Supero SUPER P4STA User Manual

®

SUPER P4STA

(Pentium®4 1.5GHz-1.3GHz Processors

and Intel 850 Chipset Supported)

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0

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 P4STA motherboard. The SUPER P4STA supports Single Intel
Pentium® 4 423-pin FPGA, 1.3 GHz -1.5 GHz+ processors at the front side
bus speed of 400 MHz. Please refer to the support section of our web site
(http://www.supermicro.com/TechSupport.htm) for a complete listing of sup­ported processors.

Single 423-pin Pentium 4 PGA processors are housed in a 423-pin package.

Manual Organization

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

box, describes the features, specifications and performance of the SUPER
P4STA mainboard and provides detailed information about the chipset.

Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static-sensitive devices. Read
this chapter when you want to install the processor and RIMM 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 and the twisted wires for the power supply, the reset
button, the keylock/power LED, the speaker and the keyboard.

If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes troubleshoot-
ing 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.

The Appendix A provides BIOS POST Codes.

The Appendix B lists BIOS POST Messages

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Table of Contents

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Preface

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

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

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

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

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

SUPER P4STA Image............................................................................... 1-3

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

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

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

1-3 Special Features ........................................................................................... 1-10

Communication and Networking Riser ................................................ 1-10

1-4 PC Health Monitoring.................................................................................... 1-10

1-5 ACPI/PC 99 Features ................................................................................... 1-12

1-6 Power Supply ............................................................................................... 1-14

1- 7 Super I/O......................................................................................................... 1-14

Chapter 2: Installation

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

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

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

2-4 Installing RIMMs............................................................................................... 2-5

2- 5 Port/Front Control Panel Connector Locations ...................................... 2-6,7

2-6 Connecting Cables ......................................................................................... 2-8

Power Supply Connector ....................................................................... 2-8

Infrared Connector ................................................................................... 2-8

PWR_ON .................................................................................................... 2-9

Reset........................................................................................................... 2-9

Hard Drive LED ........................................................................................ 2-9

Keylock/Power LED ................................................................................. 2-9

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

ATX PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports ....................................................... 2-10

Universal Serial Bus.............................................................................. 2-10

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

Wake-On-LAN ......................................................................................... 2-10

CD Headers............................................................................................. 2-11

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

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

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

2- 7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-12

Explanation of Jumpers ........................................................................ 2- 12

Rambus Bus Speed............................................................................... 2-12

CMOS Clear............................................................................................. 2-13

AC'97 Enable/Disable ............................................................................. 2-13

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

Keyboard Wake-Up................................................................................. 2-14

2- 8 Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive and AGP Connections ................ 2-14

Parallel Port Connector ......................................................................... 2- 15

Floppy Connector ................................................................................... 2-15

IDE Connectors ...................................................................................... 2- 15

AGP Slot ................................................................................................... 2-16

2-9 Installing Software Drivers ......................................................................... 2-17

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- 6

Chapter 4: Award BIOS

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

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

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

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

4-5 PCI/PnP Menu ................................................................................................. 4-18

4-6 Power Management ...................................................................................... 4-19

4-7 Boot-up Devices ............................................................................................ 4-22

4-8 Security Setup ............................................................................................... 4-24

4- 9 Exit Setup ....................................................................................................... 4-26

Appendices:

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

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

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Appendix C: Award BIOS POST Codes ...............................................................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.

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

Two (2) ATA66/100 ribbon cable for IDE devices

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

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

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

Two (2) CPU heat sink Holders (Retention)

Two (2) continous Memory Modules

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CONTACTING SUPERMICRO

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

2051 Junction Avenue

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

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

European Office

Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML,

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacific

Tel: [phone] ext.102
Fax : [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

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SUPER P4STA

Figure 1-1. SUPER P4STA Image

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Figure 1-3. SUPER P4STA Layout

(not drawn to scale)

SUPER P4STA

COM1

KB/

MOUSE

J24

24-pin SSI and 20-pin ATX

supported. (*Note below)

J10

USB 0/1

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PCI 2

PCI 3

USB2

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LINE IN

MIC

12"

1

JBT1

FWH

P4 423-pin

Processor

FCPGA Package

COM2

GAME PORT

AC'97 Audio
CODEC chip

JL1

JOH

PCI 4

PCI 5

AGP 4X PRO (1.5V only)

CNR/USB3

J12

J14

CD2

CD1

SUPER I/O

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J18

J22

Clock

12V PW

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CHA BANK1

CHB BANK1

J3

J4 J2

J5

1

J21

Overheat

Fan

1

(*Note: The Power Supply meets the spec. of 24-pin SSI connector, but it also
supports a 20-ATX connector. Make sure that Pin1 of the PS connector is seated
on Pin 1 of J21.)

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P4STA Quick Reference

Jumpers Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear Pins 1-2 (Normal)
J2/J2A1 Memory Speeds (see the table below)

JP4 AC97 Audio Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPWAKE Keyboard Wake-Up Pins 1-2 (Disabled)

Connectors Description

CD1 Audio CD Input (large connector)
CD2 Audio CD Input (small connector)
CNR Communications/Networking Riser
COM1/COM2 COM1/COM2 Serial Port Connector
CPU FAN CPU Fan Header
Chassis Fan Chassis Fan Header
Overheat Fan Thermal Control Fan Header(OH Backup
Fan)GAME Game Port
J2, J3, J4, J5 Memory (RIMM) Slots
J6, J7 IDE Hard Disk Drive Connectors
JP5 Floppy Disk Drive Connector
*J21, J24(See Notes)ATX 12V Power Connector (1: 24-pin,1: 4pin)
J17 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
J18, J19, J20 Universal Serial Bus Ports
J15 Parallel Printer Port
JF1, JF2 Front Control Panel
JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header
JOH Overheat LED
JWOR Wake-On-Ring Header
LINE IN Audio In Connector
LINE OUT Audio Out (Speaker) Connector
MIC Microphone Input
USB3 Universal Serial Bus Port #3
WOL Wake-on-LAN Header

JP2 JP2A1 RAMBUS
1-2 1-2 AUTO
2-3 OPEN 300 MHZ
OPEN OPEN 400MHZ

*Notes:1. J24 4-pin connector must be connected to meet the
safety requirement of the ATX 12 V Spec. unless you have a SSI
24-pin power supply. (If you have a SSI 24-pin Power Supply, you
need to populate J21.) 2. Also see chapter 2 for detailed
information on Jumpers, I/O ports and JF1/JF2-Front

Panel Connectors (Pg.2-6). Jumpers not indicated are for test
purposes only.

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PCI 1

Figure 1-5. 850 Chipset:

System Block Diagram

NOTE: This is a general block diagram and may not

exactly represent the features on your motherboard. See

the following pages for the actual specifications of each

motherboard.

LEDs

4XAGP

PGA423
CPU

82850
MCH

82801
ICH2

82802
FWH

USB0,1

USB2,3

RIMM Bank0

RIMM Bank1

LPC I/O

CNR

Audio
Codec

(Optional)

PCI 5

PCI 4

PCI 3

PCI 2

PS/2 Mouse
PS/2 Keyboard

Serial Port

Parallel Port

Mic In

Line In

CD ROM

AC Link

LPC Bus

PCI Bus

Dual RIMM

channels

AGP Interface

system Bus

ATA-33/66/100

USB

IDEs

850 Chipset

Line Out

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Features of the P4STA Motherboard

CPU

• Single Pentium® 4 423-pin PGA 1.3 GHz-1.5 GHz+ processors at 400
MHz front side bus speed

Memory

• Four 184-pin RIMM modules for 600/800 MHz RDRAM memory up to 2
GB. Error Checking & Correction and Parity Checking are fully sup­ported.

Chipset

• Intel 850 Chipset

Expansion Slots

• Five 32-bit PCI slots

• One 4x AGP Pro (1.5V) slot

• One CNR (Communications and Network Riser Card) slot

BIOS

• 4 Mb Firmware Hub Award BIOS® Flash BIOS

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

PC Health Monitoring

• Seven onboard voltage monitors for CPU core, chipset voltage, +3.3V,

+5V and ±12V

• Three-fan status monitor with firmware/software on/off control

• Environmental temperature monitoring and control

• CPU fan auto-off in sleep mode

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

• System overheat LED and control

• System resource alert

• Hardware BIOS virus protection

• Auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core

ACPI/PC 98 Features

• Microsoft OnNow

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

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• BIOS support for USB keyboard

• Real-time clock wake-up alarm

• Main switch override mechanism

• External modem ring-on

Onboard I/O

• Dual Ultra DMA Bus Master with DMA IDE 100MB supported

• 1 floppy port interface (up to 2.88 MB)

• 2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports

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

supported parallel port

• PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports

• 1 infrared port

• 4 USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports

Other

• Internal/external modem ring-on

• Recovery from AC power loss control

• Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

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

CD Utilities

• BIOS flash upgrade utility

• Drivers for 850 chipset utilities

Dimensions

• ATX: 12" x 9.6" (305 x 244 mm)

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1-2 Chipset Overview

Intel’s 850 chipset is made up of three main components:
*82850 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) with Accelerated Hub Architecture
(AHA) bus,

*82801 BA I/O Controller Hub (ICH2) with AHA bus,

*82802 AB Firmware Hub (FWH).

Memory Controller Hub (MCH)

The MCH includes the host (CPU) interface, RDRAM interface, ICH interface
and 4xAGP interface for the 850 chipset. It contains advanced power
management logic and supports dual channels for RDRAM. The AGP 2.0
interface supports 4x data transfers and operates at a peak bandwidth of
1056 GB. The MCH host interface bus runs at 100 MHz.

I/O Controller Hub (ICH2)

The ICH2 is the I/O Controller Hub subsystem on the P4STA, which inte­grates many of the Input/Output functions of the 850 chipset, including a
two-channel ATA-33/66/100 Bus Master IDE controller. It also provides the
interface to the PCI Bus and communicates with the MCH over a dedicated
hub interface bus-the AHA. The P4STA has the more powerful ICH2, which
includes a dual channel IDE controller and two USB controllers that offer 24
Mbps of bandwidth across four ports. ICH2 also features an enhanced
AC'97 interface that supports full surround sound for the Dolby Digital Audio
used on DVDs.

Firmware Hub (FWH)

The FWH is a component that brings added security and manageability to
the PC platform infrastructure. This device includes an integrated Random
Number Generator (RNG) for stronger encryption, digital signing and secu­rity protocols. The FWH stores the system BIOS and video BIOS to eliminate
a redundant nonvolatile memory component.

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Recovery from AC Power Loss

BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond
when AC power is lost and then restored to the system. You can choose
for the system to remain powered off (in which case you must hit the
power switch to turn it back on) or for it to automatically return to a power
on state. See the Power Lost Control setting in the BIOS chapter of this
manual to change this setting. The default setting is Always OFF.

1-3 Special Features

Communication and Networking Riser

The CNR slot supports audio, modem and networking cards and provides
interfaces that support multichannel audio, V.90 analog modems, home net­working through a telephone line, 10/100 Ethernet-based networking and
future technologies. Separating sound and communications systems from
the motherboard makes them less sensitive to noise.

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER
P4STA. Both have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports
PC health monitoring.

Seven Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Core, Chipset
Voltage, +3.3V,

++

++

+5V and

±±

±±

±12V

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

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Three-Fan Status Monitor with Firmware/Software On/Off
Control

The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans. The
onboard 3-pin CPU and chassis fans are controlled by the power manage­ment functions. The thermal fan is controlled by the overheat detection
logic.

Environmental Temperature Control

The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and
will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds
a user-defined threshold. The overheat circuitry runs independently from
the CPU. It can continue to monitor for overheat conditions even when the
CPU is in sleep mode. Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high,
it will automatically turn on the thermal control fan to prevent any overheat
damage to the CPU. The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the
overall system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature
is too high.

CPU Fan Auto-Off in Sleep Mode

The CPU fan activates when the power is turned on. It can be turned off
when the CPU is in sleep mode. When in sleep mode, the CPU will not run
at full power, thereby generating less heat.

CPU Overheat LED and Control

This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning
function in the BIOS. This allows the user to define an overheat tempera­ture. When this temperature is exceeded, both the overheat fan and the
warning LED are turned on.

System Resource Alert

This feature is available when used with Intel's LANDesk Client Manager
(optional). It is used to notify the user of certain system events. For
example, if the system is running low on virtual memory and there is insuf­ficient hard drive space for saving the data, you can be alerted of the
potential problem.

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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 3-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.

1-5 ACPI/PC 99 Features

ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. The ACPI
specification defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that pro­vides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout
a PC system, including its hardware, operating system and application soft­ware. This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals
such as CD-ROMs, network cards, hard disk drives and printers. This also
includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs, TVs, tele­phones and stereos.

In addition to enabling operating system-directed power management, ACPI
provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an oper­ating system-independent interface for configuration control. ACPI lever­ages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor
architecture-independent implementation that is compatible with both Win­dows 98 and Windows NT 5.0. Note: To utilize ACPI, you must reinstall
Windows 98. To reinstall Windows 98 with ACPI, enter DOS and type
"setup /p J" at the CDROM prompt (usually D:\) with the Windows 98 CD
loaded. (Make sure you include the spaces after "setup" and "p".) Then hit
<Enter>. You can check to see if ACPI has been properly installed by
looking for it in the Device Manager, which is located in the Control Panel in
Windows.

Microsoft OnNow

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

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quests.

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.

Real Time Clock Wake-Up Alarm

Although the PC may be perceived to be off when not in use, it is still
capable of responding to preset wake-up events. In the BIOS, the user can
set a timer to wake-up the system at a predetermined time.

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 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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Introduction

1-7 Super I/O

The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a floppy disk
drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077/765, a data
separator, write pre-compensation circuitry, decode logic, data rate selec­tion, a clock generator, drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA
logic. The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I/O greatly
reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk
drives. The Super I/O supports four 360 K, 720 K, 1.2 M, 1.44 M or 2.88 M
disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb/s, 500 Kb/s or 1 Mb/s.

Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

Wake-On-LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to re­motely power up a computer that is powered off. Remote PC setup, up­dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that
daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted. The
motherboards have a 3-pin header (WOL) to connect to the 3-pin header on
a Network Interface Card (NIC) that has WOL capability. Wake-On-LAN
must be enabled in BIOS. Note that Wake-On-Lan can only be used with an
ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply.

1-6 Power Supply

As with all computer products, a stable power source is necessary for
proper and reliable operation. It is even more important for processors that
have high CPU clock rates of 1.3 GHz and above.

The SUPER P4STA accommodates ATX 12V power supplies. Although most
power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU, some
are inadequate.

It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that
meets ATX 12V power supply Specification 1.1 or above. Additionally, in
areas where noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to in­stall a line filter to shield the computer from noise. It is recommended that
you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by
power surges.

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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 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 an SMI or SCI function pin. It also features
auto power management to reduce power consumption.

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

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Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electric Static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. To
prevent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very
carefully. The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your
equipment from ESD.

Precautions

• Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.

• Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the anti-

static 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 below for the installation of the motherboard and the
system:

1. Installing the processor and the heat sink.

2. Installing the motherboard in the chassis.

3. Installing the memory and add-on cards.

4. Finally, installing the cables and drivers.

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

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2-2 Processor and Heat Sink Installation

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

Installation of the Processor and Heat Sink

1. Locate the following components that are included in the
shipping package.

Retentions (2)

Clips (2)

Screws (4)- (*Note below)

(*Note: These screws are to be used
for mounting the motherboard on the
back panel of the chassis that has 4
mounting holes.)

White pegs (flexible) -(4)

2. Insert white pegs into the holes of
black pegs. (Do not push the white
pegs all the way into the holes of black
pegs. Only 1/3 of white pegs should be
inside the holes of black pegs.)

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

Two pegs in
the position

One Retention in its
position

Black pegs (flexible)- (4)

(*For the chassis that does not have 4 holes in
the chassis:)

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5. Lift the CPU socket lever.

Socket Lever

6. Install the CPU in the socket. Make sure
that Pin 1 (the corner with a triangle) of the
CPU is seated on Pin 1 of the socket (the
corner with a triangle).

Pin 1

7. Press down the lever

into its lock position until
you hear a click sound.

Socket Lever in
its lock position

4. Secure another reten-

tion into its position by
repeating Step 3.

8. Apply the proper amount of thermal glue on the CPU die.

9. Place the heat sink on
the top of the CPU.

Heat sink

CPU

10.Secure the heat sink in its

proper position by locking the
retention clips into the proper
position.

11. Connect the cord of CPU

Fan to the CPU Fan Connec­tor.

CPU Fan
Connector

CPU Fan
Cord

Retention Clip

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2-3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis

All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of
chassis. Chassis may include a variety of mounting fasteners made of
metal or plastic. Although a chassis may have both types, metal fasteners
are the most highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to
the chassis. For this reason, it is best to use as many metal fasteners as
possible.

Lever

Processor

(installed)

Figure 2-1. PGA 423-Pin Socket: Empty and with Processor Installed

Pin 1

Pin 1