error at ...

Indicates a memory parity error at a specific location. You can use this location along
with the memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips.

Memory Verify Error at ...

Indicates an error verifying a value already written to memory. Use the location along
with your system’s memory map to locate the bad chip.

OFFENDING ADDRESS NOT FOUND

This message is used in conjunction with the I/O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY
ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem cannot be isolated.

OFFENDING SEGMENT:

This message is used in conjunction with the I/O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY
ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem has been isolated.

PRESS A KEY TO REBOOT

This will be displayed at the bottom screen when an error occurs that requires you
to reboot. Press any key and the system will reboot.

PRESS F1 TO DISABLE NMI, F2 TO REBOOT

When BIOS detects a Non-maskable Interrupt condition during boot, this will allow you
to disable the NMI and continue to boot, or you can reboot the system with the NMI
enabled.

RAM PARITY ERROR - CHECKING FOR SEGMENT ...

Indicates a parity error in Random Access Memory.

SYSTEM HALTED, (CTRL-ALT-DEL) TO REBOOT ...

Indicates the present boot attempt has been aborted and the system must be rebooted.
Press and hold down the CTRL and ALT keys and press DEL.

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FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (80)

FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (40) ® Floppy Type dismatch.

Hard Disk(s) fail (80)
Hard Disk(s) fail (40) ® HDD controller diagnostics failed.

Hard Disk(s) fail (20)

Hard Disk(s) fail (10)

Hard Disk(s) fail (08)

Keyboard is locked out - Unlock the key.

BIOS detect the keyboard is locked. P17 of the keyboard controller is pulled low.

Keyboard error or no keyboard present.

® Unable to reset floppy subsystem.

® HDD reset failed

® HDD initialization error.

® Unable to recalibrate fixed disk.

® Sector Verify failed.

Cannot initialize the keyboard. Make sure that the keyboard is attached correctly and
no keys are being pressed during the boot.

Manufacturing POST loop.

System will repeat POST procedure infinitely while the P15 of keyboard controller is
pulled low. This is also used for M/B burn in testing.

BIOS ROM checksum error - System halted.

The checksum of ROM address F0000H-FFFFFH is bad.

Memory test fail..

BIOS reports the a memory test fail if the onboard memory has an error.

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Appendix B

AwardBIOS POST Codes

This section lists the POST (Power On Self Testing) Codes for the Award BIOS.

POST (hex) Description

CFh Test CMOS R/W functionality.
C0h Early chipset initialization:

C1h Detect memory

C3h Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM
C5h Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 & F000 shadow

0h1 Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000:0
02h Reserved
03h Initial Superio_Early_Init switch.
04h Reserved
05h 1. Blank out screen

06h Reserved
07h 1. Clear 8042 interface

08h 1. Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super

09h Reserved
0Ah

0Bh Reserved
0Ch Reserved
0Dh Reserved
0Eh Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R/W-able or not. If

-Disable shadow RAM

-Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below)

-Program basic chipset registers

-Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC.

-Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below)

RAM.

2. Clear CMOS error flag

2. Initialize 8042 self-test

I/O chips.

2. Enable keyboard interface.

l

Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional).

l

Auto detect ports for keyboard & mouse followed by a port & interface swap
(optional).

l

Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.

test fails, keep beeping the speaker.

Debuggig LED Encoding

Post CodePost Code

Post Code

Post CodePost Code

C1h
05h

07h

0Eh
14h

26h

2Bh
52h

Encoded LEDEncoded LED

Encoded LED

Encoded LEDEncoded LED

001b
010b

011b

100b
101b
110b
111b

000b

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Task

TaskTask
Memory Detection

BIOS Shadowing
KBC Initialization

Shadow RAM test
Chipset defaults loaded
Clock generator configured

Video initialization

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POST (hex) Description

0Fh Reserved
10h Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R/W codes into the

11h Reserved
12h Use walking 1’s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS

13h Reserved
14h Program chipset default values into chipset. Chipset default

15h Reserved
16h Initial Early_Init_Onboard_Generator s witch.
17h Reserved
18h Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or

19h Reserved
1Ah Reserved
1Bh Initial interrupts vector table. If no special specified, all H/W

1Ch Reserved
1Dh Initial EARLY_PM_INIT s witch.
1Eh Reserved
1Fh Load keyboard matrix (notebook platform)
20h Reserved
21h HPM initialization (notebook platform)
22h Reserved
23h 1. Check validity of RTC value:

24h Reserved
25h Reserved
26h Reserved
27h Initialize INT 09 buffer
28h Reserved
29h

2Ah Reserved
2Bh Reserved
2Ch Reserved

run time area in F000 for ESCD & DMI support.

circuitry. Also set real-time clock power status, and then check for
override.

values are MODBINable by OEM customers.

Intel) and CPU level (586 or 686).

interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W
interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR.

e.g. a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute.

2. Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack. If CMOS checksum fails, use default
value instead.

3. Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI & PnP use. If ESCD is valid, take into
consideration of the ESCD’s legacy information.

4. Onboard clock generator initialization. Disable respective clo ck resour c e to
empty PCI & DIMM slots.

5. Early PCI initialization:

-Enumerate PCI bus number

-Assign memory & I/O resource

-Search for a valid VGA device & VGA BIOS, and put it

into C000:0.

l

Program CPU internal MTRR (P6 & PII) for 0-640K memory address.

l

Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU.

l

Program early chipset according to CMOS setup. Example: onboard IDE
controller.

l

Measure CPU speed.

l

Invoke video BIOS.

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POST (hex) Description

2Dh 1. Initialize multi-language

2Eh Reserved
2Fh Reserved
30h Reserved
31h Reserved
32h Reserved
33h Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.
34h Reserved
35h Reserved
36h Reserved
37h Reserved
38h Reserved
39h Reserved
3Ah Reserved
3Bh Reserved
3Ch Test 8254
3Dh Reserved
3Eh Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1.
3Fh Reserved
40h Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2.
41h Reserved
42h Reserved
43h Test 8259 functionality.
44h Reserved
45h Reserved
46h Reserved
47h Initialize EISA slot
48h Reserved
49h 1. Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page.

4Ah Reserved
4Bh Reserved
4Ch Reserved
4Dh Reserved
4Eh 1. Program MTRR of M1 CPU

4Fh Reserved
50h Initialize USB
51h Reserved
52h Test all memory (clear all extended memory to 0)
53h Reserved
54h Reserved
55h Display number of processors (multi-processor platform)
56h Reserved
57h 1. Display PnP logo

2. Put information on screen display, including Award title, CPU type, CPU
speed ….

2. Progra m writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU.

2. Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU & program CPU with proper cacheable
range.

3. Initializ e the APIC fo r P 6 cla ss CPU.

4. On MP platform, adjust the cacheable range to smaller one in case the
cacheable ranges between each CPU are not identical.

2. Early ISA PnP initialization

-Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device.

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POST (hex) Description

58h Reserved
59h Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code.
5Ah Reserved
5Bh (Optional Feature)

5Ch Reserved
5Dh 1. Initialize Init_Onboard_Super _I O switch.

5Eh Reserved
5Fh Reserved
60h Okay to enter Setup utility; i.e. not until this POST stage can users

61h Reserved
62h Reserved
63h Reserved
64h Reserved
65h Initialize PS/2 Mouse
66h Reserved
67h Prepare memory size information for function call:

68h Reserved
69h Turn on L2 cache
6Ah Reserved
6Bh Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup &

6Ch Reserved
6Dh 1. Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices.

6Eh Reserved
6Fh 1. Initialize floppy controller

70h Reserved
71h Reserved
72h Reserved
73h (Optional Feature)

74h Reserved
75h Detect & install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM…..
76h Reserved
77h Detect serial ports & parallel ports.
78h Reserved
79h Reserved
7Ah Detect & install co-processor
7Bh Reserved
7Ch Reserved
7Dh Reserved
7Eh Reserved
7Fh 1. Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported.

Show message for entering AWDFLASH.EXE fro m FDD (optional)

2. Initialize Init_Onboard_AUDIO switch.

enter the CMOS setup utility.

INT 15h ax=E820h

Auto-configuration table.

2. Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is
set to “AUTO”.

2. Set up floppy related fields in 40:hardware.

Enter AWDFLASH.EXE if :

-AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive.

-ALT+F2 is pressed

-If errors occur, report errors & wait for keys

-If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue:
wClear EPA or customization logo.

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POST (hex) Description

80h Reserved
81h Reserved
82h 1. Call chipset power management hook.

83h Save all data in stack back to CMOS
84h Initialize ISA PnP boot devices
85h 1. USB final Initialization

86h Reserved
87h Reserved
88h Reserved
89h Reserved
90h Reserved
91h Reserved
92h Reserved
93h Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti-Virus code
94h 1. Enable L2 cache

95h 1. Program daylight saving

96h 1. Build MP table

FFh Boot att empt (IN T 19h)

2. Recover the text font used by EPA logo (not for full screen logo)

3. If password is set, ask for password.

2. NET P C: Build SYSI D struct ure

3. Switch screen back to text mode

4. Set up ACPI table at top of memory.

5. Invoke ISA adapter ROMs

6. Assign IRQs to PCI devices

7. Initialize APM

8. Clear noise of IRQs.

2. Program boot up speed

3. Chipset final initialization.

4. Power management final initialization

5. Clear screen & display summary table

6. Prog ram K6 write allocatio n

7. Program P6 class write combining

2. Update keyboard LED & typematic rate

2. Build & update ESCD

3. Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h

4. Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick

5. Build MSIRQ routing table.

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Appendix C

AwardBIOS Beep Codes

This section lists the Award BIOS Error Beep Codes.

Beep Code Error Message Description

1 short beep System boot.
2 short beeps Incorrect CMOS setting.
1 long + 1 short DRAM error.
1 long + 2 short VGA error.
1 long + 3 short Keyboard error.
1 long + 9 short ROM error.
Long beeps Memory module error.
High beeps Power error.

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