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Chapter 1: Introduction

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Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an ac-

knowledged 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 been included with your mother-

board. If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

One (1) ribbon cable for IDE devices

One (1) floppy ribbon cable

One (1) USB cable

One (1) COM port (serial) cable

One (1) I/O backpanel shield

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

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

Two (2) Pentium 4 Xeon active heatsinks (FAN-042, retail only)

Two (2) heatsink retention clip kits (SKT-095-604)

SCSI Accessories (X5DE8-GG only)

One (1) 68-pin LVD Ultra320/160 SCSI cable

One (1) set of SCSI driver diskettes

One (1) SCSI manual

Summary of Contents for X5DE8-GG

Page 1: ... SUPER X5DE8 GG SUPER X5DEI GG SUPER X5DEE M USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0b SUPER ...

Page 2: ...BILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by th...

Page 3: ...s with instructions on handling static sensitive devices Read this chapter when you want to install the processor and DIMM memory modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives SCSI drives the IDE interfaces the parallel and serial ports the keyboard and mouse the power supply and various control panel buttons and indica...

Page 4: ...m 1 12 1 2 Chipset Overview 1 13 1 3 Special Features 1 13 ATI Graphics Controller 1 13 BIOS Recovery 1 13 Recovery from AC Power Loss 1 13 1 4 PC Health Monitoring 1 14 1 5 ACPI Features 1 15 1 6 Power Supply 1 17 1 7 Super I O 1 17 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 1 Precautions 2 1 Unpacking 2 1 2 2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 3 Installing DIMMs 2 5 2 4 I O...

Page 5: ... Wake On LAN 2 13 2 6 Jumper Settings 2 14 Explanation of Jumpers 2 14 CMOS Clear 2 14 VGA Enable Disable 2 15 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 15 System Bus Speed 2 15 OH Chassis Fan Select 2 15 SCSI Channel Termination Enable Disable 2 16 SCSI Enable Disable 2 16 LAN 1 2 Enable Disable 2 15 2 7 DIP Switch Settings 2 17 DIP Switch 1 Processor Speed 2 17 2 8 Onboard Indicators 2 17 GLAN LEDs 2 17 2 9 Pa...

Page 6: ...uently Asked Questions 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service 3 5 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction 4 1 4 2 BIOS Features 4 2 4 3 Running Setup 4 2 4 4 Advanced Setup 4 4 4 5 Chipset Setup 4 15 4 6 PCI PnP Setup 4 17 4 7 Power Setup 4 19 4 8 Boot Setup 4 20 4 9 Security Setup 4 22 4 10 Exit 4 24 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes B 1 SUPER X5DE8 GG X5DEI GG X5...

Page 7: ...luded with your mother board If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices One 1 floppy ribbon cable One 1 USB cable One 1 COM port serial cable One 1 I O backpanel shield One 1 Supermicro CD or diskettes containing drivers and utilities One 1 User s BIOS Manual Two 2 Pentium 4 Xeon active heatsinks FAN 042 retail ...

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Page 9: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Introduction Notes ...

Page 10: ...1 4 Introduction SUPER X5DE8 GG X5DEI GG X5DEE M User s Manual Figure 1 1 SUPER X5DE8 GG Image ...

Page 11: ...er 1 Introduction 1 5 Introduction Figure 1 2 SUPER X5DEE M X5DEI GG Image Note The X5DEI GG has the same basic layout as the X5DEE M but has two Gb Ethernet ports instead of a single 10 100 Mb Ethernet port ...

Page 12: ... LVD SCSI CH A IDE 2 IDE 1 FLOPPY IPMB SMB J12 J7 OH Chassis Fan3 Chassis Fan1 SUPER X5DE8 GG J8 JF1 CPU Chassis Fan2 GLAN2 JP1 JPL2 JP3 JPA1 JP4 JPA2 J11 ATI Rage JPA3 JA1 Ultra SCSI CH B Ultra SCSI CH B JA3 JA2 SW1 J18 J19 J10 CPU Chassis Fan1 JF2 J5 JP2 COM2 JPL1 Notes Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only The external SCSI port at JA3 is designed for use with rackmount chassis only The ...

Page 13: ...Switch 1 Processor Speed Connector Description ATX PWR CONN Primary ATX Power Connector COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector CPU CHS OH FAN CPU Chassis Overheat Fan Headers DIMM1 DIMM4 Memory RAM Slots GLAN1 2 G bit Ethernet Ports 1and 2 IPMI IPMI 1 5 Slot for daughter card J7 Processor Power Connector J8 Third Power Supply Fail Header J9 Parallel Printer Port J10 Chassis Intrusion Header J11...

Page 14: ... 33 MHz PCI 3 BIOS WOL JBT1 USB2 3 Chassis Fan2 IPMI IDE 2 IDE 1 FLOPPY IPMB SMB J12 J7 OH Chassis Fan3 Chassis Fan1 SUPER X5DEI GG J8 JF1 CPU Chassis Fan2 GLAN2 JP1 JPL2 JP3 JP4 J11 ATI Rage JA1 SW1 J18 J19 J10 CPU Chassis Fan1 JF2 J5 JP2 COM2 JPL1 Notes Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only The X5DEI GG has two Gb Ethernet ports while the X5DEE M has a single 10 100 Mb Ethernet port Also ...

Page 15: ...cription ATX PWR CONN Primary ATX Power Connector COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector CPU CHS OH FAN CPU Chassis Overheat Fan Headers DIMM1 DIMM4 Memory RAM Slots GLAN1 2 G bit Ethernet Ports 1and 2 IPMI IPMI 1 5 Slot for daughter card J7 Processor Power Connector J8 Third Power Supply Fail Header J9 Parallel Printer Port J10 Chassis Intrusion Header J11 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Ports J12 Floppy ...

Page 16: ...erverWorks GC SL Expansion Slots Three 64 bit 33 MHz PCI Two 32 bit 33 MHz PCI BIOS 4 Mb AMI Flash ROM APM 1 2 DMI 2 1 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chipset voltage 3 3V 5V 12V and 3 3V standby Fan status monitor with firmware software on off control CPU chassis temperature monitors Environmental temperature monitor and co...

Page 17: ...thernet controllers X5DE8 GG X5DEI GG One Intel 82551 10 100 Mb Ethernet controller X5DEE M 2 EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interfaces 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB 2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports 1 EPP ECP Parallel Port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to 4 USB 1 1 Universal Serial Bus ports Other Internal external modem ring on Wake on LAN WOL Console redirection IPMI opt...

Page 18: ...RAM CSB6 USB Ports SMBus Thin IMB SIO ATI XL VGA PCI Bus LPC Bus Serial Port Parallel Port Floppy Port LAN 32 bit 33 MHz PCI 64 bit 33 MHz PCI SCSI Figure 1 5 ServerWorks Grand Champion SL Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Motherboard Features Section for details on the features of each motherboard ...

Page 19: ...passwords and system protec tion Plug Play USBs power management interrupt controllers and the LPC Bus 1 3 Special Features ATI Graphics Controller The X5DE8 GG X5DEI GG X5DEE M has an integrated ATI video controller based on the Rage XL graphics chip The Rage XL fully supports sideband addressing and AGP texturing This onboard graphics package can provide a bandwidth of up to 512 MB sec over a 32...

Page 20: ...can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard 3 pin CPU and chassis fans are controlled by the power manage ment 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 threshol...

Page 21: ...V to 3 5V This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specification defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that pro vides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application soft ware ...

Page 22: ...l 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 re quired 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 This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine External Mod...

Page 23: ... few minutes of operation See Section 2 5 for details on connecting the power supply cables It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant info at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the comput...

Page 24: ... s which support higher speed modems The Super I O supports one PC compatible printer port SPP Bi directional Printer Port BPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP or Extended Capabilities Port ECP The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Con figuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features au...

Page 25: ...removing the board from the anti static bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral 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 ex cellent conductivity between the po...

Page 26: ...holes as shown on right White pegs 4 2 Insert the white pegs into the black anchors Do not force the white pegs all the way in only about 1 3 of the way into the black anchors 3 Place a retention bracket in the proper position and secure it by pressing pegs into two of the retention holes until you hear a click The clicking sound indicates that the peg is locked and secured Two pegs in position On...

Page 27: ...ket 1 socket 2 is automatically disabled if only one CPU is used 7 Press the lever down until you hear it click into the locked position Socket lever in locked position 4 Secure the other retention bracket into position by repeating Step 3 8 Apply the proper amount of thermal compound to the CPU die and place the heatsink and fan on top of the CPU Heatsink 9 Secure the heatsink by locking the rete...

Page 28: ... chassis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis Make sure the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Lever Processor installed Triangle Triangle Empty socket Warning Make sure you lift the le...

Page 29: ...g or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage DIMM Installation See Figure 2 2 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with Bank 1 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incor rectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in th...

Page 30: ...from the slot Parallel Port Burgundy 2 4 I OPorts Control Panel Connectors The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Figure 2 3 I O Port Locations and Definitions Mouse Green Keyboard Purple USB Ports COM1 Port Turquoise COM2 Port Turquoise LAN1 LAN2 ...

Page 31: ...ned specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See Figure 2 4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin defini tions Figure 2 4 JF1 Header Pins Power Button Overheat LED 1 NIC2 LED Reset Button 2 Power Fail Button HDD LED Power LED Reset Pwr Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X NMI Ground X NIC...

Page 32: ...t ATX 24 pin specification how ever it also supports a 20 pin power supply connector Make sure that the orientation of the connector is correct See the table on the right for pin defini tions Pins 1 thru 4 5 thru 8 Definition Ground 12v 8 Pin 12v Power Supply Connector J7 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...

Page 33: ... HDD LED The HDD LED connection for IDE and SCSI Disk Drives is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity See the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 13 14 Definition Vcc HD Active NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 11 12 Definition Vcc GND Overheat OH LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 7 8 Definiti...

Page 34: ...al Serial Bus USB0 1 Two USB ports are located beside the PS 2 keyboard mouse ports USB0 is the bottom connector and USB1 is the top connector See the table on the right for pin defini tions Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions Pin Number Definition 1 5V 2 P0 3 P0 4 Ground 5 N A Pin Number Definition 1 5V 2 P0 3 P0 4 Ground 5 Key USB0 USB1 Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo cated on pi...

Page 35: ...ight for pin definitions See Figure 2 3 for the locations of each PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions J11 Pin Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 Definition Data NC Ground VCC Clock NC Serial Ports The COM1 serial port is located under the parallel port see Figure 2 3 COM2 is a header on the motherboard near the DIMM 4 slot See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 CO...

Page 36: ...Pin Definitions Pin Number 1 2 3 Definition Ground black 12V red Tachometer Caution Fan headers are DC power Fan Headers The X5DE8 GG X5DEI GG X5DEE M has five fan headers which are designated CPU Chassis Fan1 CPU Chassis Fan2 Chassis Fan1 Chassis Fan2 and Overheat Chas sis Fan3 See the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED Speaker JF2 On the JF2 header pins 1 3 are for the PWR LED and ...

Page 37: ...ake up Wake On LAN Pin Definitions WOL Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is des ignated WOL See the table on the right for pin definitions You must enable the LAN Wake Up setting in BIOS to use this feature You must also have a LAN card with a Wake on LAN connector and cable ...

Page 38: ...two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins Connector Pins Jumper Cap Setting Pin 1 2 short 3 2 1 3 2 1 CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent acciden tally clearing the contents of CMOS To clear CMOS 1 First shut down the system and unplug the power cord s 2 With the power disconnected short...

Page 39: ...nabled Disabled VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP1 System Bus Speed JP3 allows you to select the system front side bus speed to 400 MHz 533 MHz or Auto The speed you select must conform to that of your processor s Auto is the default setting and will allow BIOS to deter mine and set the system bus speed See the table on the right for jumper settings Jumper Position Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Off Defini...

Page 40: ... is en abled Note the X5DEE M has a single LAN port and thus a single jumper Jumper Position Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Definition Enabled Disabled LAN1 2 Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPL1 JPL2 SCSI Channel Termination Enable Disable X5DE8 GG Jumpers JPA1 and JPA2 allow you to enable or disable termination for each SCSI channel Jumper JPA1 controls channel A and JPA2 controls channel B The default settin...

Page 41: ... 1 SW 3 ON ON ON ON ON ON ON CPU 1 3 GHz 1 4 GHz 1 5 GHz 1 6 GHz 1 7 GHz 1 8 GHz 1 9 GHz 2 0 GHz 2 1 GHz 2 2 GHz 2 4 GHz SW 1 ON ON ON ON ON ON SW 2 ON ON ON ON ON ON SW 4 ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON Processor Speed Selection DIP Switch 1 Default 2 8 Onboard Indicators GLAN LEDs X5DE8 GG X5DEI GG The Gb Ethernet LAN ports lo cated beside the VGA port has two LEDs The yellow LED indi cates activity whi...

Page 42: ...y 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 Parallel Printer Port Connector The parallel printer port is lo cated on J9 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...

Page 43: ...0 Read Data 32 Side 1 Select 34 Diskette Floppy Connector Pin Definitions JP12 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 W rite 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 ...

Page 44: ...4 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Signal Names DB 12 DB 13 DB 14 DB 15 DB P1 DB 0 DB 1 DB 2 DB 3 DB 4 DB 5 DB 6 DB 7 DB P GROUND GROUND TERMPW R TERMPW R RESERVED GROUND ATN GROUND BSY ACK RST MSG SEL C D REQ I O DB 8 DB 9 DB 10 DB 11 Connector Contact Number 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 68 pin Ultra320 160 SCSI Connectors JA1 ...

Page 45: ...ting this CD into your CD ROM drive the display shown in Figure 2 5 should appear If this display does not appear click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CD ROM drive Finally double click on the S Setup icon Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of th...

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Page 47: ...he keyboard and mouse 3 Remove all add on cards 4 Install one CPU 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 chas sis 2 Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply...

Page 48: ...istributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnos tics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Determine if different speeds of DIMMs hav...

Page 49: ..._support htm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com or by fax at 408 503 8000 option 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my mother board can support Answer The X5DE8 GG X5DEI GG X5DEE M has four 184 pin ...

Page 50: ...ear the CMOS then load Optimal Values in the BIOS Question After flashing the BIOS my system does not have video How can I correct this Answer If the system does not have video after flashing your new BIOS it indicates that the flashing procedure failed To remedy this first clear CMOS per the instructions in this manual and retry the BIOS flashing proce dure If you still do not have video please u...

Page 51: ...ectly while shar ing IRQs See Table 3 1 below for details on shared IRQs PCI 1 has a dedicated IRQ does not share PCI 2 has a dedicated IRQ does not share PCI 3 shares an IRQ with the onboard SCSI controller PCI 4 has a dedicated IRQ does not share PCI 5 has a dedicated IRQ does not share 3 5 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is re...

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Page 53: ...wer to the BIOS ROM 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 configuration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setu...

Page 54: ...oppy drive AMIBIOS supports PC Health Monitoring chips When a failure occurs in a monitored activity AMIBIOS can sound an alarm and display a message The PC Health Monitoring chips monitor CPU temperature Chassis intrusion detector Five positive voltage inputs Three fan speed monitor inputs 4 3 Running Setup Optimal default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options de...

Page 55: ...o illustrate how to navigate through the menus Note Items displayed in gray are preset and cannot be selected Items with a blue arrow are commands not options i e Discard Changes The Main BIOS Setup Menu Press the Delete key during the POST Power On Self Test to enter the Main Menu of the BIOS Setup Utility All Main Setup options are described in this section The Main BIOS Setup screeen is display...

Page 56: ...as SuperIO Configuration 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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit Setup Warning Setting items on this screen to incorrect values may cause the system to malfunction SuperIO Confi...

Page 57: ...n specifies the base I O port address of serial port 2 The settings for this item include Disabled 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Serial Port 2 IRQ This option specifies the Interrupt Request address of serial port 2 The settings for this item include Disabled 4 and 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit Serial Port 1 Address Serial Port 1 IRQ Serial Port 2 Address Serial Port...

Page 58: ... Mode This option specifies the parallel port mode The settings for this item include Normal Bi directional EPP and ECP ECP Mode DMA Channel This option allows the user to set the setting for the ECP Mode of the DMA Channel The settings for this item include 0 1 and 3 IDE Configuration Onboard PCI IDE Controller This option allows the user to enable or disable the integrated IDE Control ler The se...

Page 59: ... method of addressing data on a disk drive In LBA mode the maximum drive capac ity is 137 GB The settings are Disabled and Auto Select Disabled to disable LBA mode Select Auto to enable LBA mode if your device supports it and is not already formatted with the LBA mode Block Multi Sector Transfer Mode This option sets the block mode multi sector transfers option The settings include Disabled and Au...

Page 60: ... DMA2 Select UDMA0 trhough UDMA4 to set Ultra DMA0 through Ultra DMA4 S M A R T S M A R T stands for Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology a feature that can help predict impending drive failures The settings are Auto Disabled and Enabled Select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable the S M A R T Select Auto to auto detect S M A R T 32Bit Data Transfer The settings are Auto Disabled...

Page 61: ...for the Primary IDE Master Hard Disk Write Protect This item allows the user to prevent the hard disk from being overwritten The options are Enabled or Disabled Disabled allows the drive to be used normally read write and erase functions can all be performed Enabled prevents the hard disk from being erased This function is effective only when the device is accessed through BIOS ATA PI Detect Timeo...

Page 62: ...n bootup Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot This option allows the BIOS to skip certain tests that are normally perfomred on boot up You can disable the option to speed up boot time The settings are Disabled and Enabled Quiet Boot If Disabled this option will cause the normal POST messages to be dis played upon setup When Enabled the OEM logo is displayed instead of the POST messages The setti...

Page 63: ...Fast This sets the rate the computer repeats a key to over 20 times per second Under normal opera tions this setting should not be changed Slow This sets the rate the computer repeats a key to under 8 times per second System Keyboard This option is to let the system know if a keyboard is Present or Absent Primary Display This option specifies the type of monitor display you have installed on the s...

Page 64: ...he This option is for enabling or disabling the internal CPU L1 cache Settings include Disabled Write Thru Write Back and Reserved Disabled This option prevents the system from using the internal CPU L1 cache This setting should be used to slow the computer system down or to trouble shoot error messages Write Thru This option allows the computer system to use the internal CPU L1 cache as Write Tho...

Page 65: ...ollowing pages The screen is shown below ECC Event Logging This option Enables or Disables the logging of ECC events The events logged by AMIBIOS are post errors such as a bad BIOS floppy errors or hard drive errors Clear All Event Logs This option can be used to tell the system to clear the event log on the next boot up The settings are No and Yes View Event Log Highlighting this and pressing Ent...

Page 66: ...Current Temperature These readings display the real time temperatures of CPU1 CPU2 and the system There are also several voltage level monitors as shown on the System Health Monitor screen CPU Overheat Support This option allows you to specify the action taken when an overheat situation occurs The settings are Shutdown and Slowdown System Overheat Warning This option allows you to enable or disabl...

Page 67: ...g Support Disabled DQS Selection 36 Spread Spectrum Disabled Memory Enhance Mapping Enabled Options for MCH Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V07 00 C Copyright 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc Memory Timing Control Determines how the memory timing is controlled Auto lets BIOS program the memory timing from SPD data Manual allows the user ...

Page 68: ...sabled Watchdog Timer This option is used to configure the Watchdog timer Settings are Dis abled 2 minutes 5 minutes 10 minutes and 15 minutes Auto DQS Setting Support The settings for this option are Disabled and Enabled DQS Selection This setting is preset Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum is a technique used to stabilize a system that is being affected by electromagnetic interference The settings...

Page 69: ...uto Hard Disk Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V07 00 C Copyright 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc Plug Play OS This option specifies how Plug and Play devices will be configured The settins are Yes and No No lets BIOS configure all devices in the system Yes lets the operating system if supported configure PnP devices not required for bootup Reset...

Page 70: ...d and Enabled Enable to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI bus has bus mastering capabilities USB Function The settings for this option are Disabled and Enabled Disabled prevents the use of the USB ports and Enabled allows the use of the USB ports Legacy USB Support This option allows you to enable support for Legacy USB The settings are Auto Enabled and Disabled ARMD Emulation Type This s...

Page 71: ...ilize Intel s ACPI specification Windows 3 x and Windows NT are non ACPI aware operating systems Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows ME and Windows 2000 are ACPI aware OS s Power Management When enabled this option displays the following four options relating to power management The settings are Disabled and Enabled Power Button Mode This determines the function of the chassis power button either On Off...

Page 72: ...ystem devices The settings for the 1st Boot Device are Removable Device ATAPI CDROM Hard Drive and Intel UNDI PXE 2 0 build 082 2nd Boot Device The settings for the 2nd Boot Device are Removable Device ATAPI CDROM Hard Drive and Intel UNDI PXE 2 0 build 082 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Drives Removable Devices ATAPI CDROM D...

Page 73: ...e boot sequency of hard drives that have been auto detected or entered manually on your system Removable Devices Use this screen to view the boot sequency of the removeable devices that have been auto detected or entered manually on your system ATAPI CDROM Drives Use this screen to view the boot sequency ofthe ATAPI CDROM drives that have been auto detected or entered manually on your system ...

Page 74: ...ssword security If you select password support you are prompted for a 1 6 character password Type the password on the keyboard The password does not appear on the screen when typed Make sure you write it down If you forget it you must clear CMOS and reconfigure Remember your Password Keep a record of the new password when the password is changed If you forget the password you must erase the system...

Page 75: ...option to clear the user password so that it is not required to be entered when the system boots up Boot Sector Virus Protection This option allows you to enable or disable a virus detection program to protect the boot sector of your hard disk drive The settings for this option Disabled and Enabled If Enabled AMIBIOS will display a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or ...

Page 76: ...it system setup with saving the changes Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 03 C Copyright 1985 2000 American Megatrends Inc Exit Saving Changes Highlighting this setting and then pressing Enter will save any changes you made in the BIOS Setup program and then exit Your system should then continue with the boot up procedure Exit Discardin...

Page 77: ...system features Load Failsafe Defaults Highlighting this setting and then pressing Enter provides the safest set of parameters for the system Use them if the system is behaving errati cally Discard Changes Highlighting this setting and then pressing Enter will ignore any changes you made in the BIOS Setup program but will not exit the BIOS Setup pro gram ...

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Page 79: ...led Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup Shadow Ram Failed at offset nnnn Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was detected System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System RAM failed at ...

Page 80: ...d Previous POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On systems with control of wait states improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct This error...

Page 81: ...ftware NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot generate software NMI Non Maskable Interrupt Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long device Address Conflict Address conflict for specified device Allocation Error for device Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device CD ROM Drive CD ROM Drive identified Enterin...

Page 82: ... successfully tested nnnn kB System RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested One or more I2O Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I2O block storage devices Operating system not found Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter Setup and see...

Page 83: ... Write down and follow the information shown on the screen Press F2 to enter Setup Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identified Run the I2O Configuration Utility One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT Run an I2O Configuration Utility e g the SAC utility System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copi...

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Page 85: ...write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POSTCode Description 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag 0Ah Init...

Page 86: ...wn 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot 42h Initialize interrupt vectors 45h POST device initialization 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 47h Initialize I20 support 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices 4Ah ...

Page 87: ... 80h Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs 81h Late POST device initialization 82h Detect and install external RS232 ports 83h Configure non MCD IDE controllers 84h Detect and install external parallel ports 85h Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices 86h Re initialize onboard I O ports 87h Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional 88h Initialize BIOS Data Area 89h Enable Non Maskabl...

Page 88: ...erminate QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display MultiBoot menu BEh Clear screen optional BFh Check virus and backup reminders C0h Try to boot with INT 19 C1h Initialize POST Error Manager PEM C2h Initialize error logging C3h Initialize error display function ...

Page 89: ...mory size EEh Shadow Boot Block EFh System memory test F0h Initialize interrupt vectors F1h Initialize Run Time Clock F2h Initialize video F3h Initialize System Management Manager F4h Output one beep F5h Clear Huge Segment F6h Boot to Mini DOS F7h Boot to Full DOS IftheBIOSdetectserror2C 2E or30 base512KRAMerror itdisplaysanadditional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that faile...

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