Supero P8SCT User Manual

SUPER

P8SCT

®

USER’S MANUAL

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Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and

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

the

Processor (the Prescott Processor) in the 775-Land Grid Array Package (LGA 775)

at a system bus speed of 800 MHz. It also supports Intel Celeron Processor at a

bus speed of 533MHz. The Pentium 4 Processor in the 775-Land Grid Array Pack-

age 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 at-

tached 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 speciﬁ cations pages on our web site (http://www.supermicro.

com/Products/motherboard) for updates on supported processors. This product is

intended to be professionally installed.

P8SCT motherboard. The P8SCT supports single Intel Pentium® 4

Manual Organization

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

describes the features, speciﬁ cations and performance of the P8SCT 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 DDR2 memory modules and when

mounting the mainboard in the chassis. Also refer to this chapter to connect the

ﬂ oppy 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 troubleshoot-

ing procedures for the video, the memory and the setup conﬁ guration stored in

CMOS. For quick reference, a general FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section

is provided. Instructions are also included for contacting technical support. In ad-

dition, 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 Drivers and the OS 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 P8SCT Image .............................................................. 1-3

P8SCT Layout ............................................................................ 1-4

P8SCT Quick Reference ............................................................. 1-5

The E7221 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 CPU Thermal Management ........................................................................... 1-10

1-5 Power Conﬁ guration Settings ....................................................................... 1-11

1-6 Power Supply ............................................................................................... 1-12

1-7 Super I/O ........................................................................................................ 1-12

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 DDR2 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

PW_ON Connector .................................................................................. 2-8

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

Overheat/Fan Fail LED ........................................................................... 2-9

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

IDE/SATA LED ...................................................................................... 2-10

Power On_LED Connector ......................................................................2-11

NMI Button .............................................................................................. 2-11

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

Speaker Connector ............................................................................... 2-12

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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

VGA Connector ........................................................................................ 2-16

Giga-bit LAN Ports ................................................................................... 2-16

SATA LED ................................................................................................. 2-17

Power LED ............................................................................................... 2-17

Keylock ..................................................................................................... 2-18

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

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

CMOS Clear ........................................................................................... 2-19

Keyboard Wake-Up .................................................................................. 2-20

Giga-bit LAN Enable ................................................................................ 2-20

Force Power On Enable ........................................................................... 2-21

Watch Dog Enable ................................................................................... 2-21

SMBus to PCI/PCI-X Slots ....................................................................... 2-22

PCI-X Slot Speed Select .......................................................................... 2-22

CPU Front Side Bus Speed ..................................................................... 2-23

USB Wake-Up .......................................................................................... 2-23

2-8 Onboard Indicators ......................................................................................... 2-24

GLAN LEDs .............................................................................................. 2-24

2-9 Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Drive and SCSI Connections ............................. 2-25

Parallel Port Connector ........................................................................... 2-25

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

IDE Connectors ....................................................................................... 2-26

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 Conﬁ guration ................................................ 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 ............................................................... 4-6

4-4.3 I/O Device Conﬁ guration .................................................................. 4-8

4-4.4 PnP Conﬁ guration ............................................................................ 4-9

4-4.5 Hardware Monitors ......................................................................... 4-11

4-4.6 Processor & Clock Options ............................................................ 4-12

4-4.7 DMI Event Log ................................................................................ 4-13

4-4.8 Console Redirection ........................................................................ 4-14

4-5 Security ........................................................................................................... 4-15

4-6 Boot ............................................................................................................... 4-16

4-7 Exit ................................................................................................................. 4-17

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 in the Retail Box Only

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

One (1) IDE cable

One (1) 9-pin Serial port DKT Cable

One (1) ATX ﬂ oppy drive cable w/3 heads

Two (2) SATA cables

One (1) I/O shield

One (1) Supermicro CD 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: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: SuperMicro Computer B.V. Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands Tel: +31 (0) 73-6400390 Fax: +31 (0) 73-6416525 Email: sales@supermicro.nl (General Information) support@supermicro.nl (Technical Support) rma@supermicro.nl (Customer Support)

Asia-Paciﬁ c

Address: SuperMicro, Taiwan 4F, No. 232-1 Liancheng Road Chung-Ho 235, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel: +886-(2) 8226-3990 Fax: +886-(2) 8226-3991 Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support: Email: support@supermicro.com.tw Tel: 886-2-8226-3990, ext.132 or 139

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Figure 1-1. P8SCT Image

Chapter 1: Introduction

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Figure 1-3. Motherboard Layout

(not drawn to scale)

KB/MS

USB1/2

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

panel connections.

2. " " indicates Pin 1.

3. The graphics and drawings shown in this manual were based upon the latest

PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of this manual. Your moth-

erboard may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the

manual.

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P8SCT Quick Reference

Jumpers Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2

JP1, JP2 SMBus To PCI Open (Disabled)

JP3 PCI-X Frequency Close (133MHz)

JPF Power Force-On Open (Normal)

JPL1/JPL2 LAN1/LAN2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JFSB1/JFSB2 Front Side Bus Speed Pins 1-2/Pins 1-2(Auto)

JPUSB1/JPUSB2 *USB Wake-Up Enable Pins 2-3 (Disabled)

(*JPUSB1:USB 1/2, JPUSB2:USB 3/4, 5/6)

JPWAKE1 KB/Mouse Wake-Up Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Connectors Description

ATX Power (PW1) 24-Pin Power Connector

4-Pin Power (PW2) 4-Pin Power Connector

COM1, COM2 COM Port/Serial Port 1 & Port 2 Connectors

Fans 1-5 Fan5: CPU Fan, Fan1-4: Chassis Fan Headers

DIMM#1A,#1B,#2A,#2B Memory (DIMM) Slots (1 through 4)

Floppy Floppy Disk Connector

IDE IDE Connector

IPMI IPMI 2.0 Socket

J9 Internal Speaker (Buzzer)

JF1 Front Panel Control

JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

JK1 Keylock Header

JLED Power LED Connector

JSLED SATA LED Connector

JWOL Wake-On LAN

JWOR Wake-On-Ring Header

KB/MS(J14) PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

LE1 Onboard +5V Standby Warning LED

GLAN1/GLAN2 Giga-bit Ethernet RJ45 (LAN1/LAN2) Connectors

Parallel Printer Port

PCI slots One: PCI-X 64bit/133MHz, Five: PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

slots

SATA #0-3 4 SATA Headers

USB 1/2 Back Panel Universal Serial Ports1/2

USB 3/4, USB 5/6 Front Panel USB Headers:USB3/4(J10), USB5/6(J7)

VGA Video/Graphic Connector

(*See Chapter 2 for detailed pin information and jumper settings.)

JWD

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VRM 10.1

INTEGRATED

GRAPHIC VGA_CONN

Primary

IDE

S-ATAI

4 Ports

USB

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FSB: 800/533MHz

UDMA/100

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Figure 1-3. Intel E7221 Copper River Chipset:

System Block Diagram

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

the features on your motherboard. See the following pages for the

actual speciﬁ cations of each motherboard.

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Motherboard Features

CPU  Latest CPU technology!

• Single Intel Pentium

ray Package

Front Side Bus

• 800 MHz/533 MHz

Memory  Latest memory technology!

• Dual/Single Channel 240-pin DDR2 533/400 up to 4 GB of ECC/Non ECC,

unbuffered DRAM in 4 DIMM modules

• Two-way interleaved (two DIMMs required)

Chipset  Latest Intel chipset technology!

• Intel E7221 (Copper River)

®

4 and Intel Celeron Processor in the 775-Land Grid Ar-

Note: See Section 2-4 for details.

Expansion Slots

• One (1) PCI-X 64bit/133MHz

• Five (5) PCI 32-bit/33MHz slots

BIOS

• 8Mb Firmware Hub AwardBIOS

®

Flash EEPROM BIOS

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

• BIOS resource hot keys, SMBIOS2.3

PC Health Monitoring

• Seven onboard voltage monitors for CPU core, +3.3V, +5V, +5VStandby,

VBATT, and ±12V

• Fan status monitor with ﬁ rmware/software speed control

• SuperDoctor III, Watch Dog, NMI

• Environmental temperature monitoring via BIOS

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

• System resource alert via Supero Doctor III

• Auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core

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ACPI Features

• Microsoft OnNow

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• BIOS support for USB keyboard

• Main switch override mechanism

• Internal/external modem ring-on

Onboard I/O

• 1 UDMA IDE supporting two drives

• Intel ICH6R SATA Controller 4 connectors for 4 devices

• 1 ﬂ oppy port interface (up to 2.88 MB)

• 2 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial connectors (1 header, 1 port)

• 2 Broadcom 5721 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controllers

• 1 EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) and ECP (Extended Capabilities Port) sup-

ported parallel port

• PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports

• Up to 6 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports for a speed of up to 480Mbps 

Latest USB 2.0 technology!

• 1 VGA Connector

• 1 IPMI 2.0 Socket

Other

• Hyper-threading enabled

• Wake-on-Ring (WOR)

• Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

• Multiple CPU clock ratio selections (set in BIOS)

• Onboard +5vsb warning LED ("LE1")

CD Utilities

• BIOS ﬂ ash upgrade utility

• Chipset drivers

Dimensions

• ATX form factor, 12" x 9.5" (305 x242 mm)

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1-2 Chipset Overview

Intel’s E7221 (Copper River) chipset, designed for the server market, consists

of the following components: the Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH), Intel

PCI-X Hub (PXH-V), and Intel I/O Controller Hub (ICH6R). The E7221 (Copper

River) chipset provides the performance and feature-set required for the entry level

single-processor server solutions.

Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH)

The function of the GMCH is to manage the data ﬂ ow between ﬁ ve interfaces:

Processor/Host interface (FSB), System Memory Interface (DRAM controller), PCI

Express Interface, Direct Media Interface (DMI) and PXH-V Interface. The GMCH

is optimized for the Prescott processors in an LGA775 Package. It supports one

or two channels of unbuffered, ECC/Non ECC DDR2 533/400 SDRAM.

The ACPI component provides the data buffering and interface arbitration required

to ensure that system interfaces operate efﬁ ciently. The Direct Media Interface (DMI)

is a point-to-point interconnect between the Copper River GMCH and the ICH6.

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 Speciﬁ cation, 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

Graphics Features/Display

The E7221 Copper River GMCH provides an integrated server-quality onboard

graphics.

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1-3 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the P8SCT. The

motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC

health monitoring.

Seven Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Core, +3.3V, +5V, +5V Standby, VBAT, and ±12V

The onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously. Once a voltage

becomes unstable, it will give a warning or send an error message to the screen.

Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to deﬁ ne the sensitivity of the voltage

monitor via Supero Doctor III.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware 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 Control

This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function

in the BIOS. This allows the user to deﬁ ne an overheat temperature. When the

temperature reaches the pre-deﬁ ned OH temperature or when a fan failure occurs,

then, the Overheat warning LED is triggered.

Auto-Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core

The 4-phase-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support auto-sense

voltage IDs ranging from 0.875 V to 1.6V. This will accommodate different CPUs

with different core voltage requirements. It will also allow the regulator to run cooler

and thus make the system more stable.

1-4 CPU Thermal Management

Thermal Management 2 (TM2)

When TM2 is enabled in the BIOS and the CPU temperature reaches a pre-deﬁ ned

threshold, a thermal monitoring mechanism will reduce the process speed by lower-

ing the bus-to-core ratio of the processor core clock and decrease the voltage input

by changing the CPU VID. This combination of reduced CPU bus frequency and

CPU VID effectively decreases CPU power consumption and prevents the proces-

sor from overheat, and thus, greatly increases system stability. (*This function is

available for the CPUs that support TM2.)

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1-5 Power Conﬁ guration Settings

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

power settings.

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 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 presses the power button, the system will enter

a SoftOff state. The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down.

Pressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake-up. During

the SoftOff state, the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry

in the system alive. In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the

power, just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds. The power will turn off

and no power will be provided to the motherboard.

Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

Wake-On-LAN is deﬁ ned as the ability of a management application to remotely

power up a computer that is powered off. Remote PC setup, up-dates and access

tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN trafﬁ c is kept to

a minimum and users are not interrupted. The motherboard has a 3-pin header

(WOL) to connect to the 3-pin header on a Network Interface Card (NIC) that has

WOL capability. 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.

Wake-On-Ring (WOR) Header

Wake-up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing

when the system is in the SoftOff state. Note that external modem ring-on can only

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

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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

power supplies generally meet the speciﬁ cations required by the CPU, some are

inadequate. A 2 amps of current supply on a 5V Standby rail is strongly recom-

mended.

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

12V ATX power supply Speciﬁ cation 1.1 or above. Additionally, in areas where

noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to install a line ﬁ lter to shield

the computer from noise. It is recommended that you also install a power surge

protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges.

P8SCT accommodates 12V ATX power supplies. Although most

1-7 Super I/O

The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a ﬂ oppy disk drive

controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077/765, a data separator,

write pre-compensation circuitry, decode logic, data rate selection, a clock genera-

tor, drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic. The wide range of

functions integrated onto the Super I/O greatly reduces the number of components

required for interfacing with ﬂ oppy 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). 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 Conﬁ guration

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

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

to reduce power consumption.

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Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electric Static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent

damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following

measures are generally sufﬁ cient 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 speciﬁ ed by the Manufac-

turer. 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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2-2 LGA775 Processor and Heatsink Installation

When handling the processor package, avoid placing

direct pressure on the label area of the fan.

IMPORTANT: Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before add-

ing, removing or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install

the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink.

Installation of the LGA775 Processor

!

1. Press the socket lever to release the

load plate that covers the CPU socket

from its locking position.

2. Carefully lift the socket lever up to

open the load plate.

New CPU Socket (w/

plastic cap on)

Socket Lever

Load Plate

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Chapter 2: Installation

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 ﬁ nger to

hold the CPU at the North Center Edge and

the South Center Edge of the CPU.

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

socket. Once aligned, carefully lower the

CPU straight down to the socket. (**Do

not drop the CPU on the socket. Do not

move the CPU horizontally or vertically. Do

not rub the CPU against the surface of the

socket or against any pins of the socket to

avoid damage to the CPU or the socket.)

North Key

Pin 1

South Key

North Center Edge

South Center Edge

7. With the CPU inside the socket, inspect

the four corners of the CPU to make sure

that the CPU is properly installed.

Socket Lever

8. Use your thumb to gently press 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

the CPU is properly

installed.

CPU in the CPU socket

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Installation of the Heatsink

1. Locate the CPU Fan on the mother-

board. (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 protec-

tive ﬁ lm from the copper core of the

heatsink.

(*Warning: CPU overheat may occur if

the protective ﬁ lm 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 ﬁ ns of

the heatsink.

Thermal Grease

CPU

Fan Wires

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".

Heatsink Fins

Heatsink Fas-

tener

2-4

8. Repeat Step 6 to insert all four heatsink

fasteners into the mounting holes.

9. Once all four fasteners are securely

inserted into the mounting holes and the

heatsink is properly installed on the moth-

erboard, connect the heatsink fan wires to

the CPU Fan connector.

Heatsink Removal

1. Unplug the power cord from the power

supply.

Chapter 2: Installation

2. Disconnect the heatsink fan wires from the

CPU fan header.

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

fastener cap and rotate counterclockwise to

make a 1/4 (90

0

) turn.

4. Repeat Step 3 to loosen all fasteners from

the mounting holes.

5. With all fasteners loosened, remove the

heatsink from the CPU.

2-3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis

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

Make sure that the locations 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 mother-

board to the chassis. Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in

tightly. Then, use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard

tray. (Note: Some components are very close to the mounting holes. Please take

all precautionary measures to prevent damage done to these components when

you install the motherboard into the chassis.)

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2-4 Installing DDR2 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 DDR2 memory module vertically into its slot. Pay attention to the

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

rectly. (See support information below.)

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

Support

The P8SCT supports Dual/Single channel, ECC/Non ECC, unbuffered DDR2

533/400 SDRAM. Both interleaved and non-interleaved memory are support-

ed, so you may populate any number of DIMM slots. (Populating DIMM#1A,

DIMM#2A, and/or DIMM#1B, 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 single channel, non-interleaved memory.)

Figure 2-2. Side and Top Views of DDR2 Module Installation into Slot

II

To Install:

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

To Remove:

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

DDRII Slot

DDR2 Slot

(Top View)

2

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Chapter 2: Installation

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

The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC99 speciﬁ cation 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 Deﬁ nitions

Mouse (Green)

Keyboard

(Purple)

USB 1/2 Ports

COM1 Port (Tur-

quoise)

Parallel Port (Burgundy)

VGA Port

GLAN1 GLAN2

Front Control Panel

JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors. See Figure

2-4 for the pin deﬁ nitions of the various connectors including the speaker. Refer

to Section 2-6 for details.

1920

Ground

NMI

Power On LED

IDE/SATA LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

Overheat/Fan Fail LED

Reserved

Ground

X

2

2-7

1

X

Vcc 5 STB

Vcc 3

Vcc 3 STB

Vcc 3

Reserved

Reset

Signal

Reset Button

Power Button

P8SCT User's Manual

2-6 Connecting Cables

Power Supply Connectors

The primary power supply connector

(PW1) on the P8SCT meets the SSI

(Superset ATX) 24-pin speciﬁ cation.

Refer to the table on the right for the

pin deﬁ nitions of the ATX 24-pin power

connector. You must also connect the

4-pin (PW2) processor power connec-

tor to your power supply. Refer to the

table below right for the PW2 (12V)

connector.

PW_ON Connector

The PW_ON connector is located on

pins 1 and 2 of JF1.

ATX Power Supply 24-pin Connector

Pin Definitions

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

Pin Number Definition

1 +3.3V 2 +3.3V 3 COM

4 +5V

5 COM

6 +5V

7 COM

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

+12V 4-pin

Required Con-

nection

Connector

Pins #

1 & 2 3 & 4

PW_ON

Pin Definitions

(JF1)

Pin #

Definition

1

Signal

2

GND

Definition

Ground

+12 V

ATX PWR 12V 4-Pin PWR

J

P

W

A

K

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1

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4P

2

-

X

T

G

GLA

COM1

VGA

LAN1

LE1

N2

GLA

CTRL

SI

C

JPUSB1

Parallel Port

GLA

CTR

/O

M2

O

A

Bank1

Bank2

N

L

J

K

1

E7221

NorthBridge

(CopperRiver)

PCI-X 64 bit/133 MHz

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

J

P

L

1

J

PL

2

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

KB/MS

USB1/2

R

W

JFSB2

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DIMM

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7

X

Power On LED

IDE/SATA LED

NIC1 LED

PXH-V

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NIC2 LED

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1920

NMI

X

Vcc 5 STB

Vcc 3

Vcc 3 STB

Vcc 3

Reserved

Reset

Reset Button

Power Button

Signal

1

2

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Chapter 2: Installation

Reset Connector

The reset connector is located on

pins 3 and 4 of JF1. This connector

attaches to the reset switch on the

computer chassis. See the table on

the right for pin deﬁ nitions.

Overheat/FanFail LED

Connect an LED to the OH/Fan Fail

connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to

provide advanced warnings of chas-

sis overheating or system fan failure.

Refer to the table on the right for pin

deﬁ nitions.

Reset Pin

Definitions

(JF1)

3 4

Definition

Reset

Ground

Number

OH/Fan Fail LED

Pin Definitions

(JF1)

7 8

Definition

Vcc 3

GND

Number

OH/Fan Fail LED

(JF1)

State

Stay On

Off

Blink

Message

Normal

Overheat

Fan Fail

KB/MS

USB1/2

G

GLA

COM1

VGA

N

A

L

LE1

N

G

C

SI

C

JPWAKE1

J

P

U

Parallel Port

1

2

AN

L

R

T

A

L

G

R

T

C

/O

OM2

TX-24 Pi

A

S

B

1

Bank1

Bank2

PCI-X 64 bit/133 MHz

L

N

L

J

K

1

nP

NorthBridge

(CopperRiver)

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

JP

L

1

J

P

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2

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

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Power On LED

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Vcc 5 STB

IDE/SATA LED

NIC1 LED

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NIC2 LED

Reserved

Ground

Vcc 3 STB

Reserved

Reset

Signal

1

2

Reset

NMI

X

Vcc 3

Reset Button

Power Button

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NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators

The NIC (Network Interface Control-

ler) LED connection for GLAN port1 is

located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and

the LED connection for GLAN Port2

is on Pins 9 and 10. Attach the NIC

LED cables to display network activity.

Refer to the table on the right for pin

deﬁ nitions.

*IDE/SATA (*See the note below)

The IDE/SATA LED is located on pins

13, 14 of JF1. This LED connects to

the hard drive LED to display all IDE

and SATA activities. See the table on

the right for pin deﬁ nitions.

NIC2 LED Pin

Definitions

(JF1)

10

9

Definition

3VSTBY

GND

Number

NIC1 LED Pin

Definitions

(JF1)

11 12

Definition

3VSTBY

GND

IDE

Definition

Vcc3

HD Active

Number

Pin Definitions (JF1)

Number

13 14

(*Note: This LED is for all IDE and

SATA devices)

KB/MS

USB1/2

COM1

VGA

L

G

GLA

N

A

N

LE1

JPWAKE1

J

P

Parallel Port

1

2

AN

L

G

R

T

C

L

G

T

C

/O

SI

OM2

C

U

S

B

Bank1

Bank2

L

N

A

L

R

TX-24 Pi

A

1

(CopperRiver)

PCI-X 64 bit/133 MHz

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

JP

L

1

J

P

L

2

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

J

K

1

NorthBridge

nP

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1 JF

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IDE/SATA LED

NIC2 LED NIC1 LED

Ground

X

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

Reserved

Ground

1920

NMI

X

Vcc 5 STB

Vcc 3

Vcc 3 STB

Vcc 3

Reserved

Reset

Reset Button

Power Button

Signal

1

2

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Chapter 2: Installation

Power On_LED Connector

The Power LED connector is located

on pins 15, 16 of JF1. (*Use JLED for

a 3-pin connector.) This connection

is used to provide LED indication of

power being supplied to the system.

See the table on the right for pin

deﬁ nitions.

NMI Button

The non-maskable interrupt button

header is located on pins 19 and 20

of JF1. Refer to the table on the right

for pin deﬁ nitions.

Power_LED

Pin Definitions (JF1)

Number

15 16

Definition +5VSTBY

Ground

NMI Button Pin

Definitions (JF1)

Number

19 20

Definition

Control

Ground

KB/MS

USB1/2

COM1

VGA

L

G

GLA

N

A

N

LE1

JPWAKE1

J

P

Parallel Port

1

2

L

G

T

C

L

G

T

C

SI

OM2

C

U

S

AN

L

R

N

A

L

R

/O

TX-24 Pi

A

B

1

Bank1

Bank2

PCI-X 64 bit/133 MHz

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

JP J

P

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

J

K

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(CopperRiver)

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1

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Ground

1920

1

2

NMI

X

Vcc 5 STB

Vcc 3

Vcc 3 STB

Vcc 3

Reserved

Reset

Signal

Reset Button

Power Button

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Serial Ports

Two serial ports are included on the

motherboard: COM1 is a port located

beside the mouse/keyboard ports

and COM2 is a header located below

PCI#1 slot. See the table on the right

for pin deﬁ nitions.

*NC indicates no connection.

Speaker Connector

The speaker connector is located at

J9. See the table on the right for pin

deﬁ nitions.

COM1

Serial Port Pin Definitions

(COM1)

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

Serial Port Pin Definitions

(COM2)

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

Speaker: Pin Definition

Fucntion Pin Definition

Pins 1, 2

Pins 3, 4

Pin Number Definition 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI

Pin Number Definition 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI 10 NC

External Speaker

Inte rnal Speaker

KB/MS

USB1/2

COM1

VGA

LAN1

G

GLAN2

LE1

COM2

JPWAKE1

JPUSB1

Parallel Port

N

A

GL

L

R

T

C

N

A

L

G

CTRL

/O

I

S

COM2

TX-2

A

Bank1

Bank2

PCI-X 64 bit/133 MHz

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

JP

L1

JP

L2

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

JK

1

4PinPWR

E7221

NorthBridge

(CopperRiver)

DIMM 1A (blue)

DIMM1B(b

IMM2A(blu

D

IMM 2B (black)

D

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CI#

CI#2

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4

JP

J

ICH6R

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S

D

W

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South

Bridge

B2

B

US

3/4

I

PMI

US

JBT1

B

P

PCI

P

JP1 J

P

2

PCI

JWO

R

JPA1

Batter

5/6

y

BIOS

JL1

IDE

JP3

SATA

SATA2

S

SATA0

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Chapter 2: Installation

Fan Headers

There are ﬁ ve fan headers (Fan 1 to

Fan5) on the P8SCT. See the table

on the right for pin deﬁ nitions. These

fan headers support 3-pin fans. The

fan speed is controlled by Thermal

Management under the Hardware

Monitoring Section in the BIOS.

Chassis Intrusion

The Chassis Intrusion header is lo-

cated at JL1. See the board layout

in Chapter 1 for the location of JL1

and the table on the right for pin

deﬁ nitions.

3-pin Fan Header Pin

Definitions

Number

1 2 3

Definition

Ground (black)

+12V (red)

Tachometer

*Caution: Fan headers use DC power.

Chassis Intrusion

Pin Definitions (JL1)

Number

1

Intrusion Input

2

Definition

Ground

KB/MS

USB1/2

COM1

VGA

GLAN1

GLAN2

LE1

JPWA

JPUSB1

Parallel Port

LAN

G

R

CT

A

L

G

CTRL

O

/

I

S

2

OM

C

KE1

ATX-24 Pin PWR

Bank1

Bank2

PCI-X 64 bit/133 MHz

L

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

N

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

J JPL2

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

J

K

1

E7221

NorthBridge

(CopperRiver)

DIMM 1A (blue)

IMM 1B

D

DIMM 2A (b

DIMM 2B

PL1

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

J

WOR

Fan 5

SB1 F J

JFSB2

black)

(

lue)

(black)

PCI

PCI#4

PCI#3

P

JP1

JP2

P

JWOL

P

J

Fan 1

n

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4

1

IPMI

USB5/6

Fan

PWR

PXH-V

JP3

tery

Bat

S

O

I

B

JB

T1

L1

J

IDE

S

B

F

Fan3

A

S

A

D LE

J9

JS

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1

Fan 2

n2

a

F J

Fan 3

JPF

D E

JL

TA3

2

TA

1

TA

Chassis Intrusion

0

TA

4

Fan 4

an F

n5

a

F

CPU

(LGA 775)

PCI-X#6

ICH6R

#

5

South

Bridge

CI#

2

J

P

US

B2

CI#

1

USB3/4

JWD

F

lopp

y

1

A

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ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports

The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the PS/2

mouse are located at J14. See the

table on the right for pin deﬁ nitions.

(The mouse port is above the key-

board port. See the table on the right

for pin deﬁ nitions.)

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

There are two Universal Serial Bus

ports (USB 1/2) located on the I/O

panel and additional four USB ports

are located at (J10, J7) on the moth-

erboard. These ports, labeled USB 3/4

and USB 5/6, can be used to provide

front side chassis access (cables not

included). See the tables on the right

for pin deﬁ nitions.

PS/2 Keyboard

and Mouse Port

Pin Definitions

Number

1 2 3 4 5 6

USB Pin Definition

(USB 0/1)

Pin# Definition

1 +5V

2 P0-

3 P0+

4 Ground

J7(USB 5/6), J10 (USB3/4)

1 3 5 7

9

Definition

+5V PO-

PO+

Ground

X

Number

(J14)

Definition

Data

Ground

VCC

Clock

Number

NC

10

2 4 6 8

Definition

+5V POPO+

Ground

KB/Mouse

USB 1/2

JPWAKE1

KB/MS

J

P

US

USB1/2

COM1

VGA

Parallel Port

1

N

A

L

G

2

N

A

L

G

GLAN

R

CT

GLAN

RL

CT

LE1

O

/

I

S

2

COM

ATX-24 Pin PWR

B1

Bank1

Bank2

PCI-X 64 bit/133 MHz

L

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

JP J

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

JK1

E7221

NorthBridge

(CopperRiver)

M

DIM

M1

IM

D

DIMM 2A (blue)

M2

IM

D

L

1

P

L

2

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

J

WO

2 B

FS J

(bl

A

1

B(black)

B (black)

J

P

J

P2

J

R

JPA1

1 B

FS J

ue)

PCI#5

P

PCI#3

PCI#2

1

PCI#1

W

O

CI#

-Pin

4

1

n

n5

Fa

P

C

A775

G

L

(

PCI-X

#6

ICH6R

South

Bridge

4

J

P

U

S

B

2

S

U

D

W

J

L

F

l

o

p

y

Fa

R

W

P

U

)

PXH-V

J9

Buzzer

Fan

T

A

S

T

A

S

SAT

JSLED

2

JF1

3

PF J

JLED

A3

A2

1

A

A0

USB 3/4 USB 5/6

4 n a F

JP3

y

r

Batte

BIOS

JBT

1

IPMI

/6

/4

B5

B3

S

U

JL1

ID

E

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Wake-On-Ring

The Wake-On-Ring header is located at

JWOR. This function allows your com-

puter to be "awakened" by an incoming

call when in the suspend state. See the

table on the right for pin deﬁ nitions. You

must also have a WOR card and cable to

use WOR.

Chapter 2: Installation

Wake-On-Ring Pin Definitions

Number

1

2

(JWOR)

Definition

Ground Wake-up

Wake-On-LAN

The Wake-On-LAN header(JWOL) is des-

ignated WOL on the motherboard. See the

table on the right for pin deﬁ nitions. You

must enable the LAN Wake-Up setting in

BIOS to use this function. (You must also

have a LAN card with a Wake-On-LAN con-

nector and cable to use this feature.)

J

KB/MS

USB1/2

COM1

VGA

GLA

GLAN2

LE1

PWAKE1

JPUSB1

Parallel Port

N1

GL

T

C

GLAN

TR

C

I

S

CO

AN

R

/O

M2

X

AT

Bank1

Bank2

PCI-X 64 bit/133 MHz

L

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

L

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

J J

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

JK1

-24 Pin PW

E7221

NorthBridge

(CopperRiver)

DI

P

L1

P

L2

R

MM

I

D

DIMM 1B (black)

DIMM2A(

MM 2B (blac

JWO

WOR WOL

1

2

B

S F

FS

J

1A (blue)

blue)

P

PCI#3

P

J

P1

JP2

P

JWO

R

PA1

J

Fan5

k)

C

I

C

I

#5

I

#4

#2

#1

L

(LGA 775)

PCI-X#6

ICH6R

JPUS

WD

J

Flopp

P

C

South

Bridge

B

2

SB3/4

U

y

U

IPMI

JB

U

T1

SB5/6

PXH-V

Bat

Fan1

r

e

t

BIOS

JL1

IDE

Wake-On-LAN Pin

Definitions (JWOL)

Number

1 2 3

-Pin

4

PWR

J9

JSLED

J

P3

er

z

u

B

y

Fan2

JF1

Fan3

JPF

LED J

3

TA

A

S

SATA2

1

A

AT

S

0

A

AT

S

an4 F

Definition

+5V Standby

Ground

Wake-up

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S

JW

AKE1

VGA Connector

A VGA connector (JG1) is located next

to the COM1 on the IO backplane.

Refer to the board layout below for

the location.

Giga-bit LAN (Ethernet) Ports

There are two RJ45 Ethernet (Gigabit

LAN) ports located on the IO backplane.

Refer to the board layout below for

the locations.

VGA

GLAN1

GLAN2

-

4

an1

US

F

R

PW

PXH-V

J

P3

y

atter

B

OS

I

T

B5/6

B

1

S

SAT

S

1

JL

JB

IDE

ED

J9

JSL

er

zz

Bu

1

2

an

F

F J

3

an

F

JPF

D

JLE

TA3

A

2

A

TA1

A

A0

T

A

n4 a F

TX-24 Pin PWR

A

KB/M

J

P

USB1

USB1/2

COM1

E7221

NorthBridge

FSB2 J

Fan5

FSB1 J

CPU

(LGA 775)

(CopperRiver)

VGA

Parallel Port

GLAN1

Bank1

DIMM 1A

DIM

blue)

(

M1B(black)

GLAN2

DIMM 2A (blue)

LE1

GLAN

CTRL

GLAN

TRL

C

/O

SI

COM2

Bank2

PCI-X 64 bit/133 MHz

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

J

PL

J

PL2

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

J

K

1

MM 2B (black)

I

D

J

W

O

R

J

P

J

P

JWOL

JPA1

P

CI#5

PCI#4

P

CI#3

P

CI#2

1 2

PCI#1

PCI-X#6

ICH6R

JP

USB2

D

W

J

F

l

op

South

Bridge

B3/4

US

py

IPMI

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Chapter 2: Installation

SATA LED

The SATA LED header is located at

JSLED. This header will display all

SATA activities. See the table on the

right for pin deﬁ nitions.

Power LED

The Power LED header is located at

JLED. This header provides LED indi-

cation of power being supplied to the

system. See the table on the right for

pin deﬁ nitions.

SATA LED

Pin Definitions

(JSLED)

Number

1 2 3 4 5

Pin Definitions

Number

1 2 3

Definition

HD Act HD Act HD Act HD Act

NC

JLED

Definition

Anode

Key

Cathode

KB/MS

USB1/2

COM1

VGA

LA

G

LA

G

LE1

JPWAKE1

JPUSB

Parallel Port

N1

N2

GL

TR

C

GL

C

S

COM2

1

-24 Pin PWR

X

AT

E7221

1

Fan5

B2

FSB

FS

J

U

CP

Fan1

4-Pin

PWR

NorthBridge

(LGA 775)

(CopperRiver)

DIMM 1A (blue)

IMM 1B (blac

P

L2

D

M2A (blue)

DIM

DIMM 2B (black)

Bank1

Bank2

L

AN

L

PCI-X 64 bit/133 MHz

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

JPL1 J

AN

TR

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

I/O

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

JK

1

JWO

k)

PXH-V

PCI-X#6

ICH6R

PC

I#5

South

JB

PCI

PC

JP

1

JP2

PCI#

JWOL

R

A

P

J

Bridge

#4

I#3

I#2

JPUSB

1

JWD

F

IPMI

2

4

3/

SB

U

l

o

p

y

JP3

B

ery

tt

Ba

S

BIO

T1

A

S

A

S

6

5/

A

S

L1

J

ID

E

uzzer

Fan

F

TA

A

TA

n3

a

3

2

1

0

SATA LED

9 J

JSLED

1

2

F J

JPF

PWR LED

D E L J

4 n a F

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P8SCT User's Manual

Keylock

The keyboard lock connection is locat-

ed at JK1. Utilizing this header allows

you to inhibit any actions made on the

keyboard, effectively "locking" it.

Jumper

Position

1 2

Keylock

(JK1)

Definition

Ground

Keylock R-N

KB/MS

USB1/2

COM1

VGA

GLAN1

GLAN2

LE1

JPWAK

J

Parallel Port

GL

C

GL

C

SI

COM

PUSB1

A

R

T

AN

R

T

O

/

Bank1

Bank2

N

L

2

E1

TX-24

A

PCI-X 64 bit/133 MHz

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

JP

L1

JPL2

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

J

K1

R

W

P

n

i

P

E7221

NorthBridge

(CopperRiver)

DIMM

M1B(black)

DIM

DIMM

M2

DIM

JW

O

A(blue)

1

A(b

2

B

R

JFSB2

(b

J J

JFSB1

e

u

l

ck)

a

l

PCI

P

1

P2

PCI

JWOL

P

J

in

4-P

an1

n5

a

F

R

PW

CPU

(LGA 775)

)

PXH-V

PCI

-

X#

6

p

South

Bridge

B

2

US

p

y

Batter

J

B

T1

IPM

I

3/4

5/6

B

US

ICH6R

#

5

#

4

#

3

#

2

JPUS

#

1

JWD

F

lo

1

A

ID

y

BIOS

L1

J

9 J

JSLED

J

P3

er

z

u

B

1

2

n

a

F

F J

3

n

a

F

PF J

D LE

J

ATA3

S

ATA2

S

1

A

T

A

S

A0

T

A

S

4

Fan

Keylock

E

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2-7 Jumper Settings

Explanation of Jumpers

To modify the operation of the moth-

erboard, 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 identiﬁ ed 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

Chapter 2: Installation

Connector

Pins

Jumper

Cap

Setting

3 2 1

Pin 1-2 short

only one pin or completely removed.

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 SATA header

on the P8SCT. Note: for ATX power supplies, you must completely shut down the

system and remove the AC power cord before clearing CMOS.

J

P

W

A

KE

KB/MS

USB1/2

COM1

VGA

GLAN1

GLAN2

LE1

G

C

J

Parallel Port

G

CTRL

SI

CO

1

US

B

ATX-24PinP

1

P

Bank1

Bank2

LAN

L

TR

LAN

O

/

2

M

PCI-X 64 bit/133 MHz

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

J

P

L1

J

PL2

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

J

K

1

W

E7221

NorthBridge

(CopperRiver)

DIMM

MM 1B (bla

I

D

DIM

J

R

1A (blue)

2A (blue)

M

M2B(b

W

O

R

JFSB2

JP1 JP

n5

Fa

JFSB1

PU

C

(LGA775)

)

k

c

)

k

lac

P

CI-X#6

CI

CI#2

CI#1

ICH6R

#5

South

Bridge

#4

#3

WD

IPM

US

B

2

4

USB3/

lo

p

y

JP

J

F

P

2

P

J

WOL

A1

P

J

JB

USB5/

Fa

PXH-V

tter

a

B

T

1

I

6

IDE

n1

y

BIOS

JL1

JP3

4-P

PWR

B

AT

S

A

S

SATA1

SATA0

n

i

LED S

J9

J

er

uzz

1

2

n

Fa

F

Clear

J

3

n

Fa

ED L J

CMOS

JPF

3

A

A2

T

4 Fan

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P8SCT User's Manual

Keyboard Wake-Up

The JPWAKE1 jumper is used together with

the Keyboard Wake-Up function in BIOS.

Enable both the jumper and the BIOS set-

ting to allow the system to be woken up by

pressing a key on the keyboard. See the

table on the right for jumper settings. Your

power supply must meet ATX speciﬁ ca-

tion 2.01 or higher and supply 720 mA of

standby power to use this feature.

Gigabit LAN Enable

There are two Giga-bit Controllers located

on the motherboard. Each GLAN Control-

ler can be enabled via a jumper. Close

Pins 1 & 2 of JPL1 to enable the function

of GLAN Controller 1, and close Pins 1 &

2 of JPL2 to enable the function of GLAN

Controller 2 . See the table on the right for

pin deﬁ nitions.

Keyboard Wake-Up

Jumper Settings

(JPWAKE1)

Jumper

Position

1-2 2-3

Definition

Enabled

Disabled

GLAN Enable(JPL1, JPL2)

Pin#

1-2 2-3

Definitions

Enable

Disable

KB Wake-Up

JPWA

KB/MS

J

PUSB1

USB1/2

COM1

VGA

Parallel Port

LAN1

G

LAN2

G

LAN

G

CTR

AN

L

G

CTRL

LE1

O

/

I

S

M2

CO

KE1

TX-24

A

Bank1

Bank2

PCI-X 64 bit/133 MHz

L

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

J

K

1

in PWR

P

E7221

NorthBridge

(CopperRiver)

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B (

DIMM 2A (

DIMM 2B (bl

J

P

L1

J

P

L2

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

J

W

O

n

4-Pi

Fan5

B2 S

FSB1

F

J

P

C

(LGA 775)

ue)

bl

(

ack)

l

b

ue)

bl

)

ack

PC

I

-X#6

ICH6R

PC

I

#5

South

Bridge

PC

I

#

4

PC

I#3

PC

I

#2

J

P

1

JP

2

J

PUS

B

PC

JWOL

R

PA1

J

2

I

#1

SB3

U

D

W

J

F

l

o

p

y

Fan1

PWR

U

PXH-V

J9

Buzzer

A

S

A

S

SATA1

A

S

JSLED

1

2

Fan

JF

3

Fan

JPF

JLED

A3

T

2

TA

GLAN1 Enable

GLAN2 Enable

A0

T

n4 a F

IPMI

/4

JP3

y

r

Batte

BIOS

JB

T

1

/6

SB5

U

JL1

IDE

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Chapter 2: Installation

Force-Power-On Enable/Disable

Jumper JPF allows you to enable or disable

the function of Force-Power-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.

Watch Dog Enable/Disable

Watch Dog is a system monitor that can

reboot the system when a software applica-

tion "hangs". Close Pins 1-2 to reset the

system if an application hangs. Close Pins

2-3 ro generate a non-maskable interrupt

signal for the application hangs. See the table

on the right for jumper settings. Watch Dog

can also be enabled via BIOS. (*Note, when

enabled, the user needs to write his/her own

application software in order to disable the

Watch Dog Timer.)

Force Power On

(JPF)

Jumper

Position

Open

Closed

Definition

Disabled

Force On

Watch Dog

Jumper Settings (JWD)

Jumper

Position Pins 1-2 Pins 2-3

Open

Definition

WD to Reset

WD to NMI

Disabled

KB/MS

USB1/2

COM1

VGA

GLAN1

GLAN

LE1

JPW

J

Parallel Port

2

GL

CTR

GLAN

CTR

S

COM

A

K

E

1

4PinPWR

2

ATX-

P

US

B

1

E7221

NorthBridge

(CopperRiver)

Bank1

DIM

Bank2

PCI-X 64 bit/133 MHz

AN

L

I/O

2

JK1

DIMM 2B (bl

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

J

PL1

JPL2

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

D

MM

I

IMM

M

JWOR

A

1

1B

2A (bl

2 SB

F J

(b

black)

(

JP1 JP2

JW

JPA

SB1 F J

lue)

ue)

ack)

PCI

PCI#3

PCI

PCI#

OL

-Pin

4

IPMI

Fan1

PWR

PXH-V

JP

tery

Bat

BIOS

J

BT1

B5/6

S

U

L1

J

ID

E

D E

9 J

JSL

3

uzzer

B

n2

Fa

F1 J

3

n

Fa

F

P

Force PWR- On

J

D E L J

3

TA

A

S

2

TA

A

S

1

TA

A

S

0

TA

A

S

Watch Dog

4

n a F

n5

a

F

CPU

GA 775)

(L

PCI-X#

6

ICH6R

#5

South

Bridge

#

4

#

2

J

P

US

B

2

1

B3/4

S

U

D

W

J

Flo

p

1

y

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P8SCT User's Manual

SMBus to PCI/PCI-X Slots

Jumpers JP1, JP2 allow you to connect

PCI/PCI-X slots to the System Manage-

ment Bus

. The default setting is "Open"

o disable the connection. See the table

on the right for jumper settings.

PCI-X Slot Speed Select

JP3 allows you to select the Frequen-

cy for the PCI-X slot. The default set-

ting is Closed. (*Please do not change

the default setting.) See the table on

the right for pin deﬁ nitions.

PCI/PCIX slots to SMB

Connection

(JP1, JP2)

JP1/JP2

Closed

*Open

Definition

Enabled

Disabled

*Default

PCI-X Slot Speed Select

(JP3)

Definitions

Open

*Closed

100 MHz 133 MHz

*Default

KB/MS

USB1/2

COM1

VGA

GLA

GLAN2

LE1

JPWAKE1

JPU

Parallel Port

N1

GLAN

TR

C

GLAN

TR

C

I/O

S

COM2

TX-24 Pin PWR

A

SB1

Bank1

Bank2

PCI-X 64 bit/133 MHz

L

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

L

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

JP JPL2

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

JK1

E7221

NorthBridge

(CopperRiver)

DIMM 1A(blue)

DIMM 1B (

MM 2A (

I

D

2B (black)

M

IM

D

L

1

PCI-32 bit/33 MHz

JWOR

JFSB2

l

b

lue)

b

J

P1

JP2

JWO

P

J

Fan5

FSB1 J

ck)

a

PCI#5

PCI#4

P

C

I#3

PCI#2

P

C

I#1

L

A1

(LG

PCI-X#6

ICH6R

JP

U

SB2

JWD

F

lop

CPU

A7

South

Bridge

S

U

py

B3/4

75)

I

P

4-

Fan1

PWR

PXH-V

9 J

JSLED

JP

3

I

BIOS

JL1

DE

B

Fan

A

S

A

S

A

S

A

S

Battery

JB

T

1

MI

B5/6

S

U

SMB to PCI

r

e

z

uz

2

F1 J

3

F P J

D

JLE

3

TA

2

TA

PCI-X Speed Select

1

TA

0

A

T

4

Fan

2-22

Chapter 2: Installation

CPU Front Side Bus Speed

JFSB1 and JFSB2 allow you to set the Front

Side Bus Frequency. See the table on the

right for pin deﬁ nitions. (*Default is Auto.)

USB Wake-Up

Use JPUSB1/JPUSB2 to enable or disable

USB Wake-Up, which allows you to wakeup

the system by pressing a key on the keyboard

or by clicking the mouse when JPUSB1 is

connected to USB1 or USB2 ports or JPUSB2

is connected to any of the USB3/4, USB5/6

ports. These jumpers are used together with

the USB Wake-Up function in BIOS. Enable

both the jumpers and the BIOS setting to al-

low the system to be woken up. See the table

on the right for jumper settings.

Front Side Bus Speeds:

JFSB1, JFSB2

JFSB1

1-2 *Auto

2-3

2-3 Open Open

JFSB2

1-2 2-3

Open Open

2-3

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2-8 Onboard Indicators

GLAN LEDs

There are two Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports on

the motherboard. Each GLAN port has two

LEDs. The right 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.

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2-9 Parallel Port, Floppy Drive and Hard Drive

Connections

Use the following information to connect the ﬂ oppy and hard disk drive cables.

• The ﬂ oppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires.

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

• A single ﬂ oppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide

for two ﬂ oppy 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 next

to the USB 0/1 Ports. Refer to

Figure 2-3 for location. See the

table on the right for pin deﬁ ni-

tions.

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Floppy Connector

The ﬂ oppy connector is located

between the IDE slot and the IPMI

Socket. Refer to Figure 2-3 for lo-

cation. See the table on the right

for pin deﬁ nitions.

IDE Connector

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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 lit (LE1 on motherboard).

2. Make sure that the 4-pin 12v power connector at J2 is connected to your power

supply.

3. Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chas-

sis.

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 (making sure that it is fully seated) and connect the

chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard. Check all jumper

settings as well.

7. Use the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as recommended by the

Manufacturer. Do not install the CMOS battery upside down to avoid possible

explosion.

No Power

1. Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and the

chassis.

2. Check if 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 diagnostics

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

Memory Errors

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

2. You should be using unbuffered DDR2 memory (see next page). Also, it is rec-

ommended 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 Conﬁ guration

1. Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply. A poor quality power

supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information. Refer to

Section 1-6 for details on recommended power supplies.

2. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still supplies

~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

3. If the above steps do not ﬁ x the Setup Conﬁ guration 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-us-

ers, so it is best to ﬁ rst check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting

services. They should know of any possible problem(s) with the speciﬁ c system

conﬁ guration that was sold to you.

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

tion' (FAQ) sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site (

www.supermicro.com/support/faqs/

2. BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at (http://www.supermicro.

com/support/bios/

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 ﬁ rst boots up)

)

) before contacting Technical Support.

http://

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•System conﬁ guration

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

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 support@supermicro.com or by fax at: (408) 503-8000, option

2.

(http://www.

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What type of memory does my motherboard support?

Answer: The P8SCTsupports up to 4 GB of ECC/Non-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 recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are expe-

riencing no problems with your system. Updated BIOS ﬁ les are located on our

web site at

warning message and the info on how to update your BIOS on our web site. Also,

check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your BIOS before

downloading. Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS ﬁ le to your

computer. Unzip the BIOS ﬁ les onto a bootable ﬂ oppy and reboot your system.

Follow the Readme.txt to continue ﬂ ashing the BIOS.

(http://www.supermicro.com/support/bios/). Please check our BIOS

(

prevent possible system boot failure!)

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 by the Power Button Mode

setting in BIOS. 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 ﬁ rst 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.

*Warning: Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to

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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.

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.

3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service

A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be-

fore 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 in-

curred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration, misuse, abuse or improper

maintenance of products.

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

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Chapter 4: BIOS

Chapter 4

BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the AwardBIOS for the P8SCT. The Award ROM BIOS

is stored in a Flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a ﬂ oppy 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 BIOS that are not reﬂ ected

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 pa-

rameters, 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 conﬁ gured 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 Conﬁ guration 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 4-3 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 ap-

propriate text from the Main BIOS Setup screen. All displayed text is described in

this section, although the screen display is often all you need to understand how

to set the options (see the next page).

When you ﬁ rst 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 brieﬂ y 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 the BIOS settings. The next section is described

in detail to illustrate how to navigate through the menus.

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Chapter 4: BIOS

Date/Time

This option allows the user to set system date and time. Key in the correct

information in the mm, dd and yy format. Press the Enter key to save the data.

Legacy Diskette A/Legacy Diskette B

This setting allows the user to set the type of ﬂ oppy disk drive installed in diskette

A and 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 ﬂ oppy 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 Channel 0 Master/

Slave to IDE Channel 3 Master/Slave slots. Hit <Enter> to activate the following

sub-menu screen for detailed options of these items. Set the correct conﬁ gurations

accordingly. The items included in the submenu are:

Legacy Diskette A

This setting allows the user to set the type of ﬂ oppy disk drive installed as diskette A.

The options are Disabled, 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 ﬂ oppy disk drive installed as diskette B.

The options are Disabled, 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.

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IDE HDD Auto-Detection

Select Auto to enable the Auto-Detection function for the devices installed in

Channel 0 to IDE Channel 3. The options are None, Auto and Manual.

IDE Channel 0 to IDE Channel 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 the size, the number of cylinders, the conﬁ gurations of

items such as Head, Precomp, Landing Zone and Sector. The options are None,

Auto and Manual.

Access Mode

This item sets the location through which the AwardBIOS accesses the IDE

Primary Master Device. The settings are CHS, LBA, Large, and Auto.

Halt On

This item allows the user to select the situation in which the BIOS will stop the

POST process and notify you about the status of the system. The settings are All

Errors, No Errors, All, But Keyboard, All, But Diskette, and All, But Disk/Key.

Total Physical Memory/Total System Resources/Total Available 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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Chapter 4: BIOS

4-4 Advanced BIOS Setup

Choose the 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. The Advanced BIOS Setup

options are displayed by highlighting the option using the arrow keys. All Advanced

BIOS Setup options are described in this section.

4-4.1 Advanced BIOS Features

When the item- Advanced BIOS Features is highlighted, press the <Enter> key to

activate the submenu below:

Quick Boot

If enabled, this feature allows the system to skip certain tests while booting. This

will decrease the time needed to boot the system. The settings are Enabled and

Disabled.

Quiet Boot

This feature allows the user to enable Quiet Boot. When set to Enabled, the

BIOS is in the graphic mode and displays only an OEM Logo during POST while

booting. If an error occurs, The system will automatically switch to the text mode.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

ACPI Function

Select Enabled to enable BIOS Support for the Advanced Conﬁ guration and Power

Interface features. The settings are Enabled or Disabled.

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MPS Version Control

This setting allows you to select the MPS version for your operating system. The

options are

1.1 and 1.4.

Agent After Boot

Set this option to Enabled to keep the Agent of Remote Access running after OS

bootup. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

PWRON After PWR-Fail

This setting allows the user to determine how the system will respond when power

is reapplied after a system shut down caused by power failure. The options are

Off, On and Former-Sts.

Watch Dog Timer Select

This setting is for enabling the Watch Dog feature. The options are Enabled and

Disabled. (Please refer to Chapter 2 for more details.)

4-4.2 Advanced Chipset Control

DRAM Data Integrity Mode

If enabled, this feature allows the data stored in the DRMA memory to be integrated

for faster data processing. The options are ECC and Non-ECC.

On-Chip Frame Buffer Size

This setting allows you to set On-Chip Frame Buffer Size. The options are 1 MB

and 8 MB.

SATA Mode

This feature allows you to select the channel for SATA mode. The options are IDE,

RAID and AHCI (-Advanced Host Controller Interface).

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On-Chip Serial ATA

Select Disabled to disable the SATA Controller. Select Auto to allow the BIOS to

conﬁ gure the SATA Controller automatically. Select Combined Mode to use 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.

PATA IDE Mode

When the item -On-chip Serial ATA is set to Combined Mode, the user can select

either Primary or Secondary for Parallel ATA IDE. The options are Primary and

Secondary. If On-chip Serial ATA is set to Enhanced Mode, only Serial ATA will

be activated, and Primary PATA IDE will be available. Secondary PATA IDE will not be available.

SATA Port

This setting allows you conﬁ gure the setting for the SATA port. The options are P1

and P3 is Secondary.

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.

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Onboard Serial Port1/Onboard Serial Port2

This setting allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ for

Serial Port1 or 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 for Port 2 is 2F8/IRQ3.

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 onboard Parallel port mode. The options are SPP, EPP, ECP,

ECP+EPP and Normal.

EPP Mode Select

This setting allows the user to select the EPP port type. The options are EPP 1.9

and EPP 1.7.

ECP Mode Use DMA

This setting allows the user to select the DMA channel for the ECP mode (port) to

use. The options are 1 and 3.

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,

and Button Only.

KB Power On Password

This setting allows the user to enter the Password when the system is powered

on via keyboard.

Hot Key Power On

This setting allows the user to decide which hot-keys to use in order to power

on the system. The options are Ctrl-F1, Ctrl-F2, Ctrl-F3, Ctrl-F4, Ctrl-F5, Ctrl-F6,

Ctrl-F7, and Ctrl-F8.

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4-4.4 PnP/PCI Conﬁ guration

Choose PCI/PnP Conﬁ gurations 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 ﬁ rst turned on. The options are PCI Slot and PCI Ex(press).

Reset Conﬁ guration Data

Enabling this setting resets the extended system conﬁ guration data when you

exit setup. Do this when you have installed a new add-on card, and the system

reconﬁ guration has caused a serious conﬂ ict that the OS cannot reboot the system.

The options are Enabled and Disabled. If this feature is set to Enabled, the following

item will display:

Resources Controlled By

This setting allows the BIOS to automatically conﬁ gure all boot and Plug and Play

compatible devices. If you choose Auto, you cannot select the IRQ, DMA and

memory base address ﬁ elds, because the BIOS automatically assigns them. The

options are Auto (ESCD) and Manual.

IRQ Resources

If the above item-Resources Controlled By is set to manual, the user is allowed to

assign an IRQ to a PCI Device or Reserve an IRQ for other purpose. The options

are: Auto (ESCD) and Manual.

IRQ-3,

IRQ-4,

IRQ-5,

IRQ-7,

IRQ-9,

IRQ-10,

IRQ-12,

IRQ-14,

IRQ-15

Onboard LAN Boot ROM

This feature allows the user to determine if the Boot ROMs embedded in the Onboard

LAN chips should be activated. If activated, the user can boot the system from the

Onboard LAN chips. The options are Disabled, LAN1, LAN2 and Both.

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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).

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 speciﬁ ed.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.

PCI-X Frequency

This feature allows you to set PCI-X Frequency. The options are: Auto, PCI-33 MHz,

PCI-66 MHz, PCIX-66 MHz, PCI-X 100 MHz, and PCI-X 133 MHz.

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4-4.5 Hardware Monitors

There are only three settings on this menu (below). The rest of this menu

shows various temperatures and voltage levels as indicated.

CPU Warning Temperature

This allows you to set the CPU warning temperature. If the CPU temperature

reaches this threshold, an alarm will activate and a warning message will be

displayed onscreen. The options are Disabled, 50

0

70

C/1580F, 750C/1670F, 800C/1760F and 850C/1850F. (See the Note Below.)

Highlight this and hit <Enter> to see monitor data for the following items:

CPU Temperature /System Temperature:

In addition to temperature monitoring, the following items will also be displayed:

Fan 1 Speed-Fan 5 Speed

Voltage Monitoring

Processor Vcore (V), 3.3V Vcc (V), 5V Vcc (V), -12V Vcc (V), +12V Vcc (V),

5V Standby, VBAT

Fan Speed Control (Fan1-Fan5)

When set to 3-pin (Server), the onboard fan speed is controlled by the CPU tem-

perature. When the CPU temperature is higher, the fan speed will be higher as well.

If set to Disable, the onboard fan will constantly run at full speed (12V).

0

C/1220F, 6 00C/1400F, 6 50C/1490F,

*Note: In the Windows OS environment, the Supero Doctor III settings take pre-

cedence over the BIOS settings. When ﬁ rst installed, Supero Doctor III adopts the

temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS. Any subsequent changes

to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor, since the SD III settings

override the BIOS settings. For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature

threshold settings, please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set

in the BIOS.

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4-4.6 Processor & Clock Options

Thermal Management

This setting allows the user to select thermal management for the system. The

options are Thermal Monitor 1 (On die throttling) and Thermal Monitor 2 (Ratio

& VID transition). (See Section 1-4 for details.)

Limit CPUID MaxVal

Select Enabled to set CUPID maximum value to 3. Select Disabled for the Windows

XP OS. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Hyper-Threading (Avaiable when supported by the CPU installed on the motherboard)

Select Enabled to activate the hyper-threading function. Enabling the hyper-threading

functionto enhance CPU performance. The settings are Disabled and Enabled.

CPU Clock Ration

Use this option to set the clock ratio of the processor. Use number keys to enter

a number. The default setting is 14.

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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Chapter 4: BIOS

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

Yes.

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.

Event Log Capacity

This is a display to inform you of the event log capacity. It is not a setting.

Event Log Validity

This is a display to inform you of the event log validity. It is not a setting.

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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.

BAUD Rate

This option allows you to select the BAUD rate for the console redirection. The options

are 300, 1200, 2400, 9600, 19.2K, 38.4K, 57.6K and 115.2K [-bits per second].

Agent Connect Via

This setting allows you to select the device to be used for the console

redirection.

Agent Wait Time (Min)

This setting allows you to set the wait time for the console redirection. The options

are 1 (Min), 2 (Min), 4 (Min), and 8 (Min).

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4-5 Security

Choose Security from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left/Right arrow keys.

You should see the following display:

Set Supervisor Password

When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted, 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

If set to System, a password is required for a user to enter the system at system

boot. If set to Setup, a password is required for the user to enter the CMOS setup.

The options are System and Setup.

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4-6 Boot

Choose Boot from the Award BIOS main menu by using the Left/Right arrow keys.

You should see the following display:

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

First Boot Device

This item allows the user to select the ﬁ rst boot device. The options are Floppy,

LS120, HDD, CDROM, ZIP100, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD,

LAN and Disabled.

Second Boot Device

This item allows the user to set the second boot device. The options are Floppy,

LS120, HDD, CDROM, ZIP100, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD,

LAN and Disabled.

Third Boot Device

This item allows the user to set the third boot device. The options are Floppy,

LS120, HDD, SCSI, CDROM, ZIP100, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-

HDD, LAN and Disabled.

Boot Other Device

If enabled, this option enables the BIOS to load the OS from another device rather

than the ones that have been speciﬁ ed as the ﬁ rst, 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.

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 prob-

lem is found, the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message. The following is

a list of such BIOS messages.

Beeps Error Messages

1 short beep System Normal

1 long beep+2 short beeps VGA Errors

1 long beep+9 short beeps ROM Errors

Repetitive pattern of beep+pause Memory errors

Overheat LED is On with beeping Overheat

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Appendix B

BIOS POST Codes

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

POST (hex) Description

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

-Disable shadow RAM

-Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below)

-Program basic chipset registers

C1h Detect memory

-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

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



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.

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_Generator 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 specified, all H/W

interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W

interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR. 1Ch Reserved 1Dh Initial EARLY_PM_INIT switch. 1Eh Reserved 1Fh Load keyboard matrix (notebook platform) 20h Reserved 21h HPM initialization (notebook platform) 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, take into consideration of the ESCD’s legacy information.

4. Onboard clock generator initialization. Disable respective clock resource 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

2Ah Reserved 2Bh Reserved 2Ch Reserved



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.

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POST (hex) Description

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. Program MTRR of M1 CPU

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

3. Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU.

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_Super_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 ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to “AUTO”.

6Eh Reserved 6Fh 1. Initialize floppy controller

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 lo

o.

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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 & typematic 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: Software Installation

Appendix C

Installing Software Programs and Drivers

(*Note: if you do not wish to conﬁ gure onboard SATA RAID functions, please go

directly to Section C-3 for the OS & Software Installation.)

After all the hardware has been installed, you must ﬁ rst conﬁ gure Intel's ICH6R

SATA RAID (*Note) before you install the Operating System , and other software

drivers. The necessary drivers and user's guides are all included on the Supermicro

CDs that came packaged with your motherboard.

C-1 Conﬁ guring ICH6R SATA RAID Settings

To conﬁ gure SATA RAID functions, you must ﬁ rst conﬁ gure the RAID Level that

you desire in the Intel ICH6R SATA RAID Utility program before you install Windows

XP/2000/2003, or the Linux/SuSE 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/2000/2003 and Linux/SuSE Operating Systems.)

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 sys tems have better airﬂ ow and can be installed in smaller chas-

sis than Parallel ATA. In addition, the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40

cm long, while Serial ATA cables can extend up to one meter. Overall, Serial ATA

provides better functionality than Parallel ATA.

Introduction to the Intel ICH6R Serial RAID

Located in the South Bridge of the E7221 Copper River Chipset, the I/O Controller

Hub (ICH6R) provides the I/O subsystem with access to the rest of the system. It

supports one-channel Ultra ATA/100 Bus Master IDE controller (PATA) and Ser ial

ATA (SATA) Host Controller, which supports up to four Serial ATA ports and up

to two sets of RAID drives. RAID 0 (Striping), RAID 1 (Mirroring) and RAID 10

(Striping+Mirroring) are supported. The ICH6R supports the Parallel ATA (PATA)

and Serial (SATA) device conﬁ guration.

ATA Operation Modes

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

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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)

Conﬁ guring BIOS settings for the SATA RAID (The Native Mode)

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

(*Note: If it is the ﬁ rst time powering on the system, we recommend you load Opti-

mized 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 conﬁ rm 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.

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Using the LSI ICH6R SATA RAID Utility Driver

Accessing the LSI SATA RAID Utility:

After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility, the system will automatically

reboot. To run the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility, press the <CTRL>

key and the <M> key simultaneously during system bootup as shown in the screen

below:

LSI SATA RAID Utility Main Menu

Once you've entered the LSI SATA RAID Setup Utility, the Main Menu of the SATA

RAID Setup Utility displays as shown below:

(*Note: Please refer to the LSI User's Guide, which is included in the CD for install-

ing the LSI SATA RAID Controller Driver. You can also download a copy of the

guide from our web site.)

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Creating New A SATA RAID:

a. From the Setup Utility Main Menu (shown on the previous page), select "Conﬁ g-

ure" and press the <Enter> key. The following screen displays:

b. From the Conﬁ guration Submenu, select "New Conﬁ guration" and press the

<Enter> key to activate the following submenu:

c. When the submenu appears, highlight "Yes" and press the <Enter> key at the

prompt (as shown above) to proceed with the new RAID Conﬁ guration. The fol-

lowing screen displays:

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d. When the screen shown above appears, press the space bar on your keyboard

to select the physical drives that you wish to conﬁ gure as RAID drives and the texts

of the selected drives will change from "Ready" to "ONLINE" shown below:

e. When the screen shown above displays, press <F10> to associate the selected

physical drive with the current array. Once you've ﬁ nished creating the current array,

press <Enter>. The following screen appears:

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f. When the screen shown above displays, press the space bar to select the ar-

ray.

g. When the pop-up submenu, indicating "SPAN-1" appears (as shown) above,

use the space bar to conﬁ gure the selected drive and press <F10>. The following

screen appears:

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h. When the screen shown above appears, highlight RAID 1 to select it (*default),

or press <Enter> for other RAID options.

i. After completing the RAID level selection, use the arrow keys to highlight "Ac-

cept", and press <Enter>.

j. Once you've created a new RAID, save the conﬁ guration and proceed with disk

drive initialization.

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Initializing Disk Drives

If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new ar-

ray or if it appears grayed out, you may have to initialize it before you can use it

as part of an array. Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before they

can be used in an array.

Caution: Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes any

data on the disk inaccessible. If the drive is used in an array, you may not be able

to use the array again.

Do not initialize a disk that is part of a boot array. To determine which disks are

associated with a particular array, please refer to Viewing Array Properties.

To Initialize Disk Drives

a. Use the arrow keys to select the second item: Initialize from the LSI SATA RAID

main menu (shown above), and press the <Enter> key.

b. Select "Logical Drive" from the pop-up submenu, and press <Enter>.

c. Use the Space Bar on your keyboard to select the Logical Drive you wish to

initialize and press <Enter>.

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d. After selecting the Logical Drive, press <F10> to initialize the selected disk

drive.

e. When prompted for conﬁ rmation, use the arrow keys to select "Yes", and press

<Enter>. The following screen displays to conﬁ rm the initialization of the selected

disk drive.

Creating Hot Spare Drives

a. Use the arrow keys to select "Objects" from the LSI SATA RAID main menu,

and press <Enter>.

b. Select "Physical Drive", and press <Enter>. The following menu displays.

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c. Use the space bar to select the physical drive you wish to conﬁ gure as a "Hot

Spare" drive from the pop-up submenu, and press <Enter>. The status of the disk

drive selected will be changed from "Ready" to "HOTSP".

(Note: For detailed information regarding LSI's SATA RAID Conﬁ guration, please

refer to the LSI User's Manual included in the CD that came with your mother-

board. You can also visit our web site at www. supermicro.com for the LSI's

User's Manual.)

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Appendix C: Software Installation

C-2 Installing the Windows XP/2000/2003 for systems with RAID Functions

(*Note: It is strongly recommended that you initialize the disk drives before installing the OS. Refer to the previous section for disk drive initialization.)

1. Insert Supermicro's bootable CD that came with the package into the CD

Drive during the system reboot. The "Super Micro Driver Diskette Maker"

screen displays.

2. Choose the "Intel ICH6R Driver by 3rd Party (LSI)" from the items listed and

press Enter.

3. From the next screen displayed, choose the OS driver you want to install

and press Enter.

4. Insert a formatted diskette into drive A: and press Enter as prompted.

5. Exit the program after the process is completed. Then, reboot the system.

6. Insert the Microsoft Windows OS Setup CD in the CD Driver. The system

will boot up from the CD.

7. Press the F6 key when the message "Press F6 if you need to install a third

party SCSI or RAID driver" is displayed.

8. When the Windows OS Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify additional

device(s).

9. Insert the driver diskette labelled "LSI Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller

Driver" into your ﬂ oppy drive and press the Enter key.

10. Choose the "LSI Embedded Host Serial ATA RAID Controller" from the

list indicated in the Windows OS Setup Screen and press the Enter key.

11. Press the Enter key to continue the installation process. (If you need to

specify any additional devices to be installed, do so at this time.) Once all devices

are speciﬁ ed, press the Enter key to continue with the installation.

12. From the Windows OS Setup screen, press the Enter key. The OS setup

routine will automatically load all device ﬁ les and continue the Windows OS

installation.

13. After the Windows OS installation has completed, the system will automati-

cally reboot.

(Note: To install operating systems other than the Windows OS, or to install other

software, please refer to the LSI User's manual included in the CD that came

with your motherboard. You can also visit our web site at www. supermicro.

com for the manual.)

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C-3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers

Installing Other Drivers

After you've installed the Windows Operating System, a screen (as shown in

Figure C-1) displays. You are now ready to install additional software programs

and drivers. To install these software programs and drivers, click the icons to

the right of these items.

Figure C-1. Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme ﬁ les 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. The bottom icon

with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD.

Note: Please refer to the LSI User's Guide (included in the CD) for installing the

LSI SATA RAID Controller Driver. You can also download a copy of the guide from

our web site.

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Appendix C: Software Installation

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 the 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.

*Note: 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN.

*Note 2: In the Windows OS environment, the Supero Doctor III settings take pre-

cedence over the BIOS settings. When ﬁ rst installed, Supero Doctor III adopts the

temperature threshold settings previously set in BIOS. Any subsequent changes

to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor, since the SD III settings

override the BIOS settings. For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature

threshold settings, please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set

in BIOS.

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

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

*Note: SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our web site 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.

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