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P4SPA+
P4SPE

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 2.1a

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Page 1: ...P4SPA P4SPE USER S MANUAL Revision 2 1a...

Page 2: ...OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be...

Page 3: ...ain board 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 mod...

Page 4: ...wer Con guration Settings 1 10 1 5 Power Supply 1 11 1 6 Super I O 1 12 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 3 Mounting the Motherboard...

Page 5: ...GP Connections 2 15 Game Port Connector 2 15 Parallel Port Connector 2 15 Floppy Connector 2 16 IDE Connectors 2 16 8xAGP X4AGP Slot 2 17 2 9 Installing Software 2 18 SuperO Doctor III 2 19 Chapter 3...

Page 6: ...ol 4 7 4 4 3 I O Device Con guration 4 9 4 4 4 PnP Con guration 4 11 4 4 5 Hardware Monitors 4 12 4 4 6 Processor Clock Options 4 13 4 5 Security 4 14 4 6 Boot 4 15 4 7 Exit 4 17 Appendices Appendix A...

Page 7: ...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 Include...

Page 8: ...ess Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Tec...

Page 9: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Figure 1 1 SUPER P4SPA Image SUPER P4SPA P4SPE...

Page 10: ...The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual SUPER P4SPA P4SPE 12V Power ATX Power Connector Keyboard Mouse JPUSB LINE IN OH FAN M IC LINE O...

Page 11: ...s Fan 1 Chassis Fan Header CPU Fan Processor Fan Header OH Fan Overheat Fan Header DIMM1 2 3 4 Memory DIMM Slots 1 through 4 Ethernet Gigabit LAN Ethernet Port Floppy Connector 1 Floppy Disk Connector...

Page 12: ...owing pages for the actual speci cations of each motherboard Processor GMCH ICH5 SIO Flash BIOS PCI Bus LPC interface Channel A Channel B SystemBus Hub Interface AGP 8X 4X CSA LAN 266MB s 266MB s 2 1G...

Page 13: ...for details Chipset Latest Intel chipset technology Intel Springdale 865G P4SPA 865PE P4SPE Expansion Slots Five 32 bit 33 MHz PCI slots 5V One AGP8x X4 slot 1 5V BIOS 4 Mb Firmware Hub AwardBIOS Fla...

Page 14: ...2562EZ 10 100 Mb Ethernet LAN Controller For P4SPE 1 EPP Enhanced Parallel Port and ECP Extended Capabilities Port supported parallel port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports 1 game port header Up to 8...

Page 15: ...Interface The Springdale GMCH can utilize a single PGA 478 pin processor It supports a FSB frequency of 800 533 400 MHz 100 MHz 133 MHz and 200 MHz CLK respectively It supports 32 bit host addressing...

Page 16: ...erature When this temperature reaches the threshold the CPU thermal trip feature will be activated and it will send a signal to the Speaker LED and the CPU speed will be decreased as well Hardware BIO...

Page 17: ...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 traf c i...

Page 18: ...44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send re...

Page 19: ...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...

Page 20: ...nk fan and retention mechanism If you buy a processor separately use only a Super Micro or Intel certi ed heatsink and fan Installation of the Processor and Heatsink 1 Locate the following components...

Page 21: ...ntil you hear a click to indicate it is locked Socket lever in the 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 rmly do...

Page 22: ...g fasteners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the moth erboard to the chassis Make sure the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the...

Page 23: ...A P4SPE supports Dual or Single channel Non ECC unbuffered DDR 400 333 266 SDRAM Both interleaved and non interleaved memory are supported so you may populate any number of DIMM slots Note Populat ing...

Page 24: ...N Port Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 2 4 for the pin de nitions of the various connectors including the speaker Refer to Section 2...

Page 25: ...OK 9 5VSB 10 12V ATX 20 pin Power Connector Pin Definitions J7 Required Con nection IR Connector The infrared connector is located on pins 2 4 6 8 and 10 of JF1 See the table on the right for pin de...

Page 26: ...Note below The IDE LED is located on pins 1 3 5 and 7 of JF1 This connection displays all IDE SATA activities See the table on the right for pin de ni tions This LED is for all IDE SATA devices Power...

Page 27: ...tsink to the CPU Fan header See the table on the right for pin de nitions Fan Header Pin Definitions CPU Chassis and Overheat Pin Number 1 2 3 Definition Ground black 12V red Tachometer Caution These...

Page 28: ...nel USB ports USB 6 and USB 7 are Univer sal Serial Bus headers that can be used to provide front side chassis access cables not included See the tables on the right below for pin de nitions Pin Defin...

Page 29: ...6 channel sound for front L R rear L R center and subwoofer speakers This feature is activated via the Advanced software included on the CD ROM that came with your motherboard Sound is then output thr...

Page 30: ...e the AC power cord before clearing CMOS 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the mother board jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create s...

Page 31: ...Disable JP4 enables the function of Watch Dog Watch Dog is a system monitor that takes actions when a software application freezes the system Close pins 1 2 to reset the system if a pro gram freezes...

Page 32: ...the chassis power on switch you may close jumper JP20 to apply power to the system See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is Open normal Jumper Position Open Closed Defini...

Page 33: ...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...

Page 34: ...nction 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 A...

Page 35: ...ower down the system and remove the I O shield correspond ing to the AGP slot Then pull back the locking tab on the slot before inserting your VGA card After the card is inserted close the locking tab...

Page 36: ...s that came packaged with your motherboard Drivers Tool Installation Display Screen Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme les for each item Click the computer ico...

Page 37: ...es and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III s...

Page 38: ...te Control Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Website at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com...

Page 39: ...ect 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...

Page 40: ...oard may be old Make sure that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not x the Setup Con guration problem contact your vendor for repairs 3 2 Technica...

Page 41: ...e 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...

Page 42: ...st be held for more than four seconds to shut down the system This feature is required to implement the ACPI features on the motherboard Question How do I utilize the six channel sound Answer The six...

Page 43: ...nnect 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 se...

Page 44: ...g 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 orde...

Page 45: ...s power to the BIOS Flash chip enabling it to retain the system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is then con gured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS...

Page 46: ...ogram 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 brie y at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On...

Page 47: ...This setting allows the user to set the type of oppy 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 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in Primary Mast...

Page 48: ...ter key to activate the IDE HDD Auto Detection function which will allow the BIOS to automatically detect the status of the IDE HDD device installed in IDE Primary Master slot Access Mode This item de...

Page 49: ...up Choose the Advanced BIOS Setup menu from the Award BIOS 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...

Page 50: ...end Type If enabled the option allows the user to determine the ACPI Suspend type The options are S1 POS S3 STR S1 S3 APIC Mode This setting allows you to Enable or Disable APIC APIC is used to assign...

Page 51: ...setting allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN Controller The options are Enabled and Disabled On Chip Serial ATA Select Disabled to disable the SATA Controller Select Auto to allow the BIOS...

Page 52: ...etting 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 the USB 2 0 EHCI Controller The options a...

Page 53: ...IRQ4 and the default for Port 2 is 2F8 IRQ3 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...

Page 54: ...P Mode Use DMA This setting allows the user to select the DMA channel for the ECP mode port The options are 1 and 3 Game Port Address This setting allows the user to set the address for the Game Port...

Page 55: ...l F1 Ctrl F2 Ctrl F3 Ctrl F4 Ctrl F5 Ctrl F6 Ctrl F7 and Ctrl F8 4 4 4 PnP Con guration Choose PCI PnP Con gurations from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left Right arrow keys You should see the fol...

Page 56: ...previously set in the 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 tempe...

Page 57: ...re Disabled and Enabled CPU Clock Ration Use this option to set the CPU clock ratio The settings are x8 x9 x10 x11 x12 x13 x14 x15 x16 x17 x18 x19 x20 x21 x22 and x23 Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum i...

Page 58: ...r key When prompted type the User Password in the dialogue box to set or to change the User Password Password Check This setting allows the user to determine if the password is required when the syste...

Page 59: ...y LS120 HDD CDROM ZIP100 USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD LAN and Disabled Second Boot Device This item allows the user to set the second boot up device The options are Floppy LS120 HDD CDROM ZIP100...

Page 60: ...thout saving any changes you may have made Your system should then continue with the boot up procedure Load Fail Safe Defaults Highlight this item and hit Enter to load the default settings for all it...

Page 61: ...e Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for problems If a prob lem 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...

Page 62: ...A 2 SUPER P4SPA P4SPE User s Manual Notes...

Page 63: ...tial Superio_Early_Init switch 04h Reserved 05h 1 Blank out screen 2 Clear CMOS error flag 06h Reserved 07h 1 Clear 8042 interface 2 Initialize 8042 self test 08h 1 Test special keyboard controller fo...

Page 64: ...l EARLY_PM_INIT switch 1Eh Reserved 1Fh Load keyboard matrix notebook platform 20h Reserved 21h HPM initialization notebook platform 22h Reserved 23h 1 Check validity of RTC value e g a value of 5Ah i...

Page 65: ...h Reserved 47h Initialize EISA slot 48h Reserved 49h 1 Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page 2 Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU 4Ah Reserved 4Bh Reserved 4Ch...

Page 66: ...sters according to items described in Setup Auto configuration table 6Ch Reserved 6Dh 1 Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices 2 Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Se...

Page 67: ...sign IRQs to PCI devices 7 Initialize APM 8 Clear noise of IRQs 86h Reserved 87h Reserved 88h Reserved 89h Reserved 90h Reserved 91h Reserved 92h Reserved 93h Read HDD boot sector information for Tren...

Page 68: ...SUPER P4SPA P4SPE User s Manual B 6 NOTES...

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