Supero PDSBE, Supero PDSBA, Supero PDSBA-Q+, PDSBA-Q+, PDSBA+ User Manual

PDSBA-Q+
PDSBA+
PDSBA
PDSBE

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.1c

Manual Revision: Rev. 1.1c
Release Date: August 13, 2009

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there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning
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Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
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WARNING: Handling of lead solder materials used in this
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reproductive harm.

Preface

About This Manual

Thi s man u al is w rit ten f o r sys tem i n teg rat o rs, P C tec hni c ian s and

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

the motherboard. The PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+/PDSBA/PDSBE supports a

single Intel Quad-core/Dual-core Core2 Duo/E6000/E4000/Xeon 3000/Pentium® D/

Pentium® 4/Celeron Processor with a system bus speed of 1066/800/533 MHz. The

Intel Core2 Duo, Xeon, Pentium® D, Pentium® 4 and Celeron Processors, housed

in a Flip-Chip Land Grid Array, support the 775-Land Grid Array Package that

interfaces with the motherboard via an LGA775 socket. The PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+/

PDSBA/PDSBE supports up to 4MB of L2 Cache, Intel Trusted Platform Module

(TPM) (Note), EM64T, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep (EIST), Intel Virtualization Tech-

nology (VT), Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 (SSE2), Streaming SIMD Extensions 3

(SSE3), and Execute Disable (XD) Bit. Please refer to the motherboard specica-

tions pages on our website (http://www.supermicro.com/Product/motherboard) for

updates on processor support. This product is intended to be professionally installed

by a technician.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 describes the features, specications and performance of the mainboard

and provides detailed information about the chipset.

Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when

installing the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into

the system. If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes

troubleshooting procedures for the video, the memory and the system setup stored

in CMOS.

Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on

running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A lists BIOS POST Error Codes.

Appendix B and Appendix C list Windows OS and Software Installation Instruc-

tions.

Note: TPM support is available for the PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+/PDSBA only.

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Conventions Used in the Manual:

Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and
to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself:

Danger/Caution: Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic

system failure or to avoid bodily injury.

Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installation

or to prevent damage to the components.

Note: Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to en

sure correct system setup.

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Preface

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Notes

Table of Contents

Preface

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

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

Conventions Used in the Manual ....................................................................... iii

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

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

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

PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+/PDSBA/PDSBE Image ................................. 1-3

PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+/PDSBA/PDSBE Layout .................................. 1-4

PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+/PDSBA/PDSBE Quick Reference................... 1-5

Motherboard Features .................................................................................. 1-6

Intel Q965/G965/P965 Chipsets: System Block Diagram .............................. 1-8

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

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

1-4 Power Conguration Settings ....................................................................... 1-10

1-5 Power Supply ...................................................................................................1-11

1-6 Super I/O ........................................................................................................ 1-12

Chapter 2: Installation

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

2-2 Motherboard Installation .................................................................................. 2-1

2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation ............................................................... 2-2

2-4 Installing DDR2 Memory ................................................................................ 2-4

2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports ................................................................. 2-6

Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports .................................................................... 2-6

Front Control Panel ......................................................................................... 2-7

Front Control Panel Pin Denitions................................................................. 2-8

PWR LED ................................................................................................. 2-8

HDD LED ................................................................................................... 2-8

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

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

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

PWR Button ............................................................................................. 2-10

2-6 Connecting Cables ....................................................................................... 2-11

ATX/Auxiliary Power Connectors ........................................................... 2-11

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ..................................................................... 2-12

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Table of Contents

Chassis Intrusion .................................................................................... 2-12

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

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

Serial Ports ............................................................................................... 2-14

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

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

GLAN1 Port .............................................................................................. 2-16

Speaker Connector .................................................................................. 2-16

High Denition Audio (HDA) ..................................................................... 2-17

CD Header/Auxiliary Audio Header .......................................................... 2-17

2-7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-18

Explanation of Jumpers ......................................................................... 2-18

GLAN Enable/Disable .............................................................................. 2-18

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

Watch Dog Enable ................................................................................... 2-19

CPU Front Side Speed ............................................................................ 2-20

PCI/PCI-Exp. Slots to SMB Speeds ......................................................... 2-20

USB Wake-Up .......................................................................................... 2-21

IDE Enable/Disable .................................................................................. 2-22

TPM Enable .............................................................................................. 2-22

Keyboard Wake-Up .................................................................................. 2-23

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

GLAN LED Indicators ............................................................................... 2-24

Power LED ............................................................................................... 2-25

External RAID LED .................................................................................. 2-25

2-9 Parallel Port and Floppy Drive Connections ............................................... 2-26

Parallel Port Connector ............................................................................ 2-26

Floppy Connector .................................................................................... 2-27

IDE Connectors ........................................................................................ 2-28

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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

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

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

No Video .................................................................................................. 3-2

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

Losing the System’s Setup Conguration ................................................ 3-2

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

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

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

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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

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

4-5 Security Setup ............................................................................................... 4-19

4-6 TPM State ....................................................................................................... 4-21

4-7 Physical Presence Operations........................................................................ 4-22

4-8 Boot Settings .................................................................................................. 4-23

4-9 Exit .................................................................................................................. 4-24

Appendices:

Appendix A: BIOS POST Error Codes ......................................................................A-1

Appendix B: Installing the Windows OS ....................................................................B-1

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

Chapter 1: Introduction

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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 items are included in the Retail Box Only.

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

Four (4) SATA cables (CBL-0044L)

Two (2) IDE hard drive cables (CBL-0036L-2) (PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+ only)

One (1) USB cable (CBL-041)

One (1) oppy drive ribbon cable (CBL-022L)

One (1) I/O shield (MCP-260-0001-00)

One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

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1-2 Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

Website: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: Super Micro Computer, B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacic

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.

Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County

Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Website: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: [e-mail]

Tel: [phone], ext.132 or 139

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PDSBA/PDSBE Image

PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+ Image

Note: All pictures and drawings shown in this manual were based upon

the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual.

The motherboard you've received may or may not look exactly the same

as the ones shown in this manual.

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Motherboard Layout

(not drawn to scale)

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

connections.

• " " indicates the location of "Pin 1".

• The ITE Controller, IDE#1 and IDE#2 are available on the PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+

only.

• Trusted Platform Module support and VGA are available on the PDSBA-Q+/

PDSBA+/PDSBA only.

• A special Consideration on Overclocking: Setting a high CPU FSB Speed, using

a high DRAM Frequency, or selecting a high CPU V-Core voltage, memory voltage,

chipset voltage, ICH chipset voltage, or FSB termination voltage may cause the

system to become unstable. If this occurs, reset the setting to the default setting.

Extra fans may be needed for proper system cooling.

S

UPER PDSBA+

®

Processor

JPWAKE

4-PinPWR

KB/MS

USB3/4/5/6

USB1/2

LAN

Fan3

Clock

Intel

PCI-E x1

PCI-E x16

PCI-E x4

PCI-33MHz

LAN

CTRL

JPL 1

COM2

FWH

JL1

JWOR

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FP CT RL

Fan2

J F 1

Buzzer

24 -Pi n AT X PWR

Sup er IO

Fan1/CPU Fan

Intel

J44

DIM M# 1A (Bl ue )

DIM M#2A ( Bla ck)

DIM M# 1B (Bl ue )

DIM M#2B ( Bla ck)

Fl op py

Audi o

WOL

JBT1

J 27

J 40

South Bridge

J12

J46

J11

J43

J28

J41

Battery

JPUSB1

JPUSB2

J31

COM1

JFSB1

JFSB2

Slot7

Slot6

Slot5

Slot4

JI2C1
JI

2

C2

PCI-33MHz

Slot3

PCI-33MHz

Slot2

Slot1

PCI-33MHz

J13

J9

JS1

JS2

I-SATA4

JS5

JS6

I-SATA5

RAIDLED

USB7/8

J45

USB9/10

LE1

JLED

JWD

CD1

Parallel Port

J30

VG A

JG1

HDA

ITE

IDE#1

IDE#2

JP2

JP3

North Bridge

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Quick Reference

Jumpers Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Chapter 2)

JFSB1/JFSB2 CPU Frequency Pins 1-2/Pins 1-2(Auto)

JI2C1/JI2C2 SMB to PCI Slots Open/Open (Disabled)

JP2 (PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+)ITE IDE Enabled Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JP3 (PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+/PDSBA) TPM Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL1 Giga-bit LAN Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPUSB1 B/P USB Wake Up Pins 2-3 (Disabled)

JPUSB2 F/P USB Wake Up Pins 2-3 (Disabled)

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

JWD Watch Dog Timer Out Option Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Connectors Description

Audio Audio Port

CD-In (CD1) Audio CD Input Header

Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion Header

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

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

Fans 1-3 Fan1: CPU Fan, Fan2/3: Chassis Fan Headers

Floppy Floppy Disk Connector

FP Audio Front Panel Audio Connector (See Chapter 2)

LAN Port Ethernet RJ45 (Gigabit LAN) Connector

IDE#1/IDE#2 IDE Hard Drive #1 & Hard Drive #2 (See Page 1-4)

J40 ATX 24-Pin Power Connector

J41 12V 4-pin Power Connector (required)

JF1 Front Control Panel Header

SATA #0/1/4/5 SATA (#0/1/4/5) Headers

KB/Mouse PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

LE1 Standby Warning LED Indicator

PWR LED Power LED Indicator

Printer Parallel Printer Port

RAID LED External RAID LED Header (Optional for OEM Only)

Slot 1-Slot 4 PCI 33 MHz (PCI #1-#4) (Note)

Slots 5-7 PCI-E x4 (Slot5), PCI-E x16 (Slot6), PCI-Ex1 (Slot7)

Speaker Speaker Header

USB 1/2 (Back Panel) Universal Serial Ports 1-2

USB 3/4/5/6 (Back Panel) Universal Serial Ports 3-6

USB 7/8/9/10 (Front Panel) USB ports 7/8 (J44), USB 9/10 (J45)

VGA Video/Graphic Connector (See Notes on Page 1-4)

WOL Wake-On-LAN Header

WOR Wake-On-Ring Header

Note: PCI Slot 4 (PCI-33 MHz) is not available on the PDSBA/PDSBE only.

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Motherboard Features

CPU

Single Intel Quad-core/Dual-core Core2 Duo/E6000/E4000/Xeon 3000/Pentium•

®

D/Pentium® 4/Celeron Processor with a system bus speed of 1066/800/533

MHz
Supports Intel EM64T, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep (EIST), Intel Virtualization •

Technology (VT), Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 & 3 (SSE2 & SSE3) and Ex-

ecute Disable (XD) Bit.

Memory

Supports unbuffered single or dual channel ECC/Non ECC Unbuffered DDR2 •

up to 8GB/s (DDR2 800/667/533) for single channel mode or dual-channel

Interleaved mode.

Chipsets

• Intel Q965-Express GMCH (North Bridge) and ICH8 (South Bridge) (PDSBA-

Q+)

• Intel G965 GMCH (North Bridge) and ICH8 (South Bridge) (PDSBA/PDSBA+)

• Intel P965 MCH (North Bridge) and ICH8 (South Bridge) (PDSBE)

Expansion Slots

• One (1) PCI-Express x16 (Slot 6)

• One (1) PCI-Express x4 (Slot 5)

• One (1) PCI-Express x1 (Slot 7)

• Four (4) 32-bit PCI 33MHz (Slot 1 to Slot 4) (PCI Sot 4 are available on the

PDSBA/PDSBE only.)

BIOS

• 8 Mb Firmware Hub Phoenix Flash BIOS

• DMI 2.3, PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0/2.0, Hardware BIOS virus protection, SMBIOS 2.3,

Plug and Play (PnP)

PC Health Monitoring

• Onboard voltage monitors for +1.8V, CPU core, +3.3V, +3.3V standby, +5V,

Vbat (battery voltage) and ±12V

• Fan status monitor with rmware 4 pin fan speed control

• CPU 3-Phase-switching voltage regulator

• SuperDoctor III, Watch Dog, NMI

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

• CPU/System overheat LED and control

• System resource alert via Supero Doctor III

• Auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core

• CPU Thermal Trip support

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• Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support

• SMT support (PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+/PDSBA only)

ACPI Features

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• BIOS support for USB keyboard

• Main switch override mechanism

• External modem ring-on

Onboard I/O

• Built in ICH8 SATA Controller, 4 connectors for 4 devices (300MB/S)

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

• 1 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial port/header

• Intel 82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controller (PCI-E)

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

parallel port supported

• PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports

• ITE Controller supports four IDE hard drives (PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+ only)

• Up to 10 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports for a speed of up to 480Mbps

• Realtek ALC 883 7.1 Channel High Denition Audio (HDA) codecs supports 10

DAC Channels

• Built-in GMCH and Onboard VGA Connector (PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+/PDSBA

only)

Other

• Trusted Platform Module (TPM) support (PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+/PDSBA only)

• Wake-on-LAN

• Wake-on-Ring (WOR)

• System Bus Clock Frequency Selection (Overclocking) Support (Note)

• Suspend-to-RAM

• Onboard +3V Standby Power Warning LED ("LE1")

• Pb Free

CD Utilities

• BIOS ash upgrade utility

• Drivers and software for Intel Q965-Express/G965/P965 chipset utilities

Dimensions

• ATX form factor, 11.6" x 9.6" (294.6 x 243.8 mm)

Note: For SATA RAID conguration instructions, please refer to the Intel

HostRAID Utility User Guide listed on our website (http://www.supermicro.

com/Product/motherboard).

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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 specications of each motherboard.

SLOTS

LGA775_PROCESSOR

ICH-8

FWH

LPC I/O

MS.KB.

FDD. SER.1/2 PRN.

VRM 11.0

ADDR

CTRL

DATA

LPC

PCI_32

DDR2_800/667/533

VRM V11.0

DMI

3_PCI_x32

DIMM_CHA

SATA/300

4x SATAII

CK505 CLK

1 PCIE_x16

GRAPHIC

GMCH (Q965/G965).

DIMM_CHB

PORTS

PCIE_x16

INTEGRATED

GRAPHIC

82573 LAN

SLOTS

1_PCIE_x1

PCIE_x4

W83627HG

7.1-CH
HD_AUDIO

FSB: 1066/800/533MHz

LPC

USB2.0/1.1

HD-A

PCIE_x1

1_PCIE_x8

SLOTS

MCH (P965)

(Q965/G965)

TPM

PORTS

10x USB2.0

LPC

1_PCI_x32

OR

ITE8212

PORTS

2x IDE133

Note: Integrated Graphics is NOT available for the P965 Chipset.

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1-2 Chipset Overview

The Intel Q965-Express/G965/P965 Chipsets are specially designed for use with

Quad-core or Dual-core 1066/800/533 MHz processors. These chipsets consist of

two primary components: the Graphic Memory Controller Hub (GMCH)/Memory

Controller Hub (MCH) and the I/O Controller Hub (ICH8). Optimized for the Quad-

core/Dual-core Core2 Duo/E6000/E4000/Xeon 3000/Pentium® D/Pentium® 4/Cel-

eron Processor via an LGA775 socket, the Q965-Express/G965/P965 provides the

performance and feature-set required for high-end UP quad-core and Dual-core pro-

cessor desktop solutions. (Note: GMCH is for the Q965-Express and G965 only.)

Graphic Memory Controller Hub (GMCH)/Memory
Controller Hub (MCH)

The GMCH/MCH manages the data ow of the following interfaces: the CPU inter-

face (FSB), the System Memory interface (DRAM Controller) and the I/O Control-

ler through DMI (Direct Media) Interface. The MCH supports a FSB frequency of

1066/800/533 MHz using a scalable CPU. The Q965-Express/G965/P965 platforms

support the eighth generation I/O Controller Hub (Intel ICH8) to provide a variety

of I/O related functions.

Intel ICH8 System Features

The Intel ICH8 offers the data buffering and interface arbitration required for the

system to obtain peak performance. The Intel ICH8 supports up to six PCI-Express

root ports, up to four SATA ports at generation 1 and 2 speeds and up to ten USB

2.0 ports. In addition, the Intel ICH8 features High Denition Audio controller which

supports extreme multimedia applications and various third party codecs.

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1-3 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the PDSBA-Q+/PDS-

BA+/PDSBA/PDSBE. The motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor

chip that supports PC health monitoring.

Recovery from AC Power Loss

BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when

AC power is lost and then restored to the system. You can choose for the system

to remain powered off (in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back

on) or for it to automatically return to a power on state. See the Power Lost Con-

trol setting in the BIOS chapter of this manual to change this setting. The default

setting is Always OFF.

Onboard Voltage Monitoring

The onboard voltage monitor will scan the following voltages continuously for the

CPU Core, +1.8V, +3.3V, +3.3V standby, +5V, Vbat and ±12V. 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 dene the sensitivity of the voltage

monitor by using SD III.

Fan Status Monitor with Software

The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans via Supero

Doctor III.

CPU Overheat LED and Control

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

in the BIOS. This allows the user to dene an overheat temperature. When this

temperature reaches the pre-dened threshold, the CPU thermal trip feature will be

activated and it will send a signal to the Speaker LED and, at the same time, the

CPU speed will be decreased.

1-4 PowerCongurationSettings

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

power settings.

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Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start blinking

to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode. When the user presses any key, the

CPU will wake-up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on.

BIOS Support for USB Keyboard

If the USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system, it will function like a normal

keyboard during system bootup.

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 to wake-up the whole system. 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-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.

1-5 Power Supply

As with all computer products, a stable power source is necessary for proper and

reliable operation. It is even more important for processors that have high CPU

clock rates of 1 GHz and faster.

The PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+/PDSBA/PDSBE accommodates 12V ATX

power supplies. It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power sup-

ply that meets 12V ATX power supply Specication 1.1 or above. It is also required

that the 12V 4-pin power connection (J41) be used for high-load congurations. In

areas where noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to install a line

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.

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1-6 Super I/O

The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a 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 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 sys-

tem. 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 Con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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Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electro-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 suf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 onboard CMOS battery as specied by the manu-

facturer. Do not install the 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.

2-2 Motherboard Installation

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

Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and

chassis match. 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. Do

not use more than 8lbs of torq when tightening the screws. Take precautionary

measures to prevent damage to the components when installing the motherboard

to the chassis.

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2-3 Installing the CPU

When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pressure on

the label area of the fan.

Notes:

Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding, 1.

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

the processor into the CPU LGA 775 socket before you install the CPU

heatsink.

Intel's LGA CPU package contains the CPU fan and heatsink assembly. If you 2.

buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use only Intel-certied multi-direc-

tional heatsink and fan.

The Intel LGA6 heatsink and fan comes with a push-pin design and no tool is 3.

needed for installation.

Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the 4.

CPU heatsink and fan.

5. When purchasing an FC-LGA6 CPU or when receiving a motherboard with an

FC-LGA6 CPU pre-installed, make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and

none of the CPU pins are bent; otherwise, contact the retailer immediately.

6. Refer to the MB Features Section for more details on CPU support.

Installing the LGA6 Processor

1. Press the load lever to release

the load plate, which covers the CPU

socket, from its locking position.

Load Lever

2. Gently lift the load lever to open

the load plate.

PnP Cap on

top of the

Load Plate

Load Plate

(with PnP Cap

attached)

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Socket Key

(Socket Notch)

South Center Edge

North Center Edge

Load Lever

CPU in the CPU socket

Plastic cap is

released from

the load plate

if CPU properly

installed.

3. Use your thumb and your index nger

to hold the CPU at the North Center Edge

and the South Center Edge of the CPU.

4. Align CPU Pin1 (the CPU corner

marked with a triangle) against the socket

corner that is marked with a triangle

cutout.

5. Align the CPU key that is the semi-circle

cutout below a golden dot against the

socket key, the Notch on the same side of

the triangle cutout on the socket.

6. Once aligned, carefully lower the CPU

straight down to the socket. (Do not drop

the CPU on the socket nor move the CPU

horizontally or vertically. Do not rub the

CPU against the surface or against any

pins of the socket to avoid damage to the

CPU or the socket.)

7. With the CPU inside the socket, inspect

the four corners of the CPU to make sure

that the CPU is properly installed.

8. Use your thumb to gently push the load

lever down to the lever lock.

9. If the CPU is properly installed into

the socket, the plastic PnP cap will be

automatically released from the load plate

when the load lever is pushed in the

lever lock. Remove the PnP cap from the

motherboard.

Warning: Please save the plastic

PnP cap. The motherboard must

be shipped with the PnP cap

properly installed to protect the

CPU socket pins. Shipment with-

out the PnP cap properly installed

will cause damage to the socket

pins.)

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CPU Key (semi-

circle cutout)

below the circle.

CPU Pin1

Corner with a

triangle cutout

golden dot

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2-4 Installing DIMM Modules

Note: Check the Supermicro website for recommended memory modules.

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM

modules to prevent any possible damage. Also note that the

memory is interleaved to improve performance (see step 1).

DIMM Installation

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

1. The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules of the

same type at a time, beginning with Bank 1, then Bank 2, and so on.

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

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

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

Repeat for all modules (see step 1 above).

Memory Support

The PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+/PDSBA/PDSBE supports up to 8 GB Unbuffered Non-

ECC DDR2 800/667/533 in 4 DIMMs. Populating DIMM modules with a pair (or

pairs) of memory modules that are of the same size and of the same type in

DIMM#1A, DIMM#1B, DIMM#2A and DIMM#2B will result in interleaving memory.

Notes:

1. Due to the OS limitations, some operating systems may not show more

than 4 GB of memory.

2. Both Unbuffered ECC and Non-ECC memory modules can be installed

in the memory slots. However, the functionality of ECC is not supported

by the chipset.

3. Due to memory allocation to system devices, memory remaining avail-

able for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used. The

reduction in memory availability is disproportional. (See the Memory Avail-

ability Table on the following page.)

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

Installing and Removing DIMMs

To Remove:

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

Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability

System Device Size Physical Memory

Remaining (-Available)
(4 GB Total System Memory)

Firmware Hub ash memory (System

BIOS)

1 MB 3.99GB

Local APIC 4 KB 3.99GB

Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3.99GB

I/O APIC (4 Kbytes) 4 KB 3.99GB

PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3.76GB

PCI Express (256 MB) 256 MB 3.51GB

PCI Enumeration Area 2 (if needed)

-Aligned on 256-MB boundary-

512 MB 3.01GB

VGA Memory 16 MB 2.85GB

TSEG 1 MB 2.84GB

Memory available for the OS & other
applications

2.84GB

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2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports

The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specication. See

Figure 2-3 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports.

Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports

BackPanelI/OPortLocationsandDenitions

Back Panel Connectors

1. Keyboard (Purple)

2. PS/2 Mouse (Green)

3. COM Port 1 (Turquoise)

4. Parallel Port (Printer)

5. Back Panel USB Port 3

6. Back Panel USB Port4

7. Back Panel USB Port 5

8. Back Panel USB Port 6

9. Back Panel USB Port 1

10. Back Panel USB Port 2

11. Gigabit LAN 1

12. Side_Surround (Grey)

13. Back_Surround (Black)

14. CEN/LFE (Orange)

15. Microphone-In (Pink)

16. Front (Green)

17. Line-In (Blue)

18. VGA (For PDSBA-Q+/PDS­BA+/PDSBA only. See Section
2-5 for details.)

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Front Control Panel

JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo-

cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis. These connectors are designed

specically for use with Supermicro server chassis. See the gure below for the

descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators. Refer to the

following section for descriptions and pin denitions.

JF1 Header Pins

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

LED_Anode

LED_Anode

LED_Anode

LED_Anode

Ground

Ground

X

X

X

X

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USB1/2

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Fan3

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Intel

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PCI-E x1

PCI-E x16

PCI-E x4

PCI-33MHz

LAN

CTRL

JPL1

COM2

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JL1

JWOR

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FP C TRL

Fan2

Buzzer

24- Pin A TX P WR

Super I O

Fan1/CPU Fan

Intel

J44

DIMM# 1A (Bl ue)

DIMM# 2A (Blac k)

DIMM# 1B (Bl ue)

DIMM# 2B (Blac k)

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South Bridge

J12

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JPUSB1

JPU SB 2

COM1

JFSB1

JFSB2

Slot7

Slot6

Slot5

Slot4

JI2C1

JI

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C2

PCI-33MHz

Slot3

PCI-33MHz

Slot2

Slot1

PCI-33MHz

J9

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

RAIDLED

USB7/8

J45

USB9/10

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JLED

JWD

CD1

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JP3

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

LED_Anode

LED_Anode

LED_Anode

LED_Anode

Ground

Ground

X

X

X

X

Power LED

The Power LED connection is located

on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the

table on the right for pin denitions.

Power LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

15 LED_Anode

16 PWR LED Signal

FrontControlPanelPinDenitions

A. PWR LED

B. HDD LED

HDD LED

The HDD LED connection is located

on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach a

hard drive LED cable here to display

disk activity (for any hard drives on

the system, including SAS and Serial

ATA). See the table on the right for

pin denitions.

HDD LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

13 LED_Anode

14 HD Active

A

B

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PCI-E x16

PCI-E x4

PCI-33MHz

LAN

CTRL

JPL1

COM2

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JL1

JWOR

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FP C TRL

Fan2

Buzzer

24- Pin A TX P WR

Super I O

Fan1/CPU Fan

Intel

J44

DIMM# 1A (Bl ue)

DIMM# 2A (Blac k)

DIMM# 1B (Bl ue)

DIMM# 2B (Blac k)

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J12

Battery

JPUSB1

JPU SB 2

COM1

JFSB1

JFSB2

Slot7

Slot6

Slot5

Slot4

JI2C1

JI

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C2

PCI-33MHz

Slot3

PCI-33MHz

Slot2

Slot1

PCI-33MHz

J9

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

RAIDLED

USB7/8

J45

USB9/10

LE1

JLED

JWD

CD1

Parallel Port

VGA

HDA

IDE #2

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JP2

JP3

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

LED_Anode

LED_Anode

LED_Anode

LED_Anode

Ground

Ground

X

X

X

X

NIC1 Indicator

The NIC (Network Interface Control-

ler) LED connection for GLAN port1

is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1.

Attach a NIC LED cables to display

network activity. Refer to the table on

the right for pin denitions.

GLAN LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

11 LED_Anode

12 NIC1 LED

Signal

A. NIC1 LED

B.OH/Fan Fail LED

A

B

Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH)

Connect an LED to the OH/Fan Fail

connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to

provide advanced warning of chassis

overheating or fan failure. Refer to the

table on the right for pin denitions.

OH/Fan Fail LED

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

7 LED_Anode

8 OH/Fan Fail

LED Signal

OH/Fan Fail Indicator

Status

State Denition

Off Normal

On Overheat

Flash­ing

Fan Fail

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PCI-E x16

PCI-E x4

PCI-33MHz

LAN

CTRL

JPL1

COM2

FWH

JL1

JWOR

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FP C TRL

Fan2

Buzzer

24- Pin A TX P WR

Super I O

Fan1/CPU Fan

Intel

J44

DIMM# 1A (Bl ue)

DIMM# 2A (Blac k)

DIMM# 1B (Bl ue)

DIMM# 2B (Blac k)

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South Bridge

J12

Battery

JPUSB1

JPU SB 2

COM1

JFSB1

JFSB2

Slot7

Slot6

Slot5

Slot4

JI2C1

JI

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C2

PCI-33MHz

Slot3

PCI-33MHz

Slot2

Slot1

PCI-33MHz

J9

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

RAIDLED

USB7/8

J45

USB9/10

LE1

JLED

JWD

CD1

Parallel Port

VGA

HDA

IDE #2

IDE #1

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JP2

JP3

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

LED_Anode

LED_Anode

LED_Anode

LED_Anode

Ground

Ground

X

X

X

X

Power Button

The Power Button connection is located

on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily

contacting both pins will power on/off

the system. This button can also be

configured to function as a suspend

button (with a setting in the BIOS - see

Chapter 4). To turn off the power when

in suspend mode, press the button for at

least 4 seconds. Refer to the table on the

right for pin denitions.

Power Button

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

1 Signal

2 +3V Standby

Reset Button

The Reset Button connection is located

on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach it to the

hardware reset switch on the computer

case. Refer to the table on the right for

pin denitions.

Reset Button

PinDenitions(JF1)

Pin# Denition

3 Reset

4 Ground

A

B

A. Reset

B. PWR Button

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PCI-E x4

PCI-33MHz

LAN

CTRL

JPL1

COM2

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JL1

JWOR

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FP C TRL

Fan2

Buzzer

24- Pin ATX P WR

Supe r IO

Fan1/CPU Fan

Intel

J44

DIMM #1A (B lue)

DIMM #2A (Bla ck)

DIMM #1B (B lue)

DIMM #2B (Bla ck)

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South Bridge

J12

Battery

JPUSB1

JPU SB 2

COM1

JFSB1

JFSB2

Slot7

Slot6

Slot5

Slot4

JI2C1
JI

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C2

PCI-33MHz

Slot3

PCI-33MHz

Slot2

Slot1

PCI-33MHz

J9

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

RAIDLED

USB7/8

J45

USB9/10

LE1

JLED

JWD

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JP3

2-6 Connecting Cables

ATX/Auxiliary Power
Connectors

There are one 24-pin main power

connector (J40) and one 4-pin power

connector (J41) on the motherboard.

These power connectors meet the SSI

EPS 12V specication. The 4-pin 12V

PWR supply is required to provide ad-

equate power to the system. See the

table on the right for pin denitions.

ATX Power 24-pin Connector

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition Pin # Denition

13 +3.3V 1 +3.3V

14 -12V 2 +3.3V

15 COM 3 COM

16 PS_ON 4 +5V

17 COM 5 COM

18 COM 6 +5V

19 COM 7 COM

20 Res (NC) 8 PWR_OK

21 +5V 9 5VSB

22 +5V 10 +12V

23 +5V 11 +12V

24 COM 12 +3.3V

Required Connection

Required Connection

12V 4-pin Power Con-

nector

PinDenitions

Pins Denition

1 and 2 Ground

3 and 4 +12V

A. 24-pin ATX PWR

B. 4-pin PWR

A

B

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PCI-E x16

PCI-E x4

PCI-33MHz

LAN

CTRL

JPL1

COM2

FWH

JL1

JWOR

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FP C TRL

Fan2

Buzzer

24- Pin ATX PW R

Supe r IO

Fan1/CPU Fan

Intel

J44

DIMM #1A (B lue)

DIMM #2A (Bl ack)

DIMM #1B (B lue)

DIMM #2B (Bl ack)

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South Bridge

J12

Battery

JPUSB1

JPUS B2

COM1

JFSB1

JFSB2

Slot7

Slot6

Slot5

Slot4

JI2C1
JI

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C2

PCI-33MHz

Slot3

PCI-33MHz

Slot2

Slot1

PCI-33MHz

J9

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

RAIDLED

USB7/8

J45

USB9/10

LE1

JLED

JWD

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VGA

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JP3

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

There are ten USB 2.0 (Universal

Serial Bus) ports/headers on the

motherboard. Six of them are Back

Panel USB ports (USB#1~2 at J11,

USB#3~6 at J43), and four Front

Panel USB headers (USB#7~8 at J44,

and USB#9~10 atJ45). See the tables

on the right for pin denitions.

Chassis Intrusion

A Chassis Intrusion header is located

at JL1 on the motherboard. Attach an

appropriate cable from the chassis to

inform you of a chassis intrusion when

the chassis is opened.

Chassis Intrusion

PinDenitions(JL1)

Pin# Denition

1 Intrusion Input

2 Ground

A

B

C

A. Back panel USB Ports

1/2

B. Back panel USB Ports

3/4/5/6

C. Front Panel USB 7/8

D. Front Panel USB 9/10

E. Chassis Intrusion

Back Panel USB

PinDenitions

Pin# Denitions

1 +5V

2 PO-

3 PO+

4 Ground

5 N/A

Front Panel USB

PinDenitions

J44

Pin # Denition

J45

Pin # Denition

1 +5V 1 +5V

2 PO- 2 PO-

3 PO+ 3 PO+

4 Ground 4 Ground

5 Key 5 No connection

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PCI-E x4

PCI-33MHz

LAN

CTRL

JPL1

COM2

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JL1

JWOR

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FP C TRL

Fan2

Buzzer

24- Pin ATX P WR

Supe r IO

Fan1/CPU Fan

Intel

J44

DIMM #1A (B lue)

DIMM #2A (Bla ck)

DIMM #1B (B lue)

DIMM #2B (Bla ck)

Flo ppy

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South Bridge

J12

Battery

JPUSB1

JPU SB2

COM1

JFSB1

JFSB2

Slot7

Slot6

Slot5

Slot4

JI2C1
JI

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PCI-33MHz

Slot3

PCI-33MHz

Slot2

Slot1

PCI-33MHz

J9

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

RAIDLED

USB7/8

J45

USB9/10

LE1

JLED

JWD

CD1

Parallel Port

VGA

HDA

IDE #2

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Fan Headers

The PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+/PDSBA/PDSBE

has three chassis fan headers (Fan1 to

Fan3). Fan 1 is the CPU Fan. Fan 2 and

Fan 3 are system/chassis fans. (Note: all

these fans are 4-pin fans. However, Pins

1-3 of these fan headers are backward

compatible with the traditional 3-pin fans.

For proper cooling, please use all 3-pin fans

on the motherboard.) See the table on the

right for pin denitions.

Fan Header

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition

1 Ground

2 +12V

3 Tachometer

B

C

A

A. Fan 1 (CPU Fan)

B. Fan 2

C. Fan 3

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PCI-E x16

PCI-E x4

PCI-33MHz

LAN

CTRL

JPL1

COM2

FWH

JL1

JWOR

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FP C TRL

Fan2

Buzzer

24- Pin ATX P WR

Supe r IO

Fan1/CPU Fan

Intel

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DIMM #2A (Bla ck)

DIMM #1B (B lue)

DIMM #2B (Bla ck)

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South Bridge

J12

Battery

JPUSB1

JPU SB 2

COM1

JFSB1

JFSB2

Slot7

Slot6

Slot5

Slot4

JI2C1
JI

2

C2

PCI-33MHz

Slot3

PCI-33MHz

Slot2

Slot1

PCI-33MHz

J9

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

RAIDLED

USB7/8

J45

USB9/10

LE1

JLED

JWD

CD1

Parallel Port

VGA

HDA

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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 J28. See the

table on the right for pin denitions.

(The mouse port is above the key-

board port.) See the table on the right

for pin denitions.

PS/2 Keyboard and

Mouse Port Pin

Denitions

Pin# Denition

1 Data

2 NC

3 Ground

4 VCC

5 Clock

6 NC

Serial Ports

COM1 (J28) is a connector located

on the IO Backpane, and COM2 is a

header located at J13. See the table

on the right for pin denitions.

SerialPortPinDenitions

(COM1/COM2)

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 CD 6 DSR

2 RD 7 RTS

3 TD 8 CTS

4 DTR 9 RI

5 Ground 10 NC

A

B

C

A. Keyboard/Mouse

B. COM1

C. COM2

(Pin 10 is available on COM2
only. NC: No Connection.)

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PCI-E x4

PCI-33MHz

LAN

CTRL

JPL1

COM2

FWH

JL1

JWOR

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FP C TRL

Fan2

Buzzer

24- Pin ATX P WR

Supe r IO

Fan1/CPU Fan

Intel

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DIMM #2A (Bla ck)

DIMM #1B (B lue)

DIMM #2B (Bla ck)

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South Bridge

J12

Battery

JPUSB1

JPU SB2

COM1

JFSB1

JFSB2

Slot7

Slot6

Slot5

Slot4

JI2C1
JI2C2

PCI-33MHz

Slot3

PCI-33MHz

Slot2

Slot1

PCI-33MHz

J9

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

RAIDLED

USB7/8

J45

USB9/10

LE1

JLED

JWD

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A. WOR

B. WOL

Wake-On-Ring

The Wake-On-Ring header is located

at JWOR. This connection allows your

computer to "wale up" when receiving

an incoming call to the modem when

the system is in the suspend state.

See the table on the right for pin deni-

tions. You must have a Wake-On-Ring

card and a cable to use this feature.

Wake-On-LAN

The Wake-On-LAN header is located

at JWOL on the motherboard. See the

table on the right for pin denitions.

(You must also have a LAN card with a

Wake-On-LAN connector and a cable

to use this feature.)

Wake-On-Ring

PinDenitions

(JWOR)

Pin# Denition

1 Ground

2 Wake-up

Wake-On-LAN

PinDenitions

(JWOL)

Pin# Denition

1 +5V Standby

2 Ground

3 Wake-up

A

B

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LAN

CTRL

JPL1

COM2

FWH

JL1

JWOR

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FP C TRL

Fan2

Buzzer

24- Pin ATX P WR

Supe r IO

Fan1/CPU Fan

Intel

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DIMM #2A (Bla ck)

DIMM #1B (B lue)

DIMM #2B (Bla ck)

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South Bridge

J12

Battery

JPUSB1

JPU SB 2

COM1

JFSB1

JFSB2

Slot7

Slot6

Slot5

Slot4

JI2C1
JI

2

C2

PCI-33MHz

Slot3

PCI-33MHz

Slot2

Slot1

PCI-33MHz

J9

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

RAIDLED

USB7/8

J45

USB9/10

LE1

JLED

JWD

CD1

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VGA

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A. GLAN1

B. Speaker/Buzzer

Speaker

A Speaker/Buzzer header (J9) is

located on the motherboard. See the

table on the right for speaker pin de-

nitions. The speaker connector pins

are for use with an external speaker. If

you wish to use the onboard speaker,

you should close pins 3-4 with a

jumper.

GLAN 1 (Giga-bit Ethernet
Port)

A G-bit Ethernet port is located at J11

on the IO backplane. This port accepts

RJ45 type cables.

Speaker Connector

Pin Setting Denition

Pins 3-4 Internal Speaker

Pins 1-4 External Speaker

A

B

GLAN1

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PCI-E x16

PCI-E x4

PCI-33MHz

LAN

CTRL

JPL1

COM2

FWH

JL1

JWOR

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FP C TRL

Fan2

Buzzer

24- Pin A TX P WR

Super I O

Fan1/CPU Fan

Intel

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DIMM# 2A (Bla ck)

DIMM #1B (Bl ue)

DIMM# 2B (Bla ck)

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JBT1

South Bridge

J12

Battery

JPUSB1

JPU S B 2

COM1

JFSB1

JFSB2

Slot7

Slot6

Slot5

Slot4

JI2C1
JI

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C2

PCI-33MHz

Slot3

PCI-33MHz

Slot2

Slot1

PCI-33MHz

J9

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

RAIDLED

USB7/8

J45

USB9/10

LE1

JLED

JWD

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A

B

A. HD Audio

B. CD-In

C. Front Panel Audio

HighDenitionAudio(HDA)

This motherboard features a 7.1+2 Channel

High Denition Audio (HDA) (J46) codecs that

provide ten DAC channels, simultaneously

supporting 7.1 sound playback, and two

channels of independent stereo sound output

with multiple streaming through the front panel

stereo out for front L&R, rear L&R, center and

subwoofer speakers. Sound is then output

through the Line In, Line Out and MIC jacks.

Use the Advanced software program (included in

the CD-ROM that came with your motherboard)

to activate HD Audio.

CD1PinDenition

Pin# Denition

1 Left Stereo Signal

2 Common

3 Common

4 Right Stereo

Signal

C

Grey: Side
Surround

Black: Back
Surround

Orange:
CEN/LFE

Green:Front

Blue: Line-In

CD Header/Front Panel Audio
Header

A 4-pin CD header (CD1) and a Front Panel

Audio header (J12) are located on the moth-

erboard. These headers allow you to use the

onboard sound for audio CD playback. Con-

nect the audio cable from your CD drive to the

header that ts your cable's connector. Only

one CD header can be used at a time. See

the tables at right for pin denitions.

Audio Output Header: rev. 1.2

PinDenitions(Audio_FP)

Pin# Denition

1 MIC left channel

2 Ground

3 MIC right channel

4 Front panel audio detect

5 Line out right channel

6 MIC jack detect

7 Front audio jack detect

8 Key

9 Line out left channel

10 Line out jack detect

Pink: Mic. -In

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PCI-E x4

PCI-33MHz

LAN

CTRL

JPL1

COM2

FWH

JL1

JWOR

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FP C TRL

Fan2

Buzzer

24- Pin A TX P WR

Super I O

Fan1/CPU Fan

Intel

J44

DIMM #1A (Bl ue)

DIMM# 2A (Bla ck)

DIMM #1B (Bl ue)

DIMM# 2B (Bla ck)

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JBT1

South Bridge

J12

Battery

JPUSB1

JPU S B 2

COM1

JFSB1

JFSB2

Slot7

Slot6

Slot5

Slot4

JI2C1

JI

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C2

PCI-33MHz

Slot3

PCI-33MHz

Slot2

Slot1

PCI-33MHz

J9

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

RAIDLED

USB7/8

J45

USB9/10

LE1

JLED

JWD

CD1

Parallel Port

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2-7 Jumper Settings

Explanation of Jumpers

To modify the operation of the motherboard,

jumpers can be used to choose between

optional settings. Jumpers create shorts

between two pins to change the function

of the connector. Pin 1 is identied with a

square solder pad on the printed circuit

board. See the motherboard layout pages

for jumper locations.

Note: On two pin jumpers,

"Closed" means the jumper

is on and "Open" means the

jumper is off the pins.

Connector

Pins

Jumper

Cap

Setting

Pin 1-2 short

3 2 1

3 2 1

GLAN Enable/Disable

JPL1 enables or disables GLAN Port1

on the motherboard. See the table on

the right for jumper settings. The default

setting is enabled.

GLAN Enable

Pin# Denition

1-2 Enabled (*default)

2-3 Disabled

A

A. GLAN Port1 Enable

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LAN

CTRL

JPL1

COM2

FWH

JL1

JWOR

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FP C TRL

Fan2

Buzzer

24- Pin AT X PW R

Supe r IO

Fan1/CPU Fan

Intel

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DIMM #2A (Bla ck)

DIMM #1B (Bl ue)

DIMM #2B (Bla ck)

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JBT1

South Bridge

J12

Battery

JPUSB1

JPU SB 2

COM1

JFSB1

JFSB2

Slot7

Slot6

Slot5

Slot4

JI2C1

JI

2

C2

PCI-33MHz

Slot3

PCI-33MHz

Slot2

Slot1

PCI-33MHz

J9

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

RAIDLED

USB7/8

J45

USB9/10

LE1

JLED

JWD

CD1

Parallel Port

VGA

HDA

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IDE #1

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CMOS Clear

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this "jumper" consists of contact pads

to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS. To clear CMOS, use a metal object such

as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection.

Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS.

Note: For an ATX power supply, you must completely shut down the sys-

tem, remove the AC power cord, and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS.

A

B

A. Clear CMOS

B. Watch Dog Enable

Watch Dog Enable/Disable

Watch Dog is a system monitor that can reboot the

system when a software application hangs. Close

Pins 1-2 to reset the system when an application

hangs. Close pins 2-3 to generate a non-maskable

interrupt signal for the application that hangs. See

the table on the right for jumper settings. Watch

Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS.

Note: When enabled, the user needs to

write their own application software in or-

der to disable the Watch Dog Timer.

Watch Dog

Jumper Settings (JWD)

Jumper Setting Denition

Pins 1-2 Reset

(*default)

Pins 2-3 NMI

Open Disabled

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LAN

CTRL

JPL1

COM2

FWH

JL1

JWOR

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FP C TRL

Fan2

Buzzer

24- Pin ATX P WR

Supe r IO

Fan1/CPU Fan

Intel

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DIMM #2A (Bla ck)

DIMM #1B (Bl ue)

DIMM #2B (Bla ck)

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JBT1

South Bridge

J12

Battery

JPUSB1

JPU SB 2

COM1

JFSB1

JFSB2

Slot7

Slot6

Slot5

Slot4

JI2C1
JI

2

C2

PCI-33MHz

Slot3

PCI-33MHz

Slot2

Slot1

PCI-33MHz

J9

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

RAIDLED

USB7/8

J45

USB9/10

LE1

JLED

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A

B

A. FSB CPU Speeds

B. PCI slots to SMB

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 denitions. (Default

is Auto.)

CPU FSB Jumper Settings

Jumper Settings

JFSB2 JFSB1 Frequency

1-2 1-2 *Auto

2-3 2-3 266MHz

Open 2-3 200MHz

2-3 Open 133MHz

PCI/PCI-E Slots to SMB Speeds

Jumpers JI2C1/JI2C2 allow you to con-

nect PCI/PCI-Exp. slots to the System
Management Bus. The default setting is

open to disable the connection. See the

table on the right for jumper settings.

SMBus to PCI-X/PCI-Exp Slots

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

Closed Enabled

Open Disabled (*Default)

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PCI-E x4

PCI-33MHz

LAN

CTRL

JPL1

COM2

FWH

JL1

JWOR

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FP C TRL

Fan2

Buzzer

24- Pin AT X PW R

Supe r IO

Fan1/CPU Fan

Intel

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DIMM #2A (Bla ck)

DIMM #1B (Bl ue)

DIMM #2B (Bla ck)

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JBT1

South Bridge

J12

Battery

JPUSB1

JPU SB 2

COM1

JFSB1

JFSB2

Slot7

Slot6

Slot5

Slot4

JI2C1
JI

2

C2

PCI-33MHz

Slot3

PCI-33MHz

Slot2

Slot1

PCI-33MHz

J9

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

RAIDLED

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J45

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USB Wake-Up

Use JPUSB jumpers to enable the function of

"System Wake-Up via USB devices", which al-

lows you to "wake-up" the system by pressing a

key on the USB keyboard or by clicking the USB

mouse of your system. The JPUSB jumpers are

used together with the USB Wake-Up function

in the BIOS. Enable both the jumpers and the

BIOS setting to allow the system to "wake-up

via USB Devices". See the table on the right for

jumper settings and jumper connections. (Note:

JPUSB1 is for Back Panel USB ports:1~6, and

JPUSB2 is for Front Panel USB ports:7~10.)

(Note: The default jumper setting for the USB

ports is Disabled. However, when the "USB

Wake-Up" function is enabled in the BIOS,

and the desired USB ports are enabled via the

JPUSB jumper, please be sure to remove all

USB devices from the USB ports whose USB

jumpers are set to Disabled before the system

goes into the standby mode.)

JPUSB1 (Back Panel USB

Wake-up)

Pin# Denition

1-2 Enabled

2-3 Disabled (*default)

JPUSB2 (Front Panel USB

Wake-up)

Pin# Denition

1-2 Enabled

2-3 Disabled (*default)

A

B

A. BP USB Wake-up

B. FP USB Wake-up

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LAN

CTRL

JPL1

COM2

FWH

JL1

JWOR

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FP C TRL

Fan2

Buzzer

24- Pin ATX P WR

Supe r IO

Fan1/CPU Fan

Intel

J44

DIMM #1A (B lue)

DIMM #2A (Bla ck)

DIMM #1B (B lue)

DIMM #2B (Bla ck)

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South Bridge

J12

Battery

JPUSB1

JPU SB2

COM1

JFSB1

JFSB2

Slot7

Slot6

Slot5

Slot4

JI2C1
JI

2

C2

PCI-33MHz

Slot3

PCI-33MHz

Slot2

Slot1

PCI-33MHz

J9

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

RAIDLED

USB7/8

J45

USB9/10

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JLED

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IDE Enable/Disable (*PDSBA­Q+/PDSBA+ only)

JP2 enables or disables IDE#1 and

IDE#2 on the motherboard. See the

table on the right for jumper settings.

The default setting is enabled.

IDE Enable

Pin# Denition

1-2 Enabled (*default)

2-3 Disabled

TPM Enable (*PDSBA/PDSBA­Q+/PDSBA+ only)

JP3 enables or disables Trust Platform

Module (Management) on the mother-

board. See the table on the right for

jumper settings. The default setting

is enabled.

TPM Enable

Pin# Denition

1-2 Enabled (*default)

2-3 Disabled

A

B

A. IDE Enable

B. TPM Enable

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PCI-E x4

PCI-33MHz

LAN

CTRL

JPL1

COM2

FWH

JL1

JWOR

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FP C TRL

Fan2

Buzzer

24- Pin ATX P WR

Supe r IO

Fan1/CPU Fan

Intel

J44

DIMM #1A (B lue)

DIMM #2A (Bla ck)

DIMM #1B (B lue)

DIMM #2B (Bla ck)

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JBT1

South Bridge

J12

Battery

JPUSB1

JPU SB2

COM1

JFSB1

JFSB2

Slot7

Slot6

Slot5

Slot4

JI2C1
JI

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C2

PCI-33MHz

Slot3

PCI-33MHz

Slot2

Slot1

PCI-33MHz

J9

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

RAIDLED

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J45

USB9/10

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Keyboard Wake-Up

The JPWAKE jumper is used together

with the Keyboard Wake-Up function in

the BIOS. Enable both the jumper and

the BIOS setting to allow the user to

wake up the system when hitting a key

on the keyboard. See the table on the

right for jumper settings. Your power

supply must meet ATX Specication

2.01 or higher and supply 720 mA of

standby power to use this feature.

PS2 Keyboard Wake-up

Jumper Settings

Pin# Denition

1-2 Enabled (*default)

2-3 Disabled

A. Keyboard Wake-up

A

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LAN

CTRL

JPL1

COM2

FWH

JL1

JWOR

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FP C TRL

Fan2

Buzzer

24- Pin ATX PW R

Supe r IO

Fan1/CPU Fan

Intel

J44

DIMM #1A (B lue)

DIMM #2A (Bl ack)

DIMM #1B (B lue)

DIMM #2B (Bl ack)

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WOL

JBT1

South Bridge

J12

Battery

JPUSB1

JPUS B2

COM1

JFSB1

JFSB2

Slot7

Slot6

Slot5

Slot4

JI2C1
JI

2

C2

PCI-33MHz

Slot3

PCI-33MHz

Slot2

Slot1

PCI-33MHz

J9

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

RAIDLED

USB7/8

J45

USB9/10

LE1

JLED

JWD

CD1

Parallel Port

VGA

HDA

IDE #2

IDE #1

ITE

JP2

JP3

GLAN LEDs

A Gigabit LAN port is located at J11

above USB Ports 1 and 2 on the I/O

Backpanel. This Gigabit Ethernet LAN

port has two LEDs. The green LED indi-

cates activity, while the Link LED may be

green, amber or off to indicate the speed

of the connection. See the tables at right

for more information.

2-8 Onboard Indicators

Activity

LED

GLAN Activity Indicator

Color Status Denition

Green Flashing Active

GLAN Link Indicator

LED Color Denition

Off No Connection or 10 Mbps

Green (On) 100 Mbps

Amber (On) 1 Gbps

A

A. GLAN Port1 LEDs

Link

LED

(Rear View: when viewing it from
the rear side of chassis)

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Fan3

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North Bridge

PCI-E x1

PCI-E x16

PCI-E x4

PCI-33MHz

LAN

CTRL

JPL1

COM2

FWH

JL1

JWOR

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FP C TRL

Fan2

Buzzer

24- Pin ATX PW R

Supe r IO

Fan1/CPU Fan

Intel

J44

DIMM #1A (B lue)

DIMM #2A (Bl ack)

DIMM #1B (B lue)

DIMM #2B (Bl ack)

Flo ppy

Audio

WOL

JBT1

South Bridge

J12

Battery

JPUSB1

JPUS B2

COM1

JFSB1

JFSB2

Slot7

Slot6

Slot5

Slot4

JI2C1
JI

2

C2

PCI-33MHz

Slot3

PCI-33MHz

Slot2

Slot1

PCI-33MHz

J9

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

RAIDLED

USB7/8

J45

USB9/10

LE1

JLED

JWD

CD1

Parallel Port

VGA

HDA

IDE #2

IDE #1

ITE

JP2

JP3

External RAID LED Header

An onboard RAID LED Header is located

at J_RAID_LED on the motherboard. This

LED header is for the external RAID card

use only. See the layout below for the

LED location.

(*Optional for OEM only.)

B

A

Power LED

An Onboard Power LED is located at

JLED on the motherboard. When this

LED is lit, the system is on. Be sure to

turn off the system and unplug the power

cord before removing or installing com-

ponents. See the layout below for the

LED location.

A. Power LED

B. External RAID LED

Power LED

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

On Enabled (*Default)

Off Disabled

RAID_LEDLED

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Denition

On Enabled (*Default)

Off Disabled

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LAN

Fan3

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Intel

North Bridge

PCI-E x1

PCI-E x16

PCI-E x4

PCI-33MHz

LAN

CTRL

JPL1

COM2

FWH

JL1

JWOR

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FP C TRL

Fan2

Buzzer

24- Pin AT X PW R

Supe r IO

Fan1/CPU Fan

Intel

J44

DIMM #1A (Bl ue)

DIMM #2A (Bla ck)

DIMM #1B (Bl ue)

DIMM #2B (Bla ck)

Flo ppy

Audio

WOL

JBT1

South Bridge

J12

Battery

JPUSB1

JPU SB 2

COM1

JFSB1

JFSB2

Slot7

Slot6

Slot5

Slot4

JI2C1
JI

2

C2

PCI-33MHz

Slot3

PCI-33MHz

Slot2

Slot1

PCI-33MHz

J9

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

RAIDLED

USB7/8

J45

USB9/10

LE1

JLED

JWD

CD1

Parallel Port

VGA

HDA

IDE #2

IDE #1

ITE

JP2

JP3

Parallel (Printer) Port Connector

The parallel (printer) port is located

at J30. See the table on the right for

pin denitions.

2-9 Parallel Port, Floppy Drive and IDE Hard Drive
Connections

Note the following when connecting the oppy and hard disk drive cables:

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

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

• A single oppy disk drive ribbon cable has two connectors to provide for two

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.

Parallel (Printer) Port Connector

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition Pin # Denition

1 Strobe- 2 Auto Feed-

3 Data Bit 0 4 Error-

5 Data Bit 1 6 Init-

7 Data Bit 2 8 SLCT IN-

9 Data Bit 3 10 GND

11 Data Bit 4 12 GND

13 Data Bit 5 14 GND

15 Data Bit 6 16 GND

17 Data Bit 7 18 GND

19 ACK 20 GND

21 BUSY 22 Write Data

23 PE 24 Write Gate

25 SLCT 26 NC

A

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USB1/2

LAN

Fan3

Clock

Intel

North Bridge

PCI-E x1

PCI-E x16

PCI-E x4

PCI-33MHz

LAN

CTRL

JPL1

COM2

FWH

JL1

JWOR

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FP C TRL

Fan2

Buzzer

24- Pin AT X PW R

Supe r IO

Fan1/CPU Fan

Intel

J44

DIMM #1A (Bl ue)

DIMM #2A (Bla ck)

DIMM #1B (Bl ue)

DIMM #2B (Bla ck)

Flo ppy

Audio

WOL

JBT1

South Bridge

J12

Battery

JPUSB1

JPU SB 2

COM1

JFSB1

JFSB2

Slot7

Slot6

Slot5

Slot4

JI2C1

JI

2

C2

PCI-33MHz

Slot3

PCI-33MHz

Slot2

Slot1

PCI-33MHz

J9

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

RAIDLED

USB7/8

J45

USB9/10

LE1

JLED

JWD

CD1

Parallel Port

VGA

HDA

IDE # 2

IDE # 1

ITE

JP2

JP3

Floppy Connector

The oppy connector is located at

J27. See the table below for pin

denitions.

Floppy Drive Connector

PinDenitions(Floppy)

Pin# Denition Pin # Denition

1 Ground 2 FDHDIN

3 Ground 4 Reserved

5 Key 6 FDEDIN

7 Ground 8 Index

9 Ground 10 Motor Enable

11 Ground 12 Drive Select B

13 Ground 14 Drive Select B

15 Ground 16 Motor Enable

17 Ground 18 DIR

19 Ground 20 STEP

21 Ground 22 Write Data

23 Ground 24 Write Gate

25 Ground 26 Track 00

27 Ground 28 Write Protect

29 Ground 30 Read Data

31 Ground 32 Side 1 Select

33 Ground 34 Diskette

A

A. Floppy

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USB1/2

LAN

Fan3

Clock

Intel

North Bridge

PCI-E x1

PCI-E x16

PCI-E x4

PCI-33MHz

LAN

CTRL

JPL1

COM2

FWH

JL1

JWOR

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

FP C TRL

Fan2

Buzzer

24- Pin ATX P WR

Supe r IO

Fan1/CPU Fan

Intel

J44

DIMM #1A (Bl ue)

DIMM #2A (Bla ck)

DIMM #1B (Bl ue)

DIMM #2B (Bla ck)

Flo ppy

Audio

WOL

JBT1

South Bridge

J12

Battery

JPUSB1

JPU SB 2

COM1

JFSB1

JFSB2

Slot7

Slot6

Slot5

Slot4

JI2C1
JI

2

C2

PCI-33MHz

Slot3

PCI-33MHz

Slot2

Slot1

PCI-33MHz

J9

I-SATA4

I-SATA5

RAIDLED

USB7/8

J45

USB9/10

LE1

JLED

JWD

CD1

Parallel Port

VGA

HDA

IDE #2

IDE #1

ITE

JP2

JP3

IDE Connectors (*PDSBA-Q+/
PDSBA+ only)

There are two ITE IDE Connectors

on the PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+. Be sure

to close Pin 1 and Pin 2 of JP2 to

enable the IDE connectors before

using the connectors. (Please refer

to the jumper section for more de-

tails.) See the table on the right for

pin denitions.

IDE Connectors

PinDenitions

Pin# Denition Pin # Denition

1 Reset IDE 2 Ground

3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8

5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9

7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10

9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11

11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12

13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13

15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14

17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15

19 Ground 20 Key

21 DRQ3 22 Ground

23 I/O Write 24 Ground

25 I/O Read 26 Ground

27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE

29 DACK3 30 Ground

31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16

33 Addr1 34 Ground

35 Addr0 36 Addr2

37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1

39 Activity 40 Ground

41 Vcc 42 Vcc

43 Ground 44 No Connection

A

A. IDE#1

B. IDE#2

B

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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

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

chassis.

Disconnect all ribbon/wire cables from the motherboard including those for the 2.

keyboard and mouse.

Remove all add-on cards.3.

Install a CPU and heatsink (-making sure it is fully seated), connect the chas-4.

sis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard. Check all jumper settings

as well.

Make sure the 4-pin 12v power connector at J41 is connected to your power 5.

supply.

No Power

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

chassis.

Make sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions.2.

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

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

The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still sup-5.

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

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No Video

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

cables.

Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. Refer to Appendix A 2.

for details on beep codes.

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

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

You should be using unbuffered DDR2 memory. Also, it is recommended that 2.

you use the same memory speed for all DIMMs in the system. See Section

2-4 for memory limitations.

Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between slots 3.

and noting the results.

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

LosingtheSystem’sSetupConguration

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

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

Refer to Section 1-6 for details on recommended power supplies.

The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to see if it still supplies 2.

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

If the above steps do not x the Setup Conguration problem, contact your 3.

vendor for repairs.

3-2 Technical Support Procedures

Before contacting Technical Support, please take the following steps. Also, note that

as a motherboard manufacturer, Supermicro does not sell directly to end-users, so

it is best to rst check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services.

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They should know of any possible problem(s) with the specic system conguration

that was sold to you.

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

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

(http://www.supermicro.com/support/faqs/) before contacting Technical Sup-

port.

BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our website at 2. (http://www.

supermicro.com/support/bios/).

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

contacting Supermicro for technical support: Motherboard model and PCB

revision number

BIOS release date/version (this can be seen on the initial display when your •

system rst boots up)

System conguration•

An example of a Technical Support form is on our website at • (http://www.

supermicro.com/support/contact.cfm).

Distributors: For immediate assistance, please have your account number ready •

when placing a call to our technical support department. We can be reached

by e-mail at [e-mail], by phone at:[phone], option 2,

or by fax at [phone].

Note: Not all BIOS can be ashed; it depends on the modications to the

boot block code.

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What type of memory does my motherboard support?

Answer: The PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+/PDSBA/PDSBE supports unbuffered,

DDR2-800/667/533 MHz memory modules. See Section 2-4 for details on

installing memory.

Question: Why does Microsoft Windows XP (SP2) and Windows Vista show

less memory than what is physically installed?

Answer: Microsoft implemented a design change in Windows XP with Service

Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Vista. This change is specic to the Physical Ad-

dress Extension (PAE) mode behavior which improves driver compatibility. For

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more information, please read the following article at Microsoft’s Knowledge

Base website at: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888137.

Question: How do I update my BIOS?

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

experiencing any problems with your system. Updated BIOS les are located

on our web site at http://www.supermicro.com/support/bios/. Please check our

BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on

our web site. Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS le to

your computer. Also, check the current BIOS revision and make sure that it is

newer than your BIOS before downloading. You can choose from the zip le

and the .exe le. If you choose the zip BIOS le, please unzip the BIOS le onto

a bootable device or a USB pen. Run the batch le using the format ash.bat

lename.rom from your bootable device or USB pen to ash the BIOS. Then,

your system will automatically reboot. If you choose the .exe le, please run the

.exe le under Windows to create the BIOS ash oppy disk. Insert the oppy

disk into the system you wish to ash the BIOS. Then, bootup the system to

the oppy disk. The BIOS utility will automatically ash the BIOS without any

prompts. Please note that this process may take a few minutes to complete. Do

not be concerned if the screen is paused for a few minutes.

Note: The SPI BIOS chip installed on this motherboard is not removable. To

repair or replace a damaged BIOS chip, please send your motherboard to RMA

at Supermicro for service.

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: How do I utilize the eight-channel sound?

Answer: The eight-channel sound available on the PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+/

PDSBA/PDSBE can be enabled with the audio driver software that was included

in your motherboard package. When activated, sound will be routed through

the jacks next to the LAN Port according to the audio connection descriptions

listed on Page 2-6. You must also set the Azalia Audio setting to "Auto" in the

Advanced Chipset section of the BIOS setup.

Question: I installed my microphone correctly but I can't record any sound.

What should I do?

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

<Volume Control>. Under the Properties tab, scroll down the list of devices in

the menu and check the box beside "Microphone".

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Question: After I have installed 4 pieces of 1GB Memory, why does the BIOS

only detect about 3.145 GB of memory during POST?

Answer: Because the chipset does not support memory remapping, and PCI-E

memory requires a great deal of memory, so there is a memory hole located

around the 4GB memory address.

Question: I have already enabled the USB Wake-Up mode in the BIOS, my

system still cannot enter "Standby Mode"? Why?

Answer: In order for this function to work properly, please make sure that the

USB Wake-Up Jumpers (JPUSB1/JPUSB2) are also enabled on the mother-

board.

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.

For faster service, RMA authorizations may be requested online (http://www.super-

micro.com/support/rma/).

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

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Chapter 4: BIOS

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Chapter 4

BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the PDSBA-Q+/PDS-

BA+/PDSBA/PDSBE. The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a ash chip and can be

easily upgraded using a 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. Please

refer to the Manual Download area of the Supermicro website <http://www.

supermicro.com> for any changes to the BIOS that may not be reected

in this manual.

System BIOS

BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM® PC, XT™, AT®, and PS/2®

compatible computers. The Phoenix BIOS stores the system parameters, types of

disk drives, video displays, etc. in the CMOS. The CMOS memory requires very

little electrical power. When the computer is turned off, a backup battery provides

power to the CMOS logic, enabling it to retain system parameters. Each time when

the computer is powered on, the computer is congured with the values stored in

the CMOS logic by the system BIOS, which gains control at boot up.

HowToChangetheCon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

the <Delete> key at the appropriate time during system boot. 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. Beginning

with Section 4-3, detailed descriptions are given for each parameter setting in the

Setup utility.

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4-2 Running Setup

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 rst power on the computer, the Phoenix BIOS™ is immediately acti-

vated.

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

ways:

By pressing <Delete> immediately after turning the system on, or1.

When the message shown below appears briey at the bottom of the screen 2.

during the POST (Power On Self-Test), press the <Delete> key to activate

the main Setup menu.

Press the <Delete> key to enter Setup

4-3 Main BIOS Setup

All main Setup options are described in this section. The main BIOS Setup screen

displays below.

Use the Up/Down arrow keys to move between the different settings in each menu.

Use the Left/Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting.

Press the <Esc> key to exit the BIOS Setup Menu. The next section describes in

detail how to navigate through the menus.

Items that use submenus are indicated with the icon. With the item highlighted,
press the <Enter> key to access the submenu.

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

to prevent possible boot failure.

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Main BIOS Setup Menu

Main Setup Features

System Time

To set the system date and time, key in the correct information in the appropriate

elds. Then press the <Enter> key to save the data.

System Date

Using the arrow keys, highlight the month, day and year elds, and enter the correct

data. Press the <Enter> key to save the data.

BIOS Date

The item displays the date that this version of BIOS was built.

Legacy Diskette A

This setting allows the user to set the type of 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 2.88 MB 3.5 in.

Serial ATA

This setting allows the user to enable or disable Serial ATA connections. The op-

tions are Disabled and Enabled.

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SATA Controller Mode

Select Compatible to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be automatically-detected

and be placed in the Legacy Mode by the BIOS. Select Enhanced to allow the

SATA and PATA drives to be to be automatically-detected and be placed in the

Native Mode.

Note: The Enhanced mode is supported by the Windows 2000 or a later

version of OS. Also, for SATA RAID conguration instructions, please refer

to the Intel HostRAID Utility User Guide listed on our website (http://www.

supermicro.com/Product/motherboard).

Serial ATA (SATA) RAID Enable

Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID functions. (For the Windows OS environ-

ment, use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled. When set to Enabled,

the item: ICH RAID Code Base will become available. If this item is set to Disabled,

the item-SATA AHCI Enable will be available.) The options are Enabled and Dis-

abled.

ICH RAID Code Base

Select Intel to enable the Intel SATA Host RAID Utility. Select Intel to use the Intel

HostRAID Utility. The default setting is Intel.

SATA AHCI

Select Enable to enable the function of Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface. (Take

caution when using this function. This feature is for advanced programmers only.

The Enhanced AHCI mode is available when the Windows XP-SP1 OS and the

IAA Driver is used.) The options are Enabled and Disabled.

IDE Primary Master/Slave, SATA Port3/SATA Port4 (SATA

Port3 and SATA Port4 are optional for OEM only.)

These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Primary Master/Slave,

SATA Port 3 and SATA Port 4 connections. Hit <Enter> to activate the following

sub-menu screen for detailed options of the items. Set the correct congurations

accordingly. The items included in the sub-menu are:

Type

This feature allows the user to select the type of a drive specied. Select Auto

to allow the BIOS to automatically set the capacity of the drive specied. Enter

a number between 1 and 39 to select a predetermined type of this drive. Select

User to allow the user to enter the parameters of the drive installed at this

connection. Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed. Select ATAPI if a

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removable disk drive is installed.

Multi-Sector Transfers

This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used

for multi-sector transfer. The options are Disabled, 4 Sectors, 8 Sectors, and

16 Sectors.

32-Bit I/O

Select Enable to enable the function of 32-bit IDE data transfer. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

LBA Mode Control

This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Primary

Master device via the LBA mode. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Transfer Mode

This option allows the user to set the transfer mode. The options are Standard,

Fast PIO1, Fast PIO2, Fast PIO3, Fast PIO4, FPIO3/DMA1 and FPIO4/DMA2.

Ultra DMA Mode

This option allows the user to congure the Ultra DMA Mode. The options are

Disabled, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4, and Mode 5.

System Memory

This feature informs you how much system memory has been detected by the

BIOS.

Extended Memory

This feature informs you how much extended memory has been detected by the

BIOS.

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4-4 Advanced Setup

Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow

keys. You should see the following display. The items with a triangle beside them have

submenus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing <Enter>.

Boot Features

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

QuickBoot Mode

If enabled, this feature will speed up the POST (Power On Self Test) routine by

skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on. The settings are Enabled

and Disabled. If Disabled, the POST routine will run at normal speed.

Quiet Mode

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the graphic logo screen display at

bootup.

POST Errors

Select Enabled to stop the POST routine and allow the system to display error mes-

sages when an error occurs at bootup. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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POST Beeps

Select Enabled to activate the alarm if an error occurs at bootup. If set to Disabled,

the alarm will not be activated even if a boot error occurs.

ACPI Mode

Select Yes to use the ACPI (Advanced Conguration and Power Interface) power

management on your system. The options are Yes and No.

ACPI Sleep Mode

Use this setting to congure the ACPI (Advanced Conguration and Power Inter-

face) power management mode on your system when it is in the sleep mode. The

options are S1, S3 and S1S3.

Enable Multimedia Timer

Select Yes to enable the onboard multimedia timer. The options are Yes and No.

Power Button Behavior

If set to Enabled, the system will power on or power off immediately as soon as the

user hits the power button. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Resume On Modem Ring

Select On to “wake your system up” when an incoming call is received by your

modem. The options are On and Off.

Resume On PME#

Select On to “wake your system up” from the PME#. The options are On and Off.

PS2 Keyboard (KB)/Mouse Wake Up

Select Enable to “wake your system up” from the S3, S4 or S5 state. If this feature

is set enabled, you will also need to enable the JPWAKE jumper by closing pins

1-2. (Please refer to Page 1-5 and Chapter 2 for more details). The default setting

is Disabled.

Power Loss Control

This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after

an unexpected power loss. The options are Stay Off, Power On, and Last State.

Watch Dog

If enabled, this option will automatically reset the system if it is not active for more

than 5 minutes. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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Summary Screen

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays

the system conguration during bootup.

Advanced Processor Options

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

CPU Speed

This is a display to indicate the speed of the CPU installed on the motherboard.

Frequency Ratio (Available when supported by the CPU)

The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU. The

options are: Default and x9.

CPU Overclocking (Available when supported by the CPU)

Select enabled to enable CPU Overclocking which will cause the CPU to operate

at a higher speed than that is intended. (Note: Supermicro does not recommend

CPU Overclocking because it might impede CPU or system stability.) The options

are: Disabled, +5%, +10%, +15%, and +20%.

CPU Overvoltage (Available when supported by the CPU)

Select enabled to enable CPU Overvoltage which will allow the CPU to operate at

a higher voltage rate than that is intended. (Note: Supermicro does not recommend

CPU Overvoltage because it might impede CPU or system stability.) The default

setting is Disabled.

Core-Multi-Processing (Available when supported by the CPU)

Set to Enabled to use a processor's Second Core and beyond. (Please refer to Intel's

website for more information.) The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Hyperthreading (Available when supported by the CPU)

Set to Enabled to use the Intel Hyperthreading Technology, which will result in

increased CPU performance. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Machine Checking (Available when supported by the CPU)

Set to Enabled to activate the function of Machine Checking and allow the CPU to

detect and report hardware (machine) errors via a set of model-specic registers

(MSRs). The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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Fast String Operations (Available when supported by the CPU)

Set to Enabled to enable the fast string operations for special CPU instructions.

The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Compatible FPU Code (Available when supported by the CPU)

Set to Enabled to keep the content of the last instruction Operating Code (OPCode)

in the oating point (FP) state. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Split Lock Operation

Set to Enabled to mask alignment check exceptions for split-lock transactions. The

options are Disabled and Enabled.

Thermal Management 2 (Available when supported by the CPU)

Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 (TM2) which will lower CPU voltage

and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a predened overheat threshold.

Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 (TM1), allowing CPU clocking to be

regulated via CPU Internal Clock modulation when the CPU temperature reaches

the overheat threshold.

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch (Available when supported by the CPU)

The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled. The

CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled. The options

are Disabled and Enabled.

Set Maximum Ext. CPUID=3

When set to Enabled, the Maximum Extended CPUID will be set to 3. The options

are Disabled and Enabled.

Echo TPR

Set to Enabled to prevent xTPR messages from being sent to the system. The

options are Disabled and Enabled.

C1 Enhanced Mode (Available when supported by the CPU)

Set to Enabled to enable the Enhanced Halt State to lower CPU voltage/frequency

to prevent overheat. The options are Enabled and Disabled. (Note: please refer

to Intel’s website for detailed information.)

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Intel <R> Virtualization Technology (Available when supported by the CPU)

Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology and allow one plat-

form to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions,

creating multiple virtual systems in one physical computer. The options are Enabled

and Disabled. (Note: If there is any change to this setting, you will need to power

off and restart the system for the change to take effect.) Please refer to Intel’s

website for detailed information.

No Execute Mode Memory Protection (Available when supported by the
CPU and the OS.)

Set to Enabled to enable Execute Disable Bit and allow the processor to classify

areas in the memory slot where an application code can execute and where it can-

not, and thus preventing a worm or a virus from inserting and creating a ood of

codes to overwhelm the processor and damage the system during an attack.

Note: this feature is available when your OS and your CPU support the functionality

of Execute Disable Bit. The options are Disabled and Enabled. For more informa-

tion regarding hardware/software support for this function, please refer to Intel's

and Microsoft's websites.

Intel Speed Step Support (Available when supported by the CPU)

Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and allow the

system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort

to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation. The options are Enabled and

Disabled. Please refer to Intel’s website for detailed information.

Advanced Chipset Control

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

Warning: Take caution when changing the Advanced settings. An incor-

rect setting, a very high DRAM frequency, or an incorrect DRAM timing

may make the system to become unstable. When this occurs, reset the

setting to the default setting.

Clock Spectrum Feature

If Enabled, the BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused

by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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PCI Express Graphics Port

If set to Enabled, the PCI Express Graphics port will always be enabled. If set to

disabled, the PCI-E Graphics port will always be disabled. If set to Auto, the PCI-E

graphics port will be enabled when a card is detected. If set to debug, the PCI-E

graphics port will be enabled when a graphics card is detected; however, its link

width will not be enforced. The options are Enabled, Auto, Debug and Disabled.

Default Primary Video Adapter

This feature allows the user to select the video device used by the BIOS during

POST. If set to Auto, PEG, PCI, IGD (Internal Graphics Device) devices will be

selected. If set to IGD (Internal Graphics Device), IGD and PCI devices will be

selected. If set to PEG, PEG and PCI devices will be selected. If set to PCI, PCI,

PEG and IGD devices will be selected.

On-chip Graphics (IGD) Enable

This feature allows the user to enable or disable the internal graphics device by

setting this item to the desired value. The options are Disabled and Auto.

DVMT 3.0 Mode

This feature allows the user to congure the DVMT 3.0 Graphics Memory al-

located by the driver for the use of an Internal Graphics Device. The options

are Fixed, DVMT and Auto.

Pre-allocated Memory Size

This feature allows the user to set the total amount of Pre-allocated graphics

memory to be used by the Internal Graphics Device. The options are 1 MB and

8 MB.

Total Graphics Memory

This feature allows the user to set the total amount of graphics memory (includ-

ing: pre-allocated, xed and DVMT memory) to be used by the Internal Graphics

Device. The default setting is 256MB.

USB Function

Select Enabled to enable the function of the USB devices specied. The settings

are Enabled and Disabled.

USB Support

This setting allows you to enable support for the USB devices. The settings are

Enabled and Disabled.

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Azalia Audio

Select Auto to enable Azalia Audio. The settings are Auto and Disabled.

Memory Cache

Memory Cache

This setting allows the user to enable or disable the functionality of Memory Cache.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Cache System BIOS Area

This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be

used as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write (cache) its data into this

reserved memory area. Select Write Protect to enable this function, and this area

will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only. Select Uncached to disable this func-

tion and make this area available for other devices.

Cache Video BIOS Area

This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be

used as a Video BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write (cache) data into this

reserved memory area. Select Write Protect to enable the function and this area

will be reserved for Video BIOS ROM access only. Select Uncached to disable this

function and make this area available for other devices.

Cache Base 0-512K

If enabled, this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area: block

0-512K to be cached (written) into a buffer, a storage area in the Static DROM

(SDROM) or to be written into L1, L2 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU

operations .Select Uncached to disable this function. Select Write Through to al-

low data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the

same time. Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base

memory area of Block 0-512K. Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data

back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast

CPU data processing and operation. The options are Uncached, Write Through,

Write Protect, and Write Back.

Cache Base 512K-640K

If enabled, this feature will allow the data stored in the memory area: 512K-640K

to be cached (written) into a buffer, a storage area in the Static DROM (SDROM)

or written into L1, L2 or L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations.

Select Uncached to disable this function. Select Write Through to allow data to

be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time.

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Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area

of Block 512K-640K. Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly

from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data pro-

cessing and operation. The options are Uncached, Write Through, Write Protect,

and Write Back.

Cache Extended Memory

If enabled, this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area to

be cached (written) into a buffer, a storage area in the Static DROM (SDROM) or

written into L1, L2 or L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations. Select

Uncached to disable this function. Select Write Through to allow data to be cached

into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time. Select Write

Protect to prevent data from being written into the extended memory area above 1

MB. Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer

without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and opera-

tion. The options are Uncached, Write Through, Write Protect, and Write Back.

Discrete MTRR Allocation

If enabled, MTRRs (-Memory Type Range Registers) are congured as distinct,

separate units and cannot be overlapped. If enabled, the user can achieve better

graphic effects when using a Linux graphic driver that requires the write-combining

conguration with 4GB or more memory. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

PCIConguration

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices.

PCI 33 MHz Slot#1- PCI 33 MHz Slot#4

Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the

following:

Option ROM Scan

When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

Enable Master

This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Latency Timer

This setting allows you to set the clock rate for the Bus Master. A high-priority,

high-throughout device may benet from a greater clock rate. The options are

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Default, 0020h, 0040h, 0060h, 0080h, 00A0h, 00C0h, and 00E0h. For Unix,

Novelle and other Operating Systems, please select the option: other. If a drive

fails after the installation of a new software, you might want to change this setting

and try again. A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate.

PCI-E x4 Slot#5/PCI-E x1 Slot#7/Onboard PCI-E x1 NIC/
Onboard PCI IDE

Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the

following:

PCI-E x4 Slot#5

PCI Express Port#1

Select Enabled to always enable PCI-Ex4 Slot 5 and all other PCI-E ports. Select

Disabled to disable PCI-Ex4 Slot 5 and all other PCI-E ports. When set to Auto,

PCI-Ex4 Slot 5 will be enabled if a PCI add-on card is detected. The options

are Auto, Enabled and Disabled.

Option ROM Scan

When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

Enable Master

This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Latency Timer

This setting allows you to set the clock rate for the Bus Master. A high-priority,

high-throughout device may benet from a greater clock rate. The options are

Default, 0020h, 0040h, 0060h, 0080h, 00A0h, 00C0h, and 00E0h. For the Unix,

Novelle and other Operating Systems, please select the option: other. If a drive

fails after the installation of a new software, you might want to change this setting

and try again. A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate.

PCI-E x1 Slot#7

PCI Express Port#5

Select Enabled to always enable PCI-Ex1 Slot 7 and all other PCI-E ports. Select

Disabled to disable PCI-Ex1 Slot 7 and all other PCI-E ports. When set to Auto,

PCI-Ex1 Slot 7 will be enabled if a PCI add-on card is detected. The options

are Auto, Enabled and Disabled.

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Option ROM Scan

When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

Enable Master

This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Latency Timer

This setting allows you to set the clock rate for the Bus Master. A high-priority,

high-throughout device may benet from a greater clock rate. The options are

Default, 0020h, 0040h, 0060h, 0080h, 00A0h, 00C0h, and 00E0h. For Unix,

Novelle and other Operating Systems, please select the option: other. If a drive

fails after the installation of a new software, you might want to change this setting

and try again. A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate.

PCI-E x1 NIC

PCI Express Port#6

Select Enabled to always enable PCI-Ex1 NIC and all other PCI-E ports. Select

Disabled to disable PCI-Ex1 NIC and all other PCI-E ports. When set to Auto,

PCI-Ex1 NIC will be enabled if a PCI add-on card is detected. The options are

Auto, Enabled and Disabled.

Onboard GbE Option ROM Scan

When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

Enable Master

This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Latency Timer

This setting allows you to set the clock rate for the Bus Master. A high-priority,

high-throughout device may benet from a greater clock rate. The options are

Default, 0020h, 0040h, 0060h, 0080h, 00A0h, 00C0h, and 00E0h. For Unix,

Novelle and other Operating Systems, please select the option: other. If a drive

fails after the installation of a new software, you might want to change this setting

and try again. A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate.

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Onboard PCI IDE

Option ROM Scan

When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

Enable Master

This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Latency Timer

This setting allows you to set the clock rate for the Bus Master. A high-priority,

high-throughout device may benet from a greater clock rate. The options are

Default, 0020h, 0040h, 0060h, 0080h, 00A0h, 00C0h, and 00E0h. For Unix,

Novelle and other Operating Systems, please select the option: other. If a drive

fails after the installation of a new software, you might want to change this setting

and try again. A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate.

IDE RAID Mode

This setting allows you to congure the IDE RAID Mode. The options are ATA

and ATA/ATA P I . (Note: To congure ITE RAID settings, please refer to the ITE

RAID documentation included in the CD that came with your motherboard.)

I/ODeviceConguration

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

KBC Clock Input

This setting allows you to set a clock frequency for the KBC. The options are

6MHz, 8MHz, 12MHz, and 16MHz.

Serial Port A

This setting allows you to decide how Serial Port A will be controlled. The options

are Enabled (user dened), Disabled, and Auto (BIOS- or OS- controlled).

Base I/O Address

This setting allows you to select the base I/O address for Serial Port A. The

options are 3F8, 2F8, 3E8, and 2E8.

Interrupt

This setting allows you to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for Serial Port A.

The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4.

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Serial Port B

This setting allows you to decide how Serial Port B will be controlled. The options

are Enabled (user dened), Disabled, Auto (BIOS controlled) and OS Controlled.

Mode

This setting allows you to set the type of a device that will be connected to Serial

Port B. The options are Normal and IR (for an infrared device).

Base I/O Address

This setting allows you to select the base I/O address for Serial Port B. The

options are 3F8, 2F8, 3E8 and 2E8.

Interrupt

This setting allows you to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for Serial Port B.

The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4.

Parallel Port

This setting allows you to decide how the parallel port will be controlled. The options

are Enabled (user dened), Disabled and Auto (BIOS-or OS- controlled).

Base I/O Address

Select the base I/O address for the parallel port. The options are 378, 278

and 3BC.

Interrupt

This setting allows you to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for the parallel port.
The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7.

Mode

This feature allows you to specify the parallel port mode. The options are Output

only, Bi-Directional, EPP and ECP.

DMA Channel

This item allows you to specify the DMA channel for the parallel port. The

options are DMA1 and DMA3.

Floppy Disk Controller

This setting allows you to decide how the oppy disk controller will be controlled.

The options are Enabled (user defined), Disabled, and Auto (BIOS and OS

controlled).

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Hardware Monitoring

CPU Overheat Temperature

This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature overheat threshold that will

activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre-set tempera-

ture threshold. The options are 70oC, 75oC, 80oC and 85oC. (See the note below.)

Highlight this and hit <Enter> to see the status of each of the following items:

CPU Temperature/System Temperature

If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled, the BIOS will automatically display

the status of the fan as specied.

Fan Speed Control

Set to Enabled to enable Fan Speed Control. If set to Disabled, the function of Fan

Speed Control will be turned off, and the fan will be running at the full speed of 12V

at all time. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Overheat Beep Function

Set to Enabled to activate the alarm when an overheating occurs. If set to Disabled,

the alarm will not be turned on when an overheat occurs. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

Voltage Monitoring

The following items will be monitored and displayed:

Vcore-CPU/12V Vcc/5V Vcc/3.3V Vcc/-12V Vcc/5V Standby/3V Standby/Vbatt.

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

precedence over the BIOS settings. When 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 Doc-

tor, 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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4-5 Security Settings

Choose the Security menu from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with

the arrow keys. You should see the following display. Security setting options are

displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>.

All Security BIOS settings are described in this section.

Supervisor Password Is:

This item indicates if a supervisor password has been entered for the system. Clear

means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password

has been entered for the system.

User Password Is:

This item indicates if a user password has been entered for the system. Clear

means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has

been entered for the system.

Set Supervisor Password

When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted, hit the <Enter> key. When

prompted, type the Supervisor's password in the dialogue box to set or to change

supervisor's password, which allows access to the BIOS.

Set User Password

When the item Set User Password is highlighted, hit the <Enter> key. When

prompted, type the user's password in the dialogue box to set or to change the

user's password, which allows access to the system at boot-up.

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Fixed Disk Boot Sector

Select Normal to enable Write-Protect the boot sector on the hard drives to protect

against viruses.

Password on Boot

This setting allows you to require a password to be entered when the system

boots up. The options are Enabled (password required) and Disabled (password

not required).

Trusted Platform Support (PDSBA-Q+/PDSBA+/PDSBA only)

Select Enabled to enable the Trusted Platform Support and allow the BIOS to au-

tomatically download the drivers needed in order to provide better support for the

platform specied. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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4-6 TPM (Trusted Platform Modules) State

Choose the TPM State menu from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility with the arrow

keys. You should see the following display.

Current TPM State

This item shows the current TPM State only.

Change TPM State

Select Enabled & Activate to enable TPM support for the system. Select De-activate

& Disabled to disable the function of TPM support. If No Change is selected, no

changes will be made to the current TPM State. Select Clear to clear or erase all

information related to TPM support.

If set to Clear, the submenu:-Physical Presence Operations will appear. Select Re-

ject to cancel the selection. Select Execute to proceed with selection. All information

related to TPM Support will be erased.

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4-7 Physical Presence Operations

If the item-Change TPM State on the previous menu is set Clear, the submenu pf

Physical Presence Operations will display as shown below.

Reject

Select Reject to cancel all the changes you've made to the TPM Support congura-

tion settings.

Execute

Select Execute to proceed with the selections you've made on the TPM Support

setting.

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4-8 Boot Settings

Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys.

You should see the following display. See details on how to change the order and

specs of boot devices in the Item Specic Help window. All Boot BIOS settings are

described in this section.

Boot Priority Order/Excluded from Boot Orders

The devices included in the boot list section (above) are bootable devices listed in

the sequence of boot order as specied. The boot functions for the devices included

in the candidate list (above) are currently disabled. Use a <+> key or a <-> key to

move the device up or down. Use the <f> key or the <r> key to specify the type of

an USB device, either xed or removable. You can select one item from the boot

list and hit the <x> key to remove it from the list of bootable devices (to make its

resource available for other bootable devices). Subsequently, you can select an

item from the candidate list and hit the <x> key to remove it from the candidate

list and put it in the boot list. This item will then become a bootable device. See

details on how to change the priority of boot order of devices in the Item Specic

Help window.

Boot List

Candidate
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4-9 Exit

Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys.

You should see the following display. All Exit BIOS settings are described in this

section.

Exit Saving Changes

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you may have made and

to exit the BIOS Setup utility.

Exit Discarding Changes

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any

changes you may have made.

Load Setup 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.

Discard Changes

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to discard (cancel) any changes you have made.

You will remain in the Setup utility.

Save Changes

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you have made. You will

remain in the Setup utility.

Appendix A: POST Error Beep Codes

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Appendix A

POST Error Beep Codes

This section lists POST (Power On Self Test) error beep codes for the Phoenix BIOS.

POST error beep codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal.

This section lists Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors.

Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes

When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST, BIOS will display a POST

code that describes the problem. BIOS may also issue one of the following beep

codes:

1 long and two short beeps - video conguration error

1 repetitive long beep - no memory detected

1 continuous beep with Front Panel OH LED on - system overheat

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Notes

Appendix B: Installing the Windows OS

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Appendix B

Installing the Windows OS

After all hardware components have been installed, you must rst congure Intel

South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software

drivers. To congure RAID settings, please refer to RAID Conguration User Guides

posted on our website at www.supermicro.com/support/manuals.

Installing the Windows XP/2003 OS

Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the 1.

system will start booting up from CD.

Press the <F6> key when the message-" Press F6 if you need to install a 2.

third party SCSI or RAID driver" displays.

When the Windows XP/2003 Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify ad-3.

ditional device(s).

Insert the driver diskette-"ITE RAID XP/2003 Driver for IDE" into Drive A: and 4.

press the <Enter> key.

Press the <Enter> key to proceed with the installation process. (If you need 5.

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

devices are specied, press the <Enter> key to continue with the installation.

From the Windows XP/2003 Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. The 6.

XP/2003 Setup will automatically load all device les and then continue with

the Windows XP/2003 installation.

After the Windows XP/2003 OS Installation is completed, the system will auto-7.

matically reboot.

Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with your motherboard into the CD 8.

Drive during system boot, and the main screen will display.

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Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions

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Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

Notes:

1. Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme

les for each item. Click a computer icon to the right of an item to install

an item (from top to the bottom) one at a time. After installing each

item, you must reboot the system before proceeding with the next

item on the list. The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the

entire contents of the CD.

2. To congure ITE RAID settings, please refer to the ITE RAID documen-

tation included in this CD.

3. For SATA RAID conguration instructions, please refer to the Intel

HostRAID Utility User Guide listed on our website (http://www.supermicro.

com/Product/motherboard).

Appendix C

Software Installation Instructions

C-1 Installing Drivers

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

will appear. You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not

yet been installed. To install these software programs and drivers, click the icons

to the right of these items.

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C-2 ConguringSupero Doctor III

The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-based 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.

Notes

1: Both default user name and password are ADMIN.

2: In the Windows OS environment, the Supero Doctor III settings take

precedence over the BIOS settings. When 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 Doc-

tor, 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.

Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions

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

Note: SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our Website

at: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. You can also down-

load SDIII User's Guide at: http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/Manu-

als/SDIII/UserGuide.pdf. For Linux, we will still recommend that you use

Supero Doctor II.

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(Disclaimer)

The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems, medical equipment, nuclear facilities or systems, aircraft, aircraft devices,

aircraft/emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in signicant injury or loss of life or catastrophic

property damage. Accordingly, Supermicro disclaims any and all liability, and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra-hazardous applications, it does so
entirely at its own risk. Furthermore, buyer agrees to fully indemnify, defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims, demands, actions, litigation, and
proceedings of any kind arising out of or related to such ultra-hazardous use or sale.