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Chapter 2: Installation

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2-7

Onboard Indicators

GLAN1/GLAN2 LEDs

The Ethernet ports (located beside

the VGA port) have two LEDs.

See the table on the right for the

functions associated with these

LEDs. On each GLAN port, the

yellow LED indicates activity while

the other LED may be green, or-

ange or off to indicate the speed

of the connection.

LED

Color

Off

Green

Orange

Definition

No Connection

100 MHz

1 GHz

GLAN Right LED

Indicator

Summary of Contents for X5DP8-G2

Page 1: ...SUPER X5DP8 G2 SUPER X5DPE G2 SUPER X5DPR 8G2 SUPER X5DPR iG2 SUPER X5DPi G2 USER S MANUAL Revision 1 2a ...

Page 2: ...per Micro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This eq...

Page 3: ... chipset Chapter 2 begins 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 ...

Page 4: ...12 1 2 Chipset Overview 1 13 1 3 Special Features 1 13 ATI Graphics Controller 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 Ports Control Panel Co...

Page 5: ...use Ports 2 13 Wake On LAN 2 13 Wake On Ring 2 13 Keylock 2 13 2 6 Jumper Settings 2 14 Explanation of Jumpers 2 14 CMOS Clear 2 14 GLAN Enable Disable 2 15 VGA Enable Disable 2 15 Front Side Bus Speed 2 15 SCSI Enable Disable 2 15 SCSI Termination Enable Disable 2 16 Thermal Fan Enable Disable 2 16 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 16 2 7 Onboard Indicators 2 17 LAN1 LAN2 LEDs 2 17 2 8 Parallel Port Flo...

Page 6: ... 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service 3 5 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction 4 1 4 2 Running Setup 4 2 4 3 Main Setup 4 2 4 4 Advanced Setup 4 6 4 5 Security Setup 4 15 4 6 Power Setup 4 17 4 7 Boot Setup 4 19 4 8 PIR Setup 4 20 4 9 Exit 4 22 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes B 1 SUPER X5DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 Use...

Page 7: ...damaged or missing contact your retailer One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices One 1 floppy ribbon cable One 1 serial port cable One 1 USB cable One 1 I O backpanel shield X5DP8 G2 X5DPE G2 X5DPi G2 only 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 CF and two 2 heatsink retention cli...

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

Page 10: ... SUPER X5DP8 G2 Image Notes The X5DPE G2 has the same basic layout as the X5DP8 G2 but with no SCSI The X5DPi G2 has the same basic layout as the X5DP8 G2 but with no SCSI and a single SXB slot See the motherboard features section in this chapter for details on the specifications of each ...

Page 11: ...on 1 5 Introduction Figure 1 2 SUPER X5DPR 8G2 Image Notes The X5DPR iG2 has the same layout as the X5DPR 8G2 but with no SCSI See the motherboard features section in this chapter for details on the specifications of each ...

Page 12: ...P64H2 MCH AIC 7902 ICH3 IPMI USB 2 USB 3 Speaker 133 MHz PCI X 6 133 MHz PCI X 5 100 MHz PCI X 4 ZCR 66 MHz PCI X 3 66 MHz PCI X 2 66 MHz PCI X 1 WOL JBT1 JWOR Ultra SCSI CH B COM2 JA1 JA4 JP4 JOH1 JD4 J7 SUPER X5DP8 G2 CPU1 Fan JP39 JP23 Bus 2B JP21 Bus 2B JP19 Bus 2A JP17 Bus 1B JP18 Bus 1A JP20 Bus 2B J38 JP35 JPA2 JD1 PWR LED SPKR NMI JPA1 J27 Notes The IPMI socket is an optional feature Jumpe...

Page 13: ...IMM 1A DIMM 4B Memory RAM Slots COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector CPU CHS OH FAN CPU Chassis Overheat Fan Headers GLAN1 2 Gigabit Ethernet Ports IDE 1 IDE 2 IDE 1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors J7 Parallel Printer Port J9 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Ports J13 J14 USB2 3 Headers J15 Secondary ATX Power Connector JA1 Ultra160 LVD SCSI CH A Connector JA4 Ultra160 LVD SCSI CH B Connector JD1 PWR LED Spe...

Page 14: ...ra III LVD SE ChB AIC 7902 CHS FAN3 P64H2 BATTERY COM2 BIOS Speaker Zero Channel RAID Socket IPMI IDE 1 IDE 2 FLOPPY SMB Ultra III LVD SE ChA WOL JP22 FPUSB0 1 SLP JBT1 WD IR CIR USB2 PWRLED Speaker JL1 JD4 JPA1 JPA2 PCIX 1 SXB PCIX 2 JP4 JP7 JA1 JA2 CPU2 Chassis FAN SUPER X5DPR 8G2 OHLED JD1 WOR JP35 Notes The IPMI socket is an optional feature Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only The X5D...

Page 15: ...r Description ATX POWER Primary ATX Power Connector COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector CPU1 CPU2 CPU 1 and CPU2 Sockets CPU CHS FAN CPU 1 2 Chassis Fan Headers DIMM 1A DIMM 3B Memory RAM Slots GLAN1 2 Ethernet Ports IDE 1 IDE 2 IDE 1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors JA1 LVD SCSI CH A Connector JA2 LVD SCSI CH B Connector JD1 JBT1 WD IR CIR USB2 PWRLED SPKR JF2 Front Control Panel Connector JP7 ...

Page 16: ...R 266 memory must be used with 533 MHz FSB speed processors See Section 2 3 for details Chipset Intel E7501 chipset Expansion Slots X5DP8 G2 DPE G2 X5DPR 8G2 DPR iG2 DPi G2 Two 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X One 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X SXB One 64 bit 100 MHz PCI X One slim 64 bit 66 MHz PCI X not Three 64 bit 66 MHz PCI X included on X5DPi G2 One SXB slot BIOS 4 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM APM 1 2 DMI 2 1 PCI 2 2 ACP...

Page 17: ...ntroller Intel 82546EB dual port Gigabit LAN Ethernet controller 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 X5DP8 G2 DPE G2 DPi G2 DP6 PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to 5 USB Universal Serial Bus ports Other Internal external modem ring on Wake on LAN WOL Console redirection IPMI optiona...

Page 18: ... ot s1 3 PCI X Sl ot4 SCSI X5DP8 G2 X5DPE G2 and X5DPi G2 Figure 1 5 Intel E7501 Chipset System Block Diagram Note These are general block diagrams Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard SCSI SlimPCI Slot MCH 533 400 MHz SystemBus 266 MHz MemoryBus ATA100 Ports P64H2 Processor 1 Processor 0 2 Channel DDRSDRAM Dual GLAN SXB ICH3 S USB1 1 P...

Page 19: ...ICH3 I O Controller Hub provides various integrated functions including a two channel UDMA100 bus master IDE controller USB host controllers a System Management Bus controller and an AC 97 compliant interface Each of the P64H2 PCI X Hubs two on the X5DP8 G2 X5DPE G2 and X5DPi G2 and one on the X5DPR 8G2 and X5DPR iG2 provides a 16 bit con nection to the MCH for high performance IO capability and t...

Page 20: ...C health monitor 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...

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: ...ve 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 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 Extern...

Page 23: ...ter only a 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 ...

Page 24: ... 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 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 legac...

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: ... 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 One retention br...

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

Page 28: ... tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Warning Make sure you lift the lever completely when installing the CPU If the lever is only partly raised damage to the socket or CPU may result Pin 1 Lever Processor installed Notched Corner IMPORTANT Please note that special new silver heatsink retention clips must be used with all Xeon 533 MHz FSB front side bu...

Page 29: ...ting with Bank 1 The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time beginning with Bank 1 then Bank 2 and so on 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 incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see st...

Page 30: ... 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 VGA Monitor Port Blue LAN1 LAN2 X5DP8 G2 X5DPE G2 X5DPi G2 Notes COM2 is a header located on the motherboard see the motherboard layout pages in Chapter 1 for locat...

Page 31: ...he various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin defini tions Figure 2 4 JF2 Header Pins Power Button Overheat LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button 2 Power Fail LED NIC2 LED HDD LED Power LED Reset Pwr Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI X X5DPR 8G2 X5DPR iG2 Power Button Overheat LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button 2 Power Fail LED NI...

Page 32: ...onnector is correct The X5DPR 8G2 X5DPR iG2 has the 20 pin connector See the tables on the right for pin definitions Pins 1 thru 4 5 thru 8 Definition Ground 12v 8 Pin 12v Power Supply Connector J15 ATX Power Supply 20 pin Connector Pin Number Definition 11 3 3V 12 12V 13 COM 14 PS_ON 15 COM 16 COM 17 COM 18 5V 19 5V 20 5V Pin Number Definition 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 COM 4 5V 5 COM 6 5V 7 COM 8 PW OK 9 5...

Page 33: ...e NIC1 Network Interface Con troller LED connection is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF2 Attach the NIC1 LED cable to display net work activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED The HDD LED for IDE and SCSI Disk Drives connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF2 Attach the IDE hard drive LED cable to these pins to display disk activity Refer to the table on the right fo...

Page 34: ...al Serial Bus USB0 1 Two Universal Serial Bus ports are located beside the PS 2 key board mouse ports USB0 is the bottom connector and USB1 is the top connector See the table on the right for pin definitions 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 ...

Page 35: ...e operating system Pin Number 2 4 6 8 10 Definition Power Ground Key USB2 Pin Definitions J13 Pin Number 1 3 5 7 9 Definition Power Ground Key USB3 Pin Definitions J14 Front Panel 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 USB2 FPUSB0 USB3 FPUSB1 Serial Ports The COM1 serial port is located under the ...

Page 36: ...are for a power LED pins 4 7 are for the speaker and pins 8 9 are for the NMI connection See the table on the right for speaker pin defini tions Note The speaker connec tor pins are for use with an exter nal speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Speaker Connector Pin Definitions JD1 Pin Number 4 5 6 7 Function Key Definition Red wire Speaker data No...

Page 37: ...odem when in suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature Wake on Ring Pin Definitions JWOR Pin Number 1 2 Definition Ground W ake up Keylock The keyboard lock connection is lo cated on JP35 Utilizing this header allows you to inhibit any actions made on the keyboard effectively locking it ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mo...

Page 38: ...te On 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 In stead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents of CMOS To clear CMOS 1 First power down the system and unplug the power cord s 2 With the power disconnecte...

Page 39: ...sable Jumper Settings JD4 Front Side Bus Speed JP38 or JP39 see motherboard layout is used to set the system front side bus speed for the pro cessors It is best to keep this jumper set to Auto This jumper is used together with the CPU Clock setting in BIOS See the table on the right for jumper settings Jumper Position Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Open Definition Auto 400 MHz 533 Mhz Front Side Bus Speed Jump...

Page 40: ...channel A and JPA2 controls SCSI channel B The normal default setting is open to enable teminate both SCSI channels If you wish to connect external SCSI devices you should disable termination for the channnel s you will be connecting them to See the table on the right for jumper settings Jumper Position Open Closed Definition Enabled Disabled SCSI Channel Termination Enable Disable Jumper Settings...

Page 41: ...have two LEDs See the table on the right for the functions associated with these LEDs On each GLAN port the yellow LED indicates activity while the other LED may be green or ange or off to indicate the speed of the connection LED Color Off Green Orange Definition No Connection 100 MHz 1 GHz GLAN Right LED Indicator ...

Page 42: ...isk 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 Port Connector not on X5DPR 8G2 X5DPR iG2 The parallel printer port is lo cated on J7 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 ...

Page 43: ...Side 1 Select 34 Diskette Floppy Connector Pin Definitions JP7 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 8 Host Data 10 1...

Page 44: ...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 JA...

Page 45: ...ting this CD into your CDROM drive the display shown in Figure 2 5 should appear If this dis play does not appear click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CDROM drive Finally double click on the S Setup icon Figure 2 5 Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item The bottom icon with a CD ...

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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: ...f 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 have been installed and verify that the BIOS setup is configured for the ...

Page 49: ...port 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 X5DP8 G2 X5DPE G2 X5DPi G2 has eight and the X5...

Page 50: ...ame with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers Question Why can t I turn off the power using the momentary power on off switch Answer The instant power...

Page 51: ...ently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete For faster service RMA authorizations may be requested online http www supermicro com support rma This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages incurred in shipping or from failu...

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Page 53: ...ry requires very little electrical power When the computer is turned off a back up battery provides power to the BIOS flash chip enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the ...

Page 54: ...wo ways 1 By pressing Delete immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activate the main Setup menu Press the Delete key to enter Setup 4 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up...

Page 55: ...the correct data Press the Enter key to save the data Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit System Time 16 19 20 System Date 02 02 02 Legacy Diskette A 1 44 1 25 MB Legacy Diskette B Not Installed Primary Master 120 GB Primary Slave None Secondary Master CD ROM Secondary Slave None System Memory 256 MB Extended Memory 3967 KB Item Specific Help F1 Help Select Item Chang...

Page 56: ...IDE Primary Master Slave and IDE Secondary Master Slave slots Hit Enter to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the sub menu are Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Type Auto Multi Sector Transfer 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control Enabled 32 bit I O Enabled Transfer Mode F...

Page 57: ...ill access the IDE Primary Master Device via LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 bit I O Selects 32 bit I O operation Options are Enabled and Disabled Transfer Mode Selects the transfer mode Options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIO3 Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode Selects Ultra DMA Mode Options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 Syst...

Page 58: ...uick Boot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed Quiet Boot This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the diagnostic screen during boot up Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Quick Boot Mode Enabled Quie...

Page 59: ...egacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled Installed OS This setting allows you to choose which operating system you are using to run the system Options are Other Win95 Win98 WinMe and Win2000 NT4 Installation Workaround When enabled this setting provides a workaround for the absent floppy drive during NT4 installation O...

Page 60: ...re Auto 33 MHz 66 MHz 100 MHz and 133 MHz PCI PCIX Frequency Slot 6 Use this setting to change the speed of PCI PCIX slot 6 Options are Auto 33 MHz 66 MHz 100 MHz and 133 MHz PCI Device Slot 1 Slot 6 Access the submenu for each of the six settings above to make changes to the following Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM Options are Enabled and Disabl...

Page 61: ...or various sections of cache memory Uncache Write Protect Write Back Write Through or Disable See the Item Specific Help window for details I O Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Power Loss Control This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power Options are Stay Off Power On and Last Sta...

Page 62: ...erial Port B This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Mode Specify the type of device that will be connected to serial port B Options are Normal and IR for an infrared device Base I O Address Select the base I O address for serial port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt Select the IRQ interrupt re...

Page 63: ... DMA1 and DMA3 Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are Primary and Secondary Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Clock Spectrum Feature The o...

Page 64: ...e conditions required to qualify as an ECC error Options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Frequency Ratio This setting allows you to specify the value of tthe internal frequency multiplier of the processor which is used to ...

Page 65: ...ake changes to the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display not a setting informing you of the event log validity Event Log Capacity This is a display not a setting informing you of the event log capacity View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging ECC Event Logg...

Page 66: ...e for console redirection Console Type Choose from the available options to select the console type for console redirection Flow Control Choose from the available options to select the flow control for console redirection Console Connection Select the console connection either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST Choose whether to continue with console redirection after the POST routine Opti...

Page 67: ...d has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This displays whether a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Supervisor Password Is Clear User Password Is Clear...

Page 68: ...hted hit the Enter key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up Password on Boot This setting allows you to require a password to be entered when the system boots up Options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required Fixed Disk Boot Sector This setting may offer some protect...

Page 69: ...ation and Power Interface power management on your system Options are Yes and No Power Savings This setting sets the degree of power saving for the system The options are Disabled Customized Maximum Power Savings and Maximum Performance Customized allows you to alter the other two modes Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit ACPI Mode Yes Power Savings Customized Suspend...

Page 70: ...y the time you want the system to wake up the above setting must be set to On Enter the time with the number keys Resume on Modem Ring Use this setting to enable or disable the WOR Wake on Ring feature Options are On and Off Suspend Timeout Use this setting to specify the period of system inactivity to transpire before entering the suspend state Options are Off 5 min 10 min 15 min 20 min 30 min 40...

Page 71: ...and the field See details on how to change the order and specs of devices in the Item Specific Help window CD ROM Drive See details on how to change the order and specs of the CD ROM drive in the Item Specific Help window Hard Drive Highlight and press Enter to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of hard drives in the Item Specific Help window Phoenix BIOS Setup Utili...

Page 72: ...option using the arrow keys and pressing Enter All PIR BIOS Setup options are described in this section Select the Processor s PIR Selects the processor PIR Options are A0h A1h A2h A3h A4h A5h A6h A7h A8h A8h AAh ABh ACh ADh and AEh AFh Select the Thermal Unit Selects the thermal unit Options are 30h 31h 32h 33h 34h 35h 52h 53h 54h 55h 56h 57h 98h 99h 9Ah 9Bh and 9Ch 9Dh Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility...

Page 73: ...ature Data Other Data OEM Data Hardware Monitor Logic Highlight this and hit Enter to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature System Temperature CPU Fan1 CPU1 Chassis Fan CPU Fan2 CPU2 Chassis Fan Chassis Fan 1 Processor Info ROM Data Highlight this and hit Enter to see PIR data on the following items ...

Page 74: ... menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot PIR Exit Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Item Specific Help F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Sav...

Page 75: ...hout saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit Enter to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you made You ...

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Page 77: ...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 78: ...ion used 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 Thi...

Page 79: ...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 80: ...obytes 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 a...

Page 81: ... 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 83: ...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 POST Code 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 Ini...

Page 84: ...shut down 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 devic...

Page 85: ...t 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 Maskab...

Page 86: ...t B5h Terminate 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 fu...

Page 87: ...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 If the BIOS detects error 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM error it displays an additional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits tha...

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