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: [email protected] (General Information)

[email protected] (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: [email protected] (General Information)

[email protected] (Technical Support)

[email protected] (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: [email protected]
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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Notes

Chapter 2: Installation

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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JF1

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LAN2 Enable

+12V PWR

PWR Froce On

(North Bridge)

CHS FAN4

CHS FAN3

CPU SPeeds

SATA1

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USB3/4

VGA

En

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GLAN CTLR

GLAN CTLR

OH Fan Force-On

External SCSI-B

SCSI

VGA

SCSI 1-2 Enable

ID

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WOL

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CHS FAN1

CPU FAN

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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)

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CPU FAN

COM2

USB 1/2

Parallel Port

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COM 1

VGA

GLAN 1

PCI 1-X

PCI-X 2

PCI 2

SCSI Channel A

BATTERY

BIOS

DIMM 0A
DIMM 0B

DIMM 1B

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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

En

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GLAN CTLR

GLAN CTLR

OH Fan Force-On

External SCSI-B

SCSI

VGA

SCSI 1-2 Enable

ID

E

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PWR LED

CHS FAN1

CPU FAN

SATA2

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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

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CPU

478 PGA

MCH

CPU FAN

COM2

USB 1/2

Parallel Por

t

KB/Mouse WakeUp

WOR

OHFAN

COM 1

VGA

GLAN 1

PCI 1-X

PCI-X 2

PCI 2

SCSI Channel A

BATTERY

BIOS

DIMM 0A

DIMM 0B

DIMM 1B

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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

En

a

b

le

GLAN CTLR

GLAN CTLR

OH Fan Force-On

External SCSI-B

SCSI

VGA

SCSI 1-2 Enable

IDE1

WOL

PWR LED

CHS FAN1

CPU FAN

SATA2

Floppy

SMBus

Fan Headers

There are six fan headers on the
P4SC8/P4SCi , which are desig­nated: CPU Fan, Chassis Fan1,
Chassis Fan2, Chassis Fan3,
Chassis Fan4, and Over Heat
Fan. (Chassis Fan 3 and Chassis
Fan 4 are not monitored by BIOS.)
Connect the fan on your CPU
heatsink to the CPU Fan header.
See the table on the right for pin
definitions.

Fan Hea de r Pin Definitions

(CPU, Chassis and Overheat)

Pin

Number

1
2
3

Defin i tio n

Ground (black)

+12V (red)

Tachometer

Caution: These fan headers are DC power.

Serial Ports

Two serial ports are included on
the motherboard: COM1(J9) is a
port located beside the mouse/
keyboard ports and COM2(J10) is
a header located on the mother­board near J20 (Power Connec­tor). See the table on the right for
pin definitions.

*NC indicates no connection.

Serial Port Pin Definitions

(COM 1 , C O M 2 )

Pin Number Definition
1 CD
2 RD
3 T D
4 DTR
5 Ground

Pin Number Definition
6 DSR
7 R T S
8 C T S
9 RI
10 NC

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

COM 2

COM1

CPU Fan

Chassis Fan1

Chassis Fan4

Chassis Fan2

Chassis Fan3

OH Fan

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Chassis Intrusion

The Chassis Intrusion header is
designated JL1. See the board
layout in Chapter 1 for the location
of JL1 and the table on the right
for pin definitions.

Pin

Number

1
2

Defin itio n

Intrusion Input

Ground

Chassis Intrusion

Pin Definitions (JL1)

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and
PS/2 Mouse Ports

The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the
PS/2 mouse are located on J11.
See the table on the right for pin
definitions. (The mouse port is
above the keyboard port. See the
table on the right for pin defini­tions.

PS/2 Keyboard

and Mouse Port

Pin Definitions

(J11)

Pin

Number

1
2
3
4
5
6

Definition

Data

NC

Ground

VCC

Clock

NC

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COM2

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VGA

GLAN 1

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PCI-X 2

PCI 2

SCSI Channel A

BATTERY

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DIMM 0A

DIMM 0B

DIMM 1B

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ID

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Cha Instr.

LAN2 Enable

+12V PWR

PWR Froce On

(North Bridge)

CHS FAN4

CHS FAN3

CPU SPeeds

SATA1

Clear CMOS

USB3/4

VGA

En

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b

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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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USBWakeUp

PWR Froce On

(North Bridge)

CPU SPeeds

GLAN CTLR

SCSI Channel A

BIOS

ce

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IR

JBTL1

CHS FAN2

Cha Instr.

CHS FAN4

CHS FAN3

SATA1

IDE1

WOL

SATA2

Floppy

Keyboard/Mouse

Chassis Intrusion

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Ethernet Ports GLAN1/2

Two Ethernet ports
(designated GLAN1 and
GLAN2) are located beside the
VGA port on the IO backplane.
These ports accept RJ45 type

cables.

SMB

A System Management Bus
header is located at J25. Connect
the appropriate cable here to uti­lize SMB on your system.

SMB Header

Pin Definitions (J15)

Pin

Number

1
2
3
4

Definition

Data

Ground

Clock

No Connection

VGA Connector

A VGA connector (JG1) is
located next to the GLAN1 on
the IO backplane. Refer to the
board layout below for the

location.

CPU

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COM2

USB 1/2

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GLAN 1

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PCI-X 2

PCI 2

SCSI Channel A

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DIMM 0A
DIMM 0B

DIMM 1B

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Cha Instr.

LAN2 Enable

+12V PWR

PWR Froce On

(North Bridge)

CHS FAN4

CHS FAN3

CPU SPeeds

SATA1

Clear CMOS

USB3/4

VGA

En

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l

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GLAN CTLR

GLAN CTLR

OH Fan Force-On

External SCSI-B

SCSI

VGA

SCSI 1-2 Enable

ID

E

1

WOL

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CHS FAN1

CPU FAN

SATA2

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VGA

GLAN 1

PCI 1-X

PCI-X 2

PCI 2

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PCI 1

LAN2 Enable

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CPU SPeeds

VGA

Enable

GLAN CTLR

OH Fan Force-On

SMBus

VGA

GLAN1/GLAN2

SMB

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SATA LED

The SATA LED header is located
on J37. This header will display
all SATA activities. See the table
on the right for pin definitions.

SATA LED

Pin Definitions

(J37)

Pin

Number

1
2
3
4
5

Definition

SATA1
SATA2

NC
NC
NC

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

There are two Universal Serial
Bus Connectors (USB 1/2: J12/
J13) located on the I/O backpanel
and two additional USB headers
(USB3/4: J19) located on the moth­erboard. These ports can be
used to provide front side chassis
access (cables are not included).
See the tables on the right (below)
for pin definitions.

Pin# Definition

1 +5V

2 P0-

3 P0+

4 Ground

Pin

Number

2
4
6
8

10

Definition

+5V

PO-

PO+

Ground

Ground

Pin

Number

1
3
5
7

Definition

+5V
PO-

PO+

Ground

USB Pin Definition

USB 3/4 (J19)

USB 1/2 (J12/J13)

CPU

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CPU FAN

COM2

USB 1/2

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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

S

u

p

e

r I/O

Ext Speaker

SATA LED

Keylock

JBTL1

24-pin ATX

Conn

S

UPER P4SC8

GLAN 2

PCI 1

DIMM 1A

CHS FAN2

ID

E

2

KB/

Mouse

USBWakeUp

Cha Instr.

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

F

l

o

ppy

SMBus

COM

2

USB 1/2

arallel Port

KB/Mouse WakeUp

WOR

COM 1

KB/

Mouse

USBWakeUp

CPU SPee

d

GLAN CTLR

CI 2

SCSI C

h

BIOS

Ext Speaker

SATA LED

Keylock

JBTL1

CHS FAN3

Clear CMOS

USB3/4

SCSI

SCSI 1-2 Enable

Fl

o

USB 3/4

SATA LED

USB 1/2

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SCSI Channel A

S

IR

JBTL1

CHS FAN2

Cha Instr.

CHS FAN3

SATA1

lear CMOS

IDE1

WOL

SATA2

Wake-On-Ring

The Wake-On-Ring header is desig­nated WOR. This function allows your
computer to receive and be "awak­ened" by an incoming call when in the
suspend state. See the table on the
right for pin definitions. You must also
have a WOR card and cable to use
WOR.

Pin

Number

1
2

Definition

Ground

Wake-up

Wake-On-Ring Pin

Definitions (WOR)

Keylock Enabled/Disabled

The Keylock header is located on
J36. Close Pin 1 and Pin 2 of J36
to enable the function of Keylock.
The default setting is "Open". See
the table on the right for pin defini­tions.

Pin

Definitions

1 & 2 (closed)

1 & 2 (Open)

Function

Enabled

Disabled

Keylock Enabled/Disabled

(J36) Pin Definitions

Pin

Number

1
2
3

Defin itio n

+5V Standby

Ground

Wake-up

Wake-On-LAN Pin
Definitions (WOL)

Wake-On-LAN

The Wake-On-LAN header is des­ignated WOL on the motherboard.
See the table on the right for pin
definitions. You must enable the
LAN Wake-Up setting in BIOS to
use this function. (You must also
have a LAN card with a Wake-On­LAN connector and cable to use
this feature.)

CPU

478 PGA

MCH

CPU FAN

COM2

USB 1/2

Pa

r

allel Po

r

t

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

I

R

S

u

p

e

r

I/O

Ext Speaker

SATA LED

Keylock

JBTL1

24-pin ATX

Conn

S

UPER P4SC8

GLAN 2

PCI 1

DIMM 1A

CHS FAN2

ID

E

2

K

B

/

M

o

u

s

e

USBWakeUp

Cha Instr.

LAN2 Enable

+12V PWR

PWR Froce On

(North Bridge)

CHS FAN4

CHS FAN3

CPU SPeeds

SATA1

Clear CMOS

USB3/4

VGA

Enab

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

COM2

USB 1/2

Parallel Port

KB/Mouse WakeUp

WOR

O

H

F

A

N

COM 1

VGA

Super I/O

KB/

Mouse

USBWakeUp

CPU SPeeds

GLAN CTLR

OH Fan Force-On

Ext Speaker

SATA LED

Keylock

External SCSI-B

Keylock

WOR

WOL

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CMOS Clear

JBT1 is not actually a jumper but
consists of two contact pads. To
clear the contents of CMOS, short
these pads together by touching
them both with a metal conductor
such as the head of a small
screwdriver. Note: for ATX
power supplies, you must com­pletely shut down the system and
remove the AC power cord before
clearing CMOS.

2-7 Jumper Settings

Explanation of
Jumpers

To modify the operation of the
motherboard, jumpers can be used
to choose between optional set­tings. Jumpers create shorts be­tween two pins to change the
function of the connector. Pin 1 is
identified with a square solder pad
on the printed circuit board. See
the motherboard layout pages for
jumper locations.

Note: On a two-pin jumper,
"Closed" means the jumper is on
both pins and "Open" means the
jumper is either on only one pin or
completely removed.

Connector

Pins

Jumper

Cap

Setting

Pin 1-2 short

3 2 1

3 2 1

CPU

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MCH

CPU FAN

COM2

USB 1/2

Pa

r

allel Po

r

t

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

S

u

p

e

r

I

/

O

Ext Speaker

SATA LED

Keylock

JBTL1

24-pin ATX

Conn

S

UPER P4SC8

GLAN 2

PCI 1

DIMM 1A

CHS FAN2

IDE2

K

B

/

M

o

u

s

e

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

IDE1

WOL

PWR LED

CHS FAN1

CPU FAN

SATA2

Floppy

SMBus

S

BIOS

Ext Speaker

SATA LED

Keylock

JBTL1

CHS FAN3

Clear CMOS

USB3/4External SCSI-B

SCSI

VGA

SCSI 1-2 Enable

Clear CMOS

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USB Wake-Up (*USB1/2
Only)

Use JPUSB to enable or disable
USB Wake-Up, which allows you
to wakeup the system by de­pressing a key on the keyboard or
by clicking the mouse when either
is connected to the USB1 or USB2
port. Enable a jumper to allow the
system to be woken up from S1
and S3 in Windows OS. See the
table on the right for jumper set­tings.

Jumper

Position

1-2
2-3

Definition

VCC5

VCC5 Standby

USB Wake-Up

Jumper Settings (JPUSB)

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CPU FAN

COM2

USB 1/2

Pa

r

al

l

el

Po

r

t

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

I

R

S

u

p

e

r I

/

O

Ext Speaker

SATA LED

Keylock

JBTL1

24-pin ATX

Conn

S

UPER P4SC8

GLAN 2

PCI 1

DIMM 1A

CHS FAN2

IDE2

K

B

/

M

o

u

s

e

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

IDE1

WOL

PWR LED

CHS FAN1

CPU FAN

SATA2

Floppy

SMBus

CPU

COM2

USB 1/2

KB/Mouse WakeUp

WOR

Watch Dog

JF1

S

u

p

e

r I/O

24-pin ATX

Conn

KB/

Mouse

USBWakeUp

+12V PWR

PWR Froce On

GLAN CTLR

PWR LED

CHS FAN1

CPU FAN

USB Wake-Up Enable

SCSI Enable/Disable
(*P4SC8 only)

The SCSI Enable/Disable jumper at
JPA3 allows you to enable or dis­able the onboard SCSI. The nor­mal (default) position is on pins 1­2 to enable SCSI. See the table on
the right for jumper settings.

Jumper

Position
Pins 1-2
Pins 2-3

Definition

Enabled

Disabled

SCSI Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

(JPA3)

SC

BIOS

Ext Speaker

SATA LED

Keylock

JBTL1

CHS FAN3

Clear CMOS

USB3/4

V

External SCSI-B

SCSI

VGA

SCSI 1-2 Enable

SCSI Enable

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2-17

Front Side Bus Speeds

JP1, JP2 are used to set the sys­tem (front side) bus speed for the
processors. It is best to keep this
jumper set to Auto. This jumper is
used together with the CPU Clock
setting in BIOS. See the table on
the right for jumper settings.

Jumper
Position
Pins 1-2
Pins 2-3

Open

Definition

WD to Reset

WD to NMI

Disabled

Watch Dog

Jumper Settings (JP8)

JP1 JP2
Auto 1-2 1-2
100 MHz (x4) 2-3 2-3
133 MHz (x4) NC 2-3
Reserved NC NC
200 MHz (x4) 2-3 NC

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

I

R

Super I/O

Ext Speaker

SATA LED

Keylock

JBTL1

24-pin ATX

Conn

S

U

P

E

R

P

4

S

C

8

GLAN 2

PCI 1

DIMM 1A

CHS FAN2

ID

E

2

K

B

/

M

o

u

s

e

USBWakeUp

Cha Instr.

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

F

l

o

p

p

y

SMBus

CPU

478 PGAMCH

CPU FAN

COM2

USB 1/2

KB/Mouse WakeUp

WOR

COM 1

Watch Dog

FRONT PANEL CTR

JF1

S

u

p

e

r I/O

24-pin ATX

Conn

KB/

Mouse

USBWakeUp

+12V PWR

PWR Froce On

(North Bridge)

CPU SPeeds

GLAN CTLR

PWR LED

CHS FAN1

CPU FAN

Watch Dog Enable

CPU Speeds

Watch Dog Enable/Disable

JP8 enables the control of the
Watch Dog function. Watch Dog
is a system monitor that can
reboot the system when a soft­ware application is "hung up".
Pins 1-2 will cause WD to reset
the system if an applicantion is
"hung up". Pins 2-3 will generate
a non-maskable interrupt for the
application that is "hung up". See
the table on the right for jumper
settings. Watch Dog can also be
enabled via BIOS. (*Note, when
enabled, the user needs to write
his own application software in
order to disable the Watch Dog
Timer.)

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VGA Enable/Disable

J33 allows you to enable or disable
the VGA port. The default position
is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA.
See the table on the right for
jumper settings.

Jumper

Position

1-2
2-3

Definition

Enabled

Disabled

VGA Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

(J33)

Overheat Fan Force-Power­On Enable/Disable

Jumper JP3 allow you to enable or
disable the function of Force­Power-On. If enabled, the power
will always stay on automatically.
If this function disabled, the user
needs to press the power button to
power on the system.

Jumper
Position

1-2

Open

Definition

Force-On

Disabled

OH Fan Force-On

Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

(JP3)

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COM2

USB 1/2

Pa

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r

t

KB/Mouse WakeUp

WOR

O

H

FA

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

S

u

p

e

r I/O

Ext Speaker

SATA LED

Keylock

JBTL1

24-pin ATX

Conn

S

UPER P4SC8

GLAN 2

PCI 1

DIMM 1A

CHS FAN2

ID

E

2

K

B

/

M

o

u

s

e

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

lop

py

SMBus

Parallel Port

O

H

F

A

N

COM 1

VGA

GLAN 1

PCI 1-

X

PCI-

X

PCI 2

BATTERY

BANK0

BANK1

®

S

u

Ext

Keylock

S

UPER P4SC8

GLAN 2

PCI 1

LAN2 Enable

(N

CPU SPeeds

VGA Enable

GLAN CTLR

OH Fan Force-On

External SCSI-B

VGA

OH Fan Force-On Enable

VGA Enable

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USB 1/2

Parallel Port

KB/Mouse Wa

k

W

O

H

F

A

COM 1

VGA

GLAN 1

B

B

®

S

UPER P4SC8

GLAN 2

KB/

Mouse

USBWakeUp

LAN2 Enable

CP

U

GLAN CTLR

GLAN CTLR

OH Fan

LAN2 Enable/Disable (*For
LAN 2 only)

Change the setting of jumper JPL2
to enable or disable the onboard
Gigabit LAN2 on the motherboard.
See the table on the right for
jumper settings. The default set­ting is Enabled. (*Note: LAN1 is

enabled/disabled via BIOS.)

Jumper

Position
Pins 1-2
Pins 2-3

Definition

Enabled
Disabled

LAN

Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

(JPL2)

Keyboard Wake-Up

The JPWAKE jumper is used to al­low the system to be woken up by
depressing a key on the keyboard
from S1 or S3 in Windows OS.
See the table on the right for
jumper settings. Your power sup­ply must meet ATX specification

2.01 or higher and supply 720 mA
of standby power to use this fea­ture.

Jumper
Position
Pins 1-2
Pins 2-3

Definition

VCC5

VCC5 Standby

Keyboard Wake-Up

Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

(JPWAKE)

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

Hance

Rapids

®

JF1

IR

S

u

p

e

r I/O

Ext Speaker

SATA LED

Keylock

JBTL1

24-pin ATX

Conn

S

U

P

E

R

P

4

S

C

8

GLAN 2

PCI 1

DIMM 1A

CHS FAN2

ID

E2

K

B

/

M

o

u

s

e

USBWakeUp

Cha Instr.

LAN2 Enable

+12V PWR

PWR Froce On

(North Bridge)

CHS FAN4

CHS FAN3

CPU SPeeds

SATA1

Clear CMOS

USB3/4

VGA

Ena

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

Floppy

SMBus

LAN 2Enable

Keyboard Wake-Up

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2-8 Parallel Port, Floppy Drive and Hard Drive

Connections

Use the following information to connect the floppy and hard disk drive
cables.

• The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires.

• A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1.

• A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors
to provide for two floppy disk drives. The connector with twisted wires
always connects to drive A, and the connector that does not have
twisted wires always connects to drive B.

• The 80-wire ATA100/66 IDE hard disk drive cable that came with your
system has two connectors to support two drives. This special cable
should be used to take advantage of the speed this new technology
offers. The blue connector connects to the onboard IDE connector inter­face and the other connector(s) to your hard drive(s). Consult the docu­mentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper
locations and settings for the hard disk drive.

Parallel Port Connector

The parallel port is located on J8.
Refer to Figure 2-3 for location.
See the table on the right for pin
definitions.

Pin Number Function
1 Strobe­ 3 Data Bit 0
5 Data Bit 1
7 Data Bit 2
9 Data Bit 3
11 Data Bit 4
13 Data Bit 5
15 Data Bit 6
17 Data Bit 7
19 ACK
21 BUSY
23 PE
25 SLCT

Pin Number Function
2 Auto Feed­ 4 Error­ 6 Init­ 8 SLCT IN­ 10 GND
12 GND
14 GND
16 GND
18 GND
20 GND
22 GND
24 GND
26 NC

Parallel (Printer) Port Pin Definitions

(J8)

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

Hance

Rapids

®

JF1

IR

S

u

p

e

r I/O

Ext Speaker

SATA LED

Keylock

JBTL1

24-pin ATX

Conn

S

U

P

E

R

P

4

S

C

8

GLAN 2

PCI 1

DIMM 1A

CHS FAN2

ID

E

2

K

B

/

M

o

u

s

e

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

o

p

p

y

SMBus

COM2

USB 1/2

Pa

r

allel Po

rt

KB/Mouse WakeUp

WOR

O

H

F

A

N

COM 1

VGA

GLAN 1

BANK0

BANK1

S

u

p

e

r I/O

8

GLAN 2

KB/

Mouse

USBWakeUp

CPU SPeeds

GLAN CTLR

OH Fan Force-On

Parallel Port

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IDE Connectors

The IDE Connectors are located
on J2, J5. You do not need to
configure the onboard IDE inter­faces(-Pins 13,14 of JF1.) Re­fer to Figure 2-3 for location.
See the table on the left for pin
definitions. Note: You must
use the ATA100/66 cable in­cluded with your system to
benefit from the ATA100/66
technology.

Pin Number Function
1 Reset IDE
3 Host Data 7
5 Host Data 6
7 Host Data 5
9 Host Data 4
11 Host Data 3
13 Host Data 2
15 Host Data 1
17 Host Data 0
19 GND
21 DRQ3
23 I/O Write­ 25 I/O Read­ 27 IOCHRDY
29 DACK3­ 31 IRQ14
33 Addr 1
35 Addr 0
37 Chip Select 0
39 Activity

Pin Number Function
2 GND
4 Host Data 8
6 Host Data 9
8 Host Data 10
10 Host Data 11
12 Host Data 12
14 Host Data 13
16 Host Data 14
18 Host Data 15
20 Key
22 GND
24 GND
26 GND
28 BALE
30 GND
32 IOCS16­ 34 GND
36 Addr 2
38 Chip Select 1­ 40 GND

IDE Connector Pin Definiti ons

(J2, J5)

Floppy Connector

The floppy connector is located
on J7. Refer to Figure 2-3 for lo­cation. See the table on the right
for pin definitions.

Pin Number Function
1 GND
3 GND
5 Key
7 GND
9 GND
11 GND
13 GND
15 GND
17 GND
19 GND
21 GND
23 GND
25 GND
27 GND
29 GND
31 GND
33 GND

Pin Number Function
2 FDHDIN
4 Reserved
6 FDEDIN
8 Index­ 10 Motor Enable
12 Drive Select B­ 14 Drive Select A­ 16 Motor Enable
18 DIR­ 20 STEP­ 22 Write Data­ 24 Write Gate­ 26 Track 00­ 28 Write Protect­ 30 Read Data­ 32 Side 1 Select­ 34 Diskette

Floppy Connector Pi n De finitions (J7)

CPU

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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

I

R

Super I/O

Ext Speaker

SATA LED

Keylock

JBTL1

24-pin ATX

Conn

S

U

P

E

R

P

4

S

C

8

GLAN 2

PCI 1

DIMM 1A

CHS FAN2

ID

E

2

K

B

/

M

o

u

s

e

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

lop

p

y

SMBus

PCI 1-X

PCI-X 2

PCI 2

SCSI Channel A

BIOS

Hance

Rapids

Ext Speaker

SATA LED

Keylock

JBTL1

PCI 1

CHS FAN2

IDE2

CHS FAN3

Clear CMOS

USB3/4

CSI-B

SCSI

VGA

SCSI 1-2 Enable

IDE1

Floppy

SMBus

IDE Connectors
Floppy Drive

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Ultra320 SCSI Connectors

Refer to the table below for the pin
definitions of the Ultra320 SCSI
connectors located at JA1 and JA2.

Signal Names

+DB(12)
+DB(13)
+DB(14)
+DB(15)
+DB(P1)

+DB(0)
+DB(1)
+DB(2)
+DB(3)
+DB(4)
+DB(5)
+DB(6)
+DB(7)
+DB(P)

GROUND

DIFFSENS
TERMPWR
TERMPWR

RESERVED

GROUND

+ATN

GROUND

+BSY
+ACK
+RST

+MSG

+SEL

+C/D

+REQ

+I/O
+DB(8)
+DB(9)

+DB(10)
+DB(11)

Connector

Contact
Number

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34

Signal Names

-DB(1 2)

-DB(1 3)

-DB(1 4)

-DB(1 5)

-DB(P 1)

-DB(0 )

-DB(1 )

-DB(2 )

-DB(3 )

-DB(4 )

-DB(5 )

-DB(6 )

-DB(7 )

-DB(P )
GROUND
GROUND

TERMPWR
TERMPWR

RESERVED

GROUND

-ATN

GROUND

-BSY

-ACK

-RST

-MSG

-SEL

-C/D

-REQ

-I/O

-DB(8 )

-DB(9 )

-DB(1 0)

-DB(1 1)

Connector

Contact

Number

35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68

68-pin Ultra320 SCSI Connectors (JA1 and JA2)

CPU

478 PGA

MCH

CPU FAN

COM2

USB 1/2

Pa

r

al

l

el

Po

r

t

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

I

R

S

u

p

e

r I/

O

Ext Speaker

SATA LED

Keylock

JBTL1

24-pin ATX

Conn

S

U

P

E

R

P

4S

C

8

GLAN 2

PCI 1

DIMM 1A

CHS FAN2

ID

E

2

KB/

Mouse

USBWakeUp

Cha Instr.

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

F

lop

p

y

SMBus

SCSI Channel A

SCSI Channel B

(*Note: Please refer
to Appendix C for
Software
installation.)

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Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures

Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have
followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the
‘Technical Support Procedures’ and/or refer to the section regarding ‘Re­turning Merchandise for Service in this chapter. Always disconnect the AC
power cord before adding, changing or installing any hardware compo­nents.

Before Power On

1. Check that the +5v standby LED is not lit (LE2 on motherboard).

2. Make sure the 4-pin 12v power connector at J21 is connected to your
power supply.

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

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

5. Remove all add-on cards.

6. Install a CPU and heatsink (making sure it is fully seated) and connect
the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard. Check
all jumper settings as well.

No Power

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

2. Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions.

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

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

5. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it
still supplies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

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

No Video

1. If the power is on but you have no video, remove all the add-on cards
and cables.

2. Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. Refer to
Appendix A for details on beep codes.

3. There is no vedio display if the process of ECC Memory initialialization
is not completed. (Refer to the note on Page 3-2).

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NOTE: If you are a system integrator, VAR or OEM, a POST

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

Memory Errors

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

2. You should be using unbuffered ECC/Non ECC DDR memory (see next
page). Also, it is recommended that you use the same memory
speed for all DIMMs in the system. See Section 2-4 for memory
limitations.

3. Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between
slots and noting the results.

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

(*Note: The Intel 7210 Canterwood ES chip supports non-ECC or ECC
Unbuffered 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.)

Losing the System’s Setup Configuration

1. Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply. A poor
quality power supply may cause the system to lose CMOS setup
information. Refer to Section 1-6 for details on recommended power
supplies.

2. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it
still supplies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

3. If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problems, contact
your vendor for repair.

3-2 Technical Support Procedures

Before contacting Technical Support, please take the following steps. Also,
note that as a motherboard manufacturer, Supermicro does not sell directly
to end-users, so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for
troubleshooting services. They should know of any possible problem(s)
with the specific system configuration that was sold to you.

1. Please go through the ‘Troubleshooting Procedures’ and 'Frequently
Asked Questions' (FAQs) sections in this chapter or see the FAQs

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on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/techsupport.htm)
before contacting Technical Support.

2. BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at
http://www.supermicro.com/techsupport/download.htm.

Note: Not all BIOS can be flashed, it depends on the modifica­tions to the boot block code.

3. If you still cannot resolve the problem, please make sure to have the
following information ready when contacting Supermicro for technical
support:

• Motherboard model and PCB revision number

• BIOS release date/version (this can be seen on the initial display when
your system first boots up)

•System configuration
An example of a Technical Support form is posted on our web site at
http://www.supermicro.com/techsupport/contact_support.htm.

4. Distributors: For immediate assistance, please have your account number
ready when contacting our technical support department by e-mail at
[email protected] or by fax at [phone].

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What type of memory does my motherboard support?
Answer: The P4SC8/P4SCi supports up to 4 GB of ECC/non-ECC, unbuf-

fered DDR2-400, DDR-333/266, two-way interleaved SDRAM. See Section

2-4 for details on installing memory.

Question: How do I update my BIOS?
Answer: It is recommended that you not upgrade your BIOS if you are not

experiencing problems with your system. Updated BIOS files are located on
our web site at http://www.supermicro.com/techsupport/BIOS/bios.htm.
Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to
update your BIOS on our web site. Also, check the current BIOS revision
and make sure it is newer than your current BIOS before downloading.
Select your mainboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer.
Unzip the BIOS update file and you will find the readme.txt (flash instruc­tions), the awdflash.exe (BIOS flash utility) and the BIOS image (xxxx.bin)
files. Copy these files onto a bootable floppy and reboot your system. It is
not necessary to set the BIOS boot block protection jumpers on the
mainboard. At the DOS prompt upon rebooting, enter the command
"awdflash." Then type in the BIOS file that you want to update (xxxx.bin),
or use the EXE file which will do an auto flash for you.

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Question: What's on the CD that came with my motherboard?
Answer: The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs

that will greatly enhance your system. We recommend that you review the
CD and install the applications you need. Applications on the CD include
chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers.

Question: I see some of my PCI devices sharing IRQs, but the sys­tem seems to be fine. Is this correct or not?

Answer: Some PCI Bus Mastering devices can share IRQs without perfor-

mance penalties. These devices are designed to work correctly while shar­ing IRQs. See Table 3-1, below, for details on shared IRQs.

PCI-X 1 shares an IRQ with the System Management Bus, USB 2.0
PCI-X 2 shares an IRQ with the System Management Bus, USB 2.0
PCI 1 shares an IRQ with LAN2 (82541), USB
PCI 2 shares an IRQ with Onboard VGA, USB

Table 3-1. P4SC8/P4SCi IRQs

*Assumes USB 2.0 drivers have not been installed.

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

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

with your system has two connectors to support two drives. This special
cable must be used to take advantage of the speed the ATA100/66 technol­ogy offers. Connect the blue connector to the onboard IDE header
and the other connector(s) to your hard drive(s). Consult the docu­mentation that came with your disk drive for details on actual jumper loca­tions and settings.

3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service

A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is
required before any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain
service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization
(RMA) number. When returning to the manufacturer, the RMA number
should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton, and
mailed prepaid or hand-carried. Shipping and handling charges will be ap­plied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete.

This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover dam­ages incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration, misuse, abuse
or improper maintenance of products.

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

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Chapter 4: BIOS

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Chapter 4

BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the AwardBIOS for the P4SC8/P4SCi. The Award
ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a
floppy disk-based program.

Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been
added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual. Refer to the
Manual Download area of our web site for any changes to BIOS that are
not reflected in this manual.

System BIOS

The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM® PC, XT™, AT®,
and PS/2® compatible computers. The AwardBIOS Flash chip stores the
system parameters, such as amount of memory, type of disk drives and
video displays, etc. CMOS requires very little power. When the computer
is turned off, a back-up battery provides power to the BIOS Flash chip,
enabling it to retain the system parameters. Each time the computer is pow­ered-on, the computer is then configured with the values stored in the BIOS
ROM by the system BIOS, which gains control when the computer is pow­ered on.

How To Change the Configuration Data

The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be
changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility. This Setup utility can be ac­cessed by pressing <Del> at the appropriate time during system boot.

Starting the Setup Utility

Normally, the only visible POST (Power On Self Test) routine is the memory
test. As the memory is being tested, press the <Delete> key to enter the
main menu of the BIOS Setup utility. From the main menu, you can access
the other setup screens, such as the Chipset and Power menus. Section 4­3 gives detailed descriptions of each parameter setting in the Setup utility.

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4-2 Running Setup

*Optimal default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted.

The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing
the appropriate text from the Main BIOS Setup screen. All displayed text is
described in this section, although the screen display is often all you need
to understand how to set the options (see on next page).

When you first power on the computer, the AwardBIOS™ is immediately
activated.

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

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

2. When the following message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen
during the POST (Power On Self-Test), press the <Del> key to activate
the Main Setup Menu.

Press DEL to enter SETUP

4-3 Main BIOS Setup

All Main Setup options are described in this section. The Main
BIOS Setup screen is displayed below.

Use the <Up> <Down> arrow keys or the <Tab> key to move among the different
settings in the above menu.

Press the <Esc> key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu and use the <Left> <Right>
arrow keys to enter the other categories of BIOS settings. The next section is
described in detail to illustrate how to navigate through the menus.

Main BIOS Setup Menu

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IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave, IDE

Channel 2 Master, IDE Channel 3 Master

Press the <Auto> key to activate the function of 'IDE HDD Auto-Detection",
which will allow the BIOS to automatically detect the status of the IDE
HDD installed in the system, such as the size, the number of cylinders,
the configurations of items such as Head, Precomp, Landing Zone and
Sector. The options are "None", "Auto", and "Manual."

Access Mode

This item determines the location through which the AwardBIOS
accesses the IDE Primary Master Device. The settings are "CHS", "LBA",
"Large", and "Auto".

Date/Time

Set the system date and time. Key in the correct information in the "mm",
"dd" and "yy" fields. Press the "Enter" key to save the data.

Legacy Diskette A

This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as
diskette A. The options are "None", "360Kb, 5.25 in", "1.2MB, 5.25 in",
"720Kb, 3.5 in", "1.44 MB, 3.5 in", and "2.88MB 3.5 in".

Legacy Diskette B

This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as
diskette B. The options are "None", "360Kb, 5.25 in", "1.2MB, 5.25 in",
"720Kb, 3.5 in", "1.44 MB, 3.5 in", and "2.88MB 3.5 in".

!!

!!

!IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave, IDE

Channel 2 Master, IDE Channel 3 Master

These settings allow the user to set the parameters of the IDE Channel 0
Master/Slave, IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave, IDE
Channel 2 Master, IDE Channel 3 Master slots. Hit <Enter> to activate the
sub-menu screen for detailed options of these items. Set the correct
configurations accordingly.

IDE HDD Auto-Detection

This option allows the user to determine the manner in which the
AwardBIOS sets the settings for the IDE Primary Master Device. The
options are "None", "Auto" and "Manual."

Base Memory/Extended Memory/Total Memory

These are displays that inform you how much of each type of memory is
recognized as being present in the system.

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4-4.1 Advanced BIOS Features

When the item of Advanced BIOS Features is highlighted, press the
<Enter> key to activate the screen below:

4-4 Advanced BIOS Setup

Choose Advanced BIOS Setup from the Award BIOS main menu with the
Left/Right arrow keys. You should see the following display. Select one of
the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub screen for that item.
Advanced BIOS Setup options are displayed by highlighting the option using
the arrow keys. All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this
section.

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Quick Boot

If enabled, this feature allows the system to skip certain tests while booting.
This will decrease the time needed to boot the system. The settings are
"Enabled" and "Disabled".

Quiet Boot

This feature allows the user to activate the function of "Quiet Boot". The
options are: "Enabled" and "Disabled".

ACPI Function

Select "Enabled" to activate the function of BIOS Support for Advanced
Configuration and Power Interface features. The settings are "Enabled" or
"Disabled".

ACPI Suspend Type

If enabled, the option allows the user to determine the ACPI Suspend type.
The options are "S1(POS)", "S3(STR)", and S1&S3.

APIC Mode

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable APIC. APIC is used to assign
interrupt signals to a specific processor on multi-processor system and
provides IRQs beyond the conventional 16 under Windows 2000 or XP. It
has no effect on single processor systems.

MPS Version Control

This setting allows you to state the MPS version for your operating system.
Options are "1.1" and "1.4".

PWRON After PWR-Fail

This setting allows the user to specify how the system will respond when
power is reapplied after the system has gone down due to a power failure.
The options are "Off", "On" and "Former-Sts (Former Status)".

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4-4.2 Advanced Chipset Control

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

ECC Configuration

This setting allows you to enable or disable ECC (Error Correction and
Checking). The options are "ECC" and "Non-ECC".

CSA LAN (Giga-LAN)

Select "Enabled" to activate the function of CSA LAN. The options are

"Enabled" and "Disabled".

On-Chip Serial ATA

This setting allows you to configure On-Chip Chipset Configurations. Select
"Disabled" to disable SATA controller. If "Auto" is selected, BIOS will
automatically configure the settings for SATA controller. Select "Combined
Mode" to combine the functionality of Parallel ATA (PATA) and Serial
ATA(SATA) (* with the maximum of two IDE drives available for each
channel.) If "Enhanced Mode" is selected, both SATA and PATA are
supported (*with the maximum of 6 IDE drives available.) If "SATA Only" is
selected, SATA will operate in the Legacy Mode. The options are Disabled,

Auto, Combined Mode, Enhanced Mode, and SATA only.

Serial ATA Port0/1 mode

This setting allows you to configure Serial ATA Port0/1 modes.The options
are Primary Master, Primary Slave, Secondary Master, Secondary Slave,
SATA0 Master and SATA1 Master.

SATA Mode

This setting allows you to set the SATA Mode RAID via BIOS. The options
are "RAID" and "IDE".

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USB Controller

This setting allows you to enable or disable the USB Controller. The options
are Enabled, and Disabled.

USB 2.0 Controller

This setting allows you to enable or disable USB 2.0 (EHCI) Controller. The
options are Enabled, and Disabled.

USB Legacy Support

This setting allows you to enable or disable the functions of USB, Keyboard/
Mouse under POST and DOS. The options are Disabled, and Enabled.

CPU THRM-Throttling

THRM throttling is used to lower power consumption and reduce the heat
generated by the CPU. The options for this setting are "87.5%", "75%",
"62.5%", "50%", "37.5%", "25%' and "12.5%".

4-4.3 I/O Device Configuration

Keyboard Input Clock

This setting allows to you set the speed of the keyboard. The options are 6
MHz, 8 MHz, 12 MHz, and 16 MHz.

Onboard Serial Port1/Onboard Serial Port2

This setting allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ
for the Serial Port1 and Serial Port 2. The options are "Disabled" , "3F8/
IRQ4", "2F8/IRQ3", "3E8/IRQ4", "2E8/IRQ3", and "Auto". The default setting
for Serial Port1 is "3F8/IRQ4" and the default for Port 2 is "2F8/IRQ3".

Choose I/O Device Configuration from the Award BIOS main menu with the
Left/Right arrow keys. You should see the following display:

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UART Mode Select

This setting allows the user to select the UART mode for the BIOS. The
options are "IrDA", "ASKIR" and "Normal".

RxD, TxD Active

This allows the user to change the settings for the "RxD, TxD Active"
function. The options are "Hi, Hi", "Hi, Lo", "Lo, Hi", and "Lo, Lo".

IR Transmission Delay

If "Enabled", the transmission of IR (infrared) signals will be delayed. The
options are "Enabled" and "Disabled".

UR2 Duplex Mode

This setting set the mode for the UR2 Duplex Mode. The options are "Full"
and "Half".

Use IR Pins

This item sets the usage of the IR pins. The options are "RxD2, TxD2" and
"IR-Rx2Tx2".

Onboard Parallel Port

This setting allows the user to set the address and the corresponding IRQ
for the onboard parallel port. The options are "Disabled", "378/IRQ7", "278/
IRQ5" and "3BC/IRQ7".

Parallel Port Mode

This setting sets the mode for the onboard Parallel port. The options are
"SPP," "EPP", "ECP" "ECP+EPP" and "Normal".

EPP Mode Select

This setting allows the user to select the EPP port type. The options are
"EPP 1.9" and "EPP 1.7".

ECP Mode Use DMA

This setting allows the user to select the DMA channel for the ECP mode
(port) to use. The options are "1" and "3".

Watch Dog Timer Select

This setting allows you to select the setting for the Watch Dog Timer. The
Options are "Disabled", "10 Sec", "20 Sec", "30 Sec", "40 Sec", "I min", "2
min",and "4 min".

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4-4.4 PnP Configuration

Choose PCI/PnP Configurations from the Award BIOS main menu with the
Left/Right arrow keys. You should see the following display:

Enter "Yes" if are you are using an OS that is PnP (Plug and Play) ­compatible. Enter "No" if your OS does not support PnP.

Reset Configuration Data

Enabling this setting resets the extended system configuration data when
you exit setup. Do this when you have installed a new add-on and the
system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS
cannot reboot the system. The options are "Enabled" and "Disabled".

PnP OS Install

Power On Function

This setting allows the user to decide which method to use to power on the
system. The options are "Password", "Hot Key", "Mouse Left", "Mouse
Right", "Any Key", and "Button Only".

KB Power On Password

This setting allows the user to enter the Password when the system is
powered on via keyboard.

Hot Key Power On

This setting allows the user to decide which hot-keys to use in order to
power on the system. The options are "Ctrl-F1", "Ctrl-F2, Ctrl-F3", "Ctrl­F4", "Ctrl-F5", "Ctrl-F6", "Ctrl-F7", "Ctrl-F8", "Ctrl-F9", "Ctrl-F10", "Ctrl-F11"
and "Ctrl-F8".

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Resources Controlled By

This setting allows BIOS to automatically configure all boot and Plug and
Play compatible devices. If you choose Auto, you cannot select the IRQ,

Onboard CSA LAN Boot

Select "Enabled" to enable the Boot ROM embedded in the Onboard CSA
LAN Chip. The options are: "Enabled" and "Disabled".

DMA and memory base address fields because BIOS automatically assigns
them. The options are "Auto <ESCD>" and "Manual".

4-4.5 Console Redirection

Console Redirection

Select "Enabled" to redirect Console via COM Port. Select "Disabled" to
redirect Console when the keyboard is absent. The options are: "Enabled"
and "Disabled".

Choose Console Redirection from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left/
Right arrow keys. You should see the following display:

Agent Connect Via

This feature allows the user to set the connection mode for Console
Redirection. When "Null" is entered, Console Redirection will be set to
direct connection.

Agent Wait Time

This feature allows the user to set the timeout for the connection. The
options are "1 (Min)", "2 (Min)", "4 (Min)" and "8 (Min)".

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4-4.6 Hardware Monitor

Choose Hardware Monitor from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left/
Right arrow keys. You should see the following display:

CPU Warning Temperature

This allows you to set the CPU warning temperature. If the CPU temperature
reaches this threshold, an alarm will activate and a warning message will
be displayed onscreen. The options are "Disabled", "600 C/1400 F", "650 C/
1490 F", "700 C/1580 F", "750 C/1670 F", "800 C/1760 F" and "850 C/1850 F".

Agent after Boot

Select "Disabled" to allows the Agent of Console Redirection to continue
running after OS bootup. The Options are "Enabled", and "Disabled".

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Hyper-Threading Technology

Select "Enabled" to activate the hyper-threading function of the CPUs to
make each CPU appear as if there were two CPUs to any programs that
support it (you must have OS support also). The settings are "Disabled"
and "Enabled."

CPU Clock Ratio

Key in a number between 8x to 50x to set the clock ratio of the processor.
The default setting is 8x. (*8x is only available for retail CPUs.)

Spread Spectrum

Spread Spectrum is a technique used to stablize a system by reducing the
level of ElectroMagnetic Interference. The options are "Enabled" and
"Disabled".

CPU Clock

Key in a number between 100 and 233 to set the CPU clock (MHz).
Supermicro does not recommend or make any guarantees with CPU
overclocking. The default setting is "200 MHz".

Limit CPUID MaxVal

This feature allows the user to set the limit for the CPUID Maximum Value.
The value can be set from 1 to 3. The options are "Enabled" and

"Disabled". (*For Windows XP, the option should be set to "Disabled.")

4-4.7 Processor & Clock Options

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Set Supervisor Password

When the item "Set Supervisor Password" is highlighted on the above
screen, press the <Enter> key. When prompted, type the Supervisor
Password in the dialogue box to set or to change the Supervisor
Password.

Set User Password

When the item "Set User Password" is highlighted on the above screen,
press the <Enter> key. When prompted, type the User Password in the
dialogue box to set or to change the User Password.

Password Check

4-5 Security

Choose Security from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left/Right arrow
keys. You should see the following display:

This setting allows the user to determine if the password is required every
time when the system boots up or if the password is required only when
you enter the CMOS setup. The options are "System" and "Setup".

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First Boot Device

This item allows the user to set the first boot-up device. The options are
"Removable", "Hard Disks", "CDROM", "Legacy LAN", and "Disabled".

!!

!!

! Hard Disk Boot Priority

This item allows the user to select the Boot Priority of the following Hard
Disk Devices: 1. Pri Master:, 2. Pri Slave:, 3. Sec Master:, 4. Sec Slave:,

5. USBHDD0:, 6. USBHDD1:, 7. USBHDD2:, and Bootable Add-In cards.

!!

!!

!Removable Device Priority

This setting allows you to set the priority of removable devices. The options
are "Floppy Disks", "LS120", "Zip 100", "USB-FDD0", "USB-FDD1", "USB­ZIP0", and "USB-ZIP1".

4-6 Boot

Choose Boot from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left/Right arrow
keys. You should see the following display:

!!

!!

! CD ROM Drives Boot Priority

This item allows the user to specify the boot sequence of the available CD
ROM Devices.

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4-7 Exit

Choose Exit from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left/Right arrow
keys. You should see the following display:

Save & Exit Setup

When the item "Save & Exit Setup" is highlighted, press <Enter> to save the
changes you've made in the BIOS program (CMOS) and exit. Your system
should, then, continue with the boot-up procedure.

Exit without Saving

When the item "Exit without Saving" is highlighted, press <Enter> to exit the
Setup routine without saving any changes you may have made. Your sys­tem should then continue with the boot-up procedure.

Third Boot Device

This item allows the user to set the Third boot-up device. The options are
"Removable", "Hard Disks", "CDROM", "Legacy LAN", and "Disabled".

Boot Other Device

If enabled, this option enables the BIOS to load the OS from another device
rather than the ones that have been specified as the first, second and third
boot up devices. The settings are "Enabled" and "Disabled".

Second Boot Device

This item allows the user to set the second boot-up device. The options
are "Removable", "Hard Disks", "CDROM", "Legacy LAN", and "Disabled".

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to load the default settings for all items in
the BIOS Setup. These are the safest settings to use.

Load Optimized Defaults

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to load the optimized settings for all items
in the BIOS Setup. These settings provide you with optimal system
performance.

Discard Changes

When the item "Discard Changes" is highlighted, press <Enter> to discard
any changes you made to the BIOS settings and to stay in BIOS Setup.
Your system should then continue with the boot-up procedure.

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Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages

Appendix A

BIOS POST Messages

During the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS will check for problems. If a problem
is found, the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message. The following is a list
of such BIOS messages.

1 long beep Memory Modules Errors
1 long beep+2 short beeps VGA Errors

Beeps Error Messages

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Appendix B: Award BIOS POST Codes

This section lists the POST (Power On Self Testing) Codes for the Award BIOS.

POST (hex) Description

CFh Te st CMOS R/W functionality.
C0h Early chipset initialization:

-Disable shadow RAM

-Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below)

-Program basic chipset registers

C1h De tect me mory

-Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC.

-Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below)
C3h Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM
C5h Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 & F000 shadow

RAM.
0h1 Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000:0
02h Reserved
03h Initial Superio_Early_Init switch.
04h Reserved
05h 1. Blank out screen

2. Clear CMOS error flag
06h Reserved
07h 1. Clear 8042 interface

2. Initialize 8042 self-test
08h 1. Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super

I/O chips.

2. Enable keyboard interface.
09h Reserved
0Ah

"

Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional).

"

Auto detect ports for keyboard & mouse followed by a port & interface swap
(optional).

"

Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.
0Bh Reserved
0Ch Reserved
0Dh Reserved
0Eh Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R/W-able or not. If

test fails, keep beeping the speaker.

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POST (hex) Description

0Fh Reserved
10h Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R/W codes into the

run time area in F000 for ESCD & DMI support.
11h Reserved
12h Use walking 1’s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS

circuitry. Also set real-time clock power status, and then check for

override.
13h Reserved
14h Program chipset default values into chipset. Chipset default

values are MODBINable by OEM customers.
15h Reserved
16h Initial Early_Init_Onboard_Gene rator switch.
17h Reserved
18h Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or

Intel) and CPU level (586 or 686).
19h Reserved
1Ah Reserved
1Bh Initial interrupts vector table. If no special spe cifie d, all H/W

interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W

interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR.
1Ch Reserved
1Dh Initial EARLY_PM_ INI T switch.
1Eh Reserved
1Fh Load keyboard matrix (notebook platform)
20h Reserved
21h HPM initialization (noteboo k pla tfor m)
22h Reserved
23h 1. Check validity of RTC value:

e.g. a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute.

2. Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack. If CMOS checksum fails, use default
value instead.

3. P repare BIOS resource map for PCI & PnP use. If ESCD is valid, take into
consideration of the ESCD’s legacy information.

4. Onboar d c loc k generator initialization. Disable respective clock resour ce to
empty PCI & DIMM slots.

5. Ear ly PCI initializ a tion:

-Enumerate PCI bus number

-Assign memory & I/O resource

-Search for a valid VGA device & VGA BIOS, and put it

into C000:0.
24h Reserved
25h Reserved
26h Reserved
27h Initialize INT 09 buffer
28h Reserved
29h

"

Program CPU internal MTRR (P6 & PII) for 0-640K memory address.

"

Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU.

"

Program early chipset according to CMOS setup. Example: onboard IDE
controller.

"

Measure CPU speed.

"

Invoke video BIOS.
2Ah Reserved
2Bh Reserved
2Ch Reserved

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2Dh 1. Initialize multi-language

2. Put information on screen display, including Award title, CPU type, CPU
speed … .

2Eh Reserved
2Fh Reserved
30h Reserved
31h Reserved
32h Reserved
33h Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.
34h Reserved
35h Reserved
36h Reserved
37h Reserved
38h Reserved
39h Reserved
3Ah Reserved
3Bh Reserved
3Ch Test 8254
3Dh Reserved
3Eh Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1.
3Fh Reserved
40h Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2.
41h Reserved
42h Reserved
43h Test 8259 functionality.
44h Reserved
45h Reserved
46h Reserved
47h Initialize EISA slot
48h Reserved
49h 1. Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page.

2. Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU.

4Ah Reserved
4Bh Reserved
4Ch Reserved
4Dh Reserved
4Eh 1. Pro gram MTRR of M1 CPU

2. Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU & program CPU with proper cacheable
range.

3. Initialize the APIC for P6 c lass CPU.

4. On MP platform, adjust the cacheable range to smaller one in case the
cacheable ranges between each CPU are not identical.

4Fh Reserved
50h Initialize USB
51h Reserved
52h Test all memory (clear all extended memory to 0)
53h Reserved
54h Reserved
55h Display number of processors (multi-processor platform)
56h Reserved
57h 1. Display PnP logo

2. Early ISA PnP initialization

-Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device.

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POST (hex) Description

58h Reserved
59h Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code.
5Ah Reserved
5Bh (Optional Feature)

Show message for entering AWDFLASH.EXE from FDD (optional)
5Ch Reserved
5Dh 1. Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO switch.

2. Initialize Init_Onboard_AUDIO switch.
5Eh Reserved
5Fh Reserved
60h Okay to enter Setup utility; i.e. not until this POST stage can users

enter the CMOS setup utility.
61h Reserved
62h Reserved
63h Reserved
64h Reserved
65h Initialize PS/2 Mouse
66h Reserved
67h Prepare memory size information for function call:

INT 15h ax=E820h
68h Reserved
69h Turn on L2 cache
6Ah Reserved
6Bh Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup &

Auto-configuration table.
6Ch Reserved
6Dh 1. Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices.

2. Auto assign ports to onboard COM por ts if the corresponding item in Setup is
set to “AUTO”.

6Eh Reserved
6Fh 1. Initialize floppy controlle r

2. Set up floppy related fields in 40:hardware.

70h Reserved
71h Reserved
72h Reserved
73h (Optional Feature)

Enter AWDFLASH.EXE if :

-AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive.

-ALT+F2 is pressed
74h Reserved
75h Detect & install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM…..
76h Reserved
77h Detect serial ports & parallel ports.
78h Reserved
79h Reserved
7Ah Detect & install co-processor
7Bh Reserved
7Ch Reserved
7Dh Reserved
7Eh Reserved
7Fh 1. Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported.

-If errors occur, report errors & wait for keys

-If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue:

$Clear EPA or customization logo.

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POST (hex) Description

80h Reserved
81h Reserved
82h 1. Call chipset power management hook.

2. Recover the text font used by EPA logo (not for full screen logo)

3. If password is set, ask for password.
83h Save all data in stack back to CMOS
84h Initialize ISA PnP boot devices
85h 1. USB final Initialization

2. NET PC: Build SYSID structure

3. Switch screen back to text mode

4. Set up ACPI table at top of memory.

5. Invoke ISA adapter ROMs

6. Assign IRQs to PCI devices

7. Initialize APM

8. Clear noise of IRQs.
86h Reserved
87h Reserved
88h Reserved
89h Reserved
90h Reserved
91h Reserved
92h Reserved
93h Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti-Virus code
94h 1. Enable L2 cache

2. Program boot up speed

3. Chipset final initialization.

4. Power management final initialization

5. Clear screen & display summary table

6. Program K6 write allocation

7. Program P6 class write combining
95h 1. Program daylight saving

2. Update keyboard LED & typema tic rate
96h 1. Build MP table

2. Build & update ESCD

3. Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h

4. Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick

5. Build MSIRQ routing table.
FFh Boot attempt (INT 19h)

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Appendix C

Installing Software Drivers and Windows

Operating System

After all the hardware has been installed, you must first configure the
Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Driver before you install the Windows
operating system. The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro
bootable CDs that came packaged with your motherboard.

C-1 Introduction to the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA
RAID Controller Driver

Serial ATA (SATA)

Serial ATA(SATA) is a physical storage interface. It uses a single cable with
a minimum of four wires to create a point-to-point connection between
devices. It is a serial link which supports SATA Transfer rates from
150MBps. Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the
traditional cables used in Parallel ATA(PATA), SATA systems have better
airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis than Parallel ATA. In addition,
the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long, while Serial ATA
cables can extend up to one meter. Overall, Serial ATA provides better
functionality than Parallel ATA.

Introduction to the Intel 6300ESB (Hance Rapids) I/O
Controller Hub

Located in the South Bridge of the Intel E7210 Canterwood ES Chipset, the
6300ESB (Hance Rapids) 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 (PATA) and two Serial ATA (SATA) Host Controllers,
which support up to two Serial ATA ports and up to two RAID drives. The
6300ESB (Hance Rapids) I/O Controller Hub supports the following Parallel
ATA (PATA) and Serial (SATA) device configurations:

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ATA Operate Mode

You can select from the following two modes: Combined Mode and En­hanced Mode.

Combined Mode:

In this mode, system BIOS assigns the traditional IRQ 14 and IRQ 15 for the
use of HDD. Up to 4 ATA devices are supported by this mode.

Within the Combined Mode, the following three modes are supported:
*Non-Combined Mode: Parallel ATA only:with the maximum of 4 devices

supported;
*Non-Combined Mode: Serial ATA only:with the maximum of 2 devices

supported;
*Combined Mode: SATA devices and PATA: with the support of 2 devices

each (total: 4 devices maximum). (For IDE/SATA configurations, please refer
to the table below.)

Primary Master(=PM) Yes Yes No No No No
Primary Slave(=PS) Yes No Yes No No No
Secondary Master(=SM) Yes No No Yes No No
Secondary Slave(=SS) Yes No No No Yes No
SATA Port0 No SM SM PM PM PM
SATA Port1 No SS SS PS PS PS
*Note: (No=Not Present, Yes=Present) Also, if Logical Primary is
selected, the IDE channels are no longer available.

Enhanced Mode:

In this mode, system BIOS will automatically search for all available IRQs for
the use of HDD. For newer Operating Systems that support the Enhanced
Mode, such as Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows 2003, you can
set SATA and PATA to the Enhanced Mode. (*The newer Operating
Systems can accommodate both Enhanced Mode and Combined Mode and
support up to 6 ATA devices.)

(*Please refer to the "Advanced Chipset Control" under the "Advanced" Setup
in the BIOS for the selection of Combined Mode or Enhanced Mode,).

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Configuring BIOS settings for the SATA RAID Functions
(Enhanced Mode)

1. Press the <Del> key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup
Utility.

(*Note: If it is the first time to power on the system, we recommend that
you load the Optimized Default Settings. If you have already done so,
please skip to Step 3.

2. Use the arrow keys to select the "Exit" Menu. Once in the "Exit" Menu,
scroll down the menu to select the item- "Load Optimized Default settings"
and press the <Enter> key. Select "OK" to confirm the selection. Press
the <Enter> key to load the default settings to the BIOS.

3. Use the arrow keys to select the "Advanced" Menu in the BIOS.

4. Scroll down to "Advanced Chipset Control", select "On-chip SATA" and
press the <Enter> Key to select this option.

5. From this submenu, select the" Enhanced Mode" and press <Enter>.

6. Scroll up to the item-"SATA Mode" and select the "Configure SATA as
RAID" and press the <Enter> Key to select this option.

7. Tap the <Esc> key and scroll down to "Exit". Select "Save and Exit"
from the "Exit" menu. Press the <Enter> key to save the changes and exit
the BIOS.

8. Once you've exited the BIOS Utility, the system will re-boot.

9. During the system startup, press the <Ctrl> and the <A> keys simulta­neously to run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by
the following message:

Press <Ctrl><A> for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility

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The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Con­troller Driver

Adaptec's Embedded Serial ATA RAID with HostRAID controller adds RAID
functionality to the Serial ATA I/O controller by supporting RAID 0
(Striping) or RAID 1 (Mirroring) to enhance the industry's pioneer PCI-to-e
host controller products. RAID striping (RAID 0) can greatly improve hard
disk I/O performance because of its capability in striping data across
multiple drives. RAID mirroring (RAID 1) allows the data to be simulta­neously written to two drives, so critical data is always available even if
a single hard disk fails. Due to the built-in functionality, the P4SC8/P4SCi
is specially designed to keep pace with the increasing performance
demands of computer systems by improving disk I/O throughput and
providing data accessibility regardless of a single disk failure. By incorpo­rating the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the motherboard design,
Supermicro's P4SC8/P4SCi offers the user with the benefits of SATARAID
without the high costs associated with hardware RAID applications.

(*Note: For Adaptec's RAID Driver Installation Instructions, please refer to
the Adaptec RAID Controller User's Guide: "Emb_SA_RAID_UG.pdf" in the
CD that came with this motherboard. You can also download a copy of
Adaptec's User's Guide from our web site at www.supermicro.com.)

Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility (ARC)

The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility is an embedded BIOS Utility,
including:

*Array Configuration Utility: Use this utility when you want to create,
configure and manage arrays.

* Disk Utilities: Use this option to format or verify disks.
To run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility, you will need to enable the

RAID function in the system BIOS (refer to Chapter 4 for System BIOS
Configurations), and then, press the <Ctrl> and <A> keys simultaneously
when prompted to do so during the system startup. (Refer to the previ­ous page for detailed instructions.)

(*Note: To select an option, use the arrow keys to highlight the item and
then press the <Enter> key to select it. To return to the previous menu,
press the <ESC> key.)

A. Using the Array Configuration Utility (ACU)

The Array Configuration Utility (ACU) enables you to create, manage, and
delete arrays from the controller’s BIOS, add and delete spare drives, and
initialize drives. During the system startup, press <Ctrl> and <A> key

simultaneously, and the main menu will appear.

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Managing Arrays

Select this option to view array properties, and delete arrays. The
following sections describe the operations Of "Managing Arrays".

To select this option, use the arrow keys and the <enter> key to select
"Managing Arrays" from the main menu (as shown above).

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Viewing Array Properties

To view the properties of an existing array:

1. At the BIOS prompt, press Ctrl+A.

2. From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility (ACU).

3. From the ACU menu, select Manage Arrays (as shown on the

previous screen.)

4. From the List of Arrays dialog box, select the array you want to view
and press Enter.

The Array Properties dialog box appears, showing detailed
information on the array. The physical disks associated with the array are

displayed here.

5. Press Esc to return to the previous menu.

Deleting Arrays

*Warning: Back up the data on an array before you delete it to prevent
the loss of data. Deleted arrays cannot be restored.

To delete an existing array:

1. Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access
the ARC utility.

2. From the ARC main menu, select Array Configuration Utility
(ACU).

3. From the ACU menu, select Manage Arrays.

4. Select the array you wish to delete and press Delete .

5. In the Array Properties dialog box, select Delete and press
Enter. The following prompt is displayed:

*Warning!! Deleting the array will render array unusable. Do you
want to delete the array?(Yes/No):

RAID 1 only—the following prompt is also displayed:

Deleting the partition will result in data loss! Do you also want to
delete the partition? (Yes/No):

6. Press Yes to delete the array or partition or No to return to the
previous menu.

7. Press Esc to return to the previous menu.

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Creating Arrays

Before creating arrays, make sure the disks for the array are
connected and installed in your system. Note that disks with no
usable space, or disks that are un-initialized are shown in gray and
cannot be used. See Initializing Disk Drives.

To create an array:
1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to

access the ARC utility.

2 From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility Main Menu
(ACU) (as shown on the first screen on page C-5).

3 From the ACU menu, select Create Array.
4 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert (as the screen

shown below).
(*Note: To deselect any disk, highlight the disk and press Delete.)

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5 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected. The
Array Properties menu displays (as the screen shown below).

Assigning Array Properties

Once you've create a new array, you are ready to assign the properties
to the array.

*Caution: Once the array is created and its properties are assigned,
you cannot change the array properties using the ACU. You will need to
use the Adaptec Storage Manager - Browser Edition. (Refer to Adaptec's
User's Guide in the enclosed CD.)

To assign properties to the new array:

1. In the Array Properties menu (as shown in the screen below), select
an array type and press Enter.

Note that only the available array types: RAID 0, and RAID1, are dis­played on the screen. (*RAID 0 or RAID 1 requires two drives.)

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2. Under the item "Arrays Label", type in an label and press Enter.
(*Note: The label shall not be more than 15 characters.)

3. For RAID 0, select the desired stripe size. (*Note: Available stripe sizes
are 16, 32, and 64 KB-default. It is recommended that you do not change
the default setting.)

4. The item: "Create RAID via" allows you to select between the
different creating methods for RAID 0 and RAID 1.

The following table gives examples of when each is appropriate.

(*Note: If you select Migrate for RAID 0, or Build for RAID 1, you will be

asked to select the source drive. The contents of the source drive will be
preserved. However, the data on the new drive will be lost.)

Raid Level Create Via When Appropriate

RAID 0 No Init Creating a RAID 0 on new drives
RAID 0 Migrate

(*Note)

Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and
one drive with data you wish to preserve

RAID 1 Build1 Any time you wish to create a RAID 1, but especially if

you have data on one drive that you wish to preserve

RAID 1 Clear Creating a RAID 1 on new drives, or when you want to

ensure that the array contains no data after creation.

RAID 1 Quick

RAID 1 Init

Fastest way to create a RAID 1.
Appropriate when using new drives

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Notes:

1. Before adding a new drive to an array, back up any data contained on
the new drive. Otherwise, all data will be lost.

2. If you stop the Build or Clear process on a RAID 1 from ACU, you can
restart it by pressing Ctrl+R.

3. A RAID 1 created using the Quick Init option may return some data mis­compares if you later run a consistency check. This is normal and is not
a cause for concern.

4. The ACU allows you to use drives of different sizes in a
RAID . However, during a build operation, only the smaller drive can be
selected as the source or first drive.

5. When migrating from single volume to RAID 0, migrating from a larger
drive to a smaller drive is allowed. However, the destination drive must
be at least half the capacity of the source drive.

6. Adaptec does not recommend that you migrate or build an array on
Windows dynamic disks (volumes), as it will result in data loss.

Warning: Do not interrupt the creation of a RAID 0 using the Migrate
option. If you do, you will not be able to restart, or to recover the data

that was on the source drive.

5. When you are finished, press Done (as the screen shown below).

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Adding a Bootable Array

To make an array bootable:

1. From the Main menu, select Manage Arrays.

2. From the List of Arrays, select the array you want to make
bootable, and press Ctrl+B.

3. Enter Y to create a bootable array when the following message is

displayed: "This will make all other existing bootable array non-bootable. Do
you want to make this array bootable? (Yes/No):" Then, a bootable array
will be created. An asterisk will appear next to the bootable array (as

shown in the picture below:)

Deleting a Bootable Array

To delete a bootable array:

1. From the Main menu, select Manage Arrays.

2. From the List of Arrays, select the bootable array (*) you want to delete,

and press Ctrl+B. (* a bootable array is the array marked with an asterisk
(as shown in the picture above.)

3. Enter Y to delete a bootable array when the following message is
displayed: "The array is already marked bootable. Do you want to make this
array as not bootable? (Yes/No):" Then, the bootable array will be deleted
and the asterisk will disappear.

(*Note: do not use the delete key to delete the bootable array.)

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Adding/Deleting Hotspares

(*Note: In order to rebuild a RAID (RAID 0 or RAID 1), you would need to add
a new HDD as a hotspare.)

1. Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A as prompted to access the ARC
Utility

2. From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility (ACU).

3. From the ACU menu, select Add/Delete Hotspares.

4. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you
want to designate as a hotspare, and press <Insert>, and then, press
<Enter>.

5. Press yes when the following prompt is displayed:
"Do you want to create spare?" (Yes/No?)

The spare you have added will appear in the Select Drive Menu.

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Initializing Disk Drives

If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for
creating a new array, or if it appears grayed out, you may have to
initialize it before you can use it as part of an array. Drives attached
to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in an
array.

Caution: Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the
disk and makes any data on the disk inaccessible. If the drive
is used in an array, you may not be able to use the array again.
Do not initialize a disk that is part of a boot array. To
determine which disks are associated with a particular array,
please refer to Viewing Array Properties.

To initialize drives:

1. Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to

access the ARC utility.

2. From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility (ACU) (as
shown in the screen below).

3. Select Initialize Drives (as shown in the screen below).

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4. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish
to initialize and press Insert (as shown in the screen below).

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5. Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected (as
shown in the screen below).

6. Press Enter.

7. Read the warning message as shown in the screen.

8. Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize.

If correct, type Y to continue.

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Rebuilding Arrays

*Note 1: Rebuilding applies to Fault Tolerant array (RAID 1) only.

If an array Build process (or initialization) is interrupted or critical with
one member missing, you must perform a Rebuild to get the array to
Optimal status. For a critical array Rebuild operation, the optimal drive is
the source drive.

*Note 2: If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails, you need to
create a spare before you can rebuild an array.

To Rebuild an array:
1 From the Main Menu, select Manage Arrays (as shown in the screen

below). From the List of Arrays, select the array you want to Rebuild.
2 Press Ctrl+R to Rebuild.

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Using the Disk Utilities

The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial
ATA hard disks.

To access the disk utilities:

1. Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access

the ARC utility (as shown in the screen below.)

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3 Select the desired disk and press Enter (as shown in the screen
below.)

2. From the ARC menu, select Disk Utilities as shown in the screen
below.

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You can choose from the following options:

1. Format Disk—Simulates a low-level format of the hard drive by

writing zeros to the entire disk. Serial ATA drives are low-level formatted
at the factory and do not need to be low-level formatted again.

(*Caution: Formatting destroys all data on the drive. Be
sure to back up your data before performing this operation.)

2. Verify Disk Media—Scans the media of a disk drive for
defects.

To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility

1. Once you have completed RAID array configurations, press ESC to

exit. The following screen will appear.

2. Press Yes to exit the Utility.

(*For more information regarding Adaptec RAID Utility, please
refer to Adaptec's User's Guide in the CD included in your
shipping package. You can also download a copy of Adaptec
User's Guide from our web site at: www. supermicro.com.)

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m. After Windows OS Installation is completed, the system will automati­cally reboot.

C-2 Installing Intel's Hance Rapids Driver by
Adaptec and the OS

f. Insert Microsoft Windows OS Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the
system will start to boot up from CD.

g. Press the <F6> key when the message-"Press F6 if you need to install
a third party SCSI or RAID driver" displays.

h. When the Windows OS Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify
additional device(s).

i. Insert the driver diskette-"Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA Raid Controller
Driver" into Drive A: and press the <Enter> key.

j. Choose Adaptec Embedded Host Serial ATA Raid Controller from the list
indicated in the Windows OS Setup Screen, and press the <Enter> key.

k. Press the <Enter> key to continue the installation process. (If you need
to specify any additional devices to be installed, do it at this time.) Once
all devices are specified, press the <Enter> key to continue with the
installation.

l. From the Windows OS Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. The OS
Setup will automatically load all device files, and, then, continue the
Windows OS installation.

a. Insert Supermicro's bootable CD that came with the package into the
CD Drive during the system reboot, and the screen:"Super Micro Driver
Diskette Maker" will appear.

b. Choose from the list the item: "Intel Hance Rapids Driver by 3rd Party
(Adaptec)" and press <ENTER>.

c. From the next screen displayed, choose the OS driver you want to
install and press <Enter>.

d. Insert a formatted diskette into drive A: and press <Enter> as
prompted.

e. Exit the program after the process is completed. Then, reboot the
system.

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Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

(*Note: Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme
files for each item. Click the computer icons to the right of these items to
install each item (from top to the bottom) one at a time. After installing

each item, you must re-boot the system before moving on to the
next item on the list. You should install everything here except for the

SUPER Doctor utility, Intel LDCM and the LAN/SCSI driver diskettes, which
are optional. The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire
contents of the CD. )

C-3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers

A. Installing Drivers other than Adaptec Embedded Serial
ATA RAID Controller Driver

After you've installed Windows Operating System, a screen as shown be­low will appear. You are ready to install software programs and drivers
that have not yet been installed. To install these software programs and
drivers, click the icons to the right of these items.

(*Please refer to the Adaptec User's Guide for the installation of
Adaptec's Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver. Adaptec's User's
Guide is included in the CD. You can also download a copy of the
user's guide from our web site.)

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Supero Doctor III

The Supero Doctor III program is a Web base management tool that
supports remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local
Management tools. The local management is called SD III Client. The
Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your
motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of
your system. Supero Doctor III displays crucial system information such
as CPU temperature, system voltages and fan status. See the Figure
below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface.

Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information)

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Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control)

(*Note: SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our Web
site at: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. You can also
download SDIII User's Guide at: http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/
Manuals/SDIII/UserGuide.pdf. For Linux, we will still recommend Supero
Doctor II.)

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Notes