Supero SUPER P3TDDE User Manual

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SUPER P3TDDE

USER’S MANUAL

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Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and
knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use
of the SUPER P3TDDE motherboard. The SUPER P3TDDE supports dual
Intel® 370-pin PentiumTM III FCPGA 500 MHz - 1.4 GHz processors with a
512K L2 cache at front side bus speeds of 133, 100 and 66 MHz. Please
refer to the support section of our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/
TechSupport.htm) for a complete listing of supported processors. FCPGA
Pentium III processors are housed in a 370-pin package.

Manual Organization

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

mainboard box, describes the features, specifications and performance of
the SUPER P3TDDE mainboard and provides information on the chipset.

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

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

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

Chapter 5 provides information on the IDE RAID controller.

Appendix A lists BIOS POST messages.
Appendix B provides POST codes.
Appendix C details BIOS beep codes.

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Chapter 1: Introduction

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

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

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

SUPER P3TDDE Image............................................................................ 1-3

SUPER P3TDDE Layout .......................................................................... 1-4

SUPER P3TDDE Quick Reference ...........................................................1-5

VIA Apollo Chipset: System Block Diagram ...........................................1-6

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

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

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

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

1-5 ACPI/PC 99 Features ................................................................................... 1-12

1- 6 Power Supply................................................................................................. 1-13

1- 7 Super I/O ..........................................................................................................1-14

Chapter 2: Installation

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

2- 2 Processor Installation ..................................................................................... 2- 2

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

2- 4 Installing DIMMs .............................................................................................. 2-4

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

2- 6 Connecting Cables .......................................................................................... 2- 7

Power Supply Connector.......................................................................... 2- 7

6-Pin Power Connector ..............................................................................2-7

Infrared Connector .......................................................................................2-8

PWR_ON Connector ................................................................................. 2-8

Reset Connector .........................................................................................2-8

Overheat LED Connector............................................................................2-8

IDE RAID LED........................................................................................... 2-9

NICLED....................................................................................................... 2-9

IDE LED .......................................................................................................2-9

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

Table of Contents

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

Manual Organization ................................................................................................... i ii

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Table of Contents

PW_LED Connector....................................................................................2-9

RAID LED Connector ................................................................................2-10

Speaker Connector ................................................................................. 2-10

ATX PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports ......................................................... 2-10

Universal Serial Bus ............................................................................... 2-10

Serial Ports ............................................................................................. 2-11

Wake-On-LAN (WOL) ...............................................................................2-11

Wake-On-Ring (WOM).............................................................................. 2-11

Fan Headers ............................................................................................ 2-11

2- 7 Jumper Settings............................................................................................. 2-12

Explanation of Jumpers.......................................................................... 2-12

Front Side Bus Speed............................................................................ 2-12

CMOS Clear ............................................................................................ 2-13

Keyboard Wake-Up ...................................................................................2-13

Watch Dog Enable.................................................................................... 2-13

LAN Enable/Disable..................................................................................2-14

Fan RPM Detection Select......................................................................2-14

Onboard IDE RAID .................................................................................... 2-14

2-8 Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive and AGP Connections .................. 2-15

Parallel Port Connector .......................................................................... 2-15

Floppy Connector .................................................................................... 2-16

IDE Connectors ....................................................................................... 2-16

4x AGP Pro Slot ....................................................................................... 2-17

2- 9 Installing Software Drivers ............................................................................ 2-18

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Chapter 4: BIOS

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

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

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

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

4-5 PCI/PnPConfigurations ................................................................................... 4-16

4-6 Power Management ...................................................................................... 4-18

4-7 Boot-up Devices ............................................................................................4-21

4-8 Security Setup ...............................................................................................4-23

4- 9 Exit Setup ....................................................................................................... 4-25

Chapter 5: IDE RAID Controller

5- 1 Introduction....................................................................................................... 5-1

5- 2 Installing Drivers .............................................................................................. 5-3

5-3 Frequently Asked Questions....................................................................... 5-10

Appendices:

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

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

Appendix C: AwardBIOS Error BeepCodes .........................................................C-1

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Introduction

Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

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

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

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

Two (2) ATA66/100 ribbon cables for IDE devices

One (1) floppy ribbon cable

One (1) Supermicro CD or diskettes containing drivers and utilities

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [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]
E-mail: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacific

Address: 3F, #753 Chung-Cheng Road

Chung-Ho City, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw
Email: [e-mail]
Technical Support:

Tel: [phone], ext.132

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SUPER P3TDDE

Figure 1-1. SUPER P3TDDE Image

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Figure 1-2. SUPER P3TDDE Layout

(not drawn to scale)

SUPER P3TDDE

COM1

KB/

MOUSE

USB1/2

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

JF1

BUTTON+

PW LED

OH/IDE_R/NIC/IDE/PWR

FLOPPY

IDE1

WOL1

VIA

Parallel

Port

10.7"

BATTERY

CHASSIS FAN1

JPWAKE

11.6"

1

BIOS
FWH

370 FCPGA/PPGA

Processor

COM2

®

PCI 4

PCI 5

4x AGP PRO

SUPER I/O

J12

J13

J14

J16

VT8633

1

1

1

WOM1

1

1

1

IDE2

CLK

BUF1

CPU1 CHASSIS FAN

CPU1

Fan

JPL1

JP3

1

SPK1

J2

J10

CPU2 FAN

370 FCPGA/PPGA

Processor

1

CPU1

CPU2

VIA

VT8233

1

IDE RAID

#1

#2

J17

1

1

Clock

1

1

1

1

JP5

JP4

SPEAKER

x

DIMM 0

DIMM 1

DIMM 3

DIMM 2

CLK BUF2

IDE RAID

6 PIN POWER

RAID

CNTLR

CPU2 CHASSIS FANCHASSIS FAN2

LAN

24 PIN POWER

RAIDLED

IR

ACR

I2C

JL1

JP6

JP7

USB4
USB3

JP9

LED+

JP10

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P3TDDE Quick Reference

Jumpers Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear Pins 1-2 (Normal)
JPWAKE Keyboard Wake-Up Pins 1-2 (Disabled)
JPL1 LAN Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JP4, JP5 Front Side Bus Speed Both: Pins 1-2 (Auto)
JP6 Fan Detection Select Open (Overheat)
JP7 Fan Detection Select Closed (CPU Fans)
JP10 Watch Dog Enable Open (Disabled)
J1 7 Onboard IDE RAID Pins 2-3 (Disabled)

Connectors Description

COM1/COM2 COM1/COM2 Serial Port Connectors
CPU FAN1/2 C P U Fan Headers
CPU1/2 CHASSIS FAN Overheat Fan Header
CPU CHASSIS FAN1/2 Chassis Fan Header
DIMM 0/1/2/3 SDRAM Memory slots
D11, D12 IDE RAID Drive #1/2 Connectors
IDE1, IDE2 IDE Hard Disk Drive #1/2 Connectors
JF1 Front Control Panel Connector
JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header
JP1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector
JP8 I2C
JP9 PW_LED, RAID LED & Speaker
J1 0 ATX 24-Pin Power Connector
J12 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
J16 Parallel Printer Port
J18 Infrared Device Header
J19 6-Pin Power Connector
WOM1 Wake-On-Ring Header
WOL1 Wake-on-LAN Header
USB1/2, JUSB1 (USB3/4) Universal Serial Bus Ports

See Chapter 2 for details on the I/O ports, the Front Control Panel (JF1/2)
connectors and the jumper settings. Jumpers not indicated are for test pur­poses only.

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VT8633

DDR Vlink

Host North

552BGA

VT8233

Vlink

133/100/66 MHz Host Bus

3D Graphics

Controller

Pentium III

FCPGA /PPGA

CPUs

PCI Slots

266 MHz

Memory

Memory Bus

AGP Bus

Clock Buffer

Clock

Generator

GCLK

MCLK

HCLK/PCLK

PCI Bus

ATA 33/66/100

MII/LAN

6x USB

LPC

SMBus

Power Plane & Peripheral Control

ACPI Events

LPC

Figure 1-3. VIA 266T Chipset:

System Block Diagram

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Motherboard Features

CPU

• Dual Intel® 370-pin PentiumTM III FCPGA 500 MHz - 1.4 GHz processors
with a 512K L2 cache (including low power PentiumTM III processors) at
133/100/66 MHz Front Side Bus speeds

Memory

• Four PC100/133 SDRAM DIMM sockets to support up to 4 GB SDRAM

Chipset

• VIA Apollo Pro 266T

Expansion Slots

• One 4xAGP Pro

• Five 32-bit PCI (33MHz)

• One ACR

BIOS

• 2 Mb Award® Flash ROM

• ACPI/APM Power Management

• PAC'99 color-coded I/O connectors

• One WOL (Wake-On-LAN) connector

• Internal control of Power-On Mode for recovery from AC power loss

PC Health Monitoring

• Seven onboard voltage monitors for CPU core, chipset voltage, +3.3V,
±5V and ±12V

• Four-fan status monitor with firmware/software on/off control

• Environmental temperature monitor and control

• CPU fan auto-off in sleep mode

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

• System overheat LED and control

• System resource alert

• Hardware BIOS virus protection

• Auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU cores

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• BIOS support for USB keyboard

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ACPI/PC 98 Features

• Microsoft® OnNow

• Real-time clock wake-up alarm

• Main switch override mechanism

• External modem ring-on

Onboard I/O

• 2 IDE bus master interfaces support UDMA/100

• 1 floppy port interface (up to 2.88 MB)

• 2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports

• 1 EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port)/ECP (Extended Capabilities Port)

• PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports

• 1 infrared port

• 4 USB ports

• 2 IDE RAID connectors

Other

• Selectable CPU and chassis fan speed control (set in BIOS)

• Internal/external modem ring-on (WOM)

• Recovery from AC power loss control

• Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

• Multiple FSB clock frequency selections (set in BIOS)

CD Utilities

• BIOS flash upgrade utility (awdflash.exe)

• Drivers for the VIA Apollo Pro 266T chipset

Dimensions

• SUPER P3TDDE - ATX: 10.7" x 11.2" (271.78 mm x 284.48 mm)

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1-2 Chipset Overview

The VIA Apollo Pro 266T chipset is a high performance, cost-effective and
energy-efficient chipset for the implementation of AGP/V-Link/PCI/LPC com­puter systems based on 64-bit, 370 Pentium III (66/100/133 MHz) proces­sors.

VIA's Apollo Pro 266T chipset consists of two major components: the
VT8633 V-Link Memory Host System controller (North Bridge) and the
VT8233 V-Link Client PCI/LPC controller (South Bridge). The VT8633 Host
System Controller provides superior performance between the CPU, DIMMs,
AGP bus and V-Link inferface with pipelined, burst and concurrent opera­tion. The VT8233 V-Link Client controller is a highly integrated PCI/LPC
controller. Its internal bus structure is based on a 66 MHz PCI bus that
provides a 2x bandwidth. The VT8233 integrated Clint V-Link controller,
which supports a 266 MB bandwidth between the Host/Client V-Link inter­face, provides a V-Link PCI and V-Link LPC controller. It supports five PCI
slots arbitration and decoding for all integrated functions and an LPC bus.

Memory Support and AGP Capability

The VT8633 supports up to 4 GB of SDRAM memory. The DRAM controller
supports both SDRAM and VCSDRAM (Virtual Channel SDRAM) in a flexible
mix/match manner. The SDRAM interface allows for zero wait state burst­ing between the DRAM and the data buffers at 66/100/133 MHz.

The VT8633 Controller also supports full AGP v.2.0 capability for maximum
bus utilization including 2x and 4x mode transfer, SBA (Side Band Address­ing), Flush/Fence commands and pipelined grants. The VT8633 also pro­vides flexible CPU/AGP/PCI remapping control, which supports major AGP­based 3D and DVD multimedia accelerators.

Recovery from AC Power Loss

The BIOS provides a setting that alllows 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
press the power switch to turn the system back on) or for it to return
automatically to a power-on state. See the Power Lost Control setting in
the BIOS chapter of this manual to change this setting. The default setting
is "Always OFF."

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1-3 Special Features

Advanced Communications Riser (ACR)

The ACR (Advanced Communications Riser) combines several existing com­munications buses with new and advanced communications buses to pro­vide for low-cost, high-performance communications solutions. The ACR
Specification supports modem, audio, Local Area Network (LAN), and Digital
Subscriber Line (DSL). Pins are also reserved for future wireless bus
support. The ACR Specification enables riser-based broadband communi­cations, networking peripheral and audio subsystem designs. ACR accom­plishes this in an open-standards context.

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER
P3TDDE motherboard.

Seven Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Core, Chipset
Voltage, +3.3V,

±±

±±

±5V and

±±

±±

±12V

The onboard voltage monitor will scan these seven voltages continuously.
If a voltage becomes unstable, the monitor will give a warning or send an
error message to the screen. Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to
define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor.

Four-Fan Status Monitor with Firmware/Software On/Off Control

The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans. The
onboard 3-pin CPU and chassis fans are controlled by the power manage­ment functions. The thermal fan is controlled by the overheat detection
logic.

Environmental Temperature Control

The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and
will activate the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature ex­ceeds a user-defined threshold. The overheat circuitry runs independently
from the CPU. It can continue to monitor for overheat conditions even when
the CPU is in sleep mode. Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too
high, it will automatically turn on the thermal control fan to prevent any

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overheat damage to the CPU. The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can
monitor the overall system temperature and alert users 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 can be turned off
when the CPU is in sleep mode. When in sleep mode, the CPU will not run
at full power, thereby generating less heat.

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 define an overheat tempera­ture. When this temperature is exceeded, both the overheat fan and the
warning LED are triggered.

System Resource Alert

This feature is available when used with Intel's LANDesk Client Manager
(optional). It is used to notify the user of certain system events. For
example, if the system is running low on virtual memory and there is insuf­ficient hard drive space for saving the data, you can be alerted of the
potential problem.

Hardware BIOS Virus Protection

The system BIOS is protected by hardware so that no virus can infect the
BIOS area. The user can only change the BIOS content through the flash
utility provided by SUPERMICRO. This feature can prevent viruses from
infecting the BIOS area and destroying valuable data.

Auto-Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core

The auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to
20A of current and auto-sense voltage IDs ranging from 1.3V to 3.5V. This
will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable.

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1-5 ACPI/PC 99 Features

ACPI is an acronym for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. The
ACPI specification defines a flexible 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 turn on and off peripherals such as
CD-ROMs, network cards, hard disk drives and printers automatically. 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 configuration control. ACPI lever­ages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor
architecture-independent implementation that is compatible with both Win­dows 98, Windows NT and Windows 2000. You can check to see if ACPI
has been properly installed by looking for it in the Device Manager, which is
located in the Control Panel in Windows.

Microsoft OnNow

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

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

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

BIOS Support for USB Keyboard

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

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Real Time Clock Wake-Up Alarm

Although the PC may be perceived to be off when not in use, it is still
capable of responding to preset wake-up events. In the BIOS, the user can
set a timer to wake-up the system at a predetermined time.

Main Switch Override Mechanism

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

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 SoftOff state. Note that external modem
ring-on can only be used with an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power
supply.

Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

Wake-On-LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to
power up a computer remotely that is powered off. Remote PC setup,
updates and asset tracking can occur after-hours and on weekends so that
daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted. The
motherboards have a 3-pin header (WOL) to connect to the 3-pin header on
a Network Interface Card (NIC) that has WOL capability. Wake-On-LAN
must be enabled in BIOS. Note that Wake-On-Lan can only be used with an
ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply.

1-6 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.

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1-7 Super I/O

The functions of the disk drive adapter for the Super I/O chip include a
floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077/
765, a data separator, write pre-compensation circuitry, decode logic, data
rate selection, a clock generator, drive interface control logic and interrupt
and DMA logic. The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I/O
greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with
floppy disk drives. The Super I/O supports four 360 K, 720 K, 1.2 M, 1.44
M or 2.88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb/s, 500 Kb/s or 1
Mb/s. It also provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communica­tion ports (UARTs), one of which supports serial infrared communication.

Each UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud
rate generator, complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt
system. Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2
Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1
Mb/s, which support higher speed modems.

At any given time, the Super I/O supports one of the followinga : 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 Con­figuration and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI
power management through an SMI or SCI function pin. It also features
auto power management to reduce power consumption.

The IRQs, DMAs and I/O space resources of the Super I/O can flexibly
adjust to meet ISA PnP requirements, which suppport ACPI and APM (Ad­vanced Power Management).

The SUPER P3TDDE accommodates ATX power supplies. Although most
power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU, some
are inadequate.

It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that
meets ATX power supply Specification 2.02 or above. Additionally, in ar­eas where noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to install
a line filter 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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Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

ElectroStatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. To pre­vent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully.
The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment
from ESD.

Precautions

• Use a wrist strap designed to prevent electrostatic discharge that is
grounded to the computer chassis.

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

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

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

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

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

Unpacking

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

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2-2 Processor Installation

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

The following pages cover the installation procedures. You should install
the processor in the motherboard first, then install the motherboard in the
chassis, then the memory and add-on cards, and finally the cables and
drivers. Following the installation procedures in the order they appear in
this chapter should eliminate the most common problems encountered when
building a system.

IMPORTANT: Always connect the power cord last, and always re­move it before adding, removing or changing any hardware compo­nents.

Heat Sink

Follow the instructions that came with your processors and heat sinks to
attach heat sinks to the processors. Each of your heat sinks should have
a 3-pin fan connector, which should be connected to the CPU FAN header.
Make sure that good contact is made between the processors and the heat
sinks. Insufficient contact, incorrect types of heat sinks, fans, or thermal
compound used or improper amount of thermal compound applied on the
CPU die can cause a processor to overheat, which may crash the system.

Processor

You are now ready to install the processors. Your motherboard has two
370-pin, FCPGA type sockets, which support 370-pin Pentium III FCPGA (not
SEPP) 500 MHz - 1.4 GHz processors with a 512K L2 cache, including low
power Pentium III processors. Lift the lever on the FCPGA socket and install
with the notched corner of the processor oriented with pin 1. Fully seat the
processor into the socket and then close the lever. See Figure 2-1 for
views of the FCPGA 370-pin socket before and after processor installation.

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2-3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis

All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of
chassis. Chassis may include a variety of mounting fasteners made of
metal or plastic. Although a chassis may have both types, metal fasteners
are the most highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to
the chassis. For this reason, it is best to use as many metal fasteners as
possible.

Pin 1

Lever

Processor

(installed)

Notched

Corner

Figure 2-1. FCPGA Socket: Empty and with Processor Installed

(low power Pentium III shown)

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Figure 2-2. Installing SDRAM Module into DIMM Slot

2-4 Installing DIMMs

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules

to prevent any possible damage.

Memory Module Installation (See Figure 2-2)

1. Install SDRAM memory modules into DIMM slots.

2. Insert each memory module vertically into its slot. Pay attention to
the two notches along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting
the DIMM incorrectly.

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

4. Four PC133 SDRAM sockets support up to 4 GB of PC133 unbuffered,
registered SDRAM. ECC type memory is supported. PC133 and
PC100 memory are both fully supported at their respective speeds.

To Install:

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

Note: Notch

should align

with the

receptive point

on the slot

Notch

Notch

Release

Tab

Release

Tab

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

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

Figure 2-3. I/O Port Locations and Definitions

To Remove:

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

Top View of DIMM Slot

Release Tab

Release Tab

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Keyboard

(Purple)

Mouse
(Lime)

USB Ports

COM1 Port

(Turquoise)

Parallel Port

(Burgandy)

COM2 Port

(Turquoise)

LAN (Ethernet)

Port

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Front Control Panel

JF1 and JP9 contain header pins for various front control panel connec­tors. See Figure 2-4 for the pin definitions of the speaker, component/
function LEDs, power on and reset button headers.

Refer to Sections 2-6 and 2-7 for connector pin definitions and jumper
settings.

Figure 2-4. Front Control Panel Connectors

Power

Reset

JF1

Button +

LED +

X

Power

1

16

Over Heat

IDE RAID

NIC

IDE

Speaker

IDE

RAID

LED

Power
LED

1

JP9

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2-6 Connecting Cables (see previous page for locations)

The primary power supply connec­tor on the P3TDDE meets the SSI
(Superset ATX) 24-pin specifica­tions, however, it also supports an
ATX 20-pin connector. Thus, both
20-pin ATX and 24-pin SSI con­nectors can be installed on the
P3TDDE as long as the power sup­ply connector is correctly ori­ented. (Make sure that pin 1 of
the PS connector is seated on pin
1 of the header of J10.) If a 24­pin connector is used, please re­fer to Table 2-1a for pin defini­tions. (Also see Figure A below
for connector orientation). If a 20­pin connector is used, please re­fer to Table 2-1b for pin defini­tions. (Also see Figure B below
for connector orientation.)

Pin 1

Pin 1

Pin 13

Pin 10

Pin 11

Pin 20

Power Supply Connector

Table 2-1b

ATX Power Supply 20-pin Connector Pin

Definitions

Pin # Defini tio n
11 + 3 .3 V
12 -12V
13 COM
14 PS_ON
15 COM
16 COM
17 COM
18 -5V
19 +5V
20 +5V

Pin # D e fi n ition
1 +3 .3 V
2 +3 .3 V
3 COM
4 +5 V
5 COM
6 +5 V
7 COM
8 PW-O K
9 5V S B
10 + 1 2 V

Colo r D e fin itio n
Orange +3.3V
Blac k Com
Red 5 V
White Po we r O K
Yellow +12V
Purple 5V standby
Brow n -5 V
(For re fe re n ce o n l y)

Table 2-1c

PS Co lo r De finitions

Table 2-1a

ATX Power Supply 24-pin Connector

Pin De finition s (ATX POWER)

Pin N u m b e r D e fin i tio n
13 +3.3V
14 -12V
15 COM
16 PS_O N#
17 COM
18 COM
19 COM
20 Res(N C)
21 +5V
22 +5V
23 +5V
24 COM

Pin Number Definition

1 +3 .3 V
2 +3 .3 V
3 C O M

4 +5 V

5 C O M

6 +5 V

7 C O M

8 P W R _ OK
9 5VSB
10 +1 2 V
11 +1 2 V
12 +3.3 V

6-Pin Power Connector

Refer to Table 2-2 for pin defini­tions for the 6-Pin connector J19.

Table 2-2

6-Pin Power Connector

(J19)

Pin # Definition

1 G N D
2 G N D
3 G N D
4 +3 .3 V
5 +3 .3 V
6 +5 V

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Reset Connector

The Reset connector is located on
pins 3 and 4 of JF1. This connec­tor attaches to the hardware reset
switch on the computer case.
See Table 2-5 for pin definitions.

PW_ON Connector

The PW_ON connector is located
on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momen­tarily contacting both pins will
power on/off the system. The
user can also configure the power
on button to function as a suspend
button (see the Power Button
Mode setting in BIOS). To turn off
the power when set to suspend
mode, hold down the power but­ton for at least 4 seconds. See
Table 2-4 for pin definitions.

Overheat LED

The Overheat connector is located
on pins 7 and 8 of JF1. It attaches
to an LED to to provide warning of
chassis overheating. See Table 2­6 for pin definitions.

Infrared Connector

The header at J18 is for infrared
devices. See Table 2-3 for pin
definitions. See the Technical
Support section of our web page
for information on the infrared de­vices you can connect to the sys­tem.

Pin

Number

1
2
3
4
5

Defin i ti o n

+5V

Key

IRRX

Ground

IRTX

Table 2-3

Infr a r ed P i n

Definitio ns (J 1 8 )

Pin

Number

1

2

Defin itio n

PW _ O N

Power

Table 2-4

PW_ON Connector

Pin Definitions

(JF1)

Pin

number

3
4

Definition

Ground

Reset

Table 2-5

Reset Connector

Pin Definitions

(JF1)

Pin

Number

7
8

Defi n itio n

LED +

LED -

Table 2-6

Overheat LED

Pin Definitio ns (JF 1 )

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IDE RAID LED

The IDE RAID LED header is lo­cated on JF1. Attach the IDE RAID
hard drive LED cable to pins 9 and
10 of JF1. See Table 2-7 for pin
definitions.

Power LED

The power LED connector is lo­cated on pins 15 to 16 of JF1. See
Table 2-10 for pin definitions. This
connection was designed for use
with Supermicro chassis.

NIC LED

The NIC (LAN) LED is located on
JF1. Attach the NIC LED cable to
pins 11 and 12 of JF1. See Table
2-8 for pin definitions.

IDE LED

The IDE LED is located on JF1. At­tach the IDE hard drive LED cable
to pins 13 and 14 of JF1. See
Table 2-9 for pin definitions.

PW_LED Connector

The PW_LED connector is located
on pins 1 through 3 of JP9. See
Table 2-11 for pin definitions. This
connection was designed for use
with other chassis that require a
3-pin power LED connection.

Pin

Number

9

10

Defin itio n

LED +
LED -

Table 2-7

IDE RAID LED

Pin Definitions (J F 1)

Pin

Number

11
12

Defin itio n

LED +

Table 2-8

NIC (LE D ) Pin D efinitio ns

(JF1)

LED -

Pin

Number

Defin itio n

LED +
LED -

Table 2-9

IDE LED Pin Definitions

(JF1)

13
14

Pin

Number

Defin itio n

LED +
LED -

Table 2-10

PWR LED

Pin Definitions (J F 1)

15
16

Table 2-11

PW_LED

Pin Definitio ns (J P9 )

Pin

Number

1
2
3

De fin iti o n

LED +

LED ­LED -