Supero SUPER P3TDL3, SUPER P3TDLE User Manual

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SUPER P3TDL3

SUPER P3TDLE

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 P3TDL3/P3TDLE motherboard. The SUPER P3TDL3/P3TDLE
supports single Intel® PentiumTM III FCPGA 500 MHz-1.4 GHz processors,
including low power PentiumTM III processors, at front side bus speeds of
133 and 100 MHz. Please refer to the support section of our web site
(http://www.supermicro.com/TechSupport.htm) for a complete listing of
supported processors. Intel® FCPGA 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 P3TDL3/P3TDLE mainboard and provides detailed information
about the chipset.

Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static-sensitive devices.
Read this chapter when you want to install the processor and DIMM memory
modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis. Also refer to
this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives, SCSI 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, read 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.

Appendix A gives information on BIOS error beep codes and messages.

Appendix B provides POST diagnostic error messages.

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Preface

About This Manual ...................................................................................................... ii i

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

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

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

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

SUPER P3TDL3 Image ............................................................................. 1-4

SUPER P3TDLE Image ............................................................................. 1-5

SUPER P3TDL3 Layout............................................................................ 1-6

SUPER P3TDL3 Quick Reference........................................................... 1-7

SUPER P3TDLE Layout............................................................................ 1-8

SUPER P3TDLE Quick Reference........................................................... 1-9

Server Works LE Chipset: System Block Diagram ........................... 1-10

Features of the P3TDL3/P3TDLE Motherboard ................................. 1-11

1-2 Chipset Overview......................................................................................... 1-12

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

BIOS Recovery ....................................................................................... 1-1 3

Recovery from AC Power Loss ......................................................... 1-13

1-4 PC Health Monitoring.................................................................................... 1-14

1-5 ACPI/PC 98 Features ................................................................................... 1-15

1-6 Power Supply ............................................................................................... 1-17

1- 7 Super I/O......................................................................................................... 1-17

Chapter 2: Installation

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

Precautions ............................................................................................... 2-1

Unpacking.................................................................................................. 2-1

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

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

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

2- 5 Port/Control Panel Connector Locations ..................................................... 2-6

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

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

Secondary Power Connector................................................................. 2-7

Power LED ................................................................................................. 2 -8

IDE LED ...................................................................................................... 2-8

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

NIC_LED ..................................................................................................... 2-8

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

Sleep ........................................................................................................... 2 -9

Non-Maskable Interrupt .......................................................................... 2 -9

Extra Universal Serial Bus Connection (USB3) .................................. 2-9

5 Volt StandBy ....................................................................................... 2-9

Fan Fail LED............................................................................................. 2-10

Power Fail LED ....................................................................................... 2-10

NIC LED..................................................................................................... 2-10

I2C .............................................................................................................. 2-10

Chassis Intrusion ................................................................................... 2-10

Keyboard Lock ....................................................................................... 2-11

Overheat LED ......................................................................................... 2-11

Speaker ................................................................................................... 2-11

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

Universal Serial Bus Connector .......................................................... 2-11

Wake-On-LAN ......................................................................................... 2-12

Wake-On-Modem .................................................................................... 2-12

Power Supply Fail Header .................................................................... 2-12

SLED1 (SCSI LED) Indicator................................................................. 2-12

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

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

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports ................................................ 2-13

2- 7 DIP Switch Settings ..................................................................................... 2-14

DIP Switch 1: Core/Bus Ratio .............................................................. 2-14

2- 8 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2- 15

CMOS Clear............................................................................................. 2-15

SCSI Termination Enable/Disable (P3TDL3 ONLY) ............................2-15

Overheat Alarm Enable/Disable ............................................................2-16

Onboard LAN/NIC Enable/Disable......................................................... 2-16

3rd Power Supply Failure Alarm Enable/Disable .............................. 2-16

Watchdog Reset ..................................................................................... 2-16

2- 9 Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections ............... 2-17

Parallel Port Connector ......................................................................... 2-17

Floppy Connector ................................................................................... 2-18

IDE Connectors ...................................................................................... 2-18

50-pin Legacy SCSI Connector ............................................................ 2-19

Ultra Wide SCSI Connector ................................................................... 2-19

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Ultra160 SCSI Connector.......................................................................2-20

2-10 Installing Software Drivers......................................................................... 2-21

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

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

Losing the System’s Setup Configuration ........................................... 3-2

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

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

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

Chapter 4: BIOS

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

4-2 BIOS Features ................................................................................................. 4- 2

4-3 Running Setup ................................................................................................. 4- 2

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

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

4-5 Chipset Setup ................................................................................................. 4-15

4-6 PCI PnP Setup ............................................................................................... 4-17

4-7 Power Setup ................................................................................................... 4-21

4-8 Boot Setup...................................................................................................... 4-24

4-9 Security Setup ................................................................................................ 4-26

4-10 Exit Setup ....................................................................................................... 4-28

Appendices:

Appendix A: BIOS Error Beep Codes and Messages .........................................A- 1

Appendix B: AMIBIOS Post Checkpoint Codes .................................................... B -1

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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

One (1) ribbon cable for IDE devices

One (1) floppy ribbon cable for (1) 5.25-inch floppy and (2) 3.5-inch floppy drives

One (1) I/O backpanel shield

SCSI Accessories (depending on motherboard)

One (1) 50-pin Ultra SCSI cable (P3TDL3 ONLY)

One (1) 68-pin LVD SCSI cable (P3TDL3 ONLY)

One (1) set of SCSI driver diskettes (P3TDL3 ONLY)

One (1) SCSI manual (P3TDL3 ONLY)

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

One (1) BIOS User's Manual

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: SuperMicro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

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

[e-mail] (Technical Support)
Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: SuperMicro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacific

Address: SuperMicro, Taiwan

D5, 4F, No. 16 Chien-Ba Road

Chung-Ho 235, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw
Technical Support:
Email: [e-mail]
Tel: [phone], ext.132 or 139

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Notes

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SUPER P3TDL3

Figure 1-1. SUPER P3TDL3 Image

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SUPER P3TDLE

Figure 1-2. SUPER P3TDLE

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Figure 1-3. SUPER P3TDL3 Layout

(not drawn to scale)

See Chapter 2 for the locations of the I/O ports and for details on
the Front Control Panel (JF1) connector.

J28
KB/

Mouse

J23

USB0/1

COM1

COM2

J27

Parallel Port

J104

Ethernet Port

FCPGA

Processor 1

FCPGA

Processor 2

North

Bridge

DIMM2

DIMM3

DIMM0

DIMM1

IDE #1

IDE #2

ULTRA WIDE SCSI

PWR_SEC

JP12

JF1

J24

JP2

JA4

JP1

JP11

JP7

PCI 3

Thermal Fan

ULTRA SCSI

FLOPPY

USB4

PCI 4

PCI 2

PCI 1

PCI-64 #2

PCI-64 #1

ISA

South

Bridge

AIC-7892

Super I/O BIOS

Battery

ULTRA160 LVD SCSI

JA1

24-PIN ATX POWER U45

JP13

JP4

SW1

JP14

JBT1

WOM

WOL

SLED1

JP8

Chassis Fan 6

Chassis Fan 5

Chassis Fan 4

Chassis Fan 7

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CPU Fan 2

CPU Fan 1

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P3TDL3 Quick Reference

Jumpers Description Default Setting

JP1 SCSI Termination Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Section 2-8)
JP2 Front Side Bus Speed Pins 1-2 (Auto)
JP4 Manufacturer's Setting Open
JP7 Overheat Alarm Closed (Enabled)
JP8 LAN Enable/Disable Open (Enabled)
JP12 3rd P/S Failure Alarm Open (Disabled)
JP13 Speed for 64-bit PCI Closed (33 MHz)
JP14 Watchdog Reset Open (Disabled)

DIP Switches Description Default Setting
SW1(1-4) CPU Core/Bus Ratio (See Section 2-7)

Connectors Description

Chassis Fan (4 -7) Chassis Fan Headers
COM1-2 COM1/COM2 Serial Port Connector
CPU FAN (1 & 2) CPU1/CPU2 Fan Header
DIMM0-DIMM3 Memory (RAM) Slots
J23, J24 IDE Hard Disk Drive Connectors
J26 Floppy Disk Drive Connector
J27 Parallel Printer Port
J28 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
J104 Ethernet Port
JA1 Ultra160 LVD SCSI Connector
JA4 Ultra Wide SCSI Connector
JA5 50-pin Ultra SCSI Connector
JF1 Front Control Panel
JP11 Power Supply Fail Header
SLED1 SCSI LED header
Thermal Fan Thermal Control Fan Header
U38 Universal Serial Bus Ports
U4 5 ATX Power Connector
USB0/1 USB 1 & 2 Ports
USB4 (J105) Extra USB Header
WOL Wake-on-LAN Header
WOM Wake-on-Modem Header

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Figure 1-4. SUPER P3TDLE Layout

(not drawn to scale)

J28
KB/

Mouse

J23

USB0/1

COM1

COM2

J27

Parallel Port

J104

Ethernet Port

FCPGA

Processor 1

FCPGA

Processor 2

North

Bridge

DIMM2

DIMM3

DIMM0

DIMM1

IDE #1

IDE #2

PWR_SEC

JP12

JF1

J24

JP2

JP11

JP7

PCI 3

Thermal Fan

FLOPPY

USB4

PCI 4

PCI 2

PCI 1

PCI-64 #2

PCI-64 #1

ISA

South

Bridge

AIC-7892

Super I/O BIOS

Battery

24-PIN ATX POWER U45

JP13

JP4

SW1

JP14

JBT1

WOM

WOL

JP8

Chassis Fan 6

Chassis Fan 5

Chassis Fan 4

Chassis Fan 7

SUPER P3TDLE

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CPU Fan 1

CPU Fan 2

See Chapter 2 for the locations of the I/O ports and for details on
the Front Control Panel (JF1) connector.

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P3TDLE Quick Reference

Jumpers Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Section 2-8)
JP2 Front Side Bus Speed Pins 1-2 (Auto)
JP4 Manufacturer's Setting Open
JP7 Overheat Alarm Closed (Enabled)
JP8 LAN Enable/Disable Open (Enabled)
JP12 3rd P/S Failure Alarm Open (Disabled)
JP13 Speed for 64-bit PCI Closed (33 MHz)
JP14 Watchdog Reset Open (Disabled)

DIP Switches Description Default Setting
SW1(1-4) CPU Core/Bus Ratio (See Section 2-7)

Connectors Description

Chassis Fan (4 -7) Chassis Fan Headers
COM1-2 COM1/COM2 Serial Port Connector
CPU FAN (1 & 2) CPU1/CPU2 Fan Header
DIMM0-DIMM3 Memory (RAM) Slots
J23, J24 IDE Hard Disk Drive Connectors
J26 Floppy Disk Drive Connector
J27 Parallel Printer Port
J28 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
J104 Ethernet Port
JF1 Front Control Panel
JP11 Power Supply Fail Header
Thermal Fan Thermal Control Fan Header
U38 Universal Serial Bus Ports
U4 5 ATX Power Connector
USB0/1 USB 1 & 2 Ports
USB4 (J105) Extra USB Header
WOL Wake-on-LAN Header
WOM Wake-on-Modem Header

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Figure 1-5. ServerWorks LE Chipset:

System Block Diagram

Note: This is a general block diagram. See next page for details on actual

processor support and PCI slots for your motherboard.

CNB30LE

Ho s t (N o rth ) B rid g e

Pe n tiu m III

FCPG A

CPU

OSB4/OSB5

South Bridge

133/100 MH z Hos t Bus

PC133/PC100

Registered

DIMMs

USB

Ports

BIOS 4Mb

Flash ROM

1.5 Mb/sec

Pe n tiu m III

FCPG A

CPU

ATA33 IDE

Ports

64-bit

PCI Slots

133/100 MH z66/33 MHz

32-bit

PCI Slots

33 MH z

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Motherboard Features

Note: SCSI is not supported on the SUPER P3TDLE

CPU

• Single or dual PentiumTM III FCPGA 500 MHz-1.4 GHz processors at a
front bus speed of 133/100 MHz.

Note: Please refer to the support section of our web site for a complete listing of supported
processors (http://www.supermicro.com/TechSupport.htm).

Memory

• Four 168-pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 4 GB registered ECC
PC133/100 SDRAM

Note: The memory and front side bus speeds are synchronized. If PC133 memory is used with a
100 MHz FSB, the memory will run at 100 MHz. See page 3-3 for details.

Chipset

• ServerWorks ServerSet III LE (see page 1-13 for details)

Expansion Slots

• Two 64-bit, 66/33 MHz PCI slots

• Four 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI slots

• One ISA slot

BIOS

• 4 Mb AMI® Flash BIOS

• APM 1.2, DMI 2.1, PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0, Plug and Play (PnP)

PC Health Monitoring

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

• 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

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ACPI/PC 98 Features

• Microsoft OnNow

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• Main switch override mechanism

• External modem ring-on

Onboard I/O

• AIC-7892 for single channel Ultra160 SCSI (P3TDL3 only)

• 66 MHz SCSI supported (P3TDL3 only)

• Intel 82559 for integrated onboard Ethernet

• 2 EIDE bus master interfaces support Ultra DMA/33

• 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)
supported parallel port

• PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports

• 4 USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports

Other

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

• Internal/external modem ring-on

• Recovery from AC power loss control

• Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

• Multiple FSB clock frequency selections (set in BIOS)

CD/Diskette Utilities

• BIOS flash upgrade utility

• Device Drivers

Dimensions

• SUPER P3TDL3 - Full ATX: 12" x 10.25" (305 x 260 mm)

• SUPER P3TDLE - Full ATX: 12" x 10.25" (305 x 260 mm)

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1-2 Chipset Overview

The ServerWorks ServerSetTM III LE is a high-performance core logic chipset
that consists of a North Bridge and a South Bridge.

The North Bridge includes an integrated main memory subsystem and a dual
channel PCI bus that bridges the processor bus to a 64-bit PCI bus and a
32-bit PCI bus. The North Bridge also packs and unpacks data for PCI
accesses, which reserves more processor bandwidth for multiprocessor
motherboards.

The South Bridge provides various integrated functions, including the PCI to
ISA bridge and support for UDMA33, security (passwords and system pro­tection), Plug & Play, USBs, power management, interrupt controllers and
the SMBus.

The North and South Bridges communicate over a serial bus that uses the
PCI clock as a timing reference. This serial bus uses a single pin on both
bridges to send a 4-bit word for transmitting commands back and forth.

1-3 Special Features

BIOS Recovery

The BIOS Recovery function allows you to use an image file to recover your
BIOS if the BIOS flashing procedure fails (see Section 3-3).

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 BIOS chapter of this
manual to change this setting. The default setting is Always OFF.

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1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER
P3TDL3/P3TDLE. Both have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that
supports PC health monitoring.

Seven Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Core, Chipset
Voltage, +5V and +12V

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

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
turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user­defined 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 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.

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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 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
current and auto-sense voltage IDs ranging from 1.4V to 3.5V. This will allow the
regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable.

1-5 ACPI/PC 98 Features

ACPI stands 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 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 configuration control. ACPI lever-

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ages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor
architecture-independent implementation that is compatible with both Win­dows 98 and 2000.

Note: To utilize ACPI, you must reinstall Windows 98/2000. 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.

Main Switch Override Mechanism

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

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.

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Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

Wake-On-LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to re­motely power up a computer 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.

The SUPER P3TDL3/P3TDLE accommodates ATX power supplies. Although
most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU,
some are inadequate. You should use one that will supply at least 300W of
power - an even higher Wattage power supply is recommended for high­load configurations. Also your power supply must provide a +5V standby
voltage that supplies at least 720 mA of current.

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.

1-7 Super I/O

The disk drive adapter functions of 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 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

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(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.
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) , single Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) / 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).

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Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive-Devices

Electric-Static-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 grounded wrist strap designed to prevent ESD.

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

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

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

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

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

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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Processor

You are now ready to install the processor. Your motherboard has a 370­pin, FCPGA type socket, which supports single or dual PentiumTM III FCPGA
500 MHz-1.4 GHz processors and low power single or dual PentiumTM III
processors at front bus speeds of 133 and 100 MHz. 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.

Heat Sink

Follow the instructions that came with your processor or heat sink to
attach a heat sink to the processor. Your heat sink should have a 3-pin
fan, which connects to the CPU FAN header. Make sure that good
contact is made between the CPU chip and the heat sink. Insufficient
contact will cause the processor to overheat, which may crash the
system.

2-2 FCPGA Processor Installation

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

The following pages cover the installation procedure. 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 installing
a system.

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

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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.

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

Pin 1

Lever

Notched

Corner

Processor

(installed)

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Figure 2-4. Side View of DIMM Installation into Slot

To Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it

snaps into place. Pay attention to the two notches.

No te: N otc h es

should align

w ith th e

rece p tive p o in ts

on the slot

DIMM Slot

DIMM

Notches Notches

2-4 Installing DIMMs

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM

modules to prevent any possible damage.

NOTE: Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory
modules:

http://www.supermicro.com/TECHSUPPORT/FAQs/Memory_vendors.htm

DIMM Installation (See Figure 2-4)

1. Insert DIMMs as required for the desired system memory.

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

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

4. Start DIMM insertion at the DIMM0 slot and continue numerically
through the DIMM3 slot, as needed.

Support

The P3TDL3/P3TDLE supports only registered ECC PC100 and PC133
SDRAM. Note that the memory and front side bus speeds are synchro­nized, meaning if PC133 is used with a 100 MHz FSB, the memory will
run at 100 MHz.

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Top View of DIMM Slot

Release Tab Release Tab

To Remove:

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

2-5 Port/Control Panel Connector Locations

The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification.
See Figure 2-5 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports.

Figure 2-5. I/O Port Locations and Definitions

Parallel Port
(Burgundy)

COM1 COM2Keyboard

(Purple)

Mouse
(Green)

Ethernet
Port
(Black)

(Turquoise)

USB

Ports

(Black)