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How to Get Technical Support 

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Appendix A.  How to Get Technical Support 

(From our website) 

http://www.abit.com.tw

 

(In North America) 

http://www.abit-usa.com

 

(In Europe) 

http://www.abit.nl

 

 

Thank you for choosing ABIT products. ABIT sells all our products through distributors, 
resellers and system integrators; we have no direct sales to end-users. Before sending email for 
tech support please check with your resellers or integrators if you need any services, they are the 
ones who sold you your system and they should know best as to what can be done, how they 
serve you is a good reference for future purchases.   

We appreciate every customer and would like to provide the best service to you. Providing fast 
service to our customers is our top priority. However we receive many phone calls and a huge 
amount of email from all over the world. At the present time it is impossible for us to respond to 
every single inquiry. Therefore it is quite possible that if you send an email to us that you may 
not receive a response. 

We have done many compatibility tests and reliability tests to make sure our products have the 
best quality and compatibility. In case you need service or technical support, please understand 
the constraint we have and 

always check with the reseller who sold the product to you first.

 

To expedite service, we recommend that you follow the procedures outlined below before 
contacting us. With your help, we can meet our commitment to provide the best service to the 

greatest number of ABIT customers:

 

1. Check 

the 

Manual. 

It sounds simple but we have taken a lot of care in making a 

well-written and thorough manual. It is full of information that doesn't only pertain to 
motherboards. The CD-ROM included with your board will have the manual as well as 
drivers. If you don't have either one, go to our Program Download Area of the Website or 
FTP server. 

2. Download 

latest 

BIOS, software or drivers.

 Please go to our Program Download area on 

our Website to check to see if you have the latest BIOS. They are developed over periods of 
time to fixes bugs or incompatibilities. 

Also please make sure you have the latest drivers 

from your peripheral cards makers!

 

3.  Check the ABIT Technical Terms Guide and FAQ on our Website.

 We are trying to 

expand and make the FAQs more helpful and information rich. Let us know if you have any 
suggestions. For hot topics check out our HOT FAQ! 

4. Internet 

Newsgroups. 

They are a great source of information and many people there can 

offer help. ABIT's Internet News group, 

alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.abit

, is an ideal forum 

for the public to exchange information and discuss experiences they have had with ABIT 
products. Many times you will see that your question has already been asked before. This is 
a public Internet news group and it is reserved for free discussions. Here is a list of some of 
the more popular ones: 

User’s Manual 

Summary of Contents for SU-2S

Page 1: ...SU 2S Dual Opteron Server Board Socket 940 User s Manual Rev 1 00...

Page 2: ...ent shall the manufacturer be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product Product names appearing in this manual a...

Page 3: ...el Switches Indicators Connection Headers FPIO1 2 7 2 3 5 PCI Slots PCI1 PCI5 2 8 2 3 6 Additional USB Port Connection Header FP USB1 2 9 2 3 7 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors FDC1 IDE1 IDE2 2 10...

Page 4: ...3 5 3 2 2 Advanced Chipset Features 3 8 3 2 3 Integrated Peripherals 3 11 3 2 4 Power Management Setup 3 15 3 2 5 PnP PCI Configurations 3 17 3 3 Security Menu 3 19 3 4 PC Health Menu 3 20 3 5 Exit M...

Page 5: ...emory 4MB Optional Serial ATA 8 channel Serial ATAII with 3Gb s data transfer rate Marvell 88SX 6081 4 channel Serial ATAII with 3Gb s data transfer rate Marvell 88SX 6041 optional System BIOS Support...

Page 6: ...ector 1x COM port COM1 1x VGA port 1x Dual USB 2 0 Connector 2x Dual RJ 45 w Transformer LAN Connector Miscellaneous EEB 3 0 form factor 12 x 13 305mm x 330mm Hardware monitoring Including Fan speeds...

Page 7: ...Introduction 1 3 1 2 Layout Diagram User s Manual...

Page 8: ...Power Connector EPS12V_2 8 Pin EPS12V Power Connector FDC1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector FPIO1 Front Panel Switch Connection Headers FP USB1 Additional USB Port Connection Header IDE1 IDE2 Hard Disk Dri...

Page 9: ...AMD Socket 940 CPU The CPU you bought should contain with a kit of heatsink cooling fan retention frame and back plate If that s not the case buy one specially designed for Socket 940 NOTE This server...

Page 10: ...om DIMM1 DIMM2 At least one DIMM slot must be populated for the system to POST For best performance populate DIMMs symmetrically To access DIMMs on CPU2 both processors must be installed CPU1 CPU2 DIM...

Page 11: ...nto the slots until the ejector tabs at both sides of the slot automatically snaps into the mounting notch Do not force the DIMM module in with extra force as the DIMM module only fit in one orientati...

Page 12: ...g on the peripherals you have connected WARNING Always power off the computer and unplug the AC power cord before adding or removing any peripheral or component Failing to so may cause severe damage t...

Page 13: ...by using a powerful fan with heatsink The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan CPUFAN1 Power connector for CPU1 cooling fan CPUFAN2 Power connector for CPU2 cooling fan SYSFAN1 Sys...

Page 14: ...to clear the CMOS memory Pin 1 2 shorted default Normal operation Pin 2 3 shorted Clear CMOS memory ATTENTION Turn the system power off first including the 5V standby power before clearing the CMOS m...

Page 15: ...e pay attention to connect these headers A wrong orientation will only cause the LED not lighting but a wrong connection of the switches could cause system malfunction HLED Pin 1 3 Connects to the HDD...

Page 16: ...2 8 Chapter 2 2 3 5 PCI Slots PCI1 PCI5 PCI1 PCI3 PCI X 64bit 100MHz PCI4 PCI5 PCI 32bit 33MHz SU 2S...

Page 17: ...2 9 2 3 6 Additional USB Port Connection Header FP USB1 This header provides two additional USB port connections Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 Data 0 4 Data 1 5 Data 0 6 Data 1 7 GND 8 GND 10 NC...

Page 18: ...on both the FDC1 port and the floppy connector Each of the IDE port connects up to two IDE drives at Ultra ATA 100 mode by one 40 pin 80 conductor and 3 connector Ultra ATA 66 ribbon cables Connect th...

Page 19: ...re Setup 2 11 2 3 8 System Management Bus Connection Header SMB1 This header provides the connection to system management bus SMBus Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 SMBCLK 2 NC 3 Ground 4 SMBDATA 5 VCC User s...

Page 20: ...ection Header COM2 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 DCD Data Carrier Detect 2 RXD Receive Data 3 TXD Transfer Data 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready 5 GND 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 RTS Request to Send 8 CTS Clear to Send...

Page 21: ...PT1 This header provides one external LPT1 port connection Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 STB 2 AFD 3 PD0 4 ERR 5 PD1 6 INIT 7 PD2 8 SLIN 9 PD3 10 GND 11 PD4 12 GND 13 PD5 14 GND 15 PD6 16 GND 17 PD7 18 GND...

Page 22: ...2 14 Chapter 2 2 3 11 SO DIMM Connector SO DIMM This connector provides connection for SO DIMM Interface PCIX card Please check ABIT Website for available cards SU 2S...

Page 23: ...Hardware Setup 2 15 2 3 12 Serial ATA connectors SATA1 SATA8 These connectors each provide one Serial ATAII channel connection User s Manual...

Page 24: ...2 16 Chapter 2 2 3 13 Low Pin Count Connection Header LPC Reserved for internal testing SU 2S...

Page 25: ...indicators of Network Interface Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Active_LED1 2 Link_LED1 3 Speed_100_LED1 4 Speed_1000_LED1 5 Active_LED2 6 Link_LED2 7 Speed_100_LED2 8 Speed_1000_LED2 9 Active_LED3 10 Link_LE...

Page 26: ...PIO11 8 Link_LED4 SATA_GPIO3 9 GND 10 RESET 11 SATA_GPIO18 12 SATA_GPIO19 13 SATA_GPIO20 14 SATA_GPIO21 15 VCC Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Active_LED5 SATA_GPIO12 2 Link_LED5 SATA_GPIO4 3 Active_LED6 SATA...

Page 27: ...19 2 3 16 External I O Panel Mouse PS 2 mouse connector Keyboard PS 2 keyboard connector COM1 Serial port connector VGA1 Monitor signal connector USB1 USB 2 0 connectors LAN1 LAN2 Gigabit LAN connecto...

Page 28: ...2 20 Chapter 2 2 20 Chapter 2 SU 2S SU 2S...

Page 29: ...e memory count begins and then the following message appears on the screen Press DEL to run setup If this message disappears before you respond restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Del keys or by p...

Page 30: ...and Year Time hh mm ss This item sets the time you specify usually the current time in the format of Hour Minute and Second IDE Primary Master Slave IDE Secondary Master Slave Move cursor to item IDE...

Page 31: ...nual and make sure you fully understand the meaning of the parameters Refer to the manual provided by the device manufacturer to get the settings right Access Mode This item selects the mode to access...

Page 32: ...ng drive A B or both Leave this item to its default Disabled setting if you are not using this Japanese standard floppy drive Halt On This item determines whether the system stops if an error is detec...

Page 33: ...BIOS Setup 3 5 Total Memory This item displays the total memory available in the system 3 2 Advanced Menu 3 2 1 Advanced BIOS Features User s Manual...

Page 34: ...ing to the sequence of the drive selected Set Boot Other Device to Enabled if you wish to boot from another device other than these three items Boot Up Floppy Seek When set to Enabled the BIOS will ch...

Page 35: ...o its default setting Delay IDE Initial Secs This item allows the BIOS to support some old or special IDE devices by prolonging this delay time A larger value will give more delay time to the device f...

Page 36: ...3 8 Chapter 3 3 2 2 Advanced Chipset Features CPU1 CPU2 DRAM Configuration This item configures the DRAM timing and control Click Enter key to enter its submenu SU 2S...

Page 37: ...mory module you are using Leave this item to its default Auto setting or if you want to configure its following options manually by selecting Manual setting M1563 Configuration This item configures th...

Page 38: ...m specifies CPU1 to CPU2 Hyper Transport Link Clock frequency CPU1 PCI X Bridge Width This item specifies CPU1 to PCI X Hyper Transport Link Data width CPU1 PCI X Bridge Freq This item specifies CPU1...

Page 39: ...e the Watch Dog function by the timer based on minutes Watch Dog Time Out Value Type in the Time Out value for your Watch Dog function 3 2 3 Integrated Peripherals IDE Bus Master This option enables o...

Page 40: ...troller This option enables or disables the LAN1 controller LAN Boot ROM This item allows you to use the boot ROM instead of a disk drive to boot up the system and access the local area network direct...

Page 41: ...use the ROM device PCI X SLOT3 This option enables or disables the PCI X slot3 controller Option ROM This item allows you to use the ROM device Back to Integrated Peripherals Menu Onboard USB Controll...

Page 42: ...IRQ7 This option allows the parallel port to use 378 IRQ7 as its I O port address The majority of parallel ports on computer systems use IRQ7 and I O Port 378H as the standard setting 278 IRQ5 This op...

Page 43: ...Delay 4 Sec Pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will power off the system This will prevent the system from powering off in case you accidentally hit or pushed the power button Instant Of...

Page 44: ...like the system to power on The system will power on on the date set and the time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm item Resume Time hh mm ss This item sets the time you would like the system to power on...

Page 45: ...ns Resources Controlled By This item configures all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices Auto ESCD The system will automatically detect the settings Manual Choose the specific IRQ resource...

Page 46: ...s each system interrupt to either PCI Device or Reserved PCI VGA Palette Snoop This item determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work with PCI VGA or not Enabled MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards wor...

Page 47: ...or Password is used to protect the stored CMOS options from being changed by unauthorized users Set User Password This option protects the BIOS configuration or restricts access to the computer itself...

Page 48: ...centage you set in this item if the temperature limit set in the item Active Temperature is not exceeded The CPU fan speed will run at 100 regardless of what the percentage you set in this item if the...

Page 49: ...etection device connected at pin 7 and pin 8 at FPIO1 header Disabled Disable the Case Open Detection Enabled Enable the Case Open Detection Cleared Clear the warning message when the case opening sit...

Page 50: ...menu such as Exit Without Saving to exit the menu without saving your previous settings Load Fail Safe Defaults This option loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal performance system...

Page 51: ...g system and then the software drivers The necessary drivers are all included within the Drivers Utilities CD that came packaged with your workstation board The display shown in the following figure s...

Page 52: ...perating System Manual View the user s manual in PDF file Utility Click to enter the sub screen for installing software like Acrobat Reader Award Flash DirectX and LoFormat utility Browse CD Browse th...

Page 53: ...you follow the procedures outlined below before contacting us With your help we can meet our commitment to provide the best service to the greatest number of ABIT customers 1 Check the Manual It soun...

Page 54: ...em reproduction we will not be able to reply to every email Please understand that we are selling through distribution channels and don t have the resources to serve every end user However we will try...

Page 55: ...20 Sales sales abit nl Web Site http www abit nl Austria Czech Romania Bulgaria Slovakia Croatia Bosnia Serbia and Macedonia Asguard Computer Ges m b H Schmalbachstrasse 5 A 2201 Gerasdorf Wien Austri...

Page 56: ...ame Phone Number Contact Person Fax Number E mail Address Model BIOS ID Motherboard Model No DRIVER REV OS Application Hardware Name Brand Specifications CPU HDD IDE1 IDE2 CD ROM Drive IDE1 IDE2 Syste...

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