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SUPER P4SCT

SUPER P4SCT+

SUPER P4SCT+II

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.1a

SUPER

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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 P4SCT/P4SCT+/P4SCT+II motherboard. The P4SCT/P4SCT+/ P4SCT+II 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 CPUs must be utilizing 0.09 or 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 P4SCT/P4SCT+/P4SCT+II 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 lists Software Drivers and the OS Installation Instructions.

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Table of Contents

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

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

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

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

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

Super P4SCT/P4SCT+/P4SCT+II Image ................................................. 1-4

Super P4SCT/P4SCT+/P4SCT+II Layout ............................................... 1-5

SUPER P4SCT/P4SCT+/P4SCT+II Quick Reference ............................. 1-5

Canterwood Chipset: System Block Diagram ...................................... 1-6

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

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

1-3 PC Health Monitoring.................................................................................... 1-11

1-4 Power Configuration Settings .................................................................... 1-12

1-5 Power Supply ............................................................................................... 1-13

1- 6 Super I/O ......................................................................................................... 1-14

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

PW_ON Connector................................................................................... 2-7

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

Overheat LED (OH) .................................................................................. 2-8

GLAN1 LED................................................................................................ 2-9

GLAN2 LED............................................................................................... 2-9

IDE/SATA LED ........................................................................................ 2-10

Power_LED Connector ........................................................................... 2-10

NMI Button ............................................................................................... 2-11

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

IR Connector........................................................................................... 2-11

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ATX PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports ....................................................... 2-15

Universal Serial Bus (USB) .................................................................. 2-15

Wake-On-Ring ......................................................................................... 2-16

Keylock Enable/Disable.......................................................................... 2-16

Intel's SATA LED..................................................................................... 2-17

Marvell's SATA LED ............................................................................... 2-17

Standby Power LED ............................................................................... 2-17

2- 7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-18

Explanation of Jumpers ........................................................................ 2-18

CMOS Clear............................................................................................. 2-18

Marvel's SATA Enable ........................................................................... 2-19

USB (1/2) Wake-Up................................................................................ 2-19

Watch Dog Enable/Disable ....................................................................2-20

Keyboard Wake-Up................................................................................. 2-21

GLAN2 Enable/Disable ........................................................................... 2-21

VGA Enable/Disable ............................................................................... 2-22

Front Side Bus Speed ........................................................................... 2-22

2- 8 Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Drive and AGP Connections ........................ 2-23

Parallel Port Connector ......................................................................... 2-23

Floppy Connector ................................................................................... 2-24

IDE Connectors ...................................................................................... 2-24

AGP Pro Connector............................................................................... 2-25

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

Table of Contents

Serial Ports ............................................................................................. 2-12

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

Chassis Intrusion ................................................................................... 2-13

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

Ethernet Ports: GLAN1 and GLAN1 .................................................... 2-14

VGA Connector...................................................................................... 2-14

SMB Header............................................................................................ 2-14

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Chapter 4: BIOS

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

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

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

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

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

4-4.2 Advanced Chipset Control........................................................... 4-5

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

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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) User's/BIOS Manual One (1) IDE cable (CBL-036) One (1) ATX floppy cable with 3 heads (CBL-022) One (1) 9-Pin serial port DKT cable (CBL-010) One (1)CPU Retention Kit (SKT-109) One (1) Supermicro CD ROM drivers and software

For the P4SCT: Two (2) SATA cables (CBL-044) One (1) I/O shield (CSE-PT2)

For the P4SCT+/P4SCT+II: Six (6) SATA cables (CBL-044) One (1) I/O shield (CSE-PT7)

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: SuperMicro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 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: +31 (0) 73-6400390 Fax: +31 (0) 73-6416525 Email: [email protected] (General Information)

[email protected] (Technical Support)

[email protected] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacific

Address: SuperMicro, Taiwan

4F, No. 232-1 Liancheng Road

Chung-Ho 235, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel: +886-(2) 8226-3990 Fax: +886-(2) 8226-3991

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw Technical Support: Email: [email protected] Tel: 886-2-8226-3990, ext.132 or 139

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Figure 1-1. SUPER P4SCT Image

SUPER P4SCT

(1. *Please see Notes on the next page for the differences between the P4SCT, the P4SCT+ and the P4SCT+II.

2. *All graphics and pictures shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB revision available at the time of publishing of this manual. The motherboard you've received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual.)

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Figure 1-4. SUPER P4SCT/P4SCT+/P4SCT+II Motherboard Layout

CPU 478 PGA

MCH

PWR LED

COM2

J17

J21

J20

USB 1/2

Parallel Port

JP8

J11

JL1

JPWAKE

WOR

JP1

JP2

OH FAN/CH Fan5

COM 1

VGA

JG1

GLAN 1

PCI X-1

PCI-X 2

PCI -X 3

PCI 2

FLOPPY

BATTERY

BIOS

DIMM 0A (Blue)

Watch Dog

FRONT PANEL CTR

BANK0

BANK1

JF1

WOL

J10

Super I/O

J16

Speaker

J18

J37

I-SATA LED

J36

Keylock

USB 3/4

J3 J4

24-pin ATX PWRConn

UPER P4SCT/P4SCT+/P4SCT+II

GLAN 2

PCI 1

CHS FAN3

Intel's SATA2

KB/Mouse

J13

JPUSB

J23/J24

J25/J26

JP20

LAN2 Enable(*P4SCT+ /P4SCT+II )

RAGE-XL

+12V PWR

PWR Froce On

(North Bridge)

Notes:1.*Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.

2. *See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O

ports and JF1 front panel connections.

3. * " " indicates the location of Pin 1.

4. Use the Green Slot for ZCRChannel RAID. The blue slot is used

to identify 2-way memory interleave. The differences between the P4SCT, the P4SCT+ and the P4SCT+II:

1)P4SCT: One GLAN, AGP, two Intel's SATA ports, Chipset:Canterwood (875P)

2)P4SCT+: No AGP, two GLAN Connectors, Intel's SATA Controller w/two SATA ports, Marvell's SATA Controller w/four SATA ports,

Chipset: Canterwood-ES (E7210).

3) P4SCT+II: One AGP, two GLAN Connectors, Intel's SATA Controller w/two SATA ports, Marvell's SATA Controller w/four SATA ports, Chipset: Canterwood (875P).

CHS FAN4

CPU Speed

CPU/CHFan1

Intel's SATA1

SATA1/5

SATA3/7SATA4/8

JS2

JS3

JS4

VGA Enable

J33

AGP Pro

J39

JX1

JX2

JX3

SMBus

J15

88SX5040CTLR

JPS1

GLAN CTLR

82541

JPL2

CLR CMOS

JBT1

6300ESB (Hance Rapids)

(**P4SCT/P4SCT+II)

JS1

SPKR1

M-SATA1-2 Enable

Marvell

SATA2/6

IDE1

IDE2

Ch. Intru.

CHS FAN2

(Marvall's SATA)

LE 2 Standby LED

LAN CTLR

82547

DIMM 1A (Blue)

DIMM 0B (Black)

DIMM 1B (Black)

Speaker

M- SATA LED

(*P4SCT+ /P4SCT+II )

JS9

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P4SCT/P4SCT+/P4SCT+II Quick Reference

Jumpers Description Default Setting

J18 Speaker Pins 3-4 (In.Buzzer) J33 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) J36 Keylock Header Open(Disabled) JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 2-7 JP1,JP2 CPU Clock Speed Pins 1-2 (Auto) JP8 Watch Dog Reset Pins 1-2 (WD Reset) JP20 Power Force On Open (Disabled) JPL2 (P4SCT+/SCT+II) GLAN2 Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPS1 (P4SCT+/SCT+II) Marvell's SATA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPUSB USB1/2 Wake Up Pins 1-2 (VCC5) JPWAKE KB Wake Up Pins 1-2 (VCC5)

Connectors Description

DIMM0A/0B/1A/1B Memory (DIMM) Slots (1 through 4) Fans 1-5 CPU/CH Fan1, CH Fan 2, 3, 4, OH Fan/CH Fan 5 GLAN1/2(GbLAN) LAN1:J23,J24, LAN2:J25,J26(LAN2:P4SCT+/SCT+II) J2, J5 IDE Ports (J2: IDE1, J5:IDE2) J3, J4 Intel's Serial ATA Connectors 1/2 J7 Floppy Disk Drive Connector J8 Parallel Printer Port J9,J10 COM1(J9), COM2(J10) J11 Keyboard/Mouse Connector J15 System Management Bus J16 Infrared J17 Power LED J20 ATX Power Connector J21 +12V Power Connector J36 Keylock Connector J37 Intel's SATA LED Header JF1 Front Control Panel JG1 VGA Header JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JP17 Power LED JS1-4 Marvell's SATA1-8 Connectors (P4SCT+/SCT+II) JS9 Marvell's SATA1-4 LED Header (P4SCT+/SCT+II) JX1-3 PCI-X Slots 1-3 USB 1/2 (J12,13) Back Panel Universal Serial Ports 1/2 USB 3/4 Front Panel Universal Serial Ports 3/4 WOL Wake-On-LAN WOR Wake-On-Ring Header

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Figure 1-6.

P4SCT/P4SCT+/P4SCT+II System Block Diagram: (with the 6300ESB

Hance Rapids Chipset)

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.

E875P & E7210

MCH

Processor 0

Intel

Hance

Rapids

USB 2.0 (4 )Po rt s

ATA/100 (2) Ports

DIMM

4DIMMs

DDR266,DDR 333,DDR400

1x G b E Inte l

CSA (66MHz)

SATA (2)

Ports

FWH

LPC BUS

Printer

H/W Monitor

ADDR

CTLR

DATA

DDR BUS

Hub A

64-bit

PCI BUS

4x/8xAGP

(P4SCT/S C T + II)

32-bit

PCI BU S

UDMA

100

SATA

USB

Se rial Po rt

FDD

KB/Mouse

LP C I/O

PCI-X

(X3)

AGP BUS

GLAN (P4SCT+/

P4SCT+II)

PCI (X2)

Marvellx4

(P4 S CT+/S C T + II)

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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 0.09 or 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, 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 875P Canterwood (*P4SCT/P4SCT+II)

• Intel E7210 Canterwood ES (*P4SCT+)

Expansion Slots

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

• Two 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI slots (5 V)

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

• Supero Doctor 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

• 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

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

• Intel 6300ESB (Hance Rapids) SATA Controller with support of 2 Onchip SATA ports

• Marvell 88SX5040 SATA Controller with support of 4 SATA ports (*P4SCT+/P4SCT+II only)

• 1 floppy port interface (up to 2.88 MB)

• 2 Fast UART 16550 compatible serial ports/headers

• Intel 82541 and 82547 (*82541:P4SCT+/P4SCT+II only) Gigabit Ethernet Controllers

• 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 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 Canterwood(*P4SCT/P4SCT+II), Canterwood-ES(*P4SCT+) chipset utilities

Dimensions

• ATX form factor, 12" x 9.5" (305 x 241.3 mm)

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1-2 Chipset Overview: Intel's Canterwood(875P) and

Canterwood ES (E7210)

Intel’s Canterwood Chipset (875P) and Canterwood ES (E7210) contains the following main components: Canterwood Memory Controller Hub (MCH) and the I/O Controller Hub (6300ESB-Hance Rapids 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, x8, X16 DDR. Maximum system memory supports up to 4.0 GB for Dual-Channel. ECC/Non ECC unbuffered DDR DIMMs are supported, but it does not support registered, mixed-mode DIMMs.

Hance Rapids (6300ESB) ICH System Features

In addition to providing the I/O subsystem with access to the rest of the system, the 6300ESB (Hance Rapids) I/O Controller Hub (Hance Rapids ICH) 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.

*Notes:

Intel 875P Canterwood (*P4SCT/P4SCT+II) Intel E7210 Canterwood ES (*P4SCT+)

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Marvell's 88SX5041 Host Controller (*For the P4SCT+/P4SCT+II only)

The Marvell 88SX5080 device is a PCI/PCI-X to Serial ATA (SATA)

host controller with expansion ROM interface. Based upon the SATA interface specification, the 88SX5080 device provides solutions for designs based on chipsets that do not integrate a SATA host controller. With the expansion ROM interface, the 88SX5080device enables the

88SX5080 add-in cards to boot from the host controller.

Serial ATA(SATA) Interface

• 4-port 1.5 Gbps SATA

• Compliant with SATA rev. 1.0 specifications

• Compliant with ATA-6 specifications

• Up to 32 Outstanding commands

• Supports device 48-bit addressing

• Supports SATA Power Saving Mode

• With Hot-swap capability

64-bit PCI/PCI-X Interface

• PCI 2.2 Compliant 32/64-bit bus, up to 66 MHz

• PCI-X Rev. 1.0 Compliant 32/64-bit bus, up to 66 MHz

• Supports 64-bit addressing via Dual Address Cycle (DAC) Transactions

• Compliant with PCI Power Management (PMG)

Features

• Supports up to two outstanding delayed read transactions (PCI 2.2)

• Supports up to four split transactions (PCI-X)

• Supports UP TO 4 MB expansion ROM for add-in cards

• Serial EPROM initialization interface

• Enhanced-DMA (EDMA) per SATA port

• Automatic command execution without host intervention

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1-3 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER P4SCT/P4SCT+/P4SCT+II. 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, it will give a warning or send an error message to the screen, using Supermicro's Monitoring Software-Supero Doctor.

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 P4SCT/P4SCT+/P4SCT+II 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. This works to protect the CPU from being damaged by overheating.

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 activate and 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, it 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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Wake-On-LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off. Remote PC setup, updates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted. The motherboards have a 3-pin header (WOL) to connect to the 3-pin header on a Network Interface Card (NIC) that has WOL capability. Note that WakeOn-Lan 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 1.0 GHz and faster.

The SUPER P4SCT/P4SCT+/P4SCT+II 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.

It also provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication ports (UARTs), one of which supports serial infrared communication. Each UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud rate generator, complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system. Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1.0 Mb/ s, which support 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 through a SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption.

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

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

Wake-On-LAN (WOR) Header

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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 1.0 Mb/s.

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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.

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.

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

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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 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. (*Note: Some components are very close to the mounting holes. All precautionary measures shall be taken to prevent damage done to these components when installing the motherboard into the chassis.)

Lever

Processor

(installed)

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

Pin 1

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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.

Support

The P4SCT/P4SCT+/P4SCT+II supports Dual channel, ECC/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.

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).

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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.

LAN1 LE D

Power Button

Overheat LED

Reset Button

IDE LED

Power On LED

Reset

Pwr

Vcc

Ground

1920

Vcc

Ground

NMI

LAN2 LED

(*P4SCT+ Only)

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2-6 Connecting Cables

Power Supply Connectors

The primary power supply connector (J20) on the P4SCT/ P4SCT+/P4SCT+II 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. (*You must use J21 for CPU Power.)

Pins #

1 & 2 3 & 4

Definition

Ground

+12 V

+12V 4-pin Connector

(J21)

Required

Connection

PW_ON Connector

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

Number

1 2

Definition

PW _ON

+3V

PW_ON

Pin Definitions

(JF1)

ATX Power Supply 24-pin Connector

Pin Definitions (J20)

Pin Number Definition 13 +3.3V 14 -12 V 15 COM 16 PS_ ON# 17 COM 18 COM 19 COM 20 Re s(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 +3.3V

CPU

478 PGA

MCH

PWR LED

COM2

USB 1/2

JPWAKE

WOR

COM 1

VGA

GLAN 1

PCI 1-X

PCI-X 2

PCI -X 3

PCI 2

BATTERY

BIOS

DIMM 0A (Blue)

Watch Dog

FRONT PANEL CTR

BANK0

BANK1

JF1

WOL

Speaker

I-SATA LED

Keylock

USB 3/4

24-pin ATX PWR Conn

GLAN 2

PCI 1

CHS FAN3

Intel's SATA2

JPUSB

LAN2 Enable

RAGE-XL

+12V 4-pin PWR Conn.

PWR Froce On

(North Bridge)

CHS FAN4

CPU Speed

Intel's SATA1

SATA1/5

SATA3/7SATA4/8

VGA Enable

AGP Pro

SMBus

SATA CTLR

GLAN CTLR

82541

CLR CMOS

Hance

Rapids

M-SATA1-2 Enable

Marvell

SATA2/6

Ch. Intru.

CHS FAN2

(Marvall's SATA)

Standby LED

LAN CTLR

82547

DIMM 1A (Blue)

DIMM 0B (Black)

DIMM 1B (Black)

Speaker

M- SATA LED

PWR Force On

LAN1 LED

Power Button

Overheat LED

Reset Button

IDE LED

Power On LED

Reset

Pwr

Vcc

Ground

1920

Vcc

Ground

NMI

LAN2 LED

A. 24-pin PWR Connector

B. 4-pin PWR Connector

C. PWR On Connector

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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.

Number

3 4

Definition

Reset

Ground

Reset Pin

Definitions

(JF1)

Overheat LED (OH)

Connect an LED to the OH connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating. Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions.

Overheat (OH) LED

Pin Definitions

(JF1)

Number

7 8

Definition

Vcc

GND

LAN1 LED

Power Button

Overheat LED

Reset Button

IDE LED

Power On LED

Reset

Pwr

Vcc

Ground

1920

Vcc

Ground

NMI

LAN2 LED

CPU

478 PGA

MCH

PWR LED

COM2

USB 1/2

JPWAKE

WOR

COM 1

VGA

GLAN 1

PCI 1-X

PCI-X 2

PCI -X 3

PCI 2

BATTERY

BIOS

DIMM 0A (Blue)

Watch Dog

FRONT PANEL CTR

BANK0

BANK1

JF1

WOL

Speaker

I-SATA LED

Keylock

USB 3/4

24-pin ATX PWR Conn

GLAN 2

PCI 1

CHS FAN3

Intel's SATA2

JPUSB

LAN2 Enable

RAGE-XL

+12V 4-pin PWR Conn.

PWR Froce On

(North Bridge)

CHS FAN4

CPU Speed

Intel's SATA1

SATA1/5

SATA3/7SATA4/8

VGA Enable

AGP Pro

SMBus

SATA CTLR

GLAN CTLR

82541

CLR CMOS

Hance

Rapids

M-SATA1-2 Enable

Marvell

SATA2/6

IDE1

IDE2

Ch. Intru.

CHS FAN2

(Marvall's SATA)

Standby LED

LAN CTLR

82547

DIMM 1A (Blue)

DIMM 0B (Black)

DIMM 1B (Black)

Speaker

M- SATA LED

PWR Force On

A. Reset Button B. Overheat Button

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LAN1 LED

Power Button

Overheat LED

Reset Button

IDE LED

Power On LED

Reset

Pwr

Vcc

Ground

1920

Vcc

Ground

NMI

LAN2 LED

GLAN1 LED

The GLAN1 (Gigabit LAN) LED connection is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1. Attach the LAN1 LED cable to display Gigabit LAN 1 activity. Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions.

GLAN1 LED Pin

Definitions

(JF1)

Number

11 12

Definition

Vcc

GND

GLAN2 LED(*P4SCT+/ P4SCT+II Only)

The GLAN2 LED connection is located on pins 9 and 10 of JF1. Attach the GLAN2 LED cable to display Gigabit LAN 2 activity. Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions.

GLAN2 LED

(*P4SCT+)

Pin Definitions

(JF1)

Number

Definition

Vcc

GND

CPU

478 PGA

MCH

PWR LED

COM2

USB 1/2

JPWAKE

WOR

COM 1

VGA

GLAN 1

PCI 1-X

PCI-X 2

PCI -X 3

PCI 2

BATTERY

BIOS

DIMM 0A (Blue)

Watch Dog

FRONT PANEL CTR

BANK0

BANK1

JF1

WOL

Speaker

I-SATA LED

Keylock

USB 3/4

24-pin ATX PWR Conn

GLAN 2

PCI 1

CHS FAN3

Intel's SATA2

JPUSB

LAN2 Enable

RAGE-XL

+12V 4-pin PWR Conn.

PWR Froce On

(North Bridge)

CHS FAN4

CPU Speed

Intel's SATA1

SATA1/5

SATA3/7SATA4/8

VGA Enable

AGP Pro

SMBus

SATA CTLR

GLAN CTLR

82541

CLR CMOS

Hance

Rapids

M-SATA1-2 Enable

Marvell

SATA2/6

IDE1

IDE2

Ch. Intru.

CHS FAN2

(Marvall's SATA)

Standby LED

LAN CTLR

82547

DIMM 1A (Blue)

DIMM 0B (Black)

DIMM 1B (Black)

Speaker

M- SATA LED

PWR Force On

A. GLAN1 LED B. GLAN2 LED

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LAN1 LED

Power Button

Overheat LED

Reset Button

IDE LED

Power On LED

Reset

Pwr

Vcc

Ground

1920

Vcc

Ground

NMI

LAN2 LED

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.

Number

15 16

Definition

+5V

Ground

Power_LED

Pin Definitions (JF1)

*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 and SATA activities. See the table on the right for pin definitions.

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

Num ber

D e fi n ition

+5V

HD Active

IDE Pin Definition

Number

1 2 3

Definition

+5V

Key

Ground

J17

Pin Definitions

CPU

478 PG

MCH

PWR LED

COM2

USB 1/2

Par

all

Port

JPWAKE

CH F

COM 1

GLAN 1

PCI 1-X

PCI-X 2

PCI -X 3

PCI 2

BATTER

BIOS

DIMM 0A (Blue)

Watch Dog

BANK0

BANK1

JF1

Super I/O

Speake

I-SATA LED

Keylock

USB 3/4

24-pin ATX

PWR

Conn

GLAN 2

PCI 1

CHS FAN3

Intel's SATA2

JPUSB

LAN2

ble

RAGE-XL

+12V 4-pin PWR Conn.

PWR Froce On

(North Bridge)

CHS FAN4

CPU S

peed

Intel's SATA1

SATA3/7

SATA4/8

VGA Enable

AGP Pro

SMBus

SATA CTLR

GLAN CTLR

82541

CLR CMOS

Hance

Rapids

M-SATA1-2 Enable

Marvell

IDE

Ch. Intru.

CHS FAN2

Standby LED

LAN CTLR

82547

DIMM 1A (Blue)

DIMM 0B (Black)

DIMM 1B (Black)

Speake

M- SATA LED

PWR Force On

B. PWR On LED

A. IDE LED

C. PWR LED Connector

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LAN1 LED

Power Butto

Overheat LED

Rese t Button

IDE LED

Power On LED

Reset

Pwr

Vcc

Ground

1920

Vcc

Ground

NMI

LAN2 LED

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

NMI Button

The non-maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1. Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions.

Number

19 20

Definition

Ground

Control

NMI Button Pin

Definitions (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.

Number

1 2 3 4 5 6

Infrared Pin

Definitions

(J16)

Definition

+5V

CIRRX

IRRX

Ground

IRTX

CPU

478 PGA

MCH

PWR LED

COM2

USB 1/2

JPWAKE

WOR

COM 1

VGA

GLAN 1

PCI 1-X

PCI-X 2

PCI -X 3

PCI 2

BATTERY

BIOS

DIMM 0A (Blue)

Watch Dog

FRONT PANEL CTR

BANK0

BANK1

JF1

WOL

Speaker

I-SATA LED

Keylock

USB 3/4

24-pin ATX PWR Conn

GLAN 2

PCI 1

CHS FAN3

Intel's SATA2

JPUSB

LAN2 Enable

RAGE-XL

+12V 4-pin PWR Conn.

PWR Froce On

(North Bridge)

CHS FAN4

CPU Speed

Intel's SATA1

SATA1/5

SATA3/7SATA4/8

VGA Enable

AGP Pro

SMBus

SATA CTLR

GLAN CTLR

82541

CLR CMOS

Hance

Rapids

M-SATA1-2 Enable

Marvell

SATA2/6

IDE1

IDE2

Ch. Intru.

CHS FAN2

(Marvall's SATA)

Standby LED

LAN CTLR

82547

DIMM 1A (Blue)

DIMM 0B (Black)

DIMM 1B (Black)

Speaker

M- SATA LED

PWR Force On

A. NMI Button

B. Speaker Connector

C. IR Connector

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Fan Headers

There are six fan headers on the P4SCT/P4SCT+/P4SCT+II, which are designated CPU/Chassis Fan1, CH Fan 2, CH Fan 3, CH Fan 4, and Over Heat Fan/CH Fan 5. (Chassis Fan 4 and Chassis Fan 5 are not monitored by BIOS.) Connect the fan on your CPU heatsink to the CPU/CH Fan1 header. See the table on the right for pin definitions.

Fan Head er Pin Definitions

(CPU, Chassis and Overheat)

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

(COM1, COM2)

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

Pin Number Definition 6 DS R 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI 10 NC

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

CPU

478 PGA

MCH

PWR LED

COM2

USB 1/2

JPWAKE

WOR

COM 1

VGA

GLAN 1

PCI 1-X

PCI-X 2

PCI -X 3

PCI 2

BATTERY

BIOS

DIMM 0A (Blue)

Watch Dog

FRONT PANEL CTR

BANK0

BANK1

JF1

WOL

Speaker

I-SATA LED

Keylock

USB 3/4

24-pin ATX PWR Conn

GLAN 2

PCI 1

CHS FAN3

Intel's SATA2

JPUSB

RAGE-XL

+12V 4-pin PWR Conn.

PWR Froce On

(North Bridge)

CHS FAN4

Intel's SATA1

SATA1/5

SATA3/7SATA4/8

VGA Enable

AGP Pro

SMBus

SATA CTLR

GLAN CTLR

82541

CLR CMOS

Hance

Rapids

M-SATA1-2 Enable

Marvell

SATA2/6

IDE1

IDE2

Ch. Intru.

CHS FAN2

(Marvall's SATA)

Standby LED

LAN CTLR

82547

DIMM 1A (Blue)

DIMM 0B (Black)

DIMM 1B (Black)

Speaker

M- SATA LED

PWR Force On

F. COM Port 1

G. COM Port 2

A. CPU/CH Fan 1

B. CH Fan 2 C. CH Fan 3 D. CH Fan 4

E. OH/CH Fan 5

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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.

Number

1 2

Defin i tio n

Intrusion Inpu

Ground

Chassis Intrusion

Pin Definitions (JL1)

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.)

Number

1 2 3

Defin i tio n

+5V Standby

Ground

Wake-up

Wake-On-LAN Pin De f in i tions (WO L)

CPU

478 PGA

MCH

PWR LED

COM2

USB 1/2

lle

l P

JPWAKE

WOR

COM 1

VGA

GLAN 1

PCI 1-X

PCI-X 2

PCI -X 3

PCI 2

FLOPPY

BATTERY

BIOS

DIMM 0A (Blue)

Watch Dog

FRONT PANEL CTR

BANK0

BANK1

JF1

WOL

I/O

Speaker

I-SATA LED

Keylock

USB 3/4

24-pin ATX PWR Conn

GLAN 2

PCI 1

CHS FAN3

Intel's SATA2

KB/Mouse

JPUSB

2 Enable

RAGE-XL

+12V 4-pin PWR Conn.

PWR Froce On

(North Bridge)

CHS FAN4

Intel's SATA1

SATA1/5

SATA3/7SATA4/8

VGA Enable

AGP Pro

SMBus

SATA CTLR

GLAN CTLR

82541

CLR CMOS

Hance

Rapids

M-SATA1-2 Enable

Marvell

SATA2/6

Ch. Intru.

CHS FAN2

(Marvall's SATA)

Standby LED

LAN CTLR

82547

DIMM 1A (Blue)

DIMM 0B (Black)

DIMM 1B (Black)

Speaker

M- SATA LED

PWR Force On

A. Wake-On-LAN

B. Chassis Intrusion

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Ethernet Ports GLAN1 and GLAN2 (*P4SCT/P4SCT+II only)

Two Eth

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

cables.

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.

SMB Header

A System Management Bus header is located at J15. Connect the appropriate cable here to utilize SMB on your system.

SMB Header

Pin Definitions (J15)

Number

1 2 3 4

Definition

Data

Ground

Clock

No Connection

CPU

478 PGA

MCH

PWR LED

COM2

USB 1/2

JPWAKE

WOR

COM 1

VGA

GLAN 1

PCI 1-X

PCI-X 2

PCI -X 3

PCI 2

BATTERY

BIOS

DIMM 0A (Blue)

Watch Dog

FRONT PANEL CTR

BANK0

BANK1

JF1

WOL

Speaker

I-SATA LED

Keylock

USB 3/4

24-pin ATX PWR Conn

GLAN 2

PCI 1

CHS FAN3

Intel's SATA2

KB/Mouse

JPUSB

RAGE-XL

+12V 4-pin PWR Conn.

PWR Froce On

(North Bridge)

CHS FAN4

Intel's SATA1

SATA1/5

SATA3/7SATA4/8

VGA Enable

AGP Pro

SMBus

SATA CTLR

GLAN CTLR

82541

CLR CMOS

Hance

Rapids

M-SATA1-2 Enable

Marvell

SATA2/6

Ch. Intru.

CHS FAN2

(Marvall's SATA)

Standby LED

LAN CTLR

82547

DIMM 1A (Blue)

DIMM 0B (Black)

DIMM 1B (Black)

Speaker

M- SATA LED

PWR Force On

B. GLAN1 & GLAN2

A. VGA Header

C. SMB Header

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Universal Serial Bus (USB)

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

Pin# Definition

1 +5V

2 P0-

3 P0+

4 Ground

Number

2 4 6 8

Definition

+5V POPO+

Ground

Number

1 3 5 7

Definition

+5V PO-

PO+

Ground

USB Pin Definition

USB 3/4

USB 1/2 (J12/J13)

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)

Number

1 2 3 4 5 6

Definition

Data

Ground

VCC

Clock

CPU

478 PGA

MCH

PWR LED

COM2

USB 1/2

JPWAKE

WOR

COM 1

VGA

GLAN 1

PCI 1-X

PCI-X 2

PCI -X 3

PCI 2

FLO

PPY

BATTERY

BIOS

DIMM 0A (Blue)

Watch Dog

FRONT PANEL CTR

BANK0

BANK1

JF1

WOL

Speaker

I-SATA LED

Keylock

USB 3/4

24-pin ATX PWR Conn

GLAN 2

PCI 1

CHS FAN3

Intel's SATA2

KB/Mouse

JPUSB

2 E

nab

RAGE-XL

+12V 4-pin PWR Conn.

PWR Froce On

(North Bridge)

CHS FAN4

Intel's SATA1

SATA1/5

SATA3/7SATA4/8

VGA Enable

AGP Pro

SMBus

SATA CTLR

GLAN CTLR

82541

CLR CMOS

Hance

Rapids

M-SATA1-2 Enable

Marvell

SATA2/6

Ch. Intru.

CHS FAN2

(Marvall's SATA)

Standby LED

LAN CTLR

82547

DIMM 1A (Blue)

DIMM 0B (Black)

DIMM 1B (Black)

Speaker

M- SATA LED

PWR Force On

A. Keyboard/Mouse

B. USB 1/2

C. USB 3/4

ABC

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Number

1 2

Definition

Ground

Wake-up

Wake-On-Ring Pin

Definitions (WOR)

Keylock Enable/Disable

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.

Definitions

1 & 2 (closed)

1 & 2 (Open)

Function Enabled

Disabled

Keylock Enabled/Disabled

(J36) Pin Definitions

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.

CPU

478 PGA

MCH

PWR LED

COM2

USB 1/2

lle

l P

JPWAKE

WOR

COM 1

VGA

GLAN 1

PCI 1-X

PCI-X 2

PCI -X 3

PCI 2

BATTERY

BIOS

DIMM 0A (Blue)

Watch Dog

FRONT PANEL CTR

BANK0

BANK1

JF1

WOL

r I/O

Speaker

I-SATA LED

Keylock

USB 3/4

24-pin ATX PWR Conn

UPER P4SCT/P4SCT+/P4SCT+II

GLAN 2

PCI 1

CHS FAN3

Intel's SATA2

JPUSB

LAN2 Enable

RAGE-XL

+12V 4-pin PWR Conn.

PWR Froce On

(North Bridge)

CHS FAN4

Intel's SATA1

SATA1/5

SATA3/7SATA4/8

VGA Enable

AGP Pro

SMBus

SATA CTLR

GLAN CTLR

82541

CLR CMOS

Hance

Rapids

M-SATA1-2 Enable

Marvell

SATA2/6

Ch. Intru.

CHS FAN2

(Marvall's SATA)

Standby LED

LAN CTLR

82547

DIMM 1A (Blue)

DIMM 0B (Black)

DIMM 1B (Black)

Speaker

M- SATA LED

PWR Force On

A. Wake-On Ring

B. Keylock Enable

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Intel's SATA LED

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

Intel's SATA LED

Pin Definitions

(J37)

Number

1 2 3 4 5

Definition (I-)SATA1 (I-)SATA2

NC NC NC

Marvell's SATA LED (*P4SCT+/ P4SCT+II Only)

The header for Marvell's SATA LED is located on JS9. This header will display all Marvell's SATA activities. See the table on the right for pin definitions.

Marvell's SATA Pin Definitions

(JS9)

Pin Number Definition 1 (M-)SATA1 2 (M-)SATA2 3 (M-)SATA3 4 (M-)SATA4 5 (M-)SATA

LED Comm

Pin Number Definition 6 NC 7 NC 8 NC 9 NC 10 Key

CPU

478 PG

MCH

PWR LED

COM2

USB 1/2

all

ort

JPWAKE

CH F

COM 1

GLAN 1

PCI 1-X

PCI-X 2

PCI -X 3

PCI 2

BATTER

BIOS

DIMM 0A (Blue)

Watch Dog

BANK0

BANK1

JF1

Super I/O

Speake

I-SATA LED

Keylock

USB 3/4

24-pin ATX

PWR

Conn

GLAN 2

PCI 1

CHS FAN3

Intel's SATA2

ouse

JPUSB

RAGE-XL

+12V 4-pin PWR Conn.

PWR Froce On

(North Bridge)

CHS FAN4

CPU Speed

Intel's SATA1

SATA3/7

SATA4/8

VGA Enable

AGP Pro

SMBus

SATA CTLR

GLAN CTLR

82541

CLR CMOS

Hance

Rapids

M-SATA1-2 Enable

Marvell

IDE1

IDE2

Ch. Intru.

CHS FAN2

Standby LED

LAN CTLR

82547

DIMM 1A (Blue)

DIMM 0B (Black)

DIMM 1B (Black)

Speake

M- SATA LED

PWR Force On

B. Intel SATA LED C. Marvell SATA LED

Standby Power LED

The Standby Power LED Indicator is located on LE2. When the Standby PWR LED is on, it indicates the system standby power is on.

A. Standby PWR LED

ABC

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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

CPU

478 PGA

MCH

PWR LED

COM2

USB 1/2

JPWAKE

WOR

COM 1

VGA

GLAN 1

PCI 1-X

PCI-X 2

PCI -X 3

PCI 2

BATTERY

BIOS

DIMM 0A (Blue)

Watch Dog

FRONT PANEL CTR

BANK0

BANK1

JF1

WOL

Speaker

I-SATA LED

Keylock

USB 3/4

24-pin ATX PWR Conn

GLAN 2

PCI 1

CHS FAN3

Intel's SATA2

JPUSB

LAN2 Enable

RAGE-XL

+12V 4-pin PWR Conn.

PWR Froce On

(North Bridge)

CHS FAN4

CPU Speed

Intel's SATA1

SATA1/5

SATA3/7SATA4/8

VGA Enable

AGP Pro

SMBus

SATA CTLR

GLAN CTLR

82541

CLR CMOS

Hance

Rapids

M-SATA1-2 Enable

Marvell

SATA2/6

IDE1

IDE2

Ch. Intru.

CHS FAN2

(Marvall's SATA)

Standby LED

LAN CTLR

82547

DIMM 1A (Blue)

DIMM 0B (Black)

DIMM 1B (Black)

Speaker

M- SATA LED

PWR Force On

A. Clear CMOS

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USB Wake-Up (*USB1/2 Only)

Use JPUSB1 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 the jumper a 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

VCC5V

USB Wake-Up

Jumper Settings (JPUSB1

)

VCC5V

Standby

Marvell's SATA Enable (*P4SCT+/P4SCT+II Only)

JPS1 is used to enable or disable Marvell's Serial ATA Controller. See the table on right for pin definitions. Intel's Serial ATA Controller is enabled or disabled via the BIOS.

Jumper

Position

1-2 2-3

Definition Disabled

Enabled

Marvell's SATA Enable

Jumper Settings (JPS1)

(P4SCT+/P 4 SCT+II Only

)

CPU

478 PGA

MCH

PWR LED

COM2

USB 1/2

arallel P

ort

JPWAKE

WOR

COM 1

VGA

GLAN 1

PCI 1-X

PCI-X 2

PCI -X 3

PCI 2

BATTERY

BIOS

DIMM 0A (Blue)

Watch Dog

FRONT PANEL CTR

BANK0

BANK1

JF1

WOL

er I/O

Speaker

I-SATA LED

Keylock

USB 3/4

24-pin ATX PWR Conn

GLAN 2

PCI 1

CHS FAN3

Intel's SATA2

JPUSB

RAGE-XL

+12V 4-pin PWR Conn.

PWR Froce On

(North Bridge)

CHS FAN4

CPU Speed

Intel's SATA1

SATA1/5

SATA3/7SATA4/8

VGA Enable

AGP Pro

SMBus

SATA CTLR

GLAN CTLR

82541

CLR CMOS

Hance

Rapids

M-SATA1-2 Enable

Marvell

SATA2/6

IDE1

IDE2

Ch. Intru.

CHS FAN2

(Marvall's SATA)

Standby LED

LAN CTLR

82547

DIMM 1A (Blue)

DIMM 0B (Black)

DIMM 1B (Black)

Speaker

M- SATA LED

PWR Force On

A. USB Wake-Up

B. Marvell SATA Enable

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Watch Dog Enable/Disable

JP8 enables 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 application is "hung up". Pins 2-3 will generate a non-maskable interrupt signal 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.)

Jumper Position Pins 1-2 Pins 2-3

Open

Definition

WD to Reset

WD to NMI

Disabled

Watch Dog

Jumper Settings (JP8)

CPU

478 PGA

MCH

PWR LED

COM2

USB 1/2

JPWAKE

WOR

COM 1

VGA

GLAN 1

PCI 1-X

PCI-X 2

PCI -X 3

PCI 2

BATTERY

BIOS

DIMM 0A (Blue)

Watch Dog

FRONT PANEL CTR

BANK0

BANK1

JF1

WOL

Speaker

I-SATA LED

Keylock

USB 3/4

24-pin ATX PWR Conn

GLAN 2

PCI 1

CHS FAN3

Intel's SATA2

KB/Mouse

JPUSB

RAGE-XL

+12V 4-pin PWR Conn.

PWR Froce On

(North Bridge)

CHS FAN4

eed

Intel's SATA1

SATA1/5

SATA3/7SATA4/8

VGA Enable

AGP Pro

SMBus

SATA CTLR

GLAN CTLR

82541

CLR CMOS

Hance

Rapids

M-SATA1-2 Enable

Marvell

SATA2/6

Ch. Intru.

CHS FAN2

(Marvall's SATA)

Standby LED

LAN CTLR

82547

DIMM 1A (Blue)

DIMM 0B (Black)

DIMM 1B (Black)

Speaker

M- SATA LED

PWR Force On

A. Watch Dog Enable

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GLAN2 Enable/Disable

(*P4SCT+/P4SCT+ only)

Change the setting of jumper JPL2 to enable or disable the onboard LAN on the motherboard. See the table on the right for jumper settings. The default setting is Enabled. (For LAN1, please change the setting in the BIOS.)

Jumper

Position Pins 1-2 Pins 2-3

Definition

Enabled

Disabled

LAN

Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

(JPL2-*P4SCT+)

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.

CPU

478 PGA

MCH

PWR LED

COM2

USB 1/2

JPWAKE

WOR

COM 1

VGA

GLAN 1

PCI 1-X

PCI-X 2

PCI -X 3

PCI 2

BATTERY

BIOS

DIMM 0A (Blue)

Watch Dog

FRONT PANEL CTR

BANK0

BANK1

JF1

WOL

Speaker

I-SATA LED

Keylock

USB 3/4

24-pin ATX PWR Conn

GLAN 2

PCI 1

CHS FAN3

Intel's SATA2

KB/Mouse

JPUSB

RAGE-XL

+12V 4-pin PWR Conn.

PWR Froce On

(North Bridge)

CHS FAN4

Intel's SATA1

SATA1/5

SATA3/7SATA4/8

VGA Enable

AGP Pro

SMBus

SATA CTLR

GLAN CTLR

82541

CLR CMOS

Hance

Rapids

M-SATA1-2 Enable

Marvell

SATA2/6

Ch. Intru.

CHS FAN2

(Marvall's SATA)

Standby LED

LAN CTLR

82547

DIMM 1A (Blue)

DIMM 0B (Black)

DIMM 1B (Black)

Speaker

M- SATA LED

PWR Force On

B. GLAN Enable

A. Keyboard Wake-UP Enable

Jumper

Position

1-2

2-3

Definition

VCC5V

Keyboard Wake-Up

umper Settings (JPWAKE

)

VCC5V

Standby

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Front Side Bus Speed

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.

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

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)

CPU

478 PGA

MCH

PWR LED

COM2

USB 1/2

lle

l P

JPWAKE

WOR

COM 1

VGA

GLAN 1

PCI 1-X

PCI-X 2

PCI -X 3

PCI 2

BATTERY

BIOS

DIMM 0A (Blue)

Watch Dog

FRONT PANEL CTR

BANK0

BANK1

JF1

WOL

I/O

Speaker

I-SATA LED

Keylock

USB 3/4

24-pin ATX PWR Conn

UPER P4SCT/P4SCT+/P4SCT+II

GLAN 2

PCI 1

CHS FAN3

Intel's SATA2

JPUSB

RAGE-XL

+12V 4-pin PWR Conn.

PWR Froce On

(North Bridge)

CHS FAN4

Intel's SATA1

SATA1/5

SATA3/7SATA4/8

VGA Enable

AGP Pro

SMBus

SATA CTLR

GLAN CTLR

82541

CLR CMOS

Hance

Rapids

M-SATA1-2 Enable

Marvell

SATA2/6

Ch. Intru.

CHS FAN2

(Marvall's SATA)

Standby LED

LAN CTLR

82547

DIMM 1A (Blue)

DIMM 0B (Black)

DIMM 1B (Black)

Speaker

M- SATA LED

PWR Force On

A. VGA Enable

B. CPU Speed

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2-8 Parallel Port, Floppy Drive, Hard Drive and AGP 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 PGA

MCH

PWR LED

COM2

USB 1/2

JPWAKE

WOR

COM 1

VGA

GLAN 1

PCI 1-X

PCI-X 2

PCI -X 3

PCI 2

BATTERY

BIOS

DIMM 0A (Blue)

Watch Dog

FRONT PANEL CTR

BANK0

BANK1

JF1

WOL

Speaker

I-SATA LED

Keylock

USB 3/4

24-pin ATX PWR Conn

GLAN 2

PCI 1

CHS FAN3

Intel's SATA2

JPUSB

LAN2 Enable

RAGE-XL

+12V 4-pin PWR Conn.

PWR Froce On

(North Bridge)

CHS FAN4

CPU Speed

Intel's SATA1

SATA1/5

SATA3/7SATA4/8

VGA Enable

AGP Pro

SMBus

SATA CTLR

GLAN CTLR

82541

CLR CMOS

Hance

Rapids

M-SATA1-2 Enable

Marvell

SATA2/6

IDE1

IDE2

Ch. Intru.

CHS FAN2

(Marvall's SATA)

Standby LED

LAN CTLR

82547

DIMM 1A (Blue)

DIMM 0B (Black)

DIMM 1B (Black)

Speaker

M- SATA LED

PWR Force On

A. Parallel Port

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IDE Connectors

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.

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 Pin Definitions (J7 )

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 Defini tions

(J2, J5)

CPU

478 PGA

MCH

PWR LED

COM2

USB 1/2

JPWAKE

WOR

COM 1

VGA

GLAN 1

PCI 1-X

PCI-X 2

PCI -X 3

PCI 2

BATTERY

BIOS

DIMM 0A (Blue)

Watch Dog

FRONT PANEL CTR

BANK0

BANK1

JF1

WOL

Speaker

I-SATA LED

Keylock

USB 3/4

24-pin ATX PWR Conn

GLAN 2

PCI 1

CHS FAN3

Intel's SATA2

KB/Mouse

JPUSB

2 E

RAGE-XL

+12V 4-pin PWR Conn.

PWR Froce On

(North Bridge)

CHS FAN4

Intel's SATA1

SATA1/5

SATA3/7SATA4/8

VGA Enable

AGP Pro

SMBus

SATA CTLR

GLAN CTLR

82541

CLR CMOS

Hance

Rapids

M-SATA1-2 Enable

Marvell

SATA2/6

Ch. Intru.

CHS FAN2

(Marvall's SATA)

Standby LED

LAN CTLR

82547

DIMM 1A (Blue)

DIMM 0B (Black)

DIMM 1B (Black)

Speaker

M- SATA LED

PWR Force On

C. Floppy

A. IDE 1 Connector

B. IDE 1 Connector

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1.5V 8xAGP Pro Slot (*P4SCT/P4ST+II)

The P4SCT/P4SCT+/P4SCT+II includes an 8xAGP Pro slot for highperformance video cards. It is backward compatible with 4xAGP and 2xAGP graphics cards. To install a VGA card, power down the system and remove the I/O shield corresponding to the AGP Pro slot. Push the AGP card down and make sure that the golden finger does not show. Then, screw the AGP card onto the board. Replace all chassis covers before restoring power to the system.

Figure 2-5. 8xAGP Pro Slot

CPU

478 PGA

MCH

PWR LED

COM2

USB 1/2

lle

l P

JPWAKE

WOR

COM 1

VGA

GLAN 1

PCI 1-X

PCI-X 2

PCI -X 3

PCI 2

FLOPPY

BATTERY

BIOS

DIMM 0A (Blue)

Watch Dog

FRONT PANEL CTR

BANK0

BANK1

JF1

WOL

r I/O

Speaker

I-SATA LED

Keylock

USB 3/4

24-pin ATX PWR Conn

UPER P4SCT/P4SCT+/P4SCT+II

GLAN 2

PCI 1

CHS FAN3

Intel's SATA2

JPUSB

RAGE-XL

+12V 4-pin PWR Conn.

PWR Froce On

(North Bridge)

CHS FAN4

Intel's SATA1

SATA1/5

SATA3/7SATA4/8

VGA Enable

AGP Pro

SMBus

SATA CTLR

GLAN CTLR

82541

CLR CMOS

Hance

Rapids

M-SATA1-2 Enable

Marvell

SATA2/6

Ch. Intru.

CHS FAN2

(Marvall's SATA)

Standby LED

LAN CTLR

82547

DIMM 1A (Blue)

DIMM 0B (Black)

DIMM 1B (Black)

Speaker

M- SATA LED

PWR Force On

A. AGP Slot

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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 875P Canterwood/7210 Canterwood ES chipset 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 GBMemory 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 on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/techsupport.htm) before contacting Technical Support.

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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 (408) 503-8019.

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What type of memory does my motherboard support? Answer: The P4SCT/P4SCT+/P4SCT+II supports up to 4 GB of ECC/non-

ECC, unbuffered 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). You can also download the EXE file to your desktop and then, double click on it. When prompted, insert a floppy disk, and a bootable floppy will be created. Once the bootable floppy disk is created, please reboot your system with the floppy in your disk drive, and it will automatically flash the system.

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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?

Table 3-1. P4SCT/P4SCT+/P4SCT+II PCI IRQs

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.

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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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BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the AwardBIOS for the P4SCT/P4SCT+/P4SCT+II. 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".

XIDE 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.

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".

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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)".

4-4.2 Advanced Chipset Control

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

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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".

Smart Fan Control

Select "Enabled" to enable the function of Smart Fan Control. The options are "Disabled" and "Enabled".

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".

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.

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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:

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".

Reset Configuration Data

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".

X Hard Disk Boot Priority

This item allows the user to select the Boot Priority of the following Hard Disk Devices.

XRemovable 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:

X 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

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 Test CMOS R/W functionality. C0h Early chipset initialization:

-Disable shadow RAM

-Disable L2 cache (sock et 7 or below)

-Program basic chipset registers

C1h Detect memory

-Auto-dete ction of DR AM 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 loca ting in physical a ddress 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 ke yboard con troller for Wi nbond 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 Reser ve d 0Ch Reser ve d 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-tim e clock pow er statu s , and then check for

overrid e . 13h Reserved 14h Program chipset default values into chipset. Chipset default

values are MODBINable by OEM customers. 15h Reserved 16h Initial Early_Init_Onboard_Generator 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 specified, all H/W

interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W

interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR. 1Ch Reser ve d 1Dh Initial EARLY_PM_INIT switch. 1Eh Reser ve d 1Fh Load keyboard matrix (notebook platform) 20h Reserved 21h HPM initialization (notebook platform) 22h Reserved 23h 1. Check validity of RTC valu e :

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

4. Onboard clock generator initialization. Disable respective clock resource to empty PCI & DIMM slots.

5. Early PCI initialization:

-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. Exam ple: onboard IDE

controller.

 Measure CPU speed.

 Invo ke video BIOS.

2Ah Reserved 2Bh Reser ve d 2Ch Reser ve d

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2Dh 1. Initialize multi-language

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

2Eh Reser ve d 2Fh Reserved 30h Reserved 31h Reserved 32h Reserved 33h Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 se r ies Super I/O chips . 34h Reserved 35h Reserved 36h Reserved 37h Reserved 38h Reserved 39h Reserved 3Ah Reserved 3Bh Reser ve d 3Ch Test 82 5 4 3Dh Reserved 3Eh Test 8259 int e r rupt mask bits for channel 1. 3Fh Reserved 40h Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for ch annel 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 testi ng the las t double word of each 64K page.

2. Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU.

4Ah Reserved 4Bh Reser ve d 4Ch Reser ve d 4Dh Reserved 4Eh 1. Program MTRR of M1 CPU

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

3. Initialize the APIC for P6 class 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.

POST (hex) Description

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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 Reser ve d 5Dh 1. Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_I O switch.

2. Initialize Init_Onboard_AUDIO switch. 5Eh Reser ve d 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 Reser ve d 6Dh 1. Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices.

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

6Eh Reser ve d 6Fh 1. Initialize floppy controller

2. Set up floppy rela ted fiel ds in 40:har dware.

70h Reserved 71h Reserved 72h Reserved 73h (Optional Feat ure)

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 s erial ports & parallel ports. 78h Reserved 79h Reserved 7Ah Detect & install co-processor 7Bh Reser ve d 7Ch Reser ve d 7Dh Reserved 7Eh Reser ve d 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 Reserve d 81h Reserve d 82h 1. Call chipset power management hook.

2. Recover the text font us ed by EPA logo (not for full screen lo go)

3. If password is set, ask for password. 83h Save all da t a in st a c k bac k t o CMO S 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. Invo ke ISA adapt e r ROMs

6. Assign IRQs to PCI devices

7. Initialize APM

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

2. Progra m boot up speed

3. Chipset final initialization.

4. Power management final initialization

5. Clear screen & display summ ary t able

6. Program K6 write allocation

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

2. Update keyboard LED & typematic rate 96h 1. Bui ld MP table

2. Build & update ESCD

3. Se t CMO S c e nt ur y 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. (*The following

section provides information on Adaptec's SATA RAID Driver based on the Intel Hance Rapids ICH Controller. For additional information regarding the Adaptec SATA Host RAID driver based on the Marvell 88SX5041 Controller, please refer to Adaptec's SATA Host RAID Utility User's Guide included in Supermicro's bootable CD. You can also access Adaptec's User's Guides on our web site at www.supermicro.com. Please also note that the Marvell Controller is only available for the P4SCT+ and the P4SCT+II boards.)

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 Canterwood (875P) and Canterwood ES (E7210)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 P4SCT/ P4SCT+/P4SCT+II 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 P4SCT/P4SCT+/P4SCT+II 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.)

5 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected. The

Array Properties menu displays (as the screen shown on the next page).

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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 following screen), 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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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 selected 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 optimized its functionality. 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.

Notes: The default user name and password are ADMIN. In the Windows OS environment, the Supero Doctor III settings take precedence over the BIOS settings. When first installed, Supero Doctor III adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in BIOS. Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor, since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings. For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings, please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in BIOS.

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