Supero SUPER P4SC8, SUPER P4SCi User Manual

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SUPER P4SC8

SUPER P4SCi

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 P4SC8/P4SCi motherboard. The P4SC8/P4SCi supports single
Intel Pentium® 4 processors or Celeron processors up to 3.40 GHz (with
Hyper Threading) at a system bus speed of 800/533/400 MHz.(*see the
note below). Pentium 4/Celeron processors are housed in a 478-pin micro
PGA (Plastic Grid Array) package. Please refer to the motherboard speci­fications pages on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/
Product_page/product-m.htm) for updates on supported processors. This
product is intended to be professionally installed.

(*Note: The above processors must be utilizing 0.13 Micron Manufacturing
Technology.)

Manual Organization

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

mainboard box, describes the features, specifications and performance of
the P4SC8/P4SCi mainboard and provides detailed information about the
chipset.

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

If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes trouble­shooting procedures for the video, the memory and the setup 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 provides BIOS POST Messages.
Appendix B lists BIOS POST Codes.
Appendix C provides Software Installation Instructions.

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Table of Contents

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

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

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

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

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

Super P4SC8/P4SCi Image ..................................................................... 1-3

Super P4SC8/P4SCi Layout.................................................................... 1-4

SUPER P4SC8/P4SCi Quick Reference ................................................. 1-5

Intel E7210 Canterwood ES Chipset: System Block Diagram ........... 1-6

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

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

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

1-4 Power Configuration Settings.................................................................... 1-11

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

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

Chapter 2: Installation

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

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

Preface

2-3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis ................................................. 2-4

2-4 Installing DDR Memory ................................................................................... 2-4

2- 5 I/O Port/Front Control Panel Connector Locations .................................... 2-6

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

Power Supply Connectors ..................................................................... 2-7

IR Connector.............................................................................................. 2-8

PW_ON Connector ................................................................................... 2-8

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

IDE /SATA LED ......................................................................................... 2-9

Power_LED Connector ............................................................................. 2-9

Speaker Connector.................................................................................. 2-9

Serial Ports ............................................................................................. 2-10

Fan Headers ........................................................................................... 2-10

Chassis Intrusion ................................................................................... 2-11

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

Ethernet (GLAN) .................................................................................... 2-12

VGA Port................................................................................................. 2-12

SMB Header............................................................................................ 2-12

Universal Serial Bus (USB) .................................................................. 2-13

SATA LED................................................................................................ 2-13

Wake-On-Ring ......................................................................................... 2-14

Wake-On-LAN ......................................................................................... 2-14

Keylock Enable/Disable.......................................................................... 2-14

2- 7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-15

Explanation of Jumpers ........................................................................ 2-15

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

USB Wake-Up.......................................................................................... 2-16

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

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

Front Side Bus Speed ........................................................................... 2-17

VGA Enable/Disable ............................................................................... 2-18

OH Fan Force-Power-On Enable/Disable ........................................... 2-18

Keyboard Wake-Up................................................................................. 2-19

LAN2 Enable/Disable .............................................................................. 2-19

2- 8 Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Drive and AGP Connections ........................ 2-20

Parallel Port Connector ......................................................................... 2-20

Floppy Connector ................................................................................... 2-21

IDE Connectors ...................................................................................... 2-21

Ultra 320 SCSI Connectors .................................................................. 2-22

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

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

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4-4.3 I/O Device Configuration ............................................................... 4-7

4-4.4 PnP Configuration .......................................................................... 4-9

4-4.5 Console Redirection .................................................................... 4-10

4-4.6 Hardware Monitors ..................................................................... 4-11

4-4.7 Processor & Clock Options ....................................................... 4-12

4-5 Security ........................................................................................................... 4-13

4- 6 Boot ................................................................................................................. 4-14

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

Appendices:

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

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

Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions ...................................................C-1

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

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

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

Chapter 1: Introduction

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

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

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

All Included with Retail Box Only

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

One (1) ATA 100/66 ribbon cable for IDE devices

Two (2) SATA cables

One (1) floppy drive ribbon cable

One (1) COM Port with Bracket

One (1) Ultra 320 SCSI cable (*P4SC8 only)

One (1) I/O shield

One (1)CPU Retention Kit

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

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

One (1) Ultra 320 SCSI 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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Figure 1-1. SUPER P4SC8/P4SCi Image

SUPER P4SC8/P4SCi

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Figure 1-4. SUPER P4SC8/P4SCi Motherboard Layout

CPU
478 PGAMCH

CPU FAN

COM2

J17

J21

J20

USB 1/2

Parallel Port

JP8

JP3

J11

JL1

JPWAKE

WOR

JP1

JP2

OHFAN

COM 1

VGA

JG1

GLAN 1

PCI 1-X

PCI-X 2

PCI 2

SCSI Channel A

BATTERY

BIOS

DIMM 0A

DIMM 0B

DIMM 1B

Watch Dog

FRONT PANEL CTR

BANK0

BANK1

Hance
Rapids

®

JF1

J9

J8

IR

J10

Super I/O

J16

Ext Speaker

J18

SATA LED

J36

Keylock

JBTL1

24-pin ATX PWR

Conn

S

UPER P4SC8

GLAN 2

PCI 1

DIMM 1A

CHS FAN2

IDE2

KB/Mouse

J13

JPUSB

J23/J24

J25/J26

JP20

Cha Instr.

LAN2 Enable

+12V PWR

PWR Froce On

(North Bridge)

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

* " " indicates the location of Pin 1.

*Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.

CHS FAN4

CHS FAN3

CPU SPeeds

SATA1

Clear CMOS

USB3/4

VGA Enable

J37

JPA3

GLAN CTLR

LAN CTLR

82547

JPL2

Notes:

OH Fan Force-On

External SCSI-B

SCSI

VGA

J33

SCSI 1-2 Enable

IDE1

J5

J2

WOL

*The difference between the P4SC8/P4SCi is that the P4SC8 has SCSI,
and the P4SCi does not.

PWR LED

CHS FAN1

CPU FAN

SATA2

Floppy

J7

SMBus

J15

J19

*Warning: Do not use a wrong type of onboard CMOS battery or
install the onboard CMOS battery upside down to avoid possible
explosion.

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P4SC8/P4SCi Quick Reference

Jumpers Description Default Setting

J18 Speaker Pins 3-4 (Onboard

Buzzer)
J33 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 2-7
JP1, JP2 CPU Clock Speed Pins 1-2 (Auto)
JP3 OHFan Force On Open (Disabled)
JP8 Watch Dog Reset Pins 1-2 (WD Reset)
JP20 Power Force On Open (Disabled)
JPA3 (*P4SC8 only) SCSI Enabled See Section 2-7
JPL2 GLAN2 Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPUSB USB1/2 Wake Up Pins 1-2 (Vcc5)
JPWAKE KB/MSPWOn Standby Pins 1-2 (Vcc5)

Connectors Description

DIMM#0A,OB,1A,1B Memory Slots (1 through 4)
Fans#1-6 CPU Fan, Chassis Fan 1-4, and Overheat Fan
GLAN1/2 Gigabit LAN (GLAN1,GLAN2)
J2, J5 IDE Ports (J2: IDE1, J5:IDE2)
J3, J4 Serial ATA Connectors (J3:SATA1, J4:SATA2)
J7 Floppy Disk Drive Connector
J8 Parallel Printer Port
J9,J10 COM1(J9), COM2(J10)
J11 Keyboard/Mouse Connector
J12, J13 Back Panel USB 1/2
J15 System Management Bus
J16 Infrared
J17 Power LED
J19 Front Panel USB 3/4
J20 ATX Power Connector
J21 +12V 4-pin Power Connector
J37 Serial ATA LED
J36 Keylock Header

JF1 Front Control Panel
JG1 VGA Header
JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header
PCI/PCI-X slots PCI slots 1/2, PCI-X slots 1/2.
USB 1/2, USB 3/4 Back Panel USB Ports1/2, Front Panel USB

Headers

WOL Wake-On-LAN
WOR Wake-On-Ring Header

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Figure 1-6.

P4SC8/P4SCi System Block Diagram: (with the Hance Rapids Chip)

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

represent the features on your motherboard. See the follow-

ing pages for the actual specifications of the motherboard.

Canterwood

MCH

Processor 0

Inte l

R

Hance

Rapids

USB 2.0
(4)P orts

ATA/100
(2) Por ts

DIMM

DIMM

4D IMM s ( -D u al C h ann el)

DDR266,DDR333, DDR-400

1x GbE In t el

R

CSA (66MH z)

SATA (2)

Ports

FWH

LPC BUS

Printer

H/W Monitor

ADDR

CTLR

DATA

DDR/SDRM

BUS

Hub A

PCI
(X2 )

64-bit

PCI BUS

32-bit

PCI BUS

UDMA

100

SATA

USB

Serial Port

FDD

KB/Mouse

LPC I/O

PCI-X

(X 2 )

U320
(Du al

Channel)

GbE
Inte l

ATI

VGA

66 MHz
33 MHz

*No te
below

(*P4SC8

Only)

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Motherboard Features

CPU

!!

!!

!

Latest CPU technology!

• Single Pentium® 4 478-pin PGA processors or Intel Celeron processors

up to up to 3.40 GHz (at a 800/533/400 MHz FSB) w/HyperThreading.

• Intel Pentium 4/Celeron processors (*use 0.13 Micron Manufacturing

Technology CPUs)

Note: Refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site (http://
www.supermicro.com/Product_page/product-m.htm) for updates on supported processors.

Memory

!!

!!

! Latest memory technology!

• Dual Channel DDR up to 4 GB ECC, or non-ECC, unbuffered DDR-400/
333/266 SDRAM in 2 Banks 4 DIMMs (*For Dual-Channel operation,
identical pair(s) of memory modules must be populated in DIMM0A,
DIMM1A and/or DIMM0B, DIMM1B.) (*See Section 2-4 for more details)

• Intel Performance Acceleration Technology!
(*Note: The Canterwood chip supports non-ECC or ECC memory. If ECC
memory is installed, the ECC bits need to be initialized via BIOS before normal
operation. For a 4 GB-Memory and 2.4-GHz P4 system, it will take about 65
seconds for all the ECC bits to be initialized before any video displays. Since
ECC initialization takes time, the Watch Dog Timer Select needs to be set to a
time longer than what the ECC initialization will take.)

Chipset ! Latest Intel chipset technology!

• Intel E7210 Canterwood ES

Expansion Slots
(P4SC8/P4SCi)

•Two 64-bit, 66 MHz PCI-X slots (3.3V)

•Two 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI slots (5V)

BIOS

• 8 Mb Firmware Hub AwardBIOS® Flash BIOS

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

PC Health Monitoring

• Eight onboard voltage monitors for CPU core, +3.3V, +3.3V standby,

+5V, +5V standby, Vbat (battery voltage) and ±12V

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

• SuperDoctor III, Watch Dog, NMI

• Environmental temperature monitoring and control

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

• System overheat LED and control

• System resource alert (via Supero Doctor III)

• Hardware BIOS virus protection

• Auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core

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ACPI Features

• Microsoft OnNow

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• BIOS support for USB keyboard

• Main switch override mechanism

• Internal/external modem ring-on

Onboard I/O

• Adaptec 7902(B0) dual channel Ultra 320 SCSI (*P4SC8 only)

• Adaptec SCSI RAID 2010S supported (*P4SC8 only)

• 2 ATA100/66 EIDE Channels for a total of 4 IDE devices backward
compatible

• Intel 6300ESB (Hance Rapids) SATA Controller with support of 2 SATA
Connectors for 2 drives (RAID 0,1 supported)

• 1 floppy port interface (up to 2.88 MB)

• 2 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial ports(1connector, 1header)

• Dual Intel Gigabit Ethernet Controllers (One: 82541, One:82547GI)

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

• PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports

• Up to 4 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 (1.1-compliant) ports for a
speed of up to 480Mbps ! Latest USB 2.0 technology!

• 1 infrared port

• 1 VGA Connector

Other

• Hyper-threading enabled

• Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

• Wake-on-Ring (WOR)

• Multiple CPU clock frequency ratio selections (set in BIOS)

• Suspend-to-RAM

• CPU Thermal Trip support for Processor Protection

CD Utilities

• BIOS flash upgrade utility

• Drivers and software for Intel 875P chipset utilities

Dimensions

• ATX form factor, 12" x 9.5" (304.8mm x 241.3 mm)

*Warning: Do not use a wrong type of onboard CMOS battery or
install the onboard CMOS battery upside down to avoid possible
explosion.

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1-2 Chipset Overview: Intel E7210 (Canterwood ES)

Intel’s Intel E7210 (Canterwood ES) Chipset contains the following main
components: Canterwood Memory Controller Hub (MCH) and the I/O Control­ler Hub (Hance Rapids 6300ESB ICH). These two components are intercon­nected via Hub Interface.

Memory Controller Hub (MCH)

The Canterwood Memory Controller Hub (MCH) is designed to support Intel
PGA 478-pin Processors. The function of the Canterwood MCH is to arbi­trate the flow of data transfer between system bus (FSB), system memory,
and Hub Interface. The Canterwood MCH supports 800 MHz FSB, 400/333
Memory Interface, 533 MHz FSB, 333/266 Memory Interface, and 400 MHz
FSB 266 MHz Memory Interface.

System Memory Interface

The Canterwood Memory Controller (MCH) supports two 64-bit wide DDR
data channels with bandwidth up to 6.4 GB/s (DDR400) in dual channel
mode. It supports 128-MB, 256-MB, 512-MB, 1.0 GB, x4, x8, X16 DDR.
Maximum system memory supports up to 4.0 GB for Dual-Channel. ECC or
Non ECC unbuffered DDR DIMMs are supported, but it does not support
registered, mixed-mode DIMMs. (For more information, please refer to Page
1-7).

6300ESB (Hance Rapids) System Features

The I/O Controller Hub provides the I/O subsystem with access to the rest
of the system. It supports 2-channel Ultra ATA/100 Bus Master IDE Control­ler, two Serial ATA (SATA) Host Controllers, SMBus 2.0 Controller, LPC/
Flash BIOS Interface, PCI 2.3 Interface, and Integrated System Management
Controller.

6300ESB (Hance Rapids) ICH System Features

The 6300ESB (Hance Rapids) ICH system consists of:
The I/O Controller Hub (Hance Rapids ICH) provides the I/O subsystem with

access to the rest of the system. Additionally, it integrates many I/O func­tions.

The 6300ESB (Hance Rapids) integrates: 2-channel Ultra ATA/100 Bus
Master IDE Controller, two Serial ATA (SATA) Host Controllers, SMBus 2.0
Controller, LPC/Flash BIOS Interface, PCI-X (66MHz) 1.0 Interface, PCI 2.2
Interface and System Management Controller.

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1-3 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER
P4SC8/P4SCi. The motherboard has an onboard System Hardware Monitor
chip that supports PC health monitoring.

Eight Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Core, +3.3V,
+3.3V standby,

++

++

+5V, +5V standby, Vbat and

±±

±±

±12V

The onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously. Once a
voltage becomes unstable, Supermicro's Monitoring Software: SuperO Doc­tor will give a warning or send an error message to the screen.

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 fans are controlled by the power management functions.

Environmental Temperature Control

The P4SC8/P4SCi has a CPU "thermal trip" feature. A thermal control sen­sor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will send a signal to shut
down the system whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a certain thresh­old to protect the CPU from being damaged by overheat.

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, the CPU thermal trip feature will
be activated to shut down the system.

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 4-phase-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to
60A current and auto-sense voltage IDs ranging from 1.1V to 1.85V. This
will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus, make the system more stable.

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1-4 Power Configuration Settings

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

Microsoft OnNow

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

Main Switch Override Mechanism

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

Wake-On-Ring (WOR) Header

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

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It also provides one high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication port
(UART), which supports serial infrared communication. The UART includes
a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud rate generator, com­plete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system. The UART
provides 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 sup­ports higher speed modems.

The Super I/O provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced Con­figuration and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI
power management. It also features auto power management to reduce
power consumption.

.

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
motherboard has a 3-pin header (WOL) to connect to the 3-pin header on a
Network Interface Card (NIC) that has WOL capability. Note that Wake-On­Lan can only be used with an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply.

1-5 Power Supply

As with all computer products, a stable power source is necessary for
proper and reliable operation. It is even more important for processors that
have high CPU clock rates of 1 GHz and faster.

The SUPER P4SC8/P4SCi accommodates 12V ATX power supplies. Al­though most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by
the CPU, some are inadequate. You power supply must supply 1 amp of 5V
standby voltage.

It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that
meets 12V ATX power supply Specification 1.1 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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1-6 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 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.

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

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Chapter 2

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 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.

*Warning: Do not use a wrong type of onboard battery or install
the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion.

Unpacking

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

Installation Procedures

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

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

2. Install the motherboard in the chassis.

3. Install the memory and add-on cards.

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

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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 heatsink.

!

2-2 Processor and Heatsink Fan Installation

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

Installation of the Processor and Heatsink

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

Bracket (1)

2. Insert the white pegs into the black an­chors. Do not force the white pegs all the
way in - about 1/3 of the white pegs should
be inside the black anchors. (These are for
chassis that do not have four CPU retention
holes.)

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

Bracket in
position

4. Secure the other retention bracket into position by repeating Step 3.

If you buy a boxed Intel Pentium 4 478 processor, it should include a
heatsink, fan and retention mechanism. If you buy a processor separately,
use only a Supermicro or Intel certified heatsink and fan.

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5. Lift the lever on the CPU socket.

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).

7. Press the lever down until

you hear it *click* into the
locked position.

Socket lever in
locked position

8. Apply the proper amount of thermal compound to the CPU die.

9. Place the heatsink on top of

the CPU and press firmly down­ward - do not twist or slide
the heatsink to seat thermal
compound.

10. Secure the heat sink by

locking the retention clips into
their proper position.

11. Connect the CPU fan cable to

the CPU Fan header on the
motherboard.

Retainer clip
attachment
point

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2-4 Installing DDR Memory

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing memory

modules to prevent any possible damage.

Memory Module Installation (See Figure 2-2)

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

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

2-3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis

All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of
chassis. Make sure the location of all the mounting holes for both the
motherboard and the chassis match. Although a chassis may have both
plastic and metal mounting fasteners, metal ones are highly recommended
because they ground the motherboard to the chassis. Make sure the metal
standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly. Then use a screwdriver to
secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray.

Lever

(*With Processor Installed)

Figure 2-1. 478-pin mPGA Socket: Empty and with Processor Installed

Pin 1

Support

The P4SC8/P4SCi supports Dual channel, ECC or non-ECC, unbuffered
DDR-400/333/266 SDRAM. (Populate DIMM0A,DIMM1A and/or DIMM0B,
DIMM1B with memory modules of the same size/same type will result in
the dual channel, two-way interleaved memory which is faster than the
single channel memory.

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To Install:

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

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

To Remove:

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

Memory Speeds

Host Clock
(MHz)

FSB (MHz) DRAM DATA

RATE (MT/s)

Shown during
POST

100 400 266 DDR266
333 DDR266
400 DDR266
133 533 266 DDR266
333 DDR333
400 DDR333
200 800 266 DDR266
333 DDR320

(*Note)

400 DDR400

(*Note: The BIOS will display 320 due to the limitation of Intel’s chipset).

(*Note: The Intel E7210 ((Canterwood ES)) chip supports unbuffered,
non-ECC or ECC memory. If ECC memory is installed, the ECC bits need
to be initialized via BIOS before normal operation. For a 4 GB-Memory and

2.4-GHz P4 system, it will take about 65 seconds for all the ECC bits to
be initialized before any video displays. Since ECC initialization takes time,
the Watch Dog Timer Select needs to be set to a time longer than what
the ECC initialization will take.)

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Figure 2-4. Front Control Panel Connectors

2-5 I/O Port/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 IO ports.

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

Mouse (Green)

Keyboard
(Purple)

Parallel Port (Burgundy)

VGA Port

USB 1/2 Ports

GLAN1 GLAN2

COM1 Port
(Turquoise)

Front Control Panel

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

NIC1 LED

Power Button

Overheat LED

1

Reset Button

2

IDE LED

Power On LED

Reset

Signal

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Ground

3V Standby

1920

Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

X

X

NIC2 LED

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CPU

C

COM2

USB 1/2

KB/Mouse WakeUp

WOR

Watch Dog

JF1

Super I/O

24-pin ATX

Conn

KB/

Mouse

USBWakeUp

+12V PWR

PWR Froce On

GLAN CTLR

PWR LED

CHS FAN1

CPU FAN

CPU

478 PGAMCH

CPU FAN

COM2

USB 1/2

Parallel Port

KB/Mouse WakeUp

WOR

O

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F

A

N

COM 1

VGA

GLAN 1

PCI 1-X

PCI-X 2

PCI 2

SCSI Channel A

BATTERY

BIOS

DIMM 0A
DIMM 0B

DIMM 1B

Watch Dog

FRONT PANEL CTR

BANK0

BANK1

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PCI 1

DIMM 1A

CHS FAN2

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USBWakeUp

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LAN2 Enable

+12V PWR

PWR Froce On

(North Bridge)

CHS FAN4

CHS FAN3

CPU SPeeds

SATA1

Clear CMOS

USB3/4

VGA Enable

GLAN CTLR

GLAN CTLR

OH Fan Force-On

External SCSI-B

SCSI

VGA

SCSI 1-2 Enable

ID

E

1

WOL

PWR LED

CHS FAN1

CPU FAN

SATA2

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2-6 Connecting Cables

Power Supply Connectors

The primary power supply
connector (J20) on the P4SC8/
P4SCi meets the SSI (Superset
ATX) 24-pin specification. Refer
to the table on the right for the
pin definitions of the ATX 20-pin
power connector. You must also
connect the 4-pin (J21) proces­sor power connector to your
power supply. Refer to the table
below right for the J21 (12V)
connector. See the table on the
right for the pin definition. (*You
must use J21 for CPU Power.)

Pins #

1 & 2
3 & 4

Definition

Ground

+12 V

+12V 4-pin
Connector

(J21)

Required Connection

ATX Power Supply 24-pin Connector

Pin Definitions (J20)

Pin Number Definition
13 +3.3V
14 -12V
15 COM
16 PS_ON#
17 COM
18 COM
19 COM
20 Res(NC)
21 +5V
22 +5V
23 +5V
24 COM

Pin Number Definition

1 +3.3V
2 +3.3V
3 CO M

4 +5V

5 CO M

6 +5V

7 CO M

8 PWR_OK
9 5VSB
10 +12V
11 +12V
12 +3.3 V

Additional Connection

24-Pin PWR Connector

+12V PWR Connector

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FRONT PANEL CTR

JF1

IR

HS FAN2

Cha Instr.

+12V PWR

HS FAN4

SATA1

WOL

CPU

478 PGA

MCH

CPU FAN

COM2

USB 1/2

Parallel Port

KB/Mouse WakeUp

WOR

O

H

F

A

N

COM 1

VGA

GLAN 1

PCI 1-X

PCI-X 2

PCI 2

SCSI Channel A

BATTERY

BIOS

DIMM 0A

DIMM 0B

DIMM 1B

Watch Dog

FRONT PANEL CTR

BANK0

BANK1

Hance

Rapids

®

JF1

IR

Super I/O

Ext Speaker

SATA LED

Keylock

JBTL1

24-pin ATX

Conn

S

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P

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S

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8

GLAN 2

PCI 1

DIMM 1A

CHS FAN2

ID

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USBWakeUp

Cha Instr.

LAN2 Enable

+12V PWR

PWR Froce On

(North Bridge)

CHS FAN4

CHS FAN3

CPU SPeeds

SATA1

Clear CMOS

USB3/4

VGA

En

a

b

l

e

GLAN CTLR

GLAN CTLR

OH Fan Force-On

External SCSI-B

SCSI

VGA

SCSI 1-2 Enable

ID

E

1

WOL

PWR LED

CHS FAN1

CPU FAN

SATA2

F

l

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p

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SMBus

Reset Connector

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

Pin

Number

3
4

Definition

Reset

Ground

Reset Pin

Definitions

(JF1)

Pin

Number

1
2
3
4
5
6

Infrared Pin

Definitions

(J16)

Definition

+5V

CIRRX

IRRX

Ground

IRTX

NC

PW_ON Connector

The PW_ON connector is located
on pins 1 and 2 of JF1.

Pin #

1
2

Definition

Signal

+3V Standby

PW_ON

Pin De finitions

(JF1)

IR Connector

The infrared connector is located
on J16. See the table on the right
for pin definitions. See the Tech­nical Support section of our web
page for information on the infra­red devices you can connect to
the system.

NIC1 LED

Power Button

Overheat LED

1

Reset Button

2

IDE LED

Power On LED

Reset

Pwr

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Ground

Ground

1920

Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

X

X

NIC2 LED

PWR On Connector
Reset Connector

IR Connector

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U

A

FRONT PANEL CTR

JF1

+12V PWR

PWR LED

CHS FAN1

FAN

Power_LED Connector

The Power LED connector is lo­cated on pins 15, 16 of JF1. (*Use
J17 for a 3-pin connector.) This
connection is used to provide LED
indication of power being supplied
to the system. See the table on
the right for pin definitions.

Pin

Number

15
16

Definition

+5V

Ground

Power_LED

Pin Definitions (JF1)

Speaker Connector

The speaker connector is located
on J18. See the table on the right
for pin definitions.

Fucntion

Pin Definition

Speaker: Pin Definition

Pins 1, 4

Pins 3, 4

External Speaker

Internal Speaker

*IDE LED (*See the note
below)

The IDE LED is located on pins 13,
14 of JF1. This connects to the
hard drive LED to display all IDE
activities. See the table on the
right for pin definitions.

(*Note: This LED is for all IDE and SATA devices )

Pin

Number

1
2
3

Definition

+5V
Key

Ground

J17

Pin Definitions

Pin

Number

7
8

Definition

+5V

HD Active

IDE

Pin Definitions (JF1)

CPU

478 PGAMCH

CPU FAN

COM2

USB 1/2

Parallel Port

KB/Mouse WakeUp

WOR

O

H

F

A

N

COM 1

VGA

GLAN 1

PCI 1-X

PCI-X 2

PCI 2

SCSI Channel A

BATTERY

BIOS

DIMM 0A
DIMM 0B

DIMM 1B

Watch Dog

FRONT PANEL CTR

BANK0

BANK1

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Rapids

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JF1

IR

S

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Ext Speaker

SATA LED

Keylock

JBTL1

24-pin ATX

Conn

S

U

P

E

R

P

4

S

C

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GLAN 2

PCI 1

DIMM 1A

CHS FAN2

ID

E

2

K

B

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M

o

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s

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USBWakeUp

Cha Instr.

LAN2 Enable

+12V PWR

PWR Froce On

(North Bridge)

CHS FAN4

CHS FAN3

CPU SPeeds

SATA1

Clear CMOS

USB3/4

VGA

En

a

b

le

GLAN CTLR

GLAN CTLR

OH Fan Force-On

External SCSI-B

SCSI

VGA

SCSI 1-2 Enable

ID

E

1

WOL

PWR LED

CHS FAN1

CPU FAN

SATA2

F

l

o

ppy

SMBus

Ext Speaker

SATA LED

Keylock

USB3/4

External SCSI-B

SCSI

VGA

SCSI 1-2 Enable

NIC1 LED

Power Button

Overheat LED

1

Reset Button

2

IDE LED

Power On LED

Reset

Pwr

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Ground

Ground

1920

Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

X

X

NIC2 LED

IDE/SATA LED

Power LED

Speaker