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USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.1

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Preface

Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and
knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use
of the SUPER P4DP8-G2/P4DPE-G2/P4DPR-8G2+/P4DPR-iG2/P4DPi-G2/
P4DP6/P4DPR mainboard. The SUPER P4DP8-G2/P4DPE-G2/P4DPR-8G2+/
P4DPR-iG2/P4DPi-G2/P4DP6/P4DPR supports single or dual Intel® 603-pin
XeonTM 512K L2 cache processors at up to 2.8 GHz at a 400 MHz front side
bus. Please refer to the support section of our web site (http://
www.supermicro.com/TechSupport.htm) for a complete listing of supported
processors. XeonTM Prestonia processors are housed in 603-pin sockets.
This product is intended to be professionally installed.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 begins with a checklist of what should be included in your

mainboard box, describes the features, specifications and performance of
the motherboard 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, the keyboard and mouse, the power
supply and various control panel buttons and indicators.

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.

Appendix A gives information on BIOS POST messages.

Appendix B provides BIOS POST codes.

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Preface

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

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

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

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

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

Super P4DP6 Image................................................................................. 1-4

Super P4DPR Image................................................................................. 1-5

Super P4DP6 Layout ............................................................................... 1-6

Super P4DP6/DP8-G2/DPE-G2/DPi-G2 Quick Reference ................... 1-7

Super P4DPR Layout............................................................................... 1-8

Super P4DPR/DPR-8G2+/DPR-iG2 Quick Reference .......................... 1-9

Motherboard Features ........................................................................... 1-10

Intel E7500 Chipset: System Block Diagram ...................................... 1-12

1-2 Chipset Overview......................................................................................... 1-13

1-3 Special Features........................................................................................... 1-13

ATI Graphics Controller ........................................................................ 1-13

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

Recovery from AC Power Loss ......................................................... 1-14

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

1- 5 ACPI Features ............................................................................................... 1-15

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

1- 7 Super I/O ......................................................................................................... 1-18

Chapter 2: Installation

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

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

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

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

2-3 Installing DIMMs............................................................................................... 2-5

2- 4 I/O Ports/Control Panel Connectors ............................................................. 2-6

2-5 Connecting Cables .......................................................................................... 2-8

ATX Power Connection .......................................................................... 2-8

PWR_SEC Connection ............................................................................. 2-8

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

NMI Button .................................................................................................. 2-8

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HDD LED .................................................................................................... 2-9

NIC2 LED ................................................................................................... 2-9

NIC1 LED ................................................................................................... 2-9

Overheat LED ........................................................................................... 2-9

Power Fail Button ..................................................................................... 2- 9

Reset Button ........................................................................................... 2-10

Power Button ......................................................................................... 2-10

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

Universal Serial Bus (USB0/1) ............................................................ 2-10

Extra Universal Serial Bus Headers (USB2/3) ................................. 2-11

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

LAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports) ........................................................................ 2-11

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports ................................................ 2-11

Fan Headers ........................................................................................... 2-12

Power LED/Speaker/NMI Header (JD1).............................................. 2-12

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

Wake-On-LAN ......................................................................................... 2-13

Wake-On-Ring ......................................................................................... 2-13

Keylock ..................................................................................................... 2-13

2- 6 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-14

Explanation of Jumpers ........................................................................ 2-14

CMOS Clear............................................................................................. 2-14

LAN 1 Enable/Disable ........................................................................... 2-15

LAN 2 Enable/Disable ........................................................................... 2-15

GLAN 1 Enable/Disable......................................................................... 2-15

GLAN 2 Enable/Disable......................................................................... 2-15

VGA Enable/Disable ............................................................................... 2-15

SCSI Enable/Disable................................................................................ 2-16

SCSI Termination Enable/Disable.......................................................... 2-16

CPU Chassis/CPU Fan Select ............................................................... 2-16

Thermal Fan Enable/Disable.................................................................. 2-17

Chassis/Overheat Fan Select ............................................................... 2-17

Watch Dog Enable/Disable .................................................................... 2-17

PCI-X Bus Speed Settings: P4DP8-G2/DPE-G2/DP6.......................... 2-18

PCI-X Bus Speed Settings: P4DPR-8G2+/DPR-iG2/DPR.................... 2-20

2-7 Onboard Indicators ...................................................................................... 2-20

LAN1/LAN2 LEDs .................................................................................... 2-20

2- 8 Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections ............... 2-21

Parallel Port Connector ......................................................................... 2-21

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Floppy Connector ................................................................................... 2-22

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

Ultra320/160 SCSI Connectors ............................................................. 2-23

2-9 Installing Software Drivers ......................................................................... 2-24

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: PhoenixBIOS

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

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

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

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

4-5 Security Setup ............................................................................................... 4-15

4-6 Power Setup .................................................................................................. 4-17

4- 7 Boot Setup...................................................................................................... 4-19

4-8 PIR Setup ........................................................................................................ 4-20

4-9 Exit ................................................................................................................... 4-22

Appendices:

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

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

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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

One (1) ribbon cable for IDE devices

One (1) floppy ribbon cable

One (1) I/O backpanel shield

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

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

Two (2) Pentium 4 Xeon active heatsinks (FAN-042, P4DP6 retail only)

Two (2) heatsink retention clips (SKT-095, P4DP6 only)

SCSI Accessories (not included with the P4DPE-G2/DPR-iG2/DPi-G2)

One (1) 68-pin LVD Ultra320/160 SCSI cable

One (1) set of SCSI driver diskettes

One (1) SCSI 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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Figure 1-1. SUPER P4DP6 Image

Notes:
The P4DP8-G2 has the same basic layout as the P4DP6 but with Ultra320 SCSI and two Gb LAN
ports. The P4DPE-G2 has the same basic layout as the P4DP6 but with two Gb LAN ports and no
SCSI.
See the motherboard features section in this chapter for details on the specifications of each.

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Figure 1-2. SUPER P4DPR Image

Notes:
The P4DPR-8G2+ has the same basic layout as the P4DPR but with Ultra320 SCSI and two Gb LAN
ports. The P4DPR-iG2 has the same basic layout as the P4DPR but with six DIMM slots and two Gb
LAN ports.
See the motherboard features section in this chapter for details on the specifications of each.

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Figure 1-3. SUPER P4DP6 Layout*

(not drawn to scale)

DIMM #1B

DIMM #1A

DIMM #2B

DIMM #2A

DIMM #3B

DIMM #3A

DIMM #4B

DIMM #4A

BANK 1

BANK 2

BANK 3

BANK 4

ATX PWR CONN

JF2

JP36

J15

Parallel Port

VGA

COM1

CPU 2

USB 0/1

Keyboard
Mouse

J9

CPU 1

LAN1

LAN2

Rage
XL

Overheat Fan

Chassis Fan1

CPU1 Chassis Fan

JP9

JP33

USB 4

CPU2
Chassis Fan

CPU2 Fan

JL1

JP7

IDE #2

IDE #1

FLOPPY

Ultra III LVD SCSI CH A

Chassis Fan2

SMB

IPMB

BIOS

Battery

P64H2

P64H2

MCH

AIC-7899W

ICH3

IPMI

USB 2

USB 3

Speaker

JP32

133 MHz PCI-X #6

133 MHz PCI-X #5

100 MHz PCI-X #4

66 MHz PCI-X #3

66 MHz PCI-X #2

66 MHz PCI-X #1

WOLJBT1 JWOR

Ultra SCSI CH B

COM2

JA1

JA4

JP22

JP4

JOH1

JP3

JP27

J7

SUPER P4DP6

®

CPU1 Fan

JP12
JP10

JP11

JP17

JP18

JP16

JP13JP14

JP15

JP20

JP23/Bus 2B

JP21/Bus 2B

JP19/Bus 2A

JP17/Bus 1B

JP18/Bus 1A

JP20/Bus 2B

J38

JP35

JP21

JPA2

JD1

PWR LED/SPKR/NMI

JP19

JPA1

J27

*Notes:
The IPMI socket is an optional feature.
Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only.
The Adaptec 2000S Nighthawk RAID card is not supported on Ultra 320 boards (P4DP8-G2). A newer
(different model) card is needed for use with U320 SCSI.
The P4DP8-G2 has the same basic layout as the P4DP6 but with Ultra320 SCSI and two Gb LAN ports.
The P4DPE-G2 has the same basic layout as the P4DP6 but with two Gb LAN ports and no SCSI.
The P4DPi-G2 has the same basic layout as the P4DP6 but with two Gb LAN ports, no SCSI and a single
SXB slot.
The P4DP6-Q has the same layout as the P4DP6 but includes an IPMI slot.

JP37

JP8

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P4DP6/DP8-G2/DPE-G2/DPi-G2 Quick Reference

Jumper Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear Pins 1-2 (Normal)
JD1 Speaker Enable (page 2-11) Close 6-7 (Enabled)
JPA1/JPA2 SCSI CH A/B Termination Open (Enabled)
JP3/JP27 LAN1/LAN2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JP4 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JP9 Power Fail Alarm En/Disable Open (Disabled)
JP10-JP21 PCI-X Bus Speed Setting See Section 2-6
JP22 SCSI Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JP33 CPU Chassis/CPU Fan Select Closed (CPU Fan)
JP37 Watch Dog Enable/Disable Open (Disabled)
JP38 Thermal Fan Enable/Disable Open (BIOS Control)

Connector Description

ATX PWR CONN Primary ATX Power Connector
DIMM#1A-DIMM#4B Memory (RAM) Slots
COM1/COM2 COM1/COM2 Serial Port Connector
CPU/CHS/OH FAN CPU/Chassis/Overheat Fan Headers
IDE#1/IDE#2 IDE #1/#2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors
J7 Parallel (Printer) Port
J9 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports
J13/J14 USB2/3 Headers
J1 5 Secondary ATX Power Connector
JA1 Ultra160 LVD SCSI CH A Connector
JA4 Ultra160 LVD SCSI CH B Connector
JD1 PWR LED/Speaker/NMI Header
JF2 Front Control Panel Connector
JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header
JOH1 Overheat LED
JP7 Floppy Disk Drive Connector
JP8 Third Power Supply Fail Header
JP32 ACPI/Sleep Button Header
JP35 Keylock Switch Connector
JP36 Alarm Reset Switch
JWOR Wake-on-Ring Header
LAN1/2 Ethernet Ports
SCSI LED SCSI Active LED Header
Speaker Onboard Speaker Header
USB0/1, 2/3 Universal Serial Bus Ports, Headers
VGA VGA Display (Monitor) Port
WOL Wake-on-LAN Header

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Figure 1-4. SUPER P4DPR Layout*

(not drawn to scale)

ATX POWER

CPU1

CPU2

J15

DIMM #1A

JP8

JF2

CPU1 Chassis FAN

DIMM #1B

DIMM #2B

DIMM #2A

BANK 1

BANK 2

Mouse

J28

Keyboard

J29

USB0/1

COM1

LAN2

VGA

LAN1

MCH

Rage XL

ICH3

Ultra III LVD/SE ChB

AIC-7899

CHS
FAN3

P64H2

BATTERY

COM2

BIOS

Speaker

Zero Channel RAID Socket

IPMI

IDE #1

IDE #2

FLOPPY

SMB

Ultra III LVD/SE ChA

IPMB

WOL

JP22

FPUSB0,1/SLP/JBT1/WD/IR/CIR/USB2/PWRLED/Speaker/JL1

JD4

JP11

JP15

JPA1

JPA2

JP10

JP12

JP14

PCIX #1

SXB

PCIX #2

JP13

JD3
JP3
JP4

JP7

JA1

JA2

CPU2 Chassis FAN

SUPER P4DPR

®

OHLED

JD1

WOR

JP35

*Notes:
The IPMI socket is an optional feature.
Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only.
The Adaptec 2005S RAID card is not supported on Ultra 320 boards (P4DPR-8G2). A newer (different
model) card is needed for use with U320 SCSI.
The P4DPR-8G2+ has the same layout as the P4DPR but with Ultra320 SCSI, four DIMM slots and two
Gb LAN ports.
The P4DPR-iG2 has the same layout as the P4DPR but with six DIMM slots and two Gb LAN ports.
The P4DPR-Q has the same layout as the P4DPR but includes an IPMI slot.

DIMM #3B

DIMM #3A

BANK 3

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P4DPR/DPR-8G2+/DPR-iG2 Quick Reference

Jumper Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear Pins 1-2 (Normal)
JD1 Speaker Enable (Pins 6-7) Closed (Enabled)
JPA1/JPA2 SCSI Channel A/B Termination Open (Terminated)
JD3/JD4 LAN1/LAN2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JP4 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JP10-JP15 PCI-X Bus Speed Setting See Section 2-6
JP22 SCSI Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JP37/WD Watchdog Enable/Disable Open (Disabled)

Connector Description

ATX POWER Primary ATX Power Connector
COM1/COM2 COM1/COM2 Serial Port Connector
CPU1/CPU2 CPU 1 and CPU2 Sockets
CPU CHS FAN CPU 1 & 2 Chassis Fan Headers
DIMM#1A-DIMM#3B* Memory (RAM) Slots
IDE#1/IDE#2 IDE #1/#2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors
JA1 LVD SCSI CH A Connector
JA2 LVD SCSI CH B Connector
JD 1 JBT1/WD/IR/CIR/USB2/PWRLED/SPKR
JF2 Front Control Panel Connector
JP7 Floppy Disk Drive Connector
JP8 Third Power Supply Fail Header
JP35 Keylock Header
J1 5 Secondary ATX Power Connector
J2 8 Keyboard Port
J29 Mouse Port
LAN1/2* Ethernet Ports
OHLED Overheat LED Header
USB0/1 Universal Serial Bus Ports
VGA VGA Display (Monitor) Port
WOL Wake-on-LAN Header
WOR Wake-on-Ring Header

*Configuration depends on motherboard.

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Motherboard Features

CPU

• Single or dual Intel® 603-pin XeonTM 512K L2 cache processors of up
to 2.8 GHz at a 400 MHz front side (system) bus speed.

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

• P4DP8-G2, P4DPE-G2, P4DP6: Eight 184-pin DIMM sockets supporting up
to 16 GB of registered ECC PC1600 (DDR-200) SDRAM

• P4DPR-iG2, P4DPR: Six 184-pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 12 GB
of registered ECC PC1600 (DDR-200) SDRAM

• P4DPR-8G2+, P4DPR-6GM+: Four 184-pin DIMM sockets supporting up
to 8 GB of registered ECC PC1600 (DDR-200) SDRAM

Note: Interleaved memory; requires memory modules to be installed in pairs. PC2100 (DDR-

266) is supported but only at 200 MHz. See Section 2-3 for details.

Chipset

• Intel E7500 (Plumas) chipset

Expansion Slots

P4DP8-G2/DPE-G2/DP6 P4DPR-8G2+/DPR-iG2/DPi-G2/DPR

• Two 64-bit, 133 MHz PCI-X • One 64-bit, 133 MHz PCI-X (SXB)

• One 64-bit, 100 MHz PCI-X • One slim 64-bit, 66 MHz PCI-X

• Three 64-bit, 66 MHz PCI-X

BIOS

• 4 Mb Phoenix® Flash ROM

• APM 1.2, DMI 2.1, PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0, Plug and Play (PnP), SMBIOS 2.3

PC Health Monitoring

• Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores, chipset voltage, 3.3V, +5V,
+12V and 3.3V standby

• Fan status monitor with firmware/software on/off control

• CPU/chassis temperature monitors

• Environmental temperature monitor and control

• CPU fan auto-off in sleep mode

• CPU slow-down on temperature overheat

• CPU overheat LED header

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

• Auto-switching voltage regulator for CPU core

• System overheat LED and control

• Chassis intrusion detection

• System resource alert

ACPI Features (optional)

• Microsoft OnNow

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• Main switch override mechanism

Onboard I/O

• AIC-7902 for dual channel Ultra320 SCSI (P4DP8-G2/DPR-8G2+)

• AIC-7899 for dual channel Ultra160 SCSI (P4DP6)

• Adaptec 2000S "Nighthawk" RAID slot (P4DP6)

• Adaptec 2005S Zero Channel RAID socket (P4DPR)

• Integrated ATI Rage XL graphics controller

• Intel dual Gb Ethernet (P4DP8-G2/DPE-G2/DPR-8G2+/DPR-iG2/DPi-G2)

• Two Intel 82550 10/100 fast Ethernet ports (P4DP6)

• One Intel 82550 10/100 fast Ethernet and one Intel Gb Ethernet port
(P4DPR)

• 2 EIDE Ultra DMA/100 bus master interfaces

• 1 floppy port interface (up to 2.88 MB)

• 2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports

• 1 EPP/ECP Parallel Port (P4DP8-G2/DPE-G2/DPi-G2/DP6)

• PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports

• Up to 5 USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports

Other

• Internal/external modem ring-on

• Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

• Console redirection

• IPMI (optional)

CD/Diskette Utilities

• BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers

Dimensions

• P4DP8-G2/DPE-G2/DPi-G2/DP6: Ext. ATX: 12"x13.05" (304.8x331.5 mm)

• P4DPR-8G2+/DPR-iG2/DPR: Extended ATX: 12"x13" (304.8x330.2 mm)

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PCI-X Slot 6, SXB

MCH

400 MHz System Bus

200 MHz Memory Bus

ATA 100

Ports

P64H2

Processor 1 Processor 0

2-Channel

DDR SDRAM

PCI-X Slot 5

ICH3-S

USB

Ports

SMBus

Super IO

10/100 LAN

Controller

ATI

Graphics

P64H2

PCI-X Slots 1-3
PCI-X Slot 4, SCSI

Figure 1-5. Intel E7500 Chipset:

System Block Diagram

Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see the previous Motherboard

Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard.
P4DP8-G2, P4DPE-G2, P4DPi-G2: the Gb LAN controller shares a P64H2 bus

with PCI-X slot #5.
P4DPR-8G2+, P4DPR-iG2, P4DPR: there is only one P64H2 hub. One of its two

buses is for the Gb LAN controller and the SXB slot and the other is for the
onboard SCSI and and the slim PCI-X slot.

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1-2 Chipset Overview

The Intel E7500 (Plumas) chipset is a high-performance chipset with a per­formance and feature-set designed for mid-range, dual processor servers.
The E7500 chipset consists of four major components: the Memory Control­ler Hub (MCH), the I/O Controller Hub 3 (ICH3), the PCI-X 64-bit Hub 2.0
(P64H2) and the 82808AA Host Channel Adapter (VxB).

The MCH has four hub interfaces, one to communicate with the ICH3 and
three for high-speed I/O communications. The MCH employs a 144-bit wide
memory bus for a DDR-200 memory interface, which provides a total band­width of 3.2 GB/s. The ICH3 interface is a 266 MB/sec point-to-point con­nection using an 8-bit wide, 66 MHz base clock at a 4x data transfer rate.
The P64H2 interface is a 1 GB/s point-to-point connection using a 16-bit
wide, 66 MHz base clock at a 8x data transfer rate.

The ICH3 I/O Controller Hub provides various integrated functions, including
a two-channel UDMA100 bus master IDE controller, USB host controllers, an
integrated LAN controller, a System Management Bus controller and an
AC'97 compliant interface.

Each of the P64H2 PCI-X Hubs (two on the P4DP8-G2, P4DPE-G2, P4DPi-G2
and P4DP6 and one on the P4DPR-8G2+, P4DPR-iG2 and P4DPR) provides a
16-bit connection to the MCH for high-performance IO capability and two
64-bit PCI-X interfaces.

1-3 Special Features

ATI Graphics Controller

The P4DP8-G2/P4DPE-G2/P4DPR-8G2+/P4DPR-iG2/P4DPi-G2/P4DP6/P4DPR
has an integrated ATI video controller based on the Rage XL graphics chip.
The Rage XL fully supports sideband addressing and AGP texturing. This
onboard graphics package can provide a bandwidth of up to 512 MB/sec
over a 32-bit graphics memory bus.

BIOS Recovery

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

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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 power­on state. See the Power Lost Control setting in the Advanced BIOS Setup
section (Peripheral Device Configuration) to change this setting. The de­fault setting is Always On.

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER
P4DP8-G2/P4DPE-G2/P4DPR-8G2+/P4DPR-iG2/P4DPi-G2/P4DP6/P4DPR. All
have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health
monitoring.

Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores, Chipset
Voltage, +3.3V, +5V, +12V and +3.3V Standby

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. 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 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 overheat
damage to the CPU. The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the
overall system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature

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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.

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). LDCM 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.

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 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.

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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 2000 and Windows NT 5.0.

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 to make the system enter a SoftOff state. The
monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down. Depressing
the power button again will cause the whole system to wake-up. During
the SoftOff state, the ATX power supply provides power to keep the re­quired circuitry in the system alive. In case the system malfunctions and
you want to turn off the power, just depress and hold the power button for
4 seconds. 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 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 P4DP8-G2/P4DPE-G2/P4DPR-8G2+/P4DPR-iG2/P4DP6/P4DPR 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 400W of power and includes the
additional +12V, 8-pin power connector - an even higher wattage power
supply is recommended for high-load configurations. Also your power sup­ply must supply 1.5A for LAN1 and LAN2.

NOTE: Auxiliary 12v power (J15) is necessary to support Intel Xeon
CPUs. Failure to provide this extra power will result in the CPUs
becoming unstable after only a few minutes of operation. See
Section 2-5 for details on connecting the power supply cables.

It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that
meets ATX power supply Specification 2.02 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 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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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
(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) , 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).

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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 static discharge.

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

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

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

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

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

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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IMPORTANT: Always connect the power cord last and always remove it
before adding, removing or changing any hardware components. Make
sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install
the CPU heat sink.

2-2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation

1. Locate the following components, which are included in the shipping
package.

Retention brackets

(2)

Clips (2)

Screws* (4)

*These screws are for mounting the
motherboard to the back panel of a
chassis that has four mounting holes
(as shown on right).

White pegs (4)

2. Insert the white pegs into the
black anchors. Do not force the
white pegs all the way in - only
about 1/3 of the way into the black
anchors.

3. Place a retention bracket in the
proper position and secure it by
pressing pegs into two of the retention
holes until you hear a *click*. The
clicking sound indicates that the peg is
locked and secured.

Two pegs in
position

One retention bracket in
position

Black anchors (4)

For chassis that do not have four
mounting holes, use the anchor/peg
assemblies:

Anchor/peg
assemblies

When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct
pressure on the label area of the fan. Also, do not place the
motherboard on a conductive surface, which can damage the
BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up.

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5. Lift the lever on the CPU socket:

lift the lever completely or you will
damage the CPU socket when
power is applied. (Install CPU1
first.)

Socket lever

6. Install the CPU in the socket. Make sure

that pin 1 of the CPU is seated on pin 1 of
the socket (both corners are marked with a
triangle). When using only one CPU, install it
into CPU socket #1 (CPU socket #2 is auto­matically disabled if only one CPU is used).

Pin 1

7. Press the lever down until

you hear it *click* into the
locked position.

Socket lever in
locked position

4. Secure the other retention

bracket into position by
repeating Step 3.

8. Apply the proper amount of thermal

glue to the CPU die and place the
heatsink and fan on top of the CPU.

Heatsink

9. Secure the heatsink by locking the

retention clips into their proper
position.

10. Connect the three wires of

the CPU fan to the respective CPU
fan connector.

CPU fan
connector

CPU fan
wires

Retention clip

CPU