Supero P8SAA User Manual

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P8SAA

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0a

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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 P8SAA motherboard. The P8SAA supports single Intel
Pentium® 4 Processor (the Prescott Processor) in the 775-Land Grid Array
Package at a system bus speed of 800 MHz. The Pentium 4 Processor in
the 775-Land Grid Array Package is housed in a Flip-Chip Land Grid Array
(FC-LGA4) package that interfaces with the motherboard via an LGA775
socket. The package consists of a processor core mounted on a substrate
land-carrier. An integrated heat spreader (IHS) is attached to the package
substrate and core and serves as the contacting surface for processor
component thermal solutions, such as a heatsink. Please refer to the moth­erboard specifications pages on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/
Product) for updates on supported processors. This product is intended to
be professionally installed.

Manual Organization

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

mainboard box, describes the features, specifications and performance of
the P8SAA mainboard and provides detailed information about the chipset.

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

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

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

Appendix A provides BIOS POST Messages.
Appendix B lists BIOS POST Codes.
Appendix C lists Software Installation Instructions.

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Table of Contents

Preface

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

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

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

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

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

SUPER P8SAAImage ................................................................ 1-3

P8SAA Layout .......................................................................... 1-4

P8SAAQuick Reference ........................................................... 1-5

Intel 925X (Alderwood) Chipset: System Block Diagram .................. 1-6

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

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

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

1-4 Power Configuration Settings.................................................................... 1-10

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

1-6 Power Supply ................................................................................................ 1-13

1- 7 Super I/O......................................................................................................... 1-14

Chapter 2: Installation

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

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

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

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

2- 5 I/O Port/Front Control Panel Connector Locations .................................... 2-7

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

Power Supply Connectors ..................................................................... 2-8

IR Connector.............................................................................................. 2-8

PW_ON Connector ................................................................................... 2-9

Reset Connector ....................................................................................... 2-9

IDE LED .................................................................................................... 2-10

Power_LED Connector ........................................................................... 2-10

Keylock Connector ................................................................................ 2-11

Speaker Connector................................................................................ 2-11

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Serial Ports ............................................................................................. 2-12

CD Header/Audio Header ..................................................................... 2-12

Fan Headers ........................................................................................... 2-13

Chassis Intrusion ................................................................................... 2-13

ATX PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports ....................................................... 2-14

Universal Serial Bus (USB) .................................................................. 2-14

Wake-On-Ring ......................................................................................... 2-15

Wake-On-LAN ......................................................................................... 2-15

Ethernet Port............................................................................................ 2-16

SMB Header............................................................................................. 2-16

Overheat/Fan Fail LED ........................................................................... 2-17

AC '97 Output .......................................................................................... 2-17

SATA LED................................................................................................ 2-18

GLAN LED................................................................................................ 2-18

2- 7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-19

Explanation of Jumpers ........................................................................ 2-19

Power Force-On .....................................................................................2-19

CMOS Clear............................................................................................. 2-20

USB Wake-Up.......................................................................................... 2-20

Keyboard Wake-Up................................................................................. 2-21

Gigabit LAN Enable................................................................................. 2-21

2- 8 Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Drive and Audio Connections ...................... 2-22

Parallel Port Connector ......................................................................... 2-22

Floppy Connector ................................................................................... 2-23

IDE Connector......................................................................................... 2-23

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Chapter 4: BIOS

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

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

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

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

4-4 Advanced BIOS Setup .................................................................................... 4-5

4-4.1 Advanced BIOS Features............................................................ 4-5

4-4.2 Advanced Chipset Control ........................................................... 4-7

4-4.3 I/O Device Configuration .............................................................. 4-8

4-4.4 PnP Configuration .......................................................................... 4-9

4-4.5 Hardware Monitors ..................................................................... 4-10

4-4.6 Processor & Clock Options ....................................................... 4-11

4-4.7 DMI Event Log............................................................................... 4-12

4-4.8 Console Redirection .....................................................................4-12

4-5 Security ........................................................................................................... 4-13

4- 6 Boot ................................................................................................................. 4-14

4-7 Exit ................................................................................................................... 4-15

Appendices:

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

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

Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions ...................................................C-1

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

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

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

All Included with Retail Box Only

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

One (1) IDE cable (CBL-036)

One (1) floppy drive ribbon cable (CBL-022)

Two (2) SATA cables (CBL-044)

One (1) I/O shield (CBL-PT37A)

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

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: SuperMicro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

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

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

Europe

Address: SuperMicro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

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

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacific

Address: SuperMicro, Taiwan

D5, 4F, No. 16 Chien-Ba Road

Chung-Ho 235, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw
Technical Support:
Email: [e-mail]
Tel: [phone], ext.132 or 139

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Figure 1-1. P8SAA Image

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x1 PCI-E#1

x1 PCI-E#2

Figure 1-3. Motherboard Layout

(not drawn to scale)

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

P4 CPU
LGA 775

JPWAKE

KB/MS

Parallel Port

COM1 Port

USB
3/4/5/6

USB1/2
& LAN

JPUSB

Fan3

Clock

925X
Alderwood

(North Bridge)

x16 PCI-E

PCI-3

PCI-2

PCI-1

LAN CTRL

JPL1

GLAN Enable

CDin

Aux.

x1 PCI-E#3

AC97

FWH

J43

CL
CMOS

JL1

WOR

SATA0

FP CTRL

Fan2

JF1

Buzzer

JP4

IDE

24-Pin ATX PWR

Super IO

Fan1

USB7/8

Chs
Intru.

ICH6R

SMB

DIMM#1A (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

DIMM#2B (Black)

Audio

WOL

JBT1

J3

J40

(South Bridge)

J45

J29

J44

J32

J31

J28

KB/MS Wake-Up

J30

Battery

J37

J41

12V 4-pin
PWR

COM2 Port

J1

J7

J8

J9

J34

JOH1

FDD

J27

SATA1

SATA2

SATA3

Force PWR-On

* " " indicates the location of "Pin 1".
* All drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based upon the

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

LE1

+5V Stby Warning
LED

USB WakeUp

SATA
LED.

OH
LED.

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P8SAA Quick Reference

Jumpers Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 2-7
JP4 Force Power On Pins 2-3 (Disabled)
JPL1 Giga-bit LAN Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPUSB USB Wake Up (USB1/2) Pins 2-3 (Disabled)
JPWAKE KB/Mouse Wake-Up Pins 2-3 (Disabled)

Connectors Description

ATX (J40) ATX 24-Pin Power Connector
AUX. PWR (J41) 12V 4-pin Power Connector (Required)
Audio Audio Port (Line-In, Line-Out, Microphone)
AUX Auxiliary (Audio) Input Header
Chassis Intrusion (JL1) Chassis Intrusion Header
CD In Audio CD Input Header
COM1(J31), COM2(J32) COM Port Port 1 & Port 2 Connectors
DIMM#1A,#2A,#1B,#2B Memory (DIMM) Slots (1 through 4)
Fans 1-3 Fan1: CPU Fan, Fan2/3: Chassis Fan Headers
FP Control (JF1) Front Panel Control Header
Floppy Connector(J27) Floppy Disk Connector
IDE(J3) IDE Connector
KB/Mouse (J28) PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
LAN Port Ethernet RJ45 (Gigabit LAN) Connector
LE 1 +5V Standby PWR LED Indicator
OH LED (JOH1) Overheat LED Header
Parallel (J30) Printer Port
SATA #0-3 4 SATA Headers
SATA LED (J37) SATA LED header
SMB (J34) System Management Bus Header
USB1/2(J29), USB3-6(J44)Back Panel Universal Serial Ports 1-6
USB7/8(J43) Front Panel USB headers 7/8

WOL Wake On LAN header

WOR (JWOR1) Wake-On-Ring Header

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SLOTS

LG A775_PR OC E S S OR

ICH-6R

USB

PORT_0~7

FWH

LPC I/O

MS .

KB. FDD. SER.1

SER.2

PRN.

PR I_IDE

VR M 10.1

ADDR

CTRL CTRL

ADDR

DAT ADAT A

UDMA/100

LPC

PCI_32_B US

DDR 2

VRM V10.1

DMI

3_P CI_32b

DIMM_C HA

S-ATA/150

4 x S A TA

CK 410 CL K

1 PC IE_x 16

GRAPHIC

MC H

DIMM_CHB

PORTS

PCIE_x16

M/G b_L AN

SLOTS

3_P CIE _x1

PCIE_x1

W83627THF

AUDIO

FS B: 800/533MHz

LPCUS B 2.0/1.1

AC97

5.1-CH

Alderwood

SDRAM

Figure 1-3. 925X Alderwood Chipset:

System Block Diagram

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

represent the features on your motherboard. See the follow-

ing pages for the actual specifications of each motherboard.

925x

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Motherboard Features

CPU ! Latest CPU technology!

• Single Intel Pentium® 4 Processor (up to 3.6 GHz) in the 775-Land Grid
Array Package at a system bus speed of 800 MHz (New VRM 10.1
power design supporting Intel next generation CPU.)

Memory ! Latest memory technology!

• Four DIMM slots support Dual/Single Channel DDRII 533/400 MHz up to 4
GB of ECC Unbuffered two-way interleaved or non-interleaved DDR2
256MB, 512MB and 1GB SDRAM. Note: See Section 2-4 for details.

Chipset ! Latest Intel chipset technology!

• Intel Alderwood 925X

Expansion Slots

• One (1) PCI-Express x16

• Three (3) PCI-Express x1

• Three (3) 32-bit PCI 33MHz (5V)

BIOS

• 4 Mb Firmware Hub AwardBIOS® Flash BIOS

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

PC Health Monitoring

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

• Fan status monitor with firmware/software speed control

• SuperDoctor III, NMI

• Environmental temperature monitoring via BIOS

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

• System overheat/Fan Fail LED and control

• System resource alert via Supero Doctor III

• Hardware BIOS virus protection

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ACPI Features

• Microsoft OnNow

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• BIOS support for USB keyboard

• Main switch override mechanism

• Internal/external modem ring-on

Onboard I/O

• 1 ATA/100 EIDE Channel

• Intel ICH6R SATA Controller, 4 connectors for 4 devices with support
of RAID 0, RAID 1

• 1 floppy port interface (up to 2.88 MB)

• 2 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial ports

• 1 ECP/EPP parallel port

• Intel 82541 Gigabit Ethernet Controller

• PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports

• Up to 8 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports for a speed of up to
480Mbps

• AC'97 audio high quality 6-channel sound

Other

• Hyper-threading enabled

• Wake-on-LAN

• Wake-on-Ring (WOR)

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

• Suspend-to-RAM

• Onboard +5vsb warning LED ("LE1")

CD Utilities

• BIOS flash upgrade utility

• Drivers and software for Intel 925X chipset utilities

Dimensions

• ATX form factor, 12" x 9.5" (305 x 228.6 mm)

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1-2 Chipset Overview

Intel’s Alderwood (925X) chipset, designed for use with the Pentium 4 LGA
775 CPU, is comprised of two primary components: the Memory Controller
Hub (MCH) and the I/O Controller Hub (ICH6R). The Alderwood (925X)
provides the performance and feature-set required for the high-end desk­top and the UP workstation market.

Memory Controller Hub (MCH)

The function of the MCH is to manage the data flow between five inter­faces: the CPU interface Front Side Bus (FSB), System Memory Interface
(DRAM controller), PCI Express Graphic Interface, I/OController and the Di­rect Media Interface (DMI). The MCH is optimized for the Pentium 4 proces­sors in an LGA775 Package. It supports one or two channels of unbuf­fered, ECC DDR2 533/400 SDRAM. It also supports the PCI-Express-based
external graphics solutions.

The ACPI component provides the data buffering and interface arbitration
required to ensure that system interfaces operate efficiently. The Direct
Media Interface (DMI) is a point-to-point interconnect between the
AlderwoodMCH and the ICH6R. Virtually all communication between the MCH
and the ICH occurs over the Direct Media Interface. DMI supports 2GB/s
(IGB/s each direction) of bandwidth, using a 100 MHz differential clock.

Intel ICH6R System Features

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

*PCI Express Base Specification, Rev. 1.0a-compliant
*PCI 2.3
*ACPI Power Management Logic Support
*USB host interface
*Enhanced DMA Controller
*System Management Bus
*Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface
*Firmware Hub (FWH) Interface

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1-3 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the P8SAA.
The motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that sup­ports PC health monitoring.

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

++

++

+5V,

++

++

+12V,

−−

−−

−12V and +5V

standby

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

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware/Software Speed Control

The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans. The
onboard fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS.

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 reaches the threshold, the CPU thermal trip
feature will be activated and it will send a signal to the Speaker LED and, at
the same time, the CPU speed will be decreased.

1-4 Power Configuration Settings

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

Microsoft OnNow

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

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Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

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

BIOS Support for USB Keyboard

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

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

1-5 ACPI Features

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

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

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Microsoft OnNow

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

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

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

Main Switch Override Mechanism

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

Wake Ring-On (WOR)

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.

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1-6 Power Supply

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

The P8SAA accommodates 12V ATX power supplies. Although
most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU,
some are inadequate. A 2 amps of current supply on a 5V Standby rail is
strongly recommended.

The P8SAA accommodates ATX power supplies. It is strongly recommended
that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply
Specification 2.02 or above. You should use one that will supply at least
350W of power. Also your power supply must supply 1.5A for the Ethernet
ports. It must also be SSI compliant (info at http://www.ssiforum.org/).
Additionally, in areas where noisy power transmission is present, you may
choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise. It is recom­mended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems
caused by power surges. (*Note: an additional 12V 4-pin power

(J41) connection is required for high-load system configurations.)

Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

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

2.01 (or above) compliant power supply.

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1-7 Super I/O

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

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

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

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Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

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

Precautions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Unpacking

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

Installation Procedures

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

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

2. Install the motherboard in the chassis.

3. Install the memory and add-on cards.

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

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

!

2-2 Processor and Heatsink Fan Installation

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

Installation of the LGA775 Processor

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

Socket Lever

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

Load Plate

Load Plate

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2-3

3. Locate Pin 1 on the CPU socket.

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

4. Position the motherboard in such a

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

5. Use your thumb and your index

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

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

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

7. With the CPU inside the socket,

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

Pin 1

South Key

North Key

South Center Edge

North Center Edge

Socket Lever

CPU in the CPU socket

8. Use your thumb to gently push the

lever down and lock it in the hook.

9. If the CPU is properly installed into

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

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

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Fan Wires

Thermal Grease

CPU

Heatsink
Fastener

Heatsink Fins

1. Locate the CPU Fan on the
motherboard. (Refer to the layout
on Page 1-4 for the CPU Fan
location.)

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Align the four heatsink fasteners
with the mounting holes on the
motherboard. Gently push the
fasteners into the mounting holes
until you hear a "click".

Installation of the Heatsink

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2-5

2-3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis

All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of
chassis. Make sure the location of all the mounting holes for both the
motherboard and the chassis match. Although a chassis may have both
plastic and metal mounting fasteners, metal ones are highly recommended
because they ground the motherboard to the chassis. Make sure the metal
standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly. Then use a screwdriver to
secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray. (*Note: some compo­nents are very close to the mounting holes. Please take precautionary mea­sures to prevent damage done to these components when you install the
motherboard into the chassis.)

8. Repeat Step 6 to insert all four

heatsink fasteners into the mounting
holes.

9. Once all four fasteners are

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

1. Unplug the power cord from the

power supply.

2. Disconnect the heatsink fan wires

from the CPU fan header.

3. Use your finger tips to gently press

on the fastener cap and rotate counter­clockwise to make a 1/4 (900) turn.

4. Repeat Step 3 to loosen all fasteners

from the mounting holes.

5. With all fasteners loosened, remove

the heatsink from the CPU.

Heatsink Removal

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To Install:

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

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

DDRII

To Remove:

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

2-4 Installing DDRII Memory

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing memory

modules to prevent any possible damage.

Memory Module Installation (See Figure 2-2)

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

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

Support

The P8SAA supports Dual channel, ECC unbuffered DDRII 533/DDR400
SDRAM. Both interleaved and non-interleaved memory are supported,
so you may populate any number of DIMM slots. (Populating
DIMM#1A,DIMM#1B, and/or DIMM#2A, DIMM#2B with memory mod­ules of the same size and of the same type will result in dual channel,
two-way interleaved memory which is faster than the single channel,
non-interleaved memory.)

Top!View!Of!DDRII!Slot

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Figure 2-4. Front Control Panel Connectors

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

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

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

Mouse

Keyboard

Parallel Port (Burgundy)

COM1 Port

USB Ports

LAN Port

Front Control Panel

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

Pin 1:IDE LED+

Pin 3: IDE LED Active

Pin 5: IDE LED Active

Pin 7: IDE LED+

Pin 9: Power LED+

Pin 11: X

Pin 13: Power LED-

Pin 15: Keylock

Pin 17: Ground

Pin 19: Speaker

Pin 21: X

Pin 23: X

Pin 25: VCC5

Pin 2: VCC5

Pin 4: X

Pin 6: IRRX

Pin 8: GROUND

Pin 10: IRTX

Pin 12: LAN LED+

Pin 14: LAN LED-

Pin 16: X

Pin 18: PW ON+

Pin 20: PW ON-

Pin 22: X

Pin 24: Ground

Pin 26: Reset

JF1

USB Port

Pink-Mic

Blue-Line In
Green-Line Out

(*P8SAAonly)

Notes:

(*See Notes:)

COM2 Port

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2-6 Connecting Cables

Power Supply Connectors

The primary power supply
connector(J40) on the P8SAA
meets the SSI (Superset ATX) 24­pin specification. Refer to the table
on the right for the pin definitions
of the ATX 24-pin power connec­tor. You must also connect the 4­pin (J41) processor power con­nector to your power supply. Re­fer to the table below right for the
J41 (12V) connector.

Pins #

1 & 2
3 & 4

Definition

Ground

+12 V

+12V 4-pin
Connector

(J41)

Required

Connection

IR Connector

The infrared connector is located
on pins 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 of JF1.
See the table on the right for pin
definitions. See the Technical
Support section of our web page
for information on the infrared de­vices you can connect to the sys­tem.

Pin

Number

2
4
6
8

10

Definition

+5V

CIRRX

IRRX

Ground

IRTX

Infrared Pin

Definitions

(JF1)

ATX Power Supply 24-pin Connector

Pin Definitions (J20)

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

Pin Number Definition

1 +3.3V
2 +3.3V

3 CO M

4 +5V

5 CO M

6 +5V

7 CO M

8 PWR_OK
9 5VSB
10 +12V
11 +12V
12 +3.3 V

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COM1 Port

USB

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

JPUSB

Fan3

Clock

925X

Alderwood

(North Bridge)

x16 PCI-E

PCI-3

PCI-2

PCI-1

LAN CTRL

JPL1

GLAN Enable

CDin

Aux.

x1 PCI-E#3

AC97

FWH

J43

CL

CMOS

JL1

WOR

SATA0

FP CTRL

Fan2

JF1

Buzzer

JP4

IDE

24-Pin ATX PWR

Super IO

Fan1

USB7/8

Chs

Intru.

ICH6R

SMB

DIMM#1A (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

DIMM#2B (Black)

Audio

WOL

JBT1

J3

J40

(South Bridge)

J45

J29

J

4

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J32

J31

J28

K

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J30

Battery

J37

J41

12V 4-pin

PWR

COM2 Port

J1

J7

J8

J9

J34

JOH1

FDD

J27

SATA1

SATA2

SATA3

Force PWR-On

LE1

+5VStby Warning

LED

USB WakeUp

SATA

LED

OH

LED

Pin 1:IDE LED+

Pin 3: IDE LED Active

Pin 5: IDE LED Active

Pin 7: IDE LED+

Pin 9: Power LED+

Pin 11: X

Pin 13: Power LED-

Pin 15: Keylock

Pin 17: Ground

Pin 19: Speaker

Pin 21: X

Pin 23: X

Pin 25: VCC5

Pin 2: VCC5

Pin 4: X

Pin 6: IRRX

Pin 8: GROUND

Pin 10: IRTX

Pin 12: LAN LED+

Pin 14: LAN LED-

Pin 16: X

Pin 18: PW ON+

Pin 20: PW ON-

Pin 22: X

Pin 24: Ground

Pin 26: Reset

JF 1

ATX PWR (24-pin)4-pin PWR IR

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2-9

PW_ON Connector

The PW_ON connector is located
on pins 18 and 20 of JF1. Con­nect it to the chassis power but­ton, which you may also configure
to put the system into suspend
mode (see the Power Button Mode
setting in BIOS). To turn off the
power when the suspend mode is
enabled, depress the power but­ton for at least 4 seconds. See
the table on the right for pin defini­tions.

Pin

Number

20
18

Definition
PW _ON­PW _ON+

PW_ON

Pin De finitions

(JF1)

Reset Connector

The reset connector is located on
pins 24 and 26 of JF1. This con­nector attaches to the reset
switch on the computer chassis.
See the table on the right for pin
definitions.

Pin

Number

24
26

Definition

Ground

Reset

Reset Pin

Definitions

(JF1)

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x1 PCI-E#2

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JPWAKE

KB/MS

Parallel Port

COM1 Port

USB

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

JPUSB

Fan3

Clock

925X

Alderwood

(North Bridge)

x16 PCI-E

PCI-3

PCI-2

PCI-1

LAN CTRL

JPL1

GLAN Enable

CDin

Aux.

x1 PCI-E#3

AC97

FWH

J43

CL

CMOS

JL1

WOR

SATA0

FP CTRL

Fan2

JF1

Buzzer

JP4

IDE

24-Pin ATX PWR

Super IO

Fan1

USB7/8

Chs

Intru.

ICH6R

SMB

DIMM#1A (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

DIMM#2B (Black)

Audio

WOL

JBT1

J3

J40

(South Bridge)

J45

J29

J

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J32

J31

J28

K

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J30

Battery

J37

J41

12V 4-pin

PWR

COM2 Port

J1

J7

J8

J9

J34

JOH1

FDD

J27

SATA1

SATA2

SATA3

Force PWR-On

LE1

+5VStby Warning

LED

USB WakeUp

SATA

LED

OH

LED

Pin 1:IDE LED+

Pin 3: IDE LED Active

Pin 5: IDE LED Active

Pin 7: IDE LED+

Pin 9: Power LED+

Pin 11: X

Pin 13: Power LED-

Pin 15: Keylock

Pin 17: Ground

Pin 19: Speaker

Pin 21: X

Pin 23: X

Pin 25: VCC5

Pin 2: VCC5

Pin 4: X

Pin 6: IRRX

Pin 8: GROUND

Pin 10: IRTX

Pin 12: LAN LED+

Pin 14: LAN LED-

Pin 16: X

Pin 18: PW ON+

Pin 20: PW ON-

Pin 22: X

Pin 24: Ground

Pin 26: Reset

JF 1

PWR On

Reset

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Power_LED Connector

The Power LED connector is lo­cated on pins 9,11 and 13 of JF1.
This connection is used to provide
LED indication of power being sup­plied to the system. See the table
on the right for pin definitions.

Pin

Number

9
11
13

Definition

PWR LED+

X

PWR LED-

Power_LED

Pin Definitions (JF1)

IDE_ LED

The IDE LED is located on pins 1,
3, 5, and 7 of JF1. This connects
to the IDE LED to display all activi­ties of all IDE devices. See the
table on the right for pin defini­tions.

Pin#

1
3

5

7

D e fin itio n

ID E LE D A c t i ve

ID E LE D A c t i ve

ID E L E D +

ID E L E D +

ID E L E D +

IDE Pin Definition

x1 PCI-E#1

x1 PCI-E#2

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JPWAKE

KB/MS

Parallel Port

COM1 Port

USB

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

JPUSB

Fan3

Clock

925X

Alderwood

(North Bridge)

x16 PCI-E

PCI-3

PCI-2

PCI-1

LAN CTRL

JPL1

GLAN Enable

CDin

Aux.

x1 PCI-E#3

AC97

FWH

J43

CL

CMOS

JL1

WOR

SATA0

FP CTRL

F

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2

JF

1

Buzzer

JP4

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2

4

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in

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T

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P

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Super IO

Fan1

USB7/8

Chs

Intru.

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SMB

DIMM#1A (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

DIMM#2B (Black)

Audio

WOL

JBT1

J3

J40

(South Bridge)

J45

J29

J44

J32

J31

J28

KB/MS Wake-Up

J30

Battery

J37

J41

12V 4-pin

PWR

COM2 Port

J1

J7

J8

J9

J34

JOH1

FDD

J27

SATA1

SATA2

SATA3

Force PWR-On

LE1

+5VStby Warning

LED

USB WakeUp

SATA

LED

OH

LED

Pin 1:IDE LED+

Pin 3: IDE LED Active

Pin 5: IDE LED Active

Pin 7: IDE LED+

Pin 9: Power LED+

Pin 11: X

Pin 13: Power LED-

Pin 15: Keylock

Pin 17: Ground

Pin 19: Speaker

Pin 21: X

Pin 23: X

Pin 25: VCC5

Pin 2: VCC5

Pin 4: X

Pin 6: IRRX

Pin 8: GROUND

Pin 10: IRTX

Pin 12: LAN LED+

Pin 14: LAN LED-

Pin 16: X

Pin 18: PW ON+

Pin 20: PW ON-

Pin 22: X

Pin 24: Ground

Pin 26: Reset

JF 1

IDE LED PWR LED

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Pin

Number

15
17

Definition

Keylock
Ground

Keylock

Pin De finitions

(JF1)

Speaker Connector

The speaker connector is located
on pins 19, 21, 23 and 25 of JF1.
See the table on the right for pin
definitions.

Pin

Number

19

21
23
25

No connection
No connection

Pin Definition

Speaker: Pin Definition

Speaker data

(+5V) Red wire

Keylock Connector

The keylock connector is located
on pins 15 and 17 of JF1. See the
table on the right for pin defini­tions.

x1 PCI-E#1

x1 PCI-E#2

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LGA 775

JPWAKE

KB/MS

Parallel Port

COM1 Port

USB

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

JPUSB

Fan3

Clock

925X

Alderwood

(North Bridge)

x16 PCI-E

PCI-3

PCI-2

PCI-1

LAN CTRL

JPL1

GLAN Enable

CDin

Aux.

x1 PCI-E#3

AC97

FWH

J43

CL

CMOS

JL1

WOR

SATA0

FP CTRL

Fan2

JF1

Buzzer

JP4

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24-Pin ATX PW

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Fan1

USB7/8

Chs

Intru.

ICH6R

SMB

DIMM#1A (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

DIMM#2B (Black)

Audio

WOL

JBT1

J3

J40

(South Bridge)

J45

J29

J

4

4

J32

J31

J28

KB/MS Wake-Up

J30

Battery

J37

J41

12V 4-pin

PWR

COM2 Port

J1

J7

J8

J9

J34

JOH1

FDD

J27

SATA1

SATA2

SATA3

F

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LE1

+5VStby Warning

LED

USB WakeUp

SATA

LED

OH

LED

Pin 1:IDE LED+

Pin 3: IDE LED Active

Pin 5: IDE LED Active

Pin 7: IDE LED+

Pin 9: Power LED+

Pin 11: X

Pin 13: Power LED-

Pin 15: Keylock

Pin 17: Ground

Pin 19: Speaker

Pin 21: X

Pin 23: X

Pin 25: VCC5

Pin 2: VCC5

Pin 4: X

Pin 6: IRRX

Pin 8: GROUND

Pin 10: IRTX

Pin 12: LAN LED+

Pin 14: LAN LED-

Pin 16: X

Pin 18: PW ON+

Pin 20: PW ON-

Pin 22: X

Pin 24: Ground

Pin 26: Reset

JF 1

Keylock

Speaker

Connector

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CD Header/Auxiliary Audio
Header

A 4-pin CD header (CD in) and an
Auxiliary header (Aux.) are lo­cated on the motherboard. These
headers allow you to use the on­board sound for audio CD play­back. Connect the audio cable
from your CD drive to the header
that fits your cable's connector.
Only one CD header can be used
at any one time. See the tables at
right for pin definitions.

Auxiliary Header Pin Definitions

(Aux.)

Pin

#

1
2
3
4

Definition

Right Stereo Signal

Ground

Ground

Left Stereo Signal

Audio CD Header Pin Definitions

(CD In)

Pin

#

1

2

3

4

Definition

Left Stereo Signal

Ground
Ground

Right Stereo Signal

Serial Ports

Two serial ports are included on
the motherboard. COM1/COM2
(J31, J32) is a port located beside
the mouse/keyboard ports See the
table on the right for pin defini­tions.

*NC indicates no connection.

Serial Port Pin Definitions

(COM 1 , C O M 2 )

Pin Number Definition
1 CD
2 RD
3 T D
4 DTR
5 Ground

Pin Number Definition
6 DSR
7 R T S
8 C T S
9 RI
10 NC

Note: Pin 10 is included on the header but not on
the port.

x1 PCI-E#1

x1 PCI-E#2

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JPWAKE

KB/MS

Parallel Port

COM1 Port

USB

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

JPUSB

Fan3

Clock

925X

Alderwood

(North Bridge)

x16 PCI-E

PCI-3

PCI-2

PCI-1

LAN CTRL

JPL1

GLAN Enable

CDin

Aux.

x1 PCI-E#3

AC97

FWH

J43

CL

CMOS

JL1

WOR

SATA0

F

P

C

T

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L

Fan2

JF1

Buzzer

JP4

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2

4

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A

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X

P

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S

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Fan1

USB7/8

Chs

Intru.

ICH6R

SMB

DIMM#1A (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

DIMM#2B (Black)

Audio

WOL

JBT1

J3

J40

(South Bridge)

J45

J29

J44

J32

J31

J28

KB/MS Wake-Up

J30

Battery

J37

J41

12V 4-pin

PWR

COM2 Port

J1

J7

J8

J9

J34

JOH1

FDD

J27

SATA1

SATA2

SATA3

Force PWR-On

LE1

+5VStby Warning

LED

USB WakeUp

SATA

LED

OH

LED

COM1

COM2

CD In

Aux.

Audio

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FWH

J43

OS

JL1

FP CTRL

Fan2

JF1

Buzzer

USB7/8

Chs

Intru.

JBT1

J3

Battery

J37

JOH1

J27

SATA

LED

OH

LED

Chassis Intrusion

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

Pin

Number

1
2

Defin itio n

Intrusion Input

Ground

Chassis Intrusion

Pin Definitions (JL1)

Fan Headers

There are three fan headers (Fan
1, Fan 2 and Fan3) on the P8SAA.
These are 4-pin fan headers;
however, these fan headers also
support traditional 3-pin fans.
(Pins #1, #2, #3 are back-compat­ible with traditional 3-pin fan head­ers.) The fan speeds are con­trolled by Thermal Management via
BIOS (within the "Hardware Moni­tor Section" in the BIOS "Ad­vanced Setting".) The default set­ting for Fan Speed Control is "Dis­abled"; the fan is set to run at the
full speed (12V). (*Note: Please
use all 4-pin fans or all 3-pin fans
on the same board. Do not use 4­pin fans and 3 -pin fans together
on the same motherboard.) See
the table on the right for pin defini­tions.

Fan Header Pin Definitions

(CPU, Chassis and Overheat)

Pin#

1
2
3

Definition

Ground (black)

+12V (red)

Tachometer

Caution: These fan headers use DC power.

4 PWM_Control

x1 PCI-E#1

x1 PCI-E#2

S

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JPWAKE

KB/MS

Parallel Port

COM1 Port

USB

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

JPUSB

Fan3

Clock

925X

Alderwood

(North Bridge)

x16 PCI-E

PCI-3

PCI-2

PCI-1

LAN CTRL

JPL1

GLAN Enable

CDin

Aux.

x1 PCI-E#3

AC97

FWH

J43

CL

CMOS

JL1

WOR

SATA0

F

P

C

T

R

L

F

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2

J

F

1

Buzzer

JP4

IDE

24-Pin ATX PWR

S

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Fan1

USB7/8

Chs

Intru.

ICH6R

SMB

DIMM#1A (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

DIMM#2B (Black)

Audio

WOL

JBT1

J3

J40

(South Bridge)

J45

J29

J

4

4

J32

J31

J28

KB/MS Wake-Up

J30

Battery

J37

J41

12V 4-pin

PWR

COM2 Port

J1

J7

J8

J9

J34

JOH1

FDD

J27

SATA1

SATA2

SATA3

F

o

rc

e

P

W

R

-O

n

LE1

+5VStby Warning

LED

USB WakeUp

SATA

LED

OH

LED

Fan1

Fan3

Fan2

Chassis Intrusion

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Pin# Definition

1 +5V

2 P0-

3 P0+

4 Ground

Pin

Number

2
4
6
8

10

Definition

+5V
PO­PO+

Ground

Ground

Pin

Number

1
3
5
7

Definition

+5V

PO-

PO+

Ground

USB Pin Definition

J43

J44 & J29

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and
PS/2 Mouse Ports

The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the
PS/2 mouse are located at J28.
See the table on the right for pin
definitions. (The mouse port is
above the keyboard port. See the
table on the right for pin defini­tions.)

PS/2 Keyboard

and Mouse Port

Pin Definitions

(J28)

Pin

Number

1
2
3
4
5
6

Definition

Data

NC

Ground

VCC

Clock

NC

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

There are six Universal Serial Bus
ports located at (J29, J44) on the
I/O panel and additional two USB
ports located at (J43) on the
motherboard. These ports, la­beled USB7 to USB8, can be used
to provide front side chassis ac­cess (cables not included). See
the tables on the right for pin defi­nitions.

x1 PCI-E#1

x1 PCI-E#2

S

U

P

E

R

P

8S

A

A

®

P4 CPU
LGA 775

JPWAKE

KB/MS

Parallel Port

COM1 Port

USB

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

JPUSB

Fan3

Clock

925X

Alderwood

(North Bridge)

x16 PCI-E

PCI-3

PCI-2

PCI-1

LAN CTRL

JPL1

GLAN Enable

CDin

Aux.

x1 PCI-E#3

AC97

FWH

J43

CL

CMOS

JL1

WOR

SATA0

FP CTRL

Fan2

JF1

Buzzer

JP4

IDE

24-Pin ATX PWR

Super IO

Fan1

USB7/8

Chs

Intru.

ICH6R

SMB

DIMM#1A (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

DIMM#2B (Black)

Audio

WOL

JBT1

J3

J40

(South Bridge)

J45

J29

J

4

4

J32

J31

J28

K

B

/M

S

W

a

k

e

-U

p

J30

Battery

J37

J41

12V 4-pin

PWR

COM2 Port

J1

J7

J8

J9

J34

JOH1

FDD

J27

SATA1

SATA2

SATA3

Force PWR-On

LE1

+5VStby Warning

LED

USB WakeUp

SATA

LED

OH

LED

JPWAKE

KB/MS

Parallel Port

COM1 Port

USB

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

B

J29

J44

J32

J31

J28

KB/MS W

k

U

J30

COM2 Port

eUp

Keyboard/

Mouse

USB 3/4/5/6

USB 1/2

J43

WOR

JF1

Buzzer

USB7/8

Chs

Intru.

WOL

J37

SATA

LED

OH

LED

USB 7/8

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Wake-On-Ring

The Wake-On-Ring header is located
at JWOR1. This function allows your
computer to be "awakened" by an in­coming call when in the suspend state.
See the table on the right for pin defi­nitions. You must also have a WOR
card and cable to use WOR.

Pin

Number

1
2

Definition

Ground

Wake-up

Wake-On-Ring Pin Definitions

(JWOR1)

Wake-On-LAN

The Wake-On-LAN header is des­ignated WOL on the motherboard.
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.)

Pin

Number

1
2
3

Defin itio n

+5V Standby

Ground

Wake-up

Wake-On-LAN Pin
Definitions (WOL)

x1 PCI-E#1

x1 PCI-E#2

S

U

P

E

R

P

8S

A

A

®

P4 CPU
LGA 775

JPWAKE

KB/MS

Parallel Port

COM1 Port

USB

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

JPUSB

Fan3

Clock

925X

Alderwood

(North Bridge)

x16 PCI-E

PCI-3

PCI-2

PCI-1

LAN CTRL

JPL1

GLAN Enable

CDin

Aux.

x1 PCI-E#3

AC97

FWH

J43

CL

CMOS

JL1

WOR

SATA0

FP CTRL

Fan2

JF1

Buzzer

JP4

IDE

24-Pin ATX PWR

Super IO

Fan1

USB7/8

Chs

Intru.

ICH6R

SMB

DIMM#1A (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

DIMM#2B (Black)

Audio

WOL

JBT1

J3

J40

(South Bridge)

J45

J29

J

4

4

J32

J31

J28

K

B

/M

S

W

a

k

e

-U

p

J30

Battery

J37

J41

12V 4-pin

PWR

COM2 Port

J1

J7

J8

J9

J34

JOH1

FDD

J27

SATA1

SATA2

SATA3

Force PWR-On

LE1

+5VStby Warning

LED

USB WakeUp

SATA

LED

OH

LED

J43

JL1

WOR

FP CTRL

JF1

Buzzer

USB7/8

Chs

Intru.

WOL

Battery

J37

JOH1

SATA

LED

OH

LED

WOL

WOR

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SMB Header

A System Management Bus
header is located at J34. Connect
the appropriate cable here to uti­lize SMB on your system.

SMB Header

Pin Definitions (J34)

Pin

Number

1
2
3
4

Definition

Data

Clock

Ground

No Connection

Ethernet Port (RJ45
Connector)

One Ethernet port (Gigabit
LAN) is located beside the
Audio port on the IO
backplane.

x1 PCI-E#1

x1 PCI-E#2

S

UP E R P8 SAA

®

P4 CPU

LGA 775

JPWAKE

KB/MS

Parallel Port

COM1 Port

USB

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

JPUSB

Fan3

Clock

925X

Alderwood

(North Bridge)

x16 PCI-E

PCI-3

PCI-2

PCI-1

LAN CTRL

JPL1

GLAN Enable

CDin

Aux.

x1 PCI-E#3

AC97

FWH

J43

CL

CMOS

JL1

WOR

SATA0

FP CTRL

Fan2

JF1

Buzzer

JP4

IDE

24-Pin ATX PW

R

Super IO

Fan1

USB7/8

Chs

Intru.

ICH6R

SMB

DIMM#1A (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

DIMM#2B (Black)

Audio

WOL

JBT1

J3

J40

(South Bridge)

J45

J29

J44

J32

J31

J28

KB/MS Wake-Up

J30

Battery

J37

J41

12V 4-pin

PWR

COM2 Port

J1

J7

J8

J9

J34

JOH1

FDD

J27

SATA1

SATA2

SATA3

Force P

W

R

-O

n

LE1

+5VStby Warning

LED

USB WakeUp

SATA

LED

OH

LED

SMB

GLAN

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2-17

AC'97 Output

AC'97 provides high quality onboard
audio. The P8SAA features 6-chan­nel sound for front L&R, rear L&R,
center and subwoofer speakers.
This feature is activated with the Ad­vanced software (on the CD-ROM in­cluded with your motherboard).
Sound is then output through the Line
In, Line Out and MIC jacks (see at
right). Activate AC 97 with the "AC
97 Audio" setting in the Advanced
Chipset Features section of BIOS.

MIC In (Center/
subwoofer)

Line In(surround L/R)

Line Out(Front L/R)

Blue:

Green:

Pink:

Overheat/Fan Fail LED
(JOH1)

The overheat/Fan Fail LED header
is used to connect an LED to pro­vide warning of chassis overheat­ing and fan failure. The LED blinks
to indicate overheat. The LED
Alarm will be activated to indicate
fan failure. Refer to the table on
the right for pin definitions.

Pin

Number

1
2

Definition

OH Active

Ground

Overheat/Fan Fail LED

Pin Definitions (JOH1)

S

UPE R P

8

®

PCI-2

PCI-1

AC97

FWH

J43

CMOS

JL1

WOR

FP CTRL

F

JF1

Buzzer

USB7/8

Chs

Intru.

SMB

WOL

Battery

J37

J34

JOH1

SATA

LED

OH

LED

x1 PCI-E#1

x1 PCI-E#2

S

UPE R P8S AA

®

P4 CPU

LGA 775

JPWAKE

KB/MS

Parallel Port

COM1 Port

USB

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

JPUSB

Fan3

Clock

925X

Alderwood

(North Bridge)

x16 PCI-E

PCI-3

PCI-2

PCI-1

LAN CTRL

JPL1

GLAN Enable

CDin

Aux.

x1 PCI-E#3

AC97

FWH

J43

CL

CMOS

JL1

WOR

SATA0

FP CTRL

F

a

n

2

J

F

1

Buzzer

JP4

ID

E

24-P

in A

T

X P

W

R

Super IO

Fan1

USB7/8

Chs

Intru.

ICH6R

SMB

DIMM#1A (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

DIMM#2B (Black)

Audio

WOL

JBT1

J3

J40

(South Bridge)

J45

J29

J

4

4

J32

J31

J28

K

B

/M

S

W

a

k

e

-U

p

J30

Battery

J37

J41

12V 4-pin

PWR

COM2 Port

J1

J7

J8

J9

J34

JOH1

F

D

D

J27

SATA1

SATA2

SATA3

Force PW

R-On

LE1

+5VStby Warning

LED

USB WakeUp

SATA

LED

OH

LED

LED

Blinking

Alarm

Activated

Message

Overheat

Fan Fail

Overheat/Fan Fail LED

AC'87

OH Fan Fail LED

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SATA LED

The SATA LED header is located
on J37. This header will display
all SATA activities. See the table
on the right for pin definitions.

SATA LED

Pin Definiti ons

(J37)

Pin

Number

1
2
3
4
5

Definition

SATA0
SATA1
SATA2
SATA3

NC

x1 PCI-E#1

x1 PCI-E#2

S

U

P

E

R

P

8

S

A

A

®

P4 CPU
LGA 775

JPWAKE

KB/MS

Parallel Port

COM1 Port

USB

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

JPUSB

Fan3

Clock

925X

Alderwood

(North Bridge)

x16 PCI-E

PCI-3

PCI-2

PCI-1

LAN CTRL

JPL1

GLAN Enable

CDin

Aux.

x1 PCI-E#3

AC97

FWH

J43

CL

CMOS

JL1

WOR

SATA0

F

P

C

T

R

L

F

a

n

2

J

F

1

Buzzer

JP4

IDE

24-Pin ATX PWR

Super IO

Fan1

USB7/8

Chs

Intru.

ICH6R

SMB

DIMM#1A (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

DIMM#2B (Black)

Audio

WOL

JBT1

J3

J40

(South Bridge)

J45

J29

J4

4

J32

J31

J28

K

B

/M

S

W

a

ke

-U

p

J30

Battery

J37

J41

12V 4-pin

PWR

COM2 Port

J1

J7

J8

J9

J34

JOH1

FDD

J27

SATA1

SATA2

SATA3

F

o

r

c

e

P

W

R

-

O

n

LE1

+5VStby Warning

LED

USB WakeUp

SATA

LED

OH

LED

J43

JL1

WOR

FP CTRL

JF1

Buzzer

USB7/8

Chs

Intru.

WOL

J37

JOH1

SATA

LED

OH

LED

SATA LED

LED

Color

Off
Green
Amber

Definition

10 MHz

100 MHz

1 GHz

1 Gb LAN Left LED

Indicator (Speed LED)

LED

Color

Amber

Definition

Blinking

10/100MHz/

1GHz

1 Gb LAN Right LED

Indicator(Activity LED)

GLAN LED

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

Right

Left

JPWAKE

KB/MS

Parallel Port

COM1 Port

USB

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

JPUSB

Audio

J45

J29

J44

J32

J31

J28

J30

COM2 Port

USB WakeUp

GLAN LED

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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. See
the motherboard layout pages for
jumper locations.

Note: On a two-pin jumper,
"Closed" means the jumper is on
both pins and "Open" means the
jumper is either on only one pin or
completely removed.

Connector

Pins

Jumper

Cap

Setting

Pin 1-2 short

3 2 1

3 2 1

Power Force-On

Jumper JP4 allows you to enable or
disable the function of Power
Force-On. If enabled, the power
will always stay on automatically.
If this function disabled, the user
needs to press the power button to
power on the system.

Jumper

Position

Off
On

Definition

Normal

Force On

Power Force-On

(JP4)

x1 PCI-E#1

x1 PCI-E#2

S

UPE R P8SA A

®

P4 CPU
LGA 775

JPWAKE

KB/MS

Parallel Port

COM1 Port

USB

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

JPUSB

Fan3

Clock

925X

Alderwood

(North Bridge)

x16 PCI-E

PCI-3

PCI-2

PCI-1

LAN CTRL

JPL1

GLAN Enable

CDin

Aux.

x1 PCI-E#3

AC97

FWH

J43

CL

CMOS

JL1

WOR

SATA0

F

P

C

T

R

L

Fan2

J

F

1

Buzzer

JP4

ID

E

24-P

in A

T

X

P

W

R

S

u

p

e

r IO

Fan1

USB7/8

Chs

Intru.

ICH6R

SMB

DIMM#1A (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

DIMM#2B (Black)

Audio

WOL

JBT1

J3

J40

(South Bridge)

J45

J29

J

4

4

J32

J31

J28

K

B

/M

S

W

a

k

e

-

U

p

J30

Battery

J37

J41

12V 4-pin

PWR

COM2 Port

J1

J7

J8

J9

J34

JOH1

F

D

D

J27

SATA1

SATA2

SATA3

Force PWR-On

LE1

+5VStby Warning

LED

USB WakeUp

SATA

LED

OH

LED

FWH

SATA0

FP CTRL

Fan2

JF1

Buzzer

JP4

IDE

.

J3

J37

JOH1

FDD

J27

SATA1

SATA2

SATA3

Force PWR-O

n

SATA

LED

OH

LED

PWR Force-ON

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USB Wake-Up

Use JPUSB1 to enable or disable
USB Wake-Up, which allows you
to wakeup the system by de­pressing a key on the keyboard or
by clicking the mouse when either
is connected to the USB1 or USB2
port. This jumper is used together
with the USB Wake-Up function in
the BIOS. Enable both the jumper
and the BIOS setting to allow the
system to be woken up. See the
table on the right for jumper set­tings.

Jumper

Position

1-2
2-3

Definition

Enabled

*Disabled

USB Wake-Up

Jumper Settings

(JPUSB)

CMOS Clear

JBT1 is not actually a jumper but
consists of two contact pads. To
clear the contents of CMOS, short
these pads together by touching
them both with a metal conductor
such as the head of a small
screwdriver. JBT1 is located near
the ICHR6 chip on the P8SAA.
Note: for ATX power supplies,
you must completely shut down
the system and remove the AC
power cord before clearing CMOS.

x1 PCI-E#1

x1 PCI-E#2

S

U

P

E

R

P

8

S

A

A

®

P4 CPU
LGA 775

JPWAKE

KB/MS

Parallel Port

COM1 Port

USB

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

JPUSB

Fan3

Clock

925X

Alderwood

(North Bridge)

x16 PCI-E

PCI-3

PCI-2

PCI-1

LAN CTRL

JPL1

GLAN Enable

CDin

Aux.

x1 PCI-E#3

AC97

FWH

J43

CL

CMOS

JL1

WOR

SATA0

F

P

C

T

R

L

Fan2

J

F

1

Buzzer

JP4

IDE

24-Pin ATX PWR

S

u

p

e

r IO

Fan1

USB7/8

Chs

Intru.

ICH6R

SMB

DIMM#1A (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

DIMM#2B (Black)

Audio

WOL

JBT1

J3

J40

(South Bridge)

J45

J29

J44

J32

J31

J28

K

B

/M

S

W

ak

e-U

p

J30

Battery

J37

J41

12V 4-pin

PWR

COM2 Port

J1

J7

J8

J9

J34

JOH1

FDD

J27

SATA1

SATA2

SATA3

F

o

rc

e

P

W

R

-O

n

LE1

+5VStby Warning

LED

USB WakeUp

SATA

LED

OH

LED

USB

WakeUp

Clear

CMOS

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2-21

Gigabit LAN Enable

A header for GLAN Enable is lo­cated at JPL. Close Pins 1 & 2 of
JPL to enable the function of LAN.
See the table on the right for pin
definitions.

Pin#

1-2
2-3

Definitions

Enable
Disable

GLAN Enable(JPL)

Keyboard Wake-Up

The JPWAKE jumper is used to­gether with the Keyboard Wake­Up function in the 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 jumper settings. Your
power supply must meet ATX
specification 2.01 or higher and
supply 720 mA of standby power
to use this feature.

Jumper

Position

1-2
2-3

Definition

Disabled

Enabled

Keyboard Wake-Up

Jumper Settings

(JPWAKE)

x1 PCI-E#1

x1 PCI-E#2

S

U

P

E

R

P

8S

A

A

®

P4 CPU

LGA 775

JPWAKE

KB/MS

Parallel Port

COM1 Port

USB

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

JPUSB

Fan3

Clock

925X

Alderwood

(North Bridge)

x16 PCI-E

PCI-3

PCI-2

PCI-1

LAN CTRL

JPL1

GLAN Enable

CDin

Aux.

x1 PCI-E#3

AC97

FWH

J43

CL

CMOS

JL1

WOR

SATA0

F

P

C

TR

L

F

a

n2

J

F

1

Buzzer

JP4

IDE

2

4

-P

in

A

T

X

P

W

R

Super IO

Fan1

USB7/8

Chs

Intru.

ICH6R

SMB

DIMM#1A (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

DIMM#2B (Black)

Audio

WOL

JBT1

J3

J40

(South Bridge)

J45

J29

J

4

4

J32

J31

J28

KB/MS Wake-Up

J30

Battery

J37

J41

12V 4-pin

PWR

COM2 Port

J1

J7

J8

J9

J34

JOH1

FDD

J27

SATA1

SATA2

SATA3

Force PWR-On

LE1

+5VStby Warning

LED

USB WakeUp

SATA

LED

OH

LED

GLAN

Enable

Keyboard

WakeUp

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2-8 Parallel Port, Floppy Drive, and Hard Drive
Connections

Use the following information to connect 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 ATA100/66 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 on J30.
Refer to Figure 2-3 for location.
See the table on the right for pin
definitions.

Pin Number Function
1 Strobe­ 3 Data Bit 0
5 Data Bit 1
7 Data Bit 2
9 Data Bit 3
11 Data Bit 4
13 Data Bit 5
15 Data Bit 6
17 Data Bit 7
19 ACK
21 BUSY
23 PE
25 SLCT

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

Par allel (Printer) Port Pin Definitions

(J30)

KB/MS

Parallel Port

COM1 Port

USB

3/4/5/6

J44

J32

J31

J28

J30

COM2 Port

x1 PCI-E#1

x1 PCI-E#2

S

UPE R P8SA A

®

P4 CPU
LGA 775

JPWAKE

KB/MS

Parallel Port

COM1 Port

USB

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

JPUSB

Fan3

Clock

925X

Alderwood

(North Bridge)

x16 PCI-E

PCI-3

PCI-2

PCI-1

LAN CTRL

JPL1

GLAN Enable

CDin

Aux.

x1 PCI-E#3

AC97

FWH

J43

CL

CMOS

JL1

WOR

SATA0

F

P

C

T

R

L

F

a

n

2

JF

1

Buzzer

JP4

ID

E

2

4

-P

in

A

T

X

P

W

R

Super IO

Fan1

USB7/8

Chs

Intru.

ICH6R

SMB

DIMM#1A (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

DIMM#2B (Black)

Audio

WOL

JBT1

J3

J40

(South Bridge)

J45

J29

J44

J32

J31

J28

K

B

/

M

S

W

a

k

e

-

U

p

J30

Battery

J37

J41

12V 4-pin

PWR

COM2 Port

J1

J7

J8

J9

J34

JOH1

F

D

D

J27

SATA1

SATA2

SATA3

Force PWR-On

LE1

+5VStby Warning

LED

USB WakeUp

SATA

LED

OH

LED

Parallel

Port

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IDE Connector

There are no jumpers to config­ure the onboard IDE interfaces
(-Pins 3, 5, 7 of JF1). See the
table on the left for pin defini­tions.Note: You must use the
ATA100/66 cable included with
your system to benefit from the
ATA100/66 technology.

Pin Number Function
1 Reset IDE
3 Host Data 7
5 Host Data 6
7 Host Data 5
9 Host Data 4
11 Host Data 3
13 Host Data 2
15 Host Data 1
17 Host Data 0
19 GND
21 DRQ3
23 I/O Write­ 25 I/O Read­ 27 IOCHRDY
29 DACK3­ 31 IRQ14
33 Addr 1
35 Addr 0
37 Chip Select 0
39 Activity

Pin Number Function
2 GND
4 Host Data 8
6 Host Data 9
8 Host Data 10
10 Host Data 11
12 Host Data 12
14 Host Data 13
16 Host Data 14
18 Host Data 15
20 Key
22 GND
24 GND
26 GND
28 BALE
30 GND
32 IOCS16­ 34 GND
36 Addr 2
38 Chip Select 1­ 40 GND

IDE Connector Pin Definitions

(J3)

Floppy Connector

The floppy connector is located
on J27. Refer to Figure 2-3 for
location. See the table on the
right for pin definitions.

Pin Number Function
1 GND
3 GND
5 Key
7 GND
9 GND
11 GND
13 GND
15 GND
17 GND
19 GND
21 GND
23 GND
25 GND
27 GND
29 GND
31 GND
33 GND

Pin Number Function
2 FDHDIN
4 Reserved
6 FDEDIN
8 Index­ 10 Motor Enable
12 Drive Select B­ 14 Drive Select A­ 16 Motor Enable
18 DIR­ 20 STEP­ 22 Write Data­ 24 Write Gate­ 26 Track 00­ 28 Write Protect­ 30 Read Data­ 32 Side 1 Select­ 34 Diskette

Floppy Connector Pin Definitions (J27)

x1 PCI-E#1

x1 PCI-E#2

S

UPE R P8 SAA

®

P4 CPU

LGA 775

JPWAKE

KB/MS

Parallel Port

COM1 Port

USB

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

JPUSB

Fan3

Clock

925X

Alderwood

(North Bridge)

x16 PCI-E

PCI-3

PCI-2

PCI-1

LAN CTRL

JPL1

GLAN Enable

CDin

Aux.

x1 PCI-E#3

AC97

FWH

J43

CL

CMOS

JL1

WOR

SATA0

FP CTRL

Fan2

J

F

1

Buzzer

JP4

ID

E

24-Pin ATX PWR

Super IO

Fan1

USB7/8

Chs

Intru.

ICH6R

SMB

DIMM#1A (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

DIMM#2B (Black)

Audio

WOL

JBT1

J3

J40

(South Bridge)

J45

J29

J44

J32

J31

J28

K

B

/M

S

W

a

k

e

-U

p

J30

Battery

J37

J41

12V 4-pin

PWR

COM2 Port

J1

J7

J8

J9

J34

JOH1

F

D

D

J27

SATA1

SATA2

SATA3

Force PW

R-O

n

LE1

+5VStby Warning

LED

USB WakeUp

SATA

LED

OH

LED

Floppy

IDE

Pin 1:IDE LED+

Pin 3: IDE LED Active

Pin 5: IDE LED Active

Pin 7: IDE LED+

Pin 9: Power LED+

Pin 11: X

Pin 13: Power LED-

Pin 15: Keylock

Pin 17: Ground

Pin 19: Speaker

Pin 21: X

Pin 23: X

Pin 25: VCC5

Pin 2: VCC5

Pin 4: X

Pin 6: IRRX

Pin 8: GROUND

Pin 10: IRTX

Pin 12: LAN LED+

Pin 14: LAN LED-

Pin 16: X

Pin 18: PW ON+

Pin 20: PW ON-

Pin 22: X

Pin 24: Ground

Pin 26: Reset

JF 1

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(*Note: Please refer to Appendix C for Software, SATA Host
RAID, and the OS installation instructions.)

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

Before Power On

1. Check that the +5v standby LED is not lit (LE2 on motherboard).

2. Make sure the 4-pin 12v power connector at J41 is connected to your
power supply.

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

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

5. Remove all add-on cards.

6. Install a CPU and heatsink (-Be sure that it is fully seated,) and then,
connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard.
Check all jumper settings as well.

7. It is imperative that you use the correct type of CMOS battery as
specified by the Manufacturer. Do not install the CMOS battery upside
down to avoid possible explosion.

No Power

1. Make sure that 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.

2. You should be using unbuffered ECC DDR II-533/400 memory (see the
next page). Also, it is recommended that you use the same memory
speed for all DIMMs in the system. See Section 2-4 for memory
limitations.

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

4. Check the power supply voltage 115V/230V switch.

Losing the System’s Setup Configuration

1. Please be sure to use a high quality power supply. A poor quality
power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup
information. Refer to Section 1-6 for details on recommended power
supplies.

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

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

3-2 Technical Support Procedures

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

1. Please go through the ‘Troubleshooting Procedures’ and 'Frequently
Asked Question' (FAQ) sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our

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web site (http://www.supermicro.com/support/faqs/) before con­tacting Technical Support.

2. BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at

(http://www.supermicro.com/support/bios/).

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

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

• Motherboard model and PCB revision number

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

•System configuration
An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at

(http://www.supermicro.com/support/contact.cfm).

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], by phone at:
[phone], option 2, or by fax at [phone].

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What type of memory does my motherboard support?

Answer: The P8SAA supports up to 4 GB of ECC, unbuffered DDR2-533/

400, two-way interleaved or non-interleaved SDRAM. See Section 2-4 for
details on installing memory.

Question: How do I update my BIOS?

Answer: It is not recommended that you 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/techsupport/BIOS/bios.htm.
Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to
update your BIOS on our web site. Also, check the current BIOS revision
and make sure it is newer than your current BIOS before downloading.
Select your mainboard 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 the BIOS boot block protection jumpers on the main­board. At the DOS prompt upon rebooting, enter the command "awdflash."
Then type in the BIOS file that you want to update (xxxx.bin).

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

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

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

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 the 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: How do I utilize the six-channel sound?

Answer: The six-channel sound available on the P8SAA can be enabled

with the audio driver software that was included in your motherboard pack­age. When activated, sound will be routed through the jacks under the
Game Port as follows: Line Out = front L&R speakers, Line In = rear L&R
speakers, MIC = center and subwoofer speakers. You must also enable
the "AC97 Audio" setting in the Advanced Chipset section of the BIOS
setup.

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 ATA100/66 cable to my IDE
device(s)?

Answer: The 80-wire/40-pin high-density ATA100/66 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 ATA100/66 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.

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 alteration, misuse, abuse
or improper maintenance of products.

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

Question: After I have installed 4 pieces of 1GB Memory, why does
the BIOS only detect about 3.15 GB of memory during POST?

Answer: Because the chipset does not support memory remapping, so

there is a memory hole located around the 4GB memory address.

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Notes

Chapter 4: BIOS

4-1

Chapter 4

BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the AwardBIOS for the P8SAA. 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. Refer to the
Manual Download area of our web site for any changes to the AwardBIOS
that are not reflected in this manual.

System BIOS

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

How To Change the Configuration Data

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

Starting the Setup Utility

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

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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 options (see 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 <Del> immediately after turning the system on, or

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

Press DEL to enter SETUP

4-3 Main BIOS Setup

All Main Setup options are described in this section. The Main BIOS Setup screen
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> <Right>
arrow keys to enter the other categories of BIOS settings. The next section is
described in detail to illustrate how to navigate through the menus.

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Main BIOS Setup Menu

Date/Time

This setting allows the user to 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.

Legacy Diskette A

This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as
diskette A. The options are None, 360Kb 5.25 in, 1.2MB 5.25 in, 720Kb 3.5
in, 1.44/1.25MB, 3.5 in and 2.88MB 3.5 in.

Legacy Diskette B

This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as
diskette B. The options are None, 360Kb 5.25 in, 1.2MB 5.25 in, 720Kb 3.5
in, 1.44/1.25MB, 3.5 in and 2.88MB 3.5 in.

Swap Floppy Drive

If the system has two floppy drives, enable this feature to assign physical
drive B to logical drive A or physical drive A to logic drive B. The options
are Enabled and Disabled.

!!

!!

! IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave, IDE

Channel 2 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 3 Master/Slave

These settings allow the user to set the parameters of the IDE Channels 0­3 Master/Slave slots. Hit <Enter> to activate the following sub-menu
screen for detailed options. Be sure to set the correct configurations
accordingly. The items included in the submenu are listed below:

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IDE HDD Auto-Detection

This option allows the user to determine the manner in which the
AwardBIOS sets the settings for the IDE Channels 0-3 Master Devices.
The options are None, Auto and Manual.

IDE Channels 0-3 Master

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

Access Mode

This item allows the user to select the location through which the
AwardBIOS accesses the IDE Primary Master Device. The settings
are CHS, LBA, Large, and Auto.

Halt On

This item sets the condition that activates the function of Halt On
The options are All Error, No Error, All But Keyboard, All, But
Diskette, and 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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4-4.1 Advanced BIOS Features

When the item of Advanced BIOS Features is highlighted, press the <Enter>
key to activate the screen below:

4-4 Advanced BIOS Setup

Choose Advanced BIOS Setup from the Award BIOS 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.

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Quick Boot

If enabled, this feature allows the system to skip certain tests during
bootup. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system. The settings
are Enabled and Disabled.

Quiet Boot

This feature allows the user to activate the function of Quiet Boot. The
options are Enabled and Disabled.

ACPI Function

Select Enabled to activate the BIOS Support for Advanced Configuration and
Power Interface features. The settings are Enabled or Disabled.

ACPI Suspend Type

If enabled, the option allows the user to select the ACPI Suspend type. The
options are S1(POS), S3(STR), S1&S3.

MPS Version Control

This setting allows you to set the MPS version for your operating system.
The options are 1.1 and 1.4.

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.

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4-4.2 Advanced Chipset Control

DRAM Data Integrity Mode

This setting allows you to set the Data Integrity Mode for DRAM slots.
The options are Non-ECC, and ECC.

On-Chip Serial ATA

Select Disabled to disable the SATA Controller. Select Auto to allow the
BIOS to make arrangements automatically. Select Combined Mode to use
the PATA and SATA Combined Mode. The maximum of 2 IDE drives in
each channel is allowed. Select Enhanced Mode to enable both SATA
and PATA. This mode will support up to 6 IDE drives. Select SATA Only
to allow SATA to operate in Legacy Mode.

USB Controller

This setting allows you to enable or disable the USB Controller. The
options are Enabled, and Disabled.

USB 2.0 Controller

This setting allows you to enable or disable USB 2.0 (EHCI) Controller.
The options are Enabled, and Disabled.

USB Legacy Support

This setting allows you to enable or disable the functions of USB,
Keyboard/Mouse under POST and DOS. The options are Disabled, and
Enabled.

AC '97 Audio

Select Disable to disable AC '97 Audio Controller. Select Auto to
allow the BIOS to select AC97 automatically. The options are Auto,

and Disabled.

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4-4.3 I/O Device Configuration

Onboard Serial Port1/Onboard Serial Port2

This setting allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ
for the Serial Port1 and Serial Port 2. The options are Disabled , 3F8/IRQ4,
2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, and Auto. The default setting for Serial Port1
is 3F8/IRQ4 and the default setting for Port 2 is 2F8/IRQ3.

UART Mode Select

This setting allows the user to select the UART mode for the BIOS. The
options are IrDA, ASKIR and Normal.

Onboard Parallel Port

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

Parallel Port Mode

This setting sets the mode for the onboard Parallel port. The options are

SPP, EPP, ECP, ECP+EPP and Normal.

Power On Function

This setting allows the user to decide which method to use to power on the
system. The options are Password, Hot Key, Mouse Left, Mouse Right, Any
Key, Button Only and Keyboard 98.

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4-4.4 PCI/PnP Configuration

Choose PCI/PnP Configurations from the Award BIOS main menu with the
Left/Right arrow keys. You should see the following display:

Initial Display From

This feature sets the device that will initiate the monitor display when the
system is first turned on. The options are PCI Slot and PCIEx(press).

Reset Configuration Data

Enabling this setting resets the extended system configuration data when
you exit setup. Do this when you have installed a new add-on and the
system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS
cannot reboot the system. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Resources Controlled By

This setting allows the BIOS to automatically configure all boot and Plug and
Play compatible devices. If you choose Auto, you cannot select the IRQ,
DMA and memory base address fields, because the BIOS automatically
assigns them. The options are Auto (ESCD) and Manual.

Maximum Payload Size

This setting allows the BIOS to set the maximum TLP Payload size for the
PCI Express devices in the system. The options are: 128 (bytes), 256
(bytes), 512 (bytes), 1024 (bytes), 2048 (bytes), and 4096 (bytes).

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!!

!!

!PCI Express Root Port Function

PCI Express Port 1/PCI Express Port 2/PCI Express Port 3/PCI
Express Port 4

Select Enabled to enable the PCI Express Root Port Functions for the PCI
Express port specified. The options are: Disabled, Enabled, and Auto.

PCI-E Compliance Mode

This features allows the BIOS to set the version of PCI-E Compliance
Mode for the system. The options are: v.1.0a and v.1.0.

4-4.5 Hardware Monitors

This section allows the BIOS to display the status of hardward
components monitored by the AwardBIOS.

CPU Warning Temperature

This allows you to set the CPU warning temperature. If the CPU temperature
reaches this threshold, an alarm will be activated, and a warning message
will be displayed on the screen. The options are Disabled, 600C/1400F, 650C/
1490F, 700C/1580F, 750C/1670F, 800C/1760F and 850C/1850F.

Highlight this and hit <Enter> to see monitor data for the following items:
Current System Temperature: This item displays the Current

Temperature of the System .
CPU Temperature: This item displays the Current CPU Temperature.
In addition to temperature monitoring, the AwardBIOS wil also display the

following items:

Fan 1 Speed/Fan 2 Speed/Fan 3 Speed
Voltage Monitoring for the following items:

VCORE/ +3.3V(Standby)/+12V/-12V/VCC(V)/VBAT(V)/5VSB(V)

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4-4.6 Processor & Clock Options

Thermal Management

This setting allows the user to select the method to be used by the BIOS to
control the thermal management of the system. The options are Thermal
Monitor 1 (On die throttling) and Thermal Monitor 2 (Ratio & VID
transition.).

Limit CPUID MaxVal

Select Enabled to set the CUPID maximum value to 3. Select Disabled for
Windows XP OS. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Hyper-Threading

Set this option to Enabled to activate the function of the CPU hyper­threading . Enabling the hyper-threading function makes each CPU appear
as two to any programs that support it to optimize CPU performance if your
OS supports this function. The settings are Disabled and Enabled.

CPU Clock Ration

Use this feature to set CPU clock ratio. The settings are x8 x9, x10, x11,
x12, x13, x14, x15, x16, x17, x18, x19, x20, x21, x22 and x23.

Spread Spectrum

Spread Spectrum is a technique used to stabilize a system by reducing the
level of ElectroMagnetic Interference. The options are Enabled and
Disabled.

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4-4.7 DMI Event Log

DMI Event Log

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of DMI Event
Logging. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Clear All DMI Event Logs

Select Yes and press <Enter> to clear all DMI event logs. The default
setting is "No."

View DMI Event Log

Highlight this item and press <Enter> to view the contents of the event
log.

Mark DMI Events as Read

Highlight this item and press <Enter> to mark the DMI events as read.

4-4.8 Console Redirection

Console Redirection

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of Console
Redirection. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Agent Connect Via

This setting allows you to select the device to be used for Console
Redirection.

Agent Wait Time (Min)

This setting allows you to set the wait time for the Console Redirection
"Agent". The options are 1 (Min), 2 (Min), 4 (Min), and 8 (Min).

Agent After Boot

Select Enabled to keep the "Agent" running after boot. The options are
Disabled, and Enabled.

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Set Supervisor Password

When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted on the above screen,
press the <Enter> key. When prompted, type the Supervisor Password in
the dialogue box to set or to change the Supervisor Password.

Set User Password

When the item Set User Password is highlighted on the above screen, press
the <Enter> key. When prompted, type the User Password in the dialogue
box to set or to change the User Password.

Password Check

This setting allows the user to determine if the password is required every
time when the system boots up or if the password is required only when
you enter the CMOS setup. The options are System and Setup.

4-5 Security

Choose Security from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left/Right arrow
keys. You should see the following display:

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4-6 Boot

Choose Boot from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left/Right arrow
keys. You should see the following display:

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

!!

!!

!Removable Device Priority/Hard Disk Boot Priority/CD-ROM

Boot Priority

Hard Disk Boot Priority

This item allows the user to select the Boot Priority of Hard Disk Devices.

First Boot Device/Second Boot Device/Third Boot Device

This item allows the user to set the first boot-up device. The options are
Removable, Hard Disk, CD ROM, Legacy LAN, IBA GE Slot21 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.

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4-7 Exit

Choose Exit from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left/Right arrow
keys. You should see the following display:

Save & Exit Setup

When the item Save & Exit Setup is highlighted, press <Enter> to save the
changes you've made in the BIOS program (CMOS) and exit. Your system
should, then, continue with the boot-up procedure.

Exit without Saving

When the item Exit without Saving is highlighted, press <Enter> to exit the
Setup routine without saving any changes you may have made. Your sys­tem should then continue with the boot-up procedure.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to load the default settings for all items in
the BIOS Setup. These are the safest settings to use.

Load Optimized Defaults

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to load the optimized settings for all items
in the BIOS Setup. These settings provide you with optimal system
performance.

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Discard Changes

When the item Discard Changes is highlighted, press <Enter> to discard any
changes you made to the BIOS settings and to stay in the BIOS Setup.
Your system should then continue with the boot-up procedure.

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Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages

Appendix A

BIOS POST Messages

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

1 long beep Memory Modules Errors
1 long beep+2 short beeps VGA Errors

Beeps Error Messages

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Appendix B: Award BIOS POST Codes

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

POST (hex) Description

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

-Disable shadow RAM

-Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below)

-Program basic chipset registers

C1h De tect me mory

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

-Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below)
C3h Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM
C5h Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 & F000 shadow

RAM.
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

2. Clear CMOS error flag
06h Reserved
07h 1. Clear 8042 interface

2. Initialize 8042 self-test
08h 1. Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super

I/O chips.

2. Enable keyboard interface.
09h Reserved
0Ah

"

Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional).

"

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

"

Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.
0Bh Reserved
0Ch Reserved
0Dh Reserved
0Eh Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R/W-able or not. If

test fails, keep beeping the speaker.

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POST (hex) Description

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

run time area in F000 for ESCD & DMI support.
11h Reserved
12h Use walking 1’s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS

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

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

values are MODBINable by OEM customers.
15h Reserved
16h Initial Early_Init_Onboard_Gene rator switch.
17h Reserved
18h Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or

Intel) and CPU level (586 or 686).
19h Reserved
1Ah Reserved
1Bh Initial interrupts vector table. If no special spe cifie d, all H/W

interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W

interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR.
1Ch Reserved
1Dh Initial EARLY_PM_ INI T switch.
1Eh Reserved
1Fh Load keyboard matrix (notebook platform)
20h Reserved
21h HPM initialization (noteboo k pla tfor m)
22h Reserved
23h 1. Check validity of RTC value:

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, ta ke into
consideration of the ESCD’s legacy information.

4. Onboard clock generator initialization. Disable respective clo ck re sourc 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.
24h Reserved
25h Reserved
26h Reserved
27h Initialize INT 09 buffer
28h Reserved
29h

"

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

"

Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU.

"

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

"

Measure CPU speed.

"

Invoke video BIOS.
2Ah Reserved
2Bh Reserved
2Ch Reserved

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2Dh 1. Initialize multi-language

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

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.

2. Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU.

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

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

3. Initialize the APIC for P6 cla ss CP U.

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

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. 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)

Show message for entering AWDFLASH.EXE from FDD (optional)
5Ch Reserved
5Dh 1. Initialize Init_Onboard_ Supe r_IO switch.

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

enter the CMOS setup utility.
61h Reserved
62h Reserved
63h Reserved
64h Reserved
65h Initialize PS/2 Mouse
66h Reserved
67h Prepare memory size information for function call:

INT 15h ax=E820h
68h Reserved
69h Turn on L2 cache
6Ah Reserved
6Bh Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup &

Auto-configuration table.
6Ch Reserved
6Dh 1. Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices.

2. Auto assign ports to onboard COM por ts if the co rr e spo nding item in Setup is
set to “AUTO”.

6Eh Reserved
6Fh 1. Initialize floppy controlle r

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

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

Enter AWDFLASH.EXE if :

-AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive.

-ALT+F2 is pressed
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.

-If errors occur, report errors & wait for keys

-If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue:

$Clear EPA or customization logo.

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POST (hex) Description

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

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

3. If password is set, ask for password.
83h Save all data in stack back to CMOS
84h Initialize ISA PnP boot devices
85h 1. USB final Initialization

2. NET PC: Build SYSID structure

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.
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

2. Program boot up speed

3. Chipset final initialization.

4. Power management final initialization

5. Clear screen & display summary table

6. Program K6 write allocation

7. Program P6 class write combining
95h 1. Program daylight saving

2. Update keyboard LED & typema tic rate
96h 1. Build MP table

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.
FFh Boot attempt (INT 19h)

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Appendix C

Installing Software Programs and Drivers

(*Note: if you do not wish to configure onboard SATA RAID functions, please
go directly to Section C-5 on Page C-22 for Operating System & Other Software

Installation.)
After all the hardware has been installed, you must first configure Intel's ICH6R

SATA RAID (*Note) before you install the Windows Operating System, and
other software drivers. The necessary drivers are all included on the
Supermicro CDs that came packaged with your motherboard.

C-1 Configuring Intel ICH6R SATA RAID Function

To configure SATARAID functions, you must first configure the RAID Level
that you desire in the Intel ICH6R SATA RAID Utility program before you
install the Windows XP/2000 operating system, and other software
drivers. The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CDs that
came packaged with your motherboard. (*Note: the current version of
ICH6R SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP/2000 Operating
System.)

Serial ATA (SATA)

Serial ATA(SATA) is a physical storage interface. It uses a single cable with a
minimum of four wires to create a point-to-point connection between devices.
It is a serial link which supports SATA Transfer rates up to 150MBps. Because
the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in

Parallel ATA(PATA), SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in
smaller chassis than Parallel ATA. In addition, the cables used in PATA can
only extend to 40cm long, while Serial ATA cables can extend up to one meter.
Overall, Serial ATA provides better functionality than Parallel ATA.

Introduction to Intel ICH6R SerialRAID

Located in the South Bridge of the 925x Alderwood Chipset, the I/O Controller
Hub (ICH6R) provides the I/O subsystem with access to the rest of the system.
It supports 2-channel Ultra ATA/100 Bus Master IDE controller (PATA) and two
Serial ATA (SATA) Host Controllers, which support up to two Serial ATA ports
and up to two RAID drives. The ICH6R supports the following Parallel ATA
(PATA) and Serial (SATA) device configurations:

ATA Operation Modes

You can select from the following two modes: Legacy mode and Native
mode.

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Configuring BIOS settings for SATA RAID Functions (Native
Mode)

1. Press the <Del> key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup
Utility.

(*Note: If it is the first time powering on the system, we recommend you
load Optimized Default Settings. If you have already done so, please skip
to Step 3.

2. Use the arrow keys to select the "Exit" Settings . Once in the "Exit"
settings, Scroll down to select the item- "Load Optimized Default set­tings" and press the <Enter> key. Select "OK" to confirm the selection.
Press the <Enter> key to load the default settings for the BIOS.

3. Use the arrow keys to select the "Advanced" in the BIOS.

4. Scroll down to the item-"Advanced Chipset Control" and press the
<Enter> Key to select this option.

5. Select the item- "On-Chip Serial ATA", and press the <Enter> Key.
When the sub-menu appears, select the item-"Enhanced Mode".

6. Scroll up to the item- "SATA Mode", and press the <Enter> Key to
select this option. When the sub-menu appears, select the item-"RAID".

7. Tap "Esc" and scroll down to "Exit". Select "Save and Exit" from the
"Exit" menu. Press the <Enter> key to save the changes and exit the
BIOS.

8. Once you've exited the BIOS Utility, the system will re-boot.

SATA Operate Modes
You can select from the following modes: Auto, Combined, Enhanced, and

SATA Only Mode. The number of devices supported by these modes are
listed below:

*SATA Only: The maximum of 4 devices are supported (4 SATA)
*Auto Mode: The maximum of 6 devices supported (4 SATA + 2 IDE)
*Enhanced Mode: The maximum of 6 devices supported (4 SATA + 2 IDE)
*Combined Mode: The maximum of 4 devices supported (2 SATA + 2 IDE)

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Using Intel ICH6R SATA RAID Utility Program

Creating RAID Volume:

a. Select Item #1- "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press
the <Enter> key. The following screen will appear:

1. Creating, Deleting and Reseting RAID Volumes:

a. After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility, the system will auto­matically reboot. The following screen appears after Power-On Self Test.

b. When you see the above screen, press the <Ctrl> and the <i> keys
simultaneously, the following screen of the main menu of the SATA RAID
Utility will appear:

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b. Specify a RAID Volume Name and press the <Tab> key or the <Enter>
key to go to the next field. (*Note: You can use the <Esc> key to select
the previous menu.)

c.Use the<Tab>, <Upper Arrow>, <Down Arrow> and <Enter> keys to
enter the appropriate values for the items selected and go to the next
field.

d. When asked "Are you sure you want to create this volume (Y/N),
press "Y" to confirm the selection, or type "N" to change and to create
the RAID volume. Then, press the <Enter> key to enter the value and
return to the main menu.

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e. You will return to the main menu with DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION
updated as shown in the following screen.

f. Once the above screen appears, use the <Down Arrow> key to select
item#4-"Exit" and press the <Enter> key. The following screen will appear:

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g. When asked "Are you sure you want to exit? (Y/N): ", type "Y" to
confirm the selections and exit the "Create RAID Volume" menu. Press the
<Enter> key to return to the main menu.

Deleting RAID Volume:

a. When you are in the main menu, use the <Down Arrow> and the
<Upper Arrow> keys to select item#2-"Delete RAID Volume" in the main
menu.

b When the item# 2 is highlighted, press the <Enter> key to select the
item: "Delete RAIDVolume". The following screen will appear:

c.Select the volume and press the <Delete> key to delete the RAID
volume. The following screen will appear:

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d.When asked "Are you sure you want to delete this volume?", type "Y"
to confirm the deletion of the RAID Volume, and press the <Enter> key to
return to the main menu. (*Note: the <Esc> key is used to select the
previous menu.)

Reset Disks to Non-RAID:

a. When you are in the main menu, use the <Down Arrow> and the
<Upper Arrow> keys to select item#3-"Reset Disks to Non-RAID" in
the main menu.

b When the item# 3 is highlighted, press the <Enter> key to select the
item- "Reset Disks to Non-RAID". The following screen will appear:

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c.When asked "Are you sure you want to reset all RAID data (Y/N):",
type "Y" to confirm the selection, and press the <Enter> key to return to
the main menu. (*Press the <Esc> key to select the previous menu.)

2. Exiting the ICH6R SATA RIAD Configuration Utility Program:

a. When you are in the main menu, use the <Down Arrow> and the
<Upper Arrow> keys to select item#4-"Exit" in the main menu.

b When the item# 4 "Exit" is highlighted, press the <Enter> key.
c.When asked "Are you sure you want to exit? (Y/N):" Type "Y" to

confirm the selection, and press the <Enter> key to exit the ICH6R

SATA RIAD Configuration Utility Program. The system will start to
re-boot.

C-2 Installing the Windows XP/2000 for systems with
RAID Functions

New Operating System-Windows XP/2000 Installation

a. Insert Microsoft Windows XP/2000 Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the
system will start booting up from CD.

b. Press the <F6> key when the message-" Press F6 if you need to
install a third party SCSI or RAID driver" displays.

c. When the Windows XP/2000 Setup screen appears, press "S" to
specify additional device(s).

d. Insert the driver diskette-"Intel AA RAID XP/2000 Driver for ICH6R into
Drive A: and press the <Enter> key.

e. Choose Intel(R)82801ER SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in
the XP/2000 Setup Screen, and press the <Enter> key.

f. Press the <Enter> key to continue the installation process. (If you need
to specify any additional devices to be installed, do it at this time.) Once
all devices are specified, press the <Enter> key to continue with the
installation.

g. From the Windows XP/2000 Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. The
XP/2000 Setup will automatically load all device files and then, continue
the Windows XP/2000 installation.

(*Note: the current version of the ICH6R SATA RAID Utility can only support
Windows XP/2000 Operating System.)

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(*Note: Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme
files for each item. Click the computer icons to the right of these items to
install each item (from top to the bottom) one at a time. After installing

each item, you must re-boot the system before moving on to the
next item on the list. You should install everything here except for the

SUPER Doctor utility and the LAN/SCSI driver diskettes, which are optional.
The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of
the CD. )

Installing Intel Application Accelerator Utility

a. When the above screen appears, click on the icon marked
"Application Accelerator RAID Edition" on the screen, and the
following screen will appear:

h. After Windows XP/2000 Installation is completed, the system will
automatically reboot.

i. Insert Supermicro CD that came with the package into the CD Drive
during system reboot, and the following screen will appear:

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b. When the above screen appears, click on the icon marked
"Next" on the screen, and the following screen will appear:

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e. Specify a program folder where you want the Setup to add the
program icon as shown in the following screen and click on the
icon marked "Next".

d. Specify the folder that you want the program to be installed in
and then, click on the icon marked "Next" to begin the installation
process.

c. After reading the License Agreement, click on the icon marked
"Yes" on the screen, and the following screen will appear:

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f. The following screen will appear to display the status of the
Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Installation.

g. Once the Application Accelerator RAID Edition installation is
completed, the following screen will appear and the system will
start to re-boot.

(*Note: Once the XP/2000 Operating System is installed, please
read the "Readme text files" for the instructions to use the SATA
RAID Utility in the Windows XP/2000 OS environment.)

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C-5 Installing the Operating System and other
Software Programs

After all the hardware has been installed, you must first install the operating
system, and then, other software drivers. The necessary drivers are all
included on the Supermicro CDs that came packaged with your
motherboard. (*Note: for the Windows 2003 OS, please refer to Page C-

14.)

Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

(*Note: Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme
files for each item. Click the computer icons to the right of these items to
install each item (from top to the bottom) one at a time. After installing

each item, you must re-boot the system before moving on to the
next item on the list. You should install everything here except for the

SUPER Doctor utility and the LAN/SCSI driver diskettes, which are optional.
The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of
the CD. )

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Supero Doctor III

The Supero Doctor III program is a Web base management tool that
supports remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local
Management tools. The local management is called SD III Client. The
Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your
motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of
your system. Supero Doctor III displays crucial system information such
as CPU temperature, system voltages and fan status. See the Figure
below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface.

Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information)

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(*Note: SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our Website
at: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. You can also
download SDIII User's Guide at: http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/
Manuals/SDIII/UserGuide.pdf. For Linux, we will still recommend Supero
Doctor II.)

Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control)

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