Supero PDSG4, PDSGE User Manual

PDSG4
PDSGE

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.1

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Manual Revision 1.1

Release Date: July 24, 2007

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Preface

Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and

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

PDSG4/PDSGE motherboard. The PDSG4/PDSGE supports single Intel

Pentium D (Dual-Core)/Pentium 4 Extreme Edition/Pentium 4/Pentium Extreme

Edition/Celeron D LGA (Land Grid Array) 775 Processors at system bus speeds

of 1066 MHz/800 MHz/533 MHz. The LGA 775 Pentium D/Pentium 4/Celeron

D Processor is housed in a Flip-Chip Land Grid Array (FC-LGA4) package that

interfaces with the motherboard via an LGA775 socket. The PDSG4/PDSGE

supports the Intel Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology, the EM64T Technology, the

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST) and the Matrix Storage Technology.

Please refer to the motherboard specifi cations pages on our web site (http://www.

supermicro.com/Product) for updates or visit Intel's web site for processor support.

This product is intended to be professionally installed.

.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 describes the features, specifi cations and performance of the PDSG4/

PDSGE 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 provides BIOS POST Messages.

Appendix B lists BIOS POST Codes.

Appendix C lists Software Installation Instructions.

Conventions used in this 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 catastroph-

ic system failure or to avoid bodily injury.

Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installa-

tion or to prevent damage to the components.

Note: Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure cor

rect system setup.

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Table of Contents

Preface

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

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

Manual Convention ..................................................................................................... iii

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

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

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

PDSG4/PDSGE Image .............................................................. 1-3

PDSG4 Layout ............................................................................ 1-4

PDSG4 Quick Reference ............................................................ 1-5

PDSGE Layout ........................................................................... 1-6

PDSGE Quick Reference ............................................................ 1-7

Motherboard Features .............................................................................. 1-8

Intel 955X (Glenwood) Chipset: System Block Diagram ......................... 1-10

1-2 Chipset Overview ......................................................................................... 1-11

1-3 PC Health Monitoring ................................................................................... 1-12

1-4 Power Confi guration Settings ....................................................................... 1-12

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

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

Chapter 2: Installation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NMI Button ............................................................................................... 2-9

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

HDD LED .............................................................................................. 2-10

NIC1 LED Indicator .................................................................................. 2-10

OH/Fan Fail LED ..................................................................................... 2-11

Reset Button ..............................................................................................2-11

Power Button ............................................................................................ 2-12

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

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Serial Ports .............................................................................................. 2-13

CD Header/Audio Header ...................................................................... 2-13

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

G-LAN (Ethernet) Port .............................................................................. 2-15

PS2 Keyboard/Mouse .............................................................................. 2-15

Fan Headers ........................................................................................... 2-16

Wake-On-Ring .......................................................................................... 2-17

Wake-On-LAN .......................................................................................... 2-17

Power LED ............................................................................................... 2-18

FP Audio ................................................................................................... 2-18

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

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

GLAN Enable/Disable .............................................................................. 2-19

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

Watch Dog Enable ................................................................................... 2-20

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

SMB to PCE-X/PCI-E Slots ...................................................................... 2-22

Keyboard Wake-Up .................................................................................. 2-22

SCSI Enable ............................................................................................. 2-23

SCSI Termination Enable ......................................................................... 2-23

2-8 LED Indicators .............................................................................................. 2-24

G-LAN LEDs ................................................................................................... 2-24

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

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

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

IDE Connector ............................................................................................... 2-27

SCSI Connectors ............................................................................................ 2-28

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

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

Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration ................................................ 3-2

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

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

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

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Chapter 4: BIOS

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

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

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

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

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

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

4-4.2 Advanced Chipset Control ...................................................................... 4-6

4-4.3 I/O Device Confi guration ........................................................................ 4-7

4-4.4 PnP Confi guration .................................................................................. 4-8

4-4.5 Hardware Monitors ................................................................................. 4-9

4-4.6 Processor & Clock Options .................................................................. 4-10

4-4.7 DMI Event Log .......................................................................................4-11

4-4.8 Console Redirection ...............................................................................4-11

4-5 Security ........................................................................................................... 4-12

4-6 Boot ............................................................................................................... 4-13

4-7 Exit ................................................................................................................. 4-14

Appendices:

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

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

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

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged

leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to

detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance.

Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard.

If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

All Included in the Retail Box Only

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

One (1) IDE cable (CBL-036)

One (1) fl oppy drive ribbon cable (CBL-022)

One (1) SCSI cable (CBL-034-0320) (*PDSG4 only)

Two (2) SATA cables (CBL-044) (*For retail only)

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

One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities (*PDSG4 only)

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: SuperMicro Computer, Inc.
980 Rock Ave.
San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] (General Information)
[e-mail] (Technical Support)
Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: SuperMicro Computer B.V.
Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] (General Information)
[e-mail] (Technical Support)
[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacifi c

Address: SuperMicro, Taiwan
4F, No. 232-1 Liancheng Road
Chung-Ho 235, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw
Technical Support:
Email: [e-mail]
Tel: [phone], ext.132 or 139

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Figure 1-1. PDSG4/PDSGE Image

An Important Note to the User

• All images and layouts shown in this manual are based upon the latest PCB

Revision available at the time of publishing. The motherboard you've received

may or may not look exactly the same as the ones shown in this manual.

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Figure 1-3A. The PDSG4 Motherboard Layout

(not drawn to scale)

J4

KB/MS

COM1

J2

COM2

J1

USB

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

Audio

REV 1.011

JPWAKE

Printer

PNG

J6

J7

J5

LAN CTRL

FP Aud

AC'97

Aux1

CD1

JPUSB1

Fan5

Clock

Slot 7 PCI-E x1

J9

J10

Slot 5 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

J8

Slot 4 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 3 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Pentium Dural Core

CPU

LGA 775

Slot 6 PCI-E x16

JP2

JP1

955X

Glenwood

(North Bridge)

Battery

PCIE-MR1

PXH

Fan1

JPW2

8-pin PWR

JWOR

JBT1

FPUSB7/8

JPUSB2

DIMM#1A (Blue)

ICH7R

(South Bridge)

J12

SATA0
SATA1

Fan2

SI/O

DIMM#2B (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

JWD

JPF

D10

JF1

LE3

SATA2

SATA3

FP CTRL

ATX PWR

24-Pin

JPW1

FDD

J17

IDE

J18

®

BIOS

UPER PDSG4

LE2

S

LE1

Slot 2 PCI-X 100 MHz

Slot 1 PCI-X100 MH z ZCR

JPL1

Buzzer

SPKR

J11

(The Green Slot)

WOL

JPA1

SCSI

JLED

JPA2

JL1

Fan4

SCSI Channel

Fan3

Important Notes to the User

• All images and layouts shown in this manual are based upon PCB Rev. 1.0 which
is the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of this manual.
The motherboard you've received may or may not look exactly the same as the
graphics shown in this manual.

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

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

• The PDSGE supports PCI-X 133MHz and the PDSG4 supports PCI-100MHz.

• For the system to function properly, please install the ZCR Card in the Green
PCI slot.

• SCSI and PCI-X ZCR (Green Slot) are for the PDSG4 only

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PDSG4 Quick Reference

Jumpers Description Default Setting

FP Aud Front Panel Audio Enable (*See Chapter 2)

JPA1 SCSI Channel Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPA2 SCSI Channel Term. Enable Open (Enabled)

JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 2-7

JP1/JP2 SMB to PCI Slots Open/Open (Disabled)

JPF Power Force-on Open (Disabled)

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

JPUSB1 BP USB Wake Up (USB 1-6) Pins 2-3 (Disabled)

JPUSB2 FP USB Wake Up (USB7/8) Pins 2-3 (Disabled)

JPWAKE KB/Mouse Wake-Up Pins 2-3 (Disabled)

JWD Watch Dog Enable Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Connectors Description

ATX (JPW1) ATX 24-Pin Power Connector

AUX. PWR (JPW2) 12V 8-pin Power Connector (Required)

Audio (J5) Audio Port (Line-In, Line-Out, Microphone)

AUX (AUX1) Auxiliary (Audio) Input Header

CD In (CD1) Audio CD Input Header

COM1(J2), COM2(J1) COM Port 1 & Port 2 Connectors

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

Fans 1-5 Fan1: CPU Fan, Fan2/3/4/5: Chassis Fan Headers

FP Audio (J8) Front Panel Audio Header (*See Chapter 2)

FP Control (JF1) Front Panel Control Header

Floppy Connector(J17) Floppy Disk Connector

IDE(J18) IDE Connector

Speaker (J11) 4-pin Speaker Header (Open: External Speaker, Pins

3-4 Closed: Internal buzzer enable)

JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

JLED Power LED

KB/Mouse (J4) PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

LAN Port Ethernet RJ45 (Gigabit LAN) Connector

Parallel (PNG) Printer Port

SATA #0-3 4 SATA Headers

USB1/2(J7), USB3-6(J6) Back Panel Universal Serial Ports 1-6

USB7/8(J12) Front Panel USB headers 7/8

WOL(WOL) Wake On LAN header
WOR(JWOR) Wake On Ring header

LED Indicators Description

LE 1/LE2 System Debug Indicators (See Appendix A for details)

LE3 +5V Standby PWR LED Indicator (On: AC PWR On)

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Figure 1-3B. The PDSGE Motherboard Layout

(not drawn to scale)

J4

JPWAKE

KB/MS

COM1

J2

Printer

COM2

PNG

J1

USB

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

J6

J7

Audio

J5

LAN CTRL

J8

FP Aud

Aux1

LE2
LE1

AC'97

CD1

BIOS

REV 1.0

®

UPER PDSGE

S

JPUSB1

Fan5

Clock

J9

Slot 7 PCI-E x1

J10

Slot 5 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 4 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 3 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 2PCI-X133 MHz

Slot 1 PCI-X133 MH z

JPL1

Slot 6 PCI-E x16

JP2
JP1

Pentium Dural Core

CPU

LGA 775

955X

Glenwood

(North Bridge)

PCIE-MR1

J11

SPKR

PXH

Fan1

JPW2

8-pin PWR

JWOR

JBT1

FPUSB7/8

JPUSB2

Battery

Buzzer

WOL

DIMM#1A (Blue)

ICH7R

(South Bridge)

J12

SATA0

SATA1

JL1

JLED

Fan2

SI/O

DIMM#2B (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

JWD

JPF

D10

LE3

SATA2

SATA3

Fan4

Fan3

24-Pin ATX PWR

JPW1

FDD

J17

FP CTRL

JF1

IDE

J18

Important Notes to the User

• All images and layouts shown in this manual are based upon PCB Rev. 1.0 which
is the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of this manual.
The motherboard you've received may or may not look exactly the same as the
graphics shown in this manual.

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

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

• The PDSGE supports PCI-X 133MHz and the PDSG4 supports PCI-100MHz.

• For the system to function properly, please install the ZCR Card in the Green
PCI slot.

• SCSI and PCI-X 100MHz ZCR (Green Slot) are for the PDSG4 only.

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PDSGE Quick Reference

Jumpers Description Default Setting

FP Aud Front Panel Audio Enable (*See Chapter 2)

JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 2-7

JP1/JP2 SMB to PCI Slots Open/Open (Disabled)

JPF Power Force-on Open (Disabled)

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

JPUSB1 BP USB Wake Up (USB 1-6) Pins 2-3 (Disabled)

JPUSB2 FP USB Wake Up (USB7/8) Pins 2-3 (Disabled)

JPWAKE KB/Mouse Wake-Up Pins 2-3 (Disabled)

JWD Watch Dog Enable Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Connectors Description

ATX (JPW1) ATX 24-Pin Power Connector

AUX. PWR (JPW2) 12V 8-pin Power Connector (Required)

Audio (J5) Audio Port (Line-In, Line-Out, Microphone)

AUX (AUX1) Auxiliary (Audio) Input Header

CD In (CD1) Audio CD Input Header

COM1(J2), COM2(J1) COM Port 1 & Port 2 Connectors

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

Fans 1-5 Fan1: CPU Fan, Fan2/3/4/5: Chassis Fan Headers

FP Audio (J8) Front Panel Audio Header (*See Chapter 2)

FP Control (JF1) Front Panel Control Header

Floppy Connector(J17) Floppy Disk Connector

IDE(J18) IDE Connector

Speaker (J11) 4-pin Speaker Header (Open: External Speaker, Pins

3-4 Closed: Internal buzzer enable)

JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

JLED Power LED

KB/Mouse (J4) PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

LAN Port Ethernet RJ45 (Gigabit LAN) Connector

PWR-Force On (JPF) Power Force-on Connector

Parallel (PNG) Printer Port

SATA #0-3 4 SATA Headers

USB1/2(J7), USB3-6(J6) Back Panel Universal Serial Ports 1-6

USB7/8(J12) Front Panel USB headers 7/8

WOL(WOL) Wake On LAN header
WOR(JWOR) Wake On Ring header

LED Indicators Description

LE 1/LE2 System Debug Indicators (See Appendix A for details)

LE3 +5V Standby PWR LED Indicator (On: AC PWR On)

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Motherboard Features

CPU  Latest CPU technology!

• Single Intel Pentium D (Dual-Core)/Pentium 4 Extreme Edition/Pentium 4/Pen-

tium Extreme Edition/Celeron D LGA (Land Grid Array) 775 Processors at system

bus speeds of 1066 MHz/800 MHz/533 MHz.

• Hyper-Threading (HT), EM64T, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep (EIST) supported

Using the EM64T Feature

• Use a CPU that supports the EM64T Technology

• Install a 64-bit OS (Windows XP Professional x64 Ed, Server 2003x64 Ed.)

• Install the 64-bit drivers for all MB components, devices and add-on cards

Using the Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology

• Use a CPU that supports Hyper-Threading Technology

• Install an OS that supports HT, including Windows XP/2003 Server and Linux

2.4x. (Under Linux, use the HT compiler to compile the code. For other oper-

ating systems, be sure to disable the HT feature in the BIOS.)

• Enable the HT feature in the BIOS (under "Advanced" Setting) before install-

ing a supported OS. (*Note: visit www.Intel.com for CPU support and driver

updates.)

• OS Licensing Support

• Intel Dual-Core CPU supports: Windows 2000 Professional, Windows

Advanced Server, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, Windows

Server 2003 (Standard, Enterprise)

• Intel Dual-Core CPU and Hyper-Threading Technology supports: Windows

2000 Advanced Server, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, Windows

Server 2003 (Standard, Enterprise)

Memory  Latest memory technology!

• Four DIMM slots support Dual/Single Channel DDR2 667/533/400 MHz up to

8 GB of Unbuffered ECC two-way interleaved DDR2 SDRAM.

• Supporting Intel Memory Pipeline Technology

Chipset  Latest Intel chipset technology!

• Intel Glenwood 955X

• Intel ICH7R

Expansion Slots

• One (1) PCI-Express x16 (Slot 6)

• One (1) PCI-Express x1 (Slot 7)

• One (1) PCI-X 133 MHz (PDSGE) (Slot 1)

100 MHz (PDSG4) ZCR (*Green Slot) (Slot 1) (PDSG4)

• One (1) PCI-X 133 MHz (PDSGE)/100 MHz (PDSG4) (Slot 2)

• Three (3) 32-bit PCI 33MHz (5V) (Slots 3-5)

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BIOS

• 8 Mb Firmware Hub AwardBIOS® Flash BIOS

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

PC Health Monitoring

• Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core, Chipset Voltage, Memory Voltage,

+3.3V, +3.3V standby, +5V, +5V standby, +12V, −12V and VBAT

• Fan status monitor with fi rmware speed control

• SuperDoctor III, NMI• Environmental temperature monitoring via BIOS/SD III

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

• System overheat/Fan Fail LED and control

• System resource alert via Supero Doctor III

ACPI Features

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• BIOS support for USB keyboard

• Main switch override mechanism

• Internal/external modem ring-on

Onboard I/O

• 1 ATA/100 EIDE Channel

• Adaptec 7901 Single channel Ultra 320 SCSI (*PDSG4 only)

• Adaptec SCSI RAID 20105/Supermicro AOC-LPZCR supported (PDSG4 Only)

• Intel ICH7R Controller supports up to 4 Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s Hard Disks

• Intel Matrix Storage Manager supports RAID 0, 1, 10 and 5

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

• 2 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial ports

• 1 ECP/EPP parallel port

• Single Intel 82573V PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller

• PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports

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

• AC'97 audio high quality 6-channel sound

Other

• Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

• Wake-on-Ring (WOR)

• Multiple CPU clock frequency ratio selections (set in the BIOS), User-defi ned

Overclocking in BIOS

• Suspend-to-RAM

• Onboard +5vsb warning LED Indicator ("LE3")

CD Utilities

• BIOS fl ash upgrade utility

• Drivers and software for Intel 955X chipset utilities

Dimensions

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

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S

S

VRM 10.1

DIMM_CHA
DIMM_CHB

1 PCIE_x16

GRAPHIC

PRI_IDE

4 x SATA

PORTS

USB

PORT_0~7

LGA775_PROCESSOR

VRM V10.1

FSB: 1066/800/533MHz

DDR2_667/533

PCIE_x16

UDMA/100

S-ATA/300

W83627HF 5.1-CH
LPC I/O

CTRL

ADDR

GLENWOOD

MCH

DMI

ICH-7R

LPC

DATA

AC97

AUDIO

PCIEx4

PCIEx1

PCI_32_BUS

LPCUSB 2.0/1.1

CK410 CLK

SCSI-7901

PCI-X BU

2x PCIX_64

PCI-X BU

PXH-V

1_PCIE_x1

SLOTS

Gb_LAN

3_PCI_x32

SLOTS

FWH

KB. FDD. SER.1

MS.

SER.2

PRN.

Figure 1-3. 955X Glenwood Chipset:

System Block Diagram

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

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

actual specifi cations of each motherboard.

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1-2 Chipset Overview

Intel’s Glenwood (955X) chipset, designed for use with the Pentium 4 Dual Core

LGA 775 CPU, is comprised of two primary components: the Memory Controller

Hub (MCH) and the I/O Controller Hub (ICH7R). In addition, Intel's PCI-X (PXH-V)

is used for added functionality. The PDSG4/PDSGE provides the performance and

feature-set required for the high-end desktop and the UP workstation market.

Memory Controller Hub (MCH)

The function of the MCH is to manage the data fl ow between four interfaces: the

CPU interface, DDR2 System Memory Interface, PCI Express Interface, and the

Direct Media Interface (DMI). The MCH is optimized for the Pentium 4/Pentium D

processor in the 90nm process in the LGA775 Land Grid Array Package. It sup-

ports one or two channels of unbuffered ECC DDR2 SDRAM and a PCI-Express

x16 external graphics port.

The I/O Controller (ICH7R) provides the data buffering and interface arbitration re-

quired for the system to operate effi ciently. It also provides the bandwidth needed

for the system to maintain its peak performance. The Direct Media Interface (DMI)

is the interconnect between the MCH and the ICH7R. The ICH7R supports up four

Serial ATA ports, eight USB 2.0 ports and two IDE devices. In addition, the ICH7R

offers the Intel Matrix Storage Technology which provides various RAID options for

data protection and rapid data access. It also supports an integrated High Defi nition

Audio controller for extreme multi-media applications and offers the most advanced

client management through the use of Intel Active Management technology in con-

junction with Intel's next generation Gigabit Ethernet controller.

Intel ICH7R System Features

The I/O Controller Hub provides the I/O subsystem with access to the rest of the

system. Functions and capabilities include:

*PCI Express Base Specifi cation, Rev. 1.0a-compliant

*PCI 2.3 with support for 33 MHz PCI operations

*ACPI Power Management Logic Support

*Integrated Serial ATA host controller with independent DMA operation on four ports,

(with support of SATA I and SATA II HDD)

*Integrated IDE controller supports Ultra ATA 100/66/33

*USB host interface with support for eight USB ports

*Enhanced DMA Controller, interrupt controller, and timer functions

*System Management Bus (SMBus) 2.0 with additional support for I

*Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface

*Firmware Hub (FWH) Interface

*Audio Codec '97 Rev. 2.3 which provides a link for Audio (up to 6 channels)

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1-3 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the PDSG4/PDSGE.

The motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC

health monitoring.

Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Core, Chipset Voltage,
Memory Voltage, +3.3V Standby, +5V, +12V,−12V, +5V standby
and VBAT

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

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

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

monitor.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Speed Control

The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans. The onboard

fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS.

CPU Overheat LED and Control

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

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

temperature reaches the threshold, the CPU thermal trip feature will be activated

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

will be decreased.

1-4 Power Confi guration Settings

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

power settings.

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

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

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

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

BIOS Support for USB Keyboard

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

keyboard during system boot-up.

Main Switch Override Mechanism

When an ATX power supply is used, the power button can function as a system

suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state. The monitor will be

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suspended and the hard drive will spin down. Pressing the power button again

will cause the whole system to wake-up. During the SoftOff state, the ATX power

supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive. In case

the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power, just press and hold

the power button for 4 seconds. This option can be set in the Power section of

the BIOS Setup routine.

Wake Ring-On (WOR)

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

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

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

Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

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

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

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

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

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

WOL capability. Wake-On-LAN must be enabled in BIOS. Note that Wake-On-LAN

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

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

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

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

ommended.

The PDSG4/PDSGE accommodates ATX power supplies. It is strongly recom-

mended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply

Specifi cation 2.02 or above. You should use one that will supply at least 350W of

power. Also your power supply must supply 1.5A for the Ethernet ports. It must also

be SSI compliant (info at http://www.ssiforum.org/). Additionally, in areas where

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

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

protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges.

PDSG4/PDSGE accommodates 12V ATX power supplies. Although

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1-6 Super I/O

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

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

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

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

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

required for interfacing with fl oppy disk drives. The Super I/O supports two 360

K, 720 K, 1.2 M, 1.44 M or 2.88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb/s,

500 Kb/s or 1 Mb/s.

It also provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication ports

(UARTs). Each UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable

baud rate generator, complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt

system. Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps

as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1 Mb/s, which

support higher speed modems.

The Super I/O provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced Confi guration

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

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

to reduce power consumption.

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Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

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

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

measures are generally suffi cient to protect your equipment from ESD.

Precautions

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

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

bag.

• Handle the board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral

chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

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

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

use.

• For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent

conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and

the motherboard.

• Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery. Do not install the onboard

upside down battery to avoid 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.

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2-2 Processor and Heatsink Fan Installation

When handling the processor package, avoid placing

direct pressure on the label area of the fan.

(*Notes: 1. Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding,

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

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

2. Intel's boxed Pentium 4 CPU package contains the CPU fan and heatsink as-

sembly. If you buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use only Intel-certifi ed

multi-directional heatsink and fan.

3. The Intel Pentium 4 LGA 775 heatsink and fan comes with a push-pin design

and no tool is needed for installation.

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

heatsink and fan.)

5. When purchasing an LGA 775 CPU or when receiving a motherboard with an LGA

775 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.

Installation of the LGA775 Processor

!

Socket

Lever

Load

Plate

1. Press the socket lever to release

the load plate, which covers the CPU

socket, from its locking position.

2. Gently lift the socket lever to open

the load plate.

Load Plate

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3. Locate Pin 1 on the CPU socket. (*Note:

Pin 1 is the corner marked with a triangle).

Please note that the North Key and the

South Key are located vertically in the

CPU housing.

4. Position the motherboard in such a way

that Pin 1 of the CPU socket is located at

the left bottom of the CPU housing.

5. Use your thumb and your index fi nger to

hold the CPU at the North Center Edge and

the South Center Edge of the CPU.

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

socket. Once aligned, carefully lower the

CPU straight down to the socket. (**Do not

drop the CPU on the socket. Do not move

the CPU horizontally or vertically. Do not

rub the CPU against the surface or against

any pins of the socket to avoid damage to

the CPU or the socket.)

North Key

Pin 1

South Key

North Center Edge

South Center Edge

7. With the CPU inside the socket, inspect

the four corners of the CPU to make sure

that the CPU is properly installed.

8. Use your thumb to gently push the lever

down and lock it in the hook.

9. If the CPU is properly installed into the

socket, the plastic cap will be automatically

released from the load plate when the lever

is pushed into the hook. Remove the plastic

cap from the motherboard.

(*Warning: Please keep the plastic

cap. The motherboard and the CPU

must be shipped with the plastic cap prop-

erly installed to protect the CPU pins. Ship-

ment without the CPU plastic cap properly

installed will void the warranty.)

Plastic cap is released

from the load plate if

the CPU is properly

installed.

Socket

Lever

CPU in the CPU socket

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Installation of the Heatsink

1. Locate the CPU Fan on the mother-

board. (Refer to the layout on the right

for the CPU Fan location.)

2. Position the heatsink in such a way

that the heatsink fan wires are closest

to the CPU fan and are not interfered

with other components.

3. Inspect the CPU Fan wires to make

sure that the wires are routed through

the bottom of the heatsink.

4. Remove the thin layer of the protec-

tive fi lm from the copper core of the

heatsink.

J4

JPWAKE

KB/MS

COM1

J2

Printer

COM2

PNG

J1

USB

J6

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

J7

Audio

J5

LAN CTRL

AC'97

REV 1.011

Aux1

®

BIOS

UPER PDSG4

LE2

S

LE1

JPUSB1

Fan5

Clock

Slot 7 PCI-E x1

J9

Slot 6 PCI-E x16

J10

Slot 5 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

J8

FP Aud

Slot 4 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 3 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

CD1

Slot 2 PCI-X 100 MHz

Slot 1 PCI-X100 MH z ZCR

JPL1

Buzzer

CPU Fan

Pentium Dural Core

CPU

LGA 775

JP2
JP1

SPKR

J11

955X

Glenwood

(North Bridge)

Battery

PCIE-MR1

PXH

(The Green Slot)

8-pin PWR

JWOR

WOL

Thermal Grease

Fan1

JPW2

JBT1

FPUSB7/8

JPUSB2

JPA1

DIMM#1A (Blue)

(South Bridge)

J12

SATA0

SATA1

SCSI

JLED

DIMM#1B (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

JWD

JPF

ICH7R

LE3

SATA2

SATA3

JPA2

JL1

Fan2

SI/O

24-Pin ATX PWR

DIMM#2B (Black)

JPW1

FDD

J17

D10

JF1

IDE

J18

FP CTRL

SCSI Channel

Fan4

Fan3

(*Warning: CPU overheat may occur if

the protective fi lm is not removed from

the heatsink.)

5. Apply the proper amount of thermal

grease on the CPU. (*Note: if your

heatsink came with a thermal pad,

please ignore this step.)

6. If necessary, rearrange the wires

to make sure that the wires are not

pinched between the heatsink and the

CPU. Also make sure to keep clear-

ance between the fan wires and the

fi ns of the heatsink.

7. Align the four heatsink fasteners

with the mounting holes on the mother-

board. Gently push the pairs of diago-

nal fasteners (#1 & #2, and #3 & #4)

into the mounting holes until you hear a

click. (*Note: Make sure to orient each

fastener in a way that the narrow end of

the groove is pointing outward.)

CPU

Fan Wires

Heatsink Fins

Heatsink

Fastener

#1

#4

#3

#2

Narrow end of the groove

points outward

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8. Repeat Step 6 to insert all four heatsink

fasteners into the mounting holes.

9. Once all four fasteners are securely

inserted into the mounting holes and the

heatsink is properly installed on the moth-

erboard, connect the heatsink fan wires to

the CPU Fan connector.

Heatsink Removal

1. Unplug the power cord from the power

supply.

2. Disconnect the heatsink fan wires from the

CPU fan header.

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

fastener cap and turn it counterclockwise

to make a 1/4 (90

fastener upward to loosen it.

0

) turn, and then pull the

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4. Repeat Step 3 to loosen all fasteners from

the mounting holes.

5. With all fasteners loosened, remove the

heatsink from the CPU.

2-3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis

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

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

the chassis match. Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting

fasteners, metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the mother-

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

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

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

all necessary precautionary measures to prevent damage done to these compo-

nents when installing the motherboard into the chassis.)

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2-4 Installing DDR 2 Memory

Memory Module Installation (See Figure 2-2)

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing

memory modules to prevent any possible damage.

1. Insert each DDR 2 memory module vertically into its slot. Pay attention to the

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

rectly. (See support information below.)

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

Support

The PDSG4/PDSGE supports Dual channel, ECC unbuffered DDR 2

667/533/400 SDRAM. Both interleaved and non-interleaved memory are

supported, so you may populate any number of DIMM slots. (Populating

DIMM#1A,DIMM#1B, and/or DIMM#2A, DIMM#2B with memory modules

of the same size and of the same type will result in dual channel, two-way

interleaved memory which is faster than the single channel, non-interleaved

memory. When ECC memory is used, it may take 25-40 seconds for the VGA

to display.)

*Note 1. Due to chipset limitation, 8GB Memory can only be supported by the fol-

lowing operating systems:

32-Bit: Windows 2000 Advanced Server & Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition;

64-Bit: Windows Server 2003 Standard/Enterprise/XP x64 Edition

*Note 2. You may install a maximum of 2GB DIMMs on each slot; however, only

DDR 2 533 2GB density modules are available for this confi guration.

*Note 3. Some old-version of DDR 2-667 may not match Intel's On-Die-Tempeature

requirement and will be automatically down-graded to run @ 533 MHz, If this occurs,

contact your memory vendor to check the ODT value.)

*Note 4. Due to memory allocation to system devices, memory remaining available

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

memory availability is disproportional.

Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability (Total Physical Memory: 4 GB)

System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining (-Available)

Firmware Hub fl ash memory (Syste 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-

VGA Memory 16 MB 2.85GB

TSEG 1 MB 2.84GB

Memory available for the OS & applications 2.84GB

512 MB 3.01GB

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

To Install:

Insert module

DDR2

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

To Remove:

Use your thumbs
to gently push

Top View Of DDRII Slot

each release
tab outwards to
release the DIMM
from the slot.

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

The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC99 specifi cation to make

setting up your system easier. See Figure 2-3 below for the colors and locations

of the various IO ports.

Mouse

Keyboard

Parallel Port (Burgundy)

COM1 Port

COM2 Port

USB Ports

LAN Port

USB Port

Blue-Line In

Green-Line Out
Pink-Mic

Figure 2-3. Backplane I/O Port Locations and Defi nitions

Front Control Panel

JF1 contains header pins for various buttons

and indicators that are normally located on

a control panel at the front of the chassis.

These connectors are designed specifi cally

for use with Supermicro server chassis. See

Figure 2-4 for the descriptions of the various

control panel buttons and LED indicators.

Refer to the following section for descriptions

and pin defi nitions.

Ground

X

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

x

OH/Fan Fail LED

x

Ground

Ground

1920

NMI

X

LED_Anode

LED_Anode

LED_Anode

x

LED_Anode

x

Reset

Reset Button

Power Button

Pwr

1

2

Figure 2-4. JF1 Header Pins

(*See Notes:)

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2-6 Connecting Cables

(

*Note: the graphics shown in the chapter is based on the PDSG4. For the

PDSGE Model, please refer to Page 1-6.)

ATX Power Connector

The main power supply connector

(JPW1) on the PDSG4/PDSGE meets

the SSI (Superset ATX) specifi cation.

You can only use a 24-pin power sup-

ply cable on the motherboard. Make

sure that the orientation of the con-

nector is correct.

Processor Power Connector

In addition to the Primary ATX power

connector (above), the 12V 8-pin Pro-

cessor connector at JPW2 must also

be connected to your power supply

for CPU power consumption to avoid

causing instability to the system.

J4

JPWAKE

KB/MS

Clock

Slot 7 PCI-E x1

J9

Slot 6 PCI-E x16

J10

JP2

JP1

Buzzer

Pentium Dural Core

CPU

LGA 775

COM1

J2

Printer

COM2

PNG

J1

USB

J6

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

J7

Audio

J5

LAN CTRL

FP Aud

AC'97

REV 1.011

Aux1

CD1

®

BIOS

UPER PDSG4

LE2

S

LE1

JPUSB1

Fan5

Slot 5 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

J8

Slot 4 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 3 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 2 PCI-X 100 MHz

Slot 1 PCI-X100 MH z ZCR

JPL1

955X

Glenwood

(North Bridge)

Battery

(The Green Slot)

SPKR

J11

8-Pin 12V PWR

JPW2

8-pin PWR

JWOR

PCIE-MR1

PXH

FPUSB7/8

JPUSB2

JPA1

WOL

Fan1

JBT1

J12

SCSI

JLED

DIMM#1A (Blue)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

JWD

JPF

ICH7R

(South Bridge)

LE3

SATA2

SATA0

SATA1

SATA3

JPA2

JL1

Fan2

SI/O

24-Pin ATX PWR

DIMM#2B (Black)

JPW1

FDD

J17

D10

JF1

IDE

J18

FP CTRL

SCSI Channel

Fan4

Fan3

24-Pin ATX PWR

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NMI Button

The non-maskable interrupt button

header is located on pins 19 and 20

of JF1. Refer to the table on the right

for pin defi nitions.

Power LED

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The Power LED connection is located

on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the

table on the right for pin defi nitions.

J4

JPWAKE

KB/MS

COM1

J2

Printer

COM2

PNG

J1

USB

J6

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

J7

Audio

J5

LAN CTRL

FP Aud

AC'97

REV 1.011

Aux1

CD1

®

BIOS

UPER PDSG4

LE2

S

LE1

JPUSB1

Fan5

Clock

Slot 7 PCI-E x1

J9

Slot 6 PCI-E x16

J10

Slot 5 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

J8

Slot 2 PCI-X 100 MHz

Slot 1 PCI-X100 MH z ZCR

JP2
JP1

Slot 4 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 3 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

JPL1

Buzzer

Pentium Dural Core

CPU

LGA 775

955X

Glenwood

(North Bridge)

Battery

PCIE-MR1

(The Green Slot)

SPKR

J11

PXH

8-pin PWR

JWOR

WOL

Fan1

JPW2

JBT1

FPUSB7/8

JPUSB2

JPA1

DIMM#1A (Blue)

(South Bridge)

J12

SATA0
SATA1

SCSI

JLED

Fan2

DIMM#2B (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

JWD

JPF

ICH7R

LE3

SATA2

SATA3

JPA2

Fan4

JL1

D10

JF1

SI/O

J17

J18

FP CTRL

Fan3

24-Pin ATX PWR

JPW1

FDD

IDE

SCSI Channel

PWR LED

Ground

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

X

x

x

Ground

Ground

NMI

1920

NMI

X

LED_Anode

LED_Anode

LED_Anode

x

LED_Anode

x

Reset

Reset Button

Power Button

Pwr

1

2

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HDD LED

The HDD LED connection is located

on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach the

hard drive LED cable here to display

disk activity (for any hard drives on

the system, including SCSI, Serial ATA

and IDE). See the table on the right

for pin defi nitions.

NIC1 LED Indicators

The NIC (Network Interface Control-

ler) LED connections for the GLAN

port1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of

JF1. Attach the NIC LED cables to

display network activity. Refer to the

tables on the right for pin defi nitions.

J4

JPWAKE

KB/MS

COM1

J2

Printer

COM2

PNG

J1

USB

J6

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

J7

Audio

J5

LAN CTRL

FP Aud

AC'97

REV 1.011

Aux1

CD1

®

BIOS

UPER PDSG4

LE2

S

LE1

JPUSB1

Fan5

Clock

Slot 7 PCI-E x1

J9

Slot 6 PCI-E x16

J10

Slot 5 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

J8

Slot 1 PCI-X100 MH z ZCR

JP2

JP1

Slot 4 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 3 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 2 PCI-X 100 MHz

JPL1

Buzzer

Pentium Dural Core

CPU

LGA 775

955X

Glenwood

(North Bridge)

Battery

PCIE-MR1

(The Green Slot)

SPKR

J11

PXH

8-pin PWR

JWOR

WOL

Fan1

JPW2

JBT1

FPUSB7/8

JPUSB2

JPA1

J12

DIMM#1A (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

JWD

JPF

ICH7R

(South Bridge)

SATA2

SATA0

SATA1

SATA3

SCSI

JLED

Fan2

SI/O

DIMM#2B (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

J17

D10

JF1

LE3

J18

FP CTRL

JPA2

Fan4

Fan3

JL1

24-Pin ATX PWR

HDD LED

JPW1

FDD

IDE

OH/Fan Fail LED

SCSI Channel

NIC1 LED

Ground

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

Ground

Ground

1920

NMI

X

x

x

2

1

X

LED_Anode

LED_Anode

LED_Anode

x

LED_Anode

x

Reset

Pwr

Reset Button

Power Button

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Overheat/FanFail LED

Connect an LED to the OH/Fan Fail

connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to

provide advanced warnings of chas-

sis overheating or system fan failure.

Refer to the table on the right for pin

defi nitions.

Reset Button

The Reset Button connection is lo-

cated 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 defi nitions.

Chapter 2: Installation

OH/Fan Fail LED

(JF1)

State

Stay On

Number

Off

Blink

Reset Pin

Definitions

(JF1)

Pin

3
4

Message

Normal

Overheat

Fan Fail

Definition

Reset

Ground

J4

JPWAKE

KB/MS

COM1

J2

Printer

COM2

PNG

J1

USB

J6

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

J7

Audio

J5

LAN CTRL

FP Aud

AC'97

REV 1.011

Aux1

CD1

®

BIOS

UPER PDSG4

LE2

S

LE1

Pentium Dural Core

CPU

LGA 775

JPUSB1

Fan5

Clock

Slot 7 PCI-E x1

J9

Slot 6 PCI-E x16

J10

Slot 5 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

J8

Slot 2 PCI-X 100 MHz

Slot 1 PCI-X100 MH z ZCR

JP2
JP1

Slot 4 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 3 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

JPL1

Buzzer

955X

Glenwood

(North Bridge)

Battery

(The Green Slot)

SPKR

J11

PCIE-MR1

PXH

8-pin PWR

JWOR

WOL

Fan1

JPW2

JBT1

FPUSB7/8

JPUSB2

JPA1

DIMM#1A (Blue)

(South Bridge)

J12

SATA0
SATA1

SCSI

JLED

Fan2

DIMM#2B (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

JWD

JPF

ICH7R

LE3

SATA2

SATA3

JPA2

Fan4

JL1

D10

JF1

SI/O

J17

J18

FP CTRL

Fan3

24-Pin ATX PWR

FDD

IDE

SCSI Channel

JPW1

OH/Fan Fail LED

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

Ground

Ground

Ground

1920

Reset

NMI

X

x

x

2

1

X

LED_Anode

LED_Anode

LED_Anode

x

LED_Anode

x

Reset

Pwr

Reset Button

Power Button

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PDSG4/PDSGE User's Manual

Power Button

The Power Button connection is

located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Mo-

mentarily contacting both pins will

power on/off the system. This button

can also be confi gured to function

as a suspend button (with a setting

in BIOS - see Chapter 4). To turn

off the power when set to suspend

mode, press the button for at least 4

seconds. Refer to the table on the

right for pin defi nitions.

Chassis Intrusion

A Chassis Intrusion header is located

at JL1. Attach an appropriate cable to

inform you of a chassis intrusion.

J4

JPWAKE

KB/MS

J2

COM2

J1

USB

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

Audio

REV 1.011

®

UPER PDSG4

S

COM1

Printer

PNG

J6

J7

J5

LAN CTRL

Aux1

BIOS

LE2
LE1

JPUSB1

Fan5

Clock

Slot 7 PCI-E x1

J9

Slot 6 PCI-E x16

J10

Slot 5 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

J8

FP Aud

Slot 4 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

AC'97

Slot 3 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

CD1

Slot 2 PCI-X 100 MHz

Slot 1 PCI-X100 MH z ZCR

JPL1

Buzzer

Pentium Dural Core

CPU

LGA 775

JP2

JP1

SPKR

J11

955X

Glenwood

(North Bridge)

Battery

PCIE-MR1

(The Green Slot)

PXH

8-pin PWR

JWOR

WOL

Fan1

JPW2

JBT1

FPUSB7/8

JPUSB2

JPA1

DIMM#1A (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

JWD

JPF

ICH7R

(South Bridge)

J12

SATA2

SATA0

SATA1

SATA3

SCSI

JLED

Chassis

Intrusion

Fan2

SI/O

DIMM#2B (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

J17

D10

JF1

LE3

J18

FP CTRL

JPA2

Fan4

Fan3

JL1

Pin Definitions (JL1)

Number

24-Pin ATX PWR

JPW1

FDD

Power LED

IDE

OH/Fan Fail LED

SCSI Channel

Chassis Intrusion

Pin

1
2

Ground

Definition

Intrusion Input

Ground

X

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

x

x

Ground

Ground

2

PWR Button

1920

NMI

X

LED_Anode

LED_Anode

LED_Anode

x

LED_Anode

x

Reset

Pwr

1

Reset Button

Power Button

2-12

Serial Ports

Two serial ports are included on the

motherboard. COM1/COM2 (J1, J2) is

a port located beside the mouse/key-

board ports See the table on the right

for pin defi nitions.

*NC indicates no connection.

CD Header/Auxiliary Audio
Header

A 4-pin CD header (CD1) and an

Auxiliary header (Aux1.) are located

on the motherboard. These headers

allow you to use the onboard sound

for audio CD playback. Connect the

audio cable from your CD drive to the

header that fi ts your cable's connec-

tor. Only one CD header can be used

at any one time. See the tables at

right for pin defi nitions.

Chapter 2: Installation

Serial Port Pin Definitions

(COM1, COM2)

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

Note: Pin 10 is included on the header but not

on the port.

Audio CD Header Pin Definitions

Pin

#

1
2
3
4

Auxiliary Header Pin Definitions

Pin

#

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

(CD In)

Definition

Left Stereo Signal

Ground
Ground

Right Stereo Signal

(Aux.)

Definition

1

Right Stereo Signal
2
3
4

Left Stereo Signal

Ground

Ground

COM1

COM2

Audio

Aux.

CD In

J4

JPWAKE

KB/MS

COM1

J2

Printer

COM2

PNG

J1

USB

J6

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

J7

Audio

J5

LAN CTRL

AC'97

REV 1.011

Aux1

®

BIOS

UPER PDSG4

LE2

S

LE1

JPUSB1

Fan5

Clock

Slot 7 PCI-E x1

J9

Slot 6 PCI-E x16

J10

Slot 5 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

J8

FP Aud

CD1

Slot 1 PCI-X100 MH z ZCR

JP2

JP1

Slot 4 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 3 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 2 PCI-X 100 MHz

JPL1

Buzzer

Pentium Dural Core

CPU

LGA 775

955X

Glenwood

(North Bridge)

Battery

PCIE-MR1

(The Green Slot)

SPKR

J11

PXH

8-pin PWR

JWOR

WOL

Fan1

JPW2

JBT1

FPUSB7/8

JPUSB2

JPA1

DIMM#1A (Blue)

(South Bridge)

J12

SATA0
SATA1

SCSI

JLED

Fan2

DIMM#2B (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

JWD

JPF

ICH7R

LE3

SATA2
SATA3

JPA2

Fan4

JL1

D10

JF1

SI/O

J17

J18

FP CTRL

Fan3

24-Pin ATX PWR

JPW1

FDD

IDE

SCSI Channel

2-13

PDSG4/PDSGE User's Manual

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

There are six Universal Serial Bus

ports located at (J7, J6) on the I/O

back panel and additional two USB

ports located at (J12) on the moth-

erboard. These ports, labeled USB7

to USB8, can be used to provide

front side chassis access (cables not

included). See the tables on the right

for pin defi nitions.

USB 3-6
USB 0/1

J4

JPWAKE

KB/MS

COM1

J2

COM2

J1

Printer

PNG

Pentium Dural Core

CPU

LGA 775

Pin

Number

1
3
5
7

USB Pin Definition

Pin# Definition

1 +5V

2 P0-

3 P0+

4 Ground

Definition

+5V
PO-

PO+

Ground

Fan1

JPW2

8-pin PWR

J6,J7

J44 & J11

J12

J43

Number

Pin

10

2
4
6
8

Definition

+5V
PO-

PO+

Ground

Ground

Fan2

SI/O

USB

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

Audio

REV 1.011

®

UPER PDSG4

S

J6

J7

J5

LAN CTRL

FP Aud

AC'97

Aux1

CD1

BIOS

LE2

LE1

JPUSB1

Fan5

Clock

Slot 7 PCI-E x1

J9

Slot 6 PCI-E x16

J10

Slot 5 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

J8

Slot 4 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 3 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 2 PCI-X 100 MHz

Slot 1 PCI-X100 MH z ZCR

JPL1

Buzzer

JP2

JP1

955X

Glenwood

(North Bridge)

Battery

PCIE-MR1

(The Green Slot)

SPKR

J11

PXH

JWOR

FPUSB7/8

JPUSB2

JPA1

WOL

FP USB7/8

JBT1

J12

DIMM#1A (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

JWD

JPF

ICH7R

(South Bridge)

SATA2

SATA0

SATA1

SATA3

SCSI

JLED

D10

JF1

FP CTRL

Fan3

24-Pin ATX PWR

FDD

J17

IDE

J18

SCSI Channel

DIMM#2B (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

LE3

JPA2

Fan4

JL1

JPW1

2-14

GLAN (Giga-bit Ethernet
Ports)

A G-bit Ethernet port (LAN) is located

beside the Audio Connector on the IO

backplane. This port accepts RJ45

type cables.

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and
PS/2 Mouse Ports

The ATX PS/2 keyboard and PS/2

mouse (J4) are located next to the

rear USB ports at the corner of the

motherboard. See the table at right for

pin defi nitions. (See Figure 2-3 for the

locations of each.)

Chapter 2: Installation

KB/Mouse

LAN

J4

JPWAKE

KB/MS

COM1

J2

Printer

COM2

PNG

J1

USB

J6

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

J7

Audio

J5

LAN CTRL

FP Aud

AC'97

REV 1.011

Aux1

CD1

®

BIOS

UPER PDSG4

LE2

S

LE1

Pentium Dural Core

CPU

LGA 775

JPUSB1

Fan5

Clock

Slot 7 PCI-E x1

J9

Slot 6 PCI-E x16

J10

Slot 5 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

J8

Slot 4 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 3 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 2 PCI-X 100 MHz

Slot 1 PCI-X100 MH z ZCR

JPL1

Buzzer

JP2
JP1

955X

Glenwood

(North Bridge)

Battery

(The Green Slot)

SPKR

J11

PCIE-MR1

PXH

8-pin PWR

JWOR

WOL

Fan1

JPW2

JBT1

FPUSB7/8

JPUSB2

JPA1

DIMM#1A (Blue)

ICH7R

(South Bridge)

J12

SATA0

SATA1

SCSI

JLED

Fan2

SI/O

DIMM#2B (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

JWD

JPF

D10

JF1

LE3

JPA2

JL1

FP CTRL

Fan4

SATA2

SATA3

24-Pin ATX PWR

JPW1

FDD

J17

IDE

J18

SCSI Channel

Fan3

2-15

PDSG4/PDSGE User's Manual

Fan Headers

The PDSG4/PDSGE has five fan

headers (Fan1 to Fan5). (*Note: all

these fans are 4-pin fans. However,

Pins 1-3 of the fan headers are back-

ward compatible with the traditional

3-pin fans.) See the table on the right

for pin defi nitions. (*The onboard fan

speeds are controlled by Thermal

Management via BIOS--Hardware

Monitor in the Advanced Setting.

Note: Default: Disabled, When using

Thermal Management setting, please

use all 3-pin fans or all 4-pin fans

on the motherboard. Please do not

use 3-pin fans and 4-pin fans on the

same board.)

4-pin Fan Header Pin Definitions

Pin#

1

2
3

4

Definition

Ground (black)

+12V (red)

Tachometer

PWM_Control

Caution: These fan headers use DC power.

Fan 5

J4

JPWAKE

KB/MS

COM1

J2

Printer

COM2

PNG

J1

USB

J6

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

J7

Audio

J5

LAN CTRL

FP Aud

AC'97

REV 1.011

Aux1

CD1

®

BIOS

UPER PDSG4

LE2

S

LE1

Pentium Dural Core

CPU

LGA 775

JPUSB1

Fan5

Clock

Slot 7 PCI-E x1

J9

Slot 6 PCI-E x16

J10

Slot 5 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

J8

Slot 4 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 3 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 2 PCI-X 100 MHz

Slot 1 PCI-X100 MH z ZCR

JPL1

Buzzer

JP2

JP1

955X

Glenwood

(North Bridge)

Battery

(The Green Slot)

SPKR

J11

PCIE-MR1

PXH

Fan 1

8-pin PWR

JWOR

WOL

Fan1

JPW2

JBT1

J12

FPUSB7/8

JPUSB2

JPA1

DIMM#1A (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

JWD

JPF

ICH7R

(South Bridge)

SATA2

SATA0

SATA1

SATA3

SCSI

JLED

Fan 2

Fan2

SI/O

DIMM#2B (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

J17

D10

JF1

LE3

J18

FP CTRL

JPA2

Fan4

Fan3

JL1

24-Pin ATX PWR

JPW1

FDD

IDE

Fan4

SCSI Channel

Fan 3

2-16

Wake-On-Ring

The Wake-On-Ring header is desig-

nated JWOR. This function allows

your computer to receive and be

awakened by an incoming call to the

modem when in suspend state. See

the table on the right for pin defi nitions.

You must have a Wake-On-Ring card

and cable to use this feature.

Wake-On-LAN

Chapter 2: Installation

Wake-on-Ring

Pin Definitions

(JWOR)

Pin

1
2

Definition

Ground

Wake-up

Number

The Wake-On-LAN header is desig-

nated WOL. See the table on the right

for pin defi nitions. You must enable

the LAN Wake-Up setting in BIOS to

use this feature. You must also have

a LAN card with a Wake-on-LAN con-

nector and cable.

J4

JPWAKE

KB/MS

Clock

Slot 7 PCI-E x1

J9

Slot 6 PCI-E x16

J10

JP2

JP1

Buzzer

Pentium Dural Core

CPU

LGA 775

SPKR

COM1

J2

Printer

COM2

PNG

J1

USB

J6

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

J7

Audio

J5

LAN CTRL

FP Aud

AC'97

REV 1.011

Aux1

CD1

®

BIOS

UPER PDSG4

LE2

S

LE1

JPUSB1

Fan5

Slot 5 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

J8

Slot 4 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 3 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 2 PCI-X 100 MHz

Slot 1 PCI-X100 MH z ZCR

JPL1

955X

Glenwood

(North Bridge)

Battery

PCIE-MR1

(The Green Slot)

J11

PXH

8-pin PWR

JWOR

WOL

Fan1

JPW2

JBT1

FPUSB7/8

JPUSB2

JPA1

Wake-On-LAN Pin
Definitions (WOL)

Pin

Number

1
2
3

DIMM#1A (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

JWD

JPF

ICH7R

(South Bridge)

J12

SATA2

SATA0
SATA1

SATA3

SCSI

JLED

Definition

+5V Standby

Ground

Wake-up

Fan2

SI/O

DIMM#2B (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

J17

D10

JF1

LE3

J18

FP CTRL

JPA2

Fan4

Fan3

JL1

24-Pin ATX PWR

JPW1

FDD

WOR

IDE

SCSI Channel

WOL

2-17

PDSG4/PDSGE User's Manual

IC

h

Power LED

The Power LED connector is located

at JLED. This connection is used to

provide LED Indication of power being

supplied to the system. See the table

on the right for pin defi nitions.

Front Panel (FP) Audio

When front panel headphones are plugged in, the back panel audio output

is disabled. This is done through the FP Audio header (J8). If the front panel

interface card is not connected to the front panel audio header, jumpers

should be installed on the header (J8) pin pairs: 1-2, 5-6, and 9-10. If these

jumpers are not installed, the back panel line out connector will be disabled

and microphone input Pin 1 will be left fl oating, which can lead to excessive

back panel microphone noise and cross talk. See the table below for pin

defi nitions.

AC’97 FP Audio Header Signal Names

Pin# Signal Description

1 MIC FP microphone input signal
2 AUD_GND Ground used by analog audio circuits
3 MIC_BIAS Microphone power
4 AUD_VCC Analog audio VCC+5V
5 FP_OUT_R Right channel audio signal to front panel

(headphone drive capable)

6 FP_RETURN_R

7 NC NC (*NC=no connection)
8 Key No pin
9 FP_OUT_L Left channel audio signal to front panel

10 FP_RETURN_L Left channel audio signal return from front panel

J4

JPWAKE

KB/MS

J2

J1

USB

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

Audio

®

COM1

Printer

COM2

PNG

J6

J7

J5

LAN CTRL

REV 1.011

Aux1

BIOS

UPER PDSG4

LE2

S

LE1

FP Aud

AC'97

CD1

JPUSB1

Fan5

Clock

Slot 7 PCI-E x1

J9

Slot 6 PCI-E x16

J10

Slot 5 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

J8

JP2

JP1

Slot 4 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 3 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 2 PCI-X 100 MHz

Slot 1 PCI-X100 MH z ZCR

JPL1

Buzzer

Pentium Dural Core

CPU

LGA 775

(North Bridge)

SPKR

J11

955X

Glenwood

Battery

PCIE-MR1

PXH

(The Green Slot)

WOL

Fan1

JPW2

8-pin PWR

JWOR

FPUSB7/8

JPUSB2

JPA1

JBT1

Right channel audio signal return from front
panel (when headphones unplugged)

(headphone drive capable)

(when headphones unplugged)

Fan2

SI/O

DIMM#1B (Blue)

JWD

LE3

SATA2

SATA3

JPA2

JL1

24-Pin ATX PWR

DIMM#2B (Black)

JPW1

FDD

J17

D10

JF1

IDE

J18

FP CTRL

SCSI Channel

Fan4

Fan3

J12

SCSI

JLED

(South Bridge)

SATA0

SATA1

DIMM#1A (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

JPF

ICH7R

FP Audio

Slot 5 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

J8

FP Aud

Slot 4 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

AC'97

IOS

Slot 3 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

CD1

Slot 2 PCI-X 100 MHz

Slot 1 PCI-X100 MH z ZCR

JPL1

Buzzer

Pin Definitions

Pin

Number

1
2
3

JP2
JP1

SPKR

JLED

Definition

+5V

Key

Ground

(The Green Slot)

J11

PXH

FPUSB7/8

JPUSB2

JPA1

WOL

PWR LED

JBT1

J12

(Sout

SATA0

SATA1

SCSI

JLED

2-18

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

identifi 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"

Chapter 2: Installation

means the jumper is off the pins.

GLAN Enable/Disable

JPL1 enables or disables the GLAN

port on the motherboard. See the

table on the right for jumper settings.

The default setting is enabled.

USB

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

LAN Enable

J4

KB/MS

COM1

J2

COM2

PNG

J1

Audio

1

REV 1.01

Aux1

PDSG4

®

UPER

S

JPWAKE

Printer

J6

JPUSB1

Fan5

J7

J5

LAN CTRL

J8

FP Aud

AC'97

CD1

BIOS

Slot 1 PCI-X100 MH z ZCR

LE2
LE1

Pentium Dural Core

CPU

LGA 775

Clock

Slot 7 PCI-E x1

J9

Slot 6 PCI-E x16

J10

Slot 5 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

JP2
JP1

Slot 4 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 3 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 2 PCI-X 100 MHz

JPL1

Buzzer

955X

Glenwood

(North Bridge)

(The Green Slot)

SPKR

J11

Battery

PCIE-MR1

PXH

8-pin PWR

WOL

Fan1

JPW2

JWOR

FPUSB7/8

JPUSB2

JPA1

JBT1

J12

SCSI

JLED

DIMM#1A (Blue)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

JWD

JPF

ICH7R

(South Bridge)

LE3

SATA2

SATA0

SATA1

SATA3

JPA2

JL1

Fan2

SI/O

24-Pin ATX PWR

DIMM#2B (Black)

JPW1

FDD

J17

D10

JF1

IDE

J18

FP CTRL

SCSI Channel

Fan4

Fan3

2-19

PDSG4/PDSGE User's Manual

CMOS Clear

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins,

this "jumper" consists of contact pads to pre-

vent the accidental clearing of CMOS. To clear

CMOS, use a metal object such as a small

screw driver 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 system, remove the

AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear

CMOS. Do not use the PW_ON connector

to clear CMOS.

Watch Dog Enable

JWD controls Watch Dog, a system monitor

that takes action when a software application

freezes the system. Close Pins 1-2 to reset

the system if a program hangs. Close Pins 2-

3 to generate a non-maskable interrupt for the

program that hangs. Watch Dog must also be

enabled in BIOS.

DIMM#1A (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

JPF

ICH7R

(South Bridge)

SATA2

SATA0
SATA1

SCSI

JLED

Fan2

DIMM#2B (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

JWD

LE3

SATA3

JPA2

Fan4

JL1

Clear CMOS

SI/O

ATX PWR

24-Pin

JPW1

FDD

J17

D10

JF1

IDE

J18

FP CTRL

SCSI Channel

Fan3

JBT1

SB7/8

B2

1

J12

KB/MS

USB

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

J2

J1

Audio

®

J4

JPWAKE

COM1

Printer

COM2

PNG

J6

J7

J5

LAN CTRL

REV 1.011

Aux1

BIOS

UPER PDSG4

LE2

S

LE1

AC'97

JPUSB1

Fan5

Clock

Slot 7 PCI-E x1

J9

Slot 6 PCI-E x16

J10

Slot 5 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

J8

FP Aud

Slot 4 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 3 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

CD1

Slot 2 PCI-X 100 MHz

Slot 1 PCI-X100 MH z ZCR

JPL1

Buzzer

Pentium Dural Core

CPU

LGA 775

JP2
JP1

SPKR

J11

955X

Glenwood

(North Bridge)

Battery

PCIE-MR1

PXH

(The Green Slot)

WOL

Fan1

JPW2

8-pin PWR

JWOR

FPUSB7/8

JPUSB2

JPA1

JBT1

J12

ICH7R

(South Bridge)

SATA0

SATA1

SCSI

JLED

WD

JWD

JPF

SATA2

SATA3

LE3

JPA2

JL1

D10

Fan4

J17

JF1

J18

FP CTRL

Fan3

IDE

SCSI Channel

2-20

USB Wake-Up

S

J

8

2

Use JPUSB jumpers to enable the function of

"System Wake-Up via USB devices", which

allows you to "wake-up" the system by press-

ing 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:1/2/3/4/5/6, and

JPUSB2 is for Front Panel USB ports:7/8.)

(*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.)

Chapter 2: Installation

J4

JPWAKE

KB/MS

Pentium Dural Core

CPU

LGA 775

Clock

Slot 7 PCI-E x1

J9

Slot 6 PCI-E x16

J10

Slot 5 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

JP2
JP1

Slot 4 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 3 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 2 PCI-X 100 MHz

JPL1

Buzzer

955X

Glenwood

(North Bridge)

(The Green Slot)

SPKR

J11

Battery

PCIE-MR1

PXH

J2

J1

USB

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

Audio

®

COM1

COM2

REV 1.011

Aux1

UPER PDSG4

S

Printer

PNG

J6

JPUSB1

Fan5

J7

J5

LAN CTRL

J8

FP Aud

AC'97

CD1

BIOS

Slot 1 PCI-X100 MH z ZCR

LE2
LE1

WOL

Fan1

JPW2

8-pin PWR

JWOR

FPUSB7/8

JPUSB2

JPA1

JBT1

J12

DIMM#1A (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

JPF

ICH7R

(South Bridge)

SATA2

SATA0
SATA1

SCSI

JLED

DIMM#2B (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

JWD

LE3

SATA3

JPA2

Fan4

JL1

Fan2

SI/O

D10

JF1

24-Pin ATX PWR

JPW1

FDD

J17

IDE

J18

FP CTRL

SCSI Channel

Fan3

USB

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

JPUSB1

J6

JPUSB1

Fan5

J7

Audio

J5

LAN CTRL

J8

FP Aud

AC'97

REV 1.011

Aux1

CD1

®

BIOS

Slot 1 PCI-X100 MH z ZCR

UPER PDSG4

LE2

S

LE1

2-21

Clock

Slot 7 PCI-E x1

J9

Slot 6 PCI-E x16

J10

Slot 5 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

JP2

JP1

Slot 4 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 3 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 2 PCI-X 100 MHz

JPL1

Buzzer

955X

Glenwood

(North Bridge)

Battery

(The Green Slot)

SPKR

J11

PCIE-MR1

PXH

WOL

JWOR

FPUSB7/

JPUSB2

JPA1

JBT1

J1

JPUSB2

PDSG4/PDSGE User's Manual

SMBus to PCI/PCI-Exp. Slots

Jumpers JP1, JP2 allow you to connect

PCI/PCI-E slots to the System Management
Bus. The default setting is "Open" to dis-

able the connection. See the table on the

right for jumper settings.

Keyboard Wake-Up

SMBus to PCI/PCI-Exp

Jumper

Position

closed
*Open

Definition

Enabled

Disabled

(*Default)

The JPWAKE jumper is used together

with the Keyboard Wake-Up function in

BIOS. Enable both the jumper and the

BIOS setting to allow the system to be

woken up when the user hits a key on the

keyboard. See the table on the right for

jumper settings. Your power supply must

meet ATX specifi cation 2.01 or higher and

supply 720 mA of standby power to use

this feature.

JPWAKE

J4

JPWAKE

KB/MS

COM1

J2

Printer

COM2

PNG

J1

USB

J6

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

J7

Audio

J5

LAN CTRL

J8

FP Aud

AC'97

REV 1.011

Aux1

CD1

®

BIOS

UPER PDSG4

LE2

S

LE1

Pentium Dural Core

CPU

LGA 775

JPUSB1

Fan5

Clock

Slot 7 PCI-E x1

J9

Slot 6 PCI-E x16

J10

Slot 5 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 4 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 3 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 2 PCI-X 100 MHz

Slot 1 PCI-X100 MH z ZCR

JPL1

Buzzer

JP2
JP1

SPKR

955X

Glenwood

(North Bridge)

Battery

PCIE-MR1

(The Green Slot)

J11

PXH

8-pin PWR

JWOR

WOL

Fan1

JPW2

JBT1

FPUSB7/8

JPUSB2

JPA1

DIMM#1A (Blue)

ICH7R

(South Bridge)

J12

SATA0
SATA1

SCSI

JLED

Fan2

SI/O

DIMM#2B (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

JWD

JPF

D10

JF1

LE3

JPA2

JL1

FP CTRL

Fan4

SATA2

SATA3

Keyboard Wake-Up

Jumper Settings

Jumper

Position

1-2
2-3

24-Pin ATX PWR

JPW1

FDD

J17

JP2

IDE

JP1

J18

SCSI Channel

Fan3

Definition

Enabled

Disabled

2-22

SCSI Enable/Disable (*PDSG4
only)

Chapter 2: Installation

SCSI Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

Jumper JPA1 allows you to enable

or disable the SCSI Controller. The

default setting is pins 1-2 to enable the

SCSI connection. See the table on the

right for jumper settings.

SCSI Termination Enable/
Disable (*PDSG4 only)

Jumpers JPA2 allows you to enable

or disable termination for the SCSI

connector. The default setting is “open”

to enable the SCSI channel. (For SCSI

to function properly, please do not

change the default setting.) See the

table on the right for jumper settings.

Jumper

Position
Pins 1-2
Pins 2-3

Definition

Enabled

Disabled

SCSI Channel Termination

Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

Jumper

Position

*Open

Closed

Definition

Enabled

Disabled

(*Default: Open. Please do not

change the default setting.)

KB/MS

J2

COM2

J1

USB

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

Audio

REV 1.011

®

UPER PDSG4

S

J4

JPWAKE

COM1

Printer

PNG

J6

J7

J5

LAN CTRL

Aux1

BIOS

LE2
LE1

JPUSB1

Fan5

Clock

Slot 7 PCI-E x1

J9

Slot 6 PCI-E x16

J10

Slot 5 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

J8

FP Aud

Slot 4 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

AC'97

Slot 3 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

CD1

Slot 2 PCI-X 100 MHz

Slot 1 PCI-X100 MH z ZCR

JPL1

Buzzer

Pentium Dural Core

CPU

LGA 775

JP2

JP1

SPKR

J11

955X

Glenwood

(North Bridge)

Battery

PCIE-MR1

PXH

(The Green Slot)

8-pin PWR

JWOR

WOL

Fan1

JPW2

JBT1

J12

FPUSB7/8

JPUSB2

JPA1

DIMM#1A (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

JWD

JPF

ICH7R

(South Bridge)

SATA2

SATA0
SATA1

SATA3

SCSI

JLED

Fan2

SI/O

DIMM#2B (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

J17

D10

JF1

LE3

J18

FP CTRL

JPA2

Fan4

Fan3

JL1

24-Pin ATX PWR

JPW1

FDD

IDE

SCSI channel Termination

SCSI Channel

SCSI channel Enable

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2-8 Onboard Indicators

GLAN LEDs

The Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports (located

beside the Video port) has two LEDs. The

yellow LED indicates activity while the other

LED may be green, orange or off to indicate

the speed of the connection. See the table

at right for the functions associated with the

second LED.

LAN Port

J4

JPWAKE

KB/MS

Pentium Dural Core

CPU

LGA 775

J2

COM2

J1

COM1

Printer

PNG

Fan1

JPW2

8-pin PWR

Left

Right

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

G-bit LAN Left LED

Indicator

LED

Color

Off

(*Also:Off

Green

Orange

1 Gb LAN Right LED

Indicator(Activ ity LED)

LED

Color

Amber

Definition

10 Mbps

No Connection)

100 Mbps

1 Gbps

Definition

Blinking

10Mbps/

100Mbps/1Gbps

Fan2

SI/O

USB

J6

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

J7

Audio

J5

LAN CTRL

J8

FP Aud

AC'97

REV 1.011

Aux1

CD1

®

BIOS

UPER PDSG4

LE2

S

LE1

JPUSB1

Fan5

Clock

Slot 7 PCI-E x1

J9

Slot 6 PCI-E x16

J10

Slot 5 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

JP2
JP1

Slot 4 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 3 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 2 PCI-X 100 MHz

Slot 1 PCI-X100 MH z ZCR

JPL1

Buzzer

SPKR

955X

Glenwood

(North Bridge)

Battery

PCIE-MR1

(The Green Slot)

J11

PXH

WOL

JWOR

JBT1

FPUSB7/8

JPUSB2

JPA1

DIMM#1A (Blue)

ICH7R

(South Bridge)

J12

SATA0

SATA1

SCSI

JLED

DIMM#2B (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

JWD

JPF

D10

JF1

LE3

SATA2

SATA3

JPA2

JL1

Fan4

FP CTRL

Fan3

24-Pin ATX PWR

JPW1

FDD

J17

IDE

J18

SCSI Channel

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Chapter 2: Installation

2-9 Parallel Port, Floppy and Hard Disk Drive

Connections

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

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

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

fl oppy disk drives. The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive

A, and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive

B.

Parallel (Printer) Port
Connector

The parallel (printer) port is located

above the COM ports. See the table

on the right for pin defi nitions.

Parallel Port

J4

JPWAKE

KB/MS

COM1

J2

Printer

COM2

PNG

J1

USB

J6

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

J7

Audio

J5

LAN CTRL

FP Aud

AC'97

REV 1.011

Aux1

CD1

®

BIOS

UPER PDSG4

LE2

S

LE1

JPUSB1

Fan5

Clock

Slot 7 PCI-E x1

J9

Slot 6 PCI-E x16

J10

Slot 5 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

J8

Slot 2 PCI-X 100 MHz

Slot 1 PCI-X100 MH z ZCR

JP2

JP1

Slot 4 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 3 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

JPL1

Buzzer

Pentium Dural Core

CPU

LGA 775

955X

Glenwood

(North Bridge)

Battery

PCIE-MR1

(The Green Slot)

SPKR

J11

PXH

8-pin PWR

JWOR

WOL

Fan1

JPW2

JBT1

FPUSB7/8

JPUSB2

JPA1

DIMM#1A (Blue)

(South Bridge)

J12

SATA0

SATA1

SCSI

JLED

Fan2

DIMM#2B (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

JWD

JPF

ICH7R

LE3

SATA2

SATA3

JPA2

Fan4

JL1

Parallel (Printer) Port Pin Definitions

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

SI/O

24-Pin ATX PWR

JPW1

FDD

J17

D10

JF1

IDE

J18

FP CTRL

SCSI Channel

Fan3

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

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Floppy Connector

The fl oppy connector is located at

J17. See the table below for pin

defi nitions.

Floppy Connector Pin Definitions

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

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

J4

JPWAKE

KB/MS

COM1

J2

Printer

COM2

PNG

J1

USB

J6

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

J7

Audio

J5

LAN CTRL

FP Aud

AC'97

REV 1.011

Aux1

CD1

®

BIOS

UPER PDSG4

LE2

S

LE1

Pentium Dural Core

CPU

LGA 775

JPUSB1

Fan5

Clock

Slot 7 PCI-E x1

J9

Slot 6 PCI-E x16

J10

Slot 5 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

J8

Slot 4 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 3 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 2 PCI-X 100 MHz

Slot 1 PCI-X100 MH z ZCR

JPL1

Buzzer

JP2

JP1

955X

Glenwood

(North Bridge)

Battery

(The Green Slot)

SPKR

J11

PCIE-MR1

PXH

8-pin PWR

JWOR

WOL

Fan1

JPW2

JBT1

J12

FPUSB7/8

JPUSB2

JPA1

DIMM#1A (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

JWD

JPF

ICH7R

(South Bridge)

SATA2

SATA0

SATA1

SATA3

SCSI

JLED

Fan2

SI/O

DIMM#2B (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

J17

D10

JF1

LE3

J18

FP CTRL

JPA2

Fan4

Fan3

JL1

24-Pin ATX PWR

JPW1

Floppy

FDD

IDE

SCSI Channel

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IDE Connector

Chapter 2: Installation

An IDE Connector is located at

J18 on the motherboard. See

the table on the right for pin

defi nitions.

IDE Connector Pin Definitions

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

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

J4

JPWAKE

KB/MS

COM1

J2

Printer

COM2

PNG

J1

USB

J6

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

J7

Audio

J5

LAN CTRL

J8

FP Aud

AC'97

REV 1.011

Aux1

CD1

®

BIOS

UPER PDSG4

LE2

S

LE1

Pentium Dural Core

CPU

LGA 775

JPUSB1

Fan5

Clock

Slot 7 PCI-E x1

J9

Slot 6 PCI-E x16

J10

Slot 5 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

JP2

Buzzer

JP1

SPKR

Slot 4 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 3 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 2 PCI-X 100 MHz

Slot 1 PCI-X100 MH z ZCR

JPL1

955X

Glenwood

(North Bridge)

Battery

PCIE-MR1

(The Green Slot)

J11

PXH

8-pin PWR

JWOR

WOL

Fan1

JPW2

JBT1

J12

FPUSB7/8

JPUSB2

JPA1

DIMM#1A (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

JWD

JPF

ICH7R

(South Bridge)

SATA2

SATA0

SATA1

SATA3

SCSI

JLED

Fan2

SI/O

DIMM#2B (Black)

DIMM#1B (Blue)

J17

D10

JF1

LE3

J18

FP CTRL

JPA2

Fan4

Fan3

JL1

ATX PWR

24-Pin

JPW1

FDD

IDE

IDE1

SCSI Channel

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Ultra 320 SCSI Connectors
(*PDSG4 only)

Refer to the table below for the pin defi nitions

of the Ultra 320 SCSI connector located at

JA3.

J4

JPWAKE

KB/MS

COM1

J2

Printer

COM2

PNG

J1

USB

J6

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

& LAN

J7

Audio

J5

LAN CTRL

AC'97

REV 1.011

Aux1

®

BIOS

UPER PDSG4

LE2

S

LE1

JPUSB1

Fan5

Clock

Slot 7 PCI-E x1

J9

Slot 6 PCI-E x16

J10

Slot 5 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

J8

FP Aud

CD1

JP2

Slot 4 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 3 PCI 32 bit 33MHz

Slot 2 PCI-X 100 MHz

Slot 1 PCI-X100 MH z ZCR

JPL1

Buzzer

Pentium Dural Core

CPU

LGA 775

JP1

SPKR

J11

(North Bridge)

955X

Glenwood

Battery

PCIE-MR1

PXH

(The Green Slot)

WOL

Fan1

JPW2

8-pin PWR

JWOR

FPUSB7/8

JPUSB2

JPA1

JBT1

DIMM#1A (Blue)

(South Bridge)

J12

SATA0
SATA1

SCSI

JLED

DIMM#1B (Blue)

DIMM#2A (Black)

JWD

JPF

ICH7R

LE3

SATA2

SATA3

JPA2

JL1

Fan2

SI/O

24-Pin ATX PWR

DIMM#2B (Black)

JPW1

FDD

J17

D10

JF1

IDE

J18

FP CTRL

SCSI Channel

Fan4

Fan3

SCSI

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures

Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have followed all

of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the ‘Technical Support

Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter.

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

hardware components.

Before Power On

1. Make sure that the +5v standby LED is not lit (LE Indicators on the mother-

board).

2. Make sure that the 8-pin 12v power connector at JPW2 is connected to your

power supply.

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

sis.

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

keyboard and mouse.

5. Remove all add-on cards.

6. Install a CPU and heatsink (Be sure that it is fully seated,) and then, connect the

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

settings as well.

7. It is imperative that you use the correct type of CMOS battery as specifi ed by

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

sible explosion.

No Power

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

chassis.

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

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

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

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

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

No Video

1. If the power is on, but you have no video--in this case, you will need to remove

all the add-on cards and cables fi rst.

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

details on beep codes.)

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NOTE

If you are a system integrator, VAR or OEM, a POST diagnostics

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

Memory Errors

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

slots.

2. You should be using unbuffered, ECC DDR 2-677/533 memory (see the next

page). Also, it is recommended that you use the same memory speed for all

DIMMs in the system. See Section 2-4 for memory limitations.

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

noting the results.

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

Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration

1. Please be sure to use a high quality power supply. A poor quality power supply

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

1-6 for details on recommended power supplies.

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

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

3. If the above steps do not fi x the Setup Confi guration problem, contact your

vendor for repairs.

3-2 Technical Support Procedures

Before contacting Technical Support, please make sure that you have followed all

the steps listed below. Also, note that as a motherboard manufacturer, Supermicro

does not sell directly to end-users, so it is best to fi rst check with your distributor or

reseller for troubleshooting services. They should know of any possible problem(s)

with the specifi c system confi guration that was sold to you.

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

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

www.supermicro.com/support/faqs/

) before contacting Technical Support.

http://

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

com/support/bios/

Note: Not all BIOS can be fl ashed; some can be fl ashed, depending on the

modifi cations to the boot block code.

(http://www.supermicro.

).

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3. If you've followed the instructions above to troubleshoot your system, and still

cannot resolve the problem, then please contact Supermicro's technical support

and provide them with the following information:

• Motherboard model and PCB revision number

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

system fi rst boots up)

•System confi guration

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

supermicro.com/support/contact.cfm).

4. Distributors: For immediate assistance, please have your account number ready

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

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

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

(http://www.

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What type of memory does my motherboard support?

Answer: The PDSG4/PDSGE supports up to 8 GB of unbuffered, ECC, DDR2-

677/533/400, two-way interleaved or non-interleaved SDRAM. See Section 2-4 for

details on installing memory.

Question: How do I update my BIOS?

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

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

site at

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

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

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

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

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

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

(

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

prevent possible system boot failure!)

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

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

greatly enhance your system. We recommend that you review the CD and install

the applications you need. Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for the

Windows OS, security and audio drivers.

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

switch?

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

ton Mode setting. When the On/Off feature is enabled, the motherboard will have

instant off capabilities as long as the BIOS has control of the system. When the

Standby or Suspend feature is enabled or when the BIOS is not in control such

as during memory count (the fi rst screen that appears when the system is turned

on), the momentary on/off switch must be held for more than four seconds to shut

down the system. This feature is required to implement the ACPI features on the

motherboard.

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

Answer: The six-channel sound available on the PDSG4/PDSGE can be enabled

with the audio driver software that was included in your motherboard package.

When activated, sound will be routed through the jacks under the Game Port as

follows: Line Out = front L&R speakers, Line In = rear L&R speakers, MIC = center

and subwoofer speakers. You must also enable the "AC97 Audio" setting in the

Advanced Chipset section of the BIOS setup.

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

What should I do?

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

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

menu and check the box beside "Microphone".

Question: How do I connect the ATA100/66 cable to my IDE device(s)?

Answer: The 80-wire/40-pin high-density ATA100/66 IDE cable that came with

your system has two connectors to support two drives. This special cable must be

used to take advantage of the speed the ATA100/66 technology offers. Connect

the blue connector to the onboard IDE header and the other connector(s) to

your hard drive(s). Consult the documentation that came with your disk drive for

details on actual jumper locations and settings.

3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service

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

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This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in-

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

maintenance of products.

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

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Chapter 4: BIOS

Chapter 4

BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the Award BIOS for the PDSG4/PDSGE. The Award ROM

BIOS is stored in a Flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a fl oppy disk-

based program.

(*Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been added

or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual. Refer to the Manual

Download area of our web site for any changes to the Award BIOS not refl ected

in this manual.)

System BIOS

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

PS/2® compatible computers. The Award BIOS Flash chip stores the system pa-

rameters, such as amount of memory, type of disk drives and video displays, etc.

CMOS requires very little power. When the computer is turned off, a back-up battery

provides power to the BIOS Flash chip, enabling it to retain the system parameters.

Each time the computer is powered-on, the computer is then confi gured with the

values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS, which gains control when the

computer is powered on.

How To Change the Confi guration Data

The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed

by entering the BIOS Setup utility. This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing

<Del> at the appropriate time during system boot.

Starting the Setup Utility

Normally, the only visible POST (Power On Self Test) routine is the memory test. As

the memory is being tested, press the <Delete> key to enter the main menu of the

BIOS Setup utility. From the main menu, you can access the other setup screens,

such as the Chipset and Power menus. Section 4-3 gives detailed descriptions of

each parameter setting in the Setup utility.

(

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

BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure!)

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4-2 Running Setup

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

The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the ap-

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

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

to set options (see next page).

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

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

ways:

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

2. When the following message appears briefl y at the bottom of the screen

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

the Main Setup Menu.

(*Note: Press DEL to enter SETUP)

4-3 Main BIOS Setup

All Main Setup options are described in this section. The Main BIOS Setup

screen is displayed below.

Use the <Up> <Down> arrow keys or the <Tab> key to move among the different

settings in the above menu.

Press the <Esc> key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu and use the <Left> <Right> arrow

keys to enter the other categories of BIOS settings. The next section is described in

detail to illustrate how to navigate through the menus.

Main BIOS Setup Menu

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Date/Time

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

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

Legacy Diskette A

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

A. The options are None, 360Kb 5.25 in, 1.2MB 5.25 in, 720Kb 3.5 in, 1.44/1.25MB,

3.5 in and 2.88MB 3.5 in.

 IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave, IDE
Channel 2 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 3 Master/Slave

These settings allow the user to set the parameters of the IDE Channels 0-1

Master/Slave slots. Hit <Enter> to activate the following sub-menu screen for

detailed options. Be sure to set the correct confi gurations accordingly. The items

included in the submenu are listed below:

IDE HDD Auto-Detection

This option allows the user to determine the manner in which the Award BIOS

sets the settings for the IDE Channels 0-1 Master Devices. The options are

None, Auto and Manual.

IDE Channels 0 Master

Press the <Enter> key to activate the IDE HDD Auto-Detection function, which

will allow the BIOS to automatically detect the status of the IDE HDD installed

in the system, such as size, number of cylinders, and the confi gurations of items

such as Head, Precomp, Landing Zone and Sector.

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Access Mode

This item allows the user to select the location through which the Award BIOS

accesses the IDE Primary Master Device. The settings are CHS, LBA, Large,

and Auto.

Halt On

This item sets the condition that activates the function of Halt On The options

are All Error, No Error, All But Keyboard, All, But Diskette, and All, But Disk/

Key.

Base Memory/Extended Memory/Total Memory

These are displays that inform you how much of each type of memory is recognized

as being present in the system.

4-4 Advanced BIOS Setup

Choose Advanced BIOS Setup from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left/Right

arrow keys. You should see the following display. Select one of the items in the

left frame of the screen to go to the sub screen for that item. Advanced BIOS Setup

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

BIOS Setup options are described in this section.

4-4.1 Advanced BIOS Features

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

to display the following items:

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Quick Boot

If enabled, this feature allows the system to skip certain tests during bootup. This

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

Disabled.

Quiet Boot

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

Enabled and Disabled.

ACPI Function

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

Interface features. The settings are Enabled or Disabled.

ACPI Suspend Type

If enabled, the option allows the user to select the ACPI Suspend type. The options

are S1(POS), S3(STR), S1&S3.

MPS Version Control

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

options are

1.1 and 1.4.

Watch Dog Timer Select

This setting allows the user to enable and to set Watch Dog Timer. The options

are Disabled, 10 Seconds, 20 Seconds, 30 Seconds, 40 Seconds, 1 Minute, 2

Minutes and 4 Minutes.

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4-4.2 Advanced Chipset Control

*Warning: Take caution when changing the Advanced Chipset

settings. An incorrect setting, a very high DRAM frequency, or an

incorrect timing may cause the system to become unstable. When

this occurs, reset the setting to the default setting.

DRAM Timing Select

This setting allows you to set the Timing for DRAM slots. The options are Manual

and By SPD.

DRAM Data Integrity Mode

This setting allows you to set the Data Integrity Mode for DRAM slots. The

options are Non-ECC, and ECC.

PEG Force X1

Enable this option to force the PCI-E x16 slot to function as a PCI-E x1 slot.

The options are Disabled and Enabled.

SATA Mode

This setting allows you to select the serial ATA Mode for the system. The options

are IDE, RAID, and APCI.

On-Chip Serial ATA

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

to make arrangements automatically. Select Combined Mode to use the PATA

and SATA Combined Mode. The maximum of 2 IDE drives in each channel is

allowed. Select Enhanced Mode to enable both SATA and PATA. This mode

will support up to 6 IDE drives. Select SATA Only to allow SATA to operate

in Legacy Mode.

PATA IDE Mode

This feature allows you to select the channel for the PATA IDE mode. The options

are Primary and Secondary.

SATA Port

This feature allows you to set the mode for SATA ports. The default setting is

"P1, P3 is Secondary."

AC97 Auto Select

This feature allows the user to select AC97 functions. The options are Auto,

AC97 Audio Only, AC97 Modem Only and All Disabled.

USB Controller

This setting allows you to enable or disable the USB Controller. The options are

Enabled, and Disabled.

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USB 2.0 Controller

This setting allows you to enable or disable USB 2.0 (EHCI) Controller. The

options are Enabled and Disabled.

USB Legacy Support

This setting allows you to enable or disable the functions of USB, Keyboard/Mouse

under POST and DOS. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

USB KB Wake-up From S3 (S4)

If enabled, the function of Suspend to RAM will be activated to allow the

system store Data in RAM and when there is a system crash, the user will

be able to "wake up" the system via a USB Keyboard. The options are

Disabled and Enabled.

4-4.3 I/O Device Confi guration

KBC Input Clock

This setting allows you to confi gure the KBC Input Clock Settings. The options are

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

Onboard FDC Controller

This setting allows you to set the onboard Floppy Disk Controller. The options are

Disabled and Enabled.

Onboard Serial Port1/Onboard Serial Port2

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

Serial Port1 and Serial Port 2. The options are Disabled , 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3,

3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, and Auto. The default setting for Serial Port1 is 3F8/IRQ4

and the default setting for Port 2 is 2F8/IRQ3.

UART Mode Select

This setting allows the user to select the UART mode for the BIOS. The options

are IrDA, ASKIR and Normal.

Onboard Parallel Port

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

the onboard parallel port. The options are Disabled, 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5 and

3BC/IRQ7.

Parallel Port Mode

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

EPP, ECP, ECP+EPP and Normal.

PWRON After PWR-Fail

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

is reapplied after the system has gone down due to a power failure. The options

are Off, On and Former-Sts.

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Power On Function

This setting allows the user to decide which method to use to power on the system.

The options are Password, Hot Key, Mouse Left, Mouse Right, Any Key, Button

Only and Keyboard 98.

KB Power On Password

This setting allows the user to enter a password to power on the system. Key in

a password and press <Enter>.

4-4.4 PCI/PnP Confi guration

Choose PCI/PnP Confi gurations from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left/

Right arrow keys. You should see the following items displayed:

Onboard LAN Boot ROM

Select Enable to boot from LAN. The options are Disabled and Enable.

Initial Display First

This feature sets the device that will initiate the monitor display when the system is

fi rst turned on. The options are PCI Slot and PCIEx(press).

Reset Confi guration Data

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

setup. Do this when you have installed a new add-on and the system reconfi guration

has caused such a serious confl ict that the OS cannot reboot the system. The

options are Enabled and Disabled.

Resources Controlled By

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

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

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

options are Auto (ESCD) and Manual.

PCI Optional ROM

Set to Enabled to allocate BIOS resource for the use of a selected PCI slot. The

options are: Enabled and Disabled.

PCI-X Slot Frequency

This setting allows the user to set PCI- slot frequency. The options are: PCI-33 (MHz),

PCI-66 (MHz), PCIX-66 (MHz), PCIX-100 (MHz), and PCIX-133 (MHz).

PCI Express Root Related Items

Maximum Payload Size

This setting allows the BIOS to set the maximum TLP Payload size for the PCI

Express devices in the system. The options are: 128 (bytes), 256 (bytes), 512

(bytes), 1024 (bytes), 2048 (bytes), and 4096 (bytes).

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4-4.5 Hardware Monitors

This section allows the BIOS to display the status of hardware components monitored

by the AwardBIOS. (*See the note below.)

*Warning: Be Sure to read CPU, DDR memory, MCH chipset docments before

select CPU, Memory and MCH core voltage settings. Incorrect settings may

cause damage to the components and result in system failure. In addition,

a very high DRAM or CPU frequency may cause the system to become

unstable. When this occurs, reset the setting to the default setting.

CPU Warning Temperature

These features allows you to set the CPU warning temperature. If the CPU temperature

reaches this pre-set threshold, an alarm will be activated, and a warning message

will be displayed on the screen. To prevent CPU Overheat, the system fan will run at

the full speed when the CPU temperature reaches 10

options for the CPU warning temperature are Disabled, 700C/1580F, 7 50C/1670,F,

0

80

C/1760F, 850C/1850F, 9 00C/1940F, 9 50C/2030F and 1000C/2120F.

0

C below the threshold. The

Chipset Warning Temperature

These features allows you to set the Chipset warning temperature. If the chipset

temperature reaches the pre-set threshold, an alarm will be activated, and a warning

message will be displayed on the screen. The options for the chipset warning

temperature are Disabled, 50

700C/1580F, 7 50C/1670,F and 800C/1760F.

The following temperatures will also be monitored:

Temperature Monitoring : Current System Temperature, Current CPU Temperature,

Current Chipset Temperature.

The following fan speed item will be displayed:

CPU Fan 1 Speed/Fan 2 Speed/Fan 3 Speed//Fan 4 Speed/Fan 5 Speed

The following Voltage items will be monitored:

V_CORE (CPU)/V_CORE (Chipset)/+1.8V/+12V/-12V/+5V/+3.3V (Main)/+3.3V

(Standby)/+3.3V (Analog)/+3.3V (Battery)

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

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

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

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

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

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

in the BIOS.

0

C/1220F, 5 50C/1310F, 600C/1400F, 650C/1490F,

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4-4.6 Processor & Clock Options

Thermal Management

This setting allows the user to select the method to be used by the BIOS to control

the thermal management of the system. The options are Thermal Monitor 1 (On

die throttling) and Thermal Monitor 2 (Ratio & VID transition.).

Limit CPUID MaxVal

Select Enable to allow the user set the limit on CPUID Maximum Value. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

Hyper-Threading

Set this option to Enabled to activate the hyper-threading function of the CPU. Enabling

the hyper-threading function makes each CPU appear as two to any programs that

support it (you must have OS support also). The settings are Disabled and Enabled.

(Set to Enabled for the Windows XP and Linux 2.4x operating systems. Disable this

feature for operating systems that do not support Hyper-Threading.)

Auto Detect PCI CLK

Select Enabled to allow the system automatically detect the PCI clock. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

Spread Spectrum

Spread Spectrum is a technique used to stabilize a system by reducing the level of

ElectroMagnetic Interference. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

CPU Overclocking

Select Enable to increase CPU frequency and system performance. The

options are Enabled and Disabled.

Warning: Take Caution when using Overclocking. Improper
Overclocking may result in system instability or system failure.

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4-4.7 DMI Event Log

DMI Event Log

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of DMI Event Logging.

The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Clear All DMI Event Logs

Select Yes and press <Enter> to clear all DMI event logs. The default setting

is "Yes."

View DMI Event Log

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

Mark DMI Events as Read

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

4-4.8 Console Redirection

Console Redirection

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of Console Redirection.

The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Agent Connect Via

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

Redirection.

Agent Wait Time (Min)

This setting allows you to set the wait time for the Console Redirection "Agent".

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

Agent After Boot

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

and Enabled.

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4-5 Security

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

You should see the following display:

Set Supervisor Password

When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted on the above screen, press

the <Enter> key. When prompted, type the Supervisor Password in the dialogue

box to set or to change the Supervisor Password.

Set User Password

When the item Set User Password is highlighted on the above screen, press the

<Enter> key. When prompted, type the User Password in the dialogue box to set

or to change the User Password.

Password Check

This setting allows the user to determine if the password is required every time

when the system boots up or if the password is required only when you enter the

CMOS setup. The options are System and Setup.

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4-6 Boot

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

should see the following display:

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

Hard Disk Boot Priority

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

First Boot Device/Second Boot Device/Third Boot Device

This item allows the user to set the fi rst boot-up device. The options are Removable,

Hard Disk, CD ROM, Legacy LAN, IBA GE Slot21 and Disabled. The default setting

for the First Boot Device is Removable, for the Second Boot Device is CDROM,

for the Third Boot Device is Hard Disk.

Boot Other Device

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

than the ones that have been specifi ed as the fi rst, second and third boot up devices.

The settings are Enabled and Disabled.

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4-7 Exit

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

should see the following display:

Save & Exit Setup

When the item Save & Exit Setup is highlighted, press <Enter> to save the changes

you've made in the BIOS program (CMOS) and exit. Your system should, then,

continue with the boot-up procedure.

Exit without Saving

When the item Exit without Saving is highlighted, press <Enter> to exit the Setup

routine without saving any changes you may have made. Your system should then

continue with the boot-up procedure.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to load the default settings for all items in the

BIOS Setup. These are the safest settings to use.

Load Optimized Defaults

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to load the optimized settings for all items in the

BIOS Setup. These settings provide you with optimal system performance.

Discard Changes

When the item Discard Changes is highlighted, press <Enter> to discard any

changes you made to the BIOS settings and to stay in the BIOS Setup. Your

system should then continue with the boot-up procedure.

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Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages

Appendix A

BIOS POST Messages and LE1/LE2 Indicators

During the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS will check for problems. If a prob-

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

a list of such BIOS messages.

A-1 BIOS POST Beep Codes

Beeps Error Messages

1 repetitive long beep Memory Modules Errors

1 long beep+2 short beeps VGA Errors

A-2 LE1/LE2 Indicators

State LE1 Indicator LE2 Indicator
PWR-ON to
POST
ECC Memory
Testing
PCI Bus
Initializing
VGA
Initializing
System
Normal (After
POST)

Green On Yellow On

Green Flash Yellow Flash

Green On Yellow Flash

Green Flash Yellow On

Off N/A Off N/A

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Appendix B: Award BIOS POST Codes

Appendix B

Award BIOS POST Codes

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

POST (hex) Description

CFh Test CMOS R/W functionality.

C0h Early chipset initialization:

C1h Detect memory

C3h Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM.

C5h Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 & F000 shadow RAM.

0h1 Expand the Xgroup codes located in physical address 1000:0

02h Reserved

03h Initial Superio_Early_Init switch

04h Reserved

05h 1. Blank out screen.

06h Reserved

07h 1. Clear 8042 interface.

08h 1. Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.

09h Reserved

- Disable shadow RAM

- Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below)

- Program basic chipset registers

- Auto detection of DRAM size, type and ECC.

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

2. Clear CMOS error fl ag.

2. Initialize 8042 self-test.

2. Enable keyboard interface.

0Ah 1. Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional).

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

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

0Bh Reserved

0Ch Reserved

0Dh Reserved

0Eh Test F000h segement shadow to see whether it is R/W-able or not. If test fails, keep

beeping the speaker.

0Fh Reserved

10h Auto detect fl ash type to load appropriate fl ash R/W codes into the run time area in

F000 for ESCD & DMI support.

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POST (hex) Description

11h Reserved

12h Use walking 1's algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry. Also set real-time

13h Reserved

14h Program cipset defaults into chipset. Chipset default values are MODBINable by

15h Reserved

16h Initial Early_Init_Onboard_Generator switch.

17h Reserved

18h Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or Intel) and CPU level

19h Reserved

1Ah Reserved

1Bh Initial interrupts vector table, If no special specifi ed, all H/W interrupts are directed

1Ch Reserved

1Dh Initial EARLY_PM_INIT switch.

1Eh Reserved

1Fh Load keyboard matrix (notebook platform).

20h Reserved

clock power status, and then check for override.

OEM customers.

(586 or 686).

to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR.

21h HPM initialization (notebook platform)

22h Reserved

23h 1. Check validity of RTC value, e.g. a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC

24h Reserved

25h Reserved

26h Reserved

27h Initialize INT 09 buffer.

28h Reserved

29h 1. Program CPU internal MTRR (P6 & PII) for 0-64K memory address.

minute

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

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

4. Onboard clock generator initialization. Disable respective clock resource to
empty PCI and DIMM slots.

5. Early PCI initialization:

- Enumerate PCI bus number.

- Assign memory and I/O resource.

- Search for a valid VGA device and VGA BIOS and put it into C000:0.

2. Initialize the APIC for Pentium clas CPU.

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

4. Measure CPU speed.

5. Invoke video BIOS.

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POST (hex) Description

2Ah Reserved

2Bh Reserved

2Ch Reserved

Appendix B: Award BIOS POST Codes

2Dh 1. Initialize multi-language.

2Eh Reserved

2Fh Reserved

30h Reserved

31h Reserved

32h Reserved

33h Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.

34h Reserved

35h Reserved

36h Reserved

37h Reserved

38h Reserved

39h Reserved

3Ah Reserved

3Bh Reserved

3Ch Test 8254

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

3Dh Reserved

3Eh Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1.

3Fh Reserved

40h Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2.

41h Reserved

42h Reserved

43h Test 8259 functionality.

44h Reserved

45h Reserved

46h Reserved

47h Initialize EISA slot.

48h Reserved

49h 1. Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page.

4Ah Reserved

4Bh Reserved

2. Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU.

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POST (hex) Description

4Ch Reserved

4Dh Reserved

4Eh 1. Program MTRR of M1 CPU.

4Fh Reserved

50h Initialize USB.

51h Reserved

52h Test all memory (clear all extended memory to 0).

53h Reserved

54h Reserved

55h Display number of processors (multi-processor platform).

56h Reserved

57h 1. Display PnP logo.

58h Reserved

59h Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code.

5Ah Reserved

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

3. Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU.

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

2. Early ISA PnP initialization.

- Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device.

5Bh Show message for entering AWDFLASH.EXE from FDD (optional feature)

5Ch Reserved

5Dh 1. Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO switch.

5Eh Reserved

5Fh Reserved

60h Ok to enter setup utility; i.e. not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS

61h Reserved

62h Reserved

63h Reserved

64h Reserved

65h Initialize PS/2 mouse.

66h Reserved

67h Prepare memory size information for function call: INT 15h ax=E820h

68h Reserved

69h Turn on L2 cache.

70h Reserved

2. Initialize Init_Onboard_AUDIO switch.

utility.

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POST (hex) Description

71h Reserved

72h Reserved

Appendix B: Award BIOS POST Codes

73h (Optional feature)

74h Reserved

75h Detect and install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CD-ROM, etc.

76h Reserved

77h Detect serial ports and parallel ports.

78h Reserved

79h Reserved

7Ah Detect and install co-processor.

7Bh Reserved

7Ch Reserved

7Dh Reserved

7Eh Reserved

7Fh 1. Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported.

80h Reserved

Enter AWDFLASH.EXE if:

- AWDFLASH is found in fl oppy drive.

- ALT+F2 is pressed

- If errors occur, report errors and wait for keys.

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

81h Reserved

82h 1. Call chipset power management hook.

83h Save all data in stack back to CMOS.

84h Initialize ISA PnP boot devices.

85h 1. USB fi nal initialization.

86h Reserved

87h Reserved

88h Reserved

89h Reserved

90h Reserved

91h Reserved

92h Reserved

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

2. NET PC: Build SYSID structure.

3. Switch screen back to text mode.

4. Set up ACPI table at top of memory.

5. Invoke ISA adapter ROMS.

6. Assign IRQs to PCI devices.

7. Initialize APM.

8. Clear noise of IRQs.

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POST (hex) Description

93h Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti-Virus.

94h 1. Enable L2 cache.

95h 1. Program daylight saving

96h 1. Build MP table.

Ffh Boot attempt (INT 19h).

2. Program boot up speed.

3. Chipset fi nal initialization.

4. Power management fi nal initialization.

5. Clear screen and display memory table.

6. Program K6 write allocation.

7. Program P6 class write combining.

2. Update keyboard LED and typematic rate.

2. Build and update ESCD.

3. Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h.

4. Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick.

5. Build MSIRQ routing table.

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Appendix C

Software Installation

After all the hardware has been installed, you must fi rst confi gure Intel's ICH7R

SATA RAID* before you install the Windows Operating System and other software

drivers.

*If you do not wish to confi gure onboard SATA RAID functions, please go directly to

Section C-4 on page C-15 for Operating System & Other Software Installation.

C-1 Introduction to Serial ATA and Parallel ATA

To confi gure the SATA RAID functions, you must fi rst use the Intel ICH7R SATA

RAID Utility program to confi gure the RAID Level that you desire before installing

the Windows XP/2000/2003 operating system and other software drivers. (The

necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with

your motherboard.) Note that the current version of the ICH7R SATA RAID Utility

can only support Windows XP/2000/2003 Operating Systems.

Serial ATA (SATA)

Serial ATA (SATA) is a physical storage interface that uses a single cable with a

minimum of four wires to create a point-to-point connection between devices. It is

a serial link, which supports transfer rates up to 3Gbps. Because the serial cables

used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA (PATA),

SATA systems have better airfl ow and can be installed in smaller chassis than

Parallel ATA. In addition, the cables used in PATA are limited to a length of 40cm,

while Serial ATA cables can be up to one meter in length. Overall, SATA provides

better functionality than PATA.

Introduction to Intel ICH7R Serial RAID

Located in the South Bridge of the 955X Glenwood chipset, the I/O Controller

Hub (ICH7R) provides the I/O subsystem with access to the rest of the system. It

supports a 2-channel UltraATA/100 Bus Master IDE controller (PATA) and four Se-

rial ATA (SATA) ports. The ICH7R supports the following PATA and SATA device

confi gurations: Legacy mode and Native mode.

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RAID Confi gurations

The following types of RAID confi gurations are supported:

RAID 0 (Data Striping): this writes data in parallel, interleaved ("striped") sections

of two hard drives. Data transfer rate is doubled over using a single disk.

RAID1 (Data Mirroring): an identical data image from one drive is copied to another

drive. The second drive must be the same size or larger than the fi rst drive.

RAID 10 (Striping & Mirroring): RAID 0 and 1 schemes are combined (without parity

information) to get the benefi ts of both.

RAID 5: both data and parity information are striped and mirrored across three or

more hard drives.

Intel Matrix Storage

The Intel Matrix Storage, supported by the ICH7R, allows the user to create

RAID 0 and RAID1 set by using only two identical hard disk drives. The Intel

Matrix Storage Technology creates two partitions on each hard disk drive and

generate a virtual RAID0 and RAID1sets. It also allows you the change the HDD

partition size without any data.

Confi guring BIOS settings for SATA RAID Functions (Native Mode)

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

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

Optimized Default Settings. If you have already done so, please skip to Step 3.

2. Use the arrow keys to select the "Exit" Settings. Once in the "Exit" settings,

Scroll down to select "Load Optimized Default Settings" and press the <Enter>

key. Select "OK" to confi rm the selection. Press the <Enter> key to load the default

settings for the BIOS.

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

4. Scroll down to "Advanced Chipset Control" and press the <Enter> key to select

this option.

5. Select "On-Chip Serial ATA" and press the <Enter> key. When the sub-menu

appears, select "Enhanced Mode".

6. Scroll up to "SATA Mode" and press the <Enter> key to select this option. When

the sub-menu appears, select "RAID".

7. Tap the "Esc" key and scroll down to "Exit". Select "Save and Exit" from the "Exit"

menu. Press the <Enter> key to save the changes and exit the BIOS.

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

9. During the system boot-up, press the <Ctrl> and <I> keys simultaneously to run

the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility when prompted by the following message:

Press <Ctrl> <I> for Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility.

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Using the Intel ICH7R SATA RAID Utility Program

1. Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes:

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

reboot. The following screen appears after Power-On Self Test.

b. When you see the above screen, press the <Ctrl> and the <I> keys simultane-

ously to have the main menu of the SATA RAID Utility appear:

*Note: All graphics and screen shots shown in the manual are for reference only. The

screen shots shown in the manual do not imply Supernicro's endorsement or non-en-

dorsement on any 3rd party's product. Your screens may or many not look exactly the

same as the graphics shown in this manual.

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Creating a RAID 0 Volume:

a. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key.

The following screen will appear:

b. Specify a name for the RAID 0 set and press the <Tab> key or the <Enter> key

to go to the next fi eld. (You can use the <Esc> key to select the previous menu.)

c. When RAID Level item is highlighted, press the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys

to select RAID 0 (Stripe) and hit <Enter>.

d. When the Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the HDD to confi gure

as RAID. The following pop-up screen (*See the Note on Page C-3) displays:

e. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to highlight a drive and press <Space>

to select it. A triangle appears to confi rm the selection of the drive.

f. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to selet the stripe size, ranging from

4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 0 array, and hit <Enter>. (*Note: For a server, please

use a lower stripe size, and for a multimedia system, use a higher stripe size.The

default stripe size is 128 KB.)

g. Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. A warning message

displays.

h. When asked "Are you sure you want to create this volume (Y/N), press "Y" to

create the RAID volume, or type "N" to go back to the Create Volume menu.

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Creating a RAID 1 Volume:

a. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key.

The following screen will appear:

b. Specify a name for the RAID 1 set and press the <Tab> key or the <Enter> key

to go to the next fi eld. (You can use the <Esc> key to select the previous menu.)

c. When RAID Level item is highlighted, press the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys

to select RAID 1 (Mirror) and hit <Enter>.

d. When the Capacity item is highlighted, enter your RAID volume capacity and hit

<Enter>. The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed.

e. Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. A warning message

displays.

f. When asked "Are you sure you want to create this volume (Y/N), press "Y" to

create the RAID volume, or type "N" to go back to the Create Volume menu.

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Creating a RAID 10 (RAID 1+ RAID 0):

a. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key.

The following screen will appear:

b. Specify a name for the RAID 10 set and press <Enter>.

c. When RAID Level item is highlighted, use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys

to select RAID 10 (RAID1 + RAID0) and hit <Enter>.

d. When the Stripe Size is highlighted, use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to

select the stripe size from 4 KB to 128 KB for your RAID 10 and hit <Enter>. The

default setting is 6 4KB. (*Note: For a server, please use a lower stripe size, and

for a multimedia system, use a higher stripe size.)

e. When the RAID Volume Capacity item is highlighted, enter your RAID volume

capacity and hit <Enter>. The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed.

f. Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. A warning message

displays.

f. When asked "Are you sure you want to create this volume (Y/N), press "Y" to

create the RAID volume, or type "N" to go back to the Create Volume menu.

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Creating a RAID 5 Set (Parity):

a. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key.

The following screen will appear:

b. Specify a name for the RAID 5 set and press <Enter>.

c. When the Raid Level is highlighted, use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to

select RAID 5 (Parity) and hit <Enter>.

d. When the Disk item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the HDD to confi gure

as RAID. The following pop-up screen (*See the Note on Page C-3) displays:

e. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to highlight a drive and press <Space>

to select it. A triangle appears to confi rm the selection of the drive.

f. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to select the stripe size, ranging from

4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 5 array, and hit <Enter>. (*Note: For a server, please

use a lower stripe size, and for a multimedia system, use a higher stripe size. The

default stripe size is 128 KB.)

g. Enter your desired RAID volume capacity and press <Enter> when the capacity

item is highlighted. The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed.

h Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted. A warning message

displays.

h. When asked "Are you sure you want to create this volume (Y/N), press "Y" to

create the RAID volume, or type "N" to go back to the Create Volume menu.

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Deleting RAID Volume:

(Warning: Be sure to back up your data before deleting a RAID set. You

will lose all data on the disk drives when deleting a RAID set.)

a. From the main menu, select item2-Delete RAID Volume, and press <Enter>.

b. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to select the RAID set you want to

delete and press <Del>. A Warning message displays.

c. When asked "Are you sure you want to delete this volume (Y/N), press "Y" to

delete the RAID volume, or type "N" to go back to the Delete Volume menu.

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Resetting to Non-RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD

(Warning: Be cautious when you reset a RAID volume HDD to non-

RAID or Resetting a RAID HDD. Resetting a RAID volume HDD or

Restting a RAID HDD will reformat the HDD and delete all internal

RAID structure on the drive.)

a. From the main menu, select item3-Reset Disks to Non- RAID, and press <Enter>.

The following screen will appear:

b. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to highlight the RAID set drive to reset

and press <Space> to select.

c. Press <Enter> to reset the RAID set drive. A Warning message displays.

d. Press "Y" to reset the drive, or type "N" to go back to the main menu.

Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility:

a. From the main menu, select item4-Exit, and press <Enter>. A warning message

will appear.

b. Press "Y" to reset the drive, or type "N" to go back to the main menu.

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

Installing a New Operating System-the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS

a. Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the

system will start booting up from CD.

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

party SCSI or RAID driver" displays.

c. When the Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify

additional device(s).

d. Insert the driver diskette-"Intel AA RAID XP/2000/2003 Driver for ICH7R into Drive

A: and press the <Enter> key.

e. Choose the Intel(R)82801GR/GH SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in

the XP/2000/2003 Setup Screen, and press the <Enter> key.

f. Press the <Enter> key to continue the installation process. (If you need to specify

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

fi ed, press the <Enter> key to continue with the installation.

g. From the Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. The

XP/2000/2003 Setup will automatically load all device fi les and then, continue the

Windows XP/2000/2003 installation.

h. After Windows XP/2000/2003 Installation is completed, the system will automati-

cally reboot.

i. Insert Supermicro's CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during

system reboot, and the following screen will appear:

(*Note: the current version of the ICH7R SATA RAID Utility can only support the

Windows XP/2000/2003 Operating System.)

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*Note: Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme fi les

for each item. Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each

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

re-boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list. The bottom

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

C-3 Installing Intel Application Accelerator Utility

a. When the above screen appears, click on the icon marked "Application Accelera-

tor RAID Edition" on the screen, and the following screen will appear:

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The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation showed

as following:

Click on the Nextbutton to proceed the installation in the welcoming window.

The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation showed

as following:

Click on the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window.

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b. When the above screen appears, click on the icon marked "Next" on the screen,

and the following screen will appear:

Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID Introduction

After reading the license agreement in the following window, click Yes button

to continue.

Select the folder in which you want the program to be installed in the following

window, and click Next button to start installation.

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c. After reading the License Agreement, click on the icon marked "Yes" on the

screen, and the following screen will appear:

d. Specify the folder that you want the program to be installed in and then, click

on the icon marked "Next" to begin the installation process.

Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID Introduction

After reading the license agreement in the following window, click Yes button

to continue.

Select the folder in which you want the program to be installed in the following

window, and click Next button to start installation.

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e. Specify a program folder where you want the Setup to add the program icon as

shown in the following screen and click on the icon marked "Next".

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Select a program folder in the following window where you want Setup to

add the program icon.

The following window appears to show the Intel Application Accelerator

RAID Edition Setup installation status.

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f. The following screen will appear to display the status of the Intel Application Ac-

celerator RAID Edition Installation.

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Select a program folder in the following window where you want Setup to

add the program icon.

The following window appears to show the Intel Application Accelerator

RAID Edition Setup installation status.

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g. Once the Application Accelerator RAID Edition installation is completed, the fol-

lowing screen will appear and the system will start to re-boot.

Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID Introduction

Once the installation is complete, the following window appears.

*Note: Once the XP/2000/2003 Operating System is installed, please read the

"Readme text fi les" for the instructions to use the SATA RAID Utility in the Windows

XP/2000/2003 OS environment.

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C-4 Installing the Operating System and other Software
Programs

After all the hardware has been installed, you must fi rst install the operating

system, and then, other software drivers. The necessary drivers are all included

on the Supermicro CDs that came packaged with your motherboard. (*Note: for

the Windows 2003 OS, please refer to Page C-14.)

*Note: Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme fi les

for each item. Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each

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

re-boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list. The bottom

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

Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

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Supero Doctor III

The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-base management tool that supports

remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools.

The local management is called the SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program

included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor

the environment and operations of your system. Supero Doctor III displays crucial

system information such as CPU temperature, system voltages and fan status. See

the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

in the BIOS.

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

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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 download SDIII User's

Guide at: http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/Manuals/SDIII/UserGuide.pdf. For

Linux, we will still recommend Supero Doctor II.)

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Notes

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