Supero PDSLA, PDSLE User Manual

PDSLA

PDSLE

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0

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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

PDSLA/PDSLE motherboard. The PDSLA/PDSLE supports single Intel
Pentium® D/Pentium® 4/Celeron Processor in the 775-Land Grid Array Package at a
system bus speed of 1066/800/533 MHz. The Intel Pentium
Processor in the 775-Land Grid Array Package is housed in a Flip-Chip Land Grid Ar­ray (FC-LGA4) package that interfaces with the motherboard via an LGA775 socket.
The package consists of a processor core mounted on a substrate land-carrier.
An integrated heat spreader (IHS) is attached to the package substrate and core
and serves as the contacting surface for processor component thermal solutions,
such as a heatsink. Please refer to the motherboard specifi cations pages on our
web site (http://www.supermicro.com/Product_page/product-m.htm) for updates on
supported processors. This product is intended to be professionally installed.

®

D/Pentium® 4/Celeron

Manual Organization

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

describes the features, specifi cations and performance of the PDSLA/PDSLE main­board and provides detailed information about the chipset.

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

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

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

Appendix A provides BIOS POST Messages.

Appendix B lists BIOS POST Codes.

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Table of Contents

Preface

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

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

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

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

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

SUPER PDSLA/PDSLE Image ................................................. 1-3

PDSLA/PDSLE Layout ............................................................... 1-4

PDSLA/PDSLE Quick Reference ................................................ 1-5

945G/P Chipset: System Block Diagram ................................................... 1-6

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

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

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

1-4 Power Confi guration Settings ....................................................................... 1-11

1-5 Power Supply ............................................................................................... 1-12

1-6 Super I/O ........................................................................................................ 1-13

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

Power On Connector ................................................................................ 2-9

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

Overheat/Fan Fail LED ......................................................................... 2-10

NIC1 LED Connector .............................................................................. 2-10

HDD LED ................................................................................................. 2-11

Power_LED Connector ............................................................................ 2-11

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

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

FP Audio .................................................................................................. 2-13

Ethernet Port ............................................................................................ 2-13

Fan Headers .............................................................................................2-14

Chassis Intrusion ...................................................................................... 2-14

ATX PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports ......................................................... 2-15

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ..................................................................... 2-15

Wake-On-Ring .......................................................................................... 2-16

Wake-On-LAN ..........................................................................................2-16

VGA Connector ........................................................................................ 2-17

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

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

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

CMOS Clear ........................................................................................... 2-18

USB Wake-Up .......................................................................................... 2-19

Watch Dog Enable/Disable ...................................................................... 2-20

Gigabit LAN Enable .................................................................................. 2-20

SMBus to PCI/PCI-Express Slots ............................................................ 2-21

Speaker Connector .................................................................................. 2-21

CPU Front Side Bus Speed ..................................................................... 2-22

2-8 Onboard LED Indicators ................................................................................ 2-23

GLAN LEDs .............................................................................................. 2-23

Power LED ................................................................................................ 2-23

2-9 Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Drive and Audio Connections ............................ 2-24

Parallel Port Connector ........................................................................... 2-24

Floppy Connector ................................................................................... 2-25

IDE Connector .......................................................................................... 2-25

2-10 Installing the Operating System and Software Programs ............................. 2-26

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Chapter 4: BIOS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

4-4.4 PnP Confi guration .......................................................................... 4-10

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

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

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

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

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

Appendices:

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

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

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

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

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

All Included with Retail Box Only

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

Two (2) SATA cables

One (1) IDE cable

One (1) fl oppy drive ribbon cable

One (1) I/O shield

One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: SuperMicro Computer, Inc.
980 Rock Ave.
San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Tel: [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
D5, 4F, No. 16 Chien-Ba Road
Chung-Ho 235, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw
Technical Support:
Email: [e-mail]
Tel: [phone], ext.132 or 139

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Figure 1-1. PDSLA/PDSLE 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 of this manual. The motherboard
you've received may or may not look exactly the same as the ones shown in
this manual.

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KB/MS

J31

VGA

JG1

USB

3/4/5/6

RJ45
USB1/2

Audio

J28

J41

4-Pin ATX PWR

COM1

Parallel Port

J30

(*PDSLA )

J44

J11

J45

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Figure 1-3. Motherboard Layout

(not drawn to scale)

LGA 775 Processor

JFUSB1

JPUSB1

Fan3

Clock

Slot#7

PCI-E x1

JFUSB2

J

7

945G/P
(Lakeport)

North Bridge

Fan1/CPU

DIMM#1A

DIMM#2A

DIMM#2B

DIMM#1B

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J40

J2 7

24-Pin ATX PW R

Floppy

LAN

CTRL

AC97

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CD inAux.In

GLAN Enable

UPER DSLA/PDSLE

FP Aud

S

J12

Slot#6

Slot#5

Slot#4

PCI#4

Slot#3

PCI#3 -33MHz

Slot#2

PCI#2-33MHz

JPL1

Slot#1

PCI#1-33MHz

PCI-E x16

PCI-E x1

-33MHz

J

8

JP

1

JP

2

PC

PC

PC

PU

F/P USB W ake- up

J

PC

J1

COM2

J13

J

WO

R

I4

I3

I2

2

SB

BIOS

I

1

ICH7

South Bridge

CL CMOS

JBT1

F/P USB7/8

J43

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

4

WOL

D2

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

Buzzer

Battery

JL1

JLED

J9

JWD

J3

JF 1

LE 1

Fan 2

Important Notes to the User

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

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I

CTRL

FP

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

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

• The only difference between the PDSLA and PDSLE is that the PDSLA has
Internal VGA.

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PDSLA/PDSLE Quick Reference

Jumpers Description Default Setting

J9 Buzzer/Speaker Enable

JBT1 CMOS Clear (*See Chapter 2)
JFSB1/JFSB2 CPU Frequency Pins 1-2/Pins 1-2 (Auto)
JP1/JP2 PCI/PCI-E SMB Open/Open (Disabled)
JPL1 Giga-bit LAN Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPUSB1 B/P USB Wake Up Pins 2-3 (Disabled)
JPUSB2 F/P USB Wake Up Pins 2-3 (Disabled)
JWD Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Connectors Description
ATX PWR (J40) ATX 24-Pin Power Connector
4-Pin ATX PWR (J41) 12V 4-pin Power Connector (*required)
Audio (J45) Audio Port
AUX-In (AUX1) Auxiliary (Audio) Input Header
CD-In (CD1) Audio CD Input Header
Chassis Intrusion(JL1) Chassis Intrusion Header
COM1 (J31), COM2 (J13) COM Port/Serial Port 1 & Port 2 Connectors
DIMM#1A,#2A,#1B,#2B Memory (DIMM) Slots (1 through 4)
Fans 1-3 Fan1: CPU Fan, Fan2/3: Chassis Fan Headers
Floppy (J27) Floppy Disk Connector
FP Audio (J12) Front Panel Audio Connector (*See Chapter 2)
FP Control Panel (JF1) Front Control Panel Header
LAN Port (J11) Ethernet RJ45 (Gigabit LAN) Connector
IDE (J3) IDE Connector
I-SATA #0-3 (J2,J4,J5,J6) Intel SATA (#0-3) Headers
KB/Mouse (J28) PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
LE1 Standby Warning LED Indicator
PWR LED (JLED) Power LED Indicator
Printer (J30) Parallel Printer Port
Slot 1-Slot 4 PCI 33 MHz (PCI #1-#4)
Slot 5 PCI-Express x1 (using x 8 slot)
Slot 6 PCI-Express x16
Slot 7 PCI-Express x1
Speaker (J9) Speaker Header
USB 1/2 (J11) (Back Panel) Universal Serial Ports 1-2
USB 3/4/5/6 (J44) (Back Panel) Universal Serial Ports 3-6
USB 7/8 (J43) (Front Panel) USB ports 7/8
VGA (JG1) Video/Graphic Connector (*For PDSLA only)
WOL (WOL) Wake-On-LAN Header
WOR(JWOR) Wake-On-Ring Header

Pins 3-4 (Enabled)

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VRM 10.1

INTEGRATED

GRAPHIC

(945G only)

1 PCIE_x16

GRAPHIC

PRI_IDE

4 x SATA

PORTS

USB

PORT_0~7

LGA775_PROCESSOR

VRM V10.1

FSB: 1066/800/533MHz

PCIE_x16

UDMA/100

S-ATA/300

ADDR

CTRL

LAKEPORT

945G/P

ICH-7

LPC

DMI

DATA

DDR2_667/533/400

PCIE_x1

PCIE_x1

PCI_32_BUS

AC97

LPCUSB 2.0/1.1

CK410 CLK

DIMM_CHA

DIMM_CHB

82573 LAN

1_PCIE_x1

SLOTS

1_PCIE_x8

SLOTS

4_PCI_x32

SLOTS

FWH

W83627HG 5.1-CH
LPC I/O

KB. FDD. SER.1

MS.

SER.2

AUDIO

PRN.

Figure 1-3. 945G/P Lakeport Chipset:

System Block Diagram

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

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

actual specifi cations of each motherboard.

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Motherboard Features

CPU  Latest CPU technology!

• Single Intel Pentium
Array Package at a system bus speed of 1066/800/533 MHz.

• Supports Intel Hyper-Threading Technology.

Memory  Latest memory technology!

• Supports unbuffered, non-ECC single or dual channel DDR2 with the band-

width up to 5.3GB/s (DDR2 667) for single channel mode and 10.7 GB/s (DDR2

667) in dual-channel Interleaved mode.

Chipset  Latest Intel chipset technology!

• Intel Lakeport 945G/P chipset

®

D/Pentium® 4/Celeron Dual Core in the 775-Land Grid

Note: See Section 2-4 for details.

Expansion Slots

• One (1) PCI-Express x16 (intended for graphics)

• One (1) PCI-Express x8 (PCI-Express x1 Signal)

• One (1) PCI-Express x1

• Four (4) 32-bit PCI 33MHz (5V)

BIOS

• 4 Mb Firmware Hub AwardBIOS

®

Flash BIOS

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

PC Health Monitoring

• Onboard voltage monitors for Chipset Core +1.5V, CPU core, +3.3V, +3.3V
standby, +5V, +5V Standby, Vbat (battery voltage) and ±12V

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

• Fan Fail Alert LED and Beep

• SuperDoctor III, Watch Dog, NMI

• Environmental temperature monitoring via BIOS

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

• System overheat LED and control

• System resource alert via Supero Doctor III

• Auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core

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ACPI Features

• Microsoft OnNow

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• BIOS support for USB keyboard

• Main switch override mechanism

• Internal/external modem ring-on

Onboard I/O

• 1 ATA/100 EIDE Channels for a total of two IDE devices backward compatible

• Built in ICH7 SATA Controller, 4 connectors for 4 devices (300MB/S)

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

• 2 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial ports

• Intel 82573V Gigabit Ethernet Controller

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

• 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

 Latest USB 2.0 technology!

• AC'97 audio high quality 6-channel sound

• Integrated gfx core graphics on board (*PDSLA Only)

Other

• Wake-on-LAN

• Wake-on-Ring (WOR)

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

• Suspend-to-RAM

• Onboard +5V Standby Power Warning LED ("LE1")

• Pb Free

CD Utilities

• BIOS fl ash upgrade utility

• Drivers and software for Intel 945G/P chipset utilities

Dimensions

• ATX form factor, 11.5" x 9.5" (292 x 242 mm)

Note: Please be aware of the following conditions when

"overclocking" is used:

Setting a high CPU FSB Speed (overclocking), DRAM

Frequency or selecting a high CPU V-Core voltage, memory voltage, chip­set voltage, ICH chipset voltage, and FSB termination voltage may result in
system instability. If this occurs, revert to the default setting. In addition, extra
fans may be needed for proper system cooling. The PDSLA/PDSLE offers the
option of "overclocking"; however, Supermicro is not responsible for any dam­age caused by use of overclocking.

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1-2 Chipset Overview

Intel’s Lakeport (945G/P) chipset consists of two primary components: the Graphics
Memory Controller Hub (GMCH)/Memory Controller Hub (MCH) and the I/O Control­ler Hub (ICH7). Optimized for the Celeron, Pentium 4, Pentium D processors in an
LGA775 Package, the Lakeport (945G/P) provides the performance and feature-set
required for high-end UP dual core processor desktop solutions.

Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH)/Memory Controller
Hub (GMCH)

The GMCH/MCH supports high-performance integrated graphics and manage the
data fl ow of the following fi ve interfaces: the CPU interface, DDR2 interface, PCI
Express Graphic Interface, the DMI (Direct Media Interface) and integrated graphics
with display interfaces (*GMCH only) . The GMCH/MCH supports a FSB frequency
of 533/800/1066 MHz using a scalable CPU. It supports up to two channels of
non-ECC DDR2 400/533/667 SDRAM. The integrated Graphics Controller provides
3D, 2D and display capabilities. The GMCH/MCH also supports advanced desktop
power management.

Intel ICH7 System Features

The ICH7 provides extensive I/O support to a high-end 945G/P 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)

2

C devices

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1-3 PC Health Monitoring

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

Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Core, Chipset Core +1.5V,
+3.3V, +3.3V standby, +5V, +5V Standby, Vbat and ±12V

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

Fan Status Monitor with Software

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

Fan Fail Alert

When a fan fails during the normal operation, the Fan Fail LED will start to blink
and the buzzer will be activated to indicate a fan failure.

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

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1-4 Power Confi guration Settings

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

Microsoft OnNow

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

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

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

BIOS Support for USB Keyboard

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

Main Switch Override Mechanism

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

Wake-On-Ring (WOR) Header

Wake-up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing
when the system is in the SoftOff state. Note that external modem ring-on can only
be used with an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply.

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1-5 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-Amp of current supply on a 5V Standby rail is strongly recom­mended.

It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets
12V ATX power supply Specifi cation 1.1 or above. It is also required that the 12V
4-pin power connection (J41) be used for high-load confi gurations. 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.

PDSLA/PDSLE 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 genera­tor, drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic. The wide range of
functions integrated onto the Super I/O greatly reduces the number of components
required for interfacing with 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), one of which supports serial infrared communication. Each UART in­cludes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud rate generator, complete
modem control capability and a processor interrupt system. Both UARTs provide
legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed
with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1 Mb/s, which support higher speed modems.

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

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

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Notes

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Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

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

Precautions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Unpacking

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

Installation Procedures

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

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

2. Install the motherboard in the chassis.

3. Install the memory and add-on cards.

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

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2-2 Processor and Heatsink Fan Installation

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

(*Note: The CPU heatsink is included in Intel's CPU retail package.)

Installation of the LGA775 Processor

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

ing, removing or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install
the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink.

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.

Socket Lever

Load Plate

Load Plate

2-2

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.)

Chapter 2: Installation

North Key

Pin 1

South Key

North Center Edge

South Center Edge

7. With the CPU inside the socket, inspect

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

Socket Lever

8. Use your thumb to gently push the lever

down and lock it in the hook.

9. If the CPU is properly installed into the

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

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

CPU in the CPU socket

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Installation of the Heatsink

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thermal Grease

CPU

Fan Wires

Heatsink Fins

Heatsink Fas­tener

2-4

8. Repeat Step 6 to insert all four heatsink

fasteners into the mounting holes.

9. Once all four fasteners are securely

inserted into the mounting holes and the
heatsink is properly installed on the moth­erboard, 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.

Chapter 2: Installation

3. Use your fi nger tips to gently press on

the fastener cap and rotate counterclock­wise to make a 1/4 (90

0

) turn.

4. Repeat Step 3 to loosen all fasteners

from the mounting holes.

5. With all fasteners loosened, remove the

heatsink from the CPU.

2-3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis

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

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2-4 Installing DDR2 Memory

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing memory modules

to prevent any possible damage.

Memory Module Installation (See Figure 2-2)

1. Insert each DDR2 memory module vertically into its slot. Pay attention to the
notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the module incor­rectly. (See support information below.)

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

Support

The PDSLA/PDSLE supports Single/Dual channel, unbuffered, non-ECC,

DDR2 667/533/400 SDRAM. (Populate DIMM#1A,DIMM#1B, and/or
DIMM#2A, DIMM#2B with memory modules of the same size/same type will
result in the dual channel, two-way interleaved memory which is faster than
the single channel, non-interleaved memory.)

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

To Install:

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

To Remove:

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

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

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

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

Mouse

Keyboard

Front Control Panel

Parallel Port (Burgundy)

COM1 Port

VGA

USB Ports

Notes:

LAN Port

USB Port

Blue-Line In
Green-Line Out

Pink-Mic

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

JF1

Power LED

LED_Anode

(*See Notes:)

1

LED_Anode

LED_Anode

X

LED_Anode

X

Reset

PWR

Reset Button

Power Button

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

X

OH/Fan Fail LED

X

Ground

Ground

2

Figure 2-4. Front Control Panel Connectors

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2-6 Connecting Cables

Power Supply Connectors

The primary power supply
connector(J40) on the PDSLA/PDSLE
meets the SSI (Superset ATX) 24-pin
specifi cation. Refer to the table on the
right for the pin defi nitions of the ATX
24-pin power connector. You must
also connect the 4-pin (J41) proces­sor power connector to your power
supply. Refer to the table below right

for the J41 (12V) connector.

Required Con-

nection

4-Pin PWR

KB/MS

J28

J31

COM1

Parallel Port

VGA

J30

(*PDSLA )

JG1

USB

J44

3/4/5/6

RJ45
USB1/2

J11

Audio

J45

LAN

CTRL

AC97

®

GLAN Enable

UPER DSLA/PDSLE

FP Aud

S

J41

4-Pin ATX PWR

Fan3

CD inAux.In

JPL1

J12

JPUSB1

Clock

Slot#7

PCI-E x1

Slot#6

Slot#5

Slot#4

PCI#4

Slot#3

PCI#3 -33MHz

Slot#2

PCI#2-33MHz

Slot#1

PCI#1-33MHz

PCI-E x1

-33MHz

LGA 775 Processor

JFU

S

B

1

JFUSB2

PCI-E x16

F/

J8

J

7

JP 2

P

JP

USB W

945G/P
(Lakeport)

North Bridge

1

ATX PWR

Fan1/CPU

DIMM#1A

DIMM#2A

J

1

COM2

J13

J

WO

R

PC I4

PC

I3

PC

I2

SB

JPU

e-up

ak

PC

I1

2

BIOS

F/P USB7/8

ICH7

South Bridge

CL CMOS

JBT1

J43

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

Buzzer

WOL

D24

DIMM#2B

DIMM#1B

Battery

JLED

J9

I/O
r
e

Su p

TX PW R
A

n

i
P

­4
2

J40

Floppy

J2

7

E
ID

J3

JF 1

L

JL1

TR
C

FP

LE 1

JWD

n2
Fa

2-8

PW_ON Connector

The PW_ON connector is located on
pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Connect it to the
chassis power button, which you may
also confi gure to put the system into
suspend mode (see the Power Button
Mode setting in BIOS). To turn off
the power when the suspend mode is
enabled, depress the power button for
at least 4 seconds. See the table on
the right for pin defi nitions.

Reset Connector

Chapter 2: Installation

The reset connector is located on
pins 3 and 4 of JF1. This connector
attaches to the reset switch on the
computer chassis. See the table on
the right for pin defi nitions.

KB/MS

J28

J31

COM1

VGA

(*PDSLA )

JG1

USB

3/4/5/6

RJ45

USB1/2

Audio

J45

LAN

CTRL

®

GLAN Enable

UPER DSLA/PDSLE

S

J41

4-Pin ATX PWR

Parallel Port

J30

J44

J11

AC97

CD inAux.In

FP Aud

J12

JPL1

JPUSB1

Fan3

Clock

Slot#7

PCI-E x1

Slot#6

Slot#5

Slot#4

PCI#4 -33MHz

Slot#3

PCI#3 -33MHz

Slot#2

PCI#2-33MHz

Slot#1

PCI#1-33MHz

PCI-E x16

PCI-E x1

LGA 775 Processor

J

F

U

S

B

1

J

FUSB

2

J

7

J8

J

P

J

P

PUS

/

F

1
2

BW

945G/P
(Lakeport)

North Bridge

P

C

I

4

P

C

I

3

P

C

I

2

U

P

J

ake-up

P

C

I1

Fan1/CPU

DIMM#1A

J1

COM2

J13

J

W

O

R

ICH7

South Bridge

CL CMOS

2

B

S

BIOS

F/P USB7/8

I-SATA0

JBT1

I-SATA1

J43

DIMM#2A

4
2

WOL

D

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

DIMM#1B

Buzzer

O
I/
r

upe
S

WR

XP

-Pin AT
24

J40

DIMM#2B

Floppy

J27

OH/Fan Fail LED

E
ID

J3

Battery

JF

1

JL1

JLED

FP CTRL

L

E

1

JWD

J9

2
n
Fa

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

Ground

Ground

PWR ON

Reset

LED_Anode

LED_Anode

LED_Anode

X

X

LED_Anode

1

X

Reset

PWR

Reset Button

Power Button

X

2

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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 warning of chassis
overheating or system fan failure.
Refer to the table on the right for pin
defi nitions.

NIC1 LED Indicators

The NIC (Network Interface Control­ler) LED connections for the GLAN
port 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.

KB/MS

J28

J41

4-Pin ATX PWR

J31

COM1

VGA

J30

(*PDSLA )

JG1

USB

3/4/5/6

RJ45
USB1/2

J11

Audio

J45

LAN

CTRL

®

GLAN Enable

UPER DSLA/PDSLE

S

J44

Parallel Port

AC97

FP Aud

JPUSB1

Fan3

Slot#6

Slot#4

PCI#4 -33MHz

Slot#3

PCI#3 -33MHz

CD inAux.In

Slot#2

PCI#2-33MHz

JPL1

Slot#1

J12

PCI#1-33MHz

Clock

Slot#7

Slot#5

PCI-E x1

PCI-E x1

LGA 775 Processor

JF

US

B

1

JF

US

B

PCI-Ex16

945G/P

2

(Lakeport)

North Bridge

J

7

J

1

J8

F/P

COM2

JP

1

JP 2

PC

I4

PC

I3

PC

I2

B

JPUS

p

u

e-

k

a

W

SB

U

PC

I

1

2

J13

BIOS

Fan1/CPU

J

W

O

R

South Bridge

CL CMOS

F/P USB7/8

O
I/
r

upe
S

R

PW

OH/Fan Fail

ATX

-Pin
4
2

DIMM#1A

DIMM#2A

DIMM#2B

DIMM#1B

J40

Power LED

HDD LED

Floppy

J27

NIC1 LED

X

OH/Fan Fail LED

E

Battery

JLED

D
I

J3

JF 1

JL1

FP CTRL

L

E

1

JWD

J9

2
n
Fa

X

Ground

Ground

2

ICH7

I-SATA0

I-SATA2

JBT1

I-SATA3

I-SATA1

4

J43

2

Buzzer

WOL

D

Reset

1

NIC1

LED_Anode

LED_Anode

LED_Anode

X

LED_Anode

X

PWR

Reset Button

Power Button

2-10

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.

Power_LED Connector

The Power LED connector is located
on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. This con­nection is used to provide LED indica­tion of power being supplied to the
system. See the table on the right for
pin defi nitions.

Chapter 2: Installation

KB/MS

J28

J41

4-Pin ATX PWR

J31

COM1

VGA

(*PDSLA )

JG1

USB

3/4/5/6

RJ45
USB1/2

J11

Audio

J45

LAN

CTRL

®

GLAN Enable

UPER DSLA/PDSLE

S

Parallel Port

J30

JPUSB1

J44

Fan3

Slot#4

PCI#4 -33MHz

Slot#3

AC97

CD inAux.In

Slot#2

JPL1

Slot#1

FP Aud

J12

PCI#1-33MHz

Clock

Slot#7

PCI-E x1

Slot#6

Slot#5

PCI-E x1

PCI#3 -33MHz

PCI#2-33MHz

LGA 775 Processor

JF

US

B

JFUS

B

PCI-Ex16

1

945G/P

2

(Lakeport)

North Bridge

J

7

J8

J

P

1

JP 2

PC

PC

PC

e-up

k

a

W

SB

U

F/P

PC

JPUS

DIMM#1B

Buzzer

DIMM#2B

Battery

JL1

JLED

JWD

J9

O
I/
r

upe
S

R

PW

ATX

-Pin
4
2

J40

Floppy

J27

E
D

I

J3

JF 1

FP CTRL

L

E

1

2
n
Fa

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

Ground

Ground

HDD LEDPWR LED

LED_Anode

LED_Anode

LED_Anode

X

X

LED_Anode

1

X

Reset

PWR

Reset Button

Power Button

X

2

Fan1/CPU

DIMM#1A

DIMM#2A

J

1

COM2

J13

J

W

O

R

I4

ICH7

I3

South Bridge

I2

CL CMOS

2

B

I

1

BIOS

F/P USB7/8

I-SATA0

I-SATA2

JBT1

I-SATA3

I-SATA1

4

J43

2

WOL

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Serial Ports

Two serial ports are included on the
motherboard. COM1(J31) is a port
located beside the mouse/keyboard
ports and COM2(J13) is a header lo­cated on the motherboard near PCI-E
slot #6. See the table on the right for
pin defi nitions.

*NC indicates no connection.

CD Header/Auxiliary Audio
Header

There is a 4-pin CD header (CD1)
and an Auxiliary header (Aux.1) on
the motherboard. This 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 connec­tor. Only one CD header can be used
at any one time. See the tables at
right for pin defi nitions.

KB/MS

J28

J41

4-Pin ATX PWR

Aux

USB

3/4/5/6

J31

VGA

JG1

RJ45
USB1/2

Audio

OM1
C

(*PDSLA )

J11

J45

LAN

CTRL

LE

LA/PDS

®

GLAN Enable

PERDS
U

S

J30

J44

Parallel Port

AC97

FP Aud

LGA 775 Processor

JFUS

B

PCI-E x1

PCI-E x1

JF

PCI-Ex16

1

U

S

B

2

J

7

J8

JP

J

P

U

F/P

JPUSB1

Fan3

Clock

Slot#7

Slot#6

Slot#5

Slot#4

PCI#4 -33MHz

Slot#3

PCI#3 -33MHz

CD inAux.In

Slot#2

PCI#2-33MHz

JPL1

Slot#1

J12

PCI#1-33MHz

COM1

Audio

COM2

CD In

945G/P
(Lakeport)

North Bridge

1
2

W

SB

DIMM#1B

Buzzer

DIMM#2B

Battery

JL1

JLED

J9

O
I/
r

upe
S

XPWR
AT

-Pin
4
2

J40

Floppy

J27

E
D

I

J3

JF

1

CTRL

P
F

L

E

1

JWD

2
n
Fa

Fan1/CPU

DIMM#1A

DIMM#2A

J

1

COM2

J13

J

W

O

R

PC

I4

ICH7

PC

I3

South Bridge

PC

I2

CL CMOS

JPUSB 2

p

u

e-

k

a

PC

I

1

BIOS

F/P USB7/8

I-SATA0

I-SATA2

JBT1

I-SATA3

I-SATA1

4

J43

2

WOL

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FP Audio

When front panel headphones are plugged in, the back panel audio output is
disabled. This is done through the FP Audio header (J12). If the front panel
interface card is not connected to the front panel audio header, jumpers
should be installed on the header (J12) 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

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

(headphone drive capable)

(when headphones unplugged)

Ethernet Port (RJ45
Connector)

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

Ethernet Port

FP Audio

J31

JG1

USB

3/4/5/6

Audio

KB/MS

VGA

RJ45
USB1/2

®

J28

OM1
C

(*PDSLA )

J45

LAN

CTRL

/PDSLE

GLAN Enable

UPER DSLA

S

J41

4-Pin ATX PWR

Parallel Port

J30

J44

J11

AC97

CD inAux.In

JPL1

FP Aud

J12

JPUSB1

Fan3

Clock

Slot#7

PCI-E x1

Slot#6

Slot#5

Slot#4

PCI#4 -33MHz

Slot#3

PCI#3 -33MHz

Slot#2

PCI#2-33MHz

Slot#1

PCI#1-33MHz

PCI-E x16

PCI-E x1

LGA 775 Processor

J

F

U

S

B1

J

F

U

S

B

2

J

7

J8

J

P

J

P

F/P USB Wa

945G/P
(Lakeport)

North Bridge

1

2

PC

PC

PC

ke-up

PC

DIMM#2B

DIMM#1B

Battery

JLED

O
I/
r
e

Su p

TX PW R
A

4-Pin
2

J40

Floppy

J

2

7

E
D

I

J3

JF 1

JL1

FP CTRL

LE 1

JWD

J9

Fan2

Fan1/CPU

DIMM#1A

DIMM#2A

J1

COM2

J13

J

W

O

R

I4

I3

I2

U

P

J

I

1

ICH7

South Bridge

CL CMOS

B2

S

BIOS

F/P USB7/8

JBT1

J43

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

Buzzer

WOL

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Fan Headers

There are three fan headers (Fan
1, Fan 2 and Fan3) on the PDSLA/
PDSLE. (See the table on the right
for pin defi nitions.) These are 4-pin
fan headers; however, the traditional
3-wire fans are also supported. (Pins
#1-#3 of the fan headers are back­ward compatible with the traditional 3­pin fans.) When a 3-wire fan is used,
it will be set to run at the full speed
by default. When a 4-wire fan is used,
the CPU and chassis fan speeds will
be automatically controlled by the
control circuit inside the fan based
upon the CPU temperature.

Chassis Intrusion

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

KB/MS

J28

J41

4-Pin ATX PWR

Fan 3

USB

J31

VGA

JG1

3/4/5/6

RJ45

USB1/2

Audio

®

1
M

CO

Parallel Port

J30

(*PDSLA )

J44

J11

J45

LAN

CTRL

LE
S

AC97

RDSLA/PD

GLAN Enable

PE
U

FP Aud

S

JPUSB1

Fan3

Clock

Slot#7

Slot#6

Slot#5

Slot#4

PCI#4

Slot#3

PCI#3 -33MHz

CD inAux.In

Slot#2

PCI#2-33MHz

JPL1

Slot#1

J12

PCI#1-33MHz

PCI-E x1

-33MHz

PCI-E x1

LGA 775 Processor

J

FUSB

1

J

FUSB

PCI-E x16

945G/P

2

(Lakeport)

North Bridge

J

7

J8

JP

1

JP

2

ke

a

BW

S

U

/P

F

Fan 1(CPU Fan)

Fan1/CPU

J1

COM2

J13

J

W

OR

P

C

I4

P

C

I

3

P

CI2

USB

P

J

up

-

P

CI1

2

BIOS

F/P USB7/8

ICH7

South Bridge

CL CMOS

JBT1

J43

DIMM#1A

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

DIMM#2A

4
2

WOL

D

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

DIMM#1B

Buzzer

DIMM#2B

Battery

JL1

JLED

JWD

J9

O
I/
r
e

Su p

PW R
X
AT

-Pin
24

J40

Floppy

J2 7

E
D

I

J3

JF 1

TRL
C

Chassis Intrusion

FP

L

E

1

n2

Fa

Fan 2

2-14

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and
PS/2 Mouse Ports

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

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

There are six Universal Serial Bus
ports located at (J44, J11) on the
I/O Backpanel and additional two
USB ports located at (J43) on the
motherboard. These ports, labeled
USB7 to USB8, can be used to pro­vide front side chassis access (cables
not included). See the tables on the
right for pin defi nitions.

Chapter 2: Installation

KB/Mouse

USB 3/4/5/6

USB 1/2

FP USB 7/8

USB

KB/MS

J31

VGA

JG1

3/4/5/6

RJ45

USB1/2

Audio

®

J28

J41

4-Pin ATX PWR

M1
CO

Parallel Port

J30

(*PDSLA )

J44

J11

J45

LAN

CTRL

SLE
D

AC97

GLAN Enable

UPER DSLA/P

FP Aud

S

J12

CD inAux.In

JPL1

JPUSB1

Fan3

Clock

Slot#7

Slot#6

Slot#5

Slot#4

PCI#4 -33MHz

Slot#3

PCI#3 -33MHz

Slot#2

PCI#2-33MHz

Slot#1

PCI#1-33MHz

PCI-E x1

PCI-E x1

2-15

LGA 775 Processor

JF

U

S

B1

JF

USB2

PCI-E x16

945G/P
(Lakeport)

North Bridge

J

7

J

8

J

P

1

JP

2

F/P USB W ake-

DIMM#1B

Buzzer

DIMM#2B

Battery

JL1

JLED

JWD

J9

O

Su per I/

PW R
TX

A
n

i
P

24-

J40

Floppy

J

2

7

IDE

J3

J

F

1

FP CTRL

L

E1

an 2
F

Fan1/CPU

DIMM#1A

DIMM#2A

J

1

COM2

J13

J

W

O

R

PC

I

4

PC I

3

PC I

2

JPUS

p

u

PC

I

1

ICH7

South Bridge

CL CMOS

2

B

BIOS

F/P USB7/8

I-SATA0

I-SATA2

JBT1

I-SATA3

I-SATA1

J43

WOL

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Wake-On-Ring

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

Wake-On-LAN

The Wake-On-LAN header is des­ignated WOL on the motherboard.
See the table on the right for pin
defi nitions. You must enable the LAN
Wake-Up setting in BIOS to use this
function. (You must also have a LAN
card with a Wake-On-LAN connector
and cable to use this feature.)

USB

KB/MS

J31

VGA

JG1

3/4/5/6

RJ45
USB1/2

Audio

J28

1
OM

C

J30

(*PDSLA )

J11

J45

LAN

CTRL

/PDSLE
A
L

®

GLAN Enable

ER DS
UP

S

J41

4-Pin ATX PWR

Parallel Port

J44

AC97

CD inAux.In

JPL1

FPAud

J12

JPUSB1

Fan3

Clock

Slot#7

PCI-E x1

Slot#6

Slot#5

Slot#4

PCI#4 -33MHz

Slot#3

PCI#3 -33MHz

Slot#2

PCI#2-33MHz

Slot#1

PCI#1-33MHz

2-16

PCI-Ex1

LGA 775 Processor

J

FUSB1

J

FUSB2

PCI-Ex16

DIMM#1B

Buzzer

DIMM#2B

Battery

JL1

JLED

J9

O
I/
r
e
p
u
S

XPWR

PinAT
4-

2

J40

Floppy

J2

7

WOR

DE
I

J3

J

F1

PCTRL
F

L

E

1

JWD

Fan2

WOL

Fan1/CPU

945G/P
(Lakeport)

North Bridge

J

7

J

1

COM2

J

8

JP
JP

USB

P

/

F

J13

1
2

P

C

I

4

P

C

I3

P

C

I

2

2

B

S

PU

J

-up

Wake

BIOS

P

C

I

1

J

W

O

South Bridge

CL CMOS

F/P USB7/8

DIMM#1A

DIMM#2A

R

ICH7

I-SATA0

I-SATA2

JBT1

I-SATA3

I-SATA1

J43

24

WOL

D

VGA Connector (*For PDSLA
only)

A VGA connector (JG1) is located
next to the COM1 on the IO
backplane. Refer to the board layout

below for the location.

AC'97 Output

AC'97 provides high qua
audio. The PDSLA/PDSLE features 6-

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

lity onboard

Chapter 2: Installation

Blue:

Line In(surround L/R)

Green:

Pink:

Line Out(Front L/R)

MIC In (Center/subwoofer)

VGA

Audio

KB/MS

J28

J31

COM1

VGA

(*PDSLA )

JG1

USB

3/4/5/6

RJ45

USB1/2

Audio

J45

LAN

CTRL

®

GLAN Enable

UPER DSLA/PDSLE

S

J41

4-Pin ATX PWR

Parallel Port

J30

J44

J11

AC97

CD inAux.In

JPL1

FP Aud

J12

JPUSB1

Fan3

Clock

Slot#7

PCI-E x1

Slot#6

Slot#5

Slot#4

PCI#4 -33MHz

Slot#3

PCI#3 -33MHz

Slot#2

PCI#2-33MHz

Slot#1

PCI#1-33MHz

PCI-E x16

PCI-E x1

LGA 775 Processor

J

FU

SB1

J

FU

SB

2

J

7

J

8

J

P

JP 2

F/P USBWake-up

945G/P
(Lakeport)

North Bridge

1

Fan1/CPU

DIMM#1A

DIMM#1B

DIMM#2A

J1

COM2

J13

J

WO R

P

CI4

P

C

I3

P

CI

2

SB 2

U

JP

P

CI1

BIOS

F/P USB7/8

ICH7

South Bridge

CL CMOS

JBT1

J43

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

24
D

WOL

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

Buzzer

DIMM#2B

Battery

JL1

JLED

JWD

J9

/O

I
r
e

up
S

R

ATX PW

-Pin
4
2

J40

Floppy

J

2

7

DE
I

J3

J

F

1

RL

PCT
F

L

E

1

Fan 2

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PDSLA/PDSLE User's Manual

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 a two-pin jumper, "Closed"
means the jumper is on both pins and
"Open" means the jumper is either on

only one pin or completely removed.

CMOS Clear

Connector

3 2 1

Pins

Jumper

3 2 1

Setting

Pins 1-2 short

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

Clear CMOS

2-18

USB

KB/MS

J31

VGA

JG1

3/4/5/6

Audio

J28

OM1
C

(*PDSLA )

RJ45
USB1/2

J45

LAN

CTRL

LE

LA/PDS

®

GLAN Enable

UPERDS

S

J41

4-Pin ATX PWR

Parallel Port

J30

J44

J11

AC97

CD inAux.In

FP Aud

J12

JPL1

JPUSB1

Fan3

Clock

Slot#7

PCI-E x1

Slot#6

Slot#5

Slot#4

PCI#4 -33MHz

Slot#3

PCI#3 -33MHz

Slot#2

PCI#2-33MHz

Slot#1

PCI#1-33MHz

PCI-E x1

LGA 775 Processor

JF

US

B

JFU

S

B

PCI-Ex16

DIMM#1B

Buzzer

DIMM#2B

Battery

JL1

JLED

J9

O
I/
r

upe
S

R

PW

ATX

-Pin
4
2

J40

Floppy

J2

7

E
D

I

J3

JF 1

CTRL

P
F

L

E

1

JWD

2
n
Fa

Fan1/CPU

1

945G/P

2

(Lakeport)

North Bridge

J

7

J

1

COM2

J8

J

P

JP 2

U

F/P

J13

1

PC

I4

PC

I3

PC

I2

JPUSB 2

up

e-

k

a

W

SB

BIOS

P

C

I

1

J

W

O

R

South Bridge

CL CMOS

F/P USB7/8

DIMM#1A

DIMM#2A

ICH7

I-SATA0

I-SATA2

JBT1

I-SATA3

I-SATA1

4

J43

2

WOL

D

USB Wake-Up

Use JPUSB jumpers to enable the
function of "System Wake-Up via USB
devices", which allows you to "wake­up" the system by depressing 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.)

Chapter 2: Installation

(*Note: The default jumper setting for
the USB ports is "Disabled". However,
when the "USB Wake-Up" function is
enabled in the BIOS and the desired
USB ports are enabled via the JPUSB
jumper, please be sure to remove
all USB devices from the USB ports
whose USB jumpers are set to "Dis­abled" before the system goes into
the standby mode.)

JPUSB1

JPUSB2

USB

KB/MS

J31

VGA

JG1

3/4/5/6

USB1/2

Audio

J28

J41

4-Pin ATX PWR

COM1

Parallel Port

J30

(*PDSLA )

J44

RJ45

J11

J45

LAN

CTRL

AC97

SLA/PDSLE
D

®

R

GLAN Enable

PE
U

FP Aud

S

J12

CD inAux.In

JPL1

JPUSB1

Fan3

Clock

Slot#7

Slot#6

Slot#5

Slot#4

PCI#4 -33MHz

Slot#3

PCI#3 -33MHz

Slot#2

PCI#2-33MHz

Slot#1

PCI#1-33MHz

PCI-E x1

PCI-E x1

LGA 775 Processor

J

FUSB1

J

F

USB2

PCI-E x16

J

7

J

8

JP

JP 2

F/P USB

945G/P
(Lakeport)

North Bridge

1

W

DIMM#1B

Buzzer

DIMM#2B

Battery

JL1

JLED

JWD

J9

O
I/
r

upe
S

PW R

4-Pin ATX
2

J40

Floppy

J

27

DE
I

J3

JF

1

CTRL

P
F

L

E

1

an 2
F

Fan1/CPU

DIMM#1A

DIMM#2A

J

1

COM2

J13

J

WO

R

PC I

4

ICH7

PC I3

South Bridge

PC I

2

CL CMOS

2

SB

PU

J

p

u

ake-

PC

I1

BIOS

F/P USB7/8

I-SATA0

I-SATA2

JBT1

I-SATA3

I-SATA1

4

J43

WOL

D2

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PDSLA/PDSLE User's Manual

Watch Dog Enable/Disable

JP5 enables the Watch Dog function.
Watch Dog is a system monitor that
can reboot the system when a soft­ware application is "hung up". Pins
1-2 will cause WD to reset the system
if an application is "hung up". Pins 2-3
will generate a non-maskable interrupt
signal for the application that is "hung
up". See the table on the right for
jumper settings.

Gigabit LAN Enable

A header for GLAN Enable is located
at JPL1. Close Pins 1 & 2 of JPL1
to enable the function of LAN. See the
table on the right for pin defi nitions.

GLAN Enable

KB/MS

J28

J31

COM1

VGA

J30

(*PDSLA )

JG1

USB

J44

3/4/5/6

RJ45
USB1/2

J11

Audio

J45

LAN

CTRL

®

GLAN Enable

UPER DSLA/PDSLE

FP Aud

S

J41

4-Pin ATX PWR

Parallel Port

JPUSB1

Fan3

AC97

CD inAux.In

JPL1

J12

Clock

Slot#7

PCI-E x1

Slot#6

Slot#5

PCI-E x1

Slot#4

-33MHz

PCI#4

Slot#3

PCI#3 -33MHz

Slot#2

PCI#2-33MHz

Slot#1

PCI#1-33MHz

LGA 775 Processor

J

F

US

B1

J

F

USB2

PCI-E x16

F

J

7

J8

JP

J

P

/P USB

945G/P
(Lakeport)

North Bridge

1
2

W

ake-

P

C

PC

PC I2

JPU

PC

Fan1/CPU

DIMM#1A

DIMM#1B

DIMM#2A

J

1

COM2

J13

J

WO

R

I4

I3

B

S

p

u

I1

2

BIOS

ICH7

South Bridge

CL CMOS

F/P USB7/8

JBT1

J43

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

4
D2

WOL

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

Buzzer

DIMM#2B

Battery

JL1

JLED

JWD

J9

I/O
r
e

Su p

R

ATX PW

Pin
24-

J40

Floppy

J

2

7

E
D

I

J3

J

F

1

L
R
T
C

P
F

L

E

1

Fan 2

WD

2-20

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 disable the connection.
See the table on the right for jumper
settings.

Speaker Connector

The speaker connector is located on
J9. Close pins 3 & 4 to use as a inter­nal buzzer. Use a 4-pin cable to con­nect to an external speaker. See the
table on the right for pin defi nitions.

SMB to PCI /PCIE slots

Chapter 2: Installation

KB/MS

J28

4-Pin ATX PWR

J31

COM1

Parallel Port

VGA

J30

(*PDSLA )

JG1

USB

J44

3/4/5/6

RJ45
USB1/2

J11

Audio

J45

LAN

CTRL

AC97

®

GLAN Enable

UPER DSLA/PDSLE

FP Aud

S

J41

DIMM#2B

Battery

JL1

JLED

JWD

J9

O

/
rI
e

Su p

-Pin ATX PW R
4
2

J40

Floppy

J2 7

DE
I

J3

JF 1

PCTRL
F

L

E1

Speaker

2

Fan

Fan1/CPU

LGA 775 Processor

JFU

S

B

1

JPUSB1

Fan3

Clock

Slot#7

Slot#6

Slot#5

Slot#4

PCI#4 -33MHz

Slot#3

PCI#3 -33MHz

CD inAux.In

Slot#2

PCI#2-33MHz

JPL1

J12

Slot#1

PCI#1-33MHz

JFUSB2

PCI-E x1

PCI-E x16

PCI-E x1

945G/P
(Lakeport)

North Bridge

J

7

J

8

J

P

1

J

P

2

P

C

PC I3

PC

F/P USB W ake- up

J

PC I1

DIMM#1A

DIMM#1B

DIMM#2A

J

1

COM2

J13

J

WO

R

I

4

I

2

B

US

P

2

BIOS

ICH7

South Bridge

CL CMOS

F/P USB7/8

JBT1

J43

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

24

WOL

D

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

Buzzer

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CPU Front Side Bus Speed

JFSB1 and JFSB2 allow you to set the
Front Side Bus Frequency. See the table
on the right for pin defi nitions. (*Default
is Auto.)

KB/MS

J28

J41

4-Pin ATX PWR

J31

LGA 775 Processor

COM1

CPU FSB Speed

Fan1/CPU

I/O
r

Su pe

Parallel Port

VGA

J30

(*PDSLA )

JG1

USB

J44

3/4/5/6

RJ45

USB1/2

J11

Audio

J45

LAN

CTRL

AC97

®

GLAN Enable

UPER DSLA/PDSLE

FP Aud

S

J12

CD inAux.In

JPL1

JPUSB1

Fan3

Clock

Slot#7

PCI-E x1

Slot#6

Slot#5

Slot#4

PCI#4

Slot#3

PCI#3 -33MHz

Slot#2

PCI#2-33MHz

Slot#1

PCI#1-33MHz

PCI-E x1

-33MHz

J

FU

S

JFUSB2

PCI-E x16

24-Pin ATX PW R

B1

945G/P
(Lakeport)

DIMM#1A

DIMM#2A

DIMM#1B

J40

DIMM#2B

North Bridge

Floppy

Battery

JL1

JLED

J9

JWD

J2 7

E
D

I

J3

J

F

1

CTRL

P
F

LE

1

Speaker

2

Fan

J

J8

F/

7

JP

1

JP 2

USBW

P

J1

COM2

J13

J

WO

R

PC I4

PC I3

PC I2

USB 2

P

J

up

ke-

a

PC I 1

BIOS

F/P USB7/8

ICH7

South Bridge

CL CMOS

JBT1

J43

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

4

WOL

D2

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

Buzzer

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Chapter 2: Installation

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, amber or off to indicate
the speed of the connection. See the table
at right for the functions associated with the
second LED.

Power LED

Yellow LED

LED2LED1

Back View

The Power LED header is located on
JLED. This header provides LED in­dication of power being supplied to the
system. See the table on the right for
pin defi nitions.

KB/MS

J28

J41

4-Pin ATX PWR

GLAN LED

USB

J31

VGA

JG1

3/4/5/6

RJ45

USB1/2

Audio

®

1

COM

Parallel Port

J30

(*PDSLA )

J44

J11

J45

LAN

CTRL

AC97

DSLA/PDSLE

GLAN Enable

ER

UP

FP Aud

S

JPUSB1

Fan3

Clock

Slot#7

Slot#6

Slot#5

Slot#4

PCI#4 -33MHz

Slot#3

PCI#3 -33MHz

CD inAux.In

Slot#2

PCI#2-33MHz

JPL1

Slot#1

J12

PCI#1-33MHz

PCI-E x1

PCI-E x1

LGA 775 Processor

JFUS

B

1

J

F

US

B

PCI-E x16

2

J

7

J8

J

P1

J

P2

PUSB Wa

/

F

945G/P
(Lakeport)

North Bridge

P

C

I

4

PC I

3

P

C

I

2

U

P

J

ke-up

PC I1

DIMM#1B

Buzzer

DIMM#2B

Battery

JL1

JLED

J9

O
rI/

e
up

S

ATX PW R

Pin
24-

J40

Floppy

J2

7

E
D

I

J3

PWR LED

JF

1

FP CTRL

L

E

1

JWD

an 2
F

Fan1/CPU

DIMM#1A

DIMM#2A

J1

COM2

J13

J

WO

R

ICH7

South Bridge

CL CMOS

2

B

S

BIOS

F/P USB7/8

I-SATA0

I-SATA2

JBT1

I-SATA3

I-SATA1

4

J43

2

WOL

D

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

Connections

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

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

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

• A single fl oppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide
for two fl oppy disk drives. The connector with twisted wires always connects to
drive A, and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to
drive B.

• The 80-wire ATA100/66 IDE hard disk drive cable that came with your system
has two connectors to support two drives. This special cable should be used
to take advantage of the speed this new technology offers. The blue connector
connects to the onboard IDE connector interface and the other connector(s) to
your hard drive(s). Consult the documentation that came with your disk drive
for details on actual jumper locations and settings for the hard disk drive.

Parallel Port Connector

The parallel port is located on J30.
Refer to Figure 2-3 for location. See
the table on the right for pin defi ni­tions.

Parallel Port

KB/MS

J28

J31

COM1

VGA

(*PDSLA )

JG1

USB

3/4/5/6

RJ45
USB1/2

Audio

J45

LAN

CTRL

®

GLAN Enable

UPER DSLA/PDSLE

S

J41

4-Pin ATX PWR

Parallel Port

J30

J44

J11

AC97

FPAud

J12

LGA 775 Processor

JF

US

B

1

JPUSB1

JF

US

B

2

Fan3

Clock

Slot#7

PCI-E x1

Slot#6

PCI-Ex16

Slot#5

J

PCI-Ex1

Slot#4

PCI#4 -33MHz

Slot#3

PCI#3 -33MHz

CD inAux.In

Slot#2

PCI#2-33MHz

Slot#1

PCI#1-33MHz

F/

JPL1

Fan1/CPU

945G/P
(Lakeport)

NorthBridge

J

7

8

JP1

JP

2

P

C

I

4

PC

I

3

P

C

I

2

SB 2

U

P

J

-up

ake

W

B

S

U

P

PC

I

1

DIMM#1A

J

1

COM2

J13

J

W

O

R

ICH7

South Bridge

CL CMOS

I-SATA0

JBT1

BIOS

I-SATA1

J43

F/P USB7/8

4
2

WOL

D

DIMM#2A

I-SATA2

I-SATA3

Buzzer

DIMM#1B

DIMM#2B

Battery

JLED

/O

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Su

R

PW
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Floppy

J2

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ID

J3

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JL1

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L

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1

JWD

J9

n2
Fa

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Floppy Connector

The fl oppy connector is located on
J27. Refer to Figure 2-3 for loca­tion. See the table on the right for
pin defi nitions.

Chapter 2: Installation

IDE Connector

There are no jumpers to confi gure
the onboard IDE interfaces Pins 3,
5 of JF1. Refer to Figure 2-3 for lo­cation. See the table on the left for
pin definitions. Note: You must
use the ATA100/66 cable included
with your system to benefi t from
the ATA100/66 technology.

KB/MS

J28

J31

COM1

VGA

(*PDSLA )

JG1

USB

3/4/5/6

RJ45
USB1/2

J11

Audio

J45

LAN

CTRL

®

GLAN Enable

UPER DSLA/PDSLE

S

J41

4-Pin ATX PWR

Parallel Port

J30

J44

AC97

CD inAux.In

JPL1

FPAud

J12

JPUSB1

Fan3

Clock

Slot#7

Slot#6

Slot#5

Slot#4

PCI#4 -33MHz

Slot#3

PCI#3 -33MHz

Slot#2

PCI#2-33MHz

Slot#1

PCI#1-33MHz

PCI-E x1

PCI-Ex1

LGA 775 Processor

JF

U

SB1

JFU

SB2

PCI-Ex16

J

7

J8

JP
J

P

P

/

F

1
2

BWa

S

U

945G/P
(Lakeport)

North Bridge

P

CI4

P

CI3

PC I

PU

J

-u

ke

PC I1

Fan1/CPU

DIMM#1A

DIMM#2B

DIMM#1B

DIMM#2A

J1

COM2

J13

J

WO

R

ICH7

I-SATA0

I-SATA1

Battery

I-SATA2

JLED

I-SATA3

4
2

Buzzer

WOL

D

South Bridge

2

CL CMOS

2

B

S

p

JBT1

BIOS

J43

F/P USB7/8

/O

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Su

PW R
TX

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Pin

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2

J40

Floppy

J27

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J3

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JL1

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PC
F

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an

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Floppy

IDE

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2-10 Installing the Operating System and 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.

Drivers/Tool Installation Display Screen

(*Note: Click the icons showing a hand writing on 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. You should
install everything here except for the SUPER Doctor utility and the LAN/SCSI driver
diskettes, which are optional. The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view
the entire contents of the CD.)

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Introduction to Serial ATA (SATA)

Serial ATA(SATA) is a physical storage interface. It uses a single cable with a
minimum of four wires to create a point-to-point connection between devices. It is
a serial link which supports SATA Transfer rates from 150MBps. The second gen­eration SATA can support up to 300 MBps theoretically. 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 can only extend to 40cm long,
while Serial ATA cables can extend up to one meter. Overall, Serial ATA provides
better functionality than Parallel ATA.

Introduction to the Intel ICH7 I/O Controller Hub

Located in the South Bridge of the Intel Lakeport (945G/P) chipset, the ICH7 I/O
Controller Hub provides the I/O subsystem with access to the rest of the system.
It supports 1-channel Ultra ATA/100 Bus Master IDE controller (PATA) and four
Serial ATA (SATA) Second Generation Host Controllers, which support up to four
Serial ATA ports and four hard drives. The ICH7 I/O Controller Hub supports the
following Parallel ATA (PATA) and Serial (SATA) device confi gurations:

SATA Operate Modes

You can select from the following modes: Auto, Combined, Enhanced, and SATA
Only Mode. The number of devices supported by these modes are listed below:

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

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Supero Doctor III

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

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

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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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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures

Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have followed all
of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the ‘Technical Support
Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter.
Always disconnect the AC power cord before adding, changing or installing any
hardware components.

Before Power On

1. Check that the Standby Power LED is not lit (LE1 on motherboard).

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

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

4. Remove all add-on cards.

5. Install a CPU and heatsink (making sure it is fully seated) and connect the
chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard. Check all jumper
settings as well.

6. Use the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specifi ed by the Manu­facturer. Do not install the CMOS battery upside down to avoid possible
explosion.

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

No Power

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

2. Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions.

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

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

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

No Video

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

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

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NOTE

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

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

Memory Errors

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

2. You should be using unbuffered DDRII memory (see 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. Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply. A poor quality
power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information.
Refer to Section 1-6 for details on recommended power supplies.

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

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

3-2 Technical Support Procedures

Before contacting Technical Support, please take the following steps. Also, note
that as a motherboard manufacturer, Supermicro does not sell directly to end-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 (

supermicro.com/support/faqs/

) before contacting Technical Support.

http://www.

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

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

Note: Not all BIOS can be fl ashed depending on the modifi cations to the boot

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block code.

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

• Motherboard model and PCB revision number

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

•System confi guration

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

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

4. Distributors: For immediate assistance, please have your account number ready
when placing a call to our technical support department. We can be reached
by e-mail at [e-mail], by phone at:[phone], option 2,
or by fax at [phone].

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What type of memory does my motherboard support?

Answer: The PDSLA/PDSLE supports unbuffered, non-ECC, DDRII-400/533/667

MHz memory modules. See Section 2-4 for details on installing memory.

Question: How do I update my BIOS?

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

encing problems with your system. Updated BIOS fi les are located on our web site
at http://www.supermicro.com/techsupport/BIOS/bios.htm. Please check our BIOS
warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site.
Also, check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your current
BIOS before downloading. Select your mainboard model and download the BIOS
fi le to your computer. Unzip the BIOS update fi le and you will fi nd the readme.txt
(fl ash instructions), the awdfl ash.exe (BIOS fl ash utility) and the BIOS image (xxxx.
bin) fi les. Copy these fi les onto a bootable fl oppy and reboot your system. Then,
follow the readme.txt to fl ash the BIOS.

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

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

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

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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 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 PDSLA/PDSLE 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.

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Question: After I have installed 4 pieces of 1GB Memory, why does the BIOS
only detect about 3.145 GB of memory during POST?

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

memory requires a great deal of memory, so there is a memory hole located around
the 4GB memory address.

Question: I have already enabled the USB Wake-Up mode in the BIOS, my
system still cannot enter "Standby Mode"? Why?

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

Wake-Up Jumpers (JPUSB1/JPUSB2) are also enabled on the motherboard.

3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service

A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be­fore any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain service by calling your
vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. When returning
to the manufacturer, the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the
outside of the shipping carton, and mailed prepaid or hand-carried. Shipping and
handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service
is complete.

This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in­curred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration, misuse, abuse or improper
maintenance of products.

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

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Chapter 4: BIOS

Chapter 4

BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the AwardBIOS for the PDSLA/PDSLE. The Award ROM
BIOS is stored in a Flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a fl oppy disk­based 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 BIOS that are not refl ected in
this manual.

System BIOS

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

®

PS/2

compatible computers. The AwardBIOS Flash chip stores the system pa­rameters, such as amount of memory, type of disk drives and video displays, etc.
CMOS requires very little power. When the computer is turned off, a back-up battery
provides power to the BIOS Flash chip, enabling it to retain the system parameters.
Each time the computer is powered-on, the computer is then confi gured with the
values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS, which gains control when the
computer is powered on.

How To Change the Confi guration Data

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

Starting the Setup Utility

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

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4-2 Running Setup

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

The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the ap­propriate text from the Main BIOS Setup screen. All displayed text is described in
this section, although the screen display is often all you need to understand how
to set options (see on next page).

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

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

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

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

Press DEL to enter SETUP

4-3 Main BIOS Setup

ʳ

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

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

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

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Chapter 4: BIOS

Date/Time

Set 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, 1.44MB,

3.5 in and 2.88MB 3.5 in.

Legacy Diskette B

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

3.5 in and 2.88MB 3.5 in.

Swap Floppy Drive

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

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

These settings allow the user to set the parameters of the IDE Channel 0 Master/
Slave and IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave slots. Hit <Enter> to activate the following
sub-menu screen for detailed options of these items. Set the correct confi gurations

accordingly. The items included in the submenu are listed below:

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IDE HDD Auto-Detection

This option allows the BIOS to automatically display the confi guration settings for
the IDE devices. Press "Enter" to see the setting displayed by the BIOS.

IDE Channel 0 Master

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

Access Mode

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

Auto.

Extended IDE Drive (*For IDE Channels 2/3 only)

Select "Auto" to allow the AwardBIOS to auto detect and display the status
of Serial ATA drives. The options are Auto and None.

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.

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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. (*Caution--Be cautious when changing the
Advanced BIOS Settings. If an incorrect fi eld value is entered, the system may become
unstable.)

4-4.1 Advanced BIOS Features

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

Quick Boot

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

Quiet Boot

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

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ACPI Function

Select Enabled to activate the function of 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 determine the ACPI Suspend type. The
options are S1(POS), S3(STR), S1&S3.

APIC Mode

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable APIC. APIC is used to assign
interrupt signals to a specifi c processor on multiprocessor system and provides
IRQs beyond the conventional 16 under Windows 2000 or XP. It has no effect on
single processor systems.

MPS Version Control

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

Watch Dog Timer Select

This setting is for enabling the Watch Dog feature. The options are Disabled, 10
Sec, 20 Sec, 30 Sec, 40 Sec, 1 Min, 2 Minand 4 Min.

4-4.2 Advanced Chipset Control

CPU THRM-Throttling

This setting allows the CPU to slow down and function at the level specifi ed by
this setting when the CPU reaches a temperature setting pre-defi ned by the user.
The options are 75%, 50% and 25%.

PEG/On-Chip VGA Control

This setting allows you to enable or disable PEG/On-Chip VGA Controller. The
options are Auto, PEG Port, and Onchip VGA.

Boot Display

This feature sets the boot display device. The options are CTR, TV, EFP and

Auto.

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On-Chip Serial ATA

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

USB Controller

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

Enabled, and Disabled.

USB 2.0 Controller

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

USB Legacy Support

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

USB KB Wake-Up From S3 (S4)

If enabled, the USB Keyboard will be "waken-up" from S3 (S4). The options
are Disabled, and Enabled.

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4-4.3 I/O Device Confi guration

Onboard FDC

This setting allows the user to enable the onboard FDC controller. The options
are Enabled and Disabled.

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 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.

RxD, TxD Active

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

IR Transmission Delay

If Enabled, the transmission of IR (infrared) signals will be delayed. The options
are Enabled and Disabled.

UR2 Duplex Mode

This setting set the mode for the UR2 Duplex Mode. The options are Full and

Half.

Use IR Pins

This item sets the usage of the IR pins. The options are RxD2, TxD2 and IR­Rx2Tx2.

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.

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EPP Mode Select

This setting allows the user to select the EPP port type. The options are EPP 1.9
and EPP 1.7.

ECP Mode Use DMA

This setting allows the user to select the DMA channel for the ECP mode (port) to
use. The options are 1 and 3.

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.

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, Keyboard
98, and Button Only.

KB Power On Password

This setting allows the user to enter the Password when the system is powered
on via keyboard.

Hot Key Power On

This setting allows the user to decide which hot-keys to use in order to power
on the system. The options are Ctrl-F1, Ctrl-F2, Ctrl-F3, Ctrl-F4, Ctrl-F5, Ctrl-F6,
Ctrl-F7, and Ctrl-F8.

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4-4.4 PnP/PCI Confi guration

Choose PCI/PnP Confi gurations from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left/
Right arrow keys.

Onboard LAN

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

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 Onboard.

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.

The following items will be displayed:

Resources Controlled By

This setting allows 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 BIOS automatically assigns them. The
options are Auto (ESCD) and Manual.

Maximum Payload Size

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

PCI Express Root Port Function

Intel 182573 LAN/PCI Express Port 2/PCI Express Port 3

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

PCI-E Compliance Mode

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

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4-4.5 Hardware Monitors

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

CPU Warning Temperature

This allows you to set the CPU warning temperature. If the CPU temperature
reaches this threshold, an alarm will activate and a warning message will be
displayed onscreen. The options are Disabled, 60

0

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C/1670F, 800C/1760F and 850C/1850F.

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

CPU Temperature: This item displays CPU1 Temperature.

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

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C/1400F, 650C/1490F, 700C/1580F,

Fan Speed Control (Fan 1- Fan 3)

If the Fan Speed Control feature is set to Disabled or when the CPU or the
system temperature reaches the pre-defi ned threshold, the fans will run at the
full speed.

Voltage Monitoring

The following Voltage items will also be monitored and displayed:

V_CORE (CPU)/V_CORE (Chipset)/+3.3V/+5V/+12V/-12V/+3VSB(V)/+5VSB(V)/
VBAT (V)

4-4.6 Processor & Clock Options

Thermal Management

This setting determines the method used by 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).

Hyper-Threading

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

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CPU Clock Ration

Use this option to set the clock ratio of the processor. The minimum setting is
12 and the maximum is 13. Key in the desired number in the text box provided.

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 Clock

Use this option to set the clock of the processor. The minimum setting is 266 and
the maximum is 299. Key in the desired number in the text box provided.

4-5 Security

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

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Set Supervisor Password

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

Set User Password

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

Password Check

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

4-6 Boot

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

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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

This item allows the user to set the fi rst boot-up device. The options are Floppy,
LS120, HDD, CDROM, ZIP100, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD,
LAN and Disabled.

Second Boot Device

This item allows the user to set the second boot-up device. The options are Floppy,
LS120, HDD, CDROM, ZIP100, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD,
LAN and Disabled.

Third Boot Device

This item allows the user to set the third boot-up device. The options are Floppy,
LS120, HDD, SCSI, CDROM, ZIP100, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB­HDD, LAN and Disabled.

Boot Other DeviceDevice

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 BIOS Setup. Your system
should then continue with the boot-up procedure.

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Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages

Appendix A

BIOS POST Messages

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

Beeps Error Messages

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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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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