Supero PDSML-LN1+, Supero PDSML-LN2+, Supero PDSML-E+, PDSML-LN2+, PDSML-E+ User Manual

PDSML-LN1+
PDSML-LN2+
PDSML-E+

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.1a

Manual Revision: Rev. 1.1a

Release Date: January 30, 2009

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PDSML-LN1+/PDSML-LN2+/PDSML-E+ motherboard. It supports single

Intel® Xeon® 3200/3000, Core™ 2 Duo Series, Pentium® D (Dual-Core), Pentium

4, and Celeron® D LGA (Land Grid Array) 775 Processors at system bus speeds of

1066/800/533 MHz. The processor is housed in a Flip-Chip Land Grid Array (FC-

LGA4) package that interfaces with the motherboard via an LGA775 socket. The

PDSML-LN1+/PDSML-LN2+/PDSML-E+ also supports Intel Hyper-Threading (HT)

technology, EM64T technology, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST) and

Matrix Storage Technology. Please refer to the motherboard specifi cations pages

on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/) for updates or

visit Intel's web site for processor support. This product is intended to be installed

and serviced by a professional technician.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 describes features, specifi cations and detailed information about the

motherboard and the chipset.

Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when

installing the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into

the system.

Chapter 3 describes troubleshooting procedures for the video, the memory and the

system setup stored in CMOS if you encounter problems.

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

running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A and Appendix B list BIOS POST Error Codes and Messages. Ap-

pendix C provides Software Installation Instructions.

Conventions Used in the Manual

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

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

system failure or to avoid bodily injury.

Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installation or

to prevent damage to the components.

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

correct system setup.

Preface

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Preface

About This Manual

This manu al i s wri t ten for s yste m int e grat o rs, P C te chnic ians and

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

PDSML-LN1+/PDSML-LN2+/PDSML-E+ User’s Manual

Table of Contents

Preface

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

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

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

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

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

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

PDSML-LN1+/PDSML-LN2+/PDSML-E+ Image ....................... 1-3

PDSML-LN1+/PDSML-LN2+/PDSML-E+ Layout ....................... 1-4

PDSML-LN1+/PDSML-LN2+/PDSML-E+ Quick Reference ........ 1-5

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

Intel 3000/3010 Chipset: System Block Diagram .................................... 1-8

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

1-3 Special Features ........................................................................................... 1-10

1-4 PC Health Monitoring ................................................................................... 1-10

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

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

1-7 Super I/O ........................................................................................................ 1-13

1-8 Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) .......................................... 1-13

Chapter 2: Installation

2-1 Electro-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 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports ................................................................. 2-8

A. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports ................................................................. 2-8

B. Front Control Panel ...................................................................................... 2-8

C. Front Control Panel Pin Defi nitions ............................................................. 2-9

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

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

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

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

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

Power Fail LED .........................................................................................2-11

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Reset Button ............................................................................................ 2-12

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

2-6 Connecting Cables ....................................................................................... 2-13

ATX Power Connector .......................................................................... 2-13

Processor Power Connector ................................................................. 2-13

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

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

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

GLAN (Ethernet Ports) ............................................................................. 2-15

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports ..................................................... 2-16

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

Fan Headers .......................................................................................... 2-17

Wake-On-Ring .......................................................................................... 2-18

Wake-On-LAN .......................................................................................... 2-18

VGA Connector ........................................................................................ 2-19

Power LED ............................................................................................... 2-19

Power Fault .............................................................................................. 2-20

Power SMB Connector ............................................................................. 2-20

Power Alarm Reset .................................................................................. 2-21

2-7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-22

Explanation of Jumpers ......................................................................... 2-22

GLAN Enable/Disable ............................................................................ 2-22

CMOS Clear ........................................................................................... 2-23

VGA Enable .............................................................................................. 2-23

Power Force On Enable ........................................................................... 2-24

2

C Bus to PCI/PCI-E Slots ...................................................................... 2-24

I

2-8 Onboard Indicators ....................................................................................... 2-25

GLAN LEDs .............................................................................................. 2-25

2-9 Floppy, Hard Disk Drive, and IPMI 2.0 Connections .................................... 2-26

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

IDE Connectors ........................................................................................ 2-27

IPMI 2.0 Slot ............................................................................................. 2-27

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

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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 ................................................................. 3-4

Chapter 4: BIOS

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

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

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

4-4 Advanced Setup ............................................................................................... 4-7

4-5 Security Setup ............................................................................................... 4-18

4-6 Boot Setup ...................................................................................................... 4-19

4-7 Exit .................................................................................................................. 4-20

Appendices:

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

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

Appendix C: Installing Software Drivers and the Operating System .........................C-1

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged

leader in the industry. Supermicro motherboards are designed with the utmost

attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and perfor-

mance.

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 the items below are included in the retail box only

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

One (1) IDE cable (CBL-0036L-02)

One (1) fl oppy drive ribbon cable (CBL-0022L)*

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

One (1) IO Shield (CSE-PT07L)*

One (1) IO Shield (CSE-PT2)**

One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

*For the PDSML-LN2+ and PDSML-E+ only

**For the PDSML-LN1+ only

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Contacting Super Micro

Headquarters

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

Europe

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

Asia-Pacifi c

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

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PDSML-LN1+/PDSML-LN2+/PDSML-E+ Image

An Important Note 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 this manual. The motherboard

you've received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown

in this manual.

• Please see Note 5 on Page 1-4.

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Important Notes to the User

• Note 1 All images and graphics shown in this manual were based upon the

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

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

graphics shown in this manual.

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

front panel connections.

• Note 3 " " indicates the location of Pin 1.

• Note 4 When the LE1 LED is on, onboard power is on. Maker sure to unplug

the AC power cord before installing or removing components.

• Note 5 IPMI and LAN2 are available on the PDSML-LN2+ and PDSML-E+

only. To use IPMI, install the optional AOC-SIM1U/SIM1U+ or AOC-SIMLC

IPMI card on the IPMI slot (J19). Please refer to page 1-13 for more informa-

tion.

Motherboard Layout

(not drawn to scale)

S

UPER

PDSML-LN1+/LN2+/E+

®

LGA 775 CPU

KB/MS

JLAN1

Intel

3000

North Bri dge

4
n
aF

24-Pin ATX PWR

ICH7R

South Bridge

J 2 8

8-pin PWR

Battery

J 9

USB 1/2

J 1 5

VGA

JG1

JLAN2

COM2

Floppy

DIMM 2B

PCI-E x8

BIOS

JPW1

J27

3J

IDE

JP F

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1

DIMM 2

DIMM 3

DIMM 4

Fan1

JPW2

J 8

Fan5

LAN
CTRL2

JPL 2

JPL 1

WO L

JWOR

rezz

uB

J45

JL1

JI2C1

JB T1

J

4

6

SATA1

JPG1

Fan3

FP CTRL

JF

1

Fan2

USB3/4

LAN
CTRL1

SPKR

JI2C2

IPMI

J19

Slot6

SBX: PCI-33 MHz

VGA
CTRL

PCI2

J10

PCI-E x4

Slot5

PCI1

Slot4

PCI-33 MHz

LE 3

COM1

J 3 1

VGA

Memory

LE 4

LE 1

JS1

JS2

JS3

JS4

JL

E

D

Fan6

CP U
Fan

JPR1

PW3

PWRFault

PW4

PWR SMB

(*LN2+)

(*LN2+)

USB5/6

SATA0

SATA2

SATA3

PDSML-E+ Only

3010

OR

Intel

S I/O

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PDSML-LN1+/PDSML-LN2+/PDSML-E+ Quick Reference

Jumpers Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 2-7

JI

2

C1/JI2C2 I2C Bus to PCI Slots 1/2 Open (Disabled)

JPF Power Force-On Open (Disabled)

JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL1/JPL2 (Note) Giga-bit LAN 1/2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

Connectors Description

24-PIn ATX (JPW1) ATX 24-pin Power Connector

8-Pin PWR (JPW2) 12V 8-pin PWR Connector

Alarm Reset (JPR1) Redundant Power Alarm Reset

Chassis Intrusion (JL1) Chassis Intrusion Header

COM1 (J31), COM2 COM Port 1 & COM 2 Header

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

Fans 1-6 System Fan Headers (Fans 1-5), Fan6: CPU Fan

FP Control (JF1) Front Panel Control Header

Floppy Connector (J27) Floppy Disk Connector

IDE (J3) IDE#1 Slot

IPMI (Note) IPMI 2.0 Slot

KB/MS (J28) PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connectors

LAN1-LAN2 (JLAN1/2)(Note) Ethernet RJ45 (Gigabit LAN) Port1/Port2 Connections

Power Fault (PW3) Power Fault Header

Power LED (JLED) PWR LED Header

Power SMB (I2C) (PW4) Power SMB (System Management Bus) Connector

SATA 0-3 Intel SATA Ports (#1-#4)

Slot 4 PCI 32-bit 33MHz slot

Slot 5 PCI-Express x4 slot

Slot 6 + SBX PCI-Express x8 slot + SBX: PCI 32-bit 33MHz slot

Speaker (J9) Speaker Connector (Pins 3-4:Internal,Pins 1-4:External)

USB1/2 (J15) Back Panel Universal Serial Bus Ports 1,2

USB3/4 (J46),USB5/6 (J45) Front Panel Accessible USB Ports 3,4,5,6

VGA (JG1) VGA Connector

WOL (WOL) Wake On LAN header

WOR (JWOR) Wake On Ring header

LED Indicator Description (*(Refer to Addendum A)

LE 1 Onboard PWR warning LED Indicator

LE3/LE4 BIOS POST Code Indicators

Note: JPL2, IPMI and LAN2 are available on the PDSML-LN2+ and PDSML-E+only.

Please refer to Note 5 on the previous page.

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Motherboard Features

Processor

• Single Intel Xeon 3200/3000/Core 2 Duo Series//Pentium D dual-core/Pentium

4/Celeron D processors at system bus speeds of 1066/800/533 MHz.

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

The EM64T Feature is supported when:

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

• 64-bit drivers for all MB components, devices and add-on cards are installed

on the motherboard.

Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology is supported when:

• A CPU that supports Hyper-Threading Technology is used,

• An OS that supports HT is installed onboard, including Windows XP/2003

Server and Linux 2.4x. (Under Linux, use the HT compiler to compile the code.

For other operating systems, be sure to disable the HT feature in the BIOS.)

• HT features are enabled in the BIOS (under the "Advanced" Setting) before

a supported OS is installed. (Note: visit www.Intel.com for CPU support and

driver updates.)

Memory

• Four DIMM slots support single/dual Channel DDR2 667/533/400 MHz up to 8

GB of Unbuffered ECC/Non ECC SDRAM.

Chipset

• Intel 3000 (PDSML-LN1+ and PDSML-LN2+)

• Intel 3010 (PDSML-E+)

• Intel ICH7R

Expansion Slots

• Two (2) PCI 32-Bit/33 MHz slots (Slot 4 & SBX)

• Two (2) PCI-Express slots: x4 (Slot 5) & x8 (Slot 6)

BIOS

• 8Mb Firmware Hub, Phoenix® BIOS

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

Virus Protection

PC Health Monitoring

• Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core, Memory, +1.5V, +1.8V, +3.3V, +5V, +5V

Standby, +12V, −12V, Vbatt and VTT.

• Status monitor for fan speed & System Overheat/Fan Fail LED/Control

• Pulse Width Modulation Fan Control & Low noise fan speed control

• SuperDoctor III, NMI

• System Resource alert via SuperDoctor III

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ACPI Features

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• BIOS support for USB keyboard/Mouse

• Main switch override mechanism

• External modem ring-on

Onboard I/O

• One ATA/100 EIDE Channel

• Intel ICH7R SATA Controller, 4 connectors for 4 devices with support of RAID

0, 1, 5 and 10 (Note)

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

• One Fast UART 16550 compatible serial port

• Two Intel single-port 82573 V/L PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controllers with two

GLAN ports (82573L for LN1) (See Note on the following page)

• PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports

• Up to 6 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports

• VGA Connector

• One IPMI 2.0 Slot (Note)

• Super I/O (Winbond® 83627 HG) with hardware monitoring

• XGI® Volari® Graphics with16MB DDR memory

Temperature

• Monitoring CPU, chassis environment

• CPU Thermal Trip support

• Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) (available if supported by the CPU)

Other

• Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

• Wake-on-Ring (WOR)

• Onboard Standby PWR warning LED Indicator ("LE 1")

CD Utilities

• Drivers and software for Intel 3000 chipset utilities

Dimensions

• 9.6" (W) x 9.6" (L) (243.84 mmx 243.84 mm)

Note: IPMI and LAN2 options are available on the PDSML-LN2+ and PDSML-E+

only.

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The Intel 3000/3010 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 the motherboard.

Z7

LGA775_PROCESSOR

ICH-7R

USB

PORTS 1~6

FWH

LPC I/O

MS.

KB. FDD. SER.1

SER.2

PRI_IDE

VRM 11

ADDR

CTRL CTRL

ADDR

DATADATA

UDMA/100

PCI_32_BUS

DDR2_667/533/400

VRM V11

DMI

XGI_VGA

S-ATA/300

4 x SATA

CK410 CLK

PORTS

Gb_LAN

PCIE_x1

W83627HG

FSB: 1066/800/533MHz

USB 2.0/1.1

PCIE_x8

CF_HEADER

PCI_32_BUS

LPC

CH_B1-2

DDR2

CH_A1-2

2x PCI_32

SLOT

PCI-e x8
SLOT

8Mx16

DDR

Gb_LAN

PCIE_x1

PCI-e x8
SLOT

PCIE_x4

MCH

Intel 3000

Intel 3010

(PDSML-E+ Only)

or

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1-2 Chipset Overview

The Intel 3000/3010 chipset is comprised of two primary components: the Memory

Controller Hub (MCH) and the I/O Controller Hub (ICH7R). With the capabilities

provided by the Intel 3000/3010 chipset, the PDSML-LN1+/PDSML-LN2+/PDSML-E+

provides the performance and feature-set required for cost-effective UP servers.

Memory Controller Hub (MCH)

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

processor interface (FSB), the System Memory Interface (DRAM Controller), the

Direct Media Interface (DMI) and the PCI Express Interface.

Using a scalable FSB Vcc_CPU, the MCH supports FSB speed up to 1066 MT/s

(266 MHz). Hyper-Threading Technology (HT) and FSB Dynamic Bus Inversion

(DBI) are among the Host Interface features supported. It integrates a system

memory DDR2 controller with two 64-bit interfaces and supports one or two chan-

nels of DDR2 SDRAM.

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

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

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

provides the chip-to-chip connection between the MCH and the ICH7R.

The ICH7R supports up to four Serial ATA ports, six USB 2.0 ports and two IDE

devices. In addition, the ICH7R offers the Intel Matrix Storage Technology which

provides various RAID options for data protection and rapid data access. It also

supports the next generation of client management through the use of PROActive

technology in conjunction with Intel's next generation Gigabit Ethernet controller.

Intel ICH7 (ICH7R) System Features

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

system. Functions and capabilities include:

*Advanced Confi guration and Power Interface, Version 2.0 (ACPI)

*Intel I/O External Design Specifi cation (EDS)

* The Intel 3000 or Intel 3010 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) External Design

Specifi cation (EDS)

*Intel I/O Controller Hub 7 (ICH7R) Thermal Design Guideline

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1-3 Special Features

Recovery from AC Power Loss

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

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

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

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

setting in the Advanced BIOS Setup section to change this setting. The default

setting is Last State.

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the PDSML-LN1+/LN2+.

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

health monitoring.

Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores, memory, +1.5V, +1.8V,
+3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V, +5V Standby, VTT and Vbat

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

becomes unstable, a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen. The

user can adjust the voltage thresholds to defi ne the sensitivity of the voltage monitor.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control

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

CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS (under

Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting).

Environmental Temperature Control

The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn

on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user-defi ned

threshold. The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU. Once it de-

tects that the CPU temperature is too high, it will automatically turn on the thermal

fan control to prevent any possible CPU overheat. The onboard chassis thermal

circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert the user when the

chassis temperature is too high.

CPU Fan Auto-Off in Sleep Mode

The CPU fan activates when the power is turned on. It continues to operate when

the system enters Standby mode. When in sleep mode, the CPU will not run at

full power, thereby generating less heat.

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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 exceeds the predefi ned temperature threshold, both overheat fan and

the warning LED will be activated.

System Resource Alert

This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS

environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux. Supero Doctor is used to

notify the user of certain system events. For example, if the system is running

low on virtual memory and there is insuffi cient hard drive space for saving the

data, you can be alerted of the potential problem. You can also confi gure Supero

Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature goes beyond

a pre-defi ned range.

1-5 ACPI Features

ACPI stands for Advanced Confi guration and Power Interface. The ACPI specifi -

cation defi nes a fl exible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard

way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system, including its

hardware, operating system and application software. This enables the system to

automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD-ROMs, network cards, hard

disk drives and printers. This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC

such as VCRs, TVs, telephones and stereos.

In addition to enabling operating system-directed power management, ACPI

provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating

system-independent interface for confi guration control. ACPI leverages the Plug

and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture-independent

implementation that is compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows

2003 Server.

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

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

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

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

Main Switch Override Mechanism

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

the BIOS Setup routine.

External Modem Ring-On

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

when the system is in the Standby or Off state. Note that external modem ring-on

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

Wake-On-LAN

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

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

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

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

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

WOL capability. In addition, an onboard LAN controller can also support WOL

without any connection to the WOL header. The 3-pin WOL header is to be used

with a LAN add-on card only.

Note: Wake-On-LAN requires an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply.

1-6 Power Supply

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

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

clock rates.

The PDSML-LN1+/PDSML-LN2+/PDSML-E+ can only accommodate a 24-pin ATX

power supply. Although most power supplies generally meet the specifi cations

required by the motherboard, some are inadequate. You should use one that will

supply at least 400W of power. In addition, the 12V 8-pin power connector is also

required for adequate power supply to the system. Also your power supply must

supply 1.5A of current for the Ethernet ports.

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

power supply Specifi cation 2.01 or above. It must also be SSI compliant (info at

http://www.ssiforum.org/). Additionally, in areas where noisy power transmission is

present, you may choose to install a line fi lter to shield the computer from noise. It

is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems

caused by power surges.

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1-7 Super I/O

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

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

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

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

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

required for interfacing with fl oppy disk drives. The Super I/O supports 360 K, 720

K, 1.2 M, 1.44 M or 2.88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb/s, 500 Kb/s

or 1 Mb/s. It also provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication

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

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

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

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

support higher speed modems.

The Super I/O supports one PC-compatible printer port (SPP), Bi-directional Printer

Port (BPP) , Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) or Extended Capabilities Port (ECP).

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

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

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

to reduce power consumption.

1-8 Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)

IPMI is a management interface that enables a user or administrator to remotely

access, monitor, diagnose and manage servers and networks. To use the IPMI

2.0 slot on this motherboard, use Supermicro’s AOC-SIM1U, AOC-SIM1U+ or the

AOC-SIMLC Intelligent Management module, and the IPMIView software utility that

is included in the package.

With the Raritan® KIRA

TM

100 Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) built-in,

the AOC-SIM1U/SIM1U+ and the AOC-SIMLC supports the 2D/VGA-compatible

Graphics Core with the PCI interface, Virtual Media, and Keyboard/Video/Mouse

(KVM) Redirection modules.

The KIRA 100 BMC interfaces with the host system via a PCI interface to com-

municate with the graphics core. It supports USB 2.0 and 1.1 for remote keyboard/

mouse/virtual media emulation. It also provides LPC interface to control Super IO

functions. The KIRA 100 is connected to the network via an external Ethernet PHY

module to provide network interfacing and management.

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For more information on IPMI confi guration, please refer to the AOC-SIM1U/SIM1U+

and AOC-SIMLC User’s Guide posted on our website at http://www.supermicro.com/

products/accessories/addon/SIM.cfm.

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Note: Be sure to mount the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU

onto the motherboard. All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fi t different

types of chassis. Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both

motherboard and chassis match and the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in

tightly. Use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard.

Caution: 1. Please do not use a force greater than 8 lb/inch on each mounting

screw during motherboard installation. 2. Some components are very close to the

mounting holes. Please take precautionary measures to prevent damage to these

components when installing the motherboard to the chassis.

Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Electro-Static Sensitive Devices

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

prevent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very

carefully. The following measures are generally suffi cient to protect your

equipment from ESD.

Precautions

• Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent electro-static build up.

• Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the anti-static

bag to discharge any electro-static build up.

• 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 anti-static bags when not in

use.

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

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

the motherboard.

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

battery upside down to avoid possible explosion.

Unpacking

The motherboard is shipped in anti-static packaging to avoid ESD damage. When

unpacking the board, make sure the person handling it is ESD protected.

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Installation of the LGA775 Processor

1. Press the socket clip to release

the load plate, which covers the CPU

socket, from its locking position.

Socket Clip

2. Gently lift the socket clip to open the

load plate.

Load Plate

Load Plate

When handling the processor package, avoid placing

direct pressure on the label area of the fan.

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

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

into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink.

2. Intel's boxed processor package contains the CPU fan and heatsink assembly. If

you buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use an Intel-certifi ed multi-directional

heatsink and fan.

3. The LGA 775 heatsink and fan comes with a push-pin design and no tool is

needed for installation.

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

775 CPU pre-installed, make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of

the CPU pins are bent; otherwise, contact the retailer immediately.

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

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Pin 1

South Key

North Key

South Center Edge

North Center Edge

Socket clip

CPU in the CPU socket

Plastic cap is released

from the load plate if

CPU properly installed.

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.)

7. With the CPU inside the socket, inspect

the four corners of the CPU to make sure

that the CPU is properly installed.

8. Use your thumb to gently push the

socket clip down to the clip lock.

9. If the CPU is properly installed into the

socket, the plastic cap will be automatically

released from the load plate when the Clip

is pushed in the clip lock. Remove the

plastic cap from the motherboard.

Warning: Please keep the plastic

cap. The motherboard and the CPU

must be shipped with the plastic cap

properly installed to protect the CPU pins.

Shipment without the CPU plastic cap

properly installed will void the warranty.

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Fan Wires

Thermal Grease

CPU

Heatsink

Fastener

Heatsink Fins

1. Locate the CPU Fan on the mother-

board. (Refer to the layout on the right

for the CPU Fan location.)

2. Position the heatsink so that the

heatsink fan wires are closest to the

CPU fan and are not interfered with

other components.

3. Inspect the CPU Fan wires to make

sure that the wires are routed through

the bottom of the heatsink.

4. Remove the thin layer of the protec-

tive fi lm from the copper core of the

heatsink.

Warning: CPU may overheat 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 heat-

sink came with a thermal pad, please

ignore this step.

6. If necessary, rearrange the wires

to make sure that the wires are not

pinched between the heatsink and the

CPU. Also make sure to keep clear-

ance between the fan wires and the

fi ns of the heatsink.

7. Ali gn the four heatsink fasten-

ers with the mounting holes on the

motherboard. Gently push the pairs of

diagonal fasteners (#1 & #2, and #3 &

#4) into the mounting holes until you

hear a click. Note: Make sure to orient

each fastener so that the narrow end

of the groove points outward.

Installation of the Heatsink

#2

#3

#4

#1

Narrow end of the groove

points outward

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2-3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis

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

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

the chassis match. Make sure the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly.

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

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

necessary precautionary measures to prevent damage done to these components

when installing the motherboard into the chassis. Please do not use a force greater

than 8 lb/inch on each mounting screw during installation to prevent damage to the

motherboard.

8. Repeat Step 6 to insert all four heatsink

fasteners into the mounting holes.

9. Once all four fasteners are securely

inserted into the mounting holes and the

heatsink is properly installed on the moth-

erboard, connect the heatsink fan wires to

the CPU Fan connector.

1. Unplug the power cord from the power

supply.

2. Disconnect the heatsink fan wires from

the CPU fan header.

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

fastener cap and turn it counterclockwise

to make a 1/4 (90

0

) turn, and then pull the

fastener upward to loosen it.

4. Repeat Step 3 to loosen all fasteners from

the mounting holes.

5. With all fasteners loosened, remove the

heatsink from the CPU.

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2-4 Installing DDR2 Memory

Memory Module Installation

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing memory mod-

ules to prevent any possible damage.

1. Insert each DDR2 memory module vertically into its slot. Pay attention to the

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

rectly. (See support information below.)

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

Support

The PDSML-LN1+/PDSML-LN2+/PDSML-E+ supports single/dual channel,

ECC/Non ECC unbuffered DDR2 667/533/400 MHz SDRAM. Both interleaved

and non-interleaved memory are supported, so you may populate any number

of DIMM slots. Populating DIMM#1A,DIMM#1B, and/or DIMM#2A, DIMM#2B

with memory modules of the same size and of the same type will result in

dual channel, two-way interleaved memory which is faster than the single

channel, non-interleaved memory. When ECC memory is used, it may take

25-40 seconds for the VGA to display.

Notes:

1. Due to chipset limitation, 8GB Memory can only be supported by the following

operating systems:

32-Bit: Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise

Edition;

64-Bit: Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition, Windows XP Professional

x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition.

2. You may install a maximum of 2GB DIMMs on each slot; however, only DDR2

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

3. Some old-version of DDR2-667 may not match Intel's On-Die-Temperature re-

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

occurs, contact your memory vendor to check the ODT value.

4. Due to memory allocation to system devices, memory remaining available for

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

memory availability is disproportional. Refer to the Memory Availability Table

on the following page for details.

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To Install:

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

Installing a DIMM Module into a Slot

To Remove:

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

Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability

System Device Size Physical Memory

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

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

Firmware Hub
fl ash memory
(System BIOS)

1 MB 3.00 3.99

Local APIC 4 KB 3.00 3.99

Area Reserved
for the chipset

2 MB 3.00 3.99

I/O APIC (4
Kbytes)

4 KB 3.00 3.99

PCI Enumeration
Area 1

256 MB 3.00 3.76

PCI Express (256
MB)

256 MB 3.00 3.51

PCI Enumeration
Area 2 (if needed)

-Aligned on 256­MB boundary-

512 MB 3.00 3.01

VGA Memory 16 MB 2.85 2.85

TSEG 1 MB 2.84 2.84

Memory available
to BIOS, OS,
applications

2.84 2.84

Microsoft implemented a design change in Windows XP with Service Pack

2 (SP2) and Windows Vista. This change improves driver compatibility,

but however reduces the available memory compared to what is physically

insalled. For more information, please read the following article at Microsoft's

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

Note To Microsoft Windows Users

Release Tab

Release Tab

Note: Notch should align
wit h the receptive key
point on the slot.

Notch

Notch

Front View

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

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

specifi cally for use with Supermicro server chassis. Refer to the following section

for descriptions and pin defi nitions.

JF1 Header Pins

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Ground

Ground

1920

Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

Vcc

PWR Fail LED

NIC2 LED

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The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specifi cation. See
below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports.

A. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports

Back Panel I/O Port Locations and Defi nitions

Back Panel Connectors

1. Keyboard (Purple) 5. COM Port 1 (Turquoise)

2. PS/2 Mouse (Green) 6. VGA Port (Blue)

3. Back Panel USB Port 1 7. Gigabit LAN 1

4. Back Panel USB Port 2. 8. Gigabit LAN 2 (*For PDSML-LN2+ and
PDSML-E+ only.)

(*See Section 2-6 for details.)

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South Bridge

8-pin PWR

Battery

USB 1/2

VGA

JLAN2

COM2

Floppy

DIMM 2B

PCI-E x8

BIOS

IDE

JP

F

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 1A

Fan1

J8

Fan5

LAN
CTRL2

JPL2

JPL1

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JL 1

JI

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C1

JBT 1

SATA1

JPG1

Fan3

FP CTRL

JF

1

Fan2

USB3/4

LAN
CTRL1

SPKR

JI2C2

IPMI

Slot6

SBX: PCI -33 MHz

VGA
CTRL

J1 0

PCI-E x4

Slot5

PCI1

Slot4

PCI- 33 MHz

LE3

COM1

VGA

Memory

LE

4

LE1

JLED

Fan6

CPU
Fan

JPR1

PWR FaultPWR SMB

(*LN2+)

(*LN2+)

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Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Ground

Ground

1920

Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

Vcc

PWR Fail LED

NIC2 LED

Power LED

The Power LED connection is located

on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to

the table on the right for pin defi ni-

tions. For 3-pin power LED applica-

tions, please see Power LED on page

2-19.

NMI Button

The non-maskable interrupt button

header is located on pins 19 and 20

of JF1. Refer to the table on the right

for pin defi nitions.

NMI Button

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

19 Control

20 Ground

Power LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

15 +5V

16 Ground

C. Front Control Panel Pin Defi nitions

A. NMI

B. PWR LED

A

B

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The NIC (Network Interface Control-

ler) LED connection for GLAN port1

is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1,

for GLAN port2 is on Pins 9 and 10

of JF1. Attach the NIC LED cables to

display network activity. Refer to the

table on the right for pin defi nitions.

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 Serial ATA and IDE

if available). See the table on the right

for pin defi nitions.

HDD LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

13 +5V

14 HD Active

GLAN1/2 LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

9/11 Vcc

10/12 Ground

A

B

C

A. HDD LED

B. GLAN1 LED

C. GLAN2 LED

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Ground

Ground

1920

Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

Vcc

PWR Fail LED

NIC2 LED

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Battery

USB 1/2

VGA

JLAN2

COM2

Floppy

DIMM 2B

PCI-E x8

BIOS

IDE

JP

F

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 1A

Fan1

J8

Fan5

LAN
CTRL2

JPL2

JPL1

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JL 1

JI2C1

JBT 1

SATA1

JPG1

Fan3

FP CTRL

JF

1

Fan2

USB3/4

LAN
CTRL1

SPKR

JI2C2

IPMI

Slot6

SBX: PCI -33 MHz

VGA
CTRL

J1 0

PCI-E x4

Slot5

PCI1

Slot4

PCI- 33 MHz

LE3

COM1

VGA

Memory

LE

4

LE1

JLED

Fan6

CPU
Fan

JPR1

PWR FaultPWR SMB

(*LN2+)

(*LN2+)

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Overheat/FanFail LED

Connect an LED cable to the OH/Fan

Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1

to provide advanced warning of chas-

sis overheating or system fan failure.

Refer to the table on the right for pin

defi nitions.

PWR Fail LED

The Power Fail LED connection is

located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1. Refer

to the tables on the right for pin defi ni-

tions and color messages.

OH/Fan Fail LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

7 Vcc

8 Ground

OH/Fan Fail Indicator

Status

State Defi nition

Off Normal

On Overheat

Flash­ing

Fan Fail

PWR Fail Indicator Status

State Defi nition

Green PWR On, System

Normal

Amber Redundant PWR

Failure

A

B

A. OH/Fan Fail LED

B. PWR Fail LED

PWR Fail LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

5 Vcc

6 Ground

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Ground

Ground

1920

Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

Vcc

PWR Fail LED

NIC2 LED

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Battery

USB 1/2

VGA

JLAN2

COM2

Floppy

DIMM 2B

PCI-E x8

BIOS

IDE

JPF

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 1A

Fan1

J8

Fan5

LAN
CTRL2

JPL2

JPL1

WOL

JWOR

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JI

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C1

JBT 1

SATA1

JPG1

Fan3

FP CTRL

JF1

Fan2

USB3/4

LAN
CTRL1

SPKR

JI2C2

IPMI

Slot6

SBX: PCI -33 MHz

VGA
CTRL

J1 0

PCI-E x4

Slot5

PCI1

Slot4

PCI- 33 MHz

LE3

COM1

VGA

Memory

LE

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LE1

JLED

Fan6

CPU
Fan

JPR1

PWR FaultPWR SMB

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Power Button

Th e Power Button connec tion is

located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Mo-

mentarily contacting both pins will

power on/off the system. This button

can also be confi gured to function

as a suspend button (with a setting

in BIOS - see Chapter 4). To turn

off the power when set to suspend

mode, press the button for at least

4 seconds. Refer to the table on the

right for pin defi nitions.

Power Button

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

1 Signal

2 +3V Standby

Power Button

OH/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

PWR

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Ground

Ground

1920

Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

Vcc

PWR Fail LED

NIC2 LED

A

B

Reset Button

The Reset Button connection is lo-

cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach

it to the hardware reset switch on the

computer case. Refer to the table on

the right for pin defi nitions.

Reset Button

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

3 Reset

4 Ground

A. Reset Button

B. PWR Button

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COM2

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DIMM 2B

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J

P

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DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 1A

Fan1

J8

Fan5

LAN
CTRL2

JPL2

JPL1

WOL

JWOR

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JL 1

JI

2

C1

JBT 1

SATA1

JPG1

Fan3

FP CTRL

JF

1

Fan2

USB3/4

LAN
CTRL1

SPKR

JI2C2

IPMI

Slot6

SBX: PCI -33 MHz

VGA
CTRL

J1 0

PCI-E x4

Slot5

PCI1

Slot4

PCI- 33 MHz

LE3

COM1

VGA

Memory

LE

4

LE1

JLED

Fan6

CPU
Fan

JPR1

PWR FaultPWR SMB

(*LN2+)

(*LN2+)

USB5/6

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SATA3

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JLAN2

COM2

Floppy

DIMM 2B

PCI-E x8

BIOS

IDE

JP F

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 1A

Fan1

J 8

Fan5

LAN
CTRL2

JPL2

JPL1

WOL

JWOR

rezzuB

JL 1

JI2C1

JB T1

SATA1

JPG1

Fan3

FP CTRL

JF

1

Fan2

USB3/4

LAN
CTRL1

SPKR

JI2C2

IPMI

Slot6

SBX: PCI-33 MHz

VGA
CTRL

J1 0

PCI-E x4

Slot5

PCI1

Slot4

PCI- 33 MHz

LE 3

COM1

VGA

Memory

LE 4

LE

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JL

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JPR1

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ATX Power Connector

The main power supply connec-

tor (JPW1) on the PDSML-LN1+/

PDSML-LN2+/PDSML-E+ meets the

Server System Infrastructure (SSI)

specification. You can only use a

24-pin power supply cable on the

motherboard. Make sure that the

orientation of the connector is cor-

rect. You must also use the 8-pin

(JPW2) processor power connector

for adequate power supply to the

system (See below). See the table

on the right for pin defi nitions.

Processor Power Connector

In addition to the Primary ATX power

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

cessor connector at JPW2 must also

be connected to your power supply

to provide adequate power supply to

the system.

8-pin Processor Power

Pin Defi nitions

Pins Defi nition

1 through 4 Ground

5 through 8 +12V

ATX Power 24-pin Connector

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition

13 +3.3V 1 +3.3V

14 -12V 2 +3.3V

15 COM 3 COM

16 PS_ON 4 +5V

17 COM 5 COM

18 COM 6 +5V

19 COM 7 COM

20 Res (NC) 8 PWR_OK

21 +5V 9 5VSB

22 +5V 10 +12V

23 +5V 11 +12V

24 COM 12 +3.3V

A. 24-pin ATX PWR

B. 8-pin Processor PWR

A

B

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DIMM 2B

PCI-E x8

BIOS

IDE

JP F

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 1A

Fan1

J 8

Fan5

LAN
CTRL2

JPL2

JPL1

WOL

JWOR

rezzuB

JL 1

JI2C1

JB T1

SATA1

JPG1

Fan3

FP CTRL

JF

1

Fan2

USB3/4

LAN
CTRL1

SPKR

JI2C2

IPMI

Slot6

SBX: PCI-33 MHz

VGA
CTRL

J1 0

PCI-E x4

Slot5

PCI1

Slot4

PCI- 33 MHz

LE 3

COM1

VGA

Memory

LE 4

LE

1

JL

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Fan6

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JPR1

PWR FaultPWR SMB

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Chassis Intrusion

A Chassis Intrusion header is located

at JL1. Attach the appropriate cable to

inform you of a chassis intrusion (via

the Supero Doctor Software).

Serial Ports

Two serial headers: COM1 (J31),

COM2 are included on the mother-

board. COM1 (J31) is a port located

next to VGA port. See the table on the

right for pin defi nitions.

Chassis Intrusion

Pin Defi nitions (JL1)

Pin# Defi nition

1 Intrusion Input

2 Ground

Serial Port Pin Defi nitions

(COM1/COM2)

Pin # Defi nition Pin # Defi nition

1 CD 6 DSR

2 RD 7 RTS

3 TD 8 CTS

4 DTR 9 RI

5 Ground 10 NC

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

the port. NC indicates no connection.

A. COM1

B. COM2

C. Chassis Intrusion

A

B

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Floppy

DIMM 2B

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J

PF

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 1A

Fan1

J 8

Fan5

LAN
CTRL2

JPL2

JPL1

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JL 1

JI2C1

JB T1

SATA1

JPG1

Fan3

FP CTRL

JF

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Fan2

USB3/4

LAN
CTRL1

SPKR

JI2C2

IPMI

Slot6

SBX: PCI-33 MHz

VGA
CTRL

J1 0

PCI-E x4

Slot5

PCI1

Slot4

PCI- 33 MHz

LE

3

COM1

VGA

Memory

LE 4

LE 1

J

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JPR1

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A. BP USB 1/2

B. FP USB 3/4

C. FP USB 5/6

D. GLAN1

E. GLAN2 (*PDSML-L N2+

and PDSML-E+ only.)

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

There are two Universal Serial Bus

ports (BP USB 1/2) (J15) located on

the I/O back panel and additional four

USB ports located at J46 (FP USB

3/4) and J45 (FP USB 5/6) on the

motherboard. These ports (FP USB3

/4, FPUSB 5/6) can be used to pro-

vide front side chassis access. Note:

cables are not included. See the table

on the right for pin defi nitions.

GLAN (Giga-bit Ethernet
Ports)

There is a Giga-bit (GLAN) Ethernet

port on the PDSML-LN1+ and two

GLAN ports on the PDSML-LN2+

and PDSML-E+. The GLAN ports are

located next to the VGA port on the IO

backplane. The GLAN port accepts

RJ45 type cables.

Universal Serial Bus

Pin Defi nitions

Back Panel USB
Pin # Defi nition

Front Panel USB
Pin # Defi nition

1 +5V 1 +5V

2 PO- 2 PO-

3 PO+ 3 PO+

4 Ground 4 Ground

5 N/A 5 Key

A

B

C

D

E

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JLAN2

COM2

Floppy

DIMM 2B

PCI-E x8

BIOS

IDE

JP F

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 1A

Fan1

J 8

Fan5

LAN
CTRL2

JPL2

JPL1

WOL

JWOR

rezzuB

JL 1

JI

2

C1

JB T1

SATA1

JPG1

Fan3

FP CTRL

JF

1

Fan2

USB3/4

LAN
CTRL1

SPKR

JI2C2

IPMI

Slot6

SBX: PCI-33 MHz

VGA
CTRL

J1 0

PCI-E x4

Slot5

PCI1

Slot4

PCI- 33 MHz

LE 3

COM1

VGA

Memory

LE 4

LE 1

JL

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Fan6

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JPR1

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ATX PS/2 Keyboard and
PS/2 Mouse Ports

The ATX PS/2 keyboard and PS/2

mouse are located next to the Back

Panel USB ports on the motherboard.

See the table at right for pin defi ni-

tions. (Note: NC=No connection.)

PS/2 Keyboard and

Mouse Port Pin

Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition

1 Data

2 NC

3 Ground

4 VCC

5 Clock

6 NC

Speaker Connector

The speaker connector, located at J9,

allows you to choose between using

the internal or an external speaker.

For the internal speaker, short pins 3

and 4. To use an external speaker,

place the speaker cable header on all

four pins. See the table on the right.

Speaker Connector (J9)

Pin Setting Defi nition

Pins 3-4 Internal Speaker

Pins 1-4 External Speaker

A. Keyboard/Mouse

B. Speaker

A

B

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VGA

JLAN2

COM2

Floppy

DIMM 2B

PCI-E x8

BIOS

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J

P

F

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 1A

Fan1

J 8

Fan5

LAN
CTRL2

JPL 2

JPL 1

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JI2C1

JB T1

SATA1

JPG1

Fan3

FP CTRL

JF

1

Fan2

USB3/4

LAN
CTRL1

SPKR

JI2C2

IPMI

Slot 6

SBX: PCI-33 MHz

VGA
CTRL

J1 0

PCI-E x4

Slot 5

PCI1

Slot 4

PCI-33 MHz

LE 3

COM1

VGA

Memory

LE

4

LE 1

J

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Fan Header

Pin Defi nitions

(Fan1-5)

Pin# Defi nition

1 Ground (Black)

2 +12V (Red)

3 Tachometer

4 PWM_Control

Fan Headers

T h e P D S M L - L N 1 + / P D S ML - L N2 + /

PDSML-E+ has six fan connections (Fan1

to Fan6). Fan6 is designated as the CPU

Cooling Fan. Note: all fans are 4-pin fans.

However, Pins 1-3 of the fan headers are

backward compatible with the traditional

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

pin defi nitions. The onboard fan speeds

are controlled by Thermal Management

in the BIOS Hardware Monitoring Setting.

When using Thermal Management setting,

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

on the motherboard. Please do not use

both 3-pin fans and 4-pin fans on the same

board. The default setting is "Disabled"

which will allow the onboard fans to run at

the full speed.

A. Fan1

B. Fan2

C. Fan3

D. Fan4

E. Fan5

F. Fan6 (CPU Fan)

A

B

C

D

E

DF

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COM2

Floppy

DIMM 2B

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BIOS

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J

PF

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 1A

Fan1

J 8

Fan5

LAN
CTRL2

JPL2

JPL1

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JI2C1

JB T1

SATA1

JPG1

Fan3

FP CTRL

JF

1

Fan2

USB3/4

LAN
CTRL1

SPKR

JI2C2

IPMI

Slot6

SBX: PCI-33 MHz

VGA
CTRL

J1 0

PCI-E x4

Slot5

PCI1

Slot4

PCI- 33 MHz

LE

3

COM1

VGA

Memory

LE

4

LE 1

J

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Wake-On-Ring

The Wake-On-Ring header is located

at JWOR. This function allows an

incoming call to the modem to "wake

up" your system when in the suspend

state. See the table on the right for

pin definitions. You must have a

Wake-On-Ring card and cable to use

this feature.

Wake-On-LAN

The Wake-On-LAN header is located

at JWOL. See the table on the right

for pin defi nitions. You must enable

the Wake-On-LAN function in the

BIOS and also have a LAN card with

a Wake-on-LAN connector and cable

to use this feature.

Wake-On-LAN

Pin Defi nitions

(JWOL)

Pin# Defi nition

1 +5V Standby

2 Ground

3 Wake-up

Wake-On-Ring

Pin Defi nitions

(JWOR)

Pin# Defi nition

1 Ground (Black)

2 Wake-up

A. WOR

B. WOL

A

B

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COM2

Floppy

DIMM 2B

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BIOS

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J

PF

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 1A

Fan1

J 8

Fan5

LAN
CTRL2

JPL2

JPL1

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JI2C1

JB T1

SATA1

JPG1

Fan3

FP CTRL

JF1

Fan2

USB3/4

LAN
CTRL1

SPKR

JI2C2

IPMI

Slot6

SBX: PCI-33 MHz

VGA
CTRL

J1 0

PCI-E x4

Slot5

PCI1

Slot4

PCI- 33 MHz

LE

3

COM1

VGA

Memory

LE 4

LE 1

J

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Power LED

The Power LED connector is desig-

nated JLED. This connection is used

for 3-pin LED applications. It is used

to indicate that power has been sup-

plied to the system. See the table on

the right for pin defi nitions. For 2-pin

power LED, please see Power LED

on page 2-9.

VGA Connector

A VGA connector (JG1) is located next

to the COM1 port on the IO backplane.

Refer to the board layout below for

the location.

PWR LED

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition

1 +5V

2 Key

3 Ground

A. VGA

B. PWR LED

A

B

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Power SMB (I2 C) Connector

Power SMB (I

2

C) Connector (PW4)

monitors onboard power supply, fan

and system temperature. See the

table on the right for pin defi nitions.

PWR SMB

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition

1 Clock

2 Data

3 PWR Fail

4 Ground

5 +3.3V

Power Fault

Connect a cable from your power supply to

the Power Fault header (PW3) to provide

warning of power supply failure. This warn-

ing signal is passed through the PWR_LED

pin to indicate of a power failure on the

chassis. See the table on the right for pin

defi nitions.

Note: This feature is only available when using

redundant Supermicro power supplies.

PWR Fault

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition

1 Pin 1 Fail Signal

2 Pin 2 Fail Signal

3 Pin 3 Fail Signal

4 Pin 4 Fail Signal

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JP F

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 1A

Fan1

J 8

Fan5

LAN
CTRL2

JPL2

JPL1

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JL 1

JI2C1

JB T1

SATA1

JPG1

Fan3

FP CTRL

JF

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Fan2

USB3/4

LAN
CTRL1

SPKR

JI2C2

IPMI

Slot6

SBX: PCI-33 MHz

VGA
CTRL

J1 0

PCI-E x4

Slot5

PCI1

Slot4

PCI- 33 MHz

LE

3

COM1

VGA

Memory

LE 4

LE 1

J

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JPR1

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B. Power SMB

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Redundant PWR Alarm
Reset Connector

A Redundant Power Supply Fail Alarm

Reset is located at JPR1. Refer to the

board layout below for the location.

Redundant PWR Supply

Alarm Reset

Jumper Defi nition

On Enabled

Off Disabled

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Floppy

DIMM 2B

PCI-E x8

BIOS

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JP F

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 1A

Fan1

J 8

Fan5

LAN
CTRL2

JPL2

JPL1

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JL 1

JI2C1

JB T1

SATA1

JPG1

Fan3

FP CTRL

JF

1

Fan2

USB3/4

LAN
CTRL1

SPKR

JI2C2

IPMI

Slot6

SBX: PCI-33 MHz

VGA
CTRL

J1 0

PCI-E x4

Slot5

PCI1

Slot4

PCI- 33 MHz

LE

3

COM1

VGA

Memory

LE

4

LE 1

J

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Fan6

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JPR1

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A. PWR Alarm Reset

A

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Floppy

DIMM 2B

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BIOS

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JP F

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 1A

Fan1

J 8

Fan5

LAN
CTRL2

JPL2

JPL1

WOL

JWOR

rezzuB

JL 1

JI2C1

JB T1

SATA1

JPG1

Fan3

FP CTRL

JF

1

Fan2

USB3/4

LAN
CTRL1

SPKR

JI2C2

IPMI

Slot6

SBX: PCI-33 MHz

VGA
CTRL

J1 0

PCI-E x4

Slot5

PCI1

Slot4

PCI- 33 MHz

LE 3

COM1

VGA

Memory

LE 4

LE

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JL

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JPR1

PWR FaultPWR SMB

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2-7 Jumper Settings

Explanation of
Jumpers

To modify the operation of the motherboard,

jumpers can be used to choose between

optional settings. Jumpers create shorts

between two pins to change the function

of the connector. Pin 1 is identifi ed with

a square solder pad on the printed circuit

board. See the motherboard layout pages

for jumper locations.

No te: On two pin jum pers, "Closed"

means the jumper is on and "Open"

means the jumper is off the pins.

GLAN Enable/Disable

JPL1/JPL2 enable or disable GLAN Ports

1/2 on the motherboard. See the table on

the right for jumper settings. The default

setting is enabled. (*JPL2 is available on

the PDSML-LN2+ and PDSML-E+ only.)

GLAN Enable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition

Pins 1-2 Enabled

Pins 2-3 Disabled

A. GLAN1 Enable

B. GLAN2 Enable

( * P D SML - L N 2+ a n d

PDSML-E+ only)

A

B

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DIMM 2B

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BIOS

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JP F

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 1A

Fan1

J 8

Fan5

LAN
CTRL2

JPL2

JPL1

WO

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JL 1

JI

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C1

JB T1

SATA1

JPG1

Fan3

FP CTRL

JF

1

Fan2

USB3/4

LAN
CTRL1

SPKR

JI2C2

IPMI

Slot6

SBX: PCI-33 MHz

VGA
CTRL

J1 0

PCI-E x4

Slot5

PCI1

Slot4

PCI- 33 MHz

LE 3

COM1

VGA

Memory

LE 4

LE

1

JL

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Fan6

CP U
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JPR1

PWR FaultPWR SMB

(*LN2+)

(*LN2+)

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SATA3

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CMOS Clear

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of

pins, this "jumper" consists of contact pads

to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS.

To clear CMOS, use a metal object such

as a small screwdriver to touch both pads

at the same time to short the connection.

Always remove the AC power cord from the

system before clearing CMOS.

Note: For an ATX power supply, you must

completely shut down the system, remove

the AC power cord and then short JBT1

to clear CMOS. Do not use the PW_ON

connector to clear CMOS.

VGA Enable/Disable

JPG1 enables or disables the VGA Con-

nector on the motherboard. See the table

on the right for jumper settings. The default

setting is enabled.

VGA Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition

Pins 1-2 Enabled

Pins 2-3 Disabled

A. CMOS Clear

B. VGA Enable

A

B

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JP F

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 1A

Fan1

J 8

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LAN
CTRL2

JPL2

JPL1

WOL

JWOR

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JL 1

JI

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C1

JB T1

SATA1

JPG1

Fan3

FP CTRL

JF

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Fan2

USB3/4

LAN
CTRL1

SPKR

JI2C2

IPMI

Slot6

SBX: PCI-33 MHz

VGA
CTRL

J1 0

PCI-E x4

Slot5

PCI1

Slot4

PCI- 33 MHz

LE 3

COM1

VGA

Memory

LE 4

LE 1

JL

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Fan6

CP U
Fan

JPR1

PWR FaultPWR SMB

(*LN2+)

(*LN2+)

USB5/6

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SATA3

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Power Force On Enable/
Disable

Jumper JPF allows you to enable or

disable the Power Force On function. If

enabled, the power will always stay on

automatically. If this function is disabled

(the normal setting), the user needs to

press the power button to power on

the system.

Power Force On

Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings (JPF)

Jumper Setting Defi nition

Open Normal

Closed Force On

I2C Bus to PCI/PCI-E Slots

JI

2

C1/JI2C2 allows you to enable

the I2C Bus to communicate with all

PCI and PCI-Express slots. For the

jumpers to work properly, please set

both jumpers to the same setting.

If enabled, both jumpers must be

enabled. If disabled, both jumpers

must be disabled. See the table on

the right for jumper settings. (The

default setting is enabled.)

I2C Bus to PCI Slots 1/2

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition

Open Disabled

Closed Enabled

A. PWR Force On

B. I

2

C Bus to PCI/PCI-E Slots

C. I

2

C Bus to PCI/PCI-E Slots

A

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JP F

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 1A

Fan1

J 8

Fan5

LAN
CTRL2

JPL2

JPL1

WOL

JWOR

rezzuB

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JI2C1

JB T1

SATA1

JPG1

Fan3

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JF

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Fan2

USB3/4

LAN
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SPKR

JI2C2

IPMI

Slot6

SBX: PCI-33 MHz

VGA
CTRL

J1 0

PCI-E x4

Slot5

PCI1

Slot4

PCI- 33 MHz

LE 3

COM1

VGA

Memory

LE 4

LE

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JL

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Fan6

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Fan

JPR1

PWR FaultPWR SMB

(*LN2+)

(*LN2+)

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SATA3

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GLAN LEDs

There are two GLAN ports on the

PDSML-LN2+/PDSML-E+ and one

GLAN port on the PDSML-LN1+. Each

Gigabit Ethernet LAN port has two

LEDs. The yellow LED indicates activ-

ity while the other LED may be green,

orange or off to indicate the speed of

the connection. See the table at right

for the functions associated with the

second LED.

2-8 Onboard LED Indicators

Link

Activity

GLAN LED

Link Indicator

LED Color Defi nition

Off 10Mbps or No Connection

Green 100 Mbps

Amber 1 Gbps

GLAN Activity LED Indicator

LED Color Defi nition

Yellow Flashing: 10Mbps/

100Mbps/1 Gbps

A. GLAN 1

B. GLAN 2

A

B

(*Rear View: When facing the

rear side of the system)

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JP F

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 1A

Fan1

J 8

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CTRL2

JPL2

JPL1

WOL

JWOR

rezzuB

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JI2C1

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JPG1

Fan3

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SPKR

JI2C2

IPMI

Slot6

SBX: PCI-33 MHz

VGA
CTRL

J1 0

PCI-E x4

Slot5

PCI1

Slot4

PCI- 33 MHz

LE 3

COM1

VGA

Memory

LE 4

LE 1

JL

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JPR1

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2-9 Floppy, Hard Disk Drive and IPMI 2.0 Connections

Note the following when connecting 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 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.

Floppy Connector

The fl oppy connector is located at

J27. See the table below for pin

defi nitions.

Floppy Drive Connector

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition

1 Ground 2 FDHDIN

3 Ground 4 Reserved

5 Key 6 FDEDIN

7 Ground 8 Index

9 Ground 10 Motor Enable

11 Ground 12 Drive Select B

13 Ground 14 Drive Select B

15 Ground 16 Motor Enable

17 Ground 18 DIR

19 Ground 20 STEP

21 Ground 22 Write Data

23 Ground 24 Write Gate

25 Ground 26 Track 00

27 Ground 28 Write Protect

29 Ground 30 Read Data

31 Ground 32 Side 1 Select

33 Ground 34 Diskette

A. Floppy

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VGA

JG1

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COM2

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JPW1

J2 7

J 3

IDE

JP F

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1

DIMM 2

DIMM 3

DIMM 4

Fan1

JPW2

J 8

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JPL2

JPL1

WOL

JWOR

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J4 5

JL 1

JI2C1

JB T1

J4 6

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JPG1

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JF1

Fan2

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LAN
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SPKR

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IPMI

J1 9

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VGA
CTRL

PCI2

J1 0

PCI-E x4

Slot5

PCI1

Slot4

PCI-33 MHz

LE 3

COM1

J 31

VGA
Memory

LE 4

LE 1

JS 1

JS 2

JS 3

JS 4

JLED

Fan6

CP U
Fan

JPR1

PW 3

PWRFault

PW 4

PWR SMB

(*LN2+)

(*LN2+)

USB5/6

SATA0

SATA2

SATA3

IDE Connector

There is one IDE Connector (J3) on the

motherboard. See the table on the right

for pin defi nitions.

IPMI 2.0 Slot
(For PDSML-LN2+ and

PDSML-E+ only)

Th ere is an IPMI 2.0 Slot on the

PDSML-LN2+ and PDSML-E+. Refer to

the layout below for the location. Please

refer to Section 1-8 for more information

on how to use this feature.

IDE Drive Connectors

Pin Defi nitions (IDE)

Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition

1 Reset IDE 2 Ground

3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8

5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9

7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10

9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11

11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12

13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13

15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14

17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15

19 Ground 20 Key

21 DRQ3 22 Ground

23 I/O Write 24 Ground

25 I/O Read 26 Ground

27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE

29 DACK3 30 Ground

31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16

33 Addr1 34 Ground

35 Addr0 36 Addr2

37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1

39 Activity 40 Ground

A. IDE#1 Drive

B. 1U IPMI

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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 PWR LED (LE1) is not lit. Note: If LE1 is on, it indi-

cates that Standby PWR is on. Be sure to turn off the power supply before

installing or removing the components.

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

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

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

keyboard and mouse.

5. Remove all add-on cards.

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

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

jumper settings as well.

7. Make sure to use the correct type of CMOS battery as specifi ed by the Manu-

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

explosion.

No Power

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

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

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

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

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

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

No Video

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

move all the add-on cards and cables fi rst.

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

for details on beep codes.)

3. Remove all memory modules and turn on the system. (If the alarm is on,

check the specs of the memory, reset the memory or try a different one.)

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NOTE

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

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

Memory Errors

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

the slots.

2. You should be using unbuffered, ECC/Non ECC DDR2-677/533 memory (see

the next page). Also, it is recommended that you use the same memory

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

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

and noting the results.

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

Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration

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

ply 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 sup-

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

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

vendor for repairs.

3-2 Technical Support Procedures

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(

http://www.supermicro.com/support/faqs/) before contacting Techni-

cal Support.

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

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

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

modifi cations to the boot block code.

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

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

and provide them with the following information:

• Motherboard model and PCB revision number

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

system fi rst boots up)

•System confi guration

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

(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 PDSML-LN1+/PDSML-LN2+/PDSML-E+ supports up to 8 GB of un-

buffered, ECC/Non ECC, DDR2-677/533, two-way interleaved or non-interleaved

SDRAM. See Section 2-4 for details on installing memory.

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

less memory than what is physically installed?

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

Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Vista. This change is specifi c to the Physical Address

Extension (PAE) mode behavior which improves driver compatibility. For more in-

formation, please read the following article at Microsoft's Knowledge Base website

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

Question: How do I update my BIOS?

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

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

our web site at

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

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

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

Also, check the current BIOS revision and make sure that it is newer than your

BIOS before downloading. You can choose from the zip fi le and the .exe fi le. If

you choose the zip BIOS fi le, please unzip the BIOS fi le onto a bootable device or

a USB pen. Run the batch fi le using the format fl ash.bat fi lename.rom from your

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bootable device or USB pen to fl ash the BIOS. Then, your system will automati-

cally reboot. If you choose the .exe fi le, please run the .exe fi le under Windows to

create the BIOS fl ash fl oppy disk. Insert the fl oppy disk into the system you wish

to fl ash the BIOS. Then, bootup the system to the fl oppy disk. The BIOS utility will

automatically fl ash the BIOS without any prompts. Please note that this process

may take a few minutes to complete. Do not be concerned if the screen is paused

for a few minutes.

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

to prevent possible system boot failure!)

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

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

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

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

dows, security and audio drivers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

details on actual jumper locations and settings.

3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service

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

fore any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain service by calling your

vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. When returning

to the manufacturer, the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the

outside of the shipping carton, and mailed prepaid or hand-carried. Shipping and

handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service

is complete.

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

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

maintenance of products.

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

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Chapter 4

BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the PDSML-LN1+/

PDSML-LN2+/PDSML-E+. The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a fl ash chip and

can be easily upgraded using a fl oppy disk-based program.

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

deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual. Please refer to the Manual

Download area of the Supermicro web site <http://www.supermicro.com> for any

changes to the BIOS that may not be refl ected in this manual.

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

BIOS to prevent possible boot failure.

System BIOS

The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM

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PC, XT™, AT®, and

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compatible computers. The Phoenix BIOS fl ash chip stores the system

parameters, types of disk drives, video displays, etc. in the CMOS. The CMOS

memory requires very little electrical power. When the computer is turned off, a

backup battery provides power to the BIOS fl ash chip, enabling it to retain system

parameters. Each time the computer is powered on, the computer is confi gured

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

at boot-up.

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 the

<Delete> key at the appropriate time during system boot. (See below.)

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 Security and Power menus. Beginning with Section 4-3, detailed de-

scriptions are given for each parameter setting in the Setup utility.

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4-2 Running Setup

*Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted.

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

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

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

to set the options (Refer to the next page).

When you fi rst power on the computer, the Phoenix BIOS™ is immediately acti-

vated.

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

ways:

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

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

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

Setup menu:

Press the <Delete> key to enter Setup

Note: Please load "System Setup Default" when using the system the fi rst

time.

4-3 Main BIOS Setup

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

is displayed below.

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

detail how to navigate through the menus.

Items that use submenus are indicated with the uicon. With the item highlighted,

press the <Enter> key to access the submenu.

After entering the submenu, use the Up/Down arrow keys to move among the different

settings in each menu. Use the Left/Right arrow keys to change the options for each

setting. Press <Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or <Enter> to select a fi eld.

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Main BIOS Setup Menu

Main Setup Features

System Time

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

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

System Date

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

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

BIOS Date

This feature allows the BIOS to display the date when the this version of BIOS

was built.

Legacy Diskette A

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

The options are Disabled, 360Kb 5.25 in, 1.2MB 5.25 in, 720Kb 3.5 in, 1.44/1.25MB,

3.5 in and 2.88MB 3.5 in.

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Parallel ATA

This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Parallel ATA and

confi gure Parallel ATA settings. The options are Disabled and Enabled (Parallel

ATA).

Serial ATA

This setting allows the user to enable or disable Serial ATA. The options are

Disabled and Enabled.

Native Mode Operation

The feature allows the user to set the Native Mode for ATA. The options are: Serial

ATA and Auto.

SATA Controller Mode

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

and then placed in the Legacy Mode. Select Enhanced to allow the SATA and PATA

drives to be detected automatically and placed in the Native IDE Mode. Note: The

Enhanced mode is supported by the Windows 2000 OS or a later version.

When the SATA Controller Mode is set to "Enhanced", the following items will

display:

Serial ATA (SATA) RAID

Select Enable to enable the function of Serial ATA RAID. The options are Enabled

and Disabled (*Default). (*For the Windows OS environment, if this feature is set

to Enabled, be sure to use the RAID driver. If set to Disabled, use the Non-RAID

driver.) Note: If this item-SATA RAID is set to Enabled, the next item-"SATA AHCI

Enable" will not be available. If this feature is set to "Enhanced", the following

feature will be available:

SATA AHCI

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

(*Warning: Exercise extreme caution when using this function. This

feature is for advanced programmers only.) The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

ICH RAID CodeBase

Select Intel to enable Intel's ICH RAID Controller for the Windows OS. Select

Adaptec to enable Adaptec's RAID Controller for the Linux OS. The options are

Intel and Adaptec.

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uPrimary IDE Master/Slave, Secondary IDE Master/Slave, or Primary IDE
Master/Slave, SATA Port 1, SATA Port 2, SATA Port 3, SATA Port 4

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

and Secondary IDE 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 sub-menu are:

Type

This feature allows the user to select the IDE hard drive type. The option: "Auto"

allows the BIOS to automatically determine the hard drive's capacity, number

of heads, etc.). The option "User" will allow the user to enter the parameters

of the HDD installed at this connection. Choose the option 1-39 to select a

predetermined HDD type. Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed. Select

ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed.

CHS Format

The following items will be displayed by the BIOS:

TYPE: This item displays the type of CPU.

Cylinders: This item indicates the status of Cylinders.

Headers: This item indicates the number of headers.

Sectors: This item displays the number of sectors.

Maximum Capacity: This item displays the maximum storage capacity of

the system.

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LBA Format

The following items will be displayed by the BIOS:

Total Sectors: This item displays the number of total sectors available in

the LBA Format.

Maximum Capacity: This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA

Format.

Multi-Sector Transfer

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

in a multi-sector transferring. The options are Disabled, 4 Sectors, 8 Sectors,

and 16 Sectors.

LBA Mode Control

This item determines if the BIOS will access the Primary IDE Master Device via

the LBA mode. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

32 Bit I/O

This feature allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32-bit data

transferring. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Transfer Mode

This feature allows the user to select the transfer mode. The options are

Standard, Fast PIO1, Fast PIO2, Fast PIO3, Fast PIO4, FPIO3/DMA1, and

FPIO4/DMA2.

Ultra DMA Mode

This feature allows the user to select the Ultra DMA Mode. The options are

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

System Memory

This display informs you how much system memory is detected in the system.

Extended Memory

This display informs you how much extended memory is detected in the system.

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4-4 Advanced Setup

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

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

have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing <Enter>.

Options for PIR settings are displayed by highlighting the setting option using the

arrow keys and pressing <Enter>. All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described

in this section.

uBoot Features

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

QuickBoot Mode

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

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

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

Quiet Boot

Set to Enabled to display full screen during POST. The settings are Enabled

and Disabled.

POST Errors

Enable this feature to force the system to pause and display an error message during

POST when an error is detected. The settings are Enabled and Disabled.

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ACPI Mode

Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI (Advanced

Confi guration and Power Interface) power management on your system. The

options are Yes and No.

Enable Multimedia Timer

Set this to Yes support the High Performance Event timer for Windows XP/2003

and later. The settings are Yes and No.

Power Button Behavior

If set to Instant-Off, the system will power off immediately as soon as the user

hits the power button. If set to 4-sec., the system will power off when the user

presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer. The options are instant-off

and 4-sec override.

Resume On Modem Ring

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

modem. The options are On and Off.

Resume On PME#

Select On to control the System "Wake-Up" features from the PME# of a PCI

slot. The options are On and Off.

Power Loss Control

This setting allows the user to choose how the system will react when power

returns after an unexpected loss of power. The options are Last State, Stay

off, and Power On.

Watch Dog

If enabled, this option will automatically reset the system if the system is not

active for more than 5 minutes. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Summary Screen

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

the system confi guration during bootup.

uMemory Cache

Memory Cache

Choose Enabled to set the state of Cache Memory. The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

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Cache System BIOS Area

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

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

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

this area will be reserved for the BIOS ROM access only. Select "Uncached" to

disable this function and make this area available for other devices.

Cache Video BIOS Area

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

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

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

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

disable this function and make this area available for other devices.

Cache Base 0-512K

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Through, Write Protect, and Write Back.

Cache Base 512K-640K

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

512K-640K to be cached (written) into a buffer, a storage area in the Static DRAM

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

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

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

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

base memory area of Block 512K-640K. Select Write Back to allow the CPU to

write data directly back from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory

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

Through, Write Protect, and Write Back.

Cache Extended Memory

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

be cached (written) into a buffer, a storage area in the L1, L2, L3 cache inside

the CPU to speed up CPU operations. Select Uncached to disable this function.

Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into

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the system memory at the same time. Select Write Protect to prevent data

from being written into the extended memory area. Select Write Back to allow

the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the

System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation. The options are

Uncached, Write Through, Write Protect, and Write Back.

Discrete MTRR Allocation

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

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

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

with 4GB (or more) of memory. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

uPCI Confi guration

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

Onboard G-LAN1/G-LAN2 (Gigabit- LAN) OPROM Confi guration

Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from GLAN. The options are

Disabled and Enabled. Note: G-LAN2 is available on the PDSML-LN2+/PDSML-E+

only.

Reset Confi guration Data

If set to Yes, this setting clears the Extended System Confi guration Data- (ESCD)

area. The options are Yes and No.

uSlot 4 PCI 32(32-bit)/Slot 5 PCI-Exp. x4/Slot 6 PCI 32(32-bit)/Slot 6
PCI-Exp. x8 MHz

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

lowing:

Option ROM Scan

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

are Enabled and Disabled.

Enable Master

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

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Latency Timer

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

throughout device may benefi t from a greater clock rate. The options are Default,

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

other Operating Systems, please select the option: other. If a drive fails after the

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installation of a new software , you might want to change this setting and try

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

Large Disk Access Mode

This setting determines how large hard drives are accessed. The options are DOS

or Other (for Unix, Novelle NetWare and other operating systems).

uAdvanced Chipset Control

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

Clock Spectrum Feature

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

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

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

ECC Condition

Error Checking and Correction (ECC) is a feature that enables the system to detect

memory errors. You can specify what type of memory error to watch for, either

Single Bit, Mulitple Bit or Both. The options are None, Single Bit, Multiple Bit and

Both. This feature is availabe only if supported by the memory.

ECC Error Handler

When a memory error occurs, it generates a system interrupt. Use this feature to

specify what type interrupt (or handler) to use. The options are None, NMI (Non-

Maskable Interrupt), SMI (System Management Interrupt) and SCI (System Control

Interrupt). This feature is availabe only if supported by the memory.

Route Port 80h Cycles to

This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send the debug information to.

The options are PCI and LPC.

USB Function

Set to Enabled to enable the USB function to allow the user to key in a value to a

USB item. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Legacy USB Support

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

are Enabled and Disabled.

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

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

cause the system to become unstable. When this occurs, reset the setting to

the default setting.

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uAdvanced Processor Options

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings:

CPU Speed

The feature allows the BIOS to display the CPU Speed.

Frequency Ratio

This feature allows the user to select the ration for the internal frequency multiplier

of the CPU. The options are Default, X14, X15, and X16.

Hyper-threading (*Available when supported by the CPU.)

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of hyper-threading.

Enabling hyper-threading results in increased CPU performance. (Applicable for

XP systems.)

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

Set to Enabled to use a processor's second core and beyond. (Please refer to Intel's

web site for more information.) The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Machine Checking (*Available when supported by the CPU.)

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

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

(MSRs). The options are Disabled or Enabled.

Enhanced Intel Speed Step (*Available when supported by the CPU.)

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

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

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

Disabled. Please refer to Intel’s web site for detailed information.

Thermal Management 2 (*Available when supported by the CPU.)

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

and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a pre-defi ned overheat threshold.

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

regulated via CPU Internal Clock modulation when the CPU temperature reaches

the overheat threshold.

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch

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

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

are Disabled and Enabled.

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Set Max. Extended CPU CPU ID=3

Set to Enabled to allow the user set the CPU Maximum Extended ID to 3. The

options are Disabled and Enabled.

Echo TPR

Set to Disabled to allow sending of xTPR messages on the system bus. The

options are Enabled and Disabled.

C1 Enhanced Mode (*Available when supported by the CPU.)

Set to Enabled to enable the function of Enhanced Halt State to lower CPU volt-

age/frequency to prevent overheat. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Note:

please refer to Intel’s web site for detailed information.

Intel® Virtualization Technology (*Available when supported by the CPU.)

Set to Enabled to utilize enhanced virtualization capabilities provided by the Intel

Vanderpool Technology which allows one platform to run multiple operating systems

and applications in independent partitions, creating multiple "virtual" systems in one

physical computer. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Note: If there is any

change to this setting, you will need to power off and restart the system for the

change to take effect. Please refer to Intel’s web site for detailed information.

No Execute Mode Memory Protection

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

areas in memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot, and

thus preventing a worm or a virus from inserting and creating a fl ood of codes to

overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack.

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

Execute Disable Bit. The options are Disabled and Enabled. For more information

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

Microsoft's web sites.

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uI/O Device Confi guration

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

KBC Clock input

This setting allows you to set the clock frequency for the Keyboard Clock. The

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

Serial Port A

This setting allows you to decide how Serial Port A is controlled. The options are

Enabled (user defi ned) and Disabled.

Base I/O Address

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

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

Interrupt

This setting allows you to set the Interrupt for Serial Port A. The options are

IRQ3 and IRQ4.

Serial Port B

This setting allows you to decide how Serial Port B is controlled. The options are

Enabled (user defi ned) and Disabled.

Mode

This feature allows the user to set the mode for Serial Port B. The options are

Normal, IR and ASK-IR.

Base I/O Address

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

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

Interrupt

This setting allows you to set the Interrupt for Serial Port B. The options are

IRQ3 and IRQ4.

Floppy Disk Controller

This setting allows you to assign control of the fl oppy disk controller. The options

are Enabled (user defi ned), Disabled, and Auto (BIOS and OS controlled).

Base I/O Address

This setting allows you to select the base I/O address for the Floppy port. The

options are Primary and Secondary.

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uDMI Event Logging

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

Event Log Validity

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

Event Log Capacity

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

View DMI Event Log

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

Event Logging

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging.

ECC Event Logging

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging.

Mark DMI Events as Read

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

Clear All DMI Event Logs

Select Yes and press <Enter> to clear all DMI event logs. The options are Yes

and No.

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uConsole Redirection

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

COM Port Address

This item allows you to specify if you want to redirect the console to Onboard COM

A or to Onboard COM B. This setting can also be Disabled.

BAUD Rate

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

are 300, 1200, 2400, 9600, 19.2K, 38.4K, 57.6K, and 115.2K.

Console Type

This item allows the user to choose from the available options the desired console

type for console redirection. The options are VT100, VT100,8bit, PC-ANSI, 7bit,

PC ANSI, VT100+, VT-UTF8 and ASCII.

Flow Control

This item allows you to choose from the available options the fl ow control for console

redirection. The options are: None, XON/XOFF, and CTS/RTS.

Console Connection

This item allows you to decide how Console Redirection is to be connected: either

Direct or Via Modem.

Continue CR after POST

This item allows you to decide if you want to continue with console redirection after

the POST routine. The options are On and Off.

uHardware Monitoring

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CPU Temperature Threshold

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

alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre-set temperature threshold.

The options depend on what type of processor is installed. For Intel Core™ 2

Duo processors ("Conroe"), the values are 55

o

C, 60oC, 65oC and 70oC. For Intel

Pentium® D processors ("Presler and "Smithfi eld"), they are 75

o

C, 80oC, 85oC and

90oC. (*See the note below for other information regarding this feature.)

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

CPU Temperature, System Temperature

Fan 1 Speed - FAN 6 Speed: If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled, the

BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item.

Fan Speed Control Modes

This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the

onboard fans. The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative. When the

CPU on-die temperature increases, the fan speed will also increase, and vice versa.

If the option is set to 3-pin fan, the fan speed is controlled by voltage. If the option

is set to 4-pin, the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation (PWM).

Select 3-pin if your chassis came with 3-pin fan headers. Select 4-pin if your chas-

sis came with 4-pin fan headers. Select Workstation if your system is used as a

Workstation. Select Server if your system is used as a Server. Select Disable to

disable the fan speed control function and allow the onboard fans to constantly run

at full speed (12V). The Options are: Disabled (Full Speed), 3-Pin (Server), 3-pin

(Quiet), 4-pin (Server) and 4-pin (Quiet).

The Voltage status of the following items will be displayed:

VcoreA, +1.5V, -12V, Vdimm, +3.3V, +12V, 5V Standby, 5VDD, P_VTT, Vbat

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

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

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

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

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

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

in the BIOS.

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4-5 Security

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

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

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

BIOS settings are described in this section.

Supervisor Password Is:

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

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

password has been entered.

User Password Is:

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

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

been entered for the system.

Set Supervisor Password

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

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

supervisor's password.

Set User Password

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

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

user's password.

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Fixed Disk Boot Sector:

This setting may offer some protection against viruses. Set to Write Protect prevent

viruses from writing data codes to the boot sector on the hard drive. The other

option is Normal.

Password on Boot:

When enabled, a password is required when the system boots up. The options are

Enabled (password required) and Disabled (password not required).

4-6 Boot

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

You should see the following display. Highlighting a setting with a + or - will expand

or collapse that entry. See details on how to change the order and specs of boot

devices in the Item Specifi c Help window. All Boot BIOS settings are described in

this section.

Boot Priority Order/Excluded from Boot Order.

Use the Up and Down Arrow Keys to select a device. Use <+> and <-> keys to

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

You can also use the keys indicated above to specify the priority of the boot order

for a device or move a item from the category of "Excluded from Boot Order" to

the category of "Boot Priority Order" and vice versa. Please refer to the window of

"Item Specifi c Help" for details.

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4-7 Exit

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

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

section.

Exit Saving Changes

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you've made and to exit

the BIOS Setup utility.

Exit Discarding Changes

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

changes you may have made.

Load Setup Defaults

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

BIOS Setup. These are the safest settings to use.

Discard Changes

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

You will remain in the Setup utility.

Save Changes

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

in the Setup utility.

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UPER PDSML-LN1+/LN2+

®

LGA 775 CPU

KB/MS

JLAN1

Intel

3000

Nor th Bri dge

Fan4

24-Pin ATX PWR

ICH7 R

South Bridge

8-pin PWR

Battery

USB 1/2

VGA

JLAN2

COM2

Floppy

DIMM 2B

PCI-E x8

BIOS

IDE

JP F

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 1A

Fan1

J 8

Fan5

LAN
CTRL2

JPL2

JPL1

WOL

JWOR

Buzzer

JL 1

JI

2

C1

JB T1

SATA1

JPG1

Fan3

FP CTRL

JF 1

Fan2

USB3/4

LAN
CTRL1

SPKR

JI2C2

IPMI

Slot6

SBX: PC I-33 MHz

S I/O

VGA
CTRL

J1 0

PCI-E x4

Slot5

PCI1

Slot4

PCI-33 MHz

LE 3

COM1

VGA
Memory

LE 4

LE 1

JLED

Fan6

CP U
Fan

JPR1

PWR FaultPWR SMB

(*LN2+)

(*LN2+)

USB5/6

SATA0 SATA2

SATA3

Appendix A

BIOS POST Messages and LED Indicators

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

problem is found, the BIOS will activate an alarm, turn on LED indicators, or display

a message.

A-1 BIOS POST Beep Codes

Beeps Error Messages

1 long beep-pause-1 long beep Memory Module Errors

1 long beep + 2 short beeps VGA Errors

1 long continuous beep (OH LED on) System Overheat

A-2 LE1: Standby PWR LED

A-3 LE3/LE4 System Debug Indicators

A-4 LED Locations

State LE3 Indicator LE4 Indicator
PWR-ON to POST

Green On Yellow On

ECC Memory Testing

Green Flash Yellow Flash

PCI Bus Initializing

Green On Yellow Flash

VGA Initializing

Green Flash Yellow On

System Normal
(After POST)

Off N/A Off N/A

LE1:
5V Standby PWR LED

Action

On

Standby PWR On Turn off the PWR supply before removing

or installing components

A. LE1

B. LE3

C. LE4

A

B

C

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A-5 BIOS Messages

Failure Fixed Disk

Fixed disk is not working or not confi gured properly. Check to see if fi xed disk is at-

tached properly. Run Setup. Find out if the fi xed-disk type is correctly identifi ed.

Stuck key

Stuck key on keyboard.

Keyboard error

Keyboard not working.

Keyboard Controller Failed

Keyboard controller failed test. May require replacing keyboard controller.

Keyboard locked - Unlock key switch

Unlock the system to proceed.

Monitor type does not match CMOS - Run SETUP

Monitor type not correctly identifi ed in Setup

Shadow Ram Failed at offset: nnnn

Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was de-

tected.

System RAM Failed at offset: nnnn

System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was de-

tected.

Extended RAM Failed at offset: nnnn

Extended memory not working or not confi gured properly at offset nnnn.

System battery is dead - Replace and run SETUP

The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead. Replace the battery and

run Setup to reconfi gure the system.

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System CMOS checksum bad - Default confi guration used

System CMOS has been corrupted or modifi ed incorrectly, perhaps by an application

program that changes data stored in CMOS. The BIOS installed Default Setup Values.

If you do not want these values, enter Setup and enter your own values. If the error

persists, check the system battery or contact your dealer.

System timer error

The timer test failed. Requires repair of system board.

Real time clock error

Real-Time Clock fails BIOS hardware test. May require board repair.

Check date and time settings

BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real-Time Clock. May require

setting legal date (1991-2099).

Previous boot incomplete - Default confi guration used

Previous POST did not complete successfully. POST loads default values and offers

to run Setup. If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected,

the next boot will likely fail. On systems with control of wait states, improper Setup

settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot. Run Setup

and verify that the waitstate confi guration is correct. This error is cleared the next

time the system is booted.

Memory Size found by POST differed from CMOS

Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS.

Diskette drive A error

Diskette drive B error

Drive A: or B: is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests. Check to see that

the drive is defi ned with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette drive

is attached correctly.

Incorrect Drive A type - run SETUP

Type of fl oppy drive A: not correctly identifi ed in Setup.

Incorrect Drive B type - run SETUP

Type of fl oppy drive B: not correctly identifi ed in Setup.

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System cache error - Cache disabled

RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache. On older boards, check the cache

jumpers. You may have to replace the cache. See your dealer. A disabled cache slows

system performance considerably.

CPU ID:

CPU socket number for Multi-Processor error.

EISA CMOS not writeable

ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot write to EISA CMOS.

DMA Test Failed

ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot write to extended DMA (Direct Memory Access)

registers.

Software NMI Failed

ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot generate software NMI (Non-Maskable Interrupt).

Fail-Safe Timer NMI Failed

ServerBIOS2 test error: Fail-Safe Timer takes too long.

Device Address Confl ict

Address confl ict for specifi ed device.

Allocation Error for: device

Run ISA or EISA Confi guration Utility to resolve resource confl ict for the specifi ed

device.

CD ROM Drive

CD ROM Drive identifi ed.

Entering SETUP ...

Starting Setup program

Failing Bits: nnnn

The hex number nnnn is a map of the bits at the RAM address which failed the memory

test. Each 1 (one) in the map indicates a failed bit. See errors 230, 231, or 232 above

for offset address of the failure in System, Extended, or Shadow memory.

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Fixed Disk n

Fixed disk n (0-3) identifi ed.

Invalid System Confi guration Data

Problem with NVRAM (CMOS) data.

I/O device IRQ confl ict

I/O device IRQ confl ict error.

PS/2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen:

PS/2 Mouse installed.

nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed

Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.

nnnn Cache SRAM Passed

Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested.

nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed

Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.

nnnn kB System RAM Passed

Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.

One or more I2O Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot

Menu

There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I2O block-storage

devices.

Operating system not found

Operating system cannot be located on either drive A: or drive C:. Enter Setup and

see if fi xed disk and drive A: are properly identifi ed.

Parity Check 1 nnnn

Parity error found in the system bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display

it on the screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????. Parity is a method

for checking errors in binary data. A parity error indicates that some data has been

corrupted.

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Parity Check 2 nnnn

Parity error found in the I/O bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it

on the screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????.

Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to Setup, <F3> for previous

Displayed after any recoverable error message. Press <F1> to start the boot process

or <F2> to enter Setup and change the settings. Press <F3> to display the previous

screen (usually an initialization error of an Option ROM, i.e., an add-on card). Write

down and follow the information shown on the screen.

Press <F2> to enter Setup

Optional message displayed during POST. Can be turned off in Setup.

PS/2 Mouse:

PS/2 mouse identifi ed.

Run the I2O Confi guration Utility

One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Confi guration Request bit set

in the LCT. Run an I2O Confi guration Utility (e.g. the SAC utility).

System BIOS shadowed

System BIOS copied to shadow RAM.

UMB upper limit segment address: nnnn

Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks, indicating

released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory man-

ager.

Video BIOS shadowed

Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM.

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Appendix B

BIOS POST Codes

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

codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal.

Recoverable POST Errors

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

POST code that describes the problem. BIOS may also issue one of the follow-

ing beep codes:

1 long and two short beeps - video confi guration error

1 continuous long beep - overheat (Overheat LED will be on)

1 long beep and 1 short pause - memory not detected

Terminal POST Errors

If a terminal type of error occurs, BIOS will shut down the system. Before doing so,

BIOS will write the error to port 80h, attempt to initialize video and write the error

in the top left corner of the screen.

The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h.

POST Code Description

02h Verify Real Mode

03h Disable Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI)

04h Get CPU type

06h Initialize system hardware

07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM.

08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values

09h Set IN POST fl ag

0Ah Initialize CPU registers

0Bh Enable CPU cache

0Ch Initialize caches to initial POST values

0Eh Initialize I/O component

0Fh Initialize the local bus IDE

10h Initialize Power Management

11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values

12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot

13h Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices

14h Initialize keyboard controller

16h 1-2-2-3 BIOS ROM checksum

17h Initialize cache before memory Auto size

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POST Code Description

18h 8254 timer initialization

1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization

1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller

20h 1-3-1-1 Test DRAM refresh

22h 1-3-1-3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller

24h Set ES segment register to 4 GB

28h Auto size DRAM

29h Initialize POST Memory Manager

2Ah Clear 512 kB base RAM

2Ch 1-3-4-1 RAM failure on address line xxxx*

2Eh 1-3-4-3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx* of low byte of

memory bus

2Fh Enable cache before system BIOS shadow

32h Test CPU bus-clock frequency

33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager

36h Warm start shut down

38h Shadow system BIOS ROM

3Ah Auto size cache

3Ch Advanced confi guration of chipset registers

3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values

41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot

42h Initialize interrupt vectors

45h POST device initialization

46h 2-1-2-3 Check ROM copyright notice

47h Initialize I20 support

48h Check video confi guration against CMOS

49h Initialize PCI bus and devices

4Ah Initialize all video adapters in system

4Bh QuietBoot start (optional)

4Ch Shadow video BIOS ROM

4Eh Display BIOS copyright notice

4Fh Initialize MultiBoot

50h Display CPU type and speed

51h Initialize EISA board

52h Test keyboard

54h Set key click if enabled

55h Enable USB devices

58h 2-2-3-1 Test for unexpected interrupts

59h Initialize POST display service

5Ah Display prompt “Press F2 to enter SETUP”

5Bh Disable CPU cache

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POST Code Description

5Ch Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB

60h Test extended memory

62h Test extended memory address lines

64h Jump to UserPatch1

66h Confi gure advanced cache registers

67h Initialize Multi Processor APIC

68h Enable external and CPU caches

69h Setup System Management Mode (SMM) area

6Ah Display external L2 cache size

6Bh Load custom defaults (optional)

6Ch Display shadow-area message

6Eh Display possible high address for UMB recovery

70h Display error messages

72h Check for confi guration errors

76h Check for keyboard errors

7Ch Set up hardware interrupt vectors

7Dh Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring

7Eh Initialize coprocessor if present

80h Disable onboard Super I/O ports and IRQs

81h Late POST device initialization

82h Detect and install external RS232 ports

83h Confi gure non-MCD IDE controllers

84h Detect and install external parallel ports

85h Initialize PC-compatible PnP ISA devices

86h Re-initialize onboard I/O ports.

87h Confi gure Motherboard Confi gurable Devices

(optional)

88h Initialize BIOS Data Area

89h Enable Non-Maskable Interrupts (NMIs)

8Ah Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area

8Bh Test and initialize PS/2 mouse

8Ch Initialize fl oppy controller

8Fh Determine number of ATA drives (optional)

90h Initialize hard-disk controllers

91h Initialize local-bus hard-disk controllers

92h Jump to UserPatch2

93h Build MPTABLE for multi-processor boards

95h Install CD ROM for boot

96h Clear huge ES segment register

97h Fix up Multi Processor table

98h 1-2 Search for option ROMs. One long, two short

beeps on checksum failure

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POST Code Description

99h Check for SMART Drive (optional)

9Ah Shadow option ROMs

9Ch Set up Power Management

9Dh Initialize security engine (optional)

9Eh Enable hardware interrupts

9Fh Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives

A0h Set time of day

A2h Check key lock

A4h Initialize typematic rate

A8h Erase F2 prompt

AAh Scan for F2 key stroke

ACh Enter SETUP

AEh Clear Boot fl ag

B0h Check for errors

B1h Inform RomPilot about the end of POST.

B2h POST done - prepare to boot operating system

B4h 1 One short beep before boot

B5h Terminate QuietBoot (optional)

B6h Check password (optional)

B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS

B9h Prepare Boot

BAh Initialize SMBIOS

BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs

BCh Clear parity checkers

BDh Display MultiBoot menu

BEh Clear screen (optional)

BFh Check virus and backup reminders

C0h Try to boot with INT 19

C1h Initialize POST Error Manager (PEM)

C2h Initialize error logging

C3h Initialize error display function

C4h Initialize system error handler

C5h PnPnd dual CMOS (optional)

C6h Initialize note dock (optional)

C7h Initialize note dock late

C8h Force check (optional)

C9h Extended checksum (optional)

CAh Redirect Int 15h to enable remote keyboard

CBh Redirect Int 13h to Memory Technologies

Devices such as ROM, RAM, PCMCIA, and

serial disk

CCh Redirect Int 10h to enable remote serial video

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POST Code Description

CDh Re-map I/O and memory for PCMCIA

CEh Initialize digitizer and display message

D2h Unknown interrupt

The following are for boot block in Flash ROM

POST Code Description

E0h Initialize the chipset

E1h Initialize the bridge

E2h Initialize the CPU

E3h Initialize system timer

E4h Initialize system I/O

E5h Check force recovery boot

E6h Checksum BIOS ROM

E7h Go to BIOS

E8h Set Huge Segment

E9h Initialize Multi Processor

EAh Initialize OEM special code

EBh Initialize PIC and DMA

ECh Initialize Memory type

EDh Initialize Memory size

EEh Shadow Boot Block

EFh System memory test

F0h Initialize interrupt vectors

F1h Initialize Run Time Clock

F2h Initialize video

F3h Initialize System Management Manager

F4h Output one beep

F5h Clear Huge Segment

F6h Boot to Mini DOS

F7h Boot to Full DOS

* If the BIOS detects errors on 2C, 2E, or 30 (base 512K RAM error), it displays an

additional word-bitmap (xxxx) indicating the address line or bits that have failed. For

example, “2C 0002” means address line 1 (bit one set) has failed. “2E 1020" means

data bits 12 and 5 (bits 12 and 5 set) have failed in the lower 16 bits. The BIOS also

sends the bitmap to the port-80 LED display. It fi rst displays the checkpoint code,

followed by a delay, the high-order byte, another delay, and then the loworder byte of

the error. It repeats this sequence continuously.

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Appendix C: Software Installation

Appendix C

Software Installation

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

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

drivers.

Important Notes to the User:

Note 1: If you do not wish to confi gure onboard SATA RAID functions, please go

directly to Section C-3 for Operating System & Other Software Installation.

Note 2: This chapter describes RAID Confi guration Instructions for the Intel ICH

RAID Controller designed for the Windows OS.

Note 3: GLAN2 is available on the PDSML-LN2+/PDSML-E+ only.

C-1 Introduction to Serial ATA and Parallel ATA

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

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

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

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

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

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

Serial ATA (SATA)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

better functionality than PATA.

Introduction to Intel ICH7R Serial RAID

Located in the South Bridge of the 3000 chipset, the I/O Controller Hub (ICH7R)

provides the I/O subsystem with access to the rest of the system. It supports a 2-

channel UltraATA/100 Bus Master IDE controller (PATA) and four Serial ATA (SATA)

ports. The ICH7R supports the following PATA and SATA device confi gurations:

Legacy mode and Native mode.

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RAID Confi gurations

The following types of RAID confi gurations are supported:

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

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

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

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

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

information) to get the benefi ts of both.

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

more hard drives.

Intel Matrix Storage Technology

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

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

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

generate a virtual RAID0 and RAID1 sets. It also allows you the change the HDD

partition size without any data.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

settings for the BIOS.

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

4. Scroll down to "SATA Control Mode" and press the <Enter> key to select "En-

hanced"

5. Scroll down to "SATA RAID Enabled" and press <Enter>. Then, select "Enabled."

6. Scroll down to "Exit". Select "Save and Exit" from the "Exit" menu. Press the

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

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

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

the Intel RAID Confi guration Utility when prompted by the following message: Press

<Ctrl> <I> for Intel RAID Confi guration Utility.

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Using the Intel ICH7R SATA RAID Utility Program

1. Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

same as the graphics shown in this manual.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

default stripe size is 128 KB.

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

displays.

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

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

Creating a RAID 0 Volume:

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

The following screen will appear:

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Creating a RAID 1 Volume:

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

The following screen will appear:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

displays.

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

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

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

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

The following screen will appear:

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

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

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

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

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

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

a multimedia system, use a higher stripe size.)

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

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

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

displays.

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

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

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Creating a RAID 5 Set (Parity):

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

The following screen will appear:

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

c. When the Raid Level is highlighted, use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to

select RAID 5 (Parity) and hit <Enter>.

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

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

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

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

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

4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 5 array, and hit <Enter>. Note: For a server, please

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

default stripe size is 128 KB.)

g. Enter your desired RAID volume capacity and press <Enter> when the capacity

item is highlighted. The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed.

h Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted. A warning message

displays.

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

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

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Deleting RAID Volume:

(Warning: Be sure to back up your data before deleting a RAID set. You

will lose all data on the disk drives when deleting a RAID set.)

a. From the main menu, select item2-Delete RAID Volume, and press <Enter>.

b. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to select the RAID set you want to

delete and press <Del>. A Warning message displays.

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

delete the RAID volume, or type "N" to go back to the Delete Volume menu.

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Resetting to Non-RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD

a. From the main menu, select item3-Reset Disks to Non- RAID, and press <Enter>.

The following screen will appear:

b. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to highlight the RAID set drive to reset

and press <Space> to select.

c. Press <Enter> to reset the RAID set drive. A Warning message displays.

d. Press "Y" to reset the drive, or type "N" to go back to the main menu.

Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility:

a. From the main menu, select item4-Exit, and press <Enter>. A warning message

will appear.

b. Press "Y" to reset the drive, or type "N" to go back to the main menu.

(Warning: Be cautious when you reset a RAID volume HDD to non-

RAID or Resetting a RAID HDD. Resetting a RAID volume HDD or

Resetting a RAID HDD will reformat the HDD and delete the internal

RAID structure on the drive.)

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

Installing a New Operating System-Windows XP/2000/2003 OS

a. Insert the Microsoft Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the

system will start booting up from CD.

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

party SCSI or RAID driver" displays.

c. When the Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify

additional device(s).

d. Insert the driver diskette-"Intel AA RAID XP/2000/2003 Driver for ICH7R into Drive

A: and press the <Enter> key.

e. Choose the Intel(R)82801GR/GH SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in

the XP/2000/2003 Setup Screen, and press the <Enter> key.

f. Press the <Enter> key to continue the installation process. (If you need to specify

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

fi ed, press the <Enter> key to continue with the installation.

g. From the Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. The

XP/2000/2003 Setup will automatically load all device fi les and then, continue the

Windows XP/2000/2003 installation.

h. After the Windows XP/2000/2003 Installation is completed, the system will au-

tomatically reboot.

i. Insert Supermicro CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during system

reboot, and the following screen will appear:

Note: the current version of the ICH7R SATA RAID Utility can only support the

Windows XP/2000/2003 Operating System.

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C-3 Installing the Operating System and other Software
Programs

After all the hardware has been installed, you must fi rst install the operating

system, and then, other software drivers. The necessary drivers are all included

on the Supermicro CDs that came packaged with your motherboard. Note: for the

Windows 2003 OS, please refer to Page C-10.

Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

Note: Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme fi les

for each item. Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each

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

re-boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list. The bottom

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

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Supero Doctor III

The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-base management tool that supports

remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools.

The local management is called the SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program

included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor

the environment and operations of your system. Supero Doctor III displays crucial

system information such as CPU temperature, system voltages and fan status. See

the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

in the BIOS.

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

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Note: SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our Web Site at: ftp://

ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. You can also download SDIII User's

Guide at: http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/Manuals/SDIII/UserGuide.pdf. For

Linux, we will still recommend Supero Doctor II.

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

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Notes

(Disclaimer)

The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems, medical equipment, nuclear facilities or systems, aircraft, aircraft devices,
aircraft/emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in signifi cant injury or loss of life or catastrophic
property damage. Accordingly, Supermicro disclaims any and all liability, and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra-hazardous applications, it does so
entirely at its own risk. Furthermore, buyer agrees to fully indemnify, defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims, demands, actions, litigation, and
proceedings of any kind arising out of or related to such ultra-hazardous use or sale.