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USER’S MANUAL

 

Revision 1.0a

Summary of Contents for PDSLM

Page 1: ...PDSLM USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a...

Page 2: ...CH HARDWARE SOFTWARE 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...

Page 3: ...he features speci cations and performance of the PDSLM motherboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions Read this chapter when in s...

Page 4: ...10 1 5 ACPI Features 1 10 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 1 2 2 Processor Heatsink Installation and Removal 2 2 2 3 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis 2 6 2 4 Installing DDR...

Page 5: ...ndicators 2 26 GLAN LED Indicators 2 26 Onboard Power LED 2 27 2 9 SATA and Hard Disk Drive Connections 2 28 SATA Connectors 2 28 IDE Connector 2 29 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Proce...

Page 6: ...DSLM User s Manual 4 5 Boot Settings 4 15 4 6 Exit Options 4 16 Appendices Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes B 1 Appendix C Installing Software Programs and Drivers C 1 v...

Page 7: ...st attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here i...

Page 8: ...ss 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 Tech...

Page 9: ...e All images and layouts shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of this manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the...

Page 10: ...of the 12V 20 Pin ATX power connector or Pin 16 the green wire and Pin 17 the black wire of the 12V 24 Pin ATX power connector rst For system stability please use 4 pin 12V PWR cables that can supply...

Page 11: ...J6 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Connector LAN J3 Ethernet RJ45 Gigabit LAN Port Connector SATA 0 2 JS1 JS2 Intel ICH7M SATA Headers SPKR SP1 Internal Buzzer USB0 1 J3 Back Panel Universal Serial Bus Ports 0 1...

Page 12: ...ic Bus Parking Advance Power Gating Enhanced Deep C4 Sleep State and Split Bus Array The Intel Core Duo and the Core Solo Processors support Intel Architecture with Dynamic Execution On die 2 MB L2 ca...

Page 13: ...Control Low Noise Fan Speed Control Watch Dog NMI Onboard I O One ATA 100 EIDE Channel supports PIO Mode 5 Single 44 pin IDE Connector supports up to 2 devices Intel ICH7M South Bridge supports 2 SATA...

Page 14: ...2 667 533 400 MHz Intel I CH7M DMI x4 PCI 32b 33MHz 1x PCI Slot Ultra DMA 100 x1 IDE DMA 100 44 Pin Connector USB Port x4 SATA Connector x2 GbE Intel 82573L PCI E x1 LPC SIO W83627HG 8MB LPC Flash BI...

Page 15: ...r ICH7 ICH7M provides the data buffering and interface arbitra tion required for the system to operate ef ciently It also provides the bandwidth needed for the system to maintain its peak performance...

Page 16: ...ment of your motherboard BIOS Support for USB Keyboard If the USB keyboard is the only keyboard in the system it will function like a normal keyboard during system boot up 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stand...

Page 17: ...ts edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their...

Page 18: ...Flathead screwdriver mPGA478M CPU Assembly Kit The CPU Package includes the following 1 Heatsink Bracket 2 mPGA 478 CPU 3 CPU Passive Heatsink 4 CPU Fan 5 CPU Fan Cable CPU Installation Installing the...

Page 19: ...CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed 4 Using a Flathead screwdriver turn the CPU lock clockwise to secure the CPU into the CPU socket Warning To prevent damaging the CPU socket do not...

Page 20: ...f fasteners into the mounting holes Installing the CPU Fan 1 Locate the CPU fan connector on the motherboard 2 Align the CPU fan in such a way that the CPU Fan is closest to the CPU fan connector 3 Us...

Page 21: ...ed remove the CPU fan from the heatsink 4 Repeat Step 3 to loosen all heatsink fasten ers from the heatsink bracket lock alignments Once loosened remove the heatsink from the motherboard 5 Once removi...

Page 22: ...very close to the mounting holes Please take all neces sary precautionary measures to avoid damaging these components when installing the motherboard into the chassis Tools Needed 1 Philip Screwdrive...

Page 23: ...roportional Refer to the Memory Avail ability Table below for details SO DIMMA Possible System Memory Allocation Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System M...

Page 24: ...rly aligned using your thumb gently press down on the middle of the memory module When you hear a click the memory module is properly seated 3 If needed repeat Step 2 to install the second memory modu...

Page 25: ...below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports A Back Panel Connectors and IO Ports 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Back Panel Connectors 1 Keyboard Purple 2 PS 2 Mouse Green 3 Video VGA CRT Connector Bl...

Page 26: ...able at right for pin de ni tions PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Pin De nitions PS2 Keyboard PS2 Mouse Pin De nition Pin De nition 1 KB Data 1 Mouse Data 2 No Connection 2 No Connection 3 Ground 3 Ground 4 Mouse...

Page 27: ...eo VGA CRT Connector A Video VGA CRT connector is located below the COM Port1 on the IO backplane This connector is used to provide video and CRT display Refer to the board layout below for the locati...

Page 28: ...M A J17 is located above the Video port VGA on the Backplane IO panel COM B JCOM2 is located behind COM A port J17 to provide additional onboard serial connection support See the table on the right fo...

Page 29: ...s USB 2 and USB 3 are located at J12 on the motherboard to provide front side chassis access cables not included See the tables on the right for pin de nitions Back Panel USB 0 1 J3 Pin De nition Pin...

Page 30: ...5 type cables Note Please refer to the LED Indicator Section for GLAN LED information 1 GLAN Port GLAN Port J3 Pin De nition Pin De nition 9 P2V5SB 18 SGND 10 TD0 19 Act LED 11 TD0 20 P3V3SB 12 TD1 21...

Page 31: ...on the backplane and an additional Line out header on J8 Please refer to Section 2 6 Connecting Cables Blue Line in surround sound L R Green Line out Front L R Pink Mic in Center subwoofer Back Panel...

Page 32: ...mally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connectors are designed speci cally for use with Supermicro server chassis See Figure 2 4 for the descriptions of the various control...

Page 33: ...m Beep connection is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin de nitions Non Override PWR Switch Pin De nitions JF1 Pin De nition 15 Non Override PWR Switch 16 Ground S...

Page 34: ...wer Switch The Power Switch connection is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 Attach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case Momentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system Thi...

Page 35: ...o the table on the right for pin de nitions Message LED Pin De nitions JF1 Pin De nition 7 P3V3 8 Message LED 1 11 10 20 Pin 1 PWR LED A Pin 2 PWR LED A Pin 3 Ground Pin 4 HDD LED A Pin 5 HDD LED C Pi...

Page 36: ...e hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity for any hard drives on the system including Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin de nitions Power LED The Power LED connection is...

Page 37: ...er needed for the motherboard above the other 4 pin Exter nal Power connector at J5 is used to provide power to external removable devices such as HDD SATA and CD ROM Devices This power connector supp...

Page 38: ...BIOS Buzzer Super I O ICH7M 945GME LAN CTRL Intel Intel Intel J3 LAN USB 0 1 J7 AUDIO JACK Line Out J8 JPCI1 PCI 33MHZ Internal Buzzer The Internal Buzzer located at SP1 can be used to provide audibl...

Page 39: ...in De nitions Fan1 5 Pin De nition 1 Ground Black 2 2 5A 16V Red 3 Tachometer 4 PWM_Control Fan Headers The PDSLM has two fan headers Fan1 and Fan2 Fan1 is used for CPU cooling Fan2 is used as a chass...

Page 40: ...tion of Jumpers Tomodifytheoperationofthemotherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is ide...

Page 41: ...3MHZ CMOS Clear JBT1 allows the user to reset the CMOS settings to the default values after each BIOS update Please turn off the com puter remove the AC power cord and then move the jumper to pins 1 2...

Page 42: ...left side may be green amber or off to indicate connection speeds See the table on the right for more information 2 8 Onboard Indicators GLAN A A GLAN1 Port Rear View When view ing from the rear side...

Page 43: ...Buzzer Super I O ICH7M 945GME LAN CTRL Intel Intel Intel J3 LAN USB 0 1 J7 AUDIO JACK Line Out J8 JPCI1 PCI 33MHZ A A Onboard Power LED Onboard PWR LED Indicator LED Color De nition Off System Off Gr...

Page 44: ...cables Be sure to use the correct cable for each connector Refer to Page 1 1 for cables that came with your shipment A red mark on a wire indicates the location of pin 1 The connector with twisted wir...

Page 45: ...35 Addr0 36 Addr2 37 SDCS1 38 SDCS3 39 SHDDLED 40 Ground 41 5V 42 5V 43 Ground 44 NC A A IDE IDE Connector An IDE Connector is located at JIDE1 on the motherboard This 44 pin con nector provides supp...

Page 46: ...2 30 PDSLM User s Manual Notes...

Page 47: ...hen con nect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well 6 Make sure to use the correct type of CMOS battery as speci ed by the Manu facturer Do not inst...

Page 48: ...battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify 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 ve...

Page 49: ...lling memory Question How do I update my BIOS It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing any problems with your system Updated BIOS les are located on our web site...

Page 50: ...r invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be fore any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number W...

Page 51: ...n a text message will accompany it Note the AMI BIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the right to include omit or change any of these text messages The AMI BIOS Setup Utility use...

Page 52: ...tem Time or Sys tem Date using the arrow keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the Tab key or the arrow keys to move between elds The date must be entered in DAY MM DD YY format The time is...

Page 53: ...een POST mes sages or the OEM logo Select Disabled to allow the computer system to display the POST messages Select Enabled to allow the computer system to display the OEM logo ACPI Con guration ACPI...

Page 54: ...hen you have multiple processors installed in your system Please follow the instructions given on the screen to select the correct MPS version for your system The options are 1 1 and 1 4 SMBIOS Con gu...

Page 55: ...nsferred per interrupt if the Block Mode is not used If the Block Mode is used data will be transferred of up to 64 KB per interrupt If set to Disabled data will be transferred from and to the device...

Page 56: ...ow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs It has the same transfer rate as PIO mode 4 and Multi Word DMA mode 2 Select UDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1...

Page 57: ...The options are Yes and No Plug Play OS Select Yes to allow the OS to con gure Plug Play devices This is not required for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug Play Select No to all...

Page 58: ...are listed below North Bridge Con guration This feature allows the user to con gure the settings for the Intel 945GME NorthBridge chipset DRAM Frequency Con guration This option allows the user to sel...

Page 59: ...and Auto USB 2 0 Controller This setting allows you to enable or disable the USB 2 0 Controller The options are Disabled and Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode This setting allows to con gure USB 2 0 Con...

Page 60: ...de ned overheat threshold Select Enabled to allow the CPU to reduce its power consumption by lowering the CPU frequency and the CPU voltage when the CPU temperature reaches a pre de ned overheat thre...

Page 61: ...M B Base Address IRQ This feature allows the user to set the Base Address and IRQ settings for COM A or COM B The default setting for COM A is 3F8h 4 The default setting for COM b is 2F8h 8 Serial Por...

Page 62: ...er A submenu will display Select OK to mark the DMI events as read Select Cancel to cancel the selection Clear Event Log This setting will clear all event logs when set to OK The options are OK and Ca...

Page 63: ...ed Supero Doctor III adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD III settings overrid...

Page 64: ...this option and press Enter to access the submenu and type a new User password in the eld Boot Sector Virus Protection This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen When Enabled the AMI...

Page 65: ...his feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot De vice The default settings are 1st boot device Network IBA GE Slot 2nd boot device SATA 3M WDC WD 2500 Hard Disk Drives T...

Page 66: ...e system con guration Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes you ve made and return to the AMI BIOS utility Load Optimal Defaults To load the Optimal Default set...

Page 67: ...turer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to the num ber of beeps fo...

Page 68: ...A 2 PDSLM User s Manual Notes...

Page 69: ...itialization code check sum will be veri ed D1h Initializing the DMA controller performing the keyboard controller BAT test starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB at mode next D3h Starting memory s...

Page 70: ...red while reading the oppy drive in drive A F0h Next searching for the AMIBOOT ROM le in the root directory F1h The AMIBOOT ROM le is not in the root directory F2h Next reading and analyzing the oppy...

Page 71: ...d during power on Initializing CMOS RAM if the Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the End key was pressed 12h Next disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interru...

Page 72: ...neral devices next if present See the last page of this chapter for additional information 39h Displaying bus initialization error messages See the last page of this chapter for additional information...

Page 73: ...was adjusted for relocation and shadowing Clearing the Hit DEL message next 59h The Hit DEL message is cleared The WAIT message is displayed Starting the DMA and interrupt controller test next 60h The...

Page 74: ...l and has now returned control to BIOS POST Perform ing any required processing after the option ROM returned control 99h Any initialization required after the option ROM test has completed Con guring...

Page 75: ...option ROM had control next Aah Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed Displaying the system con guration next Abh Uncompressing the DMI data and executing DMI POST initialization...

Page 76: ...B 8 PDSLM User s Manual Notes...

Page 77: ...u must re boot the system before proceeding with the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Appendix C Installing Software Programs and...

Page 78: ...ays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note 1 Both default user name and password a...

Page 79: ...ntrol Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also download the SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com...

Page 80: ...C 4 PDSLM User s Manual Notes...

Page 81: ...expected to result in signi cant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all li ability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in s...

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